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Vol. II. „
NO 50S MONTG(5lIEKY STBEET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1883.

MR. W. H. VANDERBILT'S STABLE.

Description of Inmates— Aldine's Deceiving"
Appearance, Etc.

We alighted at the stable, corner of Fifty-second street and
Madison avenue, and while Dan was hitching the horse, I
made an external survey. It is not of imposing appearance,
but a cosy, solid-looking, two story pressed brick and brown
stone building, with gables and slated roof, fronting 75 feet
on Fifty-second street, and extending 100 feet on Madison
avenue. I afterwards learned that its construction began in
1879, and it was finished in October, 18S0, at a cost of about
$60,000, and the lot on which it stands is valued at a like
amount. The entrances are on Fifty-second street. Kinging
the office door-bell, we were ushered into a small reception
room, from which we passed out into a spacious apartment,
and there met Mr. Phelps, the foreman, who had just brought
in Small Hopes from exercise to a road-cart. He mentioned
that this was the first time the outlaw had been in harness
since last spring, as he had been enjoying a summer's run at
pasture, which has done him good, and added, "he is now
as limber and playful as a colt." "Yes," said Dan, "he
ought to have had such a let-up three years ago, after suniuch
fast work on the road. "Hello, "William." "How are ye»
Mr. Mace?" was the exchange of greetings, as old "William,
the famous groom of the late Commodore, and still a re-
tainer of the family, came forward to unharness his charge,
Small Hopes. Dan says, aside to me, " William 'heeled ' Small
Hopes and Lady Mac when they went in 2:22."

After Small Hopes was removed to his box, we turned our
attention to the appearance of the room. Immediately upon
entering the large front door to the right is a large oil paint-
ing of Judge Fullerton in motion, with Dan Mace in the
sulky, painted by an amateur, Mr. Geo. Singerly of Philadel-
phia. The nakedness of the large ash wall on the left is cov-
eren by a set of Fox's pictures illustrative of English hunt-
ing scenes, and in the center of the group is a life-like por-
trait of Maud S, surmounted by a picture of Small Hopes and
Lady Mac, as they appeared when driven by Mr. Vanderbilt
in 2:23. The space on this side of the room is occupied by
the family carriages, consisting of four french and two Brew-
ster vehicle of elegant design and workmanship. Then fac
ing you as you enter is the harness room, furnished with
large plate glass cases, filled with a fine display of harnesses,
from the most magnificent styles oftEnglish harness to the
lightest single and double American trotting horse gear.

In a convenient space, at the entrance to the harness room,
there is a unique case for bits of various kinds, which are
displayed on black velvet back ground, as if to invite partic-
ular attention. Before leaving this room I noticed an inter-
esting gem, a flat carved figure of Maud S and her fo»r-year-
old time, 2:17^, embossed on a velvet surface, all of which is
the work of a little girl, an admirer of ihe Queen. Mr. V. has
had it encased in a neat frame, and values it more highly
than many a racing trophy. From this room there is easy
access, by sliding doors, to the inclosed walking ring, which
is covered by a glass dome. The track is about six feet wide
and covered with tan bark; the center of the room is laid
with large slabs of smooth gray stone, on which are ranged
a number of light Brewster wagons, for speed and road driv-
ing, also some speeding sleighs. There is egress, by sliding
doors, from this exercising track to the stable proper, which
faces on Madison Avenue. Maud S's stall fills the space 18
by 2^, north of the doors. It and the other stalls are beauti-
fully finished with artistically selected oak and walnut trim-
mings, and pine floors. The ceiling and the working room
of the stable is covered with hard polished wood. The stable
utensils are strongly mounted with brass trimmin Iu a
word, the appointments are complete, and the three great
requisites of light, ventilation, and sanitary arrangements are
perfect.

There are ten boxes and six open stalls on the premises:

the open stalls and four of the boxes are ranged in a row
along the Madison avenue wall of the stable. Two of the
boxes belong to Leander and Lysander, the other two are the
apartments of the redoubtable pair Aldine and Early Rose,
but at present the Rose is keeping Maud S's home warm,
she being domiciled in the Queen's box. Six carriage horses,
in excellent condition, every one of them fully 16 hands high*
were standing quietly in the open stalls.

"Take care,'' said Dan, as Mr. Phelps removed his blanket;
"he is liable to lunge out, as he has got a bit of temper when
a stranger comes around."

"Just like his sire," was my answer; "I've had the old
horse in my stable, and this fellow reminds me of him, ex-
cept that the Chief was smaller."

"Leander is a great horse this falL" broke in Mr. Phelps.
"You can see there isn't a pimple on him, except the slight
wind puffs on his forward ankles, and his legs don't stock.
We haven't got a horse that stocks, as we look closely to their
general health."

" There's a horse, if they will go the length of the road
(meaning two miles from Macomb's Bridge to Central Park)
with him, can beat about all of them," said Dan, as we took
leave of him.

Leander is a dark chestnut gelding, foaled 1870, bred in
Michigan, and got by Marshall Chief. He is about loi hands,
a long-bodied horse, higher at the hips than at the withers, a
smoothly- turned one, whose appearance indicates a combina-
tion of Morgan and thoroughbred blood. His record of 2:24
was made in 1S7S, on a half-mile track at Norwalk, O., and I
have heard on good authority that he showed 2:18 over the
same track. His turf name was Dr. Lewis, and he masque-
raded " down East," in 1S75, under the name of Flexible.

Mr. Vanderbilt is driving him both single and double this
winter. He is a very stylish going horse, and gets his head a
trifle higher than Lysander when he hears the crowd coming.

The next box was vacant, as Lysander was standing on
the main floor, attached to a light, half -seat top-wagon, ready
for Mr. Vanderbilt to take his afternoon constitutional, and
we examined him there. He, too, is a darit chestnut, about
15.1, and is best described in Dan's words: "Here's an
Ethan-Allen shaped aad gaited trotter, good feet and legs, a
remarkably sound little horse for one that has done so much
fast work, single and double. A good breaker single, but
apt to lose three or four lengths when he breaks to the pole.
A free, steady-going driver, and, although a Hambletonian, I
never found a Hambletonian trait in him."

"You've judged him correctly in comparing him to old
Ethan, as Irs dam was a Black Hawk and a granddaughter of
Ethan's sire, so he takes after the maternal line. His sire is
Lysander, son of Hambleionian — "

" There 'sjnothing likej.i dash of Morgan blood to make tough,
enduring, and stylish roadsters," remarked Dan as we took a
parang look at Lysander.

He, too, was foaled in 1870, and, as Lysander Boy, made
his harness reco"d, 2:20:}, at Euffa'o the same year that Lean-
der scored his. As is well known he gained a record of 2:20 to
the pole, with Wm.Hin 1881. I may here mention that Wm.
H was attacked by a fatal and painful disease last summer, and
was shot to end his misery.

"Be good enough to show me Small Hopes next, Mr.
Phelps."

1 1 "[This way, please," said he, as he opened the door of a
single loose box, to the right of the entrance from the carriage
and harness rooms to the stable. "Wh-ho, me boy," said
William soothingly, as he was giving him a light soak out after
his exercise. The old man threw the blanket up and dis-
closed the same evenly proportioned, stoutly-built, medium-
sized brown trotting gelding that years ago nobody, in the
Far West, could get any intelligence of until, under the name
of Lotha^r, he gave them reason to remember him, and in the
East, as Lapland and Westbrook, he was always in the van
when his driver, Wm. McGuigan Jr, pleased.

Small Hopes was foaled in 1866, and got by Hambletonian,
dam believed to be a Morgan. His harness record, 2:26J, was
made in 1875 at Omaha, Neb., under the name of Lothair,
but bis greatest public performance was made in 1S77, when
he and Lady Mac trotted to the pole in 2:23, driven by Mr.
Vanderbilt. He is evidently in an indulgent master's hands,
for his years sit lightly on him, and it is confidently expected
that, after a careful winter's jogging, he will act as much like
a trotter as ever he did in his life. Mr. Vanderbilt will drive
him to the pole with Lysander next spring.

We next crossed over to the row opposite, and in the box
adjoining Lysander's took a look at Aldine. Although I had
seen her in all her races through the Grand Circuit, except
one, I did not recognize her at first sight. She is one of the
kind that looks her best in motion. A long-necked and
rather roughly-built mare, which is more apparent as
she carries little flesh and is a mass of sinew, bone and
muscle, looks high on the withers, but with the Almont char-
acteristic of powerful propelling power behind. She is 15£-
hands, a brown, with near ankle white and star in the fore-
head, foaled 1873, and won a three-year-old stake at the
Breeders' Centennial meeting, but has done nothing sensa-
tional since then until the past season, when she won an un-
broken chain of victories from Cleveland to Hartford without
a break save in one heat. Her last race was the fastest, 2:20£,
2:19}, 2:19}, and P. V. Johnston, her late driver, said:

" I have the best of reasons for believing that the correct
time of that race was 2:20^, 2:19, 2:19, 2:18f. She was, with,
out exception, the easiest horse to drive that I ever pulled a
line over, "

Dan Mace remarked, "This mare may not stand so much
grief, and smile at it, as Early Hose, but from what 1 saw of
her at Hartford, going away from the wire a sixteen clip, out-
side a field of fast ones, and finishing as steady and strong-
going as she did, I think a great deal of her."

"May I examine her feet and legs, that they say are in such
bad shape?"

"Certainly," replied Mr. Phelps.

I thereupon picked up her feet, found them freefromfever,
a good healthy growth goiug on and all sound, except a
quarter crack, which has grown down nearly two inches.
She has rare good legs, hard as iron, except (if I remember
correctly, for I took no descriptive notes) the near hind one,
which is somewhat filled up, but on passing my hand down
it I found no indication of strain or rupture. I learn the
enlargement was occasioned by striking a sulky wheel in a
collision when she was a colt. She goes on the off side as a
mate to Early Eose.

" Great mare this, sir, " observed her attendant, as I lin-
gered behind while Mr. Phelps had gone forward to remove
the clothing from Early Rose. " She's as steady as a clock,
nothing bothers her; you'd hardly believe she was clipping
the wheel of the skeleton when she trotted in '16J at Hart-
ford. "

Before I went to look at Early Rose, I stopped for a few
moments to glance at Bay Dick, record 2:29], sired byHous-
er's Hiatoga, and bred in Ohio. I've seen him in many
races. There is nothing very striking in his appearand',
but he is a showy trotter and pronvpt road horse, who can
certainly speed fast, and the pole work seems to be his
forte.

Our last survey was of Early Rose. She is a picture of
strength and symmetry, as she stands without a blemish or
fault in the perfection of condition. Her coat sleek as satin,
broad, flat legs, with plenty of bono below the knee, feet of
deer-horn texture, and heels that defy contraction. There
are no flaws to be detected in Early Rose. I believe she is the
same age as Aldine, or possibly a year youngor. Both are by
Almont, and there is quite a family likeness, particularly
when they are moving together. Tbe Bfl-m
stride and carriage of head and body are plain'
— New York Spirit.

*Pi* IfcesAer awtl jlportsntaw.

Jan 6

THE PADDOCK

Horses for Farm Work.
A veterinary authority has 'recently given utterance to the
impressive statement that, despite all the progress which has
been made in, the U££ of steam and electricity, yet, if we take
the horse fxonf^ hnman service, the greater part of the world
wonld r^htfiseinto barbarism. The remark is undoubtedly
corje<Jt,'.an<5 if there were any skepticism as to its truth the
dependence of farm work on the labor of the patient horse
- wftitfd' attest its correctness. Steam has superseded horse
' labor in thrashing and some other farm operations, but, for
the most part, the plowing, cultivating and harvesting are
still performed by horse labor. It goes without saying, that
upon tiie kind of horse kept and upon the management be-
stowed by the owner depend the farmer's success. The dif-
ference, in this connection, is greater than in almost any
other kind of stock. A good team of horses is worth through
the year nearly as much as the labor of an able-bodied man
during the same period. Under proper conditions, whereby
a pair of horses are enabled to perform a good day's labor
every working day in the year, this labor is worth much more
than the product of the same feed given to any other kind of
stock. The labor of the hired man has to be paid for, besides
his board and clothing. The team has only to be fed, while
its only clothing is a set of shoes and the addition of blankets
in extreme cold weather. If a due proportion of young
horses is kept on the farm the depreciation in value from
year to year will be very slight. A good farmer, who is an
excellent judge of horses, makes a practice of buying two
and three-year-old colts. The first and second years they
more than pay their way; when five and six years old they
are at their prime, and he generally sells at seven, before
they begin to fail and when they bring the highest price they
will ever fetch. With a little care in selecting a matched,
mate, horses six or seven years old can often be sold at fancy
prices to rich men in large cities anxious for a fine team and
regardless of cost.

A mistake frequently made by farmers is in keeping too
many and too poor horses. The cost of feeding a horse
during twelve months is usually half the value of a good one,
and sometimes more than the value of a poor one. From
this cost may be deducted the manure, but at the best it will
be seen that a horse must be kept at work most of the time
through the year, or he will very soon eat his head off. A
strong team of young horses weighing 1,250 pounds each will
cost for keeping during the year nearly or quite $200. There
are 312 working days in the year, and if the farmer is able to
put these horses at profitable work for 300 of these days he
can well afford this expense. At some seasons team work has
a greater value than at others, being worth as high as §1 50
or $2 a day in the hurry of plowing and harvesting. Through
the year, however, the team should average $1 per day in
earnings to offset its keep, leaving a profit of $100, less de-
terioration in value and risk of accident. Many farmers on
small farms keep two horses, when they have really profit-
able work for such a team not more than two or three weeks
out of the fifty-two . Worse still is the case of larger farmers,
who keep six to eight horses through the year and a great
deal of the time have nothing in productive work for any of
them to do. Many failures of farmers are due to this cause.
Such individuals will easily recognize the mistake in hiring a
lot of men and leaving them idle half the time, butin propor-
tion to their work the feed of well-kept horses is as costly as
the wages and board of a hired man.

An equal and quite as common a mistake is the keeping of
horses too poor in quality and too low in condition. A team
is not employed to work alone, and hence an inferior team
not able to do a full day's work also diminishes the economi-
cal yalue of the labor employed in connection with it. In
the hurrying season of plowing and harvesting the
efficiency of the team help is often the most important
factor in securing a profitable result. With two strong
horses that will plow two acres in a long spring day, the cost
of fitting the ground is reduced to a minimum. Very often
a single day's delay in fitting the ground will make more
than a week's difference in seeding, besides usually involving
extra expense in refitting and often lessening the crop in the
end. It is not profitable for farmers to keep horses for fancy
points, but the points which make them effective for farm
use are not fancy, and when all are combined in a young,
well-broken team, quiet and easily handled and able to do
any kind ofjwork, it is hard to estimate their value. A practi-
cal farmer remarked of his span of five-year-olds that he
would not take $600 for them. When told that this was a
fancy valuation, he replied: "Not at all. I know those
horses to be sound and every way true. I can use them
fifteen years with due care, and their cost during that period
over and above the market price of poor horses will not
average $25 a year. With such a team I can do nearly all
the work on my farm. The horses are able to work as many
days as I can during the year. I cannot afford to run my
farm without these horses, or another pair like them, which
I should not know where to find." This is a sensible view
of a practical farmer and shows a working value for good
horses that makes it an object for farmers to breed their own
teams.

Size is an important consideration in the farm horse, es-
pecially in very heavy, stony or hilly land. In drawing loads
up hill, weight in the horse is quite as important as muscle.
A light horse put to work beyond his strength soon wears
out, and is only a bill of expense until disposed of. The de-
sire for fust horses on the road has led to the breeding of
lighter stock than is generally desirable for farm uses. But
this fashion is now giving way, as the cost of keeping these
light horses is very nearly as great as that of the heavier ani-
mals. Tbeir nervousness and excitability make them especial-
ly liable to accidents and disease, particularly if put to work
for which their lighter build unfits them.— American Culti-
vator.

Breaking Colts.— Colt breaking should begin at the birth
of the colt, because he then instinctively shows his fear or
timidity of man, which should be then completely dissipated.
This is a singular fact. The young calf, or the dog, or any
other of tbe domestic animals betray no such positive fear at
birth. But the dam, no matter how gentle she may have
been as a favorite horse for years, as well as the colt itself,
will endeavor to elude the caresses of man as soon as the
colt bus streugth enough to use its limbs. He is a wise colt
breaker who loses no time in overcoming this timidity. Some
breeders have adopted the practice of having their most val-
uable brood mares drop tlieir foals in a large paddock, so
that they can handle tbe foals, and at once disarm them of
their ii itinctive fear of man. This can be so successfully
done, i'.i a few days, that the colt in the open field, and when
ho crrr ■ ■-; up to mature horsehood, will never fail to come up
r, or even to strangers in the field, for their
The colt is natu rally suspicious but when that
id overcome, then his affectionate confidence has no

limit. Every thoughtful colt breaker, therefore, will use his
sagacity to accomplish this result by considerate kindness to
the colts under his tuition. — National Live Stock Journal,

Chicago.

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Mange.

By mange we understand the presence of a cutaneous
affection, in which there is great itching of the skin, with
scabbiness of the epidermis, falling off of the hairs, etc.
This itching is caused by the presence of minute animals
called acari. Mange in the horse is of a similar nature to
itch in man, and to mange in the ox and dog, and scab in
sheep. Mange seldom affects the well-cared-for and well-
groomed horse, but is principally confined to the rough, half-
starved animal, although, of course, it is met with in every
horse, but more frequently in the latter class. Inveterate
mange is marked by the presence of bare white patches on
various parts of the'skin, but generally on the thinnest, most
muscular and most sensitive. From these the cuticle scales
off, leaving the true skin bare and unprotected, and at first
red, arising from an extravasation of blood. After a while,
however, the true skin throws out a morbid secretion which
exsiccates — that is, forms a scab over the spot. The skin
has an arid, cracked kind of feel, and in places, particularly
in the sides of the neck, is thrown into wrinkles. The other
parts which are not denuded of hair seem to have a greater
or less tendency to take on a morbid condition; the hair has
an unnaturally rough, harsh feel, and in places may be
plucked out in bunches. The scaled or detached cuticle, the
red spots, and the ease with which the hair leaves the follicles,
may be regarded as significant of mange. In the early stages
an examination may detect the presence of small pimples;
these resolve themselves into vesicles, which burst and leave
a red spot behind. These pimples exist in great numbers in
some parts, where the skin is thin, and are so numerous that
when they break and run into each other, they form a large
bare patch, which becomes covered by a white morbid cuticle.
Perhaps the first symptom of mange is an itching at the roots
of the hairs of the mane and tail, with a scabby condition of
the cuticle, which gives the horse pleasure to have scratched.
We often see horses with their hair ruffled from rubbing, and
sometimes quite worn down to the roots, but no pimples, or
vesicles, or abrasions of the true skin, and the hair still ad-
hering firmly by its roots. This is not mange, but is a result
of what in vulgar parlance is called "heat of the blood," or,
in medical phraseology, constitutional excitement. It re-
quires, therefore, mere sedative treatment. If it be mange,
the disease will rapidly spread, and present the appearance
which we have described above. The hair does not seem to
be affected until secondarily, for the coat does not come off
until some time after the disease has commenced.

Among the causes of mange, contagion must certainly be
classed. It is decidedly the most general cause, and it is re-
markable how very easily it can be conveyed from one horse
to another; the merest touch, as it were, of either the animal
affected or the harness which he has been wearing, etc., and
it may almost be said that the disease will be produced. It is
decidedly, if not the most contagious disease, certainly one of
the most which affects the horse, or indeed the greater part
of our other domestic animals. But there are other causes
besides this, although they are by no means so frequent as
they have been, their less frequent occurrence being due in a
great measure to the advances of veterinary science, and the
greater care which is now-a-days bestowed on the horse. We
allude to bad management in the shape of improper food,
want of cleanliness, debility, etc.

The treatment of mange will, of course, be regulated in
some measure by the cause; our object being to destroy not
only the mange insect, but the ova or "nits." We cannot
destroy the ova while they exist as ova; but by dressing with
certain mixtures, we may 'kill the old acari, and by continu-
ing the same destroy the young ones as they emerge from the
eggs or nits. If the cause be want of cleanliness, bad diet,
etc., we think it would be the preferable plan, as the digestive
organs will most likely be more or less implicated, to give a
mild laxative, after which to follow up by tonics; place the
animal in a well- ventilated, roomy box stalk give him easily
digestible and succulent diet, and attend to his general clean-
liness, etc. With regard to external ax^plications, it would be
a most futile attempt on our part to enumerate all the nos-
trums and recipes which have been advocated and extolled
by many as certain cures; it would be a most futile attempt,
for their name is legion. Suffice it to say that, as a rule, we
have found the following mixture to act very beneficially:
Mix together equal parts of oil of turpentine, oil of tar, and
rape oil or common commercial olive oil. Take especial care
to apply it well to every part, not only which appears to be
affected, but which may even be suspected to be. It will be
useless to merely daub over the bare patches, but it must be
rubbed well into the roots of the hair. Apply this mixture,
say three times, washing off the old dressing with soap and
water, before applying a fresh one; and let there be three or
four days between each application. If this does not succeed,
add flowers of sulphur to the mixture, and apply the same
as before. When we see a well-fed, sleek-coated horse affected
with mange, we may safely conclude that it is the result of
contagion. Internal remedies will scarcely be called for in
this case, but only the external application just named. It
is sometimes advised to bleed in such cases; but it has no
beneficial effect whatever. A few words may here be added
with regard to preventives, which, however, will at once
suggest themselves; they are, with regard to contagion, not
to let a healthy animrl be in proximity to a diseased one, or
to use anything in common with him, or to use anything
which the affected animal had, unless they be thoroughly
cleansed. Good daily grooming, diet, and proper exercise,
etc. We have omitted to state that the parts generally affected
in mange are the nead and face, particularly the muzzle, eye-
lids, etc., the sides of the neck, withers, armpits, and insides
of the thigh.

Mange, affecting the bovine tribe, is similar in nature to
that which we have already described as affecting the horse.
The causes are much the same— contagion, debility, priva-
tions, long exposure to the inclemency of the weather. It
sometimes supervenes on the removal from poor food to lux-
uriant. The principles of treatment will be the same, mak-
ing allowances, of course, for the different ways of manage-
ment in the two species of animals.

As affecting the sheep, the disease is known by the name of
scab, and is essentially the same affection as we have already
described. We propose at an early day to discuss the subject
of scab in sheep and its treatment. — Prairie Farmer.

It is stated that it has been for years a custom with some
farmers in Georgia to rear only hornless cattle. When the
calf is old enongh for the horn to start, a very small protu-
berance is felt upon the bones of the head. Take a knife and
cut a small cross over this little horn, and lift out the incipi-
ent horn; press the edges of the wound together, and put an
adhesive strap over it, and there is no more trouble, and you
have hornless cattle.

INTERVIEW WITH VANDERBILT.

He Disposes of the Statement That Maud S
will not do Her Best When He Drives.

"Have you noticed, sir, the paragraphs that have been
going the rounds as to Maud S, and your last purchases?"

"Some of them; which are so absurd they must have been,
written for the sake of gossip, or for party purposes, to under-
rate the late performances of my team and the future of
Maud."

" can you recall to mind what stories yon have read or
heard concerning Maud?"

"Not entirely; but there was a certain class here ever on
the watch to report and magnify the slightest thing; saying
thel would fire and blister her if they owned her; that she is
lame; would never race again, and all that sort of thing.
Others had it she wonld not go clever to the pole nor take
kindly to my driving. Now these statements are all wrong.
In my judgement, she is sound as ever she was in her life, and
I think will beat her record. Then, as to her road work, I
never had any trouble with her; I always knew she was a
mare that would not brook unkindness, but if handled gently
you can do almost anything with her, that is, if she is fit to
trot; of course, she is like all high-bred good-feeling horses,
she needs regular exercise. If she happened to make a play-
ful move or shift her gait on a down grade, when her shoes
were worn thinner thanusual — fori drove her with weights —
it would be magnified into a great failure. The fact is, and
Mace, here, will tell yon, that last spring, shortly after she
came home, I drove her and Lysander just as fast as he could
go without breaking (as I make it a rule not to let my horses
get in the habit of breaking, but teach them to try and beat
each other), and she went as steady as when making her best
time. _ I drove her occasionally in the fall, with that mare
(pointing to Early Rose), and she acted very well; they trotted
fast and steady.

"Yes," I said; "Mr. Phelps was mentioning to me that
whenever you returned from driving them you expressed
yourself highly pleased with their speed and behavior."

Mr. Vanderbilt closed this part of the conversation by say-
ing: "I've found many of my horses more difflcnlt to manage
than Maud."

" Will you please relate the particulars as to the manage-
ment of your most famous horses since last summer?"

"Yes; I will briefly state that I was driving Maud S with
Lysander at Saratoga, in August, when it occurred to me I
would get her ready and show a fast mile, beating, if possi-
ble, 2:10J . In that view, I sent forBair to comeon, and told
him to take her inhand, expecting to get her in condition
and drive Lysander or some good horse to trot with her. I
knew Clingstone was a good pole-horse, and I had seen his
owner, and we had a perfect understanding about them."

"Bair, after a few days work at Saratoga, and after I had
been to Buffalo to see Clingstone trot, informed me he must
take Maud S to some level mile track to get her in order. I
at once shipped her and Lysander with Bair and my men to
Hartford. It was then about four weeks before the Hartford
meeting, and he said he had not time to get her in order, but
thought he could by the time Clingstone would get through
his engagements in Boston — about five weeks.

"With this understanding he went to work at her. A few
days later I bought Early Bose — that is, I got Mr. Rockefeller
to let me have her at just what he paid for her— and sent her
at once to Hartford. She had never been hooked double; she
was hitched with Lysander; they went fast, and it was at
once seen that she was going to be a wonder. In a few days
the meeting at Hartford came off, and I took a party of friends
from Saratoga over to Hartford, where we saw Early Bose
and Lysander go, and then drove her — while the inside of
the track was wet with the sprinkler — on the outside, a mile
in 2:18i. We were all well satisfied that, in the afternoon,
when the track was much better, she could, on that day, have
made a good race against Clingstone and Thome, who trotted
in 2:17 that afternoon.

"Aldine had trotted the day before, and trotted again the
next day. Mr. Shepard bought her during her last race,
and the following day Mr. Rockefeller bought her of him for
me alter a trial with Early Rose, which conclusively showed
to those present that they were going together as a team . They
trotted on this occasion in 2:25, the last half in 1:11, and the
last quarter in 34 seconds.

" I then sent word to Bair to drive them together, and the
next Friday I would bring a party of gentlemen from New
York to see the team trot a fast mile, and also to see Maud S
trot a fast mile single and double with one of the mares. Be-
fore this Bair put Maud S with Aldine, and they went in 2:27:
He was afraid, as he afterward told me, to let her go any fast-
er, as she had not lost much flesh since leaving Saratoga.
He drove Early Rose and Aldine in 2:25, and repeated in 2:21
on the following Monday, the track not having been touched
since the racing the week before, which was the only fast
work they had. I told him then to have the track harrowed
and scraped, and I won* bring the gentlemen up on Friday
next. I fully intended to do so, and had invited them to
meet me in New York on Friday morning. This was on Wed-
nesday, when unexpectedly I got, at Newport, on that day a
letter "from Bair, saying he would show me as fast a half
mile as Maud S ever went, but that she had lost so little flesh
he was afraid to drive her a mile as fast as she could go.

"On receipt of this letter I made up my mind I would
take no gentlemen to Hartford to show them a half mile. I
telegraphed them all that the engagement for Friday was off,
and sent a message to* Bair to drive the mares as fast as he
could the next day, Wednesday, Sept. 13, and ship them to
New York with Maud S and Lysander on Thursday, and
notified Mr. Toucey to send a car for them on Wednesday.
He drove them, not against 2:16£ or any other time, but
merely to see what they could do, and he telegraphed to me
that evening at Newport that they had trotted in 2:16&."

Thanking Mr. Vanderbilt for the foregoing matter-of-fact
statement, I remarked: " It is astonishing that these mares
who have been worked together such a* short time, only
speeded on the occasions mentioned, and Aldine having but
two weeks' experience to the pole, should trot in 2:16^. Mr.
David Bonner, who is considered good authority, said, in an
interview published in the Spirit last July, that it requires
long practice and patience to get a perfect double team, and -
one reason Edward and Swiveller go so fast is because they
are naturally harmonious in action, and have been driven
together several years."

" True, " replied Mr. Vanderbilt, "and it goes to prove
what superior speed and double-team qualities Aldine and
Early Rose possess. Some slurs were cast for two or three
days upon the timers; but it was soon ascertained by all un-
prejudiced horsemen that the timers were just as reliable and
as correct and honest men as ever timed a horse. In fa*t the
team themselves, by their individual races during the woemon.

1883

%h£ Jtaejete mul §pswtsmKU.

and tlie fast time they have shown subsequently, with the
owner driving them, removed all lingering doubts as to the
authenticity of their great performance."

11 Are you acquainted with the gentlemen who acted as
timers ?"

"No, I have never met them to this day; but Mr. Hickok
tell me he knows the gentleman well who held the watch,
which indicated 2:16 2-5, and that he lis entirely competent
and trustworthy to time anybody's horse."

"May I trouble you to state when and how you drove the
team their fast trials at Fleetwood?"

"They came from Hartford Sept. 14, and on the 16th they
were driven by me for the first time, and Aldine had never
been on Fleetwood, which, you know, is a peculiar-shaped
and graded track, and although fast now, it takes time for a
horse to get used to it. I sent them a quarter in thirty-four
seconds that day. On Monday, 18th, they were driven a half
mile, with a break by Early Rose, in 1 :08, which is three-
quarters of a second faster than any other gentleman ever
drove a team when everything was fitted expressly for it,
and with horses constantly driven together for three years.
Two days afterwards I drove them a mile in 2:22, which is
faster than any other gentleman ever drove a mile on Fleet-
wood track."

"This was indeed a peerless performance, " I suggested.
"Not exactly, " resumed Mr. Yanderbilt. "I have always
considered that Small Hopes and Lady Mac's mile, in 2:23,
made five years ago, over a track that was that day five
seconds slow, and the horses unprepared for the trial, is
really the fastest performance of the kind ever trotted. But
Early Rose and Aldine could have gone faster if I had sent
them with more confidence around the first turn. On first
attempt Aldine broke, as her collar seemed to bother her. I
came back and had it hurriedly attended to; but was so
careful to keep them steady in getting away that the first
quarter was slow — 0:37, I believe — but they fairly flew from
fliere to the half in 0:33, and up past the point of rocks to
the three-quarter pole, making the third quarter in 0:35,
which shows that they trotted the middle half in 1 :08, a feat
that has never been accomplished by a pair of horses when
driven by a non-professional.

" Then you are clearly of the opinion that you can drive
them faster?"

"Yes, much faster, if nothing happens. I don't care to
boast about it, but I candidly think I will show a mile with
them next season in 2: IS or better, and my usual weight is
200 lbs. "

' ' May I ask how fast you think the team is capable of
trotting, good day and track, driven by an experienced pro-
fessional? "

"I believe they can easily trot 2:15, but I shall not take
any special trouble to make the attempt until 2:16£ is beaten.
As I said before, this time cannot be gainsaid, and" the man-
ner of taking it is entitled to as much credit as the perform-
ance of 2:16| at Fleetwood. No public announcement was
made that either event would take place, and the persons
timing the one are certainly entitled to just as much respect
and credit for honesty and disinterestedness as the other,
notwithstanding all partisan stories to the contrary.

"Even the owner of 2:16| time has tacitly admitted that it
has been beaten, for after ' lying on his oars ' all summer,
until Early Rose and Aldine trotted in 2:16^ he then con-
fidently asserted his team could beat it, and engaged two of
the best track drivers in the land to make an effort at proper
training intervals, which resulted in 2:20i during a public
meeting, and 2:18 on a private occasion, as announced by
his chosen friends in the stand, but no one else that I know
of made it faster than 2:1S£, and [some "good timers tell me
2:19 was the correct time. "

"But there is an argument made as to the difference in
tracks. "

"Oh! that is all special pleading, and perfectly absurd to
talk about. When you are asked what is Maud S's best time
you would say '2:10}, ' but would not add Met me see, St.
Julien trotted in2:12| over a track that is three seconds
slower.' Besides, Fleetwood is not as it was years ago.
Trinket, after trotting over all the best tracks of the country,
made her best time, 2:14, over it. Santa Claus turned it in
2:16. We saw Overman go here in 2:21, with a bad break,
late in the season; and Pickard draw a top wagon in 2:25£,
driven by his owner, Mr. McCoon. As you know, the Gen-
tlemen's Driving Association has a wealthy membership, who
expend more money to keep the track in perfect order than
any other Park Association. "

"As you have had a large experience with double teams, I
would like to get your opinion as to what constitutes a
matched pair?"

" There is a great diversity of opinion on that subject. I
put Early Rose and Aldine together for a matched team to be
driven on the road. It is a pleasure to ride behind them,
and see the cheerful way they do their work, and, although
they are of similar color, I do not consider this an essential
requisite, but I think that disposition, evenness of gait and
stride, are the most important qualities. Now if one horse
takes two steps to his mate's one, or both together look as if
it was with difficulty they could stand up without leaning
against each other, such a team, if they would trot a mile in
a minute, a gentleman would be ashamed to be seen behind.
For instance, I was once driving, as I then thought, in about
2:40 on the road some years ago, when a fellow, with a ped-
dler's wagon, came along driving an old crab and beat me. I
was somewhat ashamed, to be sure, but at the same time, I
didn't feel like trading horses with him, and yet he chuckled
all over, as if he had done something very smart."
• "You have a great deal of speed in your stable at the pres-
ent time."

"Yes; there are seven horses, counting Maud S, belonging
to it; any two of them can trot in 2:20, and are perfect single
and double horses. They are all the fast ones I own, and if
any other man can show such a lot I would like to see them.
I claim, and think I will show, that three of them will be put
together and trot in 2:15 — Aldine, Early Rose and Maud S —
'time will tell.' " They will do it easily, and not as a scratch.
" There are so mauy conflicting reports flying around re-
specting your programme for Maud S, next season, that I hope
you will excuse the liberty I take in asking you what is the real
one you have marked out?"

" As the Spirit is the leading sporting newspaper of the
country, I would be glad to inform the public through it, but
I have not fully made up my mind. She is now in charge of
Bair, subject to Captain Stone's careful management, and
where she will appear next season will depend on circum-
stances. My present idea is to let her trot during the regular
summer meeting at Chicago, and, later, make a field day with
her and some of my other horses at Hartford, showing double
and single performances, free to the public. If no ill-luck
befalls Maud, I think the turf annals of 18S3 will be 'marked
with a white stone.'"

Mr. Vanderbilt hereupon called for his sealskin overcoat,
and, donning it, stepped into the buggy, and bade me a cor-
dial "good afternoon," as he drove off with Lysander. — Ver-
itas ill New York Spirit.

FASTEST AND BEST RECORDS.

Doings of the Kings and Queens of the
American Turf in 1882.

The Turf, Field and Farm gives a long list of the winners
of the fastest and best running records:

Below will be found the best races run in the United
States up to the end of the year. It will be seen that the
best previous records have not been beaten in many in-
stances, yet the best performances of the season just passed
will compare more than favorably with the best races of any
previous year. The half-mile record of Olitipa still stands
best, but Soubrette has the honor of being second best, hav-
ing to her credit a half-mile in 0:49. Neyella (2), a fine
daughter of California, away out in Oregon, has scored five
furlongs in 1:00£, thus taking the best time on record at the
distance. Monarch (3), has equaled the time of Barret,
1:14, at three-quarters of a mile, though Barrett's perform-
ance is yet entitled to first place from the fact that he was a
two-year-old and carried 110 lbs., while Monarch is three and
had only 91 lbs. At three-quarter mile heats Joe Howell, the
aged son of imported Bonnie Scotland, is the winner of the
best race at the distance ever run, having won at three-
quarter mile heats in California, in 1:141, 1:141, 1:15. Pre-
mium won the first heat. The record at seven furlongs has
been beaten in several instances. Little Phil (4), with 111
ftts., ran the distance in l:28f, which is the fastest race run
at the distance. Joe Murray (3), with 90 lbs., ran the dis-
tance in 1:29£, Little Minch (2), 75 ftts., and Fellowplay (4),
105 lbs., also ran the distance in 1 :29, while Strathspey (4),
with 111 lbs., finished the route in 1:29|, each beating the
best previous record, 1 :30.

Ten Broeck's mile in 1:39$ still stands as the best, though
Warfield, at Saratoga the past summer, won at the distance
in 1:41, Wedding Day in 1:41£, and Blenheim in 1:41|.
Neither, however, carried as much weight as did Ten Broeck.
The best mile with heavy weight is to the credit of Bend Or,
he having won a mile dash in 1 :45, carrying 149 lbs. Dan K
(aged), with 106 lbs., won mile heats in 1:43, 1:42$. Creo-
sote (4), with 117 lbs., ran onemile and a sixteenth in 1:48$,
the best at the distance, and Bend Or (4), with 117 lbs., is
second best in 1 :49. At heats of one mile and a sixteenth
Bend Or was a winner in 1:49$, 1:49, 1:51S, Bootjack having
won the first heat. Bend Or (4), 115 lbs., "won a dash of one
mile and five hundred yards in 2:10i and a dash of one
mile and five furlongs in 1:46, carrying 125 _ lbs., both of
which are yet to be beaten. At one mile and three-quarters
Glidelia has clipped one-quarter of a second from Check-
mate's great performance of last year, and reduced the record
to 3:01, Lida Stanhope (4), 102 lbs., ran three miles in 5:25,
thus beating the best time one-quarter of a second. Kaven
won a mile and a furlong over five hurdles in 2:06, which
now stands best on record. The subjoined table will show
the creditable performances at the various distances:

HALF A MILE.

Olitipa (2), by imported Leamington, 97 lbs.; Saratoga, July 25,

1874 0:47$

Soubrette (2), by Alarm, 107 lbs.; Jerome Park, June 8, 1882 0:49

Lizzie S (2), by Wanderer, 97 lbs.; Lexington, Ky., May 8,
1880 0:49

Neyella (2), by California,
1882

FIVE-EIGHTHS OT A MILE.

lbs.; Salem, Oregon, Sept. 18,

.1:00*

Olivia (2), by imported Ill-Used, 97 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 6,
1881 1:01}

Bouncer (2), by imported Leamington, 104 lbs.; Long Branch, July
4,1881 ,...1:02

THBEE-QUABTEBS OF A MILE.

Barrett (2), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 110 lbs.; Monmouth
Park, Aug. 14, 1880 1 :14

Monarch (3), by Monarchist, 91 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 22,
1882 1:14

Knight Templar (3), by Fellowcraft, 77 lbs. ; Sheepsbead Bay, L. I.,
Sept. 18, 1880 1 :14

THREE-QUABTEE-MLLE HEATS.

Joe Howell (aged) by imported Bonnie Scotland; Bay Dis-
trict Course, Cal., Nov. 16, 1882; Premium -won first]
heat 1 :14£, 1 :14i, 1 :15

Bonnie Lizzie (3), by imported Hurrah, 101 lbs. ; Saratoga, Aug. 16,
1881 1 :15i, 1 :14J

Charley Kosb (aged), by Joe Bowers, 118 lbs.; Brighton Beach, July
1, 1881 ; L. B. Spragne (4), 108 lbs., won first heat 1:17, 1 :16, 1 :15

SEVEN FDBLONGS.

Little Phil (4), by Enquirer, 111 lbs.; Monmouth Park, July 3,
1882 1 :28}

Fellowplay (4), by Longfellow, 105 lbs.; Brighton Beach, Sept. 8,
1882 1:29

Little Minch (2), by imported Glenelg, 75 lbs.; Brighton Beach,
Nov. 7, 1882 1 :29

OME MILE.

Ten Broeck (5), by imported Phaeton, 110 lbs. vs. time; Louis-
ville, Ky., May 24, 1877 1 :39}

Boardman (4), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 91 lbs., Sheepshead
Bay, L. I., Sept. 20, 1880 1:40*

Warfield (aged), by "War Dance, 87 lbs.; Saratoga, July 26,
1882

MILE HEATS.

Kadi (6), by Lexington, catch weight, about 90 lbs.; Hartford,
Conn., Sept. 2, 1875 j fastest second heat 1 :42A, 1 :411

Bounce (4), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 90 lbs.; Sheepshead Bay,
Sept. 7, 1881 ; fastest two heats ever run 1 :42, 1 :41i

Boulevard (4), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 110 lbs.; Saratoga,

Aug. 2, 1881; Sir Hugh (3), 97 lbs., won first heat 1:412, 1:44, 1:46 j

ONE MILE AND ONE -SIXTEENTH.

Creosote (4), by Creedmoor, 117 lbs.; Louisville, Ky., May 18,
1882 1 :48|

Bend Or (4), by imported Buckden, 117 lbs.; Louisville, Ky,, May
20, 1882 1 :49

Checkmate (aged), by imported Glen Atbol, 118 lbs.; Louisville,
Ky., May 16, 1882 1 :50J

HEATS OF ONE MILE AND ONE-8LXTEENTH.

Bend Or (4), by imported Buckden, 117 lbs.; Louisville, Ky., May
25, 1882; Bootjack won the first heat 1 :49i, 1:49, 1 :51 j

ONE MILE AND ONE-EIGHTH.

Bob Woolley (3), by imported Leamington, 90 lbs. ; Lexington, Ky.,
Sept. 6, 1875 1 :54

Brambaletta (4), by imported Bonnie Scotland, C3 lbs.; LouiBville,
Ky., May 26, 1882 1 :54

Girofle (4), by imported Leamington, 106 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 6,
1

.1 :41

1881.

:>i\

ONE MILE AND ONE-EIGHTH HEATH.

Gabriel (4), by Alarm, 112 lbs.; Sheepshead, Sept. 23,
1880 1 :5C, 1 :56

Ferida (5), by imported Glenelg, 108 lbs.; Sheepshead, Aug. 30,
1881 1 :56J. 1 :573

Blarney (3), by Ballinkeel, 85 lbs.; Sheepshead, June 24,
1880 1 :58, 1 :G7

ONE MILE AND A QDAHTER.

Getaway (3), by Enquirer, 100 lbs.; Saratoga, August 4,
1881 2:07J

Mendelssohn (3), by imported Buckden, 96 lbs.; Lexington, May 10,
1880 2 :08

Sir Hugh (3), by Waverly, 102 lbs.; Saratoga, July 19, 1881 2:081

ONE MILE AND T Hit EE- EIGHTHS.

Uncas (4), by Lexington, 107 lbs.; Sheepshead, Sept. 23,
1880 2:21i

Bounce (4), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 90 lbs.; Sheepshead,
Sept. 1 , 1881 2 :23i

Eole (8), by EoIuh, 110 lbs.; Long Branch, August 20,
1881 2 :24

ONE AND A QUABTEIt MLLE HEATS.

Glenmore (5), by imported Glen Athol, 114 lbs.; Sheepshead,
Sept. 25, 1880; Mary Anderson (3), by Ventilator, 83 lbs., won
first heat 2:09, 2:10, 2:14

ONE MILE AND FIVE HUNDRED YARDS.

Bend Or (4), by imported Buckden, 116 lbs.; Saratoga, July 25,
1882 :....2:10'.

Ada Glenn (6), by imported Glenelg, 108 lbs.; Saratoga July 24,
1882 .....2:11

Pinafore (3), by Enquirer, 97 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 22, 1882 '2:11

ONE AND A HALF MILES.

Luke Blackburn (3), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 102 lbs.; Mon-
mouth Park, Aug. 17, 1880 2:34

Tom Bowling* (4), by Lexington, 104 lbs.; Lexington, Ky., May 12.
1874 2:342

Checkmate (0), by imported Glen Athol, 119 lbs,; Saratoga, July 30.
1881 2:35i

* Tom Bowling was permitted to extend the run to two miles. He
ran the firstmile in 1:413, mile and a half in 2:34}, one and three-
quarter miles in 3:U0i, and two miles in 3:272; the last two unofficial.

ONE MILE AND FIVE-EIGHTHS.

Bend Or (4), by imported Buckden, 125 lbs.; Saratoga, August 19,
1882 2:49

Ten Broeck (3), by imported Phaeton, 90 lbs.; Lexington, Ky.,
Sept. 9, 1876 2-49J

Eole(3), byEolus, 100 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 3, 1881 2:49|

ONE AND THBEE-QDARTERS MILES.

Glidelia (5), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 116 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug.

5, 1882 3 :01

Cbeckmate(6), by imported Glen Athol, 124 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 6,

1881 3:01i

Glenmore (6), by imported Glen Athol, 100 lbs.; Sheepshead, June

23, 1881 3 :01J

TWO MILES.

Ten Broeck (5), bv imported Phaeton, 11C lbs., against time; Louis-
ville, May 29,1877 3:27i

Wildmoor (6), by Longfellow: Kansas City, Mo„ Sept. 29,

..3:28

1882..

Bushwhacker (aged), by imported Bonnie Scotland, 99 lbs.; Sara-
toga, August 18, 1881 3:30

TWO-MILE HEATS.

Bradamante* (3), by War Dance, 87 lbs.; Jackson, Miss., Nov. 17,
1877 (?) 3:321, 8 :29 (?)

Willie D (4), by Revolver, 102 lbs.; Prospect Park, Sept. 11.
1879 3 :34j . 3 :35

Lottery (3), by Monday, 100 lbs.; Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 21,
1876 3 :36, 3 :35J

* Bradamante 's time very doubtful.

TWO MILES AND ONE-EIGHTH.

Monitor (4), by imported Glenelg, 110 lbs.; Baltimore, Md., Oct.

20, 1880 3

Axis tides (4), by imported Leamington. 108 lbs.; Lexington, Kv.,

May 10, 1876 3

Mate (6), by imported Australian, 114 lbs.; Saratoga, July 31,

1875 3

TWO MILES AND A QUARTER.

Preakness (aged), by Lexington, 114 lbs.; Springbok (5), by im*
ported Australian, 1141bs.; dead heat; Saratoga Cup race, July
29,1875 3

Hindoo (4), by Virgil, 117 lbs.; Louisville, Ky., May 19,
1882 3

Duchess of Norfolk (3), by Norfolk, 93 lbs.; Bay District Course,
Cal., April 25, 1882 3

TWO AND A HALF MILES.

Aristides (4), by imported Leamington, 108 lbs.; Lexington, Mayl

13,1876 4

Katie Pease (4), by Planet, 105 lbs. ; Buffalo, Sept. 10, 1874 4

Ballinkeel (3), by Asteroid, 90 lbs.; Baltimore,* Oct. 22,

1874 4:31?

TWO MILES AND FIVE-EIGHTHS.

Ten Broeck (4), by imported Phaeton, 108 lbs.; Lexington, Ky.,
Sept. 16, 1876 4 :58J

TWO MILES AND THREE-QUAKTEBS.

Hubbard (4). by Planet, 108 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 9, 1873 4:58J

Kentucky (5), by Lexington, 124 lbs.; Jerome Park, Oct. 3,

:45J
46J

561
571
581

27*.

1866.

.5:04

Tom Ochiltree (4), by Lexington, 118 lbs.; Jerome Park, June 17,

1876 5:091

THREE MILES.

Lida Stanhope (4), by "Waverly, 102 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 26,

1882 5 :25

Thora (3), by Longfellow, 99 lbs.; Saratoga, Aug. 27, 1881 5:251

Eole (4), by Eolus, 120 lbs. ; Sheepsbead Bay, Sept. 9, 1882 5 :26*

THREE-MILE HEATS.

Norfolk (4), by Lexington, 100 lbs.; Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 23,
1865; best average two heats 5:27.}. 5:29j

Brown Dick (3),by imported Margrave, age from May 1, 86 lbs.;
New Orleans, April 10, 1855; the best second heat on record, and
second best three-mile heat race 5 :303 , 5 :28

Mollie Jackson(4), by Vandal, 101 lbs.: Louisville, Ky., May 25,
1861; Sherrodwon the second heat. The last two miles of the
firstjheat were run in 3:35, the last two of the second heat in
3:30J; the ninth mile in 1 :48J. This is the best three heats and

the best third heat on record 5:351.5:34;, 5:2yj

FOUR MILES.

Ten Broeck (4), by imported Phaeton, 104 lbs.; vs. Felloweraft's
time (108 lbs.); Louisville, Ky., Sept. 27, 1876 7:151

Fellowcraft (4), by imported Australian, 108 lbs., Saratoga, Aug. 20,
1874 7 :IUJ

Lexington (5), by Boston, 103 lbs.; vs. time; New Orleans, La.,
April 2, 1855 7 :lt>*j

FOUR-MILE HEATB.

Ferida (4), by imported Glenelg, 105 lbs.; Sheepshead Bay, Sept.
18, 1880 7 :23j, 7:41

Lexington (5), by Boston, beating Lecouipte, drawn after first heat,
1033 lbs. ; New Orleans, La., Apriljl4, 1855 7 :23J

Lecompte (3), by Boston, 86 lbs.; New Orleans, April 8, 1854, beat-
ing Lexington and Reube; age from May 1 7:26, 7:38J

HURDLE RACES.

Joe Rodes (5), by Virgil, 140 lbs., mile heats, over 4 hurdles; St.
Louis, June 4, 1878 1 :50j. 1 :50l

Bay Rum (aged), by Baywood, 130 lbs,, mile beats, Sheepshead Bay,
June 25, 1880 1 :«4, 1:61, 1 :57

Judith (4), by imported Glenelg, 113 lbs., mile heats, over 4 hur-
dles; Prospect Park, Sept. 11, 1879 1:52, 1:52

STF.EPLE-CHA8E8.

Disturbance (aged), bvChlllicothe, 155 lbs., the full course: Je-
rome Park, June 4, 1881 I'M

Bertha (5), by imported Glenelg, 155 lbs., the regular course .)•■-
roine Park, Nov. 2. 1880 4 :33

Disturbance (aged), by Chilllcothe, 155 lbs.; Jerome Park, May 30,
1882 * :*7

If we boil milk, and immediately inclose it in an air-tight
vessel, it will remain sweet for years; but it will go sour
when it is re-exposed to the air, at sixty degrees and up-
wards. If we freeze it, it will remain sweet so long us we
like; but when it comes to thaw, the effect of the freezing is
to hasten its decomposition. This, indeed, holds good with
butter and flesh and vegetables— with any perishable article,
in fact. It is their mechanical combination which the
freezing has interfered with, and this is an aid to chemical
decay. — Prairie Farmer.

The Mercury, Saundersville, Georgia, tills this yarn: Mr.
M. H. Boyor of our city has a Jersey cow that gives butter
and milk both. She gives such rich milk that in mill
into the bucket it chums it. Mr. B. tell us that he gives her
no extra food, only puts her in a good pasture. This is the
kind of a cow to have. We examined the milk and butter
after the cow was milked and found large particles of butter
in the milk.

Horse-racing seems to be a lost art in I'l >
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Jan 6

THE NORTHWEST COUNTRY.

Grazing- and Farming Lands Which the
Canadian Pacific Will Open Up.

The following account of an interview between a subscriber
of tne Sportsman and a representative of the Winnipeg Times,
with reference to the great cattle ranches beyond the Rockies,
will be read with interest. Mr. Esmond is a gentleman of
extensive experience, and articles from his pen have fre-
quently appeared in the Sportsman.

"In the first place, Mr. Esmond," said the reporter, "Will
yon give the Times what information you can concerning the
ranches in the vicinity of McLeod and Kootenai?"

"With pleasure," was the response. "At Port McLeod
there is the Stewart Ranch Co. They drove in some 3,000
head of beef steers this season to supply their beef contract
with the Bloods and Piegan and the Northwest mounted
police at McLeod. They are also filling a contract for horses
for the Northwest police, and have 400 head of mares. They
also herd the Northwest mounted police horses on then-
ranches. They are going into breeding extensively, using a
Clydesdale and a thoroughbred stallion. The latter is named
Clandeboye, and is well known in Ontario, having formerly
been in possession of Dr. Coleman of Ottawa. In the vicin-
ity of Pincher Creek there is the ranch of Geddes & Brown-
skell, who have about u'OO head of stock cattle. Mr. Morton,
McCullough & Rivers, Ives, C. Smith, Peter Provost, Ives &
Sharp, Bruneau & Stanton, and the Halifax Ranch Co. have
also large ranches there. Mr. Ives herds the Government
cattle, and Bruneau & Stanton, in addition to their cattle
ranch, run a dairy farm. Col. McLeod has an extensive farm
at Pincher Creek. Mr. Lee has a ranch located at the Crow's
Nest Pass, directly at the foot of the Rockies. In the same
vicinity is Garrett Bros.' ranch. Coming to the Kootenai river
we find the Anglo-Canadian Ranch Co. and the ranch of
'Dutch Fred.' His land is between the Kootenai and Belly
rivers, and is a very extensive farm. The farming land in
that vicinity is A 1. It is there that the Blood reservation,
comprising about 2,700 people, is situated. The distance
from the Blood reservation to Fort McLeod is IS miles, aud
to Pincher Creek is 32 miles. Grass and food for cattle is pres-
ent everywhere in abundance."

"How about the ranches in the vicinity of Fort MacLeod?"
"In the vicinity of the Fort is the Oapt. Winder Ranch Co.,
on willow Creek. My own ranch of 23,000 acres is on the
Old Man River, about 2} miles from Joe McFaiiane's. Joe
McFarlane's is also in that vicinity. The principal pasture
on these ranches is what is called 'blue joint,' which is looked
upon as an extra quality for cattle."

"Can you give me some information regarding MacLeod?"
" Fort MacLeod is on the Belly River about sixty miles
from the line and is the port of entry for that vicinity. There
is a Northwest Mounted Police station there, with about 200
men under command of Major Cvozier, who is also acting as
collector of customs. Among the large stores there, is that of
I. G. Baker, whose business amounts to about half a' million
yearly. Captain Winder also has a big store, and the place
contains a blacksmith shop, two butcher shops, three restau-
rants, etc. The population is small, and is principally com-
posed of freighters and ranchmen. The only lumber mill in
that vicinity is a saw-m-H built by the Government on Mill
Creek, between the Pincher and Old Man rivers, about forty-
four miles from MacLeod. Lumber was worth $100 per
thousand atFort MacLeod this spriug, and $60 at the mill."
" What are the prices ol provisions at the Fort?"
"Potatoes se1! at 5 cents per pound, butter 50 cents, eggs
$1 a dozen, hay $25 per ton, and oats 7 cents per pound."
"What about tbe ranchers in Bow River district?"
"At Fo-t Calgarry or the Bow River d'strict is the Coch-
rane Ranch Company, with from 13,0C0 to J5.000 head of
cattle. They supply the Indians in that vicinity with beef.
About thirty-two miles from MacLeod are the Stimpson
Ranch Company, who drove in this seasonabout 3,000. The
farming land in the vicinity of Calgarry is good. There is a
portable mill there owned by Major Walker, formerly of the
Northwest Police; also Hudson Bay Company and I. G.
Baiter's stores. The population is of the same class as at
MacLeod. This winter, Calgarry will be the headquarters
for the engineers, surveyors, etc., of the C.P. R. The dis-
tance from Calgarry to MacLeod is 102 miles,
three mans a month from Benton via. MacLeod,
the end of the track to see what facilities would
for shipping cattle to supply the contractors."

"What road did you follow from MacLeod to Fort
Walsh? "

"I ca-ne by the brail from MacLeod to Fort "Walsh — a dis-
tance of 180 miles — and experienced a great scarcity of wood
and water. From MacLeod to Medicine Hat, the crossing of
the Saskatchewan by the C. P. R. is a distance of 60 miles,
and from Medicine Hat to Maple Creek farm or Indian farm
to the end of the track, 50 miles. They are now laying two
miles per day, and expect to finish 50 miles more by Christ-
mas or New Year. From the end of the track I traveled 50
miles to Swift Current Creek, where I boarded the first pas-
senger coach coming east. "

" What is the state of affairs at Medicine Hat? "
" When I left Medicine Hat, the weather was extraordinar-
ily fine, and though the river was frozen over at the crossing
the air was quite warm. Up to that time there had been no
storms to prevent the laying of rails and the contractors
were straining every effort to push forward iron and ties.
They wili start this winter to build a temporary bridge across
tbe Saskatchewan. The soil around Medicine Hat is aver-
age, and there is an abundance of bituminous coal in every
direction. The Cypress Mountains are forty-five miles dis-
tant and abound with a plentiful supply of piue which fur-
nishes the timber for the bridges. There has been snow in
the mountains for six or seven weeks past, but none lower
down. The settlers in that vicinity are much troubled with
horse stealing by Indians, who are supposed to be the Amer-
ican tribe of South Piegans. On their last raid they carried
off twenty-three animals, leaving every settler on the south
side of the Saskatchewan withonta single horse. They also
Btoles sixteen horses from the railway."
"Who are the settlers there?"

"The biggest purtion of them are men who formerly be-
longed to tne northwest mounted police, and there
are also a few Hudson Bay Company men. They all located
before the line of railroad. A short time ago they received
notice from Commissioner Wulsh that they would receive no
pro lection, as the Government had reserved two townships.
They had a meeting mid a petition to the Government was
prepared setting out their case, and I am now on my way to
Ottawa —ith it. Any ^natters who came there since the lo-
cation fi the line have moved on towards Calgarry. Among
era is an Italian Count, who has taken up land on
' ,li side of the Saskatchewan."
you meet with any buffalo?"

.ve not seen any, but I will tell you the reason that
ve come into the country. They were on their way,

There are
1 left it for
i provided

but the South Piegans fired the prairies at Sweet Grass Hills
on the American side, and the fires worked over to the Ca-
nadian side did not and leave a blade of grass on millions of
acres extending from the hills to Belly River at Fort Hooper.
Just previous to this fire, twenty-three head of Buffalo were
killed by the North Pigeans on the Canadian side and the
American Indians not wishing them to get any, started the
fires."

"Are the Indians hostile?"

" They have to a great extent been pretty hostile among
themselves, the greatest trouble being between the Crees and
the Bloods. They did not have any fight, but war parries
were out on the plains for nearly two months. The worst dep-
redation they commit is horse stealing. Capt. Denny, Indian
agent at McLeod, is an extraordinarily good man and is much
liked by all the Indians, whom he has under perfect control.
They do a little farming on the reservation aud the supply
farm is at Pincher Creek; here Mr. Wadsworth of the Indian
department has quarters. He visits all the reservations.
The Indians are not well pleased with the advent of the rail-
way. The head chief of the Bloods is Red Crow, and the
chief of the Blackfeet is Crow Foot, who is looked, upon as
the head chief of all. I think if the Indians offer any re-
sistance it will come from Crow Foot, who is at the Blackfoot
Crossing, sixty miles from MacLeod. On the Blackfeet re-
serve, I may state, there is a large coal mine, from which
all exploring parties are expelled by Crow Foot. The Indians
kill a few head of cattle belonging to ranchmen, but the latter
are not troubled much by them." The Indians are all well
armed."

" Where do the cattle driven into the ranches principally
come from ? "

" Most of the cattle come from Montana, in the vicinity of
Sun River and the Teetou. They were worth $22 50 a head
in the spring, but had risen in August to $30. The cattle are
all free from disease, and were looking well and fat. Cattle
which are close herded in that region don't thrive, and it is
better to let them range as they please. Our food for cattle
is far in advance of that in Montana. In some places the
grass will sustain one head to ten acres, that is in the vicinity
of Pincher Creek and along the base of the mountains from
Kootenai to Calgarry — but other places will not sustain one
to thirty. Ranchmen have cut a good deal of hay for cattle
for nse in case snow should fall, but there is not much likeli-
hood of it being used; The effect of the warm Chinook
winds from the Pacific Coast is wonderful — a foot of snow in
the vicinity of Pincher Creek lasting but three or four hours."
"What is the reason that no cattle from the ranches
have yet been put on the Winnipeg or Eastern markets?"

"Well we are only amateurs at present, but the real and
principal reason is on account of the custoni laws. Cattle
for the ranches are admitted into the country duty free, but a
clause of the act provides that if they be sold before the ex-
piration of three years the duty must be paid. Consequent-
ly there will be none of these cattle in the market until next
year, and the ranchmen hope to get them in by rail from
Medicine Hat, to which point they will be driven from Mac-
Leod, 150 miles across the prairie. The supplies for the
ranches will also next year go out by rail to Medicine Hat,
instead of through Montana as at present."

"I understand that you have witnessed several medicine
dances among the Indians. Can you give some description
of that ?"

" The medicine dance is a sort of religious ceremony,
being an offering they make to the sun. A large center
pole is put up and from it are extended six poles covered
with boughs in the shape of a circus tent. Anything that is
given to the sun is hung to the top of this pole, and the
dance begins, lasting from ten to fifteen days and nights.
Then the braves repeat to the audience — sometimes 1,500 or
more crowded into this rough tent — the deeds they have
performed, which they call counting up their ' coos. ' They
in addition go through, in this tent, a representation of all
the brave deeds they have committed, such as horse stealing,
etc. If they have been shot, the spot is painted, and where
an arrow has pierced them, one is fastened to the body.
This is the time when young bucks who wish to become
braves go through the ordeal. A slit is cut in the breast
and an arrow is put through it, and a lariat then
tied arouud each end and attached to the pole. Then
they dance and pull at this until the flesh gives way and they
are esteemed brave men, while those unable to stand the or-
deal are regarded as cowards. While the dance is going on,
any hosiile Indian can enter the camp and sit there in safety,
being regarded as under i he protection of the medicine pole.
At the last dance at which I was present on the Blood Reser-
vation, Indians of the Kootenai and Nez Perce tribes from
British Columbia were sitiing in honor of the pole. At the
same dance while one of the minor chiefs was counting his
coos and going jhrough a horse stealing act, the Indian repre-
senting the party from whom the horses were stolen aecident-
allyshot him in the eye. The old chief like a true brave never
said a word but arose and continued the narration of his
deeds. Carbines were being fired almost continually in this
tent during the dance. In a small tent adjoining the large
one were two medicine men and during the length of the
dauce they remained there without any food. — Canadian
Sportsman.

"WOLF HUNTING IN THE WEST.

An

Interesting Description of How
Farmers Fight the Robbers.

the

Wolves are still quite numerous in many of the Western
States, and so destructive to the deuizens of the farmyard
that they entail an annual loss of thousands of dollars upon
the farmers of a single county, principally by the havoc they
commit among sheep, pigs, calves and poultry. Although
both speciesof the lupine pirates found on the Western plains
are equally bloodthirsty, yet the larger, which is known as
the buffalo and the timber wolf, inflicts far greater damage
than its smaller congener, which is called the coyote or prairie
wolf, for not only is it stouter and taller than the latter, but
also more daring, and so cunning that no fox that ever assailed
a poultry yard can "hold a candle to it."

It generally pursues its prey in packs, yet it often hunts
alone, especially when preparing for a raid on domestic ani-
mals, as it has sense enough to know that its chances of suc-
cess are then much greater than if it were aided by com-
panions. If it once makes a successful attack on a farmyard
it loses much of its natural timidity, and becomes so embold-
ened as to renew the attempt at the first favorable opportunity,
even though it may be aware that it will have to defeat a pack
of curs to accomplish its purpose. It does not apparently
care much fur ordinary farm dogs, as it is ko conscious of its
superior strength and power that it frequently treats them
with such contempt as not to deigu to notice them unless
they become too boisterous and pressing.

I have seen a gray wolf, during a wolf chase in Texas, turn
on half a dozen hounds which were pursuing it and whip
them in less than ten minutes, for one snip of its long and

lance-like fangs was sufficient to make them run for home and
howl with pain and terror. They were as demoralized a pack
as ever I saw when thehorsnien overtook them, for all tbe
cheering and encouragement given them by their owners
could not induce them to again take up the trail of their as-
sailant, which was scampering over the plains a short distance
in advance. If a gray wolf has a good start it can outpace
any dog possessing less speed than greyhounds or swift fox- -
hounds, and even the latter cannot often overtake it on a
rolling country, it having far greater endurance than they
have, and its gait which is a long and seemingly tireless lope
enables it to traverse an extensive tract of country in a com-
paratively short space of time.

The ordinary methods employed for capturing wolves are
trapping, poisining and shooting, but when these fail in keep-
ing the number in a region to a proper limit, the farmers in a
large area organize a grand mounted battue in which men,
boys, and sometimes women, and all the dogs in the neigh-
borhood take part. When the grand hunt is decided upon,
those who are to participate in it arm themselves with every
convenient weapon at command, mount their swiftest steed
or mules, and accompanied by dogs of every grade and condi-
tion, march to a rendezvous to receive instructions from the
leaders and wise men of the chase.

After receiving these they disperse to all points of the com-
pass until they have formed a cordon around the tiact of
country intended to be beaten up. When they are in posi-
tion, one of the leaders fives a rifle as a signal to ad-
vance, and on hearing it the wolf-hating host march forward
from all directions, either silently or shouting like Indians
engaged in battle, while the dogs run about wildly or in-
dulge in fighting and barking, the whole making a scene
which would delight St. Hubert himself, provided that pat-
ron of the chase could appreciate such an undignified mode
of hunting.

This yelling and barking causes all the wolves in the re-
gion to run from their lairs and hasten toward a common
center, as they can see no way of breaking through the ad-
vancing lines of dogs, horses mules and men. When all the
lupine pirates have been forced within a small circle, the
dogs are let loose upon them, ana then commences such a
contest of the canine race as is seldom seen, even in the
Ardennes. The wolves, driven to bay, fight as desperately as
ever did Napoleon's Old Guard, while the dogs, encouraged
by the cheers and commands of their masters, display equal
valor and ferocity. The result is, that several victims are
soon lying dead or dying on the battlefield, whilst others are
flying in all directions as fast as their terror-stricken legs can
carry them.

Should a wolf happen to buck through the lines, he is hot-
ly pursued by some members of the hunt, and if overtaken
is shot by a " first flight man, " or killed by the dogs. Not-
withstanding the g: eat odds against them, several demoral-
ized wolves may escape from the gory field, especially if the
ranks of their human enemies are not well closed up; and
when they once find themselves on open ground they show
what they can do in running.

It is not an uncommon thing to have some of the prairie
pirates actually die of fright, even before they are touched,
on seeing the number and hearing the yelping and yelling of
their enemies. When the contest is over, aud the last wolf
is dead, or has escaped, the hunters advance and count the
slain, and then distribute them to those most entitled to
them, or they may simply cut off the heads to claim the re-
ward which some states offer as a premium for the destruc-
tion of the animals. The dead dogs are sometimes buried
where they fell, but they are more frequently left to feed car-
nivorous br>*ds and quadrupeds.

If the hunt has been a success, there is much rejoicing, as
many of the participants in it feel that their bank account
will be larger at the end of the year, by the extra protection
afforded to their farm yards, for a single wolf is estimated to
annually destroy stock and poultry worth from a hundred to
a thousand dollars. The homeward march of the cavalcade
is therefore a joyous one, for there is much laughter, and the
incidents of the hunt are discussed in an animated manner.

Another method of hunting practiced in some places is,
when the lair of a wolf has been discovered, to leave some
bait near it so as to keep its occupant near home; then an-
nounce the "find" to the neighboring farmers. These,
armed and mounted and accompanied by their dogs, assem-
ble the next morning at the appointed rendezvous and march
to the lupine pirate's den. If the pirate is in, which he gen-
erally is, as he only leaves it when hungry, the dogs, which
have before this been kept back, are let loose and they soon
rout the grey robber and send him scampering over the
plains at his best pace. One of the hunters then gives the
"view halloo," and the men and their mongrel pack break
away as fast as they can. If the country is open the grey
object ahead is kept in view most of the time, and this so ex-
cites the dogs that they keep barking all the time in all the ,
canine keys ofmelodv, producing a din discordant if not ear-
splitting. The hunters are as excited as the dogs, apparent-
ly for they dash onward at break-neck speed, heedless alike
of ditches' and the holes of prairie dogs. The picture they
present is spirited in the highest degree, being full of life
and motion.

Should the fugitive get too far ahead, some greyhounds,
which have heretofore been led by cords tied to the saddles
of their owners, are let loose, and they soon bring him to
bay. He then charges them fiercely, but being too active for
him they easily escape his fangs, and when he attempts to
flee, they bite him on the flank*, and thus the contest goes
on until the pack arrives and kills him, or some hunter
shoots him. The " brush " is generally given to the leading
lady in the chase, while the successful hunter or the organiz-
er of the hunt receives the remainder of the animal, which
is only valuable for its skin and the premium on its head.
These chases are not only exciting but useful, for while they
afford pleasure to those taking part in them, they also help
to rid the country of a pest which is a terror to every farmer.
— Turf, Field and Farm.

A great improvement has been made on the schooner
Nellie's cabin since her new owner took her in hand, and a
couple of thousand dollars have been spent on her internal
fittings what are said to be very elegant. She will come out in
style in the spring.

There is a possibility of the Frolic being seen in Puget
Sound waters next season.

It took the Ariel 10 hours to go from Saucelito to Eckley's
ranch the last time she went up.

The Viva, Frolic, Azalene, Casco, Violet and Daisy all lie
" below bridges" in Oakland Creek.

The last schooner built by Turner made yacht time to
Mexico.

The inside work on the Spreckels yacht is nearly com-
pleted.

Work is going on steadily with the new yachtof Mr, Tevis.

1883

3*lxe gmitcr and j?pm*isnxaw.

HEED AND SWINE.

Quality in Beef.

It is not generally understood that our highest priced meats
have come through long continued efforts at improvement,
the original stock being almost as unlike our present improved
farm animals as is the crab apple unlike the grafted sorts. No
high improvement was possible among cattle until civilization
so far dawned among men as to invite improvement. What
position other than the very lowest could cattle have occupied
in the 10th and 11th centuries in middle Europe, with prices
merely nominal, as the following figures will show: An ox
could be bought for §1 To, a cow for §1 37J, a hog for 47 cents,
a sheep for 29 cents.

Pretty much all farm labor, teaming, logging, etc., was
done with oxen. From the tenth century to the seventeenth
inclusive, agricultural practice, including stock growing, was
rude in the extreme. Farms were not fenced, except in an
occasional instance and then only in small parts. Crops were
grown in the open cleared country, the stock being herded on
outside grazing laud, set apart by the township authorities for
that purpose. Inclosures were made near the farm houses
for calves, and the cows were driven home at night, and
driven to the distant grazing ground in the morning. The
peasants were mere serfs.

After the Norman conquest the fendal system held sway
and the people had no rights in land, living by mere suffer-
euce, under a most object species of serfdom. Everything
conspired to prevent incentives to improvement creeping in,
bo far as the peasantry were concerned, and the higher
classes were absorbed in warlike movements, and other
schemes for personal aggrandisement.

The peasant serfs held very small plats, hence joined in
plowing. A plow team was made up of four yoke of oxen,
ordinarily, though sometimes a horse was put in the lead.
Cattle were so little valued that they were wintered on straw
alone. The idea of making a young thing grow from
the 'start and mature early had not entered the
minds of men, nor have we any account of cattle being im-
proved till early in the eighteenth century. We are told it
is true that the ancestors of the Blackleys had good cattle
back into the seventeenth century. The Smithsons of •tan-
wick, Sir William St. Quintin, and Sir James Penniman were
known among the early owners of very fair cattle.

But it remained for those who first devoted attention to
breeding and feeding for meat production to bring out the
fact that farm animals could be made to yield' a larger
amount of meat than formerly, and that this could be made
materially better than formerly, through a system of breed-
ing from the thick fleshed individuals in the herd, these al-
ways being found to fatten promptly, maturing early. Bake-
well was a prominent personage in carrying on experiments
in breeding for flesh and ready fattening tendencies, and
little by little ?the old style high shouldered bony cattle, to a
very limited degree, were transformed into those that were
easier fed up, had more fat about the kidneys and under the
hide at killing time than the old sort.

But it took a long continued, patient system of breeding to
cause the cellular tissue, that which holds the fat about the
kidneys and under the skin, to make its appearance among
the muscles, marbling the meat. But this result has at last
been brought about, and we see the evidences of this in the
cut up carcasses at the fat stock show, these being in every
case from high bred steers. This higher quality of meat
was not obtainable prior to the improvement, and it is to be
regretted that deep rooted prejudice against what has been
termed fancy stock, especially among farmers, through
whom only advances can be made in furnishing consumers
with improved meats, has held back any general concerted
movement, confining the introduction of the better classes of
domestic animals to the hands of amateurs and men of
means, whose purchases and breeding movements were more
frequently made through a spirit of enterprise, and a fancy
for the work, than for the mere object of making money.

The lean, meat found iii the deep seated parts of a cut up
carcass is generlly supposed to be a mere massing of flesh in
bulk. Instead of this being the case, when we eat the flesh
of fowl or beast, we eat the motive parts of the animal or fowl,
each limb or other part of the body being made up of sepa-
rate and distinct muscles, each one having a special part to
perform in moving a limb, one set of muscles flexing and the
opposite set extending the limb. These muscles are attached
at each end to the bones by means of the tendons, as each
muscle terminates in a tendon, this structure beginning
where the fibres leave off.

Of these distinct muscles there are about 400 in the cattle
breast. These are made up of bundles of fibers. These are
seen separated in boiled corn beef. By drying a small piece of
raw beef thoroughly, and rubbing this between the fingers,
any one can discover how minute the structure of the meat is
as they will find each fiber to be made up of a hundred or
more fibrils, each one of which is not larger than a fine
hair. By placing these under a microscope they are found
to be fully organized, are tubular, and furnished with pro-
jections supposed to be provided for the purpose of holding
the fibrils together. These minute organisms are accompan-
ied by blood vessels and nerves, and the most important fea-
ture of all is that in the high bred, well fatted beast, we find
the evidences of all tissues and fat, in the minute spaces be-
tween these fibrils.

The meat of the scrub steer dries up quickly when sliced,
cooks dry, and is utterly insignificant as compared to the
flesh of the improved animal charged as the latter is with the
rich meat juices which can only come through the peculiar
provisions referred to above. Of course poverty in an animal,
no matter how finely bred, prevents the development of high
qualities. Breeding makes quality possible through the
added agency of good feeding, but no device of the feeder can
give the missing constituents to the scrub. — Cor. Prairie
Farmer.

scendants of Chanticleer, handing down his grey coloring
and too often his sour head; the get of Newminster, almost
all good race horses, and, with few exceptione, delicate in
training; the Knights of Kars, all natural fencers, and in
America, that marvelous little horse Justin Morgan. A Mor-
gan horse is a Morgan horse all over. The deep chest, mus-
cular haunches, bold, fearless eye, proud bearing and color,
tell him at a glance. What we want in a stallion is the power
to transmit his excellencies to his offspring, the blood which
dominates over and absorbs that of any other strain with
which it may mingle, a potent, masterful blood, filling the
veins of those born of it. Such a sire deprives breeding of a
great measure of its uncertainty. The best stallion is he
who, being really good in himself, most surely and closely
begets stock after his own image, or that of some great ances-
tor, when mated with mares of every variety of blood and
form. When you chance to come across such an animal, go
mark him well ! Let your choice fall on one not only great
in himself, but in his ancestry; patronize stallions the result
of whose amours you have seen. Having met with the model
and strain of blood you have been carrying in your mind's
eye, ask to see his foals before deciding to send your mares
to him. By his get ye shall know him. Blood and per-
formance alone will not suffice. Remember the failures of
the Earl, the great gladiator, or the pig-eyed Blue Gown, and
a host of others too numerous to name. Horses that verify
the Arab maxim: The foal follows the sire, are those to carry
the breeder over his difficulties.

As a rule the old law, that "like produces like," is subject
to many variations. The influences which compass the breeder
who aims at the best alone are so numerous and intricate that
he for the most part is compelled to walk by faith and not
by sight. In embryology there is a point beyond which mortal
ken has not pierced, a Kubicon which the most scientific in-
vestigator cannot cross. There are secrets of reproduction
which the Creator has reserved for himself. To begin with,
we cannot even fix the sex. Among the causes and variations
are soil, climate, breeding back, disease, accident, imagination
of the mother, the influences of former pregnacy. One of the
most dominent laws in that of hereditary transmission known
as " atavism." Agassiz has stated: "Children are not only chil-
dren of their father and mother, but they are also children of
the grandfathers and grandmothers; they are the children of
generations preceding them, so much so that it is a well-es-
tablished fact that very often children resemble their grand-
parents more than they resemble their parents.

Quoting such an authority as Darwin, we have the testi-
mony that: "As a general rule crossed offspring in the first
generation are nearly intermediate between theirparents; but
the grandchildren and succeeding generations continually re-
vert, in greater or less degree, to one or both of these pro-
genitors. With crossed breeds, the act of crossing in itself
certainly leads to the recovery of long-lost characters, as well
as of those from either parent form. We can thus under-
stand how, for instance, it is possible for a good milking cow
to transmit her good qualities through her male offspring, to
future generations; for we may confidently believe that those
qualities are present, though latent, in the males of each gen-
eration." The vital importance of a pure-bred and distin-
guished prepotent ancestry on both sides is here demon-
strated.

Law gives his opinion that: "Prepotency is less frequent-
ly the perogative of the individual than of the breed, which
has been bred long and carefully to a particular type."
Hence the value of Shorthorns and other pure races in im-
parting to other breeds, with which they may be crossed,
their own qualities to a proportionately greater extent than
the share they had in begetting them.

This grand law of inheritance is a force as uniform in its
action and as invariable as the law of gravity; like gravity,
its action is modified and interfered with by opposing forces,
which oftentimes disguise its phenomena. As gravity acts
alike on the feather and the bullet, so does atavism alike on
animals. Beware that you do not sow tares with your wheat.

Influence of Sires.

The views of the Live Stock Journal writers are worth
quoting:

The law which shall make breeding pass from the condi-
tion of a conjectural to that of a positive science is as yet
unwritten. Given a mare that invariably produces the reflex
of the stallion, no matter how often the stallion be changed;
or — vice versa, reversing the sexes — a horse, no matter how
many mares he serves, that invariably impresses his 'mint
mark ' on his progeny, and the problem is solved. Perfect
animals of such constant and reliable productive powers are
few and far between, and when found, are priceless, for with
them the breeder knows beforehand what to expect. We
know how that certain lines have their own characteristics,
and we trace back, not so much to the immediate parents as
to some potent ancestor. The black spots indicate the in
fluence of camel blood, the white hairs that of Sir Hercules
There are the big top-eared Melbournes; the dapper Arab-
headed Venisons, with their coats shot, with white; the de-

Mr. D. D. Fiquet, a dairyman of Houston, Texas, adopted
some years ago a system of breeding which he thought would
give him heifers when he wanted them and bulls when he
wanted bulls. His method of procedure has been published
time and again, and his success, so far as the reports have
stated, is invariable. It is here repeated:

If I wish a heifer from any chosen cow, I do not let her
go to the bull during her first approaching frenzy. I let the
cetruni pass through unimproved, but begin immediately
to prepare for its return. Thus my bull is kept in a lot or
inclosure to himself. He is fed bountifully upon corn meal,
grain, rye, oats, heat-producing food. He is restrained
rigidly in the exercise of his creating powers. He is allowed
to serve no other cow until the chosen animal has been dis-
posed of.

As to the cow, she is permitted to run at pasture, is stinted
as to feed, and fed altogether upon bran, root crops, green
food, having nothing given her except cooling food.

When the cow's frenzy again returns, I have, or should, a
very excited bull, rampant in his demonstrations of anxiety,
and a cow but moderately so in her display of passion. It
frequently happens, however, that I have to continue this
treatment of both animals through a second period of the
cow. For whilst the restraint and high feeding of the bull is
sure to bring him in upon the very crest of passion's billow,
the stinting or reducing of the cow's food for the same length
of time does not always reduce her passion proportionally.
Hence. I continue the treatment for another period, and
have never failed upon its second return to have the proper
conditions necessary to success.

Being thus very positive, from respective demonstrations
of the animals, that the bull is by far the most vigorous in
his passion, I couple them. The result is invariably a heifer
calf.

When I desire a bull calf I simply reverse the matter. My
cow is taken in from the herd, stabled and well fed, and well
cared for. My bull is stinted as to food, and fed only on
cooling food. Besides his passions are reduced by actual
service. He is allowed to serve every cow presenting an
opportunity, and these I seek from those in the neighborhood.
Thus when the cow's period returns she is by far the more
demonstrative animal of the two. The high feeding never
fails to bring her in upon the flood tide of passion. I couple
them, and the result is invariably a bull calf.

"Breeder antj Sportsman*."— The publishers of the San
Francisco Breeder and Sportsman have issued a New Year's
number, which is far superior in the matter of illustrations,
not only to any sporting paper ever published in America but
to any sporting paper ever published, A handsome litho-
graph of the celebrated four-year-old. Albert W, in thirteen
colors, adorns the cover, and in addition there is a picture by
E. Wyttenbach called "Boys in Trouble," which is vastly su-
perior to anything previously done in that line, and is far in
advanceof the Christmas pie'tures in the New York Bporbng
journals. The letter press is also creditable.— San Francm-o
Examiner.

Silos and Ensilage.

A. R. Cleveland, Dal ton, Mass., has a silo attatched to the
end of his cow stable. Its dimensions are 15 feet by 30
feet, and 16feet deep, one-half above ground. The walls are
a concrete of cement and gravel. The. silo was covered first
with straw six inches deep and then with plank U inches
thick. The whole was weighted with large stones to" the av-
erage depth of two feet. In addition to Mr. Cleveland's labor
and that of his team, tho cost of the silo was $303 75. The
fodder crops grown were corn and Hungarian grass. Fodder
is most valuable for ensilage when in bloom. The product
of corn fodder per acre varied from twenty to thirty-live tons.
The cost of filling per ton of fodder put in was about SI.
Two months' time lapsed before the silo was opened. As to
its condition when opened: Of the top sis inches was of
Hungarian grass, two of which was a little mouldy. The
corn smelled sweet and good, and after standing twenty-four
or forty-eight hours the odor was similar to that of new
bread. After first opening, the ensilage was all uncovered,
and being exposed to the air, it smelled and tasted rather
sour at last, yet the cattle always ate it with a relish.

Mr. Cleveland writes: "1 think three tons of ensilage
equal in value one ton of the best timothy hay. After feed-
ing ensilage one week my six cows gained twelve quarts per
day in their milk, after which while they did not show any
additional gain yet they held their own. The milk and butter
produced while feeding ensilage were as good as the products
obtained in June from good pasture. As to the value of en-
silage for other stock, my young cattle and sheep ate it with
relish, and in preference to good hay. The daily ration was
sixty pounds ensilage to each cow. It was fed at morning
and night, thirty pounds at a feeding, with a small foddering
of hay at noon. I seldom fed ensilage alone, using wheat
middlings and corn meal, half and half, four quarts a day.
As I continued to feed this ensilage my 6tock improved in
flesh and appearance, being in poor condition when I com-
menced feeding. The system of ensilage feeding enables
one with a little land to keep a comparatively large amount
of stock. Last year I bought $180 worth of hay, while this
year I wintered five more cattle on the same land and sold
@ 100 worth of hay."

The silos owned by William H. Gilbert, Biohmond, N. Y,(
are built at the end of his barn and extend into the side
of a hill. The bottom of the silos are one foot below the
stable floor, with doors extending from top of the silo to the
level of the stable floor. Each silo is sixteen feet by thirty-
six feet and nineteen feet 'in depth. The walls are of stone
two feet in thickness and plastered with water-lime. The
bottom is paved with stone and plastered. The cover is of
2-inch plank tongued and grooved. Last year the weighting
was effected with common field stone, estimated at thirty
tons on each silo. This season barrels filled with sand are
used, giving a weight of 150 to 200 pounds to the square foot.
These two silos cost about $800. Stone, delivered, cost 82
per cord; mason work, fifty cents a perch; labor on building,
$100; excavation, $30. The sand for the necessary mortar
was secured in excavating for the silo pit. Southern corn
was planted with drill, thirty inches apart and cultivated
same as field corn. This variety of corn grows large aud is
sweet and juicy. Corn fodder is most valuable for ensilage
when the ears are large enough for roasting. One season
with another, twenty tons corn fodder per acre is a good
average. In preparing the ensilage the cutter was placed on
the wall, so that the feed falls directly into the silo. The en-
silage was cut into lengths of three-eighths of an inch, at the
rate of eight to ten tons per hour. Two men were kept in
silo, leveling and packing. The cost for cutting, drawing,
and packing was between thirty-five and forty cents per ton.

Mr. Gilbert writes: "My silos were opened about three
months after filling, the condition of the ensilage at that time
proving good. There seemed to be no deterioration after
opening, in fact the ensilage was as good in April as in De-
cember. Five tons of ensilage will keep a cow as long as two
tons of the best hay. I secured from my cows when fed with
ensilage twenty-five per cent, more milk than I could obtain
from hay. The butter product was number one, with the
flavor nearly as good as that made from grass. My horses
and hogs ate ensilage greedily, though I did not feed them
enough to ascertain value. I fed two bushels, orforty pounds
to each head per day. I fed two pounds of bran, night and
morning, though not with the ensilage. I never had stock
do so well on any other feed; they gained both in flesh and
health. Again, I never had cows do so well after calving as
in the case of those fed with ensilage. I put in fifty acres of
corn for ensilage, that cost me, when ready for cultivating,
$433 10, including $5 per acre for fertilizer and cost of seed,
and thirty cents per hour for team. Cost of cultivating, s3n.
With an average crop under such expenses it will not cost
more than $5 to winter a cow. With good management a
farm will keep two cows the year for every acre cultivated.
In conclusion, I consider ensilage very profitable in the econ-
omy of the farm."

James Neilson of New Brunswick, N. J., has a silo fourteen
feet by forty feet, and nineteen feet deep, half under the
ground. Mr. Neilson considers a long, narrow, deep pit
preferable; then if a hay knife be used to cut down smoothly
at the end, there is but little loose fodder exposed to the air,
and consequently a minimum of waste. The walls of this
silo were of concrete one foot thick. The cover is of Loose
boards and weighted with about 400 pounds of stone per
square yard. Cost of the silo $1,320. including a deep under
drain, which latter cost about 6150. Large Dent corn was
sown with a wheat drill, rows three and one-half feet apart.
Charging every expense, including $3 50 per load for manure,
the ensilage cost $8 per ton. Mr. Neilson writes: "The
milk produced by my cows fed with ensilage whs exceedingly
rich in cream and of remarkably pleasant flavor. My method
of feeding is fifty pounds ensilage, thirty pounds brewers'
grains and two pounds cotton-seed meal perdavfora 1, 000-
pound cow. Upon ensilage thus fed my cattle gained in
weight and appearance. I have contracted for a
twenty by forty feet, aud eighteen feet in depth, to cost $500.
It is to be built of chestnut posts set in the irround three feet
apart, with double lining of hemlock boards, with tarrud
paper between. This structure will he all above ground."

I have seen salt fed to hogs for more than fifty years, and
in the laat twenty years have fed many heavy hogs, ranging

from 300 to 000 pounds net. I feed ill. 'in all Liberally with
salt; have never hist oue nor bus one been sick an hour.
These hogs have been fattened in a dnse pi n, and their rmn

,-ipid f 1 was na'li neal mad- into n dough. This dough I

have salted at least once a day. Sometimes my hog

fail to clean out their trough, in that ease I would put B

handful of salt into my buoket, with some water, pour it into

their trough, and they would lick it up with much relish. Ed

addition to the salt. I ft ed ooals from th<

regular oustom to feed coal, and it i

Quantity a hog will eat) and how healthy i

make him. Let the hogs have plenty i

and we shall hear less of tho cholera.-

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Getting" the Cream.

The best process of making sweet batter or more properly
sweet cream butter, is as follows: For this product the
cream, whether in creamery or dairy practice, is almost uni-
versally obtained by the cold process, and the milk should be
set as soon after it is drawn as possible, and promptly cooled.
The use of covered vessels should be avoided. If the vessels
containing the milk are surrounded by cold water or cold air
there is no possible advantage in their being covered, while
the quality of the butter is impaired by the means. Not only
is the quality of the butter improved by exposing the milk
and cream to the action of free air, or air from which the
vapor has been condensed by contact with ice or ice cold
water, but the flavor and aroma of the butter are improved.
No funneL tube or other attachment to any form of cover yet
began to remove nearly all the objections to it. *

In the Danish practice the milk is set cold, and skimmed
after twelve hours. In many dairies, and indeed it is claimed
to be the more general practice, the milk is skimmed twice,
only the first skimming going into the sweet product. The
cream from the morning's milk is kept cool over night, and
the next morning mixed with the evening's milk. It is then
put into warm water and the temperature raised to 52 de-
grees, stirring to make sure that it is all evenly tempered and
aired. It is then churned in a geared churn with vertical
paddles, driven rapidly for 40 minutes, during which time
the temperature rises to 59 deg. No water is allowed to come
in contact with it at any time. If it is desirable to fill up the
churn, new milk is used. For rinsing down the churn skim
milk entirely sweet is used. When the butter comes in little
pellets it is collected on a hair sieve, through which the
buttermilk is strained, then carefully hand-worked till the
residue of the buttermilk is extracted and gathered into little
lumps of two or three pounds. It is then weighed, and salt
to the amount of three per cent of its weight sprinkled over
it, when it is piled up and left to become solid and for the
salt to draw any remaining'particles of milk. It is next cut
aross the lumps, mixed, and the salt worked into it. If it
has become soft in the process of working it is broken up
and placed in a tin vessel, with sticks to keep it from con-
tact with the tin till it becomes firm. It is them rolled with
plated rollers a few times, packed in wooden tubs and sent to
market. There it is graded, re-salted and tinned, after which
it goes to the ends of the world in perfect condition.

Pig Papers.

As a rule the pig is reared for the money that is in him.
We may talk about cheap meats for the millions as a necessi-
ty justifying the rearing of swine, and persuade ourselves
that the man is excusable who at this day places before his
fellow men, as an article of diet, that which in olden times
was rejected by an honored people as unfit for human food.
Little difference, however, does it make to the man thus ex-
cused, whether we think of him as a philanthropist or as one
engaged in leading mankind astray, so long as he has a fair
profit on the pigs he rears, or on the pork products he can
place on the market. If there were no money for him in the
breeding and rearing of hogs he would not engage in the bus-
iness. We find, however, that to nearly every farmer and
cottager in the land there is a profit in pig raising, and so
long as such is the case, we may expect to see this among the
leading industries in civilized America.

The rapidly-growing interest in swine breeding in the
Union is shown by the late census returns. According
to these there were on farms, in June, 18S0, 47,6S3,951 hogs,
the rate of increase since 1S70 being ninety per cent., while
the rate of increase in population during the same time was
only thirty per cent. The census returns show also that near-
ly two-thirds of the hogs in the United States in 1SS0 were in
the five States of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio.
With facts and figures such as these at hand it is not surpris-
ing that the live-stock and agricultural papers, particularly
those of the West, should devote more attention than former-
ly to swine husbandry, and that public records of breeding
stock should be established and sustained; nor, on the other
hand, that all parties interested in swine breeding should
more eagerly avail themselves of every means calculated to
aid in the successful prosecution of this work. — Breeder's
Gazetie, Chicago.

*

Aberdeen- or Angus, Which? — Air. George Wilken
Waterside of Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, appends the
following to a business letter: "Your people are going all
wrong calling these cattle Polled Angus. In the whole dis-
trict of Angus there are not five hundred polled cattle. In
Aberdeenshire there are nearly five thousand. Besides, if
they would look at the herd books they would there find
that they have always been called Polled Aberdeen or An-
gus. It seems a small matter, but as Aberdeenshire has al-
ways had by far the greater number of the breed, and has
made the name of Aberdeenshire beef famous, I think it a
mistake to call the cattle Polled Angus, as it is not correct.
There is a wide difference between them and Galloways, and
I think some of your people are being hoodwinked with
these. Galloways can be bought at less than one-third the
price." And upon the same subject Air. F. B. Eedfield, of
Batavia, N. T., writes us as follows: "After much contro-
versy and 'Aberdonian partisanship,' it seems to be finally
settled in Scotland that my favorite breed of cattle shall be
called Polled Aberdeen or Angus cattle; and at the late
meeting of American breeders in Chicago it seemed to be al-
most the unanimous sentiment that we should not depart
from the full title given the breed in their native home.
Therefore, 1 wish you would insert the complete name as
above, in my card, in place of the words Polled Angus. The
Geary Bros., in their card, are right on this point. Some
others I see still use the wrong, or rather only part of the ac-
cepted title; and in at least one instance there is yet the con-
fusion of the two Scotch polled breeds under the common
name of -Sottish Pulled' cattle. It is time that we reach
some uniformity in this matter; particularly is it time that
this Polled Scot business was done away with."— Breeder's
Gazette, Chicago.

In killing a number of pigs of the same litter and all re-
the same treatment there will be a difference in
weight amounting to from 20 to 100 pounds, according to
d nze. Invariably the pig that gets a start while
young keeps the lead, and a difference of five pounds at six
J5 "WW '^ tenf.-ld that a year later. Probably

u"' htT-' mallei and eat more but the

profit m a pig comes from getting him to eat as much as he
can digest. A tittimn is usually a poor bargain even as a
Gift. A doox widow who had every year a present of the tit-
man in Ins titter of pigs from a rich farmer in the neighbor-
hood, at 1 it learned that it was dear even as a gift ami iu-
i ^mng ..ne ..f the best pigs in his lot, to makeup
-is li *

twin yearling calves belonging to J. R. Adams of
y, Iowa, weigh 1,606 pounds each. So at least the
r puts the figures.

Currying Milch Cows.

To a farmer the idea of currying a cow, milch or otherwise,
is an absurdity; but to dairymen who have highly bred cows,
who take a pride in their business and get the top price of
the market for their produce, it is a matter of moment, in that
it is known to increase the milk flow and the butter produce
by ten to twenty per cent. "We say that this is known, and
will further say that it is so far an established fact that few,
if any, can be found to dispute it.

There are many points in the conduct of a dairy unknown,
indeed unthought of, by farmers, that will presently have a
prominent place in their management, very much to the
benefit of themselves and those who receive and make use of
their produce.

Among these are succulent food, protection from inclement
weather, kind handling, thorough and careful milking, full
and regular feeding, clean stabling (when stabled), and an
absence of foul odors, good ventilation, plenty of light and
that thorough cleansing of the skin without which no milch
cow can perform her duty thoroughly and well. With all
these we must, to have a "tip-top" article of butter, have the
washing of the udder and teats before milking, and with this
an entire absence of the filth accumulated in feeding and
lounging between milkings.

Of all these, one of the most important is that of period-
ical currying, in that it cleanses the hide of superfluous hair,
keeps it active and healthful, and void of that peculiar odor
so commonly found in milk and sometimes in butter. It
promotes the secretion and disposition of the putrid particles
of the animal system which would otherwise be absorbed by
the secretory glands and be carried off in the milk, and leaves
the latter not only purer, but of a much better quality, and
gives promise to the butter maker of a higher color and a
purer flavor to the butter from the churn, hence a higher
price in the market.

Herein may seem lots of trouble over details, but when
reduced to a system they occupy little of time, labor or ex-
pense.— Rural World.

Jersey Cows ix the Cheese Dairy. — The insinuation is
often thrown out that the milk of Jersey cows is not good
for cheese. There is a tendency to this opinion in the minds
of many growing out of the belief that it not as rich in
caseine as the milk of some other cows — an opinion which is
not well sustained by analysis of their milk. There may be
objections againt the use of Jersey cows in cheese dairies,
but that their milk will not make as good cheese, or as much
of it as the average of other cows, certainly cannot be
counted as one of them. In milk of average quality there is
as much butter as cheesy matter, and an equal quantity of
each is deemed essential to all full-milk cheese. To have
less butter than caseine is to approximate a skim cheese.
There is, practically, no difference between a cheese made
from milk having naturally a small proportion of butter, in
comparison to its qheesy matter, and rich milk skimmed till
the ratio between fat and caseine is the same. No man who
understands merit in cheese will ever desire milk rich in
caseine to make it of. because he will comprehend at once
that the larger the percentage of caseine and. the smaller the
percentage of fat the more will the resulting cheese resemble
skims. There is, perhaps, no cheese in the world which
stands higher among cheese fanciers than Stilton, which is
made of new milk, with half as much cream as belongs to
the milk added to it. That makes the milk once and a half
as rich in cream as average milk, and this is just about what
we have in Jersey milk. — National Live Stock Journal.

The Texas Hog . — He is of Swiss cottage style of archi-
tecture. His physical outline is angular to a degree unknown
outside of a text book on the science of geometry. The
country razor-back prowls around in the woods and lives on
acorns, pecan nuts and roots; when he can spare time he
climbs under his owner's fence and assists in harvesting the
corn crop. In this respect he is neighborly to a fault, and,
when his duty to his owner's crop will allow, he will readily
turn in and assist the neighbors, even working at night
rather than see his crop spoil for want of attention. Crossing
the razor-back with the blue-blooded stock makes but little
improvement. The only effective way to improve him is to
cross him with a railway train. He then becomes an im-
ported Berkshire or Poland-China hog, and if he does not
knock the train off the track, the railroad company pay for
him at the rate of $1 a pound, for which they are allowed
the mournful privilege of shoveling the remains off the
track. The ham of the country razor-back is more juicy
than the hind leg of an iron fire-dog, but not so fat as a pine
knot. — Agricultural Epitomist.

Bjettrsed. — "W. W. Spaulding, who this paper announced
had gone East and would return with some polled Angus or
Galloways, returned this week. We did not get to see this
gentleman until too late to give any extended account of his
trip with the stockmen. Mr. Spaulding says it is impossible
to get an Angus or Galloway bull for less than $1,000, and
that the breeders will not sell the females for any price.
Failing in this, he has purchased and will receive here in the
course of a month several head of Hereford cattle. Mr.
Spaulding attended the Fat Stock Show at Chicago and gives
such an account of the stock as is well calculated to encour-
age the inauguration of such an exhibition here. These will
be the first Herefords imported to Oregon, we believe. — North
Pacific Rural Spirit.

Toirs'G Hogs. — It is most profitable to make pork from
young pigs. A bushel of corn will produce more pounds of
increase in weight when fed to a pig three months old. The
cost of producing a given weight of pork increases with the
age of the animal. If it is desired to produce an increase of
one ton of pork by feeding 100 swine that increase will be
more cheaply obtained by feeding pigs under six months of
age than by feeding those which are a year old, or older ones.
The man who allows his young pigs to have a scanty allow-
ance of food permits the opportunity for profitable feeding to
slip by and is obliged to produce his pork at an increased
cost, by feeding when the swine are older. — Lodi Sentinel.

The Rural Spirit and its veterinary editor feel aggrieved,
and justly so. Some weeks ago an item from some exchange,
which attempted to be witty, that had been clipped and was
lying on the table in the Breeder and Sportsman office, was
taken by a printer to fill out a page just as the forms were
going to press, and was published entirely without the knowl-
edge of the editor. Not only this but (we speak from mem-
ory only) the expression "a dose of such words" was changed
by the compositor to "such a dose," which quite altered the
meaning of the sentence. Yet we fail to see where the pub-
lication evinced "a sense of littleness " on our part. Per-
haps this expression, too, would express the intended idea
better by transposition, thus: "Littleness of sense," or " lit-
tleness without sense."

Drying up Cows.

Should dairy cows be dried off, or should they be milked up
to their time? To answer this question pat, yes or no, would,
only betray the ignorance of the speaker on the subject of
dairymen's practices and prejudices. We know of no subject
that needs intelligent airing at the meetings of our dairymen's
associations so much as this. It is well known by all that no "
matter how great may be the flow of a cow's milk when she
first calves, if she goes dry too soon she will not prove a profit-
able milker. Indeed, most dairymen would take a large-
sized surprise party if they would only test the question as to
the yearly yield of the two cows that gave the most and least
at the time of calving. This could be approximated by keep-
ing the dates of dropping calves and going dry of the different
cows in the herd with their various yields weighed and re-
corded.

What we started out to say was that the strange part of
this subject relates to the practices and prejudices of dairy-
men. In the country we find farmers almost universally
drying up their cows with the fear of hurting them if milked
up to calving time. Near the cities, where milk is sold to
consumers, no attention whatever is paid to the time a cow is
due to calve. She is simply milked as long as she will give it,
and sold if she goes dry too long before calving.

Breeders of dairy cattle who handle high priced cows are in
grave doubt on the subject of drying off. They all know it is
a dangerous practice if not done with care and diligence. If
the cow is neglected and forms milk in her udder that is not
drawn off she is sure to suffer from the neglect, while good
milkers are almost certain to give milk up to the day of calving,
with a pretty general opinion that it injures the calf and
creates too heavy a drain on the cow. Can our dairy ex-
pounders at the conventions lay down a safe rule to pursue
in this matter ? Let them try it, by all means. — American
Dairyman.

Mr. George Fleming, President of the Koyal College of
Veterinary Surgeons, recently read a paper in England, on a
new disease which he has discovered to prevail among cattle,
in various parts of England. The Live Stock Journal and
FancMrs' Gazette, of London, gives a synopsis of Mr. Flem-
ing's paper, from which the following is taken: "It manifests
itself by great enlargement and induration, as well as ulcera-
tion of the tongue. It also attacks the bones of the face and
throat in the form of tumors, and is very destructive, espec-
ially among young stock. Mr. Fleming, by means of morbid
specimens from the tongues and heads of calves, as well as
by microscopical preparations, clearly demonstrated the affec-
tion to be due to the presence of a minute fungus, which
probably obtains an entrance to the tissues either through
the mucous follicles or an abrasion in the mouth. From the
peculiar manner in which the fungus grows, and the radiat-
ing arrangement of its branches, it has received the name of
Actinomyces, and it is consequently proposed to designate the
disease Actinomykosis. It has hitherto only been noticed in
Germany and Italy, and no fewer than sixteen cases are re-
ported in the German medical journals as having been ob-
served in man. Mr. Flemingproduced some evidence to show
that the fungus could be successfully implanted from a dis-
eased to a healthy animal; and one of the German cases,
in which a man was affected, would lead to the suspicion that
it may be communicated from the lower animals to our own
species. Instances were given in which the microphyte has
also been found in a horse."

It is the belief of Secretary Teller that stock raising is an
industry to which most of the Indians are much better adapt-
ed than to agriculture. What can be done by the Indians
under favorable circumstances is shown by the example of
the Navajo tribe of New Mexico. In 1S69 they had about
1,000 head of sheep and goats. In November of that year
the government furnished them with 14,000 sheep and 1,000
goats at a cost of $30,000. The report of their agent shows
that the number has increased to 900,000 sheep and 200,000
goats. In 1SS1 the agent reported the wool clip at 1,000.000
pounds, and that 200,000 pounds had been manufactured into
blankets. These Indians, numbering 16,000 by means of
this small outlay, in thirteen years have become self-support-
ing, the total appropriation for their subsistence for the
fiscal year 1SS3 being only $5,000. From 1870 to 18S2, in-
clusive, the total appropriation for their support was $1,279,-
445, or an annual appropriation of over $9S,000. During the
years 1870, 1871 and 1872, the appropriations for their sub-
sistence amounted to a total of $5S2,375. During the years
1881, 18S2 and 18S3, the appropriations for like purposes
amounted to a total of $58,000, and hereafter there will be
no necessity for an appropriation for their subsistence.

Butter is finished in the dairy, but not made there. The
stamp of the dairywoman puts the gold in market form; but
the work must be commenced in the field or in the feeding
stables; and this leads at once to the consideration of feeding
for butter. During the early, sunny summer months, when
nature is profuse of fa vol's, there is little to be done beyond
accepting her bounty. The tender grasses are full of the
needed nutrition, and they afford the constant supply of
moisture without which the secretion of milk is greatly les-
sened. Yet, at this season, as well as all others, a pure sup-
ply of water is absolutely necessary. It does not meet the
requirement if cattle have a wet hole full of surface drainage
in the pasture, or a frog pond. While it is not probable that
the tadpoles and wrigglers sometimes found in city milk have
been drank by the thirsty cow, many infusions do exist in
such pools that are hardly eliminated or rendered entirely
harmless by the wonderful milk secretions of the animal.
The cattle should drink from spring-fed boxes; and as often
as these, under the hot sun, are seen to produce green growth
or floating scum, a pail of coarse salt may be put in, and the
current checked until the fresh-water growths are killed; the
salt water is then drawn off, and for a long tinie-the trough
will remain pure and the water bright. — Breeder's Gazette,
Chicago.

Hon. Harrison Bailey owns a cow, which, in the last four
years, has dropped nine calves, three of them the present
year, and of course is highly valued. A few nights ago she
got into a cornfield and filled herself so full of the provender
there that she was unable to rise when she lay down, and
nothing short of her death was expected until a neighbor
came along and undertook to relieve her by plunging a
butcher knife into her flank just in front of the hip bone.
This failed to have the desired effect, and another neighbor
proposed to enlarge the hole made by the knife and
remove the food. To this the owner would not consent
until convinced that she would die anywa}', and then the
experiment was tried, and fully six bushels of undigested
corn stalks and grass, in a state of fermentation, was removed
from her paunch. The opening was then closed, and in a
very short time the animal was on her feet and as contentedly
chewing her cud as if nothing unusual had happened, and
is to-day as well as any cow on the place. — Shelby, Ky., Sen-
tinel.

1883

%lxt jjrcctlcv and §fomtemm.

Judging the Age of Cattle.

All kine aie born with incisors, called "niilk -teeth," which
fall and are renewed at the periods mentioned below. Calves
born toothless are premature. According to Guenon bovine
animals have thirty-two teeth, of which twenty-four are
grinding- teeth, or molars, and eight are cutting teeth, or in-
cisors. The molars serve for grinding the food in eating and
in rumination; they are regularly distributed in four groups
of six each, solidly planted. Two of these groups of molars
form the entire dentition of the upper jaw, in which there
are no incisors, but their place is tilled by a mass of elastic
cartilage forming a firm pad. The two other groups occupy
the back of the lower jaw, and are separated by a space of
about four inches, in which are planted the incisors. The
eight incisors in the front part of the lower jaw complete the
dentition. They are grouped in a semicircle, the middle
ones being somewhat higher than those at the extremities.
They are usually rather loose in the jaw, having but a single
root. At from two to two and a half years, the central in-
cisors are lost, and replaced by the permanent teeth. From
this time to three years, the two adjoining teeth are lost; six
months later, the three incisors of each side; and at about
four years the corner ones, all being replaced as they fall by
the permanent teeth. It happens sometimes, but rarely, that
the corner incisors are not lost. When the permanent in-
cisors have all appeared, the animal is rising five years. The
molars of both jaws have been lost at about the same time,
the four corresponding ones falling together, and being re-
placed by new ones. Daring this second dentition, and es-
pecially when cutting the permanent molars, the animal suf-
fers more or less and eats with difficulty. It is well, if the
suffering seems severe, or continues long, to have the loose
tooth extracted by a skillful hand. At five years the teeth
are usually complete and regular, the incisors forming a
semicircle, of which the corner teeth are lower than those of
the center. The upper surface of the tooth presents a sharp,
projecting ring of enamel. After seven or eight years this
symmetry is altered, the central incisors wearing down to
about the height of the corners. After nine years, the enamel
ring is worn down, the angles of the teeth show attrition,
and the forms grow rounder. At from ten to twelve years,
spaces begin to show between the teeth. At from fourteen to
seventeen they are worn down to the roots, leaving wide in-
terstices; the alveolar processes begin to be absorbed, and
the teeth grow loose. The rapidity of these changes depends
to some degree upon the mode of life and the food of the an-
imal. In heaths and sandy land the teeth wear out much
faster, and animals raised in them may have the teeth quite
worn away before they are old. In fertile pastures the teeth
are preserved longer; but the dryness and perishing of the
ivory occur at the ages above mentioned. When the incisors
begin to fall, the animals have difficulty in grazing, and if
intended for fattening, must be fed in the stall. Similar in-
conveniences follow the loss of one or more molars; the ani-
mal grinds its own food with difficulty, and the jaw becomes
more or less deformed. Animals of this species are also sub-
ject to "wolf-teeth," which term is applied to teeth (usually
the second molars) which grow long and pointed, interfering
with the closure of the jaws and hindering mastication.
Animals thus affected, feed with difficulty, and are apt to
pine av ay. The position of these teeth makes it difficult to
inspect them; but when discovered the tooth should be cut
or snapped off to the level of the rest. Now as to the horns.
In animals which have reached the age of three years, the
horn has a ridge or ring at the base, and a new one is formed
every year below the old one. But the number of these
rings cannot be relied upon in estimating the age, as it some-
times happens that in an old animal these rings are so
blended that they cannot be counted. In youth the horns are
thickest at the base, and taper to a point; but when the ani-
mal has reached eight or ten years, a narrowing often takes
place at the base, obliterating several rings. This is often
the case with animals used for labor, as the pressure of the
yoke and the friction of the parts which attach it to the
horns wear away the rings. The appearance of the horns is
therefore a much more uncertain guide than that of the
teeth, in estimating age; stilL it should not be entirely neg-
lected.— Boston Cultivator.

It is pleasant to note that stockowners have given attention,
during the year, to improved breeds. Animals of good pedi-
gree are found in our chief pastures. This is not only the
case with cattle, of which we have some splendid specimens,
but with horses, to which much thought has been directed.
A number of Norman horses have been sold for breeding
purposes by Royal Perry, our townsman, who is a brother of
James A. Perry, the well known American importer, and
among the progressive men of this locality who have given
attention to the improvement of draft horses for agricultural
work, we may mention Henry Miller, P. Q. Turner, E. A.
Sawyer, Abe Lewis and others. Of the forty head of these
strong, sagacious horses in California, from ten to a dozen
have been introduced and purchased by the enterprising
farmers in this valley. This fine class of draft horses, se-
lected from the best specimens of France, will increase in
this vicinity as the years roll by, and farmers realize the ad-
vantage of raising the best domestic animals. — Gilroy Ad-
vocate.

A calf suffering from having eaten too much bulky and in-
digestible food, may be helped by relieving him of "his load.
Carefully drench him with a solution of half a pound of Ep-
som salts in three pints of hot water, to which add a pint of
molasses and an ounce of ground ginger. Thereafter give
every two hours half a pint of raw linseed oil, until the bow-
els begin to move. During a week thereafter feed steamed
cooked food mixed with finely cut hay. Keep constantly
common salt placed within his reach, not mixing it among
the food. It is wrong to feed young calves entirely on dry
and bulky food. Their digestive organs are incapable of di-
gesting such stuff, and mischief is likely to follow sooner or
later. While dry food may be fed with impunity in moder-
ate quantity, it is, however, proper to alternate the same with
more easily digested food, such as does not tax their digestive
powers too much, and they will thrive much better. — Breed-
er^ Gazette, Chicago.

h. The Austrian Minister of Agriculture has issued a report
showing the quantity of game killed in the Cisleithan prov-
inces in 1880, from which it appears that 1,027,090 head of
ground game was shot, including 900,000 hares, 42,000 deer
and 27,000 rabbits. Of feathered game 992,346 head was
shot, including 717,000 partridges, 84,000 quail, 78,000

Sheasants, 43,000 wild duck and 25,000 woodcock aDd snipe.
early 22,000 foxes, 12,000 weasels, 6,000 martens, 2,300 bad-
gers, 165 wolves, 65 lynx and 25 bears are included in the
report. In Galicia the largest number of bears and wolves
were killed; in Tyrol and Vorarlberg 2,000 chamois fell; in
Styria 7,653 and in Salzburg 1,055. Bohemia returned 380,-
000 hares, and over 400,000 partridges.

It is claimed that every gallon of milk has food value equal
to two and a half pounds of boneless beef.

Kidney Worm in Hogs.

A paralytic state of the hind quarters of swine is an evil
of no unfrequent occurrence. If the cause of this condition
was similar in all cases, then the question of prevention or
cure might be settled without any long discourse. The evil
has been ascribed to the presence of worms in the kidneys,
to sprain of the loins, to trichinosis, rheumatism, disease of
the spinal marrow, fatty degeneration, scrofula, etc. A para-
lyzed (paraplegic) state of the hindquarters, perhaps due to a
reflex irritation, consequent upon the presence of large num-
bers of worms in the intestinal canal, coupled with constipa-
tion, lumbago or rheumatism of the loins, is not of unfre-
quent occurrence among swine, especially such as are badly
housed during the colder season of the year, and is evidenced
by pain, stiffness and difficulty in using the hind quarters.
A certain round worm inhabits more or less all the internal
organs of swine. It is the same worm which infests the kid-
neys, and to which almost all cases of weakness of the hind
quarters of swine is indiscriminately attributed under the
name "kidney worm ;" but kidney worm is, however, not of
so common occurrence as the number of inquiries on the
subject would seem to indicate. The presence of the same
worm in the spinal canal, or in the spinal marrow, may pro-
duce paraplegia or paralysis of the hind quarters, in which
case the animal would not exhibit any such marked tender-
ness on being pressed over the loins with the fingers as he
would if the ailment of the hind quarters was due to a sprain
or to rheumatism of the loins. It is next to impossible to
diagnose the presence of worms in the kidneys, except by
chance, through microscopic examination of the urine, when
minute eggs from the worms named may be detected. But
such knowledge would avail little or nothing, as no remedy
would be likely to cause the destruction of the worms, or
their removal from their natural lodgment in the pelvic cavity
of the kidneys. When the paralytic condition is ascertained
to be due to the presence of a large number of worms in the
intestinal canal, Forber's solution of arsenic may be given in
doses of a small teaspoonful every morning during a fort-
night; then, after an interval of ten days, it may be repeated
as before. It is tasteless, and may be given among a little
milk, which the animal will drink voluntarily. Also give a
sliced, raw onion among the food daily. Provide fresh and
clean drinking water, and give plenty of sour milk or butter-
milk. The animals should have well bedded, well ventilated
quarters, free from dampness or draft of cold air. — Prairie
Parmer.

♦ ■-

Unnecessary DosrxG. — It is a very poor policy to resort to
a continued use of nostrums, with the fallacious idea of
warding off the consequences of neglect and mismanage-
ment. Attention to proper and regular feeding, sufficienc)T
of proper shelter, and daily attention to cleanliness of the
animals and their habitations, will go further toward ward-
ing off disease or vermin than any kind or amount of nos-
trums will. Besides, the continued use of sulphur or other
medicinal agents, will, in the course of time, surely prove
detrimental to the system, by interfering with the normal
functions of some one or other of the vital organs of the
body, and thus render the animal liable at any time to the
very ailment, which it was intended by this dosing to pre-
vent. There is a more direct and far better way of preventing
lousiness on stock, such as a regular daily use of so-called
elbow grease, which may be applied in any quantity, and
without danger of injury — in fact, the more of it the better;
and in the case where animals at the start are lousy, a few
applications of Scotch snuff will prove efficient. To the use
of common salt we have no objection, provided that it be not
used in a compulsory manner, that is by mixing it amongst
the food. It is by far better to keep constantly placed in a
separate trough, in some accessible corner, under shelter
from wet, a quantity of common salt, or stone salt, of which
the animal can partake at will, and there is no danger of
taking too much of it. At the same time they should have
ready access to pure drinking water. — Breeder's Gazette,
Chicago.

♦

Swine, perhaps, come more near to being the every-day,
always available stock of the farmer, than any other species
of domestic animal intended for the shambles. With cattle
or sheep he may have to wait two or three years for a full
return of his investment, but from his hogs he can gather a
crop every season, and handle the nimble penny over and
over again, with a frequency unknown in other lines of live-
stock transactions. The hog is on hand to eat almost any re-
spectable refuse which may be placed before him, and is
ready to thus convert a great deal of otherwise worthless pro-
vender into solid cash. He is the scavenger of the farm, and
at the same time is the ready and reliable replenisher of the
farmer's purse. Though an inveterate grunter, he is no
growler, and, as an exchange puts it, " comes down with the
cash yearly, and pays, when properly bred and cared for,
better dividends than bank stock, government bonds, or any
other investment, in proportion to the capital invested or la-
bor expended."

The practice with many of discarding old sows, and
filling up from the young litter, is very unwise,
provided the dams are of equal merit and breeding with the
pigs. If, however, a young sow be kept till she is a year old,
well fed in the meantime, before being bred, she will bring as
strong and grow thy pigs as the older sows. The notion that
a sow should be bred early, that she should become a good
auckler, is erroneous. Maturity in growth of the whole body
is quite necessary to the development of the milk glands, and,
as we have proved to our own satisfaction by sufficient tests,
the well nourished sow, dropping her first Utter at sixteen
months, will, as stated, bring as good pigs as the older sows,
and is quite as likely to have an ample supply of milk.

Foul in the feet of cattle is often caused by keeping the
animals in filthy and wet barn yards, or on filthy and badly-
drained stable floors. Treatment consists in removal to a
properly-drained, dry and well-bedded floor. The feet should
be thoroughly cleansed and detached or decayed horn should
be carefully pared away without injury to vital parts. Then
apply twice or thrice daily, by means of a feather, a sufficien-
cy of a mixture of two ounces of oil of turpentine, half an
ounce of sulphuric acid and one ounce of olive oil. When
a change in the nature of the affected parts becomes appar-
ent, fill the cleft between the hoofs with a pledget of tow or
oakum, saturated with equal parts of tar and lard, morning
Eking, until the parts nave assumed a natural condi-
tion.— Breeder's Gazette, Chicago.

Dairymen abroad have been experimenting for the purpose
of determining which yield of milk, the morning or even-
ing's mess, is the richer of the two. The decisi* i
favor of the evening's mesa being the richer for both butter
and cheese making qualities. The milk of oows fed ground
feed in winter was richer than that pTodaced by the same
cows from grass in summer. This is not a matter of very
great moment to the dairyman, though he should keep
posted on all these little points.

Bull Butter Items.

"Butter's fat and fat's butter," says the bull butter advo-
cate, "and the thirteen percent, of milk churned with the bull
butter is used only because some people have a foolish desire
for the flavor" of genuine butter. The oleomargarine, then,
which is claimed to be identical in composition with but-
ter, lacks that peculiar flavor of good butter. Why ?

You cannot compete with oleomargarine unless you are
willing to take pains with your cows and milk and look after
all the little details in keeping th*» milk clean and free from
atmospheric taints, and to make "gilt edged" butter at every
churning.

There was a bull butter supper at the Palace Hotel last
week which was attended by Ciovs. Perkins and Stoneman
and one di the daily papers called it a "Banquet to Governor
Perkins."

The Santa Clara county dairymen are thoroughly organ-
ized for the anti-bull-butter war.

The Dairymen's Society of Monterey county was organized
week before last.

Polled Aberdeen ok Angus Cattle. — The great defect of
the Polled breed, as compared with the Shorthorn, was, that
it was slow in maturing. Mr. McCombie soon perceived that
this was the case. He was an early exhibitor, at the Smith-
field fat stock shows, but he was at first unsuccessful. After
a minute examination of the prize animals shown at Smith-
field, he came to the conclusion that he had been beaten, not
because of the inferiority of his cattle, but because he was
imperfectly acquainted with the points of the auimals ap-
preciated at the great English fat stock show, and the proper
system of feeding them. The English agriculturists sneered at
Mr. ilcCombie's Polled Scots, and contended that they would
never take a first place in competition with the Shorthorns,
Herefords and Devons; but Mr. McCombie soon gave them
reason to believe that they were wrong. By diligent atten-
tion to the feeding of his cattle, and the development of their
flesh-forming properties, he succeeded in 1866 in producing
the four-year-old ox Black Prince, the champion at Smith field
and Birmingham. But a greater victory was in store, for in
1878 Mr. McCombie, with the youngest group of cattle at the
Paris International Exhibition, gained, over all the breeds in
the world, the special prizes as the best foreign breed, and as
the best beef-producing cattle shown; while last year, at
Smithfield, a Polled ox and a Polled heifer, each under three
years old, gained the champion prizes. — Correspondent of
National Live Stock Journal, Chicago.

In making American sweet-cream butter the process of
manufacture does not materially differ from the Danish, ex-
cept that it is generally washed and rarely worked by hand.
It is perhaps move generally made of the cream taken off the
milk to be made into cheese in the two-product creameries.
The stock from which it is made is unquestionably superior
to the Danish, and with the care and labor bestowed upon
its manufacture it ought to be the better article. That it is
not is the almost unanimous opinion of commercial men and
experts.

Krik's

'Guide to the Turf, 1882,
in 1883.

for Use

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years toward publishing Erik's " Guide to the Turf," is still
compelled to appeal to those most interested, breeders,
owners and speculators, to assist in the publication of the
same by subscribing liberally toward its support. The large
increase in the number of races at every poiut has more than
doubled the expenses of publication — the expenses for 1882
amounting to nearly $4,000 (not including any charge for
personal labor), which amount was scarcely realized by the
subscriptions and sales combined.

The general scheme will remain the same as for 1SS2. The
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NOMINATIONS IN STANFORD STAKE.

Although the first Stanford Stake showed more nomi-
nations the twelve names in the appended list give prom-
ise of a good race when the time comes. In fact there is
a strong presumption that the dozen are superior to any
lot ever bred before in the United States. It could scarce-
ly be otherwise from the breeding.

From Palo Alto are four, two by Electioneer and two
by Benton, and these are reinforced by two others which
have the further good quality of proper breeding on the
sides of the dams. Then the':e is a Santa Clans from a
Volunteer mare, a Nutwood from a daughter of "Whipple's,
Hambletonian, a Buccaneer fioni Pearl by Blue Bull, a
Strathmore, his dam by Coaster, and an. Egbert from
Illinois Maid, the dam of Troubadour and Chicago Maid.
There could not be more fashionable breeding, and it is
safe to assert that in all the trotting stud farms the^e are
ho higher lines of blood.

Electioneer has taken the lead of all the trotting stal-
lions in the country since his location in California.
His stable companion, General Benton, is showing trot-
ters that some are euthusiastic enough to claim will de-
throne the Electioneers. Buccaneer is the sire of Pride,
and the Nutwoods are coming out in such force as to
warrant the prediction that they will be worthy of the
close relationship to Maud S. Tben Strathmore and his
son Santa Claus are sure to make a good mark, and
though Egbert has not as yet shown anything startling,
his breeding is such to warrant every prediction.

But in the twelve youngsters named there are several
that have already won distinction. Dawn has the fastest
record ever made by a yearling in a race, and the fastest
for any stallion colt. Bedouin won the trot at the State
Fair and his sire, Sultan, has done what no other trotting
stallion has, viz., had a three-year-old which trotted in
2:22, and a two-year-old in 2:26. Then Bedouin
is inbred to The Moor, and we have for a
long time been partial to interlocking the
blood when the other conditions are right. "When
Dawn trotted in 2:59, Antevolo was second to him in
3:02, and as he has not been hampered with iron on his
feet, troting that fast barefooted argues well for his future
career. That the trotting of colts is going to be the
mainstay of the tracks is already assured, and both on
the Atlantic and Pacific the most exciting contests will
be where the youngsters take a hand. The turf would
languish if it were not for the two and three-year-old
contests, and the Derby, St. Leger, Oaks, Grand Prix in
Europe and stakes in this country for that a»e, there
would be a great falling off in the attendance.

It was formerly claimed that the babies could not
show speed enough to interest the spectators. "With
records of 2:36£ for a yearling, 2:21 for two and three-
year-olds, 2:22 for a four-year-old stallion and a heat of
two miles in 3:51, this claim has nothing to support it.

The Stanford Stake is the largest stake of the country,
and tliis militates against a large number of nomina-
tions. Three hundred dollars each with a fee of $100
when the nomination is made deters a good many from
participating, and a man must have a reasonable ex-
pectancy of a good colt to take the chances. Even with
twelve nominations the amount is likely to aggregate
about $3,( 00, so that the stake is not more than the
regulation ten per cent. Should there be no casualties,
h°' 'anticipate to see a large majority put up

i >f the stake. Two-thirds of them is our
make the second payment and at least six

starters. The Stanford Stake for 1883 is to be trotted
on the third Saturday in October, and this is likely to
be the time fixed for those hereafter. The following are
the conditions and nominations:

A sweepstakes for trotting colts and fillies of 1881, §300
each, $100 payable on the first day of January, 1S83, at
which time the stake will close, $100 on the first day of Jan-
uary, 1SS4, and $100 thirty days before the day fixed for
trotting, whatever amount up to be considered forfeit and
the neglect to pay at the stipulated time incurring forfeiture
of the previous payments. The race to be heats of a mile,
best three in five, to harness. Fifst to receive sixth-ninths
of the whole sum, the second two-ninths, the third one-
ninth. In addition to the stakes and forfeits, the proportion
of gate money, profit on pool sales and all other sources of
emolument will constitute the gross amount to be divided in
the foregoing proportion. Five or more subscribers to fill.
The race to be tiotted in 1884, not sooner than the latter part
of August. The exact date to be fixed and announced on
the first of January, 1884, or sooner.

No. 1. Joseph Cairn Simpson names br c Antevolo by
Electioneer, his dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.

No. 2. Justin P. Moore names b c Belnor by Strathmore,
his dam by Coaster.

No. 3. John A. Goldsmith names b c Sydney by
Santa Claus, his dam by Volunteer.

No. 4. E. H. Miller Jr. names b f Hambeno by General
Benton, her dam Lady Hamilton by a son of St. Clair.

No. 5. F. L. Smith names b f Cora by Buccaneer, her dam
Pearl by Blue Bull.

No. 6. Ariel Lathrop names b c Tramp by Egbert, his dam
Illinois Maid.

No. 7. Palo Alto names b f Argo by Electioneer, her dam
American Girl.

No. 8. Palo Alto names b c St. Just by Electioneer, his
dam Fidelia by Yolunteer.

No. 9. Palo Alto names b c Alban by Gen. Benton, his
dam Lady Morgan by Kysdyk's Hambletonian.

No. 10. Palo Alto names b c lone by Gen. Benton, his dam
Irene.

No. 11. William Beach names ch c Dawn by Nutwood, his
dam Countess by Whipple's Hambletonian.

No. 12. L. J. Hose names b c Bedouin by Sultan, his dam
Gertrude by The Moor.

IMPROVED CATTLE IN CALIFORNIA.

Stock raising in California and, in fact, on the whole
Pacific Coast, is in a sort of c'.ude, undeveloped condition.
Though there are a few good herds of grade and pure-
blood cafctfe, the great majority of the stock on this coast
is composed of scrubs, and the system — if the word be
not a misnomer — of breeding and rearing cattle is the
same as that in vogue before the conquest, under the
domination of the padres. The cattle grow on immense
ranges and are as wild as the coyotes, deer and other
game inhabiting the territory with them. They are
small, ugly and unattractive to the eye of either the ex-
pert butcher or the esthete. They furnish an article
known in our markets as beef but sold for about half
the price of carcasses of first-class cattle, and the rearing
of them is profitable only because they feed upon land
which has cost their owners little or nothing (at the pub-
lic crib, as the political writer would say), receive no care
and only so much attention as is necessary to keep broth-
er stockmen from stealing them, and therefore cost little
to produce. These ranges aie. in fact, simply game pre-
serves, the game p/esecved"being of the genus kine, and
the cost of production the expense of maintaining the
preserve against poachers and of capturing and market-
ing the game.

All this must change, and the change is already swift-
ly wocMog. Good beef is scarce and high, with no pros-
pect of being again as low as in the past. And the de-
mand fo~ good beef at good prices is increasing faster than
the demand foe cheap beef. Moreover, good beef cannot
be coaxed by any art of the butcher from the carcass of
the California scrub steer. Improved breeds of cattle,
and the grades from those breeds, are in demand at good
prices for the shambles, and at no time has there been
such a hopeful outlook for the skillful breeder. Nor are
our enterprising stockmen oblivious to these facts. The
importation of pure-bred males at high prices was never
more brisk, and herds of Shorthorns, Herefords, Jerseys,
Alderneys, etc., are rapidly multiplying.

Meantime the tide of immigration, recently for a
time checked and counterbalanced by emigrations east-
ward, is again setting strongly toward the golden shore,
and in providing homes for these immigrants encroach-
ments are being made upon the area of land hitherto
devoted to cattle ranges on the Spanish-Mexican plan.
The curtailing of the area of land available for wild cat-
tle ranges — the breaking up of these immense tracts into
farms and homes — while it will give us a strong impetus
on the high road to prosperity as a community, will not
curtail the meat supply. It will raise it, both in quanti-
ty and quality. More pounds of good beef can be raised
upon a given area of cultivated land stocked with high-
bred cattle than can be raised of poor beef upon the same
land stocked with scrubs. And there will be more profit
upon every pound of it at 6 or 8 cents on the foot than on
the poor beef at 3 to 4 cents, though the cost of produc-
tion be higher by reason of greater outlay for original
stock and for care in the rearing.

No country can long be prosperous without a high
system of agriculture — a system which cannot exist with
the old style of stock-raising. Among the most promis-
ing " signs of the times " are the evidences tha.t the vast
stock-range of wilderness with its scrub bovines, its sad-
dle-horses and its vaqucros, is soon to be superseded
by well- cultivated farms, a variety of crops, improved
stock and, in a word, a higher civilization.

'RING- OUT THE OLD."

Yery peculiarly for California the old year went out.
There came clouds, heavy, leaden, dull masses, and then
the flakes fell noiselessly, quietly, for all the world the
same as in the East. There were white spatterings on
the side-walk and unlike the simile that Burns draws in
Tam O'Shanter " but a'moment white, then melts forev-
er," as they kept accumulating until there was several
inches of the " beautiful."

It was a new experience for the boys, and the urchins
in the neighborhood where we live were busy a s beavers
in rolling the snow-flakes into huge masses. Boys of
older growth were inprovising sleighs and planks slipped
on to the axles did duty for the occasion. It was very
poor " slipping," however, and the runners cut through
and ground along on the macadam in anything but a
pleasant manner. There was little poetry of motion, or
any other kind of poetry for that matter, in the effort to
secure a sleigh-ride, though there were wet feet to those
who were foolish enough to leave the comforts of a good
fire to wade through the chillness. We must acknowl-
edge that we were just foolish enough to make a pil-
grimage, and the consequence was sore throat,
epizooty, pinkeye and influenza all combined.
Doubtless H. B. of the Twf, Field and Farm remembers
a grand rose bush in front of the house — one of those
magnificent Marshal O'Neil with yellow blossoms emu-
lating a cabbage in size, gorgeous, grand, the perfection
of the queen of flowers. In the early morning the bush
hung full from the tiny buds proper for a place in the
lappel of the coat to the full, perfect flower. At noon
there were masses of snow on the branches, white and
yellow scarcely in pleasing contrast, and dejection just as
plainly marked in the bud, branch and flower as there
was in the faces of those who made the pilgrimage spoken
of to see their favorites beaten. Had there been a ham-
mock under the apple branches as H. B. portrayed
so glowingly it would have been well filled. As it i9,
we must reiterate that the less snow there is the better
we will be suited, and much prefer rollers to runners.

Then again, a short experience like that of Sunday,
Dec. 31st, may be an advantage in teaching us to be
properly thankful for the blessings we enjoy, and with-
out such an interlude it might be taken as something we
are entitled to at all hazards. Those who caught a good
share of the troubles attending throat and chest from
wading through the snow can appreciate the bad fix of
the horses in the last pinkeye siege and understand
that speed in such a case was scarcely to be expected.

GAME PRESERVES.

Whatever feeling there may be in some quarters on the
question of game preserves is one that arises from a mis-
taken idea. People do not preserve lands to shoot on be-
cause they are greedy and do not want to see other
people shoot. True, they keep the grounds to themselves
and prevent others going on them; but they do it in self
defense. If they did not it would not be long before all
the game would be gone.

With our fish interests, for instance, how would it be
if close attention were not paid to the fish by the State.
As it is, even now there are not as many fish as there
should be and all the care ta£en does not seem to in-
crease the number. With ducks it may be said that
rather a different condition of affairs exists from other
species of game. They are mainly hunted in the ponds
and marshes which are within easy reach of the city and
these grounds are to a certain extent limited. The de-
mands of a large city are met by a great number of mar-
ket hunteis who frequent these marshes and rapidly kill
off the game. No one blames them, of course, for trying
to make money; but no one can blame the sportsmen in
trying to have some fun too. The pot hunters whack
away at the game at all times and continually and this
had been going on so long that the birds began to get
scarce as they were never given a day's rest.

Then the sportsmen saw that unless they took some
steps to prevent it the ducks would almost entirely dis-
appear. They therefore organized shooting clubs,
leased tracts of land and keep these tracts preserved so
that one day in the week they can go there and get a
fair string of birds. They sow seed in the ponds and
bait them also and they are careful about' shooting too
early or too late so as not to frighten the birds away.
The birds as a general thing have the ponds to them-
selves all the week as the hunters usually go up only on
Saturday nights and have the Sunday morning's shoot.

For the hunting interests generally this is a great deal
better than it is to have all the ponds worked day after
day by a lot of people who are only bent on making
money and who have no special thought of the following
season. Of course it seems hard that an occasional shoot
can not be taken by people who do not belong to the
clubs but there are plenty of grounds where they can go
and it really seems as if they would be likely to get bet-

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ter shooting on account of the preserves by the increased
number of birds. At all events, it is now a recognized
fact that those who like a regular shoot and a good one
must belong to one of the clubs or else go a long distance
from the city for their sport.

STOCK FOR AUSTRALIA.

Hon. Charles Kahlo, U. S. Consul at Sydney, New-
South Wales, paid a visit to San Francisco last week,
aud during his stay made a call upon this office. Consul
Kahlo is an American and an enthusiastic admirer of the
trotting horse. Before he engaged in the art of diplo-
macy his business was that of dealing in hardwoods and
buggy and wagon materials, and consequently he natur-
ally enough took more than a passing interest in buggies
and the aDimals that draw them. He chatted with us
for some time during his call, principally talking about
the style of horses that can be successfully raised in
California and will find a profitable market in the Aus-
tralasian colonies. He said, you Californians must bear
in mind two things: First, that while English immigrants
in Australia cling to their old-time notions and fancies,
yonng Australians born in the country are as progressive
as Americans, and are more like Californians than any
class of people I have ever met outside of this country.
Seeing us taking notes of his remarks, Consul Kahlo
said: " Now, I don't care to be interviewed in the regu-
lar way, and you had better leave that to the dailies.
"We will sit down and have a chat, and you can take
what points you please from my remarks and give them
to the public as your own ideas."

We are too modest and too honest to take the credit of
Consul Kahlo's experience without due acknowledgment
therefor, but will defer to his desire not to publish a set
report of his remarks.

Two styles of American horses can be profitably sent
to the colonies, in addition to big Kentucky mules, which
are in big demand for the Queensland market. The first
is the average roadster, nice-looking and stylish in ap-
pearance and able to pull an American buggy inside of
four minutes. The other horse for which there is a lim-
ited demand is a first-class trotting stallion that can show
as good as 2:36, but the price asked must not he above
$4,000, even if the horse can do a little better. The
roadster is wanted all over the colonies, but the most
profitable market is New South Wales. There all
the young men and all who aspire to be in the
fashion drive an American-built buggy, an American
roadster and use not only American harness but Ameri-
can whips and trimmings. California can supply all of
these wants but a preference is given for Eastern buggies
from standard makers. Australia exports hides to Cali-
fornia which are made into harness that will find a ready
market in the colonies. We think that every American
horse shipped to Australia during the next ten years at
least California ought to be able to supply. An ordi-
nary California roadster worth here $125 will command
in New South Wales ¥200 and there appears to be no
present limit to the demand. But small, well-selected
lots will be found more profitable than large speculative
shipments. A large shipment is apt to glut the market.
The shipper finds himself forced to sell and the buyer is
thereby enabled to dictate terms. The horse for the
colonies must be fully 15-| hands and yellow or buckskin
horses are not in demand. About five years old and
broken, single or double, are the other requirements. For
fine fast track horses the market will be found in Victoria
where a trotting track has been built and the
sport is becoming quite popular. Don't ship any thor-
oughbreds to Australia. They have enough over there
already and, above all, never attempt to place any large
draft horses on the colonial market. Every squatter
in the colonies has imported "draft horses from En-
gland until they are a glut in the market and the same is
the case with thoroughbreds. All the shipments of
horses sent from this coast so far have been sold at a
good price and more are wanted, so we hope that those
Californian breeders who can afford the expense and
who find the local market dull will pick out a nice lot
and try to extend the trade of this State.

TRAIN FARM HORSES TO WALK FAST.

The Breeder and Sportsman takes an interest as well in
matters that pertain to the breeding of good stock as in
matters pertaining alone to sports. The breeding of good
horses for farm work is of as much importance as the
breeding of fast trotters or of good coach horses. And
in the case of farm horses, as in that of the trotter, as
much depends upon the training as upon the breeding of
the animal. Defects in breeding cannot, it is true, be
remedied in the training, but the best bred horse in the
world may be spoiled in the training, either for the turf
or for the farm.

Probably the matter of the greatest importance in the
training of a colt for farm work is a rapid gait at the

walk, and it is one of those most neglected. Colts are
usually broken to trot, not to walk, and in their walking
gait they are left to follow their own inclination ; yet
nearly all the work of the farm is performed at that gait.
Breeding, of course, has its effect on this as on any other
gait, but probably nine of every ten horses used on the
farm might, by judicious training, have been taught,
when colts, to walk at a more rapid pace. This ques-
tion is of more importance than it looks to be at the first
glance. An improvement of ten per cent, in the speed
of a team at the walk, when the time of team and driver
are reckoned for the day, the week and the year, amounts
to a very handsome sum in the course of 365 days, and
very often this sum would, had it been saved to the
farmer, have covered the margin between an actual loss
which he has sustained and an actual gain which he
might have realized on his year's operations. Careful
calculation and study will pay as well on the farm as in
the business house, and the farmer who employs a num-
ber of men ought never to labor with his hands himself.
He has profitable work to do with his head all the time,
and if he neglects this to toil with his men he is " saving
at the spigot and wasting at the bung."

The Coming race between Haley aud Masterson is
exciting much comment both here and in the East. We feel
confident that the men will make a record good enough to
to show that our sprinters are as fast as our horses.

A REMARKABLE CASE.

An unparalleled thing in this region was the death of
two young hunters on Monday last by exposure in the
marshes in Napa creek. Nothing of the kind ever
occurred before in the marsh lands of this State, and it
seems almost incredible that mere exposure could account
for the sad result. The story, as told by the dispatch, is
as follows:

John E. Dever and Charles C. Schaffer, two young men
employed in the Times newspaper office of Vallejo, went up
in the tules hunting Sunday morning. Nothing -was seen of
them until this morning, -when their dead bodies were found
on the beach at Mare Island, a short distance above the foun-
dry. The first one to find the bodies was John Dever, the
father of one of the boys. While searching he discovered a
drifting boat, and in it the body of Schaffer, whose head was
hanging over the side with the face resting on the water. A
short distance from the boat, and in the water, was a decoy
duck used by the hunters, aud upon pulling it out of the
water Mr. Dever brought to the surface the feet of his son.
They were attached to the decoy by a line wound around the
legs. Only one oar was found in the boat, but the guns and
hunting outfit were all right. An inquest was held this after-
noon, the jury returning a verdict that both came to their
death from exposure, being frozen to death in the storm Sun-
day night.

The hunters were both boys, it seems, and the accident
cannot be laid to liquor. It is more than probable that
the boys got wet and cold sitting in the boat watching
their decoys, and got in worse condition than they them-
selves supposed. One of them may have fallen overboard
and been drowned, and the other lost his life through
fright and exposure combined.

It seems strange, however, that boys in a boat should
have lost their lives through mere exposure and cold. If
they had been in blinds it would have been different;
but in a boat they could exercise themselves sufficiently
to keep warm. The occurrence has excited a great deal
of discussion and comment in hunting circles as some-
thing heretofore unheard of among us.

THE GUN.

Looking Ahead. — From the Idaho Statesman -we take the
following clipping to show that a move is being made in the
right direction in regard to the preservation of fish and gume
in Idaho Territory though at present its fish and gome re-
sources seem inexhaustible. " There is no other Teiritory in
the United States that posses greater natural advavtages for
fish and game than Idaho. The protection of fish and game
is a subject that needs legislation. There is a wanton de-
struction of both, and we need carefully prepared laws on
this subject. The fact may not be realized by many, but it
is nevertheless a fact that our game and fish are being de-
pleted, when they ought to supply us -with a great deal more
food. This would be the case if we had sufficient laws that
■were rigidly enforced. It is a matter which should be
handled advisedly. There are men in our community who
know and understand this question, and their advice on the
subject is well worth obtaining. In some States commission-
ers are appointed to protect and foster these interests. With
all the natural advantages which we possess we should en-
deavor to protect and increase these sources of food as far as
possible. Legislation cannot take hold of the matter any too
soon."

Oke of the Tricks of the Trai>e. — A characteristic story
is related of a certain English maker, famous in both hemi-
spheres, alike for his excellent guns and his affable manner.
On one occasion a lord of more pretensions than skill as a
sportsman returned a gun with the request that it be altered
in stock to fit him, as he had failed to do good shooting with
the piece. Well knowing that the fault was in his lordship
and not in the gun {which was made to order) the manu-
focturer decided upon apian of action. Assuring the eccen-
tric nobleman that all should be made satisfactory, the gun-
maker simply laid the fowling piece aside, and after some de-
lay produced it for the inspection of the sportsman. His
lordship was delighted. The gun was vasty improved in his
critical(?) eyes. "Why, dye know, it's exquisite, my dear
fellah; how did you do it so, myfriend?" observed the mighty
ninirod. With a knowing wink the maker replied: "Ah, it's
one of the tricks of the trade, my lud; one of the tricks of the
trade."

Something New. — A shooting match, novel to this coast,
will take place on Sunday. Jan. 14th, between Officer P. D.
Linville of the San Francisco police and Mr. James M. Bra-
zell, Secretary of the Bullion Mining Co. In this match three
weapons will be used, the rifle, pistol and shotgun. Each
competitor will shoot twenty-five shots with each firearm;
the rifle at 200 yards, the pistol at 30 yards and the shotgun
at pigeons with 21 yards rise — the pigeon match to be*gov-
erned by the rnles of the California Sportsman's Club. Each
"dead bird" will count five points. This part of the match
wtll come off at Bird's Point, Alameda, and the rifle and pis-
tol shooting at Shell Mound Park. It will be an interesting
match as both these men are good shots. This match is fora
$200 gold medal. The Linville -Brown rifle match takes place
to-morrow at Shell Mound Park.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

An article on "Judging the Age of Cattle," under the
head of "Herd and Swine " in this issue, copied from that
reliable agricultural journal the American Cultivator, inci-
dentally refers to the suffering and trouble which are often
caused by diseases of cattle's teeth. Itisamarkof progress that
equine dentistry is now recognized as a legitimate profession
and such a dentist, recently established in this city, reports
an encouraging run of custom. Whatever adds to the com-
fort of the animal reduces the cost of keeping, so that from
a standpoint exclusively of dollars and cents it will be found
profitable to look after the teeth of horses and cattle, as well
as after their health in other respects.

Algona Colts. — We hear ol some very promising colts
by Algona in Tulare County. Among them is a bay, foaled
ApL\l 26, 18S0, called Ben Wade, his dam Bessie by Oak-
ley's horse of San Luis Obispo, who was by David Hill Jr.,
G-andam by Prince Albert. He is a colt of very high form
and fine action, and Dr. Moore has also a weanl'ng by AlgoDa
from Bessie that is as fine as his brother. Cau some of our
readers inform us what ihe dam of the Oakley horse was?

We have Waited patiently for some time to hear that
the University students are keeping up the practice in the
football field. There is room for more athletics in the educa-
tional course across the bay and it cannot take a better shape
during the winter months than football. The Wanderer
Club has given no sign of life so far this season and we do
not hear from the Phcenix Club as often as we expected.

From all parts of the State come the cheering reports
that the late fall of rain and snow has given an assurance of
abundant harvests during the year of I8S3. This is rare
news to the horse and stock breeder. When feed is cheap
stock fetch a good price and horses sell high. With feed
scarce, horses are in little demand, poor men are forced to
sell and the price drops to an unprofitable figure.

Saturday evening two young men hired a boat at Fred Ber-
ryman's ark, in McCloud's lake, to go hunting in the tules the
following day. Since then they have not been heard from,
and the boat cannot be found. The supposition is that they
were lost in the snowstorm of Sunday, and perished with
cold. Berryman did not know their names and nothing of
them other than they said that they lived in Stockton.

They have some extraordinary marksmen in the region of
Sierra valley. The Leader tells of a couple of these nimrods
who while out shooting the other day ran across a large buck
which was stone blind from the effects of an old wound.
After firing twenty-five shots at him, only one of which grazed
him and that only in the tip of the right ear, the valiant
sportsmen killed their game with a club.

During the snow storm the ponds of the Alameda County
Sportsman's Club at Mallard Station was actually filled with
water fowl of all kinds seeking shelter from the storm. Mr.
Kelly the keeper killed 22 teal with a double discharge of a
small Fox gun and over 40 in four or five shots.

How extensive the execution is which market hunters do
among game may be learned from the record of S. Payne, a
hare-shooter of Merced. During the last two months he has
killed from sev«n to ten dozen hares a day and has sent 1,800
to the San Francisco market.

Messrs. Stack, Hoefling, Spencer and Dr. Card last Sunday
were down at the Alviso marshes and found plenty of game,
but it was so cold that the fun of hunting was spoiled. How-
ever the hunters succeeded in bagging 115 ducks before their
return.

Three hunters who camped in Trinity county last summer
boasted of killing 100 deer in two days. Hounds were used
in the hunting until these animals were nearly all driven
from ihe region. The hides netted about four bits each.

A very cold-looking lot of hunters showed up on the ferry
boats Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Several of
the parties looked like remnants of an Artie expedition. A
sorry-looking set of dogs accompanied the hunters.

The Sacramento Bee says: "An Oregon sportsman claims
to have lately killed a snipe weighing seven ounces." It
wasn't a snipe; it was only a Stockton mosquito that had gone
north for fresh feeding grounds.

Chas. Green and J. L. Ziggler last Saturday were up at
Duncan's Mills, and returned with six line salmon, the result
of a few hours' angling. These fish weighed about twelve
pounds each.

Harry Kelly, keeper of the Alameda County Sportsman's
Club grounds at Mallard Station, has returned to his homo
in Humboldt. Mr. F. E. Hale has taken his place.

They have had very good shooting at the upper end of
Union island this season, compared with what people huve
had elsewhere.

There are large flocks of ducks in, tho lower bay, aud around
the seawalls of Oakland creek they congegatc in great num-
bers.

Sherman island shooting this year has not b
Deer are plentiful on Bear Mountain, Calav.
Ducks arc plentiful in Solano county.

ood.

3£&c Dfcsede* atut Jfpjorctettum.

Jan 6

Theories in Shooting.

It is the earnest wish of every wide-awake person
of nioirodic temperament to develop himself into an expert
wing shot. This ambition is a perfectly natural and
an exemplary one. Succeeding this maniy desire comes the
question of the most expeditious and efficient way of accom-
plishing that end. When the yonng or inexperienced candi-
date for shooting laurels has looked over his inherited ground
work and found his mind and heart in perfect sympathy with
his wish to become a good shot, he is at a loss to know how
to proceed. He knows full well the usual way is to practice
incessantly for years, and even then some men acquire little or
no skill. He concludes to epitomize this long course by ap-
propriating some one else's theory for his guide and to slight
his own natural endowment. I believe we are all too willing
to slight our own theories and worship some other man's. We
court theory too devotedly and in many cases we slight our
practice very shamefully. Practice develops into perfection
what theory organizes. I admit that practice, enlightened by
a little theory (one's own'), brings proficiency sooner and much
useless labor is saved. Theory can achieve nothing without
the aid of practice, while practice is not so positively depend-
ent on theory. Too much theory may retard one's progress
and be otherwise detrimental, while there cannot be too much
practice if mastery is the goal sought for. "Practice makes
perfect," is an old adage, but nevertheless a true one.

Theory at best is but the vain imaginings of some brain as
to how a thing may be done, while practice is the act of ap-
plying it. A plurality of machines may work on the same
theory, and in this respect they widely differ from a similar
number of men engaged in work, for each of the latter inva-
riably has a distinct theory of his own as to the better way to
do it. I doubt, most emphatically, the propriety of embrac-
ing any man's theory when we can acquire one of our own
and the one designed for us. Apropos, if all men's muscles,
nerves, etc., were precisely alike, I would yield a point. The-
oretical men try their best to promulgate the idea that co-
rectness in aim can be easily acquired by observing their in-
fallible rules, which is really absurd. If obstinacy impels
the beginner to give no heed to timely warning, and if he
wishes to become a servile thief and steal someone's theory,
whose shall it be? Perhaps that of Mr. A. Kleiuman, of
Chicago, is selected, and he will find that that reorganized ex-
pert, with great emphasis, declares his sincere belief that no
man can become a successful shot who does not "hold on "
flying birds. Perhaps, dissatisfied with Mr. K's theory, he
adopts Bogardus' experience for his guiding star, and he will
find that that great gun says no one can — even by the slight-
est chance, otherwise from shooting away ahead — kill a bird
if it be in motion. When great shotgun authorities like these
disagree so widely, the young nimrodic disciple begins to
think for himself, as he ought to have done from the begin-
ning.

I sincerely believe that no general rule can be given for
wing-shooting; and moreover, I do not believe any two men
shoot alike. Within a few months I have read, at least
twenty-five articles written by men who had mastered this
perplexing art, and no two were in anywise similar. "Then
how shall I proceed," queries the confounded man, "to be-
come a good shot?" The answer is: "Acquire a theory of
your own, and practice — practice." If one has no clearly
defined theory to begin with, intuition will teach him to point
his gun toward the bird and blaze away, and by repetition of
this simple act a theory will be formed before one is aware of
it, which will be the one nature intended for him. If you
were desirous, dear Bee, of becoming a practical duck-shot
you would go into the swamps and practice, and not by
theorizing by your warm fireside. These theoretical men are
gentlemen who, through fortuitous circumstances, have be-
come "crack shots;" and, being intelligent men, are very
smooth writers. They are indisputably philanthropic, and
they rush into print with their experiences for the express
purpose of benefiting the younger portion of the fraternity
by their advice. But oh, how they torture us (for we are
keenly sensible to the fact of our own inferiority of aim) by
forever referring to the great skill they have attained. Kind
nature has endowed us with the instinct, and instinctively
should we shoot. He who tries to divorce us from the theory
intuition has taught is an usurper, bent on stealing nature's
designs. Experience, theory (one's own) and instinct com-
bined teach man proficiency in the use of the gun, and not
man's hints to his fellow-man. I believe that constant obser-
vation, earnest perseverance and habitual practice will do
more toward developing the shooter, away down in the rudi-
ments, than tons of theoretical writing. — Spoonbill, in Sacra-
mento Bee.

SMALL GAME REMINISCENCES.

A popular pastime is to go down upon old Alameda wharf
and shoot ducks. The birds are continually flying, and are
easily killed as they cross the wharf, if the marksman is ex-
pert. Care has to be taken to shoot them so they will fall to
the "tideward" of the wharf. If the tide is going out they
must be made to drop on the south side; if coming in they
must fall on the north side, and then they float under the
tressel, when they are picked up by nets on the ends of long
poles. Those who have dogs willing to work under the un-
favorable circumstances may shoot regardless of the tide.
Dave Chisholm has a dog that has got the business down to a
fine point. When he sees a duck fall he takes a running
jump from the wharf and lands in the water about ten feet
away from the piles. He then brings the ducks, and putting
his paws upon the slanting braces of the piles, calmly awaits
the ceremony of being hoisted up on the wharf again. A
noosed rope is lowered over his head, and if there is any diffi-
culty in getting it in place he will assist by poking his nose
through it. Then when they are ready to pull, Dave will
sing out, "Now, get ready!" and the dog will draw in as long
a breath as fliis lungs will hold, when he is swiftly pulled up
and landed on deck, and the noose hurridly unloosed. — Bte.

A correspondent at Gridley, writing to the Sacramento Bee,
posts the city people who like wild goose meat, to be careful
in buying, " for it is a fact there are hundreds of thousands
of geese crippled in the tules every year. The correspondent
truly says that the inexperienced hunters and boys cripple
more than the regular hunters. It would be an easy matter
for unhealthy geese to be shipped below, and the one who
sent them hardly be aware of it. The correspondent says
that at times he has seen conduct on the part of hunters that
good, law abiding citizens do not practice. A hunter was re-
cently heard to remark that some of these geese he was ship-
ping ' were good enough to feed those San Francisco fellows
on,' but he wouldn't eat them." Commenting upon the fore-
going tin- Colusa Sun thus disrespectfully refers to the aver-
age San Francisco appetite: "There may be a great many
geese crij pled by the boys, but we hope they will keep bang-
ing away it them. They destroy more than would supply all
I if .^ople with meat and bread. And those eiiy folks

'iem as they do jack-rabbit — because they are game. "

no sportsmen are beginning to awake and threaten
violators of the deer law.

A Rabbit's Shrewd Method of Evading Cap-
ture—Squirrel Stories— All True of Course.

"I tell you what, boys, they ain't a brush lot nor a scrub
oak clearin' fur twenty miles round that ain't more'n bilin'
over with rabbits, an' squir'ls is thicker'n seeds in a cow-
cumber," said the old settler. "Tit, b'gosh, ev'ry other fel-
ler you see with a gun is goin' out arter them pesky thieves
of the valley, the ring-tailed coon! A huntin' coons, when
they mowt be a havin' geniwine sport 'rnong the squir'ls an'
rabbits. B'gosh, boys, it makes — me — sick!"

It seems that there must be something all the while to wor-
ry the old settler. Job and Mag Streeter, the seven young
Streeters, and the yellow dog had only just finished their
visit at his house, and he had so far recovered his wonted
good nature as to insist on having someone "jine" him when
he "slung his apple juice under his surcingle," when one of
the boys with a gun on his shoulder came into the Crissman
house and let out that he was going after coons. It is a well-
known maxim of the old settler's that "anyone ezll huntfcoons
'11 steal chickens from a blind nigger," and even to mention
coons sets him going.

"Go an' hunt yer coons, dot rot ye!" he continued. "Go
an' bring 'em in by the cart-load if ye wanter! Git all the fun
ye kin out'n huntin' 'em, for I tell ye, b'gosh that when Ga-
briul blows, an' ev'rybody's standin' 'round waitin' to see
which place he's goin' to get a pass to, it'd a ben better for de
coon-hunter if he'd a|had a mill-stun 'round his neck, an' ben
sunk so durn deep in the bottom o', the sea, that he couldn't
a heered the trumpet, I'm tellin' ye!"

The sheriff being an old coon-hunter himself, and having
been out only the night before and brought in three, changed
the subject.

"You may think squir'ls are pretty thick this fall, but
when they're so thick that you have to carry an umbrella
every time you go into the woods to save yourself from being
pelted to dea*th by the showers of nuts the squir'ls drop from
the trees, then I rather think the abundance of squir'ls is
worth mentioning. That's the way it was up along the Lack-
awack in the fall of '57, major."

" They must a ben durn good huntin' 'long the Lacka-
wack that year, sheriff, " said the old settler, "an' if you kin
shoot as well as you kin lie, I don't believe you could put
the squir'ls you killed that fall into a ten-acre lot with no
fence around it."

" Good hunting ?" said the sheriff. ""Well, yes; I think
that if I remember right, major, the hunting was a peg or
two above the average. I was busy that fall, and didn't get
out after squir'ls but once, and that was way late in the sea-
son, when cold weather had set in, and the squir'ls had all
gone. I went up in a piece of woods back of Lackawack and
sat down on a log. I didn't get up once, and never fired a
shot except into one tree, which was about thirty feet from
where I sat. Well, major, when I had squir'ls piled up
around that tree so that I couldn't see the middle of it, and
had filled the space so that they began to tumble over on me,
I felt ashamed of myself and got up and went home. I
don't know exactly how long I was out, but I left the house
in the morning as our hired man was going out to milk the
cows. When I got back home he was just coming from the
barn with the milk, and we only had three cows, and the
best one was only giving four quarts a day."

" Seems to me that was the same fall I saw a funny sight
up along the Paupack, " said the county clerk. " Talk of
squir'ls! The woods were more than full of 'em. They had
cleaned out all there was on this side of the river, and made
up their mind to forage on the other side. They started one
day, and in less than ten minutes the stream was full of 'em
from bank to bank, swimming across. There had been a big
freshet in the Paupack, and there wasn't a bridge left between
Hawley and Kipp's. It played hob with the business along
the river, for people couldn't get their lumber nor supplies
from either side of the river to the other, and one or two
men thought they'd have to fail. The day the squir'ls were
moving, a peddler's wagon came along. The peddler was a
stranger, and he drove right along to where a bridge had gone
away, and neverjnoticed it, but just kept right on across the
river on the backs of them squir'ls. It took the squir'ls
three hours to all get over, but by that time more than a
hundred wagons had crossed, and the business went on
booming again. That must have been the same fall sheriff."

" There ain't a consarned doubt of it, b'gosh ! ' said the old
settler. 'But that wasn't the same year that there was only
one rabbit in this hull durn county, my smart rooster.
That's somethin' ye don't remember, none o' ye. That was
in '43, an' I kin tell ye it took huntin' to get that bob-tailed
little puss. They never had been a season afore but what
rabbits was thicker'n setters in a Jersey tavern. But that
fall you couldn't start one any more'n you could start a bear's
tooth with a pair o' tweezers. I hunted three straight weeks
in all the best rabbit deestricks they was, but nary a rabbit did
I see. The first trackin' snow that come in December I started
out, bound, b'gosh, to find a rabbit if there was one in the
county. I lived back o' Dingnian's then. Over on the west
side o' Little Log Tavern pond J struck a rabbit's track. I'm
durned if it didn't skeer me. I had to set down for tenminits
'fore I could start an' foller the trail, an' when I did start it
was with the idee o' follerin' it till I got that lonesome little
scrub-oak mule if it took me till spring. The track led me
more'n four miles through swamp and brush, an' over the
consarndest hills that ever I clum. Suddenly, b'gosht
'lmighty, the track stopped plumb in the middle of an open
space ten rods squar'. They wa'nt nothin' but an ole ehes'-
nut tree on the openin', an' that were thirty foot from whar
the track ended. Twa'n't nothin' but a rabbit track, boys,
but to have it come squar' to an end in plain open sight, ten
mile back in the wood from no place an' night comin' on, I
kin tell you that it looked durned spookish, an' I says to
myself, b'gosh, says I, I'd a durn sight ruther that track were
a big he bear a-standin' thar ready to buckle inter me.

"But I didn't calc'lateto give it up that way. I went all
around that openin' tryin' to find out whar that track begun
agin, but b'gosh, it didn' begin nowhar. They wa'nt no
place to be seen whar the rabbit could a hid, an' I begun to
wish I were back to hum, gittin my night's stovewood. I'd
often heerd of spooks, but I never expected to have anything
to do with one, 'specially in the shape of a dodrotted no-tailed
rabbit. But, spook or no spook, I made up my mind to see
the thing out. I built a fire over on the edge o' the woods
and fixed things to stay all night. Durin' the night there
come about an inch of new snow. Soon as it got fair day-
light in the moruin' I was up to investigate. Now, if I was
kinder _ flabbergasted the night before, I was clean
guniswizzled that morning when I seen the rabbit track
start just as sudden as it had ended, about sixty foot from its
stopping-place the night afore. But I started to follow it,
b'gosh, un the double quick. Two mile on it crossed a big
pond. I knowed the ice wouldn't hold me, an so I had to go
clean around, more'n a mile. When I got to whar the track
came out on t'other side, I found, b'gosh't 'lmighty, that the

rabbit had changed his mind arter gettin' acrost, an' had
turned an' gone back agin. By this time I begun to get mad.
I cussed an' tore awhile, an' then took my back track around
the pond. The rabbit were makin3 plumb back t'wards the
openin' where he playd the spook on me the night afore. 1
hadn't seen hide nor hair b' the little cuss yit, an' cussed my-
self from a to izzard fur not fetchin' a dog along. Well, sir.
b'gosh, that track led right to that openin' in the woods
again, an' ended just as suddiut as afore.

"That durn rabbit's charmed," says L 'an' I'm gummed
if I'm goin' to waste any more shoeleather on him, b'gosh!'

"An' so Ip'nts my nose fur hum. I had jest got in the
edge o' the woods, when I kinder turned an' looked behind
me. I jumped more'n ten foot; fur agoin' helletyhoot back
towards the pond agin were that cussed rabbit. I pulled and
whanged away, an' though, b'gosh, he wa'nt more'n half a
shot sway, I never tetched him, an' afore I could get in on
him with my left barl he were out of all kind of range, and
lookdn'no bigger than a snowball.

"Now, I know'd rabbits once in a while were durn cute,
so I jest made up my mind that this un had some reason or
other for seekin' this openin,' an' concluded to hide an' wait.
I waited more'n two hours and was just going to give up in
disgust, when a peekin' out from behind the tree whar I
was layin' I see the rabbit comin' a lopin' along about a
quarter of a mile away. When he got within about thirty
feet of the chestnut tree in the openin' he stopped, and look-
in' round cautiously for a minit, scrooched down on his
haunches an' gave a spring. The rabbit shot through the
air bike a ball out of a gun towards the tree jest as he sprung,
and he skittered about a foot out'n his course. That brought
his head ker plunk against the tree, an' he tumbled on the
snow. I picked him up. He had broken his neck, and were
as dead as a stone hammer. Then I see what he were up to.
They was a big hollow place on both sides o' the tree. He
was cute enough to know that by taking a long leap and
shootin' inter them hollers from either side he could throw
anybody off n the scent ez were follerin' him. That were the
only rabbit that 'were killed in the country that year, and I
alius believed that he skittered out'en his course when he
see me that day, and committed suicide ruther'n be killed."
— Canadian Sportsman.

Human Development.

"While the steady march of improvement has produced
many marked changes in the quality of our domestic ani-
mals, the intelligent stock raiser beiDg ready to contract —
if time is allowed — for the production of a horse, for example,
of any desirable color, form or speed, it is strange that a
corresponding interest in the development of the human
species should not exist. We acknowledge laws for the brute
creation, laws by which definite results may be secured, by
obedience to which soundness and health can be attained, as
certainly as a good crop may be produced by the use of good
seed, soil, tillage, etc. We feel almost sure that proper care,
in all respects, will produce definite results, and those of a
favorite character. If a cow, for example, is but half fed,
never protected from inclement weather, we are not surprised
that the milk is poor in quality, reduced in quantity, and
that she soon pines and dies. We never think of attributing
such an event to a "mysterious dispensation of Providence,"
for we perceive the relations of cause and effect.

But, in relation to man, it would seem that most persons'
regard him as outside the pale of the law realm, a creature of
accident, so low in the scale of being as not to deserve the
sanctions of law. With some persons, at least, his sickness
is an inexplicable mystery. His lungs, as it might seem, are
never affected by foul gases; his stomach by improperfood;
his nerves by the deadly poison of tobacco or ardent spirits,
or his muscles by abuse. I cannot but regard health as a
commodity, produced with the same certainty and exactness
as a pair of boots. We may make muscle with the same cer-
tainty in the man as in the horse. And, since muscle or
physical stamina, when in a vigorous state, must be the basis
of the best condition of the mental and moral being, it is of
the utmost importance to lay well the foundation. And,
since it is utterly impossible for the mind and soul to exist
"at their best," in a sickly, putrid body, surrounded by pes-
tiferous gases, filth and foul odors, living in dark and damp
cellars, breathing nothing to purify, eating nothing to make
good blood, it is of the utmost importance to turn our atten-
tion more to man, the highest in the scale of being, as God
made him, giving less attention, relatively, to pet dogs, ca-
nary birds, and the like. If we would have good muscles,
saturated with electric force, firm, able to endure labor, capa-
ble of resisting the effects of climatic changes, they must be
nourished, fed with muscle food, properly developed by la-
bor and rest. If we would have sound lungs, we must allow
them more space than corsets and Parisian plates would en-
courage. If we would not have a part of the 600,000,000 of
air ceils closed, by unduepressure — in tight lacing — we must
be much in the pure air of heaven, exercise freely, having no
garments or appendages to prevent the free action of all the
muscles. If we would have pure blood, as one means, we
must breathe our quota of the air, so bountifully, if not prod-
igally furnished by the great Father. If we would have good
digestion, a normal stomach, as the most important means of
securing strength, we must nourish the body by the use of
plain, simple, nourishing food, easy of digestion, taking such
food at stated and regular times, allowing the stomach about
the same time for rest that we accord to other muscles. In
short, we have simply to obey the laws of our being, the laws
of God. We may improve our condition from age to age, so
far as I can see, without limit. In our best state, more than
half of the present sickness may be prevented. — Ex.

The Origix of Wheat. — Evolution claims at length to
have solved the problem of the origin of wheat. The noted
botanist, Grant Allen, says: Wheat ranks by origin as a de-
generate and degraded lily. The primitive ancestor of the
lily was a very simple plant, with a triple set of ovaries and
three triple sets of pollen-bearing stamens, fertilized by in-
sects. It thus acquired petals, varied by selection, until they
acquired those bright colors and beauty which rivaled "Solo-
mon in all his glory." The development was through many
stages, through the alesina and marsh arrow grass and in-
numerable forms until it reached the perfect lily. The first
downward step seems to have been self-fertilization, taking
the place of insect aid. Afterward the winds brought the
varied fertilizing pollen dust, and so came the rushes, plain
little lilies with dry, brownish flowers; then the wood rushes,
something between the true rush and the grasses. The Eus-
caulon, a common American water plant, rushlike in char-
acter, bridged over the gap between the rushes and the
grasses, and then step by step the changes in the parts of the
flower culminated in our wheat plant. With the wood-
rushes commenced the habits of storing gluten and starch
along with the embryo, which has made the cereals so valua-
ble for human food, and raised our wheat, the descendant of
the lily, the queen of the floral world, to the rank of the

Erinceof grains, bearing its princely sway upon all the golden
arvest fields of every civilized race and nation on the globe.

1883

3?Iijc %vu&ex mid jKpijrteroatt.

THE KENNEL.

Coursing in the East.

The Eastern people are commencing to wake np to the de-
lights of conrsing and propose to emulate the clubs of Cali-
fornia in that sport. The initial steps have been taken. Mr.
H. W. Huntington writes to the Turf, Field and Farm as
follows:

Keferring to your article which appeared in the issne of
the first inst., relating to the formation of a coursing club.
I would like to supplement what you wrote with a few re-
marks upon the subject.

Early in the fall I made a public appeal to all owners of
greyhounds not to allow their dogs to play the part of the
French poodle, but rather put them on their mettle and show
them to be of some worth. Those gentlemen who keep grey-
hounds simply because they are beautiful and pleasing to the
eye are perfectly welcome to do so; but it seems to me gross
injustice to a noble animal to deny him his rights and privi-
leges, to say nothing of following the instincts of his nature.
Sportsmen and poets have sung the praises of the pointer
and setter; how with gun in hand they start off upon the
usual "glorious morning," their favorites bounding off with
wildest joy at the prospect of a royal hunt, eager beyond
control for the enjoyment of what to them was as great as
to the hunter. Nor yet has the courage and ambition of
these noble animals escaped their verse. By the inexpe-
rienced the greyhound in this country has been very much
maligned and pronounced of no value, spirit or ambition,
and never was the utter falsity of it more perfectly estab-
lished than by an occurrence which happened to me the
other day while giving my dogs a run.

We were out with my three sleek, think-skinned, tender-
appearing greyhounds and two setters. On our way home we
came to a bunch of brush that was covered with vines and
cat briars, so that in fact you could see into it but a few feet.
As we approached it one of the setters came to a magnificent
point, and the second coming up backed her in most excel-
lent form.

We stood perhaps half a minute admiring the whole scene,
when the three greyhounds returned from their wanderings
and came up to me. Feeling sure the dogs were pointing fur
we ordered them on into the brush, while we held the hounds
in leash waiting the appearance of "bunny." But she
would not come out, as the setters could only enter the brush
a few feet, and were then obliged, on account of the sharp
cat briars, to give it up. Seeing there was no prospect of
starting the rabbit out, we loosened the hounds, intending to
continue our way homeward. But they were not of the
same mind. They made one dash at the briars and through
it they went, from end to end, from side to side, heedless of
cuts and scratches. I then remarked to my companion that
the courage of these dogs could never again be questioned
after such a performance.

I do not wish it in any way to be understood that for one
moment I want to question the courage of the setter, for I
have owned and still do own some rattling good ones; but
rather to show that the greyhound has no superior in that re-
spect, and that though he may be treated as a pet his sphere
of usefulness does not end there, and that he is capable of
holding his own with any of his brethren.

The emotions of the setter when first she winds her bird
till she settles down to a well-defined point is fully equaled
by the wild, almost uncontrollable power of the greyhound,
when, while walking in leash, he sees the prey jump right
from under his very nose and dart off with lightning speed
for some convenient cover. With them the love of the chase
is an innate one, as natural as the taking to water of a duck,
and so it appears to me that in making simply pets of the
greyhound we rob him of his nature and dull his every per-
ception. Therefore it is my constant, earnest desire to see
full justice meted out to my favorite breed of dogs and have
them hold in the public esteem the high place they are en-
titled to. .

I received many letters from owners of greyhounds in re-
sponse to my appeal, making inquiries as to who were our
prominent owners, asking my views in regard to forming a
club. The only feasible plan that I know of would be to
have, say, twenty gentlemen organize a club, pay a fair ini-
tiation fee and monthly dues, and during the next fall rent a
farm within fifty miles of New Tork, and on it put a thor-
oughly competent trainer and slipper. Such a farm as de-
sired could be rented cheap, and the outbuildings turned into
kennels, cook-rooms and storehouse. Here the members
could send their dogs down and have them trained, condi-
tioned and exercised, simply at the cost of the food, which
would relieve the club of heavy expenses in the gratuitous
keep of a large number of dogs. The keeper being a thor-
oughly practical man could easily handle twenty-five dogs
and keep them in perfect condition, and, in case of whelping
bitches, he could give them better care than can be obtained
jn the city. Pure milk, fresh vegetables, good meat and
scraps would keep them in such condition as would enable
them to be run at a week's notice.

Here also could be planted in good numbers the Western
jack-rabbit and the English hare, and ere a season had passed
the section of country for miles around would be sufficiently
well stocked to enable anyone to have a good match at any
time. Eabbits and hares are very prolific, and when pro-
tected for one season would supply the want so greatly felt.
It is very gratifying to me to know that at last a nucleus
has been formed, from which may spring a club devoted
solely to the advancement of the greyhound and ths intro-
duction into this country of the glorious sport of coursing over
which all Britishers are so justly enthusiastic, giving to thou-
sands an exhilarating pastime with all the excitement and
pleasure that can be desired in any gentlemanly sport.

I am endeavoring to get some twenty gentlemen to join me
in the establishment of a kennel where we can be assured
that our dogs, when in practice, will have proper care. H
any would like to join me in such an enterprise, I am sure
they would be amply compensated for their outlay, and not
only that, but would have such means at their disposal as
would enable them, at little expense, to add a few more dogs
of noted strain and blood to their string. Upon the farm
spoken of there could be held weekly matches, not only of
the members, but from challengers outside the club. These
trials would not only be of great service to the dogs, but would
be a source of infinite pleasure to the members.

Mr. Lotz, of Chicago, the pioneer in this country in rais-
ing greyhounds of noted blood and speed, has kindly offered
me his services in assisting me to procure jack rabbits for my
dogs. Feeling confident of the success of my desire to insti-
tute a series of trials here in New York, I wrote to the own-
ers of some of our most prominent dogs, challenging them
to run against my dogs on Christmas day in a friendly match.
Without exception these gentlemen entered most heartily into
my proposition, showing they were thorough and truesports-
men and willing to try conclusions with me, irrespective of

results. The dogs that will take part in the trials are Nellie,
Slingsby, Don, Clio, Doubleshot, IDorotbee and some others
These dogs are so well known to the public as to require no
comments from me. I hope to" add to these some three
more, and if the weather is propitious and the jacks arrive in
time, we anticipate having a jolly time and hold the first se-
ries of coursing matches ever held in the East. The pleasure
of this sport being once demonstrated, all that remains for us
to do is to keep up its character and have every trial fair and
open. Many thanks are due to our sporting papers, who
have the interest of all sports at heart, for the generous way
in which they have spoken of this truly royal pastime, and
the support they have thereby given it."

A Ten-Tousand-Dollar Dog.

The fact that just over the river from Albany is establishad
one of the most famous kennels in the world has too long
been concealed from public notice. As the master and his
visitor, u reporter of the Journal, approached yesterday the
dogs in the yard adjoining the kennel barked and bayed like
mad in recognition of his coming. Corralled in a spacious
enclosure guarded with a mesh wire fence, the forty or fifty
dogs were at play when the owner arrived. Each in turn
poked his nose through an opening until fondly petted on
the head by his master, whose touch they seemed to crave
like a child its father's caress. The kennel itself is a build-
ing S5x40, put up in modern style, with a decided notion for
architectural attractiveness. Inside it was found as airy and
cosy as a well-kept cottage. Its builder seemed to have had
an eye out for optical effect, convenience and comfort. A
fire blazed with genial warmth in a little enclosed space
apart from the stalls. These compartments were some ten
in number, designed for the accommodation of between forty
and fifty animals. Isolation is effected by the erection of
stationary screens of wire. Each dog is assigned its place,
and learns to know it as well as a boy does his cradle.

This was demonstrated when the keeper whistled the pack
into the house. In they scampered like so many boisterous
children, full of spirits and animal glee . One after another
they filed into their proper stalls and suffered the doors to be
shut on them. Eory O'More, the progenitor of the majority
of the troop, alone retained his liberty. "Rory is never
locked up, the guide explained; "he is a privileged character.
He belongs to the family in the house, not to the kennel."

Canine pedigree, one may guess, is an expensive luxury,
when a single animal, like the father of the tribe, "Kory
O'More," is valued at a plump $10,000. There is not a drop
of blood in his veins, however, which is not pure and free
from inoculation. He is descended, on his sire's side, from
the champion imported "Bufus," a winner of nine prizes at
conspicuous exhibitions in this and the old country. His
dam was the champion "Friend," a dog which carried off the
first prizes from ten different bench shows, notable among
which was the championship of the United States at the
Minnesota field trials in*1879.

"Bory" made his first appearance in public as a show dog
in New Tork under the auspices of the Westminister Kennel
Club, in 1877. Although then only nineteen months old, he
carried away the first prize from a host of competitors. On
the same cccasion a §250 cup offered for the finest specimen
of a dog of any kind, including either native or imported
setters or pointers, was awarded to the king of the Greenbush
kennel. " Bory" was again on the bench at the shows given
in New York in 1879 and 1880, at both of which he was the
captor of the highest honors, being awarded the champion-
ship again the first year and the Tiffany necklace the second.
— Albany Journal.

affected by these men. Their honesty, capacity, activity,
energy and skill make a nation prosperous or otherwise.

Let anyone go into an office where the patterns of a great
machine-shop are drawn out of the brain ; let him go through
the calculations necessary to build a railroad or to build one
great ship ; let him sit down and study the markets thousands
of miles off for the purposes of traffic ; let him plan what
fabrics will be wanted two years hence in a distant land and
manufacture those fabrics ; let him calculate the chances of
war and peace in this and that part of the earth ; in a word,
let the man who thinks that the men of business have not a
vast amount of intelligence, watch them as they roll the
wealth of the earth from one quarter to another; as they
change a dreary sand-plain into a great city ; as they make
the air and the water, the streams, the lakes, the forests, the
oceans, the winds, and the very lightnings work in their be-
half, and they will see that there is, and must be, a great
amount of intelligence in this class of men. No class of men
work harder, as a class ; none strive harder to bear up and
carry their burdens manfully than these men ; and often the
intellect is taxed to an extent of which few dream. — United
States Economist and Dry Goods Reporter.

Last season in the East was a sort of " cutter season, " as
so much cutter talk was indulged in and so many cutter
races were sailed. It hardly seems to us, however, that the
cutter advocates could have been very well satisfied with the
results aside from their having called attention to the rig.
There was certainly no proof that the cutter could sail faster
than the sloop, and, as far as comfort is concerned in the
waters our boats are used in, the wide boat surely is the
roomier type.

THE RIFLE.

National Rifle Association.

A Dog Show. — There has been some informal talk among
members of the old S. F. Kennel Club, about getting up a dog
show next August. A show well managed ought to be a suc-
cess in San Francisco and good management in the light of
past experience ought to be easily attainable.

Men of Business.

In a land where there is great intelligence and great indus-
try, there will be great wealth ; and this wealth must be kept
moving, changing forms and places and hands. It must find
new channels in which to flow, new markets to supply, and
create new demands where no demand exists. InourcouDtry
intelligence and industry have called forth new and important
inventions, created a great amount of wealth and put every-
thing in motion. The streams are harnessed and made to
draw ; the earth is dug open and made to yield fire and light
and power for machinery ; a greater number of tons of mer-
chandise is annually moved than by any other nation; manu-
factories of everything, and machinery for changing the form
of everything are everywhere set up. All this goes to con-
tinually create and call out men posessing a peculiar kind of
talent, a peculiar natural endowment ; and these constitute a
distinct and a very important class — business men. In this
class are included all who give their time and thoughts to a
particular branch of business, such as bankers, insurance
companies, merchants of all descriptions, capitalists, manu-
facturers, contractors, master mechanics, ship owers, and all
who employ others to manage movable property. Modern
cities are built expressly as business posts ; ancient cities
were built for defense. A modern city is built on a harbor,
so as to be easily accessible to the ocean ; ancient cities were
built on the river, away from the ocean, accessible to fertile
lands. Modern cities pay little attention to the question of
defense, and ask no walls ; ancient cities made this the great
question. Hence our modern cities are the gathering points
where business men congregate, and are the tunnels through
which they pour the creations of human industry.

It would be difficult to know how much money is in their
hands, or how much changes hands daily, to say nothing
about the merchandise bonght and sold on credit. This
mighty tide is swayed, ebbing and flowing every moment.
They have the power, by concerted action, to create a panic,
to honor or dishonor a nation every day. There is no earthly
power which is felt so quickly or so widely as the power that
moves the circulating medium. Ready money is ready
power ; and the men who have all the money of a nation in
their hands must be an important class. The ore that comes
out of the earth, the coal that follows the ore, the products of
all the factories, all the workshops, of all the machinery,
of all the agriculture, of all the fisheries — in short, everything
that can be raised from the ocean, from the land, everything
that can be moved on the land or on the water, everything
that human ingenuity and skill and toil can produce is in the
hands of those business men. It may not be theirs, but it is
in their hands. It is for them to manage. They may have
all the machinery that human ingenuity can invent ; they
may have the best and largest ships that ever sailed ; but they
must change the form, and the place, and the value of all the
property of the world. There is not a farm in the land, not
an acre of ground, nor a cow, nor a sheep whose value is not

The eleventh annual meeting of the life members of the
National Rifle Association of America will be held at New
York, Jan. 9th.

General Molineux, the President, will review the work of
the year 3882. In this address special attention will be paid
to the late international military match, while suggestions for
the future conduct of the National Rifle Association, and for
the return match of 1883, will be presented to the life mem-
bers.

The reading and adopting of the annual reports will be
followed by the election of seven new Directors to fill vacan-
cies caused by expiration of the terms of office of General
Wingate, Judge Gildersleeve, Colonels Scott, Story, Scher-
merhorn and McLeer, and the resignation of Colonel Oly-
phant.

The new year will be an important one for the National
Rifle Association, and it behooves the life members to be ex-
tremely circumspect in their choice of new Directors, and
before casting their ballots, to carefully consider the names
placed in nomination, as to their ability regarding time and
their willingness to perform the duties required of them.

In the early days of the association one or two of the act-
ive Directors selected the candidates, and opposition, if any,
was too weak and unorganized to be effective. The National
Guard next took the management in hand, and by combined
efforts secured a sufficient number of votes to carry their
point. Unfortunately, however, many of the men thus
elected seldom reported at meetings of the Board of Directors,
or performed duties assigned to them as executive officers or
committee men. They quietly dropped out, and their places
were filled by the Board without the consent of the life mem-
bers. This inside election is, however, perfectly legal under
the constitution and by-laws of the association.

Military rule was not appreciated by the short and long
range marksmen, and a combination was made, by which the
military, in part, gave way to the small-bore element. This
was a point not lost on the Directors, and last year they
formed themselves into a close corporation, nominated can-
didates, presented printed ballots, and, naturally, elected all
of their nominees, the opposition, though strong, being un-
organized. We do not desire to criticise the individual
actions of members of the Board of Directors of the National
Rifle Association, but if the life members would consult the
roll-book of the Board they would readily satisfy themselves
as to how the accepted duty of the Directors was performed.
This year there are likely to be three parties in the field.
The first to be selected by the committee from the Board of
Directors, the second by the short and long range small-bore
men and the rifle clubs, and the third by the National Guard.
Among the names thus far mentioned for election are Gen-
eral Wingate, Judge Gildersleeve, Colonels Scott and Story,
of the present Board; F. J. Donaldson, Dr. Wright, A. J.
Howlett, H. F. Clark, J. W. Todd, Dr. Habirshaw and L. V.
Sone, of the «anall-bore clubs ; and General Fitzgerald,
Colonels Crnger, Clark, Rodney Ward and H. S. Jewell,
Lieut. -Col. Palmer, Major Duffy, Adjutant Rand, Captains J.
L. Price, A. T. Decker and J. M. Jarvis, of the National
Guard. — New York Spirit of the Times.

The year of 1S83 promises to be one of the most important
in the history of the National Rifle Association and of rifle
practice in general, in America. The defeat of our riflemen
at Creedmoor in September last cast a damper on the rifle
movement, which will require a strong effort to throw off,
and it behooves every rifleman in America, and everv friend
interested in the education of our State and National troops,
to put their shoulders to the wheel, and by encour;
and advice aid and assist the officers and directors of the
National Rifle Association. America, without doubt, has
procured a rifle which, in the hands of good men, will provo
fully equal to the best ever produced in the British Isles,
and if our men will come to the front a team can be Belected
which will do honor to American marksmanship. The rifle
and men will, of a certainty, be forthcoming, but in our
efforts to recover lost laurels abroad, we should not lose
sight of our interests at home, and on the directors of (lie
Association must rest either the progression or failure of the
National Rifle Association. There should bo no drones in
the hive. The annual meeting of the life members of tho
N. R. A. will be held in January, To these life member*
of the association is giveu the power to choose for good or
ill, and if the men elected to fill the vacancies in the b«»ard
are merely chosen for the glory of the position and with little
intention of performing the duties of the offiee. the life mem-
bers will only have themselves to blame. — N:w York Spirit
of the Times.

The National Rifle Association has a letter fr.
Association announcing that in the coming m«
a wind gauge and permission to change enti
ceded, but no change in the shape of the
sight will be allowed.

tlu- British

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Jan 6

ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS.

Theories Regarding the Rotation of the Bul-
let in its Flight.

ET DR. E. H. PAKDEE.

(Continued from page 379, volume I.)

Having described in my last communication the method of
different rifling as promulgated by the individuality of each
inventor, I will now direct my attention to the tarn given to
the rifle, and I am forced to say too little importance has
been given to the determination of the turn or pitch of the
grooves. This, until the days of Hutton and Robins, was
never reduced to anything like a mathematical calculation.
These ^entlemen have left behind them the result of their
experiments and deductions so plain that from their day and
from their mechanical calculations there has been almost a
constant strife between individual intelligent mechanics and
national emulation as to who could first catch the golden
prize by giving the proper spiral to the grooves, with the
proper fitting of the ammunition to the same — a point upon
which, in reality, failure or success will always depend. But
one would naturally give an opinion, based upon the mar-
velous performance of our present era of gunnery, that ev-
erything that the human mind could bring to bear upon this
important subject had already been brought into requisition.
But with all our advancement it seems remarkable that no
one has made and set forth the precise laws that shall deter-
mine the size of the rifling, with its caliber and length of
projectile for different distances ; for, however much the sen-
timents and opinions may differ on this head, it is clear to
my mind that there must be some fixed laws, applicable to
guns of every variety of caliber, by which this matter should
be governed.

While I admit that there are those whose experiences have
been more extensive than my own, still, from what I have
seen and reasoned from cause to effect, I shall claim the
privilege at least to respect my own opinions and deductions,
although they may differ widely from the honest opinions of
others whose researches and investigations may have been
far greater or even less than my own.

The first thing that presents itself to my mind is : What
is the cause which renders a projectile of an elongated form
more efficient when it has imparted to it a rotary motion to-
ward a common center, when in the direction of its flight ?
All will say that the answer to this question is, that such a
rotation enables the projectile to resist the deflecting power
of the air better.

I do not know that lean do better than to quote "Robins, "
which has been regarded as authorly on this matter:

"A bullet discharged from a rifle barrel is made to whirl
round on an axis which is coincident with the line of flight,
and, hence, it follows, that the resistance on the foremost
surface of the bullet is equally distributed round the pole of
its circalar motion and acts with an equal effect on every
eide of the line of direction so that this resistance can pro-
duce no deviation from the line. And (which is of still more
importance) if by the casual irregularity of the foremost sur-
face of the bullet or by any other accident, the resistance
should be stronger on one side of the pole of the circular
motion than on the other; yet, as the place where the greater
resistance acts must perpetually shift its position round the
line in which the bullet flies, the deflection which this irreg-
ularity would occasion if it acted constantly with the same
given tendency, is now continually rectified by the various
and contrary tendencies of that disturbing force during the
course of one revolution. "

I think Mr. Robins is correct as far as he has gone
in this matter of rotation to the bullet, if he had added
that the circumstances attending the flight of elongated project-
iles show, however, that a rotary movement about an axis
situated in the direction of its flight alone tends to keep the
projectile in the plane of its trajectory, not altogether because
the pressure of the airis thereby equallydisrributedround the
pole of the circular motion, but because the rotary move-
ment gives stabilityand support to the projectile which en-
ables it actually to resist the tendency which the projectile
has, from the pressure of the air, to become unsteady, or to
turn completely over in its projectile velocity. And, further-
more, I will venture to say that in order to obtain the best
effect with a particular shot, a given velocity of rotation
should be imparted to it which in the nature of the concomi-
tant circumstances must not be the same with all kinds of
bullets.

Men have differed in their opinions regarding the cause of
rotation being imparted to the bullet; some have argued that
the rotary motion of the shot arises solely from its constrained
passage along the grooves, formed in the barrel of the gun,
while others believa that the grooves simply impart a first ro-
tary impulse to the shot's flight by the action of the air
against the projections upon the surface of the bullet.

In my opin'on, it looks reaso'iable: and in fact I have no
doubt that the rotary motion given to the projectile is caused
solely by the twist which it receives in passing through the
barrel of the gun; and that the pressure of the air, so far from
promoting or assisting it in anyway, ninst act continually as
a check upon it in proportion both to the length of the shot
and the velocity that is imparted to it.

The theory that the air imparts the rotation to
the bullet is founded upon a certain supposed analogy be-
tween a bullet and an arrow; and how many attempts have
been made at various times to place flanges or grooves at any
angle to the plane of the elongated bullet, and fire the snot
out oig the smoothbore, believing that the wings would be so
acted on by the air as to impart to it a continuous rotation un-
til the projectile velocity had been spent!

A little study of the subject will convince any one that
there is no analogy existing between the two.

An arrow is usually a rod of wood with some metallic sub-
stance on the point which, when in motion, has little or no
tendency to turn over, for two reasons: first, because the re-
sistance of the air to such a motion is very great, owing in a
great degree to the length of the shaft and its comparative
small density; second, because the direction of the orig*nal
impulse posses almost exactly through tbe center of gravity of
the arrow, which cannot be the case in the leaden shot. Let
us suppose an arrow beginning to turn in its flight; the
impediment or resistance of the air would have a direct
tendency to check such motion in consequenceof the forward
position i ( the center of gravity.

Host tj»ople believe that feathers on the arrow are placed in

Mi i direction to the line of the hindmost part of the

t such is not the case, for they would materialy

riight and range of the arrow. How often

.rd men talk to the contrary in their comparing the

rotation of the arrow with that of the bullet from the rifle!

And I am led to believe that the action, cause and effect of
the flight of the simple arrow are not correctly understood,
resultingin a philosophical deduction thatbythe breadth of the
surface presented by the feathers, any tendency of the arrow
to rotate about its shorter axis is checked and the steadiness
of the arrow augmented.

Thus it will be readily seen that three feathers will have a
greater influence in causing the arrow to steady up in its
trajectory than two, as with three, in whatever direction the
shaft moves, the flat surface of the feathers will encounter
the resistance of the air; the feathers also materially give aid
to the arrow following the career of the flight, so as to be a
tangent to it quickly at every point.

To illustrate this arrow problem, let us take a leaden
bullet, as long as the shaft of the arrow, with the center of
gravity not thrown toward the foremost part of the shot, and
fire it from one of our long range rifles that now have one
complete turn in eighteen inches, and for want of greater ro-
tary motion the bullet will begin to turn in the air before it
has departed from its greatest initial velocity, and the shot
will go screeching through the air in its evolutions, making a
noise like a baby with a bellyache; and it is about as painful
for a man to listen to one as the other. And it would be im-
possible to impart enonghrotationto the long shaft of the bul-
let to keep it spinning on its own axis, fori find by mathe-
matical calculations, to keep a shot turning upon its own
center, that it would require a complete turn in every four
inches, allowing the bullet to be twenty-five inches long.
The angles of the grooves would be so short, or the turn of
the rifling so quick that the projectile velocity would be too
great for the shot to turn with the riflings and it would strip
or pass directly over the grooves in a straight line.

This arrow business has caused many men to spend their
time and money in trying to perfect some kind of a projectile
to be fired!froni a smoothbore gun that would impart to it-
self the rotary motion necessary to keep it spinning on its
axis.

I remember when I first moved to Oakland in 1S67, a Mr.
Potter was creating a great sensation among the natives of the
town by getting in circulation a report that he had invented
a breech-loading cannon with a peculiar kind of a projectile
that was going to revolutionize the laws of gunnery. As a
matter of fact, I became exceedingly anxious to set my eyes
on the little joker, and after a while I succeeded in not only
seeing but feeling of this wonderful weapon that could shoot
the dog out of the moon and not in the least interfere with
the revolution of that satellite around the earth. The can-
non was about six feet long, constiucted like any other can-
non, largest at the breech, running toward a cone to the muz-
zle end of the piece, with some kind of a block and key to
close the breech after being loaded. The caliber if I remem-
ber right was about three inches. The projectile
was headed, cylindxo conoid, about three inches long, and
then on three sides equidistant, grooves were cut shaped like
the letter V, running on an obtuse line from the plane of the
shot, making three flanges for the air^o come in contact with,
believing that by the pressure of air coming in contact with
these, the wings would press it over and cause it to have ro-
tation upon its axis, coextensive with the projectile velocity
of the shot.

These wings were about six inches long, so that the center
of gravity was strongly located in the head of the shot. Well
do I remember when I replied to the question "Doctor, what
do you think of my invention?" the expression of contempt
he had for me depicted on his face. My reply was a little
rough, but graphic beyond all doubt. " 'Tis not worth a
d — n," and after a little repartee on both sides, I induced
him to cool off and listen to my reason for the above answer.
First, the air in front of the bullet is driven from its position
in a direction atright angles with the course of the shot and as
the shot is traveling at the immense velocity of two thousand
feet a second, the atmosphere does not unite again till after
the shot has passed through the vacuum thus created, there-
fore the wings on the tail of your shot are relieved from the
atmospheric friction that you base your whole argument on.
Second, if your theory could be correct the act of gravitation
would cause so much greater atmospheric friction on the
under than on the upper side of the shot that there must
necessarily be a constant divergence of the shot from its di-
rect initial point of flight. Third, that the construction of your
shot is of such a character that the " windage " would cause
you to have a perceptible and constant variation in the per-
formance of your gun which of itself would make your gun
valueless as a weapon on the field of battle.

The moral of all this was Potter got mad, I went home, and
a few years afterwards I learned that the gan had been sold
for its intrinsic value for "old brass."

I am free to confess that some fifteen years ago I too was
infected with this arrow disease; and I had it bad, and noth-
ing but a series of practical experiments brought the disease
to a crisis, and gave me the knowledge, when I could diag-
nose and prognosticate a similar affliction of others. I made
a number of experiments in a smooth-bored gun, with long
shot, of which the front part was composed of hard metal,
usually lead and metallic antimony, the hinder part of wood
and other light material; and I learned that the resistance of
the air prevented these shots turning completely over but a
manifest tendency in the oscillating in the tail of the shot
during its flight resulted in a low velocity; consequently a
high trajectory. And it must be manifest to any one who has
given the subject a little brain fodder that if the projections
of the shot are sufficient to overcome the tendency to turn
over, that must materially reduce the Telocity and thus
increase the expenditure of means. I care not how ingenious
many of these inventions and creations may be, how fertile
the mind they emanate from, how devoted the individual
may be to the gun, how often he may go to his target ground,
and fire his one hundred shots from prepared ammunition, the
facts will remain the same, i. e., unless the full power of ordi-
nary shot, either with regard to velocity or range, can be ob-
tained with them they are practically useless, and not worth
the ammunition that they cost.

I have seen so much trifling with the laws of gunnery, by
men who do not understand the real difference between a
short or a long range rifle, that I am tempted to shout at the
top of my voice "God have mercy on their souls."

A man may as well attempt to trifle with the science of
mathematics as to attempt something new in the science and
laws of gunnery without first educating himself and making
himself somewhat conversant with the mysterious laws of
gunnery.

A man may as well go to the blackboard and attempt to
work out a problem in the rule of three without first learning
the three principal rules of arithmetic, addition, subtraction
and multiplication, as to attempt to solve a problem in one of
the most abstract sciences that the brightest intellect is, and
forages has been, trying to solve. I received a 'letter a few
years ago from a lad, who had gotten "letters patent" for a
rifle bullet, and after getting the right secured from all en-
croachment, he then began to make inquiry as regards the

merits of his bullet. And with all due respect to this young
cion, engaged in so noble an undertaking, I will quote a
sportion of his letter.

" My Dear Doctor — I hear you are an expert on the rifle; I
have invented a bullet and I think there are millions in it,
and if you will furnish the money we will go in cahoots; and
after reading my description of the bullet and you think it
worth your attention, write me and I will call down and see
you. Description of the bullet — The bullet is like that of
Sharps long range only little shorter and beginning at the
but end and running a screw around the whole length of it, or
until yon get to where it begins to slope off to the point. The
screw when the bullet is in motion will screw in the air, like
a wood screw in a soft piece of redwood. Don't you see my
pint, and what do you think of it ?"

I answered the lad's note, saying that I thanked him for
his kind offer, and regretted to be under the painful necessity,
wholly on account of my whole time being occupied in my
profession, to decline his very liberal offer, that I hoped and
trusted that he would have no difficulty in obtaining some
one, without any trouble, who had all the means necessary to
start so laudable an enterprise, and added:

"P. S. The only addition that I could offer to your screw
patented bullet, is the application of sweet oil on the head of .
the bullet, as it would make it slip more easly through the air;
believing that sweet oil and perseverance will make your
screw bullet a complete success; I again subscribe myself,

"E. H.Pardee."
. .*.

The California Schuetzen Club, which numbers over one
hundred members, among whom can be found the best rifle
shots in this State, had an election for officers Wednesday at
the Eintracht Society Hall. The following officers were elec-
ted to serve during the ensuing year: President, Philo Ja-
coby; Vice-President, C. C. Rholffs; Treasurer, J. H. Schulte;
First Secretary, W. Hatje; Second, J. F. Sarranter; First
Shootingmaster, I. Rapp; Second Shootingmaster, J. H. Fis-
cher; Trustees — E. Adams, J. Fischer, Philo Jacoby; Finance
Committee — H. Zecher, Wm. Ehrenpfort, A. Bertelsen;
Shooting Committee — A. Rahwyler, K. Erahman, D. Sehoen-
field.

■ ■ ■ ♦ —

The Feeding of Road Horses.

Eight years ago I began to practice medicine in the country
and was advised by my father-in-law, a physician of thirty
years' experience, to feed my horse but twice a day. The
proposition was indignantly spurned; I ate three times daily;
why should not my horse? At last prevailed upon, I made a
trial of the system, and after some years' experience am
more than satisfied. I can most heartily indorse allDr. Page
wrote in the recent article on " Horse Hygiene," and would
respectfully submit the following rules for feeding road
horses : 1. Feed as near 6 a. m. and 6 p. m. as possible; or
in winter time at 5 p. m., if preferred. 2. Yary your feed in
kind from time to time; oats, however, always being the sta-
ple. 3. Yary the quantity of feed according to the work. 4.
Always put a small pinch of common salt in the feed. 5.
Always shake the dust and settlings out of your hay, and
use only a very moderate quantity. 6. Never drive your
horse, if* you can help *t. until he has stood at least two
hours after feeding and watering, and never feed or water
until he has rested at least one hour.

Now a few comments. Rule 1. Feed your horse in the
morning all the grain he will eat clean; put in it a little salt.
When he has eaten it, offer him a little hay — my rule is as
much as I can pack twice into a water bucket. Too much
hay bloats a horse and makes his wind short, and may pro-
duce heaves. Let your hay be clean, shake out the dust and
pick out longer weeds. After he has finished his hay he may
be groomed and watered, and two hours after he has had his
grain he is ready for the road. His food has been at least
partially digested, and passed to credit of the blood and
thence to the muscular and nervous system; instead of a
load of crude substances to carry, he feels an invigoratdon of
fresh vitality supplied to his system. Now, the horse so
treated and driven upon the road needs no feeding until
night; further, he is better not fed. If your driving at noon
or near it offers an intermission, put him in the stable, take
off the harness and let- him stand an hour, then offer him
water, and in an hour again rub him off, harness and drive
on. Rule 2. We prefer oats as a basis. In summer a little
cracked corn with it and sometimes a little wheat bran. In
winter corn and oats are ground together (no rye) or a little
flaxseed meal with oats is excellent. Oats make muscle upon
the hips and neck, while feed (corn, oats and rye) makes fat
on the ribs especially and produces less muscle and more heat
than oats. Rule 3. If you jog your horse sis miles a day he
does not need half the feed he will if you push him hard forty
or fifty miles, as I frequently do. I feed eight quarts every
dav, ten if the trips are many, and twelve or sixteen if very
many and long. Rule 4. Salt is essential to the animal econ-
omy. No man can thrive without it and none would if
" salted " once a week. Season the food for the beast as you
do your own — a pinch in three fingers in every lot of feed.
Finally, let him rest at night before you feed him at least one
hour, and if he is very weary a two-hours' rest is better; then»
water and feed (I prefer my night feed a trifle to exceed that
of the morning); this avoids all possibility of foundering, and
the horse has a better appetite.

Scent of Dogs. — Dogs not only smell odors in an occasion-
al way, but they otherwise seem to extract a recognizable
odor from almost everything, as Professor Croom Robertson
also suggests. Anarchist knows me when I am dressed in
clothes he never saw before, by his nose alone. Let me get
myself up in theatrical costume, and cover my face with a
mask, yet he will recognize me at once by some, to us, mi-
discoverable perfume. Moreover, he will recognize the same
odor as'clinging to my clothes after they have been taken off.
If I shy a pebble on the beach, he can pick out that identical
pebble" among a thousand. Even the very ground on which
I have trodden remains to him a faint memento of my pres-
ence for hours afterward. The bloodhound can track a hu-
man scent a week old, which argues a delicacy of nose almost
incredible to human nostrils. Similarly, too, if you watch
Anarchist at this moment, you will see that he runs up and
down the path, sniffing away at every stick, stone and
plant, as though he got a separate and distinguishable scent
out of every one of them. And so he must, no doubt; for if
even the earth keeps a perfume of the person who has walked
over it hours before, surely every object about must have
some faint smell or other, either of itself or objects which
have touched it. When we remember that a single grain of
musk will scent hundreds of handkerchiefs so as to be recog-
nizable even by our defective organs of smell, there is noth-
ing extravagant in the idea that passing creatures may leave
traces discoverable by keener senses on all the pebbles and
straws which lie across the road. Thus the smells which
make up half the dog's picture of the universe are probably
.,-st as continuous and distinct as the sights which make up
„_e whole picture in our case, and which doubtless coalesce
»,.th the other half in the canine mind.

1883

gjftge ifceedev *«*# j^portsttrotx.

3

POULTEY.

Hen Lice.

"Eternal vigilance is the price of " freedom
from lice in fowl houses. A great many poul-
try-keepers when they find their fowl houses
swarming with lice go to work and clean them
out in short order and then seem to think
that the work is done for all time; but the
little tormenters multiply and increase with
astonishing rapidity, and* in the course of two
or three months the inexperienced poultry-
keeper is astonished to find that his fowls
have more lice on their bodies than ever.

If you expect to keep your fowls and their
premises free from chicken lice, you must
wage a constant warfare. The ounce of pre-
vention in the shape of a proper place for the
fowls to wallow in, and an occasional white-
washing and washing the perches with coal
oil, is worth more than several pounds of
cure after the lice once get a foot-hold on
your fowls; but when they do get it, don't be
discouraged, but go to work faithfully until
they are exterminated.

The plan that I have given repeated and
thorough trials — and that has never failed me
— is to whitewash the inside of the houses
every spring and falL and once or twice during
the summer; to fumigate occasionally with
sulphur; to use coal oilfreelyas a wash about
the perches and on the bodies af the fowls;
to use sulphur or tobacco stems in the nests,
and to always keep a supply of road dust and
ashes where the fowls can wallow in at pleas-
ure. After the dust bath has been in use a
month or six weeks, the box is refilled with a
fresh mixture of dust and ashes. Anoint the
fowls every two weeks with a mixture com-
pounded of five ounces of sweet oil mixed
with one ounce of sassafras oil, and applied
with a sewing machine oil can. Carbolic pow-
der is also an excellent remedy for lice on
chickens, and to mix with the contents of a
dust box. — Fannie Field in Prairie Farmer.

Fanny Field and Games.

In your always welcome paper dated Dec.
2d, I find the following: "Will Fanny Field
or some reader of the Prairie Farmer answer
a few questions in regard to game fowls?"

In Fanny Field's answer to the above it is
plain to be seen that she owes them a little
spite, probably on account of that hen, sun-
bonnet and woman affair. Now I will speak
a good word for game fowls. I have raised
them for fifteen years. Have also had Cochin
Chinas, Light Brahmas, Plymouth Rocks, and
a variety of mixtures. In my experience,
games are the best layers of all fowls, giving
the greatest weight of eggs for food consumed,
and best for table use, although not large.
They have very plump bodies of the finest
grained flesh of all poultry,' and "Good
mothers? Well, yes." Fanny has given the
facts ^that will apply to all games in that re-
spect. The hens will make it lively for rats,
hawks, dogs or persons that interfere with her
family management.

My experience in chicken cholera is that
last spring I bought twelve three-quarter pure
Brahmas, brought them home, and put them
in the hen house with my games; and in two
weeks I buried the last one. All died of chol-
era, and lost only two of my games with it,
and never any before or since.

For laying qualities Black Breasted Eed I
consider best. They also have the brightest
colored feathers. Games among fowls are
like the race-horse among horses — the highest
in blood, most beautiful, hardiest and healthi-
est of their kind. I admit they are not the
fowl for close quarters in town; but for the
farm they are the best of all breeds of fowls. —
Sim. in the Prairie Farmer.

A mysterious disease has been making
havoc among the poultry owned by residents
of this town. It is worse than cholera among
human beings, being as sudden in its opera-
tion as strychnine or any other deadly poison.
Fowls which have fed heartily the evening
previous are found dead under their roosts
the next morning, nor is there in the appear-
ance of their bodies externally anymanifesta-
tion of disease. Turkeys and ducks, belong-
ing to the same poultry yards, do not seem to
be attacked by the malady. This we report
from personal observation; nearly all the
chickens on our premises have perished,
some ducks and turkeys feeding with them
having escaped entirely. Of nearly fifty hens
and roosters about half a dozen survive at
this writing and we hear of equal mortality in
other poultry yards. Coupled with this dis-
order we have observed that the nights of its
extremest virulence were close and foggy and
we are inclined to connect it with those at-
mospheric conditions. With the setting in of
the rains, our opinion is, the disease will dis-
appear.— Monterey Democrat.

There are people who think raising poultry
and eggs for market is small business anyway ;
let all such meditate on the following figures :
Orer 20,000 car-loads of live and dressed
poultry are carried into New York city yearly,
and 25,000,000of eggs go into the same market,
According to the best estimates, the United
States produce 900,000,000 of eggs annually.

The Duke of Argyle is accumulating the
American wild turkey on his plantations.
This should not be difficult, as English win-
ters are much milder than our own, and the
turkey is a hardy bird, usually preferring to
roost in trees in the coldest weather, rather
than in close houses.

How to Feed For Eggs. — Always keep
pure bred poultry, not mongrels. Let your
poultry have all the old lime, plaster, oyster
and clam shells broken up, burned bones,
charcoal and gravel they require, a good dust
box to wallow in; plenty of good water — not
snow or ice. Sour milk is good, and is much
liked by them. In the morning give potato
and meat scraps, boiled and mashed, aud
thicken with corn meal and wheat shorts. At
night feed corn or buckwheat.

On the second morning give a warm break-
fast of potatoes or the like; thicken with
shorts, or oats and buckwheat ground to-
gether. Feed wheat screenings at night, and
so on. They should have a warm meal of
some kind every morning, and change the
feed every day, and not feed steady one kind
of food. Hang up a cabbage by the stump;
the fowls will work at it until there is noth-
ing left of it but the stump. Give them two
or three times a week a Little bone meal in
their mash, also a little cayenne pepper.
Keep them in good warm quarters, and clean
and free from lice and other vermin. Pul-
lets will lay more eggs in winter than old
hens, if they are early ones — March or April
hatch.

It takes a little longer to prepare the morn-
ing meal than it would to throw a little corn
in the snow or on the manure pile, as a great
many do, and then complain that they get
no eggs. Follow these rules, and you will
have eggs to spare. — New Southern Poultry
Journal.

Molting of Fowls. — When fowls are well
cared for molting usually takes but little time
compared with those uncared for, and full of
vermin as such birds usually are. Some
fowls rarely appear to shed a feather out of
season while others are continually dropping
their feathers here and there, and never ap-
pear in a perfect state of feather. These lat-
ter are rarely good layers, and are usually
Asiatics and their crosses. They are generally
infested by vermin, that destroy the life of
the feathers, and cause them to drop prema-
turely. If the fowls' bodies are kept clean,
the feathers will be bright with good keep,
and when the season arrives for the regular
molt, the new feathers are ready to take the
place left vacant by the worn-out dress; in a
few days the body is covered bright and new,
the normal condition of the bird kept up and.
in many instances, the egg production also.
Molting usually occurs in August and Septem-
ber, but some fowls do not molt until into
October and November. These fowls are
generally the large layers, but with good care
and food they will pass through this season
with small difficulty, if warmly housed at
night. They seldom make so strong or good
birds as those which drop the feathers at the
usual period.

Breeding Geese. — In breeding geese the
surplus goslings are killed off every year.
None need be saved for wintering and breed-
ing except it may be well to keep one or two
fine geese to take the place of old birds,
killed or hurt by some accident. Geese lay
regularly, breed and rear their goslings well
for fifty or eighty years and, it is said, they
grow tougher every year. So if one has a
good breeding goose, one which does her own
duty well, and is reasonably peaceful toward
other inhabitants of the farmyard, it is best
to keep her for years. Sometimes a goose
will be very cross, killing duckling and chick-
ens, attacking children, etc. Such a one is a
fit candidate for the spit. Ganders are gener-
ally much worse, and usually one more than
five or six vears old becomes absolutely un-
bearable. So provision is naturally made to
replace the old ganders every three or four
years. It is besides necessary to do so, for
though a young gander will attend four geese
very well, an old one confines his attention to
one only, and often proves infertile at six
or eight years old, getting crosser all the
time.

Where fowls are fed regularly it is well to
throw the food on the ground and let them
scratch for it, since the exercise thus gained
is beneficial.

The Cheese Markets.

The Utica, New York, Dairymen's Board of
Trade held its last meeting for the season of
1882 in Utica, Dec. 4. The Secreary, B. D.
Gilbert, presented his report, together with a
tabular statement of the transactions of each
market day at Utica and at Little Falls, from
which it appears that the dairy interest of
central New York, while it has not boomed
with hops, has partaken of the general pros-
perity. The Utica market opened May 1, one
week later than last year and two weeks later
than in 1SS0. The late opening was largely
due to the high price of butter, which led dairy-
men to make butter rather than cheese. The
opening price was twelve cents, or h cent
lower than in 1881. The cold weatfier of
spring and dry weather of summer were dis-
couraging features, but profitable prices were
generally obtained. The three heaviest days
of the season were the three Mondays of Jul v
when sales aggregated 10,922, 0,476, ,11,580
boxes, respectively. On nine days in 1881
the sales exceeded the heaviest of these. The
secretary says: "It is worthy of notice that
while cheese has not brought as big prices
this season as it often does, neither has it run
down to a very low price. It has maintained
a very even course all through the year, the
I average price being confined between the

limits of 10] and 12} cents — the lowest price
not dipping below ten cents and the highest
not going above fifteen cents. Last year the
variation of the average price was 4i cents."
The only disasters recorded during the year
were the failures of the houses of R. Perrin
aud Snell & Co., neither of which seriously
affected the Utica board . The secretary's
table of daily transactions affords the follow-
ing statement by months, the figures under
"sales" and "commissions" representing boxes,
and under "average price" the price per
pound:

CTICA MARKET,

Sales.

May 17,36?

June 19,118

July 40,756

August 22,245

September 27,2f,l

October 34,204

November 20,181

Commis- Average
price.
Ill

10 11-16
10 23-32
10 25-32
10 31-32
12

m

SlOnS,
5,052
6,487
9,918
7,281
5,935
3,168
1,513

Total 181,137

Total sales and commissions on Utica mar-
ket 226,502 boxes, which at sixty pounds per
box gives a total of 13,230,120 pounds of
cheese sold. Multiplying by average price
and we have receipts on Utica market during
1882, $1,523,593 85.

LITTLE FALLS MARKET.

Commis- Average
Sales

May 18,951

June 26,686

July 47,456

August 22,747

September 29,729

October 35,635

November 14,153

Total 195,357

Total sales and commissions on Little Falls
market 213,175 boxes, or 12,790,500 pounds,
which at average price shows receipts on Lit'
tie Falls market during the time considered
$1,468,836 40. The cheese industry, as repre
sented by these two, the principal markets of
the dairv region of New York, brought to its
patrons in sevenmonthsof 1SS2, S2, 992, 430 25;
total receipts in the two markets last year,
$3, 26S, 950; in 1880, S3,800,436. The falling
off this year is attributed to the late opening
the cold spring and dry summer, which re-
duced the flow of milk. — Cultivator

sions.
2,178

price.
10 33-40

2,320
4,251
2,052

10 17-32

10*

10 27-32

1,290

1,648

579

10 29-32
12*

11 25-32

17,818

11 4838

A Grain of Wheat.

A "corn of wheat" is a little thing, but mar-
velously complex. Through the center of the
kernel runs a groove, so that a horizontal sea
tion is heart-shaped. Under a glass we see
that it is very composite in structure. The
outside layer or cuticle, which forms the bran,
is composed mainly of silex, the mineral base
of sand, which by means of the potash in the
soil is made soluble, and is carried by the lit-
tle veins of the wheat plant and deposited
with the woody tissue. The nutriment in this
triple coat is not digestible by the human
stomach, but is excellent for cattle. The layer
next inside this is styled gluten. This is a
complex substance and in the highest degree
nutritious, especially to the muscular tissues
of man. Gluten pure is composed mainly of
protein, which is the basis of the nitrogeneous
compounds, albumen, fibrin and casein, with a
slight addition of sulphur. On this layer de-
pends largely the nutritive value of wheat.
When flour stands for some time after grinding
some of the gluten changes its form to albumen,
and thus improves its bread-making quality,
so that the baker considers flour a month old
better than that fresh ground. This substance
is not strictly limited to this layer of the grain,
but is found in the bran and distributed
through the starch.

Within this gluten layer lies the starch,
constituting the mass of the kernel. The
starch consists of minute granules about .002
of an inch in diameter. The nuclei around
which cluster these tiny granules some think
are gluten. This is certainly true of oats.
On the mingling of the gluten with the starch
depends the value of wheat for making bread.
For, besides the protein, crude gluten eon-
tains sugar, gum and soluble albumen. The
decomposition of sugar in fermentation pro-
duces carbonic acid, which becomes entangled
in the tanacious gluten, expands in the heat
of baking, and renders the loaf light and
spongy.

In the center of the kernel, where the outer
layer turns into the body and doubles around,
forming an inner heart-shaped section, lie the
phosphates of soda, lime and magnesia, which
are the bone and brain making elements of
wheat. In the crease near the large end of
the kernel lies the germ, which, though rich
in gluten, contains oily and dark matter that
injures the color and quality of the flour aud
should be removed. Over the germ is a thin
scale-like pellicle, easily removed with the
thumb nail, revealing the little germ-contain-
ing cell beneath. The germ, by slight press-
ure, may be removed, leaving the cell, which,
however, is coated with oily matter which
should also be kept out of the flour.

At the other end of the kernel is a sort of
fine brush appendage formed of numerous
downy filaments of a slight salmon tint.
These are useful to the seed in the ground as
absorbents of moisture, but in the flour im-
pair both its color and flavor, and should al-
so be eliminated. This brush end aud the
crease, with the wrinkled surface of the grain,
are grand dust and dirt catchers, and a large
amount of the machinery of oar modern mills
is fur tbe sole purpose of cleaning the grain
from dirt, and freeing it of the bran,
brush and oily matter which injure its capa-
city for making white, spongy and nutritious
bread. — American Miller.

A Frightful Collision.
New York.— The valuable trotting horse,
"Jim Sands" was run into in a race, sustain-
ing several bruises, and lameness. His owner
Mr. Noble Thompson, of the well known
Boarding Stables, 1393 Broadway, N. Y.,
states that he placed the animal under the
care of a veterinary surgeon, who in three
monts failed to benefit him. A thorough
treatment with St. Jacobs Oil was then begun,
and the horse not only entirely recovered but
was enabled to trot mile heats in the astonish-
ing time of 2:21. Mr. thompson regards the
OiL as the greatest pain-enre and linament
that has come to his notioe in his experience
of fifteen years.

Sudden changes of the weather often
cause Pulmonary, Bronchial and Asthmatic
troubles. Brown's Bronchial Troches will al-
lay the irritation which induces coughing.
Sold only in boxes. Fiice 25 cents.

Market Report.

IXOrR— We quote : Best Citv Extra, *5 003*5 75;
Superfine, S56-S5 25; Interior Extra, $4 755.S5 23;
Interior Superfine, S3 75j5;S4 £> bbl.

WHEAT— Tbe market in this grain is rather dull
of late. Tbe asking price is generally above the ideas
of purchasers; Si 80 is the holding price, while
SI 77A is the extreme buying limit. No sale for lower
grades.

BARLEY— Tbe market is steadier now than it was
in the earlier part of the weok. Recent sales are : No.
1 Feed, February, SI 23*&S1 24; do, March, SI 25;
buyer tbe season, 81 29j p ctl.

OATS— Fair Feed. SI 70&81 75; Good. $1 75'SJ
81 80; Choice, £1 8oja.il 90 £> ctl. Eastern, SI 65 fc»
ctl

KYE-Busineasdull. Quotable at SI 65:5/51 75 for
fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley. S27SS29 p ton; Cracked
Com, 537 ^ ton. Shorts, $18 a $20 £ ton. Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to the trade at S32 50 %* ton, less
the usual discount. Middlings, 82S&825 p ton for
lots at tbe mill.

HAY— Alfalfa. 813(3814 50; Wbeat, ?I.'S -17
Wild Oat, S14 50@$16 50; Mixed. £115*13 £» ton.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 19*S.21c; California
Hams, 16^ie2c for plain, lGlralTc for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16i;5_17c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 155.15ic for heavy and me-
dium, and_ 16&&163C for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 16*@16c ; Pork, $20 a -21 for Extra Prime, S23 50
15.24 for Prime Mess, $25 50(6326 for Mess, 826 50 for
clearand $37(6)27 50 for extra Clear; pi^s' Feet, Slt'.S;
S18 p bbl; Mess beef, S16 for bbls and $8 50 for bf
bbls ; Extra Mess Beef, S17 for bbls and S8 75 for half
bis; Family Beef, S18&18 50 £ bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 131.15. He ptb .

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 3U(5.50c for common
and75cl5$l 25^ bx for good; Lemons, 87(538 per
box for Sicily and $5®$6 for Malaga; California
Lemons, S2 5og;$3 per box; Limes, $7 :5.$9 per
box for Mexican; Bananas, Si 505 ?3 t> lun^h; Mex-
ican Oranges S20SS25 £» thousand; California. S2 50
,5.$4 50 £> box; Pineapples, $8o.$9 F> doz. New crop
Western Cranberries are offering at $15(5317 ^ bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $6
5?$10 £* ton; Carrots, 305>)5c; Turnips, 7.icS:l;
Cauliflower, 76c@$l & dozen; Cabbage, 75cS;n P1
ctl; Garlic, 3*c & lb; Celerv, 50c p doz;
Mushrooms, l<v«15c per ft; Okra 75C510O; Dried
Okra, 15;S.20c; Dry Peppers, 12A(515c » ft.

POTATOES— River Red. 605 75c; Early Rose, 80c
(5j$l; Garnet Chile, S1.5.S1 10; Humboldt* $I,5.$1 15;
Tomales and Petaluma, Soc&Sl; Peerless SI. Cuf-
fey Cove. SI 10 to SI 20 £ ctl.; Sweets. 3c £> ft.

ONIONS— Quotable at 50560c ^ sack.

BEANS— Bayos S3 75(5*4; Butter, 83(383 25 for
small and S3 20(533 30 for large; Lima. S3 75S.S4 00;
Pea, S3 00.553 15; Pink, S2 95SS3 20; Red,32 95.5S3 20 ;
small White, 83(533 25; large White, S2 7:.oS3
1> ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 28c;
choice, 2C.o.27;fair to good, 23;525c; inferior lots
from country stores, 17tr22c; firkin, 25tS_26c for
good to choice, and 20g23c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 22-VS24; Eastern, 18® 22c P ft.

CHEESE— Fairly steady. California, 145.10c for
choice; 11 J? 13 for fair togood;do, factory, inboxes,
S15S.16; Eastern, 16,5 17c :

EGGS-California, 35o36c;

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 145.15c; do
Hens, 14&15c; do dressed, H;S.16c; Roosters, $G
SS6 50 for old and $7;£$8 50 for young; Hens S7
,a.$8 50; Broilers, $55_$G, according to size; Ducks
f-j'.-ll \> dozen; Geese, $2£$2 50 p pair.

GAME— Ugh! demand. Quail, SI ^ dozen;
Mallard Ducks, S3 50;5_S4 50: Sprigs, $2a.-j 25;
Canvasback. $3 50®?4 50; Brandt, SI 25; Gray
Geese S25.S3; White Geese. SI 255SI 50: Honk-
ers, 54334 50; Snipe, 823382 50 for English and
5ftS.75c foif common; |Teal, SI : Widgeon,
S1XS1 25; Hare, SI 75c5.$2 25; Rabbits, 81 25®
SI 75.

WOOL— No change in prices. We quote
fall: San Joaquin and coast, BfSjl2e; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, lWii.V: Northern EMI,
free,l.i«20c; Northern Fall, defective. 11 '« IV: North-
ern fall, Lamb, 16(5 20c ; tree Mountain, 11 " 16c.

HIDES AND SKINS- Dry hides, usual selection,
19c 1» ft; culls one third less, aud Mexican
Hides lc f lb less. Dry Kip. 19c; Dry Calf,
20(S:22c; Salted Steers, over 65 fte, lie p ft; Steers
and Cows, medium. IOcTIil1 t i . ■■ - h. | s ■
30 fts. lie; Salted Calf. U» l.V \> tb; Dairv Calf 70
5.80c each; Shei -

®50c for short, C05.1KC for medium, and $1 ti.il 36
apeice for long wool and wool skins. ButebertowD
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable ii if. for rendered

and llc.l2c for refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers :

BEEF- Prime, Ito 10c; medium grade, 7fc%8c; In-
ferior. 5K56k i> ft.

vlaL— Luge Calves, 6&9c; small ones, <>«itY
p ft.

MUTTON — We then are quotable at 5ix<*-c and Ewes
at ""." !-(• ft, according to quality.

LAMB— Quotable at fiUV 7c \* tb.

FORK— Live Hogs, «jK$7c for bard and 5
for soft ; dreHsed do Siiftfjo fc> ft for hard grain
hogs.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

jy PATHOLOGICAL B0RS&8H0BB.

I IB Washington Mrfpu

M LI 1 I'M. IN .M.I. [TS VAKIoI B F'.ll.V

DAVID L. LEVY,

JEWELER. DESIGNER OF UEDAL8
AS J' TESTIMO ' I \LS,
39 Third Slrwl. San I

ItKI'.MltlNO NKATLT DONE.

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Jan 6

FISH.

Catching a Shark in the Indian Ocean,

j In the summer of 1S52, being then twenty-eight years of
a°e, strong, healthy and full of hope, I found myself in
company -with 1S3 other adventurous spirits a passenger on
board of the good ship Revenue, Capt. Seth Crowell of Gape
Cod, master, bound for Australia. This was, I think, the
second ship of the Cameron Line which sailed from Xew
Tork direct to the antipodes; the Helena being the first.
Though I do not clearly! recollect ^whether the Grey Eagle
sailed before or after the Revenue.

Our passengers were a splendid lot of fellows hailing most-
ly from Upper Canada, Qnebec and Nova Scotia, with some
four or five from New Tork city and Brooklyn. With the
exception of two Benedicts, who had their families with
them, every man of us was under thirty years of age. Even
our captain, as fine a specimen of an American sailor as ever
trod a deck, had not reached his third decade.

"We sailed east around the Cape of Good Hope; and when
I say that our passage extended to 104 days without a sight
of land except the Island of St. Paul, seen at a distance, you
may form some idea of the shifts and expedients we were put
to in order to pass] the time, and of "the fun and diviltry
and divarsion" thence arising. We exhausted ever kill-time
device known to weary and impatient mariners. Each man
had, over and over again, raffled off his superfluous effects,
the general and final result being to leave every one with.
just about what he had at starting. This mild form of gam-
bling was the only vice indulged in, all of the passengers
being of a steady and superior class, and none feeling in-
clined to risk money in games of chance.

We read every scrap of printed paper to be found so many
times over that we are all crammed with literature to the lips.
We told stories, played euchre, whist, cribbage, old sledge,
and every other game known to Hoyle; goc up concerts and
glee clubs; pitched quoits, with rope instead of iron; indulged
in private theatricals; shot at floating marks; caught dolph-
ins, porpoises, flying-fish, gulls, albatross, andilother Carey's
chickens; worked up the position and progress of the ship
each day, and even carried on a daily paper until it died out
for want of mental pabulum; and then, with the distant gold
fields still far beyond our eager and expectant gaze, we sighed
for new delights.

One day we found ourselves becalmed in the Indian Ocean,
south latitude twenty -three degrees, east longitude eighty de-
grees; within the Tropic of Capricorn, between the Island of
Madagascar and the Australian coast. For nearly a week a
monstrous shark with his two attendant pilot fish had been
following us, much to the annoyance of the old salts, whose
superstitious fears pointed to some ill coming.

While the ship one day lay languidly heaving upon the slight
swell of the calm but ever-restless ocean, the old man-eater
displayed his huge bulk close to the port side and there re-
mained, evidently waiting for the usual contents of the cook's
garbage bucket. We had never yet caught a shark, and I
asked the captain's permission to take this fellow. It was
readily granted, and we proceeded at once to business.

Borrowing a shark hook, bent upon about two feet of chain,
from the mate, we tied a strong line to the chain, put upon
the hook a chunk of pork and threw it overboard. After a
moment's inspection, the monster slewed lazily over on his
side and took the bait. Two of us had hold of the line, and
by a strong jerk we fastened him securely. Then we got a
whale harpoon and drove it well into his shoulder. Nest, we
took a stout rope, made a running bowline at one end, passed
the loop over and around the hook and harpoon lines, pulled
the shark's head a little out of water and jammed the bow-
line firmly about him behind the first fin. Then we ran the
rope through a block at the end of the main yard; fifty will-
ing hands seized it and ran aft, and his sharkship was speed-
ily on board.

All this time, to the utter confusion of my preconceived
ideas, the fish made no resistance whatever, but so soon as he
reached the deck there was the mischief to pay. He flopped
and jumped and plunged about in a terrific manner, opening
and closing his fearful jaws in a vicious and highly suggestive
style. There was on board the ship a spaniel dog, which,
upon seeing the unusual commotion, ran up to the prize,
barking furiously. He was just in time to receive a violent
blow from the tail of the fish which sent him heels over head
clean across the deck, where he brought up howling against
the bulwarks. The owner of the dog, a little French Cana-
dian, now seized a handspike and dealt the savage monster
several heavy blows near the tail and afterwards chopped
that powerful member off. This put a stop to his acrobatic
feats, and he lay as quiet as a log.

It was a very large specimen of the great blue or white
shark. He measured a trifle over fourteen feet in length;
greatest girth, seven and a half feet; supposed weight, 1,500
or 1, 600 pounds. Great curiosity was manifested by all hands
as to the contents of his stomach, and upon opening this we
found — oh horrors! — the leg of a sailor — 's overalls, and
not a thing beside!

I got, as my own share, the dressed backbone of the creat-
ure, which I long used as a walking-stick, and afterwards
sold to a squatter in the interior for two pounds sterling. We
found the strong, musty smell so offensive that we speedily
threw the carcass overboard, when it was quite pitiful to see
•the bereaved pilot fish swimming about it in a dazed and
wondering state. These* looked very much like striped bass,
and seemed to be about six or eight pounds in weight. They
followed the remains of their deceased patron down into the
depths of ocean, and finally disappeared. — Cor. American
Angler.

Tickling Trout.

were fishing on Platner's brook, in old Delaware. The
stream was very low, and its waters clear; angle-worms and
flies were alike looked upon with suspicion by the wary, cau-
tious trout, and as we approached a pooh despite the utmost
caution, the trout sought shelter and protection under the
overhanging meadow-turf that lined the stream. Judge
Palmer said, ■ I'll try tickling.' Laying his rod upon the
bank, removing his coat, and rolling up his shirt-sleeve, he
gently put his right arm into the water, and feeling under the
overhanging sod, he exclaimed, 'I feel a trout, and am now
gently rubbing its belly with my fingers, and at the same time
I am working my thumb and forefinger towards its head; as
soon as I get them into its gills I shall close on the fish.
There ! I have him ! said the Judge, as he drew from the
water and threw upon the bank a pound trout. I followed
the Judge's example in a pool a few yards below, and soon
felt what I supposed to be a large trout. I began gently rub-
bing its belly, and moving my hand towards its head until
more than a foot in length had been manipulated. I said to
the Judge, ' I have a whopper ! ' Immediately I felt some-
thing coiling about my bare arm. I closed my hand upon the
supposed fish and drew it from under the bank and water.
Imagine my consternation on beholding in my hand and
coiled about my arm a horrid, disgusting snahe, five feet in
length, and as thick as my wrist. I shook the reptile from
me, and to this day shudder when I think of the incident.
I have tickled no trout since," added the Colonel, as I left the
car with curdled blood.

BICYCLING.

The Wheel.

Carp.

Fish Commissioner Dr. J. H. Taggart, of Yuma, who has
really done more for the fish interests of the territory than
any other man in it; who has been honest, efficient and un-
tiring in his efforts to promote this industry — for of late
years it has become such — addresses the following to the
Yuma Sentinel:

Office of Arizona Fish Commissioners, Yuma, Dec. 22,
18S2. — Editor Sentinel: Permit me again to trespass on your
columns to say that Professor Baird writes me that the recent
cold snap has frozen up his carp ponds, and that they may
not open till March. This will give all applicants for carp
ample time to prepare their ponds and arrange to receive
their supply. The car with carp will pass over the Southern
Pacific Bailroad, on its way to California, and the fry must
be received at some station on that route. It would be best
for applicants in southeast Arizona to arrange with Fish
Commissioner Richard Rule to receive and distribute the
supply for that section. Commissioner Gosper, of Prescott,
will do the same, or have it done, for the northern part of the
territory, and myself for the sonthwesternpart. Territorial
papers please copy. J. H. Taggart,

Business Manager Arizona Fish Commission.

In this connection we will add that those desiring carp
should not apply for too large a number. When it is known
that in 1876 there were but four carp in the United States,
and from those four^ millions and millions have been dis-
tributed, one may form some idea of how rapidly they multi-
ply, with suitable ponds, free from other fish and muddy
bottoms, and but a few are needed to begin with. The
increase is so rapid that in a short time his ponds will be
overstocked; so be moderate in your demands. — Tombstone
Epitaph .

Among the curious phenomena revealed by the sinking of
wells in Algeria is the existence of fishes, crabs and fresh-
water mollusks at considerable depths in the subterranean
waters. The fishes were covered with sand-mud, but the
shells of the crabs were quite bright and glittering — evidence
that they had inhabited pure water.

At the Caledonian hatchery, Rochester, N. Y., a new game
fish has been produced. It is three-quarters brook trout and
one-quarter salmon trout. It has been christened the brook
salmon trout.

Trout fishing is reported good in the streams in Trinity
county and the eastern part of Shasta.

Good salmon trout fishing is reported from Duncan's
Mills.

Catfish lately planted in Cloud river are flourishing.
Large trout abound in the Truckee river.

A correspondent of the Angler says: Reading Beecher's
"fish story," I was reminded of an incident related to me by
an old friend, of whose truthfulness I never had a doubt, a
few years since. Within twenty-four hours after the story
was told me I wTote it out, using as nearly as possible the
relator's language, and sent it to a country paper. I enclose
a copy of the article:

In riding down town in a horse-car yesterday, I met Col.

H. L. R n, formerly of Delaware county^ N. Y. The

bright May morning, probably, brought to our minds recol-
lections of country life and its pleasures. Be that as it may,
we were soon relating to each other exploits and experiences
on sundry bright, beautiful, rippling trout streams in Dela-
ware, Sullivan, Ulster and Greene counties, in which both of
ns had angled, before yon, Messrs. Editors, saw the light of
- rldenly the Colonel turned to me and asked, "Judge,
have- y m ever tickled trout?" I replied, "Yes, often; and

!'.t it "an be done proves that even cold-blooded fishes are
3ible to, and enjoy, petting seemingly as much as
cats, and othei warm-blooded animals."
rs ago," said the Colonel, "Judge Jesse Palmer and I

We had hoped that the days of chicken shooting matches
were past, but occasionally we find in an up-country paper
exchange the announcement that at a specified place and
time there will be turkey and chicken shooting. Turkey
shooting with rifles is cruel enough, but chicken shooting
with shotguns at forty or fifty yards is simply barbarous.
The general rule is that as long as the chicken can stand on
its legs no shooter can claim it. Usually the oldest and
toughest of roosters are selected for this kind of shooting,
and very often they are fairly filled with shot before someone
happens to be declared winner by breaking a leg of the fowl
so that he cannot stand up. The writer once saw eighteen
charges of shot fired at a chicken that was tied to a stake fifty
yards off, before it was killed, although more or less at every
charge must have hit it. Men are hard up for "sport" when
they engage in any such cruel pastime, and there should be a
special law against it. — Sacramento Bee.

The undersigned was not in, or near, any of the great bat-
tles of the late war, but can form a pretty good idea of the
sound of musketry along a skirmish line from last Sunday's
experience in crossing the Laguna bridge, near the mouth of
Santa Rosa Creek. A few ducks were flying up and down the
Laguna while long lines of " shootists " were strung out
along the banks. Of course it was impossible to count the
number of shots fired at one duck, but at times it did seem as
though all the sportsmen of Santa Rosa, Mark West, and
not a few from Mud Springs, all fired at once and at the same
bird. The Laguna is quite wide at this time and the duck
pursued the even tenor of its way, about the center of the
channel, out of the reach of guns. No ducks fell, but the
shot did J The old mare thought she was in a hail storm and
insisted upon getting away from there in a hurry ! — Cor. Pet-
aluma Argus.

♦

Concerning cows and steers, the form of the feet is an in-
dication of the nature of the place in which the animal has
been reared. In stony regions the hoof grows round and
wears away; on the contrary, in soft, moist and marshy dis-
tricts the hoofs lengthen and flatten out, and the same effect
is produced by confinement to the stable. The round hoof
is a very desirable quality. Continued stall feeding renders
the feet so tender that after some years the animal can take
no exercise, nor even comfortably travel over the pasture.
The foot grows long and thick, and the creature is entirely
unfit for work or for driving to any distance.

See the wheeler with his wheel,

Silent wheel.
How many murderous thoughts pass through ^our minds as past he
steals;

As he glides along the pave

With the silence of the grave,
And the crystallinic glittering of nickel-plated steel

Bursts upon th' enraptured sight,

As it flashes dazzling bright,

Till the gamins with delight
(Which the ordinary moral and pedestrian cannot feel>,
Tell out: "See the blooming hijit on his altitood'nous wheel,
On his lofty and eialted and velocipedic wheel,
On his wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel,
On his lofty and velocipedic wheel."

Hear the tinkling of his bell,

Little bell.
As it warns the folks to give him room before he rings their knell,

And he dings it all the while,

With a feeble, vacant smile,
As he works his number twelves in a rhythmic kind of style.

And the people, ah! they think.

When they hear that tinkle tink,

"Here comes old Darwin's lost one! here comes the missing link."

And they positively feel

Like smashing up bis wheel,
And implanting on his pantoloons some wounds that would not

heal,
That would cause him to stand upright as he takes his midday meal.
And would give him heaps of trouble as he sat upon his wheel,
On his wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel, wheel,
On his nickel-plated, highly-polished wheel .

— Laarmte Boomerang.

O why does that young man stand up on his head,
On his head in the mud of the gutter?
Do you think for a moment that he would fain
Stand there for the purpose of cooling his brain,
Or watching the heavens for symptoms of rain,
In a way so esthetic and utter?

If you do, you fail to catch on to his snap.
Fail to catch on his snap, my young friend,
He was going down bill at too rapid a pace,
When, catching a glimpse of a pretty girl's face.
He lifted his cap for a "mash," and through space
He quick flew and struck on the wrong end.

— F. W. B. in Bicycle World.

Tricycling vs. Bicycling. — A prominent English bi and
tricyclist has given his experience with the two vehicles
at considerable length. Having ridden bicycles for the past
six years, touring all over Scotland and England, made an-
nual records of from 3,000 to 4,000 miles, and won a score of
prizes for racing, he says: "I have voluntarily and with
malice prepense relinquished bicycling entirely in favor of
tricycling. And this is not because I am getting old, either,
for I am still on the sunny side of twenty-five. Tricycles
already outnumber bicycles in the suburbs of London, and
are seen nearly as often in the country towns. The initial
cost of a tricycle is but a trifle in excess of that of a bicycle;
there is no danger in learning, only gentle practice being
requisite to become conversant with the pecularities of the
machine. The nervous anxiety to preserve the balance and
steer on a straight line which makes the path of the bicy-
cling beginner so full of thorns is quite absent on a tricycle;
the speed is but a trine below that of a bicycle, with the
same amount of exertion, and as a whole, the enhanced com-
fort and safety of the tricycle makes it infinitely to be pre-
ferred to the bicycle for all ages of men."

The second ten-mile race between John S. Prince, the
American professional champion, and Lewis T. Frye, ex-
amateur rider, took place Honday, Dec. IS, at the Institute
Fair building, Boston, in the presence of about 1,000 specta-
tors. The building was better warmed than on the former
occasion and was well lighted. The first event was a two-
mile race between amateurs, which was run in heats. Burn-
ham, Woodside and Carr started, and after various changes
of positions finally finished in the order above named. Burn-
ham's time being 6:53£. The second heat was also won by
Burnham in 6:54i. Five starters came to the scratch for the
one-mile staight away race, which was won by H. il. Saben
of Nunton. Time, 3:21$. The principal event of the even-
ing was then called, both men appearing in fine condition.
Prince took the lead and kept it for a mile and a half, when
Frye supplanted him for two miles. Prince again led until
the end of the fifth mile when he gave place to Frye. Al-
ternately spurting and heading until the tenth mile Prince
made a final effort, and beat his competitor out by about a
yard in 32:44£, which beats previous American time by
12 1 seconds.

Last week witnessed an accession to the ranks of the Bene-
dicts in the person of Herman C. Eggers, ex-captain of the
San Francisco Bicycle Club, and racing champion of the Pa-
cific coast. A large number of friends assembled at Sara-
toga Hall in response to neat invitations, and after an hour
of°social conversation, the party entered the parlors con-
nected with the hall and witnessed the ceremony. After
congratulations an hour's dancing was followed by supper,
dancing being again pursued and continued unto the small
hourswhen the party separated with many wishes for the fu-
ture happiness of the contracting parties.

The advisability of taking professional racing under the
supervision of amateur associations for the purpose of
eliminating its abuses has been seriously discussed by prom-
inent English wheel papers. It is thought that by mention-
ing such races at amateur meetings, those who desire to race
professionally, but are deterred because of present associa-
tion will be encouraged to declare themselves. The amateur
ranks will thus be relieved of amateurs who are at heart pro-
fessionals, and professional races will be elevated to an excel-
lence not now known.

A gentleman in St. Louis was recently ordered out of For-
est Park by the Superintendent, but refused to go without
seeing the authority by which he was to be governed, saying
that he would test the* law. He was given the opportunity
by the superintendent, who ordered him arrested by a
mounted police officer. The two rode socially to the station,
between three and four miles distant, where the captain de-
cided there was no authority for the arrest, as the bicycle
was as legal a vehicle as a buggy.

Do those who decry bicycling as dangerous ever reflect
upon the bruises, sprains and occasional qroden limbs ac-
quired in the "harmless and safe" exercise of roller-skat g

The dutiable values of bicycles and parts imported into
Boston during the past five years amounts to $121,226.

1883

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JOS. BANIGAN, General Agent.

" Tips and Toe-Weights."

.»-

A NATURAL AND PLAIN METHOD OF HORSE-SHOEING:

WITH

AN APPENDIX TREATING OF THE ACTION OP THE RACE-HORSE AND
TROTTER AS SHOWN BY INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOE AND SIDE-WEIGHTS.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

(AUTHOE OF "HOKSE P 0 K T E A I T U E E.")
" Eound-hoofed, shorfc-jointed, fetlocks shag and long." — Shakespeare.

X£T In Press, and will be Published about the first of January. 1883. "^J

Improved Horse ClothinG.

Secured by Letters Patent rII^ed^.^, lis!:

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

1. An Improved blanket or covering, consisting of the
body-piece A, flap C, and the extension B, formed or
united together, bo as to cover the body and legs of the
animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and hind legs of the an-
imal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

3. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent BecuriiiK-baiids E, and the front fastenings
FG, in combination with the elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

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

5. The close-fitting hood J, having the elastic band L
beneath the jaws, so that tlit-v may lie allowed to move
without disturbing the fit, arid adapted to be secured to
the cover by means of straps, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in covering- blankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, naving the flap C,
and permanent strap;' nr bands fixed to it to secure it
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles is
avoided, substantially as herein described.

v. ir. Iv. R,

TIME SCHEDULE

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

Winter Arrangement.

COMMENCES'O

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND CST1L FntTHER NOTICE.
Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot iTownsend Street, between 1 1 .:-
and Fourth Streets* as follows;

8:00 a

* 4 :00 p
9:30 A
4:30 P
8:00 A

•4:00 P :

8:00 a

•3:30 P

i 8:00 a ;

9:30 a :

8:00 A :

* 5:00 p :
9:30 a :

* 4:00 p :
8:00 A :
■8:00 A :
10:00 A :

3:00 p :

* 5:00 P l

8:00 a ;
8:00 a :
3:30P :
4d»p :
8*) a :
3:00f ;
8:00 a :
8:00 a ;

*4.-00p ;

3:30 p ;

8:00 a :

* 3 :30 p :

DESTINATION.

.. Antioch and Martinez..

....Calistoga and Napa

. ( Deming, El Paso i Express...
. ( and East S Emigrant
. ( Gait and ( via Livermore..
. "J Stockton i via Martinez ...
..lone.

....Knight's Landing

v< *' iSundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton....

...Madera and Fresno

...Merced

...Marysville and Chico...
...Niles and Hay wards. ..

\ Ogden and ) Express

( East i Emigrant

...Redding and Bed Bluff

i o *.„ i via Livermore

!lpnifv S'ia Benicia

5 and CoUaS Wia Benicia

..Sacramento River Steamers.
...San Jose

..Tehama and Willows..
..Vallejo

(Sundays only..

-:iu i> si

*10:I0 A M

*12:40 P M

7:40 p M

11 10 A M

•10:10 a M

7:40 p m

2:40 p M

7:10 a si

5:40 p m

•12:40 p si

6:40 p m

11:10 a m

2:40 P SI
5:40 P 51

' 8:40 a si
2:40 p si
•12:40 P M
5:40 P SI
5:40 P M
3:10 p si
9:40 a si

» S:40 a M

11:10 a si
6:10 a SI
5:40 p si
5:40 P SI
7:40 p si

11:10 a m

* 6:00 a si
3:40 p si
9:40 a si

* 7:40 p si
7:40 p si
2:40 P si

•10:10 a si
til :10 a sr
*12:40 P m
11:10 a si

* 7:40 P si
11:10 A si

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. \r. should m»«t Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch,

iah:xl ferry trades,

PIER.

VIA OAKI..LM1

Erom San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— •6:30—7:30— 8:30— 9:30—
10:30 — 11:30—12:30—1:30—2:30—3:30—4:30—5:30—6:30—
7:00— 8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— *t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— *fS:30
9 :oo — *t9 :30 — 10 :00 — 11 :00 — 12 :00 — 1 :00— 2 :00— 3 :00—
•13:30-4:00— •14:30—5:00— •^5:30— 6:00— •■ffi:30 — 7:00 —
•8 :00— 9 : 30— U :00— *12 :00.

TO BERKELEY— *6:00—*6 :30— 7:00— *7 :30 — 8 :00 — *8:30
_9:00— 19:30—10:00— (10:30—11:00— til :30 — 12:00— 1:00
_2;00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 :00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELEY — *6:00!-*6:30 — 7:00— *7:30-
18:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00 — U:00— 2:00— 3:00— 1:00— *i:3
— 5 :00— "5 :30— 6 :00— *6 : 30— 7 :00.

To San Francisco Da.Il 3'.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:32— •8:02— 6:32
7-02— 7-32 — S-'V:— ^:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11:02—
11 -32— 12 -02—12 :32— 1 :02— 1 :32— 2 :02— 2 :32— 3 :02 — 3 :32—
4:02-4:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02— 6:32-7:02— 8:02-9:3-2-11:

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:21— •5:51—6:21—6:51— 7:51
—8:51— 9:51— 10:61— 11:51— 12:51— 1:51— 2:51— 3:51 — 4:51
—5 :51— 6 : 51—7 :51— 9 ;21— 10 :51.

FROM ALAMEDA-»5:15-«5:45-6:15-7:10-,t7:3.^:10
_*t8:35_9:10— •t9:35— 10:10— •fl0:35— 11:10— 12:1'"*— 1:10
— 2 : 10— 3 : 10— 1 : 10— *t4 :35— 5 : 10— *+5 : 35 — 6 : 10 — *t6 : 35—
7:15-*t7:35— 9:15— 10:45.

FROM BERKELEY — •5:4S-*6:l»-«:IS-#T:l9-7: l.w
•S:15 — 8^5—19:1^9:45— tI0:l.-.— in:4;>— 1 11:15-11: 1.". —
12:45 — 1:45— 2:45 — 3:4-5— 4:15— 4:45-5:15— 5:45— 6:15—
6:4,5— 7:45—9 :15— *10:45.

FROM "WEST BERKELEY— •5H5—»6:15—fi:45-*7:
_7 ^5_s -i.%— 9: 1'— in :45— 1:45— 2:45— 3 :45— 4:45— «5 J5—
5 :!5— "6:15— 6: 15— *7 :15 .

CREEK ROl'TE.

The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on
a royalty. Apply to the patentee,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO - •7:15-9:15-11:1-5-1 :15-
3:16—5:15.

FROM OAKLAND— "6:15—8:15— 10:15— 12:15-2:15— 4:1

All trains run dailv, except when star (•! denotes
Sundays excepted. rTralns marked thus ( t>run via
East Oakland. (Sundays only.

"standard Time" furnished bv Randolph k Co.

Jew.-lers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. N. TOWSHE.

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN,

Gen. Pass i.Tkt Agt.

BROAD GAUGE.

DESTINATION.

I

10:40
*3:f

4::

A SI

A Stl
A M
1* M
P M
P SI J

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

(AMI
A M Ii
> PM (
IP SIlJ

9:05 a

*10:
: 3:3- I

fl*2 i-

Santa Clara, San Jose and ,
Principal Way Stations.

93K

•10:C~

10:40 a Si ) Gilrov.Pajaio.Castroville i
* 3 :30 PM'f and Monterey. >

A X
I'M
PSf

1'"':*' a >i HolUsterand Tree Firms.

10:40 a si; i Watsonville, Aptos, Soquel \
*3 :30 p si S and Santa Cruz. ( I

a\ (Salinas, Soledad and Wav *
1 Stations. " \

•Sundays exofpU-d. -Suo'invs only sportsmen's tr:

Stage connections are made dailv with the 10:10 a . .
Train, except Pescadero Stages via Nan Mateo, «L
connect with 8 -.30 a. si. Train.

Exccbsion tickets sold on Saturdays and Bun
lornings— good to return Mondav— to Santa Clara r
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Joe

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Towns-- 1

street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace flu
a C.BASSETT, 1I.R..IUDAH.

Superintendent. . Aflat. Pass. ± Tkt. Ac> .

t&~ S.P.Atlantic Express Train via Los Am,"-
Yuma, etc, leaves San Franrisco dailv via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. si.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

EESPECTFULLT CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BYTHEIR LINE FOR REACHES
with speed and comfort the best places in n
State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing.

TBAES'S LEAVE SAN FBA2JCISCO DAILT FOK

M O N'T E R E r,

THE MOST CHAKMKG

Summer and "Winter Resort of ih
Paciflc toast.

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trent
in abundance can be obtained from the several stream-.
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish'Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above -mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

QY THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS TKSUBPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TAHK

(150 x 50 feetl

ELEGANT ROOMS

al Baths with DOrCHE an<
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

For IndiTidual Baths with DOrCHE and SHOWEr.
facilities.

Of pure white Band for SURF BATHING, Etc.. Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-knowD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOO.UIX A>D SASTA CRUZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

CBroad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

C3- At PAJARO. the SANTA CRVZ R. R. con.
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. K.

The s, 1'". R. R. runs through - "f San

Mateo. Santa Clar Ofl Mon-

terey, In each of which game abounds In great rarlatj
Notably

Quail. Pigeon! Snipe. Duck. Ocene. Deer
and Hear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and BAN ANTltl
reached h] this line. Stages connect with train
st San Mateo [or those welLkno* PURIS-

sIMA, SAN QREGORIO and PBSCADKRO. W«
wonld partlonlarly call attention to the nnlimlteo ax-
tent of range at and about SAN mtCNO and MOMA-
HON'8 for RIFLE PB ICTICE. __

These resort s arc but a short dl-taiu-e froi
Francisco and offer special Inducement! to the lovers
of this manly eport,

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others present k« u* ot

any di-si* rip t ion issued by toil Oompanj will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried In Baggage Cars and put in ch

Train Baggagemen. Train H i . tructen

to Issue * ! ■

dsrln order to guard
while In transll It

with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Cm
Tackle checked and carried freeofchargi , Uni
apart and Becurelj packed Ln wood or leath
ii i lv be taken In Pas» agar Care.

Til K KI'iilTI'

■i [1 No. 2 New Moi Hotel.

A.- . BASSETT, H. B.J1 DAH, .

Superintendent Asst. Paiw. and Tkt Agt,

am- S. P. Atlantic BKVTOU Tralr
Tmna,etO.. lu-aves San Francisco ■'■
Ferry, foot of Market Street, at 9J10 a.

!

16

>|?fce MxttHtx mid Stymtetwxu.

Jan 6

RaWSONS U. S._'ABM.

Suspensory Bandages.

i perfect fit . pwranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold bv Druggists. S. E. «. RAWSOS,

lent by man safely. Patentee, SaratogaSpnngs, K.Y.

~HAYERI/*"S CAUrOBMA THEATER

.T H. HAVERLY Proprietor

FREDEBICK W. BERT Manager

g& Tlic tcatllng Theater. ■«

Haverly's attractions do not play on Sunday Evening.
ifl Perrormauces To-day. January 4. Q
4l Performances To-day, January 4. fy

™" ARIEt, T
"J^T" COR?

NAIad

„?UEEN

Last Jiiglit ol
ARIEL, THE El/VIXa FAIRY,

(ORJAIBA AJID THE —.TiT

CilRARDS „TT-ni"H] l\|

'qUEJ

MONDAY EVENING, JAnVaEY 8, WILL BE

PRODUCED

"MICHAEL S T R O G O F F. "

•• 51 I ( II A E I. S T R «> « O F F . "

AGRICULTURAL PARK
Proposals.

Sacramento, January 1, 1883.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE
of the Secretary of the State Agricultural Society,
Sacramento, Cal., up to

1» O'clock, noon, January 15, 1883,

For the rent of buildings at Agricultural Park, with
privileges connec-ed therewith, from February 1, 1883,
for one, two or three years.

A certified check for one month's Tent at rate pro-
posed to oe given must accompany bids, so be returned
If not accepted.

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids

H. M. LARIE. President.
EDWIN F. SMITH, Secretary.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
^ prices. 202 K St., bet, 2d and 3d,
*Wyl Sacramento.

FOi^ SALE.

A VERT FINE HAMBLETO-
nian stallion, imported from Syr-
acuse, IN, Y. ; nine years old;
mahogany hay; sixteen hands
high; perfectly sound; well
= broken; very scylish; cost over
61,500; property of a banker; fuU
papers; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer.
Can be seen at Club Stables.

Belmont— Mambrino Chief— Black-
bird, for Sale.

BAT YEARLING COLT. BY
Pilot, grandson of Williamson's
Belmont, his dam bv Alhambra
(by Mambrino Chief, from Susan,
by American Eclipse) grandam
Oriole, by Simpson's Blackbird.
Is now in Oakland at the stable of

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON.

LLEWELLIN SETTER PUPS.

BY REGENT, OUT OF

Datsy. First prize winner at
% Gilroy field trials. Regent and
Daisy both descended from
ik— -Llewellin's Countess. Price
$25 and i'Ao. Apply to
E. LEAVESLEY, Gilroy.
A few thoroughly broken setters for sals. Pedigree
guaranteed. 26ml

FOR SALK

T\/"YP~R IMPORTED
UvyXVXX, Gordon; win-
. ner in Nebraska Field Trials,
las been hunted on chickens,
s, quail, woodcock and
in the New England
States, Nortli Carolina, Virginia, Minnesota, Nebraska,
Missouri, Iowa and Indiana. Retrieves without injury
(dead or alive) anything from a snipe to a goose, from
land or water. V. II. C. on the bench at Boston; also
several money prizes and medals as a per forming dog.

Is probably the best broken dog on tins Coast. On ac-
count of an attack of paralysis in niv legs, which will
Iirevent my using him this "inter, I offer liim for Bale
itfnre returning to Ma^.u'liu si-It1-.
25 1 It l<:i» A. TAFT, Truckee, Cal.

«^

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OF THOROUGH-
bred setters, well broke, for
sale, apply to

E. LEAVESLEY.

Gilroy.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

*51B Market Street.

Repaint to order, Elevator.12 Front Btreet

CONSUMPTION.

!■■ iNisltlvor.vii.'.iy fur ihc nbovo dleouflo; by Its uho

■ -I -or r.^w ol' i,iio wi..f«t kliKl and ,.( long BUTiilIng

i-'-l. linloix!. m.i.'«i niDg 1^ mv fuiili liiitg ofLcni-v,

id TWO BOTTLES PKEE, together wltb b VaC

i lKKmi t Jim. 1 1 .c-ii^o, In miy hiiUorer. Glvo Ex-

1 .tddreBe. DB.T. A.8L00UJt iaH,«ttrlBt.,Ji-X

P. DOY L

H

ARJESS
A R N E S S

,A K N E S S

OOllAK, SABD1I AMD
COLLAR SADDLE AND
COLLAR: SADDLE AND

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

iOli Market Street, San Francisco.

All Work Made ok the Best MatebiAlb, bt
Hand, and Warranted.

SEND FOR PRICES.

BUT DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE
UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

ANT STTLE MADE TO ORDER.

Sulkies a Specialty.

PerHonal attention given to

Painting-, Varnishing, Alterations
and Eepairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 AND 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

MME. BXILDA LA CHAPELLE,

SPORTSMENS HEADQUARTERS.
Northeast Corner Post Street A Central At

Refreshments and Ladies' Sitting Boom

.CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE.^
i GREAT WESTEMJtetJj^GUNrW0RK:5, g

yj Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Seines, IiL-ie.Jjj
Pisaicg Taekle. Razors, Ac. seat 0. O. D.Tor examination. Q

Address <JREAI W£S'f£BlV UUN WORKS,

22yl Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE VICTORIAN TROTTING CLUB,

(L'd)

The undermentioned Prize, to be competed for on a
day to be named in March next :

PRIZE OF 2,500 DOLLARS,

"With Entrance Fees and Sweepstakes of $50 each
from Starters added.

Mile heats ; best three in five.

Open to all comers, bar geldings.

Winner to receive 32,500 ; second, two-thirds of Sweep
and Entrance Fees, and third, one-third. Entrance 5
per cent.

The Victorian Trotting Club holds membership in
the National Trotting Assocation of the United States,
under which Rules the races will he governed.

Any further information desired can be obtained by
addressing R. J. GIBNEY, Secretary,

Kirk Bazaar, Melbourne.

GREAT
Electric

HAIR
TONIC

TDREPARED FROM HERBS. THE ONLY SURE
l. remedy that will restore the hair. It removes dan-
druff ; also prevents the hair from falling out, and for a
dressing for ladles and children it has no equal.

PRICE PER BOTTLE, $1.00.

Forwarded to any part of the United states on receipt
of price. Laboratory and offiee 120 Tyler Btreet, San
Francisco, Cal.

M. A. REAVES, Sole Proprietor.

VWSEND FOR CIRCULAR.*^

H

J. O'KANE,

MANT3FACTCBEK AND IMPORTER OF

ARNKSS, SADDLES, BlASKEri
ARXESS, SADDLES, BLANKET
AKJiESS, SADDLES, BLAJiKETl

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

767 Market Street, Sau Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots "of all
kinds for horses. Canre-
fer to all the principal |
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.

N. B.-My acknowledged superiority in
this branch of business is largely due to
careful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
_ders and for Makiuney's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2^-lb race saddles.

TpQUINE DENTISTRV

■*— I HORSEMEN, ATTENTION. ■*■ *

PROF. H. W. WOODRUFF, LATE FROM BOS-
ton, is located in this citv and will make the prac-
tice of veterinarv dentistry a specialty. He treats no
diseases but those of the teeth and mouth. Bit lug-
ging, .driving on one rein, balking, bolting, tossing the
head while driving, fretting on the bit, drooling and
foaming at the mouth, and many other faults are in nine
out of ten cases due to bad teeth. Bad teeth not only
cause bad habits, but thev are the cause of such diseases
as paralysis of the stomach, stomach staggers, flatu-
lent and spasmodic colic, fits, indigestion, dyspepsia
and other kindred stomach troubles too numerous to
mention, through painful and imperfect mastication
of food, the sure consequence of disordered teeth. The
Professor can be consulted at his office at the Fashion
stables, 221 Ellis street. Office hours from 8 to 9:30 a.
m., Ito 2:30 and 6:30 to 7:30 p. ra., Tuesdays excepted,
when he will be at Thirteenth street stables in Oak-
land. Orders left at the Club stables, Taylor street,
and the St. George, Bush street, or by mail, will re-
ceive prompt attention. Consultation and examination
gratis.
N. B.— Particular attention paid to gents' drivers.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GUNS, PISTOLS. CUTLERY,

FISHESU TACKLE, AM.

MUNITION, ETC.

513 Clay Street. San Francisco.

SPORTING GOODS.

Boxing Gloves, Foils, Com.

bat Swords, Indian Clubs,

Hunting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A I 1X4 K.

769 Market street.

Leading Cutlers.

N. A. JTJDD

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured by letters Patent, July S5. 188S.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to Becure' bv letters patent, is :

1. The part D, supported bv the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back, as shown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially as
herein described.

2. In abridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to said extensions, and as
shaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the eye
while circumscribing the vision, substantially as herein
described.

3. In a bridle, and in combination with the extensions
D, blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut and
washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be set,
substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-
pieces D and blinds F, as shown, the straps or bands G
andH, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the blinds F,
supported and pivoted to the bridle so as to be movable
about the point of support, the adjustable front straps
or bands G and H, and the rear band I and the throat-
latch or lash connected with the blinds, and adjustable,
substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims allowed by the patent office,
and though the corresponding letters do not appear on
the cut, the general principle will be understood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
same time giving complete control of the line of vision.
Bv throwing the lower portion of the blind up some-
thing of the same effect on the action follows as is in-
duced by toe- weights. This is especially the case when
young colts are the pupils, teaching them to bend the
knee without the strain of weights on the feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

JOHN A. TUcKERRON,
No.!327 Sutter street, San Francisco.

GORDAW
BROS.

DRAPERS AND TAILORS,

202 KEARNY STREET,

NORTHEAST CORNER SUTTER,

S A N FRANCISCO .

JUST RECEIVED, THE LARGEST AND AND
n

' most complete assortment of

Fall and Winter Goods.

The most choice qualities,

Neatest patterns and

The latest Styles.

J. A. McKERRON,
MANUFACTURER OF FINE HARNESS.

32 J Sutter Street,
Between Dupont and Stockton, San Francisco.
HORSE ROOTS A SPECIALTY.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

For Sore Backs, Bucbsliins, Cuts, Wounds

and Abrasions,

PRICE $2 the PINT, §1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE*

BARRY & CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price $1 00 per pot.

Messrs. Fairchild Bros. & Foster

Slessrs. Tan Scliaack, Stevenson A Co.

92 ahd 9-1 Lake street, cor. Dearborn, Chicago. 111.,

wholesale and retail agents for the West.

Agents wanted in all large cities.

BARRY. A CO., 40 WEST "54 III ST., S. "If.

MR. "WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom-
22m6 mends, these remedies.

MORRISON'S

IEES A T"\OWI>ERS.
ILLS A L^OWDERS.
ILLS A JL OWDERS.

GEXUIIUE ^-\ILLS A T"V
EXCISE ImSiLLS A I— '
ENITIXE JL ILLS A Jm '

Fresh from the British College of
Health, London.

THE GREATEST CURE OF THE AGE, AND
the only certain vital restorative. Never fails, no
matter what the complaint, nor how long its duration,
if properly persevered in. No need of being Bick or
ailing with these wonderful and new-life-giving reme-
dies in your possession. This medicine is not a patent
humbug, but old, tried, reliable and world-wide in its
reputation, and thousands of people on the Pacific
Coast can testify to its great healing power and curative
qualities.
Sold only by the duly-authorized agent,

MRS. A. E. HENLEY,
Room 13, Russ House, 1009 J street, Sacramento, Cal.
Send for circulars.

^5^ZLj>STMM&

: 320SANSOMEST

SAN FRANCISCO.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will he provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address
W. M. MIKBY, Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack,

Vol.11. No. 2.
NO 50S MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13. 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR.

NORFOLK

By Lexington, his dam Novice by Imported Glencoe. Owned by Theodore Winters, Sacramento County, California-

It is nearly twenty years, the only vacancy being from disquietude was removed, and early in the morning we hired

Jannary until March, since -we accompanied a friend to Ken-
tucky, the object being to buy a few thoroughbred horses.
The time was when itwas somewhat hazardous to travel south
of the Ohio river. The night before we took the train from
Covington the Confederates had captured Mount Sterling, and
there were all sorts of reports about the numbers and des-
tination of the victorious army. The railway officials were
loth to venture a train, and the start was delayed two or three
hours to obtain definite intelligence. There were well-
grounded fears that the track would be destroyed in places
and the train attacked, and our companion was on the point
of going home. The little forts at every bridge were garri-
soned with Union soldiers, and through the loopholes was
seen the gleam of arms. At the cosy hotel in Lexington th

a carriage and driver to visit the places in the neighborhood
Among them was the farm of John M. Clay, but unfortun-
ately the owner was away from home. There was no lack,
however, in attendents to show the horses, and some time
was spent in making the examination. There were Lodi and
Kentucky, highly bred dams and well-developed youngsters,
and reluctantly we left the place, intending to visit it again
when Mr. Uay would be at home. We left Iowa with the
intention of spending all the time necessary to make a thor-
ough examination if even it entailed an absence of a fortnight.
Another night was pleasantly spent in Lexington, and the
morning train carried us to Spring Station. No notice had
been sent, so that we had to walk from the station, and a very
enjoyable walk it was. The bluegrass soil was green and vel-

vety in the early springtime, a few flowers were in blossom
and the air was just sharp enough to make the exercise agree-
able. Mr. Karey, the celebrated horsejtrainer, accompanied
us, and many were the questions propounded him regarding
the horses of England. He brought back with him the
"brilliant savage," Cruiser, and a mare by Van Tromp, called
Thetis.

Before lunch some colts near the house were examined,
and one of them was so exceedingly handsome that he was
bought after the briefest examination. He was by imported
Knight of St. George from Miriam, by imported Glencoe, and
to this day we consider that for beauty and alui" st perfect
symmetry of form we never saw his superior. I
or rather in adjoining paddocks, were two two-
I Concluded on pace 25. )

Tlu Ikxexlev and j&pariswjro.

Jan 13

THE STABLE.

Growth of the Hoof.

The ill effects of rendering nugatory the natural guards
against concussion are so palpable that it appears lite a waste
of space to reiterate the proof of the ill effects that are sure
to follow. But whoever will take time enough to become
acquainted with the mechanism of the foot, and will give
the subject some attention, can scarcely fail to see the im-
portance of retaining the elasticity intact. Not merely that
of the frog, as the spring which follows giving the quarters
fullf play is an aid which cannot be dispensed with without
serious injury. There is another thing in connection with
the topic which is worthy of consideration, and that is the
growth of horn. That this is much slower in the foot which
has been shod we have abundant proof, and it does not re-
quire examinations extending over a long period to become
satisfied. Though the horn is deposited by ducts in the coro-
nary band, their activity is stimulated by the natural func-
tions being preserved. In this there is a similarity to the
waste and reproduction of the muscles. Muscular effort
brings a waste of the tissues, but the action which destroys
also stimulates the organs which deposit the material, and the
repair is accelerated so that there is an absolute increase of
the motive power. Though the loss is greater, there is an
extra compensation, a return of the capital with interest.
There must be a judicious exercise of the muscles or there
will be a diminution iu the bulk, and a shrinkage which the
blood has not the power to replace. In the foot there maybe
bo much wear that the increased activity of the horn-forming
veesels cannot make up the deficiency. Now, as has been
demonstrated in previous articles, the foot entirely unpro-
tected (under certain conditions) may wear away so much at
the toe as to cause serious lameness. Even this is not so
likely to be the case as many imagine, and in many experi-
ments I have found that an unshod foot will stand far more
attrition than was supposed to be possible. But to give the
foot a fair chance it must be in a sound condition to start
with. If it has been rendered weak by a non-nse of the parts
which nature intended to do a share of the work, it will not
stand the test under the most favorable circumstances.

The horse which has worn shoes for any length of time
will soon go lame when without their protection. The smith
has destroyed the capacity for resistance, and there must be
a continuance of the system that has destroyed, or opportu-
nity to recover from the treatment. The growth of the horn
has not only been curtailed, but that which is deposited is of
an inferior character. It may appear paradoxical to state
that as the horn becomes harder it is more rapidly worn away
by the attrition of the roads. It will be understood, however,
when a comparison is made between the horn from an un-
shod foot and that which has worn iron for a length of time.
The former cuts more easily when the tool used is a sharp
knife, but a rasp has less effect. One is an elastic, live ma-
terial, pliable as a piece of whalebone, the other a brittle sub-
stance almost as destitute of toughness as the horn from a
dead animal. Mr. Douglas, an English writer, states: "If
the crust is closely examined with a microscope, its structure
will be found to consist of a number of bristle-like fibers
standing on end, but leaning diagonally towards the ground.
From the particular longitudinal construction of the fibers, it
follows that they will bear a great amount of weight so long
as they are kept in a natural state. The crust so viewed re-
sembles a number of small tubes, bound together by a hard-
ened, glue-like substance.

"Whoever has seen a Mitrailleuse gun, with its numerous
barrels all soldered together, can form a very good idea of
the peculiar structure of the crust (or wall), especially if they
were likewise to imagine the tubes filled with a thick fluid,
the use of which is to nourish and preserve them." Before
microscoppic observations revealed the existence of these
minute tubes, it was thought that the horn lay in layers like
the leaves of a book, and the tubes are so arranged as to
form these thin strata. The layers are readily separated,
and it does not require a long soaking to make the division.
The agglutination is more rigid between the tubes at right
angles to the layers, and, consequently, a great force is neces-
sary to rend them asunder. But if the tubes are hardened
from dryness, the diameter must be decreased, and there can-
not be a full supply of the fluid, the duty of which is to keep
the horn in proper condition. The atrophy of the frog in
the shod foot is a striking testimony that the nourishment is
lacking. There is no longer the stimulus which exercise
gives, and though there is no waste from wear, the supply is
cut off. The preventing the wear at the toe by the applica-
tion of a tip, or, more properly speaking, a lunette shoe, ex-
tending as far back as the point of the frog, or a trifle further
back, does not seem to retard the growth of the horn at the
part covered by the iron. This, probably, arises from the
posterior portion of the foot being so much more pliant, and
the stimulus to the secretory vessels of the coronet sufficient
to keep up the healthy action of the whole of the circle.
Since using tips I have noticed that the tee would appear
long before they had, apparently, been on a sufficient time to
account for the extra growth. It was ascribed to the wear
away of the heel, while the toe was guarded; but a lute ex-
periment shows that this was only partially the cause. On
the 19th of January, X X was shod with tips weighing
seven ounces each. Previous to that he had been without
anytl lug on his feet, and was turned, during the day, into a
smal lot. There was very little wearing of the horn, and
I the tips were put on, the heels .had to be low-
to give the proper bearing. When this reduction
nade, a gauge was set so as to give an accurate measure-

ment from the ground surface to the junction of the hair and
horn. At this date, the 16th of February, four weeks since
the tips were put on, the toe is quite long, altogether too
much so to give a proper bearing to the foot, but the gauge
shows that the wear at the heel has not been quite as much
as the growth. He has been used, with few exceptions, daily
on the road, and as most of the time the streets were wet, there
was more wear than there would have been in dry weather.
The streets and drives in Oakland are formed of macadam,
with gravel or finely-broken stone on the surface, and the
horn wears away more rapidly than in the summer. This
experiment was further proof of the neccessity for bedding
the tip, as heretofore described, into the foot, and also that
it is important to frequently reset them. The growth of the
horn, between the tip and the foot, being more rapid than
when the full shoe is used, the iron must be removed when-
ever the bearing is thrown out of the proper level. As steel
tips, hardened, are used, there is little wear in the metal, and
if the heel is not as low as it was, there is the difference to
overcome. The best plan is, sink the tip rather more than
to bring it to the level of the heel, and the action of some
horses is benefited thereby. But as the same nail-holes can
be used for two shoeings, when steel is the material, and not
longer than three weeks intervene between the "removals,"
there is no injury from extra perforations. The fewer holes
in the horn, the fewer tubes will be cut, and the supply of
fluid they carry only slightly interfered with.
" Protection " of the Foot.

The objection to the use of tips which is the most fre-
quently and persistently urged by those who denounce the
practice is the claim that the heels will be bruised if left as
nature made them. This has a plausible look, and without
the person who hears it offered has made some progress in
acquiring the art of forming his opinions on what can be
proved is very likely to carry conviction. In the former pa-
pers on shoeing the fallacy of the claim was shown, but as
such wide intervals have elapsed since the publication of the
series it becomes necessary to reiterate. "With the drawbacks
arising from a want of connection, and the necessity of going
over the same ground, there are advantages in being able to
make more positive statements resulting from later experi-
ments, and if even the repetition may be something like a
tale many times told, the subject is of importance enough to
warrant the rehearsal. The importance of taking care of the
feet of the horse has always been realized, and there have
been so many plans for counteracting the ailment which is
most prevalent that it appears singular that so little progress
is made. The trouble has been that a large majority of those
who have been given advice have been themselves misled by
the idea that protection to all parts of the foot was indispens-
able. The few who have advocated the natural method, so
far as domestication would permit, have been forced to meet
this obstacle, aggravated with the tendency of horse owners to
let others think for them, and an unwillingness to give a fair
trial to so simple a remedy. "When the groom and the smith
told the owner that bruises of the sole would surely result if
there was not an iron barrier to protect, it appeared reasonable,
as it may have been that when a boy he had endured the
pain of ' 'stone bruises " from running barefooted, or ' 'stubbed
his toe " on a projecting rock. The remembrance of sitting
in agony, rubbing the foot in a grip as hard as he could make
his fingers clinch it, swaying his body and gritting his teeth
as some relief, gave emphasis to the claim, and though he
may have gone to the shop, firm in the determination to try
the method he had read of, the words had weight and his
good intentions were overcome; overcome by dogmatic opin-
ions without argument or legal reasoning to sustain them.

If he remembered as well the acute pain caused by a small
pebble or even a kernel of corn getting between the foot and
the shoe, he would know that there were other casualties
beside bruises to guard against. But there is nothing analo-
gous between the foot of the biped and quadruped, and the
stone bruise on the barefooted boy and that which causes
corns in the horse are widely different. No matter how thick
the skin on the heel may have become, it is a slight protection
in comparison to the walls, bars and sole of the horse. That
is when all parts of the foot of the horse are in a natural con-
dition. "When the smith has pared away the natural defenses
so that it will "yield to a strong pressure of the thumb," as is
recommended in the essay which drew the $500 prize in
England forty or fifty years ago, the only plan is to raise it
so that it will not perform the duty it was intended it should.
A little more paring and the sole would be entirely cut away,
for when it will give to the pressure spoken of there is a very
thin layer of horn left.

I have astonished quite a number of visitors by showing
them the results of wearing tips in the strengthening of the
posterior portion of the foot. The angle between the bars
and the walls, the seat of corns, is filled with a dense elastic
materia! which does not show a trace of the discoloration
which is nearly universal in shod horses. The frog is as elastic
as a piece of solid rubber, and the point of it extends to with-
in a short distance of the toe. A few days ago I was reset-
ting the tips on X X and fortunately a neighbor was watch-
ing the operation who adhered firmly to the old, old methods
of shoeing. He had frequently urged the necessity of pro-
tection, and could not see why the quarters and heels should
require it less than the toe. It was a good opportunity to
make one convert, and without acquainting him of my inten-
tion, I led the conversation to shoeing. He combated the
statements energetically, laying the greatest stress on the lia-
bility of bruises! He admitted that the chief amount of
friction was at the toe, and an old shoe which had the toe
entirely worn through at the outer edge, with quite a thick-
ness of iron at the heel, was proof of that fact if he had not

admitted it. The blow came on the heel first, and as the foot
rolled over the pivotal point, the friction wore away the
metal.

"But, " he said, "the fact that the blow is mainly on the heel
shows the necessity for protecting that with a hard material.
In a natural state horses roam over an uncultivated country.
There is either growing herbage, fallen leaves, or snow to
make a cushion for the foot ro strike upon, but on traveled
roads, on the paved streets of a city, on the solid body of
macadam such as the streets of Oakland, there must be pro-
tection. " I replied with the "query: " Mr. J , what, in

your opinion, would be the effect of driving a horse wearing
tips, for years nearly everyday, and fast enough to be called
a good traveler, on these Oakland streets, and on the roads in
the vicinity?" "Bruises on the heel, and the wearing away
of the unprotected parts so as to make the animal too sore
for use, and if persisted in there would be violent inflammatory
action which ultimately would destroy the foot." "Very
well, " was the answer, " and if you have an hour or two to
spare I will endeavor to convince you of the error of your
views. " This conversation took place in the house and be-
fore going to the barn I showed him how the horse had been
shod for the past six years by reading extracts from journals.
For six years he had worn tips, with a few exceptions.
Twice full shoes had been put on in front, and at other
times three-quarter shoes, but with the two exceptions the
inside quarter had been bare. The three-quarter shoes had
been put on for the purpose of testing the effect on the
action, and not for any necessity for protection. From Aug.
17, 1SS0, until Oct. 4, 1881, he was driven without either tips
or shoes on his hind feet, and it was rare that there was a day
during the time when he was not driven. The tips which he
had on were set the 19th of January, and as was stated in the
previous article there had been so much growth of the horn
that the tees were too long. The gauge [showed that there
had been a trifle more growth at the heel than the wear.
On the 16th of February the tips were pulled off and the ex-
tra horn pared away. There was a slight discoloration im-
mediately under the iron, but this was very shallow, and my
friend remarked that the hoof was in capital shape, and,
doubtless, I had some kind of hoof-ointment which was
the means of keeping it in such fine condition. I assured
him that the day of all these nostrums had passed away so
far as I was concerned.

Soaking-tubs were discarded, and only at rare intervals was
a wet sponge applied to the hoof. The place for the reception
of the tip was cut, leaving the shoulder which the end of it
was to rest against nearly half an inch in depth. It was a
work of some time to properly prepare it for the tip, and it is
a job which always "starts the sweat" in streams. The trou-
ble is to get a true bearing, and this is far more difficult than
when a full shoe is to be put on. In this latter case the eye
tells at a glance if it is "out of wind," whereas the shoulders
are in the way, and the plan followed is to make the foot sur-
face of the tip as true as I can file it, and then make the horn
comport with the tip. Of course the outside of the tip is
fitted to the wall before the surface filing is done. "When the
tip was nailed on the shoulder was an eighth of an inch
above the ground surface of the tip when the foot was held
between the knees, and this had to be cut away to give the

proper bearing. "NowMr.J ,"Iremarked, * 'you will see a

foot which has traveled over these Oakland streets for six
years, besides galloping with the trotters, trained and run-
ning races in harness, worn toe weights, side weights, under-
gone all kinds of experiments, hacked about to all sorts of
vehicles, and with occasional long drives and quite rapid
ones. According to your ideas the foot should be ruined
beyond hope of redemption. You acknowledge that the out-
ward form is nearly perfect; it would be entirely so if he had
never worn shoes; and now we will look for the bruises which
a short time ago you said were sure to be found." It cut
readily and the knife sliced off a piece from the shoulder to
the heel and about a sixteenth of an inch thick. It was from
the inside quarter, and beneath it the horn did not show a
particle of discoloration as had been the case at the toe. We
handed it to him, and he bent and twisted it, put it between
his teeth to test the toughness, noted the width of the frog
and the india-rubber-like elasticity it displayed. After a mi-
nute and careful examination he admitted that his previous
opinions were certainly erroneous, but before he made many
remarks I interrupted him, with a request that he should pay
me another visit in a week from that time when a new set of
tips were to be put on Anteeo, as I desired to show him a per-
fect foot. That of X X had been injured by wearing shoes,
and came very near breaking down on that account, while
the colt has never worn shoes in front.

Rattlesnake vs. Blacksnake.

On the other side of the Santa Fe water tanks, on one side
of those gravel hills, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, says the
Fort Worth Democrat, a fight occurred between a rattlesnake
and a blacksnake. The rattlesnake waS apparently on a jour-
ney, and the meeting was quite accidental. At first the rat-
tlesnake sought to avoid a difficulty, but when the blacksnake
pressed the matter, he halted and folded his length into the
coil. The blacksnake glided around in swift circles; the rat-
tlesnake never changed his position. But the circle still dim-
inished its size, and as the blacksnake drew close the rattle-
snake appeared to grow confused. His rattles ceased to give
out the sharp sound, and his head drooped as if vertigo was
seiziug him. The blacksnake seized, by a lightning move-
ment, the rattler by the throat, and, winding him up in folds,,
the two rolled over and over together, and in a few momenta
the rattlesnake ceased to breathe. An examination of th«
dead body of the rattlesnake revealed a fracture in the spin*
as complete as if done by a blow with a club. This rattle-
snake measured, dead, five feet and three inchei.

1883

gptje grmlcr mt& Mpoxismmx.

TWO MEALS A DAY.

An Eastern Physician Who Favors the Two-
Meal System for Horses.

A writer in the Mirror and Farmer speaks of having fed
his cattle on the two-meal system for the past seven years,
and finds no occasion for feeding oftener; in fact, he says
they thrive better than on the " cramming system," or more
frequent feeding.

Although I have never doubted but this system would
work as favorably with horned cattle, my own experience has
been confined mostlyto human beings and horses. Acccord-
ing to my judgment, this system, applied to work or road
horses, will increase their working capacity very largely; i. e.,
any given horse will do more work, day after day, either in
the cart, before the plow or on the road, and keep in prime
condition; besides it would surely and because of his im-
proved health tend to prolong his life — extend his years of
usefulness. But aside from mere theorizing or dogmatical-
ly asserting my opinion, which, however, I find is corrobor-
ated by every one who has given this system a fair trial, I
would give here a few illustrations as to its operation on road
horses. First, my own experience: I bought a little,
"chunky "mare, six years old, fat and lazy, fit for nothing
but a timid woman's use — just right, one would say, for the
women and children to jog round town with. She would
travel about four and a half to five miles an hour with con-
siderable urging, and if pressed beyond that would sweat pro-
fusely. Having been recently imported from Canada, it was
predicted by all the horsemen about that she would have" the
distemper " as a matter of course. In order to the more effect-
ually guard against this, I fed her but once a day for a couple
of weeks, giving her from ten to twenty miles jogging every
day, Sundays included, thus reducing the fat and increasing
the flesh ! Her one meal consisted of a very generous feed of
hay, and six quarts of oats at night, after being thoroughly
rested from work. After this and with a considerable in-
crease of work {averaging, all told, 150 miles per week), I
gave her a light feed of hay and four quarts of oats in the
morning; several times during the week I would give a few
roots in place of a portion of the dry grain. In the course of
three months her weight, which had. at first fallen off quite
rapidly, was but slightly less than when I took her, but it
was made of a different substance altogether: I had ex-
changed 100 pounds of fat for 50 pounds of flesh; or, in other
words, I had relieved her of that much disease (effectually
preventing the predicted outbreak), and had built up in its
place a large amount of muscle, at the same time improving
the quality of her entire muscular system.

Speaking in a general way, a horse is an engine made up
of innumerable muscles which increase in size and quality
by increased use (always supposing a sufficient diet), and
diminish in size and consequently in power as the work is less
or lighter. Consequently, if the horse is fed for health, i. e.,
in proportion to his labor, bis weight will diminish with
lessened and increase with added work. In feeding in the
morning I aimed to allow some two hours or more — the more
the better — for stomach digestion before harnessing, and the
evening meal was never given until long enough after she
came to the stable to insure her being well rested from her
labor, and this, though her dinner was postponed till n'im-
porle what hour at night. Whenever I had occasion, and I
sometimes took occasion, to give her some early work, her
breakfast would be postponed until long after the drive was
finished, or at any convenient hour when rested and not
obliged to resume work soon thereafter. I would say fur-
ther, that if it should be necessary to make an all-day journey,
starting at a very early hour, a horse fed on this system (and
including any other) had far better do the day's work before
eating at all (resting at noon, of course, and' watering judi-
ciously whenever thirsty) than to eat immediately before or
soon after hard work. Providing always the horse be liber-
ally, that is sufficiently, fed, the time of feeding is of small
account compared with the vital necessity of obeying this
natural law in order to prevent indigestion. With strict
obedience to this law — and the two-meal system renders this
an easy matter — if the horse is never overfed nor kept in a
stived-up stable, he will not get foundered, have "pinkeye"
(influenza) nor catch cold, though every stable in town may
be decimated with an epidemic. The same horse will do
more work, stand more exposure and keep in prime working
order, fed upon this principle than under the ordinary
method, which is that he must have his feed at or near the
regular hour, than oxen with three meals every day. With-
in four months this little fat, soft, leggy mare was trans-
formed into a clean bodied, tough, hard little roadster that
would take two in a buggy eight miles an hour for three or
four hours, and after an hour's rest take them back again in
the same time, and do it, too, without whipping or showing
any symptom of lagging. When I sold her I told the buyer
how I fed her. Did he learn anything? No, indeed. "Well,"
said he, "I shall give her all she wants three times a day, as
long as I own her." I see her now every day; she is just
about where she was when I took her, fat and soft, and will
sweat profusely if driven fifteen miles in three hours.

I next took a " pulling" mare, just up from pasture where
she had been all summer. She was, of course, very round —
filled out full with fat and water. I obtained possession of
this mare expressly to test the effect of the "rational system''
on a "puller," a horse of whom it was said, "She hasn't any
judgment," "she wants to get there too soon," etc.; she was
no comfort to anybody, no woman could drive her, and few
men cared to ride after her. I put her at once on the two-
meal plan and gave her ten to twenty miles sharp drive daily.
In a week my wife, who is by no means anything of a horse-
woman, was driving Mollie everywhere in perfect safety. In
a few months this mare, like her predecessor, was transformed
completely, from a fat to a muscular animal. In her case the
indigestion, caused by over frequent feeding, which made
the other and which makes so many others, indeed, "lazy,"
had the effect to keep her so irritated and nervous that she
was headstrong and not readily managed. We see these two
phases of disease all about ns, in the case of human animals.
I am amazed to see how few people, even " horse" men, know
the difference between two animals, one in "condition," that
is. muscular, plump and round because of the muscles hav-
ing been built! up by use, and one that is simply fat. The
fact is, the fat horse (or the fat man, or any other fat crea-
ture) has not a sound tissue or organ in his body; what musle
he has is " mixed" with fatty matters; that is the muscular
tissue itself has here and there given place to globules of fat,
or in other words, the creature is to a greater or less degree
suffering from fatty degeneration. If any one wants to com-
prehend this point let him examine carefully and compare a
slice of sirloin from a fat, stall-fed ox, and one from the loin
of a "working" ox, slaughtered before fattening; and every
farmer knows that in life, the latter" ran pull tin- stull-f.-d ox
and his load," it is quite customary to keep up the feed of
trotting horses, between seasons, permitting them to become
somewhat fat; and then when they are to be fitted for sharp
work, this fat is worked off and out, while the muscle is be

ing worked on and improved in quality, by getting rid of the
fat which has all along been eating into the muscular fiber,
so to say; or in other words, the horse is allowed to take on
disease by feeding him in excess of his work, and then is
"cured" by restoring the just balance between work and feed.
This is, in my judgement, very bad policy — proving in the
end exhaustive of vital force — rains a great many valuable
horses, and injures all that are thus treated. The long rest,
or at least ample rest, is no doubt beneficial to horses who are
at times put to great strain, but the aim should be to main-
tain the balance — they should be fed physiologically: "Little
work, little feed" should be the rule; unless, indeed, the
horseman feels the necessity — since he is dependent, usually
(if a dealer), upon the fat, sleek appearance of his horses — of
keeping up the appearance of his animals, whether they get
much exercise or not. But this does not demand three
meals, by any means, since the horse will eat at two more
than he can digest and assimilate, and may be kept fat on this
system, and with less danger of any outbreak of disease than
if he is more frequently fed. The last named mare Mollie,
I sold, and she was, unfortunately, returned to her old way
of feeding. The first month, on three meals she lost 30 lbs.,
although, or rather because she had less than half the work
she had been doing; after this she began to increase in weight,
until her original weight was reached; but she had exchanged
muscle for fat, and although she did not afterwards "pull"
she never has since, nor had she ever before, the condition —
the muscular power, the ability to do a long hard day's work
with little effort, as during the year I owned her.

In one other instance a transient season of this plan, a few
weeks only, under my administration, began a favorable
change in an old and valuable horse that was looking a little
"seedy:" In this case simply leaving out the noon feed, giv-
ing the regular breakfast and supper, of the same amount
each, as had been given all along, set the horse gaining in
weight and appearance. She had become dyspeptic from over-
feeding. I have never known an instance where the system,
pursued year after year, resulted in failure. I could name a
score or more cases as marked as those here given; while in
many more the only apparent effect upon good horses that
were already in good health and condition has been to keep
them thus with something less of feed; but the gain in feed
and saving of time is trifling compared with the saving of
horseflesh, for animals that are habitually fed at noon (even
if the "two meals" are divided into three) will sooner or later
get severely hurt by reason of the heat and fatigue of the
forenoon, and the resumption of work again in the afternoon,
since this prevents the digestion of the mid-day meal. With-
out doubt most hard-working animals digest a considerable
proportion of all three of their meals at night after getting
thoroughly rested from the day's work; the balance (quite a
percentage, too, with highly fed animals) does not simply pass
along and out as an undigested residue always, but ferments
(as indicated often by flatulency or some degree of purging,
etc., or, again, constipation may be produced), poisons the
blood, overtaxes the kidneys and the lungs, until finally,
whatever the weather, and with or without unusual exposure,
breaks out in what is popularly, but mistakenly, called "a
cold" (slight influenza), and if the conditions have been es-
pecially aggravated, as, for example, if the stomach has been
very much overloaded frequently, or if during a period of
reasonably warm weather there has been no diminution of
feed, etc., the result may be a full-fledged influenza. In
fact, the various phases of this disorder, I may say, indeed,
a very large range of "diseases," are the product of (1) errors
in diet — as to (a) time, (b) frequency, (c) and amount — causing
indigestion, and, consequently and unavoidably, a greater or
less degree of actual blood-poisoning, and (2) lack of fresh
air in the stable. This principle holds with regard to owners,
as well as to the horses themselves, but speaking only of the
latter, these errors corrected absolutely, and in 1,000 cases
there will be no " colds " or other internal disorders year in
and year out. It would naturally follow that thorough ven-
tilation (guarding against direct drafts), a temporary and ab-
solute fast, followed by anabstemious dietuntil convalescence
is thoroughly established, would be the natural cure for in-
fluenza; but so in practice I have found it in every instance,
in the case of animals of whatever kind, including man.
This treatment is successful where all otherjs are unsatisfac-
tory and often fatal, and in every instance will afford an im-
mense saving in time and vitality, saving life where cure is
possible. The facts prove that influenza, or any form of so-
called "cold," is a fever, pure and simple; however chilly the
patient may feel, the thermometer placed under the tongue,
or in the rectum, shows at once that the temperature is above
the normal point; and in all cases of feverishness there is
disturbance of the alimentary organs, whether evident or not
to the casual observer; and rest from all digestive labor is the
proper "tonic." It is a great piece of folly to encourage eat-
ing in the absence of appetite; it is only less foolish to eat
even with an appetite, when evidences of this disorder have
appeared. Taken at the ansit, a single day of fasting, with
regular work or exercise, will usually nip the disease in the
bud, though sometimes and whenever there has been a delay
in treatment, a somewhat larger "dose" of this remedy will
be required. When the disease has been permitted to run
until the blood-poison has affected the entire organism to the
point of weakness, the muscular system should not be taxed
unduly, but some degree of exercise (hand-rubbing, if the
creature is too weak to move about), and in the open air, is
desirable. Fresh air, light and plenty of pure water are al-
ways in order. — C. E. Page, H. D., in Turf, Fklt! and Farm.

Concerning1 the Morrils.

Hopeful, in the December number of Wallace** Mouth///
says: "Go to Woodstock, Vt., and they will tell yon they
have been Morrilled to death, and the whole State has been
Morganed to death. You want an outcross and you have it
under your very nose, and when too late you will see it. "
One can judge that Hopeful is interested in some other stock
of horses that are not Morgans or Morrills. As we are some-
what acquainted with the Morrill family and the Morrills of
Woodstock, we will give some of the most interesting facts in
regard to th^m. The first Morrill horse that the breeders of
Woodstock had the privilege of using was bred by James
Morse, of Hartford, Vt., and was foaled in 1854. His sire
was Young Morrill. He was a large, fine-looking bay horse,
standing 15f hands and weighing 1,100 lbs. He showed
great speed at times, but his gait was a little mixed. Toe-
weights would have made him one of the fast ones. He was
sold and taken to Virginia the fall of 1S00. He left excellent
stock and was the sire of Qneeohe Maid, record 2:25.
Breeders now see that they should have kept the horse at
Woodstock; that they missed it in not being Morrilled more
with his stock.

Draco made his first season in Vermont in 1857. at Royal-
ton. His good size, great speed (he was but six that year
and got a^record of 2:35), easy way of going attracted much
attention," and he was quite liberally patronized. He made
the seasons of 1S63 and 1864 at Royalton. Draco did not
prove a prepotent sire of trotters. His colts made great

roadsters and fine free drivers, but they did not have the
speed of their sire. They sold quick at large prices. There
are but few of them left. One of his sons, called YouugDraco,
was kept several seasons at Woodstock. He was a very fine,
stylish looking bay, had a genteel way of going and could
trot close to 2:40.

Gen. Grant, as the Saul Horse, made several seasons at
Woodstock from lSb'4 to 1867. He was owned by James Saul
of Strafford, and was by Young Morrill. He "was a large,
well-made, fine-looking bay, nothing coarse about him, i.~j
hands high, and weighed 1, 100 pounds. He was a very fust
walker, but had a mixed gait. His stock proved good.
Many of his colts were fast and sold for large prices. None
who owned them thought they had been Morrilled too much.
It was in 1863 that certain parties did not want the owner of
Draco to have the fastest horse in the State, and they were
on the lookout for a horse that would beat him. It can be
seen by this that the feeling of wanting to have the fastest
horse is not confined entirely to high life. It was in the fall
of 1S62 that John Morrill, afterwards called Woodstock,
showed quite fast. He was five years old at this time, and
showed a trial mile in 2:44, though he done some running to
make it. He won a very- good race on the ice the winter be-
fore. The fall of 1S63 he showed a half-mile private trial in
1 :17], and in a race with Draco that fall he was close to him
in the heats, the best one being trotted in 2:39. The driver
of Draco had agreed before the race to pull the horse to make
it look like a close race. Many thought then that John
Morrill would make a faster horse than Draco, and a gentle-
man of means bought him thein spring of 1864, giving $4,400
for him. He was then renamed Woodstock, and Jiept at
Hartford that season. He showed a private mile that year
in 2:35, but his show in public was poor. Part of the season
of 1S63 he stood at Woodstock. He was trained the season
of 1865, and got a record of 2:40. At the Windsor Co. Fair
that year he trotted a public trial on a half-mile track in the
presence of six thousand spectators in 2:33. The first half
was trotted in 1:14. He would have trotted close to 2:30 had
it not been for a bad break in the last half. The season of
1S66 Woodstock was trained, but trotted no races. The sea-
sons of 1S67 and 1S6S he was kept in the stud at S50 to in-
sure. His reputation stood high at this time, but on account
of the high price of service he was not very liberally patron-
ized. The season of 1S6S he showed at the State Fair at Bur-
lington, and competed with Daniel Lambert for the premium
as the best stock horse. Daniel was given the first premium
and Woodstock the second. Woodstock made the season of
1S69 at Stowe, Vt., and while there a bone spavin was devel-
oped. That year several of his colts showed quite fast, and
he was returned to Woodstock in the fall. The high service
fee prevented liberal patronage, although his reputation as a
sire was increasing. It was the season of 1871 that his son,
Royal John, made a record of 2:26^. The spring of 1873
Woodstock changed owners, but was not removed. His ser-
vice fee was reduced to S25 to insure, and for several seasons
he was well patronized. The season of 1S73 he was shown
at the State Fair, and was awarded first premium as the best
stock horse. Woodstock died in 1S77, shortly after covering
a mare.

Why so much has been said in regard to Woodstock, Vt.,
is this: If Woodstock has been Morrilled to death, it has
been by the stock of this horse and his sons. It cannot be
claimed he was an extra stock horse, yet he is a standard
horse by his own record and the record of his get, which is
better than can be said of some Hambletonian horses. His
stock had good size and color, and some were free, good
drivers. His reputation stood so high at one time that many
of his sons were kept entire, as is often the case. Hermit,
record 2:40, has proved his best son in transmitting speed.
Robert Bonner, record 2:40, left good stock, and so did Kil-
lindon, record 2:42. Woodstock Prince's stock is showing
well. He trotted close to 2:40.

Mr. Campbell of Barnard owns a very promising five-year-
old son of Woodstock that trotted close to 2:40 the past sea-
son, and his owner refused §600 for him. It will be admitted
by everyone that Woodstock was a noble looking horse, a
coal black, nearly 15f hands, and weighing at times over 1,100
pounds. His neck was arched, a trifle short and thick, but
he carried it well. His fore and hind parts were remarkably
good, and his colts generally had his good back. He was
built more for strength than for speed, yet his hind parts
were indicative of speed. He had a fine tail, full, with long
hair. His mane was rather light and short. He was cross
and had a mean, treacherous disposition. His way of going
was heavy and tiresome, either slow or fast. He could show
great speed for a half mile, but his way of going at speed
was so hard and tiresome that he could not keep it up long
without breaking. When he trotted fast he trotted angry,
and when he broke he broke to run. It was hard to manage
him at times. He took his color, form and disposition from
the side of his dam.

This section of the State has had plenty of chances for
out-crosses, and these chances have been improved more or
less. Ballard's CassiusM. Clay made the most of his seasons
at Hartford. He left excellent stock, with four of his get in
2:30 list. Several of his sous are kept in the stud. The best of
his get, Cassius Prince, record 2:20, was when here one of
the fastest and best moving horses ever raised in these parte.
He had a very fine, genteel way of going. His stock take
after him in these respects. Susan P, a daughter of his,
trotted her first season in 2:41 J, and could have trotted in
2:35. Her dam was by Woodstock Prince.

Kent, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam Lady Griswold, by
Adams' Flying Morgan, made the season of 1S75 and 1876 at
Hartford. * His stuck proved so goo. 1 although the b0XB6 had
been sold and taken to Wyoming Territory that a stock com-
pany was formed here and the horse purchased bark at largo
figures. When he was taken from the car aft- ir hifl long ride
he showed as much life, spirit, and courage as did his great-
great-grandsm, Messenger, when he was token from tlie
vessel that brought him tu this country.

A very tine Lambert stallion is owned here. His dam is by
Ballard's (.'lay. Mr. Morgan, <.f Woodstock, owns a Wood*
bum Pilot stallion that is getting very good Mr.

Billings, of Woodstock, owns a very promising Messenger
Daroc stallion, dam by Harry Clay. It was in lsTo that the
is of this section had the first opportunity to breed
from one of RysdykHambletonian'a sons, Thai year Hamble-
tonian Monarch "was taken to Randolph. His good si/.,
color, and being by a sire of trotters caused him to be!
patronized at first," but he proved a failure in regard to bu
trotters. His fastest one, Nancy, was on* ofa mare by Wood-
stock. Monarch is no trotter and lias a very poor way of
going. Mr. Helm 6peaks of the failure of the Star-Hamole-
tonians in transmitting six d. Aberdeen lias proved
best. If Walkill Chief nad lived he might have been as good
or better.

Now one word in regard to the Morgans. If the brw I
would aim to have the horses they bra* i hav< some of the
good qualities of the Morgans, it w*ould bo well,
give me the pretty Morgan horse to drive, wil I
and action, bis quick, nervous, easy way of g

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\xcctlcx atttT Jvpxrctsmatt.

' Jan 13

will run up and down the long hills without tripping or
6tumhling. GWe me such a horse for a pleasure drive,
rather than one of the homely, big-headed, awkward, stum-
bling fellows that are so often the result of some of the out-
crosses. A body has to work his passage in driving such
horses. Ton have to keep hold of them all the time to keep
them from falling down and breaking their necks or their
drivers'. One has no such trouble in driving a Morgan house.
—Hartford, (17.) Car. Ji 'cue Tori Sportsman.

TURF AND TRACK

Nominations in Occident Stake.

The Occident is a stake of $100 each, $25 to be paid when
the stake closed, $25 the 1 st of January, 1SS4, and $50 thirty
days before the time fixed for trotting. The smallness, com-
paratively, increases the list of nominations, so that there are
thirty respondents, and, in all probability, the amount will
be abont the same as in the Stanford. The number of entries
insures a good field of starters, and there is scarcely a question
that among the lot there will be several flyers. The high-
breeding of the youngsters as nearly insures this as anything
in the future can be foretold, and it is a safe assertion that in
the whole of the United States it would be difficult to select
thirty colts of more fashionable breeding. While the prepon-
derating blood is that of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the Clays
are represented by Sultan, the Bashaws by Buccaneer,
though as both of these families sprung from the imported
barb, Grand Bashaw, there is only a slight difference in the
lines of blood. Andrew Jackson was the sire of Henry Clay
and Long Island Black Hawk. From the former came
Cassias M. Clay and his noted son, George M. Patchen, and
numerous others of distinction. Long Island Black Hawk
was the sire of Mohawk, the sire of Elmo, and the great-
grandsire of Buccaneer. General Benton is from another
branch of the Abdallahs, combining that blood with strains
of Blucher and Bishop's Hambletonian. Poscora Hayward
is from the Patchen side of the Clays, and A. W. Richmond
a representative of the Blackbirds. The sires represented by
their progeny in the Occident stakes are: Sons of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, Electioneer and Arthurton ; grandsons Stien-
way, Santa Clans and Brigadier; great-grandsons Nutwood
and Whipple's Hambletonian. Thus there are seven descend-
ants of the great progenitor of trotters the blood of which is
on the Pacific Coast, and only two of these are not still
located here. The absentees are Nutwood and Santa Clans.

Palo Alto names b f Argo by Electioneer — American Girl.

Palo Alto names b f Chiquita by Electioneer — Pearl.

Palo Alto names b c Alban by General Benton — Alice.

Palo Alto names b c St. Just by Electioneer — Fidelia.

Palo Alto names b f Aragon by General Benton — Alice.

Palo Alto names b c lone by General Benton — Irene.

Palo Alto names b c Edos by General Benton — Sontag
Mohawk.

Palo Alto names br f Alta Belle bv Electioneer — Beautiful
Bells.

L. J. Bose names b c Bedouin by Sultan — Gertrude.

L. J. Rose names b f Almet by Sultan — Minnehaha.

F. L. Smith names b f Cora by Buccaneer — Pearl.

Jas. Hagan names b f Caroline by Steinway — by Hamlet,

Jas. Hagan names ch c Victory by Whipple's Hamble-
tonian— Kitty Tricks.

D. E. Knight names ch f Night Hawk by Brigadier —
Nelly.

Wm. Beach names ch c Dawn by Nutwood — Countess.

Wm. Corbitt names ch f Lady Arthurton bv Arthurton —
Lady St. Clair.

C. F. Hastings names ch g Beppo by Como — Marysville
Queen.

Jos. Cairn Simpson names br c Ante volo by Electioneer —
Columbine.

Rancho del Paso names b c P. A. Finigan by Santa Clans
— by Edwin Booth.

Rancho del Paso names b c Captain Taylor by Western
— by Langford.

Rancho del Paso names ch f Galena by Nutwood — Eudora.

Rancho del Paso names ch c Robert Lee by Nutwood — by
Blackbird.

Rancho del Paso names gr c Alazar by Poscora Hayward
— A. Rose.

Rancho del Paso names bl c bv Poscora Havward

—Mabel.

B. E. Harris names b f Elmore by Elmo — Alma Princess.

A. L. Frost names b c Roscoe by Brigadier — Flora F.

J. A. Goldsmith names ch c Judge S. by Nutwood — by
Volunteer.

J. A. Goldsmith names b c Sydney by Santa Claus —
Sweetness.

G. Valensin names br c Arno by Buccaneer — by Volscian.
G. Valensin names gr f Griselda by A. W. Richmond —

Towhead.

•»

A National Jockey Club.

The proposition to organize a National Racing Association,
to be composed of the jockey clubs of the Union, has been
revived in New York, and friends of the movement are en-
deavoring to bring it into tangible shape. Appropos to this
revival the New York World says:

This is a subject which not only the World, but nearly all
the papers making "the turf" a feature have from time to
time agitated, the World going |so far two years ago as to
suggest that a meeting of owners, breeders and officers of
racing associations should be held in Baltimore on the day
preceding the regular autumn meeting, under a call of the
Maryland Jockey Club. Thi6 suggestion the officers of that
club supported at first, but afterwards failed to act in the
matter. In fact, the apathy of Eastern associations on the
subject has been the principal cause of the no n -organization
of a National Jockey Club years ago. But with the great in-
crease in the number of race meetings in this country, taken
in connection with Colonel Clark's arguments in the matter,
it now looks as if a meeting to arrange for a general conven-
tion would shortly be held in thiB city or at some other cen-
tral point convenient for all interested.

\Sith the preliminaries arranged for such a meeting the
racing public would at once become interested in the legisla-
tion necessary for the better protection of the turf, and real-
ize that anything suggestive of fraud can be reached by the
adoption of a set of rules which, like the Constitution of the
United States, shall be law for all, and which shall protect
alike breeders, owners, associations, the general public and
all ei iployees connected with racing, the poor and ignorant
as v 'Jl as the rich. The association sbouldadopt such laws
eov# rning betting that will serve both the layer and taker of
dds, for if the subject of betting is ignored one of the
ipal reasons why (here should be a National Jockey
.o would be overlooked. The subject of weights to be

carried should also be discussed, and if no rules on the sub-
ject were actually adopted, a tacit agreement could be made
that on and after a certain date there should be a general in-
crease, with a sliding scale for each month, that would be
satisfactory alike in the East, West and South. Another im-
portant feature would be the appointment of a board of stew-
ards to consider appeals from the decisions of the judges or
stewards of associations. To such a board questions such
as the Ada Ban decision, as to whether she carried the
proper weight for the Ladies' Stakes at Memphis, the claim
of the owner of Eole to start for the Pimlico Stakes at Balti-
more without carrying certain penalties, and the case of the
jockey Quantrell for reinstatement could, all be referred. The
case of Quantrell specially shows the necessity of such a
board. He was "ruled off" at Saratoga last August, and, as
he avers, unjustly. Recent efforts to secure reinstatement
have failed because Captain James Franklin, one of the
judges refuses to give^his consent, saying: " I do not see that
any good will arise by reinstating a party ruledoff forfraud."
This is a very hard decision if Quantrell can prove his inno-
cence. It has been suggested in some quarters that if a Na-
tional Jockey Club is organized it should take cognizance of
dates claimed and in a measure prevent a conflict of interests.
Such legislation would be unnecessary and practically im-
possible in a country of so vast an area as the United States.
There are, however, several features of importance other
than those named, such as the right to claim and register
colors, to run horses in assumed names, to name and change
the names of horses during the progress of a meeting, and,
above all, the adoption of some rules looking to the appren-
ticeship, instruction and general protection of the large num-
ber of minors that it is necessary to employ in the interest of
ra cing. The consideration of the above qu estions, if referred
to the following gentlemen suggested by the Turf, would be
not only a labor of love, but one of duty which they would
gladly embrace. Mr. August Belmont, Messrs. George L.
and Pierre Lorillard, Mr. D. D. Withers and James Galway,
of New York; Commodore Kittson and Mr. A. J. Cassatt, of
Pennsylvania; Governor Bowie and Mr. Frank Hall, of
Maryland; Colonel J. C. McKibbin, of the District of Colum-
bia; Major T. W. DoswelL of Virginia; General Harding,
Captain James Franklin and Colonel Geo. W. Darden, of
Tennessee; Colonel M. Lewis Clark, General J. F. Robinson,
Mr. James A. Grinstead and Mr. Daniel Swigert, of Ken-
tucky, and Mr. William CottrilL of Alabama, to say nothing
of many others identified with the Chicago, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Memphis, New Orleans and the Pacific coast associa-
tions.

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Racing1 at Red Bluff.

THE 2:20 LIST.

The Pride of Place Accorded to Horses of

Hambletonian Blood.

After a hiatus of fifteen years, turf sports have been re-
vived in Tehama County. J. E. Endicott of Red Bluff has
constructed a good track within easy distance of that thriv-
ing little city and a day's sport was enjoyed by a large crowd
on New Year's day. The principal event was a trot for a
purse of $65, contested for by local aspirants for fame. The
following is a

STMMABT.

Bed Bluff JCaL, Jan. 1st, 18S3.— Trotting heats of a mile. Bnrse, §65 ;
$40 to first, $20 to second, $5 to third.

J.E. Endicott names b f Bay Prince 1 1

tV. B. Roberts names s h Selim 2 2

Al. Leach names s h Capt. Jack 3 3

C, B. Ashwist names br h Peacock dis

L.E. Eowlev names b h Bay Dare dis

Time— 3:27i, 3:27j.

Same Day — Second race, running, dash of half a mile.

John Coffee names Rob Roy 1

L. Douglas names b m Lilly 2

Time— 0:50.

Same Day— Third race, trotting, dash of a mile.

C B. Asb-ftist names br h Peacock 1

P. D. Logan names sh Ephraim 2

—Cromwell names d m 3

No time reported,

Some minor events followed:

The fourth was a running race, single dash, 400 yards, for a
nurse of $20; Rowley's bay horse won the race and money in
0:16, beating Sweeney's black mare.

The fifth was a running race, 400 yards, for a $20 purse.
John Coffee's Kob Eoy won the race and money, bearing
Charley Tait's chestnut.

The sixth and last was a trotting race between Peacock and
Ephraim for a purse of $20, single dash of a mile.

There will be further racing at the track on Feb. 22d.

Name Claimed.

Suiscn, Cal., Jan. 6, 1SS3.

To the Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman, Dear
Sir: I claim the name of Ethel H for mv fillv foaled April
28, 1SS2, by Saltan, her dam Juno by Pat Malloy (by Geo.
M. Patchen), grand dam Boston Maid by Ethan Allen.

P. S. — What is the address of Martin Rollins, the trainer of
horses? C. F. D. Hastings.

The address of M. RollinsUs Santa Bosa.

Short Horses in Oregon. — The match race for $100 a
side, between Simpson's Capt. Jinks Jr. and Dollarhide's
Dick, which was run near Ashland last Saturday, was won
by the former. The distance was 440 yards. The Dollar-
hide party were unsatisfied and another match was made on
the same terms, to be run on the 20th inst. Cotton Nose and
Blue Mountain Belle are matched to run sis hundred yards
at Oak Grove on the 10th of January for $1,000. Last Mon-
day articles were signed for a race between Sagebrush Sam-
my and Bed Jacket, one half-mile, for 1,000, to be run on the
5th of next May over the Prineville course. Cotton Nose
and Belle are said to be two of the best animals in the state,
and the race will attract the attention of sporting men every-
where. Sammy and Bed Jacket are both good horses, and
their race will beliitle behind that of the others.

Mr. "William Day, in a communication to the London
Sportsman, dated Cholderton Lodge, Salisbury, denies the
statement made by John Hannigan, the American trainer,
that FoxhalTs feet are badly contracted and appear to have
been sadly neglected. Mr. Day says: "I have only to con-
tradict this reckless assertion and misleading account of Fox-
hall. Here by implication he directly charges me with
neglecting his feet, which I wish publicly to deny and to say
in proof of my statement that an eminent veterinary surgeon
but lately examined him and pronounced his feet good and
free from disease; and from no cause, I may say, has he ever
been lame with them."

The race which was to have taken place on New Year's day
at the Woodland track, and which was postponed on account
of the weather, has been declared off. Chris Lurch has
shown excellent management of the track thus far, and it
will no doubt become a popular resort for the lovers of sport
under his supervision.

In point of numbers and the greatest speed, the Hamble-
tonian family comprise nearly 50 per cent of the 2:20 list.
There are ninety-seven members, forty-three of which are
Hambletonians. This list may be regarded as an essay, elo-
qnent in all its bearings upon the much- dis cussed problem of
how to breed the trotter. It does not tell all the tale, but dem-
onstrates the fact that the greatest excellence comes
from excellence — at least in the genus equine; that the horses
which have reached the extreme limits of trotting speed were
those in which the the trotting element predominated. The
dominant blood controls the formation and instinct. This
is an inexorable law of nature. The chief aim in breeding
the trotter is to get an animal which will be very fast, and
at the same time stout and lasting. Both these attributes
depend upon proper selection. A sire that is fast himself, or
comes of a family noted for speed, bred to a mare having the
same characteristics, is apt to get a fast and lasting one. The
2:20 list as now stands proves the truth of this assertion.
There are some horses in it which have made good records,
with no great trotting strength in their pedigrees, but with
one or two exceptions they have not equaled their records
or made great canpaigners. The two lea ders of the list are
dyed-in-the-wool trotters, and have both gone on and im-
proved. Maud S, by Harold, dam Miss Russell, by Pilot Jr.,
has a record of 2:10$. She is stout, lasting and pure-gaited.
Harold was got by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam Enchantress,
byAbdallah; grandam by imported Bellfounder. Miss Bus -
sell is out of Sally Russell, by Boston, the thoroughbred. To
the cover of Belm ont, by Alexanders Abdallah, dam Belle,
by Mambrino Chief, she produced Nutwood, 2:18f, and Cora
Belmont^ 2-24$. All these three of her produce partake
most strongly of trotting blood.

St. Julie n, 2:11}, is by Volunteer, son of Hambletonian,
out of Lady Patriot, by Young Patriot; dam Flora, by Harry
Clay, son of Neave's C. M. Clay, dam by imported Bell-
founder. In him the trotting strains predominate, and he
too is a campaigner and pure-gaited horse.

Rarus, 2:13$, is by Conklin's Abdallah, believed to be,
with a strong degree of probability, a son of Old Abdallah,
dam Nancy Awful, by Telegraph, son of Burr's Napoleon;
grandam Lady Hunter, by Vermont Black Hawk. Rarus was
a campaigner of campaigners. A stout and improving horse.

Goldsmith Maid, 2:14, is by Alexander's Abdallah, dam
by Old Abdallah. She was one of the greatest trotters this
country ever had, getting her best record in her seventeenth
year.

Clingstone, 2:14, is by Rysdyk, son of Rysdyk's Hamble-
tonian, out of Lady Duke, by Lexington the thoroughbred,
dam Gretchen, by Chosroes; grandam Lady Fallis, by Seely"s
American Star; great grandam by L. I. Black Hawk. In him
the trotting element surely predominates, controlling the con-
formation and instinct, but the warm blood of the great race-
horse has done him no harm. Clingstone started the past
season well, but was unfortunately thrown out of training.
His brief career has shown that he is of the right kind.

Hattie Woodward, 2:15.1, is by Aberdeen, son of the Old
Horse, dam not traced". Aberdeen was out of Widow
Machree, record 2:29, by American Star. Widow Machree
was a noted mare in her day, and imparted her finest quali-
ties to her son Aberdeen. Hattie Woodward was one of the
sensational performers of 1SS0, and proved herself stout and
lasting.

Darby, 2:16J, is by Delmonico, son of Guy Miller, by the
Old Horse, dam by Glencoe; Delnionico's dam was the Har-
vey Adams mare, by old Hambletonian, grandam by imported
Bellfounder. Guy Miller's dam was by Nanny's Bolivar.
Darby, therefore, has a double cross to Hambletonian against
the Glencoe strain. He was a great campaigner in the hands
of that master, Dan Mace.

Edwin Thorne, 2:16i, is by Thornedale, 222*, son of
Alexander's Abdallah out of Dolly by Mambrino Chief; dam
by Ashland, son of Mambrino Chief; grandam by Eureka,
son of L. I. Black Hawk. Ashland was out of Utilla, by
Margrave, the thoroughbred. True to his fine breeding Ed-
win Thorne is a horse of thorough trotting conformation, is
very fast, and is a stayer. He was one of the great horses
the past season.

Jerome Eddy, 2:161, is by Louis Napoleon, son of Volun-
teer out of Hattie Wood, by" Harry Clay; dam Fanny Mapes,
by Alexander's Abdallah. Hattie" Wood also produced Ga-
zelle, record 221, to the cover of the Old Horse. Jerome
Eddy was the best entire horse of 1SS2, trotting a number of
hard races against old hands. He has endurance and great
will power.

Gloster, 2:17, was by Volunteer, dam Black Bess, by Stock-
bridge Chief, son of Vt. Black Hawk; grandam by Mambrino
Pavmaster. Gloster was one of the most promising horses
of "nis time. He was pure-gaited, an all-day fellow, and had
the longest stride of any horse contemporary with him.
Gloster died before he had the opportunity to show what he
was capable of, but had in him the elements of a great trotter.

Dexter, 2:17$, is by Old Hambletonian, dam Clara, by
Seely's American Star. Hambletonian crossed best on Amer-
ican Star mares, and he never got a better one than Dexter.
Dexter in his prime had no superior. He was a stout, never-
failing horse, and eyen now in his old age, is as lusty and
strong as many a horse considerably his junior. Clara, his
dam, also produced Alnia, 228}, to the cover of the Old
Horse.

Piedmont, 2:17$, is by Almont, son of Alexander's Abdal-
lah, dam Mag Ferguson, by Mambrino Chief, grandam by
Grey Eagle, the racehorse. Alniont's dam is by Mambrino
Chief, grandam by Pilot Jr. There is a splendid combina-
tion of trotting blood in Piedmont. A double cross to Mam-
brino Chief, one to Hambletonian and one to Pilot Jr.,
helped him to win a number of hard-fought contests. He is
now in the stud, but is able to stand another hard campaign.

So-So, 2:17$, is by George Wilkes, son of Hambletonian,
dam Little Ida, by" Alexander's Edwin Forest. The dam of
George Wilkes was by Henry Clay, the founder of the family.
George Wilkes, with a record of 2:22, was himself a great
campaigner. As a sire of trotters he stands in the front
rank, seven of his get entering the 2:30 fist the past season.
So-So is a worthy daughter of her great sire.

Santa Claus, 2:17$, is by Strathmore, son of the Old Hero
out of Lady Waltermire, by North American; dam Lady
Thorne Jr.," by Williams' Mambrino, son of Ericsson, by
Mambrino Chief; grandam Kate, by Highland Chief, son of
Mambrino Chief. Here again is another combination of the
potent Mambrino Chief blood. Santa Claus has been sever-
al seasons on the turf, improving each year. He is a stout,
reliable trotter, has withstood the weakening influences of
climatic changes, and was one of the principal attractions in
the Grand Circuit of this year. We saw him trot the gamest
kind of a race at Boston for the $10,000 purse last Septem-
ber, and a lame horoe at that. It is said that John Turner

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will handle him nest season, and we are inclined to think the
General will never sit behind a much better one.

Nettie, 2:18, was got by Rysdyk's Hanible toman, dam the
County House Mare, by Seely's American Star. Nettie was
another good one of the Hambletonian-Star combination.
She was a good campaigner.

Dick Swiveller, 2:18, is by Walkill Chief, dam Madame
Swiveller, by Henry Clay Jr., son of Henry Clay; grandam
Old Tad, by Rattler, son of Abdallah. True to his breeding
and characteristics, Dick Swiveller, while before the public,
was a sensational horse. He was some seasons on the turf,
and was nexer outclassed. He is now a mate to Edward, and
has the honor of trotting a mile with him in 2:16f, one and a
quarter seconds faster than his record in harness.

Great Eastern, 2:1S, is also by Walkill Chief, dam by Riley's
Consternation Colt, son of imported Consternation; grandam
by Ferguson's Old Kentucky Hunter. As a campaigner Great
Eastern was not a shining light. He is a very large horse,
and not cast in the mold of a thorough going trotter. As a
saddle horse he was a better performer than in harness, get-
ting a record of 2:I5J.

Judge Fullerton, 2:1S, is by Edward Everett out of Fanny,
by imported Margrave, dam not traced. Judge Fullerton is
one of the notable exceptions. He is a horse of decided trot-
ting conformation. He was an able campaigner, a horse of
great substance, and very speedy.

Robert McGregor, 2:18, is by Major Edsall, son of Alex-
ander's Abdallah out of a mare by Harris' Hambletonian;
dam Nancy Whitman, by Seely's American Star; grandam by
Durland's Young Messenger Duroc. Robert McGregor was
an able horse while on the turf. He trotted several seasons
in the best company, and retired with a reserve of speed.

Midnight, 2:18}, is by Peacemaker, son of Hambletonian,
out of Sally Feagles, by Smith's Clay, son of Neave's C. M.
Clay Jr.; dam by the Drew Horse; grandam by Witherell
Messenger. Midnight has always been a first-class first-
money horse. He is resolute, fast, and of great endurance.
2:1S} is not the limit of his speed.

Monroe Chief, 2:1S}, is by Jim Monroe, son of Alexander's
Abdallah, out of Lizzie Peeples, by "Wagner, the racehorse;
dam by Bay Chief, son of Mambrino Chief; grandam by To-
ronto, son of St. Lawrence. Monroe Chief was a sensational
horse from his first appearance upon the turf. He has trotted
some of the best contested races the public have ever wit-
nessed. This fall he beat Rosa Wilkes in a hard-fought race
of six heats — his first contest for the year — and a few days
after trotted two miles in 4:46, the best on record. He is a game
horse, of true conformation, level-headed and of great sub-
stance. His record in harness is by no means his limit.

Fanny Witkerspoon, 2:18}, by Almont, dam by Gough's
Wagner, is one of the best of Almont's get. She is a very
blood-like mare, of fine trotting action. She started several
seasons ago in good company, and has been a good cam-
paigner.

Pickard, 2:1S}, by Abdallah Pilot, dam by Bourbon Chief,
is another member of the tribe that has shown his breeding.
He is also inbred to Mambrino Chief. Abdallah Pilot is a
son of Alexander's Abdallah, out of Blandina; by Mambrino
Chief, grandam the Burch Mare, by Brown Pilot. Blandina
also produced Swigert, the sire of Calamus, George K, and
Resolute. Bourbon Chief, the son of Mambrino Chief, got
Calmar, 2:22. Pickard is a very speedy, game horse. He
was several seasons on the turf, improving each year.

Rosa Wilkes, 2:1S}, by George Wilkes, dam by Mambrino
Patchen, is one of the best campaigners that ever stepped
upon a track. She is credited with having trotted over 100
races in the best company, with a large list of winnings.
She is bred just right for downright hard work. At the tail
end of the past season she was beaten in a bruising six heat
race by Monroe Chief, but the defeat took nothing from her
prestige.

William H, 2:1S.}, by Young Wilkes out of a mare by Prince
of Wales, son of Royal George, dam by Daniel Webster, son
of Casius M. Clay, is an old campaigner. He has been some
seasons on the turf, and is now one of the most valued mem-
bers of Mr. W. J. Gordon's stables.

Cleora, 2: ISf , started a green mare the past season. She
participated in but few races, but at once leaped into promi-
nence. Cleora is by Menelaus, son of Hambletonian, dam
Thorneleaf, by Mambrino Patchen, grandam Dandy (dam of
Silver Duke, 2 :2S|), by Young Engineer, the sire of Lady
Suffolk. Menelaus was out of Jessie Bull, by L. I. Black
Hawk. Cleora is by right a trotter. As she is now in the
hands of a private gentleman, it may never be known whether
she will make a great campaigner. She is bred for it how-
ever.

Nutwood, 2:23], by Belmont, dam Miss Russel, the dam of
Maud S, is a first-class entire horse. He has shown his
ability to train on and can beat his record.

Alley, 2:19, by Volunteer, dam by New York Black Hawk,
son of L. I. Black Hawk, grandam by Mambrino Paymaster,
the sire of Mambrino Chief, was an improving horse while on
the turf. He placed 46 heats in 2:30 or better before his re-
tirement.

Kitty Bates, 2:19, by Jim Monroe, dam Pop Corn, not
traced. Kitty Bates was an able campaigner, and was one of
the shining lights of the season of 1880.

Jay-Eye-See, 2:19, by Dictator, dam Midnight, by Pilot
Jr., is the greatest four-year-old the American trotting turf
has produced. Dictator is a full brother to Dexter, and old
Clara never produced a mean one. Midnight also produced
Noontide, 2:20], and is out of Twilight, by Lexington. Jay-
Eye-See is a small horse, of true conformation, compact,
true-gaited, and is confidently expected to improve in his
five-year-old form, as he undoubtedly will.

Adele Gould, 2:19, by Jay Gould, dam Emeline, by Henry
B. Patchen, son of George M. Patchen, is the best five-year-
old in the list. She trotted a number of hard races this sea-
son, and got her record well on towards the close. Jay
Gould is ont of Lady Sanford, by Seely's American Star.
EmeUne also produced Kate Taylor and Ray Gould, both
very speedy, to the cover of Aberdeen and Jay Gould.

Edward, 2:19, by Masterlode. son of the Old Horse, dam
by Bacchus, was an able campaigner. Masterlode's dam was
Lady Irwin, by Seely's American Star. Edward, as a mate
to Dick Swiveller, trotted a mile in 2:16], improving on his
harness record. He is still an able horse, and is claimed to
be able to beat his record.

Wedgewood, 2:19, by Belmont, dam Woodbine, by Wood-
ford, thoroughbred son of Kosciusko, started several seasons
ago, and wa3 an able campaigner, although he carried
weights. He is not what is called a true-gaited horse, need-
ing artificial appliances to keep him level. He, however,
held his own in good company. Woodbine produced Wood-
ford Mambrino, 2:2H, a great horse.

Bodine, 2:19}, by Volunteer, dam by Harry Clay, was a
good horse in his day. He trotted some seasons, winning a
great many hard races.

Aldine, 2:19}; fby Almont, dam Mother Hubbard, by To-
ronto, of St. Lawrence stock. Aldine has always been a fine
performer, training on and improving. She is very blood-
like, of good conformation and very Bpeedy.

Yon Arnirn, 2:19A, by Sentinel, dam Mary Short, by
Blood's Black Hawk," grandam by Downing'sBay Messenger,
is a very speedy stallion, a stayer, and a good campaigner.
Sentinel is a full brother toJYoiunteer, and had himself a rec-
ord of 2:29$.

Driver, 2:19J, by Volunteer, dam Silvertail, by American
Star; grandam by Wildair, son of Hoagland's Grey Messen-
ger, is one of the best year-in-and-year-out horses on the
American turf. He started in 1S76, and has been before the
public ever since. He is a thorough trotter, game and en-
during. Driver has won a fortune for his owner.

Daisydale, 2:19^, is by Thornedale, dam Daisy, by Burr's
Washington; grandam by Old Abdallah; great grandam by
Engineer 2d. Daisydale while on the turf proved herself a
worthy daughter of Thornedale. She was very fast.

Nancy Hackett, 2:20, by Wood's Hambletonian, dam the
Hackett Mare, pedigTee unknown, was a great campaigner.
She was one of the attractions of the Grand Circuit, and a
first-rate money horse. Her dam, the Hackett Mare, also
produced Argonaut, 2:23}.

Orange Girl, 2:20, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam Dolly
Mills, by Seely's American Star, was a very able mare. She
trotted several seasons, improving with experience. She was
level-gaited and very fast.

Prospero, 2:20, by Messenger Duroc, dam Green Mountain
Maid, by Harry Clay, grandam Shanghai Mary. Prospero was
a very fast, improving horse. His dam also produced Dame
Trot, 222, and Elaine, 2:20.

Graves, 2:20, by Whipple's Hambletonian, son of Guy
Miller, by The Old Horse; dam Rose Austin, of unknown
breeding. Graves was fast and trotted a number of good
races in California.

Elaine, 2:20, by Messenger Duroc, dam Green Mountain
Maid by Harry Clay. Elaine is a very speedy and resolute
mare. She showed herself one of the right kind at an early
age. Her record of 220 was made when six years old.

The blood elements in the direct female line stand in the
following order: Daughters of American Star bred to Ham-
bletonian sires contributed five to the 2:20 list. Daughters
of Harry Clay gave four, Green Mountain Maid furnishing
two. Pilot Jr. mares contributed three, Miss Russell fur-
nishing two. Mambrino Patchen has two daughters which
have given two to the list. In the second or third removes,
the Mambrino Chiefs number five, one being out of a daugh-
ter. The rest are distributed among the Clays, Vt. Black
Hawks, Edwin Forrests, L. I. Black Hawks, and three inbred.
As a cross upon Hambletonian blood for stout, speedy and
lasting trotters, the Mambrino Chief element seems the best.
The power and good heart of the last named is aided by the
action and speediness of the former. It is a combination
which trains on and improves. Witness Edwin Thorne,
Piedmont, Santa Clans, Monroe Chief, Pickard, Rosa
Wilkes _and Aldine, all campaigners of undoubted ability.
Of the Hambletonian sires represented in the 2:20 list, six
have records of 2:30 or better, namely: Thornedale, 222};
George Wilkes, 2:22; Major Edsall, 2:29; Jay Gould, 2:21};
Young Wilkes, 2:28}, and Sentinel, 2292; Thornedale and
George Wilkes got two each. The Old Horse without a fast
record got three, and so did Almont. Volunteer, the best son
of Hambletonian, heads the list with five, got from Clay,
Morgan, Star, and L. I. Black Hawk mares. Walkill Chief,
also without a record, has two. — New York Sportsman.

The Next Military Rifle Match.

The Secretary of the National Rifle Association announces
that the return International Military Rifle Match will take
place at Wimbledon, England, in July, 18S3. The regula-
tions for the selection and government of the American team
are the same as those of the last, but special rules have been
agreed on as to the rifles to be used. The weapons must
be military breech-loaders, fitted with an arrangement for
fixing sword or bayonet and not to weigh, without such
sword or bayonet, more than nine pounds four ounces.
They may be from 48 to 55 inches long. The rule for sights
is as follows: Backsight to be attached to the barrel in front
of the lock with a military wind-gauge; graduations on the
flap only; the sliding-bar to be with or without permanent
vertical lines or apertures, and the upper edge either straight
or with a notch; the outside measurement of the part on
which the flap or leaf rests must not exceed one inch. Fore-
sight to be of Government pattern called "barley corn."
May be temporarily blackened or whitened. Backsight, may
be tilted forward or back, and may be supported at the neces-
sary angle by any extemporized means; the sliding-bar may
be reversed and may be used on either side of the uprights.
No addition of permanent lines to one fine one down the center
for Snider and three for Martini-Henry will be allowed, but
temporary marks or lines of any kind, removable at pleasure,
may be used; detached "verniers" or "sight-elevators may
be used.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle
Association was held Jan. 2d, and the secretary, Mr. Seabury,
read a letter from Mr. Edmond St. John Mildmay, the secre-
tary of the National Rifle Association of Great Britain. He
says further that the council is sorry "that they cannot com-
ply with your request to have the shape of the barley-corn
front sight altered as they deem it important that this should
be of sufficient strength to stand rough wear." A committee
from the present board of directors recommended the names
of the following gentlemen for the board of directors for
1SS3: General G. W. Wingate, Colonel J. G. Story, Colonel
John Ward, Mr. F. J. Donaldson. Colonel Schermerhom and
F. T. Rabbeth.— New York World.

Last Saturday's Breeder and Sportsman is acapital number,
the end of the first half year. The firstpage is a colored pic-
ture of Albert W, one of California's celebrated trotters. And
there was also another half -sheet picture entitled, "Boys in
Trouble" — two youngsters having mounted a horse bareback,
lost their hold of the halter, and the animal starting off on a
lively trot. Two faithful dogs appear to take in the uncom-
fortable situation of the boys and are watching the proceed-
ings with much interest. — Oroville Mercury.

A Useftl Article. — Rawson's United States Army Suspen-
sory Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement
elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, and
should be in general use. It is self-adjusting, and displace-
ment is impossible. It counteracts nervous tension and other
ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists. Can be
sent by mail safely. Address S. E. G. Rawson, patentee,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

About one thousand pounds of sturgeon is brought to this
city every week by one person, who catches them near the
cut-off between Sonoma and Napa. He reports that the fish
are not unusually plentiful. — Vallejo Chronicle.

At the shooting of the San Francisco SchuetzenVeroin, K.
Wertheimer won the first prize with 26 points.

HERD AND SWINE.

Bull Butter in Politics.

The Watsonville Pajaronxan asks if we are to have an ole-
omargarine party in California, and calls attention, as a
cause for its question, to the fact that most of those who took
part in the recent bull butter banquet at the Palace Hotel
were men identified with the politics of the State. The same
paper gives publication to an improbable rumor about the
establishment in the near future of an oleomargarine factory
in the Pajaro valley and another about one of the capitalists
of the spud metropolis beiDg about to become the bull butter
boss of Mexico, Arizona and other territory to the southward
of us. The latter matter is of no moment, especially as the
San Francisco oleomargarine company has the patent right
to use the Mege process throughout the Pacific Coast States
and Territories. But the first question is of importance.

The bull butter question will be a political one so fur as
regards the matter of legislation to prevent the palming off
of the bogus article for genuine butter. The dairymen will
present their proposed law, and it will probably be opposed
with vigor, for there is no denying the fact that the oleomar-
garine party has abundant funds and a disposition to " nut
them where they will do the most good." In view of the
fact that the dairymen must expect vigorous opposition they
should occupy the best obtainable vantage ground in pre-
senting their case. The rejection of the Gaffey resolution
was a mistake which ought to be rectified. The fact that
while demanding that oleomargarine be offered for sale only
under its true colors the dairymen rejected a proposition to
demand a law compelling the maker to stamp the true weight
on each roll of butter has already been made a handle of by
the newspapers which champion the bull butter cause, and it
will surely be thrown in their faces at Sacramento when they
demand the passage of the proposed oleomargarine law.

This question of false weights and measures is an import*
ant one. Older governments have been obliged to appoint
weight and measure inspectors, and we may yet have to fol-
low suit. It is a notorious fact that not only roll butter but
nearly every article which we purchase in packages is put up
short of the alleged weight. Buy a 5*pound can of deep sea
mackerel and put it upon the scales and you will see that it
weighs but 3i pounds; a pound of coffee is usually but 14
ounces; a 10-pound tin of California lard contains but 9
pounds; there is a brand of lard from the East, known to the
trade as " cutthroat lard," which is much shorter in weight
than this. A general move for the redress of these evils,
which apply to nearly every other article of food as well as to
those we have named, is imminent, and it ought not to catch
the dairymen of this State napping.

It is not out of place for the dairyman to make the demand,
either, for the present short weight system as applied to roll
butter, instead of being a benefit to the dairy*
man is a positive injury. His butter is weighed
in bulk by the commission merchant in this city, and
he gets paid for no more butter than he sends, be the rollB
large or small. But he pays freight on 100 pounds of butter
for each 90 pounds of short weight rolls shipped. He would
save the difference in freight and lose nothing in receipts for
butter sold by the change, while he would be able to go be-
fore the Legislature with clean hands when asking legislation
to protect himself and the public from fraud in the sale of
oleomargarine.

Since the members of the Association dispersed from the
recent convention there has been time for them to think the
matter over, and many of them must by this time realize that
the rejection of the honest-weight resolution was a mistake.
It is quite probable that were the convention called together
again the resolution, or one of similar import, would be
passed and the committee which has the presenting of the
bill under its management would be freed from one of the
difficulties now in its way.

The passage of the law as proposed by the convention
would be a great point gained, but, as the Breeder and
Sportsman has heretofore remarked, the passage of that law,
without material and injurious amendment, is extremely
problematical, and any legislation to compel the stamping
and branding of oleomargarine will be futile as a means of
preventing fraud in its use so long as it may be served to the
patrons of hotels and eating-houses without their being noti-
fied that it is not dairy butter.

Our exchanges continue to tell of the ravages of blackleg
among the cattle in tho northern part of the state. This is a
disease difficult to combat. Its symptoms in different locali-
ties and under different climates vary considerably; indeed,
some of the best authorities have been unable to agree as to
whether what has been considered the same disease in differ-
ent localities is identical or a distinct and separate affection,
and a spirited discussion on the subject between scientists
has been going on, to reports of which the Breeder and
Sportsman has given considerable space. The remedies, too,
which have been efficacious in some places have been futile
in others. A treatment which has been attended with con-
siderable success in this State is to make a deep incUion
in the foreleg below the knee and rub in a qnnntity <>f bi
pepper, and we cannot agree with the Ev-nin-j Pott of this
city which asserts that however efficacious this treatment may
be the animals, could they have their choice, would probably
prefer the blackleg. The remedy though a severe one is not
what might be called a "heroic remedy," and men i !
mit to more painful operations in the trt.;.
dangerous ailments than blackleg.

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Jan 13

Swine Statistics.

The hog is the product of Nature's most economical
thought. "There is no part that cannot be utilized. His
fleslCfat, bristles, hair, hoofs and hones, are all turned to
account. ''The divisions of the unctuous body," says Al-
pacius, "are as familiar as the divisions of the earth. His
ears and feet go to souse; his brains are a choice dish for the
epicure. His tail has for ages been claimed by successive
ages of children as their peculiar property. Tradition points
out how to appropriate it: roast on the coals, take it in the
fingers and eat with salt.

The hog is the staff of life— the arch enemy of famine— the
poor man's best friend. Moreover, in his earlier days he is
strikiDgly frisky, cunning and graceful — as much more in-
teresting" than a" human iuf ant of the same age as the latter is
more interesting than so much putty. In adult pighood he is
ommverous and self-reliant, bold and expeditionary; and ne
breeds faster, grows faster and keeps cheaper than any other
domestic animal.

America is pre-eminently the home of the hog — he is a
logical deduction from Indian corn. He was introduced in-
to Virginia in 1609, and there he multiplied so rapidly that
the colonists were obliged to palisade Jamestown — high to
keep out the Indians, and close to keep out the hogs.

The United States Agricultural Report gave the number of
hogs over six months old in the country in 1S70 as twenty-
six and a half millions, worth §7 each, or $1S7,000,000. In
1SSU, according to the census, there were of all ages 47,6S3,-
951 head, worth at 35 each about $23S,419, 755. Of this num-
ber, Iowa, with its 6,034,316. was far in thelead of any other
State; Illinois came next with 5, 170,266; Missouri third with
4,553,123; Indiana fourth with 3,1S6, 413. followed closely by
Ohio with 3,141,333. These five States, with Kentucky
added, contained more than half the hogs in the Union.
"Wyoming, where the women vote, had only 567 of all ages,
sexes and colors. Seventeen States had more than a million
each, namely, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indi-
aDa, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi. Missouri, Nebras-
ka, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas
and Wisconsin.

Fifteen years ago the total annual receipts of live hogs at
all the principal pork centers were 3, 95S, 000 head, while in
18S0 Chicago alone received almost twice as many. I pre-
sume it is safe to say that the majority of persons have
always had a vague idea that Cincinnati somehow was
and is the great pork and hog market of the world; that
it is a large city whose inhabitants are mostly packers, deal-
ers in and shippers of hogs and their products; that it, of all
places on this planet, is the great pqrkopolis, where houses
and streets are filled with hogs, alive and dead, and the side-
walk redolent of blood, bristles and bologna. Fact — which
is stranger than fiction — reveals that fifteen years ago Chicago
was handling three hogs to Cincinnati's one, and in 1SS0 al-
most nine times as many were marketed in Chicago as in the
Queen City, while New York, Buffalo, Indianapolis and Kan-
sas City all surpass her in receipts of swine. As to packing,
Chicago in the year ending March 1, 1SS2, carved and cured
upwards of 5, 100,000, — more than ten hogs to one slaughter-
ed in Cincinnati — and during'tthe same period Kansas City,
the young giant of the New West, packed 810,000 — more by
fifty per cent, than Cincinnati or any other place except
Chicago.

The heaviest net average for sixteen years past — which is
all we have reliable record of — of the hogs packed in the
United States in any one season was 232} pounds in the sea-
son of 1872-3; it was almost as much in 1866-67, while the
lightest was in 1S67-6S, when the average was only 201
pounds. In 1S73-74 the average of lard per hog was a frac-
tion over forty pounds, while the lightest average, only
twenty-nine pounds, was noted in the year 1S67-6S. It is of
interest to note weights of the hogs packed at different
points, and I have chosen an average of those slaughtered
during the winter of 1SS1-82. Those al^-

Chicago weighed, gross, 271 pounds.

St. Louis " '* 253 "

Milwaukee " " 270

Louisville " " 250 "

Indianapolis " " 246 "

Kansas City *' " 246 "

Cincinnati " " 264 "

Their average weight, dressed, was: at

Chicago 216 pounds.

St. Louis 203 "

Milwaukee 216 "

Louisville 200 "

Indianapolis 197

Kansas City 196* "

Cincinnati 211 "

Those slaughtered at these different places yielded lard per
hog as follows:

Chicago 39* pounds.

St. Louis 35

Milwaukee 33£ "

Louisville 29$ "

Indianapolis 29£ '*

Kansas City 37 "

Cincinnati 36} •«

Among the peculiarities of these comparisons are that,
while the Chicago and Milwaukee hogs differed only a pound
in gross weight and dressed exactly 216 pounds each, the
Chicago hog yielded shout 22 per cent, more lard; the St.
Louis hog yielded abou t five per cent, more lard than the 270-
pound Milwaukee hog; and the Kansas City hog, of 246
pounds, the same weight as the Indianapolis porker, affords
24 per cent, more shortening, which is equaled by no other
except the Chicago hog that weighs just 25 pounds more and
yields two and a half pounds more lard.

The average net weight per hog, of nearly 6,000,000 head
packed in the season of 1SS1-82 was 307^ pounds, and of lard
per head was 351 pounds.

The lowest yearly average price of lard per pound in the
Cincinnati market in 36 years was in 1S46, when it averaged
throughout the year a little less than 5A cents; the highest
throughout the year 1865, when it averaged 20.55 cents. The
lowest average price per barrel throughout any year for pork
waa $8 50, in 1846; the highest averageprice paid througout
a year was $32 95 per barrel in 1864, during the months of
which it varied all the way from S20 25 to $43 35 per barrel.

As to the pin-money that the hog brings to this country I
will say that the Treasury department reports that for the
year ending Jnue ;;h. 1 SSI. there were exported hog products
valued a) 5106,000,000. The same report shows the exports
<*f other animals and their product in the same period, and I
find that by taking all the cattle, the horses, the sheep, the
mules, the fresh salt beef, the butter, and hair, tallow and
hides, the chi i --■. glue, and horn combs sent abroad to alle-
viate the hunger and other wants of Europe's teeming mil-
lions, t\ey foot up $55,000,000, or a fraction over half as
much i ! we realized on the hog trade. The exports of the
owing were about 20 percent, less in both classes,
a other about the same ratio, except that for
id the swine account is to be credited with $11.-
\ve took in for bristles.

The United States Agricultural Department publishes the
estimated value of the hogs over six months old in each state
in January, 1SS0, in which the variations are somewhat sur-
prising. In Massachusetts the value per head is set down at
$12 46; further south, in Florida, the hogs are rated at S2 33
each, and no doubt it is a liberal estimate; Mississippi is
higher up in the scale and hogs average at $2 70, and Texas
shows up with nearly two millions of $2 55 hogs, while Ore-
gon goes her a nickel better. Iowa's millions are figured at
$5 36 each; Illinois' at $5 61; Kansas at §5 28, and Missouri,
located between the two, is allowed but $3 44 per head, and
yet within her borders are some of the finest that ever rested
on glad earth's bosom. — F. D. Colburn.

In-and-in Breeding.

The English papers are beginning to advise their breeders
of thoroughbreds, says the Michigan Farmer, to go outside
for an infusion of new blood, and point out that the success
of the American horses now in England entitled them to be
considered fully the equals of any in the world and that no
deterioration in form or quality need be feared from such
action. It is hinted at the same time that the English have
bred too closely and that the consequence is a lack of stout-
ness in the stock. While there is no doubt a falling off to
some extent in the stoutness of the English race horses as
compared with thirty or forty years ago, it is more owing, we
believe, to the system of early training, the sacrifice of stout-
ness to speed to meet the requirements of the four or five
furlong and mile races, and the hot-house system of forcing
they have followed so as to be able to bring their animals to
the starting post long before they would have matured or ac-
quired the form and endurance necessary to a racehorse in a
natural way. In-and-in breeding is frequently held responsi-
ble for anything that the breeder cannot understand. There
is not a single domestic animal of superior excellence that is
not indebted to this very system for its most valuable char-
acteristics.

The racehorse, the various improved breeds of cattle,
sheep, swine, dogs and poultry, have all been improved by
in-and-in breeding, and those who have acquired fame as
breeders have invariably done so adhering to this principle.
There are undoubtedly many cases where in-and-in breeding
may become positively hurtful but the judicious breeder can
easily avoid them. If a breeder has an animal of peculiar
excellence how can he retain and fix his excellence upon the
animals he is breeding except by following this principle?
Where an animal is faulty, in-and-in breeding will just as
surely fix those faults into a type as it will fix good qualities.
A judicious breeder would avoid such a mistake as this, and
it is the judgment that enables him to select proper animals
to breed from, that is at the bottom of his success. In-and-
in breeding is absolutely necessary, and is not hurtful if the
animals chosen are free from blemishes and have only good
qualities to impart to their offspring. It is positively hurt-
ful where the animals are ill-formed or lack constitution.
Bad qualities can be bred into an animal just as readily as
good, and in-and-in breeding will fix the one just as surely as
the other.

Feeding Yalce of Ensilage. — We have inquiries con-
cerning the feeding value of ensilage, some of which show
some confusion of mind on the subject. Bearing in mind a
few general principles will help to a better understanding :
1. The value of food preserved in a silo depends very greatly
on what was put in — its nature and condition. The material
used and the degree of maturity of the crop will greatly af-
fect the value. 2. Putting grass, cornstalks or any other
substances into a silo does not add anything to the nutri-
ment contained in the material. We cannot take out what
we did not put in. Cutting and storing the green food in a
silo may make it more digestible : may and often does make
it more palatable than when the food is dried in the open
air. Letting the moisture dry from meadow grass or from
green cornstalks, in itself, should not make these substances
less desirable as food. In fact, it does make them less pal-
atable. Preserving much of this moisture in the ensilaged
food may be a help. 3. If fermentation goes on in the silo
to any considerable extent there is absolute loss of food
value. 4. Reason and experience alike lead us to conclude
that we cannot make ensilaged grass or cornstalks alone fully
take the place of good grain feed. The latter should be
given in connection with the former. 5. Reason and experi-
ence alike show that almost any palatable, nutritious, succu-
lent plant, kept in a silo, with reasonable exclusion of the
air, makes a palatable and fairly satisfactory food. — Breeder's
Gazette .

The Board of Directors of the San Mateo and Santa Clara
Counties Agricultural Association No. 5 held their annual
meeting at San Jose Dec. 27th. Mr. Jones, Chairman of the
Committee on Grounds, stated that said committee had made
arrangements with a like committee of the Santa Clara So-
ciety to lease the fair grounds for the ensuing year for $1,200
— §S00 cash and the balance to be placed on the grounds in
permanent improvements. There being no further business,
the board adjourned sine die. The new board immediately
met for organization. Messrs. Abrani King and Alex Gor-
don presented their certificates of appointment as Directors.
W. T. Adel was chosen temporary Chairman and George
Bement temporary Secretary. For President Abrani King
was unanimously elected. For Secretary and Treasurer T.
S. Montgomery and W. D. Tisdale were elected respect-
ively. The President appointed Directors Jones and Weller
to act as a temporary Committee on grounds. On motion of
Mr. Bement the President was added to said committee. The
time for holding the next fair was fixed for the second week
after the State fair. Adjourned to meet at call of President.

A man told his experience this morning in accumulating
cattle, all the while complaining about the high price of beef,
because it made cattle men so wide-awake and cautious in
looking out for their stock. "Oh, yes, boys, " he remarked,
"when I lived at Winnemucca, I used to slip out every year
and skirmish up and down the Owyhee, on a mere pleasure
excursion, and in less than a month I would pick up four or
five hundred head of two-year-olds that hadn't a brand or
mark of any kind on them. Them were good times, boys;
but now-beef is so high that cattle men brand calves as soon
as they are born, and it don't give a fellow any chance."
Then he imbibed and wept over the rise in the price of beef.

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In making Petersburg butter, which is a popular European
sweet-cream butter, the cream is heated to about 160 degrees,
being frequently or constantly stirred. It is then cooled to a
low churning temperature and quickly churned. The sub-
sequent treatment of the butter is essentially different from
the Danish. It is considered by connoisseurs much the
finest butter made.

Structure of a Cow's Horn.

It is frequently the case, says Frank Buckland, that in the
commonest objects we may see, if we like, beautiful examples
of engineering structures. I take the anatomy of the cow's
horn as a good example. A few days since I was inspecting
the large tanneries of the Messrs. Hamlyn of Buckfastleigh, on
the river Dart, Devonshire. In one of the back yards was a
mountain of the skulls and horns of cows of all sorts and kinds.
Here there was a treasure worthy of investigation; so I got
on to the mountain of horns and skulls and picked out some
beautiful specimens, which Mr. Hamlyn kindly gave me, in
order to make sections, etc.

I find that over the brain of the cow a strong roof of bone
is thrown, in the shape of an arch, so as to form a substantial
foundation for the horns. It is not solid, however, but it is
again strengthened below by a series of bony arches, that are
so distributed as to form a series of hollow chambers, thus
forming a structure uniting strength with lightness. The
problem now is, how to fasten the horns on each side on to
this buttress. The horn itself must be formed of horn
proper, i. e., hardened hair. In the rhinoceros we find a
horn composed entirely of a solid mass of what is really a
bunch of hair, agglutinated together; but this kind of a horn
would have been much too heavy for the cow's convenient
use. What is to be done? Why, hollow out the center of the
horn, of course; but stay — this will not do, because how is
the horn to be supplied with blood vessels — in fact, how is
it to grow? Let us see how it is done by the Great Designer.
Cut the horn right across with a saw, and you will find inside
another horn, only made of bone. If the section is made
about one-third of the way down the length of the horn, you
will be able to pick out a piece of bone in the shape of a cone,
on which, or rather around which, the horn proper has shaped
itself. This bone fits the cavity with the greatest accuracy;
it is as light as the thinnest paper, and yet as strong as a cone
of tin. It is everywhere perforated with holes, which in life
contained the nerves, the veins and arteries, and we know a
cow has all these in her horns; nerves, proved by the fact
that cows do not like their horns touched, and that they can
scratch a fly off their hides with the tip of the horn; arteries
and veins, proved by the fact that a horn, when broken, will
bleed, and that the horn of a living cow feels quite warm
when held in the hand, besides which the nerves and arteries
form a union between the internal core of bone and the ex-
ternal covering of horn proper.

If we now cut ths rest of the horn into sections, we shall
find that the inside of the bony part is really hollow, but that
very strong buttresses of bone are thrown (about every inch
or so) across the cavity of the horn in such a manner as to
give it the greatest possible support and strength. I have cut
a cow's horns and skull into several sections to show these
buttresses of bone, and now that the preparation is finished,
I have another specimen to show that there is design and
beauty in all created objects.

Imitation Butter and Cheese.

In his address at the late Convention of the National Butter,
Cheese and Egg Association, held at Milwaukee, President
Belknap gave the following encouragement to his associate
dairymen engaged in turning out only first class products to
compete with imitation butter and cheese:

" It is well known that the agricultural mind has been con-
siderably disturbed and agitated, during the last two or three
years by the appearance in the market of various compounds,
which have been offered in conirjetition with butter and
cheese, as a substitute for the genuine article. Fears have
been entertained by many of the more timid and cautious
members that the dairy interest would materially suffer from
this unwelcome competition. It has been a matter of general
surprise to dealers, and .in fact to nearly all those engaged in
the dairy business, that the price of butter has ranged so high
in spite of the persistent forcing of the various adulterations
upon the attention of the consumer. The question is often
asked, 'How does it happen that the price of butter holds up
so high while so many substitutes are offered at much lower
prices?' The answer almost invariably is, 'I do not know.'
Well, gentlemen, that is my answer. One thing I do know,
that is, that the average man will eat at a hotel table or at the
table of a cafe a great deal more butter of good quality than
of poor. The same rule holds good in families, if the table is
liberally supplied. Children, if allowed to exercise their own
judgment, will use it more freely if the quality is good.
Ordinarily, goods are sold on their merit. The quality of
your butter has been very much improved, and a correspond-
ing improvment in the price is a natural consequence. "

A cow will give more milk andmake more butter on a bright
sunshiny day than during one of a dull, dark character. The
animal eats more heartily, digests better, while the vital forces
are active during the pleasant day. These facts are not, in
themselves, very important, yet they suggest the query whether
close stabling of cows is better than giving them the run of a
yard or pasture lot.

The excessive feeding of salt to cows to induce them to
drink heavily, and thus hoping to increase the flow of milk,
often acts in the opposite direction. The cow suffers from
scours in the effort of nature to throw off the irritating sub-
stance, and meantime the flow of milk is diminished; smaller
dosesof salt stimulate secretions of all the fluids of,the body, of
course including milk. When the supply of salt is withdrawn
the milk supply falls to its usual standard. There is no way
of making a cow give more milk for any length of time by
compelling her to drink water. On the other hand, if the cow
is fed with green or steamed food, or that containing a due
proportion of moisture, the increased flow of milk may be
kept up so long as the cow will eat it, or until other demands
divert her feed to different uses.

No kind of stock takes naturally to eating beans, possibly
excepting sheep. In some cases even sheep have to be taught
to like them. Beans, however, are too nutritious and valua-
ble as a food to be thrown away. Discolored beans unfit for
market may be ground and mixed with corn meal for hogs.
These animals will soon learn to relish. a nearly full bean
ration. Where beans are boiled soft cows and horses will
learn to eat them if mixed at first with oats or corn.

B. Guscetti's milk ranch, a mile and a half northeast of
this city, is one of the best conducted in the State and the
most extensive in the mountains. The milch cows now num-
ber 53 and are all in prime condition, The main stable is
300 feet long with two wings each 100 feet in length, and an
immense quantity of hay and ground feed is always kept on
hand. There are severalhundred acres of lawn-like pastur-
age, well fenced. The new milk is put in cans that are par-
tially immersed in a large stream of ice-cold spring water tilL,
ready for delivery. No butter or cheese is made on the
place, the customers getting the benefit of all the cream in the
milk. Everything about the ranch is as neat as a pin. It
has taken much money and labor to bring the enterprise to
its state of perfection. — Nevada City Transcript.

1883

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CHEESE AND BUTTER.

Creameries, Butter Factories and Cheese Fac-
tories—Oleomargarine as a Competitor.

The creameries of tlie East are not, as many California
people appear to imagine, simply established for the manu-
facture of cheese from skim milk and olein. The cheese
factory is a place -where milk is brought from a number of
farms to be made into cheese by the use of the best and most
improved appliances and practices, which would not be avail-
able to the individual farmers were they to make cheese them-
selves from their dozen, fifteen or twenty cows each. In
some instances these factories are built by joint stock com-
panies, the stock being distributed among the farmers who
are to furnish the milk, and who each agree to furnish milk
from a given number of cows during the season. Frequently,
however, they are built by individuals who first contract with
the farmers in the vicinity for the milk from a sufficient num-
ber of cows to make the factory profitable. Sometimes the
farmers are to receive a percentage of the proceeds correspond-
ing with the amount of milk they furnish, and sometimes
they are paid a stipulated price per gallon; the former is the
more frequent arrangement.

In addition to the advantage of securing the best quality of
product by the use of the most approved machinery and
methods, the factory system secures the advantage of market-
ing a large quantity at once, which assures a higher price
than the individual farmers would be able to get for their
product if they made the cheese at home, and also relieves
the farmer of all the trouble and loss of time attendant upon
the marketing of his product. The cheese brings a higher
price than if it were from a dozen dairies and equal in average
quality, and also because the buyer can make the purchase
in a few minutes, whereas days might be occupied in secur-
ing alike amount from the farmers.

Among the advantages of the factory system over the indi-
vidual manufacturing are the following, which are given as
summed up by Prof. Arnold in an article contributed by him
to the Canada Farmer in 1S74.

There are always hands in every branch of manufacturing
who outstrip their fellows in their respective arts. The labors
of such men are of great worth in any calling, by reason of
the increased value they give to the productions of their
several arts above those of ordinary workmen. Factories can
avail themselves of this superior skill; in families it would be
impossible. The best workmen are few in number. Their
number is altogether inadequate to supplying families, and
the price of their skill would drive it out of nearly every
private dairy. * * * Cheaper help must be employed in
them, and, consequently, poorer goods turned out in the
great majority of cases. The advantage gained by the appli-
cation of skilled labor isgenerally enough to pay the entire
cost of manufacturing. 'These advantages have proved a
sufficient cause for factories supplanting private dairies to a.
very large extent. * * * The inequality in style and tex-
ture in dairies is very great, and is a serious obstacle in
marketing. Such a heterogenous mass of goods as any con-
siderable amount of dairy cheese must be would spoil it for
any market requiring uniform quality.

In the article from which we have quoted Prof. Arnold
states some of the objections to the factory system which
partially offset its advantages. These are, the cost of carry-
ing the milk to the factories, the injury to the milk by being
earned in closed cans, thus confining the odor which should
escape and which injures the flavor of the cheese and hastens
its decay, and the difficuly of disposing of the whey without
tainting the atmosphere of the factory so as to affect the prod-
uct. These two latter objections have since been satisfac-
torily overcome by proper handling of the milk in transitu
and by each farmer carrying home his portion of the whey,
when he comes with his milk, and feeding it to hogs, so that
the advantages in favor of the factory system are greater as
practiced now than under the conditions of which Prof.
Arnold wrote. Analysis shows that the milk from different
dairies, under different conditions of feed, breed, etc., varies
as much as 16 per cent., and here is where the greatest diffi-
culty arises in the working of milk from different dairies in
the factory and the apportionment of the proceeds.

Analysis of a fair quality of milk shows it to contain, in
100 pounds, 4.4 per cent, of caseine, 3.1 of olein and 4.7 of
sugar. In cheese making a portion of the olein is lost, and it
appears from investigation that more is lost when the night's
milk stands till morning, and a part of the cream rises, than
where the milk is manufactured into cheese without so stand-
ing.

It was during the decade which followed the close of the
civil war that cheese factories came into general use in the
New England and Western States, and it was not long ere
some of the cheese-makers discovered that they could realize
more money from a given amount of milk by letting a
portion of the cream rise, skimming it off and making butter
of it, and then making cheese of the remaining milk. Where
the night's milk was skimmed in the morning and then that
with the morning's milk made into cheese, the quality of the
cheese was so little impaired that experts could not tell it
from whole-milk cheese. Mr. W. L. Hunt of Kome, N. Y.,
in 1874, stated that from 8,000 pounds of milk he made $80
worth of whole-milk cheese. From 8,000 pounds of milk he
then skimmed cream enough to make 80 pounds of butter
and from the skimmed milk made 686 pounds of cheese.
The butter and cheese brought, clear of the expenses of
making, $02 60, showing a profit of §12 60 on 8,000 pounds
of milk. It was such experiments as these that first led to
.the establishment of creameries, where a portion of the cream
was taken from the milk and made into gilt-edged butter, and
the remaining milk made into cheese.

It was about the same year that the above experiment was
made that the first "artificial cheese "was made. Probably

the first use made of the rendered olein from the intestinal
fat for enriching skim-milk cheese was at Brooklyn in the
latter part of 1S73 or the early part of 1874. It was done
surreptitiously and the product was marketed as whole-milk
cheese. Then a factory at Utica adopted the practice, and
others followed suit. By doing this a larger percentage of
the cream could be removed and made into butter, and thus
the term, "creamery," which was at first applied to an es-
tablishment for manufacturing butter to distinguish it from
a cheese-factory, came to be applied to a cheese-factory which
skimmed all the cream possible from its milk aud made butter
of it and then re-enriched the cheese with caul fat; and a
genuine creamery, where butteralone was manufacture, came
to be called a "butter-factory."

From that time on the manufacture of artificial cheese
made rapid progress until now the Eastern cheese, which is
so largely imported to California and sells here for a good,
round figure over the market price of California cheese, is
nearly all if not all made from skimmed milk and olein from
the iendering-kettle. It may not be amiss to remark here
that there is no reason why California-made cheese should
not be as good as the best Eastern- cheese. The fault lies
entirely with the makers. When the Gilroy factory was run-
ning, its products were equal to the best Eastern, and some-
times superior thereto. The reasons already given for the
superiority of factory cheese over that made in small dairies
apply here. Want of skill, want of improved appliances,
want of uniformity of product, all keep the price down. The
time will come when California will no longer pay a premium
for Eastern cheese in preference to the home product.
Cheese factories certainly can be made to pay here if under
the control of the right kind of men, and they will be, and
California cheese-eaters will cease paying freight for bringing
cheese several thousand miles, while living in the finest dairy-
ing climate on which God's sun ever shone.

Whether the introduction of beef fat into skim-milk cheese
fails'to make it of equal value with whole-milk cheese is still an
open qnestion though the price obtained here for the Eastern ar-
ticle manufactured in this way, in competition with California-
made cheese, would cause one to infer that the compound is as
good. There is no better test of comparative values of differ-
ent products than steady competition in the market, and that
test thus far rather favors the re-inforced skim-milk cheese.

Hitherto the manufacture of skim-milk cheese has not
been attempted on this coast, but W. V. Gaffey, the first
mover for the calling of the recent Dairymen's Convention,
who condncts a large dairy ranch at San Andreas, near Wat-
sonville, Santa Cruz county, intends, we understand, to soon
commence utilizing the skimmed milk from his dairy by
combining fat with it and making cheese. If his experiment
proves successful he will no doubt soon have many followers
and the market here for Eastern cheese may be destroyed by
the introduction of a home product made in the same way, of
equal quality, and which can be furnished at an equal profit,
plus the freight from the East.

When the manufacture of cheese on the factory or co-oper-
ative plan began to grow in favor among Eastern dairymen
there was much apprehension lest the increased production
might glut the market and force prices down below a living
figure. Experience has proven these misgivings unfounded.
With increased production came increased consumption, and
the healthfulness and nutritive value of cheese as an article
of food began to be more generally understood than ever be
fore. The press — not only the agricultural journals but the
great daily papers, the health journals and the magazines —
discussed it with the result that, though the production of
cheese in the United States has immensely increased, the de-
mand has kept pace with it, and more.

When the cheese factories became as popular as they soon
did, farmers began to query if the same reasons which
made co-operative cheese-making so profitable might not he
as applicable to butter-making, and butter factories were
established on the same principle as cheese factories. Expe-
rience soon demonstrated the fact that co-operation and intel-
ligent manufacture in factories was more profitable in butter-
making than in cheese -making, inasmuch as there is
more difference between the price of poor butter and that of
the best than between the best and poorest grades of cheese,
and also inasmuch as any little carelessness or unskillfulness
in the making of butter will make a greater difference in the
quality of the product than it would in cheese. More uni-
form management and handling of the milk and cream
throughout the process is possible in making butter in the
factory than in the smaller dairy. The workmen at the fac-
tory have that and nothing else to attend to, and they give it
the same attention every day and all the time. On the farm
the making of butter is generally only a side issue, and fre-
quently the cream is neglected for other and moro pressing
matters. The purchase of the most improved plans and ap-
pliances, the maintaining of an absolutely uniform temper-
ature in the dairy room at all timos, etc., are impracticable on
the small farm, uniformity of product is consequently impos-
sible and the highest price cannot therefore bo obtained for
the product.

Another advantage of the butter factory, and one of the
strongest arguments for their establishment on this coast, is
the fact that it relieves farm life of much of its drudgery.
Too often the churning, or nt any event the handling of butter
after it leaves the churn, falls upon the farmer's wife. Farm-
ers'wives, as a rule, have work enough — hard, wearing,
backaching work — without being called on to make butter.
Let the farmers in a community take their milk to a butter
factory, properly managed, and the increase in price realized
will, as has been remarked, often pay the entire coat of man-

ufacture, leaving to the fanner and his family as clear gain
the relief from the exacting labor of making butter.

It is not to be wondered at that much of the California
butter sold in the markets of this city ranges from S to 12
cents lower than the best dairy butter. The butter is made
during the week and put up in neat rolls for village con-
sumption. When necessity calls the farmer to town he takes
along what butter and eggs are at hand and sells them to the
groceryman. The butter may be as sweet and fresh and de-
licious as gilt-edge butter ever is. The grocer puts it into a
wire-cloth safe, along with that which has been brought in by
half a dozen other country customers, and there it lies for a
week or two, subject to the odor of codfish and bacon and
onions and potatoes and other articles which he has to keep
in the same room. And rest assured, if there is a taint or a
smell anywhere within reach of the keenest olfactories that
butter will pick it up. Butter has an affinity for odors that
will discount the bloodhound. In the course of a week or
two enough accumulates in the grocery store to make a ship-
ment to market and the grocer sends off a lot of one, two or
three hundred pounds, of all qualities, and it is sold to cheap
restaurants in San Francisco at a price considerably below
that of the best quality. Is it any wonder that oleomargar-
ine made from clean fat, and doubtless as neat and whole-
some as butter, finds a ready market? Is it any wonder that
people who have eaten " store butter, " i. e., that from coun-
try stores, until they have almost forgotten the flavor of the
fresb, sweet butter which cannot be imitated, will swallow the
bogus compound at the restaurant, "asking no questions for
conscience' sake, " nor for the sake of anything else?

The remedy for all this and the means of compelling oleo-
margarine to keep its proper place lies in the establishment
of butter factories — the employment of the best} skill and
most improved appliances and methods in the manufacture
of butter, the production of a uniform and good article and
the exercise of skill and care in placing it upon the mar-
ket.

Oleomargarine has been in the field in competition with
Eastern dairymen for ten or a dozen years, and the best
dairymen — those who produce the highest quality of butter
and make the most money out of their dairies — assert that it
no more competes with them than do lard or candles*
Their products reach a class of customers who have no use
either for cheap store butter nor oleomargarine. The manu-
facture of the best butter is an art which requires both study
and practical skill, but it is a sure protection against any in*
jury to his business which the dairyman may apprehend
from the manufacture of bull butter.

An effort will be made to have the present Legislature pass
a law providing for the quarantining of diseased sheep wher-
ever they may be found. The controversy now going on in
regard to M. H. Cochvane's sheep at the Chicago Fat Stock
Show, which Mr. Coffin alleges were affected with foot-rot,
(and Mr. Cochrane in his reply does not deny the charge) and
the prevalence of scab among the sheep in some parts of the
country have created an interest in the subject. Legislation
to prevent the spread of contagious diseases of stock is cer»
tainly much needed, and the subiect of as much importance
as was the "Bug Commission]" law as it is called. But it
ought not to be confined to sheep. If a State commission be
established it ought to give attention to contagious diseases
of horses and cattle as well as to those of sheep. Glanders
ought to be guarded against as stringently as any disease to
which sheep are subject; and if scientific and patient investi-
gations could disoover a means of averting pinkeye or di-
vesting it of its more serious features, the time and expense
would surely not be wasted.

Loss of cud or suspension of rumination in cows is due to
indigestion, from inaction of the muscular coats of the stom-
ach. The remedy is to clear the bowels and stomach of
gathered undigested matter by a brisk purgative; for instance,
a quart of linseed oil and twenty ounces of Epsom salts, and
then give some easily-digested and laxative food, as bran
mashes or linseed meal steeped in water twelve hours.

BASE BALL.

The Irwin Benefit.

The friends of "Sandy" Irwin of the Providence team
turned out in quite large numbers to witness the benefit game
of baseball at the Recreation Grounds Sunday afternoon.
The two contesting nines were the Renos, assisted by Irwin,
and a picked nine composed of players from both the Haverly
and Niantio clubs. After the third inning had been played,
both sides did such good playing that neither of them was
able to add a run to the ones already made. The following is
the score:

PICKED NINE.

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PALO ALTO SECURES YOUNG PRINCE.

M. C. Fisher has sold the thoroughbred English racer,
Young Prince, to Gov. Stanford, for 55,000.— San Rafael
Journal.

"We are much pleased to learn that this highly bred
horse has been purchased for Palo Alto. His blood is of
a kind that must prove valuable and so far it has been
nearly lost although he has been in California for several
years. Young Prince is by Knowsley, his first dam
Queen of Spain, by King Tom, second dam Ma Mie by
Jerry, and his third dam Fanchon by Lapdog.

Knowsley was by Stockwell, his dam by Orlando,
Brown Bess by Camel his second dam, bis third by
Brutandorf, and his fourth Mrs. Cruickshanks by Wel-
beok. It is not necessary to extend the pedigree further
to show what valuable strains there are, and good as are
the immediate ancestors those further back are of equal
importance. Ifwe are not mistaken this is the first
horse ever imported which combined the Stockwell and
King Tom blood. Both are sons of Pocahontas by Glen-
coe — Stockwell, foaled in 1849, by the Baron; King Tom,
foaled in 1851, byHarkaway.

Then Knowsley brings in the Orlando who was the
sire of imported Eclipse, and the winner of the Derby in
the year when Running Rein raised such a commotion.
Orlando was by Touchstone from the wonderful speedy
mare Vulture.

Thus in the pedigree of Young Prince are as many
Derby and St. Leger winners as are usually found.
The double strains of Glencoe through Pocahontas "will
be very likely to prove a good combination -with those of
the same sire inherited through his American progeny,
and then there are outcrosses at Palo Alto that will give
the opportunity to test both methods of breeding. The
success that has followed the late importations in the
East is an augury favorable for the union of the foreign
and native at Palo Alto, and we have not the least hesi-
tancy in predicting a series of victories for it in the fu-
ture. While Young Prince is entirely " untried," reason-
ing from the advantages that have followed the mingling
of similar strains as those which are to be united on this
stud farm, there are reasonable anticipations of seeing
many winners.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.

That our friend Edwin P. Smith has been chosen to
fill the position of Secretary of the Senate gives us un-
qualified pleasure. There is always satisfaction in the
advancement of those we regard, but in this case there is
the added gratification of knowing that he is emphatic-
ally the man for the place.

He will enter into the duties with enthusiasm, and we
have long been of the opinion that an enthusiast in most
of the positions of life will outdo those of more phleg-
matic constitution.

Mr. Smith is not only active, untiring and enthusiastic
in everything he undertakes, as he has natural gifts of
great value in the place he has been elected to. A good
voice, pleasing manner, courteous and affable in all cir-
cumstances, and with experience in the line of his duties.
The only instances where the Breeder and Sportsman has
advocated the claim of any one for an elective office
have been for the Speaker of the House and the Secreta-
ry of the Senate. There was not a particle of partisan
bias in doing this, but, as has been heretofore stated it was
for the furtherance of the brunches of business in which we
have so reepan interest. Doubtless the other candidates
are mer of ability, and we would be far from stating
that the? are inferior to the successful contestants. "Wo
.'■quainted with them, while from personal and
knowledge we can endorse La Rue and Smith.

THE OCCIDENT STAKES.

In another column will be found a list of the nomina-
tions in the Occident Stakes, and the officers of the Cali-
fornia State Agricultural Society should certainly be
pleased with the fine exhibit. It is not only gratifying
to the association as evary one who takes much interest in
trotting affairs must also be gratified with the evidence of
the progression in the breeding of that class of horses on
this coast. It must be borne in mind that when stakes
close at the time the colts rank as two-year-olds there is
less chance for them to enter. A colt which has been
highly thought of a few months before may have shown
incapacity entirely unexpected, and the greatest promise
so far as pedigree and form could show, may be found
wanting on actual trial. Even with the greater certainty,
in breeding the desired type, that arises in the case
of thoroughbreds there are woful disappointments.
Brothers and sisters to celebrities that ranked in the first
class have proven to be so much inferior that any weight,
in reason, would not bring them together, while the un-
fashionably bred one, that only brought a trifling sum
at a sale of yearlings, evolves into a star of the first mag-
nitude. With all the failures, however, the main thing
to depend on is the breeding, and the trotting division is
rapidly approaching the gallopers in this respect. Hap-
hazard has given place to calculation, and the element of
chance is eliminated so far as it is possible to throw Dame
Fortune out of the calculation.

It is fortunate, nevertheless, that luck has something
to do with the affairs of life and that the " glorious un-
certainty" of the future lends the chief charm to the
bree ding of race horses and trotters.

The sires and dams embraced in the Occident and
Stanford Stakes present an array that justifies the asser-
tion that their superiors are not in any country. The
only thing that can be disputed is the claim that would
place them on a par with those that stand on the highest
pinnacle of trotting fame. While there is none of the
get of Harold, Volunteer or Almont, nor a son or daugh-
ter of Miss Russell, Green Mountain Maid or the dam of
St. Julien, there is plenty of the blood, in many cases,
derived directly from these sources. The nearly brother
in blood to Maud S, Nutwood, has several repre-
sentatives, there are mares by Volunteer and the get of
Almont figures among the sires.

Electioneer has five in the Occident, General Benton
four, Nutwood four, Sultan, Brigadier, Poscora Hay-
ward, Buccaneer and Santa Claus each two. Those
having only one to do battle for them are A. W. Rich-
mond, Elmo, Steinway, Como, Western, Whipple's Ham-
bletonian and Arthurton.

There is a preponderance of the bloc d of the hero of
Chester, though every family of note is represented.
Thirty such colts, without mishaps, must show some-
thing which will be well worthy of a long journey to
see, and again we say that the Association has made a
big strike in adding this stake to the regular programme.
It would be still better to add other colt stakes from
yearlings to four-year-olds, as well as gives purses for
these classes. There cannot be anything more certain
than that these colt stakes will grow in popularity with
the public as well as giving breeders a better opportunity.

THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

We are well pleased to learn that H. M. La Rue has
been elected to the speakership of the Assembly,
feeling confident that the choice will inure to the benefit
of the State. While more anxious on account of the
breeding interests, there is the assurance that all will be
protected and the " rulings of the chair " be in accord-
ance with a determination to do exact justice.

The speaker exerts a certain influence and it not only
requires that the incumbent be a man of sterling integ-
rity, well-balanced mind, firmness of purpose, but also
have that quality usually called magnetism, the power
to govern without creating antagonism, and a knowl-
edge of parliamentary law to keep the business in hand.
All these qualities Mr. La Rue possesses and in addition
an intimate acquaintance with the wants of the farmer
and breeder. Whenever these can be affected by Legis-
lation it is well to have a person in this important posi-
tion who will do all in his power to see that they are not
jeopardized. It is beyond question that in this respect
there has been a great lack, and when important ques-
tions arose the farm was not properly " protected. "
This is apt to be the case when a majority of the legisla-
tors are from tho other pursuits of life, the great trouble,
however, being the want of harmony among the farmers
themselves.

They virtually acknowledge inferiority by giving sup-
port to candidates who have no "affinity" with rural
affairs in preference toono of their guild, and come to
the falso conclusion that a man who takes an "active part
in rural pursuits is unfitted for a lawmaker. This feel-
n is fast wearing away, and the business as it booonns

broader is showing that men can pursue it and cultivate
their mind as well. By broader, we mean that the busi-
ness of cultivating the soil, breeding domestic animals and
poultry, the care of orchards and vineyards is regarded
very differently from what it was even so short time ago
as a third of a century. Young men are educated care-
fully, their elders have educated themselves, and where
one farmer made a study of the pursuit in the olden
time there are hundreds of well-to-do farmers who
are prone even at the present day to place their bright-
est sons in the store, counting-room or offices. If a col-
legiate education is given it is to prepare them for a
profession, and the prevalent idea is that high mental
culture for a farmer is out of place. No better proof
that there is a change in this respect could be given than
the results of the late election. With a farmer at the
head of the State government, a miner for the second
officer of the commonwealth, the speaker's chair filled
by an active, ardent agriculturalist, for once in the his-
tory of California the people have conceded that there
may be ability enough outside of the " learned profes-
sions. "

We congratulate Mr. La Rue on his election, still more
heartily our congratulations are offered to the people of
California upon the selection of a man of his stamp,
and abov e all that there is a man in the position to ad-
vance the interests with which this paper is so intimate-
ly connected.

HO! FOR AUSTRALIA.

On the next steamer for Australia, which will leave
here Tuesday next, L. R. Martin will sail. His intention
is to make quite an extended tour in that country, the
main object being to see the blood stock of the Antipodes.
We venture to state that Mr. Martin will be well pleased
with the visit, and regret that we cannot accompany him.
It may be that another year will afford the opportunity.

Mr. Martin has seen so much of the racehorses of the
United States that he will be able to form a capital idea
of the comparative merit of the horses of the two coun-
tries.

That he will be well received and his trip thoroughly
enjoyable is guaranteed from the well-known hospitality
of the turfmen of Australia, and it would be a waste of
words to recommend that he be shown attentions that he
is sure to receive.

A young trotting stallion, by Mohawk Chief, his dam
by Venture, grandam by Easton's David Hill, a son of
Vermont Black Hawk, is sent on the same steamer by his
breeder, Jas. B. Chase. He is well bred, as Mohawk
Chief is by Rysdyk's Hambletonian from a mare by To-
ronto. This colt has shown very well for the little train-
ing he has had, and is reported to have trotted a trial in
2:36.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Fresno Papers announce that the movement for
the organization of a Fair Ground and Trotting Association
has taken such form as insures for the enterprise a complete
success. It is proposed to raise for this purpose a capital of
$25,000. Through the efforts of Dr. Leach, $14,000 of this
amount has already been secured, and the remainder can be
obtained without any difficulty whatever. Negotiations have
already been made for a quarter section of land adjoining the
Barton Vineyard on the east, and it is proposed that the work
shall be commenced without delay. The association proposes
to make a race track that will he as perfect as any outlay of
money can make it, and the pavilion and other buildings
will be second to none in the state. It will offer accommo-
dations here that will make this the winter resort and general
headquarters for horsemen all over the state.

The San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Association, one of
the most judiciously managed and prosperous societies on the
Coast, has determined to build a suitable pavilion for its
purposes. The proposition is to lease a public square from
the city and erect a hall thereon. At a public meeting to con-
sider the matter Mr. Shippee stated that the association was
free from debt and had $4,000 or §5,000 in cash in its treas-
ury. It had suffered for the past two or three years from the
lack of a suitable hall for its exhibitions, and was determined
now to build. It could raise $20,000 to put into a building.
The idea meets with favor among the people of Stockton,
and at present there seems no doubt that the pavilion will be
erected at once and be ready for the nest fair.

The Santa Clara Agricultural Society held its
annual meeting on Thursday of last week. J. H. M. Town-
send was re-elected president and T. S. Montgomery secre-
tary. Directors were chosen as follows: For the one-year
term, William Quinu; for the two-year term, RushMcComas;
for the three-year term,JJohn Trimble and George N.Ruther-
ford. The secretary read his annual statement, showing the
assets of the society, in addition to the grounds and personal
property, to be $761 19; liabilities nothing. Grand stand
fund: Assets, cash, $52; liabilities, outstanding notes,
$6,300. A proposition to increase the fee for life member-
ships from $50 to $100 was not agreed to.

A Rifle Match of forty shots each between Louis
Haake and H. J. Mangels of Company C, Second Regiment,
takes place at Shell Mound Park Sunday, the 14th instant.
As both are good shots, the same will no doubt be very inter*
esting.

1883

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by Lexington. They had been kept together until their play
became too rough for safety and they still carried the marks
of -warfare. Both were bays with quite a difference in shade,
the lightest having three white feet and white markings in
his face.

This was Norfolk, and then so long ago as to be measured
by within a few days of the fifth of a century, was the first
time we saw the hero of our sketch. He was such a taking
colt that Mr. H. wanted to buy him without further search,
and reluctantly acceded to our request to wait until more
were "looked over." We wanted a Lexington but were de.
sirous that it should be the best obtainable. Our partner
was wealthy and ready to pay any price, but we had to think
more about the dollars. Never before or since could horses
of a high class be bought so cheaply in Kentucky. John Har-
per only a few days before had paid Mr. Alexander $1,200
for Loadstone. The Knightof St George coltwe gotfor$l,000,
although her dam had cost Mr. Alexander $3,010, at a pub-
lic sale two years before. Asteroid was rated at $1,000 and
Norfolk $800. Asteroid being a gTandsonof old Blue Bonnet
was held to be worth the $200 more on that account, as she
had shown two great race horses in Lightning and Thunder,
and the fact that "Old John" had paid so much for their
brother at two years old was held to be absolute proof of the
value of the blood. Little Arthur, too, was from the " Old
Blue Hen," and he was a full brother to the dam of Asteroid.
Nevertheless when expatiating on the probable excellence of
the higher priced colt; Mr. Alexander informed us that Novice
the dam of Norfolk was the fastest filly ever trained at Wood-
burn up to the time, and that an older brother, Norton, he
considered one of the very fastest horses he ever seen race
in Europe and America. He had sold him for a high price
to a gentleman in New York, but an attack of distemper left
him with "thick wind," and he took him back, or more
properly he had not been delivered, and though he had only
been kept at Woodburn to accommodate the purchaser, he
preferred to return the money than have the buyer disap-
pointed. It is needless to recount many of the incidents
of that rather eventful trip and the most salient will do. The
rest of the afternoon was taken up in looking at the stallions,
broodmares and youngsters. At that time the lords of the
stud were Lexington, imported Scythian and Ruric, and
there were more than fifty thoroughbred mares. Many of
them were celebrated at the time, many have acquired the
highest celebrity since then. It would be almost like a re-
hearsal of the racing calendar for ten or fifteen years to tell
over the names of the stars that first saw light on that fa-
mous place, and still it is doubtful if two of the same quality
were ever reared there as the pair then in the paddocks on
that March afternoon.

There was no more walking. Carriages with colored drivers,
and colored boys to open the gates to facilitate progress.
During the long evening there were plenty of racing reminis-
cences pleasantly recounted by our host, comparisons of the
horses he had seen in England and in America, and Mr.
Rarey contributed his quota of anecdotes and stories of Eng-
Ush steeds. Mr. Alexander stated that he considered Lexing-
ton the best horse he ever saw, and had faith that his pro-
geny would vindicate the theory and prove that his fame in
the stud would be equal to his peformance on the race course.
He spoke of the large price he gave for him, and referring to
a "Young Turfman's" criticisms said he felt the utmost con-
fidence that he would yet sell one of his get for more money
than he gave. With the desolation of war then so closely at
hand, with a prospect that before it was settled the country
would be torn in pieces, and with his best colts only valued
at less than one-fifteenth of the sum he paid for the sire, it
seemed like wild prophecy.

The morning saw ns at the trotting quarters. Pilot Jr. and
Alexander's Abdallah were doing duty, and among the colts
were Almont and Belmont. From there to John Harper's,
back to lunch, and then the route was to the "Big Spring."
There were a drove of thoroughbred yearlings, and as they
came sweeping along there was one a head and shoulders
above all the rest. In stature we mean, for though he was a
grand-looking colt, he was a little too much on the carriage-
horse style to suit our fancy, and we noticed that one leg had
a twist at the knee. Mr. Swigert was with us, and when the

high-headed colt passed Mr. H , "how much for him?"

was the query. "Two hundred and fifty dollars, " was the
response. "I'll take him, " was the rejoinder. "Hold on,"
we cautioned. "Look at that crooked foreleg." "I do not
care for that; I am buying this fellow for myself, and you
cannot have any interest in him" settled the dispute. This
colt our friend named at the time Henry Ward Beecher; he
was by Lexington from Belle Lewis by imported Glencoe.

He was broken to harness, driven by Mr. H a short time

in Iowa, afterwards sent to New York, and under the name
of Luther ran some very fair races. He came to the Pacific
coast, and the last we heard of him he was still alive and
located in Oregon, so that three of the horses examined on
that memorable trip found their way to the Pacific coast.

But thiB is a digression and to resume the story we went
from Big Spring Farm to "Uncle Ned Blackburns" only a
few miles away. Mr. Barey stopped at Spring Station ex-
pecting to take the afternoon train for Louisville. It is need-
less to relate to any one who ever had the pleasure of meeting
Uncle Ned that we were very agreeably entertained. One of
the most pleasant talkers on all pertaining to the horse, and
as well posted as fluent. The main purpose of our visit was
to buy a Camden colt to replace old Blackbird who died the
fall previous, but a son of Mr. Blackburn's was using him as
a charger in the army. Still the evening was well advanced
ere we could get away and it was quite dark when we returned

to Woodburn. There was commotion and nproar. The
darkies congregated about the dwelling, another carriage
with a fresh pair of horses standing before the porch. The
report was that the confederates were within six miles con-
scripting every man and ' 'lifting" every horse they could find.
Mr. Rarey said that the train would not stop and as
it was loaded with soldiers and artillery it was thought that
the Federals had evacuated Lexington.

Mr. Alexander was troubled more on account of his guests
from the north than apprehensions for himself, and every-
thing was in readiness for the party in Georgetown, and if
found necessary to keep the carriage and driver and continue
the journey to Cincinnati. Mr. H. thought no more of Lex-
ington colts. He would have been glad to be back in Iowa,
or, at least on the safe side of the Ohio. Mr. Rarey was
still more anxious to place a larger gap between him and the
boys in grey, and a gentleman from Detroit also signified his
preference for an immediate start. At our urgent solicitation,
however, they argeed to wait until a messenger could be sent
to Midway, the nearest telegraph station and the reply was
that the force was no nearerjthan Danvville some thirty miles
away. The team was sent to the stable with orders to start
at the very earliest dawn. Supper eaten, and the evening
passed under a state of sombreness almost amounting to
despondency. Too dull for horse talk notwithstanding there
were decanters of twenty-year " Old Crow," and the most en-
grossing topics was in cogitating whether the foe would make
a night march or not.

There was the faintest streak of daylight in the east when
the carriage whireled away from Woodburn, and had we
desired the only chance of seeing the grand colts again be-
fore our departure would have been by the help of a stable
lantern.

The second time we saw Norfolk was under very different
circumstances. It was in the merry month of May in the
following year, 1864. Leaving Chicago when the buds were
only swelling on the trees, we found the country about St.
Louis as verdant as the "emerant sea" that the Ettrick shep-
herd saw in his poetic vision. The trees were clothed in the
fullest kind of leafy mantles, the lilac bushes were a mass of
bluish-purple blossoms, and inside of the Abbey racecourse
there was a crop of rye waving the bearded heads in the sum-
mer breeze. There was to be a grand race meeting. The
steamboat men, stable keepers, hotels had contributed Such
sums that more money was "hung up" than ever before.
The din of battle was remote and the greenbacks plenty.
There was a grand collection of horses. The colts we had
seen in the paddocks, scarred and scratched by sharp teeth
and hard hoofs, fourteen months before were there. Well we
remembered them as they cantered along in their morning
exercise, although there was a hand added to the height of the
golden colored bay, and he carried his white-marked face as
if conscions of superiority, and the white feet were moved
with the ease of the winged heels of Mercury. This was the
son of Novice, and a more racing-like three-year-old never
graced a track. His companion, Asteroid, while fully as sym-
metrical, had not the range or the freedom of motion of Nor-
folk, though we learned of a wonderful trial before leaving
home, when in a run of two miles, a neck marked the differ-
ence between the two.

We do not intend to give a history of the races run by Nor-
folk, as these will be the basis of another article, in which
his unsullied career, and the exploits of some of his colts will
appear. There was a grand assemblage at this, his opening
race, and grandly he earned the plaudits of cheers from thou-
sands of voices. He ran away with his rider before the start,
and even after this expenditure of energy, a field of the best
colts were unable to make him "stretch his neck," or cause
him to lower his head. He won in a "big gallop," and that
was the most that a gallant and very nearly first-class colt
like Tipperary could force him to do.

After this race we observed a gentleman eyeing him close-
ly. We knew from the manner of his scrutiny that he was
a judge of the form of a race horse. There was no fussiness.
A change of position, in order to see him from different
points of view, a rapid overhauling of the general conforma-
tion, and at the same time it was apparent that there was a
rigid scrutiny. A companion was more demonstrative. He
called attention to every point from nose to tail, from feet to
withers and croup.

Fifteen thousand and one dollars was the price now put
on the colt that had been offered for $S00 so short a time be-
fore, and we must admit that we felt more despondent over
the missing such an opportunity than when the forces of the
Confederacy were so close in March, 1863. The bargain was
quickly struck, and Mr. Alexander informed us that the
purchaser was a Californian, and that he was destined fortthe
Golden Coast.

At the same time he recalled the prophecy he had made,
and remarked: "What do you think Mr. M. (Tho Young
Turfman), will say now about myfoolish payment of $15,000
for a blind stud ?" He had some valuable engagements in
the East, and his new owner, Mr. Theodore Winters, de-
cided he should fill them before sending him to his home on
the banks of El Putah.

How he again bowled over Tipperary and left the cracks of
the East as easily as he did the poorest in the race at St.
Louis, and how he frightened the turfmen, or at least one of
them, into perpetrating a great wrong will be told hereafter.
As the playwrights say, "we will now suppose an interval of
ten years."

In the golden autumn of 1874 there was a change of scene.
There could scarcely be a greater antitheton than that pre-
sented from the bluegrass pastures of Kentucky in March,
or the gorgeous view from the summit of the grand stand at

the Abbey Park in May. It was a September day, but the
air was hot, for there was a scorching wind from the North,
and people were seeking shelter from the sunbeams under
the balconies of the the stands, while above were throngs in
light garments, and the waving of fans and wide-rimmed hats.
Away to the East the mountains rose to a height which carried
the snow-capped crests among the clouds, and there was a
union of snow and vapor. Trees to the northwest marked
the course of a river, stalls and a high fence enclosed a fair-
ground, the most prominent object being a race track a mile
in circuit, and for seven-eightths of the distance it was
thronged with horses and cattle. At a signal a brass band
struck up a lively march, and soon the head of the procession
filed past the stand. After the lapse of so mony years we did
not require to be informed of the identity of the leader.
There was the matured horse and yet so like the youngster
in the paddock and the victor at St. Louis that we could not
be mistaken. With all the increase of bulk, the volume of
muscle, the rounding of the crest, the swelling of the barrel,
there was the same stately carriage, the same elasticity of
movement and the same defiant air. And thus, in Septem-
ber, 1874, on the grounds of the California State Agricultural
Society at Sacramento, we saw Norfolk for the third time.

Between the first and the third what a change. In the in-
terval marked by the visit, in the heat of war times, to Wood-
burn and now what vicissitudes, and correctly the prophecy
of the breeder of Norfolk has proved. We have no time for
retrospection, however, and must pass on to other meetings
with the hero.

On a bright summer day some four or five years ago we
visited El Arroyo. At that time A. J. Woods had charge of
Mr. Winters' breeding department of that farm, and it is safe
to say that Norfolk never looked better. Better than in the
show condition when exhibited, for the coat was jnst as
blooming, and the daily, and at times sharp exercise had ab-
sorbed a portion of the adipose tissue, and the muscles
stood out fully and almost as hard as when training. The
legs were without a puff and the eye as bright as of yore.
Mr. Woods is a large man, 180 pounds, at least, and riding on
a saddle which weigh twenty or thirty pounds. Norfolk car-
ried him with as much apparent ease, as he ever did a jockey,
and there was the same springy pasterns, the same jaunty
air. A brace of greyhounds followed at the heels of the
horse, and the course taken was towards a large field on the
bank of the creek. It was not long before a hare was
jumped and away went the dogs in hot pursuit. It was the
biggest kind of a "jack rabbit," and fleet as was the pursu-
ers, from a momentary loss of sight as the hare ran through
a depression and a quick change to another direction a long
lead was got.

Norfolk and his rider had been intensely watching the
chase, the horse trembling with anxiety when it became evi-
dent that his part of the work had to be done and the instant
the bridle rein was slackened he was off with a burst of
speed that he could scarcely have excelled in the days of his
youth.

The hare is turned, a short run beyond and the snap across
the loin is his doom. There are three hares dangling to the
cantle of tha saddle when the hunting party return, and the
old horse whinnies for the [feed which he hears rattling in
the sieve.

It is scarcely necessary to tell how Norfolk looked the last
time we saw him the artist having been so successful in the
"counterfeit presentiment," that words are superfluous.
There is so little change from the time when he coursed over
the fields at El Arroyo, that it is sufficient to say that there
may be a trifle more sway in the back, and a few more grey
hairs through his coat. His eye could not be brighter, and
when he was led out of the box for the artist to sketch there
was the vigor of a six-year-old.

It may be as well to state in this article that Norfolk is a
very handsome shade of bay, and that he is so evenly bal-
anced in form that there is a general harmony of proportion.
In muscular development he is similar to his sire, though
the gaskins and arms are a good deal fatter and the upper
muscles more bulky. The muscles that clothe the stifle and
haunch are very large, and even in high flesh show with
great distinctness. His pasterns are long and have exactly
the right set and the legs could scarcely be bettered. In
whole let Norfolk be shown to good judges of horses, with-
out giving a hint as to his identity, or performances, and he
would be pronounced ahorse which could not fail to do great
deeds, something far beyond the ordinary.

Hereafter when the races of Norfolk are given there will be
a history of those of his get. From the first year his colts
appeared on the course until the present time there have
been many of a high class, and, in our estimation, a number
that will warrant being ranked as great.

It is almost superfluous to state that the full pedigree of
Norfolk will be given, and some account of the family out-
side of his sons and daughters.

Answers to Correspondents.

G. F. F., Salt Lake:

Goldnote was bred by Wrn. M. Johnston (formerly of San
Joaquin Co., Cal.), and is by Contraband, his dam by Jack
Hayes, son of Winnebago, grandam by Leviathan, Coutr.v
band by Belmont, thoroughbrod.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Would it interfere with
a stallion in the season to work him, and trot a race on tho
22d of February, and start the season on tho 1st ol

ai

No, on the contrary in our opinion it would do 1

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Jan 13

RAISIN CULTURE.

Views of a Practical Raisin Man of River-
side—Expense and Profits.

The f olio wing paper on ' ' Raisin Culture, " by James Boyd
of Riverside, was read before the last regular meeting of the
State Horticultural Society : t '

In addressing you upon the above subject I will necessarily
have to go over much ground familiar to many of you, but
Wli-vin^ that raisin culture is but in its infancy, both as to
our knowledge on the subject as to the practical details of
the process of curing, etc., and as to the future magnitude
of the business and its importance financially and socially, I
have presented a few details from my own experience, hoping
that the remarks may help to extend our knowledge of the
subject, and aid those who are extending their hopes and
purposes in that direction. When my attention was first di-
rected to this industry ten years ago in Riverside (and my
experiences have all been in Riverside, and from this stand-
point alone can I speak) there was nothing distinctly known
here, or indeed in California, about the business. We be-
lieved and hoped that our soil and climate were -well adapted
to raisin culture, and so we started in full of faith, but with
no experience whatever. Information on the subject was
not to be had, inasmuch as this department of horticulture
■was new to the English-speaking race. Since that time our
information, has been largely reinforced by the observations
of Sir. West and others in the raisin districts of Spain, as
•well as the practical experience of Mr. Blower, Mr. Briggs
and others in California.

The variety of grape mostly used for raisin making is the
Muscat of Alexandria, although one or two sub-varieties,
such as the Muscatel, Gordo Blanco and White Malaga, are
by some thought to be superior, especially in the northern
part of the State, but here in Riverside we have not been able
to detect much difference, and we have known instances in
which the resemblance was so close in the raisins that the
grower had to mark them in order to know which was which.
The fact would seem to be that iu a soil and climate adapted
to raisin culture, nature does her best, so much
so that varieties which may be slightly inferior else-
where are forced into such super excellence as to leave noth-
ing more to be desired in quality. There is also another va-
riety which is coming much into favor, called Sultana, which
is a small white variety, seedless, quite distinct from the Mus-
cat, said to be very prolific, but not coming into bearing as
soon as the Muscat. It is mainly used for cooking, like the
Zante currant. As it seems to be lacking in the fine flavor
for which the Muscat is so valuable, it is probable that it will
never entirely supersede the Muscat for cooking.

The best soil for raisins is the redgranite soil of California,
and the hot cloudless weather of the interior is best fitted to
develop the rich saccharine properties of the grape and the
fine aroma of the raisin. On the coast, where fogs are fre-
quent, or on rich bottom soils, where the water is near the
surface (say within six feet), the grape, although it may be
large, is apt tobe sour and watery, and to lack the fine ap-
pearance which only perpetual sunshine can give, and which
can be best expressed by the Spanish word "Muscatel Gordo
Blanco," which is applied to a variety of raisin grape in
Spain, and which signifies rich, fat, white grape. Where
there is not sufficient rainfall to produce a luxuriant growth
of vine, the grapes, and consequently raisins, are apt to be
what might be called lean.

Iu Riverside the rainfall is so light, and the atmosphere so
dry in summer, that irrigation is an absolute necessity, and
experience has amply proved that it pays to irrigate, in the
increased yield, as well as the certainty of a crop in the driest
seasons. The best practice in irrigating, judging from the
results, is to irrigate before winter, or just after getting the
fruit all out of the vineyard; then plow after the rainy sea-
son has commenced; then let it lie to get the benefit of the
sun and rains, as late as possible in the spring or until the
weeds and growth of the vines, which must be pruned be-
fore first plowing, warn yon not to be too late with your
work. We then give another thorough irrigation and plow-
ing, and keep the cultivation going as long as practicable
during the summer. This will keep them in good growth
until the middle or end of July, when another irrigation will
be sufficient to insure a bountiful crop. Irrigation has a
tendency to retard the ripening of the grape somewhat, but
as our winter rains are later in Southern California, and our
sun is stronger than in the Northern part of the State, it is
but a trifling drawback. About the beginning of September
the grapes put on that rich golden amber, semi-transparent
hue which indicates maturity, and about the 10th of Septem-
ber, in ordinary years, we expect to begin picking.

One essential of a good raisin is that your grape must be
fully ripe. Unripe grapes will not make a raisin at all, and
at the best are only poor dried grapes. In picking, the
bunch is held by the stem, and all imperfect berries removed,
care being taken that the bunches are not touched by the
hand, as it destroys the bloom, and very much mars the ap-
pearance of the raisins. They are then laid on wooden trays,
two feet by three feet, made of half inch lumber, planed on
one side and nailed to cleets or end pieces two feet long by
one and a half inches deep and one inch wide. The trays
are usually filled with twenty pounds of grapes, which
shrink two-thirds in drying, three trajTs containing twenty
pounds of grapes making twenty pounds of raisins.

In September two or three weeks are usually sufficient to
dry then. When about fully half dry they are turned, which
is a very simple process and is usually done in the early part
of the day by placing an inverted empty tray on top of a full
one and turning both over at the same time, two men being
requisite in the operation. The grapes are usually left in the
vineyard during the drying process, although "some have al-
leys through the vineyard for drying, while others carry
them out entirely to clear ground, but neither process is
necessary until later in the season when, if the weather is at
all damp and the vines in full leaf, it is very advantageous to
carry them out to some sunny spot, where, being canted
slightly to the sun, tliL-y may have full benefits of the sun-
shine.

In the early days of raisin making we tried raisin drying

on the ground, but we soon found that we would have to

have some safer and speedier way. In turning by hand it

was a very slow process, and you necessarily broke off more

or lens raisins off the stems, deteriorating their market value,

and also making it u slow process picking up. Besides, if it

should raiu yon had your raisins damaged by sand, etc.; and

if the ruin was at nil prolonged, yon ran the risk of losing

the entire crop. Then paper was tried, with no advantage

except cleanliness. Boards were also tried, which were found

to bo i'.convi niri t and expensive. Then frames made of

laths " Mfl tried, but vers too cumbersome and inconvenient

il iringupthr raisins. Finally trays were evolved, which

in (In- acme of perfection. The advantages of trays

*nomy in turning and in gathering into the sweat box,

•u need to do is to pick up yuiir tray and slip your

I rr.isins into your box. Trays are also conducive to

cleanliness, as also convenient in handling and moving, while,
should it threaten rain, they can be easily stacked in piles on
top of one another, and protected by empty trays.

When the raisins are fully dry they are put into large
boxes called sweat boxes, a little larger than the trays, and S
inches deep, holding 130 to 140 pounds. Although the boxes
are called sweat boxes, the raisins do not really sweat. It
is impossible to get the raisins uniformly dry, but by putting
them in bulk in this way the moisture in the raisins gets dif-
fused throughout the mass, and the stems, which
previously were hard and brittle, get damp and pliable, are
in a suitable condition for packing, and at the same time the
rich aroma is developed, which greatly enhances the pleasure
in eating them. After being in the sweat box a few days,
they are in fine order for packing, which requires consider-
able skill in order to make them as attractive as possible.
The best raisins are packed in layers of 5 pounds each, in
boxes of 20 pounds weight, while extra choice are packed in
halves, quarters and eighths, containing 10, 5 and 2^ pounds,
respectively. Forms or molds are used to pack each layer
separately and to press them, which is done generally in a
screw or lever press (the latter preferred). They are then
slipped into the boxes neatly wrapped in white paper, the top
layer in each box being wrapped in fancy paper, accompanied
with a lithograph of a vineyard or other suitable scene. The
boxes are then nailed up and suitably stenciled preparatory
to sending to market.

It may interest some to know something of the cost, as also
the profits. Assuming that the land has been bought, starting
with one-year-old vines, the total expenses for the first year
would be per acre:

680 roots, 1 year old, 2 cents each $13 60

Planting and care of same 30 00

Water for same '. 3 50

Staking and incidentals 10 00

Totil $57 10

Labor and water, second year 25 00

Returns after two years:

Third year, 50 boxes per acre, at $1 60 $ 80 00

Fourth year, 150 boxes 240 00

Fifth year, 200 boxes 320 00

Sixth year, 250 boxes 400 00

Total 1,040 00

Thus, in less than six years, the balance sheet, in ordinary
circumstances, would stand:

First year's exj^nses $ 57 10

Five years , $25 per acre 125 00

Trays, sweat boxes, etc 88 00

Expenses of picking, packing, etc / 390 00

Total $660 10

Sale of raisins, 6 years $1,040 00

Total expenses, do 660 10

Net profit, six years $ 379 90

I have put the cost of labor at the highest figure, while the
price of raisins is perhaps lower than we have reason to ex-
pect, and I know of growers who have done much tetter than
that; for instance, one grower sold 615 boxes from two acres
in about thirty months from the time of planting, realizing a
total of over SI, 200, at a cost of not over §300. Another
realized $600 from one acre, at a cost of $100 on an old vine-
yard; but these are perhaps rather more favorable instances
than the average, and it is much better to figure under than
over the mark. Then there are contingencies to be provided
for. It may come an unusually rainy fall and early winter,
and great loss may ensue. Each raisin maker who has any-
thing over five acres ought to guard against emergencies by
getting some kind of a drier. Ordinary driers are of no use,
as raisins take so long a time to dry that the ordinary pro-
cesses are not available. The Blower system promises the
best, as he uses as far as possible the method employed
in sun drying, by passing currents of heated air over the sur-
face of the grapes, while the drier is so arranged that the
ordinary tray can be used without any disturbance of the
grapes, and the building for the drying can be extended in-
definitely.

Raisins are unlike any other dried fruit, as a shower of rain
does them comparatively little harm, provided it does not
stay damp for eight or ten days after. They can also be half
dried in our climate and put under cover for the winter and
come out in the spring first-class raisins. The only thing to
be dreaded is a heavy rain before they are half dry, with
close, damp weather after for a few days, as they then begin
to mildew and get qnite useless. A good drier would be quite
an assurance against such a contingency, and we would like
to hear from those who have used the Blower system.

I had intended to go somewhat into the future of raisin-
making, but perhaps that would be more in the line of those
who handle them, and it will be time enough to consider the
market question when we have fully supplied the United
States; then it will be in order to consider tbe question of
other markets.

Edward Hanlan and John A. Kennedy met at the office of
the Turf, Field and Farm on Thursday afternoon of last
week, and signed articles of agreement for a three-mile scull-
ing race. Each man put up $1,000 as forfeit, and $1,000 ad-
ditional must be posted with us on May 1, when the referee
and place of race will be named. In case they disagree the
stakeholder will appoint a referee. The final deposit of $500
must be lodged in our hands May 25. The race will be rowed
about the first of June, and probably on water in New En-
gland. Kennedy, like Hanlan, is a long muscled man, and it
is certain that he will push the champion in a race. In fact,
Hanlan has repeatedly said that he woulf. rather rowany oth-
er manin America than John A. Kennedy. As the two oars-
men were in earnest, it was not difficult for them to come to
an understanding. They disagreed on minor points, but
each made concessions, and the articles were signed as print-
ed elsewhere. — Turf, Field and Farm.

Sale of Mars. — Mr. N. A. Randall of the Western Sports-
man recently sold for F. Claypool of Indianapolis, Ind.,
to John Reber of Lancaster, O., the chestnut stallion Mars,
foaled in Jnne, 1S79, bred by N. L. Sageser, on Jas. Miller's
Sunnyside Stock Farm, Paris, Ky., got by Great Western,
son of Mambrino Patchen and Miller's Favorite (2:34), by
Alexander's Abdallah, out of Orino, by Miller's Hambleto-
nian, full brother to Jim Monroe. Price $1,250. — Neto York
Spirit.

The Ladies', Criterion, Flash, Nursery, Calumet and
Northern Stakes for two -year- olds, the Illinois, Chicago,
Green, Illinois Derby, Oaks and Dearborn for three-year-
olds, and the Board of Trade Handicap, Summer Handicap,
Merchants' Stakes, Garden City Cup aud Champion Stakes
for horses of all ages, to be run at the spring meeting at
Chicago, close Jan. 15.

THE PJFLE.

. Taking- an Interest.
The shooting season among the riflemen has opened up
earlier than usual this year. Matches are being made every
week and several are proposed that will interest all sports-
men not only on this coast but also in the Eastern States. It
has been talked of considerable among the members of the
N. G. C. that a match would be desirable between a team
composed of California military men and a team of New
York or Massachusetts military men. It is understood by
the riflemen on jthis coast the fancy scores made by the
sharpshooters of the Eastern States are made with sporting
barrels on military stocks with open sights or else with regu-
lar sporting rifles. If a contest could be arranged between
the East and the West, our riflemen would prefer the East-
ern brothers to shoot with the same kind of gun, and triggers
to have a six-pound pull instead or hair triggers of three-
pounds pull as nearly all the riflemen of the East have.
Teams of four to twenty men on a side, with 100 shots over
200 and 500-yard ranges, the same rules and regulations to
govern both teams, would make an interesting match. It
is true the rifle season will not open in the East before May
or at least till the weather is settled, but it is well to talk
over the subject and get an interest taken in the matter be-
fore the time of the opening. In a friendly competition of
this kind the expense would be very small; only the cost of
ammunition and telegraphing the scores would be necessary.
We hope to see a match of this kind arranged and shot as
soon as convenient because it would place the Eastern and
Western riflemen on a better footing and understanding
with each other.

The Linville— Brown Match.

Last Sunday the match between the two above named con-
testants came off at Shell Mound Park. The terms of the
match were 50 shots each at 200 yards with any military rifle,
for the sum of $50 a side. Mr. Brown used the Sharp's rifle
and Mr. Linville the Springfield. The shooting did not be-
gin till nearly 2 o'clock. The atmosphere was quite clear
and the light good. The wind, though strong and cold, was
steady. Mr. Brown led off and made a four for his first
sighting shot, but did not make use of the privilege of his
second. Linville warmed his Springfield with both sighting
shots and made a three and four. The principal feature of
the shooting was the closeness with which they kept together.
At the second and third rounds of ten shots they were even;
at the fourth and fifth Brown was one point ahead, winning
by only one point. Probably another match between these
two gentlemen will take place before long. Following are
the scores :
Geo. H. Brown 4 0

4

4

4

5

5

S

5

4

4

4-44

4

4

3

4

4

4

»

4

4

6—39

4

5

4

4

5

4

4

4

Si

4-41

4

S

5

4

4

4

4

3

4

4-41

5

4

i

4

4

4

4

4

5

4-43

Total 207

P. D. Linville

3 4 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 4-42

544445444 3—41

444645344 4—41

454444434 4-40

444445454 4-43

Total 206

Sergt. C. Nash and S. I. Kellogg acted as judges and M. J.
White as scorer.

Kuhls and Haake.
A little match for a purse of §10 was shot on Christmas at
Shell Mound Park with military rifles at 200 yards. We
call attention to the pretty string of ten consecutive bullseyes
made by Mr. Kuhls. Following are the scores:

„ _. „ 1445565655 5-48

F.KuMs (s 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 6-46

Total 94

r _ , (345454554 5—44

L. Haake ^.. ■■■\4 4 5564556 6—47

Total 91

Arrangements have been made to have another rifle match
among some of our most enthusiastic riflemen. This shoot-
ing will come off two weeks from to-morrow, Jan. 21st. The
match is for a purse of SS0, with four competitors, namely:
Officer P. D. Linville, Geo. H.Brown, P. H. McElhiuny and
Mr. S. P. Kowle. The distance is 200 yards, the best man
taking the money.

•"An exchange says: "Tombstone has a rifle club that
challenges the Territory for money or marbles, and to shoot
at a target, turkeys or pigeons. " We wouldsuggestthatif the
boys in the Territory can't find any "foes worthy of their
steel " they can have all the fun they wish by sending a chal-
lenge to some of our California clubs.

We understand that there will be a rifle match in the near
fnture between Mr. Ed Taylor and Mr. L. K. Townsend. The
distances will be 200 and 500 yards. A purse of S 10 a side
will be made up. The shooting will probably take place at
Shell Mound park.

The Beef Business. — Probably more men have made for-
tunes in Montana at the cattle business from a small begin-
ning than in any other Territory or State. Take, for instance,
the following item from a Cincinnati paper. It refers to a
ranchman who had been years in Montana. He worked as a
cowboy until he had saved something from his earnings and
began "the purchase of stock. Two or three years later he
took in a partnerwith 84,000, and invested this sum in stock.
They now have about 12,000 head of sheep and 4,000 head of
cattle, and occupy a 15,000-acre ranch in the Gallatin valley.
Herders are paid S40 per month. Cattle are marketed at two
years old, and estimated to cost S4 a head for herding, or $2
a year. This party is delivering a large quantity of wool for
shipment to Boston. He came to Montana from Maine, and
his partner from Boston.

1883

3£&c Ifaejfcfe and jKpnvtotttim.

THE GUK

A High-Toned Club.

"Are you fond of duck-shooting? ''asked a friend, the other
day.

"I am, under certain and favorable conditions, " was my
reply. " To rig one's self in hunting costume — nannel shirt,
corduroy trousers, cotton overalls aud jacket, and india-
rubber long boots — stop at an awful country tavern, get up
iu the dark of a dreadful morning, walk miles away to a dis-
mal marsh, plunge iuto it waist deep, trudge all day in wet
and hunger, to come in at night weary, starved, drenched,
profane, covered with tule mud, and in one's bag two sprig-
tails and a pair ofjmud-hens — no, I do not like it. I do not
relish the return in soiled garments by rail and the Oakland
ferry, compelled to lie about my game till I reach Washington
Market, and fill up with canvasbacks at a dollar apiece; com-
pelled to send canvasbacks to those I have promised, and
send sprig-tails and widgeon, broad-bills and gray-backs, to
those who do not know the difference. This sort of thing is
no longer amusing. It has lost its romance. I am just turned
of the age when the lies I am permitted to tell justify the
hardships I am compelled to endure. I like a snipe-hunt,
when the indulgence of a generous companion permits me to
sit on the fence and see him shoot, and upou coming in at
night to claim half the glory and receive half the birds, and
upon returning home be permitted to nan-ate an uncontra-
dicted account of my own exploits. "

This sort of hunting is very comfortable and satisactory,
but the swell thing to accomplish is to become the guest of the
Teal Shooting Club; location, the Suisun marsh, beyond Be-
nicia. To become a member of the Teal Shooting Club is to
attain the apotheosis of duck-hunting; to become a guest of
the Teal Shooting Club is to be temporarily apotheosized into
the heaven of perfect duck-shooting. You get upon the
overland train at half-past three; you hand the baggage-mas-
ter your gun-case, and you hand him half a dollar; you take
ajseat in a silver palace car, presenting the colored gentleman
half a dollar. The railroad company, as a favor conceded to
the Teal Shooting Club, has given them a station, stops its
trains for their accommodation, and provides them with fresh
water. You step from the train to the elegantly appointed
gondola of the Teals, and are rowed by moonlight to its vil-
lage of barges; one equipped with kitchen, store-closet and
dining-room, hung with chromos by the old masters; another
divided into eight private bed-rooms, with wash-stands,
water-closets, easy beds and lockers, clothes pegs and gun
racks. Another barge is fitted for servants, and has a guest
room of ample dimensions. James, the cook, is an artist.
The dinner is sumptuous, the breakfast is appetizing, the
lunch is a poem. The guest is provided with all equipments,
from flannel overshirt to gum boots — everything hut gun and
cartridges. Summoned at early dawn to early coffee, givena
setvant and a row-boat, in a comfortable overcoat, on cush-
ioned seat, gun in hand, yon are rowed to the "pond."
From the slough to the pond canals are cut, through which
the boats are pulled. You are placed in the "blind" on a
cushioned seat, the decoys are placed, and your servant hides
in the tule, and waits during the day to pick up your birds.
At noon James sends you a pair of dinner pails, one contain-
ing a hot meal; the other, dessert; a bottle of Eoederer and
a couple of cigars accompany it.

The Teal Shooting Club is the best appointed duck club in
America, and the Suisun marsh the best duck preserve of
which I have any knowledge. It comprises four thousand
acres, upon which this club has expended something more
than ten thousand dollars to put it in comfortable con-
dition.

At night of the first day I had twenty birds, six of which
were canvasbacks and five white geese, which I had shot in
utter defiance of the society for punishing cruelty to animals,
simply for the fun of seeing them fall from their dizzy
height. The second day I bagged thirty-seven ducks and
three geese. From my pond I was rowed home to a sumptu-
ous dinner — on this occasion a canvasback roast, with ac-
companiments.

The members of the Teal Club are: G. Frank Smith,
Pesident; W. W. Traylor, W. F. Whittier, W. P. Fuller, R.
S. Floyd, John Taylor, A. C. Titcomb and William Hop-
kins.

The score of the season is as follows: Traylor, 516; Smith,
431 ; Whittier, 3S7, Fuller, 294; Taylor, 182; Titcomb, 110;
Floyd, 13; Hopkins, absent; guests, [571. Total for the sea-
son, 2,4S4.

There is only one thing in the duck-shooting world more
desirable than to be a member of the Teal Shooting Club, and
that is to become its guest. When one has been invited to
shoot over its preserves, there is only one thing more to be
desired, and that is to be invited again. It is with this end
in view that I give the club this most excellent notice, and
declare my irreconcilable hostility to poaching pot-fillers
who encroach upon the hired preserves of hunting gentle-
men.— Argonaut.

♦

With Two Barrels. — The other day a couple of old
hunters were having a little chat about big shots. One of
the men who had been here since 1853 began to tell how
many ducks he had killed with two barrels. The other hun-
ter— Jim Payne by the way — laid over him a little in num-
bers so he gave up the duck yarn and began to talk about
geese. But Payne was ahead of him even on having killed
196 geese in early days with two barrels. The old timer
thought he would switch off on to snipe, but when he was
told that Payne had bagged with two barrels 700 snipe, and
didn't pick up the wounded ones, he got into his duck boat
and silently sculled away. There is nothing like a chat
among old hunters to kill brids. It always beats powder and
shot.

Opening up. — No doubt owing to the fact that hunting nat-
ural wild game is such poor sport this year, the boys have
opened the pigeon shooting season earlier this year than
usual. There has been one pigeon match shot this year and
the prospect of several more in the near future. A match at
fifty clay pigeons comes off to-day at Adams Bijint, Oakland,
between Mr. N. Williams and Al Havens, for $20 a side. As
many are not familiar with the location of Adams Point it
might be well to state here that it is that point of land that
lies on the Brooklyn side of Lake Merritt nearly opposite
Twelfth street, Oakland. Boats can be procured to ferry any-
one across if they do not want to tramp around the lake.

At Huffaker's ranch, Truckee meadows, they had a pigeon
shooting match on Christmas. Crack shots came from all
quarters to participate. After they had got started in on
their work, Huffaker turned loose his Indian "Jim," who
"scalped" all the champions, knocking the pigeons right and
left as suddenly as if they had been struck by lightning. Jim
proved a regular aboriginal Dr. Carver. — Virginia Enterprise.

Grouse Shooting in Montana.

A writer uisug the nom de plume of Doremus contributes
the following description of a day's grouse shooting in Mon-
tana to one of our Western exchanges:

The whistle of the first locomotive will in a few months
awake the echoes of Helena's surrounding hills, announcing,
I hope, the advent of many a true-hearted sportsman of the
East. Montana will, I think, afford a retreat, where for a
brief period the noise and tumult of the city may be for-
gotten. Twenty miles from Helena, in almost any direction,
one can find true nature undisturbed, except by her own
melodious sounds.

Aug. 14, 1SS1, found a friend and myself twenty miles due
east from Helena, waiting for the morning of the fifteenth,
on which day the open season commenced. The evening
was spent in recalling old reminiscences, and on the proba-
bilities of the next day's sport. A three-mile walk the next
morning brought us to the home of the grouse; the staunch
pointer of my friend told us that birds were near, and soon
we saw them running through the bunch grass. The start-
ling whirr of two pairs of wings announced the signal of bat-
tle; it took three barrels to get them, as at the first shot both
of us unintentionally fired at the same bird. Another car-
tridge slipped in, and up go two more, they sharing a similar
fate. The remaining one of the flock escaped for a time, as
he did not rise until out of range. Another half-mile over
unfavorable ground, another point, and the crash of four
barrels added to our string.

The Montana sportsman does not usually encumber him-
self with a game bag. He merely provides himself with
several buckskin strings, and makes the nearest tree his
game bag, or if he cannot return by the way he came, he
carries them in his hand, and can therefore get rid of his
burden at a moment's notice, instead of having a dead weight
dragging on his shoulder, or being encumbered with a coat
resembling an inflated balloon, which is the case if he has the
all-pocket and no-coat style. You need never fear that any-
one will steal your birds; the only enemies are an occasional
hawk, and that fleeting shadow, the coyote, and he in only a
few places, for this pest is seldom found except in the open
country.

We were now in the heart of the mountains, birds were
plenty and not too wild, which gave us the opportunity of
spending a very pleasant hour. The wants of the inner man
began to be felt, but his demands had to be overlooked, as
the wherewithal to satisfy him was wanting.

By 2 p. m. we concluded that all the birds we cared to
carry had been killed, so the homeward march began. Com-
ing quickly around the point of a clump of quaking aspens, a
sudden whirr startled me. As I was dreaming of the black-
tailed deer, and wondering if this would not be a good place
later on in the fall, my trepidation caused the loss of the
shot, but nevertheless all the birds did not go "scot free."
O. was on the alert, and, like Oliver, ready "for more."
When the last string of grouse was reached, the count and
equal division of the load made, we found that twenty-two
birds had been killed, and whose weight increased iu a
geometrical ratio as we approached camp. Four feathered
beauties, minus both feathers and hide, were soon in the pot,
and in the short space of one hour naught was to be seen
save remnants, which also met their fate, for they were the
supper of our four-footed friend.

To the coming brother of the East, 1 would add: Do not
expect too much, and I think I can safely say you will find
four things — pleasant days, fair sport, a ravenous appetite
which knows no bounds, and a hearty welcome from the
rugged old pioneer who will never ask at first sight: "Who
are you?" "Where do you come from?" 'Twill simply be:
"Stranger, come in."

The Rabbit Plague in Australia.

The ancient saying that the race is not always to the swift
nor the battle to'the strong is receiving a new illustration in
Australia. Of all animals the timid rabbit would seem to be
the last that would ever wage a war of extermination against
man; and yet that is precisely what it is doing in Australia.
One colony [has already lost 2,000,000 sheep byjthem; the
plague is spreading northward at the rate of 100 miles or
more a year; and the Federal Australian says that the rabbit
invasion threatens the great industry of the colony with ruin.

"The impossibility of feeding large flocks of sheep and in-
numerable rabbits at the same time on the same breadth of
pasturage, is just as great as would be that of growing wheat
and hay on the same soil. There is only one alternative in
this case: Either the flock owners must expel the rab-
bits or the rabbits will expel the flock owners." The convic-
tion is that the evil has attained a magnitude, which puts it
beyond the hope of control by local efforts, or even by any
one colony. The movement for the extermination of the
rabbits must be simultaneous and universal to be of any
avail.

The proposition now is for a general act of the colonial as-
semblies levying a tax on all lands, whether stocked or not,
to meet the cost of a general war upon all invaders by the
colonial governments. It is proposed that each colony shall
appoint a staff of rabbit inspectors to enforce repressive legis-
lation, each colony undertaking to keep its own borders free
from the plague.

"The flock owners over the entire area of the continent,"
says the Australian, "must make common cause iu the en-
deavor to exterminate the plague, and to that end must aid
their respective governments by every means in their power.
War to the knife must be declared by every individual inter-
ested in station property in Australia against a pestilence
which positively threatens nothing less than the gradual de-
struction of the wealthiest interest that has yet grown into
flourishing existence in this part of the world."

Having declared general war upon the rabbits, the great
question would appear to be the devising of modes of attack
that will be at once efficient and economical. One flock-own-
er is mentioned as having trapped 5,000 of the little pests in
a space of four months; others have tried general poisoning,
and yet no perceptible check has been put upon the rapid
multiplication of the prolific and all-devouring vermin.
Shooting the rabbits is out of the question, there are so many
of them, their wariness and burrowing habits adding to the
hopelessness of meeting the invasion by individual destruc-
tion. They must be killed by the million, and at a cos! thai
will not exceed the value of the laud reclaimed from their
ravages.

Probably the most welcome guest in Australia to-day, says
the Scientific American, would be the inventor of a solution
for this pressing and all-important problem. The money
values at stake are onormous; and the successful inventor of
a cure for the evil, which so gravely threatens the prosperity
and future progress of the Australian colonies, would doubt-
less make as good a thing for himself as his invention would
be for the sheep raisers.

The Dixon Tribune complains of the scarcity of game.

The First of the Year.
The first pigeon match of 1883 came off last Sunday at
Bird's point, Alameda. The principals of this shooting were
Mr. O. K. Hopkins and Mr. Jas. Scott. The match was shot
under the Hurliugham rules, which allow the use of two
barrels in a thirty-yard rise. N. Williams acted as judge for
Mr. Hopkins and F. S. Butler for Mr. Scott; Al Havens acted
as referee. Harry Bird officiated as trapper. Following are
the scores:

Total.

JM. SOOtl J 1 !• i i i i i o 1 0 1-10

O. K. Hopkins .....1 1 1 1 1 u 1* Olfl t 1 1 1- 9

£_* Both barrels used, t Bad cartridges.

On Mr. Hopkins' eighth and ninth birds, the cartridges
missed fire and he did not think to uso his second barrel.
One thing that made this match interesting was the fact
that it was for money. A purse of $40, or $20 a side, made

the gentlemen do their best shooting.

♦

Duck Traps.
The farmers of Butte county are exercising their ingenuity
in constructing traps for the wholesale destruction of geese
and ducks. The latest contrivance is described by the Grid-
ley Ihrald;

The wild ducks are more destructive this winter than are
the geese. At least that is the complaint of the ranchers.
While the geese feed more or less during the day, the ducks
confine their depredations to the night when the darkness
prevents the herders from successfully warring against them.
Charles Chapman has been greatly annoyed by ducks aud
his grain has suffered to a considerable extent. But Charlie
has hit upon an expedient that is not only protecting his
grain but threatens to annihilate the duck family. He
stretched five strands of barbed fence wire from the top of -
his barn to a post twenty-live feet high, placing the wires
about eight inches apart. A hair-trigger shotgun, loaded,
was fastened to one side of the post, at the top, the muzzles
pointing along the wires. From one of the latter a small
wire ran to the trigger of the gun. This trap was set Thurs-
day night of last week. The wires were only thirty-four feet
in length. About two o'clock Friday morning Charlie was
awakened by the discharge of the gun. Then followed a
chorus of quacks. He went out. On the ground in the vi-
cinity of the wires he found twenty-three ducks — nineteen
were dead, the remainder crippled so that they couldn't fly.
Ten of the lot had been struck by the shot from the gun.
The remainder had flown against the wires, the shock killing
them. He reloaded the gun and put up one of the wires
which had been loosened from the pole. Between three and
four o'clock the same morning, he was again woke up, but
didn't go out. When he arose in the morning he picked up
thirty-seven dead ducks, making a total of sixty killed during
the night. He was in town Friday and told us that he in-
tended erecting at least five hundred yards of the trap on his
grain field. The experiment was suggested to him by recol-
lections of the manner in which prairie chickens killed them-
selves by flying against the telegraph wires "back East."

The question is asked what law is in force in Tuolumne
county in relation to the killing of deer. The answer is,
that the Supervisors of this county exercised the authority
given them in the game law and fixed the time when deer
may be lawfully killed, from the first day of September to
the first day of January, in each year. By the time these one-
horse officials get through doctoring the deer laws, the game
itself will be all killed or run off. The game laws passed by
the Legislature are good enough as they stand if they were
only enforced by these same law tinkers, but the continued
changing of the laws only gives the " skin hunters " a better
chance of following up the game in one place after another
as the "local" season changes.

The Linville-Brazell shotgun-rifle-pistol match comes off
to-morrow at Shell Mound Park. For the sake of conve-
nience the pigeon shooting part of the match will be shot
close to the Trotting Park. This will be an interesting
match and a great many will attend. The sharpshooters will
go over on the 11 a. m. boat.

The Cordelia Shooting Club will not use their shooting
ground on the marsh at Cordelia creek after this week, but
Captain Crittenden, of the Lolita, will stay there with the
yacht, aud, we understand, will furnish accommodation for
hunting parties for the rest of the season.

A great many ducks were seen out on the mud flats at San
Pablo, but they would not fly or come in where the
hunters, who went up Sunday for a little sport, could get a
shot at them. The hunters only made a remark with an in-
terjection point after it, and returned home.

Mr. Precht was at Alvarado last Sunday and bagged sixteen
English slipe. He also killed a beautiful "golden plover," a
bird rarely or never seen in this vicinity before. Mr. P. is
having this rare bird preserved by the naturalist, Mr. Lor-
quin, on Kearney street.

An exchange says that the Vacaville Gun Club is just spoil-
ing for a match. There are plenty of gun clubs throughout
the country and it is a pity for an enthusiastic club to spoil
for a little salting. Can't the Sportsman's Club give them a
little rub?

The new club which has obtained shooting preserves in

Suisun marsh 1ms the ground at Thiokbrooms place south

of Cordelia drawl nidge and between that and Goody cars
oreek.

Mr. Eobt. Liddlewas at Belmont last Sunday and bagged
thirty-eight ducks. He says that there has been vei
hunting during the last two weeks down iu thatvicn

There is considerable game in our markets this week, of
which there are a great many canvasbacks. They ci m< i
principally from the Sacramento river and Merced.

Reports from Bethany say that the snon itonn drove the
ducks away from the lakes in that vicinity, but with the fair
i hey ar.- returning in large numbers.

The lack of rain or some other reason has made the duel.-.
pretty scarce nearly every where this season.

Ducks are plentiful but there is a scaicity of quail about
Sacramento.

A. F. Adams bagged ten ducks on the Alamcd d q
Sunday.

Mr. R. N. Brooks is still vory sick with the D
fever.

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Jan 13

Stockton Gun Club's Pig-eon Shoot.

January 4th there -was a little shoot-match at the grounds
of the Stockton Gun Club below the city. Some of the par-
ticipants tried their guns before the match and C. J. Haas
brought down five straight birds. Then F. C. Post and E.
Lefner tried a pair and four single birds with the following
result:

Post l 10 111-5

Leffler" " 1 0 0 110-3

The two then tried two pairs and four single birds as fol-
lows:

Leffler 1 110 1111-7

Post 1 11110 11-7

The main match was at ten birds each, twenty-one yards]rise
and no bounds, each participant being alllowed two minutes in
which to retrieve his bird; entrance §5. It resulted as follows :

C J. Haas 1 11011110 1-8

C Rich 1 11111101 1—9

r D Leffler 0 llllllOw

J.Duuham 1 10011011 1—7

B. M. Hobenshell 0 1011110W

J. Swain 1 1 0 0 0 w

O.Marshall 1 11101101 0-7

F. >'. Lastreto 1 11110111 1-9

F.J.Post 0 11011111 0-7

A.E.Meyer 1 10110111 1—8

E. Leffler 0 11111111 0—8

F.White 0 1 0 1 0 w

W.Aaron , 1 10101001 1-6

J.B.Burnett 1 11110111 0-8

S.N.Cross 1 10111100 0—6

Kich and Lastreto divided first and second moneys, each
taking $22 50. Haas, Meyer, E. Leffler and Burnett divided
the balance, each getting $7 50.

Several members of the Teal Station Club are going to
their preserves this week and next. This trip will probably
be their last hunting trio this season. There is very poor
pond hunting though in the sloughs there are a great many
canvasbaeks and some mallards, but it requires considerable
muscle to scull a skiff around all day in order to make a good
bag.

The best part of the duck shooting season has now gone
by and the shooters are looking forward to some good snipe
shooting as the nest available sport.

A good many flocks of canvasback ducks are seen in the
lower bays of late and on the Oakland side they seem to be
quite plentiful from all accounts.

Foreign Sporting Notes.

Palmbearer, who ran second to Sir Bevys for the Derby of
1879, has been sold to go to New Zealand.

The English Bating Calendar of December 14th contains
the following notice to clerks of courses and managers of race
meetings: "With a view to obviate the unnecessary clashing
and undue multiplication of race meetings the stewards of
the Jockey Club will in future, before allowing any fixture to
be advertised in the Racing Calendar, require notice to be
sent to Messrs. Weatherby, in order that the stewards may
be able to decide what meetings it may be desirable to sanc-
tion in the interest of racing:"

Trickett, the Australian sculler, has been started in busi-
ness by some friends as proprietor of the "Silver Grid," in
Sydney, N. S. W.

The stewards of the Jockey Club, having communicated
with Lord Ellesmere on the subject of the application by His
Lordship's private trainer, C. Archer, for a renewal of his
license to train on Newmarket Heath, and having received
satisfactory assurances from Lord Ellesmere as to C. Archer's
future conduct, have decided to grant him a license for next
year.

A very important question is at present being discussed by
the committee of the French Jockey Club. Certain recent
occurrences have suggested in this quarter the advisability of
extending the license system from jockeys to trainers. The
measure has, of course, its opponents. Such was the case
when the yoke was first applied to the professional riders.
With them the plan has answered well, and it appears prob-
able that the licensing of trainers would give as satisfactory
results. At any rate, the success of the system in England is
an encouraging precedent and certainly no one will deny that
it gives the authorities of the turf a power of which they
sometimes stand in need.

A fancy bet of £500 was laid on the Derby at one of the
London clubs last month, the backer taking Macheath, Prince,
Keir, Beau BrunimeL Fulmer, Ladislas and Energy against
the field.

With reference to the suggestion of General Pearson at the
meeting of the Jockey Club, held onNovembnr 27, the stew-
ards have decided not to lengthen the existing T. Y. C.
courses, but to form a new six-furlong course on the flat,
finishing at the T. T. C. winning post, this course to be
called the " Peel Course, " and a new six-furlong course on
the B. M., finishing at the T. T. C. winning post; this course
to be called the "Exeter Course. "

William Cook and William Mitchell, the English billiard

J)layers, have signed articles to play a match of 3,000 up,
evel, for £1,000. The dates have not yet been fixed.

A public meeting was held at Fishmongers' Hall, London,
on December 21, for the purpose of establishing a National
Fish Culture Association of Great Britain and Ireland. Mr.
Birbeck, M. P., president of the Norfolk and Suffolk Acclim-
atization Society, presided. The chairman said English
waters wanted more protection than was at present bestowed
upon them, and he thought the question of fish culture was
one deserving every attention and support. Much had been
done by private enterprise, but the establishment of the Na-
tional Fish Culture Association was highly desirable. A com-
mittee was appointed to carry out the proposed object, with
the Marquis of Exeter as president.

Frederick Archer was the recipient of a handsome and
costly service of silver plate given by a number of his friends
in anticipation of his approaching marriage with Miss Daw-
son. The presentation took place at a dinner given at the
Westminster Palace Hotel, London, on December 18. Lord
Hastings has also presented Archer with a prize bullock, ex-
hibited at the recent Islington cattle show, which will be
roasted whole on Newmarket heath on the evening of the
wedding, which is to take place during the last week in Jan-
uary.

-«.

Riflf. at Alamf.da.— Last Sunday the California Schnetzen

Club b Jd their first monthly shooting of the season. The

shootibg was done on the ring targets. The following are the

of winners and their medals and number of rings:

Ti goblet, A. Sprecker, 436 rings; first-class medal,

lb, 374 rings; second-class medal, F. Boeckmann,

: third-class medal, C. W. Lingenfelsen, 366 rings;

ass medal, A. Hagedorn, 286 rings.

CORRESPONDENCE.

New York Letter.

New Tore, Jan. 3, 1S83.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman: Since my last letter the
Christmas holiday season, those happy, joyous days so dear
to all enlightened hearts in every portion of our civilized
globe, have come and gone, and as they have engrossed the
universal attention of all classes, the young and the old, the
wealthy and the poor, the famous and those lesser lights yet
unknown to fame, there is comparatively little of moment for
your correspondent to chronicle, especially in the line of out-
door sports. The holidays this year have been lacking in one
distinctive feature, however, almost inseparable seemingly
from the ideal Christmas of our latitudes, namely the pres-
ence of snow, and the promise of the present winter, which
opened with fine sleighing on Thanksgiving Day, has not
since been fulfilled, all the weather bureau prophets to the
contrary notwithstanding. The city is full of the disconso-
late purchasers of the immense stocks of fancy sleighs un-
loaded by fortunate dealers during the two weeks succeeding
the heavy snowfall which ushered in December, and the ma-
jority of these unhappy buyers have become misanthropes by
this time. The wires told us yesterday the unprecedented
experience of San Francisco New Year callers, and the indis-
criminate snowballing which many merry ones indulged in
to their sorrow and the swelling of the police revenues.
Snow is indeed a great rarity in the Golden City, and a fall
of such long duration as Monday's something to be long re-
membered by San Franciscans.

Despite the sluggishness in sporting circles in these parts,
from the Sunny South the note of preparation is sounding
and the commencement of the winter carnival at New Orleans,
which it had been expected would now be in the act, has had
to be deferred until the 20th. By that date fully one hundred
and fifty horses will be at the Crescent City, over half that
number having arrived at last advices, and those now on the
way from all parts of the South and Southwest will double
that number, as stated. Col. McDaniel is again in the field
,with a stable of ten, and he has three real good ones. The
four-year-old colt Monarch, who defeated the fastest lot of
horses that faced the starter at Saratoga this summer three-
quarters of a mile in 1:14, and afterwards won a majority of
the fall stakes at Louisville and the Dixie stakes at Baltimore,
is one that will be hard to beat at his distance. And the two
three-year-olds, Lord Raglan and Ada Ban, were nailers last
fall, both finishing the season strong, which in a two-year-old
is a much better quality as a promise of excellence the ensu-
ing season than to commence well in the spring and finish up
badly. However, this rule sometimes works inversely, as in
the case of Hindoo, and others that might be named, although
in the case of the great son of Vigil there were good reasons
for his retrogression in the summer and fall of 1S80. The
McDaniel confederacy used to be a terror to other racing
stables in the old days, and as the old Colonel seems to have
taken with his young wife a new lease of life, he may make
it hot for the boys yet !

In view of the great increase in racing, as shown by the
new and old associations throughout the country, the subject
was broached some time ago, and is now again revived, re-
garding the project of a National Jockey Club. There would
be no lack of occupation for such a Board of Review in the
settlement of the many vexing questions that arise during the
racing season, and the adjustment of these and the other
multitudinous matters that would engage their attention
necessarily would be of much benefit to the racing public
generally.

During the last week Lewis Clark of Louisville has been here
looking up the interests of his association in the matter of its
valuable stakes, "which closed yesterday, and he has personally
presented this subject to the ' ' governors" of the Coney Island,
American, Monmouth and Saratoga racing associations, who
have, it is said, resolved to move in the matter at an early day.
The great sale of the stud of the late Mr. Gretton that took
place in England yesterday showed that Isonomy, the famous
son of Sterling and Isola Bella, was to be retained in the place
of his nativity, W. S. Crawfurd becoming his owner for the
sumof $45,o6o,'the other thirty-three horses down to be sold
bringing, if they were all brought to the hammer, very little
more in the aggregate that the sum realized for Parole's old
antagonist. Many had thought that this celebrated race-
horse would be bought for America but it seems to have
been otherwise decreed by the powers that be. Isonomy's
Manchester Cup and Foxhall's Cambridgeshire will long re-
main at the " top of the tree " wherever the racer is known
or appreciated, and in looking at the two unprecedented per-
formances it is hard to say which was the greatest in point of
merit. Isonomy, a five-year-old, beats a field of twenty-four
horses over a mile and three-quarters of ground, with the
weight of one hundred and thirty-eight pounds up. Fox-
hall, a three-year-old, carrying the crusher, for his age, of
nine stone (one hundred and twenty-six pounds) vanquishes
thirty-two of the fastest horses of England * and France,
over nine furlongs. Of the two, one leans perhaps a trifle
toward the performance of the younger horse, for it seems
to be generally accepted as an axiom that weight tells more
in a long race than in a short one, though of course in a
question of this sort other things have to be taken into
consideration, such as the condition of the going, the sever-
ity of the pace, etc., etc.

That Foxhall went wrong this season is greatly to be de-
plored, although any horse that ran such a desperate race
as he did in the Ascot Cup which he won, and then without
a rest was asked to run three miles against Fiddlerthe next
day, which of course he failed to do successfully, would be
apt to get "off." It would be strange if he did not. Had
the great winner then been indulged with a let-up all might
have been well, but Goodwood was near and he was hurried
along until perforce they had to stop. That this has had
more to do with Foxhall's temporary retirement from the
turf than the reported contracted feet caused by inferior
attention in the training stable is patent to every unpreju-
diced mind, and Mr. William Day has the sympathy of all
in what looks to be a case of great injustice to him after
what he had accomplished with the Keene stables.

Racing statistics are about ail there is of interest just now
in our metropolitan sporting weeklies. That 1SS2 was by

long odds the greatest year the American turf has ever seen
goes without saying, and I will not attempt to burden your
columns with figures and such like. A brief mention, how-
ever, is due to the great showing made by the two meetings
of the Monmouth Park Association. Less than twenty days'
racing, and giving in that time in purses and stakes nearly
$140,000. Shall any one attempt to belittle the industry of
the turf after such an exhibit as this ?

Walton, the plunger, having learned all this prosperity of
the national sport in Jersey, has purchased a large farm three
miles nearer to Long Branch village than Monmouth Park,
on which a mile track has been laid out with a view, so the
story goes, of running an opposition racecourse, but if the
truth is known, it will doubtless be found that the wily
Theodore with his customary astuteness (?) has not the
slightest intention of "bucking his head against a stone wall,"
and is only securing private training grounds for the stable
of horses he now has, and which he is constantly Jand quietly
adding to all the time.

Catalogues, or rather lists, of the three great sales of year-
lings in Kentucky this spring are out. They are to be held a
trifle earlier this year, and those who wish to attend the Lex-
ington and Louisville races can do so, and the sales as well;
the Runnymede sale of Bowen & Co. leads off on May 18
(Friday). The Swigert sale at the North Elkhorn farm, re-
named the Elemendorf, follows on the next day, Saturday,
and the famous old Woodburn, where the Alexanders will
be the hosts, has its annual on Monday, May 21. The Louis-
ville races begin the next day, which makes the arrangement
a good one for'all parties.

Tour former townsman, Geo. M. Pinney, is just now figur-
ing very prominently in the courts here in connection with a
suit for libel he has entered against two young brokers.
His former troublous experiences in "Frisco" have doubt-
less familiarized him with the devious ways of justice, and
he should hold his own, if practice makes perfect, in any
contest of this sort which he undertakes.

Morse and his Passion Play are also very much before the
public, and the chances are that the unfortunate Salmi will
be once more obliged to lay on tha shelf his sacrilegious
play, for New Yorkers appear to want none of it.

John McCullough and a New Haven dominie were nearly
in collision in that city a few days ago by reason of an affront
to one of the ladies of the company through the stupid mis-
take of a waiter, but the matter blew over and no one was
hurt.

Quite a lucky circumstance happened to your correspond-
ent on the occasion of last writing. The regular mail for
California closes at the general post office at 4:30 p.m. It is
my custom to send letters by the supplementary mail from
the New York Central Railroad depot at 8:45 p. m. On the
evening in question I just missed this mail by a few minutes,
and as this meant twenty-four hours' detention I was cor-
respondingly out of humor that night. But on hearing next
day of the destruction of the postal car by fire and all its
contents, I found out what a fortunate mischance it was.

Pacific.

THE KENNEL.

New Arrivals. — Quite an addition was made to the stock
of sporting dogs by the importation by Mr. S. Tyler of Santa
Monica of a pair of fine Irish setters. They are handsome
animals and have a proud pedigree. . The bitch has two
strains of Rory O'More, one of Rufus and Plunkett. The
dog is sired by a son of Berkeley out of the imported bitch
Pearl, the winner of the Queen's cup at the bench show at
Birmingham, England. She was imported by Wm. King of
Minneapolis, familiarly known as "Bill" King, the prime
mover in arranging the mammoth fairs for which Minneapo-
lis is noted.

Coursing Postfon"bd. — On account of the storm the
coursing match which was to have taken place at Dixon
Monday was postponed until February 22. The dogs were
drawn for the match in Dixon on Friday last, and on Satur-
day pools were sold, Leake's Blue Jacket, the winner of the
last match, being first choice, and Hollingsworth's Snip, sec-
ond. Fifteen dogs are entered, and the pairs will stand as
drawn until the match comes off — no more entries being al-
lowed.

A Capital Show. — It is contemplated to hold a bench
show in Washington, D. C, commencing February 2d or 3d,
at the Rink, which is in every way well adapted for the pur-
pose. There is every probability that the gentlemen inter-
ested in the subject will carry it into effect; and if they do
the valuable services of Mr. Lincoln will be secured as super-
intendent. A show in Washington ought to be a success.

Bench Show in New York. — The Westminster Kennel
Club have secured the Madison Square Garden for their
show of 1S83, and will hold it in; May. A very attractive
programme will be offered, and everything done to make it
even a more brilliant success than their previous shows.

Death of Gladsome. — Captain Foster has lost by death
his celebrated dog Gladsome by Gladstone.

ATHLETICS.

Harmon and Gibson. — Fred Harmon and Chas. F. Gibson
ran a 150-yard race at Santa Cruz last Saturday, for $500 a
side. Gibson won by two feet in 15J seconds. Harmonthought
he had an easy race and did not get into first-class condition.
The genius who edits the San Jose Mercury gave the time of
the race as 14£ seconds, bnt this was to be expected from a
country newspaper. The gentleman should spend 15 cents
for a Clipper almanac and use it and he will not cut records
with such a ruthless hand in the future.

The 100-yard match between Haley and Masterson will be
decided this afternoon at the old Recreation grounds, the
only available place in the city at this time of the year.
They are said to be in good condition, and both are reported
to feel confident of winning the race easily. That's a good
feeling to begin with, and will help to make the struggle a
hot one. They are both fast enough to run 100 yards in the
best of amateur company, and if Myers or Brooks come out
here this season they will make a good showing with either
of the two Eastern champions. The entries in the open hun-
dred include Jones of Placerville, Slater and Hawes of the
Olympic Club, Bobby Robinson of the University and Harris;
all expecting to win first. The track has been prepared
specially for the occasion, and is said to be a good one.

At the annual meeting of the Alameda County Sportsmen's
Club, Isaac Upham was elected President, W. W. Haskell was
elected Vice-President, Frank L. Fowler, Secretary, and W.
D. Heaton, Treasurer. It was resolved that shooting at Mal-
lard Station cease between the hours of 5 p. m. and 5 a. m.

1883

3£l*je ifrBftflJaf «ttd j^pjottsmatt.

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POULTRY.

How Fowls Grind Their Food.

On this subject S. Edward Todd discourses
as follows:

FowU have no teeth to grind or masticate
their food with, and the best they can do with
it is to pick it and swallow it whole. Kernels
of grain are swallowed by them, and as they
are surrounded by a tough pellicle or skin,
which the juice of the stomach of the animal
will not readily dissolve or digest, they could
obtain no nourishment at all from fhe grain
if this tough pellicle was not broken.

Now, if we dissect the gizzard of a fowl of
any kind, we find a lot of small gravel stones,
which are usually the hardest kind of flint,
granite or sand stone. Surely here is a pocket
addition of farm grist mills.

Fowls swallow their food, broken or not,
and it enters the crop or first stomach and re-
mains in it until it becomes softened more or
less, when a small quantity at a time, just as
grain runs into a grist mill, is forced into the
gizzard among the gravel stones. This giz-
zard is a strong, muscular stomach, and plays
night and day when there is grist to grind,
similar to a bellows, contracting at times,
thus forcing the gravel stones into the grain
and breaking it into fragments and triturating
the whole mass, after which it is in a suitable
condition to be quickly digested.

Followed a Friend's Advice.

New York. — Messrs. Gordon & Chase,
proprietors of the well known Phcenis Stables,
East Twenty-seventh street, and who owned
the trotter Tom Sackffolk, state that after
trotting an eight mile heat race, their horse
strained his near hind leg, so that next morn-
ing he could not touch his foot to the floor.
The animal suffered severely, and after a
month's treatment by a leading veterinarian,
was no better. A friend advised St. Jacobs
Oil, which was tried, and effected a complete
cure. The gentlemen further state, that in
their forty years experience, they have found
nothing that can compare with the Oil as a

cure.

♦

It seldom pays to keep hens the third year.
With age they become fat, lazy, and unpro-
ductive, get diseased and die. Though they
may not stop laying if well cared for, still they
are not profitable layers, and their flesh is not
as valuable as that of younger birds. In all
cases there should be a succession of pullets
for the pro'ductiou of eggs, and to be fattened
off as they cease laying. But if chickens are
not wanted for sale, they are wanted to re-
new the stock of hens, as no one can deny the
expediency of having pullets to add yearly to
the old stock, so that no cock or hen shall be
keptlonger than three years. — Poultry Month-

%■ _____

Brown's Bronchial Troches for

Coughs and Colds: "The only article of the
kind which has done me good service. I want
nothing better." — Rev. R. H. Craig, Olisville,
y. Y. Sold only in boxes. Price 25c.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote : Best City Extra, 85 60&35 75;
Superfine, S5@$5 25; 'Interior Extra, $4 76@$5 25;
Interior Superfine, S3 75(5®* ^ bbl.

WHEAT — There have been some large transactions
during the week on shipping account on the basis of
$1 80 ■£> ctl., which is considered to be a high figure ;
Recent sales are No. 1, SI 80; do, fair shipping SI 72J;
do, Sonora SI 77£; No. 1 White, March, SI 84@S1 84i.

BARLEY — The market in this grain is not very-
steady: Recent sales are No. 1 Feed, January, SI 22$;
do, February, SI 23J; do, March, SI 25; do, May,
SI 25; do, April, SI 25; Brewing, SI 37@S1 37£ per
ctl.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 70@S1 75; Good, SI 75®
SI 80; Choice, SI B5£$l 90 ^ ctl. Eastern, SI 65 q?
ctl.

RYE— Business dull. Quotable at 31 65@$1 75 for
fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $27lS/$29 ^ ton; Cracked
Com, S35 ¥> ton. Shorts, 318^320 $» ton. Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to tbe trade at S32 50 ty ton, less
the usual discount. Middlings, S23@$25 £- ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, 813®8H 50 ; Wheat,. S16&317 ;
Wild Oat, 314 50^.316 80; Mixed, Sll(5313 #> ton.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 18i@19Ac;California
Hama, 15j@16c for plain, 15£(£)16c for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16*@17c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 14&@16c for heavy and me-
dium, and 163@lCic for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 15®15£c; Pork, 320^321 for Extra Prime, $23 50
@24 for Prime Mess, S25 50®26 for Mess,S2C 50 for

clear and S27S27 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, 516^
318 #' bbl; Mess beef, SIC for bbls and $8 50 for bf
bbls ; Extra Mess Beef, S17 for bbls and S8 76 for half
bis; Family Beef. S18&18 60 p bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 13iJil4c ptb . r-

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 30£>50c for common
and75c&31 25 J? bx for good; Lemons, $7(£#8 per
box for Sicily and $5®S6 for Malaga; California
Lemons, 82 50 per box; Limes, $9&$10 per
box for Mexican; Bananas, SI 60«33 p' bunch; Mex-
ican Oranges $20^330 t> thousand; California, 82 50
KS4 60 t> box; Pineapples, S&.O.S9 t* doz, New crop
Western Cranberries are offering at$15;<?317 -p bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash. 35
®38 ^ ton; Carrots, 30®50c; Turnips, 75c « 31;
Cauliflower, 75c;aSl 4? dozen; Cabbage, 75c®3l &
ctl; Garlic, 3Jc ^ lb; Celery, 60c & doz;
Mushrooms, 8c per lb; Dried Okra, 15® 20c; Dry
Peppers, 12$®15c & fb.

POTATOES— River Red. 7G;«;90c; Early Rose, 90c
(£31 05; Tomales and Petaluma, 31®31 25 ty lb.
ONIONS— Fancy lota. 81; Good, 75®90c ^ctl.
BEANS— Bayos S4^34 50; Butter, 33® 33 25 for
small and S3 20®83 30 for large; Lima. S3 50®S3 75;
Pea, S3 26^33 37i; Pink, 83 255v$3 50; Red. S3 25® 83 30;
small White, 33 25®$3 37$; large White, $2 75®33
*? ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 26*®27c;
choice, 25®26;fair to good, 22®24c; inferior lots
from country stores, 17®22c; firkin, 25®26c for
good to choice, and 20®23c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 22*®24; Eastern, 18®22c ® lb.

CHEESE— Fairly steady. California, 14®15c for
choice; 11® 13 for fair togood;do, factory, in boxes,
S14®16; Eastern, 16®17c:
EGGS— California, 34®36c;

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 14®16c; do
Hens. 14®16c; do dressed, 16®19c; Roosters, 86 60
®S7forold and S7 50® 89 for young; Hens S7
®38; Broilers, 36®37, according to size; Ducks
89®S11 & dozen; Geese, $2®32 50 ^ pair.

GAME— Light demand. Quail, 81 W dozen;
Mallard Ducks, 32 25®32 50; Sprigs, SI 50®S2;
Canvasback, S2 50®33; Brandt, SI 25® 1 60; Gray
Geese $2®S3; White Geese, 81 25®31 50; Honk-
ers, S4®34 50; Snipe, $1 75®S2 for English and
50®75c for common; Teal, 75c® 31; Widgeon,
Sl®31 25; HaTe, SI 75®S2 25; Rabbita, SI 25®
SI 75.

WOOL— No change in prices. We quote
fall: San Joaquin and coast, 8®12c; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, ll®12c; Northern Fall,
free, 15®20c; Northern Fall, defective. ll®15c;North-
ern fall, Lamb, 15®20c; free Mountain, ll®16c.
Eastern Oregon, 10®23c; Valley Oregon, 22®26c. We
quote spring California $> lb 14®20c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection,
19c ^ H>; culls one third less, and Mexican
Hides lc ^ lb less. Dry Kip, 19c; Dry Calf,
20®22c; Salted Steers, over 55 lbs, lie & lb; Steers
and Cows, medium, 10c; light do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to
30 lbs. lie; Salted Calf, 14® 16c Tp lb; Salted Veal, 12}
®15c; Sheep Skins, 25®30c for Shearlings; 30
®50c for short, 60®90c for medium, and Sl®81 35
apeice for long wool and wool skins. Butchertown
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 7}c®81c & lb for rendered
and ll®12c for refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS — Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 9® 10c; medium grade, 7}®8c; in-
ferior, 5^®6$c p lb.
VEAL— Large Calves, 8® 9c; small onea, 9® 10c

Iplb.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5i®6c and Ewes
at 5®5Ac$J lb, according to quality.
LAMB— Quotable at 6*®7c $> lb.
PORK— Live Hoga, 6$®6jc for hard and 6$c®6i
for soft; dressed do 9®9£c $> lb for hard grain

H A YKKI/VS < -Al.IFO RMA THEATER.

J. H. HAVERLY Proprietor

FREDERICK W. BERT Manager

8S" THe reading Theater "SS
Haverly'B attractions do not play on Sunday Evening.

AN ARABIAN NIGHT'S DREAM. GORGEOUS
revival of J. H. Haverly's Spectacular pageant,

MICHAEL ^<| T R O G O F TT1
ICHAEL ^< T R O G O F W
H'HAEE JO TROGOFX

HAVERLY'S NEW YORK THEATER COMPANY

Tin1 Great Cornalba, the Girards, the New
Grand Ballet.

NEW SCENERY. NEW COSTUMES.

ARIEL. The Flying Dancer. ARIEL.

©^- Nearly three hundred people required for this
magnificent production. Twenty horses and a band of
Tartar trumpeters.

Secure "Vour Seats In Advance.

A\>fr%^j§gRBKys,

J20SAN50MEST

ALBERT W.
By Electioneer. His Dam Sister to Aurora by John Nelson.
YP%£ffiS?^S&i£8SSSt.&E832a THE 15TH 0F ™*™»<-. »». **3

TER31S, $200 THE SEASON.

MONEY PAYABLE BEFORE THE MARE IS TAKEN AWAY. GOOD PASTURAGE AT 85 PER
month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
No. 320 Saneome street, San Francisco, Cal.

A. WALDSTEIN.

MAMBRINO

Trotting Stallion ABBOTSFORD.

(Record at Six Years old, 2:21£.)

PEDIGREE.

B

Y WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG COLUMBUS. WOODFORD
Mambrino by Mambriuo Chief, his dam Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief. His own record Is 2 -21 X and there
are a large number of bis get m the 2:30 list. Among them : Abbottsford ,U :'J1 4 ; Couvov 2-2"v Ma-ent l
2 :24>5 ; Lady McFatridge, 2:29 ; Dacia, 2 ;29>$ ; George A. Ayer, 2 :30. 6 '

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated mares owned by Robert Bonner—
Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a runniug mute, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted" two miles in i -27 ',
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in2:l9rS,. Woodford Mambrino is also the sire of Prineeps'
the sire of Trinket; record,2:M. Woodbine is also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus the
sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so that on both sides of the house there are
imtuMe performers. Abbotsford is a rich rosewood brown, 15% hands, and of very high form His get are very
promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for yearlings in 1861, and every one which has
been put in training has shown good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal. Mares not proving in foal can be re-
turned the following season free of charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B. Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season com-
mencing February 15th and ending June 1st, 1SS3. For full history see the issue of BBEEDEK AN1> SPORTS-
MAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BAYLIS, Agent,

SAN MATEO, CAL.

ANTEEO.

D

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY 6TH, 1879; BRED BY JOSEPH
Cairn S impBon, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

;,.'«ii

Win,'

T1 ^-^ ^T f» CTT* f">

The Breeder and Sportsman.

VOLUME 1 COMPLETE.
July 1st to December 31st, 1882.

The publishers offer for sale a few copies, neatly bound, in book
form, with index.

PRICE $5.00.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd " Y ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, bv imported Trustee.

6th " Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charlea.

Cth " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— Bv imported Medley.

sth " By Imported Centlnol.

Bth " By Murk Antlmnv.

10th " Bv imported Janus.

11th " By imported Monkev.

1-th " Ry imported MhiTrve.

lath " By Spanker.

See Bruce'e American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 70.

Will make the ensuing season, LSW, from February 15th to June lsth, at the Oakland Trotting Tank. Terms
$50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON

Oakland or 508 Montgomery St., S. F.

ADVERTISE IN THE BREEDER AND SPOI

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Jan 13

FISH.

Trout Tickling-— How to Do It.

Not tickle a trout ! Not tickle a ! Well, what next ?

Why, the only real, true, and certain way of filling a creel
on a hot Julv afternoon is by the same "tickling." I don't
mean to say that it is right, particularly if you tell tarradid-
dles about "it afterwards; but depend on't it is to be done,
and is done, worse luck ! in every fronting country in En-
gland. Oddly enough, I never heard much of it in Scot-
land.

Suppose a low, bright, broken stream, with lots of big
stones in its bed, a blazing hot day, and as much chance of
catching a sword-fish as a trout by any other means.
Nothing to eat at Withypool but the eternal eggs and bacon,
and the certainty that somebody or another is "at it" every
day of the week. "We'll do it ! Walking down to the stream,
we" heave rocks and handfuls of gravel into every likely
stickle and hover, causing the astonished trout to ram them-
selves headforemost under the big stones and into the rat
holes in a paroxysm of abject terror. Now, off with your
coat and waistcoat, roll your sleeves up to the shoulder, and
splash into the pool as noisily as you can. Where shall we
begin ? There is a big boulder in about two feet of water,
which looks from the contour of that side as if there might
be a hollow place under it. Down on your knees before it.
Gently, gently feel your way down the side. Yes, there is a
vacancy under it, into which you slide your two hands as
gingerly as if you were trying to steal the cheese out of a rat
trap, the palms a little turned upward, and the fingers slight-
ly bent. Aha! What is that, that brushes the right palm
with a touch as light as a kiss? Wait a bit. Yes, now comes
the steady sweeping play of what can only be the tail of a
noble trout, backward and forward over your immovable
palm. Gently, gently close the finger and thumb above it;
lightly touch "the body of the fish, softly as falling snow-
flakes* till you come to another pair of fins, then pause a
little, this abominable pair of fins are rather difficult to pass.
Shall I try with my right hand, or shall I, still feeling them

with it, pass my left at once beyond them till I come to

aha! what is this again? This is not the wavy movement of
a fin; this must be the steady regular play of the gill covers;
and so, letting them lightly touch niy finger and thumb once
or twice to make sure of my position, contract them with
one strong squeeze. A moment's paralysis, and out with
your beauty, high up into the air, to flounce and flutter in
the heather on the bank. Ah! it is pleasant, this playing
with the unseen, and soft and dainty is the speckled skin to
the judicious tickler, who lets the trout touch him rather
more than he touches the trout. Should you doubt this be-
ing an interesting form of sport, get an adept to do it before
you, and, seating yourself on a neighboring stone, watch his
expressive countenance cocked up, blinking sunward, and
mark every gleam and gloom, joy, despair, hope, doubt and
triumph, as they chase each other across it, as they do over
that of a blind musician developing deep sympathies out of
the {to him) invisible organ, tamed into melody by his dain-
ty fingers; and you will never doubt more, but roll up your
sleeves incontinently, and "wade in." There are many other
forms of tickling suited to heavier waters and heavier trout,
forms only too deadly among the long, waving weed masses
of a Hampshire chalk stream, or the hollowed-out banks of a
Wiltshire grayling brook. But even I, given to poaching as
I have been from my youth up, would hesitate to profane
such sanctuaries.

It is an art that all travelers should understand, as it might
serve them in good stead at a pinch; and, poaching though
it be, given a small steam, swarming with small fish, the
proper weather, the impossibility of catching fish in any
other way, and the absolute necessity of having fish, and the
thing is not so bad — possibly all the better for beging a wee
bit naughty. — Ex.

■*

Trout Breeding.

Mr. Levi Hodges, of Hartford, Conn., recently gave a prac-
tical lecture on trout breeding to a large and appreciative
audience. His experience in fish culture during the past ten
years has been large and useful. From this essay we quote:

"A trout breeder, to be successful, must be in earnest, and
must spend a great deal of time and labor. He must have a
stream of pure water, and be sure there is plenty of water
during the hot season; the ponds should be located on high
ground, and securely guarded against freshets. The hatching
house should be about 16x40 feet, which would be large
enough for 100,000 eggs. The ponds should be small, and
about four to six feet deep. There should be a small pond in
the hatching house for the very young fish, as, when placed
in the other ponds, millions are lost every year. Great pains
should be taken to make the ponds secure. The hatching
boxes should be on the north side of the house, where the sun
cannot reach them. The eggsare at first colorless, but change
to a straw color. The eggs will hatch Jhemselves by being
placed in water ; spring water is the best. The hatching
trough should be divided into nests, and will hold from 500 to
5,000 eggs. The greatest trouble while hatching is experi-
enced from the sunlight sediment in water and rats and mice,
which eat thousands of the eggs. The larger fish are males
and the smaller ones females; care should be taken not to
dispose of all the small fish. The breeder has little trouble
during the late spring and summer, and large fish can be
raised with little trouble. The eggs, when shipped, should be
packed in moss, and can be safely sent 1,000 miles. The
small fish can be sent in water — a gallon holding thousands —
and in warm weather ice should be used to keep the water
cool. The question is asked: 'Does it pay?' It takes time
and labor, like ever3*thiug else; but any fanner can easily
raise plenty of fine trout for his own use, at little cost." The
speaker, when questioned, stated that trout caught in his own
pond were not as good to eat as the trout caught in running
brooks. Mr. Hodges exhibited eggs in different stages of
hatching, and young fish recently hatched."

As Interesting Ceremony.— Last Sunday, says the
Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise, a deputation of hading citizens of
Austin marched to the Reese river, headed by a fife and
drum, and after a prayer by the chaplain, committed to the
waters of the stream four white bass, sent to the authorities
of Lander county by State Fish Commissioner Parker. After
the fishes were duly launched iii their native element, a clos-
ing hymn was sung, and the procession returned to town.
An Austin statistician who figured upon the probable in-
ereaae of the plant at the end of four years was the □

ed insane by a commission of physicians and will be

sent i i tl - I cine Asylum at Beno. In his ravings the

mathematician talks <>{ millions on millions of bass crowding

tho ■ hole length and breadth of Keese river, and olamors for

■ ountv Commissioner to at once take steps for setting

the banks of the stream in order to make room for the

i of fish he can see still coming.

Effect of Cold on- Bat Fishes. — After the first cold snap
striped bass and porgies left the waters of Barnegat Bay and
went up Tom's River where they were found lying along the
sunny shores in a numb condition, so much so that they
were caught by the inhabitants with crab nets and even with
the hand. This condition of affairs lasted for several days,
and thousands were taken up by men and boys.

Says the Herald: A curiosity in the shape of a fish was on
exhibition at an Albany fish and vegetable market yesterday.
It was about a foot long, had two legs, a Roman nose orna-
mented with a curved arrangement that looked as if it might
be intended to hang up by, and a wicked looking mouth
formed of two semi-circles of a shell-like substance, strong
and sharp. It arrived among a lot of smaller fish and excited
a good deal of attention, though no one knew exactly to what
species it belonged. The Reno Gazette says of another curios-
ity: They have a fish at BoUnas which* puzzles the native
experts. It came ashore at Eskeet's beach, and measures
twenty-eight feet four inches from head to tail, and five feet
through. The fishermen say that it is neither whale nor
shark, and that they never saw the species before.

Be careful to put back all the small fish, and encourage
others to do the same. There is no telling the beneficial
effects of one angler advising another to obey the law. It is
to my notion better than enforcing it. Every true member of
the craft should feel himself to be a kind of river keeper, and
by the law of kindness and example stimulate those feelings
that would teach all men to become faithful disciples of the
rod. There is nothing more sweet in the journey of life
than gently breaking down the rugged paths and making
rough places plain, and amongst anglers, especially, there
exists such a brotherhood that the practice of those feelings
can easily become manifest. — Angler.

A salmon fishery has been started at the mouth of the
Salinas river by a party of Monterey capitalists. They are
making a good catch and are shipping large numbers of fish
to market every day.

Lots of salmon trout are being caught at Duncan's mills.
One man recently brought in 200 pounds of these fish.

The cold weather during the holidays kept all the anglers
at home and there is not much to report of their doing.

There has not been much luck with the flounders in Oak-
land creek lately.

To Teach a Horse How to Back and to Lead.

Take him to the top of a rather steep piece of ground,
stand his hind feet down the slope, throw the bridle reins
over the neck, place yourself in front, and take hold of them
on each side of the head close up to the bit. Now press the
bit against the side of the mouth, and speak gently — "back,
back" — and the horse will soon learn to do this. Next, take
him to the top of the ground not quite so steep and pursue
the same course. When the horse has learned to back readi-
ly down hill, he can be taken on to level ground to do it. As
soon as this lesson is well taught, harness him to a light,
empty wagon, and go through the same course. When com-
pleted, jump into the wagon, take the reins in hand, pull on
them, at the same time speaking to him, "back, back," and
thus keep up the discipline till the animal is perfect in it. If
he has a mate, after both are well instructed, they can be
harnessed together and drilled till perfect in backing.

Three things, as above stated, must be strictly observed:
First, to place the horse with his back down descending
ground; second, when harnessed, let it be to a light, empty
wagon, which requires the least possible effort to back it;
third, be perfectly kind to the horse, speak gently, pat it on
the neck, stroke down its face with the hand, and on no ac-
count strike it. As soon as the horse understands what is
wanted of him, he will do it with alacrity. It is not from
ill-temper or stubbornness that a horse does not back at once
when spoken to; it is from sheer ignorance. He does not
know what is wanted, or to do it, until gently taught.

A second method is to harness the horse to another well
broken to back, and set the hind end of the wagon on a
sloping piece of ground, and follow the directions above, or
jump into the wagon and take the reins in hand; but it is
better to discipline alone at first, as above.

To teach a horse to lead, let a man or boy take the end of
the bridle in hand and gently pull on it, while another holds
out a dish with grain or meal in it. The horse will then ad-
vance to it. Now let him nibble a small quantity, then move
with the dish a little further in front, and so keep on till he
is taught to lead well. He can also be taught by putting him
alongside of another horse which leads easily. He ought to
be rather hungry when thus drilled, so he will come up
eagerly to the dish of grain. — Rural New Yorker.

An Extraordinary Surgical Operation.

A recent extraordinary surgical operation has created quite
a sensation here. A young waiter in one of the cafes bet he
could swallow a spoon after the manner of those mounte-
banks who swallow swords. Unfortunately the spoon, al-
though nine inches long, slipped from between his fingers
and descended into the pit of his stomach. Unsuccessful
efforts were made to regain it by means of an instrument
passed down the esophagus. The man was then removed to
the Hospital Lariboisien, where the eminent surgeon, Dr.
Felizel, successfully performed the operation of opening the
stomach by means of an incision and extracting the spoon
therefrom.

The stomach had previously been dilated by means of
vapor of ether. This delicate operation lasted three -quarters
of an hour, during which time the patient was kept under
the influence of chloroform. What with hisstomach full of
ether and his brain full of chloroform, he must have been in
a funny state. At last accounts he was doing remarkably
well, and the doctors think he will be able to leave the hos-
pital in a few days. Remarkable as this case may seem, it is
not the only one of the kind. The medical records cite
numerous instances of persons swallowing forks, spoons, a
bar of lead weighing nearly a pound, and a long list of things
so extraordinary that to enumerate them would seem like a
too reckless flight of imagination, and of their successfully
being relieved of these indigestible articles, either in a nat-
ural way or by the help of surgery. — Paris Cor.

We have received the Christmas number of the S. F.
Breeder and Sportsman, which contains a beautiful colored
picture of the famous horse Albert W, by Electioneer, sister
to Aurora by John Nelson, and owned by Mr. Waldstein, of
San Francisco. With this number is also a lifelike picture
of two boys in trouble, both seated on a lively but gentle
horse, holding the horse's mane, having lost their hold of
the halter, which dropped down between the- animal's fore-
legs. The two little chaps look badly scared, while the
horse thinks he is traveling in a good trot to suit, and two
little barking followers think it is fun.— Yreha Journal.

Farming at Westminster, Cal.

I would like to give you some figures on the actual points
of farming in Westminster. We have so many fancy sketches
of the profitableness of various productions in Southern Cal-
ifornia, that it is a relief to turn from expectations and
dreams of future possibilites to real life and cash returns.
Here is a balance sheet of one of our best stock farmers, from
January 1st, 1SS2, to December 18th, 1882, a little less than
one year. He has had the assistance of his son of fifteen
years, and his wife has been assisted by her daughters of six-
teen and eleven years. The credit side gives the actual
money returns, including also forty tons of hay more than he
began the year with, and which he does not expect to use.
The debit side shows that he had eight head of cattle less
than he began the year with, of which four died, so that he
has only reduced his stock four by sales. He is also carrying
S30 less of stock hogs. The labor hired could have been
done by himself, but he was occupied in making permanent
improvements at the time:

HEXRY STEPHENS, JAN. 1ST TO DEC. 18TH.

Cr.

Beef cattle, sold §258 80

Hay, sold i>2 00

Butter, sold 480 55

Fruit, sold : 53 00

Extra hay, sold 320 00

Hogs, fat and stock, sold 723 00

Pasturage 53 00

Total $2267 35

Dr.

Reduction in cattle 5350 00

Reduction in stock bogs 30 00

Labor hired 60 00

Total $340 U0

Net Profits $1927 35

As he farms only sixty acres out of eighty acres, the other
twenty acres being only useful for wild feed en the defective
land, the profit per acre is over $30, and he is certainly mak-
ing a comfortable living. The profit per acre is far below the
profits of oranges and raisins and orchard fruit culture, as fig-
ured on paper, or that may be fairly expected in future. But
many a pure horticulturist would like to exchange some of
the poetry of his business for a division of this pocket-book.
And it might be wisdom on the part of many to combine
these two forms of farming, fruit and stock, as can be done in
Westminster. They can thus take the profit together at once,
and by and by combine both profits, or dispose of the smaller
one or the least suited to their tastes. I have given you an
example of a pure stock farm. Some of our corn-land farm-
ers could, I understand, double these figures. — C'or. Anaheim
Gazelle.

The Interesting Texas Centipede.

This interesting insect is not so much celebrated for its
amiability of disposition as for its good looks, but, at the
same time, we cannot recommend it either as a parlor orna-
ment or as a toy for a child to play with, unless it is a second-
hand child that no one has any particular use for. Centi-
pedes are different sizes, but they are all made after pretty
much the same pattern. They are made up of about one-
third sting, one-third bite and one-third general cussedness.
They are casemated with a shell that is as hard as the bark
of a boarding-house cranberry pie. The length of the centi-
pede varies very much, but if a centipede grants to get a men-
tion in a local paper he has to stretch himself out to about
nine inches in length. We have never read of one that
measured less. His body, which is a succession of flat joints,
is not much broader than an ordinary man's finger. The
centipede is built on the iron-clad system, although it does
not make quite as much noise as the English fleet bombarding
Alexandria. In fact, the centipede is not musical at all, but
if it happens to crawl over a man it will make him very musi-
cal immediately.

Its head or bow, comparing it to an ironclad, is armed
with'a pair of pincers, which, besides being as venomous as
the editor of a party organ, can bite the end off an iron safe.
Each side is armed with about forty short legs, and each leg
is armed with a sting like that of a wasp. The centipede ter-
minates in a pair of hooks, which, like its pincers, are red
hot, so we have been told by an innocent young man who
undertook to pick it up by its stem. When a centipede an-
chors his head in the fleshy anatomy of ahuman being, throws
out his two grappling irons from his rear, and then draws his
eighty odd, very odd, claws together, it will bring tears to the
heart of an Irish landlord to see how the little pet holds.

The bite of the centipede rarely causes death, but it makes
the bitten party wish he were dead for a short time, at least,
and leaves an ugly sore. The statement that the bite of a
centipede does not cause death is liable to correction. The
centipede is very apt to become a "remains " after it bites a
person, as there is quite a prejudice against it. For this rea-
son it is very much secluded in its habits, living in retirement
among the rocks of old buildings. Its diet is believed to be
insects that are not so heavily armed and iron-clad. Why
the centipede was created in the first place, and what good
purpose it serves, are profound mysteries to the ordinary in-
tellect.

One evening about dusk a Texas gentleman of a scientific
turn of mind was sitting on his front gallery, when his atten-
tion was called to an extraordinary meteorological concatena-
tion, as circus men say. A peculiar-shaped cloud seemed to
reach down from the sky and then draw itself up again, very
much after the manner of those cyclonic clouds in Iowa.
The gentleman was very much interested in this meteorolog-
ical perturbation, which he attributed at first to atmospheric
influences, when it occurred to him that the peculiar cloud
or water-spout might be nearer than the distant horizon. He
took off his hat and found that his surmise was correct.
Fastened to the rim of the hat by its hind claws was a beauti-
ful centipede, about nine inches long. The peculiar meteoro-
logical phenomena were produced by the insect drawing itself
up and letting itself down in its efforts to find a nose or some
other feature to hang on to in order to facilitate its descent.
As the gentleman had a comparatively short nose the insect
was foiled. It died shortly afterward by the gentleman acci-
dentally stepping on it about a dozen consecutive times with
the heel of his boot.

As we have already stated, centipedes are comparatively
rare in the well-settled portion of Texas, being usually found
in a bottle of alcohol on the showcase of some druggist who
has a taste for the beautiful. In this particular centipedes
differ from some men: They are much more peaceful and
harmless when in liquor than otherwise. With centipedes,
as with Indians, the only good ones are those that are dead. —
Texas Sif tings.

The last number of the Breeder axd Sportsman" is a
splendid one. It contains a colored lithograph of Albert W, a
noted trotter. The same number contains a charming litho-
graph, "Boys in Trouble." Joe Simpson is making his jour-
nal one of the best published. — Sutler Farmer.

1883

glie

Irccdtt" and, gporftsmxn.

Woonsocket Rubber Co.'s Agency.
GOODYEAR'S M. R S. CO.

ALWAYS OS HAND, A FCIX SrPPLY OF THE

Celebrated Woonsocket Farming and Mining Boots,

ALSO, THE

Celebrated "Wales Goodyear Arctics," Rubber

Shoes, etc.

All Orders Promptly Filled at the Very Lowe Market Rates.

JAMES W. DOLAN,

AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

414 AND 416 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO

FACTORIES— Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and Naucatuok, Connect-
icut.

EASTERN OFFICES-80 and 82 Reade Street, New York, and
69 and 71 Pearl Street, Boston.

JOS. BANIGAN, General Agent.

C. x • xv« Xv»

TIME SCHEDULE

" Tips and Toe-Weights."

* ■ . - ■
A NATURAL AND PLAIN METHOD OF HORSE-SHOEING:

WITH

AN APPENDIX TREATING OF THE ACTION OF THE RACE-HORSE AND
TROTTER AS SHOWN BY INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOE AND SIDE-WEIGHTS.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

-(AUTHOK OF "HOKSE POETE AITUEE.")

' Bound-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long." — Shakespeare.

In Press, and will lie Published about tl»e first of January, 1883. "^3

Improved Horse ClothinG.

becured. Dy Letters .Patent reissued mar. 29, i88i'.

*■

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

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

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and hind legB of the an-
imal, front fastenings FQ.and the permanent Btraps
or bands E, substantially ag and for the purpose herein
described.

3. The blanket or covering A, with Its extensions B,
permanent gecurinj;-handsE, and the front fastenings
FG, in combination with the elastic neck-extension II,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J. in Combination with the
elastic connecting-strip I, substantially as deflcrlbatL
and fur the pur pone set forth.

6. The close-fitting hi.Hxl. J, having the elastic band L
beneath the jaws, so that they maybe allowed to move
v. Lthout disturbing the lit, and adapted t-> be secured to
the cover by means of straps, substantially as herein
described.

G. The improvement in coverinp-blankrts f«ir ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap i ,
and permanent straps or bands fixed to it to secure It
around the body, wherein the use uf liH.se Burclnglen is
avoided, substantially as herein described.

The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on
a royalty. Apply to the patentee,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON,

MAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

* 3:00 p :

* 4:00 f :
8:00 a :
3;30 p :
8:00 A :

* 4 :00 P :
9:30 A :
4:30 P :
8.-00 a :

* 4:00 P :
8:00 A :

* 3:30 p :
t 8:00 A :

* 4:00 p :
8:00 a ]
8:00 a :

10:00 a :
3:00 F :

*5:O0p i
3:30 p :
5:30 P 2
8.-00 a :
8:00 A ]
8:00 A i
3:30 p I

'4:00 P !
8:00 A 2
3:00P 2

fc8K» A 3
8:00 a :

'4:00 P :
3:30 P 1
8:00 A :

DESTINATION.

..Antioch and Martinez..

....Calistoga and Napa

. I Deming, El Paso J Express...
. ( ana East $ Emigrant
. ( Gait and \ via Livermore.
. ( Stockton )" via Martinez .,

....lone _ ..

....Knight's Landing

" " iSundaye only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton

....Madera and Fresno

....Merced

....Marvsville and Chico..
....Niles and Hav wards. .

j Ogden and ) Express

( East (Emigrant

..Redding and Red Bluff

(Sacramento U£ Berne™""

..Sacramento River Steamers.
..San Jose .....

..Tehama and Willows..
_VaUejo

{Sundays only..

..Virginia City..
.."Woodland.

BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTlCtT.

Passenger Trains leave from an. I arrive at San Fran-
Cisco Passenger Depot Ton nsend street.betweenThird
and Fourth streets! as follows:

DESTINATION.

I

t 6 £0 A SI "1

I

San Mateo. Redwood and
Meulo Park.

'■J-\ if

9:05 am
•10*2 a si

3:37 p si
* $4H PM

6:02 P X

I Santa Clara, San Jose and) ! ■ 10:02 a m
• 3 :30 p m , f Principal Way Stations. 1

.' u f
• si J

-.10 P SI

•10:10 a M

n2:AQ p M
7:40 p M
11 10 a m

•10:10 A si
7:W P SI
2:40 P M
7:10 a M
5:10 p 31 I

•12:40 p si
5:40 P M
11:10 a M

2:40 p m
5:40 p m

1 8:40 a SI
2:10 P Si

•12:40 p M
5:40 p st
5:40 p si
3:10 p 31
9:40 A 31

1 8:40 a 31

11:10 a 31
6:10 A 31
5:10 P it
5:40 p it
7:40 p st

11:10 a m

* 6:00 a si
3:10 P M
9:40 A m

•7:40 P m
7:40 p ji
2:40 P M
10:10 A si
$11:10 AM
•12:40 P it
11:10 a M

* 7:40 P it
11:10 A m

IOHOa si BolUetarand Tres Pinos.

10:111 a m i Watsruiville, Aptos, Soquel t
•3:30 pm If and Santa Cruz, >1

*~-uiid:i\p ex'.'-pt--'l. -siipil.i ys only (sportsmen's train i .

Stage connections are made dailv with the 10:40 a. it.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 830 a. si. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays anil Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, K; also to

principal points between San Francisco and San Jose.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. Jl'DAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 30 a. m.

Trains leaving San Francisco at S-.00 a. sr. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAX FERRY TRAILS.
PIER.

TIA OAKLAAD

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00—*6:30— 7:30— 8:30— 9:?
10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1:30— 2:30— 3:30—* :30— 5:30— 6:3
7:00— 8:00— 9:30— U:00—n2;00.

TO AEAAIEDA— *6:00— *t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— •tS:30
9:00 — *T9:30— 10:00 — 11:00 — 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3:00—
«t3:30— 1:00— "t4:30— 5:00— *^:30— 6:00— *t6:30— 7:00—
•8:00— 9 :30— 11 :00— *12 :00.

TO BERKELET— •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— "8:30
—9 :00— 19:30— 10 :00-^tl0 :30— 11 :00— ill :30 — 12:00 — 1 :00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:0O}-*6:30 — 7:00 — *7
18:00— •8:30— 9:00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2:00— 3:00— 1 :00-
—5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAT, OAKLAND— *S:32— '6:02— 6:32
7:03— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 8:02— 8:82— 10:02— 10:83— 11:02—

11:32— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— 1:32— 2:02— 2:32— 3:02 — 3:32—
4:02— 4:33— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02— 6:32-7:02— 8:02—9:32-11:

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:21— •5:51—6:21—6:51— 7:51
—8:51—9:51—10:51—11:51—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51 — 4:51
—5:51—6:51—7:51—9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-'.>:lT—'r.:15—fi:15— 7:10— •t7:3.5— 8:10
— •t8:35— 9:10— '+9:35— 10:10— •tl0:35— 11:10— 12:10— 1:1(1
—2:10— 3:10-4:10— V4:35—5:10—*t5:35 — 6:10 — *t6:35—
7;15_«t7:35— 9:15— 10:45.

FROM BERKELEY — *5:I5— •8:15— «.:45-*7:lR— 7:15—
•8:15 — 8H5— 19:15— 9:45— tlO:1.5—10:4.V-tn:l5— Urt6 —
12:1-5 — 1:15— 2:15 — :i:to— 1:15— t:4o— 5:15— 5:45— 6:15—
6:45— 7:45— 9:15— *10: 15.

FROM WEST BERKELEY-*5:l5-«fi:15-«:45-*7:
— 7:15— 8:45— 9:15— 10:45— 1:45— 2: 15—3: 15— 4:46— % ;15—
5:15— '6:15— 6:45— »7:15.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFTXLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places In the
State for
Sea Raining, Shooting and Fisli iug.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHAEMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity- of Monterey, and the best ebooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably SalmonJ Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA THING ES TA BL IS II MEN T

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOl'S S1V1MMISG TASK

(150 x 50 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

al Baths with DOUCHE an<
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

(REEK ItOI I ! .

f:lS— DOS— 1105— lfl6-

FROMOAKLAND— •6:15-805-1005-1205— 2:15— 1:1

All trains run dallv, except when
Sundays excepted. rTniui marked Unu ■

East Oakland. [Sundays only.

"Standard Time" furnished bv Randolph A co,
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St, ••-. F.

A. W. TOWXE.

Gen. Manager.

T. II. GOODHAB,

Gen. Pass i.Tkt Agt.

Of pure white Band for SURF BATHING. Etc., BtO,
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQFFX AND SAVTA <*RVZ.

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

flVAt PAJARO, the SANTA OBTJZ R. B. con.
nects daily with Trslns of the S. P. it. it.

The s. p. it. it. runs through the countlee ol San
BCateo. Santa Clara, S - i *ui and Uon-

terey. In each of which game abounds In gre.it variety.
Notably

Quail. Plsemi. Snl|>c. Duck. Gec^c. Deer
anil Bear.

Lake* PILARCTTOS and SAN ANDRI
reached bj thlt Hue. stagee connect w ith tralru

■ Q-known Retn il -, IM R i s.
sima, san GRBGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would nmxticubu'l] call tttention to the unlimited «-x-
tent of T--.i • - \ N Itlll NO and M. MA-

HON'S Cot RIFLE PRAC1 t* I

These resorts are but a short distance BtODl San
Franchii on
of this liianlj ^ll<l^.

SPECIAL NOTIOB.

Sportsmen and otlnTS presenting Passage Tickets of
'rtiMii issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF TJtr.u;

when carried In BaKRacp Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggage in .-n. Train lUifganeiiien an- Instructed
t.. J--tie I'll )■:! K> i..r .ill dugn received in H
Cars.

r - ~In '-nit r lo guard Against accidents I
v Idle In ■ that they 1»' ] e<l

«lib COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Pishing

hocked and carried free of charge, < ."
■pari and

in .»% bl t OCUD in I'asaengfr Cars.
TICKET OFFH

H. tel.
A.C. BAS JI. R.

>xit"Tlnlendcnt Aaat. 1

S7-S. P. Atlantic Expreiu> ]
Yum*. etc., leaves San Francl--
Ferry, foot of Market Street, at 9 Jc

32

%\xt %xzz&zx miA ^Bxtenum.

Jan 13

R (Self-Adjusting) W1 T7"

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P. DOY L

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A R N E S S

ASSESS
A B N E S S

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold by Druggists. S. E. «. BAWSOS.

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.T.

MME. EXILDA LA CHAPELLE,

SPORTSMENS HEADQUARTERS.
Northeast Corner Post Street A Central A v.

Refreshments and Ladies' Sitting Room

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22yl Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Mr. Winters must fill the above blank. There is nothiDg
more awkward than to write of a breeding farm that has not
been christened, and when that farm is the domicile of such
stock as graces the fields, the paddocks and the stalls, when
it is a grand estate of over one thousand acres of as good land
as there is in this fertile State, when Nature has given it all
the advantages that could be asked for for the breeding of
horses, when it is as beautiful as it is productive, the neces-
sity is still greater. Then the improvements already made
and in contemplation will be worthy of the natural site, and
when the plans of Mr. Winters are carried to completion we
have not the least hesitancy in predicting that it will be the
boss place in the United States for the rearing and training of
racehorses. When the leaves clothe the oaks and the spring

is far enough advanced to make the trip still more enjoyable,
we intend to accompany our artist, in order to give a pictorial
sketch and a full description of the place, and then we think
we shall so hatchel the proprietor that he will be willing to
christen it. He was very happy in the selection of a name
for the Yolo county farm, and El Arroyo was not only eupho-
nious, as it was also exact.

But we do not intend to enter into a disquisition on names
or places, the intention being in this article to give a short
description of a horse, which, in our estimation, is destined
to take a prominent place among the thoroughbred sires of
the world. This is predicted, not so much on what he has
shown (though every colt of his that has been trained has
exhibited remarkable speed), as his form and breeding. His

form is a wonderful combination uf strength and quality.
In all the stallions that we have seen we do not remember
one of the same configuration. He is massive and yet as
"fine " as a horse of two hundred pounds le6K weight. Hfl
has bone and tendon enough for a drayhorse, and yet there
not a particle of coarseness. From point of shoulder to
point of buttock he is of great length, and yet between th<>
spring of the withers and the coupling a fourteen-inch saddle
would cover the intervening space. He is a mass of muscle.
Gaskins, upper thigh, quarters and loiu area study. The
muscles round the quarters into fullness; those of the thigh
and gaskin protrude so prominently that at fir^'
observer is under the impression that something i

(CONCLCDED ON TAOE 44.)

34

gixt grjette mxtl j^ortsmatt.

Jan 20

TURF AKD TRACK.

BONNIE SCOTLAND.

The

First Place in the
Sires.

List of Winning

We regard Vigilant, of the New York Spirit of the Timr.%
as one of the most pleasing writers on racing and kindred

topics there is in

the whole field of that kind of journalism,

and when the topic is one of so much interest to us as the
following it has still greater fascination than arises from a
pleasant style and good sense.

The interest we feel in Bonnie Scotland and his get does
not arise from having owned him for a short time. Long be-
fore that we were an admirer, and became the more enthu-
siastic when it was a single-handed battle against the knights
of the equine quill. The name was something, " Old Queen
Mary' was another, and when we saw the iuvincible game of
Surprise, the speed and g.vnie of Scotland, we felt assured that
there was a high mark for the son and sire in store. But
there is one point nearly always overlooked in the history of
Bonnie Scotland and that is his success in the stud before
going to Belle Meade. This arises from the persistent efforts
that were made to detract from his merit. From the outset
he was successful, more than successful, when the attending
circumstances are taken into consideration. "When Mr.
Beber first commenced to rear thoroughbred horses he was
unaware of the necessity of good feeding and the best of care,
and Dangerous was reared in accordance with the idea that
governed him at the time. Nevertheless he was a greathorse,
and though beaten by Idlewild and Jerome Edgar it was
claimed that he ran the four miles fully as fast as that of his
mother which, for so long a time, was the the " top notch.'1
From two mares Mr. Beber bred Surprise, Scotland, Andes,
Columbia, Wauanita, Malcom, Ontario, Kegent, Liverpool,
Lady Fairfield, all winners, some of them of very high class.
He also bred M. H. Johnston, a capital horse, Fanny Brown
and several others. Nell Gwinne was one of the best cam-
paigners of her day, and Lobelia was the crack when obstacles
had to be overcome. Frogtown ran the fastest three miles
ever made on the Lexington course, and so the list could be
extended. The Bonnie Scotlands from Lady Lancaster could
all race; Malcom, Ontario, and Eegent with the same chances
would be worthy to rank with Luke Blackburn, and Blinkiron
from Magenta was one of the best race horses we ever saw
run. Those from Young Fashion could run fast and "go the
route" and if Scotland had been in good hands we doubt if
there was a horse in the country that could have beaten him
from one to four miles.

Vigilant alludes to Scotland having beaten Asteroid a heat.
It was altogether surprising that he could run at all on that
day. According to our recollection it was only two days be-
fore when his trainer determined to give him a trial run. He
asked John Ford and us to time him. The track was ex-
tremely heavy, and with his weight up, and in the shoes of
the period, the set weighing three pounds, he ran in 1:47.

His trainer was on a spree, and those who remember EdY

know how crazy he was at such a time. He insisted we werefool-
in» him, reiterating that there never was a horse which could
run within two seconds as fast, and -without half ' ' cooling him
out," started him for a repeat. This mile he timed himself
and the watches marked 1 :47j . It "tore him to pieces" com-
pletely and though the track was much better when the race
with Asteroid came off with the horses " pointed and plated,"
the fastest heat was 1 -AS] .

Mr. Parks bred Papermaker and Joe Howell. The latter
has certainly the vouchers to be called a wonderful
horse, and Vigilant makes a mistake in only crediting
with four wins and $1,350. The Turf, Field and Farm gives
him eleven wins, in fifteen starts, four times second and $3,-
180, which is probably correct.

Before Bonnie Scotland was purchased for Belle Meade,
General W. H. Jackson, accompanied by John P. Reynolds,
visited Atwood Place where we then lived, to see Malcolm.
This horse had made one season in Tennessee, and from
very few mares he got a fine racehorse in a colt called Nash-
ville. We urgently advised General Jackson to buy the old
horse, although we were desirous of selling Malcolm at the
same time. Experience Oaks was a fine raccmare but she
was not the only one of the Scotlands of repute at the time, al-
though of necessity when there was no new crop coming on
there must be a vacancy.

Interesting as the tables accompanying the article are we
could not find room for them. The first is a tabulated pedi-
gree of Bonnie Scotland, and then there is a list of Queen
Mary's twenty-one foals omitted. The four races run in Eng-
land were thought worthy of reproduction.

The table of winners shows that eighty-one of his sons and
daughtersran, thirty-seven of which were winners, the whole
amount of money being something over S100.000. The larg-
est winnerwas the two-year-old George Kinny, 817,800 to his
credit, and then Boatman, three years, comes, 510,000. Boot-
j:u*k, four years, won $9,875, and Glidelia, five, $7,075.

As we have often argued, the amount won is not a fair cnti-
lion, as an inferior may win a large stake while the real good
one has to struggle for purses. But to get home thirty-seven
winners in sixty-one starters is a token of great worth from
ourpoint of view, and to have seven winners in eight "aged"
starters is good evidence of the capacity to train on. There
f,i*e several six and live- years old in the list, and when it is
'ally analyzed it is the best commentary on the worth of the
lorse that Vigilant so graphically portrays :

To write the history of Bonnie Scotland's career is to master
detail of the most extraordinary ups and downs to which

the fame of a thoroughbred stallion is subjected by the ca-
prices of fortune. It has been well observed that man is a
creature of opportunity, and surely a blood sire is no less so.
Of this the history of Bonnie Scotland is a most convincing
proof. Born in the purple, he wore it through his career
upon the turf; exiled in a strange land, it did not avail him,
but, like the late Napoleon, he braved the "slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune," and when his opportunity came,
after years of neglect and detraction, he rose to the front
rank, and left behind him a name which will -endure forever
in the pages of history.

The pedigree of Bonnie Scotland, indeed, affords a
most interesting study for the student of equine genealogy.
In it the blood of Eclipse and Herod flows copiously through
the purest and choicest channels of Whalebone, Buzzard,
Orville, and Sir Peter. It is not a little remarkable that,
much as the fame of Godolphin is exalted, Bonnie Scotland
possesses probably less of it than any other stallion of note,
and what portion of it he does possess he derived principally
through Sir Peter, of whom he has many crosses, and from
whom we get strains of Eclipse, who has a cross of Godolphin,
but in Bonnie Scotland Herod preponderates. Indeed it
might be said that he out-Herod's Herod and eclipses Eclipse.
His crosses of Herod are not only numerous, but their propin-
quity is greater than those of the average horse. Besides the
numerous Sir Peter crosses the latter's sire, Highflyer,
occurs frequently, independent of Sir Peter, and if merit in
the ancestor establishes, as we think it does, a claim to merit
in the progeny, Bonnie Scotland's title is most clear. High-
flyer was by far the greatest racer of his day. He was bred
by Sir Charles Bunbury in 1774, and sold, as a yearling, to
Mr. Bichard Tattersall, founder of the great house which, for
a hundred years and for four generations, has transacted
the leading sales of thoroughbred stock in England without a
stigma. On the turf, Highflyer was never beaten, nor did he
ever pay forfeit, winning nearly §50,000 in money, and re-
tired sound. His triumphal career on the turf was but the
foreshadowing of a possibly greater one in the stud, for in
nineteen years he sired no less than 470 winners of £160,407.
The late Mr. Bysdyk is said to have amassed a fortune
through the stud earnings of his horse, Hambletonian, the
great father of trotters, but that Highflyer enriched Mr.
Tattersall we have proof in the palatial and embellished
manor house which he built at Ely from Highflyer's earnings,
and appropriately christened it Highflyer Hall.. The great
horse died in 1793, and the monument and epitaph raised
over his grave have formed the subject of so frequent refer-
ence in turf literature that their further mention is unneces-
sary.

Of the immediate ancestors of Bonnie Scotland perhaps a
few words mayjnot be out of place. Iago, his sire, was bred
by Colonel Anson, and was a racehorse of merit. His sire,
Don John, had won the St. Leger, but he did the next best
thing by running second for the same event. As a three-
year-old he ran no less than fifteen times, which, in those
days, was considered a great deal. Of these he won ten, in-
cluding the Column, Welcome, Bacing, and Grand Duke
Michael Stakes, in which latter event he turned the tables
upon his St. Leger conqueror, Sir Tatton Sykes. His
career was short but quite brilliant, and his reputation for
gameness became a proverb after he had made his desperate
finish with Poynton at York, where, though one of his sinews
had been cut by a hoof hit, he came under the whip with
wonderful courage. His head and back are said to have been
models of perfection, but he was short and rather high
legged, and the first of his get were accused of want of stamina.
Queen Mary, the dam of Bonnie Scotland, will go down in
history with Pocahontas as the greatest of English brood-
mares. She was a bay, bred in 1842 by Mr. Dennis. Like
Pocahontas, Canary Bird, Jamaica, and others of the noted
broodmares, she did not distinguish herself upon the course,
and was sent to the stud at four years old. Below is a list of
her produce:

1847 — Brown filly Haricot, by Mango or Lanercost.

1848— Bay filly by Mango (died a foal).

1849— Bay filly Braxy, by Moss Trooper.
1850— Bay colt Balrownie, by Annandale.

1851— Bay colt by Fernley. (h. b.)

1852— Bay filly Blooming Heather, by Melbourne.

1853— Bay colt Bonnie Scotland, by Iago.

1854 — Bay filly Blink Bonnie, by Melbourne.

1855— Missed to Touchstone.

1856 — Brown colt Balnamoon, by Annandale.

1857 — Bay filly Bab-at-the-Bowster, by Annandale.

1858— Bay colt Bonnyfield, by West Australian.

1859 — Bay filly Bonnie Breastknot, by Voltigeur.

I860— Bay filly Bonnie Bell, by Voltigeur.

18G1— Dead filly to Stockwell.

1862— Bay colt Brooniielaw, by Stockwell.

1863 — Bay colt Bertie, by Newminster.

1864— Bay coltBlinkhoolie, by Rataplan.

1865— Chestnut colt Blankney, by Stockwell.

1866— Bay filly Bertha, by Young Melbourne. .

1870— Bay filly by Rapid Rhone.

Barren in 18G7, 1868, 1869, and 1871, and died in 1872.

It was on the morning that Faugh-a-Ballagh won the St.
Leger, that Mr. Bamsay found himself divided in preference
between two yearling fillies, a bay and a brown, which were
offered at the Doncaster yearling sales. The last moment de-
cided him in favor of the bay, which he got for 300 guineas,
Mr. Gully getting the brown for a hundred more. Had either
gentleman been allowed to peep into futurity, he would have
wanted both, and yet their careers, though both' famous,
are widely different. The brown became known as Mendi-
cant, the Oaks winner, and the dam of Beadsman, while the
bay, though of no repute on the turf, as Queen Mary, the
dam of Blink Bonny, Haricot and Bonnie Scotland, and
grandam of Caller Ou, Blair Athol, Breadalbane, Luke Black-
burn, Bramble, Fleetwing, and Glidelia, has written her name
in indelible letters upon the scroll of fame. Mr. Bamsay's
death occurred five years later, and that "last scene" of the
turfman's career, the sale of his stud at auction, followed.
Haricot was not a promising first-born, and Mr. I'Anson
heard the remark in the sale ring, that "some madman has
given £20 for her and her foal " (Braxy), and smiled to think
he was the man. From some cause I'Anson, however, did
not long retain Queen Mary, but sold her and Braxy to go to
Scotland, the mare being in foal by Annandale. He kept
Haricot, and when he began to send her along, the little
brown showed so well that he regretted having parted with
her dam. Haricot's form improved, and I'Anson was no
longer undetermined, and when the stable had gone into
winter quarters, he set out for Scotland to reclaim Queen
Mary. It was in the dead of winter when he found her,
gaunt, and half-starved, upon a hillside, with Braxy and
Balrownie, then a weanling, huddled together, shivering as
they sought to shelter themselves from the piercing blasts of
the winds. The Scottish owner's stud-book learning, if he
had any, had evidently been dissipated by hot whisky, for
the mare was in foal to a half-bred horse called Fernely, and
if the Bacing Calendar circulated in his neighborhood, it is
certain that he was not its student, for I'Anson had no
trouble in buying the lot for a few hundreds. In the midst
of a rigorous Scottish winter he set out for Malton with the
three, and it was all he could do to get them there alive.
But he did, and the bargain was the beginning of l'Anson's

fortunes. Braxy raced with success, and her daughter, Ber-
nice, by Stockwell, now at Mr. Belmont's, has given our turf
many serviceable racers, while Balrownie furnished into a
grand horse, and was imported to this country, where he got
Climax, Fleetwing, Capt. Moore, Jubal, Heatherbell, the dam
of Viator, and many others of note. Queen Mary threw sev-
enteen foals, all more or less racers of eminence. Unless it
be her great rival, Pocahontas, she was, indeed, the greatest
broodmare of modern times. The glories of Penelope and
Web, of the Alexander mare, who foaled Seiko, CastraL Bu-
bens, and Bronze, sink into comparative insignificance beside
hers. The list of her foals given above is not the extent of
her renown; Haricot, her first-born, became the dam of Caller
Ou, who won the St. Leger of 1S61, and upwards of thirty
other events at all distances, and of Lady Langdon, who
threw Hampton, a racer ofthe real sterling sort, and one of
the best of the young English stallions of to-day. Balrow-
nie's blood has been of great value in this country in Fleet-
wing, Climax, Viator, Capt. Moore, and West Boxbury.
Blooming Heather was the dam of Laburnum, Blink Bonny
won the Derby and Oaks, and threw Blair Athol and Breadal-
bane, and Bonny Bell foaled Beauclerc, while of Bonnie
Scotland it is our effort now to treat.

John Scott's dream that Queen Mary would go to Bay Mid-
dleton, and throw a Derby winner, came to naught, as she
never honored him with a visit, and I'Anson had almost made
up his mind to send her back to Annandale in the spring of
1852. Something, however, threw the short-backed Iago in
his path. His stock were not quite as clear in their wind as
he liked, but his fine temper and splendid back and loins
were attractive. So the mare was sent to him, and the re-
sult was Bonnie Scotland, by long odds the most robust and
hearty of the lot. " He had the greatest constitution of the
family, and was the most indolent at exercise, that I ever had
to do with, " was l'Anson's pithy summing up of his character.
He was a bit coarse, and certainly gross as a foal, and at-
tained such a size that it was soon found impossible to fit
him for his two-year-old engagements, when he had nearly
broken hjs leg. Below is a list of the

Performances of Bonnie Scotland, 1856.

July 10. — Liverpool St. Leger for three-year-olds; 10 sovereigns each;
100 sovereigns added; 50 sovereigns to second ; winner to pcy 15 sover-
eigns toward expenses; one mile and three-quarters; 23 subscribers.

W. l'Anson's b c Bonnie Scotland by Iago 1

J. Dawson's b c Omer Pasha 2

Mr. Sason'B br g Tom Thumb .' 3

Mr. Gulliver's Illuminator and Lord Glasgow*s Miss Whip colt also
ran. "Won by two lengths.

Toek, Ang. 22.— The Great Yorkshire Stakes for three-year-olds.

Lord Derby's b c Fazzoletto, by Orlando 1

Lord Glasgow's blk c Brother to Bird on the Wing 2

E. Parr's b c Stork 3

W. l'Anson's be Bonnie Scotland 4

Seven others ran unplaced.

Doncaster, Sept. 17.— The St. Xeger, for three-year-olds; 25 sover-
eigns each ; 100 sovereigns to second.

Mr. Nicnol's rn c Warlock, by Birdcatcher 1

W. l'Anson's be Bonnie Scotland, by Iago 0

Mr. Morris' b c Artillery, by Touchstone. 0

W. Hill's b c Kogertborpe, by The Hero 4

Mr. Knowles' Merlin, by Birdcatcher, Mr. Bowe's Victoria, Lord Glas-
gow's Clarissa colt, Admiral Harcourt's Ellington, and Mr. Dunn's
Squire Watt also ran.

Doncaster, Sept. 19.— The Doncaster Stakes, for three-year-olds; 10
sovereigns each; 100 sovereigns added; 50 sovereigns to second, one
mile and a half: 93 subscribers.

W. l'Anson's b c Bonnie Scotland, by Iago 1

H. Brook's ch f Manganese 2

Mr. Knowles' br c Aleppo 3

Admiral Harcourt's br c Ellington 4

Brother to Bird on the Wing and Calphef nia also ran. Won by a length
and a half; four lengths between second and third. Bonnie Scotland
broke down at the finish of the race.

From the above record, compared with that of his contem-
poraries, we have an idea that Bonnie Scotland was quite
the best three -year-old of his year. Ellington and Warlock
were the Derby and Leger heroes of that year, but Bonnie
Scotland beat the former, and Warlock, who finished in front
of him in the Leger, was delicate, and a difficult one to train
at best. As a matter of fact, Bonnie Scotland never was
thoroughly right in the leg which he had nearly broken the
year before, and it could not be made to stand another prepa-
ration after his break-down in the Doncaster Stakes, and as
it was against his breeding policy to keep a stallion, I'Anson
sold the colt to Capt. Cornish for exportation, and he arrived
in New York on the ship Baltic during the season of 1S57.
He arrived in the midst of a great financial panic, and for
some time went begging for a purchaser. Mr. John Beber of
Lancaster, O., however, was inquest of such a horse to fill
Monarch's shoes, and purchased him for $1,200, in con-
junction with Mr. Kutz, and Bonnie made his debut in the
stud in 1858. His maiden alliance may be said to have been
the invincible Fashion, and the result of the union was Dan-
gerous, a horse that Mr. Beber is of the opinion was one of
the best he ever trained. Scotland, out of Young Fashion,
was another of his first good ones, who signalized himself by
beating Asteroid a heat, being the only horse to achieve that
distinction. Bonnie Scotland remained at Lancaster until
1867. The year previous Mr. Kutz had sold his interest to
thr. E. A. Smith, and the following year Mr. Smith divided
Me stock with Mr. Beber, the old stallion and his daughter
Ontario falling to Mr. Smith. This mare, Ontario, was a
daughter of Lady Lancaster, by imported Monarch, and, un-
less it be Glidelia, she was the best of his daughters. For
two seasons she swept the board in the West, and has since
foaled the rasping horse McWhirter, and is now at Bancocas,
one of the most valued of the array of noted mares which
dot its pastures. In 1867 Mr. Smith sent Bonnie Scotland to
Kentucky, and he made that season, and also 1S6S, in the
Blue Grass region. At the end of the latter season Mr.
Joseph Cairn Simpson, now editor of the California Breeder
and Sportsman*, bought him, trading a farm in Iowa, the
horse being valued at $6,000, but soon after sold a half in-
terest to D. A. Gage of Chicago, and finally his remaining
interest to Mr. C. C. Parks of Waukeegan, for $1,700. Mr.
Parks then purchased Mr. Gage's interest, and the old horse
was placed at the head of the Glen Flora Stud, at Waukee-
gan, 111.

We have traced the eventful history of Bonnie Scotland up
to 1S72, and now the ill-fortune which had seemed to fol-
low him throughout his career took-a turn. Vandal had died
that April, and Jack Malone' threatened to follow him
soon. Gen. Harding's thoughts naturally turned to-
wards securing a successor to the premiership of Belle
Meade. This time he wanted an outcross for his young Van-
dal, Brown Dick and Jack Malone mares. Leamington was
the horse he pined for, but Enquirer and Longfellow had
given the brown an enormous prestige, and his price put him
out of reach. King Ernest was bred to his taste, but Mr.
Withers was not disposed to sell. At last, they made over-
tures foi Bonnie Scotland. Experience Oaks was his only
representative of any account upon the turf at the time, and
the old horse was nineteen years old, but his get had shown
racing quality of sufficiently high stamp to suit, and, as Mr.
Parks was about breaking up his stud, after some correspond-
ence Gen. Jackson struck a bargain at $2,500, and it was
the best Belle Meade ever made. The old horse arrived a*

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Nashville, and was shown before a not over-enthusiastic
audience. It was held that he had "bad feet," and he
"wanted quality," and his "get didn't like a distance." The
Hardings, however, bore it in good part. They took off his
shoes, let his feet grow out, and the old horse made his first
season at Belle Meade in 1S73. Among the first of his get
were Belle of the Meade and Bushwhacker, the former one of
the best two-year-olds of her year, and the latter destined as
a four-miler to win a Bowie and Great Long Island Stakes.
Bonuie Scotland stood seven seasons at Belle Meade, during
which time he rose to the front rank of stallions.

His highest-juiced colt, in 1S75, was Blue Gown; in 1876,
Baritone (Bramble selling for $450); 1S77, Boardman; in 1S7S,
Luke Blackburn; in 1879, Banter (Barrett bringing $825); in
1880, Burnhani; in 1SS1, Joe Blackburn (Bolero bringing
$5,000).

For the nrst time since he has risen to importance among
the winning sires, Bonnie Scotland has a two-year-old leader
to his team, and a right worthy one, in George Kinney, who
is the best two-year-old performer he has ever given the turf,
and, unless it be the incomparable Sensation, we doubt if we
have ever had a better two-year-old. Kinney, in his races,
showed indications of a temper, which threatened mischief,
and no one who saw his finish for the July Stakes at lion-
mouth can forget it as one of the most remarkable exhibitions
of willfulness and speed which modern race-goers have wit-
nessed. He was on the inside of the track, but swerved
clean to the outside rail, then in again, and finally back into
the middle of the track, and won. Our opinion of the eolt
is that, unless something wholly unforeseen happens, he will
prove the best colt Bonnie Scotland ever sired, and that is
saying a great deal for a stallion to whom Bramble, Glidelia
and Luke Blackburn claim paternity. It will be held as rank
heresy by the former followers of Luke Blackburn, but Kin-
ney goes into his three-year-old season with far better creden-
tials than Blackburn. Moreover, he is a horse of greater size
and length, and quite as substantial, while his breeding is
quite as good, he having our friend, Mr. Charles W. Bath-
gate's, favorite cross of American Eclipse, and traces through
to Col. Delaney's imported Cub Mare, to which so many of
our best pedigrees rau. Our admiration for Pizarro knows
no bounds, and Kinglike's Nursery stamped him as a colt of
great speed; but, if we were called upon to choose a three-
year-old for a hard campaign in the best company, we would
choose Kinney in preference to any half-dozen of the two-
year-olds we saw run last season. He had a splint when a
yearling, which caused George Kice to refuse him, an act he
has never ceased to regret. When Rose sent him along as a
yearling he fell lame, and the worst fears were entertained,
out we saw nothing last season to wan-ant the belief that his
legs would give him any trouble. His physique is a marvel
of strength, and his energy amazing, and these are the attri-
butes which distinguished his relative, Luke Blackburn.

Boatman, who occupies second place in the list, though a
good average gelding, is nothing more, and owes his position
to the fact that the. three-year-olds were not a good lot, and
the best of them were broken down or not engaged when he
won. That such an animal should win the Sequel, Kenner
and Great American Stallion Stakes is sufficient proof of the
merits of last season's three-year-olds. Probably Forester or
Kunnymede could have given him twenty pounds and beaten
him, and certainly Macduff could.

Bootjack holds third place, and richly deserves it. He is
the Bonnie Scotland of Bonnie Scotlauds in all the family
name implies of campaigning qualities, having in three con-
secutive seasons run a total of seventy races, winning forty
and $25,16*2 50. Last season he led the Bonnie Scotland
phalanx, and is quite a worthy successor to Bramble in earn-
ing a name for toughness. Below a mile and a quarter Boot-
jack's speed is second onl3y to that of Girofle and Barrett,
but, grand little horse though he is, the Dwyers found for
once in their lives that they had misplaced him when they
put him in the company of the fastest four-year-olds on the
continent. Bootjack's place is at the head of the second class
and in handicaps, as he seems to handle weight very well,
and is just the style of horse to suit his owners, the Messrs.
Dwyer, being one of the every-day kind, easy to train and
easily placed.

Glidelia, whose star seemed to have set with her three-year-
old labors, shone forth with its wonted brilliancy last season
at five, and the finish of her career, at Saratoga, was well
worthy of a mare who will go down in history beside Black
Maria, Fashion, Idlewild and Ruthless as one of the best turf
heroines who have earned silk. We have always had a notion
that Glidelia would have excelled over the cup courses had
Captain Connor thought best to have her specially prepared.
She had all the constitutional qualities of the Bonnie Scot-
lands, with more quality than falls to the lot of most of them.
Like most stayers, she was of a sluggish nature, and required
riding to get her to fully extend herself, when her stride was
a marvel of power and elasticity. In the Hunter Stakes of
1880 Girofle caught her in the stretch, and Tom Sayers had
to apply the whalebone lustily to bring her through.

'■ Why, Tom," we remarked to him in the weighing-room,
"the mare can't be herself."

' ' How's that ? " he asked .

" Why, at the distance she always outclassed Girofle, who
isn't quite herself to-day, and yet you had to ride your mare
out to win."

"Oh, you don't know the mare, sir," he replied. "She
never'll do more than she's asked, and she had begun to loaf
along, when all of a sudden 1 saw Feake's shadow closin' on
me. I clucked to her, but she wouldn't budge, although she
hud plenty left, and so I give her the whip, and she come on
with lota in hand."

Of Bonnie Scotland's remaining winners, Ike Bonham may
be said to have carried out the promise Lobelia gave' years ago
for their qualifications as steeplechasers, and, barring Post-
guard, he is the best representative of the "post and rail " we
now have. Barrett is sixth on the list, with nearly as many
thousands of money, which, but for his beastly temper, should
have been neai-ly twice as much, as there is a general belief
that he is the fastest miler we have had for some time. Bush-
whacker's couple of victories were more than enough to com-
pensate for the two years he was an absentee from the post,
both races being four-mile heats, viz., the Great Long Island
and Bowie Stakes. Brainbaletta's name appears for the last
time, the little brown heroine having bid adieu to the scenes
upon which she has enacted so brilliant a part, and but for
the untimely accident at Saratoga she might have left a record
similar to Caller On, whom she greatly resembles. Bernav-
dine, too, another of the true Bonnie Scotland line of cam-
paigners, has left us, cut off short in life, and Dan K., who
improved with years, has about run his last. Apart from
George Kinney, the last of the Bonnie Scotlands were not
particularly distinguished last season for their two-year-old
races. Bondholder certainly created a good impression at
Louisville in the spring, but lost form, and Bocaccio, though
an elegant model of the lusty kind, seemed to have the slows,
but after all the family were never ideal two-year-olds, though
several of them have won a great name, and there is perhaps
one or two of them who, Luke Blackburn-like, will come out
from behind the cloud that obscured their two-year-old efforts.

and shine out with all the brightness of Blackburn, Bramble
and Glidelia in the battles for the Belmont, Kentucky Derby
and Lorillard of the coming year.

Bonnie Scotland died at "Belle Meade, Feb. 1, ISS0, aged
twenty-seven years, or two years more than Lexington or
Leamington, seven years more than Australian, and five more
than Vandal. Compared with some of the noted patriarchs
of the English turf he fairly held his own. Touchstone lived
until thirty, Birdcatcher until twenty-seven, Newminster
until twenty, and Stockwell until twenty-one. There is no
telling how much longer he might have stretched out his span
of life, as, physically, he was quite himself up to a few days
prior to his death, which was not in the least due to infirmity
but to spasmodic colic. The loss of his teeth rendered him
unable to masticate his food, owing to which indigestion set
in and produced colic. Even then his grand constitution caused
them to hope he would rally through, but spasms set in, and
the spirit of St. Leger second went out with the last gleam of
that February sun. His skeleton was articulated and placed
in the Vanderbilfc University, but no such recourse was
needed to keep alive his fame. A racehorse of the purest
tj'pe, an accident had prevented the fullest display of his
prowess; ordained by nature to reproduce his own excellence
in a progeny, he had long been denied the opportunity. But
this he had outlived. He had come to Belle Meade unhon-
ored and in seven short years he had recovered his gTOuud
and made a name which some stallions have required a life-
time to achieve. He had, in his neglect, seen Lexington,
Australian, Leamington, Vandal, Eclipse and Glenelg flour-
ish, but he had lived at last to see them all give place to him
in the list of "winning stallions, "and diedupon the threshold
of "Bonnie Scotland's year, "for such 1SS0 will be remem-
bered. Bramble had won him glory in the cups, Bush-
whacker at four-mile heats, and Blackburn and Glidelia were
soon to burst upon the scene. In our judgment the blood of
Bonnie Scotland will prove one of the most valuable we have
in forming the pedigree of the coming racer. It carries with
it a diploma for soundness of limbs and strength of constitu-
tion such as no other family, either here or in England, pos-
sesses, and as the modern system of racing is one of extreme
severity, a drop of the old hero of Belle Meade will be needed
to give those campaigning qualities for which his children
stand quite alone. His daughters are becoming very valua-
ble as broodmares, and already several of them have made a
name for themselves. Ontario has bred McWhirter; Kelpie
has bred Janet and Duke of Montrose; Bonnie May has
thrown Blue Lodge and Bellona; Lucy May has thrown Vic-
tim; and Bonnie Kate has bred Bonnie Lizzie. As yet, his
sons have not distinguished themselves at the stud, but with
Bramble and Luke Blackburn at Belle Meade the male line of
Queen Mary's son is certain to stretch out for many genera-
tions.

The Next English Derby.

Asmodeus in the London Standard thus describes some of
the cracks that are expected to face the starter on next Der-
by day:

As I have already stated the two-year-olds comprised a lot
of very good animals, notably Macheath, whose achieve-
ments between the time of his debut in the Hurstbourne at
Stockbridge, and his defeat during the Houghton week in a
single-handed set-to with Adriana, were of the first order.
By Macaroni — Heatherbell, Macheath can claim to be a won-
derfully well-bred horse, and that his performances have
been well worthy of the grand blood which flows through his
veins is patent from the circumstance of his having ac-
credited Mr. Crawfurd with upwards of £10,000 in stakes.
He was bred and trained by Alec Taylor at Manton, and I
believe I am right in adding that the gentleman whose colors
he has so creditably carried is only half owner of the colt.
Taylor still retains a half share in him. But for one draw-
back it would be absurd to describe Macheath as other than a
grand colt, but, unfortunately for his future prospects, there
is a big "if," the fact being that, though almost perfection in
every other respect, he stands upon a pair of very suspicious
forelegs. It is really a matter of surprise that he should have
stood, so soundly as he did. A course less adapted for the
Manton colt could hardly be found than that over which the
Derby is contested, and bearing in mind his faulty perform-
ance when Beau Brummel beat him in the Hopeful, I cannot
recommend his chance for the highest honors within reach of
a racing man, fully believing that the long descent to Tatten-
ham Corner will prove fatal to his chance even if he is able
to get to the post, which is doubtful.

A no less charming colt to look at is Beau Brummel, whose
general good looks are not depreciated by any doubts as to
his legs, which are clean and well formed, and look as strong
as bars of iron. When a yearling Beau Brummel was sold
to Matthew Dawson, acting for Lord Hastings, atCobhamfor
379 guineas, and he made his first appearance in public at
Chester, where, as the colt by George Frederick — Ma Belle,
he ought, notwithstanding his somewhat backward condition,
to have won the Mostyn Stakes easily enough from his stable
companion, Camilla, and Madrid. This was proved clearly
enough upon the occasion of his next effort at Epsom, when
he won the Woodcot Stakes after a good race with. Hauteur,
and in gauging his prospects of classic honors next May it
should always be kept in mind how he bowled down the hill
like a cricket ball. There was an excuse for his defeat by
the colt by Cremorne — Hetty, in the Mottesfont at Stock-
bridge, and it majr be that he was a little lucky to win the
Hopeful from Macheath. Still, though defeated in his final
attempt in the Bous Memorial, he was far from disgraced,
and really his credentials are such as must give him a splen-
did chance for the Derby. I may add, also, that he is win-
tering well, and will, at least so far as looks are concerned,
take a lot of beating next year.

A stable companion of Lord Hastings' shapely son of Ma
Belie is Galliard, a colt by Galopiu — Mavis, remarkable for
his singular beauty and symmetry. In some measure he re-
sembles his sire, and to look him over there really does not
seem room to find a fault with him. Still, he has never given
his trainer the idea of being a real smasher in a private trial,
and his public running has not been of a kind altogether sat-
isfactory. He was only a half-trained horse when he won the
Chesterfield Stakes at the July meeting at Newmarket, in
which his most troublesome opponents were Export, a back-
ward colt, and Padlock. There was not much in his form to
exalt Galliard to the top of the tree, but the style of his suc-
cess was such as to justify a high opinion of his merits as a
racehorse. The moment he passed the post he was generally
voted a "flyer, " but still the stable connections maintained
that he was not of the first class, and supposing that he was
none the worse for an intervening indisposition, Gallairdmay
really be put/lowu as a morlerate only, for there was little
merit in his Prince of Wales' Stakes victory at York, and
when he met the cracks of the season at Donoastei in the
Champagne Stakes he came off in anything but "shining"
form. It is true that he had been amiss coughing, but even
this would hardly have accounted for his wretched form.
Thus it will be gathered, that, so far as concerns the stable

companions, my leaning would be towards Beau Brummel,
despite the good looks of Lord Falmouth's colt.

Mr. Crawfurd has a strong team, independentof Macheath,
to represent him next year, and whether it be Energy, Clair-
vaux or Keir that will carry the scarlet jacket in the Derby,
he will surely be a good favorite. The last-named is a son of
Sterling and Wild Duchess, and though not a very hand-
some colt he showed by his running with Highland Chief
that he is possessed of more than average merit, and, more-
over, proved his ability to get over a distance. Keir was in
receipt of six pounds from Lord Ellesmere's colt and would
probably have beaten him at even weights. Euergy is an-
other of Sterling's sons from Cherry Duchess, and he is a
much more takiug colt to the eye than his stable companion,
being a remarkably good-looking colt with great power and
showing grand quality. Energy made a winning debu* at
Doucaster, where he made an example of two fair performers
inTyndruin and Bon Jour at a difference of ten pounds.
He ran well in the Middle Park Plate, which Mr. Crawfurd
won with Macheath, and when he got home gallantly from
Tristan and Scobell in the Great Challenge Stakes it really
looked as though he was a very smart colt that was "coming
on." Though a warm favorite, however, he failed to make
much show in the Dewhurst Plate, and, in fact, his perform-
ance in that particular race was suggestive of speed rather
than stamina being his forte. Clairvaux, by Hermit — Devo-
tion, and consequently own brother to St. Marguerite and
Thebais, is a grand-looking colt that might develop into a
really good horse, and if Mr. Crawfurd isdestined to win the
big Derby with any of his Newmarket-trained animals, I
imagine it will be with him.

John Dawson has probably not had such a good horse in
his stable since Galopiu as Fulmen, who is by Prince Batthy-
any's crack, put of Lightning. It would be hard to find a
grander or more shapely colt than Fulmen, and he may be
considered to have been very unlucky so far as his racing
career has progressed up to the present. He played hare
before hounds with his field m the Maiden Plate at Ascot,
when he made his debut, and fairly stretched Macheath's
neck in the July Stakes, at Newmarket, and there cannot be
the slightest doubt but what he ought to have beaten High-
land Chief easily in the Homebred Sweepstakes at the Hough-
ton meeting. I shall be greatly disappointed if Fulmen does
not make a downright good horse next year, and should he
keep sound and well he will, with a good jockey on his back,
very likely achieve a similar grand coup to that which .com-
pleted his sire's fame in 1S75. There has been very little
betting upon the big event as yet, but I may mention that
when lots are backed against the field, the name of Fulmen
is never omitted.

Highland Chief has upon several occasions shown smart
form in public, but his conformation does not justify one in
estimating his Epsom chances very highly, inasmuch as he is
not likely to be suited by the course. Furthermore, there is
a doubt as to his wind, for though it is denied that he is a
roarer, it is admitted that he "makes a noise." Though not
a very good performer, as gauged by the book records, the
Prince, by Balfe, out of Lady Sophie, is not at all unlikely to
make a big mark in the future. Throughout his two-year-old
career he was little more than a baby as a racehorse, but
from all accounts he is growing as well as could possibly be
desired, and, in fact, no animal could possibly be wintering
more satisfactorily. Since last he was seen in public the
Prince has thickened in an extraordinary degree, and there
will be few better-looking three-y ear-olds stripped next sea-
son, as he combines great power and substance with quality.
His best performance last year was at Sandown Park, when
Fordham rode him in the Great Sapling Stakes. He was
carrying the tremendous crusher of nine stone twelve pounds
then, and but for being perhajts a little too tenderly nursed
would have beaten Goldbeld, to whom he was conceding nine
pounds.

A very nice horse that was probably not seen at his best
last season is Sigmophone, by Young Trumpeter— Eau de
Cologne. Heisa big, powerful customer, with hind-quarters
as strong as a dray-horse, but there is no lumber about him,
and despite his great size still shows plenty of quality. He
made his debut in the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom, but though
a good favorite he cut up badly, and certainty did not seem
at home on the course for he did not go down the hill at all
well. On the other hand, he showed very smart form both
at Goodwood and Stockbridge, where the finish was against
collar, winning the Richmond Stakes at the former and the
Cup at the latter meeting in a style which stamped him a
really good horse. He was dead amiss when he ran for the
Bous Memorial at Newmarket, and on returning home to
Houghton was so bad that fears were entertained as to his
getting over his illness. Happily, however, he weathered the
storm satisfactorily, and I hear that he is getting on as well
as his best admirers could wish. He is entered for the Derby
but, unfortunately for Tom Cannon, he was not nominated
for the"2,000 Guineas. Here I may mention that the famous
jockey will not remove to Danebury until the spring, and in
the meantime the long-disused establishment over which the
late John Day presided with such success will be put into

thorough repair.

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The Original Hiatoga.

A few days ago we received a call from Mr. W. P. Dunlap,
of Maquoketa, la. Mr. D. was born and raised in Bocking-
ham Co., Va., and, emigrating from that State to Iowa some
twenty-five years ago, carried with him the characteristic Old
Virginia fondness for a good horse, and also some of the
horses as well. Our conversation turning upuu Virginia
horses and Virginia horsemen, he remarked that his father.
Col. J. W. Dunlap, of Rockingham County, at one time
owned the original Hiatoga, the sire of the famous Rice's Hi-
atoga, at one time so very popular in SMinhrast.ru Ohio.
Col. Dunlap bought the horse in 1835, and Mr. W. P. Dun-
lap kept bim two seasons, and then sold him to Oharlee
Sager, who took him to Ohio, where he died within a year.
The old Hiatoga was a coal black, with a long white star in
his forehead, and both hind feet white; and marly all of hi.
get were roli.rcd like hiiu, although there was an occasional
sorrel colt among them. He was highly prized as a saddle
horse, was a fast pacer; and bo pure and natural was his pac-
ing gait that Col. Dunlap, in order to show bis favorite ho
would sometimes lay down a series of nine Hour barrels, a
few feet apart, in tin- road, and ride the horse OVOT them,
landing him in a pure pacing gait without an effort. The
breeding of Hiatoga is not known; hi '. muscular

horse, weighing between 1,100 and, 1,200 pounds, and evi-
dently came of good stock. Borneo! his desoendante wen
taken by the Dunlap family to Iowa; and to this day wl
any o! his blood is found the pacing itself.

■'■ r'« Gazette.

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Jan 20

Death of Billy Barrett.

This once well-known jockey died at his home at Ocean-
port, near Monmouth Park, New Jersey, on the 6th mat., of
pneumonia. During his career in the saddle he achieved
fame through the success of his mounts for the Eancocas
stable. He first took employment in Mr. Pierre Lorillard's
stable in 1S74, the late Billy Brown hiring him as'a stable
boy. He showed so much skill to ride and handle horses
according to orders that in August of the year following he
was allowed to put on the " cherry and black "jacket, with
which he afterwards became famous. One of his first mounts
was on the two-year-olds Duraugo and Bambino, then stable
companions of the now world-famous Parole, who was him-
self also a two-year-old. In the October following Barrett
first rode at Jerome Park, having mounts on Springlet, Cyril
and Morris for Mr. Lorillard, and Evelyn Carter for Major
Doswell. In 1S76 Barrett was made the second jockey for
the Eancocas stable, and as such was taken to Louisville in
company with Dan Sparling to ride Parole and the other
horses sent on that disastrous trip. The stable returned al-
most immediately to Baltimore, and there Barrett rode his
first winning mount on Pera for the "non-winner" three-
year-old stakes at a mile, Sparling riding Pera's stable com-
panion, Spirley, into second place. During the summer,
Barrett, while not riding many winners, had good practice,
wearing, as occasion ofl'ered, the colors of several prominent
owners. At the October meeting of the American Jockey
Club he rode Bombast a winner for the Champagne Stakes.
The season of 1877 was Barrett's great year. At the Jerome
Park June meeting he rode Bombast a winner for the
Withers, Zoo-Zoo for the Maryland, Perfection for the Ju-
venile and Parole for the Woodburn Stakes, the last named
event at two miles and a half, it being the long" distance race
of the meeting. The Eancocas stable was then in grand
form, and honors followed fast. Barrett reaped many of
them with Bombast and Zoo-Zoo, his riding of the latter
filly for the West End Hotel Stakes in a terrific thunder
storm being considered a masterly effort for one so compara-
tively inexperienced. At Saratoga he rode Parole a winner
for the Cup, while with Pique, Lucifer, Eugitive, Lady Sal-
yers, Eugene, N. Eobinson, Bombast, Zoo-Zoo, Auburn and
other horses, he won a number of races.

Billy was also fairly successful at Jerome Park in the au-
tumn, winning the Maturity Stakes with Parole, butperhapshis
greatest triumph was at^the Octobermeeting of the Maryland
Jockey Club, when on i-'arole he beat Ten Broeck and Tom
Ochiltree for the Special Sweepstakes at two miles and a
half, for doing which he received an ovation from the admir-
ers of Parole the like of which had never previously been
paid to any rider, and fortunately to none since. For it may
be said that it was that race and the honors paid him which,
spoiled Barrett. He rode all through 1878 for Mr. P. Loril-
lard with great success, while so anxious were other owners
to have him on their horses that he could have had a mount
in almost every race for iphich he could ride the weights.
His fixed event honors forlhe year included the Chesapeake,
the Cup, the Central and the Pimlico Stakes at Baltimore,
the Fordham and Manhattan handicaps at Jerome, the Jersey
Derby at Monmouth Park, the All-Aged, the Doswell, the
Kentucky Stakes, and, for the second time, the Cup (with
Parole) at Saratoga. The year 1S79 was, as a whole, a bad
year for Barrett. Mr. Lorillard had sent Parole and the
cream of the Eancocas Stable to England, and this fact and
Barrett's increasing weight reduced very materially the num-
ber of mounts he had. He rode a fair number of winners,
however, bat with the end of the year he severed his connec-
tion with the Eancocas stable and accepted the colors of
Messrs. Babcock & Co., which he wore with some success in
1SS0, winning the Withers at Jerome Park, the Jersey Derby
and St. Leger at Monmouth Park and the Sequel at Saratoga
on Ferncliffe, but perhaps Billy's happiest day of the year
was at Jerome Park in October, when he again put on the
" cherry and black " and rode Parole, the winner of his first
race after his return from England, both horse and rider re-
ceiving honors secoud only to those paid them in Baltimore
in 1877. With this mount Barrett's carreer on the turf
may be said to have ended, for although he was occasionally
seen at some of the larger meetings, ill health and increased
weight virtually forbade his riding, and although he promised
on several occasions to ride — even last summer — he was
never able to get down to the weight, and as he had but little
inclination to travel he was rarely seen elsewhere than at
Monmouth Park, which may be said to have been his home
during the last few years, and near which he will no doubt
be buried.

Dan Mace.

It is possible that Dan Mace may have begun his career as
a trainer with some of the animals landed by Noah after that
memorable freshet, which it has remained for a Minnesota
man to identify as the one which submerged Atlantis.
Whether the Atlantean trotters and tracks were influenced by
the wiles of the artful Daniel — not he of the lion's den — in
antediluvian times or not, would be another fitting problem
for the active intellect of my famous compatriot; but there
can be but little doubt but that. Dan started in as early as
Noah. Having fixed the period of his apprenticeship at such
a remote date, consistency requires some explanation of
his prolonged1" sojourn among the equines. Mayhap in
ancient times he drove a horse a trifle scant of winning be-
cause of an upward and backward glance at some bewilder-
ingly beautiful daughter of a prophet whose prognostications
regarding that especial event were thereby falsified. Pos-
sibly this irate ancient, in his auger, doomed Daniel to drive
forever on and on, forever glancing upward and backward,
forever wearing the brilliant sky-blue tint so incongruous
with his complexion. Perhaps this is all an idle fancy; but
where is the horseman so aged that he can remember the
time when Dan Mace did not drive? There is something un-
canny about it. Dan must certainly be the wandering Jew
among drivers. Another fact strongly -supporting this the-
ory is the superlative artfulness with which he plays delicate
manipulations with the ribbons in the mouths of strange
horses. How else, save with ages and ages of practice, could
he do so smoothly, so easily, with so little effort, what re-
quires such determined effort in others? Certainly this does
not come from commanding intellectual power, for has not a
groat critic pronounced Daniel " a geniusinthesulky;anidiot
out of it?" Then, again, how oftou has it been remarked
that he (loes not grow old; and is not his persistent refusal
to tell his agi) another most suspicious corroborative circum-
stance? In the language of a great poet, slightly modified:
'Horses die and men grow old, but Dan drives on forever. "
He did not appear this year behind any of the fast ones in
the circuit, and it is possible he is attempting to obtain a re-
vise from the curse that is upon him; but it will do no good,
'^t season must find him in his old place through the
.rand Circuit.— From "Knights of the Ribbons, " in Breeder's
i . Ue.

Clingstone.

George Saunders writes from Cleveland that when Cling-
stone returned to that place at the close of last season's cam-
paign his shoes were removed, and the son of Eysdyk turned
loose in a paddock every fine day. This was continued until
about two weeks ago, the horse receiving exactly the same
care in regard to grooming, etc., as during the trotting sea-
son, while his food consisted of six quarts of oats per day,
with the usual allowance of bran and hay, and occasionally
some fine corn fodder. In the meantime, the swelling in his
groin, which weakened him last summer, and caused the
loss of speed for which those not in the secrets of the stable
were unable to account, did not disappear, and it was decided
that Dr. Fair, who had watched the case for months, should
perform an operation for permanent relief. This was done,
and the result was the removal of a fibrous tumor, weighing
a pound and a half, from the groin, and adjoining the sper-
matic cord. This tumor had been in process of formation for
five years, and was the result of improper gelding. Since
this operation, Clingstone has improved wonderfully in
health and spirits, and is now taking a walk every morning
and evening, the attendant having his hands full to restrain
"the Demon's'' ardor. The story regarding Clingstone's
sore throat had no foundation in fact, the horse never having
been troubled in that respect. He will soon be given daily
jogs in harness, and when the season of 1883 opens, stand
prepared to meet any and all competitors. — Breeder's Gazette.

Palo Alto Colts in Kentucky Stakes.

In the stakes of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders'
Association for foals of 1881, to be trotted at the fall meeting
this year the following California colts have been named:

Br f Alta Belle by Electioneer, dam Beautiful Bells.

Br f Morning Glory by Electioneer, dam Marti.

B g Doolittle by Electioneer, dam Lady Dooley.

B c Peyton by Electioneer, dam Miss Peyton.

B c St. Just by Electioneer, dam Fidelia.

B f Chiquita by Electioneer, dam Pearl.

Gypsum by Electioneer, dam Gypsy,

B c Alban by Gen. Benton, dam Lady Morgan.

Ch g Wyandotte by Gen. Benton, dam Winona.

B c Edos by Gen. Benton, dam Sont&g Mohawk.

All these colts are also named in the stakes for three-
year-olds, to be trotted in 1884, and the Blue Grass Stakes
for four-year-olds, to be decided in 1885.

American Nominations foe English Eaces. — Among the
entries for the large number of stakes and handicaps which
closed on the preceding Tuesday, the London Calendar of
the 4th publishes those made for events to be run at New-
market, Epsom and Ascot. The American stables are fairly
well represented, although Mr. Lorillard failed to nominate
anything for the Newmarket Handicap. Mr. Keene put in
Golden Gate for that event. The distance is a mile and a
half and it will be run April 11. For the City and Subur-
ban, a mile and a quarter, and the Great Metropolitan, two
miles and a quarter, to be run at Epsom on April 17 and 18,
Mr. Lorillard nominated Iroquois, Arauza, Sachem and Pin-
afore for the short race, and Iroquois, Sachem and Pinafore
for the long race, while Mr. Keene is represented by Foxhall
in the City and Suburban and Golden Gate in the Metropol-
itan. At Ascot both stables are represented for the Gold
Cup, Mr. Keene by last year's winner, Foxhall, and Mr.
Lorillard by Iroquois, Sachem and Pinafore. The Lorillard
three are also among the nominations for the Alexandra Plate.
The Ascot Gold Cup is at two miles and a half and will be
run on June 7. The Alexandra Plate is at three miles and
will be run for on the last day of the meeting, June S.

The animals in training in England belonging to Mr. J. K.
Keene left William Day's place at Cholderton Lodge on the
20th ult., and are now located at Lordship Farm, Newmarket,
under the care of Eichard Marsh. The Sportsman says:
" All the horses are well. Foxhall has been withdrawn from
the private sale list, and will be trained again. The young
ones are a good-looking lot, but it is doubted if either Don
Fulano or Bookmaker will stand training."

W. W. Bair has driven the fastest mile to harness, Maud
S, in 2:10^; Dan Mace the fastest mile to wagon, Hopeful,
2:16o ; Johnny Murphy the fastest mile with running mate,
Yellow Dock, 2:11; Budd Doble the fastest two miles, Mon-
roe Chief, 4:46 ; Charley Green the fastest mile to saddle,
Great Eastern, 2:15} ; and "Knapsack" McCarthy the fastest
pacing mile, Little Brown Jug, 2:llf.

A report has been current that the trotting stallion Rustic
had lately died of pneumonia, but P. J. Shatter, his owner,
in a letter to the San Rafael Journal denies the report, and
says that the horse, although just recovering from a conges-
tive chill, is alive and quite well.

Extra ordinary Birds. — Last Sunday^ Mr. F. A. Adams
killed a " red head" — a duck that has never before found its
way to this part of the Pacific coast, though found in the
Northern and Eastern States in large numbers. It was one
of a flock of six that were flying very high toward the south.
Mr. Adams gave this rare specimen to Mr. Golcher, who is
having it stuffed and properly preserved. A few days ago
Mr. Adams brought down a very large canvasback thatmeas-
ured twenty-five inches from the bill to the toes and thirty-
four inches from tip to tip across the wings. This bird was
not " stretched " in order to make these large proportions —
nor is this story stretched either.

Fattening Cattle. — There are about 1,000 head of cattle
at Marker brothers' ranch at Big Meadows, which are now
being fattened for the San Francisco market. Some 750 of
them belong to W. E. Todhunter, and the rest to Marker
brothers. They are fed on alfalfa hay, and it takes a good
stock to last them any length of time. W. H. Patterson and
L. G, Clark are feeding 1,000 head of beef cattle at Surprise*
valley. Wm. Hudspeth is feed 500 head at the same place.
G. W. Eaynes will have 400 head ready for the market early
in the spring. — C'kico Becord.

In Panamint valley the disease known as "blackleg" is
making sad havoc among the cattle. It is believed that
1,000 head have died lately. Cattle of all ages are attacked
and death ensxies in from six to eight hours. It is claimed
that among the best fed stock, kept' on the driest ground,
where good shelter and access to the best mountain water is
provided, there is less fatality.

Game of all kinds is quite plentiful in- Lassen county, and
an effort is about to be made to put the game law in force and
stop the wasteful slaughter as practiced now. This fall three
Indians, inside of three weeks, killed 142 deer in the north-
ern part of the county.

BASE BALL.

A Case of Bad Faith.

San Francisco, January 16, 1883.
Editor Breeder and Sportsman : During the early part
of December Messrs. Pratt and Morris, representing the
Haverly club, sought an interview with the managers of the
Olympics and Eedingtons. They were invited to the Olym-
pic Club parlors and there made a bona fide agreement to
play a series of games, say thirteen, and the schedule of
games and all details were arranged without a dissent on the
part of the managers. The first game was played between
the Haverlys and Olympics on the Sunday before Christmas.
The Haverlys were outplayed on every point by the Olym-
pics and at the sixth inning the score was 6 for the Olympics
to a cipher for the Haverlys, but owing to darkness the Hav-
erlys by forced playing managed to tie the Olympics on the
ninth inning, which made it a draw game. The next game
played was on last Sunday between the Haverlys and Eed-
ingtons. Again the so-called champion Haverlys were out-
played by the Eedingtons and at the end of the game the
score stood 7 to 3 against the Haverlys. On Sunday after
next the tie game between the Olympics and the Haverlys
was to be played off, but here suddenly the Haverlys call a
meeting and for some reason, either fear of further defeat or
a desire to replenish an empty exchequer, the Haverlys de-
cided to play no more on the Oakland grounds. Messrs. Pratt
and Morris both admitted to the managers of the other clubs
that the action of their club was ungentlemanly and improp-
er and the reason they give is that they could do nothing with
their members and that was final; they would play no more
at Oakland. Subsequently Mr. Piercy, of the Eecreation
Park of this city, interviews the manager of the Olympics
and states the Haverlys are now under his control ana offers
to allow the Haverlys to play the tie game off at Oakland pro-
vided they receive the sum of §50, or he would pay the
Olympics the same amount if they would play on his grounds
in this city. Both offers were refused by the Olympics and it
is looked upon as a queer transaction. The Haverlys will not
again be allowed to play on the Oakland ground, neither will
the managers of the Eedingtons or Olympics enter into any
contracts in future unless they are certain of at least gentle-
manly treatment. Very Truly, D. A. E.

Haverlys vs. Redingtons.

A match game of ball took place at the Olympic Grounds at
Oakland Sunday, between the champion Haverlys and the
Eedington baseball clubs, which resulted in a victory for
the latter. Appended is the score:

BEDINGTONS.
T.B. I

Arnold, 2b 5

Incell, p 5

Lawton, c 4

Evett, 3b 4

Maran, s s 4

Lewis, c f 4

Leman, lb 4

Anibuster, If 4

Money, r f 4

E. P.O. A.

2 0 2
10 0
0 0 16

HAVERLEX8.

T.B. R.'E. P.O. A.

Brown, rf 4

Levy, If 4

Morris, 3b 4

Megan, p 4

t. Carroll, c 4

J. Carroll, s s 4

Gagus, 2b 4

Pratt, lb 3

Knowlton, c f 3

Totals 38 7 2 27 23 Totals 34 3 16 24 14

Innings 1 23456789

Redingtons 000132010—7

Haverlys 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 — 3

Wild pitches— Redingtons 1, Haverlys 0. Passed balls— Redingtons
3, Haverlys 6. Time of game — Two hours. Umpire— J, TV. Mullen.
Scorer — J. Lewis.

On Sunday next the Eedingtons will meet the Olympics.
Messrs. Denny and Irwin of the Providence Club will play
with the latter.

THE KENNEL,

Coursing Challenge.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman : As a certain number of
coursing gentlemen in this state claim to have the fastest grey-
hound in California (which I do not believe), I will match
one greyhound against any greyhound in this State, best two
in three courses, for $100 or $200, or I will match four grey-
hounds against any four greyhounds in California, according
to rule, and allow a guard throughout, for $400 a side. I
hereby deposit §100 as forfeit in your hands, the balance of
money to be put up on signing articles of agreement. The
above races to come off in February, 18S3. The above chal-
lenge to remain open for one week.

The Breeder and Sportsman to be final stakeholder.
Come up, gentlemen, or stop expanding your lungs.

J. F. Carroll.

Coursing1 at Newark.

Last Tuesday week, at Newark, near John Dugan's Hotel,
a coursing match was run between John Dugan's bd b Sallie
Henry, by Cartwright — Sadie, and J. Egan's Lady Franklin
Jr., by Ben Franklin — Maid of Erin. Sallie Henry won the
match in two straight heats. The judges were D. W. Berry
and John Echeron; C. J. Wilkinson acted as slipper. After
the main match runs were had between Santa Claus and Nell
Flaherty, Lord Lurgan and Nellie. During a race Santa
Claus got his left foreleg badly sprained.

For the Next Field Trial. — Mr. J. H. Brock" of Oroville
has sent his eight-month-old Laverack bitch, May, to E.
Leavesley, to prepare for the next Gilroy Field Trials. May
is from the kennel of Judge Gale of Oroville, who possesses
the only pure Laverack setters in this State.
^

Dixon Coursing. — For the coursing match to be held at
Dixon on Washington's birthday dogs have been drawn as
follows : Lady Gay and Nellie, Peter and Pride of the West,
Snip and Fly, Dakota, and Benicia Girl, Blue Jacket and Maud,
Fleet and Jingler, Nellie and Prince; Blue Masse runs a bye.

A number of enthusiasts living in the vicinity of Ked Bluff
are trying to get up a coursing club. We hope they will be
successful and shall be pleased to have them communicate
with us.

The new wire fence to be built, encircling the whole Santa
Margarita ranch, over the mountain tops and across deep
gorges and canyons, will take about one year to build. When
completed, it will be the longest fence in the State — over 75
miles in length.— San Luis Mey Star.

1883

3*lt£ fgrciiUr and j^poviswatt.

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THE STABLE.

Three-Quarter Shoes.
The following is from the advance sheets of "Tips and
Toe-Weights," and it is necessary to make some explanations.
These papers were written as the experiments progressed,
and, consequently, there are counter opinions. At first the
intention was to rewrite the whole thing, but on further con-
sideration it was held best to follow the course of experi-
ments, in order that the reader might fully understand the
practical results that changed former views. In this way all
the stages could be clearly understood and a better under-
standing obtained. I must acknowledge that I first com-
menced the use of tips with some misgivings, and though
soon convinced that they were by far better than the ful
shoe, so far as the welfare of the feet and legs, entered into
the case, I expected to discover drawbacks in the use of them
for trotting and roadhorses, on account of being detrimenta
to the action. Every trial has convinced me that my fore-
, bodings had no foundation, and the use of 'them for seven
years, although the experiments were limited, confirms me
in the belief that at least ninety per cent, of trotting horses
will go faster with them than when wearing full shoes. The
three- quarter shoe I tried several years ago on the fore foot,
and until a few months ago I thought it was an imperative
necessity on the hind foot when scalping boots were used.
This has been obviated by using a different fastening, which
will be explained hereafter.

But as regards the effect of weight I am in a quandary, and
at the present time inclined to think that the ideas expressed
in this chapter are wrong. The reasons for this change of
belief will be given in the part of the work which treats of
toe-weights.

From causes that could not be overcome the publication
has been delayed. It is expected, however, that it will be
ready for delivery soon after the first of February.

In a previous article I promised to give the results of ex.
periments with the "three-quarter shoe," and the reasons for
recommending the use of that kind in nearly all cases on the
hind feet, and in occasional instances on the front feet. The
illustration is a copy of one of a pair of shoes made after a
pattern sent to William Zartman, Petaluma. The intention
was to use it with the toe-weight which Mr. Zartman has
patented, and by getting them made at headquarters an as-
surance was given that the spur would be properly made,
and the shoes such as were wanted. As the various kinds of
toe-weights, their uses and abuses, will form a distinct chap-
ter of the treatise, it is unnecessary to say more at present
than that the Petaluma is meritorious, equaling the best in
nearly every respect. The objects in using shoes of that
pattern on the forefeet were in the first place to remedy a
faulty method of picking up the foot, to see if it allowed the
proper elasticity at the heel, and should it he proven that
tips could not be used on streets and roads like those of
Oakland, it might take the place of them, obviating the
greatest drawback of the full shoe. The experiments were
satisfactory on all these points. The peculiarity in action
consisted of the horse lifting the forefoot with a kind of a
twist, in which the inner side was elevated more than the
outer, and, on the hypothesis that unequal weight acts in
carrying the foot towards the loaded part, it wa3 expected
that the defect would be remedied.

Nearly twenty years ago we experimented with a pacing
horse, and tested this theory until satisfied of the truth of it.
This was described in "Horse Portraiture" though at that time
we had never heard of the application . of weight to the
horse's foot in any other method than in the shoe, or the
loaded quarter boot. The pacer was a most inveterate
' "knee-knocker," and by making the outside of the shoe
very much heavier than the inside, and using a contrivance
placed in the "fork," he was cured of the propensity. It is
certain, however, that a greater effect is obtained from the
weight being placed higher up than the sole of the foot,
though in many instances, the lower application of it will be
found sufficient. With the first use of toe-weights it was
thought that the advantages came from the weight entirely,
and hence horses' legs were ruined by carrying loads which
permanently injured the tendons. Now it is demonstrated
that it is the inequality of distribution which gives the best
effect, and that a 6 oz. weight on a shoe of 10 ozs. is as ef-
fectual as 16 ozs. on one which weighs l\ lbs. There bein<*
an entire absence of weight on the inside quarter, that on the
outside had a more potent effect. " Side weights " on the
fore feet are inadmissible, as there would be greater danger
of injury to the hind legs when put on the outside, or the
knee and arm if the excrescences were on the inner. The toe-
weight can be given an angle in either direction, though
there are serious objections to using it in other than a straight
line. Thus we were compelled to substitute something

akin to the former experiences, and, as will be noticed in the
cut, the heel of the shoe was made wide enough to cover the
whole space between the frog and the wall. It was made thin
in order that the foot might be kept level, as well as permit-
ting the frog to perform its functions. Only one side was
fettered and even that free in comparison with the rigid em-
brace of the full shoe. It is well known that, owing to the
thinness of the horn on the inner side of the foot, there is a
far greater degree of elasticity in that portion, and even if the
outer were somewhat bound, much of the injurious result of
contraction is obviated. Much stress has been laid on the
propriety of restricting the nailing to the anterior part of the
wall, and it is certainly a better plan than to drive them
further back. The friction, however, between the wall and
the iron soon wears a depression, and this prevents the ex-
pansion in a great measure. With the full shoe the two
grooves are nearly equivalent to back nailing, and the poste-
rior part of the wall is held together as though it were locked
in a vise. A glance at the engraving will show that the
weight of the animal, when thrown on the foot, will have the
effect of increasing the expansion of the inner quarter and
the delicate mechanism enclosed in the horny covering will
have nearly as much room as in the natural state.
The frog is employed, and the labor keeps it in health.
This has been the savior of the Goodenough shoe, and
has kept it in use notwithstanding the serious defects which
mar it. People sneer at the preface to the advertisement,
and chuckle over the alliterative phrase, "No frog, no foot;
no foot, no horse." But that has been the redeeming trait,
and the inventor is worthy of great credit for insisting on
permitting this important organ to do the duty it was in-
tended to perform. Mr. Goodenough came very near
adopting the right method, and had he battled with the same
persistency for a still closer adherence to nature he would
have accomplished more than he has. Perhaps not. In that
case he would have met with a greater degree of stubborn-
ness, and the whole rejected, whereas it is about the only
improvement which has had any favor; it has held its own
in the face of ignorant opposition, and opposition which was
characterized by scenes which were strangely in contrast with
any degree of common sense. In Chicago, some eight years
ago, many of the journeymen blacksmiths refused to nail
them on, and they paraded the streets with banners and mot-
toes to intimidate their "bosses " from using them.

At that tims I had several long conversations with Mr. G.,
and gave the shoes a trial, being in the main pleased, though
the cutting of the channel so deeply I was opposed to, and
endeavored to remedy that by having the shoes flattened at
the heels. Among other things which were discussed, was
the cause of corns, and he very correctly ascribed the origin
of them to the pressure of the ordinary shoe. David A.
Gage had a fine road horse which was grievously troubled
with them, and at Mr. Goodenough's suggestion tips were
put on him. He went much better, but owing to the erro-
neous method of preparing the foot they had to be given up.
Had Mr. Goodenough had the channel, which he directed to
be made for the reception of his shoe, cat only far enough
back to receive the tip, allowing the whole of the posterior
part of the" foot to rest on the ground as well as the frog,
there would have been but little variation from the treatment
recommended in these papers. It is rather surprising that
he did not come to the conclusion, and that if there were so
many benefits to be derived from "frog pressure," there must
be analogous advantages following the other natural provi-
sions against the injuries arising from concussion and con-
traction. The trouble was that he overrated the beneficial ef-
fects of frog pressure, and in estimating that it would make
amends for all the evils which follow shoeing, he did not
progress to the ultimate point. His shoe is a thick one, re-
quiring so deep a cutting away of the horn that the continu-
ity between the wall and sole is weakened, and had it not
been for the jar being so much weakened by the frog, the
animal would have been lamed in a brief period.

Many think that the wall and sole of the horse are the same
and that the difference in texture is'owing to something they
never troubled themselves to discern. Though intimately
connected they are entirely different, and maceration will
separate them in a short time. It is obvious that when the
junction is made so much thinner, especially at the weakest
point,* injury" must arise from the cutting away of the
horn of the wall and sole to such a depth as is necessary to
imbed a thick shoe so that the ground surface is on a level
with the frog. In the instances which Dr. Taliaferro gives,
the probable cause of the soreness was the wearing away of
the outer side of the foot, until it is something like the chan-
neling which the Goodenough process directs. Finding that
such a large majority of horses wear the outside the most,
without direct examination, the assumption is probably cor-
rect. The gliding motion which is a peculiarity in the action
of the blood horBe, entails greater friction and greater wear,
and the feet having been pared during the time when shoes
were worn, the growth of one winter is not enough to with-
stand the work of the srnimer. The three-quarter shoe will
remedy this, and the benefits which arise from the whole foot
being unfettered for one-third of the time will enable the
animal to wear this form of shoe with good results. It is so
much better than the ordinary kind that it does not require
long arguments to prove the superiority. The setting must
be the same as the tips, the shoulder square where it ends on
the inner side of the toe, and the inner side of the foot left
flush with the ground surface of the iron.

There are said to be 300 professional gunners residing at
Harve de Grace, Md., who make a comfortable living by
shooting redhead and canvasback ducks.

Saunders'2 Self-Accuat"on.

Tiskilwa, III., Jan. 12, 1883.
Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In your number for
December 30th there appears an editorial criticism on the
articles of Geo. Saunders, now being published by the
Breeder's Gazette. From your standpoint and opportunities
of knowledge, you are doubtless correct; nay, altogthere
right in your argument; but, viewing the matter from my
ground of observation, there appear reasons for differing both
with yourself and the Breeder's Gazette.

Perhaps you are well aware that the articles claiming to
come from the pens of Peter V. Johnson and Geo. W. Saun-
ders emanated largely from the brain of Mr. White, turf
editor of the Chicago Tribune and assistant to Mr. J. H. Sen-
ders of the Breeder's Gazette. To be sure, the gentlemen
under whose names these articles have appeared furnished
the groundwork for the narratives, still such matter as Mr.
White called for was furnished him.

Mr. White started out to contrast the lives of two promi-
nent Western drivers; to make the undertaking a success it
was necessary to paint one of them in glowing colors, and as
the writer deemed it better to bring forward this hero first,
so P. V. Johnson was trotted out and all the enthusiasm, as
well as the greater portion of the brilliant colors, was placed
upon the first effort.

There was nothing in all the list of articles, coming from
Mr. Johnson, that did not set forth his greatness; from a
careful perusal of them the reader is led to believe that Mr.
Johnson is the par excellence of all reinsmen. While I re-
spect the worthy driver of Piedmont and many other good
ones, still I am cognizant of some glaring mistakes made by
the favorite, as well as a few acts that were not, neither are
they, at the present day, above suspicion. Enough of this,
however.

Mr. White next turns his attention to Saunders, and pro-
ceeds to place him in a very poor light before he has carried
the series of papers to a sure beginning.

In the first place, I am surprised that Mr. Saunders should
allow himself to be placed before the public in so conspicuous
a position, and more especially in the glowing wake of the
refulgent Peter. It would have been far better had he re-
mained content with the notoriety already gained, for there
is such a thing as an unhealthy bath of glory, that injures
rather than produces good results; such a baptism seems to
have been furnished the driver of Clingstone.

The Newburn, not Newborn, matter was an unfortunate
affair from the very first; this horse was one of those malfor-
mations or monstrosities that are a curse to any race of ani-
mals and more especially dangerous to the horse kingdom.

Like King Richard, "sent forth before his time " and that
too "but half made up."

The gods smiled at the birth of this brown colt, but their
facial expressions were not at the form of the new
born, but rather at the havoc he was to work among the
children of men.

I well remember when Newburn was a four-year-old, for at
that time Mr. Saunders resided at this place and was engaged
in training Ella Earl, Kiug Manibrino and Newburn, at our
track and one of the most curious coincidences I know of oc-
curs right here. Newburn is dead, our association is gone
where the whangdoodle mourneth, Ella Earl has passed
from the turf, King Mambrino has proven a failure as a trot-
ter, but not as a sire, and George — well, George Saunders,
has not helped himself very much by his recent ventilation
at the hands of Mr. White. To return to what I was about
to write, I will repeat that I have a vivid recollection of the
first trial given the four-year-old colt, Newburn, when on a
bright warm morning Saunders drove him a mile in 2:28.
Why shouldn't I remember it? 'twas soon after the sale of
Gov. Sprague, the then wonderful five-year-old, and all of our
local horsemen were at fever heat in their excitement over
the trial of Newburn. " Keep the matter a secret and what a
picnic we would have when the season opened on the spring
following." Keep it we did, for the very next attempt proved
how vain are the expectations of man, for our wonder refused
to trot at all, and a general disgust succeeded the former en-
thuiasm.

Quarters trotted fast as a bird could fly were the second
edition of Newburn's acts and the mercury of many of our
hopes begin to rise again. In time we learned that Newburn's
speed was a matter of his feet and limbs and had no connec-
tion with the brain power, for when educated with care the
legs wanted to go all the time while the brain had but rare
intervals of trotting thought. He was very much like the
mule I have read of, and who was noted for his kicking pro-
pensities, " sometimes he would and sometimes he wouldn't, "
so it was with Newburn, only the times when he wouldn't
greatly outnumbered the few occasions when he would trot.
Saunders may think, especially when Mr. White tells him
to, that Newburn had speed enough at Freeport to have giv-
en Kirkwood the go-by any time or place in the race, but I
don't think so; had the brown horse received a favorable
send-off without too many scorings aud secured the
lead at once, the chances are that he would have won the
first heat; perhaps distanced every horse in the party. But
it is very rare, when the circumstances are as favorable as I
desired them to be, and to a certainty the opposite was the
truth at Freeport as well as Prophetstown.

I will admit that Saunders drove all over and about the
track at Prophetstown, in order to keep Newburn back, but
what were his reasons for such driving? One very good one
was that the brown horse was mad, and when he saw fit to
put himself in such a state of mind, he became one of the
most ungovernable animals that ever looked through a bridle.
What was the result of that spell of insanity ? Those who
were present remember very well how it terminated. New-
burn was attacked with a severe case of thumps— so very
severe that it was impossible to take him to his stall, aud all
the remainder of that day and during the night which fol-
lowed active treatment had to be afforded the Bid horse, in
order that his life might be spared. It would have been bet-
ter had the brute died the very moment ho sank to the ground
after that wicked heat, but the coda were again in their
ascendancy, aud so spared a worthless tife. Newbnrn was a
worthless animal, unfit for the road, unsafe as a farm horse,
no earthly account under the saddle, and, as I have remurl
n millstone about the neck of any man thai mak-

ing a trotter out of his unreliable, ricions, headstrong car-
cass. He was not worth the criticisms Saunders is now re-
ceiving and all on his account, and when all snob hones as
Lizzie Crockett aud Newborn are placed where their insanity
can work no injury, then will the trotting world have i
purged, and the effect will be verj bi at fii in! and the time to
be hoped for.

I have written more titan T intended, and still there is much
to be said on the subject; suffice it to say thai I think
George Saunders was very indiscreel to place I
hands of any man who evinces as Little tact as ■ o
editor of the Tribune. He had better lm\>
even after the first installment was in, than to hav
.poor running that he has. *

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Jan '^0

HEED AND SWINE.

Keeping" Butter.

When butter comes from the churn and working table it
has a certain flavor to which " the lnaakef'is a stranger.
It may be characterized as a delicate, creamy, buttermilk
flavor, in which the ethereal and fugitive sentiment of sweet
vernal grass and clovergblossorus blend with what in the mar-
ket is culled rosiness, a coarser essence preserved by salt and
tickling the palate of grocerymen and the trade, Rosiness
is very wellin its way, but he who gets butter whose flavor
pleasurably titillates the olfactories and mollifies the most
sensitive nerves of the most exacting tongue-tip, satisfying
the sensitive palate, and, besides, carrying him back dream-
ily to the sweet-breathed kine and the green pastures, to the
thick cream and the plash-churn — must enjoy it within four
or five days of the churning.

Such a butter may well sell for a dollar a pound in the
town — hot and vile with the odors of humanity and horses,
of sewers and street sweeping — but it will not keep. It is
like the morning cloud and the early dew. Salt will not
save it. The ethereal essence of cream will go, but the rosi-
ness will remain. Salt keeps that.

Well packed butter, if it is good to start with, and is
packed in good oak firkins, scalded and brined as every dairy-
man knows how to do; solidly packed, headed and filled with
strong brine, so that every particle of air is excluded, every
interstice filled with the brine — such will keep a year, and
will be rosy and sweet and marketable; and the butter must
be good. Salt will not keep poor butter.

If the cream or milk is wrong — or, to go to the fountain
head, if the cows and their feed are not right — the butter will
show it. If the churning be overdone, and the working be
overdone'or underdone, the butter will be off — off— off. Pack-
ing is of little account, unless the butter is made up to the
mark as well as the market.

Keeping! Why are we asked to tell how to keep butter;
There is very little use for a dairyman who can make good
butter to try to keep it. _ Sent to market it will only keep till
buyers find outtwhere it is, and canget and pass it into the cus-
tomers' hands, after it has paid two or three profits. In any
family that we know it will not keep long if it is good enough.

The best butter keeps after this fashion the shortest time,
and yet June butter is good in March and May, Oleo will
keep, they say, and we should hope it might. He who has
poor butter, or oleo, may keep it as long as he pleases; but
our readers may rest assured that if their butter is good, and
packed after the good old fashion above indicated, there will
never be a complaint of its not keeping.

Hoes vs. all Other Stock.

By a careful analysis of the treasury reports it is found that
the hog furnished more export material than all the fat cattle,
all the dairy products, all the horses, all the mules, all the
sheep, and all the poultry and poultry products put together.
While the exported hog products for the two years of 1S79
and 'SO amounted to the great sum of $ ISO, 0S7, 726, all the
products of all and every other domestic animals and the live
animal themselves amounted to only $105,870,3S2, making
about $75,000,000 in favor of the hogs, as against all and
every other domestic animal and products from the same that
found an export market. Really this shows well for hog rais-
ing. How important then is the hog stock to this nation, and
to the great Northwest in particular. When we come to think
it over we shall rind but few farmers whom we have known
here in this corn country but who sell and get more for their
hogs than for all else combined. The hog multiplies fast and
matures quickly. When it is considered how important a
factor the hog is in the production of wealth, is it not a little
strange that the real scientific knowledge of how to raise them
and keep them healthy is so little understood? As seen above,
the hog brings more money to this nation from other nations
than all other domestic animals put together, and yet there is
not a man in America that understands the diseases of the hog,
or can cure him when sick. We think here is a field that our
agricultural colleges and veterinary doctors had better explore.

There is another thought suggested by these facts: Almost
the entire amount of the exported products are raised in the
States of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. From
these five States come the great bulk of hogs that find an ex-
port market. We know that Ohio raises a good many hogs,
and her Cincinnati was a short time ago the porkopolis of the
world, but now Ohio raises but little more than she uses;
Cincinnati cuts up but little, if any more hogs than find a
market in the south. Eastern Nebraska and southern Wis-
consin also send away a few, but the great bulk comes from
the States we have named. The center of this pork raising
is somewhere on the western bank of the Mississippi river
and in Iowa, the first pork State. The point we wish to make
is, the extreme folly of shipping all these hogs to Chicago,
and then when cut up and packed, send them by rail to New
York to find a seaport for shipment to foreign ports, when
they could much more economic-ally be cut up on the banks
of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, and, by barges, taken
to the sea at a mere nominal cost for freight. But the history
of the world is, that mankind loves to be ruled, loves to pay
tribute to some king; Chicago is the Western man's king, and
to it he loves to pay tribute even if it be a tenth of all he
earns. When will every man be his own king?— Ft. Dodge
Messenger.

A Word for Mctton.— The mutton of a well-fed sheep of
every breed, from the Downs and Shires down to the little
wooled Saxony, is palatable and healthful. None of the ob-
jections urged against the use of pork can be brought against
that of mutton. It never has been known to impart scro-
fula, trichina- or tapeworms to its consumers. The sheep
does not thrive in the mire nor does it consume garbage or
vermin, or decaying meats or vegetables. It does not wallow
in the trough it feeds from; but it is a dainty' and a careful
feeder, and as cleanly as needs be in its habits. Mutton is
more easily and cheaply produced than beef, is just as nutri-
tious, and may be served in as great a variety of forms. As
a steady food it is far superior to poultry and' costs no more.
We mean good, fat, juicy mutton, not that from the half-
starved, scabby or foot-discarded specimens that have out-
lived their breeding age and been shorn of fleeces enough to
furnish shoddy blankets for a tribe of Indians. People in
cities seldom know how really good mutton tastes, and the
remark may also apply to most families upon the farm. The
latter too often f;iil to try it. We know of many well-to-do
farmers, who do not slaughter a sheep during a twelvemonth,
y< t who kill a pig every mouth in the summer season and in
the fall "put do au" j. .rl; enough to last every other month
the year. Tins is a nation of meat caters, but it con-
■ If too exclusively to pork and beef. It is better to
nhvich in a little more mutton. A few sheep for family
option, even when they are not kept for sal orfor
.ol, will be found a most excellent investment on all farms
-L.S. Coffin.

Butter-Making Hints.

It can never be too deeply impressed that skill and honest
work will enable manufacturers to gain fame and a financial
reward. Universal as the demand for cheap products seems,
there is a class of buyers who are fully aware of the worth
of a good thing, and they are willing to pay liberally when
fully satisfied as to quality. With regard to butter, more
education is needed by both the maker and consumer. The
latter must needs know that the highest class of butter can
not be produced in competition with the ordinary qualities
in price, and also that it must have in his house such care as
is needed to keep it from parting with its aroma, only to ab-
sorb the odors of damp cellars and unventilated kitchens.
Nothing enters a house so pure, healthful and delicate as
choice butter, and every year is adding largely to the num-
ber of consumers who are aware of its value. With the very
best butter oleomargarine and kindred frauds are not ruin-
ous competitors. Indeed, they are very much the reverse,
for they render particular people so suspicious that they are
quite ready to pay an extra price where they are assured of
purity, as they can only be by dealing with men of character.
The fatty oils are now so insidiously mingled with the real
article, even on the retired farm, that going to the simple-
minded tiller of the soil is not always finding the fountain
head.

In some of the steps of production choice butter costs no
more than poor. Improved implements are not only labor-
saving, but they are great economizers of material. " Well-
made pans will produce more and better cream, and the im-
proved churns will make the most as well as the best butter.
The same rule is still more manifest when applied to cattle
and their food. The breeding of domestic animals has been
so successful that especial traits are remarkably developed in
them, but usually at the sacrifice of other qualities; and he
who fails to select his animals with reference to the work in
view may be using a fork to eat his soup with. The superb
breeds of beef cattle could never have been produced except
by surrendering, to a degree, the aim of milk production;
and the milk and cream breeds, if made to assume fattening
tendencies when in milk, are seen to fail in their proper pur-
pose. This does not mean that beef cattle will not milk well,
for they often do; but if at the same time theymaintain their
full beef form, it is at the cost of unprofitably high feeding,
that alone can sustain such nutrition as is needed for the
double strain. We do not assume that the cream breeds will
not make good beef, for in time the smaller cattle of fine
fiber and high flavor will assume in America the place they
now hold in England, where the self-indulgent club men de-
mand their cuts from the mountain cattle of Wales or Scot-
land; but it is assumed that if they are treated and fed for
the best results in their class they cannot become the round,
sleek beasts that delight the grazier.

In butter items it is quite customary to read that so and so
has made choice butter since using the patent double-acting,
low-pressure churn, that it is also a good table, or handy as
a wash-tub, etc., etc.; or that success is certain if double-re-
fined, anti-monopoly salt is used; or that there is a sure
charm in a fancy milk pail or mastodon butter worker with
chromo of the inventor. Innumerable certificates attest the
superior virtue of "Rising Sun" butter color; and if the
"Eureka," "Excelsior," "National," "Ne Plus Ultra,"
'^Utterly Invincible " milk strainer does not answer, the
money will be refunded, unless the agent is missing. Per-
haps so. But agood workman can use almost any tool; and
innumerable good ones are always obtainable.

It is suggested that the amount of land devoted to pasture
be limited to the extent that will carry the herd as long as
feed is flush; more will not be useful, as, if not fed down
early, it will grow rank, dry on the stem, and if cows are
forced to consume it, fight flies and go without water, they
will hardly pay for driving ;home to milk. This, unfortu-
nately, is the practice of many valuable farms, as is proved
by the advertisements under the herd of "Mortgage Sales. "
It is here that the intelligent fanner should not hesitate to
avail himself of partial soiling, which, in brief, may be car-
ried out by putting his cattle in the barn before the morning
milking, and having ready a fresh breakfast of sowed corn,
green oats, or any of the many soiling feeds, of which golden
millet is the best for butter. A few cheap frames (costing
the price of two cigars each, and the cost of a few "treats, ")
put in mosquito netting, will keep flies out of the building
and save the cows an amount of head and tail work that costs
feed and lessens product, as do all unnecessary labor, ex-
haustion or worrying. If possible the cattle should have
water in the barn, where very simple arrangements will an-
swer to convey it; and not less than, three daily feeds should
be given them. After evening milking they should be turned
out to get open air, exercise and a bite of cool, dewy grass,
free from the teasing of flies, and safe from heat. This, of
course, costs something; but it costs more to neglect it.
Five or six unprofitable months each year will ruin any in-
dustry, and ought to, to keep the proper balance in favor of
prudence and intelligence, and secure the non-survival'of the
unfittest.

The partial soiling system has carried cattle in full flow of
milk through drouths, when on adjoining farms there was
not milk enough to drink, and there is nothing mysterious,
difficult or experimental in the practice, nor is it patented as
yet. It seems a very simple mental process to realize that as
the vitality of a herd of cattle is to be sustained for all the
months of the year, the true and only measure of profit is
the excess of production during the milking months over the
annual cost of carrying; yet many a dairyman seems to fail
in comprehending this fact, and finds himself laboring for
his pains year after year, wondering why he has not the good
luck of his more prudent and thoughtful neighbors. There
is the frequent element of misfortune in all pursuits, but
it is not the source of half the misery and failure that lies at
the door of the witch of malign influences. Luck is not luck
as often as industry, forethought and intelligence are the
good fairies that gild rural homes with the keenly appreciated
rewards of labor. If farmers will cease to change and chase
one kind of agriculture after another — now sheep, now grain,
then fat cattle, then cheese, and again butter— and make
themselves specialists, fitting their farms and buildings for
one pursuit, and mastering the details of that one, they will
in most instances command success.

The most noted of the famous dairy famis that have given
so wide a fame to Philadelphia butter, are directed entirely
to that product, aud when the dairy work is well done there
is no lost time. After the small amount of cultivation is
carried on that is needed to renew meadows — which, by the
way, are made as permanent as possible, as are the pastures :
— all graiu feeds are bought, and in buying feeds they practi-
cally buy manure, bo their farms yield immensely in grase
and soiling crops. The cattle on some of* these farms arc not
bred, but are milked farrow as long as stimulating feeds will
keep them profitable, and then are in very fine condition for
the butcher. This, however, is not an advisable practice, I
for one of the main sources of a dairyman's profit should be j
in raising the finest possible calves on sweet skim milk: the

bulls for veal, the heifers to renew his herd with high grades,
or to meet the rapidly growing demand for family cows of
gentle disposition, giving rich milk for many months of each
year. — Cor. Breeder's Gazelle.

The Thermometer in the Dairy.

Butter-making has been reduced to a science. There are
rules of working more or less known, which may be employed
to uniformly give certain, definite results. More important
than any other one thing connected with these rules is a
strict regard for temperature. With such regard all the other
factors and conditions of success are subject to chance.

Temperature, which is so important, maybe determined to
necessary certainty only by the aid of mechanical help, such
as is afforded in the thermometer. The thermometer may
indeed be called the key to scientific butter-making. No other
one thing has so much as the thermometer to do with a
right process of making butter, or butter-making by rule.
In past time, when butter-making was purely arule-of-thumb
process, the value of the thermometer was not known. As
intelligent methods be^an to take the place of hap-hazard
ways, the use of the thermometer came to be considered by
advanced makers a necessity, and to-day there is no one
thing that distinguishes the* advanced dairyman from the
dairyman of primitive ways, like the regard for temperature,
which calls for the use of the instrument which tells the
temperature. If it is still true that this useful, simple and
cheap instrument is not to be found in one in ten of our
dairies, it is equally true that our butter has accordingly low
average quality. It has been claimed by good authority in
different parts of the country, that not more than ten per
cent, of our butter is what it should be for shipping pur-
poses. It is doubtless safe to say that when nineteen out of
twenty of our dairy farmers come to believe that they cannot
afford to be without a thermometer, the condition of things
will be reversed, and ninety instead of ten per cent, of our
butter will be of prime quality. — Canadian Fanner.

Ayrshire Records.

Ayrshire cows are making for themselves an honorable
name and place among the butter-record cows of the
country. Herbert Merriam, Weston, Mass., who has for
years kept a careful record of the daily weight of milk from
each of his cows, in his report for 1SS1 says that Harriet
2.46S A. R., gave 6, 04S pounds; Kirbine Maid 3d 4,449 gave
6,541 pounds; Lady Essex 3d 3,595 gave 6,672 pounds; Kil-
birnie Maid 2d 3,5S1 gave 7,649 pounds; and Lady Rice 5,294,
with her first calf, 6,440 pounds.

A. Tubbs, Mexico, N. Y., writes that Dahlia 5th 4,329 gave
in June last 1,641^- pounds milk. James Cloud, of Kennett
Square, Pa., writes of a four- year-old cow, name not given,
as having given 16 pounds of butter in seven days; of a two-
year-old, name not given, whehgave 10 pounds of butter in
that time; and of the cows Nancy Cornell 4,844 and Phora
5,313 as having given in the month of June last, 1,507 pounds
and 2,3S7 pounds of milk respectively. If breeders of Ayr-
shires will take care to give full and accurate records of the
milk and the butter yields of their cows, with an account of
thetsystem of treatment during the time of the test, in the
manner adopted by Jersey breeders, they will do much to en-
lighten the public in regard to the real value of the Ayr-
shires.

Cheap Meat. — There is nothing that is in greater demand
to-day than cheap meat, especially cheap beef. Cheap bread
is within the reach of all, with such a magnificent cereal har-
vest as we have had for the present year. The price of beef
has already fallen three to four dollars in the hundred pounds,
in consequence of the sending of dressed beef from Chicago
to the Eastern markets. The business promises to take on
large proportions, and that very soon. It appears that cer-
tain Chicago parties, with abundant capital, began to send
dressed beef to New York, which had been slaughtered at
Chicago, and for which their agents asked much lower prices
than for beef that was slaughtered in New York. The experi-
ment proved so successful that the price began to fall at once.
In fact, the Chicago venture made the price. A representa-
tive of the Chicago firm, on being interviewed, stated that his
firm merely claimed to sell at the market price. That is a
good statement, in view of the fact that it makes the price
itself. Two other firms are about to begin operations in New
York on the same basis, altogether representing a capital of
ten million dollars. The result, it is expected, will be to do
away entirely with the business of slaughtering cattle at the
East. Forty dressed cattle can be transported from the West
in a single car, against from thirteen to sixteen head of live
cattle, and the shrinkage in weight incidental to the wear and
tear of the live animals on the trip is also saved. The hides,
tallow, horns and hoofs are worth more in Chicago than here.
The movement means cheaper beef to the consumer, though
retailers will contrive to keep up the price as long as they can.
We are assured that it will be impossible for Western men to
sell Western cattle in New York and compete with sellers of
beef that has been dressed in Chicago. — Massachusetts Phw-

A party in Philadelphia, using the name of D. W. Lee,
concocted a scheme by which he succeeded in swindling sev-
eral Kentucky breeders, and which will probably give him
and his accomplices a term in the State prison. Getting the
names of the leading breeders of fine sheep in Kentucky, he
seems to have written to all of them about the same time, rep-
resenting that he was a retired business man, and intended
stocking a large farm he owned in Pennsylvania. He gave as
reference a jeweler in Philadelvjhia. The breeders gave
prices of stock which Lee agreed to, provided he could
get a credit of ninty days. The breeders wrote to the
jeweler and duly got answer that all was right. Some of
them still doubted the transaction, and demanded cash in
advance, but others, among them, as we are informed, Mr.
Copeland, Messrs. Waridy and Messrs. Samuels — shipped
stock to considerable amounts, after-taking still further pre-
cautions, and such as are ordinary among business men.
When the time for payment came, however, the notes went
to protest, and it was only then that the victims realized that
they had been swindled. The stock was duly delivered to
Lee and freight paid, but that is the last trace of it. It is
supposed the Pennsylvania farm was a myth and the jeweler
an accomplice. Arrests, we learn, have been made of the
leaders in the scheme, and it is the determination of the
breeders to push the prosecution. — Farm,-*' Home Journal .

The London Live Stock Journal presents an interesting,
if not very appetizing picture of the possibilities of oleomar-
garine, when it quotes a statement that in one year the fat
has been extracted from 141 tons of fish and tripe refuse, 13
tons of cats and 7 tons of dogs, and suggests that the fat thus
obtained is "just that identical animal oil which suits the
purpose best" of makers of oleomargarine.

1883

3£&c ^txcxlcr and ^pmisman,

THE 2:20 LIST.

A Resume of the Standing- of the Mambrino
Chiefs, Clays, etc.

In the direct male line there are nine Mambrino Chiefs in
the 2:20 list, or not quite one-tenth of the whole number. In
point of speed Trinket, 2:14, by Princeps, son of Woodford
Mambrino, dam Ouida, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, stands
first. Princeps' dam was Primrose, by Alexander's Abdullah;
grandam Black Rose (dam of Darkness, 2:27|), by Tom
Teenier, the pacer. Ouida's dam was Morning Glory, by im-
ported Consternation; grandam by Eutaw. Woodford Mam-
brino was by Mambrino Chief, dam Woodbine (dam of
Wedgewood, 2:19), by Woodford, son of Eosiusko. Wood-
ford Mambrino was a great campaigner, and got a record of
2:2H, He was a great horse, and died before he had reached
the limit of bis powers. Trinket has a combination of splendid
winning strains in her composition. As a campaigner she
made no mark, going wrong in the legs early in her career.
This, however, was no fault of her breeding. As a four-year-
old she trotted in 2:19|, in 1S79, which record stood the best
until the past season, Jay-Eye-See trotting in 2:19. As a
five-year-old she trotted in 2:19}, cutting her record down to
2:14 in her next season.

Black Cloud, 2:17}, by Ashland Chief, dam the Cluke mare,
by Capt. Walker, son of Tecumseh, the pacer. Black Cloud,
an entire horse and string-halted, is a great campaigner. He
started several seasons ago, improving each year, trotting hard
races against the best in his class. He is true gaited, very
powerful and dead game. The only distinctive trotting strain
in Black Cloud is through Mambrino Chief. Ashland Chief's
dam — a thoroughbred — was by imported Yorkshire. The
pacing element in Black Cloud's composition has had an in-
fluence upon his conformation.

Hanuis, 2:17|, by Mambrino Pilot, dam Lady Stewart, the
trotting mare, pedigree unknown, was a remarkable cam-
paigner. Hannis and the masterly Gen. Turner were among
the great features of the Grand Circuit for some seasons. He
was an all-day horse, good for any number of heats in ahard
race, and game as a bulldog. Like the generality of enduring
horses, Hannis is a medium-sized animal of quick, level
action, and a stayer.

LadyThorne, 2:18}, by Mambrino Chief, dambyGano, son
of American Eclipse, was one of the greatest of campaigners.
She was a stout, lasting mare, of fine action and very speedy.
It is claimed that she never reached the limit of her speed in
public. An accident which permanently disabled her retired
this mare when at the height of her fame.

Croxie, 2:19}, by Clark Chief, dam Lady Whitefoot, by
Little Priam, son of imported Priam, grandam by Downing's
Bay Messenger, was a noted mare. Croxie was a number of
seasons before the public, and distinguished herself a sa first-
class campaigner.

Keene Jim, 2:19}, by Lookout, dam LauraEair, by Battler,
son of Stockbridge Chief, is or was a very speedy horse. As
a four-year-old Keene Jim got a record of 2:24 J. Three
years after he reduced his record. He never was campaigned
to any extent, but acquitted himself creditably while on the
turf. Lookout's dam was Lady Scott, by Woodford, who got
the dam of Woodford Mambrino and Wedgewood.

Parana, 2:19£, by Mambrino Hambletonian, dam Belle of
Cayuga, by Hambletonian Prince, son of Volunteer, was a
great mare of the season of 18S0. She was a sure winner
thatyear, beating the best fields. She afterwards got "off,"
and has not done anything extraordinary since. In breeding
she is as good as any, a mare of remarkable inbreeding.
Mambrino Hambletonian is by Mambrino Pilot, dam Gon-
dola, by By sdyk's Hambletonian; grandam by Seely's Amer-
ican Star, a splendid combination of trotting blood. Ham-
bletonian Prince's dam is by the Old Horse, grandam by
American Star.

Humboldt, 2:20, by Stocking Chief, dam a pacing mare, is
a very stout horse, but of eccentric action. He has cam-
paigned several seasons, but has not particularly distin-
guished himself as a winner.

Mambrino Gift, 2:20, by Mambrino Pilot, dam Water-
witch, by Pilot Jr., was an able horse. He was some years
on the turf in the best company. Waterwitch also produced
Scotland, 2:22i, by Bonnie Scotland, the thoroughbred.

Mambrino Chief and his descendants represented in the
2:20 list crossed well upon all mares. There are but two in
the list out of Hambletonian mares, the rest distributed
among the Capt. Walker, Gano, Little Priam, Battler and
Pilot Jr. strains.

Next to the Mambrino Chiefs come the Vermont Black
Hawks with seven in the 2:20 list. These, of course, include
the get of Ferguson's Grey Eagle, Gen. Knox, Bevenge, Ban-
iel Lambert and Viley's Cripple.

Firs"t on the list is Charley Ford, 2:16^, by Ferguson's
Grey Eagle, dam not traced. Charley Fori was a great cam-
paigner in his day. He trotted many hard-fought races with
able antagonists, and proved himself a stayer. He is a horse
of substance and of thorough trotting conformation.

Lady Maud, 2:18}, by Gen. Knox, dam Fanny, by Sabek,
son of Logan, was a speedy mare and an improver. She
was several seasons on the turf. Gen. Knox is by Vermont
Hero, son of Sherman's Black Hawk, dam by Searcher, son
of Barney Henrj', and has ten of his get in the 2:30 list.

Troubadour, 2:19, by Revenge, son of Napoleon, by Sher-
man Black Hawk, dam by Busiris, son of American Eclipse.
The dam of Troubadour was Illinois Maid, by Black Donald,
son of Vermont Hambletonian. To the cover of Bevenge
Illinois Maid also produced Chicago Maid with a record of
2:25. Troubadour was a very good and speedy horse, while
on the turf. Near the close of the season of 1881 he threw
out a curb which caused his retirement. He is now said to
be recovered and will trot the coming year.

Comee, 2:19}, by Daniel Lambert, dam by Hiawatha, was
a first-rate campaigner. His breeding on the dam's side is
obscure. What trot he gets is through his sire. Daniel
Lambert is the best entire son of Ethan Allen (2:25a), dam
Old Abdallah, grandam by Stockholm's American S'tar, the
sire of Seely's American Star. Daniel Lambert has twenty-
two of his get in the 2:30 list.

Camors, 2:19^, by General Knox, dam untraced, was an
able horse. He has thirty-fire heats in 2:30 or better to his
credit.

Belle BrasfieM, 2:20, by Viley's Cripple, son of Ward's
Flying Cloud, dam Sally Chorister, by Mambrino Chorister,
son of Mambrino Chief, was a distinguished trotter. She
was game, stout and speedy. Sally Chorister also pro-
duced Proteine, 2:18, to the cover of Blackwood, by Alexand-
er's Norman.

Capt. Emmons, 2:20, by Continental, son of Bacon's Ethan
Allen, dam by Stubtail, was a good horse in his day. He
campaigned a number of seasons with credit to himself. He
is of fine trotting conformation, and was very speedy. Stub-
tail got the dams of Buzz, Rufus, Wizz, Elmore Everett,
Kitty, Lew Ives, and Proctor.

The Vermont Black Hawk blood represented in the list
has nicked with several crosses, but, with the exception of

Charley Ford, none of their descendants proved a great
campaigner.

The Clays are represented by five members, first of which
is Hopeful, 2:14J, by Godfrey's Patchen, son of George M.
Patchen, dam by the Bridgham Horse, of Messenger descent.
Hopeful and Dan Mace are synonymous. The little gray
gelding has trotted on all the principal tracks of the country
in the best of company, year in and year out. He was a
horse of great courage, true-gaited and speedy. He drew a
wagon a mile in 2-AGh, the best on record.

American Girl, 2:16A, by Amos' C. M. Clay, dam not
traced, was a great mare some years ago. She trotted all
over the country, winning many hard-contested races against
such as Lucy, Lucille Golddust, Pilot Temple, Goldsmith
Maid, Rosalind, and George Palmer. She has 150 heats to
her credit.

Lucy, 2:1S}, by George M. Patchen, dam by May Day, was
another of the same sort. She was stout and game.

J.B.Thomas, 2:18;J, by Sterling, son of Patchen Boy, dam
by Defiance, made his mark in 1881. He is speedy, and a
good horse in his class.

Alexander, 2:19, by Ben Patchen, son of Burlington, by
George M. Patchen, dam by Canada Jack, is a notable ani-
mal. He proved himself able to go on. His victory over a
formidable field for the $10,000 purse at Rochester, July 4,
1SS1, is fresh in the mind of the reader. It took seven heats
to decide the race, and every one was fought out.

The five members enumerated get nothing from their dams
in the way of trotting speed, with the possible exceptions of
Hopeful and Alexander. Clay mares crossed principally
with Hambletonian sires have done more for the 2:20 list
than the male line, St. Julien being the best specimen of this
combination.

Fifth in order is Alexander's Norman, with three represen-
tatives, Lulu, 2:15, by Norman, dam Kate Crockett, by im-
ported Hooton, standing first. As a campaigner Lulu was
not greatly distinguished. She was of very excitable temper-
ament, mix-gaited, but very speedy in streaks, like many
others of similar breeding.

Proteine, 2:18, by Blackwood, dam Sally Chorister, by
Mambrino Chorister, was a campaigner. She has a strain of
the stout Mambrino Chief blood through the "dam of Black-
wood as well as her own dam, and it made her speedy, reso-
lute, and enduring.

May Queen, 2:20, by Alexander's Norman, dam Jenny, by
Crockett's Arabian, was fast, but never did anything remark-
able. The balance of the list is made up by Blanco, Gold-
dust, Blue Bull, Toronto Chief, etc. Smuggler, 2:15}, by
Blanco, son of Iron's Cadmus, dam of pacing origin, was the
most remarkable of the trotting stallions, with no trotting
strains in his organization. In conformation he is a pacer.
He was a great horse on the turf, stout, dead game, and fast.
His speed was secured, however, by artificial appliances,
like Legal Tender, Minnie B, and others. He will never
race again, but when at his best was a wonder. — New York
Sportsman.

Mr. W. G. George, the English athlete who, with his
friend, William H. Caldicott, sailed for England on Decem-
ber 13, arrived in England on December 22, and has been
giving the reporters of the English papers his opinion of his
stay in this country. He expressed himself pleased with the
American people with whom he came in contact while here.
He is quoted as saying that he thought the Americans loved
fair play, and that the little trouble arising out of the decision of
those having in charge his races with Myers, whereby Myers
was obliged to forfeit the decided race of the national series, was
not as great as was at first reported; he said that Myers is a
gentleman and a great runner at any distance up to 1,000
yards. Of Delaney, who defeated him in the ten-mile race
on December 12 at the Madison Square Garden, George said
that he was a good runner, though it was his belief that had
he been in better condition he would have won that race also.

BILLIARDS.

It is said that Vignaux is coming to America to play a cer-
tain kind of game — the champion's game with the extended
line. This looks' very much aa though the affair was cut and
dried for one or two players, but some of the others may kick
over the traces, and refuse to play in a tournament, which
practically handicaps them out of it. The tourney, if it ever
comes to a head, should be framed to give the Americans a
chance, and one of the recognized games, cushion caroms,
straight rail, or corner barred, would be the proper thing to
play. There is no need of any innovation, as any such pro-
ceeding as this would throw the smaller players entirely out
of gear. The .Frenchman could have no objection to any-
thing but cushion caroms, but at least six players will set
their faces against any new feature which means a lot of prac-
tice at a game that one or two of the contestants had had one
or two months' more practice than the balance of the entries.
This is a thing that the promoters of these tournaments will
do well to study over, or the American public may incline to
the belief that the Gaul has been given an undue advantage
over such experts as Sexton, Schaefer, etc. The excuse that
one man took time by the forelock will not avail, as the gen-
eral public, and the majority of the players, for that matter,
have had no official notification that any tournaments are
contemplated, and no one wants to put in two or three
months' practice with the slim possibility that there may be a
tournament in the near future. Mons. Vignaux has not acted
in such a manner toward American players when they went
across the ocean to do battle with him that he should be
treated to special legislation in regard to an international bil-
liard contest. His treatment of Sexton, Slosson and Schae-
fer is still fresh in the minds of those who read and think,
and any negotiation tending to retard the Americans is very
apt to draw out an indignant remonstrance from the residents
of the United States. If the Frenchman will not come here
unless he has the best of the affair, then he had better be left
in La Belle France, where he is sure to have fifty per cent,
the best of any match he may make with a foreigner. — X. Y.
Sportsman,

One of the longest, if not the longest, billiard matches on
record was played at Ottawa on the 19th nit., between Mr.
Grant Powell and Mr. Washington. They commenced life-
pool at 7 p. m. on Monday, and continued without cessation
until 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning. They immediately be-
gan a match game of billiards which lusted thirteen hours,
during which time neither tasted food. Powell scored one
more game than his opponent.

On dit, that at her castle in Wales, Adelina Patti, prima
donna, has probably as handsome a private billiard-room as
can be met with anywhere, and when she and Nicolini go
caroming, there is in the same room a $20,000 orchestrion, to
whose heavy harmonic strains the clicking of the ivories fur-
nishes a pleasing melody.

Joseph Vermeulen, the Chigago expert, waaits to play any-
one west of that city.

DALY AND SEXTON.

The Most Brilliant Billiard Game Ever Played
in New 'York.

Maurice Daly and William Sexton met at Tammany Hall,
New York, on Saturday evening, the 6th iust., to play the
second of the series of.cushion carom games.tr In the first;
played December 1st, Sexton was victorious, the score stand-
ing Sexton 500, Daly 456. In this second game Daly showed
his old form and the play of both contestants was the finest
ever seen in New York, the average of both men being bet-
ter than the record. The game was ;j00 points up and the
stake SI, 000. Budd Scofield was referee and marker, John
Beeves Teas umpire for Daly and Al Sauer was umpire for
Sexton. The lead was won by Daly, who took the white
ball and played the opening shot, which counted as did six
others before he retired, and Sexton made his opening shot,
which netted him a goose-egg. Daly then made one point
and missed, as did Sexton. Thus early in the game the ad-
mirers of Daly saw that their favorite was back to his old
form, and the odds, which before the opening of the game
were 25 to 20, changed to even money; a large amount of
money was placed at those figures. Daly, who was hand-
ling the cue with his old-time skill, kept rolling up singles
until the fifth inning, when he scored 13 without a break,
one of them being a delicate bank-shot, which drew forth
loud applause. Sexton did not make double figures until
his ninth inning, when he made 10 points. In his next
inning Sexton made a brilliant six-cushion shot, but missed
the next, an easy one-cushion carom. In his part of the
eleventh inning Daly made a run of 44, four of which were
long-banks. In this run, Daly's position play was a "mas-
terpiece of the art, " as a spectator put it.j^Sexton's twelfth
inning netted him 11, two of that number being difficult
four-cushion caroms. In his thirteenth inning Daly scored
his first 100 points, having made an average of 7 9-12 and
having run that number in 37 minutes. Sexton did not
turn his first hundred until Hi. and 4m., his average being
4 1-6. Five times in the first twenty-five innings did Daly
make double figures, Sexton making the same number of
doubles, but for a smaller aggregate. In the twenty-sixth
inning Sexton made a run of 30 points and was loudly ap-
plauded several times through the break. In the twenty-
eighth inning Budd Scofield, in answer to a voice, called
the game — Daly 157; Sexton 137. In the thirty-sixth inning
Daly made a two-cushion draw to the corner, and was liber-
ally applauded. In his thirty-sixth inning Sexton made a
carom to the corner, the reverse English causing the ball to
roll to the side rail, along which it ran for two cushions,
making a " scratch, " at which half the audience laughed and
the other half cheered; Sexton gave a quiet smile and missed
the next shot. At his fortieth inning Daly made a magnifi-
cent run of 38, most of them by *lose rail nursing and bril-
liant positionplays. At the end of one hour and forty min-
utes Budd Scofield announced — Daly 214; Sexton 178. In
his forty-fourth inning Daly made a draw along the rail, but
Sexton made a claim of no count, which was allowed and
Daly took his seat with a crestfallen air, having made 7.
Sexton followed with a miss, and Daly in his next inning
made 2. Daly in his forty-eighth inning made a fine cross-
cushion carom, which caused the spectators to applaud him
liberally. The betting was now 50 to 40 on Daly, but little
business was done. At just two hours from the start Daly
completed 250 points, or just half the game, being then 57
points ahead of Sexton.

Sexton completed his second hundred two hours after the
start, his average being 4. In fifty innings Daly made six
double plays for an aggregate of 129, while Sexton in fifty
innings made six double plays for S6. The play now fell off
and misses were plenty until the fifty-fifth inning, when Sex-
ton by fine open work made 20. From the fifty-third to the
fifty-sixth inning Daly scored nothing, but in the fifty-
seventh inning he made 4, Sexton following in the same in-
ning with nothing. Daly played a direct carom in the fifty-
eight inning and retired with 5. In his next attempt he went
round the carom ball, and the spectators gave a loud whistle
of disappointment. Daly completed 300 points in two hours
and thirty-three minutes, his average being 4 6-11. Sexton's
score at that time was just 250.

In the seventy- third inning Daly made a six-cushion carom,
which was loudly applauded; the run netted him GO. Then
Sexton got the balls together on the rail, and by a succession
of delicate bank shots and close caroms made 26. At 10:45
o'clock Sexton turned into his fourth hundred, with an aver-
age of 4 8-730. Daly was then thirty-eight points ahead, and
playing in a manner which caused almost continuous ap-
plause. The play all through the game was most brilliant,
and the averages of both men were better than the record.
In the seventy-ninth inning Daly, by wonderful nursing,
made thirty points, the majority of which were from the
lower rail. * In the eighty-second inning Daly made a diffi-
cult masse shot, the first of the game. In this inning he
also made a brilliant cross-cushion kiss, which counted,
much to the delight of his friends. Daly completed 400
points in 3:17 from the start, and his average was 4 68-83,
his average for the single hundred being 5 15-17. In the
ninety-ninth inning Sexton played for safety and left the
balls in a position only to be reached by a long cross-table
bank, which was accomplished by Daly, amid great applause.
At 11:40 Sexton made 400 points, his average being 4 12-97.
During the next hundred points Sexton made several despe-
rate attempts to close the gap between himself and Daly, and
on four different occasions was within two of his opponent,
but was finally beaten by thirty-two points. The following
is the score by innings:

DalV— 7 1, 3, 1, 18, 5, 3, 6, 4. 0. 44. 18, 6, 0, 0. B,6,0, 1, 2. 2,0,11.
10, 6, I.C, 1,21, l.CU. 8. 2. 4.0.4, 0.48,6. 1, 1. 7, 2, H, 0, 7, 6,8, 4,1,0,
0,0.0.0.4,5,0,0, 1,1,9, 2,18,9,1, f, 0, 2, 1,4, «^. I, 8, [8, 1. L, 81. 0,9,
10,4,0, 0, a, 0, 0, 4,1, 0,0, 16, 7, 7, 3,0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 13, 2, 1, 0, 0, 2, 91, 0,
0, 0, 3, 0, 3, 0— Total. 500.

Sextoh.-O.I, 1.0, 7,0,7,1,10,1,7, 11,0. n. 0. 11. 1. 11. o. l, 7.7, 18,
3, 7 80, 1,0, 6,4,6,4.0,9,6,7,9, 0. o. 0, 0,0, 2, 0, 2, 8, '-'. 6, 8, 5,1,0,1,
0 20,0,0, 1.5,10,1.3.0.0, 4, 0,3,1', 5. 7. «, 8,96, 4. 1, ".0. C. 13.0. 0,
0,3, 10. 14, in. 1. 6, 5, 2,0,3,0, io 8,0, 26, 6, 11, 0, 6,0,0,0, 6, 6, 9, 1, 2,
0. 0, fi. 0. 0— 4G8.

Total— Daly. 500: Sexton, 4fi8. Winner'* average. 4 4C-116; loners
average, 4 12-114, Time of game. 1:82,

Playing fob Hqw Stakes.— Advicee from the City of

Saints state that Bill Norton and friends of his bom W I

River, together with a well-known Btage line owner of Salt
Lake, frequently have a little game of cards, doling whicn
the pot holds from $20,000 to $40,000. The Idahoaa
took $40,000 from a prominent Virginia City official v.
a hand with the boys in the city by the briny lake,— Wood
Jiiver Time.

A few days u^o Mr. rut/man and Mr. Bond
Mission San Jose on a hunting trip. They bag
one quail. Considerable good sport wd
weather seems to have made the gam-
averse to open ground as they were a short tim.

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San Francisco, Saturday, January 20, 1883.

Mr. M. J. Henley is a duly authorized traveling agent
and correspondent for the "Breeder and Sportsman."

PROTECTION FOR GAME AND FISH.

All those who are interested in protecting the game
and fish of California are looking for the present Legis-
lature to take action in the matter. There cannot be a
question of the importance of putting an end to* the pres-
ent devastation, as it is patent that without effectual aid
from the law makers it will not he long until there will
be very little to protect. With proper laws, and above
all, the enforcement of laws, this State will always be
benefited by an abundance of game and food fishes.
The natural advantages are such that by observing the
laws which govern propagation there need never be a lack,
and the whole of the population is, in a measure, inter-
ested in protection being granted. There is a prevailing
opinion that sportsmen are the only parties who desire
that the objects of their pursuit shall be properly guarded,
and although these may be the most active in demanding
legislation and seeing that the laws are enforced, there is
scarcely an inhabitant who has not a stake in the con-
e9t. The supineness of the body of the people is not the
only thing in the way. There is a general impression
that "game laws" are part of the code of countries where
everything is subservient to wealth and power, and that
in this free country there should be no hindrance to any-
one helping themselves from the stores that nature has
provided. If it were asked that there should be a heavy
license paid by the shooter or fisherman, so heavy that
only those possessing more than moderate means could
indulge in the recreation there would be some strength
in the reasoning. All that is solicited is that there should
be means taken to preserve this store, not for the sole
benefit of the sportsmen who have the means to go
into the field with all of the best and most expensive
implements to pursue the denizens of earth, air and
water, but also everyone who has the desire
to shoot or cast a line. In fact the poorer derives
the most benefit. The wealthy can go to distant places,
spend both time and money to gratify their tastes,
and the cost is a small part of the calculation. The ob-
ject of more stringent laws is to place the game pro-
tected within the reach of all. The artisan or mechan-
ic, who labors almost incessantly, and who has a fond-
ness for outdoor sports, is given the opportunity with the
loss of little time. A day or two in a month from the
clang of the workshop, the tumult of the city, is a boon
which they will heartily appreciate, and in place of
Becking amusements that enervate, they return with re-
newed life and vigor to pursue their daily avocations.
The farmer's boy will do double the work in the hours
allotted for labor when that labor is sweetened by
thoughts of sport within his reach, and all of these when
made to understand fully the merits and meaning of the
law will heartily join in a petition for the passage of
acts that will effect the purpose.

At the present time we only desire to bring the subject
before the people, and to urge that not a day be lost in
taking the steps to secure it being brought before the
legislature as soon as possible. The Breeder (mil Sports-
man will do everything it can to further the object, but
there must be joint endeavor to insure success. The
sportsman's clubs must take the initiative. These must
draft the laws that are requisite, giving special atten-
tion to the sections that Iwar on enforcement, and on the
proof necessary to convict. This is . the main thing to
consider and without which enactments will be of little
avail.

All we contempt ted in writing this article was to call
attention to the necessity of action, and without touch-
ing c a the questions that will arise. We sincerely hope
iunce in the next issue that the proper steps have
taken, and wh.-n tin- plan of the buttle is decided
. our part of the fight shall be made to the best of
-ility.

THE BONNIE SCOTLAND BLOOD IN CAL-
IFORNIA.

In another part of this paper will be found an article
copied from the New York Spirit of the Times, with some
introductory remarks in relation to Bonnie Scotland.
Again, the subject of the memoir is at the head of the
list of " winning sires," this place being awarded on ac-
count of the aggregate winnings of his get being in
excess of any other blood sire in the United States. The
rule which accepts this as the standard is the practice in
England, America and -Australia, and although it ap-
appears to be the only method which will avoid disputes,
it is not conclusive evidence of superiority. Bonnie Scot-
land, however, has other claims, that are shown in the
article, among which is the large number of sixty-one
starters and thirty-seven winners of races during the
year 1882.

It is to be regretted that there is so little of this blood
in California. So far as we are informed there is only
one daughter, Libbie Dunbar ; and in the next genera-
tion are the progeny of this mare, Marion, the dam of
the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and X X. Libbie is
the dam of Lena Dunbar, who may be safely rated as a
remarkably good filly, fast, game and honest. The
Duke of Norfolk we always held to be one of the fore-
most racehorses of this or any other country, and there
is no question that when the Duchess was " at herself"
she was of the same caliber. Her race in the Pacific
Cup last spring was a grand one, and this did not appear
to be a full measure of her capacity. X X is a double
grandson, his sire Malcolm - the sire of Marion — and his
dam Columbia by Bonnie Scotland. He was ailing from
the time he was weaned until he was eight years old,
which prevented him making any figure in racing,
though he exhibited a fine rate of speed, and he has been
our trial horse for the first test of the' various experi-
ments in shoeing we have made in the past eight years.
There were two daughters of Bonnie Scotland brought
here both of them, dying before being of any service in
the stud. One belonged to ex-Governor Stanford, a very
highly bred mare, and the other was Lady Fairfield, a
sister to Ontario. There is a trotting broodmare at Palo
Alto which is a granddaughter of Bonnie Scotland, and
if we are not greatly in error her progeny will be no
discredit to the champion, if she has a share of the ple-
beian blood.

MISTAKES.

Talleyrand is credited with the remark that "a blun-
der is worse than a crime," and though this may be
rather too harsh a construction, if qualified so as to read
that the effects of blunders are, in some cases, worse than
crimes, there would be a general acceptance of the posi-
tion.

The amateur race between the two fastest "sprinters"
on the Coast is an exemplification that ought not to be
overlooked, and a short sermon on that topic will be in
place. "Adversity is the best teacher" is another say-
ing, and those who benefit by previous mishaps, blun-
ders and mistakes, are apt to concede in the truth of the
proverb. That there was a serious mistake made in that
race is clear. That the non-enforcement of the rule gave
a chance for harsh criticisms and charges which are,
probably, without foundation, was to be expected. The
penalty for the "break away" should have been inflicted,
and notwithstanding the generosity of Mr. Haley, his
competitor should have been placed where' his over-
anxiety to get the best of the send-off compelled the
starter to place him. Those who lost money had the
right to expect that every legitimate means would be
taken to insure their venture, and when the unfortunate
slip occurred it is not surprising that there were growls
and anathemas at the blunder.

To surrender an advantage lawfully obtained is anal-
ogous to throwing up a hand at whist, when the holder
has more than his share of trumps, or, to refuse to take
tricks that he could win .

"When the money of others is depending, he has inter-
est besides a gratification of generosity which would be
praiseworthy under other circumstances. Coupled with
the slip on the scores it gives room for siispicion. Had
Masterson stopped when Haley slipped there would
have been a parity of conduct, and then each could have
claimed to be the Admirable Crichton of the cinder
paths.

That the favorite ruight have been beaten by his op-
ponent on that day, independent of mishaps, does not
figure in the calculation. Had he been three feet in ad-
vance when the pistol was fired it is not likely that he
would have been so eager to get away, and avoided the
misstep. As it stands, it gives the chance to call into
question the integrity of the beaten party, and brings
the sport into disrepute.

Enforce the rules strictly, impartially, is our advice,
and amateurs should be more anxious to guard against
blunders than those who make a business "of footracing.
The latter are looked upon with suspicion, the former
are supposed to be far beyond contaminating influences,
governed by higher thoughts than winning money, and
o sustain this good opinion every effort should be made.

THE FOOTHILLS.

Very beautiful are the foothills of California. Pro-
ductive, too, and susceptible of being turned to a variety
of uses. The old idea that the only good that could be
got from them was a range for stock, has long been ex-
ploded, and at the present day the merit of the rolling
lands is fully acknowledged. Among the cheeriest homes
of California are those which nestle among the hills, and
the inhabitants regard the dwellers in the valleys with a
feeling akin to pity. That is, those who live in the big
valleys, miles away from the hills, and with a dreary,
level plain extending in every direction. There is a
charm in inequality, a delight in the ever-varying
scenery of the foothill lands. There is the opportunity
for selecting a site for the home according to the fancy.
Now, in some sheltered cove between the spurs, where
the creek brawls over the stones for the greater part of
the year, and where the emerald hue ofspringtime comes
the earliest. On the sunny side of the slope where the
morning rays are welcomed, and where the birds carol
when the streamers are tinting the orient.

Then there is the chance for ornamentation in either
case. There is a dwarfed appearance in even the large
grounds surrounding an imposing villa when there is
nothing but a dead level for the landscape gardener to
show his genius upen, while in the ravine or the hillside,
every tree, bush, shrub or flower, has additional beauty
from the situation. On the large plain there must also
be immensity, and nature when it beautifies, does it on
a large scale. Oaks of centuries' growth, giant syca-
mores, huge elms. Among the hills are vines and flow-
ering shrubs, crab-apples and hawthornes, and rhododen-
drons primroses and violets. Asthetic tastes are not the
only ones that find gratification among the foothills.
There is the home of the pear and the apple, there the
vine flourishes in fche greatest perfection, and there is a
higher and more perfect flavor in the smaller fruits.
There is an aroma in the strawberry and raspberry, and
the blackberries grow large and luscious. "What matters
it if the yield of wheat is a few centals less to the acre,
and that the barley crop is comparatively barren. If
the lordly Durham requires a richer herbage, the Devon,
the Jersey, the Ayrshire are at home, and the milk and
butter are such as an epicure would choose. There may
be drawbacks ; there are assuredly advantages. The
man whose main capital is a stout heart and willing
hands can earn for himself and family a cosy dwelling
place among the offshoots of the Sierras. Those who are
more forehanded can increase their possessions without
the corroding cares that haunt the grain farmer. There
is rarely a lack of moisture, all that is needed to perfect
the fruit and vineyard is general ly furnished from the
clouds, when at rare intervals that fails, there are the
streams which have their source among the snow-
clad mountains to draw upon. There is a grand
future for these portions of California that
lie between the Sierras and the valleys and that run
well-nigh to the summits of the Coast range". There is
nothing more certain that in the future, not the far-off
future either, when the vine in California will outrank
any other product of the soil. (Wheat is bound to lose
the scepter, taking second place, and then give way to
the orchard and garden. It will be well for the State
when that time comes. There may be a few large vine-
yards, but the bulk of grape growing will be in the
hands of the many, and then there will be a population
that will consume the greater proportion of the home
field crops. The great grain, sheep and cattle ranches
will be divided when the land becomes too valuable to
be used for these purposes, and in lieu of fields and en-
closures of thousands of acres, there will be the smaller
farmer on the plains, the vineyardist and horticulturist
on the hills. The possibilities of this country are so
great that it staggers the imagination to think of what
a few years are likely to bring forth. The grandest
country in the world for rearing horses, equally as good
facilities for producing the finer breeds of cattle and
sheep, a soil that has ■ yielded over eighty bushels of
wheat to the acre, and other cereals in proportion, and
vegetables beyond the limit of the most favored garden
spots of the East.

There is scarcely an end to the capacity of the foothills.
When what 'are considered the most eligible portions are
divided into homesteads of from twenty acres up, the
settlement will be pushed into higher altitudes, and
steeper grades brought under cultivation. Ultimately
soil will be carried on to barren places that are other-
wise favorable and these spots reclaimed from the rocks
may produce the rarest wines.

In this connection it is proper to say that we are
promised a series of articles on grape culture, fruit grow-
ing and other industries of the foothills, and as the gen-
tlemen who have so kindly tendered their services have a
thorough acquaintance with the subject, these articles
will be of the greatest interest to a majority of our read-
ers.

1883

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

W. W. Traylor, a well known and popular resident of
this city, died at his residence, No. 2,110 Broadway, at half-
past nine o'clock, Thursday morning. The deceased was
secretary of the Eureka Consolidated, Pinal Consolidated
and other mining companies. He was born in La Grange,
Troup county, Georgia, in 1S20, where he received an aca-
demic education, and in 1849 came to this State, locating in
Tuolumne county, where he resided several years, serving
one term as County Treasurer. He subsequently came to
this city, where he engaged in business as a dry goods mer-
chant. He was elected secretary of the Eureka Consolidated
Mining Company in 1S70, and has ever since occupied the
position.

Mr. Traylor was one of the most prominent sportsmen of
the city. He was at the time of his death State Fish Com-
missioner. He was one of the organizers and members of
the Teal Shooting Club which has fine preserves in the Sui-
sun marshes. He was a prominent members of the Califor-
nia Sportsmeus Club, and served several terms as President
■when in the legislature he looked sharply after the interests
of the game and fish of the state.

Mr. Traylor was a most enthusiastic lover of the rod and
reel and was an expert angler. He knew all thestreams and
was well posted in varieties of flies, etc. He was a good shot
also and his " string " of ducks at the end of the season
nearly always numbered up near the top. Mr. Traylor has
been in failing health for some time. A genial companion,
pleasant friend, and ardent sportsman, his loss is keenly felt
by a wide circle.

A report has been going the round of the sporting
papers that a match had been arranged between Overman and
Ewing, to be trotted at Chicago in June next, the time not
definitely fixed, the stakes not to be less than $5,000 nor
more than $20,000 a side. In this connection the Breeder's
Gazette says: "Mr. E. S. Stokes is said to have acted for
Overman in the making of this match, but when the mists of
champagne, which at present throw a glamor over the affair,
have subsided, it will probably be found that the race was
entirely "around the stove," and the Gazette feels warranted
in predicting that it will never be trotted. Mr. Stokes does
not own Overman, nor any part of him; and it is not at all
likely that the gentleman who does own the horse — Capt.
Kohl — has delegated his authority in the matter to anyone.
That Col. Shaughnessy is willing to make the match there is
no doubt, but he will find that unless the owner of Overman
is consulted the horse will not be allowed to trot."

In another column will be found a challenge from
Mr. J. F. Carroll to all the coursing men in this State. The
challenge is bold and sweeping and means business, for Mr.
Carroll has put up $100 deposit in our hands to back it ups
and we hope to see the money covered before the week is
up. Mr. Carroll's dogs are well known though he does not
name them in his challenge. Chief of the Canyon, Tampete,
Sallie Henry, Culverin, Lady Plaice, Lady Franklin and
Speculation have all owners who think they are world beat-
ers and it would afford Mr. Carroll especial pleasure to re-
cieve an answer from any of them, though his challenge is
open to all.

Sotoyome by Pilot, his dam Avola by Alhambra, gran-
dam Oriole by Simpson's Blackbird; bred by B. C. Wright of
Sanel, Mendocino Co., foaled in 1881, has been purchased by
W. H. Bow of Seattle, W. T* Pilot was by Reveille, a broth-
er of Owen Dale, and was quite a noted racehorse. Alham-
bra by Mambrino Chief, his dam Susan by American Eclipse,
Blackbird by Camden his dam by Postboy. Sotoyome is a
very highly found colt, and as is shown by the above pedi-
gree his blood is of the best kind.

The trotting stallion, A. W. Richmond, has
been sold by Hancock Johnson to Hill & Gries of Ventura
county, and he will be placed at the head of their stud. We
shall watch the career of "Alfwith much interest. With
one-half the opportunity that others have had he would be
high on the list of trotting sires, and we hope he will be ap-
preciated in his new home.

The stockholders of the Monterey District Agricultural So-
ciety held their annual meeting last Saturday and elec-
ted H. S. Ball and O. H. Willoughby as directors in placa of
H. S. Ball and P. F. Dean, whose terms had expired. A
resolution was also adopted making the new society responsi-
ble for the debts of the old association.

A car-load of thoroughbred stock, Holstein,
Jersey and Ayrshire cattle, consigned to Mr. William Niles
of Los Angeles arrived from the East a few days since. Some
Berkshire hogs and fine poultry were also brought out. This
stock was personally selected by Mr. Niles and arrived in
excellent condition.

Name Claimed.

By H. M. Johnston of Ela Hill's stock farm, Los Angeles
county.

Rosario for black colt by Del Sur, dam by Overland, second
dam Maggie Mitchell.

Indians say that white men are killing fish with giant
powder near the mouth of the Truckee. There is considerable
truth in the assertion, for many of the fish sold here show no
marks of a hook or spear, or anything else of the sort. This
can be easily substantiated by examining the trout exposed
for Bale by dealers. If the rascally fishermen are caught at
their nefarious workthey should be hoisted with their own
explosives. — Reno Gazette.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or
telegraph.

H. W. S., Canyon City, Oregon:

1. Lodi, bay horse, foaled 1S60, bred by John M. Clay,
Lexington, Kentucky. By imported Yorkshire.

First dam Topaz, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Emerald by imported Leviathan.
Third dam imported Eliza by Reubens.
Fourth dam Little Folly by Highland Fling.
Fifth dam Harriett by Volunteer.
Sixth dam Lady Sarah's dam by Alfred.
Seventh dam Magnolia by Marske.
Eighth dam by Babraham.
Ninth dam by Sedbury.
Tenth dam old Ebony by Basto.

Eleventh dam Massey Mare by Mr. Massey's Black Barb.
See "Bruce's American Stud Book," vol. ii, page 364, and
vol i., page S3.

2. Billy Cheatham, chestnut colt, foaled 1S53, bred by
John Harper & Co., Woodford county, Kentucky. By
Cracker.

First dam Lucy by Mingo.

Second dam by Brunswick.

Third dam by Moses.

Fourth dam by Sumpter.

Fifth dam by Top Gallant.

"Bruce's American Stud Book," vol. i., page 674.

J. G. D. Bellota, Col.,

1. Mambrino Chief, bay horse, foaled 1844, bred by
Richard Eldridge, Dutchess county, N. Y. By Mambrino
Paymaster, son of Mambrino, he by imported Messenger.

Of the dam of Mambrino Chief nothing is known.

2. Pilot Jr., gray horse, foaled 1844, bred by Lugerean
Gray, and foaled the property of John T. Gray, Graybolt,
Jefferson county, Kentucky. By old pacing Pilot, a black
horse of unknown blood that, it is said, was brought from
Canada.

First dam, Nancy Pope, by Havoc, son of Sir Charles.
Second dam, Nancy Taylor, by Craig's Alfred, son of im-
ported Medley.

The dam of Pilot Jr., has never been traced further.

T. C. W., Fresno:

The only Clydesdale Stud Book we know of is that com-
piled by the American Clydesdale Association. A limited
edition only was printed and sold at $5 per copy. If any are
now to be had you may ascertain by addressing J. H. San-
ders, Breeder's Gazette, Chicago, 111., who had them for sale.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Will you please decide
the following disputed point in a game of cribbage: A plays
a 7, B plays an 8, and takes 2 for the 15. A plays a 9 and
takes 3 for the sequence. B plays a 7 and claims 5, 3 for the
sequence and 2 for the 31. A claims B is only entitled to 2.

Answer — B is right. He is entitled to 5.

A Draw Game.

The pigeon shooting match between Mr. Demorest Grant and
Lord Maneville was shot on the grounds of the Westminster
Kennel club New York on the 10th inst. TJarkness came with
the sixty-fifth bird, the record standing exactly even and the
match was left unfinished. The severe storm prevented good
shooting. The conditions of the match, which was for $1,000
a side, were to shoot at 100 birds, each at thirty yards rise,
from five traps, with guns and under the amended Hurling-
ham Club rules. As the match was not only not concluded,
but resulted in a tie as far as shot, all bets were declared off
and the contestants will shoot a new match in the spring of
the year.

The score was as follows:

Mr. Grant.-O 1 11 1 11 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 i 00010101100
0011101111011010111011011 10 1 11111 11.
Killed, 45; missed, 20.

Lord Mandeville.— 0 111100101011101111110100
111110011001010111111111111 101 111100
0. Killed, 45; missed, 20,

Got it Down Fine.

A Comstock sharp has figured out the possibilities of the
game, and the Enterprise prints the result of his labors: He
makes the chances of helping a pair on a three card draw one
to eight for a triplet, for another pair the same, and for a full
hand one to sixty-one, and for four of a kind one to 364. The
chances of improvement are thus a little more than one to
five. If you go in on a pair of jacks and three players are
against you, which is the average with six players, the aver-
age chances are that you are playing against one better hand
and two poorer ones. When you reach aces you have in all
probability the best hand. The mathematical expectation of
a flush when you draw to four cards of a suit is one to five.
A straight flush is obtainable once in 300,000 deals. To get
it pat takes twice as long.

It pays to raise hogs for the market, even on grain lands .
During the last three months over 500 head have been fat-
tened on the Ord ranch, Butte county, and sold to butchers
from other portions of the State. The profit on the lot was
between $2,000 and $3,000. They were fattened upon corn
raised on the place.

The Duchess bull, 8th Duke of Tregunter, has recently
been sold in Australia at public sale for $20,000. The occa-
sion was the dispersion of Mr. C. B. Fisher's herd, at Mel-
bourne, 150 head selling for about $75,000.

A restaurant at Tombstone, Arizona, treated its patrons to
a wild turkey dinner a few days since. Eighteeu birds, ag-
gregating 147 pounds, were served up.

A two-year-old hog weighing 500 pounds was slaughtered
and hung up in a Red Bluff butcher 8hop recently.

ATHLETICS.

Haley and Masterson.

The Masterson-Haley match at the Recreation Grounds
last Saturday was very unsatisfactory to the spectators who
paid gate money to see a good race, and the majority of the
pool buyers are loud in their denunciations of the entire man-
agement. Pools were two to one on Haley. The agreement
distinctly specified that it was to be a penalizing race. Mas-
terson made a decided break of several yards over the
mark, but, notwithstanding the fact that considerable money
was bet on the event because it was generally understood
{hat it would be an honest race between amateurs, he was al-
lowed to start from scratch. Haley slipped on the start, los-
ing several yards, and Masterson opened a gap of six or seven
yards that decided the race without running it out, and he
finished the last fifty yards in a jog. Time 10 2-5. The
track was said to be slow, but there was a decided fall of a
foot or more from the start to the finish, and the times of the
heats of the other race prove that it was not slow, if the timing
was correct. The fun was all in the heat race, (horse race,
the boys called it) five heats being runbefore thefirst prize was
won by Jones and Slater and Harris ran a sixth (work enough
for one afternoon) for the second prize, which was won by
Slater. The slowest time of the heats was 11 seconds, won
by Slater, and the fastest 10 3-5, won by Jones. The latter
in good form can do a shade inside of 10*. and Slater has
repeatedly done 10$, and will probably do lOg next summer.

There has been so much dishonest management on this
Coast, that the public have lost faith in races of all kinds,
and simple carelessness or ignorance on the part of the man-
agement is no excuse to the ones who have been deceived
two or three times. One or two more affairs of the kind
ought to convince the officers and members of the Olympic
Club, and amateurs generally, that the Olympic Club and
University grounds across the bay, with intelligent manage-
ment and at least seven months of good weather every year,
are the best facilities for developing amateur athletics on the
Pacific Coast.

Gibson and Pendegast.

The following is the Woodland Democrat's account of an
event that has been the leading topic among the sports of
Yolo for some weeks. The race was on last Wednesday, the
17th inst.:

The foot race between Pendegast and Gibson, which has
been the principal subject among the sporting fraternity for
some weeks, came off yesterday and was won by Gibson in
not very fast time. The race was for $250 a side, and the
distance 250 yards. There seemed to be a general impression
among Charlie's friends from the first that the distance was
too far for their favorite, and not a very large amount of
money was laid on the result, and even then Gibson's back-
ers gave about two to one for all the bets they made. About
five or six hundred people had assembled at the track by two
o'clock, and kept themselves warm by walking up and
down the stretch for an hour, waiting for the contestants to
appear. Soon after three o'clock, a shout of "Here they
come " was heard, andthe racers, were seen coming up the
track attired in their running suits, with large overcoats
wrapped around them. When their wraps were thrown off
and they began scoring for the start, Gibson was seen to be
the more powerfully built man of the two, and competent
judges remarked that he was in much the best condition.
The thermometer being at the freezing point, not much use-
less time was wasted, and the word "go"' was given. Pende-
gast sprang to the lead at once, and both men seemed to run
their level best for about 150 yards, when Gibson's excellent
training and superior wind began to tell, and he passed Pen-
degast, maintaining the lead he gained until he broke the
string about ten feet in advance. The last 50 yards was not
run fast, and the time made was slow — about 28 seconds.
The first 100 yards were run in about 10 seconds, and many
are of the opinion that Pendegast can beat Gibsou this dis-
tance, and they are willing to back their judgment with any
sum up to SI, 000. Undoubtedly Gibson and his backers are
of the same opinion, as they refused to make a match of this
kind last night, and left on the train this morning for San
Francisco.

A Walker. — "Xou see that man — the one with the griz*
zled beard, slouching down Main street there — that's' Wabash,
the walker. He's just got back from British Columbia —
walked every inch. Bide? Him! You couldn't hire Wabash
to ride. A friend of mine, coming over from Silver (City
once with a team, met him way off there and tried to give
him a lift, but he wouldn't have it. Bound for Walla Walla,
too. They do say he footed it out here from Indiana and I
know he's been footing it ever since. For a living? Why,
he walks, just walks— that's all." — Walla Walla Statesman.

Bay Fishing. — The bay fishing has been very poor since
the first of the year. The cold snap has driven all the finny
tribe away from the shores into the deep water and though
some good fishing has been had from the boats there has
been nothing done to boast of. A few days ago Mr. Stewart
caught 22 big rock-cod, one of which weighed two pounds.
This gentleman also had some excellent luck near California
City last Saturday, the catch being black rock-cod, red rock-
cod and sea trout. Though the tides are favorable for good
fishing none will be had till the weather is warmer.

The Breeder and Sportsman in its issue of Dec. 23, pub-
lishes an elegant picture of Mambrino Wilkes, by George
Wilkes, dam Lady Christmas, by Todhuntors Mambrino.
We congratulate Mr. Simpson upon his fine illustrations
some time ago. We have never seen a poor one in his paper.
— JVr. }r. Sportsman.

A champion billiard game, three-ball carom, came off at
Slaven's Hotel, Borden, Jan. Sth, between H. Levy, N.
Manasse, and B. K. Bogder, for $120. The time consumed
by the game was one hour and forty-five minutes. The score
stood: Manasse, 100; Badger, 8S; Levy, 7').

There will be a shooting tournament held at Schuetzen Park.
Alameda, to-morrow, by the California Schuetzen Club. Th<-
object of this shooting is to raise money to aid the needy
ones of Germany.

Many fine wheat fields in northern Solano Im-.
ostated by wild ducks which visit the fields at
thousands. As a protection some of the farn.
lights.

42

3*fee %xzz&sx and j&pjorclsmsm.

Jan 20

THE GUN.

From Alviso*
Last Sunday the hunters at the Alviso marshes had more
than ordinary good luck. The birds were flying lively all
day which gave the breech loaders but little time to cool off
between shots. The last trains brought home jolly, well-
satisfied parties of sportsmen as one could desire to meet
with. Among them were Mr. Hoefling and Mr. Spencer.
These gentlemen went down in the morning and returned in
the evening with 70 ducks, sixteen of which were cans. The
smiling faces of John Stack and Harry Golcher spoke plainly
the satisfaction they felt over the success they had in bag-
ging 40 of the web-footed feathered tribe. Dr. Card and Mr.
F. Drinkhouse scored 30 ducks. Mr. Anlt got aboard the
train at The Bridges and threw down his bag of 30 ducks with
as much indifference as though that number of birds could be
killed any day. Mr. E.Briggs at the same place, The Bridges,
came home satisfied with 24 ducks. Drs. Lewitt and Kane
and Mr. M. Graham bagged on an average 20 birds each.
Close to the M. L\ party were Capt. "Walker and Mr. Hoe-
fling Jr. These two were pumping lead quite vigorously into
the ranks of the feathered wanderers of the north. They
brought in 30 ducks, seven of which were nice plump cans.
Take it all in alL the sport in the Alviso marshes is very satis-
factory. The cold weather instead of driving the game away
seems to drive them in for shelter. More canvasbacks are
seen and killed in this vicinity this year than ever before.
■*»> —

The Williams-Havens Match.
Last Saturday the clay pigeon match between A. W. Hav-
ens and N. Williams took place at Adams' Point. The terms
of the shooting were 50 clay birds, 20 yards rise, for the sum
of $20 a side. Though both these gentlemen are good
shots, their scores were very poor, but that might be ex-
cused on the ground that a strong, bitter cold wind was
blowing across the point which carried the clays about in
a very uncertain manner, beside chilling the fingers
of the marksmen. To say the least the shooting was
very unsatisfactory to the principals as well as what few
spectators there were present. Messrs. W. G. Crandall and
L. Judson acted as judges and Mr. W. E. Miller as referee.

Following are the scores:

ri 11101001 o-6

1110 1110 1 1-8

N. "Williams \ 0 11100111 1—7

101101101 1—7

U 11100000 1—5

Total 33

fO 00110100 0—3

[101111011 1-8

A. W. Havens -{ 1 0 0010011 0—4

1001111100 1—6

10 11001011 0—6

Total 26

Shooting on the New Grounds.
Last Sunday several pigeon matches were shot at the Oak-
land Trotting Park. These grounds though new to trap
shooters are handy to the railroad and easy of access to this
city and as soon as proper accommodations are provided in
the shape of sheds, traps and benches for spectators they
will be second in popularity with the sportsmen to
none in this vicinity. Its being but a short distance from
Shell Mound Park will make the place all the more attractive
as all who desire can practice with shotgun or rifle without
losing too much time traveling from target to trap. But to
the match: The shooting began about 1 p. m. The first
match was for sis birds, 21 yards rise and SO yard bounds.
The entrance fee was $2 50. Five men entered. The purse
was divided, $7 50 to the first and $5 00 to the second best
shots. Following is the score:

P. D. Linville .' 1 1 1 1 0 1— S

Jas. Smith 1 1 1 1 0 1—5

Jno. Ferguson 0 1 1 1 0 dr

N. Williams 0 1111 1—5

S. C. Slade 1 1110 1—5

As four of the men tied on five birds they agreed to shoot
off the tie; in this Slade got off with first money and Linville
and Williams who tied divided second money. In the sec-
ond match the same men entered for a similar sized purse.
In this match Linville and Ferguson tied and divided the
purse:

P.D.Linville 1 1111 1—6

N. Williams 1 110 1 0-4

S.C.Slade 1 0 111 0—4

J. Ferguson 1 1 1 1 1 1-6

J. Smith 1 1 0 1 0 dr

Several smaller matches came off but they were of little
importance.

San BnrNO. — Like all the marshes situated down the bay
this place too has its share of game at present; though not so
much frequented by hunters as Alviso or Alvarado, those who
go down have good sport and fair luck. Mr. J. Kerrigan was
down there last Sunday and bagged forty ducks, Mr. Oben-
shaw came off thirty ducks better, Mr, Precht killed a good
bag of fresh water teal and mallard by following upthe course
of one of the creeks. The birds are all fat and very tooth-
some. On the train home a youthful sportsman exhibited a
bag of 125 ducks which he claimed to have shot on the
marsh, but the ducks looked like those that had been feeding
in fresh water and the size of the bag caused other hunters
to make an investigation which brought out the fact that
they were killed at the lakes by a one-armed market hunter and
sold to this youthful nimrod. The small number of empty
brass f'lells that he carried in his belt also stood as ciroum-
stantiM evidence rather in disparagement of the youths truth-
fulne:=. And furthermore "his nibs " had more money when
br- w at down than when he returned, necessary expenses
iuto consideration.

1 duck shooting is to be had at Millbrae. Several
. , who went down last Sunday met with good success.

THE BEAR.

A Disquisition on the Grizzly of the Rocky
Mountains—The Black Bear of America.

It is now pretty well settled that we have three kinds of
bears in the United States and the territories belonging there-
to, namely the grizzly bear, Ursus Horribilis, found in the
Western United States and territories; the Black bear, Ursus
Americanus, found throughout the United States generally;
and the White or Polar bear, Tkalarctos Marithnus, found in
Alaska. The one most commonly known is the black bear,
and the most ferocious is the grizzly. The brown and cinna-
mon bears are mere varieties of the black, and young ones of
these different colors are frequently found in .the same den,
having the same mother.

This being understood at the beginning, it will be easy to
explain what is now known in regard to the bears and their
relationship to one another, so far as those belonging to the
United States are concerned. The grizzly is the most fero-
cious, and is in fact the most formidable animal in America,
and would be no mean match for the African lion. His huge
bulk, tremendous strength, and invincible courage, render
him a terror to foes of every kind. While seldom seeking a
fight if unmolested, it never retreats from one when fairly
engaged. She bears with young ones are sometimes aggres-
sive, and it would always be the better way to keep out of her
path when it can be avoided.

Grizzly bears are quite common in the Bocky mountain re-
gion, where they live on such animals as they can overtake
and kill, and when this fails they dig up the bear grass, a
species of yucca, that is very plentiful. I have known them
to invade a settler's cabin and carry off a pig, or rather a good
sized porker, the settler all of the time knowing what was
goiDg on, but glad to get off with no greater loss. I have
seen several men who have been terribly used up by these
bears, and among the rest the Nez Perces chief Lawyer, who
had his arm crushed in a dozen places by one of these brutes.
Mr. James Baker, a scout, was also badly maimed, and crip-
pled for life. When roused, the grizzly manifests great fury,
and his wonderful strength enables him to overcome almost
any foe.

In winter the bears keep quite still, being in a kind of tor-
pid state, when they require no food, and doze away the cold
days and nights. In the fall of the year they are very fat,
and by the time spring returns are as poor as can be, the hi-
bernation having disposed of all the surplus fat. Perhaps
they .go out during the winter, when the weather is not too
cold, but as a general thing they stay rolled up in a bunch in
their cave or den, and keep warm as well as they are able,
not appearing to suffer any, and being lost to all kinds of
sensation.

One of the largest bears I have ever seen was in Texas,
while crossing over from the El Paso road to the Bandera
Pass. The whole way seemed infested with bears of the
cinnamon-black species, and way off in; the valley below us
we saw a tremendous fellow, full as large as an ox, standing
up on his hind feet and looking at our party. We did not
molest him as he was a considerable distance off, and I al-
ways recollect him as being the finest specimen of Bruin it
has ever been my fortune to meet with.

The general characteristics of bears are a large, thick,
clumsy body; feet entirely plantigrade; soles naked, and
nails long; tail very short; head broad, with forty-two teeth,
namely: twelve incisors, four canines, sixteen premolars and
ten molars. The claws referred to are of immense size on
the grizzlies, measuring from six to seven inches in length,
and capable of inflicting dreadful wounds. The danger is in
getting too near a bear's claws, for, aside from giving you a
dreadful hug, the grizzly uses his teeth with great effect, and
is capable of tearing the whole scalp off a man's head at a
single blow. Indeed, a blow from a grizzly has ere now
stretched a buffalo lifeless on the plains, the ^bear lying in
wait, and at the proper moment dealing the blow. There
are several well authenticated instances of this kind, and be-
sides killing the animal, the bear has dragged him away sev-
eral rods into the bushes.

There is no end to the stories that are told about the
bears, some of which are interesting enough. We know how
fond the black bear is of sweets and how he often attacks the
bee-hives, his long hair furnishing him a pretty good pro-
tection against the stings of the bees. It is also said that
Bruin has a decided love for liquor, provided it is well
sweetened, and in his cups is as silly and senseless as an in-
toxicated human being. Some of his antics while intoxi-
cated are strangely like those of his more civilized and culti-
vated cousin, and are singular enough. When young, bears
make interesting pets, but as they get older they become
morose and cross, and are very apt to do some mischief be-
fore they are finally disposed off.

Indians bring in the cubs to selL and drive sharp bargains
provided there are strangers near to act as purchasers. |The
Indians themselves are very superstitious about the bears,
and after one has been killed they talk to it telling how sorry
they are that they should have been obliged to take its life,
and how much good his visit has done them. They address
the bear as brother, and promise all sorts of things, provided
its spirit will not think unkindly of them for what has been
done. The young braves in their dances endeavor to imi-
tate the movements Of a bear, and the more successful they
are in this particular, the more satisfied they are with their
own demeanor and grace; the slow movements of Bruin are
thought to be exceedingly becoming.

In the mystic legends of the aborigines Bruin has his full
share of honors, some of which are told in the song of
Hiawatha. It was but natural that the savages should think
a great deal of one of the most powerful animals with which
they were acquainted, and should accord to it great considera-
tion. All of the stories of the Indians have a somber cast,
born in the dark forests wherein the Indians themselves
lived, or of the solitudes of the vast prairies and mountains.
The loneliness of some of the mountain ranges in the far
West is appalling, and there is a stillness about them that is
overpowering. I have felt this on several occasions.

In old times when Indians were not supplied with breech-
loading rifles it was a good deal of a feat to kill a grizzly bear
with a how and arrow, and he was a brave jnan who would
undertake it. It is no wonder then that one who had suc-
ceeded in killing a bear should take great pride in wearing a
necklace made of its claws. This was a great achievement,
as any one will see at a glance, aud many a reputation for
bravery was built upon it. When in full war gear this neck-
lace was looked upon as the man's greatest treasure, and he
felt proud of the distinction. When we know how danger-
ours it is, even now, for a man well armed to attack one of
these animals, we can readily understand what unlimited
nerve was required when poorly armed.

Hunters love to dwell upon the excellence of benr meat,
that is, black bear meat. I cannot agree with them exactly
as it is excessively fat and not particularly palatable. I pre-
sume after a man has lived on deer and elk meat for a con-
siderable time almost any change is acceptable, but bear

meat is not remarkably good. The first settlers in the
wooded portions of the West welcomed anythingin the shape
of fresh meat, and the fact cannot be disguised that our pio-
neers nowadays suffer no such hardships as did those of
twenty-five years ago, even. A bear was a godsend in those
days, and the present of a portion of the meat something to
be remembered. I know how it was treasured up in some
instances, and what a nine days' wonder it then was. The
fat was carefully stored away and was supposed to have
wonderful virtues. Especially was bear's grease valued as a
dressing for the hair. I believe this is changed somewhat
nowadays; at all events we do not hear its virtues extolled
on all sides.

Some enormous grizzlies are met with in the Kocky Moun-
tain region, and some laughable stories are told of plucky
men who have come face to face with them in dense thickets,
when the men would take the back trail with wonderful
celerity, leaving Bruin not only master of the field, but very
much astonished to see how suddenly his newly made ac-
quaintances had vanished from sight, and put as much room
between them as possible.

Some years ago a young man from New York visited
Wyoming territory, and took part in a hunt in the Wind
Biver region. He went into a dense thicket, not knowing
much about the danger he was in, when he was attacked by
a tremendous grizzly, and if help had not reached him
speedily, he would have been torn to pieces. As it was, he
was so badly wounded that he never recovered from his
injuries.

In the autumn the bears go into the thick brush in search
of berries, of which they are very fond, and seizing a bush
with their fore paws, that they can use almost as well as a
man can his hands, they draw the bushes toward them and
then strip off the berries with their teeth. Service-berries,
haws, bull-berries, choke- cherries, and wild plums are de-
voured in this way with the greatest relish. Their tongues
loll out with satisfaction, and their eyes seem to manifest
perfect happiness. At this season Bruin becomes very fat,
and is in good condition for the commencement of winter.

The remains found in the bone caves show that the bears
of ancient times were exactly like the grizzlies of the
present. These caves have been found in many localities,
ooth in Europe and America, and prove the wide range of
these animals in former times. Primitive men inhabited
these caves before they had learned to build houses for
themselves.

The female has two or three cubs at a litter, and it is fair
to say that no little ones ever receive better attention from a
parent. The she bear, when she has cubs, becomes abso-
lutely beside herself with rage should anything come near
her. Foxes and martens are always on the look-out for
bears' cubs and sometimes find them. The martens always
get away with their victims, but the foxes are frequently
overtaken by the mother and then there is very little indeed
left of Beynard. The ferocity of the bear under these cir-
cumstances is absolutely unbounded. Should man or beast
come in her way she attacks without a moment's hesitation,
and nearly always succeeds in doing great damage to her
opponent.

The young bears are handsome little fellows, exceedingly
playful and good natured. Their cry is something like that
of a child, and might be mistaken for it. They grow rapidly,
and a bear that is born early in the spring is able to take
care of itself by the time the leaves fall from the trees.
North America seems to be the natural home for Bruin, and
there are three well-marked species found therein. South Amer-
ica has but one variety, Ursus Ornalus. But North America
is their chosen land, and they will be found here for many
years to come. The brown bear of Europe, Ursus Arctos,
is the same as the Syrian bear, Ursus Syriacus, or nearly so,
and is found scattered through Europe and Asia, and is the
one mentioned in the Bible.

On the 18th of April, ISS'2, I saw a very fine specimen cf
grizzly bear at Cheyenne. Wyoming, that had been killed a
day or two before at the head of Pole Creek, in the Black
Hills of Wyoming, on the Laramie range of mountains. It
was an exceedingly handsome animal, weighing something
overthree hundred pounds, and had come out in a fat condi-
tion. It was over a year old, I should think, most of the
hair being of a glossy black, and over six inches in length.
I was surprised to see how fat it was, and how well developed
its claws were. There was considerable grey hair under the
fore legs well up toward the body, in what was possibly its
armpits, as well as about the head, which was broad, and
remarkably well developed. In a few years more it would
have been a tremendous fellow in point of size and strength.
The man had no trouble about^ bringing it down, and did not
consider that he had done much of a feat after all; the old
hunters are a modest class of beings and content with little.

I have not heard of many bears being killed in Wyoming
in 1SS1-S2, though there are plenty through the whole
mountain chains, reaching up from the Cordilleras of Mexico
to the great plains of British Columbia. — Col. Brachett in
American Field.

YACHTING.

Canoeing. — This sport has seen a wonderful growth in the
past two 3rears. There are now two thousand canoes of the
"civilized" kind scattered throughout the country, and
builders report a lively demand for the next season. The
popularity of canoeing in America is not astonishing, if we
recollect that our continent has facilities and attractions for
the sport in all its branches far exceeding the opportunities
to be found in European countries. J. H. Bushton, of Can-
ton, N. Y., is working up $10,000 worth of stock for the
spring trade. This will represent something like $30,000 in
finished canoes. Thos. Kane <fe Co., of Chicago, are turning
out by machinery a numerous fleet of their veneer canoes,
which are sold to all parts of the country as fast as they can
be supplied. Other builders are straining every nerve for the
rush of the season, all of which is evidence of the rapid spread
of a fondness for this most charming, rpbust and romantic
method of vagabondizing with benefit to the body and mind.
It is probable that three canoes are turned out in America for
every one set afloat in Great Britain. America is the natural
home of the canoeist. — Forest and Stream.

New Single Hand Yawl. — Mr. Thomas Clapham, of Eoslyn,
L. I., is building a single hand yacht of the sharpie pattern
for owners on Lake Erie. Her model will be of the Nonpareil
kind, 25ft. over all, 6ft. beam, and 3ft. deep. She will have
a keel 24in. deep, the lower 12in. of which is hung by bolts
from the inside, so that it can be cast off in case of necessity
or for use in shoal water. Cabin lift. long, two berths and
lockers, as well as regular cruising fittings. She will be rigged
as a yawl, a style now becoming very popular. Cost $325.

A sportsmen's club has been organized at Nelson, Butte
.county. It contains some good shots.

1883

3£feje %vttfax anil ikpBKtemxtt.

THE RIFLE.

A Fizzle.

A few weeks ago a ripple disturbed the placid, almost stag-
nant stream of shooting items in shape of a novel match that
-was to take place last Sunday between Mr. Linville and Mr.
Brazille. Sportsmen were very much interested because the
match was for money as well as being a novelty. One hun-
dred dollars a side was the purse with $30 forfeit. The con-
ditions-were: The rifle, twenty-five shots at 2C0 yards; the
pistol, twenty-five shots at 33J yards, and the shot gun,
twenty-five pigeons at 21 yards rise, each dead bird to count
five points. The preparations were made and everything
went on booming up to a day or two previous to the time set
for the match to come off when Mr. Brazille very unexpect-
edly handed over his $30 forfeit money and of course the
match was declared off. Mr. B. gives as the reason for his
so doing that he has not been able to practice and was not in
condition for the match; he also darkly hints that a similar
match will take place in the future, but he makes no men-
tion as to the time. No doubt Mr. B. does need practice, for
his opponent is quite handy with firearms. It is to be hoped
that a match of this kind will be shot before long and the
nest time it is to be hoped that S100 will be lost or won in-
stead of $30 and no " back out."

ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS.

Turn of the Rifling and Rotation of the Bul-
let Compared to the Flight of an Arrow.

BY DR. E. H. PARDEE.

At Shell Mound.

At the popular shooting range — Shell Mound — last Sun-
day, Messrs. O. Lemke, L. Haake, Lieut. H. J. Mangels and
C. Scheurer made up a purse of $5 a corner and shot a
match of 40 shots for the same at 200 yards. All of these
are military men and they used the TJ. S. Springfield. The
day was fine, the atmosphere clear and light good; there
was but little wind and the bullseye showed up very distinct-
ly. Mangels being on the sick list did not do as well as
usual. Following are the scores:

f4 3 4444444 6—40

t»*»v* !* * 4455444 5-43

^emke >5 5 4544544 4-44

[5 4 4554554 4—45

Total 172

(3 4 5544545 4—43

tt-oI-. ' J445444444 4—41

Hftak0 15 4 4445444 4-42

|_5 3 4544554 4—43

Total 169

(i 4 4544444 4—41'

„„„„ i I 4 4 4343444 4-38

ManSel3 ]s 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—41

(4 4 5444444 4-41

Total 161

(4 4 455334454 6—42
qm,.™, 442344442 4-35

Scheu"r i 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 4-41

I 435434444 4—30

Total 157

For the Cigars.

Last Sunday a friendly match — for the cigars— came off at
Shell Mound Park between Harry Hook and P. H. McElhin-
ney. The terms were fifty shots at *200 yards and these are
the scores:

(4 54546554 4—45

[454454444 5—43

H. Hoot J(4 44454454 4—42

[454545534 4-43

{i 44545454 4—43

Total 216

(5 45443454 3—41
|4 46555444 4-44

P. H. McElhinney -{4 44454344 4-40

445435434 4—40
[545544445 4—44

Total 209

Mr. McElhinney used a Sharps-Bor chard rifle and Mr. Hook
a Hotchkiss.

National Rifle Association.

At a'meeting of the National Rifle Association on Dec. 28,
Secretary Seabury submitted the following report in relation
'to the international military match to take place in England
nest year: The return match will take place in the latter
part of July during the fall meeting of the National Rifle As-
sociation of Great Britain at Wimbledon in 1883. The team
to represent the National Guard of the United States will be
chosen some time in the latter part of May in a general com-
petition held for that purpose. Twelve men and two reserves
will be selected by the Board of Directors of the National
Rifle Association from those making the highest scores, due
allowances being made for previous ability and record. The
special committe recommend to competitors the Brown mili-
tary rifle (new model) as approved and the Sharp Borchard.
The committee, however, are charged to continue their inves-
tigation until a weapon is produced which shall represent the
highest possible shooting capacity equal or superior to those
recommended for practice prior to the match. Early in Jan-
uary the National Rifle Association will issue to the National
Gnard of America a circular giving valuable information con-
nected with ammunition, loading, lubricants, bullets, pow-
der, shells and kindred topics. The final competition for
places ou the team will beheld some time during the latter
part of May. This competition will be opened only to prop-
erly qualified competitors who have made at least three com-
plete scores of 105 out of a possible 205 at the six distances
prescribed in the conditions of the international military
match, 85 or overat 200, 500 aud 600 yards, and 80 or over at
800, 000 and 1,000 yards. The adjutant geuerals of the vari-
ous states will undoubtedly offer a State prize to all who suc-
ceed in winning a place on the Wimbledon team. — New York
Clipper.

The crack rifle shots of the upper Sacramento are engaged
in a wordy newspaper banter and the result promises to
be a match between teams from Colusa and Tehama
counties.

The Sierra Nevada ladies are expert with the rifle, and had
a shooting match the other day, in which some fine exhibi-
tions of skill were shown.

{Continued from page 12.)

I have almost forgotten where I closed my last communica-
tion, but I think it -was on a screw bullet, in the illustra-
tion of the profound ignorance prevailing on the subject of
gunnery. The article was based on the turn of the rifling
and the rotation of the bullet in its passage through t the air;
I also referred to the arrow, refuting the error so commonly
entertained by many people of the analogy between the
elongated bullet and the arrow.

Elongated shots when fired from a rifle have the defects of
the shot, as described in my previous communication, reme-
died by having a rotary motion imparted to them in the first
instance, and this rotary motion of the bullet is continued
until it is overcome by continuous action of the atmosphere.
Thus a proper degree of stability is imparted to the shot,
aud when fired with a sufficient 'degree of veloeit}-, they can
be managed to a verv close mathematical result: and even if
fired with a higher velocity, the velocity of their revolution
being in proportion to that of their given flight, is sufficient
to secure steadiness of motion, resulting in a sameness in
each shot. If, however, they are tired with too great a ve-
locity, they also will have an irregular flight, but not attrib-
utable to the same cause which produces unsteadiness of the
arrow.

Therefore it will be seen that the striking difference be-
tween the bullet and the arrow is, in addition to what I have
given in my last communication, that the bullet receives
the rotation from the same power that gives it its projectile
velocity, and when freed from its confinement in the gun,
and coming in the open and unconfined air, the atmospher-
ic resistance is at work to take this rotating motion away,
and the time necessary for the accomplishment will depend
wholly upon the amount of spirosity the shot has im-
parted to it at the instant of its departure from the muzzle
of the rifle. The more rotation it has, the longer it will take
the atmospheric friction to overcome this second motion,
leaving the shot, as soon as it is accomplished, at the mercy
of the atmosphere, when it will commence a gyrating mo-
tion, and when the projectile velocity is spent, or when trie
shot may strike after the rotary motion is lost, you will be
most sure to find what targetmen call a " key-hole " for the
bullet-hole.

The arrow starts straight from the bow and the vertical
swing sometimes seen in an arrow is generally owing to the
propelling force not passing directly through the center of
gravity; for if the vigor and force of the archer's arm be
great, and the shaft of the arrow be a little frail, a vibrating
motion in the middle of the arrow will take place, that will
give it an unsteady motion in its flight. This unsteady mo-
tion may also be produced from the fact that the arrow is not
properly balanced, or feathered; therefore the steadiness of
an arrow depends wholly upon the perfect adjustment of its
parts, and should the feathers be- placed in an oblique posi-
tion to the line of the arrow, the second motion of the shaft
will take place, causing a slow rotation of the arrow in its
flight, but greatly at the expense of the projectile velocity,
resulting always in a slow velocity and a high trajectory.

It must be beyond dispute that a shot should be caused to
remain a tangent to the course of flight; but this can only be
effected in practice, as a rule, by placing the center of gravi-
ty in the head of the shot, and then the theory must hold
good that the.ro tary velocity being proportionate, the axis will
be disturbed in a manner also the least likely to affect the
accuracy of the projectile when the center of gravity is in the
forward position, since the forepart of a projectile so con-
structed, owing to the smaller curve which it will describe
about the direction of flight, that it would not be so liable to
acquire so great an inclination to the vertical plane.

Let ns reverse this system of reasoning and place the center
of gravity behind, or toward the rear of the shot; the curve will
then be described about an axis parallel, or nearly so, to the
direction of projection; and when in the front of the bullet,
it must be about an axis, which describes a true tangent to
its course of flight, which demonstrates by a parity of rea-
soning that the atmospheric disturbance, in the latter case,
will be greatly reduced.

Therefore from this standpoint it may be seen that the sta-
bility of a long projectile (as I have intimated iu some former
communications) of a given diameter is greatly diminished by
an increase in its length, and therefore that it must require a
greater rotary velocity than one of shorter length to keep it
straight. This is surely in accordance with all mechanical
laws, for the greater the length of a body, in proportion to its
diameter, the more unsteady will be its equilibrium; that is,
a smaller amount of force will be necessary to disturb it in
its flight. Thus in the spinning of two tops of the
same diameter, one of the two being three times the length
of the other, it will be easily seen that the larger top must
require the greater rotary velocity to keep it spinning, and
preserveits equilibrium; but the schoolboy will say, when the
equilibrium becomes once disturbed the movement about its
smaller axis will be leas rapid than the movement made by
the shorter, all under similar circumstances.

Therefore it must be sound logic to advance that rifles
with different turns, and of the same caliber, must require
different lengths of projectiles, in order to acquire the best
possible performance from the gun.

Experiments have established a theory with me, that a vein >ni-
ty of rotation which is sufficient to keep the flight of a shot
true for a given range will be quite insufficient for the pur-
pose when the elevation is increased, for when the elevation
of a gun is fixed for one thousand yards, and the time of the
shot increased, the necessity of a greater turn will be called
for in the grooves, in order to secure sufficient velocity of ro-
tation throughout the flight of the shot to keep it spinning
ou its axis; therefore the rifle that will impart to the shot
sufficient rotary velocity for good and steady performance at
five hundred yards, would be worthless at double that dis-
tance, or one thousand yards. Therefore the short-range gun
has a slow twist, the mid-range a quicker turn, and the long-
range a still more rapid turn of the rifling*.

All the turn that is necessary is to impart a sufficientrotary
motion to the shot for the distance intended by the marksman,
and any increased rotary mo'ion beyond this" is a useless ex-
penditure of means, and I feel quite confident that the time
is not fur distant when an apportionment will be agreed upon
for the proper amount of twist the rifle will have for classi-
fied distances. Then all a man will be compelled to do in the
purchase of a rifle will be to ask for a classified rifle from No.
1 up to No. 20, No. 1 indicating one hundred yards, No. _
two hundred yards, and so on, up to two thousand yards,
with a lot of prepared ammunition httingthe condition of the
rifle for its respective distance, and the purchaser will be
sure of having a dead thing for a specified distance nt hast.

I think men are beginning to see the importance of having
rifles possessing different turns of the grooves
for different distances, and when I say for am-
munition to fit the condition of the rifle, I mean the length
of the bullet, whether pure or tempered lead, the
shape aud general coutour of the shot, its weight, how
much cylindro, and how much conoid, if swaged, with cloth or
paper patching, or with cauelures, with what kind of lubri-
cation if any; with what kind of granulated powder, and bv
what maker. In short, the result of a long series of experi-
ments, carefully noting down each by itself until you. arrive
at something satisfactory, and then adoptit, and prepare the
ammunition for that gun from the selection of your findings,
and you can depend on steady performance from that gnn,
for its classified distance.

Well do I remember thirty-five years ago, the turn of the
grooves in the old Hawkins rifle, whose performance at 100
yards was good with a quarter turn in a barrel 36 inches long;
but when compared with the increase twist, as introduced by
Edmond Wesson of Roxbury near Boston, for all distances
beyond 100 yards, it was not deuce high.

About the best target that could be made at the distance
of 220 yards, before the introduction of the more rapid and
increased turn by Mr. Wesson, was twenty-five to thirty
inches, string measure from center of ball-hole to center of
bullseye, ten shots. Soon after the adoption of a more rapid
and gain twist, as started by Mr. Wesson, a competition
began between Mr. Wesson, with Clark's patent muzzle, and
Morgan James, a celebrated gunmaker at Utica, N. Y., whose
inventive genius first applied and adjusted the telescope to
the rifle, and Wm. Billiughurst of Rochester, N. Y., who took
the lead as gunmakers in the United States, and I think I am
safe in saying they had no superiors in the world.

With rifles of their make a ten-shot string was reduced at
the above-named distance (220 yards) to from nine to fifteen
inches — at least a reduction of one-half in the length of the
string. These three men gave an impetus to target-shooting
and rifle clubs sprang up all over the middle, and New En-
gland States, and it was difficult for these three gunmakers
to fill the orders for their guns, so great became the demand
for first-class target rifles.

This spirit of emulation in target practice began about the
years 1841-42, and telescopic rifle clubs became so fashionable
that even ladies often participated in the sport. Soon the
latent geniuses of other makers became the rivals, and
peers of those already named, and each maker had his devot-
ed friends advocating the claims of the respective makers.
And I do not feel like letting this opportunity pass without
referring to one who for his genius, his intellectual at-
tainments, with a mind stored with a versatility of mechan-
ical ingenuity, though modest beyond all of his competitors,
was put forward by his friends, until the handiwork of his
stored-up genius brought him to- the front rank, as the Amer-
ican telescope target rifle-maker of the world. For two-score
years the name of George H. Ferris of Utica, N. Y., was a
familiar word with all the devotees of target-shooting in the
United States. He was a philosopher, and trusted to chance
for nothing ; he became conversant with the fundamental
principles of gunnery, and when his competitors were con-
tent with the fruit of their day's labor, and snored off the
stilly hours of night, George H. Ferris could be seen in front
of his coal-oil lamp wrestling with some knotty problem that
was not clear to him in the laws of gunnery. His celebrated
match of forty successive shots with Morgan James, in 1S55,
now nearly thirty years ago, will never be forgotten. Forty.
shots at 220 yards measuring oojj inches — only think, nearly
a third of a century ago ! True, it has been beaten, but by
only a few, and those only who have familiarized themselves
with the science and laws of gunnery. The name of George
H. Ferris will stand, in the minds of the American people,
as the intellectual champion rifle-maker for a quarter of a
century, for ages to come. The record made by his guns
cannot be effaced. I will in some future communication re-
fer to some of the wonderful performances his rifles have
made.

I will now return to the subject and see if a gun of a given
caliber with a different velocity of projection would, and if
so how, affect the turn ; and if we carefully examine the
causes which exist for giving to the shot a rotary velocity, we
will see that, the rotary movement being the result of spiral
grooves in the bore, the velocity of projection will not neces-
sarily affect the turn, as one might at first suppose, providing
suitable turn of the rifling be duly considered in the first in-
stance; for it must hold good with all mechauical laws that
govern the compound motion given to moving objects that
the velocity of rotation is always in exact proportion to the
projectile velocity ; and although the resistance of the air in-
creases in a higher ratio than the velocity, yet, with any in-
crease in the velocity of the projection the mis viva of rota-
tion increases in the same proportion as the pressure of the
air, therefore the same turn must always take placo to keep
the shot steady and true. Still I find that circumstances
may occur in practice when nearly as great a turn may lie re-
quired for a low as for a high projectile velocity, and if I do
not forget I will tell you how in my next.

Stock Sales.

Hancock Johnson of Ela Hill's stock farm. Lis Angeles
county, has lately made the following Bfl

Thoroughbreds — To Don M. A. Forster, San Juan Capis-
trano, ch s Griffin, by Griustead, dam LalaJackson by Jack
Malono.

To Charles A. Paige of Arizona, stallion Dan Kicc, by Wild-
idle, dnm Monte Befio by Ten Broeok.

Trotters— To Don M. A. Forster bo Frank Wood
W. Richmond, dam Acme by Emperor; second dm
Thompson by Warner's Trustee.

To Don Francisco Pico, b C Joe Blackburn, by A. \V.
Richmond, dam Lady Thompson by Warner's Trustee.

To J. W, Waters Jr., of San Rerruirdino, blk c, by A. W.
Richmond, dnm Miss Rowland; also go, by A. v,
mond, dam Silver Dollar by Silver Threads.

T-.i X. A. Covarrubias, g a Tom Mutt, by A. v '
dam Pride of Kentucky by imported AH

T.> Charles A. Paige, Arizona, blk c Roynl
A. W. Richmond, dam lion to Bello by Ten I

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Jan 20

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wrong, while those on either side of the backbone are so im-
mense that there is a deep cavity between them, and they
are of a bulk that we never saw equaled. He is a tremen-
dous horse all over. Around the heart, in the swell
of the back ribs, shoulders, arms, neck at the base, there is
size, a strength evident to those who are not versed in the
structure of the racehorse, and which conveys the impression
of almost unlimited power.

His head is of medium size, nicely poised, as his neck tapers
to the point of junction, and the eye is full and expressive.
The countenance indicates a good disposition, notwithstand-
ing the obstinacy he displayed when he was started in races.
This obstinacy undoubtedly arose from improper manage-
ment when a two-year-old, and different treatment from what
was then awarded would have resulted in one of the greatest
racehorses that ever wore plates.

We write knowingly, being in a situation to see what was
done with him at that period of his life. He was then
owned by Wilbur Pierce who at tint tima wis
training for John Hall, and the colt was neglected. He
ran in a field most of the time, and was exercised occasional-
ly by a little boy. He would carry the boy quietly to the
road at the end of the lane, and then wheel and come home
with the speed of an eagle. Attempting this with an older
rider he was unmercifully punished, raising a temper which
rebelled, and the colt which would have been easily con-
trolled by kindness was spoiled. His speed was almost fabu-
lous. He could close a gap between him and ordinarily fast
horses so rapidly as to make the others look as though they
had quit, and his action was graceful for all there was so
much power shown. It is scarcely necessary to dilate further
on his appearance as the cut gives his exact form, further
than to say that he is sixteen hands, and in color a bright
chestnut with the white markings as shown. He is a " strik-
ing" horse as the portrait gives proof.

We have looked at him again and again, and yet there is
an attraction that invariably draws to his stall or paddock at
every opportunity.

It may be that this favoritism warps our judgment, though
if we were breeding thoroughbreds on a scale which would
warrant keeping a sire of high stamp we would be satisfied
with this fellow, white markings and all, and not look fur-
ther. Of still greater importance than form is the blood, and
in this respect he comes up to the standard.

After the fashion of the Stud Books the pedigree will stand

thus:

Joe Hooker.

Chestnut horse, foaled 1S72; bred by A. Mailliard, Marin
County, California.

ET MOVDAT.

First dam, Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam, Hennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam, Ida, by imported Belshazzer.

Fourth dam, Gamma's dam (Mad. Bosley), by Sir Rich-
ard.

Fifth dam, bv imported Eagle.

Sixth dam, Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam, by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam, by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam, by Clodius.

Tenth dam, by imported Silvereye.

Eleventh dam, by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelth dam, by Partner.

Thirteenth dam, by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam, imported mare from stud of Harrison, of
Brandon.

To those who are well up in the genealogy of racehorses
this is sufficient but it does not tell the whole story only to
the few. It is a rare combination of the best blood, Monday
by Colton, his dam Mollie Jackson by Vandal, and the second
dam Emma Wright by imported Margrave. Colton by Lexing-
ton, his dam Topaz byimportedGlencoe, second dam Emerald
by imported Leviathan, and the third the imported mare,
Eliza by Reubens. Imported Eclipse by Orlando, his dam
Gaze by Bay Middleton, second dam Flycatcher by Godol-
phin, and the third the sister to Cobweb by Phantom. This
is one of the best pedigrees in either country, and the de-
scendants of Prunella by Highflyer have been the star per-
formers of nearly every era. Orlando was by Touchstone
from Vulture by Langar. Then the second dam of Joe
Hooker is Hennie Farrow, the dam of Privateer, Shannon,
Mollie McCarthy, Ralston, Flood, Electra, etc.; Mayflower
was also the dam of California and Warwick. The sire of
Hennie Farrow was imported Shamrock and her dam Ida by
imported Belshazzer.

To present a little of the claims these animals have would
require chapters, and these condensed into so little space as
would not do justice to their merits, embracing so many
of the late celebrities ou the turf and in the stud, and these
backed by the stoutest and speediest at the oldtime strains.
When Mr. Winters first got Hooker he bred him to four
mares and sent him to his ranch in the upper country.
Every one of these colts could run, and as has been stated
before there never was one of his colts trained that had not
a fine turn of speed. Jim Renwick, from Big Gun, a mare
with no pretensions to breeding, save a dash of the Oregon
quarter-horse strains, ran three-quarters of a mile in 1:15.
That he could accomplish thirteen hundred and twenty
yards was to be expected but when called upon to go U
miles it was reasonably supposed that the distance was too
far for any horse of as little breeding on the side of his dam,
and the "jetting beforw the race started was $20 on Enchre to
SG on Kenwick. There was an incident in this race which was
u nising. A couple sat in the club stand only a short
■ .. ■; from the reporters. The man stated that ud it was
jiving Day he must have some amusement, and iu
thing else offering he would buy a pool. "What

horse are you going to buy?" was the query of his wife. "The
little one,"' was the reply. " Buy the big one," she responded,
'; he is sure to win". After some further parley, the man offer-
ing the argument that the odds was an indication of how the
money should be invested, he finally made the proposition
that he would do as she directed provided she paid the loss
which in his opinion was inevitable. "Very well," she said,
" if the big horse does not win I will go without the new hat
you promised to buy me." There was never a race more
closely scanned than the sanguine wife watched Renwick, and
when Enchre led until well into the homestretch there was a
despondent, visage under the hat which she doubtless thought
was the only headgear she would wear for a time. The big
horse was given his head. In a few strides he was level with
Euchre, a few more and he had passed him. Never were
cheers more enthusiastically given, and intense exultation
was as promptly portrayed as could be. He galloped across
the winning score with his ears playing in the very good
time of 1:5SA, and on that day it appeared as though he
could have reduced the time several seconds.

Fred Collier has again and again shown that he was a good
race horse, and has run from one to three miles in fine time.

There are yearlings by Joe Hooker now on Ms. Winter's
place which can scarcely fail to place him in the rank we
feel so confident that he will he awarded in a few years, and
to fulfill our predictions that rank must be very high.

THE STAGE.

Since the opening of the new year the season at our
prominent places of amusement has been of a remunerative
character, showing that with a certain tact in catering for the
taste of our pleasure seekers, and with enterprise and liber-
ality in carrying out the managerial views. San Francisco
can support three or four first-class theaters together with the
honses devoted to operatic entertainments at popular prices.
The theater outlook is indeed of a promising character both
as regard the novelties that are to be produced in rapid suc-
cession at the various establishments, as also' to the patron-
age that is likely to be extended to these amusements. In-
deed the coming season promises to be one of the most bril
liant on record owing to the increase of visitors to our resorts,
attracted by the conclave of Knight Templars, as also by the
number of excursionists who prefer a visit to California
rather than the usual European trip. There is no city in
the country that, for the number of its inhabitants, possesses
such elegant theaters as San Francisco and when they are
managed in a liberal and judicious-basis they will yield an even
increasing return on the capital invested. The reason for
the statement is easily to be found in the number of theaters
that are now in operation, or are being built on the two lines
of railroad, in the interior of the State, and in the prosperou s
cities of Oregon and Washington Territory. Companies that
some two years since would be brought direct to this city
from Chicago and then return by the same route, playing a
night or two in Sacramento and Virginia City, can now find
profitable stands by which the heavy costs of transportation
are greatly diminished and the services of the people can be
realized to better advantage. The recent successful trips of
the Palmer-Burt dramatic company has proved conclusively
that with good attractions, these towns will in the future be
a remunerative field for the enterprise of our different man-
agers, and that they will not as in the past, be obliged to rely
solely on San Francisco for the success of their ventures.

With the revival of "Michael Strogoff" with its fine dramatic
action and spectacular effects, the California Theater has
been so well patronized that it is likely to be kept on the
boards until Madam Ellmenreich commences her engagement,
making her debut, on the American stage. The company is
very well balanced and is worthy of one of the best theaters
in the country, and the only regret that is generally felt is,
that Miss Georgie Cayvan is about to leave us withont having
had the chance of showing her unusual dramatic talent to the
best advantage. She has become a great favorite here, and
when she returns, we hope that she will have some plan in
which she may make a mark that will lead to her becoming a
Stellar attraction.

Madame Ellmenreich opens on the otli of February, and
she will play two weeks, her repertoire consisting of Adri-
enne Lecouvreur, Camille and Marie Stuart, and there is no
doubt but that she will meet a most cordial reception. In
the round of characters in which this gifted artiste has re-
cently appeared on the German stage, she has shown an un-
usual amount of histrionic versatility, and if, as it is alleged,
her accent betrays but a very slight foreign inflection, then
she can emulate, or even surpass the success achieved by
Madame Modjeska, who made her debut on the same boards.
The chief drawback to such a result is that the dramas in
which she is to appear are so well known that the zest of
novelty is almost entirely lacking save in comparison with
the previous production of the same plays. One would ima-
gine that in her varied repertoire in the German drama she
could find one favorite part that she could get adapted for
her special use. Odette would have suited her talents admir-
ably well, but it is likely that the American rights to that
play have been purchased from Au^us in Daly for Midline
Modjeska. In any case, the debut of Madame Ellmenreich
will be one of the brilliant attractions of the season.

The return of the Frohmansto the Baldwin Theater will be
welcomed in a very enthusiastic manner, and the proof is
that the house was all sold for the first night on Monday
next, within a few hours of the opening of the box office.
Considerable alterations and improvements will be made in
the theater and as in the past we expect to see the manage-
ment more than fulfil every promise made as to the superior
manner in which every play will be produced in their hand-
some establishment. The Mallory Brothers seem to possess
an intuitive talent oi surrounding themselves with a corps of
efficient aids who are devoted in their efforts to meet the pub-
lic wishes in every regard, and this is why they achieve such
popularity wherever they appear. The opening attractions
will be " Esmerelda, " a drama that in the opinion of many
good judges surpasses the ever popular " Hazel Kirke " in
dialogues and incidents, and on its presentation will appear
the principal members of the home Madison Square theater
who have achieved a great repute in their several characters.

Monday will be a gala night in the Baldwin, and we hope will
form the commencement of a long and prosperous season.

At the Grand Opera House Messrs. Andrews and Stock-
well have found in "Youth" a prize drama, that, with its
grand scenic displays and well-sustained interest, still con-
tinues to attract large and delighted audiences. The next
novelty will be a spectacular comedy entitled "Chaff," and
then for a short period " Kentuck " will be revived, and it is
said with the most thrilling realistic effects, including a race
between thoroughbreds that will tax the ingenuity of the
stage management to produce to the best advantage. The
lessees are well pleased thus far with the cordial reception
that their efforts have been met with, and several novelties
are now in preparation that will ensure to this establishment
the same popularity as achieved by the Grand Opera House
in Xew York.

At the Bush Street Theater this is the last week of M. B.
Leavitt's all star specialty company, and on Monday next
Rice's Surprise Party appears ina new and highly sensational,
melodramatic, operatic comedy melange entitled "Pop, "by
George Fawcett Rowe. This style of entertainment has al-
ways been popular here, and if the play is acceptable and
the members of the company are as talented as their prede-
cessors in the same organization, Mr. Alfred Hayman can
count on a long and successful run in the pretty theater so
admirably adapted to this style of entertainment.

Emerson's Minstrels continue to hold their own in the pop-
ular estimation, and increasing efforts are made to infuse
novelty in their programme. The chief attraction for the
coming week are Johnson and Power, who, as Song and
Dance artists, have gained a great repute in New York, where
they were for a long time members of the celebrated Birch
and Backus Minstrels. It is almost impossible for one who
is not acquainted with the profession to estimate the difficul-
ties of procuring new scenes and attractions for a minstrel
troupe and the success made thus far by Emerson and Reed
in this respect augurs well for the future of this cosy little
establishment.

The gardens are doing a good business, "LaTraviata"
forming the attraction at the Tivoli, and produced in a com-
plete manneras will keep this charming opera in the pro-
gramme for weeks to come. Of this production we shall
write more fully inour next issue, but in the meantime we
cannot praise to highly the manner in which Gustav Hein-
richs manages his orchestra and chorus, and that with an en-
semble thatadds so greatly to the beauty of this charming
work.

At the Winter Garden we are promised the first production
of Gilbert &: Sullivan's most recent opera "Iolanthe " that is
now running to immense business both in London and New
York.

There will be great interest taken in this presentation of
esthetic burlesque, and we shall soon have an addition to the
many popular melodies that this ingenious writer and clever
composer have stamped with their talent. Such works as
"Patience," "Pinafore" and the "Pirates of Penzance"
will continue in popularity when much more pretentious
works will be forgotten. We hope that Iolanthe will score a
great success.

Violations of Game Laws.

J. A. A. Robinson writes the following concerning viola-
tions of the game law, to the CaHslogian; It is known that
certain parties in this vicinity in open violation of the game
laws in this State continue to hunt and kill deer. It may
not be generally known that the fine is a severe one, no less
than $500 (S250 of which goes to the State, and $250 to the
informer) for any one convicted of killing deer during the
close season. Parties have come to me during my stay here
in Calistoga asking me if the Sportsman's Associationjwould
act with them in helping to bring to punishment men caught
in slaying deer at this season, and I have promised as a mem-
ber of that association to bring the matter before it, also to
notify the Sportsman's Club of Xapa county, whose members
undoubtedly would act at once to suppress any
further violation of the law by these parties, who are known
to make a practice nearly every Sunday, since the close'* of
the season, of running and killing deer. The deer are now
with young, and have their fawns in March, and it is cruelty
to run these animals now with hounds, even if they are not
shot when found. I am sure every thorough sportsman,
and men who have any feeling for the poor brutes will unite
both in Calistoga and throughout this section, in arresting
the proper persons to prevent a continuation of this evil
practice.

♦

Checker Match Off. — The match at checkers for $25 a
side between H. O. Brown and D. Buckley of Stockton has
been declared off and the forfeit money drawn. The reason
was that some of the relatives of Mr. Brown objected to his
playing a match on which money was bet, although he had
nothing to do with the betting and was not financially inter-
ested in the result, and was to play only to oblige a friend.

The next Bremen steamer due atXew York to-daywill bring
some 300 English pheasants, ordered abroad. Pierre Loril-
lard has engaged 100 of them to stock the preserves of his
estate. The consignee says he could get plenty of Southern
quaiL or beautiful plumed California quaiL but he has al-
ready tried both and found that they do not do so well in
Europe as our ordinary quail.

It is said that there has not been seen any time this
winter as many canvasbacks as have come into the ponds in
Snisun marshes last week. Several very good bags were
made last Sunday, and the boys who did not go up to Cor-
delia or Teal are sorry they stayed at home and missed the
"shoot of the season."

The New Years number of the Breeder a:nt> Sportsmax,
published at San Francisco, presents a fine appearance and
contains much reading matter of interest to sportsmen. Itis
accompanied with a neat engraving entitled "Boys in
Trouble. " — Corvallis (Or.) Leader.

The Cordelia Shooting Club lost several boats and a lot of
decoys just as the season opened, from their preserves at
Suisun marsh. They had to get new boats and new decoys.
Now, however, the thieves have been caught and some of the
property recovered.

There are literally millions of white geese up on the Suisun
marshes. They are very poor eating and are seldom shot at,
so they gTow fat and prosper. They seem to drive away the
ducks though, and both farmers and hunters are annoyed
with them.

Captain Chittenden, who has been in charge of the Cordelia
Club's grounds this winter, was in town this week for a day
or two, but has returned to the Suisun marshes.

Canvasbacks still seem quite plentiful in the broad San
Francisco and San Pablo bays.

1883

Qhc fDrctte ixrfxl gpoxtsitmn.

He Wins His Races.

Allstox, Mass. — Air. J. J. Bowen, the well
known expert handler of trotters, whose val-
uable racing stallion was mysteriously attacked
with severe lameness, gives the following
to the public: After our most experienced
veterinary surgeon had him in treatment for
a long time, without benefiting the horse, I
resorted to St. Jacobs Oil, applying the same
thoroughly. I am pleased to say the animal
has entirely recovered, and is as well and
sound as ever. As a pain-cure, St. Jacobs Oil
is superior to everything that has come under
my notice in an experience of thirty years.
Mr. Bowen is one of the men who drive to win.

Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore
Throat, etc., quickly relieved by Brown's
Bronchial Troches. A simple and effectual
remedy, superior to all other articles for the
same purpose. Sold only in boxes. Price 25
cts.

Market Report.

-Wequote: Best City Extra, So 75 5-?o SO;
•?.".".? 5 25; Interior Extra, f4 76@$S 25;

FLOUR
Superfine, .
Interior Sunerfine, 53 "tZjzii V* bbl.

WHEAT— Holders are asking $1 82* for No. 1 and
SI 81J for No. 2 quality. Recent sales are mostly on
March delivery. 'No. 1, White March, $1 85i and
SI 85 j, do.

BARLEY— New transactions of large quantities
have taken place the last of this week. Recent sales
are No. 1 Feed, Spot, £1 21 do March, $1 22*. No. 1
Brewing, SI 32\ offered, and >1 27£ t> ctl. bid.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 70&31 75; Good, SI 75®
SI 82$; Choice. SI 85S.S1 95 ^ ctl.

RYE— Business dull. Quotable at SI 65;<z;>l 75 for
fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, 528£eB$29 ]3 ton; Cracked
Corn, $35 £> ton; Shorts, $17(51*19 P'ton; Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to the trade at SI 35 p ton, less
the usual discount; Middlings, S26@$24 £• ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, S13SSU 50: Wheat, S15KS17
WildOat.SU 60SJS16 5U; Mixed, S11AJ13 p ton.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 18jK19ic;CaHfornia
Hams, 15j@16c for plain, 154®16c for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16$@17c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 14i@15c for heavy and me-
dium, and 15$@164c for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 15.a_15*c ; Pork, $20 a ?21 for Extra Prime, $23 50
(5" 24 for Prime Mes3, S25 50@26 for Mess, $26 50 for
clear and $27,5 27 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, $lC;a:
$18 ^ bbl; Mess beef, $16 for bbls and $8 50 for hf
bbls ; Extra Mess Beef, $17 for bbls and $8 75 for half
bis; Family Beef, $18^18 50 £ bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 13^5. lie £fb .

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, 30&50c for common
and75c5.$l 25 £ bx for good; Lemons, $6^.$7 per
box for Sicily; California Lemons, $2 50 per box;
Limes, $9A*10 per box for Mexican; Bananas,
$1 50,«?3 t> bunch; Mexican Oranges, $2CkS;
$30 Jfc> thousand ; California, $2 5u (a.$4 #
box ; Pineapples, $RS.$9 & doz. New crop
Western Cranberries are offering at $155. $17
^ bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, S5
5;8 t> ton: Carrots, 30® 50c; Turnips, 75c;£$l;
Cauliflower, 75c.5.$l ^ dozen; Cabbage, 75c$3$l \j
ctl; Garlic, 3$c £* lb; Celery, oOc \> doz;
Mushrooms, t';5_8c per ft; Dried Okra, 2C;53Qc; Dry
Peppers, 10@15c b> ft; New Pototatoes 3@4c; Green
Peas, 10c Green Peppers, 8c per lb.

POTATOES— River Red, 705,85c; Early Rose, 75c
(595; Tomales and Petaluma, $l,ot$l 10 fc» ctl."

'ONIONS— Choice, SIS-;! 12£; Good, 755.00c £ ctl.
BEANS— Bayos_ 94(S&i 25; Butter, 93@&3 25 for
small and $3 20&$3 3U for large; Lima. $3 25&$3 37^;
Pea,$3 255$3 37i; Pink, S3 255.;;3 50;Red, $3 25;.2.$3 50;
small White, ?3 2o.o$3 37J; large White, $2 75(5.$3
1> ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 26i;ff27c:
choice, 25,5.20; fair to good, 22@24c; inferior lots
from country stores, 175., 20c; hrkin, 25®26c for
good to choice, and 20@23c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 22^5.24; Eastern, 18.5.22c & lb.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 145.15c for choice;
11:6.13 for fair to good; do, factory, in boxes, 14&
10c; Eastern, 16®17c.
EGGS— California, 425.43c & doz.
POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 16S18c; do
Hens, l£&18c; do dressed, 185,21c; Roosters, S6,a.
S6 50 for old and $6 50S.$7 5u for young; Hens $6
[o.$7; Broilers, $G5.?0 50, according to size; Ducks
$105^12 \> dozen; Geese, S2&$2 50 ^ pair.

GAME — Supply and demand well balanced. (Juail,
87ic5.Sl p doz; Mallard Ducks, $2 25512 50; Sprigs,
$1 37:5.>1 5<j ; Canvasback, $2 50&S/3; Brandt, $125®

1 50; Gray'Geese $2 505.S3; White Geese, $12.">5.=1 60;
Honkers, $4.a.$i 50;Suipe,$l 755.S2 for English and
503975c for common; Teal, 75cS$l: Widgeon.
SISSI 25; Hare, $1 752S2 25; Rabbits, $1 25K
SI 75.

WOOL— Moderately active at formerrates. Wequote
fall: San Joaquin and coast, 8,512c; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, 9:«llc; Northern Fall,
free, 15 520c; Northern Fall, defective, 11 5. Uc; North-
ern fall, Lamb, 155.19c; free Mountain. 115.15c.
Eastern Oregon. 18.5.23c; Valley Oregon, 225.2Gc. We
quote spring California p ft 14/* 20c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry bides, usual selection.
18*/n9c t* lb; culls one third less, and Mexican
Hides lc ^ ft less. Dry Kip. 18\5.1*Jc; Drv Calf,
193:21c; Salted Steers, over 55 fts, lie £> ft;' Steers
and Cows, medium, 10c; light do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to
30 fts. lie; Salted Calf, 14515c & ft; Salted Veal, 12?
515c; Sheep Skins, 25/?30c for Shearlings; :iii
u«50c for short, 6O,a.90c for medium, and $1 «_51 35
apeice for long wool and wool skins. Butchertown
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 7*c;5.8$c ^ ft for rendered
and 11,5.12c for refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:

BEEF— Prime, 9,5:10c; medium grade, 7j®8c; in-
ferior. 5*;56$c & ft.

VEAL— Large Calves, 8.5.9c; small ones, 9510c

T? ft;

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5J<5J6c and Ewes
at 555 JcP' ft, according to quality.

LAMB— Quotable at <&&7c £ ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 6j56|c for hard and 52c56i
for soft; dressed do 9a9*c $> *b for bard grain
bogs.

Wm. E. Chambet!l\is Jr.

Thus. A. Robinson,

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SOD FOR (UHlllRS,

HATEELI'S (AIII'IIKMA THEATER.

J. H. TTAVERLY Proprietor

FREDERICK W. BERT Slanager

SW Tlie Leading Theater "^t
Haveriy's attractions do not play on Sunday Evening.

AN ARABIAN- SIGHT'S DREAM. GORGEOUS
revival of J. H. Haveriy's Spectacular pageant,

MICHAEL £"M T R O <; O F "JT^
KHAEL ^^ T R O « O F H
i <. ii a i; i. rv-? i R <><;<> i" J.

HAVERLY'S NEW YORK THEATER COMPANY

Tlie Ureal Cornalba. Ine tiirards, tlie >o\v

(irand Itallet.

EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAYS

JIATIXEE THIS AFTERXOIW.

C^" Nearly three hundred people required for this
magnificent production. Twenty horses and a band of
Tartar trumpeters.

Secure Your Seats in Advance.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will be provided at' S3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address
W, ML 311 KKV. Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

Hambletonian Trotting Stallion
BOB MASON

By Echo. His Dam Belle Mason by Belmont, Thoroughbred.

Echo by Rijsdylia Hambktonian, his dam Fanny Fetter by Magnolia (by American Star).
Bdle Mason by Belmont ( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son of Im-
ported Leviathan); second dam C'atalpa, by Frank ; third dam by John Richards.

w

ILL MAKE THE ENSUING season. LIMITED TO TWENTY MARES. COMMENCING FEB-
ruary 15, 1883, and ending January v>, UBS, at the stables of hia owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.

Description.

rfblte and

1~\ /-v'T" \ TV if" A Ci/*"\T^"T l8 a mahogany bay, with Inside of off hind ankle
r^l J r*\ \\J\ /-* i*\l 1 l\ star in forehead; sixteen hnuls, .mil weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled
J— 'X-^J-* J-T-i-.i-.a-r^/'N-'-*-'' Mayl0,lff79. He la of One, kindly dlsposlUon, a natural trotter,

and has shown great speed, but as yet has no public record. For full hist.. rv <.'i ins nr--. Echo, see BBKKDBR
wd Bpobtsuas Jnly &t 1682. see also, for bio full brother, Exile, Bbbedsb and BroKTHXAM, isaae of Sop-
teinber 18, 1882.

TERMS.

One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service,
in foal can be returned the following tseaBon free of charge.

Post Office Box 55.

CHARLES J. ELLIS,

Los Angeles.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

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ABB0TSF0RD.

B

Y WOODFORD MAMBRINO,

PEDIGREE.

HIS DAM COLUMBIA

, ,.uui,iv»« iuaoi.uini.v, iii^- unm uvuuuuua di YOUNG COLUMBUS. WOODFORD

Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, bis dam Woodbine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son </f Koscloako

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best yon of Mambrino Chief. Hi* own record N SfllW and tber«
are a largt? number of his get Ln the 2:80 list. Among them: Abbottsfur-l, ^::i!-:; Couvov " *v' • Uacenta
S£l3fi: Lady McFatridge,2:i9: Dacia,2:tt>{: George A. Aver, 230.

Besides those having public records, he is the sure of the two celebrated mares owned by Robert Bonner—
Marietta and Malice. Manetta, with a running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in t- •"
and -Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in'2:l9\'. Woodford Mamhrino is alsr» tii>- sire of Princem!
the sire of Trinket; record, 2d4. Woodbine is also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:h>. Yonng Columbus the
sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2S30 list, so that on both sitlts of the house there* are
notable performers. Abbotsford Is a rich rosewood brown, 1SV hands, and of verv high form. His get are very
promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo .stake fur yearlings in 1881, and every one which has
been put in training has shown good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal. Mares not proving in foal can be re-
toxned the following season free of charge. Oood pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATM».

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, lfiS3, on the ranch of S. B. Wlupple. Esq., Pan Mateo, season com-
mencing Februarv 13th and ending June 1st, 1883. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND SPORTS-
MAN of August 5th, 1SS2.

1.I.Olt«.I BA1TLIS. Agent, Sacramento, Cal.

ANTEEO.

D

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE;
Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

FOALED MAY 5TH. 1879; BRED BY JOSEPH

By Electioneer.

1st dan
2nd "
3rd "
4th "
5th "
6th "

—Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.
Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.
Y ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.
Fashion, by imported Trustee.
Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.
Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

t>th " Bv imported Centiiiel.

9th " By Mark Anther v.

10th " Bv imported Janus.

11th " By imported Monkey.

12th *' Bv imported Silvereve.

13th " By Spanker.

See Bruce's American Stud Book, vol. I, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 7^.

Will make the ensuing season, ie*3, from February loth to June 15th, at the Oakland Trotting Fark. Terms
$50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON

Oakland or 508 Montgomery St., S. F.

Mares not proving

By Electioneer.

ALBERT W.
His Dam Sister to Aurora by John Nelson.

YfII.1. MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON. COMMENCING THE l.VTH OF FEBRUAnv. 1^1. AND

udlng the 1st or July. tSS,»1 Uu Oakljuil TrotUnS l'-trlt.,

TERMS. «*00 THE SE.VSON.

GOOD PAS

A. WALD-

MONEY" PAYABLE BEFORE TnE MARE IS TAKEN AWAY.
i month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
No. 33) Sansome street, San Francisco, Cal.

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Jan 20

TROUBLE IN TURLOCK.

How Homer Lane was Rung in on an Un-
suspecting Tenderfoot and His Backers.

Country towns in California have all a sort of family like-
ness and possess little or no individuality. If the town hap-
pens to be what is commonly known as a railroad town, not
a terminal point, it is certain to be an exact counterpart of
every other railroad town in the State. Turlock on the S. P.
R. R. is a railroad town of the regulation pattern and those
of our readers who have never been to Turlo ck and who
care enough ahout the matter to desire to gain an idea of
what kind of a place Turlock is, have only to fix their mind
upon anyother small town on the line of the C. P. R. R. or
S. P. R. R. and they will have an exact picture of Turlock.
The principal part of Turlock is the huge depot and freight
sheds of the railroad company on the northern side of the
track. Back of the sheds is situated the Turlock Hotel, a
small two-story wooden building, which boasts the most com-
fortable beds and the meanest cuisine of any hotel
in the State. In a line with the hotel is the main street of
Turlock I saw it four years ago. A post-office and store at
at the corner opposite the hotel, next a small barber's shop,
then a saloon, then a dry goods store and fruit store com-
bined. Next a butcher shop, then a bakery and last but
most important of all, Charley Bates' saloon. Beyond Bates'
is a corral and building known as the Farmer's Hotel where
the docile lambs who engineer the sixteen-animal teams that
haul in and out of Turlock are wont to find food and shelter
for themselves and their cattle. Beyond the Farmer's Hotel
and all around the town is a bare, sandy, undulating plain
that will raise wheat and graze sheep but refuses to do any-
thing more on behalf of mankind, for not a tree is in sight
and the people of Turlock have to import their fruit and
vegetables from Hopeton Bottom, a well-watered valley about
twenty-two milesaway. which is sneeringly alluded to by the
neople of Turlock as the fever and ague district. Beyond the
Turlock Hotel is a huge shed known as John Mitchell's barn,
i n one end of which John Mitchell, the millionaire land
owner ot Stanislaus county whose fences stretch twenty miles
in either direction, lives worse housed than one of his fine
horses. A blacksmith's shop and a couple of private houses
in which live the raiboad men, compromise the remainder of
Turlock. Not being a large town, Turlock is the last place
one would go for auy kind of sport, but Turlock
during the season is a red hot town for any kind of amuse-
ment from kettling a dog's tail to running a horse race for
thousands of dollars. The season in Turlock begins when
the thrashing machines start out for the harvest work and
ends when the last " sack buck," "straw buck" or engineer has
purchased his ticket and started for winter quarters in San
Francisco. Sunday is the great day for fun in Turlock for
on that day all the thrasher crews from the surrounding
country come into town to buy socks and undershirts and
fill their skins up with whisky. Turlock whisky is an in-
stitution and a pure typeof thatbrand which people often call
40-rod, sheep herder's delight and other names indicative of
concentrated badness. When a Turlock resident or visitor
from sheep camp or thrashing station fills up with whisky
he yearns for amusement; he feels the need of sport to such
a degree that he is willing to make a match of any kind from
playing poker with lame Dave, the best card sharp in the
country, to running a foot race with Charley Bates, who is the
boss pedestrian of the town. This characteristic of the Tur-
lock man is pretty well known in the county, and naturally
enough has attracted many experts at billiards, cards, racing
and other games to Turlock to lay for the granger when he
is on his whisky. About four years ago I chanced to be in
the town on business at the same time that a well-known
wrestler from Grass Valley had elected to make Turlock his
abode. This fellow's name was Jenkins — a big, strapping
Cornishman who looked as if he could lift a house and heave
it into a ditch at will. Jenkins soon found a man to wrestle
and threw him with ease, shortly afterwards performing
similar kindnesses for others until he had acquired in Tur-
lock the reputation of being the boss wrestler in the country.
I happened to go into Bates' saloon one night and when Jen-
kins was blowing about his skill and strength. When he
left the place Charley Bates remarked to me that Jenkins was
the best man he had ever seen.

"Oh pashaw!" said I, "Homer Lane or Fox or any good
man could throw Jenkins easily. He cannot wrestle at all."

Bates replied with a laugh, and I thought no more of the
matter until about two weeks later I saw Homer Lane rough
and dirty, dressed in a cheap suit of overalls driving a load
of wood into the town. I was about to call to him by name
and ask him his errand in Turlock when he noticed me and
gave me a look that said more plainly than any words could
have done, "Keep your mouth shut and mind yourown bus-
iness."

Pretty soon Lane put up his team in the corral of the Far-
mer's Hotel and strolled into Bates' saloon, where a lot of the
boys were drinking, and Jenkins among them. I noticed a
look of recognition between Lane and Bates as the former
entered but made no remark, and rightly guessing that there
was fun afoot sat down to enjoy my share of it.

" Take a drink boys," said Lane; "wrestling with them
darned brutes has made me hot as a kiln, and the road's
dustier nor the alkali plains."

" Talkiugabout wrestling," said Jenkins, "reminds me of
the day I wrestled Aguew in Nevada City, That was a day
hot enough to grill a steak. We tugged at each other in
the hot sun for nigh an hour, when I got an inside lock on
him so and threw him just so." As Jenkins said this he
suited the action to the word and lauded Lane on the broad
of his back in the sawdust in the saloon.

This was a favorite trick of Jenkins' and was one of the
many ways he had of assorting his physical superiority over
other men. Lane is a small man and Jenkins felt sure that
h<> could do pretty much as he pleased with him.

Lane got up quietly, b rushed the dust offhis clothes and
remarked: "You are a pretty good wrestler stranger, but I
think I can throw yon if you will wrestle my style."

"What, a little manlike you throw me!" said Jenkins,
"how much money have you got? I'll bet you two to one
you e n't throw me ia a quarter of an hour any style you dam
pleasu. "

" 'Yell, " said Lane, slowly drawing oat an old leather

^k it book, "I'vegota hundred dollars here that says I

.irow you. I was reckoned the best wrestler in French

and I don't think any galoot in Turlock can throw

"All right, " said Jenkins, as he planked down five twen-
ties to cover Lane's bet, "what style will you have?"

" Collar and elbow, " said Lane.

" That's my great holt, stranger, " replied Jenkins, "and
I'll have to bet you a hundred more I throw you twice inside
of twenty7 minutes according to rule."

" I'll see that hundred, " said Lane, " and I only wish it
was a thousand. "

" Want to bet a thousand, do you, well, I'll have to go
you, " said Jenkins, " here Sam, what stamps. have you got?
Here's a chance to win a thousand from a duffer from French
Camp who thinks he can wrestle. "

Lane found the thousand and then the real hot betting be-
gan. Charley Bates allowed that he had got tired of Jenkins
and would have to bet a crumb on the stranger. Sam, the
gambler, " reckoned he'd toy with Bates' coin for a while,"
and so the betting went on until prettj' near every loose dol-
lar in Turlock was bet on the match, Lane finally putting
up his team and load of wood as a bet of $750 -which the
proprietor of the Turlock Hotel seemed very anxious to
make.

Charley Bates, as the sporting authority of the town and a
man of undoubted honesty, was made stakeholder, and the lo-
cal blacksmith, who was a bit of a wrestler himself, was picked
out for referee. One of the boys wanted to bet with me near
the end of the match making. I told him I never gambled on
a sure thing, and I was dead sure that Jenkins would be
thrown. He laughed incredulously and said, "may be you
know the stranger ?"

"Well, no, I can't say I know him," said I, "but I once
saw him throw a big ho osier just as easy as you would throw
a steer, and I feel sure that Jenkins has met his match at
last."

After all the preliminaries were arranged, the boys -went
out to select a suitable place in which to wrestle. The sandy
ground was voted too soft; Bates' barroom was too small; the
freight sheds were full of grain, and at last it was finally
agreed to wrestle barefoot on the floor of old Mitchell's big
barn. Accordingly every man, woman and child repaired to
the place designated. The contestants threw off their shoes,
Lane disclosing a pair of regulation two bit cotton socks in
the last stage of decay, and then Jenkins threw off his coat
and donned a blue jumper, in one of which serviceable gar-
ments Lane was already clad. After some talk and re-arrange-
ment of bets it was finally agreed that all the money was to
go on the first two falls.

The men took hold and Jenkins, trusting to his superior
size and also judging that he had the most skill, made play
at Lane's leg. Lane moved back and Jenkins made play
again. Lane simply moved his leg evading Jenkins' strike
and going in like a flash got an inside hitch ' and threw Jen-
kins on the broad of his back.

The fall was so clean that there could be no dispute.
Jenkins looked mad but contented himself with remarking
that he had slipped. The fall made him nervous, however,
and when they took hold for the second bout he acted on the
defensive contenting himself with trying to wear his oppo-
nent out. Seeing that there was no show of Jenkins making
play Lane pretended to slip. Jenkins rushed in for a lock
when much to his surprise his feet went from under him and
down he went like a log. When he picked himself up he be-
gan to rage and storm and some of the losers commenced a
vigorous kick, swearing that the match was a job and that
Jenkins had thrown off on them. For a time it looked as if
trouble would ensue but the match finally quieted down and
Lane was allowed to leave towrn with his winnings which
amounted to several thousand dollars.

Charley Bates came to me and asked me not to disclose
Lane's identity nor the fact that I had guessed that Bates had
gone to San Francisco, brought Lane up the country, fitted
him out with a team and given him the coin to bet, for as
Bates remarked " Jenkins had got to be a blamed nuisance
and he "was bound to throw him down if he had to send to
Europe for a man to do so."

I have never been to Turlock since but . I never pass by
the town or hear its name mentioned without laughing at the
way in which Jenkins, the. pride of Turlock, wasflooredin old
John Mitchell's barn.

-*

Sale of Thoroughbreds,

A London dispatch of the 1st to the New York Herald
says: "A number of blooded horses, late the property of Mr.
F. Gretton, deceased, were sold at auction by Messrs. Tatter-
sall to-day. Isonomy, bay horse, foaled in 1875, by Sterling
out of Isola Bella, by Stockwell, was bought by Mr. Crawfurd
for 9,000 guineas. Isonomy has won at many important
meetings. The other highest prices obtained were for Acros-
tic, two years, by See-saw out of Lady Alice Hawthorn, 1,400
guineas; Geologist, four years, by Sterling out of Siberia,
1, 150 guineas, and Prestonpans, five years, by Prince Charlie
out of Beatrice, 1,560 guineas. The proceeds of to-day's
sale amounted to 19,022 guineas."

Commenting on the foregoing the H erald remarks: The
price paid for Isonomy is larger than was generally anticipat-
ed would be reached, though it falls far short of the £14,000
given for Doneaster or the 12,500 guineas for Blair Athol.
The most important races won by Isonomy were the Cam-
bridgeshire Stakes, in 1878; the Gold Vase, at Ascot, beating
Silvio, the Derby winner; the Gold Cup, at Ascot; the Good-
wood Cup, the Brighton Cup, the Great Ebor Handicap (car-
rying 134 lbs.), at York, and the Doneaster Cup, in 1879.
The following year he won the Manchester Cup, carrying 138
lbs., and the Gold Cup, at Ascot. The Cambridgeshire of
1S78 was the only race Isonomy ran in that year, aud he had
been out but three times in unimportant two-year-old-races
the previous year. He began his four-year-old season by
running second to Parole in the Newmarket, Handicap, on
which occasion the American gelding commenced his series
of wonderful victories. One of Isonomy's most meritorious
losing performances was his getting fourth place in the
Cesarewitch of 1879, when he had to carry 136 lbs., Chippen-
dale winning on that occasion with 33 lbs. less weight in the
saddle. It is very generally conceded, however, that Isono-
my's victory in the Manchester Handicap was about the best
thing he ever did, and this horse's success was due in no
small measure to the marvelous riding of Tom Cannon.
When Isonomy was retired from the turf he left it with the
reputation of being "the horse of the century." The two-
year-old Acrostic is grandly bred, but in his two trials this
year he only managed to get third place on each occasion.
The first time was in the Clearwell Stakes, when he was be-
hind Hauteur and Goldfield, and in the Dewhurst Piute Lad-
islas aud Goldfield finished in front of him. In the latter
race the distuuee between second and third was only a neck,
whereas when they finished in the Clearwell Stakes there was
a difference of two lengths. Geologist and Prestonpans are
both well-known racehorses. The list of horses to be sold
on this occasion numbered thirty-four, and if they were all
disposed of those not mentioned realized a very small aver-
age. On Monday next the mares and foals forming the re-
mainder of the stud will be disposed of by Messrs. Tattersall.

Alfalfa on Tule. .

Included in the 400 and more acres of land belonging to
the Asylum is quite an amount of tule land bordering on
Napa river. It has long been the aim of Dr. Wilkins, resi-
dent physician, to subdue this tract aud bring it into a high
state of cultivation. To accomplish this, ditches have been
dug, dykes thrown up and several acres were plowed for the
first time this fall. It will be one or two years before this
latter tract is thoroughly subdued. As an experiment Dr.
Wilkins, soon after the first rains of this season, sowed upon
some of the unplowed tule land alfalfa seed which was not
harrowed in. The tules were first mowed down and the stub-
ble, if we may so term the butts of the stalks, afforded pro-
tection to the tender alfalfa plants, for the seedsown sprouted
at once. Now the new grass is growing rapidly and evident-
ly will soon cover the ground. This successful experiment
es worthy the attention of all who own overflowed lands, for
if without the tedious process of plowing and harrowing for
two years this land can be transformed into fields of the rap-
idly-growing alfalfa, much time, labor and expense will be
saved. — Napa Register.

This experiment is by no means a new one; Time and
time again it has been tried and to our knowledge it has
proved a failure. Alfalfa is not a marsh grass nor will it be
a success when planted in a soil where water lies near the
surface, for these reasons: Almost as soon as the germ breaks
the shell of the seed a long slender tap root is sent down
which increases in length and size with the growth and age
of the plant on the surface. The writer has seen these tap
roots that have measured eighteen and twenty feet where the
washing away or caving of a creek bank has left the roots ex-
posed to view. When alfalfa is planted in marshy ground
where the water lies only a few feet from the surface the
bark on the tap root becomes rotten and will soon slough off.
A plant with its main root and chief support in this un-
healthy condition will not thrive nor last as a profitable grass
more than two years, but when planted in proper soil we
have known of its producing profitable crops after fourteen
years harvesting of two crops of hay a year beside using the
stubble for pasturing after each crop. When the tap root
finds plenty of water at two to five feet and the bark sloughs
off the plant loses its healthful appearance and depends on
the few surface roots to support what little life it retains.
After getting the views of men who have made' the raising of
this grass a study for years, beside some personal experience,
we have come to the conclusion that alfala requires a moder-
ately dry, loose sandy or loam soil with water from ten to
twenty-five feet down. Alfalfa is often profitably raised far
up on hillsides, in places where at first sight it would seem
like throwing away seed in planting. Alfalfa is fast becom-
ing one of the favorite hay grasses and its raising requires
more study than any other in order to be a success.

Study the Face. — A story is told of a great French satir-
ist, which finely illustrates his knowledge of human nature.
He was traveling in Germany, in entire ignorance of its
language and currency. Having obtained some small change
for some of his French coins he used to pay drivers and
others in the following manner: Taking a handful of the
numismatical specimens from his pocket, he counted them
one by one into the creditor's hands, keeping his eye fixed
all the time on the receiver's face. As soon as he perceived
the least twinkle of a smile he took back the last coin depos-
ited in the hand and returned it, with the remainder, to his
pocket. He afterward found that in pursuing this method
he had not overpaid for anything.

Some strange things have occurred in connection with
thoroughbred mares and their foals. The Druid tells of a
mare named Eldon, having lost her own foal, drove Madcap,
her paddock companion, away from her bantling, adopting
it as her own. Another mare named Milksop took fright at
her foal and flatly refused to suckle it. Sir Charles Bunbury
had a gray colt by Diomed (winner of the first Derby), with
five legs, one growing out of his chest, and sold it to a show-
man. Testa had fourteen foals, all grays, and Speed made a
point of killing all her foals, while Turf never reared one.
A horse, well-named " Resurrection," was supposed to have
been born dead and was thrown on to a dung heap, the
warmth of which revived him. On the Petworth estate in
1825, nearly every brood mare and she ass cast well grown
dead foals for no cause that could be made out. A mare by
Orville went thirty-seven days beyond her time, and gave
birth to a foal with no feet, and her half-sister shortly after
had one without eyes. The dam of Montreal, owned by
Lord George Bentinck, bred only three seasons and had twins
each time. There were a pair of twins named "Tweedle-
dum" and "Tweedle-dee," one of which throve better on
cow's milk than the one left with its dam.

The London' Sporting Life of December 16 notes the arri-
val of Charles Eowell, George W. Lee and Mr. P. Duryea in
England on the previous day. Mr. Duryea, Kowell and Lee
left Liverpool for Cambridge Station, where they received a
good old fashioned English welcome, and at once drove on to
Chesterton (Rowell's home and birthplace), where they in-
tend making a long stay. Alfred Langford (who attended
upon Bowell in his last race in New York), was one of the
party, but came on to London. Both Kowell and Lee are
looking wonderfully well. Lee did not bring any boats with
him, and has, in reality, made the trip more for pleasure and
to recruit his health than with a view to engage in any scul-
ling races on the Thames or Tyne. However, Mr. Duryea
would have no objection to match Lee to row Goodwin, Bu-
bear or Lew Gibson for £100 a side, the race to come off in
eight weeks from signing articles.

The Sportsman devotes the first of its winter articles on
horses in training to the stable of Matthew Dawson, and notes
that he has no less than seventy-one head, of which forty-
four are to-day two-year-olds. "If the breeding goes for
anything," says the Sportsman, "the stable will send out
some two-year-old winners in 18S3, as they represeut some of
the best blood in the kingdom." John Dawson, brother of
Matthew, has twenty-seven in charge, while Charles Archer,
brother of Fred, has no less than thirty-seven, including the
two American-breds Abbottsford and Wallensteiu, both six-
year-olds by Waverly and the property of Lord Ellesmere.

It seems to us that we have heard of less accidents from
gunning this season than usual. This is a gratifying thing
to note though we are at a loss to account for it unless ac-
' counted for as many other things are— the comet year.

1883

Sfee grcjetlcv and J»prjrismaii.

C. X . XV. XV.

TIME SCHEDULE

Woonsocket Rubber Co.'s Agency.
GOODYEARS M. R. S. CO.

ALWAYS ON HAND, A FULL SUPPLY OF THE

Celebrated Woonsocket Farming and Mining Boots,

ALSO, THE

Celebrated "Wales Goodyear Arctics," Rubber

Shoes, etc.

All Orders Promptly Filled at the Very Lowe Market Rates. Monday, November 27th, 1882.

JAMES W. DOLAN,

AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

414 AND 416 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO

FACTORIES— Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and Naucatuck, Connect-
icut.

EASTERN OPPICES-80 and 82 Reade Street, New York, and
69 and 71 Pearl Street, Boston.

JOS. BANIGAN, General Agent.

" Tips and Toe-Weights."

A NATURAL AND PLAIN METHOD OF HORSE-SHOEING:

WITH

AN APPENDIX TREATING OF THE ACTION OF THE RACE-HORSE AND
TROTTER AS SHOWN BY INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOE AND SIDE-WEIGHTS.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

(AUTHOR OF "HOUSE P O K T E A I T U K E.'

' Bound-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long." — Shakespeare.

S3T In Press, and will be Pnbllsliecl about the first of February, 1883. "St

I:

H

MPROVED nORSE ULOTHIN

G.

Secured by Letters Patent «SedmmIr.2279, lis?:

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

1. An Improved blanket or covering, consisting of the
body-piece A, Hap C, and the extension E, formed or
united together, so as to cover the body and legs of the
animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and hind legs of the an-
imal, front fastenings F O, and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

3. The blanket or coveringA, with Its extensions B,

Sermanent securing -bands E, and the front fastenings
1 G, in combination with the elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J. in combination with the
elastic connecting-strip 1, substantially as described.
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting howl J, having the elastic band L
beneath the jawa, so that thflj mav be allowed to move
without disturbing the fit, and adapted to be secured to
the cover by means of straps, substantially aw herein
descrilH 'I.

6. The improvement in covering-blankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap C,
and permanent straps or bands fixed to it to secure it
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles Is
avoided, substantially as herein described.

The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on
a royalty. Apply to the patentee,
n „ JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON,

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

Tral ns leave, and are due to arrive at Sun
Francisco, as follows;

HO A

CO FN

00 pw

8:00 a M.

3:30 P M

8:00 a it

• 4 -AD p m
9:30 a M
4:30 P M
8:00 A M

• 4:00 P M
8:00 A M

* 3 :30 p m
t 8:00 a M

9:30 am
8:00 a M

* 5:00 p m
P:30 a m

• 4:00 p ir
8:00 a m
SW a m

10:00 am
S;00pm

* 5:00 P M
3 :30 P Si
5:30 P M
8:00 A M
8:00 a m
8:00 am
3:30 p m

• 4:00 P m
8:00 a si
3:00 P M

•8:00 a M
8:00 a M
9:30 A M
3:30 P M

* 4:00 P M
3:30 f m
8:00 a M

•3:30 P M

DESTINATION.

..Antiochand Martinez..

..Calistoga and Napa..

. f Deming, El Paso } Express...
. < and East f Emigrant

.^Galt and tvia Livermore

. ( Stockton t via Martinez

....lone „._..,..

....Knight's Landing

*' " ISundayB only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton....

„Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chlco...
..Niles and Haywards. ..

. j Ogden and I Express

. \ East i Emigrant

....Redding and Red Bluff

/Sacramento ». jft BenieS0"

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose ,

..Tehama and "Willows..
...Vallejo

{Sundays only..

..Virginia City..
..Woodland

JO P M

•10:10 a m

•12:40 P M

7:40 P M

11 10 A M

•10:10 a m

7:40 P m

2:40 p m

7:10 a M

5:40 p m

•12:40 p sr

5:40 P M

11:10 a m

J:40 p M
5:40 P M
8:40 a M
2:40 P M
•12:40 p M
5:40 p M
5:40 p si
3:40 p M
9:40 A M

* 8:40 a M
11:10 A M

6:10 a M
5:40 P M
5:40 p si
7:40 p si
11:10 a m

* 6:00 a m
3:40 P m
9:40 a u

• 7:40 P m
7:40 p M
2:40 p M

•10:10 A M

±11:10 a M

*12:40 P ir

11:10 a M

• 7:40 P M
11:10 A m:

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TKAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco Bally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— •6:30— 7:30— 8:30— 9:30—
10:30 — 11:30—12:30—1:30—2:30—3:30—1:30—5:30—6:30—
7:00— 8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00—*t6:30— 7:00— •t7:30—S:00—»t8:30
9 :00 — *t9 :30 — 10 :00 — 11 :00 — 12 :00 — 1 :00— 2 :00— 3 :00—
•t3:30— 4:00— *t4:30— 5:00— *t5:30— 6:00— •t6:30 — 7:00—
•8:00— 9:30— 11:00— "12:00.

TO BERKELET— "6:00— •6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— *8;30
—9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— ±10:30— 11:00— Jll:30 — 12:00 — 1:00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELEY — •6:00J— •6:30 — 7:00— "7:30-
±8:00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2:00— 3 :00— » :00— "4 :3
—5:00- •5:30— 6:00— '6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-«5:32--6:02-6:32
7-02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11 :02—
11:32—12:02—12:32—1:02—1:32—2:02—2:32—3:02 — 3:32—
4:02—4:32—5:02—5:32—6:02-6:32—7:02—8:02—9:32—11:

FROM EASTOAKLAND-"5:21— •5:51—6:21— 6:51— 7:51
—8:51—9:51—10:51—11:51—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51 — 4:61
—5:51—6:51—7:51-9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-*5:15-«5:45— «:15— 7:10— •+7:35— 8:10
—•+8:35— 9:10— •+9:3.1— 10;10— •+10:35— 11:10— 12:10— 1:10
—2:10— 3:10— 1:10— •+4:35— 5:10— •+5:35 — 6:10 — *+6:35—
7:15— •+7:35—9:15— 10:45.

FROM BERKELEY — •5:4S— •6:IS— B:4S-«7:15— 7:45—
•8:15— 8^5— lfl:15— 9:45— 110:15— 10:«— 111:15— 11:45 —

12:45—1 :15 — 2:15 — 3:15—1:15—4:45— 5:15— 5;45— 6:15—
6:45—7:45-9 J5— "10:45.

FROM WEST BERKELEY-*5;45-«a:15-fl:r-
„7 .|s_R : |fi— fl :«— 10 ; 46-1 : 15-2 :45-3 :45— 4 :45-,5 :15—
5 ;15— "6; 15— 6 :45— *7 :15 .

4 REEK ROITE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO -
3:15—5:15.

•7:15 — 9:15—11:15—1:15—

FROM OAK LAND-*6;15— 8:15— 10:15-12:1.5-2:15— 4:1

All trains run daily, except when star (•) denotes
Sundays excepted, 'Trains* marked thus ( t)run via
East Oakland. {Sundays only.

"standard Time" furnished bv Randolph & Co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. N. TOWXE.

Gen. Manager.

T. II. OOODMAJV.

Gen. Pass i.T kt Agt.

ouTHEJlicrn|

BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-

DESTINATION.

+ 6 :50 a M i
8:30 a Ml
10:40 am
• 3 :30 p m

4 :30 p M I
6 :30 p M

San Mateo, Redwood and
Meulo Park.

6:40 a m
ft 905 a m

•10:02 a m
3:37 pm

+ 5:04PM
6:02 p M

6:30 A Ml") ( '.t:fL", a M

10:10 a ill [Santa Clara, San JoBe and) • 10:02am

•3:30PMi[ Principal Way Stations. 1 3:37PM

4;30pmiJ I. 6:"2pm

10:40 a si ) Gilroy.Pataio.Caatroville ( i "IOKCa m
•3:30 p m1 i and Monterey. (I 6:02 p m

HolHster and Tres Pinos.

10:10 a Ml t Wateonvllle, Aptos, Soquell .
•3:30 P M1 S and Santa Cruz. (I

•Sundays excepted. +Sund:iy» only i sportsmen's train > .

Stage connections are made daily with the 10:40 a. m.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8:30 a.m. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, #2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, S-t; also to
principal points between San Franc isr-n and San-los*.

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A.C.BASSETT, H.R.JUDAH.

Superintendent- Aest. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

rsr S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeleu.
Yuma, etc, leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a, m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THH

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the beBt shooting may
be bad in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA THING ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SW1M1I1M. I V >. K

(150 i 50 feet)

FOB WARM SALT WATER, PLUNGE AND SWIHMINQ
BATHS.

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Indirldual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH
Of pure white sand forSrRF BATHING. Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQl'IX A\D SAJiTA «TllZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

C.-Wt PAJARO, the SANTA CBTJZ R. R. con-
nects dailv withTr.iinsof thf S, P. It. It.

TheS. P. R. R. rims througti the eoaattei of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in great Variety.
Notably

Quail. Pigeon, Snipe. IMich. Creeac, liecr
a ud Rear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANSRSAG are

reached by this line. Stages OOnneol wlthtrajju daily
Hi S*n Mateo for thns«' Mt-ll-klio;i u ltrir.it,-., PURIS-
SIMA, SAN GBEGORIO and PBbCADEBO. We

would particularly call attention to (In iinlimlti'il . x-
tent of range at aiidahoiit (*AN BKl'NO aud JlcMA-
HdN's for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorta ar« but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special lnducemeuts to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Pasaage Tickets n
any description Issued by thia Company will he enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIB I

when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggik'tmrn. Train Bags tructed

to issue CHECKS for all dogs received In B
Cars.

nyln order to guard against accidents to
while in transit, it

with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Gum and Planing
Tackle checked and carri'

apart and BMtirel* packed In wood *<r leatbat cases
may betaken in PaaMOgBZ Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— rasse,,
street, arid No. 2 New Moutgomerv str. ■ r .
A- C. BASSETT, H. R. J I

Superintendent At>*t. Pn

Oars. P. Atlantic Express Train
Yuma, etc., leaves San Franc I. v
Ferry, foot of Market Street, at » JO a.

48

*£}%£ %x£t&zx aM j^jorrtetturo.

Jan 20

R (Self-Adjusting) lyl 1

AWSON'S U. S. ARM.

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold bv Drugcisls. S. T.. B. RAWSIIX.

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.l .

MME. BXILDA LA CHAPELLE,

SPORTSMENS HEADQUARTERS.
Northeast Corner Post Street A Central At.

Refreshments and Ladies' Sittino Room

.CHEAP'GUITS for THE PEOPLE. S

Z G3EAT WESTERN

« —

a 1

Z ^r^" P'CTO'.Al CATALOGUES FRFE. -~^m ~

j ]:.il.'S Sbnt Gun*. Rt-vt>lvtrs, a tu moult ion. Seines, l\..ui. Jg
^ fuJuua Iwttkie. KMors.Ac wni C. O. D.for euniiuatioo. C

Address UREAT WESTERS ViUB WORKS,

2£yl Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE VICTORIAN TROTTING CLUB,

(L'd)

= a

2 *

-. -

The undermentioned Prize, to he competed for on a
day to be named in March next:

PRIZE OF 2,500 DOLLARS,

With Entrance Fees and Sweepstakes of $50 each
from Starters added.

Mile heats; best three in five.

Open to all comers, bar geldings.

"Winner to receive 52,500; second, two-thirds of Sweep
and Entrance Fees, and third, one-third. Entrance 5
per cent.

The Victorian Trotting Club holds membership in
the National Trotting Assocation of the Tinted States,
under which Rules the r;ices will be governed.

Anv further information desired can be obtained by
addressing R. J. GIBNEY, Secretary,

Kirk Bazaar, Melbourne.

Berkshire Pigs

FOR SALE.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire

Pigs for Sale.

APPLY TO

CAPT. FOSTER,

At Cliff House.

D. HICKS & COMPANY:

Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS,
PRINTERS,

Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. SOS Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calt

BLANK BOOK
MANUFACTURERS.

in

I have a positive rcmiily forlhu nhnvo dlseas-*; by Its nso
th-uriiiuls of cases of 11. o worst kind nnrt i-f long atantUiiR
h-ive bL-'-ncurod. Indcil. fl'i utrong I* mv faith In Its efficacy,
that I will p-nd TWO BUTTLESFllEE, together with a VAL-
C ABLE TREATISE on tills disease, to any Euflerer. Give Ex-
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TONIC

PREPARED FPOM HERBS. THE ONLY SURE
remedy that will restore the hair. It removes dan-
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i*Hi, i : per mottle, si.uu.

Forwarded to any part of the United states on receipt
of .-rice. Laboratory and office 120 Tyler street, San
Ft ncisco, Col.

M. A. REAVES, Sole Proprietor.

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A R N E S S

A R x i: s s

A K X E S S

COLLAR. SADDLE AXD
COLLAR. SADDLE AXD
COLLAR. SADDLE AND

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

1 Ol 1 Market Street. San Franelseo.

Aix Work Made ok the Best Materials, by
Hakc, axd Warranted.

^T SEND FOR PRICES. "^fl

BUT DIRECT

From the Manufacturer,
Carriages

BUGGIEfTI
UGGIEJ)

UGGIE|
UGGIEI

and

WA G O N S.

ANT STTLE MADE TO ORDER.

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

1311 AXD 13 19 MARKET STREET.

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

G. H. STRONG,
BICTCLES AND TSICTCLES.

953 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator,*12 Front street

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

H

J. O'KANE,

Manufacturer and Importer of

ARNESS, SADDLES, BLAXKErri
AKM>S. SADDLES, MEANKET^S

iARXESS, SADDLES, BLANKETlsJi

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

367 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots "of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
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THE GRAND MOOR— By the Moor, his dam Kate Taber, by Mambrino Patchen

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

Owned by NEWLAND & PUMYEA,

The Moors have earned high fame on the trotting tracks of
California. Earned is the proper title, as real work has been
done to accomplish what they have performed. This, too,
has been accomplished in shorter time than families usually
acquire distinction, and in sixteen years from the date when
the founder was foaled there have been two generations of
celebrities. This is properly regarded as being the best test
of "potency," and the faculty of transmitting the desired
qualities, as a family characteristic, is what the breeder most
anxiously desires.

It is apparent that there must be more definite gnides than
the original family name, although the remote ancestry of
right figures in the calculation, and it is no small thing to be-
long to the tribe from which The Moor sprang. The Clays
have held a high place in trotting annals, and from the time
when Henry Clay first gave the distinctive appellation until
the present day the blood has been highly prized. But this
celebrity has so increased the numbers of the sept that the

title has become somewhat indefinite, in order to give a
clearer conception of the blood. Thus, in California are two
well-known branches of the Clay family, viz., the Patchens,
and that which is now the subject of this article. Both trace
on the paternal side to Cassius M. Clay. The line of descent
from this horse, acknowledged to be one of the greatest trot-
ting stallions of his day, is through his son, Neave's Cassius
SI. Clay. This horse was the sire of Clay Pilot, the sire of
The Moor. Cassius M. Clay was by Henry Clay, and his dam
was Jersey Kate, an excellent road mare, and said to be by
Mambrino, the sire of Abdallah. She was also the dam of
John Anderson, who was one of the notables of his time.
The dam of Neave's Cassius M. Clay was by Chancellor, a
son of Mambrino, and his grandam by Engineer 2d, the sire
of Lady Suffolk. This horse was the sire of Sayre's Harry
Clay, the sire of the dam of St. Julien, Electioneer and
several other celebrated broodmares. Had he never done
more than to give Green Mountain Maid and Flora to the

trotting stud, it would have been a rich inheritance, and one
that would perpetuate his fame as long as the fast trotter iB
appreciated. As the name indicates, Clny Pilot, the sire of
The Moor, brought in the Pilot Jr. strain that figures so
prominently in the genealogy of Maud S, Nutwood, Noon-
tide, Jay-Eye-See, and others of the present celebrities of the
tracks. There is not a reasonable doubt that the dam of The
Moor, Belle of Wabash, was a very highly bred mare, and
the pedigree, as given at the time when she was trotting, is cor-
rect. At the time of the Embryo trot we questioned John
Williams in relation to the matter, and he says that the cor-
rectness of it is beyond dispute. Mr. Williams not only
trained and drove Belle of Wabash, but also lived with Mr.
Weiseger, the breeder of Belle, and is familiar with the stock

he owned.

The pedigree is as follows: The Moor, bin
1867, bred by Geo. C. Stevens, Milwaukee, V''

ICOXCLTTDKP OX PAOF 57.)

60

Mht Wxttitex aud jlportswau.

Jan 27

THE MORGAN CONTROVERSY.

Further Evidence that True Briton was the
Original Morgan's Sire.

Editor Breeder asb Sportsman" : Since my last article
was written I have received two letters from Mr. F. A. Wier
of Walpole, N. H. The first is dated Jan. 2, ISS3, and is as
follows :

"I commenced looking up in regard to the Justin Morgan
horse as early as 1831. I mnst have seen and conversed with
one hundred* and fifty or more that had bred from the old
horse and others that had owned his stock. Conld trace him
to Goss, then to Morgan when a colt at Randolph. Could
get no dates when he was taken to Randolph. The first I got
was in the Cultivator in 1S42, by Justin Morgan Jr. I never
heard him called a Dutch horse until then. I saw Judge Gris-
wold; showed him the Cultivator ; he said it was earlier. He
said the "Dutch "' was a pet name because stout in legs and
thick and strong in body. He said he attended the race with
Sweepstakes. Morgan dotes on his English blood. Griswold
knew more about Morgan matters than any other man I
found. I often saw him.

"Solomon Steele had no dates in 1841. I know where he
got his. I went past his house three or four times every
winter on my way to Canada ; often saw him. There were
no dates to be found before 1S42, and he made a mistake. I
know his reason for not correcting it. F. A. Wier."

I sent Mr. Wier the advertisement of the Figure horse
for the season of 1793 and the following is his reply :

" I learnt from Justin Morgan Jr., Judge Griswold and
others that Morgan had no other stallion. He advertised his
horse and had a stallion name for him ; they did not re-
member it, but knew he had one. Stood him at Randolph,
Royalton and other places. After the family was broken up
was away a good part of the time at Royalton and "Wood-
stock ; always kept the horse with him ; died at "Woodstock ;
a short time before he made the horse over to Rice to pay
his bills. Rice sold him to Robert Evens. The running
and log-hauling he did for Evens was done after Morgan's
death ; he never had nim before. I think Evens had the
three-year-old gelding ; let Morgan have a cow in some way.
You say the Figure horse went north. "Was not that the
time Goss took him to St. Johnsbury ? The advertisement
you sent me makes it quite clear to my mind that he was the
old horse. * * * Morgan inquiries are very plenty now-
a-days. Tours, etc., F. A. "Wier.

" Janurry 11, 1SS3."

For nearly forty years has the pedigree of the horse Justin
Morgan, as given by John Morgan, been considered true.
Now it is claimed by some to be untrue, and the only evi-
dence they have given to disprove it is :

First, that John Morgan was not living at Springfield,
Mass., the year (1795) that it was understood that Justin
Morgan took the horse or colt to Vermont, that he removed
to Lima, N. t., in February, 1791, and so could not have
known anything in regard to the colt that Justin Morgan got
in Springfieldin 1795.

Second, the advertisements for True Briton are found, and
they show that he was kept by Justin Morgan at West Spring-
field, Mass., the season of 17S5, and at Springfield, Mass., by
John Morgan, the seasons of 17SS and 17S9. It is claimed
that as True Briton was at Springfield the seasons of 17SS
and 17S9 he was not there the season of 1792, the season that
it has been understood that the horse Justin Morgan was
sired.

This is the evidence that has been given to disprove the
pedigree. They admit that John Morgan knew of Justin
Morgan taking a True Briton colt to Vermont, but they claim
that it was in 17SS, the year that Justin Morgan removed to
Vermont, that he took the True Briton colt. They claim
this without giving a particle of evidence to show that it was
so. It is needless to disprove what is not proved, and so I
shall say nothing in regard to this claim except that Justin
Morgan's grand list at Randolph for the year 1789 (and the
first one he had at Randolph) shows that he owned no two-
year-old colt or horse that year. The advertisements of True
Briton, instead of disproving the pedigree, help sustain it,
for they prove what John Morgan said was true, that Justin
Morgan kept True Briton one season and that John did two
seasons, and they show that there was a mistake made in the
year that the original Morgan horse was taken to Vermont —
that it was earlier than 1795. Everyone that has had any ex-
perience in looking up dates will admit how hard it is to get
reliable dates at times ; certainly when one has to trust to
the memory of others, often no two will agree in the time.
You write to one to give the date in regard to a certain
transaction that you know he was knowing to ; he
will often give you a date that you know is wrong ; you
see him, talk it over, put this and that together, and you
will then be apt to get the correct time. Justin Morgan on
the spur of the moment wrote in 1842, some fifty years after
the event had happened, that his father took the horse to
Randolph in 1795. His sou, H. D. Morgan, now of Stock-
bridge, says he always understood his father that his grand-
father was keeping house when he took the horse to Ran-
dolph and that he broke up keeping house in 1793. Judge
Griswold is quoted as saying that it was in 1795 that Mr.
Morgan took the colt to Randolph, but it turns out that his
statements come through Mr. Wier. Mr. Wier states that in
a letter that was published in the Albany Cultivator, June
number for 184(3. Now Mr. Wier says in a letter dated March
4, 1879, that he called on Justin Morgan at Stockbridge and
inked him to fix the time that his father took the horse to
Randolph. Mr. Morgan said he could not for a certainty,
as he had no dates to refer to ; after a while Mr. Morgan gave
it as his opinion that it was in 1795. Mr, Wier says, too,
that he talked with Judge Taxbox and Judge Griswold in re-
gard to the time the horse was taken to Randolph and they
thought it was earlier than 1795, but thought Mr. Morgan's
son would know better than they. Mr. Wier gives it as his
opinion now that the horse was taken to Randolph as early
1792.

It is admitted that when Mr. Morgan got the colt at Spring-

fic'd he went there after money that was due him, that he

hid quite a family to support and that his circumstances

V3M limited. This is shown by his estate paying but eighteen

- on the dollar. If it was 1795 he had waited over seven

n his pay. Do people whose means are limited do so ?

v-ryone knows they do not, and it is very unreasonable to

1 -Air. Morgan did. He was all sold out and his

broken up in 1793. He would have wanted what was

his due when he was keeping house and doing business at
Randolph, and would have gone for it then. He would not
have waited until two years later before going for it.

Mr. Wier in the letter to the Cultivator that has been quoted
states that John Morgan wrote him that he, John Morgan,
kept True Briton the season that he sired the original Morgan
horse. Justin Morgan in his second letter to the Cultivator
gives the same statement. Mr. Wier writes, April 16, 1S79,
that one of the many questions that he asked John Morgan
was who kept True Briton the season that the Morgan horse
was sired. Mr. Morgan replied in a letter dated Jan. 31,
1845 : "I kept the True Briton or Beautiful Bay at the time
the original Morgan horse was sired."

In describing the Morgan horse John Morgan wrote Mr.
Wier that he was a bright bay with a very dark mane and
tail.

The statement of John Morgan that he kept True Briton
the year the Morgan horse was sired shows that he was sired
either in 17SS or 1789, as it was those seasons that John
Morgan kept True Briton, and that he was foaled in 1789 or
1790 and taken to Vermont either in 1791 or 1792. It shows
beyond all doubt that the True Briton colt that John Morgan
knew Justin Morgan to take to Vermont was not taken there
in 17S8, when he moved there, nor in 1795. It must be
remembered that John Morgan said the Morgan horse was a
bright bay, and in his letter that was published in the July
number of the Cultivator for 1842 says: "I have always un-
derstood that Morgan kept the colt at Randolph, and that he
was very celebrated for his stock. " Now, what bay horse
but the Justin Morgan did Mr. Morgan have at Randolph
that was celebrated for his stock? Solomon Steele, in a let-
ter dated March 12, 1S56, says: " Justin Morgan brought
him to Randolph, Vt., from Massachusetts in the autumn of
1795. Mr. Morgan intended to apply him to the payment of a
note held against him. " Mr. Steele knew that Mr. Morgan's
son called the year 1795 and this is why he said so. It is
nothing strange that they made a mistake in the time that the
Justin Morgan was taken to Vermont ; mistakes of this kind
are quite frequent. It was stated at first that Abdallah was
foaled in 1S25 and died in 1S52. It is now stated that he was
foaled in 1S23 and died in 1854. The year that some
of the noted horses were foaled is given wrong
in the "Trotting Register," and, too, the pedigrees of some of
the noted horses. It was claimed at first that John Morgan
could not have known anything that took place at Springfield
after he removed to Lima, he being then some four hundred
miles from Springfield. But it was soon learned that John
Morgan, when he removed to Lima, left at Springfield his
oldest son, of some five years; that he lived at Springfield at
his grandfather's house during his minority; that he visited
his father at Lima before he was of age; that he removed to
Vermont in 1829, and lived there until 1S60; that he visited
his father at Lima while living in Vermont, and that his
father visited Springfield before his sou removed to Vermont.
The fact of Mr. Morgan's son being left at Springfield shows
what a desire Mr. Morgan and his family would have had to
hear from Springfield, and that they would have heard quite
often. It is a fact that people living one hundred or a thou-
sand miles away from a place may know more in regard to
some things that have taken place there than some that were
living there at the time. News goes strangely and it travels
fast. No one can tell, when he has told a thing, when or
where it will stop. The American people are remarkable for
wanting to hear and know what is going on, and this is why
editors take the pains they do to give all the news that they
can. It is a fact that people will try and know in regard to
what is interesting to them. Now, what would be more in-
teresting for John Morgan to know than that his relative and
neighbor, Justin Morgan, had taken to Vermont a True Brit-
on colt to keep for a stock horse? Would not John Morgan
have been interested to know in regard to the stock of the
horse he had kept? Most certainly he would. But it is claimed
that when John Morgan and his son met the word horse was
never mentioned or thought of. There is about as much to
this claim as there would be to a claim that the word mar-
riage is never mentioned or thought of by young peonle.
John Morgan states: "I have always understood Morgan
kept the colt for a stud at Randolph, and that he was very
celebrated for his stock." This statement shows that John
Morgan had taken the trouble to learn in regard to the Time
Briton colt that Justin Morgan took to Vermont, and the
word "always" shows that he had heard in regard to him
more than once. Now, how did he hear unless it was in part
through his son?

John Morgan Jr. lived at Windsor, Vt.; Justin Morgan Jr.
lived at Stockbridge. The two towns are but thirty miles
apart, and it is reasonable to say that the two men met, and
that John Morgan Jr. learnt of Justin Morgan Jr. all he knew
in regard to his father's horse. Justin Morgan Jr. was quite
a politician. He served as Senator in the Vermont Legisla-
ture, and there cannot be any doubt but that he was at the
great campaign meeting of the Whigs, at Windsor, in 1840,
the largest political meeting ever held in the State.

One fact in regard to the Morgan horses is not understood
by some. Because they were first bred in Vermont and for a
while the popular blood, it is supposed it was so throughout
the State. This was not so. A breed of horses may be cele-
brated in one part of a State, and not much known about
them in another part of the same State. The Morgans were
first bred in Vermont, on the east side of the Green moun-
tains, and it was here that they were the popular blood.

We will quote the graphic words of L. B. Arnold to show
the effect the mountains have had in regard to the people of
the two sections of the State: "The backbone of the Green
mountains runs through the State near its middle, and so
effectually cuts off communication between the east and west
sides that the people living in either division mingle and
know as little of each other as if they belonged to different
States. The mountains reach down to the level of the rest
of the world, not by gradual slopes, but by a succession of
mountain-like hills of various heights, that are scattered, or
ther thrown, along the slopes of the mountain ranges in

It was claimed at first that True Briton was not stolen
from Col. James De Lancey. Now it is claimed that True
Briton was not much of a horse. This is a little amusing.
It sounds like: "They never borrowed the kettle, and the
kettle was cracked when they borrowed it."

It is a fact that great persons and great horses are not
always appreciated through their life-time. They often die
through want and neglect and after their death their great
worth and merits are discovered. Abdallah, the sire of the
most prepotent sire of trotters that we have had died, through
neglect and starvation.

Andrew Carsa lived near King's Bridge at the time True
Briton was stolen. He knew Col. DeLancey well, and his
horse True Briton, and he told Sanford Howard that the
horse was a blood bay of fine size and strength, and that he
had repeatedly seen Col. DeLancey jump him back and forth
over a fine-railed fence for the amusement of bystanders.

Mr. Howard in a lecture on the horse delivered at Boston
in the Statehouse said that Mr. Carsa informed
him that after the fighting was over and before peace was de-
clared Smith called on Col. DeLancey, supposing as the war
was over that bygones were to be bygones. DeLancey appeared
to receive him hospitably, invited him to breakfast, and. while
at the table DeLancey and his slaves rigged a temporary
gallows in the barn and dragged Smith to it and hung him.
This act so aroused the indignation of the people that De-
Lancey soon left for England. Mr. Howard further said
that gentlemen of the highest respectability now living at
Fordham corroborate the statement of Mr. Carsa, as
agreeing with what they have repeatedly heard from people
who resided here previously to and after the Revolution.
One authority states that it was Col. DeLancey's father,
James DeLancey who was at one time Chief Justice and also
Lieutenant Gavener of New York, that imported the horses
Wildair, Lath, Cub Mare and a daughter of Sampson.

Lassing's " History of the Revolution" states that Oliver
DeLancey was brother to the Chief Justice (also Lieutenant
Governor) DeLancey, that he was one of tne earliest, most
influential and efficient of the Loyalists, that he with his son
Oliver and nephew James performed active service in Lower
West Chester. He was commissioned a Brigadier and author-
ized to raise three battalions of Loyalists; this he did. His son
Oliver was commissioned a Captain of horse in 1776. At the
close of the war Gen. DeLancey went to England, was elected
a member of Parliament and died there, in 1783. His son
accompanied himand rose to the rank of Major General. At
the time of his death he was almost at the head of the British
army list. James, nephew of Gen. DeLancey, commanded a
battalion of horse in his uncle's brigade. On account of his
activity in supplying the British army with cattle from the
farms of West Chester, his troop were called Cowboys. Capt.
Cushin surprised Col. DeLancey's corps near No. 8 and cap-
tured over forty of them; the Colonel was absent at the time.
The confiscation act of the New York Legislature swept away
the largest portion of the DeLanceys' estate.

In an article in the New York Sun entitled " Early New
York Racing History," in speaking of the Delanceys it says:
"For half a century, till the breaking out of the Revolution,
they had full swing in the city of New York. James DeLan-
cey's friends did not deny that he liked cock fighting, horse
racing and women, but he wauts hypocrisy to conceal his
faults ; they were a handsome race also, and powerful, stal-
wart men. As a family they were noted as the head of the
racing society of the continent and it is doubtful whether
there is any stable in the country to-day that can be compared
in extent and variety with that of James DeLancey at the
height of his fame.

,( The New York gentlemen were not loath to meet the
sportsmen of Maryland and Virginia on their own ground and
brought home many a rich prize.

"In October, 1769, James DeLancey's famous bay horse Lath
won the £100 purse, at Philadelphia. In May, 1773, Capt.
DeLancey's bay mare Sultana won at the same place the Whim
purse of £50.

" In 1774 the Jockey Club plate of £100 was won by James
DeLancey's Slanierkin."

In speaking of the great race-horse True Briton it states his
owner. Waters, had for two years challenged the continent to
a trial of speed, and after giving the particulars of his race
with Selim, it says there was another True Briton. He was
the favorite horse" of James DeLancey, who took part with the
Crown in the Parliamentary struggle, and was Colonel of
a roval regiment, and chief of the famous Cowboys who
ravaged Westchester. Devotedly attached to his mother who
resided on the old homestead at West Farms, he was wont to
visit her whenever an opportunity offered. On one occasion
he tied his horse to the gate and, depending on the watchful-
ness of his orderlies, was paying his customary visit when
some Skinners, as the patriot farmers were called, took advan-
tage of the carelessness of the guard and stole the horse. De-
Lancey heard the hoofs and raising the neighborhood made
hot and long pursuit, but there was no catching the gallant
beast. He was taken across the lines into Connecticut, and
is said to have been the sire of the famous Morgan stock.
Andrew Carsa, the last of the guides of the American army,
relates that he had seen Col. DeLancey jump True Briton
back and forth over a five-railed fence.

It states that James DeLancey sold out what remained of
his stud in the fall of 1775.

From the evidence that has been given, the friends of the
Morgans have all faith that True Briton was the sire of the
Justin Morgan, and, too, that True Briton was Col. James
DeLancy's favorite saddle horse. The fact that Col. De-
Lancey's father owned some of the very best horses in Amer-
ica is proof that his son's favorite saddle horse was a well-
bred horse. It has been shown that the sportsmen of the
two sections met in contests of speed, and DeLancey may
have bred some of his mares to some of the Southern horses,
and they may have done the same to DeLancey's horses, and
True Briton may have been by Traveller out of DeLancey's
imported racer, as his advertisement states.

Wildair was thought so much of that he was taken back to

wild confusion, some high and some low, some rough and , England, and there served at 40 guineas a mare,
some gently rounded. The little streams and tho highways Cub Mare is said to have been one of the most valuable
make very tortuous courses as thev wind their ever-curving i mares ever imported, and that nearly all the best horses of
ways between and around these 'multitudinous elevations, ; America trace to her either on the dam s or sire s side
leminding one of the serpent's track. 'It wires in and wires j K is stated if True Briton was DeLancey.s saddle horse
out,' etc. In the intervals between these hills are often found I be was nineteen years old or more when he was advertised
stretches of rich and comparatively level land, but on the i "^ Ws prime." It is a fact that aged horses are called ycran-
more elevated portions the soil is light and dry, and the grass ger than they are as it is believed they are not as sure foal-
not at all remarkable for its luxuriance, but'it has the mial- getters as young horses. The advertisement of certain a cele

., - , . t , ... „ ' A i i_J ;,,...-. .-.,,.1 nnthinn ahnnt hie skip /hia was ".-> Vflfirs mft

ity of being sweet and nutritious.

The Hambletonian horses were bred in Vermont on the
west side of the mountains. It was in 1S44 that Black Hawk
was taken to Bridport, Vt. The first state fair was held at
Middlebury in 1851, the second at Rutland in 1852 aud the
third at Montpelier in 1S53. The fairs brought the horses of
the two sections together. But there have been but few Ham-
bletonian and Black Hawk horses kept on the east side of the

brated horse said nothing about his age (he was 25 years old)
but it said: "He is keen as briar." We give as a curiosity
the advertisement of a horse that stood in New Hampshire
during the season of 1S16:

THE NOTED HORSE OLD HERO. NOW 40 TEARS OLD, POSSESSES
nil the beauty and vigor of youth. Was sired by Old Driver, im-
ported by Gov. Wentworth. His stork is unanimously considered
superior to that of the famous horse Bulrock. Terms, S6 to warrant.

The following is the advertisement for the celebrated

mountains in Vermont aud, too, but few Mogan horses (from horse Bulrock:

the Woodbury and Bulrush branch of the Morgans) kept on mHE celebrated HORSE BULROCK IS TOO well known.

the west side of the mountains, I X. His excellence as the first horse in New England has been a:knowl-

1883

2£Ite gixcxkr mxtl M pm-lsttmit.

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edged by gentlemen in the different States. Is the same horse that was
owned by Mr. B. Thompson, of Andover. Terms, $10 the season.
New Boston, N. H., April 30, 181G. JOHN WILSON.

The celebrated horse Bulrock may have been the young
Bulrock that -was advertised at Springfield in 1792. The ad-
vertisement is given as a crumb for those that believe that
young Bulrock was the sire of the Justin Morgan.

Now, one word in praise of the little horse Justin Morgan.
I say little, as I believe he was not more than thirteen
and a half hands high, and that he did not weigh more than
850 pounds. Linsley in his " Morgan Mares " states that he
was about fourteen hands high and weighed about 950
pounds. This work was written when the Morgans were at
the height of their popularity, and by apartisan. So it is not
as reliable as it should be; the weights of the horses given are
often too laTge by 100 pounds. It states that Sherman was
thirteen and three-quarters hands high, and weighed 925
pounds. Sherman's last owner says he weighed S50 pounds.

In considering the qualities of the little horse Justin Mor-
gan, one is astonished to find what a great horse he was.
Taken to the mountainous and new State of Vermont, the
year we say she was admitted into the Union, he endured
hardships and privations through his life that would have
used up and killed many a horse, yet he lived to the great
age of 30 years, and then his death was caused by a kick
from another horse.

This shows what a constitution he had, and, too, whatgood
feet and limbs, as he was sound at the time of his death.
Had he had the care that he should have had, and that he
was deserving of, we can think how long he might have
lasted. "Without training he was able to beat in his races the
best horse they could bring against him.

It is claimed by some, that this does not show that he was
much of a racer, as his races were quarter races. John Ran-
dolph said: " show me a quarter horse and I will show you a
four-mile racer."

In his drawing matches it is stated he never was beaten.
This shows what a powerful muscular horse he was. In
considering him as a prepotent sire, and where many a good
horse in other respects has failed, it can be asked what horse
has left such a mark, such an impression on the horses of
New England and the "West as has the little horse Justin
Morgan? His blood courses in the veins of some of the great
trotters more than he has credit for.

At the time he was taken to Vermont, the papers were full
of the advertisements of horses that were claimed to be full-
blooded horses. The following are extracts from some of the
advertisements:

JUNIUS, DARK BAY, SIXTEEN HANDS HIGH, SIRED BY LATH,
dam by Wildair. Stood in Vermont the season of 1792.

REGULAR IS WELL BLOODED, BROWN, FIETEEN AND A HALF
bands high, nine years old, sired by Wilkes, grandsire Selim, that
at Philadelphia in 1762 won £1,000 against True Briton; dam Nettie,
imported from Europe. Stood at Norwich, Vt., the season of 1792.

THE FULL-BLOOD HORSE, HYDER ALLEY, EIGHT YEARS OLD,
sixteen hands high. Stood at Randolph, Vt., the season of 1794.

ERALD, SLRED BY THE RUSSIAN HORSE THAT WAS BY Etf-
ported Wildair. Stood at Randolph, Vt., in 1796.

SPRIGHTLY CAT ; DARK CHESTNUT ; SIXTEEN HANDS HIGH.
Bred in Virginia. Sired by Col. Vernon out of the imported mare
Harmony. Ten dollars the season. Stood in Virginia at S27 the season.
Stood near Randolph in 1798.

THE FULL-BDOOD HORSE MARQUIS, SIRED BY THE IMPORTED
horse Marquis, out of a full-blood mare. Stood at Randolph the
season 1806.

"We know nothing in regard to these horses now or the
Natal Horse, Old Hero, or the famous Bulrock, except by
their advertisements. The Justin Morgan is known by his
descendants. Mr. Wallace says: "The Justin Morgan was
certainly one of the most remarkable horses of any period,"
and he says he shall esteem the Morgan blood none the less
if the original came from a Dutch horse, and he rather argues
that it was so.

If a Dutch horse can sire such a horse as was the Justin
Morgan, the English blood horse is of no account and all of
Mr. Wallace's labors and teachings have been in vain. But
everyone knows that blood will tell, and that the remarkable
horse Justin Morgan inherited the best of blood, as his own-
er's son said, to have been the wonderful horse that he was.

Allen W. Thomson.

The Proposed National Jockey Club.

H

From present indications it does not look as if the pro-
posed National Jockey Club would assume shape, though
Colonel Clark, of the Louisville Jockey Club, who is its
prime mover, is still in this city. Tuesday we had a talk
with Mr. D. D. Withers on the subject.

"For my part I have no objection to the idea," said Mr.
Withers, "but I hardly think a national jockey club will be
organized, and I am afraid it would not improve matters any.
Wherein is there any necessity for it?"

"It is urged that it should be organized in the interest and
for the protection of honest sport, to bring the reputable
clubs of the country together in harmonious action, secure
reciprocity in the matter of forfeits and rulings, to arrange
the dates of meetings so as to prevent hurtful conflict, to
frame a graduating scale of weights for general adoption, and
to draft a code of rules."

"That's all very well, but we accomplish nearly all that al-
ready without a national club. We reciprocate with each
other in the matter of forfeits, rulings, and in nearly every-
thing— there's no trouble about that."

"But on the question of rules; would it not be better to
have a national code which would simplify matters and lead
to a better understanding, and hence better observance of
them ? "

"Why, racing rules are the same in substance all over the
world. They all are based upon the English rules, whether
in the different parts of this country, France, Germany and
Australia, with such alterations as are called for by the pecu-
liar necessities of each country. The last English rules cover
all the ground. They were adopted in 1876, having been
drafted by three eminent lawyers in order that they might
have the legal form. The gentlemen, I think, were Hon. Sir
H. Hawkins, Eight Hon. Sir S. Martin, and Sir B. Wallace,
who were made honorary members of the Jockey Club in
recognition of the services performed. If we want a national
code let us adopt the English. I proposed that to Colonel
Clark, but he says we can improve upon the English."

"But would not a national jockey club or a turf congress
do much to benefit the turf in many ways, secure united
action and keep a check upon delinquents — a club upon the
model of the English Jockey Club?"

"It might, but this is not England. Such a club would
make great demands upon the time of its members. In En-
gland, where it is composed of noblemen and gentlemen of
leisure, it's all very well, but we Americans are all, or nearly
all, men of business — we haven't the time to spare." — New
York Spirit.

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Five million baseballs are pounded to pieces every year in
the United States.

On the Road.

The above is the caption of an editorial in the New York
Herald, which is appended, and is quite a glowing eulogy of
the pleasures attending sleighing. Those who have so fer-
vently grumbled over the sharp mornings of last week can
imagine the comfort there is in an atmosphere which is so
many degrees colder. Wrapped in furs, arctic seal skins and
gauntlets to protect the feet and hands, the cold in a measure
can be kept out, but there is positive discomfort in so much
bundling, and the small x^ortion of the face that cannot be
protected is the seat of acute pain. Gliding through the air
is enjoyable, and there is an inspiriting effect in the music
of the bells. We have seen "grand times "on the ice and
the snowpath. We have suffered so that the recollections
bring a shiver, and now that the blood flows more sedately
must say that enough of that kind of fun has fallen to our
share. The "seal skin brigade," as the rich road-drivers of
New York are called, can set at defiance Jack Frost when in
an ordinary mood.

Artificially warmed stables from which they depart as warm
as toast, robed and muffled; the "roadhouse " with glowing
grate, hotscotch, flip and mulled ale at the end of the drive ;
plenty of attendants to cover the reeking trotters, and to
have them in readiness to return, and the well-warmed
quarters to receive them is very well. But in the country
anywhere North of the fortieth parallel, especially in the
Western part, where at times the mercury sinks into the bulb,
where the squeak of the steel shoes of the sleigh makes a
horrid discord to the sound of the bells, and the bays, browns
or blacks are all of a color, enveloped in a winding sheet of
frost, to "unhitch " in the starlight, and put away in stalls
not much warmer than the outside air, and then debate
whether it is better to sit up all night or get between sheets
that strike clear through to the heart, so terribly cold is the
embrace, is a feature of the sleighing not quite so inspiriting.

Contrast this with a drive — not in the neighborhood of San
Francisco, as the Cliff House road is a thing of the past — a
drive on the other side of the bay. Take the Creek boat, or
those of the Narrow Gauge, and you can hardly go amiss in
Alameda, and in Oakland turn to the left until you reach
Peralta. It is hard though smooth, and those who have their
horses shod with tips are not afraid of hard roads, and though
the frosts have blighted the leaves of the calla lilies, ruined
the heliotrope and scorched others of the more tender flowers,
there are a profusion of roses gorgeous and brilliant as those
of the East in June. Along Peralta at a forty gait, and if a
higher rate of speed is desirable, the Oakland Trotting Park
was never in better order. Although there is no road to
bowl at a merry pace over, the drive is a pleasant one through
the Golden Gate Park, and there is plenty of chance to speed
on the Bay District, and when you have had enough yourself
you can sit on the veranda of the hotel and watch the others.
There is not the crowd, the jam, the rush that "the Avenue"
displays, neither the crowd of equine celebrities that are
domiciled in New York, and yet there are those which would
make a very good showing, and there is the bright sunshine,
and though the air be somewhat nipping and eager, it is some
thirty degrees above the freezing point:

If the late snowfalls have made travel slow and dull and
heavy in the narrow crowded streets of the lower city they
have, nevertheless, laid a glorious coating upon the roads of
the Park and the avenues beyond, and have filled with delight
crowds of people who were on the broad thoroughfares yes-
terday afternoon with their sleighs speeding along "over the
hills and far away " to the glorious music of ten thousand
merry bells. Such a picture as was presented in the Park,
on " the avenue " and across the bridge to the country far
beyond is not often seen. The Park was one crush of sleighs
of all classes and styles, from the light racing cutter and
elaborate Kussian drosky to the eminently democratic
American "bob;" they were drawn by everything, from a
quiet old family horse, who thought he was being driven to
church uncommonly fast, to the impatient roadster, who
longed to get free of the Park and the vulgar throng and
reach "the avenue" and the congenial company of "the
flyers." Above the Park the scene was one not to be equaled
on any road in the world. America is undeniably the home
of the trotting horse, and in no city in the country are there
so many marvelously fast horses as are found in New York.
The fine sleighing had thrown wide yesterday afternoon every
stable door, and there was upon the avenue one long line of
magnificent trotters, led by the two fastest teams in the

world Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt's mares Aldine and Early Rose

and Mr. Frank Work's Dick Swiveller_ and Edward — and
closely followed by a crowd of noble animals competing in
glorious bursts of speed. The sight of this extraordinary
gathering as viewed from Macomb's Dam Bridge, looking
south over the two-mile stretch, was one not to be forgotten
when once seen, and the enjoyment of the spectacle was
gladly indulged in by thousands and thousands of sightseers,
who crowded every place from which the grand picture could
be viewed.

Mh. Gcntiirk's Swimming Horse. — Mi-. Frederick Gunther,
the proprietor of the North Point farm and headquarters of
the North Point Ducking Club, is the owner of a remarkable
swimming horse. Since June last the horse has accomplished
the remarkable feat of swimming from the West North Point
Light to Seven Foot Knoll and return, making fourteen miles
each round trip. The last feat, and most remarkable of all,
was as follows: The horse entered the water at his old
familiar point, the West North Point Light, and swam two
miles beyond the front beacon light, and near Tolchester
Beach. Being headed ofl* by his owner in a four oared boat,
he turned and swam to Miller's Island Light, and when he
struck bottom rested until Mr. Gunther and a well-known
oarsman overtook him. He then again entered the water,
and completed the distance back to East North Point Light,
making a distance of 19 miles without leaving the water.
The horse was purchased by Mr. Gunther at a point down
the bay called Chucoteague Island, where he was used to
swimming from the Island to the shore with his nder and
returning whenever he thought it convenient. Your corres-
pondent "l-ode behind this remarkable horse from Mr. Gun-
ther's farm to Canton, a distance of 13 miles, in 95minntes.—
Baltimore Sun.

TURF AND TBACK.

The Spring Events in England. •

The English Iiachuj Calendar contains tho noniiiiat'oas,
made for the Newmarket, Epsom, Ascot and Goodwood events
which closed on the 2d instant. As compared with the pre-
vious year they show an increase in numbers, although there
is some slight falling off in the number of entries for the
events to be run at Newmarket. For instance, the Newmar-
ket Handicap, which Parole brought into such prominence
when he beat Isonomy for it in 1879, received thirty -six sub-
scribers last year, but has only twenty-six this year. Tho
only American entry for the Newmarket Handicap, which will
be run on April 13, is Mr. Keene's Golden Gate, while among
the other nominations are Lord Cadogan's Spring Tide (the
winner last year), Mr. Crawfurd's Edelweiss, Strelitza and
Bay Archeress; Mr. Chaplin's Wandering Nun; the Duke of
Beaufort's Faugh-a-Ballagh {who, it will be remembered,
forced Foxhall to make a territic finish for the Ascot Gold
Cup last June); Lord Rosebery's Moidore and Town Moor
and Count Festectic's Berzencze (the winner of the New-
market Handicap in 1881. Among the other Newmarket
events which closed on the 2d inst., in which Americans will
have interest, is the Babraham Stakes, to be run April 11,
and for which Lord Ellesruere has nominated Wallenstein.
The distance is about a mile and a quarter, and as Golden
Gate is in the same race with several other fairly good horses
the race will no doubt add interest to the card of the day,
unless the haudicapper crushes out all the fairly good ones
and lets some "dark'uns"in with but little more than a
feather. For the second spring meeting Mr. Keene has en-
tered Golden Gate for the Newmarket Spring Handicap,
"across the flat," but that meeting attracts little attention,
other than as a source to bring out opinions as to the Derby,
coming, as the meeting does, between the 2,000 Guineas and
Derby. The 2,000 Guineas, a fixture for April 25, for which
it may not be out of place to say that Beau Brurnmel and
Chislehurst are the selections by a well-known and popular
English authority.

Next to the Newmarket Handicap, but as races of more
value and importance, the Calendar brings the full entry for
the City and Suburban and Great Metropolitan, both of
which show a total nnmber of entries less than last year, the
City and Suburban having 74 as against 75, and the Great
Metropolitan 36 as against 40. The Great Metropolitan, the
distance of which is two miles and a quarter, will be run on
April 17, and the City and Suburban, which is a mile and a
quarter, on the day following. The entry for the Metropoli-
tan is an excellent one, and includes Mr. Lorillard's Iroquois,
Sachem and Pinafore, Mr. Keene's Golden Gate, and such
English cracks as Mr. Crawfurd's Corrie Hoy, the winner of
the last Cesarewitch; Mr. Peck's Hackness, the winner of the
Cambridgeshire; the Duke of Hamilton'sJCity Arab and Fen-
elon, Lord Bradford's Retreat, Mr. R. Vyner's Hagioscope,
Mr. R. Jardine's Reveler and Shrewsbury, and Lord Rose-
bery's Yista, who ran a dead heat with Wallenstein for second
place for the Shrewsbury Cup in November, the winner,
Mr. R. S. Evan's Fairkirk, only beating them by a head. The
entry for the City and Suburban shows a decidedly mixed lot,
and includes a number of names not known on this side of
the Atlantic, and with which even English followers of the
turf have but little acquaintance. Mr. Lorillard's stable is
represented by Iroquois, Aranza, Sachem and Pinafore. Mr.
Crawfurd has eight, including St. Marguerite, the winner of
the 1,000 Guineas last year, and Buchanan, the winner of
the Lincoln Handicap in 1881, and the second last year.
Among the others is last year's winner, Lord Rossmore's Pas-
saic, by Longfellow out of Jury, and as Foxhall is also in,
the American breds will be very near the top weights in the
handicap with the Duke of Westminster's Shotover, the win-
ner of the last 2,000 Guineas and Derby in close company,
where also will no doubt be found ScobelL Lowland Chief,
Boswell, Hackness, Roysterer and others. In fact the hand-
icap will as a whole be, without doubt, a heavy one. Of the
other important fixtures for the same meeting, viz.: the
Great Surrey Handicap and the Prince of Wales Stakes— the
latter a welter handicap— the Americans are only in the for-
mer, which is a dash of five furlongs. They include Mr.
Lorillard's Sachem and Aranza. For the summer meeting,
which will begin May 22, with the Derby fixed for the 23d,
the Epsom Grand Prize for the 24th and the Oaks for the
25th, the only event which closed on the 2 .1 and in which there
is special interest, is the Epsom Gold Cup over the Derby
course, which it will be remembered Parole won in 1S79. The
entries for the current year number twenty-two, and include
nearly all of the best in England, Mr. Lorillard entering Iro-
quois and Sachem; Lord Ellesruere, Wallenstein and Bos-
well; Mr. Lefevre, Tristan; the Duke of Westminster, Shot-
over'; Lord Rosebery, Town Moor and Kermesse, with sealed
nominations by the Duke of Hamilton and Mr. Leopold de
Rothschild. .

The meeting at Ascot will begin on Tuesday, June 5, and
continue on the three following days. On this side of tho
Atlantic the interest in the meeting will center in what the
American two-year-olds may be able to do, and on the races
for the Gold Cup and Alexandra Plate, the other important
all-aged races not closing until later in the year. The entry
for the Gold Cup, two miles and a half, to be run on the
third day, numbers 36 as against 23 last year, while for the
Alexandra Plate, three miles, to be ran the day following,
there are 22 entries as against 21. The entries for the Gold
Cup include last year's winner, Foxhall, and the other two
starters, Faugh-a-Ballah and Petrouol. Among the remainder
are Irquois, Sachem and Pinafore, with Wallenstein, Oorrie
Rov, Dutch Oven, Tristan, Shotover and a score more of
goo'd horses with sevend sealed nominations, while for the
Alexandra Plate the entry is nearly the same including Iro-
quois Sachem, Pinafore and Wallenstein, with three sealed
up by the Duke of Hamilton, who won the race last year with
Fiddler, a son of old Preakness. For the All-Aged Stakes, to
be run the same' day as the Cup, over the T.|Y. C. (5 furlongs,
136 yards) Mr. Lorillard has entered Iroquois, Sachem and
Pinafore, the field, as a whole, not being remarkably strong.

The only all-aged stake to bo run for at Goodwood— the
meeting beginning July 31— for which the entries were pub-
lished on the 2d inst., was the Lennox Stakes, t" be run on
the second day of the meeting. Tho distance IB three-quart-
ers of a mile straight, and among the twenty-nine entries are.
Iroquois Aranza and Sachem. For tho Findon Stakes, for
two-year-olds, over the same course, to be run on tin s.Liiie
day, "Mr. Lorillard nominated De Soto, Choctaw, Nirvana,
Vixtrix and Nitocris.

The Christmas number of the San Francisco Breeder urn
Sportsman- was a very creditable issue. The pnrj
that journal propose to make it the best and
journal of its class published anywhere,
judge of the future by the post they will
Lakeview (Or.) Examiner.

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3P« gfrtttUv mid j& pm'lsiixan.

Jan tl

Tom CaEn'on's'^ Stable.

Without exception ^in/.Cannon has the longest string of
horses of any '-trainer'* England. The total not (includ-
ing Mr. Lotfllard's lot, number sixty-nine head. Mr. Lor-
illard'E* Vcnag Xi as follows. Five years old :

2 ranza, b m, by Bonnie Scotland— Arizona.

jVoquois, brh, by Leamington— Maggie B B.

Four years old:

Pinafore, ch f, by Enquirer— Molhe Rogers.

Sachem, ch c, by War Dance— Sly Boots.

Three years old: ,

Comanche, b c, by Tirgi of Glenly on— China.

Massasoit, b o, by Glenlyon— Marie Michon.

Touch Me Not, ch f, by Great Tom— Woodbine.

Parthenia, bf, by Alarm— Maiden.

Siddartha, b c, by Pero Gomez— Pearl.

Wenonah, ch f, by Glenlyon— Pussy.

Winnebago, ch c, by imported Glenlyon— Opponent.

Choctaw, b c, by imported Saxon— Fanny Ludlow.

Two years old:

De Soto, ch c, by Wanderer— Katie Pearce.

Emperor, br c, by Enquirer— "Vesper Light.

Nirvana, b f, by Saxon — Virginia.

Nitoeris, br f, bv Glenlyon— Highland Lassie.

Pontiac, blk c, by Pero Gomez— Agenoria.

Vixtrix, ch f, by Glenlyon— Yixen.

When Mr. Lorillard's yearlings (those sent over last Octo-
ber) set foot on Englishsoil they presented a very sorry ap-
pearance, and on arriving at Houghton a very poor opinion
was the general verdict. According to all accounts, how-
ever, the juvenile Yankees have improved in an extraordinary
degree since their sojourn in Hampshire, and a very different
character is now given of them. Included among the old
stagers is Iroquois, a dual winner of the Derby andDoncaster
St. Leger, but he was unsound during the greater part of
last season, and it was only the result of an afterthought
that he was put into training again, the intention having
been that he should have returned forthwith. Whether he
will stand again we, of course, are not in a position to say,
but if he does, and if he can be got back to his three-year-
old form, he will yet do honor to Mr. Lorillard's handsome
colors. Sachem is a useful sort of customer that might,
perhaps, make a nice handicap horse, but there does not ap-
pear to be anything very gay among the remainder, though
the circumstance of Abbotsford and Wallenstein having
turned out so well when subjected to a course of English
preparation should at least be encouraging to their present

trainer.

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Trotting in Australia.

The following notes of races at the Victoria Trotting Club
meeting on Dec. 2nd last, are from the Federal Australian;

A beautiful afternoon tempted a good many to patronize
the programme offered by the club, andmanyladies witnessed
the sport. To suit all tastes on this occasion galloping races
were introduced into the day's fun, and this experiment was
so successful that at all future meetings some galloping
events will form a part of the bill of fare. Sport opened with
the Maiden Trot, of two miles, for which Wasp, Maid of
Mona, and Little Dick were all backed. The latter began
slowly, but fairly trotted away from his field at the finish.
The trot for the 2:50 class, in two-mile heats, introduced the
American mare Sylph, who won the first heat in great style
from Leithamstead, who trotted under protest, on the ground
that in the Handicap Trot at Sandhurst he had beaten the
2:50 record. In the first heat Leithamstead disappointed
his friends sadly, and never seemed to get on his legs, the
mare coming home alone in 5:49, but in the next heat the
grey went from the jump off, and wonquite as easily in 5:36J,
and in the third heat the mare broke repeatedly, and he won
easily in slower time.

A great deal of admiration was elicited by the appearance
of the recently imported American trotter Honesty, who was
on the ground. This powerful dark chestnut horse should
pay his way here if looks go for anything. Below are details:

MAIDEN TEOT.

Purse of 25 aovs. and sweepstakes of 1 sov. each. Two miles.

Mr. ML B. Jenkins' ch h Little Dick, aged, by DanielBoon (Collins) 1

Mr. P. G. Dixon's br m Maid of Mona, aged (Giles) 2

Mr. A.S. Johnston's b g Happy Jack, aged, (Roddy) 3

Mr. W. Bland's ro m Wasp, aged, (Alburghl 0

Mr. E, M. Bond's pbd g Prince B, aged, (Owner) 0

Mr. A. Bungard'sch m Lady, aged, (Grimwoodl 0

Mr. G.C.Hall's brin Lady D, five years (Hall) 0

Time— 6:07.

Betting: Two to one against Wasp, three to one against Maid of
Mona, seven to two against Little Dick.

Purse of 50 sovs., for 2:50 class, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs.
each. Two-mile heats.

Mr. D. Collins' gr g Leithamstead, six years, by Alarm (Brady). . .2 11
Mr. J. A. Roberts' b m Sylph, six years, by Reliance (Mulbol-

land) 1 2 S

Mr. J. J. Miller's brm Fright, by Alarm (M. Griffin) 3 3 2

Mr. R. Foster's gr g Teviot, aged, (Foster) 0

Time— 5:49, 5:36*, 5:45*.
*

Clingstone's Sickness and its Treatment.

My first knowledge of Clingstone's late illness was on
November ISth, my attention being called to him by Mr.
George W. Saunders, who told me that there was a discharge
of pus from the animal's groin. On the following day I made
a careful examination of Clingstone, and soon discovered the
presence of a large fibrous tumor, which extended as high as
the abdominal ring, and also had a small fistulous opening at
its lower end. I prepared Clingstone for the operation which
I decided to perform by giving him no solid food, restricting
him to cooling and laxative diet for three days. On November
22d, I cast him and secured him firmly by means of side fines,
etc. I then proceeded to operate with the assistance of Dr.
E. C. Hutchings, my business associate. I dissected the
tumor from the healthy structures, placed the flat cam on the
healthy spermatic cord about an inch and a half abpve the
tumor, cauterized the end of the cord, ligatured the arteries,
and then immediately released the horse.

The tumor was purely of a fibrous character, as reported
by Dr. J. H. Salisbury, who made a microscopical examination
of the tissue. The weight of the tumor was twenty-four
ounces, length about six inches, and it was of oval shape,
largest at the lower end.

This tumor was doubtless the result of improper castra-
tion by the caustic clamp, the operator on removing the clamp
having neglected to separate the adhesion which always
takes place between the end of the spermatic cord and the
skin of the scrotum. It might, however, have arisen from
some debility of the cremastic muscle or by leaving the cord
too long, and its becoming imprisoned within the scrotal
wound causing irritation and inflammation, followed by the
forma' jon of this fibrous tumor. I understand that Cling-
stone was gelded some five years ago ; consequently this
had been gradually growing until its removal,
gstone's stall has been heated by artificial means since
^ration, and he has made a very rapid and exceedingly
. "tory recovery. He is to-day perfectly well.— -.Dr. W.
in Breeder's Gazette.

New York Letter.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman: In my last letter the
dearth of sleighing during the previous month was com-
mented on, as showing up the keen disappointment the same
had occasioned our metropolitan road men who handle the
ribbons daily over some of the fastest trotters in the Country,
representing a cash value or over a million of dollars.
Hardly could the ink of my "lamentation" have been dry
before the slowly and steadily falling feathery flakes of white
showed New Yorkers that another big fall of snow was immi-
nent, and sure enough, the last two weeks have seen the roads
in as fine condition for the runners as the most ardent road-
rider could wish, be he John Gilpin himself, although tradi-
tion does not state, I believe, whether that worthy was partial
to sleighing or not. Be that as it may, the Bonners, Vander-
bilts, Works, Stokes, Gen. Grant, the Maces, Fister Dewey,
Shep. Knapp, and all the rest of the multitude are, beyond
the shadow of a doubt, and they have made the snow fly in
all directions on Seventh avenue, Jerome avenue and the
boulevards leading from Central Park.

The entries for the stake of the Coney Island Jockey Club,
which closes on the 2d prox., have just been made public,
and show a large increase over those of last year. The Coney
Island Cup shows 22 entries against 2S last year, which is the
only one that has fallen off. The others are filled with an
average 50 to 60 entries each, embracing some of our best
known racers.

The popular Autumn Stakes for two-year-olds (run at the
September meeting) has the great entry of seventy-six, com-
prising the flower of our young stock, the Santa Anita stable
being represented in this and other of the fixtures.

By the June meeting the club expects to have new stables
built that will bring their stabling capacity up to room for
nearly six hundred horses, which will obviate a recurrence of
the complaints that were made last year, when several stables
could not get room at the grounds.

The entries at Louisville also closed with a very gratifying
exhibit, and foreshadow what must be one of the most suc-
cessful spring meetings ever given at the Falls City. At
Lexington the trotting stakes that recently closed there show
the usual full list. The blue-grass breeders have rallied well
to their home standard, and intend to dispute every inch of
the track with the young California flyers from the sunny
slopes of Palo Alto, a large draft from which have entered
the lists. The catalogue of Palo Alto shows to what an ex-
tent Gov. Stanford is carrying on the breeding of fine horses.
Pierre Lorillard's Eancocas stock farm at Jobstown, N. J.,
where the thoroughbred is given almost the exclusive atten-
tion, has often been mentioned as the largest place of the
kind in the country, but there is evidently not so much capi-
tal invested there as there is at Palo Alto, its rival of the Pa-
cific coast, where, as is well known, the contrary state of
affairs exists to that at Eancocas, namely, the trotter is given
the preference over the thoroughbred. Electioneer, the half-
brother to Prospero and the other noted progeny of the old
hero of Chester and the famous Green Mountain Maid, has
fairly earned his proud position as a great sire of trotters.
For precocity his stock are without rivals in the wide world,
and that they will train on, with proper husbanding of their
powers, there is no reason to doubt, although in any State
East of the mountains such early handling of youngsters
would be almost certain to result in impairing their future
speed and stamina. In California, however, where the " glo-
rious climate " matures horses early, nature seems to favor
the horses in every way, and it is destined to be a great breed-
ing State. No such collection of broodmares as is to be found
at Palo Alto exists anywhere in this country, and they are
certainly a priceless lot, of which their popular owner has
reason to feel very proud.

The New Orleans will positively commence on Saturday next,
the 20th, as 1 advised you in my last. Everything is in
readiness and good racing is confidently expected from the
character of horses there. Several of our best jockeys have
gone down, among them Donohue, Shauer, Quontrell and
others. The latter boy was ruled off at Saratoga last summer,
but will probably be reinstated this month, and ride for the
Cassidy Stable of St. Louis. Most of the knights of the pig-
skin have made their arrangements for the year. Feakes,
Shauer, Costello, etc., of course remain with their old em-
ployers the Lorillards, Pierre having ajteo the second call on
" Billy " Donohue's services. Snedeker & Co. have answered
the first call on this talented jockey, whose forte is getting
away and finishing. Evans rides again this year for the
Kelso stable and perhaps also for the Erie stable of W. L.
Scott. Barbee will divide his time between ;the Pelham
stable and that of I.E. Kelly, the last named turfman letting
Hughes go, probably to Gov. Bane at Fairview, Mo. The two
Messrs. Laughlin, James and Frank, seem destined to become
life fixtures of the Brooklyn stable of the Dwyers, no more
attempts being made as was the case two years ago to in-
duce them and Boe to sever their connection with the stable
that has made them famous or that they have made famous —
which is it? The Baldwin stable of your State has a first-
class pilot in Cyrus Holloway. Cy will get as much out of
the horses as there is in them.

Mr. Withers' Brinkdale stud will have, as formerly, the
brothers Sparling, both good boys, and Wolfe, formerly with
Green Morris.

One of the best known of American jockeys was Barrett,
who was identified with most of the great races of Parole in
this country. He rode the famous gelding when he won
the great sectional race against Ten Broeck and Ochiltree at
Baltimore in 1877, and the crowd carried him around the
lawn on their shoulders. They would have carried the, horse
too if he would have permitted the familiarity. Poor Billy
of late years found great difficulty in wasting enough to ride
at the weights now in use and the attempts to do this broke
down and enfeebled his system to such a degree that con-
sumption had no difficulty in marking him for its own, his
death occurring at his New Jersey home on the 6th inst.
Poor Billy! and many others like him might be spared to have
long and useful lives if the powers that bo would only raise
the weights to a yet higher standard, for that they are still too
low nearly all disinterested parties believe.

Old Sam Purdy, the famous brown stallion from your
coast, is standing for mares in Virginia at the farm of a rela-
tive of the Keene family. Though not as fast perhaps as
some of the horses of his day, the son of Patchen Jr. and
Whisky Jane was as game as flint and, if the heats were split,
could outlast faster horses than he. The last race the writer

saw Purdy trot in California was his wagon match with
Barus over the Bay District Course, and though Karus was
much the faster horse at that time, when the stallion laid
back his ears in answer to Doble's call even Splan and his
"camel" horse knew that if they wanted to beat him they
must keep on "hurrying. "

The roan gelding Slow-go, record 2:18-}, who flourished
about the same time as Purdy, is dead. His stable at Pitts-
burgh was flooded recently and the horse caught cold and
never recovered. He was another of the same sort
as the [California brown; no race was too long for him.
Slow-go was nearly or quite thoroughbred if I remember
right, another nail in the (journalistic) coffin of old Wallace.

Mr. Dugald J. Bannatyne of New Jersey is in fresh trouble.
His exploit of last summer will be remembered, when he en-
deavored to have the Monmouth Park race-track indicted as
a public nuisance, etc., and many charitably supposed at the
time that his action was not actuated by malice, but that he
was under bad influence, or getting a little childish. It seems
however, that he is still obtruding his failing before the public,
for yesterday Wm. Pryor, the trainer, was awarded $1,000
damages against him for defamation of character, etc. Truly
some of Mr. B's friends ought to look after him, for in his
day he was widely and favorably known. Many of your
readers will remember Mr. Muybridge, the portraiteur of the
" horse in motion." He gave a lecture on that subject at
the Turf Club this last week, and it excited considerable
attention here. We had quite a novelty here of another
sort last Sunday morning. The "boating parson "as he ia
called preached his installation discourse from the pulpit of
one of the oldest and wealthiest places of worship. The
reverened Mr. Kainsford who but a few years since pulled
stroke oar for the victorious Cambridge college crew in the
annual race for University honors on the Thames, stands six
feet four in his stockings, is a model of an athlete in every
way, and believes in robust Christianity. His parishioners
appear to have taken a great fancy to him, and judging by his
late record in Montreal not without reason.

Our metropolis is having an exceedingly brilliant theatric-
al season this winter, and when the several new theaters
now in process of erection here are completed we will fairly
rival London and Parisin this line of amusement. Ed Stokes,
backed by Jno, Mackey, it is said, is building a handsome ed-
ifice on 23d street, nearly in the rear of the Fifth Ave. Hotel.
He intends to erect a theater the peer of any in New York.
The inevitable Morse on the other side of the avenue is out-
ting in over another building to produce the Passion Play in,
he says, but the city fathers say no, by a large majority.
The Madison Square theater has a delightful episode of do-
mestic life in its play of "Esmeralda." No better bit of act-
ing than the Mrs. Chetwynd of Agnes Booth has been done in
this city. A very powerful play also of a rati: er,different style
was the Bantrau's, played at the Union Square theater until
within a few days. It portrayed the evils of family hate, and
one or two of its situations were dramatic in the extreme.
Such plays as these reach many a heart that the pulpit does
not, and in this way are much healthier than the modern
French drama. But the latter often draws the best, and an
average stage manager generally looks to the profit, not the
moral of his play.

Manager Stetson of the Fifth Avenue and Booth's has sus-
tained quite a misfortune in the severe illness of Chas. B.
Thorne Jr., who had to give up his part in the revival of the
great play of the Corsica Brothers. Mr. H. Bays, however,
aided by Mr. Theo. Hamilton, lately from Australia, has filled
the void well, and the attendance is very large, the mechanic-
al efforts of the piece being almost perfection.

Lester Wallack is playing to large houses at his own beauti-
ful place of amusement, and Mr. Daly at his theater is having
his share of success also with one of the very old comedies of
Colley Cibber, "He Would and She Wouldn't."

Wm. Henderson at the Standard is playing " Iolanthe" to
good business and the same may be said, of the Comique,
where one of the management's well-known satires on Metro-
politan affairs is filling the house and the coffers nightly.

New York, Jan. 17, 1SS3. Pacific.

ATHLETICS.

Merion Field Day.

The field day of the Merion Cricket Club will take place on
Feb. 22d at the Becreation Grounds, which will be under the
exclusive control of the Club on that day. The programme is
as follows:

1. One hundred yards scratch race, students San Francisco
grammar schools.

2. One hundred yards scratch race, students San Francisco
high school.

3. Running high jump, open.

4. One mile bicycle race, handicap, open.

5. Throwing cricket ball, cricketers.

6. One hundred yards handicap race. open.

7. Kicking football, open.

8. One-quarter mile handicap run, open.

9. Standing wide jump.

10. Walking match, one mile, open.

11. One hundred yards club race.

12. Bunning long jump,

13. One mile race, handicap, open.

14. Junior archery contest (under 18), open.

The prizes will be gold and silver medals. The officers of
the club are: President, W.Lane Booker; Vice President,
John Theobald; Captain, B. S. Benjamin; Vice Captain, F.
Finlayson; Secretary and Treasurer, C. B. Hill.
The committee to arrange preliminaries of the com-
ing field day are B. S. Benjamin,J. B. Ben-
jamin, F.L. Mathieu, C. Creighton, C. B. Hill. Entries to
the open events will close on Saturday, Feb. 17, with the
Secretary at room 16, 606 Montgomery street.

C. A. J. Queckberner, the well-known weight-putter and
hammer -thrower, was recently presented with a silver medal
for having saved a number of lives during the past season at
Long Beach, where he was engaged as a life-guard. He is
expecting two gold medals from Congress for the same acts.
About this time last year he was presented with one gold and
one silver medal for having, during the previous five years,
saved thirty-four lives.

A movement is on foot among those interested in athletics
to send John Meagher to England to compete against Baby,
Franks, Thatcher and other English walkers. Meagher, it
will be remembered, recently defeated Dennis Driscoll in an
hour's walk at the Manhattan Athletic Club grounds and
made the best record in the world for a race of that kind,
while Driscoll also covered more than eight miles in the hour.

Thomas F, Delauey, who recently beat W. G. George a
minute more than his handicap in a ten-mile race, has left
the Gramercy Athletic Club and has joined the Williamsburg
Athletic Club, under whose colors he will run during the
season.

1883

3*Ixie Ipxteto and j^pjottsmatx.

53

ROWING.

Saying- and Doing-.

Some condensed truth by Pendragon in the Referee: News
comes from America that Hanlan and the fabled Kennedy are
at last matched to row for a money stake. Articles have been
drawn and money deposited, and to all outward show it looks
as if this time "business only is meant and not bouncing."
I am sorry to dash the hopes of those who look upon the ne-
gotiations as satisfactory in every way, but the articles of
agreement as drawn are not worth the paper on which they
are written. Neither the place of rowing nor the date is as
yet settled. The referee has, in the event of the contracting
parties disagreeing, power to name the place; but there his
power ends. Suppose he, finding the men themselves can-
not fix upon one, names a suitable stretch of water, it is com-
petent for either Hanlan or Kennedy to say, "All right; and
a very nice stretch, too. I'll row there nineteen years hence,
when the kye come hanie and bring the Greek Kalends with
them, when the procession of the equinoxes is just about to
renew itself and when I've quite made up my mind that I've
got the best of the bargain." The fact that articles have to
be drawn at all proves that they cannot be drawn too strictly.
When the Earl of Brown and Viscount Jones, Lord Smith
and the Duke of Robinson, engage to run their horses for
1,000 sovs, h ft. K. M., or elsewhere, no articles are drawn;
neither are they when Bottled Porter Esquire, matches him-
self to row or run Drag Store, Esquire, Measuring Stick,
Esquire, or Cash Collector, Esquire. But then these are no-
blemen and gentlemen, and have to behave "as sich." The
case is altogether different with professionals who look with
an oblique gaze upon the world and its business arrange-
ments, and who consider it part of their bounden duty to
wriggle and twist and go back on themselves directly they
find they have any the worst of an engagement.

Years ago, when a man deposited his money to make a
match it was understood if he didn't go on he would have to
forfeit. But a practice grew up of pretending to go on and of
putting such obstacles in the way of the oppositon that the
money had to be drawn ultimately. This is why no match
is considered made until articles are signed, sealed and deliv-
ered— this is why articles have to be drawn so strictly.
■Would any man go to the post when 10 to 1 is on offer against
him, and he knows he has made a bad match, unless com-
pelled by the articles of agreement? And will either of the
men in question, Hanlan or Kennedy, agree to a given date,
if_ between now and next summer one or the other of them
discovers he is mistaken in his estimate, and that he has
taken on the wrong customer? I fancy not, whatever other
folk may fancy. If Hanlan and Kennedy find that sufficient
money is subscribed to make their race pay both, no matter
who wins or who loses, they will row; but if there is no such
pleasant prospect, then we may depend that the want of a
date will lead to the project fading out as so many other and
similar projects have faded out already.

THE STAGE.

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National
Amateur Oarsmen's Association, at the Gilroy House, New
York, on the 13th inst., Mr.Cattinac, of the Narragansett Boat
Club, was by resolution disqualified as an amateur. A com-
mittee will be appointed to make arrangements as to where
the next open regetta will be held, the preference being for
the Passaic course at Norfolk, N. J., provided proper arrange-
ments can be made.

YACHTING.

The following officers of the Lolita Yacht Club have been
elected for the ensuing term: President, Geo. Crawford;
Vice-President, W. Carman; Treasurer, E. H. Haughton;
Financial Secretary, C. Schelitz ; Recording Secretary, W.
Grauhoff; Sergeant-at-Arms, S. Cohen.

The keel of Tevis* new yacht has been laid, and, her tim-
bers being ready, she will soon be in frame. This will prob-
ably be one of the best built yachts ever put up on this Coast.
Everything is of first class and she will be as strong as it is
possible to make her.

There will be several changes made on the Aggie's rigging
next summer. Her booms are to be lowered so as to bring
the sails lower down. It is thought that this will help her.
The skylights will be cut down.

The cabin of the new forty-foot schooner being built by
Stone is nearly done. Young Stone is doing the work on her,
his father being engaged on Mr. Tevis' new yacht.

Ex-Commodore Ogden, of the S. F. Y. C., has gone to Lon-
don from New York, but will probably be out on the Coast
again in a few months.

Clem Uhler, well known among San Francisco yachtsmen,
wishes he was back from New York again so as to have a
cruise in our waters.

A new kind of paint has been tried on the Chispa's bottom
which is said to keep off barnacles andgrass'very well.

Work is steadily going on with the Spreckles yacht and it
will not be long now before it will be entirely finished.

The Mist has been on the beach and been cleaned but is
againlying at inooriugs in Oakland Creek.

The sharpie Daisy has not had her sails unbent this win-
ter but she has not been used much.

The Frolic has been in commission all winter, her sails not
having been unbent.

The Whitewing, Mollie and sloop Nellie all lie in Channel
street near Turner's shipyard.

The Bessie has come down from the marshes to Oakland
creek.

The Lolita will remain up river for another month.
The Ariel has been up in fresh water for a while.
The schooner Nellie is up in Petaluma creek.
Farmer has a new plunger nearly completed.
Local yachting matters are rather dull.
The Chispa has been up river.

There will be some winter racing at Bakersfield course on
Feb. 3, 22 and 23. On the first date a dash of a mile for
saddle horses is the event. On the 22d a purse will be given
to all two-year-olds owned in Kern county, heats of half a
mile, and on the 23d a sweepstake open to all Kern county
horses, heats of a mile.

This evening will be given thelastpresentationof "Michael
Strogoff, " that has been a success at the California, and
on Monday next will be revived for one week only,
the gorgeous and amusing spectacular play of "The
Tour of the World in Eighty Days " with new scenery, gor-
geous costumes and novel spectacular effects. Ic is safe to
say that with such additional attractions this popular piece
will regain the pristine favor with which it was received on
its production in San Francisco.

At Emerson's the Minstrels, with constant infusion of nov-
el acts and songs, continue to do a very satisfactory business.
Johnson and Powers show considerable talent in their song
and dauce specialties, and form a very valuable addition to
the troupe. Next week there will be an entire change of
programme, that will serve to introduce six new claimants
for public favor. William Courtright and J. Carroll Johnson
are said to be extremely clever as end men, as is Burton
Stanley in burlesque, and D. R. Hawkins will act as inter-
locutor. The variety interludes will consist of Emerson and
Reid in new sketches, Walsh and King in their clog dances,
and the California quartet and other attractions and the
performance concludes with a new burlesque entitled "Ara-
minta's Wedding. " Robert Eberlee, the manager, deserves
credit for the complete manner in which the various produc-
tions are brought forward for the public approval.

Once again has the Grand Opera House come to grief, but
this time the misfortune must be attributed far more to reck-
less management and to improvident expenditure rather than
to a lack of public patronage. The short control held by
Messrs. Andrews and Stockwell, has proved conclusively that
this house can be placed on a firm and paying basis in a field
of its own, when conducted on prudent but yet liberal prin-
ciples. The production of "Youth "was so successful as to
impart great confidence in the drawing powers of melodrama,
the theater being thronged nightly in all parts, as the moder-
ate prices drew great crowds of ladies and children who are
seldom seen at the more expensive establishments. The
drama was admirably mounted, but the company was scarcely
up to the requirements of the principal parts, but still it gave
great satisfaction, and the result shows that, if conducted on
the plan of the London Standard or the St. Martin of Paris,
with a set of artists who are well adapted to strong melo-
dramatic work and not too exacting in regard to salaries, the
Grand Opera House could yet be made a financial success.
As it is, the theater will be closed again, the company giving
three more performances of "Youth" on their own account,
they taking place this Saturday matinee and evening and to-
morrow, Sunday. It is to be hoped that the public will be
liberal in their patronage, so that the artists, musicians and
other people may be paid up in full.

Dramatic Notes.

It is to be feared that the brilliant dramatic career of Char.
B. Thorne Jr., has been brought to a premature ending.
For months past it was rumored that his health was failing
and last week on the first presentation of "The Corsican
Brothers " at Booth's Theater, New York, he got through the
performance with the greatest difficulty and was prostrated
the next day with a serious illness that is reported to be gout
in the stomach. Charles Thorne may be said to have
gained his dramatic spurs on this Coast, and this sad news
will be received with regret by his many admirers.

John Stetson in this emergency telegraphed to James
O'Neil asking him to assume the part of the twin brother and
to name his own terms, but he was obliged to decline as he
could not cancel his engagements in "An American King'"
in which he is now starring with fair results, through the
Eastern States. The part is now taken by F. C. Bangs, but as
yet in it, he has failed to score a success.

Lester Wallack resumes the control of his old theater in
New York and will probably devote it to combinations, filling
in vacant dates with attractions in which he can util-
ize the services of those members of his stock company who
are not in the bill of the up-town theater. This will give a
chance to Miss Rose Coghlan, whose talents have been hidden
under a series of bushels, during the past season, and it is to
be hoped that she will be fitted with apart like "La Belle
Russe " which will serve to enhance her reputation as one of
the best actresses on the English stage. It is reported that
this pleasing artiste will come here on a starring tour this
summer and if such be the case, she may rest assured of
meeting with a cordial reception from her host of admirers
on this Coast.

The "Esmerelda" party had a narrow escape at the Mil-
waukee fire. Luckily, Charles Frohman, who was in charge,
found accommodations for most of the company at the De-
pot Hotel and there were but four members who were
housed at the Newhall. Mr. Crompton rescued Miss Her-
bert by carrying her down the fire escape, and Mr. Lavelle
piloted Miss Dunlap successfully along the corridor, and
down the main staircase through the smoke and flame. The
gentlemen were somewhat bruised and scorched and the la-
dies were prostrated from the nervous effects arising from
such a narrow escape from a fearful fate.

The experience of the past season shows that good female
artists cannot star successfully with the well-worn, old time
pieces. Thus Miss Katharine Rogers recently canceled the
remainder of her dates for the season and returned to New
York, and even Miss Ada Dyas with a company that num-
bered Mr. Holland of the Grover troupe, Barton Hill, and
other good artists, played to losing business in such pieces
as "An Unequal Match," "London Assurance," and other
by-gone successes. The management is said to be out about
$3,000 on the season, but the engagements in some of the
more profitable cities will, it is hoped, reduce these losses.
Miss Ada Dyas joiits, the Madison Square Theater next sea-
son, as does Mrs. Lingard, who is also tired of her starring
career.

Miss Jefferys Lewis has been more successful with " La
Belle Russe," and although the business has not been up to
the expectations of the management, the foundation has
been laid for a very promising return next season. Mr.
Goodwin has bought out John Stetson's interest for $1,000,
and has thus acquired entire control of one of the beBt so-
ciety dramas of the day, despite the unanimous condemna-
tion of the dramatic scribes of New York, who are not al-
ways correct in presaging failure or success.

In German circles there is much interest felt in the ap-
proaching debut of Madame Ellmenreich at the California

Theater, that takes place on next Monday week. From re-
ports it appears that the lady has but a very slight foreign
accent and with her undoubted dramatic talent she ought to
assume a very promiuent position on the American stage.
For her own sake we hope that she will carefully eschew
Shakespearean parts, although the critics in the East are
loud in their praise of Madame Modjeska and Mademoiselle
Rhea in such roles as ' ' Juliet, " ' ' Rosalind, " ' ' Viola " and
"Beatrice." To our mind it is time that the masterly crea-
tions of Shakespeare should once more be delineated by ar-
tists, who, at least, can seize the author's meaning and who
will not mouth with foreign jargon the beautiful lines that
are as familiar to us as "Household Words."

THE KENNEL.

Stanislaus Coursing Club.

The level plains of the San Joaquin valley in the neighbor-
hood of Stanislaus county offer unusual facilities for the roy-
al sport of coursing, and it has long been a matter of suprise
that the men of Stanislaus did not take some steps to enjoy
the sport in an organized manner. Messrs. J. Finnigan, T.
Carmichael and V. B. Dale of Modesto are evidently of a
similar mind, for last Saturday they held a meeting and or-
ganized the Stanislaus Coursing Club, the first coursing club
ever organized south of Livermore. When these gentlemen
are at work they do it thoroughly and at once they set about
arranging for a coursing match. It was agreed to run au
open match on February 10 for a purse of $50, entrance open
to all dogs in the State, with a fee of So. First prize, $25;
second, $15, and third, $10. Entries to be made with B. B.
Garner, Modesto. National rules to govern. We wish the
new club a long life and a prosperous one. There is room
for many more clubs in this State and we hope in time to see
so many that coursing will take its proper place at the head
of outdoor sports for gentlemen. By next spring the clubs
should be able to arrange for a joint Waterloo with at least
sixty-four dogs on the card.

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The Challenge Accepted.

Mr. J. F. Carroll's sweeping challenge to run|his dogagainst
any dog in the State or to match four against any other four
for $100 a race did not long remain without an acceptor.
Last Tuesday Mark Devlin made a trip up to the city from
his home at Colusa station and called at this office with an ac-
ceptance of Mr. Carroll's challenge. Later in the evening
Mr. Carroll and Mr. Devlin met and arranged all the prelim-
inaries of the match as follows:

J. F. Carroil matches his w d Monarch against Mark Dev-
lin's w and bd d Chief of the Canyon for $100 a side, best two
courses in three. The match to be run off at Byron Station
near Point of Timbers on the S. P. R. R. overland route, on
February 27th. When it came to the selection of a judge
Mr. Devlin named John Sellery and that gentleman proving
agreeable to Mr. Carroll he was instantly accepted. Mr. Dev-
lin put up $100 to cover the challenge money put up by Mr.
Carroll. The Breeder and Sportsman was agreed upon as
final stakeholder and the $200 is now in the hands of the
editor.

This match will be very interesting. Monarch has twice
taken first honors in the matches of the California Clab and
Chief of the Canyon is a double winner in the Pacific Club of
which Mr. Devlin is President.

A Voice From Dixon.

To the Breeder and Sportsman: In reply to the Cours-
ing Challenge of Mr. J. F. Carroll, we will match Blue
Jacket against either of Mr. Carroll's greyhounds, best two in
three courses, for $100 a side, the match to be run off at
Dixon, February 22, 18S3, at the regular course, Mr. Chas.
Gordon, of Modesto' to judge the match. We will remit you
$100 by express as soon asMr. Carroll names his day. Yours
Respectfully, Dixon Coursing Club,

S. Briukerhoff, President.

Dixon, Cal., Jan. 24, 1883.

Mr. Carroll Replies.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In reply to Mr. S.
Brinkerhoff (of Dixon} accepting my challenge to run his dog
Blue Jacket against any of my greyhounds I must say his
liberality is only exceeded by his good looks, for he not only
names the time of the race, but he names the judge and
place of meeting. I thank him for allowing me the privilege
of naming my dog but respectfully decline.

Now, as I have matched my dog Monarch, against Mr.
Devlin's Chief of the Canyon, for $100 a side, best two in
three courses, race to come off at Byron, Feb. 2", 1883, I
will match Paul Jones and Stonewall Jackson against any
two greyhounds in California for the same amount. Race to
come off at the same time and place, the judge to be agreed
on, this challenge to remain open for one week. Call at the
Captain's office, gentlemen. J. F. Carroll.
■*•

Doa Snow at Washington, D. C. — At length Washington
is to have a live dog show. Arrangements have just beeu
completed for an exhibition on a large scale at the building
known sa the Skating Rink, commencing on February 20th,
and to continue four days in all. Classes will bo opened for
every breed of dogs in America, with extra classes for foreign
animals. A special prize will be offered for the best dog
exhibited by the ladies of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,

and Washington.

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A match for $100 a side has been made between A. Wolf's
dog "Marks" and P. Mouahau's dog "Spotty, " two Stockton
coursers, and the raco will come off to-morrow (Sunday ),
either at Ross Sargent's rauch or near Lathrop.

A large and handsome young mastiff bitch (Tiney, eleveu
months old), weighing one hundred and thirty pounds, has
been recently imported from Belfast, Ireland, by Mr. Win.
Wade, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mr. W. A. Irvin, of El Paso, Texas, offers a liberal reward
for the recovery of his Llcwelliu Better dog Dan, recently
stolen by some person.

Geo. Bement of Redwood City disposed of mi lyrshin bull,
two years old, and one Ayrshire heifer to parti« luma

last woek, for $200 oach.

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HEED AND SWINE.

Grasses and their Cultivation.

In the "West pastures can not be permanently held as
they are in the moist climate of England. This has long
been known, and that acute observer, Prof. Turner, once
stated that his blue-grass pasture, even, would cease to
produce; that other grasses would take its place, though
in the course of a few years the blue grass-would be pro-
duced again. The reason of this, as I have often seen
with other grasses, and especially with white clover, is,
a very dry season or series of them being unfavorable to
growth, the grass is choked, and other varieties, already
there in connection with it, take its place. A moist sea-
son returning (and blue-grass is a moisture-loving plant),
the blue-grass quickly spreads by its roots, and soon
again covers the ground. Hence we see the necessity of
a variety of grasses in a pasture, and the same rule will
hold good in meadows.

Another reason why a variety of grasses should be
sown in meadows, as well as in pasutres, is that a greater
burthen may be grown than with few. But in mead-
ows, unlike permanent pastures, the varieties sown
should ripen nearly together.

Timothy and clover fulfill these conditions only toler-
ably; clover and orchard grass more nearly. "With these,
or nearly so. will be found purple, smooth and sheep's
fescue, Downey oat-grass, tall oat-grass, rough meadow
grass and Kentucky blue-grass. Ripening with or near-
ly with timothy will be found tall fescue, fertile meadow
grass, yellow oat-grass, meadow barley-grass and soft
meadow grass. Red-top ripens later, but all the valua-
ble Agrotstis may be here included as ripening with or soon
after timothy; but, unfortunately, the red-top family are
mostly moist rueadow and pasture grasses.

Many of those we have named have not been much
tried in the United States, so that at last we must come
back for meadow grasses to timothy, orchard grass,
meadow foxtail, rye grass and clover for our drier
meadow lands; and for the moister ones, to red-top in its
varieties — fowl meadow grass, alsike clover, nieadow
foxtail, florin and meadow fescue.

In the United States, and especially in the West, one
great mistake — and it is more general than is usually
supposed by those who have learned the value of thick
seeding — is that the seeding is too light. Another mis-
take and a more serious one — and this one almost un-
heeded by all — is the failure to put the land in proper
condition for the seed. All grass seed is small; the most
of them veiy minute. A large number of varieties are
also quite light and chaffy. They are, for all these rea-
sons, high in price. Yet fully one-half the farmers give
their soil no better preparation when it is to be seeded to
grass than for any coarse crop.

Is it strange that there is so much difference in the
opinions of farmers as to the difficulty in getting a
" catch of grass Y" Do we not know that the germina-
tion of grass seed is by a majority of farmers considered
more as a matter of luck than as a matter of certainty ?
Just as though there was anything in luck or chance !
Given good seed and the proper conditions of soil, and
the seed is sure to grow.

The proper condition for the soil to be in is one of dis-
integration and friability. Such a soil will be in per-
fect contact with the seed, however small; will contain
and hold moisture without being wet, and will not be
alternately highly heated and suddenly cooled. Hence,
in such a soil, if grass seed is covered not more than half
an inch (one-quarter is better), it will germinate prompt-
ly and grow vigorously whenever the season is sufficient-
ly cool, from early autumn to winter, and from early
spring until summer. Sown in the autumn, it must take
its cltances of being winter-killed the first season; sown
early in the spring, it will usually get strength to resist
the heat of summer, and by the succeeding autumn it
will have attained root enough to successfully resist the
winter. The difference between putting the soil in first-
rate condition and ill condition is so little that the intelli-
gent cultivator will easily see the necessity of so doing.
It will pay with any crop, and with no crop better than
for grass.

The best condition for the growth of grass is a soil
firm, well disintegrated as a whole, but with a smooth
and fine surface tilth. This condition also answers for
the cereal grains, with which grass is usually sown.
Winter wheat is the best crop with which to sow trass
seed, spring wheat next, and oats the worst of all.

The chief disability of oats is that it so completely
covers the soil and ripens so late that grass grows weak,
and when given to the full light, after harvest, it is apt
to be killed by the drought and heat. Hence, if grass
must be seeded with oats, not more than one and a half
bushels of the grain should be sown per acre. It is bet-
ter to sacrifice a portion of the grain crop for the good
of the grass. In fact many excellent farmers prefer to
seed their meadows without other crop, and if seed
enough is given— thirty or forty pounds per acre — the
probability is that a good crop of hay may be taken in
the August following. We have taken over two tons of
timothy and clover thus sown, and the autumn found the
field covered with a thick, smooth, compact sod. In
fact, one of the greatest mistakes in the seeding of
meadows is that too little seed is used. Hence before a
uniform sward is reached, seed of ripened grass must
have resodded the bare surfaces.

To insure a perfect tilth for grass seed, we know no
better plan tlian to plow the soil in the autumn, leaving
the surface rough for the winter. In the spring, when-
ever the land is so dry as to be quite friable, harrow it
roughly, put on a levelor to bring the soil as smooth as
■-. harrow again, sow the seed and cover it with
h harrow turned upside down, or else with the teeth so
tilled with brush that they can only enter the ground
slight y.

A >*tter way is to cover with a smoother, a wide plank

or ■*■■ Ics of planks lapped one on the other, and eight feet

to which the team is so hitched that the forward

carried above the surface, the laps being so ar-

; 1 that they will not catch the earth, but slirj over

it. Thus the soil is both ground as to the lumps, and
the seed is duly pressed into the soil, the surface being
left in much better condition than it can possibly be
with a roller.

The earlier in the spring the soil can be put in proper
condition the better, but in no case must it be touched
until it does come into condition. When this takes place
perfectly let nothing interfere with seeding, however
early it may be.

If sown on spring wheat, drill the wheat first, then
sow the grass seed and plank it in. The same rule will
apply to seeding with fall wheat. Any of the grass
seeds may be sown in the fall, but we prefer sowing
early in the spring. Clover should always be so sown,
since except on sandy lands it is almost sure to be heaved
out if sown in the fall.

We do not favor permanent meadows. As a rule the
first three hay crops will be the best taken from a field.
After that the land may be pastured, if it retains a good
sward. If, however, it gets bare in spots, it is better to
turn it over, crop it, and at the proper time reseed. So
no field intended for hay should be grazed in the spring.
How closely it may be grazed in the late summer and
autumn must depend upon the judgment of the owner.
It must be apparent that no nieadow in which timothy
forms an important part should be grazed by horses o r
sheep. They bite too close, in fact, into the bulbs of the
timothy, which lie just at or above the surface of the
soil. — Breeder's Gazette.

Starting a Pure-Bred Herd or Flock.

As we have often stated, the cheapest and quickest way
in which a farmer of limited means can secure a supply
of improved stock is to persistently use well-bred males
on the best females of common cross-bred stock he can
afford to purchase. The cost of a herd or flock of the
more popular breeds is so much that the average farmer
cannot afford to purchase such. It is fortunate that high
grades — animals of seven-eighths or more "blood" — are
often nearly or quite as good for all practical purposes
as those technically pure bred. This being true, there is
little room for arguing that a farmer may not secure
good stock. The use of well-bred males for a few years
will give him good stock, if he use good judgment in se-
lection and give his stock good care.

But a herd or flock of pure- bred animals may be built
up much sooner than is usually thought, given only a
very small foundation. Of course there is an element of
uncertainty in all breeding. A mare, a cow, ewe, or sow
may fail to breed, or may persistently produce male off-
spring; but, with the average results, the progeny of
even one female will soon become a large number. Sure-
ly, there is no good reason why a farmer may not have a
herd of pure-bred hogs if he wish. Let him purchase a
sow in pig now, and by the autumn of 1884 he may have
as many young brood sows as most farmers care for. In
five years the progeny of one ewe may become a good-
sized flock.

With larger animals the rate of increase is slower; but
from a cow in calf, purchased this spring, there may
readily growa herd of twenty females, old and young, in
ten years. A good brood mare, in like time, may be the
ancestor of at least all the horse stock needed on the
average-sized farm.

This is not "mere theory." There are now large herds
of fine stock entirely descended from one, two or three
cows purchased not many years ago. Probably many
readers may recall cases where a brood-mare belonging
to a neighboring farmer ' 'has made him as much money
as all the rest of his farming," to quote a saying we have
frequently heard.

To a young man ten or fifteen years seems a longtime,
and many of them neglect efforts to improve their stook
because the process seems a slow one. We are laboring
to hasten the time when "improved stock" shall be
" common." The number of farmers who see that it pays
them to use nothing but well-bred males is rapidly in-
creasing. A large percentage of this number can well
afford and would find it to their profit to also purchase
at least a few well-bred females.

The successful fine stock breeders need not fear that
such advice is calculated to destroy their business. There
will always be room for choice in the best-bred stock.
The skillful breeder will always find a demand for his su-
perior animals; quite probably a better rather than a
worse demand on account of the large number of farmers
engaged in breeding "pure-bred" stock. — Breeder's Gazette.

By raising the temperature of cream high, white butter is
the result. In summer the temperature is apt to be thus, es-
pecially in dog days, and hence there is white, frothy butter
and less of it, and it takes longer to bring; so in winter, with
hot water, butter is scalded, as it is called, all in tempera-
ture. This, when high, causes the sugar to ferment aud pro-
duce aeid — lactic — and the acid acting upon the salt liberates
the casein or cheese principle, which then curdles and a
white mass of cheese and butter is made — much of the butter
remaining in the milk, while the butter has an undue quan-
tity of cheese. The remedy is, take care of the temperature,
not only in the churn, but the milk and cream before they
get there. There will then be absolutely no difficulty. Fifty -
tive or sixty degrees is the point to aim at from the time the
milk leaves the cow till the butter has come.

The United States have been creditably represented in the
annual Christmas cattle markets of London for the last sis
years, and the present year is no exception. On the 29th
ult. the steamer GreeceJ of the National Line took out a
noteworthy cargo of live cattle, and on the following day the
steamer Stronaus sailed with upward of 300 fine steers. The
cargo of the Greece was made up partly of premium steers at
the late Chicago fat stock show. There were eighty three-
year-olds whose average weight in this city was 1,950 pounds,
and there were also eighty-one steers two years old averaging
1,G60 pounds. A New York telegram says that as a whole
this shipment of beef cattle was probably never before
matched for quality, unless by a lot of 130 head sent to En-
gland about three years ago.

If the horn of a buck or other animal is found to be grow-
ing in a way not desired, it may be changed by scraping with
a knife on the side to which it is wished to turn its growth.
Tha scraping dries and hardens the horn, while on the oppo-
site side growth continues without interruption.

Shorthorn Form and Value.

I don't think that I have ever seen Sir. Thornton better
pleased, or in higher spirits, than he was at the recent Short-
horn sales of Lord Beauchamp and Mr. Homfray; and the
reason was that he found his idea of cattle — intrinsically good
in themselves, and not merely dependent for their value upon
a long line of ancestry — making considerably over butchers'
market price. It is what he has always gone for, and he is
right. People have, of late years; run so madly after pedigree
only, that some tribes, through their owners' anxiety to "keep
them pure," have declined into absolute unhealthy wastrels.
A reaction has consequently taken place, affecting the price
even of the sound and strong. On the other hand, there are
a large number of people who can not be persuaded of the
undeniable superiority, for crossing purposes, of the "blue
Hood," but who are prepared to give for a shapely sort, bear-
ing evidence of both milk and meat, sums of money consider-
ably over ordinary trade value. They estimate them, when
they have got them home, possibly as high, and find as much
pleasure in their contemplation, on the pasture and in fold-
yard, as does the owner of the rarest sorts his coveted pos-
session. Bnt when they come to sell again, they find out
their error in the fewness and backward spirit of the auction
attendance. Such investments, in their day and turn, had
Lord Beauchamp and Mr. Homfray made, and the executors
of the last at least, were surprised that no more was made for
them than was predicted by the cognoscenti, to a pound. The
same story, with most certainly the same result in the future,
is beginning with other native breeds — the Polled Scotch, the
black Welsh, the Alderney, Ayrshire, etc. Whether this di-
vision of tastes affects all sorts, in preventing excess of com-
petition for the one or not, any how it is very satisfactory to
find pains being taken to rule out distinctively the various
breeds within fixed lines of purity and value. How infinitly
more satisfactory it is now to enter the show yards and view
the various classes of beasts and fowl in studiously- distinct
type, instead of the mongrel medley which exhibitors began
with, but a few years ago. Railways have done much to
bring about this change. What the limit of their improve-
ment will be, it is impossible to predict. The end must be
attained some time, although the opening of such countries
as Japan may yet introduce new arts and elements of stock
improvement.

But to return: Lord Beauchamp's cattle were of a grand
sort, being bred a good deal with a view to winning prizes at
the annual Birmingham show; where also had been selected
for the most part, the sires wanted from time to time, and
that mainly from the prize winners, without regard to their
paper breeding. Amongst the herd sold, however, were a
large number of females of K. CoUing's Red Rose family at
base. This lot I was especially anxious to see, and ascertain
how far promiscuous crossing, on the old approved stock, had
tended to influence and alter its type. The external dissim-
ilarity of the various cattle was very striking. A red bull
calf of the tribe was particularly good, and provoked strong
competition, going ultimately to a gentleman who breeds em-
inently for milk. It showed remarkably the fading of R.
Colling's original Red Rose stock, in a tendency to " high
tail, " and a certain slackness of build between rib and hip.
The touch of deep-meat covering on hip point, so ever indi-
cative of fattening aptitude, was also an old characteristic of
the mellow tribe. The cows again were very diverse, and
some ungainly enough. Either the crossing was crude or in-
apt. The older the animals, and so the nearer to the original
sort, the more taking they were to the eye. I am, as your
readers will be aware, a stickler for "old foundations." I
believe in the power of the spring to throw off the scam
which may have accumulated on the surface, but in the case
of these cattle it would have required much faith to under-
take the experiment. They sold well, however, and went
into the hands of men who certainly may be expected to do
their best for them. We may know more of the issue in the
future. I attended the sale with the express purpose of see-
ing them, and positively ventured a bid or two for some lots,
which at last a friend took, so that I shall, at least, see some
day the value of my theory as to the strength of early blood.
Mr. Homfray's sale was again a remarkable one. His father
was a singularly good judge of the points of any animal, but,
until lately, quite an infidel as to the superior qualities of
the thoroughbred cow, at least. Gradually the fit grew on
him though. Subtly the poison insinuated itself, as it ever
will with those who tamper with it, into his inner soul, and
he came to bid the tremendous sum, as he once thought it,
of seventy or eighty guineas for a cow that pleased him by
her fines, and was, moreover, red in color. This last was a
sine qua non. Red he would have them from first to last.

He had consequently a miscellaneous collection, for he
would anywhere buy the sort that suited his eye. Pity that,
being very wealthy, he did not go at once for a higher flight.
It would have made a vast difference in the competition at
his son's sale. Of this, probably, he never thought; for the
overflow of the herd always went to the butcher, and it was
only the death of the owner that brought about the final dis-
persion. "About ten pounds apiece over the market value,"
was what they made, and this, of course, pays when the out-
lay has not been great. It is the calves with the gold upon
their heads, and the yearlings, that run up a satisfactory
total. But the oldest cow, first upon the list, having a capi-
tal frame and udder, bred by Rev. W. Holt Beever, was run
up and secured by a veteran white-haired Welsh farmer, once
devoted to the Glamorgan breed of cattle, but who persisted
in his object this day owing to his success in breeding steers
by a bull of kindred strain, purchased so long ago as 1S64.
Thus it is that conviction ultimately works its way into the
heart of the most bigoted, and good sorts maintain their way.
Of what real beauty is, in the case of cattle carefully bred on
the strictest lines from old fashionable strains, I had ocular
demonstration last week, in a couple of youngsters bought
for service in the herd, numbering a hundred head, part of
which will come to the hammer next spring, of Mr. Robert
Blezard, a rich and very spirited buyer upon occasion at sev-
eral of the fashionable sales. The one bull was a Wild Eyes,
got by a Barrington sire, out of Lady Wild Eyes 7th, for
whom* Mr. Blezard gave 555 guineas, at the Berkeley Castle
sale in 1S76. This youngster is very short-legged and mas-
sive, especially about the rounds and quarters, yet touches
most mellow all over. The other is a cherry Grand Duke,
bred by Capt. Oliver, broad-backed, stylish, and carrying
himself "like a gentleman," as Culshaw used to express him-
self in the palmy days of Towneley. How infinitely more
safe to use such sires than the handsomest mongrel that ever
was raised. — Colonus, in Live Stock Journal.

A hog sweats not like a horse or man but through a place
in the skin of his fore legs, just below the knee, in the form
of a sieve. Through this the sweat passes off, and it is neces-
sary that this be kept open. If it gets closed, as is sometimes
the case, the hog will get sick. To cure him, simply open
the pores. This is done by rubbing and washing with warm
water. There is not much danger, however, of a healthy-
hog ever being troubled in this way. Once in a while it wifl
occur in the best regulated hog pens.

1883

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FISH.

The Black Fly.

Do you know the black fly of tlie woods? Here it might
be a point of etiquette to await a reply before saying more,
but this will take weeks, and then bring in a variety of
answers, mostly "yes," or "no," the variety being in the
different ink used, so I will ask another question. Do you
know all about him, her, or them? If you do, then tell me,
so that I may also know ; but, on the supposition that some
one has answered my first question by asking " what are
black flies? " I will proceed to tell him a few things that I
have noticed about them, and a few theories that I have
formed concerning them. These may be all wrong, and if so,
the sooner they are discarded the better, and a new set
framed that are warranted to stand the strain.

Are you listening? You man who don't know what a
black fly is, I mean ; for if you don't know, and don't care to,
then this ink might as well be saved. Now, here goes for it.
A black fly is a small sort of thing, not bigger than two
small pin-heads placed one behind the other. He, she, or it,
has six legs and two or more wings ; am not so sure about the
number of wings, bnt you'll find the legs allright. What
particular Greek or Latin cognomens the bug sharps have
seen fit to adorn him with is more than I know ; but if these
names do not translate into English to mean something with
a chronic hunger for a fisherman's blood, then is science a
delusion and a snare. "When it is added that the legs of this
fly are sometimes speckled, and that the guides can tell by
the spots how long they are likely to remain, then all the
knowledge the guides have of them, and a bttle more beside,
is given. Did you ask why such an insignificant being should
play the leading character in the drama of wood-hie, that it
should become the leading question when to go to the woods?
H you do ask this, then there is but one answer. It is not
that the fly of himself is so pestilent, but because he makes
himself so numerous. The mosquito may also become
numerous, but his numerousness is as naught to the multi-
tudinous black fly. Swarms is the only word that gives one
an idea of the numbers of the fly, and when you add that no
amount of fighting or thrashing around disturbs the flock in
the least, each individual of which is as brave as a goat —
which is my beau ideal of a courageous animal — then you
get a fair idea of the little pest. A net is merely a hive for
them to get under and to keep them from getting out, and
the only protection is in some of those compounds of oil tar,
or other substances, which are smeared on the face and
hands. Even these do not prevent the insects from flying
against your face and tickling it in a manner almost as bad
as their bite ; nor does it prevent an occasional one from ex-
ploring the region covered by clothing, and an itching, in-
flamed spot tells where one has penetrated to a region sup-
posed to be perfectly protected. During the season of them
the only time that they are quiet is during the night, or
while a breeze is blowing.

Why does this fly exist? That is what I tried to find out.
All things have their uses in the economy of nature, and if
you heard one black fly ask another why you existed, the
answer might be, "to feed the black fly. " But this fly un-
doubtedly plays a more important part in life than taking an
infinitessimal portion of blood from a man, a dog, a deer, or a
panther, and leaving a smaller portion of poison in its place,
which, while not worth as much to you as the blood, is,
without doubt, poison of the first quality, and might be
useful in materia medica if experimented with. While we
know that it is only the female mosquito which carols her
exquisite little song and takes the blood from your sleeping
nose while her liege lord goes hungry for ever, I do not re-
member to have heard whether the husband of the black fly
has an inclination to lunch at the same table with his partner,
assuming that she bites also, or not. In fact you will have
perceived before this that I do not know a great deal about
the insect which we are discussing together, but having told
you all that I think I know positively, we will go on to the
theory of the benefits which accrue to mankind from the
aforesaid little black fly.

The trout are thickest where the fly is most numerous, and
yet few or no flies of the kind we are talking about are found
in the stomachs of the trout. The further north we go, even
into the Arctic circle, the more of both trout and black flies
do the waters produce ; and when the wild lands are cleared,
both the trout and the black fly either disappear together, or
the fly goes first and the trout lingers in diminished numbers.
The food of the infant trout is gone. The little worm-like
larva of the fly is the best possible food for a troutlet, and
where the black fly abounds, the waters during the fall, win-
ter and spring, swarm with their larva. This insures life to
the young fish during the first three months of its existence,
when they die by thousands upon the least provocation.

Large insects, with their correspondingly large larva, are
well enongh for adult trout, but are of little use to a fish that
is smaller than they; and a troutlingof an inch long has no
nse for the grown larva of the May-fly. There are other small
flies whose lives are partly passed in the water in the form of
worms, such as the gnats, midges, etc., and, of course, these
furnish more or less food for the baby trout as well as the
black fly does, but when we add the millionsjof black fly larva
to these, then the waters are rich in food. With the clearing
of the original forest, the black fly leaves, and does not seem
to return with its second growth, as we do not find it under
such conditions exceptwhere this second growth is surround-
ed by primeval forest. The fly flourishes where lakes have
been raised above their original level and a tract of marsh or
woodland has been submerged, giving much forage of decay-
ing vegetation as food for the fly larvae.

There is one thing, however, which no one has attempted
to explain. This is why the black fly appears in the spring
and is usually gone by the first half of July in the Adiron-
dack, while in Maine it stays all summer. Who knows? —
Fred Mather.

Florida White Sharks— A Big Jew Fish.

An Ineffective Fish: Way. — The Fresno Expositor com-
plains on account of the dam thrown across the San Joaquin
rrver, six miles above Firebaughs, by the San Joaquin and
Kings River Channel Company, the salmon and other fish
that in times gone by fairly made the water of the upper San
Joaquin ripple with life, have been nearly exterminated in
the river above the dam. The company claims that it has
complied with the letter of the law in regard to fish ways,
but it is evident that it has not fulfilled its spirit, or else the
complaints would not be made. It seems that unless the
water in the river is high enough to go over the dam, the fish
cannot ascend the water-way that is ostensibly prepared for
that purpose. Perhaps a visit from one of the State Fish
Commissioners might produce a change for the better in this
regard. Something must be done that the people of Fresno
may have their share of the bounties of the waters that were
once, and which now onght to be, fairly alive with the finny
tribe.

Cruising around the peninsula of Florida last winter, the
middle of February found our schooner Rambler moored to
the warf of Jupiter light, about a mile from Jupiter inlet.
The hghthouse tower, a fine brick structure of a hundred
feet in height, stands on a bluff some fifty feet above the
water, at the confluence of Locohatchee and Indian rivers.
The locality is well known to Northern tourists as one of
great beauty, and is quite celebrated for its fine fishing. In-
deed, the fishing is excellent, so far as quality and variety of
fishes are concerned, and is not surpassed in this respect by
any place on the east coast.

By trolling in the channels with squid, spoon, or even a
bit of white rag affixed to the hook, the member of the hand-
line committee can take crevalle, blue fish, sea trout, bone
fish, snooks, etc., to his heart's content; while the rodster,
with either fly or mullet bait, can be equally successful in
taking red fish, grouper, gray snapper, mangrove snapper or
small tarpum under the mangroves; or with fiddler bait, near
the oyster beds, he can get his surfeit of sheepshead, porgies,
grunts, toad fish, puffers, etc., etc.

It was a lovely star-lit night that, after a supper of boiled
pompano and raw oysters, I filled my pipe and reclined on
the roof of the cabin, niy back against the mainmast, to en-
joy a brief season of rest, and to take my otium cum digni-
tate after a day's fishing and hunting. The stars peeped out
and twinkled over the sea, from whence came the low moan-
ing of the surf on the beach, and the loud roar of the break-
ers on the bar. The night was singularly still and beautiful;
the only sound of animated nature to be heard was the vocif-
erous call of the chuck-will's widow across the river. The
revolving light at the summit of the town sent out, at inter-
vals, a long ray of light like the tail of a comet, which flashed
and gleamed over the phosphorescent waters.

The boys in the cabin were getting ready their shaik
tackle — 300 feet of half-inch Manilla rope, with immense
shark-hook, swivel, and two feet of small chain. Shark
fishing was their usual sport at night. My quiet was broken,
for the boys were on deck.

"Now for the shark!" exclaimed the '"Squire," as he
baited the hook with a three-pound red fish, stepped into the
dingey and rowed out some hundred yards into the stream,
" Jack "paying out the meanwhile.

The oars struck drops of fire from the still surface, while a
pathway of light was seen astern of the little boat as it rapid-
ly moved along. Throwing over the baited hook, 'Squire
soon returned, saying:

"The tide has just turned, and there will be sharks galore
on the young flood. "

It was but a few minutes ere Jack sang out:

" I've got one now! "

"Let him run a while!" said 'Squire. "Now yank
him! "

Jack accordingly "yanked" him and then the trouble be-
gan. The line fairly whizzed as it ran out, its course being
plainly marked by a long thread of phosphorescent fire, as it
cut through the water. 'Squire had taken a turn of the line
around the rudder-post and snubbed his sharkship, who in-
stantly rolled out on the surface with a great flouncing and
splashing, seeming to lash the water into flames with its
great tail. But he was soon off on another tack when more
line was given him. The 'Squire now took hold with Jack
and they proceeded to " play " the immense fish.

"How he pulls! — See him go! — He's headed for the Baha-
mas!—Hold hard 'Squire! — Hang to him Jack! Now he's
laying his course for the Everglades! — Here he comes; haul
in the slack! " Such were some of the exclamations of the
"Skipper " and myself, as Jack and 'Squire were tugging for
dear life.

They soon had him alongside, however, when the skipper
brought out a rifle and sent a bullet crashing through its
skull. It was then hove on deck, and rolled out on the
wharf.

It was not long until there were three huge white sharks,
from ten to twelve feet in length, ranged side by side on the
wharf. Jack had been out again with a newly baited hook,
which he carried out some hundred and fifty yards, and was
waiting for another "bite." Suddenly there was a loud
"swish," as the line was jerked through his hands, and poor
Jack was dimly seen in the darkness, dancing and catering
around on the deck, wringing, rubbing and blowing upon his
fingers, while the line went rattling overboard at a fearful
rate. 'Squire seized a slack coil of the line and took a turn
around the rudder-head. Soon there was a violent jerk that
made the little schooner tremble from stem to stern, as the
strain came suddenly on the rudder-post.

"Oh, he's a daisy!" sung out 'Squire, with some excite-
ment.

" You bet he is ; he's taken all the skin off my hands," an-
swered Jack, lugubriously.

"Lend us a hand, Skipper, he's a whale ! "

So the Skipper, 'Squire and. Jaok had their hands full fi r
the next fifteen minutes. There had been nothing like it in
all their previous experience of shark fishing. The surges
and struggles of the fish were tremendous. Once he jumped
clear out of the water, and fell back with a noise that wts
really frightful, while his outlines were dimly portrayed on
the luminous surface.

"That's no shark," said the skipper; "it's a grampus ! "

"We don't want any grampuses; let's cut the line," said
Jack, with some trepidation.

"I'm bound to see what he is, anyhow; and will haul him
out on this line if it takes till next summer !" resolutely re-
plied the 'Squire.

But there is an end to all things, so in due time they had
him alongside, and with a rifle ball through his brain the
monster was quiet enough.

"He's as big round as a barrel," said the Skipper, as he
slipp jd a noose around its body.

The boys soon had him on the wharf with the sharks. It
proved to be an immense jew-fish, or black grouper, and re-
minded one at the first glance of a gigantic black bass. It
measured seven feet in length, and six and a half feet in
girth at the pectoral fin. The spines of the dorsal fin were
as long and thick as a man's fingers. The next morning Mr.
Armour, the chief keeper of the lighthouse, brought down a
large steel-yard, upon which it weighed three hundred and
forty pounds. Its huge proportions were then photographed
by the assistant light-keeper, Mr. Spencer, with the deck and
crew of the Rambler in the background.

Two months later we caught another one at Little Gaspar-
illa inlet, on the Gulf coast, nearly as large. It weighed,
perhaps, three hundred pounds. — Cor. Angler.

The Salmon Canning- Industry.

Total pack for the season of 1SS2, in round numbers, 535,-
000 cases.

An average price to cannery, say, SI 30 per doz. each case
containing four dozen one-pound tins, §5 20 per case $2 782 -
000.

To this should also be added the value of barreled salmon
to show the actual output of the thirty-six canneries located
on the Columbia river.

The individual shipments direct from Astoria to foreign
ports show a total of 344,328 cases, or more than double the
shipments made to San Francisco for reshipment to Aus-
tralia, the Eastern States and the islands of the Pacific ocean.

The capital invested in canneries and appliances is estim-
ated at $2, 000, 000, and employment is given during the fish-
ing season to over 7,000 men. Large quantities of tin plate
are imported from England direct to the Columbia river, the
canning industry having introduced our direct import trade
with England by the large quantities of tin, sheet iron and
chemicals required. Duty on tin plates, less ten per cent., is
refunded to canners on their making proper entry at the cus-
tom house at the time of making foreign shipment.

The continued run of salmon in the Columbia river is re-
markable, considering our lax laws, and the destruction of
fish by traps and wheels, which should be abolished by law.
The law against fishing from Saturday until Monday should
be strictly enforced to allow the fish to ascend to their spawn-
ing grounds, and a hatchery should immediately be estab-
lished, either by the united action of the canneries, or the
State. When one considers that with the very best appliances
to take fish, our canneries have, year after year, packed from
400,000 to 500,000 cases depending simply on the fish that
escape to their natural spawning grounds, it can easily be
seen what a future awaits this industry when a hatchery has
been established able to turn out millions of fish annually.
It is safe to say that instead of 500,000 cases, one or two mil-
lions might be packed for the markets of the world; but even
taking the lower figure, 1,000,000 cases at $5 to the canner, it
shows $5,000,000 flowing into our State from this one indus-
try, to say nothing of the shipping brought to our river. A
million cases of salmon would load over thirty ships of 1,000
tons carrying capacity. Each of these ships' disbursments
n our State would reach a large sum; therefore, we should,
in looking at the matter of a hatchery, look farther, and ask
what the effect would be on Oregon's commerce in the future.
Certainly the above remarks answer the question. — Xorlh
Pacific Rural Spirit.

♦

Ax Obstruction-.— The dam in the Truckee, some five miles
above its mouth, prevents fish from ascending the river, and
they are now gathered in immense numbers below it, seeking
a way up stream. A canal runs round the dam, intended to
afford passage for fish, but it is choked with ice, in fact froz-
en solid, so that they cannot pass, and no effort is made to
open it. The result is that many female trout are losing their
spawn and small fish being killed by the larger ones in their
efforts to get up stream to the spawning ground in the
Truckee. The dam has recently been put in by the Indian
agent, to back up water for irrigation, and is therefore an ex-
periment. It was thought the canal would afford sufficient
means of passage for the fish, and so it would, perhaps, if it
could be kept clear. Just at this season trout want to go up
river. They travel slowly, and would probably be two
months going from the mouth of the river to Verdi. To keep
the fish out of the river at this time will cause an immense
depletion in their number next year, and if followed up for a
few years would render them nearly extinct, as they do not
breed in the lake. There is a large draft made upon them,
from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds being shipped daily. It is hoped
that the agent at the reservation will notice the obstruction
and remedy it, if possible. Fish ladders are out of the ques-
tion at the present time, as they would become choked with
ice at the top, and thus bar passage. The only remedy seems
to be to keep the canal open, which may perhaps be a diffi-
cult matter.— Reno Gazette.

New York State is the fourth in the list offish-producing
States, and the products are worth $4,380,505. Her oyster
fisheries represent alone SI, 577,050. She employs 7,266 per-
sons, has 541 boats, with a capital of $1,659,585, and her to-
tal product was worth $4,380,505.

A queer fish (?) was recently caught in the harbor of Hono-
lulu. It is thus described by the Saturday Press, one of the
local papers: "One of the missing links has been discov-
ered. A queer 'beast' was caught in the harbor the other
day and given to Mr. 33. F. Dillingham, who Las had it pre-
served in alcohol. It is about five inches long and is shaped
much like a fish. It has a flexible fin on tLe back and a
smaller one just back of the head which is shaped much like
that of a catfish. A soft horn protrudes from the base of the
head, and between the eyes is a single short feeler. It has
no gills and breathes like a frog. On each side, back of the
head, is a short flipper like a seal's, and farther back are
others having a joint, giving them the appearance of a kind
of hind leg, and yet they resemble a fin somewhat. The tail
is like thafof any fish. The belly is au immense soft pouch
as large as the remainder of the animal. It is jet black all
over, has no scales, and apparently is formed for either swim-
ming or crawling in the mud. What is it ': "

A gentleman in Hondlulu is talking of procuring carp r m
California to introduce into island waters. Wo understand
that the experiment has been tried on a small scale at Kukui-
haele, Hawaii, with success.

The Spltaxa Graphs.— L.J. Rose, of San Gabriel Valley,
in discussing the various varieties of grapes refers to the
Sultana in the following manner: Perhaps the most valuable
of all grapes is the Sultana, for it can be used for both wine
and raisins. It makes the highest priced raisins; it will dry
in half the time that it takes the Muscat of Alexandra, mak-
ing it possible to make raisins in any locality which may now
be too cold or moist for ordinary raisin drying. It makes, it
is said by those who should know, an excellent wine, and is
believed by experts to be the Sherry wine grape of the State.
It will make good brandy. It has no offal in tho way of seed,
which may be reckoned at least ten per cent, advantage, for
the seed will weigh that much in ordinary grapes, Then
being no seed in the Sultana works too as a great gain in an-
other direction to the producer, for it is a well-known fact
that nature expends more of its force and substance, that is
it requires more plant food for developing its seed for repro-
ducing its kind, than in any other effort. There being no
seed to make, all this plant food and force will be expended
in the making the useful part of the grape, its joice, and in
consequence it can and does produce more grapes to the acre
than perhaps any other grape.

♦ ■

The Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society, recently organ-
ized has among its principal objects the saving and extend-
ing of Hawaiian forests and the encouragement
of Improvement in the breeding of cattle and horses in the
islands. The society has quite a memb. r'1 : - 1 re-

ceived an appropriation of $5,000 from I
It is proposed to hold the first annual fair in 0

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TIPS WILL ANSWER.

In the last number of the Tvrf, Field and Farm ap-
peared the article which is given below. One of the
points made is that we have trotted Antevolo barefoot-
ed, and a question is asked, the reply to which we take
for the "head" of this article. In the case of Antevolo
it was determined to see what could be done with an en-
tirely natural foot, and for another reason which will
be fully explained in a history that will soon appear,
and in that the whole case will be presented. Staunch
as our faith is in the use of tips in comparison with the
whole shoe we are free to admit that it would be better if
the feet could go without any metallic protection, and if
there had been soft roads to work upon during the win-
ter the experiment would have been prolonged. But
when the rains came a great part of the work had to be
done on the macadamized roads, and when these are wet
they wear the horn away very rapidly. This entails
"protection " when the chief wear comes, and two weeks
ago tips of three ounces each were put on him for the first
time. As he was doing reasonably well barefooted there
was no urgent necessity for the application of tips, al-
though we felt quite positive that his speed would be in-
creased. It is too long a story to relate now, and so it
will be passed for future exemplification.

In our seven years' experience with tips there has been
less soreness of feet and legs than ever before, in fact
there has been no indication of soreness in the feet at all.
Never a particle of abnormal heat, no inequality in the
growth of the horn, and neither bruise, discoloration or
sign of corns.

From this experience we are led to believe that the
trainer of Algathwas mistaken in ascribing even a "little
soreness" to the use of tips, and that it arose from some
other cause.

We are well aware that tips are of ancient origin, but
we claim "novelty" in the manner of setting them, and
this change from ancient practices obviates the troubles
that come from, faulty application. By cutting a square
shoulder for the posterior part of the tip to rest against
the proper bearing is retained, as the foot is given a nat-
ural position, and the weight of the body sustained with-
out undue strain on the tendons. Until we inaugurated
that method of setting there were grave difficulties in
the way, and which, in our estimation, are obviated.

In the same number of the Turf, Fuhl and Farm, in
an article, "The Americans in England," is the follow-
ing: "English critics think the feet of Foxhall too small
for his body. They should have been expanded by some
one who knew how to do that work without producing
tenderness or soreness."

Any mechanical expansion — which is, doubtless, the
meaning - in ninety-five cases in a hundred will wo^
serious injury. Anyone who will give a little study to
the mechanism of the foot will be convinced of this
unless his judgment lias been warped by wrong teach-
ings. The only thing is to aid nature in her efforts to
remedy existing evils, and that aid must lie in another
direction than the use of screws and levers. One of the
main apostles of coercive expansion claimed that the
frog v as only intended for a cushion for the tendon that
passes under the navicular bone to rest upon, and that it
musl be raised above the ground as a hammock is swung
.•n two trees,
believers in this dogma we do not expect to favor

the use of tips. Those, however, who have faith that
the ' 'good mother' ' rarely makes a mistake, and that the
frog, bars and commissures were designed for a purpose,
will see the propriety of giving them a chance to per-
form the labor assigned:

Mr. Simpson, of the California Breeder a>td Sportsman,
advocates the use of tips. In copying our article on Algath,
in which we referred to the fact that she wore tips when she
trotted at Chicago, he says:

"On this side of the continent trainers who have seen tips
tried are willing to admit that they are an advantage to the
feet and legs, but they claim that they are a drawback to trot-
ting speed."

We, too, claim that they are a drawback to trotting speed,
inasmuch as they tend to "sore" every horse that wears them
unless the animal has a diseased or malformed hoof. The
trainer of Algath admitted to us that they made her a little
sore, and on that account he took them off and put on or-
dinary shoes.

Tips were tried and abandoned in England a hundred years
ago. Joseph Goodwin, Veterinary Surgeon to George the
Fourth, a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, in his
admirable work on shoeing, published in 1820, says, in a note
on page 305:

"The author omitted in the chapter on grass shoes or tips,
page 210, to mention that an attempt was made to bring them
into general use for road-work and other purposes, but, as
they were found not to answer, the practice was soon discon-
tinued."

Mr. Simpson himself, in another article, in the number of
his paper from which we have quoted, says, in speaking of
Antevolo, his own colt :

"In the Embryo Stake for yearlings Antevolo, by Elec-
tioneer, was second to Dawn, by Nutwood. The winner
made 2:59, the fastest time ever made by a yearling in an
actual race, and the fastest record for a stallion colt. Ante-
volo is a late colt, having been foaled the 12th of May, and
he was trotted barefooted. He was timed as the second
horse in 3:02, which for a colt^vith only a little work and
without shoes, tips, weights or boots, cannot be called a bad
showing. Since the date of the Embryo, and still barefooted,
he has shown quarters at a "fifty gait," and a half mile in
1:28."

From this it will be seen that notwithstanding his advocacy
of tips, Mr. Simpson trotted his own colt-on at least two oc-
casions "barefooted" and "without shoes, tips or weights."
Has he, too, found that tips "would not answer?" If not,
why did he not use them on the occasions referred to?

DEATH OF DUCHESS OF NORFOLK.

On Monday morning last, at Agricultural Park, Sac-
ramento, the Duchess of Norfolk died from lockjaw, in-
duced by an injury received when running in a small lot.
She ran against a 2x3 scantling that penetrated the mus-
cles some six inches above the stifle, rupturing the flesh
fearfully, but it was hoped that as the injury was con-
fined to the muscular tissues she would recover. When
tetanus attacked her there was little hope, as there are
few instances on record of recovery when it arose from a
wound. The loss is a severe one to Mr. Winters, not so
much from a money point of view, as there was a value
placed on her beyond a question of dollars. That she
was a great racehorse is beyond cavil. In our estima-
tion, she was one of the very highest class, and Mr.
Winters being well aware of how good she was, was
doubly anxious that she should retrieve the defeats she
met when in such poor condition that she was scarcely a
shadow of her real form. The day she won the Pacific
Cup we doubt if there was a horse in the United States
that could have beaten her that distance. She was not
only as fast as the speecrlest, but she was also stout and
strong of heart, and with everything favorable there is
scarcely a question that she could run from one mile to
four in as fast time as there is on record. This, of course,
can only be given as an opinion without a chance for
verification.

The loss of the Duchess will probably change Mr.
Winters' plans for making an Eastern tour this season.
The two-year-olds, Prince of Norfolk and Callie Smart,
are the only ones in his stable that could be sent, and
the long and expensive trip will hardly justify relying
on those of that age, however good. No matter how
great a racehorse the Prince of Norfolk may prove to be,
the loss of his sister leaves a gap which cannot be filled
by a colt. She was as great a favorite with the family,
greater even than with her owner, and we have no doubt
that there were sad hearts and tearful eyes' when the in-
telligence came of her death.

Mr. Winters has had a constant succession of ill-for-
tune in his racing stable for years, the best being invari-
ably the ones which were fated. Ralston, Flood, Duke
of Norfolk, Connor, a whole drove of promising colts
that never " got to a race " were the victims, and a great
majority of men would have given up, disheartened at
the frowns of Fortune, and succumbed to such a perverse
fate. He has persisted with a "gameness" which is
admirable, and has been the mainstay of racing on this
coast. Straightforward, honorable, untiring in his efforts
to build and sustain the royal sport, he will have the
sympathy of everyone who ever attended a race meeting
or fair on the Pacific slope, and there will be a unanimous
wish that the long lane of ill-luck has finally come to an
end with this severe stroke, and that in the future there
may not be a, casualty befall him.

HORSES IN MOTION.

We have a series of figures copied from the instanta-
neous photographs of animals in motion, taken by Muy-
bridge at Palo Alto, and which it took some three years
to bring to a successful termination. Although it cost
Ex-Governor Stanford a large amount of money, so
much, indeed, that we do not believe there is another
man in the world who would have expended a like sum
for a like purpose, yet there is not a doubt but that the
reward will be commensurate to the outlay. Not to the
donor, however, who will receive no more advantage
comparatively than the owner of a few horses, always
provided that people will avail themselves of the teach-
ings and put into practice the lessons acquired. These
figures are on strips arranged for a Zoetrope, and not
having one of these instruments we were forced to construct
a machine that answers the purpose very well. A com-
mon sieve, twelve inches in diameter, was bought, card-
board obtained from letter envelope boxes, a piece of
copper rod for the pivot to revolve it upon, a macaroni
box gave the material for a bottom, and a couple of
hours' work put them into shape.

We claim a decided improvement over those in the toy
shops. The copper rod was attached to the center of the
bottom, projecting ten inches, the end of it rounded and
then a hole bored into the leg of the desk from the top to
a depth of five inches. The instrument could thus be
revolved with the thumb and forefinger grasping the
rod, and twirling it at any desired rate of speed, where-
as, in the other case, motion has to be given by striking
the cylinder, or by a crank and friction wheel.

It requires rapid revolutions to give a faithful repre-
sentation of a racehorse in a fast run, and with the right
speed the illusion is perfect. But to study the action a
slower motion gives a far better opportunity. The legs
are then seen in the exact positions that are taken during
the stride, and the changes from the time when the last
impulse is given by the foreleg to hurl the body through
the air until it takes the position again are distinct as
can be. It throws additional light on the photographs,
and transforms the grotesque figures into those having
life and action.

On the photographic card are twelve representations
of different portions of the stride; the slip in the re-
volving wheel gives the intermediate positions. The feet
strike the ground in a measured cadence, which is very
accurately represented by placing the hand on a table
and bringing one finger down at a time, commencing
with the little finger, and at regular intervals the
others. There is a pause from the time the forefinger
touches until the little one is brought down again cor-
responding to the bound of the horse. The photographs
showed that the universally received opinion that the
hind legs were the main driving power was fallacious,
and that one foreleg gave the last grand impetus which
sent the body fully seven feet when it was unsupported.
They also taught that the first contact after the air-
flight was with the hind foot, and established the posi-
tion that it was the violent effort to raise the weight and
send it along with the velocity a fast gallop entails,
which "sprung" the tendons, and in some cases tore them
from the ligaments or severed the sheathing.

The Zoetrope confirms the view and corroborates the
testimony beyond impeachment. It shows the tremen-
dous energy of the movements, if even the figures are
small, and a short study of the figures in motion will
convince anyone of the necessity for overcoming the
strain as much as it is possible to effect. This little ma-
chine also explains why so little was known of the true
action of the fast gallop before the camera disclosed it.
When the wheel is made to revolve with sufficient rapid-
ity to give a perfect representation, the feet and legs are
moved so rapidly that the impression is indistinct. The
bound is seen, but the legs doubled under the body are
not apparent. While the body is moving at the rate of
a mile in 1:40, or faster, the legs have a far swifter mo-
tion. They are performing a set of evolutions distinct
from progression, and "opening and shutting" with in-
credible velocity.

What is called a stride in the racehorse is from where
the foot leaves the ground until the same foot touches
again. " Five tracks " is the guide or four spaces. This
is correct, but the same system of measurement, although
universally adopted, for the trotter .is erroneous. The
five tracks or corresponding four spaces in the trotter are
virtually two strides, and the interval when the body is
thrown through the air occurs in three tracks or two
spaces. Thus, from where the foot of the trotter leaves
the ground until it touches again there have been two air
flights. The impetus, or rather the final impulse, is given
with the hind leg, although deriving more assistance from
the fore than the fast galloper gets from the hind, as there
is a very short time between the movements of fore and
hind. These two bounds in a shorter space than the
stride of the racehorse explain why it was so difficult to
convince many people that the faBt trotter had all of his

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feet off the ground during the stride. It was palpable
in the racehorse, but extremely difficult for the eye to
catch in the trotter, although it was patent that the
ground covered in the stride was positive proof that such
was the case. It can be seen when the zoetrope is made
to revolve slowly, although it requires close scrutiny to
detect it, though the various positions of the foct and
legs are realized without any trouble.

Beside horses at their various paces there are represen-
tations of deer, greyhounds running and oxen running
and trotting. There are also pictures of a horse in the
various positions of a hurdle race, and all so lifelike that
it is interesting to those who are not students of the
action of horses. To the latter it is difficult to overrate
the value of the lessons conveyed.

SPRING RACE MEETING, P. C. B. H. A.

The full programme for the spring meeting of the Pa-
cific Coast Blood Horse Association will be found in the
advertising columns, and we think ^that everyone hav-
ing horses and colts to engage will be well pleased with
the arrangements. It is certainly the most comprehen-
sive bill that has ever been offered in California, and is
so varied that all ages and qualities will find a place.
There is not the least question that it will attract the
largest number of entries and nominations ever seen at
one meeting in this country and as a natural consequence
an increased attendance. It is unnecessary to repeat the
stakes and purses on this page, as it is so easy to refer
to the ad. Altogether there are twenty races to be de-
cided, and very wisely the five days are fixed so as to
take in three Saturdays and two Wednesdays. By this
arrangement the animals engaged have plenty of time to
recover from the previous runs, and the capacity is there-
by increased. It virtually trebles the number of horses
than if the meeting was held on consecutive days, and in
the " fixed events " for two and three-year-olds there are
two intervening weeks. This gives a good chance for
the colts and fillies named in them to participate in those
that come between. "While this is a valuable concession
to the owners, it is also an assurance of a better return at
the gate. Not quite so convenient for those who come
from a distance, though in the spring the country peo-
ple are so busy that they are unable to leave their pur-
suits, and San Francisco, Oakland, and those places from
which the trip and return can be made in one day, sup-
ply by far the largest proportion of the spectators. The
city people, or at least ninety per cent, of those who at-
tend, cannot'afford to leave their business for a week at a
time. All of them, however, can take Saturday after-
noon and nearly all the "Wednesday, too, for some recre-
ation. By selecting the dates rather earlier than usual,
the counter attractions of the picnics are avoided and
this is a guarantee of several hundred dollars more than
would be received when the days clash. "We are also
glad to see that there is a hurdle race on each of the reg-
ular days. By offering an adequate return, horses will
be taught to jump, there will be plenty jockeys of abil-
ity, and with these there is scarcely any more danger
than in the ordinary flat-racing. The public relish
these contests and they add greatly to the interest of the
meetings.

The main thing now is for the owners to respond liber-
ally in the way of making entries, and though we have
no hesitation in predicting the greatest number of start-
ers ever known on this coast we earnestly urge eveiy
person who owns thoroughreds to train and enter them.
The distances and conditions are so vari?d that all will
have a chance and every grade an opportunity to win
something. Any questions directed to the assistant sec-
retary, C. M. Chase, will meet with a prompt answer, and
rules will be sent on application to this office free of
charge.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

E. W. Piercy, manager of the Kecreation grounds,
objects to our report of the Haley-Masterson race last week,
inasmuch as he thinks he discovers therein an inference
that there was something questionable about the manage-
ment. He says for himself that he had nothing whatever to
do with the management, which was wholly in the hands of
the Olympic Club, which we believe is in accordance with
the facts, and we cheerfully give place to Mr. Piercy's dis-
claimer. The particular point made against the manage-
ment in our report was that there was either gross ignorance
or carelessness. The match was made to rule. The public
were invited to pay gate money to see the race and also to
bet their money on the result through the medium of pools
sold on the grounds. People who paid gate money and
staked their money in the match were entitled to protection
in so far as a rigid adherence to rule could give it. The rule
was ignored in the race and we let the cause hang between
the two propositions: either the managers were ignorant of
the existence of the rules or else careless in the applica-
tion of them.

A Good Idea is the following editorial cut from the
New York Herald of the 18th inat., especially that part of it

that recommends a divergence from the old stereotyped " 3
in 5 " races. Were the race meetings limited in the same way
the attractions would vanish, and in lieu of the large crowds
that grace the Eastern fields the assemblages would be small
It is far from being true that the modern trotter is only
capable of going a mile at a time, and when trials at a longer
distance have taken place the old long distance records are
wiped out. Thus a California four-year-old trotted a second
heat of two miles in 4:51, only half a second slower than that
of Flora Temple that for so long held the first place.

The trotting interests of the country will be much bene-
fiited and the race meetings will be more generally popular if
those managers who are now arranging the summer pro-
grammes for the various circuits will make some needed
changes in their general plan. The Chicago innovation of
last year in the frequent substitution of stakes for purses was
an excellent one, and should be imitated generally through-
out the country this season. The purses look well on paper,
but they are by no means so attractive whenthe winner finds
that he has really paid twenty per cent, of his winnings in a
ten per cent, entrance fee, getting but half the large purse, if,
indeed, he is not compelled to accept a compromise with the
associations owing to their bad success with expected entries.
There should be also radical change in the monotonous mile
heat racing, and ingenuity shown in varying the programme
after the fashion which obtains on the running track.

The Stockton Stake for two-year-olds to be trotted
at the San Joaquin Valley Fair in September next closes on
the first of February (Thursday next) and there is not a
doubt that the nominations will reach such a number as to
makeit one of the richest of the season. It is for all colts
and fillies foaled in 1881, heats of a mile, $50 each, $25 of
which must accompany the nomination, and 'the association
adds $500. The stakes are divided into "four moneys"—
fifty per cent, to the first, twenty-five per cent, to the second,
fifteen per cent, to the third and ten per cent to the fourth.
The added money is divided in a novel manner. Each of
the colts that win money in the race receives $100, and the
sire of the winner $100. Address J. L. Phelps, Secretary,
Stockton, California.

The "Breeder's Gazette" makes a mistake in the
presumption that E. S. Stokes was not authorized to make
the match on the part of Overman against Ewing. O. A.
Hickok informs us that a telegram was sent to Mr. Stokes
empowering him to act, and to make the match for $5,000 a
a side, one-third forfeit to be put up, and on the arrival of
Overman at Salt Lake the balance to make good the usual half
forfeit. It is also mistaken in thinking that the match is ' 'around
the stove " on the part of Overman, and if Col. Shaugh-
nessy is really "willing," it can be consummated whenever
he signifies that he is ready to post the amount.

In another column will be found an acceptance o
Mr. Carroll's challenge from S. Brinkerhoff, president of the
Dixon Coursing Club. Mr. Carroll has already found one
acceptor, but there is no reason why he should not take the
second one too, as he has plenty of dogs at his command. Of
course Mr. Carroll has an equal say with Mr. Brinkerhoff in
the matter of time, place, and especially judge, and we ap-
prehend that Mr. Brinkerhoff, who is a gentleman of tact and
a thorough courser, will waive his present demands should
Mr. Carroll object. "We would like tosee Blue Jacket matched,
and doubtless Mr. Gordon is an able judge, but we imagine
that Mr. Carroll will not be likely to accept unless he has a
voice in the selection of the judge.

BILLIARDS.

Progressive Billiards.

Much ink has been wasted and many tirades of abuse have
been indulged in to show which is and which is not the game
of billiards to rivet the public attention. The authorities
have been at loggerheads for some time on this subject, but
no one has put forth a sensible suggestion to unravel the tan-
gle, as they have all been too busy in putting forth their own
schemes. Some have advocated cushion caroms, others have
sought to prove that the champions' game with its corner-re-
stricted table is the best, and a few — very few — have sworn
allegiance to the straight game. When a new play is put
upon the boards the manager is all anxiety to hear what the
critics have to say regarding it, but so long as the public
patronize his venture he cares little what the "freelance"
has to say about the piece. This should be the case with
billiards, and the best way to test the question as to which is
the most interesting game played on the green cloth and with
the cue should be left to the public. The carrying out of such
a project is an easy one, and there are billiard enthusiasts
enough in this city to put the scheme in practice at once.
Let the players forget their differences for a time, and settle
the mooted question as to which will be the best patronized
game — the cushion carom, the champions' game, or continu-
ous balk line. The all-rail contest is too monotonous, as the
wizards of the present day can run thousands of points when
they get the spheres bunched. There can be no doubt what-
ever that the cushion-carom game is the championship con-
test of the future. It is steadily advanciDg, but as the game
is a very difficult one, it is comparatively slow. There is,
however, a steady improvement going on all the time, despite
what its enemies may say of it. The last match shows con-
clusively that it is advancing, and the time is not far distant
when two hundred points will be ran, and an average of a
dozen or fifteen will be made in a five-hundred-point match.
That this number of points will be made inside three hours
is also a certainty, but we must have patience. The three-
ball game was a slow one when first introduced, but its intri-
cacies weresoon overcome. So it will be with cushiou caroms,
but we must learn to wait. In the, meantime, if there is any
other game of billiards that will interest the public more than
the disputed style let us have it by all means. — New Tor/;
Sportsman.

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Maurice Daly has refused to make a match with William
Sexton to play a return game of billiards, cushion caroms,
for $5,000 a side, until after the balk-line tournament, which
is to take place in Chicago on March 26 next, as he says to
prepare for such a match will interfere with his practice for
the tournament.

(Concluded from page 49.)

Pilot, his dam Belle of Wabash by Bassinger, graudamby im-
ported William IV.

The Moor died the fall of 1875, fifty-one colts being the
total of his get. In this comparatively small lot he has four
in the 2:30, list viz: Del Sur and Tommy Gates each with a
record of 2:24, Sir Guy 2:28£ and Beautiful Bells 2:29}.
These records were obtained when these animals were young.
Sir Guy made his record when a four-year-old; at that age
Del Sur trotted in 2:25; Tommy Gates was eight, and Beauti-
ful Bells four years when the records were made. Good as
this showing is the next generation exhibits a manifest im-
provement.

Sultan who took his sire's place in the stud at Sunny
Slope was foaled in 1875, and served a few mares the spriDg of
1877. In 18S0 his daughter Sweetheart, then two years old,
got a record of 2:261, and in the following year she trotted in
an actual race 2;22L.

Her sister Eva, a year younger, in 1881 took the fraction
off and marked 256, and it always seemed as though full
credit was withheld from this wonderfully meritorious per-
formance. That sisters two and three years old, and these
from a sire which at the date was only six years, should
make the mark of 2:22 and 2:26 on the same day are feats
that may not be seen again for a long time. Nothing in pre-
vious annals can be compared to it, and had it not been for
the glamourie which surrounded the youngsters from Palo
Alto the whole country would have celebrated the perform-
ance. The 2:21 of Wildflower did not lessen the others, al-
though it obscured the brilliancy, and meteor-like the
brightest stars were paled by the intensity of the flood of
light that followed the daughter of Electioneer. But the
blood of The Moor was destined to play an important part
before the curtain was rung down on this notable season of
1881, and when the yearling daughter of Beautiful Bells
marked 2:36A there was a parallel to the great doings of
Wildflower.

Upwards of forty years before these startling performances
were made William T. Porter, the editor of the old Spirit of
the Times, wrote that " with the exception of Andrew Jack-
son Abdallah was the most blood-like trotting stallion he ever
saw." When he penned that sentence had anyone predicted
that the union of the blood of these two stallions would pro-
duce a colt that in its yearling form would mark time that
but few of the old trotters of that day could equal, the pre-
diction would have elicited a contemptuous sneer. The gap
between the patriarchs was not a very long one either. Ab-
dallah, Kysdyk's Hambletonian, Electioneer, Hinda Rose,
Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Neave's Clay,
Clay Pilot, The Moor, Beautiful Bells, Hinda Kose.

Then there came in other strains of ;the horses extolled
by Mr. Porter, as the dam of Beautiful] Bells, Minnehaha,
united them in her pedigree. Her grandam, Nettie Clay, waa
by Strader's Cassius M. Clay, and the next dam by Abdallah,
and Strader's Clay was by Cassius M. Clay, and his dam by
Abdallah.

The subject of this sketch can also show a
rich inheritance on the side of his dam and when
Mr. Newland purchased him from Mr. Kose he
was guided in his choice and made the selection on this ac-
count. He visited Sunny Slope with the intention of buying
the best, the price being a secondary consideration, and the
form of The Grand Moor being satisfactory, the blood of his
dam Vashti settled the question, and he selected the son in
preference to anything he saw. Her sire, Mambrino Patch-
en, a "full brother" to Lady Thome, and combining Mam-
brino Chief, American Eclipse and Sir Archy blood was a
token that the offspring must be all right in this important
point. The get of Mambrino Patchen had achieved dis-
tinction on the tracks, and his daughters take high rank in
the stud. He has several representatives in the 2:30 list and
among others of his daughters there is Thornleaf, the dam of
Cleora, who trotted last summer in 2:18|, her first season in
public.

The dam of Vashti was Kate Taber, by the Dunkin Horse,
an animal that figures quite frequently in the trotting pedi-
grees of Kentucky.

In form The Grand Moor is a capital representation of the
family. It is seldom that more "bloodlike" trotters are seen
than are shown by the descendants df The Moor. Nearly all
of them of fine size and highly finished. As the illustration
exemplifies, this horse is of very fine shape; his color is a glossy
black, in height sixteen hands, and of fine length of body.
His legs are capital, thighs and arms muscular, and the lower
portion showing plenty of bone and tendon. The hocks and
knees are broad, and all the angles from the croup and
withers to feet are right. That he would have trotted fast if given
the opportunity is beyond question. We have seen him haul
the heaviest kind of a breaking cart with a driver of 200
pounds in 2:50, and as there must have been overoOOpounds
behind him it was a proof of speed and weight-pulling com-
bined. Hitched to the same big cart but with a lighter
driver, N. D. Pumyea, he trotted the mile in 2:42, and went
through the backstretch in 37 J seconds.

Owing to the injury to Mr. Newland that left him totally
blind, little was done with his trotters after the accident, and
hence it cannot be said that The Grand Moor has had the
opportunity iu this line to show his family characteristics.

Had that chance been granted, thero are good reasons for
the belief that he, too, would have excelled and made a
name which it must now rest with his offspring to perpetuate.
As we have oftentimes Btated California his a greater variety
of trotting strains than any State in the Union. All of the
Eastern blood that have obtained celebrity and others which
have gained distinction in the land of their birth to add to the
numbers. That the blood of The Moor will continui I
prominently in the calendar is as certain as anything in tl -
future can beforetold, and if we are not greatly misi
will be an addition to those who have achieved renow
the close of this year.

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Jan 27

PAT LYMAN'S MERCED RACE.

The Merced Boys Unmercifully Taken in and
Done for.
All the old sporting inen in this State know Pat Lyman, the

best rtinner, the best juniper, the best wrestler and the best
all-round athlete generally of all the fat men. in the country.
Lyman, or Pat as he is commonly called, weighs about 250
pounds and is not less than fifty-five years old, but he is as
active as many a younger and slighter man and at his own
proposition to match any man who will come up to his weight
can seldom or never find a superior. Pat is as good-natured
as he is fat and above all things enjoys a good joke even if
the point of the joke and the laugh goes against him. Let a
foot-race or a prize fight, or a wrestling match, or any kind of
sport come off within twenty miles of Pat's residence and he
is sure to be on hand with a few dollars in his pocket ready
to bet on his favorite or if he can't find a match willing to
take a trifle of odds and allow his opponent to make his own
match.

But it is at a coursing match that Pat shines principally.
He knows every dog in the State and pretty much what it
can do, and has owned and bred more good greyhounds per-
haps than any other man in California. Nearly all the first-
class dogs around Sacramento are the produce of stock given
to their owners by Pat, and he has several times found to his
sorrow that dogs he has given away were a bit better than
those he kept for himself and has had to accept defeat at the
hands of his own stock.

When Pat was living in San Francisco he never missed a
chance to go up with the crowd to the Merced coursing
matches and generally had one or two of his own dogs on the
card. Mission Girl was his favorite — a small, dark, brindled
low running bitch, one of the best workers and the gamest
runners ever seen and who would have won many a match
but for a bad habit of pulling in slips and choking herself so
badly that she ran blind at the start and lost most of her
courses by being beaten out of the " first turn. "

Whenever Pat went up to M.erced to take part in a coming
match he went there for fun and took good care that he had
a hand in all the sport incident to the excursion. Very often
he furnished a good deal of the sport himself, and he sig-
naled his last trip to the City of the Plains by getting up a
funny foot-race, that not only netted all his friends a consid-
erable sum of money and gave them a heap of fun, but fur-
nished an epoch in the history of Merced from which impor-
tant incidents are dated to this day. " The year Pat Lyman
beat Sam Ross," or "the next harvest after the fat man got
away with the boys " is the current method of computing
time according to the Merced calendar.

Merced, like nearly every other country town in California
or in America, for that matter, possessed a champion foot-
racer in the person of Sam Ross, a deputy sheriff of the county
and a brother-in-law of A. J. Meany, the present popular
sheriff. Ross was a fairly good sprinter for a country place; that
is, he could run 100 yards in a trifle worse time than lOi sec-
onds, but the boys around Merced having timed him with
an eight-day clock as running as fast as 9| seconds he nat-
urally though he was a world-beater, and his frieuds shared
his confidence in his ability to beat every sprinter in the
country. After having defeated all the sprinters of the San
Joaquin valley, Ross naturally enough sighed for other run-
ners to conquer and eagerly seized the arrival of the Pioneer
Coursing Club at Merced with a fairly good runner in the
party as a chance to win fame and money.

The fast man among the coursers was Wilson Davidson, the
secretary of the club, and while the members of the club were
resting from the fatigues of their morning sport a match was
made between Ross and Davidson, which Ross won pretty
easily. This was the beginning of Ross' downfall and the
match which was the indirect cause of the race that Pat
Lyman won a year later.

When the Pioneer Club returned to San Francisco, they
naturally enough talked about Davidson's defeat by a local
man. The conversation was overheard by some persons who
reported it to Archie McComb and Fred Davis, the well-
known professional sprinters, who immediately started off for
Merced to relieve Ross and his friends of their spare cash.
Both men got a race with Ross and both beat him so easily
that his estimate of his speed was brought down to a reason-
able limit. But the victory of the professionals did not satis-
fy the Pioneer Club, and the next time a coursing match was
held at Merced a gentleman accompanied the party who was
able and willing to give Sam Ross four yards in one hundred
and beat him a yard at the finish for as much money as the
Merced sports could raise.

" Twice bit, once shy" remarked Sam when some one pro-
posed to make a match. " I have had enough of San Fran-
cisco sprinters and dou't want any more races."

At night after the first day's sport when the boys were all
in the El Capitan bar room, Pat Lyman with an affectation of
inebriety reeled up to*thebar (he was nearly as sober as a
judge) and remarked that he would run any man in Merced
for $100.

* ' Oh you are fooling, Pat, " said Sheriff Meany; ' ' you know
deuced well that Ross could beat a big fat man like you pretty
near 50 yards in 100."

"All right," said Pat, " spozen he could I dou't care, but he
can't. Tell you what I'll do. I weigh 250 pounds and he
weighs 150. Let him carry 100 pounds to come up to my
weight and I'll run him 100 yards even or if you don't like
that proposition I'll carry a man on my back weighing 140
pounds and bet $100 I'll run 50 yards sooner than he runs
100 yards."

The San Francisco boys all crowded around Pat and begged
of him not to make such a foolish match, vowing and protest-
ing that Ross could beat him easily. The more they begged
of Pat not to make the match the more anxious the Merced
boys get to take Lyman up believing that they had a soft
thing and at last some of them began to chaff Lyman for
backing down from his own proposition.

At this Pat grew indignant and swore he would make the
match anyhow. He threw down $100 in gold, and the frieuds
of Ross having staked an equal amount, it was agreed to run
the race on a footpath to the west of the El Capitan Hotel at
5 p. m. the day following, after the coursing came off. The
BTerced boys thought they had a heap the best of the match
i-b soon as it was made, and seemed so anxious to bet more
money that out of sheer good nature the San Franciscans
jpened their wallets.

"Je wash !" roared a big granger from Plainsburg, as he
■ooked a bet of §50 with old Captain Plaice, *'tliis is a durned
•ight easier nor digging potatoes for a living. Why, man, it's

just like finding the money. A man must be a blamed fool
to think that such a big lump of fat as the 'Frisco man could
carry 140 pounds and beat our little Sammy."

Before the crowd went to bed both parties had bet every
available dollar on the match, and Old Bloss of the El Capi-
tan wore a most unpleasant look, for he knew that no matter
which side won he would have to file seveial board bills away
in the archives of his office until their contractors should
have recovered from pecuniary embarrassments.

It was decided that owing to the importance of the race
and the large sum of money at stake Lyman should not be
allowed to go out to the coursing grounds next day, but
should stay in the city in charge of a couple of amateur
trainers, who would see to it that he did not catch cold or
eat of any food that might injure his wind. What the sys-
tem of training was that these gentlemen adopted will
never be known, but certain it is that it resulted in
bringing Pat to the post next evening with a head bigger than
than that of a sixty-gallon barrel and legs in a somewhat un-
steady condition. Pat said that he had overtrained; his train-
er said that he did not take to his work kindly, while on all
sides the general opinion was that he would be'beaten. Any-
how, when the men appeared on the track they were bettin»
2 to 1 on Sam Ross.

Now, the fact is that Pat Lyman, who is a smooth old boy
if such a compound ever existed, had practiced this feat of
packing a 140-pound man 50 yards a thousand times and
knew that no matter what his condition he could cover the
distance in from nine seconds to nine seconds and a half,
fully a second or a second and a half faster than Ross could
run 100 yards. ThereforeJiehad. taken pains to appear as
poorly as possible to get the benefit of all the odds and had
certainly succeeded admirably. He was dressed in a pair
of carpet slippers, an undershirt and vest, rough pants and
his huge bald head was enveloped in a big red bandana
handkerchief. Ross on the other hand was the model of a
sprinter; slight and clean of limb, he looked real speedy and
bis rig of tights, trunks, and spiked running shoes added to
his looks one of compactness that made Lyman's attempt
seem more ridiculous to the uninitiated. A man who
weighed 140 pounds was soon procured for Lyman to carry
on his back, Sheriff Meany was chosen starter and referee
and the party then adjourned to the track on which the novel
race was to be run.

It took some little time to measure off the track and place
the men on their marks; Sam Ross at scratch and Pat Lyman
at the 50 yard mark midway between start and finish. The
match had not been extensively advertised in the Merced pa-
pers for the simple reason that Merced papers only come out
once a week, but for all that the whole town of Merced, men,
women, children, Indians and dogs had turned out to see the
race. They formed in lines on both sides of the track leaving
barely space enough for the runners.

Are you ready? asked Meany, and before he could get an
answer Ross was flying down the track ; Meany fired as soon
as he could but Ross had covered full twenty feet before Pat
Lyman got under weigh. The old man knew he had a little
the worst of the start and did all he knew to stand off the ad-
vantage. Twenty yards from home he looked like an easy
winner for he was running better than one-half a yard against
Ross' yard but suddenly the man whom he was carrying on
his back and who was a Merced youth tightened his grip
around Pat's throat and came near choking him.

Pat suspected treachery in an instant, but could do nothing
except yell out, "loosen your hold or I'll kill you when this
race is over." The threat seemed to have the desired effect,
for the young traitor let go his grip on Pat's windpipe, and
freed from the incubus, Pat struggled up to the tape a bare
winner just as Ross put his hand on his shoulder. From the
flash of the pistol to the finish was just nine and three-fifths
seconds, timed by myself and another timer of experience,
so Lyman's performance can be understood as being a little
faster than he expected to run.

Such a yell from the San Franciscans as greeted Lyman's
victory I never heard before. Old Captain Plaice seemed
nearly beside himself for joy, and Franklin, Tunstead, Car-
roll, Berry, and all the rest of the boys were equally pleased
and vied with each other in doing honor to their champion.
The Merced folks, especially Ross and his friends, were very
much chagrined, for they thought for sure that they had the
best of the match, but a few bottles of wine made all hands
good-natured, though the lesson of defeat was taken so much
to heart that it has been next to impossible to get any kind
of a match in Merced since that day.

Where Fast Horses Come From.

It appears that the famous trotting horse Occident was in
early life the locomotive of a grocery wagon, and the owner
discovered his gait while the grocer's boy was delivering
goods at his house, and bought the horse and trained him.
And it also appears that the famous St. Julien was once em-
ployed in delivering milk— milk, that cheerful and nour-
ishing beverage so much in vogue among infants, and whose
good name has figured in so many scandals in connection
with water and chalk. Skakespeare has said that honor and
fame from no condition rise, and it is not strange that the
fastest trotters in the country spring from milk and grocery
wagons. The pace at which grocery wagons are driven,
when the boy is out of sight of the old man, and on a good
block pavement, is one that is calculated to develop all the
latent talent a horse has got, and it is the same way with
the drivers of milk wagons. Citizens who reside in the sub-
urbs, on some level street, have noticed this many times
and have remarked upon it. Away down the street an object
appears, looking to the unsophisticated like a baby cart
standing still; but the experienced mother knows better, and
at once begins to gather her offspring off the streets. No
sooner has she done so than a meteor in the shape of a gro-
cery wagon driven by a red-headed boy "flashes by, stops at
the house on the corner, throws out a peck of potatoes, four
or five brown paper parcels, a half dozen crook-necked
squashes, a string of onions and a mess of cucumbers, and
the next instant is gone from her gaze like a beautiful dream,
and she fairly jumps as she turns and sees a milk wagon
bearing down ujion her like a runaway locomotive. Of course
milk wagons use a bell, or a horn, but they drive so fast, the
most of them, that the wagon keeps ahead of the sound. At
least, a person very seldom hears the bell of a milk wagon,
and goes out with the pitcher and milk ticket, without he
finds the wagon has passed on to a house half a block away;
so we judge that the wagon keeps ahead of the sound. It is
not strange, in the view of these facts, that the fast stock of
the country should come from the grocery wagons aud the
milk wagons. The only slow horse is the one driven by the
peripatetic individual who goes about the streets yelling, "Ap-
puls, appuls, pie appu-1-l-l-ls !" No horse who has listened
to that for one day will ever be fast. Unless he is fast asleep.
The fastest horse on the turf, if he was hitched to a pie apple
cart and had that noise dinned into *his ears for a week,
would lie down and die. No; the man who peddles pie ap-
ples always drives a steady horse. He is obliged to have one
of that kind in his business— Peck's Sun.

Pendragon on English Betting- Laws.

An appeal case recently decided by Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge and Mr. Justice Stephen is bound to possess great
interest for racing men, inasmuch as it in effect prohibits the
card-playing which goes on — or has gone on until now —
among them as a matter of course when traveling out or trav-
eling home again. The decision also shows what a curious
thing is English justice as administered in English law
courts. Because it is necessary to convict two or three mem-
bers of the " broad-working" fraternity who have occasion-
ally exhibited their ingenuity in railway carriages, the whole
body of racegoers who as constantly as proverbially play
cards in railway carriages will in future have to do without
their favorite game or be considered rogues and vagabonds,
and punished as such in accordance with the statute. Per-
sonally, I have small sympathy with people who cannot
travel for an hour without producing the devil's books and
playing nap, or bluff, or blind hookey, or whatever else best
pleases them; but I cannot help thinking thatit is nonsensi-
cal as well as cruel to stop them, especially as the law itself
professes to have no objection to card playing qua card-play-
ing, and only does so because it has been decided that a rail-
way carriage is a place within the meaning of the Act of par-
liament. I don't think I ever played a hand at cards in my
life during a railway journey; but no number of lawyers,
whether elevated to the bench or otherwise, would make me
subscribe to the present contemptible condition of affairs.
We are asked to believe that a thing is wrong, not because it
is wrong of itself, but because two gentlemen of the long
robe choose to interpret a word in an Act of Parliament ac-
cording to their own lights and prejudices. Neither Mr.
Justice Stephen nor Lord Chief Justice Coleridge offers|any ob-
jection to card-playing as card-playing; and yet both of them
ought to know, if they do not, that by deciding a railway car-
riage is a place within the meaning of the Act, they make
everybody who plays cards in a railway carriage guilty of
misdemeanor.

Repeatedly before now I have had occasion to point out the
monstrosities developed by this way of defining what is and
what is not a place so far as the Betting and Gaming Acts are
concerned. This time the trouble arises ou t of what is known
as the Vagrants Act. The extraordinary, not to say imbecile,
part of the business is that the law does not profess to inter-
fere with card-playing except when card-playing is carried on
to the danger, moral and pecuniary, of the grandmotherly-
governed and anilely-protected public. To protect the pub-
lic and prevent its hurting its poor little self, the law con-
demns all sorts of fair and comparatively iunocent recrea-
tions. Because now and again cards are used for fraudulent
purposes, we must in the future have no more card-playing.
It would have been just as logical, in the old thimble-
rigging days, to abolish the use of thimbles by special ukase,
and to have put a ban upon the growth and importation of
the pulse which played a part in these wicked and deplora-
ble, dangerous and desperate, exhibitions. Several eminent
lawyers are of opinion that Lord Chief Justice Coleridge and
Mr. Justice Stephen did not think, when they gave their de-
cision, that ordinary gomes at cards would in consequence of
it have to be tabooed in railway carriages at the will of any
obnoxious and non card-playing passenger. This shows how
necessary it is that our Acts of Parliament should be drafted
more in accordance with common sense and common fairness,
So they are, when their drafters are in any way affected by
them.

In all the Acts that touch upon the amusements and the
recreations of the commoner classes we find this one domi-
nant assumption, that whatever they do is wrong, and should
be abolished. If thatjis not the intention it is the effect — and
no man dare deny this sweeping assertion. Because one or
two shopboys who had stolen their employers' money plead-
ed that they were tempted to do so by the love of betting, an
Act was passed which made ready-money betting criminal
among millions who never robbed or never thought of rob-
bing anybody. Special exemption was made for such as do
not belong to the commoner classes. In like manner, be-
cause one or two virtuous legislators discovered or thought
they discovered, that some poor and misguided youth had
gone wrong because of card-playiug for beer or small silver,
maybe copper, wagers, all England — that is, all lower-class
England — was compelled to abandon card-playing except
within the privacy of their own houses. Not only was card-
playing made punishable, but dominoes, skittles, shove-
halfpenny, and all other once-popular public-house amuse-
ments were put down by the iron hand of the law, or sur-
rounded by difficulties which made their pursuit impossible,
simply — so it appears — because they were the amusements
of the lower classes only. All this while it must be borne in
mind that the law never once assumed that these pursuits
were wrong in themselves. The law simply asserted and
still asserts that they give opportunity for the swindler, and
thus must, in the interests of a confiding, an innocent, a
babylike, aud pap-sucking public, be exterminated.

The yacht and boat racing on the King's birthday, Nov. 16th,
was the most enjoyable day's sport of the kind ever known in
Honululu, but unfortunately the "cups" and " prizes" for the
winners were only seen in the advertisements. They have
not yet been presented to the winning crews and no one
seems to know when they will be. One of the boat races on
that day, in which a barge from the U. S. S. Alaska took part
and won fairly by several hundred yards, caused some com-
plaint. A race between the Alaska boys and a native crew
was tried the day after, and although the native boat fouled
twice with the Alaska boat the latter gained on the former and
won the race, but the natives refused to give up the money
they had staked. The officers and sailors on the Alaska con-
cerned in the matter filed a protest with the U. S. Consul be-
fore that vessel sailed from Honolulu .

Preparations are being made in Honolulu fcr the approach-
ing coronation of KingKalakaua, which is to take place Febru-
ary 12th. The festivities are to continue 12 days, and Thurs-
day, February 22d, is. to be given up to yacht and boat racing,
etc. The programme comprises five events as follows: First
— Coronation purse, prize $100, yacht race free to all. Second
— Kalakaua purse, prize §125, barge race free to all. Third-
Kapiolam puree, prize ©100, six-oared gig race, free to all.
Fourth — Lilinokalani purse prize §50, canoes using five
paddles, free to all. Fifth — Diving contest, prize $25, free to
all.

There is a real basis for the high prices of pedigree stock,
whether sheep, cows or horses. It may seem absurd to pay
§200 for a ram that weighs little more than 100 pounds, but
if the progeny of this ram will shear eight to ten pounds of
wool, while common sheep averge five or six pounds, with
the same cost of keeping, the use of the pedigree sheep as a
breeder will pay heavy interest on much more than his in-
creased price. It is not every farmer who can breed fancy
stock with profit, but there is no one who cannot improve his
herds by the use of the best male parentage.

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1883

3?Ii* Ikte&ct m& gpovfenrnvu

To Save the Driving and Working Horse.

Not a few have learned that by putting the weight sudden-
ly upon a small, round stone, or upon the edge of a plank on
the sidewalkout of repair, lameness may follow that will
cling to the person through life. Many horses are lamed in
like manner from being recklessly driven where cobble
stones are in the path, a step upon one of these, when the
horse is moving a load or going at a rapid gait, being quite
likely to strain the joint within the foot, or produce a like
effect in some part of the limb. It is a wonder that so many
horses go through life retaining a fair degree of soundness in
body and limb to the last, when we consider the violent
strains put upon them, the overheating, and exposure to in-
clement weather at the same time.

Neglect of the feet, permitting horses to be driven on ice at
this season of the year without having the shoes sharpened,
is the source of many a violent strain to joints, tendons, and
muscles. Whether sharp or smooth shod, the driver can, if
he will, always choose his ground. An ingenious, consider-
ate driver, by looking a little ahead, may give his horse the
most favorable footing, and at the same time keep his wheels
out of ruts. It shows a great want of tact and judgment in
men upon the road, when all follow the one beaten track,
each one doing all he can to plow the rut deeper. If a halt
is made, that the team may have a brief rest and regain wind,
a prudent man will see that the team is brought to a stop on
a descending grade, if he can avail himself of this advantage,
as if heavily loaded the start causes unnecessary strain upon
any other ground.

In an uneven country, whether a team is heavily loadedor
not, great care is required both in ascending and in descend-
ing hills. A man may be, in a measure, pardoned for driving
his team checked up on level ground, provided he occasion-
ally loose the checks to give relief; but no one is excusable
for driving up hill, whether loaded or not, without loosening
the'check rein J It will always be observed that a horse, while
pulling at a load, unless he has a high, slanting shoulder,
and has always done his work with his head checked up, will
extend his nose, placing the air passages in as nearly a direct
line as possible, as in that position his breathing — an im-
portant factor in his strength" and endurance — is facilitated,
while with his head checked up, the air passages are thrown
into sharp curves, and free breathing rendered impossible.
This is especially the case in ascending a hill.

Horse owners seldom reflect that the horse formed for
going up hill easily to himself, may have a very faulty forma-
tion for going down hill and | in performing the latter
act is quite open to injury, unless great care be observed.
Thus, a horse with a heavy hind quarter and loin, with wide
hock and hind leg, may have this associated with a thick,
upright shoulder and wide breast. This formation will en-
able the animal to ascend the hill quite easily; but that for-
mation best calculated to stand the down-hill travel, namely,
a high, slanting shoulder, being absent, such a horse is liable
to injury in the shoulder and forelegs, unless driven down
hill with great moderation. Such horses, if driven down hill
upon a trot, are liable to injury at every step. Along hill,
even though the load be light, should never be ascended with-
out one or two stops being made, the strain upon the tugs
taken off, if the load is heavy, by a block to the wheel, or,
what as better, whether the load is heavy or not, turning the
team and wagon diagonally across the road, which will ren-
der a start comparatively easy.

Anyone who has not tried this mode of refreshing a hard-
working team while upon the road would be surprised at the
invigorating effect of allowing a horse to eat a quart of oats
during a stop of eight or ten minutes without unhitching,
the head being released from the strain of the check rein in
the meantime. A few minutes' access to grass, with the head
at liberty, has a like effect. No sensible driver, let the wagon
be ever so light, will keep his team upon a steady trot for a
long distance, no moderation of gait being allowed. An oc-
casional short distance upon a walk gives opportunity for
regaining breath, and enables the horse to resume the trot
without undue tax upon muscle and wind.

Discerning drivers say of some horses, that they have no
judgment, they will go till they drop, and to be saved from
being early stiffened and blemished, must be restrained and
favored whenever put upon the road. Such horses should
be held in the light of a luxury, that their spirited bearing
and going qualities may stay to a good, old age. Horses of
this class generally have good material in them — material that
will wear well if not unduly abused. But in reckless hands,
these high-mettled travelers, selling, when fresh from the
country, up in the hundreds, soon find their way to the
auction market for used-up horses, and are next seen crip-
pling along at some menial service. — Live Stock Journal.

The Boston Globe is authority for the statement that there
is a fashionable craze just now in the best society of Boston
for Jersey cattle. That these beautiful creatures should be
made pets of by those who have time and money to spend on
them is not surprising. Through their great worth as a dairy
cow, combined with their surpassing beauty and gentleness,
they are rapidly coming to supersede other cattle in the esti-
mation of those who admire fine animals of this class. They
are as pretty to look at as a fawn, and their milk, of wonder-
ful richness, is from 33 to 40 per cent, cream, or even more.
In some of the fashionable suburbs of the hub it is as much
the thing for ladies to have their pet Jerseys as it is for Lon-
don ladies to lavish their love on lapdogs — and surely the
custom is one more creditable to them.

If you want to keep hogs from plowing up your fields, I
can tell you a of a plan adopted with complete success by the
late cattle king, Jacob Strawn, of Morgan county, Illinois,
who was also a very extensive raiser and dealer in swine.
Mr. Strawn's plan was to have what he termed "snouting
day," when all hogs to be operated upon were collected in an
inclosure. The hogs in turn were caught and brou ght to a
block of wood, when a man with a sharp chisel sliced off the
rooter on tne top of the nose. They were then turned into a
clover pasture and were perfectly harmless as far as plowing
up the ground. I have seen hundreds of hogs in Mr.
Strawn's fields, but never saw any damage done by them.
The plan is simple and effective, and does away with the ex-
pense of buying rings.

Mr. Alvord, in his address on the factory system of butter
making, delivered at Rutland, before the Vermont Dairy-
men's Association, stated that the farmers of Franklin county,
Mass., sent off, during the year 1S80, 400 tons of butter, which
brought on the average about three cents per pound less than
creamery butter from factories in the vicinity. This loss of
three cents equaled in the aggregate the neat little sum of
$25,148, which might have gone into the pockets of the
farmers of Franklin county, and at the same time have saved
their wives an unlimited amount of hard work and unceasing
care and anxiety.

A large boathouse in the harbor of Honolulu has been com-
pleted for King Kalakaua, in which he will keep his new
yacht. He has another house for his small boats. Both are
• fc on piles on the edge of deep water.

Montreal's Carnival.

Montreal citizens are just now looking forward to much
pleasure from the winter carnival of outdoor sports to take
place during the last week of January. It is expected to be
the inauguration of annual events of this kind, and prepara-
tions are being made on a large scale to insure its success.
Winter sports in Canada a quarter of a ceutury ago were
confined chiefly to the boys of English and Scotch families,
then resident inmost of the large cities. In the young conn-
try the seniors had so much to do with earning the bread and
butter that sports with them were looked upon as so much
time thrown away. The French element seemed to rind no
time for outdoor amusements then, the dances of La Belle
France and more comfortable fireside games claiming most of
their attention. They have not entirely recovered from their
apathy in this respect, for while there are many a score of
snowshoe and skating clubs throughout Montreal and the
suburban villages there are not more than one or two in
which the French descendants, leaving the sports of the lire-
side, indulge in the more vigorous ones of the hillside,
valley and ice-locked ponds. The boys of twenty-five years
ago are the leading men of Canada to-day, and to their credit
it may be said that their love for outdoor sports has grown with
them. From the late Sir Hugh Allan down to the youngest
member of the snowshoe clubs all have gone into the work
of prepaiing to make the carnival a success. The result is
the preparation of an excellent programme.

An ice palace is to be erected at some prominent point of
view, its main turret to reach 150 feet, while its other dimen-
sions will be in keeping. This will be illuminated at night
with the electric light, and the effect is expected to be very
fine, especially as colored glass is to be used in its construc-
tion.

Two days of trotting races are arranged for, these to take
place on the frozen bosom of the St. Lawrence. Cutters, of
course, will be attached to the trotters, and some excellent
prizes have been provided for one day of gentlemen's road-
sters and money prizes for the professional men.

There will also be a grand curling bonspiel, in which all
the clubs under the jurisdiction of the Eoyal Caledonia Curl-
ing clubs are expected to compete. This game is not much
played here.

A very attractive feature of the carnival will be the skating
night at the Victoria rink. A grand historical procession in
connection with this is on the programme, which, seen in the
light of a thousand jets, will have a very fine appearance.
An afternoon will be devoted to snowshoe races. The snow-
shoe has almost ceased to be utilized for anything except
pleasure tramps across the country. At one time in the his-
tory of Canada the snowshoe was exceedingly useful. Her
Majesty's troops were always instructed in its use. In fact,
an army would be useless in this climate during the winter
without it. But nowadays moonlight strolls with the ladies,
whose feet it is the duty of the cavalier to fit with the snow-
shoe, are one of the attractions to make snowshoeing a sport.
Then the rendezvous of each particular club in the country
some three or four miles away, sometimes a dozen, makes a
long tramp from town. The more stormy and dark the night
the more jolly the company generally is. Sometimes nearly
a hundred snowshoes are in Indian file, following their chief.
Often in the racing competitions Indians are pitted against
white men, whom they always outrun in the long distances,
but are beaten in the short distances up to half a mile. On
the evening of the snowshoe day there will be a procession
of snowshoers by torchlight. The route will be taken up
the side of Mount Royal, the snowshoers to disperse at the
summit, each club seeking its own headquarters.

Tobogganing, or Indian sleigh coasting, will monopolize
one evening, and the slides at Cote street, Antoine, will be
illuminated with electric lights. As this sport is almost ex-
clusively Canadian a word may not be amiss in description of
it. The toboggan, or Indian sleigh, is made from long flat
strips of hickory of a thickness of from one-eighth to one-
quarter of an inch and from eighteen inches to thirty inches
wide, according to desire, while the length may vary from
three to seven feet. The long strips that are fastened together
to make the desired width are turned up at one end, after the
manner of the old Dutch or " turn-up " skate of twenty years
ago. Upon the toboggan may be placed a cushion or not, as
to choice. Generally there is a very good cushion on each.
The steering is done by the gentlemanin charge of the tobog-
gan, who sits in the stern of the craft, with his cargo of ladies
fair in front of him. Some toboggans will hold five or six
adults very comfortably. All who make the trip get upon the
toboggan, just on the brow of the hill or slide. The steers-
man is the last to embark. He is supplied with a sharp
pointed hickory stick, about four inches long, one held in
each hand. He is gently pushed over the top of the slide
with his freight of ladies. If he finds his craft veer to the'
right he strikes hard with 'the left hand stick into the snow
to bring her straight again. All the time he and his toboggan
are careering toward the foot of the hill like the wind, and he
must be clever if he would miss an upset. His bevy of fair
damsels do not Hike to be upset and rolled unceremoniously
over the generally frozen surface of the hillside. Thus he ex-
erts all his energies, and if he is strong and clever brings his
craft safely to the hill bottom. Then there is a walk back in
the moonlight or the torchlight to the summit of the hill and
the ride is repeated. But while the steersman must know
his business in regard to the safety of his craft he must also
be accomplished in the knowledge of how to upset the tobog-
gan into a soft snow bank. Some of the jolliest of the par-
ties rather like to be suddenly hurled into each other's arms
in that manner, and have their stout beaux pull them out
again. The advantage of the toboggan over the bobsled is
that on the former a spillmeans only a shake or two. As the
tobogganer skims along with only an inch between his body
and the snow he has not far to fall when the upset comes.
Woe betide him, though, should he run into a tree. A few
lives have been lost in this way by reckless and venturesome
gentlemen.

But, leaving the outdoor sports, attention is drawn to the
grand ball at the Windsor Hotel, which is to close the week
of carnival. The Governor and all the provincial lieutenant-
governors, members of the Cabinet of Canada, mayors of
New York, Boston and other American cities, governors of
States adjacent to Canada and mayors of Canadian cities are
to be invited to this ball. This, it is hoped, will be the
crowning event of the carnival. Arrangements are being
made by railway companies for excursion rates during the
week, and should the Committee of Management meet with
the assistance of Jack FroBt, and obtain fine weather, very
much enjoyment will be had by those who love the Canadian
winter sports. — Montreal Cor. New York World.

Nor'west ducks, plover and other migratory game birds are
quite plentiful at the Hawaiian Islands, and sportsmen are
having fine times shooting them.

Christmas day was celebrated by rifle shooting at Wailnkn,
Maui, and by horse racing at Kapaa, Kauai.

THE GUN.

Indestructibility of Game Birds.

That every question has two sides is admitted, tacitly or
overtly, by every one; and if it has not been already proved
that the destruction of certain of our game birds is inevitable,
in spite of existing laws, I would like to say a few words in
support of the other side, and show, if possible, by advancing
such theories as have seemed to me rational and consistent
with the point in question, that the total extinction of our
game birds is next to impossible.

In the first place, it is noticeable that the change of habits
of birds ever tends toward a greater ability to escape their
pursuers, and this change, therefore, ameliorates their in-
stinct of self-preservation, which is paramount in all the
animal kingdom. Witness the difference of habits of the
ruffed grouse of the Maine and Canada woods and of those
in the much-shot-over districts of Massachusetts, New York
and Connecticut. I venture to say that of seven birds
flushed in Eastern Massachusetts, not more than one is ever
killed, day in and day out.

To what limit this change may reach, we know not; but it
needs only to instance the increased development of this fac-
ulty to evade their enemies to show that it is sufficient to
meet the dangers to which they are exposed.

Doubtless, too, this faculty is hereditary, and birds that
have once associated the sound of a gun to proximate danger
to themselves, and the voice of man to imminent peril, will
in course of time hand down to their offspring a like associa-
tion of perceptions.

Again, those who assert that certain quarters are shot over
too much for a continuance of its game supply must, from
the very terms of their assertion, admit also that in those
same quarters the birds never die a natural death of old age,
which entails the admission that none but the young, rela-
tively, and healthy survive till succeeding spring to breed —
i. e., only those that can and do reproduce their kind.

That, owing to an undue persistence in their destruction,
quail and grouse make partial migrations from the localities
where they were reared to others more remote and better
suited to their peace and rest, none but the blindest will de-
ny. This holds equally true of deer.

After being hunted and hounded for some time in the Ply-
mouth Woods, Cape Cod, there appears to be a decrease in
the number of deer, and at the same time a corresponding
increase in the number of those at more southern parts of
the Cape; from this fact it is fair to surmise that they were
driven from their wonted retreat to others less frequented.

To revert to migratory birds, it is well known that wild-
fowl, when disturbed at night on their resting grounds (or
more properly speaking, waters), will forsake those waters,
and not, as is generally the case, return again in the same
season at least; this, far from tending toward their destruc-
tion (the popular view), only increases their chance of life,
rendering them, as it does, more shy, vigilant and suspicious
for the future, which in turn puts them within reach only of
the most accomplished sportsmen — a very small class of men.

Furthermore, when birds are shot in large numbers, the
markets become glutted, and the price of the birds being
lowered, offers less inducements to the market shooter, and
ultimately the slaughter must cease.

Of the extinction of bay snipe little or no fear need be felt.
These birds are so prolific, their breeding grounds for the
most part so remote, the demand for them in the market,
comparatively speaking, so small, and their season of appear-
ing and reappearing on our shores so untimely for active ex-
ercise or even for sun-basking, that their total extermination,
however great the increase of breech-loaders, is impossible.
In an out-of-the-way corner somewhere in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, I have for the past three years shot these birds,
but noticed no decrease in their numbers, exceptof the golden
plover last season, which, however, I attribute to some freak
in the weather when the birds were at sea migrating, and so
perhaps altered their line of flight.

Other reasons, analogous to, but less salient than those
already shown, might be given in support of this view of the
question, but if I have added any hope to the despondent
and complaining class of sportsmen, who are forever bewail-
ing the dearth of game and its speedy extermination, of which
I am heartily tired, I have won my point. To do more would
but be needlessly trespassing on your space. — H. W. A., in
Forest and Stream.

The New Oregon Game Law.

The revised game law went into effect in Oregon on the 1st
inst. It is now a misdemeanor in Oregon to kill any buck
deer between the 1st of November and the 1st of July of
each year, doe or fawn for four years; or to kill elk, moose
or mountain sheep from the 1st of January to the 1st of
August; or to kill or have in possession between the 1st of
April and the 1st of September any wild swau, mallard duck,
wood duck, widgeon, teal, spoonbill, black or sprigtail duck;
or, between the first day of April and the fifteenth day of
June of each year, for any purpose, take, kill, injure or
destroy or offer for sale any prairie chicken or sage hen, or
between the first day of January and the fifteenth day of
July of each year, take, kill, injure or destroy or have in
possession, sell or offer for sale any mouutaiu or brook trout.
It is also provided that "every person who shall within the
State of Oregon at any time after the passage of this act de-
stroy or remove from the nest of any mallard duck, widgeon,
wood duck, spoon-bill, gray, black or sprigtail duck, prairie
chicken or sage hen, grouse, pheasant, quail or partridge, or
other wild folws, any egg or eggs of such fowls or birds shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor." The penalty for violating any
provision of the law is "a fine of not less than $10 nor
more than §100, or imprisonment in the county jail of the
county where the offense was committed, for not less than
five days nor more than three months, or both such imprisou-
ment and fine. One-half of all moneys collected for lines for
violation of the provisions of this act shall be paid to in-
formers and one-half to the district attorney in the county in
which the case is prosecuted."

J. L. G. Smith has a sand-hill crane, which he winged
some time ago. The injured wing healed rapidly, bat not
until the crane had been domesticated and used to following
Mr. Smith over the hills and far away, and answering to his
whistle. Yesterday the crane went walking, as usual, follow-
ing Mr, Smith to the hills, but missing each other. Mr. Smith
arrived homo, and could see from the springs the crane walk-
ing up and down on the summit of the mountain, eagerly
searching for him. He then gave a lone blow upon his
whistle, when instantly the crane rose half a mile in the air
and circled around until it saw its master, and, gradually de-
scending, it lit at his feet. The bird is a great curi
the Hot Springs, and is thoroughly trained.— Wo
Times,

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Coots.

Some gentlemen who are pretty well np in gastronomic
science have been experimenting with coots of late. The
birds were skinned, soaked in saleratus water and, properly
prepared, were said to be good eating. The skinning partic-
ularly is essential. It is said to be the skin which contains
the fishv oil which renders the meat of the coot disagreeable
to eat. Therefore when the skin is gone the flesh may be
eaten. Most people, no doubt, will prefer the mallards and
the canyasbacks; but coots are just now, and usually, more
plentiful than these. The coot is somewhat easier to be
killed also. He will scnll away from you with a side glance
from his red-rimmed eye as if "keeping an eye on you;"
but he will keep on swimming and will defer the exertion] of
flying as long may be. This is when he is alone. When in
flocks the coots will fly off together; but single ones are loth to
fly, and are diligently hunted by the small boy of the period.
In the creeks and marshes around this city, and more partic-
ularly around Oakland; the coot abounds. In the large bays
they "congregate in great flocks. The long pier at Oakland
seems a favorite place for them and thousands may be seen
swimming about in that region at all times. They evidently
tear the mussels off the piles, for they are often seen with
the mussels in their mouths.

Some people imagine the coot to be allied in some way to
the cat. At all events it is to the bird family what the cat is
to the quadruped. If a cat has nine lives a coot has nine-
teen. A boy will shoot a coot, 50 feet off, through the head
nine oi ten times and put several more charges of shot into
the pope's nose portion of his anatomy as he repeatedly dives.
Finally the coot will get so full of shot that — to speak
nautically — he will bare less freeboard than his mates, sink-
ing till only his tail feathers and head appear above the sur-
face. Even then he will keep diving and turning and per-
forming aquatic gymnastics until clubbed and mashed with
an oar or stretcher, when he gasps and rolls over; as the boy
grabs at him he rolls over several times more bnt is finally
caught and thrown into the boat in a comatose condition.
After about an hour the boys hear a splash and behold
there is that blasted coot overboard and swimming away as
lively as if he had never heard of gun, shot, boy or boat be-
fore" And he seems to be in a much better condition for
swimming fast than before he was ballasted with lead like an
English cutter, which may account in some way for that class
of boats sailing fast. At all events away goes the coot and if there
is any tule or grass orweeds about he will hide himself in
such a way that it takes an hour or so to ferret him out.
"When finally killed he is not any good anyhow, unless treated
as we have described in the first part of this screed.

Crack Shots.

Last Sunday at Birds Point, Alameda, a twenty-bird match
■was shot for $20 a side between Mr. J. S. Gregory and Mr.
John Ferguson. It is true that the pigeons were not an ex-
tra lively lot, though there were a few hard birds among
them, and take it all in all, as the following scores show,
there was some excellent snap shooting done:

_ _ _ ri 111111111

J.S.Gregory |x io*lllllll

Total 19

(1110010111
Jobnterguson |2 111111111

Total -17

Before the above match was shot] Air. Merrian bet Air.
Ferguson $20 that Air. Gregory would score five birds out of
the twenty-five pigeons more than Air. F. When the match
of twenty birds was shot off, the string of five extra birds
was counted on the twenty-bird score to make the twenty-five-
bird match. In this Air. Ferguson was the winner as the
following shows :

Gregory * 0 111 1-4

Ferguson .- . . 1 1 1 1 1 — 5

In the first match Air. Gregory missed his thirteenth bird
but as the * shows it died out of bounds. The shooting was
from plunge traps, twenty-one yards rise and eighty yards

bounds.

♦

Trap Shooting at the Islands.

On the afternoon of New Year's day a party of gentlemen
at Honolulu engaged in a pigeon shooting tournament. Some
of the shooters were amateurs, and as the sun was shining
in their faces and a strong breeze blowing, the majority of
them made poor records. Ground traps were used, rise of
thirtv yards, eighty yards limit. Following is the result:

ToUl birds, hit. missed, sweeps.

J. X. Havlev 16 11 5 3

A. >\ Tripp 12 8 4 2

J.Smyth 1C 9 7 2

C.X.Arnold 15 8 7 1

J.Arnold 9 3 6 1

•W. Tnger 13 6 7 0

D. Monsarrat 7 3 4 0

J. H. Black 13 4 9 0

J. M. Monsarrat 6 15 0

O. Wrougbton 12 2 10 0

Totals 119 55 64 9

Shotgcns at School. — We are informed that up in Tilden
School District shotguns are taken to school for the pur-
pose of killing geese. 'When a thick flock passes near the
schoolhouse, they sometimes fire from the windows. About
a week ago the teacher sent two boys by the name of Jones
and Laughlin, to briDg a bucket of water. They took their
shotguns along. On the way one of them was working with
the hammer which seemed to be out of fix; the gun was acci-
dently discharged and took away the right fore finger of
Jones. — Stanisla tu S: wt .

A party of five men of the Cordelia Club were up the river
on a hunting trip last Saturday; the hunters found plenty of
sport sculling in the sloughs for ducks. The only way to
bring down the toothsome can is to He behind blinds
and wait the flight as when these birds are feeding they
keep in the open water where they 6ee all who approach,
whereas teal and small ducks feed along the banks of the
sloughs. The ducks are in rather poor condition, especially the
teal. One party brought down 150 ducks; of these Air. Fri-
lauder got 56 and Fred Butler came in with a fine bag of
CADS.

The Trap at Stockton.

On Alonday last there was a bit of a pigeon match — or
rather a series of matches— at the grounds of the O'Neil Gun
Club, on Hohenshell's place, north of the city. The first
match was at ten single birds and six double birds each, usual
rise and bounds, entrance $10 each, one prize to be made of
the entrance money, and the score was as follows:

C.J.Haas 1 11101113 1-11 11 11—15

Cy. Hohenshell l 01111101 1-01 Olw

F. Leffler l 01111111 1-01 Olw

Air. Haas pocketed the $30.

The next match was at six birds each, $5 entrance, usual
bounds, and Haas, Cy. Hohenshell and F. Lefflerwere handi-
capped by twenty-six yards rise to twenty-one yards for the
other participants, the money to be divided into" three prizes.
The result was as follows:

C.J.Haas i 1101 1—5

J. Smith o l o w

B. Hohenshell i x 1 0 1 1—5

F. Leffler '.'.'.'.'.' ".1 0 111 1-5

H. G rattan i i o 1 1 1—5

E. Leffler ;. i i j o 1 1—5

Frank White o 1111 1—5

W. E. Sannders i 1 I l o 0—4

Cy. Hohenshell i 0 111 1—5

There were not birds enough to shoot off the ties, hence
the money was divided between those who killed five of the
six birds. There were other matches, bnt the scores could
not be obtained. — Stockton Herald.

At San Bruno the duck shooting is quite lively and inter-
esting on windy days when it is too rough for birds to remain
peacefully on the bay. There is no morning flight and but
very few come in the evening, but let a strong, rough wind
spring up. such as we had a week or so ago, and the marshes
are alive with birds. Messrs. Preeht and Brown were down
on several windy afternoons lately, and had excellent luck.

The explosion of the Powder Works last Sunday caused
thousands of waterfowl that were feeding in that vicinity to
tike wing and fly away to the north and south. No doubt
the birds thought it was some sort of a new-fashioned market
hunter coming among them. The hunter— Death— was
abroad and his shots were, indeed, death-dealing, but he was
after larger game.

Diver skins are now worth upwards of 75 cents each and
any successful hunter can make quite a snug little sum of
money by hunting on the bay. From now on, divers will
commence to come in in large number to these waters. We
understand that Mr. Jas. Payne is going to hunt these birds
for their skins as soon as circumstances will permit.

There is no shooting done to speak of at the preserve ponds
up in the marshes. A great many sportsmen go up
regularly every week, but they all hunt in the sloughs, as all
of the large water fowl stay around in water and along the
banks. Canvasbacks and mallards are quite plentiful and the
shooting lively and interesting.

The trains last Saturday evening aDd Sunday morning were
actually packed with crowds of hunters bound for the lower
bay marshes. On the return nearly all expressed themselves
satisfied with their excursion and to judge from the size of the
bags there was no cause for complaint.

Dock hunters are having considerable success in bagging
canvasback ducks during the cold nights in the rules below
town, says the Napa Reporter. Mr. George West shot thir-
teen one evening of last week, while others report good luck
in bagging wary aquatic fowl.

A pigeon shooting match will take place at old Mountain
View to-morrow. The contest will be at fifteen birds, twen-
ty-one yards rise. First prize $100, second S60, third $40.
Several of Redwood City's crack shots have signified their
intention to compete.

Last Saturday evening Mr. Ed Ladd and Mr. Gould went
down to Alvarado and spent several hours shooting by moon-
light andhad good luck. They also hunted on the "day fol-
lowing. The result of their trip was 80 ducks, all of which
were in good condition.

The recent cold weather has made duck hunting less at-
tractive than usual. Rousing out at 4 a. m. with ice on the
ponds is not as much fun when the time comes as it looks
the night before. However, there are plenty of enthusiastic
ones to do it.

There have been two matches arranged to take place at
Adams Point next Sunday — one between Nick Williams and
J. W. Scott, and the other between Nick Williams and Jos.
Ghiradelli. Conditions of both, 50 clay pigeons each, IS
yards rise.

Small ducks are quite plentiful in the marshes up the
river but while there are larger birds to shoot at, they are
not disturbed very much even by market hunters. It is said
that the San-Rafael marshes are alive with teal and wid-
geon.

Last Sunday, Mr. Putzman and a party of nine gentlemen
were down at the quail grounds at Mission San Jose. Mr.
P. killed ten of these pretty game birds, making the largest
bag of the day.

The Cordelia Club, instead of giving up their grounds for
the season, as was expected, will hunt there another month,
the "cans " having come in.

Capt. Chittenden with the yacht Lolita will remain with
the Cordelia Club till the 15th of February.

The Alvarado marshes are very much frequented during
these days. '

The many prominent tilliard experts in the East are hard
at work practicing for the coming tournament. Shaefer
seems at home with the continuous balk line and runs 100
points quite easily. Slosson does not like the game, but is
getting along well with Randolph Heiser as a trial horse. The
latter does not appear to as great advantage in the new game
as at cushion caroms. Daly is devoting all his spare time to
the new game and is improving rapidly. The game is much
to his style of play, and already he is looked upon as the
probable winner of the tourney. Sexton is playing the game
well, but does not like it as well as the straight game, where
he is so much at home. The other players all express them-
selves as pleased with the new departure, as they think it
gives them a chance to win a championship.

Jay Beach, proprietor of the Cascade Stock Farm, Lake
county, Oregon, recently sold to Joseph Buchtel of East Port-
land, b f Cesnola, 2, by Altamont, dam L. S. Dyar's Kate,
by Mike, a son of Vermont. This filly is nominated for the
three-year-old Breeders' Stake for 1883.

The palace car of the Fish Commission, stocked with carp
for this Coast, left Washington on the 23d iust. for this city
via. the southern route. Fish for Oregon will be sent up
from here by Bteamer.

BICYCLING.

Bicycle racing between professional riders is fast becoming
popular in this country and men who have become identified
with other forms of athletic sport have taken to bicycle rid-
ing. Among these are George GaiseL the oarsman, and
Frank Hart, the colored pedestrian. Both have entered the
twenty- six-hour race which will be held on January 26 and
27 at the American Institute Rink, New York. The entry
list is made up of the following well-known riders: John S.
Prince, of Boston, the champion of America; W. G. Morgan,
who has the best record in this country for a six-day race
(twelve hours a day); William M. Woodside, the ex-amateur,
who also holds the amateur championship of Ireland; W.
Smith; William Olliver, of England; Thomas and George
Harrison; James Murphy; Thomas Mellon and Mile. Armain-
do, the champion female bicycle rider, who has the best out-
door record for fifty miles in America. The race will be for
the championship and a trophy valued at $200. On the
evening of the 26th inst., John S. Prince and William M.
Woodside will race twenty-five miles for $200 a side. The
London Sports-man says that John Keen, the famous bicycle
rider, will leave England for this country the latter part of
this month, his intention being to make a match with Prince.

A meeting of Los Angelenos interested in bicycling was
held last week, at which the Los Angeles Bicycle Club was or-
ganized, and the following officers elected: President, Geo.
A. Hacksll; Captain, C. H. Wedgwood; First Lieutenant, Jas.
W. Lancaster; Second Lieutenant, H. I. Millard; Secretary
and Treasurer, L. E. Meyers.

THE RIFLE.

California Schuetzen Club.

The California Schuetzen Club inaugurated the shooting
festivals of 1SS3 with one for the benefit of a laudable pur-
pose indeed, namely, in aid of the sufferers through the floods
in Germany.

Sunday last, the shooting came off at Alameda Schuetzen
Park and proved a grand success. As at the prize shoot-
ing instigated by the California Scheutzen Club for the bene-
fit of the Veteran's Fund, last year, a handsome surplus
($177 50) was realized, the full amount of which (700 Reichs-
mark) was, Wednesday last, cabled to the President of the
German Reichstag in Berlin for distribution among the suf-
ferers.

Forty-one prizes were contested for at the match, and
the shooting was remarkable for the highest as well as the
lowest score in three shots (Wm. Ehrenfort with 74 out of
75, and John Horstman with three, the lowest score ever
made in a match. Dr. Boyson offered a valuable silver fruit
stand for most rings shot during the day which was won by
Philo Jaeoby with 2,635 rings, and the latter's prize, a silver
medal, for second most rings was won by F. Boeckmann
with 1,097 rings. Following is the correct list of prize win-
ners:

First bullseye, forenoon, Philo Jaeoby.

Last bullseye, forenoon, Chas. Sagehorn.

First bullseye, afternoon, Philo Jaeoby.

Last bullseye, afternoon, Philo Jaeoby.

Most rings,* Philo Jaeoby, 2,635.

Second most rings, Boeckman, 1,097.

For Charity.

Last Sunday the California Schuetzen Club held a shoot-
ing match at their range at Alameda. The intention of this
match was to help raise money to aid the sufferers in Ger-
many who are made destitute by the floods. The prizes
offered to marksmen were both elegant and costly. The
following are the scores made :

Wm. Ehrenpfort, 74 rings out of a possible 75; John
Hortsman, 3 rings (lowest possible); A. Strecker, 91 rings.
First bullseye in the forenoon, Philo Jaeoby; last, C. Sage-
horn. First and last in the afternoon, P. Jaeoby. Jaeoby
made 2,635 rings, the highest during the day; F. Boeckman,
1,097.

On Monday evening last the prizes were distributed to the
lucky winners at Turn Verein Hall on Post street.

Rifle Notes. — There will be considerable rifle shooting
done at Shell Mound Park to-morrow. It was expected that
four contestants would enter into a match for §20 a side, but
we hear that only Messrs. Linville, Brown and McElhinny
will enter and shoot for a purse of $60. The conditions are
100 shots at 200 yards. The regular monthly rifle practice of
Company C, First Regiment, that usually takes place on the
1st of every month, will take place to-morrow. Owing to
regimental and other business, the company have neglected
practice for some time, but from now on the members will
have to practice on the first Sunday of every month. Marks-
men are looking forward to a lively season in rifle matters
this year. Unusual interest is manifested in target and
trigger, as may be seen by the several matches that are al-
ready on the tapis.

Mrs. Dr. Ruth, the rifle sharp, is now running a shooting
gallery in Johnsonville, Plumas county.

Cocker Spaniels. — The following entries are reported for
the American Cocker Spaniel Club's Produce Stakes, to be
competed for at the forthcoming bench show of the West-
minster Kennel Club, New York, May, 1SS3:

Beatrice, Hornell Spaniel Club.

Black Bess. Dr. J. S. Nivens.

Chloe LL Mr. F. F. Pitcher.

Curlew, Hornell Spaniel Club.

Dolly, Dr. J. S. Nivens.

Feather, Mr. F. F. Pitcher.

Flirt LT, Hornell Spaniel Club.'

Gypsey, Mr. W. M. Bowes.

Ladv Bath, Hornell Spaniel Club.

Madge, Hornell Spaniel Club.

Mignon, Mr. Eugene Powers.

Nellie M., Hornell Spaniel Club.

Nina, Mr. E. C. Hale.

Prin, Hornell Spaniel Club.

Queen Vic, Dr. J. S. Cattanach.

Topsy, Hornell Spaniel Club.

Toronto Jet, Mr. S. F. Kirk.
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Five boys belonging to the United States Ship Independ-
ence had "a pedestrian match for a small purse at the Navy
Yard last Monday, The winner, a Mr. Lawton, was timed
5£ miles in 46:45 and wants to challenge any one in the
country. He is unduly excited.

1883

2*fejc Wczz&tx mul Jfcpartswaw.

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POULTRY.

Questions Answered.

In reply to several who have written me
concerning the communication from Mr.
Griffith which was published some weeks ago,
I would say that I induced a friend to send
for some of the "dried vaccine blood " that
Sir. Griffith offered to give away, and in re-
ply we received a copy of the American Poul-
try Adviser with a red hand stamped on the
corner, and underneath the haud these words:
"This red hand is stamped with vaccinating
blood." The hand looked tome like red ink,
and it struck me that that was a queer way to
send "vaccine folood," and I didn't see what
the Adviser had to do with the matter any-
how— so I set my wits to work to find out the
true inwardness of the affair. While I was
thinking the matter over and getting madder
and madder as light dawned upon my mind,
one of the farm and fireside papers came to
hand in which I found an editorial comment
on Sir. Griffith's communication and its con-
nection with that precious sheet the American
Poultry Adviser. The article copcluded about
as follows: "By means of the abundant
gratuitous advertisingthus obtained the Amer-
ican Poultry Adviser has probably obtained a
respectable list of names of poultrymen, some
of whom may be duped into paying §1 25 for
the Adviser and its secret recipes." I don't
know as I have given the editor's exact words,
for the paper containing the article has been
mislaid, but I have given the substance of
the paragraph referred to.

To those who have asked my opinion con-
cerning the egg-preserving recipe, chicken
cholera cures, etc., I say: Let everything
that has not a square, honest look on the
face of it severely alone. When anybody of-
fers you a splendid chance to make a fortune
for the modest sum or$l 25, ask him why he
don't go ahead and make the fortune him-
self. When somebody else offers you "one
dollar's worth" of anything for "ten cents,"
ask them to deduct the ten cents from the
dollar's worth and remit the other ninety
cents by mail post-paid. When another chap
offers to send to all who will send their ad-
dresses (and "two three cent stamps to pay
postage, ") "valuable information upon poul-
try matters, " inform him that the leading
poultry journals and agricultural papers con-
tain all the "valuable information upon
poultry matters " that anybody knows any-
thing about. When any man, or any set of
men calling themselvesan " Association, " of-
fer you "pure-bred fowls and eggs, the best
in the country " for less than half what the
breeders who have a national reputation ask
for fowls and eggs of the same breed, make up
your mind that the "Association" eggs will
be worth less than half the price asked by
first-class poultry breeders. Get your wife,
or daughter, or sister, or somebody to work on
card-board the legend, " the best is always
the cheapest, " and hang it up where you will
see it every j3ay{of your life; and when you
aretempte d by delusive "ads" of the best
stock in the country at ruination prices, hang
that motto around your neck and wear it
until Satan and the cheat ads cease to tempt
you.

Now that I have cleared away the rubbish
and got a pile of letters that have been on
my hands for a month out of the way, let
us see what comes nest. Here we have it; a
letter from a man who wants a breed of fowls
that will lay, on an average, from 175 Co 200
eggs a year.

My dear sir, I am in the same predicament
exactly! I want a breed that will lay from
175 to 200 eggs in a year, but after doing my
level best with the majority of the standard
breeds I have concluded that it will be some
time before I get the desired breed. Hens
that will lay from 175 to 200 eggs in twelve
months are like angels' visits — "few and far
between." H you want hens that lay the
greatest number of eggs regardless of size,
get the Hamburgs; for winter layers, get the
Asiatics, or Plymouth Eocks. I can assure
you that any breed of fowls will prove profit-
able if well caTed for.

Last on the list comes the man who wants
to know if it will pay to raise early spring
chickens for the Chicago market. Pay? of
course it will pay anybody who lives within a
reasonable distance of any city market to
raise early chickens. — Fanny Field in^Prairie
Farmer.

The Ostrich Kick.

When a farmer goes into a savage bird's
camp he takes with him a thorn pole, with a
branch or two of the thorny bush left on the
end. This is called a "tuck," and when the
tuck is applied to the ostrich's neck or head
(his tender points) he is almost invariably
subdued, and, after one or two efforts to es-
cape, bolts furiously off to the other side of
the camp, where he races up and down to vent
his baffled rage. If, however, the bird gets
near enough to his opponent to give the so-
called kick, he lifts his bony leg as high as
his body and throws it forward with demoniac
grotesqueness, and brings it down with terri-
ble force. His object is to rip the enemy
down with his dangerous claw, but in most
cases it is the flat bottom of his foot which
strikes, and the kick is dangerous as much
from its sheer power as from its lacerating ef-
fects. It is a movement of terrible velocity
and power, at all events. Several instances
may be mentioned of herd-boys being thus
either wounded, maimed, or killed outright.
One case occurred near Graaf Reinet, in
which a horse had his back broken by a single

blow. In this case the bird had endeavored
to kill the rider, but missed him and. struck
the horse.

Many persons have been set upon by birds
when there was no shelter, not even a tree to
run to. In such a case, if the pursued were
acquainted with struthious tactics, he would
lie down flat on the ground, where the birds
find it impossible to strike him. But even
this is no light matter, for some birds in their
rage at being baffled of their kick, will roll
over their prostrate enemy, bellowing with
fury and trampling upon him in the most
contemptuous fashion. One man who thus
attempted the lying-down daii found that
every time he attempted to rise the bird would
return and stand sentry over him, till at last,
after creeping a distance, he got out only by
swimming a pond that bounded one side of
the camp. — The Century.

Mating Breeding Stock.

It is astonishing to us, as it is doubtless to
anyone who has been in a position to observe,
how many self-termed poultry fanciers there
are who take no special pains in choosing
stock to mate.

If a cock is very alert, care should be taken
to allow him hens enough, so that he may not
worry or injure them by too frequent atten-
tions.

The male bird in very many cases exerts the
most influence over the color of the plumage
and over the external points or marks in gen-
eral while the hen governs most of the form,
size and useful qualities of the progeny.

The poise of the body upon the feet should
also be observed. If the habitual carriage ap-
pears as though the bird was balanced firmly
out lightly in its tracks, then we will warrant
that it is of symmetrical build all over.

Excessive legginess in the breeding stock is
not to be tolerated, though in the cock it is
not quite so objectionable as in the hen, pro-
vided the mother of the cock was all right in
this respect. And we remark, in passing,
that on all points too little is said or thought
about the mother and the cock.

There is one feature in fowls, of no matter
what breed, always associated in our mind
with general scragginess and coarseness, and
that is a long back. We would not tolerate it
either in cock or hen. Now, it often happens
that in the breeds where great size is required
a tall, elongated cock is chosen, simply be-
cause he pulls down the scales surprisingly.
It is no wonder at all that he balances heavy
weights, so long as bone is heavy stuff. Let
us have squareness and depth of body in all
the heavy breeds, and width and rotundity
of breast* in most of the lighter ones. In
this way there will be room afforded for the
heart, lungs and other vital organs, which
will insure vigor and stamina, and yet there
need be no coarseness.

We cannot give full and detailed directions
for mating, as different laws govern different
varieties as to markings and the like. But
the points we have noticed are important in
the case of all breeds, and should be taken
into account when a breeding pen is made up.
— American Poultry World.

Tested by Time. For Throat Diseases,
Colds and Coughs, Bbow>ts Beonchial Tro-
ches have proved their efficacy by a test of
many years. Price 25 cts.

Market Report.

FLOUR— "We quote: Best City Extra, 85 80®$5 85;
Superfine, $5£&5 25; Interior Extra, $4 75£.$5 37i;
Interior Superfine, S3 75@54 1? bbL

WHEAT— There is a fair outside business being
done. Shippers of large quantities are paying $1 82J
for No. 1 qualities, and this may be considered the
top figure. Recent sales show the following figures:
No. 1 white, August, SI C8; do. April, SX 86J; No. 2,
white, April, §1 77 p ctl.

BARLEY— The market is fairly steady. Recent
sales, No. 1 feed. February, SI 12.5,$! 12$ ; do. March,
SI 14 ff$l Hi & ctl.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 7ftgSl 75; Good, SI 75®
SI 82*; Choice, SI &5<a_$l 95 ^ ctl.

RYE— Business dull. Quotable at SI 65^31 75 for
fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S27a-$28 & ton; Cracked
Corn, $35 ^ ton ; Shorts, S17(SS19 3? ton ; Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to the trade at $35 ^ ton, less
the usual discount; Middlings, S23&324 ^ ton for
lots at the mill.

BAY— Alfalfa, $13 60££$15; "Wheat, $15 50S317 50
Wild Oat, 8155817; Mixed, 811&S13 t> ton.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 18J-£19ic; California
Hams, 153S16c for plain, 15^1 6c for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16*Kl7c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 14i&I5c for heavy and me-
dium, and loJSlCic for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 15K15Jc; Pork, S20'a$21 for Extra Prime, S23 50
(5 24 for Prime Mess, $25 oOn^G for Mess, $26 50 for
clear and $27^27 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, SlG®
$18 p bbl; Mess beef, $16 for bbls and $8 50 for hf
bbls ; Extra Mess Beef, $17 for bbls and $8 75 for half
bla; Family Beef, SlSSlS 60 p bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 13i®14c £>tb .

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, 30&50O for common
and75c&sl 25 p bx for good; Lemons, $6p.$7 per
box for Sicily; California Lemons, $2 60 per box;
Limes, $9^$10 per box for Mexican; Bananas,
$1 50a?3 t* bunch; Mexican Oranges, $20®
$30 p thousand; California. $2&$4 -per
box; Pineapples, S8&S8 ■& doz. New crop
Western Cranberries are offering at SI5^.$17
f bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, 95
■SJS V ton; Carrots, 30K50c; Turnips, 76o@Plj
Cauliflower, $1 50 P dozen; Cabbage, 75cS$l P
ctl; Garlic. 2Jc P lb; Celery, 50c p doz;
Dried Okra. 20a.30c; Dry Peppers, 10Sil2ic F lb;
Green Peas, 6;«8c Green Peppers, 8c per lb.

POTATOES— River Bed. 70«,85c: Early Rose, 75c
(5,95; Tomales and Petaluma, $1&$1 10 |? ctl;
Humboldt Red, $1 255.S1 27$; Kidney and Peachblow,
H 37 "-1 SOperctl; New. 3c perjh.

ONIONS— For fair to choice, 50cti.$l 1b the range of
prices.

BEANS— Bayos $4«.$4 25; Butter, 83^?3 25 for
small and $3 206,53 30 for large ; Lima, $3 25&S3 50 ;
Pea,$3S$3 20;Pink, $3 50®$3 60; Red, S3 50.533 60;

small White, $3&$3 20; large White, S2 7&3*3
X* ctl.

BUTTER- We quote jobbing lots: Fancy. 2Gl£27£c;
choice, 25,0.26; fair to good, 22^a.24c; inferior lots
from country stores, lf..«19c; firkin, 23$Q25c for
good to choice, and 20jo22c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 22} 524; Eastern, 18,5.22c P lb.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14515c for choice:
11:5.13 for fair to good; do, factory, in boxta, 145
16c; Eastern, 16,5:17c.

EGGS-California, 37*.S 40c p doz.

POULTRY-Live Turkeys, gobblers, 16&17c; do
Hens, 16S17c; do dressed, 17;5jl9c; Roosters, $6:5
$7 for old and $7,a.?7 50 for young; Hens $6
^$7; Broilers, Sft&$6 50, according to size; Ducks
SlltSSia 50 p dozen; Geese. $2,a$2 75 p pair.

GAME — Supply and demand well balanced, yuail,
8~lea.il p doz; Mallard Ducks, $2 5ftS^2 75; Sprigs,
$137*-g;$l 50; Canvas back. $2 50;o.$2 75; Brandt. $1 25-5.
1 50; Gray Geese $2 50o$3; White Geese, $1 25.5.*1 50;
Honkers, $4,5:84 50; Snipe, $1 75a32 for English and
505:75c for common; Teal, 76c<5J$l; Widgeon.
tlajl 25; Hare, $1 75;a$2 25; Rabbits, $1 255.
$1 75.

WOOL— But Utile change in price. We quote
fall: San Joaquin and coast, 8al2c; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, 9;5:ilc: Northern Fall,
free, 15 a 20c; Northern Fall, defective. 11.5,14c; North-
ern fall. Lamb, 1515; 19c; free Mountain, 11 o 15c.
Eastern Oregon. lG&>23c; Vallev Oregon, 22 526c." We
quote spring California p tb 145 20c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection,
181£.19c p lb; culls one third less, and Mexican
Hides lc p lb less. Drv Kip, 18* 5.19c; Dry Calf,
19,5221c; Salted Steers, over 55 lbs, lie p lb; Steers
and Cows, medium, 10c; light do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to
30 lbs. lie; Salted Calf, 14& 15c ^ H>; Salted Veal, 12}
(S15c; Sheep Skins, 25(5j30c for Shearlings; 30
&50c for short, 60,o.90c for medium, and $1.5.;1 35
apeice for long wool and wool skins. Butchertown
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at Sc&Sic p fh"!for rendered
and ll&12c for refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS — Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:

BEEF— Prime, 9®10c ; medium grade, 7i,5)8c; in-
ferior, 6&5}6§c p lb.

VEAL— Large Calves, 8^9c; small ones, 9,5:10c
Pft;

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5ja6c and Ewes
at 5.o,5}cp lb, according to quality.

LAMB— Quotable at 6V5;7c p lb.

PORK— Live Hogs, 6l\56{c for hard and 5Jc^6i
for soft; dressed do 9(5J9±c p lb for hard grain
hogs.

BATEKLVS CAIJFOBJilA THEATER.

J. H. HAVERLY Proprietor

FREDERICK W. BERT Manager

JIATIXEE THIS AFTERNOON.

LAST PRESENTATION THIS EVENING OF
the magnificent play

MICHAEL fNTROCOFTTl
I < II A E I. ^< T R O 6 O F H
1 C H A E E fO T K O < i O I J.

Honday Evening. Jan. 39, and

EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAYS

THE

Tour of the World in 80 Days.

Secure "Vonr seats in Advance.

FOR SALE.

NUTWOOD FILLY, FOALED
May 7, 1S79.

First dam Belle, by Abdallah, by
Bvsdyk's Harabletonian.
Second dam Kate Crockett, by
s Langford.

Third dam by American Boy.
Will also sell the dam . Apply to
4t3 R. SYER, San Jose.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

For Sore Backs, BncKsliins, Cats, Wounds

and Abrasions,

PRICE $2 the PINT, SI the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY & CO:S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on Libels. Price $1 00 per pot,

Messrs. FaircMld Bros & Foster

Messrs. Tan Scbaack, Stevenson A Co.,

92 and 94 Lake street, cor. Dearborn, Chicago. HI.'

wholesale and retail agents for the West.

Agents Avail led in all large cities.

BARRY A CO., 40 WEST 241 il ST., N. T.

MB. "WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom.
22m6 mends, these remedies.

Spring Race Meeting.
pacifkTcoast

Blood Horse Association

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Strike; for two -Year-olds; dash of
half a mile; closed with thirty-two nominations.

No. 'J— IlfHr:st stake; free for all; iir, each, ■•l" for-
feit, ?12-i added: second to save stake; dash of thiv.-
quarters of a mile.

No. 3— Winters' Stake; for three-year-olds; ri:ish of a
mile and a half; closed with twenty-eight nominations.

No. 4— Hurdle race; purse of tiSO, of which 825 W
second horse; entrance free; a dash of a mile and I
quarter over five hurdles.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25-

No. 5 — Purse 8150, of Which $2o to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-vear-old fillies; dash of five-
eighths of a mile.

No. S— Purse 8200, of which $.50 to second horse; **n-
trance free; for maiden three-year-olds; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

No. 7— Purse $iin, of which 850 to second horse; en-
trance free ; free for all ; dash of a mile.

No. 8— Selling race; nurse $175, of which 825 to S id

horse; entrance free; dash of one and an eighth miles;
horses entered to be sold for SI jOOO to cam their entitled
weight; two ft>s. allowed for each $101 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $l,'*i0 to carry three frs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 0— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds: 825
entrance, $10 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second
horse; third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

No. 11— Pacific Cup; handicap of $50 each; 920 dec-
laration; 8500 added; second to receive $150; third to
save stake : two and a quarter miles ; weights announced
April 21 ; deel iration April 25, at 3 p. in.

No. 12— Hurdle race; purse $15n? of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

Second

Extra Day-
May 2.

-"Wednesday,

No, 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses" running second, five fbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all: $25 entrance;
*10 declaration; 8200 added; $50 to second, third to save
stake; dashof one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Mnnday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, 5Iav 1, at 12 m.

No. 15— Selling race; Pnrse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse : entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8.

No. 16 — Handicap Stake ; for three-vear-olds ; 825
entrance; $10 declaration; $200 added; second to
save stake: three-quarters of a mile and repeat:
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile ; closed with thirty-two nomina-
tions.

No. 18— Spirit of the Times Stake : for three- year-
olds ; dash of one and three-quarters miles ; closed with
twentv-eight nominations.

No. 19— Purse $2.vi, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for all ages ; dash of two miles.

No. 20— Hurdle race; purse $200, of which $-50 to sec-
ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over fonr
hurdles.

Entries to stakes and purses not marked closed, will
close March 1,1883.

Races to close will be run underweights adopted at
annual meeting, 1SS1,

Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be phiced on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

Parties making nominations will he required to re-
cord colors at time of making entries, and after record
will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule
will be strictlv enforced.

AH nominations in stakes and entries in nurses must
be made on or before the first day of March next, 18*3,
directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary, Box 1961,
P. O., San Francisco. To be valid they must be plain-
ly postmarked on that day— March 1.

Tlliro. WINTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary.

ANTEEO.

D

ARE BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY 5TH, 1879; BRED BY JOSEPH
Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

By Electioneer.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.
2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.
3rd Y nng Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th Fashion, bv imported Trustee.

Bonnets o" Blue, by Sir Charles.

5th
6th

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— Bv imported Medley.

8th " By imported Centincl.

9th *' By Mark Anthony.

10th '* By Imported Janus.

11th " By imported Monkey.

12th '* By imported Silvenv.-.

13th " By Spanker.

See Brace's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

--iJVL11 mak* the ensuing season, 1883, from February 15th to June 15th. at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms

8o0 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON

Oakland or 508 Montgomery St., S.

62

%\xt Ijtacler and J^crrtsmm*.

Jan 27

(JORDAN

BROS.

DRAPERS AND TAILORS,

202 KEARNY STREET,

W& -SOUTHEAST CORNER SUTTER,

SAN FRANCISCO.

JUST RECEIVED, THE LARGEST AND AND
most complete assortment of

Fall and Winter Goods.

The most choice qualities,

Neatest patterns and

The latest Styles.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

The Horse's Friend

Prof. W. R Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

LATE FROJI BOSTON, CALLS THE ATTEN-
tionof horsemen to the fact that there are hun-
dreds of horses in this city absolutely suffering from
sore months and other complications directly caused by
bad teeth, and they show this bv the following bad hab-
its :

Bit I.uiiirino:. Driving on one Rein. Balk-
ing, Bolting. Tossing tUe Head
-while Driving.

PULLING ON THE BIT,

Drooling and Foaming at the Mouth,

and other faults -which can be corrected by dental ma-
nipulation. The Professor can be consulted at his office
at the Fashion stables, ~l Ellis street. Office hours from
8 to9 :30 a.m., 1 to 2:30 and 6 ;30 to 7:30 p. m., Tuesdays ex-
cepted, when he will be at Thirteenth street stables in
Oakland. Orders left at the Club stables, Taylor street,
and the St. George, Bush street, or by mall, will re-
ceive prompt attention. Consultation and examination
gratis.
N. B.— Particular attention paid to gents' drivers.

J. A. McKEEEON,
MANUFACTURER OF FINE HARNESS.

3SJ Sutter Street,
Between Dcpont a>td Stockton", Sax Fhakcisco.
HORSE BOOTS A SPECU1TY.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

X3T PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER.

116 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VABIOrS BBANCHES

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RAGE HORSES.

Secured by Letters Patent, July 35, 1889.
Having thus described my Invention, what I claim
as new, and deBlre to secure by letters patent, is :

1. The part D, supported bv the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back, as shown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially as
herein described.

2. In a bridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to said extensions, and as
Bhaped. to give full freedom and ventilation to the eye
while circumscribing the visiou, substantially as herein
described.

3. In a bridle, and in combination with the extensions
D, blinds I', and side straps A, the screw, nut and
washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be set,
substantial lv as herein described.

t. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-
pieces I> and blinds F, as shown, the straps or bands G
and H, connecting the branches or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the blinds F,
supported and pivoted to the bridle BO as to be movable
about the point of support, tin- adjustable front straps
or bands G and H, and the rear band I and the throat-
latch or lash connected with the blinds, and adjustable,
substantially as herein described.

The above are the clalniR allowed by the patentofflce,
.iid though the corre.sjmnding 1< tt.-rs do not appear on
ine cut, the general principle b Hi be nnaersl tod.

It meets «ltli universal rippmluition, doing away

with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the

line gi vin« complete control of th*- line of vision.

By throwing thelower portion of the blind up some-

theaameeffect on the action follows as is ln-

■ tot.-- weights. rids is especially tlie case when

oltl are the poplin, teaching them to bend the

tee w Ithont the strain "f weights on the feet.

For bridles of all descriptions applv to

JOHN A. McKERRON.
Ho/327 Sutter street, San Francisco.

H

J. O'KANE,

MANTFACTUEEE A2TD IMPOBTEB OF

A R NESS. SADDLES, BLASKETCi
ARXESS, SADDLES. RLANKET^**
A K NESS. SADDLES, JILANKElK/i

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

767 Market Street, San Francbco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the mann-
f acture of "boots " of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal-
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.

N". B. — My acknowledged superiority in
this branch of business is largelv due to
careful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
idersand for Makinnev's patent " Eureka"
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2J4-ib race saddles.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

Gr>"S. PISTOES. CTTUERT,

FISHXNG TACKLE. AM-

MVNITION, ETC.

513 Clay Street, San Francisco.

SPORTING GOODS.

Boxing Gloves, Foils. Com.

bat Swords, Indian Clubs,

Hunting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A. F1NCK,

769 Market street.

Leading Cutlers.

FOR SALE.

A VERY FINE HAMBLETO-
nian stallion, imported from Syr-
acuse, N. Y.; nine years old;
mahogany bay ; sixteen hands
high; perfectly sound; well
broken; very srylish; cost over
51,500 ; property of a banker ; full

papers ; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer.

Can be seen at Club Stables.

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OP THOROTJGH-
bred setters, "well broke, for
sale, apply to

E. 1EAVESMSY.
<&— Gllroy.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

353 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator.12 Front street

MME, EXILDA LA CHAPELLE,

SPORTSMEN'S HEADQUARTERS.
Northeast Corner Post Street «S Central At.

Refreshments akd Lames' Sittixo "Room-

c.CSEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE.^

^i r.<ile3, Bhrit Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Seines, 2*cts, *j
^ Kiahiag Tackle, Kazors.Ac. rieot C. O. D.for examination- C

Address GREAT WESTERS GF3I WORKS,

22yl Pittsburgh, Pa.

THE VICT0EIAN TK0TTING CLUB,

(L'd)

P. DOYL

PRIZE OF 2,500 DOLLARS,

With Entrance Fees and Sweepstakes of ?50 each
from Starters added.

Mile heats ; best three in five.

Open to all comers, bar geldings.

winner to receive 92,500; second, two-thirds of Sweep
and Entrance Fees, and third, one-third. Entrance 5
per cent.

The Victorian Trotting Club holds membership in
the National Trotting Assocation of the United States,
under which Rules the races will be governed.

Any further information desire d can be obtained by
addressing B. J. GIBNEY, Secretary,

Kirk Bazaar, Melbourne.

H

A K K E S S ,
ARNESS

,A R S E S S

COLLAR, SADDLE AND
[COLLAR, SADDLE AND
|COLLAR, SADDLE AND

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

iOli Market Street, San Francisco.

All Work Made of- ttte Best Materials, by
Hakb, and Warranted.

T3~ SEND FOR PRICES. "^2

Wsi. E. Chamberlain Jr.

Thos. A. Hortnson

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEND FOR CLRCl'LARS.

ADVERTISE NOW I TV"!"
JJREEDER AMD SjpORTSMaJAI

Pacific Coast Turf and Sporting Authority.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE

S

UGGIE

and

^WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER.

Sulkies a Specialty.

Persona] attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 AND 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between If inth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

Berkshire Pigs

FOR SALE.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for Sale.

APPLY TO

CAPT. FOSTER,

2tf At Cliff House.

X. A.JTJDD D. HICKS.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising: Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.

Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal,

CONSUMPTION.

I have a positive remedy Tor the nbnve disease ; bv Its use
thousands pf cases of the worst kind and of long standing
havebeonenred. Indeed, bo strong is my faith In I ta efficacy,
that I will send TWO BOTTLES FKEE, together with a VAL-
UABLE TREATISE on this disease, to any sufferer. Give Ex-
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PRICE PER BOTTJLE, si. 00.

Forwarded to any part of the United states on receipt
of price. Laboratory and office 120 Tvler street, San
Francisco, CaL,

M. A. REAVES, Sole Proprietor.

gg*SEND FOR CIRCULAR.*^

P. POTTER, .

UANTJPACTT/BEB OF AND DEALEK Ef

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC, NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
20yl Sacramento.

The Breeder and Sportsman.

. o —

VOLUME 1 COMPLETE.
July 1st to December 3 1st, 1882.

The publishers offer for sale a few copies, neatly bound, in book
form, with index.

PRICE $5.00.

EEMINGTO N'S

New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun.

THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

Ask Your Dealer for it.

They all have Rebounding Locks. PLstol Grip. Extension Rib Patent
Eore-end, Solltl Head Strikers, and are Choke-bored.

The Cheapest and Best G-un Yet Produced.

Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $45 00

Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered i ;ri[i and Fore-end, Twist Barrels 55 00

Selected Walnut Stock. Checkered <irii> and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels, Engraved 65 00

English Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip anil Pore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved 75 00

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1883

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Woonsocket Rubber Co.'s Agency.
GOODYBAR'S M. R. S. CO.

ALWAYS ON HAND, A FUIX SUPPLY OF THE

Celebrated Woonsocket Farming and Mining Boots,

ALSO, THE

Celebrated "Wales Goodyear Arctics," Rubber

Shoes, etc.

All Orders Promptly Filled at the Very Lowe Market Rates.

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AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

414 AND 416 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO

FACTORIES— Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and Naucatuck, Connect-
icut.

EASTERN OFFICES-80 and 82 Reade Street, New York, and
69 and 71 Pearl Street, Boston.

JOS. BANIGAN, General Agent.

" Tips and Toe-Weights."

♦ -

A NATURAL AND PLAIN METHOD OF H0RSE-SH0EINO:

WITH

AN APPENDIX TREATING OF THE ACTION OF THE RACE-HOUSE AND
TROTTER AS SHOWN BY INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOE AND SIDE-WEIGHTS.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

(AUTHOE OF "HOESE P 0 E T E A I T U E E.")

' Hound-hoofed, short- jointed, fetlocks shag and long." — Shakespeare.

!&■ In Press, and will be Published about the first of February. 1883. "ES

I]

H

MPROVED HORSE ULOTHIN

G.

Secured by Letters Patent gB£ggHDM£lB.2k.

1879.
1881.

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

1. An improved blanket or covering, consisting of the
body-piece A, flap Gj and the extension B, formed or
united together, so at> to cover the body and legs of the
animal, substantially as herein described.

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fore and hind legs of the an-
imal, frout fastenings FG,and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

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

4. The blanket A and hood J, in combination with the
elastic Connecting-strip I, substantially as described,
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting hood J, having the elastic band L
beneath the jaws, so that they may i>e allowed to move
without disturbing the fit, and adapted to be secured to
the cover by means of strapB, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in covering-blankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the' blanket A, having the flap C,
and permanent strap* or bands fixed to it to secure it
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles Is
avoided, substantially as herein described.

The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on
a royalty. Apply to the patentee,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON,

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

C JL • it. XV.

TIME SCHEDULE

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows;

00 PK

00 pv

8:00 a 51

3:30 P M

8:00 a ji

* 4 :00 P SI
9:30 a SI
4:30 f SI
8:00 a SI

* 4. -00 P SI
8 :00 A si

* 3 :30 P si
1 8:00 A si

9:30 a si

8:00 a si

•5:00 pm

1:30 i

* 4 flO P M
8:00 A st
8:00 a si

10 :00 a si

3:00 P m

* 5:00 P si
3:30 P si
5:30 P si
8:00 A si
8 :00 A si
8 :00 a si
3 :30 P SI

* 4.-00 P M
S.-00 A M
3:00 P SI

* 8 ;00 A M
8.-00 A 51
9 :30 A M
3:30 P M

* 4 .-00 P si
3:30 p si
8:00 A si

* 3:30 p si

DESTINATION.

..Antioch and Martinez..

..Calistoga and Napa..

. \ Deming, El Paso i Express...
,| and East 1 Emigrant

.JGalt and ( via Livermore

. ( Stockton i via Martinez

....Knight's Landing

" " ISundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasauton

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chico

..Niles and Haywards

( Ogden and ) Express

\ East V Emigrant

...Redding and Bed Bluff

(Sacramento ftfe {££B°re
} and Colfax J^lgJSgJI;™
...Sacramento River Steamers.
...San Jose

40 P M

•10:10 a M

♦12:40 P m

7:40 P si

11 10 A 11

•10:10 a M

7:40 P 11

2:40 P 11

7:10 a M

5:40 P M

•12:40 p m

5:40 P M

11:10 a M

>:W a si
!:40 P SI
12:10 P M
5:40 P M
5:40 P M
3:10 P M
9:40 A M
8:40 A M

11:10 a 51
6:10 a 51
5:40 P M
5:40 p M
7:40 Pm

11:10 a Z.

: 6:00 a fj
3:10 p „

..Tehama and Willows..
...Vallejo

{Sundays only..

..Virginia City...
..Woodland.

* 7:40 P *

7:40 P?J

2:40 P ~

•10:10 a "

111:10 a ?E

*12:40 P £

11:10 a „

7:40 p £

11:10 a "

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

1:40 .

rOCAX FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:0O—*fi:30— 7:30— fi;30— 9 :30—
10:30 — 11:30—12:30—1:30—2:30—3:30—1:30—5:30—6:30—
7:00— 3:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALA3IEDA—*6:00—*t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— *t8:30
9:00 — *t9:30 — 10:00 — 11:00 — 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3:00—
*t3:30_4:00—*t4:3O— 5:00— *to:30— 6:00— *tfi:30 — 7:00—
•8:00— 9 :30— 11 :00— *12 :00.

TO BERKELEY— *6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30— 8:00— *8:30
•9 ;00— ±9 :30— 10 :00— J10 :30— 11 :00— til :30 — 12:00 — 1 :00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 :00—
8:00— 9:30— *12;00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:OO!—*6:30 — 7:00 — *7
±8:00— •3:30—9:00— 10:00 — 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00-
—5 :00— *5 :30— 6 :00— *G :30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— •5:32—*6:02— 6:32
7-02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11:02—
11-32— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— 1:32— 2:02— 2:32— 3:02 — 3:32—
4-02— 4:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02— 6:32—7:02— 3:02-9:32— 11:

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:21—»5:51— 6:21— 6:51— 7:51
—8:51— 9:51— 10:61— 11:51— 12:51— 1:51— 2:51— 3:51— 4:51
—5:51—6:51—7:51—9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-'5:15— *5: 45— 6:15-7:10— *tf:85— 8:10
— *+3;35-9 : 10— *t9:35— 10:10— *U0:35- 11:10— 12:10— 1:10
—2:10— 3:10— 4:10— *t4:35— 5:10— *t5:35 — 6:10 — *tS:35—
7:15— *t7:35— 9:15— 10:45.

FROM BERKELEY — *5:45— •6:15— 6: -15— *7:15— 7:4B—
•8:15 — 8H5— 19:15- 9:45—110:15— 10:45— 111:15—11 :45 —

12:15 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:15— 1:15— 1:15-5:15— 5:45-6:15—
6:45— 7: 45— 9 :15— *10: 15.

FROM WENT BERKELEY— •5H5—«fi:l - r-J.'_

_ 7 ri5— 8: (5—9:45—10: 15—1: 15— 2:45— 3:45— 4;4S— •8:16—
5 -45— •6:15— 6:45— *7 :15 .

irfj:k rofte.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO -*7:15 -0:15-11:15-1:15-
3:15—5:15.

FROM OAKLAND-«6:15-«:15-^10:15-12:15-2:15— 1:1

All trains run dallv, except when star (*) denotes
Sundavs excepted, {Trains marked thus ( tjrun via
East Oakland. ISundays only.

"Standard Time" furnished by Randolph & co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. N. TOWKF, T. H. G4M>DMAK.

Gen, Manager. Gen. Pass fc.Tkt Agt.

BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

COM_Vti:KCINO

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot iTownsend Street, betwcenTldrd
and Fourth streets) as follows :

S. F.

DESTINATION.

t 6:50 am ri
8:30 a Ml |
10 HO a st
* 3 :30 p si
4:30 pm
6:30 p si

(. BrtOA si

•10*2 AM

3:37 pm

t 5 KM P M

0 :<ri p m

,AM|1-

• 3 :30 P si | ' Principal Way Stations." "| 3 37 i> st

■ Ml J

10:40 a 51 } Gilrov.Pajaio.Castroville f i 'IO^Ga m
•3:30 P si' f and Monterey. |l 8:02 pm

10:40a in Hollister and Tres Pinos.

10:40 A SI! * Watsonville, AptOB. Soquel \ ,
•3:30 p si1 f and Santa Cruz. I !

in. .in . xr. ' Salinas, Soledad and Way t
iu.w A u| {- Stations. ' \

6*2 p m

•Sundays excepted". t-Sundays only ispnrt.sinfcD'B traiiu.
Stage connections are made dallv with the 10; 10 a. m.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8:30 A.si.Train.

Excursion TICKETS sold on Saturdavs and Knndav
mornings— good to return Mondav — to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterev or Santa Cruz, 95; also to
principal points between San FTancisco and £an -lose.

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H.R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

GS5" S.P.Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles,
Yuma, etc, leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

BESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

Sea Hat h iii e. Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE 6AN FRANCISCO DAILT FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHABMEXG

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity- of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon! Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSUBPASSED.

A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TASK

(150 x 50 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Indiridual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Ol pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, Ml((l II. AMI SAVTA ( 111 /.

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(.Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

OS-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con.

nects daily «ith Trains of the S. P. R. R.

TheS. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds In great variety.
Notably

Qnall, Pigeon. Snipe. Duck. Geese, Deer
und Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by tills line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo (or those well-known Retreats, PUBIS*
SIMA, SAN GBSGOBIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAM BBUNO and McMA-

IIiiN's for KIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Franeisro and offer special inducements to tho lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will bo enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage
Cars.

Pi'iln nnl'T to guard against accidents t*» Dogs
while In transit, It Is necessary that thev be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Qruu and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried free of charge. Guns taken
apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases
may be taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, T
street, and No. 2 New Montgoim-rv street. P
A. C. BASSETT, H. K. J I

Superintendent Asst. Pi

B6B-S. P. Atlantic Express Train
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco dalh
Ferry, foot of Market Street, at »;3Q a. u.

64

The ifceete and gpmfisttvm*

Jan 27

R(Sel
AWSON'S

Self- Adjusting) W* "

U. S. ARM,

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort,
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold bv Druggists. S. E. G. BAWSO>".

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, X.T.

a.>>;ajjdsiiee\tc,

320 SANSOME ST ^igSfesg SAN FRANCISCO.

G

MORRISON'S

E>XIXE

E.MINE
E>lI3iE

omdi:rs.

OflDEBS.
OWJDERS.

Fresh from the British College of
Health, London.

THE GREATEST CURE OF THE AGE. AND
the onlv certain vital restorative. >ever fails, no :
matter what the complaint, nor how long its duration, |
if properly persevered in. No need of being sick or
ailing with these wonderful and new- life- giving reme-
<iies in vuur possession. This medicine is not a patent
humbug, but old, tried, reliable and world-wide in its
reputation, and thousands of people on the Pacific
Coast can testify to its great healing power and curative
qualities.
Sold onlv by the dulv-authorized agent,

MRS. A. E. HEXEEY,

Room 13, Russ House, 1009 J street, Sacramento, Cal
Send for circulars.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WTLL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars applv to or address
W, M. MIKRY, Agent.

Sacramento Racetrack.

TROTTING STALLIONS

Singleton and La Harpe.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM MARCH 1ST TO JULY 15TH, 1SS3, AT
tbe farm of the owner, three miles north of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.

Singleton is bv Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdvk's Hambletonian, his dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) bv
Flaxtail, a son c'f Pruden'e Blue Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of white on bind feet and one fore foot,
and star in forehead. He is lb\ hands high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred bv Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled
spring of 1S78.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal wiji be bred the following season free of charge. Mares
from a distance will be pastured without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to me,
will be received by me on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares kept in anv manner their owners de-
sire, at reasonable rates. There is everv convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plentv of shade and
water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La Harpe is bv Fame, a son of Alexander's
Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. McINTOSH

CHICO, CAL.

Hambletonian Trotting Stallion
BOB MASON

By Echo. His Dam Belle Mason by Belmont, Thoroughbred.

Echo by Rysdyks Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Feller by Magnolia (by American Star).
Belle Mason by Belmont ( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son of Im
ported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank; third dam by John Richards.

ruary 15, 1M3, and ending June 15, 1SS3, at the stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.

Description.

T") /"%T^> TV/T A Cj /""VTvT *8 a mahogany bay, with inside of off bind ankle white and
IJ I J n 1VL f\ L*iv J LN star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled
-1"" '^— 'J—* J-T-fc._4_j.iWN_/- J- ^ May 10,187»._ He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter,

— **<&&

By Electioneer.
TV

ALBERT W.
His Dam Sister to Aurora by John Nelson.

TILL MAKE THE ESOTSG SEASON. COMMENCING THE loTH OF FEBETJAEY, 18S3. AND
ending the 1st of July, 1S83, at the Oakland Trotting Park.,

TERMS. S200 THE SEASON.

MOXET PAYABLE BEFORE THE MAKE IS TAKEN AWAT. GOOD PASTURAGE AT ti PER
month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. . -rry- . y T~iOm L*T"\T

So. 320 Sansome street, San Francisco, CaL A. Y\ AjU JJo J. XilJN .

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes, son of Rysdyk's HambletO'
nian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fayette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Tod-
hunter's Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by Pilot Jr. Third
dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LAKGEST AXD 0>~E OF THE BEST COLTS OF GEORGE WILKES (WEIGHING
at this date 1,283 pounds] combining the Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree the same faculty of transmitting the
family qualities to his offspring which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1S83,

AT STOCKTON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of $40 the owner does
not acknowledge, thereby, any Inferiority on the part of this horse to any other
sire of trotters.

IRVIN AYRES.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

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and has shown great speed/but as yet has no
anp stfiuT^MAS Julv 39,16k!. See also, for h
tember 16, 1682.

l forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled
.0,1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter,
uhlic record. For full historv o'f his sire, Echo, see Breeder
full brother. Exile, Breeder and Spobtsmax, issue of Sep-

B

T WOODFORD MAMBRINO

PEDIGREE.

HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOtXG COLUMBUS.

Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief, his dam Woodbine bv Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko,
'oodford Maihbrin.. is recognized to be the best sun of Mambrino Cluef. His own record is 2:21 -_. an

WOODFORD

"'"

TERMS.

On* hundred dollars thi season, payable at time of service. All mares at risk of owners. Mares not proving
■ 'oal can be returned the following season free of charge. Address

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief. His own record is 2-2\H, and there
are a large number of Ms get in the 2:30 list- Among them: Abbotts ford, 2£L3f; Convoy, 2£2j£; Magenta,
2iI,S; __a4yMcFatridge,2:29; Dacia,-;-9W; George A. Aver, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated mares owned by Robert Bonner—
Manetta and Mali.-e. M.inetta, with a running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in.4:27Jtf,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2 :1D V- Woodford Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps,
the sire of Trinket; record, 2:1 1. Woodbine is also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:19. ". oung Columbus, the
sire of the dam of Abbortsford, has nine of Ids get in the 2£0 list, so that on both sides of the house there are
Abbotsford is a rich rosewood brown, 15\ hands, and of very high form. His get are very

Post Office Box 55.

CHARLES J. ELLIS,

Los Angeles.

notable performers.

promising, his daughter Jasmine having wo

been put in training has shown good speed.

the Embryo Stake for yearlings in'l-SSl.and every one which has
TERMS.

^veiitv-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal. Mares not proving in foal can be re-
turned the following season free of charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, hut no
liability for accidents or escapes.
j LOCATION-

I Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1SS3, on the ranch of S. B. Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season coni-
1 mencing Februarv loth and ending J une 1st, 18S3. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AJSD SPORTS-
MAN of August 5th, 1682.

us ui, «-, GEORGE BATXIS. Agent, San Mateo, CaL

Vol. II. No. 5.
NO 50S MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR.

ALTOONA— By Almont, his dam Theresa B By Prophet Jr. Owned by A. H. HECOX, San Luis Obispo.

Again we present a son of the great sire of Fairlawn, and
it is almost unnecessary to state that the likeness is a faith-
ful representation, as all that have been published in the
Breeder and Sportsman are recognized as true to nature as
it is possible to make them. There are points that cannot be
reproduced in a picture, and an engraving does not give the
color. But we will only state that Altoona is a dark bay,
stands over 15jf hands, "lengthy," with the best of legs, fine
mane and tail, and more than usually muscular. His dis-
position is as good as can be desired. Docile and yet spirited,
an admirable road horse, and with a flight of speed that in-
sures him making a fast trotter whenever the opportunity is
given him to practice. He has the action of the Almonts,
which is praise enough to those who are acquainted with this
justly celebrated breed of horses.

Altoona was bred by General W. T. Withers at Fairlawn
Stock Farm, Lexington, Ky., and was sold by him when a
yearling. He was taken to the lower country i.oon after his

arrival in California, where there was no chance to develop
his speed. He was brought to Oakland, the intention of his
owner being to have him trained, but upon reconsideration
he resolved to postpone the schooling for a time, and shipped
him home a couple of weeks ago. When shown at the fuirs
he has been successful, taking the first premium for roadster
stallions and also the sweepstakes at Salinas.

In order to give a comprehensive statement of the Almonts,
we copy from General Wm. T. Withers' annual catalogue
for 1383 a full account to date. In this connection it is
proper to say that although General Withers is the owner of
Almont, and an enthusiastic advocate, he is also candid in his
statements; a little prone, perhaps, to arrange the " tables " to
sustain his views, he can be depended upon for the accuracy
of what he promulgates as facts. A person who could own
such a horse as Almont and not be enthusiastic has no right
to be engaged in the business of breeding horses. An in-
dividual of that stamp would regard the colts as representing

so many dollars, just the same as if he were building wheel-
barrows which he could sell at a round profit.

It is a waste of space to add anything to Generul Withers'
complete description, and graphically written, though Al-
toona has other claims to distinction than that obtained from
the paternal line. His dam is also owned at Purview, and
the following is her pedigree:

Theresa B, chestnut mare, with some white on all her feet,
and white mark in face, 15J hands high, foaled in 1867.
Bred by James Blackburn, ]5sq., of Woodford county, Ky.
By Prophet Jr., son of Prophet, son of Hill's Vermont Black
Hawk.

First dam Mollie Floyd (dam of Bolly Lewis, record 2:29A;
Princess and Gazelle), by Mohawk.

Second dam by Davy Crockett, a Canadian pacer.

Third dam Puss, a fine road mare imported from Canada.

The Vermont Black Hawks are a potent force on 1 1
ting tracks, and so well known that there is little n>

(CONCLUDE!) OF PAOK <

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j$te gkcccteu and Sportsman.

Feb 3

THE STABLE.

The Perfect Foot.

The liistory of Anteeo was carried in the preceding cliapter
until February 23, 1SS2, when -within seventy days of
three years old, and a resume to the present date, February
1, 1883* will show how the tips have answered in his case. It
will be tiresome to enter into the history as minutely as I
could give it, as everything in relation to his showing and
work has been noted in the daily journal.

His case has probably elicited more discussion, or rather
more adverse comments on the method he was shod, than
will ever occur again. He was brought prominently before
the public from being engaged in some important stakes, and
all his shortcomings charged to the tips. Had it been other-
wise than that I was thoroughly imbued, and obstinately
confident of the correctness of the principle, I would have
surrendered to the universal clamor. Having the "courage of
conviction " I was not to be moved by arguments, ridicule or
the conjectures of people, many of them being as ignorant of
what they talked so learnedly about as if they had never
seen ahorse. Others had strong arguments, that is when the
guide is previous opinions. Not one of them had tested the
difference between shoes and tips, and, -consequently, their
reasoning was purely theoretical. It is also true that on my
parti could not say authoritatively that Anteeo would not
trot faster with full shoes, as that was something he had
never worn on his fore feet, but from all those that 1 had
tried the change upon trotting faster with tips than when
wearing shoes, the inference was that he would not be an
exception. The objectors who presented the most logical
reasoning based their arguments upon his action.

He has very little "action," when that term is used to ex-
press bending of the knee and hock. He is rather a "short
strider," and when going at 3:30 gait is prone to hitch, sidle
about, swing from one side to another, and to a person who
only saw him when jogging he would convey the impression
that he was of no earthly account as a fast trotter. When
going fast he moves as squarely as it is possible for a horse
to trot; and the only thing I would care to remedy is the
shortness of stride. It certainly appeared reasonable to ex-
pect that more weight on the front feet would remedy this,
and it also seemed that a toe-weight would be beneficial. I
tried weights on different occasions, and he would not trot so
well, excepting in one instance which will be given hereafter.
In order to fully understand his case it will be necessary for
me to recite other peculiarities. He was foaled where I re-
side in Oakland, and I have the use of about an acre lot. He
and his dam occupied the lot without other company. The
colored boy alluded to before was continually petting him,
and so much did he think of the colt, that he would permit
him to bite Jand play without correction. Before he was
weaned it was unsafe to go into the lot withont a whip or
stick to keep him off.

It was not much trouble to break him to harness, though
from the first he was stubborn, and severe punishment made
him more determined in Ms obstinacy.

This was partly inherited, partly the result of familiarity
between him and the boy when a foal. The inheritance came
from Bonnie Scotland who the English writers say was the
most sluggish horse in his exercise ever trained in England.
I owned two colts by Bonnie Scotland which had the same
disposition. They were brothers, and the elder
was completely spoiled by severity; the younger,
who was treated with invariable kindness, out-
grew the obstinacy and became free and pleasant. The
elder was one of the fastest horses I ever saw, running a
quarter of a mile in twenty-three seconds inliis'training shoes
and with his weight up, and apparently could go any distance.
Severe punishment resulted in utter worthlessness either to
run or drive, as when broken to harness it was impossible to
drive bim away from home at any other pace than a slow
walk, although when turned to come back he would trot at a
three-minute clip. If whipped going away from home he
would stop. If given a sharp blow as he was coming back he
would kick with terrific vengeance. From that experience I
knew that it would not answer to punish Anteeo, and though
there was a perfect deluge of advice, the general purport of
which was severity to the pitch of cruelty, I treated it the
same as that to replace the tips with shoes, and kept my own
course. That this has been correct is apparent as in the last
few weeks he has taken an inclination to go, and I have the
fullest confidence that hereafter there will be no more trouble
with him on that score.

It is necessary to be made acquainted with this peculiarity
of temperament in order to understand fully why he would
show at times a flight of speed, and then in his races and at
other periods not trot within ten seconds as fast. That pre-
sented in so brief a manner, I will Jtake up the discourse
from the time Mr. J. watched the setting of the tips. He
was not driven from early in November, 1881, to January 28,
1882^ and then only occasionally to a heavy breaking cart,
generally on the road. Until May 25th he was driven to a lighter
cart, part of the time on the track, with fast work once in a while.
The lighter cart will probably weigh 130 pounds or more,
having elliptic springs aud being strong "enough to carry two
men. On the 25th of May he was hitched to a sulky the first
time since he trotted in the Embryo the November before.
The tips had varied in weight from three ounces, those that
were worn, to seven ounces, the heaviest I had made; usually
five ounces or sis were the. weight of those used.
Iu the mean time I tried a different shoe on the Tiind foot,

-cription of which will be given in the appendix.
On the 31st of May I commenced galloping X X with him,

in order to encourage him to go along without so much urg-
ing, and from that time his fast work was in company with
the galloper. June 7th commenced working him "two and
two, " finding that he was more inclined to trot the second
mile than the first. This kind of Vork was kept up, and on
June 15th, "on the repeat," he trotted the two miles in 5:20 —
the last mile in 2:33. On June 27th gave him three heats of
two miles, the last mile of each being 2:40, 2:39], 2:33} . The
first mile of each heat I drove him as fast as I could, but 2:41
was the fastest, and that in the third heat. Being so busy on
account of the work incidental to the start of the Breeder
asd Sportsman, I did not drive him again until the 17th of
July, his only work being jogging to the cart by the man who
took care of him. July 27th I put new tips on him weigh-
ing six ounces each, and on the 29th is the following entry in
the journal: "Jogged Anteeo three miles to cart, hitched
him to sulky and then gave him three miles at a good pace,
moving in places fast. Scraped and repeated him two miles
in 5:25, moving through two stretches in 37 seconds each.
After the work he played coming home." On the 1st of Au-
gust he finished a strong drive of three miles by trotting the
home stretch in 37 seconds, which proved that the work three
days before had not been detrimental. On the 3d of August
he was attacked with the "pinkeye." This disease practical-
ly laid him up until Sept. 16, although he worked occasion-
ally, which I am satisfied was an error. The sickness pre-
vented him trotting in the Occident Stake at the State Fair.
On the 26th of September we resumed the two-mile work en-
deavoring to prepare him for the Stanford Stake. The
swelling between his jaws suppurated and broke a few days
before that race was trotted.

In the race when "warming up," after going at a good pace,
he trotted half a mile in 1:16.1 and a quarter in 36^ seconds,
and yet he was beaten in 2 :3« 2:36$, 2:402:35. The cause of
this I will endeavor to explain after a few more illustrations.
The Stanford Stake was trotted the 21st of October on the Bay
District Course; on the 25th he was brought home, and on
the Oakland track I gave him three heats of two miles in tha
last of which he trotted the second mile in 2:36 J.

On the 30th I drove him three heats, of a mile as fast as I
could, scraping him between the heats. After this I gave
him a heat of two miles and he trotted the last mile in 2:30}.
The fastest first mile I could drive him up to this time was
2:39A. He made a poor showing in the Embryo Stake, but
on Nov. 26 the following is the record in the journal: " In
the afternoon I drove Anteeo. Jogged to track and two
miles on it to the cart. Hitched him to the sulky, X X
galloping to another. "Went two rounds of the track the re
verse way, the last at a good rate, then turned and gave him
a mile in 2:45. Slight scrape and repeated him in 2:41.
Again scraped lightly, and after scoring a few times, drove
him a mile, with a break soon after starting, in 2:35. Keep-
ing on, the timers, James Garland, Geo. Palmer and John-
son, timed from the quarter pole, the last three-quarters in
1 :54, and as the first quarter was as fast as the others that
mile was probably made in 2:32." On December 5 he trotted
the last mile of the third heat in 2:34}/. One more illustra-
tion will be sufficient. After strong work from the 4th until
the 12th I determined to again try him with toe- weights;
though on previous occasions he did not trot as well. Novem-
ber 21st three-quarter shoes were put on his hind feet> at
that tune weighing seven ounces, and on the 4th of Decem-
ber I put on tips of five ounces each. By the 12th the hind
three-quarter shoes would not weigh over five ounces, as
when pulled off a short time afterwards they were reduced to
three and a half ounces. He was thus rigged: Ordinary
walking or ankle boots all around. Quarter boots weighing
4| ounces each on his fore feet and toe-weights of 3| ounces
each. Thus there were about thirteen ounces on each fore-
foot, allowing for the eight-days' wear in the tip. Contrary
to the previous custom he was driven alone. "Walked to the
track, nearly one mile, harnessed to the sulky, jogged two
miles, the reverse way, moved up the homestretch, around
the turn aud half way down the homestretch. When turned
he seemed to want to trot; none of hisusual stubbornness or
mean actions. He made the first quarter in 33} seconds,
went to the half mile in 1:15} and the mile in 2:311. I
never drove him a mile so easily, never touching him with
the whip or moving the bit in his mouth. On the Sth I
drove him three heats, the slowest in 2:42, and on'the 9th he
was worked sharply for three miles, and trotted a heat
against Bonnie and Fred Arnold.

The opponents of tips have laid great stress on the trotting
of Anteeo, and I have given this long, and, it may be con-
sidered, tedious account, in order that there may be a proper
understanding of the case. In the first.place for a colt foaled
May 5, 1S79, and with so disjointed a schooling as the record
shows, it may be considered a very fair rate of speed. To
take the maximum, 2:30}, and it is more than a fair showing
for a three-year-old if even the education had been
better managed. Had the tips been so detri-
mental as is claimed, so diametrically opposed to
speed, there never would have been a display, aud slow
time would have been shown at every trial.

There could not be soreness, as the harder Anteeo worked
the faster he trotted. Intervals of rest invariably added
many seconds to the mile, and fast quarters, halves and
miles were made at the finish of long heats. And now for
the explanation of the erratic exhibition, and the causes why
the second mile would be faster than the first, and the great-
er the number of the heats the greater the increase in the
speed. When fresh he wanted to rebel. In that situationhe
was determined to resist the attempts to urge him to more
rapid movements, ajidanythinglikeseverecastigation resulted
in a still stronger will to thwart the driver. When he be-

came wearied, not so tired as to prevent him from trotting, the
obstinacy gave way, and then he was willing to go along.
When he trotted the half-mile in 1:16$ at the Bay District he
had been driven two miles as fast as I could work him along,
and if it had been permissible to move once around the track,
and then get the word, he would have made a good perform-
ance. The mile in 2:31.} on the 12th of December, so con-
trary to all his previous actions, I ascribe to the weights dis-
tracting his attention at that time, when in the prior failures
the same effect did not follow. Then there is a manifest im-
provement in his disposition of which that may have been
the forerunner. He has become more docile in the stable, or
more properly not so mischievous. Heretofore he seemed to
have an idea that men were playmates; that it was all right to
jump on them, give them a nip or run against them just as a
colt is likely to play with another. Until the last few months
he could not be led in hand without constant threatening him
with a whip, and so I fixed a strong piece of bamboo with a
snap in the end of it to keep him off. "When in his box he
had the same inclination, not a particle vicious, as his coun-
tenance would indicate good nature, but ready for a frolic at
every opportunity. The bamboo had to be used to snap into
his halter ring, and the halter I fixed so that the bridle could
be put on and the halter could be removed afterwards. This
was effected by a buckle on the nose-band, and it also gave
the opportunity to replace it before the bridle was re-
moved. Without this precaution he would try to catch the
person bridling him by the foreleg exactly similar to the action
of a colt when playing with another. This mischievousness
doubtless came from the plays with the boy when a suckling,
and the endeavor to remedy it by such severity as people ad-
vised would have resulted in confirmed vice.

At the present time he is as sedate as need be. Comes to
the call of his attendant in the stable, and will walk as deco-
rously as a quiet mare. That there is a change as well in
his disposition as in other respects is apparent, and I feel quite
confident that he is a different animal in still more important
respects. I drove him December 15, and from that time he
has been exercised on the road by his groom. On the ISth
of this month, January, 1S33, I put tips on him weighing
three ounces each, his hind feet bare. On the 21st, 22d and
23d I drove him to the track in the light cart, having put the
3£ ounce toe-weights and quarter boots on him, and for the
first time in his history -I could move him through the streteh
after jogging him a couple of miles. He not only would go
through the streteh, but after being stopped and turned
around, he would strike a fast gait in a few strides, and I feel
confident that he never trotted faster. Should this favorable
conduct be a permanent regeneration I have the utmost confi-
dence in Anteeo proving that tips can be carried fast at
a trotting gait. Everyone who sees him admits that his
legs and feet could not be in better condition, and that this
is owing to his foot never having been hampered with a shoe
I implicitly believe.

While the history of Antevolo, brother to Anteeo, has not
so direct a bearing on the question of shoeing as that of the
older, there is still a lesson that is proper to repeat in connec-
tion with the other illustrations. Antevolo was foaled on
May 12, 1881, his birth-place being the celebrated breeding
farm, Palo Alto. He came all right, and the first time I saw
himt May 29th, I considered that he was as good-looking and
as well-formed colt as I had ever seen in a trotting-bred one.
He ran with his dam on the foothills, and was so full of hie
and play that he was continually galloping.

There being a good deal of gravel and hard ground he wore
his feet away, the near one being so badly broken that the
toe and part of the sole were worn entirely away. The foot
was so sore that he could not touch it to the ground, and he
either went on three legs, or walked on the front part of the
ankle joint. It appeared as though it would be an act of
mercy to kill him, but Frank Covey, knowing how highly he
was valued, gave him every attention.

There was quite an improvement though when he was
brought home, December 21, 1SS1, it was the opinion of every
one who saw him that he would be entirely worthless for
anything but a stock horse.

The foot had certainly a bad appearance. The horse in
place of having a natural angle at the toe from the coronet
inclined in the wrong direction, so that the toe was nearly on
a straight line with the cannon bone. Though the heel was
very high it did not touch the ground, and there was an en-
largement above the coronet like a ringbone, excepting that
it was restricted to the front. The day after he came home I
cut the horn away at the heel until it was no higher than the
frog, and when clearing away the horn at the toe which was
turned under, overlapping the sole, the blood poured out in
a stream, and I then discovered that for a space of at least
two inches there was a gap half an inch in width between the
sole and the wall. In outward appearance there was very
little resemblance to a natural foot. The toe was straight
across without any curvature and the wall on each side
where it came to the ground was also straight. At the coro-
net the heel was abnormally wide.

"When the foot was pared I drew the outline of it by hold-
ing a piece of pasteboard against the sole as he could not
stand on it, and when returned to his stall he limped back on
the other legs, holding that one up.

My intention was to make a tip that would project as much
at the toe as would make the bearing the same as if the foot
\ were natural, but after seeing the state of his foot, I came to
j the conclusion that it would not do to attempt putting anything
on it that i -quired nailing. I made a boot something like a
king b »t," but I did not use it, restricting the attention
{to keeping t e foot clean. On the 5th of January I applied the
I biniodide oi mercury preparation to the coronet. Tie 14th

1883

%hc Stoeefe and j^umistuaw.

of January I again cut away the horn at the bed, and turned
hi tit in the small lot for an hour or two, and this was con-
tinued daily until the 26th when I repeated the blister. This
treatment was continued, and it was apparent'that the blister
was not only reducing the enlargement but also stimulating
the growth of the horn. By the 29th of March there was
such a decided improvement that I concluded to commence
his education and led him by the side of X X, and the en-
try in the journal at that date is: *' He astonished me at his
readiness, the first time he was ever led by the side of a
horse, and at the trotting gait he exhibited. He is a trotter
surely." I led him three times, but fearing that it was too
soon to take chances of the foot becoming sore again he ran
in the lot part of the time until the 15th of May, when the
harness was put on him, and after becoming accustomed to
it, by wearing in his stable for some days, he was driven
about without any vehicle. On the 24th of May he was
hitched to the breaking cart, and on June 5 he was driven to
the track for the first time, and on the Sth he trotted quarters
in 59 and 59\ seconds. On the 11th of June he was fourteen
hands and half an inch high; on the 1-ith he trotted a quar-
ter in 54 seconds; the 26th he made the same distance in 50
seconds. There is no necessity for giving his work and per-
formances in detail, further than to state that he also had the
pinkeye, which threw him out for a time, and owing to the
same causes as prevented me from driving Anteeo, he was
still more neglected. At the Golden Gate Fair he won) the
purse for yearlings, trotting in 3:07, and in the Embryo he
was second to Dawn, trotting in 3:02, the time of the winner
2:59. Since then I have driven him quarters in 42£ and 43
seconds, a half mile in 1:28, and in all these instances he
was barefooted. I felt that he might trot faster with tips on
his front feet, and at one time thought that I would be com-
pelled to put on three-quarter shoes behind as he was in-
clined to strike the coronet and needed the protection of
"scalping boots." I found a method, however, of fastening
these, at times, necessary adjuncts, and I was loth to change
the treatment which had proved to be so beneficial. The
ailing foot is now nearly as perfect as the other, and I have
the utmost confidence that in another year it will be entirely
right. All that it lacks is a trifle of the roundness of its
mate, and few who are not aware of the previous ailment
notice the difference.

But the rainy weather compelled driving on the macadam-
ized streets, and there being some wear at the toe two weeks
ago, January 13, I put tips on weighing three ounces each.
The nest day I drove him on the track and I thought he
showed a forty gait, though the'sharp edge of the tips wounded
the hind pastern above where the scalping boot came, and
after that he was inclined to hitch. A "speedy cut "
attachment remedied that, but again the rain came, and I
have not driven him since. The Turf, Field and Farm, com-
menting on the use of tips, and referring to me driving Ante-
volo barefooted, asked the questions which follow :

"From this (a statement of the trotting of Antevolo) it will
be seen that notwithstanding his advocacy of tips, Mr. Simp-
son trotted his own colt on at least two occasions ' barefooted '
and 'without shoes, tips or weights.' Has he, too, found
that tips will not answer? If not, why did he not use them
on the occasions referred to?"

These questions are answered by the short history, though
if nothing had been the matter with the feet the experiment
was worth trying, and if there had been soft roads to drive
upon I would have carried it further. I have not the least
doubt that Antevolo would have been capable of beating 2:40
in his two-year-old form if still kept barefooted, and with a
very good chance to trot a good deal faster than that. While
I claim a decided superiority for tips over the full shoe, I am
not prepared to say that the foot can be kept as perfect as
when without anytbing upon it. Still, however, as tips are
the nearest approach to a barefooted condition, the benefits
of the latter can be rendered available as nearly as the duties
of domestication will permit. Therefore, the success of this
barefooted colt is additional proof that "tips will answer?"

Before leaving the history of these two colts I may be par-
doned for diverging from the subject under consideration to
call attention to the "glorious uncertainty" attending the
breeding of horses. These two brothers are in many respects
entirely different. In form the elder is immensely powerful
all over. Quarters, gaskins, loins, shoulders and arms are
covered with masses of muscle, and bone and tendons are in
proportion. His legs are short, and he stands squarely upon
them at all times. He is almost a fac simile of his sire,
though his head and neck are larger, and he has rather
more length. He is a trifle over 15£ hands, still growing,
and when mature will probably be an inch taller. The
younger has more quality, "rangier," head and neck as fine
as a thoroughbred, lighter limbs and smaller feet. He is 15,}
hands now, at least two inches taller than his brother at the
same age, and he has grown 4h inches since the 11th
of June, and is likely to be 16 hands before the 1st of
January next, and while he still ranks as a two-year-old.
This growth also proves that the work was not a drawback.
The younger has more knee action and a longer stride. But
the greatest difference is in the disposition. That of Antevolo
could not be improved. There is not a point I would care
to change; he is as "level-headed" as an old campaigner, and
nothing throws him off his balance. The Berkeley railway
ru us within a few feet of the Northern turn of the Oakland
track. In the Embryo trot the train was met when at the
nearest point. Dawn made a few jumps and I must ac-
knowledge that I was in hopes he would act badly so that I
could pass him. Antevolo lookedat it for a second and kept
trotting his best, never leaving his feet for the whole mile.
He is free and full of spirit, a chirrup sending him aloug
while a word will restrain. He is a model roadhorse, never
shies, and goes with the vim of an old horse. He reminds
me of his grandsire, A. W„ Richmond, and still more of his
great grandsire, old Blackbird. The mischievousness of An-
teeo undoubtedly resulted from the petting when a colt, and
this may have ltd to his stubbornness as well. Still as it
was a trait of Bonnie Scotland, and, as I have shown, of some of
his colts, it is likely that there was an inherited tendency in
that direction which might have remained latent under bet-
ter management. The maternal grandam of these colts was
Columbia by Bonnie Scotland and she wasagrauddaughterof
Fashion. Thus the thorough predominates on that side of
the honse, and their action is that of the thoroughbred. As
one has done fairly well with tips, the other still better bare-
footed, the inference is just that weight is not necessary for
that kind of a gait, notwithstanding that such is the general
opinion of experts. — Advance Sheets " Tips and Toe-
Weights. "

TURF AND TRACK.

Horses and Horse-Racing in Olden Times.

The earliest allusion to the horse is where Anah, a contem-
porary of Isaac (about 1590 b. c.) is said to have found mules
in the wilderness, the progeny of the ass and the horse.
Later on, about 1500 b. c, horses were used for purposes of
war, and it is only natural to imagine that the domestication
of this animal was coeval with the establishment of civiliza-
tion, and more than likely Egypt was the first country in
which this occurred. We read that on Ca?sar's landing in
Britain, the Roman troops were opposed by immense bodies
of horsemen — a strong proof that civilization had made great-
er advances among the ancient Britons than some historians
would have us suppose. The date at which the improvement
in the breed of horses began to be s3Tstematically pursued in
Great Britain may, however, be written as the year 1616,
when James I gave 500 guineas for an Arabian entire horse,
•which was named "The Markhani Arabian," having been
purchsed from a Mr. Markham, a merchant trading with
Arabia. A prejudice set in against this Arabian, as he was
not successful as a racer; but this eventually disappeared, for
in the next century, during the reign of Queen Anne, we find
' ' The Darley Arabian, " imported by a Mr. Darley from Alep-
po. This horse was bred in the desert of Palmyra, and it is
said that his progeny were unequaled for beauty, speed and
strength. The Darley Arabian is often termed the Father of
the Turf, and, indeed, the history of the turf may be said to
begin from his time. Next we have the Godolphin Arabian,
which was imported by Lord Godolphin. It is said, however,
that this horse was wrongly described as an Arabian, and
that he was really a Barb, imported from Barbary. He lived
to be 29 years old, and died in 1753. Previous to the time
when special care began to be taken in the selection of sire
and dam, it was the custom to turn horses out to graze over
the commons of England, and it was made law (32 Henry
TILT, c. 13), "That no person shall put on any forest, chase,
moor, heath, common, or waste any stoned horse above the
age of two years not being fifteen hands high;" thus showing
that height was thought an essential requisite for sires in
those days. During the last two hundred years the pursuit
of horse-racing has been more attractive to the leading fami-
nes of England than any other outdoor pastime. Horse-rac-
ing as a public sport may be said to have commenced in the
reign of James I, the races then run being purely for amuse-
ment; but it is recorded that so early as the time of Henry H
races were run in Smithfield for the purpose of selling the
horse that got the best of the struggle. In some parts of
England. horse-racing was commonly practiced at Easter time,
and at the end of the seventeenth century it was prohibited,
as being "contrary to the holiness of the season." In 1740
horse-racing had become so prevalent throughout the country
that a law was passed by Parliament to restrain it, and it was
enacted that after the 24th of June, 1740, no plate should be
run for of less value than £50, the penalty for transgression
of the law being £200. Parliament further settled the weights
to be carried in all races, as follows: — 5 years old, 10 stoue;
6 years old, 11 stone; 7 years old and aged, 12 stone.

It is possible to obtain but few of the performances of the
horses during the early part of the ISth century. The pub-
lished records date from 171S, and the races were generally
matches, and in long courses varying from four to twelve
miles in length. In the year just mentioned 23 matches were
decided on Newmarket heath, in all but one of which the dis-
tance was four miles. In 1719 the Duke of Wharton made
two matches of six miles each, and in the same year a "Royal
Cup," value 100 guineas, was given by George I for five-year-
old mares, lOst. each, distance four miles, which was won by
the Duke of Rutland's Bonny Black, by Black Hearty, son
of Byerly Turk. In this race 31 started, and no less than 16
were placed by the judge. In the next year the "Royal Cup"
was again given ; IS started, and Bonny Black again won
In 1720, 26 matches were run, and in the month of October
in that year the Duke of Wharton's Coneyskins, list. 10 lb.,
beat Lord Hillsborough's Speedwell, 12st., the best of three
heats, 12 miles, for 1,000 guineas, thus showing that racing
in those days was more for endurance and staying powers
than for speed. For a few years only about that time are
there any records of the racing that took place, and not until
the latter part of the last century do we find any regular
record kept. In those early days of racing "Give and Take
Plates" were both common and popular, with conditions as
follows: The horses entered canried weight for age and
weight for inches, each horse being measured under a stand-
ard before starting. Aged horses and mares, 13 hands high,
carried 7st., and for every additional one-eighth of an inch
14 ounces extra. Six-year-olds carried 4ft>s. and five-year-
olds 12tbs. less; thus, if a_ horse stood 14 hands high, he
carried 9st.; 15 hands, list.; and so on in the same propor-
tion. The following is a correct return of a Give and. Take
Plate, run over the Knavesmire, at York, on August 21, 1753:

A plate of £50 for horses, etc., " Give and Take," 14 hands, aged, 9st.>
4 mile heats.
Sir. Hudson's br m Pickering Molly, by a son of Smiling Ball,

13 hands 2 inches, 8st 1 1

Lord Rockingham's ch h Silverleg, by Young Cartouch, 13

bands 3J inches, 8st. 81b. 12oz 3 2

Sir J.L. Kaye'sb g Adam, by Young Cartouch, 13 hands 3 inches,

8 st. 71b." 2 drawn

From about the end of the last century dates the flourish-
ing period of horse racing, which has been annually increased
by the ever-growing interest taken in it by all classes of soci-
ety. In 1752 there were 60 thoroughbred stallions standing
in various parts of England. The fees were then very mod-
erate. Oronootes headed the list at 20 guineas, Bolton Star-
ling was next at eight guineas, while others varied at from
one to three guineas. Eight of these horses were reputed
imported Arabians, and it is owing to these well-selected Ara-
bian and Barbary horses, crossed with the best British mares,
that England now reigns supreme in the production of the
best breed of horses in the world. — Federal Australian.

A Tkainkii Obtains a Verdict for False Imprisonment. —
During last summer Dugald J. Bannatyne, who owns several
racehorses, made two or three complaints before Justice Ed-
wards, of Eatontown, N. J., and Squire Childs, of Red Bank,
N. J., charging William Pryor, a well-known trainer, with
embezzling large sums of money from him. Pryor was held
on one charge and discharged by Squire Childs upon the oth-
er, when he demanded a hearing. At the hearing Baunatyuc
said he was a Scotch lawyer, and asked to be allowed to act
as his own counsel. He failed to prove embezzlement or any
offense, and Pryor was not indicted by the Grand Jury upon
the- first oharge. Lately Pryor brought suit for damages
against Baunatyne, charging him with malicious prosecution
and false imprisonment. The defense consisted of an effort
to show that Pryor, while employed as trainer for Baunatyne,
had misappropriated funds given him to pay bills with. The
jury gave a verdict in favor of Pryor for$l,000.

Oregon Horses.

Dear Breeder and Sportsman: Having more leisure than
anything else at the riresent time in this rainy country, I
will jot down a few items under the above head, and any-
thing else that may occur to me as I go along that I think
will be of interest to some of the readers of the Breeder
and Sportsman. I will first speak of a dead horse, that has
left a great many of his offspring in this part of the State;
and I predict that some of them will one of these days score
a mark on the "black board," that will be a credit to their
illustrious sire. I refer to Kisber, by Rysdyk's Hauibleto-
nian, dam Lady Fallis. He died in your city lust year soon
after being landed from the Oregon steamer. He (hod, as I
understand, of pneumonia, occasioned by exposure on board
of the ship. As I have some experience in shipping horses
on board of those ships, I want to call attention of other
parties that may do so to the fact that they cannot be too
careful of valuable stock under their charge on the trip be-
tween San Francisco and any of the ports up this way. It is
important that they should have the constant attention night ■
and day of a good careful person of experience, and one who
does not get seasick; ready at anytime to make any changes
of clothing, etc., that may be indicated. If these pre-
cautions had been observed, I think one of the
greatest trotting stallions that ever lived would have been
alive to-day. I think I know what I am talking about when
1 speak in such high praise of this horse. I trained him and
drove him in the last race that he trotted, and I feel positive
that he had but few peers and no superiors as a fast, game
and level headed-trotter. I trained him just six weeks on a
very poor track, just after closing a season in the stud, and he
had covered sixty mares. In his race he made a record of
2:27.V under greater disadvantage of a poor track, and other
things too tedious to explain here, than any other horse ever
did, making as good a showing in time; and I as much be-
lieve as I do that I am writing these lines that he could have
trotted that day on one of your good California tracks in2:18
or better, and I believe that if he had lived, and kept in good
health another season, he would have wiped out the best
record ever made by a stallion; nor would it have surprised
me if he had made the best trotting record ever made. I had
no pecuniary interest in Kisber, nor do I own any of his
colts, but I never heard of a horse's death that I was as
sorry of as his.

"While speaking of the great dead, I can't pass by that
wonderful horse Slilliman's Bellfonnder,that died a few years
ago in the adjoining territory of Washington, without calling
attention to his great prepotency as a trotting sire. I have
handled a good many of his colts, and was acquainted with
most all of his get that appeared on the turf in this part of
the country, and I think them wonderful, considering their
opportunities and their breeding on the dam's side. I don't
think he ever covered a mare that could trot in three min-
utes, or one of any pretentions to being fairly well trotting
bred, but still all of his colts were trotters. I don't think
there was ever one, that had the least bitof handlingforspeed,
but could trot in three minutes or better, and the most of
them that had any kind of a show would get below 2:40 in a
very short time. He only has, I believe, four in the 2:30
list, but I know of ten or twelve others that have records be-
tween 2 :30 and 2 :35 that if they had been trotted on good
tracks would have records of 2:30 and below it. So I think
if his useful life in the stud had fallen among a better class
of mares he would have ranked as one of the best stallions
in the United States.

After considering the good blood by the two above de-
parted ones, and several that are living that we know to be
good, we conclude that we are on the high road to success iu
the breeding of the fast trotter. But before we can compete
with California, we have got to in some way overcome our
long, rainy winters; and I think of no way to do it except by
having covered tracks, something I consider perfectly practi-
cable, and not nearly so expensive as one would think, un-
less they hadmade an estimate of the cost, something I have
taken the trouble to do thoroughly. The cost to cover a half-
mile track, thirty feet wide, will not exceed $2,500, which is
a mere nothing when we consider the great benefit to be de-
rived from it. Our most wideawake citizens here seem to
see it when their attention is called to it, and I dou't think
there is any doubt but there will be at least one track of that
kind somewhere near Portland before another winter sets in.

This letter I am afraid is already getting too long for you
to give space to in your valuable paper, so I will only refer to
one of our living stallions in this letter — that one is Hamble-
tonian Mambrino, sold at the dispersion sale of the Reedville
trotting stock last fall, and bought by the Hon. Win, Gallo-
way of Yamhill county, in this State; and as I have had au
intimate acquaintance with this horse from his colthood to
the present time, I am prepared to say that I think he is
one of the greatest horses iu this or any other country; he is
one of the most perfectly formed and absolutely sound horses
iu every way that I have ever been acquainted with. He is a
beautiful dark bay in color with black points, and judging
from what others tell me and from pictures I have Been, he is
more like his paternal grandsiie, Rysdyk's Hambletonian,
than any horse in the country. He is now eight years old,
sired by Menelaus, a noted son of the Hero of Chester; bis
first dam Oleau, by Border Chief, by Mambrino Chief;
after that he runs into the thoroughbred lines that have
nicked the best with the trotter. Border Chief's dam was by
Hunt's Brown Highlander that often appears iu the blood of
some of our best performers on the turf. The fust dam of
Menelaus was by Long Island Black Hawk, second dam by
Duroc, third dam by Coffin's Messenger, by imported Mes-
senger.

Hambletonian Mambrino is the sire of Jane L, a three-
year-old filly that was not broken until late in the spring,
and had two" or three attacks of the pinkeye, but still in the
latter part of July, over the worst track that horses ever
trotted over, at Vancouver, \V. T., beat the get of such de-
servedly good sires as Kisber, Eockwood and Altamont in a
hard-contested race of five heats; although she wasj so wild
she could hardly be got on the track, owing to foar of the
crowd, still she trotted steadily, taking the whip when hard
pressed and never made but one break during the race. The
track was a bed of dust and gravel five or six inches deep; did
not look as though any trotter would keep his feel on it.
Again, at the State fair, in S- iptember, she beat •■'
Beldj with the addition of another good colt by 1'
one of the finest contested races of seven heats evi
by three-year-olds. Jane L is one of the most| le\

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and game fillies I ever saw. She was bought at the Eeedville
sale for the low price of $650 by a party, for road purposes,
and probably will never appear again on the track, which is
unfortunate* for I think there is hardly any doubt, if she was
trained and trotted the coming season, she would get a record
of 30 or better. There was another colt of the same age as she
sold at the sale, bv the same horse, that I think as well of for
making a fast and reliable trotter as I do of her. He was
drivenon the track but a few times, but could show a three-
minute lick almost at the start. He was knocked down at $350,
and resold a day or two after for $600. Major Magoon of
Grant county is his present owner. He bonght him for
breeding purposes, and I think he has secured a treasure for
the purpose. His pedigree traces twenty-three times to im-
ported Messenger.

I met Mr. G. H. Tongue yesterday, the principal breeder
of tine stock in Washington county, and he tells me he has a
colt coming two years old that he is very sweet on, by Ham-
bletonian Manihrino, out of Springfield Maid, by Lakeland
Abdallah, her dam by Alexander's Abdallah. Mr. Tongue
says this colt does not seem to know any other gait but the
trot, and he says the colt that beats him next fall will do to
go to California and trot against the best in the world. I
think the stakes for two and three-year-old trotters the com-
ing season will fill well here, as there are a great many gen-
tlemen of means here that have well-bred colts they will put
in training as soon as the weather will admit of it. A great
drawback here to the development of our young trotters is
the scarcity of reliable and competent trainers; and there is
a good opening for one or two good men here that thoroughly
understand the business.

Everyone here that has seen the Bbeedee and Spoetsmax
speaks in high praise of it, and I am in hopes it is meeting
with the patronage that it deserves. Yours truly,

L. B. Ltsdsey.,

Eeedville, Or., Jan. 18, 1SS3.

Foreign Turf Notes.

At the sale of the thoroughbreds belonging to the late Mr.
H. Jones, held at Tattersall's on the Sth ult., the famous
Prince Charlie, by Blair AthoL foaled 1S69, and winner of
the Two Thousand Guineas in 1S72, wassoldfor6S0guineas.
At the same sale several blood mares, the property of the
late Mr. F. Getton, were sold. Of these the Sportsman said:
" I am afraid that several of them are destined to be sent to
America, the gentleman who not infrequently purchases for
the Yankees being pretty busy at work." The only buyer at
the sale who has heretofore acted for American buyers was
Mr. Weatherby, who bought four lots, viz.: Gaudalope
(1869), by Neptunus, dam Caraeoa by The Cure, covered by
Pero Gomez, 39 guineas; Sorcerer (1S73), by Rosicrucian,
dam Bas Bleu, covered by Isonomy, 4S0 guineas: Amber-
witch (1S7S), by Nuneham, dam Sorceress, covered by Iso-
nomy, 170 guineas, and Choppe (1875), by Bestitution, dam
Chopette, covered by Isonomy, 200 guineas.

In noticing the work done by horses under "training in-
telligence " on the Sth inst., Marsh is reported as having a
long string out at Newmarket, but no mention is made of
Mr. Keene's horses. The report from Stockbridge, where
Mr. Lorillard's horses are located, says: "Cannon had thirty
horses trotting about on the fiat previous to cantering them
up Bush Hill. Sachem and Iroquois covered five furlongs
briskly."

The entries for the Lincoln Handicap, to be run on Tues-
day, March 27, number seventy, or four less than last year.
As a whole, they are an excellent lot, and include Wallen-
stein, Sachem, Pinafore, Iroquois and several of last year's
favorites, together with Buchanan, the winner in 1SS1. The
Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, to be run on Friday,
March 30, received forty-one entries as against forty-three
last year, the Irish division being as usual very strong, their
lot including such veterans as Begal (winner in 1S76), Liber-
ator (winner in 1S79), and Downpatrick. Among the En-
glish lot are Empress, the winner in 1SS0, and Woodbrook,
the winner in 1SS1, and the American-bred Jolly Sir John,
by Glenelg.

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The New Orleans IKaces Off.

Owing to the continued unfavorable weather arid other
causes the winter meeting of the newly organized New Or-
leans Jockey Club has been indefinitely postponed. There
were nearly 100 horses there, and had the weather been fair
an excellent meeting would without doubt have taken place.
The constant rains since before Christmas rendered the track
unfit for use, and the outlook that the weather would remain
bad decided Messrs. Engeman A: Co. to abandon the enter-
prise until next season. The following card from Mr. Enge-
man appeared in the New Orleans papers of the 23d ult.:

"I have found it advisable to postpone until another sea-
son the project of winter races at New Orleans. Our horse
men have been here, some of them, six weeks. They have
had no opportunity to prepare their horses for racing on ac-
count of extremely bad weather. The stables have been
surrounded by water. The track has been flooded and it
has been impossible for them to get ready to race. Even with
fine weather for the next month the horses could scarcely be

Erepared to start with satisfaction to ourselves and the pub-
c. This is unfortunate and to be regretted, but was un-
avoidable. The season is so far advanced that postponement
is advisable. Next seasoa, by the 25th of November, we
shall bring here eighty or more horses in training and ready
to start early in December and to race whenever the weather
permits."

Santa Anita Foal.— On Jan. 24th, at E. J.Baldwin's Santa
Anita ranch, Los Angeles county, Athola, by Glen Athol—
Annette, dropped a filly foal by Lexingtorby Lexington.
The foal is bay, right fore foot white and both hind feet half
way up to the hocks.

CHICAGO. — This old-time trotter, whose romantic history
we outlined a few weeks ago, has been redeemed from the
menial service of a junk wagon, having been purchased by
Jack Cottrell. The price paid was $190.

By a postal from D. Z. Hall, Secretary of the Chicago
Driving Park, we are informed that at a meeting of the Di-
rectors held on Jan. 19th, J. F. Caldwell, G. S. Caldwell and
Wm. O'Brien, who wereexpelled on June 29, 1881, were fully
reinstated.

Duval's Pilot and Lee's Crab, two well-known horses, will
trot a mile and repeat race at the Park, Saturday, Feb. 10th,
for $500. Pilot will go to a Petalnma cart and Crab to buggy'.
It is said the race is "for blood" and no foolishness. — Reno
Gazette.

Little BrownJJug will, it is expected, be all right again this
year. The pacer's lameness last season is said to have been
the result of improper shoeing.

Entries at Coney Island.

The Coney Island Jockey Club has made public the entries
received forthe stakes which closed on the 1st inst. In view
of the active rivalry between associations East and West the
entry is larger than expected, and the falling off in the total
for 1873 from the total entry for the same events made in
1SS2 is much smaller than expected in view of the large entry
made for other attractive stakes opened for the first time this
year. The totals for the several events are as follows:

JUXE MEETING.

1832. 18S3.

Conev Island Stakes 47

Cone v Island Cap 28

Selling stakes 69

Seaboard Stakes —

Two-year-old selling stakes — 45

Two-year-old post stakes — 5

SEPTEMBEE MEETING.

Autumn Stakes 74 | 76

September Stakes 45 55

Autumn Cap 34 | 37

Among the subscribers appear the names of nearly all the,
Eastern owners, including Messrs. Pierre and Geo. L. Loril-
lard, D. D. Withers, Oden Bowie, Dwyer Brothers, N. W.
Kittson, Mr. Kelso, J. A. Grinstead, Fred. Gebhardt, Snede-
ker & Co., J. E. Kelly, Appleby & Johnson, C. Beed, Cridge
& Co., Graham Bros.,* Burnham & Sons, Blohm & Co., B. W.
Walden, Davis & Hall, Fred. Kobinson, B. McClelland, W.
B. Babcock, W. C. Daly, W. Jennings, J. McMahon, L. A.
Ehlers, Jeter Walden and the Preakness, Xonkers, Bedford,
Magenta and Clyde stables. Among the entries for the two-
year-old stakes are representatives of the prominent racing
families of the country, while both the three-year-old and
all-aged stakes present the names of many popular favorites.
But perhaps the most gratifying feature, especially to the
older admirers of racing, is the excellent names found
among the entries both for the Coney Island and Autumn
Cups, the former at two miles and a quarter and the latter
three miles, which warrants a belief that both will produce
well-contested races. The entries for each are:

Coney Island Cup. — P. Lorillard's Herbert and Wyoming.
G. L. Lorillard's Greenland and Monitor, Snedeker & Co.'s
Girofle and Miss Lumley, F. Gebhardt's Eole, C. Beed's
Thora, Graham's Brunswick, Beilly & Co.'s General Scott,
Clyde Stable's Ventriloquist, F. Carters Secret, J. B. Graham's
Halledon, Appleby & Johnson's Forester and Turco, Tonkers
Stable's General Monroe, O. Bowie's Compensation, Davis &
Hall's Ella Warfield, G. B. Bryson's Bushwhacker, J. Mc-
Mahon's Frankie B. and Venture, Mr. Kelso's Bica.

Autumn Cup. — P. Lorillard's Herbert, Hiawasse and Wy-
oming, Geo. L. Lorillard's Aella, Greenland and Monitor,
Dwyer Bros/ Carley B, Suedeker & Co.'s Girofle and Miss
Lumley, F. Gebhardt's Eole, Graham Bros.' Brunswick, F.
Carters Secret, Tonkers Stable's General Monroe, Appleby &
Johnson's Turco, O. Bowie's Compensation, M. J. Daly's Hi-
laritv, C. Littlefield's Free Gold, Beillv & Co.'s General Scott,
W. Donahue's Strathspey, Davis <fc Hall's Ella Warfield, C.
W. Medinger's Bonnie Kate, W. Jeuniug's Infanta and Blar-
ney, W. L. Cassidy's Blazes, L. Hart's Rebellion, Louisiana
Stable's Warrington, Burnham and Son's Barntop, G. B. Bry-
son's Bushwhacker, J. T. Williams' Checkmate, G. Coot's
Ferg Kyle, J. W. Loud's Lida Stanhope, Morris & Patton's
Apollo and Creosote, E. Corrigan's Long Mate, M. M. Allen's
Jocko, Mr. Kelso's Bend Or.

Another feature of the autumn meeting will be the race
for the Great Long Island Stakes, which, according to the
notice of the Coney Island Jockey Club made a year ago, is
now a dash of four miles. Consequently, the entry at once
doubled, and as entries can be made up to September 1st the
probabilities are that the total entry will be larger than for
any previous four-mile race within the recollection of race
goers of the present day. The horses nominated on the 1st
inst. are: Hiawasse, Eole, Thora, Ventriloquist, General
Monroe, Compensation, Ella Warfield, Ferg Kyle, Apollo,
Creosote and Jocko.

Racing Prospects in Oregon.

The board of managers of the State Agricultural Society
have put out their programme for the nest fair, and it in-
cludes sis days of as diversified sport as was ever offered in
Oregon. The five furlongs race for two-year-olds is revived,
but it should have been made a fixed event and named the
Neyella Stake, after Judge Bybee's flying filly that won it
with such ease and in the fastest time ever run at that dis-
tance^— l:00i. She was a great filly that day; one of the
grandest two-year-olds ever stripped in America, and re-
called old Skedaddle, winner of the great six-heat race at St.
Louis in 1S64. She was pitted against the beautiful Lady
Foster and Ballot Box filly, the former being the very per-
fection of equine symmetry. Neyella 's owner stood by and
saw his mare selling for $S in pools of $1S and $20, but she
had run so unluckily all through the season that he lacked
confidence to back her. To our eye, she was the perfection
of a finely ordered two-year-old, and we bought her for every
dollar we could scrape. At last the flag fell with Neyella far
in the rear. "Just my luck — what did I tell you?" said
Bybee, as Lady Foster dashed to the front, followed by the
Lulu Biggs filly, while Neyella was let off sidewise in a sort
of slinking canter. Two furlongs were done in this way.
and Neyella was to all appearances out of the race, whensud-
denly a bright thought struck her and she appeared to have
pressing business at the judge's stand. Quick as an "arrow
from the Tartar's bow" she took up the running, and in a
dozen strokes her long, insidious strides had laid her along-
side the leader, although they were still rounding the bend, and
Neyella was on the outside. There was yet life in the Che-
waucan filly, and her rider kept her gamely at work, but the
struggle was too unequal. They entered the homestretch on
equal terms, but the severity of the pace was beginning to
tell upon Lady Foster, and the Lulu Biggs filly was already
out of the race. Half way down the stretch Neyella had the
contest won to a certainty, and her rider took a strong pull
with which he won by five lengths. A claim of foul riding, the
most preposterous thing we ever heard, was made by the rid-
er of the Lulu Biggs filly, but the judges very properly refused
to entertain it. So Oregon went to the front with the fastest
time on record at that distance. In receiving the new "bill
of fare," as an old friend of ours used to call it, we greatly
regret that there is no stake reserved expressly for three-year-
old fillies, as the great want of Oregon at present is a fresh
supply of thoroughbred mares, and the offering of a prize or
two in that class would perhaps be the means of bringing
more mares to this State. The mare that comes here and
beats Neyella next summer can lug off quite a neat little sum
of money. Last spring, at Hillsboro and East Portland, she
was a big raw-looking 611y with no knowledge of what was
required of her, and hence it was not much of a trick for
Lou Spencer to beat her; but we would have liked to seeLou
Spencer tackle her at Salem. There are no three -year-old
fillies east of the mountains, save two at Baker City, and
neither of them is fit to be classed with such animals as
Ordinance or Sunbeam. — Oregonian.

THE GUIS'.

Marsh Notes.

Last Sunday's duck shooting was anything but satisfactory
to sportsmen. Many went to the favorite hunting grounds
on Saturday evening's trains, for the purpose of shooting by
moonlight, but they were disappointed on account of the
heavy fog that lay like a great white mantle on marsh and
bay, and which also kept the queen of the night from lessen-
ing the gloom with her Tays of silvery light. On Sunday
morning hundreds more qf these enthusiasts jumped out of
their "warm, warm cots," and calling their dogs, were away
on the several boats and trains that leave our city for the
hunting "grounds; nor were they a little disgusted" as they
groped around for their boats or stumbled over the marshes
in search of their blinds. Many of those who went to the
lower bay marshes returned on the first train without firing
a shot. Those who found their blinds and had the pluck to
wait said that there is no place like an open marsh in a fog
for meditating on the uncertainties of life, and one has an
excellent opportunity, too, to call himself a fool for getting
out of a comfortable bed, and with no one to dispute him.
Of the many who went to Alviso there were but few who
made good bags, excepting the bags made by Messrs. Stack,
Hoefling and Spencer. On the Alviso and Alvarado marshes
the shooting is as good as it has been at any time this year.
There are more canvasbacks in these localities than has been
known for years, and they are in very good condition. From
the up-river marshes, islands and ponds the report is not so
encouraging, for the birds are less plentiful, and as they are
quite poor in flesh there is no sport or profit in kiliing. The
poor condition of the birds is no doubt due to the fact that
the frost killed all the natural food, and, they have been for
some time riving on short rations. As the Teal Station Club
is baiting its ponds it is understood that there is plenty of
good game on that preserve yet. It will not be long before
the duck shooting will be over, and then the snipe with its
uncertain flight will attract the attention of sportsmen.

Beae vs. Sheep. — For quite a period of late, the sheepmen
of Wooden valley, says the Napa reporter, have been
troubled by the depredations of a colony of bears, known
from the tracks to consist of two 'old onesfand three cubs.
They made havoc with the flocks of A. J. Eaney, and lately
killed eight sheep for Mr. Chapman, a near neighbor. Traps
have been set, poisoned meat put out, and other devices em-
ployed without avail to destroy the animals. Hunters are
not timorous to take a shot at the animals, who have been
hunted into the bush and inaccessible wilds, but none of
them so far have been come up with. Nevertheless, the loss
of sheep becoming so great, some method to rid the country
of these predatory animals becomes no longer a question of
good policy merely, but one of dollars and cents.

The shooting on the San Bruno marshes last Sunday was
very poor, there being no flight during the day. The fog was
so dense that the hunters could not see over twenty yards in
any direction. As there was no wind and the lower bay was
as calm as a mill-pond the birds lay far out from the laud.
Quite a number of sportsmen were down but many returned
without firing a shot. In these marshes is a curiosity in the
shape of a Chinese hunter. This sport ( ?) says that he fre-
quently kills thirty or forty ducks in a day; he shoots on the
wing as well as on the water.

Last Sunday Messrs. Spencer, Hoefling and Stack were, as
usual, at their hunting grounds at Alviso and had, as usual-
ly they have, their share of good luck in the pursuit of sport
and ducks. Mr. Hoefling and Mr. Spencer shot together and
killed upwards of sixty ducks, sixteen of whieh were cans.
Mr. Stack showed up a string of thirty birds, of which
eleven were the mneh-sought-for canvasbacks.

Last Sunday Mr. H. Briggs, Mr. Bogart, Gen. Kirkpatrick,
Mr. Higgins and Mr. B. Wilson were up at Sherman Island
for a day's shooting ; they found that there was but little
sport, as the flight was rather poor and the birds poorer still.
The party bagged upwards of SO birds, but they were very
thin in flesh and hardly worth the powder that it took to kill
them.

According to the Vanity Fair the largest individual bag
ever made, or at least officially recorded, was made by the
present Lord Walsingham on the 2Sth of August, 1872, when
he killed S42 grouse to his own gun. Sir Frederick Milbank
and Lord De Grey have slaughtered vast numbers of grouse
in one day, but their scores are inferior to Lord Walsingham's.

It will be a pleasure to his many friends to hear that Mr.
B. Brooks, who has been so long and even dangerously ill,
is now on the road to the recovery of his health, and it will
not be long ere his brother huntsmen will have the pleasure
of his company again in the marshes and foothills.

J. D. Enas treed a wildcat near Sunnyside Apiary, Sunday,
northwest of town, says the Napa Register, and brought him
down at the fire of his trusty gun. The animal measured
two feet and nine inches in length and weighed eighteen
pounds.

Commodore K. L. Ogden, well known among the shooting
men here, and organizer of the Tule Belle shooting club, the
first of its kind in this part of the world, has gone to Europe
from New York. He will be out here in April.

Capt. A. H. Bogardus has accepted a challenge from Dr.
Carver to shoot at one hundred pigeons, " for from $1,000 to
$10,000 a side," the contest to take place at Louisville, Ky.,
under English rules.

The Cordelia club did not succeed in convicting the mien
they had arrested for stealing the-decoys and the boats.

History of a recent hunt: Scene, Marin County. Two
wagons; four men; four guns; nine hounds; one lark.

The cold weather of the last of the week, and the norther-
ly winds, will drive the birds out of the ponds again.

Some of the small sloops which have been used as " hunt-
ing boxes " up river ha~e come back to the lower bay.

Hunters, with hounds, abound on Mount Tamalpais, and
are strongly suspected of violating the deer law.

Delegates from the hose companies of Hollister, Watson-
ville and Santa Cruz, interested in the diamond belt, will
meet spon to decide the date and locality in which the next
contest for that prize is to take place. Watsonville an i
Hollister have each had it once.

1883

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for recounting here. The Mohawks are coming prominently
to the front. The great young horse Overman, 2:20, is by a
son of Mohawk, Elmo, and Yellow Dock, that trotted in 2:11
with running mate and in harness in250|, is by another son,
Clark's Mohawk Jr., the descendants of Davy Crockett,
among them Red Cloud, 2:18, and Etta Jones, 2:20. Long
Island Black Hawk was the sire of Mohawk, so that there is
again the blending of the lines of Abdallah and Andrew
Jackson.

There are so many Almonts on the Pacific coast that very
many of our readers will be interested in the following his-
tory:

Almont made his first season in the stud in 1S69, and the
first of his produce started in 1873 at two and three years
old. Four of his get started and all were winners. In 1S74
five of his get started and four of them won, among them the
four-year-old Allie West, who made a record of 259V, the
fastest ever made by a four-year-old to that date. In 1S75
eleven started and sis were winners, among them Piedmont,
who made a four-year-old record of 2:30} in third heat, the
fastest ever made to that date by a four-year-old in third
heat; and Allie West, after a full season in the stud, reduced
his record to 2:25. Up to an d including 1S76, Almont had
thirteen winners. That year they started in twenty-four
races; won first money in eight, second money in eight, and
third money in two, winning money in over two-thirds of the
races in which they started. In 1S77 four new winners came out,
among them Katie Jackson, four-year-old record of 255f in
third heat, and Alice West; four-year-old record of 2:29£ in
fourth heat. Eighteen hundred and seventy-eight brought
out nine new winners, among them Aldine, with five-year-old
record of 258£ in seventh heat. Easter Maid this year re-
duced her record to 2:29, and Alice West reduced hers to 2:27.
In 1879 fourteen new winners came out. Ella Earle made a
record of 2:25; Fanny "Witherspoon (five years old), 2:26;
Musette, 2:30, and Clermont 2:30, and Alice West reduced
her record to 2:26. In 1SS0 thirteen new winners were
added to the list, and four new ones entered the 2:30 class,
viz: Piedmont, record 251} (public trial of 2:1S}); Alta (six
years old}, 255} in sixth heat; Sannie G, 2:27, and Una, 2:29
in third heat. Musette reduced her previous record of 2:30
to 259}, in third heat, winning the second, third and sev-
enth heats. Fanny Witherspoon reduced her record to 255
in sixth heat, winning fifth, sixth and seventh heats.

The results of the trotting season of 1881 added more to the
reputation of the Almonts than any previous year. A num-
ber of his produ ce won. Two new ones made records of
2:26, or better, and two others made records below 2:20.
Early Rose made a record of 2:25} in third heat, winning
fourth heat and race in 256}. Hamlin's Almont Jr. made a
record of 2:26 in second heat, winning the third heat and
race in 2:27$. Piedmont reduced his record to 2:17}, made
in fourth heat, the fastest record ever made by any stallion in
fourth heat, and only then excelled by Smuggler who in first,
second and third heats has a faster record, but was beaten by
Goldsmith Maid in 2:17} in fourth heat of the race in which
he made 2:15} in first heat. In 1882 Jerome Eddy made a
stallion record of 2:16} in first heat, but thefonrth heat was
a dead one in 2:20, and he was beaten in the race by Black
Cloud. Piedmont won his race, making a record of 2:19.V in
fifth heat, and 2:21 in sixth heat. Fanny Witherspoon made
a record of 2: 19| in third heat, and won thefonrth heat in
2:20. Aldine won a six heat race, reducing her record to
256} in third heat, and winning sixth heat in 257}. King
Almont won a six-heat race, making record of 2:30} in fifth
heat, and Una made a two-mile record of 4:54}.

In 1S82 the Almonts grew rapidly in favor with horsemen
and the general public, and greatly increased their reputation
as game and fast and reliable trotters.

Aldine, early in the season, won a hotly contested race of
seven heats, winning the third, sixth and seventh heats, and
closed the season by winning at Hartford, Conn., on August
29th, the 2:26 race, beating a field of eight in 2:20, 2:20, 252;
and with only one day intervening, won the 253 race in
2:20}, 2:I9|, 2:19}. She was then sold for a large price to
Wm. H. Vanderbilt, af New York city, who had previously
purchased the Almont mare, Early Rose. Early Rose, in
1882, won a number of hotly contested races, and as early as
June 21st, at Hartford, Conn, reduced her record to 2:20},
made in fourth heat of the 2:26 race, winning the first, sec-
ond and fourth heats in 2:22, 2:22i, 250}. On the 27th of
June, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Early Rose won the 2:23
race, winning the first, third and fifth heats in 2:22$, 252,
2:23; the second being a dead heat with Tariff in 2:20J, and
the fohrth wonby Pickard in 252}.

After this she was sold to Wm. H. Vanderbilt. He had
Aldine and Early Rose harnessed as a double team, and the
first time they were speeded together they trotted the mile
out in 2:25}, and within two weeks trotted the Charter Oak
Park track in 2:16}, the fastest time ever made by a double
team.

Fanny Witherspoon won the 2:19 race at Poughkeepsie, N.
Y., August 25th, in straight heats, in 2:19, 2:18}, 2:18}, beat-
ing the noted trotters, Pickard, 2:18}; William H, 2:18};
Driver, 2:19}; Capt. Emmons, 250 and Humboldt, 2:20.

Westmont, a seven-year-old son of Almont, out of a pacing
mare, made his first appearance on the turf in 18S2, and
early in the season made a pacing record of 2:26, and has
been campaigned all through the summer and fall, and into
the winter, pacing probably more races in 1SS2 than any
horse on the turf, thus showing wonderful game and endur-
ance. At Lawrence, Kan., Sept. 23d, over a half mile, he
won the 2:18 pacing race, taking second, third and fourth

heats in 251$, 252$, 253$, the first being a dead heat with
Lone Jack in 2:22.

Lillian started the season with a record of 2:40}, which, on
the 19th of May, she reduced to 2:26 in fourth heat; and on
September 16th she won the free-for-all trot at Louisville,
Ky., winning second, third and fourth heats in 253, 2:26},
2:25, beating France's Alexander, winner of the great stallion
race at Rochester, N. Y., in 18S1, making a record of 2:19,
and Deck Wright record of 2:19$. She was then sold for a
fancy price.

King Almont entered the 2:30 class on the 29th of Septem-
ber at Albany, N. Y., winning the third, fourth and fifth
heats in 256$, 259, 2:26}. At Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 4th,
King Almont won the second, third and fourth heats in
2:26}, 258}, 256J, and at Boston, Mass., won the 2:26 race,
winning the second, fourth and fifth heats _in 2:27, 258},
2:26}.

Starlette, bred at Fairlawn, sold, and name changed by
owner to Annie S, after about six weeks' handling, started in
her first race at Louisville, Ky., September 12th, and made a
recordof 25S$ insecond heat. She afterwards won at Chi-
cago. At Lexington, Ky., October 16th, Annie S won one of
the most hotly contested races ever trotted by a green five-
year-old, winning the fourth, fifth and seventh heats in 2 56$,
2:31$, 2:32.

It is not intended to refer to all the Almonts that trottedin
1882, but it is deemed proper to mention a few of them.

Atlantic, sold from Fairlawn to R. W. Davis, of West Wil-
liamsfield, Ohio, started in his first race as a four-year-old at
Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 22d, after having served forty
mares, and won the four-year-old stakes at his ease, making
a record of 2:39}. It is published that he trotted a quarter in
his race in 36 seconds and trotted a mile in 259$, the last
quarter in 35 seconds — a 2 50 gait. While this is no record,
I have full faith in the performance, as Mr. Davis has settled
with me the extra price to be paid when the colt trotted in
2:30 or better.

Harbinger, a three-year-old Almont, won the three -year-old
stakes at the Maine State Fair, Sept. 26th, distancing the field
the first heat, and Venetia won the two-year-old stakes
at the State Fair held at Salem, Oregon, in Sep-
tember, 1SS2. At Yreka, California, Altamont won
the free-for-all trot, making a record of 2:37$ in third
heat. The mud was deep and stiff, and the owner of Alta-
mont writes that but for this, there would be another Almont
in the 2:30 list.

In 1S82 the grandsons and granddaughters of Almont
made a very remarkable showing, winning the colt stakes
and other races, from Oregon and California across the con-
tinent to Maine. For want of space, only a brief reference
can be made to their performances. Maggie Arnold, by Al-
mont Mambrino, won in Oregon hotly contested races, and
closed the season by winning at Yreka, California, the free-
for-all race for horses in the district, taking second, third and
fourth heats in 2:36}, 2:35,3 2:37} over a slow track. Zilo-
phone, by Altamont, won at the same place the three -year- old
stakes, distancing his competitor in second heat in 2:57,
and was sold for $1,000. At Union, Oregon, Au Revoir, by
Alwood, won the two-year-old stakes. At Chico, California,
Telegraph, by Tilton Almont, won the three-year-old stakes,
winning second, third and fourth heats; and Almoone, by
Algona, son of Almont, was second in last heat, and made so
good a showing for a green colt, that had but little handling,
that a number of mares were engaged to his sire at §150 stud
fee for 18S3.

At Manhattan, Kansas, Harrop's Tom, by Almont Prince,
won the three-minute race, winning the third, fourth and
fifth heats; and Mable H, by Col. West, son of Almont, won
in Missouri, and afterwards showed a trial of 257 over the
Milwaukee track, and wassold for §3,000.

In Iowa and Illinois, the four-year-old filly, Lorelle, by
Almont Rattler, won the four-year-old stakes andotherraces,
among them a free for all trot. Zingara won the three-year-
old stakes at Clinton, Iowa, winning first, fourth and fifth
heats, and also won at Albany, HI., and De Witt, Iowa.
Theta also won the three-year-old stakes at Muscatine, Iowa,
and Oprhia won as a two-year-old. All these were sired by
Almont Rattler, one of the finest sons of Almont. His get
had previously won the two and three-year-old stakes in 1SS0
and 1881. At Bloomington, 111., Almont M, by Almont, Jr.,
won the fifth, sixth and seventh heats of the 3:30 race, the
seventh heat being trotted in 2:4S. Alcaid, by Alroy, son of
Almont, won a five heat race in Illinois. Victor Almont won
the three-year-old stakes at Norwalk, Ohio, winning first,
second and fourth heats. At Wyauwega, Wis., Alar Clay,
Jr., by Alar Clay, son of Almont, won the three -year- old
purse. At Portland, Maine, Glenarm, by Constellation, won
the four-year-old stakes, making the fastest time ever made
by a Maine-bred four-year-old; and also won the four-year-
old stakes at the Maine State Fair at Lewiston, and Gallant,
also by Constellation, won second money, the other four
starters being distanced. The get of Constellation had won
the two and three -year-old stakes in 1S80 and 1881.

Maud T, by Hamlin's Almont, Jr., came out this season
■without any record, and on the 18th of May, at Maysville,
Ky., made a record of 256 in second heat, and 2:29 in third
heat; and on June 9, at Detroit, Mich., won a seven-heat
race, taking first, fourth and seventh heats, beating Walnut
and Florence M. At Toledo, Ohio, she won the fourth, fifth
and sixth heats, beating Doct. Norman, Commander, Barret,
and other fast horses.

Annie W, by Bostick's Almont Jr., began the season on
the 16th of May, at Maysville, Ky., winning the 250 race in
.straight heats. She afterwards won the 2:20 trots at Colum-

bus, Ohio, Detroit, Jackson, East Saginaw, and Grand
Rapids, Mich., beating such noted horses as William H, rec-
ord 2:18$; Croxie, 2:19]; Driver, 2:19}; Dick Wright, 2:19$;
Fanny Robinson, 250]; Voltaire, 2:20}, and Red Cross,
2:2U.

Catchfly, out of a mare by Almont, won the 2:30 trot at
Lexington, Ky., October 14, making a recordof 257} in third
heat.

Attention is called to the very important fact that these
winners in 1882 were sired by thirteen different sons of Al-
mont, which shows that Almont not only sires fast trotters
himself, but transmits with great uniformity to his sons the
ability to sire fast and game trotters. This demonstrates his
wonderful prepotency as a trotting sire. The chief glory of
a sire is that his descendants shall be an improvement on
himself, and from present indications the probability is that
some of his sons will prove to be more successful sires of
fast trotters than Almont himself.

Twenty of the sons and daughters of Almont now have
records of 2:30, or better; and three of them have records
below 250. This is about double as many as any trotting
stallion now living, or that ever lived, had at same age. He
already has more of his get with records below 250 than his
distinguished grandsire, Rysdyk's Hambletonian, and mora
than any stallion of any age has, except Volunteer, who is
now old enough to be his grandsire. Four of Almont's sons
have already sired five trotters with records of 25S}, and un-
der, viz.: Annie W, 250; Jewett, three years old, record of
253}, since leduced to 2:22}; Lizzie 2nd, 2:23}; Maud T,
256, and Rachel B, 25S}, and a daughter of his produced
Catchfly, that made a record of 257} in 1SS2.

The following is a list of the get of Almont that have rec-
ords of 2:30, or better, with year and heat in which they
made their fastest record:

1. Piedmont 2:17j, 4th heat, 1881.

2. Fanny Witherspoon 2:18i, 3d •■ 1882.

3. Aldine 2 :19i, 3d " 1882.

4. EarlyRose 2:20i, 4th ■' 1882.

5. Westmount (pacer) 2:21i, 2d " 1882.

6. Lillian 2 :23. 2d " 1882.

7. EllaEarl 2:25, 3d " 1879.

8. Allie West (5 years) 2:25. 1st " 1875.

9. Alta 2:25£, 6th " 1880.

10. Katie Jackson (4 vears old) 2:25*. 3d " 1877.

11. Alice West . 2:26, 2d «■ 1879.

12. Almont Jr. (Hamlin's) 2:26, 2d " 1881.

13. KingAlmont 2:261, 4th " 1882.

14. Annie S t5 years) 2:26$, 4th " 1882.

15. Sannie G 2 :27, 1st «* I860-

16. Almont Jr. (Bo9Uck"s) 2:29. 1st " 1875.

17. Dolly Davis 2:29, 1st '• 1875.

18. Musette 2 :29£, 3d " 18S0.

19. Una 2:29i, 3d • ' 1880.

Una (2 miles) 5:54$, 1st " 1880.

20. Clermont 2:30, 4th " 1879.

The peculiar excellence of Almont as a sire is the uniform-
ity with which he stamps his image and impresses his own
remarkable qualities on his offspring. All of his foals, out of
all classes of mares, are born with a disposition to trot. As
a uniform sire of fast trotters he stands without an equal.
This might be expected from the great amount of speed-pro-
ducing blood that is concentrated in his veins. He comes by
his great prepotency honestly — by right of inheritance.

The special attention of breeders is called to the remark-
able fact that three of Almont's get with records of 2:30, or
better, one with two-mile record of 4:54], are out of strictly
thoroughbred running mares, and that two others of his get
with records respectively of 2:25 and 255} are out of mares
whose dams were thoroughbred running mares; and another
with a record of 2:1S} is out of a mare by a running bred
horse, and with no other known crosses. No other trotting
stallion has ever accomplished such results.

At it Again.

The point of superiority as marksmen between Police
Officer P. D. Linville and George H. Brown has not as
yet been decided to the satisfaction of the first named.
Three -weeks ago Linville was beaten one point in a fifty-
shot match by Mr. Brown, and again last Sunday these
two came together and Linville was again beaten four
points in 100 shots, but still undaunted by his past ex-
perience he steps up to the mark and challenges Brown
to shoot another match. Like the bull that charged on

the locomotive, "his pluck is to be admired, but d n

his judgment." We have seen barn-yard fowls of no
particular breed kick and pick at eacb other for hours at
a time and because some passerby stopped and looked at
the ridiculous contest imagine that they were of game
cock blood and crow all the louder. And it is with
human beings as with dumb creatures: The loud crowing
about £200 gold medals, £100 purses, etc., etc., has at-
tracted the attention of the public and brought forth an
amused smile at the ridiculousness of second-class snots
shooting for first-class stakes. Gentlemen, the public
eye can see through the mantle of deception that was
thrown over them — 'tis a little too thin, just a little too
thin. It would be better not to shoot for stakes at all
than to have a £200 gold medal every time. As above
alluded to, another match will come off on the 11th of
February between Mr. Brown and Linville at Shell
Mound Park. The conditions are 100 shots at 200 yards
for a £200 gold medal ('?).

<«. •

The Fusileers.

Last Sunday the San Francisco Fusileers, Company C,
First Artillerv Regiment, N. G. C, held their first quarterly
class shooting at Shell Mound Park. In the first class Lieut.
H. J. Mangels won the prize gold medal with the following
score: 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4 — 44.

In this class L. Haake shot second best, making a total
score of 43; third, Sergt. O. Lemke, 43; fourth, Capt. John
Bmer, 40; fifth, F. Kuhls, 30 points.

In the second class Lieut. A. Hieber won the gold medal
with the following score: 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4—42.

Second, Corp. 0. F. Repenu, 41; third, W. Fischer, 39;
fourth, Sergt. D. Welbern. 39; fifth, J. C. Nobmann, 36.

The' third class, the silver medal, was won by F
Score: 3, 4, 4, 4, 3. 4, 3, 4, 3, 3—35.

Second, Corp. H. Schultzen, 35; third, J. S
fourth, H. Dietrich, 31; fifth, S. Morcus, 25 y

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Feb 3

HERD AND SWINE.

"An Extensive Dairyman"— A Tale of To-day.

Once upon a time, oh, so very long ago that none but the
" oldest inhabitant " recaileth the time, even unto the month
of September, in the year of our Lord MDCCCLXXXII, there
came to the State called California certain -wise men from the
East, full of cunning desires wherewith to enable them to
extract blood from a turnip, or to perform the equally mar-
velous feat of converting the fat of bulls and goats into the
fragrant flavored butter of the creamery. These men reveled
in wealth and fared sumptuously every day ; but alas, that
every rose must have its thorn ; that with the highest bliss
there is the alloy of pain. Wherefore should these men have
a "soft thing" and die in oblivion, and let their secret perish
with them; yea, verily, their hearts were pained within them
that no man knew of their "discovery" (?) or bought shares
in their company. Burdened with this grief, they sought
solace in travel, and wended their way nigh unto the town
called Santa Cruz. Here they found two fellow citizens
whose hearts swelled with sympathy. One was "an exten-
sive dairyman," Mr. Less, and the other his friend, Mr. Laf-
fey. These gentlemen were then engaged with a demijohn
and a deck of cards in conducting a campaign for "reform "
in county offices, but being persuaded, they consented to con-
fer upou these strangers a degree of notoriety in exchange for
a share in their wealth. The "extensive dairyman" com-
menced at once, and Mr. Laffey associated his brother in the
scheme, who became the most active partner. From this
time the fame of oleomargarine began to spread abroad in the
land. The -impending ruin of the dairy interests was vocif-
erously bewailed by the "extensive dairyman" and Brother
Laffey. Calls, correspondence and conventions quickly suc-
ceeded. Brother Laffey fled not from the pen of the re-
porter, but loudly lamented the manifold transgressions of
the "bull butter" men. But lo ! a light shone round about
him; alight, as it were, reflected from the shining faces of
double eagles, and he looked and saw, and behold, the "vile
compound" called "bull butter " was a delicious table deli-
cacy. Saul of Tarsus, transformed to Paul the preacher, was
not a more changed man than Laffey the oleomargarineist.
He frequented the Palace Hotel, smoked fine cigars, drank
choice champagne, and went up and down the streets of the
great city proclaiming the virtues of oleomargarine, and was
the hero of an advertising interview in the Chronicle. Where-
upon Mr. Less, the " extensive dairyman " suffered so from
sui'prise that he " drove to the ranch, twenty miles off," and
then came to the great city of San Francisco to hear Laffey
relate his wonderful experience. He was told to take the
' ' same path of honest investigation," and behold the same
light shone round about him which had been so dimly seen
a few weeks before, and he beheld that "oleomargarine will
have a good effect on the dairymen." In the full tide of his
jny and when he was "very favorably impressed " with oleo-
margarine audits manager, Mr. James W. Wilson, this "ex-
tensive dairyman," by a remarkable coincidence stumbled
"naturally" upon a Chronicle reporter, to whom he spoke in
the diction of a Macaulay of his great prejudice against oleo-
margarine, and his remarkable conversion, all of which
duly appeared in the ' ' paid " columns of that paper. Hence-
forth oleomargarine and its makers are famous, and Messrs.
Less and Laffey return to the obscurity from which they were
temporarily lifted by the coin of the oleomargarine men.

O. of the B. D.,
[Which is One of the Bulldozed Dairymen.]
— Santa Cruz Courier-Item.

Shepherd Dogs.

As the industry of sheep husbandry has increased within
the past few years, these most useful animals have come into
greater demand. In consequence, many breeders, partly to
advertise their dogs, and partly to exhibit their skill in train-
ing them, have inaugurated field trials for shepherd dogs.
At these a certain number of strange sheep are procured, a
course is staked off, and at its end hurdles are erected with a
gateway, and still further on an inclosure, in which is left a
narrow opening, through both of which the dogs, after driv-
ing three or more of the sheep around the staked course,
must make them go within a given time.

When taking into consideration the facts that the sheep
and the course over which they are to be driven are both un-
known to the dogs, the difficulties of the task are readily
seen. But, naturally sagacious as they are, and thoroughly
trained to obey their masters1 commands, what would seem
an impossibility is accomplished with comparative ease.

These trials are of inestimable benefit, as they stimulate
careful breeding and thorough handling of the dogs, and
place them within the reach of farmers at more reasonable
prices than they would fetch were the numberof trained dogs
less. The pure bred "collie, " when raised among sheep,
learns to care for them instinctively, and some of these un-
trained animals have been known to perform acts almost de-
noting reason; though, to have the dog display his latent in-
telligence, he requires education, and then his performances
are at times wonderful.

A case is recorded of a sheep thief, who carried on his
nefarious trade through the medium of a collie dog. This
villain had only to designate a particular sheep to his dog as
they would pass a flock, and in the dead of night the faithful
animal would go and drive the identical sheep from among
his companions to a secluded place, where the master, unob-
served, would butcher it, and take it off to some neighboring
mart for sale.

Another one of these dogs would drive an entire flock of
sheep from one town to another, unattended by any one, and
no matter how rough the country or inclement the weather,
the same dog could be depended on to assemble his flock,
and such was tbe confidence the sheep had in him, that they
obeyed his occasional bark as though it was a comprehensi-
ble language.

We might illustrate the collie's sagacity in hundreds of in-
stances were it necessary, and the temptation' is so great to ex-
patiate upon so noble and valuable an animal, but we must
stop somewhere; at any rate, we can confidently urge upon
every farmer to become the possessor of one of them. De-
stroy all other breeds, if necessary, and the end of sheep
killing will have been reached, and a trusty, faithful guardian
fur them, the cattle, and home substituted.

Interesting to Sheep-Raisers. — Senator Spencer of Napa
has introduced a bill for the protection of sheep, providing
that the owner, possessor or harborer of dogs or other ani-
mals that kill, wound or worry sheep or goats shall be liable
tr the owner thereof for damages and costs of suit, to be re-
covered before any Court of competent jurisdiction. It shall
lot be necessary to prove that the owner or harborer of the

ig had knowledge that the dog was dangerous to sheep.
person finding any dog wounding or killing a sheep or

it on the premises of its owner may kill the samo at the
unci the owner of the dog has no redress at law.

Great Milking- Shorthorn Cows.

Stirred up at length by the constant reports of the large
yields of milk of Holstein cows, and of butter of the Guern-
seys and Jerseys, the breeders of Shorthorns are just begin-
ning to tell what their cows are capable of doing in the dairy
line, and we hope they will continue this exhibition for the
benefit of the country, Formerly the Shorthorns were uni-
versally bred for a combination of great milk yields, and,
when dried off and fattened, for making quickly and cheaply
an excellent carcass of beef. But latterly, among perhaps a
majority of their breeders, their beef points have been more
generally cultivated than those of the dairy, the former
being more profitable than the latter in the Western States
where they are much more extensively bred than in the
Eastern.

In the Breeder's Gazette we find recently reported the
milking of a Shorthorn cow belonging to J. F. Jones, of Clark
county, Ky. On March 16th her owner began weighing her
milk with the following results:

Days. Pounds.

March 15 676

April 30 1,236*

May 31 1,395 j

June 30 1,535

July 31 1,516

August 31 1 ,308i

September 30 1,219

October 31 889£

November 15 392

In 244 days 10,068

Her greatest yield in any one day was 63£ pounds. "For
the first month this cow was fed on hay and grass with the
rest of the herd, having no grain whatever. "

Considering the above feed for the cow, we think her milk-
ing extraordinary, as it must be recollected that the cows of
other breeds, whose great records of milk are given, have
been stimulated during the trial with all the best food for the
production of milk, which they could digest. This is a great
extra advantage to them, for we know as a general rule that
the way a cow is fed adds largely to or diminishes the quan-
tity of milk she will give. Hereafter we will report some
butter products of Shorthorn cows approaching those of the
best of the Channel Island breeds. — Mural New Yorker.

Fattening- Sheep for Market.

The best plan of fattening sheep depends upon many con-
siderations: First, upon the breed of sheep, and secondly,
upon the age and condition of the sheep. The best plan re-
quires the feeder to breed the sheep he fattens, and to keep
them always in a thriving condition, so that when they reach
■the fattening stage they are ready to appropriate the food
given to lay on fat at once, and do not require a preparatory
stage, which always costs much food before they begin to lay
on fat. When sheep are properly bred and fed till two years
old, if wethers, they may be fed up rapidly for market at any
time of year and will feed profitably in winter. But if sheep
are thin — have been kept in an unthrifty habit — ninety days
is likely to be thrown away in giving them a start. Such un-
thrifty sheep should be fed in warm weather with grain, upon
pasture. Here they may be started in less than half the time
required in winter, and on one-fourth of the food. Young
sheep, or under three years old, require a more nitrogenous
ration than old sheep, for the young sheep have the muscles
to grow, and older thin sheep have already much more mus-
cle than fat. This may be an explanation why we succeed in
fattening an old cow upon good pumpkins, and the English,
old sheep upon turnips, both of which foods are too poor in
nitrogen to fatten or grow young animals. Yet English
farmers have become so accustomed to feed turnips to all
stock, that they feed weanling lambs all the turnips they can
eat, and report feeding six-month lambs eighteen pounds per
day. This is a double error, because the turnip is too poor
in nitrogen, or muscle-forming matter, and phosphate of lime
to grow the bones, and also contains too much water in pro-
portion to dry matter. Young grass is the typical food for
growing young animals, and the average of pasture grass
contains seventy-five per cent, of water, whilst ruta-bagas
contain eighty-seven per cent., and common turnips ninety-
two per cent, water. And these turnip rations are given in
cool or cold weather, which makes the excess of water the
more objectionable. — National Live Stock Journal.

Improvement in Meat.

The tardiness which has attended improvements upon our
meats, especially beef, has come largely from want of proper
association between the steer upon the hoof and the steer
upon the block. Producers have not exacted a better pro-
duct because they have been totally ignorant of the great
differences in this, and upon what these differences depended.
Even in our day, the variation in the interior quality of the
meat of animals whose outside formation and appearance is
quite alike, is only partially understood, and is scarcely es-
timated when the price is fixed. It is doubtful whether the
same degree of ignorance exists among consumers in any
other line, as all other products are closely analyzed and
classified, prices varying materially upon slight differences.

This comes, as stated, largely from the single-handed na-
ture of the industry, every farm having its own standard.
which, in too many cases, amounts to no standard at all.
Our fat-stock shows come in opportunely to change former
ideas, and will prove to be an educator of the highest value.
These exhibitions draw the lines closely, and these lines are
so distinct as to be readily seen by all. An important lesson,
that all learn from these exhibitions, comes from the simple
fact that no animal other than those well graded up are en-
tered for prizes.

As a rule, those that are the deepest in improved blood are
the most conspicuous as possessing rare merit. This was
notably the fact at the last show in the case of certain pure-
ly-bred steers belonging to prominent families in the herd
books, and the growth and development of these animals,
and the manner in which they prove upon the block, will nat-
urally be looked to in the future with interest. If any one
questions that the development of the meat question is a
matter of slow growth, let him consider that it is only as we
near the close of the nineteenth century it has dawned upon
feeders that the best and most profitable beef is produced by
feeding till two years, in the jjlace of till the age of four or
five, as heretofore. — National Live Slock Journal.

If ranchmen expect to keep their improved bulls, of what-
soever breed, alive and in good working condition, they must
take the same care of them as they were accustomed to where
reared. Their cows must be brought to them for service. In
this way a bull will beget more calves annually, and these
will be better in every respect, than where a bull is allowed
to run at large.

Live Stock Insurance.

_ The benefit of mutual insurance of live stock is being prac-
ticed by the Scandinavian residents of all the colonies and
the town of Fresno. This is a close corporation, none but
Scandinavians being admitted to its benefits. They have the
usual officers belonging to such associations, and besides
which they have what they term an Investigating Committee,
consisting of three members, and a Finance Committee con-
sisting of two members. The object of their association,
say their by-laws, is to secure the members against loss in
their horses, mules or cattle by sickness or accident. The
admission fee is fifty cents. The association meets once a
month and seven members constitute a quorum. A monthly
assessment of one-quarter of one per cent, is collected on
all the assessed stock owned by the members until the full
sum of $50 is in the treasury. Upon the loss of any animal
insured, the owner receives two-thirds of the value thereof.
No horse is valued at over $75, and no cow is valued at over
$4:5. The association provides no benefits for lost or stolen
animals. The objects of this institution are highly laudable
to its members, as many a poor man can thus at small ex-
pense save himself from ruin through the loss of his
horses or cattle by disease or accident. This excellent
protection from such losses can be adopted at little trouble or
expense by other residents than the Scandinavians, and no
doubt will be to their great advantage and safety from a finan-
cial point of view. Two-thirds of the value of a dead animal
will enable a poor man to obtain another cow or horse where,
had he nothing to make payment on another, he might be
compelled to relinquish all hope of obtaining more stock to
serve his purposes. As the Scandinavian society does not
admit outsiders into fellowship, would it not be a good plan
to organize a similar society with headquarters in Fresno,
taking in as a member any stockraiser of good moral charac-
ter, providing he is an American citizen? We believe such a
society would inure to the good of the whole community. —
Fresno Expositor.

*

Pig-Feeding in "Winter.

If hogs are to be fed through the whole winter, corn alone
will not be found most profitable for growth and health. We
have no doubt that an exclusive corn diet tends to disease ;
that it soon creates a feverish condition of the system, and
often lays the foundation for thatl most dreaded, cholera.
Hogs lean in flesh will get along very well for a few months
on clear corn, but there is great danger in continuing it too
long. The hog being naturally a grass-eating animal, cannot
be healthy on such concentrated food as corn.

Early cut and nicely cured clover hay will be eaten with a
good relish by hogs in winter, in small quantity. If hogs
are in a pen so warm that it does not freeze, then the best
way is to cut the clover in a feed cutter, moisten this hay,
and mix the meal for each hog with two quarts of cut hay,
and let it lie in mass, and warm up for twelve hours before
feeding. The hay will all be eaten with the meal, and this
will prevent any fever in the stomach and keep the hogs
healthy. Tbis is not a fancy ration, but a practical one we
have tried with much satisfaction.

Never had a better gain than with clover hay, cut, moist-
ened and mixed ■ with corn meal in this way. The hogs
gained teu pounds to each bushel of meal fed through a cold
winter. When two or three-month pigs are fed, there is still
greater reason for feeding other food with corn. We have
had uniform success with an equal mixture by weight of corn,
oats and bran. Pigs grind their grain very well, and this
mixture will be well digested. Where linseed meal is easily
obtained, this might profitably be substituted for the oats, or
a part of them. This meal contains so large a proportion of
muscle-forming matter and phosphate of lime for the bones,
and in so digestible a form, that one-half to one pound will
produce a rapid growth in the pig. — Live Slock Journal, Chi-
cago.

*

Milking Unruly Cows.

Messrs Haggin & Carr have a novel way of managing un-
ruly cows at their dairy near Bakersfield, Eern Co. A corral
is made triangular iu shape, and in one corner is an opening
which leads into a long passageway, about one hundred and
twelve feet in length, two and a half feet wide, and high
enough to admit the tallest animal. The passageway, or hall,
has a gate at either end, and is divided off into sixteen stalls,
of seven feet each by inserting bars across it. The cows are
driven from the triangular corral into this hall, the bars
having of course first been removed, and when full the bars
are inserted in their proper places, each cow being confined
in a separate stall. Each stall has a separate gate, about two
feet square, directly under the animal's udder. The milker
opens this gate, seats himself, and milks ; after which he
closes the gate and proceeds to the next, until all have been
milked. The front gate leading into the pasture is then
opened, the bars removed and the cows allowed to pass on
into the pasture ; after which the gate is closed and the stalls
again filled from the corral, and so on until all have been
milked. Mr. Brown, who is in charge of the dairy, says the
plan works to perfection. Every cow on coming in must first
pass through this lane. After becoming docile, they are
turned into the larger corral with the gentler stock. But if
they prove intractable, they are given two calves to support,
and continued in the stalls until they accept them, and are
then turned into the pasture. Heifers, Mr. Brown says, are
broken here without the slightest trouble. They learn to
stand from the first, and being subject to no ill treatment,
soon lose all fear of man.

Live and Dressed Weight of Cattle. — Messrs. Swan
of Edinburgh, the well-known cattle dealers, write as follows
regarding the proportion of beef netted to the live weight of
cattle: We should say that well finished two-year-old cattle
will yield sixty to sixty-two pounds of beef per 100 pounds
live weight. The primer the quality and the younger the
animal the moi-e beef is given. For a finished three-year-old
bullock we should say from fifty-eight to sixty-one pounds of
beef per 100 pounds live weight. We calculate that fat cattle
generally yield fifty-five to fifty-eight pounds, according to
quality. In weighing them alive, in order to get at the dead
weight, they should be fasted twelve hours, or, if weighed
full, or after being fed and watered, a reduction of five per
cent, on this account should be taken from the gross live
weight.

Stock cattle are reported to be exceedingly scarce in Arizo-
na and very high priced. Cows without calves average in
price from twenty-three to twenty-six dollars per head; with
calves ten dollars additional is demanded.

The people of Oregon are applying heroic treatment to
horse and cattle thieves. They have substituted a rope and
a tree for courts, jurors and attorneys. This method saves
expense, and will be salutary in its effects.

1883

Jpt* gmctcr and jKjtttfttttimx.

A Glorious Scrimmage at Foot-Ball. — A young candi-
date for the honor of bearing Her Majesty's commission writes
as follows to his sister: "Before the match was begun the
other side was supposed to be best, but when half-time was
called neither had scored anything. However, they soon
got a try, but failed to kick a goal, and then we went on again
pretty evenly till five minutes before time, and then I made
a pretty good run and dropped a goal. They made a des-
perate effort and got very close to our goal. A fearful scrim-
mage followed; the ball came out, I collared it, made a last
rush into four or five fellows, a huge crash and time was
called. I fell awkwardly on a fellow's knee and it racked a
suspensory ligament near my thigh, but I had my left elbow
well jammed into his mouth and on withdrawing it two teeth
had gone, his lips were cut and his mouth full of blood.
There -ras a fellow partly underneath both of us who smashed
his collar bone, while a fourth got up with a bleeding nose.
It was a terrible finish, but can be accounted for by the close-
ness of the game (there was a little jealousy between the two
clubs) and the hardness of the ground from frost. " — London
Post.

Whatever they undertake to do on the Pacific Slope, as
California is generally called, they like to do thoroughly.
They have given the biggest prizes for trotting races, and
either bred or brought out some of the fastest trotters in
America ; in fact they are good at sport all round. But such
sport requires a proper record, and this has been furnished
by a paper called the Breeder and Sportsman, which, from
some numbers sent to us, seems likely to become to the West
what the New York Spirit of The Times is to the East. Each
paper contains a likeness of some celebrated horse of
California, with a full history of the animal, and there are the
usual reports of racing and other sporting matters interspersed
with sporting stories and correspondence. Both the printing
and paper are good, and altogether it is very cheap at the
price— five dollars a year. — The Asian, Calcutta, India.

F. W. Moore, the "butter critic, " denies that he said that
oleomargarine was fully as good as first-class dairy butter,
but claims that it is equal to second and third-class dairy butter.

THE EIFLE.

At Shell Mound.

Last Sunday the rifle match between P. D. Linville. P. H.
McElhinney and Geo. H. Brown was shot at Shell Mound
Park. In the earlier part of the day the fog was so dense
that the bullseyes on the 200-yard targets could hardly be
seen from the stand. Though the atmosphere became clearer
and warmer as the day advanced, it was not at any time what
could be called even passable, the light varying with every
fog drift that rolled in over the range. But notwithstanding
all the drawbacks the marksmen banged away through thick
and thin, for they were shooting for a purse of $60, as well
as for glory. The following shows who won the money and
who did not:

4 4 4 5 4 5 4-4:

Geo. H. Brown.

5 4 5 5 4-

{4444444

4 4 5 5 4 5

4-43
5—41

Total 428

P. H. McElliiuney..

4 5 4 5 5
4 4 4 3 5
4 5 4 4 4

5— 4C
4—39
5-44

4 4 5 4 4 5—42

4 4 4 4 4 4-
4 5 4 5 5 5-

41
45
4 4 4 5 5—43
445544464 4—43

P. D. Linville..

8

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

4—37

4

4

4

8

4

4

4

4

4—39

4

4

B

4

5

4

4

4

4—42

4

5

4

4

4

4

5

4

4-42

6

3

5

5

4

5

5

5

4— 15"

4

5

4

4

4

4

5

5

5—44

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

5

5—43

5

4

4

5

4

5

5

5

5—40

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

5-43

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

5—43

Total 424

Brown's score of

There was no second money, and so Mr
428 won the purse.

Two and Two.

Last Sunday a shooting match came off at Shell Mound
Park among four of the members of Company C, Second Ar-
tillery Eegiment, for a little purse large enough to make it
interesting. Two men shot together as partners against the
other two. As elsewhere mentioned in this number, the day
was not of the best for rifle shooting, owing to the heavy fog
and varying light. Mr Kuhls and Mr. Mangels shot against Mr.
Haake and Mr. Lemke, resulting in the first two winning by
nine points. Following are the scores:

f4 544 5 4455 5-451

FredKubls \l ! J ' ' > « ' | f-«L no

^4443454 4 4 4— 40 f
L4 4654 4 444 4— 42J

(4 35344 5 44 4—401
Lieut. H.J. Mangels J« « * J * * J J J JjJ | ,„

(444344444 5— loj

Total 335

(3454 4 4444 4—401

L Hnike J6444 3 4444 5-41 ,.„

UHaake 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5-42 1C2

1443544444 3-30 J

(i 444444 3 4 4-39 |

■"*-°-I-l» 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 \ 4 fcSf.W

(5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3-42)

Total 3M

There will be a rifle and pistol match to-day at
the Shell Mound range in which Col. H. S. Beaver, P. D.
Linville and H. Carr will try to decide who of the three is the
best shot with the two above named firearms. Fifty shots
with each weapon, the rifle at 200 and the pistol at 334 yards,
will be shot. These mixed matches are becoming quite pop-
ular.

ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS.

On the Turn of the Rifling- and the Influ-
ence of the Caliber on the Twist.

BY DR. E. H. TARDEE.

(Continued from page 43. )
Every part of the surface of a projectile, in motion, it mat-
ters not what it may be, a comet, the planets on their perpet-
ual march, a Chinese torpedo, or rocket, javelin, arrow, ship
or bullet, the laws of dynamics or bodies in motion will de-
scribe the end of a lever, the fulcrum of which is situated in
the projectile's center of gravity.

The atmospheric resistance is constantly at work; like the
water, always trying to find its level, the heavy end of the
bullet is trying to travel on the point, which gives it an un-
steady flight, and this unsteadiness is constantly augmented
until the projectile is in a vertical position, or at right angles
to the hue of flight. The time necessary for the accomplish-
ment of upset or summersault of the bullet must depend up-
on the length of the levers at the end of which it acts, and
upon the angles at which it presses against such levers as de-
termined by the positions of the points, aud by the general
contour and shape of the projectile.

Thus it will be clearly seen that when the velocity of pro-
jection is small, the trajectory of the shot must 'become more
incurvated, and consequently high elevations necessarily fol-
low low velocities, in which case, as a natural! result, the
time of flight must be extended, both of which circumstances
call for an increase of the turn of the rifling in the gun.

The more clearly to illustrate the application of the above:
Let us tak« rifled projectiles fired from mortars, which to
make them practicable would, as a rule, require moderate
and even low velocities; but to accomplish this principle in
dynamics, a rapid turn will be called for, because of the
high elevation at which they must be tired to enable them to
hold an equilibrium and maintain the steadiness of flight to
the full extent of their range; for it must be an admitted
fact that the projectile has lost its greatest velocity
soon after passing the vertex of the curve of flight, and as it
slows up the attraction of gravity will have a longer space of
time to pull the shot to a vertical line of its flight, and which
will be accelerated in a philosophical ratio of all falling bodies
when nearly assuming a vertical position, while as a natural
result, the rotary movement will continually decrease.

With guns of large caliber, the greatest range at low eleva-
tions, with the force of impact being duly considered, it
seems necessary to make one of the greatest possible pro-
jectile velocities, for this reason: As the attraction of gravityfis
equal on bodies whether in a state of inertia or moving, it
must follow, as a parity of reasoning, that the sooner the
shot is sent to its point of destination, the less time has the
gravitating force to act on the shot during its flight. But if
tired from high elevations the flight of the bullet will not by
any means be so accurate as that of along shot fired with a
greater turn and greater velocity; nor can we expect that
the high elevation will be so good.

This results both from the better sustained velocity of
the longer projectile, and from the fact that when the turn is
sufficient to keep the shot steady throughout its flight, the
surface exposed to the direct impediment of the air becomes
greater in proportion as its flight becomes unsteady; and this
not only results in unsteady flight of the shot, but as a nat-
ural consequence uses the projectile velocity with useless ex-
penditure of means.

This brings me facing the important question, that ap-
peared to me for years almost metaphysical, (and I have the
candor to say that there ajjpears to be a little dust on the ob-
ject glass of my telescope at the present writing,)
on the manner in which a difference in the caliber influ-
ences the turn of the rifling, and I flounder around in the
treatment of this subject, like an old plunger, at sea without
compass or rudder, ano% like the watchful captain, who
patiently waited for the first pause in the storm, the first
glance of the sun whereby he could take his reckoning and
ascertain how far the boisterous waves had driven him from
his true course, but still the lowering clouds came thick and
fast and every timber in his old ship manifested signs of
weakness, and at last, like Cresar when about to sink in the
debris of a turbulent stream, he imploringly lifted his hands
above his head and exclaimed, "Help me; help me, Cassius,
or I sink." If after an attempt to solve this caliber problem
and I become stuck in the mud, I shall in the name of mercy
beseech the bright stars, not of heaven, but of earth, to come
to my rescue and take a pull at the oar. I call on Col. Kel-
logg of East Oakland, a gentleman who is as familiar with all
the nomenclature of modern gunnery as he is with the ten
commandments God gave to man, a man who by long experi-
ence in the manipulation of the rifle, must necessarily have a
head well stored with theory; as theory and practice are
bound by immutable laws, the former acting as precepter for
the latter until a state of appreciating perfection is established.
And a more systematic man than the Col. never placed his
finger on the trigger of a gun, a fact conceded by all who
know him. Come out, Col., and do not keep your light that
ought to be disseminated over the whole earth, longer under
a measure. The next star is Col. Burns of San Francisco, a
man who has manufactured more leaden bullets without sys-
tem or theory than any other man in the whole world, who
is always willing to take chances solely for the excitement
there is in it.

So, my dear Burns, come to my relief and tell what you can
from scribe rule, a rule that you must understand after two
score of years practicing it.

The next star is Col. Frank G.Edwards, a man who will
leave his dinner or his business anytime to join a few friends
in target practice.

So, my dear Frank, the Bree^er'axd Si'OKTsmax will be
glad to type your experience, "on the mannerin which a dif-
ference in the caliber influences the turn of the rifling."

The text of this subject is one that our best commentators
disagree upon and I am forced to rely much ou theory in es-
tablishing the few remarks that I will offer, which are borne
outby experiments as far as I have had the time and oppor-
tunity to establish my deductions. Capt. Beauford, a French
mathematician, says in rifling caunon two methods appear to
have been favorably received, one consisting in giving (he
grooves a length of turn of about the same number of calibers
I as in a rifle carrying an ounce ball, the other in giving them I

a turn of scarcely greater length than that used for small
arms. But I have looked in vain for any philosophical rea-
son in eitherproposition and I must confess that my compre-
hension is too blunt to see the analogy as laid down in the
proposition.

The advocates of these methods appear to overlook the
fact of the circumstances attending the projection
of the shot; the resistance of the air, the time of flight
range, velocity, etc., must all be in a different ratio to each
other, with a gun of large caliber from what they are in one of
small caliber, and the diflerence therefore must be recognized
and duly considered. There are those whose authority
is recognized, who assert that the length of the turn should de-
pend, in some measure, upon the length of the gun; that a
more rapid turn of the rifling is required in a short than in
a long gun, a proposition that has as little sense as theory,
and I am at a loss to think how so unfounded a method
could have been so long in circulation without being refuted,
for I have heard it ever since I was a boy, and for two score
years looked upon it as a fixed principle'in the laws of gun-
nery; probably from the fact that a lie often repeated would
answer as well as the truth.

It is plainly to be seen that if the shot would acquire a
sufficient rotary velocity when fired from a long gun, with a
less turn, it would not require a greater when° fired ' from a
short gun, therefore the length of turn must depend alone
upon the rotary velocity required for the shot, and
the comparative turn of the shots which differ in
size only, will depend entirely upon the comparative in-
fluence of the air upon them. It is a principle in gunnery
which none will deny, that the velocity of projection being
the same, large shots have a longer range than small ones,
coeleres paribus.

Kobins in his "Facts on Gunnery," written more than a
century ago, can be republished for to-day, and to-inorrow,
and like the Gordian knot, the longer it remains the more
fixed it will become, because the principle is correct. Mr.
Eobins says: "A 24-pounder loaded in the customary way,
and elevated to eight degrees, ranges its bullet at a medium
to about a mile and a half; whereas a 3-pounder, which is
half the diameter, will, in the same circumstances, range but
little more than a mile; and the same holds true in the other
angles of elevation, though indeed, the more considerable
the angle of elevation, the greater is the inequality of the
ranges. Now this diversity in the range of unequal bullets
cannot be imputed to any difference in their velocity, since,
when loaded alike, they are all of them discharged with near-
ly the same celerity; but it is to be altogether ascribed to the
different resistance they undergo during their flight through
the air, for, though a shot eight times the weight of another
has four time the resistance, yet, as it has eight rimes the
solidity, the whole retarding force which arises from the com-
parison of the resistance with the matter to be moved will
be but half as much in the large shot, and thus it will always
happen (whatever be the size of the shot) that the retarding
force of the air on the lesser shot will te greater than the re-
tarding force on the larger, in the same proportion as the
diameter of the larger shot is greater than the diameter of
the lesser."

Therefore if Mr. Kobins' theory is correct, and who can
doubt it, all we have to do is to consider in rifling
guns of large caliber in what manner the relative
increase in the weight and size of shot will affect the turn,
this being really the only point on which those projectiles of
the same form and density will differ. And as the resistance
of the air is the main cause which renders the rifling neces-
sary, whatever tends to lessen this resistance, or its effect on
the shot, will allow a corresponding diminution to be made
in the velocity of the shot's rotation.

There would be no necessity for a long projectile to have a
rotary motion in a perfect, or as near perfect as possible,
vacuum ; still, the shot might turn over in its projectile
velocity, but even that would only be attended with injurious
effect, both in its velocity and direction.

The performance of the gun would be equally as accurate,
whether it was rifled or a smoothbore ; the rifling would be
called for in order that the shot might have a security of
keeping one end foremost, but as there would be no resist-
ance from atmospheric pressure a very slight rotation im-
parted to the shot would suffice. But if the shot was round
it would not require any rotation at all, for it is only the re-
sistance of the air affecting the shot in an oblique direction,
in consequence of the rotation of such shot about an uncer-
tain axis, which causes the deflection, most surely to be ob-
served by the experienced marksman.

In making the estimate of the amount of the resistance of
the air acting on the shots of different diameters, I find it is a
common mistake by many, who take into consideration the
action of the air's resistance upon the projectile at the time,
or about the time of its initial velocity; or, to state the prop-
osition in thi6 light, which is advocated by able writers, that
a shot double the diameterof another, therefore only possess-
ing half the area of surface, when compared with its weight,
will, by a source of reasoning, only meet with half the atmos*
spheric resistance. While, at first thought, there appears to
be an analogy in the above proposition, in tracing the
subject to a final result the facts will not bear out any such
conclusion. We will take two shots similar in form and
density, the diameter of one being double that of the other,
and fired from a gun, under similar circumstances, with the
same initial velocity. Thus it will be seen that at the very
start of projection the atmospheric resistance on the larger,
shot will be four times that on the smaller. From this find-
ing it will readily be seen that the velocity of the larger shot
will be maintained for a longer time, so that its flight will
be constantly augmented beyond that of the smaller, and
necessarily the resistance of the air will be more than four
times as great; or, in other words, the total resistance of the
air will relatively be more than one-half greater than what it
is on the smaller, and consequently not in prorata U> the dif-
ference of their densities, weights and surfaces, so that, if
the angular velocity or turn of the rifling were reduced one-
half in a shot twice the diameter of another it would not bo
sufficient to meet the additional resistance arising from the
greater mean velocity of the larger shot, for the vis viva of
rotation would not be in the same proportion to the oit '" "
of translation, or to the resistance of the air, in the larger as
in the smaller shot. Should we make the turn of the ratio
of the diameter of the bore, or of the same length in caliber,
the rotary impetus is in proportion neither t>» the quantities
of motion nor to the quantities of resistance to the shots of
different sizes; nor does it secure an equal stability to Bach,
I cau conceive of no theory by which this problem can be
settled, or approximately s» illi<l. nnly by a series of experi-
ments and mathematical deductions; and I now believe that
the proper degree of rotary velocity which should be given
to snots <>f different sizes, but of tiio same form and density,
comes near a mathematical deduction resulting as the sipiaro
roots of their diameters.

Nearly 3,000 patents have been issued on impr<
go-carts.

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POULTRY.

The queries of G. S. B. -were referred to a gentleman
of whom it is safe to say that no one excels him in the
breeding and rearing of poultry, and we are not only
pleased to give his answers to the questions propounded,
but still more so by being able to announce that hereafter
he will be a contributor to this department.

He is as enthusiastic in regard to his gallinaceous pets,
as we are in whatever pertains to the horse, especially
those of high breeding. And by this we mean all classes
of horses. There is high breeding in one sense in the
cart horse, viz., a scientific endeavor to improve the race
for the purpose intended.

There must be enthusiasm to excel in any department
of stock or poultry breeding. An enthusiasm that will
not cool over many failures and numberless " set-backs."
There may be twenty experiments all, perhaps, entailing
comparative failures, the twenty-first may make amends
for all losses previously incurred.

"We have quite a fancy for chickens though the "game"
is the especial favorite.

The head of this department at home is quite actively
engaged in the pursuit, and in addition to all the chick-
ens and eggs required in a family of never less than six
adults, she gives away quite a number, in order to keep
the supply within bounds. "We have a game-cock that
was sent us with a couple of pullets from Palo Alto.
Previous to his arrival we had a pair from El Arroyo of
the strain that Captain Moore brought here. These have
been mixed with the various breeds and advantageously
too, judging from the greater success than our neighbors
have.

The Palo Alto bird is the handsomest fowl we ever saw.
A blact-red but with a sheen in his plumage we never
saw equaled, and his form the perfection of beauty.
He is as graceful as was Taglioni, and whether it was
the boyish enthusiasm that pictures things of that kind
in such gorgeous hues, the remembrance of forty years
is still as vivid as when we saw her. It may be thought
a queer comparison but the fowl has much of the same
kind of airy grace, a demeanor which is also as stately
as a Grand Duchess, and at the same time a look which
carries the import of the motto "Wha dar Meddle wi'
me." Another present was not so fortunate. That was
one of these frizzled fellows with the feathers not only
sticking the wrong way, but bent forward in a
curve. "When the moulting season came he
lost his covering completly, excepting a few
stubbed quills on the ends of the wings. The sun
burned his skin to a dull red, and his comb was as fiery
as a glowing iron just drawn from the forge. "When any-
one looked at him he would stand as erect as a dandy,
apparently conscious that he was more than an ordinary
attraction. The queerest 'looking biped ever seen, and
s ire to evoke laughter in those who saw him. He was
as impudent as grotesque. But a few pullets donning
',he peculiar garb led to his doom, and when away from
nome the chief of the coops and roosts sent him into

xile.

THE AGRICULTURAL PAVILION.

Speaker La Hue called Campbell to the chair this morning,
■when the bill appropriating $40,000 for a state agricultural
pavilion in the Capitol grounds came up for consideration.
This bill is Mr. LaEue's pet, and the young members just for
the fun of the thing, apparently — Leverson out of earnest
honesty, and Johnston out of — well La Rue beat Johnstonfor
the speakership — turned in and worried the old gentleman
considerably. The pavilion will be built back of the Capitol,
but the persons I have designated intend that La Eue shall
get down from the chair and show how well he can right
every time the bill is mentioned in the Assembly.

Johnston offered an amendment this morning striking out
the words "in the state Capitol grounds " (as the place where
the pavilion shall be built) and inserting "Golden Gate
Park. " Campbell decided the amendment out of order, and
Weaver moved to amend by striking out the same and in-
serting " Agricultural Park" (Sacramento), which was also
declared out of order by Campbell. The decision was ap-
pealed from and the chair was sustained, though manifestly
in wrong. Leverson spoke against the principle of the bill,
and opposed it as establishing a bad precedent. All this and
much more kept La Eue busy and anxious, and thus accom-
plished what most of the opposition appeared good-naturedly
satisfied with. Of course, Mr.*La Eue knows as well as, 'if not
better than any one else in the Senate that if Sacramento
wants a pavilion to show goods and produce in to attract
people to the city during the fair time, she will build it,
and has no more right to expect $40,000 state aid than the
Mechanics' Institute. Still, it's only $40,000, and the gran-
gers want it, and it will be nice for the orators of the day to
come to deliver fat-hog-and-proddy-pumpkin addresses in to
admiring throngs. With this good-natured view the bill will
go through, and the fair expanse of lawns, pretty patches of
bright flowers, graveled walks, shaded drives and grassy
terraces, which were to be in the grounds back of the Capitol,
will give way in the picture to a big pavilion with its inevit-
able fringe of greasy machinery, patent quartz-crushers and
brick-red farm-wagons — all of which will be as satisfactory,
if not more so, to the average beholder.

After recess the bill was debated another hour, and at
three o'clock was passed to its third reading and engrossment
by a vote of thirty-nine to twenty-seven.

The above is copied from a daily morning paper, being
a portion of the report of the doings of the Legislature
on Tuesday last. "Whoever wrote it is certainly ignorant
of the question, and his criticisms have not the sem-
blance of foundation to build upon. It is not the pur-
pose of the bill to grant a pavilion " to show goods and
produce in to attract people to the city (Sacramento)
during fair time," but a benefit to the whole State, which
in a few years will ten times repay the appropriation.
Neither is it the same as voting that amount to the Me-
chanics' Institute. That is a partnership concern, where
the profits go to the stockholders, while the State Agri-
cultural Society is a part of the commonwealth, as well
worthy of State aid as anything which is assisted by the
donation of public fnnds. Few of them, indeed, make
such a handsome return as results from the yearly ex-
hibitions. The benefit is not restricted to one class, as
the strictures imply. There is not an inhabitant of
California, save, perhaps, those who are domiciled in
San Quentin, Folsom or kindred institutions, who is not
a gainer, either directly, as the agriculturist, stock
breeder, mechanic, merchant, etc., or indirectly, through
the greater prosperity that follows the practical teach-
ings. As an educator, there is nothing so potent. The
week of the fair presents lessons that could not be ob-
tained in months if the pupil had to seek the information
through other sources than the State and District fairs af-
ford. These give the opportunity for comparison, for be-
coming acquainted with the management, the systems and
the way the successful farmer, mechanic and artisan
have followed to make the improvements that are mani-
fest. They incite a feeling of emulation, a determina-
tion to pursue the improved methods, so palpable to their
understanding, and return from the visit with a fund of
acquired knowledge to put into practice. It may do for
a pert reporter who wields a handy pen to sneer at that
which is beyond his understanding, and to rail at
" greasy machinery, patent quartz crushers and brick-
red farm wagons," though it may be well for him to
remember that in these, and the other articles on exhibi-
tion, lie the wealth of the State. Those who have lived
years enough to see what the fairs of the country have
accomplished are well aware, however, of the great re-
sults that have followed, and fortunately there is a ma-
jority of this kind to sustain their representatives in
voting for this bill. Apart from the exhibition of
domestic animals there are immense interests that are
fostered by the fairs. These demand a building which
will furnish a proper display, and enable this dis-
play be located where the greatest number can witness
it. The daytime is occupied with the sight-seeing at the
park, and the amendment to erect the proposed structure
there would be a serious detriment. It must be within
a convenient distance of the centers where the visitors
are housed, accessible, of sufficient size for proper ar-
rangement and to give the throngs who will visit it the
chance to see without over-crowding. Should the sight
of an utterly-inclined aesthete be shocked by a " brick-
red wagon," he can turn aside and restrict the vision of
his eyeglass to the departments where the greasy ma-
chinery does not find a place. It will be an ornament to
the capitol grounds, for doubtless architectural skill will
be invoked to give it harmony of proportion and beauty

in detail. The " fat-hog-and-proddy-pumpkin addresses"
are beyond cur comprehension, as we cannot imagine
what sort are thus named. But the lives of the intelli-
gent farmer, the skilful mechanic, the busy artisan are
replete with material for a true orator to enchain his
auditors, and it is eminently proper that there be a tem-
ple worthy of the theme.

The State Fair of California surpasses any exhibition
of annual occurrence in the United States. It is the most
complete in all of its departments, and could it be trans-
ported to any of the Eastern cities a million spectators
would congregate to witness it. It is not only an educa-
tor of our own people. It brings before the visitor from
other states the manifold and rich resources of this won-
derful country in a way that compels admiration, and
the truth of the stories, which were regarded as freaks
of a feverish imagination, is too positive to be denied,
carrying conviction that volumes of statistics would fail
to accomplish. "Wipe out the State and District fairs,
abrogate the aid that is given to the vineyar dist and
fruitgrower, cut off ^the expenditure for the Agricultur-
al College, and it will not be many years before there is
a retrogression that will lessen the revenues of each year
more than ten times as much as the annual appropria-
tion for these objects. They are so essential to the con-
tinued prosperity of the people of California that the
loss would be calamitous, involving every interest in the
downfall.

Doubtless a good deal of the opposition to the passage
of the bill arises from a desire to annoy the citizens of
Sacramento. The mover of the amendment to locate the
pavilion in Golden Gate Park may have been influenced
by such a feeling. "We sincerely hope he has better
grounds than the motive the reporter ascribes. In either
case he has given proof that the selection of the present
speaker was a wise choice. It would be worse than
folly to remove the State fair from the present location—
a blunder that would be a severe blow to the interests
depending. Next to the unrivaled resources of this
country the success of the State fair is due to its being
permanently established at one point. In those States
where it is a peripatetic institution, (and this is the gen-
eral plan in the East) there is comparative failure.
Plac?s enter into violent competition to secure the loca-
tion, and offers are made, the acceptance of which leads
to extortion. Being temporary all the adjuncts are frail.
The accommodations for visitors, unless some large city
is the site selected, are miserable, and there is a repellant
force that drives away those who have not pressing busi-
ness to attend to or do not live in the neighborhood.
Every move to add to the permanent localization of the
State fair is a direct aid to the fairs of the different dis-
tricts. This is so manifestly true that there is no necessity
for occupying space in presenting arguments. It has
flourished, and the district fairs have kept pace -with it,
and now there are several which are scarcely behind it in
attractions. At Stockton, Oakland, Petaluma, San Jose,
Los Angeles, Chico and other places, are yearly exhibi-
tions of great excellence, far beyond those of the East.
In fact there are only a few of the State institutions of
the Orient that will compare with our district exhibitions,
and in many respects they are far inferior.

This is a political question that comes within the le-
gitimate sphere of this journal. It is not a party issue,
nor a question that has a limited b3aring. Those who are
badgering Mr. La Eue " for the fun of the thing," are
not taking a course that will add to their credit though
this view may also be incorrect. "We have no fear that
Mr. La Eue will shirk the fight, and have the utmost
confidence that the vote on the final passage will show
an increased majority. The more discussion there is the
clearer will be the appreciation of the benefits that will
follow.

Notwithstanding the "Granger" interest is the most
prominent, the support of the farmers is evidence that it
is proper to make it a law. "When this interest is also in
harmony with others of great magnitude there cannot be
a question that it is the duty of legislators to vote in ac-
cordance with the wishes of so large a majority of their
constituents.

GREAT SALE OF TROTTING STOCK.

On the 2Sth of February there will be offered for sale
at the Oakland Trotting Park by fillip & Co. a lot of
high bred trotting broodmares, stallions and other horse
stock, the property of the estate of Daniel Cook. The
advertisement came in just in time for this week's issue,
so that an appropriate notice will have to be deferred
until next week.

GOODWIN'S TURF GUIDE.

This very neatly gotten up calendar has come to hand,
but at too late a date to notice this week. In the next
issue we will give it attention.

1883

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THE 2:25 HORSES.

A list of the horses which have trotted in 2:25 or bet-
ter was published in the New York Spirit of the Times of
January 6th.

There are thirty-seven which were bred in California,
and this must be acknowledged to be a very good exhi-
bition for a state that has so recently engaged in the
business of breeding trotters. Although there were a
great many sires and dams of the most popular strains
brought here in the early days there were no pains taken
to educate them until the last decade, and though the
blood is of great benefit the grand showing is of recent
date. At the head of the column is Occident, and he is
not only the fastest but has more of the California blood
than any of the others. His sire Doc was bred here, and
on the side of the dam there is scarcely a question that
they were natives for many generations, and date back
to the founding of the Missions. His record of 2:16^ was
made at Sacramento, September 13, 1S73, and at that time
was the fastest in the calendar. Col. Lewis by Rifleman
comes next with 2: 18 1, and then Graves by "Whipple's
Hambletonian 2:19, Komero by A. "W". Richmond, five
years old, 2:19£, Nelly R by General McLellan Jr. 2:20,
Overman by Elmo 2:20, Sam Purdyby Geo. M. Patchen
Jr. 2:20£, Doty by Challenge 2:21, Wildflower— two
years old — by Electioneer 2:21, Ewing by Primus 2:2l£,
Albert "W, four years, by Electioneer 2:22,
Oakland Maid by Speculation 2:22, Starr King by
Geo. M. Patchen Jr. 2:22, Yanderlynn by Geo. M.
Patchen Jr. 2:22, Gibraltar by Echo 2:22£, Reliance by
Alexander 2:22i, Sweetheart, three years, by Sultan
2:22£, Belle Echo, four years, by Echo 2:23£, Echora by
Echo 2:23^, Dan Yoorhies by General McLellan 2:23£,
INerea by John Nelson 2:23^, Abe Edington by Stock-
bridge Chief Jr. 2:23J, Ashley by Plumas 2:23^, Crown
Point by Speculation 2:24, Defiance by Chieftain 2:24,
Del Sur by The Moor 2:24, Empress by Whip-
ple's Hambletonian 2:24, Magdallah by Pri-
mus 2:24, Manon, five years, by Nutwood 2:24,
May Howard by Paddy McGee 2:24, Tommy Dodd by
Alexander 2:24, Tommy Grates by The Moor 2:24, Bonita,
two years, by Electioneer 2:24^, Louis D by King "Wil-
liam 2:24£, Gold Note by Contraband 2:25, Pat Hunt by
Tecumseh 2:25 and Poscora Hayward by Billy Hay-
ward 2:25. There are many others which have come
very close to 2:25, and to include those who have trotted
in 2:30 or faster the list will present an array fully com-
mensurate with the records of any other state when due
allowance is made for the difference in the conditions.
To take the supreme test of 2:20 or better, the ground
for satisfaction is still on a good basis. Eour in the
teens, and these by horses which are still alive, with the
exception of Doc, although the trio of sires cannot be ex-
pected to liye many more years. Rifleman is twenty-
eight, Whipple's Hambletonian twenty-two and A. W.
Richmond twenty-one. In the 2:25 Electioneer, Echo
and Geo. M. Patchen Jr., have each three, Speculation,
Whipple's Hambletonian, Alexander, The Moor and
Primus each two and the eighteen others single represen-
tatives. We have the utmost confidence that in the fu-
ture there will be a still grander display, and the decade
which will end in '92j put a large number of California-
bred trotters well down in the teens. More than that, as
we anticipate by that time, or, at least, within the pres-
ent century, that the " top-notch " will be to the credit
of the Golden Coast. This may appear an over -sanguine
prediction, so super-extra optimistical as to be only
thought worthy of ridicule. It was held the height of
folly to make a similar prediction in regard to the
prophecy that augured the place the California colts have
taken, and this has the same good foundation for the
vaticination. We also believe that the " top-notch" will
be occupied by a colt that has been educated from the
time it is weaned, and that the animal which will be on
the summit of the pyramid when the twentieth century
is reached, will be full of the blood of the thorough-
bred. A granddaughter of a blue-blood now holds the
fort, and the horse that many think is destined to de-
throne her is the grandson of a thoroughbred mare.

"KRIK'S GUIDE.

Again this capital synopsis of turf events makes its
annual appearance and again it is complete and indis-
pensable to those who have a fondness for the sport.
Turf associations, breeders, those who attend the races,
are under obligations to the author, an obligation that
appears not to be properly valued and the merits of the
work appreciated as it should.

Next to Col. S. D. Bruce H. G. Crickmore occupies a
position beyond all other men in this country. The for-
mer has put the pedigrees of blood stock into shape,
rescued from loss lines of blood and families which were
fast fading into oblivion, brought order out of chaos,
and in many instances quadrupled the value of animals
which, without his aid would have rested under the im-

putation of being "cocktails." The "American Stud
Book" placed the breeding of American thoroughbreds
on a sound and substantial foundation. But in order
that the breeder should keep up with the march of events
it was nearly as necessary that there should be a com-
prehensive compilation of the results. The " Stud
Book " furnished the lines in the genealogy, the "Guide"
established what had followed from the union. With its
aid it became an easy task to make comparisons; without
it, the only source of information would be files of pa-
pers covering years, and the labor so great that no one
would undertake to unravel the skein. Turf journalists
are well aware of the difficulty there is to give the per-
formances of any other than those of the first celebrity
which figured in the contests before the date of the
"Turf Guides." At that time, too, there were a few
running in comparison with the racehorses of
the present, and the race meetings were still
more meager. Even in the old halcyon days of
the turf, a first-class meeting at the furth-
est was five days with two races on each day, and it was a
"big stable " that contained six animals in training.
Now there are a hundred days' racing at one course,
weeks at another, and hundreds of racers assemble at
the various courses. The calendar of Mr. Crickmore
has been as complete as it was possible to make it, and
this required an amount of labor that would astonish
those who look at the volumes. It requires a peculiar
faculty, or rather a rare combination of faculties, to ac-
complish it with any degree of accuracy. Untiring in-
dustry, system, perspicuity, and above all a fondness for
the racehorse, and an enthusiastic temperament that sur-
mounts every obstacle. All these qualities Mr. Crick-
more has in an eminent degree, and had it been other-
wise the " Guide " would not have survived. As the case
stands there must be a more liberal support than has
been awarded in the past or even the "game" of the
author will not endure the strain, and with no bet-
ter encouragement than heretofore has been given the
grand work will come to a close. We sincerely hope
that the turfmen of the Pacific Coast will take more in-
terest than they have heretofore and send in their orders
to Mr. Crickmore.

A few extra copies will give them the opportunity of
increasing the knowledge of their trainers, grooms and
jockeys. A present of this little volume to a stable lad
will be an incentive to increased usefulness, and their
spare time will be better employed in becoming ac-
quainted with the pedigrees and performances of the
winners, than in loafing around.

Send orders to H. G. Crickmore, the World, No. 31 and
32 Park Row, N. Y. Price per copy, §2 50.

It is unnecessary to tell in detail what the work is —
Racing in the United States, Canada, and the perform-
ances of American-bred horses in foreign countries, all
so admirably arranged that a few minutes' search will
give the information desired. We have not the least
hesitation in saying that once aware of the merits of "The
Guide" it would not be relinquished for ten times the
cost.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

Mr. Henry Gh Langley, Secretary of the Pacific Yacht
Club, died at his residence in this city this week, in the sixty-
fifth year of his age. By the death of Mr. Langley, the club
loses its most valuable member. To his energy and persist-
ence the club owes its standing more than to any other man.
After leaving the San Francisco Yacht Club, of which he was
Secretary for several years, he, with several others who with-
drew at the same time, proceeded to organze the Pacific Yacht
Club. He was the prime mover in the matter and it was
chiefly due to his executive ability that such rapid progress
was made in the collection of moneys, building of yacht club
houses, obtaining of members, etc. Mr. Langley was enthu-
siastic on yachting matters and has always been prominently
identified with them here. Strange to say, however, he was
no sailor, could not handle a yacht under sail and knew noth-
ing of the technicalities, neither did he pretend to, as many
do. Of an eminently social disposition, however, and will-
ing to use his best efforts to build up bis elub, he did a
deal of hard work for the yachting interests. He was self-
sacrificing in this, doing work for others' pleasure. In organ-
izing a reception or any festive occasion at the club house,
Mr. Langley was at his best, mastering all the details in a
very successful manner. As he was always willing to forego
his own pleasure for the amusement of others, a great deal
fell on his shoulders that others mi™ht have done. A jovial
companion, of genial nature and pleasant manners, Mr.
Langley will be greatly missed by his associates. In the club
his place can never be filled for his enthusiasm was un-
bounded and his energy only ceased with his death.

ATHLETICS.

Jakie Howell Defended.

Messrs. Hill & Gries of Ventura county, who lately
added A. W. Richmond to their trotting stud, have some
thoroughbreds in training for the spring meeting of the Blood
Horse Association. The string consists of Wildidlerby Wild-
idle— Eva Coombs; PhcebeHall, three years, by Joe Daniels —
Mary Wade by Woodburn; Nettie Hill, two years, by Joe
Daniels— Mar; Wade; and Bachelor, two years, by Hock-
hocking— Maid of the Mist by Norfolk. The horses are in
charge of Dan Sheehan.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman': I was much amused in
reading in your paper of the 27th inst. the story entitled
"Pat Lyman's Merced Foot Race." This was the firstfoot
race I had ever witnessed, and although I stood at a distance
of several hundred yards from the scene of action I enjoyed
the novel sight and laughed heartily. It was too funny, and
I laughed for many weeks afterwards whenever I though of
the ridiculous sight of that fat man with Jakie Howell upon
his broad shoulders skinning over the ground like a feather.
But really Mr. Lyman does the young man a great injustice
when he accuses him of treachery. Jakie is the soul of
honor, depend upon it. There was no treachery in that hug.
There is not money enough in Merced to hire that young
man to do a dishonest or treacherous act. Neither are there
knives, pistols or bulldogs enough to frighten him into
throwing off on a race. No; that embrace he gave Lyman
only meant: "Be careful; I'm a sort of a pet in the familv."

Merced, Jan. 28, 1883. Nat.

A Challenge.

The parties authorized by John Meagher to make a match
for him in England being too slow in attending to the matter,
he has forwarded the following challenge to the Sporting Life;

Dear Sir; As it will be impossible for me to visit England
as contemplated unless I am assured of making a match with
the principal English pedestrians, I hereby challenge any
man in the world to walk me from 10 to 50 miles for §1,000
to S2,500 a side, preferring Thatcher, Griffin, Hancock or
Hibberd. I will allow either of them $150 expenses if they
will make a match to meet me in America.

John" Meagher.

Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 11, 18S3.

George Mason was the winner of Sir John Ashley's chal-
lenge belt and $300 in a six-day (twelve hours per dav) go-
as-you-please race at Drill Hall, Sheffield, England, closing
Dec. 30. He •completed the greatest distance (73 miles 12
laps) ever ran on the fourth day of such an event, and his
total distance for the fifth day beat the previous best record.
George Littlewood was among the beaten lot, which included
Corbett, Day, Jones, McCarthy, Cartwright and Pierce
(colored). The distance completed by the leader at the close
of the fifth day was 359 miles" 3 laps, which was nearly four
miles in advance of Littlewood's record. The final scores
were: Mason, 398 miles 3 laps; Littlewood, 370 miles 2 laps;
Corbett, 340 miles 4 laps; Day, 323 miles 5 laps; Jones, 314
miles 7 laps; McCarthy, 306 miles 1 lap; Pierce, 293 miles 8
laps.

The Pacific Coast is threatened with an invasion. Jim
Elliott, pugilist, Fred Plaested, oarsman, E J Johnson, athlete,
announce their intention of starting on a starring tour across
the continent to San Francisco under the management of
Charles E. Davis.

It is said that the National Association of Amateur Athletes
intend to publish a sporting weekly paper, to be the ^official
organ of that association, and that Mr. L. E. Myers, the
amateur champion runner, will be editor in chief.

Homer Lane, the veteran wrestler, was in Colorado at last
accounts.

POULTRY.

Poultry in California.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsiiax: Please answer the fol-
lowing questions:

1. Are chickens easily reared in California, or is there
something in the climate that makes their cultivation haz-
ardous ?

2. Can corn be raised in any portion of the State? If so,
please state the locality ?

3. Is the demand for prime poultry equal, at all times, to
the supply? G. S. B.

Tiskilwa, 111., Jan. 20, 1SS3.

Having referred these queries to a gentleman of great
experience in poultry raising he has indited the follow-
ing replies:

Editor Breeder axd Sports .max: It is evident that your
correspondent has already received information regarding
poultry in California which has raised doubts (and possibly
none too grave) as to the profitable production of chickens
hers, as a general proposition. California-raised chickens
are, as a rule, certaiuly less vigorous than Eastern-raised,
and they are also subject to troubles scarcely heard of east of
the Mississippi, some of which are difficult to name even.
Vet there is a wide range in the degrees of success among
poultry raisers here, and remarkably fine specimens of table
birds and prolific layers are not uncommon even in consider-
able numbers at a yard, proving, in our estimation, that with
proper devotiou to the business a reasonable degree of suc-
cess may be attained at some seasons at least. But no man
should hope to succeed here offhand upon the strength of
an Eastern experience alone; the business, like the fowls, is
quite a different thing. Our chickens are at their worst at
the end of the long, diy season, at which time they can
scarcely be deemed profitable, either as layers or for the mar-
ket. I believe that this particular season, and not our gen-
eral climate, is responsible in most part for the difficulties
our poultry people encounter, both as regards young chicks
and older fowls; and I also believe that poultry in California
could be much improved in vigor and geueral excellence were
we to keep our stock no more than one year, breeding only in
the very early spring months (not later than March), and arti-
ficial incubators are now advantageously used for this pur-
pose, before the hens become "broody." Considerable at-
tention has of late been given, to artificial hatching and
rearing for market.

The demand for poultry is as capricious, of course, as the
greatly varying seasons. In the summer of each year, for a
season of, say, five months, the market is liberally, I may
almost say too well supplied with most varieties, to maintain
prices that would leave a remunerative margin on an exclu-
sive poultry-growing business. At all other times fair prices
can be obtained.

California cannot be said to be a good corn-producing
State, as compared with the section of country yuur corre-
spondent writes from, yet much is raised here in
ities.

East Oakland, Cal., Feb. 1, 18S3.

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Feb 3

The Pool Buyer.

To even an inexperienced and not over-zealous student of
Iranian nature the crowd that snrges aronnd the pool stand
during the exciting times of a trotting meeting furnishes an
unlimited amount of food for reflection, and of a variety so
extensive that the menu of thoughts that crowd themselves
upon the mind of a reflective man, who is an interested
spectator of pool-box betting, is at once exhaustive and ex-
hausting.

Of pool buyers there are many classes, first among which
may, perhaps, be mentioned the " insider, "so-called because,
in the minds of the lesser rights who seek from him illumina-
tion on dark problems of the turf, he is religiously believed
to be the custodian of some prominent driver's secrets and
that by means of this knowledge he is enabled to put his
money on a "dead certainty, :' whenever he puts it on at all.
There are not a great many of this class, but every driver is
popularly supposed to have some one friend or backer to
whom, first of all the secrets of the stable must go, and when
the tactics under which a certain race is to be driven are de-
cided upon he is the one to whom is intrusted the fateful
task of carrying out at the pool box the campaign which, in
company with his Jidus achates in the sulky, has been the
subject of much consultation for perhaps a month before the
race is trotted. These men do not stand openly in front of
the pool box, as others do, and bet theirmoney in such a way
that anyone who takes the trouble to stand within sound of
their voices for a few minutes may know just what those par-
ticular men are doing. Not at all. On the contrary, they
are very seldom seen in the betting stands, but in lieu of
their presence there is an "order in the box"' — that phrase
one hears employed so often among those who follow the for-
tunes of the trotters. An "order in the box " simply means
thatsome*person who wishes to bet more than an ordinary sum
of money on the result of the race, and does not care to have
his intentions heralded to all the world, has told one of the
firm which has charge of the pool selling to put a certain
amount of money on a certain horse for him. When the man
who desires to "place" a sum of money is not so well known
to the pool seller that the latter has every confidence in his
customer's financial standing and general integrity, the cur-
rency to fill the order given is handed over when the conver-
sation takes place, but in most instances a simple memoran-
dum of the transaction is made, and both parties go their
respective ways. Then, a short time before the pool selling
begins, the member of the firm who has received the order

tells his auctioneer to "put on so much for Mr. ," or if

the better does not desire that even the clerks in the pool box
shall know how his hand is being played, a purely fictitious
name or title is given, to appear biter on the pool tickets,
such as, "Cash B.," "Double X.," "Chicago John," etc. In
cases of this kind, whenever a pool is sold to the individual
thus designated, the auctioneer repeats the title in a low
voice to the book-writer at his back; but where no conceal-
ment is necessary the auctioneer sells the first choice in every
pool very rapidly, indeed, and (apparently) to so many dif-
ferent men that the ordinary speculator in pools is rather be-
wildered at the rapidity of the job. Perhaps one of this
class is trying to bet flOO or so on a horse that is first
choice in the pools. He bids every time, but invariably finds
that some mysterious person in the crowd, whom he can.not,
for the life of him, identify, has secured the prize he is after.
Now the auctioneer nods his head in one direction and an-
nounces in clarion tones, " Sold to Mr. Smith," and the next
time he will be gazing earnestly in an entirely different di-
rection, and suddenly shout, " Sold to Mr. Jones for $100."
This is how the "men on the inside "bet theirmoney.
After the race is ended — that evening at some down-town
hotel, most likely — a settlement takes place. The pool seller
tells the customer that his money was put in at such and such
odds, and should the better wish to verify this statement, the
pool books are there for his inspection. But in the long run
the ' ' insiders, " or " high -rollers, " as they are variously known,
fare no better than the ill-paid clerk of speculative tendencies,
who invests, perhaps, his last five-dollar bill in a French mu-
tual ticket on some horse that he fancies ought to win. They
are all eaten up by the fortunes of war and the three or five
per cent, commission which keeps grinding away with fearful
certainty. Every little while during the trotting season, some
"high-roller is 'knocked out,' " as the vulgar parlance has it,
and is seen no more until the following season, if at all. Some-
times the "knocking out" is attended with disastrous results
to the pool seller, for in betting on horse races, as in every
other form of gambling, the unsuccessful man is certain to
overplay himself if allowed to do so. A case of this kind,
which attracted considerable attention among the turfmen at
the time, occurred at Cleveland in the summer of 1S79. The
gelding Alley, owned by Mr. Alden Goldsmith, had won a
very sensational race at Chicago, beating Rose of Washing-
ton, Deck Wright, Monroe Chief, Buss Ellis and others, trot-
ting the first heat easily in 2:19. Before the start for this
race Alley was absolutely unnoticed in the betting, bringing
only two and three dollars in pools of a hundred dollars and
over, Kose of Washington being the favorite. Splan was
driving the gray mare that season, and three days before the
race he had taken her over to the Central Park track at a very
early hour in the morning and given her a trial in 2:19^. As
she was known to be a game mare, and one that would act
well in a race, this trial was supposed to settle the claims of
all the other horses in the race for first money. But the
secret leaked out, and by the time the horses were on the
track and scoring for the first heat^ all the smart men in town
knew that Rose was booked to win, and played their money
accordingly. The Buss Ellis party were also very confident.
They knew their horse could go a mile in 2:20, sure, and were
content to put up their currency liberally on that fact. The
first heat practically ended the race, as Alley won very easily
in 2:19, Buss Ellis right on his wheel, however, showing that
the Michigan men had not overrated their horse, while the
Rose of Washington was a not very good third.

It was the winning of this race by Alley that led to the
catastrophe at Cleveland, alluded to above. There Alley met
an entirely fresh lot of horses, Charlie Ford and Lida Bassett
being among the number. Ford had won two good races at
Chicago, and the delegation that accompanied the horse to
Cleveland were very confident there was nothing in his class
capable of beating him. With this thought foremost in their
minds they (racked the grey gelding freely, but all the time
Alley was an immense favorite, all the shrewd betting men
believing it impossible for him to lose. Foremost among those
who bucked Mr. Goldsmith's horse was a "high-roller" from
Boston, who "plunged" as if the race was over. In every
pool Lida Bassett would bring but two or three dollars, and
those who took the tickets on her were members of the class
eup' .onion sly and correctly known as "suckers." For once
the iamb killed the butcher — several butchers, in fact. Char-
lie i*ord made a dead heat in 2:20j — fast enough to inspire
)■■)■ backers with renewed confidence — but when the sun
u that njght Lida Bassett had won the big race of
aeeting and the "high-roller" from Boston owed the pool-
J.000 more than he was able to pay.

But while the big men at the game are sure to go under if
they will only play it long enough, it is the little fish, compar-
atively speaking, that furnish food for the net. Of course
moralists will say that a system which works so disastrously
to its patrons should be suppressed, but those who have
agitated for the suppression of pool selling are, almost with-
out exception, persons whose knowledge concerning the sub-
ject is entirely of a second-hand character, and, like most
goods of that description, not remarkably serviceable. Every
man who has had aught to do with the management of a
trotting track knows that without pool selling no meeting can
be made a success. Americans are essentially a speculative
people, and nowhere is this feeling more strongly demon-
strated than on a race-track. Racing without pool selling
has been tried, and found a fiat failure, and the results of
legislative enactment against public betting are aptly demon-
strated at Monmouth Park, that, three years ago* was the
most popular race-track in the country, and is now almost
deserted when a race-day is announced.

Oregon Notes.

For a long time there has been considerable rivalry in
Eastern Oregon between the owners of Gen. Sprague, Black
Stranger, Dead Shot and Anvil. Lou Bemillard, proprietor
of the Union track, in order to get the trotters together, of-
fered to add $5,000 to a stake race for these stallions and ad-
vertised the conditions that each owner pay $500, of which
amount $50 was to be paid Jan. 1, 1SS3. It now appears
that Mr. D. A. McAlister, owner of Dead Shot, was the only
man who had the nerve to back the ability of his horse. Of
course the race did not fill.

The Oregon State Agricultural Society has recognized the
demand for Breeders' Stake races, and has in the pro-
gramme for this fall announced two trotting stake races, one
for two and one for three-year-olds. It is now believed that
each race will fill handsomely, so much so that the society
will probably get in percentage about all they give in purses
or add to stake races.

The Turf. Fldd and Farm reports Capt. Sorenson, the
owner of Beilfounder Girl (dead), as being a resident of San
Francisco. He is a citizen of Portland and the mare died
there. Beilfounder Girl was not sired by old California Bell-
founder, but by Milliman's Beilfounder. *

The Oregon short-horse men seem to be enjoying them-
selves this winter. A match race has been made between Hor-
ace Dnnlap's Little Pilot and Ed Hanley's Billy, which will
come off at Phoanix Feb. 10. The race will be for $100 a
side, distance 440 yards.

Wm. Galloway, of Bellevue, has sold to Thos. Richmond,
of Dallas, dark bay filly Hollyhock, 3, by Hambletonian
Mambrino; dam Mountain Girl, by the Bear Horse; 2d dam
the mother of Leonard's Mac; $250.

Among the late importations is a trotting stallion by Bona
Fide, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian ; dam by Volunteer; 2d
dam by Alexanders Abdallah; 3d dam by the sire of Ethan
Allen.

There was not a single second payment made in the three-
year-old Breeders' Stake, which should have been made Jan.
1, 1SS3. Consequently the first payment is forfeited.

Stockmen on the Malheur rejoice in having plenty of grass
and a mild winter. Stock of all kinds are fat and will prob-
ably winter without loss.

Neil Hogoboom, of Mt. Vernon, Grant county, will have in
training the coming season over a dozen horses.

Reasoning Animals.— We confess that the two points
which have always struck our mind as distinguishing the
nature of brutes from that of men have been their inability to
worship God and to kindle a fire. It would be folly to deny
that brutes could reason. A sheep dog who wants to head a
flock in a narrow lane will jump over a wall and run along
the other side until he has reached the exact point occupied
by the sheep at the head of the flock, and then jump back in
order to drive them home. A colley, who was fond of going
out with a carriage, would go and hide himself as soon as he
heard the order for the carriage given, so that he might not
be tied up. If we analyze these and many other instances of
sagacity, we cannot help admitting that a brute's mind is
capable of two or three steps of reasoning. On the other
hand, no animal ever manufactured a tool or weapon, even
of the simplest kind; and it is doubtful whether a gorilla
himself, supposed to be our nearest neighbor, uses a walking
cane. — London Spectator.

The horse is required to show life and willingness to travel
when out of the stall, hence there are certain attentions
required in the feeding that his body may be supple and his
spirits lively. The horse fed freely on corn will not be in fit
condition for active driving. In popular language, corn is
said to be heating, andithasa tendency to produce indigestion.
As the horse with confined bowels is necessarily spiritless,
the stable should be at all times provided with bran and oil
cake, that by judicious use of these the bowels may be kept
in just the right state — not loose, for this is debilitating. If
the horse is expected to go fast for a short distance, to pull a
heavy load, or make a day's drive with comfort and safety to
himself, no large amount of hay should be given. The same
rule of keeping down the size of the abdomen — always prac-
ticed with the speed-horse — should be the rule for service of
any kind, whether the animal be kept for light driving, or
equally if he weigh a ton and works upon a four-ton truck. —
National Live-stock Journal.

*

Tobog canning. — Tobogganning has been introduced into
Boston from Canada. The sport originated with the northern
Indians, and resembles double-runner coasting, only the bot-
tom of the toboggan is a flat surface, curved upward and in-
ward at the front end. Some of them are what are termed
double- decked, so as to keep the riders above the snow, and
make the toboggan easier to ride. It is steered without any
great effort, and is used "sliding down hill" on snow that is
soft and deep, and in which sleds and double-runners would
sink out of sight. On the upper deck cleats are placed,
against which the feet of the occupants rest on the journey
down the snow-capped hills.

The Breeder and Sportsman, edited by Jos. Cairn Simp-
son, and published at San Francisco, California, at $5 per
annum, is one of the best breeding and sporting papers pub-
lished in America. It deserves the support of every breeder,
and of every lover of rural sports on the Pacific Coast, and
any one this side of the Rocky Mountains would get much
more than the worth of his money by subscribing for it. It
gives us pleasure to speak a good word for so excellent a
journal— Colnian's Rural World.

Random Sketches.

Ko. 3. Tlie Waiter.

["Written for the Breeder axd Sportsman.]

The average San Francisco man of business who is not
married, and many of the married ones too, find the most
convenient way to live is to reside in apartments and eat at a
restaurant. Some visit the same restaurant day by day,
while others have a large number of favorite houses, which
they visit when they happen to fancy the special dish for
which each restaurant is famous. The man who eats habit-
ually at restaurants is in the habit of boasting of his inde-
pendence. He laughingly says that there is no unalterable
dinner or lunch hour to interfere with his business, and talks
in a pitying manner of the poor fellows who have to be at
home by six p. m. or put up w^th cold fish and no soup.
This is a delusion and a snare, a miserable fraud, as hollow a
pretence as that of the man who goes off and gets full and
then brags about what a good time he had. The regular res-
taurant feeder is not a happy man; he is the slave of the hash
provider and a mark for the malignant despotism of the
waiters. Han, as a waiter, is a failure. No matter whether
black or white, French, American, Irish, German, Pole or
Russian, all waiters possess the art of making a customer
miserable, though nearly all go about their work in a differ-
ent manner. The waiter who insists upon giving his cus-
tomers what they did not order is of so common a type, and
has been warned of the evil of his ways so often, that it is
not now necessary to speak of him as a distinct type of the
annoying waiter.

A common well-known type of waiter is the high-toned,
supercilious garcon, who under cover of the most effusive
politeness can make himself as insulting and offensive as a
drunken man in a ball room. The instant a guest enters he
hands a chair and with a lofty wave of his hand and a whisk
of his greasy napkin motions to the guest to sit down. When
that maneuver is completed he calmly throws the napkin over
his left arm, turns his back to the guest and assumes a con-
templative mood, gazing steadily at the ceiling. To a cough,
"ahem "or a quietly spoken "waiter "he pays no attention
and to get his notice one has either to puU his arm or yell
"w-a-i-t-e-r" in a tone loud enough to call a crowd up to an
auction. In answer to an inquiry as to what he has got for
dinner he replies that he will get the bill of fare and in ten
minutes, more or less, returns with a greasy document only to
discover that it was made out the day before. This is his
usual course with gentlemen in a hurry. If he chances across
a quiet easy-going old fellow who wants to spend an hour in
dining he will pile soup, fish, entrees, joints, vegetables, des-
sert, cheese and black coffee on the table as rapidly as a smart
bricklayer could stand up bricks. His great delight is to de-
tect a guest mispronouncing the name of some dish on the
bill of fare. The style in which he remarks
"oh, you mean on trays" in reply to "a request
for "entrays " makes a guest feel that he has committed one
of the seven deadly sins. He makes the correction loud
enough for every one to hear and all the other waiters assist
in crushing the customer by snickering loudly. Ask him for
more bread orbuUer, and he will bring enough to feed a
regiment and dump it on the table with the air of an over-
seer of the poor bestowing municipal charity. The best way
to treat a waiter of this kind is to call one of the other
waiters for some trifling article and slip a coin in his hand,
making sure that the supercilious waiter sees you hand over
the fee. He will act like a Christian during the balance of
the meaL and one can have a quiet revenge by simply saying
thank you, as he hands down hat, coat and cane at the end
of the meal.

Another kind of waiter nearly as offensive as this one, is
the fussy, over-attentive waiter who hovers around one's
chair, snatches plates before they are empty and brings a
dozen things that are not asked for, and not wanted. He
always puts garlic in the salad andapologizes effusively when
informed that the customer does not like garlic and winds up
the sum of his guilt by bringing Limburger cheese to the
man whose stomach is upset by the merest smell of the odor-
ous compound. He means well but does too much. One
hates to reprove him for fear of really hurting his feelings
and so from day to day the customer goes on accumulating
a stock of dyspepsia and ill nature from eating things he did
not want and abstaining from the food for which his stomach
craves.

Then there is the uncleanly waiter. He always puts his
thumb inside the bowl of soup, and brings bread in his
hands, which have just been toying with a clove of garlic or
a bunch of onions. He occasionally forgets that a napkin is
not a pocket handkerchief, and then in an absent-minded
fashion wipes out a plate, cup or glass with the soiled linen.
Having thus effectively removed the customer's appetite, he
brings on the dinner, but not before he has flavored the
shrimp salad with soup and the meats wiLh a dash of apple
or cranberry sauce intended for the game. Occasionally he
has been known to breathe on a glass before wiping it, and
he frequently polishes a plate with his gravy -bespattered coat
sleeve.

The lond-voiced waiter, the deaf waiter, the waiter with a
powerful breath and who always bends low to catch an order,
the waiter whose nose is constantly receiving attention from
his fingers, the soup-spilling waiter, the waiter who drops
sugar on the meat, and the saucy waiter, who wants to know
if you want the meat before it is cooked, are all common types
of the fiends who make the lives of restaurant customers
miserable.

There is one really good waiter in San Francisco. He
works in a small restaurant in a rather out-of-the-way part
of town, but is so great au attraction that the place is always
crowded. Men fight for a seat at one of the tables he attends
to and will wait half an hour to secure his services. The
salary he commands is enormous and in the matter of fees he
is better off than the porter of a sleeping car. His splendid '
example has done much to soften the natures of his fellow
waiters and if he would only establish a training school for
waiters he would confer an unequaled boon on the restau-
rant-frequenting people of San Francisco. To mention his
name would be sure to spoil him so the public will have to
hunt him up for themselves. He will probably die before he
has attained the zenith of his usefulness, for such phenom-
ena are seldom long-lived.

Tombstone Republican: George Hearst is said to have
bought up all the principal water between Silver City and the
Mexican line. It is reported in New Mexico that he has paid
out nearly $100,000 for ranches that control the water, and
that he will stock them with 20.000 head of cattle this year.

1883

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A Boom in Chess.

Daring the last three months chess in New York has re-
ceived an impulse that recalls the days of 1857 when Paul
Morphy 's victory over Paulsen in the tournament of that
year was swiftly followed by victory after victory in match
games with the best individual players of Europe, and the
New World learned with surprise and satisfaction that it was
not behind but ahead of the old. Morphy°s triumphs were
the common topic of conversation. Foreign mails were
eagerly watched for news of fresh laurels, the games re-
ported were eagerly studied, and the worship of Caissa be-
came both the masculine and the feminine fashion. Prom
the meeting of the first American Chess Congress and the
opening of the Morphy chess room on the southeastern corner
of Broadway and Fourth streets, with its mammoth free
tourneys attracting players from all quarters and reported by
telegraph from New York to New Orleans, the game was firm-
ly established and became one of the attractions of the me-
tropolis. Here players from other States were sure to find
hospitable reception, and foreign players were not only cer-
tain of a welcome but found their time well spent in meeting
across the board such players as Stanley, Marache, Brenzin-
ger, Ballantine, Leonard, Barnett, McLean, Doolittle, and a
host of others who a few years after changed the checkered
for the tented field and the mimic warfare for barbed steeds.

The death of many devotees of the game and the closing
of the old rooms which were so long the recognized head-
quarters gave chess a severe blow. Several clubs were founded
at various times, but all vanished or died except the Manhat-
tan, which, after leaving the university, for many years had
its headquarters near Chatham square, on the Bowery. In-
dividual interest in chess has meanwhile steadily increased,
as the score or more chess columns in the weekly newspapers
and one of the best chess monthlies in the world testify, but
several attempts in the past two years to organize a club in
the central part of this city have failed.

The removal of the old Manhattan Club — the offspring of
"The Morphy, " to which nearly all the surviving members
of that temple to Caissa have proved faithful in its languish-
ing fortunes for many years — to its new rooms and central lo-
cation at No. 110 East Fourteenth street has trebled its mem-
bership in a few months, showing that the failures were not
through lack of material. "There is a regular chess boom
on the Stock Exchange, " said a member to a World reporter
yesterday. "We have added more than one hundred mem-
bers lately, and over one-half are from the Stock and Produce
exchanges. With our present low initiation fee — only $5 —
and only 75 cents a month dues we expect a membership of
over five hundred before the year is out. And it may be a
thousand. "

Mr. Wilhelm Steinitz has been engaged by the club for ten
afternoons and evenings upon his return from New Orleans
in February for exhibition play. The programme includes
six games with Captain George H. Mackenzie, the local
champion, for S20 a game ($15 to winner and $5 to loser);
blindfold (simultaneous) games with four members of the
club; simultaneous games with twenty-five members, and in-
dividual games with players. At the Whist and Chess Club
in New Orleans last week Mr. Steinitz played a game of
whist and four games of chess, without seeing the boards,
at the same time; but whether a similar exhibition of skill
will be given in New York has not been decided. Captain
Mackenzie stands at the very head of American players, and
at one time during the late tournament at Vienna it was
thought that he and Mason (the two Americans) would carry
off all thehonors, an expectation thatwould probably havebeen
verified but for unfortunate circumstances and illness; so that
the match with Steinitz will be watched with the greatest in-
terest by chess players the world over. Additional interest
is also given to it by Mr. Steinitz refusing to accept Mr.
Mason's repeated challenges last fall in London.

Captain Mackenzie visits the club afternoons and evenings
to play with the older members or to give instructions to
those who desire to benefit by his experience. Monday eve-
nings he plays twenty games simultaneously with as many
members. The next exhibition, on the 22d, will be well
worth witnessing, as nearly all the players in the present
tourney may be pitted against him. Chess-players visiting
the city will be cordially welcomed at the club and may be
sure of a game with Captain Mackenzie, if they so desire. —
New York World. _

Reclaiming Waste Land. — C. G. Dorris, who was the
originator of a scheme of bringing c ditch from Pine creek to
the sagebrush lands north of Alturas, says the Modoc Inde-
pendenl, is hard at work and has the ditch well under 'way.
He is now engaged in hauling timbers for a flume to carry the
waters across Pit river. The ditch will be seven miles long
and will carry water enough to irrigate several thousand acres
of land. Should this scheme prove a success it will be of
great value to owners of land north of the river and will bring
into use a large body of land that is now lying idle.

The Chi co Enterprise says that Leland Stanford, having
purchased from the Trustees the entire Gridley land along
Butte creek, and adjacent to the town of Nelson, and the sale
having been confirmed because of recent decisions involving
the title of the Trustees to it, Mr. Stanford now proposes to
protect the entire tract by a levee. Arrangements have been
made with farmers owning lands about this tract for the right
of way, and the work will begin immediately.

A-40 acre orchard on the river six miles above Oroville has
just been leased to Chinese for the next year at $2,700, or
$67 50 an acre. A local journal asks the pertinent questions:
If forty acres of orchard will yield an annual rental of $2,700,
why don't people who have lands along the river, well
adapted to those kinds of fruit, plant more trees?

Hop poles are in such demand that they are manufactured
out of sawed lumber. As millions of poles can be cut in the
willow forests of the Yuba, Bear and Feather river bottoms,
this may become quite an extensive field of industry. These
poles grow straight and slender and when dry will be light
and easy to handle.

Henry Lawrence, of Petaluma has on his ranch, on Bodega
bay, 100 acres of mesquit grass. He does not plow or culti-
vate it, but cuts every year about a ton and a half of hay to
the acre. His cattle and stock do well on it. Mr. Lawrence
thinks the mesquit a good grass for worn-out lands along the
coast.

The Lake County Agricultural Society will shortly begin
the construction of a wide track on the Water Company's
ranch two and a half miles below Lakeport.

They are gathering oranges in Los Angeles county. In
Bodie the people are picking icicles from their noses. Califor-
nia possesses a varied climate.

The Oregon State Agricultural Society intends to make
application to become a member of the National Trotting
Association.

Reasoning Dogs.

A gentleman of Nashville, Tenn., talking to a reporter
about animal intelligence the other day, said: "About a year
ago one of my dogs suddenly died. The rest of them gathered
mournfully around it, howling dismally. Finally the stron-
gest one of them picked up the body of the dead dog and
headed for an open lot, being followed by the rest of the pack
in solemn procession. Arrived at the spot selected, they all
set to work and dug a hole, in which the corpse was placed
and covered up, after which the mourners came back looking
as solemn as could be. Now, in order to have arrived at the
fact that their comrade was dead, which they did by carefully
smelling and stepping on it before taking it away to bury it,
they must necessarily, speaking from a psychological stand-
point, have had the faculty of comparison, reflection and ex-
periment.

"That they know it is wrong to steal is a self-evident fact.
I bought a very intelligent dog once from a man who had all
his life been engaged in smuggling between France and
Spain. Of this dog it was authentically related that it had
for years been engaged in the service of smuggling, his owner
strapping the contraband goods on his back and starting him
across the line. The dog, of course, knew his destination,
which he would reach by the quickest route. While on his
way across the mountains, should he meet a peasant, he
would proceed quietly on his way taking no heed of him.
Should a guard or official of any kind heave in sight, how-
ever, the wild criminal would either conceal himself until all
danger was past, or else make a circuitous route in order to
avoid him.

"Two years ago I owned a magnificent spaniel, that only a
very few times in my life had I ever spoken a harsh word to.
One day that I chanced to be in a very ill humor the poor
thing brushed up against my legs and looked me in the face,
as if craving a kind word. Instead of this I harshly ordered
it away. It immediately set up a dismal howl and ran out of
the house we were in toward a creek a few yards off. When
about half way towards the stream it looked back to me, I
having walked to the door, and again gave a plaintive howl.
I paid no particular attention to it, not realizing what his last
demonstration meant. Seeing that I disregarded its mute
appeal, the animal ran to the bank of the creek, jumped in,
disappeared beneath the surface and never came up again.
He had deliberately committed suicide through misery caused
by my unjust treatment. Shame ! don't talk to me about a
dog being nothing more than a brute. A man is a brute to
say so. The most intelligent of the canine race,"' continued
the professor, "know it is wrong to murder. One of my dogs
became very jealous of a cat that I took up and petted a good
deal. One day I noticed, as I thought at the time, the two
playing together some distance off. After a short while the
dog took the cat in his mouth and started off with it. I fol-
lowed, and when a secluded spot had been reached the dog
dug a hole, in which he dropped, as I found out later, the
body of the cat. He then commenced to cover it up with
dirt. Suspicioning the actions of the dog I started towards
the spot, when, seeing me, he flew, with a howl, and never
from that time on showed his face to me. Through jealousy
he had killed the cat, and intended to bury it so as never to-
be detected.

"Another one of my dogs was a very heavy and gluttonous-
eater, for which one day I rebuked him. It had a very salu-
tary effect, and for a week afterward, when he "was fed, he
would eat very sparingly, taking up the remainder in his
mouth, and carrying it into the kennel of some other dog,
where he would deposit it, and then come back to me barking
loudly, as if to say, 'Am I not a more gentlemanly dog now?' '

Box Stalls.

But the greatest blessing, because it brings to the horse the
greatest number of benefits, is the capacious box stall. In
densely crowded cities, wherein land is exceedingly valuable,
the box may be impracticable. But in very many cities even
this comfort could be introduced with pecuniary profit.
Private stables should never be built without a box stall if
for no further use than hospital purposes; and public stables,
even when the ground is valuable, should be provided with
these great blessings. If the stall is not larger than ten feet
long and eight feet wide, the horse can move around freely
in it; and rest very frequently consists as much in changing
position as in unconsciousness. When he is tired, or leg
weary, or foot-sore, he can lie down at full length and enjoy
the indescribable luxury of stretching out all four limbs to
their utmost capacity. Then he can eat his food from the
ground without any danger of the seeds flying into his eyes,
or of dragging the hay under his feet, or making it unfit for
anything else than bedding. Then he can secure free venti-
lation without being exposed to drafts either at the head or
rear of the stall. Then, in sickness he has a commodious
chamber, and in health a place where he can take an abun-
dance of natural exercise, which is so necessary for his gen-
eral health, as well as the general preservation of his muscles
and feet. The horse is a much more restless animal than
man. If penal punishment consisted in tying up the guilty
man by the head in a narrow confinement, for twenty-four
hours without intermission, it would be denounced as un-
necessary cruelty ; and yet horses are universally so treated with
no apparent consciousness of the cruelty thereby practiced.
In the box stall all this is avoided. The horse eats naturally,
lies down and sleeps naturally, and roams about to take his
necessary exercise naturally. The only objection that has
ever been urged against the box stall, aside from its expen-
siveness, is the complaint that the horse is liable to rub his
tail against the sides, to the serious loss of hair. Of course,
this can be prevented by placing boards, like mantel shelves,
around the sides of the stalls, just high enough to prevent
his rubbing the dock of the tail. This is an effectual remedy
where the horse is restive and mischievous enough to form
this bad habit; but, frequently, the rubbing is a direct re-
proach to the laziness of the groom, If the tail, from the dock
to the floating ends of the hairs, is kept clean by "washing
and judicious brushing, no irritation annoys the horse, and
no rubbing against the side of the stall may be feared, as a
general rule. Comfort, cleanliness, prolonged usefulness,
and continued health and soundness, therefore, plead for the
general introduction of box stalls for horses. In the stable
economy of the near future they may become universally
popular. — National Live Slock Jburnctf.

^ It is a good time now to poison gophers, and every farmer
and fruit grower should actively engage in the work. By
leaving these pests to breed and multiply many a tine tree
and shrub will be ruined, and a few days' labor in this line
now will be worth many dollars to the owners of orchards in
the future.

A Modesto firm shipped twenty-five sacks of jack rabbits to
San Francisco in one day recently.

Eight tons of oysters are exported from Olympia, W. T.,
every week.

The Farmer's Horse— How to Breed Him.

How shall we breed the farmer's horse is a question which
may well begin to agitate the minds of farmers, especially
throughout the States west of Pennsylvania. The tendency
for years past on the part of farmers has been to breed for
special uses, but none of these their own. One has been
breeding for the running course, another has looked solely
for speed at the trotting gait, and still others (and perhaps
the wisest of them all, because the more uniformly certain
and profitable have been the results), have been breeding for
heavy draft.

But none of these types constitute the farmer's horse par
excellence. His horses must be strong enough to draw the
plow, the farm wagon, the reaping and mowing machine, and
active enough to draw him and his family comfortably on the
road at the rate of six or eight miles an hour without bang-
ing themselves up. The farm horse must be pre-eminently
one of courage and endurance; and the mythical legs of
ivory, sinews of steel and hoofs of iron are none too good for
his necessities. He must be hardy, energetic and docile.
The lazy, dull, sluggish horse is a nuisance on the farm; if
he has a fitting place anywhere in the economy of nature it
is in the cities, harnessed to the ponderous drays and truck
wagons, where a gait faster than two miles an hour would be
unorthodox. One instinctively associates this gait with pon-
derous weight in the horse, a ponderous load behind him,
and a smooth, level street for his work. But on the farm,
where rows of corn are to be plowed, and the team must
about face, or wheel, to the left every five, ten or fifteen min-
utes, one does not care to have his patience tried with a
horse that can not turn around more than three or four
times between breakfast and dinner-time, or that can not step
off briskly over the soft, plowed ground, or up and down
the hillside. Neither does he want one so light of body and
of limb that the constant draft of the plow or the reaping
machine will soon break him down through sheer weight, or
se mettlesome that he will tug ou the bit and fret and prance
all day until he and the driver are both worn out.

But there is a happy mean — a horse that will weigh from
1,100 pounds to 1,200 pounds, and about 15.V to 1G hands
high; good-tempered, active, docile, intelligent, quick of mo-
tion, sure of foot and easily taught. Such is the horse best
adapted to the varied use of the farm. Not so high-priced
on the market as the 2:20 trotter, or the handsome, stylish
carriage horse; not reared with anything like the certainty as
where 1,600 to 1,800 pounds weight is the sole end and aim
of the breeder's effort; but much better and worth much
more money to the farmer than either of these, if he wants
him for his own use.

How can he breed such horses? With such mares as are
now owned by a large proportion of the farmers throughout
the Western States, he need not concern himself much about
the size; they will be big enough to fill the requirements, be-
cause the thousands of Percheron-Normans, and Clydesdales,
and English cart horses that have been imported within the
past twenty years have graded up the stock, so far as size is
concerned, until the size best adapted to the farmer's use is
quite as easily exceeded as otherwise. If we are to continue
to use stallions of these imported strains, let our choice rest
upon the smaller, more compact, quick, active, spirited ones
among them; because, as a rule, they are too sluggish, too
coarse, too dull and too heavy for the farmer's own use, how-
ever well they may sell and however well they may be adapted
to some other purposes. But, in our opinion, more certain
results will be attained from the use of our own highly bred
strains of roadster and thoroughbred stallions upon these
large, half and three-quarter draft mares. A strong, sound,
well-muscled, intelligent, quick-gaited horse, with two or
three good trotting crosses, such as Hambletonian, Mambriuo
Chief, Vermont Black Hawk, or Clay, built upon a genuine
thoroughbred foundation — not a "said-to-be," but good, old
Lexington, or Gleucoe, or Sir Archy, or Gray Eagle, or Medly,
or American Eclipse stock, and you have something that, for
the farmer's use, is as good as gold. And we are not sure
that with our coarse, cold-blooded draft-mares it will not, in
most cases, be quite as well, or even better, to let the top
trotting crosses go, and take a large, strong, compact, sensi-
ble, biisiness-like thoroughbred sire to begin with. The
great trouble with the majority of thoroughbreds is temper;
they are, as a rule, too high-strung and mettlesome for good
work-horses. But our draft-mares, on the other hand, are
too idiotic, and dull, and sluggish, and soft, and flat-footed,
and coarse-grained to be well adapted to farm work; and so,
by blending the two types together for a few generations, we
may succeed in eliminating the bad and retaining the valua-
ble features of both, and so produce the model farmer's
horse. — Breeder's Gazette.

Wool Sorting..— It would often be advantageous to pay
more attention to the sorting of pieces than is generally done.
By keeping broken fleece or first pieces very good a price
greater in proportion according to quality than is given for
fleece wool would be obtained. At the same time -the fleece
wool, by being carefully skirted, would command a much
higher figure in the market. Growers who have only about
fifty bales need not be at very great trouble in skirtiug at nil.
if they sell their wool in the grease, as it might not pay so
well as to roll up the fleece without skirting, simply making a
bale or two of locks, so as to keep the remainder elean. When
fleece wool is very full of burrs or seeds it is often better to
make a separate sort for such, and in some cases the whole
fleece might be thrown into this lot. One hurry fleece spoils
a whole bale. Some wool pressors, anxious to keep unsatis-
factory fleeces out of sight, throw them into the bottom of a
bale, and it is decidedly damaging when that particular bale
happens to be opened at the bottom for inspection.

The Sunset Route. — The following rates of passage have
been adopted over the Southern Pacific Railroad from San
Francisco, via El Paso, San Antonio and Houston, to New
Orleans: For first-class tickets with stop-over priviJi
$!)S 50; second-class tickets for a continuous trip, SS0; third-
class tickets for a continuous trip, $55. The following name*]
rates are now in effect for passage by rail from New Orleans,
La., to New York city, N. Y.: For first-class tickets, limited,
according to route, $53 50 to $45 35; first-class tickets, lim-
ited and for continuous trip, all routes, £3Sj second-class
tickets, limitedaudforcontimu.ua trips, all routes, $24 GO

We have to acknowledge the receipt of our esteemed San
Frandsco contemporary, The Brbsdeb ani» Spobssu uj
the fnur weeks ending Oob il h c 21. Three excellently executed
equine portraits adorn tin- pages, including the imported
English draft stallion Black Prince, the French-bred
carriage stallion Admirable, possessing, several lines of English

thoroughbred bl 1, and the beautiful Algona, a trotting

stallion by Almont, out of Emma Kinkead, by Conscript.

This journal bids fair to be the best 8]

America, as in every issue advancement is I
Australian, Melbourne.

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Feb 3

CHE STAGE.

Continued Success of " Esmeralda "—The
Minstrels Still Drawing Well— Etc.

The success of "Esmeralda " has surpassed the most
san°-uine anticipations of the management, and it ap-
pears as if the pretty domestic play will score another
four-weeks' run iu the annals of the Baldwin Theater.
It is pleasant to chronicle such a faot, as it demonstrates
that our public can fully appreciate the merits of a sim-
ple drama, admirably delineated in alL its phases, and
that the management can command sympathy and pat-
ronage in its efforts to instill a more healthy tone to
our histrionic] literature. Both the play and players ap-
pear to improve on better acquaintance, and although
slight flaws can be detected in the evolution of the 'plot,
as well as in the treatment of the characters, still it is
not to be gainsaid that " Esmeralda " is worthy of being
placed on a par with " Hazel Kirke," that unparalleled
success of the modern drama. Let it, however, be at
once conceded that the success of the piece must mainly
be attributed to the artistic manner in which all the
parts are given, for in medium or incompetent hands it
would be impossible to enlist that sympathy and interest
which, as the case now stands, are unflagging from the
rise of the curtain until it falls. The parts of Elbert
Rogers and his wife are wonderful foils in the hands of
such artists as Leslie Allen and Mrs. "Whiffen, and al-
though the former role greatly enlists the audience, it is
perfectly understood that the latter character is even
more ably and consistently worked up to the require-
ments of the partly somber effects of this pastoral pro-
duction. Miss Viola Allen as the heroine is somewhat
lacking in dramatic force, but a more charming " Es-
meralda " could scarcely be found in both the Carolinas.
Ed Buckley has wonderfully improved since his last en-
gagement in this city, and at once regained the favor of
his audience by his quiet yet effective delineation of
Dave Hardy. As Estabrook, Mr. Whiffen has but little
opportunity to display that eccentric humor for which
he is credited, but still in his scenes he brings out the
author's ideas with a clearness and descision that shows
his capacity for far more important characters when he
gets the chance. Miss Covvell and Miss Leslie as the
Desmond sisters assist materially in giving the lighter
shading to the pleasant picture, and H. Eich as the Mar-
quis and T. Oakes Eosse as Jack Desmond, are quite ac-
ceptable in their minor parts. The scenery is somewhat
uneven, but the change from the farm house to the ar-
tist's studio is a marvel of dexterous effect that is highly
creditable to Dave Belasco and his assistants. It is
needles to add that every requirement that can tend to
the comfort of its patrons is amply provided for by the
management and the new regime has been inaugurated
with pronounced success. Bronson-Ho ward's drama,
" Young Mrs. Winthrop," is in preparation, but it would
appear as if it would not be wanted for still two weeks,
so strong is the attraction of " Esmeralda."

" Pop " continues to be the talk of the town, and it is
generally conceded that a brighter whimsical comical
production has not been seen here in a long period.
There is no pretension to a plot in the piece, but in its
incoherence there is a jollity and effervescence that is
highly conducive to mirthful enjoyment. Miss Kate
Castleton is bright and charming, with perhaps a ten-
dency to a superabundance of vivacity. The clever
French criticism on Madame Theo in a somewhat simi-
lar role may, in a measure, be applied to Miss Castleton:
"C'est risque mais quel diahh de chic" a phrase scarcely to
be translated into the English language. Very pleasing
indeed is Miss Irene Perry, who at once stepped into
popular favor, and Miss May Stembler and Miss Lillie
Grub are both winsome and attractive. The star in the
piece, however, is John A. Mackay who, in the delinea-
tion of the leading character, has developed an amount
of pure eccentricity and humor that, if improved on in
other parts, will place him at once on a par with the
leading comedians of the age, unless he is spoiled by the
adulation of flattering friends. His efforts are very
creditably aided by G. K. Fortescue (who is really a host
in himself), by C. Dungan and those old favorites,
Messrs. Doyle and Murdock. The songs and incidents
show variety and versatility by the entire troupe, and
" Pop 7 is just the entertainment to drive dull care away,
and to afford pleasure to the most bktse of our theater
goers. With new songs and scenes it will probably run
another week to the same thronged houses.

"The Tour of the World" was revived at the Cali-
fornia theater, probably with a view of utilizing to the
best advantage the final week's engagement of M'lle
Cornalba, the graceful Ariel and the grotesque Girards.
The attendance has been fair throughout the week, which
shows that the eccentric story, with its spectacular
effects, has not entirely lost its hold on popular favor.
Under such conditions the production calls for no ex-
tended criticism, save that Mr. Fred Bert showed a keen
appreciation of the possibilities in the delineation of
Phineas Fogg, and that Miss Phcebe Davis made her re-
appearance as Ayouda, a part that requires a pretty
face and figure rather than extended histrionic talent,
so that the young lady was much more at home
than were some of the other artists in the rendition
of the principal characters of the piece. Next
week Miss Ellmenreich makes her debut on the English
stage in the ever-attractive drama " Camille " and great
interest is taken in the event, especially among the Ger-
man population, with whom this young artiste is a great
favorite. Endowded as she is with a handsome, intelligent
face, a graceful figure, and dramatic power of the first
order, she will, in all probability, score a great success,
if, as is said, she has surmounted the difficulties of
English accent and idioms. " Marie Stuart" and "Adri-
e*_ne Lecouvreur " will complete her repertoire for this
'■ngagement, but Madam Ellmenreich will propably ap-
pear at the East in some new piece, if she can find one
ally adequate to her requirements. We shall be pleased
■> record her brilliant reception.

The new season has been inaugurated at the Standard
! neater with a great rush and the attendance during the

past week has been so large as to justify the management
in its attempt at any cost to keep alive the public inter-
est in the Minstrels' entertainment. The six new stars
are all well in their respective lines, but the greatest
meed of praise must be given to William Courtright and
J. Carroll Johnson, not only in regard to their versatility
but also for their infusing wit and fun in their delineation
of the end men in the introductory part, with D. E.
Hawkins as a very efficient interlocutor. The pro-
gramme is full of amusing sketches, songs and dances,
many of which are novel in their way, and they excite
great laughter and applause. Burton Stanley and W.
B. Blaisedell are important acquisitions to the troupe
and combined with such artists as Johnson and Powers
and Charley Eeed and Billy Emerson, a better company
cannot be found in the whole country. If any fault can
be found with the entertainment, it is the same as that of
the plum pudding; it is too full of rich things, but in
this case laughter aids digestion.

The Tivoli has made a prosperous run with "La Travi-
ata, " the management overcoming the difficulty of presenting
so exacting a score by the doubling of almost all the princi:
pal parts. Such liberality merits success, and in the
search for novelty, the Kreling Brothers have secured the
libretto of one of Offenbach's earlier works that met with a
brilliant reception in France, and served to establish his rep-
utation. It is entitled "The Bridge of Sighs "* and com-
bined with a pleasing plot it is said to contain many bright
and catching melodies in the true Offenbachian style. This
will be its first production in America, and the work will
doubtless be a pleasing change in the repertoire of the es-
tablishment.

Dramatic Notes.

Ed. Tribune: I will match Blue Jacket against Paul
Jones, best two in three courses, or I will match Blue Jacket
and Dakota against Paul Jones and Stonewall Jackson, for
S100 a side, the match to be run off at Dixon at any time
after the 1st of March, 1S83. If Mr. Carroll and myself can-
not agree upon a judge, each of us to select a gentleman and
they to select a third, who will judge the match. As Mr.
Carroll issues the challenge, I claim the right to name the
place. Respectfully, S. Brinkerhoff.

Dixon, January 29, 1SS3.

A. C, Gunther has overhauled his play "Cuba" that was a
failure some two years since and, introducing new scenes and
treating the drama more in a spectacular point of view, he
has now achieved a fair success at Boston, where it will
have at least a two-weeks run. The part of the heroine is
taken by Miss Eose Osbourne, who for some time was leading
lady at the Baldwin, and she appears to have made an agree-
able^impression at the Hub. Miss Osbourne is an artist of
undoubted talent, but in this city she had but scant oppor-
tunity of creating parts that were suited to her line. At the
East she will have a better chance of establishing a repute,
and we hope that she will fully avail herself of the advan-
tage.

One of the pleasing announcements of ,the week is the en-
gagement of the Wyndham company at the Bush Street The-
ater. Mr. Wyndham enjoys the reputation of being the best
light comedian of the age, and it is said that in " Brighton "
(an English adaptation of Saratoga) his impersonation of Bob
Sackett was so bright, whimsical and entertaining as to be
the talk of London for an entire season, Mr. Wyndham
brings with him his own company from England and judging
from the general encomiums with which they have been re-
cieved at the East, the members are all admirably suited to
the requirements of their parts. The Wyndham engagement
should net a fortune to the Bush Street Theater manage-
ment.

Charles E. Locke has arrived here with a view of organiz-
ing a series of popular concerts, in which the well-known
orchestra of Theodore Thomas will form the main attraction.
Considering the great expense attending the transportation
of so large a personnel, such an undertaking is of a risky
character, especially if singers of the first class are not en-
gaged as the special attraction. Then it is doubtful if the
acoustic properties of the Mechanics' Pavilion are favorable
for the production of oratorios on a grand scale. At the Crys-
tal Palace in London it took a year's experiments before the
acoustic faults could be remedied; but then, of course, jthe
space was much larger than at the Mechanics' Pavilion. In
any case, if a guarantee fund is to be raised for these con-
certs, there is no one more likely to achieve the end in view
than Charles E. Locke.

Neill Burgess has dropped the Widow Bedott and now ap-
pears in another female part in a comedy farce taken from
one of the humorous novels of Mariette Holly. The drama-
tization is said to be of a commonplace order and not at all
likely to prove a good starring piece.

Miss Ellie Wilton now supports John A. Stevens in his
own drama, "A Passion's Slave," that was the attraction that
mainly caused the collapse of the Standard theater under
Amory Sullivan's management. A lithograph of the Kirig
Henry the Fifth kiss that occurs in the play between the
hero and heroine is of a suggestive character, and ought to
draw crowded houses. Whether this engagement may be
judged as an advance in her profession for Miss Wilton re-
mains to be seen.

Coursing' at Red Bluff.

Last week the Bed Bluff and Tehama coursers ran a match
midway between the two places for various stakes. The
judges were A. Leach of Bed Bluff and Buchanan Kelly of
Willows. Brooks of Tehama slipped the dogs. The first
race was for $20, between Dr. De Puy's Gip and Gregg's Bob,
in. which the latter proved the victor. Then came a $25 stake
between Dr. De Puy's Blanche, J. W. Clark's Spring, Lovett's
Blucher and Lovett's Beauty. After two undecided courses
Blucher beat Spring, and after one undecided course Blanche
beat Beauty. In the final course between Blanche and Beauty
a bad slip was given, and as soon as Blanche got in the hare
went to cover. The course was undecided and the match
declared off. We were not present at the match and have
only the report in the local paper to go by, but if that be
correct the judges erred in notgiviugthe last race to Blanche.
The rule says that in no case shall speed without subsequent
work decide a course, except in case of a long lead to cover,
where one dog shows a decided superiority over the other.
If, as was reported, Blanche got 40 yards the worst of the
start and succeeded in making ago bye before Blucher made
a point Blanche should have had the race.

In the case of the first race, between Blanche and Beauty,
when a third dog joined in the course, the judges had a right,
if they saw fit, to decide the course on the work done prior
to the* third dog getting in. Of course, if that work was
equal the -judges could not do otherwise than give it an
undecided course, or a "no course," according to circum-
stances.

♦

Modesto Coursing:.

THE KENNEL.

Another Answer.

A Modesto newspaper asks why the San Francisco Coursing
Clubs prefer Merced to Modesto as a coursing ground. The
question is easy to answer and the answer is simply that the
accommodations at Merced are the best. The clubs would
much prefer to go to Modesto if all things were equal, as the
distance to be traveled by rail is so much less than to Mer-
ced. The Pacific Coast Club went to Modesto once and re-
ported that the teams provided were insufficient, that no
saddle horses could be got fit for the judges, that the gentle-
man who had volunteered to act as guide lost his way, and
finally that the hotel accommodations were not first-class.
We presume the latter complaint could not be made now as
Modesto is a live and growing town, but if there are not
good grounds within ten miles of the town sufficient to run
off two dozen courses a day it is of no use to talk about
holding a club match of any size there. Doubtless some
member of the Modesto Coursing Club can enlighten the
Breeder on that point. As to saddle horses, at least six first-
class animals are needed when three judges are used. In
case of one judge two good horses are enough, but they must
be good ones. The clubs are always willing to pay $3 a day
for the hire of every saddle horse they use, and in case only
one judge was employed would gladly pay as high as
§5 for the use of a first-class horse. The class of animals
that have recently been provided for the judges at Merced
are a disgrace to civilization and a positive danger to the rid-
er. If Merced does not attend to this matter in the near
future the clubs will have to try Modesto or some other
place. _

Mr. Carroll's Challenge.

In answer to Mr. Carroll's reply to his challenge S. Brink-
erhoff writes to the local Dixon paper the note appended be-
low. Mr. Carroll in further answer says that he is willing
enough to run the proposed matches and considers Mr.
BrinkerhofFs proposition about judges perfectly fair but he
does not feel disposed to run the Dixon dogs on Dixon
ground.

Dixon he says is a long way from San Francisco and the
trip is an expensive one for himself and his many friends
who would like to see his dogs run. If Mr. Brinkerhoff will
name any other place outside of his own home Mr. Carroll
will disregard the distance and accept the proposition.

The fact that a challenge originally emanated from Carroll
is hardly sufficient he thinks to give the acceptor the right to
name the place of coursing. In the case of Mark Devlin,
the first acceptor of the challenge, Carroll waived that point
and allowed him to select the ground, but he does not feel
called on to make so great a concession to all subsequent
acceptors.

A gentleman from Red Bluff also sent an acceptance of
Carroll's challenge on the condition that the match be run off
at Bed Bluff. While Mr. Carroll does not desire to name
the ground himself he suggests that at the spring meetings
of one of the San Francisco clubs he will be at Merced with
his dogs and open to make matches against all comers. It is
also probable that a match will be run at Sacramento this
spring; and that would be a good place for both Carroll and
the Bed Bluff and Dixon acceptors:

Mr. Carroll informs us that he has accepted all the reason-
able matches that have been sent in so far and that his challenge
is now withdrawn and in future he will pay no attention to
other challenges. As Mr. Brinkerhoff has already taken
steps to make a match, Mr. Carroll will make an exception in
his favor and will make a match with him provided he will
agree on a fair ground mutually convenient. If this gentle-
man will select someplace outside of his own home andabout
equidistant between his home and San Francisco he can have
a race. If that does not meet his views further correspond-
ence will be useless. From the amount of talk we heard
from gentlemen claiming to each possess the best dog in the
State, we expected that a dozen acceptances at least would
be sent in from this city alone, but it seems there is some
difference between talking in front of a bar about running
against any dog in the State and putting up a little money to
make a match. Perhaps the talkers are now saving their
dogs for the public meetings.

California Coursing Clue. — Next Wednesday night the
members of the California Coursing Club will meet at 509
California 'street for the purpose of electing officers to serve
for the next two years, and the transaction of other impor-
tant business. All the members are expected to be present.

Frank Flynn claims the title and reputation of being the
champion pin-pool player of Chicago. He made both Carter
and Lon Morris quit, has been barred from all open games,
and stands ready to meet anybody who thinks he can play
the game.

Mr. John Taylor, of Compton, who has gone into carp cul-
ture on his place, is now constructing a third reservoir, or
pond, to cover about two acres, thus making four acres of
water devoted to the raising of fish. His stock is increasing
at an almost marvelous rate, and the older fish have attained
quite a large size.

The Fish Commissioners have recently deposited 500,000
whitefish eggs from Northfield, Mich, in the lake near San
Leandro, for hatching.

Catfish have made their appearance in the Mokelumne river
above Lancha Plana, having climbed the ladders at the dam
of the Mokelumne Irrigation Company.

J. E. Keene's horses in this country will be trained by
Bobert Clare.

Sudden Changes of Weather are productive of
Throat Diseases, Coughs, Colds, &c. There is no more
effectual relief in these diseases to be found than in the use
of Brown's Bbonchial Teoches. Price 25cts.

1883

%lxt Ikcjete ' mitt MpovtsmKU,

Market Report.

FLOIXR— We quote : Best City Extra, So 80J&55 85;
Superfine, $5®$5 25; Interior Extra, 54 76@$5 374;
Interior Superfine, S3 75va.$i ^ bbl.

WHEAT— The market Is steady, if not Btrong.
There is a good inquiry for shipping and milling of
the better grades. Choice milling is readily sold at
SI 85 and No. 1 shipping grades at SI 82*.

BARLEY— In this grain, business is rather slow of
late and but few transactions . Recent sales are No.
1 Feed, March, $1 17 do April. SI 1H&M 17i; Spot
Feed, SI 18fi asked against SI lo bid; Brewing, SI 30
(2$1 35 per ctl.

OATS-Fair Feed, SI 70K;1 75; Good, $1 75®
81 82i; Choice, $1 85®31 95 & ctl.

RYE— Business dull. Quotable at SI 65ffisl 75 for
fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S27,o$28 ty ton; Cracked
Corn, $35 & ton; Shorts, S17^« jlit £ ton; Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to the trade at S35 ^ ton, less
the usual discount; Middlings, $23®S24 £> ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, S13 50:«:?15; Wheat, S15 50SS17 50
Wild Oat, S15&ST7; Mixed, S11@$1G J? ton.

STRAW— 80c:a$l per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, lCjgl6Jc; California
Hams, 15lg;iGc for plain, 15j®16o for sugar-cured
canvaaed; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16&@16&c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon WSbUia for heavy and me-
dium, and 15@154c for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 14J®14i'c; pork,S20;ti^21 for Extra Prime, $23 50
1% 24 for Prime Mess, S25 5u®26 for Mess, $26 50 for
clear and S27;a,27 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, $16®
§18 p bbl; Mess beef, $16 for bbls and S3 50 for hf
bbls; Extra Mess Beef, S17 for bbls and S8 15 for half
bis; Family Beef, S18&18 50 p bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 13*^ 14c ptb .

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 3US50c for common
and75c^Sl 25 p bx for good; Lemons, S5@S6 per
box for Sicily; CaUfornia Lemons, 62 50 per box;
Limes, S7®?8 per box for Mexican; Bananas,
51 5<X6>$3 & -bunch; Mexican Oranges, $20®
$30 & thousand ; California, $2@$3 per
box; Pineapples, $6®38 4* doz. New crop
Western Cranberries are offering at S15&S17
^ bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $5
®S8 & ton; Carrots, 30® 50c; Turnips, 75c® SI;
Cauliflower, SI 50 ■£> dozen; Cabbage, 75c®-$l f
ctl; Garlic, 2*c & ft; Celery, 50c t* doz;
Dried Okra. 20®30c; Dry Peppers, 10®12ic & lb;
Green Peas, 5^8c Green Peppers, 6cfe8c per lb;
Tomatoes, 6c®8c ^ ft, Mushrooms, 8c@loc p ft.

POTATOES— River Red, 70;5 85c; Early Rose, 75
{£95; Tomales and Petaluma, SI 10®$1 20 J? ctl
Humboldt Red, 51 25®S1 27*; Kidney and Peachblow
51 37*®S1 50 per ctl; New, 3®3Jc per ft.

ONIONS— For fair to choice, 75c@$l is the range of
prices.

KILL-IP & CO.,

AUCTION ASD COMMISSION DEALERS

IMPROVED LIVE STOCK,

No. 116 Montgomery St., S. F.

BALDWIN THEATER.

GTSTAVE FBOH5IAN Lessee

Unabated ESMERALDA

Success ESMERALDA

Of ESMERALDA

EEMERALDA

BY THE

Madison Square Theater Home

COUP ANY.

>o\v Approaching its -lOOcb Performance.

SHORTLY TO FOLLOW

»orse "H iTRs. TTTiyffliiop.

OVNO IVI

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its.

\l\l HPTJHROP.

HAVEREYTS CALIFORNIA THEATER.

J . H . HAVERLY Proprietor

FREDERICK W. BERT Manager

* THE

Tour of the World in 80 Days.

LAST PERFORMANCE THIS AFTER-
NOON AND EVENING.

Holiday Evening. February 5tn. the dis-
tinguished Artiste,

ELLMENEEICH
LLMBNEEICH

as

C AMILLE
CAMILLE

HER FIRST APPEARANCE IX ENGLISH.

Secure If our Seats in Advance.

E

Buss House,

1009, 1011. 1013 and 1015 J Street(

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with, all modern
improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass the house every five minutes.

INTERESTING-.

THE SEMI- WEEKLY EASTOREGONIAN
with pictures of Pendleton, Ceuterville, Weston
Umatilla City, Echo City, Pilot Rock aud Heppner, to
anv address three months, SI; six months, $1 75;
twelve months, ?3. Sample copy of paper and picture,
g cents. The best and truest description of Umatilla
—the great wheat and eheep country— ever written.
Address E \ST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COM-
PANY, Pe dlelon, Umatilla county. Oregon.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE

s

AUCTION SALE OF HIGH BRED TROTTING
brood mares, stallions, fillies and geldings, road-
sters, etc., etc., the property of the estate of the late

DANIEL COOK.

TO BE SOLD

Wednesday, February 28, 1883,

AT 11 A. II., AT THE

Oakland Trotting Park.

Take the Berkeley train for Shell Mound Station.
Stock will be on exhibition at park, Monday, Feb. 26 .
Catalogues and all neccessary information may be ob-
tained of the undersigned.

KIIXIP A CO.,
Auctioneers, 116 Montgomery St.

UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

ANT STYLE MADE TO ORDER.

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting1, "Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

1 3 1 7 ANB 1 3 I 9 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. MoCUE, Proprietor.

P. DOTL

The Thoroughbred Stallion.

WHEATLEY

ILL STAND THE ENSUIXG SEASON, ENDING JTTLY 1ST, 1
track.

, AT THE OAKLAND RACE

w

mERMS— «50, PAYABLE AT THE END OF THE SEASON. SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENTS
X can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.

PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high,
and of fine style and appearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Pryor, by imported Qlencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American
Eclipse.

Third dam Yo-mg Maid of the Oaks, by imported Ex-
pedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread
Eagle.

Fifth dam Anette, by imported Shark.

Sxith dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam by Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regulus.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam, by Curwen Bay
Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcy's chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague Mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, bv Catton, the sire
of Trustee. *

Third dam Camillina, by Camillus.

Fourth dam by Smolensko.

Fifth dam MIsb Cannon, by Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Airworthy.

Eleventh dam by Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobbv Mare, bv the Lister
Turk.

H

A R N E S S
A R N E S S
A R Ji E S S

COILAR, SADDLE AND
fOLLAK, SADDLE AND
I < > i- I. A It , SADDLE AND

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

1011 Market Street. San Francisco.

ALL WORK Made of the Best Materials, bt

HaJID, ASD WaBEAXIED.

SEND FOR PRICES.

For further particulars apply to

MATT. STORNS,

J. O'KANE,

Manufacturer and Importer or

ARNESS, SADDLES, BLANKET
ASINESS, SADDLES. BLANKET.
ARNESS, SADDLES, BLANKETrW*

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

?67 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to ihe manu-
facture of "boots "of all
kinds for horses. Can re- wk
fer to all the principal*
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.

N. B. — My acknowledged superiority in
this branch of business is largely due to
careful observation andthe valuable sng-

festions of the most skillful turfmen of
he United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
ders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka"
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
neBS and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2><-rb race saddles.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

The Horse's Friend

Prof. W. R Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

LATE FROM BOSTON, CALLS THE ATTEN-
tion of horsemen to the fact that there are hun-
dreds of horses in this city absolntelv suffering from
sore mouths and other complications directly caused by
bad teeth, and they show this by the following bad hab-
its :

Bit Eug:ginp:, Driving on one Rein, Balk-
ing, Bolting, Tossing the Head
-while Driving,

PULLING ON THE BIT,

Drooling and Foaming at the Mouth,

and other faults which can be corrected by dental ma-
nipulation. The Professor can be consulted at his office
at the Fashion stables, 221 Ellis street. Office hours from
8 to 9:30 a.m., 1 to 2:30 and 6 :3o to 7:30 p. m.,Tuesdavs ex-
cepted, when he will be at Thirteenth street stables in
Oakland. Orders left at the Club stables, Taylor street,
and the St, George, Bush street, or by mail, will re-
ceive prompt attention. Consultation and examination
gratis.
N. B. — Particular attention paid to gents' drivers.

J. A. McKEERON,

MANUFACTURER OF FINE HARNESS.

HORSE BOOTS A SPECIALTY'.

Removed to 230 and 232 Ellis street, opposite Fashion
SUibles. San Francisco.

BAEBT & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

For Sore Backs, Bnckshins, Cuts, Wounds

and Abrasions,

PRICE $2 the PINT, $1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY & CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price $1 00 per pot

Messrs. Fairchild Bros. & Foster

GO Fulton Btreet, New York City, wholesale agents for

New York.

3Iessrs. Tan Schaack, Stevenson A Co.,

92 ahd 94 Lake street, cor. Dearborn, Chicago. 111.,

wholesale and retail agents for the West.

Agents wanted in all large cities.

BARRY A CO., 40 WEST 24X11 ST., N. Y.

MR. WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom-
22m6 mends, these remedies.

PAUL PRIEDHOPER,

£3^ PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SIIOER.

116 Waskitiglou street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

953 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator/12 Front street

MME. EXILDA LA CHAPELLE,

SPOR TSMENS HEA DQ XJA R TERS.
Northeast Corner Post Street A Centra] Av.

Refrkshmen-ts and Ladies' Sitting Room

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS,
PRINTERS,

BLANK BOOK
MANUFACTURERS.

GREAT
Electric

HAIR
TONIC

At the Oakland Race Track, or to Jos. B. Chase.

PREPARED FROM HEEBS, THE ONLY STTRE
remedy that will restore the hair. It removes dan-
druff ; also prevents the hair from falling out, and for a
dressing for ladies and children it has no equal.

PRICE PER BOTTLE, $t.OO.

Forwarded to any part of the United states on receipt
of price. Laboratory »nd office 120 Tyler street, San
i Francisco, Cal.

M. A. REAVES, Sole Proprietor.

\t&-SEND FOR CIRCULA R. "^S

Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Bindin»> at Eastern Rate*.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal

Sporting Goods.

Boxing Gloves, Foils. Com.

bat swimis. Indian Club*,

Hunting Knives, our

own luanalaetnre.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A FIXCK,

Leading Cutlers. 769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

Gl>S, PISTOL'. CVTLERY,

FISHING TACKLE, AM-

MIMTION, EK'.

513 Clay Street, San FraneLsco.

Stallion Wanted.

A BOLT FOUR YEARS OLD; DARK COLOR;
fine mane and tail; half or three- quarters thor-
oughbred. Prefer him unbroken. Must be stvlish and
handsome. Give full description and lowest price.

R. P. SAVE. 21 8 California St

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OF THOROVGH-
bred setters, well broke, for
sale, apply to

E. LEAVESLEY.

(iilroy.

FOR SALE.

THE WELL-KNOWN TROT-
ting mare Nellie Grant, bv Fred
Low, from old Lady Grant, of
Whip, Morgan and Copperbottom
stock. Nellie Grant is black
v without white, sixteen hands one
inch high, of fine form, and free
from hereditary defects. She was a very fast trotter
but incapacitated from track work owing to an acci-
dent. From her breeding, form and speed she should
prove a very valuable broodmare. Apply to

JOH\ HOWES.
504 and 506 Sansome street, San Francisco.

P. POTTER,

MA-NTJFACTUEEK OF ASD DEALER IS"

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
'iuyi Sacramento.

FOR SALE.

A VERY FINE HAMBLETO-
nlan stallion, imported from Syr-
acuse, N. Y.; nine years old;
mahogany bav ; sixteen hands
high; perfectly sound: well
broken; verv stylish; cost over
$1,500; property of a banker; full

papers; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer.

Can be seen at Club Stables.

FOR SALE.

NUTWOOD FILLY, FOALED
May?, 1879.

First dam Belle, by Abdallah, by
RvBdyk's Hambletonian.

Second dam Kate Crockett, by
, Langford.

Third dam by American Boy.
Will also sell the dam. Apply to
4t3 R. SYER, San Jose.

Berkshire Figs

FOR SALE.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire

Pigs for Sale.

APPLY TO

CAPT. FOSTER,

M At Cliff House.

AS

nVERTISE

THE

REEDER AMI

Si O W

Oports

■AT

Paclflc Coast Turf and Sporttn 'i"lty

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3puc Mxm&cx and gpoxteimm.

Feb 3

FACTORIES :
WOONSOCKET, B. I. NAUGATUCK, CONN.

EASTERN OFFICES :

SO & 82 BEADS ST., If. Y. CO A 71 PEARL ST., BOSTON.

JOS. BANIGAN, General Agent.

Woonsocket Rubber Co.'s Agency.
G-OODYEAR'S M. R S. CO.

ALWAYS ON HAND, A FULL SUPrLY OF THE

Celebrated Woonsocket Farming and Mining Boots,

ALSO, THE

Celebrated "Wales Goodyear Arctics," Rubber

Shoes, etc.

All Orders Promptly Filled at the Very Lowest Market Rates.

JAMES W. DOLAN,

AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

414 AND 416 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO

" Tips and Toe-Weights."

A NATURAL AND PLAIN METHOD OF HORSE-SHOEING:

■BTTH

AN APPENDIX TREATING OF THE ACTION OF THE RACE-HORSE AND
TROTTER AS SHOWN BT INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOE AND SIDE-WEIGHTS.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

(AUTHOR OF "HOUSE POETEAITTIEE.")

' Sound-hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks shag and long." — Shakespeare.

S3- In Press, anil will be Published about tlie nrst of February. 1883. "SS

Improved Horse GlothinG.

Secured by Letters Patent rEsissuedmmIr.229,

1879.
1881.

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

. An Improved blanket or covering, consisting of the
body-piece A, flap C, and the extension B, formed ur
uuiR'il Ui-i.-Umt, so as to cover the body and legB of the
animal, substantially us herein described.

2. The blanket or covering, A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the lore and bind legs of the an-
imal, front faKt'.' i line's FQ,and the permanent straps
ur bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

:t. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent Becurlngq-banas K, and the front fastenings
fO, in combination with the elastic neck-extension ii,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

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

6. The close-fitting hood J, having the elastic band L
beneath the jaws, SO that they may he allowed to move
without disturbing the fit, and adapted to he secured to
the cover by means of straps, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in covering-blankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap C,

and permanent staraps or hands'flxed to it to Becure it
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles 1b
avoided, substantially as herein described.

The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on
a ioyalty. Apply to the patentee,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON,

IN FRANCISCO, CAL.

0. Jr. R. R.

TIME SCHEDULE

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Ti-a ins leave, and are clue to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

OOpk
00 pv
8:00 A si
3 :30 P M
8 :D0 A St
4:00 pm
9:30 AM
F St

J:0Oj

* 4:00 p m
8 ;00 a >i

* 3 -.30 p sr
t 8:00

5;00 i

t 31

L SI

* 5 :00 p st
9 :30 A st

* 4 :00 P si
8:00 A st
8;00 a st

10 :00 a M
3;00 p ii

* 5 :00 p si
3:30 p si
5:30 p it
8:00 a si
8 :00 a si
8:00 a si
3 :30 p st

* 4 :00 p si
8:00 a si
3:00 p si

*8;00 A SI
8:00 a si
9:30 A St
3:30 P 51

DESTINATION.

.. Antioch and Martinez..

..Calistoga.and Napa..

. ) Deniing, El Paso ) Express...
. ( and East f Emigrant

. S Gait and } via Livermore

.( Stockton i via Martinez

....lone ,„ „,..

.... Knight's Landing

Tl " {Sundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Fleasanton....

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chico..,.
..Niles and Hay wards. ...

. j Ogden and ^ Express

. ( East J Emigrant

....Redding and Red Bluff ,

- / Sacramento } ™ IfiSE0™

'("and Pfilfav i'vliiBemcia

J ana uonax j via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose ,

..Tehama and Willows..
..Vallejo

ISundays only..

..Virginia City..
..Woodland

2:40 p si

*10:10 A st

*12:40 P M

7:40 p 51

11 10 A St

*10:10 a 5t

7:40 p si

2:40 P st

7:10 a si

5:40 P 51

•12:10 P 51

5:40 p 51

11:10 a 51

2:40 P st
5:40 P si
8:40 A Si
2:10 P St
♦12:40 P 51
5:40 p 51
5:40 p st
3:40 P st
9:40 a st

* 8:40 A SI
11:10 A 51

6:10 A ii
5:40 P 31
5:40 p m
7:40 p M
11:10 a „

* 6:00 a v
3:40 P f,
9:40 a «

* 7:40 F »
7:40 F*
2:40 p „

*10:10 A „
ill:10 a Jf
*12:40 P y.
11:10 A \\
' 7:40 P 5
11:10 a ,

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa ; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND-*6:00— *G:30— 7:30— 8:30— 9:30—

10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1:30— 2:30— 3:30— 1:30— 5:30— 6:30—
7:00— 8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— *1S:30
9:00 — *t9:30 — 10:00 — 11:00 — 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3 :00—
*t3:30— 4:00— *t4:30— 5:00— *t5:30—G:00—*t6:30 — 7:00—
*8 :00— 9 :30— 11 :00— *12:00.

TO BERKELEY— *G:0O—*6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— *»8:30
—9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— ±10:30— 11:00— {11:30 — 12:00 — 1:00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00—6:30— 7:00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00'— *6:30 — 7:00— *7:30
±8:00— •8:30— 9:00— 10:00 — 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— *1;
— 5:00— *5:30— 6:00— «6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:32—»6:02— 6:
7:02— 7:3*2— 3:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11:02—
11:32—12:02—12 :32— 1 :02— 1 :32— 2:02— 2 :32— 3 :02 — 3 :32-
4:02— 4:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02— 6:32— 7:02— 6:02— 9:32-11:

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:21— •5:51— 6:21— 6:51— 7:51
—8:51—9:51—10:51—11:51—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51 — 4:51
—5:51—6:51—7:51—9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAM^DA-*5:15-*5M5— 6:15— 7:10— •17:35— 8:10

—*t8:35— 9:10— *t9:35— 10:10— *tl0::*5— 11:10— 12:10— 1:10
—2:10— 3:10— i:io— *t1:35— 5:10-*t5:35 — 6:10 — »t6:35—
7:15— *t7:35— 9:15— 10:45.

FROM BERKELEY — •5:45-*6:15—fi:15— *7:15-7:45—
*8:15 — 8:45— 49:15-9 :45-*tl0:15— 10: 45— 111:15— 11:45 —

FROM WEST BERKEI,EY-*S:l5-*fi: 1 - r:*r—
— 7 ^5—8:45—9:15— 10: 15—1 :I5— 2:45— 3: 15— 1:45— *5 ;15—
5 :to— '6:15— 6:45— *7 :15 .

CREEK ROUTE.

FROMOAKLAND— •6:15-3:15— 10:15-12:15-2:15— 1:1

All trains run daily, except when star (•> denotes
Sundays excepted. tTrains marked thus ( tjrun via
East O'akland. {Sundays only.

"Standard Time" furnished bv Randolph & c ,o
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. N. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN.

Gen. Pass &.Tkt Agt.

^"DIVISION \

SitlllliMIII

T^y « -ft. I I^HOAD.-P])
BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

COSISTENCrS-G

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AKS UNTIL FUETHEE NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, betweenThird
and Fourth streets) as follows:

LEAVE
S. F.

DESTINATION.

I

S. F.

t 6:50 a sil
8:30 a si!
10 :40 a 31
* 3 :30 F st
4:30 p si(
G:30psi'

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

C\ 6:40 a M

9:05 a 31

*10 .-02 a si

3:37 P si

t 5 :04 p 5t

6:02 pst

8:30 AMI")
10:40 a m [Santa Clara, San Jose and
•3:30 PSl| f Principal Way Stations.

P3l| [
* 3It J

9 -05 A SI

* 10 :02 a 31

3:37fm

6:02 p si

10:40 a st. ) Gilroy, Pa jaio, Castro ville ( i *10:02a si
* 3 :30 p st I 1 and Monterey. \\ 6 :02 p st

Hollister and Tres Pinos.

10:40 A mi I Wats on ville, Aptos, Soquelj i RlfW „ „
•3:30 p 5t U and Santa Cruz. > | tt|Bp1'

10:40 A ai | \ Salinas, Sotedad^and Way j. | C:02 P M

'Sundays excepted. tSundays only (sportsmen's train).

Stage connections are made daily with the 10 :40 a. sr.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8 :30 a. st. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, £2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, ?5; also to
principal points between Pan Francisco and San Jose.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. .TUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

C®"- S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles,
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. st.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Rathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR-

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season,

THE BAT OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish" which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon" Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attraction^ in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMJIIXG TANK

(150 x 50 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

al Baths with DOUCHE am
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

For Individual Baths with DOTTCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SO-QIJEE XSB SANTA CRUZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

tBroad Gauge), and the
SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

-89-f-At PAJAEO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. rims through the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each uf which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached bv this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at sail Mateo tor those well-known Retreats, PTJSIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of ran^e at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL.. NO TICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

■ffi55"*In order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while In tTansit, it is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried free of charge. Gunstaken
apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

eafS. P. Atlantic ExpresB Tram via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco dally via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9 :30 a, si.

1883

Igfte ^xxcdcv and ^xrrtstwatu

Spring Race Meeting.

PACIFkTcOAST

Blood Horse Association

First Day Regular Meeting1— Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile; closed with thirtv-two nominations.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; ?ii each, $10 for-
feit, 8125 added; second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

No. 3— Winters' stake; for three-year-olds; clash of a
mile and a half; closed with twenty-eight nominations.

No. 1— Hurdle race; purse of S150, of which 525 to
second horse; entrance free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over five hurdles.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

No. 5— Purse 81S0, of which 823 to second horse ; en-
trance free; for two-year-old fillies; dash of five-
eighths of a mile.

No. 6— Purse $200, of which 850 to second horse: en-
trance free; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

No. 7— Purse $201, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all; dash of a mile.

No. 8 — Selling race; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse; entrance free; dash of one and an eighth miles;
horses entered to he sold for $1,0<>0 to carry their entitled
weight; two Itjs. allowed for each $lo> under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 ahove that valuation.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9 — Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eightlis
of a mile.

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second
horse; third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to he announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p. m.; declaration to he made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

No. 11— Pacific Cup; handicap of $50 each; $20 dec-
laration; $500 added; second to receive $150; third to
save stake; two anil a.quarter miles; weights announced.
April 21 ; decl .ration April 25, at 3 p. m.

No. 12— Hurdle race; purseSloO, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two- year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

No. U— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance;
$10 declaration; $2n0 added; $50 to second, third to save
stake ; dash of one and a quartet miles ; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 ra.

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse: entrance free; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance; $10 declaration; $200 added; second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 11.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; closed with thirty -two nomina-
tions.

No. IS— Spirit of the Times Stake ; for three-year-
olds ; dash of one anil three-quarters miles ; closed with
twenty-eight nominations.

No. 1!) — Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

No. 20— Hurdle race : purse $200, of which $50 to sec
ortd horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

Entries to stakes and purses not marked closed, will
close March 1,1883.

Races to close will he run under weights adopted at
annual meeting, 1881.

Starters in all races must he named at 6 p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there he a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

Parties making nominations will be required to re-
cord colors at time of making entries, and after record
will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule
will be strictly enforced.

All nominations in stakes and entries in purses must
be made on or before the first day of March next, 1883,
directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary, Box 19G1,
P. O., San Francisco. To be valid they must be plain-
ly postmarked on that day — March 1.

THEO. WLVrERS, President,

JOS. CATRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary.

THE VICTORIAN TROTTING CLUB,

(L'd)

The undermentioned Prize, to be competed for on a
day to be named in March next :

PRIZE OF 2,500 DOLLARS,

With Entrance Fees and Sweepstakes of ?50 each
from Starters added.

Mile heats; best three in five.

Open to all comers, bar geldings.

Winner to receive $2,500; second* two-tbirda of Sweep
and Entrance Fees, and third, one-third. Entrance o
per cent.

The Victorian Trotting Club holds membership In
the National Trotting Assoeation ..f the I'nit.-d Mates,
under which Rules the races will l>e governed.

Any further information desin d < an be obtained by
addressing R. J. Gii'-NKY, Secretary,

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IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured by letters Patent, July 35, 1883.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is :

1. The part D, supported bv the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back, as shown, the front having an
opening into which the blind is fitted, substantially as
herein described.

2. In abridle, in combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to said extensions, and as
shaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the eye
while circumscribing the vision, substantially as herein
described.

3. In a bridle, and in combination with the extensions
D, blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut and
washer E, to secure the blind and allow it to be set,
substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-
pieces D and blinds F, as shown, the straps or bands G
and H, connecting the branches or extensions ahove
and below the eves, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the Winds F,
supported and pivoted to the bridle so as to be movable
about the point of support, the adjustable front straps
or bands G and H, and the rear band I and the throat-
latch or lash connected with the blinds, and adjustable,
substantially as herein described.

The above are the claims aUowed by the patent office,
and though the corresponding letters do not appear on
the cut, the general principle will be understood.

It meets with universal approbation, doing away
with all the objections urged against blinds, and at the
same time giving complete control of the line of vision.
Bv throwing the' lower portion of the blind up some,
thing of the same effect on the action follows as is in-
duced bv toe-weights. This is especially the case when
voung colts are the pupils, teaching them to bend the
knee without the strain of weights on the feet.

For bridles of all descriptions apply to

JOHN A. JKKERROy
Nos. 230 and 232 Ellis street, San Francisco.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will be provided it 18 pet
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address
W, M. nUKKY. Agent,

Sacramento Racetrack.

The Thoroughbred Stallion

JOE HOOKER

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam llennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard,

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by "Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of
Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— 850 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED BREEDING. GOOD PASTURAGE
for mares from a distance at jl per month. Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner
must take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles from Sacramento on the Freeportroad.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing sires, and every one of his colts that
has been trained can't nn fast. Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe Hooker see
Bkeedek and Sportsman Jan 20, 1S83.

THEO. WINTERS,

SACRAMENTO, OAL.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

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PEDIGREE.

v "WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG COLUMBUS. WOODFORD

> Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief, his dam Woodbine by Woodford, a thorough!. nil >,,n ,,t Kns.'iusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief. His own r. -unl is j^i ■ , mid there
are a large number ol his get in the 2:30 list. Among them: Abbotteford, 221}j; Cunvo\ , '-':— !.; M -
2-ilV:; Lady McFatridge,2:2!»: Daeia, ,2;29,-;; George A. Aver, 230.

Besides tlmse having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated mares owned by Robert Roiuut—
M.iin-tta and Malice. Manetta, with a running mate, and harnessed to :i r<>;el w.i-i-n, trotted two mil a In I .. .
and Malic- 1 rutted a trial, on the same track, a mile m2:isy. Woodford Mambrino Eb also the sire of Pri
tli-- sire of Trinket; record, 2:11. Woodbine is also tin- dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus, the
sire of the dam of Abhottsford, has nine of his get in the2::w list, so that on both sides of the bouse there are
in »t able performers. Abbotsforrt is a rich rosewood brown, l.'i \ hands, and of very high Linn. EUs gel are very
promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for yearlings In 1881, and every one which has
been put in training has shown good speed. ,«-.„««.

TERMS.

Seventv-five dollars the season, to he paid before removing the animal, Mares not proving In foal can be re*
turned the following season tree of charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes. i»imimm»

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1688, on the ranch of S. B. Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season 1 Dm.
menclng February r>th and ending June- 1st, 1**3. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AM) SPORTS-
MAX of Alienist ath. 1&S2.

(iEORGE RAY I.IS. Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAN of August 5th, 1882.

The Breeder and Sportsman.

VOLUME 1 COMPLETE.
July 1st to December 31st, 1882.

The publishers offer for sale a few copies, neatly bound, in book
form, with index.

PRICE $5.0 0.

80

^Ite breeder mid gpovtsmmi.

Feb 3

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TKOTTING STALLIONS

Singleton and La Harpe.

SINGLETON WILL 3IAKE THE COMTNG SEASON, FROM MARCH 1ST TO JXT.T 15TH, 1SS3, AT
the farm of the owner, three miles north of Chico, Butte Co., CaL

PEDIGREE.

Singleton is by "Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdvk'sHambletonian, hie dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by
Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue Bull. .

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch, of white on hind feet and one fore foot,
and star in forehead. He ie 15\ hands high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled
spring of lS7s. '

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the Reason. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the following season free of charge. Mares
riora a rtistance will be pastured without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to me,
will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares kept in anv manner their owners de-

LA HARPE

,a^ * ™ al»ve place on private terms. La Harpe is bv
L by Flastall, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Add

J. T. McINTOSH.

Si m£ wSf. „*&!■ 'e*5?nJav * ™ 'iS^f place on Pri™** terms. La Harpe is bv Fame, a son of Alexander's
Belmont, his dam Piauie Bird by Flaitall, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

CHICO, CAL.

MAMBEINO WILKES

ALBERT W.
By Electioneer. His Dam Sister to Aurora by John Nelson.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, COMMENCING THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY, 1SS3, AXD
ending the 1st of Jnly, 1SS3, at the Oakland Trotting Park..

TER:HS. S20O THE SEASON.

MOXET PATABLE BEFORE THE MARE IS TAKEN i¥iT, GOOD PASTURAGE AT S3 PER
month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes, i xtt » T TvCTTDTV

No. 320 Sansome street, San Francisco, CaL A. \l ALJL/O X Jlil jN .

ANTEEO.

DARK BAT COLT, XXAB HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAT 5TH, 1579; BRED BY JOSEPH
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Caim Simpson, Oakland, California.

By Electioneer.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.
Y ting Fashion, by imported Monarch.
Fashion, by imported Trustee.
Bonnets o'Blue, by Sir Charles.
Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam — Bv imported Medley.

Sth " Bv imported CentineL

9th " By Mark Anthonv.

10th " By imported Janus.

11th " By imported Monkey.

12th " Bv imported Silvereve.

13th " Bv Spanker.

See Brace's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the ensuing season, 1SS3, from February 15th to June 15th, at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terras
§o0 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON

Oakland or 5085Montgomery St., S. F.

Hambletonian Trotting Stallion
BOB MASON

By Echo. His Dam Belle Mason by Belmont, Thoroughbred.

Echo by Bysdyk's Hamblelonian, his dam Fanny Feller by Magnolia (by American Slar).
Belle Mason by Belmont ( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son of Im-
ported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Franh; third dam by John Richards.

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ILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON. LIMITED TO TWENTY MARES, COMMENCING FEB-
ruary 15, 1SS3, and ending Jnne 15, 1SS3, at the stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.

Black StalUon, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes, son of Bysdyk's Hambleto-
nian, bred by B. J. Trency of Fayette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady ChriMman by Tod-
hunUrs Mambnno or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by Pilot Jr. Third
dam by Kentucky Whip. Idols dam was thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

T11.?,1? I11,1? ,LAnrif:sT AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF GEORGE WILKES (WEIGHING T~> /~\ V» TV IT A O /"V "NT is a mahogany bay, with tnsideaf off hind ankle white and
*?^^;^1':?;i>",u',tol«,m,>'I''nS<^Hanil.|r.toniananilMarabrtiio strains and also several thoronchbred Hll I (~l VI /\l""»l JIN star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 ponnds. Foaled
frSn?;..,.?..^ 1i dl:'S<ma; fate that he possesses in an eminent degree the same facultv of Transmitting the -«-''-' J-» -L.»J-a..l.K-»'\^ J- ^ MaylO,187S: He is of 6ne, kindly disposition, a m-.tur.il trotter.
I.iiiil, qnauues to his offspring which put George Wilkes In the front rank as a sire of trotters. and has shown great speed, hut as vet has no public record. For fall history of his sire, Echo, see Breeder

asd Spoktsua>.- July &, ls*2. See'also, for his full brother, Exile, Beeedee and SPonrsitAX, issue of Sep-

Description.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1SS3,

AT STOCKTON.

In pulling the price by Ibe season at «Ue low figure of S40 the owner does
not acknou l«Igc. thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to any other
rlre of trotters.

IRVIN AYRES.

tember 1$, 1S62.

TERMS.

One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares at risk of owners. Mares not proving
n foal can be returned the following" season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. ELLIS,

Los Angeles.

Post^Offlce Box|55.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1883.

SCBz CRIPTION
FIVE DOrLAIlS A YEAR.

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POSCORA HAYWARD. Owned by Newland & Pumyea, Oakland, Cal.

We must acknowledge great pride in the portrait gallery of
the Breeder axd Sportsman.

The twenty-three illustrations are not only works of art,
they are as nearly exact representations of the horses por-
trayed as can be, and thea it is something of which the -whole
people of the State may be proud when the evidence is so di-
rect of there being so many horses of high form in the pro
creative ranks. Not by any means that the illustrations ex-
haust the *' notabilities " of the Coast, as there, are a large
number still awaiting to be enshrined, and when the job is
fairly, underway (it never can be completed) this country'will
present the most convincing proofs of the superiority it has
so firmly established of its advantages for the breeding and
rearing of fast horses, and fine ones,|too, of every description.

The subject of the present sketch has always been a prime
-avorite of ours.

From the first time we saw him move when a colt the as-
surance was felt that he would make a very fast one, and
this estimate he has corroborated, notwithstanding anA"
amount of bad luck and quite a long chapter of accidents.

As has been the practice heretofore in writing these
sketches, the family from which the animal sprung has been
given a due share of attention. This is manifestly proper, as
all breeders are aware that the ancestry has a great deal to
do in marking the character of the offspring — even the re-
mote ancestry, as the cases of reversion for several genera-
tions are so well established as to be accepted without further
argument.

People en- when they think that the merits of sire or
grandsire will make amends for shortcomings in the animal
which it is the intention to use, but when there is individu-
al merit " backed " by sterling qualities in the progenitors,

the risk attending the first stages of breeding is reduced to a
minimum.

In the case of Poscora Hayward there is no necessity for
recapitulating the origin of the great families of trotters
that have sprung from the imported Barb Grand Bashaw, as
that has been given in the preceding chapters.

The lines of Bashaw and Messenger incorporated in the
son, Young Bashaw, and these again reinforced by some of
the stoutest blood of the racecourse, could not fail to produce
excellence. Through the successive stages of Andrew Jack-
son, Henry Clay and Cassius M. Clay there was a joint inher-
itance for the Moors and Patchens. • Long Island Black
Hawk, and through him the Green's Bashaws, the Mohawks,
the Elmos, Buccaneers, etc., diverged a generation
though they are of the tribe, and it would be as i
bound stickler who did not acknowledge the hi

■|pte fgmto and j?nuvtsnmw.

Feb 10

occupied by the members of the clan. la this instance i
•will be sufficient to commence with the son of Cassius M.
Clay Geo. M. Patchen. His right to the stallion champion-
ship of the United States was unquestioned. He was not
only the fastest, but was also endowed with other qualities
that added to the luster of his name. Grand size, high form,
splendid actioD, endurance, stylish, etc., he united nearly all
the desirable characteristics for a harness horse. His record
of 2:23} made August 2, I860, is equivalent to much faster
time at the present day, and when his daughter Lucy made
2:1S| at Buffalo in 1S72, there is scarcely a question of her
ability to have gone several seconds faster.

Through the son of George M. Patchen, best known by the
title of California Patohen, Poscora obtains a strain of blood
which has mixed very kindly with that of Abdallah. This
was imported Bellfounder, and we never could understand
why the pedigree of that horse as given by Mr. -Boots, at one
time an owner of Bellfounder, and a gentleman of intelli-
gence, should not be received, only under the assumption
that the virulent hostility in relation to the blood of the thor-
oughbred in the trotter blinded the vision. At all events Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian has so completely overshadowed any
other son of Abdallah that credit must be given the daughter
of Bellfounder for having a son of such high renown, and
the blood of her sire a potent factor in the result.

In the "Breeder's Trotting StudBook, "the dam of Geo. M.
Patchen Jr. (California Patchen) is given as by Top Bellfounder,
second dam unknown. When he was brought here in 1862
byWm. II. Hendrickson, the pedigree was extended in the
advertisement to "grandani by Messenger Eclipse, " and the
statement was also made that sworn certificates "to prove the
correctness of his pedigree can be seen at the stable. "

This horse judged by the usual standard has been more suc-
cessful than his sire. Six of his get are in the 2:30 list, viz.:
Sam Pardy (2:20*), Vanderlynn (2:22), Starr King (2:22), San
Bruno (2:25}), Susie (2:26^) and James D. McMann (2:28|).
Starr King and Vanderlynn are likely to reduce their records,
last season being Vanderlynn's first trotting, and both he
and Starr King having shown a flight of speed that will war-
rant an expectation that the teens will be conquered.

As Poscora has always been a prime favorite with us, his
sire Billy Hayward has not been without claims to considera-
tion. An honest, game horse, willing to do his best under
all circumstances, and to exceed expectations in nearly every
instance. He could rattle as many heats "close to thirty1'
as the daylight would give opportunity for, and when the
heats were lengthened to twice the distance he was still better
suited. Of higher quality than a majority of his sire's get,
with a magnificent set of legs, and a general wiriness of
frame whicii Poscora has fallen heir to. Though the pedi-
gree of the dam of Billy Hayward, Peanuts, is unknown,
there is not a doubt of there being plenty of racing blood.
Her form, that of her son, and still more palpably that of
her grandson show the inheritance.

Now, cattle do not have a striking resemblance to some
well-known and long-established strain without they possess
some of the blood, and it is not likely that there is a marked
resemUance to the thoroughbred without any of the lineage.

The whole of the family of Peanut show the resemblance.
Sweetbriar from a sister of Billy Hayward is a mare of a deal
of quality and the brothers of Poscora are of the same class.
Dr. E. H. Pardee has a "full brother" that is one of the
finest roadhorses in the State. He is the largest of the lot,
being sixteen hands, and very rangy. He is a dark chestnut,
the color of weather-stained bronze, and as he has hauled
the Doctor, who is on the heavy weight order, and his not
very light roadwagon in thirty-seven seconds through the
stretch, it is beyond dispute that proper training would re-
sult in a very fast animal.

There is another promising brother of Poscora, but the
the "talent" in the Billy Haywards is not limited to this one
family. Alonzo Hayward obtained a record of 2:30 and
Hayward Chief 2:31, and both have shown a much faster
rate. There are other valuable qualities besides speed and
endurance, as we never saw one that had not a good temper,
and Poscora is one of the "best disposed" horses in the
world.

He commenced his trotting career when young, winning
several stakes, and gaining a four-year-old record of 2:30.
Since that age there has been a chapter of accidents. The
serious accident to his then owner, A. Newland, by which he
was rendered totally blind, threw him out of training or, at
least, so disarranged matters that this strong stable of trotters
was rendered of little avail. The season of 1881 opened
auspiciously for him. After he was brought to the Oakland
Trotting Park ho improved very rapidly, showing trials in
2£8, and making that fast time with such apparent ease and
trotting so steadily that it was thought none stood a better
show in the classes he was engaged in.

Then came the bane of fast horses. He struck or strained
his leg so badly that he became lame, and, although he was
entered throughout the circuit, he could not be started. Last
yearwasonly different in the disability happening after he
had fcntted in a few races. His first race was on the Bay
District Course, August 12, and a description of that, which
we wrote- at the time, will give some idea of what sort of a
trotter he waB, though palpably lacking condition:

The 2:30 race was called after two of the heats in the *>-25

> id been decided, but nwing to the delay in scoring the

;jorses were sent in th< barn until the third heat of that was

.ecided. This was regarded so sure a thing for Sweetness

a nun -use favorite; and the injury to Albert

which necessitated his withdrawal, was thought to take

tie only chance of defeating her. PoBcora H ivward

as not supposed to be in proper condition, and that it

would require a race or two before he could show his capaci-
ty; and Blackmore was not credited with the speed he ex-
hibited in the latter part of the race. Sweetness sold for $100
in the pools to §25 on both the others, and after the first
heat there were none to venture at even these odds; and
when the second was scored to her credit, it appeared that it
was a " tan-yard to a shoe-string " that she would prove the
victor.

For the first heat a very good start was effected at the
third score; Blackmore had the pole, Poscora second, Sweet-
ness on the outside. Poscora went off rapidly, and though
he made a break soon after the word was given, he led at
the quarter in 0:36J; Sweetness second, Blackmore several
lengths in the rear. Going down the back stretch Poscora
again broke, and the mare passed him and opened a wide
gap at the half-mile in 1 :12£. From that point home she had
it all her own way, for, though the two greys closed the gap
somewhat on the homestretch, they could never reach her,
and she won in 2:26; Poscora second.

The second heat another good start was given them, on
the fifth score, the mare going away with the lead, reaching
the quarter in 37$ seconds. Poscora drew up a little closer
on the backstretch, and his nose was on her wheel as the
half-mile was made in 1:13, but he broke on the further turn,
fell back, and the mare came in a "handy winner" in 2:26,
Poscora about as far behind her as Blackmore was in the
rear of him, a little more than an open length marking the
difference between each of them.

The third heat was one of those startling episodes which
add so much to the pleasure and excitement of turf and
track sports. There was scarcely a man who had any knowl-
edge of trotting affairs who did not think the race was over,
unless the driver of Poscora Hayward cherished the hope.
The owner certainly considered it the most forlorn kind of
an expectation, as he knew that his horse was not in the
proper condition, and though he showed a fair degree of
speed at times, he could not hold without breaking. There
were numerous false starts. Thirteen times they came up for
the word without avail. Blackmore ontheoutsidewouldbreak
into a mad run despite the efforts of his driver to restrain
him. Then Poscora would follow, though his tantrums were
more after the dancing order, while Sweetness, acting as
though the trot were her fastest gait, came steadily and last
every time, and, when all were trotting, generally in the
lead. For this the judges fined Goldsmith $10, and at the
fourteenth effort the gong sounded, Sweetness having rather
the best of the start. It was evident that Goldsmith was de-
termined to "go for a record." The mare has a bad leg
which may incapacitate her at any time, and she is the dam
of a fine colt by Santa Claus, which will be gTeatly increased
in value by his mother's record being very fast. She has
speed enough to trot in the teens, and with sire and dam be-
low 2:20, the youngster would fall heir to an estate well
worthy of a severe trial to obtain. Laudable as the intention
was, there is scarcely a doubt that it was the cause of the loss
of the heat, and, worse than that, led to a bitter end, as the
sequel will show. Sweetness was first at the quarter in 37
seconds, and after leaving that point and when the curve
merged into the straight, she was showing a grand flight of
speed. Thirty-four seconds was the time for the second
quarter, and the half-mile in 1:11, left the others far in the
rear. Poscora had broken about midway of the first turn,
though after that he trotted steadily and without a mistake
until a short distance beyond the three-quarter pole. Some
of the space between him and the leader had been closed, and
when he recovered he came again with great resolution,
while the fast work had told on the mare. He was surely
gaining very rapidly when the seven-furlong pole was passed,
and at the long distance he was almost level with her. There
was excitement among the spectators, and the ringing cheers
appeared to animate him, while the mare, who had gamely
struggled until the brain could not endure further strain, and
the muscles were without elasticity, could not respond to the
punishment — fagged, dispirited, beaten — as the successful
horse passed under the wire in 2:25, Blackmore a fair third.

The tiring of the mare was so evident that there was a rush
for the pool-stand to "get out." The first pool sold it was
$70 on Poscora to $20 on the other two; the next it was $60
to $27, and after there was time to consider that her driver
would not again make the mistake he had in this heat, and
the desire to hedge by those who stood to win on the horse
from the start, the odds were reduced to $60. on Poscora to
$40 on the others. There was a large amount of money went
into the pool-box between the close of the third heat and the
start for the fourth. Had the scoring been prolonged the
pools and bar would have shown a better dividend. But as
it was, the signal was given the first time the horses came up,
and a capital start it was. Blackmore broke at the farther
end of the stables, Poscora trotted fast, and when within
one hundred yards of the quarter-pole had obtained a good
lead of Sweetness. He broke and she closed some of the in-
tervening distance. About the same number of yards beyond
the quarter-pole he broke again, and she ranged alongside.
A hundred yards farther there was another break, and she
passed him, and there was open daylight between them. He
regained some of the lost ground, though she still led at the
half-mile. His nose was on her wheel as he steadily gained,
when half way round the upper turn he broke again. She
drew away;Blackmore gained on him. The fractional timers
had left the reporters' stand, and the time at quarter, half
and three-quarters was lacking. Soon after getting into the
homestretch the whip of Goldsmith could be heard, and the
whish through the air and the thud as it struck was evidence
that Sweetness was again succumbing. At the £ mark they
were abreast. At the two-mile distance Poscora was three
lengths in the lead and his driver apparently more intent to
keep him from breaking than desirous of increasing the gap.
He was on the outward side of the track nearly as far away
as he could get to escape the irritating sound of the lash, but
just before coming to the score Poscora broke, lost at least a
length, recovered and came in two lengths in the lead ; the
time 2:29*.

There were complaints entered by Greeu, the driver of
Poscora, that Goldsmith had placed the but of his whip in
the spokes of the wheel so as to cause Poscora to break when
they were going down the backstretch. This was corrobo-
rated by McConn, the driver of Blackmore, and Green was
confident that the sulky spokes would' show the abrasnre.
Goldsmith denied the charge, and countered that Poscora
had run. There was some consultation between the judges,
the bell was rung, Sweetness declared the winner of the heat
and race and Poscora given second place. The announce-
ment was received with the applause of those who had un-
expectedly won, the groans and hisses of others. The re-
porter's stand on the Bay District Course is not favorable for
an uninterrupted view as if it were on the outside of the course,
but this disadvantage is also shared by the judges. When
the horses first come on the homestretch it is troublesome to
tell their positions or to notice a skip, and the going around
the tunnel which incloses the stairs which lead to the up-
per story is a serious obstruction. It is one of the hardest
jobs, however, to get the people out of the old-time ruts

when horses or race tracks are the questions at issue, and it
will probably be another generation which will see the
judges' stand universally on the right side of the course.
The following is the

SUMMABTT.

Same Cay — Two-thirty class ; purse $500 ; mile heats, 3 in 5, in harness ;
$350 to first, $100 to second, S50to third horse.

J. A. Goldsmith names s m Sweetness 1 1 2 1

"W. D. Hammond names g h Poscora Hayward 2 2 1 2

Hy. McConn names g g Blackmore 3 3 3 3

A. Waldstein names b s Albert W drawn

Time— 2:26, 2:26, 2:25, 2:29J.

After this race he was taken tD Santa Cruz where he beat
Frank Moscow and Blackmore, and then went to Santa Rosa.
Pinkeye sized him, and still he trotted a game race, making
a dead heat with Albert W in the fourth, second to that great
colt in the fifth and sixth heats, He was second to Albert W
at Petaluma, beating Inca and Blackmore, and the next week
at the Golden Gate Fair in the first heat of the 2:30 his leg
gave way, an d he had to be pulled up.

The supreme test for a stallion is the colts which he shows.
And though the oldest of the get of Poscora in training are
foals of 18S1, they already show so well as to give promise of
high excellence. Alcazar, by him and from A. Bosl, by The
Moor, is said to have trotted quarters when a yearling in
forty seconds, and as he has been selected from among all
of the fine colts at Rancho del Paso to represent that great
breeding farm in the Stockton Stake, nothing more is re-
quired to fix the standing. We saw this colt a few months
ago, and can unqualifiedly give him the credit of fine form
and good size. This is a characteristic of his progeny, so
we hear from reliable sources.

There is little to add in the way of description as the en-
graving produces his form with almost exact fidelity. It
even gives his color, which is nearly white, and the "pose "
is lifelike, though those who are not acquainted with the
horse think that the artist has drawn him rather too airily.

He is very much after Arab Model, excepting that he is a
hand higher than a majority of Arabs, being 15| hands.

He was bred by H. A. Mayhew, Washington Corners, Cali-
fornia, foaled in the spring of 1S74. By Billy Hayward, his
dam Poscora Maid, by Learned's Poscora, grandam by
Homer's Black Hawk.

YACHTING.

Death of a Famous Yachtsman.

Captain Robert Fish, the well-known yacht designer, died
on January 17th at his residence in Pamrapo, N. J., at th
age of seventy years. Captain Fish was born in New York
city, and served his time as an apprentice with Mr. Francis,
who was the inventor of the metallic life-boat. He began
business for himself as a boat-builder in Front, near Cham-
bers street, and in 1S40 removed to No. 104 Water street.
The firm was successively Fish & Clark, Fish & Morton and
Fish & Fletcher. Captain Fish's great success in the way of
modeling of small open race-boats induced Mr. Pierre Loril-
lard and other well-known yachtsmen to employ him in de-
signing larger vessels, and, dissolving his firm in New York,
he established himself at Pamrapo, N. J. The sloop Eva,
which he designed for Mr. George Lorillard, was a great suc-
cess. She was afterwards altered to a schooner and won
many races. In 1867 the Messrs. Poillon, of Brooklyn, built
the schooner-yacht Sappho and sent her to England, where
she raced and was beaten. On her return she was purchased
by Mr. W. C. Douglass, and was placed in the hands of Cap-
tain Fish for alteration. He recommended "hipping" her —
that is, adding to her beam at the water-line. The plan was
opposed by her original builders, and there was much news-
paper controversy at the time in relation to the matter, Cap-
tain Fish staking his reputation on the plan which he pro-
posed. The alteration was made under his supervision, and
the result is well known. Captain Fash went in the yacht to
England, where she won three successive races around the
Isle of Wight. On her return she was one of the four
schooners chosen by the New York Yacht Club to compete
with Mr. Ashbury's schooner the Livonia for the America's
Cup, the other three being the Palmer, Columbia and Daunt-
less. In the one race which she sailed with that schooner
she was successful, and won the reputation of being the fast-
est schooner-yacht in the world. Captain Fish also designed
the schooner-yacht Meteor for Mr. George Lorillard and the
schooners Wanderer and Enchantress for Messrs. Pierre and
George Lorillard, which were built side by side at Greenpoint
by Mr. Samuel Pine. All three of these yachts proved very
fast. The number of open race-boats designed by Captain
Fish is very great and all of them have been successful.
Captain Fish was social and genial in his habits and was
liked and respected by all with whom he came in contact.

The amateur who built the yawl Chiquita last year has
nearly completed a very handsome little yawl 10 feet long,
on a model which has been tried. She will be used to row
or sail.

Farmer of Oakland has just finished a 24-foot plunger for
Carquinez straits. She draws very little water and has great
deck room forward. She is of handsome model.

The new 40-foot yacht being built up by Stone is planked
up and the cabin nearly completed. The cabin arrangements
are similar to those on the Rambler.

This winter we have had good weather for catamarans.
There has been no wind at all and consequently very smooth
water.

On Mr. Tevis' new yacht there will be 107 blocks, all of
which are being made of fancy wood in Boston.

Commodore Harrison is talking of taking the Frolic up to
Puget sound next summer.

Mr. Bowie, formerly owner of the Nellie, has gone East for
a while.

The Spreckels yacht is very nearly completed.

Mist is at moorings in Oakland creek.

The Clara is still in commission.

Bessie is now on Oakland beach,

Lolita is still up river.

1883

2?Ixjc Pt&ejte mxt\ Sty&stemaxL

BASE BALL.

Pitching'.

The delivery of the ball to the bat— technically termed
"pitching" — daring the season of 1SS2 was characterized by
a greater degree of strategic skill than ever before known in
the annals of professional play. The pitchers of the profes-
sional teams have been taught by experience that, while mere
speed and the curve may be effective against weak batsmen,
these features of pitching are of secondary importance to
strategic play, or "headwork, " in the delivery of the ball.
The old plan of sending in swift curved balls, without any
idea in their delivery save that of pitching as swiftly as pos-
sible, and as near the plate as the strictness of the umpire
may require, has seen its best day, and now mere speed in
pitching has been replaced by effective strategic combinations,
bymeansof which a competent "headwork" pitcher con-
trives to out-manenverthe most experienced batsman. The
pitchers of 1SS2, in a majority of instances, were materially
obstructed in their strategic plans in pitching by the want of
catchers to suit their special method of delivery. Pitchin"
by signal has come to be a branch of the art, and unless the
catcher is in perfect rapport with the pitcher in this respect
the full advantage of the latter's strategic play cannot be ob-
tained. It is almost impossible for a catcher to back up his
pitcher with the best effect unless he is thoroughly posted in
the signaling, so as to know what kind of ball to be prepared
for; whether an in-curve or an out-curve, a swift ball or one
dropped short, or for a ball to throw to bases, or one to be
quickly returned. In fact, the catcher should be perfectly
familiar with all the points of play of the pitcher, or it is nest
to impossible for the latter to deliver the ball with his best
effect. Team-work for pitchers and catchers has come to be
a necessity of the game in a thoroughly well-managed pro-
fessional nine; and by " team-work " we mean that combina-
tion of all the elements of successful play embraced in a nine
which is worked so harmoniously together as to be run al-
most with the perfection of well-constructed machinery. In
such a team playing for the side is a special feature, while
working solely for a record is not permitted for a
moment. Pitchers play for their record whenever they
pitch without due regard for their catchers. That is, in their
striving to strike out batsmen by great speed, without due
regard to the work the catcher is able to do in supporting
their swift delivery, they are looking not to the success of
their team; but to running up ahigh ratio of assistance on
strikes. A pitcher who trusts mostly to making a record of
this kind to achieve notoriety is not of much "account as a
team-worker, the cost of his record-style of pitching in used-
up catchers more than offsetting all he may gain in striking
out batsman. Besides which, this striking-out method in
pitching has a damaging effect in lessening the attractive feat-
ures of the game. Of what interest is it to a general crowd
of spectators to see two opposing pitchers hard at work send-
ing in balls of "lightning force, "with the result of striking
out eighteen or twenty players of the twenty-seven in a garnet
while seven of the nine players stand in their respective po-
sitions almost as idle lookers-on, and while the beauties of
baseball as exhibited in splendid pict-ups and hard-hit balls,
fly-balls finely taken on the run, swift and accurate throwing
to bases, plucky base-play, and the strategic points shown in
the infield in the endeavors made to frustrate the efforts of
daring base-runners, are all sacrificed to the monopoly of
work by the pitcher and catcher. To strike out batsmen by
the mere force of the speed of the ball is merely machine
work in pitching, requiring no real skill or judgment" such
as is needed in ordinary strategic play in the position. All
the pitcher and catcher have to do in such a method of deliv-
ering the ball as to strike batsmen out by speed is for one to
throw in the ball as swift and straight as he can, and the
other to pass it back to the pitcher as it rebounds' from the
fence. Such work as this yields the dullest kind of a game,
while a style of pitching which brings into plav all the field-
ing skill of the whole team imparts an interest to the match
which makes a baseball contest the most attractive of all
field-sports.

A feature of the pitching of 1S82 which we witnessed was
the strategic point of a quick return of the ball, by which
batsmen were caught unprepared for an effective hit. This
was the strong point of Lynch's pitching in the Metropolitan
Club team. To work it with effect it is necessary that the
catcher should be very prompt in his return of the ball, es-
pecially when he notices that the batsman is temporarily out
of form for hitting. In such quickreturns the ball sent in
must invariably be over the plate and at the right height, or
the return will not be of use. Clapp was very strong=in' his
support of Lynch's play in making prompt returns" of the
ball to the pitcher. Considerable nerve was shown by some
pitchers of 1882 in bearing punishment well. A pitcher who
cannot stand the punishment of a few extra base-hits made
on him m an inning's play, without losing confidence in him-
self and becoming demoralized, is not an effective player in
the position. The most effective pitching ever known will,
at times, be badly punished, and as batsmen learn more
of the real art of batting this punishment must be more fre-
quently administered. There was one thing we greatly en-
joyed in the season's play at the Polo Grounds in °18S2, and
that was to see the heavy hitters of a team outmaneuvered
by skillful, strategic pitchers. Tour heavy hitter, as a rule,
is always one of the easiest victims to a well-trained pitcher'.
He never loses sight of his record, and, in his eagerness to
make his favorite "three-bagger "or home run hit, he does
not see any of the little traps the strategic pitcher sets for
him. — ]¥. Y. Clipper.

TUEF AND TRACK.

Horses in Arizona.

More college players will enter the professional arena in
1883 than ever before. The latest acquisition is Humphreys
the catcher of the Cornell College nine of 'S2, who will be-
come one of the New York League Club's team after he Grad-
uates, next June. He excels in throwing to bases, andlis a
fine catcher in other respects. He is over six feet in height
and is powerfully built.

Sportsmen's Club.— Pursuant to notice a meeting was
held at the City Hall last evening, to organize a sportsmen's
club having for its object the enforcement of the game and
fish laws. Warren Jones was called to the chair and J. M.
Melendy chosen secretary. On motion a committee onbyl
laws was appointed, consisting of E. W. Wilson, Warren
Jones and J. T. Kelleher. On organization, Peter Belcher
J. E. Barnard, W. S. Kapple, W. L. Mercer and C. Schroed-
er. Adjourned to meet Wednesday evening.— Eureka (II
B.) Times- Telephone.

The Eeno Gazette notes the shipment by Wm. Smiley of
Deeth, of fifteen carloads of beef cattle for San Francisco 'and
adds: "This closes outthe last lot of beef cattle on the
Humboldt above Elko and above Winnemncca except Dun-
phy s at Battle Mountain. "

Six years ago a pleasant turn in the wheel of fortune car-
ried me into the valleys and mountains of that rich mineral
and grazing country, where my field of observation has been
wide and my experiences in breeding considerable. From
my early boyhood the horse has been my almost constant
companion and my truest friend, and it is with pleasure that
my thoughts turn upon him in whatever field he is found.

A few months of careful observation and the statements of
reliable men, residents of the Territory from its earliest set-
tlement, fully convinced me that there was not another such
a favorable country under the sun (not even excepting the
wonderful blue-grass region of Kentucky) for pleasant and
profitable breeding of the horse. Arabia, from whence came
the hot blood that now courses through the veins of the won-
derful and unequaled trotting and running horses of America,
with her dry and arid plains and clear electric atmosphere,
in those and other respectsis so much like the Arizona country
as to justify me in speaking of my adopted home in the horse-
breeding sense as the Arabia of America.

The elevation being several thousand feet above the level
of the sea, it gives ns a clear, dry and electric atmosphere, at
once giving health of body and strength of spirit to the
horse. The soil is dry and sandy in general, and in many
places covered with gravel and broken ledges of rock, the
grazing and running upon which by the young and growing
colt, gives him a hoof at maturity so firm and solid as to with-
stand the wear and tear of the rough and rapid road and turf
uses to a wonderful degree. Our horses raised, as they are,
from the first day of their colthood running inbandsor herds
with other horses, gathering their own provender from mouth
to month and year to year, unhandled and unfed by the
hand of man, acquire a stoutness of bone and muscle, a
soundness and security of hoof, a strength of will and cour-
age that make them strong competitive horses in the market
of the world when bred with care from the better strains of
blood. The native horses of Arizona are a small and almost
useless Indian pony. At different times and places, crosses
have been made upon the native mares by better stock and
thus a race of animals has been produced quite suitable
for ordinary use in handling herds of cattle. From time to
time, from the earlier days of settlement, mares of better
breeding in harness and in herds have been driven into the
territory from the Easten States, and the Pacific Coast. These
mares and their produce, having been crossed with selected
stallions from year to year by a few judicious breeders, have
laid the foundation for grand and profitable results in the
problem of advanced breeding. Speaking more to the point
and specifically, I will proceed to state a few facts of a local
and general bearing upon this subject. About three years
ago, Henry Herbert, of Prescott, Arizona, purchased in Cali-
fornia a band of well-bred mares, with two stallions of ap-
proved breeding, which he drove into the territory, and
placed on a ranch in the vicinity of Prescott. These mares
have produced some exceedingly promising colts, from the
stallions accompanying them. One of the stallions is known
as George Patchen and was sired by George M. Patchen Jr.,
commonly called California Patchen, and he by old Geo. M.
Patchen.

The dam of Herbert's George Patchen was a very fast and
game trotting mare taken from the State of California for the
purpose of being used on the turf. The other stallion
brought in with this band of mares was a young thorough-
bred who reached an untimely death, the result of a fearful
struggle for mastery with' the Patchen stallion, from an ac-
cidental getting together, during the night, when no one was
around to separate them.

Col. C. P. Head, a wealthy merchant of Prescott, interest-
ing himself with Dr. O. Lincoln of the same city in the Her-
bert band of mares, purchased within the past year in the
California market a magnificent and royally bred two-year-
old stud colt, sired by A. W. Richmond, the sire of Komero.
I think this half brother to that wonderful young horse Ro-
mero has been given the name of Ben Bolt. This fine
colt of Col. Head's is large and stoutly built, and will grow
into a grand and popular horse. Already he has shown his
owner, who has broken him to harness, evidences of speed
akin to that already exhibited by his brother, Komero. The
Colonel also has a large and fine looking thoroughbred stal-
lion with Bolt and Patchen in the above stud of inares. Jer-
ry Sullivan and other breeders in the vicinity of Prescott
have caused to be taken into that section of the country
other expensive and well bred stallions with the names and
breeding of which I am not familiar.

It will not be immodest in this connection for your sub-
scriber to say that he has himself gotten together a goodly
number of the choicest bred mares he could find in the Ter-
ritory, from most of which he has been raising colts sired by
a well-bred stallion which he purchased in Nebraska at a high
price when it was but a colt. When this colt was but five
years of age he was ridden from the Missouri river country
over prairie, plain and desert, into the mountains of Arizona,
a distance of over 1,500 miles. The colts from the loins of
this horse are attracting a good deal of attention and com-
mand high prices. They are universally large and spirited,
and in a very marked degree show the style, color, points
and trotting action of their sire. This stallion is a large,
bright bay, with dark points, 16£ hands high. When two
and three years of age, he was awarded first premium at the
State fair in Nebraska, as being the best in his class of road-
ster stallions. He is registered in the "American Trotting
StudkBook" as Hambletonian (Gosper's), b h, foaled 1873,
bred by William Montgomery, Marshalltown, Iowa, owned
by John J. Gosper, Prescott, Arizona; by New York Boy (son
of the Barber Horse, by Millinian's Bell Founder), dam
Beauty, by Jackson's Black Hawk Messenger (son of Hill's
Black Hawk), second dam a fast road mare, said to be of Mes-
senger's descent. Traced to their legitimate sources, we find
two strong currents of blood running in the veins of this
horse, known as the Messenger and Morgan. Something
over a year ago, the writer purchased of General Withers of
Lexington. Kentucky, a choicely bred young stallion, and
had him shipped to Arizona to be used in the stud, in con-
nection with and to cross upon the produce of Hamble-
tonian. This colt will be three years of age next June, and
is registered in the "Standard Trotting Stud Books" as Ex-
emplar, b h, foaled 1880, bred by William T. Withers of
Lexington, Kentucky; by Almont, son of Alexander Ab-
dallah ; dam Viella, by S trader's Cassius M. Clay Jr, son
of Cassius M. Clay ; second dam by Alexander Abdallah,
son of Bysdyk's Hambletonian. In Arizona Exemplar is
known as Gosper's Almont, and we desire to have the last
name given to him in the trotting stud books of the
country. Gosper's Almont is a bay, and when matured
will make a horse full sixteen hands high. Like the royal
famil}* of Almont trotters he is full of promise as a Bire of
trotters, and of becoming a very fast trotter himself. To those |
familiar with the present popular families of trotting horses,

it is a well-known fact that Gen. Withers' Aimont is the sire
of some of the fastest and highest-priced trotting horses in
the 'country, prominent among them being Piedmont with
stallion record of 2:17}, recently purchased by ex-Governor
Stanford, of California, at the enormous price of $30,000;
Early Kose and Aldiue, owned by W. H. Vanderbilt, the
great railroad man of New York City, and for which it is un-
derstood he paid 535,000. These mares each of them have a
Sublic record in the select and charmed circle under 2 :'20.
>uriug the past summer they were driven together in double
harness on a mile track in the unequaled double team time of
2:16.}. Fanny Witherspoon, also, with a public record under
2:20, owned by Commodore Kittson, of Minnesota. With
such strains of blood as are herein indicated, judiciously
bred upon and crossed with the best mares of the country,
and the get of one of either of the above stallions bred upon
by the other, will not fail to produce favorable and startling re-
sults in the field of breeding. I think I can predict with al-
most the certainty of ancient prophecies that the country
about Prescott, Arizona, will become in thenearfuture a cen-
ter from which will be shipped richly bred colts and fillies for
the road and turf, and for the purpose of improving the cold
strains of horse blood throughout the western country. Cer-
tain enterprising citizens of Prescott have organized into a
proper association and have within the past six months com-
pleted a good mile track, and provided other conveniences
for training and testing the running and trotting qualities of
the high bred horses of that section, and during the fall a
series of spirited races was had upon the track. Other facts
of interest to the horse breeding world centering in the above
named locality might be added hereto, but presuming these
lines have already reached a number greater than you
will care to publish, I will bolt the track and possibly start
again. — J. J. Gosper in D union's Spirit of the Turf.

The Logic of the Turf.

An interesting bit of turf law was published in one of the
Chicago sporting papers last week. As the construction of
the law emanates from the clear-headed secretary of the
National Trotting Association, for preventing fraudulent
practices and purifying the turf, the article possessed unusual
interest.

In answer to the question if Kittie Fisher was suspended
for trotting under a false name (Nettie C, ) last season, the
secretary replies that, as she trotted over the tracks of non-
members, the National Association has no jurisdiction over
her fraudulent performances. He alsoinforms her owner, or
owners, that if they wish to trot Kittie Fisher, Nellie C, or
what other name she may be known by, over tracks of the
National Association hereafter, all they have to do is to walk
up to the Captain's office, pay their little fifty dollars for a
change of name, and trot when and where they please as long
as they please and find it profitable. When, however, they
see more money in a Jessie James raid, all they have to do is
to change the name of the little joker and fleece the country-
man. "We will take you into full communion again as soon
as you will send in your little fifty for change of name, and
you can once more grace the quarter-stretch of the Circuit
tracks."

Such is the status of the ringer when trotting over non-As-
sociation tracks, but the same fraudulent practice over a
member's track brands the perpetrator as an outlaw forever
"over our tracks."

We also find it stated as good turf law that Mr. Brown, who
is an extensive breeder and honest citizen, by permitting his
colt to make an exhibition at his county fair, where no time
is given from the judges' stand, makes an outlaw of himself
and his colt is debarred the privileges of National Association
tracks, while the ArtfulDodger, infull communion, is "one of
us," and he can enter his nag over the National Association
tracks and pull her to his heart's content.

If turning a lot of ringers loose upon the countrymen at
their country fairs would have the effect (which is undouted-
ly intended) of making the rural brothers take out member-
ship in the National Association, I should be delighted, for
" it is a consummation devoutly to be wished," but I fear no
such good results will obtain.

The rule applying to " no time " races, I also heartily in-
dorse; but here is the point I would make: If the National
Association has no jurisdiction over outlaws on non-member
tracks, what control has it over " no time " races? I think it
has the same jurisdiction over the one as the other, and re-
gret that it does not assume the same powers in one instance
as in the other. I know full well that there is a specific rule
of the National Association that applies to "no time " races
" on any track." Abroad and liberal construction of the
fraudulent entry rule might also be construed to cover " any
track." If not; why not? The turf code is very elastic and
seems to bend to meet all emergencies. — Breeder's Gazette.

Pen Portrait of Fred Archer. — Time is up, however,
and here comes "Freddy," the pilot of Dutch Oven. Tallin
stature, and supple as a whip, with a good tempered smile on
his face when accosted by Matthew Dawson, who has so well
grounded him in his calling and conduct that it is well
known he has long ago acquired a comfortable independence
by never deviating from a straight course in the exercise of
his profession. He is, I think, the tallest jockey of his
weight now in practice, and while he is cast in the mold of a
horseman, his length of leg gives him an extraordinary grip
on the saddle. Active as a monkey, with an eye like a hawk,
he steps up to his splendid-looking mount and takes up his
reins in the style of a cavalry soldier rather than in the
orthodox fashion of an ordinary jockey. When the ribbons
are secured, he rests the bridle-hand on the withers of the
mare, and with his right placed on the «antle of the saddle
he quickly raises bis left foot, and Matthew Dawson placing
his hand under the instep as a purchase, the jockey springs
into the tiny saddle like a flash of lightning, while his feet
are mechanically passed into the stirrups. All these motions,
though distinct in themselves, are, as in the case of our cav-
alry soldiers, so quickly performed that they deceive even
the eye of the initiated, and appear as one effort. Steadily
and stately the bonny brown mare walks from the paddock,
and, when she has cleared the crowd at the Turn of tho
Lands, canters gracefully to the starting-post for the Great
Foal Stakes, near to the far-famed embankment, better
known as the "Ditch." — London Sportsman.

Daniel Lambert has twenty-two of his get in the 2:30 list ami
although twenty-five years old is still vigorous. He is owned
by Daniel Snow of Boston and is kept at North Andover,
Mass.

Foals. — At Santa Anita on January 30, E.
mare Jennie D dropped a colt foal, bay with bla
a few white hairs in forehead, by Rutherford.

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Louisville Jockey Club.

Alter a delay somewhat longer than customary the Louis-
ville Jockey Club last week made public the entries to the
stakes which closed on the 1st inst. Considering the large
number of stakes announced, the total entry is not as large
as was expected, yet on a whole it is a magnificent showing,
the nineteen stokes obtaining 575 entries, as against 566
made for thirteen stakes opened for the spring meeting in
1SS2. The most interesting features of the publication are,
of course, the two-year-old stakes, showing as, they do, the
average class of youngsters that may be expected to come up
during the current year. Nearly all the prominent South-
western stablesmade entries. Mr. Pate who, it will be re-
membered, purchased Milton Young's stable last September,
makes the largest entry, he putting six in the Alexander and
three in the Louisville Ladies, while the average of the other
nominators is about two. For some of the other two-year-
old stakes Megibben shows up strong as also do Charley
Keed, Bowen & Co., Captain Cottrilland W. Preston. For
the three-year-old stakes there are a number of familiar
names, including the promising Lord Raglan, Henlopen,
Ascender and Bondholder. Among the Eastern-bred three-
vear-olds are Mr. Cassidy's Campanini, bred by Mr. Belmont,
and the Canadian-bred Body Pringle, by Helmbold. For
the all-aged stakes there are a number that have time and
time again reached the winning post first, including Monarch,
Harry^Gilmore, Ada Glen, Saunterer, Pearl Jennings, Fel-
lowplay, Mediator, Freeland, Boatman, Monogram and many
others." But perhaps a fair representation of the all-aged lot
is shown bv the entries for the Cup at two miles and a quar-
ter, which is the fixture for the fourth day of the meeting.
Thev are as follows:

C." Bell's Harry Gilmore (4), by Buckden.

C. Bell's Dave Tandell (4), by Buckden.

W. L. Cassidy's Blazes (5), by Leamington.

F. B. Harper's Freeland (4), by Longfellow.

C. L. Hunt's John Davis (aged), by Harry O'FaTlon.
J. W. Loud's Lida Stanhope (5), by Waverley.

D. La Masney's Wildmoor (5), by Longfellow.
Morris i- Co.;s Creosote (5), by Creedmoor.
Morris Jc Co.'s Apollo (4), by Ashstead.
McGavoek & Co.'s Boulevard, (6), by Bonnie Scotland.
C. Seed's Thora (5), by Longfellow.

Stevens & Co.'s Farragut (5), by Wanderer.

Stemple & Co.'s Highflyer (4), by Hiawatha.

Stockland Farm's Mistral (4), by Tirgil.

J. T. Williams' Checkmate (aged), by Glen Athol.

R. C. Pate's Boatman (4), by Bonnie Scotland.

The above is certainly a very representative lot, and they
promise an excellent race, and" if Mr. Seed's Thora should
come out in anything like the form she did last spring, the
race ought to be one of the betting events of the meeting.
The total entry for the several stakes opened both in 1S82
and 1SS3 are as follows:

For two-vear-olds:

1882. 1883.

Louisville Ladies— five furlongs 45

Alexander — five furlongs 36

Tennessee — three-quarters of a mile 41

Suunymede— three-quarters of a mile —

McGrathiana— five furlongs —

For three-year-olds:

Tobacco— mile beats 51

Fleetwood— mile beats 46

Richards Memorial — mile and a quarter —

Woodburn— mile and a furlong —

For all ages:

Dixiana— mile and half a furlong 51

Cup— two miles and a quarter 26

Merchants— mile and a furlong 48

Magnolia— three-quarters heats 30

Swigert— one mile 42

Turf— mile and a quarter 60

Kennesaw— one mile —

Nantura— mile and a furlong J—

Minnehaha— one mile —

Macauley— steeplechase —

— New Fori World.
Entries to the Stockton Stake.

Simpson's Blackbird. — It is said on apparently good
authority Simpson's Blackbird had at least a dozen colts
with records, and well authenticated trials, of better than
2:40, one having a record of 2-22. This in his day and gen-
eration, with ins surroundings, was certainly a remarkable
showing, and the fact that he has had two grandsons, Bomero
and Little Fred, with records respectively of 2:19} and 250,
indicates that his blood breeds on well. 'While he was not
strictly thoroughbred, he was substantially so, and we know
of no running blood that we would as soon risk as a trotting
cross. The advocates of running blood in the trotter might
well experiment with and utilize this cross. It could hardly
fail to impart good qualities and actual results indicate that
it may be a factor in even great qualities. There is consider-
able activity in Iowa at present in picking up mares with
Blackbird crosses.— Davenport (la.) Democrat.

Adirondack. — This trotting stallion lately imported from
the East to Portland, Oregon, to till the vacancy caused by
the death of Kisber, is black with tan flanks, white strip in
his face, and both hind ankles white. He is by Bona Fide
(son of Bysdyk's Hambletonian from Kate, byBelaire). First
dam, Madge by Volunteer; second dam, Nelly by Alexander's
Abdallah; third dam by Sherman Morgan. He was never
trained and has a strong disposition to pace, but trots with a
fine, open stride. He will be a valuable addition to the stock
of Oregon and Washington.

James D. Snowden's gray mare Blue Bonnet by Tom
Atchison — Hattie Bay, by Billy Cheatham, died at the ranch
of J. T. Mcintosh, near Chico, last Monday, of virulent pink-
eye. She was successfully bred to Joe Hooker last spring
and was due to foal about March 1.

Nominations for the two-year-old trotting stake of the San
Joaquin Valley Association closed on the 1st inst. The sub-
joined list of the entries we clip from a Stockton paper but
feel assured that it is incomplete. In the absence of any re-
port from the secretary we give it as being to the "best of
our knowledge and belief."

John Mackey of Sacramento, Alcazar: L. M. Morse of Lodi,
Ida; J. C. Simpson of San Francisco, Antevolo; J. F. Mcin-
tosh of Chico, Sallie M; G. W. Trahern, Stockton, Voucher
and Bracelet; A. A. Yeager of Vallejo, Nona Y; J. A. Me-
Cloud of Stockton, Mount Vernon; L. J. Rose of San Gabriel,
Bedouin and an unnamed colt; J. E. Dunham of Pacheco,
Oscar Steinway; D. E. Knight of Marysville, Nighthawk;
Charles Sherman of Chico,*Clievaiier; J.B. Tennent of Pinole,
Pinole Jr.; E. Giddings, of Lemoore, Bay Bose; J. P. Burns
of Pinole, Alert; F. L. Smith of Sacramento, Cora; A. L.
Frost of Sacramento, Boscoe; Sargeant Brothers of Wood-
bridge, unnamed colt by Priam; Charles David of San Fran-
cisco, Mambrino Belmont; L. U. Shippee of Stockton, a sis-
ter to Honesty; also a colt by Nutwood; Palo Alto stock
farm of San Francisco, Argo, Gypsum, Chiquita, Edos and
Alban.

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TriE Grand Prix de Paris.— The grand Prix de Paris had
a very narrow escape of not being run for the next season, as
the Municipal Council of Paris has only by a very small ma-
jority agreed to vote the sum of £2,000 hitherto contributed
each year toward the endowment of this race, and the other
£2,000 being given by the great railway companies. The
vote, which came before the Council on Wednesday, was
strongly opposed by the extreme Radicals, who declared that
ruing was only an amusement for aristocrats and idle people,
and that race courses were hotbeds of debauch; one member
launching into a long discussion upon the doctrines of the
late Mr. Darwin, whose name one would scarcely expect to find
mixed up with racing questions. "Racing, "the representative
01 Belleville observed, "was all very well during the Empire;
but the Republic Bhould not give any encouragement to one
of the worst survivals of Roman corruption. " Some of the
most practical members of the Council, however, were of the
r -pinion that the race for the Grand Prix attracted many
' grangers to Paris whose expenditure more than counterbal-
anced the grant o( £2,000; after the exchange of some com-

Hmontnry epithets between the two sections of Republican

* represented in the Council, the vote was carried,

. by a majority so small that the nextis very likely to

the last contest for the race founded in 1864 at the instance

i Doe de Moray.— .St. Jama GaztUe.

BICYCLING.

An important meeting of the racing board of the League
of American Wheelmen took place Jan. 10, at the Metro-
politan Hotel, New York. The following members were
present: S. A. Marsden, New Haven; Geo. E. Gideon, Phil-
adelphia: and Fred Jenkins, New York. After an informal
discussion of the prominent questions, the meeting was
called to order at 8 p. m., and Mr. S. A. Marsden was chosen
chairman, and Mr. Fred Jenkins elected secretary. The
rales of the racing board were taken up one by one, and the
following changes were suggested, and will bepresentedatthe
nest meeting of the board of officers for approval:

Rule 1. The word "not, "was stricken out from the sentence
(twhose games have not received the written sanction and
indorsement of the League Eacing Committee, "as it destroys
the sence of the rule. It now reads as follows:

1 . Entries and awards will be confined strictly to ama-
teurs; and persons entering for these races, who are not
members of bicycle or other athletic clubs whose rules of
membership exclude professionals, must satisfy the judges
that they are not professionals, either by their own state-
ments in writing, or otherwise. Any wheelman competing
in races other than those held under the auspices of the
league, or of a league club in good standing, or of an organ-
ization whose games have received the written sanction and
indorsement of the League Eacing Committee, will be dis-
qualified from competition in future league races, unless this
disqualification shall be subsequently removed by the Board
of Officers of the League.

Eule 14 was amended to read as follows:
All championship races shall be held under the immediate
supervision of the League or its constituent clubs, or the
National Association of Amateur Athletes of America in
conjunction with the league. No trotting, athletic, or other
non-league organizations shall be allowed to hold State bicy-
cle championships in which league members shall compete,
without the special sanction of the Eacing Board.

By this amendment it will be seen that championships
must be given by the League, or the National Association of
Amateur Athletics in conjunction with it. Privilege to hold
State championships may be granted by League Clubs or au-
thorized associations, when the importance of the meetings
is sufficient to warrant the Eacing Board's special sanction,
although it is recommended that not more than one race be
offered as a State championship during the year, and that
meetings must be announced at least one month in advance,
in order to give intending contestants ample time for prepar-
ation.

In accordance with the rules, an official handicapper re-
mained to be appointed, whose duty it would be to frame
handicaps for such clubs and associations as desired his ser-
vices. Mr. Fred. Jenkins was then elected "Official Handi-
capper of the League, " and the following fees were fixed as
compensation for the service to be rendered:

A fee of one dollar for each race for which five or less con-
testants were entered and fifty cents for each additional five
names. Employment of the Official Handicapper is( of
course, not compulsory, but nevertheless recommended.
After a short discussion, the following rules were adopted
for those who desired the sanction of the League to their
games:

Application for the sanction of the Eacing Board, L. A. W.,
must be made to any member of the Eacing Board, indorsed
by a League officer or at least two League members, and a
full statement of the character of the proposed races must
accompany the application, which must be filed at least ten
days previous to the date of the proposed meeting, in order
to allow time for investigation. As it is not within the
power of representatives and consuls or other League officers
to sanction races, it is recommended that the Bicycling World
andt he Wheel publish regularly the names and addresses of
the members of the Eacing Board under the L, A. W. stand-
ing notice.

Should the application recieve the approval of the Board,
a blank will be forwarded to the parties to whom the same is
granted, which report must be filled out and returned to the
secretary, accompanied by a list of field officers, or better
still, a printed programme to be filed for reference. The
Board is required to appoint a League member iu the im-
mediate vicinity of the races to see that the rules of the
League are properly earned out.

At all race meetings, it is desired that the following officers
be selected: A referee, two judges, clerk of the course,
starter, and three time-keepers, who shall also act as
scorers. At small race meetings, the number may be reduced
according to circumstances, and it is not necessary that they
be League members. But the Board requires that at least
three time-keepers be on hand, one of which shall be a mem-
bers of the League.

The secretary was directed to have copies of the racing
rules and instructions printed and supplied to the members
of the Board for distribution to any one making application
for the same. Ignorance is no excuse for the violation of the
League rules, and racing men are warned that if found "com-

peting in unauthorized games, they will be debarred from
entering any approved races or the championship games of
the League and National Association of Amateur Athletes of
America.

The Eacing Board recommend that the official measure-
ment of racing tracks be the same as the English and Ameri-
can athletic standard, which is as follows: "The measure-
ment of tracks shall be made eighteen inches from the inner
edge, which edge shall be a solid curb raised three inches
above the level of the tracks." In connection with this sub-
ject, the board wishes to state that it is their intention to
recommend this standard to the Bicycle Union of England
and the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America,
so that the standard will be the same all over the world, and
comparison of records rendered intelligent and comprehen-
sive.

The Board recognizes all records made in the past on tracks
exceeding this standard, and up to three feet, until the above
amendment is adopted by the L. A. W. Board of Officers, but
from what information at hand from reliable English and
American authorities, they strongly recommend the eighteen
inches measurement.

As the subject has met with some discussion, the matter
was carefully looked into, and its advantages and disadvan-
tages fully discussed. The board feels, however, that the
appointing of an official handicapper will tend to make future
handicap races satisfactory and do away with the necessary
evils of the class system.

As the present rules provide that a start shall be made from
a standstill {the competitor mounted on his machine, and
pushed off by an attendant), they see no reason for recom-
mending any change at present.

The Eacing Board declines to sanction any race between
an amateur and a professional as tending to establish a bad
precedent, and one not in accord with the N. A. A. A. A.
The action of the board in the recent Prince-Frye matter was
indorsed unanimously by the meeting.

In view of the fact that the two annual race meetings of
the League have resulted in financial failure, it was decided
to ask the Board of Officers, at the next meeting, to amend
Eule 11 of the Constitution, to read, "Once a year, prefer-
ably in autumn, there shall be held a race meeting, under
the auspices of the League and the National Association of
Amateur Athletes, for which suitable championship medals
shall be provided. These races open to all amateurs. There
will also be a prize offered for the League Championship (dis-
tance, one mile), which shall remain the property of the
League, until it shall be won three times by the same com-
petitor."

There being no further business before the board, the
meeting adjourned at 11: 45 p. m.

Fked. Jeskiss, Secretary.

Bicyclecg in Boston. — Three fairly interesting bicycle
events occurred at the Institute Fair building, Boston, on the
20th ult. The first event was a five-mile straightaway race
for the championship of the Bay State "Wheel Club. There
were three contestants, Frank B. Miller being an easy win-
ner in 19:49i. The second race was five miles straight away,
open to all amateurs; a gold medal to the first and silver med-
al to the second. E. Burnham won the gold medal ; time,
16:26£; and E. A. Thompson the silver medal; time 16£6f.
The race which excited the most interest was the ten-mile
straightaway professional race between John L. Prince, of
Boston, and Lewis T. Frye, of Marlborough, for $600. It
was won by Prince in 32:49. Frye did not complete the last
ap.

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The weather this winter has been exceptionally fine for
bicycling, and most of the riders, especially those in Oakland,
have taken advantage of it. Excursions are made by twos and
threes to all the neighboring towns, extending the run to
Haywards, Centerville and in some cases to San Jose.

One of the members of the Oakland Bicycle Club who was
down at San Lorenzo last Sunday says the roads are in as
fine condition as in Golden Gate Park. Several bicyclists
will take a run down to San Leandro to-morrow.

It is thought there will be more "runs" and fewer races
among the bicyclists next season. There is nothing in the
racing and the boys enjoy the excursions exceedingly.

ATHLETICS.

The New York Spirit of the Times says that an Eastern
gymnast performed the feat technically known as "chinning
the bar" twenty-nine times, in an off-hand way, without pre-
vious training. Under the circumstances it was a
good performance. A member of the Olympic
Club of this city, under the same circum-
stances, has chinned the bar twenty-five times, and
several others have chinned twenty-two times. We remem-
ber another feat accomplished by members of the Olympic
Club that strikes us as a good one. As near as we can re-
member it was in the summer of 1S70. The day had been
extremely warm for this part of the world, and the class ex-
ercising in the evening wanted something different from the
usual class exercise. About fifteen or twenty minutes past
eight one proposed back somersaults, and another sug-
gested that all should turn, and anyone falling forward on
hands or face should drop out to see who would be the last
to fail. An accident, or carelessness, not endurance, was
really supposed to be the real test, and no one had any idea
of what could be done. C. A. Bennet (deceased), W. S.
Lawton, W. B. Cook and H. B. Cook, were the only ones to
step torward. H. B. Cook turned something over 100 times,
and carelessly, although not in the least tired, touched the
marttrass with his hands and was barred. Bennet, Lawton
and W. B. Cook kept on until about ten minutes past ten
p. m., aud were then compelled to stop (although neither of
them showed signs of fatigue) because it was time to turn
the lights out, having each turned 205 times. There was no
hurry about the matter, and no loafing. One would step on
the mattrass, turn and step off. Then another would take
his place, and so on. H. B. Cook says that he does not re-
member whether he failed at 110 or 150. As long as four
were turning each one had more rest than when there were
but three, but all tbe time each one felt that he would be
guyed by all hands if he showed signs of sinking, and was
careful to take his turn without any unneccessary delay.

A wrestling match has been arranged to come off at San
Jose this (Saturday) evening for S200 a side. J. H. Crawford
and Thomas Fox are the contestants, each of whom have de-

Eosited $50 as an earnest that the balance of the stakes will
e up on Friday. The matci will ba in accordance with De-
troit rules.

1883

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GAME PROTECTION.

Views of Some Leading Sportsmen on the
Proposed Amendments.

The proposed amendments to the game and fish laws which
have been formulated by members of the State Sportsmen's
Association have given rise to considerable difference of opin-
ion as to the ultimate results in case of their adoption. It is
generally conceded that the laws now in force are deficient in
several important particulars, and that the license offered for
the depredations of pot hunters practically nullifies the ef-
forts of the various county associations in enforcing respect
for close seasons. In the discussion of the features
of the old law, the proposed amendments have been
confounded with a bill presented on behalf of southern land-
owners, which provides that it shall not be unlawful to kill
game on one's own land when game is so abundant as to
threaten either the vintage or the crops. A unanimous opin-
ion derogatory to the bill is entertained by prominent sports-
men in this city, and from statements made to them by visit-
ing sportsmen from the interior the bill is regarded as
decidedly objectionable. It is contended that its passage
would virtually defeat the object of the game laws, and make
it impossible to reach even the most flagrant infractions, and
with a view of opposing the bill the local organizations have
taken pains to be represented at the capital when its consid-
eration will be taken up. The following interviews with local
sportsmen plainly indicate the interest manifested in the en-
forcement of salutary game laws, and the different views ad-
vanced in connection with the contemplated changes:

Ramon E. Wilson, one of the directors of the Gun Club,
believed that the bill presented on behalf of the farmers and
land owners struck at the very existence of the game laws,
and should for that reason be defeated by an overwhelming
vote. When the question of amending the present game and
fish laws was broached, the State Sportsmen's Association
was actuated by a desire to further the interest of sportsmen
generally, and to this end, careful attention was paid to the
wants of the respective game haunts. The conclusion was
accepted as inevitable, that unless some speedy remedy was
afforded for the suppression of indiscriminate shooting in close
and open season, game would be eventually exterminated.
In relation to the amendment of Section 3 of the act relating
to the passing through inclosures for hunting purposes, he
said the word " inclosure " had been intentionally omitted,
because it was hardly to be expected that lands partly suited
for grazing, and frequented by deer, for. example, should be
fenced in so as to be freed from the presence of hunters.
On the other hand it was incumbent upon owners who ob-
jected to hunting upon their lands to post notices to that ef-
fect at intervals of fifty acres, and by this means an action
for trespass would lie against those who disregarded the
warning. The section might possibly be construed as help-
ing hunting preserves, but only inferentially, and the associ-
ation disclaimed any such intention. He believed that deer
would be more effectually protected by this means, and some
meaning given to the laws already in vogue. Statistics for
the past year show that 400,000 deer hides had been tanned
in this State, exclusive of those received from the Alaska Fur
Company and the Hudson* Bay Company, forcing the con-
clusion that the slaughter of deer in California assumed im-
mense proportions and seriously menaced their total ex-
tinction. He regarded the question of game protection by
the proposed amendments, on the broad basis of food sup-
ply, to say nothing of the sporting feature. The object of
shortening the open and lengthening the close of the season
was to give quails ample time to propagate and in this con-
nection the testimony of sportsmen is that young quail are
unfit for food even on September loth. The section of the
fish laws relative to the taking of fish by hook and line in
tide waters was suggested for repeal because of the impossi-
bility of proving, in cases of arrest for violation of the law,
that the fish were actually caught in the proscribed manner.
The section referred to makes it unlawful to catch fish dur-
ing the period when they are running up to the spawning
grounds, and invariably passing from tide water to the
source of the river or stream. The principle underlying the
law being to protect the fish while on their way to the spawn-
ing grounds, why should not the fish be protected in tide
water? Another amendment to the section prohibiting the
having in possession of trapped quail except for purposes of
show, was found necessary because of the easy excuse which
it affords the parties arrestedof claiming that the quail in
their possession was actually trapped for that purpose.

Mr. Ault, a prominent member of the Cosmopolitan Wing
Shooting Club, stated that the contemplated change in the
game laws would entirely destroy their efficacy and useful-
ness, and that the present law answered the requirements
much better than the proposed changes. The Farmers' bill
so called for brevity, destroyed the very object sought to be
accomplished by the game laws, and its passage would prac-
tically settle the question, as under its protecting sanction
pot hunters would rapidly exterminate every species of game.
He inclined to the belief that if at any time quail should be
so abundant as to threaten the grapes in any locality an
amendment might be made allowing owners of orchards or
vineyards in such localities to trap the quail, and which if
shipped to this city would be purchased by local clubs and
used to stock other sections of the country. The amend-
ments were likewise objectionable because they favored hunt-
ing preserves, doing much more injury than good. In his
opinion, the interests of sportsmen demanded that the
present game law be retained in full force and effect, without
modification, or at least such as is contemplated.

Crittenden Robinson, one of the directors of the State
Sportsman's Association and a member of the California
Wing Shooting Club, states that the amendments to the pres-
ent law were formulated at the request of the State arganiza-
tion in accordance with the suggentions of sportsmen gener-
ally. The subject of shortening the close season for quail
was deemed of the utmost importance in view of the rapidly
decreasing quantity of available game. Another reason
which had prompted the change was that young quail did not
attain sufficient growth in the present limit of the close pe-
riod to enable them to protect or take care of themselves.
Still another reason assigned is that, September being inva-
riably a hot month, a large quantity of game which has either
been shot for market purposes or for private use becomes
spoiled and must necessarily be thrown away. One of the
direct results of extending the close season is that it gives
quail ample time to propagate, providing at the same time
against any lack of sport. The special provision regarding
the killing of deer in Lassen, Plumas, Sierra and other
mountain counties between the 1st day of January and the
1st day of August had been proposed for the reason that in
the lower counties deer begin to run early in November,
while in the other counties they only begin to run before
January, and moreover during the rutting season the flesh is
by no means toothsome. The further amendment which
calculates upon taking the game laws out of the hands of

our various Supervisors had been drafted with a view of
placing the laws in the hands of persons whose interest it
would be to protect game interests.

John Stack, formerly vice-president of the Cosmopolitan
Club, was opposed to any tampering with the game laws as
they stand at present. He favored a further shortening of
the open quail season, believing that snch a course would be
productive of good results, as in case of a wet season quail
are not full grown when shooting commences. He was also
opposed to the proposed amendment to Section 626, making
it a misdemeanor to have in one's possession a deer or a por-
tion of a deer, the evidence of sex having been removed.
He believed that the amendment if adopted would cause
much annoyance and would not unfrequently be the cause of
direct injury to huntsmen. In support of this theory, he
cited an example ao follows: Supposing that a party of ten
had returned to camp after a successful hunt, and that one
of the number for some reason or other decided to leave for
home. If he desired to take a portion of the deer with him,
say a portion of the breast, and had taken the precaution to
skin it, and in so doing failed to preserve any of the marks
which would distinguish the sex of the deer, under the pro-
visions of the amendment he would be liable to arrest. He
also objected strenuously to the amendment requiring the
posting of notices, on the ground that it favored hunting
preserves. Discriminations in hunting privileges were im-
proper or else a clean cut should be made at once by incor-
porating in the statute books all the English game laws rela-
tive to hunting preserves. The law should rightfully be ex-
pected to protect valuable fields from the invasions of van-
dals, but such lands as were uninclosed and served merely for
grazing purposes, should be excluded from the rigor of pre-
serves.

- Horace D. Dunn was in favor of so amending the fish laws
as to prevent the catching of salmon trout with nets, and also
making it unlawful to catch them by hook and line during
the months of December to March inclusive in brakish or
salt water. The young of this fish are what is commonly
known as trout in the majority of the coast streams. The
netting of the adult fish in salt or brakish water prevents
spawning, and if continued for any length of time will even-
tually deplete the streams. Paper Mill creek, which was for-
merly one of the choicest fishing grounds, was now almost
destroyed for that purpose by continual netting, which was
carried on at its mouth. Russian river was also seriously
threatened, and unless some energetic measures were taken
to prevent netting it would soon be barren of fish. The re-
peated infractions of the law relative to leaving one-third of
the channel of a river open when using nets is another fruit-
ful source of depletion. The provisions of the law are prac-
tically valueless, inasmuch as they could not be enforced by
private individuals. He believed the only way out of the
difficulty is to empower the Fish Commissioners to appoint a
Fish Warden invested with full police authority to arrest per-
sons for infractions of the law, and whose whole duty should
be to see that the laws were respected, and to attend to prose-
cutions for violations. The Warden would find ample em-
ployment by visiting different portions of the State during
the various seasons.

THE STAGE.

Madame Ellmenreich as "Camille.

The first appearance of Madame Ellmenreich in
English, at the California Theater last Monday, was at
the same time a source of disappointment as well as a
presage of future success. " Camille, " the drama chos-
en for the debut of the artiste, has been produced in this
city with some of the best exponents of the modern
drama in the East, and the result must necessarily in-
vite comparisons that might be detrimental to the future
success of this talented lady in other parts far more
suited to her methods, style and foreign enunciation. It
is a curious anomaly in dramatic history that this play,
that, with trifling exceptions, has for years been shelved
in Paris, and only produced once in a very mild and
goody form in England, should be such a favorite play
for our so-called stars in the United States. Xot all the
brilliant art and talented casuistry of one of the best
dramatic authors of the day can divest the story on its
original of its realistic and revolting elements, and it
may be safely averred that nothing but the superb act-
ing of Fechter and Madame Doche saved the piece in its
first presentation in Paris, when the lights and shades of
the life of a lorette were supposed to be subjects that
were scarcely fit to advance the best interests of the
drama. The lady with the camelias was a well-known
celebrity in Paris during the latter days of the Orleans
dynasty as one of the leading courtesans of the day, who
had graduated successfully from the dancing gardens of
the Students' haunts to the full glare of the Parisian
Boulevards. Like a grub from the gutter developed at
once into a butterfly of brilliant colors, the pretty, deli-
cate girl plunged into a series of dissipations that a ro-
bust constitution could scarcely withstand, and when
once, at the full warning of her physicians, she retires to
the country for a short respite, she tries in her own mind
to gild the romance of a poor young man's ardent af-
fection, and to seek the refinements of a whole-souled
attachment with a heart whose affections had been cast
leaflet by leaflet for years before. The story is as old as
the hills and if this liaison had lasted without any pa-
rental interference the denounient would been the same
as in the "Marble Heart," the lady of the camelias
would have tired of her lover and have speedily relin-
quished him for the devouring pleasures of Parisian
life. Such is the true motive of the drama, and it would
be just as well to mask the admirable, full delineation of
the road to ruin with soft lines and tender effects and
call it Hogarth's masterpiece as to invest this soiled dove
with the attributes we most esteem in pure and devoted
womanhood.

Madame Ellmenreich, like a great many of her sister
artistes, either could not or would not accept this as the
key note of the impersonation and consequently the
whole picture was thrown into a distorted light. There
was a good deal of analogy under very different views of
life between " Frou Frou " and " Camille," in so far as
to show how a bright, heedless, vivacious character
merges into the gloom of after life through crime or
misfortune, and it is in this apt and delicate delineation
that Doche and Bernhardt so excel, as does also Adelini
Patti in her best character, " La Traviata " which, by
the way, in English means " The Lost One."

But if Madame Ellmenreich commences on too high a
plane it is but right to acknowledge the exquisite grace
and skill with which she leads to the sad denouement, the
scenes with Monsieur Duval and with Arniand in the
last act forming gems of histrionic art, that with time
and ample study of the language foretell a great future for
her on the American stage. It is idle and injurious adula-
tion to state that her enunciation is either flowing or distinct,
especially in the rapid and vehement passages. When
Eachael oast to the winds the idea of yielding her elocution-
ary powers to the see-saw monotony of the French dramatic
verse, and as " Phedre " earned the house with her, in her
clearly articulated outbursts of passion or despair, her success
was ga iued at the cost of lengthened and serious study and
practice, so that if Madame Ellmenreich has not as yet suc-
ceeded in overcoming similar difficulties in a foreign tongue,
she must in no ways feel disheartened at the result. If her
impersonation of "Camille '' cannot be classed as an artistic
success, there are far better opportunities for her in " Marie
Stuart " and "Adrienne Lecouvreur " and nowhere will the
future success of this talented artiste be more favorably re-
ceived than in San Francisco.

The support was fairly good, except in the case of J. E.
Grismer, who, as Armand, made a cold and unsympathetic
lover, but he was far better appreciated in the scenes that re-
quire force and passion; and "then, he never, for a moment,
looked the part of a young French exquisite, who is as dif-
ferent as the English swell is from the American gilded youth
in manners as in the slighter details of costume. The piece
appeared to have been shorn of one or two of its powerful
scenes, with a view, perhaps, of bringing out in stronger re-
lief the merits of the star. This was a great mistake, and
should not be repeated if Madame Ellmenreich should con-
tinue "Camille" in her repertoire.

The Baldwin.

With to-day's performances, the presentation of "Esme-
ralda" is brought to its close, and on Monday will be pro*
duced Bronson Howard's new drama, "Young Mrs. Win-
throp," that has just completed its hundredth representation
at the Madison Square Theater, New York, its success being
so great that it wall probably run throughout summer, al-
though other novelties are ready to follow on its withdrawal.
The story is very interesting and at times pathetic in the
extreme, but the chief charm of the play is its crisp, bright,
and pungent dialogue, in which point the author isunrivaled
on the American stage. Miss Carrie Turner will take her or-
ginal part of Young Mrs. Winthrop, and Mr. Buckley will
have an ample opportunity as the husband to show the great
improvement he has made in method and treatment of diffi-
cult characters since he last trod the Baldwin boards. The
demand for seats for the first night shows that the play will
be received by a critical, appreciative and fashionable au-
dience.

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The Bush Street Theater.

These are the last nights of the Bice Surprise Party at the
Bush Street Theater, and pleasant memories will for a long
time be evoked regarding "Pop "and the excellent troupe
engaged in its presentation. The engagement has been a
great success, the houses being crowded to the last, and the
company will be assured a warm greeting whenever they re-
turn to this city. On Monday we are promised a novelty in
the way of Miss Minnie Palmer who appears with a specially-
engaged company in her play of "My Sweetheart," that has
been well received wherever it has been produced. From the
reports it would appear that the youthful star is second only
to Lotta in grace, talent and vivacity, and if this should
prove to be true, she will at once be received in -popular fa-
vor. Mr. Hayman is a close observer of the drawing powers
of entertainments offered at the Bush Street Theater and,
backed by Mr. Leavitt's capital and enterprise, the establish-
ment is bound to continue on its career of prosperity.

The Tivoli

At the Tivoli, Offenbach's opera "The Bridge of Sighs"
was produced on Thursday evening and met with quite an
enthusiastic reception. Of its merits as a lyric work, we shall
make fuller mention in the nest issue, and for the present
shall merely mention that in regard to the full cast, the hand-
some costumes, the fine scenic effects and the general pre-
sentation the work stands unrivaled in the annals of the
Kreling management. It is said that Harry Gates and Miss
Hattie Moore will soon return to the scene of their former
success and that they will go East after a six months' en-
gagement. "We shall be glad to see the first statememt veri-
fied as they are both great favorites in San Francisco.
♦

Emerson's.

The programme at the Standard is ever brimful of new
songs, comic interludes and all the varieties of negro min-
strelsy. These attractions, combined with moderate prices,
insure a large attendance, a great many visitors dropping in,
time and again, to witness some special act of the perform-
ance. The troupe is a very strong one, and all are shown to
advantage.

Dramatic Notes.

Miss Fanny Davenport is said to have given $10,000 for
the American right to Sardon's new drama " Fedora, " with
a royalty, so that a successful play is now quite a bonanza.

The largest royalty ever paid in a theater was on the occa-
sion of the reappearance of Bernhardt at Paris after her
American tour. It was in aid of the family of a well-known
scenic artist who died very poor, and the receipts were 67,000
francs, of which 6,700 went to Alexander Dumas for his play
of "Camille," thus nettiug him nearly $1,S00 for one per-
formance.

By the way, that celebrated artist has lost $75,000 in a bad
commercial investment, almost the entire fruit of her tour
through America, and the salesrooms of the Hotel Dronot are
now thronged with ladies intent on viewing her magnificent
collection of jewels and curiosities that are shortly to be
offered at public auction— a costly way of advertising her new
play that has achieved a phenomenal success. There are
rumors of another visit to America in the fall of next year.

Tbe last advertising dodge is the case of an actress placing
her diamonds in her back hair and leaving the chevelure on
her toilet table when she went to breakfast. Both the adorn-
ments were lost but the artist did not lose her head entirely
as was the case with a Miss Diuelli at the Palais Royal re-
cently, who in the midst of a quiet scene suddenly .
"Listen, how they are hissing me," and madden
supposition, she went in hysterics and had to 1
a hospital for the insane. The scene was very
the young lady was a great favorite with the audi'

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J?'eb 10

HERD AND SWINE.

Cause of Disease Among Hogs.

When hogs are fed almost exclusively on corn or com meal,
their blood becomes overloaded with carbonaceous excretory
matter, at a more rapid rate than happens with cows that are
supplied with less oily feed. And hogs in the'great corn dis-
tricts where hog cholera chiefly prevails are so fed in nearly all
cases.

From huddling together in crowds, hogs, in contact with
one another incidentally breathe much of the expired breath,
with its containing carbonic acid, and other poison. In this
way many hogs together become affected with blood poison,
at the same time and in the same herd. So the blood of a
whole herd of hogs may thus become loaded with an excess
of excretory matter; for, though not tied up, theoverfat hogs
on very many leading corn farms are inactive, breathing but
little during three-fourths to nine- tenths of their lives, after
they are ten weeks old. From the carbonaceous quality of
their food, their inactive habits, and their inhaling already
p oisoned air, the blood of the hog3 becomes over-charged
with poison, and too deficient in oxygen to form healthy
growth, or to renew even the small extent of living muscle
which remains from the much-reduced exercise.

There are peculiarities in the bodily condition of hogs that
account for their intestines being much more affected than
their lungs by the fever of hog cholera, while the lungs ap-
pear less injured than those of lung diseased cows or rather
cattle. Over-fat hogs have a wall of fat extending around
their bowels and surrounding the entire alimentary canal.
"Within this wall of fat much heat is closely imprisoned, as it
were.

Huddled together in crowds hogs share their skin heat to
a great extent, this position also intensifying the internal
heat, particularly in the intestines, where the high degree of
heat probably induces fermentation in the fecal matters. So
the higher degree of heat in the intestines of over-fat hogs
accounts for the lesser degree of injury in their lungs com-
pared with cows that are affected with lung fever.

This fermentation in Hie fecal matter in swine affected with
cholera also explains the lacerated condition and sloughing
or detachment of the epithelial lining of the intestines in
some cases of hog cholera.

The blood of affected hogs becoming very poisonous from
the excess of excretory matter retained, the bacteria ap-
pear and begin to multiply in number. But why do bacte-
ria multiply and grow in poisoned blood while [parasites feed
on sound or unpoisoned blood ? The consistent answer is:
Because the bacteria are scavenger organisms, whose mission
and function is to organize blood poison — and to grow and
multiply by organizing poisoned blood material. The para-
site feeds on sound blood, the scavenger bacteria organize
poisoned blood. Such is the evident difference and distinc-
tion between the two and what each feeds and grows with. —
Clark's Caitie Problems Explained.

Keeping Butter.

Editor of the American Ccltiyator: In your issue of
Dec. 9 occurs a communication from Z. E. Jameson upon the
best method of keeping butter sweet, which in his judgment
is to keep it immersed at all times in brine. Sly experience
leads me to differ from that opinion and I prefer as my text
the words of Prof. Sheldon: "Butter intelligently made,
well washed, and set in a proper place will keep for many a
long day." Butter will keep without being immersed in
brine. The principal essentials in butter-making are neat-
ness and temperature.

Vermont butter makers practice two methods of packing
butter for keeping. One is salt, work and pack the product
directly after churning, by which method the butter will
shrink away from the sides of the tub, and the vacancy
thus created to be filled with brine. Sir. Jameson would
add more brine if necessary, and then weight the butter
down to prevent it from floating in the tub. I once had a
neighbor who would pack his butter as soon as he made it,
cover it with brine and then put a block of wood under the
cover of each tub to keep the butter from floating, but he
soon changed his practice. I knew another dairyman who
claimed to have made a grand discovery; he filled large cis-
terns with brine, and put his butter into them as he made it,
and in the fall packed into tubs and sent it to market, but he
practiced this method only one year. Butter that has
been kept in brine, when exposed to the air very soon be-
comes more or less rancid*. The tubs cannot be sent to mar-
ket filled with brine. The buyer is obliged to turn off the
brine to find the amount of tare. The commission-man will
not be at the trouble of brining the butter a second time.
The consumers do not wish to be at the trouble of keeping
a pickle for the little packages of butter thev purchase from
time to time. The fancy rolls or prints that are covered with
muslin or tissue paper would not be improved in appearance
by being thrust into a pickle of brine before going on the
table.

The second method of packing butter to keep is as follows:
After churning and well working the salt into the butter with
as little handling as possible, then set the butter away in a
proper place for twelve or twenty-four hours. The salt be-
comes dissolved, the butter changes color and condition, and
then a very little pressure will bring it into a dry, solid,
waxy texture. Next pack the butter solid into tubs/proper-
ly prepared, putting a cloth over the top and over that spread-
ing a paste of salt. There being but little moisture the salt
on the surface does not dissolve but crystallizes, and will re-
main almost intact through the season. Place a close-fitting
cover on to the tub and set it in a proper place for keeping,
and it need not be opened until it reaches the consumer.

For nearly twenty years I made butter for one firm and
nave shipped hundreds of packages prepared as above with-
out opening them at the time of shipment. Since there was
little or no brine in the rubs and the packages being of a uni-
form size there was no difficulty in estimating the tare In-
variably I sold my butter before its shipment, weighed it and
made my own estimate of the tare. Sometimes my figures
were doctored a little, but not often. I confess tha*t in mv
method of making and selling butter I never had much ex-
perience in keeping it on my own hands; in fact, I cannot
recollect of ever keeping a tub for a full year, yet the old
gentleman who purchased my butter during so many Tears
frequently informed me that he sent packages to California
.nia, and to Washington, D. C., and that it always
* pt well and w.thont complaint. Rolls or prints of butter
va popular in niaiket now, are not made for long keeping'
.sit yetwiU not deteriorate mnch if " intelligently made'
II washed and set in a proper place." E W B

Morel urn, Vt. ' '
♦

bUckleg has broken ont among the cattle in Sierra
Laving worked its way down from Oregon.

The "Special -Purpose Cow. "

If it -would be -worth, -while, and no doubt it is, to attempt
to forecast "the cow of the future, !! one important element
in the horoscope that should not be left out is the farmer of
the future. If there is reason to belieTe that he will be a
" general -purpose " farmer, he ■will require "general-pur-
pose " animals. Only a generation ago he "was such, and got
directly out of his own acres almost everything that he ate,
drank or wore. Each one kept a few cattle, a few sheep, and
at least one horse. He slaughtered his own meats, brewed
his own drinks, and his family manufactured out of the
fleeces of his sheep their wearing apparel. He was a "gen-
eral-purpose " farmer, and his domestic animals were moder-
ately good for all sorts of purposes, withoutbeingparticularly
good, for any.

The great philosophers of evolution teach us that progress
is a process of differentiation. Civilization, as it advances,
separates men more and more into distinct occupations, and
tends necessarily- to a more and more minute division of
labor. The business of farming is no exception to this gen-
eral rule. We can see, in looking back merely a single life-
time, how competition has been forcing our farmers gradu-
ally to devote their energies to certain chosen departments
of agriculture, according as each one found his external con-
ditions to be favorable to one kind of husbandry rather than
another. Nearness of city markets has made it profitable
in some places to raise vegetables for sale, or to sell milk, in-
stead of following general farming. Large districts in New
England have been found, on account of the richness of their
grasses and excellence of water, to favor the making of but-
ter. Orange County butter and Herkimer cheese have en-
riched the dairy sections of New York State. The same
modifications of agricultural industry are now being rapidly
made in several of the Western States, while the grazing of
cattle for beef has been carried with great profit to remote
and sparsely settled frontiers. Farmers everywhere are
finding out that success is best attained by limiting their
purposes; by raising a principal money crop, and making
their other crops secondary and subsidiary to it; by devot-
ing all their means and all their faculties to one or more
specialties, rather than to " general-purpose " farming. In-
stead of being a Jack-at-all-trades, every intelligent and en-
terprising agriculturist is learning to confine himself mainly
to a selected branch of labor, according as his conditions in-
vite him, and then aim to turn out the best possible products
of their kind, in order not to be left behind in the race of
competitors. He finds that he must consent to be, not ex-
clusively, but in the main, a " special-purpose "farmer.

Hence it is easy to foresee that in the future the farmers'
animals will be, on the whole, " special-purpose " animals.
The horse of the future is not to be a horse of all work.
There will always be room for all the varieties we have now,
and we shall continue to breed racers, trotters and draft-
horses. So with cows. They will be needed for specialties,
according to special conditions of locality and capabilities.
We shall go on finding out more and more regions particular-
ly adapted to making butter and cheese, as the English, for
example, found out the districts in which they have kept to
cheese-making for many generations. The growth of great
towns will make great markets for milk and cream in their
localities. Our immense plains and mountain sides will be
utilized for grazing beef cattle. And to make the most
money in any one of these occupations we shall want the
very best cows adapted to each different one. Competition
is going to be greater and greater. Only the best cows of
their kind will be in the highest sense profitable. Only the
best cows, kept to the work for which they are best adapted,
will pay the best.

It would not be well for the country, therefore, for farmers
and breeders to give over their efforts to develop the different
races of thoroughbred cattle they are now so deeply interest-
ed in. To stop short in this career of cattle improvement,
and unite on any supposed "general-purpose" cow that we
now have, however good, would be taking a long stride
backwards, and involve a great national calamity. — J. MiUon
Mackie in Breeder's Gazette.

The Jersey Cow. — Willis P. Hazard, in his description of
the Channel Islands and what he saw there, says of the Jer-
sey cattle: " The cattle of these islands are now famous for
their beauty and their merit, and are of late being widely
scattered over our whole country. In the comparatively short
time that they have assumed prominence there must be some
great value in the breed to assert itself. The origin of the
Jersey breed has been by most writers traced back to the
neighboring coast of France, and more particularly to that
part of it called Brittany. To this day cattle very similar in
size and appearance, and which might be sold as inferior
Jerseys, and have been largely sold in England, are to be seen
there. Professor Gamgee wrote a special treatise on Brittany
cattle, advocating their merits. But the Brittany cows are
not so well developed in their udders, have not as deep bar-
rels or, as we say, have more daylight under them, nor are
their horns as fine and crumpled as the Jerseys. But this
inferiority is much owing to the ignorant management by the
Brittany peasants and their careless breeding ."

To Scare Dogs from Sheep. — Sheep men are growling all
the time about dogs worrying their flocks and frequently
killing valuable stock animals. A chime of bells — that is
bells of different tones — attached to a dozen or more sheep
in a flock will scare off dogs and coyotes. When the sheep
start to run these bells set up a din that causes marauding
curs to think a nigger side-show has broken loose, and they
are inclined to make off in an opposite direction. The ex-
periment is not a costly one, and those who have tried it say
it works to a charm.

In the fall of 1SS0 G. S. Bingham of East Bandoiph, Vt.,
purchased a Berkshire pig. In the month of August, 18S1,
she had her first litter, consisting of seven pigs. Six of these
pigs were kept until March, 1SS2, and were then sold for
$115 15. In March, 1SS*2, the same pig had a second litter,
consisting of eleven pigs, four of which were sold when Quite
you ng for $11, Last fall he sold fi ve of the remaining seven for
SS6, making a total of sales for the period above mentioned of
$212 15. Mr. Bingham still has on hand two pigs of the
second litter and a nice brood of eight pigs comprising a third
litter in November last.

Lambs should be castrated as soon as strong enough to
bear the operation. The weather should be favorable, at
least pleasant. Thebetterway is to have an attendant hold the
lamb in his arm with the lamb's back against his breast and hold
a fore foot and a hind foot in each hand. The operator should cut
off say one-third to one-half of the sack with any sharp knife.
The testicles will be easily pulled out with the thumb and
6ngers. If the lamb is a few weeks old cut the side of the
testicles a little so the membranes surrounding may be re-
leased. •

The Jersey Future.

In this great United States we find a great variety of cli-
mate, soil, and various conditions which affect the rearing
and breeding of cattle. In addition to this we find as great
variety in the demands of the people of the different coun-
tries of the earth; so that although meat producing is, and
always will be, a very important branch of farming and
stock raising, we find the product of the milch cow in fully
as great demand as beef, but not in such great number of
pounds.

As long as there is demand for choice butter, cheese, cream
and milk, is there not a great inducement for breeders of
dairy cows to prove their stock for the production of these
articles, both in quality and quantity? There may be fam-
ilies of good milkers and butter-makers in nearly all of the
different breeds of cattle, but when fanners are intending to
improve their stock it is to their own advantage to select
breeders from breeds longest and most thoroughly estab-
lished for the purpose which they are intending to breed for.

Dairy farming is at present of such importance that figures
are not necessary to convince readers that there is great need
of improved stock; but the most important question for both
the dairymen and the ordinary farmers is, what bull shall I
use in order to make the most improvement in my herd and
thereby increase my profits? If a farmer intends to ignore
entirely the dairy qualities of his herd and depend on pro-
duction of beef alone he of course would not care to have
the blood of any but well-known and tried beef breeds. But
I think I may safely say that the majority of owners of cows
in the_ world wish to improve, to a certain extent at least,
the dairy qualities of their cows, and the question, to what
bull shall I breed my cows? is of the greatest importance to
them.

Each of the leading breeds of cattle has been bred especial-
ly for some particular purpose, and as long as beef, mi IV,
butter and cheese are demanded by the people, just so long
will there be thoroughbred stock which is intended, and has
been bred for its own particular uses.

But as a great many farmers do not care to raise thorough-
bred stock of any kind and carry on what is called mixed
farming, there will be a demand for breeding bulls of all
good breeds to suit the ideas of each. A plan which is
adopted by some, and should be by more, is to use bulls
from the different breeds as they want a change of blood.
Any careful farmer who will select bulls from the best fam-
ilies of Shorthorns, Jerseys or Holsteins in rotation will cer-
tainly produce a herd of cattle which will be as near what
the average farmer wants as can be found. Each farmer
must be his own judge, of course, as to which bull he shall
use; but it is well to take the experience of others when we
can get it free. A certain dairyman in Northern Indiana,
who keeps 175 cows, has used Shorthorn, Holstein and Jersey
bulls, and the best milkers he had were out of his native
cows, and by the Jersey bull. From our own experience the
Jersey has been the most successful fn grading up good aver-
age cows, both for milk and butter; and when quality of beef
is considered, as well as quantity, Jerseys hold their own
every time. But as Jerseys are usually so much better for
milk and butter, and more particularly cream, very few peo-
ple have had an opportunity to test the beef of this valuable
breed. After the common farmerjias a chance to ascertain
the quality of Jersey beef he will not sell his grade Jersey
calves at a less price because the butcher tells him they are
no account for beef; but he will fatten such calves for his
own use and have finer beef on his table than if he buys the
average beef in the market. — Frank L. Gaston in Breeder's
Gazette.

•■

Rules fer Sheep Keepers.

1. Keep sheep dry under foot with litter. This is even
more necessary than roofing them. Never let them stand in
mud or water.

2. Take up lamb bucks early in the summer, and keep them
until December following, when they may be turned out.

3. Count every day.

4. Begin graining with the greatest care, and use small
quantities at first.

5. If a ewe loses her lamb, milk her daily for a few days,
and mix a little alum with her salt.

6. Let no hogs eat with the sheep in the spring by any
means.

7. Give the lambs a little mill feed in time of weaning.
S. Never frighten sheep if possible to avoid it.

9. Sow rye for weak ones in cold weather, if you can.

10. Separate all weak, thin or sick from those strong in
the fall, and give them special care.

11. If any sheep is hurt, catch it at once and wash the
wound, and if it is fly time, apply spirits of turpentine daily,
and always wash with something healing. If a bmb is broken,
bind it with splinters tightly, loosening as the limb swells.

12. Keep a number of good bells on the sheep.

13. Never let sheep spoil wool with chaff or burs.

14. Cut tag-locks in early spring.

15. For scours give pulverized alum in wheat bran; prevent
by taking care in changing dry for green feed.

16. If one is lame examine the foot, clean out between the
hoofs, pare the hoofs if unsound, and apply tobacco with blue
vitriol, boiled in a little water.

17. Shear at once any sheep commencing to shed its wool,
unless the weather is too severe, and shave carefully the pelts
of any that die.

IS. Have at least one good work by you to refer you to.

Beef and Wool is Nevada. — The Silver State gives the fol-
lowing statement of stock business in Humboldt county, Ne-
vada, as shown by the books of the railroad company: In
1SS2 there were shipped from Winnemucca to San Francisco
13,679 fat beeves; to Oakland stock yards, 3,711; to Sacra-
mento, 99S; to Ogden, 531; to all other points, 2,056, making
the total shipments of cattle for the year, 20,975. In addition
to this there were 37 cars of dressed" beef sent to San Fran-
cisco. These cars averaged about 3S bullocks, making about
1,200 head, which increases the total shipments of beeves
from that section in 1SS2 to 22, 175 head. In 1S30 the ship-
ments of beef cattle aggregated 21,302, and in 1SS1 29,382,
exclusive of some 2,000 calves. Over 5,000 head of stock
cattle, which were shipped East, are included in the ship-
ments of 1SS1, so that the shipments of beef cattle in 1SS2
were up to the average. The wool shipments in 1SS1 aggre-
gated 227,127 pounds, of which 155.S27 pounds were shipped
to San Francisco and the rest East. In 1SS2 the wool ship-
ments aggregated 349, 5S5 pounds, of which only 24,940 were
shipped to San Francisco. One of the causes of the falling
off in shipments to San Francisco in 1SS2 was the purchase
of the greater part of the wool crop by E. Keinhart & Co.,
who shipped it direct to manufacturers in the East.

The mohair industry is a successful one in Shasta county.
Fred Michael recently made a shipment of 3,000 pound* of
fine grade mohair to New York.

1883

Jptc ^rejecter and j^porismatt.

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THE STABLE.

The Perfect Foot.

When I wrote the preceding chapters of the appendix,
about two years ago, I then thought I had a fair knowledge
of weight on the feet of horses. Now after that length of
time of study, observation, and the tests of many experi-
ments, I am in doubt, and in place of offering rules for the guid-
ance of others, am forced to admit a want of confidence to make
statements with any degree of authority. Fnrther thantha
I have the same lack of confidence in the opinions of others,
and incline to believe that the future must be depended upon
for satisfactory elucidation. There has been a wonderful
improvement in the manner of applying weights from the
rude contrivances at first in vogue; there has been a gTeat
increase in the intelligence which has led to a more rational
use, and yet there is a void as annoying as it is puzzling.

That fast trotters have been made by the use of weights is
beyond even the cavilings of the hypercritical; that many
promising horses have been ruined by the abuse of them is
equally true. For a time there was a mania, an infatuation
which became epidemic, and from Maine to the Pacific every
track had a majority of horses encumbered with these ap-
pendages. Probably Indiana, for the number of trotters in
training, gave them the greatest prominence. Saddle horses
had been prized there ever since the settlement of the coun-
try, and the popular saddle gaits were cultivated. Kentucky
and others of the Southern States were equally as anxious to
improve the horses that played so important a part in daily
life, but with the exception of a portion of Tennessee, and
some sections of Missouri, Kentucky was the most indefatig-
able in perfecting and breeding the trotter. The pacer and
those so often confounded with the pacer, viz.: the rackers,
were more readily "converted " by the use of weights than
by any other method.

This was also the case with the broken-gaited trotters, and
hence whenever a horse was of these kinds he was soon en-
tered into a course in which the most potent educator was
weight on the feet.

I have stated in the previous chapters that my belief was
that the mental effects were greater than the mechanical, and
a few illustrations were given to sustain the argument. I
still think that position is correct, and though the mechanical
is the first effect, after that comes the benefit derived from the
reasoning faculties being made subservient. The animal
has been compelled into action that is more favorable for
speed; bis intelligence then comes to his aid, and cognizant
of having mastered the difficulty, he repeats the method of
handling his feet and legs when the monitor is removed.

There is another phase of the toe-weight problem that adds
greatly to the trouble in arriving at a correct solution.
While broken-gaited horses are generally amenable to the
good effects of weight, in a few instances it has been found
impossible to correct the faulty action with weights, and
then, perhaps some other contrivance may work a cure.
Again there are two horses apparently identical in their gait.
Weiaht aids one of them, the other it makes worse. Twelve
ounces may be required to accomplish in one what four ounces
may do in another, and so the paradoxesjapparently come into
notice at every stride in the journey, and loth though we are
to acknowledge the ignorance it is so palpable that it cannot
be denied.

With all this ignorance there rests the information that
certain valuable results have followed the use of weights, and
though I cannot go so far as my friend H. D. McKinney, of
Janes ville, Wisconsin, in saying that "I would never try to
develop a colt if 1 could not avail myself of the use of toe-
weights if I needed them, " I should be at a loss what to do
in many instanoes if debarred from their aid. And, by the
way, I have always considered that Mr. McKinney was
"better posted" on weights, the various kinds, uses and
abuses thananyotherpersonin the country. He invented some
of the best patterns of their time, and was largely engaged in
the manufacture. Being a practical horseman, skillful in
breeding, rearing and driving trotters, and a man of education
and intelligence, it could not be otherwise than that he must
obtain an esoteric knowledge valuable as it was oomplete.
He wrote for the .sew York Sportsman an essay which was
published in that paper April 30, 1881. That essay contained
a good deal of sound logic, and yet I imagine that he was
troubled somewhat as I am, and did not feel very positive in
giving reasons why the results he inetanced followed the use.
For instance: he credits weight with giving a tendency to
" sharper folding of the knee, " and reasons that St. Julien's
manner of progreision indicated that weight would increase
his speed, and Maud S would do better without them, the
reasoning, of course, being from a theoretical point of view.
He also states that "many horses that cut their elbows when
Bhod with an ordinary pound shoe have been prevented from
doing so by using an eight-ounce shoe and four-ounce
weight." Now, as weight on the wall, especially if placed
high, is credited with giving sharper knee-action, in that
case the elbow should be struck still harder. But practice
proves that this is not the case and we are all aware how superior
are the teachings of that over the most plausibly constructed
theory in the world. People, however, are becoming con-
vinced that much bending of the knee is not so essential as
it was deemed a few years ago, and hence there is not the
necessity for appliances to give that excess of motion. Then,
as in the case of the "knee-knocker " it has been found that
this exuberance may be modified with the application of
weight, and recently John A. Goldsmith informed me that
he intended to apply them on the Santa Claus-Sweetness

two-year-old to "carry him out." This young trainer has
been remarkably successful both in the use of weights and
also in discarding them when the proper time came." Direct-
or is an instance of the latter, and after having been deemed
one of the sort that required heavy weights to balance him,
he can now trot very fast barefooted. In a conversation with
O. A. Hickok a few days ago, he told me that he saw Director
move around the first turn of the Bay District Course in 36J
seconds without anything on his feet, and he went with great
ease and fine action.

In the essay alluded to Mr. McKinney gives many instances
of the efficacy of toe and side-weights, and, doubtless, in the
two seasons since he wrote many others have come under his
observation. It is not proper to take the views that were ex-
pressed even so short a time ago as two years, when the sub-
ject is so provokingly mutations as that under consideration.
First, it was thought that masses of steel in the shoe and cor-
respondingly huge appendages in the weight were an absolute
requirement. Then there have been changes in everything
pertaining, and from the crude fastener of a spike between
the shoe and the foot to the latest patent there is no wider
divergence than in the reasoning all have been instrumental
in working. I looked for a key in the instantaneous photo-
graphs of horses in motion, and as these gave the first correct
knowledge of the action of a racehorse, was sanguine enough
to think that with their aid the problem would no longer
mystify. I pored over and studied the first cards that were
published, and when Mr. Muybridge sent me a set arranged
for the zoetrope I was so eager to go at the lessons that I
made an instrument which proved as good as need be to re-
produce the exact motions of life. There has scarcely been
a night that I have not set the wheel revolving, intent on dis-
covery. The gallop, trot, pace, single footing, gave plenty of
chance for comparison, and still, so far, I am in a labyrinth
with one thread, perhaps, to drop in the journey. In a fast,
square trot there is more danger from the fore and hind feet
coming together in what is called scalping than at any other
gait. It may be the only gait in which this can occur, as
trotters and gallopers are the only horses in training I have
had for a number of years, at least twenty, and the repre-
sentations are my only guide. When a colt commences to
hitch it so oftentimes is the cause that there will be almost a
certainty of finding that to be the trouble. Scalping- boots
and speedy-cuts do not always correct the difficulty, as a
touch on the leather is a reminder of the pain of previous
blows. Being aware that the injury is not done in a gallop
an approximation to that gait is depended upon for relief,
and it takes a long time before the fear is overcome. The
toe-weights give an accelerated movement, and when the
hind foot passes under the front it is so far elevated as to
give room without danger of collision. By referring
to the cuts of the trotter on pages 18 and
19 it will be noticed that the two feet are very close togeth-
er when the last impulse is given to send the body through
the air, and when the hind foot gives the last nervous push
and is elevated a trifle, the toe of the forefoot on the same
side is in close proximity to the hind foot, which is thrust
partly under it if even they go clear.

The sharp bend in the knee, as shown on page XXI, is
when the supporting legs are nearly vertical. This part of
the stride is when the legs are so far apart that injury is im-
possible excepting to the elbow, and the scalping wound is
given when the forefoot has just left the ground. To over-
come the inertia of the toe-weight there is a quicker motion,
a sort of a snatch which takes it out of the way before the
hind feet come under the front. It may require quite a
heavy weight at first to call forth the muscular energy nec-
essary, and as the animal becomes accustomed to this ac-
tion, the weights are reduced and perhaps, finally aban-
doned. As has been stated. Director is an instance, and Mr.
McKinney presents another, and I give it in his own words:
"Last season I purchased a young mare at a round price.
She was wearing pound shoes and six-ounce toe-weights. I
though her fast and paid for speed when I bought her. I
sent her to the track; four weeks did not improve her speed.
I brought her home and took her in hand myself. First
time I speeded her I saw the toe-weights were not wanted,
made her fold too much and caused her to dwell, and they
were dispensed with. Next day I concluded the shoes, in-
stead of weighing a pound, should weigh no more than
twelve ounces. In fact, removed eleven ounces from her
feet, and in ten days I improved her speed ten seconds. Now
the man I bought her of was all right in weighting her at
first, as she lacked action when he bought her, and the
weights made her quite a trotter, but he 'did not know
when to begin to unload."

There are so many illustrations of the same kind that it
would require chapters to give a small portion of them, and
any person who has the least acquaintance with horses that
have worn weights is aware of the fact Now if it were a mere
mechanical effect akin to the counterbalance on a wheel to
which a crank and piston is attached the weight would be
an imperative necessity at all times. If even the effect were
due to the position the weight bore to the extensors, as has
been claimed, there it would have to stay. But grant-
ing that the pupil realizes that it has learned
a better method of handling its limbs to progress
according to the wishes of the driver, then it is easily
understood why the weight can be thrown aside -when the
habit has been learned. Even with the larger intelligence
of the human family mechunical contrivances are resorted to
to correct faults in the "style" of the athlete, the dancer and
the soldier. The proper swing, as it may be termed, cannot
be mastered without using methods that compel the"proper

action, and these have to be persisted in until habit over-
comes the dilatoriness of natural gifts. When the jerk was
first given to overcome the unusual weight the animal dis-
covered that the usual injury did not follow. Thousands of
times repeated, confidence was established, and by that time
it became much easier to make the proper motions. With
that result the weights have accomplished the purpose, and
further than that, there is the drawback of 'carrying the
"ounce on the heel."

In the first chapter of this appendix I wrote that weight is
a drawback to the racehorse, an advantage to the trotter. I
will have to modify that statement after the lapse of two
years, and change it so as to read that weight is advantageous
in the education of many trotters, but I am greatly in doubt
of any benefit accruing after the schooling has progressed to
a certain stage. Further than that I have faith that the
trotter of the future will be relieved from the incumbrance of
heavy masses of metal on the feet, whether in the shape of
shoes or weights, though the latter may always prove one of
the main resources for the correction of wrong movements.
It is rather mortifying, however, to surrender a position
thought to be so well fortified that the fort could be held for
any length of time, and in place of an essay replete with eru-
dition admit an ignorance that I am well aware exists. To
be candid, I must confess that to reconcile the conflicting tes-
timony is beyond my capacity at present, so far as an explan-
atory elucidation of the reasons for well-established effects,
and in lieu of such a dissertation will give a description of
some of the kinds that have come under my observation, the
reasons I have for a preference for some of the patterns, and
the difference required in those that are worn with tips. This
will include some novelties confined to my individual prac-
tice, and which, so far as tested, are more satisfactory. It
will, of course, be unnecessary to occupy space with those
patterns which have been generally discarded and scarcely
proper to select favorites further than to indorse what I con-
sider the most correct plan of applying the weights, and the
principles underlying a safe use. — Advance Sheets Appendix
to "Tips and Toe- Weights."

BILLIARDS.

The Vignaux Challenge— A Question of Eti-
quette.

Since it was announced that Mr. Vignaux, the billiard ex-
pert, would leave France for this country on or about Feb-
ruary 1st, and that he would take part in the proposed tour-
nament to be held at Chicago and New York, the American
billiard players have all announced their willingness, and
many their anxiety, to arrange matches with him. So many
challenges have been issued that a reporter of the World yes-
terday called on several of the experts to determine, if possi-
ble, just who was entitled to a game with Yignaux. Maurice
Daly said: "Well, it is hard to keep up with the doings of
the billiard world at present. All hands seem to have lost
their heads, and with them the control of their tongues, and
I fear before long they will be quarreling and calling each
other hard names. Vignaux' position is not a hard one to
define. He is coming to this country under a contract, and
those who are bringing him out are the persons who will dic-
tate to him who to play and where to play. There is no such
a thing as precedence; he holds no championship that can be
played for, and is therefore in a position to play whom he
chooses. The idea that Slosson has a right to a first match
is all wrong. When Slosson beat Yignaux in Paris, Yignaux
begged — mind, I say begged, for it is absolutely true— for a
return match; but he replied: 'No, come to America and
play me,' and by this answer he forfeited his right to a new
match. Besides, anyone knows that in the event of a match
between the two men Yignaux and not Slosson should
be the challenger, as Slosson last defeated Yignaux. Now,
as to the question of precedence, let Slosson look at it this
way: Sexton, Schaefer and I went to Paris to play Yignaux,
and spent money, for which, as we did not get a game, we
received no return, while every time Slosson went there he
made money. The first time he made over S900, and the
second time he made $1,250. The plea that he lost money is
all trash. Now, you see, if Yignaux held a championship
emblem that could be played for he would be compelled
to play the first challenger or forfeit the trophy, but as he
does not he can play whom and where he sees fit."

Slosson said to the reporter: "After I defeated Vignaux in
Paris he asked for a return game, and I replied that I would
play him if he came to New York. Now he is coming, I shall
expect him to play me. Two others have challenged Yig-
naux, and I, to show that I am right in offering to play Yig-
naux, have challenged them, so that when I defeat them there
can be no dispute as to who is entitled to play him. I know
Yignaux well enough to know that he would rather play me
than the other challengers, inasmnch as I have already de-
feated him and he wants satisfaction. I made four trips to
Paris before I finally succeeded in defeating him, and I think
it only fair that he should come to America to play me a re-
turn matcn.

William Sexton, who was challenged by Slosson to play a
500-poiut game of cushion caroms for $500 a side, was seen
during the day by the World reporter, and he said: "Well,
I am considering Slosson's challenge, you know; he kindly
gave me fifteen days to answer it, and I think he will find me
ready with an answer at any time. Slosson dilates on his
many journeys to France and the countless hundreds of dol-
lars expended in getting a match with Yignaux; but he don't
tell anything of the gratuities he received on his return to
this city from those who thought that he had lost money on
those games. Nor does he say anything of the profits arising
out of the gate-money games he played there. I never had a
chance to reimburse myself for the money I lost by going to
Paris, and have never looked for a benefit on that account.
But as I am now the champion of America I feel that I have
a right to challenge Vignaux, no matter how it hurts Slos-
son.— JY. 1". World.

A stir has been made in billiard circles by the am
ment that Vignaux, the French champion, will sail f
country on February 1. Slosson and Schaeffer ■ 1
should* play them before he enters the touru
Dion says that ho will not play in the contiuii
tournament.

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A CARELESS CRITIC.

The New York Spirit of the Times publishes the fol-
lowing editorial, about California athletics, which is so
full of errors as to make correction imperative:

Several months ago two amateur athletes of San Francisco
were reported to have run 100 yards in less than ten seconds.
We positively refused to credit such nonsense, and by this
contumacy aroused the ire of Californiau editors, who
threatened all sorts of vengeance, and finally organized a
match between these alleged flyers, with the avowed dual pur-
pose of wiping out all existing records, and humbling New
York critics. The preliminary arrangements were equally
elaborate and eccentric. The proprietor of the grounds
promised to provide a prize valued at $100, to prepare a per-
fectly level 100-yard path, and to furnish five reliable fifth-
second watches; the contestants appointed one referee, one
starter, two judges, three timekeepers, and six committee-
men, while the sporting journals of San Francisco selected
two additional timekeepers.

The race was run January 13, and won easily in 10 2-5
seconds. The various incidents and accompaniments of the
affair — the pretended misunderstanding ofthe articles, the
quarrels between the contestants, the impugning of the offi-
cial decision, and the obtrusive prominence of the pool-box
— were all such as are commonly found at professional, not
at amateur races.

In the details of this fiasco we find but one valuable sug-
gestion— namely, that possibly the wonderful times period-
ically wafted to us on Californian breezes may owe their
origin to the fact that the athletic authorities of San Fran-
cisco are evidently in total ignorance of the first principles of
timing sprint-races. Any man of ordinary intelligence can
time a six-day race with an eight-day clock or a ship's chro-
nometer; but the timing of a 100-yard run, in fractions of a
second, is a work requiring skill, practice, and familiar tools.
Each watch has its peculiar touch and movement, which re-
quire time to master; and it is as impossible for a timekeeper
to accurately time the fractions of a second in a short race,
with a strange watch, as for a marksman to make a clean
score of bulls eyes with a strange rifle, or a sculler to equal
his fastest record in a strange boat. And yet we find that in
San Francisco the contestants and the newspapers provide
the timekeepers, while the track-proprietor furnishes the
watches. Most certainly there is still much to be desired in
the management of athletic meetings at the Golden Gate.

In the first place the recent match referred to was not
organized by California editors. It was not run especial-
ly to wipe out records and humble New York critics, but
to give Masterson a chance to retrieve his former defeat
by Haley.

Secondly, the proprietor of the grounds never entered
into a contract to provide "five reliable watches," or any
watches at all, and as a fact did not provide any watches.
The details of the match were all left to the Olympic
Club, from which organization all the officers came ex-
Cept Che timers named by the sporting press of this city
at the particular request of the contestants. Hiram
Cook, one of the timers, used a fino watch he has had
for years. Melville, another timer, used his own watch
and ene he has timed with for over a season. D. Eise-
man also usi/d his own watch, an old friend. The repre-
sentative of this paper was not indebted to
the keeper of the grounds for a timepiece.
The "ii«' he us d was an old friend with whose move-
ment he was familiar and which had been specially
clef jied and overhauled for use on that day. The other
no .'spaper man also used a watch he had had for some

■■ i\ Tli. \BpmL should be more careful of its sources
rination ur it will soon find that its opinions r-on-
ng California athletics carry no weight.

Our good friend H. B., of the Turf, Field and Farm,
suggests that the mingling of snow and roses on the last
day of the old year was sent as a punishment of our fer-
vent eulogies on the California climate. "We must admit
that it is not in the best of taste to be boasting of advan-
tages, and showing the bright side of the cloud that is in
our sky when our friends have the dreariest kind of a
pall in their firmament. It is something akin to descant-
ing in the presence of a hungry man at the grand ban-
quet participated in just before his arrival, and now that
the burgundy and champagne have vanished, and the
roasts and delicacies given place to stale beer and some
scraps of crackers and cheese, with a smoked herring for
a relish, he cannot be expected to hear the vivid details
with any sort of equanimity. But the snow and the slush
and the discomforts ofthe 31st of December, A. D., 1882,
are not the only tribulations. There have been severe
frosts subsequent to that visitation, and air which was
nipping and eager. There were frozen rosebuds, yellow
and scarlet roselets which would jingle when knocked
together, and the pump was frozen fast, and the cow rub-
bing her nose on the ice of the watering trough as though
she were trying to make out what sort of a freak Dame
Nature had indulged in. And worse than frozen rose-
buds and coatings of ice and congealed water in the
pump were the anathemas and growlings, objurgations
and faultfindings. No matter how brightly the sun
shone at noonday the drivers on the track would be muf-
fled to their eyes, and the horses could not be " worked,"
all on account of the arctic weather.

Man has been defined to be a gambling animal by an
author who had witnessed the universal propensity to
" speculate " in all quarters of the earth. Another has
called him a biped without feathers, and there have been
many other changes rung on his peculiarities, notions
and conceits. That he is a grumbling animal we are
ready to concede, and when put on the confessional will
have to admit that we too have sinned and been ready to
growl at the unusual abstraction of caloric from our
usually bland January. "We are ready to do penance
when we read of the blizzards that have overwhelmed
the country that was our former home, and recall the
January days of the past.

A flurry of snow whitening the ground for a few hours;
a terribld coating of ice, at least a quarter of an inch in
thickness; an Eastern wind that carried a remembrance
of the snow-clad Sierras, these were the grievances that
elicited the animadversions and gave rise to phrases more
forcible than just. The truth is that a few years resi-
dence, in some cases a few months, make ingrates of us
all, and in place of appreciating the good we are prone to
magnify the little troubles, and in striking a balance pay
no attention to credits.

A few years ago there was an old acquaintance who
came to California. He ventured into the whirlpool of
the stock market, and sank nearly all of his means in a
short time. He was gloomy, despondent, and mourned
continually over the folly that tempted him to leave the
" City on the Lake." It was one of the cheeriest of Cal-
ifornia winters. There had been rarely a coating of rime
on the sidewalks, never frost enough to blacken the leaves
of the most tender plants. "We enticed him to pay us a
visit, and on one of the balmiest of days in February
drove through Alameda and Oakland to show him the
marvels of the winter climate. We stopped in front of
one of the finest places. There was an expanse of lawn,
green as an Iowa prairie in June, with beds of flowers
in full bloom, and shrubbery covered with masses of
blossom. There were roses in profusion, and violets and
mignonette perfuming the air. Enthusiastically we
descanted on the beauties, determined to kindle a spark
of feeling and drive away the blues that had obtained
such a firm hold. It was no use. Pausing in the eulogy
to give him a chance to respond, his answer came curt

and forcible: " I would not give a for a country

where the roses blossom all the year round."

THE STOCKTON STAKE.

Elsewhere are printed the nominations, so far as re-
ceived, in the stake for two-year-olds, to be trotted at the
next fair of the San Joaquin Agricultural Association.
We feel assured that it is not complete, as we have heard
of others being named, and will therefore defer remarks
until fuller intelligence is received. The meager account
is copied from a Stockton paper of last Monday, and
we trust the secretary will send us the official announce-
ment in time for the next issue.

We will be obliged if he will give tne pedigrees as
well as the names of the colts, as this is one of the most
interesting features to breeders, and they are anxious to
see what strains are thought worthy of the engagement.

OFFICERS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

We are decidedly pleased with the selection which the
Board of Directors of the State Agricultural Society have
made to fill the important offices of President and Super-
intendents of the Park and Pavilion.

The gentlemen chosen are more than well qualified
for the positions , as, in addition to the advantages which
years of experience afford, there is zeal, enthusiastic and
untiring, to make the work a labor of love. The presi-
dential chair will be ably filled by P. A. Finigan. He
has an intimate knowledge of all kinds of domestic ani-
mals and is especially well versed in all matters per-
taining to the horse. The stock department of a fair is
invariably the most dim cult to manage satisfactorily,
and when that runs smoothly the balance of the machin-
ery will give comparatively little trouble.

The speed department in one sense is by far the most
important. It is that which induces the largest share
of the attendance and attracts thousands who would
otherwise stay at home. Properly handled there can be
no valid objections to the prominent position which is
awarded, and only those who are bigoted to a degree of
intolerance can take exceptions. In all of our acquaint-
ance there is not an individual who is better fitted to
take the leading part in the stand than Mr. Finigan.
We speak advisedly, having in many instances been
" clerk of the course " when he occupied the position.
Fearless in the discharge of the duties, prompt to dis-
cover any deviations from the rules, firm and at the
same time urbane, he impresses jockeys and drivers with
a full understanding of the course of conduct which
will be compulsory for them to follow, and the conse-
quence is that a straightforward path is taken from.
choice. It is unnecessary, however, to enter at all elab-
orately into the peculiar fitness of the incumbent, as
we consider him capable from every point of view. The
only possible objection that can be offered is that of resi-
dence, and that living at some distance he will not be
able to give the close attention that is so essential. For-
tunately Mr. Finigan's business will permit him to
make frequent visits to Sacramento and as long a time
as is necessary to give for the dispatch of business.
With Mr. Grreen in charge of the Park, Mr. Coleman at
the helm of the pavilion, and the eflicient Secretary,
Edwin F. Smith, infthe office, 'the President has such
able assistance on the ground that there is little risk of
anything being neglected. The superintendency of the
grounds is an onerous office, as important as it is try-
ing, and again we have to state as emphatically as we
can find language to express our views that Mr. Green
is the man for the place. Though unable to attend the
fair of last year, everyone we heard speak ofthe manage-
ment was lavish in the expression of encomiums and
when the trainers of horses give praise, it may safely be
premised that it was well deserved. One wants the
track harrowed, another insists that it is altogether too
soft, while a third is just as sure that the watering cart
is necessary. Then the quarters assigned are fruitful
sources of contention, and whoever has this annoying duty
to attend to requires a fund of patience to get through
with it without an amount of tribulation that is enough
to spoil the best temper. Any hesitating, vascillating
man in the position would be tossed about like a hand-
Ball. There must be firmness or the tyrants of the
tracks will not give him a moment's peace, and now
that they are thoroughly impressed with the idea that
Mr. Green cannot be bullied from the stand he takes and
has a better knowledge of what his duties are tha n they
can inform him, the trouble is ended.

The knowledge necessary to properly arrange the mul-
titude of articles which constitute the pavilion show only
comes after a great deal of practice, and it also requires
a peculiar tact which few men possess. Whoever will
take the trouble to study a premium list of the State
Society will understand the magnitude of the job, and
those who attend the fair of 1S83 will see how well this
duty has been done by Mr. Coleman.

Altogether the prospects for the .next exhibition are
very flattering, and should there be no drawback in the
way of a " poor crop, " or some unforeseen calamity,
there is as bright an outlook as can be desired. While
the late election has resulted so satisfactorily we would
be derelict in our duty were we to fail in awarding Mr.
La Hue the credit he has so thoroughly earned. He has
done the Society, the State and himself honor by his
able management. His services in the directory will be
of the greatest value, and whenever extra work is re-
quired it is sure that he will not shirk the task. The
same can be said of the other members of the Board and
altogether there is an active, working force of immense
benefit to the people of California.

1883

3*Ti£ ^xtttlcv unit gpoxlsmmu

THE HORSE BREEDER'S GUIDE AND
HAND BOOK.

The above is a title of a neat volume of 205 pages
octavo. The following is a circular letter from the au-
thor, and we can heartily ^ indorse the views expressed.
Col. Bruce has such an intimate knowledge of the
genealogy of racehorses and trotters that he is peculiar-
ly well adapted for the task he has brought to such a
successful termination:

New York, Jan. 15, 1883.
Dear SrjR: To supply a long-felt want by breeders and
turf patrons in America, where the science of intelligent
production of the race-horse is, comparatively speaking, in
its infancy, the author of the above entitled work has con-
densed the results of his association with the most promi-
nent breeders, and years of study of the pedigrees of the
most famous horses the world has produced, and endeavored
to shape his ideas in such form as will inure to the benefit
of the turf, trotting as well as running. The labor of a life-
time devoted to the study of the thoroughbred horse, and the
conclusions arrived at after a full digestion of the subject,
will warrant the author in stating that the views embodied
in the "Guide and Hand Book" are fully established by the
experience of ages, and are sifted from the immense amount
of rubbish incident to a want of judgment in making the
proper crosses. In the work above mentioned, the tabulated
pedigrees of the most prominent sires of this country, of the
present age and of years past, are given fully, showing in
each instance all the crosses which have produced the best
race-horses. In addition, there is an introductory treatise
on the subject of breeding, giving an exhaustive review of
the racing families of England and America, and pointing
out with great perspicuity the causes of the happy results so
well known to all turf men. As a book of reference for all
interested in the thoroughbred horse, turf men as well as
breeders, the author has endeavored to make the work com-
plete, and with due deference to the opinions of others, hopes
he has succeeded in his efforts. The book contains over
6,000 pedigrees in the collateral branches. Price $2 50, post-
paid. Most respectfully, S. D. Bruce,

Author of the American Stud Book.

The plan followed is the most comprehensive system
of recording pedigrees, and enables the student of breed-
ing to understand the lives and descent with a small
portion of the labor that would be otherwise required.
In fact it is almost impossible to obtain full knowledge
in any other way, and whenever one desires to learn the
full particulars of the genealogy of an animal the pedi-
gree is tabulated, if that labor has not been performed
by some one else. There is no turning over leaves,
searching through several volumes, or strain on the
memory to carry the information until the desired link
is found. Here it is on one page, and the ancestry of
one hundred notables spread before the inquirer in a
plain chart. In these one hundred tables are many
thousands of names, practically answering the purpose
of a stud book, American and English, to those who
have kindred strains.

In addition to the pedigrees there are descriptions, in
most instances giving size, color, shape, performances
and the most notable of their sons and daughters.

Every part of the work has been edited with the ut-
most care, and it is safe to say that the pedigrees and
records can be relied upon.

The mail brought the book Monday, and we carried it
home in order to study it more leisurely than the duties
of the office would permit. We became so interested in it,
however, that it was difficult to lay it aside in order to
accomplish the work we compass in these long evenings,
and we could only make amends by curtailing the hours
of refreshment and repose. That a work of this class
should be absolutely free from errors is not to be ex-
pected, though so far as we can determine it is wonder-
fully clear from mistakes of any kind. About all we
have been able to discover is in the short sketch of Bon-
nie Scotland. He was not sold by A. E. Smith
to the Messrs. Parks, but was hypothecated
with all his other horses to Mr. Stevens
of Cincinnati, of whom we purchased him in
1868. That winter we sold a half interest to D. A. Gage,
and the season of 1869 he made at Riverside, 111. That
fall we sold our interest to Messrs. Parks, who afterwards
became sole owners. In addition to Malcolm, Dangerous
and Ontario there was bred in Ohio Surprise, Scotland,
Regent, Lady Fairfield, Columbine, Wananita, Liverpool,
W. H. Johnson, Nelly Gwinne, Lobelia, and several
other winners. Nathan Oaks and Experience Oaks were
bred in Kentucky, and purchased by Messrs. Parks when
one and two years old. Papermaker and Joe Howell
were bred at Glen Flora. M. S. Patrick sent Magenta
to Ohio, and Blinkiron was the result, one of the best
racehorses we ever owned.

At the price this book is marked it should meet with
an extensive sale, and it may in a measure remunerate
Colonel Bruce for the labor he has given the "American
Stud Book." That this should prove correct we sincerely
hope.

AUCTION SALE OF TROTTING STOCK.

On the 28th inst. there will be offered at " public out-
cry " by Killip & Co. at the Oakland Tiotting Park a
very valuable lot of trotting-bred stock, belonging to
the estate of the late Daniel Cook. There are 107 lots

in the sale catalogue. Thirty-six brood mares, six trot-
ting geldings, twelve which are classed as trotting stal-
lions, being colts of 1881 and 1882, thirteen trotting
mares and fillies and twenty-six classed as roadsters.
There are four saddle horses, several work horses and
mules and a lot of miscellaneous articles which are al-
ways such a prime necessity in a stable where trotters
are trained.

It is certainly very rare when the opportunity is of-
fered to obtain such a number of highly bred trotting
stock at an auction sale. There are many of them as
fashionably bred as can be found in any country.

First on the list of brood mares we place Nourmahal,
but this favoritism may arise from having owned her, and
being impressed with too high an opinion of her merits.
There is not an untried mare that we would rather risk,
and if the owner of her colts we would not hesitate to en-
gage them in any company. There is an error in the
catalogue in giving her age, as she was foaled in 1863.
Her sire died the fall of 1S62, and she is one of his
youngest colts. Lady Slasher should be a grand brood
mare, not only highly bred, as we have seen her trot
fast. Then there is a mare by Nutwood from a dam by
the sire of Abe Edington, and Carrie Clay by Coaster from
Calypso by Mambrino Chief, and mares by John Nelson,
Speculation, imported Mango, Whipple's Hambletonian,
Niagara, "Woodford Mambrino, Electioneer, Rifleman,
Norwood, Signal, Swigert, Thorndale, Elmo, Norfolk,
Echo, Belmont, the dam of Gibraltar, a daughter of
Minnehaha, etc. Here is a chance for a purchaser to
select his favorite strains, and so far as the blocd goes
he can scarcely go amiss. When the breeding is right
the form is apt to be superior, and judging from those
we have seen due attention has been paid to secure this
desirable combination. A majority of the youngsters
offered are by Steinway and it will certainly be an anom-
aly if this stallion does not prove a capital producer of
fast trotters. Speed he has in his own right, as an in-
heritance from his sire, and as a member of the tribe that
stands at the head of the list.

"There should be several years' trotting in Graves, as
his age is that when trotters usually display their best
powers, or, as in very many instances, when several
years older than Graves. He is a very pleasant horse to
drive, and single or double of the right type for the
road.

There is scarcely a question that this stock will sell at
prices which will be greatly in favor of the buyers. So
many are offered, and with such a uniformity of desir-
able qualities, that there will be a chance for all.
For catalogues address Killip & Co., San Francisco.

REPLY TO COLUMBUS.

more securing the reward his arduous labor for so many
years has given him the right to enjoy, and it may be
that competition may stimulate those who are interested
in the sports of the turf to remunerate all parties en-
gaged in the business. This has been the case with the
multiplication of the journals that make the sports of the
turf and track one of the main features, and readers in-
crease in greater proportion than the papers. Thirty
years ago there was only one paper of the class in the
United States, and the " leading dailies " paid little or
no attention to the topic. At the present day there are
so many that we are unable to tell the number, and every
daily paper in the larger cities that makes any preten-
sions to a front position has a " turf editor " in its reg-
ular corps. Now it may be that the duplication of the
Guides will have the same effect, and both parties secure
patronage to which they are so clearly entitled. Both
works are well worthy of support, and it seems incred-
ible that so many patrons of the turf should be without
them. That of Messrs. Goodwin is very neatly gotten
up, and is offered at the extremely low price of $1.50.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is not necessary to add much to the synopsis of the
able report of the secretary of the California State Agricultu-
ral Society, as he has presented the statement so clearly that
it cannot be misunderstood, yet there will be texts that will
be used hereafter, as the copy came too late for proper com-
ments this week. In the meantime we call attention to the
report which will be found in another column.

Gov. Stoneman has appointed A. B. Dibble of Grass
Vulley and R. W. Buckingham of Benicia to be Fish Com-
missioners, vice W.W. Traylor, deceased, and J. D. Bedding,
not confirmed by the Senate. Both these appointments have
been confirmed. The third member of the Board is S. K.
Throckmorton of Marin.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mall or
telegraph.

C. A. C, Eanchito:

Alexander is not dead but alive, well and vigorous. He

made* the season of 1879 in San Luis Obispo at $50.

Interested, Chico:

The Balston mare is by Easton's David Hill, her dam,
Dolly McNeil, by Hoagland's Grey Messenger.

"We cheerfully give room to the answer of H. T. White
to the charges which our correspondent made in a late
number of this paper. It is evident that a strict construction
of the language used by Columbus justified Mr. White in
repelling the charge in strong terms although the in-
tention may have been different, and the meaning to be
conveyed not that which would imply prompting on the
part of the biographer.

That some drivers are prone to accuse themselves of
rascality we are well aware, and in a great many in-
stances the Eastern papers have contained communica-
tions of that kind. The case of Saunders was not the
first one we have called attention|to, and years ago we sug-
gested the propriety of a rule that would put a stop to
the practice. Such a law is imperatively demanded, and
before the meeting of the National Trotting Association
next February we will do our utmost to have it placed
in the code.

Mr. White has succeeded admirably in putting these
sketches of Western drivers in an attractive shape and it
is a pity that they should be marred by episodes of the
sort interpolated by Saunders.

But as Fielding justified writing the life of Jonathan
Wild to show the hideousness of a career of vice, it may
be that giving the wrongdoings of a driver the publicity
of a widely circulated journal, the grievance will be cor-
rected.

We feel assured that the strictures of Columbus were
unwarranted so far as Mr. White being an accessory to
originating the statement about the driving of Newburn
is concerned, and that Saunders is entitled to the odium
that rests on the degrading public confession, and, from
the air of bravado accompanying confession, without re-
pentance.

GOODWIN'S TURF GUIDE.

There is no question that the work of compiling the
turf statistics for 1882 has been faithfully done by the
compilers of the volume which bears the above title. It
is complete and skillfully arranged, and is well worthy of
support. Still we must admit that we are sorry that
any other work should come in the way of H. G. Crick-

Reply of H. T. White to Columbus' Strictures

I notice in a recent issue of your paper a communication
from the pen of some person in Tiskilwa, HI., signing him-
self Columbus, in which my name is frequently mentioned,
and my fairness as a writer impugned.

Not being, to my knowledge, personally acquainted with
the person who seeks refuge behind a nom de plume before
venturing to attack by name one with whom he sees fit to
differ, and never having had much respect anyway for the
wait-till-you-are-going-past-our-barn-some - day - when - 1 - am-
kidden-in-the-hay-mow-with-a-big-rock style of adversaries,
I shall dismiss Columbus from this letter at once.

What I desire to say to the readers of your paper is that
any statement that the articles which recently appeared in
the Breeder's Gazette of this city, relative to the experiences of
Messrs. George Saunders and Peter V. Johnson with the va-
rious trotters they have driven, "emanated largely from the
brain of Mr. White " is wholly and unqualifiedly false. The
gentlemen under whose names those articles appeared in the
Breeder's Gazette furnished of their own free will and accord
every fact that is therein stated, and not in one solitary in-
stance was there a statement of fact made in those articles
that did not come direct from Mr. Johnson or Mr. Saunders.
I say this without any reservation whatevei, and in the full
behef that no attempt to contradict it will be made by either
of the gentlemen who are most directly interested in the mat-
ter. H. T. White.

Chicago, Jan. 30, 1S82.

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Foals.

At J. B. Chase's farm, Sonoma county:

Folly, by Planet — Miranda; dropped a chestnut colt, Feb-
ruary 1st; star in forehead, one hind foot white half way up
to hock; by Wheatley.

Rebecca, by Hubbard — Electra, by imported Eclipse,
dropped a bay filly loal February 4th; strip on face, right
hind foot white half way up to hock; by Wheatley.

Mr.JEobert Liddle was at Duncan's Mills on Russian river last
week and brought homo two fine salmon trout one of which
weighed ten pounds and the other ten pounds and four
ounces. Mr. L. hooked four of these fish but two broke the
line and escaped. Another gentleman hooked ou eight but
all got away. We hear that thousauds of salmon are being
taken by Italian fishermen with their seines.

At a meeting of the Golden Gate Boat Club held hist Sun-
day the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:
President, John F. Waltham; vice-president, John F. Flyun;
secretary, James Finn; treasurer, John D. Griffin; captain,
James Clark; vice-captain, Dennis Griffin.

The San Francisco Yacht Club has been canvassing the
prospects of the coming season. Measures are being taken
to liven matters up a little more this year. If all the differ-
ences among the members are settled, affairs will run more
smoothly.

Only one of the present Fish Commissioners is a resident
of San Francisco, and that one is incapacitated by ill health
from any longer taking auy interest in fish or game.

Albert Pell, a noted Englishman, says after exl
that England has little to fear from the importati
ican beef cattle. As this country settles up, pric
high that they cannot be shipped at a profit.

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Feb 10

Random Sketches.

No. 4. »-Menry tne Ham."
Written for the Breedeb ato Spobtsmax. ]

Anion" the many amusing incidents of my sporting
memories, none recur so often as the pedestrian mania which
struck San Francisco about '63, when Jimmy Kenovan gave
the five mile belt, and all the boys were runners, and the
whole community were on the lookout for fun in that line;
Each fire company had its fast runner, and would back him
too, for anv reasonable amount.

Knickerbocker No. 5 on Sacramento street could put a cou-
ple into any race. One would hardly credit it, to look at him
now but J'ini Rilev, our present assistant engineer, could
oet out and run *his five miles close on to thirty minutes,
Hen Derrick, also of Ko. 5, could pull a sulky with a man in
it, and beat a good mile runner at that, Monumental !No. 6,
on Brenham Place, had Jim Dyer, on whom the boys would
invest all their loose change in the event of a foot race. And
voung Charley Dexter, strange as it may now appear, could,
and did, in those days, run at the head of the hose carnage
rope, and carried the fox tail many a day.

Johnny McGreavy, now on the police force, represented
No. 10 Engine, and was the champion fivemiler for a number
of years. Barney Cosgrove was his competitor, and ran with
Xo*. 4 Engine.

Everv engine company had a fleet-footed representative,
and many a'race took place, upon which large amounts of
money changed hands, and in which the community were
much interested.

Every man in each company of the fire department was
keenly "alive to the importance of securing the best talent
and so every new corner £o town, who seemed at all fleet of
foot, was taken in hand by the boys.

Knickerbocker Engine Company always were more enthu-
siastic to obtain the best. A fleet runner found by Five's
"fellers," had everything offered him to run under Fives
badge. And money for expenses was freely furnished.

When the Mechanic's Fair closed, leaving the pavilion
standing on the square bounded by Stockton, Powell Post
and Geary, a circus company rented the building and fitted
up a track, upon which hurdle races, etc., were run and
when the circus company closed business, the different hose
companies ran many races on it. All the pedestrians of the
day had the privilege of using the track to train, and each
day all the noted "peds" could be found there taking their
regular exercise.

The tendency to practical joking was great, and one can
readily tell an "old timer " nowadays by the alacrity he shows
in "catching on" to a practical joke.

The " Ham Guard " was a regularly organized society, and
Alex. Mc-Kenzie, Chris. Tracy "Cockney," Ed Cleveland, Joe
Stevens, Bill Ladd, Ned Stewart, Phil McGovern, Old Bill
Clark, Senator McCarthy, Jim Molloy and several more
kept up the reputation of the "guard" by many a good turn.

The pedestrain mania afforded them good opportunities for
encouraging the objects of the "guard."

About the time that the racing was at its height among
the firemen, there came to the city a most extraordinary
man who was first noticed in company with Five's fellers.
He was six feet and one inch in height, weighing about ISO
pounds, had a wild eye, and very high cheek bones. He
could run like a deer, as the boys soon found out, to their
cost. Many matches were made, and every match was won
by Five's man.

"Biley had him in great fix and condition, for besides the
run every night with the engine he was put though a regular
course of exercise. He of course "bunked" in Five's house
and every morning was walked to Fort Point, and run back,
and when he returned to the house and stripped it was
"great joy " to stand him in the yard and turn on a full head
from the hydrant through fifty feet of hose and the blunder-
buss, and wash him off. The stream would knock him
down often, but he demostrated his pluck by jumping up
and facing it again. With plenty of good food, which the
boys furnished freely, and all this exercise, Henry — for so
he announced himself — became the picture of health and
condition. He was like iron, but in the course of associa-
tion it was developed that Henry was a "little off, "what
nowadays we should call a "crank." To the boys he now
became known as "Big Henry, the Ham." His "crankiness"
was physical exercise and athletics. He walked, he rowed,
he ran, and it was only necessary to assert that Henry could,
not do either of the above athletic feats to gain his consent
to try it. But he would not attempt any of his feats unless
he was assured by some of Five's fellers that there was
money upon the result.

So when the boys wanted some fun with Henry they had
to get up an argument, and then put up a bogus bet, "when
Henry would tackle the proposition with a vim
entirely his own. At the launching of the ironclad at
the foot of Third street, sent out here in pieces in a ship,
a controversy arose as to Henry's rowing abili ties and abet was
made that Henry could not row from the foot of Third street,
around Mission Bock, and back in twenty minutes. Henry
agreed to row, and a plate of boiler iron four feet long by
two feet wide having been fastened to the keel of the boat —
of course unknown to Henry — he was given the word, Go !
It only serves to give one an idea of his immense strength
and stupidity to state that he rowed the boat around the
course and never knew what made him so slow. It took him
one hour and a quarter to accomplish the feat.

But his "hobby '' really was running, and when Riley in-
formed him that there were no other men to run him a race,
that he was the champion, Henry was too delighted. Shortly
afterward, when it was proposed to match Henry to run a
race against Jack McGuire's greyhound, Henry fell in very
readily. One thousand dollars a side was announced as the
stake, and Henry went each evening to see the different in-
st&llmente put up, never dreaming that itwasthe same money
which did duty at each installment. The news went around
the town speedily — no need of posters or newspaper notices.
The Pavilion was engaged, and on the night of the race was
crowded by representatives from every part of this, then,
fun-loving city. As many as 3,000 people were present. A
hose-cart race between Monumental No. 6 Hose Company
and No. 4 Hose came off first, and then the race of the even-
ing, "Henry versus the greyhound." Oscar Lewis was ap-
pointed referee. The dog was brought on the track in heavy
clothing and an attendant walked him around the track, pre-
liminary to the start. Henry shortly came on the track, ac-
companied by his mentor, BUey, and attendants with buckets
of water, lemons, etc.

It was a Btudy to see Henry's examination of his opponent,

thi greyhound. But whatever doubt he might have had in

hi I mind as to his ability to cope with a four-legged antago-

x. ri was dispelled by the stentorian offer of Riley to bet $600

f it Henry would win the race. The final arrangements

•v made, ami the competitors were called to the

stand— Henry in his running gear, looking a per-

modeL and the dog, looking as apathetic as greyhounds

do. The referee announced the terms and con-

ditions of the race to Henry and the backers of the
dog, the race to be a race of five miles around
the ring, it requiring thirteen times around to make
one mile — therefore the whole race would be sixty-five
times around the ring. Henry was cautioned not to touch
or tread on the dog, under penalty of losing the race and
money. Here PhU McGovern cried out that he would wager
$1,000 that the man won the race, and Henry's grateful eyes
sought out the speaker, and with a nod of his head, said that
he'd be d if he wouldn't.

The track being cleaned the word was given, and away
went Henry like a flash, the dog simply following him around
and enjoying it amazingly. By this time jthe whole crowd
had become aware of the "ham" and such a scene of con-
fusion as ensued is seldom witnessed at any .kind of a
race.

"Go it Henry!"

" Hurrah for the dog! "

"A thousand the dog wins!"

"Ten thousand Henry wins!" All this time Henry was run-
ning like mad.

At the two-mile mark Bob Tucker handed Henry a sponge
filled with strong vinegar to wash his month with. This set
him to choking and the dog, called by his master, ran ahead.
But as soon as Henry recoveredfrom his effects of the vine-
gar he redoubled his efforts, and soon the dog finding that
he again had company fell to the rear.

As Henry came round now, each time he passed the
referee's stand, an attendant met him and threw a bucket of
water full in his face. Henry would shake his head and go
on as strong as ever. Then Senator McCarty gave him a
handkerchief to wipe his face with which was filled with
burnt cork, and his appearance after using it was most in-
ducive to renewed laughter and cheers and more bets that
Henry would win.

About three miles out, Henry being ahead, of course, the
attendants caught the dog and took him out of the ring.
Then they yelled out at Henry to "go it," and go it he did.
The crowd closed in behind, and Henry, urged beyond bis
speed, tripped in the soft track and fell. Then the yelling
redoubled and the evident fear of being lynched for losing
the race indcued Henry to allow himself to be led into the
dressing room where he was rubbed down with gunny sacks
until he bled.

The shame of losing the race, the mortification of losing
hundreds of dollars for his friends, must have affected Henry,
for after the night of the race, he went away as mysteriously
as he came, and the places that knew him so well have
known him no more since.

Swimming Club.

A London correspondent of the New York Spirit of the
Times presents an idea that is well worth the careful diges-
tion of our American amateurs whose predilections are
aquatic:

So far as your own journal — with all the information it
supplies — is concerned, I do not find that amount of pleasant
reading which I should bike to have in regard to swimming.
I am interested in, and curious with respect to, feats of nata-
tion. Certainly you give an account of performances in En-
gland. That is all very well. You only have to follow and
chronicle events. Why not go further, and originate them?
With the great associations you have in America there should
be little trouble. I should be delighted to find that every as-
sociation in America connected with rowing, of course had
its own swimming club — not like local affairs, but on the
principle of my own club, the London Ilex. Let me give you
an account of this club. WTiat I am going to say may not be
generally known.

Twenty-three years ago a magnificent idea, so far as we on
the London river are concerned, entered into the head of the
late Air. Harvey, a member of the Hex Bowing Club. It was
to start a swimming club, which should only be open to mem-
bers of gentlemen- amateur rowing clubs, and the governing
body was chosen pretty evenly from the various societies
belonging'to the new club. That such a club as the Ilex was
greatly wanted can easily be understood, when it is taken in-
to consideration that many men who row light boats, and are
constantly in danger of an upset, cannot swim. The club
undertook to teach its members free of charge (I well recol-
lect, I was one of the first); there was no entrance fee, and
only a nominal subscription of five shillings, or a guinea for
life. Baces took place in public baths, afterwards in the
River Thames, and, in fact, in many different localities; but
these were for a long time confined to the clubs in the amalga-
mation.

The new idea took largely, and the club became a great
success. While benefiting those who were entitled to belong
to it in a swimming capacity, it also did wonders for the so-
cial position of the river. Men of different clubs, who former-
ly used to "bite their thumbs " at each other, fraternized in a
most cordial manner, and the acerbity of temper, which
otherwise would have shown itself frequently at regattas,
was molified, from the fact that the men had become, to a
great extent, friendly, the one with the other. In after years
the club got on a great deal better. Baces were originated, a
great annual swimming entertainment took place, where all
the various rowing clubs mixed together in a friendly man-
ner, and the club has proved to be the most admirable con-
ception that could have been devised to bring about a homo-
geneity of London amateur oarsmen.

Cosmtiox of a Breeding Stallion — The stallion requires
regulare xercise for weeks before he stands for mares, says
the National Live Slock Journal. The soft, relaxed muscles,
from indolence or improper exercise, and the obstruction of
the organs of locomotion, from over-loadedflesh, are unfit to
be entailed, and will produce nothing of any value. The art
of conditionine the stallion for the stud consists in suitable
exercise, to ha den the muscles, sweating out the surplus fat
to clear the wind, rubbing down the pores of the skin, so that
the insensible perspiration will improve the health, and
cleansing out the whole system, so as to prepare for the free
circulation of the blood that stimulates the organs of locomo-
tion. The stallion is generally pampered in idleness, which
destroys his ambition; overloaded with flesh, which obstructs
his action ; and overtasked in the stud, which causes him to
get lank, leggy, ill-formed, worthless colts. To avoid these
degenerating effects, the sire must be trained up to the
highest state of constitutional vigor, so as to generate the
same health and vigor in his offspring. It is a truism in
animal physiology, that the most active organs will reproduce
their own activity. It is the great muscular activity of the
sire, and nervous energy of the dam, that stamps the impress
of speed and bottom upon their colts.

Miller & Lux ship an average of fifteen car loads of cattle
per week from Merced.

A mile race track is being built at Shasta.

The Home of the Horse.

There is no doubt that the original home of the horse is
not Europe, but Central Asia ; for since the horse in its
natural state depends upon grass for its nourishment and
fleetness for its weapon, it could not in the beginning have
thriven and multiplied in the thick forest-grown territory of
Europe. Much rather should its place of propagation be
sought in those steppes where it still roams in a wild state.
Here, too, arose the first nations of riders of which we havo
historic knowledge, the Mongolians and the Turks, whose
existence even at this day is as it were combined with that of
the horse. From these regions the horse spread in all
directions, especially into the steppes of Southern and South-
eastern Bussia and into Thrace, until it finally found entrance
into the other parts of Europe, but not until after the
immigration of the people. This assumption is strongly
favored by the fact that the farther a district of Europe is
from those Asiatic Steppes, i. e. from the orignal home of the
horse, the later does the tamed horse seem to have made its
historic appearance in it. The supposition is further con-
firmed by the fact that horse raising by almost every tribe
appears as an art derived from neighboring tribes in the East
or Northeast. Even in Homer the ox appears exclusively as
the draft animal in land operations at home and in the field,
while the horse was used for purposes ot war only. Its em-
ployment in military operations was determined by swiftness
alone. That the value of the horse must originally have de-
pended upon the fleetness, can easily be inferred from the
name which is repeated in all branches of the Indo-European
language, and signifies nearly "hastening, " " quick." The
same fact is exemplified by the description of theoldestpoets,
who, next to its courage, speak most of its swiftness. —
Popular Science Monthly.

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Three Hundred Lost Dogs.

A few weeks ago, while X. Beidler was at Junction, which
is on the Northern Pacific road, about a mile and a half west
of the Big Horn tunnel, a lot of S.'s people, the Crow Indians,
took it into their heads that they would like to have a railroad
excursion to visit some of their relatives down near Mandan .
So X. and two or three other near friends of the Crows went
to work and by liberal use of the telegraph soon effected ar-
rangements for railroad transportation of the Indians, and
two boxcars were put at their , disposal. Into these cars
about thirty families were crowded, and the excursion moved
off. Each family had an average of ten dogs, and as no
means were provided for the transportation of the canines,
those faithful servants of the Crow tribe (about three hundred
of them) were compelled to walk. They managed to keep
up with the procession until Big Horn tunnel was reached,
and when the " fire wagon" darted into the tunnel, the ca-
nines struck over the hill with the purpose of heading the
train off on the other side. When they reached the opposite
end of the tunnel, however, the Indian excursion had already
passed and gone out of sight like an odoriferous dream. But
the dogs, supposing their masters were still in the big hole,
remained there for several days, patiently peering into the
tunnel opening. A week or so after the Crows came back,
but found their dogs had disappeared. Some had died of too
much lead in their blood; some had passed broken-hearted
down the ringing grooves of change,, and others had kerflum-
muxed on general principles. The Indians had stayed away
until the last dog had died — or nearly so. — Helena (Montana)
Independent,

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Glan-ders r>- San- Joaquin County. — A Stockton horse
doctor reports that that most dreaded disease, glanders, is
prevalent in various parts of this county, and that several
animals have been killed which, it is averred, were afflicted
with this disease. According to the current reports, it has
appeared near Atlanta, in the vicinity of Waterloo and on
the lower Sacramento road. Mr. J. W. Gibbs, whose farm is
a few miles west of Lodi, had a sick mule which he doctored
for a month and then killed, having been advised to do so by
parties who professed to see symptoms of glanders in the an-
imal. Mr. Gibbs became so much alarmed that he burned
his stable and its contents over the carcass of the mule.
Another veterinary surgeon, hailing from San Jose, has ar-
rived in Stockton and pronounces that there is not a case of
glanders in the State. It is very easy to imagine the symp-
toms of the glanders in a horse when it is only afflicted by a
bad cold. Col. L. O. Gillispie informs us that some weeks
ago he saw a mule on Mr. Earnhardt's place, which he was
told had the glanders. All that ailed the animal, however,
was that it had been exposed during the early rains after
being overheated by dragging a scraper in the tules. Wrhile
not placing much confidence in this alarming report, we
would advise the utmost vigilance among farmers to prevent
even the possibility of this dreadful and incurable disease
breaking out among their stock. — Lodi Sentinel.

Big Deal in Beef. — A cattle transfer has recently been
made in the territory of Wyoming which is a little ahead of
anything previously done in that line. The herds of three
great firms, aggregating S7, 000 head of cattle, and with the
ranches, buildings and grazing privileges, have been sold to
a syndicate of Scotch capitalists, the consideration being
$2,550,000, to be paid within sixty days. The papers were
all signed on the 11th day of November, and have been taken
to Scotland by the agent of the syndicate. Mr. A. Swan,
who was the leading member of each of the three firms, still
retains an interest in the new firm, and will have the general
management of the stock.

Jocko. — The bay colt Jocko, four years old, by Caribou —
Beply, bred in Montana, has been named in the Autumn
Cup and the Great Long Island Stakes, to be run at Coney
Island this fall. Jocko was here at the last meeting of the
Blood Horse Association, but did not start in the four-mile
event as expected.

* ST

Our enterprising contemporary the Breeder xsd Sports-
man, published in San Francisco, Cal., presents its readers,
in the New Tears number, with a splendid oil lithograph in
colors, of the four-year-old stallion Albert W, by Electioneer.
Albert W, as his picture represents, is a fine bay stallion with
black points, possessing both size and substance. — Maine
Horse Breeder's Monthly.

The Fresno Fair Ground Association have changed the lo-
cation of their grounds from the tract that it was at first pro-
posed to purchase for that purpose and have bought a quar-
ter section from Thos. E. Hughes & Sons immediately ad-
joining that tract on the south.

A few days ago Nels. Hammond drove his bay horse Dave
80 miles " between 4:30 in the morning, and 6
o'clock at night. He went from Beno to Al. Evan's ranch in
Long Valley, and back. — Reno Gazette.

1883

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FISH.

"No Rest for the Wicked" Pish.

The disregard that some people have for laws and the un-
surpassed coolness with which they break the same has again
been brought to our notice. No twiths landing the many
suits, and some convictions that should be a warning, the
game and fish laws are still openly defied. Time and time
again we have spoken of instances where deer and other
game have been destroyed out of season, but this time we
would call attention to an outrageous distraction of salmon
trout at no great distance from this city. Fishing in fresh
water has been prohibited by our Legislature after the first
day of November and to do so before the first of April is a
misdemeanor.

We understand from good authority that salmon trouthave
been and are being caught in the fresh water of the Lagunitas
creek and its tributaries. Several gentlemen were over in
Marin county last Saturday and Sunday and state that they
saw three orfour persons fishing above the dam of Taylor's
paper mill, and the fishers did not attempt to conceal what
they were doing. As we hear, it is only a few of the bolder
ones that fish in the daytime but after dark angling is carried
on with impunity.

Another case can be mentioned in which the avenging
sword of Justice is looked upon with thegreatestindifference.
A few weeks ago Taylor was convicted for not having a fish
ladder or runway that tis'h might reach the waters above his
dam at the paper mills. The suit was brought by the
Fish Commissioners and after the conviction Taylor was
ordered by the court to have a fish ladder placed over the
obstruction immediately, that trout coming in could ascend
the stream to spawn. Though this order from the court was
issued several'weeks ago there is not even the sign of a run-
way there yet and innumerable beautiful salmon trout, heavy-
laden with spawn, are in the stream and slough below the
dam trying to proceed up the water-course, but which are,
of course, prevented by Taylor's obstruction. Nor is this all:
A great many persons, mostly Italians, though several Amer-
icans, are aware of this state of affairs and they, with pitch-
forks and garden rakes, clubs and poles, are killing and ho
doubt selling hundreds of these beautifulfish, many of which
measure from ten to upwards of twenty inches. All the fish
■ that escape the pitchfork and rake fall victims of a sure de-
stroyer— the Italian fisherman's night seines and nets. On
several occasions fishermen have been seen after dark manip-
ulating their seines and the number of salmon trout taken in
these waters and by these means lately is simply incalcula-
ble. The Italians have also made a combined attack with
pitchforks and rakes on all fish that try to ascend the stream
at Point Pedro and from what we hear they have succeeded
pretty well in conquering the enemy. No doubt there are a
great many more beside those above spoken of who are rob-
bing our streams on the sly and it is time that the Fish Com-
missioner and the State Sportsman's Association were taking
the matter in hand. Is it that the commissioners and sports-
men are ignorant of the state of affairs? Or are they aware
of what is going on but unable to catch the lawbreakers? If
the latter is the case it would do them no harm to turn their
watchful eyes to the places that we have mentioned and they
might be rewarded by capturing a fish catcher some of these
days — or rather nights.

Salmon Canneries. — Black's salmon cannery at Martinez
is rapidly being put in order, according to the Gazette, for the
spring work. Twenty or more Chinaman were put to work
this week preparing cans. The salmon run will commence
about the middle of March, but few fish will be caught until a
month later. The cannery on the wharf, formerly owned by
Kendall & Shields, has changed hands, and will be run this
season under the management of Mr. Weatherbee, one of the
principal owners. It is to be hoped that the proper officials
in this and adjoining counties will this year pay some atten-
tion to the open and wanton violation of the laws by many
of the fishermen in catching salmon out of season. Last year
hundreds of thousands of salmon were destroyed through
the criminality of the fishermen.

A total of 654,677 pounds of salmon was the work of the
two canneries at Humboldt bay during the year 1S82.

THE EIFLE.

A Fiftv-Shot Match.

Last Saturday on the 12:30 ferry boat there were three
aspirants for fame as marksmen, Col. Beaver, Mr. H. Carrand
P. D. Linville. The match was twenty-rive each with pistol and
rifle. On arriving at Shell Mound the sharpshooters pro-
ceeded at once to the range and in so doing they had to pass
through Capt. Siebe's saloon. The Captain's barkeeper cast
a reproachful look after the men as they only gave him a nod
instead of "standing 'em up all round. " And it was well;
many a man makes a failure, not only in shooting but in
other undertakings, by an untimely indulgence of his appe-
tite. Riflemen may think that a drop of the "creature"
steadies the nerves before a contest but it never pays in the
long run to fill up on Dutch courage. But as this is a shoot-
ing match instead of a temperance lecture it is best to pro-
ceed. It was decided to shoot off the twenty-five-shot pistol
match first, so they went to the 33^-yard range. The day
was disagreeable and a biting cold wind came in through the
Golden Gate freighted with the essence of an Arctic climate
that made the dignified Colonel, the massive Linville and the
lengthy Carr perform strange war-dances and clap their
hands together to keep the blood in circulation. Owing to
the unfavorable surroundings the scores made as below
shown are very good:

[5 .6 666566 5. 4

Col. H. S. Beaver -! 5 455555554

[545-55

Total 121

f5 445554646

P. D. Linville -4 505455556

(.55565

Total 119

f5 444555544

Howard Carr 4S 555555565

[55554

Total liy

Linville and Carr tied in the number of points but Carr

making a four on his last shot, put the first-
named far ahead according to Creedmoor. The marksmen
then took their rifles in hand and tried their luck on the 200-
yard range. The sky being partly covered with clouds made
just shade enough to show the bullseye with remarkable
distinctness in its white background. Beaver and Linville
led off with a five and laughed at Carr for beginning with a
four, but ere the close of the day the laugh was on the other
side. Mr. Carr and Mr. Beaver shot a Hotchkiss military
rifle and Mr. Linville the Sharps Borchard. Several times
Linville's cartridges missed fire but these defective cartridges
brought out bullseyes whenever they were tried the second
time. In this match Mr. Carr wore the eagle's feather and
the folloTing score shows how promiscuously he scattered in
the fives:

f4 555455455

H.Carr ^5 454554555

L5 5 4 5 4

Total 117

f5 454544454

Col. Beaver \i 444545555

U 5 4 5 5

Total 112

(5 454554444

P. D. Linville ^5 545344544

(44444

Total 107

As will be seen by adding the scores made with the rifle to
those made with the pistol, Howard Carr took the first hon-
ors with 236 of a possible 250 points; Colonel Beaver second
with 233 points and Officer Linville third with 226 points.
After this match was finished there were two small matches
shot off of five shots each, one for the lemonade and the
other for cigars. Talk abont men shooting for money or
glory, why, their best scores would be small compared to the
scores made by B., L. and C, as they held their eyes on the
target and their thoughts on Capt. Siebe's refreshment
stand. After getting their lemonade ( ?) and cigars the
marksmen started for the city by the sun-down sea.

The 100- Yard Target.

Riflemen will no doubt be pleased to learn that a new tar-
get will be put up at the Shell Mound Park range. This tar-
get will be at a range of 100 yards, thus enabling those who
desire to become experts as rifle shots to begin at the foot of
the ladder and gradually work up. There are some who have
an idea that one who can hit the bullseye at 100 yards can do
as well at 200 yards. They argue that a bullet that hits the
bullseye at 100 yards will just as well hit the bullseye at 200
yards. They do not stop to reason that the bullseye is either
sis or eight inches in diameter, and a bullet that hits three
inches from the center of an eight-inch bullseye at 100 yards
will miss the black disc by two inches at the 200-yard range.
Shooting, like any other accomplishment, requires not only
practice, but that the aspirant should begin by creeping be-
fore he can walk the path of a first-class rifle shot. It is at
the request of Companies C and G, First Kegiment, N. G. C,
that Capt. Sieby will lay out the range and arrange this tar-
get. These companies have divided their numbers into four
classes, the first and second classes to shoot at 200 and 500
yards, the third class at 200 and the fourth class at 100 yards.
To-morrow C and G hold their regular monthly meeting, and
there will be no excuse for the non-attendance of their mem-
bers, as they can use any range they wish, from 100 to 500
yards, and as competent judges will place each man in the
class he is best fitted to fill, it will do away with embarrass-
ment a third or fourth-class marksman feels when he is shoot-
ing with the first-class men. Few men like to feel like a little
dog among large ones, and few — there are exceptions — like to
consider themselves mastiffs among small pups. This new
addition will be a valuable one to our none too elaborate fa-
cilities for rifle practice.

Shell Mound, February 1.

On the first day of February there was a rifle match be-
tween the veteran Nic Williams and the recently-fledged sharp-
shooter Mr. Ed Ho vey, both of Oakland, in which the vet, was
beaten seven points. Each used the weapon of his choice,
Nic Williams his old Sharps and Ed Ho vey a Winchester.
The following are the scores.

(5 45446445 4—44

|444 544555 4—44

EdHovey is 45555544 3—45

J444444444 5—41

14 55554554 5—47

Total 221

(444 4 54444 4—41

J444444445 4-41

Nic "Williams \ 5 55456444 4-15

1445554444 5—44

1444545544 4—43

Total 214

The shooting was over the 200 yard range.

Another. Match. — The spirit of friendly competition
seems to have taken a greater hold on some of the mem-
bers of the San Francisco Fusileers, Company C, than
is manifested by any other company of the National Guard.
No sooner is one match decided tban another is arranged.
To-morrow there will be a match shot at Shell Mound Park
among H. J. Mangels, L. Haake, Chas. Thierbach and O.
Lemke. The conditions of the match are 40 shots at 200
yards. There is a small purse also in the conditions, but is
only just large enough to make it interesting.

For Glory.— On the 22d of this month there will be a 100-
shot rifle match between Col. Beaver and Howard Carr. It
is only a friendly match, and they are also going to try and
beat the best score made in this State by Fred Kuhnle only a
few weeks ago at Petaluma. Kuhnle's score was 457 points
of a possible 500 on the 200-yard range. Mr. Carr has al-
ready made 456 points, which was followed very close by sev-
eral good scores made by Col. Beaver. Mr. Kuhnle may well
look to his laurels, for he has first-class shots close up to his
best efforts.

The Schttkezen Club. — The California Schuetzen Club
held their regular monthly competition meeting last Sunday
at Schuetzen Park, Alameda. The following are the winners
of medals and their scores: Champion goblet, won by Philo
Jacoby, with 412 rings; the first-class medal, F. Kuhls, 40S;
second-class medal, F. Krahman, 376; third-class medal, Mr.
Eckmann, 349; fourth-class medal, J. F. Sarcander, 268.

lar monthly shooting festival. The winner of the first prize
was Philo Jacoby with 27 points out of a possible 30; second
F. Krahman, 24; third, K. Wertheimer, 24; fourth, F Boeck-

?a£ %l; ^fthj F" Freese' 22> sisth< Mr- Zecl>er, 22; seventh,
J. C. Waller, 21; eighth, John Horstmun, 21; ninth D
Waller, 20; tenth, C. C. Rholfs, 19.

The Target at Sonoma.

The Sonoma Rifle Club shot a match on Thursday of last
week for a championship medal and two cash prizes. The
day was unfavorable for fine work, gusts of wind and snow
squalls interfering unpleasantly. The following is the
score at two hundred yards in a possible 105:

F. Sutton 9i

H. Nelson yi

B. L. Radovich 88

H. H. Rowell

a. s.

Bradford 87 Ed Parsons

A. Graham 8fl

M. B. Moody 82

E. A. Rodgers 66

M. Divoll C4

In the contest between Sutton and Nelson for the medal
Sutton was victorious.

To- morrow— There will probably be a lively time among
the riflemen at Shell Mound to-morrow if the weather is fair
The 100 shot match at 200 yards between P. D. Linville and
Geo. H. Brown will come off to decide, if our information is
correct, who is the best sharpshooter of the two and also who
will become the possessor of a purse of $200. The Mangels-
Lemke-Haake and Thierback match will interest a great
many of the riflemen who have closely watched the shooting
of these men on former occasions. The monthly shoot, else-
where mentioned, of Companies C and G, will be of much in-
terest to all connected or in any way interested in military
affairs. The first-class shots of these companies have always
been at the head of all military shooting on this Coast. It
might be well to stir them up a little for neglecting this prac-
tice, by whispering to them that they may again lose the
Pacific Coast trophy of the California Rifle Association if
they continue to neglect practice. Several small matches are
expected to come off beside those already mentioned.

The San Francisco Schuetzen Vkrien. — At Schuetzen
Park last Sunday the above named rifle club held their regu-

THE GOT.

Trap Shooting- atl Stockton.

We take from the Stockton Herald the following notes of
trap shooting in that city last Thursday. The shooting was
at the grounds of the O'Xeal Gun Club at the HohensheU
ranch :

The first match was at 6 birds each, 21 yards rise. L. Lef-
fler, C. A. Merrill, C. J. Haas and F. Lastreto were handi-
capped by a rise of 26 yards. The entrance was $2 50 each,
the money to be diyided into four prizes. The result was as
follows:

n' K?er;; 1 11111-6

C.A.Memll 1 11111-6

C.J.Haas i o w

F. Lastreto *0 w

John Swain 11111 1 f.

f. -mute ::::::::::;::::::::i 0 w

B, HohensheU i o w

E. Leffler '.Y.Y.I 1111 0-6

£-Po,st--" ■■■■ 1 0 1111-5

FrankPost i l i i i i_6

L. Journeay o w

H. Grattan ...Y..Y.1 1 1 1 0 w

Geo. Smith o 0 w

The money was divided between thosehaving perfect scores.
The nest was a similar match, Mr. Burnett being also
handicapped, and resulted as follows:

B. HohensheU i o w

J- Swain i l i o w

Frank Post i i o w

H. Grattan i o w

E.Leffier .....".1 1111 1— fl

F.White i 11110-5

L. Journeay i i i i x i_$

C. J. Haas l o w

F. Lastreto l i i i i 0-5

J. Burnett l 1 1 1 o w

F. Post l llli 1-6

C. W. Tolland i o w

L. Stevenson l l i i i 0—5

F. Leffler 0 w

C.A.Merrill i 1 1 1 l i_6

J. Williams 0 w

The money was divided as before.

The next match was at six birds, 26 yards, the handicappers
being compelled to take 30 yards rise. Both barrels were used
with the following result:

FrankPost J 1111 1—6

B HohensheU 1 0 w

J, Swain 1 0 w

G. Smith o w

E.Leffler l 1 1 1 1 1—6

J.Burnett o w

F. Leffler l l 1 l i 1—6

L. Journeay 1 0 w

H. Grattan..... l 11111—6

F. Lastreto 1 1 1 1 1 1—6

J. Williams 1 0 w

F.White 1 1111 1_6

C.A.Merrill 1 1111 0—5

Fred Post 1 1 0 0

There were so many sixes in the score that triggers were
tried again between those having killed all their birds and the
result was as follows:

Post l 1 1 0—3

E. Leffler 1 1 1 1—4

F. Leffler 1 1 1 0-3

F. Lastreto 1 1 1 1—4

F. White 1 1 1 1—4

The three fours divided the first three prizes, the threes the
fourth.

Then came a match at five double birds, $10 entrance, IS
yards rise, one pot of the money. It resulted as follows:

Frank Leffler 11 10 11 11 10— 8

C.A. Merrill 11 11 11 11 01— B

C.J.Haas 11 11 11 11 11-10

F. Lastreto 11 01 10 11 w

Lastreto killed the bird indicated by the first goose-egg in
his score, but it was decided that it was sitting on the trap
and he lost it in his score. Haas pocketed the coin.

Then came the closing match, which was similar to the first
one. Following is the score:

B. HohensheU 0 1 1 0 w

F. Post 1 110 0 1—4

L. Journeav 1 0 111 1-5

J. Williams 1 1 1 1 1 1— C

Frank Post 1 1110 0-4

J.Swtin l 1110 1—5

C. W. Yolland o i i 0 w

F.White ...0 1 0 w

H. Grattan 0 11

A. E. Mayer 1 0

F. Lastreto 1 1

C.J. Haas 1

F. Leffler 1

92

%\xz Sxe&te attil ^misttmm

Feb 10

1 i

0 w

C. A. Merrill

J. Sieveiison

There not being birds enough to shoot off the'ties Williams
and Lastreto divided the first and second moneys, and the
sis with scores of five each divided the balance.

Durin" the earlier part of the day the birds moved dull and
would not fly well, but at the later trials the birds were
strong and tried hard to get away.

The Game Preserve System— Cause and Cure.

In the annual report of the Trustees of the Cavier Club of
Cincinnati, Ohio, the following discussion of the preserve
system and how it may be avoided occurs:

The proper legislation in regard to the game of the country
and its strict enforcement is not only becoming of more con-
sequence daily, but it is likely to be besetwith a complication
which has not heretofore arisen, and which now arises be-
cause, principally, of the absence of such legislation hereto-
fore, or the lack of its enforcement.

The need of outdoor relaxations and pastimes is becoming
recognized in all our business circles, and among these pas-
times none stand in higher repute as a health-giving occupa-
tion than field sports. So that, in addition to the question
of food supply, we have now the question of health supply.
The pot-hunter and the merciless depredator have to a large
extent so depopulated the country of game, in many sections,
as to render its pursuit a futile undertaking. They have de-
feated the passage of laws when they were able, and unfor-
tunately in too many instances they have proved themselves
to be entirely able. They have disregarded laws whenever
they could be sure they would not be prosecuted, of which,
unfortunately, they were too often assured, and have slaugh-
tered indiscriminately, either from motives of gain or mere
recklessness. A public sentiment supported them generally
up to the time when the influence of clubs like this produced
a better sentiment; and the feeling prevailed that the enact-
ment and enforcement of game laws was an invasion of their
private, personal rights and liberty, up to the time when this
and similar clubs made it manifest that the license accorded
to them was an invasion of the rights of the general public.
The game which the clubs have purchased at their own
expense and turned out to restock the depleted country has,
in many instances, shared the fate of its predecessors, and
been ruthlessly destroyed. And added to all this, the land-
owner has constantly asserted his rights of ownership in a
manner so wholly repugnant to the rights of sportsmen that
bitter hostility has ensued between them.

Out of this state of affairs, and from the increasing desire
to enjoy field sports uninterruptedly, and backed by the in-
creasing wealth of the country — together with the feeling that
the sportsman can also become a landed proprietor, and as
such deny to others those rights and privileges which were
denied to him — has come the new aspect to which we re-
ferred. It is the formation of game clubs by sportsmen who
purchase the land, and establish the strictest proprietary
ruleB, which they enforce by a private police. Such clubs
are multiplying at an astonishing rate. They are established
in the East, in the West, and along the whole line of our sea
coast, as well as upon our inland lakes. They have bought
immense tracts of land for such purposes, and are buying
and consolidating wherever practicable.

These parties, by purchase, become the proprietors of the
soil. They become the absolute owners of all game which
is reduced to possession by them on their soil. They forbid
all unauthorized entrance upon their grounds, and prosecute
for all infringements of their rules.

Exclusive possessory rights have been announced and sus-
tained by several of the highest judicial tribunals, with the
Supreme Court of Ohio among the number. The doctrine
of exclusive possession upon one's own land, and also upon
the waters which cover the land, has thus been fully af-
firmed.

It is evident, therefore, that so far as the features and con-
sequences of such organizations extend we are rax>idly drift-
ing into the English theory and system of ownership and
preservation of game. In fact, one of the leading sporting
newspapers has not hesitated openly to advocate that sys-
tem.

The English system, with all the obnoxious laws necessary
to maintain it, is not in consonance with the spirit of our in-
stitutions, and we do not desire to see it engrafted upon our
country if it can be avoided. There is one way in which
its further spread can be prevented, and probably only one
■way. And that is for all the people at large to become
earnest assistants of the clubs and aid by personal and moral
support, and with pecuniary assistance if needed.

If through such clubs game laws can be strictly enforced,
game will again be plenty, and all who will, rich or poor,
may enjoy the pursuit of it. If through such clubs the
landowner can be brought to acknowledge and permit the
qualified right of entry of the sportsman, and the sportsman
can be brought to conform to the proprietary rights of the
landlord, the pursuit of the game will cease to be attended
with the controversies which now already ensue.

The result will be. that, with a land teeming with game,
and with its proper pursuit made pleasant and successful,
the markets will soon be filled with game food at the cheap-
est prices.

If, however, this cannot De brought about the reverse will
follow. The proprietary system will soon become universal
and permanent. The preservation of game will become a
private affair, the pursuit of it will be a special and costly
privilege, and its supoly and price will be at the caprice of a
few, to the detriment of the many.

Ah an illustration of the excess that may be produced by
careful preservation, we copy the following statement from
an English paper: "The great bag of the year has been
made ;ii I i iteth, where the proprietor and his friends killed
7,674 head in five days, averaging 1,279 head for each of the
six guns. Of these there were 5,543 pheasants and 1,250
hares. The wildfowl made no small item in this enormous
bag— 110 wild ducks, besides snipe."

When the money value alone of this yield is considered,
and the fact that if it hod been in this country it would have
1" 'ti dintribnted among the people, it furnishes an irrefuta-
ble argument for preservation, which Landholders would do
well to remember.

Calhouni \ I.ion Kii.i.ki*. — Billy Boness, a well-known
Tanchor and hunter of Chico canyon, is in town to-day ex-
hibiting a large California lion which lie killed Tuesday after-
r>on. His dogh trued the beast. Boness tried to kill the
1 on with a revolver, but his aim was not very good, and he
0 to hie Imnse. a distance of several miles, and get
lin trusty rifle. Daring his absence the flogs kept the big cat
i the branches of the tree. The animal measures seven
I seven inches from the tip of the tail to the nose. —
' 'iico Record*

A Gilroy Hunt.

The Gilroy Advocate of January 27th contains the follow-
ing account of the Rod and Gun Club hunt, which took place
January 25th under the leadership of Judge Leavesley and
John Holloway: The millions of ducks at Soap lake and the
flocks of smaller game birds in the covers of the valley and
foothills received a regular fusilade from the gunners engaged
in the contest. Each man brought in his kit at night, mak-
ing the rear premises of the Southern Pacific Hotel look bike
a poultry market. Of the two teams engaged that under
Leavesley, according to the score annexed, made the best av-
erage. The club supper or game feast took place Saturday
night at George Seaman's hotel. The following score is
reported:

THE LEAVESLEY TEAM.

A. B. Tryon, 7 teal 35 points

Geo. Seaman, 16 teal, 1 pigeon 90 ".

Judge Leavesley, i rabbits, 24 quail, 2 sparrow-hawks 240 "

Harry Frutig, 78 ducks, 1 mallard, 1 honker 425 "

J. R. Payne, 5 quail, 2 robins, 2 ducks, 1 rabbit C8 "

Dave Dunham, 35 quail, 2 cottontails, 2 jacks 330 "

Dr. Lubbock, 1 jack, 1 cottontail, 6 quail 73 "

Sue Short, 2 jacks, 1 cottontail, 3 quail. 64 "

Total 1,325 "

Average 165.62

THE HOLLOWAY TEAM.

E. H. Farmer, 15 quail, 1 jack 135 points

John Paine, 1 quail-hawk, 1 curlew, 1 gray goose, 2 spoon-
bills, 3 widgeons, 1 teal 61 "

Elmer Rea, 9 teal, 10 widgeons, 2 canvasbacks 3 sprigs 130 "

Chas. Burgess, 9 teal, 1 duck, 1 red-head 65 "

■yvm. Phegley, 12 quail, 1 jack, 1 cottontail, 1 canvasback, 1

hawk, 4 robins, 1 sprig 205 "

Geo. Holloway, 21 quail 168 "

Henry Holloway, 13 snipe 104 **

L. Loupe, 1 hawk, 1 mallard, 9 ducks 61 "

E. R. Wright, 1 mallard, 1 snipe, 16 ducks 98 "

John Holloway, 3 canvasbacks, 51 ducks, 1 curlew, 1 Bpar-

row-hawk 304 "

Adam Herold, 18 ducks, 1 snipe, 1 sparrow-hawk, 5 teal 127 "

D. C. YVbitney, 15 ducks 75 "

Total 1,523 "

Average 127 "

Martin Briggs, of the Leavesley team, failed to report.

Alviso and Alvarado. — With the hunters on the Alviso
and Alvarado marshes last Sunday it was a cold day in both
meanings of the term. Usually a strong cold wind keeps the
flight of water fowl moving, but on that day it seemed to
have the opposite effect, to drive them to protected sloughs
and tules out of the way of the wind' and also unapproach-
able for the hunters. The number of gunners was not so
great as usually go down on Sunday nor was the size of the
game bags as corpulent as they sometimes are. Instead of
the afternoon and evening trains bringing home jolly faced,
laughing hunters, fighting dogs and the usual amount of
hunting yarns, they brought home a handful of benumbed,
silent hunters, minus the game, who, instead of laughing and
telling interesting or humorous anecdotes or adventures, only
gave vent to their feelings by cursing a lot of cold, shivering
dogs, who were fighting for the possession of the hunting
bag on which they could curl up and shake to their hearts'
delight. Not till they reached the steamer did they begin to
thaw out and even theinquiry of "what luck have you had?"
would make the gunner as silent as the Man in the Iron
Mask. Take it all in all, those who went down for sport and
recreation returned very much disappointed.

Deer in Lassen. — The Board of Supervisors recently
adopted the following regulations for the protection of deer
in Lassen county: Every person who, between the first day
of January and the first day of July, in any year, hunts,
takes, kills or destroys any antelope or deer, is guilty of a
misdemeanor. Fvery person who at any time hunts, takes,
kills or destroys any antelope or deer, except the same is
used or sold for food in Lassen county, is guilty of a misde-
meanor. Every person having in his possession any of the
game mentioned in the foregoing sections, at a time when it
is unlawful to kill the same, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
These regulations change the game season from November 1st
to January 1st, and make it a misdemeanor to kill deer and
take them out of the county, and also punishes the killing of
deer except they are actually used for food. A Sportsman's
Club is being formed, the object of which is to enforce the
law, and anyone detected in its violation will be prosecuted.

San Brfno Marshes. — These marshes last Sunday pre-
sented a much different appearance from those just across
the bay. The heavy wind that drove the ducks to shelter at
Alviso only kept them moving on the wing at San Bruno.
One hunter said he never saw so many canvasbacks flying in
that vicinity as he saw that day. There were not many hunt-
ers down and what there were, so we have been told, could
not be classed as first-class shots, but they all had as much
sport as they could desire, and as much game as they could
get with the amount of ammunition that they carried down.
There were at least a dozen persons who bagged from ten to
twenty ducks, the majority of which were cans.

How to kill Squirrels. — Samuel Eldridge, who cultivates
the soil in the vicinity of Woodbridge, has discovered a way
to kill squirrels, which he thinks is worthy of trial by all
farmers who are troubled by these pests. He saturates a
small piece of burlap with coal oil, after which he sprinkles it
with sulphur. Then he rolls it up, wraps a paper around it,
sets it on fire and sticks it in the hole. The burning sulphur
suffocates all the animals in the hole, often killing cottontail
rabbits as well as squirrels. Mr. Eldridge regards this as the
best squirrel exterminator he has ever tried, and he has tried
many. — Modesto Journal.

Among the several good bags mads at the Alviso marshes
last Sunday, Mr. Buggs and Hoefling Jr. together brought
down 31 ducks. Mr. L. B. Cooper scored 21; Mr. Harper
and McClunia bagged upwards of 40; Mr. Drinkhouse was
satisfied with shooting off considerable ammunition and get-
ting four ducks; Mr. Stack was the mostunlucky man on the
marshes; he had only one duck to bring home. This is the
second time this year that this usually fortunate hunter has
returned with one solitary little duck. No doubt that if Mr.
Spencer had not been sick there would have been a grand
slaughter of innocents.

A party of hunters composed of Messrs. Wright, "Higgins,
Rondeau and Stackpool, which has just returned from an ex-
tended trip through the north, was out near the Mission San
Jose last Sunday, but its luck was not of the best. The
whole party only bagged eighteen quail.

A fifteen-year-old boy killed 108 ducks at four shots on the
San Joaquin river the other day.

The Tuscarora (Nev.) Times-Review in an arti-
cle on game laws pays its respects to Lo: In
the matter of game and fish we are unable to see why
the Indian should not be subjected to the same rules as a
white man. The fish and game laws were made for the sole
purpose of protecting and increasing those very important
food products. The very same red skins who have slaughtered
the 3,000 deer, as dirty pot-hunters would do, in all probabil-
ity will before spring be begging around hotel kitchens for
cold scraps of grub. To throw 300,000 pounds of venison
away is an outrage which should not be permitted, and we
could not blame the people of Calaveras county if they
should adopt the rule of Indian for deer, and shoot the last
one of them who were engaged in such wanton destruction
of food. We must confess that we were never an admirer of
" Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales," and are fast approaching
the point where we shall advocate the right of the State to
legislate for the Indian as well as the white man. In this
matter California should unite and enact similar laws.

Mr. Bruno Gundlanch recently killed on his father's farm,
near San Jose, an albino hawk, the first of which we have
any knowledge in this vicinity. It ismost beautifullymarked,
being a clear white flecked with bronze, and having a bronze
ruff and tail feathers.

Mr. Putzman was down near the Bridges last Sunday and
came home with a nice little bag of snipe. He shot several
ducks, but they were so poor in flesh he would not shoot any
more, though a great number arose near him.

THE KENNEL.

The International Bench Show.

The arrangements for the bench show that is to take place
at the skating rink at Washington, D. O., from February 20
to 23, are rapidly approaching completion. Applications for
entries have already been received from Massachusetts, New
York, Bhode Island, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wyoming,
Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, London and Montreal .
The exhibition is to be in charge of Mr. Charles Lincoln,
who has conducted nearly all the successful shows in this
country, including those in New York and at the Centennial.
There will be seventy-one classes and the cash premiums
will amount to $1,000, besides the special pri2es, which it is
expected will exceed that amount. Mr. Henning has already
given three hunting suits, to be compete for by owners of
sporting dogs. The grand medal won at the Crystal Palace,
England, by Mr. C. H. Mason is presented by him for com-
petition by the winners of other prizes. Special prizes are
to be given for dogs owned in Washington, and extra special
prizes for dogs owned in New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more. A cable dispatch has been sent to the Prince of
Wales, asking him to allow some of his dogs to be shown,
and a special invitation will be tendered to the Marquis of
Lome. The judges will be John S. Wise of Virginia, for
English and Gordon setters; C. H. Mason of Bradford, York-
shire, England, for Irish setters, pointers, spaniels, hounds
and fox-terriers; James Watson of New York, for mastiffs,
St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, collies and all other non-sport-
ing dogs. Although this, the first bench show given in Wash-
ington, promises to be a successful one. The number of
dogs exhibited will be large, and as Congress is in session the
attendance no doubt will be numerous.

Stockton Courses.

Last week a number of Stocktonians including James
Christy, Max Magner, J. Dominico, Joe Burnside, Ben Sam-
uels, J. Dougherty and James Squale held a coursing match
at Lockford near that city.

Max Magner entered Spotter, Joe Burnside and Minnie
Flood; James Christy, Smuggler; Ben Samuels, Silver; James
Squale, Lucky Baldwin; Tom Dougherty, Tommy Dougher-
ty, and Mr. Martin, Fly, Odd Fellow and a slut.

The first match was between Fly and Spotter and was won
by the latter. The second was between Joe Burnside and
Martin's slut and was won by the former. The third was
won by Minnie Flood over Lucky Baldwin. In the fourth
race Silver beat Lucky again and there was then a draw be-
tween Odd Fellow 'and Tommy Dougherty.

In the races between the winners, Smuggler beat Silver,
and Spotter beat Joe Burnside. Smuggler then got away
with Spotter and came out No. 1 in the matches.

After these races were over a match for $20 a side was
made between Lucky Baldwin and a hound belonging to Tom
Mead which was won by the former. Max Magner acted as
judge, John Dominico as slipper and James Christy as presi-
dent of the meeting.

♦

California Coursing Club.

Last Wednesday night the members of the California
Coursing Club held their regular monthly meeting at 539
California street, Dr. Sharkey presiding. The firBt business
transacted was the selection of officers for the ensuing year.
Dr. Sharkty declined a re-nomination, and ex-Senator J. C.
Murphy was unanimously elected President, John Hughes
Vice President, J. F. Carroll Treasurer and J. J. Murphy
Secretary. Treasurer Carroll reported the financial affairs of
the club in a very prosperous condition. Then came a dis-
cussion as to the holding of a spring meeting. It was finally
agreed to run at Merced on March 28 and 29, the club to
leave San Francisco by the 4 o'clock boat on the 27th of
March. The meeting' will be a stake for dogs of all ages,
open to all dogs on the Pacific Coast. Judge and slipper to
be chosen by the nominators. It is not known at present
how many dogs the club itself can muster, but as this will
be about the last match of the season a large number of en-
tries will probably come from the outside.

F. H. Bates proposes to match his Irish setter Joe Camp-
bell against either of the winners of the All-Aged Stakes at
the national field-trials at Grand Junction, Tenn., for a three
days' hunt on quail, in order to test the question of the su-
periority of the strains.

The Sonoma and Marin Coursing Club will hold its next
match on Thursday, the 15th, at Mecham's Eanch. Many
prizes will be given to winners.

Judging from the preparations being made to cultivate
hops, the yield this year on the Mokelumne river will be
greater than ever before.

Two gentlemen at Olema last week caught seven beautiful
salmon trout that weighed from ten to seventeen pounds
each.

Beaver-trapping is one of the pastimes along Feather

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An Ostrich's Nest.

After pairing, the ostrich begins to make his
nest. It is the male alone that performs this
duty. To do this it squats upon the ground,
and, balancing itself upon the sternum, it
scratches up the earth with its legs and throws
the sand behind it. When it has dug out
enough on one side to suit it, it turns around
and begins to dig on the other side, and con-
tinues this operation until it has made a hole
large enough to sit in comfortably. The nest
is elliptical m shape, and is about 0.25 meters
deep, 1 meter wide and 2J meters long. A
few days after the nest is finished, the female
begins to lay one egg on every alternate day
for eighteen or twenty days. She then rests for a
while, and then begins to lay more. A pair of os-
triches yield 40 eggs. This is only the minimum
number, which is always reached. It is not
unusual for a well-fed, well-kept pair to yield
fifty or sixty eggs. The eggs are placed so as
to leave no space between them. They are
sat upon at first for several hours each day
and finally altogether. The male and the fe-
male brood alternately. At night the male is
always on the nest, as it possesses greater
warmth than the female. When the birds re-
lieve each other on the nest, the new comer
turns over each egg in order that the portion
which has lain against the nest shall receive
the warmth of the brooder. These birds per-
form their duties with the greatest skill, with-
out any noise or breakage of eggs. They
squat down and with their head and neck
rake up and overturn every one of the eggs,
one after another, without neglecting a single
one. The incubation lasts forty- five days on
an average, sometimes fifty days, but never
continues beyond that. When the chicklings
hatch out they can be heard trying to break
the shell of the egg. Sometimes they succeed
in doing so, but usually the father breaks the
eggs under bis breast bone, and seizing with
his bill the inside skin, tears it and frees the
chicklings. Upon first reaching the air the
chickling remains limp and weak. But the
warmth of the parent soon revives it, and a
few hours afterward it begins to run about the
nest, exercising its long legs, tottling over at
each step, and recommencing its stumbling
journey. Four days after their hatching, the
chicklings begin to eat. They run after in-
sects and swallow small pebbles. The father
and mother do not help their little ones to
find food.

"I have been afflicted with an Af-
fection of the Throat from childhood, caused
by diphtheria, and have used various reme-
dies, but have never found anything equal to
Brown's Bronchial Troches." — Rev. IG. M.
F. Hampton, Pikelon, Ey. Sold only in
boxes.

The State Agricultural Society.

The following is a synopsis of the annual report
of the State Board of Agriculture prepared by Sec-
retary Smith and adopted by the Board at the an-
nual meeting last Monday.

His Excellency, George Stoneman, Governor of Cal-
ifornia, Sir: In compliance with the law the
State Board of Agriculture of California present
herewith their annual report for the year 1882. In
presenting this report we feel gratified at the progress
made by the society, and are assured that its useful-
ness can no longer be doubted. The demand for im-
proved live stock, occasioned by the competitive
spirit evinced at our annual exhibitions by breeders,
has increased since the organization of this society
from mere naught until we are now looked upon
with astonishment, and the highest encomiums are
paid to us by our Eastern brethren upon the favor-
able outgrowth of California's breeding establish-
ments. The superior qualities, both as to speed and
endurance, of California-bred horses, have awakened
a desire among foreign purchasers to obtain them.
The demand far exceeds the supply at the present
time, but we hope in the near future to be able to ac-
commodate all who-de3lre to purchase. The outlined
policy of the agricultural societies of this State, in
offering large premiums to bring out the speed and
endurance of all classes of untried horses, is having
the desired effect in developing the most desirable
and valuable qualities of this animal. "We have im-
proved upon all classes from the American horse of
twenty years ago, when that class was the only recog-
nized one paramount to the common mustang. We
are now able, not only to show the thoroughbred, but
others equally as valuable from a "blood" standpoint.
There is the Norman and Percheron, which classes
are now bred to an numerous extent. A large per
cent, of our draft horses are of these popular breeds,
and the demand for them has increased so that
breeders are turning their attention to the importa-
tion of this class. A glance at the entries made at
the last fair by J. B. Haggln in the first department
will give you some idea of the enormous classes that
are now being bred in this State, nearly all of which
were imported by that gentleman with a view of im-
proving the stock and opening out a larger field
which will give California a greater variety for the
purchaser to select from than any of our sister
States, This interest is young, but is fast develop-
ing; the climate being especially adapted for this
business, we may hope to see it take the lead in a
very short time, when California will be looked up-
on, as old Kentucky was in her younger days, as the
animal-producing State of our Union.

The demand for our improved cattle is also great,
and we cannot as yet fully supply the home wants of
our small breeders, their desire to improve their
herds having grown equally with the supply of the
original importers. This interest is also growing,
and is aided in every conceivable way by this State
Board. Many Imagine thatthere Is a great difference
in premiums awarded between horses and cattle; it
has been the object lo as nearly equalize these great
interests as the supply would warrant. Upon an ex-
amination of our premium lists, it will be seen that
the total amount of premiums given to all classes of
horses amounted in aggregate to 82,840, while those
to cattle of all classes are 82.5C5, which is but 5275
less than the horses; and taking into consideration
the amount of money invested in each, the difference
would result more favorably to the cattle-breeders.
Many labor under the false impression that too much
attention is given to races, while they are more than
self-sustaining, and are to a great extent the "pleas-
ure" after the "work" is done. The annual fair of
this Board is looked upon as a holiday week of rec-
reation and sport by the general public, and this
Board have labored to satisfy all. The entire morn-
ing and part of the afternoon are devoted to the ex-
amination of our argricultuxal products, our inven-

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rjons, our machinery and implements, the various
breeds of cattle and horses, swine, sheep, poultry,
etc., that are exhibited in the available places
throughout the grounds. Then, after this is done,
people naturally wonder what they will do the re-
mainder of the day. The Board has looked out for
this contingency, and has provided for their enter-
tainment a more than self-sustaining amusement and
interest— an amusement to those who care not for the
breeding qualities, and an interest for those en-
gaged in breeding. The stock raiser who de-
sires to combine speed and endurance with other
qualities is here enabled to judge for himself. To
show that no money appropriated by the State is
used for this, we submit our ledger account on race No.
5, given at the State Fair, 1882: Trotting, 2:25class;
purse, 51,200, mile heats, best three in five; $720 to
first horse, §360 to second, $120 to third; entrance,
ten per cent, on amount of purse.

Dr. '

To cash, first money 3720

To cash, second money 360

To cash, third money 120

81,200

Cr.

By cash received from entries made (9 at $120). SI,

By balance paid by Society 120

$1,200

Thus it will be seen that the society, after offering
this $1,200 purse, is out of pocket only $120, the
racing men themselves paying, in the way of en-
trance money, the remainder. This is taken as an
average case. The very next race eleven entrances
were received, which more than paid the deficit in
the last race. Our detailed statement will show the
following comparison respecting the race account:

Dr.
Added money purses $10,650 00

Cr.

Eeceipts from entries $4,895 00

Receipts from privileges 3,126 80—8,021 80

Balance $2,628 20

The net amount that is actually paid ont of our re-
ceipts. Those of the park for the entire week, for ad-
missions alone, amount to $11,683 50, and those of the
pavilion, for the same time, $5,409 15. You will
plainly see that without this portion of our fair the
premiums would have to be materially reduced.

The annual fair is useful and instructive, not only
to the agriculturist, but to the mechanic, the artisan,
the inventor and the professional man, each and all
of whom are more or less benefited by exhibits made.
The Board is now endeavoring to perfect a plan of
crop reports, which, if accomplished, will be valua-
ble. The system originated with the Department of
Agriculture at Washington, and is now being rapid-
ly pushed forward. The plan is to establish a corre-
spondent in each county who has public spirit
enough to report each month, upon blanks furnished,
the exact status of all crops. The difficulty experi-
enced by us is that it is very hard to select a thor-
oughly responsible man who is willing to BUbmit
this information. In some cases we have succeeded,
while in others we have signally tailed. There is
another proposition spoken of that we may adopt
another year, to have the necessary blanks printed
and. placed in the hands of every man who runs a
thrasher, and when he shall have completed his job,
to sit down and copy from bill charged to farmer the
exact number of bushels thrashed, and get at the
same time the acreage upon which it was grown,
Then at the end of the year the export can be de-
ducted, and the remainder will show the amount on
band. The Board desire the hearty co-operation of
all agriculturists in this method to get the accurate
statistics, so that the products of California maybe
fully shown from the producers' estimates, and not
the speculators'. The great drawback of the Board in
the past has been the indebtedness, which is now
wholly wiped out, and the society is in better condi-
tion than it has been for years. The grounds are in
good order, likewise the stabling and stands. The
marked increase of California's industries and in-
ventions has made it necessary for the Board to con-
sider some plan for the erection of a desirable build-
ing, wherein the resources could be shown in a much
larger sphere. The present building has proven
wholly inadequate to accommodate the vast throng
of exhibitors that apply each year for admission.
It is contemplated to establish a permanent exhibi-
tion of California's products wherein could be placed
for exhibition: First, the agricultural department-
specimens of seeds, native woods, and other interest-
ing natural products; second, a geological depart-
ment; third, a mineralogical department; fourth, a
zoological department; fifth, a department for antiq-
uities. This exhibition to be open to all tourists and
those interested in the products of our State. Such
a plan is feasible, and can with little aid be accom-
plished.

The society being under the supervision of the
State, the Board have thought proper to advise the lo-
cation of a building to be known as the State Indus-
trial Exhibition Pavilion, upon the grounds of the
State located directly east of the Capitol. At a con-
ference held with the Sacramento Board of Trade, it
was agreed that the city and county of Sacramento
should present the State with the sum of $40,000 to
aid in the erection of said building, provided the
State would agree to erect one. It is the earnest de-
sire of all connected with the society throughout the
8tate that a new building should be erected. The
advantages gained and knowledge disseminated
through our exhibitions is oflvast importance to the
State, and should be encouraged. Wp are no longer
young, hut fast approaching an age when we
should be fully up in enterprises of this character
as our sister states.

The object of this society being to encourage the
cultivation of the soil, you will find several valoftble
papers herewith, pertaining to the mode and manner
of cultivating the soil for various products. We also
present herewith a map of California, with all infor-
mation necessary to those wishing to migrate to this
Shite. Out reports are sent to all the civilized por-

tions of the globe. This information will be dissem-
inated in proper form.

FINANCIAL BUMMAnY.

Amount on band at commencement of the

year $293 11

Total receipts from all sources 40,lH ?*

Total disbursements $10,202 92

Cash on hand 231 93

-$40,434 85

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote; Best City Extra. $5 80®?6;
Superfine, $5S$5 50; Interior Extra, $4 76®$5 SO;
Interior Superfine, $3 75(2,$4 50 P* bbl.

WHEAT— The market is strong in this grain and
milling grades, choice, bring SI 90 and $1 85 and
SI 871 for good shipping qualities. Recent sales are
No. 1 "White, buyer February, $1 88$; No. 1 White do.
$1 87(S.S1 87i

BARLEY— The market is strong and if any it has
an upward tendencv. The figures of recent sales
are, No. 1 Feed, spot, SI 231, do. March $1 22i to
$1 233; April $1 23J to $1 24; No. 1 Brewing $1 331
offered and SI 271 bid.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 70&31 75; Good, $1 75®
$1 821; Choice, SI 85:5:31 95 0 ctl.

RYE— Business dull. Quotable at $1 65®S1 75 for
fair to good,

FEED— Ground Barley, $28«S30 f ton; Cracked
Corn, S36 & ton; Shorts, $l7;a$19 p ton; Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to the trade at $35 ^ ton, less
the usual discount; Middlings, $23&$24 ^ ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $13 50®?15; Wheat, S15 50&S17 50
Wild Oat, $15®S17; Mixed, $11(£$15 J? ton.

STRAW— SOc.aSl per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, lGknlGjc ; California
Hams, 15(2jl5ic for plain, lo.V^lGc for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16®10lc; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 14(%14lc for heavy and me-
dium, and 15@151c for light and extra light; Clear
Sides. U^Ulc ; Pork, S18&S18ft for Extra Prime $20®
$20 50 for Prime Mess,$23-«.24 for Mess, $25®$2550 for
clear and $26^26 50 for extra Clear ; Pigs' Feet. S16®
$18 ^ bbl; Mess beef, $16 50 for bbls and $8 50 for hf
bbls ; Extra Mess Beef, $16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf
bis; Family Beef, S18&18 50 ^ bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 12jf@13G £ lb.

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, 30®50c for common
and75c&31 75$* hx for good; Lemons, $6;o.7$ per
box for Sicily; California Lemons ,*$2 50;S$3 per box;
Limes, S8®$9 per box for Mexican; Bananas,
1 50;S$3 39 bunch; California Oranges, S2®$3 per
box; Pineapples, $6®$8 & doz. New crop
Western Cranberries are offering at $15;2_$17
& bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $8
to $10 ;p ton; Carrots, 30(fl>50c; Turnips, 75c@31;
Cauliflower, SI 50 & dozen; Cabbage, 75c®$l &
ctl; Garlic, 21c 3p ft; Celery, 50c p doz;
Dried Okra, 20,'®30c; Dry Peppers, 10®121c 1? ft;
Green Peas, 5®8c Green Peppers, 6c£8c per lb;
Tomatoes, 6cGE?'8c ^ ft,

POTATOES— River Red, 65;a85c; Early Rose, 70
(5295; Tomales and petaluma, $90®$1 15 ^ ctl
Humboldt Red, $1 35[a$l 45; Kidney and Peachblow
$1 35^S1 45 per ctl; New, 3®31c per ft.

ONIONS— For fair to choice, 75C&S1 35 is the range
of prices.

BEANS— Bayos S4(S$4 60; Butter, S3® $3 25 for
small and S3 20@$3 50 for large; Lima, $3 C.5;a.?3 80;
Pea,$310(aj$3 25;Pink, S3 50&33 60; Red, $3 50a.<( 00;
small White, $3 10£$3 25; large White, $2 75(383
t> ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy. 26 a 27c;
choice, 24® 25; fair to good, 20® 23c: inferior lota
from country stores, 16®18c; firkin, 22®24c for
good to choice, and 18®20c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 20®23; Eastern, 16®20c ^ ft.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14®15c for choice;
11®13 for fair to good; do, factory, in .boxes, 14®
16c; Eastern, 16®17c.

EGGS -California, 18®22c & doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 18®19c; do
Hens, 19®20c;do dressed, 18® 22c; Roosters, $6 50®
$7 50 for old and $9®S10 for young; Hens $7
®S8; Broilers, S6®$7, according to Bize; Ducks
9® 510 & dozen; Geese, S2®$2 50 ^ pair.

GAME— Market fairly lively. Quail, 85c®
$1 $r doz; Mallard Ducks, $2 75®$3; Sprigs,
S1®$1 25; Canvasback, $2 76®S3; Brandt, SI 25®
1 50; Gray Geese $2®S2 50; White Geese, SI 25®$1 50;
Honkers, S4®$4 50; Snipe, $2 25®S2 50 for English and
50"S75c for common; Teal, 75® $1 ; Widgeon,
$1®1 25; Hare, SI 75®?2; Rabbits, SI 25®$1 75.

WOOL— For choice parcels there is fairinqniry. We
quote fall: San Joaquin and Coast, 8®llc; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, 9;o;llc; Northern Fall,
free, 15 a 20c; Northern Fall, defective, ll®14o; North-
ern Fall, Lamb, 15®17c; free Mountain, 11 "IV.
Eastern Oregon, lil®22c; Valley Oregon, 22®26c. We
quote spring California i? ft H 6.20c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection,
18'5,181c & ft; culls one third less, and Mexican
Hides lc ^ ft less. Dry Kip, 18ft.imc: Dry C.ilf.
19®20c; Salted Steers, over 55 lbs, lie fr ft; Steers
andCow8,mediuin.l0c;lightdo,9c: Salted Kip, 15 to
30 lbs. lie; Salted Calf. H® 15c \< ft; Salted Veal, 12*
ai5c; Sheep Skins, 26®30c for Shearlings; 30
®50c for short, 60®90c for medium, and 81W81 80
apeice for long wool and wool skins. Butchertown
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW-Quotable at 8®8io p ft for rendered
and Ufa 12c for refined, both In Hhipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaugbterors to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 9® 10c; medium grade, 7i®8c; In-
ferior. 5l®61c $» lb.

VEAL— Large Calves. 8®9c; small ones, 9®10c
p ft.

Mi;TTON — Wethers are quotable at5®5jc and Ewes
al lj ,, ■„■ p it., kccordine to Duality.

LAMB— Quotable at 6l®7c V ft-

PORK— Live Hogs. 6j®7c for bard and 5i<\o.<U
for soft; dressed do 9®9*c £ ft for hard grain
hogs.

AMUSEMENTS.

BALDWIN THEATER.

GUSTAVE FROHMAN Lessee

Yovng TiyrRs

KS. TTTIMHROP.

RS* \l\J I-VrHROP.

V V IOTHROP.

Commencing Monday Evening, Feb. 1^.

THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING

Last E S M E R A L D A

Presentations E S M E R A L D A
of ESMERALDA

ESMERALDA

EY THE

Madison Square Theater Home

COMPANY.

HAVEBLT'S CALIFORNIA THEATER.

J. H. HAVEKLT Proprietor

FBEDEBICK W. BERT Manager

SST Tlie Leading Theater. T£S

Haverly's Attractions do not play on Sunday Evenings.

FRANZISKA ELLMENREICH.
FEA NZ1SKA EL I .VEXHEWH.
FRANZISKA ELLMENREICH.
FRA NZISKA FL L MEN REICH.
FRANZISKA ELLMENREICH.
Engagement for Positively Two Weeks
Only.

THIS EVENING AND TILL FURTHER NOTICE,
*®" HIT ARTf Q T V A R T. B
IS, 1V1 ARV ijTl'ART.a

ONLY " CAMILLE " MATINEE THIS AFTER-
NOON.

Box office open daily from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m.t where
reserved seats can be secured six days in advance.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETHEIAR, 2:2-5',; NAPA QUEEN,
2;38K; Rockwell, Zflfl; BUI Woodward, 2:40;

Sraoiithbriiir, tHo-yeiir-olii record 2:.r.T: Mjiv Hjiv, two-
year-Old record -:'■:>':. will make the season "i IB83 .it
Oakland on Thursdays, Fridaye and Saturdays and at

Walnut Creek Mnn!;iy^, MninlayB, Tuesdays and Wed-
nesdays, He wis f.ir--<l 1>v ( .Viii-r.il T.tvlur. d;itn jVtiiiii?
by Lexington, Terms $»'' for tin' se.is..,,. <<<><>ri pastur-
age at reasmi.ible rates. >'«.i responsibility fur ao-idi-ms
ur escapes. Address

THOMAS $. liKIUMH.
Seventeenth St. and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Ileiiinld, USA San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

LAX'; SIT A N'S, HKATI-
tnas, Cochins, Leghorns,
Rondana, Plymontn Knrks,
v. tiite Fa :« i Black S\

( ■ it i lira f> i wis, Aylrsbury,
i mi 0 and l'ekin" ducks.
Bronze and White Holland
tnrki -\ ■ i ■. Also

DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE

rolaiicl China l*i<r*i. Jersey Cattle. Etc.

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; orezlOOpagM; handsomely illustrated

i rn i ii | mall, SO cents.

Stock or eggs tor batching guaranteed true to name,
and in arrive safely. For further Information please
write, inclosing stamp. Circular and price-list sent on
application. iTdi

Myl WILLIAM MI,F\ Los Angeles. Cal.

TiiK M-.Mi-wi-.i ki.v E a BTO R BOONIAN
with pictures ol Pendleton, CentervlUe, Weston
Cinatin.i City, Echo City, Pilot Rock md Hi

any address three inontlis, 91;

twelve months, :■!. Sample CopV ril i ■ - ■ T ■■ r

g cents. The w it and truest descrfptli i
■ al v. tu -it and
i; 1ST OBEOONIAN PUBLISH i ■
PANY, Pe dleUin, L'matlUa county. <jr

94

■glue ifcejete anil j^ovtemmi.

Feb 10

STALLIOKS.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen haiids in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrislman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrinb Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and leas by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THK LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at tliis date 1,2(50 pounds') combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as "a sire of trotters.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1SS3, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of £40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby auv inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. 1RYIN AIRE*.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

STALLIONS.

ABBOTSFORD.

KF" Record at Sis Tears old, 2:21i. ^9

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BT YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambnno by Mambrino Chief, bis dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
1! is uv.ii r>-ennl is -:21: ■-', and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them: Abbottsford, 1-^1}^ ; Convoy, 2:2i!',; Magenta, 2:2-13;;
La.lv MeKatri.lge,2:29; Dacia, 2 :29^ ; George A. Ayer,2;30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
miming mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27}j,'
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:10V. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Prineeps.the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the darn of Abbottsford, has nine of bis get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both Bides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
in a rich rosewood brown, 15V hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, bis daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in lcSl, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.

Y. In |. !■]■■. l->q., San Mateo, season i'miu ining l-Vbriurv l'th and ending

jinn- 1st, IKhS, For full hiBtory see the Issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN Of August 5th, l.v.2.

• UEOKiiE ISA VI, is. Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT. NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
ih, 1879: tired by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

Ittt dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd

3rd '

4th '

6th '

6th '

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.
Y.ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.
Fashion, by imported Trustee.
Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Reality, by Sir Archy,

■ . i— By Imported Medley.

Hth
Oth

loth
nth

12th
13th

By imported < vntluei.
By Mark Anthony.
By Imported Janun,
By imported Monkey.
By imported Silver.-y.'.
By Spanker.

e Brace's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p.W", and vol. 3, p.1

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to Julv 15th , 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Ryadyk's Hambletonian, his
dain Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is lo& hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was' bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1S7S.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will he bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. MCINTOSH, Chico, Cal.

Will make the ermulng season, 1883, from February 15th to June 15th, at
be Oakland Trotting Park. Terras 860 the season.

.losii'il CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, Sun Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

STALLIOKS.

THIS GKEAT RACEHOBSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIHE WILL
make the season 1883, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judson's Wildidle
farm, Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES .V If. C. JEDSON.

Owners, Santa Clara,

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

fiiJiSil^

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE" ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— 850, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made fur pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AM) DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Prvor, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoe.by American Eclipse.

Tliird dam Yo'ing Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Anette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Baylor's 'iallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regnlus.

Tenth dam Imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam bv Greyhound.

Thirteenth dum Snph(.misb;i's dam, by Curwcn Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcv's chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteahirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague Mare.

War Dance bv Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camilllna, bv Camillus.

Fourth dam by Smnlensko.

Fifth dam Miss Camion, bv Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam by Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dain bv Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelabv Betty, bv Curwen's Rnv Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Idster Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORKS,

At the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

STALLIONS.

fflprc.*.^

OWNERS OF STALLIONS DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS
of their stock horses before the breeding public should advertise in
the Breeder and Sportsman. The fee from one mare will pay the
cost of a reasonable advertisement.

Stallion bills printed in first-class style. Call at this office and see
samples.

NO. 503 MONTGOMERY ST.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Echo. His dam Belie Mason by Belmont, Thorough.
bred.

Echo by~ Bysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( WilliaTnson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Calalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAE31 THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 1SS3, and ending June 15, 1SS3, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany hav, with inside or* off hind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen bands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10,1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown
great speed, but as vet has no public record. For full history of his sire.
Echo, see Breeder and Sportsman July 29, 1SS2. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman:, issue of September 16,1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in fual can he returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES .1. ELLIS,
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Ca!.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOB HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam ll'enuie Farrow, Ijy imported shamrock.

Third dam Ida, bv imported Bclshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Kichard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by M likes Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Mirung.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth darn bv imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam bv imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam bv Partner. ■

Thirteenth dam bv imported Monkey. .

Fourteenth dam imported maro from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.
rpERMS-$50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MAEES OF APPROVED

I breediue Good pasturage for mares from a distance at ;■! per month.
C^re will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must

taMVplaceS, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, ia five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

TM rSSrae stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sire™ aid every one of his colts that has been trained can mn fast.
Anions them are Fred Collier and Jim Benwick. JJor history of Joe
Hooker see bkeedeb asd Sportsman Jan 20, 1883.

THEO ■\V1NTEBS, Sacramento, Cal.

1883

|/ltc IPrccdcv and j&porisnrati.

MISCELLANEO US.

BUT DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

BUGGIErt
UGGIEU

UGGIE
UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

ANY STTLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

1 3 1 a AM) 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

.CBEATGUNS for THE PEOPLE. %
S GREAT WtSTERNJ^afe^GUN WORKS, g

3 S ^M^ 1^ i- <*
H

p<

MISCELLANEOUS.

WM, E. CH.MtBF.BUlS JE.

THOS. A. Robinsox

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

semi for circhi^vrs.

SVBSCRIBE FOB A ADVERTISE ITVT
JDREEDER AXD SjPORTSMaAAI

THAD STEVENS.

r"T0".*Li rALQ"UES frfe.
.--;. Slmt Onus. Rcvoli-t-rs. Aminaailinn. Sci
^ l&lliaz 1 ***.£. Unlon.Jfcn. st*nt ('. (>. D.Tor eianjIoa:ii>n. m.

Address GREAT WESTERN GTJ>' WORKS,

22yl Pittsburgh, Pa.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address
fr, M. MURKY, Agent, •
Sacramento Racetrack.

ALBERT W.

By Electioneer. His Dam Sister to Aurora by John Nelson.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, COMMENCING THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY, 1883, AND
ending the lBt of July, 1883, at the Oakland Trotting Park..

TERMS, $300 THE SEASON.

MONET PAYABLE BEFORE THE MARE IS TAKEN" AWAY. GOOD PASTURAGE AT 35 PER
month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. . ~WT \ T T'vQTlT^TTVT

No. 320 Sansoine street, San Francisco, Cal. A.. W A.LDD I .fcjl-IN .

" Tips and Toe-Weights."

♦■

A NATURAL AND PLAIN METHOD OF HORSE-SHOEING:

WITH

AN APPENDIX TREATING OF THE ACTION OF THE RACE-HORSE AND
TROTTER AS SHOWN BT INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHT.

TOE AND SIDE-WEIGHTS.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

(AUTHOR OF "HORSE PORTRAITURE.")

" Round -hoofed, short-jointed, fetlocks sling and long." — Shakespeare.

In Press, and will be Published about the 15th of February, 1883. "KJ

LINES OF TRAVEL.

C. P. Iv. R.

TIME SCHEDULE

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows;

00 Pi

00 P i

8:00 A :

3:30 P !

8:00 a :

* 4 :00 p :
9:30 A i
4:30 p I
8:00 a 1

* 4 :00 P I
8:00 a :

* 3 :30 p ;
i 8:00 A !

8:00 a i
10 :00 a :
3,-OOp :

* 5 :00 p :
3:30 p i
5:30 p :
8:00 a i
8;00 a ;
8:00 a ]
3:30 p :

* 4:00 P :
8*0 a ;
3:00 p :

* 8 :00 a ;
SflO a :
9:30 a :

DESTINATION.

.. Antioch and Martinez..

....Calistoga and Napa

. j Deming, El Paso ) Express.
. I and East J Emigrant

. jGalt and I via Liverinore

. ( Stockton J via Martinez

.... Knight's Landing

" " ISundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton....

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chico

..Niles and Hay wards

2:40 p m

♦10:10 A M

*12:40 p m

7:40 p m

11 10 A SI

♦10:10 a St

7:40 P M

2:40 P SI

7:10 a m

.5:40 p si

♦12:40 p M

5:40 p si

11:10 a st

2:40 p si

5:40 P u

r 8:40 a M

2:40 P M

♦12:40 P 31

5:40 P M

5:40 p M

3:40 P M

:40

• J Ogden and ) Express

. ( East (Emigrant

....Redding and Red Bluff

•I Sacramento Uia BeST*'
;} and Colfax f^Eemcra......

....Sacramento River Steamers.,
....San Jose

..Tehama and Willows..
..Vallejo

^Sundays only..

..Virginia City..
..Woodland

3:40 -

11:10
6:10 A si
5:40 P M
5:40 P M
7:40 P st
11:10 a M
' 6:00 a m
3:40 p M

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10 P *r
7:40 PM
2:40 P M
♦10:10 a m
±11:10 a \t
*12:40 p st
11:10 A M
* 7:40 P M
11:10 A

M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. st. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRARS, 1U OAKLAND
PEER.

Erom San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00—*6:30— 7:30— 8:30— 9:30—
10:30 — 11:30—12:30—1:30—2:30—3:30—1:30—5:30—6:30—
7:00— S:00— 9:30— LI :00—*12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *±6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— *+8:30
9:00 — *t9:30 — 10:00 — 11:00 — 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3 :00—
*t3:3Q— 1:00— *t4:30— 5:00— *t5:30— 6:00— *t6:30 — 7:00—
*8 :00— 9 :30— 11 :00— ♦12:00.

TO BERKELEY— ♦6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— *8:30
—9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— ±10:30— 11:00— ±11:30 — 12:00— 1:00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—

8:00-9:30— *12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELEY — *6:00!—*6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 —
±8:00— *3 :30— 9:00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2:00— 3 :00— 1 :00— *4 :30
—5:00— •5:30—6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:32— •fl:02— 6:32
7:02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11 :02—
11:32— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— 1:32— 2:02— '2:32— 3:02 — 3:32—
4:02—4:32—5:02—5:32—6:02—6:32—7:02—8:02—9:32—11:

FROM EASTOAKLAND—*5:21— •5:51— 6:21— 6:51— 7:51
—8:51— 9:51— 10:51— 11:51— 12:51— 1:51— 2:51— 3:51 — 4:51
—5:51—6:51-7:51-9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-«5:15— •5:45—6:15—7:10— •t7:3-5— 8:10
_*t8:35— 9:10— •±9:35—10:10— •±10:3-5-11:10— 12:10—1:10
—2:10— 3:10— 4:10— •±4:35—5:10— n5:35 — 6:10 — ♦±6:35—
7 : 15— «f7 :35— 9 : 15—10 :45.

FROM BERKELEY — •Bs46— •8:15-fli«— *7:15-^ 7:45—

•8:15 — 8:45— ±9:15— 9:45— ±10:15— 10:4.5— (11:15 — 11 :4-5 —
12;45— 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45— 1:15— 4:45— 5:15— 5: t"V-G: Ti-
ei 15— 7:45— 9:15— *10:45.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— •5:15
_7^5— 8:45— 9:45— 10:45— 1:45— 2:15-
5 :15— "6:15— 6:45— *7 :15.

3:.15_4:45-»5:15—

< REEK ROl'TE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO -
3:15—5:15.

?:15— 9:15— 11 :15— 1 :15—

FROM OAKLAND-«6:15— 8:15— 10J5-12:15-2:15— 1:1

All trains run daily, except when star (*1 denotes
Sundays excepted. fTralns marked thus ( ±)run via
East Oakland. JSundays only.

"Standard Time" furnished by Randolph 4 co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. H. TOWNE,

Gen. Manager.

T. II. GOODHA1V.

Gen, Pass ITkt Agt.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

BROAD BADGE.

WTnter Arrangement.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from ami arrive at S;m Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, betweenThlrd

and Fourth -Mn-etsi as follows :

LEAVE

s. F.

DESTINATION.

t 6 :50 A M
8:30 a m
10 HO A M
• 3 :30 p SI
4:30 pm
6:30 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Meiilo Park.

6:40 a m
9 i& a u

S 37 p m

tSMF H

6:02p m

8 :30 a si I "I
lOrlO a si I Santa Clara, San Jose and]
*3:30psi| f Principal Way Stations.

4:30 P MlJ

(I BKB A si
• 10:02 A M
3:37 pm
tl:'ij [■ M

10:40 a Mi J Gllroy.Pajaio.CastrovUIe (|
*3:30psi' f and Monterey. ( '

10:40a mi HolUsterand Tree Plnoe.

jSoqueU, 6:(r2 PM

ifwn a wl ) Salinas, Soledad and Way I
1U.4U A st | ( Stations.

: C p y
'Sundays exceptij7[. tSuiii];iys unh i si'"n-iiM-n'- train i .

Stage connections are made daily with the I0rf0A.u,

Train, except Peseadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8::i0 a. si. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdavs and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, ?.5; also to
principal points between >'an Fram-isco and ^:m -lose.

Ticket Offices.— Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and Nn. 2 New Montgomerv street. Palace Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H.R.JTDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A- Tkt. Agt.

R®" S.P.Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles.
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

BESPECTFTTLLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TKALNS LEAVE SAN FBANCISCO DAILT FOE

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHAESIINO

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA T OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon! Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA THING ES TA BL IS H MEN T

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
ASPAt'IOlS SVIIIIN TASK

(150 X 60 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

alBatns with DOUCHE an
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH
Of pore white eand tor SURF BATHING. Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOnlTX AJiD SANTA CRUZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

QEV-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRt'Z R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. K.

The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa I'nir. and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDRl -
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily

:«t Sau Mateo [or those well-known Retreats, I'URIs-
SIMA, SAN GllE<;niUO and PF.si'ADl ttO. Wo
would particularly fall attention to the iniliii
tent of range at and about s.\N BRTJNO and ftfoMA-
HON'3 for RIFLE iMtA) TI03 .

These resorts are but a short distani-e from San
Francisco and oHer special inducements to the lovers
of tills manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and otherB presenting Passage Tickets n
any description issued by this Company will b
tied to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried in Baggago Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Insi i
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

l*?rln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
whil*1 in transit, it i- nec< ss irj that thi .
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Gons and Fishing
Tackle < 'becked ami rarried free i.i oharge. Gnri
apart ami securely picked in wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passeng< t

ticket 0FFICB6.— -Pasaenger Depot, Townsend

street, and Nn.2 New Montgomery street , r
A.C.BASS] TT, H. R..1TT'

Superintendent Asst. Pas?, an

I OsT*S. P. Atlantic Express Trsin via I
Yuma, etc, leaves San Francisco dallv v:
I Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9;3Q a. u.

96

^Ixc fleeter smtf j^jwtsromt.

Feb 10

MEDICAL.

MEDICAL.

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold by Druggists. S. E. G. BAMSO>,

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

MORRISON'S

GESTEVE T^IEES A TY
ENVINE LJ>IELS A \m*
EMEVE JL 1IXS A X

OWDERS.

ORDERS.
OWDERS.

Fresh from the British College of
Health, London.

JL the onlv certain vital restorative. .
matter what the complaint, nor how long its duration,
if properlv persevered in. No need of being sick or
ailing with these wonderful and new-life-giving reme-
dies fn your possession. This medicine is not a patent
humbug, but old, tried, reliable and world-wide in its
reputation, and thousands of people on the Pacific
Coast can testify to its great healing power and curative
qualities.

Sold only by the dulv- authorized agent,

MRS. A. E. HESEEX,
Room 13, Rubs House, 1009 J street, Sacramento, Cal
Send for circulars.

I CURE FITS!

TVhenSvmfo Idonot mean merely to atop tprn for a

n^nnwrSiiBftcn™. Send at ouce for a treatise and a
F?L Ctt" of mySinfaniW9 remedy. Give >&£»» and Po3t
Office It costs yon nothing for a trial, and I will cure you

-e a positive remedy f«r the ftnovu disease; by Its use
imiusnnds of cases of the worst kind find of long standing
h,ivo been cured. Indeed, so strong 1-i my faith In Its efficacy,
that I ivlllsfndTWu UOTTr-KS Ff:EE, torrether with a VAL-
UABLE TREATISE on this disease, to any sufferer. Give Ex-
press & P 0. address. 1>K.T. A-SLOCUSOfliPaarlSUia-TC

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

R. STONE,

STONE MANAGER

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AND ALL KINDS OF

SADDLER V HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
4S15 A 4»4 Battery St,, Cor. Wasfciugton,

6m3 SAN FRANCISCO.

FOR SALE.

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OF THOROUGH-
bred setters, well broke, for
sale, applv to

E. LEATESLEY.

Gilroy.

FOR SALE.

THE WELL-KNOWN TROT-
ting mare Nellie 'Grant, by Fred
Low, from old Lady Grant, of
Whip, Morgau and Copperbottora
stock. Nellie Grant is black
without white, sixteen hands one
inch high, of fine form, and free
from hereditary defects. She was a very fast trotter
but incapacitated from track work owing to an acci-
dent. From her breeding, form and speed she Bhould
prove a very valuable broodmare. Apply to

JOIIS HOWES.
504 and 506 Sansome street, San Francisco.

RACES.

Spring Race Meeting.
pacificTcoast

Blood Horse Association

FO.rl SALE.

n.A VERT FINE HAMBLETO-
a, an stallion, imported from Svr-
cuse, N. Y.; nine years old;
mahogany bay ; sixteen hands
high; perfectly sound; well
broken; very stylish; cost over
$1,500; property of a hanker; full

H

J. O'KANE,

Manufactures and Impoeteb of

AKXESS, SADDUES, BUSKBI
ABNESS, SAinUS, BLANKET,
ABXESS, SADDLES, BLANKET

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

s.

767 Market Street, San Fraacisco.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

The Horse's Friend

Prof. W. H. Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

LATE FROM BOSTON, CALLS THE ATTEN-
tion of horsemen to the fact that there are hun-
dreds of horses in this city absolutely suffering from
sore mouths and other complications directly caused by
bad teeth, and they show this by the following bad hab-
its :

Bit lugging, Driving on one Rein, Balk-
ing, Bolting, Tossing the Mead
while Driving,

PULLING ON THE BIT,

Drooling and roaming at the Month,

and other faults which can be corrected by dental ma-
nipulation. The Professor can be consulted at his office
at the Fashion stables , 221 Ellis street. Office hours from
8 to 9 :30 a.m., 1 to 2:30 and 6:30 to 7:30 p. m., Tuesdays ex-
cepted, when he will be at Thirteenth street stables in
Oakland. Orders left at the Club stables, Taylor street,
and the St. George, Bush street, or by mail, will re-
ceive prompt attention. Consultation and examination
gratis.
N. B.— Particular attention paid to gents* drivers.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

For Sore Backs, Bnchsliins, Cuts, Wounds

and Abrasions,

PRICE $2 the PINT, $1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE^

BARRY <fc CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price $1 00 per pot.

Messrs. Fairchild Bros. & Foster

60 Fulton street, New York City, wholesale agents for

New York,

Messrs. Van Schaack, Stevenson A Co.

92 ahd 9-1 Lake street, cor. Dearborn, Chicago. 111.,

wholesale and retail agents for the West.

Agents wanted in all large cities.

BARRY A CO., 40 WEST 94TH ST., M. Y.

MR. WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom-
22m6 mends, these remedies.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots " of all
kinds for horses. Canre-
fer to all the principal!
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.

N. B.— My acknowledged superiority in
this branch of business is largely due to
'careful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
_ders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka "
Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies* and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2>£- id race saddles.

papers ; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer.
Can be seen at Club Stables.

FOR SALE.

NUTWOOD FILLY, FOALED
May 7, 1S79.

First dam Belle, by Abdallah, by
Rvsdyk's Hambletonian.

Second dam Kate Crockett, by
; Langf ord.

Third dam by American Boy.
Will also sell the dam. Apply to
4t3 R. S1TER, San Jose.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

OAPT. FOSTER,

At the Cliff House.

and"

P. DOT LE,

H

"A B N E S S

A R N E S S

.A B N E S ~

COIIAK,

(Or.IAR.
fOLIAB,

SADDLE
SADDLE
SADDLE

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

1011 Market Street., San Francisco.

All Work Made of the Best Matebialb,
Hand, and Waheakted.

GREAT
Electric

HAIR
TONIC

SEND FOR PRICES. "^J

J. A. McKEBRON,

MANUFACTURER OF

PINE HARNESS.

Horse Roots a Specialty.

Removed to 230 and 232 Ellis street, opposite Fashion
Stables, San Francisco.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
■work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
30yl Sacramento.

SPORTING GOODS.

Sporting Goods.

PREPARED FROM HERBS. THE ONLY SURE
remedy tliat will restore the hair. It removes dan-

iiruir ; also prevents the hair from falling out, and for a
dressing for ladies and children it has no equal.

PRItX PER BOTTLE, $1.00.

Forwarded to any part of the United states on receipt
of price. Laboratory end offlce 120 Tyler street, San
Francisco, Cal.

M. A. REAVES, Sole Proprietor.

T*p- S END FO R CI RCULAR.-^

TRY AN ADVERTISEMENT
THE TURF AND H PORTING AOTHOIin:
HEj BREEDER A>D -SJPORTSMA

:n

Leading Cutlers

Boxing ©loves, Foils. Com.

bat Swords, Indian Clubs,

Hunting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS,
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A FIMCK,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GUNS, PISTOLS. t'l'TLEBY,

FISHING TACKLE, AM-

Ml INITIOS, ETC.

513 Clay Street, San Francisco.

KILLIP & CO.n

AUCTION ASD COMMISSION' DEALERS

IN"

IMPROVED LIVE STOCK,

No. lie Montgomery St., S. F.

First Day Regular Meeting—Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of

half amile; closed -with thirty- two nominations.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; $25 each, $10 for-
feit, 6125 added; second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

No. 3— Winters' Stake; for three-year-olds; dash of a
mile and a half; closed with twenty-eight nominations.

No. 4— Hurdle race; purse of §150, of which 825 to
second horse; entrance free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over five hurdles.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

No. 5— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old fillies; dash of five-
lile.
6— Purse $200, of which, $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; free for all ; dash of a mile.

No. 8— Selling race ; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse ; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles :
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; two lbs. allowed for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three tbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse ■ en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

No. 10— Handicap Stake ; for three-year-olds ; $25
entrance, $10 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second
horse; third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p. ru.; declaration to he made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

o. 11— Pacific Cup ; handicap of §50 each; $20 dec-
laration; $500 added; second to receive $150; third to
save stake ; two and a quarter miles ; weightB announced
April 21 ; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

No. 12— Hurdle race ; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a hail over
sis hurdles.

Second

AUCTION SALE OF HIGH BRED TROTTING
brood mares, stallions, fillies and geldings, road-
sters, etc., etc., the property of the estate of the late

DA NIBL COOK.

TO BE SOLD

Wednesday, February 28, 1883,

AT 11 A. M., AT THE

Oakland Trotting Park.

Take the Berkeley train for Shell Mound Station.

Stock win be on exhibition at park, Monday, Feb. 26.
Catalogues and all neccessary information may be ob-
talned of the undersigned. KIOJp ^ m

Anctioneers, 116 Montgomery St.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

^PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER.

116 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

Extra Day-
May 2.

Wednesday,

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for two-year-olds ; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for aU; $25 entrance;
$10 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second, third to Bave
stake ; dash of one and a quarter miles ; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which $25 "to sec-
ond horse : entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three.year-olds; $25
entrance; $10 declaration; $200 added; Becond to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
■weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; closed with thirty-two nomina-
tions.

No. 18 — Spirit of the Times Stake ; for three-year-
olds ; dash of one and three-quarters miles ; closed with
twenty-eight nominations.

No. 19 — Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for all ages ; dash of two miles.

No. 20— Hurdle race; purse $200, of which $50 to sec
ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over fool
hurdles.

Entries to stakes and purses not marked closed, will
close March 1, 1883.

Races to close wiU be run under weights adopted at
annual meeting, 1881.

Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m, the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members wiU be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

Parties making nominations wiU be required to re-
cord colors at time of making entries, and after record
wiU not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule
will be strictly enforced.

AH nominations in stakes and entries in purses must
be made on or before the first day of MaTch next, 1883,
directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary, Box 1961,
P. O., San Francisco. To be valid they must be plain-
ly postmarked on that day— March 1.

THEO. WINTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary.

MME. EXILDA LA CHAPELLE,

SPORTSMENS HEADQUARTERS.
Northeast Corner Post Street A Central Av.

REFRESHMENTS AND LADEES' SITTING ROOM

N. A. JTTDD

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

; Hotel Begisters.

BLANK BOOK
MANUFACTURERS.

Q. H. STBONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

S5» Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

Ab

vlktim:

THE

BEEDEB AM)

OPOBTSMA,

:n

Patentees Advertisin;

BOOK-BINDERS,
PRINTERS,

Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine Antlaue Bindings at Eastern Bates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal

Russ House,

1009, IOII, 10I3 and 1015 J Street,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pastho s house every five minutes

THE VICTORIAN TROTTING CLUB,

(L'd)

PFEE-

The undermentioned Prize, to be competed for on a
day to be named in March next :

PRIZE OF 2,500 DOLLARS,

With Entrance Fees and Sweepstakes of $50 each

from Starters added.

Mile heats ; best three in five.

Open to all comers, bar geldings.

Winner to receive ■■>■: .soo ; scruii'l, two-thirds of Sweep
and Entrance Fees, and third, one-third. Entrance 5
per cent.

The Victorian Trotting Club holds membership in
the National Trotting Assocation of the United States,
under which Rules the races will be governed.

Any further information desired can be obtained by
addressing R. J. GIBNEY, Secretary,

Kirk Bazaar, Melbourne.

FREE CIRCULARS OF FEMALE PHOTOS,
books, cards, etc. Samples, 10c.

F. WRIGHT, Syracuse, N. Y.

HIE TURF A SPORT AUTHOTH'

OF THE COAST IS THE

, BREEDER A3B» SPORTSMA3B.

Y

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*o »1&&g&£by STREEt. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1883.

STTBSCBIPTION
FIVE DOLLABS A YEAR.

ltr\»Ttt*l

SINGLETON. Owned by J. T. Mcintosh, Chico, Cal.

Probably the rarest of any of the noted trotting families in
California is that which is of kin to the Bine Bulls.
About all, if not entirely so, of the strain is those which
Dr. Hicks brought here. In the desire to obtain the best
strains of the East and the large sums that have been paid for
representatives of the desired lines of blood, it is rather a re-
markable circumstance that the pride of hoosierdom should
have been overlooked.

This may have arisen from an idea that the breeding was
unfashionable, or, perhaps, the stigma which was promul-
gated several years ago had something to do with the lack of
appreciation. It is certain, however, that if Wilson's Blue
Bull had belonged to one of the purple clans the public
would have Tecognized his claims sooner; as it stands every
inch of ground had to be stubbornly battled for, and even
now with the second position as the progenitor of trotters
with records of 2:30] or better the praise is grudgingly be-
stowed.

Twenty-seven to his credit with records ranging from 2:19£
to the other limit is agrand showing, and this without much
aid in the maternal line from the recognized chief sources of
trotting merit. Grand as the display is we have heard that
scarcely any effort was made to increase the number, by any-
thing like a steady system of training.

As stated to us a Blue Bull would be unhitched from the
plow or farm wagon, and put on the course. If, after a
short trial, it did not come up to the expectations, and these
predicated on what some others of the tribe had done, viz.,
showing an ability to trot very fast with a few weeks' hand-
ling, it was relegated to menial duties. Even at the low
prices for training that ruled in Indiana the expense of an
entire season's handling was not to be thought of, and
if there was not a decided aptitude to acquire the fast
trotting step the schooling was brought to a suddeu termina-
tion. A few months' time and heavy toe-weights were
deemed ample to make a Blue Bull perfect in the art of fast

work at a diagonnl motion, and if not they were pronounced
dullards with whom there was no use to proceed.

Among the first of the Blue Bulls to appear outside of
Indiana was Purity, a mare which the late Mr. Wallace was
said to have paid $20,000 for. Her record was 2:30 though
she had speed enough to have gone very many seconds fast-
er. We were driving in company with her at Buffalo when
she fell dead, and cautioned her driver in time to ha\
her, had she been stopped. We were driving Clara Ci, a
mare of great speed, when Purity came alongside at the half-
mile pole. She was pulling hard after having gone to a
break, and there was the ominous strangling sob which indi-
cated too surely that the lungs were becoming engorged.
Had the pull been slackened and the mare allowed to gallop
on a slack rein she might have recovered, but her driver was
too intent on keeping her on herfeet, and jasl
rounding into the homestretch she fell, dead alri"
stant her head struck the ground. This was in

"fixe ffaeto mi& Jrportsnmti.

Feb 17

little was known of the Blue Bulls, but every year has seen
accessions to the ranks.

The subject of this sketch, Singleton, is connectedwiththe
Blue Bulls through his dam, Lightfoot, who was by Flaxtail,
by Pruden's Bine Bull, the sire of the hero of Indiana. He
brings in the royal trotting blood through his sire Willie
Schepper, a son of the " hero of Chester. " So much has ap-
peared in the Breeder ant> Sportsman in relation to the
Hamble tomans that it is unnecessary to go over the ground
a«ain, especially when every fair-minded man must concede
the place which they occupy in the trotting records is the
highest there is. Being a grandson, Singleton has a good
share of this victorious blood, and the other portion is such
as to warrant high expectations of his success as a breeder.
There can be no stationary point in the breeding of horses.
There must be progress or else there is danger of retrogres-
sion, and as all breeders are aware there must be a judicious
mingling of elements to insure success. In-breeding is with-
out question in onr mind the best way of intensifying family
characteristics and so long as the animals are free from de-
fects the practice can be continued. with safety. But there is
a limit to in-breeding and then animportantlquestion'is, what
is a good out-cross? Singleton is an example of out-crossing
on several different lines of blood, although there is a union
of two pacing families.

His pedigree stands thus:

Singleton, brown colt, foaled 1S7S ; bred by Dr. M, W.
Hicks. By Willie Schepper, his dam Lightfoot (dam of Pride)
by Flaxtail, second dam Fannie Fern by Irwin's Tuckahoe,
third dam by Lefflers Consul.

"Willie Schepper, by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Nel-
lie by a son of Vermont Black Hawk, grandam by Busiris,
a thoroughbred son of American Eclipse. As has been stated
before, Flaxtail was by Pruden's Blue Bull, her dam by Irwin*.
Tuckahoe, grandsire of Smuggler and a descendant of im-
ported Diorued.

There are so many illustrations of the value of the union
of the Hambletonian and Vermont Black Hawk blood that
there are few breeders who are not cognizant of the fact, and
the latter strain is of the foremost celebrity and seems to
mingle kindly with all others. The backing of American
Eclipse blood is a good element, and very many of the crack
trotters have an infusion of that of the greatest horse of his
day, and who never suffered defeat. The union of the two
branches of pacing blood in the dam of Singleton has proved
in her ease and also her sister's, Tinsley Maid, to be avaluable
inheritance. As the dam of Pride, with a yearling record of
2:44i and a two-year-old of 2:33], and that done so easily
that she only jogged for the last furlong, she would be wor-
thy of high renowSi, but as Singleton trotted a quarter of a
mile in 41 seconds when a yearling, driven by a man weigh-
ing two hundred pounds, it would appear as though the son
only required training to equal the exploits of the daughter.
Then the cire of Pride is Buccaneer, and his dam was Tins-
ley Maid, sister to her dam, so that there was very
close inbreeding to the pacing strains. That this has not
been followed by deterioration is shown by the form
as well as the performances, as Pride is remarkably powerful
for a filly of her age. x

That the dam has fully as great an influence on the pro-
geny as the sire is now conceded by the most intelligent
breeders of trotters. This has long been recognized in the
production of racehorses, though forty years ago the impres-
sion was general that the breeding of trotters was a sort of
haphazard business depending more upon chance than proper
selection of the parents. Both being of equal pedigree, having
the same physical development and mental temperament, in
all probability the dam has the greatest share in moulding
the characteristics of the progeny, though as a rule the sire
more frequently impresses his form on the offspring.

Volumes have been published on these intricate questions,
and the positions taken supported on either side by testi-
mony establishing the views promulgated. The safest plan
is to see that on all sides there is merit, and in making
choice of procreative animals look to all branches.

We never could comprehend why there was a disposition
to regard pacing blood as plebean. By long odds the best
and fastest at this gait have descended from the blood-horse,
and though some pacers exhibit a formation at variance with
symmetrical proportion others are of very high form. It is
doubtful if there ever has been a faster or better pacer than
Pocahontas.

All of her known blood was that of the thoroughbred, and
in close descent from pure sources. Owing to the violent
animosity to the blood of the racehorse, pedigrees have been
questioned which were undoubtedly correct, and misled by
the clamor of interested parties, men who did not share in
the prejudices followed in believing the most perverse and
malignant falsehoods.

As to the angular quarters, slab sides and narrow chest
being peculiar to pacers, this conformation is found in great
numbers of horses which are outside of the pacing families.
In this State, Nimrod, Jim Brown, Lady St. Clair, Dan Rice,
Longfellow, were more than ordinarily "well put np," and the
three last named had very much of the appearance of high
class racehorses. That the "pacing element " is a valuable
mixture in a trotting pedigree is too well established to re-
quire extended comments. But the value almost invariably
follows those lines that have descended from the thorough-
bred, or, as in the case of Pilot Jr., when there has been such
an admixture of the higher strains as to obliterate the charac-
teristics of the " Kanuck " so completely that scarcely a trace

Notwithstanding that there were prejudices against the
a for pacers to place in the trotting stud, there were
tio fully recognized the merits of the blood a long

time ago, when compared with the date when the breeding of
trotters was entered into with any sort of systematic arrange-
ments. Twenty-six years ago, perhaps a year earlier, Poca-
hontas was purchased for the express purpose of breeding
trotters from her, and it would be a queerly constituted quib-
bler who did not acknowledge that the move had been
crowned with success. She had a colt in 1854, Tom Rolf,
who was a trotter himself and sire of Lady Rolf,
with a record of 2:24^. In 1S59 Mr. Bonner's Pocahontas
was foaled, and it is stated that he paid a larger price for
her than any horse he has bought. Her record of 2:26} was
far below what she could show. In 1S71 we saw John Mur-
phy ride her on the Fleetwood track. She made a mile in
2:18, and on the repeat she went to the half-mile pole three
seconds faster, but when going apparently well within
her rate she made one of those saddle horse breaks, diddling
np and down as though she would never regain her trot,
and still she completed the mile in 2:20. That was when
that track was surely four seconds slower than the fast courses
of the present day, and we thought at the same time she
could have compassed it in 2:15.

Another of the old mare's daughters, May Day, is the dam
of Nancy, record 2:23.1-, and another son, Strideaway, is the
sire of Pratt (2:28). Thus, from Pugh's Aratus, Ethan Allen,
and others of the Vermont Black Hawk blood, she has
proved that a highly bred pacing mare had an appropriate
place in a trotting stud.

While it may be difficult to prove the lineage of the Blue
Bulls, there is scarcely a question that their descent was from
the sort which Fanny Kemble declared to be the only ones
"who did it right well." Those of the breed we have seen
have shown the best possible proof in the absence of attested
pedigrees, viz., a form "approximating to that of the thor-
oughbred " and performances in keeping with the form. The
Tuckahoes descend from imported Diomed, and those of the
strain of Pocohontas and Smuggler from American Eclipse.
The combination of Bysdyk's Hambletonian and the fam-
ilies on the maternal sides of Willie Schepper and his son
Singleton can hardly fail to be a valuable acquisition to the
trotting strains of California, and is' another illustration of
how rich this coast is in the most desirable strains of the
East.

Our artist leaves little to say in relation to the form of the
animals represented, though in this instance the merit is
shared by an artist who made the first sketch of the horse.
We have forgotten his name, having mislaid the slip on which
it was written, and from taking the precaution to put it in
writing memory fails to reproduce it. Everyone who is ac-
quainted with Singleton pronounces it an admirable likeness.
He is fully 15| hands and weighs 1, 100 pounds. He is a dark
brown, with tan-colored flank, and back of the elbow of the
same lighter shade. We have long admired this color, more
ardently, perhaps, from old Blackbird being of that shade,
and in a large majority of those we have known there was an
extra amount of endurance. There is a star ornamenting a
very handsome head and one £ind foot white. He is built
on the " lengthy" model, his neck and body being longer than
is usually seen, though he is very muscular, as the weight
indicates. He is wide between the jaws, the windpipe large
and detached from the neck. Altogether he is a very hand-
some specimen of the American trotter, and with action cor-
responding to his appearance.

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

The average legislator knows no more about the habits of
fishes and game (game that flies or walks) than he does of the
condition of affairs in the moon; but you generally find him
on the side of the poacher and in favor of the largest liberty
in the taking of game and fishes. Some persons seem to for-
get, if they ever knew, the fact that the inhabitants of the
land and water cannot increase if they are killed during the
breeding and spawning seasons; and this is exactly the
result of the poachers' greed. They, like the destroyer,
death, "have all seasons for their own," and it is to restrain
their evil propensities that wise and humane men introduce
game and fish bills in legislative bodies and urge their enact-
ment. Game cannot be too well protected at any time, so
great is the desire among men to slay merely for the sake of
temporary sport, and the Legislature should readily adopt
suggestions on this point from those who are not afflicted
with the greediness of the average pot-hunter, but who de-
sire to see the denizens of the streams and forests protected
in order that generations to come may not be deprived of the
pleasures to be found by brook and field. The present Leg-
islature is expected to do something in the way of providing
for game protection that will not be a dead-letter on the
statute books. — Sacramento Bee.

At a private inspection in London a few days since of the
building in which the International Fisheries Exhibition is
to be held, the Chairman of the Executive Committee said
that it was expected the exhibition would be a brilliant suc-
cess. Every foot of space in the building woold be filled.
The last accession was that of Russia, which for some time
had held aloof, but now asked for 10,000feet of space. The
Queen has promised if her engagements permit to open the
exhibition on May 1.

A mule with an interesting history was raffled for in New
York one day last week. The animal, it is alleged, was at one
time owned by General Scott's father, and did service in the
war of 1S12. It is not known that he served in the Mexican
war, but when the rebelion broke out the animal was sold at
Washington to the Government.

The Coney Island Jockey Club announce that the four-
year-old colt, Joe Murray, by Rebel, dam Mary Anderson,
was entered both for the Coney Island Cap and the Coney
Island Stakes, but that the letter thatwas postmarked Gon-
zales, Tex., having been misdirected, it has only recently
been received by the Secretary.

A representative Canadian lacrosse team, picked from Mon-
treal, Quebec, Toronto and Winnipeg clubs, will go to En-
gland in May next on a tour through the United Kingdom. A
party of Indians will accompany them.

There are some 40,000 sheep in Washoe county, Nevada.

Causes of the Louisiana Postponement— Gen-
eral Sporting Notes— Ensilage— Etc.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman : After the repeated
postponements, during the last six weeks, of the Engeman
racing season at the Crescent City, no one was greatly aston-
ished at the final announcement from INew Orleans of the
abandonment of the venture for the present. All accounts
of matters occurring there since the second postponement
pointed this way, for although they had horses enough on
the spot the weather has been so bad during the last month
as to preclude any idea of getting the horses in condition to
race until after the carnival season probably, when a large
portion of Orleans' floating population* would have left for
their homes, rendering the pecuniary failure of the enter-
prise a denouement almost certain to follow. Another win-
ter the "beach combers" from Brighton's sad sea waves will
doubtless manage differently and take heed to it that they
have a greater number of horses to start south with — horses
that shall be in fairly good condition — instead of taking down
with them, as was the case (.with the lot sent from here in
December last, a comparative handful of cripples, or, at
best, animals so used up by an exhaustive fall campaign as
to be incapacitated for an immediate renewal of their turf
labors. A member of the "beach brigade," just arrived
thence, reports that before it was finally determined to aban-
don the enterprise for this winter a thorough examination
was made of the material they had at hand, and this disclosed
the gloomy fact that less that twenty per cent, of the horses
were fit to race, or, in other words, out of about one hundred
horses on the track only eighteen were in a condition to be
considered "able bodied" and ready "for business. There
will probably be a few days' racing there, however, given,
under the auspices of the Louisiana Jockey Club prior to
their initial spring meeting in March next, the initial day of
which was brought off on Saturday last, when three races
were run at five, six and nine furlongs respectively, the win-
ners being Lute Fogle (4) by Enquirer, Turin (6) by War
Dance, and Wedding Day (5) by Dudley. The latter is a full
brother to the well-known gelding Pair Count, one of the
longest horses in training and a noted good one when right, and
not too heavily weighted. "Five thousand dollars was offered
and refused for Fair Count last season after his great race for
the Stirrup Cup, two miles and a furlong, at Sheepshead, in
which he defeated Eole and a strong field in a very fast run
race. His pilot on that occasion was Donahue, who is said
to have "laid away," as the results of his services to the
Snedeker confederacy and others during 1SS2, nearly §40,000,
of which $18,000 was contributed by the inevitable Walton.
If this popular pigskin artist be as wise as he is fortunate,
another year like the last will see him riding no more or at
least not at the withering low weights in vogue, by which he
and others are continually tempting fate, like poor Barrett
did to his sorrow. In my last I credited George Evans with
a re-engagement this year to the Philadelphia stable of Mr.
Kelso.

This is a mistake, for George has signed papers with W. O.
Bernard, formerly of the old McDaniel confederacy, and is
now in Kentucky selecting a stable of racers for h it- new em-
ployer, giving the preference to the young Springboks, of
whom Clipsetta was last spring a bright and shining light,
until death cut short what promised to be a brilliant turf
career.

Bernard was half owner of Springbok in his u cing ca-
reer, which in part explains his decided leaning toward the
progeny of the big chestnut son of Australian and Hester,
whose Saratoga Cup of 1875 will live long in turf annals.
Mr. Kelso, however, will have one of the foremost trainers
in John Nuggins, the Texan owner of Incommode, Jack
Hardy, Ella Bowett and others, and late trainer of the great
Bend Or. His ordering of the|last named, and the rest of
Churchill and Johnson's stables in 1882, showed him the
equal of the best trainers in the land, and as he will have as
jockey young O'Leary, a graduate of the Islip stable, the
Kelso' lot should be in the front of the turf battles of 'S3.

The recent marriage of Mr. Geo. Lorillard in Florida, the
land of flowers, has given rise to some conjectures as to
whether the famous "blue and orange sleeves" will still be
seen on the turf. Whether or not the gentleman means to
retire is best known to himself and his fair lady, but it goes
without saying that should dame Bnrnor have spoken the
truth, the "noble sport of kings" will lose one of its fore-
most and best-known supporters. Mr. Lorillard's horses
have always had the reputation of being "meant" each and
every time they ran, something which can hardly be said of
those of his shrewd brother, P. L., some of whose devious
ways have been at times past finding out.

The powerful new Erie stable of W. S. Scott Esq. has
Byron McClellan to train its aspirants for turf honors. Just
who will ride is not yet decided.

^At Monmouth Park Lewis Stewart has twenty odd under-
going their tutelage for Appleby &- Johnson, the book-
makers. Forester, the Withers, Belmont and Tidal winner
of 1SS2, has been patched up again and will be trained, as
also will his old antagonist, Bunnymede, who is in different
hands, however. Tony Taylor, at the same place, has a long
string of J. E. Kelly's horses, and under the old tutor of
Tom Ochiltree they should be far advanced when the racing
begins.

Spring Station, Ky., had a dusky wedding a few days
since, one of the contracting parties being the best
colored jockey in the world, Isaac Murphy, the "black
Englishman." Checkmate and Murphy are inseparable
names during the last few years, and while some would say
the horse made the boy's fame others would say the boy
made the old brown geldingfamous. Be that asit may, the rec-
ord shows that under the new "Benedick's" pilotage the
"welter" horse made his greatest performances and the defeats
oftener came when Murphy was not in the saddle. Sac-
cess to him in his new departure.

The Chicago and St. Louis entries to the spring stakes were
made public some time after those at Louisville which closed
two weeks before the others. The latter club, however, always
seems to care little about the rest of the turf world at large
learning at once their future entries for any season. At Chica-
go as at Sheepshead, Mr. Baldwin and other Calif ornians have
made large entries, showing that the Eastern stables will have
as last year several "lions in the path," from the far off Pa-
cific Coast. This is as it should be, and lends additional zest
to the sport, for one-half its popularity with the masses con-
sists in its glorious uncertainty. Betting has also begun,
not exactly in earnest, for it is very early yet, and the horses
have done no work through enforced confinement, but at
Louisville Messrs. Watts, Hughes and Cathcart have opened
their books on the Kentucky Derby, Cup, Merchants', etc.,
and here several bets have been made on the Withers at
Jerume for which there is already a great rivalry existing be-
tween the Dwyers' Bonnie Scotland colt, Geo. Kenny, and the
imported Pizzaro, the sire of Adventurer. The Bancocas colt

1883

JPdc §***&* mul Mvattemm,

has a trifle the most friends perhaps, and on him coupled
with Jacobus, he by the Iil-Used (belonging to J. E. Kelly), an
even bet of $1,000 was made here a few days ago against Ken-
ny and Barnes, the latter by Billet and also in the Dwyers'
stable. Three hundred dollars to $100 was also laid against
the Brooklyn lot (Kenny, Barnes and Joe Blackburn) for the
same race and so the market odds become somewhat estab-
lished although the regular betting books will not open for
some weeks yet. For the first time in several years the
Brooklyn stable has failed to make its annual spring entries
for the Louisville meeting. They, the Dwyers, claim that the
early sending along of their horses, necessary to fit them for
racing early in May, has proved in the past prejudicial to
their interests late in the season, and point to the conspicu-
ous examples of Hindoo and Runnymede. Notwithstanding
this fact the 1st of May or thereabouts will probably see
their colt Barnes and filly Miss Woodford, the latter also a
Billet, on the way to Kentucky, whatever may be their inten-
tions regarding the others in their stable. The two named
are engaged in most of the three-year-old stakes in the West,
that closed in 3S1 and '82, and the Dwyers having, barring ac-
cidents, a lien 'on a good share of them, are not going to
throw away "a bird in the hand for two in the bush." So
appear to think the bettor-sin Kentucky for in spite of the ap-
parent determination of the Dwyers not to race West this
spring, their colt Barnes is second choice for the Kentucky
Derby, and Miss Woodford as good a favorite as any of her
sex for the Kentucky Oaks and other filly races.

Perhaps the appearance, however, of a new Eastern stable
in Kentucky this spring, has something to do with the
Dwyers' possible failure to be at the Falls City in May, I re-
fer to the Saratoga stable of Mr. Charles Eeed. This gentle-
man, last fall, purchased a fine stock farm near Nashville,
Tenn., and removed there his stallions, broodmares, young
stock and racers, including among the latter Thora, the fa-
mous daughter of Longfellow and Susan Ann. He has en-
tered largely for the spring events in Kentucky and -will,
doubtless, have something to say regarding their disposal.
So whether the Brooklyn boys have any horses there or not,
New York State will be worthily represented on the " dark
and bloody ground" in May next, and if the great mare
named above has recovered her loss of form last summer,
she must prove a formidable rival for the Kentuckians.
They anpear to think the same thing also at Louisville, for
Watts <& Co. have made her the favorite in their betting
books for the Cup, Merchants' and Turf stakes, in all of
which she will meet the "creme de la creme" of the Western
training lists.

Pat Maney, Mr. Reed's cross country jockey, is still at Sara-
toga but will go to Tennessee in March, I believe, and Bro-
phy will as before ride the Meadow-Brook flat racers.

A great " pigeon shoot " will take place at Louisville the
middle of February. Bogardus and Dr. Carver will then
have another try at each other, and opinions are about
equally divided here as to the probable result. If anything,
Bogardus has the call, but at very slight odds, for between
these two great marksmenit is " six of one and hah* a dozen
of the other. "

Following the example ot your townsman Leland Stanford,
a few weeks later will see W. H. Vanderbilt and family in
your State for a prolonged visit. The Governor has, I see,
through his agents purchased Martin Fisher's imported stal-
lion Young Prince. Surely Palo Alto will if it keeps on at
its present rate be not only the foremost establishment of the
kind in America, but in the world as well, for it is doubtful
if there is at present much more capital invested in horse
flesh at the breeding farm of any one individual in either
Europe or Australia than there is on the sunny slopes of
Stanford's peerless place.

Ensilage, the pressure system of saving crops for fodder, is
receiving considerable attention here. At a meeting of the con-
gress held in this city last week Mr. Francis Morris, the
breeder of your famous stallion Monday, presided, and the
application of the system to corn, rye, grass, sorghum, etc.,
was warmly discussed and unanimously approved. Com-
pressed clover, howeyer, it was found, turns black and gets
musty from keeping, an experience in which more than one
member concurred. A plan was prepared for a permanent
organization, and with this the meeting adjourned, subject to
the call of the chairman.

E. S. Stokes has bought the lease of the old site of the
burned Park Theater. He is to pay a rental of $20,000, and
may erect another theater, though this is by no means cer-
tain. The theatrical season is at its height here at present.
At Gen. McCaull's two places of amusement, the Bijou and the
Casino (the handsomest theater in the city by long odds), ■ 'Vir-
ginia" and "The Queen's Lace Handkerchief " are running to
large business. The same may be said of the Union Square,
where a new Paris success, "A Parisian Romance," is crowding
this well-known Thespian resort to the doors. At Mr. John
Stetson's theaters, Booth's and the Fifth Avenue, the Corsican
Brothers and Miss Mary Anderson are turning away people
nightly. At the former house, "Monte Cristo," in which the
writer saw the late Mr. Fechter play in San Francisco sixteen
years ago, is to be revived shortly, and it will doubtless score
a success, for it is a very interesting play, with strong situa-
tions. Miss Anderson's full repertoire is being given by her
at the Fifth Avenue, and since the death of Neilson she is
without a rival on the American stage in such parts as Par-
thenia, Galatea and Juliet. Mr. Daly is to bring out a new
play at his theater next week, called "Serge Panine," and at
Wallack's the "Silver King" has merited the unqualified ap-
proval of the presB and critics. Your countrywoman, Miss
AnniePixley, isdoingherold favorites, "M'Liss"and "Tara,"
under the Abbey management at thoGrand Opera House, and
at Haverley's Fourteenth Street Theater " Fritz " has drawn
crowds after his old fashion. Emmet is very steady now,
and has, it appears, settled down to business. "Iolanthe,"
at the Standard, "Inflatrai" at the Comique, "Uncle Dan'l"
at the Windor, in which Mr. Macauley is as entertaining as
ever, "Young Mrs. Winthrop " at the Madison Square, and
the "Black Flag" at Poole & Gilmore's Niblo's Garden, all
doing well, make up a list to appease Metropolitan theater-
goers, unsurpassed in any city of the world. Yours,

Pacific.

New York. Jan. 31. 1883.

The acceptances for many of the spring handicaps were
published in London on the 31st ult.. and as a whole they
were very satisfactory. For the Lincoln Handicap forty-six
were accepted for out of seventy entries, including Lord
Ellesmere's Wallenstein and Mr. P. Lorillard's Sachem and
Aranza. For the City and Suburban fifty were accepted for
out of seventy entries, which include Mr. Keene's Foxhall,
Mr. Lorillard's Iroquois, Sachem and Aranza and Lord Boss-
more's Passaic. For the Great Metropolitan there are nine-
teen acceptances out of thirty-six entries, including Mr.
Lorillard's Iroquois.

TURF AND TRACK.

Eastern Turf Announcements for 1883.

During the past week many of' the Eastern racing associa-
tions have presented their schedule of stakes and fixed events
to be run during the seasonof 1883 to the attention of owners
and of the general public. When the Western associations
presented their schedule in December it was seen that every
effort was to be made for a brilliant racing season. The at-
tractions offered have been "seen "by the Eastern associa-
tions and the result is that the National Jockey Club of
Washington, the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore, the
American Jockey Club of New York, together with the Mon-
mouth Park and Saratoga associations, have announced the
longest and richest" list of stakes ever presented by them.
With these and the stakes which have already closed for the
Coney Island Jockey Club, a seasonof unparalleled brilliancy
may be expected.

National Jockey Club.

The first on the list is the National Jockey Club of Wash-
ington, which will lead off the Eastern season with four days'
racing at Ivy City, on May 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th, during
which upwards of $10,000 will be raced for. Although only
recently organized, the National Jockey Club has every prom-
ise of success; its officers are young and energetic, and as
the club is somewhat under the wing of the famous Mary-
land Jockey Club, owners are assured that they will receive
all they win, with every other attention possible. The stakes
announced to close March 1st are as follows:

For two-year-olds: Youthful Stakes, at $25 each, play or
pay, $500 added, of which $100 to the second; half a mile.

For three-year-olds: Army and Navy Stakes, at $50 each,
half forfeit, $S00 added, of which $200 to the second; to
carry 100 pounds; winning penalties; mile and a quarter.

Analostan Stakes, for those that never won a sweepstakes
at two years old, at $50 each; half forfeit, and $600 added,
of which $150 to the second; one mile.

For all ages: Washington Cup, a sweepstakes for three-
year-olds and upwards, at $50 each, half forfeit; $1,000
added, of which $200 to the second; three-year-olds, 90
pounds; four-year-olds, 104 pounds; five years and upwards,
112 pounds; two miles and a quarter.

National Handicap, a sweepstakes for all ages, $50 each,
half forfeit, $700 added, of which $150 to the second; mile
and a furlong.

Diplomatic Stakes, for all ages, at' $50 each, half forfeit,
$S00 added, of which $200 to the secoDd; mile and a half.

Mount Vernon Stakes, for fillies and mares that never won
a sweepstakes, at $50 each, half forfeit, $700 added, of which
$150 to the second; mile and a quarter.

Selling Sweepstakes, for all ages, at $50 each, half forfeit,
$700 added, of which $100 to the second; selling allowances;
mile and a furlong.

To the Army and Navy Stakes, the Analostan Stakes, the
National Handicap, Diplomatic Stakes, Mount Vernon Stakes
and Selling Stakes there is a $10 declaration clause, under
which owners may declare out on May 1st. The weights for
the National Handicap will be published April 20th. All
nominations and communications should be addressed to the
Secretary, H. D. Mclntyre, P. O. box 496, Washington, D. C.

Maryland Jockey Club.

The Maryland Jockey Club has fixed upon the anniver-
sary of Washington's Birthday (February 22) as the date for
its stakes to close. The meeting will take place as usual
during the fourth week of May. The fixed dates are May 22,
23, 24 and 25, when the usual excellent programme of four
and five races each day will be run, including such well-
known events as the Home Bred Stakes, the Vestal Stakes
and the Preakness Stakes, each for three-year-olds. The
events to close on the 22d are as follows:

For two-year-olds: Clabaugh Memorial Stakes, a sub-
scription of $100 each, half forfeit, $600 added, of which
$200 to the second; to carry 110 pounds with usual allow-
ances; to name though the entry-box the day before the
the race; hah! a mile.

For three-year-olds: A sweepstakes for. those that have
never won a sweepstakes at two years old, at $25 each, play
or pay, $500 added, of which $100 to the second; one
mile.

For four-year-olds: Peyton Handicap Sweepstakes, at $50
each, half forfeit, $600 added, of which $100 to the second;
mile heats.

For all ages: Kancoeas Handicap Sweepstakes, at $50
each, half forfeit, $600 added, of which $100 to the second;
mile and a furlong.

Baltimore Cup, a sweepstakes, at $50 each, half forfeit,
$1,000 added, of which $200 to the second; two miles and
a quarter.

The weights for the Bancocas and Peyton handicaps will
be announced on April 28, declarations to be made on or be-
fore May 12. All communications to the Maryland Jockey
Club should be addressed to J. D. Ferguson, Secretary, 58
North Charles street, Baltimore, Md.

American Jockey Clnb.

Following its custom, the American Jockey Club will begin
its season for the current year on Decoration Day (May 30).
The committee, however, makes no announcement of how
long the meeting will last, but as it announces five stakes to
close March 1, with the Withers, Behnont and Ladies' Stakes
already closed, to be run during the meeting, it is safe to say
that it will be continued to Saturday, June 9. The stakes
announced are as follows and include the well-known spring
handicaps which, like the City and Suburban and other
events at Epsom, will no doubt afford New Yorkers ample
chances to speculate to their hearts' content:

For two-year-olds: Juvenile Stakes, at $50 each, half for-
feit, $600 added, of which $100 to the second; half a mile.

For all ages: Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes, at $50 each,
half forfeit, $500 added, the second to receive $200 out of
the stakes; mile and a half.

Great Metropolitan Handicap Sweepstakes, at $100 each,
half forfeit; $1,000 added, the second to receive $200 out of
the stakes; mile and a quarter.

Jockey Club Handicap Sweepstakes, at $100 each, half for-
feit, $1,000 added; the second to receive $200 out of the
stakes; two miles.

Westchester Cup, a sweepstakes for all ages, at $50 each,
play or pay, with $1,000 added, the (second to receive $200
out of the stakes; winner of Baltimore Cup to carry five Ihs.
extra; two miles and a quarter.

The weights for the several handicaps will be published
May 1, and the declarations at $10 each for the Fordham, $15
for the Great Metropolitan and $20 for the Jockey Club must
be made May 20. Winners of one or more races after the
publication of the weights are penalized 5, 7 or 10 pounds,
while under the new rule adopted by the A. J. C, should the
top weight, after the declarations are made, be less than 1 18
pounds, it will be raised to that amount and all the others in

proportion; thus, if the top weight left in is 115 pounds,
there will be three pounds added to all that have not de-
clared out. All communications for information as to the
American Jockey Club and Jerome Park should be addressed
to Captain J. H. Coster, Secretary, Madison avenue and
Twenty-seventh street.

Monmouth Park Association.

Those who insisted that racing at Monmouth Park last sea-
son was a failure will be somewhat surprised that the associa-
tion proves the reverse, for by the announcement just made
there will be three days' racing each week, begining on Wed-
nesday, July 4, and ending on Saturday, August 25, making
a total of twenty-three days' racing, during which no less
than $115,000 will be raced for in added money and purses.
The programme of fixed events is nearly the same as last
year; those to close on March 1 are as follows:

For two-year-olds: The Atlantic Stakes; maiden allow-
ances; six furlongs.

Optional Stakes; selling and maiden allowanced; six fur-
longs.

Camden Stakes; special conditions; six furlongs.

Seabright Stakes; winning penalties; non-winning and
maiden allowances; six furlongs.

Bed Bank Stakes; winning penalties and maiden allow-
ances; six furlongs.

Moet and Chandon Champagne Stakes, at $25 each, play
or pay, with $500 added; winning and maiden allowances;
six furlongs.

For three-year-olds: Trenton Stakes; selling allowances;
mile and a quarter.

Newark Stakes; winning penalties; non-winning and
maiden allowances; one mile.

Barnegat Stakes; winning penalties; non-winning and
maiden allowances; mile and a half.

Baritan Stakes, for those not having won a stake of the
value of $1,500 at two years old; winningpenalties; non-win-
ning and maiden allowances; mile and a quarter.

Elizabeth Stakes, for fillies not having won a stake of the
value of $1,500 at two years old; winning penalties; non-
winning and maiden allowances; mile and a quarter.

Palisade Stakes; winning penalties; non-winning and
maiden allowances; mile and a furlong.

For all ages: Long Branch Handicap, at $50 each, half for-
feit, only $10 if declared, with $500 added, the second to re-
ceive $100 out of the stakes; mile and a quarter.

Shrewsbury Handicap, at $50 each, hah forfeit, onlv $10
if declared, with $750 added, the second to receive $250 out
of the stakes; mile and three-quarters.

Ocean Stakes, at $50 each, play or pay, with $750 added,
the second to receive $300 out of the stakes; mile and a fur-
long.

Monmouth Cup, a sweepstake at $50 each, play or pay,
with $1,000 added, the second to receive $300 out of the
stakes; winners of the Baltimore, Westchester or Coney
Island cups of 1SS3 to carry three lbs.; of two of them, five
lbs.; of three! of them, seven lbs. extra; two miles and a
quarter.

Eatentown Stakes, non-winning allowances; one mile.

Freehold Stakes, special weights, witJ^ non-winning allow-
ances; mile and a half.

Passaic Stakes, for three-year-olds and upwards: winning
penalties and maiden allowances; six furlongs.

Navesink Handicap, at $50 each, half forfeit, only $10 if
declared, with $1,000 added, the second to receive $250 out
of the stake; mile and a half.

Harvest Handicap, at $50 each, half forfeit, only $10 if
declared, with $750 added, the second to receive $200 out of
the stakes; mile and a quarter.

Midsummer Handicap, at $50 each, half forfeit, only £10
if declared, with $500 added, the second to receive $150 out
of the stake; one mile.

Champion Stakes, at $250 each, half forfeit, with $2,000
added, the second to receive $500 out of the stakes; mile
and a half.

In addition to the above stakes there is the Hopeful, the
July, the Tyro, the Sapling, the August, the Criterion and the
Home Bred Produce for two-year-olds, and the Lorillard, the
Monmouth Oaks, the Omnibus and the West-End Hotel
stakes for three -year- olds, to be run during the meeting. One
feature of the stakes run at Monmouth Park is that the en-
trance money payable at the time of closing or subsequently
is small and "goes to the association, while the main stake —
which is only payable by starters — with the added money,
$1,500 (less, in nearly all stakes, $500 to the owner of sec-
ond), goes to the winner. These conditions govern the At-
lantic, Optional, Camden, Bed Bank and Seabright stakes.
For the Eatontown, Freehold and Passaic stakes the entrance
is $25 at the time of entry and $100 to start — the amount in
the case of the Passaic being $50 — while for the Trenton,
Newark, Barnegat, Baritan, Elizabeth, Palisade and Freehold
the entrance is $15 if declared out by June 15, or $25 for
horses left in after that date and are non-starters. For the
handicaps the weights will be announced as follows: For the
Long Branch, July 2; Shrewsbury, July 5; Navesink, Har-
vest and Midsummer on July 14, the declarations for each
being due the next day or a few day after. From such a bold
announcement, and with the improvements contemplated as
to the stand, dining and refreshment-rooms and betting ac-
commodations, it will be seen that the Monmouth Park As-
sociatiation means business. As to the success of the meet-
ing, much will depend on the transportation. There is every
promise that the "direct " accommodation will be so in fact
and not simply on paper. Certainly it will be to the interest
of the association that there shall be as little delay as possi-
ble, and that trains shall run direct from the track to Jersey
City, and that boats shall convey the crowd at once to New
York aud^shall not be detained to suit the whim of any surly
conductor or brass-bound ferry master. Owners making en-
tries and those having business with the Monmouth Park As-
sociation should address the Secretary, Captain J. H. Coster,
at the corner of Madison avenue and Twenty-seventh Bfa

Tbe Saratoga Association.

The very popular Saratoga Association also means busi-
ness, and "will no doubt have a big share of the racing pat-
ronage. Secretary Wheatly, witli his usual skill, has pre-
pared an excellent fist of stakes, to close Maroh I, and as
that skill is supported by liberal added money there is bin
little doubt that the racing at Saratoga in 1883 will be ;ill that
its admirers wish. The season will begin on Saturday, July
21, and follow on every fair day (Sundays excepted] until
Thursday, August 30.

The stakes announced are briefly as follows:

For two-year-olds: Flu>h Btakes, at $100 each, half forfeit,
with $800 added; half a mil-.

Spiaaway Stakes, for fillies, at $100 each, half forfeit,
with $800 added, the second to receive $200 out of the
stakes; to carry 1001b. each; with winning penalties and
maiden allowances; 6ve fnrlongs.

The Virginia Stakes, at $25 each, play or pi
added, the second to receive $150 and the thi

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the stakes; no n- winning and maiden allowances; five fur-

Tne Tennessee States, at $25 each, play or pay, with $700
added, the second to receive $150 and the third $50 out of
the stakes; non-winning allowances; sis furlongs.

The Missses' Stakes, for fillies, at $50 each, half forfeit,
with $700 added, the second to receive $200 and the third
to receive $75 out of the stakes; to carry 100 lbs.; winning
penalties and maiden allowances; sis furlongs.

The Equity Stakes, at $25 each, play or pay, with $700
added, of which $100 to the second; colts, 100 lbs.; fillies
and geldings, 97 lbs., winning penalties; maiden allowances;
six furlongs.

For three-year-olds: Sequel Stakes, at 550 each, half for-
feit, with $1,000 added, the second to receive $250 and the
third $100 out of the stakes; winning penalties and maiden
allowances; mile and five furlongs.

Pocahontas Stakes, for fillies, at $50 each, half forfeit, with
$1,000 added, the second to receive $203 out of the stakes;
winning penalties and maiden allowances; mile and 500
yards.

* I'nited States Hotel Stakes, at $50 each, half forfeit, with
$1,000 added; the second to receive $300 and the third
$100 out of the stakes; non- winning allowances; mile and a
half.

The Clarendon Hotel Stakes, for fillies, at $25 each, play
or pay, with $S00 added, the second to receive $200 and the
third $50 out of the stakes; non-winning and maiden allow-
ances; mile and a quarter.

The Relief Stakes, at $50 each, half forfeit, with $1,000
added, of which $250 to the second, the third to receive
$100 out of the stakes; colts, 110 lbs.; fillies and geldings,
107 lbs; winning penalties and maiden allowances; mile and
five furlongs.

For all ages: Excelsior Stakes, at $50 each, half forfeit,
with $1,000 added, the second to receive $250 and the third
$100 out of the stakes; mile and a quarter.

Saratoga Cup, a sweepstakes at $50 each, play or pay, with
$1,500 added, the second to receive $300 and the third $100
out of the stakes; two miles and a quarter.

Cash Handicap, at $10 each for entries and $15 additional
to start, with $800 added, the second to receive $150 and the
third $50 out of the stakes; mile and a furlong.

Summer Handicap, at $50 each, with $1,000 added, the
second to receive $200 and the third $75 out of the stakes;
mile and a half.

The "Welter Stakes, at $25 each, play or pay, with $500
added, the second to receive $100 out of the stakes; profes-
sional ridel's, 3 lbs. extra; amateurs never having ridden
three or more winners allowed 5 lbs.; one mile.

Grand Prize of Saratoga, a handicap of $50 each, half for-
feit, with $1,200 added, the second to receive $250 and the
third $100 out of the stakes; mile and three-quarters.

Congress Hall Stakes, at $25 each, play or pay, with $800
added, the second to receive $150 and the third $50 out of
the stakes; non-winning allowances; heats three-quarters of
a mile.

The Morrissey Handicap, at $50 each, half forfeit, with
$1,200 added, the second to receive $250 and the third S100
out of the stakes; two miles.

The Baden-Baden Handicap, at $50 each, with $1,800
added, of which $300 to the second; three miles.

Steeplechases: The Trouble Handicap, at $50 each, half
forfeit, with $1,000 added, conditionally that three start; the
second to receive $200 and the third $50 out of the stakes;
about two miles and a quarter.

North American Handicap, at $50 each, half forfeit, with
$1,000 added, conditionally that three start; the second to
receive $200 and the third $50 out of the stakes; about two
miles and three-quarters.

In addition to these stakes the following have already
closed: For two-year-olds the Saratoga and Kentucky stakes,
each with a large entry, and for three-year-olds, the Travers,
Alabama and Kenner stakes. The special conditions for the
above stakes, named to close March 1, are very numerous.
There is a small declaration for the Flash, Spinaway, Grand
Prize of Saratoga, and Morrissey and Trouble Steeplechase,
which can be made July 2. For the North American Steeple-
chase the declaration must be made Jnly 15 and for the Sum-
mer Handicap July 25. The weights of the several handi-
caps will be published as follows: Summer Handicap, July
15; Cash Handicap, July 25; Trouble Steeplechase Handi-
cap, August 1; Grand Prize, August 6; the Morrissey, August
10, and the North American Steeplechase and Baden-Baden,
August 20. Mr. Wheatly's address until early in July is
Fordham, Station T, New York City— Xew York World.

Racing Statistics for 1882.

The increasing prosperity of the turf in all sections of the
country is shown by the following comparison between the
gross winnings and the number of races run in 1876 and 1882.
The gross winnings in 1876 of all horses, with or without
known pedigrees, amounted to $485,509, while the total for
18S2 amounted to $1,146,121 75, the calculations for both
years being made on the same basis for "Erik's Guide to the
Turf. " In 1881 the total was S9S7.24S 75; of that amount
$102,479 25 was won abroad, principally in England, but
during the past year no such success was had abroad, only
$50,850 being won. This, added to ths $14,805 won in Can-
ada, leaves a balance of $1,078,126 25 as the actual winnings
in the United States — a statement that must give ample en-
couragement to breeders. In some quarters it is charged
that the total for 1882 is unduly exaggerated by the addition
of winners' stakes, especially for the several $10,000 matches
which were run in Utah. The whole of the stakes are iu-
oluded, for the money involved was all deposited and the
final ownership of it was risked on the success or failure of
the horses named. Although it may be somewhat late to
present statistics of the racing during 1882, the compilation
of which has involved almost continuous labor since the sea-
vin (dosed in this section of the country, they are given
briefly herewith. The number of horses with known pedi-
vi, ran daring the year were 1,254, which with
772 of unknown pedigroes make a total of 2,026 as against a
total of 951 in 1876. The total number of races run in the
United States and Canada was 2,273, which with 46 won
abroad makes a total of 2,319; of these 2,078 were races on
the flat and 241 either hurdle races or steeplechases. Want
of space forbids an extended table of the number of races run
al the Koveral distances, but the following condensation
which shows the totals for 1876 and 1882, gives much of the
needed information;

Dl*tanc*«. 1876

LnrWnlx furling*, do*bcs and beats ng

Mj fiirionKnan'l under u mllo, dashes and beats.,,*!!! 58

. t ft mile, das hen and bents ','.". 265

111 ■:iml under two allien, dashes and beats.. . 176

and under three mil™, dashes and heats ai

Ilea and over, dashes and heats is

Totals.,

706

IKS?.

:U8
409
BtG
698
72
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Of the 2.07S races on the flat last year, 439 of them
were heat races, with a total of 1,095 heats. Of the 241 races
won by the jumpers, 133 were steeplechases. There were
three dead-heats for which the money was divided and eleven
for which the horses making the dead-heat " run off. "
There was one race (at Helena, Mont.) which was ordered
to be run over by reason of alleged fraud, which the second
trial did not sustain; two were declared void — one for alleged
fraud and the other by reason of bad weather. There was
one race against time, twelve walk-overs and twenty-seven
matches, twenty-three of which were run and four for which
forfeit was paid and received.

Racing- Fixtures for 1883.

The following are the most important Eastern racing fix-
tures announced to date:

New Orleans — Louisiana Jockey Club, March 31st to April
7th.

Nashville — Blood Horse Association, April 30th to May 5th.

Lexington — Kentucky Association, May 9th to 17th.

"Washington — National Jockey Club, May 15th to ISth.

Baltimore — Maryland Jockey Club, May 22d to 25th.

Louisville — Louisville Jockey Club, May 22d to June 6th.

New York — American Jockey Club, May 30th to June 9th.

Coney Island — Brighton Racing Association, May 30th to
November 15th.

Cincinnati, lLat0nia Jockey Club, June 9th to loth.

Covington, J J

St. Louis — St. Louis Jockey Club, June 12th to 19th.

Chicago — Chicago Driving Park Association, June 27th to
July 6fch.

Long Branch — Monmouth Park Association, July 4th to
August 25th.

Saratoga— Saratoga Association, July 21st to August 30th.

An announcement of a trotting stake for two-year-olds,
given by the State Agricultural Society, will be found in our
advertising columns. It will receive editorial attention next
week.

ATHLETICS.

. The New York " Spirit " on Pugilism.

Many years ago pugilism had some claims to recognition as
a sport. Its professors had brains or bravery — frequently
both; many of them exhibited all thosequalitieswhich would
have commanded success in other and better business, and a
few did subsequently make their maik as merchants, and
even as statesmen. The contests of the prize-ring, though
brutal, were honorably managed and honestly fought, and
the conduct of all its affairs was governed strictly by the
manly motto, "May the best man win."

But year after year pugilism changed, and changed for the
worse. Gulley and Cribb, Molineux and Ward, Spring and
Paddock, Langham and Sayers, died or retired, and their suc-
cessors had neither ability nor inclination to maintain the
honorable traditions of their calling. The downward pro-
gression continued until at last pugilism sank beneath the
notice of decent people, and honest prize-fighting existed
only in memory. The mantle which once graced the shoulders
of real champions — men who earned their honors by skill,
bravery, and honesty — was now dragged through the mire of
deceit and cowardice; the roll-call of pugilists showed only
the names of bullies and braggarts, swindlers and thieves,
burglars and murderers.

Quite recently certain unscrupulous speculators devised a
cunning scheme to fill their pockets, by organizing a pugilistic
mania and revivifying the decayed corpse of the prize-ring.
The deplorable success of this nefarious plot is now "known
and read of all men," but its salient features are well worth a
brief rehearsal.

A brawny young boxer from Boston, who had clearly de-
monstrated his superiority over his fellows, was selected as
the pugilistic John the Baptist, and sent up and down the
land to preaeh and practice the new dispensation of "knock-
ing-out." He proved to be an able apostle; wrote letters and
issued challenges, exhibited and sparred; fought with pen and
fists, with gloves and without gloves; and brought much
money to the treasury of his managers. Next, a third-rate
British buffer was imported, and allowed to prove his marked
inferiority to the native article. Then an elderly ex-cham-
pion, recently released from a long term in prison, was asso-
ciated with the present champion, and this double team are
now traveling about the United States, as suejessful rivals to
Salvini and the Jersey Lily. And last of all, a retired prize-
fighter, now in the "sere and yellow leaf," is summoned
from Australia and lands in California, bringing with him a
half-breed heathen novice, who has not, as yet, established
any genuine claim to pugilistic honors. This pair of worthies
journey leisurely from San Prancisco to New York City in
such triumphal style as has been seen here only during the
visits of Grand Duke Alexis and the Prince of Wales.

When we seek the reason of what seems so unreasonable
— this sudden leap to popularity of an obsolete and criminal
game — we find it— and find it nowhere else — in the disgrace-
ful administration of the daily press. The scope of all
journalism is to teach, not to be taught; to lead, not to fol-
low public sentiment. The province of honest journalism is
to lead the public up, not down; to elevate, rather than de-
grade; to preserve, instead of destroying.

During the past twelvemonth prize-fighting has been spe-
cially brought to the attention of American editors. It is, as
every one knows, a criminal offense, punishable by fine and
imprisonment — just as clearly a crime as larceny or burglary,
arson or manslaughter. Even if modern pugilism were not
illegal, its inherent degradation, its dishonest management,
its vile surroundings, and the unsavory character and prac-
tices of its professors, remove it outside the pale of reputable
news, and beneath the attention of honest folk.

Here we have a game which is degrading, brutal and crim-
inal; which works evil and evil only; which has no valid ex-
cuse for existence; and whose struggle for continuance and
popularity is a battle against good order and decency and
humanity. Its breath of life is newspaper notoriety, and if,
from this time on, any mention of pugilism was strictly ex-
cluded from all newspapers, the game, with its professors
and promoters, would, before New Year's Day, be effectually
squelched.

In such a juncture it seems absolutely sure that the editors
of reputable American newspapers would, in handling this
nuisance, either crush it by sensible silence — or, if noticing
it at all, do so only to drepecate and protest. But the facts
are diametrically and disgracefully different. All over the
land we find paragraph after paragraph, column upon col-
umn, devoted to blazoning the sayings and doings, dress and
food, history and projects, of agangof ruffians, most of whom,
if justice were done, would "do the State some service" in
compulsory retirement.

Country newspapers can plead in extenuation of their eon-
duct, that, inasmuch as they depend on the Associated Prefs
for general news, and are forcedjto pay for what is sent to them
whether used or not, they feel pecuniarily unable to surpress
what is undesirable. But no possible shadow of excuse can
be found for the great dailies of New York City, which gath-
er their own news, and can treat it as they please. They
have proved to be the chiefest of all sinners in this matter.
Day after day their readers are surfeited with pugilism — past,
present, and to come; romance, reminiscence, history and
prophecy; incident and anecdote; prolix minuteness and dis-
gusting detail. Nor is this stuff allowed to take quiet posi-
tion amid general news, but it is thrust into ridiculous promi-
nence by all the ingenious devices of the printer's art, by lav-
ish display and startling head-lines.

We have purposely made this condemnation sweening and
inclusive, because all have been guilty, some in greater de-
gree than others, but all far beyond decency or common
sense. Herald and World, Times and Tribune., Sun and
Star, Truth and Journal, News and Telegram, Commercial
and Mail, Graphic and Post, have seemed to vie with each
other in cramming their readers with huge daily doses of
prize-fighting gossip.

It would be well for the editors-in-chief of these journals
to carefully review their files for the past month. They will
surely find therein much food for reflection, much righteous
cause for shame. Possibly such an examination might con-
vince them that their own reputations and their duty to their
readers unite in demanding a prompt and sweeping reform
in the management of their news departments, and the im-
mediate relegation of pugilism to its proper position — in the
police reports.

We are proud to be able to state the gratifying fact that the
reputable sporting newspapers of America have not in any
way assisted in the present absurd apotheosis of prize-fight-
ing, and their columns are not soiled with pugilistic filth.

Harriman Gets Left.

C. A. Harriman the pedestrian ran in a twenty mile race
against a field of amateurs at Nevada City last Saturday eve-
ning and was beaten nearly a mile. The details of the affair
are thus given in the Transcript: The conditions of the race
were that the champion should run 20 miles, the ten ama-
teurs to run two consecutive miles each. The track meas-
ured 30 laps to the mile, and was nearly square. The saw-
dust had appeared dry enough when first laid, but the
warmth of the room soon brought out the moisture in it, and
the track was thus rendered too slippery for fast runuing.
Shortly after S o'clock Harriman and A. E. Oliver got off for
the first two miles, but on the first lap the champion's feet
flew from under him on a turn and he fell headlong. Pick-
ing himself up as soon as possible, but not till Oliver had
gained a lap, he started off again more cautiously and did not
meet with another accident during the evening. Oliver
gained 1| laps on him in two miles, and was then relieved by
Len Holbrook who gained 2| laps. Thomas Eddy gained a
sparse third, and FrankJ Yaughn gained two-thirds. This
placed Harriman 5 laps behind at the beginning of the eighth
mile, but he recovered If laps on Owen Harrigan and 4] on
C. C. Watts, which placed him 1 lap in the lead. Oliver
then returned for a second run and gained 6t laps. By this
time the track was so badly cut up and heavy that Harriman
had to make every step with extreme care, and he found it
impossible to let himself out under the circumstances, while
the amateurs being of smaller size did not seem to experience
any trouble in keeping their legs under them.. S. A. Chase
gained 9| laps, Wm. Mooney 1U, and A. O. Boy 1, making
the amateurs 27^ laps, or about nine-tenths of a mile, ahead
at the close of the 20 miles. The contest was quite spirited,
the only drawback being the condition of the track which
stretched the time of the 20 miles out to 2 hours" and 45 min-
utes.

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Heel and Toe.

John Callahan met Thomas Pearson, a Yallejo walker, at
Amory Hall in that city last Monday evening for a rive-mile
walk in which the record was in no way endangered. The
reporter of the Vallejo Chronicle who is pleased to call it a
very exciting affair furnishes the following particulars: The
track was not of the best for a match of this description,
there being twenty-two laps to the mile which made the
turns very short. Pearson made his appearance at 8:55, and
made several laps, which fairly exhibited his easy, graceful
gait. He was the favorite from the commencement. At five
minutes past nine Callahan putinan appearance on the track,
and walked around the course several times, his quick ner-
vous movements presenting quite a contrast to his opponent.
At 9:23 the start was made; and Pearson took the lead almost
from the start. The first mile was made in eight minutes
and sixteen seconds, the record on the board reading: Pear-
son 8:16; Callahan S:17. On the seventh lap of the second
mile, Callahan passed Pearson soon after passing the turn,
and kept the lead until near the end of the last lap of the
fifth mile, when Pearson by a quick spurt, passed his op-
ponent, and was awarded the race. The time as kept by the
timer and recorded by the scorers are: Second mile, Calla-
han, 17:04; Pearson, 17:05; third mile, Callahan, 26; Pear-
son, 26:01; fourth mile, Callahan, 34:59; Pearson, 34:60;
fifth mile, Pearson, 42:24f; Callahan 42:25.^ This would
make the time of each consecutive mile be: First, S:16; sec-
ond, S:4S;third, 8 £0; fourth, S:59; fifth, 8.-4l£. The race was
very satisfactory to a majority of the spectators, who rewarded
every spurt with manifestations of applause. The contestants
put forthevery effort, and many who witnessed a contest of this
description for the first time were convinced that pede stria nisni
is indeed a great test of physical endurance. At the close of
the race, objections were made by Callahan on the score that
Pearson had stepped on his heels, and also that he won the
race by running in at the close. The judges held that the
first was an accident, and ignored the second. Pool selling
was not at all lively, but what few pools were sold the odds
were two to one in favor of Pearson...

Maurice Vignaux, the French expert bil Hard-player, who
was engaged to come to this country to play in the Chicago
and New York tournaments, did not sail from Havre on Sat-
urday last, as was announced. It is asserted that Vignaux
has been frightened by the recent sinking of two steamers
and has refused to come over on any consideration; but this
is denied by the H. W. Collender Company of New York, to
whom he is under contract to play.

Mr. L. B. Lindsley, one of the intelligent and earnest stock
breeders of the Web-foot State, has been visiting the stock
farms around the bay, and sailed for home, via Portland,
last Tuesday,

Owing to a press upon our columns our "Answers to Cor-
respondents" department has been rather cavalierly treated
of late. We shall endeavor to bring it up to date next week.

1883

JPte gtae&der attd j^ca*:tetmm.

GAME PROTECTION.

Views of Some Leading Sportsmen on the
Proposed Amendments.

A. IV. Havens.

A. W. Havens, a member of the gun club of this city and
also connected -with the Alameda Sportsman's Club, heartily
indorsed a shortening of the quail open season, as it would
result in increased sport in a very short time. As a general
rule quail were not full grown at the expiration of the pres-
ent close season. The proposed amendment requiring farm-
ers or others who object to shooting on their premises to post
notices to that effect at intervals of fifty acres did not meet
with his approval, as in his opinion it would work a great
hardship on those whose land ran up into the mountains,
where no hunter would care to roam about in search of game.
The result of enforcing such a provision would be to literally
cover broad fields with signposts, and all to no purpose. His
experience led him to believe that any reputable sportsman
could readily obtain permission to enter private or inclosed
lands for the purpose of shooting, without the necessity of
placing himself in the position of a trespasser. Very natu-
rally, the farmers objected strenuously to the presence of pot
hunters and careless persons upon their lands, because their
negligence often threatened valuable interests. Gates were
left open, and not unfrequently fires were started which
caused much damage. The posting of notices as provided in
the amendment would not in his judgment exert any influ-
ence in favor of hunting preserves for these reasons.
The attention of the legislators should be directed to the sup-
pression of shooting by moonlight, or in a comparatively
short time ducks would be exceedingly scarce. Invariably
of a night ducks, and water fowl generally, came into the
feeding grounds, only to be frightened away by reckless
hunters, who for every one they killed succeeded in driving
fully one hundred away. The Alameda County Sportsmen's
Association had incorporated in its by-laws a pro vision against
moonlight shooting and he believed the same should be done
by the other sporting clubs.

F- II. Pntzman.

F. H. Pntzman stated that as a rule the amendments pre-
sented on behalf of the State Sportsmen's Association an-
swered all the requirements of game laws. Issue had been
joined as between sportsmen and the farmers, the latter tak-
ing high ground as to the destruction of their vineyards and
crops by an invasion of quail and ducks. Their interests
necessarily conflicted to a certain extent and would always
continue to be somewhat antagonistic. The farmers were
obliged to protect their crops, and could not be expected to
sacrifice them for the purpose of maintaining a greater or
less number of ducks or quail. For this reason, though
moonlight shooting frightened ducks away from the feeding
grounds, it could hardly be asked, in justice to the fanners,
that they confine their shooting to the daytime. Quail should
be so restricted as to allow them to propagate. The present
limit found the brcod very small, while the oppressive heat
rendered the sport exceedingly poor. The trapping of quail,
in sections of the country where they abound and where
they were destructive to the crops, should be allowed for the
purpose of stocking other sections.

Jerry lirowell Jr.

Jerry Browell Jr., Secretary of the Cosmopolitan Shooting
Club, was ,very pronounced in his opinion that unless steps
were taken to prevent the indiscriminate killing of game
sportsmen would soon be obliged to seek pastures new for
tne pursuit of hunting. The bill which allowed farmers to
kill quail in and out of season aimed a fatal blow at the laws,
and if adopted would rob them of their force and meaning.
On the other hand, a proper regard should be had for the
welfare of the farmer in the pursuit of his legitimate inter-
ests, so that his crops should not be made dependent upon
the pleasure of hunters. Amusement and business were
hardly convertible terms, and if circumstances arose which
rendered moonlight shooting necessary for the protection of
crops, or vineyards, nothing should be incorporated in the
game laws which should prevent it. In support of this posi-
tion, he cited the ravages which had been made at Mo wry 's
ranch, a favorite resort for sportsmen, where ducks in a pe-
riod of two days had almost ruined a valuable crop. In
brief, he believed in extending to the farmer the same pro-
tection and privileges requested by sportsmen.

M. Spencer,
a prominent member of the California Wing Shooting Club-
expressed much confidence in the provisions of the bill ema-
nating from the State Sportsmen's Association. The shorten,
ing of the open and the corresponding lengthening of the close
season was a most wholesome change, and would no doubt be
fully appreciated in the event of the bill beingadopted. From
personal experience as regards the shooting of quail the sport
about September was by no means such as to enthuse the av-
erage sportsman, because at that time quail were not only
far from attaining full growth, but were also unfit for even
good food. An extension of the close season would give them
ample time to propagate and to become sufficiently strong
and numerous to afford excellent shooting. Under the
present system it was only a question of time when the choic-
est hunting grounds would be stripped of every vestige of
game, leaving nothing with which to divert the hunters view
from a useless tramp. He also stated in connection with
what is popularly known as the farmers' bill, that its pass-
age would virtually do away with the game laws, as promis-
cuous shooting in and out of season or even trapping of quail
under these conditions would be attended with the most se-
rious consequence to game interests. Every precaution
which might be taken against any abuse of the power con-
ferred upon farmers would practically be valueless. Moon-
light shooting he believed could not be justly prohibited, be-
cause it would operate against fanning interests, by threaten-
ing the crops. Invariably ducks swarmed upon fertile fields
at night, making feeding grounds out ofjthem and frequently
ruining whole acres. The only protection which farmers
could resort to was moonlight shooting, and in view of these
facts he objected to any provision which would take this
means of solving the difficulty from them.

P. MeSliaiie,

Another enthusiastic shooter, was in favor of modifying the
laws so as to afford some protection to snipe. In other re-
spects, he was perfectly satisfied with the bill supported by
the State Sportsmen's Association. The open season for
quail, duck and snipe should commence on the 1st day of
October, continuing until February 1st, with a further exten-
sion in favor of snipe until the first day of March. The pro-
posed alterations in the law protecting deer were highly com-
mendable. Speaking with reference to the objection made
by those living in the valleys, that they had no opportunity
of shooting deer until they were driven into the valleys by
the snowfall in the mountains, he said that the objection was
frivolous, inasmuch as sportsmen from this city were obliged
to make extended trips before arriving upon the shooting

grounds, and sportsmen in the northern portion of the State
should be expected to subject themselves to some incon-
venience for the ultimate good of the sport. The fish laws,
in his estimation, were well adapted to the requirements of
the occasion and needed little or no modification. The bill
presented on behalf of the farmers and providing for indis-
criminate shooting was well calculated to defeat the very ob-
ject of the game laws, and rendered futile any efforts at game
protection.

J. K. Orr,

Vice-President of the State Sportsmen's Association and a
member of the Gun Club, who has given the subject of game
protection considerable attention during a period of over ten
years, during which time he has been prominently identified
with field sports, had very fixed ideas concerning the pro-
posed amendments. He believed that no extended argument
was necessary in support of the importance of certain legis-
lation prescribing during which season game should be
killed. He was satisfied that if some salutary provisions
regulating the open and close seasons had been incorporated
in the laws ten years ago, the complaint of depleted forests
and streams would have no foundation at present. As it is
the cutting off of two weeks at the commencement and a
similar period at the end of the present open season was a
move in the right direction. Experience demonstrated that
quail were not fit for good sport by the middle of September,
and as a rule the brood were unable to protect themselves
and could hardly be considered good eating. This was es-
pecially the case when the rains extended into April and May.
Should the matter of game protection reach an unexpected
climax bringing rival interests into conflict, some allow-
ance might possibly be made for the climatic difference be-
tween the northern and southern counties. For instance,
quail in Los Angeles mature earlier than in other localities.
Following out the same line of argument, some respect should
be paid to the desires of the upper country gentlemen rela-
tive to the deer law. Complaint was made by them that
restrictive clauses of the present game law virtually pre-
vented them from shooting deer, because until driven from
the mountains into the valleys by reason of the snow, the
casual hunters were obliged to forego their favorite sport. In
view of these facts, it might be well to insert a clause in the
law providing for shooting in the northern counties, making
the open season commence on October 1st and end on
January 1st.

The prevailing idea founded upon experience, is that when
deer are beginning to rut they should not be hunted. In
the first place they are unfit for food, and secondly they too
easily fall a prey to ruthless hunters, whose only object is to
kill as many as possible for market purposes. During the
rutting season, the flesh of the deer is strongly impregnated
with a musty flavor which is highly disagreeable. The
ravages of pot-hunters, and the little respect paid for
the close season, made deer exceedingly scarce,
so that if the breeding stock which now remained, and a
very limited one at that, was killed off, a short time only
would elapse before deer shooting would have to be aban-
doned. A law should be adopted preventing the killing of
does for at least twentyjyears, arid if possible made perpetual.
By this means, the sport would be preserved and gradually
the number of deer would be very materially increased.
Speaking in relation to Section 8 of the proposed amend-
ments, Mr. Orr stated that the passing of a law which com-
pelled property owners who objected to shooting on their
premises to post notices to that effect at intervals of fifty
acres would work a great hardship and would entail a very
considerable outlay of money. He believed that 'the power
to grant or withhold permission to shoot upon private land
should rest entirely with the proprietor and that he should
not be compelled to signify his wishes by going to the
trouble and expense of posting notices according to the
proposed amendment. It was a comparatively easy matter
for a sportsman to obtain permission to shoot on enclosed
land, but farmers were obliged to protect themselves against
the vandalism of hoodlums who had no respect for private
rights and whose visits were invariably accompanied by
broken fences, strayed cattle and notunfrequently disastrous
fires, the results either of their carelessness or downright
cussedness. If persisted in, the attempt to force farmers to
placard their lands would lead to an inevitable conflict as
between sportsmen and landowners, and the result wouldbe
that no shooting would be allowed. Under the head of moon-
light shooting, he stated that no more serious mistake
could possibly be made than to allow its continuance, as it
was the means of driving off the ducks from feedinglgrounds,
and that the flash of the gun frightened them bo that they
never returned. It was of prime importance that certain
ducks should be protected, such as the mallard, gadwell,
wood or summer ducks and the cinnamon teal, because they
remained in the State throughout the year, while the others,
being migratory, protected themselves. The difficulty, how-
ever, would be that hunters would not stop to consider what
ducks were included in the operation of the law, but would
fire away indiscriminately so that a general duck law was
imperative. He was also in favor of a law protecting
snipe.

THE STAGE.

The Baldwin.

The production of "Young Mrs. Winthrop" at the Bald-
win Theater created a great deal of public interest, not only
on account of the drama that had been pronounced so suc-
cessful in New York, but also in regard to the debut of Miss
Canie Turner, who, having created the part, made her debut
here as Constance in the title role. The motive of the play
is as trite as its treatment is bright, impassioned, humorous
and interesting. The estrangement of two young, happy
people through the causeless jealousy of the wife, and their
reconciliation at a late period has formed the basis of a thou-
sand dramatic works, with the ever same foreseen denoue-
ment, but it is safe to say that the story was never told in a
more winsome and delightful manner than is the case with
this last production from the pen of Bronsou Howard. The
idea of depending more on a quiet, pathetic method that
appeals to the sympathy of the audience rather than seeking
strong dramatic scenes that arouse the imagination is to be
traced, as usual, to the French stage, where a quarter of a
century ago since a little, simple, one-act piece, entitled "La
Joie Fait Feur," written by Madame Emil de Giradin, filled
the classic Theatre Francais for an entire season. Later
Madame Vestris produced it at the London Lyceum under
the name of "Sunshine 'thro' the Clouds," and in the princi-
pal part she closed her brilliant theatrical carter. Such a
gem did not escape the appreciative research of Dion Bouci-
cault, who, as " Kerry," made it one of the principal parts of
his repertoire. Other pure aud simple stories followed in
imitation of this charming play, and at one time it seemed as
if the French dramatic art were to reach a higher plane in

morality and 6Uggestiveness)tbut it was quickly found that
there was a patronage to this ptj la, of entertainment that was
limited to the boxes and stalls', and the nianagers were forced
to return to plays that were treated ,va,a more powerful
method, and then came "The Two Orphans," ,"Led Astray,"
"The Danicheffs," "A Celebrated Case," and othei dramas
that attracted all the elements of a fickle, but ger-eidn.. bub-
lic. "Young Mrs. Winthrop" is a bright example of" the
higher and purer dramatic art, but it is doubtful if the pEj
will ever achieve, outside of New York, the success of any
one of the above mentioned plays, and its production at the
Queen's Theater in London will be followed with a great
amount of interest, as there, as in New York, there are a
great many families who will not visit a theater to witness
plays in which the transgression of the commandment forms
the basis of the plot.

"Young Mrs. Winthrop" is admirably cast and put upon
the stage, and Miss Carrie Turner, although lacking some-
what of dramatic fire in some of the more exciting scenes
(that may indeed, have been toned down to order) created a
very favorable impression as the heroine, and she was ably
seconded by E. J. Buckley as Douglas Winthrop, this young
actor showing such study combined with natural talent that
will soon place him at the head of his profession in this line
of business. Miss Sydney Cowell does not appear to grasp
the possibilities of such a part as Mrs. Dick Chetwyn, that
would suit Mrs. John Wood like a glove, but she is pleasant
and glosses over with great skill some of the bright cynical
remarks of the dashing widow. Miss Enid Leslie as the blind
girl played with naturalness and simplicity, but is it not time
that so old a method of playing on the sympathy of the au-
dience through such a calamity as blindness should be ta-
booed by our leading dramatic scribes? Mr. and Mrs.
Whiffen were, as usual, most acceptable in their parts and
the minor characters were given with quiet effect in unison
with the tone of the piece. " Young Mrs. Winthrop" ought
to have a good month's run. The two interiors by W. T.
Porter are gems of decorative art and no expense has been
spared to ensure success.

♦

Ellmenreich at Haverly's.

At the California, Madam Ellmenreich has continued her
engagement to moderate business, and her impersonation of
Adrienne Lecouvreur and Marie Stuart confirms the previous
impressions of her undoubted talent and dramatic strength,
but at the same time show that the artist has yet to undergo a
course of severe study and practice before she can overcome
the difficulties of the English languages, especially in the
more impassionate scenes of these exacting parts. Madam
Ellmenreich has scored a success, and when the ordeal of
playing in a foreign language relaxes the holding on the im-
gination, so that she can give a more delicate shading to
the lighter parts of the characters, she is bound to be fore-
most among our dramatic attractions especially if she can
secure "Odette " or some other similar play that would show
her talent to the utmost advantage. The support in many
respects was inferior to that rendered by the German artists
and was not up to the usual standard of excellence at this
theater. On Monday next "The City," a new melodrama
by Len Grover will be presented for the fiist time after a long
and careful preparation.

Bush Street Theater.

After the delightful whimsicalities of the Rice Surprise
Party, the production of " My Sweetheart" suffered some-
what by comparison, but the light play with its songs, dances
and quaint love making will be of sufficient attraction to in-
sure good business for two weeks, when "Pop " will once
more fill the Bush Street Theater to repletion. Miss Minnie
Palmer is a bright, vivacious little party who at once enlists
popular favor, and although the piece requires no great
amount of talent, she is very agreeable and attractive in all
her business which is somewhat suggestive of the Lotta ef-
fects. B. E. Graham has confirmed the good impression he
made here, and met with a cordial reception. The other per-
sonages are well presented and T. H. Hawkins as a sport
down on his luck gives a neat and forcible bit of character
actiong that shows he possesses true dramatic instinct that
will lead to speedy promotion in his career. "My Sweet-
heart " will be continued all next week.

Emerson's.

At the Minstrels the business continues to be from "fair
to fine," and next week will witness another change in the
programme, the chief attraction being a burlesque on "The
Marescot," which is said to abound in good things and pretty
songs and concerted music. The management deserves great
credit for this constant search after novelties, and that is the
only way in which a minstrel company can compete success-
fully with the other amusements of the city.

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"Through Fire."

At the Grand Opera House a new drama will be given ou
Monday and during the week under the management of Mr.
Aveling. It is entitled "Through Fire," aud is said to pos-
sess a strong and interesting plot.

The Tivoli.

The Tivoli has scored another triumph with " The Bridge
of Sighs," a comic opera composed in Offenbach's earlier and
sprightlier manner. The work is admirably mounted and
costumed, and the principal characters are well sustained
6ave in the comic element, where a disposition is shown to
create merriment by mere buffoonery instead of more legiti-
mate effects. The piece promises to secure a long run.

Centerboard Boats. — After describing a certain race of
last season the New York Spirit says: "More conclusive
proof, we think, can hardly be afforded of the superiority of
the centerboard yacht so far as speed is concerned, and we
know that they are handier every way, and much more suited
to our yachting waters. Just now the demand seems to be for
keel boats of a small class. We venture to predict that iu
every instance they will be beaten by old ceuterboards of the
same size. The cutter craze, which prevailed to some extent
last season, has happily passed away, aud so far as we have
yet learned, there is not a single keel sloop building that has
not plenty of beam. As a relic of this cutter mania, we have
now the demand for the deep keel sloop. There is nothing
particularly objectionable about such craft; they will be safe
and comfortable boats, but, alas, they will also be
that is fatal to anything bearing the title of yacht,
end we think it will be found that nothing yel
covered for the purpose of yachting that is an
on the centerboard schooner or sloop."

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Feb 11*

THE -STABLE.

.. Fasteners of Toe-Weights.

. .-'.^eJ&ostconYement method of attaching toe-weights is by
! tfeiiig a spur which is welded to the front part of the shoe or
' tip. The convenience arises from there being no trouble
with other kinds of fastenings as in one patented invention
the only thing necessary is to slip the weight on, when the
bevel of the spur and the tapering form securely holds it in
place. It is evident that every time the foot strikes the
ground the more tirm will be the clasp, and to release it, sever-
al sharp blows with a hammer will be necessary. With this,
of course, there can be no change in position, and to give the
power to regulate the height of the weight on the foot a screw
has been added in some of them. A thread is cut in a hole
in the weight and the screw acting in this presses against the
spur and any desired elevation can be obtained.

But the great drawback to the stationary and unremovable
spur is that in the tirst place it is unsightly, and a still graver
objection is that there is a chance for the horse to injure
itself. Very frequently a horse will scrape a foot against the
opposite leg, and in that case the sharp edge of the bevel will
do damage. When the animal is walking, led by the bridle,
a sudden start from fright, or, perhaps, in play, the legs are
crossed, and injury follows.

Last summer we saw a mare belonging to Mr. Titus which
caught the spur aud bent it so far forward that it was in a
horizontal position when she came back to the stable. Near-
ly all the appliances to do away with the objections of a
stationary spur have made necessary the mutilating of the
horn in order to make a slot through which the part that
fastened it to the shoe could be thrust.

When the spur is detached there is an ugly looking cut in
which gravel and clay will accumulate, and in some cases be-
come so firmly impacted that it is troublesome to remove. In
the many experiments I have tried with weights there was one
plan that I thought highly of until I fell on one much sim-
pler and in every respect better, and which will be described
hereafter. In that which has been discarded there was a
piece of steel in the shape of a keystone, about the length
and width of those worn as a watch charm, and an eighth of
an inch in thickness. The front part was so
fashioned that a semi-circle of about three-eighths
of an inch in diameter projected upward and in
this a hole was drilled at right angles to the slope
of the front part of the hoof, and a thread cut in it. The
back part of the projection was also filed away to the same
angle as the hole, and the whole thing hardened so that there
would be little wear. A place was filed in the shoe, or rather
the tip, and the keystone driven in, the edges having been
beveled so that it was held fast. The front part of the key-
stone was flush with the toe, and a round file used to cut
away the horn where the projection came. The part cut
away would be about the same as for a very small clip, and
the file being of the same diameter as the projection a close
fit was insured. The spur extending up the foot was the
same as that in common use, and the lower portion
was turned at a right angle, and formed into a
screw to fit the threads in the other part.
Picking the foot Jup, a few revolutions sent the screw
home with the spur in the center of the foot ready to attach
the weight, the concavity of which kept the screw from turn-
ing, which was rendered impossible by the strap of the quar-
ter boot.

When the spur was detached a screw was put in the hole
and the head sunk bo low as to leave a perfectly smooth sur-
face. This short description will be found sufficient, espec-
ially as a far better plan will be given, though after several
months use I was so highly impressed with its advantages
over others that I had tried that the papers were prepared to
apply for a patent.

"Strap weights," viz., those that depended on straps for the
main fastenings, have generally gone out of use. By far the
best of that kind I ever used was the Eureka, the bent hook
of which through the round hole in the toe of the shoe giv-
ing it such a strong grasp that it was not necessary to bind it
very hard with the strap.

There is scarcely a shadow of doubt of the ill effects which
follow the binding of the foot with a tightly drawn strap, es-
pecially when the lower part of the foot is held by a full
shoe. The spring of the coronent is thus fettered, and the
whole foot is hampered. I overcame that objection in the
Eurekas, as the use of tips entailed a fastening which did
not go round the heel, and a slot was filed, partly in the tip
and partly in the horn, to receive the strap. At that time I
thought it imperative that there should be a projection like
the heel of a shoo to keep the strap from slipping under the
Cbot, but since then have discovered a method to prevent
the strap from coming down which will be explained here-
after. With one exception, all of the toe-weights that I have
seen have depended in a measure on the shoe for either the
whole or a portion of the fastening, and, consequently, a loss
of the shoe compelled the loss of the weight. The exception
is something similar to the kind I have used before I had any
knowledge that there was anything like it, though in all
probability the other is entitled to priority. That was to
topjen the weight to the horn with screws similar to a wood-
it l-w, two being used to givo the required solidity. These
u points inclining together, and there is
question that for any weight not too heavy the fastening
I wrote to the inventor for specimens which were re-
.«-d Ins) logust, my intentions being to give them a trial,
I <y were so nearly like the kind I had been using,

and in one respect having a preference for my own, have no
used them. In one important particular they are superior
to those I use as they do not require anything but the two
screws to hold them in place, mine necessitating the use of
quarter boots, and there are horses, particularly colts, which
are liable to chafe with the best constructed boot.

Those which I received weigh six ounces each, and the
screws project three-eighths of an inch. From center
to center of the hole on the inside is one and three-
eighths inches, and when the screws are pressed home in
the countersink there is an inch between the points. This
converging of the points not only gives a better hold, the
same as dovetailing, but it also lessens the danger of pene-
trating through a thin wall. From being accustomed to the
spurs welded to the shoe and the other plans for fastening
toe-weights people are prone to think that so simple a contri-
vance is not sufficient, if even there was no danger from
wounding the sensitive portion of the foot. They will also
argue that there must be motion enough to loosen the screw,
and that after a few times' the thread in the horn will be worn
smooth. That it is effective I know from the tenacity with
which the live horn will hold even a smaller screw than those
which are used, and if the screw is driven home there is not
motion enough to cause it to lose its hold. Those that I have
tried have demonstrated this view to be correct, inasmuch as
on two occasions the quarter boot slipped and the screw still
held the weight in place. Although I have used mine for
some time before the date of the patent which covers the
fastening with screws to the horn it is probably an infringe-
ment, and in describing it it must not be considered a war-
rant for others to use it. I took a piece of sheet brass an
eighth of an inch in thickness, and cut it into the form I
wanted. It is something of the shape of a heart with a con-
tinuation below to the desired length. If the design was to
have the weight low on the foot it was short, and if high
long. Near the bottom a hole is made for the screw to go
through, the corresponding hole in the horn being from a
quarter to half an inch above the junction of the horn and
tip. The desired weight made of the same sheet brass or
thicker copper is riveted to the heart-shaped part, having the
same concavity to fit the convexity of the hoof. The part
next the foot is carried up nearly to the coronet, and an out-
side strip is also made of the same length. The object of
this is to form a slot through which the lower strap of the
quarter-boot is passed and the, upper strap is run thrau^h a
leather loop constructed as follows: Being impressed with
the idea that there should be some elastic material between
the weight and the foot, a piece of leather of the same shape,
though covering rather more surface, was used for lining, the
rivets which fasten the plates together holding it, and the
upper part is turned over back to the rivet, forming the loop.
This is to have a softer material near the coronet than the
metal. The quarter-boot must be made with double straps
and to cover a part of the heel so as to insure it from slip-
ping down. The straps are buckled when the weight is
higher on the foot than it is to be worn, and then pushed
down so that the screw can be introduced. Notwithstanding
the added thickness of the leather lining the longest screw I
have used has been five-eighths of an inch, No. 9, and in
most instances one-half an inch of the same number. Be-
fore using the screws in the horn and previous to the key-
stone fastener being thought of, I tried cutting a thread in
the tip and the horn, half in each. But the thread on the
metal part was too fine for the horn and it was unsatisfactoiy.
At that time I did not think of using the ordinary woodscrew,
and the small taps and dies that I had were very finely cut.
The use of the woodscrew not only taught me a better
manner of fastening the toe-weights, as it also helped me out
of a difficulty in attaching scalping-boots to a bare foot. To
keep these in place I thought it was imperative to have at
least one projection at the heel in order to fasten it properly,
and in the case of Anteeo followed the practice heretofore de-
scribed of wearing a three-quarter shoe. With that I used
the keystone at first, and then the woodscrew driven into the
horn. A thin piece of metal was let into the quarter boot for
the screw to pass through, and I found the method far su-
jierior to a strap drawn through a slot. But Antevolo also
needed the protection of a scalper, and every plan I tried of
attaching it to the speedy cut above was a failure. I tried
several ways without any success, and as a last resort put on
the boot the same as if there was a projecting heel. Luckily
the scalper was made of the hardest, stiffest leather, and the
heel strap was doubled at the place where it would rest on a
shoe. I took another piece of moderately thick leather, per-
haps two inches wide, uniting it together after the heel strap
was slipped between. The job was complete and the only
instance the boot came off was when I had been negligent in
renewing the hole and the horn wore away until there was
nothing to hold. The best rjlace I have found to place the
screw is about an inch outside of the center of the toe, aud
the leather is cut out in a curve back of the screw to ne^-r the
same as when fastening the toe-weights and quarter-boots;
the strap is buckled before it is shoved down to its place and in
this way the tugging at the strap is avoided. The job is much
easier than when the other method of fastening the scalper is
followed, and the danger of the strap breaking is done away
with.

It is far easier to make the holes in the horn than many
imagine. I use a small Morse drill, put in. a handle and a
few seconds all-sufficient. Where two screws are used there
must be due care taken to drill the holes in the foot exactly
corresponding with those in the metal, though this is easily
done by using in the first place a Morse drill, the same s'ze
as the hole in the weight, and by giving it a turn or two the

center is marked for the smaller. Drive that screw home,
having been careful to give the proper angle, and then put in
the other hole.

I have no desire to induce people to use any particular
pattern of weight. My preferences are not offered as a guide
for others to follow, and it may be that there are drawbacks
tha 1 1 have failed to discover.

Meager as this appendix is in suggestions, and though I
am loth to present it in the shape that I do, my readers will
coincide with me that it is better than to mislead with opin-
ions which have no firmer basis than the wildest conjectures. ■
That immense benefits have followed the introduction of toe-
weights is beyond question; that the ill effects have been re-
duced at least ninety per cent, by a more intelligent use is
also certain; that the advantages have far overbalanced the
drawbacks I implicitly believe, and the trainer of trotters
who does not make use of them in some cases is either very
fortunate in the pupils he has or is behind the times.

When colts are doing well, going squarely, improving in
speed as rapidly as a reasonable man can desire, my advice is
to get well enough alone. When the reverse is the case, and
there is a tendency to hitch, sboglefoot, pace, shorten the
strides, etc., try weights, light at first, heavier if these do not
correct. But it also must be borne in mind that every ounce
is additional strain on the muscles and tendons, and often-
times in the training of trotters, as in other pursuits, "the
more haste the less speed. "

The "side-weight" question is even more troublesome to
me than that which pertains to the forefoot, and further than
to give the result of a few experiments, and the reasoning
which these have led to I will not go. Nearly twenty years
ago I wrote that the action of the forelegs was more under
the control of man than that of the hind, and this assump-
tion I still hold to be correct. In common with a large ma-
jority of men of the present day who have paid a good deal
of attention to the trotting action I have changed the views,
in some respect, in regard to an " open gait," and in place of
considering it essential that the hind legs should be carried
apart enough to clear the forelegs on the outside have become
convinced that it is not necessary. Some of the fastest go
close with their hind feet, and usually the Electioneers carry
both fore and hind feet near together. If there is no cutting
or wounding of coronet, pastern, shin or knee this is mani-
festly a husbanding of force, the same as when there is just
knee and hock action sufficient to give length of stride. Ex-
cess of action of any kind is a waste of physical force, and
the smooth, easy-going trotter takes the same status as the
"daisy-cutter " among racehorses. But when a horse carries
the limbs so that they receive a violent blow from the passing
foot some remedy has to be discovered. Though in a great
number of instances boots offer sufficient protection there are
cases when they fail to give the protection, and valuable as
these appendages are there are cases beyond the power they
possess to correct. In such a case as when the shin, ankle
or pastern of the hind leg was struck, the nearly unanimous
agreement among trainers was to use side-weights, under the
impression that by putting them on the outside of the feet
the legs would be carried farther apart. I felt the utmos
confidence that this was the correct idea, and in a previous
chapter give the history of a pacer that was cured of a habit
of knocking his knees by weighting the outside of his front
shoes and giving his slow work with an instrument in "his
fork" that kept up a steady outward pressure. I am of the
opinion now that the benefit came from the pressing outward,
as that was continued some length of time, and when driven
fast afterwards the martingale, that part of it which came be-
tween the legs, was made wide and padded.

Something over a year ago when studying the effect of the
weights that the commonly accepted theory was wrong and
that a contrary result would follow. For instance to take a
rod, and set it swinging like a pendulum, whichever side
the weight was placed there would follow a divergence from
a vertical line, the bent being away from the weight, the cen-
ter of gravity would be nearer the weight in order to equal-
ize the sides. When the leg was in motion there would be
au analogy between it and the pendulum, but then arose the
question of overcoming the inertia and that might counter-
act the tendency to swing away from the weight. In order
to give it a practical test I had a set of hind shoes made for
X X, the inside web being double the outside and conse-
quently twice the weight. Each shoe weighed eighteen
ounces, twelve on the inside from the center of the toe back,
to six ounces on the outer part. Biding behind him in a
skeleton wagon before the shoes were put on and afterwards
I thought that I could plainly see that he went wider.
He wore these shoes from February 14th to March 30, 18S2,
and when pulled off that from the right foot weighed 15£
ounces, and the left 15 ounces. This difference in the wear
was, doubtless, owing to an injury to- the hock joint which
made it a trifle stiff, and consequently there was more of a
sliding motion, less hock action than in the other. The
same day the shoes were removed I drove him to the track,
and though he moved easier without the heavy hind shoes,
it was perceptible that the feet were carried closer together.
Before making this test I had a conversation with Hon. A.
P. Whitney of Petaluma which arose from a question he
asked. The query was: " What do you consider the proper
method to follow when a horse brushes the outside of his
forefoot in passing it with the hind?" The reply was that if
he had asked the question a few weeks before I should have
•anwsered promptly: "use side-weights on the outside of his
hind feet, " but now I was in doubt of that being the right
course. He then informed me that he had a horse which
just grazed the forefoot, and following instructions he ap-

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ied side-weights. In place of " carrying hirn further out"
as he was assured would be the result, he went so much fur-
ther in the opposite direction that he struck squarely into
his heel and with so much force as to " knock him off
his feet. "

The only other illustration apart from my own tests, was
a test which John A. Goldsmith made with Inca. He had
the same views I formerly shared, and in a conversation last
summer advocated the placing the weight on the outside.
One of his " string " was the stallion Inca by Woodford Mam-
brino, from the dam of Del Sur and Eomero. He was a
horse of peculiar'action, twisting his fore feet outwards, and
anything but a true-gaited trotter. .

The shoes put on Inca weighed eleven ounces each, the
inner side being wide enough to give twice the weight of
metal, and with these there was a manifest improvement in
his speed and manner of going. He had a record of 2:32, or
about that, when Goldsmith got him, and after the change in
his shoes he trotted at Santa Rosa in the 2:30 class, winning
the first heat in 2:27, second to Albert W in |the second
heat in 2:27, and won the third in 2:27 J, Albert W winning
the race.

From Anteeo wearing the outside of his shoe while the in-
ner was scarcely bright, and also thinking the three-quarter
shoe so much better for the hind foot, I used that pattern.

Becoming convinced, however, that the weight on the out-
side was inimical I had full hind shoes made, the outer side
narrow and thick, the inner thin and wide, the object being
to make the weight equal, and keep the foot as nearly level as
possible during the period of wear. This did not make a
perceptible difference, and so I returned to the three-quarter
shoe, covering the outside in order to have a rest for the heel
strap of the scalping-boot. With the steel coming on the in-
side there was so little wear of the metal that in ten days or
two weeks the foot would have quite a cant to the outside.
This was in a measure obviated by leaving the inner side
bare, and I deemed it better to guard against a wrong twist
than to obtain the slight benefit of weight on the inside.
But after finding out that a scalping-boot could be kept in
place without the projecting heel I decided to put tips on be-
hind as the only place he wore much of the metal away was
at the toe and about half way back on the outside, and a
short distance back of the toe on the inside. That part of the
tip was made wider in order to equalize the weight, and they
were set on December 20th. While wearing these the only
work he had was jogging on the road, driven by the man who
takes care of him, and he reported that he handled himself
better than in anything he had worn before. On the ISth of
January I pulled off the hind tips, which were worn almost
to an edge, put on front tips weighing three ounces each, and
cut away his heels a good deal to bring them on a level
with the tip. The hind feet were left hare and the edges
rounded. I moved him through the stretch the next day,
and he handled himself very well without anything in the
shape of boots. Since then I have driven him occasionally,
putting on toe-weights of 3|- ounces and quarter-boots, and
restricting his fast work to brushes through the stretch. The
hind feet I keep level by cutting the inside every few days to
correspond with the wear on the outer and being careful to
round the edges to guard against breaking. When wearing
tips in front and three-quarter shoes behind, all the boots he
required were ankle and scalping boots; with the tips, toe-
weights and quarter-boots, and hind feet entirely bare, he
requires shin boots with a speedy cut attachment, and these
he marks with the outside of the fore foot and occasionally
brushes the outside of the quarter-boot with the inside of
the hind foot. Now what is the cause of this going wider
behind I will not undertake to say with any degree of author-
ity. I think he is showing more speed than he did pre-
viously, as he hauled the cart through the stretch in thirty-
eight seconds, and I only drove him at his best for about two
hundred yards. Last summer the toe-weights were detri-
mental, retarding his speed in the few trials I gave them.
Now they are surely an advantage or else it is the change in
his disposition that must be credited with the improvement.
Ashe has become less obstinate, more ready to go, with a will-
ingness to trot from the start, there may be something more
potent than the weights to ascribe the change to. At all
events, the data are presented, and my readers can draw the
inferences.

Yankee Ingenuity. — An ingenious Yankee has devised a
method of heating a car and keeping it at an even tempera-
ture any desired length of time. It is intended to facilitate
the transportation of fruit and vegetables during cold weather,
and if it is a practical success it will be of importance to Califor-
nia in enabling her to send her orchard and garden products
East at all times of the year. There recently arrived in
Boston from Houlton, Maine, a distance of 520 miles, a car
load of potatoes kept from freezing by this new contrivance.
It is called an automatic heater, and by a simple but ingenious
application of the principle of contraction and expansion of
metals with cold and heat the flame or fire is regulated accord-
ing to the outside temperature. If it is cold outside the fire
burns more briskly. As it grows warmer out of doors the
fire burns lower, the necessity for more heat being done
away with.

♦—

A Genuine Bull-Puncher. — The real bull-puncher is not
the man who exhorts a procession of beeves along a country
road, but he who jabs the tired animals in a freight car to
keep them from lying down and being trampled to death by
others. Every cattle train has a lot of punchers armed with
stout hickory staffs ten feet long with a sharp brad in one
end. With this they stir up the animals in the curs at every
stopping place, to keep them from lying down.

HEED AND SWINE.

Ayrshires as Milkers.

Below we give the records of the herd of C. M. Wiuslow,
Esq., Brandon, Yt., for the past three years:

Weight

Lady Avonn, third 1,200 tr.a

Rosa 1,110 "

Avona 1,100 "

Rosens 905 "

Ruth 1,130 "

Rebecca 1,020 "

Roxie 1,055 "

1881.

188a.

1883.

5,834*

0,5422

C355J

6,93*1

0,085

0,400

7.95U

8,154

0,3401

7,003.1

6.162J

6.524J

5,158

6,6803

7,500

5,270

5,935

0,070V

0,301

7,599

7,920

Average,
0,247
6,1 59
7,483
6.5C3
(5,414
5,902
7,273

Average weight of cows 1,074 pounds; average weight of
milk for three years, 6,5S6 pounds.

Queen of Ayr has a record of S,404^, pounds average for
six consecutive years after she was 10 years old.

Lilly Dale has a record of S,9S4 pounds in 366 days.

Two daughters of Queen of Ayr have records of 10,426 and
10,801 pounds.

At a trial in Scotland the winning cow yielded an average
of 26 pounds 5 ounces of milk in each of ten successive
milkings, and after being put in grass "improved wonder-
fully in the amount of produce. She lately gave the aston-
ishing quantity of 75 imperial pounds or 7-] imperial gallons
of milk per day for several days in succession. The largest
quantity at one milking was 39 pounds."

Mr. L. Swetson of Amherst, Mass., says: "I have a small Ayr-
shire cow whose live weight is but S60 pounds, six years old,
imported when a year old, which gave 300 pounds of milk in
seven days — equal to her live weight in twenty days."

Jean Armour, six years old, averaged 54 pounds per day in
a ten-day trial. Greatest quantity in one day, 5S pounds.
Her milk was set separately for three days, and the cream
from it produced 6 pounds 3 ounces of butter of the finest
quality. Her weight was 967 pounds.

It is asserted on good authority that the first Ayrshire cow
imported by the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of
Agriculture in 1837 yielded 16 pounds of butter a week for
several weeks in succession on grass feed only.

At a fair of the St. Lawrence County Agricultural Society
three Ayrshire cows belonging to Edward M. Shephard of
Norfolk: The first cow, calved in May, yielded, the first
week in July, 16 pounds of butter or 2 pounds 4 4-7 ounces
per day. The second, calved June 20th, yielded first week
in July 14-pounds or 2 pounds per day. The third, calved
early in May, yielded first week in July, 15 pounds or 2
pounds 2 2-7 ounces per day. It was stated that these cows
had nothing to eat but grass during the trial ; that at the
time of the trial there was a severe drouth prevailing in that
place, and that the feed was very short in consequence of it.

Charles L. Flint, in his treatise on "Milch Cows and Dairy
Farming," says: "The Ayrshire cow is said to assimilate or
convert a larger proportion of her food into milk than any
other breed of cows. So remarkable is this fact that all dairy
farmers who have experience on this point agree in stating
that an Ayrshire cow generally gives a larger return of milk
for the food consumed than a cow of any other breed. They
are pre-eminently a dairy breed, surpassing all other breeds
in the production of rich milk and butter on soils of medium
fertility. The best milkers I have ever known in the course
of my observations were grade Ayrshires, larger in size than
pure bloods."

Dr.. Geo. B. Loring of Salem, Mass., who keeps 90 cows on
his farm for the purpose of selling milk, says that "since the
introduction of Ayrshire cattle on his farm, the annual aver-
age yield of his herd has been one quart of milk per day, 365
quarts per year more than it was previous to that time with
the same keeping."

Ayrshires as Beef Cattle — Ada, an imported cow, was fat-
tened, and her dressed weight was as follows: Beef, 8S2
pounds; tallow, 111 pounds; hide, 76 pounds; total, 1,009.

Edith Brown, a four-year-old cow, imported by Mr. Coutts
of Mayfield, dressed 740 pounds.

Eilburn Lass, an old cow, also imported by Mr. Coutts,
dressed 900 pounds.

Minnie Gilpin, a two-year-old heifer, dressed 690 pounds.

The late Caleb W. Bement of Albany, N. Y., a celebrated
breeder of thoroughbred cattle, and one of the first breeders
of Berkshire hogs and Southdown sheep in this country, in
a description of the Ayrshire cattle, describes them as "the
Durharns in a smaller compass with increased milking facili-
ties."

Orestes Pierce's Stock Farm.

On o\ir way to the White mountains recently we met Mr.
Orestes Pierce, of Boston, and received from him an invita-
tion to visit his stock farm at East Baldwin, Me., on the line
of the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad. Availing ourselves
of this privilege, we found ourselves taken from the station
by a spanking pair of Knox colts, over a road which led
through pine forests a distance of three miles, to Saddleback
mountain, upon the southern slope of which the farm is sit-
uated. Mr. Pierce is a gentleman of liberal culture, and
though abandoning a professional career for that of a farmer,
he surrounds himself with books and pictures, and here in
the country leads a life of ease and plenty which resembles
that of an English country squire.

The buildings in their form and finish, the stock of cattle
and horses, and the land and fences bear the marks of a
competent and earnest head. Jersey cattle are the chief
thought, and we never saw their equal before; cows costing
thousands of dollars were as quietly munching their cuds as
though they cost no more than an ordinary animal. Great
care is taken to insure their health by clean quarters, proper
ventilation and good food. The herd numbers about one
hundred and fifty, and in four years the loss by accident or
sickness has been but three in number.

We were in season to see the milking; its cleanliness par-
ticularly struck us. The milkers, men chosen by reason of
their disposition and ability, put on special clothes and made
their toilets as for a great occasion. The milk pails were a
novelty; they had covers on which the men sat while milk-
ing and there was a funnel and strainer into which they
milked, through which it was let into the side of the pail.
Nothing could be cleaner. As fast as a man filled his pail bo
weighed it, carried it to the end of the barn and poured the
milk into a large can through another strainer, thus doub-
ling the precaution for cleanliness. We followed that large
can to the dairy where it was emptied into deep pans for set-
ting, and in each case through not only another strainer but
a doubled cloth in addition. These cans wore put in a tank
of ice-cold water where they stay from ten to fourteen
hours; the cream is then taken off and put into the cream
pots to ripen before churning. Bipening consists of souring
the cream slightly, in order to break the sack, which incloses
the globule of butter, with less labor and danger of injuring
the grain of the butter.

We did not havo time to follow this particular can of milk

through the various steps to butter, but we did see cream,
which was sufficiently ripened, churned and made into
golden, fragrant butter. L'ike all the ways of doing things
at this farm, churning has its minute, careful details. When
the cream was in the churn, the white-clad butter maker who
tested its temperature by a thermometer, told me he never
started the churn until the temperature was right, and that
he tested it several times during the operation. Jersey cream
requires much less churning than that of other breeds, and
to prevent injury to the quality of the butter by its coming
too quickly, the churn is revolved slowly. As soon as the
particles of butter make their appeaiance, the churn is
stopped, when a little'cold water is poured in to wash the but-
ter; the buttermilk is thus drained off and the churn rocked
gently to and fro, to gather the grains of butter into a com-
pact mass, it is then taken from the churn and put on a slate
slab where it is pressed by wooden paddles until free from
buttermilk, and then salt is added. Only a small amount of
salt is used, about three ounces of salt to ten pounds of but-
ter. The salted butter is put into a cold room for six or ten
hours, when it is ready to be worked again and stamped. It
is put up in half-pound pats, each pat being wrapped in a
cloth, sixteen of these are put on a wooden tray and four of
these trays filla wooden chest; ice is put in the refrigerator
which goes in the chest and the package sent under lock and
key to Boston. One of these goes each day of the week.
Each step of the making of this butter is attended by the ut-
most cleanliness, and pure Jersey gilt edge is the result.

Having watched the entire process of butter making we
went back to the cattle. It is too much to undertake special
mention of them by name, but we can say that this herd has
been selected with great care to get large and persistent
yielders. It sent eleven animals to the State fair last year,
winning nine first, one second, one third and first premiums
on the herd. A pretty good average ! There is little demand
in Maine for such fine costly animals, and the surplus from
breeding is sold twice each year at auction in New York. The
home, an old-fashioned brick mansion, is filled with all that
makes life a pleasure. We were well paid for stopping over.
Manchester (iV\ H.) Mirror and Farmer.

William Child of Thetford, Vt., is a dairy farmer, keeping
an average for the year of twenty cows, which are largely
thoroughbred Jerseys, whose excellence has been tested by
the handsome yields of butter. His butter record commences
Jan. 1. In the year 18S2 the butter product fell a little short
of 5,000 pounds. Included in his herd were a number of
two and three-year-old heifers, and hence his dairy did not
average upwards of seventeen full-grown cows, showing an
average butter yield of nearly 300 pounds to the cow. He
does not feed extravagantly, but gives his animals two ra-
tions of hay per day, with four quarts of provender. He
uses a creamer, churns twice or three times a week, gives the
butter three thorough washings with cold water before it is
taken out of the churn, after which it is weighed, placed un-
der the butter worker and again treated to another wash-
ing with water. It is finally salted at the rate of one-half
ounce to the pound of butter. One teaspoonful of granu-
lated sugar is also added to each twenty-five pounds of but-
ter, and when sufficiently disseminated through the mass
the butter is packed in five and ten-pound boxes and for-
warded by rail every Monday to a regular purchaser in Cam-
bridge, Mass.

Sheep skins with wool on can be cured by this process:
Take a teaspoonful of alum and two of saltpeter; pulverize
and mix well; sprinkle the powder well on the flesh side of
the skin and fold the skin with wool out and hang it in a dry
place. In two or three days, or when dry, take it down and
scrape with a blunt knife till clean aud rub until supple. If
to be colored, the wool should be well washed with soap and
water, and dyed with any dye-stuff used for colored woolen
goods. You can get the analine dyes of any desired color at
the drug store, with directions for using.

Humane Treatment of Horses.

Don't build the manger so high as to make it unnatural,
and therefore painful, for the horse to eat from it. Remember
a horse is a grazing animal, constructed to take food from the
ground. When the head is down near the surface of the
earth the swallowing muscles are in position to do their work,
but when the head is raised four or five feet high the muscles
are restritted in their action. What is supposed to be gained
by mangers in the high neck and shoulders is more than lost
in the depressed back or " saddle back " of the horse in
consequence of the unnatural elevation of the head. The
bottom of the feed box and manger should not be above the
horse's knees, or what is better, never more than one foot
from the floor. The manger should be two feet deep — meas-
uring from the top— and about two feet four inches wide at
the top. Make the feed box at the bottom of the manger.

Make the floor of the stall level instead of descending from
the manger toward the rear, and use more and better absor-
bents. In so doing you not only save the most valuable part
of the fertilizing product of the horse, but you remove the
strain of standing with his hind feet lower than the forward
ones. When at rest in the pasture the horse chooses to
stand with his forward feet lower than his hind feet; this he
does to throw the center of gravity uearor the fore legs and
shoulders, by which the projecting head and neck are bal-
anced by the rear portion of the body. Don't groom your
horse while eating, especially while eating his grain. If \ . m
doubt the wisdom of this suggestion, try something similar
on yourself. While you are taking your breakfast Lei some
one sharupoo your hair. You will eithei stop eating oi
the shampooing. It is an unwise practice to use either
currycomb or brush while tho horse is eating. Let him have
his food without being disturbed. Men do this foolish I
with the idea that it saves time. It might saw time to drive
the horse to his daily task without taking food at all. Tho
horse wants clean food and drink. Nothing is clean where a
hen goes. Hens should be kept away from tho horses, not
only from fouling their food, but from communicating lice.
These parasites are difficult to remove from horses when once
upon them.

Don't work a horse all day upon the farm and at night
turn him out to pick up a scanty sapper when he should be
resting in the stable after eating. All that B 00X86 demands
for his service is rest, food and drink, and he is cruel who
denies these. There is economy in keeping a working team
in the stable at night where it 1 1 irly fed, and is al-

ways ready for use. Don't scrimp the allowance «>f suitable
food. All a horse needs of hay and grain to keep in good
condition, itis forthe profit of' his owner to supply. Ono_
dollar saved in grain is two dollars losl in work. Don'l stuff
a horse with hay and without corn or oats. I
more feed will be better for horse aud owner. 1 1
your horse to suffer with cold when a little re]
stable or blanketing will make him com!
" hardening pr< >c oi mo Icing tu irses tand

without blankets is hard-la artrd. — AV.

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CLOSING OF STAKES.

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Shod Horse Association close on Thursday, March 1. See
adcertisement.

THE STATE FAIR PAVILION.

We are greatly pleased that the bill authorizing an
appropriation of £40,000 has passed the House with the
emphatic vote of forty-seven in its favor. There is so
little question of the same success in the Senate that we
are justified in considering the victory won, and that the
same "solid sense " which led to a proper appreciation of
the merits of the bill will prevail in the other chamber.
It is a great boon to the agricultural interests of the
State, and though the benefit to Sacramento is apparent,
for every dollar that it brings to the capital one hundred
or more will accrue to the whole people.

"Protection" to the agriculturist is one of the things
which the average legislator gives little heed to. It is
all very well when large manufacturers are to be made
still wealthier, perfectly proper when a shipbuilder is to
be insured an increased percentage, not a dollar of which
finds its way into the pockets of his workmen ; but the
tiller of the soil is ridiculed and made the butt of every
frothy would-be orator when he asks for a return for his
share in paying the expenses of the government. His
" brick-red wagons " are made to point a joke, although
the point is only perceptible to the hugely humorous wa°-
who perpetrates it, and a howl is raised at the desecra-
tion of the Capitol Park when it is proposed to erect a
fitting temple upon it for the exhibition of the marvel-
ous products of this State. "With such a building as the
one proposed to be erected, it will be the grandest show
in the United States, and as beautiful as grand. The
display of cereals, vegetables, fruits, etc., will be such as
the whole country east of the Eocky mountains cannot
equal. It may be that some of these objectors have
arrived at such a high degree of culture that a table
ornamented with the products of the orchard and warden
is unsightly and offensive, and a collection of farm im-
plements and machinery altogether too vulgar to suit
their fastidious taste, but, fortunately, these are not the
only people who have the guidance of public affairs, and
men of larger brains come to the front. Farmers have
been culpably negligent when their interests were at
stake. There bus been no concert of action, for if there
had been, on such a plain proposition, so palpably just
and so eminently proper, the bill would never" have
been in danger of even temporary defeat.

There is not a farmer from San Diego to Siskiyou and
from the Coast line to the Eastern boundary of the
State who has not an interest in extending the advan-
tages of the California State Agricultural Society. If
even he does not anticipate attending the annual fair
the lessons that are taught will reach him in some way.
The waves of progress, though their centers be at Sacra-
mento, will cause oscillations which will !*• Been hun-
dreds of miles away, and though it may take time, the
benefits are sure to follow. We hear of one Assembly-
lii. n who claim- a ti.ut the people in his section had no
it in the State fair, and if he truthfully reflects
ir sentiment^ that » otaoo must have a preponderant
of worthless members for any community to be

burdened with. There must be the ignorance of the will
fully blind, though it is a hundred to one that the man
who entered the plea does not voice the views of his con-
stituents, but merely gives utterance to the fantasies of
an imbecile mind. That section, so emphatically mis-
represented, among other things is celebrated for its rich
herbage. "Where the hills and mountains are too steep
for tillage they are clothed with a thick carpeting of the
nutritious grasses indigenous to California. There are
thousands upon thousands of sheep, herds of cattle. It is
scarcely possible that there is a county in the State from
which there is total absence of visitors, but, granting that
the statement of the honorable member is correct, from a
contiguous shire there is one who has enterprise enough
to learn what is going on in the outside world. He, too,
has sheep and cattle and these accredited as the best of
his neighborhood. He goes to the fair impressed with
the belief that he will see none better. He returns a
wiser and a happier man. He has secured a few rams,
obtains a bull, and in a few years his fleeces have doub-
led in weight, and the butcher will pay him nearly
twice as much for his steers. The news is bound to pen-
etrate over the remote section where they are not inter-
ested in fairs, and his example bears good fruit. In
course of time he learns another lesson. Reasoning that
bis half breds are so much superior, that must arise from
possessing that portion of the superior blood, and hence
half bred coupled with halfbred will give the same pro-
portion as the progeny of his imported sires. Though an
improvement on his original stock, he finds that the
standard is below that of the first generation, and as
thinking has followed his efforts at improvement, it does
not require much study to arrive at the correct conclu-
sion. The sire's first get were the type of what he de-
sired to rear. There were no contaminating influences.
Their ancestors for generations had , been of the same
kind and on their side there could not be any " harking
back, " or reversions to inferiority. The halfbreds were
liable to go either way and hence the difference, As
soon as his mind was led into this channel there could
only follow the deduction that there must be progression
and that this could only be reached by " breeding up. "
At his next visit to the fair he brings the benefit of en-
lightenment. He observes with a more critical eye. He
compares with a keener intelligence and scrutinizes with
better judgment. He is not satisfied with males alone.
Determined to bring within his own resources the blood
which has been found such a boon, be lays the founda-
tion for a pure flock, a pure herd and ewes and a cow or
two are bought. The wave reaches the section hemmed in
between the mountains and the ocean and the swell
from the banks of the Sacramento laves the distant
shore.

This is only one illustration, one particular branch,
and which could be extended through every department.
As we stated in a previous article the agricultural exhib-
itors are the most potent educators of the whole people.
The press has done wonders, valuable knowledge is ob-
tained from books. Agricultural colleges and schools
play a good part, but to bring knowledge into a form
that quickly educates, the fairs have the preference.
Tangible, easily understood, within the comprehension
of all, the lessons are so forcibly presented that they are
stamped upon the brain with the intensity of realistic
effect.

Those who justify their action against the bill on the
score of economy maybe pardoned, as "watchdogs of
the treasury ' ' are in a commendable attitude, and the
guarding of the public till is praiseworthy. But when
the outlay is so perceptibly for the benefit of the public,
when it is so palpably conducive of the general weal, it
argues a short-sighted parsimony in place of business
ability. "Were it a scheme for individual aggrandize-
ment, a job to give fat offices to hangers-on of the party,
triers would be some show of good sense in strenuous op-
position. It cannot be a valid ground of objection that
Sacramento is to gain some slight benefit from the ex-
penditure as that view would have the same bearing on
any project where 'anything of a like nature was pro-
posed. It does not have a bearing of the weight of a feath-
er on the question, and is so eminently absurd that space
will not be wasted in answering so frivolous an objection.
There can only be one objection raised, and that is: "Will
it pay? "We are firm in the belief that the direct results
will be to recoup the State in a very few years, by the
addition of taxable property, and that indirectly it will
add millions for the few thousands granted. Those who
oppose the passage of the bill on the score of economy
must either have a limited .knowledge of the effects of
agricultural exhibitions in enhancing the prosperity of
the State, or else they are desirous of making a parade
of a virtue that is foreign to their character. That is, a
number of those who base their objections from an eco-
nomical point of view.

We have no desire to make comparisons, and still less
to underrate the importance of sustaining a corps of "cit-
izen soldiers " always ready to protect should occasion

demand. To cripple the National Guard from a penurious
desire to cut down expenses, in our opinion, is not a wise
movement; to hamper the State Agricultural Society by
restricting them to quarters so grossly inadequate to the
wants is a miserly withholding of assistance which should
be given.

THE CHICAGO STAKES.

In the appropriate column will be found the advertise-
ment of Totting-Colt Stakes to be decided on the Chicago
Driving Park in the summer meetings of 1883 and 1884.
As full particulars are given in the advertisement there
is no necessity for repeating them, though we are ex-
tremely anxious to impress California breeders with the
importance of making nominations in these stakes. It
is apparent to anyone who has a particle of discernment
that a market outside of this coast and other lands on
the Pacific must be secured or the breeding of trotters
will have to be curtailed from even the present propor-
tions, not to take into consideration the prospective in-
crease.

The sooner an animal can be sold for a remunerative
price the more profit there is to the breeder. The chance
to sell when the colts are young has been and is the pro-
tection of the breeder of thoroughbreds, and were it not
for the yearling sales, the larger breeding establishments
would be compelled to close, or, at least, diminish the
number of broodmares.

The stakes for two and three-year-olds are the cause
for the demand, and were these to be abolished, thorough-
bred yearlings would not bring one quarter of the price
that is now realized. Trotting-colt stakes open a wider
field than those on the turf. Racing is the first object,
and then the purchaser has in view future broodmares,
and occasionally a stallion for stud purposes. There is
little expectation, however, beyond racing and the pad-
docks, for a few saddle-horses, and at rare intervals a
harness animal, are all that can be looked for. "Were
thoroughbreds broken to harness when young, it would
be different, though owing to the almost universal preju-
dice against this course it will be some years hence when
the practice is adopted.

"With trotting colts it is entirely different. The road
absorbs the far larger number, and this destination gives
a value which makes the business safer and decreases the
risks of failures. Engagements in Eastern stakes are
the surest method of enhancing the value of the colts
that are named. It is a token that the breeder is sincere
in his belief that the animals he breeds are of a quality
that he is not afraid to meet others, and no amount of
talk or denunciations of early training will make amends.
Purchasers readily see through the causes for this sort of
reasoning, and turn away from those who do not "show
something" or make manifest their belief by taking the
steps to bring their stock out. There is not a shadow of
doubt of the increase of value arising from " good engage-
ments." To illustrate, we will take the Ashland Stakes
for 1SS4; that is, for foals of 1881. There should be at
least thirty nominations from California in this stake, as
the only risk is the nominating fee of $10, which is all
the payment required until the 1st of January, 1884.
Of that number it is likely that twelve or more will trot
in the home stakes this fall.

From the showing that the yearlings that trotted in
public made the past season, and the known excellence
of those which did not, this is, doubtless, below the
mark. There is also a great probability that faster time
will be made by this class here than is recorded in the
East, and those which are engaged there, and which
show well here, will be sought for. This will not be con-
fined to the home winners, as any colt that gives evidence
of improvement will induce buyers to look after it when
they would not think of purchasing in other circum-
stances. "With thirty California nominations in the
Ashland Stake of 1SS4, we will be disappointed if there
are not at least five of them good enough to make the
trip, and with this number we would not be entirely
overcome if first, second and third money fell to the lot
of the Pacific Coast nominees. Sanguine as this esti-
mate is we will wager a plug hat, pair of driving
gloves or somethingt that does not cost more than the
nominating fee, that irrespective of the number of Cali-
fornia colts engaged, California and Kentucky will
" scoop " the whole thing.

We have no desire to discourage the breeders of other
states, and should they realize the importance of early
care and early h-aining in time, they might stand a fair
chance, but as we feel "-more than certain" that the
winner will prove a colt which was trained in its yearl-
ing form, 1SS4 is too closely at hand to remedy past
errors.

When the only risk is $10, that amount carrying the
"privilege" to the first of January, 1SS4, breeders
" cannot afford " to let the opportunity pass by, and we
sincerely hope that there will be a response which will
sustain us in the predictions made.

1883

^fte Jfceete mitt jlnm-isnxan".

The Ashland Stakes for 1883 are not so likely to elicit
nominations. There are a number of promising colts of
the right age, though the time of trotting is too close at
hand to make the necessary preparations. But the four-
year-old stakes, especially that for 18S4, should receive a
good support from our breeders.

THE NEW YORK "SPIRIT" ON THE
BOXING CRAZE.

In the athletic column is copied an article from the
New York Spirit of the Times, with the sentiments of
which we cordially agree. The prominence that was
given to the brutal sport by the turf papers of half a
century ago, has been an incubus that even fifty years
have not entirely remov ed. The sports of the turf, the
track, the field and legitimate athletics have been associ-
ated with the ring and the pit, and thousands at the
present day regard them as of something the same char-
acter, or at least, under the supervision of the same class
of men. We go so far that we would gladly see the
gloves, no matter how soft, banished from the gymna-
siums, and nothing left which had the odor of the ring
to nauseate. There are other exercises that will be as ad-
vantageous for physical development as boxing, and
without the vulgar associations that are so intimately
linked with the " manly art. " The plea urged that it
enables a man to defend himself from wanton assault is
without a logical foundation as a rough never waits to
learn whether the party assailed is a disciple of Tom
Cribb or not, and in many, perhaps a majority of cases,
the rounder of the wharves and low saloons'is a more fin-
ished pugilist than the club member. In such a case a
stout walking stick, and some practice in handling it, is
more efficacious than the best trained fists, and if it is
compulsory to be thrown into company where protec-
tion is needed, the revolver can discount clubs -or knuck-
les. The only reason that can be given for instructions
in boxing is that it teaches the pupil a better manner of
fighting with his hauds. As a means of exercising there
is no necessity, as there are plenty of other methods of
using the muscles that are equally efficacious.

That boxing has a tendency to aggravate a quarrel-
some disposition is a natural sequence, and the young
man who has acquired proficiency with the gloves is
anxious to have a chance to distinguish himself without
the encumberment.

Confident in his prowess he is apt to be " hunting a
fight," and if victorious in the first essays is almost sure
to degenerate into a brawling ruffian. If of a hot-
headed temperament this is almost sure to be the result,
and though a large majority of those composing the
amateur athletic clubs of this country are too firmly
supported by genteel instincts to lose their balance,
their are some who do not have this essential backing to
save them.

It is not likely to impress the public with a favorable
opinion of this course of education when young men,
moving in good society, will join in a public exhibition
with a man who has repeatedly broken the laws and
another who comes to this country with, the avowed de-
termination also to offend.

Horse-racing, trotting, shooting, fishing, athletic
sports, yachting, etc., are amusements which receive the
support of the good and the true in every civilized
country, and when conducted properly, are only objected
to by those who are too bigoted to see good in anything
save the narrow rut in which they move.

That the papers of this country, which are so closely
identified with these great interests, have taken such a
decided position in denouncing the low and demoralizing
exhibitions is truly gratifying to every one who cherishes
a fondness for the invigorating sports. There is no af-
finity between these fascinating and legitimate pastimes
and the prize-ring, boxing matches or other sports
which pander to a depraved taste, and if at one time as-
sociated, the separation is a token that a higher stand-
ard has been reached.

EQUINE DENTISTRY.

Although there have been many and valuable new
methods adopted in the last twenty years in stable man-
agement we doubt if any one thing has proved more ad-
vantageous than an intelligent care of the teeth of the
horse. This has not been limited to superior instru-
ments, though there is a wide difference in this respect,
as men have studied for the profession with the same at>-
tention as those who practice on mankind, but they have
entered into the pursuit with more enthusiasm, and fol-
low it with heartier zeal. Then there are more of a
variety of things to remedy. In man there might be a
trifle of roughness which never gave trouble, but if there
were something to press his cheeks together or force his
tongue against the serrated edge and hold it there, he
would have a better understanding of the acute suffering
a horse has to bear from apparently trifling causes. We

were led to this train of thought from watching Prof.
Woodruff operate on two horses a few days ago. One
was Anteeo, and we were satisfied that something was
the matter from the way he twisted his head about at
times and of the foaming at the mouth and drewling.
Not caring to risk a hand as far back as the furthest
grinder our examination failed to discover the cause.
The Professor in short order pulled out the remnant of
a masticator of the first dentition, and it was plain that
the acutely pointed, jagged thing was enough to give
serious trouble. The other was a six-year-old gelding,
and when the spectrum was placed in his mouth, and
the opportunity given to see and feel, it was not at all
surprising that he should pull and toss his head about
and pickup his food daintily. In old times "the
float" would have been called into requisition, and its
coarse teeth done more injury than the original trouble,
but with the better-contrived instruments, the sharp pro-
jections were ground away so carefully that the horse
appeared to understand the object and appreciate the in-
tention by remaining quiet after the operation was fairly
commenced. There is a marked change not only in
the driving more pleasantly, as he goes at his rations
with an eagerness and can masticate the hay and oats
fearlessly.

THE AUCTION OP TROTTING- STOCK.

As has been stated before, the auction sale of trotting
stock belonging to the estate of the late Daniel Cook
will take place at the Oakland Trotting Park on Wed-
nesday next, the 28th inst. In giving an account of the
animals offered one main feature pertaining to the colts
was omitted. That is, that a number of them are named
in Stakes, Embryo, Occident, and one in the Stanford of
1S84, which adds greatly to their value. The sale again
being on the last day of this month gives the opportu-
nity to name in the Chicago Stakes, the nominations to
which close on the 1st of March, and according to the
present rules a letter postmarked on the day of closing
will be valid. There is little necessity for amplifying on
the added value that follows being named in the stakes,
and also the chance for entering into engagements as
valuable as those in Chicago. The catalogues, which
can be obtained of Killip & Co., and on the ground the
day of the sale, show the colts that are engaged and the
stakes they are in. There is scarcely a question that
great bargains will repay those who purchase, and that
of colts as highly bred as there are in any country.

THE RIFLE.

C and G-'s Shoot.

Sunday, Feb. 11, Companies C and G, First Infantry
Regiment, N. G. C, held their monthly shooting at Shell
Mound Park. The morning broke cloudy and as many
thought it would rain before noon the attendance was not
as large as it ought to have been. As stated iu last week's
issue the members of these two companies are divided into
four classes according to their ability as marksmen. It is
the intention to keep up these monthly contests in order to
bring the poorer shots and those who have had no experience
in the use of firearms to the front as marksmen. Many of
the younger members before last Sunday were almost en-
tirely ignorant of how to aim or fire their pieces correctly.
This ignorance was particularly noticeable among the third
and fourth class men. It is said that it is safe to stand any-
where but four feet to the left of a woman when she is trying
to throw a bottle at a chicken or any other object, and this
saying might he applied to embryo riflemen; it is safer to
stand at the target than anywhere else. The older shooters
were as cool as need be and shot with as much indifference
as one would light a cigar, but many of the younger ones
were " as nervous as a maiden with her first sweetheart " and
the mistakes they made were quite amusing. One youthful
shot snapped twice at the target before he discovered that he
had put an empty shell into the rifle. Another picked up a
rifle that had the elevation of the sight at 200 yards and shot
two cartridges at the 100-yard target aud could not tell why
it was that marker waved the red disc across the target in-
stead of marking a bullseye; a little splash of water away up
the bay told where the bullet went. Another little mistake,
though perhaps not to be wondered at, was made: A num-
ber of long Springfield rifles were standing against the
bench ^close to these stood a member of the range committee — a
very long and a very, veryslini man he is — and by mistake a ner-
vous marksman picked up the range!! committeeman but the
mistake was discovered before the- loading process com-
menced.

One of the best shots came so near hitting the target as to
tear off a large sliver from the bulkhead, driving it
through the target, somewhat to the discomfiture of the
marker.

But to throw nonsense aside and give each and all his just
due, we can conscientiously say, that taking into consider-
ation the uncertainty of the light, the inexperience of several
of the marksmen and other drawbacks, the scores made
were very good and deserving of notice and commendation,
and they will without doubt, as a body, show by their scores
a better per centage in shooting than any other body of mi-
litia men in the State. Following are the classes, marksmen
and scores. The first class shot 200 and 500 yards and have
taken a great many prizes in contests with other bodies of
riflemen:

FIBST CLASS, 200 YABDS,

Sime 4 455 5 5445 5-4C

Cummlngs 5 54444445 4—43

Klein 4 45334455 5-42

Kelly 4 4 4 S 4 4 4 4 4 4-41

FIVE HUXDBED YABD8.

Total

Sime 6 45644545 5-46

Cunimlnga 3 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 5 6—46

Klein 5 66633644 6—44

Kelly 3 34456555 5-44

8ECOKD CLASS, 200 AND 500 YABDS.

Burmeister 3 5 4 3

Thompson 4 3 4 3

Maj'. Klose 3 3 6 5

Elder, 37; Kremple, 33.

FIVE HUNDRED YABD3.

3 4 4 4 4

3 4 4 3 6

4 4 4 4 4

3—36
4—40

Burmeister 5 3

Thompson 6 4

Maj. Klose 0 2

4 5 4 3 5 4 6

5 4 4 4 4 3 4

0 4 3 5 2 3 4

Total
4—42
4-41
-28

Grand

Total

Elder 18

Kremple 17

THDED CLASS, 200 TARDS, TEN SHOTS, POSSIBLE 50.

Palmer. .
Davis. . . .
Ganzert .
English..

white 39 1

Johnson 32 1

Munson 30 (

Bradbury

H.Cline 19

FODKTH CLASS, 100 YABDS, 10 SHOTS, POSSIDLn 50.

Ruddock 391 Whiting

Campbell, J. T 35|Dunnigan

65
60

.33
..31

. ,2a

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Shell Mound, Feb. 11.

Last Sunday the match came off at Shell Mound Park in
which Chas. Thierbach and Lieut. H. J. Mangels shot against
L. Haake and O. Lamke for a purse of §25. This contest
resulted in the victory of the first- named shots by five points.
The day was cloudy and the light varying and rather un-
certain; it was just such a light that makes a target appear,
even in the brief space of five minutes, at different dis-
tances, often obliging the marksmen to change the elevation
of their sights quite frequently. This change from shade to
light and vice versa is very annoying. Following are the
scores:

f4 44344 5 55 4—421

Chas Thierbaeh J444445544 6—43 I .,,,

Unas, imeroacn j3 55443445 5-40 f 1C6

[3 44344444 5— 39j

1*444445444 5-421

Lieut. Mangels \\ \\\\\\\l t%> I7°

(.3 55444644 4-42J

[Z 54354433 4-381

T w«v* M44444544 4-41 ! .„

L" Haake 14 44454443 4-40 \ 1C0

1.4 44444444 4— 40J

(434445445 5-421

n Tam^a J455446544 5—45! .,a

°- Lemke -U 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4-42 | 1C9

[4 44444444 4-40J

As the above scores show, the shooting of these four contest-
ants was very close together. After the principal match several
smaller matches were shot off. Mr. Bunker officiated as score
keeper.

♦

To Eckope. — Lieut. Fred Kuhnle of Petalnma, one of Cal-
ifornia's crack rifle shots, is about to start for Europe to at-
tend the shooting tournaments held in Germany and Switzer-
land. The prizes given by these two governments are
elegant in design and valuable and they attract the first-class
shots from all parts of the world. There is some talk that
Philo Jacoby will accompany Mr. Kuhnle. Mr. Jacoby has
been across the pond before and brought back a great many
medals and prizes as a proof of his success as a sharp-
shooter. The departure wUl not be made till after the spring
meeting of the California Kifle Association, which will take
place iu May. These gentlemen will take with them our best
wishes, and those of their many friends, for their success.

Declared Off. — The Linville-Brown rifle match that was
to take place at Shell Mound Park last Sunday was a fizzle
owing to the non-come-upment of Mr. Brown with his part
of the money. The purse was to be $100 a side and Linville's
money was placed in reliable hands but we have not heard
yet whether it was sickness, increase in the family or a faint
heart that prevented the other §100 being put up also and the
match shot. Sufficient to say the match is declared off.

YACHTING.

One of the handsomest plungers yet built on this bay was
launched by George Parmer of Oakland last week for Mr.
Henry Eckley of Carquinez Straits. She is 25 feet long, 9
feet beam, 2 feet 6 inches deep and draws 22 inches of water.
The sail has 22 feet hoist. 7 feet gaff and 29 feet foot. The
deck, which is quite long, is cauvased. The open cockpit is
11 feet long. A small hatch is abaft the cockpit by which ac-
cess is had to the overhang where stowage can be made. A
peculiarity in the boat is that blocks of wood are fitted be-
tween the frames under the flow to serve as ballast. They
only come up to the bilge. Some iron ballast will also be
used. The spars are selected wood and altogether the little
yacht is quite a creditable job, the sheer being graceful and
the whole boat looking like a New York built one.

The coming season ought to be a lively one as there are six
or seven new yachts to be added to the local fleet. These are:
Mr. Tevis' new SO-foot yacht; Spreckels Bros.' 80-foot one;
the 40-foot one being built by Stone; the 40-foot one being
by Farmer of Oakland; Purvis' 40-foot schooner just lauched;
the 25-foot periagua-rigged one, being built on Mission rock;
and possibly a 36-foot one for a gentleman at Carquinez
straits. This makes more new yachts than we ever hud for
any one season since yachting commenced here.

A meeting of yachtsmen was held this week at the Palace
Hotel to conisder the yachting interests of San Francisco and
vicinity and to evolve some plan for enlivening matters here
next season. The conclusions are not yet announced. With
such a fine sheet of water as we have and such a good fleet
of yachts, there ought to be no lack of interest in the sport.

At the annual meeting of the New York Yacht Club held
last week a committee was appointed to consider the advisa-
bility of adopting the international code of signals in place
of the private code now in use. Also a committee to confer
with other yacht clubs in regard to adopting an improved
plan of measurement.

The finishing touches are being put on the Lurline. She
is to go to Saucelito when her decks will be planed and she
will be given her final coats of paint. The cabm work is com-
pleted. A trial trip will be made before long.

Laflin's sloop Bessie, which was built in Oaklaud not long
since, has been sold to go into the fishing trade-.

A catamaran has lately sailed from New York to Florida.
She went by caual, 6onud and river.

A sixty-foot sharpie has successfully m 1
voyage from New York to Florida.

The boys who had the Lillie last year think
smaller yacht this season.

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ANCIENT AND MODBEN AEMS.

The Manner in which Difference in Caliber
Influences the Turn of the Eiflmg.

PVM.E.H. PARDEE— XO. 11.

Iii the farther consideration of the influence of the caliber
on the turn and the effect of the rotary velocity necessitated
for shots of different diameters, an important consideration
must not be overlooked, and that is the projectile and rotary
movements of the shot are entirely separate and distinct from
each other, and that whenever the velocity of progression is
constant the rotation will vary in accordance with the length
given to the turn of rifling. And from this position it must
be evident that the proper degree of angular velocity for
maintaining the equilibrium and stability of the projectile
of a given form and size will not be the same for a shot of a
different size, since the conditions alter with the size and
form. . , .

But the size of the shot may differ, the resistance of the
air to its progressive movement must always be in the same
ratio, not only to the surface of the square of the velocity,
but also to the vis viva of the shot.

When we take in consideration the velocities of the ex-
plosive fluids is the resistance of that aeriform fluid filling
idl space, it is but safe to calculate that in a vacuum matter
in motion would be a long time in coming to a rest, as there
would be no resistance to overcome the vis viva of the work-
ing power of the moving body, for we find in the gTand lab-
oratory of nature that arrangements simple in all its parts
have been made so that one element can control another. _

And in taking a retrospective view I can think of nothing
more wonderful in the vast catalogue of nature's arcana, than
that in which we move, live and have our existence. The
belt of atmosphere supposed to be four miles high, surround-
ing our earth, giving life and vitality to every animate being
on the face of the whole earth. In no other portion of
nature's work is anything more wonderful than the belt of
atmosphere sorrouning this terrestrial sphere. Its action on
moving bodies is of so extensive a nature that to become
conversant with even the fundamental laws of gunnery it
is necessary to study its density and its constant aim to re-
sist the passage of moving bodies.

The resistance of the atmosphere is in proportion to the
velocitv of the attempt to displace; the higher that velocity
becomes the greater must be the resistance. The above
proposition is fully carried out by the action of all the ful-
minates. One can take a small quantity of the fulminate
of silver, and cause it to be exploded on a strong copper plate
which will perforate it as completely as would a cannon ball
while traveling at the velocity of 3,000 feet per second.

Wherever space exists within the belt of atmosphere sur-
rounding the earth's surface, that space under ordinary cir-
cumstances is occupied by air, and one of the principal
modes in which atmospheric resistance, with projectile force,
is due to the columnar form it assumes in the calibers of all
descriptions of gunning. If the propellant force of gun-
powder be as great as I have described it to be in some for-
mer communication, we may well feel astonished at the im-
mense force exerted on a gun barrel at the discharge of a
common charge of gunpowder, in expelling the column of
atmosphere from the caliber of the gun. If the length of the
gun barrel be thirty-eight inches, then will the displace-
ment require a force capable of condensing thirty-eight at-
mospheres into one, or nearly S60 pounds, providing the
caliber be 50-100 of an inch, this too without estimating the
side or lateral pressure, which may be safely estimated at
one-third more. But it must give way, and that, too, quickly,
notwithstanding the column of air is using its power to hold
the shot in its state of rest, but the propellant force of the
gas, generated from the inflamed gunpowder, possessing the
greater power, the shot begins to move against the particles
of atmosphere, lying in juxtaposition to the forward end of
the shot, and those particles against other particles, until the
whole atmospheric column begins to move for the belligerent
bullet to pass to the open and unconfined air.

What a relief it must have been for that bullet when it
passed beyond the confines of its imprisoned condition, fol-
lowed by a lapping flame of maddened fire, like the fiery ser-
pent described by Pollck in his "Course of Time," torment-
ing the souls of sinners in the lake of brimstone fire:

Original the being seemed, but fallen

And worn and wasted with enormous woe,

And still around the everlasting lance

It writhed, convulsed, and tittered mimic groans,

And tried, and wished, and ever tried and wished

To getaway.

I have many times congratulated myself, over the frozen
reality, in knowing that I am not a poor little bullet, and at
any time be subject to the hand of some devoted Nimrod, or
some enthusiastic cuss, who dreams of bullseys and hair trig-
gers in the stilly hours of night, and chucked in the stern of
some breech loading rifle, and be sacrificed at any time and
sent spinning through the air like some tailless comet, neith-
er asking consent or even giving notice, Mr. Bullet, are you
ready.

The bullet has a hard time of it, placed between counter
pressure, and is squeezed until it changes shape, so that if it
was sentient it would be incapable of self recognition, and I
have no doubt that if it could speak, the first thing it would
s:iy after its flight, "cursed be the man thatinvented gunpow-
der." But if I was a bullet I surely would like to be con-
sulted in regard to the rotary velocity that I would be ex-
pected to participate in in my swing through the air for I must
confess that it makes a little difference with me which side is
up, for I always had a boyish desire to be on top more than
nii«;. half the* time, and now if the spirit of OldZoller, or some
of the shooting stars of the Pacific Coast, will intimate to me
through the columns of the Breeder and Sportsman how
the diameter of a gun could so influence the turn of the rifling,
us to Impart to the shot a rotary velocity that one side would
be up thi greater part of the time I will then take the matter
undi lion regarding the metamorphosis necessary

to be changed into a bullet, for both theory and practice dem-
onatratethe important fact that when properly cared for it is a
good and conflainfl servant, but when turned against you a
hard master, ll is musical beyond all comparison, its low
demi-senuSqaavera are Like the vibrations of the somi-trans-
parent wing of the white hornet, and when one instinctive-
ly feels the wave of the air giving him warning of its close
fellowship, his nervous system at first begins to appreciate
the philosophical meeting of two objects, and the idea will
come to him, quick as the wink of your eye, that no two
Kiibt- anc<s can occupy the same space at the same time;

thei the hair OD the head will begin to crack and stiffen up

like hoo-handles. and without any regard to the order in which

hi pi I al i remitfi ill !■ ^-into act and, put tho

as hard as yen will, it is impossible to keep still.

■ • gets pale iir.ni nd the mouth; he has a sensation about

piga*tnum as though he wanted to puke; he feels that

there is a possibility of this little toy coming in contact with
his. belly, and in its friendly greeting stir up the bacon and
eggs that lie unassimilated in that organ, and leave a little
cul de sac for the rays of the sun to follow. But these reli-
giously inclined feelings only last for a moment, when the
little joker passes you, and leaves one in the deep solitude of
his own thoughts. But, Mr. Editor, if one should be disem-
boweled, and left by the wayside to soliloquize over his un-
fortunate condition, he would naturally study the cause, "on
the manner in which a difference in the caliber influences the
turn of the rifle " that sent the bullet. He would argue that
when the initial velocity is constant, the resistance of the air
from the smallness of its surface as compared with its weight
is comparatively smaller upon a large shot when it first leaves
the gun, yet the retarding force of the air upon it during its
whole flight must depend upon the vis viva or relative quan-
tity of work accumulated in the shot, at the instant when it
leaves the gun. Therefore, it will only remain to ascertain
the real angular velocity or length of turn necessary to secure
the shot of different sizes the same relative amount of vis viva
in their rotation as in their progressive motion.

To make myself more clearly understood upon this ques-
tion, of so much importance to a law quite well defined, but
not clearly regulated by well established deductions of a prac-
tical nature, but well supported by theory in the laws of dy-
namics, let us suppose the same initial velocity to be
used, and the vis viva of translation, therefore, to be rela-
tively the same for each shot; if the length of the turn remain
constant, the angular velocity must be the same, however
large the diameter of the shot, but the vis viva of rotation
will differ with the diameter; for instance, in a shot twice the
diameter of another in size, the vis viva of rotation must, in
obedience to the established laws which govern rotating
bodies, be in the proportion of sixteen to one, or relatively
twice as great, and therefore would be greater than required.

If, on the other hand, the turn will be of a length in pro-
portion to the real diameter of the shot, the angular velocity
will then be reduced one-half ; that is to say, the larger shot
will make only one rotation in the same space of time in
which the smaller revolves twice; but the vis viva of rotation
will be in the proportion of four to one only, or relatively
one-half that of the smaller, which is really less than is nec-
essary.

In carrying this problem to a satisfactory result, we will
find that relatively twice the vis viva of rotation is produced
in a shot twice the diameter of another by the same angular
velocity, and that relatively one-half only is produced by half
the angular velocity; it must follow that, to produce rela-
tively the same vis viva of rotation, the s'quare (mind you,
the square of the angular velocity not the velocity)
must be one-half less in the larger shot. This theory is most
clearly established by Professor Enler in his philosophical
deductions in reference to the laws of dynamics, and which
will hold good in the establishment of the proposition now
before me. He says: "Bodies of the same density and
form, projected with the same elevations, and with velocities
as the square root of their diameters, will describe similar
curves, as the resistance will be in the ratio of their quan-
tities of motion," a philosophical proposition so well put that
it proves that if the resistance of the air varies, as the square
of the velocity, it is also in the ratio of the relative vis viva of
the shot.

The man by the wayside comes to the conclusion that he
has been shot in accordance with the most approved style of
caliber, which influenced the turn of the twist in the most
scientific manner, and he was willing to close his eyes and
die like a "soldier, with his martial cloak around him."

Incubation of German Carp's Eggs.

Much difference of opinion exists as to the period of incuba-
tion of the eggs of the German carp, and the following from
the annual report of Dr. H. H. Cary, of LaGrange, superin-
tendent of fisheries in the State of Georgia, will throw some
light on the subject : "I have been very desirous of ascer-
taining the precise time of hatching of the carp eggs in our
latitude, as numerous inquiries have been propounded to me
on that subject. Dr. Rudolph HesseL a German fish culturist,
and the superintendent of the carp ponds at "Washington,
states in the report of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries,
part 4, 1S75-6, that they hatch in from twelve to sixteen days .
I was impressed that they would hatch much sooner here.
Mr. Emanuel Heyser, of Madison, Ga., an enthusiastic fish
culturist, a careful observer and reliable gentleman, has given
me the benefit of a careful experiment made during the pres-
ent year, and as I regard this experiment as very important, I
beg leave to detail it somewhat fully. On Friday, May 12,
18S2, he had three scale carp taken from his pond with hook
and line, two females and one male, weighing about three
and a half pounds each. On Saturday, May 13, he placed
them in the bed of a spring branch, running through the
bottom of an old pond that had been dry for about four years
and was overgrown with grasses, rushes and weeds — except
the little spring branch in the center. On the following
Monday, the 15th, he had the breach in the dam of the old
pond closed, and the water gradually spread over the surface
of the pond. On Wednesday following, May 17, Mr. Heyser
noticed the carp were spawning in water, and not over six
inches deep, and the water was so clear he could readily
observe eveiy movement of the fish. On Thursday, the ISth,
and Friday, the 19th, he gathered eggs from where he had
seen the carp spawning, deposited on grass, weeds, etc.;
some of these eggs were placed in a glass vase and some in a
tin bucket, both filled with clear water. The vase he kept in
his dwelling house ; the bucket he placed on the branch of a
tree in open air, six feet from the ground, These remained
undisturbed until Tuesday morning, May 23, when he found
that in both the bucket and vase, the eggs were hatching.
On making this discovery he went immediately to the pond
from which the eggs were taken, and with a basin could dip
up large numbers of tiny fish. That they were scale carp he
was certain, as he kept watch of them for about a month,
when they had attained a length of one and a half inches.
That tho young fish were hatched in from five to six days
there can be no mistake, as there was no water where he
gathered the eggs until less than a week before he saw the
young fish, and it had just risen sufficiently deep to allow the
fish to swim around in spawning. Mr. Heyser, having no
thermometer, had no means of ascertaining the temperature
of the water at the time, but by reference to my register I And
the average temperature of the atmosphere in the shade was
on the days covering this experiment 69.1 degrees, but as
Madison is about one-half degree north of LaGrange, the
temperature might be a little lower, and this would approx-
imately indicate tho temperature of the water, so that we
may assume with the temperature of the water at about CO
| degrees, these eggs were hatched in from five to six days. "

POULTRY.

Modern Artificial Hatching" arid Hatching
Apparatus.

Editor Breeder an*d Sportsmax : What knowledge I may
possess of this subject, which you, have so kindly requested
me to present to your readers, was derived in only a small
measure from the experience of others. My investigations
have been prosecuted practically in the conduct of the Brook-
lyn Broiler Farm, where I have hatched many thousands of
chickens artificially, extending over a period of nearly three
seasons. Had the theories and instructions of others been
of as tangible value as I was led to suppose they were at first,
my experiences in hatching would have been attended with
far less trouble, expense and disaster, I can assure you, and
there would have been slight occasion for giving the public
the results of my study of a subject thoroughly understood
by many, seemingly, and' of little novelty to poultry people.
Before engagingin the business I had looked into the subject
as thoroughly as I was able with the sources of information
at hand; but unfortunately for me, and unfortunately for all
who fall into the hands of certain "incubator" Philistines
(I mean the sellers of many of the contrivances being foisted
upon the public ostensibly for the purpose of artificial incu-
bation), most of the authorities I stumbled upon were defi-
cient in knowledge of practical incubation, were more or less
interested in selling machines, and had thriftily prepared
spurious instructions, supposed to have been based on ex-
tended experience. Should a small vein of bitterness acci-
dentally show itself in some portions of what I may write,
you will understand from the above how to account for it. I
am bound to exonerate certain gentlemen from blame in this
connection, whom I agree with perfectly on some points, but
with whom I take serious though kindly issue on others. I
may thoroughly respect the man who is mistaken, though he
has unintentionally misled me without motive. I thorough-
ly and invariably despise one who so far forgets his manhood
as to take advantage of another's ignorance in the manner
above indicated. Should I err in any matter, I ask the in-
dulgence of the former class — I owe the latter nothing.

I shall endeavor to avoid technical scientific problems and
theories so far as may be consistent with a clear presentation
of the subject, but will not hesitate to delve into the "whys
and wherefores " of any matter I deem it of importance that
one should know to practically prosecute artificial incuba-
tion.

There is a certain charm about the "chicken business"
which induces numbers to engage in it annually, and the ex-
hibition of numerous hatching devices at our fairshas caused
a still greater interest and inquiry, especially in regard to the
particular subject I write of; this must be my justification for
what might appear to. some to be unwarranted detail and
length. Respectfully yours, G. E. D.

l*art I.— The Hen's Method.

While it is appropriate to state at the outset that artificial
incubation has never been and never can be a perfect imita-
tion of nature in all points, it is insisted that in some things
it is not only desirable but imperatively necessary to copy
her closely. To illustrate: The early modern investigators
of the subject spent years of fruitless! endeavor to accomplish
hatching by means of contact heat, like that a hen gives eggs
from her body. Rubber bags, containing heated water, laid
upon the eggs; pipes through which heated water circulated,
and all manner of devices were placed over and upon the
eggs. Failing in this way of applying contact heat, it was
placed under and on the eggs ; they were buried in heated
sand, etc., with no better results. In a word, application of
heat artificially, by contact, failed signally. I will leave con-
sideration of the causes which led to these uniform failures
to its appropriate place. But as I have said, it is necessary
to follow nature in many important matters, and I deem it
desirable to outline the prominent features of natural hatch-
ing, especially for the benefit of novices. When a hen has
sat on eggs, say, four or five days, if we have a good egg-
tester * we can easily discover, if the eggjis fertile and the shell
is transparent enough, the embryotic chicken (The shells
of eggs vary greatly in transparency. Some are so nearly
opaque that we can scarcely examine the interior at all, even
with the best tester). If the egg be not fertile, yet fresh when
set, it will still be perfectly clear, except a faint cloud we may
discover, which is the yolk. If it be imperfectly impregnated,
a trace of the embryo can usually be seen, but generally
dead. Often a red circle or semi-circle will be discovered.
This is formed from the ruptured blood-vessels of the dead
embryo, and will soon turn black. A clear or infertile egg
may remain under a hen for a long time without the slightest
change for the worse, but if an egg is poorly fecundated and
the embryo dies, it will become addled in a short time. A
rotten egg in a nest is very detrimental to the other eggs, and
should always be detected and thrown out.

The embryo, which early assumes an appearance remind-
ing one strongly of a red spider, will be found, unless the
egg has recently been disturbed, floating at the top of the
albumen or "white," close underthe shell. The bottom side
of the egg will be found not quite as warm as the top, and
the eggs in the center of the nest a little warmer than those
at the outer edges. The reasons for these discrepancies fol-
low: The hen applies heat by the contact of her body
mostly, and this heat is not forced through and to the bottom
of the eggs with perfect uniformity all the way through,
while the material of which the nest may be constructed can-
not be heated to the same temperature as the egg, conse-
quently at the place of contact the egg itself is kept some-
what cooler. The hen cannot throw off and diffuse heat
sufficiently to warm those eggs she does not touch with her
body, but covers with her feathers, as much as those in the
center. So, if we observe her closely without her suspecting
our presence, we shall discover that at intervals she rises,
and, with her beak principally, proceeds to change the posi-
tion of the eggs, the inside ones being carried toward the out-
side, and the outside ones toward the center. Unless we
further investigate the purposes of nature in this action, we
may be satisfied with the discrepancy in uniformity of heat
as an explanation; but other important ends are subserved.
The eggs in their comparatively slow transit from center to

* I use a " German study lamp " for the purpose, with a tube of tint
open at both ends, about fourj inches in diameter, extending from a
point just below the burner to a point somewhat above the chimney,
completely surrounding the burner, blaze and chimney, vertically,
except at a point exactly opposite the blaze, where a short, horizontal
tube, large at the inner end, connects with a corresponding opening in
the upright. On the edge of the outer end of this short tube (formed
like the oval outline and of the size of a small egg) I have fastened a
soft black binding of cloth, by sewing it on through perforations
in the tin, The device is held in its place, with the burner and chim-
ney in the center of the upright tube, by projections from the lamp
just underneath the burner, with clips which receive the bottom of the
tube. By placing an egg to the oval opening, in a room otherwise dark,
its interior can be examined closely enough for practical pnrpoaes.
The "study lamp " is preferable for the purpose to anything else I
have seen, by reason of its very superior and brilliant white light; also
on account of its being so readily adjustable to any required height.

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circumference arid the reverse are never left the same side up
more than a few hours at a time ; consequently, a positive
requirement that the embryo should frequently have a fresh
place in which to feed, so to speak, is met. Should an egg
be so secured that the hen could not move it, we would
shortly find the embiyo dead, dark, and generally fast to the
shell. Further, the hen in rising gives her eggs an opportun-
ity to receive fresh air — as essential as any other require-
ment— and she also probably provides in this way, in part,
at least, for the disposal of certain harmful gases generated,
from the eggs during incubation, especially toward the latter
part of the time.

It is natural for a hen to leave her nest for food and drink at
least once a day, and on occasion she may leave it for hours
without harm; but too frequent repetition of this would re-
sult disastrously to the eggs. In my own yards I accidentally
shut a hen out from her nest, and she was off sis hours; a
friend informs me that he had a case where a hen
was off a whole d^y, and in neither of these in-
stances were the eggs injured. I have heard of far more re-
markable cases of the kind than either of these, however.

The heat of hens' bodies varies but little in the same bird
at different times, and between different birds in a small de-
gree only. This has been one of the most fruitful branches
of the whole subject for sticklers, some claiming that a hen's
body is more vigorous and therefore wanner when commenc-
ing to sit; others as stoutly maintaining that the reverse is
true; still others claiming that the eggs receive more heat to-
ward the close, by reason of having lost some of her breast
feathers in her monotonous duties. Neither hypothesis is
correct — variation in heat in the hen is very little at most,
and that in the eggs is due to more potent causes.

When eggs have been under a hen a few hours, their heat
approximates that of the hen's body; when they have been
sat upon twelve days or so, it is easily discernible that they
are somewhat warmer; from the eighteenth day to the time of
hatching they are not less than five to ten degrees wanner.
One may easily convince himself of this, if he can obtain the
opportunity of making the test by comparing eggs which
have been under incubation the respective times indicated, in
a very simple manner. Shut your eye and place the small
end of an egg to it quickly, and you can determine the heat
far more accurately than by feeling of them with your fingers.
The chick as it develops, and particularly from about the
eighteenth or nineteenth day, when it begins to breathe in-
side its shell (which has then become more porous) generates
great heat for itself, and, being confined in narrow limits,
with the mother-bird's heat and feather covering to keep
away cooler air, it is certainly not wonderful that it should
be warmer than its mother, and it is equally clear that it is a
Btrict requirement of nature that it should be warmer to
hatch perfectly. I repeat that I have been unable to detect
any marked difference in the heat of a hen's body between
the time she first covers her eggs and the time of hatching
her brood, if in good condition; but that her eggs are very
much warmer is so easily determined that I presume every
experienced and observant poultry-raiser knows it to be the
fact. Yet I have met those who were totally ignorant of this
simple thing — they were "incubator" men — and these are
the parties who, in lieu of teaching their novitiates something
pertinent, tangible and useful, which I claim to be only their
bounden duty, enlarge enoneously on matters they know
nothing about, but which should be comprehended by a
child, ff it had the opportunity of informing itself.

When death takes place in an egg, it follows that it will
turn colder than the living ones, and it may be easily de-
tected by handling.

It may be surprising to some to discover on examining op-
posite ends of eggs some time under incubation, that the
larger end will generally be found somewhat cooler than the
smaller. This is due in most part to the "air-cell," a space
between the inner membrane or lining, and the shell, leaving
what is familiarly known to mechanics as a " dead air-space,"
through which the heat from the interior of the egg cannot
pass so readily. Before incubation the air-cell in an egg
will be found to be about the size of a dime or a little larger.
If the ben's nest has been made in a place not too dry, and
she has been perfectly healthy, this cell will be found, at the
time for hatching, to have increased a trifle in size only; if
the nest has been made in a high, dry place, or if the hen
has, as sometimes happens, become debilitated, the air-cell at
hatching will have largely in creased, sometimes extending
over fully one-third of the egg.| The explanation is, if the egg
is exposed to heat without sufficient humidity, the albumen
is evaporated through the pores of the shell, greatly impov-
erishing the chick, and resulting in its death iu the shell or
soon after leaving it.

I well remember how, when I was a boy, in the State of
New York, a hen would "steal her nest" early in the
Bpring iu the corner of a rail fence or by and partly under a
log, under bushes or weeds, in a damp and seemingly un-
suitable place, and the first we knew of her enterprise was
when she brought forth a great brood of hungry and vigorous
chicks, which throve amain on the sloppy cold-water corn-
meal dough thrown them by my thrifty grandmother.

I think it is safe to assume that a hen will seldom choose
her nest in the wrong place if she has access to the right one,
and that will always be where there is plenty of humidity,
near or upon the ground. But nature does not rely exclus-
ively upon surroundings for moisture, for the hens body ex-
udes it continually when in a state of health.

If eggs receive sufficient moisture during incubation, they
have, if in good condition otherwise, a peculiarly fresh and
glossy appearance up to the time of hatching; if they have
had too little humidity, they will look dull and lifeless.
When you pick one up and its shell gives out a sound in
handling such as you might expect it to if made of thin, un-
glazed chinaware, finger it gingerly-
Take It up tenderly.
Lift it With care,—

For it has pent up possibilities of a moat disheartening
character, which ar9 liable at any moment to assert them-
selves ! The same precaution can be observed with advan-
tage shouldanegg be discovered exuding a yellow fluid in
spots.

The last process before hatching is the drawing or ab-
sorbing of the yolk-sack into the body of the chick. Some-
times this is delayed till after the bird has left the shell, in
whichcase death ensues. Thishstheusualresultoflackof heat
and tardy incubation. Twenty-one days is the proper time
for incubation, and if delayed beyond that time, or if hatch-
ing occurs before that time, it is generally at the expense of
the chick's constitution; I say generally, for I have some-
times seen a chick hatch much in advance of all others in a
nest by sheer superior vigor.

The chick first breaks through the shell usually about
twelve hours before hatching. Commencing about five-
eighths of an inch from the center of the large end of the egg,
it breaks the shell much as though it had been sawed with a
coarse saw, entirely around the egg, at the same distance
from the center spoken of, in which operation it turns com-

pletely around in the shell, finally throwing off the cap thus
cutout, and workingits way forth. This operation is more or
less easy, according to the strength of the chick and the
toughness of the shell and lining. Lack of moisture in
hatching renders the inner membrane tough and difficult for
the young bird to break. So it is not uncommon to see a
chick " pip " the shell and die before it is able to emerge.

Three or four hours after hatching, if the bird is strong, it
is dry, fluffy and able to walk. G. E. D.

East Oakland, Feb., 1SS3.

Black Breasted Red Games.

This breed, in my humble opinion, is the one which com-
bines in almost superlative degree all the good qualities that
are desirable in poultry.

Whether we look for hardiness, beauty or utility, the game
fowl stands unrivaled. They are hardy and vigorous, easy
to raise. The chicks being very beautiful, all of one color,
bright lively little things, and growing and feathering rapidly,
when a few weeks old resemble a flock of quails in color and
activity. They breed very true to feather, in fact, mine bred
as true as quails. They are singularly free from disease to
which many other breeds are subject. The cock is very
courageous, and will not hesitate to attack a hawk and de-
feat him in every attempt to ravage the poultry yard. In-
truders of all kinds are summarily dealt with by both cock
and hen with young.

They are of graceful form and dignified carriage. Their
brilliantly colored plumage is nnequaled by any other breed
of poultry. Their bright and varied colors are so beautifully
blended that they are at once admired by all beholders.
While their style, general appearance and noble bearing give
them the title of " King of Poultry! "

The hens are good layers of eggs of unrivaled flavor, and
exceedingly rich in nutriment. For hatchers and mothers
they certainly have no equal, always bringing out a good
proportion of chicks, and caring for her young as only a
game hen can. While caring for her brood she is as cour-
ageous as the cock, defending them to the last gasp. She is
an excellent forager, feeding her young if allowed to roam.
Games eat a small quantity in proportion to their size — eating
much less than any other variety of poultry, and producing as
large a quantity of eggs and meat of a much superior quality,
the flesh being very delicate and finely flavored. They are
such good foragers that on afarm they require but little feed-
ing in summer time. A few handsful of grain will keep
them in good laying and growing condition, and their cour-
age and activity prevents their enemies from taking them as a
prey. Many a hawk could attest to the courage and prowess
of the game cock.

No country gentleman's residence is complete without a
flock of these noble birds, and many fanciers in towns and
cities cannot be induced to keep any other than games. For
the farmer the game fowl is pre-eminently the breed both for
eggs and table use. — Bee and Poultry Magazine.

A Suggestion to Oregon Breeders.

William Bigham, of Wasco, did more towards building up
thoroughbred stock in Oregon than any other three men in
the State. He imported six stallions from the East, four of
which were sons of Lexington — Dr. Lindsay, Norwich, Lu-
ther and Foster, the latter of which was taken back East.
Had Bigham brought one stallion and two thoroughbred
mares, it would have cost him no more money and it would
have been a good deal better for the country. As it is, the
supply of thoroughbred mares in Oregon does not exceed
twenty, of which Thomas H. Tongue and Jerome Porter con-
trol six. Theodore Winters, of California, owns alone more
thoroughbred mares than all in this State. Hence, it is use-
less to build fine race tracks until we get some homebred
horses to run on them. Our solution of the existing diffi-
culty would be to get more thoroughbred mares into this
State by the formation of an association to be called the
"Oregon Oaks Company, " having for its object the importa-
tion of thoroughbred fillies from theEastern States or Cali-
fornia, and'the foundation of an annual fixed event to be called
"The Oregon Oaks, " to be run under theauspices of the as-
sociation by three-year-old fillies. If wonby a filly owned by
the association, the winner to be sold at auction within an
hour after the race. This would enable the society to make
further importations. We believe that there are forty men in
this State who would put in $100 apiece towards founding
such an event and building up racing upon a permanent
basis of operations. Suppose that the sum of $4,000 will
land eight good fillies here. Surely eight men could be
found to nominate one each in a stake of one and a quarter
miles, at a subscription of $50 each, with $20 as a forfeit.
Continue this race for five years, and Oregon would soon be
exporting thoroughbred horses to California — not only for
sale, but to compete for the rich prizes hungup there under
the auspices of the Pacific Blood Horse Association, which
numbers among its officers some of the wealthiest and most
responsible citizens of that State. Last year there was $700
carried out of this State by a two-year-old filly owned in Cal-
ifornia which was sent up here for sale at $500. Had she
been purchased here on her arrival, that money would have
been kept in the country and we should have had one more
valuable brood mare in Oregon. Trade Dollar was a fortu-
nate investment for Mr. Isaacs, who gave $400 for her at two
years old. She won $450 in purses that year, $820 next
year, and $1,000 in her four-year-old form. At five years
old she won five races out of seven, making $1,200 more, or
a total of $3,475, after which Mr. Isaacs sold her for $1,200 to
Mr. Porter. She should be bred to old Lodi once before
that aged campaigner dies, and then to Glen Dudley or Ches-
apeake. Georgia A should be bred to Chesapeake, and her
produce will be very nearly related to Thora, the grandest
mare that has yet been stripped on the classic ground of
Saratoga. Breeding for the turf is a source of vast revenue
at the East, where there are several farms with over half a
million dollars invested in this business, the most famous
being that of Gen. W. G. Harding at Nashville. The average
price for his last lot of Bonnie Scotland yearlings, in 18S0,
was $740 per head. This is getting money out of horse-
flesh very fast. The auction sales of Mr. Grinstead's year-
lings have never been less than $500 per head, and those of
Mr. Sanford about $475; while those of the Alexander estate,
during Lexington's lifetime, exceeded an average of $800 per
head. Of course no such prices can be expected on this
coast, as the amount of prizes offered does not justify them.
But allow prices to advance as much in the next four years
as they have done in the last four, inKentucky and Tennes-
see, and racing men of moderate means will be obliged to
look to the breeding farms of the Pacific coast for stock to fill
their entries. Gano and Duchess of Norfolk have already
paved the way for the sale of Pacific bred horses to Eastern
purchasers.— Oregonian.

THE GUN.

Rights of Sportsmen and .Landowners.

At a recent meeting of the Michigan Sportsmen's Associa-
tion E. P. Toms, Esq., a well-known attorney of Detroit, sub-
mitted the following opinion regarding the "Mutual Bights
of Sportsmen and Landowners," which is of considerable in-
terest as between sportsmen and non-hunting landowners:

Trespass in the limited and confined sense in which we
consider its relation to sportsmen and inclosed premises is
well defined. The mere entry by a sportsman upon such
land, without permission of the owner (except in pursuit of
noxious animals) is a technical trespass no matter how incon-
siderable the damage may be. The owner of land has the
right to retain for himself the sole use and occupation of his
property, and any entry thereon, contrary to that right, and
especially if it be against express prohibition, is a trespass for
which the trespasser is liable to respond in damages. The
common law recognizes two kinds of damages, actual and ex-
emplary. The trespassing sportsman is always liable for the
actual damages resulting from his unlawful entry upon in-
closed and uninclosed land, and if the trespass is accom-
panied by circumstances of aggravation (as for instance with
the use of insulting language toward the owner, or if it be in
disregard to a plain warning) then the law steps in and com-
pels the wrongdoer, in addition to the actual damages, to pay
for the same, which is imposed as a punishment for the will-
fulness of the act. The amount imposed as a penalty is left
to the common sense of a jury (if they have any) who are to
take into consideration all the surrounding circumstances,
and to give their verdict in reference thereto.

But while the law considers that a willful act of trespass
should be especially punished, on the other hand it does not
absolve the sportsman who inadvertently, in the zeal of pur-
suit, enters upon another's land. The fact of the trespass
remains the same, and the landowner, therefore, is entitled
to recover his damages, but is confined to the actual loss he
has suffered.

At the common law it was not a misdemeanor to hunt up-
on the lands of another. Our statute, however, has changed
the common law rules, and makes it unlawful to hunt upon
the inclosed lands of another without the permission of the
owner, and any breach of this law is punishable by a fine,
and unless the fine be paid the offender is liable to imprison-
ment. Therefore the sportsman who trespasses upon in-
closed lands is not only civilly responsible to the owner for
damages done, but is criminally liable to fine and imprison-
ment.

The landowner has not an absolute property in the "game"
which is upon his land, and therefore if a sportsman, even
while trespassing, succeeds in killing a wild animal he be-
comes its absolute owner, as being the first to reduce it to
possession, and the landowner cannot recover, as port of his
damages, the value of the game. The only property the latter
has in the game to be found on his land is the exclusive right
of hunting it, and this nght, of course, ceases the moment
the game passes beyond the limits of his land.

If a hunter starts and wounds game upon his own land,
and it passes mortally wounded to his neighbor's territory,
the former has no property in it, nor does he acquire any un-
til he has reduced it to possession. And if, before he suc-
ceeds in doing so, a pot-hunter captures the game the latter
has an absolute right to it. I hope, however, that no sports-
man will ever be guilty of insisting upon this rule of law,
although it is in strict accordance with the well-settled Amer-
ican rule that whoever first reduces wild animals to posses-
sion and subjection becomes the absolute* owner, no matter
on whose land they are captured or killed.

It is the rule of nature that everyone has an equal right to
pursue and kill wild animals, and that law still holds good in
our country, subject only to the restrictions that may be im-
posed by statute law for the due preservation of game. The
statute laws enacted for this purpose respect the rights of the
owners of the soil, and give no authority to enter upon land
without the owner's permission. They have been adopted,
not to please any one class of persons, but simply to prevent
the extirpation of game. And the severer the restrictions
imposed by them, and the more strictly they are enforced,
the better it is for the sportsman and the landowner.

It is somewhat interesting to trace the old English law in
regard to hunting, and to note the difference between that
and the law at present in vogue in this country. In ancient
times the king reserved the forests for his own sport, and no
one was at liberty to hunt in them without the sovereign's
authority on pain of a heavy pecuniary forfeiture, although
at the same time freeholders were free to pursue game upon
their own lands. No one but landowners could then become
sportsmen, and they only upon their own grounds.

Anew doctrine, however, arose after the Norman conquest,
and the right to hunt such wild animals as were termed
"game" was then considered to belong only to the king, or
to such as were authorized under him. This was in harmony
with the feudal principle that the king was the ultimate pro-
prietor of all the lands in the kingdom, and hence that the
exclusive right of pursuit of all game vested in him as such
owner. This royal right was exercised with extreme rigor,
and effectually took away from landowners their ancient nght
of pursuing game on their own lands. The most horrid
tyrannies and oppressions grew up through the so-called for-
est laws, under which the killing of game within the kind's
forests became a capital offense. In this respect the English
laws did not differ much from the laws of France and Ger-
many, which at one time were quite as severe and brutal.

The very*hardship of these laws was the cause of their ref-
ormation, for the peoplo became so oppressed by them that
they united in forcing from the king partial relaxations of their
rigors, so that gradually their objectionable features disap-
peared. Yet even as late as the present century no person in
England had the right to kill game except he who liad a de-
rivative right from the king. Finally, however, a law WftB
passed by which any person was allowed t<> purchase a
license to kill game uponliisownMands, orupoujanother's, with
the owner's permission; and thereafter no sportsman ne<
qualifications of birth or estate, which had previously been
essential.

In our country we find no trace of the old English doctrine.
and there has never been a time here when all persons, pot-
hunters included, had not an equal right to pursue game, sub-
ject to the restrictions already noticed.

The rights of the sportsman and the landowner to game are
equul, as neither is the owner. The landowner, if a gentle-
man, will allow the sportsman to hunt at his own sweet will,
and will not order him off the premises in a rude and vulgar
manner. And on the other hand, if the s]
tleiimn (us every tine sportsman isi, he will res]
of the landowner while hunting "\er his pn i
ordered off will enter into no unseemly quarrel, I
once, swearing, if necessary, with bated bieath. I
it is myself.

If the landowner "posts" his land, forbiddi'

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the same, the order should be respected by sportsmen; and,
illiberal and mean as it may be on the part of the former,
it is better that no trespass be committed, especially as every
trespass is willful when the trespasser has been warned to not
go upon the land. The instances are rare, indeed, when a
landowner will not permit shooting upon his grounds, but
if he does refuse permission let the sportsman cheerfully leave,
consoling himself with the reflection that game is not to be
found on so mean a man's land.

There is a growiDg desire on the part of sportsmen to
lease or purchase large tracts of land or marsh for the ex-
clusive hunting of themselves and friends. The owners of
these tracts, if they wish to prohibit trespassing, ought in
justice to others to post notices forbidding hunting thereon.
The public, and true sportsmen in particular, will observe
and abide such notices. And in case of marshes, owned or
leased for shooting purposes and incapable of being inclosed,
if properly posted, they should be treated by sportsmen as
inclosed, and no trespass committed thereon.

Poor Pat.

It is considered as a lack of feeling, and if not a lack of the
proper svmpathetie feelings, as a lack of good manners to
laugh at the misfortunes of a fellow being, but there are times
and occurrences where persons suffer when it is a great tax
on one's gravity to preserve a sympathetic look on the face
when the inward laughter is overflowing. An accident which
occurred on one of the marshes the other day, though pain-
ful in the extreme, is not without a ludicrous moral. The
story is as follows:

Last Saturday a gentleman, unmistakably from the Green
Isle, stepped into the gunstore of Klein & Can-, and asked
the price of hire of a shotgun, as he was desirous of having
a day's hunt for the toothsome wild fowl on one of the
marshes near this city. He found such a gun as he wanted,
a tine English breechloader, at a fair price, and purchasing a
sufficient number of cartridges for the day's sport, went on
his way. On last Monday morning the proprietors of the
above-named firm were somewhat startled at the appearance
of a nondescript piece of humanity coming in with their gun.
The body was certainly that of a man, but the head looked
as though it had been tenderly caressed by a gentle thrashing
machine. The cause of the swelled head and liberal band-
ages was explained by Dr. , who accompanied the unfor-
tunate representative of Erin's Isle to the marshes. The
Doctor and "Pat " were only a short distance apart when the
latter, spying a large gray goose flying toward him, resolved
to establish for himself the reputation of being a crack wing
shot. When his gooseship was nearly over him the hunter
raised the gun and fired. Following the report of the gun
was a second one in the form of a yell— a genuine Irish yell,
a whoop that only an Irishman knows how to give and give
expression to — that could be heard all over the marsh. The
Doctor hastened to his side to see what the effect of the shot
was, for he saw very plainly what was the cause. One might
say that the gun had burst, but such was not the case; it was
made of too good material for that. The would-be nimrod,
in raising the gun, did not place the stock againsthis shoulder,
but let it hang loosely under his arm and placed his face
close to the lock, and fired. The gun hanging loose and
there being no resistance against the stock, the natural re-
bound, of any firearm, threw the gun back, the hammer strik-
ing poor Pat square in the mouth.

" Och, howly mither of Gasis, I'm kilt ded this time shor,"
he groaned. "I'm knacked spachless and can't thalk, bad
luck to the murthering blackguards that loaded the instru-
ment of disthruction. May the divil get their sowls ! " he
continued.

While he was praying for the salvation of his own sweet
soul and heaping curses on the innocent heads of the gun-
smiths, the doctor, who by good fortune is a doctor of den-
tistry, was cleaning blood and teeth out of Patrick's mouth.
The examination showed this result of the shot on Pat's
beauty: The chin was black and blue, both lips and mouth
cut and five teeth out, beside some loosened — and no goose.
It is needless to say that he hunted no more that day, unless
it was that he hunted for the shortest way home. The moral
of this story is that it is not safe for a novice to use even the
safest of guns — for there was nothing the matter in the least
with either this gun or the cartridge — without some instruc-
tion from a competent person. If anyone doubts this story
they can see the tooth marks on the hammer of the gun in
Klein & Cart's gunstore on Market street.

Deer in Humboldt. — The action of some Eurekans
towards enforcing the game laws has caused much
talk among those who are posted in such mat-
tera. The slaughter of deer in Humboldt county in
times past would astonish a stranger, and test his credulity.
But few persons, comparatively, have any idea of the im-
mensity of the number. I have no statistics from which to
compile an account, but have an item or two that will serve
to give a little light on the subject. Steve Fleming killed 110
deer on Larabee Creek in five days. He was a successful
hunter and noted deer-slayer for vears in that vicinity. C.
H. Hendee, who used to hunt considerable, sold one year
500 "buck, "or large skins, and kept no account of the
small deer he killed. During the same year he killed S3
bears, 9 of them grizzlies, 7 panthers, 2.3 wild cats, 3 South-
Fork (Trinity) wolves, 15 foxes, and numerous coyotes. At
this time there were many hunters making a business of and
living at it, most of whom employed Indians, and killed more
deer than one who hunted alone, as Hendee did. During
the last four or sis months one small trader at Bridgeville
has bought over 1,000 deer skins, and he estimates the num-
ber of deer killed in that direction, in the last four months,
as 5,000. Is it anything surprising that they are becoming
scarce and wild? But even now — late as it is to begin — if
the game laws were strictly enforced, and the slaughter by
those hunting for skins and profit stopped, deer would in
a few years be plentiful again. We shall watch with interest
to see what that Eureka club does. — Times- Telephone.

An immense boar with tusks from four to five iuches in
length and weighing 1,100 was shot by John and Tom Mur-
phy, on Mm. Fagan's land below Salida. It must be fine
■port, not unaccompanied with danger, to shoot these wild
hogs on the river bottoms. This one was hunted and killed
in the timber on the Stanislaus river and received its quietus
from two rifle shots, one breaking the spine between the
Bhonlden, the other lodging in the hip. — Modesto Journal.

Most of the cars killed on the Alameda marshes and on
Bi d'n bridge are in very good condition; it is supposed that
tl -y keep in fair flesh by feuding nights across the bay around
V sfrion crock and uround Butehertuwn.

<0vu members of the Becreatiou Gun Team of Los An-
us, Capt. H. T. Payne commanding, went to the B dlona
i it *hree days ago and had rare sport, bagging 300 ducks.

How Trapping Quail Should be Lawful.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I think the proposed
game law should provide for trapping quail for transporta-
tion, for propagation, from one part of the4State to the other:
In some places, such as Los Angeles and San Diego, they are
too plentiful; in other parts, such as in Santa Clara county,
they are too few. It should be no offense to trans-
port them. The only object of the law, and it can surely be
worded to that effect, should be to prevent trapping quail
for market. Common Sense.

Gilroy, Feb. 14.

The pigeon-shooting match between Dr. W. F. Carver and
Captain A. H. Bogardus for the championship of the world
will take place at Louisville on February 22. They are to
shoot at 100 birds each, 30 yards rise, Hurlingham rules, for
a stake of §1,000, the winner to take the gate money. To
give additional interest to the affair the Louisville Sports-
men's Association have arranged for a three-day shoot, to
begin on the 21st and continue on the 22d and 23d. On the
21st there will be two contests, one at §5 each, with $250
added, five birds, twenty-five yards, from plunge traps, and
one at $10 each, with $500 added, ten birds, thirty yards rise,
from five ground traps. On the 23d the first shoot is at $8
each, $400 added, eight birds, twenty-six yards, and the other
at $10 each, with $500 added, ten birds, thirty, yards, both
from plunge traps.

The shooting up near Teal Station last week was very
lively. There is no hunting done at all over the ponds, but
sculling in the sloughs affords excellent sport. It is true that
the birds are rather poor in flesh and flavor, but like a thin
hog they are quite lively and fly very rapidly. The latter
part of last week a party from this city were up shooting in
the sloughs, and made some very good bags. Mr. C. W.
Kellogg killed 66, Austin C. Tubbs 53, and Messrs. H. Babcock
and H. McAllester 59 ducks, making in all 168 birds.

At Biggs, Butte county, on Thursday of last week, twenty-
six persons took part in a competitive rabbit hunt. They
divided into two parties of thirteen each, one under the cap-
taincy of Lon Kose and the other marshaled by C. S. Quinby.
After being out for three hours the hunters compared notes
and found the Kose party to be the winner, having bagged
263 hare. The Quinby team killed 252, making a total of 515
jack rabbits. Cold day for Jack.

Geo. Bird is making arrangements for the accommodation
of clay-pigeon as well as live-pigeon shooters on his premises
at Alameda. The sporting season promises to open up early
this year and be a very lively one, and Mr. Bird is going to
be ready to catch the first worm when it comes to trap shoot-
ing.

Last week Messrs. J. Stack, H.Spencer, Wm. Golcher and
Aaron Walker were at Jersey Landing for a day or two and
had considerable sport with their guns. They found shoot-
ing to be excellent, in fact far better than the game, and
made a bag of 240 birds during their stay.

At the Cordelia Club's preserves the last shot has been fired
and the last duck killed for this year. Though the hunting
season will not be over for several weeks, March 15th, this
club has brought home their hunting yacht, the Lolita, and
closed the season as far as their club is concerned.

AMONG THE "CANS.1

A Morning- at the Cordelia Club's Grounds
on Suisun Marsh.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Although the season
has been far from satisactory, we have had some good shoots
up at our preserves at Cordelia, in Suisun marsh. Most of
your readers know, of course, how we get there and how we
live when there. That we go by boat and rail to Teal Station
and are there met by Capt. Chittenden who has charge of the
Cordelia Club's preserves and headquarters. "VVe have the
comfortable and roomy yacht Lolita to live aboard, and all
the pleasant surroundings which a hunter loves. Our yacht
is close beside the railroad track, near the station, and we
have only a short pull on the boats to the ponds where our
blinds are.

I want to tell you of the day's sport which will be a sample
of many. We rouse out very early, find a good hot breakfast
ready, take our guns and traps and start off in the dark for
the ponds some little distance up the slough.

I reached the lauding before daybreak and after the usual
transfer of guns, decoys, etc., to the pond boats I started
through the ditch leading to our ponds. On entering the
first one I was disappointed in not putting out any birds;
however, I pushed on through ditches and small puddles un-
til I approached the pond in which I intended shooting;
suddenly I heard the birds as they rose from the water and
recognized the unmistakable whirr of the canvasbaeks. In
a moment they were flitting past me by dozens, and as I
reached my destination I could hear the cans getting up on
all sides of me.

It was now getting quite light in the East and hurriedly
putting out my decoys I got on shore, and as I shoved the
boat in the blind, two birds alighted among the stool, which
I knew by the splash to be cans. Cautiously taking an ob-
servation and with gun in position I wait for them to lap;
presently they swim together and the first shot of the morn-
ing sounds their death knell.

Without picking them up at once as I should have done,
I got into* the blind and watched for my next victim, which
was not long in making its appearance. An old drake can
passed across the pond and my second shot laid him out
alongside of the other two. In the next ten minutes I got a
number of shots at sprig, which are easily whistled in over
the decoys. Of these I killed a fair average. After this there
was a lull for a short time.

As I was sitting down in the boat to rest for a moment, I
suddenly heard the whiz of wings and knew at
once that there was a large bunch of cans near. The sound
came louder and louder and in another moment the birds
passed directly over my head not 20 feet in the air. I sounded
the call and by peering through the blind I could see about
30 of them swim back o\er the farthest side of the pond; as
they came head on I hesitated whether to try a shot or take
the chances on their alighting. I decided on the latter
course. Three times they made the circuit of the pond and
on the fourth time I felt sure that they would alight, but they
only sounded their alarm note and struck out for the bay.
The cause of their action was the dead birds that lay in the
water, the canvasbaeks never alighting when there is a
bird belly up. So much for being greedy. I could surely
have bagged two or three at any time they passed me. My
disappointment is soon forgotten as I watch two specks about
a mile off evidently heading for me; as they get near they
prove to be cans. Passing about 100 yards from me, 1 call
them and turning at the sound they come quartering to the

right across the decoys. I know by the speed with which
they are going that I must be quick with my first barrel or I
will never get in my second one. As they just enter the
pond I stand up and center one with the first barrel and
make a quick shot with the second, and
as the smoke clears I can see two fine drakes
down, giving their last kick, belly up. This was quite grati-
fying and pushing the boat out I commenced to pick up the
dead birds. After gathering about a dozen'I lauded on a
small bog to get two others that I had dropped there. After
a few minutes I found them and on returning to the boat just
got a glimpse of three ducks as they abghted among the de-
coys. Creeping to the edge of the tule I saw three of my
red-headed friends in with the dummy ducks, clucking and
looking for recognition from them, I cut short their actions
by tumbling over two and allowing the third to skip out un-
touched.

I started to get into my boat again and just as I turned I
had barely time to throw my gun up and take a snap shot at
another pair that were passing. I was fortunate in stopping
both, they falling into the water and a^ the hen was only
winged she started to swim off, but my choke-bore detained
her before she had gone far.

Before I could reach the blind I had several shots with the
usual number of misses, and on getting in and counting up
I had some twenty birds. From this time on the shots were
not quite so frequent; however, the birds kept coming in so
that I had comfortable shooting, and as a consequence of
pond shooting in this locality one will necessarily lose a large
number of birds in the tule grass, where it is almost impos-
sible to find them, a good retriever being of little use. After
the final "pick up" there were in the boat twenty-three cans
and twelve sprig, which hanging from my duck strap made
about as handsome a bag as any sportsman could wish for.

F. S. B.

FISH.

Salmon Trout. — The late rain has proved a godsend to
the thousands of salmon trout that have been for weeks try-
ing to get into fresh water streams but have been prevented
by the sand-bars washed up by the waves of the ocean and
bay. The rains have raised the waters of the creeks till they
have burst through these obstructions, and now the roadway
is clear to the spawning grounds at the headquarters. The
fishermen say that the fish are almost bursting with spawn
and it will not be long ere the freshwater streams, like a
grain field in the spring, will be sown with embryo trout.
There is one stream, however, whose tributaries drain an
area of over fifty miles in circumference where fish are still
barred out; that is the stream where Sam Taylor has made a
dam at his paper mills. Anglers are very indignant that hs
has not put in a fish ladder over the obstruction as he hae
been ordered to do by our courts.

About the early part of last week a number of beautiful
large salmon trout made their appearance around the old
Alameda wharf. They are evidently hunting for a fresh-
water creek, up which they can proceed and deposit their
spawn. Several have been taken that measure from two to
three feet in length. They will not take the hook, never
mind how tempting the bait, but at the half tide they can
be seen, and by a skillful hand can be easily taken with a
fish spear. At the half tide their dark bodies over the light
mud bottom afford an excellent target for the spear sharp-
shooter.

Thirteen cans of whitefish fry from the State hatchery
were deposited in Lake Tahoe one day last week.

Oxford and Cambridge.

At last advices both the Oxford and Cambridge University
Boat Clubs were at work getting their crews in shape for the
annual contest on the Thames on St. Patrick's Day. Both
the Isis and the Cam are very much swollen by reason of the
floods, and from all accounts it would seem that owing to the
early date for the race considerable difficulty will be ex-
perienced in getting the crews into first-rate condition. The
crews and weights on the 17th were as follows:

OXFOED. lb.

Bow, A. "W. Arkle, Brasenose 151

No. 2, K. S. De Haviland, Corpus 164

No. 3, A. B. How, Exeter 183

No. 4, D. H. McLean, New 185

No. 5, A. Z. Paterson, Trinity 183

No. 6, E. A. Puxley, Brasenose 177

No. 7, G. C. Bourne, New * 152

Strobe, W. S. Unwin. St. Catherine's 143

Cox, F. J. Humphreys, Brasenose —

CAMBRIDGE.

Bow, B.C. G. Gridley, Third Trinity 150

No. 2, F. J. Pitman, Third Trinity 168

No. 3, A. F. Green, Lady Margaret 178

No. 4, S. Swan, Trinity Hall 181

No. 5, F. E. Churchill*, Third Trinity 186

No. 6, F. C. Meyrick, Trinity Hall 164

No. 7, M. Beauchamp, First Trinity 175

Stroke, P. W. Atkin, Jesus * 168

Cox, P. L. Hunt, Cavendish * 94

* Bowed in the raee last year.

Ice-Yachts. — A note in the Spirit from Poughkeepsie says:
"At no time in the history of the evolution of the ice-yacht,
has so much interest been taken in this most exhilarating of
all sports. New yachts, of new and approved models, of the
costliest materials and best workmanship, are building, and
many gentlemen who never before took any interest in ice-
yachting are now joining the Poughkeepsie Club and making
preparations for entering the regattas, matches and scrub
races where pennants, cups, tankards, dollars and glory may
be won. Every day parties of ladies and gentlemen, guests
of the members of the club, come from New York to sail on
the yachts, while hundreds of the citizens line the banks of
the river and gather round the regatta flag to see the flyers
start on their course. The river, from Newburg to Albany,
is as smooth as a plate glass mirror, brokenonlyon the edges
by a silver frame of snow-covered ice thrown up by the rising
tide. The finest sight is in Roosevelt's bay, where the yachts
of the Poughkeepsie Club rendezvous, the building in "which
they arehoused in the summer standing on the grounds of
Commodore Koosevelt, which extend from the Albany post
road, on the east, to the river on the west. Here may be
seen, flying about at a high rate of speed, forty, fifty, sixty,
and even seventy miles an hour, the most perfect ice-yachts
in the world, on which the ingenuity of the builder has been
exhausted to secure the greatest speed and beauty. Snowy
sails, polished wood, plated metal and upholstered box, make
them things of beauty; and their stability, joys forever.

Dr. W. B. Sawyer of Los Angeles has a Richmond colt two
years old in training that turns his mile in 2:44.

1883

|k.e.cte' mul jfpxiriswatx.

New Improvements.

The "El Monte" Saloon, corner Kearny and
Pine streets, has been thoroughly refitted and
refurnished, and is now under the manage-
ment of the veteran, Sam Tetlow, and under
the proprietorship of J. E. Slinkey of the El
Monte Hotel, Saucelito.

A Useful Article. — Eawson's U. S. Army
Suspensory Bandage is, as the cut connected
with the advertisement elsewhere clearly
shows, a complete relief and support, and
should be in general use. It is self-adjusting,
and displacement is impossible. It counter-
acts nervons tension and other ills that
mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists.
Can be sent by mail safetly. Address S.E. G.
Eawson, Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

A Slight Cold, if neglected often at-
tacks the lungs. Brows- 's Bronchial
Troches give sure and almost immediate re-
lief. Sold only in boxes. Price 25 cents.

The Laws of Heredity.

Although the laws of heredity are becoming better
understood and more intelligently followed by
breeders of trotting horses every year, there are
puzzling factors in the problem, to solve which so
much time and money has been expended, that have
so far baffled the most intelligent students. It long
ago became apparent to breeders of the thoroughbred
racehorse that the old adage: "Like produces like, "
was true only in a modified sense. A great perform-
er on tbe turf would make his a ppearance, sweeping
down opposing fields of horses as the sickle lays low
the ripened grain, and straightway the mare that bore
bim would be bred again to the horse whose son he
was, in the hope of producing another wonder. Tbe
cold facts and figures of history show that in a vast
majority of instances the result has in no measure
equaled the .'anticipations of those who brought it
about. Harry Bassett was certainly a great race-
horse—one of tbe best, perhaps, that this country
ever saw — but his brother, Franklin, never rose
above tbe level of a plater. Parole was a winner in
this country at all distances up to two miles, and in
England could run a distance and carry weight in a
style that stamped him as first-class in every respect;
but of all his brothers and sisters James A was tbe
only one that showed good enough public form to
rank in tbe category of racehorses, and even his per-
formances were not of a character that made him
sought after as a stallion when his racing days were
over. Iroquois, whose winning of the Epsom Derby
in 1881 is still fresh in the public mind, capped
that performance by others of such undeniably high
character that even the English public — critical
judges enough in such a matter— were forced to admit
that " the Yankee" was as good as the best. His sis-
ter Francesca, purchased by the Dwyers at a long
price when a yearling, was a weed of the rankest de-
scription. Instances of this kind might be multi-
plied almost indefinitely; but enough has been given
to serve the purpose.

In the case of trotters the data at hand bearing on
this question are rather meager, owing to the fact that
the breeding of these horses has been done in a sys-
tematic manner for only a few years, but so far as
these data go they tell the same story. Rarus trotted
a public mile in 2:134, and was the fastest, gamest
and best horse on the turf in his day. His full
brother. Rectus, was never a speedy horse, although
accident prevented his systematic preparation for the
track. St. Julien, whose record of 2:llJ is the best
ever made by a gelding, has a full brother and sister,
St. Remo and Enolala. The mare is a good one, capa-
ble of a mile in 2:20 when at her best, but even that
leaves her nearly ten seconds behind her brother in
point of speed, which means a long distance when
two horses are trotting against each other. St. Remo
has nevershown himself to be nearly as good as Uno-
Iala. Piedmont is one of the fastest stallions this
country has ever produced. He made a record of
2:17j in the fourth beat of a hotly contested race
against tbe best field of stallious that ever faced a
starter, and since going to California has improved
so much that Cbas. Marvin, who drove Smuggler in
2:15j, and who bad charge of Piedmont last season,
believes him capable of beating the best stallion rec-
ord ever made. Piedmont's brother, Mainmont, is
owned in Illinois, but he has never yet shown the
ability to beat 2:30. Dexter was incomparably the
best horse of his day at all ways of going; so good,
indeed, that when Hiram Woodruff transferred the
little brown gelding to Budd Doble, then hardly past
boyhood, the honest old man, who never pulled a
race or heat in his life, said to Doble; " There is a
horse that can win every heat you start for with him."
And Doble found that his instructor in the art of rid-
ing and driving had judged the animal aright. Dex-
ter's brother, Dictator, never had anything like the
speed of his relative, but Dictator's son, Jay-Eye-See,
was in form and temperament so like hiB uncle that
after Doble, who was put up unexpectedly behind the
great four- year-old in his race at Chicago last Bum-
mer, had driven him a heat, he said to a friend:
' ' There is another Dexter," In this case the form and
speed were reproduced in tbe second generation. As-
toria, the sister to Dexter and Dictator, has had all
the benefits which careful training and driving can
give, but her public mile is only a trifle under 2:30.
Mr. Allie Bonner, who is probably the best amateur
reinsman in tbe country, believes that she will go
mucb faster than this, and his judgment is worth
something. Astoria is now the property of Commo-
dore Kittson, and Splan will train her in the spring
for the grand campaign. The result of his labors will
be watched with interest by all for whom the breed-
ing problem has attractions.

But while the lack of uniformity of results in
breeding from winners and the dams and Bires of
winners is sometimes very noticeable; yet none will
be so foolish as to argue that the syBtera fs not the
only one that can lead to permanent success. The
failures are, of course, conspicuous ; but the successes
are likewise many and notable.

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HAY— Alfalfa, $13 50®$15; Wheat, $15 50&317
Wild Oat, $15^*17; Mixed, $11^515 & ton.

STRAW— 80c per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16ft@162c; California
Hams, 15^15ic for plain, 15i-®lCc for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16;5jl6*c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon H&li'c for heavy and me-
dium, and 15®15tc for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 14?.(5jl4;Jc;Pork,.?18.;d $18 50 for Extra Prime $20@
$20 50for Prime Mess.S23io.24 for Mess. S25.S:$2550 for
clear and $2e;S>26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, $16:®
$18 E* bbl; Mess beef, $15 50 for bbls and $8 50 for hf
bbls ; Extra Mess Beef, $16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf
bis; Family Beef, $18^18 50 B* bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 12^ffil3c ^ ft.

FRUIT— We quote; Apples, 30&50c for common
and75c®$l 75^ bx for good; Lemons, $6@$7 per
box for Sicily; California Lemons, $2 25 a ?2 50 per box;
Limes, S7 50®S8 50 per box for Mexican; Bananas,
1 505$3 1? bunch; California Oranges, $1 50SS3 per
box; Pineapples, S6ff$8 K* doz. Western Cranberries
are offering at$15(a.$17p bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $8
to $10 ^ ton; Carrots, 30®50c; Turnips, 75c a $1;
Cauliflower, $1 50 ^ dozen; Cabbage, 75c®$l &
ctl; Garlic, 2c 3? ft; Celery, 60c £■ doz;
Dried Okra, 20Sj30c; Dry Peppers. 10®12^c t? ft;
Green Peas, S'SlOc Green Peppers, 5c@6c per lb;
Tomatoes, 6cSiI8c ^ ft; Cucumbers, $3 25 per doz.

POTATOES— River Red, 65;a,85c; Early Rose, 70
®95; Tomales and Petaluma, $90®$1 15 Jg* ctl
Humboldt Red, $1 35ff.$l 45; Kidney and Peachblow
$1 35®S1 45 per ctl; New, 3&V& per ft.-

ONIONS— For fair to choice, $1(%$1 70 is the range
of prices.

BEANS— Bayos §i&H 50; Butter, $3@$3 25 for
small and S3 40&$3 50 for large; Lima, S3 75®34 ;
Pea, S3 20®$3 30; Pink, $4; Red, $4 ; small White,
$3 20@S3 30; large "White, $2 75®j$3 p* ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots; Fancy, 26 a 27c;
choice, 24®25;fair to good, 20@23c; inferior lots
from country stores, 16® 18c; firkin, 21@23c for
good to choice, and 18®20c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 20.^23; Eastern, 16@20c & lb.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14@15c for choice;
12®13 for fair to good; do, factory, in boxes, 14®
16c; Eastern, 16®17c.

EGGS— California, 23@25c ^ doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 17®18c; do
Hens, 18@19c; do dressed, 20^j22c; Roosters, $7@
$7 50 for old and $8 50a$9 50 * for young; Hens $7
Ja"?8; Broilers, $6;a;S7, according to size; Ducks
$i0;a.>'20p dozen; Geese, S2JIS2 50 ^ pair.

GAME— Market steady. yuail, $1a?1 25 ^
doz; Mallard Ducks, $2 50@$3; Sprigs, $1@$1 25;
Canvasback, $2 50®$3; Brandt, $1 25@$1 50;
Gray Geese S2o.S2 50; White Geese, $1 25®$1 50;
Honkers, $4®.$4 50 ; Snipe, $2 25&S2 50 for English and
50®75c for common; Teal, 62^S)75c; "Widgeon,
$1; Hare, SI 50SS1 75; Rabbits, $1 25SS1 75.

WOOL— Only small operations looked for. We
quote fall: San Joaquin and Coast, S^tllc; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, 9;a;llc; Northern Fall,
free, 15® 18c; Northern Fall, defective, ll@14c; North-
ern Fall, Lamb, 15.® 17c; Free Mountain, ll;®16c.
Eastern Oregon, 16®22c; Valley Oregon, 22®26c. We
quote spring California p ft 14®20c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection,
18®18*c ^ ft; culls one third less, and Mexican
Hides 2c ^ ft less. Dry Kip, 18®18\c; Dry Calf,
20c; Salted Steers, over 55 lbs, lie i& ft; Steers
over 55 fts, lie; Steers and Cows, me-
dium, 9c® 10c; light do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to
30 fts. lie; Salted Calf, 14®15c & ft; Salted Veal,
12*c; Sheep Skins, 25®30c for Shearlings; 30
®60c for short, 60c®Sl for medium, and $1®$1 50
apeice for long wool and wool skins. Butchertown
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 7£®8c ^ ft for rendered
and ll®12c for refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:

BEEF— Prime, 8®8Jc; medium grade, 7®7^c; in-
ferior, 6J(®6$c <£* ft.

VEAL— Large Calves, 8®9c; Bmall ones, 9®10c
^ft.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5®5\c and Ewes
at 4j®5c ^ ft, according to quality.

LAMB— Quotable at 12i®15c £? ft.

PORK— Live', Hogs, 6g®7c for hard and 52c®6J
for soft; dressed do 9®94c ^ lb for hard grain
hogB.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Best City Extra, 85 80®$6;
Superfine, $5®$5 50; Interior Extra, $4 75®$5 50;
Interior Supertine, $3 75®S4 50 E* bbl.

WHEAT — An improvement in the Liverpool market j
has, no doubt, strengthened our local market and !
has given it an upward tendency. No. 1 grades find j
ready purchasers at $1 90, and the choicest at $1 91.
Sellers, however, are holding off to getSl 921 and do
not care to take less. Recent sales are, No. 1 Febru- I
ary, $1 92£®$1 93; do. March. 81 92i.

BARLEY— The market in this grain though firm [
has neither an upward tendency nor are the prices
inclined to fall immediately. Recent sales are , No. 1
Feed February, $1 19A;®$1 20$; March, 81 18i®$l 19;
April, $1 18$; these are top ruling figures.

OATS— Fair Feed, $1 70&31 75; Good, $1 75®
81 82$; Choice, 81 85®$1 95 E* ctl.

RYE-Firin. Quotable at 81 75®52 for fair to
good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $28:5330 E» ton; Cracked
Corn, 836 # ton; Shorts, $17®$19 & ton; Oilcake meal
the ollworks sell to the trade at 835 ^ ton, lesB
the usual discount; Middlings, 824®$25 p- ton for I
lots at the mill.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

The Horse's Friend

Prof. W. IL Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

LATE FROM BOSTON, CALLS THE ATTEN-
tlon of horsemen to the fact that there are hun-
dreds of horses in this citv absolutely suffering from
sore mouths and other complications directly caused by
bad teeth, and they show this by the following bad hab-
its :

Bit LUgglng, Driving on one Rein, Balk-
ing, Bolting, Tossing the Head
wlille Driving,

PULLING ON THE BIT,

Drooling and Foaming at the Mouth.

and other faults which can be corrected by dental ma-
nipulation. The Professor can be consulted at bis office
at the Fashion8tables,22l Kills street. Office hours from
8 to9 :30 a.m., 1 to2:Wi ;ind ti;:*) to 7:30 p. m-.TueRdays ex-
cepted, when he will be at Thirteenth street stablee in
Oakland. Orders left at the Club stahk-s, Taylor Btreet,
and the St. George, BuBh street, or by inaD, will re-
ceive prompt attention. Consultation and examination
gTatis.
N. B.— Particular attention paid to gents" drivers.

mBY A* ADVERT1SE.MEXT ITVT

THE TUBF AND BPORTINO AUTHORITY, l\|

HE. BREEDER AMI SPOBTSMAXi

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AMUSEMENTS.

HAVERIY'S CALIFORNIA THEATER.

J. H. HAVERLT Proprietor

FBEDERICK W. BERT Manager

S& The Leading Theater, -^a

Haverly's Attractions do not play on Sunday Evenings.

THIS AFTERNOON, LAST PERFORMANCE OF

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AS
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reserved seats can be secured six days in advance.

BALDWIN THEATER.

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A PERFECT PERFORMANCE.

Matinee this Afternoon.

THIS EVENING AND TILL FURTHER NOTICE,

Young; Mrs. Winthrop.

POULTRY.

Poultry,

H0aS& CATTLE

LAKGSHANS, BRAH-
mas. Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plymouth Rocks,
White Faced Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
-^ Rouen and Pekin ducks,
" Bronze and White Holland
turkeys, peacocks, etc. AIbo
eggs for hatching. DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE
PIGS,

Poland China Pigs, Jersey Cattle, Etc

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safely. For further information please
write, inclosing stamp. Circular and priee-list sent on
application. Address

iJyl WILLIAM XILES, Los Angeles, Cal.

Thoroughbred Poultry.
2,000

to Select from

H-,

AVING DISPOSED OF
. dairy, I devote my
whole time "to poultry, and
think I can please all who de-
sire to purchaHi.' first-class

breeding <ir exhibition stock,

on.'Lcus for hatching. I keen
all the leading varieties of both
land and water fowls, 1. e..
Light Brahmas, Langnliiins,
Dorkings, Plymouth 'Rocks, White, Brown or" Black
Leghorns, Pekin ducks, Rouen ducks, Bnmze turkeys,
wild turkeys, and Toulouse geese that weigh over 60 lbs
per pair. My stock is well known all over the Coast,
and needs no praise, as it speaks for itself. Send 3-cent
Btamp for circular and price-list.

It. U. lis: VI). Napa, Cal.

FOR SALE.

THE WELL-KNOWN TROT-
tingmare Nellie Grant, by Fred
Low, from old Lady Grant, of
Whip, Morgan and Copperbottom
stock. Nellie Grant Is black
without white, sixteen hands one
Inch high, of fine form, and free
from hereditary defects. She was a very fast trotter
but incapacitated from track work owing to an acci-
dent. From her breeding, form and speed she should
prove a very valuable broodmare. Apply to

joii> Howes.

50-1 and 50fl Sansome street, San Francisco.

ENGLISH SETTEES.

BRACE OF THOROUGH,
bred setters, well broke, for
wale, applv to

E. LEATESLEY.
Gllroy.

FOR SALE.

For Sale— Young Copperhead.

A BEAUTIFUL DARK BROWN
stallion, seven years old, sixteen
hands high, weighing 1,200 It.*:
can trot in three minutes; kind
and gentle in every particular.
May be seen at Oakland trotting
park until sold. Pedigree— Sired by Copperhead
(2:341, by Owen Dale; dam Nellie Eastman by the
Wattins horse (Black Hawkl from Missouri. His dam
was a Printer mare; Nellie Eastman's dam, Nancy
Bingo, was by Tinker, a thoroughbred horse, out of a
Selara mare, grandam by Old Paul, by Ned Burns, be
by John Richard by Sir Archie. This is an excellent
large stock horse, well adapted to alt purposes, espe-
cially as the sire of roadsters and carriage horses.
Price 51,200, less than half his value. Address

a. s. i: anks.

Oakland racetrack or 1306 Pine street, San Fran-
cisco. 7t2

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale.

fi Trp/^ CHESTNUT CCLT. FOALED APRIL .1,
V^-LXw. 1682. By Joe Hooker, bis dam Too
Soon by Norfolk, grandam Lady Davis idam of Dash-
away) by Red Bill, son of Medcc. etc. This is a highly-
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearly a brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davis
being the great 6randam of Fred, and his dam also
being by Norfolk i and the Joe Hookers so far as tried
all racehorses, this is a good chance to get a colt of
great promise for a moderate sum. He has four white
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price $300 if applied for before the
1st of March. For further particulars address this
office.

FOR SALE.

AVERY FINE HAMBLETO-
ian stallion, imported from Svr-
^cuse, N. Y.; nine years old;
mahogany bay ; sixteen hands
bigh; perfectly sound; well
broken; very sYylish; cost over
91,-500 ; property of a banker; full
papers ; got by Hamblelonian Prince, he by Volunteer.
Can be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

• APT. FOSTER.

AtthcClilt noiiBC.

KILLIP & CO.,

Al'CTION A>"D COMMISSION' DEALERS

IMPROVED LIVE STOCK,

NO. 116 MonlKomery St., S. F.

AUCTION SALE OF niCII BRED |TROTTING
bTOOdmatee, stallions, lilli.-s ;md t,'.'I.HnK*, rn.vl-
sters, etc., etc., the property of the estate of the late

DANIEL COOK.

TO BE SOLD

"Wednesday, February 28, 1883,

AT 11 A. M., AT THE

Oakland Trotting Park.

Take the Berkeley train for Shell Mound Station.
SUtck «tll be on exhlbltloll at iiark, Monilay, 1-VI>. -'<.
Catalogues and all neceepgary Information may be ob-
tainetl of the undersigned.

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STALLIOXS.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Bysdyfcs Hambleionian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Tod-hunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and icas by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date l,2fiO pounds') combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1SS3, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of $40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. IRVIN A VRI>.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

13T Record at Six Years old, 2:21*. *^3

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine bv Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to he the best son of Mambrino Chief.
Hie own record is 2:21 H, and there are a large number of his get in the 2-30
liBt. Amongthem; Abbottsford, 2 :21k; Convoy, 2:22k; Magenta 2-24W-
Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia, 2:29k; George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mare? owned by Robert Bonner— Manerta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27^,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:195,'. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, ihe sire of Trinket; record, 2-14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the nire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15\' hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed,

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 18% on the ranch of S B
Whipple, Ebcj., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st, 1883. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 18S2.

tiEORGE It A A LIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

ANTEEO.

Ti

ARK BAY COLT. NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd "

Columbia, by Imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd "

Y\,ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th "

Fashion, by imported TriiBtee.

5th "

BonnetB o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

0th "

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By Imported Medley.

fith ■

By Imported (Vnttm-1.

9th "

By Mark Anthony.

loth "

By Imported Janus.

nth ■•

By Imported Moiikry.

12th "

By Imported Silvereye.

13th "

By Spanker.

Hruce'a American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p, 79

Will make the onaulng Maaon, 1*83. from February Kith to June 15th at
i. nd Trotting Pirk. Terms 860 the season.

Terms 860 the season. '

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

OakUnd or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

STALLIONS.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Macb. 1st to July 15th , 1S&3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton Is by Willie Sehepper, a son of Rvsdvk's Hamhletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15 & hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred bv Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1S78.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be ln-ed the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPB

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Aadress

j. t. Mcintosh, cmco, Cai.

STALLIONS.

OWXEHS OF STALLIONS DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS
of their stock horses before the breeding public should advertise in
theBKEEDEK and Si'oKTSUAX. The fee from one mare will pay the
cost of a reasonable advertisement.

Stallion bills printed in fir6t~class style. Call at this office and see
samples.

NO. 50S MONTGOMERY ST.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

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BOB MASON •

By Eelio. Ills dam Helle Mason l>y Belmont, Thorough.
bred.

Echo by" Bysdyk's Hambletoniany his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Calalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Bichards.

TJtTILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
1 » mares, commencing February 15, 1SS1, and ending June 15, 1883, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason Is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star In forehead ; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10,1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown
great Bpeed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of Ids sire.
Echo, see Breeder and Sportsman July 2:i, 1882. See also, for his full
brother. Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 16,1882.
TERMS.
One lnindred dollars the season, payable at time of Bervice. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing acaaon free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. ELLIS.
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Kichard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam B'et Bosley, by Wilkes* Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by'imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by"Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— $50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MAKES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at *4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

M/v place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This voting stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can lun fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Joe-
Hooker see Bbeedeb and Spobtsman Jan 20, 18S3.

THEO "WESTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season 1!>S3, from Feb. loth to June lath, at Judson's Wildidle
farm, Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A H. C. JVDSON.

Owners, Santa Clara,

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE" ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Prvor, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsv, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Yo-ing Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Anette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Savior's Gallant.

Eighth dam bv'True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regulus.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam, by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcv's chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague Mare.

War Dance bv Lexington.

First dam Reel, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillina, by Camillus.

Fourth dam bv Smolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, bv OroviUe.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam bv Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Marling.

Twelfth dam bv Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam bv Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Bettv. bv Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MAT! STORKS, at the Oakland Racetrack,

Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

1883

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11

RACES.

Spring Race Meeting.

PACIFICTCOAST

Blood Horse Association

RACES.

Chicago Driving Park

o
P3

ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING

LINES OF TRAVEL.

C. Pi Iv- -R«

TIME SCHEDULE

LINES OF TRAVEL.

BROAD GAUGE.

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile; closed with thirtv- two nominations.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; $23 each, $10 for
feit. 9125 added; second to save stake; dash of three-

mile and a half; closed with twenty-eight nominations
No. -i— Hurdle race; purse of 8150, of wliich $25 to
second horse; entrance free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over five hurdles.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

No. 5— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old fillies; dash of five-
eighthB of a mile.

No. 6— Purse $2iv), of wliich $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for aU; dash of a mile.

No. 8— Selling race; purse $175, of wliich $25 to second
horse ; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles ;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; two ft>B. allowed [for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile. ,

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration; $200 added; 950 to second
horse; third to save stake; dash of one and three,
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 2'i, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday
April's", at 12 m.

No. 11— Pacific Cun; handicap of $50 each; $20 dec-
laration; $500 added; second to receive $150; third to
save stake ; two and a quarter miles ; weights announced
April 21; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

No. 12— Hurdle race; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses" running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance;
$10 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second, third to save
stake; dash of one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, Mav 1, at 12 m.

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond! horse : entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance; $10 declaration; $200 added; second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile ; closed with thirty-two nomina-
tions.

jX04 is— Spirit of the Times Stake ; for three-year-
oldB ; dash of one and three-quarters miles ; closed with
twenty-eight nominations.

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

No. 20— Hurdle race ; purse $200, of which $50. to sec
ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

Entries to stakes and purses not marked eloBed, will
Close March 1, 1883.

RaceB to close will be run under weights adopted at
annual meeting, 1881.

Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purees and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

Parties making nominations will be required to re-
cord colors at time of making entries, and after record
will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule
will be strictlv enforced.

All nominations in stakes and entries In purses must
be made on or before the first dav of March next, 1883,
directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary, Box lflfil,
P. O., San Francisco. To be valid they must be plain-
ly postmarked on that dav— March 1.

I UFO. WINTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.
C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary.

Trotting Stakes for 1883 &'84.

Three- Year-Old Stakes.

No. 1— The Ashland Trotting Stake, 18S3, for colts and
fillies (foals of 1880] ; to be trotted when three years old,
during the summer trotting meeting of theClncago Driv-
ing Park for 1SS3 ; $100 entrance, of wliich $15 is forfeit
and must accompany the nomination; $15 payable May
1,1883; $20 on June 1, lsS:t, and the remaining $50, from
those who start only, at or before 8 o'clock p. m. of the
day preceding that named for the race; the Chicago
Driving Park to add $1,000.

No. 2— The Ashland Trotting Stake, 1SSI, for colts and
fillies (foals of 1881) ; to be trotted when three years old,
during the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago
Driving Park for 1884; $100 entrance, of which $10 is
forfeit and must accompany the nomination; $15 on
January 1, 1SS4; $25 on June 1, 1884, and the remaining
$50, from those who start only, at or before 8 o'clock p .
m. of the day preceding that named for the race. The
Chicago Driving Park to add $2,500.

Four- Year-Old Stakes.

No. 3— The Chicago Trotting Stake, 1883, for colts and
fillies (foals of 1*79); to be trotted for when four years
old, during the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago
Driving Park for 1*83 ; $100 entrance, of which $15 is for-
feit and must accompany the nomination; $15 payable on
Mav 1, 1883; $20 on June 1, 1883, and the remaining
$50,"from those who start only, at or before 8 o'clock p.
m. of the dav preceding that named for the race. The
Chicago Driving Park to add $1,000.

^0_ 4— The Chicago Trotting stake, 1S81, for colts and
fillies (foals of 18801 1 to be trotted when four years old,
at the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago Driving
Park for 1884 ; $100 entrance, of wliich $10 is forfeit and
must accompany the nomination; $15 on January 1,
18S4,$25on June 1, 1884, and the remaining $50, from
those who start onlv, at or before 8 o'clock p. m. of the
dav preceding that named for the race. The Chicago
Driving Park to add $2,500.

Conditions.

All of the above stakes to he mile heats, best three in
five, in harness, and to the rules of the National Trot-
ting Association. Moneys to be divided as follows:
Seventy -five per cent, of entrance fees, forfeits and
added money to the first horse, 15 per cent, to the second
horse and 10 per cent, to the third horse. In all stakes,
five entries required to fill. All forfeits and payments
must be made in cash on the day specified by the con-
ditions of the stake, and in case of default of any pay-
ment the horse is out, and all payments made before
such a default are forfeited. Entries for all the above
stakes close on Thursday, March 1, 1883, and nomina-
tions must be accompanied by the forfeit money and
addressed tO

D. I*. HAIiI>, Secretary,
7t2 116 Monroe street, Chicago, 111.

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and are tine to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

DESTINATION.

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THE VICTORIAN TROTTING CLUB,

(L'd)

0 FFE H

The undermentioned Prize, to be competed for on a
day to be named in March next :

PRIZE OF 2,500 DOLLARS

With Entrance Fees and Sweepstakes of $50 each
from Starters added.

Mile heats; best three in five.

Open to all comers, bar geldings.

Winner to receive $2,500; second, two-thirds of Sweep
and Entrance Fees, and third, one-third. Entrance 5
per cent.

The Victorian Trotting Club holds membership in
the National Trotting Assocation of the United States,
under which Rules the races will be governed.

Any further information desired can be obtained by
addressing R. J. GIBNEY, secretary,

Kirk Bazaar, Melbourne.

* 4:00 P M
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Calistoga and Napa

f Deming, El Paso f Express.
. ( and East j Emigrant
. ) Gait and f via Livermore..
. ( Stockton i via Martinez ...

....lone — ......

....Knight's Landing

" " iSundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton

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Madera and Fresno

Merced

Marysville and Chico..

Niles and Haywards. ..

. ( Ogden and } Express

. ( East f Emigrant

....Redding and Red Bluff

.) aud *-ouas I via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

..Tehama and Willows..
..Vallejo

iSundays only..

Winter Arrangement.

COMMENCIN'

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FUBTHKR NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cIbco Passenger Depot i Townsend .street, bet ween Third
and Fourth streets j as follows :

LEAVE .
B. F. 1

DESTINATION. 1

AKKIVK

S. V.

t 6 :50 a M

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6 HO a si

8 :30 A M

9:05 a M

10 ;40 a si

1 San Mateo, Redwood and J

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* 3 :30 p si

f Menlo Park.

3 :37 f si

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t 5 :01 P si

6:30 P St

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6:02p si

8 :30 a si n
10:40 a si I Santa Clara, San Jose and)
*3:30PSl| f Principal Way -Stations.

4:30 P il\J

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nd j • 10 .-02 a si

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I 6 :02 i- st

2:40 P M

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•12:40 p si

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11 10 A si

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.mil Monterey.

Hollister and Tres Plnos.

10:40 A M | £ Salinas, Sotala^and Way I | %f& p „

•Sundays except eft. tSundays only i sport snn-n's train >.

Stage connections are made daily with the 10;40 a. si.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8 :30 a. >t. Train.

3:00 i

40 P „
9:40 A \

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111:10 A v
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* 7:40 F *
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Excuksion tickets Bold on Saturday e and Sunday

mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, ?5; also to
principal points between S:tn Francisco and Ban Jose.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 1 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A.C.BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pans. A Tkt. Agt.

B3F* S.P.Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles.
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. shoula meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PICK.

Erom San Francisco Dally.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.

Carriages

TJGGIE

Two-Year-01d Trotting Stake

s

UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting", Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 XSIi 13 19 MARKET STREET,

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— •6:30—7:30—8:30— 9:30—

10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1:30— 2:30— 3:30— 1:30— 5:30—6:30—
7:00— 8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00—*t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— *t8:30
9:00 — *-r9:30 — 10:00 — 11:00— 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3 :00—
*t3:30— 4:00— *t4:30— 5:00— *t5:30— 6:00— *t6:30— 7:00 —
•8:00—9 :30— 11 :00— *12:00.

TO BERKELEY— •15:00— •6:30— 7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— *8:30
—9:00—19:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— 111:30 — 12:00 — 1:00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—
8:00— 9:30— "12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00'—*6:30 — 7:00— *7:3
18:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00 — 11:00— 2:00— 3:00-4:00— *4;30
—5:00— •5:30—6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:32— •6:02— 6:32

7:02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11 :02—
11:32—12:02—12:32—1:02—1:32—2:02—2:32—3:02 — 3:32—
4:02—1:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02-6:32— 7:02-8:02— 9:32—11;

FROM EAST OAKLAND— «5:21— •5:51—6:21—6:51— 7:51
—8:51—9:51—10:51—11:51—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51 — 4:51
—5:51—6:51—7:51-9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMT3I)A-*5:15— •5:45— 6:15— 7:10— •t7:35— 8:10
—•18:35— 9:10— *t9:35— 10:10— •110:35—11:10— 12:10— 1:10
—2:10— 3:10— 4:10— •14:35— 5:10— •15:35 — 6:10 — •16:35—
7:15_*t7:35-9:15— 10:45.

FROM BERKELEY — *S:45— •6:15—8:45— *7:15— 7:15—
•8:15 — 8rl5—t9:l5—9:15-tl0:l5— 10:15— 111:15— 11:15 —
12:46 — 1:15 — 2:45 — 3:15—1:15— 4:15— 5:15— 5:15— 0:15—
6:15—7:45—9 ;15— *10:45.

FROM WERT BERKELEY-*545— »fi: T-e-n-

— 7^5—8:15—9:45— 10:15— 1:45— 2:45— 3:15-4:15— *5 :15—
5:45— '6:15— 6:45— *7;15.

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

A TROTTING STAKE FOR COLTS AND FILLIES
(foals of 1881), to be trotted at the California
State fair of 1883; ?50 entrance, of which 825 must
accompany nomination, and the remaining $25 to be
paid Aug. 1 , 1883 ; $500 added by the society.

Conditions.

The above stake to be mile heats, in harness, and
to rules of National Trotting Association. Entrance
money to be divided as follows ; Fifty per cent, of
stakes to first colt, 25 per cent, to second, 15 per cent,
to third and 10 per cent, to fourth. Five to fill.

The ?500 added money to be divided as follows :
One hundred dollars each to winners of money and
S100 to the stallion whose get wins first money, if the
stallion is owned In California. Entries close March
15, 1883, with the Secretary, A colt making a walk-
over is entitled only to his own entrance, and but : P^" PATHOLOGICAL
25 per cent, of entrance money received ; a colt dis- ,
tancing the field is entitled to but one money and 65 1 «■—•«-*_« o -

percent, of stakes. **« ^ashlnjjlon Street.

P. A. FIMtiA>, President.

Edwin F. Smith, Secretary, I PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS I1R ANC HES

M.

McCUE, Proprietor.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

IIORSE-SHOER.

CREEK ROUTE.

FROM RAN FRANCISCO — *
3:15-5:15.

:15 — 0:15— 11:15— 1 :15—

FROM OAKLAND— *6:15— 8:15— 10:15-12 ;15— 2:15— 1:1

All trains run dally, except wh«n star (•! denotes
Sundays excepted. rTralns marked thus { t)run via
EaBt Oakland. {Sundays only.

"Standard Time" furnished bv Randolph tco
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. 8. F.

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AFFORDED BT THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
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with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can he obtained from the several streams
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TROTTING- STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SW~EETBRIAR, 2:26^; NAPA QUEEN,
2:38K: Rockwell, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:40;
Smoothbriar, two-year-old record 2:57; May Dav, two-
year-old record 2 -MH. Will make the season of IS83 at
Oakland on Thursdays, Eridavs and Satnrdavs and at
Walnut Creek Sundays, Mondavs, Tuesdays and Wed-
nesdays. He was sired by General Tavlor, dam Jennie
by Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good pastur-
age at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents
or escapes. Address

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Seventeenth St. and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenne, Oakland.

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:n

THAD STEVENS.

THTS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address
W, M. MlBBl", Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

By Electioneer.

ALBEET W.
His Dam Sister to Aurora by John Nelson.

WILL MAKE THE EXSOXG SEASON, CO^OLEXCESG THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY, 1SS3, ASD
ending the 1st of July, 1SS3, at the Oakland Trotting Park..

TERMS, S«00 THE SEASOX.

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SUBSCRIPTION
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WHEATLEY. Owned by J. B. Chase, San Francisco.

Again we present one of the high-bred division, l
con6dent that our readers will agree with ns that he is highly
formed, too. It may appear like a tiresome repetition to call
attention to the pictures which are presented in the Bbhedeb
and Sportssiax as being artistic delineations as well as faith-
ful representations of the animals portrayed, and to those
who are acquainted with the horses given the likeness is ap-
parent. It is also supererogatory to call attention to the hand,
ling and finish of the pictures, as that is also evident to those
who are competent judges. Again, the portrayal gives snch
a vivid idea of the form that it is scarcely necessary to sup-
plement the "counterfeit presentiment" with words further
than to give the size and color, the proportions being so
accurately represented. Wheatley is a handsome shade of
chestnut with the white markings as given above. He is
nearly 16 hands high and of fine substance, with bone and

tendon enough to suit those who consider these as being
prime essentials in the make-up of a good horse. As the pic-
ture demonstrates, he is a highly finished horse, carrying the
ovidence of speed and endurance in his form. That this is
a rightful inheritance will be admitted when his genealogical
tree is examined, and the combination of blood such as to
insure these qualities following in the lines of descent.

A- au illustration of that derived from his sire the follow-
cle is copied from the New York Spirit of the Times,
being one of the series of "Winning Sires, "which have been
so well handled in that paper:

War Dance is one of the few sons of Lexington who has so

far held his own among the winning sires as to retain a place

of prominence. Last season he stood well in the front, and

in writing his memoir we went into the details of his early

i fully, that to do so now would be a work of stale

repetition. We will, therefore, merely state that he was bred
in 1S60, by Gen. T. J. Wells of Louisiana, who named him
Gen. Westmore, as a compliment to the gentleman by that
name, whose pleasing contributions, a score of years BiAoe,
often graced the Spirit's pages over the nom <h gt
"Mark." The late Mr. A. Keene Richards saw War Dance,
early in his three-year-old form, and was so impressed with
the colt that he purchased him for 55,000. At the time of
the purchase Gen. Wells had tried the colt, and he mad.
trials equal to any run by Lecompte, or any of Reel's pro-
geny, but the great war between the States was devastating the
South at the time, and racing had been completely aban-
doned. Hence, War Dance languished for a chance to prove
his powers in public. It was about this time that Si
the Goodwood Cup, and Mr. Richards had
mined to send War Dance over the ocean in que-

114

■|£&je 'jjrcettcv nuu sportsman.

Feb a4

when the approach of the Federal armies obliged them to
seek a place of safety for the stock, rather than attempt run-
ning the blockade, as they would have to do to get to En-
gland.

Accordingly, War Dance was sent into Texas. It was near-
ly a year after hostilities had ceased before "War Dance
emerged from his exile, and then, owing to efforts of J. Mad-
ison "Wells, the provisional Governor of Louisiana, who, be-
ing a brother of General Wells, who died just at the close of
the war, and knowing Mr. Richards to be a warm personal
friend of his brother, had the horse brought to New Orleans,
and begged that Mr. Richards would come South at once and
claim his property. Mr. Richards arrived at New Orleans
early in the spring of 1S66, and found his horse in the hands
of General "Westmore and Governor "Wells, botli of whom, in
their belief in his great racing powers, had entered him for a
three-mile dash at the Crescent Course. The horse had
been leading a life of idleness in Texas, and upon his arrival,
had been taken up and hastily trained, and the result was
that when he went to the post it was with a bad leg. Half
trained, and on the verge of a break-down, his prospects
were not flattering, but it was agreed that, by making a wait-
ing race, and doing all their running in the last quarter, they
mi^ht bring him through, and, as a forlorn hope, he was
started, only to disappoint his over-sanguine backers, who
bet rashly and lost heavily. The summary is given below:

New Orleans, April 17, 1866.— Purse $600: dash of three miles.1
S. D. Henderson's b c Gen. Rosseau, 4 years, by Commodore— Kota

Price !

J. M. Relf'scb b War Dance, 6 years, by Lexington— Reel dis

Time— 6:41.

The Spirit of that date gives the following account:
Rosseau was at first the favorite, but toward the last War
Dance was backed at even money. But it was on account of
his blood. He was not in condition, and, besides, "had a
leg." The colt had the inside and led off at a slow pace
throughout the first mile. Yet even that was more than his
opponent could stand. The latter was unable to act on the
heavy ground, and the attempt tore him all to pieces. Gen.
Rosseau won in a canter by thirty lengths, never having been
headed or extended.

War Dance was taken at once to Kentucky, and entered
the stud a couple of weeks afterwards. His grand appear-
ance and his blood, Lexington, the king of racers, crossed
upon Reek the ex- queen of the turf and mother of Lexing-
tons great rival, Lecompte, brought him plenty of patron-
age. "Below is a table showing the performances of his sons
and daughters upon the turf during the past few years:

to the Lexingtons no strain of mares are more deservedly
popular. The following is his genealogical tree :

1st. 2d. 3d. Unplaced. I

Amount.

1877..
1878..
1879..

15? ..

i8a..

188^,.

1 2°

14U

S?

19

40

198

45

26

20

41

249

56

49

Jii

1 *o

302

61

53

41

38

3o2

84

72

+4

| 35

347

56

71

56

107
145
144
152
164

915,140 00
fl5,635 00
23,912 00
24,366 00
43,544 75
42.925 00

ss

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-

-

-

i

, Sir Arcby
fTimoleon (1814) -|

(•Diomed 1787 .
( *Castianira (1796>.
i tv>t, nf/ \ ( Saltram (1780).
(.uan. oi t J-- | Daa. Symme's Wildair.
I \ .Ball's Florizel ( *Diomed (1777.

l | Sister to Tucka-J (lBOl) I Daughter of Shark.

i h6e>18U> \Dan.of(.

, 1 *Alderman 1787).
'" 1 Dan. of *CIcckfast.

' *Sar] edoD
(1828) .

f^»-a*o>™<S-

Icaria

(1824)..

f Sumpter(lS18> -
' ^Rowena (1826). A Ladv Grev
L (1817)...

Lida Grissom was one of the first of the get of War Dance,
but she made no figure on the turf. In his second season,
however, he got from the imported mare Lass of Sydney that
capital horse, Tubman, who, in the opinion of many, was
the best of the family. When he stripped for the Belmont
Stakes of*lS71 he was sixteen hands high, as leggy and as
awkward a one as we can remember; and, though after he
had exchanged the 'Silver gray stripes" of Mr. Richards for
the McDaniel blue he filled out, yet the legginess never quite
left him, and he was a greyhound-looking horse to the last.
He galloped low-headed, but the critics predicted that he
would fail at a distance, because of his tendency to over-
stride. He refuted this by winning the Bowie Stakes in the
mud, and has become quite a favorite stallion among the
Canadians. Aureola, who was another of the second lot
War Dance gave the turf, was a mare of insignificant appear-
ance, bnt of the finest vital power, and her two-mile heats
were the best on record for a long time. Bullion was
another of the noted children of War Dance, and John 11c-
Clellan says he was the best race horse he ever saw, and, as
leading stallion at the Minnehaha Stud, has made the most
of the limited chances offered him, his son, Fairfield, being
one of the best two-year-olds out last season.

War Dance's lot in the above table is hardly as creditable
to him as last year's, when he had Sly Dance and "Warfield
as prominent winners and Wyoming as one of the leading
two-year-olds of the season. Tet he has advanced several
points in the list of winning sires. This is due to the sys-
tem of basing the merit of a stallion upon the sum of money
won by his get. Red Boy heads the list, from the fact of his
having won a §10,000 match at Salt Lake City. But Ella
Warfi eld's position was attained by real up-hill fighting. This
little mare has been run in first-class company the greater
part of the past season, and she has certainly "made a very
creditable showing, Many who saw the Bowie Stakes run
aver that she certainly would have beaten Bushwhacker had
not her owner, Mr. HalL made the fatal mistake of shouting
to Shauer to go on early in the second heat. The little mare
iB, unlike her brother Warfield, a great sticker over a dis-
tance, but Warfield, as will be seen by the list, maintains a
name for usefulness, having won just half his races. Sister-
ly, like Red Boy. owes her prominence to one of those heavy
matches which the sportsmen of the far West delight in.
Wyoming has never been himself since the Jerome Park
meeting, when he was knocked down, and sustained an in-
jury to his shoulder, which troubled him so badly at Sheeps-
headBay, in the fall, that he could not be removed from the
grounds. Sachem's races were in England, where he ran
third for the Derby, but was unable to place his name in the
magic basket of winners. In our judgment, he is still what
he was while here— a vastly overrated colt, and hehas proved
a dear one to Mr. Lorillard.

B. G. Brace of Lexington, Ky., who knew him well, de-
scribes him aa a rich golden chestnut, standing a shade over
sixteen hands, with a large star, and four white feet, the
white extending some six inches above his pasterns. He had
a good head and an extremely stout neck, running into well-
placed shoulders, with a large middle piece, short back, and
ribs most remarkable, stout loin, broad hips and quarters,
and immense stifles. The only defect was a slight cutting in
below the knee, hut this he did not seem to impart to his
stock, who, uniformly, have plenty of bone, with sound feet
and legs.

Mr. K'-eu* Richards died early in 1 SSI. and War Dance

passed into the hands of Mr. Grinstead. He followed his old

rjastcr closely, and died April 27, 1881, aged twenty-one

i B loss, for though he never got a

•terry Bassett or a Longfellow, a Sensation or a Hindoo, he

seded in getting a moat useful tribe. His son Bullion

a\st - to keep up Lis male line, and his daughters are very

i .nable broodmares. Eole, Danger. Lelex, Aureoius and

. ranfcie B. all owe their birth to War Dance mares, and next

rSnltanil816)..

\\

i Trampoline
I (1825)

f Carton (1809).

fSelim (1802)..
' 'j Bacchante

L«

The Flyer (1814).

t Parma t!613t.
1 Sir Arcby (1805).
(Flirtilla's dam.
1 Bobin Grey (1805i.
"| Maria.

( Buzzard (1787).
"tCastral's dam.
i Will'mson's Ditto ilSEMK
(1809) (Sister to Calomel (1791).

{nv,m„ /ioift\ \ Dick Andrews (1797).
Tramp (1810).. | Daughter of (^nanna.
fteb (1808).... (Peneiope ll798).
fGolnmpns j Gob anna (1790).

<1802> i Catherine (1795).

j Lncv Grev f Timothv (1794).

L (1804) (Lncy (17891.

, Camillas i Hainbletonian U7921.

; In™, of cm j SKESfflti

♦Indicates tbe horse was imported.

But in the above the dam of WaxDancedoes not figure with
the prominence her performances and the merits of her progeny
entitle herto. Shewas^ithontquestion, entitled to rank as one
of the**reat mares of the country and by some of the writers of
the time when she was on the turf held to be the equal of
any for speed and endurance, and however distinguished on
the course, she certainly added a still greater luster to her
fame inthe stud. Lecompte, Prioress, Starke, gained such a
high reputation in this country that they were taken to
England, Lecompte dying soon after his arrival, Prioress and
Starke winning important races and the former being
designated by Admiral Rous as the best race-
horse for a long distance in England. Lecompte
is the only horse which ever beat Lexington and
the only defeats he met in this country were by Lexing-
ton, and, in a race which will be hereafter given, by Pryor.
Wm. J. Minor claimed with all the emphasis he could find
language to express, that he was the superior, and though
that view undoubtedly came from being so identified with
Lecompte in his races, he is certainly entitled to be placed a
close second to the Emperor.

As the dam of Wheatley was a sister to Pryor. the account
of the race in which he defeated the Southern crack will
come in appropriately. The description is from the New
Orleans Picayune, the race having been run at Natchez,
Mississippi:

The race which took place at Natchez on Saturday last,
four-mile heats, between Pryor and Lecomte, was, I think,
almost equal to any I ever witnessed, stamping both of the
contending nags as first-rate horses, and proving conclusive-
ly to my mind that Lecompte is a gamer and better horse than
I had previously given him credit for. The difficulties which
he encountered in the prosecution of h s tedious land jour-
ney from Alexandria to Natchez could not have been instru-
mental in improving his condition, which, however, to ap-
pearance was all that could be desired. His eye was clear
and bright, as was his skin, and his proud defiant air, and
elastic step, betokened ability to go the pace, and keep it.
In his exercise, which I particularly noticed the day before
the race, I was much pleased with the style in which he came
down the quarter stretch. He looked as if he could fairly
fly. He had no superfluous flesh upon him, and in short,
upon stripping for the race, he looked the perfection of a
horse.

Of Pryor but little was known, and therefore little was ex-
pected. Twice had he met Mr. Kenner's filly Minnow, and
in both instances he was compelled to yield* the palm of su-
periority to her powers — the latter race of two-mile heats was
the longest distance he had ever ran. In his race with Le
Koi, three days previously, he had developed extraordinary
fleetness, and* the purity of his blood, and the general excel-
lence of his form, gave promise of endurance which hired
his trainer to the desperate chance of attacking even bo for-
midable a rival as the renowned Lecompte, of 7.26 memory.
A better bred or more gallant steed ne'er struck the ground
than Pryor, and in this contest well and nobly has he sus-
tained the exalted reputation that his ancestors, on the ma-
ternal side, years long gone by, established upon the Ameri-
can turf by their glorious achievements.

The Pharsalia Course, at best a slow one, according to esti-
mates of those who, for many years, have trained and run
horses upon it, was not less than from twelve to fifteen sec-
onds slower than in its best condition, and yet the time made
upon this occasion, if I have not been misinformed, was bet-
ter than any ever before made upon the course. This speaks
trnmpet-tongued, and fully explains the superiority of the
contestants, and the excellence of their condition.

There was but little betting at the commencement of the
race — 100 to 15 in some instances — 100 to 20 for a while cur-
rent— more hundreds than twenties on Lecompte.

The lack of changes or variety in the race precludes the
necessity of a very lengthy description. It was eviden
the start, that the instructions to Pryor's rider were,
and win," and he fulfilled them to the letter, and rode the
race throughout in a style that would have given credit to
Gil. Patrick.

Pryor went off with the lead, but resigned it to Lecompte at
the commencement of the baekstretch, and took position
about three lengths in his rear. These positions were bnt
slightly changed during three and a half miles: the pace, how-
ever, visibly increased in the second and third miles. On the
fourth mile they were running at tell-tale stroke. Just after
passing the half-mile post, Pryor made play, and, by a terrif-
ic burst of speed, passed his competitor like a dart, amidst
the most unearthly ana deafening shouts I ever heard. The
run home was at a rapid flight, and for a while exciting; Le-
compte, however, could not reach his wiry antagonist, wao
came to the stand about a clear length in the lead. The time
of the fourth mile, 1:52 ! of the heat, 7:47.

The problem of Pryor's ability to go another four miles
was not yet solved to the satisfaction of his friends, pud at
the pace which it was certain Lecompte would earn lrtu the
next heat, they well knew he had to be a trump. He looked,
however, as if he could go to Salisbury, N. C, and his ap-
pearance and behavior, before starting for the sero-.d heat,

inspired fresh confidence in his friends, who backed him
heavily at even, to win.

Lecompte was evidently not a little the worse for wear.
"When he stopped, he "blew out " strong and heartily, but a
short time before starting again he had a quick "sheep blow,"'
which plainly indicated that he was tired, and his conduct
during She remainder of the race impelled me to the convic-
tion which I have expressed at the commencement of this re-
port. Throughout the whole race, gallantly and faithfully
did he respond to each call made upon him — but in vain; it
was too evident that he was overmatched.

The second heat was almost a repetition of the first, save
that it was faster, which, under the circumstances, astonished
all who witnessed it. Lecompte was determined to "do or
die." Pryor equally determined to allow him to regulate the
pace, until it suited his rider to take the lead. Very nearly
at the same spot as in the first heat he made a terrific dash,
and gave him the go-by at a sort,. of telegraphic speed, and
came in, I am constrained to say, an easy winner. About
that time, and for several minutes afterward, it would have
been somewhat difficult to "hear anything drop." The time
of the heat, 7 :44£.

Saturday March 15 — Association Purse, S800, for all ages. Four mile-
heats.
A. L. Eingaman's (R. Ten Broeck's i ch c Pryor, pedigree above, 3

years 1 1

Thos. J. "Wells' ch h Lecompte, by Boston, out of Reel, 5 years 2 2

PIESI HEAT. SECO>~D HEAT.

Time of first mile 2:00;Time of first mile 1:56

Time of second mile l:57JTime of second mile 1:56

Time of third mile 1:58 .Time of third mile 1:58

Time of fourth mile 1 :52 Time of fourth mile 1:54

Time of first heat 7 :47]Tirae of second heat 7 Ml

Tract heavy.

The following description of Pryor is copied from Frank
Forester's "Horses of America, " and the picture alluded to is
a fine steel engraving of a horse that has a good deal of resem-
blance to Wheatley. There is also a strong resemblance to
the sire of Pryor, Glencoe, and as "Wheatley gets another
strain through KeeL this doubling of the blood of the "lusty
Newmarket stallion" is a valuable acquisition.

Of this horse, concerning whom there has always prevailed
something of mystery, as of Lecompte, I have been able to
find no published description. The fine portrait which ac-
companies this memoir, exquisitely engraved by Mr. Hinsh-
elwood, from an original picture in the possession of his
owner, Mr. Ten Broeck, and lent, by his courtesy, for this
work, is said to be an excellent likeness.

Its peculiar characteristic is the extreme length of the neck
and forehand, and the light spiry cut of the animal generally;
yet we are told, by those who have seen and known him, that
lie is rather a pony-built and close -ribbed-up horse than oth-
erwise, which certainly does not appear from the portrait in
question. His color is a somewhat dull chestnut. There has
been some dispute about his age. but I can state on authori-
ty that it is clearly authenticated that he is only in his fourth
year.

It is certainly within our province to write that the blood
which gained such high renown, now nearly thirty
years ago, and which has gained additional glory since, can-
not fail to give merit to the scion who inherits it. Farther than
this the collateral branches are of the same sterling sort as
following pedigree proves:

Wheatley, by War Dance.

First dam sister to Pryor, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to -Medoe, by American E

Third dam To'ins Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread tagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam bv Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by" True Whig.

Ninth dam by" imported Regulus.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam, by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcv's chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague Mare.

■ The get of Medoc swept everything before them when they
came upon the track, and though he was killed by a falling
tree when a comparatively young horse, his sous and
daughters played a prominent part in the# racecourses of
Kentucky and Tennessee. He has been termed the best son
of American Eclipse, and with good grounds to base the
She was certainly a very promising filly and in her races at
Petalumain 1SS1, when she beat Tillie C, Night Hawk and
Cannelita 11 miles in 2:46i, and a race of heats of a
mile in 1:474, 1:52, and won so easily, this was no meas-
ure of her speed. On a half-mile track this was a good per-
formance, and insures the get of Wheatley from good mares
being "sure-enough" racehorses.

I_.atonia Jockey Club.

The partial conflict between the new Latonia Jockey Club,
of Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati, O., and the St. Louis
J lub did not very materially affect the entries for the

T - LkeSj which closed on the 1st. All the prominent

West, rn stables are represented at the June meeting with the
exceT'tion of that of Mr. R. Pate, of St. Louis, who it will be
remembered bought the Milton Young Stable, but even his
stable is represented at the autumn meeting. The full entry
is as follows:

FOB THE JT7NE MEETING.

B&rold States, two-year-olds ; five furlongs 56

Clipsetta Stakes, two-year-old fillies: five furlongs 46

Sensation States, two-year-olds : six furlongs 44

Hindoo Stakes, three-year-olds; mile and a half 27

Glidelia Slakes, three-year-old fillies: mile and a quarter 26

Hippie Stakes, maiden tbree-year-olds ; mile and a quarter 50

Himvar Stakes, tbree-year-olds: mile and five furlongs 34

Merchants' Stakes, all ages; mile and a furlong 44

Hotel Stakes, all ages: mile and a quarter 45

Total 372

FOB THE AUTUMH MBBTTKG.

Kimball Stakes, two-year-olds : six furlongs 46

Zoo-Zoo Stakes, two-year-old fillies ; six furlongs « . 43

Barrett Stakes, two- year-olds ; one mile 50

Springbok Stakes, three-year-olds: mile and five furlongs 36

Falsetto Stakes, three-year-olds; two miles 34

Total 209

The all-aged stakes for the autumn meeting will not be an-
nounced until August. But the three -year- old stakes for
1884 obtained the following entry: Hindoo, 56; Glidelia, 38;
Himyar, 4f>; Springbok, 47, and the Falsetto, 45, a total of
235, which is an excellent showing for the second year of a
new organization.

1883

gpxe *£xm\cx m& Mpoxtemim*

THE STABLE.

Closing of Stakes.
Do not forget that the stakes and purses of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association close on Thursday, March 1. See
advertisement.

Introduction to "Tips and Toe-Weights."

I present this little volume with apologies, requesting the
forbearance of rny readers for the want of connection, and
in many cases repetitions, which are due to the desultory
manner the work has been done. This is in a great measuie
owing to awaiting the results of experiments aud taking up
the subject after the lapse of long intervals. As the experi-
ments progressed parts were written and published, and then
there would arise questions which necessitated further delays.
At one time I thought of rewriting the whole work, which
would have afforded the opportunity to correct the lack of
continuity, and then I thought it better to present it as it
was, thus giving the stages as they occurred. The first chap-
ter was published in April, 1S76, and nearly eight years have
been occupied in experimenting, and though confined to a
small number of horses, the extension over so long a period
has made the trials equivalent to a larger number of cases
for a shorter time. In fact, the experiments could not have
been carried out in a less space than three years, as in the
case of Anteeo, a colt was taken as a subject from the first
time of shoeing, -when 131 old, months until nearly four years of
age. By taking an animal as young as Anteeo, and continu-
ing the use of tips until so nearly matured, the test was
thorough as to the effect on the feet and legs. Previous to
that the differences between full shoes and tips were tried,
the bearing on the relative trotting-speed being the ob-
ject and the results in every case were in favor of tips, so
that if it was further proven that the theory of following
nature as closely as possible was the proper procedure to keep
the feet and legs in the best shape, the advantages of the sys-
tem could not be overrated. While offering excuses for the
faults alluded to, I present with the utmost confidence my
views, with confirmed belief that the system recommended
is altogether the most rational method of horse-shoeing, and
when the advantages are realized it will supersede that which
for centuries has been known to be faulty.

I do not claim novelty in the use of tips or "lunette1'
shoes. They are of comparatively ancient origin. But I do
claim that the manner of placing them on the feet in a great
measure nullified the benefits. The plan of cutting a shoulder
for the posterior portion of the tip to rest against, and thus
giving the bottom of the foot a level and natural bearing, was
unknown to me until I discovered it in the way which is told,
and I have yet to meet a blacksmith who was acquainted
with the plan until I made it public. The letters which are
copied from the London Field were published five years after
it was put in type here; and therefore I can claim priority of
them. Simple as it is, I believe it to be the corner stone of
the system. When the tip is "feathered " it either has to be
set with so much incline on the foot surface as to
make a strain on the wall, or the toe is raised so much
higher than it should be that the proper bearing
is destroyed. The square shoulder is also an advantage in
keeping the tip in the proper place when the nails are driven,
but it makes the work of fitting much more troublesome.
This is one of the reasons why blacksmiths are so averse to
the setting of tips, though their greatest antipathy arises
from the nearly universal determination to stick to the old
ruts. Until this is overcome it will be difficult for owners to
get their horses shod satisfactorily unless under their person-
al supervision, though eventually there will be some of the
most enterprising smiths to lead the way, and others will be
compelled to follow. That this difficulty will be obviated I
feel confident, and in every town of any size there will be one
smith who has sense enough to discover that his interests
will be promoted by laboring on the side of reform. Until
latelyl was under the impression that shoeing-smiths would
have to be educated to a higher degree, and another genera-
tion at the forge and on the floor before the work would be
properly done.

I was led to this belief from the trouble there was in get-
' ting the tips made properly, and then a ten times more ardu-
ous task was to get them correctly put on. In my first ex-
periments I made patterns of wood and had them cast by a
brass-founder, and had there been an opportunity of getting
some better metal cast in the moulds, such >as steel or even
malleable iron, I should have adhered" to the plan, but the
brass wore away so rapidly that I had to change, and I was
fortunate in obtaining a smith who would forge them very
nearly in accordance with the patterns furnished. Latterly
I have found a blacksmith who is as enthusiastic in his ad-
vocacy of the use of tips as I am, who has put them on all
kinds of horses, including those used for heavy draft,
and with satisfactory results in all cases.

This is Paul Friedhoffer, but as his shops are in San Fran-
cisco, the only relief to me was in being enabled to get the
tips made as I wanted them, the setting having to be done
by myself, as the trouble of sending horses from Oakland
offset the labor. And by the way it is doubtful if I could
have continued the seven years' war, if unable to prepare the
foot and nail the tips on myself. In that case I would have
been compelled to superintend the job from the start i . the
finish, and this would have entailed the loss of more time.
By doing it myself I was also enabled to see the exact state of
the foot, and make changes that were found beneficial.
Though the practice has made me more expert in the use of

knife, rasp, and file, and given me an aptitude to drive a nail
where I want it to go, it is a hot job and one that leaves a
soreness of muscle which is not pleasant. Sustained, how-
ever, by the implicit faith that I was working in a good cause,
that the ultimate result would bring amelioration to the ani-
mals I have been so intimately connected with for more than
a quarter of a century, I have never flinched from the self-
imposed task, and for the last three or four years never lost
confidence. I have listened patiently to the arguments of-
fered by the opponents of tips, watched closely for defects in
the system which the reasoning on the other side was to dis-
close, and which at first I thought might overturn my previ-
ous conclusions, but every succeeding year has added strength
to my convictions, and given me renewed courage to adhere.
Many years ago I had to select a motto to go on the records
of a society and the one chosen was " Haud fast." I have
held tenaciously to the belief in the efficacy of thoroughbred
blood in the trotter for fully twenty-five years, and now
the grand daughter of a thoroughbred mare occupies the
highest place in the record with others of the same degree of
consanguinity to the royal blood close up in the calendar.

After these seven years' experience with tips the grip has
grown firmer, tightening with every successive trial, practice
so fully demonstrating the correctness of the theory that
nature is a correct tutor, that I hold fast as confidently as in
the other illustration. In order to do so it was fortunate
that I had a few horses of my own to experiment with, and
though forced to offer apologies for making them so con-
spicuous it was compulsory that the prominence should be
given. Had there been others interested it is not likely that
the tests would have been made so thorough. It is probable
that a want of harmony would have prevailed and a differ-
ence of opinion interfered.

That there has been fair success in the way of trotting
speed I think is evident. The only colts I have trained in
California to trot have been five of my own breeding. Three
of these were foaled East, two here. Four of them have
shown trials better than 2:40 when three and four years old,
the other trotted in 3:02 when a yearling; with the exception
of the yearling the fastest work was done in tips, the excep-
tion being barefooted.

The point has been raised that trotting the yearling bare-
footed was an admission on my part of a want of confidence
in the system advocated. The reasons for trotting him bare-
footed are given in his history, though this is unnecessaiy to
show the absurdity of the charge.

As light tips set in the manner described is the nearest ap-
proach to leaving the foot bare, it is manifest to the simplest
understanding that the benefits of one will be shared by the
other. There is so nearly the same "spring" in the foot
when the tip does not extend farther back than the point of
the frog that this valuable property is retained, and the frog-
pressure identical.

The appendix, I am sorry to state, is not what I anticipated
to make it. Toe-weights are certainly an intricate study, or
it may be better to write that the effects of weight on the
foot, especially on the outer part of it, though known to be
potent, the causes as yet are unexplained. At least such is
my case and I must acknowledge an ignorance which is an
estoppel against any attempt to elucidate. Through the
kindness of ex-Governor Stanford, however, I am enabled to
give some valuable information regarding the action of the
race horse and trotter, and with his consent present repre-
sentations of the most prominent features of the "horse in
motion. " Yery unfortunately the copy of the work edited
by Dr. Stillnian which, was sent me by Governor Stanford
miscarried, and never having seen a copy I have been with-
out the information I hoped to make use of. The first cards
that were published and a series of views arranged for the
zoetrope, which were sent me by Mr. Muybridge, have given
an insight of the greatest value, and, in fact, have taught me
the only true knowledge I possess on the action of the race
horse. Before these instantaneous photographs were taken,
the manner in which a race horse progressed was as com-
pletely hidden as though the gallop had never been seen, and
even the short explanation will be found of the greatest ser-
vice if attention is paid to the subject. Still, though
it is as plain as the "writing on the wall, "
that a change in part of the present system of training is
imperative. The pioneer who realizes the importance of
benefiting from the lessons that the camera places before him
has an arduous task, and the methods he employs to turn to
a practical use the teachings of the Palo Alto school will ex-
cite no end of ridicule and badinage.

The time will surely come, notwithstandiug the jokes and
jeers, and there will be progress in this as well as other
things. When that time comes Governor Stanford will re-
ceive the thanks he has so richly earned, and the immense
expenditure that was necessary to make the work complete
bring a return commensurate with the outlay. Not to the
donor, as his reward will be restricted to the satisfaction of
having made men wiser, and the still more satisfactory
knowledge that the wisdom gained has ameliorated the con-
dition of the horse.

It may be considered out of place, in these brief intro-
ductory remarks, to allude to a work of such magnitude as
the photographing of animals in motion, the importance of
the subject demanding a far more extended elucidation. Still
I cannot let the opportunity escape of reference, however
brief, or pass by without proper acknowledgment of the as-
sistance obtained from a study of the photographs. Al-
tli.tn. .'i I bad a fair knowledge of the action of the i
ter, I was as totally ignorant of that of the racehorse as if I
had never seen one gallop. Even the three cuts which are

given in the first chapter of the appendix prove that former
ideas of the'manner in which a horse ran were as erroneous
as could be and portions of the stride are fully as grotesque
as the representations given. A comparison of the cuts of
parts of the racing and trotting stride will show the great
difference there is in the two gaits, and even the short easay
accompanying them will be found of some service. At till
events they show how much greater the strain is on the fore-
leg of the racehorse irrespective of the weight on his back,
and the contrast between "the last effort " and "the initial "
sufficient to account for an ailing foreleg being so much worse
for the racehorse than the trotter.

The appendix is not as full as I thought it would
be when the opening chapters were written, nearly
two years ago. Then I fancied that I had obtained a clew
which would lead to satisfactory explanations of the cause
for weight applied on the outside of the foot exerting such a
potent influence on the fast-trotting action. The more study
I gave it the more puzzling it became, and at present can
only state that I am not capable of giving reasons which are
at all satisfactory to myself, and conjectures would not be
worth the space given or the time of the readers. It may be
that future experiments and closer observation will lead to
the discovery of a key, or it is quite as likely that some
trivial circumstance will prove the guide to escape from the
labyrinth, and chance, as it has done heretofore, lead to the
correct solution'of the problem. Awaiting developments I
can only offer the excuses given, and trust that the apology
will be accepted.

Before concluding, I must again refer to the want of con-
nection and repetitions, and the necessity forbearing in mind
that the publication of the various chapters was broken by
long delays. Even the title page was printed two years ago,
and the chapters in the following order: From Chapter 1st
to 7th, inclusive, April, 1S76, to 1S7S; then from that time until
1SS1 there were occasional publications, and the remainder
within the last few months.

I cannot say good by, however, without reiterating my
implicit belief in the efficacy of tips, and in contradistinction
from the toe-weight puzzle there are reasons, plain and pal-
pable, why the result of practice should be as I have found it.

Jos. Cair>* Simpsox.

San Francisco, February, 18S3.

The Pacing Element.

It is not so many years ago, rather less than half a'decade,
in fact, that the influence of pacing strains in the pedigrees
of trotters began to receive the serious attention of men who
make breeding the subject of careful and intelligent study.
The old notion was that pacers were quitters, and this cry,
started by some one who had never taken the pains or per-
haps had not the brains to investigate the subject in an im-
partial manner, was taken up by a lot of other foolish and
unthinking persons, until by "sheer force of repetition the
saying, "quits like a pacer, " became a popular and common
one. Those who were so eager to cry down the pacers were
apparently blind to the fact that for years the 2:17.V wagon
record of that grand old mare, Pocahontas, was far and away
the best performance of its kind ever made by a trotter or
pacer, and that it stood unapproached until Hopeful lowered
it to 2:1G£ over the Chicago track four years ago last summer.
And they also forget, or will not see, that with the single ex-
ception of the little white horse from Maine no animal has
ever approached the record made so many years ago by the
chestnut mare whose descendants are still trotting and
pacing and siring trotters and pacers.

The fact that until within a very recent period pacing races
were confined exclusively to the smaller class of meetings,
had, no doubt, much to do with keeping the side-wheelers
from showing the really good work of which they were capa-
ble. But when the associations in the Central Circuit made
the free-for-all pacing race a feature of the programmes, fast
and game pacers began to be plenty. Sleepy Tom, a descend-
ant, by the way, of Pocahontas, blind though he was and
driven by a raw country youth, over whom the more experi-
enced knights of the ribbons had an incalcuable advanfc
soon showed the people that all pacers were not quitters.
He went a mile over the Chicago track in 2:121. and right on

12$.

old

Hunter. It was not long before Lucy reeled off a mile in 2:14,
and the rubicund face of Uncle Sam Keyes, her owner aud
driver, was wreathed in smiles for many a day after the im-
portant event. Rowdy Boy was another that could {
these four making the celebrated quartet that for three sea-
sons held their own against all opponents. Then came Little
Brown Jug, who paced three heats over the Hartford track,
in 1881, in 2:11!, -:"'i. 2:121 — the fastest three consecutive
heats ever trotted jot paced, the total time of the three miles
being one and three-quarters seconds faster than the best tlm e
consecutive heats on record by a trotter, those of Maud S at
Philadelphia the same season. This would seem to settle be-
yond a doubt the question of whether a pacer oau put in his
heats at as high rate of speed as the trotter; but in order to
settle the question of endurance beyond a doubt, let the two-
mile record be examined. Ten years ago lasi fall, at Sacra -
mento, Cal., Defiance and Longfellow paced a dead heat of
two miles in 4:47:J, which beat the then best reoord by a
trotter at that distance very considerably, aud the mark
made by these pacers, neither of whom would
first-class at the present day, stood for ten years nm ■
until Monroe Chief went two miles in 4:46 at Lexington last
fall. With these foots befon him, wh can say that the pac-
ers are not game, and that to their blood, ihat Bows in the
veins of so many of our crack trotters, Maud S among the
rest, is not due a measure of the gameness, as well as the
Bpeed, that rharacterizes the American trotter': 8
Gazette.

Probably the oldest trotting horse in this country is the
black gelding General Butler, who has a reoord of "-V-1 \
made at the old Fashion Cours. in 1862. He was then ten
years old, and consequently is now in his thirly-ti-
been campaigned from Blaine to Chicago,
ntemporaneous wit]
George 31. Patchen, Lucy, Princess aud Dexter,
horse is still looking well and is enjoying a well--,
at Westchester, New York.

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Feb 24

THE STAGE.

The Theatrical Outlook.

The lenten season has had its usual influence on theatrical
affairs and it is doubtful if any establishment, except the
minstrels, has more than covered its expenses during the
past week. And yet, if some good and novel attraction had
been offered, there is no doubt but that it would have drawn
admirably well. It is unfortunate for San Francisco that
our managers all appear to be intent on securing stars and
combinations of superior character at about the same period,
so that we either have a surfeit or are put on short commons
in the way of our amusements. It is not likely that we shall
have any great attractions here until about Easter, as it is
about then that the regular season at the East comes to an
end, and California possesses unrivaled charms for all the
histrionic notabilities to pass a pleasant summer on the coast
and at the same time to secure a well-lined purse from our
indulgent public. Thus we are promised in quick sxiccession
such attractions as Mrs. Langtry, Dion Boucicault, the
Wyndham company, as also the Union Square and the Wal-
lack combinations, and a mass of other dramatic and musi-
cal attractions that will render theatrical affairs very lively
during the summer, especially as the city will be filled with
visitors attending the conclave of theKnightsTeroplar. They
will all meet with ample patronage, but were one or two of
the engagements to come off now the receipts would be much
larger without such competition.

.*.

The California.

Leonard Grover, judging from his works, is not a dramatic
genius, but he has a facility of sketching out character parts
that were they more elaborated and brought together in a taking
plot, would secure a lasting success. His new venture " The
City " that was produced last Tuesday at this theater is a
drama that is replete with suggestive ideas of original deline-
ations connected with a plot formed on such a trite and
hackneyed subject as the theft of some bonds and the dis-
covery of a lost child. The play is interesting under a cer-
tain point of view, but the dialogue is far too diffusive and
the action drags, probably owing to the necessities of the
scenic effects that are on a very great scale. As it is now,
the play appears to have been patched together ih order to
bring in certain eccentric characters and to give ample op-
portunities to the stage carpenters and scenic artists and cer-
tainly the picture of the Niagara Falls and New York ferry
boat have seldom been surpassed on a stage that has been cele-
brated for its spectacular effects. The company is quite equal
to the requirements of the drama, and some of the artists de-
veloped a talent in eccentric characters that was deserving of
applause. The principal parts were taken by George Hol-
land (who was wonderfully good in a succession of diag-
sis), W. Thompson, Leonard Grover Jr., George Osbourne,
Miss Constance Murielle, Mrs. Fredericks and Miss Amelia
Waugh, and they were all given in an efficient manner.
" The City " will probably remain on the boards {for another
week and will be succeeded by "The Red Pocketbook, " a
well-worn melodrama of the old school, rejuvenated £for the
occasion under the combined efforts of Ben Teal and Dave
Belasco.

The Baldwin.

The pretty domestic drama of "Young Mrs. Winthrop "
continues to do excellent business and improves greatly now
that all the artists have become thoroughly acquainted with
each other's methods, which is the great desideratum for an
even and effective performance. This play appeals strongly to
womanly sj'mpathy without a recourse to those meretricious
effects by which some of the best French x>roductions are
marred, even when presented under the most favorable cir-
cumstances. *' Young Mrs. Winthrop " ought to command at
least a four-weeks run to good business.

The Bush Street Theater.

Miss Minnie Palmer in "My Sweetheart " brings her en-
gagement to a close to-day and to-morrow evening and on
Monday we shall witness the return of the "Pice Surprise
Party," who, if we may judge from the wonderful success
they have already achieved, will play another very profitable
season. It is a pity that these popular artists have not
another piece in their repertoire, so as to give a variety to
their performances, but we are promised a series of new
songs and acts that will give a zest to their excellent enter-
tainment.

♦

The Standard.

Judging from the attendance the programme at the Min-
strels will need but little change during the next week, show-
ing, as it does, the talent and versatility of the artists to very
good advantage. There is one complaint, however, that the
many friends of Emerson are apt now to make, and that is,
< far too little of the manager after whom the cosy
little theater is named. To add to the popularity of the
establishment, it is generally understood that a visit to the
Minstrels does not encroach on Lenten regulations.

The Tivoli.

scene is mostly laid in Chicago. In this connection we may
congratulate ourselves on the result as it will probably cause
that self-sufficient star to dispense with his usual annual
visit to these shores.

The one-night opening of the Grand Opera House on last
Monday shows again how futile it is to enlist public patron-
age with a wretched drama, still more wretchedly put upon
the stage, as was the case with " Through Fire."

Mrs. Perzel, usually known as Maria Prescott, is about to
make another attempt at starring, and this time in conjunc-
tion with Oscar Wilde's play of "Vera." It would be much
more pleasant to hear that the first production would take
place in England, where both the author and artiste are better
appreciated than in this country.

James O'Neill is trying to play Edmond Dante in " Monte
Chiisto, " at Booth's Theater, New York, but is scarcely up
to the requirements of a part that made Eechter famous as
the romantic actor of his day. Harry Lee, Gerald Eyre and
Miss Katherine Rogers are included in the cast, and the
piece is mounted in the most brilliant and effective manner.
Hence its success.

Donizetti's delightful opera of "Linda di Chamouni" will
be presented next week, with Miss Ethel Lynton in the title
role, and this work will also serve to re-introduce to the
f their former successes those favorites artists, Miss
Hi, th. Muuiv and Harry Gates. Under such circumstances,
" Linda " is sure to meet with a generous reception.

Dramatic Notes.

Salmi Morse has again [ailed to obtain a licenso to produce
ins " Passion Play " fn New York, and it really appears as if
all his year's labor and expenditure would prove to be in
vain. There seems to exist a rniBappreheneion at the East
a ■ to tii. conditions on which it was presented in this city.
On its initial prodnofcion the Bubjeot created but scant at-
omthi !"■ is, but the opposition grew immensely
on ita revival, ana on the threat <>( arresting all the principal

r ianl in the laored drama as well as tho author, the

Idea was forcibly abandoned and Salmi Morse had to seek a
i< Id for his sacred drama.

Dion Bouoioault has made a great hit at Boston in his new
Ian," which will shortly be produoed at
WaUacVe old theater in New York, that is now happily
named the Manhattan.

John T. Raymond has scored another failure iu his U9
■ in Paradise," that iafliuB called probably bjjAtti3

Closing of Stakes.

ATHLETICS.

The Merlons' Field Day.

The First Annual Field Day of the Merion Cricket Club,
at the Recreation Grounds on Washington's Birthdap, was a
most gratifying success. An excellent progrrmme of events
had been prepared by a competent committee, and the rapid
manner in which they followed until the list was exhausted,
was one of the most releasing features in connection with the
meeting. A large of spectators was present, the ladies tak-
ing an unusual interest in the sport.

The track, which was laid in front of the grand stand, run-
ning across the grounds, was favorable to good time, barring
the fact that it was a trifle hard. The handicaps were quite
liberal, and the events well contested. Considerable new
talent "was brought out prominently, especially so in the case
of Ben. Benjamin, who, though eomparataively unknown
among local sprinters showed both speed and style. The
creditable manner in which he acquitted himself in the other
events, such as jumping and walking, gave evidence that he
possessed latent ability as a general athlete.

The meeting was a most pleasant reunion of athletic clubs,
and a few more such field days would- do much to bring the
sport into popularity. The officers of the day were as fol-
lows:

Referee, Andrew Forman Jr., C. C. Judges — R. S. Haley,
0. A. C; A. H. Hogg, C. A. and L. C; W. J. O'Connor, G.
G. A. C; Aug. "Waterman, O. C. C; R. J. Callingham, C. L.

B. C. Timers— P. Mdntyre, 0. A. C.j Joseph Masterson, C.

A. and L. C.; C, B. Hill, M. C. C. Starter— J. Sanderson,

0. c. c.

The results of the various events are as follows, only first
and second being recorded:

Club race, 100 yards, for members M. C. C, won by Gas-
ton M. Ashe, Charles Creighton second; time, 11]- seconds.

Throwing cricket ball, for cricketers only, won by Aug.
Waterman, O. C. C; distance, SO yards, 10inch.es.

Grammar school race, 100 yards, won by Barney Benjamin,
M. C. C, R. Young second; time, 11 4-5 seconds.

One-hundred-yard race, handicap, open, won by C. Creigh-
ton, M. C. C.j nine yards; second, A. L. Harris, four yards;
time, 10f seconds. Second heat won by G. M. Ashe, M. C.

C, nine yards; second, Barney Benjamin, M. C. C, twelve
yards; time, 10 2-5 seconds. The third heat resulted in a tie
between R. B. Jones, M. C. C. four yards, and H. Raynes,

B. G. A. C, ten yards; time, 11 seconds.

One mile walk, open, won by J. B. Benjamin, M. C. C.
second, J. H. Spiro. Time S:0S.

Running wide jump, won by Ben Benjamin; distanco 15
feet, 4 inches.

One hundred yards handicap, final heat won by Barney
Benjamin; 12 yards; second, G. M. Ashe, 9 yards. Time
10 2-5 seconds.

Running high jump, open, won by W. C. Brown, O. A. C;
distance 5 feet, 3£ inches.

One mile bicycle race, open, won by Edwin Morhig, S. F.
B. C, 105 yards; second, H. Tenney, O. B. C, 95 yards.
Time 3:19£.

Kicking football, open, won by M. Peterson, 156o feet.

Four hundred and forty yards handicap, open, won by G.
M. Ashe, M. M. C, 36 yards; second, R. S. Haley, . scratch.
Time, 2:24.

Standing wide jump, M. C. C, members, won by F. L.
Mathiew; distance, 10 ft. 2 inches.

One hundred yard race, students Boys' High School, won
by A. V. Booth; second, S. Chipman. Time, 11 seconds.

One mile handicap, open, won by Jos. T, Gorevan, G. G.
A. C; second, W. A. Beatty, U. A. C. Time, 5:06£.

The legislative correspondents of the San Francisco papers
have devised quite a popular way of wiling away the tedium
incideut to reporting. Under the leadership of Tom Flynn,
they have organized a boxing club, and by dint of hard
knocks dealt by the acquatic hero, the neophytes are fast
improving.

The California Athletic and Lacrosse Club is early in the
field for what promises to be a good year. They are endeav-
oring to make arrangements to secure a suitable ground for
their lacrosse games. The grounds formerly occupied by
the Mechanic's Institute arc said to be their choice.

John C. Quinn, First Lieutenant of the S. F. Bicycle Club,
and a party cousistiug of Walter Kelly, Win. Day and
Ernest Rideout, had a moonlight run to the Park last Mon-
day evening.

A meeting of the California Athletic and Lacrosse Club
will be held on Wednesday evening at License Collector Mc-
Neil'

Do not forget that the stakes and purses of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association close on Thursday \ March 1. See
advertisement.

The Countryman.

Unattached wheelmen are requested to send their names
and addresses to Geo. J. Hobe, Secretary of the S. F. B. C.

The Golden Gate Athletic Club will give an exhibition at
the gymnasium on March 29.

Hon. I. S. Case of Racine, Wis., is widely known as the
largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery in the United
States; also extensively engaged in breeding the highly bred
and formed trotting horse; but few, hqwever, are aware of the
extent of his stock interests. He is joint owner of over
60,000 acres of the best grazing land in Texas ; has upon it
over 25,000 sheer) and over 20,000 head of cattle. The cattle
interest has been profitable of late. On an investmeut of
$45,000 in cattle within two years he has been offered $105,-
000 profit.

There is not, perhaps, a more interesting feature of the
trotting turf than the gentleman who, once in every year of
his toilsome and non-eventful life, throws care to the winds
and resolves solemnly to have a good time with himself at
the " hoss race." In many sections of the country the sport-
ing tastes of the ruralist are sufficiently gratified by the ex-
hibitions in the speed ring at the county fair, but in cases
where his home is contiguous to one of the great trotting
centers this will not suffice — he must see "the big races" —
and he does, oftentimes, alas ! to his great financial loss and
consequent depression of spirits.

The countryman, at a big trotting meeting, moves in a
world of his own. He views the passing panorama of human
life and actions with eyes that look upon everything from
the standpoint of honesty and inexperience. Once in the
city where the meeting is being held — his arrival generally
occurring at au early hour in the morning — he wanders aim-
lessly about the streets, busily engaged in his favorite pas-
time of gazing with a far-off look into the store windows and
stepping on the feet of about 40 per cent, of the peojjle who
may have occasion to travel the sidewalk of which he has
taken possession.

About noon he begins inquiring of some passer-by con-
cerning the location of the racetrack, and an hour or so later
finds him in front of the ticket-seller's window near the main
entrance to the grounds. Having discovered by practical ex-
perience that the man who sells tickets has but one price for
his wares, and that no amount of argument will induce him
to alter the schedule of admission fees which the association
has established, the bucolic visitor enters and begins a tour
of investigation. Generally the first thing which attracts
his attention is a wheel of fortune. Having watched for
some moments the crowd surrounding the machine, he edges
his way to the table and puts a quarter on the red or the
black. After losing a few dollars, and wondering, b' gosh,
how it is that the paddle never stops in a red number when
his money is on the red, and how, with singular malignity of
purpose, it always avoids the black numbers when black is
his color, the countryman leaves the game in disgust. About
this time it occurs to him that a little lunch would not be
amiss, and he forthwith secures two doughnuts for five cents
and a bottle of red pop for the same amount of cun-ency.
Having surrendered hisdigestive organs to the tender mer-
cies of these delicacies, he sets sail, like Columbus of old, in
search of whatever may turn up. Generally his next move
is in the direction of the stables where the trotters are quar-
tered. Reaching there, be halts in front of some box stall
over which the name of a distinguished trotter appears, and
proceeds to enlighten himself concerning the animal. The
conversation with the man in charge of the place is about as
follows :

"That St. Julien?"
"Yes."

"Nice hoss, ain't he? "
"Yes."

"Trot to-day?"
"No."
"When?"

"Day after to-morrow."
"Be you his owner? "
"No."

"Driver, hey?"
"No."
"Kick?"
"No."

"Pooty fast, hey?"
"Yes."

"Faster'n Rarus ?"
"Yes."

"Wuthmuch?"
"Forty thousand dollars."

"Gosh!" — and the countryman wanders on, to repeat his
inquiries at the next stall.

At Toledo, in 1S77, when the Tri-State fair was in progress,
the crowd present on the day that Goldsmith Maid was ad-
vertised to trot was somewhere about 40,000. Thirty-nine
thousand of these were countrymen, and every last one of
them wanted to see the famous old mare. A couple of bright
stable boys saw in this fact a chance to make an honest dollar,
and soon evolved a scheme which they proceeded at once to
put into operation. Going to the stall of the black mare,
Iowa Maid, they changed the "Iowa" part of the sign over
the door to "Goldsmith," and then caused the report to be
circulated that the famous trotter was on exhibition, and
could be seen for twenty-five cents. They were not long in
getting custom, and soon there was a long string of excited
"rangers in front of the door, all anxious to part with their
money. Before the deception was discovered, the cute stable
boys had taken in about $20, which was liberal payment
enough for their time and trouble.

And so the countryman at the races sees new and startling
sights every year, enjoys himself hugely, and goes home
none" the worse, except in pocket, for his experience among
the trotters. — Breeders Gazette.

Northern Notes-

The board of Trustees of the Walla Walla Agricultural So-
ciety are endeavoring to purchase the Driving Park, and to
that end are collecting subscriptions. The price is $10,000,
to be taken in 50 shares of $200 eaoh. Over twenty citizens
have already subscribed, and there is no doubt but that it
will be an easy matter to obtain the remainder.

Barley and oats command 2\ and 3 cents in Grande Ronde
valley, Oregon. The latter is" the retail price. This is the
highest price that has ruled in that valley for a good many
years.

Four years ago Wm. Wyatt of Philomath, bought 400 ango-
ra goats. He has sold his remaining flock, 294, because the
coyotes took more than their share.

Joseph Buchtcl will give a race meeting of five days over
the City View Driving Park, Portland, commencing the 2d of
July.

The Dayton Journal reports that the cold weather last
week had bad effect on cattle, and many were dying.

A 2,000-pound steer was butchered at Walla Walla last
week.

Stock in Garfield county have suffered from cold weather.

Sheep are said to be dying by scores beyond Snake river.

1883

2*Itje yQvmXcx and §pmfismm.

YACHTING.

Hipping Yachts.

As a very prominent example of the effect of more beam
on a yacht the following from an article in the New York
Spirit of the Times may be cited:

The Poillons built the schooner Sappho on speculation,
and, failing to find a customer for her here, she was sent to
Europe, raced there, and was badly beaten. On her return
she was purchased by Mr. William P. Douglass, and Captain
.Fish's advice was sought as to what alterations were necessa-
ry to make her a fast yacht. He prescribed his usual pana-
cea, "more beam." The modern school would have chorused,
"more lead." Captain Fish's advice was adopted, and the
schooner was hipped out fourteen inches, if our memory
serves, on either side. Whether as a result of this or notwe
don't pretend to say, and in truth have always had our
doubts about the matter, but as a matter of fact, the Sappho
obtained on both sides of the Atlantic the title of "invinci-
ble," and was admitted by all to be the fastest schooner in
the world. Her builder always contended that her defeat in
British waters was due to the inexperience of her captain in
yacht racing, and we have not the least doubt that, had Cap-
tain "Bob " Fish been at the wheel during this first race in
England a different result would have been recorded.

There was quite an animated newspaper controversy as to
the effect of the "hipping," while the work was being per-
formed, the advocates of beam contending that the increased
sail-carrying power would more than offset the increased re-
sistance, and Mr. Poillon and his backers asserting that
nothing would be gained by the proposed hipping, the in-
creased resistance being more than an equivalent for any in-
crease of power that would be gained. Whichever side was
correct; whether, under proper handling, the Sappho would
have proved as speedy in her old form as she undoubtedly
did prove after the alteration was made, can, of course, never
be known; that she did prove exceptionally fast after the al-
teration is matter of history, and the credit must be given to
Captain Fish, who would undoubtedly have had to bear the
odium had the schooner proved a failure.

One of the plans proposed at the meeting of yachtsmen
which was held at the Palace Hotel last week, to consider a
means of enlivening yachting matters, was this: That dif-
ferent cruises be arranged, which shall be in charge of differ-
ent individuals. Let the Commodore start off the first of
the season with the usual trip to the usual place. Then let
the next cruise, for instance, be the Nellie's. Let the owner
of that yacht select the place of rendezvous, the hour of
start, the hour of return and all the details. Let the respon-
sibility of the affair rest on him. This will give all the yacht
owners a chance to command and give them an opportunity
to introduce some new features into the sport. The old tra-
ditional sail to Vallejo is getting somewhat stale. Some
shorter trips might be enjoyed and some trips taken with
which the ladies would be pleased. The idea is, that instead
of one man arranging affairs all the season, the responsibility
be divided up and all hands take their turn. Each one will
be desirous of having his special trip successful, and when
he is fleet-captain will want all the others to turnout to swell
his fleet. He will not, therefore, refuse to go with the
others for fear they will refuge to go with him. It
is not probable that with this plan we shall see a "fleet" of
two yachts starting off on a club cruise, as has been the case
in this bay somewhat too often. It is high time a change in
this direction should be made. At all events it will not be
much trouble to try the plan.

The San Francisco Yacht Club is considering the advisa-
bility of hiring a yacht for the use of the non-yacht-owners
of the club. It is proposed to have a yacht start at a certain
hour every Saturday afternoon for the special use of these
gentlemen and their friends, a sailing master to be in charge.
It is thought by some that this plan will induce more persons
to join the club and make more interest in club affairs.

The two center-board yachts Nellie and Chispa, which are
acknowledged to be both speedy and weatherly, are likely to
open the eyes of some of the people who think that nothing
but a keel boat can be a "wind-jammer." Those moderate
bilges, sharp bows and heavy iron center-boards are hard to
beat going to windward.

A trial trip of the new yacht Lurline belonging to the
Spreekels brothers was made on Sunday last. The yacht
was found tobe rather lightly ballasted but otherwise the trial
was in every way successful. The yacht is said to have
shown remarkable speed, which was to be expected, however,
from one of Capt. Turner's models.

In a few weeks all the yacht owners will be at work getting
ready for the opening of the season, which takes place the
first week in April. With the six or seven new yachts which
will be added to the list we ought to have a lively season in
San Francisco bay.

There ought to be a fine race made to the Farallones next
season between the new keel yachts and Commodore Macdon-
ough's smart yacht Aggie. They are pretty well of a size.

There is again talk of the yacht harbor and the San Fran-
cisco Yacht Club has appointed a committee to stir the mat-
ter up and see if something definite cannot be done.

Captain Turner, the well-known yacht builder, was thrown
from his buggy last week and sustained some severe
bruises.

Work is going on steadily with Mr. Tevis' yacht, and it will
not be long before she will begin to look like a boat.

The annual election of the San Francisco Yacht Club comes
off on the first Tuesday in April.

The yacht clubs have very few, if any, small yachts be-
longing to them now.

The new plunger Fannie will be sent up to Carquinez
straits next week.

A party of young gentlemen have engaged the Thetis for
the next season.

The Clara, the handsome little craft in the bay, is to be
Bold.

The Bessie will hereafter be kept up in Suisu n bay.

The Lolita will be down from the marshes soon.

The East Oregonian says; "Butchers of Pendleton have
been paying from $55 to $75 per head for beef cattle and as
high as $5 per head for sheep."

Times-Mountaineer, The Dalles, says: Reports from the
country are to the effect that stock is becoming very thin.

THE KENNEL.

Modesto Coursers.

The members of the newly organized Stanislaus Coursing
Club had a very successful run last -week near Modesto on
J. J. Murphy's ranch. H. C. Gordon acted as judge and
George Martin as slipper. The result of the match was us
follows:

W.B. Newman's r b Lady Gray beat V. B. Dale's b b
Queen.

B. Bailey's bl d Swift beat B. B. Garner's r and w d
Calico.

J. Finnigau's b b Black Bess beat T. Camiichael's r d
Bounce.

W. Harp's bl b Patsey beat W. Stone's bl d Inspector.

W. Stone's r d Dallas beat W. Harp's bl d Inspector.

Ties:

Lady beat Swift.

Black Bess beat Patsey.

Dallas ran a bye.

Final heats:

Lady beat Bess.

This gave first money to Lady; second money to Bess;
Dallas being beaten by B. B. Garner's Calico fell out and
third money was given to Swift.

Sale of Chicopee.

In our advertising columns will be found a notice from Mr.
Dougherty signifying his intention to dispose of his well-
known greyhound dog Chicopee. This dog was originally
run by Tom Tunstead who always claimed that the wall-eyed
pup, as Chicopee was commonly called, could beat any dog
in this State. After some ill luck Chicopee scored a win in
the twenty-four dog stake run by the Pioneer Club at Mer-
ced, the year before last.

In the fall of the year the Pioneer Club run off their
match at Boss Sargent's ranch near Stockton, and again
Chicopee proved the wiDner. The circumstances of that
match will never be forgotten by any man who was on the
ground. It rained nearly all the niorniug and the ground
was so wet that the hares could not run a little bit. "No
course " after "no course" was given until every one was
heartily tired of the ill luck. Three times did Chicopee kill
in the second ties without ever another point being made and
finally secured the tie by a smart turn and the kill. The
third and final ties wei'e almost as unfortunate and Chicopee
only wrested the first prize from Sam Jones, a son of Gen-
tleman Jones, by sheer endurance. Chicopee's last win was
at Dixon, where he defeated a very fair field of dogs in fine
style. He has been trained some for the spring meetings
and the gentleman who gets him will have but little trouble
to put on the finishing touches. As the best living repre-
sentative of old White Cloud, Chicopee is a valuable animal
for crossingwith the Cartwright or Speculation stock.

Eastern Field Trials Clue. — The Derby of 1SS3, given
by the Eastern Field Trials Club, will be for a purse of S500,
the winner taking §250, second $150, and the third $100. It
is open to all pointers and setters whelped on and after Janu-
ary 1, 1SS2, and entries close on July 1, 18S3. The forfeit is
$5 each entry and $10 additional for starters. Entries must
be addressed to Wash. A. Coster, Box 30, Flatbush, L. I.
Mr. Coster is now in Virginia, the object of his trip being to
select grounds and make arrangements with the owners for
the preservation of the quail for the use of the club.

Benicia Coursers. — A few days since a coursing match be-
tween Dublin Dan, a dog owned in Benicia and Suisun
Lily, a dog owned by James Barrett of Suisun, was run off
on the place known as the Corcoran Ranch. The match par-
took of quite a sectional character and small bets were freely
made by the respective partisans. The Lily of Suisun won
the match and now Mr. Barrett is willing to match her against
any dog in Benicia for a reasonable stake.

The Coming Match. — Next Tuesday the coursing match
between Devlin's Chief of the Canyon and Carroll's Monarch
will be run at Byron station. The principals will leave San
Francisco on the 9:30 boat, arriving at Byron at 12 ni., and
returning to San Francisco the day following at 11:45. There
is good hotel accommodation at Byron.

Mr. J. H. Brock of Oroville has sent his Laverack-Llew-
ellin bitch May, by Aldrieh's McGregor out of Judge Gale's
celebrated pure Laverack bitch, for training for the next Gil-
roy field trials.

Mr. H. S. Kudisill of Riverside has purchased Juno, Bel-
ton-Belle, a field trial winner at Gilroy, from E. Leavesley.

A coursing match was run off at Petaluma last Sunday, in
which Lady Franklin carried off first prize.

TURF AND TRACK.

A Dismal Prospect for the Oregon Runners.

This is the season when the high mettled racer, in his long
winter coat of hair that turns up like fish hooks, stands in
his box stall and munches his rations of bran, hay and car-
rots, and runs out for a couple of hours at noon to play in
the little narrow lot beside his stable. His bridle is at
hand for the boy uses it to lead him out; but his saddle is
laid away till March, and his rider's silken clothes are tucked
away in an old gripsack. At night he lies in his bed of dry
straw, to dream over the summer days when his coat glist-
ened like polished rosewood and the bell sounded a Signed
for saddling up; when the field within the track was crowded
with elegant ecpiipages filled with beautiful women and stal-
wart men; and when there came the fall of the flag, Un-
scramble for the inside track, the hard pull for the brush on
the homestretch, the final rally under whip and spur, and
the shouts of exultation that hailed him as a winner. All
these visions fleet through his mind as he reposes after the
battle, gathering new stamina in his anatomy and new fiber
in his idumIc fnr tlic coming contests of the summer that
lurks beneath the snow, as the roses slumber in the earth's
bosom. In a few weeks more the willow buds will turn
yellow, and the wild fowl plume their wings for the northern
flight; and then the high-mettled racer will be shod for his
. 1.-1-- and commence his gallops on the turf. In
Oregon wefear it will be a slack season, unless unusual in-
ducements an- offered. The moneyed men, wl uld help

the thing if they would, all prefer trotting races because they
see an occasional chance to utilize their own driving nags;
and the poor men, the men whoselhidf-dolliirs make up the
sum total of the gate money, prefer rnnninj aor i and ran-
ning races. If anybody doubts this let him inspect the

books of the pool sellers for the past tivi yem s. The scarci-
ty of running horses owned in this State' forbids the belief
that there will be many contests, nor does the history of last
year's racing give color to the belief that very many of them
will be run on the square, or in such a inauucr that those
who lose their money will be able to say that they had a
chance to win. The brigade of "terribly high bred cattle"
that have done service in years past, are about ready to go
into obscurity. Patsy Duffy is kept as a breeding stallion at
Baker City, and Bed Boy is at Sacramento, hopelessly broken
down. Fred Collier and Joe Howell will be taken" Ea > in
March to roll the bull at Louisville, and thence onward to
Jerome Park and Long Blanch, as Mr. Ayers, their owner.
says there is more real money to be won in one race at these
places than can be won in an entire season of campaigning in
Oregon. He is more than half right, and if his h> I
good §nough to win there, he will prove it. Trade Dollar
has been a great mare in her day, but she has been on the
turf already a year too long, and lost that great turn of speed
which distinguished her from all other horses of her time.
She will probably be added to the long list of valuable brood-
mares during the coming season, as will that always vastly
overrated mare, Caddie R. Ordnance, in consideration of
having won a heavy-betting race at Baker City last fall, may
be kept on the turf another year; but she is small, and we
doubt her ability to put up her weight and carry it to the
front. Jim Merritt was never auything but a mile horse, and
even that seerned too far for him in good company. Poor,
honest, old Conuor, with his bald face and white legs, will
never hear the drum tap again; and his half-brother, Win-
ters, fully as game but never so speedy, has been permanent-
ly added to the list of breeding sires. This narrows the list
down to John Young's colt, Bank Boll, four years, by Dr.
Lindsay, out of Kosa Mansfield; K. E. Byhee's b f Neyella,
by California, out of Laura Barnes; Foster Bros.' Lady Foster,
which is not likely to come here again; and the Idaho colt,
Billy Coombs, which is reported to have gone out of training
with a queer leg. The old flyers have trained off and there
are no new ones to fill the vacant place. The big sorrel geld-
ing, Jim Kenwick. owned by Ayers & Knott, has been
brought back to Gregon. This horie was considered short
and flashy last summer, but his race with Euchre at Oakland
proved that he could live a mile and a qtiaiter if in goo 1 con-
dition.— Portland Oregonian.

The Stockton Stake.

We have received the following more particular statement
of the nominations for the Stockton Stake for two-year-olds.
Two new names, Nighthawk and Dawn, appear on the list,
and the addition of sires and dams gives a clearer idea of the
possibilities of the race.

John Mackey, Sacramento, g c Alcazar, by Poscora Hay-
ward — A. Rose.

L. M. Morse, Lodi, b f Ida, by Abbotsford — Winthrop Girl.

Jos. Cairn Simpson, Oakland, br c Antevolo, by Electioneer
— Columbine by A. W. Richmond.

J. T. Mcintosh, Chico, b f Sallie M, by Prompter— Sallie
Russell by Blackbird.

G. W. Trahern, Stockton, b c Voucher, by Nephew — by
Vernon Patchen.

G. W. Trahern, Stockton, b f Bracelet, by Nephew — by
Messenger Duroc.

A. A. Yeager, Vallejo, b f Nona Y, by Admiral — Black
Flora.

J. A. McCloud, Stockton, b c Mount Vernon, by Nutwood —
Daisy by Chieftain.

L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, b s Bedouin, by Sultan — Gertrude
by The Moor.

L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, ch f , by Del Sur— by The

Moor.

J. E. Dunham. Pacheco, ch c Oscar Stein way, by Stein-
way — Frankie Eaton by Whipple's Hambletoniau.

Palo Alto Stock Fanu, b f Argo, by Electioneer — American
Girl by Toronto Sontag.

Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Gypsum, by Electioneer — Gypsy
by Abdallah.

Palo Alto Stock Farm, bf Chiquita, by Electioneer — Pearl
by George Lancaster.

Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Edos, by General Benton— Son-
tag Mohawk by Mohawk Chief.

Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c Albau, by General Benton —
Lady Morgan by Rysdyk's Hambletoniau.

D. E. Knight, Marysville, ch i Nighthawk, by Brigadier-
Nellie.

Charles Sherman, Chico, c Chevalier, by Brigadier— Kit by
Billy McCracken.

J* B. Tennent, Pinole, ch c Pinole Jr., by Pinole Patchen —
Lola, by Pilot Jr.

E. Giddings, Lemoore, b c Bay Rose, by Sultan — by The
Moor.

J. P. Burns, Pinole, br c Alert, by Atherton — by Piuole
Patchen.

F. L. Smith, Sacramento, b f Cora, by Buccaneer — Pearl
by Blue Bull.

A. L. Frost, Sacramento, b c Roscoe, by Brigadier— Flora
F.

Sargent Bros., Woodbridge, g c , by Priam— Gilroy

Belle.

Charles David, San Francisco, W. O. Hatch's c Mambrino
Belmont, by Carr's Mambriuo— by Stookbridge Chief.

L. U. Shippee, Stockton, ch f Sister to Honesty, by Priam
—by Chieftain.

L. U. Shippee, Stockton ch c , by Nutwood— by Chief-
tain.

Win. Beach, Petaluma, ch c Dawn, by Nutwo.
by Whipple's Hambletoniau.

♦ ■

Kennedy & Story announce a spring meeting over the Loa
Angeles Park track to commence Thursilay. April 5, and end
Tuesday, April 10, good day and track. The following is the
programme:

Mrs! day, Thursday— Free for all, trotiing, three
minute class. Parse, $100. i'i- B for all, running, half mile
and repeat. Parse, $100.

Second day, Friday -Free for all, trotting, for '2:1
Parse, $160. Free for nil, running, one mile dash. Purse,
$150,

Third day, Saturday— Free for all, ran ning, half mile dash
for two-year-olds. Purse, $100. Free for all, one mile and
repeat. Parse, $160.

Fourth day, Monday— Free for all, trotting, for 'J.'1
Purse, $2(M).' Free Cor all, running, three-quarter mile dash
foi ""i 9-year-olds. Pt i i . 1 100.

Fifth day, Tuesday— Free for all, running, two mile Hush,
p loo. I'm;, mi] ■ i for which are

not vet fully prrfi eti il.

other races to be arranged. Ml trotting races :{ in
and second money in all raoes except I
thirds to first and one-tbii , No i

lowed to enter two horses in the Bami I

Entries close at the park, March "Ji;, 1883.

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Feb 24

The Story of Slow Go.

Slow Go, a horse whose record of 2:1S} would make His
death a matter of interest to the general public, even had he
no other claim to consideration, died a few days ago in Pitts-
bur" and the news of his demise brings to mind some in-
cidents of his turf career that may not prove uninteresting.

Slow Go, who was a steel-colored roan gelding, was foaled
in 1870, his sire being Young Sharatack and his dam a plain-
looking bay mare of unknown breeding. With his earlier
experiences on the turf this article will not treat, as they
comprised nothing of particular interest. It was in 1S7G
that the big roan gelding first came prominently before the
public, aud his debut into the realm of notoriety was at-
tended with circumstances of a very painful nature to a con-
siderable number of people, inasmuch as his success was ob-
tained at the expense, to people who despised his prowess, of
a very considerable sum of money. J. H. Pettit had the
horse 'that season— the solemn old man with snowy-white
hair and mustache who has for so many seasons followed the
fortunes of Turner's stable, and acted as first assistant to that
driver. Slow Go had trotted a number of races in and about
Philadelphia, where he had been wintered, without much
success, and his fortunes did not improve materially when
the battles of the Grand Circuit were entered upon. At the
Poughkeepsie meeting the class in which Slow Go was en-
tered filled well, and when'the day of the race arrived Sen-
sation. Adelaide, Joe Brown, Slow Go, Blanche and Idol re-
sponded to the starting judge's bell— a formidable field, in-
deed. Sensation was owned by A. W. Richmond, and that
gentleman and his friends, of whom he had a host, were
There prepared to back the little Ethan Allen gelding as long
as anybody could be found to buy the field against him. The
betting went on in this way for a while, and then Adelaide
began to be noticed in the pool selling, the others not receiv-
ing any particular attention. The truth was that Dan DeNoy-
elles, who owned Adelaide, thought it a sure thing for his
mare to win, and as the tip was quietly circulated among his
party, they made haste to put up their money on the little
daughter of Phil Sheridan, knowing her to be fast and a
laster. When the betting became split up a little the friends
of the other horses took heart and began backing their fa-
vorites a little. Slow Go had few friends, and about $5 in
pools of $200 and over was all the auctioneer could get for
him.

Finally the race began. The first heat was a dead one, in
2:26.}, but in the second Slow Go astonished the crowd, by
winning quite handily in 2:25.}, and so easily did he do the
work that the backers of Sensation (this is how the story
goes) concluded that it would be well to have a conversation
with Pettit before proceeding further with the business of the
dav. The interview was held, and its results were apparent-
ly "satisfactory, for Sensation won the third and fourth heats
in 223f, 2:24). Then the Adelaide party, who had been
laying up the little mare in order to let the others fight them-
selves out, concluded it was time they had a finger in the
pie, and in the 6fth heat the mare was first to the wire in
2S8. Sensation had not acted very well in this heat, as the
time showe;!, and his backers were not scared. But when
Adelaide came back the sixth heat in 2:24§, the horizon of
their hopes began to assume a very lurid hue. Fortunately
(as they thought) darkness came on at this juncture, and the
race was postponed until the next day. In the meantime
(as rumor had always asserted) the Sensation people were
called upon to again consult the driver of Slow Go, that par-
ty having thrown out dark insinuations to the effect that the
horse acted like he wanted to run away on a trot, and that
the labor of keeping him from the performance of so disas-
trous a feat was certainly worthy of liberal remuneration.
They settled again, and waited anxiously for the morning.
When it came all the horses were in good shape, but Slow
Go seemed unusually fast. The word for the seventh heat
was given, and when the backers of Sensation saw, ere half
a mile had been trotted, that he had Adelaide beaten,
their hopes rose, and it looked to them as if the race was all
over except the shouting. But just then it was noticed that
Slow Go, who had not yet been seen in front, was improving
his position very rapidly, and the hearts of the Sensation
men went into their throats as the roan went flying past
their favorite, and won the heat easily in 2:24.} .

Another council of war was held at once, and (report says)
l'ettit was settled with for the third aud last time. But in
spite of that Slow Go won the eighth and last heat of the
race in 2:25', and there was mourning in the camp.

In 1877 Slow Go passed into the hands of John Noble of Pitts-
burg, he having a mortgage on the horse, and with this change of
owners came a change of dri vers, Moore Floyd, a young man of
Pittsburg being retained to guide the gelding. His first race of
importauce that season was at Chicago, July 17th, the other
starters being Little Fred and Badger Girl. Only a week or so
previous Little Fred had won a race from Bodine (then just
brought back from California by Budd Doble), and showed
such fine form that Morrel Higbie had no doubt of his ability
to defeat Slow Go. In the pools it was $100 for Little Fred
and §40 for the field, and at these odds young Noble aud a
few friends who had come on with him from Pittsburg backed
Slow Go to win a lot of money. Little Fred won the first
heat in 2:25, ami then the odds on him were greater than
ever. But in the second heat Slow (in made none of the
breaks thai caused him to be behind at the finish of the first
mile. The Dexter Park track was never a fast one. and on
this day it was deep with dust, ho that when Slow Go won
the second heat in 2:24J horsemen saw that the performance
was equal to 2:20 at (.lev, land or Buffalo. The thiid heat he
iron in 2:23}, showing that he was able to beat Little Fred
that day, even though Higbie's horse were at his best.

The fourth heat will never be forgotten by those who wit-
it. S - that new tactics musl be adopted, Higbie,

us soon as the word was given, began applying his whip very
freely, with the evident intention of sending Slow Go to a

break, knowing ii H ofl in. fee) his chances for the

. 'l he two horses went away together, aud all
the way to the quarter pol< the noise nf the whip cracking
I the shafts of Higbie's sulky could plainly bi heard
1 ■ ill" back Btretoh Blo\t Go jumped into

and as he did so the hearts of his backers failed
them; but when ho struck earth again he was trotting al-
though for :mi in itanl thi pi ctatore could hardly believe the

■ is. From that point to the wire

'1 one, bul the big horse came bravely
on without fait rii ad went under the wire in 2:22 which
was, al i idered, the very best heat of his life.

Ten days later Slov Go eourea hie record of 2:18A and
ory was over Little Fred, although this time he

had ;i I " ■ od to bi .'i as well. The raoe book

■ t< i I- h g i iiii, iv. .i. Slow Go

o, Adelaide, Mattie, Tanner Boy, May Bird, Hannah'

",:' ,f "" besl li. Ids thai . vi r'fuml a starter

1 D3 " liir gang" for o winner, but after

pturedtl ....I . i .i hi ate in 2:20and 2-2QJ

the next threi and the -ace' in

:1b1. 2:20$ and 2:22. There was u good deal of talk at the

time about the manner in which Jack PhillipSj who drove
Adelaide in the race, carried Slow Go all over the track, and
there is little doubt that in one heat he hit the gelding across
the face with his whip, but no inquiry into the matter was
ever pressed.

After this race Slow Go never amounted to much. For a
year or so a lawsuit over the possession of the horse pre-
vented his appearance on the turf, and after the litigation
was ended he was not first class. While in Youngstown, O.,
some time ago, the stable in which Slow Go was standing
was flooded, and the horse took cold, which finally resulted
in paralysis and death. — Breeder's Gazette.

Closing- of Stakes.

Do not forget that the stakes and purses of the Pacific Coast

Blood Horse Association close on Thursday, March 1. See

advertisement.

Betting in New York.

Although the representatives of Messrs. "Watts, Hughes &
Cathcart, of Louisville, and Simonton <fc Co., of Cincinnati,
in New York announce that their principals are ready to do a
book-making business on some of the Louisville events they
have met so far with but little success. In this they are
somewhat disappointed, having expected that as none of the
larger New York houses were doing business the odds of-
fered by their firms would be freely accepted. New Yorkers
have, however, learned a lesson in the business, and, instead
of rushing at the odds offered they are waiting until the
season really begins. In other words, here, as in England,
winter betting is almost one of the things past, and the bulk
of the money bet hereafter will not be invested until just be-
fore meetings or the night before the race, and for many
races not until the numbers are up. Those with speculative
instincts are also waiting to see the fate of the amendments
offered to the present pool-selling laws, believing that if they
pass both houses and receive the approval of the Governor,
the competition by large speculators will be so sharp that
better odds can be obtained on the race tracks than are now
offered for the "Withers or Belmont. Of course the amended
law will not help those who wish to speculate on the racing
to take place at New Orleans, Memphis, Louisville and else-
where, and what is done must be through agents or by mail.
In this respect the Hoboken racing scheme would have been
of advantage to the projectors, and to those who follow the
races, for among other special inducements were to be facili-
ties to bet on all races run in the United States. In other
words, the scene was to be changed from Hunter's Point to
Hoboken, and the business confined exclusively to betting.
It is not unlikely that if the New York laws are not amended
the Hoboken scheme will take a more businesslike shape
than it has at present. It is also suggested in some quarters
that if the New York law is net amended every effort should
be made to enforce it, both in this city and neighborhood.
As far as New York is concerned there is still some talk of
organizing a club similar to the Victoria Club in London, with
a limited membership, in which betting on credit may be in-
dulged in, but it is doubtful if such a club would be a success
in New York, principally on account of the rivalry among
some of those prominently engaged in the business. It is to
be hoped, however, that if the Hoboken Racing Association
— or by whatever name it may be known — should come into
existence it will be in the hands of those who are above do-
ing a " 50-cent " business, that combinations will never be
allowed and that the percentage on the auction and mutual
pools will be about half what is now charged by those in the
business.

As to the booksjopened by "Watts & Co., of Louisville, and
Simonton & Co., of Cincinnati, the only events selected are
the Kentucky Derby, for three-year-olds, and the Merchants',
Turf and Louisville Cup for all-aged horses. For the Derby,
Cardinal McCloskey is the favorite, only 5 to 1 being offered
against his chances. He is by Ten Broeck out of Waterwitch,
she by Asteroid. He came into prominent notice at Lexing-
ton last September by winning a purse for maidens, which
success he followed by winning the Maiden Stakes and the
Belle Meade Stakes at Louisville. So far he is said to have
wintered well, and, barring accidents, may be considered a
sure starter. The next in estimation are Pate's Ascender and
the Dwyer Brothers' Barnes at 6 to 1 each. Ascender is at
Louisville and Barnes at Sheepshead Bay. Both were
fair performers last year, but as to whether Barnes will be
sent to Louisville time and condition alone will decide. At
S to 1 stand Lord Raglan, Leonatus and Punster. Each did
well as a two-year-old and may be set down as having fair
chances of being a good three-year-old. At 9 to 1 is Drake
Carter by Ten Broeck, damPlatina. He was not seen as a
two-year-old and is now being trained at New Orleans by
Green Morris, who brought Apollo out in such gopd shape
last spring that he was able to win the Derby, although so
little thought of that he sold in the field. It has already
been rumored that Drake Carter is to win the Derby, which
may possibly explain why the odds are so little against him.
Among those at 10 to 1 are Bondholder, Pike's Pride aud
Queen Ban with Hassan and Violator at 12 to 1 and so on
from thatpricQto 00 to 1 against the Saratoga-bred Athlete
by Highlander. For the Merchants' and Turf stakes Ascend-
er, Checkmate, Monarch, Fellowplay, Queen Ban and Thora
are the favorites, while for the Cup 5 to 1 is offered each
against Checkmate and Thora, 0 to 1 each against Apollo and
Boatman, S to 1 against Wildmoor, 9 to 1 against John Davis,
10 to 1 against Harry Gilmore and from 12 to 30 to 1 against
the others. As to Thora and the other horses of Mr. Heed's
stable, they are all at his farm, four miles from Gallatin,
Teun., where they are doing so well that' Thora is expected
to equal her last year's performance, when she won the
Washington, Baltimore, Westchester and Saratoga cups; only
she will this year begin either at Nashville or Louisville. —
New York World.

Twenty horses with records better than 2:30 died during
1882, the list being usfollows: Proteine, 2:1S; Pilot E, 2:21£;
George Wilkes, 2:22; Tommy Gates, 2:24 ; Carbolic, 2:24] ;
Gray Ohief, 2:24*; Charles Henson, 2:25; Chieftain, 2:25*;
Honest Allen, 2:26; Gen. Tweed, 2:26*; Doble, 2:2S; Silver
Duke, 2:28$; William H, 2:29; Factory Girl, 2:29; Louise,
•2-:2U\, Lothair, 2:29£; Fairmont, 2:29£.

War Dance had thirty-five representatives on the turf dur-
ing the past season (including Sachem and Dakota in Eng-
land). They started in 347 races, winning 56 of them, get-
ting second place 71 times and third place 50 times. The
aggregate of their winnings was $12,925, of which Red Boy
won *l 1J875,

The thoroughbred English stallion Blue Mantle, imported
by .Tames R. Keeue of New York, last year, died on the farm
of W, M. Kcuuey, six milesjfrom Lexington, Ky., of paralysis,
on the 3d iust. He was twenty-three years old.

YELLOW DOCK.

The History of the Mare that Went a Mile
in 2:11.

"Yes, boys, I might have had a good one now and be trot-
ting for big money with the best of them, but a fellow can
never tell when he sees a good one. I was down in Ohio
visiting among my folks a few years ago, and was looking
around for a trotter or two.- My uncle took me out in the
pasture and showed me a sorrel filly, which he said I could
have for $150. He said she would make a trotter, but I
didn't believe him; she was three years old and meaner than
a mule. I just told him I wa'nt a-going to ship her to Iowa
and be laughed at. That filly grew into the mare Yellow
Dock. She is a half sister to my stallion here, the one I call
Kichmond; and although he is a good one and I am not
ashamed to show him with any man's horse, I guess I would
not have lost if I'd brought the filly along instead." Thus
spoke a stalwart Iowa granger at a fair last fall — Mr. J. C.
Taylor of Postville. As the mare he mentioned is one of the
most famous trotters in the country, I requested Mr. Taylor
to get from his Ohio friends her early history. This he has
done, and I have the pleasure of presenting to the readers of
the Gazelle the following interesting statement Written by Mr.
James Clark of New Moorefield, Ohio:

"Yellow Dock, formerly Mohawk Maid, was sired by
Clark's Mohawk Jr., dam by Kentucky Copperbottom, a sor-
rel stallion taken from Kentucky to Iowa, near Mt. Pleasant,
about 1S5S. He was a pacer and single-foot racker, a very
fast walker, and supposed to weigh about 1,000 pounds. Isaiah
Ernst, a resident of this county, moved to Iowa about 1S59
and took with him a roan mare brought from Virginia by his
father, Jacob Ernst. She was by a thoroughbred stallion
called Virginia Spot. This mare was bred to Copperbottom,
and after Mr. Ernst moved back to Ohio the roan mare foaled
a sorrel filly colt, that at the age of eighteen became the dam
of the now famous Yellow Dock. She had no pretensions to
speed; under the saddle she paces smoothly, in harness has
a pure, square trotting gait, but no speed. She has a lengthy,
neat neck, deep shoulders, high, sharp withers, good back
and loin, lengthy body, and as good a leg as ever was seen, I
reckon.

"Her owner, up to the time of breeding to Mohawk Jr.,
had never paid over §10 for the service of any stallion; the
consequence was she was always bred to common horses —
there being no speed to any of her numerous progeny beyond
a common road gait — until Mohawk Maid made her advent
in the trotting world. I was always an admirer of the old
mare, and saw her frequently in the lead of a four-horse
team, and thought I would like a colt from her. Finally Mr.
Ernst was passing my place one morning, riding the old mare,
with the old wagon saddle and blind bridle on; she looked
very thin. After the usual salutations, I tried to persuade
Mr* Ernst to invest in the service of a $100 stallion. He
took it as a good joke at first, but finding1 1 was in earnest, he
told me he never paid over $10 for the service of any horse.
I finally persuaded him to bring the mare and breed her, and
if he did not want the colt at weaning time we would fix it
somehow. The old mare was covered but once; in due time
a sorrel filly, with some white in her face and three white
legs, was foaled, and at six months Mr. Ernst was after me to
take the colt. I tried hard to get him to keep the filly and
pay the service, but, finding nothing would do but that I
must have it, I threw in the service of the stallion, gave him
$42 50, and brought the colt home.

At three years- old we undertook to break her to saddle,
which we found a job. She was determined no one should
stay on her back, the boys on the farm taking it by turns as
they got enough of it. She was vicious; would bite, strike
and kick, and finally was turned into the pasture until late
in the fall, when our trainer, Charley Van Meter, began break-
ing her to harness. She was stubborn and ugly there as well
as under the saddle, but Charley finally got her so he could
drive her to a heavy spring sulky. After that she was turned
out for #ie winter. In the spring, late, I believe, after we
commenced working the other horses, she was taken up to
complete her breaking, and was only driven at such times as
we found time from other duties. Finally, after several times
hitching, she was indulged to the light sulky. Charley, the
trainer, hated her so bad that he was constantly advising me
to sell her, or turn her out to grass. Finally, one afternoon
we went to the track to work 'the devil,' as the boys called
her, when she went to throwing her head, and acting like a
fool. Charley gave her two or three severe licks with the
whip, when she struck the purest, levelest, squarest gait, that
is always an accompaniment of the top sawyers. From that
it was easy. I sawenough while she went 300 yards to con-
vince me she was a tiotter. On returning to the barn I told
the boys I believed she would eventually be the best of the
lot — a bold assertion, for there were some good ones in the
barn, one afterward at seven years old trotting a quarter in
33 seconds, and a mile in 2:21. I refer to Mr. Kockefeller's
Jesse, whom I think equal to any Mohawk living, notwith-
standing Mohawk Maid's wonderful performance. From that
on the Maid came; and before the season closed trotted a mile,
with two months' work, in 2:41, the last half in 1:18£. Be-
fore I sold her to Mr. Alexander she trotted a mile over the
half-mile track at Springfield in 2:25. The old mare is still
looking well, and has a filly foal at her side sired by a son of
Mohawk Jr.,' and is in foal by the same horse. The price
asked for the old mare is $5,000."

The man who is responsible for the change of name from
Mohawk Maid to Yellow Dock ought never to be lucky. It
is bad policy to change a name even when an improvement is
made, but when a romantic and euphonious cognomen is dis-
carded for such barbarous yawp as Yellow Dock, the perpe-
trator of the crime against good sense and good taste deserves
to be drowned in a decoction of the weed. Mohawk Maid,
or Yellow Dock, as I presume she must be called, stands 15
hands 3 inches high, and weighs in good flesh 1,150 pounds.
She has a strong, but not very attractive formation, and is
a toe-weight trotter, having begun with eight-ounce weights,
which were graduallyreduced to fourounces. She can speed
fastest, however, with six ounces. A.s it is claimed she was
up in the collar much of the time when her remarkable rec-
ord of 2:11 with running mate was made, it is fair to presume
that, hitched with a trotter fast enough, all existing double-
team records could be wiped out, while it is also fair to pre-
sume, from her great success in harness, that her reserve of
speed can also be used at that way of going, and that her
harness record is sure, barring accident, to be very much re-
duced.— M. T.C., in Breeder's Gazette.

We call the attention of the owners of stallions to the ad-
vantages of the Breeder and Sportsman as an advertising
medium. No such facility has ever before been afforded on
this coast for placing these announcements directly before
the people'interested. Our rates are reasonable and a place
among the royal company now represented in our advertising
columns will be a profitable investment.

1883

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HERD AND SWINE.

Managing Boars.

Whether the pigs are intended for pork or for breeding
purposes, the general care to be given the boar will be in
either case about the same. From the time he is rive months
old he should be kept by himself. He should he provided
with a comfortable shelter in an inclosure where he can have
the exercise needed to keep him in a healthy and growing
condition while young.

As a preventive of his becoming vicious or learning to
break fences, it is best that a lot or other inclosure intervene
between his own and that in which other hogs — particularly
open sows — are allowed to ran. If thus kept from the start,
any ordinary fence will be sufficient. If by the neglect of
this preventive lie should acquire the habit of lifting gates
and breaking fences, much trouble in restraining him may
afterwards be expected. Incase he becomes bad in this way,
a strong, close fence will be needed to contine him, and be-
sides, he should be treated to one or two rings in his nose.
A part of an apple orchard, where the trees are so well grown
that he can not injure thein, say half an acre or more, as con-
venience for fencing may allo\\*, would make an excellent
yard, affording both shade and pasturage. Where accommo-
dations to this extent can not be had, and the boar must be
kept in a dry lot, let it be. a yard adjoining the kitchen gar-
den in order that he may be conveniently supplied every day
during the growing season with weeds and refuse vegetables.
Purslam ( Portulaca ), lamb's quarter (Chenopodium), pig
weed ( Amarantus) and other well-known garden pests are
excellent feed, and may as well be utilized in this way. He
will be greatly benefited if sour milk and the best of the
kitchen slops can be given him. He should, besides, have at
all times a pleutifu 1 supply of good, fresh water. His daily
allowance of soaked oats or corn should be governed in
amount by the quantity and richness of the supplies above
mentioned, bearing in mind that he is now to be fed with a
view to the most rapid growth consistent with sound health
and the best possible physical development, rather than to
be made fat. He should be fed all he will eat until a year
old; but this cannot be done, and he kept in the thrifty,
growing condition to be desired, unless special care be taken
in the manner of feeding; the kind as well as the quantity
of feed being regulated by or changed according to the
changes of season.

The young boar should not be put to service until he is
eight months old. At this age it will be no injury to him if
allowed to serve one sow a week, although he will get better
pigs when a year or more old than at a younger age. When
ten months old he may serve two sows each week, and when
a year old, if properly cared for to that time, one every other
day. When eighteen months old and over he may safely be
allowed one sow a day, but must, in the meantime and when
in use, be well and regularly fed. As a rule, the boar is
needed only for a month or two in the fall and again for sev-
al weeks in the spring. As it is usually desirable to have the
sows farrow as nearly as possible at the same time, the tempt-
ation is to crowd the service of the boar into the shortest
time possible. When only a few sows are kept little harm
can result from this, but in large herds the advantage gained
by having the little pigs all of nearly one age is at the ex-
pense of strong, healthy litters, that would mature to the
best advantage, whether as feeding hogs or as breeders.

When a sow is to be served she should be turned into
the lot with the boar, as it is usually an easier
matter to drive the sow away than to return the
boar to his place. It is the general opinion among prac-
tical men that one service only should be allowed. Two or
more are not believed to be any more certain to result in nu-
merous and healthy progeny than one, but are considered a
useless expenditure of the strength and vigor of the boar. —
Breeders Gazelle.

Jersey's Isle.

Jersey is but a small island; if it were square, it would
jnst be six and three-fourth miles each way. Yet this little
spot manages to support about 12,000 cattle, that is, roughly
speaking, one for every two acres of its surface (rocks, roads,
and wastes, and house-room for 60,000 people included).
And it has doue this for the last twenty years at least; for the
census of 1SG1 gives the number of cattle in Jersey as 12,037.
What is more remarkable, it exports every year above 2,000
head (the average export, by the Custom returns, for the last
eighteen years being 2, 04.9), nearly one for every ten acres. Now
the total number of cattle in England only averages one head
to ten acres; it therefore follows that, in proportion to its
Bize, Jersey exports every year as many cattle as England
contains. In other words, if England were to export cattle at
the same rate, her whole stock would be swept away in a
single year, not a hoof would be left behind. The system
that enables Jersey to do this must be worth considering,
particularly in these days, when the English farmer is at his
wit's end what to do, as his sheet-anchor, wheat-raising, lets
him drift upon the rocks. But another and not less striking
result of our management is the breed of cattle it has pro-
duced. Hitherto it has been the accustomed fashion in
England to look upon Jerseys as the curled darlingjof fortune
—pretty playthings for the rich — lovely little objects for the
lawn, yielding a small quantity of very rich milk, cream and
butter, for those wealthy enough to afford such extrava-
gance. That they are small, we admit — beautiful, we grant.
Fitness for the work is the thing, all the rest tinsel. The
office of the Jersey is to convert grass and roots into butter
and beef. She is not bred to be eaten; she is too valuable as
abutter machine. Then, why should she be larger? And,
far from being the rich man's luxury, she is, more than any
other breed, the poor man's necessity, the small farmer's best
help. This is very easily and simply proved (in a general
way), in our island experience.

We have seen that 12,000 cattle are here kept in a place six
miles square, where rent averages £9 an acre, where the
farms are smaller than anywhere else in the world, where
every farmer works with his own hands, and is brought face
to face with the wolf he must keep from the door. What do
we see? The island eaten up with cows, and the farmers
beggars? On the contrary, the whole island is like a gardes,
thickly strewn with comfortable, well-to-do houses and home-
steads; we find ease and comfort everywhere, poverty and
want unknown, beggars none. I do not say this is nil the
produce of cows, but I do say that our farmers (who have so
close a fight, and yet are so wonderfully successful), must
understand their business, and do not keep 12,000 cattle at a
loss. If Jerseys pay here with land at £S> per acre, can they
be unprofitable in England, or anywhere elsewhere butter
finds a market? But we go much further; we hold that the
Jersey cow is the most beautiful of her species, and the most
profitable.

The Jersey does not claim to be the best animal for pro-
ducing beef, or milk, or cheese — her specialty is butter, an.i

here she stands unrivaled for quality and for profit. All the
beef for our 00,000 people is imported every week from the
neighboring coast of Spain, and this has been the case for the
last hundred years at least, as the Acts uf our island abun-
dantly show. With our 12,000 cattle, we do not rear a single
bullock; neither do we make a single pound of cheese, and
probably never did. As to milk, that of the Jersey cow is
far too good for the milkman, who would find an Holsteiu
(or one of the deep-milking tribes of Shorthorns) much more
profitable. Neither does the Jersey claim to be " a good all-
round cow." The " good all-round cow " is an anachronism;
she might have done very well when every man was his own
butcher and baker. Nowadays the farmer is obliged to con-
sider what particular line will best suit his circumstances
and surroundings — whether beef, or milk, or cheese, or but-
ter— and he must choose his cow accordingly, for on this
depends his success or failure. If he decide in favor of
butter, there is no cow will suit him so well as the Jersey,
for she is the only one that has been persistently bred for
butter alone, and she is the accumulated result of some hun-
dreds of years' persevering effort in that direction.

We will sum her merits up as shortly as we can. We hold
that the Jersey is the most profitable of butter cows; she will
yield more butter (for her size and the food consumed) than
any other breed whatever; that a good Jersey will yield half
her own weight of butter in a year — she rarely exceeds S00
pounds in weight, and her average is above 700 pounds; cows
that yield half that weight of butter in a year are to be found
in every good herd; that her milk is richer than that of any
other breed, six quarts very commonly producing one pound
of butter; there is therefore less water to handle, to milk,
manage and find pans for; that her butter is better in color,
in texture and in flavor, commands a higher price; that she
comes into profit early, her first calf being commonly dropped
when she is two years old and often before, and that she is so
gentle that the women can easily manage her. — Agricultural
Gazelle.

Farmers keeping stock in the northern part of the Pajaro
valley report that blackleg has been playing sad havoc with
their yearling and two-year-old cattle. One farmer has lost
about fifty head of young cattle by this disease, and his
neighbors have lost heavily. He says that cattle take it
suddenly and die soon afterward. He has tried several rem-
edies, but none have done good.

There are more than 200 breeders of Shorthorn cattle in
Michigan, owning at least 4,000 cattle that are worth SI, 000.-
000.

The English Agricultural Gazette notes that the cows in
dairies for the London milk trade inherit some Shorthorn
blood "in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred."

THE PADDOCK.

High Priced Stallions and Stallion Fees.

We clip the annexed from the London Sporting Times, up-
on high priced stallions and stallion fees:

There are few owners of racehorses who can sell well.
The late John Osborne could never resist a good offer, and
in this respect he differed very much from the owners of
Isonomy, Prince Charlie and Cremorne. For Isonomy it is
said that as much as 18,000 guineas was refused; but on the
horse being submitted to public auction he realized only half
that sum. In a moment of enthusiasm M. Lefevre bid 15,-
000 guineas for Cremorne, whose price at a sale a year or two
later was only 5,400 guineas. The late Mr. Jones, it is noto-
rious, refused 10,000 guineas for Prince Charlie, and yet on
the "Prince of the'T. Y. C." being submitted to auction last
Monday, the hammer fell at 6S0 guineas. Captain Mitchell
once offered £10,000 for Silvio, who was afterwards sold by
Lord Falmouth for, if werecollect rightly, 7,C00guineas;butit
should be stated that whenCapt. Mitchell made the offer alluded
to the horse was in active training, and Isononi3r, not having
yet distinctly made his mark, was looked upon as the cham-
pion of the turf, and there were several rich stakes apparent-
ly at his mercy. On the occasion of Mr. Padwick refusing
6,000 guineas for Couronne de Fer, Custance remarked phil-
osophically,|"Then there are at least two fools in the world, the
man who made the offer, and the man who refused it." This
remark would apply to all such offers as we have mentioned
above. Of late years an altogether fictitious value has been
placed on the higher class of racehorses, and the sooner this
is realized, the better for the turf. Twenty years ago, when
John Jackson of Fairfield accepted 2,500 guineas for Tim
Whiffler, he was generally considered to have made a good
sale, and we quite agree with the Sporting Life's "Special
Commissioner " in classing " Tim " among the horses
of the century. Twenty years later the same
horse would have fetched three times the
money, and so far as we can see there is no reason whatever
for this enormous increase in value. A horse that has quitted
the turf, and has yet to make his name at the stud, cannot
possib y be worth 5,000 guineas, and one of these days that
will be realized. For the decrease in the value of Prince
Charlie a good reason can be assigned. For the last year or
two he has got nothing that could run, and this is a fate that
may befall any horse. At 680 guineas, however, we look
upon him as dirt cheap, for we cannot. forget that in only a
season or two he earned nearly £2,000, and it has been clearly
shown that all his stock are not roarers. It is claimed for
the Prince that he was not born a roarer, and many have
argued that at no time was he a roarer, but merely very
thick-winded. The race he ran in the St. Leger, to some ex-
tent, confirms this view of the case, but on tho actual ques-
tion we offer no opinion whatever. We are, however, sum-
ciently prejudiced to say that he is not an animal we should
send a good mare to. As he will now, in all probability,
stand at a low fee, wo might try the experiment of sending
some mare to him that we did not fumy much; and we may
remark that, from similar circumstances, some of the best
horses have resulted. Tim Whiffler is a case in point, and
so is Robert the Devil. We are constantly being told of this
animal or the other being wonderfully well bred, but it has
been, to our thinking, wisely said that you cannot find a
badly bred animal at the stud. When BUCO chance horses
" unfashionably bred ones," we should rather have said— as
Robert the Dovil and Tim Whiffler make their appearance,
the pundit; lhake their heads and say. "But if you look to
the dam, you will find that her dam" — or grandam, as the
case may be, or the Biree dam -"was full of Wa.\y blood,"
etc. Oar object in making these remarks is to discourage
owners from paying high fees tor the services of a horse.
They are wiser in France than we are, and it is not often in
that country that tin nner" is exceeded. Plntas

stood at eight guineas long after he got Flageolet.

One of the most dangerous horses in the list of favorites
for the forthcoming Derby is by a five guinea siro. Balfus

services were available at that sum the year that the dam of
The Prince was sent to him. Machcath is by Macaroni
whose sire stood at ten guineas, which is about the sum that
was paid Vedetto, the grandsire of Fulmen and Galliard
Sigmophoue, who was for some time considered the b( at two-
year-old of last season, is a son of Young Trumpeter whoso
list it would, we think, be difficult to fill at ten guineas The
highest price that any one is justified in paying for a horse is
fifty guineas, and then only fur an almost guaranteed suc-
cess. When we look at the risk of breeding, it will be ad-
mitted that to exceed thai price is folly. Let as take the foal list
for last season for example, and see now it comes out. Bertram,
for instance. For forty or more mares fifty guineas each
were paid, and there are only four foals. In connection with
the thirty-six mares that were barren, were the fees returned
to the owners ? Not a penny! Hermit, a ISO-guinea sire,
and it is to be presumed that forty mares were sent to him.
There are twenty-six foals, which is something marvelous;
but even this leaves fourteen mares for which 150 guineas
each were paid, and without result. Galopin had only ten
foals to his name, but in all probability he had not many
mares. This year it will be different, and as a sort of "tip*"
for Galliard, it may be mentioned that Lord Falmouth is one
of his best supporters. We may take it that on an average
thirty per cent, of the mares are barren each year, but the
fees for them have to be paid all the same, and in the mean-
time they are not earning anything.

The Exciting- Property of Oats.

The London Times says: Experiments have been made by
M. Sanson with a view to settling the question whether oats
have the excitant property that has been attributed to them.
The nervous and muscular excitability of horses was careful-
ly observed with the aid of graduated electrical apparatus
before and after they had eaten a given quantity oats, or re-
ceived a little of a certain principle which M. Sanson suc-
ceeded in isolating from oats. The chief results of the in-
quiry are as follows: The pericarp of the fruit of oats con-
tains a substance soluble in alcohol and capable of exciting
the motor cells of the nervous system. This substance is
not (as some have thought) vanilline or the odorous princi-
pal of vanilla, nor at all like it. It is a nitrogenized matter
which seems to belong to the group of alkaloids; is uncrys-
tallizable, finely granular, and brown in mass. The author
calls it "avenine." All varieties of cultivated oats seems to
to elaborated it, but they do so in very different degrees. The
elaborate substance is the same in all varieties. The dif-
ferences in quantity depend not only on the variety of the
plant but also on the place of cultivation. Oats of the white
variety have much less than dark oats, but for some of the
former, in Sweden, the difference is small, while for others,
in Russia, it is considerable. While some light-colored oats
certainly have considerable excitant power, some dark oats
have little. Determination of the amount of the principle
present is the only sure basis of appreciation, though (as al-
ready stated) white oats are likely to be less exciting than
dark. Crushing or grinding the grain weakens considerably
the excitant property, probably by altering the substance to
which it is due; the excitant action is more prompt, but much
less strong and durable. The action, which is immediate
and more intense with the insolated principle, does not ap-
pear till some minutes after eating of oats; in both cases it
increases to a certain point, then diminishes and disappears.
The total duration of the affect is stated to be about an hour
per two pounds of oats ingested.

The Horse That Will Pay.

Luring the past thirty years the mania for speedy trotters
added to the augmented number of animals bred for the turf;
a class of horse most essential to the luxurious city livers and
agriculturists has been most sadly neglected. We have refer-
ence to the fully developed, high-actioned, rangy roadster, an
animal weighing from 1,000 pounds upwards, full 10 hands
high, stylish and well-conditioned. Such horses as these,
when raised by a careful farmer, can be kept at home and
made work on the farm until they reach maturity, and then
command in any large city a fair price. As early as two yean
old they can be broken and plowed with or used to the
wagon, moderately of course, at first, but in their three-year-
old form and up to five or six, do full work without injury or
impairing their value, always provided they be handled cau-
tiously and well fed

In Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Willshire, England,
the farmers breed this desirable class of horses, and it is from
these that the handsome, high-stepping London coach horses
are procured. In this country we have no such distinctive
breed, yet we do often meet with large, well-formed mares
which if bred to sires of good size, action and quality, an
excellent substitute would be the result, and by care the
breed could be improved and made to answer every purpose.

A cross of such mares on the thoroughbred makes a most
enduring, stylish and serviceable animal. Many years ago
imported Barefoot was stinted to a number of tins
mares in West Tennessee, and produced jnsi such animate as
to-day would readily fetch from $1,000 to $2,000 per pair in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia, if well-mated and gentle.
As to the superiority of the naif-breed over the common
horse, there can be but little doubt. They are quicker, have
more style, and often show speed far above their less well-
bred rivals. A pair of horses bred by a gentleman in this
State out of a Pacolet and a Leviathan mare by u
Barefoot could trot close on to three minutes, drawi]
hide weighing not less than 1,200 pounds, They st<
teen hands high, were high-headed, free steppers, and did
constant service for nearly fifteen years.

Where speed is the desideratum no inducement can be of-
fered the breeder or purchaser to use the animal bud for
any other purpose until tested and found a failure; by thai
time the horse is ruined for family use by training and ill
usa^e. Hence the necessity of a portion of our Stock-breed-

ers to tarn their attention specially to the clasBof horso
adapted to coach purposes, heavy drafts, and for farm pur-
poses. The Percheron and Clyesdale breeds may answer for
heavy draft-work in the colder the North,

though they are too heavy and unwieldly for onr southern
climate and miry roads. What we need is the targe-bone, me-
ed, active animal, with strength, weight and activ-
ity combined. These can never be successfully derived
from the monster animals now becoming SO popular in this
country.

As stated above, the farmei I ling mares to sires with a

view of getting the useful u

services for two or three years before -'Ming them, thus en-
abling them to really make fchi prow i da 4 1 1
revenue to them, as the work of the animal-, d
years they are, kept at home would oertainly b<
keep and expenses of training.— Southern Indu.

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CLOSING OF STAKES.

Do not forget that the stakes and pttrses of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association close on TTiursday, March 1. See
advertisement.

WRONG CONDITIONS.

It is not often that we have to present criticisms of
the actions of the associations In California, unless to
commend. But the conditions attached to the two-year-
old trotting stake which is advertised are so manifestly
contrary to a spirit of fairness that the condemnation
must be emphatic. The objectionable features are in
the clauses granting twenty-five per cent, of entrance
money for a walk-over, and sixty-five per cent, of the
same to a colt distancing the field. As the $50 each
stake is called " entrance " in the advertisement, forfeits
and stakes are meant when the term is used, and we
do not believe that in the history of the turf or track
there can be found a precedent for the action. If even
there were precedents it would be contrary to all correct
ideas of equity, giving the custodian of the funds the
owners advanced seventy-five per cent, for holding the
money. In this stake, for instance, should there be the
number of nominations required to fill, five, $1-5 would
be the first amount to the credit of the stake. Suppos-
ing that two of these made good the second payment,
$50 more would be deposited. Only one is prepared to
start, and to repay him for the expense of training and
taking his colt to Sacramento he would receive -$37.50,
while the association would pocket $S7.50. The number
of nominations do not change the proportion, and when-
ever the result is a " walk-over," the society gets seventy-
five per cent, of what it has not a shadow of claim to,
and the person who is clearly entitled to it by all laws,
rules and precedents is defrauded of that amount. The
only difference between a match and a stake is that the
first is confined to two persons entering into a contract, the
other to three or more engaging in a mutual agreement.
If a match were made for a stipulated sum, and a stipu-
lated amount added by a society or proprietor to have it
come off on the grounds controlled by the party donat-
ing the purse, a claim for seventy-five per cent, of the
forfeit, or thirty-five per cent. of the whole
amount put up in case one horse were to distance
the other, would be such an absurd proposition that we
doubt if there is anyone who would give it a moment's
thought. It is exactly a parallel case to the one under
consideration, and does not vary an iota from the pub-
lished conditions.

We nave always advocated the lightening of the bur-
denB on the owners of horses which are onerous enough
with all the concessions that have been made. The Pa-
cific Blood Horse Association absolves them from any
tribute in case tiny start, and every dollar of stakes and
furt. its is turn, d over to the winner. The penalty of
in >ii-st»rting is a safeguard in order to keep the entries
within limits and insure the presence of those which are
wit lout valid reasons for staying out. If accident,
si. 'mess or other cause beyond the power of the owner to
-. rt is the reason, the judges can remit the penalty.
State Agricultural Society in order to Lessen the es-
se and give satisfaction to the owners and trainers -it'

race horses, conceded the right to cook on the grounds
of the Association, and the great imposition of deducting \
from the purses won " stand money " has been done j
away with. All of these moves were in the right di- [
rection and the only explanation for such unlooked-for
retrogression is that the conditions were included without
giving the subject any consideration. It may have been
that the Occident Stakes resulting in a walk-over was
the cause of incorporating the objectionable feature.
That money, in no manner, or from any point of view,
belonged to the society, neither was there a shadow of
claim in favor of anyone save the owner of the colt en-
titled to the stakes and forfeits. But a reference to that
of last year will show what gross injustice would have
resulted if the same condition as that under discussion
had been incorporated in it. At this time, writing at
home, we have to depend upon memory for the original
list, though the impression is that there were twelve
nominations. Of these, eight made the second payment,
and five the final payment. This aggregated in stakes
and forfeits, §750. Partially depending on remem-
brance, the status was that Palo Alto made five nomin-
ations, made second payment on four and final payment
on two. That being correct, and we are certain about
the second and 'final payments, $325, or one-half the
stakes and forfeits were from Palo Alto. One of the
Palo Alto colts walked over and received $325 more
than contributed. Had there been a return of the win-
ner's stake and twenty-five per cent, of the balance, the
account would have stood: Bertha's stake returned $100,
percentage on $650, $162 50, total $262 50, being $62 50
less than the amount put in. It is not necessary to carry
the illustrations further to show the untenability of the
plan, and there is not a question that the Board of Di-
rectors will rescind the wrong conditions as soon as the
matter is understood. "We have gone thus far in expla-
nation so as to bring it to the public notice in order that
the same mistake may not occur again.

The California societies are worthy of praise for the
encouragement that is given to trotting-colt stakes, but
hampered with conditions inimical to the interests of
breeders, the benefits will vanish.

The National Trotting Association has erred in the
legislation, being more favorable to the tracks than
owners, and while the latter have been held to a rigid
observance, the former have been granted the best of the
bargain whenever it came to a contest between the two
interests. Both should be guarded, as both are contin-
gent, and if the associations suffer a loss, it reacts on the
owners. From the admirable report of the secretary
which we published a short time ago, it is evident that
the speed department of the fair is the profitable portion
of the exhibition. While the figures are favorable on
that side, were it possible to show the debits and credits
of owners there would be a deficiency which would show
better than columns of matter the necessity for reducing
the expenses as much as possible. It is true that the ad-
vice might be tendered that if a man cannot afford to
keep race horses and trotters, let some one maintain
them who can, but even the liberal-minded fail to ap-
preciate a luxury when the gratification entails too great
a loss and a surrender is the finale.

OUR POULTRY ARTICLES.

THE HONORABLE MEMBER FROM NAPA.

Two men at least have made themselves conspicuous
in their opposition to the appropriations for the fairs.
First, the Don Quixote who is always ready to put his
lance in rest whenever he sees a windmill that has any
resemblance to the speaker of the House in the whirling
sails, and the other his faithiul Sancho Panza who squires
him in a daily San Francisco paper. Inadvertently the
latter betrayed his leader when he ascribed the animos-
ity to his defeat for the speakership, and he has had no
end of trouble since to make amends by railing at the
Sacramento fair, the Sacramento race track, the brick-
red wagons and the big pumpkins. The Don has a good
deal of bother to keep the helmet of ITambrino setting
properly on his cranium, and the squire has exhausted
his stock of polish in trying to make the copper basin
take an auriferous hue, and to rid it of the smell of the
lather which has defiled it beyond recovery. As long as
there is a " sore head " beneath it, it will not rest easily,
and had there been only a small proportion of wisdom
in comparison with the venom displayed it would have
been allowed to still hold seeds in lieu of ornamenting
the martial crown of the honorable member. Still it
may answer a good purpose that the era of chivalry has
not entirely departed, and that when an ogre like La
Hue is bound to keep in captivity the fair goddess, after
being disenthralled from the embrace of the bedrock,
crowned with the insignia of V. S., and put her to such
a base use as to compel her to pay tribute to brick-red
wagons, fat porkers and big pumpkins, there should be a
deliverer. In recompense an island must be discovered
for his squire to rule, and the knight — why, his services
are beyond recompense, and the honor and glory of kill-
ing the enslaver a bountiful reward.

Those who have little acquaintance with the fascina-
tion there is in breeding cannot be expected to appreciate
articles that have an absorbing interest to those engaged
in the pursuit. They may have some idea of the pleasure
there is in owning a successful racehorse or fast trotter,
although they are not able to discriminate between own-
ership by purchase or that "which is acquired by breeding
and rearing the star. To those in the business there is
an intense gratification in producing that which is near
the desired type, and we have known many who where
compelled by necessity to sell a favorite animal to mourn
over the parting with heartfelt sorrow.

Those whose knowledge of poultry is limited to the
gout with which a nice broiler is devoured, or the turkey
which has been roasted to a turn, do not discriminate
between the grand bird and the oysters embalmed in the
carcass, and are prone to think that the "chicken-ranch-
er" and the oyster-dredger are governed by the same sor-
did motives, viz.: the money they will bring. In this
estimate they are woefully mistaken. "While the ability
to make the business remunerative adds to the gratifica-
tion, there are other feelings which lead to engaging in
the rearing of poultry, and when the numbers em-
barked in it are taken into consideration it is doubtful
if there is any department of breeding which contributes
so much pleasure. Among the thousands of readers of the
Breeder and Sportsman it may be safely estimated that a
very large proportion are interested in breeding poultry.
They are few who have not the facilities for keeping a
small flock and though it may only be an occasional one
who has studied to such a good purpose as to breed them
by thousands on a town lot as our contributor "G. E.
D." does, the number that can be kept on very limited
space affords the opportunity for gratifying the desire.
In the country a place without chickens would be ful-
ly as incongruous as a house without a book or paper.

It is bad enough to find a habitation without tree,
shrub, flower or climbing vine to relieve the dreariness of
the scene, and nearly as desolate would be a handsome
cottage, or more stately villa, without the charming
notes of chanticleer to welcome the coming day. The re-
sonant notes of the "cock of the walk," the cluck of the
hens and the chirp of the chickens are musical to the ear
of those who have courted "tired nature's great re-
storer," in time to enjoy the grandest, finest portion of
the twenty-four hours, and though the rattle of the
drays, the rumble of the coaches, and the early and con-
fusing noises of the city evoke curses from those who
have just got fairly settled between the sheets, in God's
garden where there is no such tumult, the gray streaks
and the bright rays are welcomed. Men and women
who never saw the sun rise have missed a grand specta-
cle, and those who stayed up all night in order to get a
glance of the brilliant luminary waking into life a slum-
bering world are still worse off. The enthusiast in the
poultry world has an additional incitement to early
risinf , and in town or country there is a desire to be up
with the chickens, and thus lay in a stock of health and
good spirits which the morning air surely engenders.

"We have strayed from the practical part of what we
intended to say, and call attention to the articles published
from a utilitarian standard. Success, however, is as nec-
essary to sustain the interest to one who engages in the
rearing of poultry as a means of recreation as when
remuneration is the object, and, as will be learned from
the perusal, these articles are thoroughly practical. The
author is not only practical in the sense that the word is
commonly used, as he has studied the subject with an
intensity which can only come from an enthusiastic fond-
ness for the pursuit, and this enthusiasm has sustained
him under adverse trials and been the means of acquir-
ing information which would have remained hidden
without the stimulus of disappointments. Knowledge
comes from failure quite as frequently as from successful
experiments, and the lessons which are the result of fre-
quent defeats the most valuable. This, of course, is con-
fined to the individual who does not become disheartened,
who has the " game " to struggle and fight against many
and bitter disappointments.

Artificial incubation excites so much attention at the
present time that a treatise on hatching would be thor-
oughly incomplete without due attention is given to it.
As the article of last week was mainly confined to nat-
ural hatching, in this there is a very interesting chapter
on the artificial, which the next part, will make more
complete. It is manifest that the use of an instrument
which will take the place of a score or more setting hens
increases the capacity for production in nearly that pro-
portion, and to many there is an added pleasure in being
able to absolutely control this department. "While we
hugely enjoy seeing a hen taking such good care of her
brood, busy, indefatigable in ministering to their appe-
tites, scratching for dear life, though the prospects are
poor for turning anything up, and giving warnings of
approaching danger, which call them scampering to her

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refuge, there are others who take more interest in. pro-
Tiding an artificial mother through all of the stages
until the chickens are large enough to take care of them-
selves.

We are much gratified that a large number of ladies
are regular readers of this paper, and to them especially
the articles of G. E. D. will be very acceptable. The
rearing of poultry comes peculiarly within their sphere,
as do the ornamenting of the house, and a general care
of the bright side of life. But their mission is not con-
fined to polishing the bright side into a higher luster, as
none are so effective in dispelling the gloom which at
times troubles the most ardent temperament, and there-
fore we welcome anything to our columns which will
please, while everything that can offend is rigorously
excluded.

SISTER TO COLONEL LEWIS.

When the gallant grey scored 2:18$ on the Oakland
Trotting Park some years ago, there was a big commo-
tion in the ranks of those who decried the thoroughbred
blood in the trotter. There was any amount of squirm-
ing and the most absurd lies were circulated to bring
doubt on his paternity.

The clamor resulted in proving beyond question that
his sire was Rifleman, and though the pedigree of his
dam is lost in uncertainty, there are good reasons for
believing that there was high blood in some of his an-
cestry.

It was remarkable that Colonel Lewis could trot at
all, as his feet were in such a shape as to make every step
a torture. He was so bad that to relieve them he would
lie down to eat, and the last time we saw him it was
painful to witness the agony they gave him. His sire,
Rifleman, is the only known living son of Glencoe, and
Doctor Esterle brings the information that he is still
healthy and in good shape.

The Doctor also brought a three-year-old sister to Col.
Lewis, and her appearance still more firmly fastens the
belief in the minds of those who have seen her that the dam
must be well bred. She is not only a handsome filly,
but is as full of quality as can be, in this respect being
rarely equaled by those whose lineage is known to be
pure. In all save color she bears a strong resemblance
to ber brother. She is brown of a very handgome shade,
and her action is something similar to that of the grey.
She will be bred to Albert "W, and her owner is justified
in expecting something which will well repay him for
the expense and trouble of bringing her so far from
home. The combination of Electioneer, "Whipple's
Hambletonian and Rifleman blood in Harlet resulted in
one of the best colts ever bred at Palo Alto, and the
junction of the lines which will come together in this
case, warrants the highest anticipations of excellence.
With John Nelson to take the place of Whipple's Ham-
bletonian it is not likely there will be any occasion for
regret. It is also the intention to have her exercise
during the stay at the track, and we will watch her with
a great deal of interest.

MAMBRINO ON TIPS.

The intention was to answer the strictures of the Turf,
Field and Form in relation to the use of tips, but the let-
ter of our correspondent saves us the trouble at present,
and the introduction to " Tips and Toe-weights," which
will be found in another column, is dose enough for one
issue. The indorsement of so thoroughly competent a
critic as Mambrino is gratifying, if even he does not
believe in the advantages as fully as we do. That is, he
is of the opinion that " for fast road or track work, not
one horse in fifty but requires more weight to balance
their action than can be put into a tip," and he also
thinks that "low-heeled horses need the protection from
concussion of a good, substantial shoe." These objec-
tions we will make the text for future articles, confident
that it can be shown by sound reasoning that the con-
trary is the case, and that the practical results, so far as
we have been able to test, sustain the argument. Al-
though all of the horses experimented with have good
feet, neither high nor low heels, we have one in the pad-
dock since the 22d of November that can be classed with
those that Mambrino thinks need protection. When
there has been time enough to bring the experiments, in
his case, so far as to be able to tell with more exactness
the result will be given, although already we feel as-
sured that it will be satisfactory.

If our valued contributor has discovered through
actual trials, and these extending over a sufficient period
to warrant the conclusion that tips will not "balance "
more than one horse in fifty or afford sufficient protec-
tion to the low-heeled horse, it would carry a great deal
of weight. But it is something which can only be
proved after a thorough trial, and the trials carried out
with a determination to pursue them for time enough to
give the system a chance. It takes time to prepare the
foot which has worn a shoe to fit it for a tip, and the
erroneous treatment has to be overcome before the bene-
fit can be derived.

THE AUCTION SALE.

All of the horses which are to be sold at auction next
Wednesday are now at the Oakland Trotting Park except
the work animals. It was a wise plan to take advant-
age of the fine weather and good roads to move the
brood mares and colts, as a journey through the mud
would be a serious drawback. There are so many to be
sold that it would occupy too much space to give individ-
ual descriptions, though a large proportion of those we
have seen are well worthy of minute portrayal. And
should we select a few to sketch the trouble is to make
the selections where there is such a general excellence.
The breaking up of such a magnificent breeding farm is
greatly to be regretted, apart from the loss of so liberal
a man as the late proprietor. Besides the large expen-
diture entailed, an immense amount of labor and no
little judgment and discrimination were necessary to get
such a good lot of mares together. Then so far as good
looks go the selection of a stallion, worthy to be placed
at the head of such a magnificent stud, was well made,
and there is scarcely a question that the young Stein-
ways will play a prominent part when the time comes
for them to show their metle. To prevent misunder-
standing, all of the colts named in stakes were nomina-
ted by Samuel Gamble, so that the death of Mr. Cook
does not disqualify them, and they will be sold with
their engagements. This gives an additional value,
which purchasers can readily understand. That bar-
gains will be obtained is as nearly certain as can be,
and it is rare indeed when such an opportunity is offered.
We would advise those who contemplate buying to
visit the park before the day of sale, when there will be
a better chance to see them than in the hurry of an auc-
tion sale.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

A Horseman of Napa county and a man after our own
heart writes us as follows: Inclosed find five dollars, amount
for subscription to the Breeder axd Sportsman. I am well
pleased with the investment, as it is the only paper on this
coast that makes "honest and equitable sports," especially
racing, its principal object, upon which foundation its success
is inevitable. Honesty and intelligence are twin sisters, upon
which the future success of our breeding and trotting inter-
ests depend. You have my sincere wishes for continued
success.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or
telegraph.

Ike, Tombstone, Arizona:

We had a race here recently (five horses). They went for
a nurse. Three of the horses sold as choice in the pools and
two in the field. The judges called up the horses and they
scored several times but did not get the go. The judges then
told them to go to the stable and gave them fifteen minutes
to get ready. They were again called up and all came but
one (one of the horses that sold third choice). Now, do I get
my money back from the pool box on that horse that did not
start? He sometimes sold separate and sometimes in the
field. I bought him separate. The favorite won and the
juges did not say anything about the horse that did not start.
They all came up the first time, received their instructions
and positions, but they scored so long that they were ordered
back to the stables. The second time the horse failed to
come up. Do I get my money back?

Answer — It is impossible to arrive at the merits of the
case from the above statement of facts. Under the rule a
race "starts" when the riders are weighed. After that no
horse can forfeit, but must face the starter or be ruled off
the course. The question in the case seems to hang oh. the
postponement. Rule 47 says: "If an accident happens to
horse or rider the starter may.grant a reasonable delay not to
exceed fifteen minutes, which in extreme cases may be ex-
tended by the judges and when this is granted the riders may
dismount and the horses be clothed. "

Onr corresponeent fails to state what the occasion of the
temporary postponement was, or whether on the second ap-
pearance of the horses the riders were weighed and all po-
sitions drawn again.

A Subscriber, Sacramento:

1. Thedam of Judge Clement's colt by Electioneer was An-
nie Laurie by McCracken's David,Hill Jr., second dam Kitty
by Owen Dale.

2. He is not gazetted in the " Stud Book."

C. H., Sacramento:

1. From the information we have, and we have no doubt
of its correctness, Maggie S, by Bayonet, is the same that was
originally called Betsy Bland. First dam Joe Stouer mare
by Joe Stoner; second dam by imported Sovereign; third dam
Little Emily, by Wagner; fourth dam Emily Speed, by im-
ported Leviathan ; fifth dam by Pacolet.

2. We have made several attempts heretofore to trace Lady
Fashion, by Belmont, but without success. If you havo any
information that will furnish a clue, please forward it.

Farmer, Bloomfield:

We pay no attention to anonymous communications.

Ed, San Luis Obispo:

1. Chieftain, b h, foaled 1356, got by Hiatoga (Old Togue),

son of Bice's Hiatoga; dam by Trimble's Eclipse, son of
American Eclipse. His get have figured on the turf in this
State creditably to themselves and their sire.

2. We know nothing of any horse called Wilson Lennon.
H you can furnish any data that will assist in tracing do so,
and we will endeavor to find the line.

Sub., San Jose:

I would like some information on splints. None of our
horse men here seem to understand how to remove them or
prevent their coming. Can you remove a splint of one or
two years' standing without leaving a spot or blemish ?

Answer — The best remedy we have tried isonepartbiniodide
to mercury to eight parts of lard. Mix thoroughly and rub
in. Bepeat during ten days or two weeks until the enlarge-
ment disappears.

♦

Erratum.

By an error in making up the first form of this week's
paper the article on Wheatly is badly disconnected at the fin-
ish. In the following repetition the lost paragraph is in-
serted, and the damage repaired as far as possible:

The get of Medoc swept everything before them when they
came upon the trade, and though he was killed by a falling
tree when a comparatively youug horse, his sons and
daughters played a prominent part in the racecourses of
Kentucky and Tennessee. He has been termed the best son
of American Eclipse, and with good grounds to base the
claim upon. It is needless to dilate on the merits of im-
ported Expedition in California as our Belmont had a double
cross of the blood, and in addition to the honors won on the
turf it comes into prominence in trotting pedigrees.

Wheatlev has not yet had an opportunity in the stud; the
only one of his get which we know of having been trained is
Kosette. She showed remarkably well, but a leg gave way
in the commencement of her career.

She was certainly a very promising filly and in her races at
Petaluma in 1SS1, when she beat Tillie C, Night Hawk and
Carmelita 1} miles in 2:46}, and a race of heats of a
mile in 1:47 £, 1:52, and won so easily, this was no meas-
ure of her speed. On a half-mile track this was a good per-
formance, and insures the get of Wheatley from good mares
being " sure- enough" racehorses.

A Concurring Opinion on the Poultry Question.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman: Tour correspondent
from East Oakland has about the correct idea as to the poul-
try diseases of this climate, but I think, with reasonable care
in selection of breeding stock, breeding from none but
healthy, hardy fowls, with due care in feeding and rearing
young, you would be quite free from disease and make the
business profitable; but if one thinks all he has to do is to
buy the fowls, throw down a little grain occasionally, and get
liberal returns, he will find himself mistaken, for I find eter-
nal vigilance is the watchword for a successful poultry fan-
cier. As he says, one might be successful in the East, but
would find he had many things to learn here, which would have
to be learned by hard experience, although six years ago I
was a novice in the business, and started out with a stock of
mixed fowls of 106 and cleared $260 that year, after having
to buy everything; then I imported thoroughbred stock, and
have succeeded well with it; find ready sale for all surplus
stock ; am using an incubator this season ; am in hopes to
raise a greater quantity. A. J. Axbeb.

Santa Clara, Feb. ISth.

Joe Hooker. — Our own preference over Norfolk is the
white-faced giant that stands in the adjoining stall to him —
Joe Hooker. We will die in the belief that he was the fast-
est horse ever saddled on a California track if he would have
but run kindly. We once saw him sulk and "prop himself"
three times in a mile, and then lap out Bradley in the ex-
cellent time of 1:46. He is the largest horse we ever saw,
not to be called coarse, and has so fur gotten more racers than
any horse of his age on the coast. — T. B. Merry.

Sales by Jay Beach. — At Cascade Stock Farm, Linkville,
Oregon, the following sales have been recently made: To
C. S. Moore, of Linkville, b c, weanling, by Altamont; dam
by Joe Hooker, son of Vermont. To S. W. Payne, of same
place, blk c Minstrel, foaled 1SS0, by Altamont; dam the
Cranston mare. Also blk c Tresmau, foaled 1SS1, by Gradu-
ate, son of C. M. Clay Jr.; dam by Mike, sire of Barney,

Sale of Silvertiireads. — Henry White has sold the gray
stallion Silverthreads to J. D. La Monte, who will drive him
as a pole mate for Carlisle, a full brother to Ashley. Silver-
theads is a horse of fine style and should make a slashing
roadster. He was was bred by L. J. Bose and sired by The
Moor, his dam Glendule, believed to be by Belmont or Owen
Dale.

Foal. — At the Cienega ranch, Los Angeles County, Feb.
— , the- chestnut mare Eva Coombs, by Billy Cheatham —
Ruby by Winnebago, dropped a filly foal, chestnut with strip
in face and hind legs white, by Hock Hooking. | Capt.
Hutchinson claims the name of Edafor this foal, and adds
"Eda is, as usual with Hock Hocking's get, ^ very large.

A match race has been made between the Sly mare, backed
by Jesse Simpson and others, and Dave Payne's mure, for
§500 a side. The distance to be run is a quarter oi a toils
and the race will take place at Puceuix on Saturday, the 24th
inst. \Vm. Simpson will ride the former and W. S
Jr. the latter. Two hundred dollars forfeit has Wen put up,
bo the event will in all probability take place.

P. Beardon, of San Jose, has sold to W. V. Gaffey, of the
San Andreas dairy, Santa Cruz county, a two-year*old Dur-
ham bull, by Muyuard 2d 46,601 bom Nora 2d bj
Maynard 14,881, Mr. Gaffey has gives the youngster the
euphonious title of Oleomargarine) I. He is the on!}
ouhgbred Durham in the Pajaro valley.

Leading cattle men of Colorado express the
the loss of cuttle on the ranches by the recent
OXOeed five per cent. The loss of sheep is BOH

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POULTRY.

Modern Artificial Hatching and Hatching
Apparatus.

Part IX— Tile Artilieial Metliod.

I beUeve that nothing has so perplexed stndents of arti-
ficial incubation as the vast difference in fertility and natural
vigor of eggs. The male and female birds may be in the
finest condition, apparently, fed and cared for in the best
manner; the season may be* the most favorable; the eggs, per-
haps, thoroughlv reliable, even, up to a certain date; yet
weak or wholly infertile eggs are liable to be encountered at
any time, possibly at the most critical and interesting period.
It is beyond human rjeuetration to distinguish between fer-
tile and infertile eggs, by their appearance, before placing
them under heat; neither is it possible to foretell the
degree of vigor of an egg after it is determined to be fertile,
before hatching, except in a very limited way.

As partly stated in my remarks on natural hatching, eggs
are sometimes wholly clear and infertile, from which no life
can possibly be evolved; then we find those which will, after
a few hours in the proper conditions, show a trace of life
barely, but the embryo dies, almost at its first appearance;
others, a trifle more "vigorous, may retain life a few hours or
days onlv; while others still live to the time for hatching,
and the chicks die in the r efforts to liberate themselves,
sometimes even partly out of the shell — all this through dif-
ference in natural vigor.

The great obstacle to the novice lies in the fact that good
treatment of poor eggs frequently closely resembles, in, the
outcome, faulty treatment of good eggs. Many a time in my
early experience have I undertaken to demonstrate a theory
which I had built in my mind, and, upon the unfavorable de-
nouement of a three-we'eks trial, abandoned my theory, hav-
ing lost my time and misspent my money, with really notning
learned, the trouble lying, as my later experience taught me,
in the eggs. I have" also frequently been convinced, by a
single hatch, that a principle was right, judging from the
outcome — the percentage of chicks hatched — while the point
I was testing, as I afterward demonstrated, was barely endur-
able to the eggs, and only escaped detection at the time by
having been tested on exceptionally strong, vigorous ones.
It is scarcely necessary to remark that the effect of trying
doubtful principles on poor eggs was depressing in the ex-
treme. The reader may judge something of the pleasures of
experiment in this line when I inform him that over two
thousand five hundred unhatched eggs were laid away in the
cold, cold ground by me in the pursuit of what threatened at
times to prove a veritable ignis fatuus. If the reader has a
friend who is over-sanguine that he can make an incubator
" off-hand, " at less expense than to buy one of tested and
approved principles, do him a service and give him the above
facts.

Experiments have to be conducted step by step, twenty-
one days, in most cases, being consumed by each step. It is
generally impossible to experiment on two or more points at
the same time, unless more than one incubator be used, for
the reason that success or failure of the trial of a certain
question must be determined while all other conditions are
unchanged, else effects cannot positively be t.aced back to
their causes, and hence intelligent deductions cannot be made
for future guidance.

Among a considerable number of eggs, some will always be
found either entirely clear or weak. The greatest outcome of
chicks I have ever known to be hatched from a given num-
ber of eggs, without loss from either infertility or weakness,
was twenty-seven.

All have heard of remarkable hatching by cats, etc. I
think no one ever heard, however, how large percentages
were brought out by these accidents. Strange instances of
the kind have happened. A friend living at Tulare, in this
State, tells me that a chicken was hatched, in exceptionally
hot weather, from a basket of eggs upon a grocery counter.
The chick was cared for and raised as a pet, and" was living
when I last heardfrom it. Another friend states that in ear-
ly times, while keeping a restaurant in the mines, he one day
missed a dish of eggs. They were not found until three
weeks thereafter, when, chickens being heard to peep in a re-
cess behind the range, the dish of eggs was discovered, with
several chickens hatched and hatching. It was recently
related in the papers how a prisoner hatched an egg
by the heat of his body. Eggs have frequently been hatched
accidently from manure-heaps and other places where the
heat was approximately right.

It has long been definitely known, in short, that exception-
ally vigorous eggs may be hatched (very small percentages) in
heat alone, or with but few of the other proper conditions,
in widely differing degrees, and it has been by taking ad-
vantage of this fact that inferior contrivances have been
made to go — speaking of the matter in a commercial sense.
If an "iucubator" be sold to a novice and he succeeds in
making even a desperately poor hatch, he is ready, in the first
flush of his unwarranted exuberance, to furnish the decep-
tive testimonial which sells many more. It may be put down
as a rule that the longer a person runs one of the great major-
ity of the machines sold for* the purpose, the less flattering
will be his indorsement of it, except it be to sell his own
machine !

It is this kind of business that has naturally produced, in
the minds of many, serious doubts as to the practicability of
artificial incubation at all. It was with this class of contriv-
ances that I had my first experience, and it was with them,
principally, having tried to hatch according to their "instruc-
tions," that I sacrificed much of my time and money, and so
many eggs, in the finally vain effort, in most of them, to pro-
duce respectable hatches from the best of eggs.
Unfortunately for the poultry world, the results of the La-
os of the ablest authorities on this subject have
seemingly been suppressed — they are certainly very meager
— and & cloud of mystery has been thrown about the sub-
ject. In reality the correct principles of artificial incubation
are very simple — the application, only, uf those principles
very difficult. The condition- to the best I

(so far i\n they relate to a hatching machine), stated in terse
terms, are simply: Pure, humid air, maintained at the
right temperature at ttu B of the egg (the lower

being somewhat cooler) the requisite time. Show me an ap-
paratus which will keep up these conditions on every egg,
ami, apart from c insiderabons •>( convenience and economy,
I will show foot as can be made, no

matter who made it nor where it came from.
Tare air can only be continuous, owing to the throwing off
janes from eggs in heat, uud particularly during the last
<-i x) ■ period of incubation, by constantly heating cold, fresh
air v.nd pfU | from

thi .1. The probl ire, comes to this: H<

v egg, in a chamber the Lower part or floor of which is
with eggs, be tr- .ted the same ? That is, how can
bamber, at the upper surface of the eggs, be kept at

the same temperature, or approximately the same, in every
part, in air constantly in motion, while each receives, also,
its proportion of humidity ?

But I shall reserve detailed consideration of the mechanical
features of artificial hatching apparatus for Part III, and ask
the reader, whose patience I may have already taxed, to enter
with me upon an imaginary three weeks' hatchingenterprise.
We will assume that we have a good incubator, for we pur-
pose to pursue the artificial hatching of eggs in a practical
and successful manner and according to the best of my
judgment, based upon extended experiment and experience.
We first start the machine according to instructions and run
it until we are satisfied that it is perfectly adjusted as to
heat. As our trays or drawers are of the kind which admits
of packing the eggs together a s closely as possible, we follow
the valuable advice of an acquaintance of mine who has ideas
of his own, and by turning the eggs partly on their small
ends, setting them together so as to occupy all available
space, we shall get in at least one-tenth more eggs than
would lie flat on the same surface. Our machine is so con-
structed that we can maintain pure, heated air at the top of
the eggs to within one degree of a given point. We run it at
the temperature which has been found to be proper for
our incubator, which we shall maintain, by the way,
through the entire time of hatching, as nature has positively
provided for the proper heat for the interior of the eggs at all
times, if we look after the exterior only. Taking advantage
of this circumstance, we shall, if our incubator is constructed
for the purpose (and it certainly ought to be) put in as many
trays of eggs at first as we know to be fresh and as we con-
sider to be fertile and strong. We niay have had consider-
able difficulty in getting such eggs, and to fill an incubator
of any considerable capacity at one time with them may have
been impossible. We may add other trays as we obtain
proper eggs, at any time.

It would be difficult to state how long eggs may be kept,
without disadvantage, before being set; they sometimes hatch
well after having been laid a considerable time. It is my
practice to discard eggs that have been laid more than ten
days, with exceptions to the rule, however. According to my
experience eggs are not easily injured by being jarred, as
some people imagine.

Among our eggs we have, in spite of all our pains, ob-
tained them, unknowingly, of wide variation in fertility and
strength. However, we shall be able to tell by and by,
which are good and which are bad, and as we have been care-
ful to previously mark each egg with some sign to designate
the source whence we obtained it (using a common lead pen-
cil for the purpose) we shall govern ourselves accordingly
when we put in the next hatch. Every niorning and every
evening we turn each egg half over, trim the lamp according
to directions and attend to moisture.

For some little time you are somewhat surprised to find
the eggs no warmer, but about the fifth day we proceed
to a test. We hold an egg to the opening of the tester,
with the side up which was uppermost in the machine. It
seems semi-transparent, and at the top, close under the shell,
we discover an embryo. It resembles, as we have said be-
fore, a red spider, the veins which run out from the center of
the germ corresponding to the legs of a spider. As we turn
the egg about, the embryo travels slowlv, evidently seeking
the top of the "white," whichever way we revolve it.
Nothing else of interest is to be seen. The next egg proves
to be a hard one to test, as its shell is so thick and dark that
we can scarcely see through it. But we discoverthe embryo,
though it is not so distinct. ^Ve try another and find that,
although the shell is exceedingly clear, no sign of an embryo
is visible. The whole interior seems filled with a very trans-
parent liquid, but- after seeking it carefully we find a faint
cloud. This is the yolk. The egg is as fresh as when put
into the incubator, and would so remain for several days
were we to leave it; but we remove it, for there is no life, nor
anything that can become life, in it. Next we see an egg
which has a thick, colored shell. We can discover no em-
bryo, but as we are not sure it is clear, leave it in. Now
comes an egg which has a very clear shell, and we see a
small, dark spot floating at the top. As we turn the egg in
our fingers the motion of this spot is much more rapid than
that of the redspider. This is a dead embryo, the result of
a faint trace of impregnation, but too weak to survive more
than a few hours, probably. Throw it out. Here is an egg
which seems all right as far as the embryo is concerned, but
we see a faint red semi-circle, seemingly independent of
the embryo altogether. It is but a mere thread, but it means
that some of the blood vessels of the germ have been
ruptured, and that death is inevitable. We will leave it in
and look at it again at the next rime for testing. Should we
find one with a fractured shell we will remove it, as it would
never hatch.

We have now seen samples of all the eggs at this stage,
and we throw out those that we know to be dead or clear and
all we know will die, with the exceptions mentioned.

About the seventh day we test again. The thick-shelled
eggs we had doubts about have now so far developed that we
can determine the actual condition of most of them. Some
are still clear, some show a live embryo, and one is yet doubt-
ful, as we can see an embryo, but whether alive or dead we
cannot say. So we leave it in for another test. We now find
a clear-shelled egg, with a beautiful live embryo, much larger
than before, the veins very distinct, and covering one whole
side of the egg nearly. Other parts of the egg show some-
what cloudy. The next egg reveals a well-defined red circle.
Throw it out or it will rot in a few hours. It is the one in
which we saw the small thread of a circle, but in which the em-
bryo was alive two or three days ago. The germ is now plainly
dead and adhering to the shell. The egg we now examine
shows an embryo, but it looks decidedly sick, and its neigh-
borhood has a mottled appearance. It is of no use. The
egg we next examine shows a black spot at one side, fast to
the shell. Dead embryo again; but in this particular case no
red ring appears.

Every day we turn the eggs twice, and we are always vigi-
lant to see that the moisture is properly kept up. The ma-
chine should give us no trouble whatever so far as keeping
heat right is concerned, a few adjustments in the first few
days being the entire care, occupying but a few minutes alto-
gether.

We test frequently now, say every third day. As we have
been throwing out clear and weak eggs, by the twelfth day
or so the remainder will lie down level; and now you see
the advantage of my friend's plan in "upending" them a
trifle when setting your incubator. I at first feared unfavor-
able results from this idea, but experiment has removed all
doubt. Of course you understand that by the arrangement
we economize in space to the extent, generally, of about the
number of eggs thrown out.

By this time the eggs begin to feel quite warm, as com-
pared to what they did at first, and they are steadily beconi-
nt; less clear, while the chick moves about- more, and is a
very prominent object.

From this time out testing is quite different. If we find a
cold egg we may be sure it is dead. If we find one which

gives a peculiar, ground-glass ring as you handle it, it is
probably one of those we were in doubt about and is now
certainly bad. If you should leave it a day or two longer, it
would exude yellow, moist spots, and if not taken out soon,
would burst. It is to avoid such eggs remaining with the
others that we have taken so much care. Their pres-
ence is damaging at all times, and if suffered to accumulate,
they would do much harm. If we have accomplished our
work welL every part of the egg chamber, up to the time of
hatching, will be perfectly sweet, with a slight smell of fresh
lime, and the eggs have the same appearance as though from
under a hen. Little can be done with the tester from about
the fifteenth day, because of the eggs becoming too opaque,
except to find, occasionally, a dead ehicfc, when, instead of
being darker, generally a considerable portion of the egg is
quite watery.

On the nineteenth or twentieth day the chick shows a
trifle in the air-cell. If we have attended to the instructions
regarding moisture, the air-cells are only a little larger than
when we put them in.

When an egg is " chipped " or " pipped, " it is something
of an advantage to place it so the chick can easily cut around
the cap (as described in natural hatching) without meeting
an obstacle on the outside. This can usually be done by
turning the large end up a little, as when placing them in the
machine at first.

It sometimes happens that a little assistance can be given
a chicken in its efforts to escape from its shell; but, as a rule,
a bird which cannot free itself is too poor to be of any value
should it emerge.

Our incubator having the proper arrangements, the chicks
in the trays which are hatching cannot foul the later eggs
which may be in the machine. This is important. When
all eggs are hatched that are due at one time, the egg-chamber
must be free from all traces of anything which could decom-
pose in the heat, if later hatches remain in the machine.

I have described natural hatching at some length in Part
I, and have repeated, purposely, in this part, most of that
which corresponds to natural hatching, with the intent of
impressing the salient points on the mind of the reader, who
is, I presume, in most cases a novice in the matter.

It all lies in a nutshell. If you have a good machine, if
care is taken to turn the eggs, to give them the requisite
heat and moisture, and to keep bad eggs from accumulating,
you have accomplished all in my judgment, that can be ac-
complished by natural incubation, and your percentages will
be as good. If you are unwilling or incompetent to take the
pains, take my advice and let others run incubators. Seven-
ty-five per cent. I consider fair, eighty per cent, good, eighty-
five per cent, excellent, and ninety per cent, and upward ex-
traordinary. Clear eggs must be left out of the account al-
together.,

It is an exceedingly convenient thing if an incubator is so
made that the chicks can remain in the egg-chamber until
perfectly dry, which may occupy say four hours or so.

East Oakland, Cal., Feb., 'S3. " . G. E. D.

The Odds in England.

Winter betting in London, especially for the Guineas and
Derby, is less this year than ever before. . The papers more
or less in the interest of the "leviathan bookmakers !1 made
the most of every hundred bet, while those against the sys-
tem are ever ready to deal it a blow. Among them is Truth,
which on the 25th ult. said: "Till within the last fortnight
backers have treated the 'classic ' races with what Burke
termed 'a salutary neglect.' Two years ago St. Louis, Bal
Gal and Scobell were all the rage at this period of the winter
for the coming Two Thousand and Derby. Not one of these
animals ever obtained a place, and last year it was the same
melancholy story with Dutch Oven, Gerald and that arch
imposter, Troll. Shotover and Quicklime, first and second
in both races, were not mentioned till after the Epsom Spring
meeting, as had been the case the previous year with Pere-
grine and Iroquois." With this warning, we present the fol-
lowing as the latest quotations for both the Two Trousand
Guineas and the Derby:

Two Thousand Guineas, run April 25; distance one mile
and seventeen yaids:

Eleven to 2 against Mr. Crawfurd's Macheath {tk.), A. Tay-
lor, trainer.

Seven to 1 against Lord Hastings' Beau Brummel (tk.), 31.
Dawson, trainer.

Eight to 1 against C. Blanton's Prince (tk.), C. Blanton,
trainer.

Eight to 1 against C. Perkins' Chislehurst (tk.), W. P. An-
son, trainer.

Xine to 1 against Lord Ellesmere's Highland Chief (tk.), C.
Archer, trainer.

The Derby, run Wednesday, May 23; distance one and a
half miles:

Ten to 1 against Mr. Crawfurd's Macheath (tk.), A. Taylor,
trainer.

Ten to 1 against Lord Hastings' Beau Brummel (tk.), M.
Dawson, trainer.

Ten to 1 against Prince Batthyany's Talmen (tk. and o.),
J. Dawson Sr., trainer.

One hundred to S against C. Blanton's Prince (tk. and o.),
C. Blanton, trainer.

One hundred to 6 against Lord Falmouth's Galliard (tk.
and o-), M. Dawson, trainer.

One hundred to 6 against Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Ladislas (tk.),
T. Jennings Jr., trainer.

. Twenty-five to 1 against Lord Bradford's Laocoon (o.), T.
Wadlow, trainer.

In addition to the above-named, Sigmophone (T. Cannon),
Energy (C.Arnull), Clairvaux (C. Archer), Keir (C. Arnull),
Highland Chief (C. Archer), Acrostic (F. Bates) and the Het-
ty colt (A. Taylor) have from time to time been supported.
Nearly all these horses are more or less dismissed by the
Truth as of no earthly account except Clairvaux, who is an
own brother of Thebais and St. Marguerite, Keir, Energy
and the Hetty colt. Of the last-named Truth says: "He is
probably a dangerous candidate, but it must be manifest to
the most crude of tyros that, with a large and smart team,
nothing can be more imbecile than to lay out a copper on
anything of Mr. Crawfurd's until the market shows which is
the best, and this is not likely to be made clear until the eve
of the race;" while as to the field the same authority says:
" If ten to one on the field is a proper price for the Derby,
six to one certainly is not a fair offer for the Two Thousand.
considering the probable strength of the field; but I can only
repeat my sagacious advice cf last year, to leave both races
alone till within a few days of their decision. It is a long
time since they have appeared so open."

During the past two months Arthur Davis has trapped
forty beavers on Butte Creek. The hides brought him
about $4 each. These animals have been caught at one dam
on the creek. He intends trapping along Feather river also.
— Chico Jiecord.

1883

%\%z grcciler and j^pnrtsmatt.

COBRESPONDEXCE.

Tiskilwa, 111.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman : Iu spite of storms,
Tour paper arrives promptly on time, which it has done from
the beginning, excepting one week, when it was carried by.
How wonderful are the mail facilities with which we mortals
are blessed ! and still there are greater improvements con-
stantly being added to the system. To say that we enjoy
reading your excellent editorials is not giving the paper half
the respect we entertain for it ; though it comes from far
away over the mountains, telliug of a climate that is peculiar
to itself, giving us information uf a character that is particu-
larly interesting, speaking of horses and domesticated animal
life that originally hailed from this side of the Mississippi,
still there is a fascination to all it contains that exactly
adapts itself to those natures who are given, even the least
bit, to visionary thinking.

As you have afforded myself great pleasure in placing
before the readers of the Breeder and Sportsman graphic
accounts of the California horses, it is but mete and proper
that a return of knowledge be furnished, and though the
supply to draw from is not by any means sensational, it may
prove better than it reads to the writer.

Tiskilwa is an old village, snugly nestled in a bend of the
Big Bureau, a tributary of the Illinois river, into which stream
it pours its waters some eight miles below this point. Dur-
ing the fifty years of its life Tiskilwa has had numerous
grades of inhabitants ; at first they were the true pioneers, a
roving race of Esaus, then a more industrious class, and
from this latter type sprang a thrifty, venturesome race.
While the third generation hived and flourished sporting of
all kinds held full sway. It was during the height of those
young bloods' supremacy that our driving park assumed pro-
portions and gave promise of being a permanent fixture ; but
alas for the plans of man ! the hard times of 1S77 pinched
the pockets of the principal stockholders, they were com-
pelled to close out their business, and nearly all who were
most closely identified with the trotting interests pulled up
their tents and hike the Arabs " stole silently away."

With the many young men who sought new homes farther
west journeyed the life and hope of our local driving park,
and that body corporate gradually became a wreck of its
former vitality. During the four years that meetings were
held on its grounds the society enjoyed as full a patronage as
could be expected at a race meeting in the country. Freeport,
Tiskilwa, Mendota and Earlville formed a very strong interior
circuit and at our meetings the entries were sufficiently nu-
merous to pay all purses ; this is not the case with many of
the meetings at present which are held on tracks of minor
importance. Of the four tracks named as being members of
this local circuit not one exists to-day in working condition,
hard times and a change in the sentiment of the communities
in which they existed having been the main cause of their
failure. At Tiskilwa a new grade of society came to the
front ; the young men having left, their places were rilled by
persons of older years and of entirely different tastes. The
draft horse has taken the place occupied by the trotter, while
creameries and cheese factories absorb the attention of the
majority of our farmers.

As came, flourished and departed these various types of
humanity, so throve and passed away the different breeds of
horses. The Morgans were the only class held in -repute
during the early years, afterwards succeeded by the Tucka-
hoes, who in time were a greater success, to judge from the
number of their followers, than ever the Morgans dared to
be. An American Star cross next attracted general attention
, and when their day had ceased, the Norman and Clyde made
their appearance, shortly followed by members of the Ham-
bletonian, Bashaw and the Canadian families, until at present
every breeder can be suited in his tastes. From Wineman's
Logan (2£S) and Clay Patchen, a son of C. W. Clay Jr.
(Strader'sJ there came a light sprinkling of Clay blood; these
stallions made one season each in this vicinity and left some
stock suitable for farther breeding. A son of Green's Ba-
shaw added his mite to the list and he, too, went his way, to
be followed by Menelaus, who, in the single season he re-
mained here, sired the since famous mare Cleora, record
2:l8f, that was glory enough for the son of Hani bletonian,
and he was returned to Chicago. At present, we have Cap-
tain, record 2:2S. by Billy Denton, son of the Hero of Ches-
ter; McGregor Chief, by Kobert McGregor (2:18), dam by
Toronto Chief; Temple O, by Post's Hambletonian, dam
Lady Hunt, by Starlight, a son of Blood's Black Hawk; Han-
cock, by Romulus, dam Jennie L (2:29-}), by Hoagland's
(irey Patchen, dam Zepher, the dam of Harry Clay (2:23|;
and last but not ler.st, a son of imported Messenger, some-
thing in the way of horseflesh that no other section can
boast of. This last animal is seven years old and was either
sired by the ghost of the old grey stallion, or else sprang at
once, like an iynisfaluus, from the grave of that celebrated
sire. The general impression at present is, that the son of
Messenger will appear another season as a direct offspring
from the bay stallion that Noah carried with him in the ark;
whether this is only a surmise or the work of an incredulous
believer, I am not prepared to say. Of all the many classes
of horses with which we have been blessed, the imported
draft horse appears to be the only one that has come to stay,
and it must be admitted that theNorman and Clyde stallions
have brought more dollars to our community than all
others. While my preference has always been with the
clean-limbed runner and the sure-footed trotter, I have never
allowed myself to become prejudiced against the draft ani-
ma1, for it is a settled fact that large horses have to be reared
in order to meet the demand caused by heavy work and it is
preferable to have those that are in every way fitted for the
laborious calling. Excellence, I hold, is as necessary to suc-
cess in the breeding of draft animals as it has been demon-
strated to be in the rearing of race horses. In conclusion, it
is not necessary to state that a few regret the inertia which
prevails among the many, nor that they refer with pride to
those days when the mountain came once a year to Mahomet,
and brought among us the stir and bustle incident to a
week's racing; for the future it will be necessary for poor,
dilapidated Mahomet to hie himself away to the high hill if
he cares to witness a horse race. Columbus.

Tiskilwa, 111., Feb. 8, 1SS3.

In and About Chico.

Editor Breeder asd Sportsman: Horse news is very
scarce up here at present, but all the people in the business
are giving their favorite colts aud trotters their first touches
towards getting them in order for the fall races and fairs.
The epizootic and pinkeye have been quite bad up here this
winter; quite a large portion of the farm horses aud mules
have been down, and several 6ne bred ones. I saw a notice
of the death of Blue Bonnet in your last number, and Mr. Mc- J
Intosh came very near losing Exact about the same time.

Mr. Mcintosh has a half-mile track at his ranch and has six
colts leading and being driven, some of them showing a fine
turn of speed. The first is Exact, a bay filly by Prompter
— Kate Signal, by Signal, her dam *by Illinois Medoc,
Prompter by Wilson's Blue Bull. This filly was showing
very well before she was taken with pinkeye. Sally Mc-
Kiin, two years, by Prompter — Susie Brown, "by Blackbird,
is a good one and is entered in the Stockton Stakes to come
off during their fair. A yearling by Singleton — Kate Signal;
this cold is named Signet and is a large, rangy fellow, and if
he does not prove a trotter, I shall be disappointed. Black
filly Solitaire, by Singleton — Kate by Frank Tollman, he by
the sire of Ella Lewis, who has a record of 2:27, Kate's
dam Kate Signal. A weanling by Singleton, dam by Geu.
Reno, is just as fine a colt as ever I saw and has a tine way
of going. Tim Barnard of the Fashion Stables has a two-
year-old by Buccaneer that he has just commenced to break
and like all that horse's colts I ever saw is well gaited. At
the track Jas. Hasty has a two-year-old by Buccaneer, dam
by Gen. Keno. I have not seen it moving but the boys say
it is a clipper. Sherman has a three-year-old filly; also a
two-year-old by Brigadier, that could trot in three minutes
last fail, and a fine rangy chestnut colt, weanling, by Briga-
dier.

Tim Murphy has a chestnut roan, Maggie R, three years,
by Veto — by Belmont. She is working for half-mile|runniug
races. Also a light roan two years old by Billy Newell — by
Belmont; also a black gelding, yearling, by Prompter — by
Belmont. He is being broke to harness with a view of making
a trotter out of him. We had an impromptu race here on
the 10th. Mr. Mcintosh named bay gelding Fred Ackerman,
pacer. Chas. Sherman named a grey gelding who does not
yet sport a title. Ackerman won in straight heats. Time,
3:03, 3:08, 3:0U. Stakes $40.

I was over to the Kancho Reavis a few days ago and saw
some very fine colts, also that game old trotter Blackbird;
although over twenty years of age he shows all the fire and
vigor of a young horse. There are about seventy brood
mares on this ranch and they are stinted to different horses,
some to Mr. Beavis' Norman horse Bloomington, some to
the old hero Blackbird, Gibraltar, Singleton, and others to
his jacks, of which he has two imported from Kentucky, and
are fine looking fellows. They have the largest bone I ever
saw for jacks and they should produce fine mules. I saw
May Howard and her colt William B, by Blackbird. He is
three years old, a fine looker. Mamie Hall by Blackbird — by
Billy McCracken, full sister to Susie Brown, who trotted at
three years old in 2:42. Mattie Solomon by the old horse —
by Independence, by Boston. This mare and Orphan Girl
are in foal to Abbotsford and should produce trotters. A very
fine chestnut colt by Blackbird — by imported Hercules, is a
yearling and a beauty to look at. We were next shown Ned
Forrest, a chestnut gelding by Blackbird — by Volscian, by
imported Glencoe. He has shown 2:25 in his work but
seems to be unlucky, always meeting with some mishap to
keep him from showing his speed in public. The nest was a
black filly, yearling, by Blackbird — by Volscian, bay colt by
Blackbird — by Blackbird. This latter fellow is as fine as
silk. And now Mr. Gore introduces ns to his favorite, a
black filly, yearling, with a small star, by Singleton — by
Blackbird, grandam by Lancet, and her trainer and groom
tell me she is a perfect marvel of speed in the bitting har-
ness. We saw some very fine two-year-old Buccaneers, but
time was too short to look at any except those that were up;
in fact one would have to stay a whole day at least to give them
a fair notice. One can buy any size, shape or color he may
fancy at the Kancho Reavis. He has quite an extensive herd
of thoroughbred Durham cattle. His bull Twilight — by
Stonewall, is a magnificent animal. Mr. Reavis is building a
mile track and a string of stables and when finished they
will be the equal of any private training establishment on
this coast.

I noticed an article in your last number advocating the
placing of shelves around the inside of box-stalls to pre-
vent horses from rubbing. A plan that I have tried with
success is to place the lining or casing boards np endways
and let the foot or lower end stand out from the wall say ten
inches and the upper ends against the wail of the building.
Then it will be impossible for your horse to back up and rub
and does not seem favorable for neck or mane rubbing as is
the case with shelves. Occasionally.

Chico, Feb. IS, 1883.

Mambrino on Tips.

Editor Breeder a>"d Sportsman: For many years I have
been an interested reader of your writings upon various sub-
jects pertaining to horse economy. Particularly ha*e I been
interested in your articles upon the horse's foot, and tips and
their uses. I also read and greatly enjoy the varied and ex-
cellent writings upon the horse of Mr. Busby. Of late, Mr.
Busby has expressed a decided opposition to the use of tips
and criticizes you most liberally for advocating their use.

In your issue Jan. 28, under caption: "Tips Will Do,"
you answered in a measure his criticism, the reading of
which I greatly enjoyed.

In this controversy it seems to me that you have greatly
the advantage of Mr. Busby, as you give ns the benefit of a
series of practical experiments, while Mr. Busby simply
quotes the views of an English veteran of strong prejudices,
also the remarks of a disappointed and passionate turfman
who had lost a race from the "rocking-horse gait," of bis
losing horse caused by wearing tips. Evidently the trainer
believed in tips, had galloped his horse in tips previous to
the race and liked his form sufficiently well to start him.
The owner, of course, mast attributehis failure and disap-
pointment to something, so veuted his spleen on the use of
tips. Who think you was the better judge of racing form
and the use of tips, the trainer or " Me Lord " his owner?

Now, friend Simpson, 1 am no novice in the use of tips
myself; for more than twenty years I have experimented
with them and for many conditions of contracted as well as
sound feet, consider them at times indispensable. I have
now an old family pet, twenty-three years old; owned him
nineteen years; bred in Alabama, and as he is more than one-
half thoroughbred; has to all appearances the perfect foot of
the thoroughbred. For many years he was my favorite
roadster; has trotted, without other preparation than roading,
in a race in 2:34. I first wintered him North when eight
years old; after the winter's use in the snow, his feet became
hard and the horn brittle, and in spite uf careful attention he
went lame in May. I then took him to the blacksmith, at-
tended personally to applying tips, giving him a fair frog
bearing, and in two weeks he was all right; put on his shoes
again iu July and had lots of fun with him at the fairs aud
winter sleighing. The next spring, lame again, and again
tips and "old Mack" was O. K. again. For years be has been
my wife's phaeton horse but his summer wear has been tipfl
and he is, to-day, like an eight-year-old. Several years ago,
returning from a short absence in the spring, my wife re-
marked to me: "Old Mack has been very lame but the man
has had his tips put on and he is aU right. "

Three years ago I traded for a verv fast mare; her feet
were badly contracted, and although her owner was a noted
horseman, he had allowed her feet to grow outrageously long
explaining, "If you cut down her heels she will be so tender
she can't go a bit." I cut them down however, applied tips,
preserving the proper angle and bearing, drove her all sum-
mer aud winter in them. I blistered her around coronets
three times, and the following spring I had a mare that would
pass as sound to even the critical eve. A year or two ago I
purchased a handsome black mare "in Chicago, cheap, as her
owner, although fond of his mare, would not bother with her
feet, saying: "One blacksmith would cut too much, another
not enough/' etc. She was lame when I bought her, the
owner said, "because her heels had been cut too much,"' aud
they were then more than one-half inch too high. I took
her home, put on the tips, cut her heels down. She was
going sound inside of two wet - | i"a>ter than ever and

has not taken a lame step since; iu speeding had to add a
light toe-weight. As you say, "Tips will do."

Now, if tips bring relief to the horse suffering intense pain
from the inflammatory condition of the contracted foot, and
in many cases restore the foot to its normal condition, they
certainly can work no injury to the sound foot.

The claim that the use of tips causes undue strain upon
the flexor tendons and suspensory ligaments, with corre-
sponding tendency to break down, has no force with nie, for
the same angle can be given to the foot, if tips are properly
applied, as if shod with heavy shoes. I have shod a great
many colts with tips, and it is my custom to shoe in the
early spring with tips all the horses' kept up for pleasure and
exercise during the winter months. Next spring nine will
jog our graveled roads in tips, but when track work begins
they will pave shoes of various weights, as required by differ-
ent gaits, nailed to their rested feet.

I don't wish to be understood that all feet are suited to
their use, as there are many low-heeled horses that need the
protection from concussion of a good, substantial shoe.

There is no danger of their going into general use for fast
road or track work, for not one horse in fifty but requires
more weight to balance their action than can "be put into a
tip. But for certain conditions of the foot and ordinary road
work over good dirt roads nothing can surpass the use of
tips, in comfort to the horn and protection from quarter
cracks, gravel (so-called) and contraction. I shall look for
your future articles on tips with considerable interest, as I
know the subject will be fully and philosophically treated.

Mambrlxo.

BASE BALL.

Battingr.

The signs of the times in the professional arena indicate a
decided improvement in batting in the near future, leading
players of the fraternity having at last come to realize the
fact that they have yet a great deal to learn before they be-
come thorough batsmen. In fact there was quite a change
noticeable in the past season in the views of the more intelli-
gent class of players as to what constitutes true batting skill.
The great drawback to a similar improvement iu batting to
that which has characterized the fielding within the last dec-
ade is the premium which has practically been offered
to batsmen to play for their record instead of for the side in
the handling of the ash. With the publication of monthly,
and even weekly, lists of a team's averages at the bat, and the
annual statistics of the season's batting, a powerful induce-
ment has beenoffered to every batsmen to playfor his record
only. A batsman by constant practice can become quite ex-
pert in the use of his bat, even against the swiftest curve-
pitching, and yet be ignorant of the science of batting. This
science lies in the application of a special theory in regard to
the most advantageous method of using the skill acquired by
practice in handling the bat. The object aimed at by the
scientific batsmen is to secure the most runs with the least
expenditure of muscular strength, and rules which are laid
down for his guidance in this respect constitute the science
of batting. Professional baseball playing is not engaged in
for mere recreation by the members of the team, as in the
case of the amateur class, but for business purposes only,
and to make attractive sport for the patrons of the game.
Thus far fielding has kept pace with the march of improve-
ment, which has been taken up by the professional fraternity,
but batting has almost stood still there being but little im-
provement exhibited by the generality of batsmen over the
play of a dozen years ago. While " headwork " play has
come to be au essential of first-class pitching, mere muscu-
lar strength is exhibited in the batting department of the
game with no more skill than was noticeable in the days
when nothing under a hundred runs to a match would satis-
fy a club's team. By reiteration we might pursue a lengthy
argument in support of our theory, but it must sutfice to say
that all intelligent players now recognize the fact that thai
style of hittiDg which secures the first base by safe hit
the oftenest is the only true criterion of skillful and scientific
play at the bat. Whenever a batsman is seen to neglect op-
portunities for safe hitting he is either a player who has not
brains enough for scientific batting or he is striving solely to
excel in the season's batting averages, and therefore is playing
only for his record, irrespective of auy thought of what good
team-work play requires. Club- managers should make it a
part of a batsman's duties as a team-player to make sacrifice-
hits whenever an extra base or a run can be scored by such
a hit. Sacrifice hitting at times is just as effectual iu scoring
a run as a base-hit, and every time a run is scored on such a
hit the batsman should be credited with a base hit. To see
skillful batsmen facing for the right position in batting and
trying to place a ball when men are running Kim -
batting in its proper form. Wheu uo one is on a base then
a home-run hitter cau indulge in his pet hit without cost.
When all the bases are occupied, too, it is perhaps worth
while to go in for a long hit. but even then it depends upon
the effectiveness of the pitching opposed to the batsmen. —
JWeio York Clipper.

The National Club of Washington will re-enter the pr. i
sional arena this coming season under the management uf
Mr. Warren White. Among the players will be D. Allison,
Huugh, Joy, Evers, Barclay, Noble, Kipp aud Robinson.
The Nationals hare an incloBed ground and they will join
the American Alliance.

The new playing rules of the two eastern professional as-
sociations, who make the nil's oi the game, differ this -
son in a ae plays the fly

gome entirely; the American Association admits of the bound
catch of foul balls.

A league of the colored clubs of Richmond, V :.. T
Philadelphia and other cities is to be organize i
a series of matches played for the colored ch
the United States.

124

tc Iptxete awil j^xcrcistnmt.

Feb 24

THE GUST.

Trap and Wing.

The near approach of the close game season has revived
the interest usually taken in pigeon matches, and within the
past few days the matter has received considerable attention
at the hands of the various shooting clubs. Profiting by the
experience of former seasons, sportsmen generally are in-
clined to take time by the forelock and by this means avoid
many of the disagreeable features which have retarded
both the making and the popularity of matches. Pigeons
have usually been scarce, and when delay has oecured in
making contracts for their delivery, they have been invari-
ably held at such high figures as to make shooting at least a
very expensive pastime. There is every reason to believe,
however, that the present year will be a notable exception to
the rule as there appears to be no dearth of birds, and ar-
rangements have already been entered into by which the
various clubs will be fully provided against any emergency.
A pleasing feature in connection with the near approach of
the pigeon shooting season, is that the interior clubs who
are proverbial for the interest manifested by them in the
sport, are discussing the advisability of making frequent visits
to city sportsmen, on which occasion an interchange of
courtesies bv way of friendly matches will in all probability
be arranged". Club matches are exceedingly popular in the
Eastern States, and anv departure in this direction is calcu-
lated to make the sport all the more lively and
interesting. Considerable difference of opinion exists
among local clubs as to the best grounds for trap-
shooting purposes. At a recent meeting of the Cosmopoli-
tan Club, the subject was thoroughly ventilated,
and it was finally decided to confer with the directors of
other clubs, with a view of finally determining the choice of
grounds. With a view of stimulating a friendly rivalry be-
tween the members, the club proposes to offer three gold
medals for competition, and which will become the property
of those making the first, second and third best averages for
the season's shoot. The diamond medal, which was won
from the California Wing Shooting Club, will be offered as a
special medal, subject to monthly competition at club shoots
and to be won by the person making the highest score. It is
also liable to challenge. Meetings will be held by other clubs
in the near future, and all details for what gives flattering
promise of being a successful trap season will be finally ar-
ranged.

Should Be Stopped.

Complaint is made that the game laws are openly violated
in the vicinity of Menlo Park, where deer are known to have
been killed within the past ten days. On Sunday last a
number of gentlemen from this city started out on a visit to a
friend who owns a farm some eight miles north of the sta-
tion, and were surprised on the following morning to see a
brace of hounds closely pursuing a good-sized buck, and
shortly afterwards followed by a man on horseback. At
some distance from the farmhouse the buck was intercepted
by some Chinamen who dispatched it only to be deprived of
their booty by the mounted hunter. From the statements
which have recently come to hand, the party complained of
as having little respect for the close season is in the habit of
making frequent sallies of this kind, and at the same time
taking little pains to conceal his unlawful conduct. Another
complainant states that fish are being destroyed by wholesale
on the Garcia river by means of giant-powder cartridges.

Pig-eon Shooting at Bird's Point.

M. Ault is proverbially a lone hunter and his manner of de-
coying the sly canvasback has frequently excited the admira-
tion of less fortunate sportsmen. With the aid of an old-fash-
ioned flat bottom, he reaches apparently inaccessible haunts
after having bravely defied the Alviso waves and winds, and
last Sunday after a few hours1 hunt he made the excellent
showing of thirteen widgeons, eight sprigs, two mallards and
four teal.

Messrs. Putzman, Higgins, Stackpole, Mitchell, Wright
and Dr. Kane, visited the Mission San Jose early during the
present week and claim to have struck upon new ground for
quail shooting. They report excellent s|)ort, and regret the
near approach of the close season. During a comparatively
short time they had the good fortune to kill some ninety
quail.

An interesting match was shot at Bird's Point last Satur-
day afternoon between Sergeant Nick Williams of Oakland
and Mr. Hopkins of this city. The conditions of the match
were fifteen birds, thirty-one yards rise, according to Hur-
lingham rules. Clean scores were preserved by the contest-
ants on five birds, the match finally closing in favor of Wil-
liams by a score of thirteen to nine.

The statement made by a contemporary recently that the
largest bag secured in California by a sportsman in one day
was 80 ducks, is erroneous. Mr. Lingenfelsen of the Cali-
fornia Schuetzen Club, on January 21 last, while visiting
Alviso, killed 85 ducks in five hours, using buckshot during
the last portion of the time.

A remarkable score was recently made at double birds in a
sweepstake match, $25 entry, between Stockton sportsmen,
15 pairs, 18 yards rise, 100 yards boundary. C.A.Merrill,
who won the money, succeeded in killing 14 pairs, the odd
bird dying out of bounds.

The Alameda Sportsmen's Club held a clay pigeon shoot at
Adams Point on the following day, five birds at fifteen yards,
with the following score: Williams 5, Smith 4, Lowrie 4,
Alexander 4, Scott 4, Coffin 4, Rector 4, Batchelder 4 and
Derby 3.

A number of good bags were secured last week by local
sportsmen in the vicinity of Alviso, and in consequence it is
only reasonable to expect that the vicinity of the successful
shooting ground will be besieged by enthusiastic gunners.

A match has been arranged to take place at Adams Point
to-morrow between Nick Williams and W. L. Taylor. Con-
ditions, 50 (.lay pigeons each, 20yards rise.

J. P. Anderson returned on Wednesday from a two weeks'
Tint to Stockton. He reports excellent duck shooting in the
tule lands along the San Joaquin.

Nick William 8 and O. K. Hopkins will shoot a match at
Bird's Point this afternoon. Fifteen pigeons each, 31 yards
rise. liurliiigliiini ruled.

i match to-day at Bird's Point between
N. Williams and Mr. Hopkins for $50 a side, 22 birds. Pool
shotting afterwards,

Cn Snnduy last ftfeSBTO. Spencer, Stack, Bowen and Briggs
su i' seeded in bagging fifty ducks, at a point known as the
! ' Ige.

■lorris Lachman returned to the city from a trip along the
>\v gunge on Sunday night with average success,

The San Francisco Gun Club held a shoot on Washington's
birthday at Bird's Point instead of San Bruno, being unable
to secure a sufficient number of birds at the latter place.
Bird deserves a word of praise for the number of pigeons he
procured on so short notice. The match was a handicap,
twelve birds, ground traps, and under rules. The club's
gold medal was won by Mr. Al Havens with a score of nine.
Being the first trap shoot of the season the snap shots had
not got their hand in yet; in fact the shooting was very poor,
but then the pigeons were all strong and lively flyers and
lost but little time fooling around the traps, which fact may
in a measure account for the numerous 0's as seen in the
following scores:

Handicap

Distance

Total

30

1

0

0

n

1

0

1

0

1

1

i

1-7

30

1

0

0

i

0

1

0

1

1

1

l

1-8

Fuller

28

0

0

n

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

ii

1—7

Randall

30

0

1

i

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

i

1—8

26

0

1

i

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0-7

30

0

1

i

1

n

1

n

0

1

1

1

1-8

30

0

0

0

n

l

1

0

n

0

0

1

0—3

Grant

26

1

1

1

l

l

1

n

ii

0

o

0

0—6

30

0

0

II

i

i

1

i

l

1

1

1

1—9

May

28

1

0

0

i

0

0

i

i

0

1

1

1-7

30

1

0

II

i

l

0

i

l

n

1

1

0—7

Orr

SO

1

1

0

0

i

1

i

0

i

n

1

1— X

28

1

0

0

0

0

1

i

0

0

i

1

1—6

28

1

1

0

0

1

0

i

1

1

0

0

0-6

After the above match was shot, several freeze-out matches
were shot off. The same handicap distances were observed
in these as in the first and only members of the club were al-
lowed to participate. The first pool was §27 50 which was
divided between Mr. Orr and Mr. Gordon on five birds. Mr.
Ewing killed four, Babcock two, Coleman three, Fuller two,
Havens one, May two, Grant one, McShane none, Butler
three. The second freeze-out was for a pool of §30. ^In this
Mr. Babcock and Mr. Gordon tied on four birds and divided
the purse. In the third the same contestants shot as in the
other matches, for a purse of $25 which was divided between
Coleman and Fuller who tied on five pigeons. Several shots
having dropped out, left the third pool only $20 which was
won by Mr. Ewing on five birds. The fourth pool was $17
50, won and divided between Ewing and Babcock, three
pigeons each. By this time the live pigeons were running
short so the ground was cleared and clay pigeons substitu-
ted. The first clay match was five clays, eighteen yards
rise; there were six entries for a small purse. Some of those
who had had poor luck shooting live birds thought to do
better with the pottery game, but found the flight of the
one as uncertain as that of the other. One sportsman threw
down his gun with the remark that "he was tired of shooting
at cups and saucers." In the first match Mr. Havens won
with a clean score of all hit. In the second match of six
birds Mr. Ewing was the winner with a score of five hits.
Following are both scores:

FIRST MATCH.

Havens 1 1 1

Butler 1 0 0

Babcock 0 0 0

Ewing 0 0 1

Fuller 0 0 1

Orr 1 1 0

Total
1—5
0—2
1-1
1—3
1—2
1-3

8eco:td match.

Total
10 0 1
1110
1

1111

0 0

1 0

0—3
0—
0-:
1

111 0—3
110 1—4

This about ended the Gun Club's first shoot of this year
and in considering the poorness of the scores we must also
consider the adverse surroundings to good scores. The day
was cloudy and the smoke of the first barrel would not rise
to give the shooter a chance to get in the second shot with
any effect, and also being the first shoot, the sportsmen had
not got their hand in yet. A great many very pretty long
range shots were made. Aside from the members of
the club there were a great many spectators present and the
outside betting was quite lively. The average run of the
betting was two to one on the man though as high as these
was sometimes bet on some of the best shots. Mr. H. H.
Briggs acted throughout in the double capacity of judge and
score keeper to the entire satisfaction of all interested. Harry
Bird, the veteran trapper, was at his post. The sportsmen
and spectators left the grounds at about five o'clock, all well
satisfied with the day's sport.

A Mosquito-Proof Tent.

Noticing with what unanimity my brother sportsmen com-
plain of the persecutions of the mosquitoes, while in the
woods, I am led to give them my experience, and it is quite
extensive, beginning in 1S72, in the mountains of this State,
and since then extended to upper and lower Michigan and
both shores of Lake Superior.

My first regular business interview with the mosquito was
early in June, 1S75. We had pitched tent for the night on
the shore of Batchawaung bay, near the Harmony, on the
north shore of Superior. Our tents were sound and we had
taken the precaution to hang two thicknesses of mosquito
netting inside the doors. We turned in, but alas, not to rest.
The sun had scarcely set when our friends began to drop in,
and in a short time the air was thick with them; they went
to work as though they had not had a meal that season, and
drove us nearly frantic. We flashed powder until the air
was so thick with smoke that we were obliged to lie down in
order to breathe; but it was of no avail; the smoke seemed
just the sauce they needed for their meat, and finally we
were obliged to take to the boats and lie off shore until morn-
ing, when we rescued our property from the fiends and pro-
ceeded on our way. That night broke the spirit of P., who
left for home next day on a steamer we met at the mill. It
was days before we recovered from the effects of the poison.

That and numerous other similar experiences disgusted
me so much that I invented what probably many another
sportsman has made, but I have never seen it mentioned in
print. In the LakeSuperiorcountry I always use a wall tent,
and in addition have a tent the exact duplicate in size made
from fine tarlatan, which I suspend inside the canvas tent.
It is heavily bound at all the seams and has four brass rings
made fast at equal distances along the ridge. There are also
other rings placed at intervals of, say, a foot along the eaves,
i. e., the angle of the roof with the wall of the tarlatan tent.

After pitching the canvas tent I hoist the tarlatan tent up
to the ridge pole by means of cords made fast to the rings on
its ridge and passing over the ridge pole. I then hook the
rings along the eaves into hooks or snaps which are placed
along the top of the wall inside the canvas, thus making the
tarlatan fit snugly to the inner side of the canvas. The
hooks and rings along the wall may be dispensed with and
pins used instead, but I have yet to see the man who loved a
pin.

The wall of the tarlatan tent should be made extra long so
that, say, eighteen inches of it lies on the floor of the tent.
Place yonr baggage along the sides and it will keep the tarla-
tan tight to the ground, and no mosquito or other pest can
enter, save the few who slip in when you enter the tent.

Fine tarlatan or other similar material should be used, as
the meshes of ordinary mosquito netting are too coarse, and
great care should be used in making it up. The seams and
edges should be securely bound with linen or other suitable
material to insure durability. The one I have was made in
1878 and is as good as new to-day.

My experience in the woods leads me to the following con-
clusions, which can be taken for what they are worth, viz.:
That black flies are active in the daytime and prefer the open
to the thick woods, while on the contrary mosquitoes are
active principally at night, and in the thick woods and un-
derbrush. I therefore pitch my camp in the wood, within a
short distance of the stream, and am annoyed but little while
attending to camp duty in the daytime, while at night I build
a rousing fire in front of the tent, throw open the canvas
front and lie inside the tarlatan enjoying my pipe, the cheer-
ful fire, a game of cards and above all the angry protests of
the infuriated mosquitoes who have assembled in clouds but
can't get in.

The tarlatan is light and packs in a very small bundle, and
when on the march should be packed inside the canvas or in
a bag, to prevent it from being torn. This arrangement al-
lows you the free use of your tent without the annoyance
of being compelled to use a head net or other similar de-
vice.

I have called the attention of several dealers in sporting
goods to my tent, but as yet know of none who have put
them on the market.

A word in conclusion. I have found that cosmoline or
vaseline with a little pennyroyal mixed in it preferable to oil
of tar for several reasons, one alone causing me to prefer
them, viz. : that you can carry them in a box and are not an-
noyed by the bottle breaking as it frequently does when you
use the tar. — Presque Isley in Forest and Stream.

THE RIFLE.

At Shell Mound Last Sunday.

The guns lately received by the police department were
tried last Sunday at Shell Mound Park, and some very credit-
able scores were made under the tutelage of Lieutenant
Klein of Company C. Sighting shots were allowed, after
which the following score was made at 200 yards:

,-,,-, (444445545 5— 43\ R-

Fielda 1 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4-42J85

_. . (545444443 5-42) „_

Klem \445544544 4-43 j M

.- . (545544443 4-42 | „

Nash \ 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4-43 ( 8o

rw. i n _- (445445444 4—42 1 _.

CharleaCarr j 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4-42 1 ^

„ ... (544445344 3-40) Qn

BaiIie { 543433545 4-40 f 80

„.. (6-43433435 4-38) M

Clark j 445444534 5-42 J M

,, „, (444333444 4-371 _.

McCarty { 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-39 ) 7C

The California Schuetzen Club will hold a large shooting
festival during the latter portion of June, at which about
$500 in prizes will be distributed. The match will be open
and invitations will be issued to sportsmen throughout the
United States. The shooting will mainly be at 200 yards,
ring bullseye and man targets.

To-morrow a match for a small purse will be shot at Shell
Mound Park. The contestants are H. J. Mangels, O.Lemke,
L. Haak and Chas. Thierbach. The match is twenty shots
at 200 yards on a twelve-ring target.

The proposed match between a pistol team under the '
captainship of Col. Beaver, and a team of archers under J. P.
Allen seems to have been lost sight of.

Officer P. T>. Linville and L. B. Townsend will shoot a
match at 200 yards at the Shell Mound range to-morrow for
$10 a side. Linville allows ten points in fifty shots.

Philo Jacoby has been doing considerable quiet practice of
late, indicating that there is imminent danger of a challenge.

There will be considerable fun among riflemen at Shell
Mound to-morrow. Several matches on the tapis.

Major Smith and Lieutenant McElhinny are announced as
probable competitors for a valuable trophy.

The Turners' Sharpshooters announce a shoot for April 1st.

FISH.

Trout versus Carp. — Mr. Still of Willow brook, tells a good
joke on himself. It is known that three years ago he en-
gaged in carp culture, with which effort catfish and high
water played the mischief. But he knew there were some
large carp left in the pond, and with these he determined to
do the fair thing. He fed them lavishly with curd and other
good fish food, until one day he saw a trout jump inthepond.
This discovery aToused his suspicions, and he concluded to
investigate with a hook and line. In the course of thirty
minutes he landed some twenty fine trout from a foot to -
twenty inches long. His researches in the way of cleaning
one or more of the fish showed that they were loaded with
fat, while the stomachs were completely gorged with curd. It
didn't take Mr. Still long to figure out what had been become
of his young carp and carp spawn, for the trout were large
and ravenous enough to have eaten np the parent carp. —
Eureka Times-Telephone.

John Twigg, the boat builder, has built six large salmon
boats for the Sacramento river, since the first of December.
These boats are twenty-five feet long and cost S250J he has
orders for more boats than he can attend to. The salmon
catching on this coast is fast becoming one of our principal
industries. Mr. T. expects soon to have an order for four-
teen large hunting and fishing boats from far. away Alaska
whose fisheries are fast becoming profitable institutions.

Triplets.— Thos. Meagher of Vallejo township has a
Devon cow that h* is justly proud of. He says that she fur-
nishes milk that is rich as Crcesns, and that she is "as pro
litic as a minister's wife." She has frequently presented him
with twins, but last week she did better than usual, and
brought forth three heifer calves. "They are all doing as
well as could be expected under the circumstances."

H. H. Briggs has experienced quite a demand for the
young pups product of Belle, who won the second prize in
the all-age dog stakes recently at Gilroy.

Capt. J. N. King, Molalla, lost his valuable mare Ida,
mother of the fine stallion Sherman, last week.

1883

ttivxl jiyxrrtswatt.

Rings and a Tree's Age.

M. Charnay, in one of his North American
papers a year ago, declared that he did not
trust the concentric rings of a shrub as a
record of its age in years. He had put the
popular theory to a test during his Central
American explorations, and had found it to
en*. Dr. A. L. Child, in the current Popular
Science Monthly, says he never until then had
seen the authority of this age record disputed,
and when he came, some months later, to cut
down four small trees which he knew were
planted in April, 1871, he resolved to test the
matter, and found that, although they had
only twelve years' growth in them, he could
count on each from thirty-five to forty concen-
tric rings. "I could select twelve more dis-
tinct ones," he says, "between wbich fainter
and narrower or sub-rings appeared. Nine
of these apparently annual rings on one sec-
tion were peculiarly distinct, much more so
than any of the sub-rings, yet of the remain-
ing it was difficult to decide which were an-
nual and which were not." Dr. Child^ then
proceeds:

"Now, to ascertain what relation or connec-
tion there might be between the meteorology
of the several seasons and the growth made
during the same, I selected from my meteoro-
logical records the maximum, minimum and
mean temperature, and the rainfall of the six
growing months of spring and summer of each
of the twelve years of growth. These extracts
I have tabulated, and have appended to each
season the thickness of the ring formed, as
measured on the oblique cut previously de-
scribed. An examination of this table shows
a general relation of cause and effect between
high temperature and large rainfall and greater
growth. But it falls very far short of proving
a general law of ' so much heat and so much
. water during the growing season, to produce
so much wood.' For example, compare the
years 1875 and 1S7S. The temperature of
1S7S for the season is better than four de-
grees in excess of the season of 1S75, and the
rainfall only a little over four inches less, and
yet the growth of 1S75 is seven times what it
wasin 187S. This almost unparalleled growth
of 1S75 — that is, as compared with the other
years — cannot be explained by the above gen-
eral law. But I think the May and June
record of that year throws light upon it. We
see there a maximum heat in May of ninety-
six degrees, higher than I have ever known it
in an observation and record of twenty-five
years, and a mean temperature of the whole
month, also unequaled, of seventy-one de-
grees, and this great heat continued through
the month of June, and no cold spells after
the heat set in sufficient to check the growth.
Then, in connection with this heat, the ground
was well saturated with water when this heated
term began (May 6th) by 1.62 inch of rain on
the 4th. From this on to the 26th of June,
fifteen inches more of rain fell, so apportioned
over the time as to keep the ground saturated.
This synchronous excess of heat and water
evidently produced the abnormal growth.
And probably, as this matter is further studied,
it will be found that these agents, rightly pro-
portioned, operating synchronously, produce
these thicker rings; while as one or the other
is in excess or absent, the growth is checked,
and thus has time to condense and harden,
and form these sub-rings; and the more fre-
quent these alterations, the greater the num-
ber of them."

Chicken Chat.

Somebody wants to know if incubator
chicks are as strong and healthy as those
hatched in the " good old-fashioned way."
Yes sir. Within the last two years we have
raised over 3,000 incubator chicks, and we
never raised anything better in the chicken
line. We have a lot of incubator pullets,
hatched last March, that have been laying
these three months. In the early days of
our incubator experience we, much to our
surprise, hatched out some half a dozen
chicks in a home-made machine, and they
were about the weakest looking lot of chicks
that ever came out of egg-shells. We won-
dered much then, but later we knew that we
had kept the temperature of the egg chamber
too high — not high enough to cook the eggs
outright, but it came precious near it. Mor-
al: When trying to hatch eggs in an incuba-
tor, keep the temperature just where the di-
rections say; don't try the forcing process.

How much does it cost to run an incuba-
tor? Well, that depends upon the kind of in-
cubator and the price of oil in your locality.
For the first-class incubators you may count
upon using about a quart of oil in twenty-
four hours. Now, how mnch does it cost to
"run" a sitting hen three weeks? Remem-
ber that one 300-egg incubator does the work
of twenty-five or thirty sitting hens.

Several somebodies want to know if they
can make the business of raising early chick-
ens for market pay. There you go again!
How can I tell whether you can make any-
thing pay or not? I don't know what kind
of stuff you are made of. I have made it
pay, and others have made it pay, and you
can make it pay if you can go a*t it in the
right way and stick to it. There is not a city
in the United States where nice, plump, early
spring chickens will not meet with ready sale
at paying prices. Large, early spring chick-
ens were quoted at 56 a dozen in Chicago
markets last season. Judge for yourself
whether that would pay or not.

In regard to the best breed to keep for
early market chicks, I must say that the
Plymouth Rocks fill the bill exactly. The
farmer who has good common hens can pro-

duce a good chicken for spring market by
mating his hens with pure Plymouth Eock
cocks. Leghorns and Hamburgs are too
small for market chicks, and the farmer who
has a flock of either variety, and desires to
raise chicks for early market, would do well
to kill or sell the cocks and then mate the hens
with Plymouth Rocks. A cross between the
Asiatics and Leghorns will also produce
good chicks for early spring market. The
pure bred Asiatics in their youth run too
much to legs and pinfeathers to make them
desirable as broilers.

Mind you now, I do not recommend any
of these cross-bred chicks as superior, or even
equal to the pure Plymouth Bocks; I am
only telling those who have the Asiatics,
Leghorns and Hamburgs how to make the
most of them at the least expense. — Fanny
Field in Prairie Farmer.

For Colds, Asthma and Throat
Disorders, use Browx's Bronchial
Troches, having proved their efficacy by a
test of many years. Sold only in boxes.

Market Report.

FLOUK— We quote: Best City Extra, ?6{%S6 12^
Superfine, S4 50@£B; Interior Extra, S5^$5 60;
Interior Sunernne, S3 75(S;S4 50 $? bbl.

WHEAT— The fall of the Liverpool market caused a
ripple to the decline in our local market. No. 1,
quotable at SI 92§f5£l 95; No. 2, SI 87$@$1 90.
Holders ask SI 92^ for extra choice.

BARLEY— Not much change in prices of recent
sa es, Most of tbearrivajs are of brewing quality.
No. 1 Feed quotabla, SI 22>®S1 25; Brewing, SI 30.5,
SI 40; Chevalier, $1 3ii:2Sl 50.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 75; Good, SI 92; Choice,
31 SOSSl 97i p ctl.

RYE— Firm. Quotable at 31 75 for fair to
good.

FEED— Ground Barlev, S28,S330 ^ ton; Cracked
Corn, $36 19 ton; Shorts, S17^S19 ^ton; Oilcake meal
the oilworks sell to the trade at 535 $> ton, less
the usual discount; Middlings, 522 50(5:324 ^ ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $15; Wheat, $16 50(3517 50; Wild
0at,$16@S17; Mixed, $12@315 W ton.

STRAW— 80,590c per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16^1Gjc; California
Hams, 15®15jc for plain, 15*,6)16c for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16@ltiAc; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 14@14.ta for heavy and me-
dium, and 15@15£c for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 14i(5!l4^c;Pork.S18;5818 50 for Extra Prime S20@
$20 50for Prime Mess, S23@24 for Mess, $25®$25 50 for
clear and S26J5 26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet, $16^
S18 1? bbl; Mess beef, S15 50 for bbls and S8 50 for bf
bbls; Extra Mess Beef, $16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for bf
bis; Family Beef, $18@18 50 1? bbl; California
Smoked Beef, 123(&13c & ft.

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 40c®$l for common
and SI 25c;5,Sl 75 |-> box for good ; Lemons, $6J£$7 per
box for Sicily; California Lemons, S2 25:a$2 50 per box;
Limes, $7 50SS8 50 per box for Mexican; Bananas,
1 50® 33 p bunch; California Oranges, $1 505S$3 per
box; Pineapples, $G;5_S8 %9 doz. Western Cranberries
are offering atS15®316p bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $8
to $10 & ton; Carrots, 50c; Turnips, 75c@$L;
Cauliflower, SI 50 -p dozen; Cabbage, 75c;SjS1 P
ctl; Garlic, 2c <P ft; Celery, 50c p doz;
Dried Okra, 25c; Dry Peppers, 12i<52l5c p ft;
Green Peas, 8f5;10c Green Peppers, 5c;5j6c per lb;
Tomatoes, 6c(S>8c p ft; Cucumbers, S2 75@d3 per
doz.

POTATOES— River Red, 70;580c; Early Rose, 75
(5}85; Tomales and Petaluma, SI 10®§1 20 p ctl
Humboldt Red, $1 30®$1 40; Kidney and Peachblow
SI 40S31 45 per ctl; New, 3c per ft.

ONIONS— For fair to choice, $1 50@$2 is the range
of prices.

BEANS— Bayos @4@$4 50; Butter, $3@$3 25 for
small and $3 40®$3 50 for large; Lima. S3 75@S4 ;
Pea, S3 20®S3 30; Pink, $4; Red, $4 ; small White,
S3 20S.S3 30; large White. $2 75@83 X* ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 25®25Jo;
choice, 24(5:25; fair to good, 20;523c; inferior lots
from country stores, 17$@20c; firkin, 21®23c for
good to choice, and 18®20c for ordinary; pickled
roll, 21(322*; Eastern, 16@20c P ft.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14tS>15c for choice;
11(5)13 for fair to good; do, factory, in boxes, 14@
16c; Eastern, 16®17c.

EGGS— California, 21®23c p doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 14(SjI6c; do
Hens, 15(oJ17c ; do dressed, 16(5:19c; Roosters, $6 50(5)
$7 for old and S8®$9 50 for young; Hens $7
®$8; Broilers, SC;rf.S7, according to size; Ducks
$12@$14P dozen; Geese, $2 50(5 $3 ;p pair.

GAME— Market steady. yuan, $1(5:$1 25 p
doz; Mallard Ducks, $2 50(5)33; Sprigs, SKSJgl 25;
Canvasback, $2 50®$3; Brandt, $1 25®S1 60;
Gray Geese S2(5;$2 50; White Geese, $1 25®S1 50;
Honkers, §4(5)34 50 ; Snipe, S2 25S-S2 50 for English and
50(575c for common; Teal, 02'.r/75c; Widgeon,
$1; Hare, SI 50(5$1 75; Rabbits, $1 25(5)$1 75.

WOOL— Only small operations looked for. We
quote fall: San Joaquin and Coast, 8;Sj11c; San Joa-
quin and coast Lamb, good, 9:5 lie; Northern Fall,
free, 15(5fl8c ; Northern Fall, defective, ll(5J14c ; North-
evn Fall, Lamb, l5@17o; Free Mountain, ll(«lGe.
Eastern Oregon, 16(5j22c; Valley Oregon, 22;5j26c. We
quote spring California p lb 14(S;20c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection,
18(«18*c p ft; culls one third less, and Mexican
Hides 2c ^ lb less. Dry Kip, 18^18Jc; Dry Calf,
20c; Salted Steers, over 55 lbs, lie %? ft; Steers
over 65 lbs, lie; Steers and Cows, me-
dium, OcK-lOc; light do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to
30 lbs. lie; Salted Calf, UfttlGo p ft; Salted Veal,
I2jc j Sheep Skins, 25&'30c for Shearlings ; 30
(5i60c for short, 6UC&S1 for medium, and $1(5)81 60
apeice for long wool and wool skins. Butchertown
Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 7j®8o p ft for rendered
and ll(5:12c for refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:

BEEF— Prime, 8&8Jc; medium grade, 7(5;7£c; In-
ferior, GiSGiiC ^y |D_

VEAL— Large Calves, 8&9c; small ones, 9(5>10c
¥>' lb.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5ft5ic and Ewes
at 4i®5c t> ft, according to quality.

LAMB— Quotable at 124(5jl5c p ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 6£@7c for hard and 5jc®6i
for soft; dressed do 9tjt39&0 £* ft for hard grain
hogs.

POULTRY.

THOROUGHBRED POULTRY.

Big Hedge

Poultry Yards,

San Mateo, Cal.— For Sale.

24) Homlans. 1UO Plymouth Rocks.

SO I,aii£Hlians, 50 Brown Leghorns,

25 Black Spanish, 50 White Leghorns,
50 Buff Cochins, S5 ttolden I'olamis.

Circulars and price list sent free.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

LANGSHANS, BR AH
mas, Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plymouth Rocks.
White Faced Black Spanish
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury
Rouen and Pekin ducks.
Bronze and White Holland
-^ turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also
DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE
PTGS,

Poland China Pigs, Jersey Cattle, Etc,

Pacific Coast Poultry &■ Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely Illustrated
Price by mail, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for batching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safely. For further information please
write, inclosing stamp. Circular and priee-list sent on
application. Address

tJyl WILLIAM MUX Los Angeles, Cal

Thoroughbred Poultry.
~2,000

to Select from

m

AVING DISPOSED OF
my dairy, I devote my
whole time to poultry, ana
think I can please all who de-
sire to purchase first-cliiss
breeding or exhibition stock,
or eggs for hatching. I keep
all the leading vjiricticsof both
land and water fowls, i. e.,
Light Brahirias, Langshans,
Dorkings, Plymouth Bocks, White, Brown or Black
Leghorns, Pekin ducks, Rouen ducks, Bronze turkeys,
wild turkeys, and Toulouse geese that weigh over 50 ibs
per pair. My stock is well known all offer the Coast,
and needs nopraise, as it speaks for itself. Send 3-cent
stamp for circular and price-list.

R. «. HEAD, Napa, Cal.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

^-PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER.

116 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

Russ House,

1009, IOI1. 1013 and 1015 J Street

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
ne wlv furnished thrmighnut, :uid with ;ill modern
Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pastba b bouse every five minutes

Ab

TEBI18E

THE

BEEDER AMI

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s.

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FOR SALE.

STALLIONS.

o

DESIRINGTO, PLACE THE MERITS OF THEIR STOCK HORSES -^ larell

park until sold

For Sale— Young- Copperhead.

A BEAUTIFUL DARK BROWN
BtalUon, seven years old. sixteen
hands high, weighing 1,200 lbs;
can tmf in three minutes : I Ind
■ ■ml (.'t-nil. m i.-yitj rurtinihir.
Slay be Been at Oakland trotting
Pbdigm b Sired by Copp< rbeod
12:34). by Owen Dale; dam Nellie Eastman by the

Walk inet tinrs.- iIJl:n-k ll:.wl;i fr.Hn .Miss.. tin. Ill- ,l;,i,i

was a Printer mare; Nellie EaatnWa dam. Nancy
Ringo.was by Tinker, a thoroughbred horse, out of a
Selara mare, grandam byOld Paul, by Ned Bum be
byJohnRirhanl by Sir Archie. This is mi excellent
larRe stock horse, well adapted to all purposes, espe-
cially as the sin- of roadelerd and carriage I
Price $1, 200, less than half bis value. Addrt-ss
n „ M U.S. BANKS,

Oakland racetrack or 130C Pine street Ban Fran-

cisco.

7t2

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale.

PTTn OHESTKUT CCLT. FOiiED APRIL S,
V^JLJLV/. 1882. By Joe Hooker, his dam Too

Soon by Norfolk, granditm La.lv Davis (dam 01 I
away) by Red Bill, son of Medoc.otc. This is a
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearlya brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davla
being the great Grandam of Fred, and hla dam also
being by Norfolk) and the Joe Bookers so far as tried
all racehorses, this is a good chance to gel a coll of
Kreat promise for a moderate sum. lie bas foui
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price S300 if applied for before the
1st of March. For further particulars address this
office.

FOR SALE.

AVERY FINE HAMRLETO-
Lan. stallion, imported troin s\ r-
aciiBC, N. Y. ; nine years old;
mahogany hav; sixteen hands
Iilgh; perfectly sound; well
broken; verv stylish; cost over
$1,50.1; property of a banker; full
papers; got by ITambleloiunn l'rince, lie bv Volunteer.
Jan be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

I'APT. FOSTER.
At the Cliff Honse,

KILLIP & CO.,

ArCTIOX A>D COMMISSION DEALERS

IMPROVED LIVE STOCK,

So. 116 Montgomery St, S. F.

AUCTION SALE OF HIGH BltED iTROTTIXG
brood mares, stallions, lilliis ind -. iin_~, !, li-
sters, etc., etc., the property of the estate of the late

DANIEL COOK.

TO BE SOLD

Wednesday, February 28, 1883,

AT 11 A. IE., AT THE

Oakland Trotting Park.

Take the Berkeley train for Sh. -11 Hound Station,
Stock will be on exhibition at nark, Monday, Feb. M.
Catalogues! and all neccesaary Information may be ob-
tained of the undersigned.

KIM.II> A 40„
Auctioneers, 116 Montgomery St.

FOR SALE.

THE WELL-KNOWN TROT-

tingmare Nellie Grant, bv Fred
Low, from old L;nlv lirant, of
Whip, Morgan ;uni Copperbottom

Btook. Nellie < Irani is black
j without white, sixteen ha

[nob high, of line form, and En a
from hereditary defects. She waa .i rerj taal trotter
but incapacitated from track work owing t.. an iccl-
d^nt. Prom her breeding, form and s\ i she Bhonld

provi- a vi.tv v;iln;ihl<> briMMliiiiin-. f':in 1m n ,n Mc-
Carthy's etablr, Cor. Tvierand.h.n. - -.in. ts. Applj t..
JOHN HOWES,
6oi ami 606 Sansomc street, Ban Francisco.

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACK OF THOROUGH-
bred Betters, well broke, for

E. i.i:.vvEsi.t:v.

Gllroy.

W'm. K. CiiAMniui.AiN Jr.

Tuns. A. BOBINBON.

_ before the breeding public, should advertise In the Breeder and Sportsman. The fee from one
will pay the coat of a reasonable advertisement,
stallion hills printed in firBt-chujs style. Call at this office and ace samples, """■

NO. 508 MONTGOHERY.ST,

iPaid in Installments

SEND f'OK C1IMTLA

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IxmUx ami j5p0Ktsmmi.

Feb 24

STALLIONS.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

£y Record at Six Tears old, 2:21 h "®

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
00111101)113. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Cliief, Ms dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred sou of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is2:2l'::, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them; Aubottsford, 'l;'ll}z ; Convov, 2:22,^; Magenta, 2;24}<;
Lady McFatridge,2:2u; Dacia, 2:29.'-: George A". Ayer,2;30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27J^',
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:19^. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, l5|i£ hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Enibrvo Stake for
yearlings in 1SS1, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, hut no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATIO>.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1S83, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st, 1S83. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BAYE1S, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B.J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam, Lady Christman by Todhunler's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
(reorge mikes (weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
iiambletonian anil Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent ileffree
the same faculty of traiwinittinc the family qualities to his offspring
which put George V* likes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
TON1 m*ke "10 emul*lg »eaeon, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of 340 the owner
d.iis not acknowledge, thereby, any Inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. IKVI> AY KES

ANTEEO.

STALLIONS.

1)

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
Mb, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

ltd dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd "

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd "

Y-^ung Fashion, by imported Monarch,

4th "

Fashion, by Imported Trustee.

6th «

Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

Oth "

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th flan

— Tiy Imported Medley.

hth "

By Imported Ccntinel.

00) "

By Mark Anthony.

intli •'

By imported Janus.

11th "

By Imported Monkey.

istb "

L. Imported Sllvereye.

13th "

i... i inker.

B*\, Brucc'd American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p, 70

:

111 mnkc the ^nnnlng senson, IflKl. from February l.'.th to June 15th. at
Trotting Park, Term* twine season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

STEINWAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2;31&; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:25&.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at $100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at tf6 per month, and extra pains taken
■with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Oakland, -will be for-
warded immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.
IfHe is a rich bay ; 15J hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute bead, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2 :24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:283,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2 :46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore is the sire of Santa Claus 2:17* ; Chestnut
Hill, 2:22* ; Steinway, 2:252 ; Alice Stoner, lour years oia,~2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28$ ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 35 in
the 2:30 list. Add] ess SAMUEL GAMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

HAMBLE1 ONIAN TROTTING STALLION

SOB MASON

By Echo. His clam Belle Mason by Belmont, Thorough,
bred.

Echo by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Felier by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 18S3, and ending June 15, 1S83, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off bind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10, 1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown
great speed, but as vet has nb public record. For full history of bis sire.
Echo, see Breeder and Sportsman July 29, 1SS2. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 16, 1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing Beasonfree of charge. Address

CUAREES J. EEE1S,
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal,

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

eV-

'--

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 18S3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot rthe dam of Pride) by Flaxta'il, a eon of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton la a dark brown horse, tan flankB and muzzle, a little touch of

white nil hind feet ami one fure foot, and .star in fnrehrud. He isl5\ hands

high and weighs l.lfti pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

aprlng of 1S78.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Cluco, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience ou the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HAEPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private termB. La
Harne is by Fame, a sou of Alexander's Belmont, bis dam Prairie Bird
■ ■;■ l l.iM.ill, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

j. t. Mcintosh, cmco, cai.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WHE ATLE Y

TT7ILL STAND THE" ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
VV 1S83, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the trackfor mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AM) DESCRIPTION.

Wneatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Pryor, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, bv imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam by Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by' imported Regulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Tlugh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Soplionisba's dam by CurwenBay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcv's Chestuut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillma, by Camillus.

Fourth dam by Smolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, bv OroviUe.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allwortliy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Beth', bv Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORES, at the Oakland Racetrack,

Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

K#%m

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belskazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam bv imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clooius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam bv imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dani by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— $50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at $4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks. , . . _

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

ThiB voung stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every cue of his colts that has been trained can nin fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Joe
Hooker see Breeder, and Sportsman Jan 20, 1SS3.

THEO "WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDL E.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

mHIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL

JLmake the season 1-^3. (mm Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judsuii s W llchdle
farm, Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES «fc H. C. JEDSON,

Owners, Santa Clara,

Or to Win. L*Appleby, Supl.

m

1883

"ght ihxccki u«l ^portswitw.

MACES.

RACES.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Spring Race Meeting.
pacifkTcoast

Blood Horse Association

Chicago Driving Park

First Day Kegular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile; closed «*ith thirty-two nominations.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; ?2o each, 510 for-
feit, 5125 added; second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

No. 3— Winters' Stake : for three-year-olds ; dash of a
mile and a half; closed with tweutv-eight nominations.

No. 4— Hurdle race; purse of 8150, of which $25 to
second horse; entrance free; a dash of a mile and
quarter over five hurdles.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

No. 5— Pnrse $150, of which 525 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old fillies; dash of five-
eighths of a mile.

No. fi— Purse $20n, of which 850 to second horse; en-
trance free; for maiden three-year-olds; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which 850 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all; dash of a mile.

No. S— Selling race; purse 5175, of which 525 to second
horse; entrance free; dash of one and an eighth miles;
horses entered to be sold for 81,000 tocaxry their entitled
weight; two lbs. allowed for each 5100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over 51,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each 5100 above that valuation.

Second Day Regular Meeting-— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile. . , ._„

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds ; $25
entrance, 310 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second
horse; third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p. ra.; declaration to he made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m. „„ .

Ko. 11— Pacific Cup; handicap of 550 each; $20 dec-
laration; 8500 added; second to receive $150; third to
save stake ; two and a quarter miles ; weights announced
April 21 ; deel iration April 25, at 3 p. m.

No 12— Hurdle race: purse 5150, of which $25 to seC'
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a haif over
six hurdles.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse 5150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

No. H— Handicap Stake; free for all; $2-5 entrance;
$10 declaration; $2'i0 added; ^i to second, third to save
stake; dash of one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at S p. m.; declaration
Tuesdav, Mav 1, at 12 m.

No. Id— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which 525 to sec-
ond horse : entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles; condition? same as No.*.

No. 1ft— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance; 510 declaration; $200 added; second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 11.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds ; dash of three-

auarters of a mile; closed with thirty-two nomina-
ons.

No. 18— Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds ; dash of one and three-quarters miles ; closed with
twentv-eight nominations.

No. "lit— Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; for all ages; clash of two miles.

No. 20— Hurdle race; purse $200, of which $50 to sec
ond horse ; entrance free ; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

Entries to stakes and purses not marked closed, will
close March 1, 1883.

Races to close will be run under weights adopted at
annual meeting, 1881.

Starters in all race3 must be named at 6 p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

Parties making nominations will be required to re-
cord colors at time of making entries, and after record
will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule
will be strictly enforced.

All nominations in stakes and entries in purses most
he made on or before the first dav of March next, 1883,
directed to C. M. Chase. Assistant Secretary, Box 1961,
P. 0., San Francisco. To be valid they must be plain-
ly postmarked on that dav— March 1.

TBIIO. WINTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CEASE, Assistant Secretary.

Two-Year-Old Trotting Stake

C. P. R. R.

TIME SCHEDULE

ASSODXCE THE FOLLOWING

Trotting Stakes for 1883 &'84.

Three- Year-Old Stakes.

No. 1— The Ashland Trotting Stake, 1883, for eolts and

fillies i foals of 1S80'); to he trotted when three years old,
during the summer trotting meeting of theChicagi i Driv-
ing Park for ISSi; $100 entrance, of which $lo is forfeit
and must accompany the nomination ; $15 payable May
1.1S83; ?20on June l", 1S83, and the remaining $50, from
those who start onlv. at or before B o'clock p. in. of the
day preceding that named for the race; the Chicago
Driving Park to add 81,000.

No. 2— The Ashland Trotting Stake, 1884, for colts and
fillies tfoals of 18S11 ; to be trotted when three years old,
during the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago
Driving Park for 1884; $100 entrance, of which $10 is
forfeit and must accompany the nomination; $15 on
January 1, 1SS-1; $25 on June 1,1884, and the remaining
*.r>n, i'min those who start onlv, at or before 8 o'clock p.
m. of the dav preceding that named for the race. Th<
Chicago Driving Park to add $2,500.

Four-Tear-Old Stakes.

No. 3— The Chicago Trotting Stake, 1883, for colts and
fillies ifoals of 1879); to be trotted for when four years
old, during the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago
Drivin" Park for 1WJ; S-UiO entrance, of wliich 515 is for-
feit animus t accmupaiiv the nomination: $15 payable on
Mav 1, 1883; $20 on June 1, 1*83, and the remaining
$50," from those who start only, at or before 8 o'clock p.
m of the day preceding that named for the race. The
Chicago Driving Park to add $1,000.

jilo 4_The Cliicag.i Trotting Stake, 18=1, for colts and
fillies (foals of 1880); to be trotted when four years old,
at the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago Driving
ParkforlSS4; $100 entrance, of which 510 is forfeit and
must accompany the nomination; $15 on January 1,
18S4 i"o on June 1, 1881, and the remaining 850, from
those who start onlv, at or before 8 o'clock p. m. of the
day preceding that named for the race. The Chicago
Driving Park to add 82,500.

Conditions.

All of the above stakes to be mile heats, best three in
five, in harness, and to the rules of the National Trot-
ting Association. Moneys to be divided as follows:
Seventv-five per cent, of entrance fees, forfeits and
added money to the first horse, 15 per cent, to the second
horse and 10 percent, to the third horse . In all stakes,
five entries required to fill. All forfeits and payments
must be made in cash on the day specified by the con-
ditions of the stake, and in case of default of any pay-
ment the horse is out, and all payments made before
such a default are forfeited. Entries for all the above
stakes close on Thursday, March 1, 1883, and nomina-
tions must be accompanied by the forfeit money and
.ubir eased to „■_-_. .-.

D. Ti. HALT.. Secretary,
7t2 116 Monroe street, Chicago, 111.

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and are tine to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

9 £0 A M

* 3:00 P K

* 4 :00 P v
8:00 a M
3:30 pm
8:00 a M

* 4 :00 p si
9:30 A si
4:30 p si
8:00 A si

* 4 :00 p si
8 :00 A si

* 3 :30 P SI
$ 8:00

9:30 a M

8:00 a M

*5:00 p m

9:30 a si

* 4 rf» p m

:00

8:00 a

DESTINATION.

..Antioch and Martinez..

10:00
3 :0Q P si

* 5 :00 P si
3 :30 P si
5:30 P M
8:00
8:00 A SI
8 :00 A Si
3 :30 P M

* 4 :00 P si
8:00 A si
3:00 p si

* 8:00 A SI
8A0AM

*4:00 P SI
3:30 p si
3:00 A M

Calistoga and Napa

.. j Deming, El Paso ) Express...
.. ( and East f Emigrant

.. ( Gait and t via Livermore

.. I Stockton J via Martinez

Knight's Landing

v' " {Sundays only

Los Angeles ana South

Livermore and Pleasanton....

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marvsville and Chico...
..Niles and Hay wards. ..

MISCELLANEOUS.

Raffle.

..-^^tM^s&fc^*-*" THE CELEBRATED GREY-
bound dog Chicopee, by "White Cloud, dam "W. David-
son's imported Wee Las'sie, -will be raffled on March
2d at Cronin & Mahonv's saloon, 211 Fourth street.

Chicopee -won first prizes at Merced, Dixon and the
Pioneer Club's match at Stockton.

Tickets, SI each. For sale at Cronin's and all the
leading saloons.

"We have for sale at our farm at Mountain View
thoroughbred

BERKSHIRE PIGS

From our thoroughbred Berkshire Boar and Sow,
■which we imported from England in 1880. Pigs from
imported boar and sow, $25 each. From imported
boar and thoroughbred sow, $10 to $20. Our imported
pigs are as nice pigs as there are in the State._ Ad-
dress •'■ •'■ TBI MAX.
8ml 511 Market street, San Francisco.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE

CO

oo
oo

A TROTTING STAKE FOR COLTS AND FILLIES
ifoals of 1881). to be trotted at the California
Btate fair of 1883; 850 entrance, of which §25 must
accompany nomination, and the remaining §25 to be
paid Aug. 1, 1883 ; $500 added by the society.

Conditions.

The above slake to be mile beats, in harness, and
to rules of National Trotting Association. Entrance
nionsy to be divided as follows; Fifty per cent, of
Brakes to first colt, 25 per cent, to second. 15 per cent,
to third and 10 per cent, to fourth. Five to fill.

The 8500 added money to be divided as follows :
One hundred dollars each to winners of money and
8100 to the stallion whose get wins first money, if the
stallion is owned in California. Entries close March
15, 188y, with the Secretary. A colt making a walk-
over is entitled only to his own entrance, and but
25 per cent, of entrance money received ; a colt dis-
tancing tbe field is entitled to but one money and 65
per cent, of stakes.

P. A. FI>TGA>. President.

Epwin f. SiOTH, Secretary.

3:3(

.. j Ogden and } Express

..( East C Emigrant

Redding and Red Bluff

"f Sacramento l^Sffiff"8

:;} and coifax J^jgScS:::::

, Sacramento River Steamers.

, San Jose

Tehama and Willows...

Vallejo

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Winter Arrangement.

C«iMMF.NX'IM5

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran -
clsco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Third
and Fourth streets] as follows ;

6. F.

DESTINATION.

B. P.

t 6:50 a m
h:3'l a M
10:40 am
* 3 ;30 p m
4 :30 p at
6:30 pm

San Mateo. Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:40 a m
■
•10:02 a m
3 37 p >i

fl :<r_> p m

8 :30 A si
10:40

•3:3C

Ml I Santa Clara, San Jose and
m! f Principal Way Stations.

» 05 a u
• 10:02a m

.

■

, Mi ) Gilrov.Pajaio.C.v'troville ( i •10:02a M
■ m1 f and Monterey. > I «;ir2 p u

J Sundays only..

..Virginia City..

..Woodland

2:40 P M

*10:10 a M

•12:40 P M

7:40 P >r

11 10 a M

•10:10 a M

7:40 P S(

2:40 p si

7:10 A si

5:40 p SI

12:40 P si

5:40 p M

11:10 a M

8:40 a si
2:40 p SI
*12:40 p SI
5:40 p M
5:40 F M
3:40 P SI
9:40 a si

• 8:40 A si
11:10 A si

6:10 A Si
5:40 P SI
5:40 p si
7:40 p M
11:10 A M

• 6:00 A si
3:40 P si
9:40 a si

• 7:40 P M
7:40 P M
2:40 P M

•10:10 a m
111:10 A si
•12:40 p si
11:10 A M
: 7:40 p M
11:10 A M

10:40A >U

Ilollister and Tres PinoB.

6 $& v U

10:10 a Sf
*3 :30 p si

f Watsonville, Aptos, Soquel 1 i
f and Santa Croz. '(

6: 02 p M

10:40 A M

I Salinas, Soledad and Way i i
f Stations. ' i

6:02 p M

'Sundays excepted. tSundays only i sportsman's train ■ .
stage connections are made daily with the 1U;40 a. si.
Train, except Peseadero Stages via Sun Mateo, which
Connect with 8:30 a. ai. Train.

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and

that leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

EXCURSION tickkts sold on Saturdays and Sunrlav
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 5D; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, SS; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose.

Ticket Offices. — P;issenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
" JTJJDAH.

A. C.BAB SETT,

supt-riiitfiideiLt.

Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

1535= S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. si.

I.OCAU FERRY TRAINS.
PIER.

VIA OAKLAND

Erom San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— *6:30— 7:30— 8:30— 9:30—
10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1:30— 2:30— 3:30—4:30— 5:30— 6:30—
7:00— 8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— "+8:30
9:00_*t9:30 — 10:00— 11:00 — 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3 :00—
*+3:30— 4:00— »t4:30— 5:00— *t5:30— 6:00— *t6:30— 7:00 —
•8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12;00.

TO BERKELEY— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— *8:30
— 9 :00— 19 :30— 10 :00— J10 :30— 11 :00— 111 :30 — 12:00 — 1 :00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00'—*6:30 — 7:00 — *7:30-
18:00— *8:30— 9:00— 10:00 — 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— 1:00— *4:3
—5:00— •5:30—6:00— *6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

S

UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

ANT STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

rersonal attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 12 AND 13 19 SIAEKET STREET.

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, pan Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-«5:32--6:02-6:32
7-02— 7-32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11 :02—
11:32—12:02—12:32—1:02—1:32—2:02—2:32—3:02 — 3:32—
-1-02—1:32—5:02—5:32—6:02—6:32—7:02—8:02—9:32—11:

FROM EAST OAKIiAND-'o^l— *5:51— 6:21— 6:51— 7:51
—8:51— 9:51— 10:51— 11:51— 12:51— 1:51— 2:51— 3:51 — -1:51
—5:51—6:51—7:51—9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-*5:15—»5:15— 6:15— 7:10— .17:35— 8:10
—»t8:35— 9:10— •t9:35-10:10—'tl0:35— 11:10— 12:10— 1:10
—2:10— 3:10— 1:10— .t-l^S— 5:10— .15:35 — 6:10 — .T6:a5—
7:15— *T7:35— 9:15— 10:15.

FROM BERKELEY - •S:45-»S:15-«:«5-«7:i6-7:«-
•8:15 — 8H5— J9:15— 9:15— 110:1.5— 10:45— til :15— 11 :15 -
12-15—1 :15 — 2:45 — 3:45—1:15—1:45—5:15—5:45—6:15—
0:45— 7:45-0:15— 10:13.

FROM \VEKT BERKELEY— *5:4S— "IMS— ":4S-«7 :1
—7 -15— 6:15-9:15-11': 15—1 : 1.5—2:15— 3:45— 4:15— '5 J5—
5r15— '6:15— 6:45— ^:15.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with, speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fifthing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Honterey.andthe best shooting ni3j*
be had in season.

TEE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon." Ruck Cod, Rar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish "Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA THING ES TA BLISHMEN T

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANK

(150 x 60 feet)

WATER, PLUNG

BATHS.

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Individual Rathe with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING,

< REKK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO -
2:15-6:15.

•705— 9:16— 1106— 106—

FROM OAKLAND—#8 06-8:15-10 06-12:16-2:15— 1:1

All trains run dnlly. except when Btar (•) denote*
Bundayfl excepted. rl'rainB marked thus ( t)run via
EastO"ftkland. JSundays only.

"Standard Tinn>" furnished by Randolph A co
Jewelers, 101 and 108 Montgomery St. 8. F.

THE FAVORITE
Watering Places,
AProS, SOO.UEU

Etc., Etc.
ROUTE to those well-known

AND SANTA URUZ,

IS VTA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the
SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

C®*At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with TminB of the S. P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cms and Mon«
terey. In each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

Quail, Pigeon.

Snipe. riiM-k.
a i ul Rear.

Gccmc. Deer

A. N. TOWNE.

Gen. Manager.

T. H. GOODMAN,

Gen. Pass ITkt Ajrt.

Lakes pilarcitos and sax ANDREAS an
reached bi this tine. Stages connect with trail
:it San Blateo lor those \^•'^-kllt.l^^]l Retreats, I'CRIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGOIU" and PESCADERO. We
would piirtii'tii.iriy caU attentloo t.i the unllmlt

tent ot range at ainl ;i!m nit SAN BRUNO and M'M.\-
HOH'S for ROUE PRACTICE.

These resorta arc lmt a short distance from San
Francisco ajid offer special Indncenientfl to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tii '
any description issued by this Company «iii be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagoiii^n. Train Baggagemen are instruct. -it
to Issue CHECKS for all dog» McelTed hi Baggage
■

rtvin order to guard against sccldente to Dog»»
whUe in transit, 1 thai tbev )•<■ pmvidiM

with COLLAR AND CHAIN. i and I

i ,- i :■ necked tnd carried treaofch irgi
apart and secnrelv packed in wood or leather
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICKS.—PnsHfr; I

street, and No. 2 New Montgomery b1 r.
iSETT, ii. R. J1 '

Superintendent Asst. P u

aa^S. P. Atlantic Express Train i
I Yuma,ctc„ leaves San Fran.-l si !0 d
| Ferry, foot of Market Street at 8^0 a.m.

128

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Feb 24

MEDICAL.

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A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold by Druggists. S. E. ti. BAWSON,

Sent by mail safely.

Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y,

MORRISON'S

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em i:.i: JU

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matter what the complaint, nor how long its duration,
if properly persevered in. No need of being sick or
aihug with these wonderful and new-life-giving reme-
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humbug, but old, tried, reliable and world-wide in its
reputation, and thousands of people on the Pacific
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qualities.
Sold only by the duly-authorized agent,

MBS. A. £. HEXEETf,
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Send for circulars.

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TONIC

PREPARED FROM HERBS. THE ONLY SURE
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PRICE PER BOTTEE, St. 00.

Forwarded to any part of the United states on receipt
of price. Laboratory ?nd office 120 Tyler street, San
Francisco, Cal.

M. A. REAVES, Sole Proprietor.

IWSEND FOR CIRCULAR."^

I CURE FITS!

When leay euro 1 do not mean merely to siop them lor a
time and then hrive them re tnrn again, I mean a radical core.
I have mitdo the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING
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the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason for
not now receiving a enre. Send at once for a treatise and a
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I have a positive remedy fur the ahove disease; by its una
thoueandsof cases of the worst kind and of long standing
have boon cored. Indeed, an strong 1-" my faith In Its efficacy,
that I will Bi-ndTTU BOTTLES FUEE. together with a VAL-
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(Concentrated.)

For Sore Backs, Iiuekshliis, Cuts. Wounds

and Abrasions,

PRICE $2 the PINT, 81 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY <fc CO. >S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price §1 00 per pot

Messrs. Fairchild Bros. & Foster

80 Fulton street. New York Cltv, wholesale agents for

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Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting.

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They all have Rebounding LocKs, Pistol Grip, Extension Rib Palcnt
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The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $45 00

Selected Walnut .Stuck-, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels 56 00

Selected "Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels, Enpraved 65 00

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HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

R. STONE,

STONE MANAGER.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

"Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

ABES A1TD ALL KEJDS OF

SADB1ERY HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
43S A 4S4 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

6m3 SAU FBAUCISCO.

H

J. O'KANE,

Manufactures and Impobteb of

ARNESS, SADDIJES, BLASKErP^
ARNESS, SADDLES, BUSKEF^
ARNESS, SADDLES, HI*A3H£ESh*J }

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

767 Mar feet Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots" of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.

N. B.-My acknowledged superiority in
this branch of business is largely due to
careful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE "WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
jders and for Makinnev's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2X-I& race saddles.

P. DOY L

H

A R N E S S
A R Si E S S
A R 38 E S S

COLLAR, SADDLE AND
COLLAR, SADDLE AND
COLLAR, SADDLE AND

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

1011 Market Street, San Francisco.

All Work Made of the Best Materials, by
Hand, and Warranted.

t3T SEND FOR PRICES.

J. A. McKEKRON,

MANUFACTURER OF

FINE HARNESS.

Horse Boots a specialty.

Removed to 230 and 232 Ellis street, opposite Fashion
Stables, San Francisco.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made tn order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt Attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
20yl Sacramento.

MMB. EXILDA LA CHAPELLB,

SPORTSMENS HEADQUARTERS.
\<>i t heasl Corner Post Street A Central At.

Refreshments and Ladies' Sitting Room

USE COL. ANSON MILLS'

Woven Cartridge Belt

FOR SHOT-SHELLS OR RIFLE CARTRIDGES.

TO BE NAD OF ANT DEALER IN SPORTING GOODS.

STALLIONS.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWTEETBRIAR, 2:26'4; NAPA QUEEN,
2:38X; Rockwell, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:40;
Smootbbriar, two-vear-old record 2:57; lUav Day, two-
year-old record 2 :59^. will make the season of 1S83 at
Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at
Walnut Creek Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and "Wed-
nesdays. He was sired by General Taylor, dam Jennie
by Lexington. Terms £30 for the season. Good pastur-
age at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents
or escapes. Address

THOMAS S. BROKER.
Seventeenth St. and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. 21. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

THAD STEVENS.

TUTS THOROUGHBRED HOUSE WILL BE AT
Agricultural Park, Sacramento, for the season
commencing Feb. 1 and ending the 1st of July next.
Good pasturage for mares will be provided at S3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address
W, M. Ml'KRW Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

S

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Sporting Goods.

Leading Cutlers.

Box inn- Gloves, Foils, Com-
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Hunting Knives, onr
own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

Wttt A FIXCK,

769 Market street.

H. H. "WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

Gl'SS. PISTOLS. tTTLERTf,

FISHING TACKLE, AM-

Ml'MTIOX, ETC.

513 Clay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

253 Market Street.

Repairs to order.

Elevator, 12 Front street

.CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE. §
2 G'»!'^II^^^^i!NpilK' s

4 Rilies, Shot Ouna, Revolvers, Ammunition, Seines, Isl-is, 2
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Address GREAT WESTERS GIN WORKS,
22vl Fittsbnrg, Pa.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

The Horse's Friend

Prof. W. H. Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

LATE FROM BOSTON, CALLS THE ATTEN-
tion of horsemen to the fact that there are hun-
dreds of horses in this city absolutely suffering from
sore mouths and other coiuplicatii'ins directly caused by
bad teeth, and they show tins by the following bad hab-
its :

Bit Lugging, Driving on one Rein. Ba Ik-

ing, Itoli ina'. Tossing the Head

while Driving,

PULLING ON THE BIT,

Drooling and Foaming at the Mouth,

and other faults which can be corrected by dental ma-
nipulation. The Professor can be consulted at his office
at the Fashion stables, 'ill Ellis street. Office hours from
8 to 9:30 a.m., 1 to2:Srt and f,::v) to 7:30 p. m., Tuesdays ex-
cepted, when he will he at Thirteenth street stables in
Oakland. Orders left at the Club stables, Taylor si reet,
and the St. George, Bush street, or by mail, will re-
ceive prompt attention. Consultation and examination
gratis.
N. B.— Particular attention paid to gents' drivers.

THE SEMI-WEEKLY EASTOREGONIAN
with pictures of Pendleton, Ceuterville, Weston
Umatilla City, Echo City, Pilot Bock and Heppner, to
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Vol. II. No. 9.
NO 508 3IONTG03IERY STBEET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 3. 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
F1VK DOLLARS A YEAR.

<fW|fexWclx

?r

Wi

ALONZO HAYWAKD. OWNED BY HENRY PIERCE.

"Why, lie is as handsome as a picture," is often the re-
mark of those who are looking at a horse which comes up to
their conception of what ahorse should be.

We have often regarded it as a vile slander when a majori-
ty of pictures were the comparison, and even many of those
which were the work of artists, deservedly ranking high in
the profession as delineators of equine form, are somewhat
wide of the mark in presenting the real configuration and
appearance. While it is not very good taste to be so contin-
ually "blowing our horn " in regard to the merits of the
pictures that appear in the Breedebaxd Sportsman, they are
certainly entitled to praise, and as that is earned by the de-

lineator and the workmen who transfer from paper to metal
it is not so bad.

The horse is given and not the imaginings of some one
who can hardly tell a horse from a mule, and we have not the
least hesitation in claiming that, as a whole, the series has
never been equaled in any journal, American or foreign.
There is an individuality, a catching of the expression as it
may be termed, for horses as well as men are distinct in this
respect, and no matter how closely they resemble each other
in form there are differences which our artist is extremely
happy in discovering and reproducing in the sketches.

It is unnecessary to revert to the family from which Alon*

zo sprang, on the paternal side, as the history of the Hay-
wards was presented only a few weeks ago. That he is not
an unworthy scion is proved by bis performances, and his
form as is shown by the portrait is capital.

He is not only a large horse when the standard and tape is
brought into requisition but he is also a "big horse for his
size."

Immensely powerful all over, bulk of muscle, big bone,
large tendons and yet with finish and without gross
any respect. Sixteen bands in height, lengthy wil
middle piece connecting capital quarters and should*- -

(Concluded ox page 187.)

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March 3

THE STABLE.

Still More About Tips.

Now that the last pages of " Tips and Toe- Weights" have
been sent to press, the introduction published, and all but
the dedication accomplished, it -was thought that the task for
a time at least was completed. But the letter of Manibrino
given last week, the strictures of the Turf, Field and Farm,
which are copied and appended to this article, necessitate
retouching. We do not intend the issuing of the book shall
close our labors in the field. Feeling that the question is
momentous, that, in fact, it is one of the most important in
the whole range of stable economy, we shall endeavor to add
to the information contained in the book whenever we think
that there are new features to present, new views to dis-
cuss.

Mambrino presents two objections which have not as yet
been considered, and we are pleased to receive them and
communications' on either side of the case. In this respect
we feel as an old friend remarked some years ago when men
who were acknowledged to be good judges of the form of
horses were looking at his stock. His words were: " I shall
feel obliged if you will point out the defects; the good points
I think I can discover, while it is very likely that favoritism
for my own may warp my judgment." In ourpredilection for
tips it may be that the favoritism blinds, and that there are
reasons for the belief expressed by Mambrino, although so
far he has only made the charge without supporting it by
reasoning or arguments based on practical results. He
states: "I don't wish to be understood that all feet are
suited to their use (tips), as there are many low-heeled
horses that need the protection from concussion of a good,
substantial shoe. " A low heel is generally accompanied by a
large foot, in which there is little concavity of sole, and when
in a natural condition with the frog of more than compara-
tive magnitude. Dealers reject them as unfit for use on
city pavements, the unfitness arising from inability to with-
stand the "battering" even when protected with a huge mass
of iron called a good shoe. There is not only a wide-webbed
shoe, but that is also raised as much as possible by high calk-
ins, and notwithstanding this artificial guard against con-
cussion, animals of this kind are not purchased for city
use unless at an inferior price. The illustration which was
given of the foot of the elephant enters appropriately into the
consideration of the big, flat foot. The heels being low,
there is not the same depth in the commissures, and conse-
quently not so much spring in the quarter's. But
the increased ground surface, the larger frog
and the more easily sprung bars compensate for the de-
ficiency, and though the better formed and more solid hoof
is to be preferred, we are of the opinion that the protection
afforded by the tip is sufficient to guard against wear at the
toe, and that the anterior portion is more thoroughly pro-
tected by the natural than the artificial appliances. ''But it
will wear through these natural guards," the objectors claim,
11 and in a little time the sensitive tissues will be exposed with-
out any guard." The answer is, how do you know that this
effect will follow? And if a fair trial has not been given the
mere claim does not carry weight. As has been found in our
experiments the horn grows more rapidly when it is exposed
to wear, and even with the partial coveriug such as a tip af-
fords there is still an acceleration of the deposit of horn,
consequent upon the natural functions being left, in a meas-
ure without interference. Then the horn is enabled to en-
dure a greater stress, and does not wear away so readily.
Still, if shoes were removed from a low-heeled, flat-footed
horse, the horn having been cut away from wall and sole, as
is the common practice with shoeing-smiths, the horse would
cripple from the start. Give time, however, to recover from
the malpractice, or with a foot in its natural state, wall, sole
bars and frog intact, and there would be no trouble; that is
in our opinion. We can only give it as an opinion, not hav-
ing subjected a horse of that description to a test which is
thorough enough to give authority to the diction, though
from finding that there is a surplus of horn in a "stron«
foot "which requires a lowering of the heels when the tips
are reset, it is probable that this ground will be substantiated
on actual trial. In one case a trial of three months has been
given, and, though this is manifestly too short a time to arrive
at a full conclusion, so far it sustains the position. The
subject was a large horse over 16 hands high, with a decid-
edly flat foot, low and narrow heels, caused by contraction.
He had been used for some time as a road horse in San Fran-
cisco, could trot quite fast, though at times inclined to hitch.
He had a good deal of knee action, striking the ground hard
when going fast. He was shod with the ordinary flat shoe,
which would probably weigh about 16 ounces'whon first
made. The web was wide, though itwas rather thinner than
usual, five nails on the outside, three on the inner, and a
smalt clip at the toe. The inner portion was cut away some
in order to guard against striking the knees, although knee-
boots had to be worn, and he struck them with a good
deal of force. The shoe was well made, according to
the accepted ideas of what is proper, and set by a smith who
is acknowledged to be a better mechanic than usual. Stand-
ing in front of the horse the fore part of the foot shows
round, and from that point of view it would be thought that
he had a good and natural foot. The heels are much nar-
rowed and the shrinking is still more evident when a com-
parison is made with a foot which is natural. A tip which
extends a trifle back to the point of the frog has a cross
measurement of 5£ inches; one made for Auteeo at the same
piece is 4} inches, though the straps od the quarter-boot
buckled in the same hole when the tips were first set This

came from the greater width in the heel of Anteeo, and if
there was no "moving in," there would be at least an inch
and a half more in circumference of the foot of the larger
horse.

The shoes had been set some time when we got him, and
in order to get as much growth of horn as possible before
taking them off, they were allowed to remain until the loth
of January. In the mean time the hind shoes were worn
entirely through, and desiring to make another test with this
horse he was driven barefooted behind. His work was jog-
ging on the road, and during the bestweather this was mainly
on the macadamized streets. The horn of the hind feet
broke away, and for a few days there was a good deal of sore-
ness from the breaking at the toe. On the 15th of January
tips were put on weighing five ounces each, the width of
the web eleven-sixteenths at the toe, five-eighths at the poste-
rior part, the thickness at the toe one-quarter of an inch, the
posterior being three-sixteenths. There was just growth of
horn enough to bed this thickness and keep the foot level.
The shoes that were pulled off weighed 13£ ounces each, his
action being such as not to wear them as much as horses
usually do, and that confinedto the toe and the outside of the
shoe. The inner side had evidently been made narrow with the
intention of guarding against injury to the knee, and orig-
inally it may have been forged rather thicker than the out-
side. There were marks which had evidently been made
with the toe of the hind shoe, and when he came he had cut
the front part of both hind pasterns.

It was not the intention to have him driven fast for some
time after wearing the tips, but desiring to see what change
there was in his action I had the man who takes care of him
trot him through the back stretch. He showed about
a "forty gait," but, as I expected, was inclined to single-foot.
In order to see if that could be remedied by the application
of weight at once, on the following day put on toe-weights
of 3f ounces each, and he trotted as squarely as a horse
could, moving the quarter in 39 seconds with great ease.
This was the 22d of January, and since then his work has
been comparatively slow. Still it has fjeen strong enough to
test whether the heels of his fore feet would stand the con-
cussion without injury, and whether the hind feet could be
used without any protection in the shape of the shoe, and
at the present writing there are favorable indications in
both cases.

One fact was demonstrated, that after making allowance
for a slower growth of horn in feet of that description the
deposit was so much less in the horses which wore tips that
the position formerly taken, that the wear induced quicker
growth, was surely correct.

Short as the time has been to arrive at definite or reliable
conclusions, accelerated horn production is clearly shown,
and the quarters have perceptibly expanded in a little over a
month. The 27th of February the same quarter-boots were
put on and the straps could not be drawn to buckle in the
hole which received the tongue on the previous trial. So far
this may be regarded as an indication . that even a "low-
heeled " flat foot will receive benefit from wearing, though it
is also evident that the time is too brief to afford a satisfactory
test. Again there is nothing to warrant the prediction that
they will not go "into general use for fast road or track
work, for not one horse in fifty but requires more weight to
balance their action than can be put in a tip." No one is
better aware than Mambrino that the "balancing" does not
depend upon the amount of weight, but rather on the means
of applying it, and in a quotation from from him in a late
article a case was given where a reduction of weight gave a
more satisfactory balance. This term has come into use of
late years, and has become a favorite expression among
those who write and talk horse. We cannot see that it car-
ries a very clear meaning.

Oftentimes horses of the finest action cannot trot fast,
while others of a slovenly style cover the ground with great
rapidity. But inasmuch as the word conveys a meaning
which is now generally understood it may stand in bleu of a
better, and for "balance" we will accept the definition that it
means a higher rate of speed. Now to make an authorita-
tive statement that only one horse in fifty will be enabled to
trot fast with tips it would be necessary to take that number
for a test. As has been told, our experience has shown three
that could trot faster with tips than with full shoes, and as the
trials were restricted to that number we have yet to find anin-
stance which was not in favor of the tips. To add to this ex-
perience there is a trial of 2:30£ for a three-year-old which
never wore anything but tips, and a yearling which trotted
in a race in 3:02 without even the weight of a tip to balance
him. Farther than that we do not believe that any three-
year-old ever trotted faster than the time given with the
same amount of unsystematic exercise, and the yearling can
be classed in the aame category.

Restricting the argument, however, to theory, which must
be the only basis for the statement that forty-nine horses will
require shoes to balance their action to one which can go in
tips, and we are decidedly of the opinion that the weight of
reasoning will be in favor of uthe side we advocate. It has
been discovered that weight on the outside of the wall, and
that placed higher than the shoe, has a more potent effect
than when incorporated in the shoe.

Years ago we tried shoes which were castj after patterns
that were made heavy at the toe, and found that this was not
satisfactory. At that time Mambrino coincided in Sthe same
view, and about the same period shared'onr belief that itwas
not the amount of weight JduI the manner of applying it that
caused the effect.

Ten years ago toe-weights of a pound each were in com-

mon use, and these were worn with a heavy shoe. Now six
ounces is nearer the maximum, and shoes of twelve ounces
and under are not unusual. The toe-weight, as its name
implies, is an appendage designed to be be worn on the toe,
and its efficacy must depend upon its locality. A twelve
ounce shoe and a six ounce toe-weight willladd at least two-
thirds of the weight to that part of the foot which is ante-
rior to the point of the frog. If the unequal distribution of
the weight is the cause for the balance, then it is evident that
a tip will produce the effect with more certainty than a shoe
which extends to the heel. Adopting this view and we will
expect that a toe-weight of three ounces will be as potent on
a tip of the same weight as the six ounces to a shoe of
twelve, and at the same time the strain on the legs and feet
will be far less. We have not the least hesitation in pre-
dicting that when Mambrino gives the same trials to tips on
the track, and for fast work on the road, as he has to the
curing of lameness by their use, he will find that the practice
will upset his theory in this respect. He gives practical re-
sults, and very interesting they are, to justify his indorse-
ment that "tips will do," and if he will pursue the experi-
ments still further we have the fullest confidence that he will
also agree that the action can be balanced as well.

The Turf, Field and Farm has not yet presented an argu-
ment to show thattips will not do. Quotations from "horse
farriers" of the last century, and ipse dictum 'will not con-
vince. Scientists of that day were just as ready to dispute
the discovery of the rotation of the earth upon its axis, and
learned medicos were just as certain that Harvey was wrong
in his theory of the circulation of the blood.

It is now nearly the universal custom among trainers of
racehorses to gallop without shoes, whereas only as far back
as thirty years ago a man would have been held demented
who followed that plan. The intelligent trainer of race-
horses is now getting as close to nature as possible, relieving
his pupils of many shoes, heavy blankets, and the balls,
drenches and blisters with which they were tormented. If
a piece of iron or steel on the toe weighing, perhaps, one
ounce, can transform the action into the gait of a rocking-
horse, when a plate of say two ounces extending to the heel
keeps it perfect, the "ounce at the heel " is more potent for
good than it was ever thought to be for evil.

But to prove that the Turf, Field and Farm is self-cogni-
zant of standing on untenable ground, the manifest purpose
to distort the statements we have made is sufficient evidence.
The admission that we were in a "quandary " about weight
was to the effect that we were unable to account for the
known effects of unequal distribution of weight in the case
of toe and side-weights. We are still in the belief that this
is a puzzle which no one has yet solved and made public the
solution, and in this estimate we are sustained by everyone
with whom we have conversed on the subject. Neither can
we authoritatively state what is the proper weight for a tip,
and though the experiments have been made with a variation
of from one to eight ounces there is not data enough to guide
to exactness. The statement that Anteeo went repeatedly
lame is not sustained by what we have written, and in place
of warranting the implication that the lameness came from
his wearing tips, it was expressly written that it came from a
wrench to his knee which the blacksmith gave him when
about fifteen months old. That it was a serious injury is
evident, as he did not recover from it for nearly a year, and
that the cause was apparent was distinctly stated. We have
not the least doubt that if the injury had been supplemented
with wearing shoes, and driven as much as he was before
recovering, that he would have been irretrievably injured.
As it now stands, after recovering from the pinkeye last year
he was "worked" harder, the exercise being more trying to
his legs than one three -year-old in a thousand is subjected to,
and yet he never took a lame step for the whole of the past
season, and his legs and feet are the admiration of all who
see him. The foot is perfect, the horn smooth, the heels
wide, the frog elastic; not a place that could be changed for
the better. There is not a puff or blemish on his forelegs,
not a particle of enlargement of knee or pastern, and he
stands as squarely on them as a soldier at drill. There is
never an inclination to "point," or rest one by placing it .in
advance or behind the other. There cannot be better indica-
tion of complete freedom from any injury to the feet than
this, as all will agree who have the least acquaintance with
the foot of the horse, and that shows more conclusively that
it is in a normal condition. As the short history published
proves, he was subjected to severe work in order to overcome
an obstinacy for which it was the only remedy. Three heats
of two miles each, every mile at a rapid pace, and invariably
the last the fastest. Rattling him along after intervals of
idleness without the opportunity for "seasoning," had he
worn shoes feet and less must have given away.

The readers of the Turf, Field and Farm who have not
seen the articles which have appeared in this paper may be
misled by the garbled accounts, and what object is to be
gained by the distortion we are at a loss to know.

The chapter referred to as being contrary to our present
views was written some years ago, when we ascribed part of
the cure of a " kneeknocker " to wearing a fore shoe made
heavier on the outside. Later experience leads to the belief
that this was not the reason, that it had nothing more to do
with the use of tips than it had to an overdraw. The advice
proffered it is not likely will be accepted when the two years'
■later experience has shown the fallacy of the course, and it
must be a teacher who advances sounder logic than a rehash

of old notions to cause the order of "the d d tips

off."

Mr. Simpson of the California Breeder and Sportsman",
still advocates the use of the tips, notwithstanding he ad-

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mits that he did not put them on his own colt Antevolo, that
repeatedly trotted barefooted, quite satisfactorily, last fall.
"Why did he allow that colt to trot barefooted, if he really be-
lieves, as he has often stated, that tips increased the speed of
horses? When we saw the statement in his own paper that
he did not use tips on his own colt last season, were we not
justified in asking if he, too — like Veterinary Surgeon Good-
win— had found they would not answer, and had aban-
doned their use, as they had been abandoned in England long
ago?

In addition to the eminent English veterinary surgeon from
whom we have already quoted, let us quote from one or two more
distinguished veterinarians who have written on this sub-
ject. J. Carlisle .in the London Veterinarian for March,
1S3S. says:

"Tips may serve for a horse at grass, or for one to scamper
in a straw-yard, and even these may be productive of great
mischief to an animal with long and oblique pasterns, weak
and badly developed ligaments and low heels. They are some-
times applied to the foot of the racehorse. I have heard a
nobleman who stands high in turf matters, and who had a
fine horse engaged in a race and which was plated with the
tip, after the first heat order his groom to have those d — d
tips taken off for they made the horse into a rocking ma-
chine. 'Kemove those tips immediately,' said he, 'and
make him a plated horse.1 "

John Lawrence, another veterinary surgeon, writing in
1810, says :

"Half-moon shoes, reaching only half over the horse's
foot, will suit very few horses indeed. I have often smiled
at my own credulity, when, many years ago, I set off, top
full of theory, to ride my hack forty miles, shod with a brand
new pair of half-moon shoes. She carried me without much
apparent uneasiness; but on my return, the following day,
refused to go faster than ra walk after the first five or sis
miles, and in five or six more came fairly to a standstill, Swhen
I dismounted and drove her before me to the nearest inn. I
made repeated trials afterward with the same, and with other
horses, but with no better success."

^ "We still have hopes of Mr. Simpson. That he is honest in
giving expression to his views the following confession
proves :

"As regards effect of weight, I am in a quandary, and at
the present time inclined to think that the ideas expressed in
this chapter are wrong."

He promises to give his reasons for this change of belief
when he corns to treat of toe-weights. At the same time, we
shall expect to see him confess that, like Mr. Lawrence, he
" set off top full of theory, "and also like the nobleman who

stood high in turf matters, "order those d d tips taken

off." He should have done the latter when his colt Anteeo, a
year or two ago, was repeatedly lamed while wearing them.

Tupper's Bear Story. — Tupper went bear hunting once
near Eed Bluff. Just as he was about to start a certain doc-
tor requested him to be sure and save the oil and he would
give him two dollars a gallon for it. He went and hunted for
his bear, but nary bear could he find. At last, however, he
espied a large wild boar and shot it. Thinking to have some
fun with the doctor (just like him) he rendered the old boar
up and sold the lard to Doc. for bear's oil. In a few weeks
he met his customer and asked him how he came on with his
bear's oil. Doc. said: "I done well with it; it just went off
like hot cakes. And say ! let me tell you something; I mixed
it half iard." This ended Tupper's bear story. Looking out
of the window he r emarked that he believed "this cold spell
would end with a warm thaw," and gave way to the next
speaker.

Murray ox Mcstangs.— The Rev. W. H. H. Murray
writes enthusiastically to the Boston Herald that Texas is
just the place for horse breeding, and that the tough little
mustangs are the right stock to take hold of for improvement.
He declares that they trace their origin back to a " race of
equine kings and queens," and have only deteriorated under
hard usage. "I have seen these little 800-pound horses,"
he says, "travel eighty miles, with a ISO-pound man up, un-
der a southern sun, in a ride across the country, without
roadways, from sun to sun, [and that, too, on little grain, per-
haps nothing but the grass they get from the prairie at night.
Many of them pace — pace like the wind — pace so fast that
they play with you on the prairie, though you have a blooded
mount that can run like a greyhound. Others trot — trot
naturally — with stifles out and perfect knee action, and will
do nothing but trot, however hard pressed. I have raced
through the prairie grasses and flowers at the rump of a mus-
tang stallion \bl hands high, and blood-bay in color, with a
tail as black as night and that would sweep the ground a
foot, and been unable to break him from his trot or range up
to his side, although my mount was a three-quarter bred
mare of 1,000 pounds weight, that took to the chase with her
eyes blazing and ears laid back in a way that plainly told her
rider that she felt a good deal as he did." Mr. Murray ad-
vises a cross from a thoroughbred stallion, believing that it
would increase the size without losing toughness, and pro-
duce the best saddle horses as well as trotters.

TURF AND TRACK.

Horse Racing in Olden Times.

Prospect of a Bench Show. — A number of gentlemen who
have been prominently identified with local kennel matters
have been for some time past canvassing the question of
another bench show similar to that given at the Mechanics'
Pavilion. A formal discussion on the advisability of an-
nouncing such an event will be held early next week, with
every prospect of arriving at a satisfactory conclusion. The
experience which has been gained by the first show would
materially aid the promoters in giving such an exhibition as
would not only be profitable but eminently successful from a
critical standpoint. The first show was mainly speculative
in its nature, and naturally enough it failed to bring out a
full representation of choice breeds, with which the State
abounds. It is contended by some that the date was rather
early and that if the bench shows in future should commence
during the month ot June, the dogs, especially sporting
Bpecies, would be in far better condition for public display.
Should definite arragements be made, and another show be
decided upon, there is little doubt that the interest which
was manifested two years ago will be increased to such an
extent as to make similar events more important and inter-
esting. V

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It is not always the longest-legged trotters that make the
most successful campaigners or win the fastest heats. Flora
Temple, the first trotter to beat 2:20, stood only I4f hands
high, yet when in her prime no trotter upon the turf was big
enough to beat her in a race when in condition. Hopeful,
whose record to harness is 2:14§ and to wagon 2:16A, a figure
never yet equaled by any other trotter to wagon in" a public
race, stands but 15 hands high when shod. The stallion
Hannis, whose record of 2:17:], made some time ago, had at
that time been beaten by but a few trotters of his class, is
only a trifle over 15 hands high. Jay-Eye-See, the fastest
four-year-old that ever won a public race, is also a small
horse, whose height does not vary much from 15 hands.

About the latter part of the last century the sporting litera-
ture of England may be said to have commenced. At that
time there was only one sporting paper, the Sportiwj Maqa-
zine, while at the present time patrons of racing and sporting
generally have no less than one daily, one bi-weekly and six
weekly papers wholly devoted to theirinterests. The records
of the first Derby, Oatland Stakes, and other principal races
date from the period referred to; and in 17S4, as stated in a
previous issue, the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV.,
commenced his career on the turf, and kept a magnificent
racing establishment. Taking into consideration the° advan-
tages which a personage in his high position might be ex-
pected to command, it must be said that his Boyal Highness
was particularly unfortunate in his turf transactions, as will
be seen further on. Up to this time horse racing had been
considered merely as a pastime practiced for pleasure rather
than for profit, and without the least idea of utilizing it as a
method of gambling. It was then ranked with hunting and
hawking, as opposed to dice and card-playing; but the re-
mark made by Burton, the author of "Melancholy," that
"Horse racers are desports of great men and good in them-
selves, though many gentlemen by such means gallop quite
out of their fortunes, "may he taken as aplain indication that
at the time he wrote the noble sport had begun to be produc-
tive of mischief. The Prince of Wales was only 22 when he
"went on the turf," and his youth may, to a certain extent,
account for his immense losses. It is recorded that in about
two years he lost no less a sum than £640,000, and he be-
came so embarrassed that he was compelled to sell off the
whole of his stud. Some time afterwards, his debts
having been paid, and his income increased by Parlia-
ment, and being an ardent lover of horses and horse
racing, he again formed a stud, and in 17S8 won the
"Derby" with Sir Thomas, by Pontiac. At that time,
and for many years afterwards, the Derby was not nearly so
popular as it is now-a-days, and the number of subscribers
was very limited. In 17S0, the first year it was run, there'were
only 36 subscribers, and this was not exceeded until the year
1792, when there were 50 subscribers. In the year 1831 the
number had increashd to 105, and in the year 1870 to 251.
The favorite and most valuable race at the time we are speak-
ing of was the Oatlands Stakes, run at Ascot, 100 guineas
each, half forfeit. To this race in 1791 there were 41 sub-
scribers, the netvalue of the stakes being 3,000 guineas. The
rece, which is said to have been the most important run up
to that time in England, was won by the Prince of Wales'
Baronet, beating Mr. Burton's Express and other notable
horses. It is said that there were upwards of 40,000 people
present at that race, and that as much as £100,000 was lost
and won. the Prince's own winnings amounting to £17,000.
In the following year this race was run at Newmarket, the
net value of the stakes being 3,725 guineas. At this time
horses were, as a rule, ridden by their owners or the groonis
that looked after them, and Sam Chifney had shown such
superiority in the saddle that in 1790 the Prince engaged him
as his jockey at a salary of 200 guineas per annum. It was
the suspicious riding of this jockey that caused the Prince's
second retirement from the turf. The circumstances were
as follows: Chifney had several times ridden against a
very good horse named Escape, which having beatenNimble,
the winner of many races, and several other fast horses, he
considered the best racer in England, and which he advised
the Prince to purchase. Later on, in the beginning of Octo-
ber, Chifney having ridden Escape in two races and won them
both, the Prince went up to him, shook him by the hand, and
said: "Sam Chifney, no person but you shall ever ride for
me. " About a fortnight afterwards Escape ran in a £50
sweepstakes, and the Prince on seeing his horse saddled,
said in a loud tone: "Chifney, Escape is sure to win, is he
not?" Chifney replied: "I don't think he's sure to win to-day,"
and advised the Prince not to back him. " No, " said the Prince,
" I will not back him, but he's sure to win." Four competi-
tors faced the starter. The course was ' ' The Ditch In, " two
miles, ninety-siven yards, at Newmarket, and they passed the
winning-post in the following order: Mr. Dawson's Corian-
der, 1; Lord Grosvenor's Skylark, 2; Lord Clermont's Pipe-
ator, 3; Prince of Wales' Escape, 4. Betting: Two to 1 Escape,
4 to 1 Coriander, 5 to 1 Skylark. The result caused no re-
mark, for the defeat of a favorite was as eornmon an event
in those days as it is now. Chifney, knowing he had not
had a sweat since he last run in public, a fortnight before,
made a waiting race and was beaten. The Prince said to
him: "Chifney, you lost the race through not making strong
running; or what is the reason that Escape was beaten to-
day, as you have often told me that he is the best horse in
the world V "I did tell you," said Chifney, "that he was
the best horse in England, and I think so now; he was unfit
to-day. He will run both faster and stronger to-morrow."
As will be seen Chifney's judgment proved correct. Next
day Escape started for a race over the "Beacon " course (four
miles, one furlong, 138 yards), when the Prince instructed
Chifney to make the pace fast, and the latter expressed a
wish that His Royal Highness should back him, which he
did. There were six starters, and they finished in the fol-
lowing order: Prince of Wales' Escape 1, Lord Barryinore's
Chanticleer 2, Lord Grosvenor's Skjdark 3, Duke of Bedford's
Grey Diomed 4, Lord Claremont's Pipeator 5, Mr. Barton's
Alderman 6. Betting: Seven to 4 Chanticleer, 3 to 1 Sky-
lark, 5 to 1 Escape, 6 to 1 Grey Diomed. Escape won easily,
and this caused quite a sensation on the heath; queer re-
marks were made about Chifney's riding, and nasty insinua-
tions were indulged in against the Prince. The Jockey Club
took the matter up, sent for Chifney and examined him. On
the morning after the race H. R. H, sent for his jockey and
said: "I have an unpleasant business for you. Iamtoldyou
won £600 or £700 when you lost theraceon Escape, aud about
the same when he won." Chifney denied the truth of thisand
was requested to make an affidavit stating all the bets he had
on both races. He did so, and the result was that Sir 0.
Bunbury, representing the Jockey Club, informed the Prince
that if Chifney were allowed to ride his horses no gentleman
would start against him. The Prince was displeased with
this decision, which was simply an acquittal of H. R. H. on
condition that he dispensed with Chifney's services. He was
too partial to his jockey, and too generous in disposition, to
accept such humiliating terms. He sent for Chifney and in-
formed him that, "I intend to give up racing, but you shall
have 200 guineas a year. I can't give it you for life, but so
long as 1 live you shall have it." In the mouth of December
he sold off his stud, consisting of fourteen horses in training,
two stallions and eleven brood mares. About six years after
this the Jockey Club felt the loss to racing, and the sport
generally, caused by his retirement to be so serious that they
passed a resolution, at a meeting held at Brighton in the
month of August, 1805, soliciting his return to the turf, and
forwarded the following letter:

"Ma}- it please your Royal Highness:

"The members of the Jockey Club deeply regretting your
absence from Newmarket, earnestly entreat the ' Escape ' af-
fair may be buried in oblivion, and sincerely hope that the
different meetings may again be honored with your Royal
Highnes' attendance."

The Prince did consent to forget the past, but never gave
the turf that warm support which previous to the unfortu-
nate Chifney contretemps he had accorded it. Sam Chifney
himself wrote a book, "Geuuis Genuine," fully explaining
the whole of the particulars, in which he declares that he
did nothing to prevent Escape winning on the first day; but
on the contrary, did everything which his jndgment sug-
gested in order to win, and that he felt sure that the imper-
fect condition of the horse was quite sufficient to account for
his defeat. The decision of popular opinion was that both
the Prince and his jockey were blameless in the matter. —
Federal Australian.

♦

How to Lay Out a Track.

For a mile track, a field of forty-two acres will do. Draw
a line through the oblong center, 440 yards in length, setting
a stake at each end. Then draw a line on either
side of the first line exactly parallel with and
140 yards from it, setting stakes at either end of them. Yon
will then have an oblong square 440 yards long and 2S0
yards wide. At each end of these three lines you will now
set stakes. Now then, fasten a cord or wire 140 yards long
to the center stake of your parallelogram, and then describe
a half circle, driving stakes as often as yon wish to set a fence
post. This half circle commencing at one side and extended
to the other will measure 440 yards. When the circle is
made at both ends of your parallelogram, you will have two
straight sides that measure 440 yards each, and two circles
of exactly the same length, which, measured three feet from
the line, will he exactly a mile. The turns should be thrown
up an inch to the foot.

Half-mile track — Draw two parallel IinesJ 600 feet long, and
452 feet 5 inches apart. Half way between the extreme ends
of the two parallel lines drive a stake, then loop a wire
around the stake, long enough to reach to either side. Then
make a true curve with the wire, putting down a stake as
often as a fence post is needed. When this operation is fin-
ished at both ends of the 600-foot parallel lines, the track is
laid out. The inside fence will rest exactly on the line
drawn, but the track must measure a half-mile three feet
from the fence. The turns should be thrown up an inch to
the foot. The stretches may be anywhere from 45 to 60 feet
wide.

Poals.

At E. J. Baldwin's Santa Anita Ranch, Los Angeles county,
Feb. 19, Ophir by Baywood — Lag by Loadstone, dropped a
bay colt, black points, a few white hairs in forehead, by Grin-
stead.

At Jas. B. Chase's Stock Farm, Sonoma County, Feb. 25,
Rosemary by Joe Daniels — Wild Rose by Norfall, Mayflow-
er by imported Eclipse, dropped a chestnut colt, three white
feet and strip in forehead, by Wheatley.

Trotting at the Bay District.

San Francisco, Feb. 22 and 23.— Purse $100.

O. A. Hickok's b m Sadie S 3 113 0 3 1

P. Farrell's b g Chicago 2 2 2 10 13

J. W. Donathan's b g Johnny 1 3 3 2 3 2 2

Time— 2 :39, 2 :36i, 2 :37J, 2 :37i, 2 :38, 2 ;38J, 2 :3G.

When old Parole went to England a few years ago and car-
ried off the five principal spring handicaps in gallant style,
his performances caused the turfmen of the land across the
water to look with considerable respect, not unmixed with
awe on the hitherto despised "Yankees, " as they were fond
of calling the American horses. But the lesson of these vic-
tories, although a severe one to the national pocket and
pride, was not lost, aud since then no American horse has
had half a chance in the English handicaps. Knowing that
enough weight is certain to prevent even the best horse in
the world from winning, the English handicappers have,
since the Parole year, always been careful to give the Ameri-
can representatives such a load as to effectually dispose of
whatever chances they may have had of winning with an
equitable distribution of the weights. This year theold game
has been repeated, as the weights assigned in the Lincoln-
shire Handicap, the Great Metropolitan Stakes, and the City
and Suburban Handicax^, received by recent mails, show.
In the Lincolnshire, Iroquois and Wallenstein are given the
top weight, 126 pounds. Iroquois is also first on the list
on the Great Metropolitan, 130 pounds being his weight.
Foxhall hnd Iroquois stand at the head of those entered for
the City and Suburban, being at 130 and 128 pounds respect-
ively.

Produce Stallion Stakes. — The entries to the Produce
Stallion Stakes of the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechani-
cal Association closed February 1, with twenty-nine nomin-
ations. Of these the following are from Palo Alto: b c Doo-
little, by Electioneer, dam by Black Hawk; b f Alta Belle, by
Electioneer, dam by The Moor; b f Obiquita, by Electioneer,
dam by Geo. Lancaster; b f Morning Glory, by Electioneer,
dam by Hambletonian;bg Gypsum, by Electioneer, dam by
Abdullah; chg Wyandotte, byGen. Benton, dam by Almont;
be Alban, by Gen. Benton, dam by Rysdyk's Hambletonian;
In- v ICdus, by Gen. Benton, dam by Mohawk Chief; b c lone,
by Gen. Benton, dam by Mobuwk Chief; b o Peyton, by
Electioneer, dam by Glengary; b c St. Just, by Electioneer,
dam by Volunteer.

The noteworthy performances of the Tioonderoga Associa-
tion at Lake George, N. Y.. 23d and 24th alt., were as follows:

Bessie L, a two-year-old, won the colt race, half-mile heats,
in 1:32, 1:28. The trotters of the 2:30 class showed the dif-
ference between racing on the ico and dirt. On the 23d
Crown Point Maid won the first heat in 2:20, Judge Davis
the second in 2:1SA, Ellen the third in 2:171, aud next day the
Judge won the race in 2:16. Tin 2:36 <l^s waa won by IVm-
ny Kussell in 2:23J, 2:22, 2:24. Billy Sheridan took the tirst
heat in 2:24.

Santa Claus has been under veterinary treatment for some
months for foot troubles and weak tendons, but has so fur
recovered that he will be given jog work in a week or two
longer.

C. D.Hara, Montana Territory, has purchased the im-
ported brown horse True Blue, foaled 1S06, by Vidette— Ania-
ranthe, by Newminster.

Mr. A. T. Hatch will have his stallion Admar 1
in the stud this season, making the circuit of V; I
ville and Hatch's ranch.

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March 3

Stake Programme, N. A. T. H. B.

The Executive Committee of the National Association of
Trotting Horse Breeders announces, in addition to the three
stakes already closed, for foals of 1SS0 (the Mali, the Annual
Nursery, and the National Trotting Stallion Stakes), the
opening of the following stakes, to be trotted for at the an-
nual meeting nest fall, date and place to be hereafter deter-
mined and announced.

Atlantic Stakes, for foals of 1S7S; Pacific Stakes, for foals
of 1S79; Initiation Stakes, for stallions that have never
beaten 2:30; Confirmation Stakes, for stallions that have
never beaten 2:25; $250 entrance in each class, 'payable in
the following forfeits: S50 to accompany nomination May
1, 1883, $50 additional July 1, 1883, and the
remainder ($ 150), twenty days before the meeting.
Hopewell Stakes, for stallions that have never
beaten 2:40; Everett House Stakes, for foals of 1S80; Union
Stakes, for foals of 1S79, and Manhattan Stakes, for foals of
1S7S, by stallions whose get have never beaten 2:45, 2:40,
and 2:35 at the respective ages; Standard Stakes, for mares
that have never beaten 2:30; Sequel Stakes, for mares that
have never beaten 2:40; $100 entrance in each class, payable
in the following forfeits: $25 to accompany nomination May
1, 1SS3; $25 additional July 1, 1SS3, and the remainder ($50),
twenty days before the meeting, "New Discovery" Stakes,
for foals of 1SS0, and "Late Discovery " Stakes, for foals of
1S79, which have never been entered, matched or trotted in a
race; $100 entrance in each stake (play or pay) to accompany
nomination twenty days before the meeting of 1SS3, when
the stakes will be trotted for.

In addition to the foregoing the following fixed events are
renewed to name and close May 1st next: The National
Trotting Sires Stakes to close May 1, 1SS3, for sires at $50
each, and for their get only, foals of 1S83, May 1, 1SS4; $100
entrance, payable in the following forfeits: $25 to accompany
nomination. May 1, 1SS4; $25 additional May 1, 1SS5 ; $25
additional May 1, 1SS6, and remainder ($25) twenty days be-
fore meeting of 1S8G, when the stake will be trotted for; the
Mali Stakes, for foals of 1881, $250 entrance; $500 added by
Mr. H. W. T. Mali; payable in the following forfeits: $50 to
accompany nomination, May 1, 1SS3; $50 additional May 1,
1SS4, and remainder ($150) twenty days before meeting of
1SS4, when the stake will be trotted for; the Annual Nursery
Stakes (sixth renewal), for foals of 18S2, to be trotted as three-
year-olds; $150 entrance, payable in the following forfeits:
$10 to accompany nomination, May 1, 1883; $25 additional
May 1, 1SS4; $50 additional May 1, 1SS5, and remainder ($65)
twenty days before meeting of 1SS5; the Juvenile Stakes, for
foals of 1882, to be trotted as three-year-olds, by stallions
whose get have not beaten 2:30 at three years old or under;
Everett House Stakes, for foals of 1SS2, to be trotted as three-
year-olds, by stallions whose get have never beaten 2:45 at
three years old or under; $100 entrance in each class, pay-
able in the following forfeits: $10 to accompany nomination,
May 1, 1SS3; $15 additional May 1, 1SS4; $25 additional May
1, 1SS5, and the remainder ($50) twenty days before meeting

of 1885, when the stake will be trotted for; the Stakes,

for foals of 1SS2, to be trotted as three and four-year-olds, by
stallions only for whom the sum of $200 each is subscribed,
of which $100 must accompany nomination of sire, May 1,
1, 1883, when subscription for sires will close, and the bal-
ance ($100) one year thereafter; the amount of the first pay-
ment on the subscription of sires to be added to the three-
year-old stake; the amount of the second payment in the
subscription of sires to be added to the four-year-old stake;
3100 entrance in the three-year-old stake; $150 entrance in
the four-year-old stake, payable in the following forfeits: $10
to accompany nomination, Oct. 1, 1SS3, for each race in which
the colt or filly is entered; $40 additional May 1, 1884, in the
three-year-old stake; $10 additional May 1, 18S4, in the four-
year-old stake; $50 additional May 1, 18S5, in the three-year-
old stake; $30 additional May 1, 1SS5, in the four-year-old
stake; $50 additional May 1, 1886, in the four-year-old stake;
and final payment, $50 each in each stake, twenty days before
the meetings of 1885 and 1S86 respectively, when the stake
will be trotted for. A failure to pay the balance ($100) due
on the subscription of any sire within the time specified in
the foregoing conditions will disqualify all the nominations
of the get of such sire in the four-year-old stake, and forfeit
all payments made on all the get of such sire in said stake.

Colonel Lewis, the famous California trotter, raised and
owned by the late Judge E. J. Lewis, one of four noted Cali-
fornia bred trotters who have scored less than 2:20, is now a
cripple for life. He was owned until recently by Col. Haw-
kins. A short time since while exercising in a lot he jumped
into a mower or header and cut the tendons of one or two of
his legs below the pastern joint, which has so disabled him
that he will never go on the turf again. Colonel Lewis' rec-
ord at Oakland some years ago was 2:18}, and it was the in-
tention of his owner, if he had not got crippled, to have
trained and entered him in the fall races.

It is wonderful how easy it is to gentle and accustom a
weanling to harness as compared with the work if delayed
until older. A small harness made to fit them, a little skele-
ton cart with]straight-out shafts and a level path complete the
necessities. A few days in the stable with bit and harness,
then a few days of education out of doors without the cart,
and then tenor a dozen times hitched up with from half a
mile to two miles of gentle drive gives the best foundation
possible for a safe and well-brokon road horse.

Ten-thousand-dollar races for trotters are becoming fash-
ionable, and already the Hartford Association is out with the
announcement of one to be trotted during the summer meet-
ing at Charter Oak Park. It is for horses of the 2:19 class,
and the entries close April 15th, each nominator to pay $1,000
entrance fee, as follows: $250 at the time the* entries
close, $250 July 18th, §250 August 15th, when the horses
must be named, and $250 the night before the race. Failure
to make any payment on the day it is due forfeits what may
have already been paid.

Give the colt good air, clean quarters, plenty of room
and opportunity for exercise, and he requires very much
food— far more, it would seem, than many people dream of;
and he should be -well supplied. The more pure air and
healthful exercise the more food required, and

the more food administered — in season the

greater the growth and strength, and as a result all valu-
able powers will be supplied. This is the course of true
economy.

Comrade.- Dan McCarthy has sold the trotting stallion
* oinrade to Michael Lynn of Salinas. Comrade was bred by
Dr. Hicks, and was sired by Marion (by Mambrino Chief)
lam Tinsley Maid (the dam of Buccaneer) by Flaxtail.

Monroe Salisbury has sold to H. M. Johnston of Los An-
- pacing stallion Dashwood, by Legal Tender and
je horse has been put in the stud at the Ela Hills farm '

The Santa Cruz Fair Association has invested $2,500 in
laud for fair ground purposes, and proposes to make exten-
sive improvements. There was a balance in the treasury of
$490 after paying all expenses of the fair last season.

Of the famous trotters now living Maud S is nine years
old; St. Julien, fourteen; Karus, sixteen; Goldsmith Maid,
twenty-five; Clingstone, eight; Trinket, eight; Hopeful, sev-
enteen; Edwin Thorne, ten; Dexter, twenty-five.

Mrs. J. M. Paul, better known as Belle Cook, champion
long distance rider, died in San Jose last Sunday morning.
She was a native of England, aged thirty-four years.

Brown Prince, one of the first lot of American horses sent
to England by Mr. Sanford, is now doing stud duty in Ire-
land. He is by Lexington, dam Britannia IV.

Mr. L. L. Lorillard will sail shortly for England to repre-
sent the racing interests of his brother, Mr. P. Lorillard, on
the British turf.

Sold.— "W. W. West, of Scappoose, Or., to N. J. Walker ,
of Gaston, bl c Major Bruce, three, by imported Gleneld.
Price, $S00.

The City of Mexico Jockey Club's spring meeting will open
on April 22d, and the stakes on that day will amount to
$8,000.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

Prize Mud-Hen Shooting.

"W. V. Gaffey of Watsonville, the dairyman convert to oleo-
margarine, has been much troubled by mud hens which make
their home in the slough adjoining the San Andreas ranch,
of which ranch his dairy farm is a part. Last Sunday local
sportsmen had much enjoyment shooting these fowls for the
following prizes, offered by Mr. Gaffey, To the person kill-
ing the most mud hens, $5 in coin; the one killing the sec-
ond largest number $2 50 in coin; to the third, one roll of
fine dairy butter; to the fourth, a roll of oleomargarine; to
the fifth all the dead mud hens.

The shooting commenced at 10 a. m. and continued until
4 p. m., with an intermission of one hour for a lunch fur-
nished by Gaffey. About 1,100 birds were killed and those
entitled to prizes made the following score:

H. S. Fletcher -. . . 131

Jas. M. Clark 114

Fred Ferguson 95

Geo. Hernandez 81

Hans Struve , 70

Jos.Frizzel 70

Frizzel and J. J. Shinabarger ran out of ammunition at
1:30 and didnot shoot any more. However they did the best
shooting, Frizzel killing 70 birds in 76 shots, and Shinabar-
ger killing 5S in 65 shots. To-morrow Gaffey offers the fol-
lowing prizes:

To the person killing the largest nnmber of mud hens, a hog -weigh-
ing 100 pounds ; to the second, a hog weighing 50 pounds ; to the third,
a roll of fine dairy butter; to the fourth a roll of oleomargarine . He
has also adopted the following rules to govern the match :

1. Shooting to commence promptlyat 10 o'clock a. m. Any person
not on the ground at that time will be barred from competing for the
prizes.

2. Each competitor to use but one gun, and to load it himself,

3. ^o two competitors allowed to place their birds together, or to
shoot from one stand.

4. Each competitor to be allowed a dog to retrieve; if he has no dog,
then he can use a boy for that purpose.

5. All birds to be killed while on the wing. No bird will be counted
if shot while sitting upon the ground or on the water.

6. Each competitor will cut off and preserve the heads of the birds
he kills, which he can bring to the scorer at any time, during the hunt
and receive credit therefor. Such beads, when properly counted, to
be placed in a sack with others and not to be again counted for any
person.

7. Between 12 and 1 o'clock there shall be no shooting. Shooting to
re-commence at 1 o'clock and continue until 4, when the match termi-
nates, and prizes will be awarded.

The large field in which the match is to take place is perfectly dry,
so that there is no need of any person getting wet or muddy. Sir.
Gaffey will bring all hunters to town that wish to come after the match
has ended.

♦

Monarch "Wins the Match.

The match between J. F. Carroll's Monarch and Mark Dev-
lin's Chief of the Canyon was run off at Byron last Tuesday
in the presence of a large attendance of spectators, some
forty teams being present from Livermore in addition to a
number of visitors from this city and numerous delegations
from the immediate locality of the race. John Selley, the
judge selected by Mesers. Carroll and Devlin, was unable to
attend and Messrs. Sexton and Fallon were chosen to judge
the match with Robert Warwick as referee. William Lane
officiated as slipper. The first course was a short one and
was declared an undecided course. The second and third
were both awarded to Monarch, who was declared winner of
the match and stake. Little if any outside money was
staked on the match, the uncertainty of the result preventing
much speculation. At the conclusion of the main event, a
match was run between Grace's Parnell and Goran's Jeff
Davis in which Parnell was the victor. Mr. Carroll expresses
his willingness to arrange a return match for any amount
from $250 to $1,000, time, place and other details to be mu-
tually agreed upon.

Pacific Coast Coursing Club.

To-night at S o'clock the members of the Pacific Coast
Coursing Club will meet at 539 California street to enter dogs
and elect judges for their meeting at Merced on March 7th
and 8th. Entries are open to all dogs in the State with a fee
of $5, and as every nominator has a voice in the selection of
judges, slipper, etc., it is their own fault if these officials are
not satisfactory; but there is no fear of that, as it is a matter
of pride with the club that there shall be no kicking. The
stake will be very large and there are many tine dogs engaged.
Fowler's Delebute is a very prominent candidate for first
honors. It is to be hoped that there will be a large attend-
ance at the club to-night as the proceedings will [be very in-
teresting- The sale of tickets for the excursion is already
large.

The proposed three-mile-with-a-turn sculling race between
Austin Stevenson of Vallejo and Mclnnerny, the Boston
rower, for $500 a side, has fallen through. Stevenson came
down from Vallejo on Monday and a meeting between the
rivals was arranged at which the former's proposition to
close the match for four weeks hence was broached. Mc-
lnnerny demurred on the ground that he needed a much
longer time within which to prepare himself. Stevenson
stated his inability to wait any longer as he had a contract
to furnish fish for a cannery which commenced in the early
portion of April. He states, however, that he will hold him-
self in readiness to row the Boston man at the close of the
salmon season. Mclnnerny seems anxious to make a similar
match with Peterson of the Golden Gates, either in
shellsor Whitehall boats.

Coursing1 at Dixon.

The'coursing match at Dixon on the 22d ult. was attended
by a large crowd of spectators but the dogs entered were
somewhat conspicuous by their absence.

The prizes were in cash, first $50, second $35, third $15.
In the first ties Nellie beat Lady Gay; Pride of the West ran
a bye; Blue Jacket beat Maud; Jingle ran a bye; Nellie beat
Prince; Blue Masse ran a bye.

Second ties, Nellie beat Pride of the West; Dakota beat
Fly; Blue Jacket beat Jingle; Nellie B beat Blue Masse.

In the third ties but on,e course was run when Blue Jack-
et beat Nellie. Blue Jacket and Dakota divided first and
second money and Nellie and Nellie B, -both Sacramento
dogs, divided,third money.

The fact that no definite programme has been announced
by the California Bifle Association has occasioned a sugges-
tion on the part of certain gentlemen who are prominently
identified with the sport, that a notice of the regular shoots
and the competitive events should be made public as soon
before the tournament as possible, so that an opportunity
may be afforded those who desire to participate of entering.
It invariably happens that the number of entries is small
when a sufficient time for preliminary practice has not been
given. It can hardly be expected that intending shooters
will enter into competition with our crack shots when the
announcement of the tournament is made shortly before it
comes off, while on the other hand little doubt is entertained
that with a reasonable time between the issuance of the no-
tice of the shoot and the shoot itself the field would be very
materially increased.

Quite an enjoyable target shoot occurred on Washington's
Birthday at Joe Deaves', between the Citizens Hose Com-
pany of Alamedaj and Joe -Hooker Post No. 11, of the G.
A. K. The affair partook of the nature of a prize shoot, dis-
tance 200 yards, six shots, ordinary rifles. The following
scores were made: Johnson 22, Lindermann 20, Dubbs 17,
Everett 17, Victors 17, Banta 16, Barton 16, Liese 15, Sher-
man 15, Kay 15, Muth 15, Winant 14, Metzger 14, Burns 14,
Hartwick 13, Krauth 13, Miller 12, Colton 12, Porter 12,
Thompson 11, Benshaw 11, Dunning 10, Seymour 10, Jukes
9, Maillht 9, Gray 9, Weyburn S, Boehmer 7, Clausen 7,
Wheaton 7, Bekker 6, Beckman 6, Peck 6 and the others
ranging from 5 to 0.

The great journalistic sculler will shortly put in an ap-
pearance at the Pioneer Boat house, and owners of small
craft in the vicinity are notified to act accordingly.

Owing to a typographical error the amount of prizes to be
awarded at the tournament of the Schutzen Club was an-
nounced as $500 when it should have been $1,500.

The wherry rowers at the south beach are not as lively as
they used to be.

The Ariels are endeavoring to fix up their four-oared
Shell.

The remark is often made by men of some experience in
turf matters that they prefer a trotter which will bear the
whip some to a high-spirited, nervous one. This is all very
proper, and as the country is full of the former class, they
can he accommodated with all they desire, It is an estab-
lished fact, however, that the brightest lights upon the trot-
ting turf have been animals of naturally a highly nervous
temperament, which did not need the stimulus of the lash
to urge them on to victory. Maud S (2:10]), St. Julien
(2:114), Barus (2:13]-), Goldsmith Maid (2:14), Trinket (2:14),
Clingstone (2:14), Hopeful (2:142), Lulu (2:15), Lucelle Gold-
dust (2:164,), Edwin Thorne (2:161) and many other first-class
animals, were naturally so nervous and sensitive that an in-
judicious use of the whip would undoubtedly have spoiled
them, as it has many a promising young trotter.

Mr. Daniel S. Lathrop of the firm of Thacher, Lathrop &
Co., car wheel manufacturers, died at Albany, N. Y., on the
13th inst. Some time ago Mr. Lathrop suffered a paralytic
stroke, and was supposed to be recovering when his com-
plaint took an unfavorable turn. Mr. Lathrop was a very
popular man, and an enthusiastic lover of the trotting horse.
Among the well-known broodmares bred and owned by him
were Lady Larkin, the dam of Happy Traveler (2:27i), Lady
Lightfoot, Victress, Ironetta, Joulite and Mistress. Mr.
Lathrop was a brother-in-law of ex-Governor Leland Stan-
ford, and was fifty-eight years of age. The trotting turf has
lost an able supporter in him.

Mares will abort without any known cause. Of course
fast driving, or short turning in slow work, or starting heavy
loads, jumping, being kicked by man or beast, etc., will
cause abortion. It is said that seeing food when desirous to
obtain it, and failing, will so affect the nervous system as to
cause abortion. Do not confine her within doors, but let
her have all the exercise outdoors that she desires, in past-
ure or yard. If you confine her she will most likely take
lymphatitis and endanger her own life and that of her
colt.

A sandy, gravelly, limestone or rocky country is best to
grow up the sure-footed and leg-enduring horse. Start with
sound horses in the breeding stud on such soil, give the
right sort of food to the colts to make ivory bones, tough
muscles and sinews, keep them duly exercised while grow-
ing, and you may be sure then to raise first-rate, serviceable,
long-enduring stock; and when this is accomplished, be able
to sell them at extra high prices, thus being well paid for all
extra care bestowed in raising them.

I find, without a single exception, animals with a dark
(leaning to yellow) skin produce richer milk than the light
(with a tendency to blue) skin. A negTess furnishes richer
milk than the Caucasian, a mulatto richer than either. But
the richness now decreases with every cross. A dark-col-
ored cow, sheep or horse, with a yellow hide gives richer
milk than one of light color, especially when accompanied
with a blue skin.

Mr. D. Pi. Dodge of Charlton. Mass., keeps his cattle free
from lice by using a sheet-iron smoke-pipe about two and
one-half inches in diameter with a wooden mouth-piece,
which he fills with plug tobacco, and gives them a thorough
smoking. This proccess, repeated occasionally, has the effect
of keeping his cattle in good condition, instead of looking
poor, as they are sure to do if covered with lice.

In the case of an " unusually well- developed heifer " there
is no objection to having her first calf before she is two years
old, but when undersized or at all weakly, it is safer to let
her reach the age of two and one-half years. If thrifty
heifers come in at an early age and are properly attended to,
they usually make better milkers than when they come in
late.

High feeding of cows belore calving tends to milk fever.
To save our best cows from death all stimulating food should
be withheld for a month before calving.

1883

2?fte JSkmla* aud Mvoxtsmm.

ATHLETICS.

A Lodi Race. — A running race in "which, considerable in-
terest was manifested took place recently at Lodi, between
Nelson and George Harrison, the Stockton splinter, for $200
a side. The match was characterized by an unusual amount
of partisan feeling between the adherents of the respective
sprinters, and for some time after the result of the race, a
free fight seemed imminent. The distance was 100 yards.
Harrison, previous to the start, complained of being unwell,
and is known to have recently recovered from an attack of
pneumonia. The race was run in heats, best two in three.
Harrison won the first after a desperate run, leading the
Lodi man by about twelve inches, and carrying away the
tape in 10£ seconds. Nelson, who seemed to regard the first
heat as a preliminary warming up, came in ahead on the
second and third heats, leading Harrison in the second heat
by four or five feet, and closing in 10} seconds. The third
heat was made in faster time, Nelson finishing strong about
two feet in advance of Harrison in 10} seconds. Another
match between the men is spoken of, with every prospect of
early settlement.

The usually attractive quarters of the Olympic Club have
assumed a confused aspect in consequence of improvements
which are being made-in and about the building in which the
rooms are situated. The entrance has been moved farther
west, and considerable valuable space on the first floor where
the office stood has been devoted to a large skylight and well,
and the lockers have taken the space formerly occupied by
the hairdresser. On the completion of the work being done
at present, the rooms will be newly carpeted and otherwise
brightened. The billiard room will be enlarged so as to ad-
mit of another table by extending it into the card room. As
soon as matters are straightened out a reception will be given,
and in all probability arrangements will be made for a sum-
mer meeting, which will be held on the club grounds in Oak-
land. Some of the members are discussing the advisability
of having a feather-weight boxing tournament, for which a
medal would be given. Among those who would enter are
L. P. Ward, Van Court, and possibly three or four others.

The Sentors at the State Capital have whiled away the tedi-
um of law-making by an occasional resort to the gloves, and
many an amusing tale is told of the manner in which the
neophytes have been handled by a correspondent with
sportive inclinations. The chairman of the Committee on
Commerce and Navigation was induced to put on the mittens
and after a short bout was fully convinced that the logic of a
blow was decidedly more forcible and impressive than the
highest flights of oratorical display. At last accounts a con-
ference was being held with a view of selecting some one of
ability enough to bring the correspondent to terms.

A meeting of cricketers will be held next week for the pur-
pose of arranging for the season's play. It is expected that a
match between the Occident and Merion Clubs will take place
during the latter portion of next month, and as both clubs
have been reinforced by recent arrivals, a series of close con-
tests may be confidently expected. The Gentlemen's Eleven,
who competed successfully with the Australians, are expected
to return here during April, and if possible a match will be
arranged with them.

George Hazael, the six-day pedestrian, arrived in New York
last Wednesday from England on the steamer Abyssinia.
Hazael said that whenever opportunity offers he will again
compete in a six-day match. He intends to make America
his home.

An inter-club competitive meeting is being agitated. It is
suggested by interested parties, who expect to participate,
that a programme of events be left to a committee of two, rep-
resenting each club.

Local amateur athletes are falling into a grievous mistake
in supposing that records are made, or races, won without
much assiduous practice.

Muscular Christianity is fast pressing its claims, and re-
cei.vijig consideration from amateurs in this city.

A number of business men propose to establish a small
gymnasium in the Western Addition.

The California Athletic Club claims to have a number of
invincible sprinters.

FISH.

Bait Water Fishing.

YACHTING.

Small Steam Yachts.

There is such a lot of red tape in the matter of keeping a
Bmall steam yacht or launch that few people care to indulge
in the luxury. In this bay we have had the same experience
as elsewhere in this respect, and steam launches have come
into disfavor from the mere worry entailed in trying to keep
track of useless regulations and red tape rules. The laws
bother owners of large yachts and worry the owners of small
ones immensely. A correspondent of Forest and Stream
touches on this subject. He says:

" First you must have everything built according to Gov-
ernment standard, then you must pay §25 each year for in-
spection of boiler, and, according to size, for inspection of
hull. Next, no matter what the size of the craft may be,
there must be two pumps, two safety valves, apparatus for
extinguishing fires, life saving apparatus, and last but not
least, a licensed pilot and licensed engineer. I have not a
word to say against the laws for inspection of steamers en-
gaged in trade, but I claim it is no more necessary or just for
the Government to tell me how to run a steam yacht, than it
is for it to tell me how to run my horse and carriage.

4 'I am not alone in the idea that thesejlaws are not what
they should be, as Secretary Folger in a late decision says:
The laws as1 at present existing are practically prohibitory
of the building and use of this class of vessels. And he
further said that in his forthcoming message to Congress he
should recommend a change, but a carefnl reading of the
message does not disclose any such recommendation."
*

Mr. S Clem Uhler, an old San Francisco yachtsman, now
in New York, is a full-fledged "cutter man" and has a little
yacht of that build and rig.

Commodore R. L. Ogden, well known to all our local
yachtsmen, is in London.

John T. Lewis, one of the former owners of the yawl
Enid, is in town.

The S. F. Y. C. has its monthly meeting on Tuesday eve-
ning next.

Mr. Kelly has made a very handsome model of the Lur-
line.

The yachting season opens on the first of April.

The change in the weather from the severe cold to the
warm and mild days that we now are enjoying has made a
change in the luck of the fisherman. The cold snap kept'the fish
far down in the warmer strata of water uud the favorite fishing
grounds were for a time almost deserted by the finny tribe,
but in the last two weeks the pleasant rays of old Sol have
called them back again to their former feeding grounds.
Their return to their old haunts is marked by the number
of fishing boats at anchor there, the number of patient
anglers and the number of their own species (who have been
tempted by the deceitful bait once too often) in the fisher-
men's baskets. Of the successful fishers who have come to our
notice is J. E. Shane and party who were near Point Diab-
lo last Sunday and caught a string of thirteen beautiful rich.
The catch consisted principally of sea trout and caber-
sones, several of the latter fish weighing four pounds each.
The same day Mr. Blaney and party were in Raccoon straits
and had more than average luck. Last Monday Capt. Tul-
loch and party were fishing from a boat on the east side of
Goat Island and made a splendid catch of 441 tomcod.
Many other boats were in the same vicinity and all did well
with hook and line. During the past week a large fleet of fishing
boats have frequented the Fort Point side of the bay just in-
side of the bar, which is an indication of good fishing in that
locality.

For several weeks past two enterprising boys who com-
bine pleasure with profit have been making a living by fish-
ing around the rotten spiles of several of the wharves on the
city front. They make from 7o cents to SI 50 a day by
catching and selling silver trout and porgies that frequent
the eddies to feed on the worms that are on the rotten timbers.
Excellent grounds are reported to lie along the coast about
twelve miles north of Point Diablo; most of the fish caught in
that vicinity run from two and one-half to seven pounds in
weight. Some of our most experienced fishers look for good fish-
ing during the coming season; they say that along the Saucelito
shore the sea weed and kelp is actually covered with the
spawn of fish, probably sea trout and perch, that run into the
bay nights and out after depositing their spawn. Vast num-
bers of small fish, just hatched, can be seen along the shore
in the crevices and around the rocks. On the strength of
this and other good indications the anglers predict good
fishing in no distant future.

Though this may seem to be rather a fishy story, we hear
from a gentleman in whose truthfulness we have entire con-
fidence that two boys last Wednesday at Hunter's Point
fishing off the dock caught over a fifty-pound flour sack full
of beautiful white or silver perch. Several persons were
fishing near these juvenile anglers but they had very poor
luck. The success of the boys was owing to the fact that
they used small, fine lines, whereas the others used large,
heavy ones that were enough to scare the fish away.

Considerable interest is taken in bay fishing by captains of
British vessels now in port, and within the past few days
some really excellent catches have been made. On Saturday
last Captain Tulloch and a party of gentlemen from this city,
while fishing on the east side of Goat Island, where one of
the ship boats was anchored, succeeded in catching 276 fish
most of them being ^tomcods, including some thirty good
sized rock cod.

A party of gentlemen recently left Saucelito by private
conveyance and proceeded to Bolinas, where they report hav-
ing an excellent time. Green cod bit quite freely, one of
which when landed weighed as high as eight pounds. Cab-
ersones were abundant.

A fishing fever seems to have attacked the captains of
ships lying in this bay. Last Wednesday Capt. Scott of
the four-masted ship Walter H. Wilson was out fishing on
the east side of Goat Island and on his own line caught 130
tomcod.

Capt. Tulloch and party of six persons on Wednesday
were over near Alcatraz Island fishing, and on the flood tide
caught 576 fish, most of which were rock cod, though there
were many tomcod and sea trout.

A large number of salmon trout were caught on Sunday
last in Russian river near Duncan's Mills. Two baskets' full
were sent to a gentleman in this city, some of the fish being
quite large.

A gentleman on Wednesday, fishing from a boat close to
Barrel Rock, hooked forty-nine rock cod, none of which
weighed less than one pound.

Last Sunday several parties fishing at the wharf at Fort
Point had good catches, mostly rock cod that were over two
pounds in weight. -

The best bay fishing has been done during the week on the
Fort Point side of the harbor. Perch are said to be lively in
that vicinity.

Jas. T. Ellford during three hours* fishing in theSlagoon at
Pescadero^ caught twenty-four good sized salmon trout on
Monday last.

BICYCLING.

The first athletic meeting of the season was held by the
members of the Merion Cricket Club on Washington's birth-
day. Among the events was a handicap bycicle race in
which H. C. Finkler started from scratch, "Fisher 75 yards,
Tenney 95 yards, Mohrig 105 yards and Day 120. The track
is narrow, corners sharp, and it is generally unfit for bicy-
cling and could be greatly improved in other respects. A
fair start was made, Tenney showing considerable sprinting
power, passing Mohrig and Day almost immediately and con-
tinuing to gain during the first lap, but Mohrig overhauled
him in the second, and finally beat him out about twenty
yards, Finkler third by about the same distance. Fisher lost
a pedal in the second lap, which threw him out of the race.
Time of winner, 3:19 3-5.

Dr. Coleman, a prominent bicyclist of Cannndaigun, N. Y„
and a party of five friends, are en route for California for a
four-months trip. Two of the party bring their wheels along.

Ifi good weather continues there will be some handicap
races at the Olympic Athletic Club grounds within a few
weeks, to be followed by the spring meeting in May.

The annual Stanley show of bicycles and tricycles was held
in Albert Hall, London, in the early part of February. Be-
tween 700 and 800 machines were on exhibition.

The locality of the next league meeting is already begin-
ning to be talked of. The New Yorkers begin to think that
they are entitled to it this year.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Best City Extra, Z&Q$G 15; medium grades,
$5 25'a$5 50; Shipping Superfine, $4 2&&.H 75.

WHEAT— The situatlou seems to increase in strength every day.
Salea of No. 1 Shipping are reported at si uci. Purchasers are in the
majority, as holders have but little Inclination to part with their grain
at the nresent figures. Ileoent sales are: No. 1 White, buyer, March,
sl'c.^'J nL>>: ,!■>., i>uy<<r, the Benson, (1 li.

BARLEY— The market is very uncertain, running up to extremely
high figures, and then down again to something near the old prices.
The prices in this grain of late transactions are spot Brewing, >'l 50 I'
ctl.; No. 1 Feed.Bpot, 81 45; do. March, SI 36<flSl 43; do. April, $1 12
@81 45; do. May, 31 4iu/.'l 4;).

OATS-Falr 1'eed, 81 70@B 75; Good, 81 77.Vr,.$l 85; Choice,«l 87*&

81 97J <fc* ctl.

RYE— Quotable at $1 75»?2 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $31 p ton; Cracked Corn. 83633997 p ton;
Shorts, 8n.«:$l'J $> ton; Oilcake meal the oilworks sell to the trade at
835 $> ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, 924@S26 f ton for lots
at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $160816 50; Wheat, $17&?18 75; Wild Oat, 816 50£>
$18 75; Mixed. 815&31T i> ton.

STRAW— 80&81 per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, lG*&K.?c; CalifornlaHams, 15^I5ic
for plain, lSJ&lCc for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16®lGic; California Smoked Bacon 14®144c for heavy and
medium, and 15®15Jc for light and extra light; Clear Sides. H^Hjc:
Pork,818rdsi8 50 for ExtraJ Prime $20&$20 60 for Prime Mess, 823&24 for
Mess, B2RS2S26 50 for clear and $2f>&26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
$16®818 [:> bbl; Mess beef, S16 50 for bbls and 88 75 for hf bbls; Extra
Mess Beef, SIC 50 for bbls and 88 75 lor hf bis ; Family Beef, 818®18 50
~&> bbl; California SmokedjBeef, 130 13*0 l> lb.

FRUIT— We quote; Apples, 30c:a.5i)c for common and Sla?.?! 50 \t
box for good jo choice; Lemons, i«C:S.87 per box for Sicily; California
Lemons, 52 25 a $2 50 per box; Limes, 810 per box for Mexican; Ban-
anas,Jl 50;2:$3 $•> bunch; California Oranges, 81 50ft83 per box; Pine'
apples, 8G&88 t* doz. Western Cranberries are offering at 815:5,316 t>
bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, 88 to S10 ^ ton;
Carrots, 30c».50c; Turnips, 75cj?$l; Cauliflower, ?1 50 p dozen; Cab-
bage, 75c:^>-l ¥»ctl; Garlic, 2c & lb; Celery, 50c ^ doz; Dried
Okra, 20c(5!3Cc; Dry Peppers, 10c&12*c F lb; Green Peas, Co 12c;
Green Peppers, 5c®6c per lb; Tomatoes, Cc®8c $* lb; Cucumbers,
50c;a$l 25 per doz. ; Asparagus, 40c $> lb.; Sprouts, 3c ^ lb.; Arti-
chokes, 10c;«.15c D doz.; String Beans, S2c@85c 1> lb.

POTATOES— River Red. 75;a85c; Early Rose, 75^85; Tomales
and Petahuna, 81 10SS1 15 1? ctl; Humboldt Red, 81 25&81 30; Kid-
ney and Peachblow, SI 30 per ctl; New, 3c@8$c per lb.

ONIONS— Range from 90c to 82, according to quality.

BEANS— Bayos 84(584 50; Butter, 83®83 25 for small and 83 40
&83 50 for large; Lima, 83 75K84 ;Pea. 83 30(533 50; Pink, 84; Red,
84 ; small White. 83 306183 50; large White. 82 75^83 \~* ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 25; choice, 23^24; fair to
good, 20(S222c; inferior lots from country stores, 16,518c; firkin,
21(5323c for good to choice, and 18@20c for ordinary; pickled roll,
19;521; Eastern, 163%20c p ib.

OHEESE-Firm. California, 14®15c for choice; 11^13 for fair to
good; do, factory, in boxes, 14@16c ; Eastern, 16:<tl7c.

EGGS-California, 22(5J23c ^ doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers. 17®18c; do Hens, 185.20c;
do dressed, ?19®20c; Roosters, S7:«$7 50 for old and 88 50&81U for
young; Hens 87 50^88 60; Broilers, 87(&$7 50, according to size;
Ducks, 810@311 ^ dozen; Geese, 82 25^83 $? pair.

GAME— Prices steady, yuail, 8K5J81 12* £* doz; Mallard Ducks,

82 50(5:83 60; Sprigs, S1®$1 25; Canvasback, 83684; Brandt, 81 25
(SjSl 50; Gray Geese S26.S2 50; White Geese, 81 256:81 50; Honkers,
84684 50; Snipe, 82 25682 50 for English and 50675c for common;
Teal, 75c681; Widgeon, 81681 25; Hare, 81 50582; Rabbits, 81 25
®81 75.

WOOL— Fair inquiry. We quote fall: San Joaquin and Coast, 85
lie; San Joaquin and coast Lamb, good, 9;o;llc; Northern Fall, free,
15518c; Northern Fall, defective, 11614c; Northern Fall, Lamb, 156!
17c; Free Mountain, 116:16c; Eastern Oregon, 166.22c; Valley Ore-
gon, 226i26c. We quote sp2.ng California & lb 14620c.

HIDES AND SKINS-Dry hide3, usual selection, 18£18£c $* lb;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c ^ lb less. Dry Kip, 18
(%18ic; Dry Calf. 20c; Salted Steers, over 55 lbs, lie )p tb; Steers
over 65 ibs, lie; Steers and Cows, 'medium, 9c 6! 10c; light
do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to30ibs.llc; Salted Calf, 14615c ty tb;
Salted Veal, 12jc ; Sheep Skins, 25®3Qc for Shearlings ; 306!
60c for short, 60c681 for medium, and 81(5,81 50 apeice for long
wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 7£@8c & lb for rendered and 116.12c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 7i6;8c; medium grade, 6*67c; inferior, 5@5jc 4? tb.

VEAL— Large Calves, 869c; small ones, 769c ^ lb.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 6£@6c and Ewes at 5®51c p lb,
according to quality.

LAMB— Quotable at 12J{5jl5c £> ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 6367c for hard and 52c6)65 for soft; dressed
do 969ic ^ ft for bard grain hogs.

The Past Trotting- Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOW
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Cls

anet: of time at Fashion stiibli's, Pelaliuua

. M11N-
S, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stabks, *;mta Rosa. Hal-

Brown's Bell

Br bedkb t ••

Of Alcxandi

Nellie Patche

mile in ~:'2H, >
iii 1880 to !"■ 01

an-, country. 1

AlejEandertsbyOeo.Sf. Patcbeo .Jr., the sin- of Sam Purdy (250)0

Starr King (2:^2) nud Viinrlerlynn(3:2S>, Dam Liidv Crelfll, by 1 BOO <■'

"" lfoumiiT. by Imported liuiifounder. For full descriptloii see

rsM us <.f Sept. 0,1882.

oromj Dodd has a record of 2:2*, Reliance ""
Sudors -::sr., Inauguration three miles In 7:28 -lul
.', j. .7. Alex. Button proved by hi-< performance
besl three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
the stake Pot three-year-olds at the State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo, Annie Laurie, Len Rose snd others, nrlnnlng t i 1 * • Bint,
thud and fifth beats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie In the
fourth ; time. 2:3 1 .At thi Cairo! the Santa Clara

Valley Association at San Jose be won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time, 2 £8> , 2:30' ,2:38 f,2i8] .. Belle Echo won the first heat. He won
at Stockton, lieatlna Honesty, Len Rose and Dnrlghl In straight heati j
time, 2:32,2:33 ,-.■■:' . En 1881, as a four-year-old, Button mdaea record
of -:-': ', over the Santa Rosa track. Dol Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record <>f 220.'

The FTasler team t<wik llrst pp'nilntn fil thf '"i 1 .mil M irin District

fair ; also at Oakland for beet carriage team.

Mares left at the City Pronl bl in Kmnrt^'o, will he forward. <i
For further Inforraatlan aj.|iiv to

T. T. lAKMSS, Petaluma.

ANTEEO AND X. X.

Marefl Intended for cither of the ahnve BtnlHonn.aiol
hue, Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton boau cot

Hoi i" id, City Front Stables, willbe received, g 1

them and forwarded to Oakland,

134

3£It£ |8rccxier mtd Jvpm'fswati.

March 3

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Phenomenal "Weather— Southern Racing Mat-
ters—Theatrical Notes— Etc.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — Thunder andh^htning!
This is what was vouchsafed us dwellers in this Empire city
week before last, and though not such a great rarity in our
rigorous winters, last year having witnessed a similar phe-
nomenon, it is of unfrequeut enough occurrence to excite
much comment and remark, especially when the electric
fluid plays such unusual winter pranks as it did on the pres-
ent L'ocasion. In one neighboring suburb, the City of
Churches, it rang the bells on the telephones, played general
havoc with the telegraph apparatus, and capped the climax
of its audacious and unlooked-for visitation by striking a
dwelliug house, tearing a great hole in the masonry and go-
ing further down in the house, wound up its Arctic spree by
very forcibly separating a woman and her baby, fortunately
without seiious injury to either, other than throwing them
violently in opposite portions of the room, and on the ground
floor tackling a butcher; The knight of the cleaver was in
the act of polishing off his mutton, it is presumed, and the
fire bolt very nearly finished the job for him, together with
his personal "mutton " also, for when order was brought out
of the temporary chaos that ensued, cleaver, block, mutton
and butcher finally came together again from the four cor-
ners of the shop, where their electric visitor had deposited
them, as he made his exit through the cellar. "Winter light-
ning in these latitudes at the present season, frequently
presages the breakiug-up of winter and early spring, but as
yet there are no signs that such is to be the outcome of the
late aerial visitation, for as I write the snow lies thick outside
my window. To the sporting world generally "spring, gen-
tle spring," will be very welcome this year, and can come
none too soon, after the long embargo, which the cold breath
of winter puts upon our Northern outdoor sports.

That this impatience is more than justified can be readily
understood, when we are reading in the daily exchanges of
flowery Florida, gay Louisiana, and sunny, tropical Califor-
nia, telling us that in the one place fish, flesh, fowl and fruit
are as plentiful as the most ardent "tramp" could desire,
ducks having to be shoved aside to allow river boats to pass,
2,000-pound manatees or sea-cows are captured, and the
oranges grow so thickly that the yield of a single tree sells
for $S7, that Crescent city dwellers have for their delectation
the pleasures of the carnival, cock-pit, and race track, that
intermediate and tropical California is enjoying her usual
perennial summer, your Marysville turning out fragrant, fine
flavored Japanese oranges, fifteen inches in circumference.
All these tidings of out-door life in the localities named
serve, therefore, to enthuse us New Yorkers at the prospect
of soon being delivered from onr dead season and the wintry
bands that now environ us, when genial winds and sunny
skies will once again bring back the pleasures of field and
flood, of forest and river, of rod and gun, and of the post
and the paddock. Such are the express present longings of
the votaries of sport in the frozen North, and while, of
course, winter has its sleighing, skating, coasting, curling
and kindred pleasures, they are enjoyed principally by the
wealthy few, the great majority of city dwellers being haarti-
ly glad when the icy winds flee and *the rising temperature
again invites them to renew their excursions to beach, glade,
river and meadow.

The followers of the turf, the sport of kings, are about the
most eager of this large band of expectant waiting suppliants
at the throne of that very important potentate "the clerk of
the weather," and having nothing more important to do just
now, are filling the "gap" by circulating rumors cf eveiy
description touching candidates for turf honors during the
coming racing year. Mr. A.'s mare, who had a fashion of
getting "leg-weary," last season, something entirely at va-
riance with her usual excellence as a stayer, has now, so they
say, recovered her wind, and will sweep all the cups from
the racing boards that she goes for.

Mr. B.'s colt, who was a good performer last year, and of
fair size, is "too small" this spring, so the connoisseurs say,
and n stable companion, who was a "runt" only ashort while
ago, and did not win a race, is set down by the knowing
ones as far better than the tried performer and winner in
good company, though the latteris known to be well and lusty.

Mr. C.'s dark, untried three -year-old has the Kentucky
Derby already won, and Mr. D.'s' six-year-old is going across
the briny deep to beard on their native heaths the best racers
in all England.

These and a thousand other rumors are floating around in
all manner of distorted shapes, and of all of them probably
the only one that has any foundation in fact (for -what do
the owners and trainers of racing stock in these parts know
yet us to their additional merits except that he or she is in
good or poor health) is the last, which refers to one of
best known of last year's famous runners. This is the
Leamington mare Girofle, the victress last summer and fall
over our best performers, and although she did not defeat
Hindoo, Bend] Or or Thora (when the latter was right) the
exhibitions she made at different times of Eole, Barrett,
Bootjack, Monitor, Pawle, Glenmore, Pinafore, Carly B,
Lida Stanhope, Herbert, Gen. Monroe, Fair Count and all
the other fast horses who came across her path, will
never be forgotten by those who witnessed her great races.
Early in the year Eph. Snedeker, her astute and shrewd
manager, tried his best, and with some success, to mislead
the turf world, particularly the handicappers, as to the mare's
real abilities, and first he would claim she could not go a dis-
tance, and then that they were trying to anchor her with
weight, bnt after she won at two miles and a quarter, and
beat field after field of handicap horses, carrying as high as
121 pounds, these cute theories were thoroughly ventihued,
and "Eph." gave it up, declaring that the mare had fooled
him, as well as others. Very likely story! He probably
took his cue from Wyndhnm Waldeu, who alwavs declared the
same about Ferida, until she demonstrated its fallacy in more
than one hard-fought race. Girofle will not go to England
much before July, so it is said, and if she stands the voyage
well, should give a good account of herself, provided tho
UVatherly do not put a house and lot on her back.
Judging by the case of Pinafore, Pierre Lorillard's four-year-
old daughter of Enquirer, it looks as if thev will, for the En-
glish handicappers weighted her (Pinafore) bevond all reason
in the spring events just closed, and Tom Cannon very sen-
sibly declared hex out of each and all of them for although
she might be the superior of auy horse, mare or gelding of
her age entered in the races just closed, it is hardlv within
the bounds of fair play to give an animal thathas come 3 500
' ,1' * '' nig climate, etc., the top weight of her

. And this because Parole, Fox-
mil and Iroquois showed their excellence after accl'imuti-
I ) fact- the sturter in her new field
lid have been more like the prorerfcUd
' ' e men to have given her a chance

that she is, what they Beem to estimate her as the
her age in all England. Should thev treat Girofle in

like manner, it may check the creditable ardor of the Ameri-
can gentlemen, who go so many miles at such great risk and
expense, to pluckily throw down the sporting gauntlet
and Messrs. Weatherly should not at this late day so lack
on their heretofore fair and reasonable treatment of foreign
visitors. It cannot be, as they would lead us to suppose is
the case, that they want no more of the American "inva-
sion," be they English, French, German or American.
However, notwithstanding the apparent injustice of the En-
glish handicappers in regard to Pinafore, and the fact they
have put the top weights for each of the pricipal spring hand-
icaps on two other Yankees, Iroquois and FoxhalL we find
that this country will be quite strongly represented after alb
and the managers of the Lorillard and Keene stables have
pluckily left in the two great horses named above, and also
Sachem, Aranza, Golden Gate, etc., the maximum weight be-
ing 130 pounds, and the minimum 93 pounds on Aranza,
which impost in the City and Suburban Handicap she ought
to carry very near the front, for when in this country she
was considered one of the best Bonnie Scotlands that ever
looked through a bridle, her English career thus far having
been a series of disappointments.

Betting on these races in London has not yet opened, al-
though there has been some " nibbling " at Macheath, Beau
BrummeL Galliard, Fulmen, Prince and other prominent con-
testants for the Guineas and Derby. Indeed, both these
races have a very open look this year, and there may still be
a chance for the American three-year-olds engaged, who were
a very ordinary lot last fall, judged by their two-year-old
running. For the One Thousand and Oaks, however, both
Ally races, Mr. Lorillard has a good one on the spot in Par-
thenia, half sister to Parole, who, if in good fix, will trouble
the best of them to beat her. Last year's Derby and Grand
Prix winner, Bruce by Seesaw, was lately sold at auction, his
destination being the stud. He wras a very fine two-year-
old, and stayed much better in his three-year-old form than
most people supposed.

Within the last week Mr. Keene's imported stallion Blue
Mantle, foaled I860, by Kingston, died near Lexington, Ky.,
where he was making the stud season. As the horse was
splendidly bred, and has sired winners in England, his loss
is a most unfortunate one for his enterprising owner.

From Gen. Harding's stock farm at Belle Meade, Tenn.,
comes the news that Luke Blackburn has grown and filled
out into a magnificent horse, and as the death of old Scot-
land left a void that should be filled by his sons if possible,
his well-known owner wisely determined to give Luke and
Bramble every possible chance to show their excellence.
Bramble also looks well the picture of the dead hero, his
sire, and will have a goodly number of foals to his credit this
spring. Belle Meade has also those proven great sires, En-
quirer and Great Tom, and a collection of brood mares of
great value. Their yearling sale will take place this year, as
usual, at the close of the Nashville spring meeting, or about
April 30.

"No book-peddlers, venders of quack nostrums, insurance
agents, lightning-rod men (particularly lightning-rod men),
tramps or mendicants of any class admitted on these prem-
ises. Only visitors, who are always welcome, or those who
wish to buy or sell thoroughbred stock." So reads a large
placard at the entrance to Maj. Barak G. Thomas' Dixiana
farm, near Lexington. Maj. Thomas is well known throughout
the length and breadth of the Blue Grass region for his gen-
erous hospitality, notwithstanding the notice at his gate.
His place is noted as the home of the popular stallions King
Ban, Lelaps and Himyar, the latter untried, but as he is by
Alarm, dam Hira by Lexington, he should beget racers, for
he was a first-class runner himself, although a very unfortu-
nate horse, accidents incapacitating him for a much greater
share of honors than fell to his lot. Maj. Thomas has some
some very promising two and three-year-olds in training,
mostly by Lelaps and King Ban. Pike's Pride, three years
old, by the last-named stallion, out of the dam of Gen. Pike,
he sold last week to W. O. Bernard of this city for a good
price. George Evans also selected for the same buyer several
two-year-olds by Springbok and Strathmore (by Waverly)
from Megibben's farm near Lair's Station, Ky.

Desultory racing has been going on at New Orleans and
Augusta, Ga., since I wrote you last, but nothing of much
interest has transpired. Suspicion has also been attached to
some of the running at the Crescent City, notably so on the
11th, when the horse Wedding Day, who that last week won
a mile race with ease in l:44f (fast for the track), was beaten
in slow time by Potomac (Athlone) and TJberto. A "pull"
was openly charged and the disgust there is so general that
there will probably be no "more racing for the present, at
least unless responsible men take the helm. It is only just
to the Louisiana Jockey Club people to state that they have
had nothing to do with the late racing, having allowed the
horse-owners there to manage affairs themselves, with the re-
sult as stated, Engeman and his " suite " having left long be-
fore. Regular racing at New Orleans will begin on March
31st. On April 17th comes Memphis into line, then Nash-
ville the last week in ApriL May Sth Lexington, Louisville
20th, and so onto Covington, Ky., where the inaugural meet-
ing of the Latonia Jockey Club, whose stakes have received
over S00 entries, will be held June 1st and the racing circuit
be in full swing.

Betting here is freshening up a little and a few
large wagers have been laid. Four hundred dollars to $100
against George Kenney for the Withers, and $500 to $100
against Pizarro for the same race, have been laid. Six hun-
dred to $100 against Eole (5 years) for the Coney Island Cup,
$2,000 to $40 against General Scott (5 years) and $1,000 to 610
against Secret (i years) both these long shots for the cup also,
have been recorded in one hand. For the Kentucky Derby
$500 to $50 against Drake Carter, Green Moms' " dark unh-
and $"250 to $50 against Thora for the Louisville Cup, all also
registered wagers, but speculation is light yet, bettors biding
their time and the fate of the revived pool-bill.

The Lenten season here does not seem to have effected
much diminution of the attendance at the theaters. "The
Corsican Brothers " at Booth's has been put on the road and
"Monte Cristo" revived with a strong cast, including your
favorite actor, Mr. Jas. O'Neill. It scored a rather qualified
success, the star not being quite the ideal Edmund Dantes,
either in physique or execution, Feehter's remembrance in
the part being still fresh in the minds of Metropolitan play-
goers. It was the last character the writer saw the late great
actor assume, aud the scene was the Mission Street opera
house in San Francisco, six years ago. "Young Mrs. Win-
throp" at the Madison Square, "A Parisian Romance" at
the Union Square, "The Silver King" at Wallack's and
McSorley at the Comiqne seem to have come to stay, judged
by the public appreciation, and while manager Haverly's two
theaters are also doing a large bnsiness, Barton Hill, from your
California Theater, making his reappearance at the Fourteenth
street house on last Monday evening in a new play, "Her
Atonement," the Casino still keeps "The Queen's Lace
Handkerchief " to crowded houses, and "Iolanthe" is doing
the same for the Standard. Mr. Daly has revived the charm-
ing play, "The Squire," finding another comedy revival, and

the Kiralfys at Niblo's are drawing large houses with the
spectacular "Black Venus." C. R. Thorne Jr.'s death last
week was quite unexpected, for his friends had great
hopes at the time that he was recovering, but his time had
come, and without any religious ceremonies whatever, this
being his express wish, his body was consigned to its long
rest in beautiful Woodlawn cemetery. Pacific.

New York, Feb. 14, 1SS3.

Our Rifle Future.

There are many good observers who find reason to think
that without rifle shooting and the rivalry which naturally
springs out of its pursuit the Volunteer movement in Great
Britain would have been a failure ere this. Instead of mak-
ing the enrollment and the drilling of bodies of men the one
great end and aim of the National Home Guard, the require-
ments of an efficient Volunteer embraced that of shooting
fairly w-ell. Here came in an element which set the men
individually on a level, and while the metropolitan centers
gave large commands admirably drilled and fit to make a
brilliant showing on parade, it was the little squad of a
company far off in some scrubby hamlet which, likely as
not, carried off the shooting prizes, and so the honors were
distributed about in such fashion as to keep the whole force
a vigorous and healthy one. The city commands might
have fine chances- for parade over broad thoroughfares and
with commodious drill-rooms, but the country guardsman
with a range at his back door burned powder, kept a clear
eye and a steady hand, and was very properly recognized
as a very important factor in the make-up of the whole force.

The National Rifle Association came in as an important
adjunct in this direction. While structurally independent
of the Volunteer force it lived only for that force, and was
controlled by it. It was not a bureau of the regular estab-
lishment, yet without it the force would have lost an essen-
tial part of its life, and it is doubtful whether either could
have long survived the other. Shrewdly managed in a busi-
ness way it has prospered through liberality. Seemingly at
times over-conservative, its record will show that there has
been a steady encouragement of the best arms, and it is safe
to assert that without Wimbledon the world to-day would
not have several of the rifles which are now recognized as
the best. The. rules of shooting have been changed and
altered from time to time, and though always against a cer-
tain amount of protest, yet always for the betterment of
rifle practice. There have been many reasons which have
helped the managers of the National Rifle Association.
They were enabled to draw a very large clientage from a
very small area of territory. The run up to London is but
a matter of a few hours from any part of the kingdom.
The time of holding the meeting is well selected. There
is a widespread feeling of intense local patriotism or clan-
nishness which institutes sharp distinctions of section, and
upon this feeling it is easy to build up a rivalry such as has
been seen at Wimbledon from its first establishment. Then,
too, special journals most admirably conducted, and generous
notice and encouragement in the ordinary press channels,
have helped the movement greatly, until we see it to-day
rich and as firmly established as it is possible for such an
agency to be.

On this side the water there have been at times expressions
of surprise, that in ten years of existence, modern rifle shoot-
ing should be in such a backward state. The error which was
the foundation of this surprise, is in supposing that the
United States will ever in proportion to its population make
such a showing as that annually seen at Wimbledon.

It will be noticed at once that many, if not all, of the con-
ditions which have made the broad common on the outskirts
of London such a popular resort are wanting in this country.

We have no such Volunteer force or National Guard as
that which exists in Great Britain, simply because we do
not need any such a. cumbrous agency of defense. To
preach the danger of foreign attack is to be laughed at, and
with a few companies of reliable militia, ready to act on call
as a sheriffs posse in suppressing any riotous demonstration,
we have all the National Guard which is really necessary.
The regular army is little more than this and both organiza-
tions deserve support, mainly because they serve as schools
for officers, and in this fact there is a feeling" of security for
Americans and a quieting hint to would-be meddlers with us
as a nation. We have little of that clannishness which is so
marked abroad, and repeated attempts to push inter-State
matches show the absence of that sentiment. In short, the
conditions and environments of position of feeling which go
to make Wimbledon such a busy center during a certain
period each year are entirely wanting on this side the ocean,
and all steps in the encouragement of rifle shooting must be
taken with that fact plainly in view.

This condition of affairs does not mean, however, that
there is to be a dying out of rifle practice here. Just as a
single regiment of our National Guard in the late war fur-
nished officers for an army, so the handful of marksmen who
practice intelligently and persistently before the butts keep
alive a knowledge of the art, and when occasion requires it
they fonn a nucleus about which there soon clusters an effi-
cient corps of riflemen. The American works under impulse, '
and it is idle to expect a large body of men to undergo the
drudgery of ball practice when there is no incentive in view.
We have no organization with a richly endowed prize list
which would encourage, if nothing more, at least a certain
amount of pot-hunting workmanship; neither can we secure
the use of the ranges by vigorous orders to our National
Guard. The members would not permit their labor of love
to be turned into a toil under a task master. Quick to catch
and improve upon an idea, with no prejudices born of estab-
lished ^practice, the American marksman should fill the post
of an expert observer.

Wimbledon itself is an excellent place for study, and had
more note been taken of what was going on there, the fiasco
of our international military match of 1SS2 would not have
taken place. We certainly should have known something of
the sort of rifles the Englishmen were using for the style of
work in which they challenged our competition. That the
British pursue this plan of observation and adoption is mani-
fest by their ready acceptance of the sensible American device
of a wind gauge for military rifles.

There is no reason, then, why America may not and should
not hold her own with the other nations in the matter of rifle
making and shooting. She should hold her place at the
front of the line, but this can only be done by an intelligent
noting of what is going on the world over, and it maybe car-
ried on without those great gatherings of marksmen engaging
in a whirl of competitions, and then rushing away to renew
the struggle a year later. A score of ranges here and there
over the States, by an interchange of continuous records, can
do fully as much for the real advance of marksmanship as
any central gathering, and then the need of a National Riflo
Association will come in as a regular body, to make rules,
secure uniform conditions of practice, and point the way t»
the best endeavor in the line of new work. — Forest and
Stream.

1883

^Ixjc breeder and jg^orxstmiii,

SUCCESSFUL STALLIONS.

What They Owe of Their Financial Success to
Printer's Ink.

Editor. Breeder and Sportsmax: While thinking of the
success of stallions, in the matter of making themselves
profitable to their owners, I have become convinced of the
fact that they owe their achievements to a liberal outlay of
money in printer's ink; and to prove my theory, will mention
a few stallions, some of whom have proved themselves a
source of revenue to their owners, while others have not.

The horses that I have taken for subjects are those with whom
I have long been acquainted, if that be a proper term to use,
and are known by the following generic names: Durango,
Almont Kattler, Hero of Thoradole, King Mambrino, Col.
West, Wapsie, Felter's Hambletoniau, Menelaus and Kornu-
his.

To begin at once with a phenomenon may rob the remain-
der of this article of what practical bearing it has, but the
strange favor which has seemed to form the lot of Durango,
compels me to speak of him first.

The Peoria stallion Durango has, without doubt, proven
himself to be the most profitable piece of horseflesh ex-
ported from Kentucky. Scarcely had the black colt landed
in the great city of distilleries, ere his name and exploits
were borne on the wings of popular talk all over the sur-
rounding country, the local press, dozens of county organs
in neighboring districts; the sporting papers of Chicago, In-
dianopolis and New York, added to all the live stock periodi-
cals east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio river, were
soon overflowing with long-winded articles regarding the
nine days' wonder, Durango. The result of all this adver-
tisement soon made itself manifest in the most liberal patron-
age ever bestowed upon a young stallion of any breed, until
it is now claimed that his profits in the stud have amounted
over $10,000, which, for a stallion whose oldest get are only
two -year-olds, is a fabulous sum. Durango has yet to engage
in his first race, and from the wonderful tales that have been
floating around since he was a three-year-old P. V. John-
son (in whose hands Durango has been placed) should blot
out the record made by Smuggler, and place a mark so low
down in the teens that all other stallions will have no chance
of reaching it.

It was published that Durango has shown authentic trials
of a mile in 2:16 as a three-year-old, and quarters in thirty-
two seconds as a four-year-old, but it invariably hap-
pened that he was out of form during each of the State Fairs
held at Peoria, since he adopted that city as his home. Du-
rango, by CassiusjM. Clay Jr. (Strader's), dam Mattie:West, by
Almont, has placed upon record the great results to be de-
rived from a liberal use of printer's ink. King Mambrino,
by Mambriuo Patchen, dam Zepher, a fast pacing mare, has
made three more seasons than Durango, at this place and
Hennipen, the last a small town on the Illinois river, forty
miles above Peoria. Zepher, the dam of King Mambrino,
was likewise the dam of Harry Clay, record 2:23f. Harry
Clay is the only representative that Strader's C. M. Clay Jr.
has in the 2:30 list and he lost the race that he obtained his
record in. Now, here is the stallion King Mambrino, by
Mambrino Patchen, out of the only mare that ever gave C.
M. Clay Jr. (Strader's) a 2:30 colt, and yet, his owner has not
managed the horse in a way that has made him profitable.
He used the press and printer but very little, and his stallion
is not known of thirty miles from home. King Mambrino is
undoubtedly a sire of more than ordinary rank, for one of
his daughters trotted in 2:35 as a three-year-old, at the
Bureau county fair of the year 1SS1. Several more have
shown themselves quite speedy.

Almont Kattler, a son of Almont and owned at Clinton,
Iowa, has received nearly as liberal an advertising as Duran-
go, and has proven a valuable horse to his owner. One of
the methods of advertising resorted to by the owner of Al-
mont Eattler, and to very good advantage, has been the trot-
ting of his colts from the time they were two-year-olds.
These sons and daughters of Almont Kattler won nearly all
the races they were engaged in, even though they competed
with colts possessing greater speed; how they were enabled
to become so successful as purse winners remains as one of
the secrets of the turf and I have not evidence sufficient to
prove that there was a nigger in the fence. They have never
been able to trot in 2:40, and several are five-year-olds, but
that is of little consequence, so long asjthe fact is established
that they are winners. As a result of this novel way of ad-
vertising, coupled to a free use of the press, the owner of
Almont Rattler has gained large list3 of mares, all seeking the
embrace of his stallion, and a plethoric pocketbook is the
positive proof that the end has justified the means. Hero,
of Thorndale, by Thorndale (2:22j) is owned at Washington,
HI., a thrifty village, twelve miles east of Peoria, and has
come into direct competition with Durango. The breeding
of this half brother of Edwin Thorne (2:16]) is superior to
that of the Peoria stallion as his sire was a better horse and
his dam, Heroine, was an own sister to Volunteer, the sire of
St. Julien (2:11}). Hero of Thorndale is himself the sire of
trotters, as for example: Combat (2:42), Pinafore, two years
old, (2:40), Puss Thorn (2:34), Verbena (2:36), and Alice
Tyler (2:30), yet the patronage given to this horse has not
amounted in dollars and cents to one-quarter that furnished
his stud rival Durango. Another proof that it pays to house
up one's stock and never let the world know you have any-
thing worth the naming: Col. West, by Almont, a Btallion
hid away down at St. Joe, Mo., is something of a trotter
himself, having a record of 2:35, and, better still, is the sire of
a number of colts that have the faculty of trotting fast and
are beginning to make themselves known ere this account; it
is no fault of the owner of Col. West that the offspring of his
stallion were not allowed to remain unknown, for he cared
but little regarding the matter. Since Mabel H has acquired
a four-year-old record of 2:31 J and was purchased by that
good judge of horses, J. I. Case for S3, 000, Col. West has
emerged from his hiding place and will probably be patron-
ized to a small extent. I have never met an owner of a
stallion who appeared to care so little about the success of
his horse as the man who controls Col. West. He has not
so much as patronized his home newspaper, neither has he
caused the job printer to strike him offa few handbills such as
used by many owners of local stallions, and the result has
been that Col. West has not paid for the feed he has con-
sumed, nor the service of the groom required during the
short spring season.

Wapsie, a stallion that is standard by all the rules laid
down in Wallace's Register, has served out rather a long life
in the central part of Iowa, and though his fee of service has
only been $25 for the season, his owners cannot say that
Wapsie has ever paid the interest on the money they in-
vested in him. Wapsie is undoubtedly the best son of the old
Iowa favorite, Green's Bashaw, and aside from being a frotter
of no mean merit himself, he is the sire of a number of
horses who have proven themselves performers: Gen.
Grant (2:21), West Liberty (2:28), Kokomo (2:30), Jim Lane
(2:34) and numerous others with records better than 2:40, are

all by Wapsie and should certainly make their sire a popular
horse. By the way, Kokomo was out of a thoroughbred
daughter of Simpson's Blackbird and is only one of the
many young horses who are giving proof of th e
value of that blood which flowed in the veins of the Falcon.
Only last fall, while in attendance at the Kansas State fair, I
formed the acquaintance of an old resident of Iowa, and he
remarked that Green's Bashaw and Wapsie were both dead.
When corrected regarding the report of Wapsie's death, he
gave as a reason for this belief that having heard or seen
nothing regarding the horse he concluded that his uld favor-
ite was dead. Well, he might as well be dead for all the
average horseman knows, for he is buried away in an interior
town called Winterset.

Felter's Hambletonian, a standard horse that was owned
until his death at Davenport, Iowa, was another good animal
that very few knew anything about. Lucy, 2:26f, and Lady
Tighe, 2:29, are Felter's representatives in the 2:30 list, and
for a horse that had limited means in the stud, having died
while a young horse, he makes a very good showing. What
Felter would have accomplished had he been managed on a
liberal plan is all conjecture, but the belief of many is that
he would have proved himself to be one of the best young
sires in Iowa.

Romulus, one of the most fashionably bred sons of Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian, at the era when an American Star cross
was thought to be the great and positive source of speed, has
spent the greater part of his life at Moliue and Prophets-
town, 111., where he has enjoyed every opportunity that could
be offered. This phlegmatic son of the Old Horse is thirteen
years old, and during his life in the West has been a well-
advertised horse; though proving a fortunate animal in the
large lists of broodmares sent to his harem, Romulus has
not given evidence that he is a sire of trotters, none of his
produce having been able to get within the charmed circle.
Still, it has proved a great blessing to Illinois and Iowa, this
introduction of Romulus, with his rich heritage of blood, for
out of his loins have sprung a strong, thrifty race of brood-
mares, and who, when bred to stallions of merit, have given
fair promise to produce offspring that will do credit to the
great family of which they are part.

Menelaus, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, was originally pur-
chased at a long price, and placed in the private stud of
Wads worth Bros. After their failure Menelaus was sold, and
his present owner has shipped the stallion all over Illinois
and Indiana, never leaving him at one place long enough to
allow the breeding public an opportunity of watching his
success. Almost anyone can guess the result of such a man-
agement, for the horse did not pay his way one-half of the
time. Cleora, 2:18f, Maggie F, 2:27, and Romeo, 2:29], are
positive proofs that Menelaus is a sire of trotters. At pres-
ent, this stallion is thought to be afflicted with an incurable
disease. Should he by chance recover, it is to be hoped that
his owner will place his services at some point where such a
patronage as he deserves can be secured.

Though I have given but a hurried description of the eight
stallions whose names I cited as illustrations, still this letter
has assumed a weary length. A review of the successes and
failures of these horses' career in the stud will satisfy any
sane individual that it is utter folly to think of hiding one's
light under a bushel and yet expect the world to notice its
glare. I am thoroughly convinced of the great help to be
derived from a liberal advertisement, held within bounds of
the legitimate; and fully persuaded that a truly valuable
stallion can in no wise receive harm by such a proceeding,
though I do decry any attempt at sensationalism without the
slightest grounds for such work, and trust all candid men
will refrain from that method. Columbus.

Tiskilwa, 111., Feb. 19th.

An Act of Justice.

Editor Breeder a>*d Sportsman-: In the issue of Turf,
Field and Farm of a late date there appears an article giving
the credit of the development and performances of Wild-
flower and Bonita to Chas. Marvin. In justice to Henry
McGregory, formerly of Detroit, Mich., and now in the em-
ploy of Mr. Wm. Corbitt, of San Mateo, Cal., I send you a
short history of the colts and McGregory's connection with
them. He commenced work at Palo Alto on or about the 1st.
of December, 1SS0; previous to that time Wildflower was
handled by the late H. R. Covey. Bonita and Marlet were
still in the breaking stable and as soon as they were well
broke they with Wildflower and the others were placed in
Mr. McGregory's stable. At that time Wildflower had been
driven a mile in 3:22. From that time, Dec, 1S80, when the
colts were yearlings until Sept., 1SS2, he was the sole traiuer.
He drove Wildflower as a two-year-old at Sacramento her
first race, which she won, getting a record of 2:33. At San
Francisco, Wildflower had a walk-over for the two-year-old
stake. He next appeared behind the fleet filly, when he as-
tonished the world by trotting a mile in 2:21. He afterwards
drove her on exhibition one-quarter officially timed in 32
seconds. He started Marlet in the two-year-old stake at
San Jose and got a record of 2:593; this colt he drove a mile
at Palo Alto as a two-year-old in 2:29, and about two weeks
before he was shipped East he trotted a mile at the same
place as a three-year-old in 2:24}. He drove Wildflower,
then three years old, a mile the same day without even
clucking t'o her in 2:23$. Of the six colts he handled, three
beat 2:30 and two beat 2:40; the sixth one after being
handled but a short time was turned out, she having grown
so large that it was considered best to wait on her for a year.
McGregory's success with Wildflower and Bonita was but a
little over a year ago published in all the leading papers in
the country, and if the Turf, Field and Farm had looked
over their exchanges for that year they would not do him the
injustice of placing the credit of the development and won-
derful performances of these colts to one who never drove
them until one week before they started East to fill their en-
gagements. As Henry McGregory is well known both East
and West, a man whose reputation is above reproach, I
trust the Turf Field and /«>'/« wilhjnow give the credit to
one who fairly earned it.

As a rule the pig is reared for the money that is in him.
We may talk about cheap meats for the million as a necessity
justifying the rearing of the swine, and persuade ourselves
that the man is excusable who at this day places before his
fellow men, as an article of diet, that which in olden times
was rejected by an honored people as unfit for hum;iu food.
Little difference, however, does it make to the man thus ex-
cused, whether we think of him as a philanthropist or as one
engaged in leading mankind astray, so long as he has a fair
profit on the pigs he rears, or on the pork products he can
place on the market. If there were no money for him in the
breeding and rearing of hogs he would not engage in the
. We find, however, that to nearly i v. iy farmer
and cottager in the land there is a profit in pig raising and
.„, j,,, b is the case, we may expect to see this among

the leading industries in civilized America.

The Rubber.

The general public knows comparatively nothing of a class
of men who form an important leature, in their way, of the
trotting turf. The rubber is a type of humanity that stands
alone. In the majority of cases he is a aian of nearly, or
quite, middle age, and nut infrequently his hair is tinted with
the silver marks of time. His business is simply and solely
to look after the trotter committed to his charge, and in some
instances the position' is one of considerable responsibility,
although this is not often the case. When a horse has been
"worked" during his preparation for the trotting campaign,
or during its continuance, it is the duty of tlie rubber, upon
the animal's return to the stable, to see that he is properly
"done up," this term being used to signify the attentions
which it is necessary that a trotter shall receive after the ex-
ertions of a heat in a race or a sharp " repeat." Of course,
in cooling out a horse between the heats of a race, the opera-
tion is superintended by the driver, providing that personage
be at liberty; but it is oftentimes the case at the great trotting
meetings that a driver is engaged in two races on the same
day, and as the horses in one class are called upon the track as
soon as those in the preceding race have finished a heat, it is
a physical impossibility for a driver to attend personally to
the cooling-out of his horses. In these instances the respon-
sibility must fall upon the rubber of the animal, unless, ns is
often the case in large stables, there is a head groom or rub-
ber, who assumes the general management of affairs in the
absence of the driver.

_ As a rule, rubbers are men of more than average educa-
tion, their knowledge of the world and its ways having been
acquired in the rough school of practical experience, but in
their own sphere they are apt to be very bigo'ted and display
that uniform pig-headedness that is so often a characteristic
of men whose lives revolve in a very small circle, indeed.
Between the rubber and the horse to whose wants he minis-
ters there frequently exists an affection that is surprising.
The rubber is, alas, too frequently inclined to bibulousness,
and his invariable refuge at the time when liquor has all but
rendered his faculties of no avail, is the stall of the animal
with which he is associated. He will tumble in there at any
hour of the day or night without the slightest fear of conse-
quences, and very rarely, indeed, is his drunken confidence
in his equine companion misplaced. Long years ago Geo.B.
Mansur of this city owned a little chestnut stallion called
General Grant that was one of the most vicious brutes imag-
inable. When sober, Grant's rubber would never enter the
horse's stall without first taking ample precautions, in the
shape of a whip or stick, to secure his personal safety; but,
after filling up for a few hours with bad whisky, he would
reel confidently into the stallion's stall and deposit himself at
full length on the floor thereof. Then the horse, that would
at other times have resented such an intrusion with teeth
and hoofs, would shrink into one corner of the stall and gaze
earnestly at the man, trembling all the time as if in the
greatest fear. Hannis, who is as vicious a little fellow as can
be found, would never make a mean move towards "Old
Mike, " his rubber, during the time the little chestnut stallion
was in Turner's stable. But perhaps the heartiest friendship
that ever existed between man and horse was that between
Goldsmith Maid and Charles Crocker, or "Old Charley," as
he was universally known. For five years the old man never
slept but two nights outside the mare's stall, the third inmate
of the place being a little dog. It was "Old Charley's" habit,
upon going to sleep for the night, to use as a pillow a small
bag containing the mare's oats for the morning meal, and
about o o'clock she was certain to come over to Charley's cor-
ner and poke away at the bag of oats with her nose, thereby
saying, as plainly as words could have said, that it was break-
fast time and she would like to be fed. With the dog, a fine
specimen of the Scotch terrier, the Maid was on friendly
terms, except when Charley would fondle and pet the animal
in her presence, and then, jealousy getting the best of good
nature, she would rush savagely at her companion and drive
it out of the stall forthwith. After the Maid had retired from
the turf and given birth to her first foal (a fine colt by Gen-
eral Washington, that was accidentally killed) Charley went
down to Trenton, N. J., one day to see the old mare. The
attendants warned him to be careful, saying that since the
birth of her colt the Maid had been so cross that it was un-
safe for anyone to approach her. The old man, learning
where the mare was, placed himself where he could not be
seen and called to her. The Maid, recognizing at once the
voice of her old friend and companion, gave a joyful whinny,
and started in the direction from whence the sound came.
Instead of resenting any approach to her colt, as she had
done with others, she ran her nose all over Charley, and
called his attention in an unmistakable manner to her baby,
of which she was as proud as any mother could be of her
first born.

During a race in which his horse is engaged, the rubber is
in his glory. Armed with a bucket of water and a sponge,
he is ready to do any little odd jobs that may be required
while the horses are warming up, to "sponge out " at the end
of every five scorings, and when the heat is over he unchecks
the tired trotter, relieves him with a dash of cold water be-
tween the ears, and a swallow of the same fluid from the
ever-present bucket, and then leads him away to the stable. —
•.•Ate.

I have seen salt fed hogs for more than fifty years, and in
the last twenty years have fed many heavy hogs, ranging
from 300 to U00 pounds net. I fed them all liberally with
salt ; have never lost one nor has one been sick au hour.
These hogs have been fatteued in a close pen, and their prin-
cipal food was corn meal made into a dough. This dough I
have salted at least once a day. Sometimes my hogs would
fail to clean out their trough; in that casol would put a hand-
ful of salt into my bucket, with some water, pour it into
their trough, and they would lick it up with much relish. In
addition to the salt, I feed coals from the stove. I make it a
regular custom to feed coal, and it is astonishing what a
quantity a hog will eat, and how healthy and robust it will
make him. Let the hogs have plenty of salt and charcoal,
and we shall hear less of the cholera.— Southern Farmer.

The practice with many of discarding old sows, and filling
up from the young litter, is very unwise, provided the dams
are of equal merit and breeding with the pigs. If, however,
a young sow be kept till she is a year old, well fed in the
meantime, before being bred, she wilt bring as strong and
growthypigs as the older sows. The notion that a sow
should be bred early, that she should become a good stickler,
is erroneous. Maturity in growth of the whole body i

iary to the development of the milk glands,
have proved to our own satisfaction by sufficient (■ -
well-nourished sowrdropping her first litter at -i
will, as stated, bring as good pigs us the old. i
quite as likely to have an ample supply of milk.

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JUDGE HAYES ON THE THOROUGH-
BRED.

A letter from Judge Hayes o£ Clinton, Iowa, and
which is copied from the Turf, Field and Farm will be
found in this paper. The Judge takes a common sense
view of the subject he treats and does not materially
differ with us in opinion. It is just as essential that the
proper thoroughbreds be chosen to obtain the benefit of
the blood in the trotter as it is in the other families
which are kept in trotting studs and to select a sire or
dam merely because it is thoroughbred will result in
many failures. There are numbers of the recognized
trotting strains that have proven entirely worthless as
the progenitors of fast trotters and it cannot be other-
wise than that the blood-horse must be liable to the same
uncertainty until tried. The thoroughbreds that have
demonstrated a capacity to produce trotters have, in a
majority of cases, had little opportunity to display then-
powers, and even after it was evident, have been neg-
lected. Nearly twenty years ago there was a fast-
trotting three-year-old in Chicago by Bonnie Scotland.
He was altogether the fastest colt of his age in training
then, but owing to an attack of distemper which left
him broken-winded he had to be thrown up. Had he
shown his capacity in public, it is likely that more at-
tention would have been awarded his sire as a trotting
progenitor. But what may appear anomalous is the
statement that a thoroughbred stallion located in a
country where there are few thoroughbred mares has a
better chance to get fast trotters than when the reverse
is the case. Not that the thoroughbred mares are lack-
ing in the elements for the dams of fast trotters but ow-
to the fact that their produce is destined for another
field. And the more celebrated the stallion as a race
horse getter the less chance there is for him to excel as
a harness sire. It is doubtful if there was a single colt
of Bonnie Scotland's which he got after his location in
Tennessee, which had any trotting training, and the only
ones we have heard of were Scotland, the three-year-old
mentioned, Dan Donaldson, and a chestnut gelding
which John Muir sold in New York and which trotted a
trial in 2:38. Mr. Kulz had a pair of Bonnie Scotland's
which he drove in his carriage which could show close
to a three-minute gait without any track work. "We
owned a colt by Bonnie Scotland from a Knight of St.
George mare, and she from Bellamira by imported Mon-
arch that was broken to harness at two years old and
with very little handling he could beat any colt of his
age at Atwood Place where we had a large number in
training. He died, unfortunately, before his speed
could lie tested. Now the commingling of the blood of
Blackbird through his son A. W. Richmond and that of
Bonnie Scotland through his daughter Columbia, pro-
duced Columbine who showed a 2:36 gait at four years
old, and Lady Richmond who was reported to have
shown trials very fast. The logic of Judge Haves is
sound so far as th.; at acessity for selection and his con-
cluding sentence a sensible conclusion.

J lackbird only covered the niares known to be thor-

lvitty II ant by* Alex. Churchill, and Polly

T mlrins by ilirabcau. The former had a colt, the lat-

was barren. The colt was taken to New York by

. owner John Cannon, and driven by the side of a.

grey mare that had trotted to the pole in about 2:46, and
for which ilr. Cannon paid $1,800. "We rode with
him several times behind the pair, and the colt could
carry her off her feet in every brush. An injury to his
back incapacitated him or we feel positive he would
have made a good mark.

"We think that Judge Hayes errs when he appends
' ' mildly ' ' to the benefit derived from the Trustee blood,
as Exchequer, John Nelson and others give strong testi-
mony in favor of it. Exchequer, a thoroughbred grand-
son shows Lucille (2:21) and Rigolette (2:23^). John
Nelson, a son, Nerea (2:23£, Aurora (2:27), Gov. Stan-
ford (2:27£).

THE AUCTION SALE.

It was a grand sale of trotting stock at the Oakland
Park last Wednesday, and gave a great deal of encour-
agement to those that are engaged in breeding road and
trotting horses on this coast. It proved that the breed-
ing of the right sort will pay, and that animals of
approved form and of the right blood will remunerate
those who are engaged in breeding them. In another
column will be found a list of the animals sold, buyers
and prices, and the perusal will demonstrate that there
is a general desire to buy stock of the description offered.
There was a marked feature in the sale, viz., that those
who bought were in the main men who are not largely
engaged in breeding. The only exceptions were J. B.
Haggin and L. J. Rose. The former bought Nourma-
hal, and Hr. Rose Sweetbriar. These are certainly fine
additions to these fine breeding farms, and though old
associations may have a tendency to warp the judgment
and give an undue bias, there is not an untried mare in
the "United States that we would prefer to Nourmahal,
and the form and breeding of Sweetbriar are just right
for Sunny Slope. That the union of Sultan and Sweet-
briar will result in high excellence is partially proved
by a son which showed such a fine gait that there was a
brisk contest to obtain him, and a few colts of the strain
cannot fail to well repay the outlay. The other buyers
showed a proper appreciation of pedigree, and those of
fashionable blood brought prices that proved that this
essential feature is becoming better understood. The
day is past when buyers of stock, the object being to
breed trotters and road horses, sneer at the proof of a

good ancestry, and the remark once so common, "

the pedigree, show me the horse," seldom heard. High
form is an inheritance, and those which show the most sym-
metrical proportions are the descendants of others which
have been distinguished for the same characteristics.
There never was a sale when the get of an untried stal-
lion brought such high prices. This was in consequence
of the form being satisfactory, and the buyers logically
argued that with proper shape and the breeding of the
right sort there was little risk of failure. The Steinways
are a level lot of colts, and among the large number there
were few, indeed, that were not worthy.

"While the animals were superior,the sale was well-man-
aged, and from the commencement there were judicious
movements. The stock looked remarkably well, especi-
ally at this season of the year, the advertising was done
so thoroughly that there was a general knowledge
throughout the country of what was to be offered, and
the result was a fine attendance. Adrnitting all these
points and there remains the encouraging fact that there
is still a horse market, and that in a few years it is only
reasonable to anticipate that there will be a correspond-
ing demand from other places.

NOMINATIONS IN THE TROTTING
STAKES AT CHICAGO.

From what we can learn there has been a good many
nominations made in the trotting stakes at the summer
meeting, 1884, Chicago Driving Park. "We predicted
that there would be thirty nominations in the Ashland
and Chicago Stakes of next year, and though many
scoffed at the idea, and made the counter prophesy that
Palo Alto would be the only representation of the Paci-
fic Coast, from what we hear the sanguine guess is likely
to be nearest the truth.

The engagements in Eastern stakes has a more direct
bearing on the trotting interests now than many are
aware. It shows that breeders have confidence in the
merits of the stock they are rearing, and, notwithstand-
ing the drawback of a journey of thousands of miles,
they are willing to accept the handicap and try conclu-
sions with those more favorably situated in respect to
propinquity.

Successful (and our confidence in this respect is abid-
ing) then is the best certificate imaginable. To win
after a railway ride over the biggest part of the conti-
nent, to pit the few from the Sunset Slope against the
many from all of the breeding States, and hold the fort,
or rather compel the surrender of the myriad of defend-
ers, will be a token of merit which cannot be disputed.

The advance guard gives words of encouragement. Not
a battle lost when there was only a single champion, how
can there be anything but victory when there are rein-
forcements behind. But it will not do to depend on
what has been done, or abate one iota of the vigor which
is necessary ere the commencement of the campaign.
There must be constant endeavor. There must be con-
tinued work and a determination not to let anything in-
terfere with the necessary preparation. There are four
hundred and odd intervening days before the colts stakes
of 1S84 will be summoned, and not an available day
should be lost in preparing for the contest. There must
be a constant, uiiremiiting attention. Not an opportuni-
ty lost which will add to the chances. It is all bosh to
decry the giving of fast work, absurd, nonsensical, to
imagine that something is to be gained by breaks in the
exercise. This old idea of " letting up " is an obsolete
idea. The teachings of the past must be ignored when
there is clearer light. That every one of these four hun-
dred and odd days can be made use of to increase the
vigor, perfect the gait, bring nerve and muscular force
into the highest degree of perfection in the advantage
we have. Throwing that aside and the advantage which
overcomes all others is lost.

There is a higher stake to play for than the winning of
stakes and wagers. The contest is sure to bring out the
whole strength of our antagonists. Cute, persevering,
indefatigable, not a move which can better their chances
will be overlooked, every effort conceivable made to
strengthen their position. The whole trotting world
will watch with eagerness the result.

The acknowledged supremacy gained in the last two
years will nerve the defeated to unusual exertions, and
this will excite an interest never before felt in trotting
races. The number of nominations from California will
give the opportunity to claim that it is an equal fight.
Should there be twenty in the Ashland Stakes for 1SS4
from this Coast and two hundred from all other sections
the ten per cent, will give the chance to say that it is a
fair trial. This we do not find fault with if every man
who has a colt engased will realize the importance of
giving it the attention it ought to have. In all proba-
bility there is not one individual who is not in a more
favorable position to give this care than we, and should
it prove that the preaching and practice do not tally it
must be ascribed to adverse circumstances beyond con-
trol. "With one nomination there is just the same cause
for uaremitting attention than*if there were half a score,
Every day must be made the means of progressing to-
ward the desired point. There must be contentment at
a fair degree of advance. But to keep an improving
rate it is necessary that there should be constant study.
If the colt does not improve there are causes which it
must be the endeavor to discover. "When there is a ret-
rograde movement be assured that something is wrong,
and that something usually discernable to one who will
seek with diligence, and award with discrimination.

" Turning out" is a favorite course of proceedure when
the trouble bailies the penetration of the trainer, but
" just as sure as eggs is eggs " that course will not an-
swer with colts that are to trot in three-year-old stakes
in 1884. And it may be that when the necessity for
constant work in order to insure constant improvement
is realized, there will be an increase of attention to dis-
cover the ailment, and a better remedy than a complete
cessation of exercise. This, of course, only applies to
cases where there is not an apparent injury. Should
there be lameness, or an accident likely to be aggravated
with work, such as a blow to the knee or shin, or cutting
of the quarter, or a strain, etc., rest is imperative.

"With care, however, these accidents are not so likely
to occur, as a lack of improvement from riitching, single-
footing, shortening of the stride, pulling, driving on one
rein, irritability, unsteadiness, loss of speed and some
other things of the same nature, and which can usually
be remedied by a change in the management.

It may be premature to discuss the question before
the actual standing of the stakes is known, though as
every person who has made a nomination is aware how
he stands, we earnestly urge them to commence to pre-
pare for the fight at once, and never slacken an effort
from this time henceforward.

The moment the President and Directors of the State
Agricultural Society became aware of the objectionable
features incorporated in the trotting stake for two year-
year-olds the order was given to the Secretary to with-
draw it.

The error came from a misunderstanding, and as the
matter was treated fully in the paper of last week there
is no necessity for further comments.

We felt fully assured that when the explanation came
it would be satisfactory, and such is proven to be correct.
"When there is a regular meeting of the Board it is likely
that several trotting colt stakes will be opened for dis-
cussion at the fair this fall.

1883

^Ixc ^rtctlcv and JSpwtswsttt.

fHONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE.

There is no question that the error of the Turf, Field
and Farm in relation to the education of "Wildflower,
Bonita, Marlet and others arose from Mr. Marvin hav-
ing "Wildflower and Marlet in charge when he made the
Eastern trip. The letter from * * * corrects the error, and
places the credit where it properly belongs.

There is not a particle of doubt that Mr. Marvin would
have done the same if his attention had been called to
the article.

"With the numb?r of colts in training at Palo Alto sev-
eral men are required to teach them, and the pupils
which were nnder the charge of McGregory are the best
recommendations as to his efficiency as a tutor.

A very remarkable thing in "Wildflower was the low-
ering of 3:22 as a yearling to the 2:21 of a year later.
This should be an incentive to those who have colts
which did not show as well as some others in their yearl-
ing form, for the comparatively slow youngster when
one and two years old may be the crack of the three-
year-olds.

The Daniel Cook Sale.

The auction sale of the stock of the late Daniel Cook took
place at the Oakland Trotting Park last Wednesday, and was
the occasion of a grand gathering of horse fanciers and solid
citizens, and was notable for the presence of many gentlemen
as bidders and buyers who have not heretofore evinced any
interest in the well-bred horse. Mr. Sam Whitehead wielded
the baton. The following list of sales includes the principal
numbers in the programme, several roadsters and some
utility stock being sold in addition. The total proceeds were
about S35.000.

1. Nellie Irvington, bay mare, foaled 1ST", by Ir-
vington, dam Lady Allen, gandam Peanuts. Stinted
toDelSur. D. McCarthy $210 00

2. Lady Slasher, bay mare, foaled 1S67, bred by A.
Hailliard Esq., Bordentown, New Jersey. Ay Slash-
er, by Childe Harrold, by imported Sovereign, by
Emilius, Sarah Washington, etc. Lady Slasher's dam
by Vermont Hambletonian. Stinted to Steinway. S.
Gamble 200 00

3. Olita, iron grey mare, foaled 1860, by Nut-
wood, first dam Maud M, by Stockbridge Chief Jr.,
second dam by Belmont. J. S. Steinberger 370 00

4. Nourmahal, brown mare, foaled 1S63, by Simp-
son's Blackbird, first dam, white mare, brought from
Cleveland, O. to Iowa; second dam by Spotted Ran-
ger, called an Arabian. Stinted to Steinway. J. B.
Haggin 350 00

5. Carrie Clay, grey mare, foaled 1S76, by Coaster
—Calypso by Mambrino Chief. S. Hart 640 00

6. Crazy Jane, sorrel mare, foaled 1S6S, by John
Nelson. Mr. Nielson 107 o 0

7. Kishemcower, bay mare, foaled 1S72, by Hamlet

— Jennie, by Star Davis. M. Biggs 585 00

8. Kity, brown mare, by Speculation — Kitty Mills,

by Burr's Washington. M. Carter 265 00

9. Gilda, chestnut|mare,|thoroughbred, by imported
Mango — Juliet, by imported Sovereign. Stinted to
Steinway. J. Newman 145 00

I. Grapevine, bay mare, foaled 1S67, by Whipple's
Hambletonian. Stinted to Steinway. S. Hart 475 00

II. Fannie Malone, bay mare, foaled in 1S66, by
Niagara — Fannie Wickham, by imported Herald.
Stinted to Steinway. C. O'Connor 220 00

12. Dazzle, chestnut mare, foaled 1S70, by Billy
Golddust — by Jehu, a son of Sherman Black Hawk.
Stinted to Steinway. M. Bulger 330 00

13. Softly, bay mare, by Speculation — Lady Softly.
Stinted to Steinway. J. C. Cousins 170 00

14. Leah, bay mare, foaled 1S68, by Woodford
Mambrino — by Alexander's Abdallah. Stinted to
Steinway. S. Hart 11S0 00

15. Sciatica, iron grey mare, foaled 1S73, by Shiloh
— imported Lady Egerton, by Batan. Stinted to
Steinway. E. Newland 135 00

16. Katie G, bay mare, foaled 1S7S, by Electioneer.
— Fannie Malone, by Niagara. Stinted to Steinway.

S. Hart 1000 00

17. Brunette, brown mare, foaled 1S67, by Rifle-
man— Fannie Eraser by Bertrand. Stinted to Del

Sur. J. L. Joues 300 00

18. Imogene, bay mare, foaled 1S76, by Norwood,

—by American Star. Stinted to Del Sur. A. T. Hatch 410 00

19. Lady Dudley, sorrel mare, foaled 1869, by Tom
Dudley — by Bertrand, Jr. Stinted to Steinwav. J.

H. Tennent 200 00

20. Magaire Mare, brown mare, foaled 1S70, said to
be by a Morgan Horse out of a Black Hawk mare.

D. McCarthy 135 00

21. Lady Winkley bay mare, foaled 1S66, by Signal

—by Illinois Medoc. Stinted to Steinway. C. O'Connor 130 00

22. Ellen Swigert, brown mare, foaled 1S72, by
Swigert — Blondina, by Mambrino Chief. Stinted to
Steinway. M. Biggs 1250 00

23. Petaluma, sorrel mare, by Belmont. Stinted

to Zeta-Phi, by Monday. — Bergelin 25 00

24. Sweetbriar, bay mare, foaled 1875, by Thorn-
dale — Ulster Queen, by Eysdyk's Hambletonian.
Stinted to Steinway. L. J. Rose 1300 00

25. Maud M, gray mare, foaled 1868, by Stockbridge
Chief Jr. — by Belmont. Stinted to Steinway. J. C.
Wolfskill 350 00

26. Tiffany Mare, bay mare, , the dam of Gib-
raltar. Stinted to Steinway. A. T. Hatch 275 00

27. Phaceola, roan mare, foaled 1S77, bred by L. J.
Rose, San Gabriel, Cal.; by Silverthreads — Minne-
haha. Stinted to Steinway. S. Hart 1075 00

28. Ella Elmo, chestnut mare, foaled 1879, by Seale's
Elmo — Maud M, by Stockbridge. Jr. Stinted to Cor-

bitt's Arthurton. J. Walkington 205 00

29. Ella Patchen, iron gray mare, foaled May 12,
1877. by Geo. M. Patchen, Jr.— Maud M, by Stock-
bridge Chief, Jr. Stinted to Steinway. D. McCar-
thy 315 00

30. Annie Laurie, bay mare, foaled 1S77, by Echo —

by Jack Hawkins. Stinted to Steinway. S. Hart 830 00

31. Maud, gray mare, foaled — , pedigree unknown.
Stinted to Grand Central. J. L. Jones 155 00

32. Norfolk Mare, bay mare, foaled 1873, by Nor-
folk, dam unknown. Stinted to Steinway. J. S.
Burpee 170 00

33. Ellen, chestnut mare, foaled — , by Jack Haw-
kins, dam unknown. Stinted to Steinway. A. W.
Glass 145 00

34. Contra, bay filly, foaled 1879, by Electioneer,
—Mrs. Newby, by Cheatham. A. J. Talbot 162 50

35. Lady Budd, chestnut mare, foaled , by Bel-
mont, dam unknown. Stinted to Steinway. E. New-
land 200 00

36. George Wiley, black colt, foaled April 16, 1SS1,

by Elmo— Tom Maguire mare. W. T. Coleman 260 00

38. Graves, chestnut gelding, foaled 1871, by Whip-
Hambletonian — Rose Austin. H. Washburn 1510 00

39. Danville, bay gelding, foaled April 18, 1881, by
Whipple's Hambletonian — by Speculation. W. T.
Coleman 425 00

40. Victory, chestnut gelding, foaled March 20,
18S4, by Whipple's Hambletonian — Katie Tricks. W.

T. Coleman 510 00

41. Dew Drop, iron grev gelding, foaled May 7,

1SS0, by Echo— Sciatica, by Shiloh. Dr. Dutch 210 00

41. Allie Whipple, bay gelding, foaled April 7, 1880,
by Whipple's Hambletonian — Martha Washingson.
Dr. Dutch 765 00

43. Redwood, bay gelding, foaled 1S67, by Ken-
tucky Hunter— by Belmont. D. McCarthy 355 00

44. Costa, iron grey colt, foaled April 17, 1SS2, by
Steinway — Carrie Clay, by Coaster. S. Hart 650 00

45. Clermont, chestnut colt, foaled May 8, 1SS2, by
Steinway — Ladv Dudley, by Tom Dudley. M. F.
Tarpey .* 200 00

46. Belnor, bay colt, foaled April 22, 1SS1, by
Strathmore— Carrie Clay, by Coaster. S. Hart 1SS0 00

47. Standard, bay colt, foaled May 12, 1S81, by
Steinway— Maud M, by Stockbridge Chief Jr., W. T.
Coleman 640 00

4S. Constantine, dark bay colt, foaled March 28,
1882, by Steinway — Kitty by Speculation. J. H. Kim-
ball 400 00

49. Cleon, brown colt, foaled March 19, 1SS2, by
Steinway — Nourmahal, by Simpson's Blackbird. John
Ryan 480 00

50. Capri, brown colt, foaled March 13, 1SS2, by
Jas. Lick — Lady Budd, by Belmont. Entered in Em-
bryo Stakes 1884, 18S5. A. J. Zane 145 00

51. Clovis, brown colt, foaled April 27, 1SS2, by Sul-
tan— Sweetbriar, by Thorndale. Entered in Embryo
Stake. 18S4, 1SS5. S. Hart 720 00

52. Conde, chestnut stallion, foaled March 6, 1882,
by Abbotsford — Katie Tricks. Entered in Embiyo
Stake 18S3, 1SS4, 1SS5. "W. T, Coleman 525 00

53. Crecy, bay stallion, foaled April 22, 1SS2, by
Abbotsford — Softly, by Speculation. Entered in
Embryo Stakes 18*83, 1SS4, 18S5. W. T. Coleman. . . 255 00

54. Coligny, bay stallion, foaled May 3, 1SS2, by
Echo — Tiffany Mare. Entered in Embryo Stakes

1SS4, 1SS5. Cal. Reames 190 00

55. Crisis, chestnut stallion, foaled April 9, 1SS2,
by Alexander — Gilda, by imported Mango. Entered

in Embryo Stakes 18S5. W. T. Coleman 240 00

56. Gipsey Huntington, chestnut mare, foaled April
22, 1S74, by Geo. C. Gorham— Kate, by son of Bel-
mont 325 00

57. Collette, dark chestnut filly, foaled April 6, 18S1,
by Steinway — Nourmahal. Entered in Embry Stake,

18S4. S. Hart 790 00

5S. Princess, dark bay filly, foaled April 10, 1881,
by Administrator — Priceless, by Volunteer. Entered
in Embryo Stake, 18S3, 18S4. C. Derby 2170 00

59. Zola, chestnut filly, foaled April 15, 1SS1, by
Steinway — Fanny Malone. Entered in Embryo Stake

1S74. M. Carter 1660 00

60. Charity, bay filly, foaled April 15, 1881, by
Steinway — Kishemcower, by Hamlet. Entered in
Embryo Stake 1SS4. J. H. White 750 00

61. Hortense, bay filly, foaled April 11, 1881, by
Abbotsford — Crazy Jane, by John Nelson. Entered

in Embryo Stake 1SS3, 1SS4. W.T.Coleman 400 00

62. Anna Titus, bay filly, foaled May 10, 1881, by
Echo— Tiffany Mare. M. Carter 470 00

63. Solo, gray filly, foaled April 14, 1SS1, by Stein-
way—Sciatica, by Shiloh. John King 300 00

64. Capella, bay filly, foaled March 29, 1SS2, by
Steinway — Kishemcower, by Hamlet. Entered in

Embryo Stake 1SS5. J. C. Wolfskill 600 00

1 165. Clito, bay filly, foaled May 1, 1SS2, by Stein-
way— Maud M, by Stockbridge Chief Jr. Martin
"Welch 300 00

66. Casa, roan filly, foaled March 22, 18S2, by
Steinway— Sciatica, by Shiloh. C. Kiernan 170 00

67. Corolla, bay filly, foaled April 3, 18S2, by Stein-
way— Lady Winkley, by Signal. Entered in Embryo
Stakes 1SS4, 18S5. J. C. Wolfskill 300 00

68. Colima, chestnut filly, foaled March 15, 1882,
by Whipple's Hambletonian — Ellen, by Jack Hawk-
ins. Enteredin Embryo Stake 1885. JM. Carter 316 00

69. Nell Gould, bay mare, foaled 1S77, by Elmo —
Fannie Howard, by Patchen Vernon. H. D. Bar-
rett 240 00

70. Bonny Blink, sorrel mare, foaled IS77, by An-
telope— Mrs. Newby by Cheatham. D . McCarthy .. . 95 00

71. Gazelle, sorrel mare, foaled 1876, by Antelope
—Mrs. Newby. D. McCarthy 105 00

72. Maud H, light bay mare, foaled 1S77, by The
Moor— Katydid, by Fireman. C. Derby 400 00

73. Credential, bay filly, foaled 1S79, by Jas. Mon-
roe— Brunette, by Rifleman. Geo Morrow 155 00

74. Bonny Kate, sorrel filly, foaled 1S79, by Jas.
Monroe — Bonny Blink, by Antelope. M. Stern 1S5 00

75. Dido, bay filly, foaled 1879, by Jas. Monroe —
Herman. Dr. Harrison 215 00

76. Black Susie, black mare, by McCracken's Black
Hawk— by Belmont. D. Shay 100 00

77. Brown Bess, brown mare, by McCracken's Black

awk — unknown. Jacob Smith S5 00

79. Cope, bay gelding, foaled 1879, by Jas. Monroe —
Petaluma. H. Flavel 125 00

80. Henry Seale, iron grey gelding, foaled 1S79, by
Elmo— Lady Winkley. Harry Moore 265 00

81. Fire Fly, bay filly, foaled 1879, by Jas. Monroe
—Black Susie. P. Chatterton 145 00

82. Barney, chestnut colt, foaled 18S2, by Barney's
Hambletonian — NormaD mare. Frank Joseph 80 00

83. John, bay gelding, foaled 1SS0, by Gen. Grant

Jr.— Ellen. D*. McCarthy 100 00

84. Cholera, bay colt, foaled 1882, by Jas. Lick-
Dove. J. L. Jones 90 00

85. Birdy, bay filly, foaled 1879, by Jas. Monroe —
Birdy, by a son of Belmont. J.Lutzinger 216 00

86. Lottie, brown fillv, foaled 1879, by Jas. Monroe
—Maud. Kline Bros.." 115 00

87. May B, iron gTey filly, foaled 1881, by the Bald-
win Horse — Norman mare. John Hendricks 65 00

88. Chancellor, iron grey filly, foaled 1882, by
James Lick — Patchen mare. G. Burnett 85 00

iCoxclvded FHOM PACE 129.1

cular neck and yet tapering nicely to throttle, a cleanly cut
head denoting intelligence, and with placid eye showing that
his disposition is all right, there is a combination of good
qualities that make him a desirable horse in almost any
place. His record of 2:30 which gives him a place among
the " standard sires" was not a measure of his speed. His
former driver, A. L. Hinds, informs us that he is confident
there were times when he could have driven him very close to
2:25,|and, as he trotted one half-mile ina heafof two miles in
1:13 in a race that does not appear to bean over-sanguine es-
timate. Mr. Hinds also states that he never drove a horse
that would rate along more steadily, and his endurance aa
shown by the race of nine heats which he won at Oakland
as a five-year-old, and the race at heats of two miles with
Red Cross and Bullet, was first-class.

There is no question that the union of Billy Hayward and
the Poscora mare, dam of Poscora Hayward, Dr. Pardee's
chestnut horse, Buena Poscora, and Poscora Belle was a
grand "nick," and that these are the bright, particular stars
of the family. This does not detract from the merits of the
others of different maternal connections, adding to the luster
and giving them additional value. As Mr. Pierce is the
owner of the dam, still vigorous, and Buena Poscora and
Poscora Belle, he;has a good deal of interest in the Hay-
wards, and with such representations he should be well
satisfied. There is not a member of that family that has not
the fast-trotting knack and as we find it in a large majority
of the get of their sire it is an established trait. In 1877
Alonzo trotted the nine-heat race alluded to and in which
were Kirat, Pat Hunt, Vashti, Lady Lightfoot, Gray Steel
and Alice Garrett. It was a remarkable race throughout and
showed the winner to be as staunch as his sire.

In 187S he won three races, one of these being at seven
heats. In these he beat Patchen Girl, Belle, Prophet and
Alice Garrett. In 1879 he trotted a remarkable race, al-
though he was beaten. It .was at the time General TJ. S.
Grant visited Oakland Park. Pete won the first heat in 2:28,
Alonzo winning the second in 2:30, Pete distanced. He
won the third in 2:32i, and then fought the battle to the end,
being second in the sixth and seventh heat, the race won by
Volunteer.

At the San Jose fair in that year he beat Zero and San Juan
Belle, winning the first, third and fourth heats in 2:34, 2:35A,
2:33^; Zero the second, which it was evident the driver of
Alonzo did not care about getting, in 2-.36J. He won the first
and second heats at Petaluma, his old antagonist, Volunteer,
winning the race, but this may have resulted from his driver
taking umbrage at the action of the judges in not giving him
the fifth heat, and sending him to the stable . This was the last
year that Alonzo was trained, since that time having been
used on the road. In this place he is hard to beat, being
pleasant to handle, safe in any position, and "no road is too
long for him."

Before we close this brief sketch we again call attention to
the portraiture, as it is such a correct representation of the
horse.

BASE BALL.

Rice and Harlow Boyle will make their reappearance on
the diamond with the California Club, after an absence of
over three years. Both are good and reputable players.

A benefit has been tendered Jim McDonald. Piercy, Denny
and Smith of Knickerbocker fame, will guard the bases
on that occasion. They will be well guarded.

Court Commissioner J. J. Mone has been siezed by the
base ball fever and will preside over the destinies of the
Niantics.

A nine composed exclusively of insurance men has been
organized and will probably join one of the Leagues.

Frank Smith, formerly short stop of the Californians, .«. ill
resume his position between the bases this season.

Percy Jacobus and David Rich, the stockbroker, are doing
considerable quiet work for the Oakland clubs.

The Renos, under the management of Hennessy, promise
to make it lively for the other clubs.

Denny and Irwin leave for the East during the latter por-
tion of March.

The Nationals will be managed by Edwin Morris.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mall or
telegraph.

T. T. Unkless, Petaluma:

Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah), bay horse, foaled 1854,
bred by John H. Sykes, Lennox, Madison County, N. Y., by
Broken Legged Kentucky Hunter; dam's pedigree unknown.
Brought to California in 1861 and died in July, 1871.

The Eastern Afifentsjof the Associated Pressjhave sent
several dispatches over the wires during the past week an-
nouncing that Gov. Stanford will send a stable of thorough-
breds to campaign in the East this year. What hcflrrieB
these reporters enjoy for obtaining information we know not,
for if Gov. Stanford has any such intention he has not
made it known at Palo Alto.

Spring Race Meeting.— The nominations and entries
in stakes and purses for Spring Meeting of Pacific C I
Blood Horse Association closed on Thursday. 1
tions are that the list will be full, but the dab
too recent to give the entries this week.

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March 3

POULTRY.

Modern Artificial Hatching and Hatching

Apparatus.

Part ill.— Incubators.

Modern incubators may be divided into two well-denned
classes— the hot-air and the hot-water. Heat is generated for
nearly all of them from coal-oil. In the hot-air machines
the heated air is separated from the fumes of the burning oil
and projected upon the eggs without other medium for car-
rying it; in the hot-water, heat is conveyed from the lamp to
the eggs by means of heated water. In the hot-air machines
the temperature is supposed to be kept uniform either by
opening and closing a valve or its equivalent in the throttle
leading from the heat-producing device to the eggs, or by in-
creasing and diminishing the consumption of fuel ; in the
hot-water this regulation is supposed to be accomplished by
opening and closing valves in flues over the eggs, and, in
some, by increasing and diminishing the consumption of
fuel as well, the devices by which these movements are auto-
matically actuated, or supposed to be, being far more numer-
ous than any other requisites in hatching machines. (In my
remarks I shall purposely avoid comment on the principles
of machines without automatic regulating apparatus, for
without such, to a vast majority of people they are useless.
My idea of this feature of an incubator is a machine which,
no matter how excellent its other points, is impracticable
unless it will run without attention -for twenty -four hours at
least, if called upon, after having been properly provided
and adjusted, maintaining heat at the eggs, even though
there be a considerable variation in the temperature of the
room meantime, to within one or two degrees of a given
point. This is necessary for sleeping-time and many contin-
gencies.) In hot-air machines humidity is supplied either
by charging the heated air with moisture before reaching the
egg-chamber or by placing the eggs on damp sand or its
equivalent; in the hot-water, by sprinkling once or twice
daily and by evaporation of water from pans, sponges, etc.,
under them.

It is a well-known principle in natural philosophy that a
body of air heated (and therefore rarefied and expanded,
more than that which surrounds it^ seeks a higher position,
with force varying according to the intensity to which it is
heated and the height to which it is carried in a column
without being absorbed or diffused. This principle, while it
is of the greatest utility in accomplishing desired results in
an incubator, if used to the best advantage, is one which
renders hot air an exceedingly capricious and ungovernable
thing to handle if not thoroughly understood. If heat be
introduced into one end of a box, for instance, and it is at-
tempted to take it across to the opposite end without other
medium for carrying it, and maintain the same temperature
on the entire lower part of the box, it could be more nearly
accomplished by generating heat considerably below the box,
and, taking advantage of the upward pressure created before
entering, carrying it quickly across the chamber. But even
then it would be impossible to accomplish well what is de-
sired for the purposes of incubation, for, upon entering the
bos, most of the heat would rush to the top, and, no matter
whether the point of exit be located at the top or bottom of
the opposite end, the heated air could not be made to move
across uniformly at the bottom, where the eggs in an incu-
bator must lie, though it could be approximately at the top,
were that their proper location. Many incubators have
been made on this principle, but are imperfect. Heated
air seeks the highest point in a chamber as unerringly as it
does elsewhere; and to maintain the same temperature on
the upper surface of eggs resting on or near the bottom, and
where air must flow to secure the proper conditions, is sim-
ply impossible. If the openings for outgo of air be located
near the level of the .eggs, heat introduced at the opposite end,
near the same level, would very nearly describe a semi-circle
in crossing, the central point of which would be at the top of
the box, leaving the middle portion at the bottom without
the proper circulation of air, and the whole surface without
uniformity. Should it be attempted to carry heated air across
the eggs in a thin sheet, by constructing the top of the cham-
ber close to the eggs, an approximation to uniformity in tem-
perature could only be attained for a short distance, and that
by the consumption of too much fuel, by reason of the great
quantity of air which it would be necessary to heat to carry
it quickly enough across, in proportion to the number of eggs
under it; and here would also come in an objection which
can only be understood by the novice after other important
requisites in an incubator are treated of — the heat-governing
and. registering apparatus. No matter what particular shape
a machine may be made in, the results are nearly the same if
heat be introduced at the side; and as it must be applied to
the upper surface of the eggs, it follows that only one more
place remains to us for its entrance in a hot-air incubator —
the top. Tew machines of which I have knowledge thus
apply heat, and each have other widely differing principles.
In the class of machines I have mentioned, which admit
air by the opening of a valve, the accumulation of heat in
the generating apparatus causes a blast of hot air to be thrown
into the egg-chamber, equilibrium being thus destroyed and
partly recovered at each successive opening and closing. In
this manner much more heat is generated, and consequently
more fuel is consumed, than is necessary (the portion not
allowed to enter the machine being lost in the room), to say
nothing of defective diffusion in the egg-chamber. The bes*t
way to run these machines would be to use the least combus-
tion that would maintain maximum heat; but as the tempera-
ture of all ordiuary rooms varies greatly everyfew hours, the
impracticability of such adjustment of consumption of oil is
at. In these incubators the flow of air is completely
cut off at intervals, so that considerable of the time no air at
all passes into the egg-chamber or from it.

In the hot-water machines dead heat could be quite evenly
distributed by a proper circulation of water over the eggs, but
next wo muBt consider the question of a correct circulation
of air, besides other grave obstacles. Let us always remem-
ber that h "' rU\ - To obtain sufficient of it at the surface
without being compelled to accumulate more in the
■■in is compatible with economy, the chamber over
eggs in such machintH is necessarily somewhat shallow — that
is, the water muBt be near the eggs; yet the difference between
the heat of the water and hatching heat at the cg^s is very
arable, and as there is in snch a machine no means of
fi rcing heal dowi ward, except by direct radiation, the conse-
is that every half inch in height in tin- chamber rep-
fi i amarked ditl'i. in r in |, inperature. Circulation of
air ii this class of machines is limited almost wholly i,, what
need in the regulation of heat, while allowing a por-
tion of heated air to escape upward through tin- opening of a
' i'" befen allndi d to, ami the small amount pro-
d by any I and such u valve. The Bensi-

motor of the automatic government must be above
;gs, below the water, and consequently in different heat

from that at the egg-level, and it follows that the eggs may be
materially cooled or heated before the regulation of heat is
affected by the opening or closing of the valve. The regu-
lating device in such a construction is influenced both by the
heat from above and by the eggs and colder air below, each
being changeable in its relations to the other, accordingto the
proportion of heat diffused from the bottom of the tank and
the temperature of the room outside. Perhaps this may be
more plainly stated by saying that heat is radiated from the
water to uncertain distances downward, according to the
heat in the tank and the coldness of the room. As in the
case of the hot-air- valve machines, the best results would be
obtained by keeping heat in the water in proportion to the
temperature of the room, and in most machines this would
be equally impracticable, for reasons which will be shown
hereafter. The eggs in such incubators are placed upon
bars, wire cloth and other open-bottomed drawers of different
kinds, and when the valve above them opens, a body of hot
air rushes upward and out, drawing in a corresponding tody
of cold air about and between them. Eggs are cooled by
being exposed twice a day in the process of turning, to suf-
ficiently imitate the hen in this particular, and such success-
ive heating and cooling of eggs is derogatory to correct con-
ditions and consequently harmful. Devices have been used
in some machines to temper the air before reaching the eggs;
but air should not be drawn to the bottom of the eggs nor up-
ward between them at all. The gases which are constantly
generating are somewhat heavier than air, and falling as they
are generated, vitiate the air which is being drawn upward.
The shallow chamber makes it almost impossible to correctly
measure heat within it. A thermometer laid horizontally
will not register accurately. The mercury will rise correctly
enough, as that is by expansion; but when it contracts in
falling, it has nothing but its own cohesion to draw the
column back, and it is not to be depended upon. In some
of these hot-water machines a thermometer is inserted by
means of a vertical flue through the tank, the bulb being at
the eggs, but the stem of the thermometer is heated much
warmer near the tank and in passing through it than at the
bulb, and the distance is so short that a very perceptible dif-
ference is made in the registering — not uniformly, however,
for, as I said before, the heat in the water must vary to pro-
duce approximate and governable heat in the egg-chamber.
A short thermometer, without metallic connections, set with
the stem somewhat elevated, will give the nearest approach
to correctness possible in such machines.

The most absurd of all contrivances in this line I have
ever seen is one where a tank of water is placed over drawers
with perforated or wire-cloth bottoms, one, placed above the
other. The proper conditions cannot be maintained in such
a contrivance. Heat must be applied from above, and if the
lower drawer has no more than the right temperature, what
must be that of the upper? This is not all. The keeping of
the lower sides of the eggs in the topmost trays materially
cooler than the upper is out of the question.

No machines of the hot-water class I have yet seen have
been so constructed as to prevent their becoming "air-
bound, " that is, air collects in the pipes or tanks, and, form-
ing impassable air-cushions, the! circulation is impeded or
stopped altogether. Between the lamp or boiler and the
point of stoppage the water will become much hotter than
that between the stoppage and the " return "or " cold " pipe
which leads back to the boiler, resulting in destroying the
evenness of heat under the tank or pipes, and the eggs suf-
fer. This is liable to occur at any time. .

A great but avoidable fault in this class is the large quanti-
ty of water used in the tanks of most of them, presumably to
"keep the heat even," as I have been told. Just how it is
expected to accomplish this I have not been informed; but it
must be supposed that the inventors calculated that outside
variation could not so immediately affect the eggs if such
large body were used. I will endeavor to show that the re-
verse is frequently the effect. Supposing we have a machine
so constructed, running in weather like that of the present
winter, when there has been a great difference in tem-
perature between the days and nights. The water in our
machine has about the proper temperature to maintain cor-
rect heat in the egg-chamber and allow of the opening and
closing of the escape valve so as to produce the best distri-
bution of heat possible through the day. During the night
the outside air becomes much colder, so fast does the cold
increase that our great body of water cannot be heated fast
enough to counteract its effect for a long time. Through the
entire night the valve over the eggs has been closed, and the
lamp has been burning at its best,_yet the heat at the eggs
has been several degrees too low. dust before the time the
sun has warmed the atmosphere, in the morning, the water
in the tank has become hot enough to raise the heat at the
eggs to the desired point. As the room becomes warmer the
valve opens and closes automatically for a time, but finally,
with further increase of heat in the room, it remains open
altogether. The heat in the tank is so great that, combined
with that from the room, the temperature in the egg-chamber
rises, in spite of the open valve and low flame, perhaps,
and we are compelled to open its doors to prevent our eggs
from cooking. Experience and great care can partly obviate
this, but a much more sensible plan would be to make the
tank very shallow in the first place; then the small body of
water could be quickly heated and kept up to the require-
ments, by an automatic increase of flame at the lamp, and,
reversely, when outside heat increased, the lower blaze which
would automatically succeed would permit the quick cooling
of the water and corresponding results. The inventors of
such machines must be sadly deficient in physics did they
not know that as much heat is radiated from the surface of a
thin sheet of water as from that of a thick one, if the same
temperature is maintained in both.

But after all, the most serious objection I entertain toward
hot-water machines, because it seems to me to be a radical
defect, lies in the concentration of heat under the flue or
flues when the valve or valves open to allow heated air to
rush upward. When this occurs, cold air rushes in, as ex-
plained, at the bottom, from all quarters, and the hot air
which was in the cornel's, as well as all parts of the machine,
is concentrated directly under these flues. The corners and
sides 0(f such an incubator are much the hardest to equalize
the heat in at the best, and this device for governing the gen-
eral temperature destroys the last chance of
equilibrium at every successive escape of hot air.
Had the facilities for measuring heat in these machines been
as good as in the hot-air incubators, this all but fatal defect
would have been generally known years ago — I presume it
has been known to many beside myself, but I have never
heard the matter spoken of, nor have I seen it in print. So
we observe that evenness in heat in. hot-water machines is
not affected by vertical disturbances alone, but by horizontal
as well, at the same time and by the same means.

The application of moisture is very a important and inter-
esting consideration, and in this respect the hot-air machines
have the advantage. Charging the air with moisture before
coming to the eggs does very well, yet the plan is not so per-
fect as placing the eggs on damp sand. As the only moisture

the eggs receive, by the former plan, comes in the air, it fol-
lows that more or less moisture is administered, according to
the amount of hot air passed to the eggs, which amount is
variable according to the temperature in the room, the least,
however, being sufficient ventilation for the eggs in a
good machine. The eggs, remember, must be in the same
heat, consequently evaporation from them is at work at all
times equally, whether the equivalent in moist air is fur-
nished or not. Continuous and even application of humidi-
ty is therefore exceedingly desirable. If the eggs are on
moist sand they are in an envelope of humidity at all times
very nearly the same, as the sand is heated in its proper pro-
portion, if the machine is properly proportioned, as well as
the eggs, and by the same application of heat. Other im-
portant objects are attained by sand — the keeping of the bot-
tom side of the eggs cooler than the top, the perfect bed on
which to handle and place eggs, and the economy in space
attained.

In hot- water machines dependence is placed on sprinkling
once or twice a day, and upon placing pans of cold water
under and near the eggs, to keep the lower sides cooler and
to aid in maintaining moisture. Humidity produced by
sprinkling is entirely evaporated in a short time, and all that the
eggs in such a machine receive otherwise is quite inefficient.
Much ingenuity has been shown in automatic heat gov-
ernor's. The clock work, valves, etc., in use are far too
numerous for enumeration, and are, besides, much the least
difficult and interestingfeatures. Any clever mechanic could
easily adapt and properly attach a good original principle
when once understood. The heart of every system for the
purpose is the sensitive device which must be in the egg-
chamber, close to the eggs, and which must in some manner
effect the opening and closing of valves or the difference in
consumption of fuel or both. The commonest form of this
instrument is the "thermostat," formed of strips of two or
more materials of differing susceptibility to expansion in heat,
riveted together their entire length, the tongue thus formed
being rigidly fastened at one end and free at the other. Con-
siderable tact has been used in rechristening this device, and
we have it under a great variety of names. It will easily be
understood that it "warps " one way or the other, according
to the temperature in which it is placed. In some machines
direct connection is made with the "escape "of clockwork,
and in others the circuit of an electric battery is opened and
closed, the energy supplied by the battery either actuating
the " escape " or accomplishing its ends direct, without the
aid of clockwork. The great fault of most of these devices
is the large amount of substance to be heated through to do
the work. Motion and power are required, and it is just
here that electricity, that wonderful and much-abused agent,
lends its aid. The variation of, say, half a degree, in a tem-
perature of about 105 degrees Fahr., cannot be expected to
produce much motion or much force from anything, but it is
quite sufficient to alternately separate and join two pieces of
platinum, and, with the aid of electricity, that is all that ia
required. By this agent it is made possible to so construct a
motor that, being of slight substance, heat or cold has its
ultimate effect upon it quickly. There need be no great va-
riation, if it be only quick, sure and uniform.

The care of electric batteries of incubators has been, it
seems to me, a sort of bugaboo to people in general, and
the sellers of incubators without electrical connections have
not been slow to make the most of this senseless supersti-
tion. "When I commenced the use of electricity for the pur-
pose I had not the slightest knowledge of a battery ; I have
since run four kinds of incubators with electricity, and I
never yet lost an egg thereby. I regard the electric battery
as by far the most reliable of all points about the majority of
machines using them. It is like a clock; wind it up and it
will run; do not wind it and it will stop — you alone are re-
sponsible, providing you have the necessary instructions. I
consider that a person who is not intelligent enough to give
a battery the requisite care is unfit to run an incubator, no
matter how simple it may otherwise be. Numerous other
contrivances are used for the purpose, but I believe nothing
has been or will be made to take the place of electricity suc-
cessfully. I repeat it: A body of any material which would
vary so as to give sufficient motion and power to actuate the
"escape" of clockwork, even, by direct inherent energy, has
too much substance to reach its ultimates of change in a va-
riation of a degree or so, and do it quickly enough, so that
neither before nor after the reversing of the governing device
will heat go up or down appreciably in the egg-chamber.

I am not in favor of the egg-turning devices in use in some
machines, for several reasons: In the first place, many
more eggs can be put into a machine which does not use
one. Secondly, as the reader who has followed me thus
far knows, it is of the highest importance to handle the eggs
every day and inspect them frequently with a good tester,
and this renders such device of little use. Eggs can be
turned very quickly by hand with a little practice. But the
eggs need exposure to cool air just about as "much every
twelve hours as the time consumed in turning them by hand,
and this alone settled the matter with me long ago.

I have already touched upon the subject of thermometers,
but only as used in hot-water machines. No metal should
be allowed to be near the bulb, and should only be as near
as absolutely necessary to the stem, if at all. Take a strip of
metal corresponding in thickness, width and length to the
scale-plate of an ordinary thermometer and suspend it hori-
zontally near the top, or where the heat is introduced into the
egg-chamber of a hot-air incubator. After leaving it there
say half an hour, it will be found to be much hotter than the
surrounding air. It has absorbed heat faster than it has
radiated it, hence the accumulation. Now suspend it close
to or below the egg-level for a like period, also horizontally.
Leave it half an hour and you will find it is colder than the
atmosphere it is in. Suspend it vertically, the top near the
incoming hot air and the bottom at or below the eggs, and
the top will be hotter than the air above, and the bottom
cooler than the air below, when you examine it half an hour
later. At a certain point between the ends it will be of the
same temperature as the surrounding air. It is easy to un-
derstand from this why I insist upon metallic substances
being renioved'fronitlmbulbof thermometers, without further
explanation.

It would be a reflection upon the sagacity of
my readers who have followed this treatise from its com-
mencement, to advise them to accept with caution the aver-
ments of incubator-sellers who say their machines will
" hatch every fertile egg, " and the like. The most expe-
rienced and well-meaning hen could not do this, and every
raiser of poultry knows it. Neither will I caution them
against extravagant professions regarding economy in coal-oil,
forit is too apparent that a sufficient flow of heated air can only
be attained byadequate consumption of fuel. It is true that
some machines use oil out of all conscience; it is also true
that some burn so little that fresh air and eggs rarely meet
except outside the egg-chamber, while being turned. If an
incubator were constructed with no circulation of air at all,
heat could be maintained with a smaller consumption of oil
still! I venture to say that aflat blaze the size of your smallest

1883

£Tue Ifrrecte mt& MpwUimu.

finger-nail could be made to furnish sufficient dead neat over
500 eggs; but the false economy of this would be painfully
apparent when the percentages were computed at the end of
the hatch.

In the foregoing I have embodied what I consider to be
the true idea of what an incubator ought and ought not to
be, in the most essential particulars. Minor matters, re-
lating to convenience, etc., are left out entirely. I do not
wish to be understood as utterly condemning every incuba-
tor containing a bad £>riuciple or in want of some good one,
but I do insist that my criticisms of principles are simply
just — no more nor less. Every person who has attempted
artificial incubation unsuccessfully will reooguize the correct-
ness of my strictures as they apply to the machines working
his discomfiture ; and everyone who has succeeded will allow
that it has been done with machines having the fewest of the
faults touched upon, and that the degree of his success has
been not only in proportion to their absence, but also in pro-
portion to the presence of the principles I have laid down as
correct. G. E. D.

East Oaklaud, Feb., 'S3.

Judg-e Hayes and Simpson's Blackbird.

Judge Walter I. Hayes of Clinton, Iowa, in a letter to the
Turf, Field and Farm, says: Your "impetuous " correspon-
dent Lexington falls into quite a number of errors in his
communication to the last Turf, but as I am too busy at
present, and too peacefully inclined to enter into anything
like a controversy, I will only mention those that refer to
myself. He cites me as a convert to the running-blood theory
for trotters, and as one who has experienced a great change
of heart on the subject, and as proving my faith by my
works in buying daughters of Simpson's Blackbird, "out of
thoroughbred mares," for breeding purposes, etc. In all of
this he is mistaken. While I am always open to conviction,
glad to learn and free to admit change of opinion and past
errors, there has in fact of late been no particular change in
my ideas upon this important cpiestion. Neither have I
bought any daughters of Simpson's Blackbird. The youn-
gest^daughters of that excellent horse are now over twenty
years old, and there are but very few alive. In fact, I know
of but about three all told, and one of those, the dam of
Little Fred, 2:20, I have owned for a long time. None of
these are out of a thoroughbred mare. I do not know to a
certainty, but from the character of the early horse stock
here, and from what I have seen of his get, I doubt if he ever
served a thoroughbred mare in Iowa, and feel perfectly con-
fident that in no event did he serve many, and I know that
no part of his well-earned good name rests upon any such
foundation. Simpson's Blackbird was so nearly thorough-
bred that it is quite fair to concede him to that side of the
argument (with a thought, however, of the possible effect of
the outcross), and, in doing so, will say that it seems strange
that there is so much argument by its advocates in favor of
running blood, as a general term, in the trotter, without any
attempt to limit its necessity and utility to those btrains that
have demonstrated an ability to mix kindly with trotting
blood. Without now looking over trotting pedigrees at all to
post up, I will say that I have failed to observe, to an extent
sufficient to make any lasting impression, the blood of any
late day thoroughbred contained in enough trotters and
through enough different channels and different blood hues
to make it reasonable to suppose it has any great effect, out-
side of Gray Eagle, American Eclipse, Simpson's Blackbird,
and, perhaps, mildly, imported Trustee.

The fact that a trotter or a certain strain of trotters have a
particular strain of thoroughbred blood mixed with trotting
blood, of itself does not argue much for the thoroughblood,
but rather weighs for the trotting blood in overcoming it, but
when this particular strain of thoroughblood crops out in
different fast-trotting channels, through different sources and
with different crosses, it begins justly to attract attention and
weigh as an argument. Simpson's Blackbird is a good illus-
tration of the idea aimed at, namely, the difference in value
of thoroughblood abstractly, and of particular strains of it,
in a trotting pedigree. This horse was brought to this local-
ity at a time when ■ there was little horse interest and less
good blood, and still, with these unfavorable surroundings
and limited opportunities, he sired trotters and made a last-
ing impression on the horse stock of this locality. He has a
son with a record of 2:22, and a grandson with a record of
2:19i, another grandson with a record 2:20, and probably a
dozen colts with records of from close to 2:30 down to 2:45,
in all a roll of honor that many owners of trotting-bred stal-
lions would be proud of. On the other hand, he wasfollowed
in this locality by many thoroughbred stallions with far more
aristocratic lineage, from a racehorse standpoint, such as sons
of the great race mare Fashion, of imported Bonnie Scot-
land, of imported Australian, of Van Waggoner, of imported
Leamington, of Lexington, of imported Monarch, of imported
Scythian, etc., etc., all of whom had vastly better opportu-
nities in the stnd than Blackbird; still no one of them has
made the slightest good impression on the trotting and road-
ster horse interests in Iowa, and all put together have not
sired as many horses capable of beating four minutes as he
did capable of beating three minutes. To my kuowledge
some of these stallions have been largely bred to the daugh-
ters of Blackbird, and the produce of none have equaled the
dam in trotting ability, nor, with all the difference in age,
been worth as much in the market. Now, in seeking to breed
trotters, even with a thoroughbred foundation, with such re-
sults and arguments as guides, and I imagine it is about the
same every where, it would seem to me quite sensible to build
up from Simpson's Blackbird, and that such course would
afford good ground for hope of success, while if treated mere-
ly as an argument for thoroughblood in the trotter and an
indiscriminate use of that blood was indulged in, I, at least,
should expect failure.

The discovery of a methodfor producing aluminum cheap-
ly enough for practical uses in art and manufacture seems to
be a fact. It is said to have cost the inventor thirty years of
labor and $150,000 to perfect his method, but as it is also re-
ported that offers for patent rights for various countries al-
ready amount to several millions of dollars he is likely to
reap a rich reward for his labors at last. From all accounts,
it is creating a most excited interest among manufacturers
everywhere, and we trust those in the bicycle trade will be
prompt to test its practicability for uses in the construction
of 'cycles.

The latest news from Yakima is of the most disastrous
character. Forty degrees below zero. Cattle and sheep
dying in great numbers.

Early in the spring Mr. Beach will place Maggie Arnold
in charge of McMauus, who will put her in training at the
City View track.

The Chinese Avengers.
Kaudoni Sketches.— No. 5.

["Written for the Breedeii and Sportsman.]

The chief headquarters for all the old-lime athletes and
sporting men in San Francisco was a place euphoniously
called Bill Davis' Slaughter House. This was ostensibly a
saloon, but nearly all the business of the house was done in
a large room at the rear of the bar, in which all the young
aspirants for pugilistic fame used to make their first appear-
ance. As well as being the resort for all the sports, Bill
Davis' Slaughter House was the place in which all the practi-
cal jokes were put up and many a one was perpetrated inside
the place itself. It was quite the proper caper at Bill Davis'
to take hold of some country greenhorn who thought he
could box a little, and steer him across the hardest hitter in
the place, who, as soon as the boys had got through laughing
at the greenhorn's clumsiness, would sail in and reduce his
face to a jelly as quickly us possible. If the victim was game
the amount of this kind of fun he would furnish was limit-
less, but generally one bout was enough and the victim de-
clined a second invitation to knock the entrails out of an
alleged softer. In justice to Bill Clarke, who is still alive and
now keeping a sporting house in New York, I believe, I must
say that he would never allow a joke to be carried too far nor
a man to be badly hurt in his house. One of the most con-
stant frequenters of Bill Clarke's place was Bill Daily, who is
known to every man, woman and child in the State as the
life-saving hero of Santa Cruz beach. Daily was full of fun
and thought no risk too great nor trouble too much to spend
for a good joke. Hewas always in wonderfully fine condition
in those days; could rowa boat against any man on the coast;
could run, jump and wrestle and above and beyond all was
a first-class boxer.

One day Clarke and Daily were discussing the Chinese
question when Daily chanced to remark that though he hated
a uhinanian worse than poison he did not like to see them
abused and beaen without cause.

'•That's so," replied Clarke. "It's a durned shame that
the gang down at the gas house should lay for every China-
man that goes down ou the flat after dark and beat him for
no o ther reason but that they are able."

" It would be a good thing to teach those fellows a lesson,"
said Daily. "What is the best way to do it, Clarke ?"

Clarke thought for a moment and then suddenly his face
was illumined with a smile and he said: "By gum, Daily,
I've hit on a good scheme. Lets you and I fix up as China-
men and sneak down to the flat after dark and wnen some of
them gas house fellows start in to lick us, turn round and
give 'em a surprise party."

Daily jumped at the idea. It was a good joke and besides
it gave him boxing exercise not so tame as that with the
gloves. Tom Gossman, the property man of Maguire's old
theater, was taken into the scheme, and next night Daily,
who is a smooth-faced man and wears a wig, was fixed up
with an elegant queue and with a suit of Chinese clothes and
a basket of washing looked the Chinaman to the life though
a trifle too big for a Mongolian.

It was winter time and by seven o'clock, when Daily in his
Chinese rig sneaked down to Brannan and Third streets,
the sharpest eyes could not penetrate his disguise. Seeing a
couple of toughs coming along, Daily put his basket down on
the sidewalk as if for a rest and waited for developments.
As the toughs passed him one aimed a blow at his face while
the other kicked the basket over into the muddy street as
though it was the best fun in the world. Their fun did not
last long, for in an instant the suppositious Chinaman had
grabbed the pair of them, and beaten their heads togetheruntil
they howled with pain. After rolling them in the mud, Daily
marched off home, changed his clothes and went up to Bill
Clarke's to report progress.

Clarke was tickled to death at the success of the joke and
next night determined to act as the Mongolian avenger him-
self. Again Tom Gossman's aid was called in and in a short
time the retired pugilist was effectually disguised as a Chi-
nese rag picker.

In the evening, Clarke made his way to the gas house
district and got ready for the fun. Soon a couple of laborers
came along going home after work. Seeing the supposed
Chinaman raking patiently in the gutter, one said to the
other:

" Whist, Mike, look at that dammed heathen there. The
nerve of him, coming to this end of town. "

"Aisy, Pat," said the other. "Let's walk by him as though
we took no notice. I'll trip him up wid me feet and you fall
on the blagard and squaze the life out of him."

The programme was a good one, but did not work, for the
instant Mike reached out his foot the despised Mongolian
knocked him down with a blow that would have brought
Mace's Maori to his knees, and then proceeded to wear out
his rag crook over the head and shoulders of the other. The
attack was so fierce and so unexpected that it was more than
the two gentlemen could stand and they took to their heels,
while Bill Clarke hurled a volley of imitation Chinese oaths,
interspersed with a little good American, at their departing
figures.

Clarke and Daily kept this fun up for nearly two weeks,
until it chanced that one of the parties they had taught a les-
son was so far able to sink his pride as to tell a friend that he
had been whipped by a big Chinaman. His friend had a
similar experience to relate, and the affair was talked over
until a dozen men had put themselves on record as being the
victims of Mongolian hate. Then revenge was decided on
and an ambuscade arranged. This was too good to keep and
the plan to waylay and pulverize the audacious heathen was
told to Daily by one of the victims, who little suspected that
he and the athletic heathen were one and the same.

As soon as Daily got all the particulars of the ambuscade
he posted off to Bill Clarke and warned him not to go on the
flat that night in Chinese dress.

Now it chanced that at that time a burly bruiser who was
always blowing aboxit his skill as a fighter and his pluck used
to haunt the slaughter house. For some reasou Clarko had
taken a great dislike to this man, whose name was — well, call
him Barry, and the idea flashed across his brain that it would
be a good scheme to fix Barry up as the Chiuuman and find
out what kind of a lighter he was in a crowd. Ho communi-
cated his idea to Daily, who at once fell in and the pair took
Barry aside and with many pledges of secrecy told him of
the fun they had been having as Chinamen. Barry dropped
instantly into the trap aud begged to be allowed to take a
hand in the game himself.

"Well, no, Barry, I can'tfallow that," said Clarke. "Three
or four of those fellows might fall against you together and
I would not like to see a friend of mine beaten up for a
joke."

"Oh nonsense," replied Barry. "I can whip a dozen of
those loafers, und I flatter myself that if it is safe for you
ajid Daily it is a durned sight safer for me."

"Alright, then, if you feel confident you canget away with
a crowd there is no harm in your trying," replied Clarke, and

in a short time Barry had donned the rig and started out on
the warpath.

Daily and Clarke followed him to see that no serious injury
was done to him and also to get a share in the fun. They
had not long to wait. Barry was stooping down gropiDg in
the mud when three powerful men walked up to him. He
was ready, but so were they, and failing to take them by sur-
prise the pseudo Chinaman had the worst of the* battle from
the start. He fought valiantly for a little time, but others
came to the assistance of his attackers, and seeing that he
had no other show to save his hide ho ran away at a rate of
speed that would put Meyers to the blush. Clarke and Daily
managed to get to the Slaugter House by a short cut ahead of
Barry, but wore scarcely inside before he came in. The
sight of his torn and disordered condition was too much and
the pair burst out laughing. In an instant Barry saw that
some job he did not understand had been put upon him, aud
fearing to face the ridicule he felt was awaiting him, ho
rushed out of the place and was never seen there again.

Many a time since then Clarke and Daily have had to listen
to the story told them by the vexy men they had assaulted,
but up to the present time no one but myself was ever let
into the whole secret of the affair.

A Trapper at Home.

I found a man the other day who never took a newspaper.
He lives in a narrow canyon that heads away up in the Blue
mountains whose ever vernal crowned summits are not half
as "green" as is this man's knowledge of this glorious laud
of the free. His family consists of a wife and nine children.
The oldest, a girl of seventeen, has never been ten miles from
the parental abode. Bangs, chingnons, pull-backs are un-
known to her. Moccasins answer in lieu of French gaiters.
The rest of the children were running around bare-footed
despite the cold weather. Five dogs were ready to greet me
with a noisy welcome. Twice a year the old man goes to
town after "flour'n merlasses an" aminition." His whole
time is devoted to hunting and trapping by which he real-
izes quite a "snug little sum o' cash durn' ther year. " His
gun is one of the old-fashioned long-barreled muzzle loaders
aud, as he expresses it, "shoots to kill." He has about
fifteen acres of land ( ' ' tater patch where we raise crook neck
squashes an' sich ") fenced in with elk and deer antlers
so as to be hog tight. Just as the old man began to tell me
how the recent cold weather reminded him of the time when
it was so cold that he used to find elk, deer, bears, and other
wild animals frozen " plum stiff" standing in the snow, and
how he used to " snake 'em hum an' tie 'em down an' pet
'em 'til they were right smart fat an' then kill 'em," one of
the numerous cats ran up to the girl and began to sharpen
its toe nails on the girl's shapely ankle which caused "Her-
tha " to give a kick that landed the kitten in a large pan of
sour dough that was near the fire-place. When it got out it
presented a doughful appearance.

After this incident, the dough pan was set upon a shelf and
covered over with a dry coyote skin, and then the old man
asked me where I come from, where I was going, and how
long I would stay. He said I need'nt be in a hurry, as it was
near dinner time and it wouldn't take the old woman long to
stir up some bread and set a "snack" on the table, but I
was in a trifle of a hurry and couldn't wait.

.Libels on American Pork.

The cry against American pork and hog products which
was raised in various countries of Europe a year and a half
ago has not wholly died out on the continent, and there are
indications that a decree prohiting their importation into
Germany may yet be adopted by the authorities of that coun-
try. German pork dealers, who believe that they see in the
increasing demand for the American article an
element of injury to the business which they are
conducting with several European countries, are prob-
ably at the bottom of the threatened interdiction.
Americans will be somewhat surprised to know that the
same article of food which is consumed in such enormous
quantities in Shis country becomes dangerous to health
when it reaches German territory. The fact is that American
hogs are corn fed and better fed than those of any other
country in the world, and that the selection, inspection and
slaughtering of American hogs, as well as the preparation
and salting of their meat, is unequaled in any other country
in the carefulness and attention which is paid in this par-
ticular industry.

♦

The cheapest meat for the farmer is mutton. It may safe-
ly be said to cost nothing, as the fleece from a sheep of good
breed will pay for its keeping. Then, for additional profit,
there is a lamb or two, the pelt of the animal, if killed at
home, and the riddance of the pasture from weeds, to which
sheep are destructive foes. With the exception of poultry,
mutton is almost the most convenient meat for the farmer.
A sheep is easily killed and dressed by a single hand in an
hour, and in the warmest weather can be readily disposed of
before it spoils. Science and experience both declare it the
healthiest kind of meat.

Stock Sales in Montana. — W. Raymond, Belmont Farm,
Montana Territory, has sold the following trotting stuck:

To J. H. Baker, Virginia City, M. T., the bay stallion
Chicago, by Com. Belmont, son of Alexander's Belmont, dam
Sue Preston by Forest King, son of Mambriuo Patch) U.

To H. M. Kirk, Gallatin County, bay stallion Commerce,
foaled 1879, by Com. Belmont, dam Jane by Bay Ohii I
of Mambrino Chief, (400. Also two bay fillies foaled 1880,
by Longwood, sou of Thorndale, and one black mare foaled
1S7H, by Matt,, son of Kentucky Chief; price for the three
$b'00.

To J. L. Morgan, Idaho, the chestnut stallion Dakota,
foaled 18S0, by Com. Belmout, dam Calliope, by Fancy Gold-
dust; price $400.

To S. E. Larabie, Deer Lodge, the bay mare Blossom,
foaled 1877, by Dictator, dam by Lumber, son of Ericsson.

To J. (J. Lewis, Gallatin County, bay stallion Comrj
foaled 187'.', by Com. Belmont, dam Lucy by Consternation.
Also bay stallion Dragoon, by Longwood, dam Leanoraby
\i candor's Belmontj price for the two $800

To I. Pcudiirvis & Bon, Upper Ruby Valley, M. T., the
bay stallion Egmont, foaled f88l, by Com. Bemont, dam
Fannie Hooker by Joe Hooker, son of Mambriuo Chief.

i PAB.K.— At a meeting of the citizens of I'kiuh,
Mendocino enmity, held last week, the Ulriah Park Associa-
tion was organized and inoorp on filed. Capi-
tal atook $5,000. E. W. King, L. P. Long, J. 3. R ed, J. B.
Mm 'lure and A. c. Perry were elected directors for the first
year. The direotors will purchase the neces
construct a half-mile track immediately. Soim i
tial citizens of the district have interested thei
matter and the grounds will be iitted up in tirst-i

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March 3

THE EIFLE.

Target and Table.

Last Sunday a match was shot at the Shell
Mound range "between two teams composed
of members of companies C and G. The con-
test was a friendly affair between the officers
and privates, the losing side to furnish a din- j
ner to the party. The day was as pleasant as |
could be wished and the marksmen were on !
the ground at an early hour. The light was |
excellent and no wind to speak of. The con- j
ditions of the match were that each was to shoot '
twenty shots, ten on the 200 and ten on the
500-yard target. The officers led off and if |
one wishes to see a military man do good
shooting let him put a dinner behind the
target. °First scores were at 200 yards:

Lieut. J. E. Klein 5 54554445 5—45

H T Sime 444445554 5—44

Opt! H. S. Tempieton 544445444 4— 42

Maj A.F. Klose 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 4-41

Lieut. F. J. Kremple 0 44355333 3-33

Total 205

Five hundred yards:

Grand
Total

Klein 5 53555545 3—45

Sime 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 5 5—45

Tempieton 345455455 3—43

Klose 3 2 5354452 5-38

Kremple 0 30434344 3-28

Total 209

Following are the privates, two hundred
yards:

Kellv 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5—46

Ha,"" 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—39

E W Snook i 45434444 5—41

Julius Klein 4 53544344 4-40

Sherman 3 3 3 5 3 2 44 44—35

Total »1

Five hundred yards:

Grand
Total

Kellv 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4—44

Rav* ...4 55534553 5—44

E w! Snooi 4 55524444 3-40

Julius Klein 5 52554344 3—40

Sherman 0 23533335 4-31

Total 109 «»

As seen by the scores the privates were
beaten by three points. After the match, the
military men under the command of Capt.
Tempieton formed a double column and made
an attack on the well-spread dinner-table of
mine host, Capt. Siebe. Lieut. Sime made a
bold charge on the enemy 's front while Lieut.
Klein on one side and Lieut. Kremple on the
other side thinned out the line of dishes that
dared to oppose them. Corporal Euddock
swung around and fell on the enemy's rear
and skirmished along the entire line of battle,
inflicting terrible punishment on the rebel-
lious ranks of roast chicken, beef, pie, etc.
While the contest was at its highest Major
Klose arose and pounding on the table with a
greasv chicken bone, proposed a toast for the
winning party, but the rattle of knives and
forks, greater than the din of musketry,
drowned his voice and hemetwithonlyaweak
"here" from Corporal Palmer who had
cut his way so far under the crust of a cran-
berry pie that only his feet were out in sight.
In conversation with mine host, he said:
"Lent makes no difference with military men;
they are always good eaters. With a large
military man one can put an estimate on his
capacity but the little men and slim men are
like a sausage skin, the more you put in, the
greater the stretch and the greater the capac-
itv. There is nothing made in feeding
soldiers. " After the battle the roll was called
and though all responded, still many showed
by their looks how great the contest had been,
butit can be proudly said that no one required
either a shutter or the aid of a comrade's arm
to help him off the field. The five p. m. train
took the party home, all of whom expressed
their satisfaction with the day's sport and
recreation.

Shooting Stars.

The new rifles that the Police Rifle Team
sent to the East for having arrived has pro-
duced a desire among the officers to test the
shooting qualities of the weapons, and also
to try their ability as marksmen. On the 22d
of February a little match was shot at Shell
Mound Park in which Officers Bailie and Mc-
Carthy and citizen J. M. Pike were the con-
The two first-named used the
Sharps-Borchard and the latter a globe-
sighted Ballard. Following are the scores:

(554454554 5—46
, .. _,, 15 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4—39

»■*•«*• 1 r, 54 4 44 4 4 4 4-42

I 411145344 4-40

Total 167

[434351443 4—38
,._ „ ,,, j 4 3 5 « < 3 3 4 4 5—39

Officer B^Ue , - .- - , „ .- , 4 ^.j

(434455445 4—42

Total 157

1-14 4 4 4 4 4 5 — 12

l' 1 4 5 4 4 i 4 5 <-!;
14 r> 4144443 5-40

ice

Sharps-Borchard rifle. Each took two sight-
ing shots. Townsend led off with a 3 and 4,
Linville with two bullseyes. As seen by the
following tables the P. O. won the match and
money by fonr points over the handicap al-
though at the second and third ronnds the
member of the City Guards pressed his score
forward very close to the front. It might be
well here to suggest that in shooting these
long strings the riflemen would allow
their pieces to cool off after every ten shots
or so, as both the rifles in this match were
very much overheated by the rapid firing, and
the heated air rising from the barrel produced
a kind of mirage that made it very difficult
to bring the sighting down to a fine point; we
think that better scores could have been made
by both of these men, especially Mr. Town-
send, had this been more particularly observed.
Following are the scores :

fo 45544444 5—44
1444454443 5—41

P. D. Limine \ 144454444 4—45

5 54544445 5—45
[4 54445454 5—44

Total , 215

f4 45444444 4-^11
1444444555 4—43

L. E. Townsend ] 444344344 4—38

[444444343 3—37
I 444345543 4—40

Total 199

Townsend's 199 points and the handicap of
ten points made rum 209, and even then he
was behind Linville's score. It is expected
that a similar match will be shot between
these two before long. Ed Covey acted as
score keeper.

o- ._ — .

On trie King1 Target.

The four rifle shots of the San Francisco
Fusiliers whose scores have often been given
in our columns were again last Sunday at
their target at Shell Mound. Heretofore they
have used the Creedmoor target, but in order
to change the monotony of affairs their last
shooting was done on the ring target.
The match was twenty shots for a purse of
$20 ; the two best marksmen were to divide
the money. Following are the contestants
and their scores:

O Lemke (11 9 5 3 10 7 6 11 9 9-80

v. wmse (089868 10 78 3—69

Total 147

n m,i.rK,ni. (6 11 7062 10 83 0—53

C.TMerbacb j1Q 4 4 7 u 4 0 8 4 !_52

Total 105

L Haake I 6 3 12 2 7 9 5 5 0 0-49

**" naaKe (3904583 32 9—51

Total 100

n T,r MlH (84C1008 37 7—44

H.J. Mangels.... J 2 6 11 1 7 3 0 7 6 10-53

Total 97

Almost the Champion.

For a great many years several of the bet-
ter class of rifle shots have wasted, as some
consider it, considerable time and ammuni-
tion in order to be able to be the champion
shot on the 200-yard target of the Pacific
coast. Of the several, two, Howard Carr and
Fred Kuhnle, have become'so expert in the
use of the rifle that their scores leave those
of other marksmen far in the rear. Some
months ago Kuhnle at Petaluma made 457
points in a string of 100 shots; this for a time
stood at the head of the list. On the 22d of
February Col. S. E. Beaver and Howard
Carr went over to Shell Mound to shoot a
hundred-shot match, but the object was to
beat the best score made in this State. Col.
Beaver, to accommodate his friends, had
loaned his rifle on several occasions and
when he was ready to use it, as might be ex-
pected, he found it sadly out of order and be-
fore the first shot was fired he was confident
of making a failure, but under the circum-
stances he did very well. Following are the
scores:

one point. Mr. Carr will again before long
endeavor to beat the record. Mr Edward
Hovey acted as score keeper.

Los Angeles and San Bernardino.

A match between Rifle Clubs of Los Angeles
and San Bernardino was shot on the 22d ult.,
eaeh team shooting on its own range and
transmitting the result by telegraph. The
score of the Los Angeles Club was as follows
at 200 yards, Creedmoor rules:

G. H. "Wilson 40

W.A. Trick 42

Chas. Vincent 38

J. H. Scbroerlucke 37

F. Hoi brook 41

£. W. Pridham 37

Ben. Straus 42

G. W. Williamson 40

C. 31. Kirk 38

J. E.Leonard 37

Total 392

The individual scores of the San Bernar-
dino team are not at hand, but the total was
397, winning the match, which was a friendly
contest without stake or other consideration
except glory. A return match will probably
be shot in the near future, when the Los An-
gelenos hope to set the figures the other way

THE_GTJX.

Pigeon Money.

A unanimous sentiment prevails among
sportsmen who devote considerable attention
to trap shooting, that the sport has been to a
certain extent retarded by high figures at
which birds are invariably held as the pigeon
shooting season comes to hand. It is confi-
dently expected that, with conceited actionon
the part of all the clubs, the price could be
kept at reasonable figures, and certainly the
evil appears to be easily remedied. Birds are
purchased in open market by those who sup-
ply sporting clubs at prices varying from § 1 25
to $1 75 per dozen, only to allow the fortu-
nate dealer a profit of over one hundred per
cent, on his original investment. Contracts
generally made with sporting clubs merely
give them the bare privilege of shooting at
the birds, which, when killed, belong to the
dealer and are by him peddled or sold on the
ground to restaurants and hotels. The mod-
est price charged for the privilege rarely falls
below §3 50 per dozen. Until very recently
clubs and even private sportsmen have al-
lowed the imposition to assume very large
proportions, so that it finally became neces-
sary to abide by the exorbitant demands of
the dealers, or take the only alternative, that
of not shooting. There is no dearth of birds
in the market and certainly none in the inte-
rior, and no good reason exists for allowing
dealers to reap a rich harvest at the expense
of the clubs and sportsmen generally.

I A meeting of the Cosmopolitan Shooting
I Club was held on Friday evening for the pur-
i pose of discussing matters relative to the ap-
proaching trap season and for the transaction
! of regular club business. A large number of
' applications for membership were received
and placed on file pending the usual prelim-
inary investigation. The directors were or-
dered to make arrangements for three gold
medals which are to be placed in competition
for members of the club and to be awarded to
! those making the best average for the season.
! The medals will cost $60 each. After con-
j siderable debate as to the location of grounds
upon which the club contest will take place, it
, was finally decided to shoot at San Bruno,
i The club by its action in ordering Robert
Tallant before it, on a charge of acting in an
unbecoming manner in having wantonly shot
a hog on Sherman Island during the winter,
shows a disposition to discountenance many
of the practices which have brought gunning
into disfavor with owners of interior lands.

The members of the Gilroy Bod and Gun
Club recently went out on a shooting expedi-
tion to Soap lake, but after reaching the
ground the sport was forgotten in their en-
thusiasm over Washington's Birthday. It is
given out that Pyle managed to secure five
teals, which was all the game shot.

A match for a purse of $200 came off re-
cently at Bedwood City, fifteen birds at twen-
ty-one yards rise, in which the first prize was
won by Taylor of MountainYiew with a score
of 14, Hanson and Welch tying on 12 birds,
Hanson winning with a clean score at six
birds.

In a recent lecture, E. O. Wiener stated that
rain could be induced by cannonading the
clouds. The experiment has been frequently
tried by local hunters, but without any such
result.

Brown's Bronchial Troches for
Coughs and Colds: <:Ihave been trying to
get along without them, but with the odds
I rather against me. I do not see how it is
possible for a public man to be himself in
winter without this admirable aid. " — Rev. R.
M. Devens, Pocasset, Mass. Sold only in
boxes. Price 25 cents.

f4

Howard Carr. .

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Linville and Townsend.

jast Sunday tie mutch between the above-

n .uied contestants came off at the favorite

) iflge. Shell M"uii'l, resulting in Officer Lin-

inning by lour points. The conditions

the match were fifty shots at 200 yards,

uville to handicap Mr. Townsend ten points,

a purse of $20. Both gentlemen need the

Total 425

After Mr. Carr had finished his tenth
round he continued another string of ten
shots and made 44; had this taken the place
of his first round it would have put three
points ahead of the present champion's score
of 4">7. After the match was finished the tar-
get, which was a new one, was taken down
and brought to the city and examined by
competent men and it was found to contain
458 points, two points more than the score
called for. We examined the target and
found that there were two questionable shots
that were scored as fours, and to all appear-
ances were fours, but on a close inspection
they proved to be fives, having just cut the
bullseye. Had these been scored to Mr. Carr
as fives it would have made him the cham-
pion 200-yard shot of the State, but as the
score stands he missed taking the laurels by

Wateefowx. — During the last week, in fact
the last two weeks, the duck hunters have
had very poor luck in their pursuit of sport
or game. Last Sunday quite a number of
hunters were at the marshes of Alvarado and
Alviso, but they got but little game, some
none at all. Early in the morning there was
a small flight, but when the sun came out the
marshes were simply dead. Like the Ancient
Mariner on the water question, so with the
hunters — ducks, ducks everywhere but not
one single shot. Thousands of wild game
were to be seen but they could not be induced
to fly. It was so warm about noon that hunt-
ers "took off all the clothing that circum-
stances would permit. In the expressive
though questionable language of one of the
hunters, "the sun seemed to stand for three
hours directly over our heads and it seemed
as though it was a pot full of hell." The
largest bag that was made last Sunday was
made by Mr. Hoefling Sr., who brought in
the splendid bag of nine ducks. There were
plenty of ducks at San Pablo, but as else-
where there was no flight. There was one
place last week where there was plenty of
lively wild fowl and but few hunters. Hun-
dred's of fine ducks have for the last week
been congregating in the sheltered coves near
Lime Point. What the attraction is for ducks
in this vicinity has not yet been explained,
but there is no doubt there are many over
there still.

♦

Crack Shots. — A trap shooting match will
come off in a few days that will interest all
! the lovers of the trap and trigger in this city,
' as the contestants are the best shots in the
: State at the trap or in the field. The shoot-
; ing will be for a pooL with $25 to enter. The
following men will shoot: S.A.Tucker of
New York, Crittenden Robinson, Frank Mas-
ky, P. D. Linville and G. W. Roche. The
j conditions are 25 pigeons, 30 yards rise from
ground trap, and Hurlingham rules to gov-
ern the shooting. A similar match was shot
among the same parties a year ago at San

Bruno.

♦

I Last Sunday, a party composed of Putzman
Spencer, StackpooL Higgins and others were
over in the Calevaras valley on a quail hunt.
The first-named pair of hunters brought in
thirty quail and the latter about twenty; the
party bagged about sixty quail in all.
The day being very warm the birds, and
many of the hunters as well, kept under
cover.

On Saturday last a number of the members
of the Alameda Sportsmen's Club were out

, duck shooting at Mallard Station and carried

| home some well-filled bags.

FOR SALE.

THE FAST TROTTIXG STALLI02T

AL0NZ0 HAYWAftf)

IS OFFERED FOR SALE AT 52.000, IF APPLIED
for on or before tbe 10th of March.
Should he notbe sold by that time he will make the
ensuing season at San Jose at $-50 the season.

Aloozo Hay ward is by Billy Havwaid, hae a record
of 2:30, and is a large, muscular and finely gaited
stallion.

For full description and portrait see Breeder and
Sportsman, March 3, 1SS3.

HESR1 PIERCE,

72S Montgomery stieet,
San Francisco.

Ho For Merced !
Spring Excursion

Or tbe Pacific Coast

Coursing Club.

COCRSING AT MERCED OK WEDNESDAY AND
Thursday, March 7 and 8.
The charter excursion of this club -will leave the
Oakland ferry, foot of Market street, at 4 p. m.,on
Tuesday nest, March 6. Tickets for the round trip,
$5 each, can be obtained of Charles Fowler, National
Restaurant, corner of Pacific and Kearney streets,
at the ierrv before starting, or of anv member of
the club.

TELEPHONE

Cab and Carriage Company,

"McIIOEME A n<H.A>.

AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS, STABLES,
ISM and 1326 Market street, principal stands,
Bouthwest corner of Kearney, Geary and Market
streets, central stand, No. 5 Kearney street. A
member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons. London, on tne premises. The latest styles of
carriages, cabs and coupes. Horses bought and sold
on commission. Cash advanced on consignments
for absolute sales. Always in attendance at stables
and stands. Also a fine assortment of buggies, rocka-
wavs, phaetons and turnouts of all descriptions at
the" most reasonable terms. 1^* Particular att n-
tion to all orders. Adv overcharge or neglect of
drivers, if repoited to the owners, McHolme k Do-
lan. at the stands or stables, will be attended to, and
satisfaction guaranteed.

1883

Urrcucr awl gVBVt&XUXU*

RACES.

Spring Race Meeting.

PACIFICTCOAST

Blood Horse Association

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No I— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile; closed with thirtv-two nominations.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; $25 each, $10 for-
feit, $12o added; second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

No. 3— Winters' Stake; for three-year-olds ; dash of a
mile and a half; closed with twenty-eight nominations.

No. 4— Hurdle race; purse of 5150, of which ?25 to
second horse; entrance free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over five hurdles.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

No. 5 — Purse 5150, of which 525 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old fillies; dash of five-
eighths of a mile.

No. 6— Pnrse 5200, of which 550 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

No. 7— Purse 5200, of which 5-50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all; dash of a mile.

No. 8 — Selling race ; parse 5175, of -which 525 to second
horse ; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles ;
horses entered to he sold for gl^OOOto carry their entitled
weight; two lbs. allowed for each 5100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over 51,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each 5100 above that valuation.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse 5150, of which 525 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; 525
entrance, 510 declaration; 5200 added; 550 to second
horse; third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday,
April 27, at 12 rn.

No. II— Pacific Cup; handicap of 550 each; 520 dec-
laration; 5500 added; second to receive 5150; third to
save stake ; two and a quarter miles ; weights announced
April 21 ; decl tration April 25, at 3 p. m.

No. 12— Hurdle race; pnrse $150, of which 525 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse 5150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for two-year-olds ; "winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; 525 entrance;
510 declaration; 8200 added; 550 to second, third to save
stake; dashof one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

No. 15— Selling race; Purse $175, of which 525 to sec-
ond horse: entrance free; dashof one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8.

No. IS— Handicap Stake; for three-vear-olds; 525
entrance; 510 declaration; 5200 added; second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14,

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; closed with thirty-two nomina-
tions.

No. 18 — Spirit of the Times Stake ; for three-year-
olds; dashof one and three-quarters miles; closed with
twenty-eight nominations.

No. 19— Parse 5250, of which $50 to second horse ; en-
trance free ; for all ages ; dash of two miles.

No. 20— Hurdle race ; purse 5200, of which $50 to sec
ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

Entries to stakes and purses not marked closed, will
close March 1, 1683.

Races to close will be run under weights adopted at
annual meeting, 1881.

Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

Parties making nominations will be required to re-
cord colors at time of making entries, and after record
will not be allowed to ride in other colors. This rule
will be strictly enforced.

All nominations in stakes and entries in purses must
be made on or before the first day of March next, 1683,
directed to C. M. Chase, Assistant Secretary, Box 1961,
P. O., San Francisco. To be valid they must be plain-
ly postmarked on that dav— March 1.

THEO. WI.VTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary.

LIXES OF TRAVEL.

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OP THOROVGH-
bred setters, well broke, for
sale, apply to
__ * E. iiEAVESMTY.

■i5&>-.-~ Gilroy.

V* A • SX* ii.

LIXES OF TRAVEL.

SagfoogTHBgl '.

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale. j T I M E SCHEDULE.

r\~\TY\f\ CHESTNTT CCLT. FOALED APRIL 5.
VvllU. 1S82. By Joe Hooker, his dam Too
Soon by Norfolk, grandam Lady Davis idam of Dash-
away) by Red Bill, son of Medoc, etc. This is a highly-
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearly a brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davis
being the great Grandam of Fred, and his dam also
being by Norfolk) and the Joe Hookers so far as tried
all racehorses, tbis is a good chance to get a colt of
great promise for a moderate sum. He has four white
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price $300 if applied for before the
1st of March. For further particulars address this
office.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)
For Sore Backs. Bnckshin.% Cuts, Wounds

and Abrasions.
PRICE $2 the PINT, $1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY & CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price $1 00 per pot.

Sole wholesale agents, HARNESS AND SAD-
DLERY BAZAAR of the American Horse Exchange,
Broadway and 50th street, New York.

Agents wanted In all large cities.

BARRY iV CO.,

HARNESS AND SADDLERY BAZAAR,

BROADWAY AND FIFTIETH STREETS,
SEW YORK.

MR. WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom-
22mS mends, these remedies.

For Sale— Young Copperhead.

A BEACTTFrL DARK BROWN
stallion, seven years old, sixteen
hands high, weighing 1,200 lbs;
can trot in three minutes; kind
and gentle in every particular.
May be seen at Oakland trotting
park until sold. Pedigree — Sired by Copperhead
(2:34), by Owen Dale; dam Nellie Eastman by the
Watkins horse (Black Hawk) from Missouri. His dam
was a Printer mare; Nellie Eastman's dam. Nancy
Ringo, was by Tinker, a thoroughbred horse, out of a
Selam mare, grandam by Old Paul, by Ned Burns, he
by John Richard by Sir Archie. This is an excellent
large stock horse, well adapted to all purposes, espe-
cially as the sire of roadsters and carriage horses.
Price $1,200, less than half his value. Address

G. S. BASKS.
Oakland racetrack or 1306 Pine street, San Fran-
cisco. 7t2

FOR SALE.

AVERY FINE HAMBLETO-
nian stallion, imported from Svr-
acuse, N. Y.; nine years old;
mahogany bav ; sixteen hands
high; perfectly sound; well
broken; very stylish; cost over
$1,500; property o"f a banker; full

papers ; got by Hamble Ionian Prince, he by Volunteer.

Can be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale,

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

CAPT. FOSTER,

At the CUff House.

We have for sale at our farm at Mountain View
thoroughbred

BERKSHIRE PIGS

From our thoroughbred Berkshire Boar and Sow,
which we imported from England in 1880. Pigs from
imported boar and sow, $25 each. From imported
boar and thoroughbred sow, $10 to $20. Our imported
pigs are as nice pigs as there are in the State. Ad-
dress I- J. TRLTIAN,
8ml 511 Market street, San Francisco,

INTERESTING.

THE SEMI- WEEKLY EASTOREGONIAN
with pictures of Pendleton, Ceuterville, Weston
Umatilla City, Echo City. Pilot Rock and Heppuer, to
anv address three months, 91; 6ix months, 31 75;
twelve months, 53. Sample copy of paper and picture,
g cents. The best and truest description of Umatilla
—the preat wheat and sheep country— ever written.
Address E \*T OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COM-
ANY, Pe dletoo, Umatilla county. Oregon.

BUGGIEtt
UGGIEP

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE
UGGIE

and

WAGONS

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty

Persona! attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Bepairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 13 AXD 13 19 MARKET STREET.

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUB, Proprietor,

j^M&Tcy RAILiHOAO.<i:
BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

Monday, November 27th. 1882.

Trains leave, ami are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

LEAVE

(FOB)

DESTINATION.

ARRIVE

I FROM.)

2:40 p m
*10:10 a 31

* 3:00 pk

* 4 :00 p v

" ■■ •'

•12:40 p si

8:00 A M

Benicia

7:lii p si

3:30 p si

11 10 A SI

8:00 A it

Calistoga and Napa

10:10 a Si

9:30 A si

... ( Deminir, El Paso ) Express...

2:40 p si

4:30 P si

... "( ana East f Emigrant

7:10 A Si

8A0a si

... ( Gait and ) via Livermore

MjXlp si

... i Stockton i via Martinez

•12:40 P SI

8:00 A si

lone

5:40 P S£

* 3 :30 p si

Knight's Landing

** " iSundays only

11:10 a 31

t 8:00 A si

2:40 P 31
5:10 P SI

8:00 A si

Livermore and Pleasanton....

* 5:00 F si

" ** "

* 8:40 a SI

9:30 A si

Madera and Fresno

2:40 p si

* 4 M P si

Merced. _

•12:40 p si

8:00 a si

Niles and Hav wards

5:40 p si

10:00 a si

3:40 p si

3:00 P Si

11 11 n

9:40 A 31

*5:00 p si

11 11 11

* 8:40 A SI

5:30 p si

8:00 A si
8:00 a si

"^Sacramento l^SHS"8-

-J and coifax fyjlSBSS::::::

5:40 p 31
7:40 p si

3:30 P si

11:10 A 51

* 4:00 P 31

Sacramento River Steamers:.

• 6:00 A si

8.-00 a SI

, .. -San Jose., . .

3:40 P 31

3JXIP M

"

9:40 A 31

*8fl)A M

Tehama and Willows

• 7:40 p 31

SflO A 31

Vallejo

7:40 p 31

9:30 a sf

3:30 p si

•«

*4:00F si

ill:10 A si
*12;40 p si

3:30 P 31

8:00 a 31
•3:30 p 31

11:10 a st

SUNDAY, OCTOBEB 22D, 1882,

AND UNTIL FCRTIIEi: NOTICE.
Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Finn-
cisco Passenger Depot{To«nsendSteeet.betweenThlrd
and Fourth str. .-t- - !>!1. ■■

DESTINATION.

I

• KKIVK
S. F.

10 =40 A II I E

•3:30p m '
4:30 p mi
fi:30P3f J

San Mateo, Redwood and
Blenlo Park.

8 :30 A Si ; ")

lOrtt a h Santa I lata, Sao ,
•3:30 p si f Principal Way Stations. 1

4 :30 p 51 1 J

6.40a M
9 £3 a M

8:37 P M

9:05 a u

■

10:40 a si t Gilroy,Pa1aio,CastroTilAB ( i *10:02a m

•3:30 p M t and Monterey. »

HolUst bi and Tres Pinos.

lo.-to a sii i Wateonville, Aptos, Soquelt , *M ,. „
•3:30 p 51 f and Sai.ta Cruz. > I EW

"Sundays exi'i-fit^t. tSmuiays only .-]. ..rT-iu--:i'- tr .in .
Stage connections are made dally with the lOrfO a. if.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via S^n Mateo, which
connect with 8 :30 a. si. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or

San Jose, ?5 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz. ?-t; also to

principal points K-twi.-n ■~.ui I-'r-ui-'i.-i^' and San Jose.

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

I.OCAX FESBT TRAFNS, VIA OAKUM)
PIER.

Krom San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00— •6:30—7:30— 8:30— 1):30—
10:30 — 11:30—12:30—1:30—2:30—3:30—4:30—5:30—6:30—
7:00— 8 :00— 9 :30— 11 :00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA- *6:00— *t6:30— 7:00— *t7:30— 8:00— *+3:30
9:00 — *t9:30— 10:00 — 11:00 — 12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3 :00—
«t3;30-^:00—*t4:30— 5:00— *to:30— 6:00— *t6:30 — 7:00 —
•8:00— 9:30— 11 :00—*12:00.

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *8:30
—9 :00— 19 :30— 10 :00— tlO :30— 11 :00— ill :30 — 12 :00 — 1 :00
—2:00— 3 :W — 4 :00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00—
8:00— 9:30— 12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY--6:00!-*6:30-7:00-*7:30-
18 :00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2:00— 3:00— 1 :00— *i:30
—5:00— •5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:32—»fi:02— 6:32
7:02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:03— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— 11:02—
11:32— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— 1:32— 2:02— 2:32— 3:02 — 3:32—
4:02— 4:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02-8:32— 7:02-8 :02— 9:32— 11:

FROM EAST OAKLAND— •5:21-*o:51— 6:21— 6:51— 7:51
—8:51— 9:51— 10:51— 11:51— 12:51— 1:51— 2:51— 3:51 — 4:S1
—5:51—6:51—7:51—9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-*3:15— •S:45— 6:15— 7:10— •t7:35— 8:10
— *t8:35— 3:10— «t9 :35— 10:10— •+10:35— 11:10— 12:10— 1:10
—2:10— 3:10— 4:10— *t4:35— 5;10-n3:35 — 6:10 — *t6:33—
7:15— *t7:35— 9:15— 10:45.

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CREEK ROl'TE,

FROM OAKLAND-»6:I5-S:1.5-10:1&-12:15-2:15— 4:1

All trains rnn daily, except when mar (•] donotes
Snndayi excepted, ffralns marked thus ( t)run via
East Oakland. {Sundays ODly.

1 "Standard Time" furnished hy Randolph & co
i Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A, ». TOW2VE. T. H. G4JODMAW.

Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass ITkt A«t.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H. R..TUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Apt.

r=SJ=* S. P, Atl.-intie Express Train via Loe Ane ■■:■ B,
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferrv, foot of Market street, at !» :3n a. k.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seeker.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFt-IXY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Huiiitim. $hootiii<r and Fisliins.

TRALNS L'EAVE SAX FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

M 0 X T E R E T,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific 4,'oasl,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Hock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Ponipiuo, Spanish'Mackerei, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEI.
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
ASPACIOl'S SWIHHISG TANK

(150 x 50 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER

facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc, Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROCTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQITX ASD SAHTA t'Hl'Z.

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gange), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

0*£-A% PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects dally with Trains of the B. P. It. K.

The S. P. R. R. runs 0 I Of San

Mateo, Santa Clara, Sau Ben] i,8ai Cnu ami Hon-
terev, in each of which game abounds In greftt variety.
Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe. Duck. <ieeMe, l>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS nnd SAN U
reached bj tbia line. Stage* connect with trail
at >an M.tteo lor those weU-knon D Retreata, I'l'lU--
si MA. - PESCADERO. We

would particularly call attention to tin
tent of ranne at aiid about s.\N MIU'NO and UcUA-
HON*S lor RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Frni-i'-i'. i and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and otliors pr>-?>>nting Passage Tickets o
any description Issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carrU-d In »nd put (n charge of

Train Bakyjngemen. Train Baggagemen are UkBl
to issue CHECKS for all dogs tecelT6d in I
Care.

Oaf- In order to fruard SRnlnst accidents to
while in transit.it Is necessary that thei
with COLLAR AND (MAIN, fiuns nnd Fishing
Tacklecheckcd and carried fr»-<i of chjir«<-. OnnataJcen
apart and secure))' packed In wood or leather case*
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot. Tnwn«*-nd
street, and No. 2 New Moutgom. r

3SBTT, * H. R. JI ■

Superintendent Aest. Pass.

*B-P. P. Atlantic Express Train
; Yuma, etc. leaves San Francisco <i k!
I Ferrj , foot of Market Street at 9:30 a. u.

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March 3

THE KEMEL.

Cause and Treatment of Gun Shyness.

As I have liad quite an experience with gun shy dogs, and
have been very successful, I will give your readers the bene-
fit of the same. I do not think that the puppy inherits gun
shyness, my reasons being, that in a certain litter you will
find some that are very timid, while others are not m the
least so. The best dogs I have ever seen were very gun shy,
or else made timid bv abuse when puppies? My experience
has been, that a bitch which is in the least timid, when com-
ing in season shows her timidity more than at any other
time How many dogs are there that have been so abused
that "they could not be broken to hunt, and yet have been
used for breeding purposes. If we only knew the abuse that
some dogs receive when undergoing what is called training;
and, more than likely, this very abuse comes just when the
bitch most needs kindness, and at a time when it is most
likely to influence her progeny, because if the bitch is at all
inclined to be shy, that is the time she will display it the
most. In my opinion, these are the causes of so much gun
shyness, and also my reasons for not believing it to be hered-

I have yet to see a gun shy dog that I could not cure after
a time, and the exercise of considerable patience. My meth-
ods are as follows: The first care is to have a good strong col-
lar, attached to which must be a cord of good length, say
twenty-five or thirty feet, sufficiently strong, not bungling,
to insure the dog in not getting away from me. 1 put the
collar on tightly enough so that there need be no fear of its
slipping over the dog's head (a good choke collar is a good
thing), and make the cord fast to it. I next start for some
field where I can get plenty of room and be alone, taking
with me a small pistol upon which I can snap caps. When I
am ready I assure myself that the cord is securely fastened at
my end of the same, as well as the dog's; then 1 call the dog
to me and commence patting him, let him smell the pistol
and give him some sweet bread that I have brought with me
for the occasion. After I have fooled with him a short time,
I explode a cap; when, if the dog is a timid bolter and has
been spoiled, the music commences. I let him run a short
distance, then check him, drawing him to me again, slowly,
and repeat the proceedings. He will probably sulk, but I
take hold of his head, raising it up, try to get him to eat
again, patting and talking kindly to him all the time. I fire
from four to six caps, after which I lead him home, and
chain him to the kennel. Always hold the pistol in your
hand, and endeavor, if possible, to get them to smell of it.
Never, under any circumstances, allow the dog to get away
from you, as therein lies the secret of the whole business.
Next day repeat the whole thing.

Do not expect to break a bad case in a few days, but
make up your mind before you start, that it may take two
months. Keep on in the above manner until you can see
some improvement; it is better to spend fifteen minutes, once
a day, for two weeks, than to try to do it all in one week. I
would say that I have often seen the time when I was sorely
tempted to whip the dog, but I will not allow myself even to
slap him; I am teaching him not to be afraid. As soon as I
notice an improvement, I put in a small charge of powder,
and finally a full charge. I next try to get the dog to notice
small birds, such as stink birds, brown thrushes or robins;
and, in case he has never hunted before, I shoot a few, and
get a little courage into the dog. My work is fast now com-
ing to a close. Toward the last I encourage him to play,
first with the cord fastened, and finally without. I do this
after I have gone through firing. Never try to fire once more
because he is doing so well, unless you are certain he cannot
get away from you, should he attempt it.

I believe all dogs should be broken to the gun, and if it is
done as I have described, you will never have trouble with
them after. I never take a dog to the field to shoot over,
unless I know they have first had a lesson in being broken
to the gun, and this cautionhas saved me lots of trouble. —

American Field.

«%■

Fine Bull Terriers.

Mr. Tiffany of Ellis street in this city has recently im-
ported the finest pair of bull terrier pups that have ever
been seen in this country. They were whelped on August
22, 1832, in the kennel of Lieutenant-Colonel Blaine, St.
Johns, New Brunswick, who imported the sire and dam from
Fred Hinks, Bath Road, Birmingham, England. The pedi-
dree follows:

Dog and bitch by Spring — Nellie.

Spring by Old Spring — Gypsy.

Old Spring by Bill — Kit, she by Prince.

Nellie by Rebel— Kit II.

Rebel by Eclipse — Rose.

Rose by Task — Brute.

Kit II by Nob— Old Kit.

This is a royal pedigree and includes some of the best dogs
that England has produced. Stonehenge, in his celebrated
work on the dogs of the British Isles, gives a portrait of Old
Spring as a model English bull terrier. Mr. Tiffany considers
the dog pup the handsomest of the pair, but the bitch, which
he calls Nellie, is a perfect picture. She is a long bitten dog
with straight, even teeth, fine ears, black patch over left eye,
fine tail, stout loins, short coupling and perfect symmetry of
form. Though perfectly kind she is dead game.

Pacific Rowing Association.

At the meeting of the various rowing clubs in the State for
the purpose of organizing a rowing association for the Pacific
Coast, held Feb. 21, the following clubs were represented:

Golden Gate — John Griffin, Jas. Finn.

Dolphin— George Lee, H. \V. Fraser, G. Van Gulpen.

Pioneer — Jas. Sullivan.

South End— J. Bender, n. Toner.

Ariel— Eugene Flanders, Mr. Stevenson.

Alerts, VaJJejO — Messrs. Shelly and McKnight.

The above clubs affected a permanent organization with the
following officers:

President, H. W. Fraser, Dolphin; First "Vice-President,
E. Flanders, Ariel; Second Vice-President, Jas. Finn, Gol-
den Gate; Recording and Corresponding Secretary, George
Lee, Dolphin; Financial Secretary, H, Toner, South End;
Treasurer, J. Sullivan, Pioneer. The Executive Committee
to be elected by the delegates sent in from the various clubs
at the next regular meeting. The following gentlemen were
appointed as a committee on constitution, by-laws and re-
gatta rules: Messrs. Sullivan, Pioneers; Van Gulpen, Dol-
phins; Finn, Golden Gates; Flanders, Ariels; Shelly, Alerts;
r, Southlands. Alter which the organization adjourned
i<> meet at 155 New Montgomery street, room 1, March 16,
i^.'t, at 8p.m. All clubs are requested to send delegates

' the next meeting.

The Effect of Mule Breeding" on Mares.

In your January number I noticed an article headed "Mule
Breeding." With your permission I will give the readers
of your Journal my experience in raising horses and mules.
Twenty-five years ago I purchased a three -year- old filly. She
inherited wonderful staying qualities; in fact, there was no
let up to her, and she was a wonderful feeder. At four years
old I bred her to a jack, and produced a mule colt the exact
color of the jack. I then bred her to a thoroughbred Ken-
tucky horse, and when the colt came it was the color of the
sire. I then bred her to a jack. Since then I have bred her
to horses. The colts have all inherited the exact color of the
sire, with the disposition of the mare. I have several of her
colts that have been breeding for several years, and for 20
years there has not been a colt dropped on the farm but what
was the exact color of the sire. I invariably stint them at
three years old to a jack, and then breed to horses afterwards.
My reason for first breeding to a jack is that the colts are gen-
erally smaller, and not so liable to injure the mare; the colts
come stronger and get up and suck without any assistance.
I have not seen any symptoms of breeding back after the
jacks, and I have had over forty of the old mare's colts and
grand-colts. We have twenty on the farm, all having sprung
from the old mare. They are all either bays or blacks.
Cross-bred or mongrel mares may have a tendency to breed
back or throw "sports." My experience is that all well-bred
animals produce their own likeness, and the better the breed-
ing of both parents the more certain of a good offspring. I
find in breeding cattle that the get of some bulls come all
shapes and colors, no two of them alike, while the same cows
bred to a bull of pure breeding will bring calves that are uni-
form in color, and form or shape. The same principle holds
good with sheep. Any man that is a good judge can pass
through a herd of cattle, or any other stock, and tell whether
they are well bred by the uniformity of their shape and color,
for they all have the same general characteristics. — U.S.
Veterinary Surgeon.

The rapidly-growing interest in swine breeding in the
Union is shown by the late census returns. According to
these there were on farms, in June, 1SS0, 47,6S3,951 hogs,
the rate of increase since 1S70 being ninety per cent., while
the rate of increase in population during the same time was
only thirty per cent. The census returns show also that
nearly two-thirds of the hogs in the United States in 18S0
were in the five States of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana
and Ohio. With facts and figures such as these at hand it is
not surprising that the live-stock and agricultural papers,
particularly those of the West, should devote more attention
than formerly to swine husbandry, and that public records of
breeding stock should be established and sustained; nor, on
the other hand, that all parties interested in swine breeding
should more eagerly avail themselves of every means calcu-
lated to aid in the successful prosecution of this work. —
Breeder's Gazette.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, BEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. C. DIETZ.* CO., Proprietors, 9 Front street, S- F.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X'xr

B

Y MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA, WILL'MAKE THE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Parn. Terras, $25 the season.

X X (Do-iblecrnssl is of as high and fashionable breeding as any stallion
in the country. His sin-, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
datn, Columbia, also by imported Ikmnie Scotland, henee his name. Mal-
colm wae one of the best racehorses of bis dav.and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam. Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kale i the flam of Bonnie Li ;c,iei, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three I (beers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirteV), Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady A nianda, Lady M iddleton. etc., and a'reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two families are.
Thla 1b the only Bonnie Bcotland BtalUon in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
Bire. He is a horse oi immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Oakland,
or 508 Montgomery street.

STALLIONS.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

TJP-ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action .

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired bv Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter < the sire of Flora Templei by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.

Twenty-flve dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at $5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars applv to or address

W.,M. aUTRRT, Agent,

Sacramento Racetrack.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:26K; NAPA QUEEN, 2:3S,«; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:HJ; Smoothhriar, two-year-old record
2:57; Mav Day, two-vear-old record 2:59^. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms £30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

T1IOJIA8 S. RREJISER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

STALLIONS,

OWNERS OF STALLIONS DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS
of their stoelc horses before the breeding public should advertise in
the Breeder and Sportsman. The fee from one mare will pay the
cost of a reasonable advertisement.
Stallion billB printed in first-class style. Call at this office and see

Gampl6B' NO. 505 MONTGOMERY ST.

1883

xe fSmdcv ;uul J^ca'tsiumi.

STALLIONS.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hamblelonian, bred by B.J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrisiman by Todhunier's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OP
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George WilkeB in the front rank as a sire of trotterB.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of $40. the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. ' i H\ IN A1TRES.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

EST Record at

Six Years old,

PEDIGREE.

2:21 h ^3

BT WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief,his dam Wood-
bine bv Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
Hib own record is 2 ^l,1;, and then- are a hirge number of bis get in tin- 'J*:;u
list. Amongthem: Abbottsford, -li'lUt; Convoy, 2:'22J-<; Magenta 2*"-P;-
Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia, 2:29K: George A. Aver, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27> ;
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:19*'. WoodinnE
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire .of Trinket; record, 2 11
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus*
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbot-inn]
is a rich rosewood brown, 15 j;1 hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good, speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S B
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and eu'lin-
June 1st, 1883. For full hiBtory Bee the issue of BHEEhF.R AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BA "5XIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5tb, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd "

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd "

Young Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th *'

Fashion, by imported Trustee.

5th "

Bonnets o" Blue, by Sir CharleB.

6th "

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th "

By imported Centinel.

8th "

By Mark Anthony.

10th "

By imported Janus.

11th "

By imported Monkey.

12th "

By imported Sllvereye,

13th "

By Spanker.

ce's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p

Will make the ensuing season, 1883, from February loth to June 15th at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms $50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

STALLIONS.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hainbletonian, his
daui Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15^ hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge (luring the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is bv Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

j. t. Mcintosh, cmco, cal.

STEINWAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2-M^; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2$5%.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at S100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at 56 per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, hut no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Oakland, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 153 hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of hone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinwaywas sired by Stratbmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:28£,
and also the dam of W. S. Bnckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Stratbmore is the sire of Santa Clans 2:17* : Chestnut
Hill, 2:22i ; Steinway, 2:252 ; Alice Stoner, four years ola, 2:24 j Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28iJ ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. the sire of 35 in
the 2:30 list. Add) ess SAMCEL GAMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Echo. Ills dam Belle Mason by Belmont, Thorough-
bred.

Echo by" Rysdyk's Hambhtonian,* his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Calalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February IS, 1883, ana ending June 15, 1683, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.

Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Fouled May
10,1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and h;is shown
great speed, but as vet has no public record. For full historv of bin sire.
Echo, see Breeder and Sportsm \n Julv '-', ' . [ox Ids full

brother, Exile, Breedeb and Spoiitssian, issue of September 16,1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, n.ty.iUle ,t( time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. ELLIS,
Fost office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

VILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE ASD SrcrK-sFl'L SIRE WILL
make the season IsSJ, from Feb. lF,th to June 15th, at .Tudsou's Wjldidle
farm , Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A H. C JUDSON.

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE'ENSFING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
18S3, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS — 55o, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for marts froiu'a distance .
PEDIGREE AM) DESCRIPTION.

"WTieatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Pry "or, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam by Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by" True Whig.

Ninth dam by'imported Regulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth darn Sopiioiiishs's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D Arcv's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported GaUopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam CamiUina, by Camillas.

Fourth dam by Sniolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, bv Oroville.

Sixth dam bv "Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam bvTurk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth darn by Airworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsby Bettv, bv Cnrwen's Bav Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORKS, at the Oakland Racetrack,

Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.
THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

"

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mavflower, by imported Eclips.'.

Second dam Hcimie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belnbazzar.

Fourth dun Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by Imported Eagle,

Sixth dam Bet Bordey, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam bv Clooiue.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

El'V.-nth dam bv imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam bv Partner.

Thirteenth dam bv Imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Bran

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Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must

My place, where .Tnc Hooker will make the coming season, Is five miles
ii ..mi Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This vouug stallion lias proved to be one of the mo I Bi
sires, and every one of bis colts that h.is been traim--] ■
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For hi-.
Hooker see Bbeedei: and Sportsman Jan 30, 1883.

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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLAES A YEAH-

'^^^'--=^:-^

ANTEEO. By Electioneer, his dam Columbine by A. W. Richmond.

It is scarcely necessary to write anything laudatory of th
Electioneers further than a reference to the records. Hinda
Kose. yearling record, 2:36A; Wildflower, two years old, 2:21;
Albert W, four-year-old stallion, 2:22. This is the "top
notch " in all of the colt places, and to expatiate would be
something akin to refining pure gold or adding to the white-
ness of the lily. With the paternal side of the house then
there is only a necessity for reference to the doings of those
that are near of kin, and on the maternal side Anteeo has
also claims to distinction. The sire of his dam Columbine
was A. W. Richmond, the sire of Romero, with a record of
2:19| as a five-year-old, and who has shown such a flight of
speed in his exercise as to warrant the belief that he is capa-
ble of lowering that mark enough to give him the first place

among trotting stallions. A. W. Richmond is also the sire of
San Diego, Lady Richmond, Sue Rose, Mavis, etc., and it is
claimed by those who are conversant with the stock that
every colt of his get could beat three minutes when driven
enough to be "bridle wise."

His grandam — Columbia was a fine race mare, and of very
superior form. Fully sixteen hands and of great muscular
power she was as nearly a model as is often seen. She had
very fine trotting action and there is scarcely a question that
she would have shown well in this line if she had been
trained.

All the thoroughbred strains in Anteeo have demon-
strated a capacity to trot fast. The Blackbirds are so well
known that is is unnecessary to repeat their performances.

A son with a record of 2:22, ft grandson 2:19$, 2:20, and in
every instance whenever a Blackbird was trained to trot in
every instance there was ft good show of speed. For the
number of Bonnie Scotlands that have been trained to trot
there is scarcely a parallel In all probability there were
never six of the get of Bonnie Scotland trained to trot, and
two are in the records "low down in the twenties." Im-
ported Monarch Jr., and Monarch Rule, each with a record
of 2:24i. Then come the Trustees, and there will scarcely
be any "one who will deny their claims to trotting I
For obvious reasons we do not wish to amplify ou I
of Anteeo and still we will have to place it on re<-
our opinion he is well worthy of a place in the pictu
of the Bieedeb a>*d Sportsman.

146

Ufoe %xt&ftxx mnl ^p&xi&mm.

March 10

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Champion Stallion Stakes— Brighter Prospects
for American Horses in England— Etc.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Our winter here still
continues and the prospective early spring, which a week or
two since bid fair to become a reality, seems now as far off as
ever notwithstanding that the "ides of March" are so close
at hand. Yoif, in sunny California, can hardly realize the
impatience with which the lovers of the field sports in this
frozen Northeast are wooing the sun-god that he may hast-
en his tireless revolutions in space, bringing us nearer and
nearer to his blazing warmth which alone can dispel the
chains of the ice-king still holding us in their Arctic
grasp. However, the present week is a very busy week in
turf circles.

* To-morrow entries close for a large number of racing
stakes at Washington, Jerome, Monmouth Park, Saratoga
and elsewhere and owners and trainers have their hands full
to properly engage their high-mettled steeds in company and
at distances best suited to their supposed caliber. It seems
a very easy matter to nominate the different members of a
racing stable for their future engagements. On the contrary,
a judicious selection of just where to enter each two, three
and four-year-old, together with the older members of a
crack stable, requires much thought, study and thorough
familiarity with the capabilities of each animal towards
"earning his keep, " or the close of the season will find for-
feits innumerable as the result of undue haste in this partic-
ular. Another matter is the consideration of what kind of
company the prospective candidate for the honors of the
turf will meet in this or that race. Of course, with such an
immense field as the Eastern racing circuit embraces, to esti-
mate with absolute certainty the character of the prospective
entries in a stake is impossible, but it can be determined in
a general sort of way, and it is surprising how near some of
our horsemen come to it. Tou ask them why they did not
enter some fair animal for suehaudsuehacnporSstake.J They
answer: "I knew those three 'nailers' would all be in and
my only chance to get a bit of the money would be that at
least two of them should breakdown, and all three are sound
as a nut. I've got no money to spare for forfeits. "

One of the richest {[three-year-old stakes for some years
closes this week. I refer to the Champion Stallion Stakes,
one mile and a half, for colts and fillies foaled in 18S0. Eigh-
teen stallions were entered in 18S1, at §500 each, making a
fund of §9,000 to start with. Of course none but the prog-
eny of these sires can compete next September, the time of
running the race, and the association east of the "Father of
waters" that will add the most money is to have the contest
decided over their track. These bids close to-morrow with
Mr. Pierre Lorillard, the originator of the stake and as Sarato-
ga and Monmouth cannot extend their summer meetings,
they are out of the competition, as also is Baltimore and Je-
rome Parle, for both of whom it is probably too early in the
fall. This narrows the field down to the Coney Island Jockey
Club, and probably Louisville and Chicago. Bids are esti-
mated at from $5,000 to $10,000, which latter figure is said to
have been offered by the Lake City Club, provided some
Eastern horses would come on. Should the lower price be
the figure, and ten horses start at $250 each, the race will be
worth $16,500 ! Shall any one say the turf in America is not
progressing, when we have races nearly approximating in
value to the richest prizes of England and France? The
Derby and St. Leger of 18S2 were worth but a trifle over
$22,000, and the turf here is yet in its infancy as it were.

The sudden death of Mr. Stirling Crawfurd on Saturday
last at Cannes, France, has caused much regretful comment
in turf circles, particularly, of course, in England, where its
effect is so plainly felt. His large stable of thoroughbreds
were very heavily engaged this year, and their consequent
disqualification came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky,
particularly to those unlucky wights among the British
speculative public who have been quietly and steadily back-
ing his colts Macheath, Energy, Clairvaux, etc., for the
Guineas and Derby. His old horses Edelweiss and Buchan-
an were favorites also for the Lincolnshire Handicap.run March
27, and a list of the engagements rendered void would fill
more space than I propose to take up in your columns. It
seems as if there ought to be some rule governing such un-
fortunate occurrences as this, which have happened quite*
frequently of late years, and that some amendment might be
made whereby the engagements left by a nominator's death
might be rendered binding on his heir or heirs. That any
such would repudiate these engagements is not at all likely,
for as a general thing, where this has happened, the next in
kin of dead turfmen would have been only too glad to com-
plete the work already begun. Old timers will say: "All
bosh! not fair to the rest of the nominators in the race,
whose chance of winning is rendered better by having a
dangerous candidate disqualified," etc, but that some
amendment to the existing turf law on this subject will be
made is only a question of time, and Mr. Crawfurd's death
may hasten matters. The deceased turfite had over forty
horses in training under Taylor and Arnull, and his stable
was at the head of the winning list in England for 1882, the
total being nearly $130,000 (£25,800). However, whatis un-
doubtedly a great loss to the English turf (for the deceased
gentlemau was very popular, whatever might be the adverse
criticisms that were justly showered on his eccentric spouse,
the Duchess of Montrose), is "a lion out of the path "for
the American stables in England whose chances for dupli-
cating their victories of 1881 look rosier every day.

Our mail advices represent FoxhalL Iroquois, Sachem,
Arauza, Pinafore, Parthenia, etc., as doing Btrong work, and
that each one of the five named will be a winner this year
Heoms only a question of health. Indeed the redoubtable
hero of the Ccsarewitch and Cambridgeshire, the great Fox-
imll, is second favorite for the principal of the spring handi-
caps, the City and Suburban at Epsom, the middle of April,
and Sachem, Mr. Lorillard's four-year-old sou of War Dance
and Sly Boots by Kivoli, has grown and improved so much
in his looks that his name is in the mouth of every "sport-
ing prophet " in England. Whether the double change of
trainers lias worked these marvels or not it is hard to tell,
and it will suffice us if they do themselves credit iu the ardu-
ous campaign to come.

( m •'.. w. Lee, the New Jersey oarsman, who is now in Lon-
don trying to got on some matches, is having poor luck in
his negotiations. Rowoll and Peter Duryear are his com-
panions, and the three are unanimous in writing back home
thai "British professional rowing is at a low ebb. Hanlan,
Lay- ■ 3 seem t.> have taken all the pin ok opi ol

iii'in." The season, however, will begin in two weeks wiili
tl a University race between Oxford and Cambridge, of which
t'/'e dark bhn>s were tin- favorites at last advices. <>u the 12th
ew, while at practice on the Thames,
I to swim for it, which untoward event
I not improve any the morale of the light blues, it is to be
uned.

The National line steamer Queen arrived here on Saturday
last with a large consignment of thoroughbreds and a small
menagerie, all the property of Adam Forepaugh, the well-
known circus manager. The weather across was a succession
of hurricanes, that of the 14th causing the death of poor
Delaplaine of the St. Laurent, who was swept off the bridge
and never seen again. The Queen was eight days at sea
when she encountered this same hurricane and three of the
thoroughbreds and one ostrich succumbed to the severity of
• the elements, in spite of the unequaled facilities on board
this line, whose vessels are well known to be the favorite
ones for shippers of live stock across the ocean, on account
of the convenient arrangements for, and care shown to, con-
signments of this character. Had the ill-fated Blue Gown
been sent in one of these steamers instead of being hurried
off, as was the case, by one of the fast passenger vessels, not
intended to transport equine freight, he might have been
alive to-day doing Mr. Keene and the racing blood of this
country much service. These horses are intended for the
series of hippodrome races Forepaugh will give in connection
with his circus this year, although some of them may be
trained and run at our racing tracks, and two of them are
very fashionably bred mares that will find ready purchasers
for the breeding paddock after their racing days are over.

The trotting stallion, Voltaire by Taula, rocord 2:21, has
been sold by W. N. Crawford to the Stanhopes of Lexington,
Ky. Voltaire's dam is Portia by Mambrino Chief, a very
stout combination of trotting strains.

Maud S is in good shape, and Bair says he expects to
"knock out" father Time this season. If he equals that
2 :10£ he will do well. Ex-Governor Stanford announced to a
representative of the New York Sportsman, a few days ago,
his intention to bring East this summer some of his racing as
well as trotting stock.

Precious, the four-year-old filly by Lever, who ran so well
at four miles on your track at Bay District, is to be entered
against our long distance horses in the four-mile races this
fall at Sheepshead Bay and Pimlico. Her debut in the East
will be watched with interest.

A new departure in the wintering of thoroughbreds in a
cold climate comes from Cassadaga iu this state, where Asa-
hel Burnham, or "old cheese" as the boys call him, has his
string of racers. Itconsistsin exercising the "wild steed"
before a sleigh on the road, and old "Linen Duster," anoth-
er pet name A. B. goes by, says that though they tried to get
away with him at first, as was quite natural, after he got them
broke they did well, and he considers their legs to be much
benefited by the unusual drudgery. Truly wonders will
never cease. Burnham's featherweight jockey has left him,
but the "baby" is small loss.

California quail are being quite largely exported abroad,
principally to the^highlands ofScotland. The little tufted'beau-
ties should thrive there and benefit the Scottish breed by cross-
ingin a judicious'manner. Per contra Mr. Lorillard's importa-
tion of English pheasants at Rancocas have taken kindly to
their new home, and are greatly admired by those that have
seen them.

Betting here on American events is yet at a standstill, spec-
ulations being very light. In Louisville the betting books
and almost all kinds of trade and commerce are suffering
from the disastrous floods. Still Watts & Co. report some
business on Thora, Apollo, Checkmate and Boatman for the
Cup and Ascender, Drake Carter and Punster for the
Derby. In the Merchants' Stake Meditator, four years, As-
cender, three years, Queen Ban, three years, Thora, five years,
Paul Jennings, four years, Fellowplay, five years, and Check-
mate, aged, have also been backed heavily at various prices.
Reed has bet $1,500 to £7,500 that his mare captures the Cup,
and unless old "Check" has fair weather and plenty of work,
Thora will down him sure.

Late reports from Jim Williams' farm inJHenry county, Ky.,
represent Checkmate as doing poorly, but, coming from the
quarter they do, perhaps- the rumor had better be taken "with
a grain of salt."

Williams will train again, so he says, the magnificently
bred Aspinwall, seven years, by Australian — Hester. This
horse is a full brother to the great Springbok, and has
through accidents, etc.,fcbeen in but very few races, not over
three or four during his whole career on the turf. Williams
has also six or seven others in training including Messmate,
a four-year-old filly by Alarm out of Checkmate's dam. She
ought to gallop a little, "suah."

In my last letter I mentioned that the famous English horse
Bruce had been sold. The report was erroneous. He was
offered at a reserve of £2,500 (§12,500}, but there was no bid
at these figures. Craig Millar, however, foaled 1S72, and the
winner of the St. Leger of 1875, was| recently sold to go to
Hungary for the large price of $32,500. This is accounted
for partly by reason of his stock having already run and
shown well on the British turf. Craig Millar is by Blair
Athol out of Miss Poland.

Tom Bowling, the famous son of Lexington and great race-
horse of ten years since, has been sold to I. E. Simmons of
this city, to stand at the old home of the trotting stallion
Geo. Wilkes, in Kentucky.

McGrath's famous horse has thus far sired nothing of any
account but Gen. Monroe and Bowling Green; but he has had
few good mares. Perhaps with better opportunities to show
his prepotency, a different showing may be obtained, for the
horse is of good size and unsurpassed lineage.

A very cruel story comes from Bowling's old home, the
McGrath farm near Lexington, now the property of Milton
Young, ex-turfnian and now a breeder. Young, last fall,
bought the stallion Onondaga by Leamington from the
Dwyer brothers of this city, and since the horse arrived in
Kentucky, his always violent temper has grown very ungov-
ernable, so much so that one day last week it was decided to
blind the horse, not temporarily, but to remove his eyes.
The horse was secured, chloroformed and the horrible opera-
tion performed. We have as yet no particulars as to just
what particular savagery the poor beast had been guilty of,
or what(usefulness of his, in the performance of his duties as
a lord of the harem, had been impaired by his temper, and
until more is known it looks like a disgraceful piece of
barbarism unworthy of all those connected with it.

At Nashville, Tenn., a gi-eatmany promising two and three-
year-olds are wintering. Prominent among them is Top-
light, five years, by Great Tom — Vandalite^and two Glengarry
two-year-olds out of Dora and Kathleen respectively. The
latter are owned by Capt. Franklin, the breeder of Black-
bird, Aranzaand Geo. Kenny and he has been offered large
figures by parties negotiating for their purchase.

Thoroughbreds seem to be higher than ever, which is as it
should Ijl' considering the vast amount of racing that will be
be done this year. The sports in this State, however, received
[i hard Mow this morning iu Albauy, where the resuscitated
pool bill to permit selling in legalized traefcsonly, not in cities,
came up and was lost by a vote of sixty-one to thirty-seven.
The fool-killer ought to visit some of the fanatics in our
Slate Legislature, those fellows who frown down this so-called
evil, which in reality helps to support horse-breeding, a

State industry, while they wink at and countenance margin
and bucket gambling in stocks and allow the gilded card pal-
aces full sway. Consistency is said to be a jewel, but they
and their ilk are strangers to the term.

Eole, the celebrated five-year-old grandam of Leamington,
and his young three-year-old brother that has never started
yet, have been sent by their owner, " Freddie " Gebhardt, to
Eph. Snedeker, the'silent^trainer.&Both are in good shape and
will be heard from this season.

The old black gelding Gen. Butler by Contraband, a con-
temporary antagonist of Dexter, Geo. M. Patchen Jr., Lady
Emma, Fillingham, etc., twenty years ago, is still hale and
hearty at a farm near this city; the old horse must be thirty
years old by this time.11

The poultry show at Madison Square Gardens was a great
success, and Black Spanish, Silver Laced Bantams, Houdans,
Game varieties, Jacobins, Carriers, Crested Fantails, Pout-
ers, Trumpeters, Turbits, and scores of other fancy breeds
claimed the attention of many visitors, as did the the dog
show the week after.

All the theaters are doing good business notwithstanding
the Lenten season, and for the gay and festive New Yorker
in search of pleasure " all goes merry as a marriage bell."

New York, Feb. 28, 1S83. Pacific.

Mr. Thomson Criticized.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Permit me to correct
and complete a quotation from the New York Sun made by
Mr. Allen W. Thomson in his contribution to the "Morgan
Controversy " published in the Breeder and Sportsman of
January 27. One period of the Sun's article reads as follows:
"He was taken across the lines into Connecticut, and is said
to have been the sire of the famous Morgan stock; hut this
is by no means certain"

Mr. Thomson omits these last seven words, which I have
italicized, although quoting the words next following them,
and everything else in the paper relating to True Briton.
The suppressed words are only an expression of opinion, it
is true, but they held the opinion of John Austin Stevens,
the distinguished historical scholar, late editor of the "Maga-
zine of American History." It seems a little unfair to Mr.
Stevens to use his article and suppress his seven-word opin-
ion on the matter at issue.

Mr. Stevens' Sun article was written as long ago as 1S77, and
what he even then regarded as so doubtful has been ren-
dered highly improbable by later discoveries of dates and
circumstances.

Mr. Thomson does not succeed in stating the case of his
opponents quite accurately. He says: "It was claimed at
first that True Briton was not stolen from Col.
James De Lancey. Now it is claimed that True Briton
was not much of a horse." I think nobody
has denied the stealing. The question is, was Selah
Norton's carriage horse, Beautiful Bay, ever De Lancey's
saddle horse, True Briton ? It is not the theft but the iden-
tity that is doubted. Could a horse that was "in his prime "
in 1791 have been a favorite saddle horse, for we know not
how many years, in 1776 ?

The De Lancey s fled the country and their property was
confiscated. There could therefore have been no need of at-
tempting to conceal the captured horse's identity by a change
of name, which, in so far as it succeeded, would have de-
stroyed his prestige also. Beautiful Bay may have been
True Briton broken to harness later in life, after coming to
New England. It is certain that John Morgan asserted that
he was the very horse, and advertised him as "True Briton,
or Beautiful Bay." But in no other contemporary mention
is he spoken of as True Briton. Both before and after that
advertisement he was called Beautiful Bay, and nothing else.
Mr. Justin Morgan Norton, his owner, and the owner of his
coUs, called him Beautiful Bay, and nothing else. It is quite
probable his owner knew at least as much about him as John
Morgan did. In short, it is certain that he was Beautiful
Bay, and it is not at all certain that he was True Briton. He
is not known to have borne the latter name at all, except as
an alternative title in the mouth of one man, not his owner.
To write of him constantly as True Briton is a mere beg-
ging of the question, a piece of partisan perversity.

In regard to the alleged attempt to make him out "not
much of a horse," that was made more exasperating by his
detractor's bringing in his owner, his keepers and his patrons
to testify the comparative value of his stud services, where-
by it was shown that the horse stood at a second-rate ririce,
and that even that price was lowered from time to time as his
stock became better known. The zeal of Morgan writers has
foisted upon the horse an unwarranted name and an imagina-
ry importance. Whether he was the De Lancey True Briton
or not, there are ample and imperative reasons for disbeliev-
ing that he was the sire of the great little horse, Justin Mor-
gan.

I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Thomson for the op-
portunity of thus briefly criticising his work.
Springfield, Mass., Feb. 27, 18S3. O. W. Cook.

George Wilkes has twenty performers with records of 2:30
and better. Alma Mater, dam of Alcantara; Lady Carr, dam
of Ambassador; the daughter of Kentucky Clay, dam • of
Blondine; Minna, dam of Kentucky Wilkes; Little Ida, dam
of So-So; Miss Coons, dam of Wilson; Dolly, dam of On-
ward ; the daughter of Mambrino Patchen, dam of Rosa
Wilkes; Zora, dam of St. Gothard; Lady Belmont, dam of
Sherman; Neilson, dam of Prospect Maid; Missie, dam of
King Wilkes; and the American Clay mare, dam of Harry
Wilkes, were Kentucky bred, and neither of them was owned
by either of the Simmons brothers. Nelly, the dam of Tom
Rogers, came from Ohio; Lady Dunn, the dam of Joe Bunker,
is from the loins of a horse who did much for the Hamble-
tonians in Orange county, Seely's American Star; May Bird,
out of the Steirs mare, was got before George Wilkes went to
Kentucky; Young Wilkes was bred in New York, and Lumps
is out of a mare which the Messrs. Simmons shipped over
the Alleghanies. Had the owners of George Wilkes pur-
chased their broodmares in Kentucky instead of sending
them from the East, they would have had thousands of dol-
lars added to their bank account. The, brown son of Ham-
bletonian and Dolly Spanker wanted not only the climatic
outcross, but the courage and nerve force imparting founda-
tion which is always abundant in a racehorse region like that
of which Lexington is the center. — Turf, Field and Farm.

Bertha Von Hillern, the pedestrienne, says that with a
year's training she could bring 90 out of 100 delicate women
into a healthy and vigorous condition.

Perry Belmont, the Congressman, is said to be the best
amateur swordsman in New York.

The Gun Club contemplates giving a picnic on Decoration
Day at San Rafael.

1883

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POULTRY.

Modern Artificial Hatching and Hatching

Apparatus.

Part IV.— tieneral Remarks.

I am frequently asked the following question: Are
chickens hatched in an incubator as strong as those hatched
by hens? My reply is that those which are properly hatched
artificially are not only as strong, but, if separated from older
fowls, are not nearly so liable to disease, and may be kept
till far beyond marketable size entirely without vermin — a
thing which, in California, is} almost unknown among hen-
hatched birds. If vigorous eggs are hatched with too little
moisture or too much heat, weak chickens and poor hens
may be counted upon every time; the same results could be
looked for from an incubator varying greatly in heat, one
portion with another (if eggs are changed about) or one
time with another over the whole; such would also result
from the hatching of chickens in an incubator supplied with
too little fresh air. Among the thousands of broilers that
I have raised for market I have never had a contagious
disease. I have invariably kept my chickens from all chance
of contact with hens in any manner, and not a blemish or
trace of vermin has ever been seen among them. I believe
that these things originate spontaneously among fowls after
passing a certain stage of their development only. This
season I am hatching almost exclusively from eggs laid by
hens which were hatched from my incubators last spring,
and I verily believe that in all California no more clean,
hardy or vigorous fowls or better layers could be found.
They are of mixed breeds — Plymouth Rock, Light Brahmas
and Dominiques predominating. Their progeny, hatched in
my incubators, have long been going to market at the ratio of
90 out of every hundred hatched. If any raisers of chickens
by the natural way can beat this in midwinter, I may be
persuaded to consider whether I have been altogether correct
m my statement as to the strength of incubator-hatched
birds; until I hear of a better result, extending into the thous-
ands, I may be permitted to differ with any one who ques-
tions the results of good artificial incubation.

In the matter of economy, as compared with natural hatch-
ing: Exclusive of the little time consumed, and which is
scarcely missed, a good incubator will hatch at the rate of
about one-half cent per chick. In producing numbers of
chickens, the incubator can beat the hen "out of sight;" for
a few chicks, I am free to admit that the hen would lead.
The care of a small incubator (though well enough if used as
a plaything) is as great as that of a sizeable machine, and I do
not consider one of any practical value which will not accom-
modate at least 200 eggs, as a few hens would win every time
on small numbers. But when we come to the consideration
of the room, care, feed, attention and uncertainty in many
respects of, say, twenty sitting hens, the incubator, according
to my experience, distances the hen; double the number, and
still greater results go to the credit side of the artificial plan.
On the other hand, I do not advise the use of very large ma-
chines, as I consider medium-sized ones far more convenient
in starting or hatching. If a person desires greater capacity,
a duplication of such machines is much better. I leave out
of the consideration the difficulty of making perfect uniform-
ity of heat in large egg-chambers. An advantage over the
hen lies in the fact that the machine is always "broody," and
taking advantage of this, we may produce chickens for mar-
ket at a time of year when hens could scarcely be brought to
see the importance of it, and thus secure the best prices
when chickens are not raised naturally.

I am also frequently asked : Do you make the business
pay? My invariable answer is : I have been engaged in it
three seasons nearly, and my plant is not for sale. Next year
I shall double my facilities. Draw a very easy inference,
please — one which is too palpable for disguise, did I desire
concealment.

In closing my imperfectly written papers, I trust I may not
be accused of egotism, inferentially, when I say that to intel-
ligent people only will success in the "chicken business,"
natural or artificial, be generally awarded ; for what I may
have lacked in natural ability has perhaps been compensated
in an effective measure by hard work, hard study, and a very
solid "grip," which my friends have seen me exercise under
rather disheartening circumstances in life. In candor I
would advise all persons without a reasonable amount of
patience, sound common sense and fair opportunity to let
the business be prosecuted by others more favorably circum-
stanced; yet it is very clear that what I have done may also
be accomplished by others, and, I may add, perhaps much
more easily than in my case — the principal results of my
study of the first branch of the business, incubation, is very
much at their service, at all events, G. E. D.

East Oakland, March, 1833.

The Chinook Wind.

This is a name applied to a wind which occasionally, dur-
ing the winter, blows over that part of Oregon aid Wash-
ington Territory lying between the Cascade Range and the
Blue Mountains. When the mercury is way down below
zero and the ground covered with snow, an inky black
cloud is seen on the western horizon; a warm wind begins to
blow; the mercury rises immediately above the freezing
point and the snow disappears as if by magic. ThiB is the
chinook. To the pioneers the chinook was a strange phe-
nomenon believed by some to be the breath of the volcano
Mt. Hood; by others to be generated by some chemical
action of the atmosphere. There is no doubt, however, that
the chinook has its origin in the equatorial regions of the
Pacific Ocean.

As all the warm and cloud-bearing winds of Eastern Oregon
come from the west, and in the region west
of the Cascades warm rains and warm winds
are much more frequent, it follows that were the Cas-
cades notinHhe way there would be much more rain on the table
land between them and the Blue Mountains, the climate
would be milder in winter and not so intensely hot in sum-
mer. The chinook is one of the many warm winds of West-
ern Oregon which get high enough to blow over the top of
the Cascade range. Could one stand at times on the summit
of the Cascades in mid winter, stretching eastward he would
see, far as the eye could reach, a snow-clad couniry beneath
a cold, clear sky; while to the west and far beneath him he
would see asea of clouds from which copious showers of
rain were falling.

The chinook has its parallel in the Foehn of the Alps, which
causes those sudden and dangerous rises in the streams
which have their sources in those mountains, and often
brings dowD avalanches destructive to life and property.
The Foehn is the Simoon of the African desert blowing across
the Mediterranean sea.

TURF AND TRACK.

The Cook Farm.

Beyond question there are finer breeding farms in
California than can be found in any other state in the
Union. Not alone excelling in natural advantages,
as there are many in point of improvements far superior
to those of the East and South. Palo Alto is acknowledged
by all who have seen it to be the most complete in its ap-
pointments of any stud farm in either hemisphere, and elicits
encomiums from visitors from all sections. Next to that re-
nowned place, and in some features excelling it, is the rancho
that lies at the western base of Mt. Diablo, and although as a
breeding farm it is likely to be broken up, it is well worthy
of being classed as one of the fairest of this fair clime. The
situation is one of the fairest imaginable. Though the moun-
tain, towering above all others inj the neighborhood, broken
into ravines and worn into deep gulches, at the base there is
a gentle slope with undulations as the ascent is made to vary
and give character to the scene. The soil is rich, and espe-
cially well adapted to rear fine horses upon, theherbage|being
the native grasses which are so favorable for furnishing just
the right sort of nutriment for brood mares and colts. The
diversity of surface is another valuable feature, as it is gen-
erally admitted that rolling land is the best for stock to graze
upon, not only on account of the feed being better, but also
bringing the muscles into better action, and the gallops up
the grade developing the lungs and expanding the chest.
Five thousand acres give large fields, and though there are
the usual paddocks and small inclosures, there is also plenty
of room for the colts to race upon, and a clear stream wind-
ing its silvery course through fields and paddocks. Nature
has added another crowning beauty in hundreds of "grand
old oaks," the huge trunks supporting the extended, gnarled
branches so as to give plenty of shade. There is not an in-
closure, however small, without trees, enhancing the beauty
to the eye of the esthetic, while the utilitarian can see ad-
vantages which he values higher than adornment. Monte
Diablo standing guard to the north and east, the Contra Costa
range protects it from the west, and the trade winds, which
come so harshly here, are either deflected entirely or robbed
of their asperity before reaching this happy valley. Pro-
tected on all sides, the temperature is rarely otherwise than
enjoyable, and climatic advantages are great factors Jin suc-
cessful horse-breeding.

To perfect this as a stock farm there have been lavish out-
lays, and to add to the natural beauties there has been corre-
pondingly large expenditure, supplemented with correct taste.
The house is a handsome Swiss cottage, the surrounding
grounds being embellished in the highest art of the landscape
gardener — lands, shrubbery and flowers, and in the fore-
ground a lake, giving a finish to the whole which makes the
picture complete. Nearly all of the buildings are of the same
order of architecture as the house, which harmonizes so well
with the huge mountain, the glen and the hills, and from the
veranda of an additional structure, some distance from the
main dwelling, and which is built on an eminence, a view of
the whole place is obtained. The barns and stables have an
imposing appearance. They were built not merely with an
eye to the comfort of the occupants, but also to be in keeping
with the idea of general ornamentation, and to come up to
the beau ideal of a country home where there would be noth-
ing discordant, nothing to mar the pleasures of a quiet re-
treat. Library, music-room, billiards, etc., are essentials to
those who can afford the luxuries, though in the country out-
door recreations are the kind which contribute the greatest
fund of enjoyment. Good roads to drive upon, a gallop over
the hills, shooting, fishing and quiet saunters among the
fields are all very well, and yet, to a person who has a real
fondness for the truly American sport of fast trotting, there
is nothing like a track for the cap-sheaf of enticing pleasures.
More especially when breeding the fast trotter is the bent
to which the possessor's mind inclines. There is a fascina-
tion from the outset. In the first place, in selecting the ani-
mals from which the anticipated prodigies are to spring.
Watching the foals from the time they can just toddle about
their dams until they career-in high glee over hill and dale,
when a few 'months of the vivifying sun and pure air have
toned the muscles into strength and elasticity. There is a
good deal of anxiety to see how those which come nearest to
the idea of perfection in breeding will deport themselves
when they receive the first halter lessons, but the all-absorb-
ing interest is when, fairly broken to harness and hitched to
the sulky, they demonstrate their capacity to " show a gait."
The timing-watch is brought into use, and the result of each
succeeding lesson carefully noted. The interest never flags
so long as there is improvement, and since the breeding of
trotters has been pursued with something of systematic care,
it is rare that the watch does not tell a flattering tale.

On this grand breeding farm, before the colts were ready
for their initiatory lessons, a course was built, a mile in cir-
cuit, and as carefully constructed as though there were to be
races on it for thousands of dollars and in the presence of
tens of thousands of spectators. It was built where a
seat in an embrasure of a window, or a station on the ve-
randas, would command a view, and thus the ladies of the
household could participate in the pleasure without trouble.
But the enthusiast is not contented unless he is on "the
stretch." He must see how the youngsters handle themselves,
and whether the action is in accordance with his ideas or not.
Not a moment hangs heavily, and the actors who play well
their part are never tiresome. It was to be expected that a
man who had the means and the inclination to purchase and
beautify such a large estate would also place upon it the best
stock he could obtain.

More than the command of large means, and an inclination
to invest them, however, is necessary to secure the right sort
of animals. There must be a certain amount of experience,
and a sort of horse knowledge which is equally indispensable
to secure the proper type, and it depends sometimes on there
being a share of good luck as well as discrimination. This
part, and by far this most essential part of a breeding farm,
was also in keeping. The stallion obtained was a member of
the family that has completely overshadowed the rivalry of oth-
er clans, and not only that for a recommend, as he stood at the
head of the list, and still occupies the proud pre-eminence of
having the fastest record for two and three-year-old stallions.
Then again, he is a horse of fine size and commanding ap-
pearance, so that there was a combination of good qualities
which were a token of success in the stud. The matrons
were selected with the most scrupulous care. Buy the best,
were the instructions; invest in only those that are the near-
est you can possibly get to perfection and breeding of the
most intensely cerulian tint. The orders were strictly
obeyed, and the fields and paddocks at the base of Monte Di-
ablo were tenanted with a rare lot of blood mares. There is
a sad ending to the history; a dark cloud to settle between j
the mountain tops which enshrine the happy valley; a pall |
in place of the sunshine; a mist hanging over the lake; afog-

cloud from which the branches of the old oaks are wringing
tear drops, and dark moisture on shrub, grassplat and par-
terre. The owner sickened and died just as the anxiously
looked-for colts began to display their aptitude, and that tho
study, the waiting and the expectancy were to end in fruition.
California was to lose one of her most complete breeding
farms. The matrons and blithe foals, the vivacious yearlings
and the lissome-limbed two-year-olds are huddled together
at the sale-block, and the stentorian voice of theglib-tongued
auctioneer is rattling oft* the phrases which are to precede
the dispersement. And so the years of hope, not unmixed
with anxiety, come to an end, and this venture, which was
of so much promise, is scattered in every direction. Still
the State is greatly benefited by the dispersal, and the rich
blood will be the nucleus -of many breeding farms indifferent
sections. ■ _

The Morse Horse and Gen. Taylor.

The following extract from a letter written by J. L. D.
Eyclesheimer, who bred Gen. Taylor, is kindly furnished us
by George Bement Esq. of Redwood city and will be of in-
terest to the breeders of this coast where the Morse horse and
Gen. Taylor figure quite prominently in the pedigrees of the
older matrons of the farm:

The gray Norman or, generally known as the Morse horse,
was a descendant of the Ogden Messenger on tho Dam's side,
but was sired by an imported French horse sent as a present
to an officer stationed in Canada by the name of Genett and
it was claimed that the Morse horse was the only get and he
was stolen, as the officer refused under all circumstances to
let him serve mares. The dam of the Morse horse I have
seen often and she was one of the genuine old Messenger
stock, possessing all the strength, gameness and endurance
that could possibly be obtained in one beast, and showed a
great deal of speed for the education she had had. She lived
to the age of twenty-eight years and had many times meas-
ured her hundred miles the same day and died sound and
without blemish.

The dam of Taylor we know nothing about, never having
been able to trace her farther back than as a road mare in
New York. She killed two mates and was then considered
old and worn out and sure to never breed. She was traded
and found her way to Lansingburgh, N. Y., where we got
her in a trade, gave her a run to grass all summer and in
the fall she was like a colt and could trot in 40 easy. We
then had her served by the Morse horse and caught the first
time and raised eight colts in eight years. Taylor was the
sixth. All but one beat three minutes before they were
four and one-half years old and their training mostly road
work. The oldest one was about one size smaller than Tay-
lor but the same form. I drove him to a top buggy in 52
when he was five years old. Taylor was foaled some time in
the month of June, 1S-A7. That you cau bet on. You can
set it down that Taylor was one of the best bred horses that
ever left the state of New York and I venture to say that his
progeny is stamped with his own peculiarities to a very
marked degree, and that is one of the best signs of good
breeding and a judicious cross.

I am glad to hear that you have such a promising colt,
and still more knowing how well you appreciate a good one,
and glad that she is some of the old stock that I thought and
still think was A. No. 1, and had I been one of the favored
few when a boy the world would now acknowledge the same,
for they should have been developed in numbers and other-

J. L. D. Eycleshf.imer.

Fond-du-Lac, Wis., Dec. 14, 1872.

Two-Yeae-Old Championship Stake.— Appreciating the
fact that the Lorillard stallion stake for three-year-olds to be
run this year received no less than- eighteen subscriptions,
Mr. Pierre Lorillard now proposes a stallion stake for two-
year-olds, to be ran at Monmouth Park in 1SS4, which, in
view of the coming yearling sales, should attract the attention
of every owner of a thoroughbred stallion in this country.
The conditions are as follows: " A sweepstakes for two-year-
olds {now yearlings), at $"2-">0 each for starters, with H.~>.OUU
added by the Monmouth Park Association in addition to a
subscription of $500 each by owners of stallions the get of
which are alone qualified to start. The owner of the second
and the subscribing owner of its sire each to receive 51,000;
the owner of the third and the subscribing owner of its sire
each to receive S500; the winner to receive the entrance
money of the starters and one-half of the money remaining
after deducting the moneys paid to the second and third; thu
other half to go to the subscribing owner of the sire of the
winner. Distance, six furlongs." The above is
certainly a most liberal proposition, and as
the death of a subscriber will not disqualify the get of any
stallion, there should beat least twenty-five- or thirty stallions
entered. Certainly breeders who breed for salt- will not miss
the chance, as the subscription price will no doubt be more
than returned by thu increased price which they will receive
for yearlings qualified to star* for such a stake. As an ei enl
the race will take rank with the Middle Park Plate run at
Newmarket in October both in value and in pointed attention
to sires of the first, second and third.— New Yorl !i

Trotting at Santa Cruz.

Santa Oauz, Cal., February 24, 1883.— Puree $100; mile heats. best 3
in 5, to harness.

John Soper'a Lodj Belle * \ }

Dick KirWe Jewey Idly - - - -

Gretchen, the dam of Clingstone, is to be sold at the Kfll-
in New York next month. She is fourteen years
ola? and "s the sire ol OUngstone is still alive the dam should
bring a good price, as the union <>f tho two might result in
another 2:14 trotter. In any event the produce would be
highly prized for breeding pnrposes.

Tho quarter race between Sly and Daniel Payne's mare, fur
$500 a side, came off at Phoenix, Oregon, on the 24th nit.,
and was won bj the Payne Mare by a head. There was n
large amount of money laid on this little affair, and the
backers of Sly claim that bud ridingwas what hang them op.

John Howes has sold tho trottii Bllie Grant, by

Fred Low— Lady Grant, toR. G. Head of Napa. She will In-
bred to Auteeo before she is Bhippod to Mr. Demi's farm.

A foot race of five miles against time is t

cott, Arizona, to-morrow, o mam undertaking

to cover the distance in forty niinut* s on a wager ol

By the burning of the Fashion Btabh s at Chic >. I
Tim Barnard lost a Buccaneer colt, which he -
$1,000.

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March 10

The Champion Stallion Stake.

At 4 p. m. on the 1st instant, Mr.D. D. Withers, at the re-
quest of Mr. P. Lorillard and in the presence of Mr. J. H.
Bradford, Mr. J. G. K. Lawrence, Mr. James Galway and
others, opened in the rooms of the American Jockey Club,
New York, the bids made by racing associations for the Loril-
lard Stallion Stakes, to be run at the September meeting.
The condition was that the club which added the most money
to the stake should have the race. Only two bids were re-
ceived, one from the Coney Island Jockey Club, by mail, and
the other from the Louisville Jockey Club by telegraph. The
former offered §6,000, which was at once admitted to be a
very liberal offer, but when Mr. Withers aunounced that
Louisville offered $10,575 no one had anything further to say
except to wish the citizens of Louisville well out of their pres-
ent troubles, and that the meeting in September should have
every element of success, with good weather and plenty of
horses. The stake was first announced in the spring of 1SS0
and was made for breeders to enter their stallions at §500
each, only the progeny of such stallions to be elegible to start
in the race at $250 each. It will be thus seen that with the
eighteen stallions secured for the stake and the added money
there is at once $19,575. Presuming that .ten start at $250
each there is a total of $22,075, to be divided as follows:
Two thousand dollars to be deducted from the subscription
money, which shall be divided so as to give the owner of the
second horse $1,000 and the nominator of the sire of the sec-
ond $1,000. The remainder is to be divided between the
owner of the winner, who shall receive the post entrance,
half of the added money and half of the remainder of the sub-
scription money, and the nominator of the sire of the winner,
who is to receive the remaining half of the added and sub-
scription moneys. The eighteen stallions nominated were as
follows:

A. Belmont's Hi-Used, by Bredalbane.

A. Belmont's Count D'Orsay, by Kentucky.

J. G. Bethune's Wanderer, by Lexington.

G. W. Bowen & Co.'s Billet, by Voltigeur.

W. G. Harding's Great Tom, by King Tom.

P. Lorillard's Saxon, by Beadsman.

P. Lorillard's Glenlyon, by Stockwell.

P. Lorillard's Moccasin, by Macaroni.

H. P. McGrath's Tom Bowling, by Lexington.

F. Morris's Battle Axe, by Monday.

C. Reed's Highlander, by Blair Athol.
J. W. H. Reynolds' Whisper, by Planet.

A. Keene Richards' War Dance, by Lexington. •

M. H. Sanford's Glenelg, by Citadel.

M. H. Sanford's Monarchist, by Lexington.

M. H. Sanford's Virgil, by Vanddl.

A. Welch's Alarm, by Eclipse.

D. D. Withers' King Ernest, by King Tom.

With the stake now a fixture the interest centers on who
and what will start. Of those owning three-years-olds here
in the East that are eligible may be mentioned Messrs. Pierre
and George Lorillard, the Dwyer Brothers, D. D. Withers,
A. Belmont, Appleby «fc Johnson, J. E. Kelly, L. A. Eh-
lers, Snedeker & Co., W7illiam Lakeland, Mr. Kelso and the
Preakness stable. Among the Western owners are Bowen &
Co., T. J. Megibben, J. Mclntyre, P. C. Fox, J. R. Watts, J.
A. Grinstead, W. L. Cassidy and the Fleetwood stables. Of
the horses that are eligible to start that ran last year as two-
year-olds are the following:

By Alarm — Circassian, Breeze, Soubrette, H. Murray, Liz-
zie Mac, Nora, Warning and the Beresina and Warwickshire
fillies.

By Battle Axe— Etiquette Jr., filly.

By Billet: — Barnes, Miss Woodford, Glean, Centerville,
Bridlemere and Jennie Blue.

By Count D'Orsay — Adalgisa and Adamantus.

By Glenelg — Little Minch, Heel-and-Toe, Magnate Slocum
and .Anna Louise.

By Glenlyon — Battledore, Inconstant, Corona, Nimrod,
Gift, Gonfalon and Spartacus.

By Great Tom — Ella, Tocsin, Tennyson, Standiford Keller,
Tangent, Swift, Tallyrand, Trombone, Tom Boy, Tullahoma
and Tea Rose.

By Highlander — Holy Rood.

By Dl-Used — Felicia, Jacobus, Woodflower, Carnation,
Barbarian, Marc Antony, Carlisle, Gertie M, Le Petit Due
and Fairwater.

By King Ernest — Kinglike, King Fan, Renegade, Cyril and
Retort.

By Monarchist — Caramel and Alma D.

By Moccasin — Disdain and P. Lorillard.*

By Saxon — Lytton, Maraquita and Carrie G.

By Tom Bowling — Owen Bowling, Thady and Astute.

By Virgil— Little Katie, Bellona, Ebony, Belle of Mt. Zoan,
Vis-a-Vis and Palmetto.

By War Dance — Blue Grass Belle, Scalper, Joe Weldon,
Miss Dance and the Tarantella filly.

By Wanderer — Wandering and AVayward.

By Whisper — Murmur and Chatter.

Of course there are a number of three-year-olds by the
above sires that did not run as two-year-olds, among which
may be the winner, although Jsome very promising horses
will be fonnd among those that have already shown their
form. But whichever horse wins there is one thing certain —
the city of Louisville will largely benefit by the race. The
Great Southern Exhibition will be in full swing during Sep-
tember, and as Mr. Lorillard said yesterday: "If Lewis
Clark arranges a programme for the meeting with liberal
stakes and purses, I shall not only send a large stable, but
othi ,-rs will certainly go. " In the latter lot may be included
some of Mr. George L. Lorillard's, the Dwyer Brothers',
Appleby & Johnson's, L. A, Ehler's, and possibly some of
Mr. D. D. Withers' horses.— World.

Death of an English Turfman.

Mr. W. S. Crawfurd, the well-known English turfman and
husband of the Duchess of Montrose, died on the 24th ult.
Ho was born in 1819 and was a son of Captain Arthur Stir-
ling, a Scotchman of ancient family, who fought at Waterloo.
The young man ussumed the name of Crawfurd with an es-
tate before entering Trinity College, Cambridge, where he
was prominent in every description of sport and well known
with every pack of hounds within reach of the university.
In 1841 he was one of the firht flight at Mellon and later on
atLangton Hall— in fact, until a few years ago there was no
keener follower of the hounds in the shires. He took to the
turf in 1844 and by his death the English turf loses one of
ito oldest and stanchest supporters, Mr. Crawfurd having
been identified in the past with such well-known turfites as
admiral Rous aud General Peel. He was elected a member
of the Jockey Club in 1850, and although some efforts were
made last year to attack his honor as a sportsman because of the
'ions of his wife— the Duchess of Montrose, whom he mar-
d in 1876— those best in a position to judge of the matter
Mared that the stable was more sinned against tnan sin-
..j ng, and if the rumors which were afloat about the honor of

one of its trainers — Sherrard— had been put in the form of
charges and laid before the Jockey Club, there is no doubt
that not only he, but also several of the largest speculators,
would have been warned off Newmarket Heath. Certainly
neither Mr. Crawfurd nor his wife lost any influential friends
by the affair, as it was well known that in the instances
when " racing law " was violated it was the Duchess who —
in the absence of Mr. Crawfurd, then an invalid — did it, and
that she was fairly pushed into the position by the notorious
way that the stable secrets had been exposed. To refer back
to the records, Mr. Crawfurd began racing in 1S43 or 1S44,
but the first of the great events found credited to him is the
Cesarewitch, won in 1S4S with The Cur, and it may be al-
most said that the last great event he won was the Cesare-
witch, last year, with Corrie Roy. In the long stretch of
years between the two there are but few of the great events
for which the scarlet jacket has not been [carried first past
the winning-post. Without regard to chronological order it
may be said that Mr. Crawfurd's winnings include the Der-
by, won 1S78 with Sefton, which colt had a few weeks before
won the City and Suburban. In 1SS1 he won the Oaks with
Thebais and in 1S75 the Doncaster St. Leger with Craig Mil-
lar. He divided the 2,000 Guineas in 1S6S with Moslem
after a dead heat with Formosa, and won it in 1S73 with
Gang Forward, while the 1,000 Guineas he took no less than
thres times, viz.: with Mayonnaise in 1S59, with Thebais in
1SS1 and last year with St. Marguerite. In 18SI, with Bu-
chanan, he won the Lincolnshire and Newmarket Spring
Handicap. In fact, Newmarket has been the stable's strong
point for the last few years, St. Louis winning the Middle
Park Plate in 1SS0 and Thebais the Criterion Stakes in the
same year. In 1881 St. Marguerite won the Chesterfield,
while in 1882 Macheath in turn captured the July, the Cri-
terion and the Middle Park Plate. Singularly enough the
stable can claim none of the great honors at Ascot, though at
Goodwood both the Stewards' Cup and the Goodwood
Stakes have been won. At York and Doncaster the stable
was also successful; in fact, so successful was it last year
that it was first on the list of winning owners with a credit of
£25,797, its credit for the four previous years being as fol-
lows: In 1878, £17,4S0£;in 1S79, £S,935;in 1SS0, £13,0873;
and in 1SS1, £17,919J. As to its prospects for the coming
season opinion was much divided. It was generally conceded
that Macheath might win the 2,000 Guineas, but that owing
to bad legs he would fail for the Derby, although not very re-
cently he was the favorite for both events. Those who have
backed him, however, are quickly out of their misery, for
with "disqualification by death of the nominator" all the
money invested is lost, not only that bet on Macheath, but
that bet on Kier and Clair vaux for the Derby, and also what-
ever may have been bet on Buchanan and Edelweiss for the
Lincolnshire and Edelweiss, Martini and Princess Caroline
for the City and Suburban. In fact, the disqualifications
for stakes to be run at Newmarket, Epsom, Ascot, Good-
wood, York, Doncaster, Lincoln and elsewhere would more
than fill a column of the largest of the English sporting
papers, as will be readily seen by the fact that between Tay-
lor and Arnnll Mr. Crawfurd had nearly forty horses in train-

New Bules of the Saratoga Association.

Rule 3. Duties of Judges. — There shall be three judges;
a presiding judge and two assistants. The presiding judge
shall decide which horse reaches the post first, and shall im-
mediately exhibit his number at the front of the judges'
6tand ; but his final decision as to the winner shall be an-
nounced as usual in the placing. He and the assistant judges
shall assign their respective places in the race to as many of
the beaten horses as they may think proper; except that in
races of heats it is necessary to place all the horses. No evi-
dence of foul riding shall be received, except from the racing
officials. The presiding judge shall have control and author-
ity over the horses aboutf to start, the jockeys and all assist-
ants attending the horses. Any such person refusing to obey
his orders shall be fined, suspended or ruled off the course
at his discretion. If the person fined does not pay the same
within twenty-four hours from its imposition, he shall be
ruled off the course. No person^ whatever, whether he be
an officer on the course or not, shall be permitted to remain
in the judges' stand during the pendency of a race, except
the judges and the clerk of the course. If, in the discharge
of the duties assigned to the presiding judge, he should be
unable to decide any question, he may call for the opinion of
his assistants, and a majority shall govern.

If, before the starting of a race or heat, the judges believe
or suspect that a fraud is contemplated, it shall be their duty
to notify the owner or owners of the horse or horses involved;
and they may request such owner or owners to put up a
jockey or jockeys not under suspicion. If an owner refuses
to comply with such request, they shall notify both owner
and jockey that special attention will be given to them, and
that they will be held to strict accountability for any im-
proper conduct in the race.

If the race be one of heats, and the judges after any heat
shall have good cause to believe that a fraud is about to be
perpetrated, and that any horse or horses is or are, as the
case may be, not being ridden or managed to win, they shall
in such cases have the power to order a change of rider, des-
ignating, if they choose so to do, who shall ride, and placing
the horse or horses in the charge of a txainer to be by the
judges named. Any owner or trainer who refuses to permit
rider or trainer to be ohanged as herein provided, and any
rider or trainer who refuses to take charge of or ride a horse
on the order of the judges, shall be expelled.

If in any case the judges have sufficient reason to believe
that a fraud has been committed, they may exercise extra-
ordinary powers for the administration of justice; may de-
clare all pools and bets off, and may, if the winner of the
race is implicated, declare the race void.

If the race so declared void shall be a purse, the amount
of the same shall be returned to the association; if a stake,
the added money shall be retained by the association, and
the entrances returned to the respective nominators.

In all cases of fraud the judges shall have the right not
only to expel the jockey, owner, or trainer, but all other per-
sons concerned in the fraud.

A horse so expelled shall not start again in a race, nor be
trained over the grounds of this association, until reinstated.

Foals.

At E. J. Baldwin's Santa Anita Ranch, Feb. 25,
Emerson by Baywood— Lag by Loadstone dropped a brown
filly, dark points and star in forehead, by Grinstead.

March 4, Mollie McCarty, by Monday — Hennie Farrow,
dropped a bay filly, star in forehead, by Rutherford.

March 5, Experiment, by Monarchist — Cornflower, a bay
colt, star in forehead, by Grinstead.

March 5, Blossom, by Virgil — Blunder, by Lexington, a
bay filly, no marks, by Rutherford.

SPRING MEETING.

Entries to Stakes and Purses Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association.

First Bay. Regular Steeling, Saturday, April rB 1.

No. 1 — California Stake, for two-year-olds, §50 each, §?5
forfeit, §20 added; to be run on the first day of the spring
meeting; second to save stake; dash of a half mile.

No. 1. J. K. Gries names b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels —
Mary Wade.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin names b c, by Rutherford — Maggie
Emerson.

No. 3. E. J. Baldwin names b f, by Rutherford — Glenita.

No. 4. E. J. Baldwin names ch f, by Grinstead — sister to
Clara D.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin names ch f, by Grinstead — Josie C.

No. 6. E. J. Baldwin names br f, by Grinstead — Mollie
McCarthy.

No. 7- Theo. Winters names ch e Prince of Norfolk, by
Norfolk — Marion.

No. S. Theo. Winters names ch c Callie Smart, by Norfolk
— Mattie A.

No. 9. Palo Alto names b c, by Norfolk — Boydana.

No. 10. Palo Alto names b c, by Norfolk — Nova Zembla.

No. 11. Palo Alto names b e, by Shannon — Demirep.

No. 12. Palo Alto names bi f, by Monday — Riglin.

No. 13. Palo Alto names s f, by Norfolk — Glendew.

No. 14. Palo Alto names bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic.

No. 15. Palo Alto names br f, by Norfolk — Lizzie Whipps.

No. 16. Palo Alto names s f, by Norfolk — Frou Frou.

No. 17. C. Van Buren names bg Jou Jou, by Monday —
Plaything.

No. IS. C. Van Buren names ch f Fiamma, by Monday —
Abbie W.

No. 19. W. L. Pritchard names b c, by Leinster — Addie A.

No. 20. W. L. Pritchard names b c, by Leinster — Lily
Simpson.

No. 21. W. L. Pritchard names ch f, by Bazaar— Tibbie
Dunbar.

No. 22. W. L. Pritchard names ch f, by Leinster or Ba-
zaar— Minerva.

No. 23. J. B. Haggin names b c Winnemucca, by imported
Billet — Lottie.

No. 24. J.XB. Haggin names b f, by King Alfonso — Mi-
randa.

No. 25. J. B. Haggin names b f, by Pat Malloy — Glenuine.

No. 26. J. B. Haggin names b f, by Monarchist — Helio-
trope.

No. 27. J. B. Haggin names b f, by Monarchist — Alert.

No. 2S. J. B. Haggin names b f, by imported Glenelg —
Edna.

No. 29. J. B. Haggin names ch f, by imported Glenelg —
Susie Linwood.

No. 30. J. B. Haggin names br f My Love, by Virgil —
Lightfoot.

No. 31. J. B. Haggin names b f, by King Alfonzo — Titania.

No. 32. John A. Cardinell, San Francisco, names bl c John
A, by Monday — Lady Clare.

No. 2 — Hearst stake, free for all; §25 each, $10 forfeit,
§125 added; second to save stake. Dash of three-quarters
of a mile.

No. 1. Caleb Dorsey names b c Stanislaus, three years, by
imported Partizan — Lady Melrose.

No. 2. James Davis names b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster— Lily Simpson.

No. 3. Densdale & Howson name b h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle — by N orf oik.

No. 4. E. J. Baldwin rnames bh c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin names s c Grismer, three years, by
Grinstead — Jennie D.

No. 6. Theo. Winters names s m Atalanta, four years, by
Norfolk — Lady Jane.

No. 7. Stemler & Ayers name b g Joe Howell, aged, by
Bonnie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

No. 8. John Mackey names s m Premium, aged, Castor —
St. Louis.

No. 3 — Winters stake for three-year-olds ; dash of one and
a half miles; $100 each, $50 forfeit, §500 added; second to
have §150; third to save stake.

No. 1. Joseph Cairn Simpson names b f Lady Viva, by
Three Cheers — Lady Amanda.

No. 2. P.Robson names ch f May B, by Shannon — Jes-
sie R.

No. 3. P. Coutts names br c Auriol, by Monday — Bellina.

No. 4. P. Coutts names b. c Panama, by Shannon — Ab-
bie W.

No. 5. P. Coutts names bl f Flou Flon, by Monday— Jen-
nie C.

No. 6. Thos. Atcheson names b f by California — Rosetland.

No. 7. Theo. Winters names b c by Norfolk — Addie C.

No. S. Theo. Winters names eh c by Norfolk — Maggie Dale.

No. 9. Theo. Winters names ch c by California — Puss.

No. 10. Theo. Winters names b f Clara W, by Norfolk —
Ballinette.

No. 11. Theo. Winters names b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk
— Ballerina.

No. 12. Theo. Winters names ch f, by Norfolk — Mattie A.

No. 13. J. B. Chase names b f Marian, by Hubbard — Elec-
tra.

No. 14. J. B. Chase names b f Laura, by Shannon —
Polly.

No. 15. W. A. J. Gift names b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle—
Kate Gift.

No. 16. E. J. Baldwin names ch c Grismer, by Grinstead —
Jennie D.

No. 17. E. J. Baldwin names bcLucky B, by Rutherford —
Maggie Emerson.

No. IS. E. J. Baldwin names b c Gano, by Grinstead —
Santa Anita.

No. 19. Palo Alto names chf Satanella, by Leveller — Frou
Frou .

No. 20. Palo Alto names ch f, by Hubbard — Tehama.

No. 21. Palo Alto names b g, by Shannon — Emma Robson,

No. 22. Palo Alto names br f, by Shannon — Camilla TJrso.

No. 23. W. Boots names br c, by Thad Stevens — Gipsey.

No. 24. J. B. Haggin names b f Nubia, by Leinster —
Ada A.

No. 25. J. B. Haggin names ch f Irene, by Leinster — Irene
Harding.

No. 26. J. B. Haggin names ch f Sopba, by Bazaar — Sophia
Jeunison.

No. 27. J. B. Haggin names b g Del Paso, by Shannon —
Maggie O'Neil.

No. 2S. J. B. Haggiu names ch f Belle, by Leinster—
Flush.

Ho. 4 — Hurdle race, purse of $150, of which $25 to second

1883

2£fce gtotte aitd J>rxcrrisma:tt.

horse; entrance free. A clash of a mile and a quarter over
five hurdles.

No. 1. Theo. "Winters names s m Hattie B, four years, by
Norfolk — Maggie Dale.

No. 2. W. Boots names b m Mollie H, aged by Wildidle —
Mamie Hall.

Extra Day- Wednesday, April S5.

No. 5. Purse §150, of which §25 to second horse; entrance
free; for two-year-old. fillies. Dash of " five-eighths of a
mile.

No. 1. W. L. Pritchard names ch f by Bazaar — Libbie Dun-
bar.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin names br f by Grinstead — Mollie Mc-
Carthy.

No. 3. E. A.Baldwin names b f by Rutherford — Glenita.

No. 4. J. B. Chase names b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens —
Electra.

No. 5. Theo. "Winters names ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

No. 6. Hill & Gries name b f Nettie Hill, byJJoe. Daniels —
Mary Wade.

No. 7. Palo Alto Stock Farm names b f by Wildile — Robin
Girl.

No. 8. Palo Alto names ch f by Monday — Abbie "W.

No. 9. Palo Alto names ch f by Norfolk — Frou Frou.

No. 10. John Mackey names b f Militia, by Lever — Malta.

No. 11. John Mackey names b f Lina, by KingAlphonso —
Titania.

No. 12. John Mackey names b f Faustina, by imported
Glenelg — Marmot.

No. 6— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; entrance
free; for maiden three-year-olds. Dash of a mile and an
eighth.

No. 1. Caleb Dorsey names be Stanislaus, by imported
Partizan — Lady Melrose.

No. 2. W. L. Pritchard names s c Ed Smith, by Leinster
— Libbie Dunbar.

No. 3. "W. L. Pulfcchard names Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar —
Minerva.

No. 4. James Davis names b c Result by Leinster — Lily
Simpson,

No. 5. J. B. Chase names ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly,

No. 6. P. Carroll names f Alice by Wheatley— by Cheath-
em.

No. 7. W. Boots names br c by Thad Stevens — Gipsey.

No. S. Palo Alto names b f by Wildidle— Katie Gift.

No. 9. Joseph Cairn Simpson names Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Lady Amanda.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all. Dash of a mile.

No.l. Densdale & Howson name b h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle — by Norfolk.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin names br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

No. 3. E.J. Baldwin names be Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead — Santa Anita.

No. 4. J. B. Chase names b f Marion, three years, by Hub-
bard—Electra.

No. 5. J. R, Chase names ch f Laura, three years, by Shan-
non— Folly.

No. 6. Theo. Winters names b f Lou Spencer, three years,
by Norfolk — Ballerina.

No. 7. Theo. Winters names s m Atalanta, four years, by
Norfolk — Lady Jane.

No. 8. W. Boots names s c Inauguration, 4 years, by Wild-
idle — Miami.

No. 9. Hill & Gries name b h Wildidler, aged, by Wild-
idle — Eva Coombs.

No. 10. Stemler & Ayers name b g Joe Howell, aged, by
Bonnie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

No. 11. Palo Alto names ch f Satanella, three years, by
Leveller — Frou Frou .

No. 12. John Mackey names b g Duke of Monday, four
years, by Monday — Demirep.

No. 8— Selling race, purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse; entrance free. Dash one and one-eighth miles.
Horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; 2 lbs. allowed for each $100 under that valuation.
Horses entered for over $1,000 to carry 3 lbs. over entitled
weight for each $100 above the valuation.

No. 1. E. S. Paddock names b g Joe Dixon, five years by
Norfolk— Nevada; $300.

No. 2. J. &H. C. Judsonname bg Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $400.

No. 3. W. L. Pritchard names ch g, five years, bv Leinster
Vivian; $300.

No. 4. G. W. Traherns names s g Certiorari, three years by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk; $500.

No. 5. John Mackey names s m Maria, four years by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

Second Day Rejrolar Meeting, Satnrday, April 28.

No. 9 — Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for two-year-old colts. Dash of five-eighths of
a mile.

No. 1. E. J.Baldwin names b c, by Rutherford — Maggie
Emerson.

No. 2. Hill & Gries nameb c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking —
Maid of the Mist.

No. 3. Palo Alto names b c, by Wildidle — Montana.

No. 4. Palo Alto names b c, by Wildidle — Blarney.

No. 5. Palo Alto names b c, by Monday — Plaything.

No. 6. John Mackey names b c Winnemucca, by imported
Billet — Lottie.

No. 10 — Handicap Stake, for three-year-olds; $25 entrance,
$10 declaration; $200 added; $50 to second horse; third to
save stake. Dash of one and three-eighths miles. Weights
to be announced Thursday, April 26, at 8 p. m.; declaration
to be made Friday, April 27, at 12 m.

W. L. Pritchard names ch c by Bazaar — Vivian.

No. 2. Howson & Co name b f Augusta E by Monday — by
Norfolk.

No . 3. E. J. Baldwin names b c Lucky B by Rutherford —
Maggie Emerson.

No. 4. Theo. Winters names b f Lou Spencer by Norfolk —
Ballerina.

No. 11— Pacific Cup, handicap of $50 each; $20 declara-
tion; $500 added; second to receive $150; third to save
stake. Two and a quarter miles. Weights announced April
21; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

No. 1. Lee Shaner names b c Judge McKinstry, four
years, by Grinstead or Thad Stevens — Katie Pease.

No. 2. W. L. Pritchard names b h Frank Rhoads, five
years, by Leinster— Addie A.

No. 3. J. and H. C. Judson name 8 m May D, five
years, by "v* ildidle — Nettie Brown.

No. 4. Densdale & Howson name b h Tim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle — by Norfolk.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin names br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherfor d — Maggie Emerson.

No. 6. W. Boots names s c Inauguration, four years, by
Wildidle— Miami.

No. 7. Hill & Gries name b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle
— Eva Coombs.

No. S. Stemler & Ayres name b g Joe Howell, aged, by
Bonnie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

No. 9. Stemler & Ayres name s g Fred Collier, five
years, by Joe Hooker — Puss.

No. 10. Palo Alto names b m Precious, four years, by
Lever — Frolic.

No. 11. Palo Alto names ch m Fostress, four years.'by Fos-
ter— Planetia.

No. 12. John Mackey names b g Duke of Monday, four
years by Monday — Demirep.

No. 13. John Mackey names s m Maria F, four years, by
Leinster — Flush.

No. 12 — Hurdle Race, Purse $150, of which $25 to second
horse; entrance free. Dash of a mile and a half over six
hurdles.

No. 1. Theo. Winters names s m Hattie B, four years, by
Norfolk — Maggie Dale.

No. 2. W. Boots names b m Mollie H, aged, by Wildidle —
Mamie Hall.

'Second Extra Day, Wednesday, May, IB.

No/ 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meeting, ex-
cluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra. Dash of five-
eighths of a mile.

No. 1. J. & H. C. Judson name bl c by Monday — Lady
Clare.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin names s f by Grinstead — Josie C.

No. 3. E. J. Baldwin names s f by Grinstead — Sister to
Clara D.

No. 4. J. B. Chase names b f Elizabeth by Thad Stevens —
Electra.

No. 5. Theo. Winters names ch c Prince of Norfolk, by
Norfolk — Marian .

No. 6. Hill & Gries name b f Nettie Hill by Joe Daniels —
Mary Wade.

No. 7. Hill & Greis name b f Bachelor by Hock Hocking
—Maid of the Mist.

NoJS. Palo Alto names b f by Wildidle — Robin Girl.

No. 9. Palo Alto names ch f by Monday — Abbie W.

No. 10. Palo Alto names ch f by Norfolk — Frou Frou.

No. 11. Palo Alto names b c by Wildidle— Montana.

No. 12. Palo Alto names b c by Wildidle — Blarney.

No. 13. Palo Alto names b c by Monday — Plaything.

No. 14. John Mackey names b f Faustina, by imported
Glenelg — Marmot.

No. 15. John Mackey names b f Mariposa by Monarchist —
Heliotrope.

No. 14 — Handicap Stake, Free forall; $25 entrance; $10
declaration; $200jadded; $50 to second, third to save stake.
Dash of one and one-quarter miles. Weights to be an-
nounced Monday, April 30, atS p. m.; declaration, Tuesday,
May 1, at 12 m.

No. 1. Lee Shaner names b c Judge McKinstry, four years,
by Grinstead or Thad Sevens — Katie Pease.

No. 2. J. & H. C. Judson name s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle — Nettie Brown.

No. 3. Theo. Winters names s m Atalanta, four years, by
N orfolk — Lady Jane.

No. 4. Hill & Gries name b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle
— Eva Coombs.

No. 5. Stemler & Ayers name b g Joe Howell, aged, by
Bonnie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

No. 6. Stemler & Ayers name Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker — Puss.

No. 7. G. W. Trahern names s g Certiorari, Jthree^y ears, by
Joe Daniels — by Norfolk.

No. 8. John Mackey names b g Duke of Monday, four
years, by Monday — Demirep.

No. 9. John Mackey names s m Maria, four years, by Lein-
ster— Flush.

No. 10. W. L. Pritchard names b h Frank Rhoads, five
years, by Leinster — AddieJA.

No. 15 — Selling race, purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse; entrance free. Dash of one and a quarter miles.
Conditions same as No. 8.

No. 1. E. S. Paddock names b g Joe Dion, five years, by
Norfolk— Nevada, $300.

No. J. & H. C. Judson name b g Belshaw, five years,
by Wildidle— by Hercules, $400.

No. 3. John Mackey names ch f Maria F, four years, by
Leinster— Flush, $600.

No. 16. — Handicap Stake, for three-year-olds; $25 entrance;
$10 declaration; $200 added; second to save stake. Three-
quarters of a mile and repeat. Weights announced and dec-
laration made same as No. 14.

No. 1. Howson & Co. name bf Augusta E, three years, by
Monday — by Norfolk.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin names s c Grismer, three years, by
Grinstead — Jennie D.

No. 3. Jos. Cairn Simpson names Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Lady Amanda.

Third Day. Regular Mec tines Saturday, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake, dash of three-quarters of a mile, for
two-year-olds; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; second
horse to save stake. When any California two-year-old beats
the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of a mile, the stake
to be named after the colt which beats it.

No. 1. J. K. Gries names b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels —
Mary Wade.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin names b c, by Rutherford — Maggie
Emerson.

No. 3. E. J. Baldwin names b f, by Rutherford— Gleuita.

No. 4. E. J. Baldwin names ch f, by Grinstead— Sister to
Clara D.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin names ch f, by Grinstead— Josie C.

No. 6. E. J. Baldwin names br f, by Grinstead — Mollis
Mcf'arty.

No. 7. Theo. Winters names oh c Prince of Norfolk, by
Norfolk — Marion.

No. 8. Theo. Winters names ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk
—Mattie A.

No. 9 Palo Alto names b c, by Norfolk — Boydaua.

No. 10. Palo Alto names b c, by Norfolk — Nova Zeinbla.

No. 11. Palo Alto names b c, by Shannon— Dt-mirtp.

No. 12. Palo Alto names br f, by Monday — Riglin.

No. 13. Palo Alto names s f, by Norfolk — Gleudew.

No. 14. Palo Alto names bl f, by Wildidle — Frolic.

No. 15. Palo Alto names br f, by Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

No. 16. Palo Alto names s f, by Norfolk — Frou Frou.

No. 17. C, Van Buren names b g Jou Jou, by Monday —
Plaything.

No. 18. C. Van Buren names ch f Fianinia, by Monday —
Abbie W.

No. 19. W. L. Pritchard names br c, by Leinster — Ad-
die A.

No. 20. W. L. Pritchard names b c, by Leinster — Lily
Simpson.

No. 21. W. L. Pritchard names ch f, by Bazaar — Tibbie
Dunbar.

No. 22. W. L. Pritchard names ch f, by Leinster or Bazaar
— Minerva.

No. 23. J. B. Haggin names b c Winnemucca, by imported
Billet — Lottie.

No. 24. J. B. Haggin names b f, by King Alfonso — Mi-
randa.

No. 25. J. B. Haggin names b f, by PatMolloy — Glenuine.

No. 26. J. B. Haggin names b f, by Monarchist — Helio-
trope. *

No. 27. J. B. Haggin names b f, by Monarchist — Alert.

No. 28. J. B. Haggin names b f, by imported Glenelg —
Edna.

No. 29. J. B. Haggin names ch f, by imported Glenelg —
Susie Linwood.

No. 30. J. B. Haggin names br f My Love, by Virgil —
Lightfoot.

No. 31. J. B. Haggin names b f, by King Alfonso — Titania.

No. 32. J. A. Cardinell names bl c John A, by Monday —
Lady Clare.

No. 18 — Spirit of the Times Stake. Dash of one and three-
quarters miles; for all three-year-olds; $100 each; $25 forfeit,
$300 added; $150 to second; third to save stake.

No. 1. Jos. Cairn Simpson names b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Lady Amanda.

No. 2. P. Robson names chf May B, by Shannon — Jessie R.

No. 3. P. Coutts names br c Auriol, by Monday — Bellina.

No. 4. P. Coutts names b c Panama, by Shannon — Abbie
W.

No.' 5. P. Coutts names br f Flou-Flou, by Monday — Jen-
nie C.

No. 6. Thos. Atcheson names b f, by California — Roset-
land.

No. 7. Theo. Winters names b c, by Norfolk — Addie C.

No. 8. Theo. Winters names ch c, by Norfolk — Maggie Dale.

No. 9. Theo. Winters names ch c, by California — Puss.

No. 10. Theo. Winters names b f Clara W, by Norfolk—
Ballinette.

No. 11. Theo. Winters names b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk
— Ballerina.

No. 12. Theo. Winters names chf, by Norfolk — Mattie A.

No. 13. J. B. Chase names b f Marian, by Hubbard —
Electra.

No. 14. J. B. Chase names b f Laura, by Shannon — Folly.

No. 15. W. A. J. Gift names b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle—
Kate Gift.

No. 16. E. J. Baldwin names ch c Grismer, *by Grinstead —
Jennie D.

No. 17. E. J. Baldwin names b c Lucky B, by Rutherford
— Maggie Emerson.

No. 18. E.J. Baldwin names b c'Gano, by Grinstead—
Santa Anita.

No. 19. Palo Alto names ch f Satanella, by Leveler — Frou
Frou.

No. 20. Palo Alto names ch f, by Hubbard — Tehama.

No. 21. Palo Alto names br f, by Shannon — Camilla Urso.

No. 22. Palo Alto names b g, by Shannon — Emma Robson.

No. 23. W. Boots names br c, by Thad Stevens — Gipsey.

No. 24. J. B. Haggin names b f Nubia, by Leinster —
Addie A.

No. 25. J. B. Haggin names ch f Irene, by Leinster —
Irene Harding.

No. 26. J. B. Haggin names ch f Sophia, by Bazaar —
Sophia Jennison.

No. 27. J. B. Haggin names b g Del Paso, by Shannon —
Maggie O'Neil.

No. 28. J. B. Haggin names ch f Belle, by Leinster — Flush.

No. 19 — Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse ; en-
trance free; for all ages. Dash of two miles.

No. 1. Lee Shaner names b c Judge McKinstry, four years,
by Grinstead or Thad Stevens — Katie Pease.

No. 2. W. M. Murvy names s h Samuel Stevenson, five
years, by Thad Stevens — by Rifleman.

No. 3. W.L. Pritchard names bh Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster — Addie A.

No. 4. Howson & Co. name b f Augusta E, three years, by
Monday — by Norfolk.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin names br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

No. 6. E. J. Baldwin names b c Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead— Santa Anita.

No. 7. J. B. Chase names b f Marian, three years, by Hub-
bard— Electra.

No. 8. J. B.Chase names chf Laura, three years, by Shan-
non— Folly.

No. 9. Theo. Winters names s m Atalanta, four years, by
Norfolk — Lady Jane.

No. 10. W. Boots names s c Inauguration, four years, by
Wildidle — Miami .

N». 11. Hill & Gries name b h Wildidler, aged, by Wild-
idle — Eva Coombs.

No. 12. Stemler & Ayres namo b g Joe HowelL aged, by
Bonnie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

No. 13. Stemler & Ayres name s g Fred Collier, five years(
by Joe Hooker — Puss.

No. 14. Palo Alto names b m Precious, four years, by
Lever — Frolic.

No. 15. Palo Alto names ch m Fostress, four years, by
Foster — Planetia.

No. 16. John Mackey najnea b g Duke of Monday, four
years, by Monday — Demirep.

No. 1". John Mackey names s m Maria F, four years, by
Leinster — Flush.

No. 20.— Hurdle race, Purse $200, of which $50 to second
horse; entrance free. Mile aud repeat over four hurdles.

No. 1. Theo. Winters names s m Hattie B, four years, by
Norfolk — Macgie Dale.

No. 2. W. Boots names b m Mollio H, aged, by Wildidle —

Mamie Hall.

^

Names Claimed.

By E. Newland, Oakland, Cal., Lady Stkinway fur chest-
nut filly, star in forehead, both hind feot white; foaled 1883;
by Steinway, dam Ludy Bud by Belmont.

Stkinway Jr. for iron w.iy unit, both hind feel
foaled 1883; by Steinway; first dam Sciatica, 1
ond dam LadyEdgertou, byRatan; third dam I
fourth dam by Voltaire.

150

X&* gfceeile* mxtl jlpxaismmt.

March 10

ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS.

How a Difference in the Caliber Influences
the Turn of the Rifling— Continued.

BY UK. E. H. PAEDBE— KO. 12.

5I« cli more is learned by firing a single shot made express-
ly for tlie purpose of ascertaining some particular point and
by a thorough examination and careful study of all the cir-
cumstances attending its projection than by merely standing
bv and witnessing the firing of a thousand projectiles upon
the target ground by other persons. The results obtained
with the latter may be apparent enough; but the train of
reasoning (the fruit of personal experience) which produces
these results remains altogether unknown; for it may be a
man that may communicate the result of his experiments, yet
he is not able to furnish another with his personal experi-
ence, and without this it is perfectly impossible to effect or
even to suggest any very important improvement.

There is scarcely a question, if indeed there be one, in the
whole subject of dynamics, or the laws which relates to bod-
ies in motion, which is not involved in the investigation of
circumstances attending the night and trajectory of elongated
bullets: these require to be thoroughly investigated and
known before any intelligent opinion can be offered as to
the best projectile method for constructing the pitch or turn
of the rifling, and then to fit the whole paraphernalia to the
condition of the rifled gun. A'system founded upon cut and
try rule can never accomplish a single point in the advance-
ment of the science of gunnery. When once a theory has
been established, resting upon a sound philosophical basis,
the mechanical improvements follow as a matter of
course.

The stride that has been made in the practice of gunnery
since the days of Robin's and Hutton's experiments has
advanced slowly but surely until the whole world has awak-
ened from a state of lethargy regarding the laws which gov-
ern the flight of projectiles coupled with the theory of pro-
jecting force. And I find in applying the principles as laid
down by these champions failure in some respect, has uni-
versally attended all innovations, and to this chiefly must
be attributed the failure of Lancaster in his oval bore . A
diagram representing the muzzle of his rifle, I have given in
some former communications and also the polygonal bore of
Mr. "Whitworth, the projectile in the former case acting like a
wedge; in the latter like a lever in the bore of the gun.

No single invention, as of a projectile, a method of loading
at the breech, a peculiar form of the groove or any other me-
chanical contrivance such as the proper length of the gun,
of the turn, the most suitable metal for the gun, etc., is ob-
tained for rendering it effective. If each of these be not
adapted to the others, the whole must inevitably fail or will
not come up to that high standard of success as when all
combined. It is the difficulty of effecting this combina-
tion which renders experiments with rifle cannon so compli-
cated and expensive. Well do I remember when I first com-
menced target practice, how I disliked the attendance of the
minutia of fitting up for a day's practice, and whenever I
failed, either by a want of greater perseverance or from care-
lessness, I always went home after ni}' day's practice not sat-
isfied with myself, and oftentimes would show it in my fami-
ly by a fit of moodishness, seated in some corner of the room,
and often by telling my wife that the supper was not well
cooked. And as time rolled on and I became more experi-
enced in the manly art, I would never allow myself to repair
to my target ground without the most complete outfit for the
day's practice.

Before returning to my text you will allow me to relate a
little dialogue that took place between a well known disciple
of the hair trigger and myself, on the ferry boat a few days
ago. Advancing towards me on the lower deck of the steamer
Oakland, with a smiling face, and an extended hand, he says:
"Doctor, I have read your article in the Breeder and
Spobtsmajj on the turn of the rifle, with a square root; now
I want to know if you think that a gun will shoot better if
you turn it in your hand, at the instant of firing, and if so,
which way do you turn it? As for me," he continued, "I
always hold her against my shoulder as hard as I can and let
her go."

I says, " My friend, you did not understand me."

O, yes, he did, "and I want you to answer my questions,
will you ?"

"Surely I will, with pleasure."

It being a cold morniug we backed up against the smoke-
stack, and I began: " Now, my dear fellow, yeu must pay
attention and take in what I tell you." And with the as-
surance of his whole attention I began: "Now, as the re-
sistance of the air upon the shot of different diameters, pro-
jected with velocity as the square root of their diameters,
is in the ratio of their quantities of motion, it must follow
that the rotary motion impetus should also be in the same
ratio; therefore, consequently, for the quantity of rotary
motion to be in ratio of that of the progressive motion— that
is, for the large Bhot to make one revolution in the same
t have the same angular velocity as thesmall
when Bred with the above velocity— the length of the turn
must be increased in the same proportion, or as the square
root of the diameter of the shot. If, then, the turn be suffi-
cient in on< m, i. ,„ce by following this method, the angular
Telocity (whatever the velocity of translation) will always be
in the same ratio to their comparative resistance with shot of
all Sizes. I says: " Do you see it ?"

"Ton bet, it is just as plain to me now as a duck's foot in
m the mud."

Another way of computing the comparative effect of the
air upon shot o different sizes is to compare their terminal
,,'""; inig through the air solely under

tLe influence of gravitation will gradually increase in velo-
city until it meets with the resistance of the atmosphere
■rial to l,t; the impelling force and resistance

I '■ itwiU continue todesceud with the same
o.v which, of course, wiU differ acecording to

M ""I1 ■'',i"" :"'' °ul which is in every

terminal v, lb J

Hmton in his" Tracts on Gunnery," has laid down a

rl "'',' lf ' ' : ■' -11 be readily seen that it

:■;•;;'"" ■ ■ «£«• result, „„! i 33 '-^ \

if wistheangjlai i ,cit; ind v the linear velocity of

^n %— 1-11, and therefore, l = v when wis constant

From the above, it demonstrates the fact, that tho termi-
nal velocity of a three-pound shol isabout 290 feet asec-

on I, and hat .,f aiv. ,,„, baa twice

ffcodnun - i. Therefore tf these

t'OBh"' . ■ ' I 1,000 feel fr the can), and

• roontloose at tl ,,,.,t „„, a{trttoa'ono£

imnltanoonely, until
''>" I me le* would

tinne to descend with a velooit; one-third less

then that of the larger, the retarding force of the air being
relatively really so much greater upon it.

I can conceive of no more direct way in more fully eluci-
dating the terminal velocities of shot in weight, their diam-
eters, terminal velocities in feet, range at five degrees devia-
tion and distance in yards, as lain down by Hutton :

Weight in

Diameter in

Terminal velocity

Range five deg. eleva-

Its.

inches.

in feet.

tion in yards.

1

1.928

247

1.100

2

2.423

277

1.210

3

2.773"

297

1.300

4

3.053

311

1.400

6

3.494

333

1.520

9

4.000

356

1.650

12

4.403

374

1.700

18

6.40

400

1.780

24

5.546

419

1.850

32

6.106

440

1.950

12

6.664

461

2.050

68

7.95

630

2.240

The reader will bear in mind that at these different ranges
and at five degrees elevation these deductions were made,
with charges of powder equal to one-third of the weight of
the respective shot, producing an initial velocity of about
1,S00 feetper second. The above deductions of Dr. Hutton,
it will be remembered, were made more than a century ago,
so that the weapons then in use were of an inferior quality
to those of the present day, therefore the cause of the low
initial velocity, for at the present time our sixty-eight pound-
ers produce an initial velocity much greater than that given
by Hutton.

This array of experiments made by Hutton was of great
importance, for his deductions were so carefully made that
no one can doubt their reliability; and they are so classified
that the most stupid can easily drink it all in. How often it
is stated by men in the purchase of a rifle that they want a
small bore, in order that the bullet may not generate so much
friction in its passage through the air as one would of larger
caliber, and as a consequence, the shot would get there {as
they call it) so much quicker than would a larger one.

I had an order from a gentleman who resides at Red Bluff, a
short time ago, to purchase him a Ballard rifle, forty caliber,
and shells that would hold 90 grs. of powder. I must say
that I felt a little mortified to ask of any intelligent dealer in
guns for so crude an order; but at last I put on the cheek,
and started for a dealer on Kearny street and told the gentle-
manly proprietor that I had an order for a Ballard 40 caliber
and 90 grains of powder. Without further comment he told
me that such an order must be from Bed Bluff, as he scarce-
ly ever had such an order from any other part of the State.
AVhat a useless expenditure of means, what an inconsistency
to all laws and science of gunnery. I will say that if the or-
der was sent me without any restrictions, I should have pur-
chased him a hunting rifle, far more in keeping with a sys-
tem in all its parts, and one that would have given even the
pui'chaser far better satisfaction after he had became familiar
with its use. I should have purchased him a magazine rifle,
barrel 30 inches, caliber 45, with 60 grs. of powder. But as
the old lady said, "there is no accounting for taste, ,J even in
the selection of a gun, in this advanced stage of civilizatio n.

Another order since the above came from the southern part
of the state, showing the extreme on the other hand. I will
quote from the letter: "I want a large bore rifle, at least
.55 caliber and one that does not use such an allured large
charge of powder, for I don't want my shoulder all pounded
up, and then the wind does not effect the larger ball as much
as it does the smaller. And then when you hit an old ' ' Bar"
it makes him think h — 1 has laid an egg, and he begins to
write his last will and testament, and as a rule bequeaths to
you all his earthly possessions, and lays down and just natur-
ally dies."

So you see, Mr. Editor, the conflict of opinion existing be-
tween men who have used the rifle for over a quarter of a
century, and are yet incapable of recognizing the fact that
there is anything approaching a fixed principle in the laws of
gunnery. The one wanting a small bored rifle with large
charges of powder, and the other, large caliber and small
charges of powder. "When doctors disagree who shall de-
cide ?"

Golden Gate Park.
Random Sketches— No. 3.

["Written for the Breeder And Sportsman.]
San Franciscans are not given to hiding their light under a
bushel ; in fact, are accused of a desire to flash it a trifle too
often in other folks' faces. They are not at all backward in
sounding the praises of their beautiful cit}-, and point with
pride to the fact that in less than a third of a century they
have transformed a patch of barren sand into a beautiful city
adorned with stately residences and girt with luxurious envi-
rons that make it at once the wonder and admiration of East-
ern visitors. The lovely bay, the luxurious ocean, the splen-
did driveway on the beach that stretches out — a broad expanse
of firm, hard sand — and makes a promenade beside which
London's vaunted Botten Bow, the Parisian boulevards and
Berlin's stately avenue under the Linden trees are cramped,
cabined and confined, mere commonplace works of the bun-
gler man, and will not compare with the noble work of na-
ture that lies at our entrance gate.

Golden Gate park and the ocean beach are worthy of the
pride of any people, and only suffer neglect for the same rea-
son that constant association deadens the perceptions. Such
resorts if fenced off and within easy distance of New York
or any other large city would daily command the attendance
of thousands of visitors. No one who gazes for the first time
upon the glories of nature they reveal can suppress an axcla-
mation of admiration, and to one who is a lover of the beau-
ties of landscajje and seascape their ever-varying charms pre-
sent a boundless field of delight. Yet to the shame of San
Francisco and her people, to show how hollow are all their
boasts of push and enterprise, the flat has gone forth that
Golden Gate Park is to be desolated and ruined and the in-
comparably magnificent drive on the ocean beach to be ren-
dered inaccessible. Under the plea of economy, and to
bridge over a deficiency in the rnunicixml ^funds, the appro-
priation for Golden Gate park has been cut down to such a
figure that all work had to be instantly suspended aud noth-
ing can be done until July, when the new tax levy will relieve
the present financial stringency. I do not feel disposed to
discuss the need for this sudden curtailmeut of expenses,
nor do I care to press the obvious claim that other branches
of expense could have been cut off' with less injury to valu-
able property. I do know, however, that the proposition em-
anated from a man who once lobbied out of the city treasury
§25,000 to which he had neither right nor title and which he
never earned, and of whom it is commonly said that his civic
patriotism is so slight that he is at present attempting to se-
cure without consideration a valuable piece of city land upon
which he has squatted. All I aim to do is to show the effect
of this total neglect of Golden Gate park during four of the
hottest, driest aud dustiest mouths of the year.
On a lovely spring day last week, sensing the balmy fra-

grance of the breeze that softly fluttered its health-laden
wings from the Golden Gate across the park and through
every hot, dusty alley in the street and city, I felt an insa-
tiable longing for a glimpse of old Ocean and a whiff of pure
air, and behind a modest team left the city for an afternoon
drive. The Market street cobble stones and busy traffic were
a sort of penance one always has to undergo to reach the
Paradise beyond, and called for no special expression of dis-
gust and no remark except a fervent " Thank Heaven we are
off the cobbles " from me and a joyous toss of the head from
the horse as Golden Gate avenue was reached. But oh!
what a sight there met my sorrowful gaze ! Instead of the
nice, clean, smooth, well- watered avenue I had expected to see
nothing was visible except a continuous river of fine white
dust. Dust, dust everywhere. Blinding the eyes, filling
nose, mouth and ears, choking every pore of the skin, and
in an instant transforming black baoadcloth into a garb of
nondescript appearance almost indistinguishable from well-
worn grain sacking. It blew up from the avenue in clouds
solid and thick as the pillar of cloud that hid the Egyptians
from the fleeing Hebrews they were pursuing. It lay so thick
under foot that the horse's tread could not be heard, and I
had to drive at a snail's pace for fear of a collision. The av-
enue was almost deserted, as well it might be, for no one on
pleasure bent would care to toil through such a dusty road.
Holes and ruts scarce hidden by the depth of dust made
travel dangerous to light vehicles, and such a forlorn, woe-
begone appearance as the route presented I never saw since
I made a trip along the old Mariposa trail to Bodie when the
excitement at that prosperous camp first began.

At last the park was reached, and there I expected relief
from the plague of dust and in its lovely verdure and beauti-
ful drives some reward for the toil and danger undergone in
reaching them. But alas ! again my hopes were dashed and
my disappointment and disgust heightened. The broad
drive leading from the gate to the lodge was ankle deep in
dust. It overspread the road and covered the lawns. The
grass-green, eye-resting hue of nature was entirely obscured
by a thick coat of red dust, giving to the place the air of a
deserted brickfield. The trees looked as if sculptured out of
red terra cotta and for want of water the shrubs and flowers
drooped and languished. The beautiful lawn in front of the
lodge was a half-acre of dust, aud even the scrub oaks that
Nature had planted on the mound seemed to pine for relief
from their suffocating mantle of pulverized rock. As I gazed
sadly on the scene of ruined beauty a light buggy drawn by
a stylish team passed along. The horse seemed familiar but
the all-obscuring dust enveloped the occupants of the car-
riage in mystery. A' close inspection revealed the stately
form of General Barnes, clad in what Appeared to be a grey
frieze coat, but a clean place on the sleeve showed it to be a
black garment on which the white dust of Golden Gate ave-
nue and the red stuff of the park had blended into a dull grey.

"Hello ! is that you ?" said he. "Confound this dust ! I
csuld not tell who it was."

"No more could I," I replied.

Young Spreckels and a beautiful girl passed us as we ex-
changed notes of disgust, the gentleman looking like a Mil-
pitas potato rancher and the lady like an ancient fishwife,
both transformed by the awful power of dust. Burke, the
real estate man, who never misses a day in visiting the park,
looked like a Bakersfield sheep-herder, and Charles Crocker
would have readily passed for a Mussel slough settler. Young
.Bowie and Dr. Whitney could both have obtained hod-carry-
ing engagements from their apparently labor-stained condi-
tion. C. S. Crittenden, Colonel Fry, Sol Pattee, Auditor Ed-
gar, Hiram Cook, Dr. McNulty and all the rest af the regular
road drivers looked like the fag end of a forage train retreat-
ing through a desert country during the dry season. They
were in full keeping with the ruin that surrounded them. The
grass, sere and dry, the trees all parched and dying, not a
budding flower to charm the eye, and the bare
sand hills that hard work has scarce held in check
moving on with slow remorseless strides to complete the
work of destruction. When the Cliff was reached I com-
pared notes with a few other gentlemen, and one and all de-
clared that if something was not done soon their teams would
go to grass and they would give up park riding. Some esti-
mated that the damage already done could not be repaired
for $100,000, while the general and probably more correct
estimate, put the loss at a quarter of a million.

I well recollect driving through the park one morning
early in April, last year. My companions were a gentleman
and lady who had just returned from an European tour. The
yellow lupins and heather were in full bloom, the grass plots
were as green as water and sunshine could make them, the
trees were putting on fresh garments of leaves, and all na-
ture seemed to be offering up silent homage aud thanks for
the joy of being beautiful. As we| reached the height from
whence the ocean can be seen and where the park spreads
out all its beauties to the eye, both my companions remarked
that they had never seen such a gorgeous prospect in all
their travels.

Last week I stood in the same place and mentally resolved
that no San Franciscan who had an atom of self-respect
would take a stranger to Golden Gate Park as long as the
present state of affairs continues.
» ■

Light Weight in Butter. — Whilst the late dairymen's
convention were doing a very good thing in adopting meas-
ures to force the oleomargarine or bull butter manufacturers
to sell their product under its own proper name, and for
what it was, when a resolution was presented declaring that
a so-called two-pound roll of butter should weigh two
pounds, the majority seemed to "fight shy" of it, and did
not want it discussed. It looks as if the bull butter men
must "toe the mark," and do what was right and fair; but
if cow butter men sold 2S-ounce rolls of butter for two
pounds, nothing must be said about it. Some undertook to
prove that an exact two-pound roll was an impossibility —
that the same bulk of butter varied in weight at different
seasons of the year, and the farmers could not change their
molds all the time, but it has since leaked out that the farm-
er did not get the benefit in the steal in the weight — that
the commission merchants weighed the butter and paid the
dairyman for the number of pounds, and then sold the rolls
for two pounds and made the difference themselves, and that
the dairyman, in making light-weight rolls was only aiding
and abetting the commission man to cheat the public, with-
out profit to himself. We think that this explanation is
probable, as many of the dairymen are under the influence
of the commission men from advances of money and other
favors, and were obliged to do as they directed, and the
others found it less trouble to follow the fashion and proba-
bly got a better price for their butter for aiding in the swindle,
and the result is that a two-pound roll weighs twenty-eight
ounces, or one-quarter of a pound less than two pounds.
The consumer has a very simple remedy for this that we are
surprised no one has suggested, and that is to buy his but-
ter by weight. This will be a perfect aud complete solution
of the problem, and it will not matter what the rolls weigh;
the consumer will get what he pays for.

1883

2Jfoc gkcdLcr itittt §v&xfetixmt

THE RIFLE.

At Shell Mound Last Sunday.

The nenibers of the Police Rifle Team have recently mani-
fested great interest in rifle shooting, and since the receipt
of their Sharps -B orchard guns have indulged in considerable
practice. Within the past week, the team has been canvass-
ing the advisability of training for a shoot against a team of
civilians and the proposition seems to meet with favor.
Through the intercession of Sergeant Nash, permission has
been accorded by General Kelton, U. S. A., allowing it to
practice at the Presidio range on the reservation. By this
means the team is enabled to visit the butts more frequently
than when obliged to go to Oakland. General Kelton also
expressed a desire to have frequent matches between the
Police Pistol Team and the Cavalry. As the contest for the
pistol trophy will come off in a comparatively short time, the
request of the General offers an excellent opportunity for
practice that will not be lost sight off. A number of the rifle
team did some good shooting at the Shell Mound range on
Sanday last, of which the following scores are examples:

McCarthy. .

C. A. Can

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4

6

4

5

4

4

5

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4

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4

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4

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4

5

B

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5

5

4

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4

4

4

4

5

4

6

5

fi

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

S

41

4

4

5

5

5

4

5

4

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4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

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4

4

6

4

4

6

4

4

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4

4

4

4

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4

4

5

61
* 162

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3

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3

4

5

4

6

4

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4

4

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4

4

4

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4

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4

4

4

4

3

E

3

5

4J

fi

a

3

4

4

4

fi

4

4

iW

i 5

4

8

4

6

4

4

4

5

U

4

4

a

4

3

a

4

4

3

4

4

4

5

4

4

3

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4

3

3

3

4

4

4

41

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4

4

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4

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4

4

4

4

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3

3

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4

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4

4

4

41

An attempt was made on Sunday last by Fred Kuhnle to
beat his record made at Petaluma of 457 points, 100 shots at
200 yards. The wind, which blew for the most part across
the line of fire, was variable, and not such as would assist
in making a good score, and though Kuhnle did not succeed
in beating 'his record, he nevertheless equaled it. J. E.
Kline and Nick Williams shot alternately, assisting the shooter
in his trial. The score was witnessed by Col. Kellogg, Capt.
Hub. G. Parker, Sergt. Nick Williams and others and is as
follows :

5

4

S

4

4

4

4

6

5

6—45

4

5

6

6

4

6

4

S

4

4—15

4

5

5

4

6

6

4

4

5

4—45

5

5

6

5

4

4

4

5

4

5-46

6

4

6

5

5

5

5

6

6

4—48

5

4

4

S

5

4

5

5

4

4-45

6

4

6

4

4

6

S

5

4

5—46

4

5

4

5

4

4

5

5

5

4—45

4

6

4

4

4

4

6

6

S

4—44

5 55555455 4—48

- Total 457

Another match was shot at the S^ell Mound range on the
same day at 200 yards with the following result:

Slothers 4 43444454 4-40

Loda 4 44445455 5—44

Cummings 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5—43

Warren 4 55444444 4—42

Warren and Lods then shot a match at 500 yards, the for-
mer using a Sharps-Bochard'andjthe latter a Springfield, in
■which the annexed score was made:

Warren 4 2 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4—42

Lods 4 53555640 4—40

The medal shoot of the California Schuetzen Club resulted
in the scores following: James Stanton, champion goblet
and first medal, 423 rings; F. Kuhls, second medal, 405 rings;
Hoz, third medal, 36S rings; Heeth, fourth medal, 35S
rings.

The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein made the scoresgiven
below at their shoot in Alameda, Sunday: William Ehrenp-
fort 26 points, Waller 24, Krahman 23 points out of a possi-
ble 30.

Some Suggestions to Col. Sontag*.

Editor Breeder a:ni> Sportsman: All those who are in-
terested in the manly and useful pastime of rifle practice
will be, no doubt, pleased to learn, through an arti-
cle in the morning papers, that the prominent officers of our
National Guard are at last apparently about to take some in-
terest in the subject of teaching our citizen soldiers how to
use their weapons.

It would certainly seem, however, that the very first steps
taken should be in the alteration of the code which now pre-
scribes that the small and insufficient number of five shots
shall be fired annually by each member of the organized mili-
tia. Let us hope that the new Inspector-General of Rifle
Practice, Col. Sontag, will make such radical changes in the
administration of the affairs of his department that our Na-
tional Guard may stand second to that of no other State in
the Union as regards the use of the rifle, carbine or pistol.
With an amended code, there will be ample opportunity for
our ten or twelve inspectors to go to work and do something —
teach the young and verdant how to shoot instead of, as here-
tofore, filling the part of graceful supernumeraries on a staff.

The State should encourage and enforce rifle practice in its
National Guard, both in theory and practice. It should own
its own range, or at least hire one. which should be roomy,
safe and easy of access, and of course well selected and laid
out. It should divide its troops into classes shooting at dif-
ferent distances, and known as sharpshooters, marksmen,
etc., and should encourage them by offering trophies for or-
ganizations and badges for individual practice and excellence.
The New York State system might be adopted with advan-
tage.

As to any member of the National Guard of this State be-
coming a member of any international team, it would seem
to be an impossibility, inasmuch as such as may have the
ability to shoot themselves into such a team generally havo
not the financial ability to take the long and expensive trip
to the East, and further, they certainly need not look to tho
patriotism or enthusiasm of any private citizens for moneyed
assistance.

Let us hope that a new leaf will be turned, atid that the
citizen soldier, eager to perfect himself in the use of his rille,
will not be handicapped in his endeavors by stupid laws and
regulations, and a, perhaps, lethargic and consequently use-
less Department of Rifle Practice.

National Guardsman*.
South Yalhjo, March 4, 1883.

Chico Marksmen.

At the annual target shoot of the Chico Guard, held on the

22d ult., the following members of the company made scores
of sixteen andl over:

W. J. Costar 4 4 5 5 4—22

Sergeant W. Earl 3 5 4 3 4— 19

Geo. Wilson 4 4 4 4 3-19

Corporal J. M. Hoyl :t 4 4 4 4—19

N. A. Hall f 4 3 4 3—18

W.K. Conger 4 3 4 4 2—17

C. H.Walker 4 4 3 3 5—19

Sergeant R. Fletcher 2 4 4 4 2— Ifi

W. Waddams 5 5 -1 r> 4—28

Chas. Camper 0 5 3 4 4—16

S.P.Dunn 4 4 2 4 5—19

Chas. Swearingen 3 4 3 4 3—17

Albert Allen 4 4 4 5 4—21

John Allen 4 5 4 4 4—21

J.G.Bennett i 4 4 4 4—20

Geo. Judkins 2 4 4 3 4—17

E. E. Canfield 4 4 1 4 2—18

G.W.Crapo 2 3 4 5 3—17

C.B.Swain 4 5 4 4 4—21

Thos. Finnesse 3 4 4 3 3—17

John McCar gar 5 4 2 4 3—18

JohnDeveny 4 3 4 4 4—19

A. G. Mason 4 4 4 2 3-17

Geo. S. Snook 2 4 2 4 4— IG

H. H. Camper 2 3 4 4 4—17

J.S. Stauffer 2 4 3 4 -4-^17

B. F. True 4 0 4 4 4—16

J. W. Thrasher 4 4 3 3 3—17

Ed. Alien 5 3 3 3 2—16

Lieut. 0. N. Johnson 3 3 3 3 4—16

Jesse "Wood 3 4 2 3 4—16

Gen. Cadwalader and staff were present and tried their
nerve, with the following result :

Gen. Chas. Cadwalader 4 5 3 2 4—18

Major Chas. Faulkner 0 3 0 3 4-10

Major Thos. Ryan 3 3 4 3 4—17

Major C. T. Alvord 4 2 2 5 4-17

Major A. F.Jones 4 4 4 4 4—20

Major John Brady 0 0 0 3 0—3

Major J. W. B. Montgomery 3 3 3 0 4—13

The honorary members shot, and the following scores of
sixteen and over are reported :

J.T.McIntoah 4 3 4 5 4—20

T. H. Barnard 3 4 4 3 4—18

W.H. Earll 4 2 5 3 2—16

Wm. Swearingen 2 4 2 5 3—17

John Burkett 2 5 4 4 5—20

J.H.Williams 3 4 4 4 4—19

The Oakland Guard Shoot.

Last Sunday, Company A., Fifth Infantry Battery, N. G.
C, stationed at Oakland, held a practice shoot at Shell
Mound Park. The light was good and the wind strong
enough to require the marksmen to shift their wind guages
over one point. The Oakland Guard's rifle team can do first-
class shooting, as the following scores show:

Tlon. T Q „„„„, (453454434 4-40

Lieut. J. 8. Green (444355454 5-43

Total 83

Serst Daniela (233444534 4-36

bergt. uamel3 ^| 533434343 4—36

Total 72

Corp. (Word { » *' * I I * S * * "t^

Total 84

t>^„ »awna (333544444 5-39

Private Gibbs (433434233 4-34

Total 73

Private Wedgwood { 2 3 3 1 4 3 3 5 2 3-32

Total 71

_. . . , (333333333 4—31

Private Anderson (336433443 2-34

Total 65

„. .. Vll„„ (443523352 3-34

Private Yager (434455553 3-41

Total 75

_ . w ... (455555544 4—46

Private Waltham (444445444 4-41

Total 87

An Offer. — We understand that General Kelton at Fort
Point has granted to Sergeant Nash of the police force the
privilege of using the military ranges for the practice of the
Police Rifle Team. The nearness of the ranges to the city
will give the policemen an excellent opportunity to perfect
themselves in the use of the rifle. The General has proffered
theftfce of his markers and targets. The several targets at
the rfesidio range from 30 to 1,000 yards.

There will be a lively time at Shell Mound to-morrow. Be-
sides four or five rifle matches at the range, Capt. Siebe will
throw open the park for the first picnic of the season. It is
expected that there will be plenty of fun.

There will be a match to-niorrow at Shell Mound between
H. J. Mangels and C. Scheurer at 200 yards for a small purse.
The first named is to handicap the latter four points in
twenty shots on a Creedmoor target.

At Shell Mound Park to-morrow Companies C. and G.,
First Infantry Regiment, will have their regular monthly
shoot. Considerable fun can be expected.

Going East. — The Idaho filly Hattie Harris, by Marmaduke
— Pirouette, will be taken East this spring and run at some of
the great race meetings of the central and Atlantic cities.
The Idahoans take a great pride in this homebred racer and
from her two-yeear-old performances last year she can claim
a position in the first rank.

Jay Beach has sold a three-year-old filly by Altomont (o
Thomas Orr of Shasta Valley, Siskiyou county, for $300. Mr.
Beads will shortly transfer his stock from tho old farm near
Linkville tothe Rogue River valley, where ho finds the climate
more congenial.

Consul Griffin, the American representative at Auckland,
writes that increased attention is being paid to horse breed-
ing in New Zealand, and that the importation of American
horses to that country will, in the near future, prove a must
profitable industry.

Mr C. C. Pettus at tho office of tho Sportsman, 29 Warren
fctreel is duly authorized Bpecial representative of tho
BreedV ant» Bpostsman in New York to receive sub*
scriptioi. » and arrange advcrtisiDg co"*racts.

YACHTING.

Yachts Under Twenty Tons.

Last season, saya the Forest and Stream, a great num-
ber of yachts under twenty tons were mulcted by revenue
othcials acting under erroneous instructions or by a stretch
of their own authority.. Several over-officious deputies even
went so far as to sieze yachts and hold them until tho owner
had .token ont papers and documents, much to the tinauci.il
enrichment of the zealous guardians of the customs. A sys-
tem appearing very much like blackmail was inaugurated by
underlings, who profited by the ignorance of yacht owners
concerning their rights. To forestall this grab game for the
future, we recently published the interpretation put upon the
laws governing yachts by the Secretary of tho Treasury, and
we call the attention of collectors and deputies to the same.
Yacht owners have now been put upon their guard and ad-
vised of their rights, and theyttaro not tho pooplo to tamely
submit to buccaneering exactions. Officials cannot demand
"papers" from yachts under twenty tons, Custom House
measurement, nor can such yachts be required to have their
names or hailing port displayed, nor is it necessary the ton-
nage should be carved on the main beam. In short, the
government takes no more cognizance of their existence than
of rowboats or catboats. But on the other hand, the govern-
ment exercises the right of general supervision at all times,
which cannot be denied it. Officers of the revenue have an
unquestionable right to board yachts for the purpose of as-
suring themselves that they are not engaged in smuggling or
trading or carrying passengers for pay. They also have the
right to detain a yacht a reasonable length of time for
measurement, to determine whether over or under twenty
tons; and where the size is fairly open to question, it may
save annoyance to submit to the measurement, and transmit
the official's arithmetic to posterity in sundry cabalistic
scratches on the main beam. Owner of small yachts, who
have been really mulcted, can, we think, recover from the
collectors the amount illegally exacted. Of course the regis-
tration, not being authorized by law, is meaningless.

At the recent dinner of the Yale Alumni in Boston Prof.
Cyrus Northrop defended athletic sports as follows : "This
year," he said,, "there have been eleven students with philo-
sophical orations, a fact never before known in the history of
the college. The latest football game was a most enjoyable
affair, and the best runner of all the men — Harry Twombly —
was one of these eleven."

The deck has been laid on Mr. Tevis' new yacht and the
joiners have commenced work. The outside planking will
now be put on. Although the yacht has a flush deck she
has also a cockpit. She has three large skylights. Stone is
making a fine job of the yacht.

The Stockton Yacht Club has consolidated with the Amity
Boat Club. The new organization is preparing to receive vis-
itors from this city and is busy refitting club yachts. The
Hattie will be put into prime condition, and the Sharpie will
be rigged as a schooner.

The grounds of the Pacific Yacht Club at Saucelito are un-
dergoing extensive repairs consequent upon damage done
during the winter. The walks are being considerably im-
proved, and a new float will shortly be built.

Solon Williams, formerly treasurer of the S. F. Y. C, who
went to sea on a square-rigger a couple of years ago, has
come back to San Francisco again. He was over looking at
his old yacht, the Lively, the other day.

The plunger Skipper, Capt. Ed. Munfrey, will soon be
thoroughly overhauled and put in order. She will be re*
painted and her halyards will be rove so as to lead aft.

When the Lurline was tried the other day she was five tons
short in her ballast. She will soon be ready for regular
work.

It was hoped the Lurline would be out last Sunday, when
there was a strong breeze, but she did not make her appear-
ance.

The Thetis has been chartered by some young men in
Oakland and she will hail from that port tho coming season.

The Thetis is undergoing repairs at Oakland creek, and
being generally overhauled for the coming season.

Most of the yachts will bo overhauled during the month
and put in order for the opening of the season.

The Fleur de Lis, now belougiug to Capt. Wuito, wants to
get a chance to try her speed with the Lurline.

Capt. Chittenden, well known to all yachtsmen and
shooters, is back in town.ogain.

Work on tho 40-foot schooner at Stone's yard has been dis
continued for the present.

New officers will be elected by the San Francisco Yacht
Club at its next meeting.

The Chispa was taken up into fresh water last week and
left there for a while.

The Fleur de Lis made her appearance on Sunday last af-
ter an enforced rest.

At tho recent Crystal Palaco (London) bench show 1,314
dogs were exhibited.

Mr. Phil Caduc, the new owner of tho Annie, had his yacht
out last Sunday.

The new periagua-rigged yocht will be launched in a week
or two.

The Mist is lying in Oakland creek and will be sold.

Commodore Harrison has gone to Puget Sound.

Tho Clara has been in commission all winter.

B i' Illinois and Iowa ore now im ortin norn for farmers

I,,- up the deficiency in thi ii own crop. Much ■<<
i "i was so immal sej in that (he

rum fin/.,' on il«' ear, destroying ihe germ. It will therefore
be worthless for seed.

The export of grainforthe Benson from the port of Mon-
treal is ..nil 8, 6007000 bushels for 1882, againsl

13,000,1

high as 10,000,000, and another 10,000,000, which
highest known.

There is talk of a horse fair at San Luis Obis]

152

3*1** %xztfax mid jlnmiswaw.

March 10

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CALIFORNIA TROUT.

Mr. T. S. Van Dyke, author of "Kifle, Bod and Gun
in California," and the recently published " Still Hunt-
er," is a charming writer and who brings to his task
great appreciation, enthusiasm and an exceptional pow-
er of expression. He is more like the lamented " Frank
Forrester " than any other who has entered the field of
literature of outdoor sports. His books have attracted
great attention to California, and we are all proud to
have so skilled and pleasant a writer among us. But we
must protest at his taking San Diego county, where he
lives, as an index of the whole State of California, and
writing of it as California. San Diego county is the
driest in the State. The average rainfall there is less
than anywhere else. It has no streams to speak of, and
its largest river, the San Diego, only has water at its
lower end once in two or three years, -and then for a few
days at a time only. Back in the mountains, high up,
the climate is pure, and in fact the climate of the moun-
tains and coast is good at all times. The writer has en-
joyed a couple of years' residence in the mountains there
and is familiar with the region. San Bernardino and
Los Angeles counties have many of the characteristics
of San Diego, particularly in the dryness.

Mr. Tan Dyke has written a pleasant sketch of trout
fishing in the southern country, which hasjbeen published
in the American Field and the American Angler. In this
he takes occasion to comment on the sluggishness of the
California trout and its inferiority to the Eastern, both
as a game and table fish. Although not very much is
said, a wrong impression is left, which, coming from a
writer of influence, should not remain unnoticed.

Of trout fishing in California, one should not judge
from an experience in a few streams in the southern part
of the State. We had almost said, of fishing in a part
of the State where there is no water. There is as much
difference in fishing there and in a good cool stream in
the northern counties as there would be in flyfishing in
in a swift running creek and fishing for flounders in a
muddy bottom.

The writer has wet his line in streams all over the
State, and it must be confessed there was great disap-
pointment in southern waters. The fish seem slow or
sluggish and not firm or hard as in Purissima creek or
any of the Santa Cruz or Mendocino streams. We have
not the space at the moment to go into this matter in
detail but would simply correct the impression given by
Mr. Tan Dyke's assertions.

What he says io true enough of the fish down where
he is, but the complaint is that these fish can not be con-
sidered representative California trout. After some of
the northern streams are found and tried, if Mr. Tan
Dyke will then complain of sluggishness, we shall be
mistaken. There are very few good streams south of
Mo itercy county for trout fishing.

'if the California brook trout it may be said that he

: lardy, spirited and a thorough game fish. No less an

hority than Seth Green speaks of him highly and

compares him to the Eastern trout to the latters disad-
vantage. United States Fish Commissioner Baird says of
the rainbow or California mountain trout (salmo irideus):
" This fish is much esteemed and will no doubt be a val-
uable acquisition to the food fishes of the Atlantic States,
especiaUy to such waters as may be found too warm for
the less hardy brook trout native to the Atlantic." The
native trout of this State are fine fish but climatic in-
fluences seem to have a degenerating influence as one
goes south. Still, as most of the streams are in middle
and northern California, and there are very few south,
it would seem proper to take the type where the species
is most abundant.

A GOOD PROSPECT.

Local sportsmen have every reason to congratulate
themselves upon what gives unmistakable signs of being
a most brilliant season. Almost every department of
field sports can be readily pursued in California, but it
seldom happens that such general enthusiasm is mani-
fested as that which prevails at present. It has been
currently remarked that little interest seemed to be
taken in sporting matters, and that in this re-
spect we were considerably behind much smaller and
less important commercial centers. The advantages
which we enjoy for the pursuit of any particular sport
are unsurpassed and have always been conceded. For
some reason or another, a certain apathy has
characterized local sporting organizations in years past,
so that without being wholly wanting in exciting events,
we have, nevertheless, had little variation from stereo-
typed programmes. The present season forms a pleasing
exception to the rule, and already gives nattering prom-
ises of being eventful and exciting. The various clubs
have about perfected arrangements and but little prelimin-
ary work remains to be done to ensure excellent results.
The greatest interest has been manifested in trap shoot-
ing, and a series of interesting matches have been de-
cided upon, with special prizes for competition between
members of clubs. Individual matches are being rapidly
made, and there is every reason to believe that the in-
terior clubs will arrange for an interchange of courtesies
with sportsmen of the metropolis. The base ball season
opens next month under the most favorable auspices.
Public patronage will be divided between two leagues, one
having jurisdiction over clubs playing in this city, and the
oiaier over clubs playing in Oakland. Material im-
rftovements have been made on the grounds, and players
look forward to some very interesting and well-contested
games. Yachting has always occupied a foremost rank
in the list of popular sports, and the excitement which
invariably characterizes the return of the seasou is al-
ready noticeable. Cruises will be shortly made up, and
opening day celebrated with the usual festivities. Mat-
ters in connection "with rifle shooting were never more
promising. The California Rifle Association has entered
the field with a programme of events such as has not
been shot for the past few seasons, and in addition has
given a mid-range match. The prizes are liberal enough
to call forth active competition. The sport is decidedly
on the increase, and the ranges are in consequence kept
continually in demand. Cricketing will commence early
in April with a match between the Merion and Occident
Clubs, to be followed by a match with the Gentlemen's
Eleven, at present visiting Australia. A bench show is
among the probabilities in the near future, Rowing
circles are quiet, though not unusually so. They are
expected to brighten up within a few weeks, and in-
dividual matches are freely spoken about. Athletic
spring meetings will be announced within a few days,
and in other departments of sport the season gives favor-
able signs of excitement and interest.

CALIFORNIA RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of the Directors of the California Rifle As-
sociation was held on Wednesday evening at the armory
of Company C, First Regiment, for the purpose of ar-
ranging a programme for the annual spring tournament.
After some "discussion as to the best means of pro-
viding for a successful meeting it was decided to hold
the shoot during the latter portion of April, on a day to
be determined upon when definite arrangement could be
made with the proprietors of the Shell Mound range.
No sighting shots will be allowed and all team shooting
will commence at the same time.

The programme as far as completed consists of the
following matches:

Trophy presented by Governor Perkins, first prize
medal, $15, $12 50, $10, $7 50, $5, $4, $4, $3, $3, $1.

Barnes trophy, prizes same amount.

Mid-range match, seven shots, entrance $1, prizes, $10,
$8, $6, $4, $2.

Andrews trophy, ten shots, prizes, $7 50, $5, 2 50.

Match for pistol teams, entrance $10, 'prizes, $10, $6,
$3 and $1.

Individual pistol match, five shots at ring target , en-

trance $1, prizes, $15 $12 50, $10, $7 50, $5, $4, $4, $3,
$3, $1.

Arrangements will shortly be made to organize a team,
for a trip to Carson, where it is proposed to have a
match for the Pacific Slope trophy. At the last shoot
of the California Rifle Association the trophy was won
by the Carson team, and since that time local sharp-
shooters have rested uneasy. In the event of a match
being decided upon, the visit will partake of the nature
of an excursion, and tickets will be sold at a reduced
figure.

EDITORIAL NOTES;

The auction sale of trotting stock in Kentucky so far
reported this spring are those of Capt. T. E. Moore and Col. R.
S. Stoner. Capt. Moore sold forty-five head for §10,890, an
average of $242 per head. Col. Stoner disposed of thirty-
five head, largely the get of Strathmore, for §12,445 or §355
57 per head. These prices the Eastern breeders call good,
and they are good. They leave a profit to the breeder. At
the late sale of the stock of the Cook farm sixty-eight head
brought §31,926, or an average of §469 50 each. This sixty- '
eight included all the trotting stock, the balance of the sale
being composed of roadsters, farm animals and saddle horses
used in the business of the establishment. These prices
have braced breeders with a new courage, and our breeding
interests promise to be on a better footing than heretofore.

The death of W. Stirling Crawfurd will, it is surmised
by well-informed people, cause the breaking up of the power-
ful racing stable which he owned, and Isonomy will be again
in the market. 'When Gov. Stanford returned from England
last year, he said that of all the horses he saw Isonomy was
the only one he would have desired to transfer to Palo Alto.
Mr. Gretton was .then living, and no propositions for the pur-
chase of the horse would be entertained. Mr. Crawfurd paid
an enormous figure for him at the sale after Mr. Gretton's
death. If Isonomy is to be again brought to the block, it
may be that bidders will be in attendance around with com-
missions from American buyers.

A meeting of the Pacific Yacht Club was held on "Wed-
nesday night in Parlor A, at the Palace Hotel, for the purpose
of holding the annual meeting. The following officers were
elected: J. Macdonough, Commodore ; Philip Caduc, Vice-
Commodore; J. C.Kelly, Measurer; W. R. Melville, Secre-
tary. Commodore Macdonough started on the following day
for a trip to Europe. During his absence Yice-Commodore
Philip Caduc will act in his place.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or
telegraph.

Philip K., Concord :

Gen. Taylor, gray horse, sired by the Morse Horse, dam
Flora, the noted Buskirk mare, pedigree not traced.

The Morse Horse, by European son of imported Messen-
ger, first dam Beck, by Harris' Hambletonian, son of Bishop's
Hambletonian; second dam Mozza, by Peacock, son of Mes-
senger.

Harris' Hambletonian, by Bishop's Hambletonian, dam the
Munson mare, by imported Messenger.

Bishop's Hambletonian, by imported Messenger, first dam
Pheasant by imported Shark; second dam by imported
Medley.

The above are the pedigrees as given in the Stud Books.

In another column of this issue will be found an extract from

a letter from the gentleman who bred Gen. Taylor, in which

the breeding of the Morse Horse is given sbghtly different

from the recorded version. Taylor was a flea-bitten gray,

14£ hands high and weighed, when twenty-four years old,

945 pounds. He was foaled in June, 1S47, and died at Napa

in 1S77.

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The Virtues of Salt.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsmax, Dear Sir: Please pub-
lish for the benefit of all sportsmen and lovers of good dogs
the following recipe that is a sure cure and never fails if in-
structions are carried out: For dogs effected with the dis-
temper, when first discovered, take common table sal^ about
one table spoonful, open the mouth and put it on the roots
of the tongue, and repeat the dose every morning for four or
five days. Be sure your dog swallows it. Also a sure cure
for dogs poisoned with strychnine: Take a handful of table
salt and fill the mouth, and be sure that your dog swallows
it; then let him him go and you will quickly see what he has
been eating. I have tried this in over one hundred cases and
never found it to fail of doing the work quickly.

Pacheco, March 1, 18S3. " . Henry P. Sage.

It is a singular fact that steam plowing has been less' at-
tempted in this conntry than in England, where it has long
been a success. One reason, doubtles, is that the cost of
horses and their keep is less in America than in England, and
the cost for running a steam engine, both for fuel and at-
tendance, is greater here than there. The English steam
plows all work with stationary engines, one on each side of
the field, drawing the plows by ropes and pulleys.

Although the date has not been positively fixed, it now
looks as if the Oxford-Cambridge race over Putney-Mortlake
course would be rowed late in the afternoon of March 15, in-
stead of at about 7:30a. m. on the 17th. Advices to the 13th
inst. report both crews as doing strong and steady work,
with the Oxford crew favorite in the little betting that is
done.

Mr. E. J. Baldwin's bay colt by Grinstead — Ophir, foaled
Feb. 19th, died March^ of lockjaw.

1883

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COURSING AT MERCED.

Meeting* of the Pacific Coast Coursing Club—
Callahan's Sierra Wins Firs* Prize.

Last Saturday night the members of the Pacific Coast
Coursing Club, with President Mark Devlin in the chair,
held a meeting to receive entries for the club's open spring
coursing match. The formal preliminaries were soon fin-
ished and twenty-four old dogs and six saplings were on the
card drawn to run against each other as follows:

P. Cronin's white and black bitch Lily of Killarney against
M. Devlin's red and white dog Elmo.

P. K. Jacoby's black and white dog Cassie Mara against J.
C. Pennie's red dog Cherokee.

D. L. Levy's fawn and white dog Mardi Gras against
Charles Fowler's blue bitch Delebute.

James Kelly's black and white bitch Gypsy Blanche against
John Hughes' black dog Speculation Jr.

J. Larkey's fawn and white dog Presidio Boy against J. C.
Pennie's black and white dog Longfellow.

T. Cronin's brindle and white dogChicopee against George
Bird's brindle and white dog Blue Cloud.

M.F. Moron's brindle dog Brindle againstM. Devlin'swhite
and brindle dog Chief of the Canyon.

F. Callahan's brindle and white bitch Sierra against M. F.
Moran's brindle bitch Fly.

William Halpin's fawn and white bitch Lady Plaice against
George Bird's brindle and white bitch Lady Bird.

James Kelly's black bitch Night Shade against D.L.Levy's
fawn bitch Founder.

Edward J. Schurr's fawn and white dog Gentleman Jones
Jr. against Wm. Halpin's black and white bitch Culverin.

John. D. Hughes' blue and white bitch Lady Franklin
against T. Cronin's fawn and white dog Parnell.

Sapling stakes:

P. K. Jacoby's brindle and white dog Lord Dugan, against
S. Fowler's black and white bitch Jersey Lily.

H. Wormington's blue dog Denver against Edward J.
Schurr's black dog Schneider.

John. McCormack's brindle biteh Rosy Mack against J. C.
Pennie's blue and white dog Spring.

> Any casual observer at Oakland ferry last Tuesday after-
noon when the members of the club were getting under
weigh, so to speak, might have imagined that he had sud-
denly struck a bursted dog pound for the spectacle of thirty
greyhounds together, of all colors and sizes is all too com-
mon here and liable to give rise to any kind of suggestions.
Pretty soon after the coursing men had gathered into a
group to exchange kennel items, as they always do, the
crowd seemed to catch on to the idea that a coursing match
was about to take place somewhere, and with that pleasant
freedom of manner and great knowledge of the sport that is
a characteristic of San Franciscans, commenced to ask,
"Where the dog race was going to be ?" Now to call a
coursing match a "dog race" is the 2,000-foot level of infamy
to a real lover of the sport and it did one's heart good to hear
Judge Pennie remark in thunder tones, "Dog race, be
bothered, we admit going to race the dogs, it's the dogs are
going to chase hares. "

" You don't suppose I am such a consarned fool as to sup-
pose the hares are going to chase the dogs, do you ?" said
the offender indignantly as he moved away and for once in
his life the Judge was lost for a reply.

It was a jovial whole-souled party of sportsmen that
boarded the special car engaged by the club, at Oakland
wharf. Everybody knew every one else and all were on the
best of terms with each other. The defeats and crosses of
the last match were all forgotten. No one talked about
courses that had passed but every one eagerly diseoused on
the match to come. There's a heapof human nature about a
crowd going to a coursing match and on such occasions a
man's prominent characteristics crop out. The open frank
man who wears his heart on his sleeve proudly draw's atten-
tion to his dog and remarks "there's the winner of the first
prize gentlemen. I have got him in splendid condition and
I just think he can beat anybody's dog, " occasionally putting
in the proviso "barring accidents." The cautious close-
mouthed man says little about his dog, or if pressed to talk,
remarks in a deprecating way "oh, well the dog's good
enough but he ain't in proper condition. I have not had the
time to train him and besides he split a toe nail last week and
has done no work since." This gentleman has not the slight-
est idea of betting a cent on his dog and would not for the
world attempt to deceive any one but habit is so much
stronger than reason that he naturally keeps what he thinks
a good thing to himself with as much care as he would a
rich strike of ore in a mine, or a prominent speculation.
Then there is the smart man who is up to a ^thing or two.
He has nothing to say about his ' own dog but spends all the
time on the trip questioning others about the condition and
chances of other dogs with a view to a small, very small in-
vestment in the pool box, for at coursing matches in this
State the betting rarely exceeds a dollar or two. The trip up
to Merced occupies about six hours and a half, but the time
passed pleasantly enough and the tedium of the way was
enlivened by all kinds of practical jokes and an oc-
casional bu rst of harmony from some of the
eminent vocalists of ihe club. The presence of several
ladies in the car confined the vocal selections to such trifles
as "The Harp that Once through Tara's Halls" and "The
Minstrel Boy." A brace of San Francisco Judges created a
sensation by singing "For Goodness Sake Don't Say I Told
You " as a duet, to which a delegate from the Sunny South
gave a banjo obligato. When Merced was reached the club
was thrown into confusion by the appearance of ex-aasem-
blyman Sam Braunhardt on the platform eagerly inquiring as
to the result of the charter election, The committee ap-
pointed for his suppression made no report, but it is believed
that the remains discovered at Plainsbprg last Thursday,
badly eaten by coyotes, are those of the lamented Samuel.

About S a. m. the whole crowd started from the hotel. Con-
veyances were plentiful, the Merced folks having laid in an
extra crop of buggies and wagons in anticipation of the com-
ing of the Triennial Conclave to visit the Yosemite "Valley.
Old McClenathan, who has run stages to the valley ever since
it was opened, was on hand to conduct the procession, and
was ably reinforced by Jim Cornwall, one of the pioneer stage
drivers of the coast and a contemporary of the celebrated
Hank Monk. Jim was a little under the weather, the death
of his old partner having saddened him considerably, but
when the sun got up good and strong he thawed out, so to
speak, and told many interesting anecdotes about early days
in California and the men who transported bullion from the
mines to the city.

The coursing grounds were reached about 9:30 a. m. The
place is only a bare plain, and during at least ten months in
the year would scarcely support a sheep to each three acres,
but on the occasion of the club's visit it presented a picture
of beauty, the equal of which one would have to travel many
a weary mile to see. The picture was a unique one, hard to
describe and still harder to imagine. Seated on horseback on
a slight eminence the valley of the San Joaquin spread out
on every side and seemed gradually to melt out of sight and
merge into the two ranges of mountains that border it. Look-
ing east the white-topped Sierra Nevadas loomed up dark
and white in patches, for the snow was about half gone. On
the west the Coast range, with Pacheco peak standing out
sharp and clear, were in full view. Both ranges of mount-
ains are at least seventy-five miles distant from the point of
view, but so clear was the atmosphere and bright the day
that they looked scarce five miles away, and one almost
thought that every mound and house and animal that dotted
the broad intervening plain could be compassed by the naked
eye. The plain itself, or as much of it as one could
easily see has a mass of the most gorgeous colors far exceed-
ing in depth and brightness the brightest art of the old mas-
ters whose secrets of coloring are said to have died with
them. But nature painted the glorious hues that carpet the
San Joaquin plain. Here a mass of deep" orange poppies,
their colors rivaling the most brilliant sunrise, there a mile or
so square of a pale blue flower, more cerulean in hue than
the beautiful sky overhead. A mile or so away, fields of
wheat forced by irrigation formed a green border so intensely
green as to appear at a distance alternately blue and black.
As far as the eye could reach, the pasture land was a veritable
carpet of wildflowers an"d the grain fields a sea of waving
green except where the irrigation ditches had not reached
and there the sparse herbage scarce shaded the dull ochre of
the soil. It seemed almost a sin to profane this beautiful
scene by a rough footstep but in a very short time after the
party arrived, men, horses, dogs and hares were scampering
and driving over it in all directions.

President Devlin soon had the wagons in line to beat the
ground, Cronin's Lilly of Eillarney and Mr. Devlin's Elmo
were handed over to Joe Stadfeldt the indefatigable slipper of
the club, Sheriff A. J. Meany of Merced, C. Johnson and
T. Williams the judges mounted their horses, McCormaek,
the field steward gave the word and on the crowd pressed.
Scarce a dozen yards were traveled before a warning cry of
"mark right" was heard and a full-grown hare was seen
speeding for cover. The slipper was on the alert and had
his dogs straightened out almost as soon as the hare was
sighted. A good hundred yards start, for it is the spring of
the year and the heavy feed has made the hares slower than
in the fall, and away go the dogs at a rate of speed that calls
for lots of whipping and spurring from the judges if they
want to catch a sight of the race. Lilly had the most speed
and was up to the hare whenElmowas full twentyfeetin the
rear. One startled look as the white dog laid on his flank
and round like a flash went the hare throwing Lilly a good
fifty feet feet in the rear before she could get around and
again pursue her game. The " turn " gave Elmo a chance to
get up to the hare but before he could press close enough to
score, Lilly was past him like a white ghost and not only
scored to her credit a " go bye " but took the second turn,
giving her seven points in all without one to the credit of
Elmo. Under the rules he had to score twelve before he
could count at all and this settled the result of the race.

After Lilly made the second "turn "Elmo took the hare.
A couple of more turns were made and into a hole popped
puss, thereby settling the race with lots of points to spare in
Lilly's favor.

Jacoby's Cassie Maria and Pennie's Cherokee, thenextpair,
had a long and trying race, neither showing much dash or
vim and lacking ability to kill. Cassie Maria won the race.

D. L. Levy's Mardi Gras was not on the ground so Dele-
bute, the dog drawn against him, had a walk over, or in
coursing parlance, a "bye." None of the courses on the first
ties called for special mention, all alike being remarkable for
one-sidedness.

John Hughes' Speculation beat J. Kelley's Gipsy Blanche.
J. C.Pennies' Longfellow beat J. Larkin's Presidio Boy.
George Bird's Blue Cloud beatT. Cronins' Chicopee.
M. F. Moran's Brindle beat Mark Devlin's Chief of the
Canyon.
F. Callahan's Sierra beat M. F. Moran's Fly.
W. Halpin's Lady Place beat George Bird's Lady Bird.
D. L. Levy's Founder of the Mardi Gras beat J. Kelley's
Night Shade.

W. Halpin's Culverin beat E. J. Schurr's Gentleman Jones
Jr.

J. D. Hughes' Lady Franklin beat T. Cronin's Parnell.
After a hearty lunch the seeond ties were run off", that is,
the winners of the first ties doubled up and ran again.

Lilly of Eillarney beat Cassie Maria and then was so un-
fortunate as to start a fresh hare which she ran to death do-
ing much needless work and injuring her chances in the
match.

Delebute and Speculation Jr., were so evenly matched that
onejeourse could not decide theirmerits. After a second trial
the honors were given to Delebute.

Blue Cloud beat Longfellow. The result might have been
different had not Longfellow blundered into a hole at the
start of the run when he was points ahead and looked like a
winner.

Brindle and Sierra had a hard, close race, resulting in favor
of Sierra much to the suprise of nearly all present, for Brin-
dle had made a magnificent course withChief of the Canyon
and Sierra was an unknown dog said to be from the heart of
the Sierra mountains.

Lady Place beat Founder of the Mardi Gras just as she
placed the animal opposite to her, probably finding his name
a trifle too heavy a handicap for towards the end of the run
he gave up in disgust.

Culverin and Lady Franklin had a nice run. Lady Frank-
lin made the first "turn " after which the work was even to
the "kill," which was also in Lady Franklin's favor, so Bhe
won with points to spare.

The third tie concluded the first day's sport.
Lilly of Eillarney beat Delebute after a long, dragging
course.
Sierra beat Blue Cloud with comparative ease.

Lady Franklin had a close run with Lady Place, but came
out winner by a coupleof points.

On Thursday, in the finishing of the Old Dog Stakes,
Sierra defeated Lily of Killarney, Lady Franklin ran a bye
and Sierra beat Lady Franklin. Sierra won first money, $75,
Lady Franklin second and Lily of Killarney third.

In the Puppy Stakes Jacoby's Lord Dugan beat Fowler's
Jersey Lily, Edward Schuur's Schneider beat Wornington's
Denver John, McCormack's Kosy Mack beat Pennie's Spring.

In the second ties Jacoby's Lord Dugan beat Schuur's
Schneider, Spring was to run a bye, but Jacoby and McCor-
mack divided the prizes.

In the Consolation Stakes Lady Bird beat Chicopee, Delebute
beat Speculation, Longfellow beat Lady Place, Chief of the
Canyon beat Brindle, Cassie Mara beat Cherokee.

In the first ties Lady Bird beat Delebute, Chief of the Can-
yon beat Longfellow and Cassie Mara ran a bye.

In the second ties Cassie Mara beat Lady Bird.

In the third ties Chief of the Crnyon beat Cassie Mara.

Chief of the Canyon took first money, Cassie Mara second
and Lady Bird third.

There were two special match races, in which Blue Cloud
defeated Chicopee after a long race and Parnell defeated
Brindle.

California Club Meeting. — The California Coursing Club
held its regular meeting at 539 California street last Wednes-
day evening. The spring coursing meeting was discussed,
and Messrs. Carroll, Murphy and Lane appointed as a com-
mittee on laws and printing. The stakes are open to all the
dogs in the State, and the drawing will take place Saturday
evening, the 24th inst. Entrance fee $5. The meeting will
be held at Merced on the 2Sth and 29th insts.

Mr. J. Leroy Nickel of San Francisco has purchased from
E. Leavesley the field trial setter Duke, winner of gold medal
in Puppy Stakes at Gilroy field trials. Duke was bred by E.
H. Farmer, Gilroy, from his Queen-Belton-Belle, by L. Mil-
ler's Joe; is a Blue-Belton very handsomely marked, and per-
fectly broken in all the technical points necessary in a field
trial performer.

BASE BALL.

Flattering1 Prospects of a Successful Season.

The prospects for a very successful season on the diamond
were never more flattering. Various causes have heretofore
prevented the national game from attaining that popularity
among local sportsmen which invariably marks the base
ball games throughout the Eastern circuit.

The palmiest days of the sport on the Coast date as far
back as the organization of the Eagle Base Ball club, when
Fisher and other pioneer players, including Si Wade, Pars
Miller, and the two Williams, initiated local audiences with
the rnysteriesyof daisy cutters and line hits. The natural
progress of the game entailed much assiduous practice, and
in consequence the regular Sunday matches were patronized
by everybody on the assurance of witnessing an exciting and
well- contested series of championship games. Salaried
players were unknown and the sport was pursued for its own
intrinsic merit, and the amusement which; afforded. Grad-
ually innovations crept in which while they may have ren-
dered the game more scientific were also accompanied by nu-
merous disagreeable features. The history of the old dia-
mond bat, is replete with incidents of many a hard-fought
struggle. The greatest possible rivalry characterized the en-
tire season and at its close] the championship was marked
by an outburst of good feeling and handshaking seldom
witnessed. The glory which attached to winning the trophy
incited the players to renewed exertions and was in itself a
guarantee that juggling would not be practiced. The veter-
ans of the diamond were soon supplanted by more wary ball
tossers, whose ideas of the sport though more progressive
were nevertheless responsible for much disrepute into which
the game subsequently fell. The championship consisted
merely in having won a majority of games and nothing re-
mained to mark the honor of a successful struggle.

A few years later the league divided and two factions ex-
isted, one in this city and another in Oakland, and from this
time dates the downfall of the sport in public estimation.
Eastern professionals, who for one reason or another were
unable to secure profitable engagements, flocked into the
State, and were ultimately admitted into our clubs, until a
rush was inaugurated by clubs from the East on the conclu-
sion of their season. The friendly though desperate contests
of yore were forgotten, and in their stead a series of games
were announced, in which gate money, and even heavy bets
between the competing teams, occasioned certain dubious
transactions, which finally shook public confidence in the
sport under the new order of things, and naturally the sport
was seized with internal convulsions and soon after iuglo-
riously expired. Several attempts were made to revive the
waning interest, but with little success. The disagreeable
incidents of the past, however, are to be fully provided
against during the coming season, and every endeavor will
be made to revive the interest in the game. A meeting of the
League will be held shortly, at which it is expected some five
clubs will be represented. The Recreation Grounds, on
which the League games will be played, will be put in condi-
tion, and the diamond prepared so as to insure a smooth
inner field. The Oakland League will also hold a meeting in
a few days for the purpose of making arrangements for the
coming season. The games will probably be played on the
Olympic Athletic Club's grounds. Four clubs have alieady
signified their intention of participating in the championship
games, a schedule of which will be adopted when the League
meets. It has been suggested by a number of patrons of the
sport that the respective Leagues adopt some championship
standard, which shall be awarded on the close of the season
to the club winning a majority of games. It is believed that
such a course would increase the excitement and would even-
tually be the means of briuging about a desirable change in
baseball contests.

♦

The match game of base ball between the Intrepids of
Marysville and the True Blues of Grass Valley, played at the
hitter place last Sunday afternoon, resulted in a victory for
the Intrepids by a score of 12 to 7. The game was witnessed
by about two thousand people.

Walter Wallace will manage the California Club during the
coming season. He has beeu identified with that club for
more than six years, and is one of the most enthusiastic pat-
rons of the sport.

The proposed banquet under the auspices of the veteran
players has been abandoned. Last year's reunion was tlio
most pleasant affair known in the history of the g
coast.

The Daisy Clippers of Biggs and the Red Si
Gridley had a game on the 22d. Result, Red Si
Daisy Clippers 8.

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March 10

HEED AKD SWINE.

The Prejudice Against Pork.

An old-time fancy attributes to men the qualities of the
animals of whose flesh they partake. No animal fights with
such a desperate disregard of odds as a pig, male or female,
old or young. Domestication seems to haye but little effect
in eradicating this pugnacious tendency. The soldiers of our
war of the rebellion were fed upon pork; it was the mainstay
of both armies during a struggle marked for its great feats of
endurance and sanguinary battles. Pork has built our rail-
roads, burrowed in the ground for iron, coal, gold, silver and
oil— has played its part in the struggle for material prosperity
all over the continent. It furnishes the human engine with
the greatest force in the smallest space. The man who la-
bors can eat pork; and because the idle man cannot, he often
occupies his elegant leisure in writing about its eyil effects
upon the human family. He forgets that the pop-gun re-
quires but little ammunition, and that of a weak character,
while the flint-rock blast needs giant powder. Pork is the
giant powder for muscular human endeavor, but like all
powerful agencies it must be prepared right and handled
carefully. The omniverous character of the pig makes it
alike both valuable and dangerous; valuable because in alj
climates and with all sorts of food it can
be readily fattened for human food; dangerous,
because all sorts of food that may prove dangerous
to humanity are consumed when better food is not accessible.
In a state of nature, with running water and a various herb-
age to feed upon, the flesh of the hog is as healthful food as
ever was eaten. The flesh of wild swine has been regarded
a dainty since the time before history began. Did .any one
ever hear of its being poisonous? It is only when confined
in a manner that no other animal can endure, fed after the
fashion of scientific executions in Europe, with access to hu-
man excrement, that death lurks in the meat of
the pig. Even then thorough and vigorous cooking averts
all danger. Give a drove of pigs the run of a wood lot or
clover pasture where their life will approach a state of nature;
do not try to get them too fat; in other words, do not shut
them up for the finishing process, which is an abomination,
and you can eat dainty pork; daintiest if a Berkshire has
been selected — sweet, toothsome meat with layers of fat and
lean; not a mass of lard, but the richest, juicest meat that
ever went into human mouth. What spareribs, what hams
have I eaten grown in the wood-lot stretching away in view !
"With moveable houses having high floors and swinging
doors, the pigs were always warm, clean and dry, when not
hunting mast or delving among the stones or succulent roots.
"What an amount of interest a rocky ledge has for a drove of
pigs? It mnst have some medicinal property, for no hog
that has the run of this lot was ever known to be sick. Stag-
nant water full of poisonous germs, sameness of diet, a mul-
titude so great that the ground loses its verdure and becomes
dry, dusty and irritating, or in a wet spell, muddy and foul,
makes pig flesh require a great degree of heat in cooking to
insure safety . A dirty, stinking little pen, with filth and dry
corn — this is the usual finishing process — has the same effect.
But it all brings the same price per pound. The maker of
dainty butter has encouragement in extra price. The feeder
of healthful, sweet pork goes to more trouble and gets a less
price than his neighbor, who turns off over-fat, diseased ani-
mals, coarse grained in fiber, harsh and tough to the palate,
where there is anything but liquid grease; full of disgusting,
rubbery, scrofulous kernels that with their ghastly, glisten-
ing hideousness spoils one's peace of mind for a week when
removed from the mouth. Butter that would rank with such
pork in quality could hardly be sold at any price, Why do
not consumers of pork also discriminate? — M. T. Q. in
Breeders^ Gazette .

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"Color" in Jersey Cattle.

Unfortunately for Jersey cattle breeding, a great many peo-
ple seem to think the first and most important of all outward
indications of a well-bred Jersey are solid color, with black
points, in-curving horns and dished face.

While everyone admits that these markings are all well
enough and aid in giving a herd a uniform appearance, I
think all wide-awake breeders of to-day agree that the shape
of the cow, especially the udder, and the color of the skin
are by far of more importance than the color of the hair,
tongue and switch. A solid-colored animal may be silver
gray, light cream or yellow fawn, reddish or dark fawn, brown
or even black; but if there happens to be a few white hairs
on it, too many count it a great misfortune. Why should
there be any objection to white in a class of cattle bred for
richness rather than fancy?

Jersey Belle of Scituate was about one-third white, but she
had a rich yellow skin and is credited with having made
twenty-five pounds three ounces of very yellow butter in
seven days.

Jersey Queen is about one-third white, but having seen
how extremely rich her hide is, no effort is required to believe
she made the 851 pounds of butter claimed for her in one
year. Daisy 692, known as the "Paran Stevens '' cow, and
who died on Mr. A. B. Darling's place about a year ago, is,
perhaps, one of the best examples of richness ever seen ; yet
she was liberally marked with white, and although her white
markings are generally found on her descendants, they also
inherit from her such a richness of skin as is seldom seen.
Her daughters, Judy C91 and Minnie Stevens 13,059, were far
above the average for richness; and her last son, Yellow Boy,
by Duke of Darlington, although partly covered with white
hairs, is pronounced by Mr. Darling's superintendent the
"best and richest son of Duke of Darlington." And as
Colonel II. S. Russell recently bought a son of Yellow Boy
and Bomba at mure than twice what has previously paid for
a bull of the same age, I think this confirms Mr. Carpenter's
judgment.

Since Princess 2d and Young Garenne (both of whom are
marked with white) sold at $4,800 and $3,750 respectively,
a if there was need of breeding for solid color,
even for the sale rin^'?

AbDi deroy (another unfortunate with white

marking in being used in j,uch a herd as Mr. Havemeyer's,
it certainly looks ;ts if the former prejudice against white
in ark nit",, and especially on a bull, is fast giving way to that
Dinah more asideration, richness of Bain.

While many have foolishly followed the whims of fashion
and perhaps rained the rich qualities in their herds by breed-
ing for solid color and black points, I am glad the blood of
Daisy 692, Jersey Belli of Scituate, and <;ilderoy, with that
of i any othera thiit might he named, is in the hands of those
wh> are breeding ior richnese rather than color of the hair.
If ?e.J' uowledge the color of ski u to be of

' . more importance than the color of the hair and breed, we
d have no fear of onr Guernsey neighbors on t!
ink solid color and black points should be the last things

'- tioned in recommending a true Jersey .—Breeder's Gazette.

Selection and Care of Sows.

To the careful breeder of swine, the selection of his breed-
ing stock is a matter of utmost importance. One of the first
and most important principles in the breeding of our domes-
tic animals is the well-known fact that the sire and dam or
their ancestry transmit to their progeny the characteristics
peculiar to themselves, or in other words that like produces
like. There are many questions connected with the breed-
ing of swine that are very interesting, such as some method
to regulate the sex of the offspring, the effect of a first im-
pregnation on subsequent ones; the relative effect of sire
sire and dam on the progeny; the effect of in and in breed-
ing, and so on. Some of these questions have at least a
speculative interest, while others have a pecuniary one, yet
none of them we think are of such vast importance to the
practical breeder as the general principle above stated. His
success or failure as a breeder depends to a very great ex-
tent upon the observance or disregard of this plain, practi-
cal law. It is also well known that the characteristics of
the offspring are not always due to either of the ancestors,
but usually show more or less compromise between them.
What then is the plain, practical lessons to be learned from
general principles? It evidently is that we should select on-
ly animals for breeders whose ancestors possess, in a
marked degree, the excellencies we desire in the progeny. In
other words, if we would have strong constitutional vigor,
good tendency to fatten, broad, deep, square hams and
shoulders, straight, broad backs, deep sides, fine head and
limbs, or whatever other desirable qualities we want in the
pig, must be possessed by its sire, dam and their ancestors. The
breeding sows may be selected when from three to six months
old. Having made our selection, the young sow should now
be separated from the main herd, and such system of feed-
ing adopted as is best calculated to develop the muscular
and bony structure. And right here is where we think
many breeders make a great mistake in not using the right
kind of food for their young breeding stock. One great dif-
ficulty in growing the young sow is, that the feed which is
best calculated to fatten, isdeficienttoagreatextentinmusele
and bone forming elements. Corn, for example, is our great
reliance for the production of fat, but is very deficient in
these essential elements which are necessary to the produc-
tion of the desired qualities above named. There is no bet-
ter food for the full and complete developement of all parts
of the young and growing pig than the milk of the dam, as
it is very rich in bone and muscle forming elements. We
find that cow's milk is a very good substitute for the mother's
milk, and when used in connection with ground corn and
oats, with a small portion of wheat middlings, and made in-
to a slop, makes an excellent food for the young sow. In
the absence of milk, a small portion of oat-meal may be
used. In summer she should be kept on clover and blue
grass pasture, if possible, which is also very necessary for
the proper growth. During the winter season she should oc-
casionally be fed cooked potatoes, turnips, beets, artichokes,
etc., if they can be had. Charcoal and wood ashes, with a
little salt, should be also given during the winter, about once
a week.

The proper age for breeding the young sow should not be
overlooked; I do not think it the best plan to breed young
sows before they are ten to twelve months old. Breeding
them quite young has a tendency to check their growth and
full development. But this is not the only disadvantage re-
sulting from this practice. Usually her flow of milk is scanty
her pigs small puny, and few in number, and generally do
not make as large pigs as those from older sows. I think the
practice of many farmers and some professional breeders of
disposing of their young sows after raising one litter of pigs
is, to say the least of it, very unprofitable. Of course, if a
young sow shows by her first litter that she is a poor breeder,
or if a good breeder and her owner can dispose of her for
more than she is worth to him, then the case is quite differ-
ent, and it would not be to bis advantage to keep her longer.
After the sow is bred she should immediately be putfor a few
days in a pen or small lot by herself, where she would be
more quiet, which would be more favorable for her to get in
pig than if allowed to run with the rest of the herd. Before
she is bred she should not be too fat, but only in moderate
condition of flesh. Sows carry their youDg, on an average,
sixteen weeks. During gestation they should be liberally
ted, and gradually increased in flesh till farrowing time.
Their food should be similar to that before being bred, ex-
cept that corn should be fed more sparingly near farrowing
time, as it is more heating to the system than slop and other
feed that may be given. This is also better adapted to pro-
mote a good flow of milk than corn is. If, during the period
of carrying their young, the weather should be cold, wet and
disagreeable, they should be well sheltered and protected.
About two weeks before her time to farrow, put the sow in
the breeding pen, with a small lot adjoining in which she can
have sufficient exercise. Put a slat two or three inches
square around the inside of the pen, and thus often save
them from being crushed to death. Within a few days of her
time to farrow, the sow should be furnished with bedding of
short, cut straw. She ought to be gentle and accustomed to
being handled. If not any attempt to assist will often re-
sult in more harm than good. H she has made her bed
against the slat remove it just before she begins to pig, so
that the pigs can get under the slat. Everything should now
be very quiet about the pen, so as not to disturb her. Close
attention is now necessary as to whether assistance is needed,
and if so, how it should be rendered. After the sow is done
pigging, remove the after-birth, for if left it will cause the
sow to move about more among the pigs and probably tramp
some of them to death. If there are any dead pigs that have
not already been taken away, remove them also for the same
reason. Allow the sow to remain as quiet as possible for the
next twenty-four hours, giving her no food during this time,
except a little water. After this she may be given a little feed
of corn and slop three times a day, gradually increasing each
feed for five or six days, after which she should be given all
she will eat. Keep the sow in the pen a week or ten days, so
as to give the youthful porkers the best possible chance for a
good start. — Swine Breeder's Journal.

T>. Woodworth of Stony Point is quite a stock fancier and
pays especial attention to the breeding of cattle. He recently
told twin calves, at the age of six weeks, the two weighing
245 pounds. He has another cow that has given birth to a
calf that weighed 112 pounds when one day old.

Au English paper cites the remarkable fecundity of a ten-
year-old ewe in Pembrokeshire, the animal having reared
four lambs each year for four years, and three lambs each
year for the remainder of her maternal life — resulting in a
total of thirty-four lambs.

A chemist in Germany has introduced a new system of
preserving butter, by covering it with a layer an inch in
thickness of a strong solution of sulphate of lime, which he
alBo used to preserve cider.

Jerseys in Maine.

Maine is not behind her sister States in the possession of
Jersey cattle. She was among the first to know and appre-
ciate their peculiar characteristics, and her people early saw
the adaptability of the Jersey to Maine soil and climate.
This breed has flourished here; descendants of the early im-
portations are scattered all over the State, and their excel-
lence is and has been sustained by frequent additions from
the island of Jersey or from the best herds of other States.
We find few Maine farmers who do not have a grade Jersey
at least, and many whose entire stock is thoroughbred. At
Winthrop the early interest was so great and the cattle so
numerous that a herd book was made, which continues. Its
animals are known as Winthrop Jerseys and as Maine Jer-
seys; properly speaking, the first is the correct name. Their
blood is pure and the records are well kept up. Mr. Pike,
the secretary of the club, is well versed in the race and it is
to his knowledge and labor that these animals owe their
purity and standing. When the American Jersey cattle club
was started, its originators predicted it would become the
guarantee of purity of the Jersey for the United States, and
in fairness notified all owners of Jerseys of its existence,
offering its use to them. Many made use of the offer, but
most of those in the Winthrop club were satisfied with their
own book; likewise with a club in western Massachusetts.
The predictions of the original members of the A. J. C. C.
have come true, and to-day only those animals whose pedi-
grees are found in its books are salable throughout the
States. Regarding it in this light, it is unfortunate that the
Winthrop men did not unite in the work for, to-day, their
animals are sold only in this State and for a very low price,
considering their merits. I have no doubt that many of its
animals are equal to the noted ones of other States, but at-
tract only local attention, beoause of their registry.

It is well said by a noted breeder of horses in Kentucky,
that " next to Kentucky the finest horses are to be found in
Maine; " it can be said also that the best Jerseys are to be
found there. The cool, calculating Maine-ite is slow to
arouse to enthusiasm, but when once so, he does not stop
short of the best and it is to illustrate this that I ask your
readers' attention to the following, that those who are unin-
formed may learn and the careless be reminded of facts neg-
lected: There is no part of Maine which does not have near
its center some man who has selected with care, who breeds
wisely and has for sale Jersey cattle.

Mr. J. F. Duren, Calais, is the farthest east. He nas a
small but choice herd of some dozen head. Its members are
all registered A. J. C. C. St. John of Scituate,ta descendant of
the famous Jersey Belle of Scituate, heads the band, and it
would be hard to find a better shaped, handsomer bull any-
where. His presence guarantees fine stock for that section of
the country.

Mr. G. F. Shaw, of Hartland, breeds horses and cattle;
his horses cannot be beaten, neither can his Jerseys.

Dr. N. It. Boutelle, of Waterville, is probably the longest
in the business, and his herd represents the wisdom and care
of years. His judgment can be relied upon.

B. E. Briggs, Esq., of Auburn has a herd which represents
fashion, beauty and utility. He has spared no expense to
procure the best and his selections have been excellent.

Geo. Blanchard & Brother of Cumberland Center, come
next, geographically speaking, although in numbers they
have the second herd in size. Experience has taught them
the business and the people of Maine should be proud of
this band of cattle.

Gen. Mattocks has his stock at Baldwin. The reputation
of not only his Jerseys but of bis swine, sheep, Colley dogs
and poultry is widespread.

The writer may, with propriety, add that his own herd is
also established at Baldwin. In numbers it is the largest in
the state; the brood cows are either of well-known families
or were themselves imported from the island of Jersey. King
of Scituate and Pierson, a son of Farmer's Glory, head the
herd.

The animals of all these breeders are registered in the
American Jersey Cattle Club; their progeny find purchasers
in all parts of the United States and Canada. It is said that
young stock from this state bear transportation better and are
easier of acclimation than that of any other. That there is
truth in this is proved in the increased number of buyers
from the Southern states each year.

Maine is by nature and situation adapted to beeomea dairy
state; it is this which turns the eyes of her farmers to the Jer-
sey. Butter and cheese can bear transportation to distant
markets; her sweet pasturage and clear crystal springs of
never failing water furnish the material and the Jersey is the
machine, to convert the raw material into manufactured but-
ter and cheese. This fact is widely acknowledged and is
being adopted each day by our people. Our business centers
notice the change; the express companies first, then the mer-
chants. Our dwellers in town are no longer satisfied with
poor butter and milk, and the best, which formerly went to
Boston and New York, now finds a market here. The Jersey
has done this. The increased production and better quality
are due alone, first and last, to the small but mighty Jersey.
— Orestes Pierce in Manchester (N. H.J Mirror and Farmer.

One-day records of milch cows afford but little satisfaction.
One month is short time enough in which to make a record,
and six months or a year is better still. In the short-time
records there are generally suspicions of forcing by over-
feeding, which is apt to be injurious to the animal, and,
even if not, is seldom profitable.

In Great Britain barley is chiefly used for fattening hogs.
In Canada all the small grains except wheat, peas and oats
largely take the place of corn. In the New England States
a little corn is used in connection with potatoes, apples,
pumpkins and mill-feed. A variety of food given to hogs ap-
pears to produce meat of fine flavor.

In making gilt-edged butter, the housewife should see that
the milk is set where it will be free from all contaminating
odors. Set in shallow open pans, two.inch.es deep, the room
to be at a temperature of 60 degrees the year round.

Everything points to another period in England of live
stock contagion. Both foot and month disease and pleuro-
pneumonia are appearing in unexpected places.

Successful farming is much more complex than any trade,
and demands more constant thought than most branches of
professional life, together with executive ability equal to the
management of any business.

The wear and tear, the losses and defeats, the harassing
competition incident to city business or mercantile life, form
such an experience as no farmer need covet.

Coughs. Brown's Bronchial Troches will allay irrita-
tion which induces coughing, giving relief in Brouchitis, In-
fluenza, Consumptive and Throat troubles.

1883

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Berkshires.

Among the black breeds, the improved Berkshire stands
at the head of the list, either to breed pure, or to cross with
inferiorbreeds. The standard characteristics and marks of
this favorite breed, as adopted by the National Convention
of Swine Breeders of the United States and Canada, assem-
bled at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20th, 1872, are as follows:
Color black, with white on feet, face, tip of tail, and occa-
sional splash on the arm. While a small spot of white on
some other part of the body does not argue an impurity of
blood, yet it is to be discouraged to the end that uniformity
of color may be attained by breeders. White upon one ear-
or a bronze or copper spot upon some part of the ( body, ar-
gues no impurity, but rather a reappearing of original colors,
Markings of white other than those named above are sus-
picious, and should be rejected. Face short, fine and well
dished; broad between the eyes; ears generally almost erect,
but sometimes inclined forward with advancing age; small,
thin, soft and showing veins; jowl full; neck short and thick;
shoulder short, from neck to middling deep from back down;
back broad and straight or a very little arched; ribs long and
well sprung, giving rotundity of body; short ribs of
good length, giving breadth and levelness of loin; hips good
length from point of hips to rump; hams thick, round and
deep, holding their thickness well back and down to the
hocks; tail fine and small, set on high up; legs short and fine,
but straight and very strong, with hoofs erect and legB set
wide apart; size medium; offal very light; hair fine and soft;
no bristles, skin pliable." Some of the characteristics of this
particular breed are set forth, viz. : They are easy keepers
and take on fat rapidly at any age, perfectly. They are said
to cut to better advantage than any other hog, hence their
popularity among pork-packers. They are fine in bone,
short in leg, long in body, and well-developed ham, which
has more lean meat in proportion to the fat than any other
breed. Statistics from our principal swine markets show
ninety to ninety-seven per cent, of the hogs handled are
black, the bulk of which are Berkshires, or have Berkshire
blood in them. The advancement and distribution of this
breed have been rapid. The first importation into this
country was in 1823, the next ten years later, 1832; these im-
portations continued through 1S3S, '39 and '41, The excite-
ment in Berkshires commenced in the winter of 1874, when
T. S. Cooper, of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, bought Coch-
rane's herd, of Canada, at a cost of three thousand dollars in
gold. In the spring of 75 Cooper imported, at a great cost, a
very nice lot of pigs, among which were the noted
animals, Sallie IX., Sallie X., Sallie XII., Sweet Seven-
teen's sister and niece. During the winters of 75 and 76,
the boar Smithereen, and later, Kobin Hood, Royal Smith-
ereen, Smithereen's Model of Perfection, and the sows
Sniper V, Sniper VII, Sniper IX, Lady Liverpool, Rachel
Santanelle, Black Rose, Black Diamond, Black Josephine,
Belladona, Sallie XII, and numerous other pigs of merit and
fame. The record of these pigs and their progeny are a
common story to all; in 1S76 Belladona and Lord Smithereen
swept the board at the Centennial; in 77 their progeny was
heard from, on a tour through the West, when one boar and
three sows served by Robin Hood, dam Sallie XXII, owned
by W. C. Norton of Aldenville, Pa., carried such honors with
them, it was in 1876, or the Centennial year, that the first
volume of that magnificent work, "The American Berkshire
Record," was issued by that society, which represented such
breeders as Carel ton, Cooper, Ely, Fulford, Glenn of Ireland,
Humphrey of England, Snell of Canada, and many other
noted men, to which the Berkshire hog owes its superiority.
It was the beginning of an undertaking of great difficulty —
the systematic registration of the pedigrees of Berkshire
swine. How well the objects of this society have been car-
ried out, can be seen by an examination of their five vol-
umes, all of which are models of accuracy and typographical
neatness. The following table, showing the distribution of
Berkshires recorded in the different volumes, prove to what
extent this work is patronized:

65

13

,., 55

... 24

2

3

51

Ohio

3

425

1871
.... 285

Vermont

395
338
148

1

69

144

2

110

. 94
23

8

236

51

6,240

The great success of this noted breed of swine is due in no
small degree to the correctness of the record whichis such an
assistant to the breeder in selecting breeding stock. — Swine
Breeders' Journal.

In the early days of hog raising in the Westfthe opinion(was
pretty widely held that hogs needed less care than any other
kind of live stock, it being a pretty common opinion that any
kind of water was good enough for hogs, and that anything
they would eat would increase the growth of the animal and
make more or less pork. From opinions of this kind a good
many intelligent farmers moved forward and when corn be-
came a drug in the markets throughout the country, they
adopted or acted on the principle that corn was the best feed
that hogs, young or old, could have, and it seemed to be the
opinion that where hogs could have plenty of corn all the
time they needed no other kind of feed;Q but thorough in-
vestigation coupled with experiments has of late years upset
this theory, and it has come to be well known, among at
least advanced thinkers over this matter, that hogs need as
much variety in the way of food as does any other kind of
farm animals, and it is very certain that no farmer can make
the best attainable result in hog production unless he uses the
strictest care in feeding his pigs and young hogs in a regular
way with several articles of food besides corn, Of course the
corn is gnod in its place and should not be dispensed with
where it can be had easily, but in addition to the corn all
young hogs should have a certain amount of grass and roots,
potatoes or artichokes, or beets can be fed to young hogs in
a sparing way, where they are abundant and cheap, and it is
als< a good plan to mix a certain amount of bran or ground
oats in with the feed given to such hogs. Any of these arti-
cles can be advantageously used to ease down the over-feed-
ing with corn. There is no doubt but that a large amount of
loss has been incurred by farmers'in the West during the'past
twenty years by the lavish use of corn in feeding pigs and
young hogs, and a change of opinion is undoubtedly taking
place among farmers on this subject,

THE GUN.

Trap and Wing.

The pigeon shooting season has commenced in earnest, and
arrangements for club shoots have been about concluded.
The interest that hasj been manifested in the sport will no
doubt be productive of excellent results as every precaution
has been taken to insure a prosperous season. The associa-
tions have about completed contracts for the supply of
birds and there is every reason to believe that no dearth will
be experienced.

The programmes of events have been arranged and, apart
from the usual club shoots, quite a number of individual
matches have been made which, will be shot in the near fu-
ture. Wish a view of lending additional interest to the sea-
son's fun, the various clubs have contributed medals for com-
petition among the members, which will be awarded to those
making the best average scores. At a recent meeting of the
California Wing Shooting Club, the executive committee was
authorized to arrange for three medals, subject to the condi-
tions specified above. The Cosmopolitan Club has already
taken action in reference to this matter, and will observe the
opening of the season by a club shoot at San Bruno on Sun-
day week, the ISth instant. The Gun club was early in the
field and though it has arranged no definite programme the
members have done considerable shooting on the Oakland
grounds.

The Alameda Sportsmen's Club will hold a meeting short-
ly for the purpose of perfecting arrangements, and no doubt
a very interesting series of matches will be shortly forthcom-
ing.

There is some talk of organizing another sporting club,
and as the matter has been freely discussed, it is quite prob-
able that some definite conclusions will be arrived at during
the early portion of next week, when another meeting will be
arranged.

A number of interesting matches were shot at the Oakland
racetrack on Sunday last. The weather was propitious and
materially assisted an unusually fine lot of flyers. The day's
sport commenced with a twelve-bird match, twenty-one yards
rise, between Dr. Knowles and Burbank, with the following
result:

Knowles 1 0101101111 0-8

Burbank 1 1011111111 1—11

On the conclusion of the above match, a sweepstakes fol-
lowed at six birds, same rise, with the annexed score:

Tucker 1 1 1 1 1 1—6

Robinson 1 1 1 1 1 1—0

Silsby 1 110 1 1-5

Knowles 0 1 1 1 1 0-4

Ties were divided between Bobinson and Tucker, and an-
other sweepstakes was shot, resulting in a tie between Dr.
Knowles and Maskey, which was ultimately won, on shooting
off, by the former.

The event of the day was a match between Crittenden,
Bobinson and Mr. Tucker, a crack shot from the East. The
match was at fourteen birds, twenty-one yards rise. Both
preserved clean scores until the last round, when Tucker
missed, giving the shoot to Bobinson by a score of fourteen
to thirteen. The match excited great interest.

A match will be shot at San Bruno to-morrow, under Hur-
lingham rules, thirty yards rise, $20 entrance, open to all.
A number of crack shots have already entered.

On Saturday four members of the Gun Club shot a match
at Birds Point, $20 entrance, fifteen birds, thirty yards rise,
Hurlingham rules, in which the scores were as follows:

A. Havens 11 111111111110 1—14

Hopkins 0 1011011111011 0-10

Gordon 1 0011110111111 1-12

Butler 1 1111111101100 1-12

Ties for second money at three single birds.

Gordon 1 1 1-0 1 0 | Butler 1 110 0 0

At Yreka.

Dr. H. D. Bobertson, John Stimmel and W. H. Jackson
shot a match at Yreka last Saturday at 200 yards "off hand."
The doctor did not succeed in "keeping up the average"
with his usual success. That old musket was probably in
bad form. The scores made were:

FmsT SCORE,

Robertson 4 4 3 4 4—19

Stimmel 3 3 3 4 3—16

Jackson 3 6 3 5 4—20

SECOKD ECOHE.

Robertson 4 0 3 0 4-11

Stimmel 1 2 3 4 3 3— U

Jackson 5 6 4 4 4—22

THTKD 8COHE.

Robertson 4 4 2 4 4—18

Stimmel 4 3 2 2 4— 1G

Jackson 4 4 4 4 3—19

Sport at Biggs. — The hare shooting contest came off on
the 27th ult., between five members of the Biggs and Gridley
Gun Clubs, which resulted in a victory for the former. The
stakes were $40, and the proceeds from the sale of rabbits are
to go to the winners. The conditions of the match were that
it should be a four hours' hunt. Judges were selected to see
that everything was conducted fairly. The hunting ground
was three miles west of Biggs. A number of persons wit-
nessed the match, which resulted in the Biggs Club bringing
into camp 12S hares and the Gridley Club 91. The hunters
were: Biggs Gun Club — Don Bose, Geo. Ditzlar, P. Crews,
H. Weeb, W. Stone. Gridley Gun Club— C. S. Quimby, H.
Quimby, A. Sliger, H. Biggs, N. Moore.

The Napa Register perpetrates the following: "A Napa
sportsman recently killed thirteen quail and wounded two at
one shot with one barrel of a shotgun. The only reason
why he didn't kill any more was that there was no more in
the flock. This is the first big story of the season, and is
voucned for as indisputably true. " Oh well, we oven beat
that; we know a man in Yuba City that got 300 ducks at one
shot — they were all the man had iu his wagon.

Arrangements have been recently made by the Cosmopoli-
tan Club to secure a number of Virginia quail, cuniiuonly
knownas bob whites. On their arrival here they will be
placed where they will not be molested, the idea being
to give them an opportunity of being acclimatized and prop-
agating.

Ben. Bountree of Gilroy is reported as having killed four-
teen ducks at one shot at a distance of seveuty-livo yards.
The last hunt of the Gun Club at Soap Lake was not a great
success, the ducks for some reason having left the lake.

Trap Shooting1 at Sacramento.

The attendance, especially of spectators, at the matches of
the Forest Gun Club of Sacramento, held at Agricultural
Park on the 22d, was very large, and there were shooters
enough to afford sufficient amusement for all to dispose of all
the pigeons on hand. The first mutch of the day was at
five birds, twenty-one yards rise, entrance fifty cents, and the
result was:

E. M. Stevens 1111 1—5

J," <?f.r,Ver '.'.V.V.'.V.V.'.'.'l 10 11-4

2"^ler 1 1 1 0 1— i

H- Gerber j x 1 0 1—4

F. M. Slu-plar 0 1 0 1 0-2

H. Biedeman i o 0 1 0-2

J- W. Todd 0 o i i o-2

Stevens took the purse, and the weight of it did not tax
his strength materially to carry it from the field. Next came
the regular contest for the first and second-class medals, and
the scores were:

H. Gerber, 31 yards 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 o 0—8

O. miier, 21 yards i 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1—8

H. EckLardt, 20 yards i 10111011 1—8

J. J. Bauer, 21 yards o 11101111 0—7

J. Gerber, 2G yards 1 10100110 1— C

H. Biedeman, 21 yards l 11110010 0-0

E.M.Stevens, 21 yards 1 11110 0 10 0-6

J. W.Todd, 29 yards l 110 0 1110 0-6

J. D. Young, 21 yards l 11010011 0-6

F. M. Sbeplar, 26 yards 1 0001101 w

Ties on eight shot off for the first medal at three pairs of
double birds, IS yards, with the following result:

JPS"*i; i i io n-5

Eckhardt x i i 0 1 0—4

Gerber 1 0 111 0-4

The first medal fell to Otto Miller for the first time, and
the second medal was awarded to J. J. Bauer on a score of
seven birds.

The next was a double-bird match, three pairs, eighteen
yards rise, entrance SI. Following is the score:

Rentier l 1 o 1 1 1-5

v«ung 10 11 1 0-4

Biedeman o 110 0 1—3

Stevens o 10 11 0—3

J. Gerber i 0 10 1 0—3

At this juncture other members of the club arrived on the
ground, and it was decided to have another shoot for the
medals, when these scores were made:

Stevens 0 11111111 1—9

Eckbardt 1 11101111 1—9

Bauer 1 llllliio 0—8

Kilgariff 1 10011111 1-8

M. Odell 1 01111101 1—8

J. Gerber -1 10011110 1—7

Rubstaller 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—7

H. Gerber 1 00111101 1-7

Young 1 11100010 1—6

Sheplar 1 01011100 1-6

Todd 0 10110111 0-6

Miller 1 11101100 0—6

Biedeman 1 11001001 1— G

Zuver 1 1100010W

Stevens and Eckhardt, having tied on nine birds for the
first medal, shot off at three doubles, with this result:

Stevens l 1 l o 1 1—5

Eckhardt 0 1 10 1 0—3

Thus the handsome badge was taken from the breast of its
brief owner, Miller, and transferred to that of Stevens, while
the second prize this time fell to M. F. Odell.

The day's sport wound up with a freeze-out sweepstakes at
30 yards, the scores of which were:

S. A. Tucker (big shoe) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—8

Young 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _7

Beideman 1 111111 —7

Simons 1 111110

Todd 1 11110

Rubstaller 0

Zuver 0

The supply of birds gave out before the match could be
decided, and the fund was divided. The chances are, how-
ever, that the gentleman with the big shoes would have won
it even though he had to kill 99 out of 100 birds to do it. —
Bee.

The biggest authenticated bag of the season was that of
Mr. Titconib of the Teal Club, who brought in 142 birds from
a single day's work. Thebag consisted of seventy-two can-
vasbacks, fifty-two sprigs, six gad walls, eight teals and four
bluebills. Tbe bag of "cans " alone was a big one. It had
been windy and the bay was' rough, the birds being thus
driven in on the ponds. Mr. Titcomb happened in that re-
gion just in the nick of time and captured the biggest bag of
the season. The other members shot as follows: Whittier,
72; Miller, 54; Basset. 61, and Taylor 71.

To show what a number of ducks are killed each season
by sportsmen who do not hunt for the market, the result of
the season's shoot by the Teal Shooting Club may be cited:
At their preserve in Suisun marsh they killed 4,089 ducks
for the season up to February loth. The club averaged 51
birds for each shoot.

The birds have to be baited on the ponds in the preserves
to make good shooting. As an indication of what our swell
clubs do in this line it may be mentioned that the Teal Club
fed to the wild ducks at their ponds, as bait, 120 sacks of
grain during the past season.

Last Sunday Messrs. Putzman, Bondeau and Wright were
down near the Mission San Jose and bagged 42 quails. This
is a very large bag and taking into consideration how hot the
day was this was remarkably good shooting.

Shooting on the lower marshes is so poor now that the
hunters who have been in the habit of going down every Sun-
day have abandoned these hunting grounds and now they
are taking to trap shooting.

A certain geutleman with a game preservo claims to have

shot 107 birds in one day this season. As the birds went

down by an Italian and were not seen by the boys, they
don't seem to "go down" with the boys.

A match has been arranged between Al Havens and Hon-
shaw on one side and Nick Williams and Tuttle on the other
at 12 single birds and three pairs, ground traps, at thirty and
twonty-oue yards rise.

The biggest bags of the season at the Cordelia preserve
were made early, before the ducks got source. Mr. Hurry
Uabcock shot eighty-six and Frod Butler sixty-fivo.

"The Cordelia Shooting Club are goingoffiu the 1.
time Una month to have a dinner at SanoelHo and "
battle o'er again."

Nich Williams and Al Havens will shoot a m
Point to-morrow, twenty-live birds at thirty 3

156

2pte %xtti\cv mi& M&pmtemm.

March 10

Mr. John Stack of duck hunting notability has cleaned
bis breech loader and hnng it on the deer horns until the
season opens up again.

Last Sunday the hunters that went to Al-riso returned with
very slim bags. Mr. Spencer probably made the largest bag
of fourteen ducks.

Ducks on the lower marshes are beginning to mate.

Carver and Bogardus.

Louisville, Ky., February 22. — Pigeon-shooting match for
$1,000 ($500) each, between Dr. Carver and Captain A. H.
Bogardas. To shoot at 100 birds each, from rive ground
traps at 30 yards rise, SO yards boundary, Hurlingham jrules.

Dr. Carver— 11111, 11111. 11110. OHIO. 11111, 11111, 111101, 11101,

Mill, lino, oioii. mil, oooii, lino, liioi lion, liioi, lmo, mil,

11111. Total. 100: killed. Si; uiissed, 17.
Captain Bogardus-10111, 11111, 11111, 11101, 11111, 11011, 01111,

moi, oim, liiio, mn, lion, loioi, urn, 01011,11110, 11010, 11001,

11111, 01111. Total, 100; killed, 82; missed, 18.

Referee— Colonel J. M. Barbour, President Louisville Sportsman's
Club.

Scorer. Dr. X. W. Rowe of Chicago.

Time of snoot — Two hours and twenty-five minutes.

A second match was shot at Chicago last Saturday, the 3d
inst., with the same conditions, Carr winning by a score of
eighty-two to seventy-nine.

A. third match was made to be shot in St. Louis yesterday
(Friday)jlOO birds, 50 double, 21 yards rise. Illinois State
rules.

■»■

Tricycling seems to be the coming rage. Lots of people
who are afraid to mount the bicycle will try the " trike," as
there is no danger of headers.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Best City Extra, $6 25£$6 50; medium grades.

-""5 : Shipping Superfine, $£ 25^.55.
WHEAT— Strictly prime, offerings are scarce and but little effort is
made to get rid of the medium grades. Recent sales are No. 1, White,
April, £2 03 5-t\S;S2 10, do seller 1883, SI 79*.

BARLEY — The market is more active of late. Recent sales are No. 1
Feed, spot, 81 32; do. March, SI 29?,a.Sl 30; do. April.pi 30.51 32. Out-
side quotations for spot parcels are Feed, $1 37£jz31 421; Brewing, SI 15
a SI 50.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI T0S81 75; Good, SI 77}@gl 85; Choice,$l 87*®
$1 97* £ ctl.
RYE— Quotable at 31 75j?_$2 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S31 ^ ton; Cracked Corn, S36,ff$37 3? ton;
Shorts, S1S5.S19 J> ton; Oilcake meal the oilworks sell to tie trade at
$35 ^ ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, $2i&$ 25 & ton for lots
at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, 818trSl9; Wheat, S19 50S.S21 ; Wild Oat, 819££21;
Mixed. S18S.S19 50 *? ton.
STRAW— 90 a_-*l per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16J@lG3c: CalifomiaHams, 15@15jc
for plain, 15+:alGc for sugar-cured cauvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 1623 C*c: California Smoked Bacon 1421* *c for heavy and
medium, and 152l5^c for light and extra light; Clear Sides,14*214|c;
Pork, $182*18 50 for Extra Prime, S202S20 50 for Prime Mess,S232.24 for
Mess, £25a$25 50 for clear and S26226 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
816aS18 }? bbl; Mess beef. ?15 50 for bbls and SS 75 for bf bbls; Extra
Mess Beef, ?16 50 for bbls and S3 75 for hf bis; Family Beef, SlBgJ.8 50
^ bbl; California Smoked Beef, 132,13ic & Hi.

FRITT— We quote: Apples, 30c250c for common and S12S1 50 ^
box for good jto choice; Lemons, S6aS7 per box for Sicily; California
Lemons, Sl|75.a.S2 25 per box; Limes, $152,517 per box for Mexican; Ban-
anas, 1 5G2S3 ^ bunch ; California Oranges, $1 502S3 per box; Pana-
ma do. 8252.27 50 per 100; Pineapples, S62S8 p doz. Western Cran-
berries are offering at S152S17 ^ bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, 87 toT $10 ^ ton;
Carrots, 30c _a. 50c; Turnips, 75c,a SI; Caulinower,75cS$l 25 ^ dozen; Cab
bage, 75c2Sl ^ ctl; Garlic, 2@2*c ^ ft; Celerv, 50c p doz; Dried
Okra. 20c225c; Dry Peppers, 10c212*c 5? ft; Green Peas, 52.7c;
Green Peppers, 5c,26c per lb; Tomatoes, 6c2.8c ^ ft; Cucumbers,
1 252S1 75 per doz.; Asparagus, 12A2l6c B ft.; Sprouts, 3c &Bi.; Arti-
chokes, 30c 3.15c P doz.; String Beans, 32c235c ^ ft.

POTATOES— River Red, 05275c; Early Ro"se, 60270c; Tomales
and Petalnma, 90c2Sl 00 1? ctl; Humboldt Red, |S1 10251 15; Kid-
ney and Peachblow, SI 102S1 15 per ctl; New, 3c2.3Jc per ft.
ONIONS— Range from 75c to SI 75 according to qualitv.
BEANS— Bavos SJSfi 50; Butter, S32.S3 25 for small and S3 40
(2S3 50 for large; Lima. S3 752S4 ;Pea, S3 502S3 75; Pint, S4; Red,
S4 : small White, S3 502*3 75; large White. S2 75.2S3 P ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbinglots: Fancy, 23.5.23 -c; choice, 21222c; fair
to good, 182.20c; inferior lots from country stores, 15217c; firkin,
20222c for good to choice, and 17219c for ordinarv; pickled roll,
18220c; Eastern, 15220c © ft.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14215c for choice; 11213c for fair to
good; do, factorv, in boxes, 14210c; Eastern, 16217c.
EGGS -California, 22222^ © doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 20221c; do Hens, 22223c;
do dressed, 22224c: Roosters, S7SS7 50 for old and S8 502S10 for
young; Hens $7 503. ?8 50; Broilers, S7'oS7 50, according to size;
Ducks, 8303312 £> dozen; Geese, S23S2 50 ^ pair.

GAME— Prices steady, gnail, S12S1 25 © doz; Mallard Ducks,
83 50284 50; Sprigs, Si 502S2; Canvasback, S3 50S.$4 50; Brandt, 50c
275c; Gray Geese 81 50,^82; White Geese, 50c275c; Honkers,
82 50283; Snipe, S 2 25282 50 for English and 50275c for common;
Teal, 81281 25; Widgeon, S12.S1 25; Hare, 81 502S2; Rabbits, 51 25
3*1 75.

WOOL— Fair inquiry. We quote fall: San Joaquin and Coast, 102
12c ; San Joaquin and coast Lamb, good, 10514c; Northern Fall, free,
15518c; Northern Fall, defective, 11214c; Northern Fall, Lamb, 152
17c; Free Mountain, ll.cr.16c; Eastern Oregon, 16222c; Valley Ore-
gon, 22228c. We quote spring California P ft 142 20c.

HIDES AND SKTNS-Dry hides, usual selection, 18218*c & ft;
mils one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c ^ ft less. Dry Eip, 18
218§c; Dry Calf, 20c; Salted Steers, over 55 fts, lie ^ ft; Steers
over 55 lbs, lie; Steers and Cows, hnedium, 9c2 10c; light
do. 9c; Salted FJp, 35 to 30 fts. lie; Salted Calf, 14215c © ft;
Baited Veal, 12*c; Sheep Skins, 25230c for Shearlings; 302
60c for Bhort, 60c281 for medium, and $1231 50 apeice for long
wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.
TALLOW— Quotable at 7f28c p ft for rendered and 10212c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to dealers:
BEEF— I*riine, 7*28c; medium grade, 6J27c; inferior, 525*c ©" ft.
VEAL— Large Calves, 8a9c; small ones, 729c ^ ft.
MUTTON -Wethers are quotable at 5J 26c and Ewes at 525ic ©" ft,
according to quality.
LAMB-Spring U quotable at 12*j215c ©" ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 727ic for hard and 5ic2GJ for soft: dressed
do &2''ic f» lb for hard grain hogs.

Oakland Trotting Park.

Saturday ft^T) g^ Saturday

MARCH A ^J^Pa-Sal^ MARCH

10.

A Trotting and Pacing Stake.

TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ENTRANCE; J10 FORFEIT- M>
an<l.<t indto mi.-. First horet.-

(Dperccnt.; »icod'I,3i, lhlrd.Uk <;<,M <Liy add track.

. ohn Cochran name. b g Ch Iraao, trotter

' •-••Hum..- * ■. i.mii^ John, botfa

«rner namea Slippery Dirk, paeir

• air namea b b frank, pacer

Ki unrJj agmea Belle W, pater

LAST

Coursing Meeting

OF THE SEASON AT

Merced, March 28 and 29, 1883

T/2TDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CALIFORNIA COURSING CLUB

OPEN TO ALL DOGS IN T3TE STATE. ENHANCE FEE $5.
Drawing of dogs takes place Saturday, March 24, at 539 California
street. The club and friends will leave Market street feiry Tuesday,
March 27, at 4 p. m. Ticket for round trip, $5. I0t3

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STALLIONS.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

B

T MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA, "vTILL'MAKE THE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.

X X fDoiblecross'i is of as high and fashionable breeding as anv stallion
in the country. His sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, bis
dam, Columbia, also bv imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm "was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie ■, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWliirteri, Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how "distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Oakland.

or 508 Montgomery street.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HTND FOOT -vTHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

STALLIONS.

A'hi'lallon CO cents.

E. WIABD. Proprietor.

BY ELECTIONEER.

let dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd "

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd u

Yonng Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th ■■

Fashion, by imported Trustee,

5th "

Bonnets o' Bine, by Sir Charles.

eth **

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th "

By imported Centinel.

9th ■•

By Mark Anthony.

10th "

By imported Janus.

11th "

By imported Monkey.

12th "

By imported Silvereye.

13th ■

By Spanker,

ce'a American Stud Book, voL 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p

Will make the ensuing season, 1SS3, from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms $50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON.

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

Maree intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
line, Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
MorsheHd, city Front Stables, will be received, good care taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland,

The Fast Trotting Premiiim Stallion

ALEXANDER

TXTILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
l> days, Tuesdays and "Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purdy <2:20X)
Starr King (2:22) and Yanderlynn i2.2^». Dam Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfonnder, bv imported Bellfounder. For full description see
Breeder asd Sportsman* of Sept. 9, ISS2.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodd has a record of 2:24, Reliance 2:22W,
Nellie Patchen 2 i7^, Eudofa2:S4y, Inauguration three miles in 7:29 — last
mile in 2;26, Sonoma Boy 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1S50 to be one of the best three-year-olds ■which have ever appeared in
any countrv. He won the stake for three- vear- olds at the State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, ■winning the first,
third and fifth heats and makinc a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:34^,2-^0, 2:29, 2:303', 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Vallev Association at San Jose he won, beatiue Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time,2;283£, 2 :30V; » -:332s'. 2:31^'. Belle Echo won the first heat. Hewon
atStockton, beating Honestv, Len Rose and "Upright in straight heats;
time,2:32,2:33)i,2:32K. In l'SSl, as a four-vear-old, Button mdaea record
of 2:26^ over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2 :29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Frcncisco, will be forwarded.
For further inf ormatisn applv to

T. T. I'NKLESS, Petaluma.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

TT7ILL -M-ATTT. THE SEASON OF 1SS3 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis Is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired bv Eentuckr Hunter /Skeuandoahl by broken-
legged Kentuckv Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple' by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, b"y old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin'e dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Ham bletonian.

TERMS.

Twenty-five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at Jo per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars applv to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. land ending the
1st of Julvnext. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per

W. ML MIBBY, Agent,

Sacramento Racetrack.

TKOTTING STALLION

s

Eugene Casserly.

IRE OF S\YEETBRIAR.2:2*-.-.: NAPA QUEEN, 2:3S,S'! ROCK-
well 2-39- Bill Woodward, 2:1": Smoothhriar, two-year-old record
" ■,"■ Mbt Day. two-year-old record X.99X. "Will make the season of 1S53
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie bv Lexington. Terms $;>'■ fur the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-

dreSS THOMAS S. RREMNER.

Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1126 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

1883

3£fte Umite* and jlpm'tsmatt.

STALLIONS.

STALLIONS.

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OWNERS OF STALLIONS4DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS
|of their stock horses before the breeding, public should advertise in
the Breeder and Sportsman". The fee irom one mare will pay the
cost of a reasonable advertisement.
Stallion bills printed in first-class style. Call at this office and see

NO. 508 MONTGOMERY ST.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Bysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam teas
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
fCSi- George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2:25 or better, 1 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 18S3, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of -*40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. IRVIN AYRES.

MAMBRINO TROTTING- STALLION

STALLIONS.

ABBOTSFORD.

By Record at Six Years old, 2:21 J. "'CS

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO. HIS DAM COLUMBIA BT YOTTNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, Ms dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Matnbrinr. is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 221K and there are a large number of his get in the 2:10
list. Aiming Th.'in : Abholtsfunl, 'J ;'J1 .' ; <_'.,]] vi.y, 'J :'S1 ■ ; Ma^'iita, 2-2!'.;;
Lady McFat ridge, 2:29; Dacla,229M: George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, lie Is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Btanetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 'I:'.!"1,,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile In 2:19y. Woodford
Mambrino Is also the sire of Princess, the aire of Trinket; record, 2ji.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Tonne Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbotteford, has nine of his get In the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15 X hands, and of very high form. His pet are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1881, and every one which has been put in* training lias shown
good speed.

TERMS.

& venty-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good r-fisturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATIOJJ.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 18S3, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing Februarv Ifith and ending
June 1st, 1883. For foil history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1; 82.

GEORt IE BA YEIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Echo. His dam Belie Mason by Belmont. Thorough,
bred.

Echo by~ JRysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Feller by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Calalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 1SS3, and ending June 15, 1883, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Rob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10, 1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown
great speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his Bire,
Echo, see Breeder axd Sportsman July 29, 1882. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 16,1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. ELLIS,
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by Flaxta'il, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead, He is 15^ hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short Beason at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

j. t. Mcintosh, cmco, Cai.

STALLIONS.

STEINWAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:31V; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:25tf.

TERMS
TXTTLL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
VV July 1. 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at $100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pnsturage at $6 per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McClevcrty Si Noblctt, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Srualley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.
He Is a rich bay : 15J hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white bind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; baa a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at tbe withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.
Stelnway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, tbe sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.
Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.
Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Stelnway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:282,
and also the dam of W. 9, Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:16. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore Is the sire of Santa Claus 2:17}; Chestnut
Hill, 2:22J ; Steinway, 2:251 ; Alice Stoner, four years oia, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2;28j ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2 :29 ; by RyBdyk's Hambletonian, tbe sire of 35 in
tbe 2:30 list. Addiess SAMl'EL GAMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Henuie Farrow, by imported .Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by Imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— 350 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at a per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can lun fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe
Hooker see Beeedeb A2.*d Spoetsmax Jan 20j 1883.

T11EO WESTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season 1S-S3, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judson'B Wildidle
farm .Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A II. C. JEDSON.

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

a$£%&

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND TIlE*ENsriNG SEASON, ENDING JTJLY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.
TERMS— 150, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory axrange-

nii-nts can be made for pasturage near the track Cor manfl from a distance.
1>II>I(.HI i: AM) DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, I£ hands 8 Inches high, and of flue style
and appearance, and in by War Dance.
First dam etlst.-r to Frvor, by Imported Glencoo.
Second (him Gipnv, fufi Mister tn Mr, 1,,. •, !>\ American I
Third dam Y.nuig Maid fii (li<- Uiiks, In imported Fxpeditlon.
Fourth dam Maid of the Oak*. b\ imported spread FjaglB,
Fifth dam Annette, bv Imported shark.
Sixth dam bv Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Ba\ Inr'n Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam bv Imported Hi-guliin.

Tenth dam Imported Dui

Eleventh dam orison I's 1 ady Thigh by Crofrs Partner,

Twelfth dam hv Grevlmimd.

Thirteenth dam Sopnonlsba's dam by Curueu Bay Barb.
Foiirti'i-iith dam I) Arev'n < 'hew! nut Arabian.
Fifteenth dam by WhltVshlrt.

Sixteenth dam UOntBgTU ,

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by hui.nn.'d Olem

Second dam imported Galhtpad*-, b> 1 itt.m, the Hire of Trustee.

Third dam Camlllliia, by Camillas.

Fourth dam by Simdetisko.

Fifth dam Hiss Cannon, by Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dUD by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth d:un hi Allmtrthy.

Eleventh dam by Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thtn.'.'nth dam bv Gn-vhoiind.

F.mrt. . tiUi il.im Kr..ek.-lshv Betty, by Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister ]

For further particular? apply to

MATT STORES, at the Oaklan

Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front Si., San Franciea

158

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jt^etistimtt.

March 10

FISH.

The Salmon Interest.

In the vear 1S49, when emigration was pouring in-
to the State of California, amongst those coming were
three young men from Connecticut, whose names
were -John Avers, "William Shailerand Charles Chase,
who probabl v were the first persons to cast a net into
the beautiful waters of the Sacramento, for the pur-
pose of taking salmon. This was in the fall 1849.
They brought with them, from the Connecticut river,
a shad net, which upon trial was found too weak for
so strong a fish as the salmon, so they looked about
for something that would be suitable for the pur-
pose. Every kind of twine was tried until shoe
thread was'used, which, from that time until the
present, has superseded everything else. In 1850
other parties commenced fishing for salmon, until
perhaps a dozen nets were in use. In 1851 there was
quite an increase; about this time parties left Cali-
fornia for the East for the purpose of purchasing fish-
ing tackle. Among them 1 may mention James
Booker from Augusta, Maine, and William Fuller of
New Haven, Conn., who brought out a large lot of
nets which paid them well. In 1652 nets had in-
creased until there were, in and about Sacramento,
not lees than sixty or seventy. The fishing was near-
ly all done within twelve miles of the city, although
a" few parties bad ventured as far down the river as
old Rio Vista, long before the town was started.
Among these I may mention John Scully, William
Fuller, George Fuller and Fred Kofstead. These
men (most of whom axe now cold in death) were
probably the first persons who fished at that point.
The business did not increase much for a few years.
Mr. Wm. Hume, the pioneer in the canning business,
commenced this year. In 185a fishing was carried on
all along the river below the city, but the most was
dene in front of the city, on what was called the Mex-
ican drift at one time.

The fishermen fished for the markets of San Fran-
cisco and Sacramento, there being no other market
for their produce except when there was a large run;
then the surplus was sold to the salters, among
whom was George Cooper (now doing business in
•.nto)and Wm. Frisbie, who died some time
since. The business did not increase a great deal
from this time until about the time of the building
cf the railroad: as that was advanced there was a
greater demand for fish, which demand increased
until the road was completed. In 18t>4 the Hume
Bros, started their first cannery in the town of Wash-
ton, Yolo county, two blocks from the railroad bridge.
Soon after they "had started salmon seemed to have
given out, as they grew very scarce, and in conse-
quence Wm. Hume started for the Columbia river,
and in 1866 moved his business to that point. About
a year from that time the salmon appeared again in
large numbers, and the run has been at times very
heavy. In 1869 they were so plentiiul that not one-
tenth of the catch could be sold. The run has con-
tinued to be very| good most of the seasons since.
In 18G9 there were about 200 boats scattered along the
river from Sacramento to Collinsville. The number
did not increase much until about 1875, when A.
Booth started a cannery at or nearCollinsville. Can-
neries were started from that time until now there
are not less than eighteen or twenty which are put-
ting up salmon. "Within the last five years the in-
crease in the number of boats has been very great;
not less than 900 boats will be in use this year. The
amount of salmon canned in the State, from the
Sacramento river, in 1882, was 204,376 cases of four
dozen cans each. The number of men employed in
catching salmon on the Sacramento river this year
will amount to over 2,000, not counting the great
numbers employed in the canneries. From these
figures you can form some idea of the vast import-
ance of the salmon interest to the State of California.
— R. H. B., in I'olo Democrat.

Fishing parties from Saucelito are becoming quite
popular of late. These fishers take wagons and fish
- b e coast from Point Diablo to a distance of
twelve or fifteen miles up the coast. Last Friday a
party 'composed of Frank Atwood, Chas. Forest, Au-
gust Schnell, Chas. Dexter, Dan Richards, Fred Borne-
man, the actor, Reuben Metcalf, and several other
gentlemen took conveyances and went over to Horse
Shoe Corral, near Point Bonitas. They left Saucelito
early in the morning and did not return till late in
the evening. They took with them an outfit of cook-
ing utensils, and when noontime came around they
had a splendid fish chowder, a mussel chowder, and
with what they brought with them in the shape of
edibles and drinkables, a dinner fit for a king was
partaken of. A great many splendid fish were taken,
none of which weighed less than two pounds. Mr.
Atwood had the good fortune to take a large eel that
weighed ten pounds. Tne batch was composed of
sea trout, cabersones and gold-bar perch. Several
other parties are being made up to go on similar ex-
cursions.

The spawn on the kelp on the Saucelito shore men-
tioned last week in this paper is that of herring.
This accounts for poor luck had by fishermen in this
vicinity, for as long as other fish have this spawn to
feed on there will be but few fish caught. The fun
will be lively when the spawn is all gone and the fish
hungry again.

Last Saturday Frank Denning and J. H. W. Riley
were out in a boat fishing near Point Diablo. Xon'e
of the fish taken weighed less than one and one-
half pounds. Mr. Riley caught a cod that weighed
seven and one-half pounds.

Capt. Tulloch and a party of friends last Sunday
were fishing nn the east side of Goat island, and in
two bourn' time caught over sixty pounds of tomcod.
Capt. Tulloch Is very successful with hook and line

In ti,. -.■ ',-..,:■ i-.

Last Sunday a large fleet of fishing boats were oat
along the Saucelito shore, but the water was so rough
that most of them put back to the landing. The catch
In these waters was very poor.

Two hundred and fifty thousand wbltefish were
tranefi-rrtd from the State hatchery at Lake Chabot to
Clear Lake last week. A shipment of 500 carp was
also made to Utah.

Last Sunday J. W. Hen<l.-rf-on and partv were fish-
i aid Alcatraz Inland, bnt the tides were so
strong that the catch mi r.»ther poor.

There Is a species of fish taken in the deep waters
of Tulare Lake that km mbles the whfteflah of Lake
Michigan.

Wbltefish are the game of the Truckee fishermen
this spring.
Large strings of catfish are taken dally in the San

foaqoln.

♦

A tJaETUL Ai;Tin.*\— ltuwson's U. S. Army
Suspensory Banting- is, us the cut connected
with the advertisement elsewhere clearly
. a complete relief and support, and
slinuld }.<■ in i^iR-rul use. It is self adjllBtuig,
and displacement i it oonnter-

di rvone tension and «*thcr ills that
mankind is heir to. Sold by all dm
Ca i U- sent by m id asletly. Addn -- E
K.wbon, Patentee, Saratoga Sprinys, N. Y.

Texas fanners sold last voir $59,000,000
i of cotton, $23,000,000 worth of cattle,
<HX),000 worth of wool and $1,000,000
■th of horses and hides.

BILLIARDS.

Sketches of the Champions.

Maurice Vignaux, the great French billiard player,
arrived in Xew York last Saturday after an absence of
about eight years. He comes to take part in the great
billiard tournament which begins in Chicago on March
26th and in one to be held in Tammany Hall about
May lith. Vignaux was born in Ismathan, France,
and is thirty-eight years old. He is a little over six
feet tall, and weighs about 2-10 pounds, and his large
proportions have gained him the name of the " Stal-
wart Gaul." He began to play billiards about twenty
years ago at Toulouse, and had won a local fame be-
fore making his appearance at the French capital in
1872. His great reputation as a player dates from the
time of his first visit to this country, in November,
1874, when he won the three-ball championship and
the highest -money prize, SI, 351 44, defeating in that
tournament Edward Daniels, Slosson, Daly, Cyrtlle
and Joe Dion, TTbassy and Garnier. He was defeated
once in the tournament by Rudolpbe. After the
tournament he met and defeated in matches the fol-
lowing men: Cyrille Dion by a score of 800 to 772,
Joe Dion by 600 to 538, and Rudolphe by 600 to 556 and
by 600 to 326. Subsequently he defeated Cyrille Dion
again by a score of 600 to 543. Joe Dion, however,
retrieved his defeat by vanquishing Vignaux for a
mythical purse, and Vignaux was also beaten by
Cbassy and J. Dion again in the first of a series of
tournaments that took place in 1875-6. He subse-
quently forfeited the championship to Garnier, al-
though the payment of the £250 forfeit money was
not insisted on. Garnier, however, subsequently met
and defeated Vignaux by 600 to 258. Vignaux's high-
est run in this game was but 33 and his average only
5 33-45. In the second tournament, which was the
last he competed in this country, Vignaux got but
second prize, and was deprived of the championship
on a technicality. He returned to France in the
spring of 1875, and six months later defeated Lucien
Plot in a game of 5,000 points, played at Toulouse.
Vignaux carried with him the Collender Cup, which
Sexton in 1676 tried to recover, but was defeated by a
score of 600 to 459. In I860 Slosson went over to play
Vignaux a game of 4,000 points, but was defeated by
a score of 4,000 to 3,119. In this match Vignaux made
the highest run on record— 1,538 — and Slosson made
the nest highest— 1,103.

Towards the end of 1880 Slosson met Vignaux at
the champion's game for $1,000 a side, the score being
3,000 to 2,901 in faTor of Vignaux. Slosson for the
first time defeated the French champion;in 1881, and
the game lasted five nights, the score being 3,000 to
2,553 in favor of the American. Among the experts
who are expected to take part in coming games are
the following:

Billy Sexton or, as he is known, the Bowery Com-
anche, was born in Burlington, Vermont, on April 8,
1854. His passion for play was early developed and
in 1869 he was playing for the Warwick House in Bos-
ton, Mass. He went to New York in 1871. He went to
France in 1876, as related above, to compete for the
CoUender Challenge Cup, and was not very well re-
ceived. From 1876 to 1878 he was successful in
matches made on this side and won six of the eight
played. He has defeated Schaefer three times,
Slosson three times, Cyrille Dion twice, Joe Dion once
and Maurice Daly once. I n return Schaefer has de-
feated him three times, and he has been defeated
once each by Vinaux, Daly and Slosson. The match-
es with the Dions and. George Slosson were for the
championship and were won by him, while he was
also defeated by Vignaux once and by Schaefer twice
for the championship.

Sexton's first tournament competition was in 1875
when the Dion brothers tied for first place, the play-
off being afterwards won by Joe.

Sexton's first notable match was played in Tam-
many Hall in 1876, when he defeated Slosson, who
was also defeated by Sexton in the return match
played, in the summer of 1878. In the Centennial
tournament in 1876 Sexton won first prize; and this
and the tournament at New Orleans are the only
ones where he has been better than second, though
he has competed in seven. His worst showing was
in the cushion carom tourney of 1881, where he was
ninth in a field of ten. Sexton's best record is a run
of seventy-seven at cushion caroms. His last two
games were with Maurice Daly at Tammany Hall.
The first was won by Sexton and the last by Daly.
Sexton is hard at work practicing and is making good
runs in the new style of play.

Jacob Schaefer was born in Chicago and is twenty-
eight years old. He is what is te rmed a fine natural
player. Though remarkably brilliant he has not been
very successful, and has won but four out of nine
matches played since 1879. He has won two tourna-
ments, yet when he afterwards met the two next
strongest players in match games he was defeated.
In the games played with Sexton Schaefer has an
equal number of victories, while his record with
Slosson shows three victories out of seven 'games.
Schaefer, who is also entered in the coming tourna-
ments, announces his liking for the new game and is
making large runs and good averages in practice.

Maurice Daly was born in New York and is thirty
years old. He has been a billiard player for about
fifteen years, and has several times won good matches
when the odds were decidedly against him. His
most prominent public appearances were in the 1874
tournament, which was won by Vignaux, in the Cen-
tennial tournament of 1876; in the four-banded three-
ba 11 tournamentgin France, in which Professor Gar-
nier and Vinaux played, and in the cushion-carom
tournament of 1881. His last appearance was in
Tammany Hall, when he defeated "William Sexton in
a game at cushion caroms.

Joe Dion is a Canadian about forty-three years old.
He is one of the best all-round players in the coun-
try, and has figured in nearly all the tournaments.
He has been a competitor of Sexton, Daly, Vignaux
(whom he oncedefeated) and others, hut h'is most no-
table performance was in the tournament in Tam-
many HaU, in November, 1875, when he tied for first
place with his brother Cyrille, whom be afterwards
defeated in the play-off. It was the first tournament
in which he had got better than third position. In
the tournament of 1881 he won the Roche champion-
ship emblem, but subsequently forfeited it to W.
Sexton. Dion is also entered for the coming tourna-
ments, and in his practice shows fine form.

J. Randolph Heiser was born in Boston and is
about twenty-five years old. His first appearance
in this city was in the tournament of 1881, and though
he defeated William Sexton by nine points in 200,
with an average of 3 29-57, he only finished last in a
field of ten, Sexton being the next lowest player.
He has played no match games of note, having con-
fined himself to teaching. It is, however, his inten-
tion to compete in the coming tournaments and be is
said to be practicing daily with Joe Dion, under
whose care he has greatly improved.

tTLi new game which will be played in coming
tournaments is to be known as the "balk line." It
is peculiar In some respects, though it is expected to
suit the styles of all the players. The balk lines will
extend from cushion to cushion at both sides and

ti.t > table and but two shots will be allowed
within the space thus marked out. The third shot

nd one of the object balls outside of the balk
line under penalty of forfeiture of the mica
shot. Several modifications have been made In the
champion's game rules to adapt them to the new
game. The principal one permits the referee to
move the gas-fixture to allow a masse shot in the
center of the table.

A series of preliminary games to determine the ad-
mission or rejection of certain plavers, candidates
for participation in the championship balk line
billard toaraaraent, to be held in New York the 26th
I inst., began In Chicago last Monday,

An exhibition, 300 pionts. straight carom, balk
line game, between Vignaux and Sexton, was played
in New York last Monday evening. Vignaux won by
a score of 300 to 145. His best runs were 24, 33, 35
and 55. Sexton's best ran was 49. The Frenchman
gave an exhibition of marvelous fancy shots. The
players were introduced to a distinguished company
by Mark Twain.

Angora Goats in Colnsa.

A correspondent of the Willows Journal junketing
in the foothills of Colusa County has this to-day
about the Mohair industry in that section:

Mr. Weyand is now extensively engaged in mo-
hair breeding as the industry is called. Several
years ago, finding the hills to the west !of his ranch
were almost worthless as a sheep or cattle range and
knowing the facility with which a goat can pick up
living where almost any other animal would starve,
he purchased a few head, mostly of a common varie-
ty, but as his flock increased he added to it a few An-
goras, and by thinning out the poorer animals and al-
ways breeding up to the highest standard, he now
has about 1,000 bead, including kids, mostly Ango-
ras. We have never seen so large a number of goats
together at any one time, and having an idea that
goats generally were a useless sort of animal, fit only
for chewing up old boots, tin cans and circus posters,
we were rather puzzled to know what Mr. Weyand
wanted with so many. It was not long until our host
had satisfied our curiosity. He informed us that the
manufacture of mohair fabrics was yearly increasing
in this country, that already there are two or three
mills engaged in producing fabrics requiring mohair
exclusively and notwithstanding that but a few years
since there was really little or no demand for the
hair, that now there is not a sufficient supply to
meet the demand, that is of good hair that readily
brings from 45 to 50 cents per pound. He says that
his goats last year averaged three ponuds of fleece
per head, and his whole clip for 1882 netted him
about 81,300. The goat, he says, after it is two
months old is much more hardy than the sheep and
less subject to disease ; that it "does not require the
same care and attention, and will live upon land
where a sheep would starve. He is gradually thin-
ning from his flock all but the pure blood Angoras,
for, as he says, it is from these only that the most
marketable hair is obtained. Mr. Weyand is just
commencing to shear and furnished us with several
samples, notably two from Angora kids, one year old,
which averaged twelve inches in length, of silky
fineness and gloss. We are satisfied that mohair
growing will be 3n industry more generaUy engaged
in by farmers in the mountains west of us. There is
money in it.

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The Breeder and Sportsman is THE turf
and sporting authority of the Pacific Coast.

The Breeder and Sportsman.

VOLUME 1 COMPLETE.
July 1st to December 31st, 1882.

The publishers offer for sale a few copies, neatly bound, in book
form, with index.

PRICE $5.00.

Improved Horse Clothing.

b6CUrGCl Dy L6tt6rS x citGHt reissued mar. 29, i88i".

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

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

2. The blanket or covering A, having the flap C, and
the extensions B, to fit the fort- and kind legs of the an-
imal, front fastenings F G, and the permanent straps
or bands E, substantially as and for the purpose herein
described.

'i. The blanket or covering A, with its extensions B,
permanent sec urinj; -bands £, and the front fastenings
F G, in combination with the elastic neck-extension H,
substantially as and for the purpose herein described.

4. The blanket A and hood J, in combination with the
elastic coimecting-strip I, substantially as described,
and for the purpose set forth.

5. The close-fitting k<.<ud J, ha ving the elastic band I.
beneath the Jaws, sci that they may be allowed to move
without disturbing the fit, and adapted to be secured to
tne cover by means of straps, substantially as herein
described.

6. The improvement in covering-blankets for ani-
mals, consisting of the blanket A, having the flap I',
and permanent straps or bands fixed to it to secure it
around the body, whereby the use of loose surcingles is
avoided, substantially as herein described.

The right to make clothing in the United States will be sold on
a royalty. Apply to the patentee,

JOS. CA.TRN SIMPSON,

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

1883

J/hc gvcctlcv and gpmA&m&n.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

For Sore Backs, Bncksliins, Cuts, Wounds

and Abrasions,

PRICE n the PINT, §1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY d; CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on Libels. Price §1 00 per pot

Sole wholesale agents, HARNESS AND SAD-
DLERY BAZAAR of the American Horse Exchange,
Broadway and 50th street, New York.

Agents xrantetl in all large cities.

BARRY A CO..

HARNESS AND SADDLERY BAZAAR,

BROADWAY AND FIFTIETH STREETS,
> E W YORK.

MR. "WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom-
ni6 mends, these remedies.

Auction Sale

OF

Pine Trotting Stock

PETALUMA

on

SATURDAY, APRIL 18.

C AT A LOG III

1— BILLY WILSON, dark brown stallion, three vears

old, by Whippleton; dam by Plow Boy, bv "Grey

Pacific, from a Conperbottoui mare; Grey Pacific

by Ariel (thoroughbred),
a— NELLIE, bay filly, three years old, by Whippleton;

dam uld Poll, a thoroughbred mare by a son of

Boston.
3— JENNIE, chestnut filly, four vears old, bv Sam

Patchen, son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr ; dam Old Poll,

as above.
4— JOHNNY, Chestnut gelding, two vears old, by Hig-

gn's McCleUan, son of Gen. McCIellan; dam Old
oil, as above.
5— Black filly two years old, by Whippleton; dam by

Commodore Maiubrino by Marabrino Patchen.

tNo.7.1
6— Black filly, yearling; fall sister to No. 5.
7— LADY THORN, chestnut mare, six years old, by

Commodore M;imbrino: dam a fine mare bred in

Oregon, sired by a fast trotting stallion that stood

at Corvallis in !868: her dam by Lummis. Lady

Thorn is the dam ofNos. a and 6.
8— Black colt, two years old, by Whippleton; dam a

Veto mare.
9— Black colt, yearling: fuB brother to No. 8.
10— MOLLIE K.b.n mare, eight years old, by Belle

Alta, son of Belmont; her dam the LunimJx mare,

dam of No. 7.
11— Bay gelding, two years old, by Whippleton; dam

Mollie K t.No. 10).
12— Bay filly, yearling, by Whippleton; dam Mollie E

INo. 10). p

AH of this stock is superior and is sold only on ac-
count of departure.

.1. F. KIHML

Cab

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Carriage Company,

HcHOIJfX A DOLAJV,

AUCTIONEERS AND "VALUERS, STABLES,
1324 and 1326 Market street ; principal stands,
southwest corner of Kearny, Gearv and Market
streets, central stand, No. 5 Kearny street. A
member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London, on tne premises. The latest styles of
carriages, cabs and coupes. Horses bought and sold
on commission. Cash advanced on consignments
for absolute saleH. Always in attendance at stables
and stands. Also a fine assortment of buggies, rocka-
ways, phaetons and turnouts of aU descriptions at
Che most reasonable terms. B3J- Particular atten-
tinn to all orderB. Any overcliarge or neglect of
drivers, if repoited to the owners, McHolme & Do-
lan, at the stands or stables, will be attended to, and
satisfaction guaranteed.

The Breeder and Sportmian is THE Turf
and sporting authority of the Pacific Coast.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.

THE FAST TROTTING STALLION

Alonzo Hayward

IS OFFERED FOR SALE AT
33,000,11 applied for on or before
the l'tthof March.

Should he not be sold by that
time he will make the ensuing
season at San Jose at $50 the season.

Alonzo Havward is by Billy Haywaid, has a record
of 2:30, and is a large, muscular and finely gaited
stallion.

For full description and portrait see Breeder and
Sportsman, March 3,1383.

HEXRY PIERCE,

728 Montgomery stieet,
San Francisco.

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OP THOROUGH-
bred setters, well broke, for
sale, apply to

E. I.EAVES1.EY,
Gilroy.

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale.

CITO.

CHESTNUT COLT, FOALED APRIL 5,
1882. By Joe Hooker, bis dani Too
Soon by Norfolk, grandam Lady Davis (dam of Dash-
away) by Red Bill, son of Medoc.etc. This is a highly-
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearly a brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davis
being the great Grandam of Fred, and his dam also
being by Norfolk) and the Joe Hookers so far as tried
all racehorses, this is a good chance to get a colt of
great promise for a moderate sum. He has four white
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price S300 if applied for before the
1st of March. For further particulars address this
office.

FOR SALE.

AVERY FINE HAMBLETO-
nian stallion, imported from Svr-
acuse, N. Y. ; nine years old;
mahogany bav ; sixteen hands
high; perfectly sound; well
broken; very stylish; cost over
31,500; propertv of a banker; full

Sapers ; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer,
an be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

(.'APT. FOSTER,

At tbe Cliff House.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

"We have for sale at our farm at Mountain View
thoroughbred

BERKSHIRE PIGS

From our thoroughbred Berkshire Boar and Sow,
which we imported from England in 1880. Pigs from
imported boar and sow, $25 each. From imported
boar and thoroughbred sow, $10 to $20. Our imported
pigs are as nice pigs as there are in the State. Ad-
dress I. J. TRCMAS,
8ml 511 Market street, San Francisco.

Wm. E. Chamberlain Jr. Thos. A. Sobinson

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEND FOR CIRCVLARS.

Centennial Chronograph

A POSITTCFXI' RELIABLE " FLY-BACK "

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55
In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial ehrouogiaph <ny-back> or horse-timer, recently
Introduced by Messrs. Cross £ Begnelin, is, regardless <>{ price,
one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of tin ■
a nisi ii we have seen. Tbla timer Is constructed on scientific me-
chanical principles that most admiration ol
telligent watchmaker) and it will doubtless become unlveisally

popular."

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MANUFACTURERS,
21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

When you send an order mention tbe Beeedeh jlnd Spoetsmax.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Winter Arrangement.

ti Jr. xi. xv.

TIME SCHEDULE

COMMENCING

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

. AND UNTIL FUKTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at -San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot < Townsend .Street, between Third
and Fourth streets i as follows :

DESTINATION.

ARRIVE
S. F.

t 6 :50 a M
8:30 am
10 HO A M
* 3 :30 P il
4 :30 P SI
6:30 pm

San Mateo, Redwood a
Menlo Park.

till-' A H

9 $5 A M
*10:02am

337pm

t 5:04pm

6:02p M

8:30 a Ml"]
10:10 a Ml (Santa Clara, San Jose and
* 3 :30 p m I f Principal Wav Stations,

4:30 p Ml J

ndj

'>:"'■ A M

1 10 :02 a M

3:STpm

6:02pm

10:40 am i Gilrov,Paiaio,Cafltroville (i "10:02am
* 3 :30 p m l j and Monterey. } I <1:"2 p m

Hollister and Tree Pinos.

"NuR'l.iy.-i i-xcr-jitt-d. tsuml.-iy* < >nly ■ sportsman's ) r.iin ■.

Stage connections are made daily with the 10:10 a. m
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with S:30 a. m. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to >:m: i Clara or
San Jose, $s 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, $5; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 1 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel,
A. C.BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH,

Snperintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

ES5=* S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles.
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferrv, foot of Market street, at 9 :30

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOE REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing. Snooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

M 0 N T E R E T,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey,and the best shooting mav
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish wliich
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
aenda, Pompino, Spanish'Mackeref, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA THING ES TA BLISHMENT

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANK

(150 x 50 feet)

Monday, November 27th, 1882.

Trains leave, and art- due to arrive at San
FrancLseo, as follow*

9 20 a :

• 3:00 p I

• 4 #0 P '

8:00 a 1
3:30 P :
8:00 a :

• 4:00 p :
9:30 a :
4:30 p :
8:00 a ;

• 4 :00 p :
8*0 a :

*3:30p:

t 8.-00 a :

9:30 a :

8:00 a :

•5*0 p :

9:30 a :

• 4:00 p :
8*0 a ]
8*0 a i

10*0 a :
3*0 p :

•5*0 p :
3:30 P :
5:30 p ]
8*0 A 3
8*0 A 3
8*0 A 3
3:30 p i

*4*0 p 3
8*0 A i
3*0p !

*8*0 A !
8*0 a 3

DESTINATION.

..Antiochand Martinez...

\ brzvb

■

..Benicia _ .."..."

..Cailstoga and Napa I.......

( Doming, El Paso ) Express'..
( and East t Emigrant

I Gait and t via Livermore

'( Stockton V via Martin.

..lone „„

..Knight's Landing

." " jsundavs unlv

..Log Angeles ana Sooth '..

..Livermore and Pleasanton....

..Madera and Fresno ...

..Merced

..Marysville and Chieo

..Niles and Havwards

Ogden and } Express

East \ Emigrant

Redding and Red Bluff

Sacramento I v!a Livermore
and Colfax ,-BSa;:...

Sacramento River. Steamers.
San Jose

-Tehama and Willows..
...Vallejo

{Sundays only...,

»:« v y
10:10 a m
»12:40 p m

7:li p m

•10:10 a h
7:40 p u

7:ln A M

5:40 P m

«12:4X) p h

■
11:1"» a U

2:10 p m
5:40 r H

1 8:40 a m
2:40 P M

12:40 i- H
5:40 P M
5:40 P M
3:Wp m
9:40 a m

* B:40 A m
11:10 a y

8:10 v u

5:10 p m

5:40 e «

7:K> P U

11:10 a x
' »5:00 A 3«
3:40 P m
9:40 a ii
1 7:40 P il
7:40 p m
2:40 p m
•10:10 a M
tU:10 x h

11:10 a m

• : : I > P M
11:10 A M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a.m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRAILS. VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco Daily.

ELEGANT ROOMS

al Baths with DOUCHE an<
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to thoBe well-known
Watering Places,
AJPTOS, SOOCEL ASD SA3TTA CRIZ,

IB VTA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

iKff"At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S, P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey. In each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

Quail, Pigeon* Snipe, l>ack. Geese, Deer
and Rear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS an-
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains dailv
at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats, 1't'ltls-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particnlarlv call attention to tbe unlimited ex-
tent of range at and ,i1»m, it >AN I1KUNO and McMA-
IION'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San

co and offer special inducements to the lovers

of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be entl*
tied to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF TnEIR DOGS

when curried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of

'l r.iin r. . ■ ■.- i _■ ■'.!■ -i.. ["rain Baggagemen are in- :

to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage

Cars.

i I D order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while in transit, it is new saarj that they Ik- own i'i< A

l.l.AK AM' CHAIN, -.inn" and Fishing

Tackle checked ind carried rreaof charge, QnaB taken

apart anil BecarelV packed in wood or IffithflT CtSM
may I •■ taken hi Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No.8 Kew afontgomery strt-ft, Palace Hotel.
O.Bi 3SETT, H. K. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

09~S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc. leaves San Francisco dally via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9:30 a. «.

TO EAST OAKLAND— -6:00— *B:3C—T:00— 7:30— 8 -00—
8:30— 9 :0O— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30 — 11 :30 — 12:30—1 -30— 2-30

—3:30—1:00—1:30—5:00 5:30— 6:00— 6:30 — 7-00— S:00

— 9:30— U;0C— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— *6;00— 7:00— S:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 CO —
12:00 — 1 :00-2 :0O— 3 ;0fc—4 :00— 5 :0O— C :00-7 :00— *S -00—
9:30— H:0C— «12:00.

TO FKTJTT VALE— *7:OC-»S:00-»9:OC— "10:00— *3-30 —
j :00— ^:30-*a:3O— *6:30.

TO BERKELEY— "6:00— •6:30— 7:OC—"7;30 — 8:00— »8'30
—9:00— 19:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11 :on— til: ■■- '-■ -'
—2:00— 3 :00 — 4:00 — 1:30— 5:00-5:30— 6;0O— 6:3u— 7:00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO AVEST BERKELEY — •rt^*— •6:30 — 7-00 — "7 -30 —
{8:00— •8:30— 9;0f>— 10:00 — 11 ;00— 2:00— 3-00— 1-00— "-1-30
—5:00— •5:30— 6:00— "6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Rally.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— •.i:32—»fl:02— 6-32
7:02—7:32— 8:02— 8:82:— 8:02— 8:32— 10:03— 10:82— 11-02
—11:82— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— I :! 1

—4:02—1:32—5:02—5:32—6:02-6:32—7:02—8:02 — 9-32 —
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THE POETRY OF MOTION.

Some Horse Observations From an Artistic
Standpoint.

Oj,e of the most interesting developments in the use of
ph tn^ropky is ^ successful application to delineate the mo-
ti ° f animals in their various forms of progression — walk-
in», running, trotting, leaping, galloping, etc., and to Mr.
Eadweard Muybridge, of California, belongs the honor of in-
venting a method by which these results have been secured.

We lately, at the Academy of Design, had the pleasure of
listening to a lecture upon this subject by Mr. Muybridge,
and witnessing an exhibition of the Zoopraxiscope, an instru-
ment which not only magnifies and projects figures of horses
and animals upon a screen upon the opposite wall, but, by
an ingenious method of revolution, produces the action of
trotting pacing, ambling and other gaits, with absolute fidel-
ity to Nature, as, in fact, the pictures are nature's own handi-
work.

Mr. Muybridge has reduced his observations to a science
by years or constant labor and experiment, and his criticism
of the romance and explanation of the reality of animal mo-
tion form a part in the study and practice of art, which
should be incorporated among the fundamental principles.
During his visit to Europe he interested Meissonier, Alma
Tadema, and others of the most illustrious artists in his sub-
ject and. lectured at their invitation to audiences composed
of experienced painters, attentive students, and sagacious art
critics, who all expressed their admiration of his genius and
patience, and appreciation of the value of his investigation.
The great Meissonier frankly stated that, in the light of the
revelations of the camera, he found that he had all his life
been painting horses incorrectly, but should hereafter model
from a new standpoint. He particularly referred to errors in
his picture of the "Salute of the Old Guard," now in posses-
sion of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, and said that, if accessible, he
could and would make in that picture some material and fa-
vorable alterations— an admission which only a truly great
painter would make. Mr. Muybridge, however, relates an
incident in which Meissonier was right, as proved by the
camera ' and all his critics wrong, which is that of the walk-
ing ho'rse of the Emperor, in the picture of "Waterloo,"
painted many years since, and well known to art lovers all
over the world.

But, while we fully recognize the value of Mr. Muybridge's
contribution to our knowledge of animal locomotion, we are
not prepared to adopt all his conclusions as arbitrary rules in
its pictorial illustration. We admit that the first principle of
art is to correctly portray a natural object; but we assert for
for the artist, as for the poet, a certain license of exaggera-
tion, and that, in order to give force to the idea of speed, he
may, while preserving the relative position of the animal's
limb's, increase the knee or hock action, project the feet, or
seize upon the attitude of extreme tension, however brief in
Nature that tension may be. For instance, in the figure of
the running horse which Mr. Muybridge exhibited in motion,
and in all its phases most lucidly explained, there was an in-
stant when all the limbs seemed to be extended. We say
"seemed to be," because the period was so brief, it might
also have been an illusion; but its seeming is warrant for
its use, as it gives the best idea of speed in depicting a run-
ning horse. The figure of the horse in the air with all his
le"s under him, which Mr. Muybridge recommended artists
to°take as their model in that class of animal motion, sug-
gests more the idea of cramps than speed, and no stretch of
the imagination could make it graceful in a picture. Herring's
picture, where ten horses are running all in the same posi-
tion, is' not impossibla; but it is mechanical, and in such a
picture an artist might introduce an agreeable diversity by a
full knowledge of Mr. Muybridge's science and the aid of his
photographs.

The action of the horse in trotting first attracted Mr.
Muybridge's attention, and to fix that by means of photogra-
phy was the object of his earliest investigations. H« suc-
ceeded in producing the series of photographs of the pro-
gressive stages of the trot, which have become familiar to
horsemen, and which have occasioned any amount of dis-
cussion among the horse fraternity as to their correctness or
absurdity. Of their correctness there can be no doubt, but
it must be remembered they each form but a small part
of a single stride, and no one of the number shows the full
extension of the limbs as we see it when the horse is trotting
before us on the track. There is a supreme moment, so to
speak, when a trotter at speed has every joint and muscle in
use at its utmost flexion or tension; to depict that moment
has been the aim of the most careful artists and painters o'
trotting horses, and their efforts have been crowned with

more or less success. It is now conceded that the trotter at
speed has at times all his feet off the ground, and Mr. Muy-
bridge demonstrates the fact by his photographs. We re-
member a remark made to us by an astute and wealthy horse-
man who owns and drives one of the best and speediest
teams on the road: "A horse must always have one foot on
the ground or he would fall down, " but when we demon-
strated that a man. or any other animal, in leaping forward
could be entirely clear of the ground and not fall down, and
that a horse at a 2 :20 gait could not possibly step the dis-
tance he measures in his stride, he changed his opinion.
The momentum of the horse as he lifts his feet in a rapid
trot must send him over a good deal of ground before they
strike it again, his hindquarters being the propellors and his
forelegs the pilots or supporters. Mr. Muybridge's observa-
tions show that in eignt motions the horse is twice, as he
terms it, "without support, " or all off the ground during a
single stride. We have seen some inability to keep their
forelegs out of the way of the hind ones, which had a ten-
dency to overtrot their leaders.

A trotting-horse in action is perhaps to an artist the most
unsatisfactory subject he can undertake, because his critics
have each their own idea of how the horse ought to appear
in the picture. They have seen the horse trot, but from dif-
ferent standpoints, and observed his attitude and motion in
profile or fore- shortened, as the case may be, and retain the
image in their mind as they have seen it, without allowing
for the difference in position in which the animal may be de-
lineated by the artist. We remember a case in point which
involves a tribute to the artist and the excellence of his
pictures. We had upon our walls two pictures by Leighton,
the one a famous trottingmare and the other a no less fa-
mous horse of the period. The driver of the mare carefully
examined both pictures, and while criticising somewhat the
correctness of that representing his charge, thought that of
the horse perfect and beautiful. Shortly afterward the re-
nowned driver of the horse looked over the same pictures,
and he, in turn, somewhat faulted that of his horse, but con-
sidered the portrait of the mare in all respects superb and
unapproachable. The truth was while each had driven his
own horse, he had seen the horse of his competitor, and was
more competent to judge of the correctness of the portrait of
the other's horse than of his own.

To cover the subject of the horse as an object of art, would
require more time, space and learning than we could, bring
to the task. From the earliest times he has formed one of
the grandest factors in both imagery and illustration. He
gives dignity to the story of conquest and dominion por-
trayed in the sculptures of Nineveh and Babylon, romance
to the songs of Virgil and Homer, and majesty to the writ-
ings of profound philosophers and inspired apostles. Paint-
ers through all the ages have made him a chief object of the
pencil in subjects of peace and war, of the tourney, the chase,
the course and the road, in action and repose, in all varieties
and forms. It is only, however, within a comparatively few
years that illustration of the horse in trotting action has been
made a special study; and such illustration has been, as
much as any other, an incentive to the great progress and de-
velopment of the trotting horse as we see it at the present
day. We may be pardoned perhaps for a hasty glance at the
artists and pictures which have aided in that development.

Prior to 1844-5 there were few trotting pictures extant.
We recall a crude sketch of Lady Suffolk to saddle, the en-
graving of Eipton and Confidence, published by the old
Spirit, and a coarse wood cut or two of Sally Miller and Top-
gallant. About that period B. A. Clark, or, more familiarly,
" Bob Clark, " made his appearance as a horse painter, and
chose trotting horses mostly for his themes. It was said that
Bob was the son of a titled sire, and only took up painting
when shutjoff from the parental exchequer. Be that as it
may, he was evidently an amateur, but he had a quick eye to
catch peculiarities of action in a trotter, and a nervous, ener-
getic method of painting them on canvas. From that fact
hfs pictures were always popular. Whatever they lacked in
finish they supplied in force, and in suggestion of speed and
action have rarely been excelled. Among his earlier works
was Dutchman,Jridden by Hiram Woodruff, and Lady Suf-
folk, with Dave Bryant on the pigskin. It was about this
time that Messrs. Currier & Ives inaugurated the publication
of their famous series of trotting prints, and they published
in print form, from Clark's paintings, the well-known pict-
ures of Daniel D. Tompkins and Blanc Negre, in double har-
ness; Black Hawk and Jenny Lind in their match to wagons,
and Tacony to sulky, all of which were spirited representa-
tions, and earned fortheir author much fame and reputation.
He was also a clever caricaturist, and made many hits in his
satires on the horse mania of his day which were highly ap-
preciated by the fun-loving public.

The feat of Trustee, trotting twenty miles within the hour
created a great sensation at the time of its performance'

Among the spectators was Samuel Jones, whose uncle kept
the well-known "Yauxhall Garden," located in the Bowery,
about opposite where the Cooper Institute now stands. Sam
did not set up for an artist, but he made of the gelding and
his driver a characteristic pencil sketch, which, in outline
and proportion, was marvelously correct, and illustrated to
the life the peculiar action of that wiry little time-beater.
This sketch was published in print form, and its excellence
fully recognized in the largeness of its sale to horsemen
throughout the country.

The attention of gentlemen interested in horse and sport-
ing matters had now been awakened to an appreciation and
desire for pictures of famous trotters, and the publishing
firm heretofore mentioned found it necessary to keep up with
the popular demand. They had in their employ at the time
Louis Maurer, a young artist of much promise, who possessed
a keen eye and a hand to obey it. A great match was an-
nounced between Flora Temple and Highland Maid, to take
place at the Union Course, Long Island, and on the day ap-
pointed Mr. Maurer proceeded thither, commissioned to make
a picture of the contesting mares. It was his first attempt at
horse portraiture, but its success was such as to stamp him
at once a genius in that line, and it was the precursor of a
series of pictures by his hand that, in some respects, have
never been equaled. His works are characterized by fine
outlines and minute details of equine peculiarities, combined
with correct drawing and great force, energy and style in
every animal he represents. Among his best pictures we
may name Flora Temple, to sulky, with a portrait of Mc-
Mann, marvelous in its fidelity; Flora Temple and Hero, in
which the horses are represented as coming directly toward
the spectator, and of which Hiram Woodruff used often to
say to us, pointing to a copy which hung behind his bar,
" That picture can never be beat by any artist; " Pocahontas,
the famous old pacer to wagon, a picture which many a horse
painter has since used as a model ; the double-team race be-
tween Stella and Alice Gray and Lantern and Whalebone, so
true that the sports, when they saw it, would pull out their
pocketbooks and offer to bet which team would win; Tacony
and Mac, to saddles, which made the Philadelphia boys wild
with delight; Geo. M. Patchen, to sulky; Patchen's Brown
Dick and Miller's Damsel; Ethan Allen and Mate, and Lan-
tern and mate, with Harry Jones and "Gentleman George"
Spicer driving, and numerous others which made Mr. Mau-
rer's fame lasting and perpetual. Although not exactly
within the compass of our subject, we may be pardoned/on
account of its excellence, for alluding to Maurer's picture of
Lexington^ the great racehorse, which we believe is the only
picture of him extant "in racing condition."

Succeeding Mr. Maurer in the specialty of horse portrait-
ure, came Mr. John Cameron, and here again was an instance
of success achieved at the first trial. The subject was that
paragon of horseflesh, Dexter, ridden by that paragon of
drivers, John Murphy. The picture produced by Mr. Cam-
eron was so unique and striking that it became the model
horseback picture, and it was copied in plaster and metal on
every side, and was the original of pretty much all the gilded
weather-vanes, which we see surmounting expensive barns
and stables throughout the country. Mr. Cameron's draw-
ing of Dexter, to sulky, driven by Doble, and that of Gold-
smith Maid, with the same skillful handler, have become the
standard pictures of both those famous animals; and his il-
lustration of the great race between Dexter, on the one side,
and Ethan Allen and running mate on the other, is as well
known as the names of the steeds themselves. Another of
Mr. Cameron's drawings, the black stallion team. Superb and
his three sons, has gained universal favor. He also made
striking portraits of Lady Thorn, Geo. Wilkes, American
Girl, Geo. Palmer, Gray Eagle, and other horses, besides a
large number of racing illustrations in which figure the most
prominent horses of the trotting turf of the last dozen or fif-
teen years.

Among other artists who have essayed the trotting horse
in motion, we may mention Edwin Forbes, who painted Mr.
Vanderbilt's team, Small Hopes and Lady Mac, driven by
their owner — a very artistic and successful picture; Mr. E.
Troye, a gentleman and painter of the old school, who de-
parted from his speciality of racehorse portraiture, in at
least one instance, to paint the trotters, Mac and Gen. Tay-
lor, in their race at Philadelphia, years and years ago, and
who also made the only painting'extant of that great sire,
Alexander's Abdallah; the late Henry BiBpham, and Mc-
Anliffe, who painted a capital picture of Billy D and Mate,
for Mr. Barnaby of Providence.

At the present time Scott Leighton of Boston occupies a
foremost position as a painter of the trotter at speed. Hifi
pictures of MaudS and St. Julien, to which we have
fore alluded, are the standing portraits
and his picture of France's Alexander would iunk<
as a horse artist, even if he had not paint

162

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March 17

pictures of Mill Boy and Blondin, for Mr. Shepard and Ed-
ward and Swiveller'f or Mr. Work. Among his other produc-
tions are Hopeful, to road-wagon, The Sealskin Brigade, for the
late Mr. Richmond, The Fearnaught Stallions, for Col. Eus-
sell, Brown Jug the pacer, Bonesetter, Edwin Thome, and
others, in all of which he shows the strength and perception
of a close observer of the traits, gaits and outlines peculiar to
the high-blooded American trotter.

In our recollections of horse artists, we have not forgotten
"Wright, the painter of Hambletonian, the only picture that
Rvsdvk would ever indorse of that famous stallion; of Scott,
Stall,' Mauden, or Beard, or "Worth, who is inimitable in
eatchin** the '"points" of a horse, but this article is intended
to re fer'espe daily to painters of trotters "inaction, " because
we want to come back to the point made in speaking of _ Mr.
Muvbridge's photographic illn strati ons, viz., that an artist is
warranted in a possible exaggeration of tension, in order to
show speed in a picture of a trotting horse. The pictures of
all the artists to whom we have alluded look natural] to
us, and they all seem to have seen the action of the horse in
the same way, but that action is more intensified than that
shown by the camera. We may ask, are their representa-
tions exonerated ? or is there a motion beyond that which the
camera has thus far secured, but which may be shown in its
further experiments:' We understand that Mr. Muybridge
would gladly devote himself to further investigation, could
he obtain the means of meeting the expense they invoke,
which would be very considerable, and would bring to him
no remuneration outside the sale of a few books of illustra-
tions, and the pleasure of demonstrating to the world what-
ever new facts the camera might bring to light. If some of
our wealthy horse-owners would associate and subscribe the
means to enable Mr. M. to make further research into the
mysteries of animal motion, we think they would perform a
graceful act, and confer a benefit on mankind.

And, in conclusion, we would urge upon horse-owners the
advisability of taking an interest in horse portraiture, and
adorning their walls with the portraits of the celebrities of
the turf, or have pictures made of the trotters they so highly
esteem, and behind whom they delight to travel when the
roads are good and the skies are bright. Artistic taste would
thus conbine with memory, and, in after years, through the
medium of a picture, they could re-enjoy their triumphs of
the road and the track, when, perchance, the gout or some
other enemy may prevent more active amusement. What-
ever the subject, a picture should^ be cheerful, and we will
leave it to thelady of the house if any subject can be more
cheerful than a high-toned, high-bred, high-mettled, high-
stepping trotter at a twenty gait, except it be a portrait of her
own fair self, and with that, of course, the proprietor has
already adorned his castle halls. — Apelles in N. T. Spirit.

David K. Babbit, of Hiawatha, Kan., read an interesting
essay at a recent Farmers' Institute on the Agricultural horse
for Kansas, in which he took the ground that " the horse of
all work" was a myth, and that no such class should be rec-
ognized at Kansas fairs. He suggested a class for agricultur-
al horses in its stead, and gave the following points:

Such a horse should be 16 or 16£ hands high, weighing, in
fair condition, 1,200 to 1,300 pounds, of a solid, or nearly
solid, color — bay, black or brown — full mane and tail carry-
ing them high, with high knee action, good, strong chest,
clear, prominent eyes, a disposition to do any kind of work,
and an ability to trot a mile in four minutes, or just as much
faster as he pleases; add to these qualities good looks, and you
have, in my opinion, the best possible horse for Kansas farm-
ers to raise. There is not an hour's team work on the Kan-
sas farm but what such a pair of horses will do to good ad-
vantage and be suitable at all times to do good service on the
road either to a heavy load, family carriage or light buggy,
and will answer fairly well to carry a boy to the post-office or
after the doctor. For fear that I may be misunderstood as to
what constitutes a 1,200 or 1,300-pound horse, Iwish to say
that our farmers greatly over-estimate the weight of their
horses, and usually guess their 1,000-pound horses at about
1,200 pounds.

Two-twenty and Better.

The following list includes all the horses that have ever
trotted in 2:20 or better down to the close of 1SS2:

Rec'd.

Maud S I Harold .

St. Julien Volunteer.,

TUBE AND TRACK.

Horse Racing and Betting.

Earns.

Goldsmith Maid

Trinket

Clingstone

Hopeful

Lula

Smuggler

Hattie Woodward

Lucille Golddust

American Girl

Darby

Edwin Thome

Jerome Eddy

Occident

Charlie Ford

Gloster

Dexter

piedmont

So So

Elacfe Cloud

Santa Clans

Hannis

Kate Spragne

Xettie

Dick Swiveller

Judge Fullerton

Great Eastern

Edwin Forrest

Proteine

Red Cloud

Robert McGregor

Lucy

Lady Thome

Lady Maud

Midnight

Monroe Chief

Fannie Wjtberspoon...

Pickard

Eo=a Wilkes... *

William H

Slow Go

J . B. Thomas

Col. Lewis

Cleora

Nutwood

Patchen

Alley

Albemarle

Kitty Bates

Minnie R

Jav- Eye-See

Ad'ele Gould

Bonesetter

Edward

Cozette

Alexander

Troubadour

Wedgewood

Cxoxie

Comee

Bodine

Aldine

Geo. Palmer

Keene Jim

Von Arnim

Romero

Driver

Moose

Parana

Thos. L. Young

Will Cody

Daisvdale

Deck Wright

Adelaide

Camorsj

Flora Temple

John S.Clark

Josephus

Dr. Xorman

Nellie R

Humboldt

Belle Brasfield

Capt. Emmons

Etta Jones

Frank

Fleety Golddust

John H

Little Fred

Mambrino Gift

May Queen

Nancy Hackett

Orange Girl

Prospero

Graves

Elaine

Annie W

Conklin's Abdallah

Alexander's Abdallah

Princeps

Rysdyk

Godfrey's Patchen

Alexander's Norman

Blanco

Aberdeen

Golddust

Amos' C. M. Clay Jr

Delmonico

Thorndale

Louis Napoleon

Dot

Grey Eagle

Volunteer

Rysdyk's Hambletonian

Almont

Geo. Wilkes

Asbland Chief

Strathmore

Mambrino Pilot

Gov. Sprague

Rvsdvk's Hambletonian

Waltdll Chief

Edward Everett

Walkill Chief

Brannock's Red Forest

Blackwood

Legal Tender

Major Edsall

Geo. M. Patchen

Mambrino Chief

General Knox

Peacemaker

Jim Monroe

Almont

Abdallah Pilot

George "Wilkes

Young "Wilkes

Sharatack Jr

Sterling

Rifleman

Menelaus

Belmont

Unknown

Volunteer

Tom Hunter

Jim Monroe

C. Breckenridge

Dictator

Jay Gould v

Brooks .'.

Fisk's Hambletonian

Blnmberg's Bashaw

Ben Patchen

Revenge

Belmont

Clark Chief

Daniel Lambert

Volunteer

Almont

Ames' Bogus

Lookout

Sentinel

A. W. Richmond

Volunteer

Washburn Horse

Mambrino Hambletonian..

Yellow Jacket

Blue Bull

Thorndale

Hinsdale Horse

Phil Sheridan

General Knox

Kentucky Hunter

Thos. Jefferson

Green's Bashaw

Colonel Moore

General McCleUan Jr

Stocking Chief

Tiley*s Cripple

Continental

Parrish's Pilot

Pathfinder

Golddust

Blnmberg's Bashaw

Eastman Morgan

Mambrino Pilot

Alexander's Norman..:...

Wood's Hambletonian

Rysdyk's Hambletonian. . .

Messenger Duroc

Whipple's Hambletonian. .

Messenger Duroc

Bostick's Almont Jr

2:10$

2:11 J

2:133

2:14

2:14

2:14

2:143

2:15

2:15$

2:15*

2:16$

2:16*

2:16*

2:16*

2:16*

2:16|

2:16?

2:17

2:17$

2-.17i

2:17$

2:17$

2:17*

2:174

2:18

2:18

2:18

2:18

"2:18

2:18

2:18

2:18

2:18

2:18$

2:18$

2:18$

2:18$

2:18$

2:18$

2:18$

2:18$

2:18*

2:18*

2:18*

2:183

2:18$

2:18|

2:18*

2:19

2:19

2-J9

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19

2:19$

2:19$

2:19$

2:19$

2:19$

2:19$

2:19*

2:19£

2:19#

2:19*.

2:16*.

2:19*

2:19*

2:19$

2:19?

2J9?

2:192

2:19$

2:19$

2:19$

2:19;

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

2:20

It is, of course, possible that horse racing can be carried to
excess, especially in the matter of betting. That unlimited
facility to risk money on horses is an evil to be regulated can-
not be disputed. That it should be absolutely interdicted,
however, is quite as clearly an evil, and that enactments en-
tirely prohibiting it cannot be enforced is quite as clear. This
should have been understood by the authors of recent legis-
lation in regard to this matt€r. There is no doubt that the
primary objects of tests of speed and the rearing of thorough-
breds is improvement in the breed of horses everywhere.
There is no doubt that horse racing, in so far as it conduces
to this end, and irrespective of the noble quality of the sport
itself, is a blessing, and that such men as the Lorillards and
Withers, in their efforts to improve the breed of horses, are
benefactors to their fellow men. It is not to be disputed
that one of the results of horse racing for a century has been
to improve not only the thoroughbred, but the horse gener-
ally, and that the butcher and baker may drive or ride as fine
a horse to-day as was only possible to the gentleman of
wealth fifty years ago. But the horse cannot be improved
without tests of speed, bottom and endurance. That is the
condition precedent. To induce men to make these tests
large rewards in money must be offered. It takes time,
money and toil to breed and improve horses, and the element
of luck always largely pervades the business. There must
be the test and the inducement in money. To provide these
an appeal has always been found necessary to the sporting
instincts of the people. Gate money without betting would
never pay the one hundred and odd thousand dollars paid
borse-owners at Brighton Beach and Monmouth Park. The
Ifl arising from a commission on money risked by the
public on tests of speed and endurance is absolutely neces-
sary, and if this is an evil wh<*n properly regulated," it is an ,
evil that legislation cannot obviate and which should, under
proper regulations, be endured for the beneficial and niate-
n.il results, aside from the element of sport in which a ma-
jority of mankind have so long found delight. It is only a
lack of common sense on the part of code fonnulatora and
legislators that absolute and indiscriminate prohibition
should be found on tho statute book, enacted never to be
e ifurced, and only effective where, as in the case of Jerome
' ark, the evil was the least and opposing benefits the great-
est. But this mntter will, in good time, regulate itself,
certain limits, betting on horse races at race courses
found indisp. usable, and will be permitted, for the
ck, as an institution, is a necessary one for the wel-
■t a people in respects well understood and admitted bv
Brooklyn Eagle.

The Color of Horses.

Considering how important a factor color is in the selling
value of a team, especially if the buyer places a high value
upon the general appearance — the attractiveness of his turn-
out— it is a little singular that no greater attention is paid to
breeding for colors that are especially attractive. It is well
known that a team of richly dappled greys, having large,
long, well-carried tails, never go begging for a buyer, even
though they may be a little plain in form, have only a medi-
um gait, and feet and limbs that require gentle usage and fre-
quent aid from the veterinary surgeon. Such a team does
fairly well for service before the family carriage, if put to
light use, and in the hands of a careful groom will wear pret-
ty well.

While selling quite readily at $500 or $600, for city use,
on account of its show qualities, if it were stripped of these,
by giving it a plain color and the tail of a common plug, such
a team would go slow at $250 or so. This is but an illus-
tration of what we see in other lines, for instance furs, cer-
tain shades selling for very high prices as compared to others.
What is true of a nice drapple grey, is also true of a rich
black or bay team, provided they have the accomplishment
of full, flowing mane and tails, and fine, stylish appearance.
Therefore, when it is considered that the demand for horses,
for the purpose of making up showy equipages, 'is very great
in all the larger cities, it is a little singular that no attention
is given to breeding horses through what scientists term me-
thodical selection. Through adherence to a system, the qual-
ities mentioned could be secured, whereas now, rich colors
and ornamentation only come occasionally, through chance.

Regarding the color of horses, it is interesting to note the
peculiarities of the early progenitors, in the matter of color,
as showing how this, as well as the forms of the running,
the trotting and the cart-horse, have been fixed upon the off-
shoots of the first, or original horse, moulding them into our
present breeds. While science is at variance in regard to the
origin of the horse, whether from one parent species or more,
it seems quite clear that whatever the origin, the color was at
first a plain one, not dark. Some authorities think it was a
dun, and Darwin and some others contend that there was for
a time quite a tendency in horses to show stripes upon the
shoulder and legs, and more frequently along the spine from
the mane to the setting on of the tail.

When it is considered how restricted the range of color in
the parent stock of horses must have been, we can the better
realize that the great variety of shades in color of our pres-
ent breeds have been mainly prodi eed by selections in

coupling. "While the origin of the domestic horse is un
known, we are entirely at sea as to a progenitor, unless we
look to some one or more of the wild species. Whether we
look to the early horse as he was found in Arabia, Central
Asia, or on the banks of the Euphrates, from which latter lo-
cation some historians believe our present races spring, we
are forced to the conclusion that the shades of color prevail-
ing at the outset were few in number and exceedingly plain.
Historians, at any rate a few of them, quite persistently
invite our attention to the occasional appearance of the spinal
stripe occasionally found upon colts, sometimes even remain-
ing upon the grown-up animal. Slore rarely, it is insisted
that horses show a tendency to become striped, thus inviting
our attention to the possible fact that the early horse may
have either originated from equines having the spinal stripe
and stripes upon the body, or else an intermingling of the
blood of these may have occurred in their wild state. It is
not asserted that this occurred, but we are left to conclude
that the tendency to show the stripes upon shoulder and
limbs may be caused in this manner. Darwin suggests that
the dapple spots upon our present breeds may come through
variation from the original stripes. This author gives an
illustration of a Devonshire pony, showing the spinal stripe,
two stripes upon the shoulder and three upon the legs above
the knee. Markings of this kind have occurred so often that
we cannot entirely ignore the idea that the parent stock may
have been of very curious and mixed origin, and that the
tendency to dapple has a far-off starting point.

The tendency to become dappled attaches to nearly all the
colors carried by the horse, hence we must conclude that this
sprung from something very fixed in the parent stock. As
the dappling is one of the highest ornamental marks given to
the horse, it would be interesting to know its origin, but as
to this we can only surmise. For the purpose of showing
the great range taken in the matter of color as applied to the
horse, we condense from an article by P. Alegnin, in the Lon-
don Live Stock Journal. Mr. Megnin mentions three colors
as comprising all thejvarious shades, depending upon the
combination of these upon the surface, and in the mane and
tail.

These are white, reddish brown or yellowish red and black.
These, he says, are met with alone or in different combina-
tions. The white is described as a dead white, or white
properly so called. Porcelain white, seen upon a skin of a
black hue. Dirty white, approaching yellow. Of the chest-
nuts he mentions five: Burnt chestnut, resembling roasted
coffee bean; nut-brown cnestnut, lighter than the other;
cherry chestnut, a brilliant reddish-brown color, sometimes
with metallic copper-colored reflections; golden chestnut, a
reddish-yellow color, resembling jewelePs red gold, with
brilliant metallic reflections; light chestnut, a light yellow
color. Of the black coat he mentions three varieties: The
real black, a dull black without any reflections; jet black,
which has brilliant reflections; badly tinted black, which here
and there approaches a brown tint.

Of the coats made up of two colors, reference is made to
the flea-bitten grey, which ordinarily is made up of an equal
distribution of the two colors white and red. It may be of
what is known as the deep variety, the red color predominat-
ing. As a rule, horses having coats of this color have the
head and extremities covered with red hairs, without any
mixture of white. The grey coat is made up of black and
white hairs mixed in varying proportions. The iron-grey,
few white hairs being intermingled with the black. Slate
color, where the hairs are about equally white and black.
The head and limbs are usually darker than the body.
Light grey is of course caused by the white hairs predomin-
ating. Dapple-grey is caused by the white hairs forming
spots around which dark hairs are placed in a circle, forming
the dapple spot. The hocks are usually dark, as are also
the knees and fetlocks. The fore part of the body is gener-
ally lighter than the hind part. Dun dapple-grey is occa-
sionally met with, and is caused by the white approaching a
yellowish color.

The bay color is produced by a combination of black and
red, the black being confined to the mane and tail and lower
part of the limbs. A brown bay gets its color from the hairs
being very dark, sometimes approaching a black. Then
there are the chestnut-colored bay, the nut-brown bay, the
deep bay, the light bay, and the liveliest of all is the cherry-
colored bay, shining and blood-colored. Then, to close the
list, there is the dun, which is sometimes light and some-
times dark. Dun-colored horses sometimes have white
manes with black hairs interspersed, and are considered, ac-
cording to the taste of a few persons, quite ornamental.
Now, the breeder can select and combine colors in coupling
with nearly as much certainty as the artist can, in forming
his portrait or his landscape. Not, to be sure, in the first at
tempt, but as has been proved in breeding colts with a view to
given shades of color, inter-breeding for a few times persist-
ently and intelligently will in nine cases out of ten, bring
uniform results. — Live-Stock Journal,

Large Stakes.

The Coney Island Jockey Club having failed to secure the
Lorillard Champion Stallion Stakes has announced two addi-
tional handicaps for September, in which the added money is
$10,000, with the following conditions:

For two-year-olds — The Great Eastern Handicap, a sweep-
stakes for two-year-olds, at $100 each for starters; $30 forfeit
for horses entered by April 16th, but only $15 if de-
clared out by September 1st; horses entered on Au-
gust 15th, when the stake shall close, to pay $50 forfeit; the
association to add $5,000, of which the second shall receive
$1,000 and twenty per cent, of the stakes; and the third $500
and ten per cent, of the stakes; weights to be announced two
days before the race; sis furlongs.

For three-year-olds — Great Eastern Handicap, a sweep-
stakes for three-year-olds, at $100 each for starters; $30 for-
feit for horses entered by April 16th, but only $15 if declared
out by September 1st; horses entered on August loth, when
the stake shall close, to pay $50 forfeit; the association to add
$5,000, of which the second shall receive $1,000 and twenty
per cent, of the stakes, and the third $500 and ten per cent,
of the stakes; weights to be announced two days before the
race; mile and a half.

Entries for the above stakes should be addressed to J. G.
K. Lawrence, Secretary of the Coney Island Jockey Club, at
the cornerlof Twenty-seventh street and itadison avenue, New
York.

The great five-year-old, Phil Thompson, was shod last
week, and his preparation commenced for the great colt
event at the Gentlemen's Driving Park in June next. Phil
now carries upward of a pound shoe forward for road work,
Sut when he trotted in 2:21 as a three-year-old thirteen
t-unces forward and six behind were sufficient to balance
h'.m. Hopeful wore shoes of similar weight when he made
ti e best time on record, 2:16^ to wagon.

1883

*ght grjcttter <wd jlpox-fstuati.

The Side-Wheelers.

Not being filled with that ineffable scorn with -which most
of the sporting press regard the despised pacer, we give here-
with the list of all side-wheelers who have achieved 2:30 or
better, corrected down to the close of 1SS2:

Abe Johnson, gr g 2:29

Ace of Clubs, rn g 2:24:1

Ace of Diamonds, b g 2:28i

Aggie Downs, b m 2:29

Albany Boy, ch g 2:20

Allie Bell, b m, by Tempest Jr 2 :29i

Americas, b g 2 :24£

Andrew J. Polk, ch g 2:26i

Andy Mellon.br g (Davy Crockett) 2:25£

Annie Boyd, b m 1:201

Badger, b h (Badger Boy), by Kerr's Bashaw 2:29"

Bald Hornet, ch h,by Bed Back 2:23

Bay Billy, b g 2:H

Bay Bob, b g 2:25

Bay Jim, b g 2:21i

Bay Lucy, b m 2:30

Bay Sally (Sally Morris), b m, by Tom Crowder 2:20

Bay Tom, b g 2:26

Belle Hamil, b m 2 :30

Ben Butler, br g, by St. Clair 2:19$

Ben Hamilton, b g, by DeWitt's Norman 2:16i

Ben Higdon, ch g , by Abdullah 2 :27

Bessie M, blk m 2:23*

Betty Walker, b m 2 :30_

Bill White, rn g 2:30

Billy Boyce b g, by Corbean 2:19

Billy Button, gr g 2:29*

Billy C, b g 2:252

Billy Hopper (Billy Hooper), gT g, 2:24*

Billy Hotspur, ch a 2:24"

Billy Larkin, b g, 2:27

Billy M, ch g 2:27

Billy Mayo, gr g, 2:20

Billy Scott, ch g, by Billy Green 2 -21 J

Billy Wilkes, b g 2 :30

Black Cat, blk m 2:29

Black Jack, blk g, 2:29*

Black Shy, blk g 2 :30"

Black Weasel, blk g, by Longfellow 2:26$

Buckskin, dn h 2:28

Buffalo Girl, b m, by Pocahontas Boy 2:12$

Capitola, ch m 2:25*

Capt. Dan. b g 2 :24*

Capt. Jack, bh 2 :29*

■ Capt. Kinney, b g 2:25"

Capt. Walker, ch h 2:27*.

Capt. T, b m 2 :28*

Carrie P, b m 2:20£

Cayuga Maid, b m 2:28"

Centerville Maid, b m 2:25*

Change, b g 2:10~

Charley, blk g 2 :27

Charley Evans (Isaac,B. Loder), rn g 2:21 £

Charley?F, b g 2 :28

Charley H, b g 2:21

Chestnut Star, ch h 2:29*

Chieftain, bg 2:2&i

Clara D, rnm 2:29}

Clinker, blk h, bv Sam Hazard 2:20

Coldwater Billy, gr g, 2:23

Col. Dickey.bg, by Strathmore 2:27*.

Comet, gr g 2:22

Comet, grm 2:21*

Commodore, b g 2:27~

Conlisk's (James Conlisk and Jack), rn g 2:27

Copperbottom.rn g 2:19

Corette, b m, by Winthrop 2:19

Cotton Picker, ch m 2:27*.

Creole, br m 2 :30

Crown Point, wh g 2 :16

Dan Mahoney, rn h 2 :21*

Dan Miller, ch g ,..2;23"

Dan Rice (Dennis Kearney), b g, by Signal \.2:21J

Dan Rice, rn g 2:28

Dan Voorbees, gr g 2:19\

Dan Webster, ch g 2:29i

Daniel Webster, ch g 2:25£

Dave, bg 2:27

Defiance, b g, by Chieftain 2 :24

Dexter, ch g, by Woodford's Ethan Allen 2 :29

Dido, bm, 4 years, by Scott's Hiatoga 2:28*.

Dixie grm 2:29i

Doc Snyder, b g, by Wild Tom 2:27$

Dolly Spanker, b m 2 :27

Don Cameron, gr g 2 :27*

Drover, b g 2 :28

Eddie C, b g, by Happy Medinm 2:25i

Edwin A, b g 2 :25

Ella Davis, b m 2 :26

Emma, ch m 2 :29

Estella, b m, by Scotf s Hiatoga 2 :22i

Fanny Ellsler, grm 2 :24*

Fanny Fern, bm 2 :28i

Felix, rn g, by Dictator ^ .2 :24£

Fisherman (Swindle), b g -k, 2 :24

Fleetfoot, brm 2:25

Flitterfoot, ch h 2:24*

Flora, bm, by Chieftain 2:30

Flora Belle, br m, by Stacker's Rainbow 2:15*.

Flying Hiatoga Jr., br b, by Flying Hiatoga 2:25*

Frank, ch g 2:27£

Frank Pierce, ch g 2:23$

Fred Johnson, gr g 2:26

Fred Wormley, bg 2 :29

Frederick, gr g 2 :19i

Fritz, chg 2:30

Fuller, b g, by Clear Grit 2 ilih

Gem, b m, by Tom Rolfe 20.5*.

Gen. Taylor, brg 2 :26

Granger, cb g, by Tom Crowder 2 :24

Granger Pete, gr g 2 :23

Grey Dan ,grg 2 :24 J

Grey Dick, gr h 2 :26J

Grey Eagle, gr g 2:25

Grey Harry, gr n. by Tempest 2:26£

Gypsy, b g, by Scott's Hiatoga 2;28i

Gypsy Queen, blk m 2:24

Gypsy Roan, mm 2:25

Handy Andy, rn g 2 :29j

Harry, b g 2:19$

Harry D, b g 2:28

Harry Goodrich (Nigger Boy), bg, by Cadmus 2 :25$

Heffners' bib g 2 :30

Hendricks' T. A. (Tom Hendricks), b g 2:29

Hero, gr g, by Harris' Eambletonian 2:20*.

High Jack, ch g 2:25$

Hiram Tracy, b g, by Tecuroseh 2:22*.

Honest Jim, brg, by Dillon Horse 2:28*.

Honesty, b g -. . . . 2 :28

Hoosier Dick, b g 2:18

Hoosier Sam, bg 2 :24*

HooBier Tom, b g, by Tom Hal 2:194

Horace Greely, br g 2:22

Humming Bird, ch m, by St. Clair 2:30

Lnnocent Sam. b g 2 :27$

Irish Moll, blk m 2 :28j

Jack Evans, br g 2:29*,

Jack Rapid, gr h, by Jack Rapid 2:26

James K. Polk, ch g 2 :27

Jeff Davis, br g 2:25$

Jenny Lind, ch m 2 :28

Jerry 2 :38

Jim Brown, ch g 2:17£

Jim McCue, b h, by St. Clair 2 :18

Joe Bowers Jr., b g, by Joe Bowers 2:25*.

Joe Coburn 2 :30

Joe Gates, gr g 2:23j

Joe Hooker, blk h 2:30

Joe Wilson, b g 2 :24$

John Burke, b g 2:26

John Bennett, chg 2 :30

John Heenan, b g, by Henry Clay, pacer 2:25

John Jim McKinney, rn g 2:23

John McNalr, b g 3 3 13 1

John Schonchin.cb g 2:251

John Towle, b g 2 :2C

Johnny Weigle, b g 2:20j

Josie, brm 2:30

■Katie F,dnm 2:27*

Keno, brg 2:30

Killbuck Tom, ch h 2 :26

Lady Alice, b m 2 :29

Lady Bevis, rn m 2:26

Lady Elgin, grm 2:27

Lady Gray, gr m 2:25

Lady Lightfoot, br m, by Strathmore 2:29i

Lady Mac , rn m 2 :25j

Lady Rvan.b m 2:28

LadvSt. Clair, b m, by St. Clair 2:20

Lamplighter, ch m 2:23}

Legal Tender, b h 2 :28

Leviathan, ch g 2:27

Limber Jack, b g, by Tom Hal 2 :18j

Limber Jim, ch g 2:26

Lincoln, ch g, by Tempest Jr 2:23$

Little Brown Jug, brg, by Gibson's Tom Hal 2:111

Little Ed, gr g 2 :27

Little Mac. b g 2 :22

Longfellow, ch g, by Red Bill 2 :iy$

Lone Jack, brg 2:22

Lotta, rn m 2 :25J

Louise, rn m 2:29|

Lucy, gr m, by Sligo 2:14

Magoozler, grg 2:20*.

Marie Scott, b m, by Scott's Hiatoga 2:24

Mattie Hunter, cb m, by Prince Pulaski 2:19$

Minnie N, b m 2:25

Ned, grh 2:25

Ned.bg 2:28

Ned Forrester ch g, by Young Forrester 2:23*.

Nellv Davis, b m, by Kremer's Bashaw 2:241.

Nelly Gray, grm 2 :24

Nimrod, ch g, by Missouri Chief 2 :19$

Nooday, b g 2:27

Oddfellow, ch g 2 :28\

Onward, blk g, by Chieftain 2:24$

Onida, b m, by Blackbawk 2 :24

Pacific, ch g , 2:28

Pedro, b g 2 :30

Pet, rn g 2 :28*

Pete Whetstone, b g 2 :22

Pocahontas, ch m, by Iron's Cadmus 2:20

Pompey Jones, gr g 2:28$

Princess, bm 2:20*

Prussian Maid, b m, by Signal 2:19

Queen of the West, dn m 2:28}

Rattling Jim, b g, by Flvinc Hiatoga 2 :23j

RedBill.bg 2:21$

Richball, b g, by KingPharoah 2:24$

Roanoke, rn g, by Old Pilot 2:26

Rowdy Boy, blk g 2 :19$

Sailor Boy, rn g, by Smuggler Jr 2:17$

Sallie, bm.bvTom Crowder 2:21$

Sallie Morris, bm 2:20

SamSUck.bg...., 2:28

Sealskin, bit g 2 :2G*

Shackleford, rn g 2:29$

Shaker Boy, b g 2:25*.

Sherman , b g 2 :27

Silas, gr g 2 :27

Silvertai 1, b m 2 :27$

Silvertail, gr g 2:26

Silvertail, gr g 2:29$

Simcoe, b h, by Signal 2:26

Skinner Dick, chg 2 :27

Sleepy Bill, b g 2 :22*

Sleepy Bill, gr g 2 :30

Sleepy David, rn g 2 :29$

Sleepy George, b g, by Belmont 2:15

Sleepy John, b g 2 :30

Sleepy Tom, ch g, bv Tom Rolf 2:12$

Sorrel Billy, ch g, by Scott's Hiatoga 2 :20

Sorrel Dan, ch g, by Red Back 2 :14

Sorrel Frank, ch g 2:2o*

Stella 2:29

Stocking Leg, grm 2:29$

Stonewall, ch g, by Blue Bull 2:28

Straightedge, gr g 2:24*

Sucker State, b g 2:23

Sweeper, gr g 2:23*

.2:15

Sweetzer, ^ D

Tecumseh.chg 2:20*

Thander, ch g, by Hardee 2:22$

Tippecanoe, ch g 2 :29

Tom Parker, bg 2:30

Tom Smiley, ch g 2:30

Topsy, blkm 2:25*

Trifle, rn g 2:28*

Unknown, gr m 2:23

Velocipede, b g 2 :27$

Victor, gr g 2 :28

Village Boy, rn g 2 :25

Wake Up Jake, br g - 2 :30

Warrior, b g, by Warrior 2 :22$

Washington, b g 2:20

Washington, blk h, by Bucephalus.... 2:27$

"Washington Maid, ch m ". 2:26

Westmout, ch g, by Almont 2:21$

William C, b g 2:21*

Winder, ch g, by Whitehall 2 :21

Wisconsin Chief, grg 2:27

Wonder.gr g 2:26

Wonderful, b g, by Legal Tender ..2:25*

Wyandotte Chief, gr g 2 :30

Yankee Sam, dn g 2:25*

Young America, br g,by Vermont Blackhawk 2:23

How is This?

A correspondent in Chicago whose crude orthography and
composition we have taken the liberty of revising somewhat
makes the following charge of misconduct in office against
our contemporaries of the Eastern sporting press:

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I am a little astonished
but much pleased to see one sporting paper that has ac-
knowledged there was any merit in the Blue Bull family.
None of our Eastern papers ever mention the Blue Bulls un-
less obliged to do so in summing up some race, and never a
comment in their favor, no matter now much they deserve it.
I am well satisfied that the Blue Bulls will stand at the head
of the 2:30 list this fall as against the get of 'any other stallion,
living or dead, and yet none of our Eastern papers will men-
tion a Blue Bull if they can help it. "Why is it? I will tell
you. Wilson would not pay these papers. You know what
kind of a man Wilson was. But he is dead and the horse is
dead and I think the colts should have all the credit they
are entitled to, and the old horse also. Hoosier.

Chicago, March 4, 1883.

Names Claimed.

By H. M. Johnston, Ela Hills farm, Los Angeles county.

Monica, for chestnut filly foaled 18S2, byGrinstead, byGil-
roy. First dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone, by Lexing-
ton. Second dam Lida, by Epsilon. Third dam Nanny
Killam, by The Saddler.

Caddo, for chestnut colt foaled 1SS2, by Grinstead, |by Gil-
roy. First dam Sespe, by Crichton, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone, as above.

Galgo, for sorrel colt foaled 1882, by Rutherford, by im-

Eorted Australian. First dam Nina R, by Woodburn, by
exington. Second dam Lulu Jackson, by Jack Malone, as
above.

By the steamer of last Tuesday, C. C. Bemis of this city
shipped to Oregon the four-year-old stallion Supervisor, by
Whipple's Ham bletoni an— Sally Polk by Marion, iie will be
used as a stock horse or will be sold if a satisfactory opportu-
nity offers.

The Bohnerville Jockey Club is considering the feasibility
of getting up spring races, with liberal purses for both trot-
ting and running.

An Oregon "Wrangle.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Last fall a certain society
here offered several purses, among which was one for "three-
year-olds " (no bar). X wrote to a friend to send him a colt
from his stable to start in the race, but to win it must be
able to beat 45. He replied that he had none available, but
had heard of one for sale that owner would show 42 with.
X sent him word to buy it on that showing and shortly re-
ceived word that trial was satisfactory and colt bought.
The owner's name or pedigree of the colt was not men-
tioned, he being simply described as "a bay sixteen hands,
no white, stylish and handsome. "

X entered him under a name of his choosing, giving color
and " pedigree unknown." On the day of the race there was
considerable outside talk about his not being eligible: 1. On
account of being California bred. 2. Because he was under
an assumed name. 3. Because he was represented as being
by Magna Charta. This coming to the ears of the judges,
they called X into the stand, and in answer to questions, were
told about his ownership, and that his pedigree was not
known; that he was not by Magna Charta, and that the
written entry did not so state. They were told how he came
to be bought, and that if he was not eligible or it was not
satisfactory, he would be withdrawn. The judges found that
no horses, wherever bred, were barred, and there was no evi-
dence that he had ever started in a race, consequently could
be entered by any name, and on asking the secretary, were
told that he was entered as stated by X.

On finding there was no advertised bar, they ordered him
to start. He won in straight heats, the judges so gave their
decision and the pools were paid. No protest was entered
either before or after the race. But there was dissatisfaction
and the horsemen were all put off on one pretext or another.
X was told after waiting some three weeks he would have to
wait until the reported breeder of the colt was written to (he
had meantime written himself and got particulars of hi3
breeding and raising and of which he made no secret). They
wrote that they understood that had a record of 2:32, or
thereabouts, and if it was so asking his name and breeding.
His breeding was given in answer, and that he never was on
a track, had no training and was eligible to start in any race.

The society had a meeting soon after, and discussing this
purse, each told what he knew or had heard. One point was
that the colt had been taken off at Astoria and shipped up on
a river boat. Another that the trainer had represented him as
being by Magna Charta. Accordingly they declared the purse
off.

X claims he acted fairly in every particular. He had the
colt taken off at Astoria because lie thought it too hard a trip
for him to come through without exercise and paid a man to
take him off and walk him for two hours and forward him
next day. This was exactly the same treatment that he had
given to another horse three months before, but about which
no complaint was made as he only won third money in his
race. X supposed hehad a perfect right to walk his horseover-
land if he chose. In regard to the point about pedigree he
claims he gave all the information at hand, and when ques-
tioned about it always said he knew nothing about his breed-
ing. The trainer did tell a good many that he was by Magna
Charta and others that he was by Electioneer, A. W. Rich-
mond and Sultan, juct as their names occurred to him. This
last was the truth, although he didn't know it.

Under the rules of the National Association, under which
the races were trotted, has the society a right to withhold the
purse ? Portland.

Palo Alto Foals for 1883.

At Palo Alto, in the department of trotters, the foals thus
far reported are as follows:

Jan. 13th, Lady Ellen by Carr's Mambrino— by Owen Dale,
a bay colt by Electioneer.

Jan. 23d, Nellie Walker by Thorndale — by Star Davis, a
brown colt by Shannon.

Jan. 23d, Piney Lewis by Longfellow — Lou Lewis by En-
dorser, a bay colt by Electioneer.

Jan. 25th, Mamie C by imported Hercules — by Langford, a
bay filly by Electioneer.

Jan. 27tb, Alvaretta by George Lancaster — Melinche, a bay
filly by Electioneer.

Feb. 9th, Barnes' Idol by Idol — Ella Morton, a bay filly by
Gen. Benton.

Feb. 15th, Illinois Maid by Black Slasher— by the McCart-
ney Horse, a bay filly by Electioneer.

Feb. 22d, Maybell by Electioneer— Mayflower by St. Clair,
a chestnut filly by Gen. Benton.

Feb. 23d, Restless by Kentucky Prince— Lady Rysdyk, a
bay filly by Electioneer.

March 3d, Sontag Mohawk by Mohawk Chief— Sontag Nel-
lie, a bay filly by Gen. Benton.

March 4th* Juniata by Fred Low — Maid of Clay, a bay filly
by Gen. Benton.

March 5th, Clarabel by Abdallah Star— Fairy, a light bay
colt by Electioneer.

March 6th, Gipsy , a bay filly by Gen. Benton.

In the thoroughbred division the arrivals have been as fob
lows:

Jan. 12th, Robin Girl by Enquirer — Cynthia Sue, a chest-
nut filly by Flood.

Jan.*21st, Hattie Hawthorne by Enquirer— Little Girl, a
dark bay filly by Flood.

Jan. 27th, Sallie Gardner by Vandal — Charlotte Thompson,
a chestnut colt by Flood.

Feb. Sth, Planetia by Planet— La Henderson, a ohestnut
colt by Shannon.

Feb. ISth, Glendew by imported Glengary — Glenrose, a
bay colt by Shannon.

Feb. 22d, Riglin by imported Glengary — Rigamarole, a bay
colt by Shannon.

Feb. 27th, Lizzie Whipps by Enquirer— The Grand Dutch
$, a bay colt by Flood.

March 1st, Marshra by Planet— Yandalia, a chestnut colt
by Shannon.

* March 0th, Katharion by Harry of the West— Kathleen, a
bay filly by Flood.

March 6th, Mozelle , a bay colt by Flood.

March 6th, Lady Evangeline by Leinster— Tibbie Dunbar,
a chestnut filly by Shannon.

-*

A friend from the West relates a very characterstio Jack
Splan anecdote. He says he was in a hotel in Chicago some
time ago, and without eavesdropping overheard portions of
a conversation between Commodore Kittson, D. W. Wood-
mansee and Splan, the result of which interview wa6 ti en-
gagement of the latter as driver of the Midway string. To-
ward the close of the session Commodore K. was heard to re-
mark, in a summing-up tone, bnt which still seemed to leave
something to be inferred: "Well, John, I will say to you
frankly that I have no doubt of your ability." " For Heav-
en's sake," was Splan's quick retort, "I hope yon ' ' '' l"ubt
my rascality!" The remark seemed to clinri
New York Spirit of the Times.

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March 17

Turf Talk in New York.

With the steady approach of spring every item of news re-
lating in anv way to the prospects of the coming racing sea-
son is eagerly received bv the admirers of the sport. Thus
dnring the past week the* defeat of one of the pool bills at
Albanv, the capture of the Lorillard Stallion Stakes by the
Louisville Jockey Club and the announcement that the Rock-
awav Jockey Club was a fixture were in turn topics of discus-
sion*. As to the defeat of the Pool bill, many professed to be-
lieve that it was a good thing; certainly it was not the bill
that the racing associations wanted passed, but a mongrel af-
fair intended to benefit individuals and of no advantage to
the racing and trotting associations. The vote against it,
however, was so decided that it is doubtful if any bill or any
amendment to the present law can be secured.

As to Louisville capturing the Lorillard Stallion Stakes, no
one was surprised at "its going West. The contest for it was
alwavs conceded to be between Louisville, Cincinnati and
Chicago, while the liberal offer of $6,000 by the Coney Island
Jockey Club was a surprise. That neither the Latonia nor
the Clucsgo club made a bid was also a surprise, but there is
no doubt whatever that the officers of the clubs named knew
that the President of the Louisville Jockey Club, M. Lewis
Clark, had effectually canvassed Louisville, and that he had
been guaranteed a large sum of money by business men, es-
pecially those in the tobacco trade. "Those engaged in the
pool-selling and book-making business, it was also known,
guaranteed a liberal contribution. As to the race, it may
turn out to be a very great contest and one worthy in every
respect the money involved, and again it maybe the reverse.
Louisville had one such experience in the Ten Broeek-Mollie
McCarthy race, and there is no lack of similar experiences in
the case of other associations. In fact, eight out of ten races,
the contest for which was expected to produce one of the
best races ever run, have proved utter fizzles, while the con-
trary has been the case with many a race for which little or
no preparation was made. It is to be hoped, however, that
the race will really be a great one in every sense of the word;
that the field of starters will be a representative one, and
that really the best horse in the race will win. Of course it
is too early to even suggest the possible starters, but offers of
even money were made on Saturday that the race would be
won by an "Eastern-owned horse. Certainly such seems to be
probable if one judges by the form shown] by some of the
two-year-olds that are eligible for the race. But it is said
that "there are several three-year-olds about to make their de-
but this spring that will show form equal, if not superior,
to, anything shown by a two-year-old. The announce-
ment that Mr. P. Lorillard would send a detachment of his
stable to Louisville, as would also the Dwyer Brothers, and
that there is a possibility that Mr. George L. Lorillard, Mr.
D. D. Withers and others may have representatives in the
race, has caused inquiries to be made as to which horses be-
longing to the gentlemen named are eligible. In answer to
these inquiries it may be said that Mr. P. Lorillard has
Breeze, by Alarm; Battledore and Inconstant, by Glenlyon,
and Disdain, by Mocassin; that the Dwyer Bros, have Barnes
and Miss Woodford, by Billet, and Wandering, by Wanderer,
and that Mr. Geo. L. Lorillard has Magnate, by Glenelg (a
youngster who has been tried so well that his two-year-old
running will almost certainly be reversed this year). As to
the other possible representatives Mr. Withers owns King-
like, by King Ernest; Mr. Ehlers, Circassian, by Alarm; Mr.
Kelly, Jacobus and Marc Anthony, and Appleby k Johnston,
Carnation. There are also several others owned in small
stables that are eligible and can be easily secured should they
show during the season anything like form good enough to
carry the weight; — 110 pounds for colts and 107 pounds for
fillies and geldings. In connection with this matter it may
be said that Eastern horses, especially those named above,
will have somewhat the best of the Western horses, for in
nearly all engagements in the East they will have to carry
118,115, or 113 pounds, as the case maybe, but the advan-
tage gained in the difference in weights will in a measure be
neutralized by the long journey and the possible effects of the
change of climate.

As to the Roekaway Jockey Club, if all the promises made
by its recently elected officers are carried out to the letter
everything will be very complete and comfortable and the
racing there will prove quite an opposition to that of the
Brighton Beach Association. Its secretary, Col. S. D.Bruce,
has had considerable experience. The best of management,
however, can scarcely get the track and all its machinery in
running order until the season is well advanced, while even
then much of the success will depend upon the transporta-
tion facilities to and from Kockaway.

Another subject which has caused considerable talk during
the past week is the Champion Two-Year-Old Stakes pro-
posed by Mr. Pierre Lorillard, to be run at Monmouth Park
in 1884. Since the conditions were briefly stated in these
columns they have been amended and are now supplement-
ed by some conditions which will pave the way for a large
entry. The Monmouth Park Association also announces
that for the Lorillard Stakes for 1885, which in ordinary cir-
cumstances will close next August, Mr. Lorillard will in-
crease the added money to So, 000, but will limit the entry
to the progeny of the stallions entered for the Two-Tear-
Old Stallion Stakes of 1884. This is a conditionjsoniewhat
at variance with all precedents in this or any other country,
but, as ilr. Lorillard says: "It will in a measure compel
breeders — especially those who breed for sale — to contriubte
something to the support of racing. " This can scarcely be
said to have been the case up to the present time. It is ex-
pected that the full conditions of both stakes will be made
public during the current week. It is to be hoped that the
Two-Year-Old Stakes will fill well and that the Kentucky
and Tennessee breeders will be well represented. Alluding
to the Stake, the New York Spirit says: " ilr. Belmont wiU
put in The Hi-Used and Kingfisher; General Harding has
promised Billet; Mr. Lorillard will put in Mortemer and one
or two others, and Mr. Withers, Mr. Kittson, Mr. Alexander,
Mr. Swigert, Major Thomas and Mr. Megibben are also
named as likely to come in. — World .
*

Trotting: at Oakland.

Oaki.avo TBOTTTyo Pajik, Saturday. March 10th. Trotting and Pacing,
mile bnu tx-M 8 in 6 Id harnena. Inalde stake of 8'2S each, $10 forfeit,
•60 added. Ftnit horao GO per cent, second 30, third ten per cent.

L. Shaner'o ch mSlipprrvDick * 4 1 1 1

T. Kennedy's b m Bello \V 1 ■_» 2 3 3

J. Cochran's br r Chicago 2 1 3 2 1

C. Coward's cb $ Long John 3 3 4 12

TJme— '2:33$, 2:391, 2:321, 2:31*. 2:341. "

*

A draft of trotting colts and fillies, two and thrce-vear-olds,

.'mm Sunny Slope, will be offered at auction at the "Bay Dis-

inds ou April 5th. These colts are the get of Sultan

Surand will be shown in harness. This sale is an

periment on the part of Mr. Rose and will be bona fide in

every respect.

THE CHICAGO COJ_.T STAKES.

Entrees to the Ashland Stake for 1883^4—
An Imposing Array of Royal Youngsters.

No 1— The Ashland Trotting Stake, 1SS3; for colts and fill-
ies {foals of 1SS0); to be trotted when three years old, during
the Summer Trotting Meeting of the Chicago Driving Park
for 1SS3; $100 entrance, of which $15 is forfeit, and must ac-
company the nomination; $15 payable on May 1, 1SS3; $20
on June 1, 1SS3; and the remaining $50 from those who
start only at or before S o'clock p. m. of the day preceding
that named for the race ; the Chicago Driving Park to add
$1,030.

1. James S. Seeber, Clinton, Iowa, b f Orpbia by Almont
Rattler — Orphan Lady, by Mambrino Boy.

2. T. Anglin, Lexington, Ky., br c Wilkes Boy, by Geo.
Wilkes — by Mambrino Patchen.

3. Stephen BulL Racine, Wis., br c Frank Sprague, by
Gov. Sprague — by Goldsmith's Abdallah.

4. H. C. McDowell, Lexington, Ky., b f Fugue, by King
Bene— Fuga, by Geo. Wilkes.

115. C. Bradley, Milwaukee, W;s., br g Ozone, by Mil o —
Countess, by Corrigan's Jackson.

6. Dr. S. Price, Lexington, Ky., b c Lexington Wilkes, by
Geo. Wilkes — by American Clay.

7. J. I. Case, "Racine, Wis., b f Victoria Sprague, by Gov.
Sprague — Victoria, by Dictator.

5. Doughty & Casselman, Chicago, gr f Silver Leaf, by
Menelaus— Marv C, bvLald's Ethan Allen.

9. J. C. Coe, Ravenna, 111 , b f Helen M, by Menelaus— by
a son of Mambrino Chief.

10. Smith & Cluke, Lexington, Ky., b c Strathern, by
Strathmore — by Jim Monroe.

11. S. T. Cai-nes, Memphis, Tenn., br c Strathblane, by
Strathmore — Lady CarT, by American Clay.

12. M.Higbee, Canton, I11.., rn c Box Undexwood, by Dan
Mace — by Orwigs' Sir Henry.

13. J. C. M. Ferran & Co., Louisville, Ky., bk f Elvira, by
Cuyler — Mary Mambrino, by Mambrino Patchen.

14. Macey Bros., Versailles, Ky., ch c St. Leon, by Belmont
— Mother Hubbard.

15. Nat Brum, La Harpe, HI., br c Wildmont, by Egmont
— Advance, by Administrator.

16. J. W. Mackey, San Francisco, Cal., b f, by Sultan—
by Volunteer.

17. J. W. Mackey, San Francisco, Cal., blk f Golden Gate,
by Sultan — by a son of thoroughbred Belmont.

18. W. L. Simmons, Lexington, Ky., b f Early Dawn, by
Geo. VTilkes — dam by Mambrino Star.

19. O. A. Hickok, San Francisco, Cal., br f Euby. by Sul-
tan— by Hambletonian.

' 20. L. J. Bose, San Gabriel, Cal., ch g Don Carlos, by Del
Sur — by the Moor.

21. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Helen, by
Gen. Benton— Alameda Maid, by Whipple's Hambletonian.

22. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., gr f Sallie Ben-
ton, by Gen. Benton — Sontag Mohawk, by Mohawk Chief.

22. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Hinda Rose,
by Electioneer — Beautiful Bells, by The Moor.

24. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Flower Girl,
by Electioneer — May Flower, by St. Clair.

*25. W. W. Bair, Winton Place, O., b c Barter, by Harold—
Bellmira, by Tattler.

jfo. 2— Ashland Trotting Stake, 1SS4: for colts and fillies
(foals of 1SS1); to be trotted when three years old, during the
summer trotting meeting of the Chicago Driving Park for
1884; $100 entrance, of which $10 is forfeit, and must ac-
company the nomination; $15 on January 1, 1SS4, $25 on
June 1, 1SS4, and the remaining $50 from those who start
only at or before 8 o'clock p. m. of the day preceeding that
named for the race; the Chicago Driving Park to add $2,500.

1. James S. Seeber, Clinton, Iowa, ch f Sadie Ewing, by
Almont Rattier — Lady Ellis, by Vosburgh.

2. W. J. Lyle, Danville, Ky., br c Tip Bruce, by George
Wilkes Jr. — by Dunn's Kentucky Chief.

3. Andrew Wilson, Kingsville, Kan., b f Georgie K, by
Robert McGregor — by St. Elmo.

4. H. G. Finker, Moorehead, Minn., b f Queen Medium,
by Happy Medium — Evangeline, by Almont.

5. Louis W. Hess, Ottawa, HI., gr or br c Victor Sprague.
by George Sprague — Sylvia, by Swigert.

6." H. M. Freas, Milledgeviile, HI., b c Prestige, by On-
ward— Venice, by Cuyler.

7. Jas. H. Tennant, Pinole, Cal., br c Alert, by Artherton
— Pinola, by Pinole Patchen.

S. E. W. Ajres, Dnckins, Ky., b f Vashti, by King Rene
— Effie, by Regular.

9. Joseph Harker, New York City, b c Expectation, by
Gov. Sprague — Gazelle, by Rysdykrs Hambletonian.

10. Joseph Harker, New York City, blk c Gov. Stanford,
by Gov. Sprague — May Queen, by Alexander's Norman.

11. Caton Stock Farm, Joliet, HI., bf Maggie Cossack, by
Don Cossack — The McAtee Mare.

12. Caton Stock Farm, Joliet, HI., b c Donald C, by Don
Cossack — Lottie, by Bashaw's Drury.

13. Caton Stock Farm, Joliet, HI., b c Tom Cossack, by
Don Cossack — Flora, by John Bell.

14. Caton Stock Farm, Joliet, HI., Almont Cossack, by Don
Cossack — Surmise, by Almont.

15. C. F. Emery, Cleveland, Ohio, b c Monte Carlo, by
Monaco — Bicara, by Harold.

16. James D. Carlisle, Nicholasville, Ky., b c Ward Macy,
by Strathmore — Lida Bassett's dam by Alcade.

17. H. H. Yates, Chicago, ch c Hard Hack, by Gen. Grant
— Kate Hayard, by Kentucky Hazard.

18. H. C. Hoag, Mendon, Mich., b f Laura H, by Lexing-
ton Chief Jr. — by Fisk's Mambrino Patchen Jr.

19. A. C. Dailey, Lebanon, Ind., ch c Hambrino Thorne,
by Hambrino — Mambrino Princess.

20. S. A. Tanner, Richmond, Va., b f Vernette, by Man-
chester— Ella Madden.

21. Wm. Maurer, Lockport, HI., b or br f , by

American Clay — Kate.

22. John & Geo. Weedman, Farmers City, HI., b c Wm.
B. Sprague, by Geo. Sprague — by Golddust.

23. W. J. & W. H. Lewis, Woodlake, Ky., b f Nettelein,
by King Bene — Alma, by Almont.

24. H. C. McDowell. Lexington, Ky., br f Denorah, by
Triton— DhulduL by Dictator.

25. H. C. McDowell, Lexington, Ky., b e Furor, by King
Rene — Fuga, by Geo. Wilkes.

26. H. C. McDowell, Lexington, Ky., br cOxalite, by Kiug
Rene — Oxygene, by Princeps.

27. Geo. Stengel, Newark, N. J., b c Oxzone, by Oxmoor
— Truant, by Messenger Duroe.

28. G. D. Schenck, Peoria, 111., b f Ophelia, by Dnrango—
Emma S, by Indian Chief.

29. A. M. Studer, Pecria, HI., b c Laclede, by Happy Me-
dium— Alrnira, by Almont.

30. H. D. McKinney, Janesville, Wis., b c McKinney's

Thomas, by Scott's Thomas — Lady Holmes, by Geo.
M.'Patchen.

31. H. D. McKinney, Janesville, Wis., b cPhallamont, by
Phallas — MaudButfer, bv Almont.

32. W. W. On-, St. Joseph, Mo., b f Courtney, by Chancy
B — by Bashaw Jr.

33.* C. T. Bradley, Milwaukee, Wis., b f Nettie, by Mil-
waukee— Countess, by Corrigan Jackson.

34. R. G. Stoner, Paris, Ky., b c Bedford, by Strathmore —
by Mambrino Patchen.

35. R. G. Stoner, Paris, Ky., b c Roscoe, by Stiathinore—
bv McConnelTs Mambrino.

"36. R. G. Stoner, Paris, Ky., b f Viline, by Strathmore—
by Mambrino Patchen.

37. R. G. Stoner, Paris, Ky., b f Lakina, by Strathmore —
by Hambletonian Horse.

38. C. B. Gilman, Lexington, Ky., b c Blackstone, by
Young Jim — Lanrette, by Leamington.

39. D. D. Pierson, Carrollton, 111., br c ParnelL by Ben
Patchen — by son of Moscow.

40. Grape Vine Stock Fann, Dallas, Texas, b c A. G. Dew-
ey, by LaxTy W —

41. Grape Vine Stock Farm, Dallas, Texas, b f Rosalie, by
Larry W —

42. Ira Emery, Racine, Wis., b f Miss Phallas, by Phallas
— by Bashaw Drury.

43. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., b c Garfield Sprague, by Gov.
Sprague — Mollie Walker, by Capt. Walker.

44. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., rn c Edwin Sprague, by Gov.
Sprague — a Canadian trotting mare.

45. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., ch c H. D. McKinney, by
Gov. Sprague — Flaxey, by Blood's Black Hawk.

46. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., b f Rosa Sprague, by
Sprague — Rosa Kenney, bv Mambrino Messenger.

47. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., br f Maud S T,
Sprague — Belle Patchen, by Mambrino Patchen.

4S. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., b f Lady Phallas, by Phallas
— Schuttler Maid, by Iowa Golddust.

49. J. I. Case, Racine, Wis., b f Linda Sprague, by Gov.
Sprague — Mary Coleman, by Gray's Mambrino Chief.

50. Doughty Ar Casselman, Chicago, b f Silver Leg, by
Menelaus — Mary C, by Ladd's Ethan Allen.

51. Smith & Cluke, Lexington, Ky., br g Happy Brook, by
Happy Medium, bv Williams' Mambrino.

52. Smith & Cluke, Lexington, Ky., b f Raquette, by En-
field— by John Innis.

53. Smith «fc Cluke, Lexington, Ky., b f Miss Sprague, by
Gov. Sprague — Mudra, by Sentinel.

54. E. F. Billmyer, Cherry Valley, HI., b f Mate, by Frank
Miller — by Pochahontas Boy.

55. W. R. Letcher, Richmond, Ky., gr f Alice Grey, by
Signal — by Alexander's Edwin Forrest.

53. W. R. Letcher, Richmond, Ky., b f Lizzie Tevis, by
Harry Wilkes — by Kentucky Black Hawk.

57. W. R. Letcher, Richmond, Ky., b f Sallie L, by Harry
Wilkes — by Indian Chief.

58. W. R. Letcher, Richmond, Ky., b c Tommie Wilkes,
bv Harry Wilkes — by Alcalde.

'59. W. R. Letcher, Richmond, Ky., b f May Wilkes, by
Harry Wilkes — bv Harris Denmark.

60." R. B. Terrell, Richmond, Ky.? blk c Gambetta, by Geo.
Wilkes — by Gill's Vermont.

61. W. A. Sanborn, Sterling, HI., b c Larchwood, by Ca-
poul — Mary Mason, by Ericson.

62. W. A. Sanborn, Sterling, HI., b c Cosher, by Capoul—
Lola, by Administrator.

63. W. A. Sanborn, Sterling, HI., ch c Superior, by Egbert
— Mary by Woodford's Mambrino.

64. M. Higbee, Canton, HI., b c Tom Underwood, by Dan
Mace — by Orwig's Sir Henry.

65. C. L. Porter, Canton, HI., ch c Isaac Sprague, by Geo.
Sprague — by Allie West.

66. Joseph Lee, Canton, HI., bk f Lady Piatt, by George
Sprague — a pacing'mare.

67. Wm, Babcock & Sons., Canton, HI., b f Fanny B, by
Geo. Sprague — Fan, by Lance.

68. L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, Cal., ch f Red Hoodie, bv Del
Sur— by The Moor.

69. L. J. Rose, San GabrieL Cal., b f Aim eh, by Snltan—
Minnehaha, by Bald Chief.

70. Macey Bros., Versailles, Ky., b cO.F. C, by Onward —
by Blackwood.

71. L. G. Delano, Chillicothe, O., bk g Reference, by
Referee — Modjeska, by Enfield.

72. E. B. Likeman, Grand Rapids, Mich., b c Great West-
ern, by Homer — Mollie, by Grey Norman.

73. R. West, Lexington, Ky., bkf Guinea, by Egbert— by
Alexander's Norman.

74. R. West, Lexington, Ky., b f Josie, by Egbert— by
Almont.

75. Allen Bashford, Paris, Ky., b c Sonny Thomas, by Geo.
Wilkes— Puritin a, bv Almont.

76. Allen Bashford, Paris, Ky., b c Charley Offutt, by Al-
mont— Pearlee Leonard, by Am. Clay.

77. Allen Bashford, Paris, Ky., b f Clara Leigh, by Al-
mont— Madam Finch, by Gen. Lee.

78. J. W. Mackey, San Francisco, Cal., b f , by

Sultan— Bell, by Belmont.

79. D. L. Brown, La Belle, Mo., b or br f, Conseroe, by
Contractor— by Ward's Flying Cloud.

50. W. L. Summons, Lexington, Kv., blk c Bob Proctor, by
Geo. Wilkes— by Woburn.

51. B. J. Treaey, Lexington, Ky., rn g Freeland, by Abdal-
lah West — Alice White, by Walker's Denmark.

52. B. J. Treacy, Lexington, Ky., ch g Wilkin, by Abdal-
lah West — Rosa Wilkerson, by Humboldt.

53. B, J. Treacv, Lexington, Ky., ch c Prince Wilkie, by
Red Wilkes— by Brown Chief.

54. D. L. Moore, Burgin, Ky., br c Sour Mash, by Red
Wilkes— by Bourbon Chief.

85. J. H*. Caffee, Indianapolis, Ind., b f Hambrino Star-
light, by Hambrino — Pamela, bv Hambletonian Star.

86. C. J. Ellis, Los Angeles, Cal., b c St. Patrick, by Echo
— a fast pacing mare.

S7. R. P. Pepper, Frankfort, Ky.,'b c Counsellor, by On-
ward— Crop, by Pilot Jr.

55. R. P. Pepper, Frankfort, Ky., b f Olivette, by Onward
— Santa Clause, by Magic.

89. M. W. Hicks, Sacramento, Cal., b f Nettie M, by
Prompter — bv Flaxtail.

90. Palo AltofjStock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b c Alban, by
Gen. Benton — Lady Morgan, by Rysdvk's Hambletonian.

91. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., Alta Belle, by
Electioneer— Beautiful Bells, by The Moor.

92. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b c Doolittle, by
Electioneer— Lady Dooley, by McCracken's Black Hawk.

93. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b c Edos, by
Gen. Benton — Sontag Mohawk, by Mohawk Chief.

94. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield Cal., b f Morning
Glory, by Electioneer — Marty, by Whipples' Hambletonian.

95. Jos. Cairn Simpson, San Francisco, Cal., br c Antevo-
lo, by Electioneer — Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

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2jjfoe |U*£cte nm\ §pQxlsnmn.

96. K. C. Smith, Harrodsburg, Ky., b c Crescent, by Bed
Wilkes — a Copperbottoni mare.

97. G. Valensin, Hicksville, Cal., gr f Griselda, by A. W.
Bichmond — Towhead, by Echo.

98. G. Valensin, Hicksville, Cal., br c Arno, by Buccaneer
— by Volscian.

No. 3— The Chicago Trotting Stake, 1SS3; for colts and fil-
lies (foals of 1879); to be trotted when four years old, during
the summer trotting meeting of the Chicago Driving Park for
1SS3; $100 entrance, of which $15 is forfeit, and must ac-
company the nomination; $15 payable on May 1, 1SS3; $20
on June 1, 18S3; and the remaining $50 from those who start
only at or before S o'clock p. m. of the day preceding that
named for the race. The Chicago Driving Park to add $1,000.

1. W. A. Ely, Elyria, O., br f Cheat by Contractor— Black
Maria, by Joe Manster.

2. C. F. Emery, Cleveland, O., br c Connaught, by Wedge-
wood — Consuela, by Harold.

3. Chas. McCalla, Columbus, Ind., ch f Jersey Lilly (for-
merly Lady Mc), by Hambletonian Downing — by Kolla Sey-
mour.

4. John W. Igon, Urbana, O., b c Bex, by Orion — Belle, by
J. C. Breckenridge.

5. Stephen Bull, Bacine, Wis., b f Dainty, by Dictator —
Vic, by Mambrino Chief.

6. Gus Eastin, Lexington, Ky., blk c Endymion, by Dic-
tator— Annie Eastin, by Morgan Battler.

7. W. M. Humphrey, New York, b g Marlet, by Elec-
tioneer— by Whipple's Hambletonian.

S. Grapevine Stock Farm, Dallas, Texas, b c Sirocco, by
Jerome Eddy.

9. J. I. Case, Bacine, Wis., b f Mary Sprague, by Gov.
Sprague — by Goldsmith's Abdallah.

10. J. I. Case, Bacine, Wis., b g J. Irving C, by John
Waxey — by Soaring Balph.

11. Doughty & Castlenian, Chicago, gr g Silver King, by
Borneo— Mary C, by Ladd's Ethan Allen.

12. John S. Clark, New Brunswick, N. J., b f Butterfly, by
£oung Jim — Tanzy, by Geo. Wilkes.

13. J. C. McFerran & Co., Louisville,- Ky., bf Algath, by
Cuyler — Haroldina, by Harold.

14. A. B. Bodeman, Bock Island, El., b c Van, by Eich-
mont — Mary Logan, by Harry Logan.

15. J. W. Sweeney, Nashville, Tenn., blk f Sarah C, by
Blackwood Jr. — by Idol.

16. W. L. Simmons, Lexington, Ky., b g Snooks, by Lumps
— by Eysdyk's Hambletonian.

17. O. A. Hiekok, San Francisco, b f Eva, by Sultan — Min-
nehaha, by Bald Chief.

18. Geo. B. Haves, Frankfort, Ky., b c Code, bv Dictator —
Crop, by Pilot Jr.

19. Geo. B. Hayes, Frankfort, Ky., blk f Soubrette, by
Geo. Wilkes— Belle Thome, by Hero of Thornedale.

20. James Longshore, Belton, Mo., gr g Billy Clinker, by
Clinker — Belton Maid.

21. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b c Benefit, by
Gen. Benton — Lucetta, by Eysdyk's Hambletonian.

22. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Bonita, by
Electioneer — Mayfly, by St. Clair.

23. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Wildflower,
by Electioneer — Mayflower, by St. Clair.

24. W. H. Crawford, Lexington, Ky., ch f Mary Miller, by
Westwood — by Alexander's Edwin Forrest.

. No. 4— The Chicago Trotting Stake, 1SS4; for colts and
fillies (foals of 1880); to be trotted when four years old, at the
Summer Trotting Meeting of the Chicago Driving Park for
18S4; $100 entrance, of which $10 is forfeit, and must accom-
pany the nomination; $15 on January 1, 18S4; $25 on June
1, 1SS4; and the remaining $50 from those who start only at
or before S o'clock p. m. of the day preceding that named for
the race; the Chicago Driving Park to add $2,500.

1. James S. Seeber, Clinton, Iowa, bf Orphia, by Almont
Battler — Orphan Ladv, by Mambrino Boy.

2. H. C. Sands, Olney, HI., b c Tribune, by Cuyler—
Haroldina, by Harold.

3. Wm. A. Ely, Elyria, O., be Epicure, by Princeps — Fa-
vorita, by Alexander's Abdallah.

4. J. Hayward Jr., St. Joseph, Mo., b f Topaz, by Almont
Lightning — Ellen Lewis.

5. C. B. Wilson, Council Bluffs, Iowa, ch c Inspiration, by
Wineman's Logan — Kitty Floyd, by Dury's Ethan Allen.

6. John McKee, Bichmond, Ky., dn c Buckskin, by Har-
old— a fine road mare,

7. C. F. Emery, Cleveland, O., b c Hope So, by Hermes —
Belle of Cayuga, by Hambletonian Prince.

8. T. Anglin, Lexington, Ky., br c Wilkes Boy, by George
Wilkes — by Mambrino Patchen.

9. T. Anglin, Lexington, Ky., blk c Ellerslie Wilkes, by
George Wilkes — by Mambrino Boy.

10. J. Q. A. Shelden, Manhattan, Kan., g g Jessie K, by
Shelden's Young Messenger — Lacona, by Topgallant.

11. Stephen BulL Bacine, Wis., br c Frank Sprague, by
Gov. Sprague — by Goldsmith's Abdallah.

12. W. J. Nelley, Ottowa, HI., b f Queen Mary, by Byron
— by Henry Clay.

13. A. L. McCrea Jr.,"Governeur, N. Y., ch c Ned McCrea,
by Elial— by Jesse Smith's Old Grey Eagle.

14. H. C. McDowell, Lexington, Ky., b f Fugue, by King
Bene — Fuga, by George Wilkes.

15. J. B. Pierson, Chillicothe, O., b f May Doble, by Do-
ble — by Monarch.

16. C. F. Bradley, Milwaukee, Wis., br g Ozone, by Milo
—Countess, by Corrigan Jackson.

17. E. G. Stoner, Paris, Ky., b c Spartan, by Strathmore —
by Almont.

18. E. G. Stoner, Paris, Ky., b c Stewart, by Strathmore —
by Coaster.

. 18. Geo. H. Andress, Birmingham, O., chc by Andreas'
Hambletonian — by Star Hambletonian.

20. Dr. S. Price, Lexington, Ky., b c Lexington Wilkes, by
George Wilkes — by American Clay.

21. J. I. Case, Bacine, Wis., b f Victoria Sprague, by Gov.
Sprague — Victoria, by Dictator.

22. Crit. Davis, Harrodsburg, Ey., ch cEnterprise, by Bed
Wilkes — Liz2ie Witherspoon, by Gough's Wagner.

23. Crit. Davis, Harrodsburg, Ky., b 'f Zadig, by Eed
Wilkes — Efne, by Alexander's Abdallah.

24. Smith & Clarke, Lexington, Ky., b c Strathern, by
Strathmore — by Jim Monroe.

25- W. K. Letcher, Eichmond, Ky., b c Bud Crooke, by
Geo. Wilkes — by Brinker's Drennon.

26. S. T.Carnes, Memphis, Tenn., br c Strathblane, by
Strathmore — Lady Carr, by American Clay.

27. M, Higbee, Canton, HI., rn c Box Underwood, by Dan
Mace — byOrwig's Sir Henry.

28. C. A. Babcock, Canton, 111., b f Francisca, by George
Sprague — Nellie B, by Balsora.

29. Wm. Babcock Jr., Canton, 111., rn f Nellie Grant, by
Gen. Grant — Jenny Lind, by Good Ike.

30. L. J. Eose, San Gabriel, Cal., br f Neluska, by Sultan —
Gretchen, by Mambrino Pilot.

31. L. J. Eose, San Gabriel, Cal., ch g Don Carlos, by Del
Sur— by The Moor.

32. L. J. Eose, San Gabriel, Cal., gr g Centre, by Sultan-
Belle View Maid, by Peck's Idol.

33. John E. Graham, Quincy, Mass., b c Don Carlos, by
Cuyler Clay — Lady Abdallah, by Alexander's Abdallah.

34. John E. Graham, Quincy, Mass., ch f Ivy, by Mam-
brino Dudley — Myrtle, by King's Champion.

35. Nat. Brum, La Harpe, HI., br c Wildmont, by Egniont
— Advance, by Administrator.

36. L. G. Delano, Chillicothe, O., b f Kizzie K, by Ohio
Knickerbocker — the dam of Eagle Plume.

37. W. O. Blaisdell, Macomb, HI., b f Juniata C, by Geo.
Sprague — Dash, by Trojan.

38. C. D. Dempsey, Springboro, Pa., b c John Splan, by
Enchanter — Lady Spring (thoroughbred).

39: J. W. Mackey, San Francisco, Cal., b f by Sultan—
by Volunteer.

40. J. W. Mackey, San Francisco, Cal., blk f Golden Gate,
by Sultan — by a son of thoroughbred Belmont.

41. W. L. Simmons, Lexington, Ky., b f Early Dawn, by
George Wilkes — by Mambrino Star.

42. W. L. Simmons, Lexington, Ky., b c Betterton, by
George Wilkes — by Pearsail.

43. O. A. Hikok, San Francisco, Cal., br f Euby, by
Sultan — by Hambletonian.

44. O. A. Hikok, San F.ancisco, Cal., b f Marguerite, by
Sultan— by The Moor.

45. E. P. Pepper, Frankfort, Ky., ch f Attention, by On-
ward— Fuglione, by Alexander'6 Abdallah.

46. E. P. Pepper, Frankfort, Ky., br f Extract, by Onward
— Mercedes, by Belmont.

47. E. P. Pepper, Frankfort, Ky., b f Ceres, by Challenger
— Griselda, by William Kysdyk.

48. J. M. Thornton, Eminence, Ky., b f Nellie Brooks, by
Enterprise — by John Dillard.

49. W. B. Crabb, Eminence, Ky., b c Almont Messenger,
by Almont Sentinel — by Vallandingham.

50. M. W. Hicks, Sacramento, Cal., b f Pride, by Bucca-
neer— by Flaxtail.

51. B. J. Kneebs, Sioux City, Iowa, b c Chatham, by Cuy-
ler— Nora Lee, by Woodford Mambrino.

52. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b c Alfred, by
Gen. Benton — Alice, by Almont.

53. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., br f AroL by
Electioneer — Aurora, by John Nelson.

54. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Helen, by
Gen. Benton — Alameda Maid, by Whipple's Hambletonian.

55. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., br f HindaEose,
by Electioneer — Beautiful Bells, bv The Moor.

56. Palo Alto Stock Farm, Mayfield, Cal., b f Flower GirL
by Electioneer — May Flower, by St. Clair.

57. W. W. Bair, Winton Place, 0,bc Barter, by Harold—
Bellmira, by Tattler.

5S. M. L. Hare, Indianapolis, Ind., b f Gemma, by Ham-
brino — Fashion, by Curtis' Hambletonian.

59. James Garland, Oakland, Cal., br f Begina, by Elec-
tioneer— by Elmo.

o

Ixcisors of Some Animals. — The incisors of the horse,
once worn down or lost, are gone forever, but in many species
a provision exists by which the wear and tear of mastication
is compensated by the perpetual growth of certain members
of the dental series. This very convenient arrangement ex-
ists in all the rodents, or gnawers, an order of which the
beaver and the rat and the rabbit are familiar examples, and
also in the elephant, walrus, wild boar, etc. The incisors of
the rodents are the seat of this perpetual grow.th, and any
one who will take the trouble to examine the skull of a rabbit
will at once see how admirably they are adapted to the ani-
mal's wants. They are of curved shape and occupy sockets
extending to the back part of both jaws, the upper pair de-
scribing a larger part of a smaller circle, and the lower ones
a smaller part of a larger circle. Each tooth consists of a
solid column of dentine, with a plate of enamel in its outer
surface, and, consequently, diminishes in hardness from
front to back. The constant wear produced by the continual
collision of the opposing surfaces forms an oblique chisel-
like surface, sloping from the hard enamel of the front to the
softer dentine of the back part of the tooth. As these teeth
are perpetually growing, they require constant exercise to
keep their growth within bounds, and the rat and others of
this most mischievous family might assign, as an excuse for
their ravages, the necessity of finding constant employment
for their teeth.

In grading up the small, long-horned native cattle, called
Spanish cattle, I find it more desirable to use a grade Short-
horn bull to make the first cross, rather than a thoroughbred
Shorthorn. I prefer, however, to use a thoroughbred Devon
bull on Spanish cows, to break up the strong characteristics
of the latter, and the half-breed Devon heifers to a thorough-
bred Shorthorn bull. I find this latter method better than
using two crosses of thoroughbred Shorthorn. — Correspond-
ence Live Stock Journal.

Governor Stanford's model ranch at Vina is being rapidly
developed. An elaborate system of irrigation has been in-
troduced, and this spring 1,500 acres of new vines, making
2,500 acres all .together, will be planted. There'are 600 acres
of alfalfa in fine growth, and other portions of the ranch are
devoted to the proprietor's blooded stock.

Mr. C. M. Pearre, of Texas, has just purchased 3,000 im-
proved French Merino ewes from Don Luis Dartigues, of San
Juan Capistrano. The sheep are of the finest breed and in

excellent condition.

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It is announced that Bev. Isaac S. Kalloch intends to en-
gage in the business of raising fine cattle on his ranch near

Santa Cruz.

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Eight eagles were killed in Tehama county last week.
They have been very destructive to sheep in that section this
winter. ____

N. CrciRY & Bros., No. 113 Sassome Street.— This old
established firm will supply sportsmen with every kind of
cartridges. Paper and brass shells, etc. Guns and revol-
vers in any quantity. Winchester repeating rifles. They
are agents for the glass balls manufactured by the California
Giass Works. _

Will & Finck— No. 769 (Market street, have on hand the
finest assortment of dog collars and chains; also sporting
goods of every kind. _

Mr. E. G. Head of Napa offers to the lovers of thorough-
bred poultry 2,000 fowls of the leading varieties to seleot
from. Bead his advertisement.

Amended Game Law.

Section 1 — Section six hundred and twenty-six of the Penal
Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

626. Every person who, in the State of California, between
the first day of March and the first day of October in each
year,rhunts,pursues, takes^kills, or destroys quail, partridges,
or grouse, or rail, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person
who, in this State, between the first day of January and the
first day of June in each year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills, or
destroys doves is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person
who, between the first day ofNovember in each year and the
first day of July in the following year, hunts, pursues, takes,
kills, or destroys any male deer or buck is guilty of a misde-
meanor. Any person in the State of California, who has in
his posession any hides or skins of any deer, elk, antelope,
or mountain sheep, killed between the first day of November
and the first day of July, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every
person who shall at any time in the State of California hunt,
pursue, take, kill, or destroy any antelope, elk, mountain
sheep, female deer, or doe, shalhjbe guilty of a misdemeanor.
Every person who shall at any time hunt, pursue, take, kill
or destroy any spotted fawn is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Every person who shall take, kill, or destroy any of the ani-
mals mentioned in this section at any time, unless the carcass
of such animal is used or preserved by the per-
son taking or slaying it, or is sold for food, is guilty of a mis-
demeanor. Every person who shall buy, sell, offer, or ex-
pose for sale, transport, or have in his possession any deer
from which evidence of sex has been removed, or any of the
aforesaid game at a time when it is unlawful to kill the same,
as provided by this and subsequent sections, is guilty of
a misdemeanor.

Section 2 — Section number six hundred and thirty-one of
the Penal Code of California is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:

631. Every person who shall at any time net, pound, weir,
cage, or trap any quail, partridge, or grouse, and every per-
son who shall sell, buy, transport, or give away, or offer or
expose for sale, or have in his possession any quail, partridge,
or grouse that have been snared, captured, or taken in by
means of any net, pound, weir, cage, or trap, is guilty of a
misdemeanor. Proof of possession ofLany quail, partridge,
or grouse which shall not show evidence of having been taken
by means other than a net, pound, weir, cage, or trap, shall
be prima facie evidence in any prosecution for a violation of
the provisions of this section, that the person in whose pos-
sessionsuoh quaiL partridge, or grouse is found, took, killed,
or destroyed the same by means of a net, pound, weir, cage,
or trap.

Section 3 — Section Bix hundred and thirty-two of the Penal
Code of California is hereby amended bo as to read as fol-
lows:

632. Every person who, in the State of California, at any
time, takes or catches any trout, except with hook and line, ia
guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person or persons who shall,
at any time, take, procure, or destroy any fish of any kind
by means of explosives, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 4— Section six hundred and thirty-four of said
Code is hereby amended as follows:

634. Every person who, between the thirty-first day of
July and the first day of September of each year, takes or
catches, buys, sells, or has in Ids possession any fresh salm-
on, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall
set or draw, or assist in setting or drawing, any net or seine
for the purpose of taking or catching salmon or shad in any
of the public waters of this State, at any time between sun-
rise of each Saturday and twelve o'clock noon of the follow-
ing Sunday, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who
shall, for the purpose of catching salmon or shacl in any of
the navigable rivers, streams, or sloughs of this State, fish
with or use any seine, or net, the meshes of which are, when
drawn close together and measured longitudinally, less than
seven and one-half inches in length, is guilty of a misde-
meanor.

Section 5 — Section six hundred and thirty-six of the Penal
Code of California is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:

636. Every person who shall set, use, or continue, or shall
assist in setting, using, or continuing any pound, weir, set-
net, trap, or any other fixed or permanent contrivance for
catching fish in the waters of this State, is guilty of a misde-
meanor. Every person who shall cast, extend, or set any
seine or net of any kind for the catching of fish in any river,
stream, or slough of this State which shall extend more than
one-third across the width of said river, stream, or slough, at
the time and place of such fishing, is guilty of a misdemean-
or. Every person who, by seine or any other means, shall
catch the young fish of any species, and who shall not re-
turn the same to the water immediately aud alive, or who
shall sell, or offer for sale any such fish, fresh or dried, ia
guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person convicted of a viola-
tion of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be pun-
ished by fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than
three hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail of
the county where the offense was committed for not less than
thirty days nor more than six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. One-half of all moneys collected for
fines for violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be
paid to the informers and one-half to the DUtriot Attorney of
the county in which the action is prosecuted; allother costs
shall be charged against the county in which the action ia
prosecuted. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed t»
prohibit the United States Fish Commissioners or the Fish
Commissioners of the State of California from taking such
fish as they shall deem necessary for the purpose of artificial
hatching, nor at any time. It shall not be lawful for any
person to buy or sell, or offer or expose for sale within this
State, any kind of trout (except brook trout) less than eight
inches in length. Any person violating the provisions of
this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Section 6 — Section number six hundred and twenty-seven
of the Penal Code of California is hereby repealed.

Section 7 — Section number six hundred and twenty-eight
of the Penal Code of California is hereby repealed.

Section 8 — Section number six hundred'and twenty-nine of
the Penal Code of California is hereby repealed.

Section 9— This Act to take effect on the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and eighty-three.

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A 50-mile race has been arranged between Chas. J. Ander-
son and Jose Figure Figueroa, tho champion long distance
rider of the world, for $500 a side, the race to come off at
Agricultural Park, Los Angeles, March 26th, each to ride ten
horsee( Mr. Figueroa will be supplied b mow

Muchado atables, and Anderson will nave the b rhat

can be obtained. The race is certain to com-
— $1,000 — has already beenjdoposited with E.
the only proviso being a good day and good rr

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March 17

HEED AND SWINE.

Selecting: Stock in Breeding for Beef-

The model which the thoughtful and wise breeder for beef
sets before himself is a symmetrical animal of good size, vig-
orous constitution, excellent digestive and assimilating pow-
er, quiet disposition, early maturity; giving the largest at-
tainable percentage of meat of a high quality, the offal and
comparatively valueless parts being reduced to the small-
est practicable percentage. He sees in his mind's eye — al-
though he may fail to find his ideal in material form — an an-
imal with long, broad, deep, well-rounded body; top and
bottom lines nearly straight; the bony structure everywhere
covered with a thick coating of firm, yet yielding flesh, pro-
tected by a soft skin of medium thickness, this carrying an
abundant coat of soft, bright, waving hair; the carcass sup-
ported on short legs, the strength of the bones of which
comes from firmness of texture rather than from great size;
the head short, broad at the eyes — the fullness, mildness and
beauty of which brings to his mind the phrase "ox-eyed
Juno" — the muzzle fine; this head joined to a short neck,
tine at throat but gradually swelling nntil it is lost in the
broad, smooth shoulders. Whether this ideal of his fancy
have long or short, thick or slender, or no horns, will depend
upon his preference for this or that breed, and is a matter of
minor importance. This animal he will think of as possess-
ing perfect health and vigor; a quiet, yet reasonably active
disposition; the best of appetites and digestion and a ready
disposition to carry and accumulate flesh at any age, becom-
ing well matured, at the latest, before it is three years old.

Bearing in mind the rule that great excellence in one point
is usually accompanied by comparative weakness in some
other, and that this ideal animal must needs be modified by
its environment — by the climate, food and protection — the
breeder will endeavor to select for his breeding stock animals
which as nearly approach the ideal as the conditions of life
under which he must place them make advisable. In a
vigorous climate, subject to severe storms, hardiness — the
ability to withstand cold, drouth, excess of rain or snow —
must be counted the first requisite, even though it be se-
cured at sacrifice of early maturity. When the pasturage is
sparse activity is essential, even though the legs increase in
length and muscle be developed rather than fat.

We define a breed as a collection of animals of common
origin, possessing distinctive characteristics, which they uni-
formly transmit to their offspring.

It will be wise, then, to select animals which are well bred,
the test and proof being that they not only possess the qual-
ities and adaptation desired, but also inherit these from a
line of ancestors possessing them.

Usually * ' like produces like, " ' ' the offspring resembles the
parent," but experience abundantly establishes the law that
not the immediate but some more remote ancestor may give
character to the stock we rear. The best possible security,
short of the actual test, that an animal will reproduce its
characteristics in its offspring, is that these characteristics are
known to have belonged to a long line of ancestors. Individ-
ual merit and adaption to our needs should be the first and
most important points in our selection. Next, the character of
the ancestors should be considered. As we go back each gen-
eration becomes less and less important. We need trouble
ourselves very little in the endeavor to determine the char-
acter of any one of the 1,024 different animals in the tenth
generation back, if we know that the bull or cow which we
think of buying is good in itself — can see that its parents are
equally good, and have credible testimony that their an-
cestors, for even three or four generations, were of like char-
acter.

I believe in the very great value of practical purity of
blood. In this I find the best safeguard against disappoint-
ments in breeding. I have no sympathy with the egotism
which claims1 that personal inspection of an animal is all
that is needed in selecting for breeding purposes. But great
harm has been done by sticklers for imaginary and unattain-
able absolute purity. The general farmer and many of the
beef producers underestimate the value of good breeding, but
this is partly because of the extravagant claims made by the
"purists." A longpedigree, tracing back to famous, remote
ancestors, has value if the good qualities which made those
ancestors famous have descended to the present time; not
otherwise. It is absurd to ask a breeder for beef to reject
cattle, however excellent in themselves — however uniform in
their good qu ah ty— because of an unfashionable cross a half-
dozen generations back. It is one of the strongest claims to
be made for the improved breeds that, by persistent use of
males of these breeds, common or inferior stock may be, in a
few generations, made equally valuable with the pure bred.
The truth of this claim has been proven in thousands of
cases. We do what we can to disprove it when we depreciate
the value of animals or families because of supposed flaws in
their pedigrees a half -century back; or, when we insist that
not even a dozen or a score of crosses by pure-bred sires can
bo far remove the plebian stain from the original common
cow as to permit her descendants to be worthy of record in
the books into which we proudly copy the pedigrees of recent-
ly ennobled cattle families fortunate enough not to be Ameri-
can born and bred. The wise breeder for beef will not un-
dervalue pedigree, but he will test its value by the merit of
the animals possessing it, rather than by its length or the
fame of the animals at its commencement.— From a paper by
Prof. G. E. Morrow, read at the Washington Agricultural
Convention, Jan. 26.

Swine Cough.

An address delivered to the Swine Breeders' Convention at
Indianapolis, Ind., by D. L. Thomas of Rushville, Ind.: This
is the common ailment among swine, and the least under-
stood by hog producers. Farmers and practical breeders are
prone to class all swine diseases under the general term,
cholera. \\ hen some of them hear their pigs coughing they
Bay it u a sure forerunner of cholera. And if they use any
remedy it is some patent nostrum called "cholera remedy"
Cough is not a symptom of the so-called cholera. Sometimes
it appears in connection with it, but is only incidental A

class say it is caused by hogs laying in dust, about
barns and sheds-that they inhale the dust. This maybe
the case to some extent. Occasionally it may cause caugh-
mg. A third class say cough is caused by lung worms. This
way be true in a few cases only. I once had a fino litter of
PS?a °a'co™Dlonced1co«Khing, and the coughing grew worse.
I it. I happened to notice an article in a

■ per from a western farmer, who said that the couch is

i l)y lung-worms, and that turpentine would expl \ the

worms I accented the theory, and proceeded to give them

in | i directed. Several days' treatment did

i I put the one that coughed the worst in a pen, and

ed the dose in milk for several day. and the pig died.

. the oongh and my treatment killed it. The remedy
.. as worse than the disease. A pod mortem examination re-

vealed the entire absence of lung-worms. The internal or-
gans were too much inflamed and saturated with medicine to
discover the trouble. This led me to enter upon a close in-
vestigation of the whole matter, to learn, if possible, the na-
ture and the remedy; and, too, with the most gratifying re-
sults. In December, 1SS1, I examined the lungs and bron-
chial tubes of a pig that was slaughtered. It had coughed
for three or four months at intervals, sometimes whooping.
Otherwise the pig seemed all right and had a nice coat of hair.
The lungs and tubes seemed perfectly healthy, not even the
appearance of inflammation. But in a few places in the tubes
were small collections of mucus, resembling the nasal dis-
charge when a person has been working about a thrashing
machine. This was the only thing unusual. Another shoat
was slaughtered that had been coughing some for ten days.
(These pigs had not slept in dust.) The lungs and pipes ap-
peared to be in excellent condition — not even a sign of mucus
secretion. But the nasal lining was inflamed. Evidently
these cases failed to confirm either of the three prevailing
theories, but rather proved them to be incorrect. From these
circumstances, and careful study of the subject,
I was fully convinced that, in a vast majority
of cases, cough is the result of cold. Why can't
a hog catch cold as easily as a human? Their
vital organs are quite similar; likewise the system
of circulation. Hence, both are subject to the same influences
which produce similar results. Why did we not think of
this long ago? When we hear people coughing, we conclude
at once they have contracted cold. When we hear brutes
cough we are puzzled to understand it. Allow me to men-
tion some of the principal causes of swine cough, viz.: 1.
Sudden changes in the atmosphere, chilly winds and cold
rains are prolific causes. Improved hogs have finer suits of
hair than formerly, hence less protection. 2. Change in
sleeping places is another frequent cause. Hogs may con-
tract cold by being changed from very poor to extra good
beds. During the war, soldiers used to camping out re-
turned on furloughs and were put in warm feather beds, and
contracted the worst colds they had during their term of ser-
vice. If swine sleep too warm, coughing is sure to follow.
The extreme heat of midsummer often gives pigs severe colds,
and hogs do not have the ranges they formerly had. Breed-
ers and shippers are not nnfrequently called upon by cus-
tomer to explain why their pigs have a cough. Perhaps the
former can truthfully say, there was no cough when the pig
was shipped. Why, then, the cough? The pig had several
chances to contract cold. The shipper' put it in a box and
hauled it in an open wagon to the express office; then it was
put out on the sidewalk till train time, then hauled to the
depot and exposed awhile; and at the other end of the line
it gets similar treatment — is hauled home by the buyer in
open vehicle and put in a new bed. Now if the weather was
chilly or cold the pig could not help contracting cold. It was
exposed, and had no chance to stir about and exercise.
Think of the result if a man were put through such an ordeal
with no overcoat or extra wraps. A horse blanket placed
over the pig's crate makes a wonderful change. From severe
exposure a pig may contract a violent cold, and the lining of
the bronchial tubes and lungs become inflamed. Death may
result in a few hours. That is pleuro-pneumonia. Having
discovered the cause and nature of swine cough, it remains
now for me to give a cure. In all ordinary cases the cough
will disappear without treatment. Nature throws off the dis-
ease. In more obstinate cases hogpowders often have proven
efficacious, in my treatment, and also in that of other breed-
ers who have tried them upon my recommendation. So I do
not come before this association with a theory or a medicine
once tried — do not jump at a conclusion. But I come with a
remedy sufficiently tested, I think, to warrant me in recom-
mending it to all hog raisers. From studying the uses of
medicines and their effects, I evolved this formula and de-
monstrated its utility by experimenting with it. This is the
formula: Pulverized licorice, one pound ; elecampane, one
pound; black antimony, three-quarters of a pound; sulphur,
one-half pound; pulverized resin, one-quarter pound; cop-
peras, one-quarter pound ; asafcetida, one-quarter pound.
For one pig one teaspoonful in slop twice a day. Pine tar in
trough is also a valuable addition. After killing the fine pig
mentioned above, by doctoring it for lung-worm, I tried this
remedy on the remainder of the litter, and cured their cough
in one week. And in no case where I have used it has it
made a failure.

The Escutcheon, or Milk Mirror.

Escutcheon, or milk mirror, are names used to describe the
up or outward-turned hair on, at sides of and above the ud-
ders of cows. Standing behind some cows one will notice
a broad band of hair differing in appearance, f perhaps in ^col-
or, from that at either side, extending from the udder to the
vulva; in other cows this band will be narrow or short. On
closer examination it will be found that, on some cows, the
hair on part of the thigh lies in a different direction from
that surrounding this part, often ending in a little curl. Sim-
ilar curls are sometimes found on the back of the udder.
Many years ago Guenon, a French peasant, claimed to have
discovered that there was a close connection between this up-
growing hair and the milk-giving capacity of cows — both in
quantity and length of flow of milk. He carefully elaborated
a system by which he judged cows, and gained reputation
and a national grant of money for success in this work.

Guenon's system was a complicated one. It has been
somewhat simplified, but is still formidable enough to the in-
experienced, with its orders, classes, etc. In general terms it
may be said the greater the extent of the up-turned or out-
ward-growing hair the better the cow is believed to be. The
broadness or height of the band above the udder is thought
of less importance than the part on the udder and extending
on the thighs.

A similar but smaller formation is found in front of the ud-
der; and the escutcheon, is also found on the bull, and much
importance is attached to it here.

There is much difference of opinion as to the value of the
escutcheon in determining dairy qualities. The natural im-
pulse is to declare there is, and can be, no connection between
it and milk giving. On the other hand, many experienced
dairymen and cattle breeders have implicit faith in its value.
Perhaps most take the view that it is simply one of many
helps in deciding the value of a cow. The most plausible
explanation given is that, like the milk veins, this peculiar
turning of the hair is affected by the greater or less quantity
of blood carried to the region of the udder. — Breeder's Ga-
zette.

The Traveling* Qualities of Hereford's.

A dinner was given on Saturday, January 20th, to Mr. Price
of Court House, Pembridge, the winner of the Elkington
Challenge Cup. After ten years' competition this cup was
finally won in 1SS2 with his Hereford steer, the best animal
two successive years at the Birmingham cattle show. Among
the communications laid before this representative assem-
blage of noted breeders was one from a breeder at Brisbane,
in Queensland, who gave his experience of the qualities of
Herefords. He writes: "Circumstances have placed me in
a position for the last twenty-three weeks to observe the trav-
eling qualities of Herefords, and compare them with Short-
'horns over good and bad country, the contrast having deeply
interested me. I had charge of 1,900 female cattle, the prop-
erty of Mr. C. B. Fisher, from Noondoo, on the Balone, to
the Flinders river, and among them were 300 to 400 head of
Herefords. On the Marano, Hoganthula and Warrego, I
passed over some very poor country; in places there was not
the sign of a blade of grass. There I particularly noticed
their grand propensities to forsick out a bit of tucker — dead
leaves, bushes, nothing came amiss to them; while the Short-
horns stood under a tree, sulked, and kept up a continual
bellow. On the Upper Marano and Hoganthula there was
nleuty of coarse feed. Here they again scored a point; they
blled themselves well, while the Shorthorns, after the fiery
edge was off, poked in all directions for titbits, or camped.
In this stony country and rough ground they would travel
and feed all day, showing no distress, while many of the
Shorthorns were very foot-sore. On getting into the good
country — the Barcoo Westlands, the Thompson, all the finest
country I ever traveled a mob of cattle over — though all were
thriving fast, they were a long way in advance, both in con-
dition and appearance. They had their new silky coats on,
while the Shorthorns were only scratching off the old in
patches. For long journeys over good and bad country, they
have no equal. In conclusion, I would suggest to breeders
long distaoces from market to give them a trial, when they
will find, on delivery at the sale yards, less wasted cattle and
bigger averages. With such testimouy'ringing in our ears,
coupled with the recent victory at Birmingham, we ought to
feel proud of our Herefords. There is a great future in store
for them and lor the breeders, and this constitutes a silver
lining to the cloud that has for so long overspread the agri-
cultural horizon of the country." — Agricultural Gazette, Lon-
don, L'lfj.

The Inter-Ocean gives the following account of a butter
factory in Wisconsin: The milk upon arrival is examined
with a good lactometer, for the purpose of knowing whether
it has been tampered with or watered by the seller; then it is
weighed and strained through a double cloth steamer and run
into deep coolers eighteen inches by nine, and set into a large
pool twenty by twenty, holding about 9,000 pounds of milk.
The quantity of milk is allowed to stand until the cream
gets a little sour, then the cream is taken off with a cone dip-
per and put into tin setters, and then they are set into a tank
of warm water having a temperature of 100 degrees. The
butter maker holds a thermometer in the cream with one
hand and stirs it with the other until the cream is gradually
raised to sixty-two degrees. Then he takes the setters out of
the water, so the cream will not get too high a temperature.
The barrel churn, made of solid oak, is thoroughly scalded
out with boiling water, then rinsed out with cold spring
water, to give the churn a good flavor. The cream is now
emptied into the churn, filling it half full, the churn having
a capacity of 400 gallons. The quantity of cream is now
colored with butter coloring, at the rate of one spoonful to
five gallons of cream. The churn is propelled one minute
by an eight-horse-power engine; then stopped and the cover
taken off for the purpose of letting a small quantity of "foul
gas " escape. The cover is now fastened on perfectly tight,
and the churn kept revolving for one hour, making forty
revolutions a minute. The butter will generally come the
size of shot in that length of agitation. To have perfect but-
ter, it must come in the granulated form, so all the butter-
milk can be thoroughly washed out of the butter with cold
spring water. When the buttermilk is all taken out com-
pletely with brine, the butter is salted, three-quarters of an
ounce to one pound of butter, then left to stand till next day,
so the salt can work through it. The butter is again re-
worked till the brine runs perfectly clear, and all the streaks
removed; then it is packed in fifty-six-pound tubs made of
ash and a thin piece of white bandage spread on the top,
then a little salt wet with water to make a brine, then the
covers are fastened on tight and the tubs set into an "ice-
house," having a temperature of forty degrees Fahr.

Mr. Wm. Niles of Los Angeles shipped last week a Holstein
bull to D. C. Stewart of Forest Grove, Oregon, an Ayrshire
bull to T. H. Tongue of Hillsboro, Oregon, four head of
Jersey calves to this city, and a lot of high bred poultry to
Honolulu,

The Apple Maggot.

Professor Cbmstoek, in his report on insects, gives
the following: "The codling moth is the most
destructive enemy of the apple, and next in order comes
the apple maggot. This is a small white 'worm' without
legs, that bores in all directions through the substance of the
fruit. A number of these larvae may infest the same apple,
and honeycomb it until it is worthless. This maggot is na-
tive to America, and is frequently found upon various species
of hawthorn; crab apples are also infested with it. This pest
is more fastidious than the codling moth in its choice of food,
and has been found only in a few varieties of the culti-
vated apple. It is much more apt to infest early than late
apples.- The larvae or 'worms' leave the fruit when it falls,
and enter the ground, where they change into the inactive
or pupa state. The adult fly comes out in early summer,
and is about one-fifth of an inch long, marked with black
bands on its wings and a white spot on the middle of the body."
Professor Comstock suggests as the remedy the destruction
of all infested fruit promptly after it falls and before the mag-
gots have time to enter the ground. It may be necessary
wkeje the pest is abundant to graft the trees with varieties
less subject to attacks. Where this is the case it is well to
leave a few trees to serve as props. The value of pigs in the
orchard to pick up the fruit as it drops is seen in the light of
the above facts. Associated with the apple maggot are two
species of more slender maggots, called pomace flies, which,
so far as observed, feed only on decaying apples. They are
quite common about cider vats and pomace at cider mills,
hence the name. They may be found in rotting apples in
many orchards. They propagate rapidly and produce several
generations in a single season. The larva? of one kind, called
the vine-loving pomace fly, eats out the inside of grapes,
passing from one grape to another in the bunch. This is one
of the most serious features of these flies. The remedy con-
sists in preventing an undue increase of these insects in cider
mills, wine vats and other places where decaying fruit is
found, by keeping everything neat and clean. In the vine-
yards their inroads can probably only be prevented by in-
closing the clusters of grapes in paper bags.

1883

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Messenger Duroc and Volunteer.

After many invitations from Messrs. Backnian and
Goldsmith, to visit their respective farms, yonr corres-
pondent has been able to avail himself of the same, en-
joying the many hospitalities of the two places. I give
a brief description of the same, for the benefit of the
many readers of the Spirit, and the numerous
friends each sire has.

I left Newburg, Feb. 15, on the 9:30 a. m. train, and
arrived at Goshen about 11, being met in the village by
the charming hostess of Stony Ford, Mr. Backrnan not
having received my letter announcing my coming in
time, and, after a sleigh-ride of four miles we reached
Stony Ford, there being met by the proprietor, with a
hearty hand-shake, exclaiming: " There is none more
welcome than the Spirit here, so we will try to make it
pleasant for you as long as you will stay. " After
lunch we went out to the stables to inspect the stock of
which I will give a mention of the few most prominent
ones.

The first I had pleasure of seeing was Messenger Du-
roc, heading the list, followed by Kentucky Prince. Of
him I will say that he has developed into a much grand-
er horse, weighing over two hundred and fifty pounds
more than he did when first purchased to share
the honors of Stony Ford. Next, Leland, a grand
young horse; Meredith, also Mansfield, by Duroc, from
Green Mountain Maid, full brother to Dame Trot,
Prospero, and Elaine; Walkill Prince, though not in ser-
vice, but own brother to "Wilkin s Micawber.

Broodmares: I speak of Green Mountain Maid, in
foal to Duroc ; Alma, own sister to Dexter, in foal to
Kentucky Prince; Lady Dexter, by Duroc, stinted to
Kentucky Prince; Hattie Hogan, dam of Hogarth,
stinted to Kentucky Prince.

The young stock of which my limited space will allow
mentioning is a bay filly, Helena, by Meredith, owned
by President Mali, of the Breeders' Association, and en-
tered in the Breeders' Stakes. She is a filly that anyone
would be proud of, and if nothing happens to her I look
for fast heats in that race, as I saw her move, without
any urging, a very fast clip. Elite, by Duroc, dam
Green Mountain Maid, is a filly at the same age, can
trot a much faster gait than either of her faster sisters
or brother, Dame Trot, Elaine, or Prospero could ; also a
full brother of Hogarth, that was a very rapid mover.
The total number of stock at Stony Farm is about 250,
and I must say they are, all in all, about the finest lot
I have had the pleasure of seeing this season, as they are
all healthy and the weanlings are of good size.

After spending the night with Mr. B., he drove me to
the home of Volunteer, a distance of nine miles, behind
a pair of Duroc mares that never seemed to tire, and
when I said good by, receiving in return a hearty invi-
tation to come again at any time, it was with a feeling
of regret, for it was a day long to be remembered as one
of the most pleasant your correspondent has spent. The
first that I was anxious to inspect was my old friend
Volunteer, and when stripped he came to greet us as
proud as a young horse, much less the aged veteran he is
for the twenty-nine years that he has passed rest
verv lightly on his head. His great age is only shown
by the hollow back, which for years past he has had, as
his coat is as loose as a seven-year-old and his teeth are
all sound. Next was Barrett, in fine condition, being
worked this winter on the snow, showing quarters very
fast. Tracy, by Volunteer, four years old, has shown
quarters in thirty-nine seconds on the snow this winter.
Walnut, by Florida, who trotted so well last season, has
been castrated, having fully recovered so that he is get-
ting some fast quarters, and I look for him to come home
at the end of the season with a fast record in the teens.
Powers, 2:21, has fully recovered his old form, and has
trotted very fast in the snow. Mr. G. thinks of sending
him and a number of promising youngsters to Kellogg' s
sale, one in particular that ought to be sought after, as
his breeding merits the same. He is called Kevins, by
Volunteer, 1st dam by "Wilson's Abdallah; 2d dam by
American Clay; 3d dam by Alexander's Abdallah; 4th
dam by Taylor's Messenger. He stands 15.1 high, with
plenty of bone and muscle, and not two years old until
June 20 next. Unolala, 2:22-|, and Una, 2:27£; two
miles, 4:544:, are both in good condition, and they both
show indications of lowering their records. Also Lady
Bright, by John Bright, an own brother to Goldsmith's
Abdallah, a filly that took my eye, as she looks a fac-
similie to Goldsmith's Maid. Mr. Goldsmith says she
can trot a good deal faster than the Maid did at the same
age.

Driver, 2:19£, and Alley, 2:19, are both in excellent
condition, being worked every day, and they have trotted
very fast, as your correspondent can vouch for. I ex-
pressed a desire to see them hitched double, but thought
nothing more of it. After dinner was over, and James
Goldsmith said he would give me a sleigh ride before he
took me to the depot, it was with a feeling of pleasure
when we went to the lane to see none other than Driver
and Ally hitched to a light sleigh, for the first time to-
gether. I will say that there are but few teams that can
beat them, for, after jogging them about three miles, he
gave them a fast mile without a break, in 2:25^, as I
held the watch over them myself. Each one seemed to
try to beat the other. They will make a fast team for
some one, for, if nothing happens them next season, it
will take a good one to beat either of them in their class.
—N. 7. Spirit.

Alfalfa for Sheep. — A Contra Costa granger makes the
following statement of expense and profit: One acre of al-
falfa will feed twelve sheep ; twelve sheep will shear $36
worth of wool per year, will raise ten lambs which at four
months old will bring $20, making a gross income of $56.
From this deduct expense for taking care of sheep, $12; cat-
ting and stacking two crops, $6; rent for land, S6; total, $24,
balance being net profit per acre, $32.

They are evidently well off for horses in the Pajaro Valley,
The last issue of the Watsonville Pajaronum says: Several
more stallions arrived this week. Only about fifty here now.

Trotting1 Action-

The type of trotting action especially pleasing to the ama-
teur reiusman is a delusion. When the horse steps high and
lofty in front, with a majestic stateliness, that in horse par-
lance is called "dwelling," and widens very greatly behind
with a strong, bold, elevated kock-and-stirle action, the youug
horseman thinks he has secured an animal that combines all
the elements of a first-class performer in embryo. But the
indications are directly to the contrary. Such horses make
magnificent "lot trotters," but awkward and unsuccessful
performers on the track. The causes of their signal failure
can be very easily explained. Trotting speed, like celerity
at every other gait, is the mechanical result of muscular econ-
omy. It is an approximation to a straight line. The straight
line is the shortest distance between two points. All muscu-
lar action at variance with the straight fines, not absolutely
necessary to sustain the carcass, and to work the machinery
so as to avoid interference of the limbs and feet, therefore,
is absolute waste, and, in proportion to its excess, retards the
Bpeed and lessens the staying capacity of the horse. The
high knee-action in front, generally attended with a pausing
habit just before the descent of the feet, is directly in oppo-
sition to the straight line, and the wide, straddling action be-
hind at an angle of at least forty-five degrees at variance from
the straight fine.

The fast trotter may have either one of these forms of de-
fective action, and still have wonderful speed. Thus, Dex-
ter had that high, lofty knee-action that aftewards distin-
guished the gallant gelding Judge Fullerton, and yet had in-
comparable speed. When Dexter came down the stretch at
full speed, his knees seemed to be working extremely high.
But he economized this hind stroke to a remarkable degree.
He worked his hind limbs very close to his body.

Lady Thorne, on the contrary, had the opposite defect of
movement. Her front action was so low that she was called
the "daisy cutter." Before the front feet were fairly out of
the way, her hind feet and limbs were often in contact with
them, causing that painful, demoralizing interference
called " speedy cutting." But her hind stroke was so low to
the ground, so even inits operation, and so long reaching in
its sweep, that the defect of her front action was largely
counterbalanced. Aside from too high action in front and
too wide behind, there are other serious defects that retard
the speed of the trotting movement. For instance, the horse
may be too much extended, in horse parlance. He may
stride too far in front and drag his hind legs too far behind
him, so that the body is insufficiently supported, aud the
strain of maintaining the carcass and of sustaining the speed
is too great a tax upon the muscular system. The light-bar-
reled, long muscled horse of great nerve power alone can
show great speed and endurance under these adverse circum-
stances. Rarus is a case in point. No horse upon the turf
had the peculiar, straightforward, long reaching action of
that splendid trotter. His body was slender and lengthy,
his muscles of locomotion exceedingly long drawn out, and
when at full speed his body and limbs were extended nearer
to a straight fine than any horse that ever trotted a full mile
in less time than 2:20.

When there are no defects of action to be overcome by me-
chanical contrivances, the question has often been raised by
practical horsemen as to what is the most perfect trotting
gait for all the purposes of speed, weight pulling and endur-
ance combined. The answer has been adverse to the long
sweeping gait for trotting, on heavy courses, or keeping up
the pace for great distances, or pulling great weight. The
long strider is invariably an indifferent trotter on a muddy
track. He requires a smooth, hard course, the former being
almost as essential as the latter is a necessity.

While the short-gaited horse, on the contrary, can draw
weight and approximate more nearly to his greatest speed in
the mud, yet his quick drum-beat revolutions call into requi-
sition such a rapid repetition of his muscular action, that he
becomes more tired on a well-prepared course than the long
strider. The medium gait, therefore, is the most desirable,
because it avoids the exhaustive efforts of the long strider in
the mud, or to the wagon, and is equally free from the
wearying effect, when long continued, of the rapid stioke of
the short-gaited horse.

Maud S is a model of trotting action. Her movement ap-
proximates to the medium gait. Her front action is rather
bold, but only high enough to keep out of the way of the
stroke of her hind propellers. Dike all pure, easy-gaited
horses, her limbs are kept well under her body, so that there
is no strain from over-extension. The faster she speeds the
easier she seems to move, which is the best evidence possible
that there is no strain, — Live Stock Journal.

The Goslix. — The goslin is the goose's yung child. They
are mostly yeller all over, and az softaz a ball of worsted.
Their foot is wove whole, and they kan swim az easy az a
drop ofkaster oil on water. They are born annually about
the 15th of May, and never waz known tew die natrally.
If a man should tell me he had saw a goose die a natral and
square deth, I wouldn't believe him under oath after that,
not even if he swore he had lied about seeing a goose die.
The goose are different in one respekt from the human fam-
ily, who are sed tew grow weaker, but wizer; whereaz a gos-
lin alwuz grows tuffer and more phoolish. I have seen a
goose that they sed waz ninty-three years old last June, and
he didn't look an hour older than one that wuz seventean.
The goslin waddles when he walks and paddles when he
swims, but never dives, like a duck, out of sight in the water,
but only changes ends. The food of the goslin is rye, corn,
oats and barley, sweet apples, hasty pudding and biled
kabbage, cooked potatoze, raw meat and turnips, stale bred,
kold hash and the buckwheat cakes that are leftover. They
ain't so partiklar az some pholks what they eat, and won't
git mad and quit if they kan't have wet toast and lamb chops
every morning for breakfast. If i was going to keep boarders
i wouldn't want enny belter feeders than an old she goose
and twelve goslins. If i kouldu't suit them i should kon-
klude i had mistaken mi kalling. Koast goslin iz good
nourishment, if you kan gitenuff ovit, but there ain't much
waste meat on a goslin after yu have got rid ov thefr feath-
ers and dug them out inside. I hav alwas notissed when yu
pas yure plate up for sum more baked goslin at a hotel the
colored brother^cums bakwith plate empty and tells you:
"Mister, the roast goslin iz no more." — Josh Billings.

Sheep Dipping.

As practice is better than theory an account of some ex-
tensive sheep dippings carried on at the end of last fall, on
the Duke of Sutherland's reclamations, at Kinbrace, in the
north of Scotland, will be the best and most instructive man-
ner of giving the information.

The Duke of Sutherland has some very extensive flocks,
and has been so far in the habit of dipping the sheep, both
in spring and autumn, with various sheep dips purchased for
the purpose, in order to clear away the ticks and lice, and al-
so eradicate scab. There is a large amount of waste grease
on the estate, owing to the fact that the fat sheep intended for
the English market are not sent to their destination as live
stock, but are slaughtered on the spot; and the carcasses,
after being dressed, are sent to the wholesale meat market.
It occurred to Mr. Greig, the very active and intelligent
agent of the duke, that to buy a dip largely consisting of soap
when so much waste fat and grease was on hand, was a very
uneconomical proceeding; that the proper course would be,
to make the necessary soap on the spot, from the grease on
hand, by saponifying it with caustic potash, and afterwards
using the soap for dipping purposes, in conjunction with car-
bolic acid or taroils. This course was therefore adopted. In
the first place, the soap was made with caustic potash, in
batches of 120 pounds of concentrated potash soap at a time,
by the use of the convenient twenty-pound cans of pure
caustic potash put up for the purpose of soap making on a
small scale by the Greenbank Alkali Co., at St. Helens.

The process of saponification followed was the simple mix-
ing process, without boiling, described by me in your Sep-
tember number ; that is to say, the twenty-pound can of
pure caustic potash was dissolved in two gallons of water,
and mixed with eighty pounds of melted grease; the mixture
then being covered up and allowed to saponify by standing
for two or three days. Forty pounds of this concentrated
potash soap was then dissolved by boiling in ten gallons of
water, with half to three-quarters of genuine carbolic acid.
This dip was then added to the dipping tank, in the propor-
tion of one gallon of dip to each ten gallons of water used.

The dipping tank was of simple construction, merely a
wooden tank, about twelve feet long by four feet broad, by
three feet deep. The sheep were driven into the pen, formed,
of hurdles, leading to the tank, and so arranged that they
were delivered one at a time. Each sheep, on passing
through the tank, was thoroughly well ducked over head
three times; and as they followed, one after another, three
sheep were in the tank at one time. On being released from
the tank, the sheep walked up an inclined plane, which al-
lowed the drippings from the fleeces to run back into the
dripping tank, which was replenishod from time to time with
fresh additions of the dip and water, as required.

About 1,200 sheep were dipped in a day, and the total
number operated upon was about 20,000 head. This dipping
thoroughly destroys all ticks and lice, and the fleeces were
pronounced by the shepherds to be in very fine coudition.
Any sheep that was found to be affected with scab was re-
served for further treatment, by thoroughly rubbing in the
carbolic dip, without dilution with water. Some of the sheep
were also rubbed with a mixture of thirty pounds of the pot-
ash soap, made as described, dissolved in six gallons of water,
with three gallons of light pitch oil added. This mixture al-
so answered well for the purpose.

The whole arrangements were under the superintendence
of Mr. Trotter, the chief shepherd, and most effectively
carried out. This being the autumn dip,- no attempt was
made at scouring the fleece. It is the intention, however,
before shearing, next summer, to thoroughly fleece-wash and
cleanse the wool on the sheep, before shearing, with the pot-
ash soap made from the grease on the spot, and after shear-
ing to pass the sheep through the dipping tank containing
the dipping mixture of soap and carbolic acid. The cost of
the soap and dip for these purposes will be very trifling, as it
will be entirely made from the waste obtained from the
slaughtered sheep. The wool, therefore, when fleece-washed
in this manner, will be considerably enhanced in value, at a
very small cost, so that there will be a decided gain on the
operation. — Live Stock Journal.

Cy Mulkey is reputed as saying that Flying Cloud, the dam
of Premium, ran a quarter in twenty-one seconds. If Cy
expects to preserve any character for veracity he should re-
vise that statement and get the speed of that maro within the
bounds of belief.

Sulphur mixed with salt will be found a useful condiment
for sheep all the year around. We, however, would use lesB
sulphur in the variable weather of winter. In summer they
form a simple appetizer, an excellent vermifuge, and one of
the best heulth-preseving agents we have.

Breeding up the Bronchos.

Born in this State (California), and having grown up in the
business of improving the native cattle and horses of the
country, my experience and observations may interest some
of your many readers.

My first recollections were in the year 1S56, when my father
located himself on a ranch, and with the increase of about
six cows that, in the years 1847 and 1S4S, crossed the little
stretch of country from Illinois to California, under the yoke,
began improving a band of wild cattle. He soon after got
horses, and has continued in the business up to the present
day.

The name broncho now has a wide range, and includes
nearly all the scrubby mongrels that are wild and vicious.
In early days we had good bronchos, horses of iron, that
could go 120 miles between sun and sun (12 hours), not on a
prepared track, but over hills and valleys and sandy deserts
without roads. Those were bronchos that required but little
improvement, unless to fit them for other purposes. The old
Californians had, however, a custom of their own for improv-
ing their stock of horses; it might seem extravagant, or even
barbarous, at this date, still it was effectual.

The country was alive with, horses ; large reco'jidos were
annually made, and the culls, regardless of ownership, sep-
arated and driven from ranch to ranch, and accumulated till
large bands were formed, which were driven to the coast, and
rushed at full speed over a mighty precipice into the roaring
waters below. Thus the ancient Californian improved his
bronchos, and the finny tribes of the mighty Pacific were
annually feasted on horseflesh.

The old bronchos weighed, as a rule, from $00 pounds to
1,000 pounds when reared on good feed, and when bred to
horses weighing 1,500 pounds or more, the result was any-
thing but satisfactory.

Since the Americans became owners of ranches, and began
improving the broncho, they have been starved, aud cruss^d
and re-crossed with grades upon grades almost ad infinitum.
To-day we have a breed of mongrels, some of which have
considerable merit, but, as a breed, quite inferior to the old
native stock. The characteristics of the genuine broncho are
stubborn, and his blood is strong.

Breed mares under 900 pounds to a well-bred horse of good
form and disposition, and solid color, weighing from 1,1 50 to
1,200 pounds; then all the fillies that take to the horse can be
bred to a large horse of compact form, and those that take to
the dams should be bred back to the same Bire, or to a hurse
similar in blood and form; then proceed as before, and the
results will be equal to the most sanguine expectations.
Dams can be selected from mongrel bands thai
some good blood; hence, occasionally, souk.'
favorable results from breeding to lar£<.
Journal.

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WILD DUCKS.

The principal change which has "been made in the
game laws o£ this State by their recent revision by the
Legislature is that which removes from the provisions of
the law the wild ducks. Hereafter they may be shot all
the year round without fear of law.

Sportsmen in other parts of the world will think this
a very strange provision, and will infer that this class of
wild game must be very abundant with us. The reason
the ducks are no longer protected is that the farmers say
they eat their grain and that they are a nuisance. It
was due to the efforts of the farming community that
the law was changed, making the open season for ducks
perpetual.

Those who are fond of duck shooting — -and there are
hundreds among us — feel quite aggrieved at this change
in the law. They contend that the ducks do very Little
harm indeed, and that their inroads, such as they are, in
the grain fields, can be prevented by the use of lanterns,
as done on the upper Sacramento with success ; that
wild duck shooting is the principal hunting that people
in this city can indulge in, as the grounds are near by
and accessible, and that the indiscriminate slaughter of
ducks that will ensue will soon make the birds very
scarce. Already the market reports quote wild ducks as
" scarce, high, and in demand."

There is this to be considered, however: The laws of
nature are somewhat stronger than the laws of the
Legislature, and they are more apt to be enforced. The
ducks fly away north when their instincts direct them,
and do not return for many months. They are, during
those months, out of the jurisdiction of the California
laws, and their instincts unwittingly preserve them.
Even now nearly all the ducks are gone but the canvas-
backs. The only varieties which stay with us all sum-
mer and breed in the marshes are a few of the mallards,
Bprig and teal, and they keep in the quiet creeks and
ponds out of the way of people. "When the great flights
of ducks come back from the north they come at a time
when the law, as it was, admitted of their being shot,
and they usually go before the close season begins.

So, after all, there is not so great a hardship worked
as might bo the case. The farmers would shoot them
anyhow if they camo 'on their land, since, while we have
plenty of laws, we have no one to enforce them. At the
time the birds are plentiful all the shooters indulge in
the sport. The law, therefore, which leaves the ducks at
tho mercy of everybody all the year round practically
makes little difference, as the birds are up around the
North Pole somewhere tho greater part of tho time,
and it is not probable anyone will try for that part of
the world for some time to come.

The birds that do the most damage are the widgeon,

and they are the first to come from tho north. As soon

us tho rains begin they leave tho marshes for the fields.

They may bo on the marshes in great numbers, but they

fly to the fields as soon as tbo rains start the voun<*

gr;in. All shooters recognize this habit of tho " baldies."

Tie most harm thai < a result by the change in the law

I in the killing of young mallards in July and August

ire i li.-y bare learned to Hy properly. Still, thenum-

r of teal, mallard and sprig thai breed in our fcule

■ i ■ did ii - nmpared with the num-

"f '""^ tlt:it v>mw from tho north, and which the

law will not affect.

THE COMING RACE MEETING.

It does not require an over due share of optimertical
tendencies to warrant the prediction that that the coming
race meeting of the Pacific Blood Horse Association is like-
ly as good as has ever been held in California. The large
number of nominations and entries in stakes and purses
insure plenty of starters, and the character of the colts
that have made a public appearance is of the highest
class. Those which still rank as "maidens" are very
well spoken of by those who have seen them exercise,
and unless there should turn out to a great deal of the
worst kind of luck between now and the time of run-
ning the meeting must be a thorough success.

There is not a failure in any case as every stake has
filled, and generally with more than have been known
previous to this.

The Pacific Cup shows thirteen, and as this is regarded
as the grand event of the spring gathering, there is sure
to be a great crowd of spectators on that. But every
day shows such attractive features that there will be no
lack, and the score of races on the card is as brilliant a
programme as any one can desire, no matter how exact-
ing. It is too early yet to record prophesies; in fact, we
never thought very highly of the predictions of news-
paper scribes. " The best tip" for those who like to bet
is to base their judgment on what they can see for them-
selves, and only wager an amount they can afford to lose
with equinimity.

The regular tipster is placed in a better position than
he who has to point his lucubrations. " The point" can
be changed in the case of every one of his patrons, and
in this way he can make an absolutely correct vaticina-
tion, having every horse in the race to aid him,

Then he comes out in advertisements calling attention
to his wonderful sagacity as shown by the past, and on
that ground rears a flattering hope of what he will ac-
complish in the future.

When the horses are all trained on public grounds
there is a better chance of estimating their relative ca-
pacity.

It would be a cheeky thing to haunt private tracks in
order to know what was going on with the racing colts,
and the cheek would not sustain him after the first exhi-
bition, and, a majority of the trainers would not leave
him long in doubt of the course they would take. This
is only in relation to touts or those who were to make
public that which was given to be secret.

There is an exciting interest attached to the watching
of the gallops and fast runs of the racing colts which
does not follow any other kind of outdoor sports. "With
the harness division the watch must be brought into play to
°ive proper relish to witnessing the work. The more grace-
ful pace of the fast gallop (for a large proportion of race
horses are graceful when going at their nearly best rate)
tends to the more general appreciation, and though from
a business outlook there is more money in trotters, the
aristocratic colts, born in the purple, bring a feeling,
harmonizing better, more in accordance with the higher
form.

Four full columns of the wide measure of the
Breeder and Sportsman, occupied with the names of those
which have a right to start in the twenty races is the
best possible guarantee of the meeting being all that we
claim, and the races of a class which no one with the
least fondness for the sport can afford to miss. And
many of them are worn by horses of national celebrity.
Gano, admitted to be the peer of the East, the flying
Palo Alto filly Satanella, Lucky B, Grismer, Lou Spen-
cer, etc, among the three-year-olds with so many others
of the same age though not so well known, but likely to
be troublesome. The two-year-olds are, of course, yet to
show their mettle, but if there is anything in blood and
form they can be rated as the best lot ever reared in Cal-
ifornia. Among the thirty-two nominations in the Cali-
fornia Stake are the Prince of Norfolk, a brother to the
unfortunate Duchess, and probably of about the same
stamp. Santa Anita has five representatives, a daughter
of Mollie McCarthy, by Grinstead, two more of his get
being named and the Rutherfords. The chestnut filly
Callie Smart is appropriately named if the reports are
correct, as it is said she is wonderfully smart and her
lineage — by Norfolk from Mattie A endorses the esti-
mate. Palo Alto has eight representatives with pedi-
grees that are of the best shade in the stud book. Rancho
del Paso has nine, those which were purchased in Ken-
tucky last summer, but if we stop to analyze the pedi-
grees this article will be far beyond the contemplated
length. Before the meeting comes off, time will be
taken to show what a quantity of the best blood there is
now in California and this one stake will fully cor-
roborate the statement. W. L. Pritchard has four in,
C. Van Buren two, the six all of good "pedigree, and J.
K. Grios has one by Joe Daniels from Mary Wade.

Even in this short sketch it will not do to overlook
some of those which are free to all ages. As has been
stated tho Pacific Cup is considered the great race of the

meeting. The distance is the longest of any two and a
quarter miles and the most is added. It is a handicap
the allotment of weight to be announced on the first day
of the meeting. It could scarcely be otherwise than a
close contest if the " race was to rule," and yet there will
be, a necessity for concessions which will bring the thir-
teen engaged into a close neck at the finish. Joe Howell,
Jim Douglas, Albert C, Fred Collier, Precious, Fortress,
Duke of Monday, Maria F, Wildidler, Inaugaration,
May D, Frank Rhoads and Judge McKinstry are the
ones to be brought together, and though there is
always a share of good luck in fixing the apportionment
so as to equalize the " man from Yakima " who may be
the selection is both a good judge of the capacity of
horses, and has luck enough at the game to make it near-
ly certain that it will be another grand success.

There is altogether too much in these four columns to
treat in this off-hand way, and the plan will be to take
up each day's races for future comments.

This will give an essay for each one of the five
weeks from now until the twenty -first of the next month,
and there is plenty of material on hand for the disquisi-
tions.

OUTDOOR SPORTS IN WINTER.

Lovers of outdoor sports in California perhaps seldom
stop to thiak what great advantages they enjoy in many
respects over their friends in the East by reason of the
great climatic differences of the Atlantic and Pacific
Coasts. The winter months there put a stop to all out-
door sports except those peculiarly adapted to cold
weather and dependent on it, such as skating, sleighing
and ice yachting. Here we cannot indulge in these, but
we can indulge in all others and keep up to a certain ex-
tent the amusements we* follow in summer. Baseball,
cricket, bicycling, boating, sailing, rifle shooting and
kindred sports can all be indulged in during the winter
just as well as in summer. In fact some of them are
more heartily enjoyed in the winter months. Our strong
winds die out, the fogs are gone, and, while the days are
short, the sun shines brightly and the weather induces
activity and outdoor recreation.

For baseball and cricket the cool winter days are ex-
cellent. For rifle shooting the stillness of the atmos-
phere is advantageous. For boating the smoothness of
the water owing to an absence of wind offers better fa-
cilities than in summer. For bicycling, riding and driv-
ing the absence of dust on the roads is a blessing. For
yachting, handling light sails may be practiced, and, if
one has plenty of time, winter sailing jip the rivers on
smooth waters where the summer mosquitoes are gone
may be indulged in with pleasure. So with many other
sports. There is no such thing here as a large hall
where people try to do in winter what they amuse them-
selves with in summer.

Taken all together we ought to congratulate ourselves
on our opportunities to indulge in outdoor sports. We ,
are more fortunate than our neighbors, a fact we only
appreciate when a chance for comparison is afforded.
Reading in the dispatches of late of the cold weather and
storms elsewhere, and experiencing here such a fine
climate, ought to make all lovers of outdoor sports satis-
fied with their place of residence:

NEURALGIA.

We remember seeing a picture many years ago, that,
at the time, gave the idea that the artist was possessed
of a super-vivid imagination — something akin to that
of Gustave Dore, and with a fondness for depicting the
horrible that Dante could so forcibly portray with words.
It represented the portrait of a man, and though the
features were good there were such fearful distortions
that not a lineament was left in repose, agony more than
possibly could arise from physical suffering, the acme of
mental anguish, induced by the prospect of an eternity
of despair. Imps were torturing him in every conceiv-
able manner, drilling into his skull with corrugated au-
gers, running red-hot corkscrews into his eyes, tearing
away masses of quivering flesh with saw-toothed pin-
cers, and all this with a self-satisfied, mocking, fiendish
air that gave the whole a still greater intensity of mean-
ing. We have a better understanding now. The pict-
ure was to represent a man suffering from neuralgia, but
as it was part of a scheme for advertising some sure-cure
nostrum, the overdrawing was apparent. Last Satur-
day Mr. A. C. Dietz drove to the door, reminding us of
a promise to see Professor Tapp subject a wild and
vicious horse to his system of breaking. In the hurry
no protection was used, though in a profuse perspiration,
and the pagoda which he uses as a schoolroom had a
chilly breeze coming through the portion allotted to
spectators. We became quite interested in his manipu-
lations, which proved he was a master of the art, and
by and by will give an account of the methods and man-
ner of handling. The horse was hot enough, though at

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the end of two hours an overcoat and neck wrapper would
have been a valuable adjunct to restore the abstracted
caloric. Still we had not sense enough to wait for extra
clothing. Mr. Dietz driving rapidly to the track in time
to see Slippery Dick win the last three heats there was
also time to become still more frigid. It was late when
dinner was done, and an hour's work in a cold room
completed the job. Not long after going to bed the lit-
tle imps began, confining the first attentions to twisting
gimlets and corkscrews between the teeth. A bottle of
St. Jacob's oil was brought from the barn, using it on a
bowed tendon of Sir Thad. The test has not gone far
enough to decide how successful the cure of suspensory
will be, though the chances appear favorable, but the
demons were not so easily conquered. There was some
relief, however, and though confined to bed Sunday the
pain was nothing like so severe. The sunshine came into
the room, and with the shutters thrown wide open, and
every turn or so calling on St. Jacob, the day was got
through in tolerable comfort. The brigade was only
getting ready for a more vigorous charge. Two hours
after the sun had slipped behind Mt. Tamalpais they
had all the weapons represented in the picture, and they
were adepts at using them. In half an hour after com-
mencing the fight there was a lump on the jaw as big as
a lemon, and then on the same side of the face — the
left — they had the eye trying to pop out of the socket.
The left ear was the next point of attack, and the only
weak place in their strategy was in making the whole
fight on that side. But there was no discrimination, and
from the top of the head to the quarters it came hot and
hot. The warfare was kept up the whole of the night,
daylight coming to the relief, and that suggested a rem-
edy. Many a battle we fought on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi, and with an auxiliary in the shape of quinine
came out victorious after a three-years' campaign.
Pshaw ! ague was feeble in comparison and fifteen
grains were powerless. Again there was another grand
row from dark until daylight,' making three nights,
when our folks insisted on sending for a physician. Dr.
Bradway proved to be the better general, and though
somewhat demoralized, we managed to get to the barns
on Thursday. "We have written this for a double pur-
pose, one being to credit the artist with being as apt a
delineator of neuralgia as "Wyttenbach is of the form of
a horse, and the other to account for absence from the
office for the whole of the week.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

Lieut. P. Kuhnle, the celebrated rifle shot being about
to depart for Europe, announces an auction sale of his trotting
stock, a well-bred and promising lot of colts. The sale will
take place atPetaluma, on the 7th proximo and will be con-
ducted by Messrs. Killip &Co. A reference to the catalogue
in our advertising colums will disclose the breeding of the
animals offered, and they are of the strains of which Sonoma
county takes a just pride. Whippleton, the sire of most of
these colts, is by Whipple's Hambletonian, dam Lady Liv-
ingston by Gen. Taylor.

(< The Turfmen's Directory " containing the names
and addresses of all known breeders, owners, trainers and
drivers of trotting horses in the United States, compiled by
Secretary Yail of the National Association, a handy book of
reference for horsemen and others, may be had by application
to this office. Price, $2.

The State Agricultural Society having cor-
rected the error in the proposed trotting stake for two-year-
olds, the revised announcement will be found in our adver-
tising columns. With the $500 added this will be a valuable
stake and from the indications it will fill with ajstrong show-
ing of nominations.

The Famine in trotting rules that has prevailed on
this Coast for some months is ended. We have received a
supply and will till all orders at regular rates, 25 cents in
paper, 50 cents for the pocket edition.

Messrs. Payne and Pyle of the Gilroy Rod and Gun Club
have been busy for the past few days searching for violators
of the game laws. They recently received information that
certain parties were constructing a brush dam on the Pajaro
river, so as to obstruct the passage of fish to and from the
spawning grounds. They immediately left for the scene of
the obstruction, intending to biing the parties to justice.

To-morrow The Boss Fishing Club will make a pleasure
and fishing excursion to Raccoon Straits and a jolly time is
anticipated. They will go in the yacht Restless escorted by
the Annie Hart, so that they will not be dependent on either
wind or tide.

On or about the 25th of this month there will be a pigeon
match at the Oakland Trotting Park in which Mr. John Mull-
er and Z. Taylor will shoot against W. Conn and N. Edwards.
The conditions are 15 birds at 21 yards rise.

A match will take place to-day at Birds Point between
Messrs. Havens, Woodworth, Gordon and Nagle. The con-
ditions of the match are fifteen single birds, twenty-one yards
rise, ground traps.

The California Wing Shooting Club will shoot at San Bru-
no to-morrow week, the 25th inst.

The Cosmopolitan Club will hold its first shoot of the sea-
son at San Bruno to-morrow.

BASE BALL.

Eastern League Clubs.

The following is the (list of players in the Eastern League
clubs as arranged for the season of 1883:

Boston club— The regular battery will be Whitney, pitcher,
and Brown, catcher, with Bufhngton and Hackett as a change
battery. On the bases there will beMorrell Burdock and
Sutton, with Wise at short-field and Hornung, Radford and
oue or other of the change battery players in the right field.
This is not as strong a team as that of last year.

Buffalo club — This club's regular battery will be Derby and
Rowe, with Galvin and Kennedy as their relief. Brouthers,
Richardson and White will play on the bases, Force at short-
field and O'Rourke, Foley and Schaeffer in the out-field.
This team is stronger than that of last year, Derby being a
very good pitcher.

Chicago club — The main battery will be Corcoran and
Flint, with Goldsmith and Kelly as their reserve. On the
bases Anson, Burns and Williamson will play, with Pfeffer at
short-field and Dalrymple, Gore and Kelly in the out-field.
The club has an extra player in young Stockwell. Base-run-
ning is the forte of this team.

Cleveland club— The regular battery will be McCormick
and Bushong, with Bradley and Briody as a change and
Daily as an extra pitcher. On the bases there will be
Phillips, Dunlap and Muldoon, with Glasscock at short-field
and York, Hotaling and Evans in the out-field. This is the
strongest team Cleveland has ever placed in the field, and it
will give the Chicago nine the greatest trouble to retain the
championship.

Detroit club — Bennett and Weldman are the battery of this
club, with Burns and Trott as a change. Powell, Quest and
Farrell will play on the bases, Hauck at short-field and Wood,
Hanlon and T. Mansell in the out-field. This is a weaker
team than that of 1882. It has little chance of the champion-
ship.

New York club — This is the new League club, and its reg-
ular battery will be Ward and Ewing, with O'Neil and Clapp
and Welsh and M. Dorgan as reserve batteries. The bases
will be played by Connor, Troy andfHankinson, with Caskins
as short-field and Gillespie, Humphries and Dorgan in the
out-field. Humphries is also a change catcher. This is the
strongest professional team New York has ever had. When
Ewing is not catching he will play second base. The in-
field support will be specially strong, but it is the four catch-
ers and three excellent pitchers, all differing in their method
of delivery, that constitutes the strength of this club.

Philadelphia club — This is another new League club, and
its regular battery will be Neagle and Gross, with Henderson
and Coleman as change pitchers andRingaas change catcher.
It has another pitcher in Purcell. The base players will be
Manning, Ferguson and Gaunt, with McClellan at short-field
and Lewis, Roberts and Purcell in the out-field. This is en-
tirely an experimental team. It bids fair to be the last in the
pennant race.

Providence club — This club will not be as strong as last
year. The regular battery will be Radbourne and Nana, with
Richmond and Gilhgan as one change and Smith and Robin-
son as another. On the bases there will be Start, Farrell and
Denny, with Irwin at short-field and Carroll, Hines and Cas-
sidy in the out-field.

The championship season begins May 1 and ends October
1. Before this the League clubs will have an exhibition cam-
paign during April, when they will play with the American
clubs. The New York Club team will take the field in April.
Before this the players will practice at Prospect Park.
^

The McDonald Benefit.

The benefit tendered to James McDonald at the Recreation
Grounds on Sunday was fairly attended. The grounds were
in excellent condition, and the game closely contested. The
team captained by the beneficiary, after having been white-
washed for four consecutive innings, managed to make seven
runs in the fifth turn at the bat by dint of heavy batting.
The fielding on both sides was good and the throwing decid-
edly above the average. The score is as follows:

DENJfY KIKE.

TB. B. B.H.P.O. A. E.

Denny, 3 b • 5 2 12 5 2

Lawton, s s and cf 5 1 0 1 1 3

Carroll, p 5 2 3 0 5 0

Sheridan, lb 5 1 1 12 1 0

Gagus, 2 b 4 0 0 2 11

Donahue, c f and ss 4 2 2 1 1 1

Creegan, c 4 1 1 7 1 1

Levy, 1 f 4 0»0 2 0 0

Brown, rf 4 0 10 0 0

Total 40 9 9 27 15 S

MCDOKALD NTNE.

TB. R. B.H.P.O. A. E.

McDonald, 3 b 4 1 0 112

Sweeney, p 4 0 0 2 8 0

Irwin, c 4 1 1 8 3 0

Boyle, 2 b 4 0 0 5 0 0

Lake, c f 4 1 0 1 0 0

Smith, s s 4 110 3 1

Rice, 1 f 4 10 0 0 0

Pope, rf 4 1 0 0 1 0

Fogarty, 1 b 4 1 1 1 10 2

Totals 36 7 3 27 16 5

Innings 1 23456789

Denny nine 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3—9

McDonald nine 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0—7

Earned runs — Sheridan. Three base hits — Irwin, Sheri-
dan. Two base hits — Smith, Fogarty. Left on bases — Mc-
Donald's, 0; Denny's, 4. First on errors — McDonald's, 5 ;
Denny's, 4. Struck out — McDonald's, 2; Denny's, 3. Dou-
ble play — Irwinand McDonald. Bases on balls — McDonald's,
0; Denny's, 5. Passed balls, Creegan, 1 ; Irwin, 1. Wild
pitch — Sweeney. Time — 2 hours. Umpire — Ed. Morris.
4-

Baseball has taken a hold on the public fancy in the East,
and many of those who believe in stimulating the efforts of
those who play upon the diamond field have promised to give
prizes for base running, long throwing, long hits and the
like. Richard K. Fox of New York offers to the League
club winning the most games during the coming season a
handsome banner, valued by him at §500. He will ateo give
a medal to the man who makes the highest batting average,
one to the manmaking most runs and one to the man with
the highest average. The amateur club winning the most
games during the season will be presented with a gold ball,
emblematic of the amateur championiihip.

A meeting of the California Baseball League was held on
Tuesday evening at Verein Hall, for the purpose of entering
into arrangements for the season's play. Five clubs were
represented, as follows: Haverly B. B. C. — Harris, Morris,
Pratt; Niantic — Mone, Sweeney, Finn ; Reno — Hennessy,
Corrigan, Cadogan; California — Piercy, McDonald, Crawford;
Underwriters — Mullen, McElroy, FJlonore. A resolution
was adopted which provided that a club connected with any
other League shall not be eligible for admission. A commit-
tee on credentials was appointed, composed of one delegate
from each League, and it reported favorably on the credentials
presented. Considerable discubsion ensued as to the number
of clubs to be represented in the League, and on being sub-
mitted to a vote, it resulted in the rejection of the Reno Club.
A committee was appointed, consisting of Morris, Piercy,
Finn and Moran, to report on a schedule of games and to
draft a set of rules. The following permanent officers were
elected: J. J. Mone, President; H. Harris, Vice-President;
W. L. Crawford, Secretary; August Pratt, Treasurer.

It is expected that definite arrangements will be made to-
day, in connection with a series of games at the Oakland
grounds. In all probability a League will be formed and a
schedule of games adopted, in which at least three clubs will
participate. The League will include the Howards, managed
by Percy Jacobus, the Olympics, by Dave Rich, and a club
not yet organized, which will be under the management of
John Hammersmith.

Denny and Irwin leave for the East on Monday to join the
Providence Club. Both made good records last season.

Blakiston, formerly of the Californias, has acquired quite
a reputation as an in fielder.

Cleveland Bays.

The Cleveland Bays were at one time recognized as a dis-
tinct breed of horses in England, and were highly prized as
coach horses. Modern English writers, however, quite gen-
erally agree in treating the breed as extinct. The editor of
the Gazette has within the past year made a special effort to
get at the exact facts in regard to the present status of the
so-called Cleveland Bay breed in England, which, so far as
he can learn, is about as follows: But little attention has
been paid to these horses for many years past as a breed in
the country where they were once so popular, but there is
still much stock remaining in that region possessing the old
Cleveland Bay characteristics, and perhaps much of the blood
that formerly belonged to this breed. We never see it men-
tioned, however, in the reports of English horse shows, and
very seldom is its existence recognized by a reference to it in
any of the English agricultural papers. The so-called Cleve-
land Bay of to-day is created, as was the breed, when it was
considered a breed, by a mingling of the blood of the thor-
oughbred racehorse with that of the large bay mares of York-
shire; and while we adhere to the opinion heretofore ex-
pressed in these columns, that, properly speaking, there is no
longer any such breed in existence, yet we are free to admit
that many most excellent horses, possessing much good blood,
have been imported to this country as Cleveland Bays; and
that the same course of breeding which originally formed the
breed might speedily restore it from the material now remain-
ing in that country, as well as in this, viz., the use of stout,
strong and stylish thoroughbred sires upon large, active and
stylish bay mares.

The Mark Lane Express, of February 5th, has the fol-
lowing, which will give some additional light upon the sub-
ject: " In reply to a question from a correspondent in the
United States as to the present status of the Cleveland breed
of horses in this country, we are of opinion that there is ma-
terial enough left, especially in Yorkshire, to form the basis
of a herd book and a very profitable breeders' industry. The
railway locomotive drove the old Cleveland bay horse off the
road, but the more modern type of Cleveland horse, or at
all events Yorkshire -bred horse of the Cleveland stamp, with
rathermore of the thoroughbred stallion's influence apparent,
are precisely the cattle that are to be seen in the use of rail-
way companies for their lighter work, especially the newly-
appointed omnibuses which have been started by the railway
companies in London, for which the cheaper French horses
hitherto used are neither strong enough nor fast enough. It
is remarkable that the railway companies, which took the
old Cleveland horse's occupation away, should be among the
first to give it back again in a different form; but it is plain
enough to any one who will give the necessary attention to
the subject that the light van work and the new heavy omni-
bus work of the metropolis is bringing to London a lot of
verysuperior and valuable horses from the northern breeding
districts, which to all appearances have the old Cleveland
blood for their basis, o*id which retain their speed and style
from the judicious use of the blood of the thoroughbred stal-
lion.— Breeder's Gazetlte.

The Ottowa Dog Show.

The following special prizes have been donated to the Ot-
towa bench show:

KK. — The Marquis of Lome donates $25 for the best St.
Bernard, dog or bitch, exhibited at the show.

OO. — The publishers of Turf, Field and Farm offer one
year's subscription to the paper for the best clumber spaniel
regardless of sex, that has never won a prize.

PP. — Messrs. Greener k Son, of Birmingham, England,
have donated twelve copies of Greener's "Gun and its De-
velopment," value $90, one copy of which will be given with
the second prize in classes, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, IS, 19, 25, 26,
27 and 28.

QQ. — The Marquis of Lome donates $25 for the best col-
ley, dog or bitch, exhibited at the show.

RR. — The Marquis of Lome donates $25 for the best bea-
gle, dog or bitch exhibited at the bIiow.

SS.— Hon. E. Dewendy donates $25for the best Newfound-
land, dog or bitch, exhibited at the show.

Deep Plowing. —Messrs. George and Chas. Cadwalader,
capitalists, who own a large tract of laud about five miles
south of Willows, east of the railroad, have recently put in
operation on their farm a plow that seems to do pretty good
work. It plows about a foot deep. Some of this land is
tinctured with alkali, but the deep plowing has developed
the fact that the alkali does not extend much beyond the sur-
face, first-class loamy soil being thrown up by the plow. It
is the opinion of some that tin- alkali can be worked out of
this land with the plo\v.| f At least it can bo so mixed in with
the good soil that it will not prove such an obstacle to the
growth of vegetation upon it as it has heretofore proved to

be. — Willows Journal.

♦ - i

The Oregon State Agricultural Society piopi
fall a stallion- trotting stake, free to all Oregon,
Montana and Idaho horses, except Dexter an
una. It will be trotted on tho last day of the fair

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March 17

THE GUN.

At San Bruno.

The largest gathering that has yet assembled at a pigeon
shoot this" season was present at San Bruno last Sunday on
the occasion of a fifteen-bird match, thirty yards rise, *20
entrance, Hurlingham rules. During the week the match
caused considerable discussion as to the probable outcome,
and in consequence, speculation ran high. While the match
■was bein» contested the spectators manifested no small
amount of interest, and bets were freely laid on the outcome
of the shoot and on individual scores. Unfortunately for
clean scores not a breath of air stirred, so that theorise of the
second barrel was practically impossible owing to the fact
that the smoke of the first rarely lifted in time to allow a
good shot. Later in the day sufficient breeze sprang np to
make the fieeze-outs at least more interesting and accounted
for somewhat better scores. The birds were an unusually
fine lot though scarce, owing toamisunderstanding. The day's
sport was opened by a gentleman under the assumed name
of Slade who missed a swift tailer with his first and tumbling
him with his second barrel; Robinson who followed missing
a left quarter; Tucker taking a close flyer in excellent style
and Koche missing an easy incomer. Burnett's first bird
though hard hit succeeded in escaping, the others maintain-
ing clean scores on the first round, with the exception of
Weeks, whose tailer died out of bounds. The difficulty of
sighting birds on the second barrel in conseqnence of the
fog caused some of the lesser lights to be prematurely ex-
tinguished, and with the exception of Lambert the crack
shots failed to preserve clean scores np to the thirteenth
bird, when it was conceded that Lambert would take first
money, Tucker second, Bobinson and Maskey dividing third
money. Unfortunately for Lambert, however, he missed
his fourteenth bird, an easy left quarterer, and in the very
next round allowed a tailer to get away, thus making it
a tie between Tucker and himself on thirteen birds. Follow-
ing are the scores:

glide 1 1111000100W

0. Bobinson 0 1101111111111 0—12

S A. TucSer 1 1110 111101111 1—13

D.W. W.Roche 0 0110110W

J.Sharp 1 11100010W

H. Silaby 1 0111011010W

J. H. Burnett 0 0 0 0 w

J. A. Lambert 1 1111111111110 0-13

P.D. Weeks 0 1 1 0 0 0 w

P.D. Linville 11 001101010W

F. Masker 1 1101000W

F. Taylor". 1 0101111110111 1—12

Tucker and Lambert divided first and second money, Bob-
inson and Taylor shooting off ties of twelve at four birds for
third money, which was won by Bobinson. A three-bird
match, twenty one yards rise, plunge-traps, followed, which
resulted in the annexed score:

Silsby 1 1 0—2

Linville -1 1 0—2

Bnrnett 1 1 0—2

Bobinson 1 1 1—3

Hansen 1 1 1 — 3

Spencer 1 1 1 — 3

Golcher 1 1 1--3

Locan 1 0 O—l

Gillette 1 1 1—3

Roche 1 0 0-1

Rencotter 1 1 1—3

Pierson 1 0 — 1

Knowles 0 — 0

Maskev 1 1 1—3

Lambert 0 — 0

Weeks 0 — 0

Brodan 1 0 —1

Precht J 0 — 1

Ties on clean scores were shot off, Bobinson and Hansen
again tying and dividing first and second money, Gillette
taking third money.

Shooting at Birds Point.

Last Saturday at Birds Point a number of interesting
matches were shot, the first being between Xick Williams
and M. Hopkins, twenty-five birds, thirty yards rise, Hur-
lingham rules. Excellent shooting was done by the contest-
ants at the long range, as the annexed score will show:

Hopkins 1 111111000111111110 0 1110 1—19

Williams 1 11111111111111110011111 1—23

On the conclusion of the above match, Al. Havens and
Henshaw on the one side and Kick Williams and Tuttle on
the other shot at twelve birds, thirty yards rise, Hurlingham
rules, in which the score made was as follows:

Havens 1 1000001110 1—6

Henshaw 0 0 1 11011111 1—9

Tuttle 1 11100011111—9

Williams 1 1111101111 1—11

Another match between the same parties at three pairs of
double birds was shot, which was won by Tuttle and Will-
iams by the following score:

Havens 11 00 11—4

Henshaw 10 10 00 — 2

Tattle 1 oioi 0—3

Williams 10 11 0 0—3

The match between Crittenden Bobinson and Lambert is
the topic of conversation among shooting men. Bobinson
seems to be the favorite, and considerable money is being
staked upon him. The deposit on the stakes will be increased
to-morrow by putting up $200, or forfeit of the 550 already
staked. The remainder will be forthcoming on the day of
the shoot, which is set down for the first Sunday in April.
The match will be shot under Hurlingham rules at the San
Bruno grounds.

Al Jones did some good shooting at the race track Sunday.
A match had been arranged between him and Johnny Behan
to shoot at live birds eacli, twenty-five yards rise, but Behan
being absent in Tucson, Jones concluded to shoot the match
alone. He first shot for Behan, making a clean score, and
tlien for himself, with the sam-j result, making the match a
tic. — Tombstone (Arizona) Epitaph,

The Sportsmen's club of Alameda has appointed a commit-
tee to wait upon Sheriff McClcverty with a view of obtaining
the appointUM-iit uf :: member to act as Deputy Sheriff in order
that he may be empowered to airest violators of the game
laws. All shooting matches will be held at Oakland Trottinc
Turk. °

Santa Ana is soon to have a regularly organized sportsmen's

clnb. Nine persona have signed the roll. The club already

have a monarch glass-ball trap, and the members practice

ing on Saturday afternoon near the railroad depot,

i In Monterey Trap and Gun Club have disbanded and do-

— funds in the treasury, $15 95, to the ci:y trustees

fur the benefit of the street fund.

THE RIFLE.

Handicap Match.

Last Sunday the handicap match between Lieut. H. J.
Mangels and Chas. Sheurer came off at Shell Mound range.
Mangels was to allow Sheurer four points in twenty shots in
the 200-yard target. The sky was cloudy but the light was
very good and at the time of the shooting the wind was
steady. The following are the scores:

Lient.H.,. Mangels [HiHtHl til

(443404345 0—31

14 34344340 4-33

Handicap 4

Chas. Sheurer.

As seen by the above Mangels was the winner of purse and
match by twelve points. When this was finished another
string of ten shots was fired and Mangles again allowed Mr.
Sheurer three points on the same range with these results:

Mangels. .
Sheurer. .

.4 34545445 4—42
.3 53442344 5—37

The three points given Mr. S. made him 40 points against
Mangels' 42.

■»

Overmatched.

The Los Angeles Rifle team visited San Bernardino last
Tuesday for the purpose of getting satisfaction for their de-
feat on the 22d ult., but were again defeated. From the im-
proved scores it is evident that both teams have been taking
some healthful practice. The scores made were as follows:

LOS ANGELES SCORE.

W. A. Fink I.. ..42

F. Holbrook 42

G. W. Williamson 42

R. W. Pridebam

B. Strauss

G. H. Wilson 37

E. Down 39

Chas. Vincent

J.Smith

J. Lockwood 40

SAN BEENAEDINO SCOEE.

T. Carter 42

O. Carson 45

G.Craig 38

Dr. Dickey 39

Geo. Miller 41

E. H. Morse 39

T. McFarlane 40

B. Souther .45

X. M. Strong 41

G. Yager 42

Total 406 Total

..413

C and G's Monthly Shoot.

March 11th, Companies C and G, First Inft. Reg., N. G.
C, held their monthly shoot at Shell Monnd Range. All day
ihe sky was cloudy and dark but the light was good and the
atmosphere clear. About noon a strong wind sprang up
from the "West and blew steady the remainder of the day,
obliging those who shot on the 500-yard target to set their
windgange over as far as it would go in order to offset the
force of the wind. The attendance was small, far smaller
than it should have been considering the number of members
on the rolls of the companies. In all probability it will not
be long before medals and badges will be offered to the best
marksmen of the several classes as an inducement for them
to perfect themselves in the use of the rifle. Such a move-
ment would have good results, as many of the boys would
practice if there was a reward in the prospective who would
not waste ammunition for bare honors. The scores made
were very good. The first class shot at 200 yards and 500
yards :

Grand
200 tabds. 500 taeds. Total.

Cummings 4443 455 4 5 4—43

Sime 4 55534444 4—42

Templeton 3 44455444 4—41

Klein 4 44544545 4—43

555535555 4—47]
554455444 4—44
534554455 4— 14
453345445 5—42

The second class also shot on the 200 and 500-yard
targets:

500 TAEDS.

Grand
Total.

Klose 4 45445443 4—4114 53553555 3—43

Brovrn 4 5 3444552

Manning 443 33 43 44 4—36

Sherman 454444444 3—40

Sumner 5 04454403 4—33

Thompson 3 344444 0 4 4—34

Elder 2 24443223 0—26

535322442 3—33
354334403 4—33
544004023 4—26
043335554 3—35
340435330 4—29
043242000 0—15

The recorded scores of the third class are made on the 200-
yard target though many practice on the longer range:

200 TABDS.

Palmer 35 jEnglish 33

"White 33 Davis 29

Kuddock 33|

The fourth class generally shoot over the 100-yard target
but on this occasion they shot over the 200-yard range with
this result:
Savage 32]Campbell 21

The shooting began early in the forenoon and after the
practice scores were made the marksmen shot small matches
among themselves till late in the afternoon.

ATHLETICS.

Contention vs. Toug-hnut.

At Tombstone, Arizona, last Saturday, the 9th inst., a
wrestling match took place between two stalwart Cornish
miners, which is thus reported in the Epitaph of the 10th:

The wrestling match at Schieffelin "hall last evening, be-
tween Wm. Johnson, of the Centention mine, and Peter
Schumaker, of the Toughnut, for $100 a side and the gate
money, was one of the most hotly contested matches that has
ever taken place on the Pacific Coast, if not in the United
States, the time consumed being nearly five hours. The ex-
hibition was opened by the selection of James Chatam as ref-
eree and Sam McLaren as stake-holder. Shortly after S
o'clock the contestants appeared in the ring, and, after pay-
ing their respects to'the large audience in attendance, took
their seats and awaited the word to open battle. Johnson
was neatly and tastefully dressed in red pants, blue stockings
and brown flannel shirt, while Schumaker was attired in blue
pants, white stockings and blue shirt.

The referee announced that the first round would be side
holds and the wrestlers came smilingly forward and soon
were locked in a deadly embrace, which, however, was soon
broken bytheToughnutchampion, who threw Johnson heav-
ily to the ground, but as he struck on his side the referee de-
cided that it was not a fall. In the next round Schumaker
got in his work early, and in a very pretty and scientific man-
ner threw Johnson on his back amidst the cheers of His
friends and backers and the dismay of the Contention crowd,
who were totally unprepared for such a result.

The next round was in the catch- as-catch- can style, and

from the start it was evident that Johnson would have the
best of it, as he showed by every look and movement that he
was a thorough master of that particular branch of the busi-
ness, while Schumaker was very cautious in all his move-
ments and acted upon the defensive throughout. After some
preliminary sparring for a hold, Johnson caught the Tough-
nut favorite around the waist and lifting him bodily threw
him with tremendous force to the ground. Schumaker lay
as if stunned, and his attendants rushed to him, picked him
up and carried him to his chair, where after a liberal allow-
ance of whisky had been administered and a thorough rub-
bing down had been done, he came to, and when time was
called for the third and final round they stepped into the
ring as smiling and chipper as ever.

The third round was in the Gra?co-Roman style and was
the most hotly contested round of the evening, and although
Johnson showed his superiority over his antagonist he was
unable to throw him on his back. Johnson threw him about
twenty times, but Schum acker was too quick for him and
landed on his knees or breast every time, where he lay de-
spite the almost superhuman efforts of Johnson to turn him.
The friends of the wrestlers were quick to take advantage of
any technicality and loud and frequent were the cries of
"foul " when either of the contestants overstepped the rules
laid down. Referee Chatam endeavored to fiulfill his part of
the programme to the letter, and, considering the awkward
positions he was at times placed in, acquited himself very
creditably and to the satisfaction of the majority of those
present. After wrestling for over three hours it became evi-
dent that Johnson and Schumaker were too evenly matched,
and that no decision could be arrived at; the referee decided
the match a draw.

Neither man was satisfied with the result, and another
match is probable. A large amount of money was staked.

Harriman Last.

C. A. Harriman gave a pedestrian exhibition at^Downieville
on the evening?of the 6th inst. in which he undertook to run
ten miles against five amateurs, who ran two miles each. A
track 154 feet in length was constructed in Armory Hall, and
the run was witnessed by quite a gathering of spectators.
When the flag fell at the 'finish Harriman was 30S feet be-
hind. The following is the record of the amateurs:

Noonan, first mile 6:52) ,».»,

«' second" 7:06) 16'™

Farley, first mile 9:00) 1(- ._

" second" 6:OoJ ls-°°

Brilliant, first mile 7:52) ,- -«

second" 7:10( I5-02

Orear, first mile 7:101 -...or.

" second " 7:20j 14dU

Calkins, first mile 7:301 ,. „»

second « 7:O0J A4W

Grand total, 10 miles 1 J3 :00

The Olympic Athletic Club will hold a spring meeting at
the Oakland grounds on Decoration Day, for which a large
number of entries are promised. Invitations will shortly be
issued to the various amateur clubs in this city and vicinity
with a view of insuring the complete success of the meeting.
All the events will be open, and a special race between Mas-
terson and Haley is under consideration. Medals will be
offered for competition for first and second prizes in each
event. It is the intention of the club to make the meeting a
feature of the season, and an excellent programme is prom-
ised. Team contests will also be included, as well a number
of long distance bicycle races. The grounds are beingplaced
in condition and when the work is complete the outer field as
well as the running track will answer all the requirements
of a first-class training and exhibition ground. The field
has been plowed, preparatory to leveling, and the bunch
grass thoroughly scraped. It is proposed, as soon as the work
will have sufficiently progressed, to sow Australian rye seed
throughout the space inclosed by the running track, so that
the grounds will present a much handsomer appearance, and
at the same time be better adapted for base ball or cricket
matches, in which the members have lately taken consider-
able interest. The alterations in the club rooms will be com-
pleted in about two weeks, when a number of minor events
will be arranged.

It is worthy of note that much preliminary practice has
been indulged in recently and local athletes seem to be well
disposed for an exciting season. The number of clubs in
this city should be a guarantee against any dearth of inter-
esting contests. A few open meetings would do much to dis-
pel the apathy which has for a long time pervaded athletics
and Jbring about a very salutary change.

The interest which formerly characterized athletic events
has for some time past been allowed to wane, in consequence
of the few interesting field meetings announced. Arrange-
ments have recently been made to infuse new life into the
sport, and it may be safely counted upon that within the next
two months athlectic circles will be unusually active.

The tie between Brown and Slater in the running high
jump at the recent meeting of the Merion Cricket Club will
be decided to-morrow at Oakland. They tied over five feet,
three inches.

The Occident Cricket Club contemplates giving an athletic
meeting some time in June. Such events as jumping and
throwing a cricket ball will probably be excluded.

A foot race at Gait between C. T. Gibbons of this city and
Charles Stevens of Gait, distance_ 125 yards, was won by the
latter, time given; Hi seconds.

Mclntyre is training at long distances, with a view of en-
tering when opportunity offers itself.

Haley and Masterson have done much quiet work recently.

The Langshan.

There has been a dispute going on for several years past in
regard to this fowl, some contending that it is a pure and dis-
tinct breed; others declaring with equal positdveness, that it
is only a variety of the Cochin, or other Eastern sort. Bat
it seems to be nearly settled now that the Langshan is a dis-
tinct breed, and that it will soon be recognized as such in the
"Standard of Excellence," and be admitted to all future ex-
hibitions thus classed. Langshan chickens feather much ear-
lier than those of all other large Eastern fowls, which ren-
ders them hardier, and easier to raise; broods can conse-
quently come out more safely earlier in spring. This is a
great advantage to the poulterer, because the early chickens
bring twice to thrice the price of later ones, in the market.
♦ — ■

An SOO-pound elk was killed ill Del Norte county one day
last week.

1883

2£Ttc ifrecte mtd gpmismm.

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THE KENNEL.

The Coming Dog Show.

San Francisco is to have another dog show, the third in the
history of this State. The hrst show held here was in No-
vember, 1ST", nnder the management of Messrs. Pond, An-
doe and Locke, three theatrical managers, who came to this
coast to run a musical festival. The superintendent of the
show was a gentleman named Dawkins Appleby, whose ex-
perience in such matters was limited to a thorough knowl-
edge of how to arrange and decorate a building. The judges
were selected by the exhibitors and questions of friendship
had greater weight in determining the choice than did a
knowledge of the breed to be judged. As a natural conse-
quence the show was pretty generally condemned and utterly
failed of its object, for as the dogs awarded first prizes were
not the best of their class in many cases, and in some in-
stances did not actually belong to the class in which they
took prizes, no impetus was given to correct breeding, and
erroneous ideas were disseminated as to the requisite stand-
ard of certain breeds. Spectators were divided into two
classes — those who knew and ridiculed the judges, and those
who did not know, and therefore accepted the judges' decis-
ions as correct, and consequently added to their ignorance of
breeding a mass of false notions. Exhibitors whose dogs
worthy of prizes were passed over for inferior animals nat-
urally felt indignant and vowed that dog shows in general
and this one in particular were frauds of the worst kind. To
add to the general disgust at the show the managers hum-
bugged the public and degraded the business in which they
had engaged by advertising a huge rat-killing match, to take
place on the last nights of the show. The police were seen
and squared, a huge pit was built, rats were advertised for,
dogs were matched and all preparations made. This was so
direct an invitation to the rough and brutal ele-
ment to attend the show that decent people stayed away
disgusted. At the last moment the managers found that
they could not procure rats enough and the match was aban-
doned. This disgusted the roughs and made all classes a
unit in denouncing dog shows. Dog shows received an un-
merited condemnation, dog fanciers were classed in the same
low category as dog fighters, and no one profited by the show
in any way except the three theatrical speculators who ran it,
and the proprietor of a paper devoted to the competitive ruf-
fianism of the lower orders and miscalled a sporting paper.

The second dog show was held here in 1881. It was got-
ten up by gentlemen who were not only lovers of the dog but
also good judges of the different breeds. A kennel club was
organized and composed of gentlemen worthy of public con-
fidence. They intended to have a dog show if only a dozen
dogs competed, and further made up their minds to have
fair and intelligent judging. To that end they took upon
themselves an unprofitable and unpleasant responsibility and
selected all the judges at a club meeting. The names of the
judges were given to the public before a single entry was ac-
cepted and every one who entered a dog did so well knowing
who would have to pass on its merits. This was an honest
and proper course to pursue, yet it gave offense to many peo-
ple who cried that the show was to be run in the interest of
a small club. A more groundless charge was never made of
any set of gentlemen, for the club had unanimously agreed
that no dogs owned by its members should be given prizes.
Yet the charge had some effect and many owners of dogs held
aloof, refusing to exhibit. They saw their mistake and
regretted it before the judging was half over and
ere the show closed fully fifty applications were
made for permission to enter dogs. Theee requests were
properly denied. There were some few soreheads who
claimed that the judges had not shown proper discrimination
but no one was heard to allege improper motives. To offset
the few complaints heard dozens of gentlemen came forward
to testify that their dogs had been awarded prizes by men
they did not know and had never spoken to, the best possi-
ble proof that no favoritism was shown. There was some lit-
tle soreness about the award " to the best dog of any class in
the show." a prize that should never have been offered. In
its place a prize for the most unique dog, or the most un-
guessable mongrel, might be substituted and give satisfaction,
but in the other case the greyhound men who showed a fine
class thought they should have had the award, and a similar
idea seemed to strike the exhibitors in all the other classes.
On the whole the show of 18S1 may be classed as a canine
success and certainly gave a great stimulus to the purchase
and breeding of fine stock. It was enough of a success to
inspire the kennel club with the idea of holding another
show this year and already the initial steps have been taken
to do the work. Clem Dixon has consented again to act as
President, Sheriff A. J. Meany of Merced is to be the honor-
ary secretary and a superintendent is yet to be selected. An
office will soon be opened for the acceptance of entries and
the transaction of all business and in the meantime the
kennel editor of the Breeder and Sportsman will be
pleased to furnish all inquirers with such information
about the show as it is in his power to give. The forming of
classes and the value of prizes will depend, in a great meas-
ure, on the number of dogs entered. It is hoped that coun-
try breeders will freely exhibit their dogs. They need have
no fear but that they will be as fairly treated as if residents
of San Francisco. Any suspicion to the contrary is unjust.
It is a suspicion that has often kept country coursing men
from entering their dogs with the San Francisco clubs, yet at
the last match of the Pacific Coast Coursing Club the dog
that carried off first prize was a friendless animal from Sierra
county that had not even the advantageof a known pedigTee.
If the dog fanciers of Oroville, Sacramento, San Jose, or
any other part of the State exhibit better dogs than can be
found in San Francisco, they will get the prizes and honors.
The dogs will be judged on their merits. The gentlemen who
have the affair in charge cannot and will not endure the re-
proach of favoritism, and will see that no cause of offense is
given. Should anything happen that favors the least of un-
fairness the Breeder and Sportsman will not hesitate to
state the facts plainly, no matter who is hurt, but there is
every reason to believe that this admonition is totally un-
necessary.

♦

A Canine Joker.

It is considered the correct thing to say that the lower ani-
mals, like savage man, have no sense of humor. That may
be true of goats and hogs and sich, but it is not true of doga.
Mr. Frank Gassaway, better known as Derrick Dodd, has a
fine Irish setter, a half brother to Dr.Toland's celebrated dog
Whiskey, who is an inveterate practical joker. Flash, as he
is called, is allowed the freedom of his master's rooms. The
other day Frank was entertaining some lady callers when to
show Flash's skill he called out to him: "go fetch my slip-
pers." Flash started off with alacrity and in a few moments
returned from an inner rooru with a tiny satin slipper highly

suggestive of opera bouffe and late suppers at Marchand's.
Frank casually remarked that the thing had come in a prize
package; the ladies tried to look as if they believed him while
Flash exposed the knowledge of his sin by first going off into
a corner and enjoying a hearty laugh and" then crawling in a
most contrite way to ask his master's forgivness. Frank, who
is a humorist himself, readily forgave the offense.

The California Coursing Club. — In another column will
be found the advertisement of the California Coursing Club's
open meeting, to take place at Merced on March 28th and
29th. The match is open to all dogs in the State with an en-
trance fee of So, which sum goes with a sweepstake, and a
handsome purse is also added from the funds of the club.
This is a young club, but the members are all old coursing
men and take a pride in doing things in good style. The
club hope to be able to run off at least a thirty-two-dog stake.
When this cup has been won three times by one nominator,
it becomes his personal property. It was first run for at the
fall meeting last year when it was won by J. F. Carroll with
Monarch and Paul Jones, It is only competed for at the
autumn meetings of the club when only the dogs of mem-
bers are eligible to enter.

The Dog Show. — A special meeting of the San Francisco
Kennel Club was held in the Occidental Hotel last Wednes-
day. The following officers were elected: President, Clem
Dixon j Vice-President, J. W. Shaeffer ; Secretary, A. J.
Meany of Merced; Treasurer, the Nevada Bank; Superintend-
ent, John Stack; Business Manager, J. L. Levy. It was de-
cided to hold a dog show in Union HalL commencing on
April 27th and closing May 2d. The propriety of holding a
poultry show and an exhibition of sportmen's arms was dis-
cussed, but was not decided.

The Gold Ccp. — The magnificent solid gold cup manu-
factured for the California CoursingClub is on exhibition at
the jewelry store of Tucker & Co., on Kearney, corner of
Geary. This is the most valuable trophy ever offered in
America for competition between dogs. The cup is about ten
inches high. The body isrichly embossed and engraved and
the foot and pedestal are richly ornamented
with dead gold figures. On the body of,the cup are engraved
the figures of a brace of greyhounds in full chase after a hare.

YACHTING.

The New York Spirit says: The large fleet of cutters prom-
ised last season by some enthusiasts have not been built, and
the only real bona fide cutter at present under construction
is the 30-tonner that is being built by Messrs. George Lawley
& Sons for Mr. Franklin Dexter, and to be called the Medusa.
There are exactly two more, called cutters by courtsey, but
which in point of fact are simply keel sloops of 'about 3i to
4 beams to their length. All others are in the minds of the
builders. The boats of this season are to be schooners or
small centerboard sloops with cabins.

The Annie will be the flag ship of the Pacific Yacht Club
this season, as Vice-Commodore Phil Caduc will fly his flag
from her mast head.

They seem to be building more catamarans in the East. So
this type of sailing machines has not gone out of fashion as
was predicted.

Some of our rich San Franciscans ought to build a regular
English cutter here and try her with the centerboard boats.

The joiners are working on the cabin of Mr. Tevis' yacht.
The rigging is being made and the sails have been ordered.

Commodore Macdonough of the Pacific Yacht Club has
gone to Europe, and the Aggie will not be out this season.

The Stockton Yacht Club will soon adopt the same signal
code as the S. F. Y. C. in all probability.

The Casco is still in winter quarters and no move has been
made to put her in commission yet.

No move has yet been made by the clubs towards celebrat-
ng the opening of the season.

The great want in the yachting fleet is good men to take
care of the yachts.

It is said work will soon go on again on Stone's forty-foot
schooner.

The Eastern yacht fleet will be in commission next month.

The Thetis is being put in fine order in Oakland creek.

The Chispa will carry less ballast this season than last.

Farmer will launch his forty-foot schooner very soon.

A good many of the yachts in this bay are for sale.

Capt. White now owns the Fleur de Lis entirely.

FISH.

G. W. Delawder, FishjCommissioner of Maryland, has in-
vented a spawning box. The model consists of a cylinder-
shaped apparatus resembling two cheese boxes joined in the
center. Over the top a coarse screen is drawn, and the bot-
tom is covered by a tine gauze wire sieve. When used, the
instrument is submerged anywhere in water; fine gravel is
placed upon the coarse or top wire screen, where fish will de-
posit their eggs. The deposit, by the natural force of the
water's action, is driven through the gravel to the lower
sieve, where they are hatched. The contrivance haa been
frequently tried by Mr. Delawder and found to work admir-
ably. Prof. Baird, United States Fish Commissioner, will ex-
hibit the model in London, England, at the coming Inter-
national Fisheries Exhibition.

During the last week there has been very good tomcod fish-
ing along the city front espescially at the old Meiggs wharf.
These fish congregate around the rotton spiles and bite
quite lively at about 8'oclock in the morning.'

Santa Rosa Republican: Certain parties living on Mark
West Creek have built fish traps, contrary to law, on said
stream, and as a consequence, salmon are not able to run up
to the headwaters.

Small trout are being sent into town by hatcheries in So-
noma County, for the purpose of stocking private ponds
along the Southern Pacific railroad.

Anglers say that catfish are abundant in the Sacramento
river, and biting well. They are in fine condition now, and
itching for the pan.

BICYCLING.

The San Francisco Club Takes a Eun.

One of those well-attended early runs of the season was
called for last Sunday by Captain London of the San Fran-
Cisco Bicycle Club, in which eighteen wheels were repre-
sented. The run extended through the suburbs into adjoin-
ing counties along the Southern Pacific railroad. After
impatiently waiting for the heavy fog which prevailed to dis-
appear, a start was made from the corner of Fourteenth and
Howard streets. The run to Sierra Point was, as it usually
is in dry weather, rather dusty in some places. Shortly after
leaving the point the riders were intercepted by an individual
with an undue share of official bile, which he attempted to
work off at the expense of the sportsmen by denying their
right to move along the road to their proposed destination.
His objections were promptly overruled by the cavalcade,
which sped rapidly on its way. In passing San Bruno a
round of cheers from the pigeon shooters there assembled
was responded to with a wave of hats. After several stops
on the road the party reached San Mateo. A light lunch was
partaken of, and after wheeling in the vicinity, the bugle was
sounded by Mr. Gibson for a remount. Belmont was passed
and Eedwood City reached at 1 o'clock. The early after-
noon train was boarded by the cyclers, on the return trip,
thus ending one of the most enjoyable runs which have taken
place this year.

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On Tuesday, the 27th, a twenty-five-mile road race from
this city to Belmont will take place. As an inducement to
insure its success, the Knights of Pythias will offer prizes to
all of the participants. The event is something novel on this
coast, and is to be limited to amateurs. Should it meet with
the sanction of the racing board of the League of American
Wheelmen, the entries will no doubt be sufficient to warrant
a large start, in which case the contest will be interesting,
particularly to the picnickers, as the finish is to be at the
grounds. -

Our wheelmen are becoming somewhat interested in the
pleasures of their many admiring friends, and intend having
some indoor amusement. A committee of five was appointed
at the regular meeting of the San Francisco Bicycle Club,
held on last Thursday evening. The undertaking is in good
hands, and if it does not prove a social success none can be
blamed but the members themselves.

Tagging Sheep.— The attention that sheep get when their
products are high is thought by many to be labor thrown
away when such products are low. This is wrong. The
lower the price, the greater the necessity for placing a good
article before the market. I have found tagging the sheep at
this time of the year a paying operation. I tag all of them.
Tags taken in February and March sell for more than half
price. Taken after the sheep have been on grass, they won't
sell for anything. Taken off now there will be quite an
equal clip as if left on, as the sheep will do enough better to
add that much to the weight of the wool. Two hands can
make light work of it. My plan is to turn a box, or make a
platform, about two and a half inches high, and large enough
for a sheep to lie on. Lay the sheep on its back, and let one
hand hold the hind legs, while the other shears where the
manure would collect, and the bags of the ewes, and a little
from the belly of the wethers. Ewes with lamb must be
handled carefully; and all sheep ought to be. In a full-blood
Merino flock I find it sometimes necessary to shear around
the eyes of the ewes to enable them to see their lambs. Neg-
lecting this tagging job often leads to serious results. Worms
will get on to many of them before shearing time, and in
large flocks I have known many lost.

Over one hundred orange trees arrived at Martinez Thurs-
day from Los Angeles for the Cook ranch. They are tine
specimens, being from eight to fourteen feet in height.

S. A. Tucker, who has been in this city for about two
months, in the interest of an Eastern business house, will
probably leave for the East Monday.

BUSINESS NOTICES.

Remington's Double Gun. — Of all the different manufac-
turers in the market there is no better sporting arm than
Remington's new model, breech-loading double gun. It has
rebounding locks, pistol grip, extension rib patent fore-end,
solid head strikers, and is choke-bore. It is claimed to be
the cheapest and best gun yet produced, and we do not hesi-
tate to recommend it to sportsmen. For prices, etc., see ad-
vertisement.

Fashion Stables. — This favorite establishment offers
every accommodation for the boarding of horses — large stalls,
good ventilation, and a well-selected corps of grooms and
attendants. The location, 221 Ellis street, is especially de-
sirable for those who desire to reach the Park without driv-
ing over cables and car tracks.

McCue's Carriage Factory — No. 1,317 and 1,319 Market,
street, manufactures carriages, buggies, wagons aud sulkies.
Mr. McCue gives his personal attention to all orders and has
established a high reputation for turning out good, reliable
work.

Brown's Bronchial Troches tat Coughs and
Cold6: "I cannot very well do without them. There is
nothing to be compared with them. " — Bev. O. D. Walking
Walton, hid. Price 25 cents a box.

Harness, Saddles, Blankets, Etc. — R. Stone, corner of
Battery and Washington streets, imports aud manufactures the
above articles, and offers to the public a large stock of iirst-
class goods at low prices.

Col. Anson Mills' woven cartridge belt for shot, shells or
rifle cartridges is indorsed by sportsmen as being the most
durable, pliable and comfortable in use.

Thorocghbred Poultry.— The Big Hedg
at San Mateo have for sale a few of all the choiu-
poultry. Send for their price list.

172

March 17

Market Keport.

FLOUR-We quote: Best City Extra, S6 25®S6 50; medium grades,
t5 505S5 75: Shipping Superfine, $4 25$£35.

WHEAT-Market is incUned to be dull and inactive. The range is
?2«?2 05 for good to choice quantities. Neither shippers nor millers
a^e buying very extensively. There has not been so dull a time in this
crain «'ince the 20th of last month.

B\RLEY— In this Tain the market has a healthy and strong appear-
ance Tor No. 1 Feed, £1 40 is the general figure. Brewing of the best
qualities is held at 51 47@S1 50. Recent sales No. 1 Feed, April, 51 38

^SiTS-F^r'leed.liS'l?! 80; Good, SI B5@» 90; Choice.Sl 90®

RYE-Quotable at 31 75£S2 for fair to good. M„™_ ™ .

FEED-Ground Barlev, $313? ton; Cracked Corn,. 9362S37 ^ ton;
Shorts $185519 & ton; Oilcake meal the ollworks sell to the trade at
g35 ^ ton^ 'less the usual discount ; Middlings, ?24@$25 & ton for lots

"HAY-SSalfa, S16®?18; Wheat, $21 50®$21 ; Wild Oat, ?18®S20;
Mixed, *18@*19 V ton.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16&K16Jc; Calif omiaSains, 15®15Jc
for plain 15^316c for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16^1 Cite; California Smoked Bacon 14®UJc for heavy and
medium, and 15ff:i5te for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 14\,<rl4;e:
Pork siSa =18 50 for Extra Prime, ?2Q6£20 50fOE Prime Mess, «.23&24 for
Mess S256$S5 50 for clear and >26®26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
6l6a*18»bbl: Mess beef , $15 50 for bbls and $8 75 for bf bbls; Extra
Mess Beef, S16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis ; Family Beef, $18@18 50
B bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13®13Jo ^ ft.

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 25c®40c for common and 75ca:s1 5U <p
box for good to choice; Lemons, S5S.56 per box for Sicily; California
Lemons S1'75S?2 25 per box; Limes, $155:518 per box for Mexican; Ban-
anas 1 505 $3 ■£ bunch; California Oranges, $1 15&$2 for common
and $2 2553 for good to choice ty box; Panama do, $27 50®3u per
100; Pineapples, $e£$8 P1 doz. Western Cranberries are offering
at $155.$17 ^ bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, S20 ^ ton;
Carrots, 30c a 50c; Turnips, 75c 5?1; Cauliflower ,75c j£$l 25 i? dozen; Cab-
bage 75c52?l ^ ctl; Garlic, l*5j2c p ft; Celery, 60c #> doz; Dried
Okra. 20c5.25c: Drv Peppers, 10c@12*c 3? ft; Green Peas, 3J,« 4.te ;
for common and;6«7i for sweet; Rhubarb, 9c per lb; Mushrooms 8:<rl0c
per ft- Green Peppers, 5c5:6c per lb; Tomatoes, 6c5j8c & ft; Cu-
cumbers, 1 65^'S1 75 per doz.; Asparagus, 10&125C f lb.; Sprouts, 3c
©ft ; Artichokes, 10c5 15c ^ doz.; String Beans, 25c/t30c & lb.

POTATOES— River Red, 55;a65c; Early Rose, 605270c; Tomales
and Petaluma, $l,a.vl 10 1? ctl; Humboldt Red, $1 105;$1 15; Kid-
ney and Peachblow, $1 105.51 15 per ctl; New, 3c5j3*c per ft.

ONIONS— Range from SI 25 to$l 50 according to quality.

BEANS— Bayos S4 50;K?5; Butter, $35,$3 25 for,small and S3 40
fffi$3 50 for large; Lima, $3 75;5$4; Pea. $3 755j$4; Pink, $4 50@§5; Red,
U 50555; small White, S3 7552*4; large White. $3,a$3 25 V ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots : Fancy, 22i Qj23c ; choice, 21;a 22c ; fair
to good, 18520c; inferior lots from country stores, 15,a;i7c; firkin, old,
195.20c for choice; new, 22£23ic pickled roll, 205221; Eastern 17;«.2jc.

"CHEESE— Firm. California, 145jl5c for choice; 11^13c for fair to
good; do, factory, in boxes, 145216c; Eastern, 16@17c.

EGGS-California, 21t@22^c & doz. nnnnft

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 225223c; do Hens, 225223c;
do dressed, 245225c; Boosters, $75j$7 50 for old and $95j$10 50 for
young- Hens 57 50^59; Broilers, $7 505:$8 50, according to size;
Ducks, $12£$Up dozen; Geese, S2&S2 60 ^ pair.

GAME— The Game Law going into effect on the 15th inst. several
kinds will not be - quoted. Mallard Ducks, $3 5052$4 50 ;
Sprigs, $1 505"'$2; Canvasback, $3 5052$4 50; Brandt, 50c
@75c; Gray Geese $1 5052$2; White Geese, 50c®75c; Honkers,
|2 605$3 ; Snipe, $2 255,52 50 for English and 505275c for common;
Teal,Sl®$l 25; Widgeon, $15)$1 25. ,„*,„,=.

WOOL— Fair inquiry. We quote fall: San Joaquin and Coast, 10(a>
12c; San Joaquin and coast Lamb, good, 105>14c; Northern Fall, free,
15518c; Northern Fall, defective, 115214c; Northern Fall, Lamb, 15®
17c; Frea Mountain, 115216c; Eastern Oregon, 165222c; Valley Ore-
gon, 225228c. We quote spring California ^ ft 145220c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection, 1852181c ^ ft;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c 3? ft less. Dry Kip, 18
@18ic; Dry Calf, 20c; Salted Steers, over 55 fts, lie ^ ft; Steers
over 55 fts, lie; Steers and Cows, hnedium, 9c5J 10c; light
do 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 fts. lie; Salted Calf, 14fS>15c & ft;
Salted Veal, 12ite; Sheep Skins, 255j30c for Shearlings; 3052
60c for short, 60c52?l for medium, and S152S1 50 apeice for long
wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.
TALLOW— Quotable at 7jKS.8c & ft for rendered and 105212c for
refined, both in shipping order.

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SIHKD nv ELMO, DAM BY TOM HOOPER, WILLMAKETHE
ncason of iKv) from March lsttO July 1st at the corner of 23d mU
' huri'h i i rei i I, San I r.inclaco.

pr.;iliv Kli i .i <i,i rk chfiBtnilt, with blaze face and left bind foot

wmte. C'ondiiK six years old, l&K hands liigh and iveiglu about 1.100
poundt.

Terms, #20 for the season. Marcnnot proving with foal can be re-
t iirii.cl next year fruu of charge. No ruHpouBlbititieb aafuned for ac-
* idonta. Apply to

— ^p- l.KMM.i: F. PRA(T,

, Twenty thlid and Church atreeta, 8an Frunclsco.

Coursing Meeting

OF THE SEASON AT

Merced, March 28 and 29, 1883

TJKDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CALIFORNIA COUESIM CLUB

OPEN TO ALL DOGS IN THE STATE. ENHANCE FEE $-5.
Dra-Wine; of dogs takes place Saturday. Jlnrch 2-i, at 53St California
street. The club an-1 friends will leave Market street feiry Tuesday,
March 27, at 4 p. m. Ticket for round trip, $o. iota

Dietz' Axle Oil.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATINO OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO TEE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANT SKIN DISEASE.

A. C. DIETZ A CO., Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F.

STALLIONS.

STALLIONS.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JL JL,

B

T MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA, "WTLL"MAKETHE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, £25 the season.

X X (Do'iblecross) is of as high and fashionable breeding as anv stallion
inthecountry. His sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, bis
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (.the dam of Bonnie Lizzie l, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc The dam of Malcolm, Ladv Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirter), Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how 'distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition,

JOS. CAIRX SIMPSON, Oakland,
or 508 Montgomery street.

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APE BAT COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. "W. Richmond,

2nd "

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd "

Yuung Faohion, by imported Monarch.

4th "

Fashion, by.lmported Trustee.

5th "

Bonnets o' Bine, by Sir Charles.

6th "

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th "

By imported Centinel.

flth "

By Mark Anthony.

10th "

By imported JanuB.

llth "

By imported Monkey.

12th "

By imported Silvereye.

*13th "

By Spanker.

See Bruce's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the ensuing season, 1883. from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms «50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 503 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

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ALEXANDER

ILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is bv Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purdy (2:20X)
Starr King<2:22>" and Vanderlvnn (2:22 1. Dam Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfounder, by imported Bellfounder. For full description see
Breeder akd Sportsman of Sent. 9,1882.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodd has a record of 2:24, Reliance 2:22J-;,
Nellie Patchen 2 :27V, Eudora 2:3-1' , Inaugural inn three miles in 7:29 — last
mile in 2:26, Sonoma Bov 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1880 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for three-year-olds at the State fair, beat-
ing BeUe Echo, Annie Laurie, Leu Rose "and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
-fourth ; time, 2:34'.;, 2:30, 2:29, 2:30";;, 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at San. Tuse he won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time,2i2S3f, 2:30V, 2:33"V, 2:31^ . Belle Echo won the first heat. He won
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and L'pright in straight heats;
time, 2:32, 2 :33W, 2:32!*;;. InlSSl.as a four-year-old, Button mdaearecord
of 2 :265£ over the Sauta Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2 ;29.

The Fraaier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; alBO at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Francisco, will be forwarded.
For further inf ormatian apply to

T. T. UNKLESS, Petaluma.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park. .

DESCRIPTION.

Mares intendod for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
hue, Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J, W.
Morsbead.Citv Front StftbleB, will bo received, good care taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletoman.

TERMS.

Twenty-five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at §5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS*

Oakland Trotting Park.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address

W. JM. MUBRY, Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:2«K; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38#: ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:10; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record '2;T<<il:j. Will make the season of 1888
at Oakland oii Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie bv Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

TIHOI4S S. BREMNER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Helnold, 142C San Pfiblo Avenue, Oakland.

1883

2*Iie Hkeecler awl jipmiswau.

STALLIONS.

STfAL^LIONS.

OWNERS OF STALLIONS. DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS
|of their stock horses before the breeding, public should advertise in
the Breeder and Sportsman. The fee from one mare will pay the
cost of a reasonable advertisement.

Stallion bills printed in first-class style. Call at this office and see
samples.

NO. 508 MONTGOMERY ST.

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MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of RysdyFs Hambletonian, bred by B.J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrhtman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. IdoVs dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent de.mve
the same faculty of transmitting trie family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
f BSfr* George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2;30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2;25 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of $40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, anv inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. IRVIN AYKES.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

STALLIONS.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Eclio. His dam Belle Mason by Belmont, THorougli-
brcU.

Echo by" Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 1SS3, and ending June 15, 1883, at the
stables of nis owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason iB a mahogany bav, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10,1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a nanual trotter, and ha] shown
great speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his sire,
Echo, see Breeder and Sportsman July 2!), iss2. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 16, 1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
atrisk of owners. Mares not provingin foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. EIXIS.
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

ABBOTSFORD.

XW Record at Six Years old, 2:21 J. *^3

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO. HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
ColuinbuB. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred sun of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2-jll >■■<, and there are a large number of Ms get in the 2-30
list. Among them: Abbottsford, 2:'l\v, ; Convoy, 2:2,1',<\ Magenta. 2-21W-
Lady McFatridge,2:2!l; Dacia,2:'2flJ<: George A. Ayer,2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27"^,
and Malice, trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:inv. Woodford
Mambrino iB also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2*M.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewoort, record, 2:15). Young Columbus
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, lias nine of bin get in the 2 :80 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. A bbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 1"'^ hands, and of very nigh form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1881, and every one which has beon put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing tho animal.

Mares not proving in foal can be returned 1 lie following season free of

charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no

liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of B. B.

Whipple, Ebq., San Mateo, season commencing February lath and ending

June iBt, 1883. For full history Bee the issue of BKEEDKR AND

SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BAVMS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1883, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull;

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 153f hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. MareB
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is bv Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. MclNTOSH, Chico, Cal.

STALLIONS.

STEINWAY

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD Zflljtf; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:25&.
TERMS

-\T7TLL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
YV July 1. 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at 5100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at i'G per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.
He is a rich bay ; IS? hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white bind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute bead, Bet on a stout neck ; bis shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.
Steinway was sired by Strathmoro.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
Of 2:24.
Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.
Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:282,
and also the dam of W. 8. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:10. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Stratbmore is the Rlre of Santa Claus 2:17$ ; Chestnut
Hill, 2:22J ; Steinway, 2:25? ; Alice Stoner, four years om, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28.1 ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:20 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 36 in
the 2:30 list. Addiesa SAMUEL GAMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

W&m

JOB HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported EclipBe.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by Imported shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Lesley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam Dy imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— ?50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at $4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can inn fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Jo«
Hooker see Bbeedek and Spobtsjian' Jan 20, 1883.

T1EEO WESTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season 18S3, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judsou's Wildidle
farm .Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A TL C. JUBSON,

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Win. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WHE ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE? ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.
TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments cau be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
FEDIUREE ASD DESCRIPTION.
Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 Inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is bv War Dance.
First dam sister to Prvor, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Gipsy, fufl Bister to Medoct by American Eclipse.
Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by Imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by impurteef Spread Eagle.
Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.
Sixth dam by Rockingham.
Seventh dam by Baylor'fl Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Hegulns.

Tenth dam imported Duche&B.

Eleventh dam Grlsewood'S Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Bopnonlsba'a dam by Our wen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam IVArey's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth data by Wnlteahlrt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Olencoe.

Second dam Imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Caniilllna, by Camillus.

Fourth dam by Smoleusko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, by Orovllle.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by All worthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by (Jrevhound.

Fourteenth dam Brock'elHbv Hettv, by C'urwen's Bav Pari-.

Fifteenth dam Mr. LeedeB" Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORNS. at the Oakland r

Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

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The fBtJCcxlcr mx& j&pj&dstttmt.

March 17

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES TO STAKES AND PURSES.

SPRING MEETING.

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

>*o I— California Stake; for two- Tear-olds : dash of
half a mile, to be run on the first day of the spring
meeting; $50 each, $i5 forfeit, $250 added, second to
save stake.

1. J. K. Cries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary
Wade.

2. E. J. Baldwin's b c, by Rutherfoid— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, bv Rutherford— Glemta.

4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— sister to
Clara D. , . „

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, bv Grinstead— Josie C.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f , bv Grinstead— Mollie McCar-
thy.

7'. Theo. "Winters* ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk
— Marion.

fl Theo. Winters' ch c Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Hattie A.

9. Palo Alto's b c. bv Norfolk— Bov da na.

10. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's be, bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f. bv Mondav— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f. bv Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo -Alto's bl f, bv Wildi die— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f. by Norfolk— Lizzie "Whipps.
lfi. Palo Alto's s f. bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

IT. C. VanBuren'sbg Jou Jou, by Monday— Play-
thing.

18. C. Van Bnren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab-
bie W.

19. W. L. Pritchard's b c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

: '. W. L. Pritchard's b c, by Leinster— Lily Simpson.
SL "W. L_ Pritchard's chf, bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard's chf, hy Leinster or Bazaar-
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemncca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Miranda.
25 J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Mallov— Glennine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.

27. J. B Haggin's b f, bv Mona re liist— Alert.

2?. J. E. Haggin's b f, bv imported Glenelg— Edna.
E9. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.
3ft. J.B. Haggin's brfMv Love, by Virgil— Lightfoot.

31. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Titania.

32. John A. Cardinell's bl c John A, by Monday-
Lady Clare.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; 925 each, $10 for-
feit. $125 added, second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

L Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, three years, by im-
ported Partizan— Ladv Melrose.

2. James Davis' b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster—Liiv Simpson.

3. Densdale k Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
years, bv Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

4. E. l\ Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by Ruth-
erford—Maggie Emerson.

5. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

ii. Theo. Winteis' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk— Ladv Jane.

7. Stemier ± Avres' bg Joe Howell, aged, by Bonnie
Scotland— Eva Shephard.

8. John Mackey's s m Premium, aged, bv Castor—
by St. Louis.

y0. 3_ winters Stake; for three-vear-oldfl: dash of a
mile and a half; 8100 each, 050 forfeit, $500 added, sec-
ond to have 9150, third to save stake.

L Joseph Cairn Simpson's bf Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Bobson'B ch f Mav B. bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, by Mondav— Bellina.

4. P. Coutts' be Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie "W.

5. P. Coutts' bl c Flou Flou, bv Mondav— Jennie C.
fi. ThoB. Atcheson's b f, bv California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

BL Theo. Winters, chc, by Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, by California— Pubs.

10. Theo. Winters* b f Clara W, by Noifolk— Balll-
Dette.

n. Theo. Winters* b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk—
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' chf, by Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's bf Maiian. bv Hubbard— El ectra.

11. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, by Shannon— Folly.

IS. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, bv Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

IB. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. F.. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggie Emerson.

J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

jfl. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f.bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's bg, Uv'Sh:innon— Emma Robson.

22. Palo Alto'B br f , bv Shannon— Camilla Urso.

23. W. Boots' br 6, bv'Thad Stevens— Gipsev.

; 21. J. P.. Haggin's 1. t Nitbi;i. bv Leinster— Ada A.

H. Hagfdn'acb f, Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding,
2fl. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia

Jennlson.

27. J. B. Haggln'BbK Dul Paso, bv Shannon— Maggie
O'N. 11.
-- J. 1J. Haggin's chf Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 1— Hurdle nee; puree of tiso, of which $25 to
d^'-'iii'l horse; <-ntr»nce free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over live hurdles.

1. Th"o. Winter*' e m Hattie B, four years, by Nor-
folk— Maggie Dale.

1 w. Boots' b m Mollie II, bv Wildidle— Mamie
Hall.

Extra Day—Wednesday, April 25.

No. IS— Puree |UD«of which $23 to second home; en-
trance free; for two-year-old Allies; dash of flve-
< U:Mhji of a mile.

: W. L. Pritchard's chf, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar
:. E. J. Baldwin's br f. by Grinstead— Mollie McCar-

■

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters* ch f Callie Smart, by Noifolk—
Mattie A.

6. Hill & Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels-
Man- Wade.

7. Palo Alto's b f, bv Wildidle— Robin Girl.

8. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Mondav— Abbie W.

9. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

10. John Mackev's b f Militia bv Lever— Malta.

11. John Mackey's b f Lina, by King Alphonso— Ti-
tania.

12. John Mackey's bf Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Marmot.

No. 6— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

1. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by imported PaiH-
zan— Ladv Melrose.

2. W. L. Pritchard's s c Ed Smith, by Leinster— Tib-
bie Dunbar.

3. W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar— Mi-
nerva.

4. James Davis' h c Result, by Leinster — Lily Simp-
son.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly.

6. P. Canon's f Alice, by Wheatley— by Cheathem.

7. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsev.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Katie Gift'

Cheers— iady Amanda.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all; dash of a mile.

1. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five years,
bv Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutheiford— Maggie Emerson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grinstead
— Santa Anita.

4. J. E. Chase's b f Marion, three years, by Hub-
hard— Electra.

o. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, by Shannon
— Follv.

6. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, three years, by
Norfolk— Ballerina.

7. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Noi-
folk— Ladv Jane.

5. W. Bo'ots' s c Inauguration, 4 years, by Wildidle—
Miami.

9. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

10. Stemier & Avres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard. -

11. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, three years, by Lev-
eller—Frou Frou.

12. John Mackey's bg Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

No. 8— Selling race; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; two Ids. allowed for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

4. Densdale & Howson's h h Jim Douglas, five
years, by "Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's "br c Albeit C, four years, by
Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four vears, by Wild-
idle— Miami.

7. Hill &. Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
IDva Coombs.

8. Stemier & Avres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

9. Stemier & Avies' s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

10. Palo Alto'sb m Precious, four vears, bv Lever —
Frolic.

11. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four vears, bv Foster
— Planetia.

12. John Mackev's b g Duke of Mondav, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

13. John" Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by
Leinstei— Flush.

No. 12— Hurdle race ; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four years, by Noi-
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, "aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie HalL

Second

Extra Day— Wednesday ,
May 2.

1. E. S. Paddock's bg Joe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. A H. C, Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $400,

3. W* L. Pritchard's ch g, five years, by Leinster—
Vivian; $300.

4. G. W. Tiahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— bv Norfolk: $500,

5. John Mackey's sm Maria F, four vears, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

1. E. J. Baldwin's be, by Rutherford— Maggie Em-
erson.

2. Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, bv Hock Hocking—
Maid of the Mist.

3. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildi die— Montana.

4. Palo Alto's be, bv Wildidle— Blarney.

5. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plaything.

6. John Mackey's b c Winhemucca, bv imported
Billet— Lottie.

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-vear-olds; $2-5
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added, $50 to second
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at a p. m.; declaration to he made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m,

1. W. L. Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar— Vivian.

2. Howson A Co.'h b f Augusta E, by Monday— by
Norfolk.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

4. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No. 11— Pacific Cup; handicap of $50 each, 120 dec-
laration, 1500 added, second to receive $150, third to
hiivp stake; two and a quarter miles; weights announced
April 21; declaration April 25, at 3 p.m.

1. Lee Shaner'8 b c Judge MfKlnstrv, four vears
by Grinste.-irl or Thtd Stevens— Katie Pcsbc.

2. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years
by Leinster— Addle A.

3. T. AEC, Judson's b m May D, five years, bv
Wildi die-Nettie Brown.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for two-year-olds ; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses" running second, five fbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. & H. C. Judson's bl c, bv Monday— Lady Clare.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, bv Grinstead— Josie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's sf, bv'Grinsiead— sister to Clara D.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Noifolk, by Nor-
folk—Marian.

6. Hill & Gr.es* b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels-
Ma rv Wade.

7. Hill £ dies' b f Bachelor, by Hock HocKing-
Maid of the Mist.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Robin Girl.

9. Palo Alto's chf, by Mondav— Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's ch f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

11. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Montana.

12. Palo Alto's be, by Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, by Mondav— Plaything.

14. John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Mai mot.

15. John Mackey's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist-
Heliotrope.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance,
$10 declaration, $20u added, $50 to second, third to save
stake ; dash of one and a quarter miles ; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at $ p. m,; declaration
Tuesday, May l, at 12 m.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McEinstry. four vears. bv
Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. J. and H. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
f oUi— Lady Jane.

4. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs

5. Stemier & Ay res' bg Joe Howell, aged, by Eon-
nieScotland— Eva Shephard.

6. Stemier & Ayres' sg Fred Collier, five vears, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

7. G. W. Trahern's s g Certiorari, three vears, by
Joe Daniels— by Noifolk.

S. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

2J. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush.

10. W. L. Pritchaid's b h Frank Rhoads, five vears,
by Leinster— Addie A.

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $Ld, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse, entrance free; dash of one and a quarter
miles ; conditions same as No . S.

1. E. S. Paddock's h g Joe Dion, five years,' by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. & H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; 40u.

3. John Mackey's chf Maria F, four vears, bv Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added, second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

1. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Monday— by Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

3. Jos. Cairn Simpson's Lady Viva, by Three Cheers
—Lady Amanda.

Third Day Regular Meeting-— Satur-
day, May 5.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead, Mollie McCar*
thy.

7. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, bv Nor-
foUt— Marion.

8. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Boydana. 1

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla,

11. Palo Alto's b c. bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f. bv Mondav— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, bv Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f , bv N orfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. Van Buren's b g Jou Jon, by Monday— Play-
thing.

18. C. Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab-
bie W.

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, by Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's b c. bv Leinster— Lilv Simpson.

21. W. L. Pritchard's ch f , b'v*Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Leinster oi Bazaar-
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f. bv King Alfonso— Miranda.

25. J. B. Hagcin's b f, bv Pat Mollov— Glennine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.

27. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist — Alert.

23. J. B. Haggin's b f , bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. ,T. B. Haggin's ch f, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggin's br f Mv Love,bv Virgil— Li ghtfoot.

31. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Titan' a.

32. J. A. Cardinell's blc John A, by Mondav— Lady
Clare.

No. IS — Spirit of the Times Stake; for three- year-
olds; dash of one and three-quarters miles; $100 each,
$25 forfeit, $300 added, .$150 to second, third to Bave
stake.

1. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Bobsoh's ch f Mav B, bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Courts' br c Auriol, bv Monday— Bellina.

4. P. Coutts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' br f Flou Flou". bv Mondav— Jennie C.

6. Thos. Atcheson's b f, by Calif ornia— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters* be, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv Norfolk— Magsrie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c. by California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balb*.
nette. „ ,.

U. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' ch f, bv Norf oik— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, bv Hubbard— Electra.

14 J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Folly.

15 W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

lfi. E.J. Baldwin's che Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-

17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

IS. E.J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Etou. , m ,

20. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f, bv Shannon— Camilla Trso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, bv" Shannon— Emma Robson.

23. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsev.

24. J. B. Haggin's h i Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding. _ „

26. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison.

27. J. B. Haggin's b gDel Paso, bv shannon— Maggie
O'Neil. _ ,

23 J B. Haggin's ch f Belle, bv Lemster— Flush.

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $50 to Becond horse ; en-
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

L Lee Shaner's h c Judge McEinstry, fom years,
bv Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. M. Murvy's s h Samuel Stevenson, five years,
by Thad Stevens— bv Rifleman.

"3. W. L. Pritchard's bhErank Rhoads, five years,
hv Leinster— Addie A.

"4. Howson i: Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Monday— by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Ma eerie Emerson.

fi. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead— Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three years, by Hubbard
—Electra.

S J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three vears, by Shannon
-Follv.

9. Tlieo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Ladv Jane.

10. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by
Wildidle— Miami.

11. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

12. Stemier A Avres' bg Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva -Shephard.

13. Stemier * Ayres* s g Fred CoUier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

14. Palo Alto's b m Precious, four years, by Lever
—Frolic. „

15. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
—Planetia.

16. John Mackev's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
bv Mondav— Demirep.

i". John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein.
s ter— Plush.

No. 20— Hurdle race : purse $200, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over font
hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' am. Hattie B, fourvears, by Nor-
folk—Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' bm Mollie H, aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie HalL

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three,
quarters of a mile; $50 each, $25 forfeit, 525o added
second to save stake. When any Calif ornia two-year-
old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of
a mile, the stake to be named after the colt which
beats it.

1. J. lv Gries" bf Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Marv
Wade.

2. E.J.Baldwin's b c, by Rutherford— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, bv Rutherford— Glenita.

4. E.J. Baldwin's ch f ,bv Grinstead— Sister to Clara D.
6. E. J. Baldwin's chf, by Grinstead— Josie C.

Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

THEO. WDTTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CHASE, Assistant Secretary^

1883

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1— BILLY WILSON, dark brown stallion, three years

old, hv Whippleton; dam by Plow Boy, hv Grey

Pacific, from a Copperbottom mare; Grey Pacific

oy Ariel (thoroughbred).
2— NELLIE, bav fillv. three Tears old, by "Whippleton;

dam Old Poll, a thoroughbred mare by a son of

Boston.
3— JENNIE, chestnut filly, four years old, bv Sam

Patchen, son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr; dam Old Poll,

as above.
4— JOHNNY, Chestnut gelding, two years old, by Bug-
gin's McClellan, son of Gen. MeClellan; dam Old

Poll, as above.
5 — Black fillv two years old, by Whippleton; dam by

Commodore Mambrino bv Mambrino Patcheu.

(No. 7.)
6 — Black filly, yearling; full sister to No. 5.

LADY THORN, chestnut mare, six years old, by

Commodore Mambrino: d;im a fine mare bred in

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Veto mare.
9— Black colt, vearling: full brother to No. 8.
10— MOLLIE K, bay mare, eight years old, by Belle

Alta, son of Belmont; her dam the Lunimix mare,

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15— Bay fillv, yearling, by Whippleton: dam Mollie K

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Carriage Company,

AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS, STABLES.
1324 and 1326 Market street; principal stands,
Bouthwest corner of Kearny, Geary and Market
streets, central stand, No. 5 Kearny street. A
member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
geons, London, on the premises. The latest styles of
carriages, cabs and coupes. Horses bought and sold
on commission. Cash advanced on consignments
for absolute sales. Always in attendance at stables
and stands. Also a fine assortment of buggies, rocka-
ways, phaetons and turnouts of all descriptions at
the most reasonable terms. CSy Particular atten-
tion to all orders. Any overcharge or neglect of
drivers if repoitedto the owners, McHohne & Do-
lan, at the standB or stables, will be attended to, and
satisfaction guaranteed,

AUCTION SALE.

HORSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, ETC., ETC.,
Thursday, March 29, 1S-S3, at 10a.m. Further con-
signments are invited. Catalogues on application.

FOR SALE.

ENGLISH SETTEES.

BRACE OF TnOHOUGn-
bred setters, well broke, for
sale, apply to

E. LEAYESLKY.

GILroy.

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale.

fjjmA CHESTNUT COLT. FOALED APRIL 5.
Vllv/i 1882. By Joe Hooker, his dam Too
Soon by Norfolk, grandam Lady Davis (dam of Dash-
away) by Red Bill, son of Medoc, etc. This is a highly-
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearly a brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davis
being the great Grandara of Fred, and his dam also
being by Norfolk) and the Joe Hookers so far as tried
all racehorses, this is a good chance to get a colt of
great promise for a moderate sum. He has four white
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price S5OO if applied for before the
20th of March. For further particulars address this

FOR SALE.

AVERY FLNE HAMBLETO-
nian stallion, imported from Svr-
acuse, N. Y.; nine years old;
mahogany bav; sixteen hands
high ; perfectly sound ; well
broken; very stylish; cost over
$1,500; property o'f a banker; full

papers; got by Humble Ionian Prince, he by Volunteer.

Can be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

CAPT. FOSTER.

At the Cliff House.

"We have for sale at our farm at Mountain View
thoroughbred

BERKSHIRE PIGS

From our thoroughbred Berkshire Boar and Sow,
which we imported from England in 1880. Pigs from
imported boar and sow, $25 each. From imported
boar and thoroughbred sow, $10 to $20. Our imported
pigs are as nice pigs as there are in the State, Ad-
dress I. J. TKU3IAX,
8ml 511 Market street, San Francisco.

CITY FRONT

BL
OA

ITERI,

SAI.E QJ
tabieO

25 Washington St., San Francisco, Ca).

J. W. MORSHEAD PROPRIETOR.

DEALEK IN NEW AND SECOND HAND EUG-
gies and wagons of all descriptions. Work-horses,
buggies and wagons to let by the day or month.

INTERESTING. '

THE SEMT-WEEKLY EAST OREGONIAN
with pictures of Pendleton, Centerville, Weston
Umatilla Citv, Echo Citv, Pilot Rock and Heppner, to
any address three months, 81; six months, $1 75;
twelve months, 53. Sample copy of paper and picture,
g cents. The best and truest description of Umatilla
— the great wheat and sheep countrv— ever written.
Address EAST OREGONIAN PUBLISHING COM-
ANY, Pe dleion, Umatilla county. Oregon.

S

IBSl'BIBE FOB A ADVERTISE ITyT

.Breeder axd qportsma1.\

Wsi. E. Chambeklaix Jr.

Thos. a. Robixsos.

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEVD FOR CIRtXLARS.

Centennial Chronograph

A positively ri:i.iai:m: •• fi.v-ba* k ••

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55
In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial ehronogiaphf fly-back) or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Cross i Begnelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech-
anism we have seen. This timer is constructed on srientlQc me-
chanical principles that must excite the admiration of everj in-
telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become univetsally
popular."

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MA NUFA C TURERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

■When you send an order mention the Breeder a_n d Sfortbmax .

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Winter Arrangement.

C05I3IENCDJO

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882,

AMD UNTIL FUKTHEK NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot i Tnwnsend Street, between Third
and Fourth Streets i as follows :

LEAVE
S. F.

DESTINATION.

S.F.

t 6:50 am
8:30 am
10 HO A M
* 3 :30 P M
4 :30 P M
6:30 pm

San Mateo. Kedwood and
Memo Park.

6:40 A M

0:'i.-, a :.r
*10 :02 am

3:37 pm
t 5:04pm

6:02p m

IU|1

l M I Santa Clara, San Jose andj
pm| f Principal Way Stations, j
■ X\J I

C I 9 :05 A M

"10:02 am

3:37 pm

6:02 pm

. Mi } Gilroy.Pajaio.Csstroville i i *10K
* M' $ and Monterey. (I 6*

10:40 a mi Hollister and Tres Pinos.

10:40 A Mi J Watsonville, Aptos, Soquell i
* *3:30 p mIJ and Santa Cruz. ( 1

'Sundays excepted", f Sundays only i.sportsn

Stage connections are made daily with the 10:10 a
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8:30 a. m. Train.

Excursion ticket? sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings — good to return Monday—to Santa Clara or
San Jose, =?2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz. £5; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A.C.BASSETT, H.B.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. ATkt. Agt.

ISf S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles,
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Sportsm n & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

BESFECTFTJLLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Shoot 1112: and Fish in

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FEANCISCO DAILY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHAEMTSG

Summer and "Winter Resort of the
Pacific toast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season,

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS CNSTJHPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIJmiSfl TASK

(150 x 60 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

al Baths irith DOUCHE an<
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHTNG, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
"Watering Places,
APTOS. SOQITX AJSJtt SAJETA CRFZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

CSy-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the 8. P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe. Dock, Geese, Deer
and Rear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, FCKIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADBBO. Wfl
wonldpartlcularlv call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRl'NO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and oiler special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly Bport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF TnEIR DOGS

when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggugemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to issue CHECKS for all doga received in Baggage
Cars.
*HS"In order to guard against accidents to Dogs

while in transit, it is necessary that thev be provided

with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Qnnfl and Fishing
Tackle cheeked and carried free of charge, Gnus t.ik.n
apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A.C.BASSETT, H. R.JUI'AH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt

BafS. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Turns, etc, leaves San Francisco dally via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 8:30 a. u.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

V. JL . Hi XV.

TIME SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1833.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive al San
Francisco, as follows:

DESTINATION.

030 am

* 3:00 p w

* 4 :00 P v
8:00 a m
3:30 P ir
8:00 a m

* 4 m P 51
9:30 a m
4 -.30 P ji

8:00 .

* 4 .-00 p m
8:00 a m

* 3 :30 P si
t 8:00 a m

9:30 a m
8:00 a m

* 5 .-00 p sr
9:30 a u

* 4 .-00 P 5i
8.-00 a si
8KJ0.A 51

10.-00 A 51
3:00 p 51

* 5:00 p 5t
3 :30 P 5i
5:30 P 5i
8:00 A si
8:00 a si
8:00 a 51
3:30 p si

* 4:00 p si
8:00 a si
3:00 p 51

•8:00 a 51
8:00 A 5t
9:30 a 51
3:30p 51

3:30 p m
8:00 a 5i

* 3:30 p si

....Antiochand Martinez..

....Benicia .j .."".

....Calistoga and Napa..!!"!!!!"!!

. i Deming, El Paso ) Express"!
. t and East ( Emigrant

.J Gait and / via Liveriuore

. ( Stockton \ via Martinez

....lone

....Knight's Landing

' " JSuikLivs ..ill

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton..

..Madera and Fresno..
..Merced..

..Marysville and Chico

-Nile's and Hay wards

.( Ogden and ) Express

( East J* Emigrant

..Redding and Red Bluff

I Sacramento ^ia Livermore
y and Colfax (VpBemcja.....

...Sacramento River steamers..
...San Jose

..Tehama and Willows..
.-Vallejo

{Sundays only..

...Virginia City..
....Woodland

•10:10 A M

12:40 p 51

7:40 p m

U M a Id

•10:10 a m

7:40 p st

2:40 P m

7:10 a m

5:40 p \t

12:40 p M

5:40 p M

11:10 AM

2:40 p st

5:40 p M

B:40 A U

2:40 p si

12:40 P 51

-5: M p M

5:40 P M

3:t0 p m

9:40 "a >t

•8:40 a M

11:10 a sr

6:10 A it

5:40 p M

5:40 P M

7:40 p >t

11:10 a M

' 6:00 a >t

3:10 p m

9:10 a m

• 7:40 p u

":I0 p M

-!:40 P M

10:10 a 51

tll:10 a m

12:40 p m

11:10 a m

' 7:40 p M

11:10 a it

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 0::;i) a.m. should meet pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FEBBT TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •G:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8-00—
8:30— 9 :00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30 — 11:30 — 12:30— 1-30— 2-91

—3:30— 4:00— 4:30— 5:00 5:30—6:00—6:30 — 7:00 — 8:00

— 9:30— 11:00— 12:00.

TO AXAMEDA— »6:00— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00 — 11-00 —
12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— 5:00— 6:00— 7:00— •8:00—
9:30—11:00—12:00.

TO FRFIT VALE— •7:00—*3:00—»9:W— 10:00 — *4-00-
•4:00— *5:00— '6:00— '6:30.

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00— "8:20
—9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— til :30 — 12:00— 1-00
— 2:00— 3:TO — 4:W — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30-0:00— 6:30-7:00—
8:00—9:30—12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — •6:O0'—«fl:30— 7-00 — »7-30-
f8:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00 — 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— i:0O—*4:3i
— 5:00— *5:30— 6:00— •0:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND- ■•5:32— *8-02— 6:S2
7:02—7:82—8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32— Ur'i'J
—11:82— 12:0-^— 12:32— l:i.<2—l:?J-2 :< '2-:
— 1 : 02— 4 :32— 5 :02— 5 :32— <3 :02— C :32— 7:02— S :02 — 9 ;32 —
11:2.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— •S:21-*5;51— <>:21-r:.M -7: Jl
— 7:51— 8:21— 8:51— !i:21— 0:51 — 10:21 — 10:51 — 1 1:61 —
—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51—1:21—1:51 — 5:21 — 5:51 — 6:21
—6:51—7 :51— 9 ;21— 10:51. .

FROM A£AMEDA-'5:15-»5:45-6:15— 7:10-8:10-9:10-
10:10— 11:10-1:10— 2:10— 3:10— 1:10— 5:10 — 6:10 — 7:15—
9:15—10:45.

■:t:-*-:i;.

-•::17.

-•9:00-«9:I7-10;I7

FROM BERKELEY — •5:ir»- •8:15-6;46-«7:15- 7: 1'—
•8:16— 8H5-tt:15— 9:45— tlO:lC-10:46-tll:l5— U^5 —
12:45 — 1:45— 2:15 — 3:15— 4:15—1:15— 5:l'—5: 15-0:15—
6:jo-7MS— 9:15— 10:45.

FROM WEST BERKEL^'— •'>:IS— •6:15— 6:16— *7:15
—7 ;I5— s: 15— 9:15— 10; lo— l; 15—2: 15— 3:45— 1:45— *6 06—
5.-15— •6:15—6:15— "7:1 >.

(HIIK KOI'TE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO — *7:15— 9:15— 11:15-1 :15—
3:15— 5:15.

FROMOAKLAND-*6:15— 8:15-10:15-12:15— 2:15— 1:16

All trains run dolly, Bxospt whan star (.•) denotes
snniiays excepted, toondari «.miy.

"Standard Time" furnished by Randolph k co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. 8. F.

A. ». TOW>F-

Gen. Manager.

T. If. GO 41

Gen. P., ■

176

xc breeder mtxl Mtpoxtsmim,

March 17

MEDICAL.

E (Sell-Adjusting) W 7

AWSON'S U. S. ARM

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
AutomaticaDy Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold bv Druggists. S. E. «. RAWSOX,

Sent by mail safelv. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.T.

ICURE FIT$!

"When I «iav euro 1 do not mean merely to eiop tbem lor a
tlmoandthealiavo them return again, I mean a radical cure.
I have mad© the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING
SICKNESS a life-long studv, Iwarrant my remedy to enra
the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason for
not now receiving a enre. Send at once for a treatise and a
Free Bortloofmy infallible remody. Give Express and Post
OBlco. It costs yon nothing for a trial, and I will enre yon.
Address Dr, H. G. ROOT, 183 Pearl St., l\ew Tort.

CONSUMPTION.

I have a positive remedy for the above disease; by its use
thousands of cases of the worst kind nnd ot long standing
have been cured. Indeed.sostroDgisinv faith in its efficacy,
• hat I -will Pf-nd TWO bmTTLES FKEE, together with a VAL-
UABLE TREATISE on th is disease, to any sufferer. Give Ex-
press & P. 0. address. DU. T. A. 8L0CU3I, 1S1 i"«arl St., I1- X

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STUCK .V GENERAL AUCTIONEERS

- So. 116 Montgomery St., S. F.

IMPORTANT BREEDER'S SALE

BT DIRECTION OF L. J. ROSE, ESQ., OP SAN
Gabliel, Los Angeles county, we will offerat
public sale at the

BAY DISTRICT TEACK

at! 1 f. m. on

THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH.

Twelve head of fillies and geldings, two and thre
years old, sired by the well-known stallions
SULTAN AM) DEE Sl'R.

The young horses to he offered are closely related
in blood to the famous mares Sweetheart and Eva,
and their style of going and breeding warrant the be-
lief that they will develop into trotters. They are
broken and will be driven to harness the day of sale,
that buvers mav have an opportunity of judging of
their merits. Though handled but'a few months,
they can trot as fast as many road horses. Mr,
Hose's instructions are positive and peremptory, as
the expense of transportation makes this absolutely
necessary.

The Mile will be bona fide, without limit
or reserve and will determine whether a market
can be had In California for nne-bred colts or owners
will be compelled to ship East.

The cplte mayjbe seen at the track on Tuesday,
April 3d. Full pedigrees and description day of
sale.

KILLIP A CO., Auctioneers.

Two-Year-Old Trotting Stake

A TROTTING STAKE FOR COLTS AND FIL-
IbRifualHof 1881), to be trotted at the California
M ite fair r,f i-kj: «.'o entrance, of which $25 niut-t ac-
company Domination and the remaining »2G to be
paidAuKUBtl,lfa83;^(i0tu he added by the society.

Conditions.

The above (ttakc to be mile heats, in harness, and to
rules of National TroUiim Association. Entrance
money to be divided asVouowe: Fiftv per cent of

htakes to IlrM cnlt. i'. p.-r it nl to n.-.-ond, 1.", per cent
ind 10 per cent to fourth. Five to fill
ladded money to be divided as follows:
one hundred dollars each to vlnnere of monev and
1100 to the stallion whoio get wina nral money, if the
MUlllonlH owned In California. Entries clOBe Anril
:, US, ".I), the tx cretary. A coll winning bj n walk-

"■ ' ' ■ ' iil.ll. <l t.- .ill the etakcBbut none of the ;hU1<mI

money;acoltdlitanclQgthe field in unfilled to first
money and all the stakeB.

P. A. lJMii\\ President.

r. BicrxB, Bocretary,
Sacramento, Match 12,

P. 8.— Thin Ik the Rame stake that was advertised to
elose, March U.UB8, but was withdrawn on accouni

... ..Ti error. The time for cIoMhk has been extended

t«. April 7, 1883.

COACH DOGS.

. TUiu ■■!■: ELAKD80HSL1 HARKED
male pops t'-r mile, price sin each.
wim.ia.ti mm:s.

Loa Angeles, Cal.

REMINGTO N'S

New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun.

THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

,-— III- Ml, ,■ ■ ■■- -J--v.^,.C!^,^>riv.,,..^^«., ,»VJJw.A.W.«iM,- JPMMIM

Ask Your Dealer for it.

Tbey all Iiave Rebounding Locks, Pistol Grip, Extension Rib Patent
Fore-end, Solid Head Strikers, and are Choke-bored.

The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $45 m

Selected Walnut Stuck, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels.. 55 qq

Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels Engraved 55 qq

Fnelish Walnut stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved , ~5 0n

Euglish Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved, Superior Rubber But and Tip _ 55 00

4mfi E. REMINGTON A SONS, 381 and 383 Broadway. New 1rork. P. o. Box 3987.

Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting.

CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASSISHELLS

"WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS,
GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY.
AGENTS FOB THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTUBED BY THE CALIFOBNIA GLASS WOBKS.
7m6 S- CURRTT * BKOS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco.

.CHEAP SUNS" for THE PEOPLE. *
2 GREAT WESTERN^.

P.. *

£ j^r- ^^ '- - » *

fe 3^^ PICTORIAL CATALOGUES FREE.

4 (Ritles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Ammunition, Beil

Fishing Tuelile, Ra2ors,£c. sent C. O. D-Tor ei
Address GREAT WESTERS GUN WORKS,

22yl Pittshurg, Pa.

Fashion Stables.

HH± EIXIS ST., S. F.

BEST ACCOMMODATIONS' FOR THE BOARD-
ing of horses.

Commodious box stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HORSES will receive particular attention.
McCORD A SCOTT.

Russ House,

1009, 1011, 1013 and 1015 J Street,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pastha s house every five minutes

PAUL FRIEDHOPER,

Eg* PATHOLOGICAL HOBSE-SHOEB

116 Washington Street.

PB ACTIO AI, IN ALL ITS VARIOUS EH ANCHES

BUY D1BECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE

S

UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO OBDEB

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 ASH 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

FOR SALE.

THOROUGHBRED

Greyhound Puppies.

Price $15.

F. .1. ii n.:.

Riverside, Cal.

POULT BY.

THOROUGHBRED POULTRT.

Big Hedge

POULTRY YARDS,

San Mateo, Cal.— For Sale.

20 Hondans, 100 Plymouth Rocks.

20 I.iinirsliaim. 50 Brown leghorns,

25 Black Spanish, 50 AVhite Lesliorns,
50 Buff Cochins, 25 Golden Polands.

8ml Circulars and price list sent free.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

ANGSHANS, BRAH-

_ J mas, Cochins, Leghorns,

Houdans, Plymouth Bocks,

White Faced "Black Spanish,

Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,

Rouen and Pekln ducks.

[ Bronze and White Holland

- — •=--' turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also

„ for hatching. DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE

PTgs,

Poland China Pigs, Jersey Cattle, Etc

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely illustrated
Price by mall, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safely. For further information please
write, inclosing stamp. Circular and priee-list sent on
application. Address

tJyl WIXIuIAM MI.I>. Los Angeles, Cal.

Thoroughbred Poultry.
_ 2,000

to Select from

W

AVING DISPOSED OF

my dairy, I devote my

whole time to poultry, and
think I can please all who de-
sire to purchase first-class
breeding or exhibition stock,
or eggs for hatching. I keep
all the leading varieties of both
land and water fowls, i. e.,
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Vol. II. No. 12.
NO 508 MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1883.

MARION, by Malcolm. Owned by Theo. Winters.

The 13th of May, 1871, was a beautiful day even for the
"merry month." There was sunshine and a south-western
breeze driving back the cold current which had become re-
frigerated by passing over the surface of Lake Michigan,
scarcely yet relieved of the ice that had coated it for so many
months.

Ten miles to the west of the Court House in Chicago is
what is called the Ridge. The elevation is some eighteen
feet above the high-water mark, but in that section that is
quite an altitude — sufficient to turn the water which fell on
the eastern side into the Gulf of St. Lawrence; that on the
west ran into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Ridge was crowned with big black and white oaks,
and was conspicuous from a long distance on account of the
tree-clad Bummit. On either side was the green prairie, and
at the highest point of elevation was a huge barn surrounded
by boxes and paddocks. A mile racecourse was one of the
•main features, though from the absence of stands, save a

judges' box formed after the pattern of an Oriental pagoda,
and a structure that would seat, perhaps, a hundred specta-
tors, it was evident that it was merely an adjunct to a largo
stud farm, and not intended for public use. A hundred
yards from the big barn and completely embowered among
the trees was a handsome cottage, and the whole mado a
pleasing picture. This was "Atwood Place" and on the
day above written, as the lawyers say, the subject of the
sketch was foaled.

At 5 p. m. on that day is the record in the journal, and
though this is scarcely as soon as Sterne commences ono of
his histories it is sufficiently exaot.

There are circumstances connected with it which are for-
cibly brought back to momory by the record In the journal.
That memorandum briefly states that at that time "Maggie
Mitchell had filly foal by Malcolm ; bay, star in forehead, no
other white, large and very fine." I'or some timo we had
been receiving letters fxom W. R. Scott Lewis of White Sul

phur, Kentucky, who wanted to trade other horses for Mal-
colm. That afternoon when the boy brought tho mail from
Riverside there was a letter containing a still better offer than
he had previously made. Two thoroughbred mares by Mel-
bourne Jr. {which he owned), an Endorser gelding from Sue
Lewis, whioh he claimed could run a half mile in 4S£ sec-
onds, and a colt or two was the bid, according to our recol-
lections. Wo were cogitating over the matter, feeling that the
offer was liberal, when one of the boys came from the Btable
stating that the first Malcolm foaled at Atwood Placo had
come.

Tho mare had two colts by Bonnie Scotland, fine, strapping
colts, but to our eyes this was an improvement, and that
evening a replyi was sent back to Kentucky that Malcolm
was not for trade or sale.

The filly grow apace, and when straightened up v.
as nearly a model as often is seen. At the same tii

(CONTINOEDON PAOE lfep.)

178

Jjjfte fgriJCj&er mxtt j&pjnfemau.

March j{4

TUEF AM) TRACK

COMING EASTERN EVENTS.

Entries for Running Meetings Beyond the
Rockies.

programmes for the extra days are invariably made up only
two days in advance, the conditions of the several races are
often specially arranged in such a way that owners may run
their horses so as to fit them for important stakes for which
they may be engaged, thus making the training — so very
often unproductive — remunerative to at least the winners.
The number of entries received for the stakes is as follows:

The past week was a busy one for Captain J. H. Coster,
Secretary of the American Jockey Club and of the Monmouth
Park Association, and for Mr. "Wheatley, of the Saratoga As-
sociation, as they had to open and record the entries made
for the stakes which closed on MaTch 1. So far only the
stakes to be run at Jerome Park and the number of entries
made for the events to be run at Saratoga and Monmouth
Park have been published. As a whole there is a falling off
in the number of subscribers to the several stakes, but in
view of the great number of stakes opened, both in the East
and West, the total number of subscriptions obtained is cer-
tainly very encouraging. One of the most salient features is
the fact that there are but few subscribers or horses in the
lists that may be called unknown in character or capacity,
and consequently the number of starters will no doubt aver-
age about the same as last year and the stakes will be of about
the same value. Of course the conflict in dates between the
Monmouth Park and Saratoga associations is conspicuously
shown in the entries made for the two places, one element
making entries for only the up-country association, while the
others favor the racecourse by the sea and ignore the advan-
tages of "horse haven." Some few others will, however, run
at°both places, which they can very readily do, as it is under-
stood that the Pennsylvania, the Central Railroad of New
Jersey and the New York Central Railroad are prepared to
put on first-class "horse " cars and run them through by ex-
press without delay. Should they do so horses can run both
at Monmouth and'Saratoga in the same week, as the horses
belonging to the Dwyer Brothers and Mr. Reed have done on
several occasions.

American Jockey Club.

The most conspicuous reduction in the number of entries
for the several stakes is seen in the entries opened by the
American Jockey Club for stakes to be run at Jerome Park
from May 30 to June 9. This is not at all surprising con-
sidering the privilege of betting accorded to owners at all
other race tracks in the State is taken away from them at
Jerome Park by the action of the authorities in enforcing a
law which from the date of its passage has been a dead letter
elsewhere. The character of the entries obtained for the
several stakes, however, warrants the belief that such old
favorite events as the Fordham and Jockey Club handicaps
and that more modern but less popular race, the Great Metro-
politan Handicap, will bring out the same excellent fields for
which they have been noted. For each of these three hand-
icaps the well-known stables of Appleby & Co., Dwyer
Brothers, J. E. Kelly, Mr. Kelso, G. L. & P. Lorillard, E. V.
Snedeker & Co., Mr. Somerville, D. D. Withers and the
Preakness and Yonkers stables have made nominations, as
they have also for the Juvenile Stakes. It is for the last
named event, however, that the most important falling off
has taken place, as will be seen by the following table show-
ing the number of entries for the several stakes in 1SS2 and
1S83:

1882. 1883.

Juvenile Stakes, naif mile 57 25

Fordbani Handicap, mile and a quarter 68 42

Great Metropolitan Handicap, mile and a half 41 29

Jockey Club Handicap, two miles 24 15

Westchester Cnp, two miles and a quarter 9 9

The entries for the cup, if one from each of the stables
represented starts, will assuredly make a good race. Certain-
ly in any circumstances the race cannot well be worse than
last year. The entries are Appleby & Johnson's Forester and
Turco, F. Gebhard's Eole, G. L. Lorillard's Greenland and
Monitor, P. Lorillard's Herbert and Parole, E. V. Snedeker
& Co.'s Miss Lumley and the Yonkers Stable's General
Monroe.

The Monmouth Park Association.

Although the total number of the entries received by the
Monmouth Park Association is larger than the total last
year, it is only by the addition of two new stakes that an in-
crease is shown. The reduced number of entries, especially
for the midsummer races (to which the association adds in
nearly all cases $1,500, taking the entrance money) will ma-
terially increase the expenses of the meeting, but not suf-
ficiently so to warrant the belief that the association will in
any way suffer, and its officers confidently expect that with
increased accommodations at Monmouth Park and improved
transportation there will be a decided increase in the receipts
over last y«ar. The meeting will begin on Wednesday, July
1, and continue tri-weekly untilAugust 23. The total num-
ber of entries received for the stakes which closed on March
1 is as follows:

TWO-YEAB-OLDS.

1882.

Flash— half a mile 36

Spinaway— five furlongs 27

Virginia— five furlongs 41

Tennessee— sis furlongs 64

Misses' — six furlongs 37

Equity— six furlongs 51

THEEE-YEAK-OLDS.

Pocahontas— mile and 500 yards 34

Sequel— mile and five furlongs 22

TJ. S. Hotel— mile and a half 31

Clarendon Hotel— mile and a quarter 37

Belief— mile and five furlongs 40

ALL AGBI.

Excelsior— mile and a quarter 22

Saratoga Cup— two miles and a quarter 15

"Welter— one mile 30

Congress Hall— six-furlong heats 43

Cash Handicap — mile and a furlong 60

Summer Handicap— mile and a half. 51

Grand Prize Handicap— mile and three-quarters 54

Morissey Handicap— two miles 45

Baden-Baden— three miles 37

1863.
35

STEEPLECHASES.

Trouble Handicap— two miles and three-quarters

North American Handicap — two mileB and three-quarters. .

29 I
37 |

TWO-TEAR-OLDB.

Atlantic, six fnrlonga

Optional, six furlongs

Camden, six furlongs

Scabright, six furlongs

Red Blank, six furlongs

Moet & Cbandon, six furlongs

THnEE-YEAIt-OLDB.

Trenton, mile and a quarter 34

Newark, one mile 42

Barnegat, mile and a half 34

Bart tan, mile and a quarter 35

Elizabeth, mile and a quarter

Palisade, mile and a furlong

ALL AGES.

Ocf.in, mile and a furlong 2G

Monmouth Cup, two mileB and a quarter 16

•Eatontown, one mile 43

Freehold, mile and a half 40

tPan«aJc, nix furlongH _

Chiuuplon, mile and a half 26

Long Branch Handicap, mile and a quarter 69

Shrewsbury Handicap, mile and throe -quarters 25

Midimminer Handicap, one mile i;:i

Harvest Handicap, mile and a quartet '..........'.'. 60

Nave* Ink Handicap, mile and a half 37

1883.
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Louisville Jockey Club.

In connection with the securing of the Lorillard Stallion
Stakes by the Louisville Jockey Club, and the fact that neither
the Latonia nor Chicago Jockey Club made any bid for it,
the World a week ago contained the following, based on the
statement of a gentleman who was present when the bids
were opened by Mr. Withers in the rooms of the American
Jockey Club:

That neither the Latonia nor the Chicago Club made a
bid was also a surprise, but there is no doubt whatever that
the officers of the clubs named knew that the President of
the Louisville Jockey Club, M. Lewis Clark, had effectually
canvassed Louisville and that he had been guaranteed a large
sum of money by business men, especially those in the to-
bacco trade. Those engaged in the pool-selling and book-
making business, it was also known, guaranteed a liberal
contribution.

Colonel Clark in reply telegraphs as follows:

The Louisville Jockey Club neither asked nor received any
guaranty from merchants or bookmakers, as stated in World
of Monday. It is certainly not in good taste to endeavor to
excuse the want of liberality and enterprise of other clnbs by
belittling that of our club. We had toped that friendly
rivalry in bidding for what the press had conceded to be the
racing event of the year would have resulted in harmony and
good feeling and deplore any other result. We shall offer an
attractive programme and believe the Eastern owners will
respond to the club's liberality and desire to promote the
breeding and racing interests of America.

M. Lewis Clark, President L. J. C.

Louisville, March 10th.

Louisiana Jockey Club.

Although the winter racing at New Orleans has scarcely
been as successful as its promoters hoped, there is no doubt
of the success of the spring meeting of the Louisana Jockey
Club, which begins on Saturday, the 31st and continues on
April 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The following programme will be pre-
sented:

FTBST DAT— MARCH 31.

Purse $200, ajhandicap for all ages; mile and a quarter, over five
hurdles.

Pickwick Stakes, for three-year-olds, 5500 added; mile and a quarter;
closed with 19 subscribers.

Purse $250, for all ages; mile and three furlongs.

Bush Stakes, for all ages, $500 added, selling allowances; mile heats.

The Trotting Horse.

SECOND DAT — APBIL 3.

8350 added;

half a mile. Closed

Withers Stakes, for two-year-olds
■with 10 subscribers.

Purse, S250,for all ages: three-quarter mile heats.

Cotton Exchange Handicap, for all ages, §1,000 added; mile and a
half; 23 entries, viz.:

Lb.

Katie Creel, 4 1U4

Ballast, 5 102

Aliunde, aged 100

Wallensee, 4 100

J. Sullivan, 4 100

L. McYVhirter, 4 98

Athlone, 5 98

Tilford,3 90

Exeter, 3 88

J. Foster, 4 87

Warrington, 4 87

* Pox two-yetr-oldj ami upwards.

t For three- v«ar>oM» and upwards.

Saratoga AhmocIhIIou.

That the nominations received by the Saratoga Association
will represent a majority of the Western owners is certain.
The meetings, which will begin at New Orleans and follow in
turn at Memphis, Nashville, Lexington, Louisville, Coving-
ton, Cincinnati and St. Louis, will end at Chicago on July
'th, and from lh«ro nearly all the owners will take their sta-
rves through to Saratoga, where their horses will be able to
rest and to receive the benefit of the reviving elements iu the
Saratoga air and water until the beginning of the meeting on

ily'JUt. As has been the case during the last few years,

ji-'-eting will continue daily — Sundays excepted— until

'he end of August. The racing will take *

Lb.

Saunterer, 5 114

Appollo, 4 114

Fair Count, aged 114

Wedding Day, 6 112

Frankie B, 4 110

Aleck Anient, 5 110

Boulevard, 6 110

Callao, aged 105

Pope Leo, 5 105

Baton Rouge, aged 105

Lute Fogie, 4 105

Duke of Montalban, 4 105

Purse S200, for all ages, selling allowances ; one mile.

THIRD DAY — APBIL 4 .

Purse $250, a handicap for all ages; mile and a quarter.
Purse $250, owners' handicap for all ages; mile and a furlong.
Purse $300, a handicap for all ages ; mile heats.
Purse $250, a handicap Steeplechase; short course.

FOUETH DAY — APRIL 5.

Boston Club Stakes, for two-year-olds, with $350 added; five furlongs.
Closed with 10 subscribers.

Purse $300, for all ages, selling allowances; beats mile and a six-
teenth.

Howard Cup, for all ages, $750 added; two miles and a quarter.

Purse $250, for three-year-olds ; one mile,

FIFTH DAY — APRIL 6.

PurseJ.?200, a handicap for two-year-olds; five furlongs.
Purse $250, for all ages, welter weights; one mile.
Pnrse $300, a handicap for all ages; heats seven furlongs.
Purse $250, for beaten horses; mile and a furlong.

SIXTH DAY — APRIL 7.

Cottrill Stakes, for three-year-olds, $500 added; mile and a half.
Closed with 13 subscribers.
Purse $250, for beaten horses, with allowances; one mile.
Purse $500, a handicap for all ages; four miles.
Purse $250, a handicap steeplechase; full course.

Queen City Jockey Club.

The Queen City Jockey Club has decided not to be driven
out of the field by its new and rich rival, the Latonia Jockey
Club, of Covington, Ky., which will race from June 9 to 15,
inclusive. The club through its president, Edgar M. John-
son, announces a meeting to begin June 19 and continue on
the 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d, during 'which §4,350 will be
raced for in purses and added money to the following stakes,
which will close on April 2: Ohio Derby, for three-year-olds,
a mile and a half; Ladies' Stakes, for two-year-olds, three-
quarters of a mile; Merchants' Stakes, for three-year-olds,
mile heats; Jockey Club Stakes, for two-year-olds (winner of
the Ladies' (Stakes to carry 5 lbs. extra), three-quarters of a
mile, and the Cincinnati Cnp, for all ages, at two miles and a
quarter. There will be three races each day with purses
averaging from $150 to $300 each. Entries and communica-

^plaw^as^usua^at ti°ns should be addressed to Chas. F. McLean, Secretary, box

midday. There will be an average of four races, and as the 49I> ^ost-Oflioe, Cincinnati, O.—New York World.

At the Minnesota Agricultural College, Wednesday, Jan.
31, Prof. W.H. Brewer, of Yale College, completed his course
of lectures on the principles of breeding, his subject being
" The American Trotting Horse. "

The lecture was very interesting and full of facts and fig-
ures. The trotting horse, said the lecturer, as we now know
him, is a very modern creation. Our grandfathers did not
have him. They did not know him — they did not even want
him. The horse of previous ages was first considered; what
he was, why he did not trot and why people did not want
him to trot, and then why we want trotters, and the histori-
cal line along which we have traveled in getting them.

Among all the older nations, the Hebrews, Assyrians,
Egyptians, the sheep, the ox, the ass, the camel appeared long
before the horse did. He first appears in history on the
Egyptian monuments, about 2,200 years before Christ.
This was more than 500 years before the first allusion to him
occursinithe Old Testament. Horses were not common among
the Hebrews until Solomon's time, and it was still 300 years
before the Greeks had any cavalry. From that time down
his history is pretty well defined — better, perhaps, than that
of any other domestic animal. The horse of antiquity was a
small, strong, wiry, tough beast, but not a swift one in the
modern sense of the word. The fleetness of a horse may be
judged in a general way by the angles which the bones of
the legs form with the bones of the trunk. In those breeds
notedfor their draft rather than their speed, the humerus
forms a more obtuse angle with the shoulder blade and the
femur with the pelvis, than with the swift breeds; and this
gives them a heavier neck and shoulder and more rounded
buttocks. The horse of the ancients was the horse of art,
and has been the horse of^art in all ages. It is the horse of
strength[that gives us the forms and shape, broad chest and
shoulder, very thick, arching neck and rounding buttocks,
that artists so love to put in their horses, and which we still
see before our drays, but not before our sulkies. The lec-
turer said that Sheridan couldn't possibly have performed
his famous ride to " Winchester, twenty miles away, " as he
did on the horse that is shown in the picture of him.

In the art school of Yale College there are bas-reliefs from
the Parthenon representing twenty-eight horses of a date
earlier than 300 B. C, the best of them by Phidias.

They all represent small though wiry breeds, all dish
faced, all roached, for it was the fashion in ancient times to
roach horses. Twenty are on the gallop, eight are standing
still, but not one is on the trot. A large portion of the Par-
thenon frieze is in England, known as thefElgiu marbles, and
out of over 200 representations of horses, only four are de-
scribed as trotting. All the others are on the canter or gallop
or standing still.

Of all the domestic species the horse is the most suscepti-
ble to the influence of surrounding conditions. There is no
such great difference in either cows or sheep or swine as there
is between different breeds of horses. I.t is not difficult to
pick out horses 16 or 17 times as heavy as other horses.
Man's wants change with time. Fashions change, and new
breeds come up to satisfy new fashions. The trotting horse
is by far the most interesting example of this kind of evolu-
tion which is now going on. The American trotting horse is
a most instructive example of a breed just in the process of
formation. Fast trotting has not heretofore been natural to
horses. We are now making it natural. Professor Brewer
said that he had no doubt that the next century will show a
breed of two-minute horses.

For over 4,000 years the horse has been applied to all the
principal purposes we now use it for, except one, and to
meet that one use the modern trotter is in process of evolu-
tion. The greatest use of the horse down to within 100 years
was as an implement of war or ceremony; next to this, as a
beast of burden. For this purpose the horse must not be too
large; he must have strength, endurance, intelligence, cour-
age and a variety of other gaits. This last item is of no im-
portance to us. It is a disadvantage. It was everything in
all previous ages. The horse of antiquity was a riding horse.
Mohammed and his followers swept wherever the Arabian
horse and his armed rider could tread, and no further.
When the Moors went into Spain they went on their Barb
and when they were driven out after being there 400 years,
that blood made the Spanish horse what it became, and what
part it played in the wars of Europe is told in many an old
Spanish ballad. When the Spanish horse was at its best,
then the Spanish nation was at its height. This horse was
brought to America and became the progenitor of the wild
horses of North and South America. With the use of heavy
armor in European warfare a heavier animal was needed, but
he was still the charger, a prancing, galloping steed. Imagine
a crusader of old, or a knight clad in steel, rattling to the
charge on a trotter!

In times of peace the horse figured in the ceremonies as an
index of rank. As a beast of burden in agriculture he played
a very minor part until within 100 years. The social rela-
tions of the horse have been an important factor in the forma-
tion of breeds. Numerous laws on the use of horses have
been made in nearly all countries in the past. In all ages
the use of the horse has been an emblem of social position,
in the Pagan, Mohammedan and Christian world alike, and
is an item even in this day and land. Many humorous illus-
trations of this were cited. Up till recently the trotting horse
has been held in contempt.

The lecturer then spoke of the introduction of wheeled ve-
hicles, showing the influence which wheels and the trotter
have had upon each other. Buggies, he said, as we now
know them, were rare until after 1S45. He then proceeded
to narrate the progress that has been made in reducing the
time of trotting horses. Some English travelers in this coun-
try from 1840 to 1S42 said they saw the "bloods" of New
York driving their fast trotters in wagons, trotters "which
they claim can go a mile in 2:30, but such trotters have not
yet been shown." The New Haven Journal in 1S06 spoke of
a horse trotting a mile in 2:59, "a rate of speed, it is be-
lieved, never before equaled in this country." During the
last few years the prizes offered for fast trotting have run
from §S00,000to §1,400,000 per annum, and this forms but a
very small part of the cost of the "institution." Prof. Brew-
er said that the turf had an exceedingly carefully considered
code of laws, much more so than the laws of the nation, and
in which there is more care taken to get the men of the bes
ability in the ranks to form them.

The English thoroughbred is a running horse. The Amer-
ican trotting horse, though not a thoroughbred, has thorough-
bred blood in him, but there is no English thoroughbred that
is a fast trotter in the modern sense of the word. The horses
of the Eastern United States are of a very mixed origin. The
common horses were brought from England, but the best
class came from Holland ; some came from Sweden and some
from Denmark. An important importation of French horses
was made into the province of Quebec in 1665, which was
the foundation of the American pony. Before the revolution
all writers on the subject spoke of the deterioration of the
American horse. Between 1S15 and 1830 a tremendous reac-

1883

%\xz Ifcee&er mul M>p8xt$mmi.

tion set in against horse-racing and nearly every State passed
stringent laws against it. But the average American likes to
see a horse go fast, so divers ways were devised of "whip-
ping the devil around the stump." A race is a "striving be-
tween two or more things. So trotting "against time " was
Dot racing. Records then began to be kept, and Frank For-
ester says that the first race for money was in IS 18, when a
bet of §1,000 was made that a mule could not be trotted in-
side of three minutes, and the bet was lost. The lecturer
traced the modern slang, "2:40 time," to the feats of Topgal-
lant, about 1830. In 1S32 Old Buster made a little better
time, 2:32. Then came Edwin Forest in 1S34 with 2:31$.
That was tremendously strong. It took nine years to lower
. that record. In 1843 a horse went in 2:2S, which in 1S49 was
reduced to 2:26£. The lecturer then read some tables show-
ing the still further improvement in the speed of trotters and
the number of horses in the various classes, which he did
not wish to have published, as the list is not quite complete,
and made the prediction that the record will be reduced to
two minutes.

We understand that owners of a large number of the fast-
est horses intend making the road their driving ground
this season. The real reason for this, we are reliably in-
formed, is a compromise offered by the dissatisfied, that "no
person now or heretofore an officer of the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing Association should be a candidate or accept office this
year." This, it was supposed, would have harmonized all
dissensions, but it was not acquiesced in by those in power,
and a ticket, including most of the old and some new mem-
bers quite as obnoxious, was elected by a vote of 63 against
47. Those representing the minority and a large number of
others propose the present season to drive on the road,
where, if they furnish a large proportion of the sport, they
will at least have the benefit of many unprejudiced observers.
Central avenue is 100 feet wide, and the hotels by which it is
lined are all in good position for sight-seeing. Arrangements
have been made for keeping it in fine order from Macomb's
Dam Bridge to the foot of the hill beyond Sibbern's — a dis-
tance in a straight line of over two miles. We also hear that
the Vanderbilts, Eastman, Dutcher, Trumbull, Dewey, Cor-
nell, Harbecks and a host of others have already engaged
sheds at Sibbern's, Judge Smith's, Case's and other places,
and will let their speed be seen daily by those who use Cen-
tral avenue. The roads are fast becoming good, and in a few
days more we shall hear of some of these fast trotters coming
down a 2:20 gait. Very few people will go to the track and
pay for membership when the principal flyers are not to be
seen there. By granting a reasonable request all of this
could have been avoided. The public will now be able to
witness the sport as well as the owners of fast horses.— New
York World^

One of Justin Morgan's best colts was Sherman Morgan,
foaled in 1809, the property of James Sherman, of Lyndon,
Vt.; dam a chestnut mare brought from Rhode Island.
Sherman Morgan was a dark chestnut horse in color, but
showing in a marked degree the general characteristics of his
sire. He was about 13£ hands in height, and weighed 925
pounds. The best colt ever sired by Sherman Morgan was
when he was twenty-two years old, and was Black Hawk; his
dam was a beautiful black mare raised in New Brunswick,
and said to be half thoroughbred, which was undoubtedly the
case. Black Hawk was a little under fifteen hands high, and
weighed 1,000 pounds; of compact, symmetrical and muscular
form, nervous, elastic style of action, and possessed of great
speed and endurance, as shown on the turf and road. His
most noted son was Ethan Allen, sired by him when fifteen
years of age. Ethan Allen was a bay, with little white on
three of his feet, and a star. He was a most wonderful
horse, fifteen hands high, and weighed 1,000 pounds. The
most noted son of Ethan Allen is Daniel Lambert, who as a
trotting sire (the quality of mares of which his harem has
been composed taken into consideration), has no peer in
America, or the world, either living or dead. The prevailing
color of the Morgans is and ever has been bay, brown, chest-
nut and black, with size, build and general characteristics of
the "Old Horse."

Late English papers furnish the following items of news:
FoxhalTs feet are worse than ever, and he will scarcely stand
training again. The breeding paddocks of the late Sir Joseph
Hawley have been let for the ensuing year at $35 per acre,
which is considered a high price, even for such a perfect es-
tablishment. Bruce, the winner of last year's Prix de Paris,
will not stand training, and has been relegated to the stud.
The death of Mr. Crawfurd, and the consequent disqualifica-
tion of Macheath for the Derby, has made Beau Brummel a
strong favorite for that classic event, in which, by the way,
the American colts entered this year are thought by the crit-
ics to have no chance. During the recent festivities at New-
market on |the occasion of Archer's wedding, a balloon was
sent up representing the great jockey mounted on Beau
Brummel. The success of the aerial equine was not all that
could have been desired. The baloon ascended to a consid-
erable altitude, and then was seen floating through the air
with the hosre's tail where his head ought to have been. This
was regarded by the superstitious as an omen, and those who
had backed Beau Brummel for the Derby forwith hedged
their money.

It has been shown in several cases that a trotter can bear
active campaigning for ten or twelve, or even a greater num-
ber of years, yet 104, nearly one-half of the horses that have
won ten thousand dollars each were not, successful in races
for a period greater than five years. The b g Tom Keeler,
2:25, under the name of Cayuga Chief, won his first race in
1867 and his thirty-seventh in 1882. This is a remarkable
instance of endurance, he having been in winning form of
sixteen years. Lady Suffolk was on the turf for fifteen years;
Chicago, alias Jim Hockey, stood nineteen seasons of hard
campaigning, his last race being at the Oakland Trot-
ting Park in 18S3. Other notable "lasters" among
the trotters are: Brother Jonathan, Byron, Con-
fidence, Cozette, Derby, Ethan Allen, Flora Temple,
George Wilkes, Goldsmith Maid, Hotspur, Huntress, John
H, John Stewart, Lady Franklin, Lady Moscow, Lady Star,
Pilot Temple, Silas Bich and Thomas Jefferson.

The Ukiah Park Association are progressing finely with
their arrangements. The tract of land which the association
proposes to improve comprises twenty-two and two-thirds
acres, nearly level, and quite accessible to town. A half-
mile track has been laid out to the best advantage by Wm.
Van Allen, who made the survey. The stretches are 200
yards in length, and the turns 360 yards. It is intended to
build a track forty-five feet wide, with turns well thrown up.
The usual adjuncts of fencing, stands, stables, etc., will be
provided, and the first meeting will be held next fall. After
that two race meetings will be held each year, spring and fall.

Daniel Cole of Portland, Oregon, has purchased the b h
Magna Charta, by Old Magna Charta, dam by Vermont Hero,
and has placed him in the stud. The price paid was Si, 000.

Belmont.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I frequently receive
letters containing questions about Belmont and have conclud-
ed to answer them by writing you a brief memoir for publica-
tion:

Belmont was a very pretty bay without white, fifteen hands
two and one-half inches high barefooted. He was foaled in
the spring of 1847, bred by Garret Williamson at Springdale,
Hamilton county, Ohio.

Belmont was by American Boy, first dam imported Pru-
nella, by Comus.second dam by Partizan (sonof Walton), third
dam Pawn (sister to Penelope, dam of Whalebone, Whiskey,
Wire, Webb, WofuL Wildfire, Wamba, etc.), by Trumpeter,
fourth dam Prunella, _by Highflyer — Promise, by Snap —
Julia, by Blank, etc.

American Boy was by Van Mater's Seagull, first dam
(sister to the great racehorse Wilkinson Boxer and dam of
Count Piper, Lady Duroc and others) by imported Expedi-
tion, second dam by imported Boyalist, third dam by im-
ported Magnetic Needle, fourth dam by Jiniported Bajazette,
fifth dam Selima by Galloway, Selim, etc.

Seagull was by imported Expedition; first dam by imported
Sourkrout; second dam Matchless, by imported Slender; third
dam Fair America, by Lloyd's Traveler; fourth dam Slamer-
kin, by imported Wildair; fifth dam the imported Cub mare,
by Cub. Expedition was by Pegasus (son of Eclipse) ; first
dam Active, by Woodpecker (son of Herod) ; second dam
Laura, by Whistle Jacket ; third dam Pretty Polly, by Ster-
ling. This is one of the best pedigrees in the books; in fact,
there are but few horses that are so full of the blood of Herod
and Eclipse. Belmont's sire, American Boy, was by Seagull,
by Expedition, by Pegasus, by Eclipse. Expedition's dam
was Active, by Woodpecker, son of Herod, and Seagull's
dam was by imported Sourkrout, by Highflyer, best son of
Herod, and his second dam was by imported Slender, son of
Herod; third dam Fair America by Lloyd's Traveler; fourth
dam was Slamerkin, by imported Wildair, by Eclipse. The
dam of American Boy was by imported Expedition (son of
Pegasus, by Eclipse and Active, by Woodpecker, by Herod);
his first dam was by Boyalist, by Saltram, by Eclipse, and
the dam of Boyalist was by Herod, and the dam of Saltram
was Virago, by Snap; her second dam was by imported Mag-
netic Needle, by Magnet (son of Herod). The dam of Bel-
mont was one of the most fashionably bred mares ever im-
ported. Her sire, Comus, was one of the most popular sires
of his day, being by Sorcerer, by Trumpeter, by Conductor,
son of Matchem; second dam by Partizan (son of Walton)
that got Queen Mary, the dam of Bonnie Scotland ; third
dam Pawn, by Trumpeter (son of Conductor and Brunet, by
Squirrel); fourth dam the great Prunella, by Highflyer (son
of Herod). This is the very essence of the best English and
American racing blood.

Highflyer was the best race horse of his day, and never
beaten nor paid a forfeit. King Herod was considered the
equal of any horse that ever lived. He is said to have sired
more celebrated horses and brood mares than any other stall-
ion of ancient or modern times. In nineteen years he sired
497 winners of §1,007,525. Belmont was never regularly
trained; in fact, he was not bridle wise when he was started
across the plains in the spring of 1S53 when six years old.
He was kept two years on Stony Creek in Colusa county and
taken to San Jose in 1856 and stayed there until the spring of
I860, when he was moved to the rancho between Oakland
and SanPablojwherehe died on the 4th of July, 1S65. Belmont
was one of the handsomest horses that ever lived. His head,
neck, eye and ear were faultless, shoulders were magnificent
and well covered withmuscle; extraordinary fine middle piece
with quarters and back scarcely to be excelled. He was a
horse of remarkable action and had the best natural trotting
gait of any horse I ever saw, but in his day it was hard to
make people believe that a blood horse could get trotters.

For the chance he had he was a very succesful horse in
the stud, having got such horses as Owen Dale, Miami and
Bevielle from Maria Downing and Bonnie Belle, Langfordand
Pele from Liz Givens — the only two thoroughbred mares he
had an opportunity to get racehorses from. But besides
these he got Dashaway, Ida May, Musidora, Charlotte Oush-
man, Ben Lippencott and other good horses that were out of
mares of very doubtful breeding and some of them were good
racehorses in any kind of a crowd. He had more uniformly
fine colts than any other horse I ever saw, except, perhaps, it
was his sire, American Boy, who had more fine bay carriage
and road horses than any other horse in the country and had
horses been trained to trot in those days as they are now he
would have "been very celebrated as the sire of trotters. As
an illustration of the impress the sire of Belmont made on his
colts, he lived to die with old age and was said to have never
got a sorrel colt. Whether this is true or not, I don't know,
but I do know for the last ten years of his life, a good deal of
which time my father owned him, I never knew of a sorrel
colt and had there been one it would doubtless have been re-
ported as a matter of curiosity. Wm. Williamson.

San Jose, March 20.

Errors Corrected.

In our list of 2:30 pacers published last week the black
stallion Washington, by a typographical error, was credited
with a record of 2:27£. It should be 2:21^. Dr. M. W.
Hicks also calls our attention to the omission of Prairie Bird,
by Flaxtail, and claims a place in the list for the mare. The
Doctor's statement is that during the week of the Chicago
fire in 1871 she paced in a race at Canton, 111., distancing all
but Advent in a field of nine starters in 2:28J. We can find
no account of any such race in the published records, and
knew nothing of it until we received the Doctor's letter.
That is how Prairie Bird was omitted. Probably no account
was ever published from which the compilers of records could
obtain the necessary information. If Dr. Hicks has the data
and will forward it to us we will print the summary and
place Prairie Bird right in the comparative prominence of the

"list."

♦

M. D. McKinney of Janesville, Wis., famous as "Mainhri-
no," and one of the scribblers who can drive, is jogging sixteen
trotters. Among them is Farmer's Maid, pretty as a picture
and fast; good judges think her better than ever before.
Howe is a ghost, according to reports, and has been able all
winter to down everything he has met, pacer or trotter. Thero
are others in the string that can trot in 2:30 or better.

The first trot of the season in Sonoma county came off last
Thursday, when Wolf Rosenberg, a merchant of Healdsburg,
drove his road mare from that placo to Santa Rosa, sixteen
miles, against time. Jonas Bloom bet Mr. Rosenberg that the
mare could not make the trip in an hour and fifteen minutes,
but she landed the stake handily with nine minutes to spare

There is nothing injurious about good sound rye, rtud as
food for a stallion we have tried it, with good results, both
ground and unground. We have often fed rye, barley and
wheat, alternately, mixed with oats, to stallions during the
season, and never noticed any bad results. — Breeder^ Gazette.

Oregon as a Horse Breeding:] Country.

It is a very common thing here in Oregon of late years to
hear the remark made: "O, it is no use for the people in
Oregon to try to compete with California in the production of
fast horses!" Now I think this is all wrong, and the fact
won't justify an}r such conclusion. If we view the thing ina
proper light why was it that in the early days of the settling
of this coast Oregon produced faster horses than California
did, in fact, faster onss than anj' country, considering the
great infusion of "cold blood " in their veins? There was
the Oldham mare, Amanda Fortune, Big Gun and Humboldt;
they were all Oregon-bred horses, which went to California
and ran a great many races against horses bred in that State,
and fully demonstrated the fact that they were very much
superior in speed to horses of like breeding that were bred in
California. Comet, "or the Oldham mare, traveled ail over
the United States and ran against all of the noted short dis-
tance horses, and never was beaten except at a great disad-
vantage in weight. I know that the Big Gun ran a well-au-
thenticated trial at Boise City, I. T., (on a rather poor track}
in which she ran a half mile in the marvelous time of 46
seconds, which I think demonstrated pretty thoroughly that
Oregon can produce speed at the running gait.

Now we will see how the facts compare when considering
the trotting gait. Milliman's Bellfounder did service in Cal-
ifornia in the stud before he came to Oregon and got one colt
there that trotted better than 2:30. He sired three here with
records of that or better. And I know almost a dozen others
of his get that could have trotted that fast on such tracks as
they have in California. Old Vermont, who did a good many
more years of service in the stud in California than here,
never-sired a 2:30 horse there; but he sired three here with
records better than that. Paul Jones, Emigrant, Comet and,
I believe, Pathfinder all stood in California, and I never
heard of their getting any trotters of merit whatever while
there, but they all got meritorious trotters here.

Now for the life of me I can't see why Oregon can't pro-
duce speed that would be the equal of that of any other
country, providing her people make use of the methods in
vogue in other States to procure it; and I have full confi-
dence that she will when our breeders awake to the import-
ance of securing speed and good blood in the dams that is
the equal of that in a great many sires owned in the State;
and also to the importance of providing suitable tracks to de-
velop and exhibit speed upon. Oregon is very deficient in the
latter particular. There has been a good many fast horses,
both trotters and runners, brought here from California, and
none of the trotters have been able here to equal their rec-
ords before coming, within five or six seconds, and the run-
ners would fall short from two three seconds, which I think
proves conclusively that we are at a great disadvantage in
that particular. When on a visit to California a short time
ago I took some pains to try and satisfy myself as to why
that State was so much ahead of us in the speed of young
trotters, and I came to the conclusion that the superior
tracks, and the class of dams bred from, were the principal ones.
I saw a great many very fast colts on Gov. ^Stanford's and Mr.
Wm. Corbit's farms, and on inquiring found that they were
most invariably from fast and highly-bred dams. Judging
from what I saw going on at Mr. Corbit's ranch, I would not
be surprised to hear of some new " Richmond being in the
field " in California this year. I took a ride out to the Bay
District track with Mr. Orrin Hickok behind a big bay mare
belonging to Mr. Robert Morrow that I think can out-trot
anything in the United States and haul two men in a buggy;
saw the great horses St. Julien and Overman; both appeared
in the finest of condition; also two fillies in Mr. H.'s charge
by Sultan, owned by John W. Mackey (they are two years
old and entered in stakes in the East, and if they are not
good ones I never saw any); paid a visit to Mr. J. C. Simp-
son's training stables at the Oakland track and don't think I
ever saw a finer formed or handsomer colt than Anteeo, by
Electioneer, owned by Mr. S.; also saw Mr. Johnny Gold-
smith's stable there, consisting of Director, Romero, Sweet-
ness, and some other good young ones. Mr. G. is going East
this year with his stable, and if he gets "throwed down" it
will be in fast time.

Hoping we will some day equal our sister State of Cali-
fornia in the production of fast trotters, I am yours, etc. — L.
B. Lindsey, in Rural Spirit.

The Pacers of 1883.

Peter V. Johnson's stable for the coming season will con-
tain a pair of pacers. One of them is Winder, that obtained
a record of 2:21 at the Chicago meeting last year, and the
other a green pacer that was at the Chicago track a good part
of the season of 1SS2, and that paced a mile at the Central
Park matinee one afternoon in2:18$. He showed faster than
that in his work, however, going a mile one moruing in 2:15$,
and in Johnson's hands will be apt to make a good race in
any class where he is placed. The other noted side-wheelers
are all reported to be doing well. Buffalo Girl, who was the
fastest of the lot last year, and so unfortunate as to not win
any of the races from Chicago to Hartford, is beiug jogged
daily at her Indiana home, and has more substance than
when last seen in public. Little Brown Jug is at Cincinnati
with the rest of Commodore Kittson's horses, and advices
from there state that he is going sound on the leg that trou-
bled him so much last season. Should Brown Jug stand a
preparation, there is no pacer now on the turf that has any
chance to beat him in an even race, but in the past his driv-
ing has not been of the most skillful or kindly style. Gem,
who was second to Buffalo Girl when the latter pueed a heat
iD 2:12A, and who is also owned by Commodore Kittson, was
also handicapped last season by too much driving in the
early part of her races, but Splan will adopt a different
course with her. Flora Belle has recovered from her lame-
ness, and will be ready for the fray; aud the same may bo
said of Lucy, who has spent the winter in Philadelphia,
where W. H. Doble has given her the benefit of his long
perience and good care. She will probably be shipped t-»
Lexington about April 1st, at which time Kickok is expected
to arrive from California and take her in charge. Whether
Mattie Hunter will pace next season has not been decided.
For four years the handsomo little chestnut lias been in the
thick of *the fray, and at the close of last season she was
pretty well worn out. The race at Chicago, where sin
the contending horse in every one of six heats, took a good
deal out of her, and as Splan, who has driven he]

ahfl i ame the property of Mr. Emery, is now in charge

the Kitteondale string, and therefore not accessible, it is
probable that the daughter of Prince Pulaski will be put to
breeding. The early spring circuits will, as usual, bring to
the front some new pacers, capable of going in the best com-
pany, so thut there will be no lack of material.

Mr. Michael Lynn of Salinas haa added anol
to his stud, having purchased from Dr. Hioks tin
old brown stallion Pirate, by Buccaueer— l'i
Flaxtail.

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March 24

Trotting: in Australia.

SasdhdbotOobbse, Ekjom, Jan. 24.-Purse $250; for three minute
class ; mile heats, best three in five.

S.T.WiUdnB'chgDiok GoiasUrongh, aged .Grimwood) 2 2 2

Mr. J. R. Boblnson'fl g g Hector, aged. . ... '/SS 2 SSj'

Mr J Chftriton'fl g g Frederick the Great, aged (owner 0 dist.

Mr B D. Moon-bead's blgBB, aged (Pearce) dist.

Time— 2:49, 2:44, 2:49.

First heat— Hector was first to score, but Dick passed him
directly and kept in front without a break to the finish, Dick
Goldsbrough keepiug second, but being several lengths off at
the end, and the others nowhere. B B was distanced.

Second heat— Dick dashed away at once, followed by Dick
Goldsbrough as before, and with the same result at the finish.
Hector and Frederick the Great were both distanced.

Third heat— Dick again made play, the chestnut having a
try to live with him for a while, but dropping back until the
tu'rn into the straight, where he challenged. A short strag-
gle, however, resulted in Dick just winning by the length of
the sulky.

Same day— "Walter Scott Stake, for mares, at 510 each, to trot one mile
in 3:10 or better. «#««a i

Mr R M'Conacbie's g m Dinah, pedigree unknown (btarr) i

Mr T Haralvn'9 b m Flora (Fetherston) 2

Mr. A. Mnimon's br m Lubra (owner) 3

Mr. J. Dillon's bl m Black Bess (owner) 0

Mr J. Pierce's b m Waverley (owner) 0

Mr C. H. Read's g m Etty (owner) 0

Mr G. F. Pickles' b m Dolly (owner) 0

Mr F E. Hunter's ro in Kentish Mare (owner) 0

Time— 3:30.

Flora set the pace, with Lubra nest (the latter breaking
badly), and Dinah third, until the opposite side, where Dinah
joined the leader. The two then kept locked together till
within three lengths of the chair, where Diuah got the best
of it by fair gameness, and just won by a length, Lubra a
moderate third.

game day— Sweepstake of $12 50 each; for local horses; two miles.

Mr S Lazarus' g g Dick, pedigree unknown aged (Starr) 1

Sir. J. Gray's g g Ranger, aged (Grimwoodt 2

Mr. T. P. Pickles' bl m Eate, aged (owner) 3

Mr. T. Balderson's c g Billy, aged (owner) 0

Mr. W. Watson's b g Toothpick, aged tCraike) 0

Mr. Fetherston's b g Little King, aged (owner) 0

Time— 6:37

Dick established a long lead in the first few seconds, Banger
being the only horse to keep within decent distance of him ;
and the old gray won by some fifty yards, while Banger (also
a gray) was as far in front of the black mare Kate.

Trotting at Oakland.

Oakla>t> Trotting Pabk, Saturday, March 17, 1883; purse and stake,
?125; trotting, mile beats, best three in five, in harness.
John A. Goldsmith's brm Flight, by Buccaneer, five years. ...1 3 11

P. V.illiams'br g Colonel 2 13 2

jnnies dun g Buck 3 2 2 3

Time— 2:333, 2:32, 2:29,2:29$.

Foals.

At J. T. Mcintosh's Bay Stock Farm, Chico, March 17,
Bessie, by Beavis' Black Bird, dropped a brown colt, three
white feet and star, by Singleton. Mr. Mcintosh claims the
name of St. Patrick for this colt.

The telegraph reports the sale in Chicago of the trotting
stallion Jerome Eddy, record 2:16£, at the long price of $25,-
000. "With the exception of Smuggler and Piedmont, this is
the largest price ever realized for a trotting stallion. He was
sired by Louis Napoleon, a son of Volunteer, and had been
put in P. V. Johnson's hands, to be trained for the campaign
this season, but the purchasers, J. C. Jewett & Co. of Buffalo,
N. Y., purpose devoting him to the stud. He will probably
not appear on the turf again.

The entries for the great $2,500 trot closed at Melbourne
on Feb.[21, at 4 p. m., too late to get a list of the nominations
by the steamer which sailed on- the 22d. It was expected
that from twelve to fifteen trotters would be named. The
conditions were five per cent entrance and $50 each addition-
al from starters, five to enter and three to start. The winner
to receive $2,500, second horse two-thirds of entrance fees
and stakes, third horse the balance. The race was to come
off on the 17th inst.

George Metzger of Buffalo, N. T., died last week, at the
advanced age of seventy-five years. He was an old-time
horseman, and well known on the turf years ago. He was
one of the owners of the famous trotter Chautauqua Chief, of
the pacer Empire, and of many other horses of note, and
frequently drove and rode in races on the old Buffalo and
Western tracks.

The Chicago Driving Park Association announces that its
running meeting will begin on Saturday, June 23d, and end
on Wednesday, July 4th, instead of beginning on Wednes-
day, June 27th, and ending on July 6th, as originally an-
nounced. The full programme for the meeting will be pub-
lished about the 1st pros.

During the season of 1882 Fred Archer had 564 mounts
and 210 wins, eight of which were walkovers. In 1S7S he
had 229 wins. Including his first success on Athol Daisy in
1870, he had ridden 1,858 winners to date. During his
career George Fordham has passed the post first 2,510 times.

Frank Van Ness, who first came into prominence as driver
of St. James, has a stable full of trotters at Lexington, Ky.,
viz., Alexander, 2:19; Loudon, 2:20£; Bob Davis, The King'
Tolodo, Jay Bird, Lexington Wilk"es, S. T. H., Favonius]
Early Dawn, by George Wilkes and six others.

The famous old mare Mollie McCarthy died at the Santa
Anita ranch on Thursday, the 15th, the supposed cause of
her taking off being botts. On the 4th she dropped a filly
foal by Rutherford, which is alive and doing well, and will
probably bo named for its illustrious dam.

Cy Mulkey has leased the Idaho Park track at Boise City
for five or six days' races during the week of the 4th of July.
A match between Jo Kinney's horse Policy and Eastman's
horse Warwick, tkrec-qnartor mile heats, for $1,500 aside,
will be run during the meeting.

Jay Beach has transferred most of his stock to the Rogue
river valley, and Altamont, Graduate and Wilburn will make
tho season at Jacksonville.

There are intimations that tho Australian drivers have al-
roidv acquired the art of "pulling" horses at the trotting
m .-tings. B

I idley //. rate says that good stock horses are scarce
^re and a bonanza awaits the coming of tho richt
imsl, b

.unor, the gallant but uufortunntdsonof Norfolk, is doing
id service this season at Paisley, Oregon.

(Continued from page 177.)
was at Atwood Place a chestnut mare belonging to a Scotch
friend which had gained a great deal of celebrity on the race-
courses of Kentucky and Ohio. This was Phoenix Belle, a
sister of Joe Daniels, and the first to give Dolly Carter a
prominent place among the dams of racehorses. She had
foaled a filly on the 1st of ApriL and the Scotch council over
the nomenclature decided on "April Gowk "as the proper
title. It was also a good-looking foal, not so handsome or
rangy as the other, but with racing points which the owner
and his friends took delight in pointing out and discussing.
She was by Tricotrin, a son of Lexington and Kate Clark,
and therefore the breeding was all right. It could not be
otherwise than that there should be a good deal of argument
regarding the youngsters, and these controversies came to the
usual end, viz., a friendly match for $200 a side, to be run
when they were two years old.

Everything progressed favorably with our heroine. She
was as docile as a kitten, took kindly to work and galloped
like an old racehorse from the first. Her companion was
Three Cheers, of the same age, and Billy Johnson, who has
since degenerated or advanced, whichever way the reader
may see fit to term it, into a trainer and driver of trotters,
was her mentor. He had others in the string, and there was
to be a race meeting in Chicago in July. We had charge of
the track, ten miles from home, and, consequently, saw very
little of the preparation. There was a turn in the good luck,
however, and a short time before the races were to come off,
in leading her past Nourmahal the filly got a severe kick on
the inside of the thigh just above the hock. Of course, she had
to be thrown out of work, and we little thought that she
would be able to run in a two-year-old stake in which she
and Three Cheers were engaged. This was provoking, as the
owner of April Gowk had agreed to let the match be decided
by the placing in this stake, in which she was also named.
A grand final trial Three Cheers ran, and the anticipations
were ruby-red that he would win. The filly was only walked
and it was more for company for Three Cheers than any ex-
pectation of running her that she was iJ carried " from At-
wood Place to Dexter Park. The Phcenix Belle filly had not
been doing well, so that it seemed as neither would come to
the post, but on the day of the race it was decided all around
that they should start. The running was on the inside track,
the outer being graveled, and rains had made it very heavy.
The distance was half a mile, and there were nine starters.
Captain Moore's nomination was a big favorite in the pools,
and there was a smart filly in by imported Billet, which the
central Illinois folks thought well enough of to back freely.
Luck favored them. A worse start was scarcely ever seen.
The Billet filly was at least sixty yards in advance of all the
others when the flag dropped ; Three Cheers about the mid-
dle of the track, Marion the very last one to get off. The
race was ended there, though Three Cheers ran second and
Marion third. The following is the

SUMMABY :

July 4— Running race for the Browns' Stake, for colts and fillies two
years old; $100 each, half forfeit; $300 added by Messrs. Wentworth &
Woolworth, proprietors of "The Browns;" second horse to save its
stake; dash of half a mile.

S. Powers' b f Carrie P, by imported Billet, out of Miss Foote 1

J. C. Simpson's b c Three Cheers, by imported Hurrah, dam Young

Fashion .- 2

J. C. Simpson's b f Marion, by Malcolm, dam Maggie Mitchell 3

K. & J. Rowett's eh c Uncle Hark, by Uncle Vic, dam Ada Kennett 0

R. & J. Rowett's ch f Mary Rowett, by Uncle Vic, dam Mammona 0

W. M. Barron's b f Viva, by Tricotrin, out of Phoenix Belle 0

J. M. Harvey's b f, by Pat Malloy, out of Kate Leonard 0

T. G. Moore's b c, by Lightning, dam sister to Jerome Edgar o

Ed Gray's ch c Dan O'Hara, by Woodstock, out of "Waxy 0

D, McDaniel's b c, by Asteroid, out of Sue Washington p f

There were the usual newspaper comments, one re-
porter claiming that all three of the placed colts got the
best of the start. General K. Kowett had a colt and filly in
the race by Uncle Yic, the filly being from the celebrated
mare Mamona, who, for so long a time, had the fastest
record for a mile. "We told the General that it was an easy
matter for us to decide which had the best colts, and that a
match between the colts, and one between the fillies, was a
better test than long arguments. He coincided in this view
and the two matches for §500 each were made. "We were
without a jockey. The boy who rode the colt in the stake
had never seen a race before, and though he had done well
under Billy's tuition it was not to be expected that he would be
a match for a practical hand in a race of this kind. Billy Dona-
hue was then riding for Jennings and in ten minutes after the
match was made his services were secured. The only stipu-
lation that General Eowett made was that Captain Moore
should start them which was perfectly satisfactory to ns.
The track was still heavy, the center being the firmest.

Donahue was instructed to make running from the start
as we felt confident that he could beat the other forty yards,
and with the warm feelings on both sides, we desired that the
gap should be as long as possible. At the opening of the
pool sales Three Cheers was largely the favorite, but as the
race drew near he declined until the rates were even.

Never was a more even start. Captain Moore sent them
off so that it was impossible to tell which had the best of it.
In place of coming away as we expected they ran " yoked "
all the way until within forty yards of the judge's stand
there was a "carom" and Three Cheers crossed the score three
parts of a length in the lead. From where we stood it was
difficult to tell which was in fault; a complaint was entered,
Donahue called into the stand when he admitted riding foul,
but claimed that he could not keep the colt from swerving
and very properly the judges gave the race, to the other colt.
We were hot, very hot. We proposed to run the race over
again, betting $1,000 against S750, General Rowett's colt to
carry Billy Johnson's weight, 130 pounds, and as he
was the largest this seemed to be in his favor. All proffers

were "respectfully declined "and there was no help for it.
The description of the race at Sheepshead bay when Duchess
of Norfolk was beaten in much the same way recalled the
other so vividly that every minute detail is brought back so
vividly that we can see them as plainly as on the day of the
race. We were in a quandary. It was the first time a race
had been lost for us in that manner, and is one of the few
sore spots that still rankle in our Eastern racing. There
have been many since. Again there was a "pow-wow.''
The offer was made to double the stakes and go to Springfield
to run, but a flat refusal to go outside the letter of the con-
tract was the response. We could not find fault with this
resolve of the General. Marion was limping back and for-
wards in front of the stand, the race before having aggravated
the lameness, and it is a maxim in racing as well as war when
you have the advantage keep it. All our friends advised not
to run, but this did not tally with our resolves. " For choice
of track," we said as a half dollar was spun in the air, and
throwing up our own green boy the colts were dispatched to
the starting point. Again Captain Moore gave them a capital
start. They come whirling around the turn, fly down the
stretch. " Keep a steady pull on your mare, Henry, and let
her stride along," and her ears were pricked as she galloped
under the wire an easy winner, bringing back the dollars so
far as the match went.

The next spring we brought her to California with ten
others. The trip was severe as the boys did not take them
out of the car from the time they left Omaha until they
landed in Oakland. As they came by freight train, this was
a trying ordeal. When they left Chicago, everything was
dreary, not a bud swelling on the trees. It was about the
middle of April and California never wore a more glorious
dress. There were flowers within a few miles of the snow-
banks on the summit, the grain was waving its bearded
heads in the valley. There was "grass up to their eyes " at
the Oakland Trotting Park, and we were amazed to see them
turn away from the luxurious clover, and eagerly devour
what appeared to be weeds. The alfillerilla and green wild-
oats soon overcame the effects of the long journey and it was
not long until they were gaily cantering around the track.

Hock-Hocking and Marion were the first to put to work,
and in good time they were ready for a "breeze " of a mile
and repeat. The first mile was 1:54, the next the boys were
told to go about the same pace or rather slower, and move
through the last stretch. The track was far harder than we
imagined; there was a coating of loose dirt; beneath it an ad-
amantine pavement of adobe. This was long before the
thousands of loads of sand, manure and sediment were ap-
plied and which have so completely overcome the adobe.

Hock-Hocking shattered his feet, springing quarter-cracks
from coronet half way to the ground. The filly did not show
the ill-effects at the time, but the next gallop she was so lame
that it was all she could do to get back to the stall. We were
at a loss to locate the lameness for some time, though from
the showing afterwards it is probable that she broke off a
portion of the wing of the coffin bone, which worked its way
out at the junction of hair and hoof. Although divergent
from the subject of this sketch, these accidents were the
cause of the study how to counteract the effects of concus-
sion arising from the hard roads and tracks of California, and
from the rubber-strata between plates to the natural guard
has been the sequence.

Once more the endeavor was made to get her to a race.
There was to be one of three miles on the Bay District Course
and she was moving well and sound for quite a time. As in
the forme r case, she came to a stand-still when she did give
way, without an enlarged tendon or swollen limb. Then she
was sold to Mr. Winters and taken to El Arroyo. There is
little necessity for recounting the deeds of her son amd
daughter, though it will not be out of place to recall their
great qualities, and before doing this show that their quali-
ties came from a line of illustrious ancestors. The dam of
Marion never ran. She was engaged in the stakes in the
Southern States, but going lame when in training at Mobile,
was thrown out of work. She was by imported Yorkshire
and her dam Charmer by imported Glencoe was one of the
truly great race mares of her day. She won more races than
any other of the get of her celebrated sire, the most salient
point in her career never having been beaten at three miles or
heats of three miles, winning sixteen at that distance. Her
dam, Betsey Malone, by Stockholder, ran twenty-two races
from heats of two miles to those at double that distance, the
only race she lost being one in which she fell down.

On the side of the sire there is an unusual degree of excel
lence. We always regarded Malcolm as being one of the very
best sons of Bonnie Scotland, and had he been subjected to
the same system of training and ran in the same kindjof races,
he would have been the equal of Luke Blackburn or Bramble.
As it was, he ran more fast heats than any horse up to his
day, and we have seen him so sore from over training that he
had to be whipped about his box before he could raise his
feet high enough to step over the board of about a foot in
height at the bottom of the doorway. A short time after we
got him, "poor as a snake, " and so bitten up with flies |that
his bellj' was a scab, he was traveled across the country from
Chicago to Iowa, and in the journey he picked up some flesh.
In this condition he ran against Son-el Dan, a noted short
horse, in Lyons, Iowa, half a mile and beat him in 50£ sec-
onds. Taken out of the stud, high inflesh, and after a few
gallops, he beat Alice Ward j and others in Chicago, three-
quarters of a mile in 1:18, carrying 130 pounds. With his
shoes on and the same rider, Billy Johnson, who could not
ride less than 130 without reducing, he ran through the
stretch at Atwood Place in 23 seconds. Albert S. Gage saw
the ran and he made the time 22£ seconds. But the printer
says that if more room is token, "something important will
be crowded out, " and therefore the balance of the story will
be "continued in the next number. "

1883

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BASE BALL.

California League Rules.

The California Base Ball League has formulated a series of
rules governing the season's play, which is calculated to do
away with many of the disagreeable features of past seasons.
The complaint against selecting umpires from among the
spectators has much to recommend it to the careful consider-
ation of clubs, and the league is to be congratulated upon
having made a new departure by introducing the feature of
a board of umpires whose individual duty it is to officiate at
alternate games. The old system, so long in vogue in Cali-
fornia, is susceptible of much abuse, and at the same time it
is frequently productive of unfair decisions, consequent up-
on lack of knowledge of base ball rules. The present board
consists of three umpires, non-members of clubs, whose
duties, in addition to the decisions rendered during the
games, have been increased so as to include jurisdiction over
the grounds on days upon which league games are played.
To a certain extent they control the practice of the competing
clubs, and are expected to see that the clubs are on the
grounds some considerable time before a game is called.
Each team is required to put in an appearance at least an
hour and to practice for at least fifteen minutes before play
commences, each team to be in uniform by schedule time.
Any failure to observe the rule is subject to a fine, which
must be paid by the club to which the delinquent member
belongs, on pain of forfeiture of the right to conclude th
championship season. The umpires are also empowered to
impose fines during the progress of the game for open viola-
tions of the rules and for disrespectful conduct. The pro-
prietors of the grounds are obliged to keep things in proper
condition and to provide suitable accommodations for spec-
tators. Another good feature which has been introduced is
a board of official scorers consisting of two non-members of
clubs who are expected to be present at all league games and
to attend to the scoring in person, it being contrary to the
rules to delegate that power. A number of other rules have
been introduced which will exert an influence for the better
upon base ball contests.

League Games for 1883.

Schedule of games to be played by the clubs composing the
California League of baseball players during the season of 1883.

DATE. COMPETING CLUBS.

April 1 Haverly vs. Niantic

" 8. . .California vs. Redington

" 15 Niantic vs. Redington.

" 22 Haverly vs. California

29 Niantic vs. California

6 Redington vs. Haverly

13 Haverly vs. Niantic,

20. .California vs. Redington

27 Niantic vs. Redington

3 Haverly vs. California

10 Niantic vs. California

17. . . .Redington vs. Haverly,

24 Haverly vs. Niantic

1.. .California vs. Redington.

8 Niantic vs. Redington

16 Haverly vs. California,

22 Niantic vs. California.

29 Redington vs. Haverly,

May

July

DATE. COMPETING CLUBS.

Aug. 6 Haverly vs. Niantic.

" 12. . .California vs. Redington.

■' 19 Niantic vs. Redington.

" 26 Haverly vs. California.

Sept. 2 Niantic vs. California.

9 Redington vs. Haverly.

16 Haverly vs. Niantic.

23... California vs. Redington.

30 Niantic vs. Redington.

Oct. 7 Haverly vs. California.

14 Niantic vs. California.

21 Redington vs. Haverly.

28 Haverly vs. Niantic.

Nov. 4... California vs. Redington.

11 Niantic vs. Redington.

18 Haverly vs . California.

25 Niantic vs. California.

Dec. 2 Redington vs. Haverly.

- A game between the second nines of the Red Stockings of
Biggs and the Daisy Clippers of Gridley played last Saturday
sums up as follows:

Innings 1 23466789

Daisy Cbppers 0 14 4 2 0 0 1 4—15

Red Stockings 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0—9

The Executive Committee of the California League consists
of John J. Mone, Chairman ; W. J. Egan, Isiantic; J. Mc-
Donald, California ; A. Dugan, Redington; G. Pratt, Hav-
erlys.

ATHLETICS.

Preparations for Spring Meetings.

Athletic circles are considerably surprised over the tele-
gram recently published in the daily press announcing the
intended visit of L. E. Myers, the Manhattan Club flyer, to
this coast. No official communication has been received by
the Olympic Athletic Club in this city to that effect, though
it is quite probable that if the press dispatch be true some
notification will be forthcoming in a few days. A communi-
cation on the subject will be sent East in the course of nest
week, inquiring into the matter, and should an affirmative
answer be received, a large meeting will be arranged as a
compliment to the distinguished visitor. The probability,
however, is that the telegram was not authorized, as Myers
will undoubtedly take part in the association games in June,
and he has already signified his intention to go to Europe
during the month of September. The announcement wired
to this city states that he contemplates a visit here during
the fall with a view of trying conclusions with Haley and
Masterson, but as the fall is supposed to commence early in
September, it would be extremely difficult for Myers to be in
England and California at the same time.

Dan O'Leary is matched with William Edwards for a six-
day walk, heel and toe, for $1,000 a side, to come-off at Syd-
ney. The date had not been fixed when the steamer sailed,
as there was delay in securing a suitable hall. O'Leary was
being trained by Professor Miller.

Athletics are unusually quiet at the present time, though
quiet work in connection with proposed meetings is steadily
going on.

The Oakland grounds have already been plowed, seeded
and rolled, and give promise of being very successful.

The Golden Gate Athletic Club contemplates giving another
exhibition, which will be followed by a field day.

The programme of events of the Olympic Club meeting
will be reported in a few days.

It is stated that five Oakland bicyclers will shortly send to
England for new machinea.

Rumor has it that a member of a prominent Eastern club
is in town.

A six-days go-as-you-please match is among the proba-
bilities.

THE KENNEL.

The Bench Show.

Citizens of Santa Rosa are taking steps to secure the head-
quarters of the agricultural district, of which Sonoma county
forms a part, for that city in connection with their agricultu-
ral park.

The Pacific Coast Kennel Club have issued their pro-
gramme and list of prize classes for the forthcoming dog
show. The rules are much the same ns usually prevail at
such shows and the classification is eminenently satisfactory.
We think, however, that it would be well to have left out the
spe cial class for Laveracks and in its place made a class for
field trial dogs or a class for English setters not born in this
state and imported from the East or England. There are but
one or two Laveracks in this state of the pure strain and the
mixture of Laverack and Llewellyn always leads to trouble
and has caused more ink to be shed and more hard words to
be spoken than any other kennel topic. In place of the
class for smooth-coated Newfoundlands should be a class for
the mixed breed, black and white Landseer dogs so called,
which are the common idea of a Newfoundland dog, huge,
shaggy, good-natured animals that take the hearts of women
and children on first sight and are so popular that woe be-
tide the judge who ventures to assert that they are not New-
foundlands at all and cannot take a prize so longas there is a
representative of the trueall black Labrador dog on the bench.
The popular idea of the Newfoundland is a big black and
white, dogand trying to convince people to the contrary makes
judges prematurely gray and founders of bench shows anxious
to escape with their lives the instant a Newfoundland exhib-
itor heaves in sight. Landseer has painted a black and white
dog as the representative of this race, and to get an ordinary
person to believe that Landseer might be wrong is
next door to impossible. While making suggestions we may
as well say all that is on our mind. We think it would be a
good place to make a special champion class for greyhounds,
that is for greyhounds that have taken a first or second prize
at any regular coursing match in this State. That would in
a measure separate the dogs which have achieved fame in the
stud from those which have made their record in the field,
and would award an extra prize or two to the largest class of
dogs exhibited, for we venture to say that there will be
double as many greyhounds on the bench as of any
other class. We also miss the familiar prize for trick dogs,
which always calls forth an interesting exhibition. The
ladies and children like to see dogs go through their almost
human performances, and for that matter many a member of
the sterner sex can get a good Ideal of fun and instruction
out of trick dogs also.

The Great Danes will probably be a fine class. They were
in the last show, and we think it would be a good plan to
offer more than one prize. The shepherd dogs ought to be
divided into two classes, Scotch and English. The breeds
are very different in size, appearance and color and cannot
well be judged together. The Lshow of poultry will be a
great success, and one of the most interesting features of the
exhibition. One gentleman writes to us to say that he will
show ten coops of fine fowls and many others have signified
their intention of competing. The poultry men want to
educate the public in the difference between a common fowl
and a fine bred bird, and they will eagerly seize upon the op-
portunity offered to them by this show. The prospectus of
the poultry show is not yet out but will.be given to the pub-
he in a few days. We are glad to be able to report that al-
ready 103 entries have been made to the dog show and that
the managers have been literally overwhelmed with requests
for information. We are sure that every dog will be judged
on its merits and that town and country alike will have a fair
show.

^

Anent the Dog Show.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I notice in your last is-
sue an article in regard to the coming bench show and read
it carefully and fully indorsed that portion respecting the
bench show held here in 1877, but cannot approve all of that
portion in relation to the show of 1SS1.

The Pacific Coast Kennel Club deserves great credit
for establishing a bench show in this city and endeavoring to
improve the breed of dogs on this Coast, but I claim that at
t'aelast show, held April, 1881, there was favoritism shown in
several cases, also that the judging was done in a very loose
manner; the judges were not restricted to any standard, and
awarded prizes according to their own ideas,

I therefore suggest that the club request the judges to make
their decisions in conformity with the scales of points given
in the third edition of the "Dogs of the British Islands."
This has been done by the Westminster Kennel Club of New
York, who hold the largest bench shows in the United States.
At the Bench show of 1SS1, a Laverack class was made and at
that time there was not a pure Laverack on this[Coast; still
this class receivedalarge|number of entries and prizes were dis-
tributed to the winners; I understand that the coming show
will include a Laverack class, at present there is only two
Laveracks on this Coast and they will have a walk-over for
first prize. The Laverack setter is an English setter and
I think that they should be classed as such in all shows, and
suggest that the Kennel Club do away with this class.

I hope that money prizes will be offered in tha place of
medals and cups; exhibitors are put to some expense in pre-
paring their dogs for show, the entrance fee is S3, and in case
a person from the interior wishes to exhibit the cost of send-
ing a dog is quite heavy; all the Eastern clubs offer money
prizes and all their shows are very successful.

The gentlemen who have to judge the different breeds
should be selected immediately and their names announced
to the public.

I am glad to see the Breeder and Sportsman taking this
interest in the coming bench show and hope that it will con-
tinue to so. M. B. J.

San Francisco, March 22, 1SS3.

The Saci*amento Valley Coursing Club will hold a coursing
match at Carpenter's Ranch on the line of the Placerville
railroad on April 1. This match is open to all dogs in the
State, withan entrance fee of §5. Mr. M.JA. Howard of Sac-
ramento will accept entries on and before March 27, whim
the drawing will take place and judges will be elected. The
excursion train leaves Sacramento depot at S a. m. April 1.
The Sacramento men are very anxious to receive some en-
tries from San Francisco and promise a fair show all around.

This (Saturday) evening at 8 o'clock the California Coursing
Club will meet at 539 California street to receive entries fur
the match to come off at Merced on March 28 and 20. This
match is open to all dogs in tlic State, with an entrance fee
of $5. The excursions of this club are generally very en-
joyable affairs and we look forward to a lurge gathering at
the Oakland wharf next Tuesday at 4 p. m.

The great annual Enqlish coursing event, for the Waterloo
Cup, took place February 21, 22, and 23. The number of en-
tries was large, and the sport oxciting; sixty-four greyhounds,
the best in the United Kingdom, compoted for the grand

prize.OAt the close of the sixth series of heats, G. J. Alexand-
er's fleet bitch Wild Mint (by Haddo ex Orla) was declared
the winner, D. Deighton's black bitch Snowflight (Bothal
Park ex Curiosity), last year's winner, being second. The
first prize is £500, and second £200. After the race for the
cup, the Waterloo Purse, for dogs beaten in the first round
of the former, was competed for by thirty-two subscribers.
R. B. Carruther's dog Markham won first prize (£75) and J.
Shelton's Maid Marion took second money, £30. The Wat-
erloo Plate, for dogs beaten in the first ties of the cup, re-
sulted in a victory for H. Haywood's bitch Rota, winning
first prize of £75, and H. G. Miller's dog, Manager, took
second prize, £30

Eintracht Schuetzen Section.

Last Sunday the Eintracht Schuetzen held a shooting at
Harbor View range for company medals. The Champion
medal was won by Fred Kuhls with 413 rings:

First-class medal, A. Stamer ;if55 riiign

Second-class medal. G. Beckert :J47 "

Third-clns medal, L. Klotz 280 "

Last Monday the above named rifle company held an elec-
tion of officers. Following are the names of those elected:
Captain, Fred. Kuhls; First Lieutenant, L. H. Kauffung ;
Second Lieutenant, H.Schubert; Field Sergeant, C.Schwartz;
First Sergeant (Capt. d'Arms), A. Wertner; Second Sergeant,
H. Brockenwager; First Corporal, Win. Schehn; Second Cor-
poral, G. Beckert; Third Corporal, H.Voll; Fourth Corporal,
S.Vock; First Shooting Master, H.Bergmann; Second Shoot-
ing Master, L. Klotz.

The Chicago Jockey Club announce five stakes to close
April 2. They are the Illinois Derby, Illinois Oaks, Chicago
Stakes, and the Northwestern Stallion Stakes for 1SS5. The
Illinois Derby is for three-year-olds, foals of 18S1, $50, half
forfeit, §1,000, of which $200 to second. The Illinois Oaks
is for three-year-old fillies, with $800 added. The Derby is
a mile and a quarter. The Chicago Stakes is for three-year-
olds also, one mile and a quarter; and the Northwestern
Stallion Stakes. This last event is for three -year-olds, who,
to render eligible, their sire must first be nominated by his
owner or others at the price of his last season. Of the amount
thus subscribed $300 goes to the nominator of the winning
stallion, and $200 to the nominator of the second, balance to
go to the amount added by the club. Nominations for sires
will close April 2, and for colts and fillies Aug. 15. The
Northwestern Stallion Stakes for 1885 is also opened, condi-
tions the same as 1884. Nominations to the above stakes
close April 2, addressed to D. L. Hall, Sec'y, 116 Monroe
6treet, Chicago, 111.

♦

Mr. Swigert has been unfortunate in losing two of his Lex-
ington mares — Lark, who died on the 7th, and Kentucky
Belle,|on the 1st. Lark was not the most successful but her son,
Harry Hill, has been represented as one of the best colts Vir-
gil ever got, and his brother, Crown Point, which Mr. Keene
sent to England last season, was a rare looking one. Ken-
tucky Belle was not a brilliant brood mare, either, throwing
only Pride; but the deaths of these mares reminds us that
the Lexington daughters are growing old. They have suc-
ceeded the Glencoe mares in popularity, and will soon be
succeeded by what strain it would be difficult to say.

John Golding, of West Bradford, Chester county, cut
down a tree recently thinking it a "coon tree," which he still
thinks it was, as the inner portion of it gave sufficient evi-
dence of the fact, but the "coons" were absent. In their
stead he found snugly ensconced a screech owl and five fish.
The latter, to all appearance, had not been out of the water
a great while. Mr. Golding says that he knows that coons
do catch fish, but the query with him is whether they were
caught by coons or by the owl. He would like to know from
some of our naturalists whether owls ever do prey upon fish .
— Reading [Pa.) Times.

E. N. Carvalho, who has been for eighteen years one of
the editors of the Turft Field and Farm, died of pneumonia,
in New York, March 12. He was born in Charleston, S. C,
in 1817, and was a dramatic writer and engaged in editorial
pursuits from a boy. He had a laboring oar on the Turf,
Field and Farm, both in the thoroughbred and trotting de-
partments, and was well posted on pedigrees and perform-
ances. Much of his time was devoted to the preparation of
"Brace's Stud-book." Racing interests lose an earnest
worker in the death of E. N. Carvalho.

In Vermont the dairy interest has been more intelligently
conducted than in most other sections. The result is that
the butter yield of cows has increased in the last fourteen
years an average of fifty pounds per cow. This increase is
nearly all clear profit, as the cost of keeping a good cow is
no more than that of keeping a poor specimen. Some of tho
gain is due to better feeding; but by soiling and ensilage tho
greater amount of stock may be kept/and, if butter and
milk be produced, at less expense than under the iold nietb"
ods of pasture hay, and grain.

The balk-line billiard tournament will begin at Central
Music Hall, Chicago, on the 26th inst., continuing two
weeks. Vignaux, Sexton, Schaefer, Daly, Dion, Wallace,
Morris and Gallagher will compete, the latter three having
won places by defeating Heiser, Carter and Maggioli in tho
preliminary tournament.

BUSINESS NOTICES.

McCde's Carriage Factor?— No. 1,317am! 1,819 Market,

street, manufactures carriages, buggios, wagons and sulkies.
Mr. McCne givos his personal attention to all orders and has
established a high reputation for turning out good, reliable
work.

Barry & Co.'s Horsk Lotion— For soro back*. I
wounds, etc., and Barry & Co.'a Horse Salve for cracked
heels and angry sores, have boon highly recommended. S< B
advertisement on another page,

Haknkss, Saddles, Bla.vkets, Etc.— E. Btor
Battery and Washington streets, imports and mai
above articles, and offors to tho publio a lnrgo
class goods at low prices,

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March 24

HEED AND SWINE.

Cheese.

The farmers' lecture course at the Minnesota State Univer-
sity, which recently closed, comprised several lectures by
Prof. L. B. Arnold upon dairy subjects. The last one was
upon cheese. We give a brief abtract of it:

"The cheese product of the United States is small, compared
■with that of butter. We make annually over S00,000,000
pounds of butter and 2*0,000,000 pounds of cheese. The
manufacture of cheese has never flourished and never will
flourish until a process different from that employed in our
factories is employed. It is possible, however, to make a
cheese both healthful and agreeable. One of the first things
in the manufacture of cheese is the rennet. It is the basis of
all cheese making. It is not, as is supposed, used merely to
coagulate the milk. The process of cheese-making is a pro-
cess of digestion, and it is for the latter purpose the rennet is
mainly used. The cheese in the curing room is gradually
rendered soluble by the influence of the gastric juice from
the rennet. The modes of making cheese are largely empi-
ric. The average maker can give no reason for his processes.
He does, not know how or why the rennet acts. He is not
philosophical but follows traditionary processes. The rennet
is used to control the rapidity of curing. The more used the
faster the cheese will cure, other things being equal. The
process, as stated, is not a chemical one, but one of diges-
tion. The latter is most active at blood heat. Practically
the milk ought to be set at 90 degrees, as at blood heat the
process of coagulation is too lapid for a workman. The pro-
cess gets ahead of him. After cutting the curd and allowing
some whey to escape, it will do to raise to blood heat, when
the actionis accelerated. The curd should not be left in the
whey until the latter becomes sour. Many make that serious
error. Lactic acid of the whey sets free the phosphoric acid,
forms lactate of lime and the phosphoric acid runs off in the
whey.

Cheese made by souring process is indigestible by the pep-
sin from "even a hog's stomach. Take the curd out of the whey
when sweet and mature it afterwards. Besides rennet, other
agents are requisite to the proper curing. The curing is not
only a digestive bat also an oxidizing process and the oxo-
gen of the air is one element in the process. From the lat-
ter comes the "cheese flavor." Cured in the ordinary
methods, the cheese is first greased, thus largely shutting of
the oxogen of the air and retarding development of flavor. Be-
fore putting the curd to press it should be dry, separated and ex-
posed some time to the air. In that case it may be as well
cured and ripened for the table in forty-eight hours as in
forty-eight days by the ordinary process of hurrying the
putting of the cheese to press and greasing it. Anothergood
method for handling the curd is to take it from the whey,
stir it fifteen or twenty minutes, then let it lie in a heap in
the vat until the changes occur so rapidly that the curd be-
gins to " raise " almost like yeast. The cheese by this rapid
process is ready to ship the moment it leaves the press, es-
pecially in warm weather. I have directed makers to air the
curd three hours, in which case the cheese will be ready to
ship in about ten days. When cheese comes to be made by
the airing process, by the use of rennet for digesting, and by
the non-souring process, we will have a cheese that will
dissolve on the tongue like a pear and be perfectly digestible,
and thus valuable as food. Skimmed cheese, as usually
made, is almost valueless as a food because the stomach does
not digest it. Recently an improvement has been devised in
making "skimmed cheese, " by not making the curd so dry
as is customary. One of the most marked improvements in
the making of skimmed cheese has come from the discovery
that any other fat will have the same effect in curing and
ripening the cheese as the butter fat, so if the fat is obtained
from any other source it will answer the same as the butter
fats. Now, lard is used to represent the butter fats, and with
very gratifying results. With prejudice among makers over-
come, this plan would be general, and it is highly commend-
able, fine wholesome cheese resulting from the use of lard.
With this plan cheese-making would also be much more
profitable.

Polled Angus Cattle at Ela Hills.

A reporter of the Los Angeles Herald records his impres-
sions of a visit to the Ela Hills stock farm and an inspection
of the recent importation of Polled Angus cattle:

East Los Angeles is to Los Angeles what Oakland is to San
Francisco; or, if the more ambitious simile may be tolerated,
what Brooklyn is to New York. We have often been exer-
cised as to the meaning of the word Ela. It is a quite euphe-
mistic name for a farm or a residence, and is simply a com-
bination of the initial letters of East Los Angeles, where it is
located, a little beyond the temporary terminus of the street
railway which rone from the city across the river, on Downey
avenue. Mr. Johnston's present residence is just at the base
of the line of hills, which are being pierced for a continua-
tion of Downey avenue.

Dismissing the marked improvement which is everywhere
observable in this charming suburb of our city, we may re-
mark that Mr. Johnston has lately associated himself with
Mr. 0. A. Paige, a gentleman of capital and of kindred tastes
in stock farming. Before forming this connection Mr. John-
ston had signalized himself as a very energetic improver of
both our breeds of horses and cattle. Prior to the departure
which we are about to note, he had made four separate im-
portations of thoroughbred bulls and cows of the most fa-
mous and approved thoroughbred imported varieties.
Mr. Joansion has always had a theory that the common
itock of California afforded an excellent basis for breed-
ted cattle, but was worthless in itself. He acted on
this idea; and he found, as the result of repeated experi-
ments, that by crossing the hardy stock of the country he
attained two resulte: 1 . The acclimatization of the imported
stuck. 2. A common country cow acquitted herself of a
^tock which, at two years old, yielded steers which
i as much as common country stock steers would at
• i^'ut years. For all purposes of breeding steers to furnish
r the market, the gru.Ud stock is worth four to one of
stock. When it is borne in mind that
California is Buffering from a beef famine just now; that
choice steaks in San Francisco have reached panic prices ;
that all tbe old "cow counties," like Los Angeles, San Ber-
nardino and San Diego, are almost denuded ol horned cattle,
eery important proposition. We are through with
oar unlimited iheop and cattle pastures, and with inferior
representatives of both sheep and cattle, and have entered
in* . the era of sensible farming, in which Hancock M. John-
si n, and a few other gentlemen in Bouthern California, have
h- I the way.

Mr. Johnston having, as we have suid, associated with

Ir.O. \. Paigi , in the iuunageini nt ,,i tin 1-IIm llili*

emen concluded to make w.iat is

tically the lifth importation of thoroughbred cuttlo which

has taken place under the auspices of Mr. Johnston. Dur-
ing the past three or four years the Polled Angusshire bovine
breed have demonstrated their superiority to all other kinds
of beef cattle, including the Durham Shorthorns. About a
month ago Mr. Paige started for the central depot, in Missou-
ri, of the famous imported Polled Angus breed of cattle, to
make judicious purchases. After a careful inspection of the
stock, and a verification of the records by the herd book, he
bought a bull, three cows and a calf, for the sum of So, 400,
which by the time they arrived in Los Angeles stood the
Messrs. Johnston & Paige in about six thousand dollars.

The bull Black Commodore, a yearling, has his ap-
pointed place in McDonald's ' 'History of Polled Angus'Cattle."
He is a perfect beauty and weighs about thirteen hundred
pounds. The term "polled," in Scotch cattle nomenclature,
means what in American parlance is known as "niuley."
These cattle are without horns and as black as jet. Amongst
the cows is Miss Fyfye, a three-year-old whose dam was one
of a group of five which took the premium at the Paris Ex-
position. She is a gem of a cow and as gentle as a kitten,
cultivating a stranger's acquaintance without any hesitancy
whatever.

The marked peculiarity of this breed, which are all as
black as coals, is that they are without horns, with small
bones; and the cows, unless they are fattened for market,
like the Durham Shorthorns, are good milkers. While the
curved line may be the line of beauty in art, the clear,
straight line of the back and stomach, the low-lying and full
brisket, the slender shanks and diminutive feet, of this fa-
mous breed of cattle, mark them out for the admiration of
the man who aims to furnish beef for the market. The calf
does not give much evidence of growth until it is about fif-
teen months old. In fact, if put up at auctionin its younger
days, a Polled Angus calf would bring almost nothing from a
Los Angeles butcher who was ignorant of its pedigree and
market value. Then, presto, change ! While still a techni-
cal yearling, its weight, like that of the 'Black Commodore,
frequently runs up to twelve or thirteen hundred pounds;
while, at the acme of its growth and fattening, it runs from
twenty-two to twenty-five hundred weight, quite equaling
the Durham in avoirdupois, and surpassing it in the quality
of beef.

One of the most valuable peculiarities of this Angus breed
is that the fat, instead of being bunched around the kidneys
and at other usual points of the steer, as in even famous
breeds of other imported cattle, is marbled, imparting to the
beef a delicious flavor — something equivalent to that triumph
of the art of the cuisine known as larding a roast tenderloin.
This peculiarity causes the beef yielded by these cattle to
command two or three cents a pound more than that of the
most favored breeds of cattle, not excepting even the Short-
horn Durhams. When it is borne in mind that there are on-
ly a few thousand genuine Angus cattle in existence, with an
undoubted register in the Herd Book, the enterprise of the
Messrs. Johnston & Paige, in importing such undoubted
representatives of the precious stock into Los Angeles county,
will bethebetter appreciated. It gives our farmers an oppor-
tunity of raising graded cattle, of an unsurpassed breed,
which they certainly will not be foolish enough to neglect.

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Fancy Prices for Stock.

Most of us have been generous in our censure of fancy
prices for stock, and there have been good grounds for our
feelings of indignation. There is a limit to the honest worth
of an animal, and that limit has been frequently exceeded.
Of course all sensible men recognize the right of a breeder
who has been at extra trouble and expense in producing
something conspicuously above the average, to charge not
only for his time, trouble and outlay, but also for his enter-
prise. Any man who will go from a community in which
there are no improved breeds of cattle, purchase blooded
stock, and produce good Shorthorns, Herefords, Holsteins,
or other excellent breed, has the undoubted moral courage to
charge his neighbors who purchase that stock a price which,
under ordinary circumstances, would be regarded as exorbit-
ant. And then it must be remembered that whatwould seem
to be an exorbitant price, judged from the value of our com-
mon cows, is not always of that character. At perfectly fair
prices the thoughtless cannot see anything but extortion. Even
$500 or §1,000 for a bull appears to such people an unac-
countable price. Yet a good bull of one of our improved
breeds will return that money over and over again in abso-
lute value. His offspring will pay the price paid for their
sire in milk and beef, and an enormous percentage of profit
besides. And that would be true if he cost several times the
amount named.

It must not be forgotten that with the dairy breeds there
are more pounds of butter, and that with the beef-producing
breeds there is a larger number of pounds of beef. There is
more to sell to start with; and then what there is to sell is
worth a good deal more. It has been demonstrated by actual
and careful experiment that the nutritious elements inmost
of the improved breeds are largely in excess of those in the
meats of our common cattle." Indeed, Dr. Sprague claims
that there is scarcely any nourishment at all in the beef of
common cattle, and he conducted some very careful experi-
ments to satisfy himself of that. But the practical remits
of eating beef would not sustain that conclusion. The world
is living upon beef of the character which is said to contain
little or no nourishment, and it does nourish and nourish
well. But it will not and cannot furnish the same amount
of nourishment that the beef of a Shorthorn or Hereford
will.

But beyond the figures that mark the actual worth of the
animal — that is beyond the figures that make the animal and
its offspring worth so much as a producer of dairy products
and beef, together with a reasonable compensation for the
breeder's enterprise — the price becomes absolutely of a fancy
character, and injurious to the interests of the breed to which
the animal for which it is asked belongs. Breeders have
learned this fact to a considerable extent, although some of
them did not learn it until they were financially ruined. But
those of us who were never enticed into the payment of such
prices have nothing to complain of. Indeed we have been
benefited, for those fancy prices have raised the prices for
even common stock, and all hands have been profited. Look-
ing the whole matter over, there is cause for sincere grati-
tude that with all the folly that has attended the introduc-
tion of the improved breeds, they have been introduced; and
we can all join in this feeling of gratitude whether we have
been directly profited or not.

But the time has come when we should be sharers in the
direct profits, and we can only be that when we begin to
breed from this class of stock. There is no longer the excuse
of too high prices to be offered for our pursuing the ways of
a century ago. Good animals of any of the breeds can be
had at a moderate price, and our advice is to procure them.
No farmer can do a better thing for himself than to breed up.

Good blood is as necessary to the highest financial success
in the herd as in the the stud.

"Watering- Stock.

There is one thing in reference to the the interests of stock
that will bear a little study. I refer to the method of water-
ing farm stock. The practice with a great many farmers is
to water at stated periods. In summer but few farms have
pasture lots supplied with running water, and cattle kept in
pastures that are not supplied with water by natural means
are very often dependent upon the whims of their owners.
A great many farmers have wells in their pasture-lots and a
pump and water tank; and this is a most excellent provision
for the comfort of stock. But where pumping is done by
hand there are very often days when the tank is allowed to
go dry, and the stock suffer accordingly. I think the time
is coming when every farm of respectable size will have every
pasture on the farm supplied with a good well and a wind-
mill. Stock are more sensitive to being deprived of a suffi-
cient supply of good water than to a like deficiency in their
rations of food. Stock will run down much quicker if de-
prived of the necessary supply of water than from any like
shortage of food. They are also very susceptible to the bad
qualities of the water with which they are supplied. Owners
of fancy flocks of sheep, of high-priced Jerseys and of well-
bred horses can not afford to deprive their stock of an abund-
ant supply of pure, fresh water. The manufacturers of "gilt
edge " butter can not afford to have impurities enter into the
composition of their dairy goods by reason of furnishing
impure and unwholesome water for their stock.

I recently saw an illustration of the injurious effects of
compelling stock to use impure water. A neighbor has a well
in the lower corner of his barn yard which is nothing more
than a receptacle for the drainage from the yard. During
the first thaw the water in the well became impure, and the
horses, for a time, refused to drink it. In a few days the im-
pure water had all been pumped out and the most of the
stock drank it as usual. There was one colt, however, which
had been led to the trough when the water was at the worst.
This colt could not be induced to taste the water from this
well for more than two weeks after it was as pure as ever,
and in the meantime quenched his thirst with nothing but
snow; he became thin in flesh and spring-poor in mid winter.
The damage to this colt is something serious, and it could all
have been prevented by not draining the barn-yard into the
well. Cows are not near so sensitive in the matter of taste
as horses, yet this should not be an excuse for negligence in
the quality of water furnished them. The stock breeder and
the dairyman owe it to themselves to supply their stock with
the purest and freshest of water. How often should animals
be allowed to drink ? I presume were stock allowed free ac-
cess to water in summer that each individual would drink at
least a dozen times during the day. If they are not allowed
free access to water, but compelled to drink at stated periods,
they are quite liable to drink too much. This is one of the
greatest advantages of having water in the pasture. In win-
ter I am aware that the practice is to water horses perhaps
twice a day, morning and night. With cows the practice is
to turn them into the yard and allow them to drink what
they want during two or three hours. Perhaps an improve-
ment upon this plan would be to turn them out for an hour
at a time morning and night. All those who own horses
should have some way arranged for taking the chill off water ■
for horses during winter. It will pay to do so. — Breeder's
Gazette.

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Heifer Calves.

D.E. C, Merrimac Co., N. H., says: "I wish to raise
several heifer calves for the dairy, and want to know how to
feed them so as to make the best butter cows? What should
I add to skim-milk, and how much and how shall I feed
them the first winter? At what age should they come in?
Would half-blood Jerseys be better than our common stock?"
These questions are short but might form the text for a
treatise on butter dairying.

First, there is no food that will make the "best butter
cows " out of heifer calves not inheriting good butter-produc-
ing qualities. Proper feeding will develop a first-rate animal
of its kind, but it must follow out mainly its inheritance.
If the calf is from a dam, grandam, great-grandam,' etc., of
inferior butter yielding qualities, and from a like sire, grand-
sire, etc., no food will create these lacking qualities in the
calf ; but the best feeding will improve the milk and butter
yielding qualities of the dam, if she has been poorly fed.
Good feeding stimulates all the secretions, and it will im-
prove the milk secretion, and by feeding properl}7 for several
generations, may effect an improvement of considerable im-
portance.

In developing heifers for the dairy, the food needs to be of
such a character as to stimulate the growth of the muscles
and frame, rather than the deposit of fat. Food containing a
large proportion of oil or starch is likely to cause too free a
deposit of fat. In feeding well for ,the development of mus-
cular and osseous systems, there will be quite sufficient de-
posit of fat to bine the muscles and cushion to the joint.
The heifer needs a muscular, rangy frame, a strong, active
digestive system, and to this end she must have a good appe-
tite. A heifer calf that is a persistently dainty eater should
be disposed of, as a profitable cow must be a good eater and
digester. It is the digested food that makes the milk and
butter.

Skim-milk is an excellent food upon which to raise a good
heifer calf. It is deficient in oil and therefore sometimes
produces constipation. The best antidote to this is to mix a
small quantity of boiled flaxseed with the milk. This is rich
in oil, and one-half gill per day will keep the bowels in good
condition, and increase the growth of the calf. This would
only require one peck of flaxseed to last a calf four months.
The flaxseed, in this case, is Only used to counteract the
tendency to constipation, but it will be well paid for in the
growth of the calf. If, after the calf is fifty days old, the
feeder wishes to further improve this ration let him add one
pound per day of wheat middlings or shorts. This will sup-
ply the extra food required by the calf at this age; and at
eighty days oldanother pound of middlings may be added.
Continue giving skim-milk, if you have it, till the calf is at
least six months old.

The first winter the heifer calf may be fed on early-cut
clover hay, and two pounds of middlings, or two pounds of
oats and corn ground together. If one is located where
ground feed is not easily obtained, unground oats may be
very safely fed to a calf six months olds. Two quarts of oats
with good hay will produce a very good growth with good
shelter. Corn is too beating to be fed alone to so young an
animal. Another very good ration for a heifer calf the first
winter is one and one-half to two pounds of middlings, with
one-half pound of linseed oil meal with hay. The feeder
may give a great variety of rations, such as corn and peas,
corn and oats, corn and buckwheat, corn and rye, corn and
millet, or any two of these, but they should be ground.

The proper time for the heifer to come in is at two years
old. She may couple at thirteen or fifteen months. If the
heifer is well kept she will be in heat so as to come in at two

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years. The best opinion among dairymen now is, that the
heifer is likely to make the best cow to come in at two in-
stead of three years. The milk secretions should be devel-
oped early, but the second calf should not come in in less
than fifteen months after the first, but the first milking sea-
son should be twelve months. This long milking period for
the first, is thought to give the heifer the habit of holding
out her milk well.

The answer to the question as to which is better, grade
Jersey or common stock, depends upon selection. A
selected common cow is better than a poor Jersey. But a
well selected Jersey is much better than a selected common
cow, because the Jersey has been bred for milk and butter
for a great many generations, and is much more likely to
breed like herself than a common cow.

In breeding graded Jerseys, a pure-bred Jersey bull is used
upon common cows. Now, if this Jersey bull is from a large
butter- yielding dam, grandam, great grandani, etc., his grade
Jersey heifer calves will be likely to be a great improvement
on their dams, even if these are considered good butter- yield-
ing common cows. The writer of this has bred ten such
grade Jersey heifers, and found their average product of but-
ter to be 1 pound of butter from 16.1 pounds of milk, while
the average of the dams was 25 pounds of milk to 1 pound
of butter. Here was a gain of 34 per cent on the first cross.
And we found these grade heifers much more uniform than
we expected. They ranged from 144 pounds to 18} pounds
of milk to 1 of butter, and the lowest amount of milk, 14J
pounds, is probably a better yield than is averaged by pure
bred Jerseys. — Live Stock Journal.

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International Dairy Exhibition.

The Board of Managers of the International Dairy Fair As-
sociation met at the office of the Agricultural Review in the
World Building, New York, on the 13th inst. , Mr. Francis
D. Moulton presiding. This association has been in a pros-
perous condition for some years past, but has heretofore con-
ducted all its exhibitions and other business without a char-
ter. It was recently decided to apply for a State charter, and
the Secretary, Mr. Joseph) H. Reall, was ordered to dfaw up
a document of incorporation. This document was adopted
yesterday, and the by-laws of the association were so changed
as to suit the charter.

Mr. N. F. Sprague made a report on the proposed exhibi-
tion of the American Agricultural Association, and advo-
cated that the International Association combine with the
other in order to insure success. A resolution to that effect
was afterwards adopted.

The proposed exhibition is intended to be the largest ever
given in the United States and dairy and agricultural prod-
ucts from all countries will be exhibited. It is not decided as
yet in what part of the country the exhibition will be held.

Mr. Sprague reported that an excellent site for buildings
was offered by the people of Utica, and as that city is situated
among the agricultural and dairy districts of the country the
committee was much in favor of securing the site.

The exhibition will probably take place early in October
and continue until late in January. The following gentlemen
were elected a Board of Managers of the International Asso-
ciation for the ensuing year: M. Folsom, D. E. Manton, M.
B. Miller, Daniel H. Burrell, W. I. Young, T. M. Seaver, J.
M. Sheldon, Kobert McAdam, George Merry, A. W. Ingra-
ham, all of New York; C. W. Wolcott, of Massachusetts;
Chester Hazen, Minnesota; N. F. Sprague, Vermont, and C.
W. Mills, New Jersey.

Texas stock men are said to be in grand council at Fort
Worth. Over $20,000,000 is represented. They ,propose to
make such arrangements that they will control the California
cattle trade. Should they succeed in doing so it would in-
terfere very largely with the great Nevada industry. Our
State contains considerable grazing land, and the only use
that can be made of it is to raise cattle. If Texas comes in
as a rival, the price of beef will be apt to come much lower.
— Reno Gazette.

Mr. Isaac B. Jewell informs us that the silo he built on his
dairy ranch in Marin county last year is a grand success.
He wonders that it has not been more generally adopted be-
fore. His cows eat the ensilage readily, and the results are
fully up to representations heretofore made about it. — Peta-
luma Courier.

The pound weight of the Island of Jersey is heavier than
the pound avoirdupois — a trifle over one-thirteenth heavier.
Thus thirteen pounds Jersey equals a very small fraction
over fourteen pounds avoirdupois. It is unfortunate that
there has often been a lack of accuracy in stating this differ-

SHEEP.

Spring Management of Ewes.

With flock management, as with all other business pur-
suits, there is no time when affairs can be left to the vicissi-
tudes of chance — no time when neglect is not punished by
loss, and intelligent supervision rewarded with fair returns.
Though at times the well-provided flock may allow its owner
short vacation, while his faithful subordinates enforce the
details of management, there are occasions when no impulse
but that of actual necessity should excuse his constant super-
vision. The three most important events in the annual
round of flock management — coupling, lambing and shear-
ing— present occasions when there should be centered about
the fold sleepless vigilance and skilled and willing hands as
well. In some respects the lambing season is the most im-
portant to the sheep owner — this attributable not alone to the
fact that the thrift of the ewes during the remainder of the
year is so intimately affected thereby, but to the equally im-
portant fact that the most considerable item of the year's in-
come— that of increase in numbers — is dependent upon the
care and good judgment now extended.

Few localities are so invariably exempt from unpropitious
weather as to render safe an entire absence of shelter, liber-
ally supplied with straw or leaves or hay for bedding, and a
reserve of artificial feed within easy reach. If these are not
required one season, they are ready for the emergencies of
another. The chances are largely in the direction of such a
necessity every year as will return a heavy interest on their
first cost and the expense of keeping them ready for occu-
pancy. These shelters should be snug and close, and, better
than all, dry, with openings for plenty of light and ventila-
tion.

Ewes expected to yean should, when possible, be separated
from the large flock, and permitted all the quiet and comfort
that can be secured to theoi They should not be; confined
to shelter infuir weather, during the day, but should not for
any length of time be from under the eye of the shepherd.

At night, after a liberal ration, they should be provided with
a good bed of straw, with plenty of room for moving about
and lying down — say twelve to sixteen feet of space to each
animal. Thus comfortably quartered, there will rarely be
found a necessity for disturbing them during the night.
With any but the gentlest flock the confusion attending the
shepherd's presence will generally offset the effect of work he
will be able to perform. The exceptions to this rule will ap-
ply in the case of valuable animals kept in small numbers.
The ewe, while in the act of yeaning, seldom requires the
shepherd's assistance; ninety-nine in a hundred will be better
without him, if he has performed his duty to that point.
His presence may, however, be necessary to the welfare of
the lamb. Occasionally one will be found too weak to get up-
on his feet. After it has been licked dry by the mother, if
it does not stand up and take a supply of milk, the reason-
able inference is that something is wrong. In such instances,
usually, all that is necessary is for the shepherd to support
it while gently holding the ewe. With a bait of milk thus se-
cured it will generally gain strength rapidly and require no
further assistance, in the absence of some deformity or im-
perfection. The experienced shepherd usually provides
himself with a bottle of milk from a fresh cow, and with this
in his pocket, is prepared for the emergency when finding a
ewe without a sufficient supply of nourishment for her
lamb. Ordinarily, with this help for a day or two, and a
liberal supply of proper food for the dam, the relations of
supply and demand will be properly adjusted. If not, a fos-
ter mother may be provided from some of those that have
lost lambs within a short time. With patience and good
management this can commonly be accomplished in one or
two days. A small pen — say 2Jx3 feet square — is provided
in some secluded corner of the shed, into which the two are
placed, and occasionally looked after, until a reconciliation
is brought about. Sometimes a ewe will be found to abso-
lutely refuse to adopt a lamb, despite all the persuasive and
deceptive devices brought to bear; but these are the excep-
tions, the majority being found quite tractable after twelve
■or forty-eight hours' manipulation. If a foster mother can
not be had, the lamb must be abandoned or brought up a
"cosset "on cow's milk. With plenty of milk, and a little
patience in teaching the lamb to drink, such a course can be
profitably pursued, as lambs will begin' to eat at an early age,
and help themselves when food is placed within their
reach.

The first two or three days of a lamb's life are its most
critical ones . Once fairly on its feet, and well filled with its
mother's milk, it may be safely accounted as half raised, so
far as the natural risks of life are concerned. Few young an-
imals gain strength and activity more rapidly than the lamb,
despite its weak and helpless condition whenua'a-st meeting
the cold comforts of its new existence. As sooi*. as possible
both ewes and lambs should have access to green food when-
ever the condition of the weather will admit of the necessary
exposure. By such change of food the flow of milk is ma-
terially increased, and the lamb early taught to earn its living
by nibbling such tender blades of grass or rye as come with-
in its reach.

It will be seen that success in spring management of ewes
depends very largely upon conditio ns^ which must have been
arranged in advance. Without such" precaution, such ar-
rangements as can be improvised may mitigate disasters but
cannot prevent them. " Good luck " in spring is largely the
result of wise foresight and liberal preparation in advance;
and no management, however intelligent or industrious, can
reverse the rule, which will be found as inexorable as the de-
cree that effect must follow cause. Of the shepherd, as well
as the farmer, it may be truly said: "Ashe sows, so shall
he reap. " — Breeder's Gazette.

♦

Sales of Sheep.

The following transactions for last week are reported from
Los Angeles:

Domingo Batz of Los Angeles county to A. G. Anderson,
Colorado City, Texas, 600 ewes.

Tarpey & Kirkpatrick of Stanislaus county to same party
ten thoroughbred Spanish merino bucks.

W. R. Rowland of La Puente to C. L. Tucker of Coleman
county, Texas, 1,600 fine graded sheep.

M. Laubig of Los Angeles county to same party 600 ewes.

F. Lauzier of Mud Springs, Los Angeles county, to C. H.
Hair of El Paso, Texas, 1,200 head of fine graded sheep.

Mr. Etcheverry of Bancho Cuyamaca, San Diego county,
to J. P. McCafferty and H. D. Winchester of Colorado City,
Texas, 2,400 graded sheep of fine quality.

D. Bastanchurie of Los Angeles county to A. G.Miller and
C. T. Hall of Bound Bock, Texas, 800 fine ewes.

W. H. Toler of Los Angeles county to Amar & Celestin,
also of Los Angeles, 1, 100 head of graded sheep.

The importance of growing alfalfa is illustrated in the suc-
cess met with by John D. Grant of Healdsburg. From the
hay cut from forty acres he has fed 1,000 wethers foraperiod
of four months, and has enough hay left to feed an equal
number of sheep for six weeks or two months longer. These
sheep were bought at a low figure and are now ready for mar-
ket. He will net an exceedingly fine profit, and the expense
has been slight.

John Tuohy left Tulare county for Texas last Thursday
with 6,000 sheep. Pasturage is good in Texas, and although
the cost of taking the sheep there will amount to nearly as
much as they would sell for here, the price of sheep in the
Lone Star State will more than make up the loss. Good
sheep are selling in Texas at §6 per head.

Mr. Sam Johnson of Walla Walla, W. T., has increased his
flocks this spring by the purchase of 1,559 head, paying S3
per head for them. A few years ago this would be thought a
big price for sheep, but with the winter behind them and
present prospects, it is considered a good bargain.

Cattle and sheep men in some parts of Fresno county are
having considerable difficulty in finding sufficient feed for
their stock.

A considerable quantity of wool is being shipped to San
Francisco from Visalia. The spring clip is early this year.

General Tracy of Marshland Stud says he has learned
something with regard to feeding. He conjectures that over-
feeding of grain is as injurious, because it bakes the system,
as underfeeding, which retards growth through weakness.
His allowance for weanlings and yearlings is now four quarts
per day of corn, rye and wheat bran mixed, or of oats. The
change keeps the appetite from growing dull. Fed in this
way, sixteen yearlings gained on an average by scale test six-
teen pounds each during the month of January. The year-
lings of February, 18S3, are larger than the two-year-olds,
which, as weanlings, were fed six and eight quarts of grain
per day.

A Notable Contest.

Some years ago there was a brown gelding on the trotting
turf that made considerable of a stir. He has been severally
known as Chicago, Hardbread, and Jim Rockey. The story
of his past career is too well known to the sporting world to
require repetition here. In the hands of -Jim Rockey, who
came to an unfortunate end, Chicago was a dangerous horse
in his class, and out of it, too, for that matter. Like old Ab-
dallah and Silas Rich, Chicago led a precarious existence.
He was trotted from Dan to Eeersheba, got into the hands of
all kinds of men, and pulled everything from a dainty sulky
to a dirt cart. In 1868 Chicago, then in his ninth year, got a
record of 2:24^ under the name of Jim Rockey, beating
Bashaw Jr. in straight heats. Up to 1880 the old horse put
in a few heats each year, and then retired from public notice.
He was at the time owned in California. Many supposed
Chicago dead, but within the last four months he again came
to the surface. There has been a good story going the
rounds regarding Chicago while in Jim Rockey's hands, and
we fancy that inimitable raconteur, Col. Dickey, could spin
many an interesting yarn concerning him from his budget of
"Tales in a Wayside Inn." A few weeksjago the report came
to us that Jack Cottrell of California had purchased old Chi-
cago from between the shafts of a junk wagon for §190. Mr.
Cottrell had faith in the veteran, and matched him to trot to
wagon against Sadie and Johnny to harness. The race came
off at the Bay District track on Washington's Birthday. The
first heat was taken by Johnny in slow time, Chicago laying
up. The second and third heats went to Sadie, with Chicago
well in the second place, finishing close. In the next heat
Johnny Goldsmith called on the stout old fellow, and he took
the lead in gallant style, winningin2:31J. The fifth heat was
gamely contested by Chicago and Johnny, the brown gelding
outfooting his competitor before the three-quarter pole was
reached. Sadie then came up, and the race in was so close
that the judges decided it a dead heat. It was the opinion of
the majority that Chicago had a reserve of speed. The sixth
heat was a hard race between Chicago and Johnny, the old
horse winning in 2:38*. It was now too dark to go on, and
the race was postponed. The following day the deciding
heat was trotted, Sadie winning in 2:36, Johnny second, and
Chicago close up.

A fourth heat to wagon in 2:31$, by a horse in his twenty-
fourth year, is a remarkable performance.

In point of speed Chicago was never regarded a world*
beater. He had, however, the valuable qualities of gameness
and endurance. Pitted against horses of superior speed, he
was able to'outlastjthe generality of them. This was the secret
of his gi eat success as a campaigner. In breeding he does
not meet the fashionable taste of to-day. His sire was Ole
Bull, a son of Old Pilot, a stout strain, and his dam was by
the great racehorse American Eclipse. These two strains of
sturdy blood made Chicago a formidable antagonist. He al-
so comes of a long-lived race, more than one member of
which made his mark after attaining a score of years. — $F. Y.

Sportsman.

*. —

Harriman's Tour.

C. A. Harriman continues his way Eastward across the
mountains by easy stages. Last Saturday night he gave an
exhibition at Sierra City, his usual ten mile run, challenging
any five amateurs, running two miles each. Only threemen
ran against him, H. Hall, J. Myers and L. Thompson — H.
Hall and J. Myers running four miles each, Harriman won
the race by two laps and a half. Time 1:15:00. He was then
challenged to repeat the performance against a full corps of
amateurs and the race came off on Sunday evening. Five
men, J. Hayes, D. Thompson, R. Trompetta, L. Thompson
and J. Myers, ran against him, their performances being as
follows :

J. Hayes, first mile 7:001 13.45

" second mile G;45 J

D.Thompson, first mile 7:00) 1K.nn

second mile 8 :00 J 10 ,w

B. Trompetta, first mile 6:001 ,o,nn

second mile 7 :00 J 10 *uu

L. Thompson, first mile 8:00 \ jj-qq

" second mile 7:00)

J. Myers, first mile 7 :0° 1 13 -19

■■ second mile 6:15) '

Grand total, 10 miles 1 :10 ;00

At the finish Harriman was three laps behind Myers. He

then left for Beno.

♦

Much has been said and written of the great extent and
large possibilities of Mexican haciendas. But probably few
people in the United States even yet realize the extent of
some of these tracts of land, where a million or a million
and a half of acres often constitute a single estate in the
hands of one owner. There ore many estates in Mexico
large enough to hide away many a European principality,
large enough to awaken the envy of many a land proprietor
in the Pacific Coast States of the Union. These are to be
found in many of the Central and Northern States of Mexico.
The famous tSalado ranch, for example, contains over 600
square miles of land. It lies partly in the States of Nuevo
Leon, Coahuila, Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, on the way
to Mexico, and on the line of the new railroad. It occupies
the central tablelands of Mexico at an average elevation of
4,000 feet. Chains of mountains traverse the estate, rich in
mineral wealth. The boundaries of the estate extend more
than 100 miles from north to south, and flourishing farms
and large mining towns are met at frequent intervals.
■*■ — ■ ■

It is claimed that horses have been successfully cured of
the habit of biting by putting a piece of hard wood an inch
and a half squaie in the animal's mouth about the length of
an ordinary snaffle bit. It may be fastened by a thong of
leather passed through two holes in the ends of the wood and
secured to the bridle. It must be used in addition te> the bit,
but in noway to impede the working of the bit. Rarey
adopted this plan with the zebra in the zoological gardens,
which was a terrible brute at biting. Rarey succeeded, how-
ever, in taming and training him to harness, and afterwards
drove him through the streets of London. Animals with
this vice should be treated kindly in the stable, and not
abused with pitchfork handles, etc. An anple, crust of bread,
apiece of beet, etc., and a kind pat, but firm, watchful hand
and eye, with the use of the above wooden bit, will cure the
most inveterate biter. The fact that he can not shut his
mouth or grip anything soon dawns upon him, and then he
is couquerod.

Fred Gebhardt, the admirer of Mrs.LangtTy, has purchased
the half interest of Mr. A. Hunter in the well-known race
horse Eole, and is now sole proprietor of tho animal.
was about the best horse in training at the close ol
son, and as he is sound and in good health shou!'
dangerous contestant in the cup races this season.

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TIPS AND THE " TURF, FIELD MD
FARM."

Again we have to take to task the Turf, Field and
Farm for its unfair criticisms on the nse of tips, but
finding that it requires something more than courteous
replies to answer the statements will write in terms the
articles, especially that which is appended, demand.
"We scarcely ever saw a more determined and persistent
effort to misstate, to garble, to misrepresent, and it can
truthfuHy be written, pettifog, than has been displayed
all through. There has not been one candid admission ;
there have been a dozen misstatements. Part of a para-
graph has been copied, given an entirely different mean-
ing from what was clearly shown in the whole, and in
some cases it could not be otherwise than that it was
done knowingly, perversely and with the intention that
deception, at all hazards, was to guide it in the discus-
sion. To mislead its readers it has sedulously twisted
what were plain facts by only copying such parts as
suited, and even putting a construction on these frag-
ments which was unwarranted. For instance, in a
chapter in " Tips and Toe- weights," written several
years ago, published lately, in relation to the effects of
an unequal distribution of weight on the feet, a note
was prefixed that we were in a quandary in relation to
the cause, and had changed former belief. This was
made to appear as though the doubt was applied to the
use of tips when the meaning of the explanatory note
was palpable to the meanest understanding. In the
present case the communication of ATanibrino is muti-
lated, and the only portion quoted or alluded to is his
intention to jog his horses in tips until taken to the track
and the two objections he raises to their use. His "in-
dorsement " is studiously avoided, and in order that our
readers may see how unfair the argument, if it can be
dignified with that title, we republish a portion of the
communication, which appeared in the Breeder and
man of February 24th :

Not, friend Simpson, I am no novice in the use of tips
myself; for more than twenty years I have experimented
with them and for many conditions of contracted as well as
sound feet consider them at times indispensable. I have
now an old family pet, twenty-three years old ; owned him
nineteen years; bred in Alabama, and he is more than one-
half thoroughbred. For many years he was my favorite
roadster; has trotted, without other preparation than road-
ing, in a race in 2:34. I first wintered him North when eight
years old; after the winter's use in the snow, his feet became
hard and the horn brittle, and in spite of careful attention he
went lame in May. I then took him to the blacksmith, at-
tended personally to applying tips, giving him a fair frog
bearing, and in two -weeks he was all right; put on his shoes
again in July and had lots of fun with him at the fairs and
winter sleighing. The next spring, lame again, and again
tips and "Old Mack" was O. K. again. For years he has
been my wife's phaeton horse, but his summerwear has been
tips, and he is, to-day, like an eight-year-old. Several years
ago, returning from a short absence in the spring, my wife
remarked tome: "Old Mack has been very lame, but the
man has had his tips put on and he is all right."

Three years ago I traded for a very fast mare; her feet
were badly contracted, and although her owner was a noted
horseman, he had allowed her feet to grow outrageously long,
explaining, " If you cut down her heels she will be so tender
she can't go a bit." I cut them down, however, applied tips
preserving the proper angle and bearing, drove her all sum-
mer and winter in them. I blistered her around coronets
tl ree times, and the following spring I had a mare that would
r-isa as sound to even the critical eye. A year or two ago I
'j archased a handsome black mare in Chicago, cheap, as her
r. although fond of his mare, would not bother with her
"One blacksmith would cut too much, another
enough," etc. She was lame when I bought her, the

owner said, "because her heels had been cut too much," and
they were then more than one-half inch too high. I took
her home, put on the tips, cut her heels down. She was
going sound inside of two weeks, trotted faster than ever
and has not taken a lame step since; in speeding had to add
a light toe-weight. As you say, "Tips will do."

Now, if tips bring relief to the horse suffering intense pain
from the inflammatory condition of the contracted foot, and
in many cases restore the foot to its normal condition, they
certainly can work no injury to the sound foot.

The claim that the use of* tips causes undue strain upon
the flexor tendons and suspensory ligaments, with corre-
sponding tendency to break down, has no force with me, for
the same angle can be given to the foot, if tips are properly
applied, as if shod with heavy shoes. I have shod a great
many colts with tips, and it is my custom to shoe in the
early spring with tips all the horses kept up for pleasure and
exercise during the winter months. Next spring nine will
jog our graveled roads in tips, but when track work begins
they will have shoes of various weights, as required by differ-
ent gaits, nailed to their rested feet.

If this is not a gratifying indorsement we are very
much mistaken, and think our readers will agree with
us in so considering it. It completely upsets the first
position taken by the Turf, Field and Farm, that the
wearing of tips on Algath should have broken her down,
and the only points of difference are^the necessity for
more weight than can be put in a tip to balance the
action, and the necessity for the protection of a shoe to a
" low-heeled " horse. Afore than that would be to agree
with us in toto, and we are not egotistical enough to ex-
pect that every point of ours will be sustained. "When
the use of tips was first commenced, and for some time
afterwards, these two objections were anticipated, but as
every trial has shown to the contrary, as regards the
action, and these experiments extending over a period of
eight years, we have no fears on that score. In an ar-
ticle published Alarch 3d the reply to these was pub-
lished, and we have not the least fear that it will " tear
each other asunder. "

And in this connection we will be much obliged to
AEambrino if he will acquaint us whether these two ob-
jections aroee\from actual trial or more or less a theoret-
ical conclusion. If from practice, the obligation will be
increased by giving a full statement of the experiments,
though unless he has followed the plan of recording
daily or, at least, the length of time given to the test,
and how the gait was prejudicially affected, it will be a
difficult thing for him to do.

Again we reiterate that we consider Alambrino "a
thoroughly competent critic," and his opinions, adverse
or favorable, on the action question carry weight far be-
yond that of all the veterinarians in England. A man
of education; better than that, a man of acute in-
telligence, and still better, one who has studied the effect
of weight on the action closely. Should the writer im-
agine that the " rubbing the ears " has made any differ-
ence in the relations between us he has adopted a boyish
notion quite as adolescent as his replies. The accusation
that Anteeo went repeatedly lame from wearing tips, has
not a shadow to sustain the impression desired to be con-
veyed, viz., that the tips were the cause of it, When that
lameness was alluded to the cause of it was clearly giv-
en. It came from a wrench which the blacksmith gave
him -when fifteen months old, and since his recovery from
which he has never taken a lame step, never having
worn shoes on his fore feet, and for a portion of the time
last season " worked " harder than one three-year-old in
a thousand is subjected to. More than that, every one
who sees him remarks that his feet and legs could not be
better. A gentleman looking at him last Atonday re-
marked: " What a grand foot." " He has never worn a
shoe" we informed*him. " Then you' must have taken
first-rate care of them," was his reply. In place of that
the care is to let them alone, further than to keep the
bottom of the wall in proper shape. " No " soalting-out ,
no bandaging of legs, no ointments, and not a drop of
water unless dirt is to be removed, and then only applied
with a wet sponge. Then comes the question from
Aloorcroft, a learned professor of the Royal Veterinary
College. It would have been very easy to state that Air.
Simpson claimed to have done away with that danger
by sinking the tip into the wall so that the foot has the
same bearing as when properly shod, or a properly
pared bare foot.

That would have been a stretch of candor far beyond
the intention, as it is palpable to any one that with this
precaution it is impossible that the strains on the tendons
should be any greater. The only novelty we claim in
the use of tips is in effecting that bearing by forming a
square shoulder for the posterior portion of the tip to rest
against, in place of cutting the horn on a bevel and
" feathering " the tip.

The last paragraph as an argument is rather comical.
Quoting the motto was for the purpose of demonstrating
that when we felt confident in the soundness of position,
we " held fast " to it until convinced of error. This was
illustrated by the tenacity with which we have adhered
to the value of thoroughbred blood in the trotter for
more than twenty-five years, " rock-rooted in the belief,"
as our good friend, Colonel Colman of the Rural World,
termed it. This may have given offense, as as the Turf,

Field and Farm claimed to have " started the discussion "
on that topic, whice is just as far out of the way as the
criticisms on tips. Very many years ago Wm. T. Por-
ter of the old Spirit of the Times and Henry "W. Herbert
wrote in favor of the use of "blood" in fast trotters.
The first copy of the Turf Field and Farm appeared in
August, 1865, and the winter of 1S62 and 1863 we had
a long battle with the accomplished writer " S. T. H./'
in the present Spirit of the Times, which ran through
several articles. We are not aware when Charles J".
Foster became associated with that paper but from the
first he was a stanch advocate on the side that elicited
nearly universal dissent at that time.

This is foreign to the subject, but as the motto appears
to have awakened the ire of the writer into casting a
slur on the country, to which, we are proud to say, we
owe our nativity, it is either to that connection or feel-
ing the weakness of the position to fortify it with abuse.

We write this without a particle of ill feeling towards
the Turf Field and Farm, or any one of its proprietors,
towards whom we have the warmest feelings of friend-
ship. We did our best to help them in the uphill fight
which always attends the "starting" of a new paper,
and no one rejoices more heartily that a well-earned vic-
tory has been won. But we most emphatically denounce
the manner in "which the controversy has been conducted
on the part of that journal. It is contrary to our ideas
of fairplay by placing things in a false light which can-
not be remedied. Those who read both journals can be
reached, though that is a small proportion of the whole.
In order that the readers of the Breeder and Sportsman
should have a full understanding of the controversey we
have published every line on the subject that has ap-
peared in our contemporary. How this has been met
can be seen by a comparison with Alambrino' s letter and
the following :

A Queer "Indorsement" of Tips.

Mr. Simpson prints in the Breeder axd Sportsman aletter
from "Afarabrino," apparently backing up his theory con-
cerning the use of tips. We say apparently, for "Mambri-
no," after remarking that " I am no novice in the use of tips
myself, for I have experimented with them for more than
twenty years," and that next "spring nine horses will jog our
graveled roads in tips, but when track work begins they will
have shoes of various weights, as required by different gaits,
nailed to their rested feet," then goes on to make the follow-
ing extraordinary admission:

" I don't wish to be understood that all feet are suited to
their use, as there are many low-heeled horses that need the
protection from concussion of a good substantial shoe.
There is no danger of their going into general use for fast
road or track work, for not one horse in fifty but requires
more weight to balance their action than can be put into a
tip. "

Call you this backing your friend? "Only one horse in
fifty can trot in tips!" Is it any wonder that Mr. Simpson
is compelled to turn upon his intrusive ally and announce
that "these objections we will make the text of future arti-
cles, confident that it can be shown by sound reasoning that
the contrary is the case, " and yet in that very same article
he claims that — we quote his exact words — " the indorsement
of so thoroughly competent a critic as Mambrino is gratify-
ing." A queer indorsement that to boast of! "Only one
horse in fifty can trot in tips!" But really, it grieves us to
see two gentlemen likely to tear each other asunder just as
they were becoming happy in each other's fellowship.

There is only one additional point in Mambrino's letter
that we need notice. He says the trainer ought to know
better than the owner whether tips are injurious or not.
That is so, and that is one reason why we stated that the
trainer of Algath admitted to us that the tips made her sore.
We have also shown that while the trainer of Anteeo was
using tips on "him, that promising colt repeatedly went
lame. In addition, we quoted from three of the greatest
authorities in all England, who condemned the use of tips.
We could quote many more, but will content ourselves by
giving the following opinion from the writings of Mr. Moor-
croft, one of the professors in the Boyal Veterinary College.
He says:

"Latterly it has been suggested to shoe the toe only, and
let the whole of the back part of the foot bear against the
ground, or to make the shoe thick at the toe and thin at the
heel. This extreme brings the weight of the body too much
on the back part of the limb, strains the hind tendons of the
leg and produces other inconveniences. "

As we have already stated, we could go on and quote from
still other eminent authors who have written in the same
tenor concerning the use of tips; but what is the use, since
Mr. Simpson's own witness, with whose "indorsement" he
is so greatly "gratified, " boldly — wehadalmost written bald-
ly— testifies that "not one horse in fifty but requires more
weight to balance their action than can be put into a tip."

Mr. Simpson says that when a young man he was asked to
select a motto for a certain society, and that he chose this:
"Hand fast" — which we take to be Scotch for hold fast.
Probably this is why he holds on tenaciously in this matter,
and persistently advocates the use of tips on all horses, for
both jogging and speeding. When Mambrino comes to reply
to our friend Simpson, he should bear this in mind; nor
should he forget what Dr. Johnson said: "Much maybe
made of a Scotchman if he be caught young. "

TIPS AND TOE WEIGHTS.

The sickness of the editor, alluded to in the paper of
last week, has delayed the publication of the above for
some time. We have not quite "rounded to " yet, going
about with bandaged jaw and showing a manifest " loss
of action." But we are " getting back on our feed," and
hope soon to be able to go into " full work."

In this connection it will be well to state that the pub-
lication of the book will not end the consideration of the
question. We consider it one of the most important

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there is in hors6 management, and well worthy of all the
space that can be given.

The experiments which we have tried in the past eight
years, resulting so satisfactorily in every cage, have car-
ried conviction which cannot be overcome until it can be
shown that we were favored by having exceptional sub-
jects. This may be so. It may prove that every one of
the horses, subjected to the test, had some peculiarity
that brought about the favorable results.

Still when these results and theories based on the
structures of the foot and the physiology of the limbs
harmonize there are good reasons to think that what we
have found to be advantageous will be the case with
others.

THE BELLE MEADE SALE.

"We take pleasure in calling attention to the advertise-
ment of the sale of the Belle Meade yearlings which is
to take place on Saturday, April 28.

It is scarcely necessary to mention the position which
the colts bred at Belle Meade have taken on the turf for
the last six or more years, as nearly every one is familiar
with what they have done. It is a rightful inheritance,
as on that famous breeding farm are some of the finest
mares on the continent. The sires are of great prominence
and well worthy of being coupled with the royally bred
matrons.

Enquirer "has the right" to be ranked with the great
sires of America. McWhirter, Falsetto, Lizzie "Whipps,
Blue Eyes, Bill Bruce, Goodnight, Harkaway,
etc. There are twenty-two colts and fillies, the get
of this noted stallion, and there are eighteen by the im-
ported stallion Great Tom. The Great Toms have shown
the highest rate of speed and as "stake colts" have al-
ready made their mark. It could not well be otherwise,
as he is by King Tom and his dam was Woodcraft, by
Voltigeur. Fellowcraft has one representative, and Bram-
ble one. Fellowcraft is "tried," and his colts are very fast,
as has been instanced by Knight Templar, Blue Lodge,
etc., and the first of that honest racehorse Bram-
ble to be offered is sure to elicit spirited
competition. "We sincerely trust that some of the fine
animals offered will come to California, as they will
surely be a valuable addition to the blood of this Coast.
"We shall probably have a supply of catalogues before
long. In the mean time those who think of purchasing
can see at this office what are offered for sale, and we
venture the assertion that the pedigrees will be found
eminently satisfactory. Should it be deemed trouble-
some to send an agent at the time of sale a commission
can be sent. Though not advised of the fact, heretofore
Colonel S. D. Bruce of the Turj\ Field and Farm has
attended all of the yearling sales and will probably be
present at this one, and a more competent man there is
not in the country. He is one of the very best judges
of form, and can be relied on to execute commissions in-
telligently.

Belle Meade is six miles from Nashville, Tennessee,
and one of the finest places on the continent, well wor-
thy of a visit even from so far-off a country as Califor-
nia.

THE SPRING RACE MEETING.

THE "SUNNY SLOPE" SALE.

As will be learned from an advertisement in the ap-
propriate column, L. J. Rose, proprietor of the famous
Sunny Slope breeding farm, will offer a draft of his
stock at public auction, on the Bay District Course, on
the 5th of April next.

Sunny Slope has earned fame by the « performances of
the stock which have been bred there, and this is the best
possible guarantee. It is no fictitious building on ex-
pectancy, no entire dependence upon pedigree, though
when the right kind of blood and the proper form are
combined there are good grounds for high expectations.
It is doubtful if there is a breeder of trotters who has
been as short a time engaged in the business, and from
the same number of colts can vie with Mr. Rose in
actual results. From the time he first trotted colts of
his own breeding he has had a full share of success.
"With Tommy Gates, Beautiful Bells, Del Sur, Sir Guy
and others, there was a proud record for the get of The
Moor ; with the next generation there has been marked
progression, and Sweetheart, Eva, Ruby, Neluska, etc.
have given Sultan a send off such as no young stallion
ever enjoyed before.

Mr. Rose finds himself overstocked. He has more
colts than he desires to train, and the best course he
could see to relieve himself of the surplus was to offer
them at auction.

It is evident that they will be sold for "what they will
bring," as a man of the ability of Mr. Rose will not in-
cur the expense of the return trip.

Should they sell far below their recognized value, it is
better to let them go. Cheap prices now and grand bar-
gains to the buyers, is likely to result in a better appre-
ciation hereafter.

The twelve which will be offered are the get of Sultan
and Del Sur, and from " the character of the mares at
Sunny Slope there must be excellence on both sides of
the house.

The first event on the programme of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association is well worthy of an article,
and hence this will be devoted to the California Stake,
and even with all the space that can be given the " half
will not be told." In the first place, there are more
nominations than have ever been made'in a two-year-old
stake in California before, and a reference to the adver-
tisement will show that thirty-two are engaged. The
first stake in the spring for colts of this age is always
sure to bring out a large field, and therefore we have
little hesitancy in predicting that there will be from ten
to fifteen starters.

No. 1 is a bay filly, Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels, from
Mary "Wade, the dam being probably by Ben "Wade, that
slashing son of Woodburn, who was thought good
enough to give weight to Thad Stevens.

No. 2 is a brother to Albert C and Lucky B, and this
relationship is sure to make him find plenty of sup-
porters, as the family has shown capacity to go fast at
that age, and with size to give sweep enough to cover a
a lot of ground at every stride.

No. 3 is by Rutherford, from Glenita, and those who
remember seeing the speed his dam was possessed of will
not forget him should he be one of those to carry the
drab jacket and Maltese cross.

No. 4 is by Grinstead, from a sister to Clara D, and if
that sire could get such a colt as Gano from Santa Anita
it is not likely that he has failed on a mare of that blood-

No. 5 is by Grinstead from Josie C, so that there is a
combination of Lexington and Leamington blood that
has proved so potent at the East. These four are of the
famous Santa Anita string, though all of them together
will not raise the excitement which their stable com-
panion, No. 6, will awaken. This is ajbrown filly from
Mollie McCarthy, and if she dons the colors look out.
Report says that she is one of the finest that ever looked
through a bridle, and though at times the first foals of
celebrated mares have not come up to expectations, we
shall be greatly disappointed if she should disappoint.

No. 7 brings another prospective star in sight, and
there is a twinkle preceding the rising from, the reflected
light of a truly great brother and sister. This is Prince
of Norfolk, brother to the Duke and Duchess of that ilk.
He, too, has a stable companion in Callie Smart, by
Norfolk from Mattie A, and if these two do not carry
the orange and pink bravely we will never hazard a pre-
diction again. That they will be " thar or tharabouts "
is a moral certainty if even Santa Anita comes with the
prestige of many a glorious victory emblazoned on its
banners, and then comes Palo Alto with no less than
eight to fight for the renown of victory. Then look at
the pedigrees: Norfolk — Boydana, Norfolk — Nova Zem-
bla, Shannon — Demirep, Monday — Riglin, Norfolk —
Glendew,. Wildidle — Frolic, Norfolk — Lizzie Whipps,
Norfolk — Frou Frou. The five Norfolks are a tower of
strength when combined with such famous dams. It
seems the height of temerity to pick one by the same
sire to stand the charge. "With the "Wildidle, Monday
and Shannon to back them it is still more rash, for the
Wildidles all can race, Monday is " tried and true," and
the rush with which Panama rounded the upper turn
gives Shannon a place as a getter of speed.

The next two nominations, Nos. 17 and 18, are in the
name of C. Yan Buren, and are by Monday from Play-
thing and Abbie "W. Plaything is of the speedy tribe of
Alarms and Abbie "W is the dam of Tillie C.

Nos. 19, 2Q, 21 and 22 are the nominations of "W. L.
Pritchard, two by Leinster, one by Bazaar, and with the
double paternity. The Bazaar is from Tibbie Dunbar-
and being a filly it may be that another is to rival the
fleet Lena Dunbar, and glide along with the rapidity
and case of her famous half sister. The Leinsters are
from Addie A and Lily Simpson, and the doubtful one
from Minerva.

From 23 to 31 inclusive represent Rancho del Paso,
and bring the best lines of the blood into the battle.
Imported^Billet, King Alfonso, Pat Molloy, Monarchist,
Glenelg and Virgil are the sires, and the dams are of the
famous Kentucky strains. These are animals purchased
at the yearling sales in Kentucky last year, and Mr.
Haggin's agent certainly made a judicious selection.
And, by the way, this is a good method to obtain brood-
mares, prbvided the breeder can wait for them to mature.
As most of those engaged in the business have a few old
mares to start with, this is the best way to replenish
until there are enough of home breeding to till the
wants.

In the meantime they can take part in the games, and
these foreign-bred youngsters of Mr. Haggin's add
greatly to the interest of the California Stake.

BELMONT.

"We are much obliged to Mr. Williamson for the ac-
count of California Belmont, which appears in this num-
ber. Mr. "Williamson also sent a capital illustration,
which will be copied hereafter, at which time a full ac-
count will be given of his progeny. It is safe to say
that he is the patriarch of the California sires, and has
left his impress on all grades of horses.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies hy mall or
telegraph.

Editor Breeder ant> Sportsman : There is a raffle in
which are two prizes. A throws 44, B throws 44 and C 43.
Inclosed find ticket of said raffle. How shall the prizes be
awarded ? L. S.

San Francisco, March 21, 18S3.

Answer — A and B throw off for the choice between first
and second prizes, or dispose of them in any manner they
see fit. C has third prize. The ticket does not show any
different conditions from those expressed in the above query.

YACHTING.

The Chispa has gone on the ways to be cleaned. Brooks,
who has charge of the yacht, mixed up some paint for the
bottom, made of sulphur, tallow and other ingredients, which
was put on hot. It has done a great deal better than the cop-
per paint. Where the tallow paint was on no barnacles had
grown, while where the copper paint was on the barnacles
were plentiful. The yacht was painted last October. Before
this was done, however, experiment was made by painting a
board on one side with the tallow composition, and on the
other with copper paint. The result was so good that Mr.
Gutte decided to try it on the Chispa. She is now to have
her whole bottom painted with the new compound. If
Brooks has really discovered something to keep off barnacles
and grass all the yachtsmen will be glad to use it.

Some one ought to take hold of the O'Connor this season
and keep her up in good style, as a yacht should be.

Mr. Tevis' new yacht has been all planked up and is being
caulked. The joiners are working inside now.

The " opening day" will be about the third week in April.
A sail to Yallejo will be in order.

The Aggie will not be in commission for some time as her
owner has gone to Europe.

Mr. Eckley's little plunger Fannie has been sent up to Car-
quinez straits.

The annual meeting of the S. F. Y. C. occurs on the 3d
of April.

Commodore Harrison will soon be back from Victoria,
B.C.

No move has yet been made to put the Casco in commis-
sion.

All the yachtsmen are getting ready for the "season."

The steam yacht Brisk is lying in Brooklyn basin.

A steam yacht club is talked of in the East.

The Emerald will soon come off the ways.

All the local boat builders are very busy.

The Lurline was out last Sunday.

The Fawn is to be overhauled.

ROWING.

A Single Scull Match Arranged.

The apathy which has characterized rowing circles has been
dispelled, and in future some interesting races may be ex-
pected. Just at present, the chief topic of conversation is
the race between Henry Peterson of the Golden Gates and P.
J. Mclnnerny for a purse of $1,000 over a tliree-miles-with-a
turn course, off the railroad bridge from the foot of Channel
street to the sugar refinery wharf. Weather permitting, the
race will come off at ten o'clock in the morning, Sunday, May
6. The opinion of scullers appears to be favorable to Peter-
son's chances of success, though comparatively little is known
of the Lowell man, who declines to give any statement of past
records. Peterson, on the contrary, is well known to local
scullers, who feel confident that with properjtraining and good
handling he will prove a formidable rival. He has already
figured in several races, and was an easy winner in the Fourth
of July regatta. A Whitehall race was also spoken of be-
tween the men, but this was finally declared off. A forfeit of
$250 has been put up. Peterson is backed by John Condon,
and Mclnnerny by Con Lynch. The officers of the race
have not yet been decided upon.

A movement is on foot to organize a boat club among the
members of the Pacific Yacht Club. With this object in view
the bath house at Saucelito will be remodeled and fitted up
with stretchers so as to accommodate ordinary boats or shells
as the members may become possessed of. A float will be
launched in a few days and everything will be in readiness
for the sculling fraternity.

A dispatch from Chicago states that the executive board of
the Mississippi Valley Rowing Association has decided that
the annual regatta shall be held at Pullman on July 7th and
Sth next. Prizes aggregating §2,000 will be offered, and
thirty -five clubs will compete.

Clay Cracking- at Stockton.

A match at clay pigeons was indulged in by some members
of the Stockton Gun Club last Wednesday, at which the fol-
lowing scores were made at twenty-five birds:

C.J. Haas 1 11111111111112011111111 1-24

TV. R. Fisher 1 11111011101011111100111 0—19

W, E. Sounders... J lu 1111111110011011001 10 1-18

M. Barnett 0 10100100101101111100000 0—11

S. N. Cross 1 100101111 010 10202000020 0—12

A. C Davenport... 1 0001100111001 11110011101-15
H.H.Moore 0 OO0001100122011111I -11

A match at five incoming " birds " resulted as follows:

Fisher 1 0 111-4

Saunders 1 1010

Cross 0 1 0 0 0—1

Davenport 1 1 1 0 0-3

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March 24

THE GOT.

The Saint of Huntsmen.

ConiparativelY little is known of Saint Hubert, the hunts-
man's patron, among the sportsmen of America, and many
regard him as a deitT of ancient mythology. To dispel this
illusion, we give space to the following authentic history of
St. Hubert, as recorded by an old-time periodical:

St Hubert was a native of Aquitaine, but sprang from the
Merovingian race of kings. His grandfather, Charibert, the
brother of Dagobert I, was crowned sovereign Duke of
Aquitaine in the vear 62S, and held his court at Toulouse.
He married Giselle, the only daughter of Amandus, Duke of
Galeonv, whose wife was tie sister of St. Amand, a saint
popular to this day in southwestern France, and a man of
such diffusive piety that he is! described as tout rayonnant
with light divine. His neice, Giselle, who married the Duke
of Aquitaine, left two sons, named Boggis and Bertrand.
Bertrand married Phigeberte, and Boggis, St. Ode, two sis-
ters whose family is unknown. It was, however, from Aus-
trasia. , , ,

Bertrand's onlv son was St. Hubert, who was born about
the vear 656. St. Ode became the mother of Eudes, or
Eud'en, famous as the Duke of Aquitaine in the time of
Charles Martel. She is said to have been the chief instruct-
or of St. Hubert's boyhood. His education otherwise was
chiefly military.

It was in the vicinity of the Pyrenees, where hunting has
always been a passion among the nobility, that he acquired
that love for the chase for which he became so noted. Here
were to be found the wolf, bear, wild boar and the urns,
which used to gather around the mountain chapels and howl
until the nocturnal offices were sung.

At twenty-four years of age Hubert went, to Austrasia, and
became a member" of the household of Pepin de Heristal, his
kinsman, who held his court at Jupille on the Meuse. Pepin
induced him to marry Floribaune, daughter of the Count of
Louvain, in orderto attach him permanently to his interests.
The court of Pepin was by no means a court of virtue, and
Hubert soon lost the early religious impressions made by the
teachings of his saintly aunt.

Old legends say that one Christmas, or according to others,
Good Friday, instead of attending the religious offices of the
day, he yielded to his love for the chase and set out for the
forests of Ardennes. Here he started a white stagof remark-
able beauty, which suddenly turned towards him, displaying
between its antlers the image of the crucified Bedeemer, from
which a voice issued : ' 'Hubert ! Hubert ! how long wilt thou
pursue the wild beasts of the forests and neglect the salvation
of thv soul!" Hubert was the morestruck at this marvelous
apparition because the image of Christ on the cross was very
rare in the religious representations of the period. The cross
was generally covered with ornaments, or had on it some em-
blem of the great sacrifice, such as the paschal lamb; Hubert
fell from his horse, his face to the ground. He remembered
the wondrous legends of the stag that had been told him as
he sat on the knees of St. Ode, in his childhood, in several of
which that typical animal had received the gift of speech. It
was a whitestag that led his ancestor Clovis to the ford at
Vienne. It was another of unusual size, pursued by St.
Julian, that suddenly turned to reproach him and predict
that he would one day slay his father and mother._ A stag
with a crucifix between his horns led to the conversion of St.
Eustace in the second century.

Match at Birds Point.

A closely contested match was shot on Saturday at Birds
Point, in which the fortunate winners suceeded in capturing
good sized stakes in a fifteen bird match, twenty-one yards
rise. The score made was as follows:

Havens 0 1100111011101 0-9

Gordon 1 1000011101111 0-9

Woodworth 0 0110001100110 1—7

Nagle 1 1000100111011 1—9

A regular meeting of the Gilroy Bod and Gun Club was
held last week Wednesday evening, President J. B. Payne pre-
siding. Considerable discussion was had in reference to bills
contracted during the last club hunt, which brought the
opinions of several members, characterizing club hunts as
something akin to game slaughter, and foreign to the spirit
and intention of the club, which was organized to preserve
and protect game. Upon motion, E. Leavesley, D. M. Pyle
and Geo. Holloway were appointed a committee on Field
Trials. A Committee of Arrangements and a Beception Com-
mittee for the State Tournament nest ilay were appointed as
follows: Committe of Arrangements: E. Leavesley, D. M.
Pyle, John Holloway; Beception Committee, E. S. Harrison,
H. M. Briggs and E. H. Farmer. By motion the chair
was added to the committee. Upon motion of Jlr. Leavesley
it was determined to resume the bi-weekly clay pigeon shoots,
commencing on the 2Sth inst., and that members be allowed
the use of both barrels. Geo. Holloway, D. L. Dunham and
E. Leavesley were appointed to make rules to govern trap
shooting. E. S. Harrison tendered his resignation as secre-
tary, and E. Leavesly was unanimously elected to fill the va-
cancy.

The latest lie comes from San Luis Obispo, reciting as a
fact that some men on a mountain in the Suey Bancho rolled
a stone over and sent it down the Sulphur canyon. "While
thundering down the mountain the noise it made started two
deer from the brush in front. The rock at once split open
and each half hit and killed its deer. The animals were not
known to be there till the rock, a 200-pounder, aroused them.
The deer were fifteen rods apart when killed, and proved to
be fat and excellent. F. F. Field, an employee of Mr. New-
hall of the Suey Bancho, has the hardihood to tell this
stony story. There kis room for a Sunday school on the
Suey Bancho, which now takes the head of the class in the
Sazerac Club for producing the boss liar. — Los Angeles
Herald.

Beaver hunting, which has become one of the lost arts in
many parts of the Union, is very active on the Colorado
river. Jack Neely and another hunter is reported to have
caught seventy-five of these fine animals last week and over
300 during the winter.

At the pigeon shooting match by the Black Diamond Gun
Club last week the largest score was made by Mr. J. Uren.

Shooting at San Bruno.

The first club shoot of the season at San Bruno last Sunday
under the auspices of the Cosmopolitan Shooting Club was a
most enjoyable affair and was largely attended. The repre-
sentation of club members was unusually large and insured
an excellent day's sport. As previously announced in the
columns of this paper, the club had donated three medals
for competition among the members for the best average
scores at the close of the season, with a view of stimulating
interest in the club shoots. The birds were an average lot
and though the shooting was hardly up to the standard of
the club, the match was interesting and resulted in a tie for
first medal between Frank Maskey and Johnson on a clean
score. The conditions of the shoot were twelve birds, twenty-
one yards rise, usual boundary, ties to be shot off at three
pairs of double birds, under which the following scores were
made :

C. H. Gralam 1 1111111011 1—11

H.R.Brown 1 11011110111-9

J.Kelly 1 11100111110-9

C.P.Fimke 1 1111011111 1—11

J. Brown 1 01010010111— V

SLLackman....* 1 1101111011 0—9

E.Buckley 1 1110110111 1—10

F.Huker 1 1111111111 1—12

H. Midler 1 0000001010 1—4

K.Llddle 1 1111010011 1-9

J. Feroupon 1 1111011011 1—10

A.Rlvcrs 0 0100110011 0—5

A Yonng 1 1111011101 1-10

■W.Golcber 0 1101011010 1—7

H.Brtsm 0 0011000011 1—5

Dr Bover 1 1010111000 1-7

Z.Pitr«- 1 1001001111 0—7

B.Brown 1 1110111110 0—9

J.Browell 1 1110111010 0-8

W. Pulton 1 1001111101 1-9

: imiion 1 1111111111 1-12

Cane 1 0011111110 0-8

J Harny 0 10000110011—5

E. Edwards 1 1101011011 1—9

The tie between Maskey and Johnson was disposed of at
double birds in favor of Maskey with the following score:

Maakey 11 10 11-5

Jobniion 10 11 10—1

The second deposit in the Robinson-Lambert match which
comes off on April 1st was paid in to the stakeholder on Sat-
urday, making the total amount to date already put up. S500.
The final deposit is forthcoming on the day of the match.
Considerable interest is manifested in the result which
promises to be excitiug and hotly contested. Both parties
are admittedly crack shots, though general opinion inclines
towards Kobinsou for the reason that, all other things being
equal, he is nut ;>]>t to become disconcerted as the finish
diawfl near. Lambert on the other hand is expected to dis-
play some nervousness which may seriously interfere with
Lis chances of success.

'lb. Vacaville Sportsman's Club held its annual meeting
Saturday evening, Mureh 3d, for the purpose of electing of-
ficers for the ensuing year. Following are the officers
el iCtod: President^ A. R. Long; iVice-President, J. M. Bass-
f rd Jr.; Secretary, S. P. Dobbins; Treasurer, Isa L.Blum;
S eward, D. K.Corn; Financier, F. H. Buck.

A three-cornered match will be shot at Birds Point, to-day,
On, Babcock and Butler, against Havens, Ewing
1 Gordon.

FISH.

The Fish Commission.

THE EIFLE.

Shell Mound, March 18th.

Last Sunday there was but little done in rifle matters
at the Shell Mound range. The prospects in the morning of
a rain no doubt kept many of the riflemen at home, though
the day cleared pleasantly before noon. Following are the
scores of three marksmen on the 200 and 500-yard targets,
and considering the cloudiness of the sky, the uncertainty of
the light, and the gusty, varying wind, the scores are very
good:

TWO HTTSDBED VABDS.

Austin 4 44444344 4—39

Brown 3 33444453 4—37

Pendleton 4 44444434 4—39

FIVE HTTSTDBED TABDS.

Austin .4 34544545 3—41

Brown 4 32453442 4—35

Pendleton .- 4 54544325 4—40

The Little Rifle.

On the 16th of this month, at Shell Mound range, a match
took place between E. F. Hovey Sr. and Ed Hovey Jr. The
shooting was done with a twenty-two caliber Stephens pocket
rifle, ten-inch barrel, on the 100-yard target, bullseye eight
inches. These little weapons carry with surprising accuracy.
The shooting was done off-hand. Following are the scores;
possible. 250:

(5 54554555 4—47

1556555545 5—49

Ed. Hovey Jr -{5 55545556 4—48

1465555545 5—48

[5 45555654 5—48

Total 240

|'5 45556544 4—46

1545555555 5—49

Ed. F. Hovey Sr -| 4 55545444 5—45

1554444555 5—46

L5 56554554 5—48

Total 234

Oakland Guards.

Last Sunday several members of Company A, Fifth Infan-
try Regiment,*in a practice at 200 and 500 yards made the
score given below:

Grand

TWO HUNBEED YAEDS. FIVE BT/NDBED YABns.Total

Crawford 4 54644445 4—43

Waltbam 4 43564454 5—43

McKibben 4 44344454 4—40

Macdonald 5 54545444 4—44

Danielsl 3 54344344 4—33

Green 4 44344445 4—40

465545445
544446544 4
444444433 4—33
533555343 4—40
434535434 5—40
553543444 4—41

We hear that the Oakland Guards are getting their rifle
team in practice so as to enter in the spring tournament of
the California Rifle Association and to judge from their prac-
tice scores they will without doubt carry away some of the
prizes and honors.

A disposition has been recently manifested to infuse new
life into rifle matters throughout the State, and with this
object in view, invitations will shortly be issued to the va-
rious rifle inspectors, to attend a meeting at which the best
means of bringing about the desired result will be discussed.
Other important matters in connection with rifle practice will
be ventilated, with a possibility of establishing a State range.
In addition to these measures, it is understood that arrange-
ments will be made to send a team to Carson to compete for
the Pacific Slope Trophy, which was won at the last meeting
of the California Rifle Association by the Nevada team.
Should arrangements be perfected, the trip will undoubtedly
partake of the nature of an excursion so as to give all who
desire to witness the contest an opportunity for so doing.

Fish Commissioner Joseph D. Redding has written to his
colleagues with a view of securing an early meeting of the
Commission, and with every probability that it will take
place early in April. The object of the meeting is to definite-
ly settle upon some course of action in the discharge of the
duties of the commissioners and to arrange for the usual
spring distribution of fish. The meeting will be held in Sac-
ramento. Since the organization of the Fish Commission
no effort has been spared by the members of the successive
boards to stock our streams with choioe fish, both native and
imported, but ihey have been considerably handicapped by
the open violations of the laws, especially so in counties ad-
jacent to San Francisco. Since the matter of suppressing
these infractions was taken in hand by the various sporting
clubs the evil has been very noticeably diminished, and in
consequence anglers have been more successful than for-
merly. Not alone were choice streams wholly depleted, but
every vestige of fish was removed by the then common use
of giant powder as a potent fish destroyer. The construction
of dams across rivers so as to impede the progress of fish
was another fruitful source of complaint. It is pleasing to
notice in this connection that a similar complaint, which was
recently made to certain members of the Gilroy Rod and Gun
Club, was promptly investigated by them and the obstructions
removed. With the assistance of the sporting organizations
throughout the interior, the commissioners will be in a posi-
tion to distribute fish judiciously, and to preserve them from
the invasions of irresponsible anglers. The hatcheries are
reported in excellent order and about ready to commence
distribution of shad and several varieties of trout. J. G.
Woodbury, who has been attending to the raising "of shad at
the SanLeandro hatchery, will distribute a large number in a
few days in several well-known streams. It has been sug-
gested by a prominent sportsman who is an enthusiastic an-
gler that Purissima creek should receive the attention of the
commissioners when they commence the work of distribu-
tion. This creek has always been a favorite resort for city
sportsmen, and is well adapted for the successful propagation
of trout, and reasonally sure of immunity from trout hogs.

The Monterey County Fish and Game Society held a meet-
ing last Saturday to devise measures to put a stop to the
destruction of fish in the streams of that county. It was re-
solved to offer a reward of twenty-five dollars for the convic-
tion, or for information that would lead to the conviction of
persons who killed fish in the streams by means of giant
powder or used seines, contrary to law. It was also voted
that warrants be procured for the arrest of parties who had
already violated the fish and game laws. As a direct result
of this action two men who were known to be guilty took
time by the forelock by going before a Justice and accusing
themselves. They were fined eighteen dollars each, which
they paid. The club is in earnest in the matter and will
break up the unlawful practices if the courts act in unison
with them and impose proper penalties in cases of convic-
tion.

Mr. W. Thomas writes to the London Fishing Gazette: "I
send you by "post a sprat that I have kept in my solution for
more than a month. You will observe it is as tough and as
bright as when taken from the fishmonger's shop. In addi-
tion I will guarantee it keeps in this state for years. My so-
lution is made by the addition of half an ounce of boracic
acid to every ten ounces of glycerine. Probably half the
quantity of boracic acid would answer as well."

The shore fishing on the Saucelito side of the bay is begin-
ning to be very good. The run of fish from the seais just com-
mencing in earnest. The catches are composed of cabersones,
sea trout and black Tock-cod. All of these fish are quite
large in size. A few small red rock-cod are caught also; these
no doubt are the forerunners of large numbers yet to come in
from outside. A lively summer in bay fishing is expected.

Bay fishing during the past week was unusually good.
Smelts ran in shoals, and were generally of unusually good
size. Tomcods have been abundant, while at Mission rock,
Alcatraz island and Angel island, rock-cods were freely
hooked.

$Last Saturday parties fishing off Mission Rock caught
seventy-five pounds of perch and porgies. The perch bite
very lively and fight so as to tear off the hooks unless the
hooks are very strong and well secured..

There is but little boat fishing done yet as the fish most all
hug along the shores. The tomcod fishing east of Goat Island
is most always good and many large baskets of these fish are
being daily caught.

Mr. A. King of San Francisco, who is now in San Diego,
says that halibut are beginning to run in a month earlier than
usual this year. Large strings of these fish are being taken
from the wharves.

Fishing for porgies up at the drawbridges is very good.
Last week a gentleman from Honolulu was up there and says
that he caught all the fish he could carry away.

Last Saturday Mr. Lambert, vice-principal of the Lincoln
grammar school, vrasjat Ross' Landing and caught a large sal-
mon trout that weighed seven pounds.

Last week Mr. Bogart was over along the Saucelito shore
and had excellent luck with rod and line. All he hooked were
of goodly size.

M. A. Williams was over last Sunday at Point Bonita and
brought home twenty-five pounds of fine fish.

Fishing near Alcatraz is very poor^at present.

Another Pkescriptiox. — A writer to the Salem, Oregon,
States-man, who seems to have had some experience with the
disease that is playing such havoc among the horses of the
northern country, gives the following treatment for the dis-
ease: This being a typhoid disease, requires a sustaining
treatment or a cure will be very doubtful. In the early stage
of the disease, give the first two days ten drops of tincture
of aconite, or bryona, in a little water, every six hours; after
which give in a pail of water to drink, once a day, one ounce of
spirits of niter or two drachms of extract of belladona; and
give in the feed three times a day one of the following
powders: Gentian root, saltpeter and anise seed, of each one
ounce; sulphate of quinine, one drachm; mix and divide in-
to eight powders, or powdered cinchona and powdered quas-
sia, of each two ounces, powdered anise seed one ounce, mix
and divide into four powders; the throat should be bathed
in mustard and vinegar; no hay should be given, but scalded
oats and wheat bran, with linseed tea or oatmeal grueL
should constitute the diet; a few carrots would be very good,
and above all good nursing is very desirable.

1883

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18

OUR CANINE FRIENDS.

Brief History of the Early Importation of
Dogs to the Pacific Coast.

Throughout the entire -world, civilized and barbarous, the
dog is and ever has been the faithful companion of man. He
may be a silken-eared Irish setter, -with floss of rich, red
chestnut, and a stalwart baronet for his master; or he may
be a slinking, mangy, yellow cur that skulks at the heels of
a vermin-eating Apache on the deserts of Arizona. But he
is, nevertheless, the emblem of fidelity in animated nature.
Man enjoys seven senses, one of which is speech. The dog
has seven, one of which is recognition without speech. And
remember that whenever you cut off a dog's tail, you deprive
that dog of his organ of recognition. The stock of native
dogs on the Pacific coast, at the time of the American acces-
sion, was of very scrubby appearance and decidedly murky
ancestry. Hence it was no great wonder that as men began
to realize that California was a good country to live in, the
importation of dogs became more frequent. Bulldogs and
bull terriers were the first to make their appearance on the
English ships and those from Sydney. In fact, as early as
1852 there were dog fights for as high as $500 a side in San
Francisco and one for $2,000 a side at Sacramento in the year
following. In 1S5S a British ship, called the Euroclydon, ar-
rived at San Francisco, and the mate had a large, white dog
with brindle ears, which he called Tom. The dog he claimed
to have purchased from the noted pugilist, Tom Sayers, at
five weeks old. This dog was for sale at §200, but none of
the canine fanciers wanted him. Those who follow the low
avocation of fighting dogs insisted that he was too heavy to
be purely bred; and further, that his weight was so much in
excess of every other dog of his class that it would be im-
possible to get a match on him. One day, however, the mate
of the Euroclydon was standing in front of that once popular
saloon, the Bank Exchange, with his dog beside him, closely
muzzled. A dog came along and undertook to fight with
Tom, and before the mate could take the muzzle off his dog,
Tom had knocked the other dog down and butted him like a
ram until his assailant ran off with his tail between his legs.
A barkeeper in the saloon saw the occurrence and went out
on the sidewalk. He priced the dog at $200 and gave the
mate $20 to bind the bargain. The matewas to keep the dog
till the ship was ready to sail. A few days after this the mate
went into the Montgomery baths to get shaved and took Tom
with him. The shop was expensively fitted up and had long
and narrow mirrors reaching from floor to ceiling. The
mate had just seated himself in the chair and was being lath-
ered, when he heard a deep growl.

"Ah, Tom, ye rascal, come 'ere and lie down," he said.

The dog came and lay down beside him, but soon got up
again and then came a sound like distant thunder.

"Knar-r-r-r-r," it rolled out.

"Tom, lie down, ye beggar," cried the mate.

Just then came a crash and the big mirror was shivered to
atoms as the angry monster sprang at his counterfeit pre-
sentment in the glass. The mate merely said: "Pon my
soul, it's the most extraordinary thing on the world, you
know."

"Well, barber, I suppose you'll expect me to pay for the
glasses me dog broke."

"Ye-e-s," drawled the barber, "I can't very well afford to
lose it, but I'll tell you what I'll do. The glass cost me §100,
but if you give me the dog I will call it square.''

"Ah, call it square ! An' undred dollars — I say, W many
pounds is that? Twenty?

The barber nodded assent.

"Not at all," cried the mate indignantly. "Do ye think
I'd take twenty pounds for me beautiful dog that I brought
hall the way from Hiugland? Not a bit of it! Ere's your
money."

He paid the bill and Tom soon afterwards became the bar-
keeper's property. From him are descended some of the
largest and finest watch-dogs on the coast. He was mated at
§40 the season and the cocktail architect more than got his
money back.

The first setter of any note imported to the State was
Grouse, brought out by Col. Jack Gambill in 1852, when he
brought the noted ten-mile trotter that bore his name, as well
as the old dun roadster, Joe Waterman. Grouse was an
orange and white dog, and, for snipe-shooting on the twelve-
mile marsheB, the present site of Baden station on the San
Jose railroad, w^,s the hero of his day. From him are de-
scended "many of the best dogs on the coast. The best of his
sons was Dr. Aylette's old True Blue, a double-nosed dog
that was the finest retriever I ever saw in the field. In 1S56,
James F. Quin, who kept the Willows, performed a valuable
service for the sporting world by bringing out two beautiful
setter bitches, Rose and Nelle, both of which produced some
good dogs. In 1S5S, Stephen B. Whipple brought out his
celebrated team of trotters,. Powder and Shot, and at the
same time he imported a flea-bitten setter slut called Fanny.
She was very high bred and produced some good stock, but
none equal to herself, although she was stinted to all the best
dogs in California. Fanny was light of bone and rather de-
ficient in substance, hence did not do well in wet ground.
But on quail shooting I doubt if the Pacific Coast ever saw
her equal.

The Gordon setters, by which name the beautiful black
and tan dogs of this species are known, originated in Scot-
laud in the kennels of the noble duke of that name. Xou
will find them described as early as 1S34, long before I was
born, in N. P. Willis' "Pencilling^ by the Way," andin better
language than I dare attempt. This strain of blood is either
very hardy or else very prolific, I don't know which: for they
are now more common in Oregon than they were in New "York
twenty-five years ago. In 1S67, having become interested in
them from reading Willis' description of them, I went all the
way from Louisville to Chicago to see a brace of them that
had just been imported from England at a cost of $500,
which was then deemed very extravagant. The first Gordon
setters brought to this coast were imported by Frank Sum-
ner of Alvarado, Cal., who bought a dog and a slut for him-
self, and a dog for Capt. Kichard Ogden. Sumner sold
whelps from this slut for $100 apiece as fast as their eyes
were opened; but none of them showed any remarkable ex-
excellence in the field, over dogs that were bred ahead of
them. Judge Leavesley of Gilroy has probably some of the
best dogs on the coast, and as for handling them, he is head
and shoulders over all the trainers west of the Rockies.

The cocker spaniel so extensively used in the south, as
well as in England, is but little known on this coast. He is
smaller than the setter aud larger than the King Charles dog in
his own race. He is generally black; with long and flossy
ears, and not unfrequently has a dash of tan through his
silky coat. Indeed many wiseheads surmise that it was
through a remote cross of cocker blood that the famous Gor-
don color is derived. These dogs take their name from the
fact that in England they are hunted almost entirely on
woodcock, a bird unknown between the Rocky mountains

and the Japanese empire; and it may be owing to the latter
fact that they are so seldom seen on these Pacific shores.
They bark loudly on approaching game, which renders them
useless for quail or grouse shooting, and those two tribes of
birds constitute more than half the shooting in Oregon.
The finest dog of this tribe that I have seen on this coast is
oldPonto, a black dog owned by John T. Howard of Vic-
toria. Another nearly as handsome was Jack, owned by the
late Capt. Jeff. Howell. On the night before the ill-fated
Pacific left Seattle, never to return, Jack ran away from the
ship and stayed ashore till after she had steamed away, thus
escaping the awful catastrophe which made all Puget Sound
and British Columbia one common house of mourning.

The importation of pointers must have commenced at a
period about coeval with the importation of setters, for in
1S53 there were several fine ones about Sacramento. The
late Samuel Hyatt, of that place, was very fond of pointers,
and used to say that setters were "good enough dogs for
children to play with." His two pointers, Fred and Rollo,
were the greatest quail dogs in the live oaks out on Mokel-
umue river, twenty-four years ago, that I ever saw. Take
them of a hot September afternoon (hotter weather than you
see in July at Portland) and these dogs would go racing along
at a slashing gallop when setters would have lain upon the
ground and perished of thirst. This is a great advantage in
the pointer's favor, but it is offset by duck-shooting in the
bleak December days when the sloughs are covered with thin
ice that cuts the legs of the short-haired dog. Then is when
your pointer begins to flinch as badly as does the setter in
the heat of early autumn. Ward Eaton, the genial and jolly
carriage and buggy importer of early days, was another man
who preferred pointers to setters, though not so deeply root-
ed in his prejudices as Mr. Hyatt. How they have all gone
and left me alone here to write about them, as I do, with
choking throat and quivering lips. The very room seems
filled with whispers.

The truth to tell, I am getting old and lazy, because I am
growing fat and unwieldy. I hunt less and I fish more, and
when the June clouds hover around the crest of Hood alone,
I long to betake myself to some deeply-wooded stream where
the grouse-fiends and the trout-hogs, who kill more than
they can eat, are most conspiouous by their absence. Then
I can shoot all I want to cook for the little camp, and as for
catching trout. I'll get them if they will rise. And my old
favorite shooting places are getting wiped out by the encroach-
ments of a progressive civilization. The chicken patch near
Dufur'son Fifteen-mile creek, where I used to kill four doz-
en prairie hens one day after August, is not good for five
brace. Extensions to Albina are wiping out the pheasant
ground where Uncle Dave Monnastes and I used to knock
them over as they arose from the coppice. Lake Labish is
being drained for dairy farming and I shall never kill another
jack-snipe there. And the farmers' sons, by killing off the
old birds during mating season, have about wound up the
splendid blue-grouse shooting around Eugene and the Long
Tom country. Well, this August I go either to Alsea or the
Tillamook country, and I'll dare some of those pot-hunting
villains to follow me.

Sir Edward Landseer has gone down to posterity as the
greatest of animal painters, but in reality he was not a re-
markable artist outside the faces of his dogs, to which he
imparted almost human sententiousness of expression. Her-
ring could always beat him in horse portraiture, but he had
been a stage driver and could not do justice to either cattle or
sheep. Rosa Bonheur attempted the portrait of Gladiateur,
for which Comte de Lagrange offered her 30,000 francs in
advance, but she made a pitiable failure of it. Yet her cattle
and her cart horses were superb. But it is of dogs we are
now speaking. Landse,er excelled all others in this strange
and weird branch of art. When Mrs. Stowe brought out her
famous work, Landseer read it and painted a picture entitled
"Uncle Tom and Aunt Chloe to be Sold," in which he repre-
sented two black curs to whom he has given the expression
of old negroes. He also painted a picture entitled the "Con-
noisseurs," in which he represents himself as painting a pict-
ure of a terrier, while a greyhound and a setter are seated on
either side of him and scanning the work with true artistic
criticism. Charles Dickens, the manwho always found hero-
ism in humility, might be called the Landseer of fiction, as
his marvelous powers in descriptive writing enabled him to
portray dogs so keenly that you could always fancy them
standing before you. Witness his pen portrait of "Bullseye,"
a brute belonging to the London burglar and ruffian, Bill
Sikes:

"'Here, Bullseye, if he speaks ever so soft a word hold
him. D'ye mind, boy?1

"The dog growled frightfully, and, licking his lips, eyed Oli-
ver as if he were anxious to attach himself to his windpipe.

" ' He'.s as willin' as a Christian, strike me blind if he isn't/
said Sikes, regarding the animal with ferocious approval.
'Now you know what you've got to expect, so call away.
The dog'll soon stop that game.'

' ' Bullseye wagged his tail in acknowledgment of this endear-
ing form of speech, and, with a growl, led the way onward."

Also Miss Dora Spenlow's King Charles spaniel, whose
name was Jip, in "David Copperfield:"

"On my way through the hall I encountered her little dog,
who was called Jip — short for Gipsey. I approached him
tenderly, for I loved even him; but he showed his whole set
of teeth, got under a chair expressly to snarl, and wouldn't
hear of the least familiarity. * * It increased my suffer-
ings to see the pats she gave him on his nose for punishment,
while he licked her hand and growled like a double bass."

A touching picture is the way in which this master of men's
hearts interweaves this little dog, now grown old and feeble,
with his dying wife, a mere child in years, and wholly ignor-
ant of the world. Dora is dying of consumption, and thus
he tells the plaintive story:

"I am again with Dora in our cottage. They have left off
telling me to 'wait a few days longer.' I have begun to
fear, remotely, that the day will never shine when I shall see
my child-wife running in the sunlight with her old friend
Jip. He is, as it were, suddenly grown very old. It may be
that he misses in his mistress something that enlivened him
and made him younger. But he mopes and his sight is weak,
and his limbs are feeble, and my aunt is sorry that he ob-
jects to her no more, but creeps near her as he lies on Dora's
bed and mildly licks her hand.

"The dying woman beholds the hour of rest approaching,
and sends him out of the room to call Agnes Wicklield. She
goes upstairs, leaving him alone with Jip. He sits in a rev-
erie, till aroused by the dog licking his hand and then scratch-
ing the door to go upstairs.

" 'Not to-night, Jip ! Not to-night !

He comes very slowly back tome, licks my hand again
and lifts his dim eyes to my face.

" ' Oh, Jip ! It may be, never again.

"jMy child-wife's ; old companion lies down at my feet,
stretches himself out to sleep, and, with a plaintive cry, is
dead."

Our young city is not behind San Francisco in the matter

of fine dogs. Millard Lownsdale, a young man modestly well
off and one who enjoys his hour in the field as well "as his
shattered health will permit, has made some very valuable
importations, and S. G. Reed, the well-known steam boat
millionaire, brought out a dog called Hamlet, four years a«o,
for which he paid $500 at a bench show in New York. He°is
now in the possession of Dr. Shackelford, at the The Dalles.
At out two months ago a field trial on California quail took
place at Gilroy, Cal., on which occasion two Portland setters
—owned by Robert E. Bybee and F. G. AbelL respectively—
took part in the runs and carried off prizes in their respective
classes. It is almost impossible to run field trials in Oregon,
as the quail always have been scarce, the grouse fly into trees
at the hrst sound of danger, the pheasants are stupid and
listless, and the prairie chickens are retreating before the
march of civilization. Hence the outlook for field trials in
Oregon is not a good one unless Eastern quail can be suc-
cessfully domesticated here, yet it is a great consolation for
our Oregon dogs to win California prizes.— T. B. Merry in
Portland Oregonian.

Hunting the Wild Horses.

There is a strip of country between the Kansas Pacific and
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroads, having Cimar-
ron and Grinnell, in Kansas, and River Bend and Pueblo,
in Colorado, as its corners, that is sparsely settled. Broad,
treeless prairies, small rain-water lakes, filled by local rain-
storms that flood one section and fill every hole so full that
the water stands all winter while a few miles away deeper
hollows are bone dry. It is one of the last strongholds of
the mustang in America. They range all over it in bands of
from two to one hundred, generally from five to twenty-five
in a band. They differ in color further west; in Western
Kansas they are more roan, on the Colorado line dark brown,
and further on pinto or spotted black and white. There is
one band of thirty-one head now on White Woman Creek,
Kan., all roans, called the Dry Ridge Band, because they al-
ways strike straight west on a dry ridge when pursued; and
another band that are all black with white faces, called the
Head-light Band, that range in the same vicinity. Tame
stallions occasionally escape from emigrants or stock men
and take a band of mares from the wild stallion and are not
captured. In this manner the stock improves. It is a com-
mon thing to find tame branded ponies that formerly be-
longed to cattle men or Indians among them, and I have seen
mules with scars on their shoulders from the collar that ran
as fast and seemed as wild a6 their mustang companions. A
band generally consists of one or two stallions, about ten
mares and ten or twelve colts and yearlings. Of course one
of the stallions is "boss " and the other has to keep out of
the way, but he stays around and will cut the bunch in two
if he gets a chance, run them off and set up an establishment
of his own. There are thousands of these mustangs, and
catching them is a regular business during the summer.

It requires two or three men, two spans of good, tough
ponies broken to harness, well shod and fat ; about six fast
saddle horses, a light, strong spring wagon, a twenty-gallon
keg for water, lots of oats and a light camp outfit. Then find
a bunch of horses that suits you and put the buggy after
them with two men, the water keg and a little feed in it.
The band will run off and travel seventy-five miles the first
day. Manage to keep in sight of them, follow all night if it
is moonlight; by the next day at noon you will be back where
the horses started from. Man No. 3 has made camp near
water, and when he sees you coming is ready with the fresh
team. Drive down to camp and slap in the fresh team, leave
your most tired man to keep camp, and at them again another
round of fifty to one hundred miles, and you come near
camp again in about twenty-four hours with the mustangs
badly tired. Change teams, put one man on horseback and
make another round. It won't generally be more than twen-
ty-five miles, for the horseman can turn the bunch a little.
The next day with two saddle horses and no buggy you can
turn the band as you please, and everybody go to bed at
night if it is dark; after that keep at them. In from seven
days to twenty-one days you will tire them completely down.
They are accustomed to the sight of the man on horseback
and are not much afraid of him, and he can turn them where
he pleases and get within one hundred yards of the wildest.
If you have no corral you have to snare the best ones. Let
the colts and the dead lame ones stop and round them up ;
they will be only too glad to stand, for you have been whip-
ping them along for the last two days. The well ones will
run off a little way, but when you get between them and the
cripples they will try to get back, and you can shack round
and round the cripples in a little trot, and the wild ones will
make four miles to your one, and half a day will tire them
down. Then lay ropes on the ground close to the cripples
and drive the others over them. When they get used to
them make nooses and catch them by the feet and hobble and
side-line them. To hobble is to tie both feet together, so
that a horse can only hobble. To side-line is to tie one fore
and one hind foot together with about three feet space. The
cripples need not be touched.

Now go home with your horses and you haven't secured
much after all, for they are worn out and seldom recuperate.
It is hard to break them gentle, and if they ever get away
and find a band of mustangs you must have all your
fuss over again, if you want to catch them. There were
about twenty outfits after mustangs last summer with vary-
ing success. Wild Horse Johnson, with his three sons, of
Aubrey, Kansas, caught about 150 and got from $15 to $20
apiece for them.

Fat colts are shot and eaten by some people that follow
them, and one of the wild horse hunters shipped six hind-
quarters of old stud meat to Kansas City for buffalo, and
some people besides horse hunters' families know how wild
horse meat tastes by this time.

I have lain and watched them play for hours when I was
out antelope hunting. 1 had a band of eight all around me
at thirty yards throe month* ago, as W.P. Dixon, of Liver-
more, Pa"., and I lay in a buffalo wallow watching them, but
when they got our wind they ran clean out of sight in a bee
line. — Forest and Stream.

F.wokabi.e Prospect in Oregon'.— A correspondent in
Portland writing under date of tho 16th hist., says: The
outlook is good now for some good race meetings hen- during
the coming summer and fall. We are having the most de-
lightful weather for a month past ever seen in any country,
and horsemen feel encouraged.

The tariff on firearms which will go into effect July 1 is:
On breech-loading guns of all kind*, 35 per cent; on muzzle-
loading guns of all kinds, 2fi per cent. Duty on wads, 36
per cent; cartridges and cartridge shells, both m
paper, .'to per cent; on percussion caps, 40 per cent
materials of all kinds, 4J5 per cent.

Brains ore as nocessary on tho farm as in the stoi

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March 24

■William West and W. H. Miller went over to tlie Suisun
marshes in Solano eonnty last Saturday morning and had
two hays' hnnt. They returned Monday evening, having
killed in the meantime 152 gray geese. They also caught a
gunnysack of catfish, ranging from eight to fourteen inches
in length. Their ammunition gave out, so they had to go a
fishing, else they would have depopulated the marshes of
-Napa Reporter.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Best City Extra^SC 25^?C 50; medium grades,
85 KXJjfffi 15; Shipping Superfine, $4 25S?5 25.

WHEAT— The dullness of the Liverpool market offers no inducement
to shippers to ship their grain. There has been but little business
done lately, and S2 07 is the quoted figure.

BARLEY— The market is rather unsteady of late. There is a good in-
quiry for Feed. Recent sales are No. 1 Feed Bpot, $1 it do. April,
81 454(581 40>.;Mav. S3 44J@$1 463.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 7S@$I 80; Good, $1 &5;u.$l 90; Choice.Sl 95@
?2: 0*5 p-ctl.

RYE— Quotable at ?1 90.-7=2 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, ?(i/'.vf 3 l^t ton; Cracked Corn, 836,5)337 pton;
Shorts SIRS $19 V' ton; Oilcake meal the oilworks sell to the trade at
£35 p'ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, §24@$25 £V ton for lots
at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $16@$18; Wheat, $20 50^?21 50; Wild_Oat, $18®?21;
Mixed, ^l>.o-i;i L' tun.
STRAW— !Jl\a_$l per bale.

PROVISIONS — Eastern Hams, 16a@16ic; Calif orniaHams, 15(3>15Jc
for plain, 15JK3J16C for sugar-cured cauvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16,alGic; California Smoked Bacon 14®14fcc for heavy and
medium, and 15®15ic for light and extra light; Clear Sides,14j®14jc;
Pork, $l6'<i 518 50 for Extra Prime, >520;«,^20 5u for Prime Mess, $23(3)24 for
Mess, $25aj$25 50 for clear and $26@26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
$1C5$18 V> bbl; Mess beef, $15 50 for bbls and S8 75 for hf bbls; Extra
Mess Beef, $1C 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis; Family Beef, S18@18 60
$> bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13Jtjl3^c \y lb.

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, 25c&40c for common and 75c®31 50 &
box for good to choice; Lemons, $5.ct.$G per box for Sicily; California
Lemons, $1175,5 $2 25 per box; Limes, $15;5j*18per box for Mexican; Ban-
anas, 1 50(5$3 i? bunch; California Oranges, $1 15^81 75 for common
and $2:5.3 for good to choice ]> box; Panama do, $27 50(3230 per
100; Pineapples, $C5_$8 1? doz. Western Cranberries are offering
at $155.?17 pbbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $20(2)25 ^ ton;
Carrots,30c;5.50c; Turnips, 75ci5!*31; Cauliflower, 7 5c.5$l 25 1> dozen; Cab-
bage, 75c $* ctl; Garlic, lS®2c 1? lb; Celery, 50c P1 doz; Dried
Okra. 20c®25c; Dry Peppers, 10c(5l2ic & lb; Green Peas, 5^5)6c;
for common and 7i5?8 for sweet; Rhubarb, 5;wj7c per lb; Mushrooms 5lg>10c
per lb; Green Peppers, 5c®6c per lb; Tomatoes, Gc;3)8c p fl>; Cu-
cumbers, 50c;5$l 75 per doz.; Asparagus, 4^5c p lb.; Sprouts, 3c
£> lb.; Artichokes, 10c® 15c I*? doz.; String Beans, 25c@30c P lb.

POTATOES— River Red, sniojGOc; Early Rose, 60@70c; Tomales
and Petalnma, 70c(5}$l p ctl; Humboldt Red, $1 10®$1 15; Kid-
ney and Peachblow, $1 10®$1 15 per ctl; New, 3c;5j3*c per H).
ONIONS— Range from 75 to$l 75 according to quality.
BEANS— Bayos $4 50® ^5; Butter, $3&S3 25 for small and S3 40
(g&S 50 for large; Lima, $3 75®$4; Pea, $3 75.534; Pink, 34 50®$5; Red,
84 50;S^5; small White, $3 75®$4; large White, S3(5$3 25 $* ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 25c; choice, 23®24c; fair

to good, 18522c; inferior lots from country stores, 15:a;17c; firkin, old,

19@22c for choice; new, 225_2oc; pickled roll, 20® 21; Eastern 17®20c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14®15c for choice; 11® 13c for fair to

good; do, factory, in boxes, 14a,lCc; Eastern, 16®1 7c.

EGGS— California, 24®25c P doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 18®20c; do Hens, 20@22c;
do dressed, 18®22c; Roosters, $G 50® $7 for old and S9®$10 50 for
young; Hens $7®$8; Broilers, $7®$8, according to size;
Ducks, SlO-a $12 p dozen; Geese, 82 25®$2 75 ^ pair.

GAME— Gray Geese $1 50®$2; White Geese, 50c®75c; I Honkers,
S2 50® $3 ; Snipe, $2 25®$2 5U for English and 50®76c for common;
Hare. $1 50®?2; Rabbits, $1 25®$1 75.
WOOL — Inactive; Spring clip coming in slowlv.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection, 18®18£c $" Hi;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c P lb less. Dry Kip, 18
®17c; Dry Calf, 2t)c®22?.; Salted Steers, over55 fts, lie P ib; Steers
over 55 lbs, lie; Steers and Cows, {medium, 9c® 10c; light
do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 lbs. lie; Salted Calf, 14®15c p lb;
Salted Veal, fc.12A5.15c; ISheep Skins, 25*Sj30o for Shearlings, 30®
COc for short, 60c®$l for medium, and $1®$1 50 apeice for long
wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.
TALLOW— Quotable at 7;J®8c & lb for rendered and 10®12c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to dealers :
BEEF— Prime, 8®8*c; medium grade, 7®7.Vc; inferior, 5i®Gc p Hi.
VEAL— Large Calves, 8®9c; small ones, 8® 10c ^ ft.
MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5J@Gc and Ewes at 5®5$c ty ft,
according to quality.
LAMB— Spring is quotable at 12,.®ir»c P ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 7£aj7$o for hard and 61®C^c for soft; dressed
do 10j®10ic ^ Hi for bard grain hogs.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

THE ANNUAL SALE OF

The Thoroughbred Yearlings

AT

Belle Meade,

NEAR NASHVILLE, TENN,

WIIX BE HDIJ> SATURDAY, APBIE -88TH, f883.

WILL OFFER FORTY-TWO HEAD, CONSISTING OF ELEVEN
colts autl eleven fillies by the great Enquirer, sire of Falsetto, Hark-
away, Bill Bruce, Blue Eyes, Little Phil, Pinafore, McWhirter, etc.;
eleven colts and seven fillies by imported Great Tom, own brother to
Kingcraft and eire of Ella, Tennyson, Talleyrand and other good ones;
one colt by Fellowcraft, sire of "Knight Templar, Blue Lodge, etc.; one
colt by the noted racehorse Bramble. The stock are all from noted win-
ning strains.
Catalogues of sale will be mailed upon application to

UKS. W. «. HARDING, Nashville, Tenn.

Coursing Meeting

OF THE SEASON AT

Merced, March 28 and 29, 1883

UNDEE THE AUSPICES OF THE

CALIFORNIA COURSING CLUB

OPEN TO ALL DOGS TN THE STATE. ENHANCE FEE $5.
Drawing of dogs takes place Saturday, March 24, at 539 California
street. The club and friends will leave Market street feiry Tuesday,
March 27, at 4 p. ru. Ticket for round trip, $5. 10t3

STALLIONS.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR OREASE.

k

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, BEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AX I. S3 .

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR /ARM AS

an o IN r,\i /:.v /■.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL DURE ORAOKED HEELS, CALLS, SORES,
OONTRAOTKH Hours or ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. «'. mi 17, .* CO., Froiirlotom, 0 Front struct, S. F.

STALLIONS.

BABY ELMO.

SIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HOOPER, WILL MAKE TEE
season of lw>:s from March 1st to July 1st at the corner of 23d* a nA
Church. streets, San Francisco.

Baby Elmo is a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left bind foot
white. Coming six years old, IS'i hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, $20 for the season. Mares not proving w th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cideiits. Aiiiilv before 12 o'clock, noon, to

GEORGE F. PRAC1T,
Twenty-thiid and Church streets, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JL JL.j

B

Y MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA, WILL'MAKE THE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.

X X (Do'iblecrosslis of as high ami fashionable breeding as any stallion
in the country. His sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie), Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirter j. Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middletou. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two famuies are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
tin.' best disposition,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Oakland,

or 508 Montgomery street.

ANTEEO.

T)

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE: FOALED MAY
5th, 1S7U; bred by Joseph Cairn SimpBon, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd

3rd

4th '
5th ■
6th *

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.
Young Fashion, by imported Monarch.
Fashion, by .imported Trustee.
Bonnets o* Blue, by Sir Charles.
Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th " By imported Centinel.

0th " By Mark Anthony,
10th " By imported Janus.
11th " By imported Monkey.
12th " By imported Sllvereye.
13th " By Spanker.
See Brucc'B American Stud Book, vol. I, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sain Purdy (2:20J<)
Stan King ('2:2*2)' and Vanderlynn (2:22). Dam Lady Creim, by a sou of
Brown's Bellfounder, by imported Bellfounder. For full description see
Breicdkr and Sportsman of Seut. 0,1882.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodd has a record of 2:21, Reliance 2:22}£,
Nellie Patchen 2 ;27 V-i , Eudora 2:3-1 M, Inauguration three miles in 7:29 — last
mile in2:2(i, Sonoma Bov 2:"!7. Alex. Button proved hv his performance
in 1SS0 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for tluee-vear-olrts at the State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo, Annie Laurie, Leu Rose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and ma king a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:34>.-;, 2 :30, 2 :*29, 2 -30 V, 2 :3S. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at S;m .lose he won, beating LV-lle Echo and Len Rose ;
time, 2 :283f , 2d034,2:33;\,2:;{i;i;. Belle Echo won the first beat. Hewon
at Stockton, beating Honestv, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats:
time, 2:32, 2:33 '■.<, 2:32 -■.;. In l'ssi, as a four- year- old, Button in dae a record
of 2;265f over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2 :29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Frcneisco, will be forwarded.
For further informatian apply to

T. T. I'NKXESS, Petaluma.

Will make the ensuing season, 1888, from February lfitb to June 15th, at
the Oakland Txott ing Park. Terma ?50 the season.

JOSEPH <'AIKN SIMPSON,

Oakland o» 608 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

AfarcB Intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
hne, Petalnma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to .7. w.
Uorshead.'Otty Front Stahlea, will be received, good care taken of
thom and forwarded to Oakland.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING- STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

w

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 18S3 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands ldgh ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah*) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hooter (the sire of Flora Temple i by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, hy old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletoman.

TERMS.

Twenty- five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at $.-■ per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. Fur terms and particulars apply to or address

W. M. MITRRY, Agent,

Sacramento Racetrack.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:2ns; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38^: ROCK-
wi'll 2-3'J- Bill Woodward, 2:10; Smoothhriar, two-year-old record
'"■•57- May Day, two-year-old record 2:~>'i'.. Will make the st-ason of 1883
at Oakland mi Thursdays. Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays. Tues.lavH and Wednesdays, lie was sired by General
Taylor", dam Jennie bv Lexington. Terms *?30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-

dre8S THOMAS S. RREJIXER.

Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.f
Or J. M. Helnold, 1420 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

1883

ggfoc WwciXtx ixml Jwotisimiw,

18

STALLIOXS.

STALLIONS.

0,

WNERS OF STALLIONS, DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS

" i breeding public should advertise in

The fee from one mare will pay the

,/fcof their slock borses before the breeding public should advertise
theBRKEDEB ,\

cost of a reasonable adv
Stallion bills printed
samples.

1TSMAN,

'rtisement.

in first-class style. Call at this office and see

NO. 50S MONTGOMERY ST.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilke's,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrislman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes iweiyliiii£ at this date 1,2m pounds) combining the
Hanibletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to Ids offspring
which put O-orgc Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
f eSf George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2:25 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1SS3, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of -*10 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, anv inferiority on the- parrot" this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. BRV1N AIRES.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLI~ON

STALLIONS.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

-

"'z'-'y^,..

BOB MASON

By Echo. Ills tin in Belie Mason by Bclmout, Thorough*
bred.

Echo by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 1M-3, and ending June 15, 1883, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs l.lim pounds. Foaled May
10, 1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown

g'eat speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his sire,
cho, see Brekhkrand Sportsman July 29, 1SS2. See also, for Ms full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 1G, 1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. ELMS.
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

ABBOTSFORD.

IW Record at Six Years old, 2:21 \. "^S

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS HAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Oliiel, hia dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is reenimizedto be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
Ilia own record is liil.W. and there are a large number of Ids get In the 2:30
list. Aiiiunt; t be in : Abbcdlsfurd, '1 :-l ' ; l.'unviiy, 'J :'jj ' ; Magenta, Z :_ I '■ ;
Ladv M« r:itri.lK'e,'2:2:i; Dacia, 2:2:*' : (.ir-.rnv A. Aver, 2:H<i.

Besides those having public records, In* is tin- sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, anil liame.-sed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27' ,,

ami Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile In Sdoy, Woodford
Mambrino Is also the sire of PrlncepsTthe hire of Trinket; record, 2:ii.
Woodbine is also the dam nf Wi'dgcwri-Ml, reconl, 2:19. Young < lolumbus,
the Bire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine Of bis get In the i! -30 list, bo
that i>n both sides of the in. use there are notable performers, ADbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown. L5 j bands, and of very high form, J lis get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine i i.iving won the Embryo Stoke Eoi
yearlings In 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, tn be nai'l before removing the animal.
MareB not proving In foal can be returned the following season free of
charge, flood pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

IXM'ATIOV

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season. 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, Reason commencing IVbrnnrv 1Mb and Pinling
June 1st, 18s3. For full history see the isBue of BREEDER ANU
SPORTSMAN of August Mh, 1882.

<.tOJU.i; BAYUS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Scbepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flankB and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15|Jf hands

nigh and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. Thero i8
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short Beason at the above place on private terras. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont. Ids dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. Mctti TON I B, Chico, Cal.

STEINWAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:31^'; 3- YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:26*.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., atSlOO for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can he returned free
the next season. Pasturage at --i". per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty k Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J, Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Siualley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 1."} hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; lias a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; bis sboiildcrn are of the Barabieto-
nlan form— do not mount very hJgb at the withers ; bOS great length
and capacious middle piece; plenty of bone and substance, and bis
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sired by Stralhinore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
Of 2:24.

S. i 1 rlru 1 1 by Ma rsli a 1 Ney, by Imported Emancipation.

Third 'lam by Bertram!, by Sir AxCby,

Steinway's dam i i Hi.' d:mi <-f S<d<i with nvcyfar-opl r.v.ml 2:2RJ,
and also the rbun of W. S. Buckner's colt Oorronoy thai ti
vearllnglaMtfallin 2:io. Se. N.Y. "Spirit of the Til
her 18,1882. Stratbmorc is the sire of Santa Clans J IT , I
Hill. 2:221 ! Steinway, S:26J ; Alice Stoner, four years out, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five yean old, 2:281; Monitor,
live. vi wr-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the slro of 35 In
the 2:30 list. Addiess SAMI Fl, GAMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOB HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Piclipse.

Second dam ll'ennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock,

Third dam Ida, by imported BHshnzzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Eosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported .Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly linger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon,

TEEMS— $50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARKS OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for man's frmii a distance at - l jn-r month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to he one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can inn fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Joe
Hooker see Eseedek and Sportsman Jan 20, 1S83.

THEO WINTERS. Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season 1S83, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at .7 ndson's Wildidle
farm , Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A H. C JVJDSOR,

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE-ENSFING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1863, at the Oakland racetruck.
TERMS— J-V), payable at the end of the Beason, Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for marcs from a distance,
n mt.Kii AM» i»i s< KM' 1 lo-v.
Whcatley Is a golden chestnut, 1'. bonis :t inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War D
First dam Bister to Pryor, by Imported I ;t<-ncoo.
Second dam Gipsy, lufl sister t<> uedoc, by American Eclipse,
Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by Imported Expedition.
Fourth dam Moid of the Oaks, b] Imported Spread I
Fifth dam Annette, by Imported Shark;
Sixth dam bv ICmkinghaiii.

Seventh dam by Baylor's Gallant.
Eighth dam by True Whig.

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Tenth da

Eleventh

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nrood'a Lady Tbi^h by CroH's Partner.

y hound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonlsba's dam by Cnrweo Bay Barb,

Fourteenth dam DfArcj 'b « ihestnul Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whlteshlrt.

si rt ■ ii' b dam M i ol igue man'.

War Dance by Lexington,

First dam Seel, by Imported Olencoe,

s md dam Imported Gallopado.b) Catton,thealro ol 'I'dibU'*.

Third dam Camffllna, by Camillas,
Poartfa dam by Smnlciutko.
Fifth dam Ulss Cannon, bi Oro<
Sixth dam by Weathercock.
Seventh dam Cora, b> Matehem.
Eighth dam by Turk.
Ninth dam by Cab.
Tenth dam by Ailworthy.

Eb'vcidb dam b\ st.trlii

Twelfth dam bj Bl lj Buttocks,

Tbirtcfiitb dam by Greyhound.

fourteenth dam Brookelsbi Betty , by Curwen's nnv Barb.

Kill, .nth dam .Mr. LeedSS1 HObbj Marc, by the Lister Turk.

Forfurtlier partloalan apply to

ti VI I STOBHS, allheOaklaii'

Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

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March 24

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES TO STAKES AND PURSES.

SPRING MEETING.

First Day Regular Meeting-
day, April 21.

-Satur-

No 1— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile, to be run on the firtt day of the BT>nnK
meeting- $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second to

save stake.

1. J. K. Gries' h f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary

2. £ J. Baldwin's be, by Butherfoid— Maggie Em-

e"°E.' J. Baldwin's b f, by Butherford-Glenita.

4 E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Gr instead— sister to
Clara D. „ . t , T . _,

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Gnnsteau— Josie C.

(5. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— MolUe McCar-

7\*Theo. Winters' chc Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk
—Marion. _ „ . _, __ .,

8 Theo. Winters' ch c Calhe Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A „ a

9. Palo Alto's h c, by Norfolk— Boy da na.

10. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Nova Zembla.
11 Palo Alto's be, by Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f, bv Monday— Riglin.
13 Palo Alto's s f. nv Norfolk— Glenaew.

11. Palo Alto's hi f. by Wihlidle— Frolic.

15 Palo Alto's br f, bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

IB. Palo Alto's s f . bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

IT. C. VanBnren'sbg Jon Jou, by Monday— Play-

18TC. Van Buren'3 ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab-

19. W. L. Pritchard's be, by Leinster— Addie A.

"o W L Pritehard'sbc. bv Leinster— LilySimpson.

21 W. L. Pritchard's ch f, bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. "W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Leinster or Bazaar—
Minerva. ,_,„

2?. J. B. Haggin's b c Wmnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie. __. ,

"4 J B Haggin's bf, bv King Alfonso— Miranda.

25 J B Haggin'sbf, bv Pat Mallov— Glenmne.

26. J. B. Haggin's h f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.

27 J. B Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Alert.

y j B Haggin's b f , bv impoited Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's ch f , by imported Glenelg— Susie

so J B.Haggin'sbrf Mv Love, by Virgil— Lightfoot.
31 ,T B Haggin's b f , by King Alfonso— Titama.

32. John A. Cardinell's bl c John A, by Monday-
Lady Clare.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; S2o each, $10 for-
feit, $12.5 added, second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

1. Caleb Dorsev's h c Stanislaus, three years, by 1m
ported Partizan— Lady Melrose. .

2. James Davis' b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster— Lilv Simpson.

3. Densdale & Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
years, bv Wildidle— by Norfolk.

* 4. E. J." Baldwin's br c Albert C\ four years, by Ruth-
erford— Maggie Emerson. .

.=s. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead— Jennie D. . __

fi. Theo. Winteis* s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk— Ladv Jane.

7. Stemler & Avres' he Joe Howell, aged, by Bonnie
Scotland— Eva Shephard.

8. John Mackey;ssm Premium, aged, by Castor—
bv St. Louis.

j;0, 3_ winters Stake; for three-year-olds; dash of a
mile and a half; $100 each, $~>0 forfeit, *5Q0 added, sec-
ond to have $150, third to save stake.

1. Joseph Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Rohson's ch f May B. bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, bv Monday— Bellina.

4. P. Coutts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abide W.

5. P. Coutts' bl c Flou Flou, bv Monday— Jennie C.

6. Thou. Atcheson's b f, bv California— Rosetland.

7. Theo, Winters' b c, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

K. Theo. Winters, chc, by Norfolk— Maggie Dale.
0. Theo. Winters' eh c, bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' h f Clara W, by Noifolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' chf, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

IS, J. B. Chase's bf Marian, by Habbard— Electra.
11. J. 1;. Chaan's b f Laura, hv shannon— Folly.

15. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

16. K. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, hy Gnnstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's h c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggie Emerson.

)■ i.J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19, Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Fron.

20. l'alo Alto's ch f, by Hubbard— Tehama.

■ji. Palo Alto's i> g, by Shannon— Emma Robson.
22. Palo Alto's br f. bv Shannon— Camilla TTrso,

28. W. Boots' br r, bv'Tbad Stevens— Gipsey.
24, .1- B. Haggin'B b f Nubia, by Leinster— Ada A.

26. .1. B. Haggin'B Ch f, Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

2fl. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, hy Bazaar— Sophia
Tonnlson.

27. j. it. Haggin's bg Del Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
. ,■ en,

28. J. B, Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No, 1— Hurdle race; purse of 9160) of which $25 to

i con i hoi i ; entrance tree; a dash of a mile and a
quarter, over live hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattle B, four years, by Nor-
folk— Maggie Dale,

2. W. Bouts' b in Mollie H, by WUdldle-Mamlc

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

NVi.fi— Purse- $150, of which $25 tn second horse; en-
I r i ■ * • ; I ■ >r 1 WQ-3 -u fold fllllf.'s; thish of flve-

■

i W. L. Prltchard's ch f, bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar
■ E. J. Baldwin's br f, hy GrlnBto ad— Mollie McCar-

. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Butherford— Glenita.
-. J. B. Chase's b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' ch f Callle Smart, by Noifolk—
Mattie A.

G. Hill & Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—
Mary Wade.

7. Palo Alto's bf.bv Wildidle— BobinGirL

S. Palo Alto's ch f, by Monday— Abbie W.

!). Palo Alto's ch f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

10. John Mackev's b f Militia by Lever— Malta.

11. John Mackey's b f Lina, by King Alphonso— Ti-
tania.

12. John Mackey's bf Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Marmot.

No. 6 — Purse §200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-clcU ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

1. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by imported Paiti-
zan— Ladv Melrose,

2. W. L. Pritchard's s c Ed Smith, by Leinster— Tib-
bie Dunbar.

X W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar— Mi-
nerva.

4. James Davis' b c Besult, by Leinster— Lily Simp-
son.

5. J. B. Chase's chf Laura, by Shannon— Folly.

6. P. Can oil's f Alice, by Wheat-ley— by Cheathem.

7. W. Boots' br c, hy Thad Stevens— Gipsey.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Katie Gift.

9. Joseph Cairn Simpson's Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda,

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; free for all ; dash of a mile.

1. Densdale & Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five years,
by Wildidle— by Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's hr c Albert C, four years, by
Butheiford— Maggie Emerson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, hy Grinstead
—Santa Anita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Marion, three years, by Hub-
bard—Electra.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, by Shannon
— FoUy.

6. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, three years, by
N o rf o Ik— Ball e ri na.

7. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Noi-
folk— Lady Jane.

8. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, 4 years, by Wildidle—
Miami.

9. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

10. Stemler & Ayres' bg.Joe Howell, aged, hy Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

11. Palo Alto's chf Satanella, three years, by Lev-
eller—Frou Frou.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
hy Monday — Demirep.

No. 8— Selling race ; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse ; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles ;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; two Ids. allowed for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

1. E. S. Paddock's b g Joe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. & H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $400.

3. W. L. Pritchard's chg, five years, by Leinster—
Vivian; $300.

4. G. W. Tiahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk; $500.

5. John Mackev's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

1. E. J. Baldwin's h c, by Butherford— Maggie Em-
erson.

2. Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking
Maid of the Mist.

3. Palo Alto's h c, by Wildidle— Montana.

4. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildidle— Blarney.

5. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday — Playtliing.

fi, John Mackey's b c Winnemueca, hy imported
Billet— Lottie.

No, 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; ?25
entrance, 010 declaration. $200 added, $50 to Becond
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighthB miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

1. W. L. Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar— Vivian.

2. Howson & Co.'s b f Augusta E, by Monday— by
Norfolk.

3. E.J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Butherford—
Maggie Emerson.

4. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No.ll— Pacific Cup; handicap'of $50 each, $20 dec-
laration, $500 added, second to receive $150, third to
save stake; two and a quarter miles; weights announced
April 21 ; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

1. Leo Shaner's be Judge McKinstry, four years
by Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W L. Pritchard's b h Frank Bhoads, five years
bv Leinster— Addie A.

3. J. ft H. C. Judson's p m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettle Brown.

4. Densdale & Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle— by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's 'hr c Albeit C, four vears, by
Butherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by Wild-
idle— Miami.

8. Stemler & Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
ie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

9. Stemler & Ayies' s g Fred Collier, five vears, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

10. Palo Alto'sb m Precious, four years, by Lever-
Frolic.

11. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
—Planetia.

12. John Mackev's b g Duke of Monday, four vears,
by Monday— Demirep.

13. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by
Leinstei — Flush.

No. 12— Hurdle race; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four vears, by Noi-
folk—Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H aged, hy Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. &H. C. Judson's blc,bv Monday— Lady Clare.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, bv Grinstead— J osie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's s f , bv Grinstead— sister to Clara D.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Noifolk, by Nor-
folk—Marian.

6. Hill.fe Gr.es' b f Nettie Hill, by .Joe Daniels—
Mary Wade.

7. Hill & Giles' b f Bachelor, by Hock Hocidng—
Maid of the Mist.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Bo bin Girl.

9. Palo Alto's ch f , bv Mondav — Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's ch f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

11. Palo Alto's b c, by WikU die— Montana.

12. Palo Alto's b c, hy Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plaything.

14. John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Maimot.

15. John Mackey's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist—
Heliotrope.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance
$10 declaration, $200 added, $50 to second, third to save
stake; dash of one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstry, four years, by
Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. J. andH. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Lady Jane.

4. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs

5. Stemler & Ayres' bg Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nieScotland— Eva Shephard.

6. Stemler & Ayres' sg Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

7. G. W. Trahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— bv Norfolk.

8. John Mackey's b g Duke of Mondav, four years,
by Monday— Demirep,

;f9. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, hy Lein-
ster—Flush.

10. W. L. Pritchaid's b h Frank Bhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A,

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse, entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles ; conditions same as No . 8.

1. E. S. Paddock's bg Joe Dion, five years, hy Nor
folk— Nevada; $300.

2. J. &.H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; 40o.

3. John Mackey's ch f Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three-vear-olds ; $25
entrance, $10 declaration. $200 added", second to
save Btake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

1. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three vears, by
Monday— by Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three vears, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

3. Jos. Cairn Simpson's Ladv Viva, by Three Cheers
— Lady Amanda,

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-vear-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $25u added,
second to save stake. When any California two-year-
Old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of
a mile, the stake to be named after the colt which
beats it.

1. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary
Wade.

2. E.J.Baldwin's be, by Butherford— Maggie Em-
erson. **

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Butherford— Glenita.

4. E. J. Baldwin's chf, by Grinstead— Sister to OlaraD

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— J osie C.

E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead, Mollie McCa
thy.

7. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion.

8. Theo. Winters' ch f CaUie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.-

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Bovdana. 9

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b c.hyShannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f, hv Mondav— Biglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f , bv'Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f, by Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's sf, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. Van Buren's b g Jou Jou, by Monday— Play-
thing.

13. C. Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab-
bie W.

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's b c, bv Leinster— Lilv Simpson.

21. W. L. Pritchard's ch f. bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W, L. Pritchard's ch f, hy Leinster oi Bazaar-
Mi nerya.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemueca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

21. .T. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alfonso— Miranda.

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Molloy— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f , bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.

27. J. B. Haggin'sbf, bv Monarchist— Alert,

28. ,T. B. Haggin's b f, by imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's ch f, by imported. Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggin's br f Mv Love, bv Virgil— Lightfoot.

31. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Titan:a.

32. J. A. Cardinell's hie John A, by Mondav— Lady
Clare.

No. 18— Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds; dash of one and three-quarters miles; $100 each,
$25 forfeit, $300 added, $150 to second, third to save
stake.

1. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Bobsoh's chf Mav B. bv Shannon— Jessie B.

3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, bv Monday— Belli na.

4. P. Coutts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' brf Flou Flou, by Monday— Jennie C.

6. Thos. Atcheson's h f, bv California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters* b c, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters' chc, bv Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette. „ „

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' ch f , hv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's h f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv shannon— Folly.

15. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

16. E.J.Baldwin's chc Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Butherford—
Maggie Emerson. ,

18. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano. by Grinstead— Santa
Anita. ,_,

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f , bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f, bv Shannon— Camilla TJrso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, bv Shannon— Emma Bobson.

23. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsey.

24. J. B Haggin's bf Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding. „ , . .

26. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison.

27. J. B. Haggin's b g Del Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
O'Neil. „ ,

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush,

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; eu
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

1. Lee Shaner's be Judge McKinstry, four years,
by Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. M. Murvy's s h Samuel Stevenson, five years,
by Thad Stevens— bv Rifleman.

3. W. L. Pritchard's bhErank Bhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A.

4. Howson & Co.'s h f Augusta E, thTee years, hy
Mondav— by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Butherford— Maggie Emerson. .

6. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Gnn-
stead—Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three years, by Hubbard
—Electra.

8. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, by Shannon
— Follv. . __

9. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Lady Jane.

10. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by
Wildidle— Miami* • , „-,,,-,

11. Hill & Gries-b h Wildidler, aged, by WiUhdle—
Eva Coombs. ,

12. Stemler & Ayres* b g. Toe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

13. Stemler & Ayres' s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

14. Palo Alto's bm Precious, four years, by Lever
—Frolic. , _ '

15. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
—Planetia.

16. John Mackev's bg Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday— Demirep. .

17. John Mackey's s ni Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush. •

No. 20— Hurdle race ; purse $200, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m. Hattie B, fouryears, hy Nor-
folk—Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Starters in all races must be named at fi p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as

members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

THEO. WESTERS, President,

JOS. CAIBN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M; CHASE, Assistant Secretary.

1883

%\xt fPne&dei' ami J^rjvisumn'.

Centennial Chronograph

A POSITIVELY RELIABLE "ELT.BACK"

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55
In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial chronogiaph ( fly-back} or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Cross A Be'guelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech-
anism we have Been. This timer is constructed on scientific me-
,'hanical principles that must excite the admiration of every in-
telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become univeisally
popular."

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MANUFACTURERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

"When you send an ordei mention the Breeder asd Sportsman.

AUCTION SALES.

FOR SALE.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK «S GENERAL VI CTIOXEERS
Ho. 116 Montgomery St., S. F.

IMPORTANT BREEDER'S SALE

BY DIRECTION OF L. J. ROSE, ESQ., OF SAN
Gabiiel, Los Augeles county, we will offerat
public sale at the

BAY DISTRICT TRACK

AT7 1 P. ST. ON"

THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH.

Twelve head of fillies and geldings, two and thre
years old, sired by the well-known stallions
SULTAN AND DEL SLR.

The voong horses to he offered axe closely related
in blood to the famous mares Sweetheart and Eva,
and their style of going and breeding warrant the be-
lief that they will develop into trotters. They are
broken and will be driven to harness the day of sale,
that buvers may have an opportunity of judging of
their merits. Though handled but a few months,
they can trot as fast as many road horses. Mr.
Rose's instructions are positive and peremptory, as
the expense of transportation makes this absolutely
necesBarv.

Tin:' sale Trill bebona fide, without limit
or reserve and will determine whether a market
can be had in California for tine-bred colts or owners
will be compelled to ship East.

The colts may|be Beenat the track on Tuesday,
April 3d . Full pedigrees and description day of
sale.

KILLIP A CO., Auctioneers.

Auction Sale

OF

Fine Trotting Stock

Fashion Stables, Petaluma.

0!J

SATURDAY, APRIL 7.

CATALOGUE,

1 —BILLY WILSON, dark brown stallion, three vears

old.by Whippleton; dam by-Plow Boy, bv Grey

Pacific, from a Copperbottonr mare; Grey Pacific

by Ariel (thoroughbred).
2— NELLIE, bav filly, three years old, by Whippleton;

dam Old Poll, a thoroughbred mare by a son of

Boston.
3— JENNIE, chestnut filly, four years old, by Sam

Patchen, son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr; dam Old Poll,

as above.
4— JOHNNY, Chestnut gelding, two years old, by Hig-

gin's McClellan, son of Gen. McClellan; dam Old

Poll, as above.
5— Black filly two vears old, by Whippleton; dam by

Commodore Mambrino by Mambrino Patchen.

(No. 7.)
6 — Black filly, yearling; full sister to No. 5.
7— LADY THORN, chestnut mare, Blx years old. by

Commodore Mambrino: dam a fine mare bred in

Oregon, sired bv a fust trotting stillion that stood

atCorvallis in iSfo; her dam ov Luinmix. Lady

Thorn is the dam of TNos. 5 and 6.
8— Black colt, two years old, by Whippleton; dam a

Veto mare.
9— Black colt, yearling: full brother to No. 8.

10— MOLLIE K, bay mare, eight years old, by BOllG
Alta, son of Belmont; her dani the Lurnmix mare,
dam of No.

-Bav gelding, two years old, by Whippleton: dam
MollieK (No. 101.
12— Bay fillv, yearling, bv Whippleton; dam Mollie K
i No. 10).

All of this stock is superior and is nold only on ac-
count of departure.

LILXT. FRED KMIMI,.

KILLIP k CO., AUCTIONEERS.

SVBSCKIBE FOR A ADVERTISE IT^T
IJ REEDER AND OPORTSMaXM

ENGLISH SETTERS.

BRACE OF THOROUGH"-
bred setters, well broke, for
apply to
E. LEAYESLEY,

££§--.— Gllroy.

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale.

/^Tm/^ CHESTNUT COLT, FOALED APRIL 5,
\_y_L_Lv/. 1882- B5" Joe Hooker, his dam Too
Soon by Norfolk, grandam Lady Davis (dam of Dash-
away) by Red Bill, son of Medoc, etc. This is a highly-
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearly a brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davis
being the great Grandam of Fred, and his dam also
being by Norfolk) and the Joe Hookers so far as tried
all racehorses, this is a good chance to get a colt of
great promise for a moderate sum. He has four white
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price $500 if applied for before the
20th of March. For further particulars address this
office.

FOR SALE.

AVERY FINE HAMBLETO-
nian stallion, imported from Svr-
acuse, N. "i.; nine years old;
mahoganv bay; sixteen hands
high ; perfectly sound ; well
• broken; very srvlish; cost over
31,500 ; property of a banker ; full
capers ; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer.
Jan be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

I'APT. FOSTER.

At the Cliff House.

FOR SALE.

THOROUGHBRED

Greyhound Puppies.

Price $15.

r. J. HAM..

17t6 Riverside, Cal.

COACH DOGS.

THREE HANDS05IELT 3UEZED
r male pups for sale. Price §10 each.
WIIX1AM 3.I1ES.

. 17t4 Los Angeles, Cal.

Two-Year-01d Trotting Stake

oo

CO

=2

A TROTTING STAKE FOR COLTS AND FIL-
liesffoalsof 1RS1). ti. hftrotti-rtat the California
State fair of 1883; $50 entrance, of which $25 must ac-
company nomination, and the remaining $25 to be
paid August 1,1883; $600 to be added by the society.

Conditions.

The above stake to be mile beats, in harness, and to
rules of National Trotting Association. Entrance
nuitn.'v to bt: divided ;is follow*: Fifty p>:-r cent of
BtafceB to first colt, 25 per cent to second, 15 per cent
to third and 10 per cent to fourth. Five to fill.

The 8500 added money to be divided as follows:
One hundred dollars each to winners of money and
$100 to the stallion whose get wins first money, if the
stallion is owned in California. Entries close April
7, 1883, with the Secretary, A colt winning by a walk-
over is entitled to all the stakes but none of £h< added
money; a colt distancing the fleld is entitled to first
money and all the stakes.

P. A. FINTUAN. President.

Edwtx F. Smith, Secretary.
Sacramento, Maich 12, 1883.

P. B.— This is the same stake that was advertised to

close, March 15, 1883, but was withdrawn on sec

of an error. The time for closing has been extended
to April 7,1888.

Russ House,

1009, lOll. IOC) and 1015 J Street,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE ISA NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass tha house every five minutes

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Milt '

BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

COMMESCISG

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882.

A2TD TJX TIL FUBTHEK NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot i Townsend Street, betweenThird
and Fourth Streets i as follows :

LEAVE
S. F.

DESTINATION.

I

ABBIVE
S. F.

t 6 :50 A 51 1
8 :30 a M I
10 :-10 a M i
* 3 :30 pm
4:30 Pif|
6:30 PM'

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:40 am

9:<>5 a M
•10:02a M

3:37 pm
t 5:01PM

6:02 PM

i:30 AMI")
10:40 a m| I Santa Clara, San Jose and

• 3tlJ

Principal Way Stations.

9 :05 a M

' 10 :02 a m

3:37 pm

6:02 pm

Gilroy.Paiaio.Castroville f i *10:02a m
and Monterey. (I 6fflpn

10:40a mi Hollisterand Tres Pinos.

'•"-urn lays excepted", f Sundays only 'Sportsmen's train i.

Stage connections are made daily with the 10:40 a. m.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with S:30 a. m. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 55; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JTDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

E^5° S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles,
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

respectfully calls attention- to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BT THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TBALNS LEAVE SA2T FBAKCISCO DAJXT FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

OP THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANK

(150 X 60 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

al Baths with DOUCHE an<
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

Of pure white sand for STJRF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
"Watering Places,
AFTOS, SOQFEL AND SANTA CRFZ,

19 VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

03-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara. San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

Deer

Quail, Pigeon,

Snipe. Dnck, Geese,
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached bv this line. Stapes connect with trains dally
at S;tn Mateo tor those widl-known Retreats, PUB [&■
SIM A, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are hut a Bhort distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description Issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF TH.EIR DOGS

when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

BWln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
whlleintranslt.lt is neccsHiirv that th.-v be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried fre« of charge. Gunitik- n
apart and securelv packed in wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passe ngr-r Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A.C.BA8SETT, _ II. It. JUDAII,

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Ot ± . it. Sx.

TIME SCHEDULE,

TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows;

9 30 a si

* 3:00 P m
MJJOpv

S.-00 A M
3:30 p M
8:00 a si
•4:00 pm
9:30 a m
4;30 P st
8:00 A si

* 4:00 P si
8:00 A m

*3;30p si

{8:00 a m

9:30 a si

BKWam

* 5 :00 p si
9:30 A si

*4:00p si
8:00 A si
8:00 a si
10:00 a si
3:00 P si

* 5:00 p si
3:30 P si
5:30 P m
8:00 a si
8:00 a si
8:00 a si
3:30 P si

•4:00 P si

8ffl)AJ[

3:00 P SI

* 8.-00 A 51
8J»A M
9 :30 A sr
3:30 p si

* 4 :00 P si
3:30 p si
8:00 a m

*3:30 p si

DESTINATION.

..Antiochand Martinez..

....Benicia !""*.'.!""'

....Calistoga and Napa."".".!'.'.!™!!

. .1 Deming, El Paso I Express!!!
. i and East f Emigrant

. I Gait and t via Livermore.
. ( Stockton)" via Martinez ..

....lone

....Knight's Landing

* " JSundavs onlv

....Los Angeles and South'

....Livermore and Pleasanton

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chieo..
..Niles and Havwards. .

- ( Ogden and ) Express

. ( East i Emigrant

....Redding and Red Bluff

■/Sacramento / via Livermore.

■( and Coif as ( v'a £enf!a

• > l via Benicia

-..Sacramento River steamers..
....San Jose

....Tehama and \Viilow e!!!!!!!!!!!!!
....Vallejo

(Sundays only..

2:40 v M

•10:10 a M

•12:40 p m

7:40 v «

11 10 A M

"10:10 a m

7: If i p si

2:40 p m

7:in a Si

5:40 r U

•12:40 p M

5:40 p U

11:10 a si

2:40 p M

5:40 p M

• 8;40 a 5f
2:10 p si

•12:40 p 51

5:40 P 51

5:40 P 51

3:10 p m

9:40 a 51

• 8:40 a si
11:10 a si

fi:10 a si

5:40 p si

5:40 p M

7:40 p st

11:10 a m

•6:00 a M

:t:'n P >r

9:40 a M

• 7;HI P SI
7:40 P 51
2:40 P m

*! 1:10 A si

111:10 A 51

•12:40 p m

11:10 a si

• 7:40 p m
11:10 A 5f

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa : arid
that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

Superintendent

Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

OVS. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Tuma.etc. leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9 ;3G a. m .

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PBSR.

Erom San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND—*6:00-*G.-30— 7:00-7-30-8-00—
8:30— 9:00— !l:30— 10:00— 10:30 — 11:30 — 12:30— 1-30-^ -30

—3:30— 1:00— 1:30— 5:f*t 5:30— 6:00— 6:30 — 7-00 — 8:00

-9:30- ll:O0-*12:Q0.

TO ALAMEDA— •8:00— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— m-00 — 11-00 —
12:00 — 1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— 5:00— 6:00— 7:00— •8-00—
9:30-U:00-*12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE —
•5:00— *6:00— *6:30.

r:00— *8 :00— *9 :00— »10 :00— »4 :(X\-

TO BERKELEY— ^OO— •6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8-00— *S 20
— 9 :00— 19 :30— 10 :00— flO ::»-ll :00— 111 :30 — 12 :00 — 1 :00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00-5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7-00—
8:00— 9:30-n2:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *8:00*— •6:30 — 7:00— -7-30-
J8:00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10:00 — 11 :0O— 2^)0— 5:00— 4 -00— *1 -3i
—5:00— "5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— »5:32— ♦6:02— 6-32
7:02—7:32—8:02— 8:82:— 0:02—0:82— 10:02— 10:32—11-02
—11:32— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— 1:32— 2:1:12— 2:32— S ;02— 3-32
—4:02—4:32—5:02—5:32—6:02—6:32—7:02—8:02 — 9:32 —
11:2.

FROM EAST OAKLAND-«S:21-*5:51-6:21-6:.il-7-21
— 7:51— S::i—S:.M—:i:21— 9:51 — 10:21 — li);M — 11 :51 —
—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51—1:21—4:51 — 5:21 — 5:51 — 6:21
—6:51—7:51—9:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA-*5:15— •5:45— 6:15— 7:10— 8:10— 9:10—
10:10—11:10—1:10—2:10—3:10—1:10—5:10 — 0:10 — 7:15—
9:15—10:15.

FROM FRUIT VALE— *7:47— •8:47- •9:00— •0:47-10:17
•i:i7— •5:iKi-';,:47-*ti:47— "7:17.

FROM BERKELEY — •5:4S— •6:15—6:45— "7: 15— 7:45—
•8:16— 8M5—M:15—9:46-tlO:16— 10^5— tll:Ut-U:45 —

12: (5— 1:45 — 2:1-'. — 3 :I5— 1:15—1:15— 5:15— 5: |.Wii; V>—
6:45— 7:45— 9 ;15— *10:15.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— »SrfB— •fi:l^-fl-n-*7-I5
—7^6— 8:46— 8^6— 10:46— 1:45— 2:46— 8:45— 1:45— •5-15—

5 :15— •6:15— 6:45— *7 d5.

(REEK ROI'TE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO
8:15-6:15.

15-9:15-11:15-1:15-
FROM OAKLAND— •6:15— 8:15— 10:16— 12:15— 2:15— 4:15

All trains run daily, except when Btar (•) denotes
Sundays excepted. {Sundays only.

Standard Time" burnished by Randolph ft co

Jewelers, 101 and 103 MontRomery St. E

A. N. TOWNE.

Gen. Manager.

T. II. fiiH

Oon. Pa..

192

MEDICAL.

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J. W. MORSHEAD PROPRIETOR.

DEALER IN NEW AND SECOND HAND BTJG-
giesand wagons of all descriptions. Work-horses,
buggies and wagons to let by the day or month.

Fashion Stables.

221 EIXIS ST., S. F.

_ a

' ingof horses.

T>EST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE BOARD-

Commodious box stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HORSES will receive particular attention.
Mcl'URU A M'OTT.

TELEPHONE

Cab and Carriage Company,

AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS, STABLES,
1324 and 1326 Market street; principa stands,
southwest corner of Kearny, Geary and Market
streets; central stand. No. 5 Kearny street. A
member of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur-
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carriages, cabs and coupes. Horses bought and sold
nn commission. Cash advanced on consignments
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drivers if repoitedto the owners, ' MeHolme & Do-
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satisfaction guaranteed.

AUCTION SALE.

HOUSES, CARRIAGES, HARNESS, ETC., ETC.,
Thursday, March 2!i. lssg, ;tt 10a. in. Further con-
signments arc invited. Catalogues on application.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 31. 1883.

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Tips and Toe-Weights.

A query published in the Breeder's Gazette has led me to
think that it will be well to add other cuts, with an explana-
tion, to give a perfect understanding of the system. It ap-
pears simple enough to state that the tip should be made of
nearly uniform thickness, square at the ends, and the horn
cut away so that the foot will have the proper bearing when
the tip is set. A more perfect elucidation, however, is af-
forded by the cuts, and in order to show exactly the state of
the foot of a four-year-old that has never worn a shoe, a few
days ago Mr. Wyttenbaeh made the drawing from nature.
The outline was obtained from placing his foot on a piece of
cardboard and carefully tracing around it. The other parts
of the sketch were filled in while the colt's foot was held up
so that the artist could see as he went on with the work.

There are many points of interest to examine. In the first
place it is widely different from a foot that has worn a shoe,
and it also varies from one that has never been shod, if the
foot has not been cared for in the same manner. The first
position will be readily granted, as any one can verify it by
making a comparison; the second is not so well understood,
and the causes for the difference overlooked. The natural
supposition would be that if a colt had run without shoes
until four years old the foot would be in the proper
shape, and if the animal was in an entirely natural state,
roaming over the country wherever it desired, it mighty be

so. Domestication, however, changes the course and small
fields, paddocks and stables entail a different life. In the
case of Anteeo, the field was circumscribed to 200 feet by
133, with a jog that doubled the latter distance, so that 266
feet was the longest run he could take. The yard he some-
times ran in was 50x133 feet, and when not in these a me-
dium sized box-stall was his domicile. With no better chauce
to wear the horn away, the feet would have grown long at
the toe, split and broken off. The heels would have got out
of all proportion and undoubtedly more or less contracted.
The frog would have shrunk from lack of use, and even the in-
ner portion between the walls been in an abnormal condition.
From the time he was a few months old, his feet have been
trimmed to get rid of the excess of growth, and at fifteen
months the front part has been protected with a tip the
greater part of the time. The wall from the tip hasbeen cut
down so that it was only a trifle lower than the frog so
that the "spring" of the quarters would permit the frog to
bear its due share of the weight, and no matter how ragged
it became, the frog was never cut. When the new frog was
ready to replace the old, there were small hanging fragments
which were pulled off, though the knife was never brought
into requisition further than to cut away where the tip rested
and the sole back of the tip was left intact. This, too, would
exfoliate and when a flake was so loose as to be easily re-
moved that would also be removed by prying it off with
an instrument which would cut away the horn only where

the metal replaced it; the sole between the wings 'of the tip
would also be left to exfoliate, but in order to get a true bear-
ing, with only a knife, rasp and file, it was necessary to level
that portion.

As the cut shows exactly the size of the sole of the foot, it
will be easy to determine tho proportion between that and
the size of the colt when the measurements are given. An-
teeo is a trifle over fifteen and a half hands high, and of more
than ordinary substance. His linibs are larger than usual,
or rather it will be better stated by saying wider. As a gen-
eral thing the Electioneers have rathor small foot, and I firm-
ly believe that if Anteeo had worn shoes his would be at
least half an inch narrower than they are. The width
and length are nearly tho same, and oven a diagonal
measurement as from one heel to a point the same distance
on either side of the toe is only a trifle greater. But tho
most striking feature in the cut is tho frog, and doubtless,
those who have obtained their knowledgo of this important
part of the foot of the horse from Beeing those of horses
which have worn shoes, or from illustrations in the books,
will be surprised, and think that there is something wrong in
the delineation. It is not only wide at the posterior portion,
as it reaches far nearer the toe, and in place of the crevice in
the center there is only a slight depression.

In a previous illustration, given on page 8, chap
only cut obtainable at the time, the representation

(CONTINCXD ON PAGE 197).

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March 31

NEW YORK LETTER.

Decadence of Jerome Park— Plunger Wal-
ton's New Purchase— Theatrical— Etc.

Editor Bkeedee a>t> Sportsman: Since my last letter,
the attention of those interested in turf matters in this sec-
tion has been fully occupied with the entries for the different
stakes just closed at the various Eastern racing centers.
"Washington and Baltimore, Monmouth Park and Saratoga
have filled their many racing events ■with, in the main, as
numerous a list of entries as last year, Jerome Park being
the only one to show any serious decrease in this very impor-
tant degree, and our wise (?) legislators at the State capital
are responsible for the gradual decadence of this famous and
fashionable resort of our metropolitan race-goers. By their
senseless and mischievous legislation against betting on race
tracks only, a law that is dead letter everywhere except with-
in the limits of this city, they only show to thinking and
reasonable persons in general how farjhypocrites and fanat-
ics will go in their endeavors to cripple a sport that has as-
sumed the proportions of a national industry, and the neces-
sary material to carry on which helps to largely swell the
revenues of the tillers of the soil who are the greatest part of
the constituency of these same thick-headed idiots. It has
been settled long ago by practical trials that no racing asso-
ciation can live any length of time that is debarred from the
privilege of speculation, for average race-goers will not attend
at tracks handicapped in this respect. When the public
stand aloof, horsemen do likewise, and the enterprise dies a
natural death. Such will be the fate of our magnificent, cel-
ebrated course at Fordham unless the law as now existing is
amended before this legislature adjourns. There is still
some chance left that this will be done in spite of the defeat
of one bill two weeks ago, which I mentioned at the time, aj
measure that was not the one as originally worded, but a
garbled affair, put forward most likely by some enemies of
the bill to invite defeat. The correct measure will, it is said,
be again brought forward at Albany this session, and if there
are any clear-headed men left in that august body of law-
makers, it will be put on the statutes without delay, and
save us Jerome Park which will undoubtedly end its career
this season, in default of relief in this matter.

Since the announcement of the contemplated expatriation
to England of the famous racemare Girofle, doubts have been
freely expressed on all sides as to the wisdom and the ulti-
mate consummation of the project. When it was known,
however, that the mare had been sold to F. Theo. Walton
(the Plunger) for a large price, Jacob Pincus, ex-trainer for
Lorillard in England having also been engaged by the same
party to go "across the briny" again and take charge of
Girorle and the Plunger's other horses abroad, all doubts as to
her ultimate destination were dispelled, especially as her
name is absent from each and all of the spring stakes just
closed. Mr. Walton is quietly gathering the nucleus of a
strong racing stable, calculating to race here and in England
also, it is believed. He tried to buy Tom Bowling's best son,
Gen. Monroe, from the McElmerls a short time since, but his
bid, 85,000, was not high enongh, and the white-faced horse
did not change owners.

As Walton branches out in the racing line he has drawn in
one of his many "irons in the fire," retiring in a few weeks
from the management of the St. James Hotel in this city,
the new incumbent being no less than the well-known turf-
man and theatrical manager, Wni. M. Conner, who, whether
as owner of the famous Scotland mare Glidelia, the best
daughter of her deceased sire, as starter at Washington, Bal-
timore, Jerote, Saratoga, Monmouth aud all the race grounds
East, or as managerial worker with your John McCullough,
is as well and favorably known to the general public as he
could desire. Success to "Billy '' in his new venture.

As you probably have been informed by wire, the Louis-
ville Jockey Club have secured the privilege of having the
great race for the Lorillard Stallion Stakes next September
run over their track, probably the fastest in the country.
Their large bid of $10,575 completely "overtopped" the $6,-
000 offered by the Sheepshead Bay party, and Kentucky car-
ried the day. Whether this large sum is not just a trifle (?)
too heavy for the L. J. C. to give with profit to themselves
on the eventful day next fall seems rather problematical, es-
pecially in view of the counter attractions since hung up by
their rival competitor, the Coney Island Jockey Club. This
vigorous young association, realizing that the situation re-
quired prompt action of some sort, if the powerful Eastern
stables were to be retained here next September, have offered
$10,000 also, for two great handicaps to be run at their Sep-
tember meeting, $5,000 for two-year-olds, three quarters of
a mile, and $5,000 for three-year-olds, one mile and a half.
The enterprise and liberality which prompted these large in-
ducements to turfmen to remain East next fall' are beyond
praise and question, and yet had the race for the "young-
sters " been changed to a larger one for all ages it might have
been more judicious, for we have entirely too much racing of
two-year-olds nowadays, and the penalty is, that in a major-
ity of cases the early maturity causes early decay. This
rule has of course exceptions, but all those who have the
welfare of the matured racehorse at heart will condemn so
much two-year-old racing as is in vogue at the present day.
Eole, perhaps the best Cup horse we have in training, never
ran as a two-year-old. Eolist, his three-year-old brother, has
yet to make his bow to the starter, and Maj. Doswell of Vir-
ginia, fully coinciding with the views of Mr. Hancock,
breeder of the above horses and their two-year-old brother
Eolite, has refused a good price for this youngest scion of
EoIub, presumably because he wishes to retain the colt until
another season, and not have him hammered away as the
average two-year-old is nowaday. But then these races draw
the crowd and assist speculation by their uncertainty, and so
present excitement is preferred to ultimate excellence.

The rumor is again revived regarding Mr. Geo. Lorillard's
future movements on the turf. When a man marries, it is
said, "his trouble begins," but in case the famous orange and
blue is known no more among race goers, save in meinor}',
the trouble will be on the other aide, this noted stable, in
Bpite of its ill success in 1SS2, having more followers than,
perhaps, any we have, by reason of its always going to win.
Some have it that the trip of Mr. Lorillard and his lady
abroad will, however, have no bearing on the dispersion of
his racers, and it is to bo hoped that the mutterings of Dame
Bnmor are this time wide of the mark.

The IfiUp two-year-olds of last fall, now three, have im-
proved greatly in looks. Magnate (a brother to Monitor) and
Trafalgar, by King Alfonso, out of Spendthrift's dam, are
highly spoken of. The Brooklyn stable of the Dwyers is
-vain in hard luck. Their two high-priced three-year-olds
!>y Billet, Barney and Miss Woodford, are under a cloud, the
norse having been blistered, and on top of that, quite badly
red in his stable, while the filly has been ailing for some
with furcyjit is said, but that this is what is ailing her
as since been denied. Be that as it may, they are both hors
■\ combat for the present, with no likelihood'of neither ful-

filling their spring and early summer engagements. As the
two represent $1S,000 purchase money, this is bad for the
plucky brothers who have given such large sums for Hindoo,
Onondaga and others. But they have still two fine three-
year-olds left in George Kenny and Joe Blackburn (brother to
Luke), and will be heaid from with these before snow flies
again.

Although up only 200 miles north of us, at Saratoga, they
had a foot of snow yesterday; here the balmy atmosphere is
telling us that our deliverance is at hand.

Prom Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisiana come news of
this and that turf candidate doing their work in a fashion
that, if true, will break many a slate.

Drake Carter, a Derby candidate, worked a mile in 1:51
recently. He is by Ten Broeck out of Fellowplay's dam.
Leonatus, by Longfellow, another favorite for the same race,
is doing so well that after one bet was made recently of
$2,000 to $200, about his chance, his admirers went in and
have backed him down to four to one, which is also Ascend-
er's price.

Tilford, three years, afull brother to your Grinstead, owned
at Santa Anita, is doing so well at New Orleans that the book
of Watts & Co. at Louisville on the Merchants and Turf
Stakes is full on him. In other words they don't care to bet
any more money against him. Farrag, by Wanderer, has been
backed just as strongly for the Merchants, as has also Thora
for the Cup and Merchants, Mediator, by Buckden, Fellow-
play, by Longfellow and others. The big bet of $7,500 to
$1,500, about Thora for the Louisville Cup is said to have
been booked in Louisville recently.

From England come good accounts of our horses over
there. Foshall is doing so well that he is a strong favorite
for the City and Suburban at ten to one in spite of his 130
pounds; however, Shotover, the Derby winner, is second
choice, and Sachem third in favor. His 105 pounds ought
not to stop him in the race, surely, if,he has imx^roved only
half as much as it is claimed he has.

To-morrow the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race takes
place, and you will get the result by wire long before this
reaches you. From the way things have looked with the two
crews of late, and by the daily work, etc., it looks as if the
Cambridge (light blue) will be first at the finish.

Two prominent candidates for English events died recently
Edelweiss, six years, belonging to the late Mr. Crawfnrd,
and Woodbrook, the winner of the Grand National of ISSland
a prominent favorite for this year's race. Also Lord Ronald,
the sire of the celebrated Master Kildare, who won'the "City"
in 1SS1 with 12S bounds on his back. Lord Bonald before
Kildare's great race stood at the low price of tentguineas, but
after that his services were more sought after.

Chicago has changed the date of her race meeting from
June 27 — July 6 to June 23— July 4, which latter dates will
begin and end the summer meeting, at which California will
be well represented.

Doubtless it comes direct from Gov. Stanford himself regard-
ing his intentions of sending a lacing stable East this summer.

New York, March 14, 1883. Pacific.

ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS.

How a\Dfierence in the Caliber Influences the
Turn of the Rifling— Continued.

Size alone does not make a draft horse. A good many
will remember a trial of strength made on the
fair grounds of our country by a pair of imported draft
horses. After being loaded so heavily that they refused to
move the load, a pair of crooked-legged diminutive mules
were able to move it with comparative ease. The draft
horses were lacking in brain power and had become discour-
aged. Not so with the mules. Size failed to win this time,
and brain power was the more than equal avoirdupois. As
the paternal ancestor of the mule has never been famed for
speed, his hybrid offspring from the mare has long been
celebrated for drawing anything that may be placed behind
them, and it is even said they can draw an inference — with
their hind legs. The loading down the draft horse with fat
to make him weigh big as well as cover up deficiencies is
worse than useless. This is done at the expense of vitality,
and in time will render his offspring beefy, as well as under-
mine the constitution. While the breeder may rejoice in an
easy keeper, let him remember that all animals with a quiet
disposition take on flesh as well as fat, much more readily
thau an animal with a nervous temperament. A race or
trotting horse loaded down with fat can hardly te expected
to come in at the fore, and a draft horse loses the strength or
tension of his muscles from the same mismanagement.

Mr. James Maullen, Beaverhead, Montaua, one of the
largest horse breeders in the Territory, gives his experience
in breeding large-sized Percheron-Norman stallions to the
small bronchos and Indian mares of the West: "In 1S74 I
bought some Percheron stallions weighing from 1,600 to 1,800
pounds each. I commenced at once to breed them to their
full capacity to my native mares, some of which weighed less
than 700 pounds. Many persons considered the horses very
much too large, and prophesied a failure ; but the result
proved a most remarkable adaptability of the French stallion
for this purpose. The great uniformity, superior style and
muscular build of all the colts produced by these horses have
convinced the most incredulous persons that they are just
what we need as a cross."

Mr. Labouchere says in Truth of the 1st insj.: "Let me
implore my speculating readers not on any account to back
Foxhall till they see him. Marsh is one of these bank-break-
ing magicians whose stables abound in two-necked geese and
six-legged calves. If you back Shotover you know exactly
where you are; thereis one risk and one only; but in the
case of Mr. Keene's horses the risks are manifold. The fact
is that there will be a very limited market on the Epsom race
until after the Lincoln Handicap, and the crazy investments
of a few hare-brained simpletons will now bring a horse up
to a short price in a day.

John Bailiff of Santa Bosa township lately sent to his
stock ranch in Santa Barbara one of the finest and most styl-
ish young horses ever raised in this county. This young
fellow, though only three years old, is over sixteen hands
high and weighs 1,375 pounds and has the action and appear-
ance of a perfect coach horse or horse of all work. He is
by Briton, and his dam was a Norman and thoroughbred.
He will make his mark down in that country. — Petaluma
Coxtrkr.

At an auction sale of trotters held in New York on the 19th
inst., the highest price paid was for Administrator, by Bys-
dyk's Hambletonian, the sire of several notable trotters. Mr.
E. E. Frost was the purchaser, at SI, 125. Among the others
sold were Ferndale, by Idol, to Mr. E. Thome for SS00;
Nellie L, by Daniel Lambert, to Mr. Galvin for $450; Fern-
wood, by Idol, for $3S5, and Fanny Fern, by Idol, to Mr.
Stout for S325.

Hon. John Boggs, of Colusa county, sold to Messrs. Wash-
burn and Miller, of the Yosemite Stage Company, thirty head
of fine stage horses at a good round figure. The horses were
put aboard the cars at Norman, on Thursday, and shipped to
the company's headquarters at Merced.

BY DE. E. H. PARDEE — NO. 13.

As stated in my last communication, the resistance of the
air is greater in proportion on the small than on the large
projectile, and if the gentleman at Red Bluff, for whom I
ordered a Ballard rifle, 40 caliber and 90 grains of powder,
will closely peruse this article he will see wherein my theory
on projectile force differs from his wild notions of small cal-
iber and large charges of powder, and that his idea is con-
trary to any established theory and well-regulated deductions.
I think he must agree with me that the resistance of the air
is proportional to the square of the velocity with which the
body is moving at the time considered; therefore, if the veloc-
ity is double the resistance, it will beyond all doubt be quad-
ruple, for where a body is moving with a double velocity it
must encounter in the same time a double number of par-
ticles of air, hence it loses a double quantity of velocity ; but
to this double quantity of particles it imparts a velocity
double that in the first case. Therefore, as in the one case
it encounters double the number of particles and in the
other imparts twice the velocity, it must be that the resist-
ance is four times as great. But it may be but fair for me to
acknowledge that this law of resistance is not uniformly cor-
rect, and it might be better to put the proposition in this
light, that the resistance of the air is proportional to the
product of the anterior portion of the surface of the body
multiplied by the density of the air and by the square of
the velocity with which the body is moving at the time con-
sidered. That proposition will hold good in all cases, and I
carefully commend it to my Bed Bluff friend for his consid-
eration.

But to carry this subject a little farther I will refer to some
previous communications in regard to vacuo ; the trajectory
was represented as composed of two equal and symmetrical
parts ; in the open and unconfined air this is not the case.
If the fire is under small angles, the differences of the action
of gravity are not great, but the ranges vary considerably.
For instance, in air the spaces passed over in equal times go
on constantly and rapidly diminishing; the successive lower-
ing of the projectile tends, then, to deform completely the
curve, which approaches rapidly its culminating point from
its departure. For in air the range becomes much less than
in vacuo, neither are tangents symmetrical, and the angles
they make with the axes are much greater in descending
than in the ascending part of the trajectory.

I believe that theory has laid down a rule, that the greatest
range in the air for the musket is twenty-eight degrees; in
the air it is not as it is in vacuo, an equality of range, where
the fire is with an angle greater or less than forty-five de-
grees by the same number of degrees.

A little application of common philosophy must decide this
matter beyond all doubt; and rest upon tliis problem of pro-
gressive motion: That the range is greater as the projectile
is larger; that it augments with the density of ,the projectile,
always resulting with the product of the diameter by the
density of the shot. Always taking into consideration that a
similarity of circumstances governs the manipulation of dif-
ferent sized projectiles, that is a proportional amount of pro-
jectile force be used in each case; for instance, one-eighth in
powder to be used to the weight of the shot. I have already
shown quite conclusively in previous communications, in
what respect the caliber would influence the turn of the rifle,
and I will now give as near as possible a rule, that by actual
deductions will hold good; and I most earnestly request any
of our experts of the hair trigger, also those of the seven-
pound pull, to give it a trial and let the result be known
through the columns of the Breeder a>t> Sportsmax, as it is
a subject full of versatility of thought and the more one stu dies
it, the deeper and more pleasing the subject becomes.

That the length of the turn should be increased in propor-
tion to the square root of the caliber, therefore it can be stated
in the following proposition, divide the larger diameter by
the smaller, extract the square root of the quotient and mul-
tiply the quantity thus obtained by the length of the turn.

In order to make the above more plain I will, by illustra-
tion, give an example, which will be applicable in all cases of
a similar character. Therefore, in order to ascertain the
length of turn required for a gun with a caliber 4,2
inches in diameter, which is to be used for firing a sim-
ilar shot or shell as another with a bore 1.2 inches in di-
ameter, for which the proper length of turn has already been
ascertained to be sixty-four inches, divide 4.2 by 1.2; the
quotient is 3.5, the square root of which — 1.87 — multiplied
by 64, gives the length of the turn, 119.7 inches, or ten feet
less a fraction.

I find in Hans Busk, an English author of a book, "The
Bifle and How to Use it," a table that is applicable to this
subject, but not having an exalted opinion of this book, I
will in part leave the table of statistics to the reader's
consideiation and reflection. But as they are in full the
following is a scale of the different lengths of the turn re-
quired for guns of different calibers, according to the above
method, taking the Enfield rifle as a standard, and supposing
leaden shot of a form similar to those used with that rifle to
be employed:

Diameter of

Length of Turn for

Leaden Shot.

of Guns.

Inches.

Feet.

Inches.

9 pounder

3.66

16

4

12

4.2

18

4.62

18

3

24

6.29

19

8

32

6.82

20

6

12 "

6.41

21

6

66 "

6.97

22

6

68

7.65

23

6

8 Inches

8.12

24

4

8.00

24

3

12 "

10.00

27

0

13 "

12.00

30

6

It will be remembered that Mr. Busk made the above table
from the English En6eld rifle, a weapon muck inferior to
that of Dahlgren and other first-class arms manufactured in
America.

I believe I have successfully established a theory which is
quite fully supported by practical experiments, or at least I
have demonstrated the actual necessity of all experiments
being conducted upon some fixed principle founded upon
scientific as well as practical aud philosophical data. I will
now briefly state my reasons for advocating the system in
this and former articles to the Breeder a^d Spoetsma-t on
ihe manner in which a difference in the caliber influences
the turn of the rifle. Therefore I will lay down three essen-
tial points that must be kept in view: First, the description
of the shot; on this account, therefore, any set of experi-
ments undertaken for the purpose of arriving at different
conclusions, in connection with the turn of the grooves,
must be made with the same kind of projectile. Secondly,.

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it will change with every variation in their size. Therefore,
in making the necessary experiments for ascertaining the
turn required under these circumstances, the various con-
flicting arguments in favor of the different ratios of variation
in the angular velocity or turn required for the shot should
betaken into consideration and those for which any plausible
reason can be assigned should be tried by a systematic meth-
od which I have given. Thirdly, it will differ with every
different elevation of the gun. For this reason, as the turn
required for great elevation is greater than that for small,
in experiments for ascertaining the proper degree of the
turn, the gun should always be fired with the greatest eleva-
tion which would be used in actual practice. How necessary
then, it seems, to have a fixed principle as a starting point
from which the mechanical part would soon conform, and
this vexed problem of caliber and turn of the rifle would
be solved. The time, in my opinion, is not far distant when
the theory of rifle practice is destined to be governed by im-
mutable laws which will conform to the laws of attraction and
repulsion, as much so as the universal laws that govern and
control our solar system, and until that consideration is rec-
ognized all will be to a certain extent in confusion and un-
certainty.

The changes are drifting toward this, and another century
will develop the laws of dynamics so that the unsteadiness
of the flight of projectiles will be overcome, when the marks-
man will be able to account for every jump shot, and, know-
ing the cause, will be able to correot all variations of the

Belle Meade.

Belle Meade, the magnificent estate of Gen. "W. G. Hard-
ing, six miles from the Tennessee State Capital, contains
4,000 acres in one body, in the highest state of cultivation,
without a single rod of waste in the entire tract, and culti-
vated in the most intelligent manner.

The 425 acres devoted to the deer park is covered with a
natural growth of timber, in which the grass grows and cattle
run. The deer number about 350, and may be seen at any
time leaping and running over the vast tract. They repre-
sent their own increase from a few animals since the war. The
herd was started with one animal caught on the place in its
original wild state, gradually increasing the number by catch-
ing three or four each year until at the begining of the war
there were 300 or 400. He also had about fifty buffaloes,
some elk and water oxen. All but the deer were destroyed
during the war, and most of these also. They were driven
off by the soldiers of both armies, the estate frequently be-
ing used as a camping-ground. Occasionally a deer hunt is
enjoyed by the visitors to the place, but the intention is to
preserve and increase the herd.

It is in connection with the thoroughbred horse that Belle
Meade farm has a reputation in all civilized lands, and ranks
first in the world as a breeding establishment. There is
scarcely a distinguished horse that has appeared for a num-
ber of years that cannct be tracked back to Tennessee, and
many to this farm. Bassett's dam was bred in Muray coun-
ty. A large number of the finest imported horses and mares
have lived on Belle Meade. Imported Priam died and was
buried there. He was purchased, at the highest price ever
paid for a horse in England in that day, $25,000, and an im-
mense 6um was subsequently offered for his return. His was
the best blood of that time, and is still sought after, the best
horses there being traced back to him yet. He was never
beaten but once in a race.

On the occasion of a recent visit to Belle Meade there were
on the place four stallions, eighty brood mares, and forty-
two colts, all of the best breeding, and comprising some of
the most valuable stock in the country. The stallions are
Enquirer, imported Great Tom, Bramble, and Luke Black-
burn. The business of General Harding is the breeding and
sale of the thoroughbred horse. Everything else is auxiliary
thereto. He neither exhibits nor races horses, but confines
himself to supplying the best-bred animals of their class to
fanciers of the horse. His customers are from all sections
of the country, and represent some of its leading men. No
animal is ever sold at private sale, the entire product of the
farm being disposed of at public auction on the premises
about the 1st of May each year. These sales began in 1S67,
and are largely attended. Every man who buys knows that
he is being fairly dealt with, and that he is sure of what he
purchases. The colts of the previous year, numbering
twenty-five to forty, are sold to the highest bidder, and the
time occupied rarely exceeds two hours, while the sums real-
ized amount to many thousands of dollars. The sale of 1881
embraced thirty-four colts, which brought $37,S00, and rep-
resented the last of the Bonnie Scotland stock. One animal
of this strain could not now be bought for §15,000. The sale
of 1882 covered thirty-eight head, and aggregated $24,300.
Prices, of course, are governed by the breeding of colts.
Both the father and grandf ather of Gen. Harding were breed-
ers of the blooded horse, and he therefore came naturally by
his fondness for the science.

The live stock of Belle Meade, representing at least $250,-
000 in value, is in charge of Robert Green, a colored man,
now silvered overwith gray. He is about fifty-eight years of
age, was born on the estate, and has always remained there.
He handles the valuable stallions and mares, and superin-
tends everything belonging to the blooded stock department,
assisted by three or four subordinates. It is a pleasure to
see him handle the horses Enquirer, Bramble, Great Tom,
and the other noted animals, which in his hands are as docile
as kittens, and the best-behaved of their class we ever saw.
He is an invaluable man, faithful, kind, intelligent, honest,
and truthful. He was never known to strike an animal.
Robert takes great pride and interest in his employers, their
families and their property, including the stock, and his
faithfulness and ability are highly prized.

Northern Notes.

Another quarter race between the Payne and Sly mares came
off at Phcenix, Oregon, last Saturday. The Payne mare won
by fifteen feet but the Sly party claimed foul riding and the
stakes, $500, were paid under protest.

It is stated that J. Q. Shirley has sold his ranch of 4,000
acres on Raft river, Idaho, with 3,000 head of cattle, 1,000
sheep and 300 horses, to Keogh Brothers of Nevada for $90,-
000.

Some Portland capitalists have purchased 1,000 acres of
land near Albany, and are going to start an immense hop
yard.

Horses to the value of $10,000 have died in Yamhill coun-
ty, Oregon, the past winter of prevalent diseases.*

A meeting will beheld in Portland in July to organize a
Jersey Breeders' Association.

TURF AND TRACK.

Belnor and the Chicago Colt Stake— A State-
ment from Mr. Gamble.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman : I noticed in the Breeder
axd Sportsman, Wilkes' Spirit of the Times, Turf, Field and
Farm, and Dunlon's Spirit of the Turf the list of entries
to the Ashland Colt Stakes, for three and four-year-old
sta kes.

In Ashland Trotting Stake, 1SS4, for colts and fillies (foals
of 1S81), I did not see my entry of my bay horse colt, foaled
May 12, 1SS1, Beluor, by Strathmore; first dam by Coaster,
second dam by Mambrino Chief, in the list published. I
made out the entry the loth of February last, aud gave it to
our bookkeeper to copy, and inclosed $15 to accompany
nomination, aud told some of my best friends that Belnor
was entered in that stake, and announced it before 500 peo-
ple at the late cale of Daniel Cook's on 2Sth of February last,
that Belnor was entered in the Ashland Stake. This I hon-
estly thought, and never knew differently until I saw the list
published. I went and saw the bookkeeper about it; he said
he sent it the morning of the 16th of February, and inclosed
$15 as I told him. I saw advertised the first time I
saw the notice -of the Ashland Stake in Duntoii's Spirit of the
Turf, published in Chicago, that $15 were required to ac-
company nominations. You see that the entry was made out
and the money inclosed and placed in the mail bag here in
this office on this farm. The mail bag is locked here and
leaves this office at five o'clock every morning, and then taken
to Danville to the regular post office ; there the letters are
transferred to another bag. The stage from Oakland runs
directly to this farm and carries our mail from Danville in a
small bag. This bag is always locked; the bookkeeper, Mr.
Wiley, or myself, unlock the bag and take out the mail for
all persons on the farm. Any person wishing to send a
letter away leaves it at the farm office the night
before, and the book-keeper places all mail in the bag and
locks it, then stage takes it to Danville, where the mail is
transferred to a larger bag, and so sent to the city. There is
no regular post office on this farm, but that is the way we re-
ceive and send our mail. The entry of the bay colt Belnor
went from here the same way. My reason for sending Bel-
nor's entry on so soon |was that I was very busy getting
ready for the sale at Oakland, and would be away from home,
and thought I would attend to the matter right then and
there. I did not stop to think that the entry made "out on
the 2Sth of February would answer. Knowing the entries
would close the first of March in Chicago, I did not think the
post mark would do. I write this to explain the matter to
the public. I did not tell my friends that he was entered in
this stake merely to sell him, for I honestly thought the en-
try was all right. To show my friends and the public that I
did not say he was entered to sell him: I knew before the sale
that the man who bought him would have to give over
$2,500, for Seth Cook told me before that he would give that
muchforhim. I told him he would own Belnor then, and he
said all right, that he would give that much just as he was.
It was an act of carelessness that the letter was not taken to
Danville and registered; if it had been done so, Belnor
would be entered in the stake as I said.

Samuel Gamble, Cook Farm.

I will swear that the foregoing statement is true and that I
copied Mr. Gamble's letter of entry of colt in the Ashland
Colt Stake on the night of February 15 and placed the same
in the mail sack and locked the same.

Frazier Ridgway, Book-keeper at Cook Farm.

Danville, Cal., March 28, 1883.

The Chicago Running Meeting.

The programme of the Chicago Summer Punning Meeting
has been received. It runs as follows:

First day, Saturday, June 23, Inaugural Bush, for all ages,
one mile. Ladies* Stake, for two-year-old fillies, three-quar-
ters of a mile. Board of Trade Handicap, for all ages, one
mile and a half. Criterion Stakes, for two-year-old colts,
three-quarters of a mile. Hurdle Purse, for all ages, mile
heats, Welter weights.

Second day, Tuesday, June 26, Club Purse, for all ages,
one mile and a half. Illinois Oaks, for three-year-old fillies,
one mile and a quarter. Bapid Sweepstakes, for all ages,
three-quarters of a mile. Chicago Stakes, for three -year-old
colts, one mile and a quarter. Club Purse, for all ages, mile
heats.

Third day, Wednesday, June 27, |Flash Stakes, for two-year-
old colts and fillies, half a mile. Handicap Purse, for all
ages, one mile and three-quarters. Merchants' Stakes, for
all ages, one mile and a quarter. Steeplechase Handicap
Purse, for all ages, about two miles and a half.

Fourth day, Thursday, June 2S,- Selling purse, forallages,
one mile and an eighth. Dearborn Stakes, post sweepstake,
for three-year-olds, one mile and three-quarters. Club Purse,
for all ages, one mile. Club Purse, for all ages, five-eighths
of a mile. Handicap Purse, for all ages, one mile and five
hundred yards.

Fifth day, Friday, June 29, Nursery Stakes, for two-year-
old colts and fillies, one mile. Club Purse, for all ages, two
miles. Summer Handicap, for all ages, one mile and an
eighth. Handicap Hurdle Purse, two miles.

Sixth day, Saturday, June 30, Green Stakes, for three-
year-old colts and fillies, one mile and an eighth. Selling
Purse, for all ages, one mile and a half. Garden City Cup,
for all ages, two miles and a quarter. Club Purse, for all ages,
mile heats.

Seventh day, Tuesday, July 3, Calumet Stakes, post sweerj-
stake, for two-year-olds, seven furlongs. Illinois Derby, for
three-year-old colts and fillies, one mile and a half. Club
Purse, for all ages, heats of a mile and an eighth. Selling
Purse, for all ages, one mile. Steeplechase Purse, for all
ages, about one mile and three-quarters.

Eighth day, Wednesday, July 4, Consolation Purse, one
mile. Club Purse, for maiden two-year-olds, five furlongs.
Club Purse, for three -year-olds that have not run first or sec-
ond in 1883, one mile and an eighth. Northern Stakes, for
two-year-olds, three-quarters of a mile. Champion Stakes,
post sweepstake, for all ages, one mile and a half. Handicap
Purse, for all ages, mile heats. Steeplechase Handicap Purse,
for all ages, about two miles and a half. Club Purse, for all
ages, one mile and five hundred yards. Club Purse, for nil
ages, three-quarters of a mile.

*

Among the twenty-two nominations for the Singleton
Stakes, to be run over the New Mile at Goodwood on August
2, are Mr. P. Lorillard's Pinafore and Sachem. Under the
conditions Pinafore will have to carry 126 pounds, including
five pounds extra for having won " races amounting together
to £600. " Sachem's weight at the present time is 124 pounds.
Mr. Keene's Foxhall is nominated for the same race, but, if
a starter, wfil have to carry 134 pounds.

Disqualification by Death.

The death of Mr. W. S. Crawfurd, preceded as it was by
that of the Earl of Stamford, Mr. F. Gretton and other well-
known English owners, has again brought the subject of
" disqualification by death " before the English public, and
Mr. Edward Tattersall is again in the field with an earnest
protest against it, and in a communication dated Albert Gate,
February 28, says : " Mr. Crawford's much-lamented death
will make us know how great was his loss to those of the
public who enjoy racing without being able to afford to keep
horses, aud will also make a large loss in the value of the
stakes, as no one, except, perhaps, Lord Falmouth, entered
his horses on so large a scale ; and the nominations that be-
come void by his death will take very much from the interest
of the races for this year and the next, and will take away
from the value of the general fund of money to be run for
over £15,000 in the minor forfeits alone, as I have had them
calculated ; £30,000 I have seen is the amount calculated in
one of the sporting papers as the loss, but that, I suppose,
means if they could have run out their engagements. The
amount lost to the funds for racing purposes consequent on
the deaths of the five persons named cannot be estimated at
less than £50,000. And this brings out more forcibly than
ever before, and I hope ever again, what I think, and n great
many others think, a weak spot in our racing law, and one
which requires to be largely modified. Why should the
nominations die with the owner or nominator. Who is the
better for it ? Cui bono ? By the death and disqualification
of the horses belonging to the four owners named and Mr.
Stirling Crawfurd at least £50,000 is absolutely lost to the
public stakes of England. Many good horses are reduced to
one-fourth or one-third of their value. Take, for instance,
Macheath, the best horse of last year and the first favorite
for both the Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby. What
was he worth last week and what is he worth this ? Does
£5,000 represent the difference? Why, the loss in the value
of half a dozen horses in Mr. Crawfurd's stables would repre-
sent more than the amount of all his forfeits. None of this
need to have been lost to the public, and who is the gainer ?
Certainly not Mr. Crawfurd's estate, as I think I have proved.
Certainly not the breeders of some of the valuable young
horses which were deeply engaged and are now rendered use-
less for the races they were engaged in. Ten horses.were en-
gaged in the Two Thousand Guineas alone, and this is a loss
to the stake of £500, or about one-tenth of the whole value.
And to the real sportsman much of the interest of the race is
gone, as well as the money for the winner. Some of the lead-
ing racing men in Australia, members of their Jockey Club
and members of their Parliament, and large owners and
breeders, and training and running their own horses, were
in England last year, and some of them are here still, and
they expressed their surprise that such a rule — good 100 years
since perhaps, but now out of date — should be allowed to re-
main in force in our racing law. They have done away with
it,, and I believe the custom is now universal in Australia that
the nominations are attached to the horse under certain con-
ditions, which being complied with to the satisfaction of the
Jockey Club, the stakes go with the horse, and do not be-
come void by the death of the original nominator. They ex-
pressed their astonishment that we had so long gone on in
the old groove. The new country has thrown off the tram-
mels of the old, and they find their plan works well; and
even if there are some greater difficulties in carrying it out
here, some relaxation of our hard-and-fast rule, by which so
many of the best animals are rendered comparatively value-
less, might be adopted, and I hope will be, to the benefit of
all and in the true interests of the turf."

The subject of "disqualification by death" has never been
forcibly brought home to the American racing public. In
the case of the late J. W. Hunt Reynolds, H. P. McGrath
and E. A. Clabaugh, they had put few nominations, and the
canceling of them did not affect the public very much. But
there are other gentlemen whose death would disqualify so
many entries that some of the stakes in which they have
made nominations would be reduced fully a third in value.
Why, then, the question can be asked, shall such a rule exist
in this country? For some of the stakes to be run at Mon-
mouth Park the nomination is made to follow the horse if
the then owner is himself qualified. But all the stakes now
closed, to be run at Jerome Park, Sheepshead Bay, Saratoga,
Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, and elsewhere, are
subject to such a rule, and it seems desirable that some dif-
ferent conditions should be agreed upon. In many instances,
the disqualification of a horse reduces his value by fully one-
half. At least such is the argument used in ruling a horse
off the track as a punishment for fraud. As far as the es-
tates or heirs of the deceased nominators may be concerned
such rules could be drafted that they could not possibly suf-
fer any greater loss than in the deterioration of the value of
the horses thus disqualified under the rules.

Edwin Thome, chestnut gelding, with record of 2:16$,
whose contests with Clingstone were the sensation of last sea-
son, has wintered at the home of his owner, whose name he
bears, at Thornedale, Duchess county, N. Y. At the close of
his campaign his shoes were removed, his feed- reduced, aud
two days after arriving home he was turned into ft tun-acre
lot, in which there had been no stock for a month, and in
which the grass was up to his knees. Here he was allowed
to ran from early morn to sundown. His grain was reduced
daily for two weeks, when it was entireh Btopped, and ho
continued at grass two weeks longer. During his month's
run the weather was fine, aud he devoted most of his time to
the grass, scarcely noticing the horses in adjoining lota, but
would come from one end of the lot to the other on being
called; seemed to enjoy being admired, and was so dooile that
the ladies fed him apples from their hands. On removal ttom
pasture he weighed 1,080 pounds, his shoes were replaced, he
was fed liberally with sweet apples and chopped oats, and,
soon after, jogging in harness was commenced, takin
ten miles each day, weather permitting. Ev< ry Saturday
night he gets n feed of boiled oats, mixed with bran, aud
each Wednesday night a brau ninsh, carrots having taken the
place of sweet apples. He is weighed weekly. »ml hi
regulated to keep at about 1,080 pounds, until in company
with Daisy Dale he goes back into Turner's bauds about
April 1. The son of Thornedale shows no blemishes, and is
thought to be perfectly sound.

Goldsmith Maid trotted 232 heats in 250 or better, won
$304,200 during her trotting career and uaptni
American Girl took fortv-niue races ingathering in the $118,-
100 she got for her owners, Ranis won sixty-tl
make his winnings of $1 1 1,950, and Jud I was vic-

tor in thirty-two races before Ins wiuninj
$102,035; Dexter, whili onthe turf, won --■
nine races; Flora Temple$90,000 in eighty-si J
$89,400 in forty-nine races, aud Lady Thorm
ty-one races. The actual net gains, aside from
Goldsmith Maid has brought to her owner, foot op

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March 31

The two-year-old trolling state at Sacramento, to he IroUed
atthe Slate Fair, 1883, closes on Saturday next. See adver-
tisement.

Henry, Lumumx and John.

The Rural Spirit of Portland, Oregon, digs np the follow-
ing notes of some sires whose pedigrees have been but illy
preserved, bnt whose blood figures largely in the horses of
the Northern tier:

Outside of well-established breeds of horses few have at-
tracted more attention among breeders and horsemen than
any of the three animals named at the top of this article.
The descendants of these stallions are so favorably regarded
here that the prepotency of them is assured to an extent
scarcely below the thoroughbred and highly bred horse. We
have spoken of these sires many times, claiming that the
combination of the blood had to a very great degree estab-
lished a breed of horses which we have been pleased to call
the Oregon horse; we have argned also that this class of
horse, all things considered, was the superior of any other
in the whole world. More than once have we been asked to
give the history of these stallions, and, if possible, their
breeding. "W*e shall now do so as best we can.

The Henry horse, brought to this State by his breeder,
Judge Young, from Illinois, was a gray, of fine style; stood
16i hands high, and weighed about 1,350 pounds, perhaps
more; he was sired by a horse called Kanibler, purchased in
Ohio by Henry Tan Meter of Illinois. His dam was a re-
markably handsome black mare called a Whip. Her first
colt was by a large gray horse called Sampson, bronght to
Illinois by the same gentleman who owned Rambler — Mr.
Tan Meter— and it is snpposed he was a son of a large im-
ported draft horse that was kept in Ohio. A Mr. Ownsby
brought the sire of the horses that were called Lummnx from
Missouri in 1S43. In 1S39 a horse racer traveled through
Missouri with several head of runners, one of which was a
dark brown stallion called by bis owner a Whip. One of the
race mares became lame and was left with a farmer. The
next spring she foaled a colt. The owner not returning, the
mare and colt were sold to pay charges. Mr. Ownsby, who
lived some distance from this portion of the country, was
traveling and happened to attend the sale, and bought the
colt for $30. This colt was brought here, as stated above,
and is the founder of the Lnmmux stock. Among his get
we can name Shingle Tail, the Eads Mare, Old Dan, Old
Charley, Comet, and Old Nig. Most every one of these was
speedy at a short distance, and for service had no superiors
in their day.

Within the past few years the breeders of Oregon discov-
ered that in nearly every Oregon-bred horse of large size and
fine style, the blood of old John and Henry was most sure to
exist, while if Lummux blood existed no objection was made.
This fact became so universal that breeders could not help
recognizing a superior quality in the blood of these animals.
And it became evident that this blood had the effect of im-
provement whenever used. So important did the breeding
of these horses become that a history of them and their an-
cestors was seemingly demanded. A year and a half since
we commenced the investigation. Our account, as above, of
Henry and Lummux, while no doubt correct, does not give us
any direct proof of certain blood lines; as to Old John, how-
ever, the case is quite different, and when the breeding of
the horse is read no one will ever question the reasons of Ins
good qualities.

In 1S61 Mr. A. Shultz, now of Dalles, Oregon, brought
these stallions to Oregon from Mercer county, Illinois. John,
now called Old John, a half-brother, and their sire Old Char-
ley, were bred in Kentucky their sire being imported Arabian
Charley's dam being a Whip mare. Old Charley was a
bay, and it is said was one of the most perfect horses ever
seen in Oregon; indeed, many say they don't think he could
have been surpassed.

We give Old John's pedigree: Bay, 16$ hands high; weight,
1,600 pounds; by Old Charley, son of imported Arabian, his
dam a Whip mare; Old John's dam a brown, good size, by
Stockholder, by Sir Archy; Stockholder's dam by imported
Sterling; grandam by Shakespeare, by Fearnaught. Stock-
holder's dam -weighed 1,700, and was a horse of remarkably
fine action.

One observable fact here presents itself, and it is, all three
of these horses have more or less of the Whip blood, once so
popular in the United States.

Foals.

THE KENNEL.

The Bench Show.

Bench Show Matters.

At E. J. Baldwin's Santa Anita Ranch, Los Angeles Co.:

March 8, Sister to Clara D, by imported Glenelg — The
Nun, by Lexington, a light bay filly, star in forehead, by
Rutherford.

March 20, Jennie B, by imported Glenelg — Began, by
Lexington, a sorrel colt, white face and left hind leg white
bftlf np to the hock, by Grinstead.

March 29, Joseph Cairn Simpson's Too-Soon, by Norfolk,
from Lady Davis, by Bed Bill, a filly foal by Thad Stevens.
Chestnut, hind legs white half way to hock, near fore pastern,
and part of ankle white off fore foot, pastern and ankle
white, white stripe face wide between the eyes narrowing to a
point which extends nearly to right nostril. The name of
Ex-Tempo is claimed for her.

Nearly every prominent rubber is known to the brother-
hood by a nickname, which sticks to him so long he some-
times loses his proper name. Splan graduated with Dan
Mace, and was then called "Buffalo " or "Bluff, " and it is
related that when he first began to drive he appeared in a
race at Middle town, N. Y., and on being asked by the start-
ing judge: "What is your name?" "Buffalo, " uncon-
sciously replied John; but he speedily corrected himself.
Then there are the three Kellys; one is known as "Kelly,
the Bullpusher, " the other as "Kelly, the Geazer, " and
the third as "Kelly, the Rake." The latter used to rub
Heatherbloom years ago; the first named are now drivers.
"Knapsack " McCarthy derived his patronymic from his na-
tive town, Elmira, N. Y., and he was given the title by the
late Joe Mace, who also nicknamed Splan and John Croker,
who is known among the fraternity as "Cooley." — _Y. Y.
Spirit.

Rosa Wilkes (2:18|) the mare that made such a grand race
with Monrce Chief at Louisville last fall has been sold to H.
P. Winship of Providence, R.I., for $11,000.

The New York Post publishes the reply of H. H. Bancroft
to Charles V. Phelps, as to the methods pursued by the
former in his literary labors. He says his works, as finally
laid out, proved sufficient to occupy one mpn for two hundred
years, hence his employment of assistants, who for the most
part are engaged in abstracting and preparing the material.

During the past week this office has been literally flooded
with letters from all parts of the city and State asking for
information relating to the coming bench show. One gentle-
man wants to know the form of entry, another the names of
the judges, and so on. To all these inquirers we have sent a
copy of the prospectus prepared by the club and such other
information as we could command. But one or two ques-
tions we cannot yet answer, for the reason that no definite
arrangements have yet been made. The matter of judges is
still an open one, butwe hope to see it settled before the next
issue of this paper. Until it is settled the entries will lag.
One gentleman informs ns that he has nine entries awaiting
the selection of the judges. Another asks if the judges are
to be chosen by the club or by the exhibitors. In the latter
case, he says that three dogs he contemplates entering will
stay at home. The managers of the show must not attempt
to make their own burdens light by shirking the task of
choosing judges. To allow the exhibitors to vote for judges
will not work and is especially unfair to country exhibitors.
Many of these cannot possibly be present at the show to pro-
tect their interest in securing fair play. Ignorance, dishon-
esty and good fellowship are :oo potent factors in determin-
ing how exhibitors will vote to make their judgment valuable.
Exhibitors are but human, and if they can secure the selec-
tion of a judge whom they iaiow will favor them, they think
they have done a smart thing. Three or four exhibitors not
strictly honest, by making a combination and pooling their
issues on judges, can secure the election of one pledged to
give all the prizes to the pool, regardless of the merits of the
dogs entered. Conducted in such a way bench shows are
worse than useless. Those who are posted are indignant at
the fraud; others go away with a wrong impression of the
form of a good dog. They see the first prize on a scrub and
not even a c — on a fine animal, and mistrusting their own
judgment they imagine that the scrub animal is the correct
thing. The Kennel Club is composed of men who know a
good dog and a good judge of one. They are able to find the
half dozen men needed to make the awards, and pick them
out regardless of the likes or whims of anyone. This done
and their names given to the public, exhibitors knowing who
is to judge their dogs will enter them freely, and having en-
tered them with their eyes wide open, can have no possible
ground for complaint at any future day. Of course Stone-
henge is to be the standard, but Stonehenge without a skilled
interpreter is no use at all. No pen can describe the fine
shades of difference between a setter of the highest form and
one of inferior grade. The writer has to fall back on such
general terms as style and symmetry, words which have a
fine sound and yet may mean almost anything.

As we go to press, the advisory committee of the club just
concluded a meeting at which it was agreed to call a meeting
in the Occidental Hotel at S p. m. Tuesday next and select
judges for all the classes. This properly disposes of the
judging question to the satisfaction of every one who takes
an interest in seeing the show carried out in a sportsman-
like style. A number of competent gentlemen have been
written to and asked if they will serve in case they are elect-
ed. It is to be hoped that they willsend in an answer before
Tuesday next. The committe express a hope that any gen-
tlemen who are acquainted with competent judges will send
in their names. It is desirable to get the very best men to
serve and unless names are suggested some good men might
be overlooked.

The interest shown in the show by the very large number
of entries already sent in is extremely gratifying to the man-
agers, who now look forward to at least six hundred entries in
all classes with the utmost confidence. Most unexpectedly a
number of fanciers who have heretofore held aloof from dog
shows have promised to participate. We hope to see a big
class of all the toy and pet dogs. San Francisco especially
can boast of more fine terriers, poodles, Maltese, King
Charles, Japanese and the other fancy varieties than most
American cities and they should all be well represented.

California Coursing Club-

The coursing match open to all dogs in the State to be held
under the auspices of the California Coursing Club on last
Wednesday and Thursday was postponed on account of the
heavy storm which swept over the country last week. A
telegram from Merced said that the roads were in very bad
order and almost impassable and the ground too soft to make
the going possible. After a little consultation it was unani-
mously agreed to postpone the match until Thursday and
Friday, April 5 and 6, the club to leave San Francisco at 4
p. m. on Wednesday next, April 4. The drawing of dogs
and election of officers held last Saturday night resulted as
follows:

The first prize offered was $70; second, $45; third, $25;
fourth, $20. The following officers were elected: Judge, J.
C. Murphy; President, John Hughes; Slipper, John Perrigo;
Stewards, J. Farelley and N. Lane. The list of entries in
the Old Dog Stake included thirty-two dogs, drawn as follows:
M. Mercedites' black bitch American Girl against S. Brinker-
hoffs blue dog Blue Jacket; J. C. Murphy's black and white
Cassa Maria against William Lane's brindle bitch Lady Cos-
tello; J. C. Murphy's blue dog Chinchilla against J. J. Mur-
phy's fawn and white dog Presidio Boy; Wm. Quigley's white
and fawn dog Hornitos Boy against M. Mercedites' brindle
bitch Lady Smith; Joseph Franklin's blue dog S. J. Tilden
against John Healey's black dog Black Cloud; William Fa-
hey's black and white bitch Tuolumne Belle against William
Lane's brindle and white dog Connaught Ranger; J. C. Mur-
phy's black and white dog Fides against John Ferry's black
dog Skip; M. Mercedites' brindle dog Parnell against F. Cal-
lahan's brindle bitch Sierra; J. J. Harrigan's white and black
dog Pacific Life against J. C. Murphy's fawn bitch Lady Mary;
Joe Rosenberg's fawn dog Oby against J. F. Carroll's white
dog Monarch; Pat PUey's brindle dog Tornado against John
Perrigo's brindle and white dog Longfellow; John Hughes'
blue dog Speculation Jr. against J. F. Carroll's blue dog
Stonewall Jackson; Thomas Brown's black dog Modoc against
William M. Fallon's brindle bitch Mollie McCarthy; J. F.
Cunningham's brindle dog Jim Cormack against John
Hughes' white and red bitch Belfast Maid; E. Packer's fawn
bitch Daisy against John Terry's black bitch Nellie; John
Hughes' blue and white bitch Lady Franklin against J. F.
Carroll's white and black dog Paul Jones.

Sapling Stake — B. Origan's white and brindle bitch Main
Street Lady against JohnPerrigo's blueand white dogSpring;
John Ferry's white and black dog Butte against F. Hall's
white and black bitch Mary. Prize, $20.

Editoe Breedeb ast> Sportsjiax : Having just received a
catalogue of classification of dogs, prize list, etc., of the next
bench show I desire to say something with reference thereto.
I desire to speak only as a setter and pointer man, as those
are the only breeds of dogs that I know anything about.
Looking over the list of officers of the kennel club I failed to
note one person familiar with either of those breeds and con-
sequently think those gentlemen should give some consider-
ation to gentlemen who breed and own setters and pointers.
I join with M. B. J. in condemning the provision for a
Laverack class. As he says, there is but one gentleman in
this State who owns a Laverack, and knowing that gentleman
as I do, I am sure he would not appreciate the doutful honor
of winning in a class in which of necessity there can be no
competition. The Laverack setter is simply an English set-
ter and by the English setter standard he is judged; then why
the necessity for and the benefit of a separate class for them ?
We made ourselves ridiculous in the eyes of Eastern sports-
men at our last show by having a Laverack class when there
was not one on the coast, and for goodness sake let us not
repeat the folly in a lesser degree this year, but on the con-
trary let us give a show with the different breeds properly
and sensibly classified, and intelligently judged. I also
agree that money prizes instead of medals should be
awarded. A gentleman from up country can not fit
and take his > dog to the show and get back
home again without an expense of from $10
to $20 per day, and if he desires to show three or
four it amounts to a considerable sum. Now it will be said
that some prefer medals; well, let the Kennel Club give the
exhibitor his choice, a medal or its equivalent in coin.

I think a great mistake was made in not making two classes
for pointers — a large class, over fifty-five pounds, and a small
class under that weight; also, in not making dog and bitch
classes for puppies.

The suggestion was made to the Kennel Club that they es-
tablish an imported class for English setters, to include all
setters imported and descended purely from imported stock,
and a class for natives, which would include all setters not
otherwise provided for. This is the only classification that
will accomplish in this State the only practical purpose for
which bench shows are held, namely, the selection of the
best pure-blooded specimens of the different breeds for win-
ners, in order that their admirers may know what form to
breed for and what dogs to breed to, that the type may be
maintained. Now, in the nondescript class (so far as blood
goes) of native setters that are usually shown on the bench,
there may be some with enough blue blood in their veins to
give them a "taking form," and yet, gentlemen of the Kennel
Club, do you suppose any man owning a thoroughbred bitch,
who appreciates tier value, would breed her to such? Not
by any manner of means.

I would ask you, Mr. J. C. Simpson, if Bonnie Scotland,
that great sire you esteem so highly, might not get a colt of
very high form from a mare of ordinary blood ? Assuming
that he might, would you, if Anteeo was a mare, breed to
such a horse ? I apprehend that you would scorn such a pro-
position if there were stallions such as Buccaneer, Electioneer,
Steinway and others of equally good breeding accessible.

And I ask you gentlemen, members of the Kennel Club,
who so ardently admire the fleet and game greyhound, and
I notice that all of the officers of the club are greyhound
lovers, I ask you if you would like to have greyhound and
foxhound crosses on any but hounds of unquestioned purity
of blood compete in the same class with your costly and
magnificent descendants of Master McGrath, Speculation and
other noted stock dogs. I certainly think you would resent
it. I think there should be a prize offered for the best stud
dog with a certain number of his get; (I have no stud dog and
therefore have no personal interest in this matter). The
names of the judges should be published immediately, and
I wiU take the liberty of mentioning three gentlemen now,
either one of whom is competent to judge setters and point-
ers, as they should be judged according to Stonehenge.
I refer to " Hon. Jos. MeKenna, of Suisun, Ike N. Aldrich,
of Marysville, and John B. Martin Esq., of San Francisco.
The country will be represented better at this show than ever
before and it behooves the Kennel Club to so order this show
that those succeeding will be looked forward
to with pleasure by the admirers of man's best
friend, the dog. Sacramento will send two pointers and
three setters that I know of and in conjunction with Marys-
ville, Oroville, Auburn and Colusa will send a strong canine
representation to battle for the honors of the bench.

The changes I have suggested have been offered in the best
of feeling and I hope the Kennel Club will at least give them
careful and serious consideration. Hoping that the coming
show will be an immense success and that nothing will hap-
pen to prevent my being present with my favorite "fielders "
to spend a few pleasant days with my brother sportsmen, I
remain yours in the good cause of pure blood and high breed-
ing, C. N. Post.

p. s. — Could not the Kennel Club make some arrangement
with the transportation companies for a reduction of rates or
a free pass for dogs sent to the show. Eastern companies
take dogs free I think, or at half rates to shows. Post.

Sacramento, March 23, 1883.

Mr. Post is slightly in error. Of the officers of the show
(who really have no important duties in connection with the
judging) only one is a greyhound man. John Stack has won
several prizes for setters and pointers. Of the advisory com-
mittee, several members are fanciers of the setter and point-
er. But in other matters Mr. Post is emminently correct,
and the club will do well to heed his remarks. — Ed.

Pedigree Value.

In making entries for the bench show exhibitors only need
to state the name, class and description of dog, with age and
pedigree — if any.

A Sacramento correspondent writes as follows:
"At the coming bench show in the pointer class will a fine
dog with all the points, ' without a pedigree," score with one
tbat has a pedigree, or in other words, will pedigreed dogs
take precedence over others regardless of the standard.
Please answer, as I have a dog that I will show if he will be
judged on his looks and not pedigree."

An answer to this note will doubtless answer many similar
inquiries. All dogs are to be judged on their merits exclusive
of the factitious value of pedigree. Pedigree only counts in
the rare case where two dogs tally precisely even on standard
points. In such an instance should one dog have a pedigree
tracing back to some well-known strain of field or bench win-
ner and thereby give promise of reproducing all his best
points in his progeny thejjudgeswouldgive him the preference.
Where one dog leads another even by a hair's breadth, pedi-
gree counts for nothing. In any case for pedigrees to be of
value they must go back to the American or English Kennel
Club Stud Book. The mere fact that Dash is by Flash, dam
by Jumper, he by Spring, means nothing. It is only the
proof that a dog is descended from a line of known good
blood that makes pedigree valuable.

18S3

HJfce gixcxte* muX §pmxismmu

BASE BALL.

The Season to Be Opened To-morrow.

The base ball season according to the schedule of the Cali-
fornia League will be formally opened to-morrow at the Rec-
reation Grounds by a game between the Haverly and Niantic
Clubs. The season opens auspiciously and will no doubt be
marked by that rivalry and good feeling which made the
game so popular previous to the advent of the professional
system. The management of the various clubs composing
the League has labored industriously to bring about a better
understanding of the requirements of first-class teams, and
with this end in view a series of rules have been formulated
for the guidance of the players in addition to the rules pre-
viously noticed in these columns. There is every reason to
believe that the disagreeable features which have for some
time past characterized baseball contests both in, this city
and in Oakland will be guarded against, and that the original
popularity of the national game on this coast will be re-
established. With this object in view, a board of umpires
has been provided for, as well as official scorers, whose duty
it is to keep the records of the championship games. The
comfort of the spectators has also been carefuLly looked after,
and the propraetors of the grounds have agreed to do every-
thing in their power to assist the League in its endeavors to
inaugurate a new departure with the commencement of this
season. Practicing while the game is in progress, or the
throwing of balls in the vicinity of the grand stand or along
the line of the benches reserved for the use of the patrons of
the sport, has been provided against, and the rules in this re-
spect will be rigidly enforced. Another salutary change that
has been introduced prohibits the sale of spirituous liquors
to the players. The importance of this section of the rules
will be apparent when it is borne in mind that formerly the
spectators, among whom were a number of ladies and chil-
dren, were frequently obliged to witness conduct which was
not calculated to impress them with the advantages of the
sport. The personnel of the clubs has also been somewhat
improved, and with the assistance of responsible managers
the contests will be marked by an absence of these draw-
backs. A championship fund has also been created, which
will be maintained by a small deduction from the receipts of
the games, in addition to the tines collected, and at the end
of the season the club winning the greater number of games
will be entitled to the choice of either fund, the other being
■ awarded to the second team in the championship contest.
The prospects foran exciting season were never better ormore
promising.

The Board of Umpires of the CaliforniaLeagueis composed
of Delos K. Ashley, E. Van Court and Henry Videau. " The
official scorers are J. Fisher and J. Eagan.

There is some talk of a game between the surviving mem-
bers of the original Eagles and Pacifies. The occasion would
insure an immense crowd.

The projected Oakland League is slowly arranging for Ja
championship season. A meeting will probably be held on
Friday evening.

It is not improbable that a set of beautiful silk foul flags
will be presented to the clubs on this side of the bay.

The police departments contemplate organizing a team.
Peckinpah as usual is one of the moving spirits.

Interior clubs will shortly arrange for an interchange of
courtesies with local teams.

Piercy is'doing good work on the diamond at the Recrea-
tion Grounds.

Printed schedules of the games canine had on application at
this office gratis.

Amateur clubs are issuing challenges with alarming rapid-
ity.

BICYCLING.

t)r. Coleman of the Canandaigua B. C, New York, is at
present a visitor at Los Angeles with his wife and some
friends. The gentlemen of the party brought their bicycles
across the continent with them, having passes for them.
The Doctor makes a practical use of his bycicle. Starting
out for a hunt with a friend, they carried their guns strapped
upon the handles of the machine and rode to the hunting
grounds, returning in the evening in the same] manner each
with a fine string of game across his shoulder.

The Los Angeles club, recently organized, is in a flourish-
ing condition, and under the instructions of Capt. Wedge-
wood is rapidly becoming skillful in drill. The club drills
are usually held in the evening upon a broad unfrequented
street, and as each bicycle carries a lamp and bell, the ef-
fect is very tine. Runs are also made by "the club to Santa
Monica, seventeen miles; to the old Mission San Gabriel, and
to Pasadena, nine or ten miles, which at this season are very
pleasant.

Leroy has been to New York collecting a team of horses for
his coming race with Prince and an unknown. He objects
to racing at the Institute Buildirjg because the dirt track is
laid on boards. It is not settled as yet where the race will be
held.

As soon as it is definitely decided which is the best tricycle,
for use upon our roads, there will be quite a number ordered
for ladies who have become interested in this independent
means of progression.

The annual trip of the Oakland and San Frcncisco clubs
will take place shortly, the run being probably made to San
Jose and including excursions in the vicinity.

The Stanley Show balance sheet leaves a small balance to
the club. The club had many things to contend against,
and we are glad it is not out of pocket.

The ranks are being recruited.by many new riders who make
short excursions from this city to Oakland, preparatory to
longer journeys later in the season.

With the lengthening days of spring the older riders begin
to consider excursions into the country, which will be all the
more pleasant for the recent rains.

A fifty-mile race at Los Angeles yesterday, between Figuero
and Anderson, was won by the latter. Time — 1:47*, the beat
on record.

This is rough. At Bowne's Ferry (Windemere) the list of
tolls ends thus: "Asses and bicycles, 6d."

The late Adelaide Neilson'e mother tells a reporter that it
is a great mistake for an actress to marry at all. " She must
choose one life or the other to succeed in either. "

(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 192.)

faulty. In fact this is the first instance of correct drawing of
a frog that may be termed perfect, all others which I have
seen being studies from feet which have become malfoimed.

Although the frog changes in appearance, and there is
quite a difference between the old, ragged surface and the
new which is ready to take its place, still the similarity
of broad surfaces and elasticity is apparent. The old has
served the intended purpose, doing its work until the other
is ready.

W7hen mutilated with the knife, and that mutilation accom-
panied by non-use, in place of this healthy growth it shrivels
and becomes nearly as hard as the horn, there is a deep fis-
sure in place of the slight depression in the middle, the lon-
gitudinal axis is shortened, and the whole is as different
from the engraving as can be well imagined.

The illustrations leave little to add regarding the manner
of setting the tip or applying the toe-weight which I am par-
tial to, but inasmuch as the questions asked indicate that
the proper method is not fully understood it may be as well
to be more minute in the instructions.

As has been stated the tip is only a trifle thicker at the toe
than the posterior portion, the object being to give as nearly
a level bearing as possible. If there was. much taper the
slope from the toe would bring a greater strain on the nails,
and, consequently, a greater danger of misplacement. It is
also evident that the square shoulder is of material assistance
in keeping the tip in place while the nails are driven, and
does away with any necessity for a clip at the toe.

Many years ago I advocated driving the nails from the in-
ner side of the Tjfcll, and the benefit of this practice has been
sustained by the score of years in which I have followed it.
There is not so much danger of "pricking " in setting the tip
as the full shoe, owing to a greater thickness of the wall in
the anterior portion of the foot; it also gives a more secure
fastening, as the horn is perforated in place of the layers be-
ing divided, and a much lower hold can be taken. A horse
nail is wedge-shaped and when driven parallel with the fibers
there must be a tendency to split the layers apart, but if they
are perforated there is no such risk. When the nailholesare
punched close to the edge the nail has to be driven on a
curve. At first the direction is towards the sensitive portion
of the foot, and then the bevel at the point throws it out-
wards. Now it is evident that if the course of the nail ap-
proaches the sensitive part of the foot there is danger if even
it is not wounded at the time of driving. Clinching the nail
when it is curved throws a greater strain on the central part,
forcing the outer part to press against the horn, and the con-
cussion aggravates the tendency.

If in place of being driven on a curve the nail goes straight
the strain caused by clinching and concussion is uniform,
and the straight Hue at whatever angle obviates this difficulty.

Then it is manifest that if the nail is started from the in-
side of the wall and driven at any angle which will bring the
point through it never can get near the sensitive tissues. The
nearest point is where it is first started, and this is so far be-
low the quick that there cannot be any danger of wounding_
In driving the nails from the inside it is necessary to give the
nail hole the same slope outwardly, or make the hole large
enough to give room for directing the point.

I prefer the latter plan, and then sink the head of the nail
below the surface, which completely fills the opening. A
punch is used when the nail-head is level with the shoe to
drive it home, and a clinching iron that has a projection
which keeps the nail in place when it is rivited. This is
when tolerably heavy tips are used; with lighter and thinner
ones the head of a No. 3 nail will fill the countersunk hole.
Countersinking is preferable to creasing — fullering as some
smiths term it — and when the tip is so thin as to let the heads
of the nails project they are filed to a level of the tip.

The countersinking cannot be done as close to the edge as
a crease without giving an inward direction, and the tool with
which the crease is cut is held on a bevel inclining to the in-
side. This, as has been shown, compels the nail being driven
on a curve, first, t5 get sufficient "hold" and when that is
done to bring it to the outside in order to clinch it and
fasten the shoe.

Anyone who will take the trouble to bend a horse nail into
a slight curve, twist the point off and hammer it down while
the head is resting on a solid substance will readily perceive
that the curvature is increased with every blow, and that if
there is only a thin stratum between the nail and the sensi-
tive part of the foot there must be a pressure that will result
in lameness.

When the nails are driven, in lieu of filing a notch to receive
the clinch, I use'a small gouge, only cutting away so much
of the horn as will hold it. By following this plan the clinch
is depressed where it cannot do injury and this without
weakening the foot. As is well known, the enamel is much
the strongest part and when the edge of the rasp is used to
cut a receptacle for the clinch the groove extends from the
front to the rear nail. I have known many instances where
the whole side, from the clinches to the nail holes at the bot-
tom, was torn off with the shoe, and this could not occur
when the plan recommended is followed. The toe and sides
of the tip should be flush with the edge of the horn or so
near that there is only a trifle of projection to be filed away.
It is better to hav._' it exactly even, and if the gouge cutting is
properly done, the clinch will be hammered uniform with the
horn so that there is no necessity for filing, andshould there
be a roughness, care must betaken that in removing it the
horn is not marked. Every mark of the file on the enamel is
an injury. It not only weakens, as it also gives a chance for
moisture to penetrate, and I am thoroughly convinced that

moisture is injurious and that one purpose of the enamel is
to render the foot impervious to the entrance of fluids. As
has besn shown heretofore, the horn is composed of tubes,
hairs fastened together with an agglutinizing material and
each tube filled with a substance that gives life. The appli-
cation of water weakens the adhering properties, maceration
destroys. That is, long-continued soakings are prejudicial,
and even washing the feet had better be dispensed with, es-
pecially when the enamel has been wounded by the rasp or
file. It was also shown that driving the nails cut these tubes
off, and that below the severed portion the horn is virtually
dead. The low hold arising from driving the nail from the
innerparts of the wall does less injury than when it takes the
curving direction and a high hold, and the larger the nail the
greater the damage. Four small nails, No. 3, will hold a
tip of the size figured in the cut, firmly in its place as long as
it should be worn, and in cases where I have been negligent
in resetting, the tip was not misplaced until that and the nail
heads were worn away so that the tip could be pulled off
without cutting the clinches, and yet it was retained by the
slight hold which the worn nails gave.

This description I think will be quite sufficient to explain
the mode of setting and the reasons in brief for following that
system. The toe-weights have been described in the appen-
dix and the cuts will complete the lesson. — Tips and Toe-
Weights.

Note — As it might be thought that my partiality for tips
and favoritism for the colt warped my judgment, I requested
O. A. Hickok to make a careful and close scrutiny to see
what the effect had been of constant wearing of tips an An*
teeo. The appended certificate shows the result:

"Oakland, March 29, 18S3.
"I have to-day critically examined the feet and legs of Jos.
Cairn Simpson's colt Anteeo, and hereby certify that in my
estimation they could not be in more perfect condition.

"0. A. Hickok."

A certificate from Mr. Hickok will carry more weight with
Eastern readers than that of a veterinarian.

A trainer of his skill and experience will detect anything
wrong with the legs and feet, and if there is the least varia-
tion from a normal condition discover it. It is almost un-
necessary to state that every individual who has seen Anteeo
concurs in the views expressed, and very many regard the
"perfect condition " of the feet and legs as being wonderful
under any circumstances.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Best City Extra.JJC 25:356 50; medium grades,
$5 506,56 75; Shipping Superfine, $4 25,3.55 25.

WHEAT — High ruling ratea have had a tendency of late to keep sbirp
pers in the background. $1 81 seems to be the ruling figure but fancy
milling lota brought 51 87* and 51 90.

BARLEY— The changes in the weather have produced changes In the
price* of this grain but operators expect the nnrket to become steadier1
in a few days. Recent salea are April, SI 2J.16?1 22; May, 31 22|3
91 23i.

OATS— Fair Feed, $1 75651 80; Good, 51 &56S1 90; Choice.Sl 95®

52 05 Fctl.

RYE— Quotable at 31 90632 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $30 $? ton; Cracked Corn. $3665371? ton;
Shorts, 319^520 p ton; Oilcake meal the oilworks sell to the trade at
£35 & ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, 521&525 3? ton for lota
at the mili.

HAY— Alfalfa, $166517; Wheat, 5186:521; Wild Oat, S186?21|
Mixed, 3186319 1? ton.

STRAW— SI per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16V6162c; California Hams, 15615ic
for plain, 15.V6l6c for sugar-cured canY&sed J Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16616^c; California Smoked Bacon 146143c for heavy and
medium, and 15£616c for light and extra light; Clear Sides, M*6143c;
Pork, 3185x518 50 for Extra Prime, -$"206320 50 for Prime Mess, 3236.24 for1
Mess, $256525 50 for clear and 326626 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
5166518 £> bbl; Mess beef, 515 50 for bbls and 58 75 for hf bbls; Extra
Mess Beef, 516 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis; Family Beef, §18618 60
^ bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13613ic J? ft.

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, 25c640c for common and 75c651 50 E»
box for good to choice; Lemons, S5j?„57 per box for Sicily; California
Lemons, 51 50652 50 per box; Limes, 3116512 per box for Mexican; Ban*
anas, 1 50633 & bunch; California Oranges, 51 25631 75 for common
and S263 for good to choice $> box; Pineapples, $66.58 3& doz.
Western Cranberries are offering at 3156517 £> bbl.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, 320625 p ton;
Carrots, 30c«_50c ; Turnips, 75c65l ; Caulifiower,75c6$l 25 \f dozen : Cab-
bage, 75c & ctl; Garlic, 2c f ft; Celery, 50c p doz; Dried
Okra, 20c625c; Dry Peppers, 10c6l2*c t> ft; Green Peas, 6n.61c;
for common and 7i;o.8 for sweet ; Rhubarb, 668c per lb ; Mushrooms, 75c
«,5l^box; Green Peppers, 5ctft6c per lb; Tomatoes. 1 25652 $"> box;Cu*
cumbers, 50c6$l 75 per doz.; Asparagus, 75c6^1 -■"' V !*••■ Sprouts, 3o
^ ft.; Artichokes, 10c6.15c & doz.; String Beans, 206.25c V ft.

POTATOES— River Red, o^a 60c ; Early Rose, 55665c ; Tomales
and Petaluma, 80c631 ^ ctl; Humboldt Red, 31 10651 15; Kid*
ney and Peachblow, 31 10651 15 perctl; New. 3c63*c per lb.

ONIONS— Choice, 52 15652 50; Ordinary, 51 25,0.51 75.

BEANS— BayoB 55 25655 60; Butter, S3 25(633 50 for small and S3 50
654 for large; Lima, S3 75634; Pea, 34; Pink, 356.35 1ft; Red,
$5 5>.- 10; small White, 54; large White, S3 25,653 50 *> ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots; Fancy, 25c I826C; choice, 23624c; fair

to good, 18622c; inferior lots from country stores, 15,al~c; firkin, old,

19622c for choice; new, 226.25c; pickled roll, 20621; Eastern 17o.20c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14615c for choice; 11613c for fair to

good; do, factory. In boxes, 146il6c; Eastern, 16;a,17c.

EGGS— California, 226'23c $> doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 20621c; do Hens, 21622c;
do dressed, 18622c; Roosters, 57^37 50 for old and $11 for
young; Hens $7659 50; Broilers. $7658 50, according to sizo;
Ducks, $106512 Jp dozen; Geese, t3 256.?- 75 V t^ir; Goslings, 836!

53 50 per pair.

GAME— Gray Geese 81 75632 25; White Geese. 5Uo_<7.75c ; Honkers,
83 "ii.uvi ; Snipe, 82 26652 50 for English and 75cA$l for common;
Hare, 51 60632; Rabbits. 51 25 w fl 7.".

WOOL— Inactive; Spring clip coming in slowlv.

HIDES AND SKXNS-Dry bides, usual selection, 18618ic & tt>;
culls one-third less, and Mexicun Hides 2c t> ft less. Dry Kip, 18
617c; Dry Calf. 20c@22l ; Salted Steers, over65 fts. He V H>; Steers
over 55 fts, lie; Steers and Cows, medium, 9c 6 10c; light
do, 9c; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 fts. lie; Salted Calf, MtflGc f» ft:
Salted Veal, 12j«'.15c; Sheep Skins, 2&630C for Shearlings, 306!
GOc for short, 60c651 for medium, and $16$1 50 apelce for long
wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 7JC68c V lb for rendered and 11612c for
refined, both In shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 868ic; medium grade, 767jc; inferior, 5S66c ^ lb.

VEAL— Large Calves, 869c; small ones, 8610c ^ ft.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5!66c and Ewes at fi&5|c 4? lb,
according to quality.

LAMB-Spriun is quotable at 121615c J? ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 7i6!7jc for bard aud 61&6jc for soft; dressed
do 10&610ic $> ft for bard grain hogs.

TROTTING RULES.

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(Scents, Also

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March 31

HERD AND SWINE.

The Duroc Hogs of Saratoga County, N. Y.

The Duroc hogs of Saratoga county, 2s . T.. have an inter-
esting and somewhat romantic history. They were known
by this local name for nearly half a century before the title of
Jersey Reds had been applied to the red hogs bred in New
Jersey. I am informed by good authority that the name Du-
roc was applied by some to the red hogs of New Jersey be-
fore they were called Jersey Reds — showing that they had no
distinctive name or history.

The Duroc hog of Saratoga county had often been men-
tioned in the agricultural papers; and half a century ago at-
tracted a great deal of attention. Old men are now living
who remember the sensation they caused at this time, and
the notices of them in the local press and elsewhere. The
fanciful name of Duroc was given to a red boar by Isaac
Frink Esq., who purchased hini of Mr. Harry Kelsey, who then
owned the famous stallion Duroc. Mr. Frink took a mare to
this horse in the year 1S23 or 1S24, where he was standing
m tie town of Florida, Montgomery county, N. Y., about
twenty miles from his home in Milton, N. T. There he saw
a litter of red pigs Mr. Kelsey had bred from a pair said by
him to have been "imported;" whether he meant from En-
gland or from Oyster Bay, Long Island, N. Y., where he
moved from, it is now impossible to find out. The word "im-
ported " may mean brought from any other locality or State;
but it is usually, and more correctly applied to anything
brought from a foreign country.

I notice it is quite common to say, in the South and West,
of animals brought from other States, that they have been
"imported." It is unfortunate that there is sucn a mixture
of meanings. A pig man showed me a Chester white boar
the other day and said he was "imported." There can be no
doubt but that if Mr. Kelsey's stock of red hogs were not
imported their immediate ancestors were. They have
demonstrated a thousand times that they were thoroughbreds
by the continuous marking of their progeny and the stamp-
ing of their characteristics upon all their descendants for
more than half a century. Notwithstanding all of the crosses
and recrosses the Duroc hogs of Saratoga county have pre-
served their identity and peculiarities, and are to-day the
most valuable and the most popular breed of hogs in the
county. I recollect that when I was a boy Mr. Frink was
elected sheriff in a hotly contested canvass, and his merits
and demerits, as is usually the case (may be they don't do so
out West), were discussed. It was urged by his friends that
he was a progressive farmer and had done a great deal to
promote the agricultural interests of the country. I also re-
member that he was noted as a successful farmer, and I once
visited his home and he showed me his hogs up to their eyes
in clover and in fine condition. " That is the way," he said,
"to make pork." I was a boy then and not much interested
in pigs. Isaac Frink, by his purchase of that red boar, put
thousands of dollars into the pockets of Saratoga farmers,
and has made his name a household word. For many years
making and selling pork to the packers at Waterford and
Albany was a leading business in this county; and such was
the excellent character of the meat produced that Saratoga
county pork rated the highest in the market and was the
standard of the trade. It was the Duroc blood which gave
the pork this superiority.

After cheap transportation was opened to the West, and
this competition came in, feeding hogs was not so profitable,
and the Saratoga county farmers fed less hogs, and their in-
terest in raising them diminished accordingly. The crossing
of this Duroc boar upon the best sows in the county pro-
duced a class of half-breeds which were long in the body and
very growthy, and cut up to the best advantage. About the
year 1830, Wm. Ensign, who lived on the extreme eastern
edge of the county, at a place now called Wilbur's basin,;
brought a pair of red hogs from Connecticut, and the next
year brought more. These hogs he bred and sold for years.
They were first called the "Ensign hogs." They were after-
wards mixed with the descendants of Mr. Fink's Duroc, and
are now known by the latter name. The leading breed of
hogs in this part of the country at the time the Durocs were
introduced into the county of 'Saratoga were the Byfields—
an English breed — and one of the numerous families of York-
shire blood. The modern Durocs show this cross in their
make-up.

The Byfields have long since become extinct as a separate
breed or family, but their general characteristics are exhib-
ited in the Yorkshires. As I remember them, they were
medium in size. The most profitable swine for feeding to-
day would be just such a cross as made the Saratoga county
hogs so famous years ago, to wit: The long and deep-bodied
and the coarser-boned Duroc, or the truer type, the Red
Berkshire, with the finer, plumper and more delicate York-
shire. A breed of hogs which would combine the good qual-
ities of both would be a valuable one for the farmers who
have small cornfields and must study economy in making
pork. In my next I will speak more fully of the character-
istics, weight and other peculiarities of the Red hogs.— F. D.
Curtis in Breeder's Gazette.

The Fresno Republican calls for organization among the
stock men of that county to protect their ranges and says:
Self-preservation is the first law of nature, and the law can
be and ought to be recognized without doing injustice to fel-
low-men. Agricultural interests are watched through the
grange associations. Industrial and mechanical interests are
looked after through the various trades unioDsand industrial
associations. Horticultural and viticultural interests are pro-
tected and fostered by law. The time has come when the
stock owners of Fresno county should protect themselves by
local organization. This season, as in every dry season, the
roving bands of sheep, owned and driven by men who have
no permanent ranges or habitations and own no land, are
into the county and destroying what little feed there
is on our ranges by slowly driving over them, and are push-
into the mountains as fast as the melting snow will
permit. The mountain ranges of Fresno county properly
> the men who live in and own stock in the county,
(turnv. ii stock men recognize each other's mountain rights,
but interlopers recognize no rights and steal feed wherever

Eln Switzerland the high ranges in the Alps have
td for centuries as adjuncts to the adjacent valley
ranges, and neither government nor individuals question
their yearly occupancy. The same rule should prevail here,
and will prevail if there is concert of action among our stock
men.

•rnia shippers pack sixteen ounces of butter in

a >ound package, instead of the fourteen ounces now given,

/ to* will '*■ light inclination on the part of her

■ i :■■ the continuance ot the flood of pat-

Du ^ lands a good chance of being dividi I with

tern cities and Sonora.— Tucson Citizen.

Scientific Breeding.

The past ten or fifteen years have witnessed very great dili-
gence in the study of skillful breeding of improved stock.
Every advance which experience has suggested has been as-
siduously followed, and every hint that has been traced
through the various windings of mysterious nature has been
eagerly laid hold of. The predetermination of color, form,
size, sex and quality of progeny has been discussed and tried
from almost every point of view ; and if all possible knowl-
edge has not been acquired, certainly much has been learned
under each of these heads. Sometimes steps have been
taken, and theories have been hastily embraced, which have
led wide of the true mark, and sometimes years have been
sadly wasted in the pursuit of facts and in the collocation of
laws which have scarce been worth the pains, except as the
efforts have developed greater breadth of thought, and have
prompted the thinker to engage with more oourage than be-
fore in the pursuit of his object. If, to-day, we may not
properly move forward under the term with which I have
headed this article, we surely have enough successful experi-
ence to justify us in speaking as I have done in the first sen-
tence; for notable examples of "skillful breeding " are to be
found in many parts of our country, where the exact results
desired by the breeder, and for which plans have been
studied out and securely laid before hand, have been at-
tained.

On no field has this purpose been more ardently courted or
more vigorously put into practice than in the breeding of the
Jersey cow. Money, brains, patience, study and devotion
almost supreme have been expended in the unswerving de-
termination to make of her, if already she has not fairly won
that position, the great butter cow of the future. Two great
principles have, in the main, been relied upon to accomplish
this result — heredity and variation, the latter to form the
new and more perfect type, the former to fix and perpetuate
it. Afterward, by judicious and careful selection — a matter
by no means fully understood, but far too little appreciated
in the measure we do understand it — to produce in one ani-
mal qualities we have found in two, which qualities have in
turn been the outcome of what we have discovered in still
other four, and so on. The skillful breeder has a beau-ideal
ever in his mind, and the qualities which he sees as possible
to be blended in her must be gathered up and placed at his
bidding until the imaginary animal that flitted like a shadow
through his fancy has been transformed into a living, breath-
ing creature in his pastures. Simply to couple prize animals
with prize animals, or to mate accidental good animals, is not
enough. They must be selected from among those which
have been produced at our pleasure to reach our beau-ideal,
or produced by some person who has in his mind a beau-
ideal near akin to our own. In all this pedigree is essential.
Let the fossilized cattle raiser sneer to his heart's content ;
there can be no successful breeding without the study of
pedigree. The accidental good animal is not of heredity, but
of variation. It is a new type, possibly a prodigy, and would
require generations to fix its valuable characteristics in its
progeny. To breed as a science, with reasonable hope of
success, we must know the foundation to see how certain
animals have "washed; " we must know the coupling to see
how they have "nicked;" and we must know the quality to
see how they have "handed down." To breed on any other
basis will disappoint us.

I have in my mind an animal that illustrates what I have
said. An analysis of his breeding will show how faithfully
these principles have been kept in mind, and with what de-
votion they have been carried into effect. Cobweb Duke of
Darlington 7,926 is a son of Duke of Darlington 2,460 and
Lily of Maple Grove 5,079. There would be nothing particu-
larly significant in this if it were a mere matter of names,
but both these animals represent what the Jersey breeder is
constantly seeking to produce, a typical butter race of cattle,
which shall have acknowledged pre-eminence above all
breeds in this particular. Duke of Darlington is known both
far and near as the sire of the wonderful Bomba 10,330, whose
unparalleled record, at her age, 21 lbs. 11J oz. of butter in
even days, has awakened anew the interest taken in butter
tests all over the United States. That he should produce
such an animal was not the general expectation, but it was
the persistent hope of an enthusiastic few who had waited
long and anxiously for some such grand results, and was
grounded upon an unshaken confidence that these principles
I have herein enumerated were the real basis of succsssful
breeding. Let us look at him. He was out of a dam who
had made 22 lbs. 7 oz. in seven days, and 778 lbs. 1 oz. in
one year, Eurotas 2,454, the queen of cows everywhere. He
was sired by a bull, Sarpedon 930, who was out of the same
cow from whom Eurotas had come, namely, Europa 176, who
made at the rate of 15 lbs. S£ oz. in seven days. Next, this
bull Sarpedon 930 was sired by the bull Mercury 432, who
has sired at least two cows that have made over 15 lbs. each
in seven days, and who is a full brother to this same Europa
176. Eurotas was sired by imported Rioter 2d 469, who
sired an additional 14-lb. cow, Rioter 2d'sYenus 3, 658, through a
daughter of Europa's half-brother, an lS-lbreow, Pet Gilford
3,317, through a daughter of Saturn 94, the double grandsire
of Europa, and who is grandsire of Euphrates 9,778, who
made at the rate of 16 lbs. 10 oz. in seven days, where again
his cross is made through a son who is mated to a half-sister
of Europa. Xow, going back to Europa and Mercury, we
find the great Alphea 171, whose butter test is quite general-
ly received as at the rate of 25 lbs. 4 oz. in seven days, and
her full brother Jupiter 93. Of Saturn 94, the sire
of this remarkable pair, it is not saying too much to declare
him the greatest ancestor of famous butter cows in the known
world. He was imported at a time when there were but few
Jersey cows in America, and consequently had but little op-
portunity for leaving his impress upon the breed in America,
compared with the chances of great bulls of the present day.
He sired four bulls and nine cows, thus making in all but
thirteen channels of access to his blood, and only one-third
of them males. Notwithstanding these disadvantages, he
still leads all other bulls in the number of descendants with
published records of 14 lbs. and over in seven days. Of some-
thing over four hundred cows of published 14-lb. records,
forty-four of them trace to Saturn 94; and of these twenty-one
have made 16 lbs. and over, and four have an average of over
22 lbs.

Turning now to Lily of Maple Grove 5,079, I find much
the same class of facts, and a hint also of successful nicking
that points out Duke of Darlington, or one of the five sons
of Eurotas, as her proper mate. She was sired by Isaac B
1,951, a grandson of Mercury 432, mentioned above, and of
Clement 115, known on the Island of Jersey as Clement 61,
who is sire of three cows with published 14-lb. records, and
has twelve descendants of the same class, among them Young
Garenne 13,641, the $3,700 cow, and Mr. Clarlison's Evaline
of Jersey 6,871, and what to some would be a particular at-
traction just now, he is fifth sire of Sir George 221 J. H. B.,
who was recently purchased by Col. Russell at the unprece-
dented price of $5,000, an amount which I venture not will soon
be repeated, unless paid for one of the sons or descendants

of Eurotas. The grandams of Isaac B are, first, a daughter
of Southampton 1 17, who has two daughters and eight pub-
lished descendants in the 14-lb. list, out of a Jupiter 93 cow(
which is another slight dash of this Europa 176 blood; and,
second, a daughter of Potomac 153, sire of three cows of
published 14-lb. records, out of Custard 321, dam of one and
grandam of two others in the same class. Potomac 153 is
also a half brother to Plenty 950, a 14-lb. cow sired by Comus
54. Lily of Maple Grove 5,079 has recently made several
tests which bring her well to the front among the great cows
of America, namely, 16 lbs. in seven days, 23 jbs. 10 oz. in
ten days and 39 lbs. 10 oz. in seventeen days. Her daughter,
Lida Mullin 9, 19S, on a test made at the same time, gained a
record of 16 lbs. S oz. in seven days, while her dam Synipho-
nia 4,635, on a test made in July, 1SS2, gained a record of
16 lbs. 1 oz. Symphonia is a granddaughter of Rob Roy 17,
who sired two cows of published 14-lb. records, and has
seventeen descendants in the same list, and of Beauty S04, a
15-lb. cow, and dam of St. Perpetua 3,64S, a 14-lb. cow.

Following this back we have here an animal who is not an
accident, but a production, just as Thomas Bates and the two
Booths had a production) in their famous Shorthorns, and
Bakewell had a production in his improved Leicester sheep.
He stands as the representative of eighty-nine great butter-
producing animals, and, with individual excellencies and
typical family traits, which always show themselves in him,
five years from this we may reasonably expect to witness in
his progeny a repetition of what we have already seen in his
ancestry, or perhaps a new surprise awaits us that shall serve
to further certify the principle's I have mentioned. If so, the
fulfillment of my prediction shall also give color to my cap-
tion and lead us still nearer the consummation of what some
already triumphantly claim — scientific breeding. — A. J.F. in

Breeders Gazette.

»

Devon Cattle.

Youatt, in speaking of the Devons, says: "The slightest
observation will convince us that the cattle in Devonshire,
Sussex, "Wales and Scotland are essentially the same, and
have been the same from time immemorial. The Devons are
middle horned; tolerable, but not extraordinary as milkers,
and remarkable for the quality, rather than the quantity, of
their milk; active at work, and with an unequaled aptitude to
fatten. There is a kind of superstitious reverence attached
to the red color in the legends of the country, and in almost
every part of Scotland, and in some of the mountains of
Wales, the milk of the red cow is considered to be a remedy
for every disease, and a preservation from every evil. Every
one w ho has had an opportunity of comparing the Devon
with the wild breed of Chillingham Castle, has been struck
with the many points of resemblance, notwithstanding the
difference of color."

Since the day of Touatt the improved Devons, while the
quality of their milk has not deteriorated, have become more
than tolerable as milkers. The celebrated Oakes cow, owned
by Mr. Quincy, of Massachuesetts, Mr. Colman says was a
Devon, and yielded in one year 484^ pounds of butter, in one
week 9j pounds, and within his knowledge 16 pounds a week
for more than three months in succession. Of this cow it is
stated in the Country Gentleman that she never gave more
than eighteen quarts in a day, and that on several trials five
quarts of her milk afforded a pound of butter. A pretty fair
showing even in these days of butter record. Mr. Colman
also speaks of a Devon cow in England, which produced for
several weeks in succession, without extra feed, twenty-one
pounds of butter per week. Many other cows, large produ-
cers of butter, are mentioned in the Devon herd books. At
the last Minnesota State Fair, held at Minneapolis, our Dev-
on cows belonging to Mr. Baker contested the prize for com-
parative richness of milk with Jerseys, and after a careful
and critical analysis, the prize was awarded to the Devons.
The butter is noted for its richness and fine flavor, and the
milk is superior for drinking.

As working cattle they are unsurpassed, the oxen, in ad-
dition to their remarkable docility and good temper, being
active and good travelers.

Devons are very hardy, thrifty and active. They are fine
beef cattle, laying their flesh on the valuable parts and giving
that which is fine-grained and marbled. In a recent letter in
the Breeder's Gazette, the writer, a breeder of Polled cattle,
says that in the Smithfield markets Devons and Polled Aber-
deen cattle bring from two to four pence a stone of eight
pounds (half to one cent per pound) more than Herefords or
Shorthorns. It is generally supposed that they do not arrive
at maturity as early as Herefords or Shorthorns. It is prob-
able that the same'pains have not been taken to force them;
yet Mr. Giblet's yearling Devon, at the Smithfield show,
weighed 1,331 pounds. Many prizes have been taken by
them at the annual show of fat cattle at Smithfield, and they
have frequently carried off the £50 gold medal for the best
beast in the show. One year, out of twelve prizes, six were
taken by Devons. This year the champion at Norwich,
England, was a Devon steer, two years and nine months
old, and weighing 1,772 pounds, beating the Polled Aberdeen
heifer, which was the champion at Smithfield last year.

Other features which recommend them as beef animals are
the very small percentage of offaL the extreme fineness of
bone, and the excellence of the meat. Although not belong-
ing to the large breeds, steers are frequently found weighing
from 1,600 to 1,800 pounds. Their activity enables them to
graze easily in rough and hilly pastures, and it is believed
by many breeders that Devons will make more pounds of
beef to the acre than any other breed. In color they are al-
ways red, with generally a white switch, frequently white
about the udder and scrotum, long, tapering horns, fine heads
and muzzles, and graceful forms, appearing among cattle as
the thoroughbred does among horses. Having been bred
from time immemorial without admixture of other blood, the
prepotency of the Devon bull stamps his progeny with his
characteristics, thus rendering them of great value for im-
proving the common breeds of the country.

Ayrshire Cattle.

The county of Ayrshire, in Scotland, extends along the
eastern coast of the' Frith of Clyde and the north channel
from Renfrew to Wigtonshire. The climate is moist but
mild; and the soil with its produce is calculated to render it
the finest dairy country in Scotland. It is here where within
the last century have originated a world-wide acknowledged
breed of dairy cattle; established especially for its milk and
dairy qualities by those shrewd, frugal and close calculating
West Scotland farmers who were not satisfied with the dairy
results of their little black and white native cows, but pro-
ceeded to rapidly improve on them by importing bulls, from the
best dairy stock of their time, and raising calves from their
best cows only. After years of patient and persevering labor,
for which the* Scotchman is noted, they succeeded in estab-
lishing such a cow as was needed for Ayrshire husbandry.
A cow that on such food as they could best supply would-

1883

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give the largest return in milk. And the Ayrshire cow of to-
day as a breed, is conceded to give more milk according to
the amount of food consumed than any other. Her milk is
richer in casein than that of any other breed, and consequent-
ly is more valuable for cheese, of which casein forms an im-
portant part. Casein being also the bone and muscle form-
ing matter of growing animals, renders the milk of the Ayr-
shire cow of more value as food|for all growing animals — in-
cluding children — than milk from any other breed.
Consequently Mr. Pierre Lorillard purchases Ayr-
shire cows of me to grow his thoroughbred
colts on for racers, to compete for prizes both in
America and England, as he wishes to bring them to early
maturity.) In describing what I consider a model Ayrshire
cow of the period, she should be of medium size, weighing,
in good milking condition, some S50 pounds, the head small
and clean, the face long and narrow at the muzzle, with a
sprightly, yet generally mild expression, horns short and fine,
curved upwards, neck»rather long and quite thin, body taper-
ing from hind to fore quarters, or what I call "wedge shape,"
the fore quarters being much the lighter ; back straight and
narrow, but wide across the hips. Bone, fine; tail, long, with
very fine bones and heavy switch; hair, fine and soft; udder,
capacious, extending well forward; teats of fully medium
size, set regularly and wide apart; milk veins prominent and
well developed; legs rather short but well shaped, and very
smooth and clean. In color, I prefer a dark red and white,
or brown and white, and to have the white distributed over
the body in spots. Some breeders of the present day are
breeding for as little white as possible, but as the Ayrshire is
known as a spotted breed, I much prefer to have them spotted
with white. The first account we have of the importation of
this breed into the United States was in or about the year
1S31. They were somewhat different in appearance from the
later importations, being in color usually very dark red or
brown flecked with white, and black noses. In more recent
importations many of them, have assumed more the Short-
horn colors, the red in them being of a lighter shade and less
of it, white being the prevailing color in many, with yellow
noses. Of the wonderful milking capacity of the Ayrshires
we have abundant proof. For instance, an Ayrshire cow im-
ported by a Mr. Cashing of Massachusetts, in 1S37, gave
7.72S pounds of milk in a year. Mr. F. H. Appleton, also of
Massachusetts, reports the average yield of three Ayrshire
cows of his, for 1S72, to be 7,053 pounds of milk. The New
Jersey Agricultural College reports the average yield of six
Ayrshire cows, for 1S72, to be 6,S65 pounds per cow. The
imported Ayrshire cow Corslet gave from May 2, 1865, to
September 1 of that year an average of forty-six pounds per
day, or in 122 days 5,617 pounds. This same cow Corslet
gave twenty-eight quarts of measured milk per day. And
descendants from her have given as high as thirty-one quarts
per day. As cheese makers the Ayrshires are conceded to
beat all breeds, and for reasons previously stated, i, e., the
richness of their milk in casein or cheese -forming materials.
As butter makers, they, as a breed, do not excel, although
we have instances on record of their making as high as six-
teen pounds of good butter per week. For raising children,
colts, calves and pigs, the milk of the Ayrshire cow is inval-
uable and incomparable. With those of all other breeds, I
am often asked the question, " What is a good Ayrshire cow
worth? " My reply, once for all, is that a good Ayrshire cow
for all purposes is worth as much as those of any other breed,
and to the average dairyman and the milkman more than
those of almost any other.

Although the boom is just now centered on breeds far in-
ferior to them, yett we all know that the fashions in breeds
and colors of cattle are subject to the same changes that ef-
fect the texture and colors of the material with which we are
clothed. — Kentucky Live Stock Record.

Weights of Fat Shorthorns.

The following net weights of Shorthorns in England in the
last century, and up to 1S22, taken from "Youatt's Treatise
on Cattle," edited about 1S32. and published in Philadelohia
in 1S36, may interest cattle men that have not read Youatt.
We don't see any live weights in the book except that of the
Durham ox, that was exhibited for several years:

Lbs.
George Coates' heifer, by tbe supposed sire of Eubback, fed on tur-
nips and hay, weighed at two years and two months sixty-eight

stone 952

A sister to Coates' Badsworth (47), killed by accident at seven

months old, weighed 47C

A three-year-old heifer of Miss Allen's, fed on hay and grass only..l,2eo

A cow of Mr. Hill's weighed 127 stone 1,778

A four-year-old os, fed on hay and turnips only, 135 stone 1,890

A seven-year-old ox of Mr. Charge's, 108 stone, 10 pounds; tallow,

13 stone 2.534

A four-year-old and ten-monthjox of Mr. Eobinson's, in 1794,weight

of four quarters 145 stone 3 pounds ; tallow, 24 stone 7 pounds.. . 2,370
A three-year and eleven-month steer of Mr. Robinson's, in 1815,

four quarters 112 stone 7 pounds; tallow, 26 stone (364 pounds). .1,939
A three-year and six-month steer of Mr. Robinson's in 1622, four

quarters, 133 stone (1,862 pounds); tallow, 21 stone (294 pounds). .2,156
A two-year and twenty-two days steer, fed on potatoes and straw, 72

stone i(oo8

A two-year and four-month steer, weight of the four quarters 1,231

Robert Colli ng's heifer, which, like the Durham ox, was exhibited

as a curiosity, was estimated to weigh at four years old 1,820

[The Durham 01, from a common cow, and sired by Favorite (252),
was computed to weigh at five years old 168 stone of 14-pounds
(2,352 pounds), his live weight being 216 stone, or 3,024

The Lincolnshire ox was a pure Shorthorn, sire and dam.
He measured five feet six inches in height at the shoulder;
eleven feet ten inches from nose to tail; eleven feet one inch
in girth, and three feet six inches across the hips; shoulders
and middle of the back. His breast was only fourteen inches
from the ground, and he stood one foot ten inches between
the fore legs. Weight not given.

In the year 1S08 Mr. Baily, the agricultural historian of
Durham, saw a cow at Mr. Mason's not Jess remarkable in
point of fat than the Durham ox. At that time the depth of
fat, in a perpendicular position, from the rumps to the hips,
was not less than twelve inches, and the shoulder score at
least nine inches thick. We think this cow was Mason's old
Gaudy, calved in 1797, and illustrated in the E. H. B.,
Vol. I. _

Here is a Longhorn that was not a dwarf. Youatt quotes
from Parkinson "On Live Stock, " Vol. I, "That Mr. Priu-
cep was bid 500 gs. for a two-year-old bull; and that a four-
year-old steer of Mr. Princep's breed weighed 248 stone of
fourteen pounds (424 stone Smithfield weight, or 3,472
pounds). In addition to this there were 350 pounds of fat,
and the hide weighed 177 pounds. If this is the true weight,
the live weight of that four-year-old must have been but little
short of 5,000 pounds!

It is stated that Lux & Miller will ship a large portion uf
their cattle now in Fresno and Merced counties to Winne-
mucca, Nevada, by rail, and from there drive them into east-
ern Oregon for better feed.

SHEEP.

Lamb Management.

Many a battle has been lost by reason of failure on the
part of the defeated commander to prepare for the shock of
battle before the crisis was upon him. Good generalship
means never to be taken unawares — never to be forced to
perform under difficulties what might have been foreseen
and better performed in advance of the moment that deter-
mines the tide of battle and the fate of the cause for which
it is waged. So with the shepherd; many of his failures are
attributable to neglect to provide against such loss and in-
convenience as ensue from unusual and unexpected condi-
tions. The knowledge of what is best to be done at such
times is worth much; but that practical knowledge which
foresees and provides|againstbothjprobable and possible vicis-
situdes is what brings from flock management fruition of its
owner's highest hopes. It is, in reality, the proverbial pre-
ventive ounce so much to be desired above the curative
pound.

Unless in-lambed ewes have been well managed through
the past winter, and thus given the strength necessary to
tide them well through the trials and drafts upon the sys-
tem inseparable from maternity, there is quite likely to be in
store for the shepherd responsible for their condition still
further disappointments. The lamb crop, from which so
much has rightfully been anticipated, will be found reduced
as to numbers and lowered in the scale of excellence from
the standard hoped for. The skill of the shepherd is to be
gauged not so much by his ability to bring a flock success-
fully through adverse conditions as by has management to
escape such conditions.

If justice has been done by the dams their Iambs will be
found very generally supplied with all the milk necessary for
thrift until they are sufficiently advanced to require and seek
for an additional supply of solid food. This should be ac-
cessible at an early day, if the daily ration of the dams does
not afford it. The propensity of the sheep to follow the lead
of its fellow is inherent, and prompts the lamb to accompany
its dam to the feed trough and "go through the motions " of
eating when the period of its existance is to be measured in days
rather than weeks, while its earliest frolics over the green
sward are alternated with attempts at grazing as certainly,
and more frequently, than appeals to the maternal udder.
Many successful managers provide a trough in the shed or fold
supplied with bran and meal of corn or oats (or better still, a
mixture of the two), so arranged as to be accessible to the
lambs, but beyond the reach of the older animals. For this
a few portable panels of fence 'are used, with openings be-
tween boards wide enough to allow the passage of the lamb's
body; or, if it be placed on the ground, stakes orpicketsmay
be driven about the trough so as to acdomplish the same re-
sult. When lambs come sufficiently late in the season to be
met with a good supply of grass, other provisions for food
will not be necessary, except in cases of protracted bad
weather.

Equally important to the health and thrift of Iambs is a
comfortable resting place. The requisites to such comfort
are dryness and warmth — important in the order named.
Until the lamb's fleece has grown so as to prove something of
a protection, the damp ground and cool air of an early spring
might rapidly rob the young system of strength gained
through the preceding day, to be surely followed by dimin-
ished appetite, thus paving the way for the "bad luck" to
which is charged much of the mortality resulting from bad
management. If the flock manager has neither the comforts
necessary to success with lambs dropping in early spring-
time, nor the means and disposition to provide such com-
forts, his only relief from inevitable disappointment is in so
arranging that lambs will not appear until nature has tem-
pered the air and provided the necessary warmth in the
ground to make sure the necessary comforts.

Trimming — that is to say, castration, docking and ear-
marking— should be attended to during the first month of
the lamb's life. Experienced shepherds differ as to the pre-
cise age when these can be performed with least detriment to
thrift. When any considerable number are to be operated
on, more attention should be paid to the condition of the
weather than to the exact age. The one should always be

favorable, the other may vary for a week or two without seri
ous inconvenience. When the lambs are from two to four
weeks old, the first fair, warm day, that gives promise of
being succeeded by several days equally pleasant, should be
devoted to the task. In a flock of any considerable number
the lambs should be separated from their dams as a first step,
and placed in a pen, or room, in the shed, no larger than ne-
cessary for holding them, without allowing the weaker ones
to be forced down by others crowding over them. From the
pen they can be lifted one at a time as the operator may re-
quire. The entire operation of castration, docking and ear-
marking is usually performed before the lamb is released.
Though a somewhat severe ordeal, disastrous consequences
rarely result under skillful manipulation. Arrangements
should be such that no driving or crowding of the flock will
be necessary for some days succeeding, as injury from such
cause, before the wounds from the knife are healed, is liable
to prove more serious than the operation itself.

This crisis passed, the lambs may be considered well
launched on their road to sheephood, and the shepherd's aim
should be to afford them every possible facility. They will
now be regular feeders, and, with their dams, should be
given access to the best obtainable pasturage, with shade and
water, close together, for a resting place when not feeding.

If the shepherd has performed his whole duty up to the
time for separating the lambs from their mothers, little incon-
venience will be experienced in the weaning process. With
fresh pasturage, supplemented, if necessary, by a well-filled
trough, no diminution of thrift will result from the loss of
mother's milk. The inevitable restlessness and worry that
ensues from separation can be greatly alleviated by placing
with the lambs a few gentle old ewes, to serve the double pur-
pose of holding the flock together and to assist in moving
them when a change of location is necessary. If the flocks
are placed so far apart that the blentings of the bereaved ones
cannot be exchanged much restlessness will be obviated.
From this time forward the aim of the shepherd should be to
keep the lambs growing; and to this end neither labor nor
reasonable expense should be spared. No matter how good
the blood, the young animal must be followed from \v< fining
to maturity by liberal, intelligent management, or the full
benefit of breeding will never be realized. Steady, vigorous
thrift is the best possible prevent) vejof diseases, wnether con-
tagious or acute, and, at the same time, offers the surest road
to their eradication when once contracted. No one realizes
this more forcibly than does the experienced shepherd; and
no more important lesson is to be learned by those who aspire
to gain through flock management. — Breeder's Gazette.

The two-year-old trotting stake at Sacramento, to be trotted
at the State Fair, 18S3, closes on Saturday next. See adver-
tisement.

FISH.

The Trout Season.

Once more the rod is taken from its cover, or from its place
on the wall, and the specks of dust are wiped from the shin-
ing bamboo splints. The trusty breechloader is well oiled
and consigned to its case, the shells and loading apparatus
packed up, and the talk is no more of the marsh and field.
Now the quick eye rests and the skill of the wrist again
comes and plays. Birds on the wing give place to tiny flies,
gaudy in colors, showy in design, beautiful to the eye and—
like many similar things— deadly in effect. The music of
the ripple, the rumble of the little fall the breeze among the
bushes, the swish of the line and splash of the jumping fish
are now the sounds to delight the disciple of the rod. Onco
more will he wander by favorite haunts, approaching with
pleasure the well-remembered pool where the big fellow was
lazily basking when fate, in the shape of a tasty fly, led him
to destruction. With what tremulous excitement he again
sees ahead of him that long ripple near the bank where, with
plenty of room and clear space for rapid work, he landed a
dozen quarter-pounders last season. With what care he se-
lects his fly and sees his gear all in order, and how delicately
he drops the fly the first time on to the dancing waves, hop-
ing the dreams of the winter will be realized.

Talk about the ambition of man, his business struggles, his
political aspirations, his love and his many desires. For the
moment none is more intrinsic than that experienced by the
old hand when revisiting a well-known stream where he
has been successful, and once more standing ready to make
a cast at a lucky spot. His nerves are tightly strung, his at-
tention isin one direction only, his utmost skill is invoked, as
with cautious step and ready arms he approaches the spot
that shall fill him with the keenest pleasure known to the
sportsman or with the heavy dissapointment that awaits ex-
pectations unrealized.

Trout fishing is one of the few things where expectation
is not wont to exceed the actual realization. The simple
roaming along the banks of a beautiful stream is a pleasure
in itself even if luck is bad.

Last season was not by any means a successful one for
anglers. Many old fishermen never wet a line during the
summer. Perhaps it may be this year will be the better for
it, yet the fingerlings are somewhut too numerous, and the
full sized fish too scarce.

Those who expected, by reason of the long- continued dry
period, that the streams would be clear on the 1st of April will
be disappointed. The rains of the pasbweek have, of course,
muddied them, and it will be several weeks before water
shows itself in the larger streams. Fly fishing in muddy
water is rather delusive sport, so some of the parties made
up for the first day of the season have been postponed for
later on. Nearly all the anglers have of course made up
their minds on what stream to make their first casts, but they
must now put off the pleasure for a while, jfor, contrary to ex-
pectation, the season opens with turbid waters.

The late rains have been just what has been needed for
stream fishing. Had the rain held off till after the 1st of
April the trout would have been all caught at once as they
could not get out of the deep holes and pools, and the anglers
that go out to-morrow would have completely cleaned out
the streams: but now, as the creeks are up, "the finny tribe
are well distributed the entire length of the watercourses.
To-day there will propably be a camping party of seventy-
five persons go to the Lagunitas Creek to be on hand to wet
their lines on the daybreak of April 1st. Several parties are
going out on like purposes. The principal streams we hear
will be visited on the opening day are, to the south, Parissi-
ma, San Gregorio and the upper Pescadaro, the last named
stream is reached by tbe way of Mayfield. On the Contra
Costa side of the bay, the Alameda, Calavaras creeks and the
tributaries will get their full share of visitors, while to the
north] anglers will crowd the banks, hardly a cast of a line
apart, of the Paper Mill, Sonoma and Napa creeks. As
nearly all of the anglers will undoubtedly vie with each other
in the number instead of the size of the fish there will no
doubt be a great many fingerlings destroyed.

Last Sunday J. HJW. Riley and J. F. Denning from a boat
off the the southeast part of Mission Bock in two hours' time
caught thirty-five pounds of perch. These gentlemen bad all
the fun they desired in that length of time as the fish took
the hook as fast as it was thrown to them.

Bed rock-cod are beginning to come into the bay in good
numbers. As they are at present in deep water, the boat
fishing off the Saacelito shore is first rate.

Shore fishing on the Saucelito shore is very good and those
who enjoy a day's recreation will be justified in spending a
day on the north side of the bay.

Last Sunday Dr. W. F. Bogert had some very good pole
fisning near Saucelito; he caught twelve very large, tine fish.

Vast numbers of cows are ruined every year by the careless*
ness, neglect and brutality of milkers. When milkers go to
milk, they should understand that it means business. A
poor milker should not be employed at any price, and a por-
son who has no more sense than to strike and maltreat 0 cow
should be kicked out of the milk yard. The cow should be
made to feel perfect confidence in the milker's good inten-
tions, so as to keep as free from excitement as possible.
Cows that are frightened, that are kicked and beaten for
every misstep, not only fall oft" great!)' in their yield of milk,
but their milk is rendered unwholesome, and often so much
so as to cause disease and death to persons partaking of it.
The quantity of milk a cow gives depends much upon the
mode, time and regularity of milking.

Lambs should be docked when a week old. Hold them be-
tween the knees of the operator, with the rump against a
smooth block of hard wood. A sharp QhiaeJ is m U between
the thumb and forefinger of the left hand and the skiu of tho
tail drawn well forward. A quick, sharp blow upon the
bundle of tbe chisel and the work is done. A little tar, car-
bolic acid and pure lard, is the only ointment needed, to keep
away flies while healing.

Ayera & Lowell of Fort Bid well, one day last -
two hundred head of horses to Christmun A* Green
merLake. Oregon.

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SPRING RACE MEETING AT THE OAK-
LAND TROTTING- PARK.

Now that the committee has made a selection of the
course on which the spring meeting of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association will be held, the ball may be
said to have received an impetus, which will gather
strength until it stops after a brilliant finish. It was
supposed that it would be a difficult point to settle, and
that the selection of the course would try the acumen of
the members of the committee to bring it to a choice.
Both places are admirably adapted for the purpose.
Both courses are so good that it would be invidious to
make comparisons. Both are accessible at a cheap rate
for tickets, and the meetings of the association on both
of them have been eminently satisfactory to the public.
Now that it has been definitely fixed that the races will
take place at Oakland it is unnecessary in this connec-
tion to do more than call attention to the track on which
the racing will be done. It is safe to assert that there is
not a better in the United States than it is at present.
Some years ago it was liable to become hard during the
dry weather, but this has been completely remedied by the
application of correcting material, and it can be " cut "
with a harrow to any required depth. This was accom-
plished by coating it with a heavy covering of coarse
manure, which was plowed under to the depth of twenty
inches. The soil above was mixed with sand, and gar-
deners are aware that even a small proportionate quan-
tity of sand will ameliorate the stiffest, heaviest clays.
It completely overcame the adobe which was on the
north turn, changing its characteristics into a friable,
easily disintegrated soil, and when that was done the
surface was dressed with " sediment." Our Eastern
readers may require an explanation of the latter term.
It is the deposit which is left from an overflow, and as
there is a creek which runs across the field in which the
track is made, the material was close at hand. It is the
fine particles that are suspended in the water in time of
a flood, and as in former years the bed of the stream was
shallow the overflew spread over a large extent, and there
is an unlimited supply. The late rains have put the ques-
tion of "a good and safe track " beyond dispute, and
that it will be kept in first-rate order is also certain.

As the races cover a period of two weeks, it is important
that there should be the best opportunity given to pre-
serve the condition of the horses. To do this there are
extra facilities. The importance of " green feed " as an
adjunct to keep horses in order is now generally acknowl-
edged, and an allowance of this great natural rejuvenator
is far more potent than drugs or mashes.

If a colt has a hard race or two on Saturday an occa-
sional bite of the succulent grasses will be of immense
benefit in getting it ready for another contest on "Wednes-
day.

There is plenty of this grand panacea in close proxim-
ity to the track, and, in fact, there is no necessity for
going outside of the inclosure to obtain it. During
April and May it is rare, indeed, that there is anything
but the finest weather.

Those who have the good fortune to live in Oakland
m* ke claims, which some consider extravagant, that it
he one favored spot, though it is certain that the loca-
of the track is peculiarly favorable.

Between it and the bay is a dense growth of trees so
thickly set with underwood and climbing vines that it is
a complete protection from the western winds. On the
eastern side there is also a belt of trees and shrubbery so
that the course is embowered on these two sides.

These advantages are shared by those who own and
have the horses in charge, and also by the spectators. To
the first it is a boon in the better chance to "order" their
horses ; those who assemble to witness the sport can en-
joy it in comfort.

From San Francisco to the course is one of the most
pleasant short trips imaginable. We have been "crossing
the bay" almost daily for nine years, and enjoy the
journey more and more as the months roll by. To the
people of the metropolis it is a country visit. The
whirl, the din, the tumult of the city is got rid of as
soon as the boat leaves the wharf, and in a few minutes
there is a view well worthy of crossing the continent to
see. The grandest bay in the world, ocean, mountains,
hills, slopes and cities ; it would require chapters even
to give an outline sketch. A chapter would not do jus-
tice to the depot where the passengers are transferred to
the cars, and in thirty-five minutes from the time of
leaving the foot of Market street the journey is ended.
There is a sylvan picture at the station, a rural scene of
great beauty. A farm house on a knoll, and now there
are trees surrounding it adorned with blossoms ; the red
of the almond, the pink of the peach, and the buds on
the pear trees will soon swell into a snowy bloom.

There are green fields and a nursery from which is
borne the fragrance of roses, violets and mignonette, and
when the stands are reached there are the green hills of
the Contra Costa range, and the slope on this side in full
view.

Clad in the emerald-hued garments of the full flush of
springtime there is a pleasing picture, and many eyes
will see it with delight in the intervals between the races.

As the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association has
adopted rules which make promptness peremptory, there
will be no danger of being detained to an hour which
will be beyond the usual time for dinner. There will be
plenty of time for lunch before the start as the boat
which leaves at one o'clock and the connecting train will
arrive at the course before the horses are called for the
first race, and by taking the train on the return journey
that leaves the track station, Shell Mound, at 5 p. m.
the city will be reached at the usual hour for dinner. As
half-hourly trains are run from four o'clock* a choice is
given for the time of leaving without long delay. For
those who prefer going to the races in carriages the creek
route gives the chance without being troubled with loco-
motives.

The Oakland landing is at the foot of Broadway, and
there are pleasant drives from there to the park. From
this brief statement it will be readily conceded that the
ground selected is very handy to get to from San Fran-
cisco. It is also convenient for those on the line of the
Central Pacific and passengers can leave Sacramento in
the morning and reach the course before the races begin.
Those on the old line can change cars at the wharf, and
along the route of the narrow gauge come to Fourteenth
street, Oakland, and by horse cars from there to the
track.

FROG MUSIC.

Sunday night a few drops of rain fell. Early Mon-
day morning there were showers, and in the afternoon
there was a copious downpouring. Previous to that the
ground was dry, and where we live there were suncracks
as wide as in the early part of summer.

Not a puddle for weeks, and yet soon after sunset
Monday evening the frogs were singing a merry tune.
A ranunculan roundelay: a song of welcome to the fluid
blessing which not only gladdened the heart of the am-
phibious harmonists, but a boon worth millions to Cali-
fornia.

Where do they hide when the earth is dried into crack-
ing, and not a drop of water within their reach ? They
are not far off, as is shown by the short time it takes for
them to get in singing order.

The first rains of the season bring them from their
hiding places, and though not a note has been heard for
months the concert commences with the first downfall of
magnitude enough to be fairly called rain.

Where we live there is a full orchestra, and though at
times there may be rather too much monotone, when
hay is $25 per ton, with a prospect of $40 with two
weeks more of dry weather, there is a rich and rare mel-
ody in the newly awakened notes. Happy frogs !
Happy horsemen ! In the little field beyond where they
are singing the grain is as green as rain can make it and
forty-eight hours after the rainfall it seemed to have
doubled its growth. It is difficult to say what occasions
such jocund merriment among the frogs; the gleesome
horse owners have good reasons to be joyful.

Saturday last the most sanguine indulged gloomy fore-
bodings. High prices for grain and hay were not the
worst features of the situation.

Tbe dry time extending a couple of weeks longer and
the prospects for the race meetings and fairs would range
away below zero.

High prices for hay and grain, no chance to get any-
thing back. This dreary outlook has passed away, and
the frogs sing cheerily and the horsefolk are in high
spirits.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TROTTING
HORSE BREEDERS.

The advertisement of the stakes of this popular asso-
ciation appears in this number and the catalogues can
be obtained at this office. We have written so much in
regard to the importance of California breeders making
nominations in the Eastern stakes, that it appears super-
erogatory to do more than call attention to them as they
are published. But then again no harm can come from
reiteration, if even it is tiresome, and therefore we urge
a liberal response to the invitation. It does not require
long arguments to show that other than home markets
must be found for the trotting stock of this Coast. The
East is the national outlook, and the* buyers there when
convinced of the superiority of our stock will not haggle
about paying remunerative prices.

To convince them the first thing is to show confidence
in the quality by making nominations. Enough of them
to give a chance for selection, and then win the stakes.
The latter repeated a few times will be worth more than
all the verbal and written arguments that can be printed
in years, and so we insist on the breeders taking hold of
the business with spirit and determination.

YOUNG AMERICA.

Mr. Finigan informs us that this horse, which figured
so prominently on the tracks of California a good many
years ago, could not be used either on the track or road
with shoes, and it was compulsory on the part of his
owner to put on tips. This was on account of corns
which were so bad that he crippled terribly with full
shoes.

Mr. Finigan says that it never entered into his mind
to try them on his horses that wore full shoes without
trouble, but in the case of the fast pacer it was either
tips or keep him in the stable.

Now if there is so great a relief from the pains caused
by corns when shod by leaving that portion of the foot
unprotected, what better proof can there be that the
iron at the heel is an aggravation in the place of "pro-
tection ?" Again, if corns are never known on unshod
feet, could there be more satisfactory evidence that the
full shoe is the cause of them?

Then if the concussion between the shoe and the foot
is forcible enough to cause corns, and to cripple a horse
that has them, is it not probable that other injuries come
from wearing them?

DEATH OF MOLLIE McCARTHY.

In the paper of last week there was a notice of the
death of Mollie McCarthy, at that time being unable to
give any intelligence of the cause. A letter from Santa
Anita merely states she died March 14, after twenty-four
hours sickness, and that bots were the trouble. We
scarcely think that the diagnosis was correct, but of
course, to ascribe it to any other ailment would be only
conjecture.

Whatev er the fatality arose from it is a serious loss to
her owner in a moneyed view, though the loss of an ani-
mal of her stamp cannot be measured in that way. She
was surerly a great mare, and it can truly be written a
wonderful racehorse. Small and of rather delicate pro-
portions, she was able to go all distances and ' ' pack
weight " that appeared enough to crush one of her
build.

When her daughters come on the turf we hope that
they will be worthy of their maternity, and if they
come up to this standard the regrets will be still greater
that the dam had not been spared to produce a necklace
of jewels.

INFORMATION WANTED.

The following circular from the compiler explains
what is wanted, and we earnestly urge the breeders of
California to comply at once with the request. It will
only require a short time to convey the intelligence in
something of this style;

Foal of 1882. Cito. Chestnut colt, all four legs white to
knees and hocks, white face and other white marks; foaled
April 6th, by Joe Hooker, his dam Too Soon, by Norfolk.
"Horses in training:

Lady Yivia, 3 years, by Three Cheers, her dam Lady
Amanda. Colors, Tartan jacket, black cap. Trainer, Dudley
Allen. No jockey engaged. Jos. Cairn Simpson.

Oakland, March 27, 1883.

This is not much trouble, and the benefit to the breed-
ers themselves will repay it a thousand-fold :

Dear Sir: "You will oblige the undersigned by sending in-
formation as indicated below, for publication in "Krik's
Guide to the Turf," part II, now in the press, and to be
published about April 25.

Your list of yearlings (foals of 1882) now alive. Give, if
possible, date of foaling, color, sex, name, name of sire, dam
and dam's sire.

If you own horses in training, give your racing colors (de-
scribing both jacket and cap), trainer's name, jockey's name
or names, with theii color and lowest riding weight. If other
owners have a call on their services, give names if possible,
in the order of precedence. Kespectfully,

H. G. Crickmore,
The New York World, Nos. 31 & 32 Park Row.

New York, March — , 1883.

n immediate answer is requested.

1883

3Jli£ grtcdcv atid ^$&xis\mtt.

THE AUCTION SALES OP STOCK.

On the coming week there will be two auction sales of
stock under the maaagement of Killip & Co. and in both
instances some valuable stock is to be offered. On the
oth of next month, April, at the Bay District track, a draft
from Sunny Slope will be put up. There are ten in the
list, six of them being by Del Sur, two by Young Echo,
one by Sultan and one by Inca. There is scarcely a
question that Del Sur will get fast trotters. This belief
is not only predicated on his breeding and performances,
as his colts show the right step, are fast for the handling
they have received, and have fine action. One of the
fillies by Del Sur is from the dam of A. Eose, by Clark
Chief, and her dam a thoroughbred mare by Captain
Beard, a son of imported Yorkshire. Another filly by
the same sire is from a mare by The Moor, and her dam
Lula Jackson, by Jack Malone. As was stated before,
Mr. Rose has more young stock than he cares to handle
and offers this consignment to reduce his stock.

On the following Saturday, the 7th of April, the sale
of Lieut. Fred Kuhnle will take place at Petaluma.
From the pedigrees given in the advertisement it will be
seen that this stock is well worth looking after.

The only reason which causes the owner to part with
them is a European trip he has determined to make and
as that may be extended to quite a long time he desires
to dispose of his stock before leaving.

Whippleton is one of the best bred sons of "Whipple's
Hambletonian, a horse of good size and highly formed.
Every son of Hambletonian that has been placed in the
stud has proved a sucoess, as General Dana, Priam, King
William, etc., prove.

As "Whippleton is a brother to Lady Blanchard he has
the right sort of backing to insure his taking a prominent
place in the distinguished family to which he belongs.
The short trip to Petaluma is not much in the way for
buvers from San Francisco as the journey can be made
with plenty of allowance for time at the sale.

THE TWO-TEAE-OLD TROTTING STAKE
AT SACRAMENTO.

The objectionable clauses having been eliminated from
the two-year-old trotting stake offered by the California
State Agricultural Society it behooves breeders to show
their appreciation by making a lot of nominations.

With &uch liberal entries away from home they " can-
not afford " to remain out of those which are here. The
State Society has shown laudable enterprise in encour-
aging the breeding of trotters and it rests with the breed-
ers to do their part which will make the youngsters the
prominent feature of the speed departments of the fairs.
There is no necessity for arguments to prove that colt
trotting is far more to the advantage of the breeders
than where older horses are the chief performers.

The views advanced by Governor Stanford some time
ago are certain to prevail before many years and in time
the classification will be guided by age in a majority of
the premiums offered. To hasten the fulfillment it is
necessary to make full entries and give every care to the
education so that there may be large fields of starters.
It has already been demonstrated that the idea was erro-
neous that colts had not speed enough to interest the
spectators; it has also been proved that they can trot in
races when young without as much risk of injury as the
older horses run, and the man who objects to training
colts is far behind in this age of progression.

As there are four divisions of the stakes, and the added
money equally divided between the colts that, are placed
and the sire of the winner, there is a chance for four to
get a share.

We hone to record at least fifty nominations in this
stake. Do not forget that it closes on Saturaay next,
the 7th of April, and by referring to the advertisement
all the particulars will be found.

THE QUERY FROM PORTLAND.

In this paper of March 17 there appeared a communi-
cation signed Portland, in which a statement was
made regarding the withholding of a purse won and pre-
senting the points which had a bearing on the question.
All are irrelevant excepting one, though if the advertise-
ment under which the entries were made had accompa-
nied the letter the question would be made clearer. The
weak point is that while the color was known, it was
not given in the entry, and then the action of the judges
in permitting the colt to start indicates that they were
satisfied that the animal presented was the one which X
intended to engage from the outset.

Before giving an opinion we will be obliged to Portland
if he will send us the advertisement containing the condi-
tions and also state on what grounds the association with-
holds the purse. State also whether the entry was made bo
fore receiving the information that the colt was " a bay,
Bixteen hands high, no white, stylish and handsome," and
copy of the entry as made.

OLD RELIABLE.

The New York Spirit of the Times publishes a letter
under the caption of " News from the Pacific Coast," that
has the merit of being news here as well as in the Orient.
It is dated Portland, Oregon, and the signature attached
is Hidalgo. We have heard of provinces in Spain where
the inhabitants are given to embellishment, and this Hi-
dalgo must have a clear pedigree, as he builds from the
ground up with airy fabrics which are represented as solid
marble. It is not surprising that the Spirit was imposed
upon, as the style of the communication is pleasing, and
the writer takes his stand with all the confidence of be-
ing mathematically correct. Writing of Joe Howell he
introduces the following paragraph:

The best thing ever happened was his last ■victory at Oak-
land, in November. He was in a handicap, at 120 pounds,
with several good three -year- olds, weighted as low as 92
pounds, but even then the veteran looked dangerous at nine
furlongs. The boy was ordered to pull him, and, in spite of
all orders to the contrary, old Joe came like a whirlwind on
the stretch, and won by a neck in 1:56, to the disgust of the
army of thimble-riggers who were buying Frank Ehoads as a
favorite. The boy got down and showed his hands, raw and
blistered, and swore the old horse was too much for him.
My own idea is that a job was put up to catch a well-known
ferry owner of this place, who was down there on a picnic,
and that he went to the boy and quietly paid him $250 or
$300 to run it out on them. One thing cannot be denied,
old Joe made an awful mash of the ring.

As Joe Howell never ran a race on the Oakland track,
and as in none of his races in California there were any
incidents of the character represented, the charge against
owner, trainer and jockey has not a single point to sus-
tain it. Patsy Duffy rode Howell in a handicap race at
San Francisco against Frank Bhoads, the weights being
124 pounds on Joe to 103 pounds on Frank, and this is
the nearest approach to the fanciful contest which Hi-
dalgo portrays.

Again, he says that "Ayres (his owner) took him to
California, where he (Joe Howell) won every selling
purse hung up, making seven races out of eight in Cali-
fornia." The only selling race at the fall meeting of the
P. C. B. H. A. Belshaw won. At Stockton Belshaw also
won the selling race, and though Howell was entered in
both he did not start in either. Ella Doane won one
selling race at Sacramento and Joe Howell one, and that
is widely different from the statement of Hidalgo.

Hidalgo also claims that Fred Collier won the Pacific
Cup at Sacramento. That race has never been run else-
where than San Francisco or Oakland.

A three-year-old filly (the age of the Duchess of
Norfolk) to win that .trophy in 3:58^, a faster
race for two and one-quarter miles than any other colt
or filly of the age ever made, and two days after run
one and three-quarters miles in 3:04 in a gallop may
appear inferior to a man who never saw her run, but as
that is an opinion which he is entitled to he can air it if
even it does give those who were acquainted with that'
great filly a contempt for his knowledge.

Of the same piece is rating Chesapeake superior to Nor-
folk, and when he classes Connor as the best son of the
winner of the first New Jersey Derby it is a hopeless
case of wrong bias. Kalston, Flood, Duke of Norfolk
were in every sense great racehorses, and though we do
not desire to detract from the well-earned fame of Con-
nor, a man would be thought crazy here who gave him a
higher rank than either one of this trio.

In writing of Gano he couples his opinion of his cali-
ber with the remark that he is of "great size," when the
fact is that he is not nearly so large as his stable com-
panion, Lucky B.

When these statements are so much at variance with the
facts, opinions based on them cannot be of much value.
Finding so many errors little credit can be given to any
part of the story, if even it is told in a pleasant way,
and so the long walks, the "pulling "to Patsy Duffy,
etc., may be the fertile imaginings of a busy brain.

MORE STOCK AT AUCTION.

Since writing the other notices the announcement has
been made that on the day of Mr. Rose's sale, and at the
same place, there will be offered some finely-bred young-
sters from the Rancho del Paso stud. This will be an
additional inducement for people to attend, and will
make an aggregate of twenty animals to choose from.

There are a colt and filly by Santa Claus from capital
mares, several by Alaska, a son of Electioneer and Lucy,
by Washington, two by Poscora Hayward from a sister
to the dam of Hinda Rose, two-year-old and yearling,
and others by Norwood and Inauguration.

Alaska will be shown with the colts, so that buyers
can have a knowledge of his form as well as his breed-
ing.

Pools on the Robinson-Lambert pigeon match will be sold
by Killip & Co. this (Saturday) evening, at 327 Bush street.
It is generally regarded as a good betting event and a large
amount of money will be staked,

FAIRLAWN.

In all probability there is not a trotting-horse breed-
ing farm having a more extended reputation than Fair-
lawn. With the exception of Palo Alto and Woodbura
it is questionable if there is another which the people
have heard so much about, or rather the stock that have
been bred there.

Palo Alto has become famous from the brilliant
achievements of the colts reared on that famous rancho,
and still in the hands of the breeder. Woodburn may be
termed the first to systematize the breeding of trotters and
prove that the pursuit was not the hap-hazard business it
was thought to be. It is nearly thirty years ago when Mr.
R. A. Alexander laid the foundation of a trotting stud,
and very many of the celebrities of the track have been
the result.

General Withers, although commencing ten years later,
has demonstrated that the breeding of fast trotters and
fast roadsters is a legitimate business, and that when
conducted in a thoroughly business-like manner it can
be made remunerative. He has shown more. He has
disseminated trotting-bred stock so widely that the
merits of trotters are acknowledged in places that his
energetic methods have opened, and he has been one of
the potent aids^in increasing the value of trotters
all over the country. He has accomplished still more.
Through this same presistent energy he has taught
people that fair dealing was an essential feature and that
the stigma which the public generally attached to the
sale of horses was undeserved. We do not believe that
there is a more honorable body of men engaged in any
pursuit than those who are breeding and rearing
thoroughbred and trotting horses. We form this esti-
mate from an "extended acquaintance and after intimate
knowledge and close scrutiny. But men are prone to
form estimates on what the shysters do, and the actions
of a scoundrel, who would be a "petty larceny thief"
were it not for the fear of the jail, are credited to the busi-
ness having a demoralizing tendency. It would be bet-
ter to write "were prone," as this view has given way to
more rational knowledge and the correct interpretation
is largely due to the efforts of the proprietor of Fair-
lawn.

Others of his stamp were not so intent in correcting
the wrong impression. They were contented with the
knowledge of their own integrity, and gave little thought
to the prevailing opinion. At Fairlawn a neophyte has
the same chance as an expert. The goods are displayed,
defects, if there are any, pointed out, and an unvarying
price affixed. There is no "dickering," no disguise.

Next to having stock that warranted eulogies, the suc-
cess of General Withers has been due to this system, and
to giving it publicity.

Good stock alone would not have accomplished what
has been affected, Without that, of course, the manage-
ment, however skilful, would have been ineffectual.
There had to be a basis of worth and with that intelli-
gent handling which has been a characteristic of Fair-
lawn.

While the breeding of fine horses has a fascination to
most men beyond any kindred pursuit, it entails a vast
amount of study, constant observation. In old times it
was beld that fast trotters were freaks of nature, diver-
gencies from the types used to produce them. The next
step was to credit the sire with all the prepotency, and
that any mare was good enough to suckle the offspring.

Anyone who will take the trouble to write General
Withers, Fairlawn, Lexington, Kentucky, for his cata-
logue for 1S33 will see the difference at the present day,
and intelligent breeders in all parts of the country real-
ize the importance of securing the right kind of dams,
as well as sires, of approved strains. The catalogues
that General Withers publishes annually are very com-
plete, containing an immense amount of information in
regard to the trotting families, and so arranged as to be
both compact and comprehensive. The tabular arrange-
ment summarizes the main facts and presents them so as
to afford an easy comparison, and it is safe to Bay that it'
the book was intended for sale in place of gratuitous dis-
tribution, those who are interested in trotters, on becom-
ing acquainted with its merits, would secure a copy at
any reasonable price. In the 'Breeder and Sportsman of
February 3 we copied quite a portion of it to accompany
the illustration of Altoona, and from that Specimen we
are sure that our readers would like to sec the volume
complete.

Mr. Hickok has exhibited to as letters fmm L. J.
Powers, president, and T. B. Warren, secretary of the Hamp-
den Park Association of Springfield, Mass, showing that
Overman's best time was 2:201. The horse has been credited
generally with 2:20, which barred him from the 2:21 .lass, a
condition of things to which Mr. Hickok very properly ob-
jected. These certified figures settle the question.

See ad

week.

*£Ixe SxgecteK and J^nrtswum.

March 31

THE GUN-.

The Move Against Shooting at Live Birds-

J. K. Debbingham, a gentleman hailing from Manchester,
England, who is prominently identified with sporting matters
at home, recently arrived in this city on his way to British
Columbia and in course of conversation with a representa-
tive of the Breeder a>tj Sportsmah he took occasion to re-
late some of his experience relative to trap shooting which
will prove of interest to sportsmen generally. It may be
well to state at the outset that his conclusions on this subject
are wholly at variance with the proposed action of certain
persons who have inaugurated a movement tending to sup-
press pijeon shooting. "He characterized any attempt that
might be made at home in this direction as an unwarranted
interference in an exceedingly popular sport. As a rule,
pigeon shooting matches were conducted with more than or-
dinarily good management, and were usually attended by a
spirit of rivalry to which the sport owed much of its popu-
larity. The opposition that had been created against its con-
tinuance was in his opinion by no means such as would inter-
fere with it, and could hardly be said to aspire to the pre-
tension of being seconded by representative persons. In one
or two instances the nobility, which formerly took great pleas-
ure in witnessing both club and international matches, had
commented rather severely upon what they considered un-
necessary cruelty, and in deference to their sentiments clay-
pigeon snoots became more numerous. It was not proposed,
however, to bring about a revolution in the sport, by aban-
doning shooting at live birds. He also cited in this connec-
tion the great favor with which the introduction of the sport
was received, stating that it would eventually be found that
some more formidable movement would have to be inaugu-
reted before regular shoots would be entirely suppressed.
The chief drawback was not in any popular disapproval, but
rather in a very noticeable scarcity of birds in certain dis-
tricts when pigeon shooting was particularly active. It not
infrequently happened that birds were brought from remote
places, so that, as is the case in this State, the sport was

somewhat expensive.

*■

California Wing Shooting- Club.

The opening shoot of the California Wing Shooting Crab
at San Brnno on Sunday last was well attended, and despite
the prevalence of high winds throughout the day, which
shifted at intervals to different points, the match was exciting
and well contested. In addition to the clnb medal, the pos-
session of which depends upon the best average score for the
season, the clnb has also provided three medals for competi-
tion among the members, and which, must be won three times
before they become the property of individual shooters. An
invitation "was extended to S. A*. Tucker of the Fountain Gun
Club of Brooklyn, N. Y., to enter the match, which was shot
under Hurlingham rules with the following score:

Robinson I. 0011101110 1—8

Spencer 1 1000001000 1—i

Stackpool 0 1101011110 1-8

Brandt 1 1100000101 1—6

Boche 1 1010000110 0—5

Parker 1 1000101010 1—6

Carrigan 0 0001100101 0—4

Knowles 1 0100101110 1—7

Ellon 1 1101101000 1—7

Chismore 0 0000010011 1—4

Jillett a 1101101010 1—8

Walsh 1 1101101110 1-9

Burbank 0 1110101000 1—6

Burwick .1 1000010000 0—3

Pearson 1 1100111111 1-10

Fay 0 0101001110 0-5

Hanson 1 0011100101 0—6

Bogart 0 1111101101 1—9

Tucker 1 1011111011 1-10

Shooting" at Birds Point.

On Saturday last a number of sportsmen assembled at
Birds Point, Alameda, to witness the three-cornered match
previously announced in these columns, the contestants be-
ing Orr, Babcock and Butler on the one side, and Havens,
Ewing and Gordon on the other. Unfortunately, the birds
were a poor lot, and in several instances were scarcely in-
duced to fly even by a most liberal shaking of the trap lines.
The slowness of the birds seems to have seriously disturbed
the tender passions of the scribes who were in attendance,
and who, in their garbled reports of the match, gave vent to
their sympathetic feelings by an occasional sigh for poor
slaughtered pigeons. The score is as follows:

Butler 1 11110 11111101 1—13

Babcock 0 00101011100118—7

Orr 1 1010111111100 1—11

Total 31

Havens 1 1110001011111 1—11

Gordon 1 0001101111111 0—10

Ewing 1 1011111011111 1—13

Total 34

A number of minor matches followed, including a sweep-
stakes, six birds, at thirty yards, in which the annexed score
was made:

°rr 1 10 11 1-5

Havens 0 0 0 11 0—2

Butler i liio 1-5

Gordon 1 i i i o 0—4

Gillette 0 0 1 0 w — 1

m*t i 1111 i-6

EwlnR 0 1111 0-4

Hopklii* 1 liio 1—5

The Pig-eon Match.

Considerable interest is manifested in sporting circles gen-
erally in the match between Crittenden Robinson of the Cali-
fornia Wing ShootingChib and J. Lambert, which takes place
to-morrow at the Sau Bruno grounds. As is usual in matches
where the stakes assume more than ordinary proportions and
where the men are so evenly matched, much speculation has
been indulged in as to their respective claims for public
preference. Both are admittedly crack shots, and barring
unforeseen causes, the shooting will be close and exciting,
n has prominently figured in all important pigeon
shooting matches among local sportsmen, and has always

la careful and reliable shot, thoroughly ac-
quainted with the rii^ht of his birds, and, in consequence, an

untitle shooter. Possessed of a cool head,
and rarely allowing himself to be influenced by either the
char :es of a close contest, or seeming difficulties which are
to bo overcome in thi f the score, he is confidently

relt 3 upon at> preserving at Least a good average throughout
1" the dif Qssion which has naturally arisen

'. a parti;, ity has been manifested for Robin-
y for the reasons above enumerated. Lambert on

the other hand, though he has figured in local freezeouts,
and other minor matches, is comparativelyunknownas apig-
eon shooter, his reputation being chiefly based upon his good
record in connection with his business as a market hunter,
and from the constant practice which its pursuit affords him.
His style differs entirely from that of his opponent and it
may be said to be peculiarly his own. He braces himself
firmly, leans over as much as possible, holding his gun
with almost straightened arms, and is invariably fretful and
anxious, especially towards the conclusion of the' match, and,
strange to say, this feeling manifests itself even when the
match is about to be decided in his favor. This description
of him was fully borne out in bis recent appearance at the
San Bruno pool shoot at fifteen birds, in which Lambert suc-
ceeded in maintaining a clean score up to the close of the
thirteenth round, none of the others doing better than eleven.
At his nest turn at the score Lambert missed an easy right
quarterer, also missing his next bird, a very slow tailer.
Robinson's most notable performances before the traps include
a match with Bogardus, at Schuetzen Park, Alameda, in
which he defeated the then champion. He also defeated
Gerber for the Chronicle Cup. During a trip East he ac-
quitted himself with distinction in the Eastern circuit, both
in match and stake shoots. It is also affirmed on the author-
ity of several well-known gentlemen of this city, that, in a
practice shoot at Birds Point about three years ago, he killed
eighty straight birds, and abandoned the score of 100 purely
from the result of overloading. His recent performances are
too well known to need mention. Since the above match was
made both men have done considerable quiet work. The
preliminaries for the match, such as the choosing of judges
and the trapnian, have been completed, but for obvious rea-
sons the names are withheld. The conditions of the match
are $500 a side, 50 birds, Hurlingham rules except as to the
height of the gun and as to charge of powder and shot. Any
gun not larger than a ten-bore can be used, no limit of pow-
der, 1£ ounces shot Dixon measure. The match will come
off as soon after reaching the grounds as possible. Sports-
men from this city will leave on the S:30 train. The balance
of the stakes will be paid to the stakeholder, William Gol-
cher, on the grounds, where thereferee will also be appointed.

A double match will be shot at the Oakland Trotting Park
on April 8 between John Muller and Zach Taylor on
one side and E. Edwards and Fred Curtiss on the other side,
for a pool of S40.

A pigeon match has been made between E. Edwards of the
Cosmopolitan Club and John Muller for S50 a side which will
be shot at the Oakland Trotting Park, oh Sunday, April S.

D. M. Pyle, of Gilroy, suggests that, owing to the scarcity
of pigeons, blackbirds be used at the State Sportsmen's Asso-
ciation shooting match in May.

YACHTING.

The opening of the season of 1SS3 will be celebrated by
the S. I'. T. C. on Saturday, April 21. There will be a dance
at the club house and a moonlight sail to Vallejo, with a race
down next day.

The Whitewing has been sold by Mr. Tevis to Mr. Lee of
the S. P. Y. C. This yacht is new and well outfitted and the
general impression is that Mr. Lee got a bargain in her.

The planking and caulking of Mr. Tevis' new yacht has
been completed. The men are working on the cabin and the
yacht will soon be coppered.

The Lurline was outside the heads last Sunday.

The Fannie has gone up to Port Costa.

The Annie came down from Antiochlast Sunday.

Men are at work on the Emerald fitting her out for opening
day.

The Frolic's masts are scraped and she is being painted.

The San Francisco Yacht Club elects its officers next Tues-
day.

The Pacific Yacht Club is going to have a boat club, and
have a place to store boats.

The Lolita has been outside the heads.

The 'Mollis has a new suit of sails.

A 40-foot steam launch is being built here.

Commodore Harrison is still at Puget Sound.

Vice Commodore Phil. Caduc will be acting Commodore
for the Pacific Y. C. this season.

The Aggie will not be out before August.

The Nellie has been brought down from Donahue and been
on the ways. She has been put in fine order and her cabin
has been refitted.

The Fleur de Lis will be kept moving lively all this sea-
son.

The Thetis was out sailing last Sunday looking very well
in her new paint.

Mr. Mumfrey's "Skipper " has been put in fine order and
will soon be brought over and put in commission.

The twelfth anniversary of the San Francisco Fasileers will
be celebrated on the 22d of April at Shell Mound Park by a
picnic. Aside from the amusements of the picnic there will
be $40 prize money for the bowling alley. The principal
feature of the day will be the target shooting. There will be
$60 given for shooting on the public target, $20 being the
first prize and the balance divided fairly. Being a military
affair, the only rifles used will be the JJ. S. Spring-
field, with a six pound pull of trigger. As this takes place a
short time before the California Rifle Association's spring
meeting it will afford riflemen an opportunity for profitable
practice. Riflemen are cordially invited as a good time is
anticipated.

In view of the fact that there is a scarcity of feed for the
stock in the lower country, and that many of the stock-own-
ers are seeking the mountains in search of feed, the Alturas
Independent desires to say that Modoc county possesses an
unlimited amount of feed, and owners of hungry stock can
find no better location than in that county. The county
north is an unbroken stock range, covered with a heavy
growth of the best grass. As one man expressed it, there is
room on this range for a million cattle. rJ?he hills to the
south, east and west are also covered with grass, and there
will be no danger of stock starving to death if they are able
to once get there.

BLUE BULL. AGAIN.

Was He Neglected by the Scribes?— Colum-
bus Takes Issue with Hoosier.

Editor Breeder a>t> Sportsman : In your issue for
March 17 I note a short article, written by one Hoosier, and
hailing from the great wicked city of Chicago. Hooser states
that no Eastern paper or periodical has ever &aid a good word
for Blue Bull or his get. For his benefit I will say that
scarcely a paper published in the East has had other than a
kind word to say for Blue Bull. If Wilson or his friends did
not care enough about the old Rush county hero to write of
him and his offspring, who does Hoosier expect are going to
take upon themselves the thankless task ?

A few years since a friend of the writer contributed to the
Turf, Field and Farm~& number of articles upon Blue Bull
and his virtue as a sire of trotters. At that time the stallion
had but few representatives in the 2 :30 list, and many thought
the earnest advocate had been a little previous. Mr. Wilson
was not personally acquainted with the champion of his stall-
ion's merits, but wrote to the gentleman and in a brief but
business-like letter thanked my friend for his; un-
asked-for services and begged the privilege of sending to the
writer's home one of the choicest weanlings at Flat Rock
breeding farm. Ed was modest, but, fearing to gain the dis-
pleasure of Mr. Wilson, he accepted the offer. Several years,
many months and hundreds of days have passed away since
the freewill offering was made, but the Turf, Field and Farm
writer has not been granted the privilege of gazing upon the
colt that was to have started from Rush county.

The Western Sportsman, published at Indianapolis, Ind.,
has always been a stanch advocate of Blue Bull's superiority,
and has never allowed an opportunity to pass unimproved
when fortune gave the editor liberty to speak or write a word
of praise for his favorite stalfion.

From time to time during the life of Blue Bull numerous
well-written articles appeared in the Spirit ' of the Times, and
shortly after his death there appeared in that valuable paper
one of the best written notices of the season. This article,
nearly two columns in length, was widely copied and gener-
ally discussed, and very few stallions have received as
liberal a notice from the equine historian as the one-eyed,
broken-kneed pacer was accorded by the Spirit's correspond-
ent. I quote the closing sentence of the article referred to
and ask Hoosier if he does not think it fulsome praise :

True, o'er the tomb in which this favorite lies,
So vatmtingiboast appears of lineage good;
Yet the " Speed Begister's" bright page denes
Greater achievements in the trotting blood.

Wallace's Monthly has frequently recorded a good word for
the old pacer, and yet many think that J. H. Wallace cannot
see outside the Hambletonian family.

Having gone over the list of Eastern papers that have been
especially friendly towards Blue Bull, let us return to the
very city from which Hoosier writes his communication. I
am certain that the gentleman has never been on the inside
of Dunton's office, or is not an old reader of the Spirit of the
Turf, else he would have exempted this journal from his list.
Mr. Dunton has always been friendly to Blue Bull and even
went so far in his admiration for the horse that tie obtained
and has at present in his office the only portrait of the fa-
mous sire in existence. Wilson would not have the image of
the animal that made his name known all over the trotting
horse world placed upon canvas, in order that those coming
after him might see the shadow of that which became one of
the seven wonders of turf history, but allowed the young
horse to become old and famous, to gain for himself and his
owner a name that shall stand so long as a "Turf Register"
exists, and above all he allowed Blue Bull to [make him, James
Wilson, a wealthy man, and yet he appreciated the horse so
little that he did not have his portrait painted. Mr. Dunton
knew the horse and his owner extremely well and he deemed
it but just and proper that, as the editor and publisher of a
journal devoted entirely to the horse, he should preserve the
image of what he believed was the greatest Western sire, and
in accordance with this belief he dispatched an flartist to
Rushville, and procured the only painting from life of Blue
Bull. This excellent portrait was done in oil by a faithful
and cunning hand and the observer can realize how true to
life the painting is, when he detects the broken knee and
ruined eye.

Hoosier truly states that Mr. Wilson was a peculiar man,
for all Western horsemen know him as such, had he been a
generous, open-hearted man, such a one as many of our
Southern breeders of the day are, how different would the
record of his favorite stallion appear, when it is completed
and the world is able to state the number of offspring that
are credited to Blue Bull in the 2:30 fist.

Would a kind word spoken by an able horseman, to his
companion, as the two friends conversed on the merits of
their favorite sires, have done the cause of Mr. Wilson or
his stallion any harm ?

Would not a more liberal method of conducting the affairs
at Flat Rock have tended to benefit its proprietor 1

The writer of this communication firmly believes in culti-
vating all the means within ones reach for the advancing of
a person's interest; it matters not whether it be the press, or
the words that come from our friends. At this time it is all
a matter of conjecture, the result to have been derived from
a liberal use of the newspaper fraternity by Mr. Wilson. That
it would have tended to his harm we are certain could not
have been the case:frather do we hold to the opinion that
Blue Bull would have received such patronage that instead
of being second on the list of 2:30 sires, he would have stood
head and shoulders above the great king bee, Ryskyk's
Hambletonian.

From my experience with the knights of the pencil, I have
derived the conclusion that newspaper men are greatly like
others of the same species, i. e., that they are blessed (or
cursed) with sensitive nerves, have impulses differing but
little from other men, are susceptible of blows or quick to
appreciate kindly greetings, and, taken all in all, they prefer
to say or do a good word, or a kind favor, for the man that
respects them, and has spirit enough to appreciate the effect
of the same.

My advice to Hoosier in closing this article is for him to
read up a little in the old files of the Eastern sporting press.

Tiskilwa, HI., March 23, 1SS3. Coixmbcs.

Alex. Lewis has arrived at Louisville, Ky., with Ewing,
Mambrino, Stirugs and Mambrino Sothern, Mr. Shaugh-
nessy's stable. The horses are in fine shape and have gone
into training.

*

The two-year-old trotting stale at Sacramento, to be trotted
at the State Fair, 1883, closes on Saturday next. See adver-
tisement.

1883

Ireeiljer <rad jitfca'tsttmtt.

The Horse's Mouth.

The time has now arrived in the North when the
preparatory, jogging work of the coming turf season
should commence; in fact, many have had several
weeks of jogging already, and not a few have had a
winter's work.

Nearly every driver of any prominence knows the
important part the mouth of his horse plays in the
problem of success in his engagements, but how
many have availed themselves of the services of some
skilled veterinary dentist ? These thoughts sug-
gested themselves after a thorough examination of
my own horses recently by a doctor.

Finding one of my colts suffering from a badly de-
cayed and ulcerated tooth, I found myself compelled
to call the doctor. Considering myself a fairly clever
hand with the float or tooth rasp, I flattered myself
that my driving stock, with one exception, had their
mouths in good shape, the colt alone needing the
skillful dentist. After the doctor bad operated on
the colt I had the horses brought out for his examina-
tion. Now if there is anything in the horse's mouth
that seldom escapes my notice it is wolf teeth.
Whether they affect the eye, as claimed by many and
disputed by not a few, I will not say, but I certainly
prefer to have them removed.

The very first horse examined— a recent purchase
by the way— the doctor turned to me wi tb the ques-
tion, " Do you intend to keep this horse long?"

" Why?" I replied.

" Because I find two good-sized wolf teeth.

Sure enough he soon had two supernumerary teetb
in my hand. The- mouth being otherwise in fair
shape it was polished up by t he doctor and the horse
led to the box.

"Bring out here 1 Well, doctor, I think you

will find his mouth in good shape ? I have recently
floated him." After a careful examination the doctor
remarked :

" This horse carries his head to the right some-
times ."

" Tou are right, but not bad, however.

"Now I will show you something that you proba-
bly have never seen before."

"What is it?"

*' A good -sized wolf tooth on the lower jaw of a
horse."

We acknowledged the find and confessed to igno-
rance of wolf teeth on the lower jaw of a horse.

Ths doctor remarked: "Examine and you will no-
tice the inflamed condition surrounding the tooth.
When the bit presses here it becomes painful, and to
relieve himself he carries his head to one side to
avoid pressure."

I have driven him three times since the removal of
the tooth, and he is much improved in his driving
qualities.

"Bring out the Almont. Now. doctor, examine
this fellow's mouth closely. When he goes to a
break, unless carefully handled, he swerves to one
side."

The examination was made. " Tou have this colt s
mouth in good shape, but look here; that sharp point
on this upper molar has escaped your notice and the
rasp too."

The doctor soon fixed him, to my great satisfaction.
He|examined|eight, and I know both my horses and
myself are greatly benefitted and much happier for
bis skillfull operations

I will instance one more case. Examining a trotter
in her teens, he remarked : " Think I will give her
a younger mouth. Now has it ever occurred to you
that the act of masticating her food must be, to a cer-
tain degree, painful ?"

" I have never given the matter much thought, I
replied.

" The molars of a horse, from constant use in mas-
tication, grow shorter, while the front teeth make
each year a moderate growth. In mastication the
jaws must bring the molars in contact with each
other. This necessarily causes great pressure on the
front teeth, and (they, in the maturer years of the
horse, are consequently pushed forward, and must
necessarily interfere seriously in the grinding or as-
similating of the food, causing, undoubtedly, no small
degree of pain in the operation."

The front teeth were quickly reduced in length by
cutting and rasping. Even after removing so much
of the teeth the molars did not prevent the upper
and lower teetb in front from coming in perfect con-
tact with each other. The statement of the doctor
that the animal fcwould now thrive better an less
grain than before his operating was unquestionably
correct.

Four years ago I bad occasion to call the doctor to
operate on a mare then nine years old, that I had put
to breeding. She was badly overshot or " parrot-
mouthed," so much so that at pasture she became
very low in flesh. To look at her teeth, one would
call her twenty years old. The doctor performed an
excellent job on her. The mare began at once to im-
prove and thrive, and has continued to ever since.

No man who is fond of bis horse and takes interest
in his comfort should fail to call occasionally a veter-
inary dentist to examine the teeth.— Mambrino in
Breeder's Gazette.

The Sage Hen of Nevada.

As the saga hen in this section greatly resembles
the grouse, I write to-day of what little I know of
their habits. In color they are a trifle darker than
the grouse, and have black spots or speckles on
them, and are just a trifle smaller; and in habits are
nearly directly the opposite. They are essentially a
sage ben, and* bike to feed in the valleys during the
summer, and are not often found near water except
in the extreme heat of the day, when they sometimes
lie along the banks of the valley streams in the shade.
They breed in the spring very much as the grouse
does, hut instead of going up the mountains they de-
scend to the valleys and remain there until the cold
drives them to some high, bleak mountain top,
where the wind blows the snow off, leaving it bare.
On these bald peaks lives the sago hen in winter,
partly on account of the facility for food and partly
for protection from wild animals; and it is useless to
try to find sage hens in winter. Tou might find r
straggler whose parent was killed and left him with
out instructions as to winter protection, but never
many of them. It is very singular that the male
birds live ten out of the twelve months on these bald
peaks. Tbey are shy old fellows, and only descend
to the valleys in the breeding season— March, April
or May— and then return to the peaks, remaining un-
til spring again.

I often hear cowboys tell of the large flocks of sage
hens on different mountains in the summer. I then
know the breeding season is over and that the old
cocks have flocked to their favorite haunts to keep
bachelors' hall until winter comes, when their mates
join them from the valleys. It is hard work to secure
a good bag of these hardy old chaps, as they are very
wary and careful and lie poorly to the dog. Not so
with their sisters in the valleys. The latter are near-
ly fools, and with a good dog in August, September
and October, it is an easy matter to extinguish a
whole flock in a short time. They are easily killed;
as they fly slow and straight, much like the Eastern
prairie chicken, making a whistling, cooing noise as
they rise. They are poor eating at best, and should
in all cases be drawn before they are cold, otherwise
they taste of the sage.

There is no skill required in hunting or killing
sage hens. Just find a flock and kill it, has been my
experience. Tbey are, however, scarce in the settled
portions of the state along the railroads, and one
must go 50 to 100 miles away before finding them
plentiful. They never fly and light in bush or tree,
though one out of ten may be found hiding in under-
brush on the ground. They are a ground bird, and
directly opposite to the grouse in this respec. So
when you kill a sage ben sitting upon a limb make
up your mind it is a grouse. — Hoosier in Sacramento

A Frog1 Ranch.

There is money in frogs, and it isn't everybody who
knows it. They find ready sale in all large cities, at
extra prices. Frogs' hind legs, properly cooked, are
a great delicacy— a long way ahead of anything else
in shape of meat. Quail on toast is nowhere. There
is no expense attached to raising them. They feed
themselves and do their own croaking without assist-
ance. Along the Truckee meadows there are many
places where frog vineyards could be maintained with
profit. In some parts of the Eastern tstates the rais-
ing of them is a regular industry. The marshes be-
tween Detroit and Lake St. Clair, Michigan, are the
resorts of millions of frogs, and it is asserted that
more of them are sold in Detroit than any other city
of its size. During the frog season heavy shipments
are made to New Tork, Boston and other Eastern cities.
The commercial frog is said to be as suspicious as a
wolf, as wild as a deer and as shrewd as a fox. A
good hunter, however, has been known to capture 200
frogs per day, but three or four dozen legs are consid-
ered a fair day's bag. The animals are not worth
catching until they are two years old, and are not
" prime" until they reach the age of five. Frogs have
been caught in the St. Clair marshes weighing as
much as seven pounds, and having legs like drum-
sticks. One was caught at the head of Belle Isle two
years ago which kicked the beam at nine pounds.

The Historical Father of Drainage.

Columella taught that when a soil was wet ditches
were to be dug to allow the water to run off. He also
taught the use of both wide-open drains and hidden
under-drains. Of these latter we quote from the text
as given by the late J. H. Klippart: "One will dig
out trenches of three feet in depth, which shall be
half filled with small pebbles or pure gravel, and
then the whole will be covered with the earth which
was taken out of the trench. Should there be neither
stones nor gravel, then fascines, formed of branches
tied together, of the same shape and capacity of the
trench, may be placed into it so as to fill up the cav-
ity. When the fascines have been sunk into the
bottom of the canal, theymust be covered with leaves
of cypress, pine, or of any other tree. Then shall he
superadded the earth extracted from the trench, and
the whole will be strongly compressed. At both ends
must be placed, in the form of a buttress fas it is
done for small bridges), two large stones, surmounted
with a third one, in order to consolidate the sides of
the ditch, and favor the fall and exit of the water."

A drain as carefully made now would leave little to
be desired, as it is the most perfect form of drain
other than that of tile. Palladius, who wrote long
after his eminent predecessor, and who evidently had
access to his writings, says: "When the lands are
wet they will be dried npbydigging trenches every-
where. Everyone knows how to make open trenches,
but here is the way to make hidden trenches: One
must cut out across the field ditches of three feet in
depth, which are half filled with small atones or
gravel, after which they are filled up with earth from
the digging and leveled. But the ends of those
causewavs inunt lead in declivity into nn open flitcbi
whither "the water will run without carrying away the
earth of the field. Should there be no stones, one
will lay at the bottom of the ditch fascines, straw or
briers of any kind whatever."

From these extracts we find that in the time of
Columella, who lived about the year 42 of the Chris-
tian era, not only the making of open drains, but
also under-draining was well understood; and that
when Palladius (Butillius Taurus JEmllliauUB] lived
(about the fourth century) open drains were so
common that all were supposed to know how to con-
struct them. Even in the time of Columella the
proper depth .economically (three feet), of these under-
drains was also known.

The State Firemen's Tourney.

f The GilTOy|"Eecord " of last Saturday says that a
committee, consisting of Messrs. F. M. Lamb, A. D.
Cameron and V. Hoslinger, canvassed the town last
Thursday for contributions towards defraying the ex-
penses of the firemen's tournament which will take
place the 14th and 15th of next May. The people re-
sponded liberally and^ between £800 and $900 was
raised without difficulty. This with the $170 already
obtained by entertainments, etc., makes something
more than $1,000. The leading donations are as fol-
lows: Geo. Seaman, $100; Chas. Lynde, 375; Herold
& Casey, $60; L. V. Slavich,S30; Henry Daily, $25;
John Paine, $20; Dr. Lubbock, $20; Ellis & Moore,
$20; L. Loupe, $20; A.Lewis, $20; Jacob Theis, $20;
A. P. Baillaige, $20; Bennet & Son, $20; Bassignanoi
Co. ,$15; Henry Bertram, $15; A. J. Robinson, $15;
Wm. Happs, $15; Clavere & Co., $15. The prizes,
amounting to $1,000, will be given in coin. No silver
trumpets nor lanterns, but $1,000 in coin; this ought
to be an incentive to fast running and we hope and
expect to see the best time made that has ever been
recorded in the State. The track will be first-'class,
and the prospect is that everything will be favorable
for the complete success of the tournament.

Forty years ago Eatonton was a fast town. Gam-
bling of all kinds, cock-fighting and horse racing
was the rule, and it is the exception now. Why, sir,
at one term of the court— 1845 or 1846 — the grand jury
returned one true bill against forty persons— John
W. Ashurst, Solicitor General, and a number of prom-
inent lawyers included— in one batch for gaming.
It was in this case that it is said Judge Cone made
himself famous. When the case was reached all of
the defendants arose and pleaded guilty. Judge Cone
fined each of them $10 and costs and lectured them
severely upon the uselessness and immorality of
such habits and the viciousness of the example which
tbey were setting for the youth of the country; then,
commanding the defendants to take their seats, with
a solemn face but a merry twinkle in hiB eye, he
turned to the clerk and said : •• Now, Mr. Clerk, en-
ter after these cases. State of Georgia vs. Judge Cone,
gaming— special information by his honor; plea of
guilty, and fine him $100 and. costs. Call the next
case, sir."

Cotton-seed oil Is preferred to tallow for making
oleomargarine, since it imparts to the compound a
softer, more unctions character than is secured
through the use of kidney fat, gut fat, lard or grease,
which harden the mixture. Thus a gallon of cotton-
seed oil, costing fifty to Blxty cents, weighs about
seven and a half pounds, and mixed with a little
sweet milk and twenty-five per cent of aromatic dairy
butter rivals in eoatany genuine butter from the cow.
It Is unaccountable that, for the 6ake of saving a few
cents so many|well- to-do people will continue to con-
sume oleomargarine with full knowledge of its char-
acter in preference to using the natural product of
the dairy.

Two thousand seven hundred and thirty dozen eggs
were shipped from Santa Ana by rail during the past
week.

California lions in the Santiago mountains have
been feeding on goats at the expense of N. D. Har-
wood, who nas large bands in the mountain canyons.
He has been trying to hunt them down with hounds,
but so far has not been successful.

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There is a large increase in the number of sheep in
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Marysville will hold an agricultural fairjthis fall.

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fact, a pictorial J.N' ai 7 "t • « arid from week u

week — sixteen p ---n • \ ■■■_•. rated — *am

b!zo nslliirpcr'rter J -' ' l-jmrat. d v ■ ■■■' '•■■

FOR SALiE.

HEAD OF :

thorough!) red Spanish Meri-
nos and high grades of hoth bloods.

For Sale Clieap or to Keiit to
jJf$M0> Responsible Parties.

Also 150 Fine Earns for Sale.

13t8 GEO. W, HAMO(K, Sacramento.

Pools. Pools. Pools.

POOLS ON THE CHEAT PIGEON MATCH BE-
tween Robinson nnd Lambert will be sold on Sat-
urday evening, March 31, at 3"i7 Bush street,

K1I1.11> .1 < <>.

KILLIP & CO.,
LIFE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTENTIOX PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will SeU in AU Cities and Counties of
tin State.

REFERENCES.

R. S. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Cars, -

J. P. Saugent, Qilroy. John I; ;s, Colusa.

P. A. Finiuan, San Francisco.

AUCTION SALES.

iVING CONDUCTED some OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip-

H

Sit*, Colgruvi-, IJIetz. Coiitts, Dougherty, Ni'\vl;iinl A
[a rutin mrt. Ihmiel Cook find others, \\<- (■ ■■•] .issnivd
of our ability to give satisfaction In all busirj
trusted to our care. Sales will he made in all Cltlea
And counties in the State. We have Ln contemplation
,i series ol combination or breeders' sales, similar to
tliose so successfully held ^tt the East, we Will be
pleased to entei ln1 rrespondence with parties de-
siring i" pail loipate in auch sales. Prii ate purchases
and sales of improved live stuck of .ill descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. 3everal One ranch at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrlp>
tion.

KM Ml* A CO., lie Montgomery street,

CITY FRONT

THE ANNUAL SALE OF

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS

BELLE MEADE,

NEAR NASHVILLE, TEXX.,

WIXL BE HKLD

ON SATIRDAY, APRIL 2STH, 1883.

WILL OFFER FORTY-TWO HEAD, 00N81OT-
lng of eleven colts and eleven fillies by the great
Enquirer, sire of Falsetto, Harkaway, Bill Bruce, Blue
Eyes, Little Phil, Pinafore, BlcWhlrter, etc.; eleven
coltB and seven fillies bv imported <;r/eat Tom, own
brother to Kingcraft and sire of Ella, Tennyson, Talley-
rand and other good ones; one colt by Fellowcraft.slfe
of Knight Templar, Blue Lodge, etc.; one colt by the
noted racehorsL- Bramble. The stock are all from noted
winning strains.
Catalogues of sale will be mailed upon application to
GEN. W. ti. 11 VKiilM..

Naahviiie, Term.

KILLIP & CO.,

IJTE STOCK A GENERAL AUCTIONEERS -

No. 116 Montgomery St* S. F.

IMPORTANT BREEDER'S SALE

BY DIRECTION OF L. J. ROSE, ESQ., OF SAN
Gabiiel, Los Angeles county, we will offerac
public sale at the

BAY DISTRICT TRACK

THURSDAY, ' APRIL 5TH.

Twelve head of fillies and geldings, two and thre
years old, sired by the well-known stallions

SEXTAN AND DEE SIR.

The young horses to he offered are eloaelv related
in blood to the famous mares Sweetheart and Eva,
and their style of going and breeding warrant the be-
lief that they will develop into trotters. They are
brokenand will be driven to harness the day of sale,
that buyers may have an opportunity of Judging of
their merits. Though handled but a few months,
they can trot as fast as many road horses. Mr.
Rose's instructions are positive and peremptory, as
the expense of transportation makes this absolutely
necessary.

The sale Trill be bona fide, uiih.mt limit
or reserve and will determine whether a market
can be had in Ca'ifornia for tine-bred colts or owners
will be compelled to ship East.

The colts m:iv|be peenat the track on Tuesday,
April 3d . Full pedigrees and description day of
sale.

KIEEIP A CO., Auctioneers.

Also, immediately afterthe above sale,ft>y direction of

J. B. HAGGIX, ESQ.,

TB -WTLL OFFER TWELVE HEAD OF YOUNG

W

Trotting Stallions. rillie<i. Geldings and
Roadster Mares.

Sired bv Santa Claus. Alaska by Electioneer. Nor-
wood, Poscora Hayward and other noted stallions.
Among the roadsters are two well-matched teams,
one particularly suitable for a ladies' phaeton team.
Catalo. ues giving full description and pedigrees may
be obtained at our office. The horses may he Been At
track Saturday. March 31.

Alaska, the sire of a portion of these colts, will be
exhibited at the track at the time of sale.

Auction Sale

OF

Fine Trotting Stock

Fashion Stables, Petaluma.

ON

SATURDAY, APRIL 7.

4'ATAEOGEE.

1 —BILLY WILSON, dark brown stallion, three years
uld.liy Whippleton; dam by Plow Boy, by Grey
Pacific, from a Cor.perl.utt.iiii mare; Grey Pacific
by Ariel (thoroughbred).

2— nf.llie. baj Oily, three years old, by Whip]

dam Old Poll, a thoroughbred DUUTO by a BOD "t

Boston.
3— JENNIE, chestnut filly, four years old, bv Ban

Pat. -lien, son ox Geo. M. Patchenjr; dam old Poll,

as above.
I— JOHNNY. Chest nti t gelding, two ■, ,,rH ohLhy Ilk--

gin's BdCcCleU .

Poll, as above.
-Black filly two years old, by Whippleton; dam by

Commodore Mambrlno by M imbrlno Patchen.

lNo.7.)
6— Black filly, ycurlliti:; full ■ I I

LAlJV THOBN, Chestnut marc, nix years old, bv

i Commodore M i man broa in

Oregon, t trotting stallion thai

atCorvallli in 1888: liot dam by Lummlk. La.h

Thorn Is the dam OX^NOS. .'.and ".

8— Black colt, i by Whippleton;

VQto man-.

8— Black colt, yearling: full brother to No. s

10— MOD

BAiu, son of Bell i. her dam the Lumrnlx mare,
TI*EK\, rjAII £*t] damofN0.7.
J_J AMI ^^ ^»v U— Bay gelding, two yean old, bv Whippleton; dam
oAfimx; kjiiiii.iiU

12— Bay flllv. yearling, by Whippleton
[No. 10),

25 Washington Si., San Francisco, «'al.

/. W. MORS HE AD PROPRIETOR.

EkEALEU IN NBW AND SECOND HAND BUG-
' glesand wagons of all descriptions. Work-horses,
buggies and wagons to let by the day or month.

All of this stock Is superior an
count of departure.

I.IEl'T. FBETJ

KILLIP & CO ™

204

!J?lx.e gmte attd Mp&ttsnxmL

March 31

$3,000 $3,000

Spring Meeting

OF THE

Capital Turf Club

SACRAMENTcC CALIFORNIA.

TO BE HELD AT AGEICCLTrEAL PAEK

ON MAY 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th AND 19th.

RlJfSIMJ ASD TRO'l-riLNU SPEED PROGRAMME.

First Day.

So. 1. Running: one-half mile dash, for two-year-olds; S25 entrance,

flO forfeit, tflOO added; second to save stake.
Xo 2. Running; three-quarter-niile dash, free for all; S25 entrance,
" $10 forfeit S150 added; second to save stake. The winner 01

Hearst Stake to carry seven pounds extra.
So. 3. Running; one and five-eighths mile dash, free for all; S25 en-
* trance, Slu forfeit, ^150 added; second to save stake.

Second Day.

So. 4. Pacing race; for 2:30 class; purse $200.
So. 5. Trotting race, for two-year-olds ; one mile dash; purse $150.
So. 6. Trotting; purse S200; 2:40 class (Roanoke and Dutchman not
barred.

Third Day.

So J Running; one and one-fourth mile dash, for three-year-olds;

' $25 entrance, S10 forfeit, $100 added; second to save stake.
So. 8. Running; one and one-eighth mile and repeat; $50 entrance,

$25 forfeit, $200 added, second horse $100, third saves stake.
So 9 Selling race; one and one-fourth mile dash ; free for all; purse

$250, second $50. entrance 10 per cent : horses entered to be sold for

SI .500, to carry entitled weight one pound allowed for each one

hundred dollars under fixed valuation.

Fourth Day.

So. 10. Trotting; purse $200; for three-minute class : ^Sacramento

county horses.
So. 1 i. Trotting; purse $300; 2:30 class.

Fifth Day.

So 13 Rnnnin"; three-quarter mile dash, for two-year-olds; $100 en-
trance. $25 forfeit. $200 added; winner of Gano Slake to carry five
pDUnds extra; second colt$150, third to save stake.

So 13 Running: one and one-eighth mile dash, free for all; $25 en-
" trance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $o0; third saves stake;
non-winners at P. C. B. H. Association meetingif beaten once al-
lowed five pounds; if twice, seven pounds; three times, ten
pounds.

So 14. Running; two and one-quarter mile dash, free forall;$50 en-
trance. $25 forfeit. >300adled;$100Jto second; third saves stake;
winner of Pacific Cup to carry five pounds extra.

OUNDITIOSS.

All trotting and pacing races, three in five unless otherwise speci-
fied; five to enter and three to start; National Association rules to gov-
ern ; P. C. B. H. Association rules to govern running races ; on trotting
and pacing races 10 percent entrance to accompany nomination.

Entries to all close Mondav, April 16, 1833, with the secretary.

Trotting purses divided at the rate of 60, 30 and 10 per cent.

CHRISTOPHER GREES, President.

W. P. Emery, Secretary, P. O. Box 378, Sacramento.

The animal meeting of the California Kifle Association will
be held on Tnesday evening, April 3, at the armory of Com-
pany B, Second Artillery, for the purpose of electing di-
rectors.

THE ABBEY.

1 >c v :m< y A farr, ill Howard Street. Sparing and wrestling
every evening. Admission free.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

D. McCARTY'S

livery, 1 'oar din.; and Sale Stable, 608 Howard Street,
San Francisco.

ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OP PINE TROTTING
and draft stallions and broud mares. Also first-class trotting and
driving horses suitable for ladies and gentlemen, for sale or to let on
most reasonable terms.

STALLIONS.

Coursing leetin

of th:e season at

Merced, February 5 and 6, 1883

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CALIFORNIA COURSING CLUB

OPEN TO ALL DOGS IN THE STATE. ENTRANCE FEE 85.
Drawing of dogs takes place Saturday, March 21, at 039 California
street. The club and fiiends will leave Maiket Street ferry Wednes-
day, February 4, at 4 p . in . Ticket for round trip, $5.

YERBA BUENA

Jerseys and Guernseys

THE VERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND GUERNSEYS
won all the herd prizes forl$S2. Since then have been added three
young hulls and some females and it now contains Farmer's Glory,
Jersey Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains. These, with
forty head selected on the Islands of Jersey and iGuernsev from the
best without regard to cost and imported directly, make this the best
herd on the Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the extra-
ordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively that these are the ac-
cepted butttr producing annuals af the country. Bulls have recently
sold in New York: for $IO,0CO to $12,000- Animals" of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HE3BR1T PIERCE, San Francisco.

STALLIONS.

UNDBRMAN.

SIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYAR, SON OF OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 1SS3 from Mar^h 1st to July 1st at
the Bay District Track, San Francisco.

Underman is a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left hind foot
white. Coming sis years old, 15^ hands high and weighs about l,10u
pounds.

Terms, $20 for the season. Mares not proving wth foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

FRED BEXXETT,
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X.

B

Y MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA WILUMAEETHE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Part. Terms, $25 the season.

X X (Donblecross) is of as high and fashionable breeding as anv stallion
inthecountry. His sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie), Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirteV), Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition,

JOS. CAIRN SEUPSOX, Oakland,

or 508 Montgomery street.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OS OMEASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENT* ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AX /. SB.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS

an o/.vf'.uo :".

Dietz' Axle Oil

'■IT/iE ORAQKBD HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
STRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. CL DIETZ A rO„ Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT. NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. "W. Richmond,

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd " Y^ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, by .imported Trustee.

5th " Bonnets o' Bine, by Sir Charles.

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

By imported Centlnel.
By Mark Anthony.
By imported Janus.
By Imported Monkey.
By imported Silvereye.
By Spanker.
See Brucc's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol.

8th
Oth
10th
11th
12th
13th

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purdy (2:20J<)
Starr King i2:22i and Vanderlvmi i2:22i. Dam Ladv Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfounder, by imported Bellfounder. For full description see
Breeder axd Sportsman of Sept. 9,18S2.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodd has a record of 1;1-\, Reliance 2:22}^,
Nellie Patchen 2 :27',4, Eudora 2:34' :, Inauguration three miles in 7:29— last
mile in 2:26, Sonoma Bov 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1880 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake f or three-year-olds at the State lair, beat-
ing Belle Echo, Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:34 ^ - :30, 2:29, 2:30 V, 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association 'at San Jose he won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose ;
time, 2 58^, 2:o0^,2:33ru, 2:3l\ . Belle Echo won the first heat. He won
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats;
time, 2:32, 2:33 v.-;, 2:32V.;. Inlwl.as a four-v ear-old, Button mdaea record
of 2 ;263£ over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2 -.29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Francisco, will be forwarded.
For further information apply to

T. T. E>KEESS, Petaluma.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING- STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1S83 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentuckv Hunter (Skenandoah) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter i the sire of Flora Templei by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Krwin's darn
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletouian.

Twenty-five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at §5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address

W. M. Ml'BRY, Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

TROTTING STALLION

Will make the ensnlng season, 1883, from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terras §50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

MareB Intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
hue, Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton Imata consigned to J. W.
Uorahead.Clty Front Stables, will be received, good care taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland.

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR,2:26'4"; NAPA QUEEN, 2:33',-; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:40; Smoothhriar, two-year-old record
2-57; May DaV, two-year-old record 2:.-.!i>,. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at \\ aluu ; Creek
Sundays. Mondays. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms S3" for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-

dreBS THOMAS S. BREMXER.

Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. 31. Helnold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

1883

1£k&c&cx and Jfojoriswait.

STALLIONS.

STALLIONS

OWNERS OF STALLIONS DESIRING TO PLACE THE MERITS
tof their stock horses before the breeding, public should advertise in
the Breeder and Sportsman-. The fee from one mare will pay the
cost of a reasonable advertisement. ,

Stallion bills printed in first-class style. Call at this office and see
samples.

NO. 50S MONTGOMERY ST.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Bysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,200 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
t BSr George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2:25 or better, -1 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 18S3, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of $40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, anv inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. IRVI3J AYKKS.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

STALLIONS.

ABBOTSFORD.

ty Record at Six Years old, 2:21*. *^3

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to lie the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is Z£\ if. and there are a large number of his get in the 2:80
liBt. Among them: AbDOtterord,2:2i]£; Convoy, 222K; Magenta, 2;21>$;
Lady 9£cFatnctget2:29; Dacia, 2:20'-:; George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Marietta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27J<.
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:19y, Wnndfoni
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps,the sire of Trinket ; record, 234.
Woodbine Is also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:1ft. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsfbrd, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, l.V\ hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1081, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charpe. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapeB.

IX>CATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st. 1883. For full history see the issne of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of Aogust 5th. 1882.

GEORGE BAYXI8, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

'^W

BOB MASON

By Echo. His dam Belle Mason by Belmont, Thorough*
bred.

Echo by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Fetter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Bichards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 1SSS, and ending June 15, 18S3, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead ; sixteen hands, and weighs 1 ,1'X) pounds. Foaled Mav
10,1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown

feat speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his sire,
cho, see Btikhder and Sportsman July 29, 1882. See alio, for his full
brother. Exile, Beeedeb and Sportsman, issue of September 16,1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. ELLIS,
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal,

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FBOM
Mach 1st to Julv loth, 1S83, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., CaL

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
BulL _

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15<£ hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. HickB, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in anv manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
ever;- convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPB

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

j. t. Mcintosh, Chico, cai.

STALLIONS.

STEINWAY.

TWO-YEAB-OLD BECOBD 2:31^'; 3-TEAB-OLD BECOBD 2£5ff.
TERMS

"IT7TLL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
VV July 1. 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at $100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at $G per month, and extra pains taken
with mares In attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, 9. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded Immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 15J hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white hind ankles ; remnrkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; bis shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sfred by Sirathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:34,

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Stein way's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:283,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1682. Strathmore is the sire of San (a Clans 2:174 : Chestnut
Hill, 2 :22j ; Steinway, 2 :25i ; Alice Stoner, four years oia, 2 :24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2;28J ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Bysdyk's Hambletonian. the sire of 35 In
the 2:30 Ust. Addiess SAMTEE GAMBLE.

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam H'ennie Farrow, hy imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eaple.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by" imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by ClodiuB.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— S30 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at $4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can urn fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe
Hooker see Beeedeb and Sfobxsman Jan 20, 1883.

THEO WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILT,
make the season 1883, from Feb. loth to June 15th, at Judson's Wildidlo
farm , Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A H. c jrnsoy

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

ctjp&C

WHE ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE" ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— ?.V), payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance .
PEDI1-REE AMI DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hinds 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by W.ir Dance.

First dUXl sistL-r to Prvor, by 1 m ported Glencoe.

Second dam < iip.-v, tufl si>t-T to Medoo, hy American Eclipse.

Tldrd dam Vuiini* Miid i.t the Oaks, bv imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Daks, bv imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by Imported Shack.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dani bv Bnvlor'e Gallant.

Eighth dam by True V

Ninth (Lam bv Imported lo^ulns.

Tenth dam Imported J »<

Eleventh dam Grlsewood'a Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by i irej hound,.

Thirteenth dam Sopnanlaba'fl dim by Curweo Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dun i> ap-y's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dim by WhitesMrt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Heel, bv imported Dl 6)3006.

Second dam iimmrted GallopadO, by Cattou, the Biro of Trustee.

Third dam C.nuii! ina, by Camillas.

Fourth dam bv Snmltnsko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, by Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh duo rom, hy Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam bv Cub.

Tenth dam by Allwortby.

Eleventh darn bv sterling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth darn bv Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsby Betty, by I'nr wen's Rav Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. LeedeV llobby Mare, by the Lister i

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORKS, at the Oakland '

Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francl-

206

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March 31

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES TO STAKES AND PURSES

S P RING MEETI N G.

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Stake; for two-vear-olrts; dash of
half a mile, to be run on the first d iv of the spring
meeting; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second to
save stake.

I. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary
Wade. _

Z. E. J. Baldwin's be, by Rutherfoid— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, bv Rutherford— Glerata.

4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— sister to
Clara D.

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f , bv Grinstead— Josie C.

& E.J. Baldwin's br f. bv Grinstead— Mollie McCar-

thv.

7. Theo. Winters" chc Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk
—Marion.

S. Theo. Winters' ch c Callie Smart, by Norfolk-
Ma trie A.

9. Palo Alto'sbc.hv Norfolk— Bovdana.

K<. Palo Alto's b c. By Norfolk— Nova Zerabla.

II. Palo Alto's b c, bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's l>r f, by Mondav— Riglin,

13. Palo Alto's s f. by Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f. by Wildi die— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f, bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. VanBuren's bg Jou Jon, by Monday— Play-
thing.

15. C. VanBuren's ch f Fiarama, bv Mondav— Ab-
bie W.

19. W. L, Pritchard's b c. bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's bc.bv Leinster— Lily Simpson.

21. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchird'schf, by Leinster or Bazaar-
Mi nerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Kins Alfonso— Miranda.

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Pat M.illov— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f , by 31 ona re hist— Heliotrope.

27. J. B Haggin's b f. bv Monarchist— Alert.

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv impoited Glenelg— Edna.
23. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J.B. Haggin's brf My Love, by Virgil— Lightfoot.

31. J. B. Haggin's b i, by King Alfonso — Titania.

32. John A. Cardinell's bl c John A, by Monday —
Ladv Clare.

No. 2— Hearst Stake ; free for all; 525 each, * 10 for-
feit, $125 added, second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

1. Caleb Dorsey's be Stanislaus, three years, by im .
ported Partizan— Lady Melrose.

2. James Davis* b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster—Lilv Simpson.

3. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
vears, bv Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

4. E. J~. Baldwin's br'e Albert C, four years, by Ruth-
erford— Maggie Emerson.

5. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

6l Theo. Winteis* s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Ladv Jane.

7. 9 -ruler A Avres'b gJoe Howell, aged, by Bonnie
Scotland— Eva Shephard.

8. John Mackey'ssra Premium, aged, by Castor—
by St. Louis.

No. 3— Winters Stake ; for three- vear-olds ; dash of a
mile and a half; $100 each, $30 forfeit, $500 added, sec-
ond to have $150, third to save stake.

1. Joseph Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

2. P. Robson's ch f Mav B, bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Courts' br c Auriol, bv Mondav— Belli na.

4. P. Courts' b c Panama, by Shannon— Ahble W.

-', 1', Coutts' bl c FIou Flou, bv Monday— Jennie C.

6. ThoB. Atcbeson's b f, by California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c. bv "Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters, ch c, by Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv California— Puss.

10. Tl.._.». Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. "Winteis' chf, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chasr'R bf Uulin, by Hubbard— EJectra.
H. J. B. Chase'* b f Laura, by Shannon— Folly.

T. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, bv Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

16. E. J. Baldwin's chc Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. K. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggjt- Emerson.

18. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa

Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

2n. Palo Alto'BOh f, by Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo AHo'r bg, bv Shannon— Enima Robson.

22. Palo Alto> br f, by Shannon — < unllla Oreo.

23. W. Boot*' br ••, by Thad x-vc n* — dipsey.

| 21. J. B. Uaggin'ft b t Nubia, by LHnst'-r— Ada A.

25. J. B. Haggln'BCh f, Irene, by Leinster— Irene
ir inJUna
2* J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia

Jennlaon.

27. .1. B, Haggin's bg Del Paso, bv Shannon— Maggie
O'N' il.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch t Belle, by Leinster— Flush,

No. 1- Hurdle race; purse of ?1.V>, of which $25 to
ae**imd hone: entrance free; a dash of a mile- and a
quarter over five hurdles.

1. Theo, Winters' s m Hattle B, four years, by Nor-
folk- M

2. w. Boot*' b m Mollie H, by Wildidle— Mamie
Hall.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

o '—Purse fl.vt, of wh*'-h *Zr> to neeond borne; en-
. f<>r two-year-old fillies; dash of flvc-
I mile.

I W. I . Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar
E. J. Baldwin'* brf, by Grinatead-Mollle McCar-

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f. bv Rutherford— Glenita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

6. Hill A Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—
Mary Wade.

7. Palo Alto's b f, bv Wildidle— Robin GirL

8. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Mondav— Abbie W.

9. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

10. John Mackey's. b f Militia bv Lever— Malta.

11. John Mackey's b f Lina, by King Alphonso— Ti-
tania.

12. John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Marmot.

No. 6— Purse $200. of which $50 to second horse ; en-
trance free; for maiden three-year-olds; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

1. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by imported Paiti-
zan— Lady Melrose.

2. W. L. Pritchard's s c Ed Smith, by Leinster— Tib-
bie Dunbar.

3. W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar— Mi-
nerva.

4. James Davis' b c Result, by Leinster — Lily Simp-
son.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, bv Shannon— Foil v.

6. P. Can oil's f Alice, by Wkeatley— bv Chea'them.

7. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsev.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Katie Gift."

9. Joseph Cairn Simpson's Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all; dash of a mile.

1. Densdale A Howson's bh Jim Douglas, five years,
by Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four vears, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three vears, bv Grinstead
— Santa Anita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Marion, three years, bv Hub-
hard— Electra.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three vears, by Shannon
— Folly.

6. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, three years, by
Norfolk — Ballerina.

7. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four vears, bv Noi-
folk — Lady Jane.

S, W. Bo'ots' s c Inauguration, 4 vears, by Wildidle—
Miami.

9. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

10. Stemler & Avres' b g Joe Howell, aged, bv Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

11. Palo Alto's chf Satanella, three years, bv Lev-
eller— Frou Frou.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

No. 8— Selling raee; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse ; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles ;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; two Ids. allowed for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

1. E. S. Paddock's bg Joe Dion, five years, bv Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. & H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $4o0.

3. W. L. Pritchard's ch g, five years, bv Leinster—
Vivian: $300.

4. G. W. Tiahern's s g Certiorari, three vears, by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk; $500.

5. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $000.

Second Day Regular Meetin£-
urday, April 28.

Sat-

No. 9— Puree $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

1. E. J. Baldwin's b c, by Rutherford— Maggie Em-
erson.

2. Hill * Grlea' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking—
Maid of the Mist.

3. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Montana.

4. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildidle— Blarney.

5. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday — Plaything.

6. John Mackev's b c Winnemucca, bv imported
Billet— Lottie.

No. 10 — Handicap Stake ; for three-year-olds ; $25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added, $50 to second
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thurpd.iv,
April 20, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

1. W. L. Pritchard's ch e bv Bazaar— Vivian.

2. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, by Monday— by
Norfolk.

3. E.J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

4. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, bv Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No. ll— Pacific Cup; handicap 'of $50 each, $2n dec-
taxation, |G0D added, second to receive $150, third to
save stake; two and a quarter miles; weights announced
April 21 ; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

1. Lee Shaner's be Judge McKinstry, four years,
by GrlnBtead or Thud Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
bv Leinnter— Addle A.

\ J. A H. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettle Brown,

4. Densdale & Howson's h h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle— by Norfolk

5. E.J. Baldwin's br c Albeit C, four years, by
Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by Wild-
idle — Miami.

7. Hill & Gries' h h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

8. Stemler <£ Avres' b g Joe Howell, aged, bv Bon-
nie Scotland— Era Shephard.

9. Stemler AAvies* s g Fred Collier, five vears, by
Joe Hooker — Puss.

10. Palo Aito'sb ni Precious, four vears, bv Lever —
Frolic.

1L Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
— Planetia.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

13. John" Mackey's s m Maria F, four vears, bv
Leinst e i— Flush.

No. 12— Hurdle race; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four vears, by Noi-
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Second

Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse ; en-
trance free ; for two-year-olds ; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. & H. C. Judson's blc, by Monday — Lady Clare.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, bv Grinstead— Josie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's sf, bv Grinstead— sister to Clara D.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' chc Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marian.

6. Hill & Gr.es' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels-
Mary Wade.

7. Hill it Giles' b f Bachelor, bv Hock Hocsing—
Maid of the Mist.

6. Palo Alto's b f. bv Wildidle— Robin Girl.

9. Palo Alto's ch f . bv Mondav— Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou,
01. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Montana,

12. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plavthi'ng.

14. John Mackev's b f Faustina, by" imported Glen-
elg—Maimot.

15. John Mackev's b f Mariposa, bv Monarchist —
Heliotrope.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance.
$10 declaration, $200 added, $50 to second, third to save
stake ; dash of one and a quarter miles ; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstrv, four vears, by
Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. J. and H. C. Judson's s m. Mav D, five vears, bv
Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, bv Nor-
folk—Ladv Jane.

4. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs

5. Stemler & Ayres' bg Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nieScotland — Eva Shepnard.

6. Stemler i. Ayres' sg Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

7. G. W. Trahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk

S. John Mackey's h g Duke of Mondav, four years,
bv Monday — Demirep.

^9. John Mackev's s m Maria F, four years, bv Lein-
ster—Flush.

10. W. L. Pritchaid's b h Frank Rhoads, five vears,
by Leinster— Addie A.

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse, entrance free; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8.

1. E. S. Paddock's b g Joe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. * H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five vears, bv
Wildidle— by Hercules; 40u.

3. John Mackev's ch f Maria F, four vears, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

No. 1ft— Handicap Stake; for three-vear-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 adde<C second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

1. Howson & Co.'s b f Augusta E, three vears, bv
Monday— by Norfolk

2. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

3. Jos. Cairn Simpson's Lady Viva, by Three Cheers
—Lady Amanda.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of tliree-
quarters of a mile; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added,
second to save stake. When anv California two-vear-
old beats the time of Gano, l:15*for three-quarters of
a mill, the stake to be named ter the colt which
beats it.

2. E. J. Baldwin's b c, by R he rford— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, bv Rutherford— Glenita.

4. E.J. Baldwin's chf.bv Grinstead— Sister to Clara D.

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— Josie C.

thy.

E. J. Baldwin's brf, by Grinstead, Mollie McC

Theo. Winters* ch c Prince of Norfolk, bv Nor-
folk— Marion.

$. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's be, bv Norfolk— Bovdana. '

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b c, bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's bT f, bv Mondav— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, bv Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f , bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, bv" Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. Van Buren's li g Jou Jou, bv Mondav— Play-
thing.

1$. C. VanBuren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab
bieW.

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's be. bv Leinster— Lilv Simpson.

21. W. L. Pritchard's chf, bVBazaar— Tibb'ie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, bv Leinster oi Bazaar-
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, bv imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Miranda.

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Mollov— Glenuine.
2fi. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.
27. J. B. Haggin's b f. bv Monarchist— Alert.

2S. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's chf, bv imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggir 's br f My Love, bv Virgil— Lightfoot.

31. J. B. Haggi c'sbf, bv King Alfonso— Titan a.

32. J. A. Cardi- ;ell*s bl t John A, bv Mondav— Lady
Clare. '

No.l&-Sp
olds; dash
$25 forfeit,
stake

the Times Stake; for three-year-
nd three-quarters miles: $100 each,
dded, $150 to second, third to save

I.Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

2. P. Robson's ch f Mav B, bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, by'Mondav— Belli na.

4. P. Coutts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' brf Flou Flou, by Mondav— Jennie C.

6. Thos. ^tcheson's bf, bv California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c, bv "Norfolk— Addie C.

$. Theo. Winters' ch c, by Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c. bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' h f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' ch f, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's bf Laura, bv Shannon— Folly.

15. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

16. E.J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's h c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggie Emerson,

18. E. J. Baldwin's h c Gano. by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f , by Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f, by Shannon— Camilla Frso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, bv" Shannon— Emma Robson.

23. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsey.

24. J. B. Haggin's b t Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster — Irene
Harding.

26. J. B. Haggin's ch i Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison.

27. J. B. Haggin's b g Del Paso, by Shannon — Maggie
O'Neil.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse ; en
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstrv, foui years,
by Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. M. Murw's s h Samuel Stevenson, five vears,
bv Thad Stevens— bv Rifleman.

3. W. L. Pritchard's bhErank Rhoads, five years,
bv Leinster— Addie A,

4. Howson & Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Mondav— bv Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead—Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three years, by Hubbard
— Electra.

ft. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three vears, bv Shannon
-Folly.

9. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Lady Jane.

10. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four vears, by
Wildidle— Miami.

11. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

12. Stemler & Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

13. Stemler A Ayres' s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

U. Palo Alto's b m Precious, four vears, by Lever
—Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by FoBter
—Planetia.

16. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
bv Mondav— Demirep.

17. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster— Flush,

No. 20— Hurdle race ; purse $2in, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m. Hattie B, fonrvears, bv Nor-
folk—Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Starters in all races must be named at fi p. m. the
dfiv preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
denclencv the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

THEO. WINTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.
1C. M. CHASE Assistant Secretary.

1883

jljfoe fBvmlcv mttl jt^tfviswmx.

iV i

Centennial Chronograph

A POSITIVELY RELIABLE •• IXV-BACK "

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER,

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55
In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial ehronogiaph (fly-back) or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Cross i Beguelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing niech-
inism we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me.
:hanical principles that must excite the admiration of i v..tv in-
telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become univei sally
popular."

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MA NUFA C TVRERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

When you send an ordei mention the Bbeedee asd Sfortssian-.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1SS2,
with description? ami" pedigrees of -7b' high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
City of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head ol Promising Tonug Trotting

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY JUEDIUII,
ABERDEEN andCASSIDS 31. CLAY JR.,

ABE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity- of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
made in 1SS1: another with a record of 2 :23 y. ; another
with a record of 1:2$, made in 1882; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28 y, and a grandson with a three-v ear-old rec-
ord of 2:23*4, the fastest eve rhuade up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallioii at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20*4 to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almout ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2:15}-; to 2:27>£. No son of Rysdvk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam bv Stock-
holm s American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud. Ethan Allen jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23,S to 2:28*^, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in. 1882 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium. 2:27)4*. by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:281-.,', by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions wiU be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at 8300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to fort)- mares, at 3100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May ], 1883. Pubchas-

EES FROM A DISTANCE CA2» BUY ON" ORDERS! AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT I3T PERSON",
ASD ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS "WITHOUT THE PUR-
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN RE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS OIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or furthet information address
WILLIAM T. WITHER*.

2-13yl Loc box 392, Lexington, Ky.

Wm. E. Chamberlain Jr.

Thos. A. Robinson.

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEND FOR CIRCTLARS.

Buss House,

1009. toil. 1013 and 1015 J Street

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOCSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
Improvements. Table Srst class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage 'respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass tha house every five minutes

FOR SALE.

Thoroughbred Colt for Sale.

CITO.

CHESTNUT COLT. FOALED APRLL 5.

1882. By Joe Hooker, his dam Too
Soon by Norfolk, grandam Lady Davis {dam of Dash-
away) by Bed Bill, son of Medoc.etc. This is a highly-
formed colt, of good size and a hearty feeder. Being
nearly a brother in blood to Fred Collier (Lady Davis
being the great Grandam of Fred, and his dam also
being by Norfolk) and the Joe Hookers so far as tried
all racehorses, this is a good chance to get a colt of
great promise for a moderate sum. He has four white
legs above knees and hocks, a white face and other
white markings. Price $500 if applied for before the
20th of March. For further particulars address this
office.

FOil SALE.

AVERT FINE HAMBLETO-
ni an stallion, imported from Syr-
acuse, N. Y. ; nine years old;
mahogany bav; sixteen hands
high ; perfectly sound ; well
broken; very stylish; cost over
$1,500; property of a banker; full

papers ; got by Hambletonian Prince, he by Volunteer.

Can be seen at Club Stables.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

t'APT. FOSTER,

At the Cliff House.

FOR SALE.

THOROUGHBRED

Greyhound Puppies.

Price $15.

F. J. HALL,

Ut6 Riverside, Ca>.

COACH DOGS.

THREE HANDSOMELY MARKED
'male pops for sale. Price ?10each.
WILLIAM Mil's.

, lltl Los Angeles, Cal.

SPORTING GOODS.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI-
iles.pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goods of ail kinds.

Sporting Goods.

Leading Cutlers,

Boxing (iinvfs, Foils, Com-
bat Swords, Indian Clubs,
Hunting Knivw, our
own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL «fc FINCK,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers In

Gr>s. pistols. rr'iXERY,

FISHING TACKLE, AM.

MVJilTIOX. ETC.

513 Clay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

lot Market Street.

Repalre to order. Elevator, 12 Front Btrect

.CHEAP'GUNS for THE PEOPLE.*

% GREAT WESTERN

GUN WORKS, 5

P'CIO»HLC>t<lO!lUESrREE. ■» .,

4) Rule*. Shot Gun.. Revolver*, Ammunition, Seine*, hen,?
PWunx 7iakie. Ruors.ic .tot C. O. D. for cuuniomiloiL. 3

Address CHEAT WESTERS Gl'!» WORKS.

22yl Pittsburg, Pa.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

\n

jW^g'T'fr RAILHQAD.<? 3Bjja
BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement. , T '■ M E SCHEDULE

v. ST • XVi Xv.

COMMENCIN'

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882.

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Passenger Depot i Tow nseud Street, betw eenThird
and Fourth Streets) as follows:

LEAVE
S. F,

DESTINATION.

I

fVRRIVE
S. F.

t 6 :50 A SI
8:30 am
10:40 a SI
*3:30PM
4 :30 P SI
6:30 PM

San Mateo, Redwood and
Memo Park.

6:40 a M

9 :0o a m
•10:02 am

3 -.37 p M
t 5:04PM

6:02 p m

8:30 Air!"]
10:40 a M ( Santa Clara, San Jose and
*3:30pm| f Principal Way Stations.

4:30p m.J

9:05 A M
•10A2AM

3:37 pm
6:02pm

10:10 a m > GUrov.Paiaio.Castroville f i *10:02a m
* 3 :30 pa1 '~ and Monterey. I > 6 :02 p m

Hollister and Tres Pinos.

10:40 a mi ) Watsonville, Aptos, Soquelf ,
•3 :30 p si I $ and Santa Cruz. \ \

10:40 .

M

6:02 p m

"Sundays gXCgptejE tggnjjayg only 'sportsmen's train).
Stage connections are made daily with the 10:4') a. if.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8 :30 a. si. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— Rood to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 85; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery- street. Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

rtSF* S.P.Atlantic Express TTain via Los Amieles,
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPEEIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BYTHETR LINE FOB REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Batliing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FKANCISCO nAJXY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHABMTNG

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beantif ol Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OE MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notahlv Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS TJNST7KPASSED.

A SPACIOUS SWIIKIIIM: TASK

(150 x 50 feet)

FOB WABM SAXT WATIB, PLUNGE AND 6WIMMING
BATHS.

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for STJRF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering PlaceB,
APTOS, SOQT7FX A5D SANTA CBITZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

B^"At PAJARO, the SANTA CRCZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. runB through the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds In great variety.
Notably

Quail, Pigeon, snipe. Duck, Geese, I>eer
and Rear.

Lakes PTLARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached bv this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those ■well-known Retreats. PUBIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGOKIO and PESCADRBO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
ti'iit of range at and abou t f* AN BRUNO and HoMA*
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport,

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried in
Train Bagcagemen.
to Issue CHE
Cars.

age Cars and put in charge of

Train Baggagemen are Instructed

CKS for all dogs received in Baggage

nsrln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
whlleintranplt.it is necessarv that they be i
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Qnnfl and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried fn-eof charge. Guns taken
apart and securclv packed in wood or leathor cases
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Towmtc-nd
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery ntn-et. Palace Hotel.
A.C. BA>- H. R.JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

Ofy S. P. Atlantic Express Train vi* Los Angeles
Yuma,etc„ leaves San Francisco dally via Oakland
Ferry, foot oX Market Street at 9 JO a. m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1882.

Trains leave, and are clue to arrive at Son
Francisco, a_s follows;

DESTINATION.

9 #0 a M

* 3:00 pm

* 4:00 P w
8:00 A M
3:30 p m
8KB A M

* 4 -.00 P m
9:30 a m
4:30 p m
8:00 a si

* 4 iOO p m
8:00 a si

* 3 :30 p m
J 8:00 A m

9 :30 a m
8:00 a si

* 5 :00 P si
9 :30 a si

* 4 flO p si
8:00 a si
$00 a si

10:00 a si
3:00 p si
•5:00 p m
3:30 p si
5:30 P si
8:00 a si
8:00 A Si
8:00 A si
3:30 p si

* 4 .-00 p M
8:00 A si
3:00 p 31

* 8 :00 A si
8:00 A 31
9:30 A si
3:30 P m

*4:00p si
3:30 p it
8:00 A si

* 3 :30 p si

..Antlochnnd M.irtiiu/..

..-Benicia

....Calisto^a and Napa

.J Deming, El Paso > Express!"
. ( and East i Emigrant

. i Gait and /via Livermore

. ( Stockton S via Martinez

....lone

....Knight's Landing

' " ISundays onlv

....Los Angeles and South _.

....Livermore and Pleasantou....

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chico...
..Nllee and Haywards. .,

( Ogden and ) Express

i East ("Emigrant

-Redding and Red Bluff

I Sacramento t *£ Livermore

' and folfa-r ,' via Benieia

and Colfax S via BenicU

Sacramento River Steamers.,
..San Jose

-Tehama and Wulows"™™"""

..Vallejo „..

■J

JSundays only

..Virginia City..

..Woodland.

:« f ^i

•10:10 a m

•12:40 P M

7:40 p m

11 10 A M

10:10 A M

7:(0 i- m

2H0 i* m

7:10 a si

5:40 i' M

12:4i) p si

BrfO p si

11:10 a si

2:40 p M

5:40 e m

■

2:!0 p M

•12:40 P M

5:40 P si

5:40 P m

3:40 p st

9:40 a m

1 &:40 A M

11:10 a M

6:10 a s*

5:40 P m

5:40 p si

7:40 P Sf

11:10 a M

* 6:00 a H

■ . ■

9:40 a m

7 HO P si

7:40 p st

2:1) v si

•10:10 a M

•12:40 p m
11:1D A st
' 7:40 P M
11:10 a U

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Cost;; and
that leaving at 9 :TO a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antiock.

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco Rally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— "6:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8 :00—
8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:30 — 12:30—1:30—2:30

-^3:30—1:00—1:30—5:00 5:30—6:00—6:30 — 7:00—8:00

— 9 :30— 11 :00— *12 ;00.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11 :no —
12:00— 1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— 5:00— 6:00— 7:00— •8:00—
9:30— U:00— *12:00.

TO FRCIT VALE—*
•5:00— *6:00— *6:30.

:00— »S :00-*9 :00— *10:00— *4 :00;—

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— "6:30— 7:00— •7:80 — 8:00— *S 30
—9:00— 19:30— 10:00— J10:30— 11:00— 111:30 — 12:00 — 1:(0
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00— 4:30— 5 :0U—o: 30—6:00—6: 30— 7:00—
*:00— 9:30— •12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — •fi^'— *fi:80 — 7:00 — *7 :80-
18:00— •8:30— y:00— 10:00— 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— *l:30
—5:00— •5:30— 6:00— "6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *-S:32-"6:02— fl:32
7:02— 7:32— 8:02— S:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02 — 10:32— II ;ii2
— 11 :32— 12:02— 12:32— 1 :02— 1 :32— 2:02— 2:32— 3
—4:02—4:32—5:02—5:32—6:02—6:32-7:02-8:02 — 9:32 —
11:2.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— •6:21-^:51-6:21-6:51-7:21

—7:51-8:21—8:51-9:21-9:31—10:21 — 10:51 — 11:0 —
—12:51—1:51—2:51—3:51—1:21—1:51 — 5:21 — 5:51 — 6:21
—6 :51— 7 :51— 9 :21— 10 :51.

FROM ALAMEDA-'5:15— «S:45— 6:15— 7:10— 8:10— 9:10—
10:10—11:10—1:10—2:10—3:10—1:10—5:10—6:10 — 7:1:.—
9:15—10:45.

-•8 ;47_*j:oo— •9:47-10:47

FROM FRriT VALE— V R

•1:17- •;.:n)- •o:l7— titi— *lll7.

FROM BERKELEY — •S:4S— •8:15-6:1.1- "7:1 R- 7: IS—
•s;i:,_fiH5— 19:15— 9:45—110:15— 10:45— Jll ;1S— J l.W- —
12:45 — 1:1-5 — 2:15 — 3:13—1:15 — 4:45— 5:15— 5:45— 6:15—
6 : 45— 7 :45— 9 J5— *10 : 15.

FROM \\-EST rEBKEXET-*Brl5-*6:l*-6?45-^;lB
— 7 r!5— 8:45— 9:4.'- 10:45— 1:15-
{•16— •<.".: 15— 6:15— *7-15.

< KFKK R4HTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO-*7:15-9:15-ll:15-l:15-

3:15-5:15.

FROM OAKLAND— •6:15-8:15-1005-12:15-2:15— *:15

All trains run daily, except when star (■) denotes
Sundays except- "nty.

"Standard Tine" nmtahed hy Rvs
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery

V. SI TOWKK

Gen. Manager.

T. II. tSOOi

Gen. Pass

208

u Ipreexler awtl jipxrrismm*.

March 31

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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARSA YEAR.

Table Giving the Names of the Mares That Have Produced Two or More Trotters With Records of 2:30 or Better.

Name of Dam with her Sire.

Abbess,

by. Albion, t
Bay Fanny,

bf Richard's Bellfounder,
Belle Boyd,

by Sherman Black Hawk,
Belle Brandon,

by Hambletonian,
Black Kate,

by Addison,
Burch Mare,

by Brown Pilot(Parker's),
Clara,

by Seely's American Star,
Crop,

by Pilot Jr,
Diana,

by Pilot Jr,
Doily,

by Iowa.t

Dolly,

by Mambrino Chief,

Dolly Martin,

by Defiance,
Ellmore Everett's Dam,

by Stubtail,

Emeline,

by Henry B. Patchen,

Eric's Dam,

by John Dillard,
Fanny Jackson,

by Stonewall Jackson,
Fanner Boy's Dam,

by Morse Horse,

Flora,

by Sayre's Harry Clay,

Green Mountain Maid,
by Sayre's Harry Clay,

Gretchen,

by Mambrino Pilot,

Hackett Mare,

(pedigree unknown),
Ulinois Maid,

by Black Donald,

Jane Murray,

(pedigree unknown),

Jenny,

by Belmont, t
Jennie,

by Crockett's Arabian,!
Jenny,

by the Bigelow Horse,
Jenny Lind,

by Bellfounder,
Julia Macbree,

by Seely's American Star,

( Baron Luff.

( Alice Medium..

Names of Produce. Rec<

J Steinway, b s (three years) 2

(Solo, bm 2

j Alexander, bh 2

I Resolute, br h 2

'...2

2

(Amy, bm 2

i Governor Sprague, blk h

( Addison Lambert, bh 2

I Ben Franklin, ch h 2

(Rosalind 2

1 Donald 2

j Dexter 2

(Alma 2

( Blanche Amory 2

)Code, b s (three years) 2

(George A. Ayer, gr g 2

(Lady Kelso, gr m* 2

(Envoy, br b 2

1 Fleta, blk m 2

(Thornedale 2
Onward 2:
Director (five years) 2

(Volney, bg 2

j Romeo, b s 2

( Ellmore Everett 2

(Kitty 2

{Adele Gould, ch m (five years) 2
Kate Taylor, b m 2
Ray Gould, b m 2

1 Eric (four years) 2

( MacLeod (four years 2

Sire of Produce.

28$) Goldsmith's Abdallah.
27$ | Swigert.

Happy Medium.

;20£.. Volunteer.
:20J. .Rhode Island.

Daniel Lambert.

:27

:29

:21$ . . Alexander's Abdallah.

:27 ..Dictator.

m\i

;26 ..Clark Chief.

30 ..Dictator.

:30 .."Woodford Mambrino.

29 ..Belmont.

[ Hambletonian.

General Hatch.

:22J, .Alexander's Abdallah,
25 j.. Geo. Wilkes.
:23$.. Dictator.
:23 ..Volunteer.
:29j..Menelaus.

30

(Annie Page, b m.
( Aristos, b b

( Farmer Boy 2

I Young Columbus 2

(St. Julien, b g 2

•! St. Remo, b g 2

I Unalalla, bm 2

{Prospero, blk g 2
Dame Trot, blk m 2
Elaine, b m

(Romero, gT h 2
Del Sur, bh 2
Inca, bB 2

( Nancy Hackett, mm 2

| Argonaut, br g 2

( Troubadour, blk g 2

(Chicago Maid, bm 2

{Lottery 2
Clark 8 2
William H 2

(Nellie Patchen, ch m 2

(.Flora Shepherd, b m 2

(May Queen, b m 2

I King Almont, ch s 2

( Colonel Moulton, ch h 2

( Nonesuch, oh m 2

(Dixie, grin 2

\Tackey, gr m 2

( Chester, b g 2 :!

I Enfield, b h 2:1

Andrew Jackson.

.Jay Gould.

.Aberdeen.

.Jay Gould.

.Ericsson.

.Patchen (Hemphill's).

Daniel Lambert.

Young Columbus (Smith's).

:22 > Messenger Duroc.
:20 J
19 J.

.A. W. Richmond.
The Moor.
.Woodford Mambrino.

Wood's Hambletonian.

Revenge,

.Hambletonian.
.Edward Everett.
.Sampson.
.Alexander.
.General McClellan.

Alexander's Norman.

Almont.

Daniel Lambert,

Hambletonian.

Kate,

by Bellaire,

Lady Fulton,
by Stubtail,

Lady Rice,

by Whitehall (?),
Lady Sears,

by Seely's American Star,
Lady Woodruff's Dam,

by General Coffee,
Madame Temple,

by a spotted Arabian,
Maid of Clay,

by Henry Clay,
Maud,

by Mambrino Rattler,
Maxwell Mare,

(pedigree unknown),
Midnight,

by Pilot Jr.

Minnebaba,

by Bald Chief,

Miss Russell,
by Pilot Jr,

Molly,

by Long Island Black Hawk
Molly Walker,

by Captain Walker,
Ned,

by Edwin Forrest (Berkley's).
Nelly Moore,

by Westchester,
Nonesuch,

by Brignoli,
Peggy Slender,

(pedigree unknown),
Peralto's Dam,

(pedigree unknown),
Polly Barber,

Dy Bully King,
Sally Chorister,

by Mambrino Chorister,
Santa Maria,

by Pilot Jr,
Silverella,

by Pilot Jr(?),
Stone Mare,

by North American,
Trusty,

by Young Trustee,
Waterwitch,

by Pilot Jr,
Woodbine,

by Woodford, t
Wright Mare,

by Nimrod,
Young Mare,

(pedigree unknown),

(Young Bruno, br g 2 :22$ ")
Breeze, b g 2:24 ^Hambletonian.
Bruno, br g 2 :29 J J

f Wizz, b g 2 :23£. .Roscoe.t

Toronto Chief.
.Bacon's Ethan Allen.
I General Geo. H. Thomas.
I Fisher's Edwin Forrest.

| Volunteer.

I Burr's Washington.

.Loomis' Bogus.
.Pilot Jr.
.Fred Low.
.Locomotive.
.Primus.
.Alexander.

Hambletonian Prince.

Hambletonian.

{ Buzz, b g 2:28i

[ Ruf us, b g 2:29

(Scott'B Thomas, bh 2:21

( Scott's Chief, b g 2 :23

1 Huntress, bm 2 :20j

iTrio, b m 2:23i

( Lady Woodruff, b m 2:29 )

1 Rose of Washington, b m* 2 :30

I Flora Temple, b m 2:19$

\ Pilot Temple, b h 2 :24*

( Clay, blk g 2:25*

I Captain Smith, brg (four years) 2:29

| Magdallah, ch m 2 :2i .

( Reliance, b h 2:22*

( Helene, ch m 2:21

( Guess Not, bm 2 :27i J

j Jay Eye See, blk g (four years) 2:19 ..Dictator.

(Noontide, grm (five years) 2 :20.V.. Harold.

(Beautiful Bells, (four years) 2:29*.. The Moor.

■ Sweetheart (three years) 2:22* ( Blllfa„

[Eva (two years) 2:26 ( bultan-

[Nutwood, chh 2:18$) Belmo_t

{ Cora Belmont, gr m 2:24*) «eImoi»-

|_MaudS, chm 2 :10J. .Harold.

( Erne Deans, b m 2 :25j

(Lottie, b m 2:28

(General Garfield.bg 2:21 ..Kentucky Black Hawk

\ Harry Wilkes, b g 2:23J..Geo. Wilkes.

(Postboy 2:20i'MaCic

( Clemmie G (five years) 2 :2l>£ j Ma^lc-

(Lady Moore, b m 2:25 ..Peacemaker.

(Tom Moore, b s 2:28 ..Jupiter Abdallah.

(LadyTurpin 2:23 ..Bell Morgan.

(Kentuckian 2:27£..Ealsora.

( W. H. Allen, b b 2 :23£ ( Vn,„ntaa„

[ Mary A. Whitney, bm 2;28 } Volunteer.

( Peralto, ch g 2 :26j 1 ,

l Billy Button, b g 2:29 J1

(Bertrace, b m 2:27£..Rysdyk.

( Chestnut Hill, b h 2:22j. .Strathmore.

I Proteine, brni 2:18 ..Blackwood.

(Belle Brasfield, b m 2:20 ..Viley's Cripple.

( Billy Hoskins, gr g 2 :26i. .Alexander's Edwin Forrest.

\ Hylas, ch h 2:24i- . * '

( Silverton (five years) 2:20J)

i Mamie (five years) 2 :21$ J

(Charley Mac, ch g 2:25

(Laura Williams, gr m 2:244/

( Scotland Maid 2 :1

\ Deucalion 2 :26j j

( Mambrino Gift, br h 2 :20 ,

i Scotland, blk g 2 :22j .

( Wedgewood, brh 2:19 .

(Woodford Mambrino, b h 2:21*..

IK^:::::::;::;:::::::::::::^!^^*1-^
{KfcSe^k::::::::::::::::::::::2;»f}8brotu'->w«'-

} Hambletonian Prince.

.Alcalde.
i Blue Bull.

I Holabird's Ethan Allen.

I Hambletonian.

.Mambrino Pilot.

.Bonnie Scotland, t

.Belmont.

. Mambrino Chief.

• Saddle.

t Thoroughbred.

The Great Broodmares.

■Within the past few years the influence upon their pro-
geny of the dams of trotters has come to be recognized as an
important factor in the breeding problem, and in these days
of intelligent thought upon this subject the man who would
send a mare of unknown blood, and of no special merit as a
roadster herself, to the embraces of a standard trotting stal-
lion would be looked upon as little less than a, lunatic. That
the maternal parent impresses her characteristics upon her
foals with great certainty is universally acknowledged; and
hence when examining the list of trotters whose speed has
entitled them to a place in the 2:30 list, the breeding of their
dams is a subject well worthy of earnest attention, for it is
only by such study that the breeder can learn what families
of mares impart with the greatest certainty to their foals the
gift ofjspeed that is the great prize sought for iu the lottery of
breeding. For this reason the table which is given above of
all mares that have produced two or more trotters with rec-
ords of 2:30 or better is of special interest and value.

There are now fifty-eight mares that have produced two or
more trotters with 2:30 or better records, and, perhaps, the
first notable fact that strikes a careful reader of the list is
that the dams of both Maud S and St. Julien — the fastest
mare and gelding in the world — are to be found therein, and
that each of them has three sons and daughters in the list,
Miss Russell being represented by Maud S, 2:10| ; Nutwood,
2:182; and Cora Belmont, 2:24}; while Flora, the dam of St.
Julien, 2:11£, is also represented by Unalalla, 223J, and St.
Itemo, 2;28£.

And while considering the fact that the dam of the fastest
trotter in the world is also the greatest broodmare, judged by
the speed test, that has ever been known, one cannot but be
impressed by the further fact that the family to whom she
belongs — that of Pilot Jr. — is to-day celebrated almost solely
for its broodmares. And certainly the showing made by
them is a remarkable one. After Miss Russell comes Mid-
night, whose son, Jay Eye See, stands at the head of all
four-year-olds with his record of 2:19, made twice in one
race, and Noontide, that as a five-year-old trotted in 2:20^,
and would doubtless have, ere this, greatly reduced these
figures, had not a bad leg prevented her being trained fur-
ther. These wonderul young trotters were by different
sires, Jay Eye See being a son of Dictator, while Noontide is
by Harold. Silverella, the dam of Silvertou, 2:20], and
Mamie, 2:21.1, is also claimed to be a daughter of Pilot Jr.,
but even with this claim not allowed the showing is a grand
one, for right behind her comes Waterwitch, that gave to the
world Mambrino Gift, the first stallion to trot in 2:20, and
Scotland, whose record of 2:22.1 is no measure of his real
speed. He is by the imported thoroughbred horse Bonnie
Scotland, while Mambrino Gift is a son of Mambrino Pilot,
the mare throwing speed at the trot to the cover of both a
running and a trotting stallion. Crop, by Pilot Jr., is the
dam of Blanche Amory, 2:26, by Clark Chief, and of Code,
three-year-old rocord 2:30, by Dictator — a showing of wbiob
any animal might well be proud. Santa Maria, one of the
earliest matrons at Woodburn, foaled Billy Hoskins, 2:26\],
and Hylas, 2:24;}, to the cover of Alexander's Edwin Forrest
and Alcalde; and the li&t enda with Diana, who has Geo. A.

Ayer, 2:30, by Woodford Mambrino, and Lady Kelso, 2:29
under saddle, by Belmont, to her credit. Here, then,
are seven mares by Pilot Jr. that have produced fifteen
trotters with records of 2:30 or better, and a little figuring
will show that the grand average of these records is 2:223 !
No other family can compare with this showing when the
number of animals involved is taken into consideration.
Were speed alone to be the test, the mares by Sayre's Harry
Clay would take precedence, as two of them, Flora and
Green Mountain Maid, have produced St. Julien, 2:1 1}; Una-
lalla, 2:23} ; St. Remo, 2:284 ; Elaine, 2:20; Prospero, 2:20;
and Dame Trot, 2:22; the grand average in this instance
being 2:20], Next come the daughters of Seely's American
Star, those that figure in the table being three in number :
Clara, the dam of Dexter, 2:17}, and Alma, 2:28| ; Julia Ma-
chree, the dam of Chester, 2:27, and Enfield, 2:29; and Lady
Sears, dam of Huntress, 2:20i and Trio, 2:23] .

To these three families, then, Pilot Jr., Sayre's Harry Clay
and Seely's American Star, must be conceded the palm of
superiority in the matter of broodmares, and as the test ap-
plied is a fair one, they are justly entitled to the position.
But aside from those mentioned, there are many mares de-
serving of special reference. Belle Brandon, dam of Gov-
ernor Spraguo, 2:20.',, and Amy, 2:20$, still stands out bold-
ly as the only daughter of Rysdyk's Hamblotouian in the
list, a fact which is worthy of note, as there must be
large representation of the old horse's daughters nov
breeding ranks. Belle Brandon is in fact, the only
the list that has a drop of the blood of this great old
has been so potent a factor in the production of u ■

210

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jSnortsmat*.

April 7

The thoronahbred element, concerning the potency and
valne of which in trotting pedigrees so much has been writ-
ten of late, is represented by Abbess, by Albion, Dolly, a
daughter of Iowa, and Jenny, by Belmont, and Jenny by
Crockett's Arabian. By General Hatch, a son of Straders
Cassius M. Clay Jr., Dolly has produced Envoy and Fleta,
both of whom have a record of 2:2S; while Jenny is the dam
of Nellie Patchen, 2:27}, by Alexander; and Flora Shepherd,
"■30 by General McClellan. Emeline, by Henry B. Patchen,
is one of the last season's accessions to the list, and a notable
one she having produced Adele Gould, 2:19, and Kay Gould,
"•"9A bv Jay Gould; and Kate Taylor, 2:23|, by Aberdeen;
and all of these first came into the 2:30 list last season— a feat
never before accomplished. Gretchen, by Mambrino Pilot,
that was taken to California, has been doing good work for
the breeding interests of that State.l having foaled Romero,
2-19} by A. \V. Richmond, Del Sur, 2:2«, by The Moor, and
Inca,' 2:27, by Woodford Mambrino. Jenny, by Crockett's
Arabian, who gave the turf May Queen, 2:20, had a son,
Kin"Almont, by Almont, enttr the 2:30 list last season, mak-
ing her for the first time eligible to the table. Abbess is an-
other newcomer. Three years ago her son, Steinway, made
a record of 2:25J as a three-year-old, the performance being
at the time the best on record for a trotter of that age; and
last season Solo, a full sister to Steinway, entered the 2:30

list

Altogether, eleven names have been added to the list, they
bein<» Abbess, bv Albion, dam of Steinway, 2:25|, and Solo,
2:28}. both by Strathmore ; Crop, by Pilot Jr., dam of
Blanche Amory, 2:26, by Clark Chief, and Code (three years),
"•30 by Dictator; Dolly Martin, by Defiance, dam of Vol-
ney, 2:23, by Volunteer, and Romeo, 2:29}, by Menelaus ;
Emeline, by Henry B. Patchen, dam of Adele Gould, 2:19,
and Ray Gould, 2-29J, by Jay Gould, and Kate Taylor, 2:23J,
by Aberdeen ; Gretchen, by Mambrino Pilot, dam of Romero,
2:191, by A. W. Richmond, Del Sur, 2:24}, by The Moor, and
Inca,'2:27, by Woodford Mambrino; Jenny, by Crockett's
Arabian, dam of May Queen, 2:20, by Alexander's Norman,
and King Almont, 2:26}, by Almont; Maxwell mare (pedigree
unknown), dam of Helene, 2:21, and Guess Not, 2:27J, both
by Hambletonian Prince; Midnight, by Pilot Jr., dam of Jay
Eye See, 2:19 (four years), by Dictator, aud Noontide, 2:20},
by Harold ; Mollv Walker, by Captain Walker, dam of Gen-
eral Garfield, 2:2'l, by Kentucky Black Hawk, and Harry
Wilkes 2:23}, by George Wilkes ; Perallo's dam (pedigree
unknown), dam of Peralto, 2:26}, and Billy Button, 2:29, by
Hambletonian Prince ; Nelly Moore, by Westchester, dam of
Lady Moore, 2:25, by Peacemaker, and Tom Moore, 2:2S, by
Jupiter Abdallah.— Breeder's Gazette.

Death of Director's Dam.

Col. West's bay mare Dolly, the dam of Mr. Salisbury's
black stallion Director, died at Westland Farm, Lexington,
Kentucky, March IS, from general debility and loss of vital
power. Dolly was one of the remarkable broodmares of the
country. She was bred by J. R. Adams, Georgetown, Ky.,
foaled 1861, by Mambrino Chief. First dam by a son of Po-
tomac, second dam by Saxe Weimar. Her record on the farm
is as follows:

18G5 — B c Thorn dale, record 2:22J, Vjy Alexander's Abdallah.

1866— B c (gelded) bv Young Melbourne.

1868— Cbc John F. Payne, record 2 :45i at three years old, by Adams'

Bald Chief.
1870— Bl f Winona by Almont.
1871— Oh f bv Almont.
1874— Ch c (gelded) by West Wind.

1875— B c Onward, six-year-old record 2 :25 J, by George Wilkes,
1876— B c Roulette (gelded) by Harold.

1877— Bl c Director, five-year-old record 2:233, by Dictator.
1879— B f Defiance, by Dictator.
1882— B f by Egmont.
Barren 1867, 69, 72, 73 and 80.

Thorndale is the sire of Daisydale, 2:19§, Edwin Thome,
2:16i, and MayThorne, 2:24|. John F. Payne is the sire of
Bay'Chieftain, 2:2S}. There are less than a dozen mares
with three foals in the 2:30 list but Dolly stands alone with
the credit of three sons with records better than 2:26.

BASE BALL.

Haverlys vs. Niantics.

The base ball season was auspiciously opened on Sunday
last at the Recreation Grounds by a game between the Haver-
ly and Niantic Clubs. The attendance was remarkably good
considering the numerous counter attractions and the game
was well worth the visit. As was naturally to be expected
the fielding was at times erratic though as a general ruleboth
the fielding and batting were such as to warrant the belief
that the season would early develop much latent talent
among the players. It invariably happens at the commence-
ment of a season that errors are in undesirable prominence.
In this respect, however, the game was a noticeable excep-
tion to the rule as the annexed score will show. The fielding
of Sweeney, who officiated before the bat, was brilliant, and
the same may be said of Meegan. The out field of the Haver-
lys was hardly up to the standard, that of the Niantics ac-
cepting all of the chances offered and especially doing good
work at the bat.

Auother commendable feature is the promptness with
which the game commenced, precisely on schedule time. In
fact throughout the whole game both teams evidenced a dis-
position to aid the management in carrying out a successful
season, even with regard to details.

The Haverlys opened the game, Barnes leading off with a
clever hit to left, going to second on Levy's stroke and
coming home with the assistance of Sohr and Monris. The
Niantics were successively cartwheeled for five innings, their
bust work both at the bat aud in the field having been done
in the sixth, seventh and eigthth innings. Following is the
score:

HAVEBLYB.
Til n

T.. Barnes, lb 4 'J

B. Levy, of 4 1

A.Bohr, If 4 0

B. Morrte.Sb 8 0

rut vo \
17 0
10 2
0 1 1

) . Carroll, o.

P, Mccgan. p i

C. Gagns,2t> 4

.1. Hliertdan, m h 4

Johnson, rf 4

0 18
0 1

Carroll, 2b 4

J. Donohue.B b 3

c. Sweeney, p 4

M. Finn, lib 4

H. Lawton, c 3

O. Wright, c f 4

0. Sullivan, rf 3

\v. Egan, Hi 3

Fogarty, c f 3

NIANTICS.

TB B BEt PO ,

0 0
0 1
0 14
2 0

2

0 3

0 12

3 4

3

0

0

0 0

Totals 34 8 3 27 21 4 Totals 27 2 6 27 25 7

Innings 1 23460789

Haverlys 1 0 10 13 11 0—8

NiantlcB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0—2

Two-bane hits Sweeney and GagUB. Wltd| pitches— Sweeney, 5;
Mpegan, 0. Passed balls— Law ton, 6; Finn, 1: Carroll, I. Double plavB
—Sohr and Barnes Out on strikes— Haverlys, 8 ; Niantics, 8. Bases on
Lrtlls— Havfrlv . 3, Nmntics, l. Lofton bases— Haverlya 2: Niantics.
3. Time of game— Two hours and forty-five minutes.

The California and Bedington Clubs play the second game
>f the seaton to-morrow.

THE STABLE.

Racing Tips vs. Racing" Plates.

One of the points given prominence by the Turf, Field and
Farm to show that the tips " would not do" was the man-
date of a racehorse owner to " take the d d things off."

The claim was that they induced the gait of a rocking-horse,
and if this queer result were to follow, it is not surprising
that between the Wo d's there were letters which it is thought
a breach of decorum to put in type. It will not require
much space to prove conclusively that a more feeble and fool-
ish claim cannot be made, and though there are other
"points," in relation to the use of tips, where there is likely
to be a divergence of opinion, in this the fallacy can be so
clearly shown as not to leave a doubt.

Bacing plates range from one and a half to ' four ounces
each and are from three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch
wide. They are easily bent by the hands, and in order to
keep them in place on the foot, nails are required to be driv-
en close the end.

The usual thickness is from one-eighth to three-sixteenths
of an inch, so that more minute " protection " can scarcely
be imagined. A majority of plating-smiths pare the foot
down, after removing the shoe, to adjust the plate, and all
of them drive the nail as close to the heel end as the hole
can be punched. In paring the foot the sole is scooped out,
there being a two-fold object in view, viz., to lighten the foot
as much as possible and leave a smooth surface which will
not hold the dirt. A racing-tip of the same width and thick-
ness of a full plate will weigh a little more than half as much,
and if a working tip has been worn it is formed of the same
length in order to fill the space occupied. Now the entire
purpose of plating is to give a better foothold than the bare
f00t — a better hold of the ground like the spiked shoes of
the pedestrian, and thus giving a better fulcrum for the pro-
pelling levers to work upon. The posterior part of the foot
has nothing to do towards giving the impetus. It receives
the shock attending the first contract, and supports the body,
in which it is aided by the anterior part, as that is carried
over it. But when the vigorous last effort is made to throw
the weight up and forward, the heel does not touch. The
stride of the racehorse is treated upon in another column
though so briefly that this part is not explained.

To commence the stride when the forefoot gives the final
impetus to hurl the body through the air we find that it still
rests on the ground when it is quite a distance posterior to
the center of gravity. A perpendicular from the toe will bi-
sect the body in the rear of the cantelof the saddle, and this
will place at least three-quarters of the weight— including the
rider — in front of it. It may be wrong to state that the heel
has nothing to do with propulsion, and the meaning in mak-
ing that statement is that it does not aid in the push.

When the foot first strikes the ground far in advance of the
point of the shoulder and the stifle, the impetus of the body
is aided by the grasp the foot takes of the earth. There is a
pull until the leg is straight, and as soon as the foot is level,
toe and heel touching, then the whole surface is called into
service.

There cannot be a better contrivance to give the full effect
than the frog, bars and wall afford. It is easy to under-
stand that thin plates of metal covering quarters and heel
cannot be of any service to perform this duty, though it is
palpably evident that on some kinds of soil, a sharper toe
than can be formed of the horn is advantageous.

If that catch reaches from the toe the center of the foot,
or even as far back as the point of the frog, it is all-sufficient
to accomplish the purpose. In former days when the regu-
lation weight for training shoes was three pounds to the set
— some trainers used those which weighed four pounds — the
difference between shoes and plates was rated at from two to
four seconds in a mile. Mr. Winters relates a circumstance
which exemplifies what a firm hold old practices have on
some men. An old-time trainer was engaged by him when
Neopolitan was running.

The stable of Mr. Winters was training in Sacramento,
and the owner insisted that the work should be given with
the animals barefooted. Before shipping the horses to Oak-
land, where the meeting was to be held, Neapolitan ran a
capital trial. The trainer claimed that he could not form any
idea of how good it was unless she wore shoes, but the or-
ders were peremptory that they should not be put on. "Bate
it the same as though she was plated," he told the trainer,
and started him on the journey. When he reached Oakland
he was not satisfied, and sending the mare to the blacksmith
shop had a set put on of the old standard weight. When
the run was made the shoes were pulled off, as his intention
was not to let Mr. Winters know what had been done, pay-
in" the blacksmith himself. The nailholes convicted him,
however, and the boys confirmed the evidence.

In this connection it is appropos to state that Mr. Winters
has found that plates make a difference of one second to the
mile in favor of them over the bare feet. The cause of this
may be that in a trial it is rare that the animals are strained
to the utmost, and not so much care taken to "point " them
as in actual races. Still the more perfect "hold on the
ground " may make that difference, and should it prevent
slipping back, if even the retrogression were trivial in each
stride, it would certainly do so.

Great stress was laid by the old-time trainers on the
catch at the toe, and when giving an aocount of a trial of old
shoes were worn, that had become rounHed at the toe, it was
thought to add greatly to the merit of the performance.

It is manifest that a shoe which had been worn long
enough to have muoh of a bevel would not hold nearly as

well as a bare foot, though in making the calculation between
shoes and plates it was on the data that the shoes were in
proper order.

Admitting this assumption to be correct, and in practice
this was found to be almost invariably the case, it shows
that the greater "protection " of heavier matal is inimical to
racing speed. At one time we ascribed the cause to the effect
of weight on the action, and while an increase of ounces was
inimical to the racehorse it might be beneficial to the trotter.
As has been stated heretofore we have changed from former
belief, being at present in something of a quandary in regard
to this part of the subject. Inasmuch as it is the intention
to write an article on the text of "tips and trotting action"
the questions arising will be deferred until then.

But the position is certainly tenable that if there is a nej[
cessity for protection at the heel the thicker and wider shoes
should be preferable to a racing plate, and the old-time
trainers recognized this principle by wearing heavier plates on
a hard track than when it was soft. They were right in this
respect, as the blow was distributed over a wide surface.

But it is singular that while recognizing the propriety of
guarding against concussion by interposing a broader tread,
it should be denied that the broadest of all was advanta-
geous. |A glance at the cut which was publishedjlast week will
show what a grand cushion nature interposes, and how the
elasticity of the pad is made more effective by the spring of
the quarters when in a natural state. It is true that the
thinness of the plate gives a better chance for the frog to per-
form its duties than the thicker-heeled shoe, especially when
the track is soft enough to bury the foot to a depth insuring
the weight being borne by the frog and sole. On the hard
track, however, even the narrow steel rim will not sink, and
then the plate " burns " the foot as the trainers call it. The
thin plate which is so easily twisted before it is nailed to the
foot acquires rigidity when it is riveted to the wall. Take a
strip of pliant wood which can be bent into circle a without a
great outlay of force, and fasten a thin strip of metal upon it
at right angles to the strain, when it will be found as sfliff as
steelyards.

From even this short statement it is apparent that a racing
tip has the same catch as a full plate; that it is free from the
defect of interposing a hard substance between one of the
guards against concussion and the ground, and it leaves the
heels free and unhampered. That being the case, it is be-
yond ordinary comprehension why the gait should be changed
to that of a rocking-horse.

As the Turf, Field and Farm has quoted from English
veterenarians to sustain their side of the argument, the fol-
lowing from " The Illustrated Horse Management," by Ed-
ward Mayhew, M. R. C. V. S., will show that there is a di-
v ersity of opinion there as well as here :

This reference to one kind of sport, naturally calls to mind
another form of amusement in which the horse is a princi-
pal performer. Thoroughbreds, before they start for the
race, are shod in very light, but in equally thin shoes, of
which the appended example may convey some idea. Now,
thinness and lightness, where metal is concerned, are attain-
able only by the sacrifice of strength. The sad accidents
which have occurred through using the present racing plates,
and by these being broken, bent, or twisted, during the vio-
lence of contention, ought to provoke their abolition.

Such accidents are, however, fortunately more rare than
the substance of the shoe might lead most readers to sup-
pose. Nevertheless, a greater injury is consummated by af-
fixing a fetter, which prevents the elasticity of the quarters
aiding the exertions of the animal while, from its dimen-
sion, it can afford but little protection to the foot. How much
the speed of the racer must be dependent upon that elasti-
city with which the quarters are endowed, may be judged by
any person who has ever visited a race course and beheld the
horses trot previous to the start. Who can have failed to no-
tice the play of fetlock by which "the blood action'1 is char-
acterized. Now, nature never forms one part an exception
to the whole. She delights in harmony; consequently the
spring which resides in the fetlock is positive evidence of the
elasticity which belongs to the unfettered foot. But the bound-
ing property, which the frog, sole and quarters would natur-
ally provide, the trainer counteracts in order to impose a
dangerous article, which is not a horse shoe, nor even a re-
spectable substitute for one.

It is so formed, however, as to exercise the worstfunctions of
the regular shoe. It is a fetter upon the foot, and firmly im-
pales the quarters, thereby seriously crippling the animal
and impeding the natural power. If any part of a thor-
oughbred's foot required metallic protection, it could only be
the toe; for this part alone is employed during the horse's
quickest pace. The other poitions of the hoof touch the
ground when aiding the spring; but these are never used
with that amount of energy which necessitates anything ap-
proaching artificial defense. Now, the plate and its nails
check expansion; these also oppose that force of rebound re-
siding in the hoof and in its various structures. The best
horse must feel the bondage most. The spring or rebound is
to it of most value. But that function is destroyed. Many
a fine animal has, doubtless, been condemned for having "no
go in him, " which, could it have exerted all its natural pow-
er, would have been declared winner of every race for which
it was ever entered.

The late William Percivall, the respected author of "Hippo-
pathology," many years ago informed the author that he had
long ridden a young horse about town with no greater pro-
tection to its forefeet than tips could afford. He showed the
hoofs of the animal to the writer, and more open or better
examples of the healthy horse's feet-need not be desired. Why
could not tips be employed by racers instead of the present
ridiculous pretense at a shoe ? If any greater protection is
imperative, or is thought to be needed, the shoe proposed by
the author would give all security, while it left the pedal
structures free to exercise their important uses. There can
be no doubt as to the safety of tips; in which, if Mr. Perci-
vall could for years take his quadruped through the streets
of London, another animal might, surely, scamper over the
well-kept turf of a racecourse, where the heels merely touch
the earth during the intervals of leaps, and then only for an
instant.

Were tips more generally employed, this form of shoe
would be more highly valued. They are, however, now
thought only to be of service when the animal is, "for a sea-
son," thrown up; but there can be no reason why the racer —
trained, exercised and worked always on choice turf — should
ever be crippled by any more regular form of shoe.

1883

3Pte Ikxcitee mul j$protem?m.

21

LETTER FROM SACRAMENTO.

Gossip About the Jockeys and the Horses in
Training There.

Editor Breeder axd Spokesman1: I was more than com-
pensated for my stroll through the park this morning, by the
interesting scenes there. The recent rain haswashed the at-
mosphere; the exhilarating south wind whistles through the
newly-leaved locusts; the streaks of blue sky between the
banks of the white clouds, and the waring grain in the pad-
dock below, with the snow-capped Sierras in the perspective,
blend a pretty picture. Around the inner circle daintily
steps a cavalcade of blanketed beauties, in their single file
walk. |

Perched npon the fence at divers places sit the trainers and
"jocks," the former relating their numerous exploits, in rac-
ing of days gone by, while the embryo trainer is
listening with, all the interest and admiration he would have
in reading one of Beadle's dime novels or Dick Turpin's es-
capades. Of alL at present, Jim Brown is the center of at-
traction, relating what narrow escapes and daring tricks he
did while wearing the colors of Sanford, Belmont and others
that were so often borne to victory by the fieety steeds of
that day; how when he was told to go to the post and get
away, no matter what the consequences were; how when the
prince of starters, John Hunter, had Secretary Wheatley at
his right with book and pencil in hand, and his nod to
Wheatley meant a $10 fine against and unbeknown to the
mount who was following instructions, when all at once the
flag would fall amid the chorus of trainers to " Go on ! Go
on !" the clash, of hoofs and the never failing command of
jockeys to "Pull out! Pull out " when at the finish and dis-
mount they found standing against them an account ranging
from five to fifty dollars for fines imposed at the start. In
the language of Jim, "That's the only way to start these
fellers; fine 'em, don't talk to 'em; dey'll come up I tell you;
when I rode for Belmont, dey tole me to get away, dey'd pay
de fines — well I got away and when settling time came dey
had §95 against me — de next time I kept my eye on old
Hunter and got off de second breakaway." I agree with Jim
on this proposition; the boys in delay as a rule are following
instructions but if made to understand there will be no tem-
porizing or dilly-dallying they will get away about even. You
have no doubt often observed two or three who are to work
together; they get off the first time with toes abreast.

During the recital of these tales by the trainers a chain of
thought passes through the minds of some of those who
wield the catgut and steel, which is plainly visible on their
countenances. The wide smile and knowing wink of Patsey
Duffy satisfies the outsiders that considerable discount can
be given to statements made by those who are now out of the
business, as it were, but who invariably give advice free and
unsolicited. Patsey, you know, is getting to be an old hand
himself, and can relate numerous incidents that have oc-
curred during his sojourn on the turf. He is pleased to know
that you have explained the incorrectness of Hidalgo's letter
to the Spirit respecting the handicap at San Francisco, as
many knew this was the only race where he and Rhoads came
together,fcand as Patsey was the mount he thinks the contra-
diction very proper, as we all know Patsey rides to win every
time.

Well, the preliminary work is ended. The horses are here;
if "broken out," the blankets are removed, a hole or two
taken up in the girth, and the horse, rider and trainer move
off from the crowd for instruction. The animal seems to
understand as the order is given to move one-half or three-
quarters from the "big tree" or the one-eighth post. He
pricks up his ears and starts off at a nimble pace. The click
of watches indicates that a run is to be made. No talk is
now indulged in. "There he goes !" sets the several watches
in motion; the first quarter in twenty-five seconds causes the
knowing ones to look at each other. The run is made,
watches closed, not a word uttered, as it is considered "un-
parliamentary " to question each other until the work is done,
and all are on their way to the stable. Then, to any but a
keen observer who listens to the talk between trainers, it
would seem to have been a perplexed question as to the time
the run was made in, as it is part of the business to keep
such matters inviolable. A glance to the other side of the
circle shows Stemler feeling old Joe Howell, who looks like a
three-year-old. Old Joe deprecates the custom of lunging
and tearing around; his looks give all to understand that he
means business. Moving off at a gentle canter, he appears
to be getting those sinews that generally draw up in one of
his age, during the night, into motion. The watches once
more click and old Joe is off, running as easy as a two-year-
old; when the finish is made, one can tell by the way "Ab"
puts his watch in his pocket whether or not he is satisfied, and
the friendly pat on old Joe's neck when he comes back verifies
your conclusion. Before you have time to consider what weight
he could carry and " down " the balance in the Cup race
you observe two bright chestnuts about the same size and
exactly the same color moving down the backstretch at a
rate that causes you to be with them the next quarter which
is run in — well, I don't know but I'll let you guess; at any
rate when the Prince of Norfolk and Callie Smart are pulled
up you would wonder how Winters gets so many good ones;
and if you were a lover of form, grace and elegance of mo-
tion, you would follow him around just to look at him. He
is a beautiful colt, and Callie isn't more than a throatlatch
behind him either in speed nor looks. The others in Mr.
Winters' stable are well known, being Lou Spencer, Atalanta,
and Hattie B. A. Miller and Joe Courtney have them in
hand.

Pritehard is working up Rhoads, Billy the Kid, The Ba-
zaar-Minerva colt, and Ed. Smith, all of which are doing well.
They are being handled by colored John Forthan. Up the
grounds is located Frank De Peyster, who is getting May B
and the Todhunter colt in order. Sauntering around the cor-
ner to Stemler & Ayers' stable, here is located in comforta-
ble quarters old Joe Howell, who is looking well and seems as
if he is really ready now to go out and do fast work. Ab's
actions indicate that he has found some new speed in the
old horse, as he does not care to showjhim up to any extent
lately; Collier, his stable companion, is commencing to look
up; he has not wintered to suit Stemler, who hopes to get
him around in time for the meeting. He is a very difficult
horse to order, as at times he persistently refuses to eat, and
is as dainty about his diet as a dyspeptic. Moving along the
line of stables a little farther, a sight greets the eye that causes
one to wonder why it has never been transferred to canvas.
The time of day is about 11 :45, near to feeding time, the up-
per door of each stall is swung open, and nine beautiful heads
and necks ranging in color from the light chestnut to black
are extended through the apertures. The first one that
greets you is the fleet little mare Maria F, who when ap-
proached drops her ears and nibbles away at your sleeve in a
playful manner. She is a perfect pet and is thought much
of by Jim Brown, her trainer. Next to her comes young
Flush, hex full sister; she is a handsome filly with good

action. After her come the Kentucky imports, headed by
the two Glenelgs, the chestnut Hirondella out of Susie Lin-
wood, and the bay Faustina out of Marmot. They
worked together this morning a half-mile about
as fast as any two-year-olds we have. Then Malita by Lever,
out of Malta, by Lexington; she is a bright bay and the favor-
ite. Then Mariposa by Monarchist out of Heliotrope; she is a
dark bay with white strip, has fine form and motion, and is
in every way a handsome filly. Next to these come the black
filly, My Love, by Virgil out of Lady Lightfoot, and bay colt
Winnemucca, by imported Billet, out of Lotta by King Tom.
These are a portion of the lot purchased by Mr. J. B. Haggin
at the Eastern sales last year, and it seems but a month or so
since they were pitching the boys off ou the plowed ground;
they now have the air of old race horses and take to their
work with zeal, are all doing well and when they strike the
track next month the green and orange will be "fust or thar-
abouts." Old Premium is working along with them and if I
should tell you that one of the two-year-olds lapped her out
a quarter you would not believe it, but such was the case,
and the boys all say, "Premium was Premium too." So look
out when the flag falls on the Gano Stake that you are cov-
ered with this stable.

The Duke of Monday is commencing to look better than
he has for some time. Jim says he has not been the same
horse in disposition since altered. His irritability and sulki-
ness have been increased instead of diminished by the opera-
tion; one would suppose the contrary would have been the
effect. Patsey Duffy and little Mike Kelly are the mounts.
Little Mike is the cyclopedia for pedigrees and names. He
can give you the history of each colt as accurately as the stud
book, and is called upon often by Brown, who says the
names are too modern for him. Geo. Howson is getting Jim
Douglas and Augusta E in condition, and he is partly get-
ting himself in condition at the same time, as he has been
laid up with the rheumatism for the past month and can only
get around with a crutch at present. But nevertheless he is
overseeing the boys and will be on hand by the 21st, with his
usual answer to queries, "Well, I dunno', I guess so, what do
you think?"

To sit around and talk with the boys you would imagine
yourself back in the"short-horse era, as a good deal of short-
horse talk is now being indulged in since Howson has
matched Douglas a 600-yard race against John Adams' ch m

, by Oregon Charlie, for $1,000 a side, to be run over this

track May 21; $500 forfeit was put up this day, and Dan
Kirkpatrick says he will match his horse, Berryessa, against
the winner or any other horse in the State, to run the same
distance for another $1,000. There is no question about the
Howson and Adams race and unless it takes them as long to
turn as it did the race our old friend, Col. Gift, journeyed to
see in Kentucky, it will be worth witnessing.

Mr. W. M. Murry is getting Col. Dorsey's Partizan and
Birdcatcher colts in order. They are doing fine — in fact all
the horses here are taking to their work and feed well — no
ailment of any kind prevails and we hope to send down all
that are in training for the Blood-Horse meet the 21st.

Mile and a Quarter.

Sacramento, April 1, 1SS3.

THE KENNEL.

The Kennel Club.

When To Cut Alfalfa.

Alfalfa hay does not have as good a reputation in the mar-
kets to which large quantities were sent from this place the
past year as it ought to have. The reason of this is that it is
cut too often, that it is not allowed to mature sufficiently be-
fore being mown. It is usual to cut it when in blossom, and
it reaches that state about four times in the course of a sea-
son. Its nature as to nutritive propensities is just the same
any other grass which no one would think of cutting before
the seed is either wholly, or at least partially formed. Any
grass cut before that time would be almost worthless, and
that alfalfa is as good as it is, cut when it is, well illustrates
its valuable and nutritive properties. But when cut at the
right stage of growth, as other grasses are, or the cereals,
when cut for hay, it makes the best hay in the world, its
strengthening and fattening propensities being remarkable.
It arrives at this stage twice, or at most, three times in the
course of the season. Cut twice in the season, it yields just
as many tons to the acre as if cut four times, and the quality
of the hay is beyond criticism. In favorable situations,
however, the crop will be so rank and heavy that it would
be almost impossible to get through it with the mowing ma-
chine and of necessity it must be cut three times. Cut four
times, the hay disappoints expectations, and is not altogether
free from cause of complaint, while in no way are so many cut-
tings of any possible advantage to the producer. From this
time onward, particularly in seasons such as this, there will
be a large export demand for alfalfa hay, and producers
should now carefully study the proprieties of the plant so as
not to cut it in an immature state, and thus avoid giving it a
bad reputation abroad. By heeding the foregoing sugges-
tions the minds of buyers will be disabused of the impres-
sion that when they are buying alfalfa hay they are buying
an inferior article, and it will soon attain the reputation of
being the most valuable produced and be considered as much
superior to barley hay as that variety now is to it, and be
sought after and sell accordingly. The nutritive, sustaining
qualities of all kinds of hay depend on a certain develop-
ment of the grain or seed, and alfalfa is no exception to the
rule. As this promises to be a considerable article of export
in future, every farmer should study to give it the reputation
to which it is really entitled, thus strengthening and increas-
ing the demand and enhancing its price in the market. — Kern
County Californian.

August Harmon is a little man, scarcely five feet high, but
he accomplished a feat this forenoon that none but a Sam-
son in strength would care to tackle. He picked up a large
sack of salt that was lying in front of Goodday & Co.'s store
and carried it around a block without resting. A large crowd
of persons had gathered to witness the act, and when the
man came up and deposited his load he was loudly ap-
plauded. The salt weighed 235 pounds. Geo. Trank gave
Harmon five dollars, having promised to do so if he got safely
around the block with the salt. — Chico Record.

Jerome Eddy has ai rived safely at Jewitt's Stock Farm, and
he is in splendid health. He strongly resembles Alexander's
Abdallah, the sire of Goldsmith Maid and the prepotent Al-
mont and also of Fanny Mapes, his dam.

G.B. Crowley and Captain Whiteside have disposed of
their cattle ranges at Stein Mountain Nev., to W. B. Tod-
hunter. The consideration is said to be $75,000.

On Thursday, at Winnemucca, Nev., William Duupby sold
1,000 head of beef cattle to E. & H. Moffitt and Horn A Chap-
man of San Francisco, for 8} cents per pound.

Old mining pits around Oroville are said to be full of fish.
Left therelprobably by the flood of 1SS0-81.

The Chico Driving Park is in capital order and trainers are
busy.

Last Tuesday night a number of members of the Kennel
Club, the Advisory Committee and the managers of the com-
ing dog show held a meeting at the Occidental Hotel. The
object of the meeting was of course business in connection
with the dog show, but the proceedings were of a delight-
fully social and informal character, and it was only once that
Clem Dixon, who presided, was called upon to check the en-
thusiasm of the sportsmen, who seemed to have an idea that
a contemporaneous discussion of two distinct subjects was
calculated to elucidate valuable information. However,
Fritch of Oakland moved that an irregular order of business
be taken up, discussion for the good of the club being placed
at the head of the list. T. T. Williams seeing Judge Leaves-
ley of Gilroy in the room suggested that he be called upon
for a few remarks about dogs, dog shows and judging, and
Judge Leavesley, who was well prepared, good-naturedly
took the floor. He said that he first wanted to suggest a few
additions to the classification. In reading the Breeder and
SpoRTSsrAN he had noticed that one or two gentlemen had
suggested that the class for Laveracks be done away with, as
there were only two Laveracks on the coast. Now he begged
to differ with these gentlemen. If there was only one Laver-
ack available it could be judged on its merits. He wanted to
see all kinds of dogs represented at the show, and especially
Laveracks. He had never seen a pure Laverack in his life
and would give $5 to see one any day. He wanted to see the
Laveracks kept in a class by themselves, so that intelligent
sportsmen could institute a fair comparison between them
and the other breeds of English setters. In addition, he
wanted a class for Llewellins and Field Trial dogs and the
class for English setters to include all English setters except
Llewellins, Laveracks and Field Trials. The extra technical
dog fanciers claimed a difference between the Llewellins and
Field Trials. A difference did exist, in fact, but both names
were a mere arbitrary designation for the special outcrosses
of Laverack dogs. Then Judge Leavesley had a few words
to say about judging the sporting classes. He said the work
and resDonsibility were too much for one man, and suggested
that the public would feel more generally satisfied if three
judges had to pass on the merits of the dogs. He did not
believe that the opinions or dicta of three gentlemen were
more valuable than those of one, but the burden of respon-
sibility was so great that it was better to divide it.

President Dixon said he agreed with Judge Leavesley on
the judging by three. It made people less likely to feel dis-
satisfied. An exhibitor who thought his dog had been
slighted might say that his judgment was as good as that of
any other man but he would hesitate a long time before set-
ting his own opinion against that of three men of acknowl-
edged skill and probity.

A gentleman from Sonoma whose name we could not get
called attention to the fact that there was only one class for
sheep dogs. He thought that the English and Scotch dogs
being of different types ought to be judged separately.

T. T. Williams held the same opinion and by giving a de-
scription of the two breeds showed how impossible it was to
make a common standard for both.

D. L. Levy said that he had been asked to make a class for
deer hounds hunting by scent. Mr. S. Bauer had several to
enter and Mr. Hutchinson of Los Angeles also had some he
wanted to exhibit.

Clem Dixon asked for a prize for trick dogs.
T. T. Williams on the suggestion of Mr. Briggs asked for a
special prize for the best bitch and litter of not less than three
puppies exhibited in any sporting class. After some discus-
sion the following additional classes were made.
Llewellen and Field Trial dog.
Llewellin and Field Trial bitch.
Lewellin and Field Trial pups.
English Shepherd dogs.
English Shepherd bitch.
Trick dogs.

Best sporting bitch and litter of not less than three pups.
It was also decided that in case the judges thought fit and
with consent of the executive committee they could make extra
classes. As for instance if any number of the same breed
were entered in the miscellaneous class the judges could
take them out and form a separate class. H two or more per-
sons exhibit deer hounds hunting by scent, a class will be
made and prizes awarded for them.

It was decided that the prizes consist of handsome gold
medals for first, silver medals for second, both accompanied
by certificates and also certificates of "very highly com-
mended " and "highly commended."

President Dixon then brought up the question of judging
and a long discussion ensued. In response to letters sent
out by the secretary a number of provisional acceptances
and declinations were read. As several gentlemen had not
been heard from it was decided to postpone the selection of
all judges until Tuesday evening next at the Occidental Ho-
tel, when it is hoped that a large gathering of the club and
sportsmen generally will be held. The judges will positively
be chosen then and their names made public. Three judges
will be selected for the sporting classes. Any gentlemen who
have the names of judges to suggest will confer a favor by
sending them to the Secretary of the Kennel Club, 317
Montgomery street.

A Canine Hero.

Everyone knows Landseer's picture, "A Member of tho
Royal Humane Society," the said member being no other than
a large Newfoundland dog. A Parisian specimen of this no-
ble breed has just qualified himself to be regarded as a mem-
ber of the fire brigade, and has earned the medal awarded
for having saved life from fire. A Mme. Relet, living on tho
Rue de Trezel, having had occasion to absent herself from
home for a short time, imprudently left her child alone in a
room where there was a fire. The baby having got near tho
fireplace, slipped on the hearthstone aDd fell under the bars,
where he lay, unable to oxtract himself. The family, fortii-
nately, possess a magnificent Newfoundland dog, which is
exceedingly attached to the child. Ou hearing the infant's
screams, the noble brute, who was lyingdowninthe kitchen,
bounded into the room, seized the child in its mouth, aud
bore him into the center of tho room. The neighbors, who
had also heard the cries, forced their way in, and found the
dog engaged in licking the face and hands of the infant,
which had escaped with one or two trifling burns.— St. Jaws
Gazette.

We beg to inform the editor of the St. James
the picture he speaks of is not of a Newfoundland 1.
half-breed dog, probably a St. Bernard and New i

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April 7

Laverack Setters.

There has been a good deal of talk about the number of
Laverack setters in this State, It has been stated that Mr.
Gale, of Oroville, owns the only pair that ever came to this
Coast. ~\Ve are inclined tobelievethatis an error. If our recol-
lection serves us aright, Mr. Sothern the great impersonator
of Lord Dundreary, who had received most friendly hospitality
at the hands of W. C. Ralston, showed his appreciation by
sending from England a pure bred Laverack setter slut
stinted^ to an equally pure dog. The slut arrived here all
right and shortly afterwards gave birth to a fine litter which
were safely reared. These pups were given by Mr. Kalston
to various geutlemeu, one of whom we believe was Mr. Wha-
len and another J. C. Maynard, of Menlo Park. Since the
death of Kalston we have lost all trace of these dogs and
have never seen any mention of them in the public prints.
Laverack stock is now plentiful and is generally recorded
with the greatest care. If, as we believe, Mr. Kalston did
possess a pure Laverack and any of her descendants are still
alive it would be a good thing to trace them out. We re-
spectfully ask that any gentlemen who have any of the stock or
know of its existence* will favor us with their names or the
particulars that we may be able to compile a correct record
for local use and also for transmission to the compilers of the
Kennel Club stud book. Proof of pedigree is easily lost, and
the value of a fine animal is so greatly enhanced by a show-
ing that it comes from standard breed that it is really to the
interest of the owners of these Laveracks, if such they are, to
establish their authenticity as early as possible.

In reply to a query the American Field publishes the fon
lowing: "Mr. Laverack never wrote such a letter; but ol-
the contrary in writing to us and to the importer of Pride of
the Border, he always claimed the dog to be what he sold him
as — a pure-bred Laverack. The gentleman who imported
and owned Pride of the Border to the day of his death is one
of our most intimate and valued friends — a gentleman the
peer of any, and a man who is the very soul of honor, who
would under no circumstances have allowed Pride of the
Border to be considered a pure-bred dog when he knew the
contrary."

Last Wednesday afternoon the members of the California
Coursing Club started for Merced to run their spring cours-
ing match. The crowd that went up was unusually large,
and a jollier set of sportsmen never left San Francisco for the
plains. The weather was delightful and the promise of sport
excellent. Owing to the match being held one day later than
usual we were unable to get our regular report in time for
this issue, and must ask the indulgence of our many readers
who are interested in coursing until next week.

YACHTING.

A meeting of the San Francisco Yacht Club was held on
Tuesday evening last at -which time the annual election of
officers took place with the following result: Commodore,
John D. Spreckles (yacht Lurline); Vice-Commodore, W.
Letts Oliver, (yacht Emerald; Secretary, Charles G. Tale;
Treasurer, Matthew Turner; Directors, I. Gutte (yacht Chis-
pa); Mervin Donahue (yacht Nellie); S. A. Eldridge, Jno.
Kae Hamilton (yacht Clara); Harry L. Tevis (yacht un-
named). Election committee is as follows: W. L. Oliver, C.
W. Kellogg, J. W. Pen, S. A. Eldridge, Harry Tevis, G. A.
Story, N. C. Davis. A resolution was adopted making it op-
tional with the trustees to charge initiation fee to yacht own-
ers joining the club. It is thought there will be inore inter-
est in club matters this year than last season.

On "opening day," April 21, the yachts of the S. F. T. C.
will go to Saucelito, where the guests will have a dance, and
later on the yachts will start for a moonlight sail to Mare
Island and return nest day.

The men are all working hard on Mr. Tevis' new yacht,
doing the joiner work in the cabin. The hull is practically
done.

The Chispa is to have a large mainsail and have more bal-
last taken out. Her boom will be lengthened four feet.

Nothing has been done with the Violet, Chicjuita, Lively
or Virgin so far, as to fitting out for the season.

The Whitewing is being painted and refitted at Oakland
creek and will look nice when she comes out.

The Lurline is very foul and has sailed poorly of late in
consequenoe.

The Thetis has been put in good order for the coming sea-
son.

The yachtsmen all hope for a better season this year than
last.

The new plunger, Fanny, is said to be a very smart sailer.

The Frolic will probably not be here much this summer.

Stone's 40-foot schooner will hardly be out this season.

The Annie will do a good deal of coursing this year.

The schooner Ariel will be put in commission soon;

The Clara will be kept in commission this summer.

The Lolita has been doing outside coursing lately.

Work is progressing on the Emerald and Fawn.

The Fleur de Lis is out on the bay a good deal.

Inspectors of Rifle Practice.

The inspectors of rifle practice of the National Guard will
hold a meeting at the Palace Hotel on next Monday evening.
The meeting has been called by Inspector of Eifle Practice
Colonel Charles Sonntag, N. G. C, and all the inspectors, of
whom one iB attached to each rcgimentof the National Guard,
have been notified, and many of them will attend the meet-
ing. The design is principally the discussion of matters per-
taining to this branch of the militia, and suggestions may be
mado which will probably arouse renewed interest in marks-
manship, as for the past few years rifle practice has been
somewhat neglected in the militia. The establishment of a
State rifle range, and the forming of arrangements to send a
rifle team to Carson City to compete for the Pacific Slope
trophy, will br among the subjects discussed. The match
this summer will decide the ownership of the trophy, as it is
to belong to the team winning it twice, and both a California
and a Nevada team have won it once. It was originally of-
f-rod by the California Eifle Association for the best team
from anj of tho Pacific Coast States, including British Col-

ATHLETICS.

Gossip in Connection -with Myers' Visit West.

Considerable doubt exists in athletic circles as to the cor-
rectness of an announcement that L. E. Myers, the Manhat-
tan Club flyer, contemplates a trip to this State during the
month of September, the reason assigned for these doubts
being that no information to that effect had been received by
any of the local clubs. Another reason given for discredit-
ing the statement is that Myers previously signified his in-
tention of crossing the Atlantic for the avowed purpose of
trying conclusions with the English champion, W. G. George,
in a series of international races similar to those held in New
York in November last. It appears, however, that Myers
has reconsidered his proposed trip to England so that it will
.not be made until after his return East from California. From
statements which he has made since the change in his pro-
gramme, it appears that he is anxious to meet Haley and
Masterson, and that the trip westward will be undertaken
purely with that object in view. It is understood that some
dissatisfaction exists among local amateur athletes as to the
course pursued by Myers in connection with his proposed
trip here, so that there is no absolute certainty that he would
be accommodated even should the trip be made. We are
credibly informed that Masterson will positively refuse to
enter into any competition with the champion, unless the
events should take place under the auspices of some recog-
nized amateur club of this city, and not under the manage-
ment of an agent as has been represented. In event of the
former being done, local clubs will arrange a testimonial in
the shape of an athletic meeting in honor of the distin-
guished visitor.

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Arrangements are being made by the Olympic Athletic Club
for a meeting at the Oakland grounds on Decoration Bay,
May 30. The details in connection with the affair have not
yet been definitely decided, though it is not improbable that
the programme will include the following events: One hun-
dred yards maiden race, for members of the club ; 100 yards
handicap, open; 220 yards scratch race, open, barring Haley
and Masterson; 440 yards handicap, open ; mile handicap,
open; running high jump, open; base running, for members
of the club, excluding sprinters; half mile bicycle handicap,
open to all amateurs, whether attached members or other-
wise; mile bicycle handicaxJ, same conditions, and finally a
five mile bicycle handicap. A special 100 yards race between
Haley and Masterson is also spoken of. Such as it stands,
the programme would be unusually interesting, especially so
from the prominence given running and bicycle races, to the
exclusion of events in which the spectators seemed to take
little pleasure, as, for instance, in the numerous jumping and
pole-leaping events. The grounds will be in excellent condi-
tion, as the new lot of Australian rye seed, which was re-
cently sown, has come up well under the influence of the
late rains.

At the winter athletic meeting of the Columbia College Boat
Club held in New York on the 17th inst. the event of theeve-
ning was the 440-yards race, in which L. E. Myers, the
champion, was at scratch. He had seventeen opponents, to
whom he was conceding starts varying from fifteen yards to
thirty yards. When the men were started, Myers set at once
to cut down the long starts of the men in front of him, and
when they had traversed 360 yards had gained third place.
He then made several struggles to gain the front position, but
had in A. A. Jordan, A. A. C, who had twenty yards start,
a most determined antagonist, who fought for the honors
every stride of the way. It was not until sixty yards from
the tape that Myers went to the front, and amid loud cheers
he won the race by two feet in fifty-three seconds. Jordan
was second.

The final deposit of $200, making the total amount $1, 000,
in the wrestling match for the catch-as-catch-can champion-
ship of the world, was made in New York last Saturday.
The principals are Joe Acton of Philadelphia, the English
champion, and Thomas Connors of England, who recently
defeated Ike Smith. The conditions of the match, which is
to be decided at Pastime Park, Philadelphia, April 7, are that
the rival champions shall wrestle catch-as-catch-can, best two
in three falls, for $1,000 and the championship of the world.
Arthur Chambers is backing Acton and Noah Mankinson is
putting up the money for Connors.

Attention was recently called to the probable organization
of another athletic club by a number of business men. Ar-
rangements have been recently made by which it is expected
that everything will be in readiness in a few days so that the
question of constituting a gymnasium will be considered and
in all probability decided affirmatively by Tuesday next. The
details in connection with the enterprise have not been final-
ly settled and apart from the papularity which it is meeting
in the way of subscribing members there is little of interest
to note.

John G. Chambers, the recently deceased editor of Land
and Water, is said to have been the first amateurwho walked
seven miles within the hour. It was at Fennes ground, Cam-
bridge, England, in 1S61, that he accomplished the then won-
derful performance. He lived to see eight miles crowded
within the hour by several professional walkers in his own
country.

W. C. George will visit America again in July for another
series of races with Myers.

There died at Taunton, on Tuesday, Major John M.
Dearie's well-known and much admired war-horse Dixie.
Her war experience was most eventful. At the time General
Grant was endeavoring to throw his army across the Chicka-
hominy and James rivers and occupy Petersburg, Lee was so
troublesome and dangerous that the forage trains were kept
well to the rear. The horses had been five days without
food of any land. They were too weak to be ridden, and
had to be led whenever the regiment changed position. From
this time until the evacuation of Petersburg, a period of ten
months, there was scarcely a day that she was not more or
less exposed to the artillery, mortars and musketry of the
enemy, often being in the thickest of the numerous battles
precipitated by General Grant's endeavor to extend his lines
to the left and around Petersburg; but she escaped without a
scratch. With her tho booming of artillery, the exploding of
shells and hissing of bullets passed unnoticed; but the sound
of music, the clanking of sabers, the sight of bristling bayo-
nets would set every nerve in motion. As a running horse
Dixie never met her equal in the army, and she could trot
easily in three minutes when alone, but was sure to break
into a run when in company with other horses. She was all
nerve, but always kind and gentle, yet of such peculiar dis-
position that not more than half a dozen persons have been
allowed to drive her in harness, and no one but her owner
has ever ridden her under saddle since the war. Her age was
twenty-seven years.— Fall River (Mass.) News.

Col. S- D. Bruce writes that he will be present at the
annual sale of Belle Meade yearlings on the 2Sth inst., and
attend to all commissions entrusted to him. He will also
be present at the Alexander, Swigert, Bowen and all the other
spring sales. He may be addressed at the office of the Turf,
Field and Farm, New York.

Market Report.

FLOUR — "We quote: Best City Extra, $5 75.S.5G 25; medium grades,
£4 75(ff;$5 50; Shipping Superfine, $4^54 50.

"WHEAT— The market seems to have a falling tendency. The weak
state at Liverpool is, no doubt, in a measure, the cause of the de-
pressed state of our prices in this grain, as there is no encouragement
for shippers to buy; $1 80 is claimed to be the full local quotation, but
SI 77* is about the highest hid.

BARLEY— The market is firm, hut there is but little activity among
speculators. Brewing is slow of movement at SI 27i^§l 30. There
are only a few small transactions in Chevalier at SI 3GJ. Recent sales
are No. 1 Feed, April, $1 18J; do., July, SI 14.3&$2i.l5; do.^Septeniber,

51 12:t6LSl 13.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 75^?1 80; Good, SI 85&S1 90; Choice.Sl 96®

52 05 #ctl.

RYE— Quotable at 31 90£$2 for fair to good.
I^FEED— Ground Barley, $28 ^ ton; Cracked Corn, $36 ^ ton;
Shorts, $19^520 ^ ton; Oilcake meal the oilworks sell to the trade at
S35 ^ ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, S23SS24 ^ ton for lots
at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $15v^$17; -Wheat, Sl7®§20 : TOld Oat, S17®$20;
Mixed, 817(5318 & ton.

STRAW— SI per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16®16Jc; California Hams, 15@15jc
for plain, 15&(S>16c for sugar-cured canvased ; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16@16Jc; California Smoked Bacon 14&143c for heavy and
medium, and 15j®16c for light and extra light; Clear Sides,14i@143c;
Pork.SlS^SlS 50 for Extra Prime,sS20SS20 50 for Prime Mess, S23®24 for
Mess, S25^$25 50 for clear and S2ti^'26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
$16^518 \2 bbl; Mess beef, S15 50 for bbls and S8 75 for hf bbls; Extra
Mess Beef, S16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for bf bis; Family Beef, S18@18 50
~& bbl ; California Smoked Beef, 13(a;13Jc p1 ft.

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 40c® 50c for common and 75c&'Sl 50 ft
box for good to choice; Lemons, S5J£$7 per box for Sicily; California
Lemons, SI 50;S.$2 per box; Limes, $9iS$ll per box for Mexican; Ban-
anas, 1 50®S3 ^ bunch; California Oranges, SI 50&S2 00 for common
and $2 2515$ 25 for good to choice y* box; Pineapples, S?6:32S8 $j doz
"Western Cranberries are offering at S15(S:S17 ^ bbl ; Strawberries.
30e:«.40c & ft.

VEGETABLES— "We quote: Marrowfat Squash, $20:225 ^ ton.
Carrots, 50c^75c; Turnips, 75c(3?l; Cauliflower, 76c@$l 25 ^ dozen;
Cabbage, 75c ^ ctl; Garlic, 2®2£c ^ ft; Celery, 50c ^ doz; Dried;
Okra, 20c®25c; Dry Peppers, 10c@12£c & ft; Green Peas, 2®3c;
for common and 5J?7 for sweet; Rhubarb, fi^Sc perlb; Mushrooms, 75c
;S>$1 $? box ; Green Peppers, 10c,?12^c per lb ; Tomatoes, 2 25@ :2 75 pttox.
Cucumbers, 50c:£$l 75 perdoz.; Asparagus, $1 00;SS1 50^ ft.;Sprouts;
3c & ft.; Artichokes, 10e;5 15c £ doz.; String Beans, 15®25c P ft.

POTATOES— River Red, 6O;£70c; Early Rose, 55;3>65c; Tomales
and Petaluma, S1S1 10 3? ctl; New, 3c;aj3jc per ft.

ONIONS— S3 40@3 80 for good to choice.

BEANS— Bayos £5^S5 25; Butter, S3 25®S3 50 for small and S3 50
£&S4for large; Lima, S3 75®$4; Pea, S3 25:oj3 50; Pink, S5&S5 10; Red,
$5,235 10; small White,' $3 25^3 50; large White, $3 50 1? ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 26c; choice, 24;5_25e; fair

to good, 18®23c; inferior lots from country stores, 15®17c ; firkin, old,

19@22c for choice; new, 22S25c; pickled roll, 20 5.22i ; Eastern 17®20c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14Sjl5c for choice: 11(8130 for fair to

good; do, factory, in boxes, 14i5}16c; Eastern, I6@17c.

EGGS— California, 24S>25c Jp doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 25®26c; do, Hens, 25@26c;
Roosters, $7(£$S for old and §10®812 for young; Hens $8®
39; Broilers, S7 50(2j$8, according to size; Ducks, $10®$12 50 ^
dozen; Geese, S2 50®S3 ^ pair; Gosling?, 32 25.a.?2 75 per pair.

GAME— Snipe, $2 25o_S2 50 for English and 75cCaJ$l for common;
Hare, SI 502.S2; Rabbits, SI 25;S)$1 75.

WOOL — Quotations nominal.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection, 18c ^ ft:
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c ^ lb less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Dry Calf, 20c^22i; Salted Steer, over 55 fts, lie ^ ft; Steer
over 55 fts, lie; Steer and Cow, medium, 9*c® 10c; light
do, 8ic; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 fts. 10c; Salted Calf, 14@J15c ^ ft;
Salted* Veal, 12^15c; Sheep Skins, 25^30c for Shearlings, 30®
60c for short, 60c®Sl for medium, and $15?$1 40 apeice for long
wool and wool skins. Butcbertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 8®8ic & ft for rendered and ll(S>12c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 8®8*c; medium grade, 7®7.Vc;_inferior, 5i®6c ^ lb.

VEAL—Large Calves, 8®9o; small ones, 8;o.l0c $? ft.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5*®6c and Ewes at 5®5$c ^ lb,
according to quality.

LAMB— Spring is quotable at 12£®15c ^ ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 7 g® 8c for hard and GJ^Gjc for soft; dressed
do 103tSjl0|c p ft for hard grain hogs.

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Dietz' Axle Oil

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1883

xe Jtextcr and J^ortsmaix.

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Auction Sale of Trotting Stock.

The auction sale of trotting stock bred at Sunny Slope and
Kancho del Paso did not attract as many purchasers as was
expected. There being only small drafts from each of these
celebrated stud farms there was an impression that the sale
■was merely weeding out the supernumeries.

Nothing could be more erroneous, as many of these were
highly bred and highly formed. Mr. Rose's were not in good
condition to show being rather thin in flesh and somewhat
scarred up in the journey from Sunny Slope, but those from
Kancho Del Paso were in capital condition, and more than
ordinarily well grown.

Purchasers were certainly favored by the ruling prices, and
it may be a long time before such bargains are obtained.

The "combination " system is the true plan when there are
not enough animals in one lot to induce Jthe attendance of
buyers, and as it is the intention of Killip & Co. to inaugu-
ratejsuch sales in the future the difficulty of insufficient
numbers will be overcome.

All the animals went at a low price, and what may appear
paradoxical those which brought the most money were the
cheapest. The three-quarter sister to A. Rose, Red Hoody
and the Sultan gelding, from the dam of State of Maine, were
very cheap.

The Santa Claus colt and filly were decided bargains, and,
in fact, not an animal changed hands that was not dirt cheap.
The following are the prices and purchasers:

Property of L. J. Rose:

Sorrel filly, foaled 1881, by Del Sur— Cecilia Clark— A. M.
Esterle, §235.

Sorrel filly, 1SS1, by Del Sur, her dam by The Moor— John
O'Kane, S200.

Bay gelding, 1SS1, by Young Echo — Young Peanuts— W.
L. Ashe, $130.

Bay gelding, 1SSI, by Young Echo — Saucebox, bySampson
—D. McCarty, §615.

Black gelding. 1871, by Del Sur — by Ten Broeck — Alexan-
der Waugh, $170.

Sorrel filly, 1881, by Del Sur— by Stormy John— F. E.
Dietz, $137.

Brown gelding, 1881, by Sultan— by Chieftain— J. C. "Wolf-
skill S325.

Red Hoody, 1881, bv Del Sur— by The Moor— P. Hall,
$630.

Black gelding, a fine saddle-horse, by Inca — E. Pierce,
$155.

Property of J. B. Haggin:

Bay colt, 1881, by Santa Claus— by Edwin Booth— J. V.
Coleman §600.

Santa Rosa, a bay filly. 1881, by Santa Claus, her dam the
Fashion Filly, by General Dana— E. M. Fry, §355.

Gray gelding, 18S1, by Poscora Hayward — Mabel, sister to
Beautiful Bells— D. McCarty, §150.

Brown colt Dakota, 1882, by Alaska (he by Electioneer) —
Maria Roza, by Inca— D. Chatterton, §235.

Bay colt, 1S82, by Alaska — Lucy Belmont — J. S. Spauld-
ing, §140.

A driving team, Mollie McGuire, by Inauguration, and
Lizzie, by Norwood— Dr. Grattan, §535.

Fashion, 1879, and Texana, both by Norwood — W.L.Ashe,
5280.

Gray colt, 1882, by Poscora Hayward— Mable, by The
Moor— J. Mackay, $202.

May Dale, bay filly, 1S82, by Alaska — Mary, by Maillard's
Eclipse— W. H.'CambeH, §117 50.

Bine Peter, gelding, three years, by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. —
by Lodi— D. Brown, §210.

Registration of Jersey Cattle.

A movement is on foot among the Jersey cattle breeders of
this coast to organize a Pacific Coast Jersey cattle club and
Herd Book. The reasons for this movement are sufficiently
set forth in the following extract from a letter written by one
of our leading breeders:

The A. J. C. 0. has of late years been so strict, and it has
been such a task to have Jersey cattle registered by parties
who do not know the positive rules of the club, that, to
oblige friends, I have more letters to answer than I can
really attend to, and I have come to the conclusion that we
breeders of Jerseys in California and Oregon would find a
Jersey cattle club of our own a great advantage to our cus-
tomers and ourselves. We could make the Pacific Coast Jer-
sey Cattle Club answer all our purposes by accepting all the
cattle which have been imported to California or the coast
from the Eastern States; provided they are thoroughbreds
and the pedigrees offered in evidence. The A. J. C. C. was
invented in 1870 by calling upon owners and breeders to show
the origin of their cattle, and it has proved a success so far.
Although not by any means a guarantee of good stock to-day,
it is the fashion to buy a poor registered animal in preference
to one much superior unregistered. We must yield to public
taste, I suppose, and we can do it best by establishing a club
and a Herd Book of our own, without going to New York and
benefiting the A. J. C. C. Please let me know what you
think of the plan; talk to your friends about it and get their
views. There is enough pure Jersey stock now west of the
Rocky mountains to make a large Herd Book.

The California Rifle Association.

At the armory of Company B, on Mission street, last Tues-
day evening, the California Rifle Association held their an-
nual meeting. The reports showed that a great deal of in-
terest was taken in the last spring and fall meetings by the
National Guard and the citizens. The National Guard of
Nevada and members of the San Francisco police force also
took a lively part in the tournaments, helping the association
to attain the success it has met with and so well deserves.

The report shows the expenses have been §1,816 69 and
the receipts §1,552 20. Of the former amount $1,486 94
have been paid for cash prizes, trophies, etc. The following
members were elected Directors: D. Randlett, Major A. F.
Close, Captains William Quintan, W. B. Collier, Lieutenants
J. E. Klein, H. T. Simes, E.G. Sprowle and E.J. Kremple
and Sergeant Charles Nash of the police. The Board organ-
ized with J. H. Dickinson as Presicent; W. B. Collyer, Vice-
President; H. T. Simes, Secretary, and A. Andrews, Treasur-
er. The spring meeting has been set for the 29th inst. at
Shell Mound Park.

H. S. Wells of Shasta valley, Siskiyon county, has pur
chased from J. A. Cardwell of Jacksonville, Oregon, the bay
stallion Mike, by Vermont, and the horse will remain perma-
nently in SiBkiyou. Mike is the sire of Barney, 2251, aud
is a first-class general-purpose horse.

TURF AND TRACK.

National Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders— Stake Programme for 1883.

The Mali Stakes, for foals of 1880; $250 each entrance for
starters; $500 added by Mr. H. W. T. Mali. Closed July 1,
1822, with 24 nominations, from which a second payment of
$50 (forfeit) will be due May 1, 18S3, and a final payment of
$150 from starters, twenty days before the annual meeting of
1SS3, when the stakes will be trotted for.

The Annual Nursery Stakes (fourth renewal), for foals of
1SS0; $50 entrance for starters. Closed May 2, 1881; with
53 nominations, from which a second payment of $15 (for-
feit) will be due July 1, 1883, and a final paymentof $25 (for-
feit) twenty days before the annual meeting of 1883, when
the stakes will be trotted for.

The National Trotting Stallion Stakes, closed for sires May
1, 1SS0, $25 each, and for their get, foals of 1880, May 2,
1881; $100 entrance for starters, payable in the following
forfeits: Ten dollars to accompany nomination, May 2,
1881; $15 May 1, 1882; $15 May 1, 1SS3, and the remainder
($60) twenty days before the annual meeting of 1SS3, when
the stakes will be trotted for. Closed with the nominations
of 11 sires and 3S colts and fillies; of which 24 have made
the second payment of $15, and from which an additional
payment of $15 (forfeit) will be due May 1, 1883,
and the remainder ($60 forfeit) as per foregoing condition.

The Atlantic Stakes, for five-year-olds (foals of 1878); $250
entrance for starters, payable in the following forfeits: Fifty
dollars to accompany the nomination, May 1, 1SS3; $50 ad-
ditional July 1, 1883, and the remainder ($150) twenty days
before the meeting of 1883, when the stakes will be trotted
for.

The Pacific Stakes, for four-year-olds, foals of 1879; like
conditions.

The Initiation Stakes, for stallions that have never beaten
2:30; like conditions.

The Confirmation Stakes, for stallions that have never
beaten 2:25; like conditions.

The Hopewell Stakes, for stallions that have never beaten
2:40; $100 entrance for starters, payable in the following for-
feits: Twenty-five dollars to accompany the nomination,
May 1, 1883; $25 additional July 1, 1883, and the remainder
($50) twenty days before the meeting of 1883, when the stakes
will be trotted for.

The Everett House Stakes, for foals of 1880, by stallions
whose get have never beaten 2:45 at three years oldj or un-
der; $100 entrance for starters, payable in the following for-
feits: Twenty-five dollars to accompany nomination, May 1,
1883; $25 additional July 1, 18S3, and the rtmainder ($50)
twenty days before the meeting of 1S83, when the stakes will
be trotted for.

The Union Stakes, for foals of 1S79, by stallions whose get
have never beaten 2:40 at four years old, or under; like con-
ditions.

The Manhattan Stakes, for foals of 1878, by stallions
whose get have never beaten 2:35 at five years old or under;
like conditions.

The Standard Stakes, for mares that have never beaten
2:30; like conditions.

The Sequel Stakes, for mares that have never beaten 2:40;
like conditions.

The New Discovery Stakes, for three-year-olds (foals of
18S0) which have never been entered, matched or trotted in
a race; $100 entrance (play or pay) to accompany nomination
twenty days before the meeting of 1SS3, when the stakes will
be trotted for.

The Late Discovery Stakes, for four-year-olds (foals of
1S79); like conditions.

In addition to the foregoing, the executive committee an-
nounces the renewal of the following fixed events, and new
stakes to close and name as per conditions annexed, to be
trotted for in 1884, 1SS5 and 1886:

The National Trotting Stallion Stakes, closed May 1, 1SS2,
with the following named sires, whose owners subscribed for
each their season service fee, which amounted to $650 (added
to the stakes) : C. H. Kerner's br h Indiaman; H. L. Rus-
sell's br h Smuggler: J. W. Gray's br h Dean Sage; J.
O'Rorke'sb h Tempest; J. O'ftorke's b h Touchstone; F. B.
Tracy's b h Oxmoor; E. G. Doolittle's bhBelvidere; C. Back-
man's b h Kentucky Prince; W. H. Wilson's b h Indianapo-
lis; W. H. Wilson's b h Arnold; Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h
Electioneer; Palo Alto Stock Farm's b h Gen. Benton; whose
get, foals of 1S82, are eligible to entry as per following con-
ditions: One hundred dollars entrance for starters, payable
in the following forfeits: Ten dollars to accompany nomina-
tion May 1, 1883; $15 additional May 1, 18S4; $15* addition-
al May 1, 1885, and the remainder ($60) twenty days before
the meeting of 18S5. when the stakes will be trotted for.

The National Trotting Sire's Stake, to close May 1, 1SS3,
for sires; for their get, foals of 1883; $100 entrance for
starter, payable in the following forfeits: Ten dollars to ac-
company the nomination, May 1, 1884; $15 additional May
1, 1885; $25 additional May 1, 1886, and the remainder ($50J
twenty days before the meeting of 1886.

Breeders wishing the get of their stallions to enter in this
stake must first subscribe the sum of $50 each, for such stal-
lions, toward the stake, as no colt or filly can enter unless the
sire is represented by such subscription, which is part of the
stake.

The Mali Stakes, for foals of 1881, to be trotted when three
years old; $250 entrance for starters, $500 added by Mr. H.
W. T. Mali; $50 (forfeit), to accompany the nomination, May
1, 1883; $50 additional forfeit May 1, 1884, and the remainder
($150) forfeit, twenty days before the meeting of 1884.

The Annual Nursery Stakes (fifth renewal), for foals of
1882, to be trotted when three fyears old; $150 entrance for
starters, payable in the following forfeits: Ten dollars to ac-
company uomiuatiou, May 1, 1S83; $25 additional May 1,
1884; $50 additional May 1, 1885, and the remainder ($65)
twenty days before the meeting of 1885.

The Juvenile Stakes (first renewal), for foals of 1882, by
stallions whose get have notbeaten 2:30 at three years old
or under, to be trotted when three years old; $100 entrance
for starters, payable in the following forfeits: Ten dollars to
accompany nomination, May I, 18S3; $15 additional May 1,
1884; $25 additional May 1, 1885, and the remainder ($50)
twenty days before the meeting of 1885.

The Everett House Stakes, for foals of 1882, by stallion
whose get have not beaten 2:45 at three years old or under;
to be trotted when three years old; $100 entrance for start-
ers, payable as in the Juvenile Stakes.

The Stallion Stakes for foals of 1882, to be trotted when
three and four-year-olds, by stallions only fur whom the sum
of $200 each is subscribed, of which $100 must accompany
the nomination of sire, May 1, 1883, when the subscription
for sires will close, and the remainder ($100) one year there
after; the amount of the first payment on the subscription
(of sires) to be added to the stake for three-year-olds; the
amount of the second payment on the sub-

scription (of sires) to be added to the stake for four
year-olds; $100 entrance for starters in the three-year-old
stake; 150 entrance for starters in the four-year-old stake,
payable in the following forfeits : Ten dollars, to accompany the
nomination, July 1, 1883, for each race in which the colt or
filly is entered; $40 additional May 1, 1SS4, in the three-year-
old stake; $10 additional May 1, 1884, in the four-year-
old stake; $50 additional May 1, 1SS5 in the three-year-old
stake; $20 additional May 1, 1885, in the four-year-old stake*
and a final payment of $50 each in each stake twenty days
before the meetings of 1885 and 1886, respectively, when the
stakes will be trotted for.

A failure to pay the balance ($100) due on the subscription
of any sire within the time specified in the foregoing condi-
tion will disqualify the nominations of all the get of such
sire in the four-year-old stake, and forfeit^all payments made
on all the get of such sires in said stakes.

In all stakes and trials of speed the rules of this association
shall control. All nominations shall be in writing, in the
name of the owner, addressed to J. W. Gray, Treasurer, P.
O. Box 516, New York City, enclosed in a sealed envelope
andjplainly marked "Nomination, " with ajbank draft, postal
order, or certified check for the amount of first payment;
which envelope must bear the post mark of not later than the
day upon which the stake closes. A nomination by telegraph
received by the Treasurer before the hour of closing, and con-
firmed by a properly written entry, as above prescribed,
posted not later than the following day, shall be deemed val-
id. The number of nominations by one owner is unlimited
but only one can start in a race. Nominations shall state
the name, color, marks, age and sex, whether horse, gelding
or mare, and the names of the sire and dam, if known, and
her sire, if known. Nominations shall follow the ownership
of the horse provided notice of change of ownership shall be
forthwithifiled with the Secretary. All entries shall close at
midnight of the day named, at the office of the Treasurer un-
less otherwise provided. Only horses owned or bred by
members, or the get of stallions owned or stood by members,
shall be eligible to entry. Money paid on entries in any one
of the stakes opened by this association, wherein all the
nominations fail to make final payments, shall be regarded as
forfeited to the treasury of the association. All races to be
in harness, mile heats, best three in five, except for three
years old and under, which are to be mile heats, unless other-
wise provided in the first announcement of the stake. If
three or more horses start in a stake race, two-thirds of the
stake shall be awarded to the winner, two-ninths to the sec-
ond horse, and one-ninth to the third horse, except otherwise
provided in the published conditions of the race. If not
more than two horses start, only first and second money shall
be awarded; and in case of walk-overs only the first money shall
be awarded, and it shall be optional with the executive commit-
tee whether the horse shall or shall not appear. A horse
distancing the field shall only be entitled to so much of the
money as the starters in the race could have won. In all
races best two in three, the distance shall be eighty yards;
and in all races best three in five, the distance shall be one
hundred yards; except in heats wherein eight or more horses
start, and therein the distance shall be one hundred and fifty
yards.

The Lincolnshire Handicap.

In the race for the Lincolnshire Handicap, run at Lincoln,
March 17, the American division were seriously disappointed
by the defeat of Mr. Pierre Lorillard's Aranza. Her chances
of winning were thought to be excellent, and she was backed
at six to one both on Saturday and Monday. But at Lincoln
she receded in the betting, and ten to one was freely offered
against her. After running nearly 300 yards she was run in^
to by John Exley's Greek Maid and all her chances of win-
ning were destroyed. The race was won by Mr. John Davis'
aged horse Knight of Burghley, against whom eight to one
was a steady offer just before the start. Prince SoltykofTs
Scobell was second, beaten by three parts of a length, with
Colonel Starkie's Sulphur third, four lengths back. The
odds were ten to one against Scobell and eleven to one
against Sulphur. The race was run under the following con-
ditions :

The thirty-first renewal of ttae Lincolnshire Handicap, for three-year-
olds and upwards, at £20 each, £10 forfeit, with £1,000 added; the sec-
ond to receive £50 out of the stakes and the winner to pay £100 towards
expenses. Entrance 5 guineas— the only liability if declared out.
Winners of any handicjrp after the weights were published (January
24 10 a. m.) to carry six pounds; of two, or one of the value of £200,
ten pounds extra. Closed with 10 snbscribers, of which 24 declared
out.

Mr. John Davis'brg Knight of Burghley, aged, by Knight of St. Pat-
rick, dam Fanscombe.105 pounds ■- ......... ...1

Princo Soltykofl's br h Scobell, 5 years, by Carnival, dam Lady Sophie,

122pouuds '.";:'; j" '".'.',

Colonel Le Gendre Starkie's eta h Sulphur, 6 years, by Vulcan, d«m Mies

Fife, 97 pounds ■•■■ ••"•;••" *V *ii

Thirteen others ran. including the four-year-old Greek Maid. 84
pounds.

Of the few aged horses now in training in England, Knight of
Burghley, the winner as* above, is a veteran. He is now seven
years old, and having being constantly before the public
but few horses are better known, especially as he was last
year one of Fred Archer's pet mounts. Under him the Kuighi
won five of the six races credited to him during the year, and
as he carried at least US pounds, and from that up to 125
pounds, in all his races, it may be said that in handicapping
him for the Lincolnshire at 105 pounds ho was leniently
treated. He was trained at Newmarket by Mr. James Hop-
per, and although never very prominent in the betting, sev-
eral of the English writers have on more than one occasion
intimated that at the weights the Knight was a dangerous
horse. Of course it cannot be decided how much he was
benefited by the accident to Aranza. Up to the end of last
season Knight of Burghley had run in forty-six races, of
which he won one as a two-year-old and two as a three-year-
old, one of which was the Liverpool Spring Cup in 1879.
As a four-year-old he failed to score a win, while as a five-
year-old he was again a winner twice, one of which victories
was a selling race, when he was "bought in " for 230 guineas.
Last year he won six times, which brought his total earnings
up to £3,082. Thus the Lincoln Handicap is not only the
most important race he has ever won, but the richest. He
has a few engagements, including the Prince of WalcH Cup at
Liverpool on March 20, for which he was handicapped at
133 pounds, and as he is penalized fourteen pounds for win-
ning the Lincolnshire it is safe to say that he will scarcely
keep the engagement.

Among tho entries for tho Grand Prix de Paris, to be run
on June 3, are the following Amorioanrbred horses that have
not heretofore been published in the English
(tar; Mr. B. G. Thomas' filly Queen Ban—War H
filly Dixietta— Dixie, and the colt Violator— Booty: >
King Ban; also Mr. J. Armstrong's colt Fond
Glengarry. The last named has been declared out.

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April 7

A Great Race.

The death of Mr. Stirling Crawfurd calls to mind one of
the greatest races that ever took place on the English turf.
It was in '683 and the race was the Two Thousand Guineas,
for which the dead turfman had entered his brown colt Mos-
lem, by Knight of St. Patrick. The colt, hitherto known as
the Brother to Knight of the Crescent, had performed only
moderately as a two-year-old, and in the City and Suburban
of this year, with only five stone ten pounds, had cut so in-
different a figure as to afford scanty promise of carrying off
a race like the Two Thousand only a month later. Still, so
much was claimed for him on the ground of improvement
that, in a field including such celebrities as Formosa, Rosi-
crucian, Green Sleeve, and some other winners of lesser note
in Pace, Tale Royal and Le Sarazin, as little as 100 to S was
taken at the start, and no more than 2 to 1 about him for
a place. The favorites, justly enough, were Formosa and
Green Sleeve, Chesterfield and Middle Park winners respec-
tively, Fordham having the mount on the first and French
being up on the other, with Chaloner piloting Moslem.
From a very even start the eventual dead heaters, Formosa
and Moslem, soon drew away from their field, and in 200
yards were clear of everything. The pace at first was mod-
erate, and it was not until the "Bushes "were reached that
any tailing off began, the rest of the field having kept well
up* with the leaders to this point. Half way down the
Bushes hill the race was virtually left to Formosa, Moslem,
Green Sleeve and Rosicrucian, and the two latter compound-
ing in the dip, the contest was resolved into a match between
the other pair, the filly going the strongest. Loud shouts
were already proclaiming the victory of the "beauty," but
twenty strides from the chair they were locked together until,
amidst the wildest excitement, the filly's nose showed for a
moment in front of her opponent's. Then a call from Chal-
oner, and Moslem answering gamely, they were once more
level. Each of the famous jockeys tried all he knew to turn
the fortunes of the day in his favor, but their most artistic
efforts were in vain,and the pair passed theposton such terms
that no one who saw the finish could for a moment question
the verdict which pronounced it a dead heat. As everyone
knows, the stakes were divided. Mr. Graham, the owner of
Formosa, in view of her engagements in the One Thousand,
which now looked quite at her mercy, to say nothing of her
Oaks, wisely decided not to expose her to another such a trial
as she had just gone through, and Mr. Crawford was gener-
ous enough to agree to a division. So ended this memorable
struggle, resulting in the only dead heat in the history of the
race, but two subjects for regret remain in connection with
it — the first, that Moslem was not engaged in any of the great
three -year-old events; the other, that his later doings should
have so greatly discounted the merit of this performance, as,
after some melancholy plating in his old age at Hendon and
Uxbridge, he finally disappeared from view in Ireland.

THE GUK

The Robinson-Lambert Match.

Blood for Siskiyou.

Mr. W. L. Moore has taken three stallions from W. L.
Pritchard's stable to Siskiyou county, where he has purchased
the ranch of the Doten Brothers, in Butte Creek Valley.
These horses are Bazaar, by Jack Malone — Ivy Leaf, by Lex-
ington; Berrian, three years, by Bazaar— Avail, by Leinster,
and Walter Moore, by Leinster — Debby, by Derby. Butte
Creek Valley is a fine stock range barring anoccasionalsnowy
winter. The Dotens have always been large stoek raisers
and can generally count their horses by thousands, but the
"Cayuse" is the prevailing blood, 'with an occasional strain of
Kirby Smith or similar stock. As Mr. Moore can hardly ex-
pect to find many well-bred mares in that section he proba-
bly intends to try the experiment of breeding up the Cayuse
by an infusion of blue blood.

Nettie Hill Disabled.

Hill Jc Gries' bay filly Nettie Hill by Joe Daniels — Mary
Wade, met with an accident last Saturday, which, if it does
not prove fatal, will prevent her ever facing a starter in a
race. While galloping in the private track of her owners,
near Springville, Ventura county, she started to run away,
and the boy who was riding her pulled her into the fence.
She struck her left hind leg with such force as to' break the
hock bone, the rider, Pablo Nanes, being at the same time
thrown, breaking his right leg above the knee. Nettie was a
very promising filly and her owners hoped for a brilliant
record for her this season. She is reputed to have shown a
half mile in 4S more than once since she has been in
training.

Since the above was put in type we have received a confir-
mation of the report in a note from Mr. HilL in which he
says: We thought she was the fastest two-year-old in the
world before she got hurt, and if she had come to the start-
ing post in good shape, we do not think she could have been
beaten by any two-year-old in California, as we had tried her
with Dotty Dimple, that ran second in Los Angeles with
Aunt Betsy in 4SiJ one-half mile. Nettie Hill could beat
Dotty Dimple thirty yards in a half mile, or any horse we
have. Our hopes for a successful trip to your city and
county are shattered. We expect to send Wildidler to the
spring meeting of the Blood Horse Association if he keeps
all right, but our best one is ruined for life, and perhaps she
may die.

Foals.

March 29 P. J. Shatter's b m Napa Queen, by Norfolk-
Sweetwater, by Volscian, dropped a chestnut filly, four white
pasterns, by Joe Hooker.

Names Claimed.

By W. G. Phelps, Stockton, Cal.

Dcroc for black colt foaled March 31, I860, by Nephew,
his dam Flora, by McCracken's David Hill. Second dam
Snltatm, by Grand Turk.

Li 'ii.ua for bay filly foaled May, 18S0, by Nephew, her
dam Lncinda, by Lewis' General McClellan; second dam by
Morgan Rattler.

Through an error in writing the name of the Thad Stevens-
Too Soon filly was given last week Ex-Tempo; it should
have been Ex-Tempo (very soon).

■^

. Hill & Gries write that A. W. Richmond is look-
ing and feeling as fine as a colt. As they have forty-five
.flares of their own which they will breed to him this year,
'■e will be kept as a strictly private stallion.
John Sweeney, lessee of the Treadway Park, Carson City,
, in making efforts to have a race meeting on July %
'■ and 4.

Jay Eye See has been taken to Louisville, Ky., where he is

'ivu work preparatory to the campaign.

The pigeon shooting match at San Bruno on Sunday last,
for a purse of §1,000, between Crittenden Bobinson of the
California Wing Shooting Club and Anson Lambert was un-
usually well attended. The arrangements for the shoot were
complete in detail, and the weather was such as the most fas-
tidious shooter could desire. A light haze prevailed during
the early portion of the day, but when the party of sports-
men, who had taken the first train, arrived on the grounds,
the sky was comparatively clear, with a light wind blowing
from the southwest. At intervals throughout the match the
wind alternately freshened and died out, the variation, how-
ever, being moderate and such as not to interfere materially
with the flight of the birds. The shooters appeared in good
trim and seemed to have been little exercised either over the
probable result of the match or by the expressions of prefer-
ence which the speculators gave utterance to. Each of the
contestants had provided one or more coops of choice birds,
and shortly before the commencement of the match, Frank
Maskey, acting for Bobinson, and M. Ault for Lambert, chose
sixty birds from their respective coops, which were set apart
for the contest. In the selection Maskey rejected thirteen
birds and Ault three. The precaution against slow flyers
was timely, and resulted in as lively a set of birds as were
ever shot at by local sportsmen. As the annexed tabulated
score will show, there was a preponderance of swift tailers,
which, as a rule, were close flyers. The quartering birds,
with the exception of an occasional towerer, were exceed-
ingly strong and severely puzzled the shooters. The use of
the second barrel was moderate, and it was only resorted to
in isolated cases, where the birds, though hard hit in the first
instance, had fallen at such distance as to make a tramp un-
desirable, though they could easily have been retrieved.
Considerable delay was occasioned in the selection of a ref-
eree, some of those selected for that office manifesting doubts
as to their own qualifications, and it was not until after ten
o'clock thata choice of J. W. Wissinger had been made. The
pool box showed a remarkable discrepancy between the esti-
mated chances of the shooters ; in fact, a most decided im-
pression favorable to Robinson was manifested before the
proceedings commenced, some of the pools sold reaching
almost two to one as against Lambert. Gradually a more
conservative feeling was evidenced, and the pools, few as
they were, sold at §20 to S17 50, §15 to $11, Robinson
choice. Private bets of two to one were made in several
cases, the general run of such bets, however, ranging
at §10 to §5 in favor of the California Club
shooter. The reason for this marked preference of Robin-
son was based upon the popular belief that Lambert, though
admittedly a good shot, would be severely handicapped
in point of nerve and coolness which his competitor was
credited with having to a remarkable degree. It must be ad-
mitted that Lambert's performance was wholly unexpected,
and was in striking contrast to his other public shoots where
he invariably lost his matches purely on account of his ner-
vousness. Robinson on the contrary appeared a trifle anx-
ious and seemed to be somewhat troubled. The first birds
were noticeably swift tailers, and several of his shots were
loudly applauded. Left quartering birds were at a premium,
a particularly fortunate circumstance for Lambert, as he is a
left hand shooter, with a decided preference for right quar-
terers. The latter's long range shots, especially when com-
pelled to use the second barrel, were beautifully done. His
shooting was also rapid, and as a general rule' his birds fell
at short distances from the traps. His fourteenth, a very dif-
ficult straight tailer, flew close to the ground, and was brought
down in excellent style. Both men used ten-bore Parker
guns, Robinson loading with 5 drachms of powder, 1J ounces
of shot, Nos. 7 and 8. Lambert used 4£ drachms of powder
and 1J ounces of shot. Of the style of shooting of the men,
the Breeder and Sportsman has previously treated. The
remainder of the stakes §250, was deposited in the hands of
William Golcher, stakeholder, shortly after which the field
was cleared and promptly at eleven o'clock' Robinson stepped
to the score, killing a slow incomer, Lambert following by
killing his bird, also an incomer, on which he used the second
barrel. Robinson's second, a swift straight tailer, though
hard hit got away, Lambert killing a slow right quartering
bird, Robinson's third was an exceedingly beautiful shot at
a swift tailer, which he tumbled at long range. Lambert was
unfortunate with his next three birds and missing his fifth
bird left Robinson one ahead. A slow quarfcerer to the right
however brought the score to another tie, Robinson missing
again on a tailer. Lambert killing his next two birds and
again leading. From the twelfth bird Lambert appeared for-
tunate in the direction and speed of his flyers, while Robin-
soninvariably encountered a swift flying tailer, losing his eight-
eenth which, though it left its feathers flying about man-
aged to reach the outside boundary. Out of curiosity, a
number of bystanders went after the bird and after plucking
it found that the shot had completely pierced it and that it
came out on the opposite side. Lambert's sixteenth bird re-
sulted in the most beautiful shot of the match. Sprung from
the fifth trap, it turned out to be an exceedingly difficult swift
tailer, which was brought down with the second barrel, after it
had gone almost half way to the boundary. From the eighteenth
to the twenty-fifth bird both men preserved clear scores, Rob-
inson losing his twenty-sixth, a left quartering tailer which
died out of bounds, and Lambert missing his twenty-
fifth, a swift tailer. At this stage of the shoot a disposition
was manifested to hedge, and bets were freely offered of
§15 to §10 on Lambert, with few takers. His eight following
dead birds inspired renewed confidence, Robinson having in
the mean while missed four birds, his thirty-fifth dying out
of bounds, his thirty-ninth doing likewise. Lambert again
missed on his thirty fourth bird, a swift tailer, following suit
on the thirty-seventh, a left quartering bird, and thirty-ninth,
a straight tailer, which, though peppered with shot, died out
of bounds. Pools, by this time, sold Lambert §40, Robin-
son §20, with few takers. It was conceded that, barring Lam-
bert's expected nervousness, he had practically won the
match. When, however, Lambert lost his forty-first and
forty-second bird in succession the waning hopes of Robin-
son's friends began to revive, only to be again dispelled when
he missed his forty-third birds, a swift tailer, with an exceed-
ingly slow second barrel. From this time to the close of the
match very little interest was manifested, and the contest
was brought to an end in favor of Lambert by two birds.
The result was certainly unexpected, as Robinson, whatever
Lambert's reputation as a good shot may have been, was gen-
erally conceded to prove the victor. As to the match itself,
it forms a pleasant episode in connection with the history of

local trap shooting, as it was marked throughout by a fair
spirit of rivalry, in which the amenities between sportsmen
were fully regarded. At no time during the match was the
referee appealed to or one of the decisions of the judges
questioned. In fact, but for the interest which attached to
the match, independently of the large amount at stake, it
might easily have been looked upon and mistaken for an or-
dinary interchange of courtesies between friendly sportsmen.
The various officers discharged their duties to the eminent
satisfaction of everybody, whether directly or indirectly in-
terested, and it reflects great credit upon the gentlemen who
attended to the details. The officers were as follows: Ref-
eree, J. W, Wissinger; Judges, Frank Maskey for Robinson,
M. Ault for Lambert; Stakeholder, William Golcher; Trap-
man, Robert Liddle; Scorer, H. H. Briggs. The conditions
of the match were §500 a side, 50 birds each, Hurlingham
rules. Following is the score:

Lambert— 11000 11011 01111 11011 11110 11111 11101 10101 00101 11111.
Killed 37. Missed 13.

Robinson— 10110 11001 OHIO 11011 11111 01111 00110 11001 11011 10111.
Killed 35. Missed 15.

The following tabulated statement of the match is self-
explanatory:

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—

—

r

= i ~

LAMBERT.

e;

I'll

^-

l

4

■1

1

Slow incoiner, killed after wheeling to right.

?

4

1

1

Slow right quarterer.

3

1

1 Exceedingly difficult tniler *

4

3

lj Fast tailer close toground.

3

"

1

Quartering taller to right, slow flyer, hard hit.

i;

2

1

1

Slow right quarterer.

7

]

1

1

Right quarterer.

s

5

1

Slow tailer.

9

3

1

1

Eight quarterer.

If

5

1

1

Swift tailer, well killed at long range.

11

3

1

Straight tailer, close flyer.

1"

1

1

1

Right quarterer, killed at fourth trap.

13

1

1

1

Slow incomer.

14

a

1

1

Very difficult straight, swift tailer.

IS

"

1

1

Slow incomer.

If

fi

2

1

Very difficult shot, long range, swift tailer.

17

1

1

1

Straightaway tailer.

IS

a

1

Close flying tailer, hard hit, second barrel. •

18

,i

1

1

Slow incomer.

2t

5

1

1

Swift left quarterer.

"1

.-'

1

1

Slow tailer.

»

■">

1

1

Easy incomer.

ffl

4

1

1

Slow right quarterer.

«

4

>}

1

Slow wheeler to right.

9b

"

1

Swift tailer.

?6

B

•>

1

Slow wheeler to right.

W

9.

I

1

Swift right quarterer.

'•!■

1

1

1

Right quarterer.

K

1

1

1

Swift straight tailer.

at

1

1

1

Slow tailer to right.

ai

5

1

1

Swift right quarterer, difficult shot.

3?

1

1

1

Swift right quarterer.

35

5

1

1

Left quarterer,

3<

4

1

Swift tailer.

35

3

1

1

Slow incomer.

3d

o

9

1

Slow tailer.

31

5

1 Swift left quarterer.

ai

a

1

]

IStrong, straight tailer.

!K

a

1, Straight tailer, hard hit, first barrel. *

4r

i

1

1

Left quartering taller.

41

3

1

Swift, strong, straight tailer.

4?

3

1

Close, straight tailer, hard hit.

4i

n

1

1

Slow incomer.

¥

5

1

Slow left quarterer.

45

5

1

1

Swift tailer, well killed.

«e

5

1

1

Slow incomer.

47

3

1

1

Swift, straight tailer.

4f

3

1

1

Straight, slow tailer.

4!

1

1

1

Right quartering tailer.

50

4

1

1

Swift tailer.

' Died out of bounds.

a — r1
p -. -

1

1

1

"

5

3

1

1

4

5

1

fi

4

6

6

1!

7

5

1

8

1

9

2

in

5

1

11

6

1>

b

i

13

4

i

14

5

i

15

1

16

a

1

17

b

3

13

2

19

b

3

«1

3

1

■'1

.■

1

S

?a

i

1

M

4

1

?5

b

1

™

■-

•-:-

1

1

•m

■>

1

K

1

.if

3

1

ai

4

a?

3

33

•i

1

34

3

-

35

4

3(5

1

35

9

1

3f

i

39

:

40

4

1

41

:

1

4-;

^

I

4!

i

44

:

1

46

b

1

4f

4

4

41

i

li

1

4;

1

50

4

1

BOBINSON.

Slow incomer.

Swift, straight tailer, very difficult shot.

Swift tailer at long range.

Quick shot at right quarterer, well killed.

Slow tailer to right, hard bit with second barrel.

Very swift and difficult tailer killed at long range.

Swift, straight tailer.

Slow qnarterer to right.

Slow tailer. lowering on first fire and obstructed by smoke.

Difficult, straight tailer, close flyer.

Swift tailer not touched.

Beautiful shot at swift, straight tailer.

Left quarterer, quick shot.

Right quarterer, killed over trap.

Left quarterer, very hard hit. *

Right quarterer, killed over second trap.

Tailer to right.

Straight tailer, hard hit.*

Swift tailer to right, hard hit, first barrel.

Right quarterer, killed at fourth trap.

Swift left qnarterer.

Slow left quartering towerer.

Close flying tailer.

Right quartering tailer.

Quick shot at right quartering tailer.

Left quartering tailer.*

Slow tailer.

Slow right quarterer.

Right quarterer.

Right quarterer.

Swift right quartering tailer.

Left quarterer. *

Straight tailer.

Right quarterer.

Slow left quarterer. *

Slow incomer.

Right quarterer.

Swift left quarterer.

Straight close tailer.*

Swift right quarterer.

Straight tailer, quick shot.

Slow right quartering tailer.

Swift tailer, slow on second barrel.

Slow left quartering tailer.

Swift right quarterer.

Straight tailer.

Slow right quarterer. *

Right quarterer.

Difficult straight tailer.

Straight tailer.

► Died out of bounds.

ROBINSON.

Killed with first SO

Killed with second <j

Dead out of bounds ?

Trap No. 1 ^

Trap No. 2 ~

Trap!No.3 '

Trap No. 4 }°

Trap No. 5 ]°

Tailers ^

Right quartering tailers ?

Left qiinrtoring tailers -

Right quarterers *■*

Left quarterers

Incomers

Towerers

LAMBEBT.

Killed with first 32

Killed with second 5

Dead out of bounds 3

TrapNo.l 1*

Trap No. 2 °

Trap No. 3 10

TraDNo.Jt 6

Trap No. 5 15

Tailers 22

Right quartering tailers 3

Ltft quartering tailers 1

Right quarterers 12

Left quarterers *

Incomers jj

Towerers °

1883

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2

10

The Gun Club Shoot.

The Gun Club held its regular club shoot at the Oakland
Trotting Park on Saturday. As usual in such cases, where
an opportunity is afforded the less brilliant shooters of the
club to participate, quite liberal handicaps were allowed, and
this seems to have provoked the indignation of a local scribe,
whose knowledge of the sport is confined to the shape of a
pigeon and to the fact that he is actually shot before being
scored in favor of the shooter. Gross misstatements were
given prominence in bis report, and the affair was compared
to a resort of French pool sellers. What the distinguishing
attributes of Gaelic pool sellers may be is left to the fertile
imagination of the scribe. In point of fact, the betting was
confined to the spectators, though it is not quite apparent
that betting is at all out of place at a pigeon shoot or any
other sport. In addition to the club medals, a purse was put
up for competition, the conditions governing the medals
being best average scores for the season. The following
score was made:

F. Butler, 30 yards 0 1001011111 1—8

H.Babcock,30 yards 0 0111101111 1—9

C. P. Gordon, 30 yards 0 1100111001 0—6

A. W. Havens, 30 yards 1 1000111101 1—8

H.May, 30 yards 1 1101111100 0—8

H. Black, 30 yards 0 0101111100 0-6

J. K. Orr, thirty yards 0 1101101101 0—7

M. Fuller, 28 yards 0 1101111100 0—7

H. L. Fox, 26 yards 1 0111110011 0—8

M. Bacon, 26 yards ,...1 1101000001 0—6

W. Golcher, 30 yards 1 1111010110 0—8

P. McShane, 26 yards 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0—4

J.Grant, 26 yards 1 0111011101 1—9

C. W. Randall, 30 yards 0 0100111111 1—8

F. Smith, 24 yards 1 0001100000 0—3

The $42 50 Sweepstakes.

After the Eobinson-Lambert match was shot at San
Bruno last Sunday a sweepstakes was arranged .
There were seventeen entres at §2 50 each. The
purse was divided in 50, 30 and 20 per cent for the first,
second and third best shots. The match was sis birds,
thirty yards rise, Hurlingham rules to govern. As the
pigeons were those left over from the other match, they were
a very poor lot. Mr. Swan would have, no doubt, got away
with the first prize but on his last shot the gun missed fire
and it was scored against him as a lost bird. Messrs. Funke,
F. Hoefling, Pearson, Roche, Swan and Edward Fay tied on
five birds. They shot off the tie at three birds, Mr. Swan
winning the first prize after all, by killing his three pigeons,
Mr. Funke and Mr. Roche divided the second and third
money after " freezing out " two other competitors who tied
on two birds. Following are the scores:.

Funke 0 1111 1—5 "Swan..

F . Hoefling 1 110 11

Pearson 1 0 111 1—5

Roche 0 1111 1—5

Linville 1 0 0 11 1—4

Walsh. 0 1 1 0 1 w

Hopper 1 0 10 1 1— i

O. Brown 1 0 0 10 0—2

Broden 0 0 w

1 1111 0—5

Silsby 0 110 1 1—1

Fay 1 110 1 1—5

S. McDonald 1 1110 0—4

Johnson 1110 1 0—4

Welch 1 0 10 1 1—4

Precht 0 110 1 0—3

Ben Brown 1 110 0 0—3

Ball Breaking1 at Watsonville.

Last Saturday at Watsonville a match was shot at glass balls,
IS yards rise, 20 balls, when the following scores were made:

J.Frizzel 20

T. Fischer 19

J. Colehower 19

H. S. Fletcher 19

J. Milliken 17

O. P. Wilcox 17

G. W. Nidever 17

O. Miller 14

A preliminary meeting of the Pacific Gun Club was held
Wednesday evening, March 28, and considerable business
transacted. The resignation of Leandro Galindo of Oakland
was accepted; several new members were enrolled and the
club under the presidency of the genial Thos. Valleau prom-
ises to spring into prominence this year. The first shoot
will be held the third Sunday in April. The first regular
meeting will be held this evening.

THE RIFLE.

One Hundred Shots.

On the 31st of last month Col. S. E. Beaver and Howard
Carr of the firm of Klein <fc Carr were again at their old game
of trying to beat the 100-shot score made by one of the crack
shots of the coast. The Colonel has made a better score on
a former occasion than he did at his last effort, and for the
improvement that he has made since he began shooting large
strings of shot we can speak very favorably. With Mr. Carr
he has always shot well ever since he took an interest in rifle
matters. One reason that Mr. Carr did not on this occasion
beat all otber scores made on this coast, in fact, in the United
States, is that he attempted to shoot the entire score without
cleaning the gun. On the eighth round the ban-el became
leaded, which entirely crippled the score. Mr. Carr is confi-
dent that had he cleaned out the gun he could have made
460 points instead of 455. On the eighth round of ten shots
he averaged 91| per cent, but the last two rounds only 88 per
cent. We look for a decided improvement on the next trials
of these two gentlemen, but as the following shows, they can
look with some pride on their scores of 100 shots when threes
are conspicuous by their absence. Edward Hovey acted as
scorekeeper:

ri

6

4

S

4

B

4

G

4

S— 15

s

4

G

fi

B

4

G

4

G

4—46

G

B

B

B

4

G

4

G

4

4-46

4

5

G

G

4

G

4

G

4

4—46

4
i

6

4

B
4

G
G

G
B

4
B

4
4

G
G

4
G

5-46

5

B

B

B

G

4

G

4

4

4-46

6

B

4

G

B

G

G

G

G

4-48

4

S

4

G

G

4

4

4

4

4-43

.5

B

4

4

4

4

G

4

G

6-46

45*

6

4

6

G

G

G

B

4

G

B-4S

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

B

G

4-43

4

4

B

B

B

4

G

G

4

4-45

4

G

4

4

G

G

4

G

4

4-44

4

6
G

4
4

G

1

1
4

4

G

4
4

4
4

G
4

B— 44

5

G

4

4

G

4

4

4

4

4-43

B

G

4

S

4

4

G

4

4

4-44

4

4

4

G

G

G

G

6

4

5—46

16

G

4

4

B

4

B

4

4

4-44

On Sunday, April 15, the California Schuetzen Club will
give a grand prize shooting tournament at Schuetzen Park,
Alameda, This affair promises to be a success as there will
be $400 in cash besides innumerable articles of value com-
peted for. The club extend a hearty invitation to all rifle-
men to come and participate.

Turner Sharpshooters.

Last Sunday the Turner Sharpshooters held their yearly
shooting tournament. The shooting was held at the Alame-
da Schuetzen Range and was well attended. Two targets
were used, the company target for members of the Turners
only, and the public target for all who desired to try their luck
with sight and trigger. Those of the company who won prizes
are: First prize, Charles Sagehorn; second, J. Thode; third,
H. Plageman; fourth, D. Schoenfeld; fifth, P. Jacoby; sixth,
E. Finking; seventh, O. Burmeister; eighth, C. Traulsen;
ninth, C. Tecklenburg; tenth, O. J. Wagner; eleventh, Chas.
Hubert; twelfth, J. Lorick; thirteenth, H. Krall; fourteenth,
I. Segden; fifteen, J. Kastor; sixteenth, August Hoffman;
seventeenth, S. Friedlander; eighteenth, L. Hintz; nine-
teenth, J. Sabla; twentieth, Wiesan; twenty-first, Biley.

The fortunate marksmen who shot on the public target
are: First prize, A. Rahwyler, 73 rings; second, R. Kubls,
72; third, William jEhrenpfort, 71; fourth, P. Jacoby, 71;
fifth, A. Seicker, 71; sixth, J. Stanton, 70; seventh, Benja-
min, 69; eight, Kapp, 68; ninth, Utchig, 67; tenth, Hatja,
66; eleventh, Zecher, 66; twelfth, Boeckmann, 65; thir-
teenth, Plageman; 63; fourteenth, Krahman, 62; fifteenth,
O. Burmeister, 61; sixteenth, J. Horstniann, 61; seven-
teenth, Bertelsen, 60; eighteenth, F. Back, 59.

As the above scores show the shooting on this occasion
was far above the average and they are worthy of commenda-
tion.

♦

A Sweeping Challenge (?)

Col. Beaver gives us the information that Mr. Nick Will-
iams has issued a sweeping challenge to shoot a match with
any two other persons for a sweepstake of $150 each under
these conditions: One hundred shots with any military rifle
at 200 yards; 100 shots with a 45 caliber pistol at 30 yards,
and 100 shots at live pigeon, 30 yards rise, Hurlingham rules
to govern.

Another condition made by Mr. Williams is that the
pigeon match must take place at the Oakland Trotting Park,
and the rifle and pistol matches must be shot at Shell Mound
range. And still another condition made is that the shoot-
ing must come off thirty days after the money is put up.
Mr. Williams does not bar out any one but he insists that
there be two to enter beside himself.

Now, instead of this being a "sweeping challenge " it is
only a sweepstake match, and there is no custom now in
vogue among sportsmen that allows one man to make a
sweepstake match and lay down all the specifications and
conditions of the same.

If Mr. W. wishes to shoot a match for big money with any
one man he might at least arrange with an acceptor on time
and place, but if he wishes to get up a sweepstake match like
the above it would be well to let those with whom he shoots
have some say in the matter.

One Hundred Shots.

The interest taken in rifle matters promises to make this
season's shooting very interesting. For some time past the
desire to make good scores in strings of 100 shots has taken
hold of several of our marksmen and many strings of more
or less merit have been made. Following is a string of shots
made last Saturday by Lieut. H. J. Mangels of Company C,
Second "Regiment. Mr. M. is a good 200-yard shot and
during the last year he has made considerable improvement
at the target. This score was made with a U. S. Springfield
rifle:

4 4
4 4
4 4

5 4 4 4 5

5 6

4 4 4 4 3 4 5

5 5 4 4 4 5 4

5 4 44

4 4 41

4 4 43

5 4 41

4 4 44

4 5

4 5

5 5

4 6 4

4 4 4

5 4 4
4 5 4
4 4 4 5 5 5..

5 3 44

5 4 41

4 4 42

Total 429

At the Alameda Rifle Range the San Francisco Schuetzen
Verein held their monthly shoot. Very good shooting was
done as the scores of the following ten marksmen show.
The men below named are the winners of prizes as shown:
First prize, Boeckmann, 25 points; second, Waller, 23; third,
P. Jacoby, 23; fourth, C. Waller, 23; fifth, Zecher, 23; sixth,
Krahman, 22; seventh, Heber, 21; eight, L. Haake, 21;ninth,
J. Horstman, 21; tenth, J. Thode, 21.

At the last monthly meeting of Companies C and G a reso-
lution was made that Company C enter a rifle team to com-
pete for the Andrews Trophy at the spring meeting of the
California Rifle Association. This company has already won
this trophy, and should they win it again it becomes their
property "for keeps."

To-morrow Companies C and G, First Infantry Regiment,
hold their regular monthly shoot at Shell Mound range.
There is no excuse for members not attending their practices,
as they can use any range to suit their ability, from 100 to
500 yards.

FISH.

The Trout's April Pools.

The opening day of the trout season was a disappointment
to nearly all who went out last Saturday and Sunday. The
late rains made the streams so muddy that even the most ex-
pert angler could hardly get a rise. It is well that the rain
came as it did, or the army of anglers would have cleaned
out the waters m the first few days and during the summer
there would have been no fishing at all. Just before the
rains the fishes were collected in the deep holes and pools,
where they would have been at the tender mercy of the an-
glers, but the rains opened up the watercourses, giving the
shining beauties a chance to scatter and increase in size.
All the streams accessible to this city were visited, and where
all worked hard to make a good showing there were only a
few who got good strings ; the largest so far reported are two
strings of seventeen and eighteen trout, most of which run
from three or four to twelve inches in length. Of twelve ex-
pert anglers some few caught as high as a dozen and some
scored a 0. Mr. J. C. Sellers was probably the most lucky
man of the day ; beside quite a number of ordinary-sized
trout he landed a beautiful 4^-pound salmon trout that meas-
ured twenty-two inches. J. E. & W. E. Shane fished along
the upper Pescadero near Dawd's, but could not get any but
small-sized fish. Parties living along this creek say that the
large salmon trout are just beginning to run in since the
rains. The crowd that returned on the late Saucelito boat
had but little to say regarding their day's exploits. Only
Mr. Nobles could crow. His catch was a string of ten, the
largest of which weighed one pound and an ounce, though
the most were fair-sized, as compared with those of other
anglers.

Salt Water Pishing:.

Rock-cod fishing is very good and is becoming better every
week in the vicinity of Yellow Bluff, or as some call it Target
Point. Pole fishing continues to improve along the Sauceli-
to shore. Mr. Frank Atwood recently caught a string of ten
fine sea trout all of which weighed one pound and some one
and a half pounds; also several black rock-cod weighing two
pounds each, and a four-pound eel. Good for Mr. Atwood.
Parties who have been on the ocean shore near Point Bonito
report excellent rock fishing. Every Sunday fishing parties
can be found all the way from Point Bonito to Bolinas Bay.
These fishing grounds are coming into favor with salt water
anglers. Fishing around the bay still continues to be good.
A great many porgies are taken up at the drawbridges near
Saucelito. Smelts of quite large size were taken last Sunday
off the old railroad whalf at Oakland. Red tail perch also
bit quite lively. On the whole, the salt water Hshiug in the
vicinity of this city is more than average.

The Government Fish Commission has given out that the
McCloud hatching establishment is to be abandoned and no
appropriation has been made for its continuance. These
works were started some ten years ago and were once de-
stroyed by high waters. They were rebuilt two years ago on
a more extensive scale, and the Government property con-
sists of hatching house, wheel, ponds, dwelling and boarding
house, barn etc. The principal reason given for the aban-
donment of the place as a Government establishment is that
the reports received at headquarters are unfavorable as to the
propagation of the McCloud fish shipped to other waters.

Spencer & Johnson, fish dealers in the California market,
had on exhibition last week a beautiful striped bass taken by
a fisherman in the bay. It was tenor eleven inches long and
weighed over half a pound. It is supposed to be one of the
lot that the Fish Commissioners brought out from New Jer-
sey and put into the bay last August near Arsenal Point near
Benicia. [There were 350 of this lot brought out here at an
expense of over §1,000, or over S3 per fish. It is a pity that
these fish cannot be let alone for a few years, for the destruc-
tion of one fish now is equivalent to the destruction of
thousands a few years hence.

The Spring Valley Water Co. will not allow any fishing
this year in the Pilarcitos or San Andreas creeks, but after
the 1st of May they will permit fish to be taken from the
Crystal Springs Lake reservoir. These waters about six years
ago were stocked with black bass and the increase since that
time has been so great that every portion of the lake is now
overrun. Beside these fish there are a great many native
salmon trout. There will be excellent sportas soon as
anglers can get their lines into these waters.

A joke is told of an angler who left the city ou Sunday
morning and returned on Monday with ten pounds of splen-
did trout. His friends praised him for his ability as an
angler and wanted to know where he caught the fish, but he
would not tell them. It finally leaked out that he had
caught them out of a private pond down the road where the
owner charges twenty-five cents a pound for all fish taken.
The owner of the pond does quite a business with anglers of
this kind.

The American representatives to the London Fisheries Ex-
hibition] left Philadelphia March 21, on the steamer Lord
Gough. Professor G. Brown Goode, of the United States
Fish Commission, is in charge; Mr. R. E. Earl will superin-
tend the fish culture exhibit; Captain J. W. Collins will have
charge of nets, boats and marine fisheries; Mr. Joseph Pal-
mer, of the taxidermy department, and Mr. Reuben Wood
will care for the angling exhibit.

If our people all over the county would not purchase a
fish from the Indians caught with a spear, it would make a
vast difference with the fishing-ground in a few years. Let
them take their chances with the hook and line and they
would leave many a big fellow to furnish sport for white men
who fish only in the proper season. — Quincy National.

Two Greek fishermen, named John Popper and Nicholas
Wedder, were arrested last Sunday morning, at Vallejo, for
violating that section of the law which prohibits fishing be-
tween midnight Saturday night and noon on Sunday. Mar-
shal Ford and Deputy Constable Wilson made the arrest.

Mr. J. H. W. Riley, who fished in the much-visited Lagu-
nitos creek, says that the stream was so muddy on Sunday
and Monday that no fish could be caught. This must be the
fault of the anglers as there were those who had pretty fair
luck in this same stream.

Trout were introduced into the waters of New Zealand
some years ago, and the natives now eujoy capital sport with
the rod, as the fish rise readily to the fly, and attain to five
and six pounds in weight.

Fisherman still growl about the saw-dust in the Truckee.
One of them had a trout this morning with its gills packed
with saw-dust, and the fish was as flabby as jelly. — Reno
Gazette,

A large shad that measured twenty-one inches was caught
last week by some fisherman in the straits of Carquinez near
Benicia. This is one of the largest ever caught in these
waters.

Capt. Hub Parker, Fish Commissioner of Nevada, placed
1,000 young Eastern trout in a pond on Col. Hurdiu's ranch
in Humboldt county last week. The fish were hatched at
Carson.

Last Monday Messrs. Frank Gassaway, Frank Page and
Chas. Peters wet their lines in the Lagunitos creek to very
good effect. They caught sixty-one fair-sized trout.

Mr. Benj. Burling fished along one of the tributaries of tho
Lagunitos, and in two days, Sunday and Monday, caught
120 trout, all of fair size.

The biennial report of Capt. H. G. Parker, Fish Coninvs*
sioner of the State of Nevada, has been received.

Fish Commissioner Dibble has been on a tour of inspection
along the Truckee, among the fish ladders.

Setb Green is reported to be dangerously ill.

Thirty-six teams will participate in the Firemen's Tourna-e
ment to be held at Gilroy on the 12th of May, one or moro
coming all the way from Los Angeles.

The statement that Myers would visit California this fall i
vehemently denied by the Now York sporting papers.

A meeting of the Lacrosse Clubs will be held nexi
the purpose of deciding upon the season's play.

Parole will be trained again this season. H«
horse on the turf.

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THE SACRAMENTO PROGRAMME.

It must be a veritable stoic "who does not admire
Sacramento in the merry month of May. There is scarce-
ly a point which is not attractive unless it be the slough
a little way from the grand depot, and that has points
which are not to be lightly rated. The Sacramento peo-
ple, too, are worthy of admiration for the spirit displayed
whenever anything is to be done to forward "getting up
a race-meeting, " or giving substantial aid to the fair.
Forty thousand dollars subscribed in a few hours to aid
in building the agricultural pavilion is a practical ex-
emplification of a liberal spirit which cannot be gain-
sayed. It does not matter if the erection of such an im-
posing structure is to the benefit of the town, it would
be a great pity if it were otherwise, though there are
plenty of places in which the inhabitants hang with
eager clutch to the dollars in abject fear that they will
never see them again.

It is one of the grand things in this world that judi-
cious liberality will pay, though it is lamentable that
the niggardly spirit so oftentimes blinds the judgment.
But this is a kind of a side issue. "We "set out" to write
about the races, and enjoyable as they are sure to be,
with thoughts of the races come remembrances of other
bright sports, and like the ancient mariner we are
wrenched with a desire to "tell a tale" if it is not a
penance.

The space is too short, however, to do justice to the
subject, too brief even for an outline sketch. To make
the most of the race week it is absolutely necessary that
the visitor go there well fortified with "tired nature's
great restorer, balmy sleep," or make up for deficiencies
by a noonday nap. The mornings and evenings are so
lovely that it is an absolute waste to spend either in
somnolency, and to rise with the lark and go to bed with
the whip-poor-will is the only method of a full realiza-
tion. Not long ago we pictured a day at the fair, but
with all the attractions offered at that season there are
lacking some of the brightest features of the spring
meeting.

Pomona and Ceres make the autumn a glorious frui-
tion; in May Flora decorates with more artistic skill and
she is lavish in adorning the capital city. There is
such a wealth of flowers that nearly every place is
blooming in a thousand bright colors, the air is redolent
with perfume. The lawns and pastures surrounding the
stately villa an,l the vine-cinbowered cottage are equal-
ly pleasing. There is not a chill in tho air from the
time Aurora streaks the East with the advance banners
and streamers of the morning, and the evenings are so
glorious that there is intense pleasure in mere existence.
After the excitement of the races there is tranquility in
the bland atmosphere which overcomes the perturbations
of the losers, and restores the equilibrium upset by get-
ting on the wrong horse. With tho programme offered
lb-- afternoons can scarcely fail to furnish their full
share of enjoyment.

fhe ten days that will intervene from the close of the
n -eting of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association

II give plenty of time for the horses to recover, and
tie trip from Oakland to Sacramrnto.
icing previous tothis meeting will put the finish-

ing polish on the preparation, and there are likely to be
some startling surprises consequent on a difference in
condition. The programme being fully given in the ad-
vertisement the only necessity is to refer to it for a list
of the purses and stakes, and we feel assured that it will
be found satisfactory.

The Sacramento course is so easily cut up that racing
and trotting on alternate days are admissible, and this
arrangement adds to the attraction.

But the first thing on the part of owners of horses to
do is to make entries, and with liberality on their part
the success of the meeting is assured. This is due to the
Turf Club in response to their effort to aid in furthering
the horse interests and we feel quite sure that such will
be the answer.

THE SPRING RACE MEETING.

Our correspondent, Mile and a Quarter, sent a very in-
teresting account of the racehorses at the Agricultural
Park Course. It is of more interest than merely the good
reports about the horses as it brings the welcome intelli-
gence that so many of the horses engaged in the coming
meeting at Oakland will be on hand to play their part in
the fray. There are so many at the popular training
ground that the well-doing is a potent factor in calcu-
lating success, and with these all right, the question is
settled, as from other places come the same flattering re-
ports.

It is true Palo Alto has undergone one of the hardest
sieges of old-fashioned distemper ever known in this coun-
try, but a majority of the horses in training have recov-
ered in time to resume work and with the large number
in exercise there, a few are not missed. Santa Anita is so
far away that little reliable intelligence can be obtained,
though as heretofore that stable has been in great force
when it put in an appearance at the spring meetings
there will be a wholesome dread of the drab and Maltese
cross. So far we have not received any information
about Mr. Boots' horses further than Lee Shaner is train-
ing them and Judge McKinstry, and J. B. Chase's have
just commenced their gallops on the Oakland course.

Ever since Lady Viva returned from Sacramento un-
til a few days ago, she was relegated to the ignoble du-
ties of drawing a cart, but inasmuch as she drew it a
mile in 3:47, and kept this clip for a dash of four miles,
it is not a had " seasoning " for the coming gallops.
From a paragraph in another column it will be learned
that Nettie Hill met with a serious accident, and there is
little question that this daughter of Joe Daniels and Mary
"Wade was very fast.

There is sure to be something very fast from Santa
Clara, where the Messrs. Judson are training on their
private course.

The "Wildidles have, with scarcely an exception, that
first great quality of a racehorse, speed, and as a reserve
there is a Monday colt from Lady Clare by Norfolk, that
can scarcely fail to be a good one. But with nothing
more than pedigrees to guide there is such a lot of good
ones that the ciphering out is beyond our capacity, or
rather the fancies we indulge might prove to be some-
thing of the will-o-wisp sort that would be dangerous to
air. To return to the letter of Mile and a Quarter, there
is a vagueness that is tantalizing, and to hear that a
two-year-old was at Premium's necktie, and that Prince
of Norfolk and Callie Smart ran a quarter in such pre-
sumably fast time that it was thought best to omit the
essential, and to leave us all in the dark as to the identi-
ty of the youngster — well.it is, to say the least, the
safest way to handle it. Not long ago there was a gen-
tleman protesting that as last fall he had watched all
the trials, listened to the opinions of all the trainers,
concluded that he could pick out the winner in every
race sure, and then got broke, he would pursue dif-
ferent tactics. He did not want to see a trial run, he
would carry a watch that had not the encumbrance of
a second hand, he would ignore the society of trainers
and jockeys, and when the races came off, he would
march to the pool stand and make his investments as his
presentiments indicated. That was, he would depend
more on impressions than fancied knowledge, and joined
with Pope in the declaration that " a little knowledge is
a dangerous thing, " especially to those who speculated
on races. This is sound philosophy as well as stable ar-
gument and we concurred fully in the expressed views.
Our esteemed correspondent must have been governed
by the same feelings, and purposely refrained from con-
veying intelligence that might mislead. This we also
indorse. As it stands, each one of the nine nominations
of Rancho del Paso may be selected as the " runner up "
of Premium, and until the race is decided it cannot be
said which was the right one. The speed of the two
scions of the horse of Norfolk will also be in the dark
until the time comes around and thus, like a skillful
artist, the sketch is handled so that the imagination has
a good deal to do with filling out the picture. At all
events the readers of the Breeder and Sportsman will agree
with us that Mile and a Quarter has given them a very
<_'iitei'taiuiiig epistle, and also cor.cur in tho view that the
news from Sacramento is encouraging and betokens a
brilliant succoss for the spring meeting.

EASTWARD BOUND.

O. A. Hickok and John A. Goldsmith will in a few
days commence their journey to the East. "While it is to
be regretted that the people of California will lose the
pleasure of seeing their horses trot at home this season,
this loss brings a recompense in benefits which will more
than repay. "With the exception of St. Julian and Di-
rector, the others of the string are California-bred colts,
and there is no recommendation which bears the same
weight as actual performances made in the presence of
those we desire to impress with the qualities of our stock.
There is a grand future for the racehorses and trotters
of California. In due time their merit will receive uni-
versal acknowledgment, and the pioneers who introduce
them to the Eastern folk are well worthy of words of
commendation. Last year may be termed the first sea-
son in which our horses gained Eastern distinction.
There was a fatality in former ventures.

Occident went entirely to pieces, Colonel Lewis be-
came so completely shattered that he was not a shadow
of his former self. The first trip of Mollie McCarthy
was a lamentable failure; the second, she displayed a
portion of her former prowess. The Duchess of Nor-
folk waned from the time she reached Chicago, flashed
for a moment with a little of her springtime brilliancy,
and then the light was darkened forever. Gano did
something for the place of his birth, though he, too, had
his mishaps, and it remains for the future to show that
this golden coast will lead the dance on the turf. Al-
though the trotters had their full share of mishaps, there
is a fair showing for 1882.

Overman proved himself a great horse and notwith-
standing his stable companions, Eva and Sweetheart,
" went away off" from their previous form, the former
gave evidence that when she did " round to, '' she would
be likely to play her part right well. "Wildflower and
Hinda Rose made a clean sweep, the only black mark
being a single heat lost.

"We have great expectations of *' our " horses the com-
ing year, but so much depends on good luck that ruby
prognostications may be ill-timed. That everything will
be done which rare skill, arising from long experience
intelligently applied, can accomplish, is assured.
Mr. Hickok has been full twenty years in
the business, and though Goldsmith is younger,
he has been educated to the profession from
his early boyhood and snows a marked aptitude. There
are few of the trainers and drivers of trotters, even in the
front ranks, who give so much thought to the mastery of
the art as the pilot. of St. Julien, and hejs not only quick
to perceiye, but is ready to apply whatever comes within
his observation, and the younger captain in this tour is
much of the same bent of mind.

Hickok has the benefit of more experience in making
the long journey from the Pacific to the Atlantic than
any other man, and is thoroughly posted in everything
rjertaining to the trip. The first section of the journey
is from here to Chicago with stops at Ogden and Omaha.
The journey and stoppage will require twelve days, and
the intention is to make the shortest possible delay in
the " City on the Lake," Cincinnati being the objective
point.

The course at Chester Park labors under the disadvan-
tage of being only a half mile, though it will be some
time before the horses require to be sent along at a fast
pace, and the benefit of the right kind of a climate will
make amends for the drawback. Events will decide the
next move, though it will not be long until the engage-
ment at the Gentlemen's Driving Park will take them
to New York.

Under Mr. Hickok's charge are St. Julien, Overman,
Ruby, Eva and several other Sultan colts engaged in the
Eastern stakes.

It is not exactly settled what Mr. Goldsmith will take
beside Romero and Director, though the probabilities are
strong that Gibraltar and Rowdy Boy will accompany
them.

As has been stated, prophesies are hazardous, but with
a fair share of the smiles of the blind damsel we have the
utmost confidence that something good will roll out of
the cornucopia.

Should St. Julien, Eva and Overman make a good dis-
play it will attract renewed attention to tho advantages
attending the wintering of horses in California, and in
case there is an influx of the Eastern cracks, the winter
sports of the track will revive.

In connection with this we will state that the Breeder
and Sftortsman has made arrangements to have the fullest
reports of the doings of our horses in the East for the
ensuing year, so that our readers can depend on being
kept fully posted in all pertaining to them. This will
be the next thing to seeing them in their races, and the
great interest will not subside should they meet with the
success we ardently desire may be the result.

1883

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THE COURSING MEETING.

"We have a great liking for fine animals of every de-
scription, and in the whole range of those which are do-
mesticated there are few which are not admired. Were
we to select especial favorites, the forms most pleasing to
the eye, and limited to a choice which should only em-
brace two varieties of quadrupeds, it would fall kon the
thoroughbred horse and the greyhound.

Among fowl the game cock would be awarded pride of
place. Not by any means when trimmed and spurred
for the pit, but with all the wealth of rich colors in plu-
mage and with comb and spurs uncut. It does not de-
pend on color in any of these to award the prize, for
though the beauty is much heightened by the shades
being of the right hues, there is still greater beauty in
the perfect symmetry of the form.

The thoroughbred horse and the greyhound
are models of graoe and agility, and the
the finer specimens are moulded into lines
that are as harmonious as the " music of the spheres,"
which we suppose means the quintessence of harmony.
The nearest approach we have ever made to attending a
regular coursing meeting has been to cross the bay in
company with those who were starting on the journey to
Merced. Last Wednesday the 4 o'clock boat con-
veyed a good many dogs, though others had taken time
by the forelock and gone^half an hour before.

Together were two distinct types of the greyhound,
one a blue, massive in proportion, something after the
pattern of many horses that have been noted for speed
and invincible determination. The other was black and
white, fine almost to fragility and yet with a wiriness of
look which augured that there might be a great flight of
speed, and an alertness that would be of vast service in
handiness of working. From a purely esthetic view
the parti-colored was the most pleasing, though to the
eye of an expert we suppose the big blue would have the
most attraction. As in the case of horses, however,
capacity is riot always shown in symmetrical lines and
there is a potency hidden beyond the ken of the most
critically inclined scrutinizers.

It is fortunate it is so, else beauty would carry off all
the cakes — bakery and all — and homely merit be thrown
in the background.

The dogs on the boat always have a, buoyant expres-
sion. The old hands at the business are well aware of
what is in store for them and are cositating over long-
eared and long-legged hare. The youngsters are over-
powered with curiosity, and have not the sedateness of
the elder. Happiness beams from every canine counte-
nance, though in the faces of some of the men who have
them in charge there is an expression of vast responsibility.
The one who has the blue dog appears as though he had
the destiny of a country in his hands and his answers are
as curt as he can make them. When a heavily laden
hand-truck comes rattling down the gangway, and he is
so crowded that there is danger of the dog being crushed
with the wheels he throws himself with almost vicious
energy against the human wall, and swings and hauls
the dog where he will be in less danger than he is in
himself.

There could not be finer weather for a coursiug meet-
ing. The " glorious rains " have wetted down the
plains that were so arid, and there is verdure on the
San Joaquin. An elastic carpet to run upon without
risk of torn nails and worn pads, and as yet the gentle-
men of the slips have not invented an artificial " pro-
tection " to use when the most speed is required. We
write this before the action begins. When it is over
T. T. W. will give our readers one of his most
vivid descriptions and those who could not leave home
will have the satisfaction of having the scene transferred
from the San Joaquin to the pages of^the Breeder and
Sportsman.

THE POULTRY ARTICLES.

The articles that appeared in this paper on the breed-
ing of poultry contributed by G. E. D. have been
published in pamphlet form, and this will be a source of
satisfaction to those who are engaged in the business, as
it presents them in more compact form. The author is
very competent and handled the subject intelligently,
and the treatise on the preliminary stages, incubation, is
invaluable, being a lucid explanation of this critical por-
tion of the business. As in horse-breeding, the first thing
is to get a foal of the- desired type, so in the poultry
line, hatching the chickens is the groundwork.

After the exhaustive articles, it is not neoessary to say
more regarding artificial incubation. Besides tho arti-
cles published in the Breeder >n,<] Sportwnan there is a de-
scription of the Golden Gate Incubator incorporated in
the pamphlet and by sending a stamp to Davis <fc Look,
East Oakland, Cal., it will bo forwarded by mail to ap-
plicants.

THE STRIDE OF THE RACEHORSE.

Had there been the controversy regarding the action
of the racehorse that the fast trotting step gave rise to, a
portion, at least, of the great discoveries of the camera
would have been anticipated. It was taken for granted
that the chief, if not all, the propelling power was pos-
terior to the girth, and that the back, loin, quarters and
gaskins were the points where the motive power was
stored. An old acquaintance, prominent on the Western
turf twenty-five years ago, styled it " the driving eend,"
and this view was shared by all who were considered to
be good judges of the form of the runner. The immense
quarters and gaskins of the fast "short horse" would
elicit favorable comment, and though the arm and fork
were not overlooked, muscular development in the ante-
rior part of the body was only held to be serviceable in
keeping that part out of the way.

The arguments which the fast trotting step brought
out prepared the way for investigation, and, conse-
quently, many had a tolerably correct idea of that
method of progression long before the instantaneous
photographs appeared. Not so ample an acquaintance
as at present, though so much more thorough than that
of running that it appears like knowledge vs. ignorance.
Had one-quarter the study been given to the action of
the racehorse that was the case with the fast trotter, the
fact that the last great propelling effort before the body
was hurled through the air was made by the foreleg
would surely have been discovered.

In looking over some old papers one was found on
which was represented several strides of a racehorse.
The diagram was made from running a horse over a
newly harrowed and scraped track and measuring the
spaces between the footprints. This was done to prove a
position taken in controversy the winter previous, that
one foot struck the ground at a time, which was dis-
puted by the person we had the argument with.

On the sheet are six strides, the shortest nineteen feet,
the longest twenty-one feet ten inches. In all the strides
the measurements commenced at the footprint before the
bound, and ended where the same foot touched the
ground again. In the longest stride the space represent-
ing the bound was eight feet one inch, the next space
three feet ten inches, the next five feet, and the last four
feet eleven inches. The photographs show exactly how
these were made. The place of beginning was where
the fore foot gave the last impulse, and the next print
where the hind foot made the first contact. That this
was while the body had no support was evident from it
being so much the longest — eight feet one inch. The
next space is where the relieving hind foot came to the
assistance of its mate, and then the space of five feet
marks where the fore foot was put down. The next
space of four feet eleven inches is the distance between
the fore feet, and marks the length of the stride. Now
let us suppose that some one had made the discovery that
the forelegs are more than props, have a more arduous
task than to keep the horse from tumbling on his nose,
and desired to prove it. The first step would be to place
shoes on, which would be made so that each would have
distinguishing features.

The scraped track would plainly show that the fore
foot was the agent to hurl the body along, and that the
hind foot received the first shock of landing. It would
also be proved that the next to strike was the other hind
foot, and then the fore foot, which before had not
touched the ground, was marked. The final print shows
the same foot that commenced the stride, and the old-
time formula of " five tracks or four spaces," has been
complied with to measure the stride. There was no end
in these old times to stride-measuring. " What does he
run on ?" was sure to be a question when a short horse
was the topic, and the reply would give the feet and in-
ches with scrupulous exactness.

While this much is easily proven from the "tracks,"
there are other points which could only be elucidated by
instantaneous photography. The air kept the secret of
the positions assumed when body and limbs were off the
ground, and had any one pictured the grotesque atti-
tudes revealed by tho camera, he would have been held
too daft to converse with. Then the footprints would be
liable to mislead in one respect. Aware that to give a
stride of 21 feet 10 inches it was absolutely
necessary that the body be hurled along without support,
he would naturally take the longest space as being the
representative of that interval. But he found two long
gaps, and in the strides there is a singular variation. In
the one of 19 feet the first space is 6 feet 5 inches, the
next is 2 feet 11 inches, then there is 5 feet 10 inches,
followed by M feet 10 inches. The query would arise, are
there not two bounds, and if the first is long the next i*
short. He has another stride before him of 2t feet, tin
first space 7 feet 2 inches, the second 6 feet 3 inches,
and the cause of which would baffle him however cute
at figuring things out.

When the second space in the stride is printed on the

ground the photograph shows a position beyond human
eye to detect, and which would be altogether likely to
escape the most acute mind. When the second hind foot
has struck the earth it remains there, the body being
carried over it, until the fore foot is brought down, being
spread apart far enough to cover that much space be-
tween them. The feet on the ground are the right fore
and the left hind, or vice versa, and the others
are stretched in the air to a still greater distance
apart. While then the order of placing the feet on the
ground would be noticeable, and the correct impression
received of the agency of the fore leg in giving the final
impetus and also the "breaking of the jar " with the
hind, there would arise so many puzzles as to lead to
doubt in all other features of the stride, and, possibly,
shake his belief in the correctness of the demonstration.

At all events it would have given room for endless ar-
guments, requiring unlimited enthusiasm to sustain the
sceptic who questioned the verdict of the world.

Therefore it is fortunate that the knowledge was hid-
den until there was absolute proof to sustain it, and even
with that there are infidels. The old paper, however,
and the photographs tell the same story, though it is
vexatious to think of how small a portion of the teach-
ings were applied. It only required to be studied to have
thrown a good deal of light, and carried far enough
would have resulted in something of an approximation
to our present knowledge.

ARANZA BEATEN.

The first of the American horses to appear on the En-
glish turf this season was Aranza, by Bonnie Scotland.

Thd race was the Lincolnshire Handicap, which was
run on the 27th of March.

The night before the race Aranza was the favorite at
6 to 1, though just before the start she receded to 10 to 1.
Knight of Burghley, the favorite, at 8 to 1. After run-
ning 300 yards Greek Maid struct Aranza, destroying all
her chances to win. Knight of Burghley was the win-
ner, the weights being much in his favor.

From late advices it is probable that a better showing
will be made by the Lorillard stable before the spring
meetings come to a close.

THE JERSEY HERD BOOK.

Elsewhere will be found a communication advocating
the issuing of a Jersey Herd Book for the Pacific coast.
As we understand the matter, it is a move which will be
heartily welcomed by the breeders of this section of the
country. There are complaints about finical ruliDgs
and absurd conditions which must be altered on good
grounds from the nearly universal agreement that they
are too onerous to be borne. There is no desire to be so
lax that inferior animals, or those which are lacking in
the essential quality of pedigree, will be admitted. The
whole purpose is to simplify the registration, and while
stringent rules will be adopted, the farcical addendas
and red-tapism of the East will be avoided.

There is an extended interest on this coast in relation
to-Jersey cattle. The breeders of this class embrace a
large number of men, and in nearly every village and
town are specimens of this deservedly popular race.
Their adaptability to family wants insures that there
will be a continued increase, and though in the last ten
years they have multiplied beyond the expectations of
the most sanguine, another decade will show still greater.

The publication of a Herd Book will be of immense
advantage in systematizing the business. It is a settled
maxim in breeding that the only dependence in securing
grades that will come up to expectation is to have one
parent pure. The half-bred Jersey may be only slightly
inferior to the thoroughbred in milk and butter-produc-
ing qualities, though whenever the experiment is tried
of coupling half-breds there is almost a certainty of
failure, quite sure to be degeneration. It would be un-
wise to breed a pure Jersey cow to a mongrel bull, as
the females are needed to perpetuate the breed, but the
male can be coupled with cows of other breeds withoul
loss.

Now that the project has been given a -tart if behooves
everyone interested to take hold of it with energy and a
determination to carry it through. We will be pleased
to do all that lies in our power, but if the breeders hold
back our efforts will be of no avail. There i- aol a dis-
senting voice, not a single individual thai we hftVB heard
offer the least objections. With this univi rsal acquies-
cence in the wisdom of the move, failure can only result
from apathy. But there is little danger o£ lethargy
when there is such a general realization of the benefit

to follow.

THE AUCTION SALE.

The auction sale of trotting-bred sioek, belonging !<•
L. J. Hose and J. B. Haggin took place al
District Course on Thursday a brief acci
found elsewhere.

The priei-s were very much in favor of thi
capital bargains in nearly every instance w i

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April 7

ROWING.

How Cambridge was Beaten.

The defeat of the Cambridge crew by Oxford on the 15ta
inst. was even more overwhelming than the cable reports
showed, while perhaps never before were the " tips " of the
aquatic reporters of the London press so wrong. The
Sportsman, Sporting Life, Bell's Life, Sporting Chronicle,
Land and Water and the afternoon papers all declared for
Cambridge, and on the strength of this the "Light Blues"
were strong favorites at 3 to 1 on them. The start was made
by Mr. Edward Searle at 5:50, the Oxford boat being the
quickest away, and never reached, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing report telegraphed to the Cork Constitution:

"They rowed forly-one strokes in the first minute to Cam-
bridge's thirty-nine, 'and even in the early part of the contest
looked all over winners. Their stroke was clean, powerful
and uniform, and certainly without the splash and hurry of
Cambridge. The leader's 'time to the Bishop's Creek was
1:17, and to Craven Steps, 2:29. From this point to the Rag-
ged Staff, or tree, which marks the mile, Oxford easily in-
creased their lead, rowing really well and steering in admir-
able course. The Light Blues were, on the contrary, steered
very badly. Mr. Hunt took them right into the Oxford wash
and then out again, losing more valuable 'ground. ' Oxford's
time for the mile was 4:10. There was no change as we ap-
proached the soap works, except that the dark clouds and
mist at the start had given place to snow and hail, and it was
every minute more difficult to see from the press boat the
actual condition of affairs. Indeed so far were the press boat
and the other three steamers behind that a description of the
race from this point cannot be exact. We could, however,
tell with reasonable precision that a difference of nine seconds,
or three lengths, separated the boats at Hammersmith. The
leader's time was'S:9 and that of Cambridge 8:1S. Above the
bridge Cambridge undoubtedly spurted, and were for a little
while timed to be rowing forty-three strokes to the minute.
Whatever advantage was gained by this effort was, however,
soon lost by bad steering off Chiswick Eyot. The Cambridge
coxswain seemed quite unequal to keeping out of Oxford's
wash, and it must be said that between them — Mr. West and
Mr. Lyon — the Oxford stroke and coxswain gave their antag-
onists* the full benefit of the broken water. We believe Ox-
ford's time to Chiswick Church was 12:47, but we were so far
behind that the contending boats were only distant moving
specks on the dark river seen through 'the dense mist and
blinding snow. All through Corney Beach the fight went on,
but it had long been apparent to any but the most blind -wor-
shippers of Cambridge that, bar accident, the race was over.
Oxford went on content with their safe lead, and rowing not
perhaps the thirty-seven they were doing at the end of the
first mile, but still a thoroughly steady, well-timed
stroke, quite without flurry or sign of exhaustion. Cambridge
rowed a plucky stern, but gave no evidence of the power
with which they were everywhere credited. Oneortwo men
in the boat were not pulling their own weight, and that
weight was something by no means inconsiderable, while the
splashing and irregularity of the feather were almost unmis-
takable signs of distress. It may be that the Cambridge were
really holding Oxford, and preventing them going further
away, but the strong probability is that Oxford, with an easy
lead of forty yards or so clear, were content with this and did
not try to increase it. The difference at Barnesbridge,
reached by the leaders in 17:28, was ten seconds. The race
home from the railway bridge was rowed in thick darkness,
and all that can be said is that it was uneventful, Oxford win-
ning by three and a half lengths, or about fifty yards clear,
in 21:18 from the start. The race was remarkable for the
completeness with which it falsified the opinions of the best
judges of rowing. Many, no doubt, believed with justice
that Oxford were a really good crew, and very many more
were convinced that the odds on Cambridge were by no means
justified; still, in the face of the time-test, and bowing to the
fetich tbat says 'the favorite always wins,' they doubted
their own judgment and would neither take the odds nor ad-
vise that they should be taken. The race has for so many
years now been a moral certainty for the favorites that peo-
ple had got to look upon the trials as the real pace and the
real race, but now, however, a new and exciting element, is
introduced — the element of uncertainty — and we shall have
for several years the refreshing evidence of 1883 to show us
that the favorite does not always win and that the weight of
money and weight of men do not necessarily command suc-
cess. It is a great good thing for the race that Oxford won
yesterday, for after this the non-favorites need never lack
confidence."

«.

Hanlan having been reported to have expressed a desire to
row against Wallace Boss this year for SI, 000 aside,
Boss issues a challenge to Hanlan offering to row a
four or five-mile race for the amount stated, the winner to re-
ceive all the money received from the railways and other
sources. Boss will give §500 for expenses provided Hanlan
will row at St. John or will take §500 and row at Toronto,
the race to take place on or after July 1. Hanlan positively
declines going to the maritime provinces to row Boss. If
Ross will agree to row on any of the waters half-way between
Toronto and St. John, N. B., he will be accommodated. Han-
lan thinks the amount stated for expenses — $500 in a $1,000
race — is out of all proportion, and in the race he proposes ex-
penses will not be given or taken. The latter has $500 on
deposit with the Turf, Field and Farm, and calls on Ross to
cover it.

THE HERD.

A NEW YORK RANCH.

A decision was rendered quite recently by Judge Nelson,
of the United States District Court for the District of Mas-
sachusetts, strongly affirming the constitutionality of the act
of Congress which prohibits the confining of cattle, sheep
and swine in railroad cars for more than twenty-eight con-
secutive hours without uulouding for food, water and rest,
unless ample provisions are made for furnishing the same
within the cars by any railroad company whose line forms
any part of a line for conveying animals from one State to
ano) In r. Tho action was brought by the American Humane
Society against the Boston »t Albany Railroad Company and
the Fitchburg Railroad Company.

The action of Milton Young in chloroforming the stallion
Onondaga, and having his eyes punched out with a rod-hot
iron, has excited th<- ^n.-utust indignation in all parts of the
country, and especially in his own State, Kentucky, is the
brutal act condemned in strong terms. The leading turfmen
and breeders of the Blue Grass region say that henceforth
th' y will have nothing whatever to do with Young, and as
tboy arc likely to carry out their sentiments to the letter, his
p' sition is anything but pleasant. The destroying of Onon-
ra'e sight was wholly unjustifiable, as by putting blinkers
him the result sought would have been attained.

•'bunas, the sire of Ashley (2:24,}), is in the stud this year
e Illinois Ranch, American Valley, Plumas county.

Paraphernalia of a Model Farm—Value of
the Silo System— Gossip about the Cattle.

Mountainside Farm, the property of Mr. Theodore A.
Havemeyer of New York, is situated on the Ramapo river,
about three miles from Mahwah, on the New York, Lake
Erie and Western Railroad, thirty miles from the city. Its
acres number about 600, of which more than half are arable
and are cultivated in the most thorough manner, under the
superintendence of Mr. John Mayer, a thoroughly practical,
educated ond scientific farmer, who, assisted by a foreman,
directs the operations of a working force of some thirty men.
The buildings are the most extensiveand perfectly appointed,
and probably the most costly, that are devoted to the Jersey
interest. The herd numbers about 100 cows in milk besides
young stock, and contains some of the most noted animals of
the breed. They are kept upon the soiling system, or, in
other words, are fed in the stables, summer and winter, be-
ing turned out daily, weather permitting, for exercise.
Spring water is carried through the stables and barns, and
the animals are watered by an arrangement of hydrants
which place it before each without removal from the stall.
A steam engine does the churning, cutting of fodder, grind-
ing of grain, and pumping. The dairy rooms have tiled
floors and sides, and are ceiled in hard woods. The engine
room, forge, ice houses and refrigerating rooms are elaborate
and perfect in appointments.

Next to the herd of Jersey cattle, the features which have
rendered this farm a noted one throughout the country, are
its immense and perfectly arranged silos, or pits for storing
and preserving fodder in a green state for use in winter — a
system that promises to revolutionize the method of cattle
feeding in the northern portions of the country. These silos
were constructed upon plans furnished by Mr. C. W. Mills,
one of the earliest experimenters to whom the country is in-
debted for enlightenment upon this important subject, and
after a thorough trial of two seasons are regarded as a com-
plete success. While the adoption of the ensilage system has
spread enormously, it may be doubted whether, taking the
-whole country over, so valuable and exhaustive a test of its
merit has been made elsewhere as that which has drawn the
attention of the country to Mountainside Farm. The op-
ponents of ensilage have predicted that its success was only
apparent; that it would gradually undermine the health of
the animals and result in disaster, notwithstanding the favor-
able reports from all directions of its value for fattening beef
cattle aud increasing the yield of milk dairies, for the, fat cat-
tle went to the butcher and the dairymen turned off their
dry cows to the grazier before final effects upon the animals
and upon their progeny could be determined. Strong re-
monstrances and ominous warnings came from the more con-
servative to check the exultation with which the new depar-
ture was hailed by the enthusiastic. It was a bold measure,
then without a precedent, to substitute ensilage exclusively
for hay in the feeding of a herd of cattle that §100,000 could
scarcely replace and from which the calves were the income
of first importance. It was still bolder for the fact that in so
doing the grain ration of the cows was cut down to one-half
that which had previously been fed with hay, causing greater
physical dependence upon the new food. It was still bolder
when, having passed through the winter, the cattle were not
turned upon pasture in the spriDg, thus giving a respite from
ensiloed food, as has been the custom elsewhere. From Oc-
tober, 1881, until now, the entire herd, old and young, were
kept upon ensilage without intermission, save occasionally
when, for a day or two, a change was made for the sake of
experiment. Tnejjresult has been that, with half the'amount
of grain formerly fed with hay, the same cows have averaged
over 100 pounds (fifty quarts) more of milk per month than
they did on the old diet. Their coats look glossy and sleek,
and every indication is that of blooming health. The calves
that have been dropped upon the place from silo-fed parents,
themselves silo-reared, are pronounced without dissent by
the hundreds who visit the place to be of the best quality
and in excellent condition. It may be doubted whether
another lot of animals equally large, vigorous and healthful
at various ages can be found short of a climate that affords
pasturage the year round. While much of this condition is
due to the fact that the parent herd, both as regards the im-
ported and the native-bred animals, was selected with an eye
to constitution and superior physical capacity, their bloom-
ing condition is unquestionably due, in a great measure, to
the method of feeding.

There are some facts connected with ensilage that are hard
to account for. While it appears improbable that the feeding
value of green forage could be improved upon its natural
condition when fresh by stowage under pressure in a pit, the
experiments at Mountainside Farm raise the question at least
to the dignity of a debatable one. When, in August last, the
working force of the farm was concentrated upon the great
work of transporting the fifty acres of green corn fodder from
the fields in which it grew, through the giant cutters and cur-
riers, into the great pits where it was to be preserved for the
coming year's use, a pit of ensilaged rye fodder which had
been stored earlier in the season, and from which the herd
were being fed, gave out. To open a new pit would be to
divert the use of the machinery and the time of three or four
men from the special work of harvesting, to which all ener-
gies were being devoted. Mr. Mayer therefore ordered that
several loads of the corn fodder cut fresh in the field should
be placed before the cows instead of their customary feeds of
ensilage. Now, every country boy who has had to drive the
cows out of the cornfield and noted the persistence with
which some cunning old cow will find or make a hole in the
fence to get back knows that cows like corn fodder. That
they ate it with great relish was evident, and they ate a much
larger quantity than they did of the rye ensilage; neverthe-
less, with the same grain ration, theyfell off in milk. Think-
ing the result due to the fact that the ensilage had had the
advantage of having passed through the cutter, the fresh
corn fodder was then submitted to that treatment instead of
being fed long, but the milk continued to diminish until at
the end of three days the average daily shrinkage per cow
was four pounds (two quarts), which, when tested in quality,
showed two per cent less cream. A new pit of ensilage was
opened, and in two days the cows were back to their full
flow. This comparison between ensilaged rye and fresh corn
fodder is the more surprising from the fact that as a fresh
feed rye fodder is inferior to corn fodder. The discrepancy
cannot be attributed to a difference in amount of food, for,
as carefully ascertained, the cows ate sixty pounds of the
corn against twenty-five pounds of the rye. Nor can it be
accounted for on the principle that ensilage is a more con-
centrated food, in the sense that one ton of hay contains

more sustenance than several tons of green grass, being a
condenseefproduct, for ensilage is said to retain all its juices
and to lose less than one per cent of its weight in the meta-
morphosis. The chemical theory is that the method of stor-
ing ensilage causes it to develop lactic acid, which is in itself
a stage of digestion, and so effective in its action that the
food renders a maximum of its nutriment to the support of
the animal.

The Jersey herd is a very notable one. Its first bull is the
celebrated imported Farmer's Glory, a great prize winner in
three countries, and whose progeny have probably won more
prizes and sold for more money in Jersey, England and
America than the get of any other living bull. Yet, great as
his fame is, many connoisseurs prefer his companion in the
next box, imported Carlo, whose mole-like skin and rich
quality tell so clearly in his offspring, that with no special
blood-fashion to herald them they have sold at a splendid
average wherever they have appeared in the auction ring.
When Mr. Edward Burnett went to the island of Jersey to
purchase the imported portion of this herd, he sought among
the more fashionable strains for a bull. He found that sev-
eral of the most careful and successful breeders, on the island
were sending their best cows to Carlo. "Why do you prefer
him to more fashionably bred bulls?" was the question.
<; Because American buyers are demanding butter tests be-
fore buying, and this bull comes of an unsurpa'ssed line of
butter cows, " was the answer. "That is the fellow I'm
after, " said Mr. Burnett, and he brought him home. With
him came Sultane IV, a daughter of the grand cow Sultane,
whose name, coupled with those of Eegina and Coomassie,
completes the most famous trio of cows known to island his-
tory. The bull calf of Sultane IV, by Carlo, sold last spring
lor $1,775 at auction. A daughter of Coomassie also came
over with Carlo, and her bull calf by him brought §1,500 at
the same sale. None but males have yet been offered. Those
gotten by Carlo have averaged §700 each. With them came
the cows Cocotte, first over all Jerseys as a three -year- old,
and her sister in blood Mignonne, likewise successful. For
perfection of size, substance, wedge-shape, capacity of udder,
and milk veins, united with the highest finish, Cocotte, when
in the flush ofmilk, is as near the model ideal cow as one
could hope to find. Brunette Hammond, Lille Bonne, Belle
Dame, and Northern Queen are a few of the other imported
celebrities. In some respects they are unlike most of the im-
ported cattle that reach this country. Having been obtained
before the island had been stripped of its best animals and
selected to meet the standard of an owner who cannot toler-
ate an underling, there is not a runt among them, but all
show great substance and constitution without deviation
from the high blood-like finish that is so tempting to buyers
and in which imported cattle excel in contrast to those reared
in this country. Yet, in the butter tests which are just be-
ginning to be made at Mountainside, the native-bred cows
hold a decided lead. Whether this will continue after an-
other year of acclimating, and this department* is taken in
hand more systematically, remains to be seen. Mountain-
side Farm, with its herd of Jerseys and its lands and build-
ings devoted to the interest, could probably not be dupli-
cated at an outlay of less than §300,000.

Some General Principles.

The following points in breeding are laid down by James
Howard of Brittania Farm, Bedford, England, well known
as a breeder of Shire horses, Shorthorn cattle. Oxfordshire
Down sheep, and White pigs:

"I am convinced that there are certain laws pertaining to
the process, which, like all nature's operations, are fixed and
unalterable, and which cannot be disregarded with impunity.
I will therefore state very briefly what I deem to be the car-
dinal points in the art of breeding which have been fairly
established.

"1. That from the male parent is mainly derived the ex-
ternal structure, configuration and outward characteristics,
the locomotive peculiarities inclusive.

"2. From the female parent are derived the internal
structure, the vital organs, and in a much greater proportion
than from the male, the constitution, temper and habits, in
which endurance and 'bottom' are included.

"3. That the purer the race of the parent the more cer-
tainty there is of its transmitting its qualities to the offspring.
Say two animals are mated; if one is of purer descent than
the other, he or she will exercise the most inflence in stamp-
ing the character of the progeny, particularly if the greater
purity is on the side of the male.

"4. That apart from certain disturbing influences or
causes, the male, if of pure race and descended from a stock
of uniform color, stamps the color of the offspring.

"5. That the influence of the first male is not infrequently
protracted beyond the birth of the offspring of which he is
the parent, and his mark left upon subsequent progeny.

"6. That the transmission of diseases of the vital organs
is more certain if on the side of the female, and diseases of
the joints on the side of the male parent."

Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars.

Mr. P. C. Kellogg reports that T. S. Cooper has obtained
from Miller & Sibley, Franklin, Pa., the famous Jersey bull
Pedro, by Domino of Darlington out of Eurotas, and that
he will be bred to about thirty of the cows of Mr. C.'s impor-
tation, which are to be sold in New York under the direction
of Kellogg & Co., on the 17th and 18th of May next. Mr.
K. writes:

Pedro is not positively sold, but will, in any event, remain
at Linden Grove until Mr. Cooper's cattle are sold. There is
no disagreement as to price, which is §10,000 cash; but
Messrs. Miller & Sibley hold to the right to breed twelve
cows, to which Mr. Cooper objects, unless at regular fees —
§250 each. If this difference remains unadjusted the bull
will go back to Franklin — Mr. Cooper paying a rental for his
use upon thirty cows that is far in excess of the §2,500 at
which he sold last fall. Becent eventsrender it more proba-
ble, however, that the sale will be consummated, as Peter C.
Kellogg & Co. have just sold to Messrs. Miller & Sibley, for
account of Mr. A. B. Darling, the following bulls, which
leaves them in somewhat better shape to part with Pedro.

Yellow Boy 6,381, dropped April 10, 1879, [by Duke of
Darlington 2,460, dam imported Daisy 692 (the Paran-
Stevens cow).

Bull; calf, dropped Jan. 18, 18S3, by Duke of Darling-
ton 2,460, dam Florinde 7,110; second dam Leda 790.

Bull calf, dropped Jan. 19, 1883, by Black Prince of
Hanover 2,843, dam Eurotas 2,454.

The price of the Eurotas calf was §12,500, and the other
two brought well up in the thousands. The same firm of-
fered §10,000 for Bomba, but it was declined. The prices
mentioned herein are authentic, and will interest breeders of
Jerseys as being in excess of any that have thus far devel-
oped.— Breeder's Gazette,

1883

mid Mvoxtemwu

219

Sheep Washing1.

The seeker after advice as to the proper course to
pursue in preparing and marketing wool will find his
patience taxed not so much with the search as with
the amount of such advice that comes to him from
every direction. A noticeable feature of the situa-
tion is the fact that a preponderance of this volun-
tary counsel comes from parties whose relation to the
wool clip Is such as to rob their good office of the
charm of disinterestedness with which they seek to
surround it. Men who would take the suggestion
for proper weights as a reflection upon their own
honesty, will urge upon the wool grower the propri-
ety of honesty in preparing his clip for market with
the same complacency as was manifested by that
ether gentleman who, from the street corner con-
gratulated himself that he was "not as other men,"
Of course, the flock-master should be honest in his
dealings with his fellow men. He recognizes the
fact as forcibly as any one, and acts in accordance
with it as generally as the average business man; and
the volunteer diatribes that are shoved before him
as each shearing season comes round are a reflection
■which is not always characterized in the laneuage
that its imprudence merits. He has the right to the
same freedom in preparing his clip for market that
the buyer enjoys in accepting or refusing it at a
stated price, and both are entitled to the presumption
of honesty until forfeited by practices beyond its
pale.

The first point to be determined in connection with
getting the clip into market is that of washing. With
many flocks this is determined, negatively, by nat-
ural obstacles, such as remoteness from suitable
streams, or the presence on the ranges of dirt and
sand, which would render cleansing of little avail.
Brook-washing is not now so generally practiced as
formerly. This results partly from the absence of
suitable facilities, such as pollution of streams by
sewerage and offal from manufactories of various
binds, but more especially from the growing convic-
tion among flock-managers that -washing is unprofit-
able; that is to say, the enhanced price obtained for
washed wool does not counterbalance the cost of la-
bor involved in the washing process, when added to
the inevitable injury resulting to the flock. Sheep
washing is hard work for both men and animals, and
should have the certainty of good pay for its en-
couragement. None of the poetry of which it is the
Bubject was inspired by men standing for hours
waist deep in chilling water during the tedious pro-
cess of turning and squeezing the fleece of each sheep
until the entire flock reached the point of "snowy
whiteness." Where wool can be sold absolutely on
its merits as to condition, there is no room for
doubting the impolicy of flock washing. If the value
of the clip is based upon the amount of cleansed
wool it will yield, it is difficult to find any offset to
the labor and expense and injury to animals in-
volved in the washing beyond the single item of re-
ducedfreight. The practice has found its greatest
encouragement in the arbitrary prices enforced by
wool buyers who entered the markets with offerings
for "washed " and "unwashed " without due regard
to the wide range in the percentage of wool repre-
sented in those terms. Some localities, with ex-
ceptional facilities for washing, in which the prac-
tice has a fixity that is the characteristic of all in-
herited customs, will doubtless be slow in making a
change; there is, however, little room for doubting
that a yearly increasing percentage of the future
United States clips will be placed on the market in
an unwtashed condition. This will relieve the flock-
manager of much hard work at a time when every
day is important, and will enableconsumersof wools
to purchase a supply in the best condition for pre-
serving its working qualities, without adding to the
labor or expense of cleaning, sorting or other mani-
pulation.

In localities remote from the final market for
wools, and exposed to the extortionate transportation
charges commonly inflicted by railroads when not
held in check by wholesome competition, the item(of
freight has proven so considerable as to induce efforts
at relief through establishments for assorting and
cleansing the wools of certain sections; in fact, put-
ting them in proper condition for manufacture.
Theoretically this schemej has much to recommend
it; giving to the seller the advantage of a saving in
freight of thirty per cent to sixty per cent of the
gross weight of his wool, added to such enhanced
price as the buyer should be willing to pay in con-
sideration of getting just the quantity of certain
grades of wool he requires, while relieving him of all
risk and uncertainty as to the amount of shrinkage
from an unwashed condition. Whether or not the
scheme will prove successful in practice remains for
the future to demonstrate. Like all innovations up-
on long-established customs, this one, even if found
profitable by those adopting it, will be tardily ac-
cepted by the majority of flock-managers. Some will
hold off by reason of their conservatism — the disposi-
tion to " let well enough alone"— while others are
barred by the necessity that compels them to realize
a considerable proportion of the value of their wool
harvest at the earliest possible date. This, of course,
the scheme of sorting and scouring will interfere
with, until assumed by parties having capital that
will enable them to make such advances as the grow-
er may require for immediate use. This phase of the
washing question has more especial interest for
wool-growers on the frontier, in view of the double
disadvantage under which they are so commonly
placed— remoteness from market, inability to proper-
ly wash their fiocks because of the large number of
animals, and, quite frequently, an absence of suffi-
cient water. By these, doubtless, the experiments
already inaugurated will be watched with more than
ordinary interest.

Upon the question of washing^ wool-growers will
generally be found quite free from sentimentalism.
They will be controlled by the answer that experi-
ence brings to the everyday question, " Will it pay?"
If buyers will in the future pay as much per pound
for ".washed " wool that has been allowed to become
nearly or quite as heavy as it was before put into the
water— as they have so often paid in the past— the
piobability is that all the "washed fleece "wanted by
soch men will be forthcoming. But as the number
of buyers who name prices according to intelligent
estimates of cleansed wool they are to get rather than
in accordance with arbitrary rules of a certain price
for" unwashsd" and an advance of one-third for
• * washed " is yearly increasing, there is room for be-
lieving that the present decade will bring the day
when every wool-grower can realize the real value of
his clip without regard to the condition of the clip
of any other grower, whether in the same neigh-
borhood or in another State. — Breeder's Gazette,

Stock, " "The Management of Sheep, " "History of
the Early Importation of Dogs to this Coast, " "Hunt-
ing Wild Horses," and an infinite number of shorter
articles, on a vast range of subjects of interest to the
class of patrons for whom the publication is de-
signed. -Among its contributors are the leading
stockmen of the Pacific Coast and the territories.—
Kern Co. Californian.

Breeder aiid Sportsman.

The frequent races that take place at the race track
and the crowds that assemble to witness them and to
bet, Is an indication that more than ordinary interest
is taken in sporting matters in this country, people
naturally desire to read up and acquire information
in the direction their taste leads, hence a good local
journal, if such an one were known to exist, ought
to have a golden circulation here, and would doubt-
less be subscribed^ for with eagerness. Such an one
is the Breeder And Sportsman, a comparatively new
publication issued at 508 Montgomery street, San
Francisco. It contains all the latest sporting intel-
ligence, wood cuts andjnotices of the most celebrated
horses, etc., and a variety of articles conveying use-
ful and interesting information to the breeder and
sporting man and all who deal in stock or are en-
gaged in rearing fine animals. For example, the
number before us, besides all the current sporting
intelligence, contains long notices of celebrated
horses, andyvaluable articles on the following sub-
jects: "The Trotting Horse, " "Oregon as a Horse
Breeding Country, " " The Pacers of 1883, " " Cheese
Making,"" Fancy Prices for Stock," "Watering

Foot-rot in Sheep.

Having seen in some of the stock publications of
our country, " What is the foot-rot in sheep and its
cure? " permit me to Bay that the foot-rot is aj.disease
of the foot, located between the horny substance and
the flesh of the feet, and will, if not arrested, cause
the claw to grow in an unshapely form and become
loose and detatched, forming a vacuum between the
claw and inside construction of the foot, and in its
progress forming a fluid or mattery substance which,
coming to the practical shepherd's nostrils, will
never be forgotten. From my own observation, I
think that the disease is communicated by innocula-
tion, and then fostered or retarded by local surround-
ings or sanitary measures, Bucb as a dry climate and
dry land for the sheep to graze and feed upon. Under
such circumstances it may lie dormant for months,
while if grazed on low, wet land and in warm weath-
er, or kept in dirty, wet yards or pens, it will not be
long before half of the flock are on their knees to
feed, and will walk as though they were on drum-
sticks. Some call it a parasite. Let it be what it may,
it needs a cure; and I think the remedies given be-
low,| if followed by " eternal vigilance " in the use
of the knife to pare to the quick and to the bottom, so
that the medicine may reach to the very root of the
disease, will killthe disease and save the sheep. It
may have to be repeated three or four times, but in
two weeks after the first dressing, if by the same op-
erator, he will plainly see the effect of the first dress-
ing and be encouraged.

In the use of the knife, I would say be careful not
to cut into the inner or beyond the horny substance of
the foot; but I have sometimes had to cutoff the
horny substance of both claws of a sheep's foot to ac-
complish a cure. Cut as close as possible not to
cause bleeding, but by the most careful operator this
calls for great caution.

After the foot is cleaned and pared, have the follow-
ing applied: Dissolve as much blue-stone in warm,
soft water as the water will take up; dip each dis-
eased foot in the liquid. This will penetrate between
the sound and diseased portions of the foot, and above
the horny substance of the hoof ifor the disease will
sometimes break out above the hoof, as though the
foot bad been pierced by a nail); and at this dressing
and before you let the sheep go, apply the following :
Have your druggist grind in his mill a pound of blue-
stone (blue vitriol or copperas) as fine as flour; then
mix, in some earthen vessel, with raw linseed oil, not
boiled, so as to form a salve, and put as much of this
as you can hold on the end of a small wooden paddle,
half an inch wide and four inches long, between the
claws of each foot. Work the claws together, so as to
rub it in; it will stick better, and dry as hard as
glass, if the sheep are left on a dry plank floor for
twelve hours after being dressed. Then let them out
in the field, and go over every three weeks as at first.
I think four dressings will cure almost any flock of
sheep, with proper sanitary measures. — Breeder's
Gazette.

The California Ostrich Farming Company has filed
articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State.
The capital stock is 530,000, about all paid in, and the
object is the raising of ostriches for profit. The com-
pany has purchased the tract known as the McGregor
ranch, near the Coyote house, about five miles north-
west of Anaheim, and corrals have already been put
up for the birds. The company will start with tweny-
two ostriches — the same ones which have been on ex-
hibition in Woodward's Gardens for some time past.

A short time since M. Mulqueeny was out near Mid-
way, Alameda county, with his wife. He saw a pair
of wildcats and waiting till they came into lina he
fired, killing both with one shot. The largest one
ha ebeen brought to this city to be Btuffed.

Hrown's Bronchial Troches will relieve
Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Consuptive and Throat
Diseases. They are used always with good success.

RACES.

Stock in Modoc.

Witnin the past few years the McConaughty Bros.,
of Ft. Bidwell, have imported direct from Kentucky
several cargoes of thoroughbred bulbs, besides a
number of jacks and jennets, rams and swine, J. D.
Carr has within the past two years shipped fifty head
of thoroughbred cattle to his ranch at Clear Lake.
For the past six years Joshua Brown of Eagle Creek
has been engaged in importing thoroughbred cattle,
and this summer he will hold his fourth annual sale
of thoroughbred bulls and heifers. These sales are
attended by stockmen from far and near, and animals
from his herd have become pretty well distributed
through the country. S. S. Bayley has been breeding
up his cattle for several years, and is now selling
beef cattle that are three-quarters Durham. Geo. C.
Fletcher, of Goose Lake, has a fine band of three-
quarter and full-blood Durham cows. We might
mention others who are raising fine cattle but this
will suffice for the present. As for horses, we do not
believe there is a county in the State where more at-
tention is paid to the careful selection of animals for
breeding purposes. Henry Hilton of Hot Spring
Valley makes a specialty of draft horses and for sev-
eral years kept a thoroughbred Clydesdale stallion
and several mares of the same breed. A number of
the horsemen are provided with colts from this horse,
and half-blood Clydesdales are quite common in
this country. Parman & Co. of Surprise valley are
raising some of the finest draft horses to be found in
this country. In almost every band of horses in this
county can be found descendants of such horses as
Gladiator, Newell, Pill-box and other noted horses,
all of which make excellent roadsters, carriage and
saddle horses, and nota few of them are gaining rep-
utations on the turf. In regard to sheep there has
been an equal endeavor on the part of the wool-grow-
ers to improve their flocks. Three years ago J. H.
Dereven brought about a hundred head of bucks to
hisranch, which be selected from the best fiocks in
the State. These bucks were sold and distributed
among the sheep-raisers. By breeding common ewes
to these bucks, sheep were produced that sheared
from twenty to thirty pounds of wool each year.
Among the other importers of fine Bheep we might
mention Messrs. Scrammon and Woodson of Surprise
valley, E. Lauer of Alturas, all of whom have been
engaged in so doing for a number of years. — Inde-
pendent.

♦■

Barns for the Genus Homo.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman; I left the city a
few days since for a trip to the capital. As the Oak-
land steamed swiftly across the bay with the air as
balmy as a tropical daybreak and the harbor as
smooth as beauty's cheek the surroundings were nat-
urally somewhat exhiliarating, and I indulged in
pleasant thought. As we neared the landing on the
Oakland side and my eye took in the depot on the pier
my reflections were suddenly side-tracked. That
magnificent structure on the mole would be a credit
to older States than this but it is on the wrong side of
the bay. Compare it with the crib by a pleasant
fiction called a depot and waiting room on the San
Francisco side. That dingy, horrid corral, not fit to
keep fine stock in. I have stock that I would not al

Pools. Pools.

BIDS FOR POOL-SELLING ON RACES TO BE
given under the auspices of the Sacramento Cap-
ital Turf Club will be received bv the secretary
at Sacramento . Bids close April 25," 1853, at 8 o'clock
p. m. By order,

CUIUS t;iti;i:\. President.
W. P. EifERY, Secretary. Ht3

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS.
116 Montgomery Street. San |Franclsco.

IMPORTANT SALE OF

HORSES AND CATTLE.

WE ARE DIRECTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
on or about May 1, 1883, we will offer at the
OAKLAND TROTTDSG PARK

About forty head of trotting stallions, road and draft
horses; also twenty head pure bred Jersey cattle.
Particulars in future advertisements.

KILLIP A CO„ Auctioneers.

Wm. E. Chamberlain Jr.

Thos. A. Rorenson.

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEVI» FOR CIRCULARS.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

W PATHOLOGICAL - HORSE-SHOER

116 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

IMPROVED

Blind Bridle & Winkers

FOR RACE HORSES.

Secured by Letters Patent. July to. 1883.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim
as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is :

1. The part D, supported bv the side straps of the bri-
dle, extending back, as shown, the front having an
opening Into which the blind is fitted, substantially as
herein described.

2. In a bridle, In combination with the extensions D,
the curved blinds F, secured to said extensions, and as
shaped, to give full freedom and ventilation to the eve
while circuruseribiuc; the vision, suhstantially as herein
described.

a. In a bridle, and in combination with the extensions
D, blinds F, and side straps A, the screw, nut and
washer E, to secure the blind and allow It to be set,
substantially as herein described.

4. In a bridle, and in combination with the check-
pieces D and blinds F, us shown, the strupB or bands I ;
and 11, connecting the brandies or extensions above
and below the eyes, and having the adjusting slides or
buckles, substantially as and for the purpoBe herein
described.

5. In a bridle, and in combination with the Minds F,
supported and pivoted to the bridle so as to he mm able
about the point uf support, the adjustable front straps

$3,000 $3,000

SPRING MEETING.

OF THE

Capital Turf Club

OP

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

TO BE HELD AT AGHICOLTtJBAL PABK ON

MAY 15th, 16th, Uth, ImN i.M) 19th.

R (INNING A ND TRO T TNG SPEED
PROGRAMME.

First Day.

No. 1. Running; one-balf mile dash, for two-year-
olds; §25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $100 added; second
to save stake.

No. t. Running; three-quarter-mile dash, free for
all; §25 entrance, $10 forfeit i'l 50 added; second
to save stake. The winner of Hearst Stake to
carry seven pounds extra.

No. 3. Running; one and five-elghthB mile dash,
free for all; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $160 added;
second to save stake.

Second Day.

No. 4. Pacing race; for 2:30 class; puree $200.

No. 5. Trotting race, for two-year-olds; one mile

dash; purse $150.
No. 6. Trotting; purse $200; 2:i0 class (Roanoke

and Dutchman not barredj.

Third Day.

No. 7. Running; one and one-fourth mile dash, for
three-year-olds; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $100
added; second to save stake.

No. 8. Running; one and one-eighth mile and re-
peat; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $200 added, second
horse $100, third saves Btake.

No. 9. Selling race; one and one-fourth mile dash;
free for all; purse $250, second $50, entrance 10
percent; horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to
carry entitled weight; one pound allowed for
each one hundred dollars under fixed valuation.

Fourth Day.

No. lO. Trotting; purse $200; for three-minute class;

Sacramento county horses.
No. 11. Trotting; purse $300; 2:30 class.

Fifth Day.

No. IS. Running; three-quarter mile dash, for two-
year-olds; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $200 added;
winner of Gano Stake to carry five pounds extra;
second colt $150, third to save stake.

No. 13. Running; one and one-eighth mile dash, free
for all; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; sec-
ond horse $50; third saves stake; non-winners at
P. C. B. H. Association meeting if beaten once
allowed five pounds; if twice, seven pounds;
three times, ten pounds.

No. 14. Running; two and one-quarter mile dash,
free for all; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $300 added;
S100 to second; third saves stake; winner of Pa-
cific Cup to carry five pounds extra.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races, three in five unless
otherwise specified; five to enter and three to start;
National Association rules to govern; P. C. B. H. As-
sociation rules to govern running races; on trotting
and pacin graces 10 per cent entrance to accompany
nomination.

Entries to all close Monday, April 16,"1883, with the
secretary.

Trotting purses divided at the rate of 60, 30 and 10
per cent.

CHRISTOPHER <iREE>\ President.

"W. p. EMBBX, Secretary, p. O. Box 37ft, Sacramento.

Two- Year-Old Trotting Stake

PI
low quartered in such a dark, illv ventilated barn, or band* (i and U. and the rear hand T and the throat-

V !£!&£*! SJ^-rS "S 8SuT,?e SSSSEKS; "'""' '■"1,w ■

best building should be on the San trancisco side. *

The above are the claims allowed by the patent office,
awl though the corresponding letters' do not appear
the cut, the general pr1""'

It meets with uni
with all the objections urge

same time giving complete control of thelln'eof rlslon.
By throwing the lower portion of the blind up some-
thing of the same effect on the action follows as is in-
duced by toe- weights, This is especially the case when
voting colts ar« tne [oipils. teiehing them to bend the
knee without the strain of weights on the leet.

For bridles of all descrlptionsap|d\ to

JOHN A. .Mt-KERRON.
Nos. 230 and 233 Ellis street, Sau Francisco.

A TROTTING STAKE FOR COLTS AND BTL-
lies (foals of 1881), to be trotted at the California

State fair of l>^: »."<> entrance. .,f which rii must ac-
company nomination, ami the remaining $25 to be
paid August 1, lfcW; $6H0 to be udded by the so

Conditions.

The above stake to be mile heats, in harness, and tn
rules of National Trotting Association. Entrance
money to be divided, as follows: Fifty per cent of
st ikes to first colt, 25 percent to second, L5 per cent

to third and in percent to fourth. Five to fill.

I - 0 added money to he divided as follows:

One hundred doUarseachto winners of money and
(100 to i he st.. i b.. ii whose get wins first money, it the

stallion is owned in California. Entries clone April
7, 1*83, with the Secretary. AcoM winning bv a walk-
over is entitled to all the stakes hut none of the added
money; a colt distancing the field Is entitled tu iir*t

money and all the stakes,

P. A. WIBMBAS, President.

Enwis- F SMi i IT, Been I try.

Sacramento, Kaich 12,

p. s .—This is the same stoke 'bat nrai advertised to

close, ; March la. is.v,{, hut was withdrawn on account

Of an error. The time for clotting has bei-n extended

t.- April : '--

. 1883.

National Association

OF

SSffiST.; Trotting-korse Breeders

is urged against blinds, and at the i U

Programme of Trottiim

rtntc

\J Of f

Passengers are rarely detained on the Oakland pier,

as trains and boats make close connections, but on

the San Francisco side it is different, and I speak

from experience, having traveled on the ferry since

It was first established; in fact, I have crossed the

bay for over thirty years. No one who has crossed

on this ferry much could but have noticed the num-
ber of people who are always to be found In the

waiting rooms. No one who lives on the east side

has escaped the infliction of missing a boat occasion-
ally and having to wait half an hour for the next one. |

Then the alternative is to take a seat In the corral, a

dismal shed where the light of Heaven has never en- !

tered since the day the last shake was nailed on that

uncouth and dreary structure. When 1 look up at !

the unplaned rafters which would be bare but for a 1 with pictures of PendJetbnj CentervlUe,

fresco of whitewash and cobwebs, I cannot but men- I Umatilla City, Echo City. Pilot Rock and Heppner, t>

tally exclaim: Whatan opportunity is here for the new any address three months, $1; six months,*! 7 ;

Board of Harbor Commissioners to inaugurate an : twelve months - : g ,,,,,.1, e,,,,-. ,,t p;l,,(T and ph-mrc. ''L' ?■ ■u,,l,\,u™S??S?a "~!'k
bitectural reform that shall be a monument to ^cento. TheWt and truest description oj \ matllla *- ' " '» ;• >f '/
.ir ™™i ™„™ r.,,,1 ™.ii.,iiM^»„i ni„,«».,. . -th.e fP*-l? Wheat and sheep country- ever written. 'U'lbb loaM of LSfi ,d i

their good sense and well-directed liberality 1
March 29, 1883. Pat.

i great wheat and sheep country— ever written.

I Address B«£T OBEGiiN T A N l-l j;U> II I Nt i

1 FANY, Pe dleton, Umatilla county JOxcgon.

stake* for 1883.

ICI'LARS CONTAINING A DETAILED LIST
" stokes, for three, four and live yarn, for ■:...
J HO ami 2H0 stallions, and for 11:30 and ti4Q mares,

To close Friday, Hay I. 1883.

Mi<i to he trotted for si the coming annual fall t-

iug.cannow be had upon eppllCrtttOn to the nod r

i fin ii .ii i.i" office, room U, in Broadway, New York
■icy, oral the office of the Bbxbdku inu si

ai-o itakee for foals of i --hi ,,nd foi
ids ami yearlings i, to trot
riptlon SI J i

■ i .i jlli
foa,la ■
three and four years old.

U I>. P t« I.

220

gpre grewkt and jSpCEisromk

April 7

STALLIOSS.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Bysdyks Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. IdoVs dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (.weighing at this date 1^80 pounds i combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
■which put George "Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
• C*- George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2:2a or better, 4 of 2;2u or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better. -c™^,™.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1SS3, at STOCK-
TON.

In putting the price bv the season at the low figure of $40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the parr of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. IRYE>' AIRES.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

STALLIOXS.

ABBOTSFORD.

ty Record at Six Years old, 2:21i. *^2

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BT YOENG
Columbus. Woodford Mambnno by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine bv Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief .
His own record is 2 £1 S', and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
lint. Amongthetn; Abbottsford, 2£U<; Convoy, 2:22^; Magenta, 224)6;
L>dj Mc Fat ridge, 2:29; DacU,239W: George A. Ayer,230.

Besides those naving public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
■nana owned hy Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4 :27\i,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:l!t}j. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Piinceps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine 1b also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the Blre of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
Is a rich rosewood brown. l"i \ hands, and of very high form. His get are
»erj [ir'.riiLsiiig, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake lor
yearlings in lt»l, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.
Seventv-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be retained the following season fret- of
>t reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for ■oddenlB or e»oaj»es.

E4KATIOX.
Abbots ford will make the ensuing season, 1SS3, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Bh,, San M»t«-o, season commencing February I5tb and ending
i ..r f till history see the issue of BREEDER AND
BPOBTS1LAN --.'.

SBOkeB HAYEIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

STALLIONS.

, -

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th, 1S&3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdvk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the (km of Pride) bv Flaxtail. a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tah flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. Heisla;^ hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878,

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kepi in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HAEPB

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is bv Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. Mt IN TOS II. Chico, Cal.

STALLIOXS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

I iVSERI

STEINWAY.

TWO-TEAR-OLD BECOBD 2:31V; 3-YEAB-OLD BECOBD 2j&%.
TERMS

"\T7TLL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
YV July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at $100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at £6 per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty fc Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 15| bands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Arcby.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:283,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1682. Strathmore is the sire of Santa Clans 2:17i : Chestnut
Hill, 2:22.V ; Steinway, 2:25} ; Alice Sioner, rour years oia,"2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:283 ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; bv Rvsdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 35 in
the 2:30 list. Addiess MMIEL GAMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

HAMBLETONIAN TROTTING STALLION

aTAXLiONstrrcsntiNa to place the merits

-ling public should advertise In

m tee from one man win pa; tin-
■ '- n-aaonahle xd

a bill* printed in nrct-ulaas style. Call at this office ai.d see

NO. 508 MONTGOMERY ST.

■""tU^Eali

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season lsS3, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Jndson's Wildidle
farm , Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

BOB MASON

By Echo. IliN <laiu Belle Mason by Belmont, Thorotijrji-
bretf.

Echo by Bysdyk's ffambklonian, his dam Fanny Feller by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamsons); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mar. s,i ■utiiiiM'iii -nig February IB, UBS, and ending June 15, 18S3, at the
uj hla owner, EHgueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
teen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10,1870. He Is of fine, kindly disposition, a uatural trotter, and has shown

frwtt speed, but as yet baa DO public record. For lull history of Ids sire,
rim, it.' Hkkkdkii \m> SFOBTSKA27 July 29, 1882. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeuer and sportsman, issue of September 16, 1862.
TERMS.

One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners, blares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing aeaaon free of charge. Address

< II \ 11 l.I> J. ELEIS,

Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal,

JAMES & H. C. KJDSON,

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

^ THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

lq«s;-.l*d

WHEATLEY

WILL STAND THE" ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1SS3, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— 5-50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AND DES< RIP TIOX.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut.,15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War Dance.
It First dam sister to Pryor, by imported Glencoe.
> Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition .

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Bockingham.

Seventh dani bv Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by"True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regulus.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.
Jt Eleventh dam Urisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcy's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Wniteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.
fiWar Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.
^Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillina, by Camillas.
"Fourth dam by Smolensko.

Fifth dam MissCannon, by Orovjlle.
jftSixth dam by "Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.
£ Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cnb.
™ Tenth dam by Airworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Bettv, bv Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the-Lister Turk.

For farther particulars applv to

MA'fT STORJiS, at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, hy imported Eclipse.
Second dam Hennie Farrow, hy imported Shamrock.
Third dam Ida, bv imported Belshazzar.
Fourth dam Gamma's dam, bv Sir Richard.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.
Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.
Eighth dam by imported Stirling.
Ninth dam bv Clortius.
Tenth dam bv imported Silver Eye-
Eleventh dam bv imported Jolly Roger.
Twelfth dam bv Partner.
Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.
Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— «o0 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for maris from ,i distance at 5-1 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks. , _

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and everj one of nis colts that has been trained can tun fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe
Hooker see Breeder and Sportsman Jan 20, 1883.

XI 1 to WESTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

1883

Jgtos Mcmkx and j&poristtiau.

221

The Supply of programmes of the National Association
of Trotting Horse Breeders promised us by Secretary Packer
having failed to come to hand, we answer the applications
for them by printing the programme in this week's paper.
Breeders and others interested will find therein all the infor-
mation contained in the original draft except the invitation
to become members, which is summed up in the following
paragraph: This association welcomes to membership all
respectable breeders and admirers of trotting horses; the
only pecuniary obligation being ten dollars for initiation fee,
and ten dollars for annual dues. Its membership already
includes nearly all of the prominent breeders, together with
many of the most prominent owners of trotting stock.

San Francisco Bench Show.

SUBSCRIBERS OF THIS PAPER WISH-
ngto make entries or obtain information can
iddress or apply to

BRCEDEK AND SPORTSMAN,

50S Montgomery street.

TROTTING RULES.

RULES OF THE NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
sale at this office. Piice 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
50 cents. Also

"THE TUEFMAN'S DIRECTORY,"

Compiled by Thos. _J. Vail, Secretary of the National Trotting Asso-
ciation.

PRICE ?J.

STALLIONS.

.The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
davs, Tuesdavs and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is bv Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purdy (2;20M)
Starr King 1 2 -22)" and Vanderlvnu rl:'2rl'\. I) am Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfoumler, bv imported Bellfouncler. For full description see
Breeder and Sportsmax of Sept. 9,1882.

Of Alexander's getToruiov Dudd has a record of 2:21, Reliance 2:22!^,
Nellie Patchen 2 ;zT[it Eudora 2:3-1 '■;, Inauguration three miles in 7:20— laBt
mile in 2 -26, Sonoma Boy 2:37. Alex. Button proved bv his performance
in 18S0 to be one of the best three-Year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for three-year-olds at the ^tate tair, beat-
ing Belle Echo. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
third anil fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:3-1! <, 2:3u, 2:29,2:3uX. -^■•- At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at San Jose be won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time,2 38Xi 230^,2:33^, 2:31V- Belle Echo won the first beat. He won
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats;
time, 2:32, 2:33 V.', 2:32 'i.'. InlSSl, as a foiir-vear-olcl, Button rudaea record
of 2;265£ over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2;29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and ilarin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team .

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Frencisco, will be forwarded.
For further inf ormatian apply to

T. T. VNKLESS, Fetalnma.

STALLIONS.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

\A

Til, I, MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park,

l»B>< itll'ilOV

Erwiu Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with wrv black points and
one hind foot white ; la hands high ; of superior gooddisuosltiuu and fine
trotting action .

PEDIGREE,

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter (SkenandoahJ by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) bv Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, bv oh! Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander, Krwin'B dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletoman.

TERMS.

Twenty- five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at & per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park .

UNDEEMAN.

SIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYAR, SON OF OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 18S31rom March 1st to July 1st at
the Bay District Track, San Francisco.

Underman is a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left hind foot
white. Coming six years old, 15^' hands high and weighs about l.unt
pounds.

Terms, ?2o for the season. Mares not proving w th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

I 'RED BENNETT,
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF STVEETBRIAR, 2:2CK; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38,V; ROCK-
well, 2:30; Bill Woodward, 2:10; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2:59K. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms >30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BREMNER.
Seventeenth Btreet and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1J2G San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

STALLIONS.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BEAT AGUKTI.TV R A I,
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. l and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply tu or address

W. M. >ll KltV. Agent.
Sacramento Racetrack.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X.

B

Y MALCOLM. HIS DAM COLUMBIA. WILL MAKE7HE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, f25 the season.

X X (Doiblecross) is of as high and fashionable breeding as anv stallion
In the country. His aire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of Ids day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pediirree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam. Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonme Kate (the dam of Bourne Lizzie i, Audi s, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Ladv Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirteri, Regent. Ladv Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members r>f these two families are.
This is the only Bonme Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Oakland,

or 50S Montgomery street.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT. NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE: FOALED MAY
"th, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd "

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd "

Y.ung Fasliion, by imported Monarch.

4th rt

Fashion, by imported Trustee.

5th "

Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charles.

6th "

Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th "

By imported Ceutlnel.

9th "

By Mark Anthony.

inth "

By imported Janus.

nth "

By imported Monkey.

12th "

By imported Sllvereye.

13th "

By Spauker.

See Bruce's American Stud Eook, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol.3, p. 79

Will make the ensuing season, 1883, from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms J50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SEUPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

Mares intended for either of the above stallions', and sent by Dona-
hue, Petaliuna, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
Morshead, City Front Sta Ifs, will be received, ^ood caro taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland.

SAN FRANCISCO BENCH SHOW,

COMMENCING APRIL 27 AND ENDING MAY 3, 1883.

At Union Hall, Howard Street, Between Third and Fourth.

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

The Pacific Coast Kennel Club.

OFFICERS OF THE CLUB.

CLEM DIXON, President; Sheriff A. J. MEANT, Merced, Secretary; JOHN STACK, Superintendent; J. W SCHAEFFER, Vice Pes't;

NEVADA BANK, Treasurer ; D. L. LEVY, Business Manager.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

DR. MEARS'CAPT. JOHN McMENOMY, R. CALLINOHAM, GENERAL W. H. L. BARNES, O. ROBINSON, T. T. WILLIAMS,

./. 0. PENNIE, DR J. O. SHORE, J. H. FRITC1I, J. F. CARROLL. T. BRADY.

.Entries may be sent by mail, accompanied by the entrance fee.

HON. D. R. McNElI. .rrDCK

Ail communications muM Ih- artilnsM^I to llic M-cretary

Office, 317 Montomery St., Under Nevada Bank, S. F.

:: *m

l?hje %xmltv mid Jfc

April 7

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES TO STAKES AND PURSES

S P RING MEETI N G.

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No I— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile, to he run on the first day of the spring
meeting; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second to
save stake.

1. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary

2. E.J. Baldwin's be, by Rutherfoid— Maggie Era-

3 K. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita.

4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinste ad— sister to
Clara D. , . _

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead-Josie C.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— Mollie McCar-
thy

;. Theo. Winters' chc Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk
—Marion. , „ __ ,,

8. Theo. Winters' ch c Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A. „ ,

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Boydana.

10. Palo Alto's 1) c. by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.
U Palo Alto's be, bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f, by Monday— Riglin.
18. Palo Alto's s f. bv Norfolk— Glendew,

14. Palo Alto's bl f. by Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f. bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.
lfi. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. VanBuren'sbg Jon Jou, by Monday— Play-

li). W. L. Pritcharrt's h c, bv Leinster— Addie A.
20. W. L. PritCbard'sbchv Leinster— Lily Simpson.
23 W. L. Pritchard's ch f, bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchird'schf, by Leinster or Bazaar-
Minerva. _*..»■«.,

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

•it. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Miranda.
25. J. B. Hagjrin's b f, bv Pat Malloy— Glenuine.
2fi. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.
27.- J. B Haggin's b f, by Monarchist— Alert.
2S. .7. B. Haggin's b f, bv impoited Glenelg— Edna.
29. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imported Glen-lg— Susie
Liuwood.
:•»* J. B. naggin'sbrf Mv Love, hy Virgil— Lightfoot.

31, J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Titani a.

32. John A. Cardinell's bl c John A, by Monday-
Lady Clare.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; $25 each, $10 for-
feit, $125 added, second to save stake;^ash of three-
quarters of a mile.

1. Caleb Dorsev's h e Stanislaus; three years, by im
ported Partizan— Ladv Melrose.

2. James Davis" b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster—Lily Simpson.

3. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
vt irs. by Wildidle— by Norfolk.

' i. E. J." Baldwin's brc Albert C, four years, by Ruth-
erford—Magcie Emerson.

5. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead— Jennie D.

«. Theo. Winteis' 8 m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk— Lady Jane.

7. Stemler k Avres'b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bonnie
Scotland— Eva Shephard.

8. John Mackey's 8 m Premium, aged, by Castor—
by St. Louis.

No. 3— WinterB Stake ; for three-vear-olds : dash of a
mile and a half; $100 each. $50 forfeit. $500 added, sec-
ond to have $150, third to save stake.

1. Joseph Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

2. P. Robgon'schf May E, by Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Courts' brc Auriol, by Monday— Bellina,

4. P. Courts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' bl c Flou Flou, bv Mondav— Jennie C.

6. ThoB. Atcheson's b f, bv California— Ropetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters, ch c, by Norfol —Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' chc, bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Noifolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Then. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina,

12. Theo. Wlnteis'chf, by Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase'B bf Maiian, bv Hubbard— Electra.
1 1. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Folly.

15. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

l«. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E. .T. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford—

raon.

i- K. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

v.i. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's chf. bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's b g. by Shannon— Emma Robson.

22. Palo Alto's br f, bv Shannon— Camilla TJrso.

23. w. Boots' br e, l.v Tbad Stevens— Gipsey.

21. J. II. lla'-igln's b f Nubia, by Leinster— Ada A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f, Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

20, J, IJ. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennlson.

27. J. B. Haggin's hg D'l Paso, by Slia n no n— Maggie

O'Nell.

28. J. B. ITaggin'H ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 4— Hurdle rare; purse nf $150, of which 825 to
second horse; • ntrance free; a dash of a nillo and a
quarter over five hurdles.

1. Theo. Wlnte rn* n m Hattlo B. four years, by Nor-
folk—Mafffrie Dale.

".. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, by Wildidle— Mamie
Hall.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

■>. 5— Pnrso I1W, of which 1215 to second horse; en-
ine free; for two-year-old Allies; dash of flve-
1 1 lis of smile.

W, L. Pritchard's ch f, hy Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar
E, J. Bsldwln's br f, by GrJnatoad— Mollie McCar-

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f. bv Rutherford— Glenita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra. , „

5. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Noifolk—
Mattie A. _

0. Hill & Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—
Mary Wade.

7. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Robin Girl.

8. Palo Alto's eh f, by Monday— Abbie W.

9. Palo Alto's ch f . by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

10. John Maekev's b f Militia bv Lever— Malta.

11. John Mackey's bf Lina, by King Alphonso— Ti-
tania.

12. John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Marmot.

No. 6— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

1. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by imported Paiti-
zan— Lady Melrose.

2. W. L. Pritchard's s c Ed Smith, by Leinster— Tib-
bie Dunbar.

3. W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar— Mi-
nerva.

4. James Davis' b c Result, by Leinster— Lily Simp-
son.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, bv Shannon— Follv.

6. P. Canoll's f Alice, by Wheat ley— by Chea'them.

7. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsey.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Kate Gift.

9. Joseph Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free; free for all; dash of a mile.

1. Densdale & Howson's bh Jim Douglas, five years,
by Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, hy
Rutbei ford— Maggie Emerson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grinstead
—Santa Anita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Marion, three years, by Hub-
bard—Electra.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, bv Shannon
—Folly.

6. Theo. Winters' h f Lou Spencer, three years, by
Norfolk— Ballerina.

7. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Noi-
folk—Lady Jane.

8. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, 4 years, by Wildidle —
Miami.

9. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

10. Stemler & Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

11. Palo Alto's chf Satanella, three years, by Lev-
eller—Frou Frou.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday— Demirep.

No. 8 — Selling race ; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight ; two Ids. allowed for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

1. E. S. Paddock's b g Joe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. & H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules: $400.

3. W. L. Pritchard's chg. five years, bv Leinster—
Vivian; $300.

4. G. W. Tiahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk; $500.

5. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; 9600.

Second Day Regnlar Meeting-
urday, April 28.

■Sat-

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

1. E. J. Baldwin's be, by Rutherford— Maggie Em
erson.

2. Hill & Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking—
Maid of the Mist.

3. Palo Alto's b c, hy Wildidle— Montana.

4. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Blarney.

5. Palo Alto's b c. by Mondav— Plavthing.

6. John Mackey's b c Winnemucca, by imported
Billet— Lottie.

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds ; $25

entrance, 810 declaration. $2on added, $50 to second
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 2'1, at 8 p. m.; declaration to bo made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m. "

1. W, It. Pritchard's Oh C by Bazaar— Vivian.

2. Howson & Co.'s b f Augusta E, by Monday— by
Norfolk.

8. E.J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B. by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

1. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, bv Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No. 11— Pacific. Cup; handicap of $50 each, $20 dec-
laration. |500 added, second to receive $150, third to
Bave stake; two and a quarter miles; weights announced
April 21 ; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

1. Lee Shaner's b, 0 Judge McKinstrv, four years,
by Grinstead or Tbad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinnter— Addle A.

8. J. A JT. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettle Brown.

4. Densdale i. Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
years, bv Wildidle— by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's "br c Albeit C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' sc Inauguration, four years, by Wild-
idle — Miami.

7. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, hy Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

8. Stemler & Avres* b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

9. Stemler AAyies' sg Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

10. Palo Alto'sbmPrecious.four years, by Lever-
Frolic.

11. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
— Planetia.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday— Demirep.

13. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four yearB, by
Leinstei — Flush.

No. 12— Hurdle race ; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four years, by Noi-
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m MoUie H aged, hy Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. &. H. C. Judson's bl c, by Monday— Lady Clare.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, bv Grinstead— J osie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's sf, bv Grinstead— sister to ClaraD.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' chc Prince, of Noifolk, hy Nor-
folk—Marion.

6. Hill & Gr es' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—
Marv Wade.

7. Hill&Giies' h f Bachelor, hy Hock HocKing—
Maid of the Mist.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Robin Girl.

9. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Monday— Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's ch f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

11. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildidle— Montana.

12. Palo Alto's h c, by Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plaything.

14. John Mackey's bf Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Maimot.

15. John Mackey's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist-
Heliotrope.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for aU; $25 entrance-
$10 declaration, $200 added, $50 to second, third to save
stake; dash of one and a quarter miles; weights to he
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstry, four years, hy
Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. J. and H. C. Judson's s m May D, five vears, by
Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Lady Jane.

4. Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs

5. Stemler & Ayres' bg Joe Howell, aged, hy Bon-
nieScotland— Eva Shephard.

6. Stemler & Ayres' sg Fred Collier, five years, hy
Joe Hooker— Puss

7. G. W. Trahern':
Joe Daniels— by No

8. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four vears,
hy Monday— Demirep.

9. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush.

10. W. L. Pritchaid's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A,

No. 15— Selling race ; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse, entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles ; conditions same as No. 8.

2. J. & H. C. Judson's h g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $100.

3. John Mackey's ch f Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added, second to
Bave stake; ■three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

1. Howson & Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Monday— hy Norfolk.

2. E. T. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

3. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake: for two-vear-oldH ; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; $50 each, $ii forfeit. $250 added,
seeond to save stake. When any California two-year-
old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of
a mile, the stake to be named ter the colt which
beats it.

J. J. K. Cries' b f Nettle Hill y Joe Daniels— Man-
Wade.

2. E.J.Baldwin's be, by R herford— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's h f, by Rutherford— Glenita.

4. E.J. Baldwin's ch f ,by GrinHtead— Sister to Clara D.
6. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— J OBie C.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— Mollie McCar-
thy.

7. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, hy Nor-
folk—Marion.

8. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's h c, by Norfolk— Boy dana,

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b c, b'vShannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's brf, bv Monday— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f, by Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f . by Wildi die— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f , bv Norfolk — Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, by" Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. VanBuren'sh g Jou Jou, by Monday— Play-
thing.

13. C. VanBuren's ch f Fiamma, hy Monday— Ab
bie W.

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's b c, by Leinster— Lily Simpson

21. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Leinster oi Bazaar —
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f, by King Alfonso— Miranda

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Molloy— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Monarchist— Heliotrope

27. J. B. Haggin's bf, by Monarchist— Alert.

28. J. B. Haggin's bf, by imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggir-'s br f My Love, by Virgil— Lightfoot.

31. J. B. Haggi ri's b f, by King Alfonso— Titan a

32. J. A. Cardi aell's bl John A, by Monday— Lady
Clare.

No. 18 — Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds; dash of one and three-quarters miles; $100 each,
$25 forfeit, $300 added, $150 to Becond, third to save

stake

I.Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Lady Amanda.

2. P. Robsoh's ch f May B. by Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, by"Monday — Bellina.

4. P. Courts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' br f Flou Flou. by Monday— Jennie C.
fi. Thos. Atcheson's b f, by California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters' ch c, by Norfolk — Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, by California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Speneer, hy Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis" ch f, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Folly .

15. W. A. J. Gift's h f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

IB. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead — Jen-
nie D.

17. E.J.Baldwin's h c Lucky B, hy Rutherford-
Maggie EmeTson.

IS. E.J. Baldwin's h c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f, by Shannon— Camilla TJrso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, by Shannon— Emma Robson.

23. W. Boots' br c, by Thad Stevens— Gipsey.

24. J. B. Haggin's bf Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

26. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison,

27. J. B. Haggin's b gDel Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
O'Neil.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush,

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en
trance free ; for all ages ; dash of two miles.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstry, foui years,
by Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. M. Murry's s h Samuel Stevenson, five years,
bv Tbad Stevens— by Rifleman.

3. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A.

4. Howson & Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Mondav — by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggi e Emerson.

6. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead—Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three years, by Hubbard
—Electra.

8. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three vears, by Shannon
—Follv.

9. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, hy Nor-
folk— Lady Jane.

10. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by
Wildidle— Miami.

11. Hill A Gries* b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

12. Stemler & Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon.
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

13. Stemler & Ayres* s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

14. Palo Alto's b m Precious, four years, by Lever
—Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's ch ni Fostress, four years, hy Foster
— Planetia.

lfi. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, fouryears,
bv Mondav— Demirep.

17. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein.
ster— Flush.

No. 20— Hurdle race; purse $200, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m. Hattie B, fouryears, by Nor
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, aged, by Wildidle -Ma
mle Hall.

Starters In a'l races must be named at 6 p. m. the
dnv preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

THEO. WINTERS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.
C. M. CHASE Assistant Secretary.

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OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882,
with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock fagm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sen^ree to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

T W E N T Y

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

1 38 Head of Promising Ifoung Trotting

Stock,

consisting of voung stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN atthe head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in oreedin" and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT alreadv has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
raadeinlSSl: another with a record of 2:23>i; another
with a record of 2:2fi, made in 1SS2; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28K, and a grandson with a three-year-old rec-
ord of 2:23 X, the fastest ever|made up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20'j to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2:15^ to 2:27J4. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently beenaddedtothe Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23J4 to 2:28^, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigTees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 18*2 had eleven new
ones of their get to make reeords below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2b, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium. 2:27!^, by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^, by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in America have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1883.

ALMONT,limitedtotwentymares,at$300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1881 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May l, 1883. Purchas-
ers from a distance can1 BOY ON-ORDERSJAT EX-
ACTLY THE SAM"E PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN" PERSON",
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON OP.DKItS WITHOUT THE PUR-
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of Interest.

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then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alj-liea strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to COBt
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and <-<|'ual to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animals
of the country. Bulls have recently sold in New York
for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
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being the great Grandam of Fred, and his dam also
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SENDTOR CIRCULAROFTHE '

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FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PIERCE&C0.OAKL5CAL.

AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC COAST

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALER
flesf pistols, ammunition, fishing t,
goods of all kinds.

Sporting Goods.

Leading Cutlers.

Boxing CSlovcs, Foils, Com-

bal Swords. Indian Clubs,

Hunting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment In the city,

will. A FFACK,

769 Market afreet.

H. "WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers In

ClJliS, PISTOLS. «TTI.ERY.

FISHTSG TACKLE. A.1I.

HI Ml ION. KIT.

3 «1ay Street, Snn Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TR /CYCLES.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

COMMEKC

SUNDAT, OCTOBER 22D, 1882.

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-
cisco Piissenger Depot (Townsend Street, between Third
and Fourth Streets i as fallows :

s. F.

DESTINATION.

t 6 :50 A M
8 :30 A U
10 .-40 A M
•3:30 PM
4 :30 p sr
6:30 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:10 a m

9:05 am

*10A2am

3:37 pm

t5*lPM
6 :02 P M

fc5$ Market Street.

Repairs to order.

Elevator, 12 Front street

8:30 ami")
10:40 a m I Santa Clara, San Jose and
*3:30pm| f Principal was Stations,

4:30p mi J

ndf

■I

9:05 a m

' 10 :02 a m

3 :37 P M

6:02 PM

Gilroy.Palaio.Castroville ( r *10:02a m
and Monterey. (I 6 :02 p m

10 :40 a Ml HolliBter and Tres Pinos.

t Watsonville, Aptos, Soquel ( i
) and Santa Crnz. (|

10:40 A *| P*1^ iSrk'"1'1 W^}\ «™ r *

*Sundays excepted^. tSundays only ('sportsmen's train).
St;ige connections are made daily with the 10:10 a. H.
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train.

Excursion tickf.ts sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings—good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 SO; to Monterey or Santa Cruz, 35; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose,

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel,
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JTJDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

CSS" S.P.Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles,
Yuma, etc., leaveB San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferry, foot of Market street, at 9:30 a. m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

BESFECTFUTXY caixs attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with Bpeed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FBA2TCISCO DAILY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with, its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Tront
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waterB, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," liave made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.

A SPACIOUS SWIJIJIlxfi TANK

(160 x 60 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWEB
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure -white sand for SUBF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those weU-knowD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQ.CTX AND SANTA CIII'Z.

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

C®"At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

TheS. P.R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, S;inta Cruz and Mon-
terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety,
Notably

Snipe, Kiii'k, Geese, Deer
and Hear.

Lakes PILAJtCITOS and SAN ANDREAS ire
reached by this line. BtagM connect with trains dally
iit Sun Ma'ten for those well-known Retreats, PUBIS-
SIMA, SAN GRE.iORIO and PESCADERO. Wfl

would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-

tent of rang*- iit aiid about 8AK BRUNO and McMA-
HON's fur RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Sun
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of tills manly Bport.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

\J» X . It. Xv.

TIME SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, MARCH 6fH, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows:

9:30 A m

* 3:00 P m
*4fl0pv

8:00 -
3 :30 p M
8100 a

* 4 :00 p M
9:30,
4 :30 P m
8 :00 a si

*4:00p si
8:00 j

* 3 :30 P m
X 8 :0Q a si

9:30 a si

8 :00 a si

*5:00f M

9:30,

* 4 :00 p si
8:00,
8:00.

10:00 ,
3:00 p sr

* 5:00 p si
3:30 p sr
5:30 p si
8:00 J
8:00 a si
8 :00 a si
3:30 p si

* 4 :00 p si
8:00 a si
3:00 p sr

* 8 :00 a M
8:00 a sr
9:30 a si
3:30 p si

*4K)0p si
3 :30 p sr

DESTINATION.

..Antiochand Martinez..

[ARRIVE

..Benicia „

....Calistoga and Napa

.] Deming, El Paso 1 Express...
.( and East V Emigrant
. ( Gait and I via I.ivermore..
. ( Stockton \ \in. ttartinez ...

....lone

....Knight's Landing

' " (Sundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanton

..Madera and Fresno

..Merced

..Marysville and Chico...
..NileB and Hay wards, ..

. I Ogden and ) Express

. * East s Emigrant

....Redding and Red Bluff

■ ( Sacramento I v!a Livermore
I} and Colfax (VjaBemcia.....

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

..Tehama and Willows

..Vallejo ,

^Sundays only..

2:40 f m

•10:10 a M

•12:40 p m

7:1" t u

II 10 A SI

•10:10 A m

7:40 p m

2:10 p si

7:10 a M

5:40 p m

•12:40 v M

5:10 f m

11:10 a m

2:40 p m

5:10 P si

• 8:40 a M

. . F SI

•12:40 f m

5:40 P Si

5:40 P SI

3:10 P M

9:40 a M

•8:40 a M

11:10 a m

6:10 a si

5:40 p sr

5:40 P M

7:40 P si

11:11) A st

• 6:00 A M
3:40 P SI
9:40 A SI

• 7:40 p m
7:40 p sr
2:40 P si

•10:10 a si

111:10 A M

*12:40 P SI

11:10 a sr

1 7:40 p sr

11:10 a m

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port f'osta ; :md
th;it leaving at 9 ::«a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

TMCXL FERRY TRAILS. VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco Dally.

UnaiJ, Pigeon,

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting PosBago Tickets o
any description Issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried in Baggage Cnrn and put In charge nf
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Oun,

nr?r-In order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while In transit, It la iirccRHarv that they be provided
with COLLAR ANIi CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle cheeked and carried f*e» of Chsrge. Gun* taken
apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend

Rtrect,andNn.2 New Moutgomcrv street. Pulnec- lintel.
ill, H. R.JTDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

dVS. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc., leaves Ban FrancUco dally via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9 M a. u.

TO EAST OAKLAND-«6:00-«6:30-c7:0n_7:30-c8:00
— 8:30— c9:00— 9:30— cl0:00— 10:30 — ll::so— I2:3n— | •,■«!_
2:3u-3::iO-c 1:00— 1:30— c5:00— 5:30— c0:W— 6:30— 7-00—
8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— c«6:00— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 -00—

12:00-1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— 5:00— 6:00-c7;00— c*8-00
— c9:30— cll:00— c*12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— c«7:00 — c*S:00-c*9:00 — c*10:00—
c'4:00— c*5:00-c*6:00-»6:30.

TO BERKELEY— *G:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— "S 30
—9:00—19:30—10:00—110:30—11:00-111:30—12:00—1:00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— G:30— 7 :00—

8:00-9:30— n2;00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — •6:00'—-fi:30 — 7:00-*7 :3fl-
t8:00— •8:30— 9:00— 10:00 — 11:00— 2:00— 3:00— i:00—*4:30
—5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-»5:32— "6:02— (5:32
7:02— 7:32— 8:03— 8:82:— 0:02-9:82— 10:02— 10:82— 11:02
—11:32— 12:02— 12:82— 1:02— 1:82— 2:02— 2:82— 8:02— 8:82

—4:02—1:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02-<3:32-7:02— 8:02 — 9:32 —
11:02.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— "5:21 — •S:5l — fi:21 — 6:51 —
c7:2l— 7:51— c«:21— 3:51— c9:21 — !l:51 — .-lfi:Jl— 10:51—
11:51— 12:61— 1:51— 2:51— 8:61— €4:21—1:51 -c6:21— 5:51
—cfl:21— 6:51— 7:51-3:21—10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA— c*S:16—r»5:45-efi:15— 7:10 — 8:10 —
9:10—10:10—11:10—12:10—1:10—2:10—3:10—1:10—5:10—
6:10— c7:l&-c9:15— c!0:45.

-•8:47

':17.

•9:00-*9:17- 10:47

FROM BERKELEY — ■GHS— »6:1S— 8S5— •7sl5— i 7:46—
•8:16 — s :i;>— t!>:i5-9:ir>-t in:i5— 10:48— ill:16-Ur»—

12:15 — 1:1.1-2:15— 3:45— 1:15— 1:15— 5:15-5:16— fl:15—
6:45-7:45-9:15— '10:15.

FROM WEST nERKELEY-r.;t.W.;:].5-.I:15-*7:I5
_7 -is— 8:45— 9 : 16—10:46—1 : 15-2:16—3:46—1 ■ 16— *« :15—

5 :15— •0:15— 6; 45— •? 15.

4 HIllv koiii:.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO-*7:15-9:ir,-ll:i5-l:1.1_
8:16—5:15.

FROM OAKLAND- •6:15-8:15-10:16— 12:16-2:15— 1:15

411 trains run dsJlr, sxoepl when *r \r r«] d
Bnndays excepted, cCbarj i cai \\ Broadway, Oak
land, 1 Sundays, only.

"Standard Time" Furnlnhed b nt ft CO

Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery -t. g. i'.

A. Ti. TOWKE.

Gen. Manager.

T. II. 64)

Gen. Pa

224

MEDICAL.

R(Self-AiUustins) '!' TT

AWSON'S U. S. ARM!

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sola by Druggists. S. E. <*. RAWSOV,

Sent by mail safely. Patentee1, Sarati gn Springs, N.Y.

MORRISON'S

OWDERS.

OW1IEKN.
OIVDKKS.

GENUINE -ptlMJS A -1-^
ESIIXE JL ILLS A JL

Fresh from the British College of
Health, London.

THE GREATEST CURE OF THE AGE, AND
the only certain vital restorative. Never fails, no
matter what the complaint, nor how long its duration,
if properly persevered in. No need of being sick or
ailing with these wonderful and new-life-giving reme-
dies m Tour possession. This medicine is not a patent
humbug, but old, tried, reliable and world-wide in its
reputation, and thousands of people on the Pacific
Coast can testify to its great healing power and curative
Qualities.
Sold only bv the duly-authorized agent,

MRS. A. E. HEXEEY,
Room Vi, Russ House, 1009 J street, Sacramento, Cal
Send for circulars.

CONSUMPTION.

I have a positive remedy fur the iibnvis digrcase; bv its use
tTi..nsjin.lacf cases of [lie worst kind mid of lone standing
have been cured. In den', so el roup U mv l'ulrh in Its efficacy,
that I wills. -ml TWO lUC'TI.ES FKEE, t.»Tt.»Ciier with a VAL-
UABLE TREATISE ..nth Id disease, to any sriifcrer. Give Ex-
press i F, 0. address. 1'K.T. A. SLOCO.M.3S1 P-»arl St.,**- X

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell in All cities and Counties cf
the Slate.

REFERENCES.

R. S. Cir.KY, Sacramento. J. D. Cabr, Salinas.

J. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING -CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
sueei-ssful sales, notably those of Messrs. W'hip-
\<W, Cnli;rnve. Diet;:, Omitts. Dougherty, Newland k
Hammond. Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
..i curability to give satisfaction in all business in-
tniBtedto oarcare.. Sales will be made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
rims..' so siii'i>jssfuUj In-Ill :it tin- K;ist. We will hi-
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will In- made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-

K1LMP A CO., 116 Montgomery street.

%\xt %xt£&zx attd jlpr/rismmt*

April 7

RBMINGTO N'S

New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun.

THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

Ask Your Dealer for it.

They all have Rebounding Locks. Pistol Grip, Extension Rib Patent
Fore-end, Solid Head Strikers, and are Choke.bored.

The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $45 00

Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels 6500

Selected Walnut Stuck, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels, Engraved 65 00

English Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barreis, Engraved 75 00

English Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved, Superior Rubber But and Tip 85 00

4m6

F. REMINGTON A SONS, S8t and «83 Broadway, Xew York, P. O. Box 9987.

Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting.

<^>

CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BEASSISHELLS,

WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS,
GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANT QUANTITY.
AGENTS FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS.
7m6 N. CURRTf .£ BROS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco.

W. H. Woodruff,

POULTRY.

Thoroughbred Poultry.
~ 2,000

to Select from

HAVING DISPOSED OF
my dairy, I devote my
whole time to poultry, and

tliiuk I can please all who de-
sire to purchase first-class
breeding or exhibition stock,
or eggs for hatching. I keep
all the leading varieties of both
land and water fowls, i. e.f
Light Brahmas, Langshans,
Dorkings, Plymouth Bocks, White, Brown or Black
Leghorns, Pekin ducks, Rouen ducks, Bronze turkeys,
wild turkeys, and Toulouse geese that weigh over 50 lbs
per pair. My stock is well known all over the Coast,
and needs no praise, as it speaks for itself. Send 3-cent

stamp for circular and price-list.

B. G. HEAD, Napa, Cal.

VETERINARY DENTIST,

CUKES BIT LUGGING, DRIVING ON ONE REIN,
Tossing the head, drooling, imperfect and pain-
ful mastication, by dental manipulation. Office at
Fashion Stable, 221 Ellis street.

>". is. Particular attention paid to colts,
trotters and gents' drivers. Best of references
if desired, having operated on St. Jnlien, Over-
man, Bomero and other noted horses of this
Coast.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

BUGGIEM
UGGIE|J

and

WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,
I 3 I I AND I 3 I « ii A UK I i STREET,

Botwocn Ninth and Tenth -Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor, g

THE ABBEY.

I'Vani-y <V larr. 71 I llnnuKl Streel. Bpir<

and wrestling every evening. Admission fxeo

THE ANNUAL SAiE OP

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS

AT

BELLE MEADE,

NEAR NASHVILLE, TENN.,

WILL BE HELD

OS SATURDAY, APRIL 9STH, 1883.

WILL OFFER FORTY-TWO HEAD, CONSIST-
ing of eleven colts ;iutl eleven lillies bv the great
Enquirer, Bire of Falsetto, Harkaway, Bill Bruce, Blue
Eyes, Little Phil, Pinafore, McWliirter, etc.; eleven
colts and seven fillies by imported Great Tom, own
brother to Kingcraft and sire of Ella,Tennyson,Talley-
rand and other good ones; one colt by Fellowcraft, sire
of Knight Templar, Blue Lodge, etc.; one colt by the
noted racehorse Bramble. The stock are all from noted
winning strains.
Catalogues of sale will be mailed upon application to
GEM. W. «. 1IARDIMU.

Nashville, Term.

BARRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

For Sore Racks, Bucks]. Ins, ruts, Wounds
and Abrasions,

PRICE 12 the PINT, *1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY & CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For Cracked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price 41 00 per pot.

Sole wholesale agents, HARNESS AND SAD-
DLERY BAZAAR of the American Horse Exchange,
Broadway and 50th street, New York.

Agents wanted In all large cities.

it v i; it v .v ro.,

HARNESS AND SADDLERY BAZAAR,

BROADWAY AND FIFTIETH STREETS,
MEW YORK.

MR. WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, has tried, and highly recom-

— m'j uitmU>, these remedies.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

LANGSHANS, BRAH-
raas, Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plymouth Rocks,
White Faced Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
Rouen and Pekin ducks.
Bronze and White Holland

for hatching.

PIGS,

Poland Cblna Pigs, Jersey Cattle, Etc

Pacific Coast Poultry &■ Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed 'true to name,
and to arrive safely. For further information please
write, inclosing stamp. Circular and price-list sent on
application. Address

tJyl WILLIAM MILES, Los Angeles, Cal.

D. MCCARTY'S

LIVERY, BOARDING & SALE STABLE

608 Howard Street, San Francisco.

ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF FINE
trotting and draft stallions and brood mares.
Also first-class trotting and driving horseB suitable for
ladies and gentlemen, for sale or to let on most rea-
sonable terms.

CITY FRONT

BLIVEBlf- *™ QAlE Q
OARDIMG UTAKl.rU

35 Washington St.. San Francisco, Cal.

J. W. MORSHEAD PROPRIETOR.

DEALER TN NEW AND SECOND HAND BUG-
gies and wagons of all descriptions. Work-horses,
buggies and wagons to let by the day or month.

Fashion Stables.

SSI I : I, I, is ST., S. F.

IOM1I
1 ing of horBes.

T3EST ACCOMMODATIONS' FOR THE BOARD.

Commodious box stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HORSES will receive particular attention.
IUcCORH .1 MIHT.

LIVERY STABLES.

Russ House,

1009. loll, milt and 1(115 J street.

SACRAMENTO. CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass lb» house every five minutes

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the countrv
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d, and 3d,
?0yl Sacramento.

J. A. McKERRON,

MANUFACTURER OF

FINE HARNESS.

Horse Roots a Specialty.

Removed to 230 and 232 Ellis street, opposite Fashion
Stables, San FranciBco.

R STONE,

STONE MANAGER.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AND ALL KINDS OF

SADULERY HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Clothe.
4918 <t 434 Battery si.. Cor. Washington.

6m3 SAN FRANCISCO.

P. DOT

H

A It N r. s s
ARKISS
A K N E S

COLLAR, SADDLE AND
COLLAR, SADDLE AND
COLLAR, SADDLE AND

Horse Boot Manu-
facturer.

IOII market Street, San Francisco.

All Work Made of the Best Materials, by
Hand, and Warranted.

SEND FOR PRICES.

J. O'KANE,

H

Manufacturer and Importer of
VKXESS. SADDLES. BiANKET/N
Alt.XCSS, SADDLES. ltl.WKnV
AKNESS, SADDLES, liLA>KEI'rO«

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

763 Market Street, San Francisco,

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the i
factuxe of "boots "of alii
kinds for horses. Can re-/
fer to all the principal!!
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.

. B. — My acknowledged superiority in
Ithis branch of business is largely due to
(careful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
^dersand for Makiuney's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing doue with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladles' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2K-Ib race saddles.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.

Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal

Vol. II. No. 15.
NO 508 3IONTGOAUSHY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1883.

KrBSCBTi>TION
FIVE DOLLAB |A YEAB.

THE STABLE.

Tips and Trotting Action.

When the first chapters of what has since been called
" Tips and Toe-weights "were written I was completely in the
dark regarding what would be the effect of tips on the action of
the fast trotter. There were serious misgivings as to their be-
ing practicable, and with the ideas of that time uppermost in
the mind, that weight on the 'feet was a necessity, I antici-
pated failure for the purposes of fast work on the road and
track. That was seven years ago, and for a long time there
were doubts. Every experiment was undertaken with mis-
givings, though from the outset I was firm in the belief
that the foot would be much better if relieved of metallic in-
cumbrance, as far as the requirements of daily work wouid
permit. I would not have been greatly disappointed with
the discovery that for fast trotters there had to be weight on
the heel in the shape of a full shoe.

At that time I must acknowledge that I was governed by
taking for granted what has since been found to be without
solid foundation. There was something of the same igno-
rance that prevailed in regard to the true action of the race-
horse, not so dense by any means, though still burdened
with erroneous ideas, false notions and accepted theories
which were without a logical base. The first chapters of the
book were written at the commencement of the investigation
while the mind was still travelling in the old, old ruts,
reaching out a hand) to grasp something, or it might be to
find that the clutch was a frantic endeavor to sieze a vision
in the air.

I have not lived for more than half a century without hav-
ing my full share of disappointments, and apart from those
troubles which time can only blunt, never eradicate, the most
acute is to find that some pet scheme or expected grand im-
provement is worthless. The sanguine spirit of boyhood is
prone to see success in every project; as years are added we
learn that success is the exception, and if we score one to a
dozen, or more failures there is little cause for complaint. In
this case there was such a complete innovation on established
custom that every step was cautiously taken, and every re-
sult carefully noted. The experimental stages are not yet
ended, though so far as carried there has been such a com-
plete verification of the accuracy of the position that in lieu
of doubts I have the most implicit faith that every succeed-
ing step will add to the impregnability of the structure.
Heretofore there has been little written in regard to the theo-
ry of the effects of tips on the action of the fast trotter, the
showing being principally restricted to results. Three in-
stances were given where colts trotted faster in tips than
when shod with full shoes. One was cited where fair prog-
ress was made in trotting education in which the pupil never
wore anything on the forefeet excepting tips, and another
gave testimony that a barefooted yearling, without ever
having had iron on his feet, made more than a good showing
by trotting in 3:02 in a race.

These instances may be thought insufficient to establish
the position by practical results, and therefore the considera-
tion, from a theoretical standpoint, be appropriate. And
yet, if there has been no break, no contradictions in the tes-
timony of even a few witnesses, the case can be said to stand
well in a practical light, and when these results also coincide
with theory, supported by logic, a candid mind will acknowl-
edge that there is "something in it." Action is rather a
vague term to the general reader, although it conveys a defi-
nite meaning to those who make a study of the racehorse and
trotter. In a general sense, it means the method of moving
the feet and legs, and also embraces the movements of the
scapula— shoulderblade — and the femur— the bone which
runs from the stifle to the uppermost articulation. In fact,
as the term is generally used, it may be applied to the move-
ments of the loin, emphatically so when the fast, flying gal-

lop is considered, and in the trot the motion of this part of
the body can be governed by the manner in which the feet
are moved. Though the terms "shoulder action" and "sti-
fle action " are in common use, that of loin action has yet to
be invented, though any one who has driven trotters will
readily admit that there is motion enough in the loin to war-
rant the appellation. Those conversant with the different
kinds of loin action will agree with me that smoothness of
motion in this part of the frame is a quality of vast impor-
tance. There are slight variations in the loin action of race-
horses in comparison with that of fast trotters, though there
is far more actual motion. The fast gallop entails a bending
of the vertebras, in order to bring the hind feet so far for-
ward as to sustain the center of gravity on one foot while the
fore feet are much elevated. This movement is made when
the body is in the air and the stride is more than twice as far
as the real stride of the trotter. Accepting the stride of the
racehorse as the proper measure for that of the trotter, the
error has followed of calling two strides one, or following the
formula that the stride of the trotter is from where one fore
foot leaves the ground until the same foot touches again,
twice in this interval the body is hurled through the air to
once in the racer. This custom has been of such long stand-
ing that it would be impolitic to change it, and adhering to
the plan of taking "five tracks or four spaces" for the stride
of the trotter, there will be less chance for confusion. In
the pure trotting gait the hind and fore feet on opposite sides
of the body move partially in unison, and come to th.6 ground
so nearly together that the body has a double support, though
the last impulse before the air flight is given with the hind
leg. Those horses which are "mixed-gaited" have not the
same rhythm in their footfalls. The cadence is broken and
the ear detects the difference as accurately as the eye. In
some horses there is a sort of a compromise between the trot
and the gallop; in others there is an approach to the single-
foot, and still others shuffle along in a slovenly manner of
progression. The fastest are square in their gait, and al-
though there have been instances of a great flight of speed
when the action was anything but perfect these cases are
comparatively rare.

The aim of the best trainers is to guard against their pu-
pils falling into a "wrong way of going, "and should there
be an inclination to forsake the action recognized to be the
best to insure improvement, every effort is made to correct
the faulty bias. In the eduoation of trotters, the absorbing
question is how to control the gait. By this is meant, the
power to regulate, to correct, to improve and to obtain the
best progress in developing speed. If tips are inimical, de-
feating the best efforts of the trainer, nothing is more certain
than that they will be ignored in the case of horses which are
required to trot fast. It will not make amends for this de-
ficiency if they are found to be conducive to the soundness
of the feet and legs, as speed is the great desideratum, sound-
ness a secondary consideration. The idea that weight in the
shoe was a necessity for the fast trotter prevailed with a large
majority of trainers fifteen years ago. There were many well-
authenticated cases in which the only plausible explanation
for an increase in speed was an increase in the weight of the
shoe, and when toe-weights were first used, the whole bene-
fit was supposed to arise from the opportunity it gave to add
to the ponderosity of the appendages to the feet. This led to
false reasoning and has also inclined people to donounce tho
use of tips, without trial and without investigation. The ar-
gument would take something like the following shape:

Objector — " I tell you tips will not do; your colt would
trot ten seconds faster if he had shoes on his feet. "

Advocate — " Give me your reasons for stating that they
will not answer, and present arguments to prove that there
is an addition of ten seconds to the mile by not wearing
shoes?"

Objector — "Because I know it. and I'll bet a hundred dol-
lars that I am right. "

Advocate — "Proffering a wager is only evidence that such
is your belief; explain why you have so much confidence and
we may be able to settle it outside of the arbitrament of a
bet. "

Objector — " I tell you there is no use talking, I'll bet a
hundred to fifty, and here's the coin, my money is no fool, if
I am. ,;

The second opponent is more logical and he takes the
ground that tips are not so favorable to trotting speed for the
reason that they change the action unfavorably, the stride is
shortened, and the knee is not so much bent as when
shoes are worn. He also claims that the feet will become
sore at the heels, which will prevent the extension of the
limbs, though he gives the most weight to the first objection.
His views are purely theoretical, never having given tips a
trial, and therefore it will be proper to answer them without
reference to what practice has demonstrated, further than to
bring analogous data to prove analogous positions.

"Two Leggs in the Ayre, and Two Leggs upon the
Ground, at the same Time moved Cross " is the way the
Duke of Newcastle described the " Trott " over two hundred
years ago, and it is not very far different from the descriptions
that have been given two centuries since that noted horse-
man and "thrice noble, high and puissant Prince William
Cavendishe" published "A New Method, and Extraordinary
Invention, to Dress Horses, and Work Them Accordingjto Na-
ture; as Also to Perfect Nature by the Subtilty of Art." The
trouble has been that many who have followed him in
giving advice have lost sight of Nature, placing more de-
pendence on the "subtilty" of artificial methods, ignoring
the natural functions of the foot, and substituting their ideas
of perfecting the mechanism of this important part of the ani-
mal economy.

But as the fast-trotting step has come in a great measure
from the inventive faculty of mankind, and the art of the
horse-shoer, carriage-builder and harness-maker called into
aid in arriving at the desired result, divergences from Na-
ture have been compulsory. If the same end, however,
should follow an adherence to natural laws it is manifest that
a course which will insure the benefits without injury is
preferable to one that entails serious troubles. There are
few intelligent men who do not admit that injury to the foot
is the result of a horse wearing shoes for a long period. At
the same time they regard shoeing as a necessary evil, en-
tailed by the requirements of domestication, and those who
are interested in fast trotters are nearly unanimous in the
opinion that shoes are imperatively demanded by the ex-
igences of the gait.

It is generally considered that the bending of the knee is
essential to a proper length of stride. It is also thought to
give a purer action and with less liability to wound the hind
foot and leg as it passes the fore foot. The horses which
have shown the longest stride in my experience have not had
a Teat deal of knee action, and very many who "jerked their
knees up their chin" had the shortest.

Heavy shoes on the latter had the effect to longthon the
stride, the weight carrying the foot further out before it
struck the ground, and in the former, in some instances, had
a contrary effect, quickening the motion.

The effects of weight on the feet vary with the animal,
and what the result will be is problematical until after a
series of trials. The injury which comes from the hind foot,
pastern or shin being struck while passing under or by the
side of the fore is more likely to throw a colt ' 'off his gait" than
any other. The scalping or toe-boot, tho guard against
speedy cut, and the shin-boot have been invented to obviato
this difficulty. The scalping-boot has been of more service
in the educationof trotting colts than any other single guard,
and the originator of it is well worthy of tho thanks of every
one who is engaged in driving trotters. It has slipped into
general use so quietly that its clainiB to celebrity
overlooked. Had the choice to be made between

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April 14

ing the scalping boot or toe-weights I -would not hesitate an
instant in giving the preference to the scalper.

Colts scalp bare-footed, with tips on, and -with shoes of all
■weights. Toe-weights in some cases afford a remedy, in
others they aggravate the evil. Practice sometimes over-
comes the propensity, with others the habit becomes intensi-
fied with a continuation of the exercise. In every case the
wounding of the coronet, or hard blows on the upper part of
the hoof, lead to "hitching."

Hitching is a kind of bounding motion under one or both
of the hind legs, elevating the loin, and is the natural meth-
od which the colt follows to avoid the injury.

It is aware that it is free from the pain when a gallop is the
gait, and expecting punishment from breaking into a run it
endeavors to act in accordance with the desires of the the
driver so far as can be accomplished without suffering acute
pain, keeps up the trotting motion with the forelegs, and
"runs behind." The fear of injury overcomes the fear of
the whip. Every stride curtails pain in one case, there may
be a cessation in the other. The scalping is done with the
outside edge of the toe or the outer edge of the shoe, tip or
horn back of the toe. By rounding that portion of the horn,
or beveling the shoe or tip, some relief is obtained, and it may
be that it will prove a complete remedy. But in a great
many cases there will still be a bruise sufficient to awaken
fear that the next blow will be heavier.

The instantaneous photographs taken at Palo Alto will
show exactly how this injury occurs. When the last effort
is made to hurl the body through the air it is done with one
hind foot, the other three being off the ground. The pro.
pelling hind foot is giving the last vigorous thrust at the in-
stant of leaving its hold, and the other hind foot is under the
fore foot on the same side, or in some horses outside of it,
Hind and fore foot are close together in all cases; when scalp-
ing is done they collide. The next 'representation, though
showing twelve inches farther forward in the stride, the fore
foot has been raised until the toe is above the upper pastern
joint, and the hind foot which gave the impetus has about
the same elevation. While the fore foot has been carried a
short distance forward, the hind one has made greater prog-
ress, so that the fore foot and the shin are still in proximity,
and if they come together at this point, it is the inside of the
metatarsal that is wounded. Only a foot farther and the dis-
tance is much wider. The fore foot has been carried up-
wards and forwards, the hind foot sweeping closer to the
ground, and after two more feet of progress they are just iu
the act of touching the ground."

Not very many years ago an "open gait" was held to be an
essential in a fast trotter, that openness consisting in carry-
ing the hind legs so far apart that it was not possible to scalp,
and if the fore feet were moved in a straight line there was
little danger of wounding the shin. Immunity from these
injuries was obtained through a waste of power, and, conse-
quently, inability to sustain a very fast pace. The "closer,
gaited " trotter, protected by better constructed boots, acquir-
ing a habit of going close without injury, capable of moving
in straight lines with smooth, easy action, was found to be
an overmatch for the other. Exuberant action is prejudicial
no matter whether the exuberance be in carrying the hocks
widely apart, jerking the hind legs up with a nervousness
akin to stringhalt, "folding the knee " until the foot comes
near the chest, or winding the fore feet about in curves in
place of straight lines. Then, when the fore and hind feet
can be separated far enough to do away with coming together
at the point of commencing the stride, that will be action
enough for that portion of the movement. Why should the
separation be more complete with the weight distributed over
the whole of the sole than when it is borne entirely in the
anterior half ? I must acknowledge that I cannot see any
logical reasons for the greater weight, or the more general
distribution effecting the purpose better than under other
conditions. To overcome the greater inertia of the larger
mass of metal the animal might make a spasmodic effort to
lift it from the ground, but before this is done the heel has
been elevated, and the jerk would he more likely to throw it
against the foot which was passing under or by the side of it.
A more rapid elevation would result from a lightening of the
weight, as it would be more under the control of the horse, the
same as the feet of a dancer are easier handled in pumps than
military boots. I find, however, that this phase of trotting
action will require more space than can be given in one num-
ber, as it involves the most intricate problem there is, to ma,
in the trotting action. It is as important as puzzling, and a
correct solution will be of vast benefit in overcoming the evil.
Fortunately, in the illustrations of the trotting gait which
were taken at Palo Alto, there are two of Edginton, in har-
ness, and under saddle, and also of Elaine, Clay and Occi-
dent. From these valuable lessons can be obtained, and if
we can discover the right application the mystery may be

cleared.

♦

Not Sold.

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Condition of Sporting1 Matters and Theatri-
cals East of the Rockies.

Last Saturday the colts advertised by Lieut. Kuhnle were
offered at auction at Petaluma by Killips A: Co., but as there
were no bids that approached the value of the animals they
were all withdrawn. The colts were a superior lot; but few
horse fanciers from a distance attended because there were
80 few animals to bo sold. The result is another argument
in favor of the combination sale plan. Lieut. Kuhnle ox-

Eresses himself as highly gratified with the liberal treatment
e received at tho hands of Messrs. Killips <fc Co., who kindly
took the circumstances into consideration. He has from ex-
perience a high appreciation of their honorable and liberal
manner of doing business.

The stallion Woodbury, by Woodburn— Moss Rose, by im-
ported Knight of St. George, is doing stud service in Ore-
gon.

Editor Breeder akd Sportsman: The present week has
fairly opened the ball for turf speculators in this city, whose
enforced inaction during the long winter has caused some of
them to become very rusty in more ways than one. But a
good many of these impatient spirits wish now that Mr.
Lorillard had deferred for a period his initial essay of 1883 on
the British turf, Aranza's defeat and the attendant circum-
stances being a sore subject that will be long remembered
by the cognoscenti. Of course no one insinuates for an in-
stant that the mare was run into intentionally, for these ac-
cidents are not uncommon, especially in a large field of
horses, but the fact of the offending animal being a jade that
had no earthly show for the racej makes the occurrence a very
unfortunate one indeed. Aranza might not have won if she
had not been interfered with, but speculators would then
have known something of her present form, whether she_had
improved any since last fall, etc., while as it is now they are
as much in the dark as before, although the fact that she
was the over-right favorite in London for the race at the low
price of 6 to 1 looks as if she had been highly tried. Pin-
cus brought good reports of her when he returned from En-
gland last winter and she is no doubt a better stayer than
last fall. If so, she ought to show to advantage in the City
and Suburban at Epsom, where she will have to carry but
98 pounds, although Sachem appears to be the stable
candidate for this race.

Then to-morrow at Liverpool the Grand National will be
decided, and on the following day the Spring Cup, both
events exciting considerable interest in this city. Saturday
also inaugurates the legitimate racing season at the Crescent
City, for the desultory turf contests that New Orleans has
seen the last two months can hardly be considered quite
regular, or as conducive to the best interests of the sport.
The very last day's racing given there, about ten days ago, re-
sulted in the ruling off the track of Hovey, a well-known
light weight jockey, in the employ of Green Morris, and
other scandals came to light at quite regular intervals. The
coming meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Club horses will
be presided over by well-know turfites of that section, whose
names insure the integrity of future doings at the City of the
Mystic Krewe of Momus. The debut for 1S83 of several
much-fancied candidates for future events will also lend great
interest to this meeting, and the doings of the "crack" three-
year-olds, Drake Carter and Tilford, 'with the form as shown
of the older horses Fair Count, Saunterer, Fellowplay, Apol-
lo, Ballast, etc., will be closely scanned by those interested in
Louisville and the Western circuit.

From Kentucky comes word of the satisfactory progress of
most of the horses now in active training for the spring cam-
paign. Leonatus, a "dark" colt by Longfellow, is just at
present the most talked about animal in the race, for his sud-
den drop in the betting for the Derby from 10 to 4 to 1 shows
the weight of metal that has gone on him. Then the colt's
sale by Henry Miller, his breeder, to Chime & Morgan, his
present owners, in the early winter, for the stiff price of
§5,000 shows that all parties connected think well of him,
an opinion still further strengthened by the engagement of
Billy Donahue, the famous middle weight, to ride him on
the eventful 20th of May. Good money has also gone on
McCloskey, Lord Baglan, Ascender, Queen Ban, and others,
and on aU sides it is acknowledged that the Kentucky Derby
of 1883 is a very open race. The last named filly, owned by
Maj. B. G. Thomas, is, it has just lately been discovered, en-
gaged with Violator, Booty and Fond-du-Lac in the Grand
Prix de Paris of next June, but of course there is not one
chance in a thousand of her fulfilling that engagement, al-
though this half sister to Lelex has improved so much the
last few months in size and looks that she is being highly
thought of. A large price was lately tendered to and refused
by her popular owner, and as that gentleman is always will-
ing (generally) to make any kind of a trade in horseflesh, he
must think well of Queen Ban to refuse to sell her so advan-
tageously.

The bHnding, by order of some one calling himself a veter-
inarian, of the well-known stallion Onondaga has, excited
universal execration wherever it has been mentioned, and it
is said that Young, the owner of therpoor brute, and the so-
called "vet" who authorized the barbarity, are to be indicted
for the horrible affair. They would not have much sym-
pathy should this be the case, and it is high time that such
men as these should be taught by the stern arm of the law
that even dumb animals are not to be tortured with impunity.
The weather in Kentucky the last week has been anything
but spring-lite, and the work of the horses has been,, conse-
quently, interfered with. Still, most of the Derby horses
are doing well. Ascender is in good condition, rather too
finely drawn, it is said, considering that the race is seven
weeks off. Lord Raglan has curly hocks, but looks well, and
if he stand his preparation will be a dangerous horse. Mc-
Closkey, the best two-year-old in the West last fall, is also in
fine order, but has not grown much. Small horses, however,
sometimes can pack weight as well as larger ones. The thor-
oughbreds at Sheepshead Bay and Monmouth Park are pro-
gressing rapidly in their training.

The Dwyers' stable is in good fix now, except the black
gelding Carley B, who has a "leg." Barnes and Miss Wood-
ford seem to have fully recovered from their ailment, which
a few weeks ago threatened their turf retirement.

Improvements are being made at Monmouth that will add
much to the success of their summer meeting, and as in-
creased transportation facilities are promised New Yorkers
will probably be enabled to take the thirty-mile trip and be
landed back in the city by supper time instead of near mid-
night as formerly.

Old Bancroft in the string of Lewis Stewart is feeling like a
three -year-old, and the Louisville Cup winner of 'SI may
trouble the flyers yet.

A number of famous matrons of the paddock have died of
late in Kentucky. Dixie, the dam of many fast ones, includ-
ing Herzog the first horse that ever ran a mile as fast as 1 :43,
departed this life at the farm of Maj. Thomas, her owner.
Eclipsa dam of Clipsotta, died at Megibblen's place, a few
days ago. As she was due to foal almost daily, this was hard
on her well-known owner. Dolly, by Mambrino Chief, de-
parted this life at Col. West's farm on the 18th. As the dam
of Thorndale, Onward, Director, etc., she was a valuable
stud matron. The news of Mollie McCarthy's decease is
regretted here. The writer saw her run one of her best races
at Sacramento in 1876, two mile heats in 3:38.}, 3:36*, and for
her size she was as game as flint. Truly, Mr. Winters will
realize, so soon after the death of Duchess of Norfolk, that
misfortunes never come singly.

The wires tell us that your threatened drought has been
averted, however, and this is cause for congratulation.

Mr. Frank Work of this city, whose Edward and Swiveller
are_the fastest pole horses we have, was thrown from his

wagon one afternoon this week, but escaped with a few
bruises, fortunately.

The Kellogg sale was quite a success here, and to-day Mr.
D. D. Withers sold a batch of fourteen racehorses which
brought all they were worth. The sales of Jerome Eddy,
the trotting stallion, and Eosa Wilkes have also attracted
much attention; as his record was 2:16A and hers 2:1SJ, they
certainly were worth what was paid for them.

Your artist, Wyttenbach, has been highly complimented
by the many who have seen his admirable delineations of
horse portraiture. His efforts are certainly well executed
aud true to nature as the writer, who has a personal remem-
brance of some of the horses, can testify.

The Vanderbilt carnivalfball last week here created of course
a great sensation and lent being past the theaters are all do-
ing a fine business. The Mapleson company with Patti,
Schalchi, Mierswinske, Galassi, etc., at the Academy are hav-
ing the best season their noted impressario has ever experi-
enced. Mr. Grau's French opera company at that beautiful
theater the Casino are. drawing tine houses by the aid of
Theo and Capoul. Haverly's Fourteenth street theater is in its
fifth week with "Siberia," your late success at the California,
and Miss Georgia Cay van has done good work as Sara, the
Jewess. Mr. Harry Mann, Col. Haverly's lieutenant here, is
well and favorably known to our metropolitan amusement
seekers. Neil Burgess is at the Bijou in a new piece of the
Widow Bedott style entitled " Vim, " and it is drawing well.
Mr. Daly's 7-20-8 is one of the most amusing bits of comedy
seen here lately, and the "Silver King " at Lester W attack's
still holds the boards. Old Wallack's has been refitted, and,
as the star theater, is starring Mr. Boucicault in his well-
known plays. "Young Mrs. Winthrop " at the Madison
Square will soon go off for a "Russian Honeymoon, " and
" Inflation " is still the order of the day at the Comique.
Catherine Lewis at the Fifth Avenue, and Willie E&ouin's
" Bunch of Keys " at the San Francisco Opera House arealso
having good business, and so the fun goes bravely on.
Yours, Pacific.

New York, March 29, 1883.

Hints for the Shearing Season. '

As to the manner of shearing, there should be but one
rule; perform the work well, and as expeditiously as due re-
gard for its thoroughness will admit of. There is a vast
amount of "botch" work done by the average sheep-shearer.
Many who can do good work, when they make the effort,
are encouraged to become careless by the quite common prac-
tice of paying an arbitrary price for each fleece taken off,
without regard to the amount of wool or the character of an-
imal from which it is taken. Even in the best wool-growing
flocks, there will be found a wide difference in the shearing
qualities of different animals, such as the peculiarity and
number of wrinkles, the density of fleece, as well as the
amount of* trimming required for properly cleaning the head
and legs. To expect the professional shearer will take care
to turn off an equally good job with animals thus differing,
when he gets the same pay for each, requires more faith in
the average of humanity than seems warranted by experience
in past years. The fact is recognized that it is one thing to
theorize on the subject, but quite another thing to remedy
the evils pointed out. It is true that, in many localities, the
demand for shearers is so well up to or ahead of the supply,
that very little option is left with the flock-owner, who is
compelled to aocept such help as comes to him, dictating its
own terms. But, even under these circumstances, he is not
entirely helpless. A careful oversight of the shearing-floor,
with substantial recognition of superior workmen, by com-
pliments and rewards of extra pay, and, in extreme cases,
the public reprimand and discharge of a man who manifests
neither inclination nor ability for performing reasonably good
work, will go a long way in the direction of securing reform.

Equally important with proper shearing, so far as the sale
of wool is concerned, is honest and workmanlike manipula-
tion of the fleeces. Honest, in so far as they shall carry with
them nothing that the buyer, who understands his business,
may "not, with reason, expect to find there; work-
manlike, in so far that every part of the fleece shall be in its
proper place, rolled so as to make a good appearance, and
wrapped and tied so as to stand such handling as it is likely
to be subjected to before reaching its ultimate destination,
the 'sorter's table in the woolen mill, Every man who raises
wool for market owes it to himself to put his clip in the most
presentable condition. To this end, each fleece should be
pressed together as closely as when upon the sheep's body,
and after being properly adjusted, so rolled as to show only
the inner surface, and thus tied with enough stout twine to
hold it under every possible treatment. A vast deal of mor-
alizing has been devoted to bringing about so-called reforms
in tying wool; most of it volunteered by men who never
spent a day on the shearing-floor, and who sieze upon every ■
pretext for temporarily depreciating the value of the wool
clip. Experience has taught every man who has tied any
considerable amount of wool that a twine of fair size must
be used, as with any other the constant drawing and knot-
tying will cripple the operator's hands. The quantity of
string so used can vary to suit the owner of the clip, without
reference to the suggestions or wishes of any other man.
There is no deception about this. The buyer will, of course,
take the amount and weight of any surplus string into his
account, when naming the price he is willing to pay, but he
has no right to,' charge fraud against any practice that does
not conceal such real conditions as he might detect with or-
dinary care and sagacity. A pound of string on the outside
of a fleece is no fraud, though the fraction of an ounce hidden
away on the inside of the same fleece would be,a fraud. Roll-
ing into a fleece a handful of wool, plucked from the body of
a dead sheep, is reprehensible, though fribs and skirtings,
that become detached while on the shearing-floor, may prop-
erly be placed inside the fleece. If the flock is being sheared
without washing, it is admissable to include with the fleeces
sweat locks aud trimmings from every part of the animal,
while all particles of dung and mud that adhere should be re-
moved. Iu short, all parts of the fleece, and all that belongs
to it in a natural state, are properly included in the term un-
washed, and the fiock-owner should be careful that nothing
else is there, while the size and quantity and quality of
string may depend entirely npou such circumstances or taste
as he may allow to influence him. The buyer who cannot
properly estimate the effect of the presence of more or less
string on the value of a lot of wool, to which he has free ac-
cess, has no right to ask the wool-grower to alter his manner
of doing business, to bring its results within range of so dull
a comprehension. As in washing, so with the other proc-
esses in preparing wool for market — those who preach so
zealously for certain practices must supplement their ser-
mons with their money, show a willingness to pay for the ex-
tra labor and expense involved in following the precepts they
so complacently scatter abroad, and reiterate with such regu-
larity, at a time when most likely to unfavorably affect the
price of wool that is still in the hands of the men who grew
it.

1883

Xfae StoeAev attxl jl portswaw.

v&i

CALIFORNIA CLUB'S COURSING.

The

Thirty-two-dog Stake Run at Merced
Last Week.

Such a coursing match as the California Coursing Club
held at Merced last Thursday and Friday has rarely been
equaled in this State. In spite of many forebodings that
owing to the postponement, which made the time unusually
late in the season, the weather would be rather too hot for
dogs and horses, the temperature was not a degree too high,
and though it was true that during the heat of noonday
overcoats were a superfluous garment no inconvenience was
felt by the spectators, and as the dogs did not complain it
must be taken for granted that they found the weather to
their liking. The trip up to Merced in the special car char-
tered by the club was much the same as such trips generally
are. There was the usual talk about dogs, the inevitable
discussion of past and gone coursing matches, the customary
betting and offers to bet, a little singing and lota of joviality
and good nature all around. The sportsmen were early
risers, leaving their beds an hour or so before the time they
do when they are in the city, but the sun gets up rather early
too on the plains and was quite warm enough to be pleasant
ere the president's carriage started from the El Capitan last
Thursday morning. Old "Mac," as usual, was in the lead,
but mine host Fabey did not propose that his guests should
be last on the ground and after a gallant brush between the
two four-hourse teams Mac gave way and ere O'Donnell's
ranch was reached Fabey's friends were boss of the road.
With ten long country miles between the city of Merced and
the coursing ground and a hard day's pull over sand and
plow and hillocks the wise driver did well to hold his horses,
and many a one in the party being impressed with that idea
it was long past nine o'clock when all were on the
ground, the judges mounted and the first pair of
dogs in the slips. The gronnd chosen for the sport was
west and north of the sheep ranch on John Mitchell's big
pasture. Poor land the people call it and no doubt it is poor
from a farmer's standpoint, but better, land for coursing
never was seen. The land, well covered with a carpet of wild
flowers and hardy grass, cropped short by the sheep that have
been feeding over it, presents a splendid footing for the dogs
though a bit dangerous to horses, but not so if as is the usual
custom in Merced, they are unshod. An abundance of hil-
locks from which points of vantage spectators can see every
course from end to end, unless as is sometimes the case the
hare leads the dogs a long chase, over and beyond a couple
of ridges which shut out the sight completely and leave the
lookers-on in doubt of the result until back comes the judge,
leading his blown horse, to announce the winner. Many of
the hares were with young last week and did not give the
dogs as hard a chase as they do in the fall of the year when
they have no domestic arrangements to look after and their
entire energies are devoted to acquiring the stamina necessa-
ry to carry them twelve miles a day for water£or green food,
besides the extra energy needed to escape their enemies, the
coyotes, who in the spring time find so many young squirrels
to feed on that they do not care to bother about the fleet and
elusive jack rabbit or hare.

Last Thursday the sport began with a " bye, " Mercedite's
American Girl getting a walk-over through the absence of
Blue Jacket. J. C. Murphy's Cassie Maria and W. Lane's
Lady Costello had the first real race of the day. Cassie Ma-
ria ran in splendid style and won by both speed and
work.

J. J. Murphy's Presidio Boy ran a bye, his competitor
being absent.

M. Mercedite's Lady Smith beat a Merced dog owned by
W. Quigley, called Hornitos Boy, but had all she could do to
win the deciding points.

J. Healey's _Black Cloud beat Joseph Tilden's blue dog
Samuel J. Tilden and it was no eight to seven game
either.

W. Lane's Connaught Banger beat W. Fabey's Tuolumne
Bill, a Merced dog from which the local visitors expected a
great performance.

F. Cahalan's Sierra, the bitch that won first prize at the
match of the Pacific Coast Club, beat M. Mercidite's Parnell.
Pacific Life and Lady Mary failed to appear.
Carroll's Monarch ran a bye.
J. Perigo's Longfellow beat P. Reilly's Tornado.
J. Hughes' Speculation Jr. beat J. F. Carroll's Stonewall
Jackson.
W. Fallon's Mollie McCarthy beat S. Brown's Modoc.
J. Hughes' Belfast Maid beat J.F. Cunningham's Jem Cor-
mack.
E. Packer's Daisy, a Merced bitch, beat J. Ferry's Nellie.
J. F. Carroll's Paul Jones beat J. Hughes' Lady Franklin.
After this came a hearty lunch, and then the second ties
were run over. Hares had got a bit scarce, and the slipper
was well tired out before game was started to try the speed
and skrll of Murphy's Cassie Maria and Mercedite's American
Girl. Cassie Maria proved the staunchest of the pair, and
won the honors after a hard struggle.

Lady Smith was withdrawn and Presidio Boy got a bye.
Lane's Connaught Banger beat Healey's Black Cloud.
Calahan's Sierra beat Ferry's Skip.
Carroll's Monarch beat Perego's Longfellow.
Hughes' Speculation beat Fallon's Mollie McCarty.
Hughes' Belfast Maid beat Packer's Daisy.
Carroll's Paul Jones ran a bye.

This concluded the day's sport, and the party drove back
to Merced to take in the sights of the town and get refreshed
for the next day's coursing.

On Friday the hares were more plentiful than on the day
before.
The third ties over were run off with the following result:
J. J. Murphy's Presidio Boy beat J. C. Murphy's Cassie
Maria.

W. Lane's Connaught Ranger beat F. Cahalan's Sierra with
ease.

J. F. Carroll's Monarch beat J. Hughes' Speculation Jr.
J. F. Carroll's Paul Jones beat J. Hughes' Belfast Maid.
Fourth ties over:

J. F. Carroll's Monarch beat J. J. Murphy's Presidio Boy.
J. F. Carroll's Paul Jones beat W. Lane's Connaught Ban-
ger.

The first and second prizes were divided between J. F. Car-
roll's Paul Jones and Monarch, as the owner did not wish to
run them off. The third and fourth prizes were divided be-
tween W. Lane's Connaught Banger and J. J. Murphy's
Presidio Boy. It is remarkable that this is the second time
Monarch and Paul Jones have divided first and second prizes.
The Puppy Stake was then run off, with the following re-
sult:

J. Perigo's Spring beat B. Broughan's Main Street Lady.
F. Ferry's Bute beat F. Hall's Mary.
Second ties over:

F. Ferry's Bute beat J. Perigo's Spring.
A Consolation Stake of ten dogs, $5 each was run off, as
follows:

Speculation beat Tornado.

Belfast Maid beat Tuolumne Bill.

Longfellow beat Atwater.

Cassie Maria beat Black Cloud.

Lady Franklin beat Antrim Maid.

Second ties:

Speculation beat Belfast Maid.
' Longfellow beat Cassie Maria.

Lady Franklin ran a bye.

Third ties:

Speculation beat Lady Franklin.

Longfellow ran a bye.

In the final heat Longfellow was withdrawn, and the prizes
were awarded as follows: Speculation first, Longfellow sec-
ond and Lady Franklin third.

Judge, J. C. Murphy; Slipper, J.Perigo. In the courses
where Murphy's dogs were engaged Dominick Shannon acted
as judge, 'and also for the Consolation Stake.

It would not be fair to finish the report of this match with-
out a special word of praise for the judge, whose decisions
were uniformly acceptable, and the slipper, who performed
his arduous labor to the satisfaction of all. The stewards
and other officers of the meeting were indefatigable in their
efforts to promote the sport.

TURF AND TRACK.

Chicago Handicaps.

The programme of the Chicago running meeting has been
received arid the weights for the handicaps are as follows:

BOARD OF TBADE HANDICAP.

A sweepstakes for all ages at S50 each, half forfeit; only 815 if de-
clared out by May 1, with $1,000 added, of which $200 to the second and
8100 to the third; winners of any race after the publication of the
weights to carry 6 lbs, extra; of two or more races, 10 lbs. estra; mile
and a half. Closed January 15 with 60 subscribers, viz.:

lb.

John Davis, aged 121

Meditator, 4 113

Boatman, 4 113

Blazes, 5 113

Geo. McCullougb, aged Ill

Headlight, aged 110

Boz Sedam, 4 110

Jim Douglas, 5 110

Charlie Marks, 6 .- 109

Flanders, 5 109

Ada Glenn, aged 108

Stanton, 4 108

Pearl Jennings, 4 108

Monogram, 4 108

Jocko, 4 107

Josco, 6 107

J. Sullivan, 4 107

Aleunde, 6 1C7

Brigand Belle, 5 107

Bonnie Bird, aged 107

Metropolis, 5 107

Ballard, 4 106

Dave Xandell, 4 106

Katie Creel, 4 106

Black Prince, 5 .106

Ascender, 3 105

Gus Matthews, 4 105

Harry Gilmore, 4 105

Kittie"Wells,5 106

Annette, 5 104

lb.

Minstrel. 4 104

Nick Cheek, 6 103

Storm, 5 102

AngUa, 4 102

Bondholder, 3 102

Rufus L, 4 101

Electrical, 4 101

Highflyer, 4 101

Revoke, 4 101

Gleaner, 4 100

Wallan See, 4 100

Gath,4 100

Fosteral, 4 100

Ruth, 4 100

Taxgatherer, 4 100

Morgan Spy, 4 99

Bassett, 4 98

Viron, 4 97

Kansas, 4 97

Vera, 3 94

Scales, 3 92

Monticello ,3 91

Baccarat, 3 91

TenEyck, 3 91

Hattie Harris, 3 91

Augusta E, 3: 90

Aristocrat, 3 90

Bossio, geld., 3 90

Lady Washington, g., 3 89

Birdie H. 3 88

Bear m mind (hat the entries to purses, and nominations in
stakes, Capital Turf Club, Sacramento, close Monday, the \§th
inst. See advertisement for particulars.

THE SUMMER HANDICAP.

A cash sweepstakes for all ages; S10 at the time of entry and $15 addi-
tional for starters, with $600 added, of which $100 to the second; mile
and a furlong; closed January 15, with 57 subscribers, viz. :

lb.

Checkmate, aged 123

John Davis, aged 121

Good Night, aged 115

Saunterer, 5. , 114

Brad, 5 114

Boatman, 4 114

Boz Sedam, 4 112

Charlie Marks, 6 112

Ada Glenn, aged 11:

Jim Douglas, 6 112

Monogram, 4 Ill

Lizzie S, 5 110

George Hakes, aged 110

Pearl Jennings, 4 ■ 110

Springfield, 5

Stanton>4 109

Senator, 6 108

Bonnie Bird, aged 107

Metropolis, 5 107

Harry Gilmore, 4 106

Malaaine, 5 106

Rosalie, 6 106

Gus Matthews, 4.: 106

Ascender, 3 106

Dave Yandell, 4 105

Anglia, 4 105

Storm, 5 104

Gath,4 104

lb.

vTapakoneta, 4 104

Rufus L, 4 103

Electrical, 4 103

Bondholder, 3 103

Intrinsic, 5 103

Fosteral, 4 102

Ruth, 4 102

Gleaner. 4 102

Fisherman, 4 101

Kittie Wells, 5 101

Ariana,4 100

Viron, 4 98

Bernice, 4 98

Kilmeny, 4 98

Timbuctoo, 4 97

Robert Bruce, 4 95

Rushaway, 3 94

Inca, 3 93

Hattie Harris, 3 93

Pearl Thome ,3 91

Blue Grass Belle, 3 91

All Hands Around, 3 91

Referee, 3 91

Ocelot, 3 91

Fleurilla, 3 91

Minnie K, 3 90

Rosaline, 3 89

Jersey Maid, 3 89

State Fair Two-Tear-Old Stake.

Racing in England.

The two-year-old trotting stake of the State Agricultural
Society, to be trotted this fall, closed last Saturday, the 7th
inst., with the following nominations:

L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, Ahnet, by Sultan — Minnehaha.

Same— Red Hoody, by Del Sur— by The Moor.

Wm. Beach, Petaluma, ch c Dawn, by Nutwood — Coun-
tess.

Palo Alto Stock Farm, b g Gypsum, by Electioneer — Gipsy.

Same, br f Carrie C, by Electioneer — Maid of Clay.

Same b f Chiquita, by Electioneer — Pearl.

Same b c lone, by General Benton — Irene.

D. E. Knight, Marysville, ch f Nighthawk, by Brigadier —
Nelly.

J. M. Nason, Concord, g c Frank McGuire, by Belle Alta —
Taylor mare.

J. E. Dunham, Concord, ch c Oscar Steinway, by Steinway
— Franky Eaton.

F. L. Smith, Sacramento, b f Cora by Buccaneer — Pearl.

E. Giddings, Lemoore, b c Bay Rose, by Sultan — by The
Moor.

J. C. Simpson, Oakland, br c Antevolo, by Electioneer —
Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

G. W. Trahern, Stockton, b g Voucher, by Nephew — by
Vernon Patchen.

The principal race at the Northampton and Pytchley Hunt
meeting on the 4th at Northampton was the Great North-
amptonshire Handicap at about two miles. There were only
six starters. It was won by the five-year-old Glenluce, with
last year's winner, Sun of York, second and The Glider third.
The conditions of the race were as follows:

Fortieth renewal of the Great Northamptonshire Handicap for
three-year-olds and upwards, at £20 each, £10 forfeit, with £400 added;
winners after the [declaration of the weights (January 25) extra; en-
trance, £3 10s— the only forfeit if declared by January 30; about two
miles. Closed with forty-one subscribers, of which nineteen declared
out.

Note— The highest weight accepting was 114 pounds; it was raised
to 124 pounds and the others in proportion.

J, Hanbury's br h Glenluce, five years, by Glenlyon— Escape, 105 lbs. 1
P. H. Cooper's b h Sun of York, aged, by Fa vonius— Eleanor, 109 lbs. 2
M. Lefevre's blk h The Glider, five years, by Dutch Skater -Bagpipe,

101 lbs 3

Glenluce is a fair specimen of the average winner of the
medium class of handicaps. As a two-year-old he ran eleven
times and won three, viz.: A Maiden Two-Year-Old Plate,
worth £100, at Alexandria Park in May, 18S0, and the Great
Northern Nursery Handicap, worth £132, and the Ossul-
stone Nursery Handicap, worth £102, over the same course
in September. As a three-year-old Glenluce ran nine times,
but only won the Great Northern Handicap, worth £150, at
Alexandria Park in November. He ran during the first part
of the season as the property of Mr. H. Coventry, who in
turn sold him to Mr. J. Hanbury. Last year he ran only
twice. He won the Free Welter Handicap, worth £146, at
the Newmarket Houghton meeting, when ne was ridden by
Mr. Arthur Coventry (the reputed best gentleman rider in
England), at 143 pounds. — New York Herald.

At Boise City.

The programme of Cy Mulkey's July meeting at the Idaho
Park track, Boise City, is as follows:

First day, Tuesday, July 3, first race, Novelty Race, dash
of one mile, free for all. Purse, $175. First horse at £
pole, $25; first horse at \ pole, $50; first horse at \ pole,
$50; first horse at 1 mile, $50.

Second race, Boys' Saddle Race, free for all untrained
horses. Purse, $25. Entrance free; all to first horse.

Third race, one and one-fourth mile dash, free for all.
Purse, $250.

Second day, first race, match between Eastman Bros.' War-
wick and Jo Kinney's Policy. Three-fourth mile heats,
best 3 in 5, for S3, 000.

Second race, Mule Race, dash of one mile, free for all
mules. Purse, $25; entrance free; all to first mule.

Third race, 600 yards and repeat; best 2 in 3; free for all.
Purse, $150.

Third day, first race, three -year-old race; free for all three-
year-olds bred and raised in Oregon, Washington Territory
and Idaho; three-fourth mile heats; best 2 in 3. Purse,
$200.

Second race, Gentlemen's Saddle Race; dash of one mile.

Purse, $25; entrance $5, to.be added to purse; all to first

horse; weight 150 pounds on each.

Third race, one mile and repeat; free for all. Purse, $300.

Fourth day, first race, one-half mile heats, best 2 in 3.

Purse, $150.

Second race, Sack Foot Race, 50 yards. Purse, $25; all
to first man; entrance free.

Third race, Named Race, free for Tim Brainerd, Major An-
derson, Dunleary, Dundrum, Bank Roll, Daisy, Baby Brown,
Quartzburg Johnny, and all other horses of like merit; three-
fourth mile heats; best 2 in 3. Purse, $250. B

Fifth day, first race, Novelty Consolation Race, dash of
one mile. Purse, $150; free for all beaten horses. First
horse at \ pole, $25; first horse at \ pole, $25; first horse at
\ pole, $50; first horse at 1 mile pole, $50.

Second race, Slow Race, change riders; dash one mile.
Purse, $25; entrance free; all to last horse.

Third race, Citizens' Purse, $1,000, two and one-fourth
mile dash; free for all horses, mares and geldings.

A match race for $200 a side, distance 440 yards, was to
have been decided on the Cardwell track, Jacksonville, Ore-
gon, last Saturday, between the Payne Mare andCapt. Jinks.
The result is not yet known in this far-off neighborhood.

The French Jockey Club has opened an increased credit of
$65,000 for the purpose of adding to the sums of money
given awav in different stakes, which now become more val-
uable. The Poule d'Essai, or Trial Stakes, has been aug-
mented by SI, 000, and will now in added money alone be
worth $4,000, while the Oaks, instead of $5,000, will bring
in beyond the entries and forfeits over $6,000; and theadded
money in the Prix Daru, Prix de Longchamps, Prix du Ne-
roli and Prix Greffulhe has been doubled. Thus the races
of the Societe d 'Encouragement will have an excess in value
of nearly $50,000, and the total amount voted by the com-
mittee of the Jockey Club amounts to nearly $400,000.
These sums of money are derived from surplus claims, for-
feits and the admission paid by the general public at the
gates of the paddock and racecourse.

The leading trotting tracks of the country are rapidly fol-
lowing the plan inaugurated by Chicago of having the en-
trance to races made payable by installments, and in another
year or so the stake system will be in almost universal opera-
tion. Utica is the last to leave the beaten track that has been
followed for so many years. That association offers four
purses of $2,500 each for the 2:36, 2:30, 2:24 and 2:20 classes,
to be trotted at the regular summer meeting, the balance of
the programme to be decided upon at the coming meeting of
the Central Circuit Stewards. The payments— 1\
per cent each— are due April 16, May 16, July 23 and August
6, and the purses will doubtless fill well.

Mr. Valensin's brown mare Flight, by Buccaneer, that won
a third heat in 2:2!» at Oakland, March 17, was the first new-
comer in the 2:30 list for this year, as also the first of Bucca-
neer's get to enter the charmed circle. We indulge in a
metaphorical shake with our cotem. of the New York Spirit
who is candid enough to say " As usual California leads the
van. "

S. F. Gilmore of Lemoore writes: We are handling soma
good colts by A. T. Stewart, son of Mambrino Patchen, and one
by Algona, dam by A. T. Stewart, second dam by Shylook,
son of Boston, (the Boston that ran in this State in an early
day) all yearlings, and you may hear from some of them in
the future.

Dr. Hicks' bay filly Pride, by Buccaneer— Lightfoot, by
Flaxtail, died at the doctor's ranch in Sacramento county last
week. She trotted in 2:44$ as a yearling, and won the Em-
bryo Stake for two-year-olds at Oakland last fall, making a
record of 2:33 J.

At Molalla, Oregon, March 15 last, there was a race be-
tween Henry Grimes' bay mare, by King's Sherman, and T.
Noblitt's bay gelding Bunch Grass, distance onc-li:'
The mare won handily. Time 0:51.

The horses of the late W. Stirling Crawfurd wen i
be sold at the Newmarket Craven meeting, which 1 -
Tuesday and ended yesterday.

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April 14

Bear in mind thai the entries to purses, and nominations in
slakes. Capital Turf Club, Sacramento, close Monday, the 16th
inst. See advertisement/or particulars.

The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, a handica p
at about four miles and a half, was run March 30 and won
by Count Kiusky's sis-year-old mare Zoedone, with Mr.^ P.
George's Black Prince second and Major Banbury's Mohican
third. Sis others ran, the smallest number since the estab-
lishment of the race, in 1S39. The defeat of the Irish-trained
horses, Mohican, Black Prince and others caused much ex-
citement. The conditions of the race were as follows:

The fortv-fitb renewal of the Grand National Steeplechase Handicap,
at £25 each for starters, £15 for non-starters and £5 only if declared out
by Tuesday, January 30, with 1,000 guines added, of which £100 to the
second; winners after the publication of the weights on January i, ex-
tra; closed with 41 subscribers; of which 10 declared out; about four
miles and a half. •

Count C. Einsky's ch m Zoedone, 5 years, by New Oswestry— Miss

Honiton, 154 lbs.'. *

P. George's blk g Black Prince, aged, by "Warden of Galway— Empress,

Major Bunbury's br b Mohican, 6 years, by Uncas— Castenette, 169 lbs. 3

Joe Bunker, by Geo. Wilkes, dam by Seely's American
Star, is the first to trot in the thirties this season in a public
race. He won in straight heats at Augusta, Ga., Feb. 16,
beatingJBessie M in 2:24, 2:23i, 2:30. The same day St.
Bemo, by Volunteer, dam Flora (St. Julien's dam), by Harry
Clay, beat Tony Newell, Brown Wilkes, and Eachel B.
Best time, 2:291, 2:3°-

The get of Longfellow and Ten Broeck will not compete in
the Champion Stallion Stakes at Louisville this fall, because
the owner of these two fine stallions did not enter them in
1S80, when the stake closed for stallions.

It is understood that the Bockaway Jockey Club has for
the present abandoned the idea of building a race track near
the big hotel at Eockaway.

The TJkiah Park Association have decided to push the work
of building their track, so as to hold the inaugural meeting
in Jnne.

Eosa Wilkes will be handled by Dan Mace this season.

FISH.

Not a Flattering Outlook.

The opening of the trout season can hardly be said to have
been productive of much sport. The enthusiastic anglers who
have patiently waited for the advent of their cherished sea-
son have, on the other hand, returned from visits to former
choice fishing grounds with a disgusted look which speaks
volumes of the ill luck which they experienced, and it is not
surprising that in many cases serious doubts are entertained
whether the sport is not a thing of the past. As a general
rule, the reports that reach this office are not such as to
make glad the heart of those whose sporting proclivities are
entirely concentrated upon trout fishing. The greater num-
ber of streams visited were either found to contain very few
fish, or, in consequence of the muddy water, fly fishing was
entirely out of the question. The reservoir in the vicinity
of San Rafael is a notable exception, but even there fish were
extremely shy. Some good catches were made in Monterey
and in the creek below Gilroy. A party of anglers from this
city, who put in a few hours at Purissima, also experienced
average luck, though the creek was well whipped for up-
wards of three miles and no trout were taken until late in
the afternoon. Salmon trout were taken in the lagoon below
Pescadero, some of them measuring as high as seven inches.
They are said to take the fly readily and afford good
sport. All the streams north of this city reports of which
have come to hand show a great falling off for the
corresponding period of the past year. Complaints are
also made that dams have been constructed in this
direction in which young fish are impounded and in other
ways depleting the streams of every vestige of choice fish.
It is an open secret that the fish laws have been frequently
violated during the close season, and that little trouble is
taken either to enforce respect for them or to bring the guilty
parties to justice. At Niles tolerable success was encoun-
tered, some of the trout caught reaching five and even six
inches in length. An amusing story is told at the expense of
an angler hailing from Oakland who, becoming disgusted
with the prospect of securing a number of shining beauties,
placed the pole across his breast and reclining at full length
on a log, fell into a deep sleep. His companions were con-
siderably amused at the oscillations of the dreamy disciple of
"Walton, and were shortly afterwards surprised by a splash,
together with his sudden disappearance. Coming to the sur-
face, the now thoroughly awakened angler struck out vigor-
ously for land, forswearing the sport and cursing the luck
that brought him to a sudden bath. The name of the gen-
tleman is withheld at the request of friends in hopes that he
may be induced to reconsider his determination.

Owing to the unfavorable condition of the tides during the
last week or ten days there has been but little done by those
who enjoy holding a line over the edge of a boat or standing
on the kelp-covered rocks along the shore in hopes of tempt-
ing the denizens of the deep. For a short time, last Sunday,
on the slack high water the fishers from boats off the Sau-
celito shore pulled in a good many rock-cod, but their sport
was rather short-lived. Pole fishing along the shore was ex-
ceptionally poor. Next week excellent fishing is expected by
the fishermen, who form this conclusion from the favorable
condition at which the tide will be from to-morrow, and these
tides will last during the week. The cold waters from the
rivers keep the ocean fish from coming into the bay much
farther than Yellow Bluff, so the best grounds are to be found
from that point to the Heads. The tomcod fishing near Goat
Island is always good. A person going there may rely on
good biting with the same certainty that a traveler can rely
on bites— flea bites— at a country hotel. Shore fishing still
continues to attract many to the vicinities of Point Diablo
and Horse Shoe bay, and the success of those who go to
those places is generally good.

A. R. Brown visited Monterey on Saturday last, and suc-
ceeded in landing fifteen trout varying in size from four to
six inches.

Frank Gassaway, in a few hours' fishing at the reservoir at
S;m Rafael on Saturday, caught twelve trout.

George Kammerer and a party of friends were at Saucelito on
Monday but returned to town without any fish.

BASE BALL.

Second Game of the Chamionship Series.

The second game of the championship season between the
California and Redington Clubs, which was played on the
Recreation Grounds on Sunday, resulted in a victory for the
former. The game throughout served to show the superior-
ity of the winning club and contrasted rather forcibly against
the losers, whose fielding was at times exceedingly poor. The
truth of the matter is that the Redingtons were wholly over-
matched and unless they improve wonderfully they will
figure nowhere in the championship fight. They are weak at
the bat and still weaker in the field. The Californias on the
contrary are experienced ball players who have long since
served their apprenticeship on the diamond and whose errors
are mainly due to negligence. They are invariably in good
form and their batting is such as to puzzle their contestants,
and in consequence a number of base hits were scored to
their credit which under other circumstances might have
figured in another column. Ingalls, pitcher of the Redingtons,
has a tolerably fast deli very, but it is seldom within the rule.
No advantage, however, is taken of this fact by the Califor-
nias, who have little difficulty in punishing him. His sup-
port behind the bat is good but under his erratic pitching
the catcher has all he can do to prevent bases being repeated-
ly stolen. The first basemanhas a reputationforbeingacare-
ful player, butSunday'sgame showed little on which to base
the claim. His throwing as also that of the third baseman was
poor, while the latter is severly handicapped by a habit of step-
ping off the bag in his endeavors to make a quick play. This
plan might be well enough for a sure base-man, but is hardly
to be recommended or pursued by a neophyte. On the Cali-
fornia side, Angus sins in the same particular, though his
long experience enables him to take advantage of a number
of plays which offset his errors. He also clings to his old
habit of putting up one hand. Angus is known to be one of
the very best left fielders the State ever produced, and why
he should be taken from the outfield to cover the first bag is
not quite apparent. Harlow Boyle, on second, was scarcely
in his accustomed good trim, while Piercy, at short, usually
an accurate thrower and rapid fielder, was badly out of form.
It can hardly be expected, however, that the games at the
commencement of the season will be marked by that careful
playing which practice only insures. The material, with the
notable exception of the Redington Club, is there and can
easily be brought out so that the championship games will
be characterized by close and exciting contests. The attend-
ance shows plainlytbat renewed interest is taken in base ball
contests, and it is within the power of the management to
make the games doubly popular. The diamond was in ad-
mirable condition. The lines were plainly marked, and the
infield smooth as a billiard table. The outfield is covered
with grass, which has been closely cut, so that the fielders
have no excuse for passed balls. Following is the score:

Live Taylor, who figured prominently with with the old
San Franciscos, Centennials, and more recently with several
Eastern clubs, as left fielder, has been secured by the Cali-
fornias.

The third game of the season will be played to-morrow by
the Niantics and Redingtons.

Amateur clubs are springing up with alarming rapidity.

The Chinese base ball team is attracting some attention
East. Familiarity, etc.

It might be well for the umpire who officiated on Sunday
to remember that a doubt is given to the runner.

Foul flags were wanting at the last championship game.

Charlie Stuart contemplates going back to the diamond.
Here is a chance for the Niantics.

pi. The revenge sought by the Renos for not being admitted to
the League is childish.

CALIFORNIANS.

T b.:

A. Piercy, 3b 4

Angus, lb 4

McDonald, cf 4

McKenna, If 4

Hack, p 4

Boyle, 2b 3 1 0

Smith, ss 4 0 0

Murdock, rf 4 1 0

Carroll, cf 3 0 1

1 0 13 1 2

Arnold, If .'.4

Bennett, 3b 4

Incell, p 4

Leman, lb 4

Evatt, cf 4

Pope, 2b 4

Moran, as 4

Arnbruster, rf 3

Creegan, c 3

P.O. A.E.

0 10
16 0

1 1 0 G 0

Totals 34 7 6 27 22 6 Totals 34 3 4 24 20 9

Innings 1 23456789

Californias 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0—7

Eedingtons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3—3

Left on bases— Eedingtons, 3; Californias, 1. Struck out— Beding-
1; Californias 6. Passed balls— McKenna, 1; Creegan, 1. Bases on er-
rors— Eedingtons, 3; Californias, 3. Two-base bits — McKenna 1.
Home run — Leman 1. Double plays— Moran, Evatt and Leman, and
Arnold, Pope and Leman. Time of game — two hours and fifteen min-
utes. Umpire— H. Videau. Scorers — M. Fisher and J. E. Eagan.

Ornithological Nines.

The Owl and Buzzard Base Ball Clubs are now in the field
and next Sunday at 10 a. m. will play their first match this
season at the Recreation Grounds. The Owls and Buzzards
are not birds but like their namessakes are very fond of a
lark. So many of the prominent members are Bohemians,
actors and sich that it was found necessary to make a rule
forbidding players making speeches to the umpire during the
game. Once when linger was given "out " it is said to have
taken the combined strength of the nine to stop him from
reciting "Lucretia's Lament" to the assembled players. One
of the customs of the club is to play for a keg and it is not
unusual for the winners to find the keg an empty one and
their victory in consequence a hollow one. Friends and ac-
quaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral next
Sunday morning. The chief mourners are as follows.

BUZZABD3.

OWLS.

X

McCann, 2 b.

Clain, 2 b.

Flynn, p.

O'Brien, 3 b

Sullivan, I b.

Coats , c f .

TJnger, c.

Hubner, 1 f.

Dolan, 3 b,

Casey, 1 b.

Gerlacb, r f.

O'Connor, c.

Thompson, 1 f.

Duffy, p.

Eightmeyer, c f .

Marks, r f .

Mullen, s s.

G'Kane, s s.

Nationals vs. Orientals.

The game between the above two clubs Sunday extended
far enough to make the following score:

T. PowerB, 1 f 4 2

J. Kelly, 3b 4 1

F. Dolan, lb 4 2

D. Egan, s s 4 1

W, Beckwith, p....4 1

Q. Biddell, c 4 0

"W. Dowling.cf 3 0

G. Becker, 2b 3 0

D.Levy.rf 3 1

0 11

1 0

3 6
0 1

Totals 33 8 8 21 13 4 Totals

ORIENTALS.

1B.S.1

G. Widber. ss 4 0

D. Gorman, lb 4 0

E.Grimes, 2b 4 0 0 4 2 0

J. McCarthy, 3b 4 0 0 1 C 2

W. Brooks, rf 4 0 0 0 11

F.Ames, If 4 110 0 0

J. McCarthy, c f... .3 0 0 0 0 0

P.McCartby.c 3 0 0 9 11

E. Murden, p 3 2 112 0

. P.O. A.E*

0 0 0
i612

13 2 21 7 6

Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Nationals 3 0 0 0 3 0 2-1

Orientals 0 110 0 10—1

The California Club has recentjy manifested a desire to
make the sport popular, by numerous good features which
have been included in the management of the team. It has
built a stand for the exclusive use of members of the club,
so that each receives a ticket entitling him to a seat in the
grand stand, good for the entire season. The gate money is
divided among the players, and all expenses are defrayed out
of a club fund made up by monthly dues.

The Imperial Base Ball Club is thepatest addition.

ATHLETICS.

In other directions a renewed interest is manifested in con-
nection with athletics generally. The various clubs are al-
ready arranging programmes for meetings in the near future, .
that of the Olympic Club being previously announced. At a;j
recent meeting of the directors some changes were
made, notably in the mile handicap race, limited to amateurs,
which has been changed to a professional event, and an ama-
teur hilf mile race added. For the professional race prizes
have been offered, $15 for the first and 510 for the seoond, I
This of course is purely an experimental affair and done
merely for the purpose of inducing patrons of athletics to
declare themselves. A special race has ' been arranged be-
tween Masterson and Haley, for which, as in the other
events, prizes have been offered. The track is in excellent
condition and forms a pleasing exception to the grounds on
which meetings were formerly held. The grass has been
clipped on the diamond and the track itself has been scraped
and rolled and is as smooth as a billiard table. It will be kept
in good trim throughout the season, and from present appear-
ances it will be frequently called into requisition. The
cricket clubs have entered into negotiations for its lease on.
Saturday. Base ball playing will also be resumed on Sunday
next.

Arrangements have been recently made by a number of
gentlemen in this city tending to the organization of an ath-
letic club which is to be conducted on an entirely new prin-
ciple. Considerable difference of opinion has existed as to
the manner at present pursued in ;the conduct of athletic
clubs, objection being principally made to the social feature,
or more properly speaking to the giving of balls and parties.
In conversation with one of the promoters of the new de-
parture, he stated to a representative of the Breeder and
Sportsman that it was proposed to eliminate thisfeature from
the club, and with this object in' view the assistance had
been solicited of a number of prominent athletes, with every
prospect of being secured. No definite arrangements had yet
been perfected and within a few days matters would be
brought to a conclusion and the club roll would be opened.
Signatures are promised so that no apprehension is enter-
tained for the ultimate success of the venture.

The National Amateur Athletes have decided to hold the
championship games in New York on Saturday, June 2.
The entries to the games will close May 26. The games will
consist of runs at 100 and 220 yards, a quarter, a half, one
mile and five miles. The walks will be of one, three and
seven miles, and the contests of strength will be putting^ the
shot, sixteen pounds; throwing the fifty-six-pound weight,
individual tug-of-war, and the sixteen-pound hammer. A
hurdle race of 120 yards, pole-leaping, and bicycle racing at
one mile, open only to members of the League of American
Wheelmen, and two and five miles, open. The team tug-of-
war will not be on the programme. The' entrance fee to each
game will be $2. There will be three medals for each event.
There will be no standard of colors, as in previous years.

W. F. Bouton, a prominent member of the Olympic Clnb,
left for Victoria, British Columbia, on Tuesday last. Quite a
large delegation of athletes and other sportsmen accom-
panied him to the wharf and bade him bon voyage. Billy
was exceedingly popular with his fellow sportsmen, and was
visibly affected when the steamer cast off. He was the oham-
pion middle-weight boxer of the club, and took the precau-
tion to provide himself with a set of gloves which he will
probably use in giving the northerners a lesson in the manly
art. Fulda narrowly escaped tumbling over into the water
in his endeavors to assure Billy of his lasting friendship.

The announcement is made that Donald Dinnie, the dis-
tinguished Scotch athlete, has been engaged to appear in con-
nection with the games of the Thistle Club. His perform-
ances abroad have placed him in the front rank of profession-
als, and numerous medals and other trophies testify to his
proficiency in all the games of bonnie Scotland. He wil*
wrestle with William F. Farrell, who also possesses claims
be recognized as a powerful athlete.

At the second annual Firemen's Tournament of California,
to be held at Gilroy in May, the coin prizes will amount to
S900; the first hose team to receive $300; second, 5175; third,'
$100; and fourth, §25. The first hook and ladder team will
receive $150; second, §100; third, a Climax fire extinguisher,'
valued at $60. The hose and the hook and ladder team
making the slowest time will each receive a live hog. The
first prize to juvenile teams is $35 and the second $15.

Charles Harriman, the pedestrian, performed a feat at
Truckee last Saturday, which, as a simple test of endurance,
was quite remarkable. The exhibition tookplace at Truckee,
and Harriman walked from 7 o'clock Friday evening till 12:40
Sunday morning without stopping for anything. In that
time he covered 121 miles and 7 laps. The fastest mile was
the forty-second, walked in nine minutes. The last half mile
was done in 5:36.

We are in a position to state advisedly that Myers, the
Manhattan Club flyer, does not propose to visit California,
all statements to the contrary notwithstanding. The subjeot
has been fully canvassed before, and the reasons then given
for doubting the reported visit have been fully borne out by
subsequent developments. The truth of the matter is, there
are no inducements which might impel Myersto take a trans-
continental trip.

The handicaps for the Olympic Club meeting on May 31
will be announced two weeks before the events oome off.
The entries close on May 19. This will do away with th«
objection of the University athletes that they usually have
no time in which to prepare for the races.

The long distance pedestrians have formed a protective or-
ganization. This is another case of the stable-door.
IfcThe Golden Gate Athletic Club will give an exhibition in a
few days.

J

1883

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THE KENNEL.

The Kennel Club.

Last Tuesday night the members of the kennel club, the
advisory committee and the managers of the bench show
met in the Occidental Hotel in accordance with the arrange-
ment of the previous meeting to select judges for the various
classes. Before the routine business commenced T. T. Will-
iams asked fora separate class for bull terrier pups, stating
that at least seven entries would be made. This was agreed
to and entries for this class will be received.

Judges for the sporting dogs was the nest matter under
consideration. After some discussion this division was made
to include bloodhounds, foxhounds, Dachshunds, setters,
pointers, spaniels and retrievers, A number of letters of
. declaration and provisional acceptance were read and after
much deliberation the three gentlemen finally chosen were
J. K. Orr of San Francisco, C. N. Post of Sacramento and
E. Leavesley of Gilroy. The skill and probity of all these
gentlemen was personally vouched for by members
of the club and is well known to most sportsmen in
the State, J. K. Orr is an enthusiastic sportsman, probably
the best field shot in the State, an old importer and breeder
of setters and at present the owner of some fine stock. Judge
Leavesley was the judge of sporting dogs in the last show
and no matter who differed with his theoretical knowledge of
modern fancy breeds all were forced to admit that he awarded
the prizes to the best dogs in his classes. In England and
America he has broken and handled probably more dogs than
any hah* dozen of our local sportsmen put together, and
what he dees not know about dogs in the field and on the
bench cannot be obtained from fifty years' of intelligent,
practical study. He handled setters before the Laverack
was heard of outside of Laverack's own shrine and before
Stonehenge gave to the world the experience of others as
his views on the dogs of the British Isles. He knows the
weak places in a dog and the strong ones, and we venture to
say that he will pass no dog on the bench as first-class
that would not, if it had good tuition, maJte a mark in
the field. C. N. Post of Sacramento is a younger fancier
than either of the other judges, but he has taken great inter-
est in setters, and cannot fail to be competent to judge be-
tween them. We have one regret at his selection, and that
is that it will bar his own fine dogs from competition, but
perhaps he will put them on the bench for exhibition only.
We are thus particular in speaking of these three judges, for
on their labors the success or failure of the bench show
hinges. We have no doubt but that their appointment will
give general satisfaction, and that their decisions will be
accepted without the murmuring that has so often disgraced
bench shows given in the East. Neither of them will be in-
terested in any dog up for competition, and while all humans
are liable to err, mistakes on their part are well nigh impos-
sible.

Judges for greyhounds and Scotch deerhounds were chosen
next. The three gentlemen selected were H. Burscough of
San Francisco, Dominick Shannon of Bodie and Clem Dixon
of San Francisco. Than these three better judges of the
greyhound on the bench and in the coursing field do not live
in America. Every coursing man in the State knows them
one and all, and for twenty-five years past one or more of
them has attended all the coursing matches held here. Burs-
cough trained and bred greyhounds forty years ago in his
native country, and Dixon's experience is not less entensive.
Dominick Shannon has owned, bred and reared as many
greyhounds as any man in this State, and his name is coex-
istent with the history of coursing here. Their selection is
a happy event for the greyhound exhibition, and we look
forward eagerly to the declaration of the awards to determine
the best representatives of greyhounds in this State.

T. T. Williams was chosen to judge yard
and watch dogs, including Newfoundland, St. Ber-
nard, Great Dane, Siberian bloodhound, English mastiff,
Leonberg, Russian terrier, pug and the miscellaneous class.
Williams has a thorough ^knowledge of all these breeds and
acted in the same capacity at the last bench show.

Wm. Aiken, of New York, was chosen to judge the terriers,
including bulldog, bull terrier, skye, fox terrier, Scotch ter-
rier, Yorkshire, dandie dinmont and black and tan. Aiken
has had over thirty years' experience in breeding and hand-
ling these classes of dogs. In the East his judgment is con-
sidered infallible and his experience has been rewarded by
more prizes than any one man has taken except, perhaps, the
veteran "Cockney Charley, ", who owned Pilot and many
other equally celebrated dogs. Aiken is an honorable, trust-
worthy man and his decisions will go with the merits of the
dog.

Abe Warner, of North Beach, was selected to judge the toy
and lap dogs, including Italian greyhounds, poodles, Spitz,
King Charles spaniels, and will also award the prizes to the
trick and performing dogs. Every dog fancier knows Abe
Warner and comment on his skill and experience is unneces-
sary.

At the suggestion of Clem Dixon it was decided to with-
hold the prize for the best dog in any class, it being consid-
ered impossible to make the award in a satisfactory manner.

The club decided to leave the selection of judges for chick-
ens to the exhibitors, as the members have no experience in
such matters, and the course adopted was necessary as there
is no recognized association of fowl fanciers.

The Kennel Register.

The Forest and Stream has undertaken the compilation of
a kennel register, a task which should have results valuable
to all dog fanciers. Their prospectus reads thusly and is in
accord with our views in every respect: "jThere is a decided
need of a register of the pedigrees of sporting dogs easily ac-
cessible to breeders and purchasers. This will be provided
in the " American Kennel Register. " The breeding and sale
of many of the different breeds of non-sporting dogs also,
more particularly of those classed as pets, has become of con-
siderable importance, and, as is well known, the ladies and
gentlemen who by their purchases support this industry,
with few exceptions, are ignorant of the qualifications which
their favorites should possess. They consequently are en-
tirely at the mercy of the too often unscrupulous dealer, who
foists upon them a promising youngster with the assurance
that it is by. " King out of Queen, " and sure to develop into
one of the most wonderful dogs in the country. This pre-
diction is often fulfilled, but, alas for the disconsolate owner,
the wonderful characteristics developed are only wonderful
when seen in so purely bred an animal as this was repre-
sented to be. The "American Kennel Register" proposes,
with the good help of the honest breeder and dealer, as well
as the owner, to rentier it impossible for the manufacturer of
false or crooked pedirrees to thrive at the nefarious trade. "

A Canine Conundrum.

Delant Bros., tanners on the San Bruno road, have a can-
ine conundrum, which they will exhibit in the bench show.
By some experts this animal has been classed as a cross be-
tween a bear and a bloodhound ; others claim that one at
least of his parents was a wolf, while others again contend
that he is the get of a California lion. He has the general
appearance of a huge bulldog, but when in motion shows
the gait and action of a bear. The sideways shuffle and queer
swing of the head certainly look as if they belonged to a
bear. When pushed to a fast pace his gait is that of a mix-
ing trotter, a square run behind and a trot in front. The
animal is extremely savage, and his record on goats, cats,
geese and other small game is excellent. His owners have a
good deal of fun with him sometimes. When business is
dull all they have to do for excitement is to turn him loose
and await results. Results are usually in the shape of an
indignant posse of neighbors asking pay for slaughtered ani-
mals. A cage is to be built for his use in the bench show.

Sacramento Coursing-.

The postponed coursing match of the Capital Club was held
at Whitcomb ranch last week. Thomas Waite won first money
(540) with his dog Ruler, Mr. Howard's Amy Howard took
second (§25), Denis Morouly's Nelly third (§15) and Alex-
ander Hall's Snow fourth (510). Therewere sixteen dogs in
the match, which passed off in a highly satisfactory manner.
The winner, Ruler, is by old Ruler, owned by Sheriff Adams
and the only dog that ever beat Tunstead's Minnehaha in a
match. Ruler first met defeat from Meare's Monarch. Old
Ruler was by King Cob — Queen Emma and is about the last
living representative of the old Factor stock.

John Martin's well-know white English setter Charlie K,
who sired Fritz, Snow and John Devoirs pups, died last
week in this city, of old age. Fritz and Snow were both
prize winners at dog shows in this city. There are many
fine dogs of Charlie K's get in the interior and it is to be
hoped that the famous old dog will be well represented at the
coming bench show.

BICYCLING.

Bicycles on Highways.

Holstein Cattle.

In Holland the care taken of these cattle is worthy of no-
tice. The farmhouses, we are told, are in common with or a
part of the barns, constructed to afford the greatest possible
comfort and convenience under the same roof; the cattle
stand on brick floors, and back of them is a deep gutter, to
catch all the excrement, and this gutter is thoroughly
cleansed morning and evening, -with a stream of water. At
the rear of the cows is a cord, to which the tail of each cow
is attached, so that when she lies down it is suspended
beyond the reach of dirt. The feeding and watering is done
with perfect regularity, and the whole treatment is character-
ized by the greatest kindness and tender care, which has its
effect in the amount of milk produced and the producing of
a docile and intelligent race of cattle. The stables are well
built and warm. In the pasture they are often clothed with
a light blanket which keeps off the flies and protects them
from fogs at night. The droppings are gone over every few
days and scattered evenly about, and this, with the peculiar
humid atmosphere, has no doubt a great deal to do with
their wonderfully luxuriant pastures. In reading of the
great care bestowed on them in their native country, some
doubt as to their ability to endure the climate might arise.
But it is found that the range of temperature in Holland is
as great as here; and further, from the many herds which
have been established in all parts of this country with uni-
form success, is found the best answer as to their adaptabili-
ty and hardiness.

The experience of intelligent farmers in America has re-
sulted in the following statement of the merits of the Hol-
steins: For beef they will class with the noted beef breeds;
in the cheese and milk dairy they outrank all other breeds,
and for butter the most careful and extended trials show that
they produce a much larger amount, by reason of the con-
tinued enormous flow of milk of good quality, than any
other breed. In short, they combine more effectually beef,
butter, milk and cheese than any of the other improved races
of cattle.

The Holstein cow is a large, sleek, fine-haired animal, well
built in symmetrical proportion, weighing at maturity from
1,200 to 1,600 pounds, black and white in color. Her head
is small and finely shaped, short horns extending forward
with a slight downward curve; a moderately dishing fore-
head, with large, mild eyes, and face tapering to a moderate-
ly wide muzzle. Her neck, fine at the throat, is well set on
low, thick shoulders, and the line of the body ;to the hips,
which is a prominent, distinctive feature of this breed, and is
called the "milk form," is that of a rapidly widening
wedge. A fairly round barrel, well ribbed up to the hips,
which are full, broad and deep, and full flanks are character-
istics. The udder is very large, well shaped and of a yellow-
ish color, with large teats and the milk veins of great size,
extending well forward. Unite with this description of form,
an exceedingly gentle and intelligent disposition and a vig-
orous constitution, coupled with an almost unlimited ca-
pacity for the digestion and assimilation of food, and you
have the typical Holstein cow. Yields of eight to eighteen
pounds of milk per year, and that of a good quality, are well
within her abilities. It follows that when allowed to run
dry, and what would otherwise produce these yields of milk
isallowed to go to beef, that the results must be as extra-
ordinary as seem the records of milk.

The milk records of these animals are now so well known
that but little need be said regarding them. Itis conceded by
all that no race of cattle can begin to compare with them.
Indeed, the requisite for admission to the two-years-old class
in the Herd-book is 8,000 pounds in a year, and the average
of almost every herd in the country is much larger than that.
The average of a few of the best was given in a recent num-
ber of Ifarprr's as follows:* "^Eighteen thousand and 'four
pounds is the record of Smiths & Powell's Aaggie; 17,746
pounds reported by Yeomans & Sous, for a heifer with^ first
calf; 16,629 pounds for C. R. Smith's Mink; 16,546 pounds
for Aaggie 2d, with first calf; 15,960 pounds for the best cow
of the Unadilla heid;15,661 pounds for Netherland Queen, of
Smiths & Powell; 15,000 pounds for Queen of Wayne, Yeo-
nmns A: Sons; 14,609 poundsjfor Sadi Vale; 14,164 pounds
for the overage of Smiths and Powell's herd. This makes
an aggregate of 144,317 pounds nf milk for nine cows, or on
an average of 16,118 pounds a year for each. " These figures
as compared with a similar lot ^of records of Shorthorns,
Devons, Ayrshires and Jerseys, are 4,71S pounds the largest.
That is, the average yield of the best Holstein record, com-
pared with the same of other breeds, is 4,718 the largest,
nearly one-half greater than the average of the best yield of
other breeds, which is 11,400 pounds. — Mi, ror and Farmer.

After various lengthy delays, the question of allowing bi-
cyclists in Central Park, New York, has been decided ad-
versely. Upon the other side we give two important test
cases in the courts, to show their rights upon the streets and
highways; one in this country, and the other in Berlin, Ger-
many. This question has already been settled in England
in the bicyclists' favor:

In May, 1SS2, Mr. J. Fred Adams, L. A. W., Consul at
Haverhill, Mass., was riding to his business on his wheel,
when he frightened a milk-man's horse, which ran, tipped
over the cart, spilled the milk and did some damage. The
milkman, a Mr. Stewart, brought suit in the Superior Court,
for S200. Mr. Adams wrote at once to the Committee on
Rights and Privileges, L. A. W,, was furnished with the
"opinions as to the rights of biclyclers," published by the
League, and was advised not to settle, but to employ the very
best legal talent to be obtained and fight to the last resort.
He proved a " good fighter," and has done every wheelman
in America a great service by his pluck and energy. The
following report from a Haverhill paper tells the story of his
success:

"Superior Court, Civil Session, March Term (1883), Lin-
coln F. Brigham, Circuit Judge. The case of Stewart vs.
Adams was given to the jury yesterday morning, with the in-
structions that owners of bicycles had equal rights in the
streets with the owners of other vehicles; that they were
bound to excercise reasonable care and prudence in the pro-
pelling of their bicycles as were the owners of horses and
carriages; and that Stewart was entitled to recover, if, while
in the exercise of due care on his part, he was damaged by
reason of Adams' negligence in using or riding his bicycle.
The jury returned a verdict for defendant. Brickett & Poor
for plaintiff. J. P. &B. B. Jones for defendant.''

This is believed to be the first straight decision as to the
rights of bicyclers, given by a higher court, in America. The
League should certainly help to pay Mr. Adams' lawyer's bill.
The matter will be brought up at the officers' meeting.

Berlin, 22d February, 1883.

Now that we have, after a long and hard fight, gained the
day against the police authorities in Berlin, and proved that
street riding cannot be prevented nor punished, I fancy a short
account of this interesting struggle will please your readers.

Our club started in February, 1881, but before then single
riders had often been compelled by policemen to dismount,
and in May, 1S81, the police issued a notice that street riding
would be -prevented and punished under paragraph 81 of the
street regulations of 1867. This paragraph says: "The
rolling of casks and wheels, flying of kites, transporting un-
covered looking-glasses, or similar objects in the streets is
forbidden, as likely to frighten horses, and punishable with
a fine."

From this time riders were compelled to dismount and
push to the city boundaries, but they never attempted to im-
pose fines for riding, until the 8th of April, 1882, one of our
members had his name taken while riding in a street on the
outskirts of the city, and received notice to pay a fine of
three marks. We had submitted to this infliction for a long
time, but at last determined to take this case in hand, and
see if they had the right to prevent us riding. We engaged
the best counsel, and the case was heard in the lowest court
(Schoffengericht) on the 10th of July, 1SS2, the magistrate
deciding that a bicycle was a carriage, and could not be
brought under the paragraph in question, the rider being ac-
quitted. The police appealed to the next court, and it was
now clear that our chances depended on a fine point of law,
and the meaning of the word "similar." The case was heard
in the second court (Landgericht) on the 20th of October,
1882, and the judge, in a written decision,' prove most clear-
ly: Firstly, that riding a bicycle could not be the same thing
as pushing a wheel or cask; secondly, that there was no sim-
ilarity; thirdly, that there was no reason therefore to con-
sider*^ it frightened horses or not, and acquitted the rider.
Not content, the police appealed to the third and highest
Prussian court (Kammergericht), and on the 19th of Febru-
ary, after long arguments on both sides, the judges finally
acquitted the rider, the State to pay the whole of the ex-
penses. They stated in their decision that the second judge
had cleared up any doubt about the similarity in liding a bi-
cycle and the meaning of Sec. 81, which must be strictly inter-
preted, and not taken too generally, or the police would have
power to prevent too many things in the streets.

We have proved that riding cannot be prohibited under ex-
isting regulations, and it remains to be seen what the police
will do. We hear that they mean to permit riding in gener-
al, with the exception of some most frequented streets.
Meanwhile, we ride without hindrance, and hope that both
authorities and public will soon come to the conclusion that
we do no harm, and have as much right on the streets as
others. — Correspondence in Cyclist.

Pro Pedal Pusher, in the Bicycling Times, says: "Profes-
sional bicycling in England is not worth its 'salt' in its pres-
ent circumstances; it's certainly not worth keeping in form
for; in fact, it is nearly an impossibility to keep in any Bort
of form; races are very few and far between. A man is vir-
tually never safe on his machine in the present state of affairs,
for there is a certain racing firm who 'farm' professionals,
and monopolize the principal races by fair means or foul
(frequently the latter). Still there if} no governing body, no
rules, in fact, nothing to stop this sort of business, so what's
to be done ?

The San Francisco Club have called a run to San Jose on
Sunday.

A bicycle club is mooted at Gridley, Butte county.

Chas. Hegele of Portland has sold to J. B. Lafollette of
Prineville, Crook county, Oregon, br h Western Chief, by
Old Pathfinder— the Irwin mare, by a Morgan horse, his dam
a fast Whip and Printer. He came from Iowa in 1867, and
was brought to Oregon in the full of the same year and made
one season on the Slough. His owner was Mr. Oupton, Bon-
in-law of Mr. Sunderland. This stnllion, everything con-
sidered, may be claimed to be the best son of the old horse—
the founder of the Pathfinders in Oregon. Western '
large and handsome, and, for the training he has rec<
quite speedy. He won the stallion race at Salem tw<
ago. In her prime it was no trick for his dam to takr
men in a buggy five miles in twenty minutes— a thii
did many time's while owned in this city.— Rural Spirit.

230

JP* %xtz&zx and jiptrrimrmtt.

April 14

ROWING.

Mclnnerney and Peterson.

The Championship Cup.

These scullers are hard at work, preparing for their race
over the Long Bridge course, May 6. Mclnnerney's boat,
a wooden shell made by Blarkie, was shipped from Lowell
on the ISth ult., but as yet has not arrived, though several
anxious inquiries for it have been made at the railroad office,
and the authorities have promised to hasten the pace of the
slow moving car which contains it. Mclnnerney is a giant
in frame, standing over 6 ft. 2 inches in his stockings, and of
prodigious breadth of shoulders. His legs are strong but his
arms are very light for a man of his proportions. After four
weeks of hard training he scales 215 pounds, and at that
weight looks hollow-cheeked. He expects to reach 190
pounds before the day of the race and judging by his present
condition will be gaunt at his rowing weight. He seems now
to carry very little flesh. Having no boat fit to carry him,
and disliking to practice in a craft that might affect his style,
he confines his work to land exercise. He does about thirty
miles a day at a fair pace and the work is evidently all he
needs though the reduction in his weight is so slow. Eow-
ing men as a rule stand work on the water far better than on
land and when the Eastern sculler begins to train on the
water he will have a difficult task to get down to what he
considers his proper rowing weight. As he has a good deal
of experience, he probably knows what condition best suits
him. At 215 pounds, however, he shows much more plainly
than Peterson the effects of his training.

Peterson looks very big and strong and is either taking
moderate exercise or is capable of doing a tremendous lot of
work without feeling it. He rows twice a day in the new
paper shell which he lately purchased in the East. The rep-
resentative of the Breeder and Sportsman watched him row
over the course this week. The boat carries him well, and
he is at home in her. In some respects he has slightly al-
tered his style of rowing. Whether the change is for the bet-
ter remains to be seen. His pace has much improved and if he
maintain his form and finishes his training as well as he has
begun it he should make a good race. He is unquestionably
rowing faster than any sculler has rowed on this bay for
some years. He is a very promising oarsmen, but his good
qualities hardly justify the unbounded confidence of his
friends and their uncomplimentary opinion of his eastern
opponent.

The statement has been freely made that Peterson will beat
Mclnnerney half a mile in three, but it does not discourage
the Eastern man. The latter takesjthe banter philosophically
and modestly, and says that before deciding the race it would,
be well for the prophets to see him row. He has been only
once on the bay, and then in a shell so unsuited to him that
no idea of his capabilities could be formed. If he have the
pace which Jack Largan declares he showed on the Thames
no one can beat him a quarter of a mile in three and any
second-class man can feel satisfied with having done a good
performance in beating him at all.

At present Peterson lays no claims to a foremost position
among the scullers of the country, and Mclnnerney is con-
tent to be classed as a third-rate man in the East. He ex-
pects to begin his training on thewaternext Monday whether
his boat shall have arrived or not. His backers are natur-
ally desirous of seeing him at the serious work of his prepa-
ration.

♦

According to the Turf, Field and Farm, Edward Hanlan
has taken up his residence at Washington. He is a guest at
Willard's Hotel, and rows from the boat-house of the Analos-
tan Club on the Potomac. On Thursday of last week he took
a pull on the river. It was his first row in a shell since last
October. The champion speaks very highly of the Potomac
course, and expects to get in condition by the 15th of May,
when he will leave Washington for the Point of Pines, near
Boston, where the race with Kennedy will be rowed on May
30. At present he is attended by Wm. Ramsey, of Toronto,
but after May 1 he will have the advice of John Davis, of
Windsor, Ont., who will act as Hanlan's judge on the occa-
sion of the race.

The Stockton oarsmen, who have been inactive during the
winter, are preparing for the summer campaign. At a recent
meeting of the Amity Club a committee was appointed to
come to San Francisco and purchase boats and uniforms for
the club. The committee could not come at^a better time, as
several of the clubs have been providing themselves with
new boats, and the market is glutted with second-hand shells.
The Amity Club expects to have a big time on the Fourth of
July.

R. Crowley of the Pioneer Club is the latest accession to
the ranks of scullers. Mr. Crowley did not give much
promise of speed lest year but he has made several changes
in the rig of his boat and now looms up as a candidate for
the championship of his club. His improvement in style and
pace is quite marked.

McKinney, of the Potomac Boat Club of Washington, is
Bpoken of as the best amateur single sculler at the capital.
He is a pupil of John A. Kennedy, and will be pitted against
Dempsey, O'Brien, Rose and others at the Passaic River,
(Newark) N. J.) regatta on May 30.

The cares of political life have knocked all the aquatic am-
bition out of John Sullivan and the ex-amateur champion
never goes out now without getting a brush from some Chi-
nese junk or aquatic tyro just able to keep the smelts from
nibbling at him.

The French amateur crews practice daily at eve on the
Seine. They are said to be good oarsmen. The crew of the
SocieteJNautique de la Marine are reported as the heaviest
and fastest of the lot.

Hanlan and Ross are still rowing on paper, Hanlan having
telegraphed to Ross that Ogdensburg, N. Y., would give $2,-
500 towards their race there. Ross has instructed the cham-
pion to accept.

The Chicago amateur, J. S. Muchmore, has arranged to
row two miles (with turn) in fifteen minutes, over the Calu-
met course, six days after he begins rowing.

The diet of the Yale College Boat Club crew is a bountiful
supply of beef and vegetables, washed down with old En-
glish ale.

M. Price having almost recovered the use of his broken
'eg has ordered a new wherry and expects to be on the wuter
is soon as the boat is ready.

i.'l-ert Tubiu Jr. has taken to rowing again and is often
een on the bay with a crew.

1 *- Essex Boat Club, of Newark, N. J., rowed 2,735
miles last Beason, 527 A of which are credited to T. Walker.

The four members of the Ariel Rowing Club who won the
Breeder and Sportsman Cup last November are laudibly
anxious to have a deciding race for the trophy and if possi-
ble become the possessors of it. There has been some con-
troversy with regard to the guardianship of the trophy, the
Ariel Club claiming that the cup having been won by a rep-
resentative crew came into the custody of the club and if won
a second time should become the property of the club. This
view of the case is not just to the four members who won the
trophy. The original intention of the Breeder and Sports-
man was to make the contest for the championship cup
strictly a club competition. Much difficulty was however
experienced in stimulating the rival clubs to that degree of
enthusiasm essential for a race. First one hung back and
then another became dubious about entering. The Golden
Gate Club owned no racing shell neither did the South End
crew. The Ariel Club had only an old wooden tub which
was altogether unfit for a championship race. The Pioneers
were the Only crew who were equipped properly when the
cup was offered. The Pioneers owned a tine paper shell and
were looked upon as sure winners owing to the superiority
of their rig. None of the other clubs saw fit to provide
itself with a fine boat. Under these discouraging circum-
stances four members of the Ariel Club, Jas. Corcoran, Alf
and Oscar Branch and Leander Stevenson, agreed to form a
crew and under the Ariel colors row for the championship
cup. These four were not regarded in the club as the best
representatives of its aquatic ability and were discouraged
rather than encouraged to proceed with their training. They
went on, however, in a plucky way, trained hard, and out of
their own money purchased the best boat that could be ob-
tained in time for the race. The result of their manly con-
duct was a victory so easy that their own clubmates were
among the most astonished of the spectators. It would be
unfair to award a prize won under such, conditions to the
club to which the victors belonged. The winning four rowed
in their own boat in which the club had no interest, they
were not entered by the club and the only sanction which the
clnb gave to their venture was to permit them to wear its
colors. Even this small favor was most reluctantly granted.
The Breeder and Sportsman is strongly in favor of
club races, as being conducive to a revival of
interest in rowing. We do not advocate the organization of
crews that do not represent the clubs from which they come,
and who will claim the trophies of their races as their own
property. There should be harmony'in the clubs. Some
believe that there is harmony in the Ariel Club. The differ-
ence of opinion with regard to the ownership of the Breeder
and Sportsman Cup has caused no schism, for the club is
stronger and more ambitious than ever. The conditions,
however, under which the Ariel four won the Championship
Cup were such that they are entitled to call the trophy their
own private property if they win it once more. The season
for rowing has commenced and there should be another race
for the cup at no distant date. The cup has been left with
the Breeder and Sportsman, and will remain in the care of
this journal until again rowed for. The first race for the
cup was won in 20:17, the so-called full course of
three miles having been rowed. This may or may not be
fair time. There is no certainty that the course was correct.
The water was perfectly smooth, but the row home was
against a stiff tide, which would have made considerable dif-
ference in the time. There are several crews that think they
can easily defeat the present holders of the cup, and in the
abundance of ao much confidence a race might be easily
made.

sired by blind horses. Virgil and Lever are both blind, as
was Lexington toward the last. He is as strong as ever, and
covers mares better than before."

Value of Grade or Part-Bred Stock.

Blinding- Onondaga.

The fact that Milton Young, the Kentucky turfman, had
caused the eyes of the stallion Onondaga to be put out, be-
cause the horse was vicious, has already been alluded to but,
although the deed occurred over a month ago, it was not un-
til the past week that any explanation of the matter could be
had from Young. A correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer has investigated the affair thoroughly, visiting Young's
farm for the purpose, and reports as follows :

"When did Onondaga begin to show his vicious tenden-
cies ? "

"Early in February. We took him up the first of that
month, as our mares were coming in season and it was not
considered safe to leave him out. At such periods stallions
are always very savage, but I did not expect any such actions
from him. When he for the first time went to the teasing-
pole, he sprang at the mare most ferociously, and it was all
we could do to prevent him from injuring her. This being
his introduction in the stud, I thought the exhibition of tem-
per would pass away, but he grew worse and worse. No one
could manage him. If he saw a horse, a mare, or anything
he wanted, he must go, if everybody went down before him,
and he bit and floundered until he succeeded in gratifying
his will. It was not only very dangerous for the mare, but
for the grooms. I looked for a change for the better, but the
devil in him increased. He bit everybody that entered his
stable, no matter how kindly you spoke to him or acted
toward him. He knocked men down in the stall, at the risk
of their bodies, and it was actually holding your life in your
hands to go in his stall. "

"Could you not find a method to vanquish him?"
"No, I have tied his head down between his legs, and
otherwise tried to conquer him, but all in vain. One day
two of my men had him in such a condition, when his wrath
became aroused, and before more help came one was thrown
down and walked over, having a miraculous escape, and the
other managed to hold him until aid came to him. We tried
him again and again, but with no better results. I then saw
that I had either to let him stand in his stall all the time,
which meant death, destroy him at once, or blind him. He
was young and promising, and I concluded to adopt the last
named policy."

"But could you not have sold him?"
"He was fit for nothing except the stud, as his feet would
never stand training. I could see no other way out of it.
My groom is an old trainer, and tried his best to curb him.
I knew that if I retained him somebody would have been
killed, and, as a human life is worth more than a horse's
eyes, the last had to go."

" How was the operation performed? "
"About the 18th of February we chloroformed the stallion
in the daytime, and the surgeon inserted a fine needle in the
eye, just over the pupil and through it. It took him four
days to recover from the effects of the chloroform. I fully
believe that the latter did him more harm than the operation.
He was off in his feed for several days, but is all right now,
and is regaining his flesh. He has never suffered from the
eyes, and no inflammation has been perceptible in them."

"Don't you think it will interfere with his breeding quali-
ties ? " .

" Not a particle. The best runners of this country were

The great mass of American farmers do not and will not
for many years, if ever, have pure-bred stock "eligible to
record " in any large numbers. The increased cost of such
animals will be a sufficient reason for this state of things.
The average farmer can not afford the money necessary to
purchase a stock of pure-bred horses or cattle. Sheep,
swine and poultry cost comparatively small sums and multi-
ply so rapidly that in their case there is less difficulty in
having a goo d number of pure-bred animals, if it be de-
sired.

Over and over again we have repeated the truth that farm-
ers may have [animals nearly! or quite equal, for all practi-
cal purposes, to the technically pure-bred ones, by the con-
tinued use of well-selected, well-bred males, and a rigorous
selection of the best females produced by the successive
crosses. But a great many farmers do not believe this; at
least they fail to so appreciate it as to let it influence their
action.

We are not sure that breeders are entirely free from fault
in this matter. They will do well to have object lessons at
hand illustrative of the improvement on the common stock,
made by one, two or three crosses of improved stock. A
noted importer and breeder of draft horses has recently is-
Buedta beautifulillustrated catalogue. We canimagine a farm-
er of the nnprogressive order looking at the portraits of
fine stallions and mares and feeling or saying: "Oh, that is
all very nice for rich folks; but what interest have I in these
horses ?" But he would be a very dull man if the picture of
a pony-mare and her half-bred draft colt did not suggest to
him that, if one cross on such a mare may give such ahorse,
he and his neighbors may greatly improve the size and selling
value of the colts they rear by the use of a good draft stal-
lion.

Recently we were on an agricultural college farm and were
interested in the conversation of a farmer to whom the pro-
fessor of agriculture was showing the cattle. He looked at,
admired and praised some good Shorthorns and Jerseys; but
this with something of the air with which he might have ex-
amined a collection of fine paintings in an art gallery. They
were fine ; but he had no direct concern with them. They
and their fellows were not for him or his neighbors. But
when good-looking cows, heifers and calves were pointed out
as "grades — half-bred, three-quarter bred," etc., there was not
only a quickened interest, but the hearty exclamation —
"That's the kind of stock we might have ! " That man went
to his home much nearer a convert to the belief that "im-
proved stock "is not necessarily merely "fancy stock," than
he would had he seen nothing but pedigreed animals. It
was an argument in favor of the Shorthorn breed, not against
it, that he could not see that the high grades were the infe-
riors of the pure-bred animals. It is quite in the possibilities
that the presence of a few specimens of common, unim-
proved cattle may have had a stimulating effect. The herd
was not so fine-looking as if they had been away. It may
have been a more useful herd as an object lesson.

More encouragement to the exhibition of good grade ani-
mals at our fairs might he advisable. This would seem es-
pecially advisable in case of cattle. Good grades would serve
as a connecting link between the fine herds of pure-bred
stock and the poor cattle on the farms from which some of
the visitors to the fairs come. The fat stock show at Chi-
cago has been vastly more useful than if the competition had
been limited to pure-bred animals.

Northern Notes.

Live stock throughout the Northwest is doing well. Grass
is quite good in most localities. The foals, calves and lamhs
that have come apptear strong and but few losses are re-
ported.

Wm. Boss of Pilot Eock, recently sold a band of about
2,000 sheep at $2 50 per head, to be delivered after shearing.
Also 100 wethers, the pick of the flock, at S5 each.

A large number of horses and cattle were killed by falling
down bluffs or steep hillsides during the winter, in the
Grand Eonde county.

Citizens of Walla Walla have subscribed S3, 900 for fitting
up a fair ground and racetrack anc the preliminaries are
being arranged.

The two and three-year-old breeder's stakes of the Oregon
State Agricultural Society are filling well; better than was ex-
pected.

A Linn county farmer sold several mutton sheep in the
Portland market for §6 per head.

McManus has leased the Seattle track and will give a
summer meeting there.

Billy Ayers was offered $4,000 for his horse Joe Howell,
but refused it.

None know and appreciate better than army officers the
good points in a saddle, and for this reason — aside from the
fact that it was adopted by the equipment board of 1879— it
is no wonder that the Whitman saddle has become so popu-
lar not only among our own army officers, but those of
France and England also. Of course, every new invention,
no matter how perfect the theory after which it is construct-
ed, will be lacking in point of technical construction, and so
it was with the Whitman saddle when first turned out, but
owing to the energies of the manufacturers, even this point
has been overcome, and to-day the Whitman is not only the
best tree as far as comfort of horse is concerned, but also as
regards lightness and durability of the tree. First making
the army or No. 1 tree only, eight different styles, and each of
different size, are being manufactured now to suit thejvarious
tastes and purposes of riders, and while eight years ago the
Whitman was considered " first rate " for cavalry purposes
only, to-day it is being used by the most fashionable riding-
schools in New York city and elsewhere by ladies and gen-
tlemen. Whitman saddles can be had at all prices and of all
sizes. The company have of late established an agency in
San Francisco, Cal., (J. A. McKerron, 230-232 Ellis street,)
from where D. S. army officers and others too remote from
New York city can be supplied at the same prices and on the
same privileged conditions as through their main office in
New York city. Illustrated catalogues will be sent free on
application.

1883

ijfae gmxtct* ami JEpoKtemim.

THE GUN.

Shooting in the Trotting Park.

The shooting range at the Oakland Trotting Park last Sun-
day presented quite a lively appearance. The report in
shooting circles that a match had been arranged between Mr.
Edwards and Mr. g Muller brought together a number of
sporting men at an early hour. The conditions of this match
were 15 birds, 21 yards rise, plunge trap and governed by
California Sportsman's rules. The purse was $60. Of this
sum Edwards put $40' against Muller's $20. The full num-
ber of birds were not shot, as Mr. Muller was sotfar behind in
his score that on his twelfth pigeon he withdrew. The fol-
lowing shows the scores made:

Edwards 0 101110010011-7

Muller 0 0000100110 Ow-3

After the above match was finished, another was shot be-
teen Mr. J. Gould and H. R. Brown at 20 birds, 30 yards
rise for $50 a side. Both men stepped to the score with the
greatest confidence but, after missing a few birds apiece, they
also lost their coolness; the size of the purse, too, would
naturally have a tendency to unnerve the arm. In justice it
can be said that the birds were a very hard lot of "blue
rocks, " most of which on being thrown from the trap showed
themselves as straight-away tailers and they proved their
ability as being able to get out of bounds without losing
much valuable time. Neither of the men shot quick enough,
allowing their birds to get too far away before firing. The
principal feature of this, as of the match preceding, is the
number of birds missed. The match being decided in J.
Gould's favor before the twenty birds were shot, both with-
drew to save pigeons. These are the scores:

J. Gould 1 01 01 01000001 0001 1 —7

H. R. Brown 01 00000001001 0101 0 0—5

The next was a sweepstake match, $2 50 entrance, 6 birds,
21 yards rise, one barrel. This was the principal affair of
the day. Each man as he stepped to the score realized that
his shot decided the ownership of considerable money. The
bets on an average ran about $2 against $1 on the gun,
though some of the favorites brought as high as $3 to $1.
All ties were shot off at three pairs of double birds. There
were seventeen entries and the scores stand:

Swan 1 1111 1-6

James 0 1 1 1 0 1—4

Putzman 1 1 0 1 1 1—6

Hoefling 1 1111 1—6

"Williams 1 0 0 1 0 1—3

Brown 1111 Ow— 4

Smith 1 0 110 0—3

Edwards 1 0 111 1-5

Roche 1 0 0 10 1—3

Allen 0 11110-

Slade 1 llll 1—6

Jellette 1 11111-

Golcher 0 1110 0

Liddle 1 1 0 1 Iw

Spencer 0 11111

Overman 110 0 11-

Burbank 0 11 1 0w-

At this stage of the game the fun began in earnest. The
spectators became excited, each backing his favorite as judg-
ment dictated. Slade, Jellette, Swan and Hoefling having
tied on a clean score of the six birds it was hard for an out-
sider to decide in his mind which of the four would win the first
money as the shooters were very cool. Slade was the first to
step in front of the trap and saying "ready," the string was
pulled. Two easy incomers were thrown out. He got the
first one but the second one alighted on the ground before he
could use the second barrel. This gave Mr. Slade the priv-
elege of two more birds, with a blank cartridge. He was
fortunate enough to get one bird which scored him as both
killed. On Mr. Slade's third pair this performance was again
repeated but he lost both birds when shooting with the blank
cartridge. Mr. Jellette and Mr. Frank Hoefling shot steady
enough to tie again with Slade, while Mr. Swan dropped out
killing only one bird out of the three pairs. On Swan's last
pair he failed to notice that his gun was not loaded and his
birds getting away from him it was scored against him:

Slade 1 0111 0— 4[Swan 0 0 0100—1

Jellette 1 0 0 11 1— 4|Hoefling 10 1 1 1 0—4

In this Slade, Jellette and Hoefling tying, they again shot
at three pairs. Slade and Jellette tied and Hoefling, falling
back, quit shootingto save birds. The third tie stands:

Slade 1 1110 1-5

Jellette 1 110 1 1—5

Hoefling 1 0 10 w— 2

Everyone by this time was much interested, as the shoot-
ing between Slade and Jellette was so even. After shooting
the fourth tie, each killing his three pairs of double birds, the
two crack shots divided the first and second money, fifty and
thirty-five per cent of the puise, and Hoefling took third
money, fifteen per cent. From the begining to the end of the
match an extraordinary interest was manifested by the spec-
tators and everything passed off pleasantly. After this came
a match between Mr. Burbank and Mr. Swan. This was for
$20 a side, 15 birds, 21 yards rise. "When men shoot for
glory they make their best scores, but shooting for money is
another thing and the pigeons are far safer if the contestants
are shooting for hard cash. Mr. Burbank being far in the
lead on his thirteenth jpigeon the purse was handed over.
The result stands thus:

Burbank 0 111101011101 1—10

Swan 1 001000111101 —7

By this time the birds were getting rather scarce in the
coops, but there were just enough for a $10 match between
Mr. Boche and Mr. James. Twelve pigeons were shot at with
these results:

James 1 1101001100 1—7

Roche 0 1 1 o 1 1 1 l l l l l—io

By the time this was finished the empty coops, the sun
sinking in the west, and the whistle of the last trains to the
city told the sportsmen that their day's pleasure was at an
end, and though some paid for the fun they had still all
were satisfied, and they started for the train and talked over
the incidents of the day till the boat reached the city.

Last Saturday evening the Pacific Club held their first reg-
ular meeting, all but four of the eighteen members being
present. President, Thos. Valleau; Vice President, A. F.
Adams; Chas. Precht, Secretary, and R. Moore, Treasurer,
were all re-elected. The resignation of L. Galindo that was
accepted at the preliminary meeting was reconsidered and
not accepted, so Mr. Galindo remains a member. The club
have made a contract with Geo. Bird this season, Mr. B. to
furnish all the pigeons necessary at reduced rates. The first
Hhoot will take place on Sunday, April 29, for a handsome
medal, and will be governed by Hurlinghani rules.

Last Sunday, at the pigeon shoot at the Oakland Trotting
Park, Mr. Boche lost a handsome medal won two years ago
at the shooting of the Cosmopolitan Shdoting Club. This is
a sad loss to Mr. Boche, and as it is a memento of the hard
Bhooting it took to win it, we hope he will be fortunate
enough to find it.

An Instance.

Editor Breeder amj Sportsman.- On Sunday, April 1, a
numerous party attended with hounds entered without con-
sent upon the farm of E. Foster, at Mowry station, on the
line of the narrow gauge railroad, and allowing their dogs
full liberty (no attempt being made whatever upon strange
territory to secure the hounds in the leash) the latter mounted
the deer enclosure and literally tore to pieces and butchered
two young fawns. The mother of the latter escaped only by
beating off the cowardly hounds.

Mr. Foster is known as the friend of the sportsman, and is
the most liberally disposed towards the hunting fraternity of
any farmer in the township. The owners of the dogs imme-
diately left the premises and attempted to return via Newark
station, where Mr. Foster and the constable from Centerville
detained the party till they compensated him for the value of
the slain deer. True sportsmen, recognizing damage, would
have remained and offered to settle for any mischief com-
mitted by the hounds. Often the farmer is loudly denounced
for notifying visitors that no trespassing is allowed upon his
grounds, and the hunter careful of the property of others is
compelled to be a sufferer simply on account of the criminal
recklessness of just such encroachers as have committed the
depredations described. A portion of the partv, instead of
considering themselves as liberally dealt with, expressed
much dissatisfaction with payment. Under the State law
several charges could have been brought against all engaged
in the unlawful transaction. Nimrod.

Suggestions for the Trap Shooting Season.

A few hints could be given to those who attend pigeon
shooting matches that would, perhaps, be of some benefit to
them. If yon attend as a spectator, be sure and carry a gun,
a parlor rifle or even a pistol; with these you can have plenty
of practice at stray pigeons, squirrels and pieces of wood
thrown into the air. Always handle the guns as much as
you wish — th9 shooters do not care. If you have a loaded
gun in the crowd, be sure and handle it as carelessly as pos-
sible, as it never disturbs anyone. If you are a shooter or
only an outsider with a little money, bet; never miss an op-
portunity to dispute the decision of the judges and referee ;
you may be right instead of they. When convenient, call
the judges and referee a pack of fools; they may come to that
conclusion themselves after a while. When a man is retriev-
ing a bird the crowd should always be on the stir, especially
if the man has only one minute to go on. The crowd should
always stand so as to obstruct the sight of the judges. There
is no real necessity of the judges seeing what is going on in
the field. And last, but not least, those who attend pigeon
matches should always take their dog or dogs, if they have
more than one. If you do not possess such an animal as a
dog borrow one from some of your friends, or even hire one
from the pound for the occasion. There is nothing that adds
so much interest to a pigeon match as a pack of dogs running
around the grounds. When a man is retrieving a pigeon a
dog is often of great benefit to the person who is betting on
the bird. If there are too many loose canines on the ground
tie yours up in the sheds, so that when a person is passing
by he will get tripped up with the chain. There are several
other minor points, but if the above are strictly followed
more harmony at pigeon shoots will be the result.

Gilroy Gun Club.

The first shoot of the season by the Gilroy Eod and Gun
Club was'held last week at4twelve clay pigeons, eighteen yards
rise. The following is the score as given in the Record;

J. K. Payne

H. Frutig 10

A. Herold 6

Geo. Holloway 11

Wm. Phegley . .*. 11

D. Dunbara 10

E. Leavesley 8

Cbas. Burgess 12

P. Robinson 9

D. M. Pyle 12

The tie between Burgess and Pyle was shot off at four
birds, the score standing Burgess 4, Pyle 2. The club medal
was accordinnly awarded to Mr. Burgess. After this there
was a sweepstakes match, in which Harry Frutig got away
with first money, making a clean score of eight pigeons. D.
M. Pyle was second and Bobinson third.

Glass Balls at Gridley.

Last week some of the jack rabbit slayers of Gridley had a
little match at glass balls with the following result:

JETBST TEAM.

A.Sligar 0 00111101 0—5

H. Biggs 1 110101111-

J. Taylor.. ..1 00011100 1

J. Sligar 0 00000111 1—4

Win. HarnisbO 10000000 0—1

Total.

.24

SECOND TEAM.

H. J. Robinson. .1 0 0 11110 1 1—7
L. McDonald....000 1 11101 1— G

F. Harnisb 100100010 1—4

J. D. "Wagner... .111 111 0 0 0J— 7
F. H. Mack 1111 0 1 1101—8

Total 32

At a meeting of the California Wing Shooting Club, held
on the 5th of April, 18S3, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: J. H. Jellett, President; Bobert Ellon,
Vice-President; Dr. S. E. Knowles, Secretary and Treasurer.
Crittenden Bobinson and Thos. Pearson were appointed as
delegates to represent the club at the meeting of the State
Sportsmen's Association, to be held at Gilroy next month.
The club has a full membership, and is in a very flourishing
condition.

Pigeon matches are all the go at present. Hardly had the
smoke cleared away from the guns at the Trotting Pai'k last
Sunday before another match was arranged among Mr. James,
Mr. Edwards and Mr. J. Muller. The conditions are twenty
birds, twenty-one yards rise and $25 each, the match to take
place within thirty days.

To-day the Alameda County Sportsman's Club will hold
their first monthly shoot at the Oakland Trotting Park. The
shooting will be for club medals, and will begin at 2 o'clock
sharp. On the last of this month this club will have a clay-
pigeon tournament.

The next club shoot of the Cosmopolitan Club comes off
at San Bruno to-morrow. A number of minor matches will
be shot during the afternoon.

The California Wing Shooting Club holds forth at San
Bruno on Sunday, April 21.

The old stallion, Chieftnin, died at L. U. Shippee's ranch,
San Joaquin county, on March 31, after a sickness of twelve
hours. He was fouled in 1850, and brought to California in
1860. He has two representatives iu the list, Defiance and
Cairo. He was a son of Hiatoga, (Old Togue) and his blood
is a valuable addition to the stock of the State, as Chieftain
mares do very well when crossed with stouter strains.

THE RIFLE.

C and G's Shoot.

Last Sunday the above named companies of the First Beg*
iment held their monthly shoot at Shell Mound Park.
Though no very brilliant scores were made still the shooting
was above the average and the marksmen were satisfied with
the result. The day was very good for practice, the sky
being lightly overcast with clouds, which has an effect to
mellow tbe light and take away the glare that is often so ob*
jectionable on sunny days. In the afternoon the usual wind
sprung up which made those shooters on the 500-yard target
shove their wing guages over several points. Nothing of
particular note took place during the shooting except in the
case of Mr. Cummings, of the first*class shots, on the 500-
yard target. This gentleman was so unfortunate as to make
a break in a very handsome score; through no fault of his, but
owing to his gun hanging fire, he was scored an 0 on the
seventh round. The cap was, probably, not set down tight
on the tube of the cartridge— hence the miss. The first-class
shots shooting on the 200 and 500 yard targets made the fol-
lowing score.

TWO HUNDKED YARDS.

Kelly 5 56444544 4—44

Capt. Teuipleton .6 44454444 4—43

Lieut.Sime 4 44554644 4-43

Lieut. J. E. Klein 4 46444445 6—43

Cummings 4 44446466 4—13

Perkins 6 54454445 4-44

FIVE HUNDRED YARDS.

Kelly 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 4

Capt. Templeton 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5

Lieut. Sime 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5

Lieut. J. E. Klein 5 3 4 4 5

Cummings 4 45564065 4-

Perkins 5 4 3 4 6 4 3

Grand
ToUl.

6
4—42

5 4 4 4-41

5— 40j 84

The second-class shooting on the same range made these

TWO HUNDRED YARDS,

Major Klose 0 55354444 4—38

Sherman 4 34464442 3—37

Thompson 4 44444344 3—38

Elder 4 54424342 0—32

Hampton 4 44434344 6—39

FIVE HUNDRED YARDS.

Major Klose 5 4 4

Sherman 3 0 3

Thompson 4 0 0

Elder 3 4 0

4 3 2 3 3

Grand
Total.
4-401 78
3-32| 69
6—27 65
0-24 60

The third-class shoot on the 100-yard range. The es-
tablishment of this range has been of great benefit to embryo
sharpshooters, as new members and those who have never
used a rifle before can practice by themselves and begin at
the a, b, c of markmanship, so to speak. When this range
was first used there were only three or four in this class, but
now at every shoot the number increases and the bettershots
are being promoted to the higher classes. Following are the
members of the third class and scores made:

Lane 40

S. H. Palmer 31

Bedbury 27

E. Palmer 23

Jehu 8

Ganzert 33

Wharff 39

Munson 25

English 18

After the regular shoot was finished two members of the third
class tried their hands, or rather their rifles, on the 500-yard
target. As we have not ciphers enough to give their scores
in full, we will let one score answer for both. Following are
the scores of both:

Score, 0.

43-

National Rifle Association.

The National Rifle Association held its regular monthly
meeting on the 3d inst. Upon General Wingate's statement
that General Grant would accept the presidency of the asso-
ciation a vote was taken fand he was unanimously chosen.
He was also elected a life member and an honorary director.
A committee was appointed to notify General Grant of his
election.

The coming international match then came up for discus-
sion. It was resolved that the competition for the selection
of a team of American National Guardsmen to compete with
the British at Wimbledon in July next shall be held at
Creedmoor on May 14, and the following Tuesday, Thurs-
day and Friday, at 10 o'clock in the morning daily.

The team selected to shoot against the British marksmen
will report at Creedmoor, June 15, for practice and continue
to practice (as a team) till the 20th. Competitors will be re-
quired to confine themselves to either the Remington or
Brown rifle.

It was also resolved that, in view of the practical benefits
that have already resulted and will hereafter be obtained by
the National Guard of the country in improving the character
of American arms and raising the standard of military marks-
manship, the military authorities of the Beveral States
are earnestly requested to use their influence to induce the
members of the National Guard to compete for places on
these teams and to see that they are represented upon the
first representative body of American soldiers that has ever
visited Great Britain.

General Bobbins, Colonel Litchfield, Colonel Bodine, Col-
onel Story and Colonel G. E. P. Howard were appointed as
the association's representatives to select the team, to report
to the board and make all other arrangements relative to
competitions. — World.

Well Done.

At Treadway's Park, Carson City, on Thursday of last
week, the Carson team made the following scores:

NAME. 200 YARDB. 600 YABDS.

Crawfordd 46 47-92

King 41 60—91

81ocomb 43 4L-87

Tbaxter 45 42—87

Parkvr 41 42— 8J

J. Sau*ell 42 H-8C

It is understood that the Police Kifle Team will not enter
a team at this meeting of the California Rifle Association, as
they have not had practice enough yet with their new rifles.
ThiB body of riflemen have made a great deal of improve-
ment of late, and the time is not far distant when they will
make older and more experienced teams look to their laurels
lest they be taken away. The 'Police Team can congratulate
themselves that they are under the instruction of Sergeant
C. Nash, one of the old National Guardsmen, as then
bettor instructor on rifle practice on the coast.

Fashions move in cycles,
club.

Gridley has an "old

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Bear in mind thai the entries to purses, and nominations in
stakes, Capital Turf Club, Sacramento, close Monday, the \§th
inst. See advertisement for parttculars.

THE CHICAGO TROTTING MEETING.

We are always are on the qui tive when Chicago is
mentioned, especially when the intelligence is in rela-
tion to the sports of the turf and track in that famous
city.

There is not a resident who feels a whit more inter-
ested, or who rejoices more heartily over the success of
its meetings.

It is a grand place; it is filled with people who are
more than grand. Enterprising, whole-souled, hospita-
ble, spirited, in fact the eulogistic adjectives in Webster
and Worcester can be applied without varying from the
truth. It has always been so since our acquaintance
commenced, and though people are prone to underrate
former periods, when partially blinded by the brilliancy
of the present day, due praise must be given those who
contributed so liberally in the olden time to build up the
cause. Chicago was the first place to hang up "big
money." This claim has been entered for Buffalo, and
the enterprising people who inaugurated the Park Club
are worthy of all honor if in this respect Chicago set the
example. In 1867 Chicago "hungup" $20,000, and in
1868 gave a race meeting on the most liberal scale.

In 1873 there was "big money" offered to racehorses
and trotters, and the instances could be multiplied from
the inception of the Driving Park on State street, in
1863, to the present time.

The present association has eclipsed all previous ef-
forts. Beautiful grounds, a splendid course, club-house,
stands, stables, everything perfect. The large amounts
given to race and trotting meetings is not the only laud-
able move in this direction.

The burden has been removed from the owners of
horses, and the correct principle established of relieving
those, as much as possible.Jwho furnish the actors for this
magnificent stage.

California is greatly interested in Chicago. It is the
first point to look for; the ground where the California
colts can make their debut in the East. There they play
their part before an assemblage who come from all parts
of the Union, and nave the opportunity to display their
mettle to the best advantage. The liberal response which
our breeders made to the invitation to join in the Colt
Stakes proves that they realize the importance of taking
part and appreciate the advantages offered. Succeed-
ing years will show still longer lists from the
Sunset Slope, and it is not a rash prediction to
make that ^before very many years nomina-
tions in the Colt Stakes will be as nu-
merous as from any other State. There will be the
battle ground to decide the question of superiority, and
to settle tho equine dispute between Orient and Occident.
There will be fierce struggles for supremacy, determined
conk 4ts if they are waged in good fellowship and with
knu; :tly feeling. The chivalry of the whole country will
regatc, and the guerdon of victory will be a trophy
iy of the occasion. As the years come the entries
i ot be restricted to youngsters. At this Summer
ting, Overman, Romero, Gibraltar, Rowdy Boy, Cu-

rette, will be the older representatives; of the California-
bred division, St. Julien and Director will strive just as
valiantly for the land of their adoption. Eva, Wild-
flower, Bonita, Hinda Hose, Ruby, etc., keep up the glory
of the colts. This is a delegation which any State can
be proud of, and with a fair share of good fortune is sure
to make a display which will add to the credit of our
stock.

The breeding of trotting horses is an immense interest
on the Pacific coast at the present time. In a few years
it will assume far larger proportions and it is patent that
the surplus, above the home demands, will be so numer-
ous that other markets must be found. The Chicago
meetings are the marts where the goods can be displayed
to the best advantage. It is the most convenient of any
point east of the Mississippi, and there will congregate
the largest assemblage of purchasers. Visitors from this
coast who cannot leave their business long enough to
make the grand circuit can attend without the loss of a
great deal of time. The day is not far off when the run
will be made in ninety-six hours, and when the trans-
portation of horses assumes the proportions it is sure to
reach there is no question that the railways will afford
superior facilities and reduce the cost from the present
tariff. To convey the number of horses which will an-
nually go eastward, a special train will be required.
This can run on passenger time, making the necessary
stop-overs and with every convenience for horses and
those who accompany them. It is supererogatory to
write that the Chicago people will do all in their power
to forward the enterprise and give assistance in every
way. Not entirely from their interests being so inti-
mately blended with ours, the ruling motive being a
a hearty good fellowship which obliges for the satis-
faction there is in doing a good action, A number of
years' residence in the " city of the lake " is the data on
which we base this estimate and though nine elliptical
revolutions of the earth mark the interval since we last
saw it, most of the " old folks " are still there with addi-
tions of the same sterling stamp — pure gold and of
standard weight.

There is little necessity for further exemplification of
the spirit that prevails in Chicago than to call attention
to the advertisement of the Summer Trotting Meeting,
which appears in this number of the Breeder and Sports-
man.

The large sums given in purses, and as premiums for
a high rate of excellence, are not the only praiseworthy
features.

The relief from the onerous ten per cent in entrance
by breaking it with several payments, and without fur-
ther liability than the amount actually paid in, is heart-
ily appreciated by the owners of horses. There is no
hampering with conditions outside the rules, no draw-
backs, no penalties. There is a candid statement'of this
manner of doing business. Two and a half per cent of
the amount of purse at the time of making the entry,
May 1, the same amount the first of June, and the re-
maining five per cent at 8 p. m. of the day preceding
the race. We look for Chicago to inaugurate a still more
liberal arrangement and cut down the entrance to five
per cent of the purse. In 1864 the Chicago Association
gave a meeting when the money was added to stakes
all through the programme, and more than half of
those who made nominations inclosed ten per cent on
the added money in addition to the forfeit, and were
surprised when it was returned. Five per cent will in-
sure against being overcrowded, as might be the case
were the entrance free, and the success which attended
the colt stakes that closed March 1 demonstrates that
relief to owners means the welfare of the track. Be-
stowing a premium for lowering the records is another
good move, and one which cannot fail to give satisfac-
tion all around. Quite a large proportion of the owners
of trotters value them more highly when they take a
prominent place in the record, and the additional in-
ducement of a valuable consideration will lead to more
strenuous efforts, and^the prospect of seeing the " best on
record " beaten, has a fascination which will entice
many who otherwise would have stayed away.

There is one feature of the programme we do not un-
derstand. Without taking the trouble to " hunt the
matter up," we are under the impression that the time to
be beaten in the various classes to obtain the extra pre-
mium is the fastest on record. Thus the five-year-old
has to excel 2:18, which was made in California by San-
ta Claus, else we might imagine that it was the best time
made on the Chicago track which was the standard.
But in the three-minute class 2:27 is the stent, whereas
the Chicago mare Clara G, as long ago as 1871, won in
Buffalo, in 2:30, 2:2G£, 2:26, the race being for horses
that never beat three minutes.

Before closing we must again present our sincere
wishes for the prosperity of the Chicago turf and track,
and this prosperity will be doubly grateful inasmuch as
it will also add to the well-doing of the same interests
here. Twenty years ago we predicted that oventually it
would be the great " turf center " of this continent, and
already the prophecy is fulfilled.

THE RACE MEETING.

Everthing is working favorably for the success of the
race meeting on the Oakland Course. There are very
few accidents or mishaps reported among the racehorses,
and about the only one that has come to our knowledge
is a slight strain to the hind pastern of Lady Viva,
though bad enough to compel her being thrown out of
training.

There are astonishing trial runs reported, two-year-
olds flying through the stretch under a hard pull in
twenty-four seconds and the elder horses showing a rate
of speed that is wonderful for the season. While the
horses are doing so well, the track is sure to be in the
best possible order, and Mr. Wiard has commenced work
on widening the whole of the backstretch and further
turn in order to give plenty of room at the starting
point.

The racing at Los Angeles showed that the Santa An-
ita stable is in customary good order, and a half mile in
forty-nine and one-half seconds by one of their two-
year-olds, 1:44 by Gano and 3:41 by Lucky B, proves
that the grey and Maltese cross will be prominent as of
yore. Those which are working on the Sacramento
course will be troublesome, however, and from Palo
Alto there is sure to be a red-hot contingent so that
matters will be very lively.

Then the weather, at least for the opening day, a week
from now, is assured to be all that could be asked. The
violent hailstorm, that swept over the Oakland Course
last Thursday has cleared the air to perfection, and
though this was followed by a slight frost Friday morn-
ing, we feel justified in predicting the finest weather
ima ginable all through the meeting. There is more in-
terest taken by the public than we have ever known in
previous years, and this is an^ augury that there will
be an immense concourse of people to witness the sport.
Heretofore the spring meetings have not elicited much
enthusiasm; owners were slow to^enter into engagements,
preferring to wait until fall, but a glance at the nomin-
ations will show that this lethargy has been entirely
overcome, and the nominations are more numerous than
ever before. We must not omit to mention the hurdle
race on the opening day. Though with only two in it,
these are so handy over the timber and so nearly
matched in speed that the issue will be extremely doubt-
ful. No one with the least tact for the turf sports can
afford to miss seeing the Spring Meeting of the Pacific
Coast Blood Horse Association.

THE TWO-YEAR-OLD TROTTING STAKE.

The nominations for the stake for two-year-olds to be
trotted at the State Fair in the fall — which will be
found in another place — are not so numerous as we an-
ticipated. The cause for the lack of appreciation is not
apparent, as the conditions were favorable, and with a
liberal sum added, and it probably arose from an apathy
which was due to some peculiar state of the atmosphere
about the date of closing. The encouragement which
the directors of the State Agricultural Society give to
colt-trotting should be met with a liberal response from
the breeders, and failure to respond will have a discour-
aging effect on future occasions. It is oftentimes the
case that purses and stakes do not receive anything like
the number of entries anticipated, and without there
being a shadow of reason for the neglect. There seems
to be a concatenation of circumstances which operate
prejudicially and which cannot be explained.

The fourteen that are named, however, are enough to
make a great race, if a fair proportion of them have no
mishap between now and the time of trotting.

Some of them have been highly tried, and one of them,
Dawn, has the distinction of the fastest record ever
made by a yearling in a race. There is quite a remark-
able feature connected with the nominations, that being
the number of sires represented, viz., Sultan with two,
Electioneer with four, Del Sur, Nutwood, Brigadier,
Belle Alta, Buccaneer, Nephew, General Benton and
Steinway, each having a single representative.

This is a fine array of sires, and the dams are worthy
of being coupled with the high blood on the paternal
side.

mollie McCarthy and her dam.

In an obituary of Mollie McCarthy, published in the
New York Spirit of the Times, April 7, there are two
errors. Mollie McCarthy was not bred by J. B. Chase,
as A. Mailliard owned Hennie Farrow when she was
stinted, and Theo. Winters purchasing her at Mr. Mail-
liard's sale. Mollie was foaled at El Arroyo. Again,
there never was any doubt about her paternity, as Hen-
nie was only bred to Monday in 1872. The story that
she had also been to Eclipse Jr. was started on purpose
to injure Monday after his celebrated daughter displayed
her powers, and like nearly all of that kind of romanc-
ing about the blood of horses, finds believers, however
far from the truth it may te.

1883

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SMALL FARMS.

Texas has shown many signs of an intention to lead the
Southern States in enterprise; but the last report from there
is by far the most promising — it is that a number of owners
of large estates have determined to cut up plantations into
small farms and sell them on easy terms to actual settlers.
Small farms mean high farming and populous, intelligent,
stable, well-to-do communities. Many small farms in New
York and New Jersey yield greater profits than an equal
number of over-large plantations at the South, for the simple
reason that on each one the labor is done mostly by the own-
er, and done thoroughly. There are parts of the South
where for climatic and sanitary reasons it would be useless
to ask white farmers to settle; but much of the agricultural
portion of Texas, like the high ground of the other South-
ern States, is as healthy as any part of the North and offers
to farmers the superior inducements of short winters, greater
variety of crops and frequently better soil than they can find
at the North. The Texas experiment, if managed with ordi-
nary ability and honesty, will benefit every one concerned,
and the remainder of the South will do well to keep an eye
on it.

The above, which we copy from the New York Herald,
is beyond question correct in a measure. It depends
greatly on the locality to determine what small
farms are, and a truck patch in one part of the country
is dignified with the name of an estate in another. Beyond
question are the advantages resulting from a limited
ownership of land when a country is in a position to be
divided into comparatively small farms, though there is
a condition of affairs when this status does not exist, and
in some of the stages of settlement there is an absolute
necessity for large areas being under one management.
The business followed is another thing to determine the
size of the farm, and while from ten to forty acres can
be profitab y employed in vegetable or fruit farming,
giving a chance to make the labor of several remunera-
tive, there are other pursuits that demaud hundreds, it
may be thousands of acres. California presents the best
field in the whole of the United States for the profitable
working of small farms, and it also gives the opportu-
nity for carrying on the phases of rural pursuits that
require large holdings without detriment, in fact, with
decided advantage to public interests.

The vail eys, plains and foothills are susceptible of be-
ing cut into small farms, and those of moderate size, to
the greatest advantage, and not very distant is the time
when the population will be multiplied into a dense col-
lection of thrifty, well-to-do people. There are moun-
tain ranges which afford the best of pasturage, and the
rolling lands in all parts of the State cannot be excelled
for breeding horses and cattle. There are advantages to
the smaller stock breeder, to the smaller fruit-grower, to
the man who cultivates a few acres of vines, in thejopera-
tions of the larger, and Palo Alto, Rancho del Paso,
Sunny Slope, Vina and other places of like character,
present valuable lessons to those who cannot afford to
experiment. Experiments in breeding, vine culture,
wine making, etc., that have cost thousands of dollars
to those who institute them, benefit the whole community
engaged in the same pursuits. Failures are avoided,
success accepted without the outlay of a dollar. Ama-
teur farmers are the most enterprising. The man who
is forced by his circumstances to be conservative is chary
of forsaking the old and tried routes. The day has
passed when "book-farming" elicited the sneers of a
class which the "march of events," the progress of this
part of the world at least, has taught better, and the
farmer who does not avail himself of printed instructions,
as well as his own observation, is far behind in the race
of life. Large grain farms have stimulated the faculty
of inventors to supply machinery that would take the
place of human muscle, and the grain grower on lim-
ited acres uses the improvements to his great advantage.

While agreeing in the main with the sentiments ex-
pressed in the quoted editorial let us not forget the praise
that is due to those who have prepared the way for suc-
cessfully handling small bodies of land, or indulge in a
crusade against those whose means enable them to farm
on a largo scale.

sceptics, what sort of a chance would have been given
the lunatic who attempted to sustain his position by ab-
stract reasoning?

CONFIDENCE.

We came very nearly discovering a man the other day
who knew exactly the manner in which racehorses ran
before instantaneous photography revealed the secret.

At least he claimed that he " knew all about it, " and
the attitudes represented by the camera were familiar.
With all' that knowledge it was not many minutes until
he was arguing that the disclosures were all wronc, and
that it was an impossibility for the last spring to be
made from the foreleg, and that he knew that the anterior
supports were the first to strike the ground after the air-
flight.

It is rather humiliating for us folks who thought we
knew all about the manner of progression of a horse in a
fast gallop to acknowledge such complete ignorance if
we are in the same boat and the comfort of applying
comparison between pot and kettle is only a trifling so-
lace for our lack of penetration. As we have intimated
before, the photographs have saved controversies that
would have inundated the press of both hemispheres, for
if with that indisputable evidence before us there are

COMBINATION SALES.

Very popular the auction sales under the above title
have become in the East. They offer superior advan-
tages to buyers and sellers, giving the opportunity to the
first to make his selections from a large number of ani-
mals, and the seller secures the benefits of the attraction
of numbers with the least cost for advertising.

The method introduced by Peter C. Kellogg, "Hark
Comstock," is to fix up a date for a sale, notifying the
public some months in advance of the date selected. Up
to a certain time animals are registered, and at the con-
clusion of registry a catalogue is published. This em-
braces all that are to be offered, and in addition there
are advertisements in the papers that are the most likely
to bring it before readers who are interested in the class
of stock. Thus the man who has only one animal to
offer secures all the advantages which follow a large lot,
and wit h only a fractional and proportional part of the
expenses.

The system will be found still more beneficial on this
coast. It is a long distance from San Diego to the north
line of Oregon, and the space is not cramped which is
bounded by the Eockies on the east and the Pacific ocean
on the west.

The stock and purchasers are scattered over this great
domain and to bring them to the same focus will be the
result. Purchasers attracted by the magnitude of the
offerings will come from places still further away. From
the East, from Australia, the South American States
and the borders of the Grulf of Mexico there will be
buyers when the sales assume the magnitute they are
sure to do before many years.

Feeling assured that the inauguration of these sales
is of the greatest importance to the breeders of Califor-
nia we are well pleased that Killip & Co. intend em-
barking in the business. That firm is sure to give the
project all the attention that is required to insure suc-
cess. The business is thoroughly understood, and every
move will be in the right direction. It is palpable that
the great necessity is knowing how to handle the details.
That accomplished and the rest is easy. Months of
preliminary work, untiring industry, activity to sieze
advantages that may be lost from not striking while the
iron is aglow, a knowledge of stock so as to present the
merits in a proper light, are essentials, and all these are
embodied in the members of this firm. The sales which
they have already conducted are the best recommenda-
tion. Those of S. B. Whipple, of Newland & Ham-
mond, of A. C. Dietz and the recent one of the stock be-
longing to the estate of the late Daniel Cook afford
ample testimony of capacity, and leave little to add.

THE JERSEY HERD BOOK.

Since our last issue we have conversed with a number
of owners and breeders of Jersey cattle in relation to
the contemplated herd book for the Pacific coast, and
without an exception the design meets favor. There is
little doubt that the present system of registry is not
only unsatisfactory, as it works rank injustice. There
are absurd regulations, too ridiculous to be reconciled on
any other hypothesis than the endeavor to favor a clique
who control the affair. For instance, a gentleman gave
us the information a few days ago that Mr. Harmon im-
ported some animals which were admitted to be up to
the full standard of blood. The evidence was complete,
not a point lacking, and yet they were denied admission
on the ground that they sailed around Cape Horn. Fur-
thermore, the secretary informed Mr. Harmon that it
would be obligatory on him, in future shipments, to
send them to New York, and from there by the overland
route to California. If Colonel Bruce were to refuse
admission to Hercules, Lawyer, Haddington, etc., in the
American Stud Book, on parallel reasoning, every
breeder of thoroughbreds in the United States would
consider that he had gone crazy. The case of Mr. Har-
mon is stated to be only one of the many instances of
equally as absurd ruling, and the only explanation is
that the object is to subserve particular interests, in
place of all those who are engaged in the business of
breeding pure Jersyes. With the unanimous desire to
see the work commenced and completed as soon as possi-
ble, immediate steps should be taken. Wo would much
rather that suggestions and plans should originate with
those who are directly interested than to offer advice,
though there is an evident necessity for activity, and
therefore recommend that a meeting be culled not later
than the 1st of May to take the preliminary steps
towards forming an organization. As Mr. Mailliard was
one of the first to import and breed pure cattle of the
race here, it seems eminently proper that he should sum-
mon his confreres and others to a conference.

STATE FAIR SPEED PROGRAMME.

There is such a press on the columns this week that
many articles have been laid over, and it was also com-
pulsory that the comments on the speed programme of
the California State Agricultural Society be deferred to
another week. This was necessary in order to give it
proper attention, as the advertisement will show that it
is very comprehensive and with the offer of liberal sums
for the horses and colts to run and trot for. The classifi-
cation has been carefully studied to meet the horses that
are likely to compete, and that in the whole it is one of
the best ever offered we feel confident of showing when
the analysis is made next week.

Bear in mind that the entries to purses, and nominations in
stakes, Capital Turf Club, Sacramento, close Monday, the \Qth
inst. See advertisement for particulars.

Names Claimed.

By Jno. G. Dunn, Stockton, Cal.

Sierra Belle for bay filly, foaled May 4, 1880, by Nephew,
her dam by General Dana; second dam by Lorenzo Dow
(the sire of Little John).

Pork as Pood.

The question is again raised as to whether pork is whole-
some or otherwise, some people declaring against it warmly,
as an article of food, etc., though they offer no solid reasons
for their opinion or belief. Now, so far as our information
and experience go, we can regard such views as without the
shade of a foundation. Pork-eaters, who comprise about
nine-tenths of the population of the civilized world, will scout
at such nonsense. For all persons of active habits, pork is
just as wholesome as anything else and far more sustaining.
It is true that if too much of it is eaten at a time — in other
words, if people will make hogs of themselves — they will
have to sufferjfor it as an over-mess of almost any other food.
To discard pork would be to discard one of the main items
going into our vital statistics. What would become of the
army and navy, of the merchant marine, of, in a word, the
great mass of onr population, if pork were to be thrown over-
board? The idea is supremely absurd — the abolition of this
flesh as a prime article of food would be just cause for a
sumptuary revolution. No ! go on, ye pork-eaters, among
whom we number ourselves, with a craving stomach; boil or
broil your hams, pickle your sides, cabbage and krout your
chines, souse your pigs' feet, and enjoy yourselves upon
swine's meat to your hearts' and pockets' content. Fling not
dirt at the grave, patient, thankful grunter, who anticipates
his fate with a pleasure which he cannot express in words,
but which he squeals to meet with the best possible grace.
He may not laugh, it is true, but he grows fat without laugh-
ing, so much more to his own credit and the profit of his
friend who liberally bestows upon him the wherewithal to
fare sumptuously every day.

"We shall stand by the pig. He is the patron of man. If
he is generously treated it is because he is expected to re-
turn the compliment four-fold. If he is lazy it is because we
give him nothing to Jdo but eat, grunt and sleep, having in
view not the good of the animal a tithe as much as the hope
of an affluent reciprocation for all our kindness. Pork un-
wholesome ! Nobody except a lean, cadaverous sedentary, bi-
ped, who is obliged to live, probably on account of early dissi-
pation, on Graham bread and weak tea, would be guilty of
such a slander ! — Germanlown Telegraph.

The Eed Bluff Cause gives the following account of trans-
actions in sheep at that place recently: Lesler A: Spicer, Col-
orado sheep buyers, have beeu several days buying sheep,
which they intend driving over the mountains as soon as the
weather will permit. They have already purchased 9,400
head and want to get 600 more. E. H. Ward sold 3,000
ewes and 1,200 lambs to them, getting $2 35 for the former
and SI per head for the latter. They purchased 1,200 ewes
and 1,000 lambs from Frank Houghton, paving him $2 per
head for ewes and $1 for lambs. Collins Ar'Swain 1,200 dry
sheep at $2 25 each. Fd. Wright's band of dry sheep brought
him $2 25 per head, and G. G. Kimball sold 2,000 stock
sheep at the same price. The sheep to be delivered after
shearing without the wool.

There is an effort making to introduce the game of cricke t
in Stockton. Jos. Fyfe of the Caledonian Club and others
are interesting themselves iu the matter. They have sent
for the wickets, bats and paraphernalia to protect the shins
of the wicket-keeper, and they are expected to arrive to-day
or to-morrow. Membership in the proposed cricket club will
not be confined to Caledonians.

The Mirror and Farmer gives the following recipe for the
cure of caked bag in milch cows: Tincture of arnica, four
ounces; tincture of aconite, one ounce; oil glycerine, one
ounce. Mix and bathe the bag two or three times daily, rub
it in well with your hand; give internally a teaspooufnl of
the mixture three times a day. Do not feed any groin to the
cow.

Trained horses have shown in England that they are capa-
ble of jumping great distances, ^handler cleared thirty-
nine feet over a break ut Warwick; ('alverthorpe, thirty-
three feet over hurdles at New Port Pagpell; King "f the Val-
ley, thirty-five feel over the Wissedine Brook, Leicestershire;
Peter Simple, thirty-seven feet at Boston.

A hill has passed both houses of the Tennessee Legislature
allowing pools to bo sold on all races controlled t>y blood
horse associations and fairs. It prohibits the selling1 of
pools to minors or intoxicated persons. The lnw has hereto-
fore forbidden the selling of pools on any races run outside
of the State.

The late storm was very severe on sheep in some parts of
Tulare county. Of one band of 2,000 head over f«M» died
from the effects of exposure. Other hands in the foothills
suffered. The sheep had been sheared and were not in con-
dition to weather the ruin ami bail.

A bill is now pending in the Illinois Legislature
owners of stallions a lien for BeasOD fee on mai
stallions. Such a law would be a very propei
the statutes of every State in the Union.

A correspondent osks for information i-
gree of General Danu's dam. Wo arc in the dark
and if any of our readers can furnish the di.
should be pleased to hear from them.

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April 14

Annual Meeting of the American
Jersey Cattle Club.

The approaching animal meeting of the
American Jersey Cattle Clnb renders fit a few
■words as to some of the inconsistencies and
abnses which have been so marked under the
present management, and urges upon all
members a determined effort for a change of
administration, a radical revision of the rules
of entry, a rigid adherence to the letter of the
Constitution, particularly in the matter of
solicitation of proxies by officers, a modifica-
tion of the rules for admission of members,
or doing away entirely with the provision for
blackballing, "which, in the hands of certain
members, has so disgraced the club and cre-
ated such general dissatisfaction. We believe
in a registration fee of one dollar to alL mem-
bers and non-members alike. The club was
not designed to accumulate money; and as
one of its supposed aims is to encourage the
breeding of the Jersey cow, it could not, in
our opinion, adopt a more acceptable or ef-
fective method to accomplish this than by
making such change.

We believe no director, who has served his
term of two years, should be eligible for a
succeeding term. By this plan a continued
change in the make-up of the board would be
insured, and thus the continuance of any ob-
jectionable methods or cliques be prevented.

The rules of entry should be so amended as
to admit any Jersey from the Island, be it
prize winner, numbered and registered, or
not. The committee of judges in Jersey
should certainly not be asked or expected to
select the importations, which is the effect of
the present rules. The classes admissible to
the Herd Register should be simply animals
imported from Jersey, only, and animals bred
in the United States* and Canada. The purity
of the blood would thus be absolutely insured,
and the rules so simplified, that any novice
could tell whether his animals could be en-
tered. If the system at present in use in
the secretary's office is a good one, let it be
applied with more exactitude and consider-
able more courtesy. The secretary should be
prohibited from canvassing for sales of cattle
for any person; he should have no connection
with the preparations of any catalogue, either
for a breeder or an importer; he should be re-
moved in toto from any temptation, or sus-
picion of temptation to help in the sole of any
one person's animals. If the present salary
will not attract a suitable person, we would
double it if necessary to insure an entirely un-
prejudiced person to occupy this, almost the
most important position in the club.

We believe that the secretary should be ap-
pointed by the Board of Directors, that| any
non-conformance ^rith the desires of these,
the controllers of the club, between the dates
of its annual meetings, could be promptly
punished. We think these changes worthy
the attention of every member. This club
should strive to become the true exponent of
the really marvelous cow which has contrib-
uted so much to the dairy interests of the
country, and -whose future is beyond the vis-
ion of her most sanguine admirers. — Brs. Gaz.

Pigeon Shooting in England.

An effort, which promises to be successful,
is being made to pass a bill through the En-
glish Parliament to suppress pigeon shooting.
On the first vote taken upon it in the House
of Commons it was supported by a very large
majority. The Observer says that Mr. An-
derson's proposal for amending the Cruelty
to Animals act, but which might, with more
propriety, be termed a bill for the Abolition
of Hurlingham and the Gun Club, smacks
too much of the grandmaternal legislation to
be accepted without.inquiry. That acts of
brutal and wanton cruelty, whether practiced
on wild or tame animals, ought to be put
down by the strong arm of the law is not dis-
puted by anybody, whether he be a supporter
or an opponent of the measure. The bill
would have had a far better chance of passing
had it been solely aimed at the veritable
anomaly which allows the torture of wild ani-
mals with impunity, and not at what is, after
all, a genuine, though artificial form of sport.
The cruelties on which Mr. Anderson dilated,
such as the maiming and maltreating the
trapped birds, ought, of course, to be severe-
ly punished, but surely there is some less
clumsy way of bringing "the wrongdoers with-
in the grasp of the law than by abolishing the
sport of which the abnses complained of are
bo very separable an accident. The argu-
ments used on both sides of the House did
not, it must be owned, throw any fresh light
on the subject, but the discission will proba-
bly have served a useful purpose if it callsat-
tention to the enormities perpetrated by the
underlings who are employed at these
matches, and warns pigeon shooters — and,
indeed, sportsmen generally — that even in the
most legitimate forms of sport unneccessy
cruelty will not be tolerated.

At a sale of greyhounds in London a splen-
did litter of eight saplings by Mister ton, out
of Promotion, realized the handsome total
of 476 guineas &n average of 594 guineas per
head. The white and blue bitch Match Girl,
who went amiss a short time before the
Waterloo Cnp, was bought by Sir. Shaw for
300 guineas, and her sister (Rosewater) was
sold f< r 140 guineas. Another litter of sap-
lings »f the same pedigree as Match Girl real-
ized '75 guineas, averaging 59| guineas each.
-- sale several matches were mooted, but
■tie was made, between Wild Mint, the
ip winner, and Destruction, to
e best of three courses for £500 a side
iiaydock Park coursing meeting.

For Coughs and Throat Disor-
ders use Brown's Bronchial Troches.
"Have never changed my mind respecting
them from the first, except I think yet better
of that which I began by thinking well of." —
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Sold only in
boxes. Price 25 cents.

RACES.

DR. W. H. WHE.4TLEY,

Veterinary Surgeon.

=&RSKS3^2«:*F

OFFICE TELEPHONE STA-
ble, 1324 anf
* San Francisco.

Die, l'sli and 1326 Market St,,

O. O. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLA30). (AL

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES

A a specialtv. Office and residence
1167 Washington street.
" — References— A. C. Henry, F. K.
Shattncfc, Oakland; E. 3. Baldwin, San Francisco; L.
J. Rose, Los Angeles.

$60,000.00.

SPEOGEAiDIE FOE THE ftm

UMMERTROTTINgj

THE ABBEY.

Oevaney A Can*. Jli Howard Street. Spar

ring and wrestling every evening. Admission free.

RACES.

$15,000 $15,000

IN PURSES AND STAKES.

California State Fair.

SPEED PROGRAMME FOR 1SS3.

FIRST DAT, MOXDAY. SEPTEMBER 10,

No. 1. Running; Introduction Stake, for all ages;
three-quarters of a mile dash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit,
Si 0 added, $90 to second, third to save stake.

"So. 2. Running; California Derby; stake for foals of
1SS0; lji-mile dasn: $-50 entrance, p. *p-. $300 added, sec-
ond horse $100, third $50; closed August 1, 1882, with 11
nominations.

5o. 3. Running; California Annnal Stake , for two-
year-olds, foals of 1681; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $35 forfeit, $250 added, second colt 8100; third
$50; closed Angnst 1, 1653, with 33 nominations.

No. 4. Running; hurdle race; purse $150, of which
$25 to second horse; entrance free; dash ot lli miles
over five hurdles; three to start.

Ko. 5. Trotting; 2:25 class; purse $1,200.
SECOND DAT, TUESDAY, SETT. it.

No. 6. Trotting stake, mileheats,fortwo-year-olds;
closed April 7 with 14 nominations.

No. 7. Trotting; purse $1,000, for four-year-olds and
under.

So. S. Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $1,000.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. i*.

No. 9. Running; Maturity Stake, for four-Year-olds:
dash of three miles: $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500
added, second $150, third $100; closed Aug. l, 1882, with
7 nominations.

No. 10. Running; Nichthawk Stake; dash of one
mile for all ages; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $200 added,
second horse $75, third $35; stake to be named after
winner if Nighthawk's time QL-ffitf) 1S beaten.

No. 11. SelBng race; purse $250, of which $50to sec-
ond; entrance free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed
valuation; 2 pounds off for each $100 under and 2
pounds added for each $100 over fixed value.

No. 12. Running; hurdle race; purse $200, of which
$50 to second; entrance free; ovei sis hurdles; three
to start.

No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse $12.

FOl'KTU DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. A3.

No. 14. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,200.

No. 15. Trotting; purse $1,000, for three-year-olds
and under.

No. 1*5. Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY', SEPT. 1 4.

No. 17. Free handicap stake; 2<£ miles; $50 en-
trattce, >2/j declaration, $300 added. $luo to second, third
to save stake: weights announced Sept. S; declara-
tion Sept 10, Sn. m.

No. 1?. Running: colt and filly stake for two-year-
olds; one-mile flash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit," $200
added, $-50 to second, third to save stake; winner of
two-year-old stake first day to carry 5 pounds extra.

No. 19. Running; purse $250, of which $50 to second;
foi thiee-year-olas; mile dash; entrance free.

No. 20. Running: Consolation purse, $250, of which
$-50 to second; one mile and repeat over four hurdles;
entrance free; three to start.

SIXTH DAY. SATURDAY, SEPT, I 5.

No. 21. Trotting: free for all; purse $1,200.

No. 23. Occidental stake ; closed Jan. 1, 16&2, with fif-
teen nominations.

No. 23. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile
dash.

No. 34. Trotting; three-minute class; purse $1,000;
entries close May 1, l$i3, at which time 2& per cent of
e utrance must be paid, 3>£ per cent payable July 1 and
5 per cent August l, ls-83; to fill ten horses must pay
first installment ; parties not making payments when
due forfeit their previous payments, and are de-
barred from starting.

Entiles for the following events for ISS4-5 were or-
dered to be closed with the above races ;

No. 1. Running; California Derby Stake for foals of
IB81, to be run at the State Fair of 1884; l^-mile dash,
$50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse $100, third
:" '.

No. 3. Same stake, for foals of 1&82, to be run at State
Fair of 1S&5; same condi tit ions.

No. 3. Running; Maturity Stake; three-mile dash,
for four-v ear-olds in 1SJ4; $ir<i entrance, $25 forfeit,
8300 added; second horse $100, third $50; to be run at
the State Fair of 1884.

No. 4. Running: California Annual stake for two-
year-olds, foals of 18S2: dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second horse $100, third
850; to be ran at the fair of 1&S3.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise
specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance
fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination;
purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse,
25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per
cent to fourth.

National Association rules to govern trotting; but
the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any'day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To till running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for
marei and geldings.

All tbree -year-olds, when trotting in their classes,
i.. r n-rv \\- pounds, with the usual allowance as above.

Stertera tnall rues must be named to the secretary
or clerk of course at 6 p. m. the day preceding race,
anv rule to tin- contE&n notwithstanding,
y paid for a walk-over.

Homee entered" in purses can only be drawn by con-
Bent of judo's-

Rules oi the Pacific Const Blood Horse Associa
. i xcept when conditions named-
»ra otherwise. Noo-etaxtera in running purses will
, be held (<ir entrance under rule 3.

Aii entries t-> be made in writing, giving name, sex,
<<l marks of horses; also name and residence

I races full colois to be worn by

■ r- of trotting races are r.-npectfuliv
r. qu< gted i" weal caps of distinct colors, to be named

II borst s will be designated on
pr-irriinraeg by cplors worn uv drlveis. This 1b nec-

■ i enable spectators to distinguish the horses In

the race.
Entries to ;ill the above races except No 21 to close

on Wednesday, August 1, 1888.
Write " l-.ntries to Races" on outside of envelope.
P. A. UN Hi AN, President.
EDWIN P. SMITH. Secretary.

OHICA&0 DRIVING PARK,

July 14, 16, IJ. 18, 19. SO and »1, 1883.

First Day, Saturday, July 14.

No.l. Purse $2,500, 2:19 class, with $500to the winner
of the fastest heat, if better than 2:16.
No. 2. Purse $2,500,2:40 class, with $500 to the winner

of the fastest heat, if better than 2:2b.

No. 3. Stake 51,000, four-year-old class, closed on
March 1, 1&S3, with twenty-four nominations, with
$500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than
2:19.

Second Day, Monday, July 16.

No. 4. Purse 52,500, 2:23 class, with §500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:19.

No. 5. Purse $2,500, 2:27 class, with 5-500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:21.

No. 6. Purse 92,500,2:30 pacing class, with 5500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:20.

Third Day, Tuesday, July 17.

No. 7. Purse 52,500,2:17 class, with 5500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:14,

No. 8. Purse £2,300, opento all pacers, with §1,000 to
the winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:ll>£.

Fourth Day, Wednesday, July 18.

Ko. 9. Purse $2,500, 2:30 class, with 5500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than2:22.

No. 10. Purse §2,500, 2:21 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat.if better than2:17}4.

No. 11. Purse $2,500, 2:25 class, with $500 to the win-
ner of the fastest heat if better than 2:20.

Fifth Day, Thursday, July 19.

No. 12. Purse $2,500, three-minute class, with $500 to
the winner of the fastest heat, if better than2:27.

Special— Five thousand dollars is set aside for a spe-
cial purse on this day. Terms and conditions to oe
announced hereafter.

No. 13. Purse $2,500, 2:20 pacing class, with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:14.

Sixth Day, Friday, July 20.

No. 14. Purse $2,-500, 2:35 class, with $500 to the win-
ner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:23.

No. 15. Purse $3,000, open to all five-year-olds and
under, with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat if
better than 2:18.

No. 16. Stake 51,000, three-vear-old class (closed on
March 1, 1&S3, with 25 nominations), with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:21.

Seventh Day, Saturday; July 21.

No. 17. Purse $3,000, opento all horses which have
not trotted better than 2:14 previous to January 1.1&S3;
subscribers to enter their name and post office ad-
dress; the horse to be named at 8 o'clock p. m. of
Saturday, July 14, the first day of the meeting, when
the lastSper cent will be due" and payable; with $1,000
to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:10)1 ;
five subscribers to fill.

Special— Five thousand dollars is set aside for a spe-
cial purse on this day. Terms and conditions to be
announced hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

All the ?bove purses (except Nos. 6, S and 13 pacing!

are for trotting, and are divided, 50 per cent to the

first horse, 25 per cent to the second horse, 15 per

cent to the third horse and 10 per cent to the fourth

horse.
Mile heats, best three in five, in harness, and to the

rules of the National Trotting Association, except as

hereafter specified.
Entries in all purses close on Tuesday. Mav 1, 1SS3.
Entrance fee 10 per cent of purse, as' follows : Two

and one-half per cent cash, which must positively ac-
company the entry ; 2% per cent on Friday, June 1,
and the remaining 5 per cent, from those wlio start, at
S o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to the race,
at the secretary's office, 116 Monroe street, Chicago.
No entry will be accepted or considered unless the 2 Jj
per cent cash accompanies the same, nor will anv
entry be allowed to compete unless the second pay-
ment of 2"^ per cent is made or mailed on or before
11 o'clock p. m. of Friday, June 1, 1SS3, and any entry
on which the final payment of o per cent is not paid
at 8 o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to the day
setfor the race shall be considered drawn, and will
not be permitted to start, but no entry shall be held or
liable for any amount beyond the first pavnient of 2)4
percent, but failure to pay either of the payments
when due shall be considered as a withdrawal, and
shall disqualify the entry for competing in the race.
It is the intention to place the whole "matter of en-
trance on an absolutely cash basis, and no deviation
from these rules will be allowed in any case or ins
particular. No entrance is charged on the extra
money offeredforfasttime in the several races. .

N.B.— The special purses will be announced from
time to time, as they are decided on. In arranging
them consideration will be given to Maud S and St.
Julie n, who are barred by their records from entering
in the class races; to a stallion race, should one be
deemed advisable; to double teams, and to trotting
with running mate .

For further particulars and blanks, and in making
entries, address I>. I*. HALL. Secretary,

116 Monroe St., Chicago,

National Association

OF

Trotting-horse Breeders

Programme of Trotting Stakes for 1883.

CIRCULARS CONTAINING A DETAILED LIST
of stakes, for three, four and five years, for 2:25,
2;30 and 2. -40 stallions, and for 2:30 and 2:40 mares,

To close Friday. May 1. 1883.
and to be trotted for at the coming annual fall meet-
ing, can now be had upon application to the under-
signed at Ills office, room 61,111 Broadway, New York
;ity,or at the office of the Bbkeoeb and Spobts-

Also stakeB for foals of 1SS1 and for foals of 1882 (now
wo-year-olds and yearlings |, to trot when three-vcar.
olds, and Subscription Stakes for stallions (at $50 and
$200 eachi, only the net of stallions subscribed for
eligible, foals of 1882 and foals of 1883, to trot when
three and four years old,

E. D. PACKER, Secretary.

RACES.

$3,000 $3,000

SPRING MEETING.

OF THE

Capital Turf Club

OF

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA-

TO BE HELD AT AGEJCTTLrCBAI. PABE. OS"

MAY 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th AND 19th.

RUNNING AND TROTTNG SPEED
PROGRAMME.

First Day.

\o. 1. Running; one-half mile dash, for two-year-
olds; S25 entrance, $10 forfeit, 5100 added; second
to save stake.

3to. S. Running; three-quarter-mile dash, free for
all; 525 entrance, £10 forfeit 5150 added; second
to save stake. The winner of Hearst Stake to
carry seven pounds extra.

So. 3. Running; one and five-eighths mile dash*
free for all; $25 entrance, §10 forfeit, 5150 added;
second to save stake.

Second Day.

So. 4. Pacing race; for 2:30 class; purse $200.

\o. 5. Trotting race, for two-year-olds; one mile

dash; purse 5150.
So. 6- Trotting; purse $200; 2:40 class (Roanoke

and Dutchman not barred).

Third Day.

So. 7. Running; one and one-fourth mile dash, for
three-year-olds; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, 5100
added; second to save stake.

So. 8. Running; one and one-eighth mile and re-
peat; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $200 added, second
horse 5100, third saves stake.

So. 9. Selling race; one and one-fourth mile dash;
free for all; purse $250, second $50, entrance 10
percent; horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to
carry entitled weight; one pound allowed for
each one hundred dollars under fixed valuation.

Fourth Day.

So. 10. Trotting; purse 5200; for three-minnte clasa;

Sacramento county horses.
So. 11. Trotting; purse $300; 2:30 class.

Fifth Day.

So. 12. Running; three-quarter mile dash, for two-
year-olds ; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $200 added ;
winner of Gano Stake to carry five pounds extra;
second colt $150, third to save stake.

So. 13. Running; one and one-eighth mile dash, free
for all; $25 entrance, 510 forfeit, 5200 added; sec-
ond horse $50; third saves stake; non- winners at
P. C. B. H. Association meeting if beaten once
allowed five pounds; if twice, seven pounds;
three times, ten pounds.

So. 14. Running; two and one-quarter mile dash,
free for all; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit. 5300 added;
$100 to second; third saves stake; winner of Pa-
cific Cup to carry five pounds extra.

OOSD1TIOSS.

All trotting and pacing races, three in five unless
otherwise specified; five to enter and three to start;
National Association rules to govern; P. C. B. H. As-
sociation rules to govern running races; on trotting
and pacin graces 10 per cent entrance to accompany
nomination.

Entries to all close Monday, April 16,^1883, with the
secretary.

Trotting purses divided at the rate of 60, 30 and 10
per cent.

CHRISTOPHER GREES. President.

"W. P. Emeby, Secretary, P. O. Box 378, Sacramento.

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SAN FRANCISCO BENCH SHOW

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OFFICERS OF THE CLUB.

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April 14

STALLIONS.

MAMBRINO TBOTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

fcy Record at Six Years old, 2:21 h *®

PEDIGREE.

BT WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambnno by Mambrino Cbief, bis dam Wood-
bine bv Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Wooflford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2 £1 .!•.<, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them : Abbottsford, 2:2i;;; Convov, 2:22K; Magenta, 2:2i>tf;
Ladv McFat'ridue,2:29: Daeia,2:29W; George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
marea owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27J^,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2 :19Jtf. "Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the 6lre of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, IV1, hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo State for
yearlings in 1SS1, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed,

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to he paid before removing the animal.
Maree not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 18S3, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing Febmarv 15th and ending
June 1st, 18»3. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1SS2.

GEORGE BAYEIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Bam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

TBJB IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (.weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino stralnB and also several thoroughbred
croBaes. His Colts demonstrate that he possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to Mb offspring
win.!, |,nt (.:._-.. rg<; Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
I P^r George Wilkes lias twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
wmcb 10 have records of 2:25 or better, l of 2:l!U or better and 3 of 2:18 or

better,

will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of 310 the owner
doee nut acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other Bireof Trotters. SKVIV AIRES

UNDERMAN

| | STALLIONS.

J1BBI. BY ELMO, LAM BY TOM 1IVAK. SON OP OLD

3 n.i ...mi, win make tin canon of 1833 irom March 1st u> July i«tat
ii 1 r mclsco.
n flark cru tnut, with blaze face and loft hind foot
; Mix years old, l.1, lninds high ami weigh* about l.iuo

fortheieupn. Maree not proving w'tn foal can be rr.

year free Of Charge. No r.bponsibllitleu UHtiiuiiL-d for ac-
, Apply to

FRED RETORTF,

Bay District Truck, Kan Francisco.

HAMBLETONIAN £ TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Echo. His dam Belle Nason hy Belmont, Thorongh.
bred.

Echo by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Fetter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamsoii's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 18S3, and ending June 15, 1883, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Boh Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10, 1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown

g eat speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his sire,
eho, see Breeder and Sportsman July 29, 1S82. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 16, 1S82.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

<'HARI.ES J. EI.US,
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HAEPE.

SINGLETON -WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 18S3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

pedigree!

Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a eon of Pruden's Blue

Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of
white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is lh*£ hands
high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled
spring of 1878.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will he bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of Bhade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

j. t. Mcintosh, chico, cai.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:31^; 3- YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:253f.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at$100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at SG per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, hut no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Nohlett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.

He 1b a rich hay ; 1GJ hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white bind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of hone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Nov, by imported Emancipation,

Tbird dam by Berirand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:283,
and alnn the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:16. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Slrathmore is the sire of Santa Clans 2:17j j Chestnut
Hill, 2:22£ ; Steinway, 2:251 ; Alice dtoner, rour years oia, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, Ave years old, 2:28.t ; Monitor,
five-year-old record ij:29 '• by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 35 in
the 2:30 list. Address SAMUEL UAMRLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Henuie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Btlshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes* Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— $50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at $4 per month.
Care will he taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can lun fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Joe
Hooker see Breeder and Sportsman Jan 20, 18S3.

THEO WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season 18S3, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judson's Wildidle
farm .Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or addresB

JAMES «i H. C. JEDSOV

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

j| THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

Cl%Xw\

WHE ATLE Y

WILL STAND THET ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $60, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can he made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance,
PEDIGREE AMI DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine Btyle
and appearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Pry or, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam bv imported Rcgulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth clam Sophonisba's dam by Cnrwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcy's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Wliiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance bv Lexington.

First dam Reel, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camilllna, by Camlllus.

Fourth dam bv Smolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, by Orovllle.

Sixth dam by Weathercock,

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam bv Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Marling.

Twelfth dam by Bloorly Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsby Betty, by Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORKS, at the Oakland Racetrack,

Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

1883

irtefc mt& jiprctsmatr.

Mollie McCarthy's Death— a Statement from
the Veterinary.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I see by yonr paper
that it would be only a conjecture on your part why Mollie
McCarthy died. I can tell you, and her case was diagnosed.
I had an order from Mr. Cooper to call at the ranch, when I
got time, to attend to some minor duties on the horses that|he
had in training. I happened there the morning Mollie was
taken sick; they were glad to see me. I immediately saw the
mare and pronounced the ailment impaction'of the stomach,
■warned them of the danger, asked if they knew of any cause.

" Oh, yes! We feed barley by the sackful, she is boss and
we expect she ate too much. "

Nest question — "Are you going to do anything for her?"

Was informed that when she was in training she was sub-
ject to attacks of colic and a little run generally relieved her,
accordingly she got a little run. I told Albert it would do
no good. "Oh, she will be better when she belches. " She
soon commenced to belch, but got no better. I then com-
menced to plead for the old mare. Albert and I went on a
tour of discovery to try and tind some sort of an anodyne.
Got to the store (there is a store on the place), it was locked
up; (so was the man that ought to have kept it open; he tried
to shoot one of the hands a day or two previous). Finally we
found the key and secured a little turpentine; on another
part of the ranch, a little laudnumn, at least it was marked so.
Well, we were hastening off with our prize and were recalled
by Mr. Baldwin and instructed to try soda and vinegar, it
never failed. More time lost; had to wait to see what virtue
there was in vinegar and soda, soon found out it was no
good. Gave turpentine and laudnumn, got relief ; afterward
gave large dose of oil and salt but had nothing left to ease
the pain or stop the fermentation now going on. I told them
under the circumstances the case was hopeless. At 3 o'clock
p. m. Mr. Baldwin arrived on the scene, gave instructions to
have done what could be done. Dispatched a boy to Los
Angeles for remedies. I think a man ought to have been
sent. It took the boy five and a half hours to make twenty-
six miles on an old gray mare. I blamed him to have been
gone so long — "could not do the distance faster. " Gave a
dose of the medicine, no relief; Mollie will have to die unless
the oil moves the impaction. I have given up nearly all
hopes. Now commence on the part of the stable hands,
active and death dealing nostrums, ginger, mustard, three
tablespoonfuls of this and that, stuff and molasses and I
don't know what. At 2 o'clock a. m. I wrapped a blanket
round me and lay down in a straw stack close to Mollie.
At 3 o'clock Albert took her to the track, gave her three
miles, brought her back; she was breathing easy ; woke me up
to inform me of the fact. I got up and took in the situation
at a glance, the stomach was ruptured, Mollie had run her
course. I waited tilt daylight, hastened me from the scenes
of the last eighteen hours. I could not bear to see her. die.
Some demon mutilated her fair form, of course for curiosity.
If it were in the interest of science, some scientific society ere
this would have conferred a leather medal on him from his
wonderful discovery that Mollie McCarthy died from bots.
Los Angeles, April 4, 1SS3. J. Cooper, V. S.

The Nevada State Agricultural Society held its annual
meeting at Reno last Saturday. W. B. Chamberlin, Jno. B.
Williams, Jacob Stiner, A. A. Longley and Al White were
elected trustees for the ensuing year. The annual report re-
counts the many misfortunes that overtook the society last
year, and recommends that in case it is decided to hold an
exhibition this season the date be fixed earlier than has
been the practice heretofore. The financial exhibit shows an
even balance of receipts and expenditures effected by the
Secretary, Nate Roff, who, as the statement shows, advanced
$1 55 to make the business come out even. No action was
taken as to the future intentions of the society.

Market Report.

FLOUR— "We quote: Best City Extra, S5 75^56 10; medium grades,
94 75®g5 50; Shipping Superfine, $4®S4 50.

WHEAT— A generally better feeling in the market and signs of activ-
ity among shippers. No. 1 Shipping, $1 75^$1 76J for Extra.

BARLEY — Market quiet, with a slight downward tendency in prices.
No. 1 Feed is selling at $1 20®51 22i, and Brewing at SI 22i(ffi?l 25 &
ctl.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 75@31 80; Good, $1 65^31 90; Choice.Sl 95®
|2 05 & ctl.

BYE— Quotable at SI 90^52 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S28 ^ ton; Cracked Corn, S36 ^ ton;
Shorts, $19@$20 £> ton; Oilcake meal the oilworks sell to the trade at
$35 $? ton, les3 the usual discount; Middlings, S23SS24 ^ ton for lots
at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $1G@?17 ; Wheat, 817KS19 ; Wild Oat, ?17(&$19 ;
Mixed, S17&S18 ^ ton.
fc STRAW— SI per bale.

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16^®162c; California Hams, 15@15Jc
for plain, 153&16ic for sugar-cured canvaaed; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16S:lG*c; California Smoked Bacon 15@15.Jc for heavy and
medium, and 16@16.Jc for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15£@15jc;
Pork,$18:d?18 50 for Extra Prime, $20@$20 50 for Prime Mess,$23fi;24 for
Mess, 825@S25 50 for clear and S26&26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs' Feet,
S16@?18 ^ bbl; Mess beef, S15 50 for bbls and 88 75 for hf bbls; Extra
Mesa Beef, S16 50 for bbls and S8 75 for hf bis; Family Beef, 51&&18 50
^ bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13@13ic & tb,

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, 40c@50c for common and 75c@Sl 50 ¥*
box for good to choice; Lemons, $5@S7 per box for Sicily; California
Lemons, 75c:a,Sl 50 per box; Limes, S8@S10per box for Mexican; Ban-
anas, 1 50(2(83 & bunch; California Oranges, 81 25@31 60 for common
and S2@3 25 for good to choice ty box; Pineapples, $$@S8 & doz.
Western Cranberries are offering at SI5&317 %? bbl ; Strawberries,
18c@20c ^ bskt.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, §35 %t ton.
Carrots, 50c575c; Turnips, 75cS:?l; Cauliflower, 75c a$l 25 ^ dozen;
Cabbage, 75o $> ctl; Garlic, 2;a;2jc p lb; Celery, 50c £> doz; Dried;
Okra, 20c® 25c; Dry Peppers, 10c&12.Jc lp lb; Green Peas, 2;a3c;
for common and 5@7 for sweet; Rhubarb, G@8c per lb; Mushrooms, 75c
(ffi$l^ box ; Green Peppers, 10c@12jc per lb; Tomatoes, 225@S2 75 ^box,
Cucumbers, 50c;a-;31. 75 perdoz.;Asparagus, 81 OftSSl 50^ tb.; Sprouts;
3c ^tb.; Artichokes, 10c -p. 15c V doz.; String Beans, 15@25c ^ lb.

POTATOES— River Red, 6fXctj70c; Early Rose, 50&60c; Tomales
and Petaluma, 95c@l 55 ffctl; New, 2&c&3£c per lb,

ONIONS— ?5 50 a?7 for good to choice.

BEANS— Bayos 85@$5 25; Butter, S3 25&S3 50 for small and 83 50
&S4for large; Lima, S3 75&S4; Pea, S3 25@3 50; Pink, $5&S& 10; Red,
|6@95 10; small White, S3 25:^3 50; large White, S3 50 $* ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 26c; choice, 24@25c; fair

to good, 18@23c; inferior lots from country stores, 15;al7c; flrlun, old,

19022c for choice; new, 223325c; pickled roll, 20&22J ; Eastern 170320c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, lltt 15c for choice; llfollic for fair to

good; do, factory, in boxes, 14@16c; Eastern, 16&17c.

EGGS-Californla, 24&25c & doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 21@23c; do, Hens, 22@2ic;
Roosters, $7(a$7 50 for old and 89 E0&S11 for young; Hens $7®
88; Broilers, 646367 50, according to size; Ducks, $10^S12 50 %>
dozen; Geese, 82 5G&S3 ty pair; Goslings, 32 25;5;$2 75 per pair.

GAME— Snipe, S2 25&S2 5U for English and 75c&?l for common;
Hare, SI 50&S2; Rabbits, 81 25,-^Sl 75.

WOOL — Quotations nominal.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection, 18c p lb;
nils one-tbird less, and Mexican Hides 2c £> lb less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Dry JCalf, 20c®22J; Salted Steer, over 55 His, lie & lb; Steer
over 55 IbB, lie; Steer and Cow, medium, 9Jc® 10c; light
do, 81c; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 lbs. 10c; Salted Calf, 14>:i6c & lb;
SalUd Veal, 12J^i5c; Sheep Skins, 25@30c for Shearlings, 30®
60c for short. Cue o.Sl for medium, and S1&S1 40 apeice for long
wool and wool skins. Butcbertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at &®8io fJ lb for rendered and ll&12c for
*nnad, both In snipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughterers
to dealers:

BEEF— Prime, 8®9c; medium grade, 7®7jc; inferior, 5j®6c ¥* lb.

VEAL— Large Calvea, 7®6c;< small ones, 8®10c ^ lb.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5j^6c and Ewes at 5S5Jc ty ft.,
according to quality.

LAMB-Spring is quotable at 9£>10c # lb.

PORK— Live Hogs, 7jJ®8c for hard and Oi^GJc for soft; dressed
do 10i®102c ^ lb for hard grain hogs.

TROTTING RULES.

RULES OF THK NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
i sale at this office. Piice 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
50 cents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY,"

Compiled by Thos. J. Vail, Secretary of the National Trotting Asso-
ciation.

PRICE S *-

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANT KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEA TING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE. '

A. C. DIETZ .1 CO., Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F.

STALLIONS.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

TX/-ILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING

DESCRIPTION

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; lo hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) bv Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentnckv Hunter, bv Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.

Twenty-five dollarB for the season, payable at the time of service Good
pasturage at S5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

TROTTING STALLION

STALLIOXS.

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF 8WEETBBIAB, 2:MW; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38M; ROCK-
well, 2 ::i!>; J'.iM Woodward, 2:iii; Kiinjuthhri.tr, two-vi tr-.'.]<| record

2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2£0u. will make the season of I8R3
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, lie was sired bv GeniTal
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms tfO for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BREJINER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave..
Or J. M. Helnold, 1429 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland. '

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. i and ending the

1st of July next. Good pasturage tV>r tu.iiys will he provided at to [tor
month. For terms and particulars apj.lv tu or address

W. M. MIHRY. Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JL .X,,

B

Y MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA. WILL MAKETIIK UN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.

X X (Do')blecross) is of as high and fashionable breeding as an v stallion
in the country-. His sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his came. 3I.U-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisemi m
of Anteeo. Her dam .Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise. Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie'i, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirteVi, I-cecent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Oakland.

or SOS Montgomery street.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT. NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE: FOALED MAY
5th, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Sinipson, Oak hind, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland,

3rd " Y.nng Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " . Fashion, by imported Trustee.

5th " Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charle

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th

By imported CentineL
By Mark Anthony.
By imported Janus.
By imported Monkey.
By imported SUvereye.
By Spanker.

See Brace's Araerican Stud Book, vol. I, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

"Will make the ensuing season, 1PS3, from February loth to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms $50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

Mares intended for either of the above stallions, and sent hy Dona,
hue, Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
Morshead, City Front Sta" les, will be received, good care taken of
hem and forwarded to Oakland*

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

TTTHIi stand THE PRESENT BE ISON AS follows : moN-
\\ davs.TuesdayH and Wedw Bitays .ii < Dark's stables, Banta Hosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables, Pelaluma,

Alexander in l<v <il'm. M. Patohon Jr., the Biro off Sara Pardy (2.30)0
Starr KiugrJi'^i and \'ainli.'rlviui c.':'."ji. Dam Lai '■ OD oi

Brown's liellfoundiT, by In ipurt I'd BellfonndOr, i rlptlotHSOS

Bbebdkb ami snnnsMAN of Sept, ■',
Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodil bun a record of 2:24, Reliance 2:22W.

N.-lli*- l'at.:lifn'J:'j: . Kudnra -; * , Immgnratliinthrei mil
mile in 2:^';, Siinumi Bov J:;i7. Alex. Button proved l)J I

in i»n tn lie ■ ut tin- i«'i-t ihrrc-v.'.ir.i.iiis which have over a] i

an v country. Me won the Ma kf IW 1 liT'i-y.-ar-cilds at the State I

Ins BelleEfiho. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and Others, winning the ilrst,

third mid nfih hf-atH and making n dead heal with Annie Laurie In the

fourth ; Mm?, 2:»1 , 2:3n, 'J :-":>..: :*<\. ":•&. At the fair oi the Santa Clan
Valley Association at San .Ins.- he won, beating Belle Echo and Lin Rose;
tlnie,2:2»\. 2£QH,2:&X, - :^1\ . Belle Echo won t lie Qrsl ha»t. He WOO
:n Stockton, beaUnc Honi mv, Len it use and Upright in rtralgnt heats:
Ume/3:32,2:38JKfa ! [n i—i. ■■■ a huir-year-old, But
of 2^!flV over the bauta Bosa track. Dot Craig, by All i prl-

vate record of 2:29.

The Fraaler team took Qrat premium at the S'.-n-.n
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, Sau FrsnclBCO,
For further luformatlan apply Ui

T. T. ISKI

3Ffo* IBrsete anil Jfccxlsmmx.

April 14

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES TO STAKES AND PURSES

S P RING MEETI N G.

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

Vo l— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile, to be run on thr 6m dav of the spring
meeting; 850 each, $25 forfeit, $25Qai'tded, second to
save stake.

L J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f. by Rutherford— Glenita.

4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— sister to
Clara D. , . _

5 E. J. Baldwin's chf, bv Gnnstead— Josie C.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— Mollie McCar-

f.Theo. 'Winters' chc Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk
— Marion. _ ,,

8. Theo. Winters' ch c Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto'6 b c, bv Norfolk— Bov da na.

10. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b e, bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f, bv Mondav— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f. bv "Norfolk— Glendew.
H Palo Alto's bl f. hv Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f, bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.
V~>. Palo Altos s f. bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. VanBnren'sbg Jou Jou, by Monday— Play-
thine.

18. C. Van Bnren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab-
bie W. MMt ,

19. W. L_ Pritchard's b c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

30. W.L. Pritchard's be, bv Leinster— Lily Simpson.

21. W. L. Pritchard's ch f , bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritch-ird'schf, by Leinster or Bazaar-
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin'sbc Winnemueca.by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

H. J- B. Haggin"s b f. bv Kins Alfonso— Miranda.

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Pat Malloy— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f. bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.

27. J. B Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Alert.

2*. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv impoited Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's chf. by imported Glen;lg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggin's brf Mv Love, by Virgil— Lightfoot.
81. J. B. Haggin's b f, hv King Alfonso— Titania.

32. John A. Cardineil's bl c John A, by Monday-
Lady Clare.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; $05 each, $10 for-
feit, $125 added, second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

L Caleb Dorsev's b c Stanislaus, three years, by im
ported Partizan— Ladv Melrose.

2. James Davis' b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster—Lily Simpson.

3. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five

Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

4. E. J.' Baldwin's br'c Albert C, four years, by Ruth-
erford— Maggie Emerson.

6L E. J. Baldwin's sc Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead— Jennie D.

6. Theo. Wintexs' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Lady Jane.

7. Stemler A Avres'bg Joe HoweU, aged, by Bonnie
Scotland— Eva Shephard.

8. John Mackey's sm Premium, aged, by Castor—
by St. Louis-

jTo. 3— Winters Stake; for three-vear-olds: dash of a
mile and a half; *100 each, *50 forfeit, *500 added, sec-
ond to have $150, third to save stake.

1. Joseph Cairn Simpson's bf Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Ladv Amambi.

2. P. Robson'a ch f Mav B, bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Coatts' brc Auriol, by Monday— Be llina.

4. P. Courts* b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' bl c Flou Flon'. bv Monday— Jennie C.

6. Thos. Atcheson's b f, bv California— Bo sella n<L

7. Theo. Winters' b c. bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters, ch c, by Norfol— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk—
Ballerina.

12. Thro. Wlnteis'chf. by Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B, Chase's b f Mai Ian, bv Hubbard— EI ectra.
H. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Follv.

IB. W. A.J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, bv Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

16. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, bv Grinstead— Jen.
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggie Emerson.

J. Baldwin's b c Gano. by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Froo.

20. Palo Alto's ch f , by Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's b g, by" Shannon— Emma Robson.

22. Palo Alto's br f, liy Shannon— Camilla L'rso.

23. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsev.

21. J. B, Haegin'Hbf Nubia, by Leinster— Ada A.

t& J. B. Haggin'B ch f, Irene, by Leinster— Irene
jr trdisg.

2fi. J. B. naggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jf nnlaon.

27. J. B. Haggin's b g Del Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
O'NcM.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 4— Hurdle race; purse of HBO, of which $25 to
second horse: entrance free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over Ave hurdles.

1. Thoo. Winters' s m Hattle B, four veare, by Nor-
folk—Maggl*1 DaIc.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollle H. by Wildidle— Mamie
Hall.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

. 6— Purse I1SO, of whl«*h *25 to second horse; en-
ft-"*; for iwo-yeax-old fllllea; dash of flve-
i of * mile.

'. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar
J. Baldwin'* br f, by Grlnstesd-Mollie McCar-

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, bv Rutherford— Glenita,

4. J. B. Chase's b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

o. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

6. Hill A Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—
Marv Wade.

7. Palo Alto's b f . bv Wildidle— Robin Girl.

8. Palo Alto's ch f. bv Mondav— Abbie W.

9. Palo Alto's ch f , bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

10. John Mackev's b f Militia bv Lever— Malta.

11. John Mackey's b f Lina, by King Alphonso— Ti-
tania.

12. John Mackey's bf Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg— Marmot.

No. 6— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse ; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

1. Caleb Dorsev's b c Stanislaus, by imported Paiti.
zan— Ladv Melrose.

2. W. L.' Pritchard's s c Ed Smith, ty Leinster— Tib-
bie Dunbar.

3. W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar— Mi-
nerva.

-4. James Davis' b c Result, by Leinster — Lily Simp-
son.

5. J. B. Chase's chf Laura, bv Sha nnon— Folly.

6. P. Carioll's f Alice, bv Wheatlev— bv Cheathem.

7. W. Boots' br c, bv Thad Stevens— Gipsev.
S. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Kate Gift. "

9. Joseph Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which S50 to second horse ; en-
trance free ; free for all ; dash of a mile.

1. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five vears,
by Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

3. E. J. Baldwin s b c Gano, three years, by Grinstead
— Santa Anita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Marion, three years, by Hub-
bard—Electra.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three vears, bv Shannon
— Follv.

6. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, three years, by
Norfolk— Ballerina.

7. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Noi-
folk — Lady Jane.

8. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, 4 years, by Wildidle —
Miami.

9. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

10. Stemler A Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

11. Palo Alto's chf Satanella, three years, by Lev-
eller—Frou Frou.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday— Demirep.

No. 8— Selling race ; purse $175, of which $25 to second
horse ; entrance free ; dash of one and an eighth miles ;
horses entered to be sold for $1,00"! to carry their entitled
weight ; two fJ>s. allowed for each $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three lbs.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

1. E. S. Paddock's bg Joe Dion, five vears, bv Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. A H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
"Wildidle— bv Hercules; $400.

3. W. L. Pritchard's ch g, five vears, by Leinster—
Vivian; $300.

4. G. W. Tiahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk; $500.

5. John Mackev's sin Maria F, four vears, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

Second Day Regular Meeting— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

1. E. J. Baldwin's be, bv Rutherford— Maggie Em
erson.

2. Hill A Gries' b c Bachelor, bv Hock Hocking—
Maid of the Mist

3. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Montana.

4. Palo Alto's b c. by Wildidle— Blarney.

5. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plaything.

6. John Mackey's D c Winneinucca, by imported
Billet— Lottie.

No. 10— Handicap Stake ; for three- rear- olds ; $25
entrance, 810 declaration. $200 added. $50 to second
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursdav,
April 2R, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Fridav,
April 27, at 12 m.

1. W. It, Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar— Vivian.

2. ITuwsou A Co.'s b f Augusta E, by Monday— by
Norfolk.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Magcrte Emerson.

4. Theo. WlnterB' h f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No. 11— Pacific Cup; handicap 'of $50 each. $20 dec-
laration, fson added, second to receive $150, third to
save Btake;twoand a quarter miles; weights announced
April 21; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

1. L^e Rhaner'sbc Judge MeKinstrv, four years.
bv Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. L. Pritchard's bh Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinstf: ;— Addle A

3. J. A H. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettle Brown.

4. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's "br c Albeit C, four vears, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, bv Wild-
idle— Miami.

7. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, bv Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

8. Stemler A Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, hv Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

9. Stemler A Avies* s g Fred Collier, five vears, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

10. Palo Alto'sb mPrecious.four vears, by Lever —
Frolic.

1L Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
— Plane tia.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Mondav, four years,
by Monday— Demirep.

13. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by
Leinstei — Flush,

No. 12 — Hurdle race; pnrse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a naif over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four years, by Noi-
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. w. Boots' b m Mollie H aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Second

Extra Day— "Wednesday,
May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse ; en-
trance free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses* running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. AH. C. Judson's blc, by Monday— Lady ClaTe.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, bv Grinstead— J osie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's s f , bv Grinstead— sister to Clara D.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, bv Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' chc Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk — Marion.

6. Hill A Gr es' b i Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels-
Ma rv Wade.

7. Hill A dies' h f Bachelor, bv Hock Hocsing—
Maid of the Mist.

S. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Robin GirL

9. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Mondav— Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

11. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Montana.

12. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, by Mondav— Plavthing.

14. John Mackey's b f Faustina, bv" imported Glen-
elg— Maimot

15. John Mackey's b f Mariposa, bv Monarchist —
Heliotrope.

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance,
$10 declaration, $200 added. $50 to second, third to save
stake; dash of one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Mondav, April 30, at S p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, Mav 1, at 12 m.

L Lee Shaner'sbc Judge MeKinstrv, four vears. by
Grinstead or Thad Stevens — Katie Pease.

2. J. andH. C. Judson's sm May D, five years, bv
■Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, bv Nor-
foUi — Lady Jane.

5. Stemler A Ayres* bg Joe Howell, aged, bv Bon-
nieScotland — Eva Shephard.

6. Stemler A Ayres' sg Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

7. G. W. Trahern's s g Certiorari, three years, bv
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk.

S. John Mackev's b g Duke of Mondav, four years,
by Monday— Demirep.

"9. John Mackev's s m Maria F, four vears, bv Lein-
ster—Flush.

10. W. L. Pritchaid's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A.

No. 15— Selling race; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse, entrance free ; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. S.

1. E. S. Paddock's b g Joe Dion, five vears, bv Nor-
folk— Nevada; $300.

2. J. A H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five vears. by
Wildidle— bv Hercules; $100.

3. John Mackey's ch f Maria F, fonr years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

No. 16— Handicap Stake; for three-vear-olds; $25
entrance, $10 . declaration, $200 added", Becond to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 11.

1. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three vears, bv
Monday— by Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three vears, bv Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

3. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, bv Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No.l<— Gano Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $25u added
second to save stake. When anv California two-year-
old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of
a mile, the stake to be named ter the colt which
beats it.

2. E. J. Baldwin's be, by R he rford— Maggie Em-

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita

«- £' J;B£'dw*n'6 ch f,b? ^instead— Sister to Clara D.
6. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— Josie C.

G. E. J. Baldwin's br f ,by Grinstead— Mollie McCar"
thy.

7. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion.

8. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Bovdana.

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla,

11. Palo Alto's b c, bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f, bv Mondav— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s fT bv* Norfolk— Glen dew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f, bv Norfolk — Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, by" Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. Van Buren's ti g Jou Jou, bv Mondav— Play-
thing.

1?. C. Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab
bie W.

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's b c, bv Leinster— Lilv Simpson

21. W. L. Pritchard's chf, b'v Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, bv Leinster oi Bazaar-
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Miranda

25. J. B. Haggin's b f , by Pat Mollov— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f , by Monarchist— Heliotrope

27. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Monarchist— Alert.

2S. J. B. Haggin's b f , bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's chf, bv imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggir-'sbrf Mv Love,bv Virgil— Lightfoot.

31. J. B. Hasgi q's b f . bv King Alfonso— Titan a

32. J. A. Card) lelTsbl John A, bv Mondav— Lady
Clare.

No. 18— Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds; dash of one and three-quarters miles; $iro each,
$25 forfeit, $300 added, $150 to second, third to save
stake

I.Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, bv Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Robson's ch t May B, by Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Courts' br c Auriol, bv Mondav— Bellina.

4. P. Courts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Courts' brf Flou Flou. bv Mondav— Jennie C.

6. Thos. atcheson's bf, bv California— Rose tland.

7. Theo. Winters' be, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c. bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, bv Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' chf. bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, bv Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Follv .

15. W. A. J. Gift's h f Miss Gift, bv Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

lfi. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen.
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

18TE. J. Baldwin's b c Gano. by GriDstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Fron
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f . by Shannon— Camilla TJrso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, bv" Shannon— Emma Robson.

23. W. Boots' br c. by Thad Stevens— Gipsey.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.
2o. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster — Irene

Harding.

26. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison.

27. J. B. Haggin's bg Del Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
O'Neil.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 19— Pnrse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en
trance free ; for all ages ; dash of two miles.

I. Lee Shaner'sb c Judge MeKinstrv, foui vears,
bv Grinstead or Thad Stevens — Katie Pease.

"2. W. M. Murry's s h Samuel Stevenson, five vears,
by Thad Stevens— by Rifleman.

3. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
bv Lpinster— Addie A

4. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Mondav— bv Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Ma ssie Emerson.

6. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead—Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three years, by Hubbard
—Electra.

8. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, bv Shannon
—Follv.

9. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk— Ladv Jane.

10. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four vears, by
Wildi die— Miami.

II. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva CoombB.

12. Stpmler A Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, bv Bon-
nie Scotland — Eva Shephard.

13. Stemler A Ayres" s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

14. Palo Alto's b m Precious, four vears, by Lever
—Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
— Planetia.

16. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
bv Mondav— Demirep.

17. John 'Mackey's s m Maria F. fonr years, by Lein-
ster—Flush.

No. 20— Hurdle race: purse $2m\ of which $50 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s ra. Hattie B, four vears, by Nor
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H. aged, by Wildidle -Ma
mie Hall.

Starters in all races must be named at 6 p. m. the
dav preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purses and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

THEO. WIXTEBS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

CM. CHASE Assistant Secretary.

1883

jglxe fpxxcrtcv ami j^ortstmm.

Centennial Chronograph

A POSmnXY BEUAB1E •• FLY.BACK "

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55
In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

[From the Jewelers' Circular,]
"The Centennial chronogtaph (fly- back) or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Cross A Beguelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the roost substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech-
inism we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me-
•hanical principles that must excite the admiration of every in-
:elligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become universally
popular."

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MANUFA CTURERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

"When you send anordei mention the Breeder and Sportsman'

Whitmans Combination

HALTER-BRIDLE.

THIS HALTER TAKES UP TO FIT ANY HORSE, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH AN
ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle.

ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN.
For sale by J A McKERRON,

ES" THE TRADE SUPPLIED.

230 and 232 Ellis street,
Bole agent for the Pacific Coast.

H

J. O'KANE,

Mantfactttrkb and Importer of
ARJUESS, SADDLES, BXANKET^N
ARJiESS. SADDLES, ItLA.MiKlV
AR>"ESS, SADDLES, BLASKE TfO

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

367 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots " of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.
1 N. B.— My acknowledged superiority in
it his branch of business is largely due to
Icareful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
/ the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
|lNE WELL-FITTING AP.TICLE. Sole
I agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
Iders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka"
and "Eclipse" Toe "Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2y-H> race Baddies.

P. POTTER,

MANTJFACTTJB.EB, OF AND DEALER IN-

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
30yl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE.. _ MANAGER.

manufacturer, importer and

Wholesale and Retail Dealer In

Harness & Saddlery

WAEES AND ALL KINDS OP

"SADDLERY HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
itl & 494 Battery St.. tor. Washington,

6m3 BAN FRANCISCO.

Russ House,

1009, 1011, 1013 and 1015 J Street.

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass the house every five minutes

FOR SAL.E.

HEAD OF
_ thoroughbred Spanish Meri-
nos, cross-bred French and Spanish
Merinos and high gradeB of both
bloods.

For Sale Cheap or to Bent

TO RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.

Also 150 Fine Rams for Sale.

13t8 GEO. W. HANCOCK, Sacramento.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

(APT. FOSTER.

At the Cliff House.

FOR SALE.

THOROUGHBRED

Greyhound Puppies.

Price $15.

F. J. II A IX.

HtC Riverside, Cal.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS.
1 1 6 Montgomery Street. San |Franclseo,

DITORTANT SALE OP

HORSES AND CATTLE.

WE ARE DIRECTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
on or about May 1, 1&33, we will offer at the
otkl.AMi TKOTTIM; PARK
About forty head of trotting stallions, road and draft
horses: also twenty head pure bred Jersey cattle.
Particulars In future advertisements.

KII.IJP A <«>., Auctioneers

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

V_W PATHOLOGICAL HORSESHOER

1 1 6 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IN AIL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

LINES OF TRAVEL.

jM^"HAIL,HOAD,<?'
BROAD GAUGE.

Winter Arrangement.

COMMENCING

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22D, 1882.

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Passenger Trains leave from and arrive at San Fran-

DESTI NATION.

t 6:50 A m
8 :30 a si
10 :40 A M
• 3 :30 p JI
4 :30 p M
6:30 PM

San Mateo. Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6 :-10 a m

9:03 a M
10 .-02 AM

3:37 pm
t 5:04PM

6:02 P M

1 a M I Santa Clara, San Jose and
0 p m| f Principal Way Stations.
) p mi )

9:05 a M

• 10 :02 a M

3 :37 p M

6:02PM

10:40 a m ) Gilroy.Pajaio.Castroville
* 3 :30 P m ' \~ and Monterey.

Hollister and Tres Pinos.

10:40 a M| ) Watsonville, Aptos, Soquell ,
*3 :30 pm f and Santa Cruz. M

'Sundays excepted". tSmidnys only < . simrtsuy-n'p tr:iin~

Stage connections are made daily with the 10:40
Train, except Pescadero Stages via San Mateo, which
connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train.

Excursion tickets sold on Saturdays and Sunday
mornings— good to return Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Monterev or Santa Cruz, 85; also to
principal points between San Francisco and San Jose,

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H.R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

i^j" S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles,
Yuma, etc., leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
ferrv, toot of Market street, at 9 :30 a. m.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with Bpeed and comfort the heBt places in the
State for
Sea Battling, Snooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMTNG

Summer and "Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beantiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound In its waters, notablv Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

"HOTEL DEL MON TE, "

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANK

(150 x 50 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Individual Bathe with DOUCHE and SHOWER
faculties.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
■Watering PlaceB,
APTOS, SOO.CEL AND SANTA CRFZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gaoge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

03-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

TheS P. R. R. runs through the counties of Pan
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached bv this line. !Stacrn connect with trail
at snn Mateo (or those well-known Rutn'ats,
SIM\, SAN GREGORIO and PEfcCADEBO. We
would particularly call attention to the unliiult"! ex-
tent of range at and ubout SAN BRUNO und McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are hut a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly Bport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS

when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen are Instruct! d
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars,

Darin order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while in transit. It is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried fr*«* of c1i.it
apart and securely packed In wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery strict, Palace Hotel.
A.C.BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH.

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

ayS. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc. leaves San Francisco daily via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 5 ;30 a, u.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Ot Jr. a. xv.

TIME SCHEDULE,

TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows;

DESTINATION.

lABB]

9 30 A 51

* 3:00 p M

* 4. -00 P v
8:00 a si
3:30 P m
8:00 a m

•4:00 p m
9:30 a si
4:30 p >i
8:00 A ji

* 4:00 p si
8:00 a m

* 3 :30 P m

}8fl)AM

9:30 A M

8:0) a m

* 5 flO p m
9:30 a m

* 4:00 p si
SMa m
8:00 a m

10:00 j
3:00F m

* 5:00 P si
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meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. sr.shoulu meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antiocb,

IAKAI. FERRY TRAILS, VIA OAKlJUfD
PIER.

Eroni San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •R:0O— •6:30— c7:00— 7:30— c8:00
— 8:30— c9:00— !>:30— cl0:00— 10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1 :30—
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18 :00— •S ;30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2 :0O— 3:00— 1 :00— *4 :30
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FROM BROADWAY, OAKLANI>-"5:K-«fi:i-0— fi:32
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3:15—5:16.

FROMOAKLAND-"6:15— 8:15-10:15-12:15-2:16— 4:15

All trains run dally, except when star P") denotes
Sundavs excepted, c Change cars at Broadway, Oak-
land, t Sundays only.

"Standard Time" Furnished by R.\ vi..-.r rti A co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery - 1

A V. TOWVE.

Gen. Manager.

T. H. <

Gen. r ,

240

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April 14

MEDICAL.

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AWSON'S U. S. ARM

:Y

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief. Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold by Druggists. S. E, G. RAWSOX.

Sent bv mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

CONSUMPTION.

I havo a positlvo remedy fur the nbn-ro disease; by Ita nso
thousands of cases of tiie worst kind nr»d of lorn standing
Ii ive bi'fncmvd. Indec1. ri strong 1> mv I'ulih hilts efficacy.
Hint I \v, l! c. n,l TWO li: >"",n.F.sFuj;i£, t. pother with ft VAL-
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KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEXTIOS l'AIB TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES.

R. S. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Cabb, Salinas.

P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. "Whip-
ple, Colgrove, Dietz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newl and &
Hammond. Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of onrability to give satisfaction in all busine ss in-
trusted to our care. Sales will be made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East. "We will 1,B
pleased to enter into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate insuchsales. Private purchsees
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-

KIIX1P A CO., 116 Montgomery street.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.

Carriages

UGGIE
UGGIE

an

WAGONS.

q

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

Personal attention given to

Painting, Varnishing, Alterations
and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

1 3 1 J AM> 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor, g

N. A.jrnn D. itipkr

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

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BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

I'lllNTERS, MANUFACTURERS.

Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine Antique Binding* at Eastern Rules.

No. .".US Mimlijunwry St., San Francisco, Cal

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REMINGTO N'S

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THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

u .-.Wi-h.

M

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They all have Rebounding Locks, Pistol Grip, Extension Rib Patent
Fore-end, Solid Head Strikers, and are Cliofee-bored.

The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels §15 oo

spiof ted Walnut stuck. Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels 55 oo

selected "Walnut stock. Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels .Engraved 65 00

TJ>?Msh Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved - 75 00

E ish Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and*Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved, Superior Rubber But and Tip 85 00

u— E. REMLNGTOJi A SOJES. 381 and 283 Broadway. New York, P. O. Box 3987.

Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting.

ife Scholarship $70

aid in Installments $75

SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASSISHELLS,

WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS,
GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY.
AGENTS FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS.
Tn6 Ji. CURRY d: BROS., 113 Sansome street, San Francisco.

W. H. Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

CURES BIT LUGGING, DRIVING ON ONE REIN,
Tossing the head, drooling, imperfect and pain-
ful mastication, by dental manipulation. Office at
Fashion Stable, 221 Ellis street.

N. B. Particular attention paid to colls.
trotters and gents' drivers. Best of references
if desired, having operated on St. Julien, Over-
man, Romero and other noted horses of this
Coast.

THE ANNUAL SALE OF

THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS

AT

BELLE MEADE,

NEAR NASHVILLE, TENN.t

WELL BE HELD

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2 8 Til, 1883.

ing of eleven colts and eleven fillies by the great
Enquirer, sire of Falsetto, Harkaway, Bill Bruce, Blue
Eyes, Little Phil, Pinafore, McWliirter, etc.; eleven
colts and seven fillies by imported Great Tom, own
brother to Kingcraft and sire of EUa, Tennyson, Talley-
rand and other good ones ; one colt by Fellowcraf t, Bire
of Knight Templar, Blue Lodge, etc.; one colt by the
noted racehorse Bramble. The stock are all from noted
winning strains.
Catalogues of Bale -will be mailed upon application to
GEN. W. G. II AKDI.MJ,

Nashville, Tenn.

BAKRY & CO.'S

Horse Lotion.

(Concentrated.)

Eor Sore Backs, Bnckslifns, Cuts, Wounds
and Abrasions.

PRICE 92 the PINT, $1 the HALF-PINT BOTTLE

BARRY & CO.'S

HORSE SALVE.

For ('racked Heels and Angry Sores.

Full directions for use on labels. Price $1 00 per pot

Sole wholesale agents, HARNESS AND SAD-
DLERY BAZAAR of the American Horse Exchange,
Broadway and 50th street, New York.

Agents wanted In all large cities.

BARRY A CO.,

H A KNESS AND SADDLERY BAZAAR,

BROADWAY AND FIFTIETH STREETS,
NEW YORK.

MR. WILLIAM EASTON, of American Horse Ex-
change, New York, haa tried, and highly recorn-
— ! mn mends, these remedies.

POULTRY.

Thoroughbred Poultry,
~~ 2,000

to Select from

R\

AVING DISPOSED OF
my dairy, I devote my
whole time to poultry, and
think I can please aU who de-
sire to purchase first-class
breeding or exhibition stock,
or eggs for hatching. I keep
all the leading varieties of both
land and water fowls, i. e.t
Light Brahmas, Langshans,
Dorkings, Plymouth Rocks, White, Brown or Black
Leghorns, Pekin ducks, Rouen ducks, Bronze turkevs,
wild turkeys, and Toulouse geese that weigh over 50 lbs
per pair. My stock is well known all over the Coast,
and needs no praise, as it speaks for itself. Send3-cent
stamp for circular and price-list.

K. G. HEAD, Napa, Cal.

Poultry,

HOG &CATTLE

LANGSHANS, BRAH-
mas, Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plymouth Rocks,
White Face"d Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
Rouen and Pekin ducks.
Bronze and White Holland
—- turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also
,„ DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE
PTGS.
Poland China Pigs, Jersey Cattle, Etc

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 50 centB.

■Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,

and to arrive safely. For further information please

write, inclosing stamp. Circular and price-list sent on

application. Address

fJyl WILLIAM NILEN, Los Angeles, Cal.

LIVERY STABLES.

D. McCARTY'S

LIVERY, BOARDING <£- SALE STABLE

608 Howard Street, San Erancisco.

ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF FINE
trotting and draft stallions and brood mareB.
Also first-class trotting and driving horses suitable for
ladies and gentlemen, for sale or to let on most rea-
sonable terms.

CITY FRONT

BT IVEBY, QJAI.E Q(

OARDIXG " '"' JOtABUeJ^

35 Washington St., San Francisco, Cal.

J. W. MORSHEAD PROPRIETOR.

DEALEB IN NEW AND SECOND HAND BUG-
gies and wagons of all descriptions. Work-horses,
ouggieB and wagons to let by the day or month.

Fashion Stables.

til EIXIS ST., S. F.

BEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOB THE BOABD.
ing of horses.

Commodious bos stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HOBSES will receive particular attention.
McCORD A SCOTT.

Pools. Pools.

BIDS FOR POOL-SELLING ON RACES TO BE
given under Hie auspices of the Sacramento Cap-
ital Turf Club will be received by the secretary
at Sacramento. Bids close April 25,' 1983, at 8 o'clock
p. m. By order,
„T _ CHRIS GREEN, President.

W. P. Eiiery, Secretary. Ht3

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA.
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882,
with descriptions anrlpedigrees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Young Trotting

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired bv ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN and CASSIUS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HTGHLY-BUED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the Btud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtainingjust what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
made in 1881 ; another with a record of 2;23X; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 1SS2; another with a rec.
ord of 2:28J<. and a grandson with a three.y ear-old rec-
ord of 2:23 >4, the fastest everjmade up to 1881. No trot-
ting staUion at the same age ever made such a show.
Ing.

HAPPY JrEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20K to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public r. cords
ranging from 2:lSji to 2:27>f. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been addedto the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan AUen. dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23k to 2:28}$, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1SS2 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27V,-, by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B. 2:28';, by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in America have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to Berve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at §300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at 8150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at 8100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at 850 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1, 1SS3. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS] AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON,
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR-
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IP THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or f urthei information address
WILLIAM T. WITHERS,

2-13yl • Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky.

JYERBABUEXA OJ

EBSEYS AND GUEBNSEYO

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alpbea strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to anv at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are' the ac ceptedbutterproducing animals
of the country. Bulls have recently sold in 1^ ew York
for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both Bexes for sale at

moderate price. "

HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

Vol.11. No. 16.
KO 508 MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 21. 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR .

THE KENNEL.

The Dogr Show.

No matter what enterprise is set on foot there can always
be found some folks to throw cold water on it. " The man-
agement is not what it should be, the programme is not ex-
actly the thing, some one is going to make some money out
of it, this man or that man should have been consulted and
was not, the affair is run by a little clique," or perhaps it is
alleged in advance that the scheme is found to be a failure,
and all good people had better let it alone. These are the
stock phrases of the chronic objectors. They are heard
about the church fairs, agricultural fairs, horse races, ath-
lectic games, rowing matches and every species of enterprise,
and it was not to be expected that the dog show could pass
off without having one or more of these objections urged
against it. The promoters of the show expected this and
would have been disappointed, though agreeably so, if it had
not come. They had former experience to guide them
and they made up their minds before they started
the show that no small share of adverse criticism would fall
their way. Expecting this they do not object to it, but right
there the line has to be drawn. They don't mind being
called a little prejudiced clique who have gotten up a show
to make money, out they do object to having any one say in
advance that the promises they have made to the public will
not be kept and that they will not live up to the spirit as well
as the letter of their published programme. What they
promise is to award prizes for the best dogs in each class ac-
cording to the judgment of the gentlemen who have been
selected as judges. They further promise that none of the
judges shall be in any way interested in the ownership
of any dog exhibited for competition. These promises
will be kept to the letter and the one or two per-
sons who have said that it was of no use
to enter their dogs because the judges them-
selves would have dogs in the show under assumed
names are, to say the least, stating what is not a fact and
what is worse, they are saying it in a cowardly and unmanly
way. They cannot surely appreciate the gravity of the
charge or they would not dare to make it about gentlemen
who, though not rich, stand as high in this community as
the best; whose characters have never been touched by the
breath of reproach or scandal, and to whose faces no man
dare impute improper motives. The fact is, the persons who
started the story finding no word of truth to urge against the
show, went to work and out of the whole cloth fashioned a
good, big lie. They gave the lie a pair of wings that it might
fly abroad and with their own breaths started it out on its
travels, trusting that it would find lodgment in the minds of
men. Of those persons who built this lie it is safe to predict
that when the judges they have maligned are engaged in de-
ciding the merits of the celestial harpers at the annual com-
petition, under the management of a celestial advisory com-
mittee, they will be engaged in trying to. cool their swollen
tongues by licking the furnace bars in the infernal regions.
To settle this matter once and for all time it is enough to say
that one of the judges has no dngs except an old bitch he
will not exhibit, and the other judges will put their dogs on
exhibition for exhibition only, and not to compete for prizes.
They will be simply shown for the benefit of such visitors
as might like to see what kind of dogs the judges chose for

themselves.

♦

The Pittsburg dog show just now closed was, generally
speaking, a success, though in most of the non-sporting
classes the entry list would have been considered quite small
in San Francisco. Our old friend Colonel Stuart M. Taylor
took first prize for champion field spaniel Benedict, No
awards were made for champion English setters, extra cham-
pion Irish setter bitches, champion Gordons, Gordon pup-
pies, champion cockers, foxhound bitches, smooth St.
Bernards and King Charles. In addition to the sixty-seven
regular prizes, fifty-two special prizes were given by the
townspeople. The miscellaneous prizes were taken by a
couple of gTeat Danes and a Leonberg. Major J. M. Taylor
judged the sporting dogs and James Mortimer the non-sport-
ing. As usual, their awards did not satisfy all, but the man-
agers were so pleased with their work that they presented
each of them with a handsome gold-headed cane and Major
Taylor with a cup for his daughter.

*" Several subscribers are informed that the standard of judg-
ing laid down by'Stonehenge in his work on the dogs of the
British Isles will govern the competitions at the b«nch show.

The Napa Coursing Club proposes giving a coursing match
about May 1, if suitable grounds for running can be se-
cured.

The Bench Show.

The number of entries daily coming in to the secretary
shows that the people of this coast are as much interested in
the various breeds of the canine race as our brethren in the
East. The sportsmen are coming forward liberally, and a
fine display of hunting dogs will be shown. They have
learned a good deal since the last show, but as Mr. Mason,
the judge of sporting dogs in the Washington show, recently
observed, both exhibitors and spectators and the press have
much to learn yet. If that be the case in the East where
bench shows are so frequent and the finest specimens of the
kind exhibited, it cannot be but that the dog owners and fan-
ciers of this coast have much to learn, and should not be
disappointed if every dog exhibited should not obtain a prize.
The managers have endeavored to select gentlemen for judges
who are as capable as any they could select, and they have
no other end in view than to obtain correct decisions as to
the best dog — that is, dogs, with those characteristics which
most deserve perpetuation. Consequently, the dogs which
come most nearly to the rules laid down by Stonehenge will
be awarded the prizes. Not that we have expert judges to go
by the rule of the thunib — and use the tape line only — for
who would think of measuring the Venus of Medicis, or the
Apollo Belvedere, but when two dogs are so nearly equal in
apparent symmetry, color and general features, then a
measurement will determine the exact proportion and devel-
opement of the important elements going to make the per-
fect dog. Of course, conditions will also be considered — a
good dog shown in bad condition will lose points thereby,
and an inferior dog in fine bench show condition will have
much in his favor. One of the objects of a bench show is to
show in what fine condition care, washing and grooming will
get a dog. We hope to see some pure Laveracks exhited and
see how they will compare with the Llewellins and field
trial dogs. We expect a fine display of the fine greyhounds
for which this coast is so famous, and hope to see as fine a
show of St. Bernards and the larger kinds as we had at the
last show. The managers of the show intend to spare no
pains nor expense to make all the necessary arrangements for
the comfort of the dogs, and they hope that the public will
duly appreciate their efforts by supporting exhibition.

J. K. L.

A Stickler for Pedigree.

Editoe Breeder and Sportsman: I think the men in
charge of the bench show make a great mistake when they do
not count on pedigree more than they do. I understand a
dog, or a mongrel, or a cur, stands as much show to win a
prize as a thoroughbred does, if he is entered in the same
class with a thoroughbred, if he can show up and look as
well as the thoroughbred. Now I think this is all wrong.
We not only want to encourage the looks of our California
dogs but we should encourage the breeding of dogs and keep
improving them.

Now, for instance, I know of a half pointer and half setter;
it is only a half breed, remember, but is as fine a looking
pointer as I ever saw. Now it would look fine, wouldn't it,
for some one to enter this dog in the bench show as a pointer
and receive first prize in the pointer class? I think it would
encourage men very little to pay big prices and import the
best thoroughbred pointer that can be got at great expense.
It would be very discouraging to men owning thoroughbreds
to see a half breed win, and after the half breed pointer has
won, what is he good for in the field? Or what use is it to
breed from such dogs? I say a pedigreed dog should figure
a little ahead of a mongrel. Such doings as this keep out a
number of fine bred dogs and let in more scrubs.

Excelsior.

Pedigree is only valuable to show that a dog is descended
from a strain that has shown valuable qualities. Unless the
pedigree can be traced back to some celebrated stock it is
valueless, and of course such pedigrees must be accompanied
by proof of authenticity. In the case mentioned any man
who knows the least about pointers could see the evidence of
cross breeding in a dozen ways, easy to see but hard to de-
scribe.

♦

At the request of a number of gentlemen who will exhibit
dogs at the coming show there will be held, on some day to
be named by the management, an auction of any dogs whose
owners desire to sell them. Many people will doubtless at-
tend the show in the hopes of being able to buy a good dog,
and it will afford buyers and sellers an excellent opportunity
to come together. The presence of so many experts as will
be at the show will give buyers a chance to compare opinions,
scrutinize pedigrees and secure information that is of value
in choosing a dog.

BASE BALL.

Championship Playing-.

The third game of the championship season at the Kecrea-
tion Grounds on Sunday was attended by a large number of
interested spectators. Since the commencement of the
season, the attendance has materially increased and bids fair
to rival the olden time games when base ball was the popular
sport on this coast. As was naturally to be expected, the
players presented a much better front, and inconsequence
the game at times was exciting and hotly contested. The
managers of the grounds have exhausted every means of en-
suring a good in and out field, until the whole area presents
an unusually smooth and unbroken surface. It is to be re-
gretted that the teams composing the league are not more
evenly matched, as, judging from the games thus far played,
the Kedingtons are woefully handicapped in the race for
championship honors. With this notable exception the other
clubs have sufficient material to make the games at least* in-
teresting both to the players and to the spectators. The
Redingtons are generally weak at the bat and still weaker in
the field. In fact the individual members of the club are too
light-waisted in every respect for good ball-tossers, and are
still further untit by lack of experience for a position in the
California League. Their throwing is bad, their fielding un-
certain, and their general knowledge of the game extremely
limited. This was plainly apparent during the second inning
on Sunday, when several egregious errors were committed by
the fielders, especially in the case of the second baseman and
the short stop of the Redingtons. The third bag was hugged
by a runner, one man out, when the batter struck sharply to
short, and the runner from third started home on an easy
jog. The short stop instead of fielding home when he could
easily have prevented a run if not actually putting out the
runner, threw low to first and after all allowed the striker to
reach second, and a run which should not have been scored
as the next batters went out in regular order. In the third
inning the error was reversed by both the short stop and sec-
ond baseman of the same team. Two men had been put out
on the Niantic side, a runner holding third and the other
bases being clear. The batter struck to second, and the base-
man instead of fielding in his own good time to first and
thereby concluding the inning, fielded home, to intercept the
runner from third who immediately returned to his bag, the
batter in the mean time making his second. The next strik-
er fortunately for the Kedingtons went out and thus saved
them from one or possibly two runs. These are errors of
judgment of which any| neophyte should with reason be
ashamed of and it is not at all surprising that the Redingtons
are the laughing-stock of those who know the rudiments of
the national game. In other respects it is exceedingly ludi-
orous to witness the manner in which they chase fly or
foul balls. As was previously stated in the Breeder and
Sportsman, base hits are freely chalked by the scorers which
any other team would record as puts-out. Their pitch-
er actually throws the ball from over his head, and
in so doing pitches (?) in and out of position with no regard
for the rules governing his play. The very opposite can be
said of Sweeny, pitcher for the Niantics, whose delivery and
fielding are in pleasing contrast to that of his rival. His de-
livery is rapid, accurate and effective. His efforts are ably
seconded behind the bat by Lawton, who, by the way, is com-
ing to the front as a crack catcher. The fielding of the Nian-
tics all round is satisfactory and their battiug heavy. Their
base running is uniformly good. It is worthy of note that
the annexed score would, under other circumstances, indi-
cate a good game, but as the playing was done principally by
one side, and the errors of the other improperly scored, the
totals are in some respeotB faulty:

NIANTirH.

ID B IIH PO A E

J. Carroll, 2b 8 0 110 2

Donahue, h a S 0 2 2 2 1

Sweeney, p 5 0 1 0 10 0

Finn, 3b 4 12 0 0 0

Lawton, o 4 0 0 15 II 0

Sullivan, rf 4 3 10 0 0

Fogarty, If 4 1

Egan, lb 4 0

Lake, c f 4 0

Totals..

0 10
3 8 0
0 0 0

.39 5 9 27 27 4

Arnold. 1 f i

Fitzgerald, lb 4

Encell.c f 4

Bennett, p 3

Ambuflter, r f 3

Pope, 2b 2

Evatt, 3b 3 0 1

Moran, h » 3 0 0

Creegan, c 3 0 0

0 2

0 10

0 3

0 1

0 0

0 4

1

1

5

3 1

Totals » 1 1 27 15 8

InnlngR 1 2 3 4 5 « 7 8 9

Niantics 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1-S

Redingtonfl 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0-1

Left on bases-Niantic 7, Redtngtoo, 2. Bass on balls-Rodington. 1 .
Struck out— NJantlo l.Redingtou 16. Passed ballH-Creegrui I
2. Bases on errors— Niantic 6, Redington 1. Two-base bit
Time of game— 1 hour 40 minutes. Umpire— Eugene \
Scorers— Egan and Fisber.

The Haverly and California Clubs play to-morrov.

m

lEe fBrmlcr and jlportsttrati.

April 21

Mambrino on Shoeing.

The following article, copied from the Breeder's Gazette, is
a candid statement of the belief of the writer, and if others
would follow in the path he marks out, it would not be very
long ere the question would be better understood. Mambri-
no is willing to give all the pedal appendages that appear to
have merit a fair trial, and this is all we ask in relation to
the use of tips. Elsewhere we have signified the estimate of
the value we place on the management of the feet and legs
of horses, and the importance of a thorough ventilation of
the whole subject. Benefit cannot follow denial, when the
denial consists in words without logic to sustain, or in vague
expressions and attempts at wit. Should others find the
same good result to follow the use of tips as has been the
case in our practice, it will have more weight in the general
opinion than chapters of conjecture and volumes of quota-
tions from the writings of those who never instituted one
experiment to test it. We shall await with interest the fur-
ther trials of Mambrino, as there is no one of our acquaint-
ance who will more carefully scrutinize the effects on the
action.

In one respect he is in error regarding the paternity of the
trio which could trot faster in tips than shoes.

Two of these were by A. W. Richmond — San Diego and
Columbine— the other, Avola, byAlhambra. The Electioneers
are Auteeo and Antevolo, the former never having worn a
shoe on his fore feet, and the other is now wearing his sec-
ond set of tips, and as yet has never had iron or steel on his
hind feet.

Nowa s we have so frequently stated the claim is not made
that, 'as our few colts have done well, necessarily all
horses can trot fast in them, and though our present
belief is that a very large majority of horses will show that
their action is not prejudicially affected, and with (in some
cases) the assistance of toe-weights, it will be found after a
thorough test tliat this view will be sustained.

But there is little necessity for adding to the article of
Mambrino, and we are sure that our readers will welcome it
for the information contained :

It is not my intention at this time to inflict upon your
readers a long dissertation upon the science of shoeing the
trotting horse. I will leave that for those more skillful in
this really mystic art. I propose simply to make a few
practical suggestions which experience has taught me the
value of and which may prove beneficial to others.

There are as many theories of shoeing almost as there are
horseshoers and owners. We have those who fancy tips; we
find also many opposing their use. We have the advocates
of the English concave shoe, while we find many admirers of
the convex shoe. Then we have the bar shoe, the heavy
shoe, the light shoe, and shoes to prevent faulty action of all
kinds— interfering, forging, knee knocking, speedy cutting,
to make the horse extend, to shorten his stride, shoes for
spreading, and not a few styles or forms whose office virtu -
' ally is to create contraction.

Then we have the advocates of paring out the sole of the
foot, leaving the bars prominent, giving the so-called " hand-
somely dressed foot. " We have also those who oppose all
cutting away of the sole. One advocates leaving a long toe
to both the forward and hind feet, another a short toe° and
high heel.

There may be conditions when all the above theories may
be adopted advantageously. We will refer to them here-
after.

Tips seem to have disturbed the troubled waters of dis-
cussion recently, and we find that we unwittingly have been
drawn into the discussion, so we will allude to tips first. The
California Breeder and Sportsman has been publishing some
very interesting articles on the uses of tips, written by the
editor, giving his readers the benefit of his practical experi-
menting with their use upon his own horses, extending over
a period of several years. The result of his experimenting
has made him a warm advocate of their use, even for track
purposes. We wrote Mr. Simpson, expressing the pleasure
the perusal of his able and valuable articles had given us,
stating at the same time that we had received great benefit
from the use of tips on different occasions, extending over a
period of nearly twenty years, and also remarked: "I do
not wish to be understood that all feet are suited to their use,
as there are many low-heeled horses that need the protection
from concussion that a good substantial shoe furnishes." Al-
so, that I did not look for them to go into general use for
road or track work; for not one horse in fifty but requires
more weight to balance his action than can be put into a tip.
Mr. Simpson, commenting upon the above statements,
thinks they must have been simply the expressionof an opin-
ion and not based upon practical experience; he then assures
us that his tests upon low-heeled and flat-footed horses have
proven most satisfactory, introducing one or more subjects
experimented upon that seem to demonstrate the practical
worth of tips, even upon the low-heeled and flat-footed
horses. The first statement was carelessly and thoughtless-
ly made, for upon reflection we remember that upon one oc-
casion, at least, we did derive material benefit from the use of
tips on a low-heeled horse. He had been slightly lame at
intervals for several months, had been rested, had been blis-
tered, but was still occasionally lame. Resorting to the use
of tips the horse rapidly improved and was apparently en-
tirely sound when sold. Hearing nothing to the contrary
the average horseman would conclude he continued a sound
horse.

The second statement was likewise an opinion only with-
out the basis of practical test and rather broadly stated too
We have, however, upon several occasions worked young
things (we call two and three- year- olds young things in this
section of the country) in tips, as wo, after short trials, uni-
formly found full shoes upon the subjects, we would natur-
ally infer that improvement had hardly been satisfactory in
the use of tips and shoes substituted. We do not remember
of working any aged horse for speed with tips, but as we
wrote Mr. Simpson, we have used them on road horses with
satisfactory results, and always have resorted to them for
co itraction, and the various forms of foot lameness and so
f(,r as we are conctrned consider them indispensable in re-
h onng a contracted foot to a healthy condition, i e where
- nictural change has not taken place and the foot 'is sus-
of improvement. Mr. Simpson is quite right when
,tutes that he thinks we were not justified in the state-
it that not one horse in fifty but required more weight
nan could reasonably be put into a tip. As we have before

remarked, it was simply an expression without much reflec-
tion. Mr. Simpson states: "Our experience has shown three
that could trot faster with tips than with full shoes, and as
the trials were restricted to that number, we have yet to find
an instance which was not in favor of the tips." The state-
ment based upon practical tests of Mr. Simpson is certainly
entitled to more consideration than the theories or opinions
of anyone. Mr. Simpson has certainly been most fortunate
in his selections of subjects upon which to experiment; one
of them, in fact, a yearling only, trotting a mile without
even tips in 3:02. Had this performance occurred but a few
years ago the sporting and breeding press of the country
would have made it the text for many an interesting article.
His three subjects make a strong argument for tips, but don't
they also reflect great credit on their sire, Electioneer ?
That he transmits to his colts pure trotting action, that en-
ables them to attain to such a remarkable degree of speed
without the assistance of artificial weight, making them nat-
ural trotters, in fact, is one of the grandest qualities of this
noble young sire. We have handled many colts but do not
call to mind one that was much of a bare-footed, or so-called
natural trotter; none but would trot much faster after being
shed.

We are, upon reflection, inclined to think that there are
many fast trotting horses that might trot as fast with tips and
toe weights as when wearing the regular shoes. We sold a
mare two years ago that seemed to increase her speed as
weight was reduced, and weight certainly was reduced as
speed increased. She formerly had worn twenty-four-ounce
shoes, both forward and behind, which gave a perfect har-
mony of action or poise. We are quite positive that this
mare could have trotted faster in a four-ounce tip than with
a seven-ounce shoe. We have a second Almont now that
wears a very light shoe — possibly the best four-year-old we
ever owned. If our faith gets strong in May we will try him
in tips. He will be jogged in tips in April, as is my usual
custom with my horses that are to be worked for speed de-
velopment later in the season.

We must say, however, that we consider the proportion
that would trot faster with tips than with shoes — well — prob-
lematical.

The objection raised to tips by many, that they cause un-
due strain upon the tendons and pasterns, we consider purely
conjectural and imaginary. Making the tip of uniform thick-
ness, leaving the heel unrasped, cutting and rasping away
the sole and wall of the foot equal to the thickness of your
shoe, you preserve the same angle of the foot as when shod
with a full shoe, and as we have less weight to carry
we have less strain upon the tendons of the horse.
With all due deference to all the distinguished pro-
fessors of the veterinary colleges in England and France,
quoted by the Turf, Field and Farm, in opposition to tips,
we would say that in this discussion we consider the practi-
cal experience of Mr. Sampson or any other intelligent horse-
man entitled to far greater consideration than the mere opin-
ions or theories of anyone, be he a V. S. or M. D. and Y . S.
If we have a very sick horse we call in the veterinary, but
who thinks of consulting his "vet " to learn how the horses
should be shod to secure the highest attainable rate of speed
at the trotting gait? In fact, what do the distinguished En-
lish and French professors of veterinary science know of the
demands of the American trotting horse, comparatively un-
known in those countries? Shoeing and manipulating the
weight upon the feet, both forward and behind, is the most
potent factor in the development of the great majority of fast
trotters. Ordinarily the head controls the feet, but in the
development of speed in not a few instances we find the
skillful trainer causing the feet to control the too highly or-
ganized head.

In conclusion we will say that while we for many purposes
indorse the use of tips, we cannot give our unqualified ad-
herence to the principle for turf purposes. We may be en-
tirely wrong and possibly we may be wholly converted when
our faith is strengthened by practical tests.

Blue Bull as a Sire.

A correspondent of the Breeder and Sportsman complains
that none of the Eastern sporting papers acknowledge any
merit in the Blue Bull family; and accounts for the fact by
reason of Wilson's never paying the aforesaid papers. It is
evident the correspondent is not an assiduous reader of East-
ern sporting journals, or he never would have made such a
statement. The Sportsman has from time to time expatiated
upon the merits of Blue Bull as a trotting sire, without Mr.
Wilson or his successor being obliged to make a draft upon
his check book. This assertion of the Breeder And
Sportsman's correspondent is ridiculous. It cost the late
Wm. Rysdyk nothing — save for advertising bills — to
let the world know the greatness of his horse; nor did
George Wilkes nor Almont need scuh assistance. Blue Bull
now stands second as a sire in the great 2:30 list, with twenty-
six of his get, twelve of them with records below 2:25.
When the early history of this horse is called to mind,
his success in the stud seems more wonderful.
Blind, undersized, crippled, serving mares of all
strains of blood, this former teaser to a Jack gives
to the world a numerous family of trotters. With the ex-
ception of Elsie Good out of a mare by Alexander's Abdal-
lah, Blue Bull has none of his get in the 2:30 list out of a
trotting-bred mare. Why his prepotency? From what source
did he derive his power to get trotters ? In his youthful
days he paced fast until he broke his leg. Many of his get
were pacers converted to the trotting gait, and others trotted
naturally. In breeding he was a j>lebeian. His sire was
Pru den's Blue Bull, by Mening's Blue Bull, a coarse work
horse with the pacing action. None of the dams of these
horses were known to be of other than cold blood. Blue
Bull, therefore, unlike Volunteer, Daniel Lambert, George
Wilkes, Almont and other great sires, had no trotting blood
to help him win his way, although, in spite of numbers, we
would not class Blue Bull with those just mentioned. To
his pacing blood he is undoubtedly indebted for his fame.
That habit of action he transmitted as a rule to his get, and
it is by reason of the necessity of converting that gait we do
-not class him with the sires that get natural trotters as a rule.
Will Cody, Silverton and Elsie Good as campaigners stand
well, and would do credit to any sire, nor is the list of Blue
Bulls exhausted yet. No other horse in the list stands as he
does. He is unique, a great exception to the rule. Like
Bogus Hunter and Conklin's Abdallah, Blue Bull may be re-
garded as an "accidental " sire, with a representation in the
list. The probabilities are that his powers died with him.
None of his sons have as yet distinguished themselves in the
stud, nor has any of his daughters given a 2:30 trotter to the
list. — Nevj York Sportsman.

There is to be a half-mile and repeat running race for a
puree of $50 at Soledad on May 1, open for all horses owned
in Monterey county.

TURF AND TRACK.

The Paris Mutuels— Gen. Abe' Buford Dis-
courses Thereon.

Now that the campaign of 1883 is upon us, and on which
so many millions of money will be staked, it will not be out
of place to discuss the different modes of betting now in
vogue on the various grounds of the jockey clubs in the
country, by inquiring into the practices, as well as the rules
and regulations governing this betting. As men and women,
too, will bet on a horse race, as well as on the future price of
grain, it becomes the duty of the press to protect the public,
as far as it is in their power, by exposing the fraudulent man-
ipulations and practices, if any, in the bucket shops or on
the jockey club grounds. By reference to the sermon de-
livered in Brooklyn, N. Y., by the Rt. Rev. DeWittTalmage,
which was styled by the Courier- Journal a Buford sermon,
the different styles of betting on a horse were elaborately
and minutely explained. On reading this sermon we were
struck with the great familiarity the reverend gentleman evi-
dently possessed on the subject, and concluded, with strong
reasons to prove the conviction, that he had gained this com-
plete knowledge of the subject by actual experience. Be
that as it may, he most assuredly understood the subject,
and if ministers and Christians will occasionally "lay a
wager," it becomes the duty of all turf editors to see they
are not taken advantage of. In the same sermon referred to
it was gratifying indeed to find that so grand a man as Tal-
niage fully indorsed the liberal position taken by General
Buford on the question of church and turf. On a horse race
there are several styles of betting — the auction pools, book-
betting and French mutuals, the most elegant and fashiona-
ble of which is the French mutuals, as at many of
the most popular racing points you can see the first
ladies of the land sending their maids of honor or escorts to
purchase a few French mutual tickets. It is this style of
betting that we wish to investigate just now. There are used
in this betting a number of machines or boxes, that are built
for the express purpose, with some little machinery about
them — a crank, an indicator and a face, on which is placed
all the names of the horses that are to run in the race. There
are usually from two to a half dozen machines in opera-
tion at the same time, all of which are under the command
and management of a gentleman who is styled the French
Professor. His command of this brigade of machines is as
arbitrary as that of a general in the army over a brigade of
troops. The sale of tickets usually begins an hour or so be-
fore the race. At each machine stands a man to receive the
money paid for tickets, and to turn the crank when a ticket
is sold. As fast as the tickets are sold the crank is turned,
and the indicator shows the number of tickets sold. When
the sale of tickets is stopped all the numbers in all the ma-
chines are added together. This gives the total number of
tickets sold. Multiply this number by five, which is the
usual price of a single ticket, and you 'have the amount of
money in the machines, which amount is to be divided by
the persons buying the winning horse, minus the percentage
allowed to the Professor. Should there have been one ticket
on the winning horse, then the purchaser gets all the money
in the machines minus the percentage. Should there have
been ten tickets sold, then the holder of each ticket will get
one-tenth of the amount in the machines minus the percent-
age. When the numbers indicating the number of tickets
sold on each horse are not interfered with, and left in sight
of the public until the official decision of the race is made by
the judges, there is no trouble, and all is fair and just, and
the turning of the crank sounds as nice to him who
has purchased the winning tickets as the tingling of
a wedding bell. But it is said to be the case
that sometimes, a few moments before the race is run, the
Professors, or an. expert for them, may close one or two of
the machines, when no one is noticing the indicator, which
tells the number of tickets sold, and continue to sell on the
others. The public not knowing the number of tickets sold
in the closed machines, gives them a chance to do their
manipulating. For instance, should a horse win a race on
which were sold five tickets, and the manager report ten sold,
he will get just one half the money in the machines, thus
placing it in his power to manipulate the machines greatly to
his advantage. When the race is being run you may some-
times see an expert — as was the practice in France, and
caused the abolishment of this system of betting in that
country — figuring very industriously with all the numbers
out of sight, and the public waiting until the result of the
race is announced and his figuring finished, before they can
learn the number of tickets sold. When the sale of any of
the machines is stopped, the report of the indicator should
immediately be placed on a blackboard. The officers of the
Coney Island, Baltimore and Long Branch clubs, and per-
haps others, require the numbers indicating the tickets sold
to remain in the machinee all the while, exposed to the pub-
lic, to whom they belong, until after the race is decided and
announced from the stand. Any interference with the ma-
chines after the sale of tickets begins is indicative of interested
manipulation. It was the abuse of this most elegant and
gentlemanly way of betting or laying a wager that in-
duced the turf officials of France to drive these machines
from their club grounds and abandon this system of betting,
and, as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, we
are induced to make these suggestions in due time. The
liberal gentlemen of America, both Christian and sinner,
are fond of this great national sport, and when they attend
the races they must get up a little excitement, so they bet a
little, and when they are satisfied that all is fair, and the
race and betting are on the square, they come again, and go
home happy, win or lose, and there is no trouble with the
church, especially if thay win.

A Lexington correspondent of the Courier-Journal reports
that there are eighty-eight horses in training at Lexington
belonging to the following stables: N. Armstrong's, John
Loud's, Owens & Co.'s, J. A. Grinstead's, R. F. Johnson's,
T. H. Stevens & Co.'s, Wallace McClellan's, John G. Mc-
Fadden's, C. Speagle's, J. Murphy's and George Cadwalla-
der's. Of the eighty-eight, thirty-five are two-year-olds.
The same writer says that Cardinal McCloskey has grown
very little during the winter, that he stands a trifle over
fifteen hands and that ('a majority of the horsemen here
(Lexington) pronounce him too small to be able to defeat
such horses as Drake Carter or Ascender over a Derby
Course. "

On the Copperopolis track on the 5th and 6th of May next
there will be several races run. The first will be a dash of
600 yards, free for all, for a purse of §25, entrance, $5, to fol-
low the purse. The second race on the succeeding day will
be a dash of a quarter of a mile for a purse of S50, entrance
S7 50, free for all.

There are seventeen horses in training at the Petaluma
track.

1883

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243

CHICAGO STAKES FOR 1884.

List of Entries for all the Closed Events— A
Grand Showing- of Nominations.

We are indebted to D. L. Hall, Secretary, for the following
list of nominations to the stakes of the Chicago Association
for 1SS4^5 :

The Illinois Derby (1884).

A sweepstakes for three-year-old colts and fillies (foals of
1881); $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, with $1,000 added, $200 of
which to second; one mile and a half.

1. Wiley Buckles' b c Hannibal, by Harkaway — Lizzie Vio.

2. Wiley Buckles' b c Harpoon, by Harkaway — Sonlight.

3. Jno. A. Winkle's b cTenstrike, by Ten Broeck — Mamie
Grey.

4. W. L. Scott's b f Ninana, by King Alfonso — Maggie
Hunter.

5. W. L. Scott's br g Tunis, by Algerine — Oleaster.

6. W. L. Scott's br g Simoon, by Algerine — Nannie H.

7. W. L. Scott's b f Voila, by imported Billet— Belle
Palmer.

3. B. McClellan's ch c Blast, by Aristides — Collen Bawn.

9. D. T. Pulsifer's ch c King Eobin, by imported King Ban
— Booty.

10. D. T. Pulsifer's ch f Hanap, by imported King Ban —
Haz'em.

11. Whitten Bros, b g Wild Kose, by West Koxbury or
Lochiel — Melrose.

12. Theo. "Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk —
Marion.

13. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mat-
tie A.

14. Ed Corrigan's b f, by Longfellow — Catina.

15. EdCorrigan'sboTenFull, by „Ten Broeck— Full Cry.

16. N. W. Kittson's b c Ruchiel, by Alarm or Reform— Sa-
bina.

17. N. W. Kittson's ch c Theodoras, by Alarm — Theodo-
cia.

IS. N. W. Kittson's ch c imported Donald A, by Scottish
Chief — Algebra.

19. E.JC. Pate's b c KingKyrle — by imported Kyrle Daly —
Gilliflower.

• 20. K. C. Pate's gr c Last Dance — by War Dance — Fanny
Moore.

21. E. C. Pate's ch g — Envoy — by Enquirer — Satinet.

22. E. C. Pate's ch g Embargo, by Enquirer — Funny Mat-
tingly.

23. E. C. Pate's b g Endymion, by Enquirer — Bergamot.

24. E. C. Pate's gr g Empire, by Enquirer — Alice Murphy.

25. E. C. Pate's b f Carrie C, by Enquirer — Glentina.

26. J. M. Simpson's blk c Shasta, by Eed Bluff— Mollie
Moorehead.

27- J. M. Simpson's ch f, by imported Glenelg — Cordelia.

28. Ben Howard's ch c Venture, by Commerce— Sally Eob-
erson.

29. Henry Johnson's br c Brazil, by imported Billet —
Maria.

30. T. J. Megibben's ch c Springdale, by Springbok — La-
vena.

31. T. J. Megibben's ch o Audrain, by Springbok — Alme.

32. T. J. Megibben's ch c Ascalon, by Springbok — Astoria.

33. Memphis Stable's br f Jennie M, by imported Glengarry
— Alice Buford.

34. Morris & Patton's b g Volate, by Voltigeur — Ate.

35. Wm. Cottrill's ch c Buchanan, by imported Buokden —
Mrs. Grigsby.

36. Wm. Cottrill's ch 0 Ensign, by imported Buckden—
Bannerette .

37. Stockland Farm's oh g Voyager, by Wanderer — Glen-
ella.

38. E. Eowefct's b c Conkling, by Hyder Ali — Lilac.

39. E. Eowett's br c Hyder Abad, by Hyder Ali— Kitty.

40. E. Eowett's br f Lady Morton, by Hyder Ali — Jennie
Eowett.

41. E. Eowett's ch f Gold Dollar, by Hyder Ali — Green-
backs.

42. J. B. Eodes' ch g Eoyal Arch, by Fellowcraft — Bonnie
May.

43. Turner Neil's b f Evangeline, by imported Billet — by
Fellowcraft.

44. Malone & Franklin's b c Exploit, by Enquirer — Fanny
Malone.

45. Chas. L. Hunt's eh f Queen T, by imported Great Tom
— Byronia.

46. Chas. L. Hunt's b orbr c Appanoose, by Charlie How-
ard— Alatoona.

47. Wm. Mulkey's br c Joquita, by Lucifer — Chiquita.

48. Jas. A. Grinstead's ch c by imported Kyrle Daly — Cor-
delia.

49. Jno. W. Loud's ch f by Monarchist — Lady Hardaway.

50. Jno. W. Loud's b g Eichard L, by Lever — Optima.

51. Clifton Bell's b f Lady Trump, by Tramp— Twinkle.

52. Clifton Bell's b o The Ute, by Trump— Southern
Belle.

53. J. T. Williams' ch c Bob Miles, by Pat Malloy— Dolly
Morgan.

54. E. J. Baldwin's b g by Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

55. E. J. Baldwin's br f by Grinstead — Mollie McCarthy.

The Illinois oaks (1 884).

A sweepstakes for three-year-old fillies (foals of 1881); $50
entrance, $25 forfeit, with $800 added, $100 of which to sec-
ond; one mile and a quarter.

1. W. B. Jennings' b f Mattie K, by imported Buckden —
M«ita H.

2. B. C. Randall's ch f Levelletta, by Leveller — Sallie An-
derson.

3. W. L. Scott's ch f Oasis, by Algerine— Springlet.

4. W. L. Scott's b f Nirvana, by King Alfonso-
Hunter.

5. W. L. Scott'B b f Voila, by imported Billet— Belle Pal-
mer.

6. D. T. Pulsifer's ch f Hanap, by imported King Ban —
Haz'em.

7. Theo. Winter's ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk — Mattie A.

8. Ed Corrigan's b f by Longfellow — Catina.

9. N. W. Kittson's b f Eanee, by Eeform — Sue Ryder.

10. N. V7. Kittson's ch f Issaquena, by Alarm — Essayez II.

11. E. C. Pate's b f Carrie C, by Enquirer — Glentina.

12. E. C. Pate's b f Trinket, by imported Great Tom —
Bobinet.

13. E. C. Pate's ch f Tattoo, by imported Great Tom —
Sparrowgrass.

14. E, C.Paet'B b f Maria B, by Lisbon— Crucifix.

15. J. M.Simpaon's ch f by imported Glenelg — Cordelia.

16. J. M. Simpson's ch f by Eed Bluff— Peggy Morgan.

17. Memphis stable's b f Jennie M, by imported Glen-
gary — Alice Buford.

18. Morris and Patton's b f Nellie Martin, by Concord —
Fanny Moore.

19. S. H. Jones' b f Miss Yates, by Barney Williams— San-
gamona.

20. B. G. Thomas' oh f Highfiight, by imported King Ban
— Hira.

21. B. G.Thomas' b f Eosary, by imported King Ban —
EosaUne.

22. Wm. Cottrill's b f by imported Buckden — On Time.

23. Wm. Cottrill's b f Mattinee, by imported Buckden —
Kate Mattingly.

24. Wm. Cottrill's oh f Mona, by imported Buckden —
Monomania.

25. Fleetwood stable's br f Fao Similie, by Enquirer —
Farfalletta.

26. Fleetwood stable's oh f Whisperine, by Whisper — Met-
tella.

27. E. Eowett's br f Lady Morton, by Hyder Ali — Jennie
Eowett.

2S. E. Eowett's ch f Gold Dollar, by Hyder Ali— Green-
backs.

29. J. B. Stanhope's b f Paddy of Cork, by imported Kyrle
Daly — by imported Glenelg.

30. D. J. Crouse's b f Westfall, by Eevolver— Regards.

31. Turner & Neil's b f Evangeline, by imported Billett—
by Fellowcraft.

32. Chas. L. Hunt's ch f Queen T, by imported Great Tom
— Byronia.

33. J. W. Loud's ch f by Monarchist — Lady Mardaway.

34. Clifton Bell's b f Lady Tramp, by Trump— Twinkle.

35. J. T. Williams' ch f Laura Gould, by Pat Malloy— Fan-
chon.

36. E. J. Baldwin's br f by Grinstead— Mollie McCarthy.

37. E. J. Baldwin's ch f by GrinBtead — Josie C.

38. E. J. Baldwin's b f by Euthefrord— Glenita.

Tlie Chicago Stakes (1884).
A sweepstakes for three-year-old colts (foals of 18S1); $50
entrance, $25 forfeit, with $800 added, $100 of which to sec-
ond; one mile and a quarter.

1. Wiley Buckles' b c Hannibal, by Harkaway — Lizzie Vic.

2. Wiley Buckles' b c Harpoon, by Harkaway — Sonlight.

3. Wiley Buckles' b c Halloway, by Harkaway — Mollie Lee.

4. W. B. Jennings' ch g Ligan, by Bob Wooley — Ida May.

5. W. L. Scott's br g Tunis, by Algerine — Oleaster,

6. W. L. Scott's br g Simoon, by Algerine — Nannie H.

7. B. McClellan's ch c Blast, by Aristides — Colleen Bawn.

8. D. T. Pulsifer's ch c King Eobin, by imported King Ban
— Booty.

9. Whitten Bros.' ch g Butter Bird, by West Eoxbury or
Lochiel — Buttercup.

10. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk —
Marion.

11. Ed Corrigan's b c Ten Full, by Ten Broeok— Full Cry.

12. N. W. Kittson's b c Euchiel, by Alarm or Eeform — Sa-
bina.

13. N. W. Kittson's ch o Theodoras, by Alarm — Theo-
docia.

14. N. W. Kittton's ch c imported Donald A, by Scottish
Chief — Algebra.

15. N. W. Kittson's ch o Perilous, by Alarm — Delight.

16. T. J. Nichols' ch c Waldo, by Wanderer — Glycerine.

17. E. C. Pate's b c King Kyrle, by imported Kyrle Daly —
Gilliflower.

18. E. C. Pate's gr c Last Dance, by War Dance— Fanny
Moore.

19. R. C. Pate's ch g Envoy, by Enquirer — Satinet.

20. E. C. Pate's ch g Embargo, by Enquirer — Fanny Mat-
tingly.

21. E. C. Pate's b g Endymion, by Enquirer — Bergamot.

22. E. C. Pate's gr g Empire, by Enquirer — Alice Murphy.

23. E. C. Pate's b g Longway, by Longfellow — Sally Mor-
gan.

24. Ben Howard's ch c Venture, by Commerce — Sallie Eob-
erson.

25. Ben Howard's ch c Dan Voorhees, by Harry Hill —
Maggie Bruce.

26. Ben Howard's brcMasac, by imported Rapture — Belle.

27. Henry Johnson's br cBrazil, byimported Billet — Maria.

28. T. J. Megibben's ch o Ascalon, by Springbok — Astora.

29. T. J. Megibben's ch c Audrian, by Springbok — Alme.

30. T. J. Megibben's b c Strickland, by Springbok — Lo-
rena.

31. Morris & Patton's b g Volate, by Voltigeur — Ate.

32. Wm. Cottrill's ch c Buchanan, by imported Buckden
— Mrs. Grigsby.

33. Wm. Cottrill's oh c Ensign, by imported Buokden —
Bannerette.

34. E. C. Eowett's b c Conkling, by Hyder Ali — Lilac.

35. E. C. Eowett's br c Hyder Abad, by Hyder Ali— Kitty.

36. J. B. Eodes' ch g Eoyal Arch, by Fellowcraft — Bonnie
May.

37. Malone & Franklin's b c Exploit, by Enquirer — Fanny
Malone.

38. Chas. L. Hunt's br or b o Appanoose, by Charlie How-
ard— Alatoona.

39. Wm. Mulkey's b c Jim Carlile, by Lucifer— Susie
Mariner.

40. J. A. Grinstead's ch c by imported Kyrle Daly — Cor-
delia.

41. J. W. Loud's b g Eichard L, by Lever — Optima.

42. Clifton Bell's b cThe Ute, by Trump— Southern Belle.

43. Jas. T. Williams' ch c Bob Miles, by Pat Malloy— Dolly
Morgan.

44. E. J. Baldwin's b g by Eutherford — Maggie Emerson.

Tlie Northwestern Stallion Stakes (1884).

For colts and fillies then three years old (foals of 1881);
$100 entrance, $50 forfeit; $20 if declared out January 1,
1784; $35 if declared out May 1, 1884, with $1,500 added, of
which $200 to second, $100 to third; one mile and a half.

Conditions — In order to make colts and fillies eligible to
this stake, the sire must first be entered by the jjowners or
others, at the price of his last season (sires now dead or re-
tired, at the price of their last season), as the nomination of
no colt or filly will be accepted, unless ^the sire is repre-
sented in Buch subscription. Of the amount thus subscribed,
$300 to the nominator of the sire of the winning horse, and
$200 to the nominator of the sire of the second horse, balance
to go with the amount added by the club. Nominations for
sires to close as above, April 2, 1883. Nominations for colts
and fillies to close August 15, 1883.

1. Wiley Buckles' Harkaway, by Enquirer — Rurica.

2. W. L. Scott's Algerine, by Abd-el-Kader — Nina.

3. Whitten Bros.' Lochiel, by imported Bonnie Scotland-
Bonnet.

4. Whitten Bros.' West Boxbury, by imported Balrowuie —
Columbia.

5. Bell & Lefevre's Trump, by West Eosbury— Nora
Worth.

6. W. G. Harding's Enquirer, by imported Leamington —
Li da.

7. W. G. Harding's imported Great Tom, by King Tom-
Woodcraft.

8. Theo. Winters' Norfolk, by Lexington— Novice.

9. A. Hankin's Aristides, by imported Leamington — Sa-
rong.

10. N. W. Kittson's Alarm, by imported Eclipse— imported
Maud.

„ 11. T. J. Nichol's Wanderer, by Lexington— Coral.

12. T. S. Megibbens' Springbok, by imported Australian—
Hester.

13. B. G. Thomas' imported King Ban, by King Tom— At-
lantis.

14. Jones &, Hakes' Barney Williams, by Lexington —
Volga.

15. Wm. Cottrill's imported Buckden, by Lord Clifden—
Consequence.

16. E. Eowett's Hyder Ali, by imported Leamington— Lady
Duke.

17- I. G. Wynne's imported Brigadier, by Monarque—
Sweet Lucy.

18. Wm. Mulkey's Lucifer, by imported Leamington —
Lady Motley.

19. Wm. Arnett's Eamadan, by War Dance— Hegira.

20. E. J. Baldwin's Grinstead, by Gilroy — sister to Eurio.

21. Palo Alto Stock Farm's Flood, by Norfolk— Hen nie
Farrow.

22. Palo Alto Stock Farm's Shannon, by Monday — Hennie
Farrow.

Tlie Northwestern Stallion Makes (1 885).

For colts and fillies then three years old (foals of 1S82);
$100 entrance, $50 forfeit; $20 if declared out May 1, 1884;
$35 if declared out May 1 1885, with $1,500 added, of which
$200 to second, $100 to third; one mile and a half.

Conditions — Same as the "Northwestern Stallion Stakes"
of 1884 (see above). Nominations for sires to close April 2,
1883. Nominations for (yearling) colts and fillies to close
August 15, 1883.

1. Wiley Buckle's Harkaway, by Enquirer — Eurica.

2. W. L, Scott's Algerine, by Abd-el-Kader — Nina.

3. Whitten Brothers' Loohiel, by imported Bonnie Scotland
— Bonnet.

4. Whitten Brothers' Eenown, by West Boxbury — Nora
Worth.

5. Whitten Brothers' West Boxbury, by imported Barow-
nie — Columbia.

6. Bell & Le Fevre's Trump, by West Boxbury— Nora
Worth.

7. W. G. Harding's Enquirer, by imported Leamington—
Lida.

8. W. G. Harding's imported Great Tom, by King Tom —
Woodcraft.

9. Theo. Winters' Norfolk, by Lexington — Novice.

10. Theo. Winters' Joe Hooker, by Monday— Mayflower.

11. A. Hankins' Aristides, by imported Leamington— Sa-
rong.

12. Jas. Brien's Foster, by Lexington — Varonica.

13. N. W. Kittson's Alarm, by imported Eclipse— imported
Maud.

14. T. J. Nichols' Wanderer, by Lexington — Coral,

15. F. B. Harper's Longfellow, by imported Leamington —
Nantura.

16. F. B. Harper's] Ten Broeck, by imported Phaeton —
Fanny Holton.

17. T.J. Megibben's Springbok, by imported Australian-
Hester.

18. B. G. Thomas' imported King Ban, by King Tom — At-
lantis.

19. B. G. Thomas' Fellowcraft, by imported Australian —
Aerolite.

20. B. G. Thomas' Lelaps, by imported Leamington— Pus-
sey.

21. Wm. Cottrill's imported Buckden, by Lord Clifden—
Consequence.

22. E. Eowett's Hyder Ali, by imported Leamington — Lady
Duke.

23. S. Ecker's Chariton, by Pat Malloy — imported Sunny
South. J

24. J. G. Winne's imported Brigadier, by Monarque—
Sweet Lucy.

25. I. A. Grinstead's imported Thunderstorm, by Thun-
derbolt— Kilam.

26. J. B. Prather's Faustus, by Enquirer — Lizzie G.

27. Wm. Arnett's Eamadan, by War Dance — Hegira.

28. E. J. Baldwin's Grinstead, by Gilroy — sister to Euric.

29. Palo Alto Stock Farm's Flood, by Norfolk— Hennie
Farrow.

30. Palo Alto Stock Farm's Shannon, by Monday — Hennie
Farrow.

Blood in the Trotter.

In a Chicago publication of December 23 I find the follow-
ing: "Judge Walter I. Hayes of Clinton, Iowa, has bought
the highly bred four-year-old mare Casella, by Mambnno
Bashaw, dam by Simpson's Blackbird, second dam by young
Eclipse, son of American Eclipse, for a brood mare." And
again, January 27: "The mare Belinda, by California Black-
bird (record 2:22), dam by Bouquet."

It now becomes the painful duty of the pastor and elders to
try Brother Hayes on two distinct charges, tbe most serious
of which is his denial of his conversion, and secondly for
withholding the truth; but, inasmuch as his works fully jus-
tify his faith, he can doubtless be reinstated into full com-
munion by expressing due penitence for his sins. He says
that no late-day thoroughbred has had any great effect on
our trotters outside of Grey Eagle, American Eclipse, Simp-
son's Blackbird, and, mildly, imported Trustee. I wish your
readers to bear in mind that this is the statement of a very
astute lawyer, who stands no less than three stallions for
public patronage. The Judge says that Simpson's Blackbird
was followed by sons of the great race mare Fashion, Bonnie
Scotland, imported Australian, Van Waggoner, imported
Leamington, Lexington, imported Monarch, imported Scy-
thian, etc., still not one of them has made the slightest good
impression on the trotting or roadster horse interests of Iowa,
and, further, that every one of them had vastly better oppor-
tuniites than Blackbird. The following lines by the immortal
Burns are applicable to the whole human race, from the judge
on the bench to the night scavenger:

But och mankind are unco weak.

And little to be trusted;
If '* nelf " the wavering balance shake,

It's rarely right adjusted. .

If the Judges' statement that all of the horses he has
named (and they are certainly of the choicest strains) were
largely patronized upon the ordinary mares of the State with-
out any good effect whatever, not even as roadsters, it leaves
the whole country powerless to improve their horse stock.
Has the judge undertaken the herculean task of coi
all the world and the rest of mankind that of all
oughbreds of modern times all ability to fctas
the trot wab centered in the get of Simpson's 1
cause he happens to own about all there i^
he yet to learn that we are indebted to Boston

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toiler mtil jB pxrrtsman.

April 21

less son, Lexington, for the greatest marvels of speed and
bottom that the world has ever seen in Aland S, Jay Eye
See Nutwood, Noontide, Nutboume, Clingstone, etc., etc.;
to imported Margrave and Potomac for Edwin Thorne; to
imported Yorkshire and imported Whip, for Black Cloud; to
Woodford and imported Consternation for Trinket, to Gano
for Lady Thorne and Mambrino Patchen; to Woodford for
Woodford Mambrino and Wedgewood, to Bonnie Scotland
for Scotland and Dan Donaldson, and so I conld continue
and fill a column of vonr valuable space. To tell your read-
ers that so many of the grandest horses in the world were
largely crossed with the common mares without improving
the°stock in any particular, is simply monstrous, and would
not be corroborated by any respectable testimony in his own
State. Simpson's Blackbird was one of the grandest horses
that ever stood in any State of the Union, had immense sub-
stance, which, with his one Messenger cross, induced a very
few to'patronize him, and only one of his sons, I believe, was
kept entire. Blackbird was almost wholly of Diomed blood;
he had no less than seven direct Diomed crosses in strictly
thoroughbred lines. Omitting the one out-cross he was in
round numbers seven-eighths Diomed, and one-eighth Mes-
senger, through his great grandsire, American Eclipse. Had
he been seven-eighths Messenger, he would have been as
good a horse no doubt, but no better. Does the Judge know
that bis fine horse, Almont Rattler, has six to eight direct
Diomdd crosses? He has several not remote crosses of the
great racehorse, Grey Eagle, to say nothing of the thorough-
bred crosses througn Brignoli, Stockbridge Chief, Pilot Jr.,
etc., etc., which accounts for his beauty and finish — the
breeding of Almont Battler suits me well; a colt from him
and a mare nearly or quite thoroughbred I should prize high-
Ir. It is not against horses like Almont Battler, "Volunteer,
Edward Everett, Jay Gould, Manibrino Patchen, Alcantara,
Mambrino Russell, American Clay, Almont, and a few others
that the war is being waged, but the thousands of scrub
stallions scattered over the country, chiefly of Hambletonian
descent out of scrub mares, which have become a greater
pest than tne plagues of Egypt. The importation of horses
and mares from France alone has cost the country scores of
millions of dollars, but was a good investment. Prance is
now reaping the fruits|pf a law which has been in full force
in that country for several centuries, I believe, making it a
penal crime to use any stallion for stock purposes that had
not been inspected and licensed by the general government;
and to my mind it is clearly the duty of Congress to enact a
similar law at once, and make it national, then to appoint a
board of thoroughly competent inspectors, who like the
Father of our .Country could turn a deaf ear to
all attempts at "" bribery, all pleadings and entreaties
to spare the worthless scrubs, said committee
to be composed of the following: Editor Turf,
Field and Farm. Joseph Cairn Simpson, Farmer
William Jackson, and ''myself '' as chairman, then to be em-
powered to employ the necessary number of smart young
"horse doctors " with the most approved instruments. I
think we would incapacitate the thousands of worthless
scrubs for further mischief at a pretty lively rate. Then, as
fast as practicable, replace them with sixteen hand, rangy,
thoroughbred sires, and thereby breed marketable horses.
Farmer Jackson, in a recent letter, says: "If I wanted to
breed a trotter, I would select a good open-gaited mare and
put her to a good open-gaited thoroughbred horse." That
simplifies matters so that the greatest dunce in the land can
understand it. Amateur breeders have been befooled by
this " trotting family " humbuggery quite long enough. It
may not be known to all of your readers that notwithstand-
ing that no thoroughbred horse has had any trial in the
trotting stud, that the best average time by three seconds is
to the credit of the immediate get of thoroughbred sires. If
breeders could only grasp the fact that the chances of getting
a trotter under the most favorable conditions are only two
and a half per cent, they would breed with reference to get-
ting carriage and saddle horses in the'event of failure to get
a trotter; but heretofore every desirable quality in the noblest
of animals is subordinate to the one idiotic idea of getting a
trotter.

Hark Comstock is one of the fairest of writers. His com-
munication in the February number of Wallace's Monthly is
a most admirable production — not a single sentence nor line
denoting the partisan or "ax to grind, " but treats his sub-
ject with admirable fairness; but, as was to be expected, it
didn't suit the old philosopher. Hence his chapter of slush
and lies in the number following.

Another writer has a deep feeling of mingled pity and
shame for " poor Hark " not to have discovered that the
" top " crosses of "top" trotting right on "top" hasn't
crushed Maud S and others. That is precisely what "poor
Hark " has discovered, that it not only crushed the "thor-
oughbred nonsense, " but crushes the horse also to the exact
extent that it is infused, as was abundantly shown during
last season's campaign. The wriggling and wriggling of the
writers in that journal to get round the truth really provokes
a smile.

I have seen many of the old time trots, including the seven-
heat race between the peerless Lady Suffolk and Lady Sut-
ton, at Centerville course, in 1849; and many a time has my
blood boiled at witnessing the abuse heaped npon the gray
beauty by that monster in human shape, Dave Bryant; as
beautiful as a gazelle and brimful of the blood of grand old
Messenger; died full of years and honors without a pimple —
no Hambletonian "gum " in those legs.

In regard to Dexter, I have not met a person in five years
who believes he was sired by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, but
Dictator doubtless was.— Lexington in Turf, Field and Farm.

At New Orleans, on the 11th, the Cottrill Stakes were won
by Drake Carter. It was a dash of a mile and a half, and as
the winner of the Cottrill last year subsequently won the
Kentucky Derby, the result was looked upon as giving a line
for that event. Last year Green Morris won the Cottrill with
Apollo after he had been beaten by Anglia for the Pickwick
This year Green Morris won the Pickwick with Drake Carter
and notwithstanding the penalty of seven pounds which
brought Drake Carter's weight up to 109 poundB, Carter was
not only the favorite over the field, but he won the race in a
canter by ten lengths in 2:52, with Cassidy's Campanini sec-
ond. Carter & Co.'s Beechenbrook third, and Telford and
Centennial following. After the race there was quite a de-
mand to back Drake Carter (who is by Ten Broeck) for the
Kentucky Derby, but so quick were the odds cut down that
but little money was got on. Of course, to win the Derbv
Carter will nave to run faster than a mile and a quarter in
2:12 and a mile and a half in 2:52, but those who have seen
hinv take his work aay that by the 22d of May he will not
r>n. r be much faster than he has shown himself to be, but
if pushed, he will run the Louisville mile and a half
down in the "thirties."

add Doble'a great trotter Monroe Chief will be sold at
:on at the Woodard & Brassfield sole at Lexington. Kv
Tu^day. ^ ^ ny-*

Capital Turf Club.

The entries to the spring meeting of the Capital Turf Club
closed last Monday with the following nominations :
No. 1. Half mile dash for two-year-olds:
J. & H. C. Judsons' b f by Wildidle— Susie W.
E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — sister to Clara D.
P. Sebenthaler's b c Philip S, by Leinster.
Jno. Mackey's b f Mileta, by Lever — Malta.
Jno. Mackey's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist — Helitrope.
W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Bazaar — Tibbie Dunbar.
No. 2. Three-quarter mile dash, free for all:
Jno. Mackey's bm Premium, by Castor — by St. Lonis.
W. L. Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar — Minerva.
Stemler <fc Ayers' b g Joe Howell, by Bonnie Scotland — Eva
Shepherd.
Geo. Howson's b h Jim Douglas, by Wildidle — by Norfolk.
Geo. Howson's b f Augusta E, by Wildidle — by Norfolk.
No. 3 failed to fill and the club have substituted a purse
$150, free for all, heats of a mile.
No. 4. Pacing, 2:30 class.
J. T. Mcintosh's Fred Ackerman.
C. Schluter's Prince.
N. McDonald's Buzzy .
J. Greely's Grey Frank.

No. 5 for two-year-olds failed to fill. That, with No. 6, re-
ferred to a committee.
No. 7- One and a quarter mile dash for three-year-olds.
E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano.
W. L. Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar — Minerva.
Geo. Howson b f Augusta E.
No. 8. Heats of 1£ miles.

J. H. & C. Judson's May D.
E. J. Baldwin's Lucky B.

H. L. Samuel's Jennie G.

Jno. Mackey's Duke of Monday.

Stemler <fc Avers' Joe Howell.

Stemler & Ayers' Fred Collier.

No. 9. Selling race failed to fill; club substituted three-
quarter mile dash and repeat. Purse $200, $25 to second;
entrance free.

No. 10. Trotting, three minute class, Sacramento county
horses.

Jno. Mackey's Zulu.

Jas. Touhey's r g By Berlin.

W. M. Murry's b h Danger.

J. W. Cox* b h Mack.

G. Yalensin's ch m Fawn.

No. 11. Trotting, 2:30 class.

Henry McConn's b m Sadie S.

P. J. Williams' b g Colonel.

CD. Cowan's ch g Long John.

Jas. linden's d g Buck.

No. 12. Three-quarters mile dash for two-year-olds.

J. & H. C. Judson's blk colt, John A, by Monday — Lady
Clare.

J. & H. C. Judson's b f Nelson, by Wildidle— Susie W.

E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — Josie C.

Jno. Mackey's Maleta.

Jno. Mackey's Hirondelle.

W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Bazaar — Tibbie Dunbar.

No. 13. One and one-eighth miles, free for all.

J. & H. C. Judson's May D.

E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano.

H. L. Samuels' Jennie G, by Wheatley — Black Maria.

Stemler & Ayers' Fred Collier.

Stemler & Ayers' Joe Howell.

Geo. Howson's Augusta E.

No. 1-i, two anda quartermiles dash,jfailed to fill. Referred
to committee which will probably make a post stake or two-
mile and repeat trot.

Entries to substituted races close May 7.

Oregon Colt Stakes.

The following are the nominations for the Two-year-old
Breeder's Stake Bace, to take place at the Oregon State fair
this fall.

1. Jay Beach's b f Almonette, by Altamont — Favorite, by
Post's Hambletonian.

2. Same b c Onecs, by Altamont — Belle Price, by Doble.

3. Same b f Hattie M., by Altamont — Ribbon, by Vermont.

4. C. A. Hogoboom's b f by Navigator — nnknown.

5. Wm. Erazer's br c Hickorywood, by Kockwood — Old
Kate, mother of Broker.

6. T. G. Richmond's s f Hattie B, by Napper — Pathfinder.

7. Charles KusselTs b c Metropolitan, by Echo — a black
mare by Ten Broeck.

8. R. E. Bybee's b f Lena S, by Rockwood— Kate, by Blue
Mountain Boy.

9. J. T. Apperson's bl f Black Bess, by Rockwood — Old
Kate, by Paul Jones.

10. C. H. Mack's b c Albicore, by Alwood — by Millinian's
Bellfounder.

11. Same b f Souvenir, by Alwood — by Milliman's Bell-
founder.

12. L. B. Lindley's ch c Fred Hambleton, by Hambletonian
Mambrino — Springfield Maid.

The following are the entries in the three-year-old Breed-
ers' Stake at Oregon State Fair for 1883:

1. Jay Beach's b f Yenita, by Almont — Theora, by Cassius
M. Clay Jr.

2. Capt. Flavell's gr c Chance, by Romero — unknown;
nominated by C. Smiley.

3. C. A. Hogoboom's bl c Harry, by Dead Shot — by Good-
yke.

4. L. Godard'sb c Ben, by Kisber — Minnie.

5. Jos. Buchtel'sb f Cesnola, by Altamont — by Vermont.

6. T. G. Richmonds br f Sadie B, by Hambletonian Mam-
brino— by Bure horse.

7. Chas. Russel's b c Metropolitan, by Echo — a black mare
by Ten Broeck.

"8. J. A. Porter's Orange Blossom, by Orange County— by
John Siloy.

9. H. S. Hogoboom's bl c Tyro, by Altamont — by Post's
Hambletonian.

10. H. S. Hogoboom's b c Standard Bred, by Alwood — by
Milliman's Bellfounder.

11. CH. Mack's brf An Revoir, by Alwood— by Milli-
man's Bellfounder.

12. CH. Mack's b f Adelaide, by Alwood — by Milliman's
Bellfounder.

13. L. B. Lindsey's br g Woodson, by Hambletonian Mam-
brino— Mollie Welch.

14. L. B. Lindsey's m f Cora H, by Kjsber — by Path-
finder.

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The associated press dispatches of the 18th says that the
City and Suburban handicaps was won by Royster, Lowland
Chief second, Sweetbread third. P. Lorillard's Sachem fin*
ished fourth.

The Victoria Trotting Club.

Since writing the editorial in relation to the great trot at
Melbourne, the Sportsman of the 21st of March has been re-
ceived, containing the following account:

On Saturday afternoon the Victorian Trotting Club held
their "Cup Day" meeting, as on this occasion the 500 sovs.
purse, the greatest trotting event ever attempted in the colo -
nies, was decided. The attendance was very large, the fstand
being crowded to excess, and a very large proportion of
those present were ladies, who seemed to enjoy the sport
immensely. As usual now at Elsternwick, the programme
included racing and jumping events, and this plan assisted
materially in drawing together the biggest assemblage ever
seen at any of the meetings of this club. In the Hurdle Race,
Malone, the rider of Blue Bell, received some serious injuries
through the mare falling.

The following are the particulars of the racing:

PUESE OF 500 sovs.
Mile heat. Best three in five.

Mr. J. H. "Whiting's ch h Honesty, 6 vrs., by Priam, dam by
Chieftain (W. Parker) 1 1 1

Mr. E. R. Dean's b h Ajax, aged, by Whipple's Hambletonian —
Asbcat (Sheppard) 2 3 3

Mr. J. A. Roberts' g b Len Rose, 6 yrs., by A. "W. Richmond— Bar-
bara (Mnlholland) 3 2 2

Mr. J. J. Miller's b h Contracter, aged, by Ajax — Lady Godeley

(M. Griffin) dist

Betting. First heat— 5 to 4 on Honesty, 6 to i against Len Rose, 3 to

1 against Ajax. Third heat— 3 to 1 on Honesty.

First Heat. — They were got away to a fair start, of which
Ajax and Len Rose got whatever advantage there was. They
led round the turn where Honesty commenced to move for-
ward, and by the time they had reached the quarter post was
close up with the leaders, Contractor being evidently out-
paced from the start. Along the backstretch Ajax was more
than a couple of lengths ahead of Len Rose, next to whom
came the favorite, going well within himself, and by the time
they had just passed the half post, had passed the grey, and
lay second; and here Ajax broke, but quickly recovered.
There was little between them coming up the side, but at the
the three-quarter post Ajax was still in front, and led into the
straight, with Honesty pressing him hard. A furlong from
home, Ajax spoilt his chance by breaking, and Honesty
came home under the wire a winner by about seven yards,
Ajax being second, Len Rose third, and Contractor, who was
never dangerous, distanced. Time, 2:30|.

Second Heat. — After several attempts, Honesty and Len
Rose got off together, Ajax getting the worst of the start.
Honesty, trotting in grand style, led round the turn and to
the quarter post, where Len Rose spurted, but broke instead.
The favorite continued in the lead to the half-mile post,
where Len Rose and Ajax went up to his wheels. He con-
tinued in the lead to the three-qnarter post, where they were
all together, but Honesty again forged ahead, and led into the
straight, but at the turn he broke, thus allowing Len Rose
to pass him. At the distance Parker called on the favorite,
and, coming away in grand style, he gradnally caught Len
Rose, and passed under the wire a splendid winner by a neck
only. Aiax was third, twenty yards off. Time, 2:33£.

Third Heat. — Honesty got abont a yard the best of the
start, and as the other two continually broke, he came in an
easy winner, a dozen yards ahead of Len Rose, who was sec-
ond, Ajax being again third. Time, 2:33£.

The following races took place over the Elsternwick Course
on February 26 :

Maiden trot, of 25 sovs., and sweepstakes of 1 sov. each for starters ;
second horse to receive the sweepstakes. Open to all colonial-bred
horses that have no record or have never won an advertised trotting
race. Two miles.

Mr, G. Milsom's ch g Dick Goldsbrongb, by Yellow Jack. ., 1

Mr. W. Bland's rn m Wasp 2

Mr. W. Rose's br m Bess dis

Dick Goldsbrough, who trotted splendidly, went to the front at once,
and stayed there, winning easily by ten lengths.
Time— 6:03.

Pnrse of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each for starters.
For2:45class; second horse to receive 10 sovs; mile heats; bast three
in five.
Mr. J. J. Miller's b h Contractor, by Ajax— Lady Godley,

(M.Griffin) 3 12 11

Mr. J. C.Hall's br h Granger, <H. L. Sheppard) 1 4 3 2 2

Mr. J. A. Robert's bmSvlph,^ A. Mnlholland) 4 3 13 3

Mr.C. Colbatb'sbh VonMoltke Jnn., (T. MXellanl 2 2 4 4 4

Time— 2:46J, 2:43j,2:46, 2;482, 2:481.

Fred Archer was in bad luck at Lincoln. He had four
mounts withont a win. But he rode a winner at Kempton
Park on Monday, so that his first monnt in 1SS3 was a win.
At Liverpool on Thursday and Friday of the same week he
rode three winners. The honors of the week were, how-
ever, carried off by C.Woods, who rode two winners at Kemp-
ton Park on Monday, four at Lincoln on Tuesday and
Wednesday, including the winner of the Lincoln Handicap,
and one at Alexandra Park on Friday.

Barrett, who rode Greek Maid, had his collar bone fract-
ured when she fell after her collision with Aranza in the race
for the Lincoln Handicap. Loates, the rider of Aranza,
is said to have reported that Aranza trembled like an aspen
leaf during the twenty minutes' delay at the post in conse-
quence of several false starts.

The race for the Stamford Stakes at the York spring meet-
ing was won by Seward, Moonstone second, Leotine third.
J. R. Keene's Crown Point came in last.

Tlie Sacramento Coursers.

We have received the record of the late meet of the Sacra-
mento Coursers at Whitcomb's ranch. The running resulted
as follows: First Jties, Amy Howard beat Kitty Wells; Fly
beat Nelly; Snow Ball beat Bradley; Phil Sheridan beat Pad-
dy Ryan; Nelly beat Juno; Maud* beat Modoc; Ruler beat
Sally" Black; Maggie beat Prince.

Second ties, Amy Howard beat Fly; Snow Ball beat JPhil
Sheridan; Nelly beat Maud; Ruler beat Maggie.

Third ties, Amy Howard beat Snow Ball; Ruler beat Nelly.

Fourth ties, Ruler beat Amy Howard.

Ruler, owned by Thos. Waite, was awarded first money,
$40; Amv Howard, owned by Mike Howard, second money,
$25; Nelly, owned by Dennis Moroney, third money $15,
and'Snow" BalL owned by Alexander Hall, fourth money,
$10. Joseph Powers was chosen judge, Tom Durwoith and
H. Green stewards and Andy Larkin slipper. The de-
cisions gave general satisfaction and the meet was character-
ized by sport and good feeling.

An auction sale of wool will be held at Willows, Colusa
county, about May 1, at which time the sprii g clip will all
be in 'store, and the auction plan will give buyers an even
chance.

The copious rains have brought on the feed so well that
Lux &, Miller have given over the idea of Bending their cattle
to eastern Oregon for pasturage.

1883

3£ftje gmte aitcl ^wrtstwau.

ROWING.

Jack Largan's Luck.

San Francisco oarsmen take much interest in the reports
of Jack Largan's doings in Australia. Jack, after beating the
Australians, Laycock and Pierce, on the Thames, came to
America in search of a long-lost brother, and dropped down
softly among the San Francisco scullers. The Long Bridge
men not knowing the celebrity of the visitor were disposed
to think lightly of his aquatic ability. The general opinion
of the unrecognized champion was that he was some Taunt-
ing Australian of the Jim Roche stripe, who generally
sculled with his jawbone whenever he wished to show to the
best advantage. Largan did not say much of his own pow-
ers, but talked a good deal about men he had seen, and his
appearance in a racing shell was looked for with curiosity.
One day the English champion having borrowed a shell from
the Pioneer house and took a spin down to the ferry. There
was an immense commotion among the Long Bridge men as
soon as the suspected Australian-Anglo -Hibernian oars-
man's athletic form was seen bounding over the waves. Bob
Goble unhooked his marine binocular which has been
focussed on every aquatic celebrity from the venerable Rip
Van Winkle of Long Bridge oarsmanship to the new star of
hope that is dawning on the horizon of the world of dry
goods. After a careful survey of the masquerading cham-
pion the cheery landlord shut up his binocular with comment
"won't do," and the reassurred scullers on the bridge went off
to their clubs to write challenges to the lightly esteemed
stranger. When Largan landed and was hauling his shell up
the bridge, Mr. Goble volunteered him several words of ad-
vice. " You will row pretty well if you practice for a few
years," said the genial landlord. "Well, I ain't been much
in a boat you know," replied the modest champion of En-
gland. " I could see that at once," responded Mr. Goble.
"You don't reach enough, and you dip too deep, but that's
from being nervous, when you get used to a shell you may
get over that." " Do you think I'll be able to row a bit if I
practice!" anxiously inquired the victor of Laycock and
Pierce. " Oh, I don't know. Fve seen even worse scullers
than you pick up and get so they could set a shell. There's
Pat Brannan and Tom Murphy and President Growney. If
you keep on you may do well and be able to give one of then
a rub." The champion of England thanked Mr. Goble warm-
ly for his kind words of encouragement and lugged away his
shell to the boat house. When the identity of the English
champion became established Mr. Goble like a man of nerve
stuck to his opinion that Largan was anything but a good
sculler, though the critical landlord showed no anxiety to
back either Mr. Murphy or Mr. Growney against the stranger.
Largan's luck in Australia rather goes to show that Mr.
Goble's opinion was not altogether erroneous. The English
sculler has been worsted in every race except one — the "all-
comers' pair-oared race " at Sydney in February last. The
race was rowed in skiffs of 100 pounds, and was won by Lar-
gan and Laycock, Lynch and Trickett beingsecond and Mes-
senger and Ward third. In the "all-comers single-scull
race " Messenger won; Largan and Beach were the other com-
petetors, and the water was so rough that Largan, who was
rowing in a borrowed shelL withdrew, Beach's boat swamped
and Messenger only succeeded in rowing the full distance by
stretching his legs over the side of his boat and paddling
along. In the champion's race which followed, Trickett beat
Laycock by several lengths.

Pacific Rowing Association,

On Tuesday last the Pacific Rowing Association met and
organized permanently. Delegates were present from the
Alert Boat Club of Vallejo, the Dolphin, Golden Gate,
Pioneer, Ariel and South End Clubs of this city. H. W.
Fraser of the Dolphin Club acted as chairman. The com-
mittee which was appointed to find out whether the Masonic
Committee on Sports would give a regatta during the Trien-
nial Conclave reported that the matter had not been settled.
The association, in adopting a constitution, was unable to
decide whether it would be advisable to adopt the accepted
definition of an amateur as " one who has not entered into
an open competition for a public stake of public moneys, or
for gate money, or under a fictitious name, or with a profes-
sional for a prize, or where gate money was charged, nor has
at any period of his life taught or pursued athletic exercise
as a means of livelihood." This would shut out about nine-
tenths of the rowing men. The only important business
transacted by the association was the adoption of an article
making it unlawful for any club to admit a person who had
been suspended or expelled by another club. The racing
rules of the old Pacific Amateur Association were adopted
with a few slight alterations. It is a rather funny piece of
business for a lot of old played-out professionals who can
win no more races in the professional ranks to try and organ-
ize an amateur association. If the association mean busi-
ness, it must adopt the accepted definition of an amateur.
Any other course will be ridiculous. We are in favor of an
amateur association of bona fide amateurs, but are opposed
to the formation of a hybrid organization of real amateurs
and snide professionals who have been several times rein-
stated in the amateur ranks, and are always willing to row
for a stake if it is dollars to cents on their winning. It is
needless to particularize such persons. Every oarsman
knows them.

No one can accuse San Francisco oarsmen of being luke-
warm in their support of a local champion. Since Peterson
began to show such speed in his training the hopes of his
many admirers have risen until he is now looked on by the
Long Bridge men as another Hanlan. Every day that he gets
into his boat their imaginations conjure up an exciting picture
of a three-mile race with Peterson paddling easily home-
wards and Mclnerney, the Eastern sculler, puffing along a
mile in the rear with his tongue and bis eyes bulging out of
his diminished head.

During the week the committee from the Amity Boat Club
of Stockton has been visiting this city in quest of boats.
From what we hear it is not unlikely that the committee will
get all the old and worthless boats it wants. It is rather a
risky business for country visitors to drop into one one of
the Long Bridge clubs and buy the boats offered at low
prices. A good boat is always worth a good price, and the
boat that one can get for a mere nothing is generally worth
that much.

M. Price received an affectionate letter yesterday from Jack
Largan, the1 English champion sculler. Largan states that
his bad lack in Australia was due to sickness. He had a
rough time of it, and was to have started for England on
March 31. He will row on the Thames in the Chinnery re-
gatta. He sent H. Price of the Pioneer Club a very hand-
some pair of sculls,

A Decaying Organization.

Pioneer Rowing Club, which for many years kept the lead
in aquatic affairs in California, has become almost comatose.
The dust is gathering on its racing craft and except a change
takes place very soon it will like the St. George Club and
other once prosperous organizations, be numbered as one of
the things that were. Success in racing is essential to the
prosperity of any club, and the Pioneers have, in their recent
contests, been very unfortunate. Much of their bad luck
was due to their indiscreet belief that the reputation of their
club would carry them through. While the other clubs were
working hard to insure victory, the Pioneers took their train-
ing as a sort of necessary superfluity that would have no ef-
fect on the race. Their bitter ill-fortune has taught them
better, but the difficulty now is to get a crew together to train.
The club is entirely lacking in the harmony of feeling that
conduces to such success as the Ariel Club is likely to attain.
An unfortunate affair, which led to the expulsion of several
members a year ago, demoralized the club, and it has never
recovered from the effects of that ocrurrence. Some months
ago the trouble was renewed by the attempt of one of the ex-
pelled members to obtain admission to the club. He was black-
balled, but persisted in his candidacy, and at a slimly at-
tended meeting of the club recently held, accomplished his
purpose. There is some feeling over the event and the club
is not likely to profit by it. It is questionable taste for a club
to expel a member, twice reject his application for readmis-
sion, blackball him once, and then elect him. It is also very
questionable taste for anyone to accept membership under

such conditions.

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The Ariel Boat Club is now the most flourishing of all the
clubs at the South End. The membership has greatly in-
creased and the new accessories have stimulated the activity
of ttie organization. The club is now capable of putting for-
ward at least two; first-class four-oar crews and ready, if oppor-
tunity offer, to do so. The latest enterprise of the club was
the addition of a commodious and comfortable meeting room.
As soon as the club had determined to enlarge its accommo-
dations it went to work with a will and in a few days the
rcom was ready for occupation. The Ariels have worked
their way to their present condition of prosper-
ity by sheer pluck and perseverance and they deserve all the
success that can attend their efforts.

Hanlan says that he will be able to get to 152 pounds very
easily and will row at about that with Kennedy. The latter
takes but one pull a day and then rows over eight miles.
He walks seven more. Hanlan walks about
fourteen miles a day and rows twice, covering five
miles at each pull. Professionaljoarsmen in the East look on
the race as already settled in favor of Hanlan. They think
that Kennedy has no show and knows it, but that he hopes
to make some reputation by giving the champion a good race
for two miles. This is not exactly a cheerful prospect but it
is about as good as that which Trickett and all the others
had.

By some mischance Mclnerney's boat has been delayed and
on Thursday she was still on the railroad instead of being
on the water with the Eastern sculler in her. Peterson's
friends are much encouraged by the delay of the Lowell
man's craft and if it staysjon the cars another week will lay
odds of 3 to 1 on "Mac's" defeat. Both men are looking
well.

The English professional ex-champion, Harry Kelly, has
been especially^engaged, says a London correspondent of a
Boston exchange, to train an amateur crew at Berlin, Ger-
many. The Germans will, when ready, proceed to London,
afterward journeying to this country.

ATHLETICS.

A Creditable Exhibition.

On Wednesday evening, at Golden Gate Hall, the Golden
Gate Athletic Club gave its second exhibition. The club is
new but vigorous and judging by the excellence of the exhi-
bition is the nucleus of an organization that may become a
formidable rival of older and more pretentious clubs.

The exercises began with a performance on the parallel bars
by Thos. Strohm of Los Angeles, W. J. O'Connor, Jos. Peter-
sen, W. T. Welch, Jos. Connolly, J. Lynch, A. Loeber, W.
Stone and T. J. Petrit. Mr. Strohm was visiting San
Francisco on business and kindly gave his services at the re-
quest of Mr. Pettit. Although out of practice, he did some
remarkable feats. The performances by the other mem-
bers were creditable.

A song by John Hartnett and club-swinging by Hiram
Patterson followed and furnished agreeable variety.

W. J. O'Connor gave a fine exhibition of dumb-bell lifting
and raised the 116-pound bell in a manner that aroused the
astonishment of the critics.

Josh Davis sang several comic songs and brought down
the house by a burlesque on "For Goodness Sake Don't Say
I Told You."

The sparring between the feather weights, L. P. Ward of
the Olympic Club and D. I. Maboney, of the Golden Gate
Club, was next on the programme and was watched with in-
terest as Ward is a veteran while Mahoney is a novice. The
youthful boxer proved to be remarkably quick and well able
to hold his own with the Olympic Club champion. The nov-
ice is very quick on his feet and uses his left hand well but
has a bad habit of rushing within striking distance on a ral-
ly, without doing anything. He has a good idea of avoiding
business and with some practice and coaching should become
a very clever feather weight sparrer.

W. T. Welch gave an exhibition of club-swinging.

Walter Goldsmith, a youthful comedian, showed decided
talent for comic singing and recitation.

The sparring between the middle weights, D. Dillon, Olym-
pic Club, and W. T. Welch, Golden Gate Club, showed that
the Olympic Club man has not improved his form. He was
hardly as quick as he was a year ago. Welch overmatched
his opponent in size and weight and hitting power. With
practice he will become a good boxer. Though classed as a
middle weight he evidently belonged to the heavies. He is
rather slow on countering.

The remainder of the interesting programme consisted of
club-swinging by W. J. O'Connor, a very creditable exhibi-
tion, Dutch recitation by Mr. -Johnson, wrestling, collar and
elbow, by P. Tormey and W. J. O'Connor, hitch and kick,
D. I. Mahoney, Jas. Connolly and W. J. O'Connor. Tor-
mey was much smaller than O'Connor and it was expected
that he would be easily vanquished. He proved, however, to
be a veritable Tartar and threw his muscular antagonist
twice in clever style. He slipped down in a most palpable
manneron the third bout. He won the third fall easily. The
exhibition was thoroughly enjoyed by the large and highly
respectable audience.

O'Leary Overwhelmed.

The following account of the six-day walk between OXeary
and Edwards is from the Sydney Mail of March 19:

The six days' pedestrian contest in the Exhibition Building
for £*200 a side, between OXeary, the champion walker of
America, and Edwards, the champion long distance walker
of Australia, was brought to a termination on Saturday, in
the presence of several thousand persons, Edwards winning
easily by 23 miles. When O'Leary allowed Edwards to make
over 100 miles in the first 2-4 hours, and then increase the
lead to 20 miles at the end of the second day, it was thought
that he merely allowed Edwards to go ahead, and that he
would overtake him as the end of the week approached.
From a statement made by O'Leary's trainer, it appears that
he was siezed with illness on the first day which he could not
succeed in throwing off during the match. He struggled
gamely, but had to retire from the track so often that Ed-
wards had ample time to take things easy and reserve all his
strength in case O'Leary would attempt to force the pace on
the two last days. When the end of the fifth day was ap-
proaching, Edwards (who knew nothing of OXeary's indispo-
sition) expected the American champion to make an effort ;
as no effort was made by OXeary to decrease the distance on
Saturday morning, Edwards felt that he was the winner, and
that O'Leary was not himself. By mutual consent the match
was brought to a close at a 10:45. Shortly before that time
the rival pedestrians indulged in some fast spurts, to the
delight of the crowd, some of whom gave vent to their en-
thusiasm by yelling in the most fiendish fashion. Edwards
made several unsuccessful efforts to pass O'Leary, and at
last he succeeded in doing so, and in nearly overlapping him
in a very short space of time. The distance done in the 142J
hours by Edwards and O'Leary respectively were 373 miles
and 350 miles. The distance traversed by the contestants
falls a long way below expectations, and the backers of either
man would have wagered at the start that at least 450 miles
would have been recorded by the winning man in six days.
In nearly all of his six days' matches, O'Leary has strided
over 500 miles. At the conclusion of the walk, Mr. F. D.
Hamilton of Melbourne, the stakeholder in the match, ad-
dressed those present, and stated that OXeary had been un-
well during the whole of the contest, and though he had been
defeated, there were some friends of the American champion
in Sydney who would back him to walk Edwards again o\er
the same distance. Edwards, who then appeared, thanked
the public for the liberal manner in which they had patron-
ised the match, and regretted that it had not been a closer
affair. As a refutation of the injury which it is alleged the
system sustains through these long distance walking matches,
Edwards offered to submit himself at once for examination
at the hands of any medical man who might be present, and
to illustrate that he had not suffered loss of physical power
through his exertions he was prepared to walk any man in
Sydney for twenty-four hours within seven days' time. Be-
fore retiring Edwards expressed his regret at OXeary's indis-
position. OXeary then briefly returned thanks for the sym-
pathy which had been expressed for him. Though there
was a plentiful display of green ribbons among the specta-
tors, three hearty cheers were given for the Queen, and not-
withstanding the manifestations of the loyalty and the
fact that the Headquarters band played the na-
tional anthem twice in about a quarter of an
hour, no disorder occurred. The stakes will be paid over
at Hunt's Oxford Hotel on Wednesday night, when proba-
bly another match will be arranged.

Preparations for

the Olympic Club Spring-
Meet mer.

The spring meeting of tlie Olympic Athletic Club, which
occurs on Decoration Day at the Oakland grounds, promises
to be an unusually interesting affair. A long list of events
has been carefully selected, most of which are open to ama-
teur clubs. A departure has been made from the stereotyped
programmes of former meetings, in which the spectators were
obliged to sit patiently through a number of events better cal-
culated for the gymnasium than the field, and in conse-
quence the various meetings were stripped of that general in-
terest which should prevail in order to make them thorough-
ly acceptable and successful. It is proposed to make the
handicaps liberal enough to insure close and exciting races,
and the selection of judges will be made by the clubs repre-
sented according to the number of their members entered.
With the co-operation of the bicycle clubs in this city and
across the bay, the wheel will be fully championed by prom-
inent riders in both long and short races, so as to give every-
body an opportunity of participating. Without disparaging
the importance of running races at an athletic meeting it is
well known that the spectators take a great interest in bicy-
cle runs, and if they are properly arranged so as to relieve
the monotony of a long programme by alternating with run-
ning events the day's sport will be assured. Another feature
of the meeting is that the events have been announced early
enough to give intending contestants ample time to prepare
for such races as they propose to enter for, by this
means allowing no ground for the usual complaint that it was
impossible to get in trim. A list of the events has been sent
to the various athletic and cricket clubs, so that there is every
reason to believe that the field will be large. The Merion
Cricket Club is desirous of having a walking match included,
but as the programme is already of considerable length, it is
hardly probable that the request will be granted. The
grounds are in excellent condition and quite favorable for a
good time. As has been previously stated the track is as
smooth as a billiard table and the field is covered with thick
grass. At last accounts the clubs were proposing to make
arrangements for permission to practice there. Thus far the
following clubs have signified their intention of participating
in the meeting: Olympics, Golden Gate, California Univer-
sity, California Athletic and Lacrosse and the MerionCricket
Clubs.

We have received from Chas. D. Irons, the manager of the
late walk at Truckee, a copy of an affidavit made by the
judges certifying that Harriman began at 7 p. m., on Friday,
April 6, 1883, and ended on Saturday, April 7, 1833, at pre-
cisely 11:58:30 p. m.; that they kept a tally sheet score on
which each lap was marked in figures; that, in addition, a
dial score was kept registering each and every lap; that the
track as measured shows that thirty-two laps were required to
constitute one mile, and that Chas. A. Harriman did actually
walk 121 miles and 7 laps; that the time occupied in perform-
ing said distance was 23:58:30; that he did not leave the track
for any purpose whatever during the said hours; that the
walking was a square heel and toe walk, and that Mr. Chas.
A. Harriman performed the distance in a mar
just and fair. Accompanying is a copy of an
the parties who measured the track, who cerl
165 feet and 1 inch in circumference. Cons.
man walked 121 miles and 3S5 yards.

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April 21

HEED AND SWINE.

Shorthorns as Dairy Cattle.

A friend of the writer's overheard a discussion among his
children upon the meaning of the word "amateur." One
little fellow undertook to explain. "You see," said he,
there's the professional, who knows all about it, and there's
the amateur, who knows nothing about it." "No," inter-
posed his brother, "you're wrong, he's called a connoisseur."
It is the misfortune of "the Shorthorn interest," in England,
at least, that the choice of the public has been led by too
many gentlemen of the latter class. During the reign of
fashion, such terms as "exquisite sweetness, " applied to the
cow or heifer; "consummate grandeur," to the bull; and "in-
describably charming quality," "tubular form " (as if you
could see "through, looking from either end), and a great
many other mawkish and unmanly terms used in descriptions
of either cow or bull, were the stock-in-trade of the Short-
horn connoisseur, travelling, note book-in hand, among such
of the herds as had owners ambitious of his critiques. This
itinerant dealer in literary sugar-candy held his head quite
too high to look underneath a cow for such a thing as a bag,
and was quite above mean questions as to the ability of the
ball's dam to yield any return for her keep beyond her noble
son himself, in whose imposing presence it was impossible
to think of such trifling incidents of his calfhood as the cost
of his fostermother and her keep.

The fashion fever culminated with us between seven and
eight years ago; snd after a few ineffectual efforts to fan the
dying flame, the writers of the same class became suddenly
and severely practical. They began to inform us that the
Shorthorn had been utterly ruined by the gigantic folly of
recent times — folly to which they or their class (they forgot
to tell us) had eagerly ministered. The last error of these
superficial critics was worse than the first. As theyjhad for-
merly failed to take cognizance of useful properties, they
readily failed to take cognizance of useful work, done against
the stream of fashion, and although apart from its influence.
While their dainty descriptions had found fit audience, the
steady-going workers, some with fashionable materials, were
breeding herds of great beef-makingShorthorns, and of deep-
milking Shorthorns that could grow plenty of beef too.

A herd of the kind last mentioned Is to be found at the
historical abbey town of St. Albans, the site of ancient Ye-
rulam (theme of a stanza in Spencer's "Euins of Time,")
and resting place of our great Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam,
improperly called by the world Lord Bacon. Anything like
a notice of the herd would be, of course, out of place here,
and is by no means necessary to my object, which is to show,
by one of many examples before me, what the highly-bred
Shorthorn can do, and is doing, for the dairy. Of the breed-
ing of the cattle, I need only say that they are of various ped-
igree families, including Bates, Knightley, and other blood
which used to be termed fashionable; and that one of the
stock bulls is a son of the Hon. M. H. Cochrane's (Canada)
second Duke of Millhurst, from a cow of one of Mr. Bates'
families. These remarks will sufficiently inform the reader
that the Shorthorns whose dairy produce we are about to
consider are bona fide representatives of the improved breed,
and not the common Shorthorns of our markets and fairs.
The herd is kept for the purpose of supplying St. Albans
with milk. The proprietor, Mr. Edwards, who received the
diploma of the British Dairy Farmer's Association for dairy
farm records, has kept and circulated statistics of the yield of
his cattle, not as anything extraordinary, but as showing the
form in which such records may be conveniently kept, and
the doings of a pure-bred Shorthorn herd, selected with good
average judgment, and managed in the ordinary way as dairy
cattle. As the pith of these statistics may be interesting to
American readers for purposes of comparison, I have gone
carefully over the tables prepared by Mr. Edwards, worked
out from them a few averages, etc., and extracated any par-
ticulars which struck me as worth repeating.

The milk is regularly submitted to a professional analyst,
whose reports upon the dairy produce of the entire herdare
given monthly. The help of the analyst is no essential part
of a system of recording dairy produce, but it has been use-
fully added in this case. Each cow's produce is given in tab-
ular statements, which supply references to the pages of pedi-
grees annexed to the tables in the form of a catalogue, the
name and exact date of birth of each cow being given also in
the tables, with her date of calving and the number of days
she continued in milk from that date, but not farther than
the close of 1882, when most of the cows and heifers which
had calved at various times in the year were still milking.
The aggregate quantity of the milk of each cow in imperial
quarts, the average dally quantity, in the same measure, the
percentage of creum and the percentage of fat have columns
in the table. There is not, however, as in the tables pre-
pared by Mr. Hosley, upon which I sent you some notes last
month, any column for the weight of milk. This, in Mr.
Hosley's tables, is a valuable point, as it enables us to ascer-
tain the average weight of the milk of Jersey cows; and it
would be interesting, and more than interesting, verv useful,
to know, from as many different sources as possible.'the pro-
portionate weight and measure of the milk of all dairy
breeds. Some of our dairy authorities lay down rules appli-
cable to milk in general, but these rules are subject to con-
siderable variation, according to the proportions of fat, min-
eral substances, and other constituents of milk. From the
reports of Mr. Elkins, the analyst, it appears the average
quality of the milk of the whole of the St. Albans dairy herd
vanes little throughout the year. The range of the propor-
tions of water and all solids is from 86.46 water and 13.54
solids, to 87 water and 13 solids, or an extreme variation of
scarcely more than one-half per cent. Butter, ranging from
3.98 to 4.20, averages 4.05 per cent, and mineral matter .675.
The average percentage of cream of the entire herd is 12,
varying from 6.50 to 19.

The heifers have tables distinct from those of the cows.
One of the heifers, curiously enough, is exactly the same age
as one of the cows, and older than three of the cows, having
doubtless failed to breed as early as most of her companions;
while the cows in question must have bred their first calves
at unusually early ages to have become mothers again, and
taken their places umong the cows of ages equaled or ex-
ceeded by the age of a heifer not far beyond the average.
Two of these cowsshow a low average yield of milk— a fact
not surprising when we consider the drain upon their systems
before maturity, and the want of sufficient rest before that
drain is renewed; but, upon the other hand, it must beadded
that the other two young cows are both considerably above
tho average in quantity and quality of milk. The two which
Oie gr ally below tiu; avorage in quantity (each scarcely more
than one-half the average), are a little below the average in

The herd is a self-perpetuating one, the heifer calves being
kept and reared to supply the places of the cows, and a draft
sold when the farm becomes over-stocked; a few bulls also
kept for several months and sold for stock purposes. It
comprises, at the present time, 68 females of all ages, of
which 40 cows and heifers, or, to be more exact, cows 29 and 11
heifers, were in milk in some part of 1SS2, and consequently
appear in the tables. The records ending with that year cut
snort the doings of 20 cows and 10 heifers, or three-fourths
of the milking portion of the herd. The future records of
the same dairy, if published, will be interesting as showing
how long each cow and heifer remained in milk, and what
her yield was, in quantity and quality, to the last. As it is,
only ten animals (nine cows and one heifer) finished within
the year's records their course of milking. Those nine cows
averaged 249 days in milk, and yielded in that time 21,000
quarts, averaging 2, 333J over the entire period, or about
9 2-5 quarts each daily. The one heifer whose full time of
milking comes within the record was in milk 2S0 days, and
gave 1,722 quarts, or a daily average of about 6£. It is re-
markable that the nine cows whose^full time is included, and
whose averages, therefore, cover the fag-end of their milking,
when the yield, for some time, was probably not more than
a quart or two daily, the average of the entire herd, includ-
ing themselves and those cows which were still in milk at
the end of the year, one of which had calved only 22 days,
anotner 59 days, another S6 days, and others longer periods.

One cow had been in milk 320 days, and continued
so at the close of the year. She was evidently not one of
the deepest milkers, although a good "holderout," as our
English farmers term it, for she had averaged only eight
quarts daily (a fair average over so long a time), making a to-
tal of 2,560 quarts, while the two cows placed, immediately
above and below her in the tables had, respectively, miBied
for 2S0 and 30S days, yielding 3,676 quarts, or 13£ daily, and
3,627, or llf daily. The average length of time that each
cow milked, covered by the records of the whole herd, was
20S days, and the average daily yield of each cow in that
time, S 2-5 quarts, making a total of 50,746 quarts from the
29 cows. The 11 heifers average 135 milking days within
the records, ane 6§ quarts each, daily; and the total yield of
the 40 cows and heifers, each milking on an average 1SS
days, and giving 8 quarts daily, is 60,386 quarts. These fig-
ures, of course, do not mean that 1SS days in the year is the
average length of time that Shorthorns can milk, or that these
particular Shorthorns do milk. Three of the cows, as we have
seen by the numbers of days, calved within the last three
months of the year; altogether, four cows and seven heifers,
or more than one-fourth of the milking portion of the herd,
calved within the last four months; so that, as before re-
marked, the tables are incomplete as regards the doings of
most of the animals individually. The ages of the cows at
the close of 1SS2 varied from 3 years and 9 months to 12
years, and of the heifers, from 2 years and 7 months to near-
ly 4 years. The average age of the heifers at calving was 2
years and 9J months.

The increase of dairy records in England is quite a feature
of the day. The wonder is, that they have not been adopted
much sooner. In most other businesses, the books are sup-
posed to show how matters stand, while that business, which
is the means of supplying a large and highly important part
of the people's food, and which needs, for successful results,
the closest attention to innumerable minuriaa has taken its
chances under the rule of guessing. The change does not
come a day before it was due. — Wm. Housman, in Live Stock
Journal.

Opportunities for Further Importations.

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A wide range of sorts to select from affords one of the very
best guarantees of continued interest in the introduction of im-
proved breeds of cattle. No taste need go unsatisfied, and
by testing the several kinds, side by side, the points in which
each excel will be made apparent, and they will stand or fall
as these tests result favorably or otherwise. Many will never
be entirely satisfied until these tests are applied, and, by all
means, let them take a wide range and make them thorough.
The United States Consul at Florence, Mr. Schuyler Crosby,
reports officially regarding the large, white Italian cattle, a
breed said to have been bred for centuries with great care in
Tuscany. The cattle are described as white, no mention be-
ing made of any variation from this, or of their having any
marks, except those mentioned below.

In size, they are large, the weights at various ages being
given as follows: Calves at six months, 330 to 450 lbs. At
one year, 880 to 1,000 ft>s.; value $100. Heifer at one year,
SS0 to 1,000 lbs. Bull at two years, 1,550 to 1,750 ft>s.; value
$200. Bull at three years, 1,800 to 2,200 lbs.; value $250.
Ox at three years, 1,S50 to 2,250 lbs. Cow at three years,
1,250 to 1,500 ftts.; value $150. These prices represent the
values of fair animals, prices being higher or lower accord-
ing to merit. They are represented as excellent in the yoke,
ready fatteners, making excellent beef, but of very moderate
merit for dairy purposes. The bulls commence serving at
two years old, and are retained as sires till four, and some-
times five years old, and are used as breeders till eight or ten
years old.

Heifers as well as steers are broken to the yoke at about
two years, and kept at work till seven or eight years old,
when they are fed for the butcher. The bulls, when sepa-
rated from the herd at four years old and fed, gain as much
as 140 pounds in a.month, according to the report. These
cattle are described as having very long and straight backs,
and well rounded bodies; neck very thick; head light and
clear cut, with short and thin horns; ears long, the inside
being flesh colored; legs rather large and placed well under
the body; tail short, and black at the tip; dark upon the
muzzle, and a dark strip extending from muzzle along the
back to the rump, where it ceases, and appears again at tip
of tail. The hair over the body is silver white, and very
abundant. We are told that they can be brought to New
York for $50 per head, the shipper putting up the stalls, and
giving all care and feed, water alone being supplied by the
owners of the steamer. It would appear that these Italian
cattle are similar to the white wild cattle of the parks, with
certain variations, caused naturally by selection and domes-
tication. Possibly some readers will put the query, whether or
not these centuries-old Italians, with small, short horns, are
not, in part, the progenitors of the Shorthorn. — Live Stock
Journal.

• tables, unfortunately, from tho fact already mentioned,
i while many of the cows and heifers were iu
Ddeed Dot having lung calved— are incomplete as
■ ml of each cow and heifer by her full yield.

Dr. Loring, Commissioner of Agriculture, has done a good
thing in inviting Dr. D. E. Salmon to Washington, to con-
duct a series of experiments upon inoculation as a means of
preventing the spread of contagious diseases of farm stock.
Dr. Salmon has peculiar qualifications for work of this na-
ture. A man of fine education, being a graduate of Cornell
University, he has for years made a specialty of investiga-
tions of this character, and, from his eminent fitness for this
work and his earnest devotion to it, we confidently look for
valuable results.

The Demand for Well-Bred Stock.

The demand for improved or well-bred stock has been ex-
ceptionally good for the past few years. Breeders have little
reason to complain. If they have selected a breed, the merit
of which has been proved, and against which there has been
no special prejudice, and have bred fairly good animals, they
have been able to sell them at prices which left a fair profit.
Will this demand continue ? In the immediate future, yes,
certainly. Probably some changes of public opinion may be
found this year as compared with last year, but all the indica-
tions point to a year'of good demand for almost every class of
good stock. Horses, cattle, sheep and hogs; the heavy
draft and the roadster horse; the beef and the dairy cow; the
sheep for mutton and the sheep bred chiefly for wool, and
the hog of good size and form, whether he be called by this
or that name. Looking forward for a series of years we may
safely predict marked changes. There will be times of com-
parative depression, and times of unusually buoyant mar-
kets. There is little danger of over-supply for many years to
come, and on an average there will be a profitable trade in
good stock.

We have an enormously large country, and we are to have
more and more attention given to the rearing of animals.
Large as is Jthe number of pure-bred animals of various
breeds, they form but a small percentage of the total num-
ber of our animals. It is not to be expected that the major-
ity of farmers will become breeders of pure-bred stock.
Many of them have little taste for the work and many of
them hold — oftentimes correctly — that they can make more
money by using well-bred males on common or "grade" fe-
males, than by keeping all their stock pure-bred. We do not
know of a region in which there is not still some demand for
well-bred stock by general farmers, however long such stock
may have been kept in the neighborhood. Oftentimes the
demand has increased with the numberof breeders in a given
area.

American breeders are fortunate in having a great field now
being rapidly developed in the farther West. Vast numbers
of well-bred animals, especially of cattle and sheep, have
been taken from the older States to be used in improving the
poorer stock on the plains. And this demand is not soon to
cease. Clear-headed men are wisely preparing themselves to
take the best possible advantage of this market, by establish-
ing breeding farms near these great plains. Their enterprise
is almost sure to be well rewarded ; but they will not, for
many years at least, be able to fully supply this line of de-
mand. Breeders in the central Western States, especially,
will find those at work in the farther West looking to them to
supply them, in good part, with needed new or better blood.

Especially do we think we see clear indications of a reason-
ably uniform good demand for practically useful animals of
the various classes, although their pedigrees may not be of the
most fashionable. There will, in all probability, be less fluc-
tuation in the demand for these " plainly bred " animals than
for the fashionably bred ones. With less prospect for mak-
ing large sums in breeding them, there is also less danger of
loss. The intelligent fanner who carefully selects a stock of
animals of any good breed, well adapted to his region; who
avoids exceptionally high prices in his purchases and extrava-
gance in his management, may as certainly expect to make a
fair profit from rearing animals for sale to be used for breed-
ing purposes, as if he rears animals for the general markets.

— Breeder's Gazette.

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How to Restore the Vigor of Aged Bulls.

An aged bull that has become slow and an uncertain
breeder can be restored to bis activity and be made sure
again by the following treatment: When the weather is fit
for stock to run, stake him out, changing location often, and
as soon as there is a tolerable bite of grass, withdraw all grain
ration; he will take lots of exercise if cattle are in sight; he
will get very thin, but he will be active and sure. An aged
bull that had been over-fat and had got vexatiously slow and
very uncertain, was so treated by the writer last season. The
picket rope was long, with a swivel or two in it, and was
snapped into the ring in his nose. He got very thin, but was
strong and as active as a cat. He served 101 cows, 22 of
which came back for second service, and only three failures
to get with calf were reported. "A single swallow does not
make a summer," and similar treatment might not always
work so well, but the treatment has more than a single suc-
cess to commend it. Exercise, fresh soil from day to day,
with fresh grass, loss of fat, pure air — all potent remedies for
sterility — recommend it. The bull gets much of the benefit
of a free range, without exerting himself by serving cows
more than once in one heat. This practice of staking out
bulls by their rings prevails in some European countries,
and it is a cheap and easy way to manage them. A fence
stout enough to inclose a bull is very expensive, especially if
space enough is desired to do the animal any good. — Jf. T.
G.. in Breeder's Gazette.

Sales of Ayrshires.

Mr. Geo. Bement of Eedwood City has recently effected
the following sales:

To J. B. Lewis, Lakeville, Sonoma county, red bull Lindo,
by General Sherman, 2,091 A. B., dam Linda Pearce, 4,511
A. K.

To Carter & Gilmore, Los Angeles, bull Macbeth, by Mel-
ancton Callaghan, dam Lady Merryton, 26S3 A. E. Bull
Malcomb, by Archie, dam Maggie. Heifer Highland Maid,
by Melancton Callaghan, dam Highland Lassie. Heifer
Stellinita, by Adonis, 2.0S9 A. E., dam Stellina, 4,519 A. E.
Calf Gerald, by Newton, dam Stellinita.

Do not waste the blood during hog-killing time. It is a
valuable and excellent fertilizer, containing nearly 30 per
cent of organic matter, as well as being exceedingly rich in
nitrogen. Even the hair is of some value. When we con-
sider that the quantity of blood that comes from a pen of eight
or ten hogs is very large, some estimate may be made of its
value by weighing that taken from a single one, which will
be surprising, especially when we state that farmers buy it
in their fertilizers at the rate of two cents per pound.

Doctors Disagree.

Editor Breeder a2cd Sportsman, Dear Sir: I see a no-
tice of the death of Mollie McCarthy in your valuable paper
and the man Cooner, or Cowper, as his right name is, who said
she died of;impaction of the stomach, is as much mistaken as
the man that said she died of bots. There is no such diseaj a
as impaction of the stomach; the word impaction don't apply
to the stomach; he can't find it in anv dictionary, either
veterinary or medical. O C. Baldy, V. S.

Oakland, April IS.

1883

Qhz grmlcv and Ifoottanm

THE GUN.

Gun Notes from Vacaville.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman": The Vacaville Sports-
man Club only has been organized one year. It has a mem-
bership of thirty-two good, solid members, and they are try-
ing their utmost to protect the game of Solano county.
Hearing last week of parties killing deer, they at once pro-
cured an officer, and will send him in the mountains for one
week to try and catch the rascals that would shoot a deer at
this season of the year. Deer are being killed in Napa
county every Sunday, but the V. S. C. don't go or don't pre-
tend to go outside of their own county. But we think Napa
county should have a few white men that would see that the
game laws are enforced; but they only grunt, growl and com-
plain that game is getting scarcer every season. Their dis-
trict attorney, I am told, takes no notice whatever of viola-
tions of the law. Only a short time ago, I think in March,
he was informed that there was a fish trap on Mjlligan creek.
He took out his knife, and after whittling a while, said :
"Well, I guess I can't do anything with it." Nice state of
affairs, ain't it?

Now, our club don't ask for any pie yet; but, at the same
time, who was the first one to suggest the protection of quail
eggs? It came from this little club. And who sent the peti-
tion that passed what few game laws we have left? It was
got up by the Y. S. C, signed by Solano's best citizens, and
sent to the Senate, and we are told on good authority if this
petition had not arrived, our chances would have been very
slim for what game laws we have. Three to one if it had not
been sent, we would now have no game laws at all. We
worked hard for it, and we got a little protection for thegame.

A few members of the club met on the 15th inst. for prac-
tice at five clay pigeons, twenty-one yards rise, §1 entrance.
The shoots came out thns:

PTBST MATCH.

[ 1 1 1— 4 A.R. Long 0 0 0 1 1—2

J. M. Bassford Jr 1 1 0 0 1—3

H. Bassford 0 10 1 1—3

F. Bassford

J. Dohbins 1 110 1

S. Dobbins 1 0 111

E. Whitby 0 110 0—2

Ties decided on second match.

SECOND MATCH.

F. Bassford 1 10 1 1— 4IS. Dobbins 1 110 0—3

J. Dobbins 1 0 11 1— 4JJ. M. Bassford Jr 0 Oil 1—3

First and second money divided by F. Bassford and J.Dob-
bins.

The third match was a freeze-on, $1 entrance; won by F.
Bassford 3; S. Dobbins, 2, H. Bassford 1, J. Bassford 1, J.
Dobbins 0.

FOUHTH MATCH.

H. Bassford 1 10 1 1— 4jS. Dobbins 0 0 0 0 w

F. Bassford 1 111 1—5 J. Dobbins 0 1 0 w

J. M. Bassford Jr 0 C 1 1 1— 3|Dr. Barbour 1111 1—5

Divided by Dr. Barbour and F. Bassford.

FIFTH MATCH.

H. Bassford 0 111 1— 4jS. Dobbins 0 100 0—1

F. Bassford 0 Oil 1— 3iJ. Dobbins 0111 0—3

J. M. Bassford Jr 1111 1 — 5J

Won by J. M. Bassford Jr.

SIXTH MATCH.

H. Bassford 1 10 1 1— 4:S. Dobbins 110 0 0—2

F. Bassford 1 111 1— 5IJ. Dobbins 1 111 1—5

J. M. Bassford Jr 0 111 1— -t|

Divided by F. Bassford and J. Dobbins.

The club has its regular shoot for the medal on the 2Sth.

Vacaville, April 16. X. X. X.

Ventura Gun Club.

The Ventura Bod and Gun Club commenced a series of
clay pigeon practice shoots last Sunday when the following
scores were achieved:

FIRST MATCH.

Victers 0 0 10 0— llShaw 1 0 11 0—3

Foulks 0110 1— 3jGoodwin 11110—4

Sheldon 0 10 0 1— 2|F. Sheldon 1 10 1 0—3

Reily 0 0 0 0 0— 0'Bonestel 0 10 0 1—2

Chrisman 0 10 0 0— llKaisier 0 110 0—2

Charlebois 0 0 0 1 1— 2|T. Chrisman 0 0 10 0—1

.15

Total 9| Total

SECOND MATCH.

Chrisman 0 0 0 1 1— 2|Cbarlebois 1 0 11 1—4

Kaiser 1111 1—5 Goodwin 1 1 1 o 1—4

Foulks 1 1 1 1 1— 5|Shaw 1 0 11 0—3

F. Sheldon 0 0 11 1— 3|Sbeldon 0 0 10 0—1

T. Chrisman 1 0 11 1— 4 Vickers 0 0 11 0—2

Bonestel 0 0 1 1 0— 2 Roilly 0 0 0 0 1—1

Abbott 0 0 0 0 0— OlAbbott 0 0 0 0 0—0

Total 21 1 Total 15

THTED MATCH.

Kaiser 1 111 1— 5IFoulks 1110 1—4

Goodwin 1 111 1—5 Charlebois 0 001 1—2

Chrisman 0 10 0 0— 1 F. Sheridon 0 10 1 0—2

Shaw 0 10 11—:

Sheldon 0 0 10 1—2

Beily 0 0 0 0 0-0

Vickers 0 111 0—3

T. Chrisman 1 110 1—4

Abbott 0 10 0 1—2

Total 16 Total. ,

Gilroy Rod and Gun Club.

At the regular monthly meeting of the club, the Commit-
tee on Arrangements for the meeting of the State Sportsmen's
Association made a partial report, but requested further time
to complete the preliminaries. The committee contemplates
entertaining the members of the S. S. A. with pigeon and
blackbird shooting on May 4, and a picnic and clay pigeon
shooting on Saturday, at Sargent's Station, five miles from
Gilroy. Mr. Pyle of the Committee on Field Trials requested
further time to report, as the secretary had been in commu-
nication with the Eastern Field Trial and National American
Field Trial Clubs, respecting rules for governing field trials
and had not received their replies.

It is the intention of the Gilroy Club and people of Gilroy
to extend all the courtesies and hospitalities in their power
to entertain their sporting friends and visitors from San
Francisco and all parts of the State. They hope also to show
them that the members of the Gilroy Club are not parlor
sportsmen, and while they do not succumb to any club in
their desire to carry out the true objects of a sportsmen's as-
sociation— the legitimate protection of game and fish — thev
can, when necessary, handle a gun with any of the best shots
in the State.

The Lincoln Gun Club held its first shoot at Colma Station
on the line of the Southern Pacific on Sunday. Three club
medals were provided which will be awarded to those making
the best average scores. The shooting was hardly up to the
standard.

The Cosmopolitans' Shoot.

Last Sunday the above named club held their second shoot
of this season at San Bruno. The attendance was principal-
| ly members, which with a few spectators numbered about
seventy-five persons. The shooting under the California
State Sportsman's rules, twenty-one yards rise, five pluDge
traps and the use of only one barrel. The day was as love-
ly for the sport as could be wished, with just enough wind
to clear away the smoke and not enough to be objectionable.
Twelve pigeons each, were shot at for the four club medals
; and a sweepstakes purse that was made up by the twenty-two
! men who entered. Mr. Tallant stepped to the stake first and
scored a miss on an easy right-quartering bird and followed
1 up a string of "duck eggs " till he reached his fifth bird,
[ when he withdrew. He did not do as good shooting as he
does sometimes. Mr. Funcke coming next promised to make
I a clean score, but on his eighth round a low, swift flying
terra cotta colored bird, so to speak, was thrown from the
I trap, and Mr. Funcke fell from grace but killed all the rest
. of his birds and secured the second prize medal and second
money. Mr. Putzman scored ten birds in good style, his
seventh bird dying just outside of bounds. Mr. Lachman's
first bird fell only six inches outside of the eighty-yard flags
and he lost his ninth by retrieving the wrong bird on the
three minute time limit; otherwise, his score stands among
the best made. Mr. Johnson, who is more than an average
shot, missed his first and lost his third by the latter dying
out of bounds; but he stopped all his remaining birds very
cleverly. The champion of the club, Frank Maskey,
dropped all his twelve birds, giving him a clean score, the
first prize and first money. The bets on Maskey's shots
were So to SI, and on the rest of the good shots ran about
S2andS3to$l. At 12 o'clock, and theeighthround, theshoot-
ing stopped while the shooters were making clean, or rather
greasy scores on Mr. Cunningham's roast beef and ham
sandwiches. After lunch four straight misses were made at
the traps as the following scores show:

Tallant 0 0 0 0 Ow — 0

Funcke .11111110111 1—11

Edwards 1 QC* 111 11110 1—9

Rix 1 1110 1

Golcher 1 1 0*0

Putzman 1 1

Buckely 0* 1

Ferguson 1 1 0 1 1 1

Brown 1 1 1 0 0 1

Young 1 110 0 1

Lachman 0*1 1 1 1 1

Maskey

Johnson 0 1 0* 1

Pierce 1 0 1 0

Card 0 10 1

Graham 1 111

Rover 0 1

Cain 0 1

Shorten 1 0

Browell 0 1

Liddle 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

O'Brien 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

(* Died ontof bounds.)

As seen, three came in for a chance for the third and fourth
prizes on scores of ten birds each. The ties were shot off at
three pairs of birds each, eighteen yards rise, resulting in
Lachman winning the third and Johnson the fourth medals.
The score at double birds stands:

Putzman 0 0 0 1 0 0—1

Lachman 11 0 1 1 1—5

Johnson 0 0 11 w — 2

The result of the shoot gives Frank Maskey the first prize
medal and first money of the sweepstake, $S; score, twelve
birds. C. P. Funcke, second medal and second money, $6;
score, eleven birds. Mr. Lachman third medal and third
money, §4; score, ten birds; and Fred Johnson fourth medal;
score, ten birds. These medals were won at the previous
shoot by the same men. Messrs. W. L. Ayre and T. A. Pear-
son were the judges and Dr. Knowls the referee; Mr. Price
officiated as trapper; all of these positions the gentlemen
filled to the satisfaction of those interested. After the match
one or two unimportaDt little sweepstakes matches were shot,
but neither money nor scores were very large. Only one
thing occurred to mar the pleasure of the day, and that can
be remedied in future, if this, and all other clubs, would
strictly prohibit the promiscuous shooting of birds around
the grounds. One of these shots might cause an endless
amount of trouble.

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A Good Hunting Trip.

A good story of a hunt, by two of our local huntsmen,
has just come to light. In fact it was too good to keep, al-
though the principals intended at first to keep it dark. Two
weeks ago Mr. Ed Ladd and M. L. Hall started out bright
and early Sunday morning in a wagon with the intention of
bringing home a wagon load of the frisky rabbit and tooth-
some squirrel. So implicitly did they rely on their prowess
as marksmen that they ignored the shotgun but with a
couple of sporting rifles, high hopes and a pack of six dogs
they went forth to the fields of slaughter and conquest.

After roaming around for a time they finally saw a small, in-
significant cotton-tail rabbit sitting near the edge of a patch
of sagebrush. Instantly both rifles belched forth their leaden
messages of death; the rabbit looked surprised, but sat still
and made no comment. Again the two riflemen fired and
the rabbit only jumped upon a pile of earth to get a better
view of the situation. After shot at no less than ten times
and not being hit, Mr. Cottontail hopped into his burrow to
take a nap. About this time the dogs began to get wind of
the fun and started after the rabbit, which was now calmly
sleeping, so hunters and dogs went to work to dig the inno-
cent animal out. After an hour's hard work, .the dogs got
the poor rabbit by that portion of his anatomy that went into
the ground last, and out the rabbit came. That evening
two weary hunters, six tired dogs and a horse, more tired
than all the rest, came into town. The hunters exhibited as
the fruits of their day's work, one poor little rabbit whose
hams were sadly mutilated — and nothing more.

A Good String of Shots.

The following is a score made by Ed Hovey last Saturday
at Shell Mound Park. The shooting was done with u Win-
chester rifle, with open sights, and six-pound pull of trigger,
on the 200-yard target. The score shows 90 per cent, or
at the rate of 452 points to 100 shots, which is above the
average Bhooting. The shooting was done offhand and
stands:

554454664 5 46

545554545 5 47

544444445 6 43

554545536 4 45

644456454 6 45

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To-morrow the California Club will hold their second reg-
ular shoot at San Bruno. After the club shoot a match ar-
ranged between Mr. T. A. Pearson and Mr. Swan, the
painter, for S2 50 a side, fifty pigeons, Hurliugham rules,
will be shot oft'. As both of these gentlemen are good shots,
sportsmen are somewhat in doubt as to which is the most
advisable side on which to stake their money.

A fifty-bird match is arranged between Mr. A. E. Bnrbank
and Mr. James. This match is for money and sport com-
bined, and will take place in the near future.

THE PJFLE.

Oakland Riflemen.

Last Sunday at Shell Mound Park the following scores were
made at 200 yards by members of Company A, Oakland Guard:

(4 5445654 5 4-45

Lieut. J. S. Green \ 5

Corp. S. Crawford.

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On Sunday, April 22, a match will be shot at Newark by
teams of six men each, between Company A of Oakland and
Company B of San Jose.

Carver and Bogardus.

Dr. Carver and Capt. Bogardus have been traveling over
the country shooting matches at clay pigeons, under contract
to the Clay Pigeon Company, the central idea of the tour
being to advertise these substitutes for live birds. Capt.
Bogardus admits now that Dr. Carver is the bettershot, being
quicker with the first barrel and fully equal to the Captain
with the second. The following are the scores of the shoots
thus far held:

Bogardus.

Chicago 63

St. Louis 69

Cincinnati 79

Kansas City 75

St. Joseph 62

Omaha 90

Council Bluffs 96

Des Moines 97

Davenport 89

Burlington 99

Quiney 92

Carver
72
85

94
96
100

Bogardus.

Peoria 92

Terre Haute 95

Indianapolis 97

Dayton 94

Columbus 93

Pittsburg 95

Philadelphia 95

Jersey City 91

Totals 1,663

Carver.
98

76
94
96

To-morrow the San Francisco Fusileers, Company C, Sec-
ond Regiment, N. G. C, will hold their twelfth annual pic-
nic and shooting tournament at Shell Mound Park. Aside
from the company shooting there will be a public target and
eight cash prizes offered. These prizes run from SI to $20
and all riflemen are invited. As this is a military affair only
the U. S. Springfield with open sights and six pound pull of
trigger will be allowed. A pleasant time is anticipated.

J. E. Klein, of the firm of Klein & Carr, is organizing a
Citizen's Pistol Team to compete for the pistol trophy now
held by one of the pistol teams of Capt. Douglas1 division.
The police have already won this trophy twice and on the
third time it is won by one team it becomes the permanent
property of the winners.

The Bifle Team of Company C, First Regiment, was over
last Sunday at Shell Mound and made very good practice
scores. This team will enter for some of the prizes offered
by the California Rifle Association. To-morrow they will
have their last practice, as the spring meeting is close at
hand. \

A Useful Article. — Rawson'B TJ. S. Army Suspensory
Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement
elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, and
should be in general use. It is self-adjusting, and displace-
ment is impossible. It counteracts nervous tension and
"other ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists.
Can be sent by mail safely. Address S. E. G. Rawson, patent-
ee .Saratoga Springs, X. Y.

A friendly match between two roadsters trotting under
saddle, dash of a mile, will be decided at the Bay District
track to-morrow morning. The match has been brought
about by a difference of opinion between the patrons of the
Fashion and St. George stables as to which establishment has
the fastest roadster. Taylor will represent the Fashion and
Commodore will appear for the St. George. A stake of $250
a side has been put up. No pools will be sold, but a large
amount of money will be betted at private hands, and a
goodly company of gentleman road riders will be present to
witness the settlement of the controversy.

It is wonderful how easy it is to gentle and accustom a
weanling to harness as compared with the work if delayed
until older. A small harness made to fit them, a little
skeleton cart with straight-out shafts, and a level path, com-
plete the necessities. A few days in the (stable with bit and
harness, then a few days of education out of doors without
the cart, and then ten or a dozen times hitched Dp with from
half a mile to two miles of gentle drive, gives the best
foundation possible for a safe and well-broken horse.

The Sonoma Agricultural Park Association Directors met
Saturday, and elected as officers for the year: Wyman Mur-

Bliy, President ; Isaac Do Turk, Vice-President ; James
'Meara, Secretary, and Qeorge P. Ifoonan Treasurer. Im-
portant changes will be made in the organization and its
management of the yearly meetings at the Park grounds.

A circular has been issued by M. F. Tarpey of Alani.
calling the attention of wool growers to the necessity of or-
ganization for the protection of the wool interests. A call is
made for a convention of the wool growers in California, to
be held in Sacramento during the fair week in September
next.

Charles Weigh tman, better known uNatator
has been engaged for the season by J. P. Wo
meda, as an expert teacher and exhibition swim

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TROTTING- AT MELBOURNE.

The great trotffor a purse of $2,500 came off at Mel-
bourne, Australia, and resulted in a victory for Honesty.
The steamer sailed so soon after the race that the intel-
ligence is very meager, and excepting a telegram in
Sydney Mail, there is nothing in the papers re-
garding it. A letter from the driver of Honesty-
is also very brief, the second heat being the
only one he describes. The first was won in
2:30^, and in the second he writes: "Honesty
made a break at the three-quarter pole and it looked
very much at if Len Rose would win the heat, but I
measured my distance and made up my mind that if
Honesty did not make another break I could beat him,
so I made a drive for the heat and won by a head. " He
gives the time 2:33 and of the third 2:32£, differing from
the paper, which has it 2:30, 2:33£, 2:33£. There were
four starters, Honesty, Ajax, Len Eose and Contractor,
the latter distanced in the first heat. As all three of the
placed horses were bred in California there must follow
a better appreciation of our stock than there was som
years ago. The writer appaars to have some doubts
about selling Honesty for a price that will induce parting
with him, and as Startle was sold at auction for £195 it
seems dubious. There is little question that trotting
sports received a backset from the actions of some who
accompanied the horses, and until that baneful influ-
ence is overcome there is small chance for improvement.
Granger, a big, fine-looking horse by imported Hercules,
that was taken out in company with Startle, sold for
£200. There were three handicap races on the same day,
which shows that there was not trotters enough to fill
the bill. The track was very soft in places and this
militated against fast time. The attendance was good.

From a passenger on the steamer we learn that Hon-
esty was sold the evening before she sailed, and as he
was entrusted with a bill of exchange of £1,000 to give
the owner, the presumption is that a fair price was real-
ized. With care in the future there is not a particle of
doubt that trotting in Australia will be supported, and
that there will be a demand for the trotting horses of
this State.

YEARLING SALES IN KENTUCKY.

The advertisements of the Elmendorf and Runnymede
sales appear in this number, but up to date the cata-
logues have not come to hand. It is probable that we
will receive them in time for purchasers to make selec-
tions, and commissions entrusted to either Colonel S. D.
Bruce or General A. Buford will insure the same atten-
tion as though the buyers were present. Both of these
gentlemen are eminently qualified to carry out the
wishes of thoso who entrust them with their business,
and instructions will be followed to the letter, while the
cor missions are moderate. Geo. W. Bowen's Eunny-
nr:de sale takes place on the 18th of May, D. Swigert's
al Elmendorf the 19th tof that month, so that there are

rcQ weeks before it is absolutely necessary to mail let-
from here. The stock at both places is of the high-

t breeding.

"KEEP COOL."

Such is the advice of the Turf, Field and Farm in an
editorial in that paper of the 7th inst., and without
doubt the writer was hugely in earnest when he penned
the article. As he acknowledges, we are not possessed of
a very hasty temper, but there are occasions when "for-
bearance ceases to be a virtue," and when there is a
persistent determination to "misrepresent," a man must
have a good deal of putty as well as " placidity " in his
composition to answer in milk and water terms. Follow-
ing the plan which has been observed all through this
controversy, we append the last article, and all we ask
in return is that the Turf, Field and Farm make an
acknowledgement that the charge that " Mr. Simpson
now quotes us as having said that tips broke her down, ' '
was a misconception and that such a statement he never
made. If on the presentation of the evidence this
reasonable request is not complied with, we will be forced
to the conclusion that there is a settled purpose to * 'mis-
represent." The article which called out this last mani-
festo was published in the Breeder and Sportsman of March
24, and in place of the words quoted and emphasized by
being printed in italics, were^the following : "It com-
pletely upsets the first position taken by the Turf, Field
and Farm that the wearing of tips on Algath should
have broken her down." It will readily be seen that this is
widely different from the language given, and we cannot
"characterize our own statement " as being unwarranted
and feel certain that our readers will indorse us in hold-
ing fast to its correctness, albeit there is a slight change
of phraseology. In the Turf, Field ami Farm of Decem-
ber 15, 1882, there was an interesting description of a
visit to Kentucky, and among other notable equines
"interviewed" was the great three-year-old filly Algath,
and in which are these sentences :

She wore tips on her forefeet in all her races, and it is a
wonder they did not break her down, because they are the
worst thing that a trotter, young or old, oan wear, especially
on a hard track. Mr. Davis thinks that she could have
trotted in 2 :20 at Chicago, the day she made her record of
2:25£, had weather and track been good. On her return to
Glenview she was timed a half mile in 1 :08.

In order that our contemporary may have the testi-
mony before it a copy of the paper of the date is sent,
and with a feeling of implicit confidence that the charge
will be withdrawn, and the wrong impression removed.
That the phrase " should have broken her down " was
justified by that "it is a wonder they did not break her
down, " none will dispute, and so we " haud fast " to it.

Now to the question of " filling page after page " with
with dissertations about tips and their effect on the feet
and legs, and also on the fast trotting action, we deem
the subject eminently worthy of all the space that can be
allotted. There is a unanimity of opinion among men
who have made a study of horses and their management,
that the feet and legs are the most difficult part of the
animal economy to keep in proper condition, and any
scheme that can be devised to render this easier will be
welcomed. If tips can be shown to be injurious, prove
it. Not by quoting from obscure or obsolete authors,
not by the opinions of those who have never given them
a trial, but rather by advancing arguments sustained by
physiology of the parts, or the results of experiments
conducted in a proper manner and after the lapse of suf-
ficient time to make the test a fair one.

"We occupied page after page of the Turf Field and
Farm with essays on the breeding, rearing and training
of trotters at a time when we were not connected with
that journal, and they were acceptable. The articles
were written after a good deal of study and practice,
and though in many respects we have changed the views
held at the period when they were written, there was
merit enough to sustain several editions after portions
of them were published in book form. Were these es-
says in complete accordance with the advance of the
science at the present day, we would still consider the
ubject of tips and cognate matters of far more impor-
tance. By cognate matters we mean the best method
of keeping the feet and legs of horses in the best condi-
tion possible with the requirements of the uses to which
they are put.

If this is to be accomplished by wearing shoes of any
particular pattern, by cutting the horn, sole, frog and
bars away, by artificial mechanical contrivances to
" spread the foot," by soakings, poultices and ointments,
by giving other than a natural bearing from the shoe
projecting at the heel, in all reason let us have it. It
does not meet the wants of this age of thinking to write
about what has been done by " balancing " without giv-
ing information wherein the balancing consists. It is
true that there was one much-vaunted teacher, who en-
joined secrecy on his pupils, though that system has
been exploded for years. It may be that others follow
the plan of holding their knowledge too valuable for the
common mind, and after the method of the ancient phi-
losophers, only impart it to a few favored pupils. This
may be the case of the editor of the Turf Field and

Farm, and esoteric insight guide him in his denuncia-
tions, while he is bound to advance other arguments to
sustain his [position, no matter how frivolous. When
offered a free ticket to a course of lectures which others
had to pay $200 for, one of the conditions being
secrecy, we thanked the man who so kindly
proffered the present, but declined it on the ground that
we did not desire to know anything regarding horses
which we were not free to write and talk about. This
leaves an untrammeled pen, and we are happy to say
that as long as we can handle it, any question bearing
on the welfare of the horse will be duly considered if it
takes hundreds of pages to present it in a light to be
properly understood.

A manager of a paper determines what will be
the most acceptable to his readers, and we have not the
least desire to offer counsel directly, or by inuendo, of
how he shall occupy the space. But so long as we
retain control of the Breeder and Sportsman anything per-
taining to breeding, rearing, training, or the manage-
ment of horses will receive due attention if even it ne-
cessitates the curtailment of the space allotted to " the
world of sports:" " One topic " well handled is often-
times more welcome than a conglomeration of sporting
news. That information and sport are properly blended
we leave to the readers of this paper to determine, and as
their verdict so far has been favorable, there are san-
guine expectations that it will be so in the future.

In the first article, that which was publisned in the
Turf, Field and Farm of December 15, there was noth-
ing said about Algath being a little sore, and the " exact
words " are given in the extract. It was afterwards
that that claim was made and the "first position " was
as stated.

We cannot follow Mr. Simpson's example in filling page
after page of our paper with articles on tips. However in-
teresting that subject may be — and it is an interesting sub-
ject— the Turf, Field and Farm cannot confine itself mainly
to one topic. We take a broader view of the world of
sports.

Our articles on tips have been indorsed by every trainer,
every breeder and every horseman with whom we have con-
versed. Of course some horses can be worked in tips, just
as some horses can be worked barefooted; but to suppose
that all horses can be trotted in races, from one end of the
country to the other, in tips, is absurd, and every trainer
that we have talked with so considers it. We may say of
horses' trotting in tips as Dr. Johnson said of women preach-
ing: " Sir, a woman preaching is like a dog walking on his
hind legs. It is not done well, but you are surprised to find
it done at all. "

The jocose reference which we made to our old friend's
nationality he seems to have taken in earnest, and talks
fluently and with an air of injured innocence, about "mis-
statements, " "misrepresentations, " "garbling, " etc. — all of
which we were unconscious of. We did not intend so to
disturb his equanimity; nor can we now follow him in that
style of writing, although we do not lack material for doing
so. For instance, in one of our articles we stated that the
driver of Algath admitted to us that the tips made her a little
sore. These were our exact words. Mr. Simpson now quotes
us as having said that tips broke her down. As the mare never
was broken down, nor anything approaching it, and we never
said so, we should like to know how Mr. Simpson, when he
regains his usual placid temper, will characterize his own
statement. Surely, he would not "haud fast " to it!

QUEER CONCLUSIONS.

The Eastern papers commenting on Major Rathbone's
connection with Palo Alto have come to some singular
conclusions.

The latest is that as the gentleman had been wealthy
and occupied a prominent position in the world social he
must have met with reverses.

We are pleased to state that in all respects Major Rath-
bone stands as well as he ever did and that there is not
a shadow of truth in the speculations of the writers.
Having a great fondness for horses, at the request of
Governor Stanford, he accepted the trust of looking
after the horse interests during his absence, and his
"commission," which we have seen, was an order to the
employes there to follow his directions the same as if
given by the owner.

Major Rathbone, so far as the horse management goes,
takes the place of Governor Stanford while he remains
in the East. But if he was duly installed as superin-
tendent we cannot see why the duties should be incom-
patible with wealth and position. Were the choice of-
fered we would rather be at the head of such an es-
tablishment than president of a railway, if even we
were thoroughly competent to manage the affairs of the
corporation, and should far prefer the position to that of
Governor of California, or Mayor of New York. For-
tunately people have different tastes, so that the various
places in the world are better filled than if there was a
general scramble for what are considered high places.
Not long ago a writer in a prominent daily paper gave
President Arthur's son the pride of place over all the
youth of the country, his main reason being that he
could dance with a princess. We recognize the value of
pedigree in the human race as well as in racehorses, trot-
ters and others which are dignified with the right to a
genealogical tree, but a pedigree clear and undisputed to
the "royal mares " is of little value unless there is per-
sonal merit behind it.

1883

3*fx£ grader awl ^poxismmt.

PROGRAMME SALT LAKE JOCKEY CLUB.

There will be plenty of time to reach Salt Late after
the close of the races of the Capital Turf Club, and those
which have engagements at Chicago will have abundant
space between June 2 and 23 to reach their destination.
It is a very convenient stopping place, and in our esti-
mation better for the horses than if they were carried
through with delays at Ogden and Omaha which could
only be utilized as rests. The programme will be found
in the advertising columns, and it is certainly very fa-
vorable taken together, though there are minor features
that we do not understand.

For instance, No. 11, Railroad Handicap, gives the
owners the privilege of naming the weights they will
run under without other conditions than are found in
regular purses. It certainly does away with one of the
most disagreeable things in connection with handicaps,
viz.: the faultfinding with the imposts and the railings
at the handicapper. But an owner of the best horse,
and who had control of alight rider, could settle the race
before the start, unless some accident occurred.

There is a olause in the conditions which is rather am-
biguous. It reads : " Walk-over by any one horse en-
titles him to half the stake money, and all of the for-
feited money, and all plate or cup added." This cannot
be construed to mean that if stakes are put up, and for
some cause the horses should not'start, that money would
be divided between the club and the horse starting, as
that is "forfeited " as much as if the declaration was
made in time to get off for the lesser amount.

There are nineteen races set for the five days, ihirteen
running and six trotting. The running is well arranged
for different ages, and at various distances, and the classi-
fication for trotting ranges from 2:50 to free-for-all.

The trotters that intend going East for the Chicago
trotting meeting can take a part as well as the racehorses
and with the same advantages. Those which have al-
ready commenced the journey have engagements that
will preclude them from participating, but others might
make the trip and return before the opening of the Cali-
fornia circuit. The purses for the 2:30 and free-for-all
classes are liberal enough to induce owners to send their
horses, especially if there is a good show to win, as the
Salt Lake folks have confidence enough in their home
horses to give them liberal support. Probably an ar-
rangement can be made whereby the trotters can accom-
pany the racehorses that far with a good deal of "reduc-
tion in the expense. Should there be a carload of race-
horses destined for the East, another might be made up
of those which are to take part only at this meeting and
return home after it is finished.

The trip can scarcely fail to be pleasant, as we hear
the most flattering accounts of the hospitality and fair-
dealing of the citizens of Salt Lake who are connected
with the management of the club affairs, and the officers
are so well and fa vorably known in California that testi-
monials are not necessary.

The advertisement gives all the information that is
necessary, only do not forget that the entries close on
Saturday, May 5.

THE RACES TO-DAY.

QUEER BETTING.

Betting in St. Louis on the Kentucky Derby is five to one
on Drake Carter, six to one on Leonatus; and for the Louis-
ville Cup, two to one on Thora, three to one on Boatman
and four to one on Checkmate.

The above is cut from a daily paper, and if it is cor-
rectly given the bookmakers will have a grand thing of
it, and the backers of horses suffer a terrible downfall.
For instance, should the bookmaker resolve on a $1,000
book, he need not try to get further around than to lay
against the two favorites. Should Drake Carter win he
will have .$6,000 to pay a loss of $1,000, and if Leona-
tus is the favored one, there will be $5,000 to liquidate
his $1,000 lost. If any other should carry off the " blue
ribbon " $11,000 are his profits. The cup is not quite so
favorable and yet to lay against the trio of favorites at
the rates given he must stand $4,000 to the good. The
probable explanation is that "against" was meant in place
of "on." At least that would be more in accordance with
the latest advices.

THE CAPITAL TURF CLUB.

As will be learned from the advertisement some of the
purses of the Capital Turf Club did not fill and others
are substituted, the entries to which will close on the 7th
of May. The substitutes are in place of No. 3, heats of
a mile, for all ages, purse $150, entrance free, and in lieu
of No. 9, heats of three-quarters of a mile, purse $200,
$25 to second horse, in which the entrance is also free.
As will be seen from the entries published elsewhere, the
other purses filled well enough to insure a fine meeting,
and with its usual liberality the club has taken measures
to supply the lack. Owners should certainly do their
part in aiding the club, as it is of vast importance to
them that the efforts to keep up a spring meeting in Sac-
ramento should be sustained.

We have been delayed writing about the opening day
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association until the
last minute in hopes to come to some definite conclusion
about the weather. The paper goes to press Friday at
1 p. m., and now at 11 a. m. the prospects are favorable
for the best kind of a day for the races. The northwest
wind and the sun will dry the track rapidly, and though
it may be a trifle heayyj it will be safe and " fast "
enough to show good time. The horses are all at the
course and those we have seen are looking admirably
well. The races this afternoon cannot fail to give satis-
faction, and those who consult the advertisement will
learn that never before has there been such a lot of two-
year-olds brought together on the California turf as are
engaged in the California Stakes. It is sure to be one of
the most exciting events of the season and those who do
not witness the contest will miss one of the greatest races
ever seen in this country. Then in the Hearst Stake
such cracks come together as Joe Howell, Premium, Jim
Douglas, Atalanta, Grismer and others. In the "Winters
Stake, Grano, the crack three-year-old of the year, will
put in an appearance with those that will make him gal-
lop. The hurdle race finishes the sports of the after-
noon and the bill is so complete that the most exacting
will have little chance to find fault.

The trip to the Oakland Trotting Park is short and
pleasant. Those who like to " look around " before the
races commence can take the noon boat from the foot of
Market street; those who desire to economize time, the 1
p. m. The association is noted for punctuality and
promptness with which the races are dispatched so that
there will be no danger of getting home too late for din-
ner. Prom the present indications there will be a very
large assemblage and this the racing prospects ensure.

ENTRIES GENTLEMEN'S DRIVING- PARK.

From the following it will be seen that the purses
offered by the Gentlemen's Driving Park Association,
Morrisania, New York, have met with liberal support.
California is represented in three of them, 2:19, 2:21,
and free-for-all. In the first Romero meets a strong
field, and, should he be so fortunate as to win his posi-
tion, will be established as one of the most promising
young horses of the day. In the 2:21, Overman and
Director have a better show, and in the free-for-all the
interest will be centered in seeing how fast the compet-
itors of St. Julien can make him trot. Fannie "Wither-
spoon is considered to be one of the foremost trotters of
the day, and far more dangerous than her record (2:18-})
shows. It is somewhat singular that Goldsmith should
have preferred putting Romero in the 2:19 to the 2:20:

Class 2:19— Dan Smith, Lady Pritchard, Kosa Wilkes, Adele Gould,
Josephus, Captain Emmons, Minnie R, Romero and John 8. Clarke.
■Class 2:20— Lem, Douglass, Big Fellow, Montreal Girl, Frank, Stephen
G, Stonewall, Valley Boy, Toronto Chief, Billy Button, Don, Golden
Girl and Bronze.

Class 2:21— Helene, Dan Smith, Overman, J. P. Morris, Naiad Queen,
Brandy Boy, Gladiator, Buzz Medium, Joe Bunker and Director.

Class 2 :30— Nellie Bryant, Riptoa, Rutland, Amelia C, Lizzie Almont,
Breeze Medium, Lady Tucker, Billy Bad Eye, Sir Harry Pelham, Ray
Gould, Fannie Irwin, Howard Jay, Fidies, Polly B, Madeline, Sleepy
Jack, Dixie Sprague, Roddy Boy and Wilkes.

Three-Minute Class— Frank G, Christine. Edith C, Majolica, Sir Harry,
Don Carlos, H. B. Winship, Pearl, Daisy, Stride Away, Slim Jim, Daisy
Eye Bright, Bay Tom, Quilberta, Judge Davis, Fenner, Katie G, Bess H,
Robin Ruff, Belle Medium, Ward. Medium, Billy G, Pilgrim, Phallas
and Captain Raoul.

Free-for-All Class — St. Julien, Hopeful and Fannie Witherspoon.

Five- Year-Old Class— Phil Thompson, Lucy Geuert, Butterflv, Bronze
and Jay Eye See.

Answers to Correspondents.

Dave, Sacramento:

Jim Douglas, br h, foaled 1878, by Wildidle. First dam
(sister to Tom Atchison) by Norfolk; second dam May G, by
Ashland; third dam Lola Montez, by Grey Eagle (see Brace's
American Stud Book, Vol. 1, page 666).

Jim Douglas' wins are as follows: At San Jose, October 5f
1881, won a|sweepstakesfor 1;wo-year-olds, three-quarters of
a mile, beatimg Fred Collier, Sophie B, Belshaw, colt by
Shannon, and Jack Mannix. Time, 1:17:}. At San Jose,
September 26, 1882, won a sweepstakes for all ages, one
mile, beating May D, Nighthuwk and Bob. Time, 1 :43J. At
Bay District Course, San Francisco, November 11, 1SS2, won
a purse for all ages, three-qunrters of a mile, bearing Pre-
mium, May D, Garfield, Forest King and Jim Renwick.
Time, 1:15. At same course, November 23, 1882, won Flash
Stakes for all ages, one-half mile, beating Jim Renwick, Gar-
field, Premium and Lou Spe:acer. Time, 0:50}. His east-
ern engagements as far as w<: know are at Chicago in the
Board of Trade Handicap, or.e mile and a half, to be run
Saturday, June 23, and the Summer Handicap, one mile and
an eighth, to be run Friday, June 29. He may have others
of which we are not advised. You can obtain particulars by
applying to George Howson, at the racetrack, Sacramento, or
to George Densdale, Woodla.nd.

M.Bros, Eohala, Hawaii:

The jockey you inquire about has not been expelled in Cal-
ifornia but is now in good standing.

Will you inform me, through your paper, whether horses
entered in the three-minute class at Sacramento (in which
the first entry closes on May 15) can start in the race if, at

any time after May 15, they gain a record below three min-
utes? Respectfully yours, C. F. Taylob.
Marysville, Cal., April 18, 1SS3.

Yes, eligibility in this case dates from the day of entry.

A. Z., Healdsburg:

James Lick, gr h, foaled 1S70, bred by Charles Branson,
Mount Holly, New Jersey, by Homer. Dam the Springer mare,
by Harker's Buster, son of imported Buster. Dam of Har-
ker's Buster was by Black Messenger, son of imported Mes-
senger.

Homer, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam by Rattler, grandam
by imported Consternation. Rattler by Abdallah— by Mes-
senger Duroc. Consternation by Confederate — Curiosity,
by Figaro.

The above is the pedigree as given by Wm. Hendrickson,
who brought James Lick to California. He never got a trot-
ter that we know of.

FISH.

Trouting*.

Some of the most enthusiastic anglers of this city have
laid aside their rods and lines, and declare that they will not
be used again this year. Persons who have been both to the
north and south say that the streams are still too muddy and
high from the effects of the last rains, and where the holes
and pools do show any signs of clearness there are plenty of
lines dropped in by those who live in the vicinity of the
creeks, and so the poor city chap has no chance either to
fill his basket or tell a passable story. It is some satisfaction
for us to mention a few of those who have met with any suc-
cess. Mr. J. H. W. Riley and Jos. E. Shane last Thursday
were at the Lagunitas, and caught 140 and 130 trout respec-
tively. There were at the same time fifteen other anglers on
the creek, but their luck did not compare with thatof Messrs.
Riley and Shane. The fish were not very large, though some
weighed a pound. A gentleman from this city at this creek
caught fifty-five fair sized trout last Saturday. Two gentle-
men on the Paper Mill creek, on the same day, hooked 155
good trout. Several parties have of late fished in the Lagun-
itas reservoir, and of course done well, but as fishing in these
waters is only allowed on week days, the Sunday anglers are
deprived of any sport in this quarter.

Next week the Shane brothers intend to take a fishing
trip to the south. They will probably go down to some of
the streams near the old Carmel Mission where they will
remain for several days. Several parties of anglers will fish
in the streams in the Santa Cruz mountains next week.
Most of these parties will be gone several days and they will
take their camping outfits with them. Mountain trout are
said to be large and plentiful in these streams.

From the Briny Deep.

As predicted in our last issue, the fishing in «md around
the bay has been exceptionally good this week, and those
who have been out have met with more than average luck.
The fish in general are about a month behind the run of last
year. Perch are being caught from the bridge nearSaucelito.
A great many flounders are being taken from the same place,
and they are of large size, many weighing four pounds. On
the ocean shore perch, sea tront, cabersones and black rock-
cod are plentiful. Last Sunday a gentleman from this city,
Maxwell by name, caught over ten pounds of these fish, be-
side a neat string of seven eels. A few days ago smelt began
to run along the Saucelito shore, when they stopped very
suddenly, and there have been but few taken since. The
smelt were of good size, and the Italian fishe- men expect the
run to begin again. Large smelt were also taken from the
Oakland wharf. Several parties fishing at Long bridge say
that quite a number of perch were taken together with floun-
ders that ran from two to five pounds. Last Sunday Dr.
Bogert, nearSaucelito, caught over ten pounds of fine fish.
Frank Denning also took over ten pounds of black rock-cod,
cabersones and sea trout, while Frank Atwood caught a fif-
teen-pound basketful of black rock-cod principally. The
fishing for the next week or ten days will not be very good,
owing to the unfavorable condition of the tides.

Rock eel fishing receives considerable attention of late.
They are principally found in the vicinity of Lime Point, An-
gel Island and about Saucelito. Horshoe Cove is frequently
the scene of activity consequent upon the presence of a
number of anglers who have been induced to turn their at-
tention to this sport because of their failure to find choice
trout streams. An excellent story is told at the expense of a
prominent merchant in this city, who for the past two
months has been a regular visitor to the Saucelito shore,
where he claims to have encountered a monster rock eel.
All endeavors to land the fish have been ineffectual and in the
attempts some twenty large-sized hooks have been lost, not to
mention broken rods, lost sinkers and parted lines. He had
the good fortune to raise the enormous eel up to the surface
of the water on one occasion and was satisfied from a glance
that he had found an able adversary to deal with. He rep-
resented the head as being fully five inches in diameter.
With a view of finally landing his eelship, the gentleman has
taken the precantion to have a hard laid cotton line, extra
heavy size and commonly used for cod fishing, in addition to
strong steel hooks and a short, thick bamboo rod. He is de-
termined on feasting ugon the mighty eel.

Holmes of Pawtucket, the champion omateur sculler, has
retired. Holmes has been a remarkably fast sculler. Of
thirty-one races in which he participated he won twenty.
He began rowing nine years ago and was defeated. His most
creditable victory was on the Seekonk river near Providence,
June 17, 1SS0, when in a three-mile turning race he defeated
George Gaisel of New i'ork, W. Murray of Portsmouth, Ed
Hayden of Boston, J. Buckley of Portland, J. Laing of Mon
treal and T. C. Murphy of Boston. He rowed the distance
in very rough water in 22:44. The prize was a vase given by
the Hop Bitters Co. and cost $600. In August of the same
year he rowed with Woodbury as mate three miles in 20:8
the fastest amateur double scull time on record. At Rocka-
way, Long Island, October 4, Gaisel beat him in a single-
scull race. On the 4th of July, 1881, he won the two-mile
single-scull race at Lowell in 14:18. IuSeptember, ISSl.hewou
the National Association prize for one and one-half miles
straightaway in 9:0}. At Saratoga Lake, August *.:
won the single-scull race open to all amateur,
three miles with a turn, defeating Kirby, Dem]
ton and others in 21:16, the fastest on record for
Some of his numerous tropoies are very valuable.

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April 21

Grilse not Young Salmon.

Mr John Anderson, a prominent fish cttl-
tnrist of Scotland, in a letter to Seth Greene
says :

On reading yoor able reports I see many
things to admire, and really yon have done
•wonders. But two things I see omitted from
yonr reports, viz., the regularity and stages
that the salmon enter our rivers during the
season. From experience and observation, I
find there are five distinct runs of salmon
from the sea to the rivers annually— two of
grilse and four of trout.

The -winter, spring, summer and autumn,
and last, though not least, the greyschule run
of salmon. Then the early and late grilse.
Then the winter, spring, summer and autumn
trout. All are different in size and appear-
ance, and if you liked to have the particulars
1 could with pleasure send them to you.

Have you in your great experience studied
the salmon question in all its parts? I hold
a very particular view from many of my fel-
low countrymen here.

It has always been said and considered that
the grisle is the young of the salmon; but in
my investigation I have proved them not to
be. They are, no doubt, nearly allied, but
different. Perhaps this to you may seem
something new; but a few in this country are
beginning to change their views, from what
they have seen and heard. Indeed these fish
so nearly resemble one another that the as-
sertion takes one by surprise. But if you
have not already, look carefully into it and
you will find a few distinctive marks between
these fish, to prove what Iallege.^

All salmon, as a rule, obtained in our rivers
from one and one-half pounds weight up to
6eventy-six pounds, have the distinctive
mark; viz., an oval scale and a crescent tail.
The grilse from one pound up to twenty-four
pounds, as I have seen them weigh, have a
diamond scale and a mackerel tail. In some
of our rivers forty years ago it was no un-
common thing to see, in a morning's fishing,
among 300 to 400 grilse, thirty to forty fish,
all about fifteen pounds and sixteen pounds
weight. But from a cause I cannot explain,
for the last thirty years few have been seen
above twelve pounds during the first season,
although you can detect them the second year
with the same distinctive marks, weighing
twenty to twenty-four pounds, although the
latter are called by the fisherman, salmon, in
order to obtain a few pence more per pound.

Perhaps you may have observed and won-
dered why part of the so-called salmon fry
seek the s'ea, while others choose to remain
in the ponds. This I have found to be the
fact, through those sent to capture salmon for
spawing purposes. This is invariably done
in winter and perhaps in cold and frosty
weather, when everything is done in a great
hurry, and the men do not take time to exam-
ine whether the fish caught is a salmon or
grilse, and all the ova goes into the boxes to-
gether. Then when ready the salmon fry
start on their sea journey much earlier than
their neighbors.

kh

A UCTION SALES.

EACES.

RACES.

ANNUAL SALE OF THE

Elmendorf Farm

YEARLINGS,

SATCRDA Y, MAY 1 U T II. 188 3.

AT ELMENDORF FARM
(late North Elkhorm. six miles
from Lexington, Ky., comprising

FORTY-FIVE HEAD,

r the get of

Virgil, Glenelg, Monarchist,
Lever, etc.

Catalogues furnished on application to

D. SWIGERT,

Mnir's P. O., Fayette Co., A";/.

$60,000.00.

S PROGRAMME FOR THE

UMMERTRQTTIN

ANNUAL SALE OP THE

Runnymede

Yearlings.

, 18 8 3,

KY.,

F K I D A IT

MAY 1 8 T H ,

AT LEXINGTON,

COMPRISING NINETEEN
head, the get of

IMPORTED BILLET.

The sale takes place the day
preceding the Elmendorf Farm
Tearlings and two days before the
Woodburn Farm sale of yearlings.

Catalogues furnished on application to

GEO. W. B0WEN & Co.

PARIS, ET.

CALIFORNIA STATE

Sportsmen's Association

The third annual meeting of the above asso-
ciation will be held at Gilroy,

MAY 3D, 4TH AND 5TH,

On which occasion a grand

[JHOOTIM

An English Favorite.

A commissioner of the London Sportsman
recently visited Malton, where William I'An-
son's Highfield training stable is located. He
thus describes the three -year- old colt Chisle-
hurst, who is the first favorite for the Two
Thousand Guineas: He is now the best three-
year-old in the establishment, and it is not
very long odds against his being the best of
his age in training. He is certainly not so big
nor so lengthy as The Prince, but he may
probably wear longer on his limbs than the
latter, albeit no man can say that these superb
looking thoroughbreds show the least symp-
toms of unsoundness in any part of their
frames for the present. The first I saw of
Chislehurst this morning was while being led
by Beaumaris, the three -year- old brother to
Beauclerc, in a sharp canter of three-quarters
of a mile. He then had a spell of walking
exercise, and I noticed with pleasure that his
forelegs were quite free from all the objection-
able " rags " in the shape of " cloths " tightly
sewed on the forelegs as supports for fre-
quently what are weak back sinews. Of
course he did not wear bandages of any kind
for positively "soft limbs,"nor "ankle boots"
to prevent him from hitting one leg with the
foot of the other; in fact, there is no weak-
ness of any kind on any of the limbs of the
son of Beauclerc, and I should certainly
think he will, according to all human fore-
sight, stand firmly through his preparation
for the Two Thousand Guineas. After can-
tering once only Beaumaris led him a nice
steady gallop over about one mile and a fur-
long, and a better mover I would not desire
to see than the now favorite and my selected
champion for the great race over the Rowley
Mile. After returning from exercise I exam-
ined him thoroughly in the stable, and can
say that he is sufficiently forward in condi-
tion for the present to be quite ripe on the
day of the race. I think Chislehurst and The
Prince will turn out to be the two best horses
for the Two Thousand Guineas, and while I
give the Malton colt the preference for the
Newmarket race I think the man will be very
lucky who owns a horse to beat Blanton's
champion for the Derby.

TOURNAMENf

Will taJce place under the auspices of the

Gilroy Rod and Gun Club,

Open to all comers. An abundance of LIVE
PIGEONS, BLACKBIRDS and CLAY
PIGEONS will be on the grounds, and every-
thing possible will be done to render the affair
enjoyable to visitors. Various matches will be
shot tmder the California State Sports-
men's and Hurlingham Eules, and

A1X ESTBASCE FEES will be RETl'RXED
TO THE SHOOTERS IS

CASH PRIZES.

For further particulars apply to

E. LEAVESLEY,

SECRETARY,
Gilroy, Cal.

SPORTING GOODS.

SENDF0R CIRCULAROFTHE. '

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AGENTS fOR THE PACIFIC-COAST.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI
X ties, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goods of all kinds.

CHICAGO DRIVING PARK,

July 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, SO and 31, 18S3.

First Day, Saturday, July 14.

No. l. Purse $2,500, 2:19 class, with $500 to the winner

of thefastestlieat.it' better than 2:16.

No. 2. Purse- $2,?ah, 2:-!n class, with >SO0 to the winner
of the fastest heat, if bettertban2:2o.

No. 3. stake 51,000, four-year-old class, closed on
March 1, lss3, with twentv-four nominations, with
6500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better tlian
2:ia.

Second Day, Monday, July 16.

No. 4. Purse $2,500, 2:23 class, with $-500 to the winner

of the fastest heat if better than 2:19.

No. 5. Purse $2,oiX>, 2:27 e lass, with =500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:21. 4

No. 6. Purse $2,.r.ijn, 2:;ei pacing class, with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:20.

Third Day, Tuesday, July 17.

No. 7. Purse $2,500, 2 :17 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:14.

No. S. Purse 32,500, open to all pacers, with $1,000 to
the winner of the fastest heat if better than2:llJi.

Fourth Day, Wednesday, July 18.

No. 9. Purse $2,500, 2:30 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:22.

No. 10. Purse $2,500, 2:21 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest hear, if better than 2:17)4.

No. 11. Pnrse $2 ,."'.<■ i, 2:25 class, with $300 to the win-
ner of the fastest heat if better than 2:20.

Fifth -Day, Thursday, July 19.

No. 12. Purse $2,500. three-minute class, with $500 to
the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:27.

Special— Five thousand dollars is set aside for a spe-
cial purse on this day. Terms and conditions to be
announced hereafter.

No. 13. Purse $2,500. 2:20 pacingclass, with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:14.

Sixth Day, Friday, July 20.

No. 14. Purse $2,500, 2:35 class, with $500 to the win-
ner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:23.

No. 15. Purse $3,000, open to all five -v ear-olds and
under, with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat if
better than2:l$.

No. 16. Stake $1,000, three -Year- old class (closed on
March 1, 1883, with 25 nominations), with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:21.

Seventh Day, Saturday; July 21.

No. 17. Purse $3,000, open to all horses which have
not trotted better than 2:14 previous to January 1,1883;
subscribers to enter their name and post office ad-
dress; the horse to be named at S o'clock p. m. of
Saturday, July 14, the first day of the meeting, when
the last o per cent will be due and payable ; with $1,000
to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:10J< ;
five subscribers to fill.

Special— Five thousand dollars is set aside for a spe-
cial purse on this day. Terms and conditions to he
announced hereafter.

COSD1TIOSS.

All the shove purses (except Nos. 6. S and 13 pacing")
are for trotting, and are divided, 50 per cent to the
first horse, 25 per cent to the second horse, 15 per
cent to the third horse and 10 per cent to the fourth
horse .

Mile heats, best three in five, in harness, and to the
rules of the National Trotting Association, except as
hereafter specified.

Entries in all purses close on Tuesday. Mav 1, 1SS3.

Entrance fee 10 per cent of purse, as follows : Two
and one-half per cent cash, which must positively ac-
company the entry ; 1% per cent on Friday, June 1,
and the remaining 5 per cent, from those who start, at
S o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to the race,
at the secretary's office, 116 Monroe street, Chicago.
No entry will be accepted or considerednnless the 21-;
per cent cash accompanies the same, nor will any
entry be allowed to compete unless the second pay-
ment of 2J* per cent is made or mailed on or before
11 o'clock p. m. of Friday, June 1, 1S33, andanv eutry
on which the final payment of 5 per cent is not paid
at $ o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to the dav
set for the race shall be considered drawn, and will
not be permitted to start, but no entry shall be held or
liable for any amount beyond the first payment of 2K
per cent, but failure to pay either of the payments
when due shall be considered as a withdrawal, and
shall disqualify the entry for competing in the race.
It is the intention to place the whole matter of en-
trance on an absolutely cash basis, and no deviation
from these rules will be allowed in any case or in any
particular. No entrance is charged on the extra
money offered for fast time in the several races.

N. B.— The special purses will be announced from
time to time, as they are decided on. In arranging
them consideration will be given to Maud S and St.
J alien, who are barred by their records from entering
in the class races; to a stallion race, should one he
deemed advisable; to double teams, and to trotting
with running mate.

For further particulars and blanks, and in making
entries, address D. I,. HALL Secretary,

116 Monroe St., Chicago,

Sporting Goods.

Leading Cutlers,

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bat Swords, liuliaii Clubs,

Hunting Knives, our

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DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS,
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£ Cough, Cold or Sore Throat
fthc aid not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial
Tjvjches are a simple remedy, and will give
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Importers of and dealers in

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FISHING TACKLE, AM-

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DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Clay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

1883.^^1883.

SPRING MEETING OF THE

Salt Lake Jockey Club.

$7,000.

FIVE DATS' RACING,

commencing

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1883.

FIRST HATS.

Race No. 1. The Inaugural Rush ; purse $S00 ; for
all ages ; £50 to second ; 1 mile.

Race No. 2. The Livery Stable Stake, for three-year-
olds ; S50 entrance, $25 forfeit, 3300 added, $100 to
second, third to save entrance ; li miles.

Race No. 3. Trotting ; 2:30 class; purse $700, first
a00, second $200, third $100.

Race No. 4. Club Purse ; $150, all ages, $100 to first,
$50 to second ; one-half-mile dash.

SECOXD DAV.

Race No. 5. The Merchants' Stake, for two-year-
olds; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, §50 to sec-
ond; five-eighths of a mile.

Race No. 6. The Club House Stake, for all ages ; $25
each, play or pay, $300 added, $100 to second ; three-
fourths of a mile.

Race No. 7. Trotting ; 2:50 class; purse S300, first
$175, second $75, third $50.

Race No. 8. Pacing ; 2:35 class ; purse $250, first
$150, second $75 ; third $25.

THIRD DAY.

Race No. 9. The Salt Lake Derby, for three-year-old
colts and fillies ; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500 added,
$100 to second, $50 to third ; also plate valued at $100
presented by Joslyn & Park ; 1A miles.

Race No. 10. The Saloon Stake for all ages ; 325
each, play or pay, $300 added, $100 to second; mile
heats.

Race No. 11. The Railroad Handicap, for all ages ;
purse $300, $100 to second ; owners to handicap and
start at the 'weights named ; 1 mile 500 yards.

Race No. 12. Trotting ; 2:35 class ; purse $500, first
$300, second $150, third $50.

FOrRTM DAY.

Race No. 13. The Hotel Stake, for all ages ; $50 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $500 added, $100 to second, $50 to
third ; 2£ miles.

Race No. 1J. The Flash Stake, for two-year-olds ;
$50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, $100 to second ;
three-fourths of a mile.

Race No. 15. Club Purse ; $200 ; all ages ; first $125,
second $50, third $25 ; half-mile heats.

Race No. 16. Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $400,
first $250, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY.

Race No, 17. Selling race ; purse $250, $75 to sec-
ond ; Horses entered to he sold for $1,500 to carry en-
titled weights ; two pounds off for each $100 under
fixed valuation ; winner to be sold at auction imme-
diately after the race, and any excess over entered
price to be divided between the club and second
horse ; 1£ miles.

Race No. 18. Trotting ; free for all ; purse $1,000,
first $600, second $300, third $100.

Race No. 19. Consolation race ; purse 5250, for
horses that have not won a race during the meeting ;
beaten allowances ; 1J- miles.

CONDITIONS.

Running races will be governed by the rules of the
Chicago Driving Park.

Trotting and pacing races by the rules of the Na-
tional Trotting Association.

All entries will close May 5, 1883.

Entrance fee of 10 per cent in all club purses. Run-
ning with three or more to enter ; two or more
to start. Trotting and pacing races, five or more
to enter and three or more to start. In all cases
the entries must be inclosed in sealed envelope and
addressed to the secretary, and plainly state name,
age, color and sex of horse, name of sire and dam
(when known) and name of owner. For all races
colors of rider must be given with the entry. No en-
tries accepted unless accompanied by the money, and
under no circumstances will any conditional entries
be received. Walk-over by anyone horse entitles him
to half of the stake money and all of the forfeited
money and all plate or cup added.

Any horse distancing the field, or any part thereof,
will be entitled to first money only.

The association claims the right to interlace heats
of different races whenever it may deem it expedi-
ent. It also claims the right to postpone on account
of bad weather,

J. T. GILMER, President.

E. J. TRAVIS, Treasurer.

T. F. MULLOY, Secretary and Manager,

Lock box 1163.

National Association

OF

Trotting-horse Breeders

Programme of Trotting Stakes for 1883.
/"1IRCULARS CONTAINING A DETAILED LIST
V7 of stakes, for three, fOUX and live years, for 2:25,
2:30 ana 2:40 stallions, and for 2:30 anil 2:10 mares.

To close Friday, May 1, 1883,
and to he trotted for at the coming annual fall meet-
ing, can now he had upon application to the under-
signedat his office, room 01,111 Broadway, New York
3ity,or at the office of the Bheeder and Spokts-

Also stakes for foals of 1^1 and for foals of 1882 (now
wo-year-ol<le and yearlings), to trot when three-year-
olds, and Subscription Stakes for stallions iat |50 and
$"2»i each"), only the get of stallions subscribed for
eligible, foals uf 1882 and foals of 1S83, to trot when
three and four years old.

E. I>. PACKER, Secretary.

he Breeder and Sportsman is THE Turf »&* Market Street.

sporting authority of the Pacific Coast. Repairs tc order. Elevator, 12 Front street

s

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JJREEDER AM) OI'ORTSMAill

DR. W. H. VHEATLEY,

Veterinary Surgeon.

OFFICE TELEPHONE STA-
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O. C. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND, CAL.

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
a specialty. Office and residence
116? W ashington street.
References— A. C. Henrv, F. K.
Shattuckj Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L.
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THE ABBEY.

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ring and wrestling every evening. Admission free.

1883

3£fos fBx*e.ete mxtl ^povtsnvxu.

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THE WHITMAN SADDU

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their
celebrated goods.

SADDLES EOR ROAD, llAM'II OR PARK CSE,
Willi or without tlie California horn.

training" saddles.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

. o

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKEEEON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

/ AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY
STTLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 E1U3 street,
SOLE AGEXT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Eiders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

23U and 232 tills St.. Sole Agent lor Pacific (oast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF
THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE
WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 232 Ellis Street, Sole Agent lor the Paclne toast .

nn tumm bench show

COMMENCING APRIL 27 AND ENDING MAY 3, 1883.

At Union Hall, Howard Street, Between Third and Fourth.

UNDER THE — ^k. AUSPICES OF

fHE

pACIFIO

COAST

KENNEL

CIiILB

OFFICERS OF THE CLUB.

CLEM DIXON, President; Sheriff A J. MEANY, Merced, Secretary; JOHN STACK, Superintendent; J. W SCHAEPFER, Vice Pres't;

NEVADA BANK, Treasurer ; D. L. LEVY, Business Manager.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

DR MEARS CAPT.JOIIN McMENOMY, R. CALLINGHAM, GENERAL W. H. L. BABNB8, C. ttOBISSON, T. T. WILLIAMS. BON. I). It. M.-NE1L. JUDOS

J. O. PENNIE, DR J. C. SIIORB, J. II. FRITCH, J. F. CARROLL, T. BRADY.

Entries may be sent l»y mail, accompanied by the entrance fee.

All communications must be addressed to the secretary of the

Office, 317 Montomery St., Under Nevada Bank, S. F.

252

*pte %xtt&£t and jftHttritttxatt.

April 21

Jerseys and Horses at Auction,

May 4,

AT

OAKLAND

^^TROTTINGl

PARK.

mmmmSmmmSSsm^

\Vill,be sold about twenty-five bead road, trotting and draft horses. Also about fifteen head of Jersey cattle from Yerba Buena Eanoh. The well-known trotting stallions ALONZO
HATWAED (a cut of which appeared in the Breeder and Sportsman March 3), BERTIE HAYWARD, full brother to Newland's Poscora Hayward, four-years-old and prom-
ising, will be offered.

By order of Henry Pierce.

KILLIP & CO., Auctioneers.

CAPITAL TURF CLUB,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

Spring

g. Meeting,

188 3.

NOTICE— FOR RACES THAT HAVE FAILED TO FILL THE
following have been substituted :

FIRST BAY, MAY t 5.

No. 3. Running; one mile and repeat; free for all; purse $150, entrance

THIRD DAT, MAY f 7.

No. 9. Running; three-fourths mile and repeat; purse $200, $25 tosecond,
entrance free.
Entries to substituted races close May 7.

</HRIS GREEN, President.
W. P. EMERY, Secretary, P. O. Box 37S, Sacramento.

TROTTING RULES.

RULES OF THE NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
sale at this ofDce. Piice 2o cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
60 cents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY,"

Compiled by Thos. J. Vail, Secretary of the National Trotting Asso-
ciation.

PRICE S 2 .

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

STALLIONS.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

park.

WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 18S3 AT OAKLAND TROTTING

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with verv black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of Flora Templet by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletouian.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR OREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, IIEAT1NG OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
ANOINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, OALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. C. DIETZ A CO., Proprietors, 0 Front street, S. F.

TERMS.

Twenty-five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at S5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:26^; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38K; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2 HO; Smoothbriar, two-vear-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2:59J<. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie bv Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rateB. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. HREMNEK.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Helnold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

B

Y MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA. WILL'MAKETTHE EN-
auing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $26 the season.

X X (Do-iblecrosBl Is of as high and fashionable breeding as any stallion
in the country. His sire, Malcolm, 1b bv imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also bv imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm waB one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauaulta, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie), AndeB, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirter), Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Ladv Mtddk'ton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bomiiu Ncutlimd stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as If he were a Bon of that renowned
Blre. He Is a horse of Immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the bust disposition,

JOS. CAIRN STMPSON, Oakland,
or 608 Montgomery street.

STALLIONS.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of Julv next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address

W. M. MURRY. Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma

Alexander is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Furdy (2:20X)
Starr King (2:22) and Vanderlynn (2:221. Dam Lady prelm, by a son of
Brown's Bell founder, bv imported Bellfounder. For full description, see
Breeder and Sportsman- of Sept. 3,1SS2. B „...„ .,~iy

Of Alexander's get Tuiiini} Dodd has a record of 2:24, Reliance 2.-H,
Nellie Patchen 2 :27',, Kudura 2:34'.,, Inauguration three miles in i:29— last
mile in 2-21',, Son.nna I'.nv 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1860 to be one of the best tliree-year-olds « liicli have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for three-year-olds at the Mate tair, beat-
ing Belle Echo, Annie Laurie, Leu Bose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth iieats and making a dead heat with Anme Laurie in the
fourth • time 2-84K 2:30, 2:2!>, 2:30V, 2:3a. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at San Use he won, heating Belle Echo and ILen Rose;

time "'-"si ;• ,,2::r. .,.2;i ',. Belle Echo won the brst heat. He won

at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats:
time 2-32.2-33'-., 2:32'.. InlsSl.as a four-year-old, Button mdaea record
of 2 iek over tlie Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-

V The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair; also at Oakland for best carriage team. .„„„j.a

Mares left at the City Front stables, San FrenciBCO, will be forwarded.

For further inf ormatian apply to

T. T. USilttESS, Petaluma.

1883

3£toe Wxtt&tt ixml j&pjowtsnxmt.

255

STALLIONS.

MAMBEINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

tW Record at Six Years old, 2:21*. "^3

PEDIGREE.

BT WOODFORD MAMRRINO. HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford if ambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woo'dford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2£I^, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them : Abbottsford, 2 ;21 v. ; Convov, - :~ M ; Magenta, 2 :2-l '- ;
Lady McFaf ridge, 2:29: Dacla,2:29M: George A. Ayer,'2;30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4 :27K,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:19^". Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, bo
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, i*>v hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1SS1, and every one which has been put in training has Bhown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

"tOCATIOJS.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing Februarv 15th and ending
June 1st, 1883. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1«S.

GEORGE HAYXIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBEINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George WilkeB (.weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses inan eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.
I tm- George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
■which 10 have records of 2:25 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2-18 or
better.
Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

In patting the price by the season at the low figure of $40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other aire of Trotters. IRYIN AYRES

UNDBRMAN.

SIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYAR, SON OF OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 18*3 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bay District Track, Sin Francisco.

l-ndermanis a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left bind foot
white. Coming six years old, 15K hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, 820 for the season. Mares not proving w'tta foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

FRED BEXXETT,
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

%STALLIONS.

HAMBLETONIAN | TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Echo. His dam Belie Mason by Belmont, Thorough,
bred.

Echo by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
(Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Calalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
mares, commencing February 15, 1SS3, and ending June 15, ISS3, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead ; sixteen hands, and weighs 1,100 pounds. Foaled May
10, 1879. He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown

feat speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his sire,
cho, see Breeder and Sportsman July 29, 1882. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman, issue of September 16, 18S2.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CHARLES J. IXI.IS.
Post office box 55, Los AngeleB, Cal.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
MachlsttoJuly 15th, 1883, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 153£ hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the f ol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of Bhade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. SfcIXTOSH, Chico, Cal.

STEIN WAY.

TWO- YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:31\'; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2;25^.
TERMS

WELL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at SI 00 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at £6 per month, and extra pains taken
with mares In attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, 8. J. BenDett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, BaywardB, will be for-
warded Immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.

He Isarich bay ; 15J hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail ; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; bos a good,
resolute bead, set on a stout neck ; bis shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait la big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Stelnway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:28],
and also the dam of W. 8. Buckner's colt Currency tbat trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of NoTem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore is the eire of Santa Claus 2:17* : Chestnut
Hill, 2:22i ; Steinway, 2:25j ; Alice atoner, four years ola, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28] ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 35 In
the 2:30 list. Addicsa SAMUEL UAMHEE.

DiDvjUe. Contra Costa Co,, 0*1.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOB HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Ilenniu Farrow, bv imported bhamrock.

Third dam Ida, by Imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clorlius.

Tenth dam by Imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam bv imported Jollv Koger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkev.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— SoO THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at M per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can iun fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Joe
Hooker see Beeedee and Sportsman Jan 2n, 1SS3.

TIIEO "WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL SIRE WILL
make the season 18S3, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judson's Wildidle
farm , Santa Clara. For terms and particulars apply to or address

JAMES A H. C. .11 PSON.

Owners, Santa Clara

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

ji THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

Cxtp»&,

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE* ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— #50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
11 IH». Hi I VM> DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley Ib a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and Is bv War Dance.

First dam sister to Prvor, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy .full ■later t" ttedoc, by American Felipe.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by Imported F.xpediiiou.

Fourth dam M.ihl of th-- n;l],s. M lni]mrt. ■( -pre.nl i

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Bavlor's Gallant.

Eighth dam bv True Whig,

Ninth dam by Imported Regains.

Tenth dam imported Hiieli.-^s.

Eleventh dam lirisew I'm Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner,

Twelfth flam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam BOpnoiilaba'a dam by C&nren Ray Barb.

Fourteenth dam D Arev's chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam bv Whit. !, in

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoo.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Cattnn, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camilllna, by Carnitine.

Fourth dam bv Smoleneko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, bv OmvllK

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchcm.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy,

Eleventh dam by Starling.

Twelfth dam bv Bloody Huttncks.

Thirteenth dani by Greyhound,

Fourteenth dam Brockelsby Bcttv by Curwr-n'a Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MA1T STORKS, at the Oak Is r

Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

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April 21

Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.

FULL LIST OF ENTRIES TO STAKES AND PURSES

SPRING MEETING.

First Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, April 21.

No 1— California Stake; for two-year-olds; dash of
half a mile, to be run on the first day of the spring
meeting; $50 each, #25 forfeit, £2-30 added, second to
save stake.

1. J. K. Gries' h f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary

erson,

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Rutherford— Glenita.

■1. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— sister to

Clara D. , . „

5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, bv Gri list earl— Josie C.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— Mollie McCar-
thy.

7. Theo. "Winters* chc Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk

ft. Theo. Winters' ch c Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Marti e A. „ a

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Boydann.

10 Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's be. bv Shannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f . bv Monduv— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's s f. bv Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, bv Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f, bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. VanBuren's 6g Jou Jou. by Monday— Play-

18. C- VanBuren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab-

10. W. L. Pritchard's b c, by Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's b c, bv Leinster— Lily Simpson.

21. W. L. Pritchard's chf , bv Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchird'schf, by Leinster or Bazaar—
Minerva. ,_ . _^ ,_..,

23. J. B. Haggin's b C Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

21. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Kins Alfonso— Miranda.

25. J. B. Hagein's b f. bv Pat MaUoy— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope.

27. J. B Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Alert.

2S. J. B. Haggin's b f , bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood,

30. J. B. Hagcin's br f My Love, by Virgil— Li ghtfoot.

31. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Titania.

32. John A. CardinelTs bl c John A, by Monday-
Lady Clare.

No. 2— Hearst Stake; free for all; $25 each, S10 for-
feit, $125 added, second to save stake; dash of three-
quarters of a mile.

1. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, three years, by im
ported Partizan— Ladv Melrose.

2. James Davis' b c Result, three years, by Lein-
ster— Lilv Simpson.

3. Densdale A Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
vears. bv Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

4. E. J." Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by Ruth-
erford—Magete Emerson.

5. E. J. Baldwin's sc Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead— Jennie D.

6. Theo. Winteis's m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Ladv Jane.

7. Stemler A Avres' b jr Joe Howell, aged, by Bonnie
Scotland— Eva Shephard.

8. John Mackey's s m Premium, aged, by Castor—
by St. Louis.

No, 3— Winters Stake; for three-year-olds; dash of a
mile and a half; |1DD each, $50 forfeit, $500 added, sec-
ond to have $150, third to save stake.

1. Joseph Cairn Simpson's bf Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

2. P. Robso'n's cb f Mav B, bv Shannorj— Jessie R.

3. P. Courts' br c Auriol, by Monday— Bellina.

4. P. Courts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts' bl c Flou Flou' bv Monday— Jennie C.

6. Thos. Ateheson's b f, bv California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

B, Theo. Winters, chc, bv Norfol —Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. "Winters' ch c, bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. WinterB'bf Clara W, by Norfolk— BaUi-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters" b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis" chf, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's bf Marfan, bv Hubbard— El ectra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Folly.

15. W. A. J. Gift'B b t Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

18. E. J. Baldwin's chc Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E.J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggie Emerson.

187TS. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Fron.

20. Palo Alto's ch f. by Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's b g, by Shannon— Emma Robson.

22. Palo Alto's hrf.hv Shannon— Camilla L'rso,

23. W. BootB' br c, bv Thad Stevens— GlpBev.

24. J. B. Haggin's b t Nubia, by Le Inst <t— Ada A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f, Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

2fl. J. ft. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
J*1 unison,

27. J. B. Haggin's b g Del Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
O'Nell.

28. J. B. HagKln's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 4— Hurdle race; purse of $1W, of which 825 to
M-cond home; entrance free; a dash of a mile and a
quarter over five hurdles.

1. Th*o. Winters' n m Hattle B, four years, by Nor-
folk— Maggl<> Dale.

ft W. Boots' b m Mollle H, by Wildidle— Mamie
Hall.

Extra Day— Wednesday, April 25.

^1

No. S— Purse 1160, of which *25 to second horse; en-
/r«nca free; for two-year-old fillies; dash of Qve-
- nth* of a mile.

1. W. L. Pritchard's ch f, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar

2. E. J. Baldwin's br f, by Grinstead— Mollis McCar-
thy.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f . bv Rutherford— Glenita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

6. Hill A Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Darnels—
Mary Wade.

7. Palo Alto's b f, bv Wildidle— Robin GirL
P. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Monday— Abbie W.

9. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Norfolk— Frou Fron.

10. John Mackev's b f Militia by Lever— Malta.

11. John Mackey's b f Lina, by King Alphonso— Ti-
tania.

12. John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Marmot.

No. 6 — Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for maiden three-year-olds ; dash of a mile
and an eighth.

1. Caleb Dorsey's b c Stanislaus, by imported Paiti-
zan— Lady Melrose.

2. W. L. Pritchard's s c Ed Smith, by Leinster— Tib-
bie Dunbar.

3. W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar Colt, by Bazaar— Mi-
nerva.

4. James Davis' b c Result, by Leinster— Lily Simp-
son.

5. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, bv Shannon— Follv.

6. P. Can oil's f Alice, bv Wheatlev— bv Cheathem.

7. W. Boots' br c, by Thad Stevens— Gip'sev.

8. Palo Alto's b f, bv Wildidle— Kate Gift.

9. Joseph Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda.

No. 7— Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; en-
trance free ; free for all ; dash of a mile.

I. Densdale A Howson'sbh Jim Douglas, five years,
bv Wildidle — bv N orf oik.

"2. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

3. E, J. Baldwin she Gano, three years, by Grinstead
— Santa Anita.

4. J. B. Chase's b f Marion, three years, by Hub-
bard— Electra.

5. J. B. Chase's chf Laura, three years, bv Shannon
—Follv.

6. Theo. Winters' bf Lou Spencer, three years, by
Norfolk— Ballerina.

7. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk— Ladv Jane.

8. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, 4 years, by Wildidle—
Miami.

9. HiU & Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

10. Stemler A Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

II. Palo Alto's chf Satanella, three years, by Lev-
eller—Frou Frou.

12. John Mackev's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday— Demirep.

No. 8— Selling race ; purse $175, of which 525 to second
horse; entrance free; dash of one and an eighth miles;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
weight; two lbs. allowed foreach $100 under that valu-
ation; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three IbB.
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

1. E. S. Paddock's be Joe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. A H. C. Judson's h g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $400.

3. W. L. Pritchard's ch g, five years, by Leinster—
Vivian; $300.

4. G. W. Tiahern's s g Certiorari, three years, by
Joe Daniels— by Norfolk; $500.

5. John Mackev's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush; $600.

Second Day Regular Meeting:— Sat-
urday, April 28.

No. 9— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse ; en-
trance free; for two-year-old colts ; dash of five-eighths
of a mile.

2. Hill A Gries' b c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking—
Maid of the Mist.

3. Palo Alto's be, by Wildidle— Montana.

4. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildidle— Blarney.
6. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plaything.

6. John Mackey's h c Winnemucca, by imported
Billet— Lottie.

No. It*— Handicap Stake; for • three-vear-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added, "$50 to Becond
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursdav,
April 2fl, at 8 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

1. W. L. Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar— Vivian.

2, Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, by Monday— by
Norfolk.

S. E. J. Baldwin's b e Lucky B, by Rutherford—
Maggie Emerson.

4. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No. 11— Pacific Cup; handicap 'of $50 each. $20 dec-
laration, $500 added, second to receive $150, third to
(*ave ptake ; two and a quarter miles ; weights announced
April 21 ; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

1. Lee Shaner'B be Judge McKlnetry, four years,
bv Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

"2. W. L. Pritchard's bh Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addle A.

a. J. A H. O. Judson's s m May D, five yearB, by
Wildidle— Nettle Brown.

4. Densdale A Howson'e b h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle— by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albeit C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by Wild-
idle— Miami.

'. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

8. Stemler A Avres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

9. Stemler A Avies' s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Pusb.

10. Palo Alto'sb m Precious.four vears, by Lever-
Frolic.

11. Palo Alto's eh m Fostress, four vears, by Foster
— Planetia.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

13. John Mackev's s m Maria F, four years, by
Leinster— Flush.

No. 12— Hurdle race ; purse $150, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four years, by Nor-
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall.

Second Extra Day— Wednesday,
• May 2.

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; en-
trance free ; for two-year-olds ; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses* running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. A H. C. Judson's bl c, bv Monday— Lady Clare.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, bv Grinstead— Josie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's s f , by" Grinstead— sister to Clara D.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, by Thad Stevens—
Electra.

5. Theo. Winters' chc Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion.

6. HiU & Gr es' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—
Marv Wade. •

7. HillAGiies' b f Bachelor, by Hock Hoc King—
Maid of the Mist.

8. Palo Alto's b f, by Wildidle— Robin Girl.

9. Palo Alto's ch f. bv Mondav— Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's ch f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

11. Palo Alto's b c, bv Wildidle— Montana.

12. Palo Alto's b c, by Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, by Monday— Plaything.

14. John Mackey's bf Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg—Marmot.

15. John Mackey's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist-
Heliotrope,

No. 14— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance,
$10 declaration, $200 added, $50 to second, third to save
stake ; dash of one and a quarter miles ; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstry, four years, by
Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. J. and H. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-
folk—Ladv Jane.

4. Hill A Gries' b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs

5. Stemler A Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotia nd— Eva Shephard.

6. Stemler A Ayres' s g Fred Collier, five years, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

7. G. W. Trahern's
Joe Daniels— by Noi

8. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

"9. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush.

10. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A.

No. 15— Selling race; Purse $175, of which $25 to sec-
ond horse, entrance free; dash of one and a quarter
miles; conditions same as No. 8. .

1. E. S. Paddock's b g Joe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk—Nevada; $300.

2. J. A H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, five years, by
Wildidle— by Hercules; $400.

3. John Mackey's ch f Maria F, four years, by Lein-
ster—Flush ; $600.

No. 16 — Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; $25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added", second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile and repeat;
weights announced and declaration made same as
No. 14.

1. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, bv
Monday— by Norfolk.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s c Grismer, three years, by Grin-
stead—Jennie D.

3. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Lady Amanda,

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; for two-vear-olde; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added,
second to Bave stake. When any California two-year,
old beats the time of Gano, l:15ror three-quarters of
a mile, the stake to be named ter the colt which
beats it,

1. J. K. Gries" b f Nettie Hill v Joe Daniels— Mary
Wade.

2. E.J.Baldwin's b c, by R herford— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, bv Rutherford— Glenita.

4. E.J. Baldwin's chf ,bv Grinstead— Sister to Clara D.
6. E. J. Baldwin's ch f, by Grinstead— Josie C.

6. E. J. Baldwin's br f,by Grinstead— Mollie McCar
thy.

_ Theo. Winters' eh c Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion.

8. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Boy da na.

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b c.bvShannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's brf, bv Mondav— Riglin,

13. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f, bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, by Norfolk— Fron Frou.

17. C. VanBuren's b g Jou Jou, by Monday — Play-
thing.

18. C. VanBuren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab
bie W.

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. W. L. Pritchard's b c, by Leinster— Lily Simpson

21. W. L. Pritchard's chf, b'vBazaar— Tibbie Dunbar,

22. W. L. Pritchard's chf, by Leinster or Bazaar —
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's h f, bv King Alfonso— Miranda

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, by Pat Mo lloy— Glenuine.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f , bv Monarchist — Heliotrope

27. J. B. Haggin's b f , bv Monarchist— Alert,

28. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's chf, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J. B. Haggir-'s br f My Love, by Virgil— Li ghtfoot.

31. J. B. Hagci o's b f, by King Alfonso— Titan a

32. J. A. Cardi lell's bl ' John A, by Monday— Lady
Clare.

No. 18— Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds; dash of one and three-quarters miles; $100 each,
$25 forfeit, $300 added, $150 to second, third to save
stake

1. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P, Robsoh's ch f Mav B, bv Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, bv Mondav— Bellina.

4. P. Courts' b c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Coutts" brf Flou Flou. bv Mondav— Jennie C.

6. Thos. ateheson's b f. bv California— Rosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' h e, bv Norfolk— Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters' chc, bv Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c. by California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis* ch f, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, bv Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, bv Shannon— Folly .

15. W. A. J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

lfi. E. J. Baldwin's chc Grismer, by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, bv Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson,

18. E, J. Baldwin's h c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, bv Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f , by Shannon— Camilla TJrso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, bv Shannon— Emma Robson.

23. W. Boots' br c. bv Thad Stevens— Gipsev.

24. J. B. Haggin's b f Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene", by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

26. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison,

27. J. B. Haggin's bg Del Paso, bv Shannon— Maggie
O'Neil.

28. J. B. Haggin's chf Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $50 to second horse; en
trance free ; for all ages ; dash of two miles.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstrv, four vears,
by Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. M. Murry's s h Samuel Stevenson, five vears,
by Thad Stevens— bv Rifleman.

"3. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five vears,
by L pi nster— Addie A.

4. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Monday — by Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grin-
stead—Santa Anita,

7. J. B. Chase's bf Marian, three vears, by Hubbard
—Electra.

8. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, three years, by Shannon
-Folly.

9. Theo. Winters* s m Atalanta, four years, bv Nor-
folk—Lady Jane.

10. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, bv
Wildidle— Miami.

11. Hill A Gries' bh "Wildidler, aged, bv Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

12. Stemler A Avres' hg Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

13. Stemler A Ayres' s g Fred Collier, five vears, by
Joe Hooker— Pusb.

14. Palo Alto's b m Precious, four years, by Lever
—Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's ch m Fostress, four years, by Foster
—Planetia.

16. John Mackey's b g Duke of Mondav, four years,
by Mondav— Demirep.

'17. John Mackev's s in Maria F, four vears, by Lein-
ster—Flush.

No. 20 — Hurdle race; purse $200, of which $50 to sec-
ond horse ; entrance free ; mile and repeat over four
hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m. Hattie B, four years, by Nor
folk— Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H, aged, by Wildidle -Ma
mle Hall.

Starters in all races roust be named at fi p. m. the
day preceding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-members will be placed on the same footing as
members of the association in regard to the payment
of purees and stakes advertised, and should there be a
deficiency the winners will receive a pro-rata division.

THEO. HLM1RS, President,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C. M. CHASE Assistant Secretary.

1883

Jxxcdcv and jiprntoxim

255

Centennial Chronograph

A POSIT1TEI.Y KEUAKLE "FLT.BACK"

HORSE-TIMER

And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55
In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial chronogi aph (fly-back) or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Gross & Beguelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech-
anism we have seen. This timer is constructed ou scientific me-
hanical principles that must excite the admiration of every in-
elligent watchmaker, audit will douotless become univei sally
popular."

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MANUFA CTURERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

When you send an ordei mention the Breeder and Sportsman.'

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Whitmans Combination

HALTER-BRIDLE.

THIS H11TEE TAKES UP TO FIT ANY HOBS
0 "

L ordinary pair of reins you have a complete bridle.

E, AND IS SO CONSTRUCTED T1TAT WITH AN

ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN.
For sale oy J A McKERRON

E^THB TRADE SUPPLIED.

230 and 232 Ellis street,
Sole agent for the Pacific Coast.

H

J. O'KANE,

Mauufachtbeb and Importer of
AKNESS, SADDLES, BLANKET
ARNESS, SADDLES, BLANKET.
ASSESS, SADDLES, BLANKET!

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

s,

FOR SALE.

767 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots" of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.
1 N. B.— Sly acknowledged superiority in
llthis branch of business is largely due to
(careful observation andthe valuable aug-
fgestlons of the most skillful turfmen of
i the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
I agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
fcders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done -with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, -whips, spurs, bits and 2}<-n> race Baddies.

P. POTTER,

MANT7FACTDREB OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
30yl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

MASTFACTUHEB, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AND ALL KLN'DS OP
SADDLERY HARDWARE
Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
422 A 434 Batter}' St., (or. Wafthlugton,

6m3 SAB FRANCISCO.

Bruss House,

1009, 1011. 1013 and 1015 .1 Street,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
Improvement*. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass tha house every five minutes

FCXT ' AliE.

150 Fine Rams.

' GEO. W. HAXt'OCK, Sacramento.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

t'Al'T. FOSTER.

At the Cliff House.

FOR ALE.

T OROUGHBHED

Greyhound Puppies.

Price $15.

F. .1. HALL.

lite Riverside, Cal.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIV E STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS.
116 Montgomery Street, San fFraiicIgco.

BROAD GAUGE,

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCKO

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San

Francisco Passenger Deput (Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets ) as follows :

IMPORTANT BALK OP

HORSES AND CATTLE.

WE ARE DIRECTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT
on or about May 1,1883, we will offer at the
OAKLA3.lt TKOTTIXU PARK

About forty head of trotting stallions, road and draft
horses ; also twenty head pure bled Jersey cattle.
Particulars in future advertisements).

Kill II' A 4 O., Auctioneers.

LEAVE
S. F.

DESTINATION.

8 :30 a M

t9 :30 a M

10 :-l0 a M

* 3 :30 P M

4 :25 p m

•5:15 P M

6:30 pm

J11 :45 pm;

■ San Mateo, Redwood and
Memo Park.

6:40 a m
•8:10 am
9*3 am

*H">:I"|'2a m
•3 :36 p M
t4 :59 p m

Kffttffl Isanta Clara. San Jose and) *12^p?J
ISiiU Palpal Way Stations. i\ "J**"

10:40 a Ml * Gilrov.Pajaro.Castroville, $ i '
*3 :30 pm1 1 Salinas and Monterey. < I

10:40 A Ml) TTnlH^tPr and Ttpr Pinos i I *H>:02AM

•3:30pm1 t Hoiusterana ires finoB, -j | 6fl0PM

1 Watsonville, Camp Goodall, ( . «,n.fti . ,r

Brighton. Soquei- , i- TO r S

UCampCapitolai A-Santa Cruz II °'w rM

■ Aptos, New Bright

Soledad and Way Stations I 6:00 P M

| i Monterey and Santa Cruz.
' i (Sunday Excursion)

'Sundays excepted. tSnndays only. {Theater train,
Saturdays only.

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8:30 a.m. Train.

Special Rofxd-tbip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos. Poquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilrov, Parajsoanj Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, ?1; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, 95; also to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, $3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. <fc Tkt. Agt.

SST SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. "®J
For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

PAUL PRIEDHOFER,

S^* PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER

116 Washington Street.

ANCHES

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

bespectfuxly calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DALLY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pomplno, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA THING ES TA BLISHMEN T

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANK

(150 x 50 feet)

fob wabsi salt water, plunge and swimming

baths.

ELEGANT ROOMS

For Individual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-knowD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQFFX AND SANTA CKFZ,

16 VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

eSff-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects dallv with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

The S. P.R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, In each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS arc
reached bv tills line. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, 1'URIn-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to t lie unlimited ox-
t.-nt of rangr at ;ind about SAN RIU'NO and MrMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These reBorts are but a Bhort distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of thlB manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be entl*
tied to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF TnEIR DOGS
when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggagemen. Train Baggagemen arc Instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage
Cars.

f£tr*In order to guard against ncrldrnta to Dogs
while In transit, it Is necessan that thev D6 provided
With COLLAR AND 'MAIN. (Jims and FIbIiIiir
Tackle checked and carried free of charge. QnustsJcen
apart and Beourel* packed In wood or leather cases
may be taken in Passenger Care.

TICKET OFFICES. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery Ht reft. Palace Hotel.
JSBTT, H. R. JUDAH.

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

•VS. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc. leaves Sao Francisco dallv via Oakland
Ferry, fovt of Market Street 4*8:30 a.m.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

(/• X • JX* XV.

TIME SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, MABCH 6TH, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follows;

DESTINATION.

9:30 a m

* 3:00 P M

* 4 :00 P v
8:00 a m
3:30 P m
8:00 a m

* 4 -.00 p m
9 :30 A >t
4 :30 p m
8 :00 A m

•4:00p m
8 :00 a m

* 3 :30 p u
t 8 :00 a m

9 :30 A m
8 :00 A >r

* 5 -.00 p m
9:30 a m

* 4 :00 p m
8:00 a m
8:00 a m

10:00 a m
3:00 p m

* 5:00 P M
3:30 pm
5:30 p m

:00

M

5.*M .

-HO .. .

3 :30 p m
•4:00 P m

8:00 a m

3:00 p m
* 8:00 a m

8:00 a m

* 4 flO p m
3:30 pm
8:00 a m

* 3 :30 p m

..Antlochand Martinez..

..Calistoga and Napa..

. ( Deming, El Paso ) Express...
■1 and East > Emigrant

. ( Gait and ) via Livennore

. '( Stockton J' via Martinez

....Knight's Landing

" " ISundaye only

....Los Angeles and South

.... Liveruiurc and Pleasantoa....

..Madera and Fresno....

....Marysville and Chieo..
....Niles and Ha}* wards. .

I Ogden and ) Express

( East i Emigrant ,

...Redding and Red Bluff

> Sacramento J v»» f iv?ri=ore

f «M,fl Pnlfiv .via Uemcia

) and Colfax j vja Benicia

...Sacramento River Steamers.
...San Jose

..Tehama and Willows..
..Vallejo

JSundaysonly..

1H I' M

10:10 a M
*I2;40 p m

7: la p m

1110 A M

10:10 a m

7:40 p m

2:40 p m

7:10 a M

"OH !• M

»I2:40 P m
5:40 p m
11:10 A M

2:40 P M
5:40 P M

* 8:40 A M
2:40 P M

•12:10 p m

5:10 p m

5:40 p m

3:40 p M

9:40 a M

• 8:40 A H
11:10 A M

6:10 A m

5:10 p m

5:40 P M

7:40 P M

11:10 a M

•6:00 a M

3:10 p m

9:40 a m

' 7 : tO p m

7:40 P st

2:40 p ii

•10:10 a m

111:10 A M

*12:40 P M

11:10 A M

' 7:40 p M

11:10 A M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. if. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at9;30 a.m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

IsOCAX FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •fi:0n—*fi:30-c7:00— 7:30— c8:00
— 8:8O-c9:0O— 9:30— cl0:OB— 10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1 :30—
2 :30— 3 :30— cl :00— 4 :30— c5 :00— 5 :30— c6:00— 6:30— 7 :0O—
8:00— 9:30— 11:00— *12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— c«fi:00— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :00—
12:00-1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— 5:00— 6:00— c7:00—c*S:00
-c9:30— cU:00-c*12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE — c*7:00 — c*S:00-c*9:00— c*10:00—

c*4 :00— *: *b :U0-C*6 :00— "6:30.

TO BERKELEY— •fi:00—*G:30— 7:00— »7:30 — 8:00— »8 30
—9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— 110:30—11:00— Jll:30— 12:00— 1:00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—
8:00— 9:30— 12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — •6:00'— *fi:30 — 7:00 — «7:30-
{8:00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2:00— 3 :00— 1 :00— 1 :!
—5:00— •5:30—6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-«5:32-«6:02— 6:32
7.-02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:82:— 0:08—8:32— 10:02— 10:82— 11:03

—11:32— 12:02— 12:32— 1:02— 1:32— 2:02— 2:82— 8iDB.— 8:83
— 4:02—4:32— 5:02— 5:32— 6:02— 6:32-7 :02— J«:02 — 9:32 —

11:02.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— "5:21 — •5:51 — 8:21 — 6:51 —
1-7:21— 7:51— L^:21-S:.r)l-r:'l:21- 9:51 — ol":2l —10:51—
11:51— 12:51— 1:51— 2:51— 3:51— cl:21— 4:61 -c5:21— 6:81
—c6:21— 6:51— 7:51— 9:21— 10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA— c*5:15—o»5M5-cfi:!5— 7:10 — 8:10 —
9:10-10:10— 11:10— 12 :in— i-.io— 2:10— 3:10— 1:10— 5:10—
6:10-o7:15-c9:15— cl0:15.

FROM FRUIT VALE— ".
H:47— •5:00— •6:47-Jt8:47

:47— *8:4;

-•7:17.

-•9:00— •9:47-10:47

FROM BERKELEY — *5:45— •6:15— 6:15-*7:15-7:45—
•8:15 — 8HA— ]S:15-0:45-tlO:15— in:<5— |11:1.V- 11:45 —
12:15 — 1;45 — 2:15 — 3:46— 4:15— 4:45— 5:15— 5:45— 6:15—
6:45_7:lft_9:15_»10:15.

FROM WEST J-.ERKELEY-
-7 H5-8:46— 9:46— 10:45-1 ;45-

6:15— •6:15— 6:15— *7 -15.

•■"i -ir- — -*i:I."t — (1:1.5— •7:15
2:15-3:45— 4:45— «5 ^5—

4 K1IK BOITE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO — •7:16—0:15— 11:15-1:15—
3:15-5:15.

FROMOAKLAND-»6:15— 8:15-10:15— 12:15— 2:15— 1:15

All trains mn daily, except when star (•) denotes
Sundays excepted, r (Tiangecars at Broadway, Oak-
land. ( Sundays only.

"Standard Time" Fnrnlshcd by Rani
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. 8. I

A. S. TOW>X.

^Gen. Manager.

T. H. G4M>I»

Gen. Pass

256

*Pcjc ffceetler mxtl j^jorctsttxatx.

April 21

REMINGTO N'S

New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun.

THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold by Druggists. S. E- <i. RAWSOX

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

G0NSUMPT10N.

I hftve a positive remi-rty f«nhe nhrtve disease; by It? ueo
1*i tuBHlldsOf cases of tho worst fclml and i-( long standing
L ve lM-i'ii cured, Indcri', pi strung i- niv l'.iiih in Its eflicncv,
• it I wilt Bend TWO ISO fTLEd FKEK, together with a YAL-
I'APLE TREATISE <>u tins diseo-*a. to anysnilerer. Give Ex-
press & P O.address. 1'lt.T. A. SLQCU.U. J«l i**arl8t-. JJ X

e

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND OENERAL

A UCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street. Sail Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell la All Cities and Counties of
(he Slate.

REFERENCES.

„ 8. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas.

w P. Sargent, Gilrov. John Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING .CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip-
le, Colgrove, Dietz, Courts, Dougherty, Newl and &
Jammond. Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of Durability to give satisfaction in all busine ss in-
trusted to our care. Sales win be made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purch; ses
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
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AT

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OX SAilltDAY, APRIL 38TH, 1883.

WILL OFFER FORTY-TWO HEAD CONSIST-
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of Knight Templar, Blue Lodge, etc.; one colt by the
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p. in. By order,

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My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
hles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882,
with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at I airlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fair-lawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Young Trotting

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM
ABERDEEN andCASSIOS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believedthat no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadBterB,
have an opportunity of obtainingiust what they want
at FAIRLAWN. J

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with pubUc
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
madeinlSSl; another with a record of 2:23K; another
witha record of 2:26, madein 1882; another with a rec-
ord of 2:2$K. and a grandson with a three-year-old rec-
ord of 2:23,4, the fastest everjmade up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show.
inSi

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20;-.,' to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2:15>< to 2:27)$. No son of Rvsdvk'a
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., fuU brother of Daniel Lam.
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by oldAbdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm s American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23^ to 2:28^, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawnstallions have lnl8S2 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2;20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddanghter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27^', by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28V. by Elial G\
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in America have made such a showing in 18S2,

These stallions wiU be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at §300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at 350 the Beason. with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1.18S3. PURCHAS-
ERS FROM A DISTANCE CAN EDY ON' ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

writtendescriptions wiU.be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible partieB at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or furthei information address
MILI.IV.il T. WITHERS,

2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky.

JY ER it v i; i i:\ A Qi

ERSEYS AND GUERNSEYO

THE YERBABUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernsevs won all the. herd prizes for 1SS2. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains.
These, with fortv head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animals
of the country. Bulls have recently sold in>ew York
for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at

moderate price;

HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

Vol. II. No. 17.
NO 50S MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR.

THE STABLE.

Trotting Action.

In the article published last week under the title of " Tips
and Trotting Action, " the stride of Abe Edginton was par-
tially analyzed, and a promise given that comparison would
be made between that when drawing a sulky and when he
was encumbered with weight on his back. Long before the
days of instantaneous photography it was well known that a
long striding horse would shorten his gait when transferred
from harness to saddle, and among the old trainers it was a
favorite method of overcoming a tendency to " overstriding "
and " dwelling. " At that time it was conceded that a ma-
jority of horses could trot faster to saddle than harness.
This partially followed from being able to keep closer to the
inside of the track, and thus save distance on the turns, par-
tially from the vehicles being heavier than at present, but
chiefly from a lack of knowledge of present methods of con-
trolling the action. But while the fact was patent the minu-
tia was wanting, and it remained for the Palo Alto illustra-
tions to give an insight into the difference wnich weight on
the back caused. In the previous article there was a brief
description of the method the feet were moved when Edgin-
ton was hitched to a sulky though it will be necessary to go
over the ground again in order to make the comparisons.
The propelling hind foot as it left the ground was taken as
the initial point, and when that last impulse was given to
hurl the body through the air the other hind foot was under
and in close proximity to the fore foot on the same side. In
the picture representing the same part of the stride, when
the rider was up, the fore and hind feet in the air are much
farther apart and at no time are they close enough
to endanger scalping. It is proper to state that in
harness the stride was eighteen feet three inches,
in the saddle, seventeen feet six inches. Presuming thai
the horse was urged to his fastest pace in both instances, the
proof of the correctness of the old opinions is complete, and
hence, while the stride was shortened, it must have been
quickened.

The photographs also show the reason why horses
that were mixed in their gait in harness trotted square under
the saddle. The feet, from the motion being accelerated, are
never in such proximity as to endanger the fore foot striking
the hoof, coronet or pastern. Before the hind foot has been
thrust so far forward as to be in danger, the fore foot has
been elevated enough to carry it completely out of the way,
and this is due to the energy of the movement entailed by
the resistance of the rider. To overcome this, the fore feet
especially are raised with a quicker effort, and the conse-
quence is that there is also more bending of the knee. The
picture shows the upturned fore foot in contact with the
chest, or so close that it appears as though it were actually
touching. The main feature, however, is the distance be-
tween the fore and hind feet in every portion of the stride,
and there is no possible chance of injury from the fore foot
to any part of the posterior limbs. The hind foot might
wound the opposite hind leg in passing, or the knee or arm of
the fore be struck, but a scalping boot would not be marked
if even it were inches in thickness.

I had one animal that gave a capital illustration between
the saddle and the harness, and now that the photographs
furnish the key I can readily understand what was a mystery
at the time beyond my powers to solve. This was the mare
Clara G, owned by D. A. Gage of Chicago. I saw her trot
very fast in her exercise under saddle in 1869, when at the
same time she could not show better than 2£0 in harness. I
got her in the spring of 1870, and commenced driving her in
April. The ISth of June the fastest she could trot was 2:45,
and when called upon for more speed she would hitch and
roll terribly. Several different patterns of shoes were tried, and
the " rolling motion " proved so far the best, as in them she

trotted a quarter in thirty-nine seconds. This gave something
of the same action as weight on the back, though she was
still inclined to hitch. It was a work of time to overcome
this propensity, and also a trial of patience, more so from
her known capacity in the saddle rig. When she did " get
squared" the improvement was very rapid. The proper
weight of shoes, the right kind of boots, check-rein of the ex-
act length, and from then there was no trouble . In the fall
of 1871 she won the three-minute race in Buffalo in 2:30,
2:26i, 2:26, coming from the half-mile pole in the two1 last
heats in 1 :10, and without driving her so near the top of her
speed as to make a break. After returning home she trotted
at different times, half miles in 1 :08, and a quarter in 32£ sec -
onds. As the photographs show she went clear under the
saddle, and until she acquired the habit of doing so in har-
ness the fear of injury incapacitated her from showing the
same speed.

The weight of the rider on the forelegs compels the quick-
ened action, as anyone can easily understand who knows
the effect of carrying a heavy burden on his shoulder, and is
also shown by the action of the Chinese vegetable peddlers.
In the latter case the pace is not only accelerated, as there is
a different step taken when the baskets are full, and the gait
is as nearly a pace as two legs can imitate the movement of
four.

While weight on the back is an advantage to some trotters,
and it is held to be essential to racing speed, there must be
reasons for the differences. Undoubtedly the longer bound
of the racehorse, a succession of springs, of longer duration,
give a jerking motion to the load that operates prejudicially.
Whether the stride is shortened or not I am not prepared to
say, though before long I will institute experiments to deter-
mine the question satisfactorily. Before that is
done it is unnecessary to speculate, as conjecture is
worthless when there is an opportunity to make a practical
test. Trainers of racehorses object to exercising runners
in harness on the ground that it will have a tendency to
shorten the stride, and I am inclined to think that it may
have that effect, though relieving the legs, which will more
than compensate, in cases where trouble is apprehended, for
the supposed tendency. The fast trotting gait being more
uniform, two air flights in the stride in place of one, the
vehicle is hauled along steadily and with not a particle of the
jerking motion attending the fast gallop.

When Dexter trotted in 2:1S under the saddle, it was then
thought that it was far beyond the harness speed, but subse-
quent events proved that it was an erroneous conclusion.
Rollo Golddust was unquestionably much faster with weight
on his back, and, as Billy Boyce and others have shown, the
pacing gait appears to be favorable for speed when weight is
carried. But as the harness efforts of Maud S, St. Julien,
Little Brown Jug, Trinket, Clingstone are so much superior
to the best of the saddle, it is a fair inference that in reality
the removal of any great incumbrance on the back is favor-
able to fast trotting.

The only illustration of trotting under the saddle which I
have seen is that of Abe Edginton, and it not only displays a
marked variation from that of the same horse in harness,
but also differs materially from the pictures of others. In
the work "The Horse in Motion," there are plates represent-
ing, in addition to those of Edginton, Elaine, stride eighteen
feet three inches; Clay, seventeen feet six inches, and Occi-
dent, seventeen feet nine inches. There are minor varia-
tions among them, though none so marked as those between
saddle and harness in the same animal. Elaine nnd Occident
did not bring the fore feet into such close proximity as Edgin-
ton and Clay;5the picture of the latter in the commencement
of the air flight showing the fore foot in a position to nearly
hide the foot on the hind leg, and in tho next picture
an advance of| twelve inches, there was a greater
elevation than in tho case of Edginton. With Elaine
there is a clear opening, and from the time the hind foot

gives the last impulse until the feet again touch the ground
there is no danger of interference.

Injthe silhouettes on such' a small scale even important
variations are hard to observe, though in the photograph a
magnifying glass brings them out and a little knowledge of
the action is obtained. The importance of closely studying the
lessons which the camera presents is so evident that these
articles will he continued until an insight is obtained. It is
a difficult task to make clear explanations without accom-
panying cuts, necessitating prolixity which cannot be
avoided.

Sales at Fairlawn.

The following sales of high-bred trotting stock have been
made by Gen. Win. T. Withers of Fairlawn Stock Farm
since the 12th day of March. He returned from a trip to
Arizona and New Mexico on the 8th of March and has been
so much engaged that he has not had time to report his sales
until now :

To John P. Crozier of Upland, Pa : The dark dapple
brown stallion Prince Ali, foaled March 7, 1S78, by Almont ;
dam Alice Drake, by Alexander's Norman ; second dam by
Pilot Jr. ; pri*e$2,S00.

To same party : Bay mare Hope, foaled August 25, 1877,
by Almont ; dam Elsie, by Alexander's Abdallah.

The same party had purchased during Gen. Withers' ab-
sence the bay filly Ripple, foaled May 12, 1S80, by C. M. Clay
Jr. ; dam Sallie M., by Almont.

To Col. Albert Gridley of Batavia, HI., the solid bay filly
Francisca; foaled July 14, 1SS1, by Almont; dam Fran-
ces Breckenridge, by Sentinel, full brother to Volunteer ;
second dam by Bayard, son of Pilot Jr. ; third dam the thor-
oughbred mare Luna, by Swigert's Lexington : price §1,200.

To Thomas Starr of Leadville, Colorado : The thorough-
bred chestnut filly Arab Maid, foaled in 1881, by Limestone;
dam Arab Girl, by imported Arab Fysaul ; second dam Hop-
sie, by imported Mickey Free, son of Irish Birdcatcher ; third
dam the imported Arab mare Loulie, of the pure Koheyle
race of Arabs ; price $350.

To John C. Gibbs of New York city : The bay brood
mare Fanny Patton, foaled in 1870, by Country Gentle-
man, son of Kysdyk's Hambletonian and bred to Almont
Lightning, son of Almont.

J^To Rufus Ingalls of Belvidere, HI. : The black stallion Reso-
lution, 16$ hands high, foaled April 13, 1879, byAlwood, son
of Almont ; dam Queen Mary, by Mambrino Chief ; price
SI, 000.

To R. S. Withers, Lexington, Ky. : The dark iron grey
filly Maggie Almont, foaled April 25, 1SS2, by Almont, dnm
Maggie Keene, by Mambrino Hatcher; second dam Laura
Fair (Keene Jim's dam, record 2:19} ) by Rattler, son of
Stockbridge Chief ; price §1,000. Maggie Almont is one of
the greatest natural trotters ever foaled and $500 advance has
recently been offered for ber and refused by her purchaser.

To Dr. Schwarz of Dayton, Ohio : The bay filly Maggie
Medium, foaled April 29, 1881, by Happy Medium, dam
Maggie Keene, as above ; price §1,000.

To George A. Hogg of Fayette county, Pa. : The bay
stallion colt Vimont, foaled April 27, 1880, by Almont; dam
Badoura, by Cassius M. Clay Jr. 22 ; second dam Puss
Stedman (Lorelle's dam), by Alexander's Norman ; third dam
by Toronto, son of St. Lawrence ; price $2,500. Vimont is
considered one of tho very best colts ever bred at Fairlawn.

To Charles G. Wicker of Ticonderoga, N. Y. : The solid
chestnut stallion colt Kenmore, foaled May 10, 1S79, bj- Al-
mont; clam Tallula, by Bachman's Messenger Duroc ; second
dam Mary Sanford, by Bay Hambletonian, son of Alexan-
der's Abdullah ; third dam Lady Sandford (Jay Goulds dam),
by Seeley's American Star; Price SI, 500 cash and $1,000
more when Kenmoro makes a record of 2:25. Kenmore
showed a 2:40 gait whon being broken to harness last sum-
mer.

To John Bechman of Bucyrus, O. : The dark bay stallion
colt Doncaster, foaled Sept. 25, 18S0, by Happy Medium ;
dam the Headley mare, by Regular, son of Volunteer ; sec-
ond dam Melissa, by Crockett's Bellfounder ; price SI, 000.

To Charles E. Waters of Minneapolis, Kansas : The black
colt Talisman, foaled May 22, issu, by Cussius M. Clay Jr.
22; dam Quoen Vic, by Mambrino Chief; price SS00.

To same party: The grey colt Norman Medium, foaled
March 26, 1881, by Happy Medium; dam Alice Drake
Alexander's Norman ; second dam by Alexander's Pil
price S800. ___^

Winnemucca claims the premium for being them
sive cattle shipping station in Nevada, as the anm>
ments of beef cattle range from 25,000 to 35,000 head.

258

JHxe tkecte and

j?portsttmtJ.

April 28

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Opening- of the Southwestern Circuit— G-ood
Sport at the Crescent City.

The regular racing season of 1SS3 began on the 31st at Or-
leans, and the meeting was continued over on the 3rd, 5th
and 6th of this month, rain intefering to some extent, howev-
er after the second day, causing several postponements and
a wet track. Large fields of horses, considering the early
season, were out on the first two days, a result due no doubt
to the fine condition of the track, which, at best a slow one in
previous years, is now, gauged by the fast time made at the
meeting, the fastest course south of Kentucky.

Wedding Day's race for the Cotton Exchange Handicap,
value $1,700, is very seldom beaten, even on our fastest
tracks, for a mile and a half in 2:37J, the winner, a five-year-
old, carrying 112 lbs., is a good performance, and the
field he beat a strong one, for the time of year. Eather cha-
grined mast have been shrewd Green Morris, who sold the
winner to his present owner last fall, at little more than half
what he (Morris) paid for him at Saratoga last August, and
for the same price (§1,500) bought Ballast of CadwelL
throwing in the gelding, Creosote, then on his last legs with
consumption, and the latter subsequently died. Morris
bought Ballast with a view to pulling off this same Cotton
Exchange Handicap, and the handicapper, misled by the
horse's previous poor form at Orleans, let him in light, at 102
pounds. Directly the weights were announced, Ballast ran
a trial at the distance with three pounds over weight, in2:3Si,
and the knowing ones, Morris included, considered the race
as good as over, for the brother to Bancroft had the best of
the weights of anything in the handicap. But on the Satur-
day previous Wedding Day came out in great form and
from being only the miler, which his old owner, and most
others, have all along considered him, demonstrated himself
a coining horse at a distance, by winning at a mile and three
furlongs, from Fair Count (his full brother), Apollo, Frankie
B. Katie Creel, Boulevard, Lizzie MeWhirter and. several
others, a good field. The Morris cast-off ran this distance in
2--25£, a fast race, and at once loomed up as likely to get away
with the longer and more valuable event on the following
Tuesday. But then he was handicapped to give Ballast, same
age, 10 lbs., and had to meet, in addition, some new
horses such as old Saunterer, 114 lbs., Duke of Montalban,
(half brother to the Duke of Magenta), 105 lbs., Lute Fogle,
107 lbs, etc., and on the Monday night previous the pooling
was very heavy, Saunterer, Ballast, Pettingill's pair, Wed-
ding Day and Lute Fogle selling nearly evenup at the South-
ern Hotel, in $600and §700 pools. At the track the race was
hotly contested, amid great excitement, and not until the
last few rods was the race decided, Wedding Day, under John
Spellman's fine riding, getting the verdict by a trifle over a
length, Montalban beating Ballast a head. The latter horse
ran fully up to his trial and beat it too, but the winner was
better than anyone supposed. Unfortunately for the party
behind this newly discovered "nailer, " they have been as
much in the dark as anyone as regards their horse's capabil-
tiesand he haslabsolutely no future engagements worth men-
tioning. Strange to have such a fast miler, as he was known
to be (for he ran at Saratoga last August in 1:41§) and for
them not to know he could stay. Such are the ups and
downs of horse owners, and it only adds the more to the glo-
rious uncertainty of the turf. But Green Morris, if he has
got unmistakeably and badly left in the Wedding Day-Ballast
business, has still a "rod in pickle " left for the boys in his
heretofore dark colt, Drake Carter, by Ten Broeck — Piatina.
I say heretofore a "dark one," for since the Prc'kwick stakes
on the 31st at Orleans he is so no longer, his easy win, rid-
den by Billy Donohue over a mile and a quarter in 2.V from
a field of thirteen showing him to be a dangerous antagonist
for the best three-year-old in the country. He is now the
money favorite for the Kentucky Derby, and he never ran as
a two-year-old, thereby adding to his chances of undergoing
a severe racing campaign. Morris has heavily engaged him
in stakes, at Louisville, Chicago, Saratoga, Sheepshead and
elsewhere, and bids fair to score a greater success with him
than he did with Apollo last year.

The first two-year-old racing of any account of the year
was run during the late meeting, and some good youngsters
appeared, the best being Lloyd Daly, by the imported Irish
stallion Kyrle Daly out of a Lever mare. Of the other races
the most notable was the first Cup race of 1SS3, the Howard
Cup, two miles and a quarter, which was considered a gift
for Green Morris' Apollo, but the old man got another set-
back like the Ballast affair. This time it was Pettingill's
Duke of Montalban who "clipped his wings " for him, and
although heavy betting at Apollo $600, Montalban $300,
Blazes $75, made it look all but over, it was the Duke first,
Apollo second, and poor, old, white-faced, knock-kneed
Blazes last. The track was heavy, which may account for
Apollo's defeat, and a tremendous storm also on last Saturday
laid half the racetrack under a foot of water. However,
yesterday racing was resumed, and five races run, and to-day
ended the meeting with the Cottrill Stakes, which Drake
Carter won in a gallop. Wm. Engeman has asked to be, and
has been, released by the Louisiana Jockey Club from the
contract he had entered into, to give racing there next win-
ter. From the Crescent City the clans divide, and though
the most of the stables go direct to Memphis, Tenn., for the
week's racing beginning on the 16th, Pettingill's, McMa-
hon's, and others go direct to Washington, D. C.f and
others to Nashville and the Kentucky racing centers.

After the meeting at Memphis, Nashville, the Bock City,
follows, and her meeting and Gen Harding's sale of yearlings
will bring the time up to the 1st and 2d of May, and after
that in rapid succession come Lexington and the Falls City,
which latter meeting is expected to be more successful than
any spring meeting ever given there.

Gabe Caldwell, the well-known starter and owner of horses,
has had much trouble at New Orleans, for his boy, the fa-
mous light-weight jockey, injured himself badly a few weeks
ago; then he was taken sick with an illness said to be con-
sumption, and the "last straw" was his famous little mare
Nina breaking her ankle in the heat race on the first day of
tho meeting. This stable is now entirely broken up, the
three-year-old colt by Glengary— Kate Fisher, formerly
known as Joe MoMahon, having been purchased by that gen-
tleman f.»r 12,600, and renamed Joe Mitchell. The two-
year-old brother to Nina also goes to the same stable, and
Lenore has been sold back to her old owner, Feland for
$400. In his misfortunes, Mr. Caldwell has the syuiyathy
of all, with hearty wishes for his restoration to health. Joe
M-rray. the scns-ttional Sheas colt, was in New Orleans with
ki Key's other horses on the stable's way north.

The brown son of Rebel is not very forward in condition

-., the noted light-weight jockey, was recently sus-

at New Orleans. He had made more contracts to

than he could possibly fill, and the aggrieved ownprs set-

1 the matter by having the offender deprived of the privi-

of riding at all during the meeting.

Barnes, the horse, Messrs. Dwyer's noted three-year-old, is
one day reported as looking better than any of his stable
companions, and the next few days as absent from his exer-
cise. Certain it is, he did no work during the most of last
week, and yet to-day it is stated on good authority that his
shrewd owners, having succeeded in getting on at a good
price a large sum that he wins the Louisville Derby, will
surely send him to Kentucky in a few weeks. This only
bears out your correspondent's frequently reiterated opinion,
in the face of daily statements by the press to the contrary,
that the colt would be sent West in May, if fit. If he goes,
the filly Miss Woodford will go along also, for her engage-
ments in the Oaks and other races will be worth winning.
All the other horses in the stable, except Carly B, are doing
well.

Jennie Y, the noted gray four-year-old filly by Waverly,
who was reported as doing good work at Sheepshead last
week, has had to be let up again, and it is feared the long-
dreaded "break down " has come at last. This filly, brought
to Saratoga last summer by her breeder, J. A. Grinstead, was
one of the fastest animals at the summer meeting of 1S82,
and was sold out of the stable for a good price to the Heffner
party. Her legs, however, were always rather "dicky, "and
when Pearl Jennings and Pinafore beat her at Long Island
in September she was retired.

The Saratoga track has lately been covered again with
loam, and is expected to be faster than ever this season.

Prospect Park track on Long Island, about a mile this side
of Sheepshead, has been leased, it is said, by a company of
gentlemen, with Col. S. D. Bruce as manager, for the pur-
pose of giving races in opposition to the Engeman party at
Brighton Beach. It was generally supposed that the latter
people had secured Prospect Park, but from this it seems
not. The defunct Eockaway project, which I advised you
some time since was not in a very tangible shape, has sur-
prised none except, perhaps, those interested for him. Col.
Bruce was the only one anybody knew. This new enter-
prise at Prospect Park is doubtless the outcome of the Eock-
away bubble, and it looks much more feasible, at least on
paper.

Brighton Beach is and has been for two or three weeks
past in better condition than any of the island tracks, and
the eighty or more horses at present doing their work there
are showing the effects of this by their forward condition as
compared with those elsewhere.

This week the American horses in England again make
their bow to the racing public at the Newmarket Craven
meeting, and it is to be hoped that no accidents will occur to
mar their chances of winning. Before you get this letter the
result of the Great Metropolitan and City and Suburban at
Epsom will have been wired to you most likely, and your
correspondent feels very sanguine of Mr. Lorillard's success
in one or both races. In the long race by the aid of Iroquois
or Pinafore, and in the short spin with Sachem or unlucky
Aranza, who with only 9S lbs. ought to show her quality, if
she has any. Foxhall was heavily backed down to 10 to 1
for the City and Suburban, but cable dispatches of the last
few days say he has receeded to 20'6 in London, and looks
like being "knocked out." The great horse should be seen
in public first, and some estimate had of his present form,
before being backed for any race. The chances are that he
will never quite regain his high form of '81. Shotover is the
English betting favorite for the City and Suburban at 5 to 1,
but on public form Scobell, the second in the late Lincoln
Handicap, should hold her safe, and be the most dangerous
antagonist of our horses.

The Spirit of the Times of this city is certainly endowed
with some very "remarkable" correspondents, whose versa-
tility is amazing, especially in "drawing the long bow." The
Breeder and Sportsman has shown up to well deserved ridi-
cule their Hidalgo from the far Northwest and the muzzle
should also be applied to their oracular driveller in England,
who sends them regular accounts of his "intimacies " with
Day, Marsh, the Cannons and other trainers in Albion. In
his latest effusion he speaks of "a joint commission with
Tom Cannon on the Lincolnshire, " or something similar.
This is exceeding rich when it is well known how "close-
mouthed " English trainers are, and this one in particular,
who, when accosted by the inevitable "Plunger" at New-
market for some stable information answered him well with:
"There is the owner of the horse, ask him," a repulse the
"Plunger" never forgot. Some of the matter published by
the Spirit from this correspondent would be ludicrous if it
were not so plainly recognized as the vagaries of a decidedly
"fresh " individual, who will not succeed in convincing any-
one, certainly not Messrs. Lorillard and Keene, that the
trainers in question take any interest in him or his beyond
perhaps the "introduction of their shoemaker to his tailor,"
or in other words, kicking him out.

L. E. Myers, the famous runner, has given up his expressed
intention of coming to San Francisco this summer to run
your athletes a trial on the cinder path. He says now that
he will probably go to England instead and run George.

The billiard tournament at Chicago excited very heavy
speculations in this city, and Yignaux' backers fell heavily.
The promoters of the May tournament in this city have an-
nounced that cushion caroms will be the game played, not
this balk-line business, at which none were at home in the
Chicago contest but Schaefer and the Frenchman. Slosson
will likely be in the next trial of skill and he will make it that
much more interesting.

Mitchell, the new bruiser from " hold Hingland, " gave a
sparring exhibition at the Kink on Monday night. He is one
of the best sparrers seen here for many a day.

Disappointed bettors here have a new resource in these
parts now. A young " dude " by the name of Stanley, who
evidently at one time had more money than he now has
brains, has sued Cridge & Co., the well-known pool-selling
firm, for $1,900, which amount he claims he lost at Coney
Island, Baltimore and Washington last fall. That he will
have his trouble for his pains is likely enough to be the re-
sult of the matter, and meanwhile Mr. S. stands before the
public in a very unenviable light, that of a man who takes all he
can win but as soon as he loses' cries "stop|thief. " Such a
maxim would cut two ways as well as one.

Fleetwood Park's June Stakes have closed with between
eighty and ninety entries. The Pacific Coast is represented
in the 2:19 class by the gray stallion Romero, who will meet
in the race Eosa Wilkes (the recent $11,000 purchase), Capt.
Emmons, Minnie R, Josephus, Dan Smith, Adele Gould, J.
S. Clark and Lady Pritchard. In the Free-for-alL St. Julieu
is entered against Hopeful and Fanny Witherspoon. The
great five-year-old trotters Phil Thompson, Jay Eye See and
Bronze are also pitted against each other in addition to But-
terfly and Lucy Gernent.

Iftatador, the only son of the great Gladiatenr in this coun-
try, will be included in Mr. Belmont's June sale. A chance
for somebody to secure an elegantly bred thoroughbred stal-
lion. ,

Nashville will see the meeting of the great horses Thora
and Checkmate the latter part of this month. Both are rep-

resented just now as in better form for the time of year than
ever before, and party feeling will run high when they meet.

Old "Check-" has lately come with a rush in the betting at
Louisville, indicating that the old fellow's legs are [apparently
all right, which they were far from being last summer and
fall. Mr. Eeed's mare, however, holds her own in the bet-
ting in spite of a statement in the New York World a day or
two since that she had retrograded. This statement was
afterwards found out by a little wiring to be erroneous, and
it is not the first time that this generally reliable daily has
been misled this spring regarding turf information published
by them as correct. A little inquiry often will save these
troublesome, and, to some, startling mistakes.

Bertam, by Kentucky, out of Bernice, by StockwelL will
be located near Lexington this spring. When Mr. Belmont
owned him, he ran some good races and ought to beget good
stock.

The three fillies of 1SS0 purchased at Mr. Withers' sale
here by Chas. Littlefield turn out to have been bought for
Major B. J. Thomas' Dixiana farm in Kentucky. Two are
byMaccaroon and one by Stonehenge.

Croxie (2:19 J) will be sent to Kentucky this spring and
bred to a son of Geo. Wilkes.

The New York Sportsman offers $100 to the person who
guesses the winners of the Louisville Derby, Cup and Mer-
chants' stakes. List to be closed May 12 at noon.

The famous trotting stallion Monroe Chief will be sold at
auction in Kentucky the latter part of this month. He is a
fast and dead game horse, as his mile in 2:1SJ and two miles
in 4:46 show.

The theaters in our metropolis still keep up their attrac-
tions. Italian opera at the Academy, Neil Burgess in his
side-splitting "Yim " at the Bijou, Willie Edouin's "Bunch
of Keys " at the San Francisco Opera House, and Mr. Gran's
French opera company at the Casino have been delighting
large houses. So is also the case with the " Silver King " at
Wallack's, and the "Muddy Day" at the Comique. Mr.
Boucicault at the Star, the Wyndham company at the Union
Square, the "Planter's Wife" at Haverly's, and Barnum's
Hippodrome are enjoying large patronage, and the Madison
Square theater has withdrawn that great success "Young
Mrs. Winthrop " and produced a new play: "A Russian
Honeymoon, " which scored an artistic triumph last Monday
evening. Pacific.

New York, April 11, 1S83.

Queer Blunders.

The following item is going the rounds of the interior
press, credited to the Stockton Independent;

" Ever since the wonderful horse Occident flashed like a
meteor upon the gaze of an astonished world, every en-
deavor has been made to trace his pedigree, but without avail
as to satisfactory results. He was captured in a butcher's
wagon first, and this fact was for years all of his pedigree that
could be ascertained. The sire of Occident was foaled in
this county twenty-four years ago, and was known as Tiger,
by old St. Lawrence. Tiger was also the sire of Black Bill,
Fanny Mills, and other noted horses, and was considered one
of the most noted stock horses on the Pacific coast. On Fri-
day, Tiger dropped dead at the Agricultural Park near this
city. He died without a struggle and will probably meet a
large line of illustrious ancestors in the horse heaven. He
was owned by N. C. Culver of Stockton, formerly proprietor
of the St. Lawrence livery stables, who has owned Tiger
since a colt, and one time was offered $6,000 for him, but re-
fused that sum. His dam was a mare formerly owned by
Alvin Fisher, who sold her for $800. Tiger has not had a
very eventful history, having never appeared on the track,
and is only famous from the fact of his being sire to so many
fast and famous horses."

It is a little singular that a man who is possessed of intelli-
gent enough to conduct even the most ordinary newspaper
should make such an absurd blunder or series of blunders as
is containedin this extract. It has been copied by many editors
who do know better, if they would thinkfor a moment and not
give a carte blanche to the shears. The history of Occidentis a
subject that has been exhaustively treated by the press
of the coast. It has been written and rewritten until it is an
"old familiar" with all horsemen and has been laid before the
public so often that even people who take no interest in the
matter could not but unconsciously absorb the facts if they
had the capacity of a mule . Tiger may have been the dear-
ly beloved of Mr. N. C. Culver, and possibly a very good
horse withaL but his ' 'many fast and famous ones " are to
history unknown, and false credentials are presented when
it is claimed that he was the sire of Occident. Occident was
not only not a son of Tiger but he is in no way related, not
even in the remotest degree as far as known. No, not even
an Oregon cousin to the Tiger family. Gov. Stanford's phe-
nomenal trotter has been traced through all his various
changes of "ownership back to the very paddock where he was
foaled. He was bred by Matthew Shaw of Sacramento, and
sired by Doc, a son of J. E. Miller's paoing stallion St. Clair.
Doc was bred by Charles Lowell, also of Sacramento county,
and there is no mystery about the breeding of either Doo
or Occident. These facts have been printed and reprinted
until they are known to most people and are easily ascer-
tained by those who are not already informed. The turf edi-
tor of the Independent will do well to get a stud book and
some standard literature and read up the subject before he
makes any further club-footed attempts to talk horse.

The Crime at McGrathiana.

Gen. Abe Buford makes the blinding of Onondaga the text
for the following desultory disquisition in Dunton's Spirit;

We clip the following from the Louisville Evening Post of
March 29, which comes as a special bit of news from Lexing-
ton, the capital of the Blue Grass region.

"There is considerable talk here among horsemen over the
putting out of the eyes of Onandaga, Milt. Young's fine stal-
lion. A veterinary surgeon, Dr. Hagyard, was called in, the
horse chloroformed and his sight destroyed. The excuse for
this cruel treatment is stated to be the horse's bad disposition.
Dr. Hagyard says he was very vicious, and would jump on
any one, even while being caressed. There is talk of having
the parties to the act indicted."

We had written an article on the subject of this cruel act
on the part of the proprietor of McGrathiana, Mr. Milton
Young, and his veterinary surgeon, Dr. Hagyard. But at the
suggestion of a charitable friend and claiming ourselves to
possess, in matters of this character, feelings iof great sym-
pathy to our former associates in the turf, we declined, at
least for a time, to publish it, thinking that the sooner such
acts were forgotten the better it would be for all concerned.
But now, as the grand jury of Fayette county is about toact,
we feel it to be our duty to speak; still we have had many
sportsmen and turfmen approach us on the subject, saying
it was the duty of all turf papers to ventilate thoroughly the
facts, and let the Christian world know the reason for the
commission of so unwarrantable an act on so grand and.

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a oble a horse as Onandaga, whose grand performance upon
the turf has given so much pleasure and happiness to man,
as well as to fill with gold the repleted folds of the empty
pocket-books of so many proud and haughty sportsmen.
We thought that in return for all this grand service
there should not be found in the county one
single sportsman, and one single veterinary surgeon, who
would bo far forget the teachings of the Bible and
the promptings of the finer feelings of the heart,
as to commit so cruel an act upon so grand a
horse. To say the least it is surprising indeed. What would
the prince of sportsmen, H. P. McGrath, have said to a vet-
inary surgeon who should have suggested the idea of the de-
struction of Tom Bowling's sight, who was the master of the
turf of his day, as Onandaga was, and who beyond all ques-
tion was in temper and disposition far more vicious and even
dangerous than Onandaga ever dare be. Poor fellow! doomed
by the act of his own friend to spend the remaining days of
his life in bitter darkness. You may take my life, but, Oh,
God! spare me my sight that I may enjoy with my master
(though I be an animal still I claim to be nature's noble
animal, the king of beasts, but not the king of such beasts,
as would under any circumstances destroy each other's
sight) this beautiful Eden in the blue grass country, created
especially by the almighty arm of the great I Am, to promote
the pleasure and happiness of the Christian turfman and his
constant and devoted companion, the thoroughbred horse.
We have known Mr. Milton Young since his advent upon
the turf, where his career has been short, quick and suc-
cessful. He is quite a clever fellow in his way, and will
have his way, provided Dick says it is the right way. Whilst
on the turf he never did allow his right hand to know what
his left hand was doing, and sometimes by the movement of
one hand his friends might be led a little astray as to.the cor-
responding movement of the other hand. He ought not to
be held entirely responsible for this act; he was doubtless
influenced in a very great measure by Dr. Hagyard, his vet-
erinary surgeon, who, if I mistake not, is the same veterinary
that at Lexington a few years since, out on the grounds of
the racecourse, in performing the operation of castrating
a horse, made the fearful mistake of cutting off about
four inches of a very important member of his body,
for which he should have been sent to the Lunatic
Asylum at Anchorage, that Dr. Gale might have had an
opportunity to have choked him to death. In his early life
Mr.plilton Young's struggles with adversity were a little bitter,
so bitter as to make the sole idea of his life the accumulation
of wealth, and this idea has prevailed with him to such an
extent that his education was somewhat neglected and with
him the finer feelings of the heart were never cultivated.
Hence the commission of this unfortunate act. Should the
ghost of H. P. McGrath see the spot that drank the blood
that trickled from the eyes of Onandaga, when his sight
was destroyed, the body would rise from the grave, and in a
manly way, peculiar alone to himself, spurn with indignity
the motive and reasoning that prompted so unwarrantable
and barbarous a deed. Milton Young's father, not he, is re-
sponsible for not educating his son when a boy. We have
often in our own minds contrasted the characters of General
N. B. Forest in the field during the war with that of Milton
Young on the turf. Both uneducated men, but of very de-
termined characters, and both wonderfully successful. For-
est's idea of war was to fight, and fighting meant killing, so
so he could see no great necessity of having to feed prisoners
when rations were scarce. Milt. Young went upon the turf
to make money, and is a little like a blue grass farmer, who
sent his son to Missouri a few years since, when he said :
" My son, I am sending you to Missouri to make money,
honestly, if you can, but by the eternal God, you must make
money.

We are assured that this act on the part of Mr. Young and
Dr. Hagyard is not approved by either the sinner or church-
man of the blue grass country. We sincerely hope the grand
jury of Fayette county will spare our friend, Col. Young,
from the mortification of an indictment, as we are satisfied
he will do so no more. Having just moved into the blue
grass region and gotten into an eagle's nest, he will soon
abandon the idea he has carried with him in the practice of
bulldosing the crows in the penny-royal county
from which he came. Time and tide wait for no man —
Bad indeed are thechangeswrought by the hand of time. That
the fame and glory of two such homes as McGrathiana and
Bosque Bonita should have departed in so short a period of
time, is sad indeed. In visiting the one, instead of seeing
paraded in the shades of that grand forest in the yard such
horses as Tom Bowling, with a groom at arm's length on each
side of him, Aristddes, Tipperary and all the promising young
ones bounding in their play over the blue grass soil, where
many grand and great men have traveled thousands of miles
to enjoy the hospitality of McGrathiana and witness the
grand display of thoroughbred horses; instead of that we
now have a man whose remorse of conscience must drive all
thoughts of pleasure and happiness with the horse away from
his troubled soul. And here in his stall stands poor Onon-
daga, with his head down, his heart broken, and listening
instinctively for whatever noise he may hear. Having lost
his sight his hearing of necessity becomes very acute, and
when even the friendly mouse rattles the straw he strikes
with his feet with far more force than before his sight was
destroyed, as then he could see it was but a mouse; now his
imagination tells him it is his enemy, man. At Bosque Bon-
ita, where all is still and quiet, no man inquires. No Mc-
Whirters or Ontarios are there to graze under the shade of
that natural forest, through which the squirrels were wont to
romp and climb; they, too, are gone now. But turn your
eyes to the lovely hill in front and you will see rolling down
its gentle declivity a barrel of Bourbon whisky, with the
bung out, and in every revolution, when the bung gets on
top, there is a fearful report from the escape of gas and
whisky. When the barrel reaches the valley, where Good-
night and McWhirter were oftentimes rubbed out after their
gallop over that beautiful blue grass lawn, then it will stop
and rest for all time to come, dead, dead, dead. "What, 0
what a fall was there, my countrymen ! "

Dr. Cowper Reinforced.

Editor Breeder and Sportsmax: In your issne of April
21 I see under the heading of "Doctors Disagree" a
statement made by one who attaches V. S. to his name to the
effect that there is no such disease as "impaction of the stom-
ach" in the horse.

I am no professional man but I have read "The Principles
and Practice of Veterinary Medicines" by William Williams
F. E. C. V. S., F. E. S. E., etc., and I would recommend Mr.
Baldy to study the same work, paying particular attention to
pages 603 to 612, were "Impaction of the stomach " is fnlly
and ably treated of.

I presume he will not question such an authority as the
above named Williams. A. I. H.

Cienega Eanch, April 23.

TURF AND TRACK.

Death of Monarchist.

Dan Swigert's stallion Monarchist died at Elmendorf farm,
near Lexington, Ky., on the 15th inst., from blood poisoning.
Some weeks previous he injured one of his hind legs in run-
ning against a fence, and from the injury thus received the
disease resulted.

Monarchist was bred at Woodburn, Ky., in 186S, and was
sold a yearling, Colonel S. D. Bruce buying him for M. H.
Sanford for §1,900. He did not appear on the turf until he
was three years old. His first race was for the Belmont at
Jerome Park, in June, 1871, when he failed to gat a place.
His second appearance was at Monmouth Park on the 4th of
July, when he ran second to Harry Bassett for the Jersey
Derby. At the same meeting he was also second to Nellie
Eansom for the Monmouth Sequel Stakes. At the August
meeting over the same course he scored his first victory, a
race at mile heats. On October 7, at Jerome Park, in the
race for the Champion Stakes he was again second to Harry
Bassett, but on the third day of the same meeting he scored
two brilliant victories, winning the Annual Sweepstakes, a
dash of two miles for three-year-olds, and the Grand National
Handicap, at two miles and a quarter, for which he was
handicapped at 88 pounds, at which weight Billy Donohue
rode him with consummate judgment and skill. The double
event caused the greatest enthusiasm among the followers of
the dark blue stable, several winning their expenses for the
winter. Almost immediately after the Jerome meeting Mr.
Sanford sent the whole of his stable to New Orleans, and at
the December meeting Monarchist won the Post Stakes at
two-mile heats over the old Metairie course, while at the
spring meeting in 1S72 he won a purse at a mile and a half,
beating a field of seven. On the third day he won the Metai-
rie Cup at two miles and a quarter from Barney Williams,
Nellie Ransom and Wanderer. Less than two weeks after-
wards he won the inaugural Stakes of the then new Louisi-
ana Jockey Club. It was a race of two mile heats, and was
run in 3:39 and 3:44, which race he followed by winning the
Louisiana Stakes, also at two-mile heats, in 3:44J and 3:40.
Then the stable went north, and at the July meeting at Long
Branch Monarchist won the Mansion House Stakes, a dash
of two miles and a half, in 4:47^, beating Cottrell's Frank
Eoss. He did not run againuntil the first day of the October
meeting at Jerome Park, when for the Manhattan Handicap
he was beaten by Fanchon and Tubman. It was on the sec-
ond day, however, that Monarchist had his grand triumph
when he beat Harry Bassett for the Maturity
Stakes at three miles in 5:34J. Monarchist was
ridden by Billy Hayward and Harry Bassett by
Jimmy Eowe (now trainer for the Dwyer Broth-
ers). On the Saturday following Monarchist again
beat Harry Bassett, the distance being four miles. He
ran the distance in 7:33£; the time of the miles were l:52i,
1:47£, 1:56^ and ;i:57, which was excellent time for a track
like that at Jerome Park. Few who witnessed the two races
will ever forget the enthusiasm shown by the followers of
Mr. Sanford. The McDaniel confederacy was in its zenith
and had carried all before it for two years, for even at that
very meeting it had led the list of winners with a credit of
$14,620, with Mr. Sanford second onthe list at $4,900. From
Jerome Monarchist was taken to Baltimore, where on the first
day he won a purse at three miles, which was his last race,
having run in all seventeen races, of which he won twelve,
was second in three and third in one, and having earned
close upon $24,000. Efforts were made to train Monarchist
in the spring of 1873, but his legs gave way and at the June
meeting of the American Jockey Club of that year the an-
nouncement was made of Monarchist's retirement from the
post to the paddock. Subsequent efforts, however, were
made to train him, but they failed, and in 1875 he made his
first season at the North Elkhorn farm, then the property of
M. H. Sanford, but now the property of Mr. Dan Swigert
and known as the Elmendorf farm. As a stallion, Monarch-
ist has not been a great success. His progeny first appeared
in the sales-ring in 1877. The following table, prepared by
Vigilant for the Spirit of the Times, will best show, however,
what was thought of the yearlings by Monarchist at the test
by auction:

Tear.
1877...
1878...
1879...

Xearlingfi.

Colts.
6

4

1881..
1882..

Fillies.
4

2
3
10

Highest price.
S370
675
1,000
475
950
2,550

Average.
$222.00
230.00
488.33
393.88
4 04.00
802.86

As to what the get of Monarchist did on the turf each year,
the following table, compiled from "Krik's Guide," shows:

Tear.
1878..
1879..
1880..
1881..
1882..

Startera
... 6

10
11

Races.

1st.

2d.

Bd.

11

1

3

—

SI

E

11

7

CI

IS

9

6

87

u

I

12

318

52

45

41

Amount.
1736.00
6,309.81
4.336.60
6.688. 76

37,081.60

Of the separate winners the three-year-old Monarch was
the largest, he winning the Yiley and Stallion Stakes at Lex-
ington and the Dixie at Baltimore, while of the others
Frankie B, Ida B, John Snllivan and Marchioness also ran
with credit in this country, as did Aristocrat and one or two
others in England. The yearlings now at Elmendorf to be
sold on May 19 are seven m number, of which three are colts
and four are fillies. One of the latter is a sister of Aristo-
crat, while among the colts there is a brother of Monarch, a
brother of Little Buffin and a brother of Storey.

Goldsmith Maid trotted 232 heats in 2:30 or better, won
§364,200 during her trotting career and captured 121 races.
American Girl took forty-nine races in gathering in the $118,-
100 she got for her owners. Barns won sixty-three races to
make his winnings of SI 14,950, and Judge Fnllerton was vic-
tor in thirty-two races before his winnings amounted to $102,-
035, Flora Temple, $90,000 in eighty-six races; Hopeful, $89,-
OOOin forty-nine races, andLady Thorne, $79,575 in forty-one
races. The actual net gains, aside from expenses, that Gold-
smith Maid has brought to her owner, foot up $246,750.

Quite a crowd was in attendance at the racetraok Saturday
to witness the match race between two horses owned by Win.
Montgomery and Bud Gafford of Davisville. Neither of the
gentlemen ever claimed that his horse was fast, but $100 was
wagered by each one that his trotter was not quit e as slow
as the other. The race was a single dash of a mile, and was
won by Montgomery's nag in the almost unprecedented time
of 3:42. It is doubtful if any other horse except Gafford's
ever made any slower time than this. — Woodland Democrat.

Capt. Jinks known to fame in Oregon as a fast quarter
horse, ia on his way to California. He is owned by Dodd &
Summers.

Trotting Sires.

The following list is intended to contain the names of all
stallions that have sired as many as five trotters with public
records of 2:30 or better. The first column' gives the horse's
rank, as determined, first, by the number of his get having
the record of 2:30, and secondly, by the number of heats
won by his performers, the number of the latter and their
heats being shown in the columns at the right. The rank
thus arrived at is not in all cases the true one. Nobodv, for
instance, would place Clark Chief's six performers above
Alexander's Abdallah's five. One authority gives Golddust
five in the 2:30 list, but as one of the five is by others alleged
to be by a son of that horse, I have omitted him from the
list.

Rank.l

Name.

2:J0 Performers.

li-..!.-.

9.

11

121

14.
15.

10

9

8

51

57

8

23.

7

70

36

33

33.

5

351

67

48

38.

6

46

41

22

Tota

5.390

The 42 stallions in our list have begotten nearly a fourth
of all the 2:30 horses yet produced in this country, while the
oldest of them was foaled less than 40 years ago. Were
pacing records admitted as well as trotting, Scott's Hiatoga
would rank as fifteenth in the list. — Live Stock Journal.

Trotting and Running at Los Angeles.

The following are the summaries of the late spring meet-
ing at Los Angeles:

April 5. trotting; three-minute class; purse 8100.

C. A. Paige's b s Max 2 111

D. Paine's br m Kate Bender 1 2 2 2

Time-2:49}, 2:41J, 2:42i. 2:45.
April 5 and 6, running; half-mile heats; purse 8100.

Hill & Gries' hi f Dottie Dimple, by Ben Wade 2 1 1

A. F. Bland's b h Woodbury 1 2 2

E. J. Baldwin's br h Albert C 3 3 3

H. M. Johnston's b b Dan Rice 0 0 0

Time— 0:49J, 0:50, 0:49J.
April 6, trotting; 2:45 class; purse 8150.

C. J. Edgar's b g 1 1 1

Owners Billy B .2 2 3

Time-2:55. 2:51J, 2:55J.

Same day, running; dash of one mile; purse $1 50.

E. J. Baldwin's b cGano, by Griustead— Santa Anita 1

H. L. Samuels' b m Jennie G 2

Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler 3

Time— 1 :44.

April 7, running; dash of half a mile, for two-year-olds; purse 8150.

A. F. Machado's Charley David 1

Hill & Gries' Bachelor 2

E. J. Baldwin's 3

L. B. Stroud's Bavwood 0

No time. Baldwin's filly finished first but was disqualified for a
foul.

Same day, running; heats of a mile; purse 8150.

H L Samuels' b m Jennie G, by Wheatley— Black Maria 2 1 1

E. J. Baldwin's br h Albert C 1 2 2

C. A. Paige's b h Dan Bice 3 3 3

Time-1:47, 1:45J, 1:46J.

April 9. trotting; 2:30 class; purse $200.

C. A. Paige's b s Max \ 2 1

C. J. Edgar's Democrat 2 12 2

Time— 2:49, 2:39, 3:42j, 2:4aj.

Same day, running; dash of three-quarters of a mile: for three-year-
olds; purse 8100.

A.F.Bland's be Woodbury I

Hill & Gries' bl f Dottie Dimple. . f 2

H. M. Johnston's Ela 3

C. A. Paige's b h Dan Rice 0

Time-l:19|.

April 10, Running; dash of two miles: purse 8300.

E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherfonl— Maggie Emerson 1

Hill & Gries' b h Wildidler 2

H. M. Johnston's Ela J

Time— 3:41.

Same day. special running race; quarter-mile heats; purse 8 —

Owner's b h Suspender 1 1

Owner's b h Dick ■ • • • • • • ■ 2 2

Time-0:23i, 0:22t.

First and second money in all races, two-thirds of purse to first, one-
third to second horse.

In the race for the Newmarket Handicap the
winner, the Duke of Beaufort's Faugh-a-Ballagh, was handi-
capped at 115 pounds; the second, Lord March's Alizun, at
84 pounds, and the third, General Williams' Cohort, at 92
pounds. Mr. Keene's Golden Gate was assigned 1 IS pounds,
which was scarcely right, in view of the fact that Faugh-a-
Ballagh ran Foxhall to a head for the Ascot Gold Cup. At
least the weights should have been equal between the pair.

Maud S is to be sent to Hartford, where, after being worked
into first-class condition, Blair will give a publio exhibition.
It in shape she will bo 6hown at the Jnne meeting of
Chester Oak Park, otherwise, at the regular cirouit meeting
there.

At the race at Lemoore last Saturday a seven-year old work
horse belonging to Mike White trotted against time in 3:15.
The horsa was never before in trotting harness nor on a
track.

Gus Stordick, a well-known trainer and driver,
from a sulky at LawTence, Kan., recently, and kill

Darby, 2:16}, who was retired two years ago on
a bad leg, is being jogged again, and if he stands
preparation will be driven by Dan Maco.

260

35&*

tacxter mul jl pmdsuKM.

April 28

BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.

First and Second Days of the Spring Meet-
ing at Oakland Trotting Park— A Brill-
iant Win by Joe Howell.

A finer afternoon for racing than that of last Saturday conld
scarcely be imagined. It -was warm without being the least
oppressive, and there was scarcely a zephyr to give motion
to the leaves on the willows. Notwithstanding the heavy
rain of Thursday the track was in good condition; not so
fast as it will beVith a few more days of sunshine, though
"safe " as it is possible for a course to be. The attendance
was fair for an opening day, and there was no jar or hitch to
mar the harmony, except a slight ruffle over the start of the
second race. As the horse that got the worst send-off, how-
ever, was the winner, it did not change the result. Specula-
tion was quite lively on all the races excepting the Winters
Stake, that being conceded a sure victory for Gano. There
is always a slight grating of the machinery on the first day
of a race meeting, though there was very little in this^ case,
and all the races were through with, so as to give the visitors
from San Francisco plenty of time to take the 5:30 train from
Shell Mound.

The first race on the programme was the California Stake, and
it brought out a field of the most promising two-year-olds
that ever raced in California. The starters were the Grin-
stead-Josie C filly. Mariposa, Eutherford-Glenita filly,
Fiamnii, Hirondella, Callie Smart, Prince of Norfolk; and
the Bazaar-Tibbie Dunbar filly. The placing for positions
at the start was in the order their names are written, and in
the opening of the pool sales Mr. Winters' nominations,
Prince of Norfolk and Callie Smart, were largely the favor-
ites, bringing $50. Mr. Haggin's entries, Mariposa and Hi-
rondella, were the second choice at $3S, and the others
grouped as "the field " at $25. There was the usual trouble
in getting the youngsters off, and some time was consumed,
though when the flag fell the start was first-rate. Fiammi
had a trifle the advantage, retaining the lead until half way
round the turn, when there was a general closing up of the
ranks. Prince of Norfolk, from his outside position, had to
run around the others, but before reaching the three-quarter
pole he was given his head, and the jockey, Patsey Daffy,
flourishing his whip, he ran past his opponent when nearing
the bridge across the creek, and from then the issue was
never in doubt as to his being first at the wire. For second
position there was a spirited contest between the stable com-
panion of the Prince, Callie Smart and Fiammi, the filly
securing it by a neck. The time of the half mile was 0:523,
which is very fast for the state of the track. The following
is the

STJiQIABX:

California StakeB, for two-year-olds, to be run on the first day of
the spring meeting; $50 each,"$25 forfeit, $250 added, second to save
stake. Dash of half a mile. Closed with thirty-two Dominations. One
hundred and ten pounds on colts, 107 pounds on fillies.
Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk— Marion (Duffy) 1

Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A (Courtney) 2

C. Van Buren'sch f Fiammi, by Monday— Abbie W (Williams) 3

J. B. Haggin's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist — Heliotrope; J. B. Hag-
gin's ch f Hirondella, by imported Glenetg — Susie Linwood; W. L.
Pritchard'B ch f bT Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar; E. J. Baldwin's ch f by
Grinstead— J osie C; E. J. Baldwin's b f by Rutherford— Glenita, ran
unplaced.

Time— 0 :50*.

The next race was the Hearst stake, and of the eight nom-
inations four came to the post. Those were Premium, Ata-
lanta, Joe Howell and Jim Douglas, that being the order of
placing that the drawing gave them. Jim Douglas was the
favorite, bringing $60;|Howell $37, and Premium and Ata-
lanta, coupled, $20. There were four old and capable jock-
eys up, and it was thought there would be little trouble in
sending them on their journey. This proved an illusion, as
there were several breakaways, and when the start was made
the official hung to his flag. The timing flag was not dropped
until some time after the starting line was passed, and the
only knowledge the spectators obtained was the fall of the
banner in the hands of the assistant starter. Premium had a
good deal the best of it; Jim Douglas decidedly the worst.
Premium made the most of the advantage, being several
lengths in the lead when the first furlong was run, though at
the half-mile pole Jim Douglas had shortened the gap, Joe
Howell and Atalanta two lengths in the rear The fight
down the homestretch was very exciting, Premium and Jim
Douglas running together, and " Old Joe " perceptibly gain-
ing on them. He passed Premium at the trotting distance
pole, and was surely gaining on the leader. Gallant as was
the effort, the best he could do was to place his head a little
in advance of the shoulder of Jim Douglas as they went un-
der the wire, Premium an open length behind and Atalanta
some distance in the rear. Owing to the delay in dropping
the timing flag no time was announced, though some " out-
siders " made it 1:16A and the run from the half-mile was 50f
seconds.

BT/MHABT.

Hearst Stake, for all ages: ?25 each,' ?10 forfeit, $125 added, second to
save stake; three-quarters of a mile.
Denadale & Howeon's b h Jim Douglas, by Wildidle— by

Norfolk, 5yearB, 120 lbs (Howson) 1

Stemler k Ayers" b h Joe Howell, by Bonnie Scotland— Eva

Shephard, aged, 117 lbs (Duffy) 2

John Mac key's s m Premium, by Castor— bySt. Louis, aged,

115 lbe (Carillol 3

Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, by Norfolk— Lady Jane, 4

years, 113 lbs (Courtney 0

No time.

The Winters stake, through the fear of Gano, dwindled to
two starters, the second money, $150, being the inducement
for Laura to put in an appearance. She was permitted to
lead until a mile had been run in 1 :46A, when Gano slipped
by her without an effort, galloping in at his ease.

Winters Stake, for three-year-olds; $100 each, $50 forfeit, $500 added,
second to have$I50, third to save Btake; one mile and a half- 105 Iob
on colt*. 102 lbs. on fillies.

E.J. Baldwin's be Gano, by Grinstead-- Santa Anita (Williams) 1

J . B. Chase's a t Laura, by Shannon— Folly (Kelly) 2

Time— 2:45.

The hurdle race showed some very fair jumping and also
good riding. The first hurdle was taken so close that it was
difficult to see which surmounted it the soonest. Both
tapped it with their hind feet, and the next was also taken
in close company, both jumping clear. From this Hatfae B
led, and making the three succeeding leaps very cleverly,
with a lead of many lengths, came home an easy winner in
the very fair time of 2:27. In the pools Hattie B was the
lav rite at $80 to $40.

■UHMAST.

* urdle race; purse of Sir.n, of which $35 to second horse, entrance
nd , over five hurdles.

•'. Winters' s m Hatuv B, by Norfolk— Haggle Dale... <m. Jnhnwoui 1

:.K>ui |b m Mollie H, by WiMidle — Mamie Hall iK.Jlvi 2

Time-2:27. ' "

There was another fine afternoon at the Oakland Park

Wednesday, and so far the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Asso-
ciation has been favored with capital weather for racing.
Those who came from San Francisco on the 1 p. m. train
were surprised to be welcomed by sunshine when there was
a slight rain when they left the city. There was a light
breeze when the first race was called, but this moderatecLand !
when the horses were brought out for the main race there
was only a slight ruffle in the atmosphere. The track was
fast, probably in about as good condition to make fast time
upon as it can be made, and so there were high expectations
of seeing fast time made. As the account of the mile dash
will prove, this was not a delusive hope, and the fastest time
ever recorded in California was written on the blackboard.

The first race on the programme was a purse of $150, for
two-year-old fillies, and of the twelve nominations seven
donned colors. These were Fiamma, the Bazaar-Tibbie Dun-
bar filly, the Eutherford-Glenita filly, Faustina, the Wildidle-
Bobin Girl filly, Milita and Callie Smart. The positions ,
awarded were as above. Callie Smart was largely the favor-
ite in the pools, generally bringing mora than all the others,
Palo Alto being the second choice, with Fiamma and the
Wildidle to battle for the blue jacket and orange sash, and
the others were grouped in the field. A very good start was
given after a few breakaways, and the hopes of the backers
of the favorite rose high as she ran from the outside place to
the front before the turn was finished. All were in compact
order, however, and it was evidently going to be a hot strug-
gle when the trying ordeal came of the run home. The
Bazaar was coming, and the Palo Alto representatives were
in the van when nearing the seven-furlong mark, the favorite
having dropped back. The jockeys were all hard at work,
the Bazaar and Fiamma head and head at the trotting dis-
tance, while from there the former managed to secure the
lead, coming under the wire a short neck in advance of
Fiamma, the daughter of Robin Girl close up. The others
were grouped so closely together that it was difficult to sep-
arate them, and the time was 1 :04£.

SUMMARY.

Purse S150, of which ?25 to second horse: entrance free; for two-
year-old fillies; dash of five-eighths of a mile.

W. L. Pritcbard's ch f by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar (Howson) 1

Palo Alto's ch f Fiamma (Williams) 2

Palo Alto's b f by Wildidle— Robin Girl (White) 3

The others unplaced. Time, 1:04£.

The second race was a purse of $200 for maiden three-
year-olds, but there has been such a succession of casualties
among the colts of that age that of the nine entered only two
put in an appearance. These were Laura by Shannon, and
W. L. Pritchard's Bazaar-Minerva colt. The filly was large-
ly the favorite in the betting, and the estimate proved to be
made on a good basis. The distance was one and one-eighth
miles, and filly galloped at her ease, winning in two minutes.

STJMJIABT.

Purse 8200, 550 to second ; for maiden three-year-olds; one and one-
eighth miles.

J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon— Folly (Duffy) 1

W. L. Pritcbard's ch c bv Bazaar— Minerva (Allen) 2

Time— 2 :00.

The third race was a dash of a mile, free for all and from
the time the entries were published it has been an absorbing
topic among those who are at all conversant with racing and
racehorses. Four horses were named which were conceded
to be among the fastest of any country, and if these reached
the day in good health and up to the mark in condition, the
contest would be the most notable ever run in this country
at the distance. The quartet contained Gano, Jim Douglas,
Joe Howell and Duke of Monday, and though there were
twelve nominations, the fame of thefourhighflyersfrightened
all the rest, and rather than suffer sure defeat they were better
off in the stable — at least, so reasoned their owners. Gano's
reputation was grounded on his exploits On both sides of the
continent. Notwithstanding a palpable loss of condition in
his journey to the East, he ran so well as to compel the East-
ern critics to give him a place among the foremost of the two-
year-olds, and, more convincing proof of high standing,
there have been numerous offers to buy him at a large figure.
Jim Douglas has shown to be one of the fastest, and his race
on Saturday gave a forcible illustration that he still retains
his wonderful speed. Joe Howell is a marvel. At an age
when horses are considered to be past all racing form, he
shows he has been gifted with nearly perennial vigor, and
grows better as the years roll round. Foaled in 1S72; raced,
hammered over the rough and hard country tracks of the
Western States; traveled over the territories long journeys on
foot; hacked and harassed in nearly every way until pur-
chased by his present owners — it seemed like the height of
presumption to think of rating him in the same category as
the crack three-year-old and the big fellow who had sis years
the better of him in age. Duke of Monday hasalso exhibited
great speed, though he has been unfortunate in the posses-
sion of a temper that rendered his powers of no avail. It
was thought that a surgical operation might be of assistance
in reforming the stubborn disposition, and so that was tried
and much good expected to follow.

In the pool sales Gano and Jim Douglas ran closely to-
gether, the latter finally obtaining the lead. Speculation
was unusually brisk, with little variation from the follow-
ing rates: Jim Douglas, $125; Gano, §120; field, $35. The
drawing for places gave Joe; Howell the first, Jim Douglas
was second, Duke of Monday third, and Gano fourth. The
start was rather scattering, Joe Howell having the advantage,
Jim Douglas next to him, Duke of Monday lapped on Doug-
las, and Gano in the rear. They were so close to the start-
ing point when the flag fell that they were not moving very
fast at the time, but it did not take long for all of them to
get into their stride, and before the first turn was half made
the pace was very fast. Going down the backstretch Joe
Howell had a lead of a clear length, Douglas second, and
Duke of Monday third. When the half-mile post was passed,
in fifty-one seconds, the nose of Douglas was on Howell's
hip, and Gano ranged alongside of the Duke. At the middle
of the curve of the further turn Howell drew away a little and
came into the homestretch a trifle in the lead. Douglas 'was
still second, and though Gano ran wide he was only a short
distance behind. The race from thence was as fine as ever
seen. Howell was answering every call of his jockey with
unflinching gameness, Douglas was striviDg with equal de-
termination, and the gallant three-year-old was closing on
them at every stride. He had run on the outside on both
turns and consequently lost ground, but for all that the pace
was so fast he was still coming and coming again. The
four were close together at the seven-furlong mark when the
Duke retired, and about one hundred yards from home Doug-
las had to'succumb. The head of the colt was on Howell's
hip, at the trotting distance it was at his saddle's girth, sixty
yards from home the clean-cut countei ance was on th:.
shoulders of the veteran, further it could not reach. There
was not a sound from those who were so "eagerly watching
when this determined duel was waged; not an exclamation
until the bright cherry jacket and gay sash swept under the
wire these few inches in the lead, when there was an uproar
that would have drowned the ' ' banner cry of hell " that Sir
Walter Scott in imagination^ ear d in the highland glen. It

broke from the stands in varied tones, the musical voices of
the ladies adding harmony to the coarser notes of the men,
the excited speculators near the poolstands catching up the
refrain, winners and losers forgetting profits and losses in
the wild excitement of the moment. With all this exhibition
of enthusiasm on the outer side of the track fence, a scene
was enacted on the course which far exceeded it. The course
had been admirably kept. Not an individual save the ener-
getic Marshal on the qurater stretch until the horses were
by. In an instant there were masses tumbling over the ob-
structions, screeching, yelling, jumping, gesticulating in a
fervor of feeling uncontrollable, for a moment beyond them-
selves in a furor of excitement. There was no waiting for
th* tale of watches, " time " for once was forgotten, and as
" old Joe" and his jockey returned to weigh in, the cheers
broke out again in such a volume of sound as to jar the
judges' stand and caused the lever of the scales to vibrate as
though an earthquake had shaken the structure. Once more
when the figures were hung out came the shouts, for there
was 1 :42, the fastest ever made on the Pacific coast and a long
way in front of anything as yet recorded in the annals of
1883. The old horse and the youngster had made the best
effort of their lives, and though the dollars fell to the lot of
the elder, honors are easy when the glory of the contest is to
be weighed. The others did well, Joe Howell and Gano ad-
mirably.

SUMMARY.

Purse $200, $50 to second; dash of a mile.
Stemler & Ayres' b g Joe Howell, by Bonnie Scotland-
Eva Shepherd (Duffy) 1

E. J Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead— Santa Anita (Alvarado) 2

Densdale and Howson's b b Jim Douglas, by Wildidle— by

Xorfolk (Howson) 3

John Mackey's b c Duke of Monday, by Monday— by Demi-
rep (Carillo) 0

Time— 1:43.

The next race was a selling race, the starters being Maria

F, which was put in at a valuation of $600, which entitled
her to an allowance of eight pounds, Certiorari, $500, taking
ten pounds off, and Belshaw at $400, which reduced his
weight twelve pounds. Maria F was largely the favorite in
the pools, and well she justified the reliance placed upon her.
The distance was 1^ miJes, and the first time they came up a
capital start was obtained. Belshaw had the lead when he
passed the stand and retained it to the half mile, the five fur-
longs run in 1 :04. Bounding the turn he had to surrender it
to Maria F, and soon after Certiorari gave him the go-by,
though he could not reach the filly, who galloped in the very
fair time of 1:584. She was put up at auction, but failed to
elicit an advance on the valuation. She is still a member of
the Eancho del Paso string. Should she win the cup to-
day (and many stranger things have happened on the
turf) there will be numbers to regret the missed opportunity.

The machinery moved very smoothly, and there was plenty
of time after the conclusion of the races to saunter to the five
o'clock train to the city. There was not a dissenting voice
when the afternoon's sport was proclaimed of the best kind,
and though there were many who counted their losses by
hundreds, even those assented to the proposition.

Selling race; purse $175, of which $25 to second horse; entrance free ;
dash of one and an eighth miles: horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to
carry their entitled weight; two pounds allowed for each $100 under
that valuation; horses entered for over 81,000 to carry three pounds
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.
John Mackey's s m Maria F, by Leinster— Flusb, 4 years, $600, 105

pounds 1

G. W. Trahern's s g Certiorari, by Joe Daniels— by Norfolk, 3 years,

$500, 89 pounds 2

J. & H. C. Judson's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle— by Hercules, 5 years,

$400, 107 pounds 3

Time— 1 :58J.

Champion Stallion Stakes.

The Lorillard Champion Stallion Stakes closed on the 16th
inst. with the following nominations:

The Champion Stallion Stakes, for 1SS4, for colts and fillies
two years old (now yearlings), to be entered at the course by
4 o'clock p. m. on the day before the day appointed for the
race; $250 each, with $5,000 added by the Monmouth Park
Association to a subscription of $500 each by owners of stal-
lions, whose get alone shall be qualified to start, the second
horse and the subscribing owner of bis sire each to receive
SI, 000, the third horse and the subscribing owner of his sire
each to receive §500, the winner to receive the stakes of
horses entered for the race and one-half of the money re-
maining after the foregoing deductions, the other half to go
to the subscribing owner of the sire of the winner; the death
of a subscriber not to disqualify the get of his stallion, if the
subscription be paid; each nomination to be accompanied by
a contract^ which, if not fulfilled punctually by the sub-
scriber, may be transferred to and fulfilled by any owner or
owners entering in the race the get of the stallion, and such
owner or owners shall in that case be entitled to start and to
the benefit accruing to the subscriber from first, second or
third place in the race and to recover from him the money
contracted to be paid, if no benefit accrues; fifteen subscrip-
tions to fill; three-quarters of a mile.

1. F. B. Harper's Ten Broeck.

2. F. B. Harper's Longfellow.

3. P. Lorillard's Falsetto.

4. P. Lorillard's Duke of Magenta.

5. P. Lorillard's imported Mortemer.

6. W. G. Harding's Enquirer.

7. W. G. Harding's imported Great Tom.

8. Theo. Winters' Joe Hooker.

9. D. Swigert's Virgil.

10. D. Swigert's imported Glenelg.

11. D. Swigert's Monarchist.

12. N. W. Kittson's Alarm.

13. N. W. Kittson's Beform.

14. G. W. Bowen & Co.'s imported Billet.

15. G. L. Lorillard's Sensation.

16. E. J. Baldwin's Grinstead.

17. A. Belmont's Kingfisher.

IS. A. Belmont's imported Hl-Used.

19. S. Powers & Son's Volturno.

20. H. O. Bernard's Springbok.

21. D. D. Withers' imported Stonehenge.

22. L. D. Withers' imported King Ernest.

The Pierce Sale.

An auction sale of horses and cattle from the stud and
herds of Henry Pierce will be held by Killip & Co., at the
Oakland Trotting Park, nest Friday, May 4, the horses to
be sold including trotting, road and draft animals. Among
the high-bred trotters offered appears the grey stallion Alon-
zo Hayward, and the four-year-old Bertie Hayward, full
brother to Newland's Poscora "Hayward. The cattle are from
Mr. Pierce's well-known Jersey herd and the sale will afford
an opportunity seldom offered in the State to secure fine an-
imals.

1883

Jtxe IJrmUr mtxt J^ca-isnratx.

THE KENNEL.

The Bench Show.

The Breeder and Sportsman goes to press too early for us
to be able to give any account of the opening of the bench
show, except the general facts, in this issue. Keeping open the
entries until the day set for opening set back the work of
preparing the catalogue considerably and as nearly as we could
estimate there are in the neighborhood of 390 dogs on exhi-
bition. The kennel arrangements of the hall are good and
tasteful, though at the last moment it was found that there
■were not enough benches and extra ones had to be built on
short notice. The sporting dogs occupy the place of honor
on the center of the floor while the yard and watch dog are
relegated to a back seat under the galleries. At the top of
the hall, facing the entrance, the fowls are displayed. The
lot on exhibition are fine in quality though not great innurn-
ber. At the last meeting of the Kennel Club it was decided
to hold a public auction for the benefit of exhibitors on the
night preceding the close of the show. This will be after
the awards are made, and when every one has had a splen-
did chance to compare the dogs on exhibition. Among the
probable sellers is Mr. Leavesley of Gilroy who has put his
kennel on exhibition and will offer several Gordon and field
trial dogs of the best strains. Mr. Post of Sacramento put
his dogs on exhibition and thus disposed of all the nasty talk
about judges entering dogs under assumed names. Mr.
Hutchinson of Los Angeles, nephew of the celebrated Colo-
nel Hutchinson, whose work on dog-breaking is standard the
world over, sent up for competition one of the finest speci-
mens of a rough deerhound that we have ever seen. A dog
of immense size and power, able to cope single-handed with
a big stag, he is a rare dog in these parts and will no doubt
attract a good deal of attention during the show. The canine
curiosity from San Bruno road — half bear, half mastiff — oc-
cupies a place of honor on the stage and serves well to terri-
fy small children. But we must not forestall what we have
to say about the dogs before our next issue. It is to be hoped
that the winners will not be unduly elated and that the losers
will take their disappointment in good part.

A Carping* Critic.

The American Field has a good many readers on this
Coast and some few friends among the members of the S. F.
Kennel club, therefore it seems strange that the paper should
offer no encouragement to the gentlemen who, at great cost
of time and convenience, are striving to make a success of
the bench show. There are lots of kind things that the Field
could say about the disinterested workers of the Kennel
club but instead of picking at random some point for com-
mendation all jit has to say about the show is the following
sneer:

" The Pacific Coast Kennel Club, at their bench show to
commence in San Francisco, April 27, have instituted classes
for Field Trial or Lie wellin setters, and for Laverack setters.
There are two Laverack setters on the Pacific Coast, Prince
Laverack and Lulu Laverack, both owned by Mr. John Gale,
of Oroville, Cal.j I believe he has also some young puppies of
this strain. As these are all the absurdity of establishing a
class for Laverack setters is at once apparent."

Just where the absurdity of the thing comes in is hard to
see. No one is wronged and no false impressions are created,
and if the managers choose to go to the expense of §60 for
medals for an extra class, it is surely no one's business. Any
one who owned a Laverack had the right to enter it as an
English setter and it would have to be judged as such, pedi-
gree or no pedigree. As to the special class for Llewellins,
there will probably be fifteen or sixteen of this strain on exhi-
bition and were there only two the same argument would

apply.

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Cross Bred.

Ed. Breedera_nd Sportsman: Noting "A Stickler for Ped-
igree," in your issue of April 21, your note is the fact; besides
which a cross between a pure-bred pointer and a pure-bred
setter is not a half breed or a mongrel. He would be rated
(as we rate sheep, cattle and swine) as a cross bred, i. e.,
thoroughbred on both sides and crossed in family to gain
certain points. S.

FISH.

Inharmony and Inaction.

The Fish Commissioners have done nothing towards re-
stocking streams, and it is highly probable that their former
efforts in this direction will be entirely suspended. Various
causes are assigned for this neglect, the principal one being
that the harmony so requisite to the proper discharge of their
duties is wanting. The views of the members of the board
are entirely antagonistic. The announcement that the com-
missioners would devote the entire State appropriation to the
exclusive propagation of salmon, and that no attention would
be paid to the culture of trout or of other choice fcfish, has
provoked considerable comment among anglers, who fail to
see any good reason for such a departure from past efforts of
other commissioners. The principal objection which is made
to this proposed action is that the interest of private parties
will be served in preference to those of the general
public. It is well known that of late the choicest fish-
ing grounds have been allowed to become depleted, both
from fishing out of season and from the neglect
to stock them with fish as the necessity for so doing arose.
Paper Mill creek is barren, notwithstanding the statement in
a contemporary that on Wednesday of last week an angler
caught 115 fish in something less than two hours. A number
of gentlemen who visited that stream on Sunday returned to
town on the following morning after having fished all day
Sunday and taking only eight small trout. Carmello is quite
as bad and nothing better can be said of the streams in Mon-
terey. Over 1,000 trout eggs are awaiting the pleasure of the
Commission at Lake Tahoe but no effort is made to secure
them. The members of the board live at remote places, so
the concentration of purpose or of work is wholly out of the
question and anglers and sportsmen generally are the suffer-

The Boss Club.

A number of gentlemen of this city some time ago organ-
ized a club under the name of the Boss FishiDg Club and
frequently took a spin around the bay in search of choice
grounds for sport. On Sunday last the party chartered the
yacht Restless and the steam-tug Annie Hart and sailed to
Lime Point, where they anchored and cast lines. Experi-
encing indifferent success Searles beach on Angel Island was
next visited, where the day's sport following an election of

officers was fast and furious. Clem Dixon was elected Presi-
dent, John Muller Manager, and H. Pitcher Secretary.
Messrs. Hager, Sullivan and Hopkins were appointed a com-
mittee on arrangements. The name of the club was changed
to that of the Walton Fishing Club. A liberal allowance of
chowder was provided, and so excellent was the succulent
clurn that one of the members carefully collected the scraps
in a tin can that had grown rusty with exposure, preparatory
to bringing some of the chowder to friends in this city.
Some of the jocularly inclined members of the club took the
precaution to empty a good portion of the chowder, refilling
the can with salt water and adding a large stone to give body
and weight. The ruse succeeded, for the provident angler
carried his precious cargo with him on the return trip and
then took it to his place of business on Commercial street in
anticipation of a right royal feast. What effect the clams
had on the rock is not told, but the angler was riled and
vowed eternal vengeance upon practical jokers generally.

Some good catches of trout were made during the past
week, especially in the vicinity of Pescadero, where salmon
are reported to be running quite freely. Tuesday J. H. Al-
len of this city and aparty of friends caught some sixty odd in
the space of four hours, some of the fish running as high as
seven inches. As a general rule, however, the reports from
other localities are discouraging and the outlook for a suc-
cessful season was never worse.

A fisherman, John Thompson by name, pleaded guilty to
the charge of stretching his net more than one-third of the
way across the stream at the straits of Carquinez. For this
offense he was fined $50 by Judge Cox. A few such exam-
ples as this will prove a check on this law breaking.

James Hamilton, fishing the other day in the Honsingers
creek, a tributary of the Pescadaro creek, in an hour's time
caught twenty-eight handsome trout; he reports fair fishing
along the Pescadaro especially at or near the mouth.

Ben Burling, fishing along the Carson creek, one of the
tributaries of the Lagunitas, brought home a large basketful
of fair-sized trout as the result of his day's angling.

Last Sunday Chas. Precht on a stream at no great distance
from town caught thirty trout that averaged eight inches in

length.

Jersey Belle of Scituate, 7,828.

Her claims to celebrity, and her descendants to superiority
are based on three conclusions:
First, her own record.

Second, the records of her ancestors and relatives.
Third, the records of her descendants.

Under the first head, we give her record in a short history
of the cow. Jersey Belle was dropped June 10, 1871. Her
breeder, Mr. E. D. Sobier, a prominent lawyer of Boston,
had at his summer residence at Cohasset, Mass., an imported
Jersey cow, Fanny, 7,823, which supplied his family with
milk and butter. This cow was bred to Victor, a bull kept
near by, and gave Jenny, 7,827. When Jenny, the petted
heifer calf from his imported cow, became of age she was also
bred to Victor and dropped a heifer calf. He had no use for
more than one cow, but he would keep two since he had
been to the trouble of raising Fanny's calf. This new one
was ordered killed. His man abont the stable hated to do it
and offered to give it to any one who would raise it. By
chance Mr. C. O. Ellms came in his way and for some time it
was a daily question: " Say, Ellms, are you going to take
that calf?" Ellms did take it after a time and -wintered it.
Having more cows than he wanted, he was about to sell this
one for a few dollars, when an old cow died and made way
for this calf, which was none other than Jersey Belle of Scitu-
ate. For the first year of her life, she was not regarded as
anything more than common. During her fifth year Mrs.
Ellms, the aged mother of Chas. O. Ellms, remarked the in-
tense yellow of the butter, which led to separate milking and
the fact that Jersey Belle was the rich one. That winter
(February, 1867) she calved, and attention was paid to her
yield. On the 5th of March she made 3 pounds 6 ounces of
butter; that week, 21 pounds 5 ounces, and in eleven days,
32 pounds. For five months she averaged 19 pounds per
week. One morning's milking in July made 1 pound 10
ounces. Up to August 1, she made 400 pounds; to Septem-
ber, 472; to October, 532 and to March 5, 18/8, one year, a
total of 705 pounds. With her next calf, (May 10,;iS78) she
made 22 pounds 13 ounces. This was the time the test of
Eurotas was made, and during that year those interested in
Jersey Belle watahed carefully for the reports of Eurotas,
and when it became certain that she was to beat the record,
Mr. Ellms was urged to grain Jersey Belle and "go for Eu-
rotas' record, " which he refused to do for fear of spoiling his
cow. Later on, he was prevailed upon to test for a week,
which gave the record which has as yet never been beaten.
It began June 15, 1880, and ended the 21st. Her
flow of milk was 45 pounds a day at the out-
set and 44 at the end. Four days she gave
14 pounds 8 ounces of butter and the next three,
10 pounds 11 ounces, or a total of 25 pounds 3
ounces for seven days. This being some pounds better
than the best week of Eurotas, (to be precise, 2 pounds
12 ounces) it was evident that she was the best cow and
would win if pushed to the test. Of the truthfulness of this
record, there can be no doubt to the well-informed mind.
Men were watching it whose money would buy if they were
satisfied, and they scrutinized each step. The people of the
town (Scituate) were proud of having such a cow in their
town, and resorted to her stable at all times. Lovers of Jer-
seys from afar came to see, and one lady (Mrs. E. M. Jones
of Canada) came and stayed over night. She wrote of her
visit to the Country Gentleman as follows: "* * Next

morning, October 31, she was milked (Jersey Belle) and
yielded fourteen pounds of milk which I expressed a desire
to see churned separately. As my stay was to be short, Mrs.
Ellms scalded the milk and set it away in two pans. The
next morning wo skimmed the cream, stirred it in a bowl
(the Devonshire way) and in a few minutes the butter had
come. It was worked free of buttermilk and a little salt
sprinkled in, when it was set away for some hours. It was
then reworked till dry and firm and made up into four pats,
which I now send you exactly as I got them, that you may
judge for yourself, both as to color and weight. You will
find one pound and a quarter of butter which was made,
strictly and solely, from that one milking of fourteen
pounds. "

This is but one of many instances of people who, having
read of the cow, came from great distances at various times
to see her, whose testimony is available, if necessary, to sus-
tain the reputation of this grand animal. Others, men of
note and reputation in Jersey literature, championed her in
the papers, notably Peter C. Kellogg and D. D. Bishop, men
who only write of what they know and whose words are bo-

lieved. But besides all this, there remains but one bit of
evidence, modest but the most conclusive. Mrs. Ellms was
beloved by all who knew her. Of old blue blood, puritanical
family, she welcomed you at the door; her face and carriage
were honesty itself. With pride, she talked of her town and
her neigbors, showed her heirlooms, the old mahogany fur-
niture and the Washington pictures ; from (the window she
pointed to Marshfield and talked of Webster. She was an
Otis (that's where Chas. Ellms gets his O., Chas. Otis Ellms
is his name) and patriotism was part of her nature. This
grand old lady kept house for her bachelor son Charles, a
man of middle age, who was to her then and always, "Char-
ley." It was she who set Jersey Belle's milk, skimmed the
cream and churned the butter, and it was her word which
told the yield. No greater indignity can be offered than that
which would place the sworn statement of man against the
simple word of this noble woman of the old school.

Under the second head, we find that large yields are not
uncommon in her family and that she was the unforeseen re-
sult of a certainty, for as we breed to-day, with the present
abundant knowledge of Jersey cattle and their characteristics,
the inbreeding of such an array of animals of large yield
would be expected to produce grandeur. Notice the list:
Countess 114, 16 pounds in seven days;Flora 113, 511 pounds
2 ounces in 50 weeks. Czar as grandsire, Countess of Lake-
side 12,135 which made 19 pounds 7 ounces in seven days;
Dick Swiveller Jr., as sire Jersey 3,260, 14 pounds 2 ounces
and grandsire of Gilda 2,779, 14 pounds 6 ounces
in seven days. Jersey Queen of Barnet A. H. B., 4,201, has
a large percentage of blood in common with Jersey Belle; her
record was 851 pounds 1 ounce in one year. Maud Lee 2,416,
record 23 pounds per week, also has ancestors in commou
with Jersey Belle. Effie, A.H. B. 885, made 23 pounds 2
ounces in seven days and 98 pounds in thirty days; also Ga-
zelle of Lakeside 10,243, 13 pounds 6 ounces in seven days,
having the use of only three -foui'ths of her udder.

Under the third and last head, we have the tests of her
daughter, Belle of Scituate, 7977, which with her first calf
made 10 pounds at four years old; with her third calf, 16
pounds, and the year after, 18 pounds per week. The fol-
lowing is the list of the progeny of this remarkable cow:

Belle of Scituate, dropped May 4, 1875.

King of Scituate, dropped February 25, 1876.

Duke of Scituate, dropped February 25, 1877.

Lass of Scituate, dropped May 10, 1878.

Lady of Scituate, dropped in 1879.

Maid of Scituate, dropped in 18S0.

Scituate, dropped July 10, 1881.

Belle of Scituate was the first daughter in milk, consequent-
ly gthe first to be tested. The next, Lass, has no published
record, but we understand she has made a large yield. The
other two daughters are not yet old enough to test. Of the
bulls, Orestes Pierce, East Baldwin, Me., owns King; A. B.
Darling, New York, did own Duke, but he is now dead.

The Sharpless estate owns Scituate. Mr. Pierce also owns
Lass of Scituate, afdaughter, and also the bulls out of Belle,
the first daughter, by King, her brother. The ownership of
these with their descendants makes him the owner of prob-
ably the largest percentage of Jersey Belle of Scituate blood.
Jersey Belle of Scituate died in 1S81 of milk fever; her udder,
soon after calving, measured five feet eight inches in circum-
ference.

Henry Pierce has at his Yerba Buena ranch a grandson
and daughter of this world-renowned butter cow, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, the blood of which will be distributed on
this coast.

The Newmarket Handicap.

Among the racing features at Newmarket on the 13th — the"
last day of the Craven meeting — was the Newmarket Handi-
cap, over the last mile and a half of the Beacon Course. It
had seven starters and was won by the Duke of Beaufort's
Faugh-a-Ballagh, followed by Lord March's Alizon and Gen-
eral Owen Williams' Cohort. The race was run under the
following conditions:

The thirty-ninth renewal of the Newmarket Handicap, for three*
year-olds and upwards, at £15 each, £10 forfeit, and £5 only if declared
out, with £200 added; winners after the publication of the weights, ex*
tra; closed with twenty-three subscribers; about a mile anda half.
Duke of Beaufort's en c Faugb-a-Ballah, 4 years, by Lord Gough—

Weatherglass 1

Lord March's b f Alizon, 3 years, by New Holland— Genevieve 2

General Owen Williams' br c Cohort, 3 years, by Vespasian— West

Kent 3

Six others ran. The weights carried in thcabove handicap cannot be
given as they were not announced in England until April 5.

Faugh-a-Ballagh was bred in Ireland and made his debut
as a two-year-old at the Curragh September meeting in 1S81,
and although he started favorite failed to get a place and was
almost immediately sent to Newmarket. At the Houghton
meeting and subsequently at Warwick he ran unplaced un-
der the colors of the Duke of Beaufort. As a three -year-old
he won the Kiddlesdown Plate at the Epsom spring meeting,
which was his only win out of six starts. He was 'beaten by
a neck for the Ascot Gold Cup by Foxhall. It will be re-
membered that Faugh-a-Ballagh was started for the Ascot
Cup to make the running for Petronel, with which the Duko
of Beaufort expected to win. After they had run nearly two
miles Archer, who was riding Petronel, found that he could
not beat Foxhall and; signaled the fact to Martin, who was
riding Faugh-a-Ballagh. Martin obeyed the signal so well
that it was as much as Tom Cannon could do to win with
Foxhall. In fact, Mr. Keene's horse was so used up that he
was beaten next day for the Alexandra Plate, and many En-
glish writers claim that he has never beeu the same horse
since. It is understood that Mr. Bathgate, who managed
Mr. Keene's stable last year, says that Foxhall was in no tit
condition to run such a race as he did for the Ascot Cup, and
that his success under the circumstances is proof of his real
greatness as a racehorse. — World.

Since January 1, 18S3, A. P. Kuffell has shipped from the
Santa Ana valley to San Francisco, 1,982 head of hogs, weigh-
ing 406,139 pounds. He has bought them at an averago
price of 6$ cents per pound, making a total of $20,409 03.

A match at 25 birds, 18 yards rise, for $2o a corner, will bo
shot at the Oakland Trotting Park on Sunday, May 6, be*
ween Messrs. Edwards, Fuller and Muller.

The trotting stallion Billy Hay ward is offered for sale in
OUT advertising columns this week. He needB no intro-
duction to tho horsemen of this State,

The Scotch, always a thrifty race, are investing largely in
American cuttle ranches. During 1882 tun large ranches for
herding cattle were bought by Scotchmen.

E. P. Walker of Jackson county, Oregon, 1ms adtl< '
al fine Shorthorns to his herd.

Chorles Harriman has gone into the salooi'
Truckee.

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April 2S

ROWING.

Mclnerney and Peterson.

On Sunday, May 6, Mclnerney, the eastern sculler, and
Peterson, the San Francisco champion, -will meet on the
Long Bridge three-mile course to decide their match; Mcln-
erney's boat has arrived nnd every day he takes a couple of
pulls over the course. His boat was made by Blaikie and is
much admired by the local connoisseurs. She is 31 feet long
and 12 inches beam, very full and carries her ponderous
owner as if she were a regular ship. She was a revelation
to some of the amateur boat-builders of onr metropolis and
has been the cause of temporarily depriving Long Bridge of
the attraction of some of the ambitious naval architects.
When Henry Hussey threw his scientific ogle along the
beautiful lines of the eastern craft, he turned as pale as John
O'Day after a hundred-yard dash;*and started for home on
the run. Nothing has since been seen of him by the Long
Bridge scullers. It is said that at unseasonable hours of
the night sounds of planing and hammering are heard in the
amateur builder's workshop and the friends of the missing
oarsman are thereby afforded some grounds for hope that
Mr. Hussey has not drowned himself in despairbutis merely
turning off a copy of Mr. Blaikie's boat that will astonish the
rowing world. Mcluerney's boat although she has passed
through the hard work of two seasons weighs but 31 pounds.
She is of Mexican cedar and fitted with Davis rowlocks and a
26-inch slide, which is none too long for the gigantic oars-
man who uses it. Her outriggers are of the three-legged
pattern and are of prodigious thickness, the rods being half
an inch in diameter. Mclnerney usually rows with his foot-
board very close to the slide. He has discovered, however,
that the rig which is most serviceable in eastern waters is not
the best for the San Francisco bay where there is always a
ground swell and generally a stiff cross wind and a trouble-
some "chop. " His outriggers were 56 inches in spread and
he used a 9 foot 4 inch scull in the first week of his practice
bat he has discarded both and will row the race with 58-
inch outriggers and 9 foot 8 inch sculls formerly used by
Jack Largan. The latter sent them from Australia to M.
Price, and the eastern man having a hankering for English
sculls borrowed them. The sculls appear to be in several re-
spects far superior to some of the best sculls by leading
American makers. Although the wood is not of as good
quality as that used by Donohne, the sculls are very light
and remarkably stiff in the blade. Mclnerney 's practice pulls
have been watched closely by the Long Bridge men. He
rows from the Golden Gate club house and takes two spins a
day over the course. At 7 a. m. he takes a pull
past the rolling mills and after breakfast has another lively
spin over the three miles, finishing at a lively pace. His style
is easy. He slides up well and pulls the stroke through
neatly but has a peculiarity of finishing which excites the ad-
verse criticism of the Long Bridge experts. He is a very de-
ceptive rower and goes along much faster than the observer
is likely to imagine. There has been a noticeable improve-
ment in his form during the week and he will probably show
up well on the day of the row. Peterson has, however, had
the advantage in the training. He has been hard at work for
weeks in his boat, which is the best kind of work for a rowing
contest. While Mclnerney has of necessity been reducing
his weight by long tramps on land, the San Francisco Boy
has been toughening his stout muscles by hard pulls through
miles of rough water. He is consequently in splendid condi-
tion, hard as nails and full of vigor. A pull of eight miles
scarcely effects him and he generally gets out of his boat
ready to row over the course again on time. Con Lynch is
training him carefully and has great confidence in the boy's
ability to win. The Long Bridge men with a few exceptions
have the same opinion and if the Eastern man carry off the
honors it will be a blue day for the South End oarsmen. Mc-
lnerney does not appear to be in the least discouraged by
Peterson's backers. He goes on quietly and systematically
about his business and has won friends by his modest and de-
termined course. He makes no pledges of winning and only
says that he will be sure to give his man a good race. Under
his unassuming demeanor there is evidently confidence in his
ability to win and no one will be more astonished than he if
Peterson should beat him as easily as some of the boy's en-
thusiastic admirers expect.

The Boston Herald of the 8th inst. says: About ten days
ago McKinney, a Washington amateur sculler, who was
trained by John A. Kennedy, and of whose speed on the
water Kennedy is well competent to judge, rowed alongside
of the Toronto champion while he was taking a spin on the
Potomac, as if to challenge him to a struggle. Hanlan ap-
parently accepted the challenge, and soon the boats were
flying over the river at racing speed. At last Hanlan stopped
rowing, and McKinney was declared by the lookers-on to
"have had the best of it." Indeed, Hanlan himself did not
deny the statement that McKinney out-rowed him, and gave
the amateur credit for being an excellent sculler. Hanlan
had Buspected, however, that McKinney was sent out to
"feel of him," and was willing that the Washington man
should have all the honor his friends claimed for him. A few
days later McKinney again pulled up alongside Hanlan and
once more opened out at a racing pace. Hanlan reflected a
moment, smiled at McKinney's temerity and then "let go."
When they had rowed half a mile McKinney looked over his
shoulder, and, finding that he was far behind the champion,
he ceased rowing, and Blowly paddled back to the Potomac
boat house, wiser and sadder than when he launched his
shell for the practice pull. He now avoids the champion,
and Hanlan sees very little of him.

The proportion of deaths among those who have rowed in
the Oxford-Cambridge races since 1S29 is shown by a careful-
ly compiled "Record of the University Boat Races in 1829-
1880," recently published in London, to be below the aver-
age death-rate. Out of 485 who had taken part in these races
there were 370 survivors residing in Great Britain two years
ago, besides others who could not be traced. Many of these
had become clergymen, several reaching the position of bish-
ops. The legal profession also absorbed many, Justices of
the English Bench being among this number. Mr. Wadding-
ton, ex-premier of France, rowed in 1849, and Dr. Hornby,
headmaster of Eton, in the same year. Mr. W. Spottiswood,
president of the Royal Society, is also a 'Varsity Crew man.
Altogether the list of intellectual oarsmen from Oxford and
Camb idgo is remarkable, and speaks well for the great insti-
tution of crew training and its effects. The ideal which rea-
Bonnr \y co-ordinates mental moral and physical training,
ting no dispargement of either, is nobly borne out by
•. showing as is presented by these statistics. The Uiin-
[ootrine of monastic denial andscornof physical
which Dr. Crosby is trying to revive in this country,
ill in the face of such facts.

During the past two weeks there have been omnious signs
of war on Long Bridge and the heavens have at times grown
gloomy with the terrific denunciations of the man who takes
out other people's boats. It is hardly necessary to say that
this arch-eontiscator of other people's property is afull bloom
supervisor. The ruling passion of his class is so strong that
he cannot keep hi6 hands off anything that has not a lock or
chain on it. The offender is a very young man with a grow-
ing family and a bright future, and in view of the attractions
of life that are presented to him it is to be hoped he will not
any longer tempt the coroner by persisting in his nefarious
course. In this delicate hint, written at the suggestion of
three distressed owners of racing shells, the identity of the
villain is so carefully veiled that only his nearest friends will
recognize him. It is to be hoped that he may profit by the
warning and not darken the pages of aquatic history by un-
necessary bloodshed.

None of the clubs are anxious to make up a crew and con-
test for the cup which the Breeder ant> Sportsman offered
last year. The cup is now in the custody of the Breeder
and Sportsman awaiting another contest, and the season
having commenced, a second race should take place. It will
not be to the credit of the rowing men of the crew which
won the trophy with such ridiculous ease to be allowed to
retain possession of it on the strength of one race. The
Pioneers should shake off the lethargy which has oppressed
them and organize a new crew. The North Beach clubs
seem to have no ambition for championship honors, but it is
not impossible that a good four could be obtained in that
end of the shore. There is a crying need of something to be
done.

President Growneyof the Ariel club lately purchased a pair
of blue spectacles and has thus assumed such an intellectual
appearance that he no longer condescends to level his chal-
lenges at anything less dignified than a member of the Legis-
lature. He offers to row Assemblyman Murphy in wherries
two miles and gives the eminent law-maker the privilege of
rigging his celebrated craft in any way that suits him. Mr.
Growney does not bar jib-boons and will even permit the
learned oarsmen from the Potrero to use one of his printed
speeches as a mainsail if that will coax him into the match.
JimBrannan, who is ready to challenge the winner, is watch-
ing negotiations with deep interest.

The Washington correspondent of the Chicago American
Sports, writing in reference to the training of Hanlan and
Kennedy, says: " We have among us many experienced
scullers, and I have one yet to find that has a word of fault
to find with Kennedy as compared with the champion; in-
deed, the expression is that if he cannot give Hanlan a fast
race, and a pushing one at that, the man does not exist that
can. I saw both out on the river lately, and the rate of
speed they obtained, while seemingly going with apparent
ease, was marvelous, and Plaisted tried to hold them alter-
nately, but they went past him like a flash. "

Beef as a Bonanza.

It is estimated that the annual cattle sales in the United
States amount to about $300,000,000. This wealth has been
greatly increased by the large augmentation of thoroughbred
cattle. The "American Herd Book" has been extended to 23
volumes. These volumes are occupied with the record and
pedigree of 60,000 cows and 47,000 bulls, and all of one class,
viz: Durhams and Shorthorns. The best beef which finds
its way to market is that of graded Durham cattle. The Ag-
ricultural Review makes this comment: One not intimate
with the subject might suppose that with such an array in
numbers of our Shorthorns the prices of them would grad-
ually diminish at both the public and private sales, now so
frequent and in such large numbers in our State. Such,
however, is not the fact. Average sales are now equal to
prices at which they have ever been. During the last five
years the public sales have annually faveraged 3,000 animals
— bulls, cows and heifers — at an average price of $162 per
head, while probably an equal number have been sold at
private sales and at somewhat higher prices. Many of them
have sold for §1,000 and up to even $10,000 each, so es-
teemed for pedigree and quality are they by our enterprising
breeders. Much higher prices, indeed, have been obtained
in some past years, even as high as $25,000 and upward for
single animals from eminent English breeders who have come
here after them; but that was in a time of high excitement
in Shorthorn rivalry, and need be noted only as one of the
extraordinary fluctuations in their progress. The
unfamiliar reader may ask where is the great
demand for these cattle ? Where is the market for the sev-
eral thousand bulls annually produced ? The question is
readily answered. Until recently herds of cattle by hun-
dreds of thousands roamed over the broad ranches of Texas,
New Mexico, Colorado and California, of the descendants of
the original Spanish importation into Mexico in the sixteenth
century. Ranging over the vast plains and pampas of that
mild climate, they increased multitudinously. Texas be-
came full of them, New Mexico also; and since the incopora-
tion of these countries with ours, uncouth and ragged as
they were in their wild condition, those cattle have been
brought to the subjection of civilized stockmen, arranged
into herds, branded with the marks of the owners, and at
marketable age driven through the Indian Territory into Kan-
sas, and thence to Missouri and Chicago markets, either for
immediate slaughter, as their conditions would afford, or sold
to the grazers and feeders for a better market Eastward.
These wild cattle are unfit for choice beef, but the cows,
crossed on the ranches by Shorthorn bulls, produce tolera-
bly good steers, partaking strongly of the blood and forms of
their sires, and become marketable animals, with good pas-
turage and grain topping-off in the hands of the corn-grow-
ing grazers who purchased them. The grading up of cattle
in the West and Southwest has been going on rapidly with-
in the last ten years. It would be difficult to decide
whether Illinois or Kentucky is the center of the short-
horned breeding interest in this country. The center, what-
ever it may be, is a movable one. The long-horned, half-
wild animal, is rapidly disappearing. Droves of these cat-
tle are now rarely seen. They have been displaced by better

The directors of the new agricultural district, No. 12, com-
prising the counties of Mendocino and Lake, met at Willi ts
on the 11th inst. and organized by the election of E. C. Buel,
President; D. Frank Vincent, Secretary, and Wm. M. Perry,
Treasurer. In drawing lots for length of terms L. G. Sim-
mons and B. B. Capell drew one year, E. C. Buel and J.
H. Rufus two years, H. Willits and G. Scudamore three
years and R. F. Miles and P. Muir four years. It was de-
cided to hold the fair for 1883 at WillitB and the president
was authorized to secure the grounds of the Mendocino Ag-
ricultural Association for the purpose. The fair for 1884 will
be held at Lakeport.

BASE BALL.

Fourth Champion Game of the California
League.

The attendance at the fourth game of the champion series,
which took place at the Recreation Grounds on Sunday,
showed a material improvement in the number of specta-
tors, and gave flattering promise of an usually inter-
esting season. The playing of the various clubs composing
the league has steadily improved with each game, until the
teams may now be said to have reached that degree of profi-
ciency which insures close and exciting contests. This was
especially noticeable in the game between the Haverly and
California clubs, in which the batting and fielding were at
times brilliant. With few exceptions, the fielding was such as
has not been seen for a considerable time in this city. The
occasion was noticeable for the reappearance of the veteran
and popular player John Cullen, formerly catcher of the old
Athletics and Occidentals and prominently connected with the
sport in later days. His playing was decidedly erratic,
wholly on account of his lack of practice, and the same may
be said of his batting. Hie rapid and accurate throwing to
bases was generally commented on, and warrants the belief
that in course of two weeks John will sufficiently recoup his
forces to hold his own against other short stops. The
Haverleys throughout the game played hard, batting with
excellence, and fielding accurately. In fact it would hardly
be too flattering to their prowess to say that if Sunday's game
is an accurate indication of their general play, they are
fully qualified to take chances with any picked nine in the
State. That they will soon find foemen worthy of their
steel in the club which they recently defeated
is beyond doubt, as the errors counted against
the Californias . were committed by experienced
ball tossers out of practice. The former club
was in good form at the bat, and their in and out fields
were exceptionally good, and their totals for eight innings,
the last not having been played, give a record which the
club may well plume itself on. The game commenced with
the Californias at the bat, Piercy leading off with a slow hit
to short and dying on the first bag. Cullen fanned out, J.
Smith getting in a single bagger and continuing the run to
second, where he was caught napping. The Haverlys were
whitewashed on their first turn at the bat. McDonald
opened the second inning for the Californias by retiring on
a fly to Sohr, McKenna out on strikes, and French hitting
hard to left, and reaching the plate for the first run on a wild
throw from behind the bat to cuthim off at third. Neither
team scored on the third or fourth inning, the Haverlys
closing over fifth with four runs by dint of heavy batting
coupled with the fact that the Californias acted as if they
were considerably roiled. From this stage of the proceed-
ings until the conclusion of the game, the Haverlys main-
tained their lead, the Californias making a desperate effort in
the eighth inning in which they scored two runs and batting
unfortunately in the ninth, leaving the Haverlys seven runs
ahead with one inning to play, which they waived. ^Follow-
ing is the score:

Carrol, c 6 2

Sohr, If S 1

Levy, c f 6 1

Morris, 3d b 4 0

McCord.s s 4 1

Meegan, p 4 1

Gagus, 2db 4 2

Sheridan, Istb 4 0

Johnson, rf 4 2

Totals..

2 14
2 1

1 16

2 3
7 0
0 0

i 10 13 28 24 3 Totals

CALIPOBNTAS.

XBBBBFO A K

Piercy, 3d b 4

Cullen, s B 4 0

J. Smith, letb 4 0

McDonald, c 4 0

McKenna, If 1 0

French, rf 4 1

Stewart.cf 3 0

Hack, p 3 0

Boyle, 2db 3 1

0 3 4

...33 3 6 24 18 8

. Inninge 1 23456789

Haverly 0 1 0 0 4 S 0 0 *— 10

California 0 1000002 0—8

•Waived inning.

Two base-hits— F. Carroll, McCord. Earned runs— Haverly, 6. First
on errors— Haverly, 4 ; California, 1. Base on balls— California, 1. Left
on bases— California, 2; Haverly, 3. Passed balls — McDonald, 3. Time
of game — two hours. Scorer — M, Fisher. Umpire — Eugene Van
Court.

It would be well for the league umpires to read the rules
carefully and to avoid making glaring mistakes. Doubts are
decided in favor of the runner, all other things being equal.
With the exception of first base, a runner must be touched
with the ball unless forced out. A high ball is not such a
one, that to reach it a step-ladder is requisite. The base or
runner must be touched at first, and the mere straddling of
the bag does not put a runner out. The latter rule is re-
spectfully dedicated to Umpire Van Court and to Egan of the
Niantics.

It is suggested to the managers of the grounds that foul
flags be provided for future games.

It frequently happens that artificial feeding of lambs is
necessary, and to do it successfully good judgment is re-
quired. The point is to promote a healthy and rapid growth,
and not allow the lambs to scour. The milk of some cows,
especially Jerseys, is too rich, and should be diluted with a
little warm water. Farrow cows' milk, alone, is not a good
feed, since it frequently causes constipation. It may bo
given by adding a little cane molasses. Milk, when fed,
should be at about its natural temperature, and not scalded.
Lambs, and especially "pet" lambs, are often "killed with
kindness." Feed only about a gill to a half pint at first.
After the lamb has become accustomed to the milk, it may be
fed to the extent of its appetite. When old enough, feed a
little flaxseed and oats, or oil-meal, if early fattening is de-
sired. There are various methods of feeding young lambs
artificially. A satisfactory way is to use a one-quart kero-
sene oil can with the spout fixed so as to attach a nipple; the
milk flows more freely from this than from a bottle, on ac-
count of the vent. Let ewes and lambs have clean, well-
ventilated apartments. When the weather is mild and warm
turn them out into the yard. If it is not convenient to let
the ewes out, arrange partitions and pens, so that the Iambs
may enjoy the outside air and sunlight. — American Agri-
culturist,

-*>

Mr. Frank H. Burke of this city has purchased from the
Palo Alto farm the brown gelding Capt. Smith, and Mr.
Burke is now driving him on the road. Price paid SI, 000.
Capt. Smith made a record of 2:29 as a four-year-old but has
not figured much on the turf since. He was foaled in 1876,
and sired by Locomotive his dam, Maid of Clay, by Henry
Clay. Locomotive, by Robert E.Lee, son of Miller's St. Clair,
dam Peggy, also by St. Clair.

Coughs. Brown's Bronchial Troches are used with
advantage to alleviate Coughs, Sore Throat, Hoarseness and
Bronchial Affections. Price 25 cents a box.

1883

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ATHLETICS.

A Ten-Mile Run.

Henry Limpericli and Albert Billiek of Downieville ran a
ten-mile race on the loth for a stake of $250 a side. The men
ran separately against time. The track was 354 feet and 7
inches around, requiring 148 laps, 321 feet and 8 inches to
make ten miles. Limperich came first. The first mile was
made in less than seven minutes, and from that to the end he
ran steadily and without apparent fatigue, to the end, the
tenth mile being made in 6:30, the time for the full ten miles
being 1 hour 11 minutes and 15 seconds. Billiek followed
and made his first mile in 6:30, but it soon became apparent
that he was not in good form, having a bad cold, and show-
ing that the work distressed him. On his second mile he
struck his foot against a post and fell, jarring himself so
much as to make him feel dizzy and sick. Notwithstanding
his mishap he continued to make time until the sixth mile;
up to this time bets were freely offered that he would still
win, and as the bets were offered they were as freely taken
by Limperich's backers; now he began to lose and it was evi-
dent that he was suffering severely; his backers now wanted
him to stop, but he refused, and kept on until he made 125
laps, nearly eight and one-half miles, in 63:45, when he fell
upon the ropes in a fainting condition.

A Tug- of War.

Athletes have commenced training for the spring meeting
of the Olympic Club, which takes place at the Oakland
Grounds on Decoration Day. A large number of entries are
promised, and some correspondence has been entered into
with amateur clubs of the interior. It has been suggested
by gentlemen prominently connected with sports in this city
that the programme, as decided upon, should be so amended
as to allow of a tug of war between teams of the several clubs
represented. At a meeting held in the Mechanics' Pavilion
for the purpose of offering a testimonial to Haley and Belcher
prior to their departure East a similar event was given, in
which some twelve from the Olympic Club contested against
a team from the Golden Gates. The excitement which at-
tended the match was such as to bring it into popular de-
mand at the subsequent meetings, but the request has been
invariably ignored. The programme for the nest meeting is
already of considerable length, but it might be advisable to
omit some other event so as to give the rival teams an oppor-
tunity of entering for a tug of war.

Boxing is now all the rage among the athletically inclined.
The most sensational set-to recently heard of was between an
ex-school director and the oratorical J. J. Maloney. The en-
counter took place in a well-known resort of amateurs on
Kearny street. In the pfirst and second rounds the school
director held his own manfully, but on the third round Mr.
Maloney interspersed his blows with a couple of selections
from his favorite street corner orations and knocked the ed-
ucational sharp out of time before his backers could claim a
foul.

Aboxing tournament is spoken of, with a probability of its
coming off during the latter part of next month. The last
tournament given by the Olympic Club was well attended and
resulted in a series of interesting matches. Arrangements
have not yet been settled, and the question of making it open
to amateurs, members of recognized athletic clubs is under
consideration. Should the tournament be finally decided up-
on, medals will be given to the successful competitors.

A coursing match between S. E. Wilcoxon's dog Hector
and George Sumney's Win was run near Yuba City last Fri-
day. The match was for three courses and was judged to
rule, "Win being the victor. This was the first coursing ever
seen in that section, and all interested liked it much. At the
conclusion Win was matched against a Marysville dog f or $40
a side, the race to take place May 4.

The Olympic Club will soon offer three medals for a box-
ing tournament for light, middle and heavy weights. It is
promised that the medals will be valuable. They are to be
emblematic of the championship and must be held for two
years to become the property of any boxer. With such an
attraction the club can obtain a fine exhibition at a compara-
tively trifling cost.

Cricket circles are unusually quiet and barring no small
amount ofjjtalk in connection with. the sport, nothing hasjbeen
done this season. Even the approaching return of the En-
glish team, at present visiting Australia, seems to have had
little effect in rousing local cricketers from their lethargy.
The Oakland grounds, as well as those in this city, are in
prime condition for the sport.

Lacrosse is exceedingly quiet though' meetings were recent-
ly held at which it was decided to commence playing within
the present month. The clubs are composed of well-known
athletes who have creditable records both in the field and on
the path.

The Golden Gate Athletic club has received many compli-
ments for the creditable exhibition given last week. M. Price
has presented the club with a set of the finest boxing gloves.
The exhibition netted the club S150.

Dave Eisman is looking for a walking match with some of
the Merion Cricket Club pedestrians.

The Golden Gate Athletic Club is considering the advisa-
bility of holding a spring meeting.

The Mission Athietic Club will give an exhibition about
May 15.

Joe Masterson has been elected a member of the Olvmpic
Club.

Peter Mclntyre is training for long distance races.

From the number of stallions advertised in the Oregon
papers we judge they are well off for stock horses up there.
Considering the unpromising agricultural outlook, they will
have, as Col. Gift used to say, "more stud horses than hay
cocks" this year.

The bay horse Forest King, by Monday — Abbie W, one of
the lot bought by Gov. Stanford with the Coutts farm, has
been shipped to Oregon, having been sold to Gilmore &
Jones of Portland,

Hill & Gries' bay filly Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels— Mary
Wade by Woodburn, died at the ranch of her owners on the
31st ult., from injuries received by being pulled against a
fence while at her training work.

The pinkeye is abating in Solano county.

THE GUK

The Californias at the Traps.

At San Bruno last Sunday the California Wing Shooting
Club held its third shoot this season. The custom hereto-
fore at club shoots has been to try the ability of the marks-
men at single birds and governed either by the rales of Hur-
lingham or the State Sportsmen's Association; but on this
occasion, to change the monotony of affuirs, the shooting was
done at six pairs of pigeons thrown from plunge traps at
eighteen yards. The day was very pleasant but the attend-
ance was rather small, there being only twelve or fourteen
members present and about an equal number of spectators.
Twelve members faced the traps in competition for the three
club medals and a sweepstakes purse. Mr. Roche was first to
shoot and led off by missing both birds. This elegant begin-
ning he kept up until he reached his fourth pair, when he
broke the duck-egg score and killed all six of the remaining
pigeons. On his first round, Dr. Chismore hit both birds
and it was owing to some good retrieving that he did not
lose them. On Burbank's first pair, he hit the first but the
second he lost as he had failed to cock the gun; he killed half
his birds, bringing down the first and losing the second.
Mr. Berwick, who is more than an average shot, surprised
himself and friends with the score he made. Both Fay and
Pearson having long reaching guns carelessly tried to make
pretty shots at long range instead of getting all that flew as
they ought to have done. The outside betting was not very
lively. The pigeons were a mixed lot, fair, though not of
the best. Several escaped being slaughtered by flying back
into the crowd where the shooter did not dare to fire; these
performances caused commotion among the lookers-on,
nevertheless. Following are the scores:

Roche 00 00 00 11 11 11-6

Spencer 01 01 11 11 10 00— 7

Kerrigan 01 1» 11 11 11 11—10

Jellette 01 11 10 11 10 11—9

Pearaon 11 11 10 11 01 10,— 9

Bogart 10 11 11 11 01 01— 9

TValch 11 10 11 10 10 10— B

Chismore.... 11 00 11 11 00 11— 8

Knowles 11 11 11 10 11 01—10

Burbank 10 10 10 10 10 10— 6

Fay 11 11 10 00 00 11— 7

Berwick.. 00 00 10 00 10 11—4

As seen, Kerrigan and Knowles tied on a score of ten birds,
so they shot off the tie at three pairs of double birds with this
result:

Kerrigan 10 10 01— 3 | Knowles 01 11 10—4

This gave Knowles the first prize medal and Kerrigan the
second. The tie on nine birds among Jellette, Pearson and
Bogart was decided by a double-bird freeze-out whereby
Pearson won the third prize. The judges were W. Golcher
Jr. and John Stack.

After this was finished the much -talked- of match between
T. A. Pearson and Mr. Swan, the painter, for $250 a side at
25 pigeons, 30 yards rise and both barrels used, was shot. By
this time the wind began to blow and the birds taking the
advantage left the ground trap as right quartering tailers and
consequently the scores were very low. Mr. Swan led off so
well that his friends grew too confident and staked their
money rather carelessly on the result being in his, Swan's,
favor, but eight consecutive misses turned the tables to Pear-
son's favor. The score stands:

Swan— 11111 10100 00000 0*1000 0*000*1—9.

Pearson— 010*01 000*11 01010 10101 11101—13.

Bather a poor score. Those marked with a start*) died out
of bounds.

The next in order was a sweepstakes match. Seventeen
$2 50 entries were made. The shooting was done in squads
of four men each, at six birds, 21 yards rise with one barrel,
plunge traps. Several withdrew to save pigeons, as the follow-
ing showB:

Slaue 0 1 1 w —2

Burbank 0 1 0 0 w —1

Jellette 1 1111 0—5

Chismore 1 0 1 0 w —2

Fay 1 1111 0-5

Roche 0 1 1 J 0 0—3

Liddle 1 1111 0-6

Bogart 1 1 0 1 1 1-5

Berwick 1 110 0 w— 3

Pierson 1 110 1 0—4

Spencer 1 110 1 1—5

Golcher 1 1 0 0 w —2

Lacbman 1 1111 1-6

"Walsh 0 1111 1— S

Kerrigan 1 0 111 1—5

Brown 1 0 0 1 1 0-3

Smith 1 1111 1—6

Mr. Lachman and Mr. Smith tying on clean scores, divided
first and second moneys, 50 and 35 per cent oflthe purse, while
the remaining 15 per cent was shot for by Jellette, Fay, Lid-
dle, Bogart, Spencer, Walsh and Kerrigan, who tied on four
birds. The two last named again tied, killing their three pairs
of (birds, the others having dropped behind, so they again
shot off, thiB time Walsh killing five to Kerrigan's four pig-
eons. Though Mr. Walsh got his fifteen per cent it did not
anywhere near pay for the pigeons killed. Two other unim-
portant sweepstakes were shot. Edward Fay did some very
pretty practice shooting, killing eleven consecutive paira of
birds. Such a run of shots as this is deserving of notice.
All of the sportsmen returned to the city on the 4:15 train
having well enjoyed themselves during the day.

Watsonville Gun Club.

At a shoot held by the club last Sunday the following
scores were made at ten clay pigeons:

Frizzell 0 10101110 0— SjHudleson... .0 0 110 110 1 1—6

Colebo\ver...l 0 10 0 10 10 0-4 Wilcox 1 1110 10 10 1—7

Fischer 0 10 0 110 11 1-CMillikin 1 1 1 1 0 I 1 1 1 0-8

Arano 1 11110 10 1 0— 7|JobnBon 0 00001000 0-1

The following figures were scored at twenty glass balls.

Frizzel 18[FiBCher 13

Milliken 14)Halph 8

The District Attorney of Mendocino county gives notice
through the local papers that he will promptly prosecute all
violators of the game and fish laws that are brought to his
notice and invites all persons cognizant of such violations to
post him at once. The efforts of the local clubs and the
press are having a good effect in some places.

To-morrow the Pacific Gun Club will hold their first shoot
of the season at Birds Point, at live pigeons. This club is
going in for a good time as they, in connection with the
shoot, will have a 6ne clam-bake. The club have made ar-
rangements to hold all their matches on Bird's Grounds.

THE RIFLE.

Shooting at Shell Mound.

On Saturday last a match was shot at the Shell Mound
range, distance 200 yards, each 100 shots, between Col.
Beaver and Howard Carr on one side and Sergt. Nick Will-
iams and S. I. Kellogg on the other. As the annexed score
will show, the shooting was highly creditable and the match
evenly contested throughout. At the commencement of the
shoot an accident occurred to Carr in the bursting of a
primer, which affected his eye and caused him considerable
annoyance. Col. Beaver and Sergt. Kellogg tied on 449
points, Beaver, however, making the better score according
to Creedmoor rules. The match resulted in favor of Kellogg
and Williams by two points, as the annexed score will show:

S.I. Kellogg.

5 6
4 6

6 6
4 4
4 4
4 5

1 1 4 J

8 6 5 4 4 6

4 4 4 4 4 4

f4 4 6

Sick Williams.

8. E. Beaver.

|5
14

u

5
4
6
6

4 5 4 6 4

5 5 6 6 6

4-44

4-45

6—46

4-47

4-47 .

6-44 f

4—43

5—15

4—46

4-43

5-46
4-40
5-45
4-46 [

4 4 4 6 5— 10 !

6 6 4 4 4
5 4 4 6 6

■16 6 4

14 6 6 4 6 4 5

5 5 4 6 6

4 6 4 5 4

5 5 4 6 4

6-43
4-40
4—45
4-43
4—40

6-44
6—45
4—42

4-44
*-«,
5—46 f*
6-46
5-48 |
4—43 I
5— 46 J

1445445346 4-42
1445445444 4—42

| 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 1 5

545455544
445465345
464444454

4—44

6-48
5—42

4-45
4-43
5—43

Aggregate Bcore of Kellogg and Williams..
Aggregate score of Beaver and Carr

Majority 2

C.'s Rifle Team.

The rifle team of Company C, First Infantry Kegiment,
held their last practice shoot, preparatory to entering at the
spring meeting of the California Rifle Association, last Sun-
day. This team shoot on the 200 and 500-yard ranges, and
during their practice they have made very good scores. Ser-
geant Ed Snook has been elected as captain of the team, bu t
it is doubtful whether he shoots at the competition, as he has
had some trouble with his eyes which may forbid ; this is to be
regretted as he is one of the best shots and his loss will be
felt. The following are those who will shoot and the per-
centages they have made at their practice: Lieut. J. E.
Klein, 88 per cent; private T. F. Kelly, 87j; private F. Cuni-
mings, 86iJ; Lieut. H. T. Sime, S03; private L. Perkins 84jf,
and Capt. H. S. Templeton, S4. This team now hold the
Andrews Silver Challenge Trophy, which they won the first
time at the tournament held June 4, 1SS2, and again October
29 of the same year. If they win it again at this meeting
the trophy becomes theirs permanently.

The Citizen's Pistol Team.

Last Sunday J. E. Klein selected the men who are to shoot
in the pistol matches at the tournament to-morrow. Though
this team is made up of the best pistol shots in the city they
are laboring under several difficulties. The Citizens are all
sadly in need of practice. The Smith & Wesson 45 caliber
pistol, which is the weapon that must be used, is very hard
to procure, as there are none of that description for sale in
this market. All the practice of sixteen men has been done
with three or four pistols. The Police Pistol Teams which
they will have to compete with are well supplied with tho
pistols of the required pattern, so the odds are against the
Citizens. Those selected to shoot are Col. S. E. Beaver, Col.
S. I. Kellogg, Lieut. J. E. Klein, J. M. Pike, Dr. Tracy, Mr.
Gilham, T. E. Carson, Chas. Carr, T. F. Kelly, E. O. Thomp-
son and Hon. M. Doane and Lieut. H. F. Sime, who will be
ready to serve as alternates.

On account of the races at the trotting park this week, the
Alameda County Sportsman's Club will hold their first clay-
pigeon shoot of the season for the club medal at Adam's
point to-day (Saturday) afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock.

The Western Sportsman describes three fast young trotters
as follows: "It is said that Enoch Warman, Indianapolis,
owns a three-year-old colt by Hambletonian Tranby, out of
an Iron Duke mare, that can trot faster than a Western cy-
clone was ever known to travel. We have not yet had tho
pleasure of seeing this young flyer, but a gentleman whom
we know has never been an admirer of Hambletonian Trau-
by's get Baw him go, and enthusiastically describes him to
us as the most wonderful trotting colt he ever saw, and ho
has had many years of experience with trotting horses. We,
too, have been seeing some young trotting wonders, over in
the Kentucky blue-grass region, and, if the reader enjoys
baby trotting exhibitions as we do, he will not accuse us of
exaggeration in relating what we saw. We had attended
Colonel Stouer's public sale of trotters, where the Strathmore
two-year-olds astonished all present with their extraordinary
speed. But on returning to Paris, we went out with Mr.
James Miller to his Sunnyside stock farm, and there saw a
colt two years old this spring trot faster than any two-year-
old we ever have seen or over expect to see again. He was
taken out to an open lot, a rope about seventy-live feet long
attached to his halter, and set a-going. We may possibly bo
mistaken by a few seconds, but if this chap did not show a
' 30 gait, ' and never break the trot, we are not capable of dis-
tinguishing three minutes from a 2:20 clip. His sire is Bour-
bon Wilkes, dam Carrie Sharp by Alexander's Abdullah. On
General Withers' place, near Lexington, there is a 1 '
yearling filly by Almout that is a curiosity. 81
a fence-rail; rather a big head set on a long, slim -
light, long tail; a drooping rump, and altogether
sin; but Je-ru-sa-lem, how she can trot ! "

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San Francisco, Saturday, April 28, 1883.

SPRING MEETING PACIFIC COAST
BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.

Two days of the race meeting have come to a close,
and from the accounts published elsewhere it •will be
readily conceded that a full measure of success has fol-
lowed the efforts of this popular association. Though
the racing is fully depicted, there are points that call for
more extended notice and which require more thorough
consideration. The weather is always held to be a topic
that demands attention and race meetings are fully
as much affected by atmospheric conditions as other
branches of business or pleasure. The rains of Thurs-
day, the 19th inst., came unfortunately in one respect,
opportunely in others. Many were deterred from at-
tending on the opening day thinking that the course
could not possibly be in any order for satisfactory racing,
and also afraid of damp ground and chilling breezes.
This was an unwarranted conclusion although it reduced
the attendance. The good result of the rain was a thor-
ough soaking of the track that not only saved the labor
and expense of artifical sprinkling, as it also accom-
plished the job in a far more workmanlike manner, and
the consequence is1 that' on the first day the track
was good, if not technically fast, and on the second it
was nearly at its best. There was grand racing on both
days. The California Stake brought out a fine field of
two-year-olds, and the Hearst Stake was an exciting
contest. The winner of the California is -without ques-
tion a colt of very great capacity, and we doubt if there
has been a better two-year-old on the courses of this
coast. A colt of high form, of perfect action and all the
other requisites for a successful career, it can only be
the worst kind of luck that can prevent him taking a
very high rank among the celebrities. A brother to the
Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, it may appear rash to
predict that he is likely to prove the flower of the family,
and yet we feel like " eoing on the record " as the
prophet who is so sanguine. His stable companion,
Callie Smart, gained the distinction of beating all the
others, but as she was doomed to struggle without ob-
taining a place on Wednesday, it will appear still more
presumptuous to give her a place which the evidence now
in does not warrant. Two-year-olds are proverbially
uncertain, and in the springtime fillies of that a^e are
prone to run in and out in the most provoking manner.
Addison and Steele in the "Spectator and "Tattler" sought
to explain why this vernal period of the year should be
provocative of erratic actions, and gave safe counsel how
to avoid the trouble. Trainers have cudgeled their brains
as persistently as these distinguished literati and without
success. Their two-year-olds still upset their most care-
fully-figured-out calculations, disappointing them
grievously, in the first place by falling far short of the
form they expected, and then maybe in the very next
race running better than they had ever done before.
The epizooty, distemper, pinkeye, or whatever else the
invidious disease has been termed, played havoc with the
youngsters, and many of the nominations in the two and
thr je-year-old stakes have been '* knocked out " by this
foi 1 fiend. Even when apparently entirely recovered
■i the ill effects, looking well and as lively as need be,
would be an incapacity to perform. The cham-

pions that Palo Alto depended upon were domiciled in
the hospital so long that, spring racing was out of the
question, though those which took part did so well that
the regrets were more poignant at the absence of the bet-
ter. E ancho del Paso had something of the same bad
luck, though the wearers of the green and orange are
' ' rounding to, ' ' and give reason to think that in the
coming races there will be a different showing. In this
retrospect, which must necessarily be brief, the most sa-
lient point in the racing that has passed is the dash of a
mile which was run on Wednesday.

In characterizing it as the most remarkable race ever
run at the distance here, there is no danger of exceeding
the truth. It can truly be claimed that it was one
of the best ever run in any country. In the first
place the time is the fastest that was ever made
with the same amount of weight, and though
Joe Howell has to his credit the fastest race
of heats at three-quarters of a mile, a second
and third heat at that, he has now the fast-
est record for a mile when the weights are
taken into consideration. A mile in 1:42, with 119
pounds, takes the preference, the nearest approach to it
being that of Checkmate, who ran in the same time with
one pound less. The other fast performances
were as follows, discarding that of Ten
Broeck which should not be classed in the
same category, as that was made in an exhibition run,
and with advantages that are never conceded in an
actual race: The first on the list is Boardman, 4 years,
91 pounds, 1:40^; Marchioness, 5 years, 64 pounds, 1:41 ;
Searcher, 3 years, 90 pounds, 1:41$; Victim, 5 years, 117
pounds, 1:41$; Parole, aged, 102 pounds, 1:42; Hindo, 3
years, 108 pounds, 1:42; Knight of Templar, 4 years,
106 pounds, 1:42. With the aboye comparison there will
be few to deny that this "last effort" (we sincerely hope
he may live to make many more of still greater brillian-
cy) is the best of his long career.

There is surely little necessity for amplyfying on the
remarkable performance and while the "old horse" re-
ceives full credit for the meritorious work his young com-
petitor must not be overlooked. Gano, though beaten,
added to his already high record the best performance he
ever made. Divested of the depressing influences of de-
feat the candid mind must acknowledge that it was a
great victory over every obstacle excepting his fortunate
competitor. Dame Fortune was against him in the
lottery of position, and to draw the last place, to have to
start on the extreme outside, and that so close to the com-
mencement of the turn, was a turn of bad luck to com-
mence with. The rear position when the flag fell was
an untoward circumstance, another was the mistaken
idea that Jim Douglas was the only horse to fear. The
instructions to a comparatively unpracticed rider were
based on this false estimate, and the rider of Douglas al-
so thinking that he had every one safe with the excep-
tion of Gano made another adverse circumstance. This
led to Douglas being nursed to meet the rush of the colt
when it was made and this being the upper turn the
youngster had to make the longer course and lose feet
that even his immense speed could not overcome. Val-
iantly he fought against the combination of circum-
stances, and highly as we rated him before the race on
Wednesday last, there is a more prominent niche in the
Temple of Fame awarded him now.

Jim Douglas carried too much flesh to "pack" his 122
pounds for a mile at the pace they were going, and after
a few more races there is scarcely a doubt of his ability
to come inside of the fast time made. Duke of Monday
was right amongst them until it was evident to his
jockey that there was no use in striving further. Every
horse did well if even the first and second in the race
made the other two labor in the shadow of rear positions.

But the races to come are now the magnets, and there
will be two more days before the next issue of the paper.
The advertisement gives full particulars of what they
are, the conditions, nominations and entries, so full, in
fact, that there is no necessity for further explanation.
But in the Cup race to-day so many have stayed in that
in all probability there will be a contest which will be
as exciting as the mile race on Wednesday. The ac-
ceptors are Fred Collier, IIS pounds; Precious, HOpounds;
Fostress, 108 pounds; May D, 106 pounds, Inaugura-
tion, 100 pounds, and Maria F, 103 pounds.

We never sought for the distinction of being thought
a shrewd guesser of the chances of racehorses, but if it
had been the habit to follow the practice of English turf
journals, and some of the American papers which aspire
to the same fame, this is a race that one would not ven-
ture to hazard an opinion upon. The distance is 2^
miles. Fred Collier and Precious have shown that they
could compass it. Fostress is well enough bred to go
any distance, not only coming up to the Sunday-school
pupil's idea of the meaning of "well "bred," viz., two
crosses of Lexington, as she has three of Boston, and
materially of the same stock as Parole. Her grandam

was a sister to the dam of the great victor in both hemi-
spheres, and the Planet in her jdani should not set her
back any when ground to the cup distance has to be
traversed. May D is a veritable Clinker, having run 1£
miles at San Jose in 2:36, the fastest record for Cali-
fornia, and only two seconds behind that of Luke Black-
burn, which is the " top notch." Maria F ran twelve
races last year and won six of them, and in the selling
race last Wednesday she showed that she could gallop.
Inauguration looks fine and gallops like he could hold
his lick up constant, very constant, and there are many
who have yet a vivid recollection of Nathan Coombs, his
half brother, when he set the pot boiling with so much
turbulence at Sacramento a couple of years ago.

There is not a man, woman or child with the least
admiration for the grand sport who can afford to miss
seeing the Cup race to-day, and when there are the fur-
ther attractions of the hurdle race and two others, the
afternoon is sure to be one of the liveliest. Wednesday
next there is a good bill, and then the pleasure of the
trips must not be overlooked. Thirty-five minutes from
the foot of Market street, the only change from the boat
to the cars, and the Oakland people have the choice be-
tween steam, horse-cars and carriages. Although not
" hankering " for the reputation of a Vates in foretelling
what the horses will do, we do not hesitate to promise
that the weather is sure to be favorable, and further-
more, that there will be a " crowd " well worthy of the
racing.

GROWLERS.

One of the most pestilential drawbacks to racing is the
grumbling, growling, the persistent endeavor to make
matters as unpleasant as possible by some of the men
connected with the horses. In rare cases a few owners
are in the habit of finding fault, though the main trou-
ble comes from trainers, and, we must say, from those
who have an inferior rank in the profession. The really
skillful trainer has intelligence enough to realize the
injury that follows this practice, and has sufficient under-
standing to see that malicious diatribes have a depress-
ing effect on the sport. If the weights in a handicap
do not suit him, he quietly advises the owner to " declare
out." Should he have occasion to find fault with a
starter, he makes his complaint in a business-like man-
ner, and he finds this course far more effective than an
indulgence in violent language. Knowing that a man
of this stamp has something to base his accusations upon,
he is listened to with deference, and measures are taken
to correct the evils of which he complains. He is a com-
plete antitheton to the growler. The latter rails early
and late. He accuses honorable men of being concerned
in fraud, and does not hesitate to make charges that he
knows to be false. The adjustment of weights in a
handicap he ascribes to the efforts of a ring which was
gotten up to favor some particular person, or to make a
certainty of some horse winning on which wagers could
be laid by those who apportioned the weights. He rat-
tles away whenever he can secure listeners, and a great
majority of his audience, being comparatively ignorant
about racing affairs, give credit to the erroneous state-
ments, and go away with false impressions. There may
be other motives than "pure cussedness " in railing at
the weights. In one case the desire may be to cause bet-
tors to think that the horses in their charge have no show
to win, and thus lessen the rates in the pools. It may
be that they are anxious to impress an owner with reasons
for being beaten, and prepare him to anticipate defeat,
brought about by a conspiracy against him. And, by
the way, growlers do more mischief in this way than
any other. The trainer tells him wonderful stories of
injustice. Eeiterates that he has to fight against favor-
itism for others to his prejudice; that the judges, starter,
etc., are all banded against him; that the rules are en-
forced in his case, while the favored ones can violate
them with impunity; and the false testimony is so
artfully managed that it has the desired effect, though
it goes still further than was intended and the hood-
winked owner withdraws from any participation in turf
sports. Then when members of an association are doing
all in their power to advance turf interests, working as-
siduously without thinking of reward, spending time
and money to aid in placing turf sports on an enduring
basis, and receive abuse for their werk and trouble, it is
not surprising that they become disgusted and decline to
further help the ingrates who owe them so much. Were
it not for the better class, were the whole body of train-
ers tainted with the vices of the few, there would be no
hope. As it is we are inclined to think that much of the
faultfinding comes from thoughtlessness, and that by
placing the matter before them in a shape they can real-
ize the injury they are doing the evils will be remedied.

Some have acquired the pernicious habit from early
associations, and from receiving instructions from a tu-
tor who was imbued with the spirit of carping that has
been acquired as well as the knowledge of the proper

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method of "getting horses in order." There is an over-
weening conceit in some that they are pillars of strength
and that associations will put up with impertinences in
the fear that resentment will be followed by a refusal to
make entries in the future.

There are cases which have come to our knowledge,
where a growler had influence enough with his employer
to bring about such a result, but another followed, that
being his own discharge.

Owners should look into the business more closely than
some of them do, and before giving heed to the piques
and misrepresentations of those who are so prone to
make malicious charges, examine personally, and it is
long odds that in a majority of cases they will discover
. they are without a shadow of foundation. "We write this
for the benefit of those who are at fault, trusting that
the short lecture may be productive of good. They have
a greater personal interest at stake than any others con-
nected with racing affairs, and every effort should be
directed to popularizing the sport. This cannot be done
by railing at men who are doing all in their power to fur-
ther the welfare of those who return abuse and slander.
A contrary course will soon show the wisdom of this
advice.

SPEED PROGRAMME CALIFORNIA STATE
FAIR.

Owing to the hurry attending the effort to get the
speed programme of the California State Agricultural
Society into the first form some errors were made.
These have been fully corrected and now in proper shape
we call attention to the arrangement and classification of
the premiums.

Altogether the programme must meet the approbation
of the owners of horses, being liberal in the amount of
money added, and the classification such as to serve the
interests of the horses of this Coast.

As usual the opening day is chiefly ninning, there
being four on the bill to one trotting, 2:25 class. It is
needless to repeat in this place the information that can
be obtained from the advertisement, further than is nec-
essary for comments. The introduction of a stake for
all ages, three-quarters of a mile, is sure to bring out all
the flyers, and writing on the eve of the meeting of the
Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association, it is not safe to
enter into a discussion of the respective merits of this
class. That it will be a spirited brush there can be no
doubt, and will insure a long list of entries. The Cali-
fornia Derby and California Aunual Stake, N"os. 2 and 3,
are the "fixed events" for that day, being two and three-
year-old races, the first with eleven and the other twen-
ty-two nominations. No. 4 is a hurdle race, and the re-
quirement of three starters cannot be unfavorably criti-
cised, as something must be done to stimulate the owners
to train for this popular kind of sport.

There are plenty of horses in California which would
make capital jumpers, and this branch of home enter-
prise has been strangely overlooked on this Coast. There
is a ready and increasing demand for hurdlers and
steeplechase horses in the East, and to furnish them will
certainly be remunerative to those who engage in sup-
plying the demand. Raven showed to be one of the
best in his Eeatern campaign and had he fallen into the
right hands when sold by the party who took him from
here would have gained a high reputation. Apart from
the chance to sell for a round price if owners will en-
deavor to fill the place there will not be a fair or meet-
ing in California that does not offer premiums for hurdle
racing, and with good fields of starters the public will
sustain the action by attending in increased numbers.

The fifth race on the first day calls for a class of trot-
ters that rank in the medium list. There are quite a
number eligible that will have a good showing, and the
figures of 2:2-3 cannot fail to be satisfactory.

The second day will be very interesting as it brings
out two classes of colts, two and four-year-olds. That
for two-year-olds closed on the 7th instant with fourteen
nominations, and, as was stated last week, those of the
greatest promise. At the present time we do not know
of a class which will attract more attention than that
which brings out the colts and fillies foaled in 1879, and
in offering the very liberal purse of $1,000 the associa-
tion has taken the right ground to insure a full repre-
sentation.

The 2:40 for the same amount of money is judicious,
and there is little risk in predicting that the entries will
be sufficient to return a few hundredsjabove the amount
given.

Four running races on the third day and the 2:22 will
make a lively afternoon, and as enticing as well can be.
The running is varied, there being a dash of three
miles, a dash of one mile, a selling race of heats of a
mile, and a hurdle race, one and a half miles' with six
hurdles to overcome. The fourth day with the 2:30, the
trotting three-year-old and the 2:25 pacing can be
marked with the biggest white rock that can be found,

and the fifth with four flat races and a hurdle race at
heats of a mile will come in the same category. The
closing day is all trotting and a busy one it will be to
get through with all there is on the bill. Free-for-all,
Occident Stake, yearling and three-minute class, is a
programme for one afternoon that the most fastidious
cannot find fault with. We desire to call especial at-
tention to the three-minute, as it closes on the 15th of
May and those who have horses that arc eligible can
scarcely afford to leave them out. The plan is that
first adopted at Chicago, of only requiring 2^
per cent down, the same amount at a future time, in
this case July 1, and the remaining five per cent the 1st
of August. It would have been better to adhere to the
Chicago idea in full, and not embody the clause of ten
to make the first payment, and also better to have car-
ried the day of payment of the other money to the first
of the fair. But as it was considered experimental com-
pliance at the beginning and a liberal response will in-
sure a change, and ultimately concessions will be made.
As is well known the speed department of the State
Agricultural Society meets with violent opposition and
if the directors could not show beyond all question that
it was remunerative outside of the increased attraction to
spectators, the battle would be still harder. The ranks
of the bigots are growing weaker every year, and with
the spread of intelligence they will become so reduced as
not to be worthy of the name of a skeleton regiment
even. Until this time comes it behooves all those inter-
ested to sustain the management though there may be
points that do not meet with full approbation, and a
helping hand now will surely bring a welcome return in
the future. The directory is placed in an entirely differ-
ent position from the racing and trotting associations of
the East. There the only ones to account to are the
members of the clubs, and as liberality is sure to bring a
pecuniary return, that course meets the approval of all
who are interested. Here the growlers have a chance to
vent their ill nature from the fairs receiving state aid, and
the narrow-minded representative who from some in-
scrutable cause has been honored with a seat in a body
which alone gives him any weight thinks to heighten
his consequence by the assumption of virtues that he
has not a shadow of claim to possess. He makes a
parade of economy, delights to be called the " watchdog
of the treasury, " and yet any scheme which fa-
vors his individual aggrandizement receives his hearty
support. There are well-meaning, honest men who have
not as yet thrown off the shackles that were forged in
the days of the blue laws, who believe tnat all kinds of
enjoyment are sinful. These are not the men who make
trouble, as their tenets have a slight hold on the major-
ity. The specious reasoning of the watchdog has some
iufluence and the desire to "reduce taxation" misleads
others who are sincere in the desire to give a good ac-
count of their stewardship. While the bills were before
the Legislature, we advanced arguments to prove that
every dollar granted by the State brought a return of
the amount with a high rate of interest, and as the posi-
tion was so strong as to be supported by almost the cer-
tainty of mathematical demonstrations, there is no ne-
cessity for repetition. Every debate in the Legislature
added to the strength, but it also disclosed a malignity
of purpose on the part of some, imbecility in others, and
the attacks of a snarling tribe which it would be euphony
to name by the general appellation which rightly be-
longs to a nobler race. Until the motley army is com-
pletely routed, the directors of the Califo. nia State
Agricultural Society have an arduous task, and the ob-
stacles in their way are not fully realized by quite a
number of those who are engaged in breeding the higher
grades of horses. Now that intelligent agriculturists
are becoming better acquainted with the system that is
giving the fairs of California prominence in all parts of
the country, a system that is accomplishing more
towards increasing the prosperity of the State than san-
guine supporters are aware, it is only necessary that the
efforts of the managers be seconded by those who can so
materially assist in increasing the attractions of the
"speed department," and place it in a position where
there will be little to condemn.

FRENCH POOLS.

We are pleased to learn that this genteel way of put-
ting a few dollars on the races is meeting with the suc-
cess it merits.

On the "big race," last Wednesday the Mutuels paid
twenty-five per cent more than the auction pools. Every
$5 on Joe Howell returned $.3G and a fraction, and with
the same amount invested as it required to buy an auc-
tion pool, $40, $448 came back. Another good feature is
that the amount desired to be risked is within control,
and be it as little as $2 50, this can be done without de-
lay and without coming prominently in view.

Whatever may have been done in the East, from per-
sonal knowledge we can vouch for the business being
conducted here honorably, and that every buyer will gut
his own to a cent.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Capital Turf Club of Sacramento have, by a
happy thought, decided to give a purse of $400 for a two
mile heat trot for the 2:30 class. The race will be trotted on
the last day of their spring meeting, Hay 19. It should
bring out a large field. The two mile heats will even up the
chances so much that there are probably from forty to fifty
horses in the State that could start in this race on equal
terms. The club deserves the support of all horsemen for
their efforts to arrange races and classes to suit both horses
and owners, and we hope to see liberal encouragement ex-
tended. Entries to this race will close May 7, with the Sec-
retary, W. P. Emery, Box 378, Sacramento.

We have received a supply of catalogues of the sale
of Kunnymede yearlings, by George W. Bowen & Co., at
Lexington, Kentucky, Slay IS, and they may be had by ap-
plication to this office.

State Sportsman's Association.

The annual meeting of this association will be held at Gil-
roy next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 3, 4 and 5.
The association feels greatly encouraged by the signs of the
times and indulges the hope that officers of the law and the
public generally will soon arrive at a realizing sense of their
mutual duties in the matters of preserving and protecting
fish and game. The convention of 1SS3 will be an unusually
interesting one. The committees on fish and game protection
will be able to report decided progress. Carefully prepared
papers on the various topics that interest sportsmen will be
read and the interchange of thought and items of experience
will result in many valuable points to devotees of the rod
and gun. The Gilroy Rod and Gun Club will give a tourna-
ment at the traps during the session, and live pigeons, black-
birds and clay pigeons will be provided in abundance. This
tourney will be open to all memhers of the clubs composing
the State Association and the prizes will be in cash. Alto-
gether the annual meeting should be the occasion of a grand
gathering "of sportsmen. It will be one of edification and
profit from the nature of its deliberations. Gentlemen who
attend will also find sport with their guns in the competi-
tions at the traps andj pleasure in the social diversions of an
enterprising and genial people.
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Foals.

At Theo Winters' farm, Sacramento valley:

Marion, by Malcomti — Maggie Mitchell by imported York-
shire, a chestnut colt by Norfolk. Bred back to Norfolk.

Ballinette, by Monday or Young Eclipse — Ballerina by im-
ported Balrownie, a bay filly by Norfolk. Bred back to Nor-
folk.

Neapolitan, by War Dance— Eliza Davis by imported
Knight of St. George, a chestnut filly by Norfolk. Bred back
to Norfolk.

Illusion, by Alarm— Mary Hadley by O'Meara, a chestnut
colt by Norfolk. Bred back to Norfolk.

Kitten, by imported Eclipse— imported Pussy by Diophan-
tus, a bay filly by Norfolk. Bred to Joe Hooker.

Ada C, by Revenue — Sally Morgan by imported Emancipa-
tion, a bay filly by Norfolk. Bred back to Norfolk.

Countess Zicka, by Norfolk — Ballerina by imported Bal-
rownie, a chestnut colt by Joe Hooker. Bred back to Hooker.

Mattie Glenn, by imported Glen Athol — Mattie Gross by
Lexington, a chestnut colt by Norfolk. Bred back to Nor-
folk.

Abbey, by Norfolk— Ada C by Ee venue, a chestnut colt
by Joe Hooker. Bred back to Hooker.

Laura Winston, by Norfolk — Golden Gate by imported
Leamington, a chestnut filly by Joe Hooker. Bred back to
Hooker.

At E. J. Baldwin's Santa Anita ranch, Los Angelescounty:

April 1, Santa Anita, by Yirgil — Mary Martin by Lexing-
ton, a bay filly, star in forehead and left hind foot white to
ankle, by Grinstead.

April 12, Jose C, by imported Leamington — by Lexington,
a chestnut colt, blaze face, both hind legs white half way to
hocks, by Rutherford.

April IS, Glenita, by imported Glenelg — Lark by Lexing-
ton, a bay colt, no marks, by Grinstead.
Yearlings.

The following foals of 1SS2, the property of Theo. Win-
ters, have not been previously reported:

Chestnut colt by Norfolk — Lady Jane.

Bay colt by Norfolk — Ballinette.

Chestnut filly by Joe Hooker — Puss by Norfolk.

Chestnut filly by Joe Hooker — Mattie Glenn.

Gray colt by Joe Hooker — Queen.

Bay filly by Joe Hooker — Illusion by Alarm.

Bay filly br Joe Hooker— Countess Zicka by Norfolk.

Brown filly by Joe Hooker — Kitten by imported Eclipse,

Chestnut colt by Joe Hooker — Bay Kate.

Bay filly by Joe Hooker — Abbey.

Trottlnx r.ijiK.

Kitty Wink dropped a bay colt by Sultan, April IS, at the
Santa Anita ranch.

Dolly Varden, by Montezuma, the property of Dr. N. S.
Hamlin, Yuba City, dropped a chestnut tilly, hind legs and
off foreleg white half way to hocks; white strip in face, wide
between eyes, nurruw at nose, extending to muzzle; by Briga-
dier; April 13. The name of Thetis is claimed for this filly.

At Hill .t Gries' farm, Spriugville, Ventura county, April
G, Mary Wade by Woodburu, a bay filly, white spot in fore-
head, by Wildidler.

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The fourth volume of "The American Stud Book" is now
receiving the finishing touches, and will be published as soon
as the foals, of 1S8.1 are all reported, which will not be later
than June 16. Muuy breeders have not yet reported their
stock, and all such will, of necessity, be left entirely out of
the work. The public will be loath to accept stock as thor-
oughbred not found in the "Stud Book." It is utterly im-
possible for the author to know the mares and foals unless
reported by the breeder, and without the fullest co-operation
ou their part errors and omissions must occur. We there-
fore insist that nil -who wish their stock entered must report
it without ilelay. In giving the stock parties must be partic-
ular in. Btating color, sex, name and pedigree to ion
known animal in either volume of the "Stud Book.
foals of 1883 as BOOD as dropped, and state to w
the mare is or will be bred to anticijate the foV
Turf, Field and Farm,

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gpte %xtz&tx mxH j^mistrom.

April 28

Hereditary Power.

Form, size, spirit and instinct are heredi-
tary, and descend from one generation to
another. The young are counterparts of their
parents. They put on the characteristics of
their sires and grandsires, dams and grandams,
from the soles of their feet, through the body
and gearing, to the color that shades them.
Types and models of the breed are the effects
of hereditary acquisition. Temper, courage
and action are reproduced in nearly the same
force and effect of renowned ancestors. In
line breeding, the colts will follow after sire
or dam, or their most powerful progenitors.
In crossing out, the first generation carry in
their veins one-half of the blood of their sire.
In the second remove, they retain one-fourth
of the blood of the male progenitor, and in
the third remove, one-eighth of the same kin-
dred blood remains to temper the ambition,
and keep up the distinction of the produce.
The colts are a second edition of their pro-
genitors, revised and corrected by the breeder.
If they are stereotyped with noble ancestors,
the edition is never run out. If the offspring
should fail to inherit all the good qualities of
renowned ancestors, the heritage is not lost;
it only lies dormant. It failed to generate
from temporary causes. It has been pre-
served for fntnre productioD, and will reap-
pear again in all its original force and vigor.

For instance, Dictator did not inherit from
his renowned family the same speed and
courage as his famous brother Dester. The
inheritance lay over inactive; it was purified
for future use". It reappeared in his fast four-
year-old son, Jay Eye See, record 2:19; in his
fast three-year-old son, Code, 2:31; inhisfive-
year-oid scion, Director, 2:24, and in his five-
year-old son, Phallas, 2:22J. The inheritance
was preserved, and appeared to gather new
force and vigor from repose. Trotting is, in
part, hereditary, and in part acquired. When
the foundation is laid through a rich inherit-
ance, it is brought out into practical applica-
tion by education.

The condition indispensable to a good trot-
ter is, perfect equilibrium of the body — equi-
librium which keeps up a regular movement
of the diagonal fore and hind feet, gives them
an equal elevation and extension with such
lightness that the animal can easily execute all
changes of direction, moderate his speed, halt
or increase his speed without effort.

The difficulty experienced in training trot-
ters to perform the open stride in the hind
reach, and square trot with extended step and
rapid gather in the movement, results from
imperfectly developed or weak hind quarters.
There is often a discrepancy in the relative
■weights of the hind and fore quarters. One
has an excess of power, and the other a defi-
ciency of force, which destroys the equilib-
rium" between the parts, and diminishes the
force of action. The high withers and low
croup tend to lighten the propelling power.
They have to be dragged along by the stronger
fore quarters, which make such a dividend
of power that the overtaxed organs can not
long stand the exertion. The croup and
withers should be of even height, and the
quarters would be more likely to be of even
■weight.

Speed is the effect of perfect mechanical
movement, through the co-operation of even-
ly-developed physical forces. Form has much
to do with speed. Imperfect forms disorgan-
ize the nervous and physical powers, and in-
terfere with rapid movement. There is a
hereditary force of character in some breeds
that stamps an indelible impress upon the off-
spring. They mould their produce into a
Btrong family resemblance, that shows to ocu-
lar demonstration their breeding. The expe-
rienced breeder has no difficulty in locating
the family to which they belong. It gives
him an advantage in selecting parents. They
breed after themselves, which is no ordinary
merit in reproductian. It shows that they
have strong generating powers, that establish
fixed characteristics in the breed that will de-
scend through the line of inheritance to their
successors in blood.

There is an advantage in breeding from a
prepotent family that have celebrated ances-
tors in their pedigree. You will know the
future complexion of your stock from the dis-
tinguished progenitors in the pedigree of the
parents. They will inherit the virtues of
their relatives. There is no better way to
preserve the merits of great horses than to
breed after their kind. The scions will fol-
low in the footsteps of their illustrious prede-
cessors. Leaving representatives worthy to
fill their places is the most durable monument
to commemorate their virues and their worth.
Tbeir merits are engraved upon the hearts of
their admirers, and will live in their venera-
tion long after other memorials have crumbled
into dust. Breed from the best, and you will
increase their numbers. — Live Slock Journal.

Poultry Raising. — A prominent and
successful rancber has furnished us with
the result of his efforts in keeping thorough-
bwd poultry. From thirty-five hens of the
brown and white Leghorn variety he obtained,
from November 22d to December 6th, 433
eggs, and the hens are still laying as vigor-
ously as ever. His system of feeding is as
follows: Bran stirred up with hot skim milk
©very morning, wheat in th<' afternoon, plen-
ty of burnt bones and clean water. Ho says:
11 I have tried the scrub, or dung-hill variety,
un' J thoroughly satisfied that they are not
worth having around the place. It pays to
ke ro the very best poultry and live stock as
v if as the best of wheat, and many of our
t fanners would be surprised to see what a
d tablecan beset by the profitsof keeping
ded poultry. — Gridky Herald.

Pig Generalizations.

In order to succeed well in rearing pigs
special care, in many respects, is needed.
One who has no disposition to look after
minor details in the management of the sow
and her fitter had better keep in the back-
ground and allow some trusty person to take
his place, or else not attempt pig rearing at
all. From the time the pigs are farrowed
until they are weaned they must have the
best care that can be given them. This, by
no means, consists in having an attendant
with them all the time, nor in petting and
handling them, nor in constantly feeding and
fussing with them. Many a fine litter has
been reduced or lost altogether by the well-
intended but misplaced kindness of the
keeper. They do, however, require to have
a good, clean pen, where they can sleep in
comfort without exposure to the excesses of
cold or heat; dry, moderately warm and ven-
tilated in winter, cool and airy in summer.
In such quarters the sow should have been
kept for several weeks before farrowing. Here
the pigs will afterwards learn to resort, and
here they should be fed as soon as tbey have
learned to eat, at regular hours during the
day, so long as they are with the sow. At
weaning time the sow may be taken away and
the pigs will miss her less than if they them-
selves are placed in new quarters and com-
pelled to rely entirely on the feed provided
for them.

When a sow has more pigs than she has
teats, the most unpromising should be sacri-
ficed for the good of the others, for each
youngster will claim a particular teat as his
own, and will fight valiantly for its posses-
sion. Whatever number of teats a sow may
have, she will soon cease to give milk from
all except those in use. If, on the other
hand, the pigs are in excess, the weaker ones
will suffer and eventually drop off altogether,
unless fed in some other way. In case a
number of sows have Uttered about the same
time, some having more than they can suckle
and others less than they might rear, the pigs
may" be so divided among them as to allow
each a fair chance of fulfilling a useful des-
tiny. And herein will be needed the patience
of the manager. Instead of only two parties
to the bargain, we have three to be consulted
in such a case. The sow will not usually ad-
mit, without protest, a new comer to her little
family; the new pig would naturally prefer to
remain with his own fellows; worse than all,
the pigs to whom the little stranger is intro-
duced are very sure to give him anything but
a kindly welcome. These changes should
therefore be made at once, and at night, while
the pigs are quite young. The sows, with
their respective fitters, should be placed out
of hearing of each other, and the little pigs
so confined for a day or two that they may
not stray away. Care should be taken also to
so mark them that their parentage may not
be forgotten.

Twelve pigs are as many as any sow ought
to be required to raise at one time. A young
sow with her first litter may be considered as
doingwell to bring up six or eight; older sows
will rear eight or ten profitably. Moderate-
sized litters usually prove the most satisfac-
tory. The pigs make a better growth and the
sow is less worried and exhausted. When,
however, the pigs are early taught to eat, and
it is practicable to give them plentiful sup-
plies of milk and other good food, so that
they may depend less on the sow for their
support, larger litters are desirable. If extra
food is thus given to help them along, the
same kind of food should be given the sow;
for if she have one diet and the pigs another,
the latter will almost surely be taken with the
scours and so thrown into bad condition, from
which they may be a long time in recovering.
Breeders often boast of the wonderful prolifi-
cacy of their brood-sows, but they seldom
afterwards report results in avoirdupois from
these large litters. Some, however, are glad
to have from twelve to fifteen or more come
in a litter in order that they may cull out the
weak ones and thereby have the balance grow
up strong and more even in size. But we
would rather have a less number, and those
of uniform size to start with, and we believe
that this uniformity is more certain to occur
in the moderate-sized litters than in those
where the pigs are remarkably numerous. —
Breeder's Gazette.

Hill's Ferry seems to be the sporting center
of Stanislaus county. The season has al-
ready opened. Friday and Saturday, May
4 and 5, there will be several races at Dutch
Corners. On the first day there willbe a trot-
ting race for foals of 1880, purse §400. There
will be mile heats, best three in five; the first
horse to receive $2S0, second horse $S0 and
third $40. On May 5 there will be a trotting
race, free for all. There will also be some run-
ning races, etc. The track is said to be in
good condition and the races are to be run ac-
cording to rule.

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Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Beat City Extra. 85 65®$6 05;
medium grades, £t G0&?5 25; Shipping Superfine,
M pfiW 26.

WHEAT— Markei Inactive and transactions spec e
lative. No. 1 White, $1 82A&S1 85. Mlllinc lots 'a
abode higher.

BARLEV— Market weak. Spot, §1 314(381 24; Brew-
ing, f-1 ai®8] 32 t> ctl.

OATS-Fair Feed. §1 80<o.51 85; Good, $1 90(3182:

n '■■ >i! i'."".*-' 15 v> ctl.

11 VE -Quotable at el OOS.32 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $28 $» ton; Cracked
Corn, £$5 $7 ton; Shorts, Bl9®S20 $> ton; Oilcake
meal, the oilworks sell to the trade at $35 & ton,
less the usual discount; Middlings. 823:a$24 & ton
for lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa. S103;?14; Wheat, ?14 50ft$17; Wild
Oat, $14 50(3*17; Mixed. $12.S.$14 p ton.

BTBAW— 76c@9Qc per hale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16££lG3c; California,
Hams, 15@15Jcfor plain, 153@16dc for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16@16£c; Call
fornia Smoked Bacon 15®15ic for heavy and me.
dium, and I6@16ic for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 15&5;i5ic; Pork,$18:a£l8 50 for Extra Prime,
s20o>"20 50 for Prime Mess, $23^24 for Mess, S25^
S25 50 for clear and $26;S_26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs'
Feet, $16;a$18 ^ bbl; Mess heef . $15 50 for bbls and
?8 75 for hf bblB ; Extra Mess Beef, §16 50 for bbls
and $8 75 for hf bis; Family Beef. S18&18 50 ^ bbl
California Smoked Beef, 13^13Jc ^ lb.

FRUIT — We quote: Apples, AOcKSOc for common
and 75c,'ffSl 50 ^ box for good to choice; Lemons.
S5SS7 per box for Sicily; California Lemons, 75c.ci;
?1 50 per box; Limes, $8;3$10 per box for Mexican;
Bananas, 1 50&S3 ^ bunch; California Oranges,
§1 25^51 50 for common and S2®3 25 for good to
choice \f box; Pineapples, S65£$8 j? doz. Western
Cranberries are offering at $15®S17 ¥? hbl ; Straw-
berries, 18c;5;20c t> bskt.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, £25
(£$30 ^ ton; Carrots, 37Acg;50c; Turnips, 75c;
Cauliflower, 75c@Sl 25 %* dozen; Cabbage, 75c ^
ctl; Garlic, 3ic <& lb; Celery, 50c p doz; Dried;
Okra, 20c;<t25c ; Dry Peppers, 10c@12ic p1 lb; Green
Peas, 3;S.'3ic for common, and i£6 for sweet; Rhubarb,
6®8c perfb; Mushrooms, 75clK$ip box; Green Pep.
pers,8c;5,'10c perjlb; Tomatoes, $2,'a;S2 25 p box, Cu-
cumbers, 50c:S:Sl 75 per doz. ; Asparagus, §1 12ha.il 50
p box; Sprouts, 3c p lb.; Artichokes, 10c@15c p
doz.; String Beans, 12irS>16c p lb.

POTATOES— River Red, 6f\5>70c; Early Rose,
60@70c; Tomales and Petaluma, $1@1 12$ p ctl;
New, lcjf^c per lb.

ONIONS— $6@$7 for good to choice.

BEANS— Bayos, S5; Butter, S3 25®$3 50 for
small and S3 50 ®S4 for large; Lima, S3 55;SS3 80;
Pea, S3 50®3 75; Pink,S4 50®S4 75; Red, $4 50,5 S4 75;
small White, S3 25.^3 50; large White, S3£i8 25 p
ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots : Fancy, 25c@25&c ;
choice, 24K25C; fair to good, 18@23c; inferior lots
from country stores, 15,5:17c; firkin, old, 19®22c for
choice; new, 22®25c; pickled roll, 20S22*; Eastern
17® 20c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14c for choice: 11®
13c for fair to good; do, factory, in boxes, 14^16c;
Eastern, 16®17c.

EGGS— California, 27@28c p doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 23® 24c; do,
Hens, 22®24c; Roosters, S7®S7 50 for old and
$9 50,2 $11 for young; Hens $7®$8; Broilers, $4®
$7 50, according to 'size; Ducks, S10®S12 50 p'
dozen; Geese, S2 50®S3 p pair; Goslings, §2 25®
$2 75 per pair.

GAME— Snipe, S2 25®S2 50 for English and 75c®
$1 for common; Hare, SI 50®S2; Rabbits, SI 25,2.51 75.

WOOL— Quotations nominal. 16c®20c for Spring.

HIDES AND SETNS— Dry hides, usual selection,
17*c p lb; culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides
2c p lb less; Dry Kip, 17c; Dry Calf, 2Uc®22i;
Salted Steer, over 55 lbs, lie p lb; Steer over
55 lbs, lie; Steer and Cow, medium, 9Jc®10c;
light do, 8£c; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 lbs. 10c; Salted
Calf, 14®15c P lb; Salted Veal, 12i®15c; Sheep
Skins, 25®30c for Shearlings, 30®60c for Bhort,
60c®Sl for medium, and S1®31 40 apeice for
long wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins
bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 8®8Jc P lb for rendered
and ll®12c for nfined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 9®10ic; medium grade, 7£®8ic; In-
ferior, 6£®7c p Ib.

VEAL— Large Calves, 7®8c; small ones, 9®10c
P ft.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at5®5Jc and Ewes
at 4^,0-50 p ft), according to quality.

LAMB— Spring is quotable at 8®9c P ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 8®8Jc for hard and 63®7c
for soft; dressed do 103® lie & lb for hard grain
bogs.

W. H. Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

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Fashion Stable, 221 Ellis street.

Jf. B. Particular attention paid to colts,
trotters and ffent*T drivers. Best of references
if desired, having operated on St. Jfnlien, Over-
man, Romero and other noted horses of this
Coast.

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IN PURSES AND STAKES.

California State Fair.

SPEED PROGRAMME FOR 18S3.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER tO,

No. 1. Runring; Introduction Stake, for all ages;
three-quarters of a mile dash; S2-5 entrance, $10 forfeit,
?2ihj added, $50 to second, third to save stake.

No. 2. Running; California Derby ; stake for foals of
1SS0; IK-mile dash: sou entrance.p. p., 5300 added, sec-
ond horse $100, third $50; closed August 1, I8S2, with Jl
nominations.

No. 3. Running; California Annual Stake , for two-
Year-olds, foals of 1S81; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $2o forfeit, $250 added, second colt $100: third
$50; closed August 1. 1SS2, with 22 nominations

No. 4. Running; hurdle raee; purse $150. of which
$25 to second horse; entrance free; dash of IV,' miles
over five hurdles; three to start.

No. 5. Trotting; 2:25 class; purse $1,200.
SECOND DAY", TUESDAY, SEPT. i 1 .

No. 6. Trotting stake, mile heats, fortwo-year-olds;
closed April 7 with 14 nominations.

No. 7. Trotting; purse $1,000, for four-year-olds and
under.

No. 8. Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $1,000.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. It.

No. 9. Running; ilaturity Stake, for four-year-olds;
dash of three miles; $100 entrance. $25 forfeit, $500
added, second Slot), third $100; closed Aug. 1, 1SS2, with
7 nominations.

No. 10. Running; Nighthawk Stake; dash of one
mile for all ages; toO entrance, $15 forfeit, $200 added,
second horse $75, third $25; stake to be named after
winner if Nighthawk's time (.1:42 Ji ) is beaten.

No. 11. Selling race; purse $250, of which $50 to sec-
ond; entrance free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed
valuation; 2 pounds otf for each $100 under and 2
pounds added for each $100 over fixed value .

No. 12, Running; hurdle race; purse $200, of which
550 to second; entrance free; over six hurdles; 1W
miles; three to start.

No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse $1,200.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 13.

No. 14. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,200.

No. 15. Trotting; purse $1,000, for three-year-olds
and under.

No. 1(5. Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $-100.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY', SEPT. 14.

No. 17. Free handicap stake; 2J< miles; $50 en-
trance. $20 declaration, $300 added, $100 to second, third
to save stake; weights announced Sept. 8; declara-
tion Sept 10, 8 p. m.

No. 18. Running; colt and filly stake for two-year-
olds; one-mile dash; $25 entrance. $10 forfeit," $200
added, $50 to second, third to save stake; winner of
two-year-old stake first dav to carrv 5 pounds extra.

No. 19. Running; purse $250, of which $50 to second;
for thiee-year-olds; mile dash; entrance free.

No. 20. Running; consolation purse, $250, one mile
and repeat, for beaten horses; entrance free, $50 to
second horse.

No. 21. Running; hurdle race; $150, of which $50 to
second; one mile and repeat over four hurdles; en-
trance free; three to start.

SIXTH DAY. SATURDAY, SEPT, 1 5.

No. 22. Trotting: free for all; purse $1,200.

No. 23. Occident stake; closed Jan. 1, 18S2, with fif-
teen nominations.

No. 24. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile
dash.

No. 25. Trotting; three-minute class; purse $1,000;
entries close May 15, Ls-3, at which time 2J4 per cent of
entrance must he paid, 2 % per cent pavable July 1 and
5 per cent August 1, 1SS3; to fill ten horses must pay
first installment; parties not making payments when
due forfeit their previous payments, and are de-
barred from starting.

Entiiesfor the following events for 1884-5 were or-
dered to be closed with the above races :

No. 1. Running; California Derbv Stake for foals of
18S1, to be run at the State Fair of "1884; lVniile dash,
$50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse $100, third
$50.

No. 2. Same stake, for foals of 1882, to he run at State
Fair of I8S5: same conditions.

No. 3. Running; Maturity Stake; three-mile dash,
for four-year-olds in 1881; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit,
$300 added; second horse $100, third $-30; to be run at
the State Fair of 18S4.

No. 4. Running; California Annual stake for two-
year-olds, foals of 1882; dash of one mile; $100 en.
trance, $25 forfeit, ^25u added, second horse $100, third
$50; to be run at the fair of 1884.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise
specified; five to enter and three to Btart; entrance
fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination;
purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse,
25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per
cent to fourth.

National Association rules to govern trotting; but
the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To till running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their rlasses,
shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for
mart's and geldings.

All three-year-olds, when running in their classes,
to carry 118 pounds, with the usiuil allowance as above.

Starters in all races must he named to the secretary
or clerk of course at 6 p. in. the day preceding race,
any other rule to the contrary notwithstanding.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in parses can only be drawn by con-
sent of judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa
rionto govern running races, except when conditions
named are otherwise. Non-starters in running purses
will be held for entrance under rule 3.

All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex,
color and marks of horses; alBO name and residence
of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by
rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfully
requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named
in their entries, as their horses will be designated on
programmes by colors worn by drivers. This is nec-
essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses in
the race.

Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close
with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883.

Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope.
P. A. ITNU.AN. President.

EDWIN F. SMITH Secretary.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street. San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PATD TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties of
Hie State.

REFERENCES.

J. s. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salihas.

R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notablv those of Messrs. Whip-
ple, Colgrove, IMetz, Coutts." Dougherty, Ncwland A
Hammond, Danii-1 Cook and others, we" feel assured
of ourabilitv to give satisfaction in all busine ss in-
trusted to our care. Sales will be made in all citieB
andcouutiesin the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to participate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-
tion.

KIIXIP A CO., 116 Montgomery street.

1*83

2£fxj0 JBmto mid ji poxtsmm.

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RACES.

1883.^^1883.

SPRING MEETING OF THE

Salt Lake Jockey Club.

$7,000.

FIVE DAYS' RACING,

COUSTENCIXG

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1883.

FIRST DAY.

Kace No. 1. The Inaugural Rush ; purse $300 ; for
all ages ; §50 to second ; 1 mile.

Kace No. 2. The Livery Stable Stake, for three-year-
olds : 550 entrance, 525 forfeit, §300 added, $100 to
Becond, third to save entrance ; li miles.

Race No. 3. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse S700, first
$400, second $200, third $100.

Race No. 4. Club Purse ; $150, all ages, $100 to first,
$50 to second ; one-half-mile dash.

SECOND DAY.

Race No. 5. The Merchants* Stake, for two-year-
olds; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, $50 to sec-
ond; five-eighths of a mile.

Race No. C. The Club House Stake, for all ages ; $25
each, play or pay, $300 added, $100 to second ; three-
fourths of a mile.

Race No. 7. Trotting ; 2:50 class; purse $300, first
$175, second $75, third $50.

Race No. 8. Pacing; 2:35 class; purse $250, first
$150, second $75 ; third $25.

THIRD DAY.

Race No. 9. The Salt Lake Derby, for three*year-old
colts and fillies ; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500 added,
$100 to second, $50 to third ; also plate valued at $100
presented by Joslyn & Park ; 1£ miles.

Race No. 10. The Saloon Stake for all ages ; $26
each, play or pay, $300 added, $100 to second; mile
heats.

Race No. 11. The Railroad Handicap, for all ages ;
purse $300, $100 to second ; owners to handicap and
start at the weights named ; 1 mile 500 yards.

Race No. 12. Trotting ; 2:35 class ; purse $500, first
$300, second $150, third $50.

FOURTH DAY.

Race No. 13. The Hotel Stake, for all ages ; $50 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $500 added, $100 to second, $50 to
third ; 2£ miles.

Race No. 14. The Flash Stake, for two-year-olds ;
$50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, $100 to second ;
three-fourths of a mile.

Race No. 15. Club Purse ; $200 ; all ages ; first $125,
second $50, third $25 ; half-mile heats.

Race No. 16. Trotting ; 2:40 class ; purse $400,
first $250, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY.

Race No. 17. Selling race ; purse $250, $75 to sec-
ond ; -Horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry en-
titled weights ; two pounds off for each $100 under
fixed valuation ; winner to be sold at auction imme-
diately after the race, and any excess over entered
price to be divided between the club and second
horse ; lj miles.

Race No. 18. Trotting ; free for all ; purse $1,000,
first $600, second $300, third $100.

Race No. 19. Consolation race ; purse $250, for
horses that have not won a race during the meeting ;
beaten allowances ; lj miles.

CONDITIONS.

Running races will be governed by the rules of the
Chicago Driving Park.

Trotting and pacing races by the rules of the Na-
tional Trotting Association.

All entries will close May 5, 1883.

Entrance fee of 10 per cent in all club purses. Run-
ning with three or more to enter ; two or more
to start. Trotting and pacing races, five or more
to enter and three or more to start. In all cases
the entries must be inclosed in sealed envelope and
addressed to the secretary, and plainly state name,
age, color and sex of horse, name of sire and dam
(when known) and name of owner. For all races
colors of rider must be given with the entry. No en-
tries accepted unless accompanied by the money, and
under no circumstances will any conditional entries
be received. Walk-over by anyone horse entitles him
to half of the stake money and all of the forfeited
money and all plate or cup added.

Any horse distancing the field, or any part thereof,
will be entitled to first money only.

The association claims the right to interlace heats
of different races whenever it may deem it expedi-
ent. It also claims the right to postpone on account
Of bad weather,

J. T. GILMER, President.

E. J. TRAVIS, Treasurer.

T. F. MULLOY, Secretary and Manager,

Lock box 1163.

DR. W. II. WHEA'fLEY,

Veterinary Surgeon.

/~\FFICE TELEPHONE STA-

O. O. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND, CAX.

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RACES.

s

$60,000.00.

PROGRAMME FOR THE

UMMER TR0TTINI

GBlood Horse Association

OAKLAND TROTTING PARK.

CHICAGO DRIVING PARK,

July 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30 and 31, 1883.

First Day, Saturday, July 14.

No. 1. Purse $2,500, 2:19 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat, if better than 2:16,

No. 2. Purse $2,500, 2:10 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat, if better than 2:25.

No. 3, Stake $1,000, four-year-old class, closed on
March 1, 1883, with twenty-four nominations, with
$600 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than
2:19.

Second Day, Monday, July 16.

No. 4, Purse $2,500, 2 :23 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:19.

No. 5. Purse $2,500, 2:27 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:21.

No. 6. Purse $2,500,2:30 paciDg class, with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:20.

Third Day, Tuesday, July 17.

No. 7. Purse $2,500, 2:17 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:14.

No. 8. Purse $2,500, open to all pacers, with $1,000 to
the winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:llX-

Fourth. Day, Wednesday, July 18.

No. 9. Purse $2,500, 2:30 class, with $500 to the winner
of the fastest heat if better than 2:22,

No. 10. Purse $2,500, 2:21 class, with $.500 to the winner
of the fastest heat, if better than2:17$£.

No. 11. Purse $2,500, 2:25 clasB, with $500 to the win-
ner of the fastest heat if better than 2:20.

Fifth Day, Thursday, July 19.

No. 12. Purse $2,500, three-minute class, with $500 to
the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:27.

Special— Five thousand dollars is set aside for a spe-
cial purse on this day. Terms and conditions to be
announced hereafter.

No. 13. Purse $2,500, 2:20 pacing class, with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:14.

Sixth Day, Friday, July 20.

No. 14. Purse $2,500, 2:35 class, with $500 to the win-
ner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:23.

No. 15. Purse $3,000, open to all five-year-olds and
under, with $500 to the winner of the fastest heac if
better than2:l8.

No.lt!. Stake $1,000, three -year-old class (closed on
March 1, 1883, with 25 nominations), with $500 to the
winner of the fastest heat if better than 2:21.

Seventh Day, Saturday; July 21.

No. 17. Purse $3,000, open to all horses which have
not trotted better than 2:14 previous to January 1, 1883 ;
subscribers to enter their name and post office ad-
dress; the horse to be named at 8 o'clock p. m. of
Saturday, July 14, the first day of the meeting, when
the last 5 per cent will be due and payable ; with $1,000
to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:10}£;
five subscribers to fill.

Special— Five thousand dollars is set aside for a spe-
cial purse on this day. Terms and conditions to be
announced hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

All the sbove purses (except Nos. 6, 8 and 13 pacing)
are for trotting, and are divided, 50 per cent to the
first horse, 25 per cent to the second horse, 15 per
cent to the third horse and 10 per cent to the fourth
horse.

Mile heats, best three in five, in harness, and to the
rules of the National Trotting Association, except as
hereafter specified.

Entries in all purses close on Tuesday, May 1, 1883.

Entrance fee 10 per cent of purse, as follows : Two
and one-half per cent cash, which must positively ac-
company the entry ; 2>< per cent on Friday, June 1,
and the remaining 5 per cent, from those who start, at
8 o'clock p. m. of the evening previous to the race,
at the secretary's office, 116 Monroe street, Chicago.
No entry will be accepted or considered unless the i]A
per cent cash accompanies the same, nor will any
t-ntry he allowed to compete unless the second pay-
ment of 2>< per cent is made or mailed on or bejore
11 o'clock p. m. of Friday, June 1, 1883, and any eutry
on which the final payment of 5 per cent is not paid
atSo'clockp. m. of the evening previous to the day
set for the race shall be considered drawn, and will
not be permitted to start, hut no entry shall be held or
liable for any amount beyond tin? first payment of '1%
per cent, but failure to pay either of the payments
when due shall be considered as a withdrawal, and
shall disqualify the entry for competing in the race.
It is the intention to place the whole matter of en-
trance on an absolutely cash basis, and no deviation
from these rules will he allowed in any case or in any
particular. No entrance is charged on the extra
money offered for fast time in the several races.

N. B.— The special purses will be announced from
time to time, as they are decided on. In arranging
them consideration will be- given to Maud S and St.
Julien.who are barred by their records from entering
in the class races; to a stallion race, should one he
deemedadvisable; to double teams, and to trotting
with running mate.

For further particulars and blanks, and in making
entries, address I). I- HALL, Secretary,

116 Monroe St., Chicago,

National Association

OF

Trotting-horse Breeders

Programme of Trotting Stake* for 1883.

CIRCULABS CONTAINING A DETAILED LIST
of Btikes, for three, four and five years, for 2:23,
2:30 and 2; 10 stallions, and for 2:30 and 2:10 mares,

To close Friday. May 1, 1883.

and to be trotted for at the coming annual fall meet-
ing, can now he had upon application to the under.
Rigiiwil at his office, room in, ill Broadway, New York
illy, or at the office of the Bkeedek and Spoiits-

Also stakes for foals of 1WI and for foals of 1882 (now
wo-year-olds and yearlings), to trot when three-year-

olds, ami Subscription Stakes for stallions (at $50 and
:»2ii> each), only the get of stallions subscribed for
eligible, foals of 18H2 and fouls of 1*83, to trot when
three and four years old.

1* I>. PACKER, Secretary.

S

i'bscbibe for «* advertise i tit
.Breeder asd qportsm.v^Y

RACES.

PACIFIC COAST

Entries to Stakes and Purses.

SPRING MEETING-.

Second Day Regular Meetiner-
urday, April 28.

Sat-

No. 0— Purse §150,
trance free; for two-
of a mile.

1. E. J. Baldwin's b c, by Rutherford— Maggie Em
erson.

2. Hill AGries'
Maid of the Mist.

3. Palo Alto's be,

4. Palo Alto's b c,

5. Palo Alto's b c,

6. John Mackey'a
Billet— Lottie.

of which $25 to second horse; en-
-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths

i c Bachelor, by Hock Hocking—

by "Wildi die—Montana,
by Wildidle — Blarney,
by Monday — Plaything,
b c Winneinucca, by imported

No. 10— Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; ?25
entrance, $10 declaration, $200 added, Sou to second
horse, third to save stake; dash of one and three-
eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 3 p. m.; declaration to be made Friday,
April 27, at 12 m.

1. W. L. Pritchard's ch c by Bazaar— Vivian.

2. Howbou & Co.'s b f Augusta E, by Mondav— by
Norfolk.

3. E.J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

4. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

No. 11— Pacific Cup ; handicap of $50 each, $20 dec-
laration, $500 added, second to receive $150, third to
save stake; two and a quarter miles ; weights announced
April 21 ; declaration April 25, at 3 p. m.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Judge McKinstry, four years,
by Grinstead orThad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addie A.

3. J. & H. C. Judson's s m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettie Brown.

4. Densdale & Howson's b h Jim Douglas, five
years, by Wildidle— bv Norfolk.

5. E. J. Baldwin's or c Albeit C, four years, by
Rutherford— Maggie Emerson.

6. W. Boots' s c Inauguration, four years, by Wild-
idle— Miami. _ , ,

7. Hill&Gries'b h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

8. Stemler & Ayres' b g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shephard.

9. Stemler A AyieB'sg Fred Collier, five yearB, by
Joe Hooker— Puss.

10. Palo Alto'sb m Precious.four years, by Lever-
Frolic. _

11. Palo Alto's ch ra Fostress, four years, by Foster
— Plane tia.

12. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
by Monday — Demirep.

13. John Mackey's s m Maria F, four years, by
Le ins te i— Flush.

No. 12— Hurdle race ; purse $150, of which $25 to sec"
ond horse ; entrance free ; dash of a mile and a half over
six hurdles.

1. Theo. Winters' s m Hattie B, four years, by Noi-
folk— Maggie Dale. _ .„.,

2. W. Boots' b m Mollie H aged, by Wildidle— Ma-
mie Hall-

Second

Extra Day-
May 2.

-Wednesday ,

No. 13— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse ; en-
trance free; fur two-year-olds; winners at this meet-
ing excluded; horses running second, five lbs. extra;
dash of five-eighths of a mile.

1. J. &H. C. Judson's bl c, by Monday— Lady Clare.

2. E. J. Baldwin's s f, by Grinstead— Josie C.

3. E.J. Baldwin's sf, bv Grinstead— sister to Clara D.

4. J. B. Chase's b f, Elizabeth, by Thad btevens—
Electra. „ __ . „ , „

5. Theo. Winters' chc Prince of Noifolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion. , _ . ,

6. Hill & Gr es' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels—

9. Palo Alto's ch f. bv Monday— Abbie W.

10. Palo Alto's eh f, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.
11 Palo Alto's be, hv \V i ill i< lie — Montana.

12. Palo Alto's be, by Wildidle— Blarney.

13. Palo Alto's b c, bv Monday— Plaything.

14. John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glen-
elg— Maimot. ... ...

15. John Mackey's b f Mariposa, by Monarchist-
Heliotrope.

No. 11— Handicap Stake; free for all; $25 entrance,
$10 declaration, 9200 added, 860 to second, third to save

stake; dashoi one and a quarter miles; weights to be
announced Monday, April 30, at 8 p. m.; declaration
Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.

1 Lee shaniT's In- Judge MeKins try, four years, by
Grinstead or Thad Stevens— Kati'* Pease.

2. J. andH. C. Judson's a m May D, five years, by
Wildidle— Nettie Brown. , „

3. Theo Winters' s m Atalanta, four years, by Nor-

°i. HiU&GrieVb h Wildidler, aged, by Wildidle-
Eva Coombs — , „ . . __

6. Stemler A Ayres' h g Joe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nleScotland— Eva shephard.

0. Stemler iAvres'sg Fred Collier, five yearn, by
Joe Hooker— Puss. , ,

7. G. W. Trahern'ss g Certiorari, three yearn, by
Joe Danicl»-bv Noifolk.

8. John Mackey's b g Duke of Monday, four years,
bv Mondav— Demirep.

"9. John Mackey'B e m Maria F, four years, by Leln.
stiT— Flush. . „, , _

10. W. L. Prltchiud'sbh Frank Rhoads, five years,
by Leinster— Addle A.

No. 15— Selling race; Puree $175, of which iZr< to sec-
ond horse, entrance free; dash of one and a quarter
milts; condition* same as No.s,

1 E. H. Paddock's bgJoe Dion, five years, by Nor-
folk-Nevada; $300.

2. J. A H. O. Judson's b g Bolahaw, Ave years, by
Wildidle-by Hercules: |IW.

8, John Mackey'Bchf Maria F, four years, by Leln-
Bter— Fluah; WOO.

No 16— Handicap stake; for three-year-oMa: t2fi

entrance, 110 declaration, $2>m added, sac to

save stake; three-quarters ol ft mile and repeat;
weights annouiiii d and declaration mail'- same M

1.' HOWBOU A Cn.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Mondav— l>v Norfolk.

:. i i, Baldwin's a c Orkinier, three years, by Grin-

stiad— Jennie D. .

3. Jn«. Cairn sin. [mnn's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers — Lady Amanda,

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur"
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Stake; fortwo-year-oldB; dash of three-
quarters of a mile; $5<i each, $i5 forfeit, ?25o added,
second to save stake. When any California two-year-
old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 'for three-quarters of
a mile, the stake to be named er the colt which
beats it.

2. E.J.Baldwin's b c, by B herford— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f, by Hutherford— Glenita.

4. E.J. Baldwin's cli f ,lw Gri nstead— Sister to Clara D.
6. E. J. Baldwin's ch f. bv Grinstead— Josie C.

q*6, E.J. Baldwin's brf.by Grinstead— Mollie McCar
y. []

«. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion.

8. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Bovdana.

10. Palo Alto's b c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b c, bvShannon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's br f, by Mondav— Riglin.

13. Palo Alto's e f, bv Norfolk— Gleudew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f, by Wildidle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's brf, bv Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.

16. Palo Alto's s t, by Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. Van Burets b g Jou Jou, by Monday— Play-
thing.

18. C. "Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab
bie W. J J

19. W. L. Pritchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addie A.

20. w. L. Pritchard's b c, bv Lelnater— Lily Simpson

21. W. L. Pritchard's chf, by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard's chf, by Leinster 01 Bazaar-
Minerva.

2-1. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv King Alfonso— Miranda

25. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Pat Molh.v- Glenni ne.

26. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv Monarchist— Heliotrope

27. J. B. JI. i^in's 1, f, |,v Monarchist- AliTt.

23. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

2a. J. B. Haggin's ch f . by imported Glenelg— Susie
Linwood.

30. J.B. Haggir-'sbrf Mv Love, by Virgil— Light foot.

31.- J. B. Haggin's bf, bv King Alfonso— Titan a

32. J. A. Cardi -lell's bl 'John A, by Monday— Lady
Clare.

No. 18— Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds; <lash of one and three-quarters miles; $n'0each,
$25 forfeit, $300 added, §150 to second, third to save
stake

I.Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Robson's ch f May B. by Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Courts* bre Auriol, bv'Mondav— Belllna,

4. P. CODtts' h c Panama, bv Shannon— Abbie W.

5. P. Courts' br f Flou Flou. bv Mondav— Jennie C.

6. Thos. ^tcheson's b f. bv California— Rosctlnnd.

7. Theo. Winters* be, bv Norfolk- Addie C.

8. Theo. Winters' chc, bv Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' h f Clara W, bv Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk—
BaUerina.

12. Theo. Winteis' ch f, bv Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J.B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Laura, by Shannon— Folly .

15. W. A, J. Gift's b f Miss Gift, by WihUdle— Kate
Gift.

lfi. E.J. Baldwin's chc Gristlier, bv Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E.J.Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

1S.E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, bv Grinstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, bv Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Alto's ch f, bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's brf, by Shannon-Camilla Urso.

22. Palo Alto's h g. bv Shannon— Emma Robson.

23. W. Hoots' hr<-. bv Thad St.-vi-ns— Cinsev.

24. J.B. Haggin's D I Nubia, by Leinster— Addie A.

25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene", by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

21. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Soplila
Jennison.

27. J. B. Haggin's bg Del Paso, bvShannon— Maggie
O'Neil.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by LeinBter— Flush.

No. 19— Purse $250, of which $"o to second horse; en
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

1. Lee Shaner's b c Jiulg'' McKinstry. fom years,
by Grinstead orThad Stevens— Katie Pease.

2. w. m. Slurry's a h Samuel Stevenson, Hve vears,
by Thad Btevens— by Rifleman.

8. W. L. Pritchard's b h Frank Rhnads, five years,
by Leinster— Addle \.

I. Howson A Co.'fl h f Augusta E, three years, by
Monday— by Norfolk,

5, E. J. Baldwin's br o Albert C, four vears, by
Rutherford — Maggie Emerson.

fi. E.J. Baldwin's h c liano, three years, by Grin-
stead—Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three yearn, bv Hubbard
-Electra.

s. J. B. Chase's ch f I. aura, three vears, bv Shannon
-Follv.

9. Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta. four years, by Nor-
folk—T.adv Jane.

in. w. Bunts' s c Inauguration, four vears. by
Wlldldlp-Miauif.

12. stemler Jt Ayres' b g Joe Howell. sand. by Bon.
ale Scotland— Eva Shephard,

lit. stemh-r .t Ayres' s g Fred Collier, ttvr years, by

Joe llouk.T-Pnws.

II. I'alo Alto'sb m Precious, four yearn, bv !,<-wr
—Frolic.

16. Pain Alto's eh m Fnstr.sp, four years, by Foster
-PtaneHfl.

Irt. John Mackey'H b g Duke of Monday, ton I

by Monday - -Demirep,

17. .inii n Marl. i <,'-.■■■■ in Maria P, four years, by Leln.
Bter— Flush,

r?o. 20— Hurdle race: purse $200# of, which $fio to sec.
omi horse; entrance i r< ■ ; mile and repeat over tour
hurdles.

1. Then. Winters' s m. Unite 11. four vears, bv Nor
loll. Ma ■ " Male.

2. W. Boots' b in MoIllO H, aged, by Wildidle -Ma

mli n. mi.

Starters In all races must be named at fl p. m. the
da; preceding race, any other rule to tb trarj not-

« ,i h t lulling.

Non-members will be placed on the same r»
members of the association In regard to the i
of nurses ami stakes advertised, and nhoiihi tin r
deficiency the winners « in receive n pro-rai i
lllin. WINTERS,

JO8.0A1 liN SIMPSON, Secretary.

C.M.CHASE Assistant Secretary.

268

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atrd j^rercistttfttt.

April 28

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

H

J. O'KANE,

JlANTFACTntEB AND IMPORTER OP

ARNESS. SAODI.ES. BEAM
AJ&KESS, SADDI.l>, BLVA
ARNESS, SADDLES, BEANR.E

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

t OT

KEr/N

ketKJ*

767 Market Street. San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN- .
tion given to the uianu- ^ivj
facture of "boots "of all
kinds Dor horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.
1 N. B.— My acknowledged snperiority in
ithis branch of business is largely due to
'careful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
lie United States, the benefits of which re-
ert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
tlNE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
[ agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
iders and for Makiunev's patent " Eureka"
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and2--_-It> race saddles.

P. POTTER,

HAXTIFACTTJRER of and dealer in

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
?Oyl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

JLVNTFACTITRER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AXD ALL KLVDS OF

~SADDU3tYT HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
4«3 A 4S4 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

6m3 SA2s FBAKCISCO.

SPORTING GOODS.

STOCK FARMS.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

o

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS. RI-
fles.pistols. ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goods of all kin s.

Sporting Goods.

Leading CtiMere,

Boxing Gloves, Foils, Com.

bat Swords. Indian Clubs,

Hunting Knives, oar

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

AVUX A FINCK,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GUNS, PISTOLS. CTTXER1T,

FISHING TACKtE, AM-

Hi nition, Ere.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Hay Street. San Francisco.

F ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
_ bles. with trotting statistics up to close of 1SS2,
with descriptions ami pedigrees of 276 lugh-bred trot-
lim; st'jck, nmv :it Fairlawn st"L'k farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky„ will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Young Trotting

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired hv ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM.
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the staudard-
brert and noted tmttin- stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and .ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believedthat no breeding establish-
ment in the wo'rld possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what thev want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2;20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
madeinl&Sl; another with a record oi 2:23W; another
with a record of 2:26, made in lsv2; another with a rec-
ord of 2:2Sv:, and a grandson with a three-vear-old rec-
ord of 2:23Xi the fastest everjmade np to 18S1. No trot,
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20 M' to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his_ get with public records
ranging from 2:15>ri to 2:27>?. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing a"t same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recentlv been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fannv Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam bv Stock-
holm's American Star; third, dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. "With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:233* to 2:23^, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2;20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, bv
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27^", by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^', by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 18S2.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at 8300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twentv-five mares, at S150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at 3100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is stricflv adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1, 1SS3. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CA2J BUT OX ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT ES" PERSON
AND AIX STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full
writtendescription? will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or fnrthei information address
WILLIAM T. WITHERS,

2-13yl Lock bos 392, Lexington, Ky

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

959 Market Street.
Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

FOE SALE.

BERKSHIRE PIGS.

YOUNG. PURE BERKSHIRE PIGS
for sals, fS each. Apply to T. C. Edwards,
te-10S Leidesdorff street, San Francisco, or
Perkins A Son, Los Gatos, Cal. 17t2

FOR SALE.

STANDARD CI.AY STALL-
ion Billv Hayward 4*9, Record
2:31 -\'. The owner, having sold
his mares, will sell at reasonable
Qirare. Ik sound and in fine con-
, diti on andean trot fast. Apply to
EDITOR BREEDER \M» M'uk'imi.w.

FOR SALE.

150 Fine Rams.

«Ji:«>. «'. HAM'OI'K, Sacramento.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

_ ASHLAND PARK __

Trotting stuJ

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

B. J. TKEACY, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen. Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clav, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or further particulars address
2-17yl B. J. TREAClf, Lexington, Ky.

wmn

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE VERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since
then liave been added tliree young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and AJphea strains'.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer.
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
riii. I'iKist, aiiii e.|ual to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ae cepted butter proline ine animal's
ol the country . Hulls have recently sold iiiNew York
for 410,000 to 912,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

1 1 ■:>!( Y PIERCE, San Francisco,

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

(APT. FOSTER,
At the Cliff House.

BREEDER

BREEDER
BREEDER

TURF AND
TURF AND
TURF AND

AND SPORTSMAN
AND SPORTSMAN
AND SPORTSMAN

SPORTING AUTHORITY
SPORTING A UTBORITY
SPORTING AUTHORITY

LINES OF TEA7EL.

yur. TIRE A SPORT VI I mi I ll

or THE < makT is TUB

HREEDER AMI SIM»KI»1\N.

"Y

PACIFIC
PACIFIC

COAST
COAST!

BROAD GAUGE.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCES^

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

A N D HKTIL i'L'ETHEE NOTICE,

Passenger Trains -will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets) as follows :

DESTINATION.

8 :30 a si
TO :30 a SI
10:40 AM
*3 :30 pm

4 25 P si
•5:15 psi

6 :30 p M
$11:45 J? H

San Mateo, Redwood and
Meulo Park.

6:40 A si
*8:10am
9:03 a si
*10 :02 am
*3 :36 pm
t4 :59 p si
16:00 pm
J7:50PM
tS :15 pm

) A sin

lASt |,

9:03 A M

,,l I Santa Clara, San Jose and) I *™*?AM
425 pm I Principal Way Stations. 1

PM

6:00pm
t8:15 PM

10:40 a M. , Gilrov,Pa]aro,Castroville, $ i *10:02i*
•3:30pm1 f Salinas and Monterey. (I 6:00l

(- Hollister and Tres Pinos.

. „i ) Watson vi lie. Camp Goodall, ( . *,„.„., . „
"p mI Aptos,New Brighton.Soquel- T^2^

F M|) (Camp Capitolai JjSauta Cruz M b'w FM

10:40 a Ml Soledadand Way Stations

4r.in . -.rl I Monterev and Santa Cruz.
n .ju a m | > (Sunday Excursion)

tTheater train,

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with8:30 a. m. Train.

Special, Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cmz;
also to Gilroy, Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion" tickets sold Saturdavs and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, £2 50; to Gilroy, S4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5 ; also to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterev or San-
ta Cruz, and return, $3. ^__

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 1 New Montgomerv street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JT/DAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

S^- SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *^&
For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFOKDEDBT THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in tne
State for
Sea Battling, Shooting and Fishing.

TKAINS LEAVE SAX FBAKCISCO DAILY FOE

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and "Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Tront
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notablv Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, SpanishMackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.

A SPACIOUS SlVIUJinG TANK

(150 x 50 feet)

ELEGANT ROOMS

For IndlTidual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-knowu
"Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQFIX AXD SAKTA CRUZ,

IS VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

BS-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRUZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

TheS. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

Qnail, Pigeon, Snipe. Dnck, Geese, Deer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCTTOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached bv this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PURIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly- call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of ranee at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Trim U.im.ML.'t'iiioii. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

OSJ-In order to guard against nccldents to Dogs
while In transit, it in necessary that thev be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried freeof charge. Guns taken
apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases
mav be taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomerv street. Palace Hotel.
A. C, BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt,

oas*S. P. Atlantic Express Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc. leaves San Francisco daily, via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9 :30 a. m.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

(/• Jl . Jti. XV.

TIME SCHEDULE.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1882.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at San
Francisco, as follow*;

DESTINATION.

9:30 am
*3:00 PM

* i$Q p v
8:00 A M.
3:30 P m
8:00 A ii

* 4;00 p m.
9:30 AM
4:30 p M
8:00 A M

* 4:00 P M
8:00 A m

* 3:30 PM
t 8:00 A M

9:30 a m
8.-00 a m

* 5:00 p m
9:30 a m

* 4 ;00 P m
8:00 a M
8:00 a m

10*0 a M
3*0 p m

*5*0p m
3:30 P m
5:30 P m
8*0 i
8:00., _
8*0 AM
3:30 P M

*4*0 p M
8*0.
3*0 P m

* 8*0 a M
8*0 A M
9:30 a m
3:30 p m

* 4*0 P M
3:30 p m
8*0 a M

* 3 :30 p m

.. Antioch and Martinez,...

....Calistoga aud Napa

. ( Deming, El Paso J Express.
. ( and East J E mi grant

.(Gait and I viaLivermore

. ( Stockton J via Martinez

....Knight's Landing

Vl " iSundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasantou....

..Madera and Fresno..

..Marysville and Chico

..Niles and Haywards

( Ogden and) Express

( East t Emigrant

..Redding and Red Bluff

I Sacramento \ I& ^ive."nore

i" and Colfax ivagem«a

j ™ vuuoa ^ yla Beme,a

..Sacramento River Steamers.
..San Jose

..Tehama and Willows..
...VaJlejo

{Sundays only ,

..Virginia City..
.."Woodland. ,

«PM

•10:10 A m

•12:40 p M

7:40 p M

11 10 A M

•10:10 a M

7:40 p m

2:40 P M

7:10 a m

5:40 p M

•12:40 P M

5:40 P M

11:10 A M

2:40 P M
5:40 P M

' 8:40 A M
2:40 P M
•12:40 p M
5:40 p M
5:40 p M
3:40 p M
9:40 a M
•8:40 a M

11:10 a M
6:10 a M
5:40 p m
5:40 p m
7:40 p M

11:10 A M

• 6:00 A M
3:40 P M
9:40 a M

• 7:40 p M
7:40 p M
2:40 p m

•10:10 a M

111:10 a m

•12:40 P M

11:10 a M

• 7:40 p M
11:10 a M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa ; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a.m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL ltRRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

Erom San Francisco I>aily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00—*6:30—C7:00— 7:30— c8:00
— 8:30— C9;00— 9:30— cl0:00— 10:30 — 11:30— 12:30— 1 :30—
2:30— 3:30— C4:00— 1:30— c5;0O— 5:30— c6:00— 6:30— 7:00—
8 :00— 9 :30— 11 :00— n2:00.

TO ALAMEDA— c*G;00— 7:00— S:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11 :00—
12:00— 1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 4:00— 5:00— 6:00— C7:00—C*S:00
— c9 :30— ell :00— c*12 :00.

-c*9;00 — c*10;00—

TO BERKELET— *6:00— •6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— «8 30
— 9 :00— J9 :30— 10 :00— 110 :30— 11 :00— til :30 — 12:00 — 1 :00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00—
8:00— 9:30— *12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELEY — *6:00'— •6:30 — 7:00— *7:30-
18 :00— *8 :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 — 11 :00— 2:00— 3 iOO— 4:00— *4 :3(
—5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30—7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:32— "6:02— 6:32
7:02— 7:32— 8:02— 8:32:— 9:02— 9:32— 10:02— 10:32 — 11:02
—11 :32— 12 :02— 12 :32— 1 :02— 1 :32— 2 :02— 2 :32— 3:02 —3 :32
—4:02— 1:32— 5:02—5:32— 6:02— 6:32-7:02— 8:02— 9:32 —
11:02.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:21 — *5:51 — 6:21—6:51 —
C7:21— 7:51— cS:21— 8 :51-c9:21 — 9:51 — c 10:21— 10:51—
11 :51 —12 :51— 1 :51— 2 :51— 3 :51— c4 :21— 4 :51 — c5 :21— 5 :51
— C6:21— 6:51— 7:51— 9:21— 10:51.

FROM ALAMEDA— c"5:15— c*5M5— c6:15— 7:10 — 8:10 —
9:10 — 10:10—11:10—12:10—1:10—2:10—3:10—1:10—5:10—
6:10— C7:15— c9:15— C10:45.

:47-*S :47— *9 :00— *9 :47-10 :47

FROM FRUIT YALE— »,

*4:47— *5:00— *5:47— *6;47— *7:17.

FROM BERKELEY — "5:45— "6:15— 6:45— *7:15-7:45—
•8:15 — 8 H5— 19 :15— 9:45— J10;15— 10:45— til :15— 11:45 —
12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45—1:15—4:45—5:10—5:45—6:15—
6:45—7:45—9 Jo— *10:45.

FROM WEST BERKELET— *5H5-*6:15-6:45—»7:15
— 7 ,H5— S : 45— 9 :45— 10 :45— 1 ;45— 2 ;4d— 3 :45— 1 :15— »5 :15—
5 :45— »6 :15— 6 :45— *7 -15 .

CREEK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO — nilS — 9:15— Ud5— 1:15—
3:15-5:15.

FROM OAKLAND— *6;15— S:15— 10 J5— 12:15—2:15-4:15

All trains run dailv, except when star (•) denotes
Sundays excepted, c Change cars at Broadway, Oak-
land, t Sundays only.

"Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. >', TO WNE,

Gem. Manager,

T. II. GOODMAN,

Gen, Pacs ITkt Agt.

_

1883

2£Ix£ Ikxefc nail jlpxa'tstuatx.

26i

SA» f RANCtSCO BENCH SHOW

THE

COMMENCING APRIL 27 AND ENDING MAY 3, 1883.

At Union Hall, Howard Street, Between Third and Fourth.

UNDER THE —«Bk AUSPICES OP

PACIFIC

(JOAST

KEENEL

CiiiLB

OFFICERS OF THE CLUB.

CLEM DIXON, President; Sheriff A. J. MEANY, Merced, Secretary; JOHN STACK, Superintendent; J. W SCHAEFFER, Vice Pres't-

NEVADA BANK, Treasurer.; D. L. LEVY, Business Manager.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

DR. MEARS, CAPT. JOHN McMENOMY, R. CALLINGHAM, GENERAL W. H. L. BARNES, C. ROBINSON, T. T. WILLIAMS, HON. D. /,'. McNEIL, JUDGE

J. C. PENNIE, DR J. C. SHORB, J. H. FRITOH, J. F. CARROLL, T. BRADY.

Entries may be sent by snail, accompanied by tlie entrance fee. All communications must be addressed to the secretary of the club.

Office, 317 Montomery St., Under Nevada Bank, S. F.

WHtTMAK SAOOU,

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their
celebrated goods.

SADDLES FOR ROAD, BAStH OR PARK VSE.
Willi or without the California horn.

training" saddles.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

/ AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

whitman

PARK SADDLE.

230 and 232 Kllis street,

SOtS: AGEST FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

Riders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

130 and 131 Eills St.. Sole Aseut tor Paclue Coast.

WHITMAN'S
K.UBBER-F00TED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VICHY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A CHEAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
8LIOHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOOK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OP
THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE
WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them wil

anv other.

JOHN A. McKERRON

MO and 131 Ellis Street. Sole Ajrcnt for the Paclli

270

POULTRY .

Thoroughbred Poultry.
""2,000

to Select from

Hv

fAVING DISPOSED OF
_1 niv 'lain-, I devote my
I whole "time to poultry, and
I think I can please all who de-
r sire to purchase first-class
breeding or exhibition Btock,
or eggs for hatching. I keep
all the leading varieties of both
land and water fowls, i. e..
Light Brahmas, Laugshans,
Dorkings, Plymouth Rocks, White. Brown or Black
leghorns, Fefcin ducks, Roiwrn du.-ks. Bronze tuxkcjs,
with turkevs, and Toulouse geese that ue.^h over :5olbs
per pair, My stock is well known all Offer the Coast
and needs no praise, as it speaks for itself. Send 3-cent
6tamp for circular and price-list.

R. ii. HEAD, Napa, Cal.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

LAN SHAKS, BRAH-
roa Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plvmouth Rocks,
White Faced Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
Rouen and Pekin ducks.
Bronze and White Holland
_ turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also
eggs for hatching. DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE
PIGS,
Poland China Pigs, Jersey Cattle. Etc.

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safelv. For further information please
write, inclosing sta'mp. Circular and price-list sent on
application. Address

tJyl WILLIAM NIEES, Los Angeles, Cal.

%\xt ^xudcx m& J^jcndtemaw.

April 28

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

BUGGIEri
uggieQ

UGGIEi
UGGIEI

and

WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO

Painting,

varnishinQ

Alterations and Eepairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 A>I> 13 19 JIABKCT STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

ANNUAL SALE OF THE

Elmendorf Farm

YEARLINGS,

S:A TURD A;Yr IMAYJ 9TH,M88 3.

AT ELMENDORF FARM
(late North Elkhorn), six miles
from Lexington, Ky., comprising

FORTY-FIVE HEAD,
the get of

Virgil, Glenelg, Monarchist,
Lever, etc.

Catalogues furnished on application to

D. SWIGERT,

Muir's P. 0., Fayette Co., Ky.

ANNUAL SALE OF THE

Runnymede

Yearlings.

FBIDATf, MAY 18TH, 1883,

AT LEXINGTON, KY.,

COMPRISING NINETEEN
head, the get of

IMPORTED BIEEET.

The sale takes place the day
preceding the Elmendorf Farm
Yearlings and two days before the
Woodburn Farm sale of yearlings.

Catalogues furnished on application to

GEO. W. BOWEN & Co.

PARIS, KY.

LIVERY STABLES.

D. McCABTY'S

LIVERY, BOARDING & SALE STABLE

608 Howard Street, San Francisco.

ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF FINE
trotting and draft stallions and brood mares.
AIbo first-class trotting and driving horses suitable for
ladies and gentlemen, for sale or to let on most rea-
sonable termB.

BL1VI
OARD

CITY FRONT

EB¥, f>|ALE

13iG .JTAB1,E>

SAIE QJ
TABLIiO

S5 Washington St., San Francisco, Cal.

J. W. MORSHEAD PROPRIETOR.

DEALER IN NEW AND SECOND HAND BUG-
gies and wagons of all descriptions. M'ork.horses,
buggies and wagons to let by the day or month.

Fashion Stables.

B

SSI EXXIS ST., S. F.

EST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE BOARD-
ingof horses.

Commodious box stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HORSES will receive particular attention.
McCORD & SCOTT.

Wm. E. Chamberlain Jr. Thos. A. Robinson.

Life Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SCSD FOR CIRCULARS.

CAPITAL TURF CLUB,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

Spring j^j^feg. Meeting,

188 3.

NOT1CE-FOR RACES THAT HAVE FAILED TO FILL THE
following have been substituted :

FIRST DAT, MAY i 5.

No. 3. Running; one mile and repeat ; free for all; purse 3160, entrance
THIRD DAY, MAY 1 7.

No. 9. Running; three-fourths mile and repeat; purse $200, $25 to second.

W. P. EMERY, Secretary, P. O. Box 378, Sacramento.

TROTTING RULES.

RILES OF THE NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
sale at this office. Piice 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
50 cents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY,"

Compiled by Thos. J. Vail, Secretary of the National Trotting Asso-
ciation. _
PRICE S «-

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PBBVENT8 ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

STALLIONS.

Dietz' Axle Oil

"ILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
KACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.
A. C 1(111 Z «t CO., Proprietors, 9 Front street, 8. F.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

m

park,

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good "disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.

Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoah") bv broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) bv Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.

TERMS.

Twenty-five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at$5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

TROTTING STALLION

STALLIONS.

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:26^1 NAPA QUEEN, 2;38X; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2;iii; Smoothhriar, two-year-old record
2:57; Slay Day, two-year-old record 2:59K. "Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BREMNER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. 11. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

D

ANTEEO.

ARK RAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California,

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd

3rd

4th «

5th '

6th '

Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.
Y^ung Fashion, by imported Monarch,
Fashion, by Imported Trustee.
Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charle
Roality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By Imported Medley.

6th

Oth
Kith
Uth
12th
13th

By imported Centinel.
By Mark Anthony.
By imported Janus.
By imported Monkey.
By imported Silvereye.
By Spanker.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the Beason commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July nest. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address

W. M. MERRY. Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

See Bruce's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

Will make the ensuing season, 1RS3. from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms $50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

The Past Trotting* Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS ; MON-
days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables, Pelaluma.

Alexander Is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purdy (2:20M)
Starr King (2.22) and Vanderlvnn (2:22). Dam Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfounder, bv ununited Bellfounder. For full description! see
BkKKOKR AN"P Sl'MlITSM-IN of Sent. !>, li-NJ.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodrt has a record of 2:2-1, Reliance 2:22;,',
Nellie Patchen 2 :27'-.,', Eudora 2:3-1 '»;, Inauguration three miles in 7:29— last
mile in 2 -26, Sonoma Boy 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1880 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for three-year-olds at the State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo, Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:3-1 '•., 2:30,2 ;29, 2 :30V, 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
YalVv -\ss.iciation ;it S.m .li.se lie wnu, beating Bell,; Echo and Len Rose;
time 2-2SV. 2:3014,2:33V. 2:31V. Belle Echo won the first heat. Hewon
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats;
time, 2-32, 2:33 '•.,2 :32 V. In 1881, as a four-year-old, Button mdaea record
of 2:26V over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2:29,

The Frasler team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Francisco, will be forwarded.
For further informatiau apply to

T. T. ESKEESS, Fetaluma,

1883

2*ke forced cv mul j?pxa'tstimtx.

STALLIONS.

UNDBRMAN.

SIRED BY ELKO, DAM BY TOM HYAR, SON OF OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 1SS3 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bav District Track, San Francisco.

TJndermanis a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left hind foot
white. Coming six years old, 15^' hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, ?20 for the season. Mares not proving w'th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

FRED BENNETT.
Bay District Truck, San Francisco.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

VW Record at Six Years old, 2:21*. "^B

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford. Mambrino by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognizedto be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
HiB own record is 2;21>£, and there are a large number of his get in the 2;30
list. Among them: Ab'bottsford, 2:21} : ; Convoy, 1-22\-i\ Magenta, 2:24W;
Lady McFatridge, 2:20; Dacia, 2:29V;C; George A'. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4 :27k',
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:195£. Woodford
Mambrino is alBO the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:1!). Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, \~>% hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlingB in 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st, 1883. For full history Bee the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1884.

GEORGE BAYEIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treaey of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS Tin-: LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS of
George Wilkes (.weighing at tiiis date 1,280 pounds] combining the

Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also Beveral thoroughbred
croBBes. His colts demonstrate tbat be possess™ In an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family quaIitieH to bin otrunring
which put George WUkes in the front rank aa a sire of trotters.
' OS- George Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:3b list, of
which 10 have records of 2:26 or better, I of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2-18 or

better.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of *K) the (
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this ho

any other sire of Trotters,

1 owner

... .jnri-;e to

MtM.N AYRES.

r STALLIONS.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2;31\; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:25^'.
TERMS

WILL SERVE M\RES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at $100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at tft> per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent In care of of McCleverty & N'oblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land. S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D". S. Stnalley, Hay wards, will be for-
warded Immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 153 hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail'; two
white bind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait Is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Arcby.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:28J,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore is the sire of Santa Claus 2:17$ : Chestnut
Hill, 2:22$ ; Steinway, 2:25j ; Alice stoner, four years ola, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2;283 ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 35 in
the 2:30 list. Addjess SAMl'EL tiAMKLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

HAMBLETONIAN g TROTTING STALLION

BOB MASON

By Eclio. His dam Relle Mason by Belmont, Thorough-
bred.

Echo by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, his dam Fanny Felter by
Magnolia (by American Star). Belle Mason by Belmont
( Williamson's); First dam Lucy Johnson by the Pony (son
of Imported Leviathan); second dam Catalpa, by Frank;
third dam by John Richards.

WILL MAKE THE ENSUING SEASON, LIMITED TO TWENTY
in.!-.. ?. commencing February 15, 1*S3, and ending June 15, 1833, at the
stables of his owner, Figueroa street, Los Angeles.
DESCRIPTION.
Bob Mason is a mahogany bay, with inside of off hind ankle white
and star in forehead ; sixteen bands, and weighs 1 ,100 pounds. Foaled May
10, 1S79, He is of fine, kindly disposition, a natural trotter, and has shown
great speed, but as yet has no public record. For full history of his sire.
Echo, see Breeder and Sportsman July 29, 1SS2. See also, for his full
brother, Exile, Breeder and Sportsman issue of September 16, 1882.
TERMS.
One hundred dollars the season, payable at time of service. All mares
at risk of owners. Mares not proving in foal can be returned the follow-
ing season free of charge. Address

CMARI.ES J. ELMS,
Post office box 55, Los Angeles, Cal.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

QUNGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON FROM
O Machlat to July 16th, 1»83, at the farm of the owner, tlireo miles north
of Chlco, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.

Singleton Is by Willie Schepper, a Bon of Rysdyk's Hambtutonlan, his

dam Llghtfoot (.the dam of Pride; by Flaxtail, a son of Frudcn's Bluu

Bull.

IH>« K1PTIOV

Singleton 1b a dark brown borne, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch trf
white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star In forehead. !!>■ i |
high utd «<i«lis 1,100 pounds, lie was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled
spring of 197B.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season* Marcs not proving In foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of Charge, Marefl from a distance will !»■ pastured
without charge during tin' Mason. Mures Bhlpped to Chleo, r.i.u
me, will tie received on arrival .if train, anil taken t-- the ranch. Mares

kepi hi any manner their owners desire! at reasonable rates. There li
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of ahado

and v.-., i ■ r.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the shove place on private terms. La

Harpe is hv Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, bis dam I'ralrle Bird
by I lax tall, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. MclNTOSH, Chico, Cal.

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

Ct/ftJmX

WHEATLEY

WILL STAND THE'ENSUING SEASON, ENDING JULY 1ST.
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance .
PEBltiREE AM) DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 liands 3 inches high, and of fine style
and appearance, and is by War JDauce.

First dam sister to l'rvbr, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsv, full sister to Medoc, bv .American Eclipse.

Third ilam Young Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Expedition.

Fourth darn Maid of the Oaks, bv imported spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, bv imported shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regulns.

Tenth dam Imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Ladv Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Grev hound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonlsba'e dam bv Curwen Bav Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcv's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam bv Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dain Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, bv Imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee

Third dam Camillina, bv Caiuillus.

Fourth dam by Smolensko.

Fifth darn Miss Cannon, bv Oroville.

Sixth dam bv Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matcnera.

Eighth dam bv Turk.

Ninth dam bv Cub.

Tenth dam bv Allworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam bv Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam bv Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Bertv, bv Curwen's Bav Barb

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mure, by the Lister Turk.

For farther particulars apply to

MATT STORN8, at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported F.clipse.

Second dam Henuie Farrow, by Imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belsba/.zar.

Fourth dam (iamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam bv imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosky, by Wilkes" Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by'in. ported Stirling.

Ninth dam bv Clouius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by Imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by Imported Monk. v.

Fourteenth dam Imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS-?.V) THE SEASON, TO A FEW MAKES OF APPROVED
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Care will be taken to avoid accidents Blld escapee, but the owner inunt
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Mv idare, where J <• Ihmker will make the coming season, Is five miles
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This young stallion has proved to be one of the niont successful racing
siren, mid every one of bis colta that has been trained can iun fmtt.

Among them arc Fred Collier and Jim Renwlek. .tor Matofy of Joe
Hooker Bee Bueedeb and Si'outsman Jan 3), 1W3,

TIIEO WIVrERS, Sacramento. Cal.

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THE STABLE.

Trotting Action.

Fast trotting action may be'defined as. the power to move the
limbs so as to be capable of showing a great flight of speed.
There may be faultless action without endurance, as the ca-
pacity to keep up more than ordinary speed for even a com-
■paratively short distance depends upon lungs, heart and
brain, as well as muscular force, and properly arranged ma-
chinery in the shape of correctly placed bones. It is evident
that if the bones are in a position to be moved with the least
possible exertion there will be a corresponding husband-
ing of power, just as a well-constructed steam engine will do
the same work with less fuel than one that is of inferior
shape. The engine is represented by the skeleton, steam
is the exemplar of the muscles, the engineer is the brain to
regulate, guide and make effective the combination. But the
brain of the trotting horse has a double duty to perform.
From this comes the adaptability to acquire the fast trotting
step, and it is the reservoir of that intangible something
which has been such a puzzle that as yet it is without a
name.

Horsemen call it "game, " the will to struggle, the deter-
mination not to succumb to tiring muscles and engorged
lungs. It is different from "pluck." The bulldogisthe type
of the latter, as he endures punishment without flinching.
He is of such a coarse organization that he is insensible of
pain when under the excitement of battle, and suffers hide-
ous laoerations without a whimper.

Without this excitement he does not display the quality
which is termed game. He must be aroused by acute physi-
cal suffering or the expectation of it from an antagonist. He
will not run until he falls from exhaustion, as I have seen the
greyhound, and if engaged in chasing an enemy will never
exert himself to extreme fatigue.

It does not require sight of the hare for the greyhound to
run until exhausted, as he will do it in play, and in the in-
stance referred to emulation could be the only motive. I
owned a large greyhound when living near Chicago, and a
jockey who lived with me was exercising a horse for a neigh-
bor. He brought him to our stable at a certain hour, and
this dog accompanied him in his exercise. He had some
means of timing when the horse would come, and made a
practice of meeting him before he got to the track. On one
occasion the track was muddy and the work was more than
ordinarily severe. The dog ran until completely done up
and dropped on the muddy track nearly lifeless. He tried
his best to outrun the horse, and did not give up the con-
test until there was complete prostration.

In contradistinction to this I owned a bull terrier that was
a stallmate of old Blackbird. A pluckier dog was never
whelped nor one which exhibited a greater attachment for a
companion. He would scarcely leave the horse long enough
to go from the stable to the kitchen door for his food, always
carrying it to the stall to eat it. When the horse was har-
nessed he took his place behind the sulky or wagon, and as
long as the pace was not too fast he would make the circuit
of the track. It was a private track without being fenced,
and when the gait was too rapid to suit him, he would cut
across and meet him. When this entailed greater exertion
than suited his notions he would sitonhishaunchesuntil the
workwas finished, contented with the horse being in sight.
With this divergence to illustrate the difference between
pluck and game I will return to the consideration of action,
the desired point to establish being that form is secondary,
and that there is a more potent influence than configuration.
It must be borne in mind that very fast trotting action is the
topic, the artificial characteristics making it very different
from what may be termed the natural paces. While no one,
who is conversant with the subject, will deny that there are

great advantages in good shape, it is manifest that other qua],
ities are necessary to insure the acquisition of trotting speed.
I always considered that Dexter was as highly formed as any
of the very fast trotters I ever saw, and yet have seen quite
a number, equally as well shaped, that did not have the fac-
ulty to acquire the step. "Trotting instinct, " that catch-
penny phrase without meaning, does not express the agency
that makes form effective, and in some cases overcomes
faulty conformation.

It cannot be called superior intelligence, as some of the
most intelligent horses are stupid pupils, so far as a trotting
education is concerned.

The faculty, whatever it is, is not purely hereditary, and
yet like nearly every other quality judicious selection of par-
ents is followed by offspring that come near to the desired
standard. It is much easier to reproduce proper form than
the traits which are necessary to make that form of service
on the track. For all that, it is essential that there should be
the right foundation to build upon, and that blood, form and
action be joined. In the lastarticle a brief account was given
of the movements that constitute fast-trotting action. When
it is thoroughly understood what these movements are it
may be easier to devise a better system of education to per-
fect the pupil and by giving the animal lessons that are more
suitable to perfect the knowledge, it will be discovered that a
great part of the lack of success is due to the teacher, and that
the adaption is more frequently met than is now supposed,
it the first glance it appears as simple as teaching a child
the alphabet, and that if a colt progressed by moving the fore
and hind legs on opposite sides of the body synchronously
it would readily acquire the faculty of accelerating the
movements so as to reach an approach to the fastest rate if
even incapable of keeping it up for a distance. Before the
cameras showed the exact handling of the limbs it was palpa-
ble that there were serious obstacles to overcome. In the
jog-trot horses "interfered" and "forged," and when going
faster "knocked" their knees, "cuffed" their shins, "cut then-
quarters, " and the skill of the old-time trainer was powerless
to apply any effective remedy. From pieces of blankets,
scraps of sheepskin with the wool on, canvas, etc., the tran-
sition to boots was to be expected, though it was many years
before these useful appendages were any improvement on
the ancient appliances. As is usually the case, one extreme
followed another until some of the trotters are laden with
boots from foot to brisket in the anterior of the body, from
foot to above the hocks on the hind legs.

There came with the rage for boots a neglect of other
methods to guard against injury. With all the protection
which could be obtained from leather and kersey there were
drawbacks arising from faulty shoeing and bad "handling."
Ponderous appendages in the shape of "a good, strongshoe,"
weighing from one to two pounds, feet tilted to a side to pre-
vent cutting, the hoof mutilated to meet the fancy of the
smith or, perhaps, the still cruder imaginings of the trainer,
and then the head elevated until the face was in a horizontal
line, it was not surprising that wounds should follow. The
tortured animal was further punished for not possessing the
right kind of action at the commencement of the education;
"pulled *' at when trotting, unmercifully snatched about
when he broke, run at his top rate, the whip being plied at
every stride, and this was called the proper system to make
a fast trotter. There have been many and decided improve-
ments since the days I write about, and yet there is plenty of
opportunity for further advance. The dilatoriness of train-
ers in availing themselves of the lessons that Palo Alto has
been at such an expense to formulate, is incomprehensible.
In any other profession (and the training of trotters under-
standing^ is well worthy of being called a profession) cor-
responding revelations would be hailed with delight; every
student eager to learn; every master ready to teach. In this
case the intelligence was received with sneers, and in lieu of

an effort to understand there was skepticism, and that un-
belief grounded on profound ignorance. Whenphotographio
cards, giving a complete illustration of the stride of the race-
horse and trotter, were offered for sale at SI 50 eaoh, not a
trainer to my knowedge invested, and when a free exhibi-
tion was given by Muybridge in San Francisco, and in Sacra-
mento during the week of the State Fair, when scores of
equine tutors were present, not a solitary individual could be
induced to attend. These photographic illustrations are so
intimately connected with the subject under Consideration
that this allusion is applicable, though now it may be as
well to recover from the break and proceed with the inves-
tigation.

The main difference between slow and fast trotting
action is in the distance covered in the stride when the body
is in the air. The length of the stride is doubled which, of
course, compels greater energy of motion. In the slow trot
the hind foot strikes the ground very nearly where the fore
foot rested; in the fast gait it is extended several feet beyond.
As has been stated in previous articles there are really two
strides in what is termed one. This comes from the fore and
hind foot touching the ground at nearly the same instant,
and also being nearly together in giving the final impulse for
the air-flight. While the body is carried along at say a 2:20
gait, the legs have to be moved with far greater velocity.
Both hind and fore feet have to traverse the space which is
bounded by the extreme rear and front extension while the
body is moving. A horse with a stride of eighteen feet makes
294 of them in a mile. That is what we call a stride though
in reality there are double that number, and in less than
half of a second the feet have to push the body along, give it
impetus enough to overcome gravitationuntilit is supported,
and get into position again to renew the work. As long as
the feet are on the ground it is evident that weight in the
shoe does not detract from the force, though it is just as pal-
pable that when they are raised every additional ounce makes
the labor of bringing them forward far more severe. If then
there is neither aid nor hindrance when the feet are on the
ground, it is safe to assert that weight in the shoes make no
difference at this stage of the action. But if weight is an
obstacle while the feet are in the air, taken together there is a
serious drawback in the encumbrance. Then comes the fact
that horses with weight on their feet can trot faster than when
relieved of what theory says is detrimental and we are at n
loss to account for the discrepancy. According to mechanical
principles, and those which have been demonstrated to be
correct, the inertia of weight can only be overcome with force.
Thus a steam engine is rated according to the number of
pounds it will raise to a certain height in a specified time.
When r weight has to be moved with increased velocity, then
the force required is augmented in proportion to the speed.
Writing without books of reference, I cannot state even an
approximation to the immense difference there is between
moving a body slow and fast, and though the medium
through which it has to be moved offers as little resistance
as the atmosphere there is a striking inequality in the motive
force required. Immense muscular power is needed to pro-
pel a heavy weight, as that of a horse, at' the rate of thirty-
eight feet in a second and keep it up until a mile has been
compassed. A few ounces on the extremity of the levers
when these have to travel with at least double the rapidity
entails a great loss of power. This is shown by the differ-
ence between shoes and plates in the racehorse which gave
rise to the saying that "an ounce on the heel " was more po-
tent in retarding speed than "a pound on the back. " The
puzzling question then come.s how can you account f"r the
fact that it does not retard the fast trotter? I have endeav-
ored to answer this, and at various times have come to the
conclusion that I was on the right track. Subsequent inves-
tigation, however, demolished the structure and, driven from
the position thought to be impregnable, Ihad tochoose other
ground. At present I am forced to the conclusion that weight
on the feet does retard the fast trotter, and when we discover
methods of controlling the action without resorting to heavy
shoes or weights applied to the feet, that the riddle will bo
solved, and that the same advantages will follow as in the
case of the racehorse when the shoes were pulled off and
plates put on. That a heavy shoe is an injury in lion of pro-
tection to the foot I am thoroughly convinced and have con-
vinced others by the results of practice who were not to h«
moved by theoretical reasoning. Should I sncceei
senting "arguments that will bear analysis, thi
will be taken. Should these besustained by the re-
actual trials, then theory can be dignified with a
ml*.

274

JJte ^xtc&tv and j^rismatt.

May 5

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Racing in Tennessee— Great Entry for Mon-
mouth's Stallion Stake— Etc.

Since my last letter the second spring race meeting in the
Southwest* has become a matter of turf history, and Mem-
phis' racing week was, in some things, more eventful than the
Crescent City's race carnival, much more so than was anti-
cipated, an account of several of the large stables going from
New Orleans direct to other points and the small entries to
the stakes. But the purses were productive of some exciting
contests, and the twenty-sis runs during the six days gave the
followers of the equine gladiators some good lines to future
events. Morris and Patton continued their success with their
fine Derby colt, Drake Carter, who won at a mile and a half in
2:43:j — a good race, as the track was rather heavy. Strange
to say, however, Green Morris dodged the Illinois colt Aztec
on the first day in the Chickasaw Guards Stake, with §750,
for which Drake Carter was also entered. Carter beat Aztec
two lengths in the Pickwick at New Orleans, but Powers' colt
got pocketed and had to pull back and go round his field, or
he would have given the Derby crack a much harder win, if
not have beaten him. Remembering this, perhaps, and with
a view to save his colt all he can for his arduous campaign
ahead, Green Morris paid forfeit for Carter. This may be
sound judgment, but on the ground of "a bird in the hand,
etc.," it looked rather ominous to the colt's Derby backers, as
showing that his owner did not place in him the overween-
ing confidence that has been represented. It was a pity, too,
ior Aztec is the only good colt Drake Carter has yet beaten,
and that he is a real "nailer" this son of Aramis and Nelly
Gray showed by following up his Chickasaw victory of Mon-
day and defeating four days afterwards Duke of Montalban,
Apollo, Lute Fogle, and others a mile and a half in 2:39j, the
fastest ever run on that track. Should Carter and Aztec meet
at a mile and a half, which, unfortunately, they are not
likely to do soon, the Illinois colt not being in the Derby, the
namesake of the ancient Mexicans would find many backers.
Both these fine colts are brothers in blood, grandsons of im-
ported Phaeton, by King Tom. Fellowplay, Morris' fast
miler, also showed fine form at Memphis, and his mile con-
quest with US pounds up over Wedding Day showed that
up to nine furlongs he is as fast as ever. His 1:43 J at Mem-
phis last week is equal to 1:42 at Louisville, and if he can
keep up this clip in the Merchant's Stake there, he will trou-
ble Thora, Checkmate, Freeland, Farragut, or auy of the
cracks to defeat him. His defeat on the first day by Pearl
Jennings counts for naught, as he was virtually left at the
post. Of the two-year-olds Unknown, by your old friend Fos-
ter of $30,000 purse fame, fairly made all the honors, getting
three races right off the reel. As she beat Lloyd Daly, who
showed well at New Orleans, this gray filly, by Capt. Moore's
stallion, must be a rasper.

Lute Fogle, by Enquirer, won two races, and served to fur-
ther enhance, if possible, his sire's transcendent merits.
Duke of Montalban beat Ballast, Pope Leo, Wallensee and
Katie Creel a good race, and Ballast and xipollo each scored a
win from fair fields.

Memphis is one of the few large cities in this country
where the people have right across the river, almost at their
very doors, as it were, an impenetrable, traekless wilderness
of canebrake, where bears, panthers and other large game
can be "stirred up " at short notice.

Nashville, the Bock City, opens its gates to the racers next
Monday and the events of the week will be the expected
meeting of Thora and Checkmate and Gen. Harding's year-
ling sale at Belle Meade. Col. S. D. Bruce, as your readers
are aware, attends this and the Bowen, Swigert and other
Kentucky sales in May. He will be glad to execute any com-
missions, and can be written or wired until May 3 at Max-
well House, Nashville, and from that date until the 21st of
May at Phoenix Hotel, Lexington, Ky.

The death of Mr. Dan Swigerfc's fine stallion Monarchist
has left a void not easily filled. He was just beginning to
make his prepotency felt as a &ire of winners, and even for
the limited time he did stud duty his get for five years past
show §44,000 winnings. This ought to make his yearlings
in the Elmendorf salesring the subjects of eager competition
next week, and thereby compensate in some degree their
popular owner, for the great loss he has sustainedis a national
one. Owing to Monarchist's untimely decease Mr. Swigert
announces that his other stallions, Glenelg and "Virgil, will
this season serve none but his own mares. The Messrs.
Bowen's Bunnymede yearlings by imported Billet wll also be
much sought after at their sale within a day of those from
Elmendorf. This fine stallion has shown himself to be a
sire of both fast and stout horses, and his breeding is unsur-

The liberal entries of Messrs. Baldwin, Winters, Stanford
and other Californiaus to the Eastern racing stakes, and those
of Hickok and Goldsmith to the trotting fixtures, have shown
our turfmen this side of the mountains that the Pacific Coast
is not going to be the hindmost in the struggle for turf hon-
ors this year. The fine entry from your section in the Chi-
cago Btallion fixtures, the arrival of St. Julien, Romero, Over-
man, Director, Eva, etc., at Chicago on Monday of this week,
and particularly the subscriptions ($500 each) of E. J. Bald-
win and T. Winters to the Monmouth Stallion Stakes of 1884,
which closed on the 10th, will tend towards a mutual recip-
rocation by Eastern breeders, associations, racing men, etc.,
of the interest so clearly shown on your Coast, in many
ways, and cause many an eye to be directed toward the set-
ting sun, with a view to buying, selling, wintering and rais-
ing fine stock where the advantages for doing so are so many
and peculiar, as compared with some parts of the East. This
enterprise of your State has been perhaps Blow to meet with
the proper recognition East, but tbat it will do so now is
assured, from the expressions of commendation heard on ev-
ery side.

A notable instance of Kentucky liberality in connection
■with this same great Stallion Stake of }84, is that of Maj
Thomas of Dixiana farm, the home of King Ban, Lelaps Fel-
lowcraft, Hirnyar, eto., who sent to the Monmouth Park As-
sociation! bin entry for the first three of these stal-
lions. When it is known that Major Thomas only owns one
yearling by King Ban, three by Lelaps, and three by Fellow-
craft his energy in this matter can be appreciated better-
Si, 500 subscribed to pay eutrance fees for, most likely the
benefit of other persons. Truly the age we live in is, in' turf
matters, constantly gravitating towards larger and more liber-
al ideas. Twenty-five stallions are entered in this colossal
r take, and their eutrance fees (§12,500) are a "nest egg" that
i'ives promise of a small fortune to the owner of the winner
The $10,000, purse for 2:19 trotters to be contested for in
August, at Hartford, Conn., also has a large entry, which was
made public yesterday. Thirteen ownerssent in their names
he list including Com. Kittson of St. Paul, Bndd Doble of
hicago, J. W. Page of Wyoming, J. E. Turner of Philadel-
phia, Wm. Armstrong of Michigan, W. R. Loomis of Chica-
go, J. A. Goldsmith of California, and Messrs. Gordon of

Cleveland, Hedges of New York, Morse of Providence, Golden
of Boston, Browne of Rochester and Connor of Middleton.
Horses do not have to be named until just prior to the race.
Eomero, Fanny Witherspoonand Yellow Dock are three like-
ly to be in the field. The defeat of Sachem, Passaic, etc.,
last week at Epsom, England, has shown New Yorkers at
least that the path of our animals abroad is not likely this
spring to be strewn with the roses so fondly anticipated a
month ago. Foxhall gone wrong again, Iroquois not yet
seen in the field, and the rest of the Lorillard and Keene
contingents, seemingly not worth a , is the way the sit-
uation stands at present, and no "silver lining" visible in
the "cloud" either.

To-day the 2,000 guineas at Newmarket was run, and as up
to the time of closing this letter the winner had not been
called, it is safe to say no Yankee horse has won it, for when
an American horse wins in England, so promptly is the tri-
umph wired across the "big pond," that in one notable case,
that of Iroquois in '81, the news was in this cityat 9:30 in the
morning, before ike bookmakers here stopped business in the
race, as many of them found out to their subsequent bewail-
ing of such sharp work.

Late English betting advices point to a probable victory in
the 2.000 of Lord Falmouth's Galliard, or Mr. Blanton's
Prince.

The late Mr. Crawfurd's horses were sold at auction in
England, on the 17th, and the lot (thirty-one head) brought
nearly §S0, 000, Martini, by Hermit, a full brother to Shot-
over, last year's Derby winner, realizing the highest price,
$20,5000. Hegoes to Germany.

Mr. Walton (the plunger) was to have shipped his beauti-
ful mare, Girone, to England to-day, but at the last moment
it was decided to wait for the Egypt, of the National Line,
which sails May 5. The steamers of this company, are uni-
versal favorites among shippers of live stock, both for their
accommodations and the care shown by the officers and
crew.

Mace and Slade, after a benefit at the rink on Monday of
this week, sailed in the Arizona yesterday for "Hold Hin-
gland." Ten weeks will see them back again, and then the
Maori will go into training to meet the new importation,
Chas. Mitchell. Sullivan, the Boston pet, has been getting
away with some of that $12,000 realized from the late testi-
monial given him by the esthetic residents of the "Hub,"
and wild dissipation has borne its natural fruit in the severe
hemorrhage which seized him yesterday in Boston, and his
condition is said to be rather critical, though his friends scout
the idea and say he will be all right in a few days.

Hanlan and Boss have at last come to terms, and after the
champion tackles the Washington sculler the New Bruns-
wicker will try his hand, with the usual result, probably —
Hanlan an easy victor. Now that Courtney shows such a
white feather, is there no one in America that can cope with
the Canadian wonder ? Let California try her skill with the
sculls, and see what her oarsmen can accomplish.

A good story comes from Columbus, Ohio, the abode of J.
N. Ackerman, the well-known "beachcomber" of Brighton,
and a well-known horseman at other points. It seems that
Mr. A. is the owner, beside his racing stable, of two large
drug-stores in Columbus, and each racing season, or rather
for six months in the year, he leaves his drug business to run
itself, and follows his horses around the country. This last
winter something has gone wrong, which the wonder is did
not happen before, and now Mr. A., realizing the fact that
two drug stores in Columbus are more valuable to him than
even a racing stable at Brighton Beach, has come to the con-
clusion to dispose of his horses, which include those familiar
old campaigners Geo. McCullough, Edwin A., Ohio Boy,
Nimblefoot, Morgan Spy, Clara A., etc., all winners of fair
races in 1SS2.

The bench show at Madison Square Garden, next week, is
exciting great interest here, and some valuable canines will
be shown.

The free-for-all race at the Gentlemen's Driving Park, for
which St. Julien, Fanny Witherspoon and Hopeful are en-
tered, is likely to prove a "fizzle" unless the contemplated
race between Clingstone and St. Julien is arranged instead.
If this is accomplished a great struggle for faBt time will
result, which Hopeful in his present "bunged-up" condi-
tion, nor Com. Kittson's mare, could not force St. Julien to
show.

The theaters ace doing very well here, as usual. Haver-
ly's Fourteenth-street house has been running "Around the
World in Eighty Days " to large business. The cast included
a pack of simon-pure Indians, and the well-worn piece was
splendidly put on the stage. Wallack's will soon shelve the
great success, " The Silver Key," for "The Cape Mail," " La
Belle Busse " and other plays. The Comique's local satire,
"The Muddy Day," still draws fairly and "The Russian
Honeymoon" at the Madison Square is good for as long a
run as manager Dan Frohman will allow it. Salvini and
Clara Morris are filling Booth's Theater nightly with "The
Outlaw," "Othello," etc., and Burgess' "Yim," Edouin's
" Bunch of Keys," Salsbury's Troubadours and the McCaull
Opera Company at the beautiful Casino are all playing to re-
munerative business. Pacific.

New York, April 25, 1883.

P. S. — Since this was written Galliard has won the Two
Thousand, Prince third. Prince Batthyany dropped dead at
Newmarket to-day. P.

The Charter Oak Park Association has received nineteen
subscriptions for the S10,000 purse ithas offered, to be trotted
for during the August meeting, viz.: N. W. Kittson, St.
Paul, Minn.; W, L. Gordon, Cleveland, O.; W. H. Hedges,
Newburg, N. Y.; John E. Turner, Philadelphia, Pa.; E. W.
Conver, Middletown, N. J.; J.W.Page, Cheyenne, Wyo.;Jas.
Golden, Boston, Mass.; H. W. Brown, Rochester, N. Y.;
Budd Doble, Chicago, 111.; W. Armstrong, Almont, Mich.;
W. R. Loomis, Chicago; J. A. Goldsmith, Oakland, Cal., and
the Yellow Dock Company of Providence, R. I. Subscribers
need not name until August, but among those likely to be
named are Fauuy Witherspoon, Romero and Yellow Dock.

After Drake Carter's victory in the Cottrill Stakes at New
Orleans, the handsome silver cup was filled with water and
Col. Simmons held it while the noble animal was led up and
dipped his nose into the silver vessel. As the cup was about
to be taken away Drake Carter reached for it again and took
another sip. His proud stable boy drank out of the same
cup and Johnny Sax, the little jockey, put his head into the
vessel for luck. The scene was a pretty one and Green Mor-
ris was especially delighted as his stable has succeeded in
carrying off the trophy for three successive years with Fellow-
play, Apollo and finally with Drake Carfer.

Two colts were exhibited at Fresno last week that took the
eye of people interested in the draft horse. These young-
sters at eight months weighed respectively 825 and 805
fioundB. They were sired by T. C. White's Clydesdale stal-
ion Lord Douglas.

TURF AND TRACK.

An Eastern Racecourse.

The following, which is copied from the New YorklHerald
of April 22, will give our readers an idea of the magnitude of
turf interests in the vicinity of New York. The improvements
mentioned will place Monmouth Park on the plane of the
grand course at Sheepshead Bay, and give it, so far as embel-
ishments go, the advantage of Jerome Park. In one respect
New Jersey has the advantage of the Empire State, that being
untrammeled with legislative restrictions in regard to pool-
selling and hookmaking. At these large meetings there is an
immense revenue from the percentages, a large proportion of
which reverts to the horses. The stringent law now in force
came from the pools which were sold on the presidential
election in 1S76, and the "cheap " pool rooms which were
conducted by irresponsible men. Had turfmen taken a stand
in opposition to the illegitimate offshoots, there would have
been no trouble and with anything like united effort
the law might be amended so as not to interfere with the
racing. New Jersey reaps the benefit, however, and New
York must suffer from the delinquencies of a few and the
bigotries of many. As has oftentimes been stated in this
paper, California is interested in the Eastern clubs, and
eventually must share in the prosperity. It may require a
few years to bring this coast into the same prominence on
the turf as it now holds in trotting. The time is sure to come
when the superiority will be just as well established and the
sales of blood stock bring purchasers from the East. Cali-
fornia-bred colts will occupy many of the boxes at Monmouth
Park, and we have the utmost faith that they will play well
their parts.

There is a feature which we desire to call especial atten-
tion to, viz.: the provision for the "stables" to do then-
own cooking. This is of the greatest importance to owners
and trainers, not merely from the reduction of expenses, as
it enables those in charge to have better control of the boys
employed :

Since the racing track at Monmouth Park, N. J., was first
established thirteen years ago it has been constantly growing
in popular favor, and the improvements made from year to
year added greatly to the natural attractiveness. Not content
with this the association is expending §50,000 this season in
improving the grounds, already shaded with thrifty maples,
and adding to the accommodations and comforts of the sport-
ing fraternity and the many thousands who visit there. It
is the object of the associaiion, while it is conceded that it has
the most desirable and favorable track for racing, to make the
surroundings and accommodations exceed all other race-
courses in this country.

The improvements being made this season, and already
nearing completion, are extensive and need only to be seen
to be thoroughly realized. The large and imposing club
house, which stood upon the knoll opposite the turn
in the track known as the "club house turn, " has been re-
moved north toward the grand stand 2S5 feet, and is con-
nected with it by a curved balcony 215 feet long. This is to
be set apart for the use of the members of the association and
their invited guests, for whom they will be required to pur-
chase tickets of admittance to it. In front of the balcony are
steps or seats sixty feet long, for accommodation of trainers
and|jockeys exclusively. Under the balcony is the weighing
room and jockeys' dressing room, the latter being Btted up
with lockers, to be used for saddles and clothes, while in the
rear is the saddling paddock. The main grand stand has been
extensively changed and enlarged, affording seating capacity
for thousands more than formerly. In the south end a ladies'
room has been added, with a stairway leading from the stand,
which is to be fitted up with all the necessary requirements
to make it a comfortable retiring place. Adjoining this is the
superintendent's office, when next comes the dining room,
which has been enlarged to double its former size, giving am-
ple room for a large number to dine. Provisions are being
made to furnish meals equal to the hotels by the building of
a kitchen, 25x45 feet, in the rear, which contains a range, a
large icebox and other necessary equipments for cooking pur-
poses. To the northof the kitchen is located the tank house,
the tank having been raised several feet, in orderto give more
force to the water used in supplying the wants of the several
apartments. The extension or stepsinfront of the grand stand
have been rebuilt and enlarged and are now 226 feet long,
built upon a brick foundation and in a unique style. The
section nearest the south end is open underneath, affording
shelter from rain, and under the center one is a counter 117
feet long, while the one at the extreme north end is similar
to that at the south end, giving extra access to the pool
rooms. The reporters' stand extends out from the center of
the grand stand directly in front of the judges' stand, and is
conveniently arranged, and from its location the occupants
can have an unobstructed view of an entire race. It is 42feet
long and 9 feet wide, and inclosed in such a manner as to
prevent intruders from entering.

The French pool stand is located at the north end of the
grand stand, and is 70 feet long and sheltered from sun or
rain. Access is had from the front through arched doorways
and at the north end, where is located the bookmakers' room,
to which an addition of 40x160 feet has been added and
fenced over. At the east corner of this building is another
addition, 50 feet square, to be used in selling auction pools.

The old French pool stand has been cut away, and a lunch
counter formed around a portion of it, while the other has
been converted into a telegraph office, with all the conven-
iences possible.

The extensive improvements have greatly encroached upon
the beautiful grass plot known as the quarter stretch, but
they have added greatly to the appearance of the place, and
more comfort will be experienced therefrom. In addition to
the improvements stated four large stables containing ninety-
six-stalls and a kitchen to each, have been erected, thus ob-
viating the trouble experienced last season in finding accom-
modations for the horses that arrived there to take part in
the racing.

There are now one hundred horses on the grounds in
training. They comprise the stables of Tom Little, George
Evans, William Storey, James Kelly, C. Littlefield, James
Flaunigan, Commodore Kittson and W. R. Babcock.

The racing will commence on the 4th of July and continue
till the 25th of August, inclusive, three days in each week.
The arrangements for reaching the track from this oity will
be more complete than ever and greater aooommodations of-
fered.

1883

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BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.

The Racing on the Third and Fourth Days
of the Spring Meeting".

The third day of the races of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse
Association "was, if anything, more favorable so far as re-
garded the weather and track than either of the preceding.
The attendance was large and the sport very good. Although
the race for two-year-old colts brought forth only two start-
ers, and these too far apart in speed to make much of a con-
test, the second race was a fast one, and the Pacific Cup very
exciting from the start and until the last furlong it was doubt-
ful how it would end. It is rare at this season of the year to
have the rain come so opportunely as it did before the open-
ing of the meeting, and of the ten days since the showers the
three which were altogether the finest were those on which
the races were run. The thorough softening of the track
made it an easy matter to keep it in order, and a few light
sprinklings all that was necessary to make it both fast aud
safe. The first race on the programme was for two-year-old
colts, five-eighths of a mile, and of the sis nominations only
two appeared. The prevailing distemper has sadly interfered
with the youngsters, and since the entries closed so many of
them have been' rendered unfit that this usually attractive
part of the racing has been meager. The two which came to
the post were the Palo Alto colt by Wildidle, from Blarney,
and E. J. Baldwin's colt by Rutherford, from Maggie Emer-
Bon. This makes him brother to Albert C and Lucky B, but
for some unscrutable reason he has "not inherited even a
slight portion of the speed of his big brothers, and all the de-
scription of the race that is necessary is to state that the
"Wildidle galloped away from him from the start and won by
a long distance in 1:05.

ETOJ3IABY.

April 28— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse-, entrance free;
for two-year-old colts; dash of five-eighths of a mile. Closed with six
nominations.

Palo Alto Stock Farm's b c, by Wildidle— Blarney 1

E. J. Baldwin's b c, by Rutherford— Maggie Emerson 2

Time— 1:05.

The second race was for three-year-olds, a handicap, the
distance If miles. In this there were only two starters,
Lucky B with US pounds and Augusta E with 105 pounds.

This gave the filly an allowance of eight pounds while the
colt carried the rule weights. At the opening of the pool
sales the odds were $35 on Lucky B to $20 on the other,
and as the sales progressed the filly retrograded until it was
more than 2 to 1 that she would be beaten. There was a
very even start and the filly led to the stand the first time and
at the quarter pole she was still in front, though the run
down the backstretch showed that Lucky was only biding his
time, as he passed her with apparent ease and won in the very
good time of 2:24.

STTMllABY.
Same day — Handicap Stake; for three-year-olds; §25 entrance, S10
declaration, §200 added, S50 to second horse, third to save Btake; dash
of one and three-eighths miles; weights to be announced Thursday,
April 26, at 8 p.m.; declaration to be made Friday, April 27, at 12 m.
E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford— Maggie Emer-
son, 118 lbs (Duffy) 1

Howson & Co's b f Augusta E, by Monday— by Norfolk, 105

lbs (Howson) 2

Time— 2:24.

The Cup was the great attraction. So much greater the
interest that the other races were merely considered as a
prelude to the entertainment. Ever since the weights were
announced there have been heated controversies and
quite a large amount of money at stake before the open-
ing of the pool sales. Being'a handicap there was the usual
amount of grumbling at the allotment, and it was authorita-
tively stated that the race was a gift to the favored one. The
starters were Fred Collier, 118 pounds; Precious, 113pounds;
Fostress, 108 pounds; Maria F, 10S pounds; May D, 106,
and Inauguration, 100 pounds. The speculation was lively.
Precious and Fostress being in the same stable were sold to-
gether, and at the opening of the auction Palo Alto would
bring more than all the others. The favoritism rather in-
creased, and $200 on Palo Alto, §120 on Fred Collier and $60
on all the others were the ruling quotations. The pools
ranged from $200 to $300, and in the interval between the
finish of the second race and the start for the cup the auc-
tioneer was working at his highest rate of speed, and so fast
and furious was the bidding that the clerks were troubled to
enter the bids and make out the tickets. The placing and
jockeys were as follows: Fostress drew the first position,
Thomas Goff being the jockey; Fred Collier second, with
Patsy Duffy up; Precious third, George Howson having the
mount; Inauguration fourth, John Williams in the saddle;
Maria Ft fifth, Fred Carrillo holding then reins, and May D,
sixth, her trainer, Billy Appleby, to guide her. The start
was not long delayed after the jockeys were mounted, and a
very good "send off " it was when the flag fell. From her
inside position Fostress had a good chance to fulfill her task
which was evidently to "set the pace," though at the outset
it was by no means fast.

The first quarter was 0:27, Fostress leading by three
lengths as they passed the stand, May D second, the others
grouped in the rear. The half mile showed Fostress still
further in the lead without any acceleration of speed, 0:56
being the time. At the three-quarters in 1:23 the gap was
still wider, May D and Inauguration second and third. It
was a very pretty sight as the further semi-circle was com-
passed, the six being strung out in Indian file, the gay colors
of the riders showing still brighter with the neutral-tinted
high fence for a background. When they came opposite the
stand the second time, Fostress was in the lead and still run-
ning easily, Inauguration second, Precious third, May D
fourth, Fred Collier fifth and Maria F pegging away in the
rear. The time for the l^ miles 2:16; from stand to stand
1 :49. There was a moving closer of those in the rear in going
round the turn, and when the straight work on the east side
was reached, Collier was given his • head. From the fifth
place he bettered his position to second in passing the water
tank, and there were hearty cheers as he passed Inaugura-
tion, who had to take third place. The jockey on Precious
was also at work and so was Appleby and when about half
way around the northern turn there was a mingling of colors
for a short time, and then the white face of Collier showed in
front. The cheers were redoubled, and as they entered the
homestretch for the final run it was evident that Collier had
it safe unless he "gf.ve it up " on the trying ordeal. They
were running fester than at any other time, Fostress still
gallantly struggling to regain the threatened supremacy, Pre-
cious striving to come to the front and Inauguration still
holding his grip with grim determination. But the white-
legged, white-faced son of Joe Hooker was running easily
while all the others were on a drive, and he gaily cantered
under the wire three lengths in advance of Fostress, Pre-
cious and Inauguration having a close contest for third place.
The filly got the better of him by a neck, and then came May
D, Maria F last. The time for the 2\ miles was 4:03j, the
last two miles having been run in 3:36£, and the last quarter

0:25A. This was very good time considering the slowness of
the first mile, and is as fast as even the Westchester Cup at
Jerome Park has ever been ran.

SUMMMtY.

Same Day, Pacific Cup; Handicap of §50 each, $20 declaration, $500
added, second to receive $150, third to save stake; dash of too miles
and a quarter; closed with thirteen nominations.
Stemler & Ayers" ch g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker— Puss, 5

yxs., 118 lbs (Duffy) 1

Palo Alto Stock Farm's ch f Fostress, by Foster— Planetia,

•1 yrs., 108 lbB .* (Goff) 2

Palo Alto Stock Farm's b in precious, by Lever— Frolic, 4

yrs.. 110 lbs (Howson) 3

Wm. Boots' ch c Inauguration, by Wildidle— Miami, 4 yrs.,

100 lbs (Williams) 0

J. & H.C. -Tudson's ch m May D, by Wildidle— Nettie Brown,

5 yrs., 100 lbs (Appleby) 0

John Mackey's ch m Maria F, by Leinster— Flush, 4 yrs.,

108 lbs (Carillo) 0

Time-4:03i.

Without there being the excitement which attended the
close finish between Gano and Joe Howell on Wednesday,
there was no lack of rousing cheers, and when a very hand-
some wreath was placed around the neck of the winner by
the president of the association and remounted by his jockey,
there was a repetition still heartier than greeted him at first.
The big bettors, however, were disconsolate. This was the
second downfall of the meeting and it would be rare good
luck if they could regain the lost dollars in the two days yet
to come. To offset the lugubrious visages of the heavy op-
erators at the auction pools there were smiling faces in the
line that was formed to get their tickets cashed at the mutual
stand. Every S2 50 investment brought a return of $8 55,
and this system is growing in popularity as people become
better acquainted with it. The race that Joe Howell won the
tickets brought $2S 20 for every S2 50 risked.

The closing race was over hurdles, the distance being one
and a half miles with six hurdles to jump. The winner of
the previous race again was victorioos though the competitor
made a better showing than before. Both made clean leaps
ran fast, though owing to the official timers having left their
stand the rate was lacking. Hattie B was the favorite in the
pools at the first and increased as the selling progressed.
Both were well ridden, and with more practice are sure to
be capital performers.

Same Day— Hurdle Race ; purse $150, of which $25 to second ; dash of a
mile and a half over six hurdles.
Theo. Winters' ch m Hattie B, by Norfolk— Maggie Dale, 4

yrs., 141 lbs (JohnBon) 1

Wm. Boots' b m Mollie H, bv "Wildidle — Mamie Hall, aged,

147 lbs (Stinson) 2

No time.

Second Extra Day.

Though the morning was as fine as the most exacting could
desire, by the time the races were called there was a chilling
wind from the northwest, and the afternoon, while bright
and sunshiny, was not favorable for fast time. There was a
fair attendance for a Wednesday, and those present were
gratified by witnessing some of the best races of the meeting.
The first on the bill was a race for two -year- olds, five-eighths
of a mile, winners excluded, and five youngsters composed
the field of starters. There were two unnamed fillies, by
Grinstead, belonging toE. J. Baldwin; two of the Rancho del
Paso nominations, Faustina and Milita, and a colt belonging
to the Messrs. Judson, by Monday, called John A. The fa-
voritism fluctuated, and though Bancho del Paso had the call
at the start, Santa Anita came to the front, and taken together
there was not much difference. Each of these "stables "
would bring about $40, while John A had only slight sup-
port, so that his price was about one-tenth of the others. As
the sequel will show, again the short end was the fortunate
purchase. There was some trouble in getting the- five off,
though when the flag fell the start was very fair. Faustina
had a trifle the best of it, all running fast, however, and
rounding the turn they were closely bunched. The pace was
fast, too fast to last, as the first furlong was run in twelve
seconds, and the speed was not materially slackened until
half way down the stretch. The outsider, John A, was
among the leading division, and an opening being left for
him next the rails he shot in, and the run home between him
and the Grinstead filly from the sister to Clara D was very ex-
citing, the colt reaching the score first by the length of his
neck; Faustina third, the<time 1:04.

SUMMAEY.

Oakland May 2.— Purse $150, of which $25 to second horse; entrance
free; for two-year-olds; winners at this meeting excluded; horses run-
ning second, 5 pounds extra; dash of five-eighths of a mile.

J. and H. 0. Judson's John A, by Monday— Lady Clare (Appleby) I

E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead— sister to Clara D (Duffy) 2

John Mackey's b f Faustina, by imported Glenelg— Marmot (Carillo) 3

E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead— Jos ie C (Garcia) 0

John Mackey's b f Milita, by Lever— Malta (Kelly) 0

Time— 1:04.

The second race was a handicap stake, a dash of a mile and
a quarter, tbere being twelve nominations, three of which
put in an appearance. These were Fred Collier, 119 pounds;
Duke of Monday, 100 pounds, and May D, lOOpounds. Col-
lier was the favorite, the rate being $100 to $65 on the Duke
and $25 on May D. There was a lively effort by those who
had lost on the first race to get even on this, and they entirely
overlooking the extra weight on the favorite, rushed in their
money with a will. Patsy Duffy had the mount on the fa-
vorite, and this added to the feeling of confidence, and there
was no faltering until the horses were started; pool-seller and
assistants were kept as busy as they could work. A good
start it was, and there was no lagging. May D was in the
lead when the stand was passed, Duke of Monday on her hip
and the favorite going along easily in the third place. There
was no variation at the quarter pole, the half in 52 seconds,
though there was a general closing in going down the back-
stretch, and about midway the trio were on a line. Soon
after, Collier dropped back a trifle, and his backers thought
that Patsy had made the move to feel of his antagonists, and
had taken "a pull" to prepare for the run home. For all
that it was rather ominous to see the gap widening around
the upper turns, though few lost heart, until at the three-
quarter pole it was seen that the whip was at work on Collier.
He passed May D, but never could reach the Duke who won,
with something to spare, in the fast time of 2:09 ' .

8UMMAHT.
Same Day— Handicap Stake; free for all; ?2f> entrance, 5*10 declaration,
9200 added. 860 to second, third to save stake; dash of one ami | qxuxU c
miles; weights to bo announced Monday, April 3D, at 8 p.m.; declara-
tion Tuesday, May 1, at 12 m.
John Mackev's b g Duke of Monday, by Monday— Demirep, 4

yrs., 100 lbs (Kelly) 1

Stemler & Ayers* ch g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker— Puss, 6

yrs.. 119 lbs (Duffy) 2

J & H C. Judson's ch m May D, by Wildidle— Nettle Brown,

'5 yra., 100 lbs (Kennedy) 3

1 Time-2:09 .

This was the second downfall of the afternoon, and when
the next race was summoned there was an army of "plung-
ers" making frantic efforts to recover a few of the lost dollars.
It was a selling race in which Maria F and Belshaw wore the
starters. The latter had twelve pounds off. Maria F an al-
lowance of eight pounds. In the pools Maria F rated at

$100, the other from 517 to $21. The buyers of the favorite
appeared to thiuk that it was like picking up money, and
though it proved that they were in a measure right at several
stages of the race, they were quaking at the danger of mak-
ing another losing. The start was even, Maria F having the
inside. They passed the stand with Belshaw slightly in the
lead, and the first semicircle was done without any variation.
It was neck and neck down the back stretch and nose and
nose on the next half circle. Iu the straight run home both
jockeys were driving. At the seven-furlong pole Maria F had
a length the advantage, when again Belshaw came, and an-
swering gamely had his head on her shoulder as they passed
under the wire in 2:11 J.

SUMMARY.

Same Day— Selling race; purse ?17">, of which R2() to second horse; en-
trance free; da.sh of one aud a quarter milts; horses entered to be sold
for $lt000 to carry their entitled weight; two pounds allowed for each
SniU nuder that valuation, horses entered for over $1,000 to carry thrij©
pounds over entitled weight for each 3100 above thai valuation.
John Mackey's ch f Maria F, by Leinster— Flush, -i years,

scuo, 1U5 lba (Kelly) 1

J. & H. Judson's b g Belshaw, by Wildidle— by Hoxculi

years, $4uu, 110 lbs (Kennedy) 3

Time— 2:U4.

The closing race was the one which was anticipated with
the most interest. In it Joe Howell met Jim Douglas, and
there was an impression that it would be stubbornly fought.
The distance was heats of three-quarters of a mile, Douglas
carrying 120 pounds, Howell 117 pounds. Duffy was on
Howell, Howson guided Douglas. The pools started at $00
on Howell to $50 on Douglas, and with trilling variations up
to the start for the first heat. The start was as good as could
be, Douglas having the inside, though old Joe soon deprived
him of this advantage and had a lead of a clear length at the
half-mile pole, that quarter being run in 24;] seconds. From
there the heat was more in doubt, and though Douglas made
several attempts to close, he was unequal to the task, Howell
winning by three lengths in the very fast time of 1 :14£. Tak-
ing the weight earned and the strong breeze into considera-
tion, this is as great a performance as has ever been made,
and so thought the bettors, and, furthermore, reasoning that
Joe could not be beaten, threw their money into the box at
the odds of $100 on their favorite to $17 on Douglas. There
were few to squander the lesser amount, most of those who
invested doing so from a desire to "hedge" their former bets.
The second heat was a surprise, the most stunning of any of
the meeting so full of surprises. The only description neces-
sary is to say that Douglas outran Howell from the start,
never surrendered the lead of two lengths which he got in the
first furlong, winning in 1:15. After this exhibition there
was no lack of supporters on the side of the son of Wildidle,
and the auctioneer and clerks had no spare moments from
their business. The rates ran $200 on Douglas to $100 on
the other, and a great deal of money was staked. There was
another incentive to win. Miss Alma Stuart Stanley author-
ized the announcement that she would present a suit of
clothes to the victor, jacket of gold color, cap of rose, and
that they would be ready for the successful knight of the spur
and snaffle to don the next racing day, Saturday. Douglas
was very fretful at the post, and there was a long delay be-
fore a start could be effected. ■ It might be that the announce-
ment made him nervous, though when the flag fell there was
the nerve to carry him along at a tremendous rate. The
quarter was run in 24 seconds, and though Howell was also
running fast, his younger competitor was too much for him.
Hopes were raised as he closed a trifle of the gap, only to be
dashed into thin air when the finish came, as the chances of
Douglas were never in jeopardy, and he scored the final heat
oi this exciting race in 1:15?, . As this gives Howson the gold
and rose in place of the orange, which has faded into a dull
yellow, he was warmly congratulated on his double and glo-
rious victory.

SUMMARY.

Same day— Purse of 5200, of which 550 goes to second horse; three-
quarters of a mile and repeat; free for all.
Densdale & Howson's b h Jim Douglas, by Wildidle —

by Norfolk, 5 years, 120 lbs (Howson) 2 1 1

Stemler k Ayres' b g Joe Howell, by Bonnie Scotland

—Eva Shepherd, aged, 117 lbs (Duffy) 1 2 2

Time, 1-lib. 1:15, 1:15$.

The Kentucky Derby.

The Courier-Journal in a recent interview with several
Louisville racing experts decided that Leonatus could not win
the Kentucky Derby. It was said that he had been asked
to go a mile and a quarter, and that although he ran the mile
in 1:49, he was 2:19 doing the mile and a quarter. On the
strength of this Major Thomas' Queen Ban has been selected
to carry off the honors, although the Derby never has as yet
been won by a filly. But, as one of the gentlemen observed:
"There was no reason why it shouldn't be." Later Ben
Bruce was seen on the subject, aud although he liked the
Queen's chances, it was evident that he fears Drake Carter.
He says:

"I believe Green Morris expects great things from nisoolt,
and I'll tell you why. You know he bought both Fellowplay
and Drake Carter from F. B. Harper. Both horses are out
of Platina, but Fellowplay is by Longfellow aud the other by
Ten Broeck. Last summer he told Harper he wanted thu
refusal of the next colt out of Plotiua and permission to se-
lect the sire. Harper promised this. In Febmary Harper
wrote Morris about the matter, but received no answer.
Since then, however, the Ten Broeck colt has been running
at New Orleans aud Memphis aud displayed wonderful
powers, and a second letter from Harper was answered a few
Says ago by the request that the mare be bred to Ten Broeck
by all mean.. Bo yon see that in spite of the success Morris
has had with Fellowplay he evidently prefers Drake Carter
and thinks him a better horse."

<■ lie won the Cotton Handicap very easily to-day? said
the reporter.

"Yes, and it was a wonderful performance; 2:4.*:$ over a
heavy track is evidence of pretty fino work, I tell you.
Drake Carter has another advantage over las rivals in the
Derby. He will go into the race a seasoned horse. He has
run in very good company, sin. we. i excellent ,1
has the prestige of several victories, and will pro\
one to beat. " ,

" How are the horses up in tho Bluegrrss? asked the re-

P°" All in good form, as far as I kuow, except Cardinal Mc-
Oloskey. He is about plaved out, aud I don't think will do
much of anything this season. Why. [mogene, I understand,
ran away from. him the other day with the greatest ease— aud
you know she's no good on earth.

Among the winners at Newmarket on tho 6)
Craven meeting was the Duke oi Hamilton's th
filly Xatica, bv Preakuess. She won the Bus
82 pounds, from four others with the odds at i
her.

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May 5

Oregon Turf Gossip.

What will be done in Oregon is a question that has been
asked of us every day for the last week. Here we have as
good a track as can be found in the State, excepting the Baker
City spring-board, over which horses can always make faster
time than they can anywhere else, and which is something
like the California tracks on which horses stop the watch at
figures that cause men to believe them world-beaters, until
they take them East and then find out that they can only
beat second-raters under the most liberal allowances by the
handicapper. The horse that can run in 1:45* at City View
can do his mile in 1:43 at Baker City or Oakland, to say noth-
ing of the Bay District track at San Francisco, where they
make it so hard that but few horses run a second race over
it. To its hard, unyielding soil must be attributed the break-
ing down of Wildidle, Grinstead, Waterford, Thad Stevens,
and last, but by far the handsomest of all, the Ohio horse,
Hock Hocking. No Oregon performance has yet been deemed
sufficiently marvelous to warrant a horse being taken East on
the strength of it. When Trade Dollar ran her two miles in
3:35£ at Baker City, finishing so easily that every person who
saw the race was satisfied she could have done it in 3:32, we
urged Joe Crabb to take her East and run her in the winter
races at New Orleans, Mobile or Savannah, and breed her to
Longfellow in the spring. Old Joe laughed and asked us if
we thought she could win anywhere else in the world. He
was at first inclined to doubt the track being a full mile, but
subsequently saw it measured and found to be 1,761 yards
and 2 feet in length. The nest year Trade Dollarwon five or
six races at East Portland and Salem, but never got below
3:40 in any of her two-mile runs. Horses that have run in
1:44* at Sacramento come up here and get beaten in 1:48£,
notably Twenty-One and Frank Hastings. The homebred
stables are not yet large enough and there has been no influx
of stock from other States to fill the fist as in 1S7S, when L.
G. Dubois and Nathan Coombs, between them, sold some six-
teen or twenty head of thoroughbreds to various purchasers.
It was out of this diffusion of fine blood throughout the State
that "Walla Walla was enabled to give the best three-year-old
race that has been run north of the Siskiyous up to the pres-
ent writing. Now we have no new importations, and the
young things have not yet begun to come along. Thos. H.
Tongue has a two-year-old by Glen Dudley out of Lucy Ash-
ton by Waverly, her dam being Annie Laurie, by Yincent
Nolte. The latter mare was the dam of the noted two-mile
horse Locust Post by Melbourue. U. Jarred of Umatilla
county has also a two-year-old by Dr. Lindsay out of Jewel
by Lo'di. Jewel was own sister to Buth Ryan, the dam of
Billy Coombs, who won the Oregon cup at the last State fair.
The Baskett estate still retains possession of old Des Chutes,
now six years old, and on9 of the speediest horses ever foaled
in this State. If he has not lost his wonderful gait by his
trip to Montana he will still be a dangerous customer from
half a mile up to three miles. The same parties have a colt
by Humboldt, out of Novice by Norfolk, which is pronounced
to be as game as old Butralph and a good deal faster. John
Young, better known as "The Pony," has a two-year-old by
Dr. Lindsay, out of Rosa Mansfield by Bivoli, which is con-
sidered the finest colt about Walla Walla. He also has from
the same mare a yearling by Lodi, and the old mare is now
in foal to Patsy Duffy. Georgia A is the property of Joe
Lamar, but he has never bred her to any horse that was her
equal in beauty or purity of lineage. The City View Park is
being put in splendid order for the spring training by the
lessees, Messrs. Buchtel and Lindsey. No other track in
America has more beautiful surroundings, and by July there
will be a line of street cars to carry passengers right to the
gates of the track, besides which there will be the old trip by
steamboat from the front of Morrison street. Now there is
plenty of money in that track for the proprietors if they con-
duct matters properly, and not a quarter of a dollar if they
don't. If they permit drivers and riders who have been
ruled off elsewhere to come upon that track and drive or ride
horses in races under their management, they cannot expect
decent people to come on their track a second time. But if
they exclude the jobbers and their followers, then they may
look for a prosperous season. They do not propose to give
any meeting of five or six days' duration, but to -give races on
Wednesday and Saturday of each week during the entire
month of July. This we regard as a much better plan. — Ore-

gonian.

♦

English and American Weights.

The racing public and indeed most American turfmen labor
under an error as to the weights carried by most English
horses in the races they win. With the exception of stakes
and races exclusively for two and three-year-olds, the English
horses who win carry a less amount of weight than American
horses, notwithstanding we hear so much about the heavy
English scale of weights, and the necessity of raising our
own. Many Americans are caught by the glamour of some-
thing English and foreign and never stop to investigate the
matter.

Most of the important English and Continental races, out-
side of two and three-year-old stakes, are handicaps or races
with penalties and allowances, and as a rule — with few ex-
ceptions— are won by the light or medium-weighted horses.

We firmly believe that 110 pounds on two and three-year-
olds in this country, over dirt tracks, run around sharp
turns, is fully equal to the English scale of 122 pounds on
their comparative by straight courses on the soft turf.

To illustrate the matter so that the merest tyro can under-
stand it, we will take four races run at Jerome Park and four
run in England — the Fordham Handicap, one and a quarter
miles, and the Jockey Club Handicap, two miles, correspond-
ing with the City and Suburban Handicap, about one and a
quarter miles, and the Great Metropolitan Stakes Handicap,
about two and a quarter miles, all run in the spring of the
year. The Fordham Handicap has been run fifteen times
and the average weight carried by the winner is 106 2-15
pounds. The Jockey Club Handicap has been run sixteen
times, and the average weight carried by the winner is 110
3-16 pounds. The City and Suburban Handicap has been
run thirty-three times; the average weight carried by the
winner is 05 2-33 pounds. The Great Metropolitan Stakes
hasbeen run thirty-eight times; the average weight carried
by the winner is 02 24-38 pounds.

Now take the Manhattan Handicap, a mile and a quarter,
and the Grand National Handicap, two miles and a quarter,
run in the fall, and corresponding with the Combridgeshire
Handicap, 1 mile and 240 yards, and the Cesarewitch Stakes
Kandicap, 2 mi'.es, 2 furlongs and 28 yards, also run in the
fall. The Manhattan Handicap has been run sixteen times;
>.ne average weight of the winners is 106 1-16 pounds. The
"trand National Handicap has been run seventeen times; the
:werag« weight carried by the winners is 108 12-17 pounds.

"he Cambridgeshire Handicap has been run forty-four times;

io average weight of the winner is 99 17-44 pounds. The
CeBarawitoh has been run forty-four times; the average
weight of the winners is 96 31-44 pounds.

It will be seen by the above that the Fordham Handicap
winners carried seven pounds more than the corresponding
English races for the City and Suburban; the Jockey Club
Handicap winners some eighteen pounds more than the cor-
responding winners of the Great Metropolitan Stakes; Man-
hattan Handicap winners seven pounds more than winners
of the Cambridgeshire Handicap, and winners of the Grand
National Handicap twelve pounds more than winners of the
Cesarewitch Stakes Handicap. Now this is a great difference,
more especially when you come to consider the difference in
the courses, the English comparatively straight and on the
turf, while those at Jerome are on deep ground and one of
the most devious, crooked and trying courses in America. —

Live Stock Record.

♦

The Turf at Chico.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Since my last there has
been but one ripple of excitement among the horse fanciers
of this city, and that was a match between Roanoke and
Fred Ackerman. The following is the

BUMMABY.

Chico, April 28, 1883; match race forS40 a Bide; mile heats, beat 2 in 3

J. T. Mcintosh's b g Fred Ackerman, (pacer) 1 1

Chas. Sherman's b g Roanoke, (trotter) 2 2

Time, 2:42i,2:40.

Same Day, sweepstakes $— .

Barney Simpson's b m Verona, by Alexander 3 1 1

Jas. Hasty's bl m Blue Belle.by Prompter, 3 yrs 1 2 2

Thos. Hendrick's ch in Angelina, byOphir, -I yrs 2 3 3

[Our correspondent failed to report the time. — Ed.]

Occasional.

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Trotting1 at Vallejo.

Saturday, April 28, 1883; match trot, $50 a side; one mile.

Frank Denio's Blacksmith Boy 1

C. Conger's Sorr*>l Dick 2

Time, 3:46i.

Same Day — Premium aset of harness valued at $50; mile heats, three
in five.

Owner's Blacksmith Boy 3 2 1 3 1 1

Owner's Minnie Warren 2 12 12 3

Owner's Red Robin 4 3 3 2 3 ro

Owner's X rank 1 4 dr

Time, 3:03, 2:57, 2:56, 3:05, 2:55, 2:37.

Frank Herdic as a Jehu.

Among the features of the July meeting at City View Park,
Portland, will be a double team trotting stake with four or
five probable starters.

E. J. Turner of Hollister has two Norman-Fercheron
mares which he claims are the only pure bred mares of the
kind in the State. As far as our knowledge goes the claim is
true.

FISH.

Last Sunday the fishing along the Saucelito shore was fine
In the vicinity of Lime Point a large number of rock-cod
were taken. At Point Diablo the fishers from the city were
rewarded for their pains by getting a good supply of sea
trout and cabersones. Many of both these fish weighed
three pounds. In the vicinity of this point J. E. Shane and
Mr. Ward caught over thirty-five pounds of these fish to-
gether with rock-cod. Fishermen look for a run of blue
perch about the second week of May. The fishing during
the coming week ought to be fair, though not quite so good
as at more favorable conditions of the tide.

Last Sunday a party of four gentlemen from this city,
Messrs. Gns Lion, Bothe, Jobson and Sellers, took a trip to
the foot of Mount Hamilton for the purpose of making a
good catch of trout. In this they were successful, and to
use the language of Mr. Sellers, "We caught a very large

number of d small fish," which shows in a nutshell the

result of their trip.

Some fishermen out at Point Diablo caught in their nets a
very large eel that weighed over five pounds. This eeL
though not very long, was very large and chuffy and had a
head like an English bulldog with an undershot lower jaw.
Both jaws were armed with formidable rows of sharp teeth.

It has been generally understood that the Lagunitas creek
is entirely fished out, but a few days ago Messrs. C. D. and
Ed Ladd spent two days up there fishing, and were rewarded
by catching 200 fair-sized trout.

A few days ago Dr. Bogert, while fishing on the Saucelito
shore, caught a regular sea terrapin on the beach.

YACHTING.

The Pacific Yacht club will observe openingday to-morrow.
The following orders for the cruise have been issued by Com-
modore Philip Caduc: Yachts will assemble on Front street
at 12 m. At 12:15 p. m. a gun will be fired by the Commo-
dore, at which signal the yachts will prepare to get under
way. At 12:30 p. m. a second gunwill be fired by the com-
modore, at which signal the yachts will get under way. The
course will be around Mission Kock, passing same on east
side, returning on the west; thence along the city front to
the anchorage off the clubhouse, old Saucelito, where they
will occupy positions most convenient to each. Yachts will
immediately dress ship upon coming to anchor. Yachts will
observe gan-fire from flag-ship, for hauling down and hoist-
ing colors, at sundown and at 8 a. m. Yachts of the clubwill
carry the club flag. Other vessels occupying the fleet are re-
spectfully requested to comply with these orders. On Satur-
day members and guests will take the 1:30 p. m. Saucelito
ferry and return at 7:30 p. m. On Sunday the yachts will
leave Saucelito at 11 a. m. and sail in squadron along the city
front to Hunter's Point, returning along the city front to Fort
Point, thence to anchorage at the club house at Saucelito.

Names Claimed.

Regulator, for my bay colt foaled April 25, with left hind
foot white; by Mr. Learned's Reliance, son of Alexander, by
Geo. M. Patchen Jr., dam Frankie Eaton by Whipple's Ham-
bletonian; second dam Mary Fish by General Taylor; third
dam by Belmont; fourth dam by Easton's David Hill. —Ben
E. Harris.

H. R. Covey, for my light bay colt, right hind foot white,
foaled April 10, 1883 ; by Steinway; first dam Katie G. by
electioneer ; second dam by Niagara (sire of Chas Crocker
mare, Stark's Lady Hoag and Cobb, record 2:31); third dam
Fanny Wickham by imported Herald ; fourth dam by im-
ported Trustee ; fifth dam by imported Barefoot ; sixth dam
by Sir Archy ; seventh dam by Florizel ; eighth dam by im-
ported Aldermay. — Samttel Gamble, Sup't Horse Depart-
ment, Cook Farm, Danville.

Mr. F. L. Herdio made a flying visit to Gotham lately, and
on telling him what a deuoe of a furore his story of "A Trip
to Texas " had created among the grand army of pool buyers,
I added: "Now that you have such high form as a man of
letters, I feel sure some of your exploits on the turf must be
well worth relating."

"All this is very gratifying," replied the Great American
Pool-seller; "but where does my three per oe at come in?
However, I will trust you, "said he, with a serious face, but
merry twinkle in his eye, " and give my early experience in
trotting horses, without having it copyrighted.. So trot out
your stenographic machine, to follow me fast, for your time
is short. I cannot nor will not go on with the story after I
get the word ' to bed.' "

"Young Andrew Jackson was the first horse I owned who
could fill the Cockney's description of a fast trotter — 'A mile
in three minutes, fifteen miles an hour, and surroundin' ob-
jects rendered inwisible by hextreme welocity.1 He was by
Vernol's Black Hawk out of a Seely's American Star mare.
When I traded for him he was five years old, and had passed
through secondary horse distemper, and complaints enough
to kill a mule, but he survived, and showed a Star gait; so,
of course, must make a trotter. Well, I, like all other young
horse owners, got the racing fever bad, and gave him his first
lessons myself „by speeding him with any and everybody who
would start up on the road. As that kind of education didn't
improve his speed, I put him in the stud, and afterwards took
an older head into my confidence — Mr. James Clark of Will-
iamsport, Pa. — who handled him, and we made our debut in
a 3:00 race, at a little town called Lewisburg. Blind Tom
was the favorite over the whole field — $5 to $3 was about the
clip. I bought about two fields; wanted to be game, of
course; and, as luck would have it, my horse won light off
the reel, in 2:44, 2:43 and 2:41£. A thousand cheers rang in
my ears, a hundred burly farmers slapped me on the back,
and as many more shook both my hands. Such hearty con-
gratulations were too much for me. I was bursting with im-
portance. I wore a tall hat, and it rose still higher, resting
on about two hairs, and I was probably the best-feeling man
in Pennsylvania. I would not sell Andrew Jackson for
$4,000. Oh, no ! I had so many offers that I lettered his
blanket, 'Not for sale.5 On the strength of his victory, he
served lots of mares at $50, and, after the spring season,
there was a stallion race at Corning, N. Y., and as it didn't
suit me to let him stand idle, I put him in it, and now felt
equal to the task of steering him myself. I won it, hands
down. The next year I trotted him three races at Clearfield,
and won two of them. Afterwards trotted him a number of
races against old Sorrel Dan, and then stood him until he
died, full of years and honors.

" My next adventure was Little Rachel, a large, watch-
eyed, homely mare, a head like a fiddle, but plenty of
strength to carry it, and could draw two men in a wagon in
2:40. When I bought her in Philadelphia she could justbeat
3:00, so they said, but about 2:35 was her measure and no
slacking up or comingback. The fun began when I put her
in a home race at Williamsport. There were four of us in it,
and, as the pool-seller was on hand, we had some caucusing
around to play winner. I, of course, being a square man,
told them I didn't know whether my old mare could stand it
to go three heats or not. They, therefore, left'me out' and, as
usual, played 'a ringer' from Lockhaven. I kept my own
counsel, merely instructing a confidential friend to quietly
buy Rachel cheap. I just dropped inside the flag the first
heat, and Mr. Lockhaven won it so easy he was then heavily
backed against the field. Sol kept my man buying that end.
Next heat I rested the same way, Jack Phillips style, and the
pride of Lockhaven kind of quit, forcing one of the com-
bination to win it. Then, as Charley Perkins would say, 'I
think there is going to be a shift, ' and sure enough, there
was, for they pooled on the winner of the last heat to save
their money, and went in deeper on him, giving long odds,
for hand't they a sure thing? But I gave my agent mere
money, and told, him to keep buying the field. WhenI found
the money was all in, I set sail for the third heat and just won
it by half a length under the whip. " She's done, " wisely
said the knowing party, and nearly every one in the orowd
who saw the finish believed she was sure to shut up before
the end of the next heat. Rachel and I laughed in our
sleeves for we knew better, and I kept my man at the slaugh-
ter-house, now buying her for choice at §10 against $25 for
the field, and few pools esoaped him.

"I nailed the fourth heat the same way as the other, by a
short length. Then the crowd began to hover around Little
Rachel, and the leaders of the pool gang who had laid against
her took me to the far corner of a distant box-stall, and with
an anxious countenance, the spokesman said:

" Why, Frank, you don't want to win this race, do you?
We are all wrong. From what you said we thought your
mare was of no account, so now what will you do to keep us
from going overboard ? '"

" Win if you can;my wife and friends are all here anxious
to see Rachel go to the front. "

" Well," he says, in a puffing way, "we can beat you, but
would rather have it dead sure, and will divide pools and
purse with you."

" You left me out at the start; I can't agree to lose it now.
You have no one to blame but yourselves.

" They went off disconsolate and made my old family mare
the favorite, $25 to $10, I stopped buying then, and made up
my mind to down them all, so I let her go an easy heat, and
she, to all intents and purposes, deliberately quit, barely
saving her distance. They raised a great hurrah, and poked
fun at me, saying:

' ' You ought to have taken our offer, and made sure money;
you can't beat anybody with such a dub."

"You'll soon have the boot on the other leg, my gentle-
men, thinks I, as they rushed madly to the butcher shop,
blowing in all their remaining cash against Rachel, and my
man was right there, like Johnny at the rat-hole, buying her
for $5 and $6 against $25 for the other two, only three being
allowed to start for the sixth heat. They were very tired, but
my mare was as fresh as a daisy, and won the race in hollow
style.

"There were sounds of revelry that night at the Herdic
mansion, but, strange to say, the sports felt very sad.

" My next experience was with Mr. Charles Doble, who
had a dun horse from Philadelphia, by Frank Pierce, that
could trot in about 2:38. Charley was very fresh, and made
a match for $50 a side, giving me my choice of horses the
next day, so I put up, of course, and I told him I would de-
cide at the post which I would drive. I did not give him a
chance to water his horse in case I made up my mind to
drive him. So the next day came, and I looked his horse all
over, and then I flipped up a copper, and it came down for
me to drive my old mere, and away we went, and I won four
heats to get three— he kicked about my yelling at Rachel,
and they took a heat away from me."— Wilkes* Spirit.

1883

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THE KENNEL.

The Bench Show.

The dog show is a thing of the past; Union hall no longer
resounds with the yelx^s and howls of hundreds of dogs, all
offering a noisy protest against the change of quarters from
their master's kennels to a bench in a dog show. The judges
hare done all their work, given their decisions and retired to
private life and the peaceful avocations of their usual busi-
ness, where the howls of the disappointed exhibitors and the
loud mouthed assertions of the "kickers" cannot reach
them. On the whole the show was moderately successful,
and has at least served some good ends. It has certainly
awakened public attention to the breeding of fine dogs and.
many gentlemen whose exhibits were beaten acknowledged
defeat in a manly way, but promised to send abroad for bet-
ter stock to ensure success in the future. The masses of
the people who generally speak of dogs simply as dogs and
know no difference between a mongrel and a blue blood have
had their eyes opened to a sense of the fact that there are
dogs and dogs, and have been given a good opportunity to
learn what were the best types of every breed. The judges
met the fate of all bench show judges. Each and every one
of them has incurred the ire of some indignant loser who
could see none but points of merit in his own dog, nor any
but bad points in those of his opponents. Likely enough the
judges made some blunders, it would indeed be strange if
they were perfect, but it is none the less a fact that the com-
plaints always came from those who had no ground for com-
plaint, while those about whose dogs a doubt might exist took
the awards as gentlemen should and made no complaints.
The withdrawal of W. Aiken from judging the terriers at the
last moment was most unfortunate. The work had to be done
and was finally forced on one who already had his hands full.
A brief hour was all the time he could spare to pass on the
merits of some forty odd dogs and this gave the losers appar-
ent cause for dissatisfaction. Another trouble was the many
errors in the catalogue and the more grievous errors of ex-
hibitors who entered their dogs in the wrong classes. Thus,
Newfoundland and St. Bernard dogs were mixed in almost
inextricable confusion, one big dog of the Great Dane breed
with a touch of mastiff about his head was classed as a
bloodhound. Dogs were shown that wer« not on the cata-
logue and dogs on the catalogue were not in the show, their
places being tilled by other animals which, in some cases,
were mistaken for the original animals.

The list of awards in the various classes is as follows:
Foxhound Dog— First prize— 406— Prof. E. P. Heald's
Kacky (imported); H. C— 462— J. M. Bassford's Nip, black,
•white and tan, sire T. Tunstead's Dash, dam Fannie. There
were seven entries in this class, which -was none of the best,
and with the exception of the winner showed too much of
the heavy sleuth-hound or staghound stock, good for hunting
deer but not up to the standard demanded for animals used
to go thirteen miles an hour across country and carry a cold
scent.

Foxhound Bitch— Second, J. M. Bassford's Judy; V. H. C,
Fritch & Martin's Juliet; H. C, J. M. Bassford's Tuc. Of
the six entries in this class all were too heavy, and none were
thought worthy of first by the judges.
Foxhound Puppy — No prizes.

Greyhound Dog— First, J. J. Murphy's Stonewall Jackson;

second, T. J. Cronin's Chicopee; V. H. C, W. Lane's Ruler.

Greyhound Bitch — First, Kobert Leach's Young Minnetta;

second, John Dugan's Lady Newark; V. H. 5., Thomas

"VVaite's Fly; V. H. C, James Henderson's Gypsy.

Greyhound Puppies — First, J. F. Carroll's Master Tarpey.
The greyhounds were a fair lot, but not as good a representa-
tion of the keunels of this coast as was expected in the
show. Stonewall Sackson is by Monarch from Joe Franklin's
old blue dog Speculation, dam Plaice's Branch. He has not
been very successful on the coursing field, but has made as
good single races as any dog in the State. Young Minetta is
by White Cloud and an unnamed dam. Master Tarpey is by
Monarch — Judge Pennie's Jemima, and is really a splendid
specimen of a greyhound pup.

Scotch Deerhound Dog — Capt. A. J. Hutchinson's Sheik,
cream, sire Shah, dam Haidee (imported), four years. Sheik is
as grand a specimen of a dog as ever graced a show bench.
He is very big; his only fault is a trifle of heaviness in excess
of the graceful lines popularly accorded to the deerhound,
but he is a dog that, single-handed, could master deer, wolf
or kangaroo, and in speed could compete with the finest grey-
hound ever bred. Sheik is good euough to take first prize in
any company.

English Setter Dog— V. H. C, D. E. Goodman's Bob; H.
C, John de Vaull's Bill. These are fine specimens of the
English setter, and it was rather a surprise that no awards
of prizes were made.

English Setter Bitch — V. H. 0., M. D. Goodman's Daisy
G; H. C, John de Vaull's Beauty. The same surprise was
shown about these awards as about the dogs, only more so.

Llewellin or Field-Trial Dog — Second, O. K. Hopkins'
Coin II. Coin II is a heavy, homely looking dog, with little
grace, but doubtless possessing fine field qualities. The com-
petition was narrowed down to two, all the dogs not direct
descendants from Duke — Bhoebe being excluded from the
class by the judges.

Llewellin Setter or Field-Trial Bitch— First, E. H. Farmer's
Queen; first, H. D. Bartlett's Bob Roy; second, T. R. Jacob's
Fannie; V. H. C, H. D. Bartlett's California Rose. This
class was so good and competition so close that two first
prizes were given — a novel plan of getting out of a difficulty.
Queen is by Belton— Belle. Rob Roy is by Miller's Joe —
Queen.

Llewellin or Field-Trial Puppies — First, E. H. Farmer's
Marks; first, D. M. Pyle's Daisett; second, H. A. May-
hew's Mars; H. C, R. W. Martin's Bess, S. F. Martin's Jim
Budd, J. B. Martin's Chispa. Marks is by Drake — Queen,
Daisett by Regent— Daisy.
English Setter Puppies— No prize. H. C, W. Martin's

Irish Setter Dog— First, H. M.Briggs' Race Jr.; second, R.
W. Hill's Nemo; V. H. C, Samuel Austin's Irish setter dog;
H. C, George Kammerer's Flash.

Irish Setter Bitch — First prize — 360 — H. C. Chipman's
Beatrice; second prize— 385— H. M. Briggs' Fern; V. H. C—
451— Frank G. Abell's Red Bess; 483— P. J. Smith's Queen;
H. C, W. Hearst's Kate II. The Irish setters were the best
class of sporting dogs in the show, especially the bitches,
than which a finer lot cannot be found in America. Kate II
is a three-time prize winner in England; recently imported.
Geo. Kammerer's Flash, a fine, though small dog, got no
mention.

Gordon Setter Dog— First prize— 355— Dr. H. C. Davis'
Duke; H. C— 491— J. S. Van Doren's Patsy ; second prize,
F. A. Taft's Dorr.

Gordon Setter Bitch— First prize— 425— C. Krumback's
Nellie; second prize— 511— T. J. O'Keefe'a and S. L. Abbott's
Peggy.

Gordon Setter Puppies — First prize — 376 — E. N. Under-
wood's Fanny; second prize — i96 — W. W. Morrison's Pro-
fessor. The Gordons were an average lot, most of them be-
ing rather undersized and more remarkable for field qualities
than for show points. The color of Duke was rather dull.

Laverack Setter Dog — First, E. L. Mayberry'sDuu; second,
J. C. Nealon's Dick.

Laverack Setter Bitch — First, Henry Payot's Cleopatra.
Laverack Setter Puppies— Second, John De Vaull's Royal
Duke; V. H. C, E. L. Mayberry's Topsy.

Nealon's Dick is from a Belton-Belle bitch and only about
one-half Laverack.

Royal Duke is not pure and it is" doubtful if any of the
other so-called Laveracks are straight. Yale's dog did not
appear for exhibition.

Pointer Dog — First prize — 524 — G. W. Bassford's Ranger
Boy; V. H. C— 354— R. E. Bell's Jack.

Pointer Bitch — First prize — 526 — G. W. Bassford's Gracie
Bow. Second prize — 524 — G. \V. Bassford's Josie Bow.

Pointer Puppies — First prize — 359 — George H. Peabody's
Victor Bow; second prize — 350 — H. A. Bassford's Butte Bow;
V. H. C— 441— J. M. Bassford's Keno Bow; V. H. C; Gen-
eral G. B. Cosby's Bow Jr.

The pointers were poor except Bassford's lot. Why Bow
Jr. got a V. H. C. is an enigma, for he is a very poor speci-
men.

King Charles Spaniel Dog — No award.

Irish Water-Spaniel Dog — First prize — 407 — Albert Miller's
Dash; second prize — 391 — A. W. Havens' Roger; H. C. — 477
— C. A. Story's Ben.

English Water-Spaniel Bitch — First prize— 320— John
Strueven's Nellie.

Cocker Spaniels — First prize — 440 — Miss V. Rutter's Kid-
dleawink.

English Retrievers — First prize — 358 — C. A. Thilo'sCurley;
second prize — 387 — E. H. Fritch's Bob.

English Retriever Bitches — First prize — 374: — John N.
Koerner's Nigger: second prize — 450 — Nell; V, H. C. — 442 —
James Lawler's Juno.

All the spaniel classes were small and not particularly fine
in quality. The first-prize retriever dog is a fine specimen,
perfect in points and only a trifle deficient in siza.

The non-sporting classes were marked by great unevenness,
some few very fine specimens, and more animals of dubious
origin.

Newfoundlands — First prize — 513 — Dover ; second prize,
V. H. C, S. Stuhr's Dick^ There was not much to choose
between first and second, Dover gaining in symmetry what
he lacked in size.

Bitches — First prize — 316 — Flora. Flora took first prize
in 1881, and is such a fine animal that the competition was
only nominal.

St. Bernards — First prize — 353 — M. L. Stangroom's Lion;
second prize— 394— Hy M. Norton's Jack; V. H. C— 319 —
William H. J. Mathew's Ponto. Lion is a fine
specimen of the Alpine spaniel. A red, tawny
clear through, in shape the pattern of old Barry and only
unlike that dog in that he lacks the distinguishing white
mark on the face. His hind quarters were a trifle weak, but
he was away ahead of all competitors.

BjGreat Danes — First prize, A. B. Spreckels' Diana; second,
O. Tolle's Baton. Diana is a pure specimen of the breed and
one of the finest seen in California.
Great Dane Puppies — First prize, O. Tolle's Major.
Mastiff Dogs or Bitches — First, James Henderson's Juno;
second, W. T. Pettegrew's Sport. It was no easy task to de-
cide between these dogs. Sport has the best coat and head
but lost the first place on account of his clumsy chest and
short legs. The bitch is a fine upstanding animal almost
perfect in form and symmetry, but rather off as regards color
and markings.

Mastiff Pups — First, T. F. McNamara's Queen (imported).
Russian Terrier Dog or Bitch — First prize, W. Boger's
Sabbak (imported); second, S. Ambler and J. H. D'Arcy's
Nell; V. H. C, F. Boegler's Lion. All these dogs are fine
specimens of a rare breed. Huge, grand fellows with enor-
mous heads and immense legs, they looked the finest class in
the show; but the winner, both in coat, color and size was, far
the best of them all.
Scotch Colley — First prize— Jas. McNab's Max.
Bitch — W. J. Callingham's Gypsy.

Dalmatian dog— First, Dr. E. H. Woolsey's Spot; V. H. C,
same owners Speck.

Dalmatian bitch — First, J. A. Kelly's Nellie Dodge; second,
H. B. Slocum's Ruby. This was a fine class, all the dogs shown
being above the average. Ruby lost on account of her spots
being less clear than those of Nellie. In other points the pair
were equal.

Bull Terrier Dog— First, L. T. Ewen's Pete; second, D.
Shannon's Paddy. Wallace not entered for competition.
This award was very unsatisfactory to many good judges.
Pete's uoat is rough and harsh and he looks as if he had
some cross of a split haired fox terrier, but he is a well shaped
dog, with clean limbs, fine mouth and head and symmetri-
cal body. Paddy labored under the double disadvantage of
being undersized, weighing only ten pounds, and having a
poor color. He is not a fine specimen of a dog and no matter
how the award might have been made it would have been
open to criticism. Wallace was the only pure bull terrier
shown and he was not in for competition.

Bull Terrier Bitches— First, J. W. OrndofTs Gypsy (im-
ported); Second, J. F. Carroll's Fly; V. H. C, J. B. Lewis'
Jennie; V. H. C, Jas. Crowley's Fannie. Many good judges
claimed that second should have been given to S. McCor-
mick's Fly, a white and brindle, weighing thirty-eight
pounds.

Bull Terrier Dog Pup— First, W. Z. Tiffany's Spring (im-
ported); Second, D. F. Crowley's Tonie.

Bull Terrier Bitch Pup— First, C. H. Jouett's Bess (im-
ported). Again the award caused complaint. The friends
of Tonie claimed that he should have taken first. As Tonie
is by a bitch more than two-thirds bull, it is not clear why he
should have preference over a fine terrier with an established
ancestry of fine bull terriers.

Bull Bitch— First, A. B. Truman's Sallie McCIellan.
Skye Terrier Dog — First, Robert Brace's Fido.
Skye Terrier Bitch — First, W. Hearst's Blue Bonnet (im-
ported).

Fox Terrier Dog — First, James Boyd's Dandy.
Yorkshire Terrier Dog — First, B. Kenny's Prince; second,
George Stevens' Prince.

Yorkshire Terrier Bitch— First, Thomas Connor's Flip; sec-
ond, Thomas A. Hall's Minnie.

Dandy Dinmont — Thomas Connor's, No. 409.
Toy Terrier— First, John Walden's Tooteey.
Black-and-tan Terrier Bitch — First, C. H. Annis' Lilly.
Pug Dog— First, M. H. McAllister's Toby.
Japanese Pug Dog— First, John Mongol's Poodle.
Japanese Pug Bitch— First, John Stengel's Mary; second,
R. C. Johnson's Chow Chow.

Italian Greyhound Dog— Jules Dubsmith's Don,
English Poodle— First, Josh Davis' Tommy.

Miscellaneous — First, Mrs. John Zammitt's Manilla poodle
Carrie; second, J. B. Lewis' Laplander Dog Sancho.

Trick Dogs— First, F. A. Taft's Gordon setter Dorr.

Levi's Laplander is a perfect specimen, just as much en-
titled to first as the Manilla poodle, but a decision had to be
made between the pair, and the fair sex got the usual advan-
tage. Mr. Taft's trick Gordon setter Dorr gave such a clever
performance on the stage that all his competitors were
frightened off.

Last Wednesday night when the show closed, Mr. Clem
Dixon, President of the Kennel Club, was presented with a
handsome gold-headed cane.

A Brutal Act.

J. F. Carroll is one of the most enthusiastic breeders of
dogs in the State, and his greyhounds and terriers have won
many victories in the field and on the bench. The fact that
he bred the best bull terrier dog in the State inspired some
evil-minded man or woman to poison it as it lay on the
bench in the dog show, and also to poison a bitch of his get
who had been awarded a second prize. The dog was named
Wallace, imported in 1877 by Norton Fisher. When the fact
that the dogs were poisoned became known a scene of the
most intense excitement ensued. Carroll and Fred Rose,
who owned an interest in Wallace, cried like children, and
many men aud women present also shed tears. Carroll of-
fered $300 reward for the name of the poisoner, J. W. Schaef-
fer added $100, McNeill added another $100, and soon a re-
ward of nearly §1,000 was promised. Up to the time the
Breeder went to press no clue had been found to the poi-
soner, but he or she may rest assured that if money and de-
tective skill can bring out the secret, the courts will deal
with the offender. Had the poisoner been caught in the act
it would have gone hard with the wretch. Wallace was
worth §350 and Fly a less sum.

A Big Dog.

The Riverview Mastiff Kennel, of Clinton, Mass., has jast
imported the fine large mastiff, Sir Anthony, E. K. C. S. B.
10,559. Sir Anthony is a lineal descendant of Lukey's cel-
ebrated Governor, illustrated in Stonehenge's "Dogs of the
British Islands." He stands full thirty-two inches at the
shoulder, and weighs, when in good bench condition, two
hundred pounds. Visitors at the bench show of the West1
minster Kennel Club will have an opportunity of seeing this
magnificent animal. — Forest and Stream.

We think our contemporary has made a mistake. 200
pounds for a mastiff is a little steep; though, of
course, it ie not impossible. Nichols, of Brook Green, Lon-
don, who bred Turk, owned a reddish mastiff, by King — Ve*
nus, who stood thirty-two inches at shoulder and weighed, in
fair condition, 176 pounds. He was called Big Ben and (we
now speak from memory only) took first in puppy class,
Crystal Palace, 1872. Wallace, a dog of the Lymehall breed
(Kingdon's stock), weighed 175 pounds, standing 31A inches.
Colonel Stuart Taylor's big Great Dane, 32J inches, weighed
172 pounds in fair order.

Trc

tting Foals at Palo Alto.

The trotting foals at Palo Alto for 1SS3 are as follows, our

report coming down to April

30:

1883. |

No. [Color and Sex.

Sire.

Dam.

Jan. 13

1

Bay coll

Electioneer.

Lady KUen

,*• 23

2

Colt

Shannon.

Nellie Walker.

" 25

3

Bay filly.

Electioneer.

Mamie C.

" 27

1

•■ it

•< i<

Alvaretta.

Feb. 9

5

■ t t.

Gen. Benton.

Barne's Idol.

" 15

6

n f

Electioneer.

Illinois Maid.

[" 22
" 23

7

Co filly.

Gen. Benton.

May bell.

8

Bay filly.

Electioneer.

Restless.

March 3

9

it .i

Gen. Benton.

Sontag Mohawk.

■i 4

10

ii <i

■« «

Jumatta

" 5

n

Bay colt.

Electioneer.

Clarabell

" 6

12

Brown filly.

Gen. Benton.

Gipsy.

" 10

13

Bay colt.

Electioneer.

Silas Peyton

" 11

14

Bay filly.

Gen. Benton.

Sister to Irene.

" 12

15

Bay colt.

Electioneer.

Prussian Maid.

" 18

16

Bay filly.

Piedmont.

Hattie Crocker.

" 24

17

ii H

" "

Lucetta.

" 24

18

ii t<

Electioneer.

Fidelia.

" 24

19

••

Camilla frsO.

" 26

20

ii ii

■i ■•

Victress.

" 26

21

ti >•

Gen.'Benton.

Lilly.

" 29

22

Ch filly.

Bentonian.

Sontag Dixie.

" 29

23

Dark bay filly.

Geo. Benton.

Glencora.

" 30

24

Light bay filly.

Electioneer.

Maggie Mitchell.

April 1
it 5

25
26

27

Dark hay colt.

ii ii

Israa.
Flushing Belle.

ii 7

Ch filly.

Piedmont.

Laura E«ene.

■i i

28

Bay filly.

Electioneer.

Mayflower.

" 8

29

Ch filly.

Piedmont.

American Girl

" 10

30

Light bay filly.

Electioneer.

Lizzie Collins.

■i u

" 16

31

Bay colt.

Geti. Benton.

Abbie.

32

Dark bay colt.

Electioneer.

Ladv Thora Jr.

" 17

33

Bay colt.

ti u

Monte Belle.

" 17

34

■i ii

Piedmont.

Mariette.

■i ii

35

Bay filly.

" "

Lady Mnrean.

*• 18

36

Ch Ally.

it ii

Lady Lowell.

M 20

37

Light bay filly.

Bentonian.

Nina S.

" 20

38

Bay colt.

Gen. Benton.

Dolly.

■< 20

39

Bay filly.

Juliet.

" 23

40

Bay colt.

■■ M

Alice.

•■ 25
" 25

41

Bijou .

42

Sorrel colt.

<i ■■

Sallie Sontag.

" 27

43

Bay colt.

Bentonian.

Belle.

" 27
" 28

44

■i >t

Elections ir.

Rebecca.

45

Bay filly.

Piedmont.

Beautiful Bells.

" 29
•* 29

46

Gen, Benton.

1. !,■.■.

47

Bay colt.

ti M

May Queen. Flood's

30

48

Brown colt.

Electioneer.

llappy Dream.

A bottle of carbolic acid should bo kept in every farm
house not merely as a disinfectant, but as a wash for wounds
and sores For any purpose it should be dilated with water.
Its cower' to destroy fungus growths makes carbolic acid in-
valuable in pruning orchards of pear, phirn or peach where
bhqht or other disease is suspected. The pruning shears
should be frequently dipped in carbolic acid water.

The struggling young industry of oleomargarine manu-
facture is in trouble. The churning of lard with milkmakes
a vile compound, even worse than that made from beef juct.
The art of coloring to give a June butter tint has also been
learned by the makers of the hog product In the mean time
real dairymen are beriming to hope that the frauds are at last
over-reaching themselves.

The value of wood ashes as a fertilizer is but little appre-
ciated They contain in varying proportions the valuable
mineral pwrpertlee needed by plante. They are especially
valuable for'orehards in bearing, haratB anas yet unex-
oWned effect in perfecting the fruit. It he better to give a
hght dressing of any potash manure every year than to give
large doses at any one time.

To-morrow at the Oakland Trotting Park shooting grounds

a <<75 match will be shot. The. testaita for t]

MessrTjaines, Mnller and Edwards. The s
at twenty-five birds each, 21 yards nsn.
there will probably be pool shooting.

^?8

2£fx* gmder mitt j&pjottematt.

May 5

Jacks and Mules.

In 1S77, Mr. C. F. Spencer of Kentucky, -whose experience
extended over a period of thirty years, wrote a series of let-
ters on the subject of " Jacks and Mule Breeding, " from
which we take the following extracts:

The raising of mules is not profitable in Kentucky or the
West, unless of good size— say from 14L to 15h hands high
{a hand is four inches} — for the reason that, all things else
being equal, size is the measure of strength. I mean by say-
ing all things else being equal, that a mule 15i hands high,
with the activity of a mule only 13 hands high, is a better
mule for all purposes. I will not discuss the size of the
mule raised in Texas or Mexico as to profit, for they are
raised in either country at so little cost that if they sell for
anything the producer is paid. In order to raise the kind of
mules which I have assumed to be profitable, and which will
always co niniand a good price, the size of both sire and dam
become important factors, and must be taken into considera-
tion. The very best jacks for this class of mules should be
riot less than 15 hands, and their size should come from a
succession of crosses giving them size by right of inheritance
—for no stream canrise unless the fountain is high; and no
animal will produce a superior class unless well bred. This
proposition is now so well established among well-posted
breeders that to state it is proof is enough. The dam is of
equal importance. The very best mules I have ever seen in
Kentucky were bred from the kind of jack mentioned above,
and out of improved blooded mares — in fact, the finer the
mare, the better has been the mule, unless too small.

If I intended going into the raising of mules, here or else-
where, with a view to profit, after the type of jack I have de-
scribed, I would secure, as nearly as I could, the well-bred
or improved blooded mare.

The most important improvement in jacks in this State
was through the introduction of the well-known Spanish
jacks Mammoth and Warrior. These were imported from
Spain between the years 1S35 and 1S40 — I am not precise as
to dates. These jacks, at date of arrival, were valued at,
and I think cost, $5,000 each, and were full sixteen hands
high. As breeders, they were remarkably fine, and greatly
improved the size of the jack stock by crossing on the com-
mon jennet of Kentucky. Later importations from the same
source made additional improvements, but none so decided
as the two above named. Then to Spain and the island of
Malta are we indebted for the improved jacks of America.

If kept for mares only, the owner must use a stud for a
teaser, for but few jacks are fit for that branch of the opera-
tion. A jack intended for mares only should be raised with
a filly; and by letting them run together for two years, the
jack will become fond of the horse species, and take easily to
mares when breeding.

During the breeding season, beginning here in March, the
jack should have a lot sufficiently large to supply him with
grass at night; but in the day he should be kept in a tight
stable. The lot should be located, if possible, where no
horse stock can come to the fence; for if they do, a vigorous
jack will fret through the night and may become vicious, and
sometimes will bite horses through the fence.

They frequently fret from this cause till they get poor in
flesh and unserviceable. If permitted to run in the lot dur-
ing the day, you may feed him, three times a day, four to six
ears of good, sound corn and two bundles of sheaf oats, cut
up to the band. I have found by experience this to be the
better plan. If the breeder has no grass lot, he should feed
corn and oats, the latter cut fine enough to make chop feed.
This is a feed composed of oats cut up and corn meal-ground
fine — fine enough for family purposes. Mix with a stick, and
not with your hands, and put a little salt, if not every time
it is fed, at least frequently; and do not feed too much at
first, to avoid founder — or the new meal may cause colic.

A jack should be permitted to serve one or two mares at
two years of age; but be careful not to breed the jack intend-
ed for mares to jennets before you have bred him to at least
half a dozen mares; and, in breeding, do not let him serve
more than two mares a day — one in the morning and the
other in the evening — and not over forty mares the first year.
If more are bred, permanent injury to the jack is likely to
result. In litigated cases which have come under my no-
tice, the testimony has generally shown that more jacks have
been injured by breeding to too many mares at three years
old than at any other age.

If you have jennets, you may have to use a mare to induce
the jack to serve them; or if your jack has been raised with
jack stock, and never run with a filly, as described, a jennet
may have to be used at first, to induce the jack to serve
mares. I have occasionally found, in my experience, a mare
very obnoxious to a jack. I have known the jack, instead of
serving the mare, seize her with his mouth as if attempting
to kill her; and I had on one occasion, at some risk to my-
self, to seize the jack by the ear before he would relax his
hold.

Caution should be used during the season to have the jack
securely haltered in the day, for some few will watch for an
opportunity, when the groom is goff his guard, and bite
seriously. I once had a jack, seemingly docile, seize his
groom by the back and bite him severely. Jacks generally
are docile; but until you find out the disposition of your
jack, you had better, during the breeding season, give him
no chance to do mischief. The application of a good hickory
will Boon cure his viciousness.

A jennet will carry her foal twelve months and a jack foal
often thirteen months; and the owner should be present if pos-
sible when she foals, for the young of this kind of stock are
more liable to be smothered than mule or horse colts.

It should be borne in mind that a^yonng, healthy jack will
get his best colts the first season; and if you are using your
jack yourself, never permit him to be over-bred. I bred nine
jennets in the spring of 1844 to a three-year-old that had been
sired by the famous jack Mammoth, referred to in my for-
mer communication, in your April number, 15 hands high;
and although the dam was not very large, the foal grew to be
Hi hands. This was his first get; and here is an instance
showing the stream will rise high where the fountain is high,
for the sire of this jack was 16 hands. The young jack was
used by the purchaser, mostly to jennets, and proved a fa-
I reeder. If your jack is 15 to 15A hands, and has that
height by inheritance, through his ancestry, you can, by
Qg him to mares of good size, confidently rely upon
having good-sized mules.

If your mule, when foaled, is out of a good mare, or rather,
an improved blooded mare, and measures, after getting prop-
erly upon its feet. 3 ft. 5 in., and you give it good care, it
will, when matured, make you a fine mule. If its dam is a
good Buckler, and iB not worked much during the season,
her Jiule will grow two inches each month until weaned.
\Vh<:n mules are foaled (in April or May, they should be
weu .led by the 25th of September following. If there are two
or ■ lore, the better plan is to fence a lot with mils, or any
i kind of strong fencing, large enough to keep them with-
crowding, and with the fonco high enough to prevent
leaping over, strong enough to restrain them from push-

ing it down, and close enough to prevent the colts getting
their heads through, for if they get tkeir heads through, they
are"liable to hang themselves. I lost one in that way. They
should remain in this close lot for a month, and be broken
thoroughly of jumping; otherwise they may acquire this
habit, and thus become annoying and troublesome to you.

They should, while being weaned, be fed bountifully. To
do this, placea suitable trough, fully two feetwide and about
twenty inches high, and of sufficient length to hold feed
enough and to spare; and then keep constantly in this
trough common sheaf oats, cut very fine, and old corn in the
ear. The mules, for a day or two, will run around frantic-
ally, but will soon begin to eat; and as at that age they eat
butWittle at a time, food should always be in the trough. A
good-sized water trough should also be placed in the lot,
along the fence, and it should be kept full of water. After
the month has expired, you may turn your mules on a blue-
grass pasture, which has been reserved for that purpose, off
from any pass-way through it, and inclosed by a good fence;
for, although you may have kept them inside your first in-
closure, yet, if the fence here be faulty, they will jump, and
once having thoroughly learned to jump, there is no way of
breaking them of this ruinous practice that I know of. If,
when you have placed your mules on grass, the grass is
abundant, you may for a time dispense with the oat feed,
and feed corn in the ear only. Feed just as much at a time
as they will eat up clean. If any is left in the trough after
feeding diminish the next ration by so much, or increase it if
it seems necessary. Some give as much at one feed as will
last them for a week; but that is not advisable, for the mules
will muss over it until they refuse to eat it unless very hun-
gry. Besides, this treatment will bring on a constipated
habit of the bowels, which is more easily acquired by mules
than horses. If snow covers the grass, the cut oats may be
given, and occasionally a little wheat bran, not mixed with,
but only sprinkled over the oats. The bran acts as a laxa-
tive; it also neutralizes the heat engendered by the corn.

In this climate my preference is to winter mules in an open
shed or hard by a thick wood, but in no instance in a close
shed. The feed trough should be protected against rain and
snow. In winter, in addition to the food above mentioned,
stock fodder may be given advantageously if you have it —
as much as they will eat. Bude racks maybe made by cross-
ing common worm-fence rails on a log placed on forks eight-
een inches high, letting every other rail He to the right or
left, by which space enough will be left through which the
mulescan pull off the fodder from the stalk. Mules are very
fond of this arrangement; and then the stalks which, after a
short time, are thrown on the ground, furnish a fine, dry bed
on which the mules can repose.

The well-bred mule, if properly treated after being weaned,
will grow the first year six, and the second year three inches,
and rf well kept in this way for two years will have attained
its height. Of course, if poorly fed and cared for during the
first and second years, they will not mature until three years
old; but the stunting business costs the owner one year's ad-
ditional interest, feed, attention and care, which never pays.

— Live Slock Journal.

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Messenger and Diomed.

Mr. C. W. Van Eanst wrote to the October, 1831, number
of the American Turf Register, and gave some account of the
blood horses owned by him. He placed Messenger at the
head of the list, and described him as "a full-blooded
racer, " 15 hands 3 inches high, and well-proportioned. "
The turf performances of this stalion are thus summarized:

In September, 1783, he beat at Newmarket, Mr. Porter's
Colchester, by Shark, for 100 guineas, and Mr. Stanley's
horse (a brother to Straightlegs) for 30 guineas. October 30,
he beat Mr. Napier's horse Specter, across the flat for 300
guineas; and Mr. Fox's Pyrrhus, across the New Flat for 150
guineas. In May, 1784, he beat Lord Boringdon's Trigger
for 25 guineas. In July, Mr. Windham's horse Apothecary
for 200 guineas; Lord Foley's Rodney, Mr. Westall's Snow-
drop, and Mr. Clark's Flamer for 60 guineas; and Lord
Foley's Ulysses for 100 guineas; and Mr. Windham's horse
Fortitude for 300 guineas. In April, 17S5, he beat Lord
Sherburne's horse Taylor for 50 guineas; and, to crown his
career of success, he finally won the King's plate.

Four years after Messenger landed in this country Mr. Yan
Eanst purchased an interest in him, which he held till he
died, January 28, 1808. He owned several of the gray stal-
lion's progeny, which, to nse his own words, "acquired a
high reputation in the racing annals of this country. " One
of these was Powtomack, a bright bay, "out of a mare by
Bashaw, who was sired by Wildair, whose pedigree is well
known. " Mr. Van Eanst matched the horse several times,
and he ran him four-mile heats. His description of one of
these matches is as follows:

Mr. Thomas A. Cooper (the celebrated tragedian) told me
that he had a carriage horse he would run against him for
$1,000, in a race of 600 yards, each horse carrying 140
pounds. I without hesitation accepted the challenge, and
won the race, which was in Harrison lane, after a hard strug-
gle, and only by a head. It afterward appeared that this an-
imal, although brought on as one of a span of cropt coach-
horses, was in fact expressly imported from Virginia for the
purpose of racing. He was called Banquo, and for a short
distance was said to be one of the fleetest nags in that section
of the country.

This was clearly a case of the biter being bit, but it gives
rise to two thoughts. First, Messenger bequeathed to his
progeny the speed of the quarter horse as well as the capacity
to run four-mile heats, and in doing this he demonstrated his
right to take rank with the best thoroughbreds of his day.
Second, the fact that such a horse as Banquo was used in
front of a carriage should make us attach more weight than
is usually attached by the unthinking to harness animals
whose blood is classed as "unknown." It does not follow
that the unknown quality is of plebeian origin. In many
sections of the country it is composed of elements distin-
guished on the running turf.

Mr. Van Eanst numbered among his equine treasures the
chestnut horse American Eclipse. He stood 15:3, and pos-
sessed "a large share of bone and muscle," and excelled "all
the racers of his day in the three essentials of speed, stout-
ness or lastingness, and ability to carry weight." He was a
great performer at four miles, and his most celebrated race
was on the Union Course, Long Island, May 27, 1823, against
Henry, for $20,000 a side, which he won. The sire of Auier-
can Eclipse was Duroc, and his dam was Miller's Damsel, a
daughter of Messenger. Duroc was by Diomed, a horse that
ran successfully iu England, and then was imported in 1798
into Virginia, whore he sired among others Florizel and Sir
Avchy. Diomed is almost as prominent in trotting horse
pedigrees as Messenger. The lines of distinguished perform-
ers take root in him. He did as much for liis opportunities
toward founding a family of trotters as Messenger. Seely's
American Star was one of his descendants, and the Star
blood, through Dexter, first gave world-wide reputation to
Eysdyk's Hambletonian, a direct descendant in the male line

of Messenger. American Eclipse, in whom was united the
blood of Diomed and Messenger, also is individually promi-
nent in the ancestral structure of the light harness horse.
Gano, the sire of the dam of Lady Thome and Mambrino
Patchen, was an inbred son of American Eclipse. The mare
ranked on the turf among the greatest of her day — the day
of Dexter; and the track achievements of Katie Middleton,
Mambrino Kate, London, Alcantara, Eosa Wilkes and Cleora
have year by year added to the stud laurels of Mambrino
Patchen. Mambrino Chief, the sire of Lady Thorne, was the
great-grandson of Messenger, and her ladyship's success on
the turf, like that of her brother in the stud, illustrates the
value of the old theory concerning bringing together kindred
strains after the lapse of generations. When Mr. Van Eanst
penned his memoranda in 1S31 the blood of Messenger was
in demand for harness purposes, but he did not dream that
a school of philosophers would rise up to exalt the gray stal-
lion above all others that ever lived — to make him the foun-
tain, the starting point of trotting inheritance; nor did he
foresee the part which American Eclipse, combination of Mes-
senger and Diomed, was destined to play in giving strength
and action to the trotting structure. — Turf, Field and Farm.

A Breeders's Challenge.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I write for informa-
tion in relation to size, weight, measurement and develop-
ment of yearliug colts. 1 have one that took first premium at
the State fair last fall, foaled April 26, 1SS2, just one year old
this day, sired by L. J. Eose's horse Del Sur, he by The
Moor, dam by Black Ealph out of a trotting mare brought
by Dan Blodget from Beloit, Wisconsin. I claim the name of
Sur Del for this colt. I think I can beat any colt in the
State as finely bred as this one in size and development but
they must not be any older than mine. His height, weight
and measurement are as follows:

Weight, 785 pounds.

Height, 14 hands and one-half inch, withers.

Height on hips, 14 hands 1£ inches.

Girth, 5 feet 5 inches.

Point shoulder to withers, 26 inches.

Withers to point hip, 26 inches.

Point shoulder to hip, 3 feet 9 inches.

Point hip to whirlbone, 22 inches.

Point hip to hock, 3 feet 1 inch.

Length of neck, 2 feet 11 inches.

Eound the arm, 19| inches.

Under knee, 1\ inches.

Eound knee, 12 inches.

Middle of quarter, 16£ inches.

With as fine a head and eye as one of ten sees on a colt.
A bottle of champagne to any man that beats it in the State
on a colt as well bred as this. E. H. Newton.

Woodland, April 26.

Dr. Baldy Aeitated.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I see in your valua-
ble paper "Dr. Cowper Eeinforced. " In reply I have stud-
ied the principles and practice of medicine, surgery and
anatomy and all of the best authority on the horse that can
be had and I have had twelve years' practice and have been very
successful, and I have attended full courses of lectures at a
regular chartered medical college and I have my certificates
of attendance, and I think I know what impaction means
without referring to William Williams, F. E. C. V. S., F. E.
S. E., etc., if he had all the alphabet attached to his name in
the bargain; and I refer him or the man that signs his in-
itials A. I. H. to Dr. Going, V. S., his veterinary dictionary,
who is a professor of the New York college of veterinary
surgeons and wrho writes for Wilkes* Spirit of the Tunes the
answers to correspondents in regard to the diseases and
treatment of the horse, and also to "Dunglison's Medical
Dictionary, " which is the standard dictionary of the United
States and used in all the medical colleges in the United
States of America, and Cowper or A. I. H. can't find the
words impaction of the stomach, and that man Williams that
has all the alphabet on the tail of his name has made a grand
mistake. . Now, Mr. Editor, my advice to Dr. Cowper and
A. I. H. is that thev had better study and post themselves.
Plain O. C. Baldy, V. S.

Oakland, April 30.

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How Now, Hidalgo ?

A correspondent of the Portland Rural Spirit is wroth at
the way the correspondent of the New York Spirit affects to
contemn the quality of the horse Patsy Duffy. Hear him:

It has been decided to put Patsy Duffy on the turf this
season, and we congratulate the owners — Messrs. Jentry &
Carnahan — on their wise decision, for it seems from the tone
of some superannuated old croaker.tkat the great son of Lein-
ster has not established himself a racehorse in his estima-
tion. Now we think that Patsy Duffy is much better es-
tablished as a racehorse than the correspondent of the Spirit
of the Times is as a writer of the truth. It is not our inten-
tion to commence an argument on Patsy Duffy's merits — we
only wish to say a few words to show our estimation of any
writer of turf matters who would undertake to defame and
misrepresent as great a horse as the descendant of the Aus-
tralian family. In conclusion we would simply say it would
be very gratifying to the friends of Patsy Duffy to see the
correspondent with his ponderous corporation in front of the
pool stand this summer and fall blowing his money in on his
favorite and against Patsy Duffy with Johnny Starr in the
pigskin and under the management of the gentlemanly and
accomplished trainer, Mr. Wm. Claypool, who left Baker yes-
terday to take charge of the great horse Duffy. This will be
in print in plenty of time for some of the wonderful horses
that have been pulled so often to Duffy to meet him some-
where from Boise City to Portland and Salem, where he is
intended to run during the present summer and fall.

There is a material change in the value of horses since
they were sold at sheriffs snle for a postage stamp each, as it
is said was once done in the Santa Maria valley. It is said
that one of the Dons of that valley once gave 500 head of
horses for a fine saddle. Another one gave 100 head and
SI, 000 for a fine American horse. Since that time strong ef-
forts have been made to improve the stock. The present
drift is towards heavy draft horses. This will not last long,
as horses for all work are quite necessary. San Luis Obispo,
though not famous for racing stock, has some that for all
work are not excelled in the State. — Tribune.

Smuggler has failed to achieve fame as a sire in the East,
and the sporting papers say he will be brought to this coast.
They have heard in Boston that the horse is to come to Palo
Alto.

1883

3?IxjC greed a* and j?porisnu\tt,

HERD AND SWINE.

Popularizing Fine Stock.

The rapid increase of interest in improved stock — ^-ell-
bred stock — among American farmers is every way gratifying.
In no country in the world is such interest so directly mani-
fested. It is not " Yankee boasting " to say that in no coun-
try is there an equally widespread interest, or equally ener-
getic action, as a whole well considered, in the matter of
improving the stock of the country. Surely American farm-
ers manifest no narrow-mindedness in this matter; and they
do not show excessive prejudice in favor of stock reared in
their own country. "We are importing largely, and of many
breeders from different countries. In no other country is
there more prompt and intelligent discussion of questions of
breeding and management. The pages, reading and adver-
tising, of our own paper are sufficient answer if any dispute
these propositions.

Granting all this, and thankful for it, with high hopes for
the future from what has been done in the past, and is now
being done, it is still true that a very large percentage of
American farmers have no direct interest in improved stock;
do not believe in it; look upon pedigrees, herd books, ques-
tions of purity of breeding, etc., as "humbugs," and count
herds or flocks of finely bred animals as designed only for
speculation on the part of wealthy or fancy farmers. Many
take no pains to inform themselves of what is being done.
The writer to-day talked with an Illinois farmer of more than
ordinary intelligence on many matters, something of a cattle
raiser, too, who had never heard of the black polled Scotch
breeds of cattle. Ask a dozen general farmers in almost any
neighborhood — if they do not read a live stock paper — con-
cerning the characteristics of breeds of animals other than
those found in their vicinity, and note the answers. Listen
to the comments of farmers at any prominent exhibition of
live stock.

Much yet remains to be done in the way of popularizing
the improved breeds of live stock. There are many ways in
which good work may be done; we are doing what we can;
other papers, agricultural societies, and live stock associa-
tions are doing effective work. Just now let us especially
call attention to some things which breeders of such stock
can and ought to do.

1. Each breeder should try to prove, practically, that the
breed he has chosen deserves the name improved; that it is
better fitted for soma useful purpose than is the common
stock about him. If his animals are kept only for show, if
they are managed in so expensive a fashion that the practical
farmer is repelled rather than attracted by knowing of them,
the owner is not popularizing improved stock. Practice is
more effective than precept; seeing makes believing probable.
It is one of the crowning merits of the fat-stock shows at
Chicago that they have clearly proven that well-bred cattle
are superior to common, unimproved cattle for beef produc-
tion, and this under methods open to any farmer. The dairy
breeds of cattle must rest their claims to continued favor not
on beauty, not on any fancy, but on their superior adapta-
tion for the production of milk, butter or cheese. It is a
strong argument against a breed, or else against the manage-
ment of those who own animals belonging to it, if it has been
represented in any community for a series of years, and yet
has not met with favor.

2. Breeders of improved stock should pay more attention
to individual, practical merit, than to any fancy point,
whether this be fashion in pedigree or fashion in color or
other equally unimportant points. Where characteristics,
unimportant in themselves, have come to possess gTeat value
as evidence of purity of blood they cannot be lightly re-
garded, but it is always a mistake to needlessly multiply such
points. It would be a misfortune should leading Hereford
breeders, for instance, attempt to create a prejudice against
all animals which did not have a white spot on the back.
Harm has been done in many cases by excessive praise of
some one family in a breed, or helping to create an un-
founded prejudice against some other family. The Short-
horn breeder who sneers at the descendants of "Red Rose
by Ernesty" isn't helping to popularize his own or any other
good breed of cattle by such action.

3. Great harm has been done by overstating the import-
ance of "purity" of blood, meaning by such purity neces-
sary descent from some one flock or herd, or from some one
animal through certain lines. It does not make any breed
more popular to insist that no possible system of "grading
up" can ever reach practical purity. Over statements of any
kind about the merits of any breed finally do harm. There
are modern instances of breeds gaining widespread popular-
ity in spite of foolish and absurd claims made in their be-
half, but it is not wise to try the experiment. A broad-
minded, generous course on the part of breeders, as indiv-
iduals and when associated together, hearty recognition of
the merits of all good stock of whatever name, and the con-
stant recognition of the fact that our domestic animals are
kept for very practical and utilitarian purposes by the mass
of farmers, will tend to make popular every good breed. —
Breeder's Gazette.

Prepotency in Jerseys.

D. 0. Shattuck of Bachelor valley, Lake county, brought
340 pounds of butter to Ukiah last Friday, and the quantity
will be increased hereafter. Mr. Shattuck is the most exten-
sive dairyman in Lake, and his butter is the best brought to
this market, and that it finds a ready sale is evidenced by the
fact that although he comes over every fortnight he cannot
supply the demand. Besides furnishing this market with
from 250 to 350 pounds every week he supplies Lakeport
with 100 to 200 pounds monthly, and always keeps enough
on hand to supply the home demand. He is an enterprising,
hard-working gentleman, and deserves the success he is now
meeting with. A few more farmers of his kind would prove
a material benefit to both Lake and Mendocino counties. —
Ukiah Dispatch.

D. L. Shirk, a big cattle man at Stein Mountain, [writes that
the winter in that section has been unusually mild, and that
everything indicates an early spring. He also says that he
has found it quite profitable to wean calves in the fall. The
hay they eat during the winter does not amount to much
compared to the loss sustained by not weaning. — Reno Ga-
zette.

Mr. J. W. Knox, the whilon owner of Nutwood, has
abandoned the turf and is now engaged in the cattle business
in New Mexico. Mr. Knox is now on a visit to this State but
will leave for home in a few days, taking a number of graded
Shorthorns to breed up the beef cattle on his ranch.

The foot and mouth disease is no respecter of persons.
Sixty out of eighty cattle in a herd belonging to Queen Vic-
toria have been smitten with the scourge.

Nearly three-quarters of the American cheeso exported is
Bhipped to Liverpool.

Great expectations pervade the Jersey world. There are
honors, trophies, prizes, fortunes to be won in the develop-
ment of phenomenal butter cows. Many a breeder secretly
cherishes the hope that ere another decade he shall, by his
own skill or good fortune, produce the nine-hundred-pound
cow predicted by Hark Comstook.

Out of what material is the coming cow to be made ?
What combinations, crosses and Mendings must be had —
what in-breeding and inter-breeding must be done to bring
the lucky hit?

The field of expectancy seems to lie within the lines of the
four grand families that have exhibited great prepotency by
their long lists of high butter records. This prepotent qual-
ity, though probably the result of successive in-breedings, is
so modified by avatism and reversion that it can in no way
be mathematically estimated, for it crops out frequently in
animals having but a small percentage of the noted ancestral
blood, and that, too, in spite of haphazard breeding.

Among the famous prepotent Jerseys were Countess 1 14,
Alphea 171, Pansy S, and Old Noble; also Albert 44, Rioter
2d 469, Violet of Darlington 5573, Flora 113, Czar 273 and
Duchess 54S. If we could trace back the pedigree of each of
these we should probably find that many of them unite in a
common in-bred ancestry. I believe that Countess, Flora,
Duchess and Czar were near of kin; that Pansy and Albert
were from an in-bred Island strain, and that the reunion of
diverging strains of an ancient close-bred family has produced
the marvel, Bomba.

The tide of productivenes having risen highest among the
descendants of Countess 114, her family deserves to be placed
at the head of the column. The blood has been neglected by
breeders.

For so full a list of Countess cows I am largely indebted to
Mr. J. H. Walker, who has been at great pains to gather
them, several being in his own herd:

COUNTESS BOLL OF HONOR.

In 7 days.

Countess 114, at 14 years, on grass 16 lbs. 0 oz.

Jersey Belle of Scituate 7828 25 3

85 lbs in 1 month ; 706 lbs. in 1 year.

Effie 885, A. H. B 23 2

98 lbs. in 30 days.

Duchess of Bloomneld 3653 20 0*

Jersey Queen of Barnet 4201, A. H. B 10 12

851 lbs. 1 oz. in 1 year.

Countess of Lakeside 12135, at 15 years 19 7

Boland's Bonnie 2d 18054 19 2

Moss Eose of Willow Farm 5194 18 8J

Belle of Scituate 7979 18 0

Miss Blanche 2575 17 Hi

Fawnette of Woodstock 3710 (rated) 17 8

Su Lu 4705 16 11

Pattie M 3d 4754 16 8

Tilda 3720 16 0

Lucy Gray 2746 15 13

My Queen 12614 15 13

Jersey 3260, at 18-i years old 15 6

Topsy of Eoxbury 7796 15 0

Lily Scituate at two years old, rate of 11 6

Pavon 12485, at two years old, rate of 14 8

Eva 883, A. H. B., rate 14 8

281 lbs. in 138 days.

Gilda 2779, at three years, on grass 14 6

Angela 1682 14 2

Woodland Lass 4443 14 2

Dolly of Lakeside 10824 14 8

Nibble 6796 14 0

Gazelle of Lakeside 10243, lost one-quarter of udder 13 6

The Countess family shows the largest record for one week,
viz. 25 lbs. 3 oz.; for one month, 9S lbs., and for one year,
S51 lbs. 1 oz., or within 4S lbs. 15 oz. of the predicted limit.
It is also celebrated for having produced the richest and best
model of a dairy cow ever known — the nonpareil of nonpareils
—Jersey Belle of Scituate. Among the famous bulls of this
family were Dick Swiveler Jr., 276, Duke F 6134, and Victor
3,550.

Yerba Buena Ranch has two grandsons of Jersey Belle, of
Scituate, and H. Pierce, the owner, has more of the descend-
ants of this world-renowned cow at the East than anyone,
which he intends to bring to California from time to time, as
they may be wanted.

Butter Records.

We are glad to be able to state that Major Campbell Brown
has agreed that, in case the Jersey Cattle Club at its next
meeting fails to make some provisions for official butter
tests, he will undertake to bringdown his tables commenced
one year ago to date. He has given his assent to this solely
on condition that he is to have the assistance and advice of
several other gentlemen, members of the club, whose names
are to be given to the public, and who are to share with him
all the- responsibility of passing upon the evidence that may
be presented.

We regard this matter of butter tests or records as of the
most vital importance to the Jersey interest. The Jersey
cow is nothing if not a butterfproducer; and a carefully-kept
record, under such conditions as will inspire public confi-
dence in their accuracy, is destined to have the same effect
upon the breeding of Jersey cattle that the records of the
trotting course have had upon the breeding of trotting horses.
It will show to the public whether or not Jerseys, as a breed,
are superior to all others in butter-producing capacity; and it
will also show clearly and unmistakably what families, if any,
possess a degree of merit beyond the average of the breed.
It will result in demolishing mere fancy points and prevent
high prices based upon a mere caprice of fashion and will
erect in its stead an aristocracy of blood, so to speak, based
upon demonstrated superiority of merit. The Jersey Cattle
Club can make no disposition of its surplus fund that will so
directly promote the best interests of Jersey breeders and
further the improvement of the breed as by applying it wisely
to this end.

We suggest that it would be well to appoint a committee of
its members, who shall have charge of the records, and who
shall carefully investigate all alleged tests above a certain
limit, aud when satisfied of their genuineness and authenti-
city, shall give them official certification. Mr. Brown has in-
augurated this good work, and we trust the club will, at its
meeting next week, make such an order as will ensure a con-
tinuation of his efforts in the same direction, under such cir-
cumstances as will stamp his conclusions as the official act of
the club. It is idle to say Jersey breeders are all honest,
and that every private test reported should be regarded as re-
liable and authentic. Whether this be true or untrue, the
public will not accept mere individual statements of remark-
able yields as trustworthy unless they come attested in some
such manner as to command belief. Breeders of trottiug
horses are perhaps, as a class, quite as honorable as the
breeders of Jersey cattle, and yet any proposition to admit as
records any mere private trials of speed will not for a mo-
ment be tolerated by them. The butter record must lmve
some such foundation based upon some sort of official recog-
nition, and the sooner it is inaugurated the bettor will it pro-
tect honorable breeders from imposition.— Breeder's Gazette.

BICYCLING.

Opening Meet of the Season.

Wheelmen have been in expectancy for some time past at
the prospect of a good time in connection with the formal
opening of the season by the Oakland Bicycle Club. The
greatest good feeling has always existed between that organ-
ization and local riders, aud the occasion has been made a
sort of reunion of attached wheelmen, and in certain cases
outside riders have been invited to attend. The first run of
the season occurred on Sunday, and was attended by a large
number of sportsmen from this city. The San Francisco
wheelmen were met by their guests at the Oakland wharf at
10 o'clock Sunday morniug, and after an interchange of cour-
tesies mount was ordered and line formed, and the cavalcade
proceeded towards Berkeley. The drill, as it passed Peralta
street and through to Thirty-fourth street, was admirably
executed. Along the whole line of the course the wheelmen
were the observed of observers. A number of minor mis-
haps occurred, but beyond a seveie bumping and scraped
knees the riders experienced a pleasant trip. At Adams
Point a liberal collation awaited the procession, and arrived
there the signal to dismount was given, and a photograph of
the party was taken. The interesting feature of the run here
transpired, and it would have puzzled a conjuror to divine
how that lunch disappeared. It might be remarked paren-
thetically that the possession of good constitutions is indis-
pensable to active pursuit of the sport, but the manner in
which the viands disappeared left grave doubts upon the
minds of some favored observers whether a genuine famine
might not be feared in the event of a bicycling craze seizing
the public. It has always been a favorite argument with
patrons of the sport to refer to the long fast of their steeds,
and to the little nourishment they require. It mightbe con-
tended, on the other hand, that it would be better to feed the
steed than the rider. This view is borne out by the fact that
the riders rolled their steeds back in the direction of Oakland
instead of mounting for the return.

The run was a thoroughly enjoyable affair, and it is to be
regretted that similar events are not of more frequent occur-
rence. It was conducted by Captain George Strong, assisted
by W. H. Lowden, Lieutenant. The following members of
the Oakland Club participated: Chas. G. Yale, C. Burkhalter,
D. Booth, J. N. O. Babe, E. A. Rix, W. H. Bunker, W. C.
Gibbs, W. P. Booth, J. Barker, W. L. Pattim, M. H. Duroc,
W. J. Bowman. The San Francisco Bicycle Club was repre-
sented by Charles Leonard, M. London, J. Sanderson, H. A.
Green, A. M. Warschauer, M. Verrinder, SI. J. Day, H. L.
Chambers and Messrs. Winter, Rideout and Gibson. The
unattached guests were A. Jellison and George A. Story.

The annual League meet and parade will be held the latter
part of this month in New York city. A large bodyof wheel-
men are expected to be present, and it is to be hoped that
their numbers and appearance will duly impress the Park
Commissioners, so that they will grant the riders some privi-
leges in Central Park.

Two members of the Oakland club left on the 30th for a
three or four days' tour through San Jose, Gilroy and the
country to the south of these points.

It is the intention of the Oakland club to have a run to
Haywards next week, and on the week following the annual
two days' excursion to San Jose.

ATHLETICS.

Decoration Day.

The near approach fo the time announced for the spring
meeting of the Olympic Athletic Club at the Oakland track
which takes place on Decoration Day does not appear to have
hastened the number of entries. The events were announced
in ample time to give everybody an opportunity of practicing
and the complaint formerly made that outside athletes were
prevented from entering for open events for reason of the
short space of time intervening does not hold good at present.
The events are of sufficient importance to stimulate amateurs
both in the running and bicycle races, and yet the entries all
told to date number only two. It in no way compromises the
ultimate success of the meeting, as it is customary to delay
entering until the time for so doing shall have expired. But
the evil of this course is rather in the fact that the example
of the members of the club is emulated by unattached
athletes who also practice their prerogative of entering on
the last daj, and in this manner practicing is indulged in at
odd times without any promise of resulting in inter-
esting contests. The entries are numerous and should from
their character, as well as from the liberal prizes, for amateurs
gold and silver medals, and for the professionals money
and prizes, call out a full field of aspiring athletes. Consid-
erable misapprehension in connection with the exact pro-
gramme adopted exists and to set the matter at rest the cor-
rect list of events is annexed:

Oue-huudred-yard race, open.

One-hundred-yard haudidap.

Two-hundred-and-tweuty-yard scratch race, open.

Four-hundred-and-forty-yard handicap, open.

Half-mile handicap, open.

Base running for members of the Olympic Club, foot racers
barred.

Running high jump, open.

Half-mile handicap.

Bicycle race, open.

One-mile handicap bicycle race, open.

Five-mile bicycle race, open.

Finally a professional handicap race.

Entries close on the lath inst. and the handicaps will be
announced on the 23d.

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which are generally old bees. Another class, called wax pro-
ducers, cluster in the hivo and are fed in abundance with
honey, which causes a secretion ol oily, waxy substance on
the inside of the abdomen, perfectly white anil sha]>. ■
thing like a fiBh-scnle. This is worked oyer by the bees, and
formed into wax for oomb-bnilding. Anotherclass are dele-
.. i as nurses and housekeepers. This generally devolves

upon the younger portion. A colony of bees is a ] ■'

organized*corps of workers. No idlers are allowed as mem-
bers.

The project of a racecourso at Quinoy, Plumas
beeu put in definite shape by a publie meeting.
mitteewho have the business in hand feel assured :
be a success.

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SACRAMENTO AND SALT LAKE.

When the meeting, now in progress, ends, there will be
s rush for Sacramento, and then Salt Lake'will be the
objective point. "We are pleased to hear that the enter-
prise of the people of Sacramento is likely to be appre-
ciated and that there will be a fair representation of
horses as a token that owners and trainers are inclined
to second the efforts of the club. There is not a city or
town in California that equals the capital in liberality,
and though the inhabitants of Stockton are spirited and
full of vim, the Petaluma folks active, intelligent, deter-
mined to take a front place in the race for breeding all
kinds of fine stock, more money can be raised in Sacra-
mento to further turf sports than any town of its size in
the whole country. Where all do so well it appears
invidious to make comparisons. There is not a State in
the Union that can compare with California in fair
grounds, especially in first-class racecourses. From
Chico to Los Angeles there are tracks in every prominent
town that cannot be excelled in the cities of the East,
and though some of them may have finer buildings, the
superiority of the California tracks is so decided as to
call forth the praises of all those who are conversant
with the courses of the country. Ere long we will give
a description of the "mile tracks" of this State, and the
sketch will convince our Eastern readers that the claim
of decided superiority is supported by facts that will com-
pletely establish the point.

It is unnecessary to eulogize the Sacramento course as it
is conceded to be one of the best, and now the only ob-
jection is to be removed by increasing the radius of the
"first turn," those who "growl " at it would surely find
fault with a duplicate of the Garden of Eden if that was
their dwelling place. The Capital Turf Club is doing
its part to keep up an interest in the spring meetings.
The autumn has heretofore absorbed the attention of
owners and trainers, and they have been dilatory in sec-
onding the efforts of the association. The weekly trots,
which a few years ago were such a prominent feature of
San Francisco and Oakland sport, have been discontin-
ued, and though we believe the abolishment was an ad-
vantage it leaves a long interval between the close of
the fairs and the opening of the following season. By
aiding the regular meetings that are given in the spring
it will not be long until there will be a complete circuit
which will give the opportunity for racing and trotting
until the fairs commence. From San Francisco to Salt
Lake there are places enough to keep the ball rolling,
and whenever it is evident that a sufficient number of
horses can be got to participate there will be no lack of
encouragement.

The entries to the purses which did not fill at Sacra-
mento close on Monday next, and at Salt Lake to-day.
Under the present rules trotting entries can be made at
the date of closing from the place where the letter con-
taining them is mailed. The postmark must be legible,
and the safest plan is to register tbe letter. The practice
in the San Francisco postoffice is to postmark on the
day the mail leaves, so that a letter doposited after the
closing of the mails to-day will bear the stamp of the
6tb Registering obviates this, and when there is any
doubt that precaution should be observed. We are
pi ased to learn that quite a number of California horses
. - 1 participate in the meeting at Salt Lake, and should
re be no mishaps at Sacramento there will be a wor-
. delegation.

GOLD AND ROSE,

A communication was received from Alma Stuart
Stanley by the president of the Blood Horse Association,
offering to present a suit of colors to the jockey that won
the race in which Joe Howell and Jim Douglas were en-
gaged, the presentation to be made to-day.

It is a graceful tribute from the beautiful Queen of the
Stage, and even in this practical era we feel assured that
there is enough of the spirit of the chivalric days to give
proper appreciation. Though the lists are deserted
where gallant knights fought a death struggle for ladies'
favors, and the right to wear the colors nerved the con-
testants to deeds of " great emprise," there is a spice of
poetry left in the dull routine of every-day life. Racing
is one of the bright spots that has survived. There is a
tinge of the old-time romance, a portion of the ra-
diance that shone in the old-time gatherings, and though
the lance hangs in the hall, the rapier rests in its
sheath, the descendants of the animals that carried the
victorious warriors have lost none of the qualities that
have made them celebrated since the days of the crusades.
There has been a blending of the lines. The fiery charger of
Saladin and the stronger blood which carried the ponder-
ous weight of the armor-clad Lion Heart has resulted in
combining the fleetness, gracd and beauty of the " child
of the desert " with the strength and endurance of the
flower of the isles. Who has so good a right to wear the
colors which beauty has selected, as the highly bred
racer ?

There is harmony and unison; there is fitness in the
association, a poetical commingling which the most stu-
pid cannot fail to appreciate.

We must acknowledge a feeling of satisfaction at not
having a horse in the race. There would be an intense
desire to win, and then to be recreant and surrender the
"tartan and black "for the "gold' and rose." Why
not ? The bright colors could be woven into the desired
pattern, and very handsome it would be. Then we have
a clear title to the " royal Stuart," as our grandmother
was a Stuart, and the " red, red rose " was one of the
emblems of the clan. We have felt like giving up
the racehorse as too much of a luxury for present cir-
cumstances to support, and look to the more practical
trotter to gratify desires that can never be obliterated.
But should there be a continuation of such prizes how
can the resolve be maintained ?

Wheels, harness, boots, toe-weights, tangling breaks,
discord, confusion. The gold and rose surmounting the
legs spread apart to reach the foothold on the shafts, a
sorry looking knight to display the favor when he is
making frantic endeavors to ' ' catch ' * his horse, an in-
congruity not to be thought of.

Sir Thad would surely grow sulky, if forced into a
sulky when such trophies are to be won, and. Lady Yiva
perverse and peevish over the degradation. Then again
it may be, if the " rig" is not quite so poetical, and there
is a lack of grace in the movements, the trotters may
earn enough to buy the viands and the embellishments
for the more favored. In that case we will be sure to
enter the list and take part in the tourney.

The presentation to the victorious jockey will be made
to-day, the donor gracing the occasion with her pres-
ence. The colors will be worthily worn as without
doubt Douglas is one of the very fastest horses on the
turf and is as strong and graceful in proportion as his
namesake in the days of the Knight of Snowden. There
are names of oldtime celebrity connected with the pre-
sentation and of historical prominence. The Stuarts and
Stanleys met in opposition on the fiercely-fought field of
Flodden, and the gallant Stuart who fell had the Doug-
las " tender and true " as his chief support. Though the
" flowers of the forest " were lamented in the most touch-
ing strains of the poetess, there is a fragrance which
time can never wither and a glamourie that will al-
ways dazzle.

We are much pleased to chronicle that which is a re-
minder of the days when to wear the colors was the
guerdon of the bold and true, for which the highest born
| strove, and as in the battle referred to called forth the
encomium that " knight fought like noble, squire like
knight as fearlessly and well. "

Transferred from the battle field to the racecourse, may
there be the same desire to keep the shield unsullied that
bears the favor.

CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.

We learn that arrangements have been made to secure
cheap transportation for the horses that go to Salt Lake.
A baggage car will be attached to the Eastern Express
if that is required at a cost of $300. As twelve horses
can be carried in it this will be only $25 apiece, which
is surely very reasonable. By freight train the cost for
the car will be reduced to less than $200.

There should certainly be twelve California horses en-
"[ tered, and without doubt that many will go.

THE RACES.

Two more days of the spring meeting of the Pacific
Coast Blood Horse Associationjare'now part of the records
of the past. Two very successful days from all points
of view, more than successful in the quality of the racingi
There is little necessity for particular mention of the
races as the reports given are full and complete in the
minutiae of the contents, and a general review is all that
is required to complete the picture. Probably the most
notable feature of this meeting has been the downfall of
the favorites. The " big bettors " went strangely astray
in their choice, and in races that it did not require a
great deal of knowledge to foretell the probability of very
close work the plungers were betting as though there
was only one horse in the race. The uncertainty of rac-
ing is the charming feature of the sport, so much so that
a long time ago the part that chance played was called
" glorious, " and every true devotee of the turf was al-
lured by the difficulty in making forecasts. In California
there is a disposition to follow a lead, and like sheep going
through a gap in the fence,follow the leader ofthernove*-
ment in a'grotesque fashion. Thus there may be a foot to
surmount the "bell-wether" jumps a foot above it, and in
place of the others measuring the height for themselves,
away they go bounding higher and higher in the game of
surmounting obstacles. Soon after the pool sales commence
there is an anxiety to see how the main speculators are
investing their money. There may have been a mental
choice of the champion, and a strong resolve to wager so
much on the one selected- It_ is discovered that his
choice is selling for a low figure, perhaps grouped in the
field with others which are known to have little chance.
The natural supposition would be that this state of af-
fairs would be exactly to his wishes giving him the op-
portunity to place his money at long odds. In place of
that he discovers ground for apprehension, distrusts his
judgment, and follows the rage of supporting those on
which the most money is laid.

The " glorious " is an important element at all times,
doubly so in the springtime. Trial runs are very de-
ceptive and the onlyjtrue gauge is what is shown in
actual races. That is deceptive enough, as is well known,
as condition is a fickle thing to retain, and the "high or-
der" of last week may be followed with comparative pros-
tration in the next. Still it is also " glorious " to win a
great many dollars with a few, and one of the good ef-
fects is to multiply the "suckers" and give horses a
position in the betting which otherwise would have no
support. Another good thing is the weakening of the
hold of the point-givers. This class rarely picks an out-
sider and the advice from them is usually to back the
favorite or those that are selling well up. The most
fearful tumble of all was on the heat race of last Wednes-
day. It would have been far worse if after the first
heat there had been a ^few who were willing to back
Douglas at the long odds that ruled. One hundred dol-
lars to $17 only elicited a feeble response and after one
or two were sold the odds increased to $80 to $6 and
slow work at that. And by the way, some were foolish
enough to state that this was not a true race, and at
least one infatuated individual claimed he had " the tip "
to support Douglas after Howell had won the heat. The
charge was still more absurd when he said it was given
him by those who had. a right to know, for if this had
been the case there would have been a different showing.
Men who engineer such jobs take good care that there is
a return, and laying aside all other proofs, the fact that
the only buyers of Douglas were those who deemed it
good policy to " hedge " their bets, and that even these
were meager buyers, puts the question at rest. But we
will have to beg pardon of our readers for noticing such
a ridiculous charge, at least to those who were present,
though as some who did not have the knowledge might
be misled by the boldness with which the false state-
ments are made, it may be well to kill the slander at the
outset.

In the Cup race Fred Collier showed that he was " at
himself, ' ' and gave proof that it would have taken a
good horse, more than an extra good one, to have beaten
him.. The time was not a true criterion though that was
very good as the pace was slow for the first quarter, and
though the two last miles were run in 3:36, the last quar-
ter was made in 25£ seconds. His defeat by the Dufce
of Monday a mile and a quarter on Wednesday did not
detract from his reputation, as 2:09 is very fast for a
horse to go with 119 pounds on his back. Wednesday
was a good day for the Mondays. As John A ran a capital
race, and as these were the"only(two|which started, better
could not be. The race heats of three-quarters of a mile
was a stunner. The track was not as fast as on the pre-
ceding Saturday and the day could not be called good by
any one who is competent to judge. There was a strong
breeze, and as chilly as strong. For Joe Howell to carry
117 pounds and run in 1:14^ was marvelous and it will
stmd as high in the calendar as any race for the distance
that has ever been run. Douglas to mark 1:15 and 1:15£

1883

l*lxc gtccdct' a vtd j^nxrvtswm

for the second and third heatsjjwith a steadier of 120
pounds gives him a place "which none can outrank.

There are fine races on the cards for to-day, and a
reference te the advertisement will show that it is a rare
bill and grand sport is sure to follow. So far there has
not been an accident of any description and the managers
can be congratulated on the success that has followed
their exertions.

The above was written Thursday evening. Friday
morning, a9 early as two o'clock, the rain came pouring
down, and at nine o'clock it was still sprinkling. Should
it clear up by the middle of the afternoon, the track will
be in fair condition and from present appearances the
sun will be shining in time.

AT .MO AND ALMO MAID-

H. Scott's mare Pacific Maid, by Elmo, her dam by
Eugene Casserly, grandam by McCracken's Black Hawk,
foaled on the 19th of April twins by Albert "W. It is so
rare that twins live that this is the first instance that has
come under our observation when both survived. Now
two weeks old, they are as sprightly as can be, and there
can be no more danger to apprehend in the future than
in single foals. Contrary to the usual course these foals
are widely different in appearance, of different sex, and
in color one is a bay, the other chestnut. The male foal
is chestnut, the female bay. the chestnut resembling the
Elmo branch, the bay the Electioneers. There is a vari-
ety of blood in these youngsters. Hambletonian, through
the sire, Long Island Black Hawk, The Morse Horse,
Vermont Black Hawk, and then Trustee through the sire
of the dam of Albert W, John Nelson. This is cer-
tainly a rich inheritance, their sire with the fastest rec-
ord for a four-year-old stallion, 2:22, and a second heat
of two miles in 4:51, which is a still more surprising per-
formance. These foals attract a great deal of attention,
and we shall watch their future career with much inter-
est. Since writing the above we learn from Mr. Scott
that he has christened the colt Almo and the filly Almo
Maid.

POSTPONENENT OP AUCTION SALE.

The auction sale of horses and Jersey cattle belonging
to Henry Pierce has been postponed on account of the
rain until to-day at 10 a. m., which will give time
enough to finish it before the races.

Alonzo and Bertie Hayward, the latter a brother to
Poscora Hayward, are to be sold, and should attract pur-
chasers. The stock is now at the Oakland Trotting Park,
and the sale will certainly take place unless the storm
continues.

The boat which leaves the foot of Market street at 9 a.
m. connects with the train that arrives at Shell Mound
at 9:35.

CALIFORNIA HORSES IN THE EAST.

So far the Eastern trip of " our horses " has been ac-
complished without any mishap. Plenty of time was
taken to make the journey as little trying as possible,
and two weeks were occupied in the trip to Chicago,
where they arrived on the 23d ult. There was only a
short delay, and they are now domiciled at Chester Park,
Cincinnati, where they will remain until there is neces-
sity for faster work than their tutors like to give on a
half-mile track. This much of the campaign safely got
through with is a good beginning, and notwithstanding
the old proverb we will look for equally as satisfactory
an ending.

GOLDEN GATE FAIR.

The vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Golden
Gate Agricultural Association have been filled by the ap-
pointment of James Adams and Mr. Ewing. From per-
sonal knowledge we congratulate the society on Mr.
Adams becoming one of the management, and though
&Dt so fortunate as to know Mr. Ewing, we learn that he
is equally well qualified for the place. Mr. Adams has
had a great deal of experience in kindred work, is well
and favorably known over the whole Coast, and better
than all a man of liberality and enterprise, and will
cheerfully devote whatever time is necessary to the busi-
ness of the Association.

A GOOD PROSPECT.

The purse which is offered by the Capital Turf Club,
heats of two miles for trotting, 2:30 class, should be one
of the best races of the meeting. If owners will aid
the associations in giving support to races that vary from
the stereotyped " three in five," more interest will be
taken by the public, and the public gratified there is
a better show for owners. Were racing hampered with
the same monotonous features it would lose prestige.
Yary the trotting programmes and good will follow, and
by all means make entries in the two-mile-heat purse.

MISCONSTRUCTION.

A subscriber writes from Stockton inclosing
a slip from the Herald of May 1 in which
a wrong construction is put upon an article
which appeared in this paper of last Saturday. In place
of being intended for Mr. Shippee, the allusion was to
members of the legislature who opposed the passage of
the bills making appropriations for the fairs and grant-
ing aid to build a pavilion in Sacramento. "We have al-
ways found Mr. Shippee active in his support of the
fairs, clear sighted, so as to realize the importance of
liberality in their management, and one of the very best
officers of the associations with which he is connected.

CLOSING OF ENTRIES.

For the Salt Lake meeting the entries close to-day,
Saturday, May 5. The substituted purses at Sacramento
close on Monday. Have letters containing entries plainly
postmarked the day of closing, or, better still, have the
letters registered. See advertisements for particulars.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mall or
telegraph.

E. J. T., Hollister:

There is no book of the kind yon want that we ever heard
of. The subject has been treated in all the live stock jour,
nals, the Breeder a>-d Sportsman included, at various times-
How a young stallion should be managed depends much on
his condition, disposition and development. It is difficult to
advise in particular cases without specific knowledge of the
peculiarities if there he any. As a general rule stallions in
service should be kept in an active condition, not too high
in flesh but in working order, and should have moderate ex-
ercise through the season to keep them vigorous and in full
appetite. We would restrict a three-year-old to one service
a day, allowing perhaps, occasionally two, if necessary to
meet his engagements, but confining him to one if possible.
With due care a stallion thus managed may make a season of
fifty or sixty mares without injury or uncertainty as to re-
sults.

NedO'Neil, Yreka:

Little is known of the pedigree of the horse you speak of.
He is described in the Stud Book as follows: Garibaldi, bay
horse, foaled 1857; bred by J. H. Groff, Utica, Mich.; got by
Duroc Messenger (a horse of unknown blood brought from
Canada); dam's pedigree unknown. Taken to Marysville,
Cal., in 1862, by F. M. Stevens, where he was kept for two
years, and brought back to Swansea, Mass. He was kept in
that State until about 1S75, and was then taken to Potsdam,
N. T., where he died in 1878. He was the sire of Belle Oak-
ley, record 2-25; dam unknown.

1. Did a horse by the name of Grey Planet ever run a mile
under 1:40 either in a race or against time ? 2. What is his
best record? Officer.

Answer — 1. No.

2. One minute forty-two and a half seconds run against
time at Saratoga, August 13, 1874.

Governor Bowie stood champagne last week, and is the best-
pleased turfman, outside of Green Morris, to be found in the
Uuion. The event was the birth of a full brother to the fa-
mous Crickmore, which his broodmare Belle Meade foaled to
Catesby on the loth. The coming of the little stranger
caused quite a sensation in the worthy Governor's family,
and Bill Bird never quite left the mare, so great was his anxi-
ety. The colt is a bay, marked with a small star and hind
pasterns white, which, being the identical color and mark-
ings of "the best colt I ever seed," caused the old Zulu chief
to declare there was "another good time coming," and betake
himself back to his team, vowing to lead another Dixie win-
ner back to scale before he died. From all we hear, no event
since the Dixie of '81, has caused so much rejoicing in the
land of the Calverts, and we could hope to live that day over
again. With the fusilade of cheers that greeted the "home-
bred" when he drew away, the decoration by "Brother Krik,"
after the race, and wild revelry of the Baltimoreans that
night at Barnum's, it was an occasion we shall not soon for-
get. Champagne flowed like water, and the Yorktown Cen-
tennial was forgotten in the enthusiasm for the first Dixie
won by a Maryland-bred colt, the son of a Maryland-bred
sire. Talk of*State pride in South Carolina, why, it's noth-
ing compared to that of these Marylanders. — New York
Spirit.

Hickok and Goldsmith have arrived safely at Chester Park,
near Cincinnati, where Maud S and Little Brown Jug are
also stabled. Thus the fastest mare, the fastest gelding and
the fastest pacer are brought together at the same track. In
a talk with a Cincinnati Enquirer reporter as to the chances
of a meeting between Maud S and St. Julien Hickok said:
" Not in the least. Mr. Vanderbilt told me last year that he
would not race his horses against any others and that he
wished me to put an end to all propositions that might be
made to me to put my horse against Maud S."

Cooked, dried and pulverized flesh, bone and blood is of-
fered for sale at some Western packing houses. It may be
shipper! long distances if kept dry, and is just what is
needed for poultry food. If a little is mixed with the usual
wet meal ration it will soon color hens' combs a bright red
and cause the fowls to "shell out" most abundantly.

The Department of Agriculture estimates that the stock of
com on hand March 1 was about 530,000,000 bushels, or
twenty-six per cent of last year's crop. The proportion of
wheat on hand is twenty-eight per cent of the crop, or about
140,000 000 bushels.

Blue Bull Redivivus— Occasional Files a Brief.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: I notice an article in
your issue of April 21 copied from the New York Sportsman
headed " Blue Bull as a Sire " in which the writer thinks the
correspondent who wrote the former article in your paper
"has not been a very assiduous reader of the Eastern sport-
ing journals," and starts in to praise the Blue Bulls jnst as all
the Eastern sporting journals do with very few exceptions, to
wit: A little honey, some wormwood and plenty of vinegar.
The Sportsman says Blue Bull " has 26 in the great 2:30 list."
If he will look over that list he will find 28 in it credited to
Blue Bull. But the Sportsman has the faculty of blowing
hot and cold at the same breath. After giving the old horse
the praise honestly due him of getting more trotters from
mares that were not trotting bred thau any other horse, and
second on the list to the horse that was bred to more trotting
bred mares than any other horse, he says, "in breeding he
was a plebian; the probabilities are that his powers died with
him." It is the same hue and cry that is raised on every suc-
cessful pacer in the stud. Old pacing Pilot came in for his
share of this unwarranted abuse, and the Sportsman will
find that nearly eight-tenths of the successful trotters of this
day have one or more crosses of pacing blood coursing
through their veins. Is he right when he says "he is the
great exception to the rule." If a horse has the prepotency
to transmit his speed to his offspring at a different gait, on
what theory does the Sportsman build its opinion "that his
powers died with him ?" We, on this coast, have no knowl-
edge as to how many of his sons and daughters are doing
duty in the stud at the East. There has been but one of his
sons on this coast, that is an entire one, and for the chance
he has had he has shown very well. I spreak of Prompter, an
inbred Blue Bull. Prompter, by Wilson's Blue Bull — Pra i.e
Bird by Flaxtail, by Pruden's Blue Bull. I saw a filly sired
by Prompter when eighteen months old trot a half mile in
1:23, and a quarter in 0:39. Mr. Mcintosh was offered $1,000
for her which he refused, and had she lived, I am confident
she would by this time have honored her sire by being in the
2:30 list. Dr. M. W. Hicks has one by Prompter— Tinsley
Maid by Flaxtail, that he has entered in stakes to be trotted
at Chicago in 18S4. Mr. Mcintosh has a two-year-old, Sally
McEim, entered in the Stockton stakes to come off in Sep-
tember, 18S3, and, barring accidents, she will be a dangerous
competitor for any man's colt. I have never seen one of
Prompter's get that was a pacer, the gait the Sportsman has
such a horror of. Mr. Mcintosh has several of his colts and
thinks very highly of them. So much for what I know of
Blue Bull's son. I do not think the Sportsman is right when
he classes him with accidental sires. The horses named by
him are in no way in my opinion the equal of Blue Bull.
They served better trotting bred mares and only one got an
exceptionally fast trotter. Blue Bull produced quantity with
more than an average amount of speed to each. How is it
that the Sportsman lays so much stress on Blue Bull being a
plebian ? Is there any better bred mare on his sire's side
than his dam by Blacknose, son of Medoc, out of Lucy, by
Orphan, second dam Lady Grey, third dam Maria by Melzar;
Medoc by American Eclipse? There is no necessity of run-
ning the pedigree any further. Every horseman knows there
are no finer or better staying strains than these.

Is there any one who knows the origin of Merring's Blue
Bull ? The fact of his being a large horse and working on a
farm is not proof positive that he was a cold-blooded horse.
And so far as advertising it is a well known fact "by every
assiduous reader of the Eastern sporting journals," for the
last sixteen years theTe has not been a son or daughter of the
"old hero of Chester," that has won a hard contested race
that the Eastern journals have not sounded their praise in
loud and continued applause. How different with the Blue
Bulls. Just a simple summary. Everyone should be treated
alike, and every good performer either on the turf or in the
stud should be honored according to the performance. I hold
that a horse that can trot fast and stay without a pedigree is
worth a thousand that cannot trot although they may have
pedigrees as long as the moral law. Biding behind pedigrees
without speed is like sitting by a stove without a fire on a
cold day, cold comfort. Occasional.

Chico, May 1.

- ^ —

Prince Batthyany Dead.

A cable dispatch to the New York Herald, under date of
April 25, announces that Prince Batthyany, the well-known
patron of the turf and owner of a number of racehorses,
died suddenly at half past two o'clock that day in the in-
closure for members at the Newmarket track. His death oc-
curred just after the numbers of the starters and jockeys in
the race for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes had been
hoisted.

The neatly dres«ed, trim little figure of Prince Batthyany
was one of the best known at Newmarket, where for many
long years he had been a regular frequenter. He was at one
time one of the best cross-country gentleman jockeys in En-
gland, and took great interest in all turf sports, being a mem-
ber of the Jockey Club. With increasing years he gradually
restricted his attendance at race meetings, but was usually to
be found at the Jockey Club and other important reunions.
His career as an owner was not a very brilliant one, fur al*
though he always had some horses in training he owned but
few really first-class animals. The best was Galopiu, winner
of the Derby in 1875. Galopin was an undoubtedly good
horse and won all the five races he started in when three
years old. One of the five was the sensational £1,000 match
with Lowlander, then considered the best miler in England.
The match was decided over the Rowley mile course, and
Galopin won by a Jength. The only engagements of any
consequence rendered void by the death of Prince Batthy-
any are those of his colt Fulmen, who was considered to
have a very good chance of winning this year's Derby, for
which he had been heavily supported. Galliard, the winner
of the Two Thousand Guineas race at Newmarket yesterday,
was a son of Galopin. Prince Batthyuuy was the defendant
in a suit brought last year by Lord Marcus Beresfnrd to com-
pel the transfer of some property at Newmarket which it was
intended should be turned into a club. The Prince held that
no contract had been made such as was claimed, and the
court so decided.

The Prince, Gustave de Batthyany-Strattman, was born on
December 8, 1803. He was hereditary Lord of Gussig and
Chief of Eisenburg. He succeeded his cousin. Prince Philip,
July 22, 1870. He was married in li>20 to Wilbelniina, Bar-
oness of Ahrenfeld, who was the widow of the Comte de
Bubna. He was left a widower twelve years later. He had
two sons, the eldest of whom, Count Edinoud Batthyuny, is
attached to the Austrian Embassy at London.

The great obstacle to wheat growing in Brazil is tin
to the rank vegatable growth of that climate, and
fertile soil, the wheat has to be weeded carefully
times. This entails so much labor as to make it-
unprofitable.

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May 5

THE RIFLE.

The Spring Tournament.

Last Sundav, April 29, the California Bine Association held
the spring tournament at Shell Mound Park. Heretofore, it
has required two days to finish the competition for the dif-
ferent medals and trophies, but on this occasion the pro-
gramme was cut down so that the shooting was finished in
one day. The cash prizes offered, beside medals in the sev-
eral matches, were larger than ever offered before. Pools
were open all day for shooters on the 200 and 500-yard tar-
gets for the rifle and 30-yard target for the pistol. The
rickets were sold for the small price of ten cents a shot. The
pools were divided among those who made the largest num-
ber of bullseyes. The day was pleasant, though not such a
day as riflemen like when they desire to make exceptionally
good scores. The sky was overcast by drifting clouds, which
made the light varying and uncertain. The breezes of the
morning turned to a respectable little blow in the afternoon, i
and though it did blow strong the riflemen were fortunate in
having it blow steady. The first match shot was for the I
Governor Perkins Trophy. Ten cash prizes were also of-
fered in this match. These purses run from §1 to §15. The
conditions of the match were ten shots at 200 yards, the
trophy to become the property of the rifleman winning it |
three times. It has been won as follows: Nov. 1-i. 1SS0, J.
Robinson, 47 paints; Mav 29, 1SS1, F. E. Kuhnle, 4S points;
October 17, 1881, >". Williams, 4S points; October 29, ISS2,
F. E. Kuhnle, 4S points. The score stands:

Prvt. S. L Kellogg Jr. O. L. C 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5—48

Prvt. F. Ciimmings, Company C, First Infantry.. 5 55454555 5 — 48

C. A. Carr. Esq ". 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—47

Lient. Kuhnle. I. K. P., Fifth Bat. Infantry 5 44555545 5—47

Officer P. D. Linville, S. F. Police 4 55545554 5—47

Col. S. E. Beaver 4 4 i 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—46

Howard Carr, Esq 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 — 46

Sergt. F. Kohls, Company C, Second Artillery.. .4 44456455 5—45

Col.Bobt. McKillican, I. R. P., Division Staff 4 54544545 5 — 45

Lieut. Klein, Company C, First Infantry 5 54444554 5 — 45

Corp. L. Barrere, Company E, First Infantry 4 54554545 4—45

The nest match was for the Barne3 Trophy, the same
number of additional cash prizes and the same terms and
conditions as in the first match. This trophy has been won
as follows: May 29, 1SS1, F. E. Kuhnle, 47 points: October
17, 1SS1, ST. Williams, 47 points; June 4, 1SS2, N. Williams,
47 points; October 29, 1SS2, S. I. Kellogg Jr., 49 points. As
Sergt. Nick Williams won it the third time, it now becomes his
personal property. The scores made were :

Sergt. X. Williams, O. L. C

C. A. Carr, Esq

Corp. L. Barrere, Company E, First Infantry.

Howard Carr, Esq

Prvt. F. F. Kellv, Companv C. First Infantry.

Lient. F. Kuhnle, I. R. P., Fifth Infantry 4 55545455 4 — 46

Lient. J. E. Klein. Companv C, First Infantrv. ..5 55455445 4—46

Prvt. S. I. Kellogg Jr., O. L. C 5 54555454 4—46

P. D. Linville. S. F. Police 4 55554544 4—45

Prvt. F. Commings, Company C. First Infantry.. 4 54454445 5—44
Lieut. H.F. Same, Company C, First. Infantry.. .4 54454445 5 — 44

The niid-range match came nest. This was open to all
comers with any military rifle, distance 500 yards, seven shots.
There were five cash prizes, $10, $S, 56, $4, $2. Following
are the scores made:

Corp. Barrere, Company E, First Infantry 5 4 5 4 5 5 5—33

Prvt. F. Cnmmings, Companv C, First Regiment 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 — 33

Lieut. J. E. Klein, Company C, First Regiment Inf 5 5 5 5 4 4 5—33

-. H.T. Sime. Companv C. First Regiment Inf 5 5 5 5 3 5 5—33

Sergt. Wilson, Companv M, First Cavalrv, U. S. A 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 — 32

Prvt. Matson. Batterv C, First Artillerv". C. S. A 4 5 4 5 4 5 5—32

Sergt. F. Kohls, Batterv C. Second Artillery, X. G. C. .4 5 5 4 5 4 5—43

Prvt. T. F. Kellv, Companv C, First Infantrv 5 54 54 5 4—32

F. Kuhnle 31

— Donghertv 30

T. E.Carson 29

H. C. Mangels 28

Prvt. Dapont 28

L. G. Perkins 27

The fourth match was for the Andrews Silver Challenge
Trophy. This match was open to any military xiQe team
composed of sis men. The conditions were ten shots to each
man at 200 and 500 yards with TJ. S. Springfield rifles. Four
cash prizes to the four highest members of competing teams
were offered. The trophy haa been won as follows: Com-
pany E, First Infantry Regiment, X. G. C, won it May 29,
1SSI, bv a score of 4S7; Company E, First Infantrv Regi-
ment, X. G. C, October 17, 1881, w'ith 515; Companv C, First
Infantrv Regiment, X. G. C, June 4, 1S82, with 503; Com-
pany C* First Infantry Regiment, N. G. C, October 29, 1SS2,
with 519. Company C having won it three times, the trophy
now becomes the property of that company. Below are the
teams and scores :

Company E, First Infantry:

p^r^«i tu™>™, < 2°° ?ardB * 54544454 4—431 ~,

CorP°ialBarrerer(500^ardS 535 4 4 34 4 3 5-40 ( _83

.5 55555455 4—48
.5 45545545 5-^7
..555455454 5—47
, 544554555 4—46
5 5455455 4—46

Private Murphy..
Sergeant Carson. .
Private Leaman..
Private Pendleton
Lieutenant Brown

(200 vards 4 45344344 5—40) _sa

(500 yards 4 545 5 4344 5— 43 ( ~

(200 vards 4 34434445 6—40) M

*500 yards 5 33355545 4— 43 j ~

(200 yards 4 44444444 4-401 <«

\500 yards 5 33445455 4— 43(~°~

1200 yards 4 44444355 4— il 1 „.

1500 yards 4 44434542 5-39 j °°

(200 yards S 35345345 4—381 ...

(500 yard- 5 24244424 4-39/""'*

Total iS5

Company C, First Infantry:

Lieutenant Hugh (200 yards 5 44445544 5—441 Q1

T.Sime )S00 yards 5 5*445644 5— 47 J Vl

Private P. 1200 yards 4 54555544 4-151 _nn

CumminRs (500 yards 4 55455455 3-45 j w

Lieutenant J. E (200 yards 4 54446545 4—44) ~,

Klein (500 yards 5 65552644 5-45 J ~ w

Captain H. 8. (200 yardi 5 4 5 6 4 4 4 3 4 4— *2) „

Templeton I 600 yards 6 54456554 4— 47 ( ~^°

Private T. F. (200 vards 4 44544454 4—42)

Kelly (500 yards 5 53543356 5-43 j

TM*.t.T t)...Vi„. f200 7**** * 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 4-44 |

PriT»toL-PerWlU (B00 jards 3 04 3 4 54 6 4 4-3C ]

_80

.628

PhiioJacobv 10 10 U 9 11—51

Officer J. Clark 11 10 11 8 11—51

The sixth and last match was for the Association's Pistol
Trophy, a beautiful cup valued at $100. This trophy was
held last by the second team of Capt. Douglas' division of
San Francisco police. The shooting was done with Smith &
Wesson's 45 caliber revolvers, 15 shots at 30, yards. The
team winning it three times holds it permanently. The teams
and scores are as follows:

Capt. Douglas division, San Francisco Police, Company A,
team No. 1:

Linville 5 4555555465555 5—73

Conboy 5 5554555555554 5—73

Hook 5 4555445555555 5—72

Flanders 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 5—72

Peckinpah 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 5—72

X.T. Field 5 55 5 4455555454 5—71

Clark 5 4555554455445 5—71

Wbirworth 4 5544555445465 6—69

Scott 5 5544555444455 5—69

Bailey 4 5555554544545 4—69

Total 710

San Francisco Police, Company A, team Xo. 2:

Berges 5 5455555545555 5—73

Holland 5 5555554555545 5—73

A. G. Field 5 5555555545445 5—72

Stokes 5 4455555455455 5—71

Robertson 5 4555544555545 5—71

Gillan 5 5455554545555 4—71

McCarthv 5 5545545555554 4—71

Lane 4 5455455454555 5—70

Wells 4 4545454454455 5-67

Monaghan 5 5445544445454 5—67

Total.... 706

San Francisco Police, Company B, Capt. Short's division:

Whelan 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5—72

Libby 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5—72

Thompson 5 5555555545445 5—72

CockriU 5 5554555455555 4—72

O'Connor 5 4555555555455 4-72

Shear 4 4554555545455 6-70

Smith 4 5445545555545 5—70

Coles 4 5444555556554 5—70

Reynolds 5 4445455555544 4—68

Paddock 4 4445535555544 4—66

Total 704

Citizens' team, J. E. Klein commander:

C. E. Thompson 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—71

Dr.Tracev 5 5555454544555 5—70

Chas.A. Carr 4 4455555555544 4—69

S.I. Kellogg 5 4444544545555 5—68

S.E.Beaver 5.5 444555454455 4-68

J. 51. Pike 4 5455545445554 4—68

T. F. Kelly 4 4445454554455 5—67

T.E.Carson 5 5455445454445 4—67

J. E. Klein 44445555554544 4—67

F. iI.Gilham 4 4 555545444544 4-66

Total 681

In addition there were four cash prizes, $10, $6, $3, $1,
given the individual members of the teams who made the
highest scores.

This evening the prizes will be awarded to the fortunate
riflemen at the X. G. C. headquarters on New Montgomery
street. After the prizes have been distributed the shooters
will be invited to the armory of Companies C. and G., First
Regiment, on Post street, where refreshments will be spread
for the guests.

Next came the Douglas pistol match, so named as
complimentary to Capt. Douglas of the San Francisco police.
The shooting was done on the ring target. Ten cash prizes
were (riven, running from $1 to $15, distance 30 yards. The
luckv men and rings made 116:

Offlf -rBergw.S. F. Police 11 12 11 12 U— 67

Thompson, Bat. B, 2d Arullt-rv 11 12 11 11 11— «

I'.'l. Gllbam II 12 11 10 12—56

kiupah. S. F. Police 10 11 10 12 12-55

• rP. I>. Mnvllle, H. F. 1 lice 12 10 11 12 11-55

.E. Kl.m, 1-t Infantry 11 11 10 11 10—53

r. ii-M.s.r. police il io 9 12 .i-:.;i

r WMtwortb, S. F. Police 12 11 10 'J 11-53

.33

.32

"Konkering K's. "

For some time past a match has been talked of among
riflemen. Col. H. D. Ranlett said that he could select a
team of five men whose names began with the letter K who
could make better scores on the 200 and 500 yard targets than
any team of the same number of men picked from the Na-
tional Guard. Last Sunday as the riflemen were assembled
at Shell Mound at the California Rifle Tournament, a team
was picked to dispute the claim of the superiority of the K!s.
By permission of Col. Dickinson, this match, which was
strictly a private affair, was allowed to come off. The terms
of the shooting were: The K's to shoot against any five men
of the X. G. C, each man to shoot ten shots on the 200 and
ten on the 500 yard target, the losing team to pay for the sup-
pers for both teams. Col. Kanlett was captain of the K's and
Ed. Snook, of Company C, 1st Regiment, was captain of the
picked five. As the K team were the winners by IS points
they will dine to-morrow evening at the expense of the oppo-
sition team. Following are the names and scores of both
teams:

COL. EiKLETX'S S*S — 2C0 TABDS.

Kellogg, O. G. C 4 44555545 4— 15

Klein, Co. C, 1st 5 55455445 4—46

Kelly. Co. C. 1st 4 54454444 4-42

Kuhnle, I. K. P., 5th Bat 4 45455544 4—44

Kuhls, Co. B, 2d 4 44454444 4—41

Total 218

FIVE HUNDRED YABDS.

Kellog, O. G. C 4 55555555 5—49

Klein, Co. C, 1st 4 35444454 4-41

Kellv, Co. C. 1st 3 45554545 4—44

Kuhnle, I. K. P., 5th Bat 4 55543543 4—42

Kuhls, Co. B, 2d 4 44342555 5-41

Total 217

Grand Total 435

CAFT. ED. SNOOK'S TEAM— 200 TARPB.

Cnmmings, Co. C, 1st 4 54454445 5—44

T. B. Carson. Co. E, let 4 44344555 5—43

Barrere, Co. E, let 4 5 554 44 4 5 4—44

Sime, Co. C. 1st 5 44454545 4—44

Perkins, Co. C, 1st 5 44444445 4—42

Total 217

FIVE HCXDRED YARDS.

Cummingfl, Co. C. 1st 5 44554444 5—44

T.E. Carson, Co. E, 1st 5 24555364 3—41

Barrere. Co. E, 1st 5 44343434 6-40

Sime, Co. C, 1st 2 46464443 4-39

Perkins, Co. C, 1st 4 35434444 3—38

Total 202

Grand Total 419

The Fusileers.

On the 22d of April the San Francisco Fusileers, Co. C,
Second Artillery Regiment, N. G. C, held their second
quarterly prize and medal shooting at Shell Mound Park.
In the first class Fred Kuhls won the first prize, a hand-
some gold medal. Lieut. Adolph Huber won the first prize
medal of the second class, and in the third class the medal
was won by private J. Schmitz. Following are the scores
made by the members of the three classes :

FinsT CLASS. SECOND CLASS.

Private Fred Kuhls 4GL!eutenant Adolph Huber 42

Sergeant Otto Lemfee 44(Corporal Charles F. Repenn 41

Lieutenant H.J. Mangels 43| Private Hy. W. Frank 37

Captain John Bruer 39 Corporal Charles Gloss 35

Private L. Haake 37|Corporal Henry Schmeear 34

THTRD CLASS.

Private Joe Schmitz 37 Privat* Frank Koch

Private Thiesen 35 Corporal George Marcus..

Private John Patrick 35,

The company also gave liberal prizes for pool-shooting on
a public target. This target was at 200 yards and the points
scored by rings. Following are the fortunate riflemen, the
rings made and the amount of cash prizes won :

2vame.

Cunimings 12 — 91

Thierbach 8—12

Bearrer 11— 9

Klein 7—12

Mangels 10— 9J

Kings. Total. Prize.

$21 f>0

12 50

10 00

7 00

5 00

Name.

Kings.

Total.

Prize.

....10 9

19

3 00

Will.

....11— 8

19

.

.... 6-12

18

1 50

HaaVe

8—10

18

1 00

•Special prize.

Socially and financially this company's quarterly picnic and
shoot was a success.

To-morrow the California Schuetzen Club will hold their
regular monthly medal shooting, at Schuetzen Park, Ala-
meda.

The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein will hold their regu-
lar shoot for club medals on Sunday, May 13.

ROWING.

Mclnerney and Peterson.

To-morrow morning Mclnerney and Peterson will row for
§500 a side over the Long Bridge three-mile course. The
race is expected to be the best ever witnessed on California
waters as both men are in good condition and excellent scul-
lers. The majority of important matches heretofore rowed
have been woefully one-sided and it is therefore to be hoped
that the expectations of a close contest to-morrow may be
realized. The final deposit of the stakes was made last week
and Captain P. Brannan of the California club chosen as
referee. The race is to be started at 10 a. m., and itis prom-
ised that for once the programme will be carried out as ar-
ranged. Usually 10 o'clock in racing means noon or later
and the result is consequently unsatisfactory, as after 11 a. m.
the bay is generally in the summer months swept by winds
that make good sculling an impossibility. The persons who
have in charge the present match are, however, energetic and
enthusiastic, and it is probable that the race will be rowed on
time. Mclnerney has come up somewhat in the betting
during the present week. He has shown a marked improve-
ment in his rowing, and had he another week's training might
be expected to do better things than he will be capable of to-
morrow. He has a good deal of confidence in his
ability, however, with the insufficient practice he
has had, to row the California champion to the finish.

Peterson has had the benefit of long and careful training
and satisfies his backers by his looks and his form. To our
mind he is just a trifle too heavy, but his youthful appear-
ance may deceive the eye. His opponent is drawn down
very fine but is still gigantic in figure and apparently full of
vigor. The admirers of the rival oarsmen have become very
pronounced in their opinions during the week and some un-
necessarily loud talk has been indulged in by a few men
whose tongues are much longer than their purses. One of
these visited Mclnerney's headquarters the other night and
shook the building with his proclamations of confidence in
Peterson. He wound up his declamations with the promise
that the San Francisco boy would make it hot for any man
in the world, whereat the Eastern oarsman, who had been
listening long and impatiently, lost his temper. "Why, what
are you talking about, :' said the herculean oarsman. "There
are men in the East that would give him a minute and beat
him. " To the credit of both oarsmen they have indulged in
no invidious comparisons of each other. Mclnerney thinks
that he has selected a worthy antagonist and Peterson does
not underrate his opponent.

The Toronto Globe comes to the rescue of John A. Kennedy,
of whom the English Referee critic speaks very slightingly:
Penaragon is rather too severe upon Kennedy. If Hanlan
is "right " on the day of the race Kennedy cannot beat him,
but it must be remembered that for all this the champion
cannot afford to give away much in the way of condition if he
wants to win this race. Anyone who carefully watched the
last race in which Hanlan rowed at Barrie must have been
convinced that had he desired to do so Kennedy could have
beaten them both handily. In that race the little Xew En-
glander never rowed more than 33 to the minute, and still he
finished a close third without once extending himself. What-
ever may have been his reasons for showing so indifferently
in public, it is very certain that Kennedy is no baby. If any
American sculler can beat him it is his friend Davis, but it is
very certain that the little watchmaker could "make a show"
of either Courtney or Riley in a five-mile race. If Kennedy
is right on the day of the race, Hanlan will have no occasion
to play with him, though, as already stated, he is very likely
to defeat him.

The entries for the Pullman, 111., professional regatta are
Edward Hanlan, Wallace Ross, George Hosmer, Geoige W.
Lee, Charles E. Courtuey, James Dempsey, Frank Hill, R. J.
Xagle, M. Kilo, F. A. Plaisted and Harry Parker of >.ew York.
All of those who have entered are in active training for the
regatta, which promises to be the most interesting ever held
in the United States. The course to-be rowed over, Mr. St.
John says, has been accurately measured on the ice, and em-
braced one and a half miles straightway or three miles with
a turn. At every 200 yards the course is to be flagged off.

Hanlan and Lee occasionally practice double sculling. On
the 20th ult. the champion and Lee rowed double on the
Harlem river, and went well together, though it was the first
time they had sat together.

The Boston Globe hints that Hosmer would row Lee for
51,000 a side.' The Turft Field and Farm says that if Hos-
mer wants such a race he had better challenge and get it.

Eggs stored with the large end downward will keep much
longer than if in any other position. The philosophy of the
thing is this: When the egg is on the big end the air cham-
ber is under the entire weight of the egg and cannot expand
freely. If flat, or on the small end, the air cannot be so well
confined and exudation sets in much more rapidly. If you
cannot set your eggs* as soon as you would wish, see to it that
they are placed large end downwards.

Wood ashes are an excellent fertilizer for both potatoes and
onions. For the latter crop, in lieu of wood ashes, straw
may be spread over the land where it is proposed to plant the
crop, and, after burning, the seed may be drilled in on the
ashes. This warms the surface, destroys some weed seeds
and diminishes the labor of caring for the crop.

Honey-dew is considered by bee experts and entomologists
to be the secretion exuded by a species of louse that infests
vegetation.

1883

to Ikccte and j&wnrtetttatt.

THE GUN.

The Pacific Club's Shoot.

This shooting club held its first live pigeon match last Sun-
day at Birds Point, Alameda. The match was shot under
Hurlingham rules at twelve birds, for medals and sweepstake
purses. Precaution was taken to have plenty of pigeons, so
that the members could have all the sport they desired, and
as some went over on the early train a $2 50 entrance sweep-
stakes was shot off before the regular match. Seven entries
weremade,|and three made clean scores on the four pigeons,
as this result shows:

Lambert 1 1 1 1-4

Schwerin 1 1 0 1—3

Broden 1 1 1 0—3

Precht 1 1 1 1—4

Lambert, Precht and Pearson, tying, shot off the tie on the
"miss and out" principle. Precht and Pearson killed theirs
straight, and divided first and second money.

After this was finished, fourteen members entered in com-
petition for the club medal. Though there were some who
shot remarkably well, there were some, too, who did not do
as good shooting as usual. This may be excused on the plea
that it was the first time that some of the members faced the
trap under the rules of Hurlingham. These are the scores
made:

Funcke 1 0 1

Pearson 1 1 1

Welsh 1 1 1

Yalleau. ,

.0 1010001101

A. Schwerin 1 0111101111

T. Schwerin 1 1011111111

Smith 1 0000001100

Beyers ; 0 1001011111

Stewart 0 0100011110

Galindo 0 0 0 w

Precht 1 0111110100

Fowler 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 w

Gonyeau 0 0000100110

Lambert 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Broden 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Adams 1 1111111111

Haines 0 1111011110

Lambert, Broden and Adams made straight kills of twelve
pigeons, so they shot off the tie at four single birds with this
result:

1— 6

1—10

l-n
l— 4

0- 7

0- 5

— 0

1— 8

— 5
1— i
1-12
1—12
1-12

Lambert 0

Broden 0

1 1—2' Adams 1 0 1 1-

1 1-2

Adams' score of three gave him the medal and first money.
Again the first two men shot under the same conditions, and
again they tied on three killed. On the third contest Broden
dropped his four straight and took the second money, and
Lambert's three won third money. After the match the
members and spectators turned their attention to a fine lunch
that was prepared for them. In this everyone made a
straight score and no misses. "We are glad to see that Mr.
Bird has been improving the grounds for the accommodation
of visitors. The dip in the ground that caused so much an-
noyance to sportsmen has been filled up to the level, and the
grounds are now among the best in this vicinity. A pleasant
time was had by all who attended the Pacific Club's shoot.

The Trap at Chico.

Editor Breeder ast» Sportsman: On the 20th ult. a
match was shot at the racetrack, between J. T. Mcintosh of
Chico and Horace Silsby of Seneca Falls, New York. The
conditions were twenty-five pigeons, thirty yards rise, use of
both barrels, Hurlingham rules, eighty yards boundary.
They made the following score:

Mclntosb.lf Ot 1 1 Ot 1 0' 1 It Ot Of 0*0*1 0*1 Ot 1 0*1 1 Ot— 11

Silsby Ot 1 It 1 Ot 1 0' 1*0+ 0*1 0t It It 0* Ot It It Ot Of It It— 12

*Died out of bounds, f Both barrels used.

The birds gave out on twenty-second bird, and the
match was postponed until the 23d, when the shoot
for the medal of the Butte County Sportsman's Club came
off. Business prevented Mr. Silsby from attending, and the
match was declared off. Below you will find the club score
at twelve birds, twenty-one yards rise, plunge traps, eighty
yards boundary:

Mcintosh 0

Wm. Waddams 0

Spurgeon 1

Thomas 1

Brown 1

Rose 1

Barnard 0

Swearengin 0 1

Swain 0 "

Scott 1

Hendricks .... 1

•Died out of bounds.

Same day — match at clay pigeons :

1

0*

0*

1 0>

1

1

n

1

1

0«— 6

1

1

1

0 0

1

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1

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1

1 1

0

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0

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0

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1

1

0 — 6

1

1

1

0 0

1

1

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1 — £

1

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1 1

1

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1

1

1

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0

1

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1

1

1

1

1

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0

1

1

0 1

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1

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0

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1 - 8

Rose .

.11101001100 1-7

Mcintosh 1 1111111100 1—10

Swearengin 1 0010101010 1—6

Swain 0 11010101111—8

Brown 0 0000000000 1—1

Barnard 1 0111111001 0—8

Henseley 0 1001001001 0—4

Wadflams 1 00010110011—6

Henry 1 0000011101 0—6

Denman 1 0000001100 0—3

Same day — pool; $100 corner; eight pigeons:

A.A.Scott 0 0 1110 1 1—5

Thomas 0 10 1111 1—6

N.B.Scott 0 1 C 1 1 1 1 1—6

Mcintosh 1 0 0 1111 1—6

Swearengin 1 10 0 110 1 — 5

Spurgeon 0 1110 11 1—6

Henry 1 0 110 10 1—5

Swain 1 11110 1 0—6

It was a fearfully bad day for shooting; the wind blew a
perfect gale from the north just before the shooting com-
menced; it blew down about fifty yards of back fence. Mc-
intosh and Scott tied on the shoot-off and divided the pool.

D.

»■

The annual tournament of the Butte County Sportsmen's
Club was held at the Chico racetrack on the 23d ult. The
attendance was large and the interest displayed great. N. B.
Scott of Nelson captured the clubgold medal by killing eleven
birds out of twelve. He has held the medal the past year.
A high wind interfered somewhat with the sport and made
the scores so low that they will not be published. Scott
killed 11 out of 12 birds.

At the clay pigeon shoot at Watsonville last Sunday H. S.
Fletcher carried off the medal for the first time. The follow-
ing scores were made at twenty pigeons each : Fletcher 17,
Arano 16, Colehower 15, Huddleson 13, Milliken 11, Frizzel
11, Johnson G.

Charcoal has considerable manurial value, especially if ap-
plied on rich ground, the ammonia of which it absorbs and
gives out as the plant roots require. It also improves the
mechanical texture of the soil whether light or heavy, and its
dark color holds the heat from the sun, making the land
warm and early. The remains of old charcoal pita always
make the best land in the field for many years thereafter.

BASE BALL.

Progress of the Championship Struggle.

The fifth game of the championship season at the Recrea-
tion Grounds on Sunday last between the Niantic and Hav-
erly clubs, failed to attract as large an audience as the pro-
ceeding games. The explanation of this fact is to be sought
for principally from the further fact that the games are hardly
up to the standard of professional base ball contests. A large
number of the players have as yet not warmed up to what may
reasonably be expected from them and in consequence for
some time to come the matches will be wanting in that care-
ful playing which is sure to stimulate patrons of the sport,
and induce them to turn out in force. The various clubs have
already shown signs of improvement so that, making due al-
lowance for the first games, the season promises to be event-
ful and interesting. The teams are at present decidedly weak
at the bat and the number of those striking out is quite
formidable. This was especially the case with the Californias
in their last game, the total outs on strikes being sixteen as
against three for their opponents. The Niantics on the con-
trary are powerful hitters and invariably hit low. On the
other hand, much of the bad play credited to the Californias
is attributable to the fresh recruits which the team has lately
received from the players who formerly bore good reputa-
tions, based on averages for two and even three successive
seasons, and who since that time have done no playing what-
ever. French was always considered a good fielder and a hard
hitter, though his running on bases was invariably below
criticism. Stewart both as outfielder and as first baseman
was considered as an excellent ball-tosser, and the same may
be said of Cullen, Angus amd Harlow Boyle. With the [prac-
tice that the next four or five games will enable them to have
the contests will assume a closer aspect and the audiences
may be counted upon to increase materially from their pres-
ent numbers. The game on Sunday was noticeable for the
excellent batting, fielding and base running of the Niantics,
who seemed perfectly at ease at the bat and in the field.
Finn was especially fortunate in making three base hits
and scoring two runs, one of them being earned. He had
little else to do, and beyond a play which he missed
on third, and a neat put out, his score was a sample of the
others. Owing to the poor form which the Californias dis-
played at the bat, there was no opportunity for good fielding
on the part of the Niantics. The game was principally
contested between pitcher and catcher. Lawton, who guarded
their fortunes in the latter capacity, did some really good
work. His throwing to bases was generally commented, upon
and was one of the features of the game. He was severely
injured in the seventh inning by a hot foul while standing
close to the bat and for a time it seemed as if the services of
Finn would be required in that position. He manifested his
usual pluck and continued to catch until the cIobo of the
game. The Niantics are exceedingly fortunate in possessing
relief pitchers and catchers who are competent to assume the
duties of either position whenever occasion may arise. The
Californias are equally well off. Following is the score:

CALIFORNIAS.

TBBBEFOAE

Mercy, 3d b i 0 0 2 4 2

French, 1st b i 0 0 9 13

Stewart, cf 3 0 13 0 1

Kavanagh, rf 3 0 0 10 0

Emerson, s 8 1 0 0 0 3 0

Angus, 1 f 4

Hack, p 3

Boyle, 2d b 3

McDonald, c 3

Carroll, 2d b 5 1

Donahue, s s 5 0

Sweeney, p & 0

Finn, 3d b 4 2

Sullivan, rf 4 2

Egan, 1st b 4 0

Forgarty, If 4 1

Lawton, c 4 0

Lyman, c f 4 1

0 2

1 0

0 21

1 0
0 0
7 0
0 0

10 0 0

1 1

Totals 38 7 9 27 25 o Totals 31 3 3 27 15 9

Innings 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9

Niantic 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 2—7

California 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0-3

Left on bases— Niantic 5 California 3. Earned runs — Niantic 2. Bases
on balls— Niantic 1, California 3. Struck out — Niantic 3, California 16.
Wild pitcb— Hack. Passed balls— McDonald 2, Lawton 6. Three-base
hits— Eagan 1, Sullivan 1. Two-bcse hits— Finn 2. Home run— Sulli-
van. Double plays— French, Piercy and McDonald. Time of game —
2 hours, 5 minutes. Umpire— Eugene Van Court. Scorer — J. I. Egan.

The next game will be between the Redington and Haverly

clubs.

♦

By the Coptic from Japan Robert G. Horn of this city re-
ceived a communication from William Ryan, captain of the
base ball nine of the United States flagship Richmond of the
Asiatic fleet, requesting a supply of professional "dead balls"
and bats. The writer complains of being compelled to use
"cricket " balls, which, he writes, are very unsatisfactory.
He also mentions that the Richmond nine is the champion
base ball club of the Yankee fleet on the Asiatic station.

A match game of base ball was played at Napa last Sunday
between the Twilight Club of that city and the Haverleys of
San Francisco. The latter won, the score standing 15 to 6.

Delos R. Ashley, one of the league umpires, has not yet
officiated. He is eminently the man for the place and should
be induced to put in an appearance at an early date.

The Oakland league has been abandoned. A movement is
on foot to bring about a series of games between the Olympic
club teams and those of the California league.

It is not improbable that on the conclusion of the Eastern
season, one, and perhaps two clubs will visit thiB coast.

Jack Rice is considering the advisability of making his re-
appearance after two years' absence from the diamond.

The Ornithological clubs will arrange another match in a
few days.

The Sacramento club proposes to challenge our local ball
tossers.

It looks as if the old California club was about to be re-
vived.

Newspaper men are thinking about getting up two teams.

Interior clubs are being organized with alarming rapidity.

A team composed of police officers Is being organized.

Flatbush Maid, foaled 1852 and famous as the mate of
Lady Palmer in the double harness performance, in which
Mr. Robert Bonner was the driver, is still alive, but she is
thin and weak. She was a persistent cribber until her teeth
became so worn that she could not grind her food. She was
fed the past winter on crushed oats and bran, and thus kept
alive. Now that the grass is coming forward, it ia hoped that
she will take on strength and gain flesh. She is but a wreck,
but Mr. Bonner has preserved her for the good that she has
done. She has never bred Bince her retirement from the
road, although Bhe has frequently gone to a stallion. She is
thirty-one years old.

England now imports far more breeding horses for general
purposes than she exports.

A Hint to Mr. Villard.

The Oregonian fires this delicate intimation at the North
Pacific magnate:

The California tracks are idle during July, as there are no
races in the State during the heated term, where here the
weather is not sultry till August. If purses to the amount of
$3,000 for running and $3,000 more for trotting were offered
during the month, we could relyupon a large iiifluxof horses
and their following from California. The railroad companies
have made a great deal of money carrying visitors to races in
times past, and should be willing to aid this project liberally,
as sportsmen have to pay their fare when they travel. If Mr.
Villard, now that he is here, would endow a stake with SI, 000
we could have as fine an annual race here as they have at
Jerome Park for the stakes endowed by August Belmont or
D. D. Withers, both of whom are financiers and capitalists
like Mr. Villard. It might be well to agitate this thing at
once. Our city is the only place in Oregon to run a big race,
because it is the only place which affords good accommoda-
tions to people coming from a distance.
*

The horses of the German army are now fed with biscuits.
They consist of thirty parts of oat flour, thirty parts of dex-
trinated pea flour, thirty parts of rye flour, and ten parts of
linseed flour; sometimes of twenty parts of pea flour, twenty
parts of wheat flour, twenty parts of corn meal, twenty parts
of rye flour, twenty parts of grated bread, and ten parts of
linseed flour. The ingredients are made into biscuits. The
first-named mixture is the best. These biscuits are made
with a hole in the middle of each, so they can be strung and
hung to the saddle-bow, or be carried by the trooper around
the waist. Each biscuit weighs, baked dry and nard, about
two ounces. Seven biscuits are broken up and given to the
horse in the morning, moistened with water, if convenient,
otherwise, dry — twelve at noon and seven at night. After
careful experiments in camp, on the march and campaigning,
they are reported by all the cavalry and artillery officers bet-
ter than oats. A trooper can easily carry thirty pounds of
these biscuits, which will furnish his horse with full rations
for eight days, or will serve, with forage, for twenty days'
hard marching.

Sale of English Thoroughbreds.

On the second day of the Newmarket Craven Meeting
(April 11) thirty-one horses, the property of the late Mr. W.
S. Crawfurd, were sold at auction for a total of 15.4S7
guineas, in the presence of the Prince of Wales and a large
and fashionable company. The highest-priced lot was the
five-year-old Martini, who brought 4, 100 guineas. The Post
says: "In accordance with general expectation Martini — for
whom there were a couple of 'two thousand 'commissions in
the market — realized the highest price, which far exceeded
'fancy's limit,' however; and when Mat Dawson contested
his possession up to 4,000 guineas it was hoped that this
grand-looking brother of Shotover wouid not leave the coun-
try. His Hermit blood, however, was too highly appreciated
by that fine judge, General von Luderitz, the director of the
Government studs of Germany, for whom he was bought at
an advance of 100 guineas on Mat Dawson's last offer by
James Waugh, whose eldestson — who formerly lived at Heath.
House until he was appointed private trainer to the Emperor
of Germany, under Count Lehndorff, at Graditz — accom-
panied the General to Newmarket as interpreter. Martini's
destination is the Imperial Stud of Graditz, near Torgau;
whilst Kingdom — who was purchased for £3,000 yesterday
evening for the German Government — goes to Trakhenen, in
East Prussia, as a sire for half-bred stock." The next highest
price was paid for the two-year-old Miss Waller, by See Saw,
dam Mrs. Waller, whom Sir John Astley bought for 1,225
guineas. Among the other features of the sale was the price
paid for the three-year-old Violetta, who was sold for 500
guineas, as against 1,000 which Mr. Crawfurd paid for her at
the late Lord Wilton's sale just a year ago, while Hampton
Court, for whom 1,850 guineas was paid last September, was
sold to Captain Machel for 200 guineas, it being rumored that
the youngster had been hurt in the back.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

PATENT ^COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, BBATINQ OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STARLE OR FARM
AX OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, CAL!.<
CVXTRA<T/:/> HOOFS "A' ANT SKIN DIS
\. t. Illtrrz .1 IX>„ Proprietor*, 0Fr,nl

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SARNESS AND SADDLERY.

H

J. O'KANE,

MANUFACrUBEB AKD IMPORTER OF
ARNESS, SADDLES, BLASKEffOI
ARNESS, BAIUKEES. BI-ASKET^
ARNESS, SADDLES, BLAKKETkJ

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

767 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots" of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
. the Pacific Coast.

1 X. B.— My acknowledged superiority in
Ithis branch" of business is largely due to
careful observation antlthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of wlucb re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
klNE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
I agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
Iders and fur Makiunev's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, hits and 2><-ib race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANTTFACXTTRER OF AXD DEALER TS

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
20yl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

MAXUFACTUKER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

TTAEES AKD ALL KLVDS OF

^SADD^ERTf HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
4tt .1 494 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

6tn3 SAN FRANCISCO.

SPORTING GOODS.

IMPORTERS OP AND DEALERS IN BUNS, RI-
tles.pistols. ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goods of all kin s.

Sporting* Goods.

Leading (.'"*lers,

Boxing Gloves, Foils, Com.

bat Swords, Indian Clubs,

Hunting Knives, our

own ninnnlacture.

DOG COLLABS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A II\(K,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

«Sr?iS. PISTOIS. CII'IXERY,

FISHING TACKLE, AM-

MUNITION, ETC.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Clay Street, San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

35S Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

.FOR SALE.

BERKSHIRE PIGS.

rjgk YOUNG, PURE BERKSHIRE PIGS
jffP^forsalB, $* each. Applv to T. C. Edwards,
7«~.]'ii Leidesdorff street, San Francisco, or
Perkins & Son, Los Gatos, Cal. 17t2

FOR SALE.

STANDARD CLAY STALL-
lon Biliv EEayward 4*9. Record
2:31 SC. The owner, having Bold
hie mareB, will Bell at reasonable
Qifnre. In Round and In fine con-
dition and (Mil trot fast. Apply to
EDITOR BREEDER VM) SPORTSMAN.

FOR SALE.

150 Fine Rams.

"l8t8 GEO. W. HANCOCK, Sacramento.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale,

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
lJigs for saie. Apply to

CAI'T. FOSTER,

At the Cliir Mouse.

STOCK FARMS.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882,
with descriptions and pedigrees of -7fi high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Ifoung Trotting

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,

most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS H. CLAY JR.,

A RE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in oreeding and raising fine,
highly -bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
madeinlSSl: another with a record of 2:23}^; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 1882; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28!^, and a grandson with a three-v ear-old rec-
ord of 2:23 14, the fastest everhnade up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20}:, to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Aim out ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of Ins get with public records
ranging from 2:15^ to 2:27^. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of bis get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by oldAbdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23}$ to 2:28H, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a giandda lighter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2b, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27^, by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28Ji, by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions onnoother breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at S300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter Way 1,1883. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or furthei information address
WILLIAM T. H1IHIKS.

2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky .

_. ASHLAND PARK -_.

Trotting stuJJ

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

B. J. TBEACY, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR
though traintngis done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale'choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best claBB of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or furthei particulars address
2-17yl 1$. J. TBEACY, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains "Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomasste and Alphea strains.
These, with forty head selected on the IslandBof Jer-
B6J and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, anil equal to anv at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are' the ac: cepted butter producing animate
of the country. Bulls have recently sold in New York
fur Sliynxj to *i2,0O0. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

N, A. JUDD

llli: II HI' A SPORT \I TIIOT1I

Of THE COAST IR TUK
:::i l lil.lt AM) SPORTSMAN.

Y

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentee*. Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine Antique lilndings at Eastern Rates.

^o. 608 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cat.

s

I lis. llll-.l FOR A AIWERTISE I^IT

I MM I l.l It AM) L^l'OltTSMlJLV

LINES OF TRAVEL.

7WHA1 L,ROAD.-l?:j

BROAD GAUGE.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCING

WEDNESDAT, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets) as follows :

LEAVE
S. F.

DESTINATION.

8:30am
t9 :30 a M
10 :40 a M
*3:30pm

4 ;25 p m
*5:15pm

6 :30 p M
±11:45PSI

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

8:30 a mi")
♦ q^ntiw ! Santa Clara, San Jose and
4-2E i p m I Pri^cipa1 Way Stations. '
0

10:40,

ndj

'I

6:40au
•8:10 am

9:03 am
*10:02aS£
•3:36 pm
t4 ;59 P M

16 :00 pm
17:50 pm
+8 :15 p m

•10:02 am
•3 :36 pm
6:00PM

±8:15 P SI

Mj
)PM*

Gilroy, Pajaro.Castroville, 1 i '
Salinas and Monterey. j I

^IKnpxSJ \ HolUster and Tres Pinos. -j |

) Watsonyille, C;

>Aptos,

> (Camp

mville, Camp Goodall, ( | «n.nn , „
.New Brighton, Soquei. ™4 "
jCapitolai&SantaCruzH b,uu FM

10:40 ami Soledadand Way Stations

| ) Monterey and Santa Cruz.
1 f (Sunday Excursion)

'Sundays excepted. tSundays only. (Theater train,
Saturdays only.

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a.m. Train.

Special Hound-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquei and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilroy, Paralso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San JoBe, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5 ; also to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, $3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. TownBend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C.EASSETT, H. P. JUDAH,

Bnperintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

tS" SOUTHERN DIVISIONS.
For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY THEIR LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for
Sea Bathing, Snooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best shooting may
be had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish "Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

OF THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

IS UNSURPASSED.
A SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANK

(150 X 50 feet)

FOB WAEM SALT WATER, PLTJNOE AND SWIMMING
BATHS.

ELEGANT ROOMS

For IndiTldual Baths with DOUCHE and SHOWER
facilities.

MAGNIFICENT BEACH

Of pure white sand for SURF BATHING, Etc., Etc.
THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-knoWD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQCEL AM) SANTA CRUZ,

IS VTA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge), and the

SANTA CRUZ RAILROAD.

B®-At PAJARO, the SANTA CRTJZ R. R. con-
nects daily with Trains of the S. P. R. R.

The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PUBIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets o
any description issued by this Company will be enti-
tled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of

Train Baggfigemen. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to Issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

OQrj-In order to guard against accidentB to Dogs
wliile in transit, it Is necessary that thev be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle checked and carried free of charge. Guns taken
apart and securely packed in wood or leather cases
mav be taken in Pnssenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel,
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst, Pass, and Tkt Agt,

BSTS. P. Atlantic ExpresB Train via Los Angeles
Yuma, etc, leaves San Francisco dally via Oakland
Ferry, foot of Market Street at 9 :30 a. jC

LINES OF TRAVEL.

0. P. £• JJ.

TIME SCHEDULE.

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San
Francisco as follows;

9:30 A

•4:30 I
8:00 a
3:30 i

*4 :30 ]
8:00 t

•4:00 I

*4 :30 I
J8:00>

9:30 /

7:30^
•5:00 i

9:30 i
•4:00 l

8:00 j

7:30 j
10:00;

3:00 l
*5:00l

3:30 I

4:00 i
7:30 i
£10:00 j
3:00]
8:00 J
9:30 j
3:30 l
*4fl0l

DESTINATION.

.. Antioch and Martinez

..Calistoga and Napa..

, (Deming,ElPaso( Express...
, 1 and East ( Emigrant

, (,Galt and( viaLivermore

, j Stockton! via Martinez

.... Knight's Landing

M " tSundays only

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasantou....

..Madera and Fresno..

..Marysville and Chico....
..Niles and Haywards. ...

. ( Ogden and ( Express

. i East \ Emigrant

. } Red Bluff j via Marysville.
. ("and Tehama ( via Woodland..

....Redding

■(Sacramento U^rI^016

...Sacramento, via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

..Vallejo..

" jSundays only..

..Virginia City

..Woodland

2:40 p M

*12:40 p m

*10:10 a M

7:« p u

U 10 a u

*10:10 a IE

•10:10 a M

7:40 p M

2:40 P M

7:10 A M

5:40 p m

•12:40 p at

5:40 p M

•10:10 a m

111:10 a IE

2:40 P M

5:40 p si

•8:40 a M

2:40 p m

•12:40 P M

5:40 P iE

5:40 P M

3:40 p m

9:40 a m

•8:40 a M

11:10 a M

6:10 a m

5:40 P M

•7:40 P SE

5:40 P 3£

5:40 P XE

7:40 p m

11:10 a u

•10:10 a m

•6:00 a St

•3:40 P M

J3:40 P M

9:40 a M

7:40 P M

2:40 p m

•10:10 a ii

•12:40 p M

111:10 a m

11:10 a M

•7:40 p IE

•10:10 A SI

111:10 a u

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAX FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER,

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND— "6:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30—9 :00— 9 :30— 10:00— 10:30— 11 :00— 11 :30— 12 :00— 12:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2:00— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
— 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00—10:00 — 11:00 —
•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— *6:00— *6:30 — *7:00-
*8 :30-*3 :30— H M—*i :30— *5 :00— *5 :30 -
9:00.

•7:30-

•6:00-

*8:00-
•6:30 —

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-*9:30-6:30-Jll:00
•12:00.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00—*6:30— 7:00— *7:3O-8:00 — *8:30 —
9:00— 9:30— 10 :0O—tlO:3O— 11:00— ±11:30— 12:00— 112:30—
1 :00— 11 :30— 2 :00-3 :00— 3 :30-4:0o — 4:30 — 5:00—5:30 —
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00.

TO BERKELEY— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *8. 30
—9:00— ±9:30— 10:00— tl0:30— 11:00— 111:30 — 12:00— 1:00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—
8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — *6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00 — *7:30 —
18:00— •8:30—9:00—10:00—11:00— ±1:00— 2:00— 3:00— 1:00
—•4:30-5:00— '5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM FRUIT VALE— *6:20— *6:50— *7:20— *7:50— *8:20
•8 :50— *9 :20— *10 : 21— *4 :20— »4 :50— *5 :20— »5 :50— *6 :20 —
•6:50—7:25—9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda! — •5:15 — *5:45 —
±6:45-9:15— *3:15.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:27 — *5:57 — 6:27— 6:57 —
7:27— 7:57— 8:27— 8:57— 9:27— 9:57— 10:27— 10:57— 11:27—
11 :57— 12:27— 12:57— 1 :27— 1 :57— 2 ;27— 2:57— 3 :27— 3:57 —
4:27—4:57-5:27—5:57—6:27—6:57 — 7:57—8:57 — 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-*5:36-*6:06-fi:3fl
7:06— 7:36— 8:06— 8:36:— 9:06— 9:36— 10:06 — 10:36 — 11:06
—11:36—12:06—12:36—1:06—1:36—2:06—2:36—3:06 — 3:36
—4:06— 1:36— 5:00— 5:36— 6:06— 6:36-7:06 — 8:06— 9:06—
10:06—11:06.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:22— *5:52 — •6:22 — 6:52 — *7:22 —
7 :52— •8:22—8 :52— 9:22— 9 :52 — ±10:22 — 10 :52— ±11 :22 —
11:52— ±12:22— 12:52— ±1:22— 1:52— 2:52— 3:22-3:52— 4:22
—4:52— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22— 6:52— 7:52— 8:52— 9:52— 10:52.

FROM BERKELEY— •5:15—»5:45— •6:15—6:45— "7:1s—
7;45— •8:15 — 8 H5— J9:15— 9:45— ±10:15— 10:45— 111 :15 —
11:45—12:45 — 1:45—2:45 — 3:45—4:15—4:45—6:16 — 5:45
—6:15-6:45—7:45—8:45—9:45—10:45.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— *5rf5—*6:15-6:45-*7:15
— 7:45— 8:45— ±9:15-9:45 — 10:45 — ±12:45 — 1:46 — 2:46 —
3:45—4:45— •5:15— 5 .-45— '6:15— 6:45— *7;15.

CREEK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— *ll:15— 1;15—
3:15—5:15.

FROM O AKL AND— *6 ;15— 8 :15— *10 ;16 — *12 ;15 — 2 :15 —
4:16.

•Daily, except Sundays. JSundays only.

'Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & c
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. X. TOWNE,

Gen, Manager,

T. H. GOODMAN,

Gen. Pass !Tkt Ajrt.

1883

JStteafat mx& S&poxtsmixu.

Standard Fowls.

Breeding fine poultry has beoome as much
of a sciencel as breeding any other kinds of
live stock, even though it doe3 not require a
tithe of the outlay or expense, and those of
limited income can indulge their tastes in
that direction, being reasonably sure of mak-
ing the fowls pay their "way, and in some
cases realizing quite snug little profits. A
mistake too often made by novices is to buy
a pair or trio of first premium birds, at some
large poultry show, and then expeot to raise
from them the following season nothing but
chicks which will be as meritoriousevery way
as their parents. Very often it is desirable
to get these prize-taking birds for breeding
purposes, if the fitting of them for exhibition
has not impaired their health or strength in
any way, for from such birds many fine
chicks can be reasonably expected, but if
from ten to fifteen per cent of the offspring
can be rated as extra standard birds, the
breeder has every reason to feel well satisfied.
In procuring choice breeding stock, however,
we would not make it a point to buy the ex-
hibition birds at the shows, but rather visit
the yards of some prominent breeder, who
breeds the variety or varieties you wish, and
there select what you need. By this means
you secure the choice birds, just as they are
at home, without having been pampered or
fixed up for exhibition. As to varieties, that
is a matter which must be decided by each
individual, but it is very bad policy to try
more than one breed at a time, for if the
breeder attends to the birds properly, he will
find all his time and skill required to perfect
one breed. It is far better to sell extra speci-
mens of one kind to purchasers, at a round
price, than to supply customers with many
kinds at a low price, and a corresponding low
grade.

In attempting to rear standard fowls, it is
absolutely essential to hatch out the chicks as
early each season as it can possibly be done,
to enable them to have the entire season to
perfect themselves. Of course, chicks hatched
out in March require more care and atten-
tion, while in the downy state, before they
become fully feathered, than do those brought
out in May. With many breeds, the experi-
enced breeder can, while the birds are very
young, pick out those chicks which will, or
should meet the requirements of the "stand-
ard," and to these he can give extra care and
attention, to induce a rapid and healthy de-
velopment, the others being given ordinarily
good care, and consigned to the kitchen, as
they are needed, and become fit. It may
seem rather hard to cull close, frequently se-
lecting but ten or fifteen birds, at first, from
a flock of forty or fifty, and consigning the
others to separate quarters, as a mere food
supply for the house, yet in no other way can
improvement be assured. And those who
wish to raise standard birds, but do not yet
understand the desirable qualities of the
breed they wish to rear, should post them-
selves thoroughly in the matter ; first, by
erading up on the subject, in the"different pe-
riodicals devoted to poultry; then by studying
the standard of excellence for poultry, which
gives the "ins," as well as the "outs," of each
recognized breed of domestic poultry ;
then by visiting the prominent poultry
shows, and carefully noting the size, shape,
weight and markings of those which carry off
the honors, and lastly by purchasing a pair of
standard birds, as a model to breed to, rather
than as stock from which to produce all
standard chicks. Those who have been suc-
cessful in a pecuniary point of view, in rear-
ing poultry for mere food purposes, cannot
always make a success of it in attempting to
breed thoroughbred fowls to a high degree of
excellence, for the simple fact that not only
must the best of care and management be
bestowed, and the food and feeding be all
that is desired, but there are certain require-
ments in the way of plumage, markings,
shape, style and weight, which count very
heavily in the show-pen. While the show-
room will go far towards teaching many valu-
able items of knowledge to the novice, making
repeated visits to some well-known and suc-
cessful breeders of thoroughbred fowls will do
far more, as many of the praotices there in
vogue can be seen and learned, the breeder
rarely refusing to show the visitor his birds,
and how he conducts his operations. — Ameri-
can Ag-rkulturist.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Best City Extra, $5 65S?6 05;
medium grades, $4 50'«~5 25; Shipping Superfine
U&H 25.

WHEAT— Market etronger but prices not material-
ly changed. No. 1 White, 91 80fe,31 824. MilliDg
lota 81 85S!:1 87*.

BARLEY— Trade dull. Spot feed, 51 271; Brewing,
81 30&91 35 t> ctl.

OATS— Fair Feed, '81 8&&31 95; Good, $2£92 15;
Choice. 82 20®S2 22* p ctl.

RYE — Quotable at 51 6.5&91 85 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barlev, 828 ^ ton; Cracked
Corn, $35 t> ton; Shorts', 815 505 ?17 & ton; Oilcake
meal, the otlworks sell to the trade at 835 [< ton.
less the usual discount; Middlings, 822&S24 ty ton
for lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, SllKff314; Wheat, 814 600917; Wild
Oat, 814 60ES917: Mixed, 812&814 ^ ton.

STRAW— 75cS90c per bale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16frKie$c; California,
Hams, 153fil55c for plain, lfij(&164c for sugar-cured
canvased; Eastern Breakfast Bacon, 16® 1 63c; Cali-
fornia Smoked Bacon 15®15*c for heavy and me-
dium, and 16®16ic for light and extra light; Clear
Sides, 15$&15ic; Pork.818;ii818 60 for Extra Prime,
$206820 50 for Prime Mess, S23&24 for Mess, 825®
825 50 for clear and 826®26 50 for extra Clear; Pigs'
Feet,816®818 V bbl; Mess beef , 815 50 for bbls and
88 75 for hf bbls; Extra Mess Beef, 816 50 for bbls
and 88 75 for hf bis; Family Beef,818®18 60 p bbl;
California Smoked Beef, 13®13io ^ ft.

FRUTT — W« quote: Apples, 40c®60c for common

and 81®S1 60 ^ box for good to choice; Lemons
85®$7 per box for Sicily; California Lemons, 75c®
81 60 per box; Limes, $8® 810 per box for Mexican;
Bananas, 1 50®83 t> bunch; California Oranges,
51 25®$1 50 for common and 82®3 25 for good to
choice £* box; Pineapples, 8l'.®$8 & doz. Western
Cranberries are offering at 815®^17 V bbl; Straw-
berries, S5®89 © chest according to variety.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Marrowfat Squash, 825
®S30 $* ton; Carrots, 37*c®50c; Turnips, 75c;
Cauliflower, 75c® 81 25 J> dozen; Cabbage, 75c t>
ctl: Garlic. 3jc p lb; Celery, 50c » doz; Dried;
Okra, 2(Tc'«.25c; Dry Peppers, J0c®12lc V ft: Green
Peas, 3®3$c for common, and 4;u.C for sweet: Rhubarb,
6®8c per lb; Mushrooms, 75c;«.$l V* box; Green Pep-
pers, 8c w; 10c perjlb: Tomatoes, $2®;2 25^ box, Cu-
cumbers, 50C.S81 75 per doz.; Asparagus, $1 12^o?l 50
¥> box; Sprouts, 3c ■£>' **>■'• Artichokes, 10c® 15c &
doz.; String Beans, 12*®15c £>' lb.

POTATOES— River Red, 6.l®70c; Early Rose,
50®70c; Tomales and Petaluma, 81 05®1 12)^ ctl;
New, l£e,,<r2c per lb.
ONIONS— $6®$7 for good to choice.
BEANS— Bayos, 84 75®85; Butter, 83 25®$3 50 for
small and 83 50 ®$4 for large; Lima, S3 55®83 80;
Pea, S3 50®3 75; Pink. 84 50®84 75; Red, 84 50®?4 75;
small White. $3 50®3 75; large White, S3® 83 25 J¥
ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots : Fancy, 25c®25ic :
choice, 23®24c; fair togood, 17®22c; inferior lots
from country stores, 15;al7c; firkin, old, 19®22c for
choice ; new, 22®25c ; pickled roll, 20®22i; Eastern
17® 20c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14c for choice: 11®
13c for fair to good; do, factory, in boxes, 14® 16c;
Eastern, 16®17c.
EGGS -California. 24®26c & doz.
POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 23® 25c; do,
Hens, 21®2Cc; Roosters, 87® 88 for old and
$10®S12 for young; Hens S9®:$i0; Broilers, 84®
88, according to size ; Ducks, $9®S10 $*
dozen; Geese, 82 25®82 50 ^ pair; Goslings, $3®
53 50 per pair.

GAME— Snipe, S2 25®S2 50 for English and 75c®
51 for common: Hare, 81 50®$2; Rabbits, 81 25®§1 75.
WOOL — Quotations nominal. 16c®20c for Spring.
HIDES AND SKINS— Dry bides, usual selection,
16i®17c £» lb; culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides
2c~^ lb less; Dry Kip, 17c; Dry Calf, 20c®22$;
Salted Steer, over 55 fts, lie ^ lb; Steer over
55 tbs, lie; Steer and Cow, medium, 9Ac®10c;
light do, 8*c; Salted Kip, 15 to 30 fts. 10c; Salted
Calf, 14® 15c ^ ft; Salted Veal, 12i®15c; Sheep
Skins, 25®30c for Shearlings, 30®60c for Bhort,
60c®31 for medium, and Sl®81 40 apeice for
long wool and wool skins. Butchertown Green Skins
bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 8®8Jc ft ft for rendered
and ll®12c for efined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 8*®9c; medium grade, 7*®8c; in-
ferior, 6i®7c & ft.
VEAL— Large Calves, 7®8c; small ones, 9®10c

¥?Ib.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 5c and EweB
at 4®43c & ft, according to quality.
LAMB— Spring is quotable at 8c ^ lb.
PORK— Live Hogs, 8®8ic for hard and 7®7ic
for soft; dressed do 10$®102c ^ ft for bard grain
hogs.

♦ ,

An Extended Popularity. Brown's Bnon-
chiax, Teocheb have been before the public many
years. They are pronounced superior to all other
articles used for similar purposes. For relieving
Coughs, Colds and Throat Diseases they have been
proved reliable.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery street. San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell In All title* and CouiilleH ot
the State.

REFERENCES.

J. S. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas

R. P. Sabuent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those ot Messrs. Whip-
ple.Colgrove, Dietz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newland A
Hammond, Daniel Cook a iid others, we feel assured
of ourabtlity to give satisfaction in all buslne ss In-
trusted to our care. Sales will be made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have inconteinplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East, we will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases
and Bales, Of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-
tion.

KILLIP A CO., 116 Montgomery street.

RACES.

RACES.

RACES.

BUT DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.
Carriages

UGGIE

s

UGGIE

and

/WAGONS.

ANT ST E MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

PERSONAL attention given to

Painting,

varnishinR

Alterations and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

1 3 1 J AM) 1 3 1 B MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

Wm.E. Chambeklaix Jr.

Thos. A. Robinson-.

Iiife Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

MM) FOR IIIKIMIIV

Russ House,

1009. 1011. IOI3 anil 1015 J Street,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M . J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass tha house every five minute*.

1883. *g£^ 1883.

SPRING MEETING OF THE

Salt Lake Jockey Club.

$7,000.

FIVE DAYS' RACING,

COMMENCING

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1883.

FIRST BAY.

Race No. 1. The Inaugural Rush ; purse $300 ; for
all ages ; $50 to second ; 1 mile.

Race No. 2. The Livery Stable Stake, for three-year-
olds ; S50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $300 added, $100 to
second, third to save entrance ; 1£ miles.

Race No. 3. Trotting ; 2:30 class; purse $700, first
$400, second $200, third $100.

Race No. 4. Club Purse ; $150, all ages, $100 to first,
$50 to second ; one-half-mile dash.

SECOND DAY.

Race No. 5. The Merchants' Stake, for two-year-
olds; $50 entrance,"$25 forfeit, $250 added, $50 to sec-
ond; five-eighths of a mile.

Race No. 6. The Club House Stake, for all ages ; $25
each, play or pay, $300 added, $100 to second ; three-
fourths of a mile.

Race No. 7. Trotting; 2:50 class; purse $300, first
$175, second $75, third $50.

Race No. 8. Pacing ; 2:35 class; purse $250, first
$150, second $75 ; third $25.

THIRD DAY.

Race No. 9. The Salt Lake Derby, for three-year-old
colts and fillies ; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500 added,
$100 to second, $50 to third ; also plate valued at slOO
presented by Joslyn & Park ; 1* miles.

Race No. 10. The Saloon Stake for all ages ; $25
each, play or pay, $300 added, $100 to second; mile
heats.

Race No. 11. The Railroad Handicap, for all ages ;
purse $300, $100 to second ; owners to handicap and
start at the weights named ; 1 mile 500 yards.

Race No. 12. Trotting ; 2:35 class ; purse $500, first
$300, second $150, third $50.

FOURTH DAY.

Race No. 13. The Hotel Stake, for all ages ; $50 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $500 added, $100 to second, $50 to
third ; 2i miles.

Race No. 1J. The Flash Stake, for two-year-olds ;
$50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, $100 to second ;
three-fourths of a mile.

Race No. 15. Club Purse ; $200 ; all ages ; first $125,
second $50, third $25 ; half-mile heats.

Race No. 16. Trotting ; 2:40 class ; purse $400,
first $250, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY.

Race No. 17. Selling race; purse $250, $75 to sec-
ond; horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry en-
titled weights; two pounds off for each $100 under
fixed valuation ; winner to be sold at auction imme-
diately after the race, and any excess over entered
price to be divided between the club and second
horse ; 1J miles.

Race No. 18. Trotting ; free for all ; purse $1,000,
first $600, second $300, third $100.

Race No. 19. Consolation race ; purse $250, for
horses that have not won a race during the meeting ;
beaten allowances ; 1^ miles.

CONDITIONS.

Running races will be governed by the rules of the
Chicago Driving Park.

Trotting and pacing races by the rules of the Na-
tional Trotting Association,

All entries will close May 5, 1883.

Entrance fee of 10 per cent in all club purseH. Run-
ning with three or more to enter ; two or more
to start. Trotting and pacing races, five or more
to enter and three or more to start. In all cases
the entries must be Inclosed in scaled envelope and
addressed to the secretary, and plainly stet
age, color and sex of horse, name of sire and dam
(when known) and name of owner. For all mOM
colors of rider must be given with the entry. No en-
tries accepted unless accompanied by the money, and
under no circumstances will any conditional entries
be received. Ytalfe-over by anyone horse entitles him
to half of the stake money and all of the forfeited
money and all plate or cup added.

Any horse distancing the field, or any part thereof,
will be entitled to first money only.

The association claims the right to Interlace heats
of different races whenever it may deem it expedi-
ent. It also claims the right to postpone on account
of bad weather.

J. T. GILMER, President.

E. J. TRAVIS, Treasurer.

T. F. MULLOY, Secretary and Manager,

Lock box 1168.

PACIFIC COAST

Blood Horse Association

Oakland Trotting
Park.

Spuing Meeting.

ANTRIES TO

Stakes & Purses.

Third Day Regular Meeting— Satur-
day, May 5.

No. 17— Gano Siake; for two-year-olds; dub of three-
quarters of a mile; $50 each, Sit forfeit. ■?-•'» added,
second to save stake. When any California two-yci r.
old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three -quartera of
a mile, the stake to be named er the colt which
beats it.

1. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill y Joe Daniels-Mary
Wade.

2. E. J. Baldwin's be, by R herfe-rd— Maggie Em-
erson.

3. E. J. Baldwin's b f. by Rutherford— Gleutta.

4. E. J. Baldwin'.- ch f.iivGrlnsteart— Sister to Clara D.
6. E.J. Baldwin's chf.'bv GrinKU-ad— J< ■:-!■■ i .

6. E.J. Baldwin's br f>y Grlnstead— Hollie McCar-
thy.

7. Theo. Winters1 ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Nor-
folk—Marion.

8. Theo. Winters" ch f Callle Smart, by Norfolk—
Mattie A.

9. Palo Alto's b c, bv Norfolk— Bovdana.

10. Palo Alto's 1) c, by Norfolk— Nova Zembla.

11. Palo Alto's b cbvShimnon— Demirep.

12. Palo Alto's brf. bv Mondav— RigUn.
13 Palo Alto's s f, by Norf61k— Glendew.

14. Palo Alto's bl f. by Wildldle— Frolic.

15. Palo Alto's br f. by Norfolk— Li2Zie Whjpps.

16. Palo Alto's s f, bv Norfolk— Frou Frou.

17. C. VanBureu's b g Jou Jou, by Monday— Play-
thing.

1?. C. VanBureu's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Ab
bie W.

19, W. L. Prltchard's br c, bv Leinster— Addle A.

20. Wr. L. Pritchard's b c. bv Leinster— IJlv Simpson
•21. W.L.Pritehard'schf.bv Bazaar— Tibbie Ijunbar.

22. W. L. Pritchard'schf, by Leinster oi Bazaar-
Minerva.

23. J. B. Haggin'sbc Winncmucca,by imported Bil-
let—Lottie.

24. J. B. Haggin's bf, In- Kins Alfonso— Miranda

25. J. B. Hfiggin's b f. bv Pat MoUoy— Glennine.

26. J. B. Haggin'sbf. bv Mrmarehist— Heliotrope

27. J. B. Haggin's bf, bv Monarchist— Alert.

28. J. B. Haggin's b f, bv imported Glenelg— Edna.

29. J. B. Haggin's ch f, by imported Glenelg— Susie
Lin wood.

30. J.B. Haggir-'sbrf Mv Love, by Vircril— Liqhtfoot.

31. J. B. Haggi Q'S b f, by King Alfonso-Titan a

32. J. A. Card! • toll's hi John A. by Monday— Lady
Clare.

No. 19— Spirit of the Times Stake; for three-year-
olds; dash of one and three-quarters miles; $100 each,
$25 forfeit, §300 added, §150 to second, third to save

I.Jos. Cairn Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three
Cheers— Ladv Amanda.

2. P. Robsoh's ch f Mav B, by Shannon— Jessie R.

3. P. Cotitts' brc Auribl, by Monday— BeUina.

4. P. Courts' be Panama, by Shannon— Abbfe w.

5. P.Coutts' br f Flou Flou. bv Mondav— Jennie C.
fi. Thos. Ateheson's b f , by California— Bosetland.

7. Theo. Winters' b c, by Norfolk— Addle C.

P. Theo. Winters' ch c, bv Norfolk— Maggie Dale.

9. Theo. Winters' ch c, by California— Puss.

10. Theo. Winters' b f Clara W, by Norfolk— Balli-
nette.

11. Theo. Winters' b f Lou Spencer, by Norfolk-
Ballerina.

12. Theo. Winteis'ch f. by Norfolk— Mattie A.

13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard— Electra.

14. J. B. Chase's b f Lanra, by Shannon— Polly .

15. W. A. J. Gift's bf Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

lfi. E.J. Baldwin's Che Grismer. by Grinstead— Jen-
nie D.

17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford-
Maggie Emerson.

18. E.J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grlnstead— Santa
Anita.

19. Palo Alto's ch f Satanella, by Leveller— Frou
Frou.

20. Palo Aito'n ch f, bv Hubbard— Tehama.

21. Palo Alto's br f, by Shannon— Camilla Urso.

22. Palo Alto's b g, bv Shannon— Emm. i Itohsmi.

23. W. Boots' br c, bvTliad StOVenS— OlpSCy.

24. J. B. Hactrin's b f Nubia, by Leinster Addle A.

25. J. B. Haggin's eh f Irene, by Leinster— Irene
Harding.

26. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar— Sophia
Jennison.

27. J. B. Haggin's bg Del Paso, by Shannon— Maggie
O'Neil.

28. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 19— Purse ?250, of which ?5o to second horse; en
trance free; for all ages; dash of two miles.

i. Lee Shaner*a b o Judge HcKlnstry, foni years (

by Grinstead or Thad Stevens — Kal le Peas* .

"2. W. M. Murry'fl s b Samuel st.vvtison. five years,
bvThad Stevens— by Rifleman.

"3. W. L. Prltchard's bh Frank Rhoadn, five yvars.
by Leinster— Addle A.

4. Howson A Co.'s b f Augusta E, three years, by
Mondav— bv Norfolk.*

5. E. J. Baldwin's br c Albert C, four years, by
Rutherford— MapgiP Emerson.

ft. E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, three years, by Grin-

stead— Santa Anita.

7. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, three vc.irs, bv Hubbard
i ■■

8. I. B. Chase's cli f Laura, three roars, bv Shannon
-Folly.

9. Theo. Winters' s m Atilanta, four years, by Nor-
folk— Ladv .Tan--.

10. W. Hoots' s c Inauguration, four yearn, by
Wildldle— Miami

n, Hill ,t r;rl.Vhh Wlldidbr. aged, by Wildidle—
Eva Coombs.

12, Stemler & Ayres'bgjoe Howell, aged, by Bon-
nie Scotland— Eva Shepbard.

oler A Ay res' s k Fred Collier, five yean, by
Joe Hooker— Pnws.

14, Palo Alto's b m Precious, four years, by Lover
-Frolic.

lfi. Palo Alto's ch m Fostn-^s. four yearn, bv Foster
-Planetl i.

[S.John Ma< Dnke of Monday, four yearn,

by Mondav— Demirep,

it. jobn Maokey'i e ni Maria F, four yearn, by Lein-
ster—Flash,

Ts'n.20— Tlurdl. r ..if irhlch ISO to n<v-

ond horse; entrance free; mile and repeal over four
hurdle*.

1. Theo. Winters' n m. Hnttlc B, four yean, b

folk-Maggie Dale.

2. W. Boots' b m Mollle H. aged, hy Wlldidl

role Hail.

Btartan In nil races must bo named at ti p. m. the
dai i>r..-iding race, any other rule to the contrary not-
withstanding.

Non-tnembfTfl will be plaerd on the same f<

members of tho association in regard t*> th<

of nurses and stakes advertised, and

denHenrv the winners will receive a i -

THEO. HIM' RN.
JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Secretary.
C. M. CHASF. AssiFtant Secretary.

286

3pie lk.ee.ctcr uu& j&pjcrctsmgtx.

May 5

THE WHITMAN SADDLE

Saving been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

IB

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their
celebrated goods.

SADDLES FOR ROAD, KA.\CH OR PARK USE,
Willi or without the California horn.

T R A I N I NGM3A D D L E S .

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON BAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 Ellis street.

SOLE AGENT FOB THE PACIFIC COAST.

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Eiders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

330 and 232 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Paclfie coast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY. HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF
THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE
WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them will use

any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

930 aud 939 Ellis Street, Sole Agent for tlie Pacific Coast

CAPITAL TURF CLUB,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

Spring £$fefe: Meeting.

188 3.

.*,

NOTICE— FOB RACES THAT HAVE FAILED TO FILL THE
following have been substituted :

1 1 Its i »A Y, MAY 1 5.

No. 3. Running; one mile and repeat; free for all; purse $1M, entrance
free,

THIRD DAY, MAY IS.
No. 9, Banning] three.fourths mile an 1 repeal; purse 9200, ?25 toBecond,
entrance free,

FIFTH DAY, MAY 19.
Trotting; pit me $100; 2:30 class; two-mile heats.
Entries toHiibstitiitid races close May 7.

CHRIS GREEN, President.
W. P. EMKRY, secretary, P. O. Box 37*, Sacramento.

i)

ANTEEO.

AUK BAT COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY

oth, U70; bred by Joseph Cairo BlmpBon, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

lnt dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by Imported Bonnie Scotland.

:.nl " Y iiug 1'anlilnii, hv Imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, by imported TriiHtoe.

.'Hi " llimn.'tH o'lllue, l.v sir Charle

r.th " Beallty, by sir Archy.

7tn damr-Bj Imported Medley.

8th " By imported (VntinH.

Oth " Bv Murk Anthony,
l'tth " By Imported Janus.
11th " By Imported Monkey.
12th " By imported silvereye.
13th " By Spanker.

Bruce'i American Stud Book, vol. i, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.

) make the i-naiilng season, 1W«, from February 16th to June l&U), at
i-ru) Trotting Park. Terms 860 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 608 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OP SWEETBRIAR, 2:2GK; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38^: ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:10; Smoothbriar, two-vear-old record
2:67; May Day, two-year-old record 2:59K- Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland oil Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was Bired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BREMNER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heiuold, 1126 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

TROTTING RULES:

_. Pilce 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
60 cents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY,"

Compiled by Thos. J. Vail, Secretary of the National Trotting Asso-
ciation.

PRICE S TB.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will he provided at $d per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address

W. «. MURRY, Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

W

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 18S3 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwln Davis Is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition aud fine
trotting action.

PEOIGREE.
Erwin Davis was Bired by Kentucky Hunter (Skenandoahl by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter '(the sire of" Flora Templet by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, bv old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Er win's dam
was LoBt Diamond, by Vermont Hambletouian.
TERMS.
Twenty-five dollars for the season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at ?5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply to

* JOHN ROGERS.

Oakland Trotting Park.

1883

Ifce

hxcckv aud Jfcptfrterosm.

,oi

STALLIONS.

UNDERMAN.

SIRED BY EL5I0, DAM BY TOM HTAB SON OF OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 18S3 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bay District Track, S;in Francisco.

TJndernlanis a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left hind foot
white. Corning six years old, 15,v; hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, S20 for the season. Mares not proving w"th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

FRED BEXXETT.
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

&y Record at Six Tears old, 2:21£. ^3

PEDIGREE.

BY -WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. 'Woodford Mambnno by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2:21,V, and there are a large number of his get in the •1<V\
list. Among them: Abbott sford, -:-iy; Convoy, 2:?:v.; Magenta, 2 :2-i }-;■;;
Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia,2:29K: George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those naving public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert- Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27!; ,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:l!)Y. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine Is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15X hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February liith and ending
June 1st, 1883. For full history see the issue of BREKDF.R AND
SPORTSMAN of AuguBt 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BA YEIS. Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Trcacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,2«0 poundBi combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and ftlBO several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses In an eminent dejrree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trott«rs.

£Sr- George Wilkes has twentv representatives in the 2:3n list, of
which 10 have records of 2:25 or better, 4 of 2:2u or better and 3 of 2:12 ox
better.

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of **> the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, anv inferiority- on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. lfrviX AY RES.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1883, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.

Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a Bon of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a Bon of Prudent Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of
white on hind feet and one fore foot, and Btar in forehead. He is 15% hands
high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W, Hicks, foaled
spring of 1878.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water*.

LA HARPB

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. AddresB

3. T. Mcivrosil. Chico, Cal.

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

TTtriLL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS
V V days. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables. Santa R<
ance ot time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma

Alexander is by Geo. 51, Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purely f2:20#l
Starr King (2:22) and Vanderlvnn i'2:22>. Dam Lady Creitn, by a son of
Brown's Bellfounder, by imported Bellfoimder. For full description, see
Breeder and Sportsman of Sept. 9,1882.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodu has a record of 2:24, Reliance 2:223^,
Nellie Patchen 2:27!,, Eudora 2:3-1 .!<;, Inauguration three miles in 7:20— last
mile in2:2f), Sonoma Boy 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1880 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the .stake for three-year-olds attbe State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
tluril and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:34K.2:301 229, 20iX, 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at San .T n s ■ ■ lie won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time, 2:283,', 2 -:m4, 2:33),', 2 iO.%. Belle Echo won the first heat. He won
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats:
time, 2:32, 2:33 y., 2 ;:(2 ;-:. In lffwi, as a four-year-old, Button mdaea record
• >i 2:2'V , over the Santa liusa track. Hut Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2:29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team .

Hares left at the City Front stables, San Fnnicisco, will be forwarded.
For further informatian apply to

T. T. I'XKEESS, Petoluma.

STALLIONS.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2jMjV; 3-YEAIt-OLD RECORD 2£5,¥.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at$100 for the season, payable before the
animal Is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at $G per month, and extra pains taken
with mares In attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes-.
Mares sent in care of of McClt'Vi.Tty & Xoblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. 8. Sinalley, Haywards, win he for-
warded Immediately to the farm,

DESC'RDPTIOB.

He is a rich bay : 16] hands high ; long, flowing mane and til'; hro
White bind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, Bet on a stout neck ; bin shoulders nro of toe Bambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers; has great length
and capacious middle piece; plenty of bone and substance, and bis
gait Is big and square.

PEDIGREE,

Btelnway was Blred by Btrathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
Of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir An-hy.

Stelnway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:2«i,
and also tbe dam of W, 8. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:4fi. See N. Y. "Spirit of th* Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore Is the sire of Santa Claus 2:17ft ; Chestnut
Hill. 2:22^ ; Stelnway, '1:151 j Alice Stoner, four years oia, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28J ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the sire of 35 in
tbe 2:80 list. Addjess SVMI II GAMBLE. *

Dunvllle, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOEOUGHBRED STALLION

rrt^l.V-

WHEAlTLEY

WILL STAND THE- ENSl'INGJ SEASON, JENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track fur mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AM) DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 Inches high, aud of fine style
a reappearance, and is by War Dance.

FirBt dam sister to Prvbr, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Tldrd dam Young Maid of the Oaks, bv Imported Expedition,

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv Imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, bv imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam by Baylor's (Jallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by'imported Itegulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Ladv Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonieba's

Fourteenth dam DVArcv's Ch(

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillina, by Camillus.
^Fourth dam by Sniolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Camion, bv Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth darn by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brock'elsbv Betty, bv Curwen's Bav Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORKS, at the Oakland Racetrack,

Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.
THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION "

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by Imported Eclipse.
Second dam Ilentue Farrow, by Imported shamrock.
Third dam Ida, by Imported Itelshazzar.
Fourth dam Gamma's dam, l»v Sir Kiehard.

Fifth dam bv Imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet BOSlfiy, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by'imported Stirling.
Ninth dam by Clodlus.
TVnth dam by imported Silver Eye.
Eleventh dam by Import.-d Jolly Koger.

Twelfth dam bv Partner.

Thirteenth dam by Imported Bfi

Fourteenth dam Imported mare lr the t-tudof Harrison of Brandon.

TEBMS-*M THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OP UPPRI i
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from I per month.

CaW "ill be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must

take the risks. . m

My plue.-, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season. Is Ave D

fromSacram.-niiM.ntiie FreepoTt road.

This vouiik stallion has nruvi'd !•> l.i' orit- "f the DOOM BncCCSSfaJ rating

sires, and every ono of bin coit» that has been trailed can inn East,
Among them are Fred Collier and .It m Kenwich, Pox I ■■' of Joo
Hooker see Bukimk AND 8POBTSHAV Jan 20, LSE I,
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THE STABLE.

Trotting Action.

In taking the position that trotters will ultimately go faster
with light weight on their feet I am fully aware that there
will be no end to the ridicule of those who think they "know
it all. "

There has been such a unanimity of opinion, such a gener-
al concurrence in the idea that weight was more or less a
necessity that to go counter to it is ahazardousundertaking.
But there has been a modification of previous opinions among
some of the trainers of trotters, and in the last ten years a
change, fully as startling as the one I now propose. The use
of toe-weights has been the means of attracting attention to
this portion of the education of trotters, and should the
science progress until these appendages are thrown aside, the
advance in a great measure can be ascribed to the lessons
that were presented by the application of weight to the out-
side of the foot above the shoe. Not long ago in a conversa-
tion with 0. A. Hicock he informed me that he was driving
the young colts barefooted, and that so long as they were do-
ing so well as they were at that time he would continue the
practice. One of the reasons he gave was that by accustoming
them to trot without weight on their feet they could trot in
races with lighter shoes, and that in his opinion this was an
advantage. Should it be fully established that there is no
necessity for the "protection " of a heavy shoe, that further-
more the least metal that can be got along with is the beat
thing to keep the feet and legs in order, then the only argu-
ment that can be offered in favor of a greater mass is that it
is necessary to give the proper action. In these articles I will
proceed on the assumption that this has been demonstrated,
inasmuch as my experience for a sufficient length of time,
viz.: eight years' trial, sustains the ground taken. I do not
suppose that this will be accepted by people who have no per-
sonal, practical knowledge of the effect of discarding full
shoes, as the " old ruts " are worn to a depth that it is troub-
lesome to extricate the wheels from the channels that centu-
ries have grooved.

In the study of trotting action no one can arrive at more
than a partial understanding who does not avail himself of the
teachings of the camera. It gives the same advantages
as demonstration in geometry. Were a teacher restricted to
words it would be difficult for him to make his pupils under*
stand the simplest problem, the intricate could never be elu-
cidated. The photographs show the action transfixed. They
place it before the student in the clearest light by giving the
opportunity for critical examination, and the leisure to scan
every phase. If the living animal could be brought to an in-
stantaneous rest, with feet and limbs in the exact position oc-
cupied in every portion of the stride, that would be inferior.
We have the further advantage of extending the time for ob-
servation without dependance on memory, and illustrations
as true as the reflections from a mirror. Among the repre-
sentations taken at Palo Alto are several of Edginton. In a
former article the difference between harness and saddle
action was commented upon, and the subject for this will be
a card on which he is depicted trotting at the rate of a mile in
eight minutes. This in the parlance of the tracks would be
termed a " slow jog, " which a very large proportion of colts
could easily equal. To show the stride of eleven feet and
one inch eight pictures taken at distances of twenty-one
inches apart were necessary. Number one shows the left fore
foot and the right hind foot on the ground, the other feet el-
evated, andin number two the same feet areon thegronnd, the
body carried forward twenty-one inches. In nnmber three
all the feet are off the ground the left hind foot nearly touch-
ing and under the fore foot on the same side. These feet are
contiguous, the toe of the fore foot so close to the coronet of
the hind that in the photograph it seems to strike it. As
Edginton wore scalping boots when the picture was taken

this was probably the case, and in this position maybe found
the starting point to lead to a better understanding of the
proper method of overcoming the most serious trouble there
is in the education of trotting colts. I think there are
few trainers of trotters who will not agree with me that the
greatest trouble with young trotters is to keep them "square."
As long as they go level and true there is generally progress.
When they resort to "hitching" the improvement ends. Oc-
casionally there may be cases where there is an increase of
speed with the "running behind," but this is so exceptional
that it is safe to assert that the reverse will follow the faulty
movement. With some the tendency can be overcome by
faster motion, and once in a while it is possible to "drive the
colt out " of the hobbling into a purer gait.

In nearly every one of my colts which have fallen into the
habit, there has been an inclination to pull at the bit when
hitching, and from going with only a slight tension on the
reins considerable force had to be applied. Now in a very large
proportion of cases the change from square to faulty action
when going at a moderately slow pace arises from the collision
between the fore foot and the hind at the extremely sensitive
portion which is usually termed "between the hair and the
hoof. A very light blow on the finger nail will prove how
painful must be the contact of the iron, and that when it oc-
curs the animal will resort to something to avoid it. In
training horses for the saddle much stress was laid by the
old-time teachers in placing the pupils "properly on their
haunches." This consisted in quickening the movements
by a touch of the spur, and at the same time "keeping them
well in hand."

So when the Duke of Newcastle wrote, over two hundred
years ago, he laid great stress on this point, and among other
methods he gives the following directions to effect the pur-
pose: "The hand should never be above two or three fin-
gers above the pommel, a little forwarder, and easy, but firm;
for there is nothing makes a horse go more of the haunches,
than a light hand, and firm; for when he hath nothing to
rest on before, he will rest behind; for he will rest on some-
thing; and when he rests behind, that's upon the haunches:
A light hand is the greatest secret we have; but there is no
horse can be firm of the hand, except he suffers the curb, and
obey it." From the above it will be seen that the noble
author was as particular about his punctuation as his in-
structions, and with the exception of spelling, italics and cap-
itals it is an exact transcript.

Something of the same usage may remedy the tendency to
"scalp," and the use of a curb, operated from a height which
will bring the pressure in the proper place. Before taking,
for the present, leave of Newcastle it will be apropos to quote
from another page his reasons for so warmly advocating the
putting the horse on his haunches, and it will also show that
he was familiar with "balancing" though he uses a syn-
onym. "There are many reasons why we work a horse so
much to put him upon the haunches, which I have showed
you before; but there is one reason more, and that is this: A
horse's croup or haunches bears nothing but his tail, which
is very light; but hiB shoulders hath his neck and head to
bear, which is more; and therefore we put him upon the
haunches, to poise him, and to releive his shoulders, and to
make him light on the hand." This chapter is terminated
with a paragraph nearly all in italics to give proper emphasis
and enforce the importance of the lessons. It reads: "Thus
much for dressing all manner of horses upon the ground, to
make them obey perfectly both hand and heel, and to put
them upon the haunches, which is the masterpiece of our

art."

Now the "poyse," as the Duke spells the word, may be ef-
fectual in so sharpening the action as to cure the habit of
striking the hind and fore feet together, or the wounding the
coronet or pastern with the toe of the fore foot. It is appar-
ent, however, that trotting oolts, especially when handled so
young, as is the practice now, cannot be subjected to the

treatment which the masters of equitation recommend and
some other plan must be devised to effect the purpose. It is
also evident that if this can be accomplished without weights
or heavy shoes there will be less liability to injure the feet
and legs.

I am thoroughly convinced that we delay too long before
applying a guard while the lessons are taught, waiting for a
succession of blows ere the application is thought necessary.
The pupil may show no indication of the injury in his
gait for some time, though the marks on the horse will
give evidence, and when it tries to avoid the injury by hob-
bling behind, the chances are that it will be along time before
confidence is regained. The old adage that "an ounce of
prevention is better than a pound of cure " is peculiarly ap-
plicable, and if within the range of discovery will be of great
value to breeders and trainers.

Toe-weights have been of great service in correcting the
faulty action, and in Kentucky especially, they are in general
use on colts. Since the invention of those that can be fast-
ened on a bare foot I learn that among the breeders of the
blue grass country it is the practice to put them on from the
start, and that a fine degree of success has followed. Fully
acknowledging the efficacy of toe-weights, and that the in-
troduction of them marks an era in the education of trotters,
still I would much rather get along without them if other
methods subserve the same ends. Not the least of the ben-
efits that have resulted is the awaking of teachers to the ne-
cessity of a closer study of the action, and it has also stimu-
lated inventors to originate designs free from the serious ob-
jections that marred the first crude contrivances that were
used. Clumsy and faulty though they were it was demon-
strated that tnere was a potent influence in the application,
that even the inveterate sticklers for the old practices were
forced to admit. I believe that if there is as general an
awaking to the importance of further study, a wider spread
desire to discover new methods of overcoming the drawbacks
of faulty action, partially removed by the use of weights,
that it will not be long before an applicable remedy will be
ound. There may be cases which can only be cured by car-
rying weights, though extremely rare, and still more rare to
find a pupil that will require the weights after graduating.
In succeeding papers I will offer suggestions that may prove
worthy of trial, and while presenting them will continue ex-
periments founded on the theories advanced. Some of the
positions I have already proved by actual trial and others are
based on what has been shown by "work " given without a
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Will & Fisck — No. 769 Market street, have on hand the
finest assortment of dog collars and chains; also sporting
goods of every kind.

Mr. E.G. Head of Napa offers to the lovers of thorough-
bred poultry 2,000 fowls of the leading varieties to select
from. Read his advertisement.

Mr. 0. H. Huffman, who left hero a little more than two
weeks ago for the Western States, to purchase mules, re-
turned last Thursday morning. Snp«rvis..r Hartley accom-
panied him, and is on his way back in charge of tho mules
purchased. They bought 120 head— 80 for the Canal Com-
pany and 20 each for ubo on their ranches. Mr. Huffman
says mules and horses are higher in St. Louis than here.
They bought in St. Louis, as mules were not to be found ont-
side'that market in lots as large as they desired to purchase.
Mtrctd Express.

The Alarneda County Sportsman's club will hold
ond monthly shoot of the season at live pigeons foi
gold medal at tho Oakland Trotting park thin
afternoon.

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May 12

ANCIENT AND MODERN ARMS.

The Increasing Spiral Compared with the
Even or Continuous Twist of the Rifle.

BY DH. E. H. FABDEE— NO. 14.

I have now come to a very important question, and one
that the very best of our experts differ on. I find in my gun-
nery that people are very slow in giving up ideas that have
grown up with them; how great a struggle it has been for
some of onr old fossils to give up the love and apparent at-
tachment for the muzzle-loading rifle for that of the more ad-
vanced weapon, the breech-loader. How many times I have
heard good, sensible men, lovers of the rifle, expert hunters,
say that they wanted one good shot, a shot that they could
depend upon — that they had no confidence in a rifle where it
was fed with ammunition at the stern; that the old muzzle-
loader was Old Reliable, its reliability had gained their con-
fidence and their affection, and no argument would have any
weight with these old guardsmen of the double trigger and.
muzzle-loader. " No, sir, " they would say, " you can't di-
vorce me and my old true friend for none of your dirty, mag-
azine, breech-loading playthings. "

And, so it has been with myself. As I look back over the
past thirty years and see how I indulged in my hobbies, it
becomes both painful and amusing. Howl first advocated
the plain or continuous spiral and defied the advocates of the
increased twist to controvert my arguments. I can now
look back and see where many a position I then tookin favor
of the continuous twist are lame and faulty, and can say
with a consciousness of being in the right, that the more a
man studies and learns intricate problems of gunnery, the
less confidence he has in a gun.

The increase twist was introduced in the United States by
Mr. Edruond Wesson, a celebrated rifle-maker of Roxbury,
Mass., in about the year 1842, not as an invention of his own,
as is generally supposed, as rifles may now be seen in the
French Musuem in Paris, made more than a century ago,
with the increased spiral. And from the accuracy of Mr.
Wesson's guns, he became at once the leading maker, and
his guns were sought by all experts with the rifle in all parts
of the United States. The proof was positive that the in-
creased twist gave a new impetus to target shooting in every
State of the Union. I claim the honor of being the possessor
of one of Mr. Wesson's "Tally-ho telescopic American tar-
get rifles." An order was given by a gentleman in San Fran-
cisco in 1855, through Wilkes* Spirit of the Times, New York,
for one of the best target guns, regardless of cost, that could
be procured in the United States. It is the first rifle that I
commenced target practice with in California, and although
I have other guns that will beat it now still I cling to it with
the same tenacity that a country chap holds to the girl of his
first love. True, 'tis more than a quarter of a century old,
but age has not corroded her, and to-day her inside shines
like the sparkling diamond and the display of workmanship
I have never seen excelled on any gun. It has the increased
twist and with the working of that gun I became convinced
that the performance was more even and steady than that of
the even twist. In fact all over one hundred yards, it was
four to one on the " Wesson Tally-ho." At that time the
continuous twist was very slow, making one turn in about
ten feet, while the increase would start on the above turn,
increasing in spirosity from the breech to the muzzle
and coming out on about a thirty-six inch turn, i. e., if the
same turn should continue that is found at the muzzle, a
complete turn would take place in a gun barrel thirty-six
inches in length.

The advocates of the increasing twist believe that a steadier
motion is imparted to the projectile by having the slow start
on a slow twist, and have it continually augmented until it
leaves the muzzle of the gun and takes its departure in the
open and unconfined air; and that the bullet has imparted to
it the same amount of rotary velocity when coming out on a
36-inch gain as it would from a continuous twist when it
made one complete revolution in thirty-six inches. And I
must confess that thiB reason would look good to a man on a
seat in the first row in the orchestra or to the old man up a
tree. That the bullet that would 6tart on so rapid a turn
would be more likely to upset than one started on a more
slow rotation no one will doubt, providing that the American
fleet or round-end picket bullet was used, that was so much
in demand twenty-five years ago in this
country, a diagram of which I will insert
as the best for the increasing twist, which
was always used with a linen patch cut
by a die of suitable size. It will be seen
from the above diagram that the hearingon the bullet extends
but a little way from the butt toward the point, just enough
to steady it, as it will readily be seen the less bearing on
either an increased spiral, or plain, the less must be the fric-
tion on the bullet when passing along the plane of the
grooves.

Now, it will be seen the increased twist is not used in
Europe for the very good reason that they use the long pro-
jectile, and always the plain or uniform twist. A wood-cut
of the English bullet will readily convince the expert of the
rifle that the cylindro- conoid, which is now chiefly used in
this country, would not work well in the increasing twist.

This diagram is sup-
posed to be an inch and a
quarter long and 44 cali-
ber, and such a shot in my
opinion will not only in-
rcease the friction, but, as
the bearing is the entire length of the cylindro part of the bul-
let and as the form of the grooves actually changes, inch by
inch, from the breech to the muzzle, a constant and increasing
friction must be admissable, and more liable to shift its posi-
tion, to strip and to break. Therefore, I consider that a con-
tinuous twist is preferable for a bullet which the above dia-
gram represents.

It appears Btrange that no one (to my knowledge) has ob-
served the impossibility of a perfect coincidence existing be-
tween the sides of a groove cut on the principle of the in-
creasing spiral or gaming twist. If the sides be made equi-
distant, the form of the groove will change, and this change
will be still greater if the sides be not equidistant, as they
cannot then be parallel to each other. It will be no difficult
thing for anyone to comprehend the fact that grooves cut
with a regular spiral may be described as straight lines ap-
plied to a cylinder, while those which form an increasing
twist are represented arcs of circles or other curves For
instance, if two concentric arcs of a circle be described on
the interior surface of a cylinder, the distances between
pon ts token at right angles to the axis of the cylinder will
vary Again, let us take the grooves of the increasing spiral,
th, sides of which are formed by arcs parallel one to the other
hat the radius of one will be less than that of the other.
it will be observed that the grooves on the principle
i« increasing spiral rannotbe true.for it is not only by male-
he Bides of the grooves parallel to each other in the direc-

tion of their common center that the grooves can maintain
the same width throughout, in which case they are not equi-
distant in a direotion at right angles with the bore, and if the
sides are equidistant in a direction at right angles with the
bore, they cannot be parallel, but continually approach each
other.

And, in the former, the grooves widen, and in the latter
they contract toward the muzzle of the gun. Therefore, by
a parity of reasoning the intended longitudinal increase of
the turn of the grooves is not the only alteration that takes
place. I have no doubt but that the increase spiral works
best with the bullet that has a short bearing, and when the
bore is freed, or, in the vernacular of shotgunrmen, choke-
bored; and that the cylindro- conoid works best in the cylin-
der-bore and of uniform twist.

I cannot close this article without a short notice of my
friend who resides in Red Bluff, and who is the champion
advocate of the small bore rifle, with large charges of powder.
v_ It will be remembered that I referred to the dispargement of
90 grains of powder in a hunting gun of 40 caliber, in my
two last communications. And I am glad to say to the read-
ers of the Breeder a>vd Sportsman that my remarks on the
subject have brought forth areply from the champion of 40-90
and I only wish it had been sent to the Breeder and Sports-
man so the friends of this "mighty nimrod" could see how
ably and philosophicaly he has defiend his pet position.

Believing that I would not betray any confidence, should I
quote from his very able letter, written at Red Bluff, April 8,
I will take the liberty to quote, ad literatim, the powerful ar-
gument put forth to pull down and destroy the theory and
deductions as advocated by myself, under the head of "On
the Manner in Which a Difference in the Caliber Influences the
Turn of the Rifle." He writes: "I read the paper you sent me,
and read your article; you had better come up here and try
your way on a grizzly bear with your light charge of powder,
and large bullet then you will get cut up unless you are so
cowardly as to run away without shooting." Now, Mr. Edi-
tor, if this is not Pickwickian style I am lost; it is enough to
make the dead bones of Dickens turn over in his metallic
coffin, and try to say that the whole cast, as made in his
Pickwick papers, is false. Mr. Red Bluff, you are wrong; I
never advocated small charges of powder and large bullets;
I argued that there must be a theory in ratio for quantity of
powder for quantity of lead and that a system of carefully re-
corded experiments and deductions in testing the actual pen-
etration of leaden bullets, is the only way to solve this almost
metaphysical problem, the amount of means necessary to im-
part to the projectile its greatest initial and terminal veloci-
ties. You misunderstood the meaning of my article, and if
you will take the trouble to run your eagle eye over the two
last communications, you must impress the frozen fact upon
your fertile brain that the short of those articles are simply
this and nothing more.

Take a rifle of 40-calber weight of bullet (cylndor-conoid),
330 grains, with one-fifth of that amount of Hazard's Sea
shooting powder, making 66 grains to the charge. To test
the initial velocity of this bullet, hang up by a pendulum a
bullseye cut from sheet iron, one-third of an inch thick, and
eight inches in diameter, and. fire for its center twenty feet,
and your result will be merely an indentation, but no perfo-
ration of the suspended iron plate.

Now let us take a rifle of 45 caliber with the same turn of
grooves and same shaped projectile, weighing 530 grains, one-
fifth of that amount for a charge of Hazard's Sea shooting
powder, 105 grains, and fire it under the same circumstances
that the 40 caliber was fired and the result will be a clean
punched hole in the iron plate, with the indentation upon
another plate of the same size and thickness hanging one foot
from the first plate. But my old friend K, from the grizzly
bear region of Red Bluff will say, the test isn't fair. He will
come thundering back on me in the difference of the two
charges of powder, that the large bullet has 40 grains of pow-
der more than the small caliber has, and as a matter of course
you will have greater penetration. Yes, I will say, my
dear fellow, you are right so far, but a little further you are
wrong again.

In accordance with the laws of dynamics, it requires well
regulated forces to set in motion substances of the same dens-
ity, but of different sizes, and to be friendly and liberal with
this notorious bear slayer, I will acknowledge, for the benefit
of his position, that he may take the full 106 grains of pow-
der, the same as was used in the 45 caliber, and still his lit-
tle 40 caliber bullet would not make daylight shine through
the iron plate, as he would naturally suppose it would. And
to elucidate this problem a little further, and to sweep away
any remaining cobwebs suspended from the arch of this man's
brow, so that no hair may be left dangling to obscure his vis-
ion while investigating the laws of gunnery, I will say
that we will take the 66 grains the same%s was used in the
40 calber and charge the 45 caliber and fire at the suspended
iron plate and we will punch a clean hole through it. I think
I hear my friend say this is too much at one dose, but never-
theless it is true, which both theory and practice -rill sub-
stantiate. Why, Mr. Editor, this mighty Nimrod of the far
North has talked this small bore and large charges of powder,
until he actually believes it himself, and a thousand of his
disciples have become his ardent followers. And strange to
say, that the king of the forest of the Golden State, the no-
madic grizzly, has become imbued with the same feeling, and
dislikes to meet one of these 40-90 fellows. This I feel quite
sure is so, as I once heard this leader of the 40-90 theory re-
late one of his hair-breadth escapes, when in the pursuit of
an uncommonly large old grizzly. I will relate it verbatim as
he told it to me, as I took it down in short hand unbeknown
to him at the time it was related.

It was in the month of September, 1S67. He took his
double-barrel muzzle-loading 40-90, and . started with his
mule and his old dog Rover for the Yola-Bola mountains,
about sixty miles west from Red Bluff. The second day out
he struck an immense bear track; just the print of the heel
of the animal made an impression on the sand as large as a
common beer barrel; he told old Rove to take the track and
go slow, and he would follow. The dog looked at the master
and the master at the dog, the one to see that the other was
in earnest. The hair on the dog's back bristled up like a
field of bean-poles, and with a fierce growl like that of the
Bengal tiger the dog put his nose on the track, the mas-
ter with his 40-90 on his arm, with both barrels cocked, and,
after persistant traveling for thirteen days and sixteen nights,
on the morning of the thirteenth day, they came in sight
of the huge old monster; and a big fellow he was, too, you
bet.

"Well," says I, holding my breath in deepanxiety, "what,
pray what did you do ?"

"What did I do ? I just says: 'Rover, he's our meat,' and

Rover licked his chops, and well he might, for neither of us

had eaten anything for the thirteen days anU sixteen nights."

' ' Poor fellow, " sotto voce says I, ' 'and pray what did you do

then ? "

"What did I do. I took a ball of assafetida out of my
pocket, and my hunting sling, and like David in the great

naval battle of Goliath, I loaded my sling with this gummy
ball, and with all the vigor and force of my manhood I gave
the gummy ball a sling of high elevation, intending to drop
it directly at Mr. Grizzly's nose, but the wind forced the ball
a little to the right and dropped it just at the fellow's stern.31

' ' For what, " I asked, ' 'did you tk.ro w ?"

' ' I know, " says my friend, " I see you don't understand the
habits of the grizzly."

"True, sir; I am profoundly ignorant in this line,"
says I.

"I'll tell you. The big grizzlies are very fond of this gum-
my, stinking assafeteda, and if you can get a ball near their
cussed noses before they know it, they smell it, and it sorter
magnetizes these mountain monsters, and then a bold, fear-
less hunter can walk right up to them and take them in camp,
you know. But you see I made the mistake, and dropped
(and by the way it was the first mistake of the kind I ever
made) this gummy ball at the wrong end of this old chap,
and he turned round, quicker than you could say dog with
your month open, to see what made the noise so close to him,
and while turning his nose was up in the air taking scent, for
these old pets of mine go a great deal on their noses, you
know, and by Crimus, he got my scent, and he everlastingly
came for old Rove and me, you bet."

"Well, well" says I.

" Just keep cool," says he, "and I'll give it all to you; I
wasn't a bit scared, I stood just as still as a Bjhemiau sol-
dier on a rainy night on guard."

" Is it possible, " says I, "and "

"You bet," says he, "I wasn't as scared as you are now
hearing me relate the occurrange."

"Did the bear go for you?"

" Just as straight as I could sling a stone, and with his
dam mouth wide open; why, sir, his mouth looked
for all the world like an old sachel wide open,
filled full of old red rags, and his teeth
looked like spikes as long as your arm and his
mouth opening and shutting as often as every tick
of the watch."

'-' And you stood still? " says I.

"Just as still as death, and old Rover a little behind me,
and that position Rover and I occupied until he got within
twenty feet of us."

" Great heavens! " says I.

"That's nothing, " says he; "I knew what I was about,
you bet. "

" Tell me, tell me, " says I.

"Keep cool, Doctor; I'll give it all to you, " says he.
" When|he got within twenty feet of me, I pulled my gun off
my shoulder. "

"And you fired quick, " says I, " and laid him dead at
your feet. "

"Not much, " says he; "I only gave that gun two flour-
ishes through the air, when he raised on his hind feet and
started to walk toward me, and I made another rapid move
of the gun when he stopped and we looked each other in the
face for fully six hours, had • each other by the eye, you
know — "

"What," says I, "for six hours? "

"I knew, " says he, "that it was a matter of endurance,
and just as the sun was going down, he began to groan and
acted as though he was in awful pain, and his angry looks
became mild and simple like that of lambs, and I then knew
I had him because I understand their habits so well. Then
he began to articulate (for those big bears talk, you know),
and, says the bear, ' I feel kinder faint, what is that yon
hold in your hands that makes me feel so mighty queer?1
says old Bruin. 'Quicker than lightning, says I: '40-
90. ' ' Then I'm a goner, ' says the bear. ' Double barrel
at that, ' says I. 'I'm your meat, ' says the bear; ' take me in
camp. ' ' '

Everything, Mr. Editor, in the northern part of the State
is nervous when you talk of 40 caliber and 90 grains. It is
more terrible to the natives than an eastern blizzard and tor-
nado, and more fearful than the earthquake, and more dead-
lythanthe sirocco winds or the poisonous aroma from the
upas tree.

Crook should have his Indian troopers armed with 40-
90's, and then call for a flag of truce, and convince the bloody
savages what death-dealing weapons were in store for them,
and every squaw's son would surrender and forever after

become good Injuns.

*

The Age of Sheep.

The books on sheep have seriously misled flockmasters on
this subject. Almost any sheep-owner will tell you that af-
ter the first year the sheep gets a pair of broad teeth yearly,
and if you show him that his own three-year-olds have four
pairs of broad teeth he can only claim that they are excep-
tions, and protest that they do not exceed three years of age.
Now, these cases are no exception, for all well-bred sheep
have a full mouth of front teeth at three years old. Some
unimproved flocks may still be found in which the mouth is
not full until near four years old, but fortunately these are
now the exceptions, and should not be made a standard, as
they so constantly are. In Cotswolds, Leicesters, Lincolns,
Southdowns, Oxford-downs, Hampshire downs, and even the
advanced Merinos, and in the grades of all these, dentition
is completed from half a year to a year earlier. The milk
or lamb teeth are easily distinguished from the permanent or
broad teeth by their smaller size, and by the thickness of the
jaw-bone around their fangs where the permanent teeth are
still inclosed. As the lamb approaches a year old, the broad
exposed part of the tooth becomes worn away, and narrow
fangs projecting above the gums stand apart from each other,
leaving wide intervals. This is even more marked after the
first pair of permanent teeth have come up, overlapping each
other at their edges, and from this time onward the number
of small teeth and of broad, permanent teeth, can usually be
made out with ease. Another distinguishing feature is the
yellow or dark coloration of the fangs of the milk teeth,
while the exposed portions of the permanent teeth are white,
clear and pearly. The successive pairs of permanent teeth
make their appearance through the gums in advanced breeds
at about the following dates: The first pair at one year, the
second pair at one and a half, the third pair at two years and
three months, the fourth pair and last pair at three years. It
will be observed that between the appearance of the first two
pairs there is an interval of six months, while after this each
pair comes up nine months after its predecessors. For back-
ward grades and the unimproved breeds the eruption is
about six months later for each pair of teeth, but even with
them the mouth is full at three years and six months.

At the Woodard & Brassfield combination sale of trotting
stock held at Lexington, Kentucky, April 24, 193 head were
disposed of for SS2.995, an average of $430 per head. The
report says that Bndd Doble's stallion, Monroe Chief, was
knocked down to Hugh White, of Benson, Arizona, for $10 -
000.

1883

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Sally Russell Unquestionably by Boston.

Major Benjamin. Luckett was for many years proprietor of
the Mansion house in Frankfort, Ky., and his neighbors re-
garded him as a gentleman of honor. Those who knew him
best had faith in him. His word passed unquestioned. He
owned Miss Shepherd, by Stockholder, and in 1S33 he bred
her to Thornton's Battler, and thus got the bay mare Maria
Russell. In volume IX of the American Turf Register there
is a report of the Elkhorn, Kentucky, races, run in Novem-
ber, 1837, and from it we take the following summary:

Fourth day— Sweeps takes for three-year-olds that have never been in
a race: subscriptions £50; mile heats.

Benj. Luckett's b f Maria Russell, by Rattler— by Stockholder 1 1

Lewis Sanders Jr.'s (Burbridge & Harper's) cb c by Kosciusko — by

Moses 2 2

S. T. Cranes' b c by Woodpecker 3dis

Time— 1:57, 1:58.

Capt. J. W. Russell was another prominent resident of
Franklin county, Ky. He and Major Luckett were warm
friends, and they had business transactions with each other.
They owned horses in common, but in racing and breeding
ventu res only one name was sometimes used for the joint
ownership. This practice was as common thirty or forty
years ago as it is to-day. Capt. Russell married Miss Julian,
and she is now a widow. He was a State Senator and a man
of honor and veracity. He was a careful breeder
of thoroughbreds, and among the mares owned
by him was Mary Churchill, by Barefoot, out of
Pocahontas, by Sir Archy. He sold to R. A. Alexander
the chestnut mare Sally Russell, and he certified at the
time that she was foaled in 1850, and was by Boston, out
of Maria Russell, by Thornton's Rattler. Mr. Alexander
was very well posted as to pedigrees, and he was a close in-
vestigator. He was not easily imposed upon. In the Wood-
burn catalogue of 1S57 Sally Russell appeared as the daught-
er of Boston, and her age was given as seven. Major Benj.
Luckett, Capt. Russell and others who kept sharp lookout
for pedigrees were then alive, and they indorsed the pub-
lished statement as true. Major Luckett died Jan. 17, 1S6S.
Sally Russell's first foal was dropped at Woodburn in 1859.
It was a bay colt by imported Scythian. Her second foal
came in 1861, and it was a bay filly by imported Scythian.
The civil war raged during the early years of these two foals,
and we do not know what became of them. The war broke
up jockey clubs, and thoroughbreds were pressed into the
cavalry service. When S. D. Bruce was compiling the Stud
Book, he received from John W. Russell the pedigree of
Sally Russell as it has always been recorded. Capt. J. A.
Holton, who bred Nantura, the dam of Longfellow, indorsed
the statement of Capt. Russell, and Col. E. M. Blackburn,
the father of the present Governor of Kentucky, and
of the distinguished Congressman from the Ashland
district, also positively stated that Sallly Russell was a
daughter of Boston. She was entered as having been bred by
Benj. Luckett, for the reason that Maria Russell ran in that
gentleman's name in 1837. No man is perfect, and it is easy
to make a slip of the pen in recordingthousands of pedigrees.
Maria Russell passed from Major Luckett's hands into the
possession or control of Capt. John W. Russell.

Boston, the son of Timoleon, after a brilliant career upon
the turf, entered the stud in Virginia, and subsequently
found his way to Kentucky. He made the seasons of 1847,
1848 and 1849 at Col. E. M. Blackburn's farm, Equira, in
Woodford county, Ky., and died early in 1850. He never
stood at any other place in the Blue Grass State. The stud
record of Boston was indifferently kept at Equira by a good
natured young man of no literary acquirements. He wrote
badly, and was economical of his letters in spelling. Uncle
Ned, the head of the Blackburn family, was a man of great
memory, and it was not necessary for him to refer to a ledger
to verify a pedigree. But upon the faulty-kept book of Bos-
ton in the handwritting of young Blackburn appears the
following:

"Capt. JohnRusel, one-eyed mare, by the leap, May 26,
1849."

This record is confirmatory of the statements made to R.
A. Alexander, to the author of the American Stud Book and
others by such prominent and trustworthy men as Col. E.
M. Blackburn, Capt. John Russell, Major Benjamin Luckett,
Capt. J. A. Holton and Albert Bacon. The pedigree is too
well established to be clouded by the ravings of an unscru-
pulous blatherskite. Sally Russell was unquestionably a
thoroughbred, and she had thoroughbred foals before she was
mated with Pilot Jr. and produced Miss Russell, the dam of
Maud S. It is just as certain that she was a daughter of Bos-
ton as that Bysdyk's Hambletonian was by Abdallah.

The man who made haste to denounce the long-established
pedigree of Sally Russell as a "fraud," simply and solely be-
cause the name of her breeder, through a slip of the pen, was
incorrectly given in the Stud Book, falls into the error of sup-
posing that George E. Blackburn, the son of Col. E. M.
Blackburn, was alive in 1S49. This gentleman died Octobor
21, 1S47. Even those who boast of being cock-sure every
time frequently trip. Theunited and unwavering testimony
of those who, when in the flesh, knew all the facts, cannot
be set aside by throwing a world of emphasis on one little
technicality. The misstatement of Wallace with regard to
the brother of Governor Luke Blackburn is one of these
technical errors. It does not establish beyond controversy
that no book of Boston's services was kept, for such a book
was kept, although indifferently, and by a Blackburn. It
simply shows the absurdity of weighing avolume of truth in
the scales against a misplaced grain of sand or a stray hair. —
Turf, Field and Farm.

A breeding stallion should be kept in perfect health. No
animal can be kept in health without exercise. Plenty of
sound, good food should be given, equal to ten to sixteen
quarts of oats per day, depending upon his size and exercise,
and about what hay he will eat up clean. He should have
some work twice a day, morning and evening, not so much
as to make him dull, for he should always be spirited and
lively. Driving him to the buggy, exercising him on horse-
back and doing any little jobs of light work will make him
all the stronger; once or twice a week, before a light wagon,
he can be allowed to trot at full speed, if he feels like it, a
quarter or a half mile, and feel all the better for it, and be
more likely to impart speed to his progeny. If he has a lot
of half an acre or less, with a high plank fence around it, so
he can be turned in and cannot get out, it will be beneficial
to him, for then he can get the pure air and warm sunshine,
and roll and plunge and play as he pleases. There is no
greater evil in breeding horses than to keep a stullion in his
stall without exercise. He is generally fed high and gets fat,
his muscular organization gets no exercise or development,
and his progeny will be far inferior to what it would have
been had he had proper exercise.

TheCentral District Agricultural Society proposes to hold
a fair at Marvsv.llo this fall, commencing September 4 and
continuing hve days.

Sale of Belle Meade Yearlings.

The annual sale of Gen. Harding's yearlings at Belle
Meade on thr 28th ult. brought together the largest attend-
ance of buyers ever witnessed at that farm. The Dwyer
brothers secured the favorites. The prices realized were very
satisfactory, the lot, numbering forty-two.jselliugfor §27,430.
During the sale a violent thunder and lightning storm, ac-
companied by a deluging rain, lasting half an hour, burst
over the place, putting a stop to the sale for that length of
time. The following is a list of the sales, with the names of
the purchasers and the prices paid:

Emerson, b c by Enquirer, dam Jessamine, by Brown Dick; Col.

Bruce, New York

Thistle, ch c by Great Tom, dam Ivy Leaf, by Australian; Mr. P.

(J. Speth, Louisville, Ky

Bolter, ch c by Bramble, dam Quartette, by Jack Malone ; Messrs.

Dwyer Brothers, New York

Tallyman, ch c by Great Tom, dam Beuicia, by Jack Malone; Mr.

Louis Duuneman. Charleston, S. C

Electric Light, br c by Enquirer, dam Vesper Light, by Chiide

Harold; Messrs. Dwyer Brothers

Tantrum, ch c by Great Tom, dam Vanilla, by Jack Malone; Capt.

• Ed. Israel, New Orleans

Turbine, b c by Great Tom, dam Woodbine, by Lexington; Mr. G.

L. Lonllard, New York

Escort, ch c by Enquirer, dam Planchette, by Brown Dick; Mr. P.

G. Speth

Tecumseh, chc by Great Tom, dam Fanny Barrow, by Albion;

Mr. Vv . B. Lamb, Fayette vl lie, Tenn

Emmet, br c by Enquirer, dam Mariposa, by Jack Malone ; Messrs.

Dwyer Brothers

Tyrant, ch c by Great Tom, dam Mozelle, by Jack Malone; Colonel

Bruce

Editor, gr c by Enquirer, dam Alice Murphy, by Bonnie Scotland ;

Mr. R. C. Pate, St. Louis

Tasso, ch c by Great Tom, dam Edna B, by Breathitt; Mr. K. C.

Pate

Expert, ch c by Enquirer, dam Lady Lindora, by Australian; Mr.

P. G. Speth

Eellowship, ch c by Fellowcratt, dam Blondina, by Bonnie Scot-

lan.d ; Mr. S. D. Bruce

Toronto, ch c by Great Tom, dam Mohur, by Gilroy; Mi. G. M.

Neely, Franklin, Tenn

Echelon, br c by Enquirer, dam Bonnie Park, by Bonnie Scot-
land ; Mr. P. G. Speth

Testator, b c by Great Tom, dam Mollie Saffle, by Lexington; Mr.

R. C. Pate

Earnest, bh c by Enquirer, dam Jaconet, by Jack Malone; Mr. L.

Van Kirkman, Nashville

Turnbull, b c by Great Tom, dam Fanny Mattingiy, by Hunter's

Lexington; Mr. R. C. Pate

Emissary, b c by Enquirer, dam Clara L, by Bonnie Scotland;

Mr. J. G. Nelson, New York

Executor, b c by Enquirer, dam Brunette, by Bonnie Scotland;

Messrs. Dwyer Brothers

Tarlton, ch c by Great Tom, dam Vocalist, by Vandal ; Mr. G. W.

Curtis, Mount Vernon, Ind

Erebus, blk c by Enquirer, dam Saxony, by Sexon; Mr. J. J.

Greener, Nashville

Esmeralda, ch f by Enquirer, dam Bergamot, by Bonnie Scotland;

Mr. P. G. £peth

Eugenie, ch f by Enquirer, dam Capitola, by Albion; Mr. J. J.

Greener

Trousseau, b f by Great Tom, dam Variella, by Vandal ; Mr. Loui3

Dunneman, Charleston, S. C

Entreaty, br f by Enquirer, dam Silver Maid, by Bonnie Scotland;

Mr. J. L. Harris, New Orleans

Termagant, b f by Great Tom, dam Tallulab, by Planet; Mr. J.L.

Harris

Turmeric, ch f by Great Tom, dam Arnica, by Sovereign; Mr. Cin.

Harper, Fayetteville, Tenn

Evelin, b f by Enquirer, dam Martiea, by Daniel Boone; Mr. C.

H. Douglas, Franklin, Tenn.

Enquiry, b f by Enquirer, dam Sue Walton, by Jack Malone; Mr.

P. H. Speth

Theresa, b f by Great Tom, dam Variety, by John Morgan; Mr. R.

C. Pate

Eudora, ch f by Enquirer, dam Glendora, by imported Glengarry ;

Mr. J. L. Harris

Tabitha, b f by Great Tom, dam Valerian, by Vandal: Mr. R. C.

Pate

Exultation, b f by Enquirer, dam Tribulation, by Jeff Davis ; Mr.

George L. Lorillard, New York

Talla Bena, ch f by Great Tom, dam Bonetta, by Bonnie Scotland ;

Mr. E. L. Israel, New Orleans

Essay, ch f by Enquirer, dam Bonnie Belle, by Bonnie Scotland;

Mr. G. W. Curtis

Euphony, b f by Enquirer, dam Duett, by Highlander; Mr. G. W.

Curtis

Talavera, ch f by Great Tom, dam Liza Davis, by Whirlwind ; Mr.

W. K. Den.Des Moines, Iowa

Elixir, ch f by Enquirer, dam Euchre, by Brown Dick; Mr. R. C.

Pate

Exile, by Enquirer, dam Bonnie Meade, by Bonnie Scotland; Mr.

P. J. Speth

S775
750
fi76
500

3,500
325
600
750
225

3,000
300
400
700

1,450
550
375
825
460
550
200
450

1,400
250
600
800
950
425
276
275
210
260

1,025
300
325
550
175
500
300
400
300
250
320

Breeding the Farmer's Horse.

Total S27,4;

Horse Slanff.

The names that English horse dealers and jockeys apply to
different specimens of horseflesh are curious and" amusing.
Horse slang there is clearly as common as in this country,
and the vocabulary is yet more extended. Here are a few
instances that we take from a London paper: When a dealer
dashes into a fair, or a repository, or any other place of sale,
he not only selects certain animals with a view to purchase,
but, in his own mind, he also decides the class of work for
which each horse is especially adapted. Regardless alike of
education or previous occupation, he will nominate one
horse as a hunter, another as a charger, or, as he calls him,
"aso'dier," a third as a carriage horse, a fourth as a park
hack, a fifth as a weight-carrying cob, a sixth as a useful ride
and drive horse, a seventh as a "shoufle"or Hansom cab-
horse, an eighth is a "growler," or four-wheel cabber, a ninth
is a "half-busser," meaning that his place is to draw half an
omnibus, while the tenth is a "flat-catcher," which means a
horse that catches the inexperienced eye, but is an utter fraud
and failure wben put to hard lubor ; experts deeply steeped
in horse lore make further subdivision and classification and
keep in stock a whole set of names and technicalities, which
enable them to describe to each other details that would not
be at all understood by the rest of the world. Thus, a slow
horse of sober and quiet disposition is called "an old man's
horse," while one that is gay in manner, quick in movement,
and full of nervous energy, is called " a young man's horse."
Then a horse of somewhat showy but not so serviceable style
is called "a peacock;" a dandy parading walker is "a danc-
ing master;" a horse with straight neck that causes him to
poke out his nose, and consequently to turn his eyes upward,
is "a star gazer; " a tall, lanky, ill-shaped nag is called "a
camel" or "giraffe," while a true-built, symmetrical horso is
spoken of ay "a gentleman," and so on ad infinitum.

The Iowa State Agricultural Society, appreciating the value
of the Cleveland bay as a source of wealth to the horse in-
terests of the State, has made for them a special class at the
State fair, with prizes, to encourage their production. There
are now some sixty imported Cleveland stallions in tin State,
and already the young half-bloods have attracted Eastern
buyers and found a lively market at high prices.

The agricultural editor of the Vermont Watchman says:
" We are done with poultry houses. For three winters we
have wintered our fowls under a shed opening to the south.
\Vi|h a good pile of ashes to wallow in and a little meat scrap
in their food every day they keep healthy, and have averaged
an egg a day to every three hang all the past winter."

The question of relative size of sire and dam has been ex-
tensively discussed in this connection. It is true that nearly
all writers upon the subject have laid down the rule that in
coupling the male should be smaller than tho female; but it
is also true that very many persons write dogmatically upon
subjects that they kuow but little about; and it is further true
that writers upon heredity, for years and years past, have
done little more than to repeat each other, accepting what
has been said by others as true, without question, not know-
ing or caring to know anything about the facts in the case.
We imbibed this doctrine, that the male should be smaller
than the female, from our early studies upon the subject, and
began writing from the same standpoint; but very early in
our career as a writer an old breeder, whom we knew as a
very careful and close observer, called our attention to it, and
said that he was fully convinced that the teaching of the
books upon this subject was all wrong, and that, while he did
not advocate great disparity in the size of parents, he was
satisfied that when there was a difference it should be the re-
verse of what the books taught — that the sire should, as a
rule, be the larger of the two. It was a startling proposition
to us, but it set us to thinking and watching, the subject
closely; and now, looking back over more than a quarter of
a century of experience, we say emphatically that nature's
plan, as exemplified in all mammalia, is that the male parent
shall be the larger of the two. In all animals, from the
horse down to the pig, wild as well as tame, the male, as a
rule, is larger than the female of the same breed. No obser-
vant man can have failed to notice this. What pure breed or
race of animals, wild or tame, can be named as an exception
to this rule? And is not this also true of the human race?
In fact, by the time a man has supplemented his early read-
ing by a score of years of close observation, he is quite likely
to lose much of the veneration with which, in his earlier
years, he was wont to regard the teachings of the books.

We would not recommend, neither does it follow as a legit-
imate deduction from this general law, that great extremes
of size should be coupled. In fact, nature has herself inter-
posed many obstacles to prevent such a course of breeding.

There is not, as has often been alleged, any increased dan-
ger in parturition from the use of sires larger than the dams.
It is the dam that determines the size and gTowth of the foe-
tus, and not the sire. Wrong presentations, faulty con-
struction of some parts of the organs of generation or of the
pelvic bones of the female, an emaciated or too plethoric
condition of the dam at the time of parturition, an unnatu-
ral or deformed foetus, are the usual causes of difficult par-
turition, and these conditions are brought about independ-
ent of the relative size of sire and dam.

It goes for nothing to say that improvement in any breed
has resulted from the use of males of a smaller breed upon
females of a larger. If one desires to bring about improve-
ment in any direction, he must select with a view to that
quality, independent of other considerations. Were we de-
sirous of improving the butter-producing quality of the Hol-
stein cow we should use a Jersey bull, notwithstanding the
male might be smaller than the female. We should couple
large, coarse-wooled ewes with a Merino ram if we desire to
increase the density of the fleece; and we would breed large
draft-mares to thoroughbred or trotting sires if we desired to
procure fine style, better action and greater power of endur-
ance. But all of this is independent of, and does not con-
flict with, the general law of relative size, and does not dis-
prove our proposition that it is nature's plan that the male
should be the larger of the two parents.

In regard to comparative merits of large and small horses,
and the profit in breeding the same, it is a chameleon sort of
case — it depends on the standpoint from which you view it.
The man who says it don't pay to breed mares to the large
imported draft horses, and that good, serviceable horses can-
not be raised from such a course of breeding, only shows his
own lack of familiarity with the subject. It is an unmistak-
able, unimpeachable fact that the large horses that are to be
seen harnessed to the trucks, drays and heavy express wagons
of Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Buf-
falo, Philadelphia, New York and other large cities, are al-
most universally produced by such a course of breeding, and
that such horses will command in the general market at least
twice as much as horses of moderate size, unless they possess
exceptionally good qualities as roadsters, saddle or carriage
horses, is a fact that the experience of every horse dealer will
confirm. Not all imported horses are good sires, and cer-
tainly some notorious failures might be pointed out to con-
firm the views of those who oppose their use; but these ex-
ceptional cases should not be permitted to overbalance the
overwhelming majority of instances in which those who have
patronized these imported sires have found it a highly profit-
able course of breeding.

On the other hand, the fact that horses so bred are inactive
demand at remunerative prices for use on tho heavy trucks
and drays of our largo cities does not prove that they aro the
best of all horses for the average farmer's own use. That
occasionally horses possessing very fine action are so bred
does not disprove the well-established fact that a large major-
ity of them are not similarly endowed. Tho great fact re-
mains uniiupeached and undispntable, that all breeds and all
races of horses, large and small, are improved in courage,
endurance and stamina by an infusion of thorough blood ;
and that farmers who want to raise horses for thoir own use
will usually secure better results by patronizing large, strong
thoroughbred or highly bred trotting sires, than by a further
infusion of the blood of the coarse, heavy draft horse. —
Breeder's Gazette.

Five years ago Mr. F. M. Slaughter, of tho Bincou, culled
on Mr. E. W. Noyes, tho popular auctioneer, and asked him
to name a filly by Echo fout of Bellej Mason. Noyes, who
had the sale of books, reached to his shelf for a copy of
Moore and read to Mr. Slaughter from Moore's "Paradise and
the Peri." Mr. Slaughter said: "Thut settles it^my filly's
name is Peri. " The mare Peri was afterwards purchased
from Mr. S. by C. A. Durfee and bred to Mr. L. J. Hose's
Sultan, out of Sultana by The Moor. On May 1, she dropped
a colt by Sultan, and Mr. Durfee asked Mr. Noyes, who had
named Peri, to give his celt a name, and insisted that that
uame should be from Lalla Rookh, adding that it should be
appropos. Instantaneously Noyea exalaimad: "Call him
( fashmeie. " Our friend Noyes was also called upon, during
the past week, to give a title to a yearling Richmond belong-
ing to Mr. George A. Vignolo. With his enstnmary fallal
ho recurred to the last scene in Kichard III, in whioh Crook
Back exclaims: " What Ho! Another Kichmond, " andHUg-
gested that he might be called either " What Ho" or " Anoth-
er Richmond. The owner selected What Ho for his flyer —
truly a takiDg name on the turf .— Los A n<j< !■ > /A

The Sixth (Los Angeles) District Agricultural 8
give a Bpring meeting of three days this year
dino on July 2d, 3d and 4th.

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3?Iie Smite* and jlnmisttmtt.

May 12

TURF AND TRACK.

Last Day of the Blood Horse Spring Meeting.

The race meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa-
tion, which came to a close Wednesday last, was one of the
most successful ever held under the auspices of that society.
For that matter it may he safely rated with those of any club,
and in all pertaining to the actual racing it has been first-
class. According to the time test the horses here rank far in
advance of those which have run East this spring, and in
two of the races the time was faster than ever has been made
with the same weights. The mile of Joe Howell in 1:42 with
119 pounds has never been equaled, the nearest being that
made by Checkmate at Louisville last May, when, with 118
pounds, he ran in the same notch. The three-quarter-mile
heats between Howell and Douglas have never been equaled
when the estimate is based on the weight carried. The best
on record is that of Howell made on the Bay District course
last November, when, with 115 pounds, he ran the second
and third heats^n 1:14 j and 1:15. In the race of last week,
with 117 pounds up, he won the first in 1:14$, and Douglas,
carrying 120 pounds, won second and third in 1:15, 1:15}.
Another notable performance was the 1} miles which Duke
of Monday ran in 2:09, and, though he carried something less
than the regular allowance, is not far behind the best. It was
a wise move of the association in changing the weights to the
schedule which governs at Jerome Park, Coney Island, Mon-
mouth Park and Saratoga, so that what our horses accom-
plished is accorded due credit. The first race on the pro-
gramme was a two-year-old race, with the same
conditions as the Gano Stake, the forfeits of which were
" galloped over " for on Saturday and won by Callie Smart.
Mr. "Winters put the amount up again, and the association
added the same amount of money. There were five starters,
each of which deposited $50, so that with about §1,000 in
stakes and forfeits and $250, there was a nice purse to eon-
tend for. The starters were Hirondelle, an unnamed filly by
Grinstead from a sister to Clara D, Lizzie Dunbar, Mariposa
and Callie Smart. The order of positions were as the names
are written, Mariposa and Hirondelle carrying the colors of
Ranch del Paso, the Grinstead the gray and Maltese cross of
Santa Anita, Lizzie Dunbar those of W. L. Pritchard, and
Callie Smart the orange and green of Theodore Winters.
The latter was the favorite in the pools most of the time,
though Lizzie Dunbar pressed her closely, and the others
were bunched in "the field." Through a blunder of the
trainer of Lizzie she was shipped to Sacramento on Sunday
and returned Tuesday, which could hardly be the right prep-
aration for a race, and the way she ran gave rise to the im-
pression that a better course of treatment would have changed
the result. The track was rather heavy, though in better
order than could be expected from the heavy rains, and there
was a fair attendance.

The starting was delayed by the fractiousness of some of
the colts, though the greatest trouble came from the official
who held the flag permitting some who had the horses in
charge to order the jockeys what they should do, and setting
at naught the orders of the starter. Had he used the power
which the rules give him, this behavior would have been fol-
lowed by punishment, and the annoyance of waiting for three-
quarters of an hour avoided. When the belkrang, much to the
relief of the spectators the Grinstead had the advantage of being
in front and also under the best motion, so that by the time
a furlong was run she was two lengths in the lead, and the
others closely bunched. At the half-mile pole there was lit-
tle difference; but in rounding the turn there was a change;
Callie Smart drew up closer, and Lizzie Dunbar took her
place, so that when they came into the stretch they were
close on the Grinstead. Callie Smart soon after took the
lead, and from there, though Lizzie made a good struggle, the
race was never in doubt, Callie winning with something to
spare in 1:18. Behind Lizzie, and with her head on the hip
of the Bazaar, was Mariposa , Santa Anita fourth and Hiron-
delle last.

The only starters in the race for three-year-olds were Gano
and Laura, and the superiority of the former was so unani-
mously conceded that no one expected anycontest. This es-
timate was sustained, as Gano won in a " big gallop," doing
the mile and three-quarters in 3:20. The next race was dif-
ferently regarded, and speculation was as brisk as could be.
It was a "consolation purse ,: for beaten horses, with allow-
ances as follows: One defeat entitled a deduction of five
pounds, and two ten pounds. The starters were Augusta E,
92 pounds; Atlanta, 103 pounds; Belshaw, 109 pounds, and
Inauguration, 113 pounds. At the first sales the rates were:
Augusta E $20, Belshaw $20, the field $20; but as the bid-
ders became warmed to the work Augusta E brought $40,
and the field $36. A great deal of money went into the box,
and in the interval between the other race there was an eager
desire to invest. The race was heats of a mile, and the plac-
ing gave Belshaw the pole, Atalanta second, Inauguration
third and the favorite outside. Augusta E carried the
"gold and rose" presented by Alma Stuart Stanley,
and very bright they glittered on the back of the hand-
some filly. The start was fair, Augusta E and Atalanta
making the running as soon as the flag fell. There was not
much difference between them, as the quarter pole was passed
in twenty-six seconds, though at the half in fifty-two sec-
onds the favorite was two lengths in the lead, Belshaw and
Atalanta coupled. Coming round the turn on the north side
Augusta increased her lead and Atalanta left Belshaw. The
race from the three-quarter home did not change the com-
plexion of affairs, Augusta E winning in the very good
time, for the state of the track, of 1 :45L. Belshaw was third.
After the boat the pooling was $50 on Augusta E, $10 on the
field and $5 on Belshaw. The takers of the odds relied on
Inauguration, as it was evidenced he had not run for the first
heat, and when the flag fell for the the start for the second,
his rider commenced driving him with whip and spur. There
was very nearly a collision between him and Augusta E as
he took the track from her on the turn, and still under strong
persuasion he led at the quarter and half. The gold and rose
emerged from the jumble on the further semi-circle, and,
galloping as gay as could be, brought the colors, the first time
of wearing, under the wire a winner in 1:46. Atalanta was
second, Belshaw third and Inauguration last, the "three
monoys " being awarded in the same order. This was called
the Peruvian Bitters Purse, the proprietors of which donated
$250,

The concluding race was a hurdle race, heats of a mile, be-
tween Hattie B and Mollie H. In the previous contests Hat-
tie B had exhibited a greater speed and rIso a greater quick-
nL-ss in making the jumps, so that she was the favorite at $20

Both are fine jumpers, and the race showed that they had
fed as well, the first heat being won by Hattie B in 1-57
second in 1:55 J.

GG&noSKke. for two-vear-oldB; daab of three-quarters of & mile- 850
■*cb,f2S forfeit, §260 added, second to save etake. When any Califor-

nia two-year-old beats the time of Gano, 1:15 for three-quarters of a
mile, the stake to be named after the colt ■which beats if.
Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mattie A . . . (Duffy) 1

"W. L. Pritchard's ch f Lizzie Dunbar, by Bazaar— Tibbie

Dunbar (Howson) 2

J. B. Haggin's ch f Mariposa, by imported Glenelg— Susie

Lin-wood (Thompson) 3

E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead— sister to Clara D (Appleby) 0

J. B. Haggin's b f Hirondelle, by Monarchist— Heliotrope (Kelly) 0
Time— 1 ;18.

Spirit of the Times Stake ; for three -year- olds ; dash of one and thiee-
quarters miles; 5100 each, S25 forfeit, §300 added/S150 to second, third to
save stake.

E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead — Santa, Anita (Garcia) 1

J. B. Chase's b f Laura, by Shannon— Folly (Kelly) 2

Time— 3:20.

Peruvian Bitters Purse; a consolation purse of 3250, donated by
Messrs. Wilmerding & Co., of which first horse receives 5175, second
$50, third S25. Horses beaten once allowed five pounds, twice ten
pounds, three times fifteen pounds; one mile and repeat.
Geo. Howson's b f Augusta E, by Monday— by Nor-
folk, 3 years; 92 pounds (Kelly) 1 1

Theo. Winters' s m Atalanta, by Norfolk— Lady Jane, 4

years, 103 pounds (Luke) 2 2

J.&H.C. Judson'sb g Belshaw, by "Wildidle— by Hercu-
les, 5 years, 109 pounds (Appleby) 3 3.

W. Boots' s c Inauguration, by Wildidle— Miami, 4 years,

113 pounds (F. Boss) 4 4

Time-l:45i,l:46.

Hurdle race ; purse $200, of which $50 to second horse ; entrance free ;
mile and repaat over four hurdles.
Theo. Winter's s m Hattie B, by Norfolk, Maggie Dale,

4 years, 141 pounds (Thompson) 1 1

Wm. Boots' b m Mollie H, by Wildidle— Mamie Hall,

aged, 145 pounds (Stinson) 2 2

Time— 1:57,1:85$.

Spring Meeting at Portland.

The following are the entries for the summer meeting at
City View Park, Portland, Oregon:

Running, one and one-eighth miles: R. E. Bybee's b f
Neyella, 3.

W. A. Baskett's ch h Albute.

Lee Knott's ch g Jim Renwick.

Jones & Gilmore's b h Forest King.

J. A. Porter's ch m Trade Dollar.

Banning, three-eighths mile: W. A. Baskett's Cyclone.

Lee Knott's Jim Renwick.

Jones & Gilmore's ch m Blue Mountain Belle.

Wm. Matlock's Leamington.

Wm. Hefferson's b g Honest John.

Running, one mile and repeat: W. A. Baskett's ch g
Deschutes.

Jones & Gilmore's Forest King.

Same's Blue Mountain Belle.

Wm. Matlock's Leamington.

Running, three-quarters of a mile: W. A. Basket's Des-
chutes.

R. E. Bybee's Neyella.

Lee Knott's Jim Renwick.

Jones & Gilmore's Forest King.

Jones & Gilmore's Blue Mountain Belle.

Trotting, 2:36 class: Thos. Martin's ch c General Crook.

H. S. Hogoboom's br m Walla Walla Maid.

Jos. Butchel's ch m Florence E.

Jas. Misner's b g Stranger.

Allen TJncless' b g Johnny Bellen.

Trotting, three-year-olds: H. S. Hogoboom's blk rg Tyro.

L. B. Lindsay's br g Woodson.

Harkins' ro f Cora H.

O. Smiley's grc Chance.

C. H. Mack's b f Au Revoir.

J. A. Porter's blk c Orange County.

Trotting, two-mile heats: Thos. Martin's General Crook.

H. S. Hogoboom's chm Sweet Home.

Lee Knott's b h Milton Medium.

Jos. Butchel's Florence E.

The Chicago Trotting Meeting.

The entries to the Chicago Trotting Meeting closed on the
1st but the list has not yet come to hand. The wildest an-
ticipation was more than realized, for in the seventeen races
276 entries were received.

All the events filled except the 2:14 class, which had but
two entries, by John E. Turner and Commodore Kittson;
the 2:17 class had five entries — Charles Ford, Monroe Chief,
Edwin Thorn, So So and Von Arnim; the 2:19 class had
eleven entries, including J. B. Thomas, Romero, William H.,
Troubadour, Monroe Chief, Doctor Norman, Alexander,
Fanny Witherspoon, and Adele Gould; the 2:21 class had
eleven entries, including Overman, Fred Douglas, Mattie
Graham, Buzz Medium, Captain Lewis and Mamie; the five-
year-old class had seven entries — Phil Thompson, Ed Geers,
Adelaide, Bones, Wildflower, Bronze and Jay Eye See; the
free-for-all pacers had twelve entries, including Lucy, Buffalo
Girl, Sorrel Dan, Mattie Hunter, Sleepy Tom, Gem and Lit-
tle Brown Jug; the 2:20 pacing had fourteen entries, includ-
ing Ned Forrest, Princess, Jack Rapid, High Jack, Warrior
and Billy Scott; the 3-minute class had 29 entries; the 2:40
class, 28; the 2:35 class, 19; the 2:30 class, 24; the 2:27 class
20; the 2:25 class, 12; the 2:23 class, 13; the2:30 pacing class
20.

Trotting Evolution.

Mr. John Lewis, in his lecture on "The Evolution of the
American Trotting Horse," gives the following history of
records :

Mr. P. Lorillard's three -year-old colt Massasoit was al-
lowed a " walk-over " for the Cambridge Biennial Stakes at
Newmarket on the 26th ult. The course was that known as
"Across the Flat" (one mile, two furlongs, seventy-three
yards). The stake closed with nineteen subscribers, of which
Mr. Lorillard made six. Of the remainder,, four paid forfeit,
one was dead and one had been sent to Buenos Ayres. The
race was one with winning penalties and maiden allowances,
and as Massasoit was entitled to the latter he was probably
considered better at the weight than any of the others.

At the city of Mexico on the 30th ult., four French horses
and one American horse, Ten Broeck Second, ran a race over
the one-mile course at Peralvillo for the Jockey Club Stakes,
$2,500. Pablo Escandon's Aigle won, with his mare Cora-
dole second. Ten Broeck, who was untrained, was fourth.
This was his first race. The race was the leading event of
the sporting season and was witnessed by President Gonza-
les and a large assemblage. Edward Orrin's Kitty won a
buggy race, defeating Thomas Moran's Flora.

Major B. G. Thomas, Dixiana Stock Farm, Lexington, Ky.,
entered his three stallions, imported King Ban, Lelap's and
Fellowcraft, in the Champion Stallion Stakes of 5500 for each
stallion, that closed April 16. Major Thomas has not a sin-
gle yearling by King Ban, but he entered this stallion for the
benefit of those who have yearlings by his horse. He has one
or two by Lelaps, in whom he has great confidence, and two
or three by Fellowcraft.

An adjourned meeting of the Board of Review of the Na-
tional Trotting Association will be held at the Grand Pacific
hotel, Chicago, on Tuesday, May 16.

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A horse fair with racing accompaniments will be held at
San Luis Opispo on the 17th, 18th and 19th instants.

Golden Gate Fair.

The regular annual meeting of the directors of the Golden
Gate Fair Association was held on Thursday, May 3, at the
office of the presidant, A. C. Dietz, No. 9 Front street, San
Francisco. By a unanimous vote A. C. Dietz was re-elected
president of the association, L. Walker Secretary, and the
Union Bank of Oakland Treasurer. It was decided to hold
the next fair at Oakland Trotting Park, beginning September
3 and continuing through the week, ending in time for all
exhibitors to attend the State Fair, which opens on the 10th
of September. It is a pleasure to be able to state that the
affairs of the Golden Gate are in a highly prosperous and
satisfactory condition, which is owing, it is only just to say,
to a very wise and efficient administration on the part of the
officers.

The association is now, after a hard struggle, on a very
sound and safe basis, and its annual fairs are getting to be
very popular with all classes, who manifest their interest by
an increasing attendance each year.

The success of these fairs more than justifies our statement,
often reiterated, that the State never did a wiser thing than
to lend its aid to their support and maintenance, as the
money appropriated will come back increased a thousand fold
in the development of the resources of the State.

We heartily congratulate both the association and Mr.
Dietz that he has again been called to the responsible posi-
tion of president, for his able administration in the past am-
ply justifis the confidence reposed in him. He has the requi-
site technical knowledge of the duties required, with good
administrative abilities, and the firmness to stand up bravely
in the face of adverse criticism when he knows that he is
right.

It is entirely safe to say that the affairs of the association
will not suffer in his hands.

Only one spirit seems to animate all the officers, and that
is, to make their association subserve the ends and purposes
for which it was created and endowed.

It has our cordial good wishes for the future.

We may add that we hope to have its speed programme in
time for publication in this number of the Breeder and
Sportsman.

♦

Reorganization of the Sonoma County Agri-
cultural Park Association.

A new departure has been taken in the stock ownership
and management of the Sonoma County Agricultural Park
Association, with the view to the material improvement of
the property and affairs of the association, and the conse-
quent enhancement of the value of the property itself and
the shares also. The object is to better place the stock, so as
to make its acquisition more sought, and the investment
more satisfactory in profitable return, as well as in the grati-
fication to be derived from the improved order of the annual
fair exhibition by all directly interested. Under this plan
the former system of ten-dollar shares is abandoned, and the
new stock issued is in full shares of one hundred dollars
each. The advantage and benefit of this, to stockholders and
to the permanency and character of the association alike,
will be readily apparent on a little deliberation. There are,
in the first place, a considerale number of men who have no
other occupation or visible means of support than that which
is every year more and more bringing the annual fairs of
agricultural societies into disrepute, and keeping from attend-
ance at them the substantial, respectable and desirable
classes of farmers, stock-breeders and fanciers, turfmen, and
the general public, upon whom all such associations and ex-
hibitions must depend mainly for support and enduring ex-
istence. These sharpers of racing-tracks will have nojhesita-
tion in paying ten dollars for a share which will confer upon
them the rights of a shareholder and membership, and they
detract from instead of adding to the respectability and repu
tation of the association and its fairs and turf sports. -
Worse still, they deter the better classes of citizens from mem-
bership and attendance. Those who pay one hundred dol-
lars for a share will first examine into the worth and affairs
of the association, and the amount is enough to impress any
shareholder with the fact that he has something of tangible
value, something to which it behooves him to give fair atten-
tion. This plan naturally enlists in membership the solid
and worthy citizen, who will constantly labor to promote the
welfare of the association, and take good care to have it -
reputably and properly managed, in business matters and in
the giving of annual fairs and turf sports of the better
order.

Under this new management the grounds of the association
are to be greatly improved during the present season, to be
in readiness for the fair and exhibition of this year. The
association will be placed upon the rolls of the National Trot-
ting Association, which will give it rank and fellowship and
authority with every association of the kind in the State and
Nation, and the great patrons of the turf, the noted breeders,
and the better class of turfmen will attend the yearly meet-
ings. A fine and commodious pavilion building will be put up,
to accommodate exhibitors of farming, mechanical, manufact-
uring and industrial products, handicraft, fabrics, inventions,
machinery, etc., and the objects of art and beauty and ele-
gance, which may be offered for exhibition. It will be an or-
nament to the park grounds, a great attraction, and a gather-
ing place for visitors to the fairs; and it will add much to the
attraction of Santa Rosa, in point of interest to persons visit-
ing here from other parts of the country, in drives and enter-
tainment at all seasons of the year. This city now really re-
quires a fine resort of the kind. — Santa Rosa Republican.

Names Claimed.

Modjeska for brown filly, three white feet, foaled April 27,
1883; by the Grand Moor, dam Echorine, by Echo.

Newland & Pumyea, Oakland, Cal.

1883

2Jfoe gmte itud j&jx&rtetww.

THE KENNEL.

Answers to Correspondents.

T. H. B.:

The best way to feed your dog is in the evening, and after
he is fed let him rest. Exercise stops digestion and the dog
to relieve his stomach of a mass of indigestable staff seeks
relief in vomiting. The dog has control over his stomach to
a greater extent than any other animal and can almost be
said to be able to vomit at -will. Feed lightly in the morning,
giving crackers, meal, bread or table scraps. Do not give
any raw meat or potatoes. The chief meal of the day should

be given at night.

■*■

The Late Bench Show.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: The bench show was a
great success as far as the attendance was concerned; as for
the management we cannot speak so highly; sufficient ar-
rangements were not made for the exercise and feeding of the
dogs, nor sufficient attendants to take them out, which should
be done twice a day. Then again, the judging of the sport-
ing classes has not given satisfaction and is admitted not to
be so well done as at the last show, when one judge only
made the awards. The exhibitors of English setters com-
plain that they did not enter these dogs to compare with the
field trial breed — or dogs known as Knox's Belton and
Belle strain — and that it would have been more correct to
have kept them in the Uewellin class. The difference be-
tween the Knox strain and the Uewellin is so slight
as to amount to "a distinction without a difference." They
should have been all judged as English setters, or the three
distinctions kept up and compared with each other. The
judges were also illiberal in not giving V. H. C. to many dogs
which were well worthy of it. Probably among these were
several Irish, Gordon and English setters, also Piatt's Joe,
who received second prize at the last show, and is acknowl-
edged by all who have seen him work as one of the best
field trial dogs in the State. They profess to judge by Stone-
henge's standard, but that is really no guide at the present
day. It is departed from in many instances, notably in
" Berkley-Moore's Irish Setter and Champion Prize Winner, "
and in the new standard for Gordons. Should we have
another bench show, it appears to me that the proper way
would be to have one judge, and request all parties entering
sporting or any other kinds of dogs to name in their entry
the name of one person for judge, and the person receiving
the majority of votes should be requested at a liberal remu-
neration to accept the office, and should he decline, the next
highest should be selected. He should make a thorough and
close examination of the dogs and not decide by a mere cur-
sory examination of a few minutes' duration, in which time
we contend it is impossible to do the dogs full justice.

An Exhibitor.

A Carping Critic.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: My attention has
been called to the article in your issue of April 28, entitled
" A Carping Critic, " and having reference to the separate
classes of Laverack and Uewellin setters made by the Pacific
Coast Kennel Club at their bench show, which was to be held
April 27. I do not, as a rule, notice criticisms of the Ameri-
can Field which are unjust; indeed this is the only occasion
I can call to mind that I have done so; but the article is so
reckless as to fact that I deem it only right that it should not
pass unnoticed. Had the writer been more careful he would
have observed and stated that the remarks referred to were
not editorial, but the substance of a communication from
Sacramento, and signed a "Constant Beader. " Now, Mr.
Simpson is too old and experienced an editor not to bear me
out that the opinions of correspondents can not be quoted as
the opinions of the editor when in the same issue fcso often
are many communications on the same subject diverse in the
views they contain. Moreover, the American Field has said
*' lots of kind things " about the Pacific Coast Kennel Club;
and I think very many of the members of the club know the
kind feelings the American Field has entertained for the club
and the full measure of success it has wished it.

N. Bowe, Editor American Field.

Chicago, HI., May 4, 1883.

A Novel Pointer.

Mr. Samuel J. Dixon of Philadelphia tells the following
story: " During a visit to my farm yesterday afternoon I
noticed one of my Gordon setter_bitches, which has been al-
lowed to run wild, standing at a mouse hole, and about
twenty feet back stood one of my Skye terriers backing her.
His muscles were as fixed as a piece of statuary, in which
position he remained until the bitch moved on, when he
made for the hole and went to work to scratch with all the
energy of a true Skye terrier. The bitch is evidently in
the habit of finding holes for the little terrier, for it seemed
thoroughly understood by them both. I suppose the setter's
Bcenting powers to be much more acute than that of the ter-
rier, which enables him to discover the holes with greater
ease. "

Mr. Bird of Bird's Point, Alameda, had an old greyhound
bitch called Lady Bird that possessed the finest of noses.
She would go out quail hunting with a fine Gordon setter
and of the pair found far the more birds. She would point
Btaunchly and was an excellent quail dog in every respect ex-
cept that she could not be induced to retrieve a bird without
biting it.

New York Dog Show.

Nearly 1,000 dogs are on exhibition in Madison Square
Gardens, where the Westminster Kennel Club's bench show
is now being held. It will be remembered that Mr. Lotz of
Chicago, at the time of the Cleveland show, offered a gold
medal for competition between his greyhound Donbleshot
and Mr. C. E. Dawson's greyhound Spring. The dogs were
to have met in London, Ont., soon after the Cleveland show,
but Doubleshot being out of condition, Mr. Dawson won the
medal by default. He has placed it in the hands of the For-
est and Stream, to be given at the Westminster show, and
they have decided to offer it for the best greyhound dog or
bitch in the show.

In addition to this, twenty other special prizes were given
by various sportsmen, many of the prizes being very valua-
ble. At the close of the show a meeting of greyhound fan-
ciers will be held with a view to establishing in the East a
coursing club similar to those in this State.

Value of Pedigree.

The following letter from Geo. D. McDougall and pub-
lished in the Forest and Stream should be carefully read by
all who take an interest in dog breeding:

"It has been my lot to see and be concerned in a great
deal of miscellaneous breeding, and being always an earnest
searcher after the true raison d'etre of the various dicta in the
science of breeding, I have, of necessity, come to various
conclusions of my own respecting the most desirable crosses;
that is, the ones most likely to produce the desired results.
I may be accused of overweening self-confidence in advancing
my opinions in the face of the writings of older and wiser
men, but surely a man has a right to form his opinions, and
to express them too; and those who do not think I am right
have only to forget my letter as soon as read. I think, how-
ever, that a great many will agree with my main preposition,
for even though the idea may seem new, they will find that
they have really believed it for many a long day. I have
seen in several works the same statement that I am about to
make, but not advanced to the absoluteness with which I be-
lieve it, consequently, though I cannot claim absolute origi-
nality, I can say that I go further than any previous writer.
My preposition is this, that nearly if not quite all the in-
herited merit comes from the dam. I do not deny that the
sire often influences the shape and looks, but even here, in a
Utter of pups, more will resemble the dam than the sire, and
the exceptional cases in which the pup takes after the sire in
temper, pluck, nose, pace, style, etc., only go to prove the
rule. Notice the progeny of any really good bitch, and com-
pare them with those of the best sires of the day. Leicester
is one of the best sires we have ever had, but notice how
much better his pups out of Dart have been than out of any
other bitch. I do not mean to say that Dart is the only good
bitch that Leicester has ever covered, but use her name as
that of a bitch whose merit is undeniable, and I still think that
the Leicester-Darts are the cream of Leicester's get.

Go back a step to Dora, dam of Dart, Davidson's Doll,
Druid, Champion Drake, Dimple, etc., and back of that again
to Phcebe, probably the best brood bitch that has been known
in modern times. Think how many of the winners of the
Llewellin blood have descended in the female fine from
Phcebe, and also on the fact that Phcebe produced field trial
winners in every litter that she bred, and I think that my
readers will acknowledge that I have some grounds for my
belief. Let every reader of this article look back at the best
dogs that he has bred, or owned, and how many of them take
after "the old bitch?" I have noticed it time and again in my
experience, and to-day, after eight years of breeding dogs, of
five or six different breeds, I pin my faith on the dictum that
"most of the inherited merit comes from the dam.,:

I do not, by any means, wish to underrate the importance
of a good sire, for I regard that as indespensable; but my
standpoint is, if a man wishes to breed good pups, let him
get a really good bitch, whose dam and grandam he knows to
have been good, and then, with the best sire to be got con-
veniently, he may rest assured that if the pups are well-
reared he will have three or four young dogs that will glad-
den the heart of a sportsman.

In every large kennel, and I have seen a good many, there
will be one or two good stud dogs, perhaps a few fair bitches,
but often a collection of "scrubs "that are worse than use-
less. If a bitch is too ugly to show and too worthless to
train, never mind ! she will do to breed from, as long as her
pedigree is ail right, and often even if it isn't; the result of
which is that the country is inundated with worthless dogs
with long pedigrees, deceiving tyros and bringing high-bred
dogs into disrepute among men who would otherwiee admire
them. It is the same with racehorses; after a mare has been
trained and raced and hacked about till she is a walking mass
of blemishes and unsoundness, put her to stud, breed her to
a fashionable stallion, and get a second Luke Blackburn.
Then loud are the complaints when the colt is useless, and
another instance is given to the many who decry "blood."

Trotting men us\aally have more sense, lately, at all events,
using, for breeding, stallions that never have, and never will
be, trained; breeding two or three foals from their young
mares before they are trained, and choosing the best of them
to do nothing but produce foals year after year.

It is very easy to trace the prevalent blind faith in a "fash-
ionable " sire. A man has an indifferent bitch, and, wishing
to breed some pups to sell, what does he do ? He tries to
hide his bitch's lack of merit by breeding her to a fashionable
sire, while a man who has an indifferent dog puts him to one
side and sends his bitches to the nearest "crack," and his
dog does not perhaps cover a single bitch in his lifetime, un-
less he does it on his own account, consequently the sires are
few and select, the dams numerous and of very mixed qual-
ity. Let the owner of the indifferent bitch continue to breed
her to the best attainable sire, however, unless he does better
than that and consigns her to the same seclusion that surely
swallows the indifferent dog. It would be much better for
all parties if there were fewer and better pups bred, so that
the country would not be flooded with such dogs as every
sportsman has seen and x>robably owned, that are sinqjly not
worth their salt. If the breeder would be sure not only of
profit, but of success and reputation, let him look to his
bitches and determine never to breed but from a good bitch,
instead of pinning all his faith on his fashionably bred, prize-
winning sire. One good bitch will do more to advance a
breeder's reputation and stock his .kennel with dogs worthy
of the time and trouble spent than a small fortune spent in
stud fees to "fashionable" sires for covering second-rate
bitches.

In Llewellin setters particularly my belief is in the female
line, tracing from old Phcebe. The best setter I ever owned,
or ever saw for that matter, was a bitch out of Doll, out of
Dora, out of Phcebe, and as she has left no progeny behind
her, I am on the look-out for a nice young bitch of the same
blood, a daughter or granddaughter of Dart or Doll Dimple.

A clerical error on the part of a volunteer secretary caused
the San Francisco press to do an injustice to the judges of
sporting dogs in the late show. There were no pure Laverack
dogs on exhibition and no prizeB were awarded in that class,
all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. We have tried
to procure the official list of awards but so far have not suc-
ceeded. Mr. Orr, one of the judges, has taken some pains to
get the list, but has not yet succeeded. When it comes the
correct and official awards will be made public.

Shooting: Knights.

At the anniversary picnic of the Knights of Pythias at
Schuetzen Park, Alameda, last Tuesday, the following gentle-
men were the prize winners at the public target, 200 yards,
12 rings, 2 shots, military rilles:

let, Lieut. H. J. Mangels 0 11-20

2d. SerRt. N\ Williams 0 10—19

3d, Corp. D. B. Bankhead 7 9— 1C

BASE BALL.

Leagrue Games.

Games won and lost by clubs of the California Base Ball
League from April 1 up to May 5, 18S3:

Nlantic, .. .

Haverly

California..
Redington.,

Total Games LoBt.

* Game postponed on account of rain.

The announcement made in the daily press to the effect
that the proposed Oakland League had fallen through appears
to have been somewhat premature. Arrangements were en-
tered into last week and perfected this week, by which the
league will be organized in a few days, and will be composed
of the Howards, a team from the University and the Olym-
pics. Previous to any schedule being adopted, however, the
teams will compete for the trophy presented by Captain How-
ard, and which consists of a silver ball, strikingly resembling
the real sphere, with stitched cover. The games will te
played on the Oakland grounds where the diamond is as
smooth as a billiard table.

The inclemency of the weather on Sunday last sadly inter-
fered with the schedule of the California League, and occa-
sioned a postponement of the game between the Haverly and
Bedington Clubs till the end of the season.
By a wise provision incorporated in the rules of
the league all postponements will take the same
course, and by this means the schedule originally adopted
will be played on the days set apart for each club.

The Haverlys will put in the field the following players for
to-morrow's game: Meegan p., F. Carroll c, Barnes lb., Ga-
gus 2b., Morris 3b., Sheridan s.s., Sohr 1. f., Levy c. f., John-
son r. f. The Niantic play for the same game: Sweeney p.,
Lawton c, Egan, lb., J. Carroll 2b., Finn, 3b.. Donohue s. s.,
Fogarty 1. f., Lyman c. f., Sullivan r. f.

Sweeney, who formerly played with the old Camornia Clu b
of this city, has done excellent service in the East as pitcher.
Base hits have been remarkably scarce, and his delivery
seems to puzzle some of the tried veterans. Lackawanna
Bill, as he was popularly known here, figures as conspicu-
ously at the bat as he does in the field.

A local base ball critic thus treats of a recent game: "No
chances were offered, and hence no plays." Possibly he
might be induced to explain where he managed to obtain his
score of errors or assists if no chances were accepted.

Frank Smith, formerly one of the crack short stops in the
city, should he secured by one of the clubs for that position.

Cullen was disgusted with his recent experience on the dia-
mond, and is represented as saying that he has permanently
retired. John should have retired long ago.

Officer Peckinpah is reported as anxious to organize a team
in the Department. A match could probably be arranged
with the Milpitas club.

YACHTING.

Opening Day of the P. Y. C.

The opening day of the Pacific Yacht Club, which was
postponed last week on account of unfavorable weather, will
occur to-day. The programme for to-day and to-morrowe
is indicated by the following orders made by Commodore
Phil Caduc:

Order No. 1— The yachts of the Pacific Yacht Club will
assemble off Front St. Wharf on Saturday, May 12, 1S83, at
12 m.

At 12:15 p. m. a gun will be fired by the Commodore, at
which signal the yachts will prepare to get under way.
g ; At 12:30 p. m. a second gun will be fired by the Commo-
dore, at which signal the yachts will get under way.

The course will be around Mission Bock, passing same on
east side, returning on the west; thence along the city front
to the anchorage off the club house, Old Saucelito, where
they will occupy positions most convenient to each.

Yachts will immediately dress ship upon coming to an-
chor.

Yachts will observe gun-fire from the flagship, for hauling
down and hoisting colors, at sundown and at at 8 a. m.

Yachts of the club will carry the club flag.

Other vessels accompanying the fleet are respectfully re-
quested to comply with these orders.

Members and guests will take the 1 :30p. m. boat for Sauce-
lito, returning at 7:30 p. m.

Order No. 2 — The Pacific Yacht Club Squadron will assem-
ble off the club house at Saucelito on Sunday morning, May
13, at 10:30 a. m. At 10:45 a preparatory gun will bo fired,
and at 11 a. m. a second gun will be fired, at which signal the
yachts will get under way.

On leaving Saucelito the yachts will sail in line, following
the movements of the Commodore uutil the stake boat off
Hunter's Point is passed, when the squadron will try rate of
sailing back to club house, passing the mid-channel buoy on
the starboard hand, thence to the club house at Saucelito.

Time will be taken upon passing the stake boat at Hunter's
Point and on arrival at the club house.

The Force of Habit.

A lot of old timers were assembled in the members' stand
at the Oakland track last Wednesday. Old reminiscences
were in order, and when the stock stones were exhausted Jim
Roff told a new one about HoosicrDnn, the noted card sharp.
Dan always looked for the best of a game and usually stood
in with some one else. When he tell into a game among
strangers he would nudge his neighbor under the table to
intimate to him that he wanted a partner in crime. This got
to be a habit of Dan'x, and was so strong that Jim deelared
he saw hiin at Sacramento one day playing solitaire, every
once in a while nudging the leg of the table to "stand in."
Jim told another story, about Jack Gamble, who walked
tweuty-four miles barefoot, when a boy, to see a quarter race.
The horses scored for two days, and getting
went to a saloon on the track to take a drink. H<
gone a minute, but before he returned the rac<
his walk and long wait went for nothing. '1 '
calls Lurd luck.

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May 12

HEED AND SWINE.

A Nebraska Creamery.

The West Point Creamery, located in Cuming county, in
this State, is owned by an association of eastern men who
have invested $30,000 in lands, buildings and fine high bred
cattle. The returns so far have been satisfactory. B. D.
Brown of Indianapolis is president, W. B. Eager vice-presi-
dent, Chauncev Hale secretory, and Thomas King treasurer,
all of Orange Co., X. 5T., with J. J. King superintendent.

The creamery, and some twenty barns for cattle, hogs,
storage, etc., are located half a mile from the railway station
on a slope which affords excellent drainage, and protected by
hills planted with groves of timber. In connection are 260
acresof the finest farming lands, and ten miles north a stock
and grain farm of 2,300 acres, which is well supplied with a
lar^e farm-house, barns, wind-mill, etc., where are now 600
bead of cattle. Here the young stock is grown till it reaches
an age for use at the creamery, and the males are fattened for
market. In the receiving room of the creamery, 25 by 50
feet, are two vats of the pool system filled with cans of milk
floating in water at 40 degrees, where it is allowed to stand 24
hours. The churning room contains three Boss churns
which will be increased to five, and some small churns of the
same kind for testing the milk of single cows. Beside these
these are packing aud refrigerator rooms, etc. In the second
story are pleasant family rooms, office and sleeping rooms for
the forty men employed. A five -horse power engine, fed by
cobs from the corn sheller, furnishes all the power, and heats
the whole building. Three hundred cows are stabled in
barns, which hold 100 each, are warm, clean and well lighted.
Entering the barn a row of heads is presented on each side of
an alley seven feet wide. The platform where the cow stands
is well "bedded and dry, so that the cow's bag is always clean.
Behind this is a fourteen-inch gutter and thirty inches to the
back wall. On .the clean boards in front of the cows are
placed full rations twice a day of corn fodder, which was cut
and oured in August from a crop of eight tons to the acre.
With this at each feeding is a ration of five quarts of bran
and three quarts of corn meal. Mr. King says always grind
the feed fine to aid digestion. The more the animal can di-
gest, either for milk or fat, the more the return. A feed of
well-cured prairie hay is also given once a day.

After each feeding a plank is turned back in front of each
row of cows, showing a clean trough, into which is pumped
a clear stream of water, at a temperature not less than 50
degrees— a great advantage in winter over the cold stream
which runs through the yard, which is 15 degrees lower.
The animals are turned out once a day into the yards, where,
in pleasant weather, they stay two or three hours, and in the
mean time the stables are well cleaned and ventilated. Every
particle of manure is saved and goes back on the farm.
Every cow is marked with a number on her horn, and the
books show her complete history, date of her calf, its sire,
the amount of milk she has given, and her butter product.
No cows are kept which will not come up to the standard,
which is an average of one pound of butter per cow for every
day in the year.

Up to the present time butter has been made only from the
milk of their own cows, but this spring they will commence
cream-gathermg from other farms. At the beginning they
bought 300 good grade cows, and on these have bred Guern-
seys and Jerseys, which have given the desired increase in
milking qualities.

One of the barns used for storage — 14 feet by 340, built on
a side hill — has a basement opening to the south, well lighted,
where are pens for 200 calves, and calving pens for the cows.
The calves are brought up bT hand after three days old,
being fed at firstfresh milk, and thenskim milk mixed with oil
meal and ground oats. They are full fed from the start, and
as soon as there is an abundance of grass they are sent to the
farm. Two thousand bushels of oats are on hand for young
stock; 1,500 bushels of rye, to be ground and fed with milk
to young pigs, and they will carry over 20,000 bushels of corn
for fall feeding of hogs and cattle. At present they are fat-
tening 400 hundred high crossed Berkshire and Poland-China
hogs. These are April and May pigs, which weighed, Nov.
1, an average of 175 pounds. These are in pens, seven hogs
to each, in warm, well-lighted barns, fed on the milk from
the creamery, mixed with ground feed, and for two months
before being sent to market on shelled corn. One lot^ fed
last year, averaged 337 pounds. Shipments of butter last
year showed a return in New York of 46 to 49 cents. At
present most of it is sent to the Omaha market, where it sells
at 40 cents. The great demands from the West cannot yet
be filled. Breeding the highest qualities of milking stock
will be carried on to the full extent of the grain production of
the farm. — Country Gentleman.

Under no condition should the hands be allowed to come in
contact with the butter. Not only does the touch of the hand
by heat injure the grain, but it also imparts a taint. One of
our best butter makers says the cleaner the dairyman's hands
the easier the escape of the effete and waste matters of the
system, and the greater the human taint which may attach
to the butter. If a person was so unhealthy as always to have
oold hands and never perspire there would be less danger of
taint, but even then it would not be well to risk the chances.
If a person be in a state of health the hands will be too warm,
and in health or otherwise there are emanations from the
pores of the skin that should be kept away from so extreme-
ly sensitive a thing as butter. The material to be brought
into contact with butter is wood, sponge, cloth, etc. For
working very small quantities a wooden bowl and ladle, or a
table and paddle, may do; but for general dairy purposes,
where butter is to be packed, a "butter-worker" is very nec-
essary. Oar best butter buyers can easily detect a parcel of
batter worked by hand, and such lots do not command the
highest price. Again, the health of the operator should always
be an element in the calculation. The hands in constant
contact with a cold mass of butter affect the general circula-
tion, and strike a chill through the whole system. — American
Cultivator.

Mr. Cranston, manager of the Duke of Buccleuch, some

time ago mode the experiment of crossing the illustrious

Galloway bull Black Prince of Drumlanrig (546) with two

carefully -selected and well-bred long-horned West Highland

heifers. The first years' produce, says the North British

Agriculturist, were two black polled heifers, which not only

sh wed no trace whatever of horns, but which bore so close

a esemblance in every other respect to pure-bred Galloways

fit at the time when they were about sixteen months old

y If a dozen of the most eminent and experienced breeders

Galloways were asked to point out the Highland crosses

i lot of nearly twenty pure Galloway heifers of th<- same

, which were grazing together, and in every instance, with-

ption, the wrong animal was selected.

Practical Suggestions.

In an article in the Breeder's Gazette Harvey Sodowsky, the
veteran champion of Shorthorns, from the -depth of his good
sense and long experience, makes these advisory remarks :

I have been an exhibitor of different kinds of stock for
many years in the various State and County fairs of the
West, and in the course of my experience in the ring I have
had many different kinds of men to deal with. It is a pleas-
ure to recall the names of some who were always straight-
forward and honorable in their dealings, but it is to be re-
gretted that in the scramble for ribbons many have not been
as careful as they should have been concerning their integrity
and good name. A man may gain a prize by selfish actions,
but in the end such a practice will not be found to pay very
big dividends. Whenever I see a man squirming and twist-
ing and objecting to this man and that who may be offered
as a judge, I always feel that he has no confidence in his own
stock. As a rule, I believe that the managers of our fairs
honestly endeavor to select good and competent men to make
the awards, and if allowed would go ahead and tie the rib-
bons, in a majority of cases, about where they belong; but
the exhibitor who is aware of the defects of his [own stock
imagines that by annoying the officers of the society and get-
ting the best judges thrown off, he will have as good a chance
as his better fortified competitors. With such a committee
he knows it is like tossing up " wet and dry, " as we used to
do when I was a boy.

I would suggest that societies use the judges first selected,
unless, of course, some serious objection was urged, such as
relationship or interest in the stock to be shown. All men
should have a fair tribunal to settle all controversies, and
known advocates of certain breeds should not therefore sit
in judgment where their favorites are parties to the suit; but
this thing of objecting to Brown " because I don't like him, "
and kicking against Smith, because somebody does know
him, is getting to be an abuse and ought not to be tolerated.
These associations are called fairs, and the spirit of that word
ought to pervade all the acts done under the direction of their
managers.

In this connoction I will state what, in my opinion, should
constitute the most perfect herd of cattle. This is a question
worthy of the deepest consideration of fair managers, and
concerning which there should be more uniformity of mean-
ing, as the term is used in different senses by the varions so-
cieties. The model herd may be limited to five females and
one male, of which one cow should be four years old or over;
one three years old or over; one two years old or over; one
yearling, and one under twelve months. The male should
be two years old or over. This sort of a make-np would give
the exhibitor a chance to show the females in the different
class rings, and the same animals in the herd ring, thus ob-
viating the necessity of shipping two car-loads of cattle to
make up the herd and fill the other rings. I should like to
see this matter brought before the boards of the more promi-
nent shows at least. If some such scheme should be adopted,
I am confident there wonld be a better show than ever be-
fore.

Some of your readers having asked my opinion as to what
age to ^breed heifers I will briefly state my views. If the
heifers are spring calves I would say breed them in June at
two years old, so that their calves will come the following
March; and if you want to breed steers for profit, by the
time your calves are thirty months old they are ready for
market at as good a price as a three-year-old steer that was
calved in thefall of the year. Tou havejthree summers and two
winters, which is fully as good as a longer time in rougher
weather. Calves coming in the spring will grow off better
than fall or winter calves. It will do td breed heifers at
eighteen months if they are well grown; but if they are bred
at one year old it is better to let them miss the next year,
otherwise they will be run down in size and lose their fine
shape and form. In breeding old cows, when they become
very fat and fleshy or doubtful breeders, I use a young bull;
a well-grown youngster of ten or fifteen months is about the
right age. I have tried this experiment a number of times
and it has almost invariably proved successful.

There is another subject of the utmost importance to Short-
horn men at present, which I should like to see agitated until
a reform is brought about. I refer to the importance of trim-
ming inferior bull calves instead of selling them for breeding
purposes, and also to the necessity of using the knife upon
some of our finest calves to feed for exhibition. I am now
castrating the majority of my bull calves as they come, and
a few weeks ago altered the best one I have seen in many a
day. I intend to feed some of them to see what they will
make, and don't propose to let any of them lie down hungry.
One of them is by General Custer 4th, out of Airdrie's Bloom
by 21st Duke of Airdrie, tracing to Gloster's Bloom by im-
ported Duke of Gloster 11,332. Another is a Frantic, and
still another a Bose of Sharon and Cambria, with crosses of
imported Baron Booth of Lancaster 7,535. I think if Short-
horn breeders generally would weed out their bull calves and
use the knife more, the rest would bring better prices. If
our farmers can afford to raise and feed common cattle and
make it profitable, surely men who have thoroughbred cows
and bulls can afford to alter more of their meaner bull calves.
I have seen too many good steers spoiled to make mean bulls.
Let us, therefore, begin right now to multiply the number of
Shorthorn steers and work a corresponding decrease in the
ranks of indifferent bulls. Let us also trim some of our
very best too, or some other breed will lay us in the shade.
We must put our best foot forward, as did the Hereford men
last November, and slaughter our choicest bullocks. Had I
been in the ring with Tom Brown, or the best steer, I should
not have hesitated to put him to the test of the block. It
was a great mistake that this was not done. When I start
out to win I intend to do so if I can, and this is the reason I
have sacrified one of the best bull calves that ever stood on
my place.

Prevention is better than cure. It is better to supply ani-
mals with what their systems need than to have them become
sick for the want of it. Some persons never think of giving
salt to hogs, when they need it just as much if not more than
cattle, sheep or horses. They will not thrive well without it.
But charcoal is very desirable for hogs. We are reminded
of this as we sit at the depot waiting for a railroad train. All
along the railroad track are hogs eating the coal that has
dropped from the furnace of the locomotive. They eat the
coal as they would corn. Have farmers never seen their hogs
eat the coal in the ashes they threw out ? For many years
we have made a practice of burning charcoal for our hogs —
not a large pit, but enough for the hogs for a year. This is
fed to them occasionally, and they go for it like children for
candy. Our hogs are always healthy. They have had no
cholera or other diseases. They have pure water salt twice a
week, charcoal thrown to them once a week, aud they thrive
and keep in good order all the while. If farmers would pur-
sue a similar course with their hogs, we are sure that we
should hear less about deaths from hog cholera. — Bural
World.

Cattle Shipment for Nevada.

The Beno Gazette compiles the following figures of cattle
shipments westward from that point for the season: There
were none made before December. The total shipments
were 422 cars, containing 7,878 head, all of which were for
food, except 20 head of work oxen that went to S. C. Chase,
Sacramento. San Francisco absorbed 285 cars, 7,334 head;
Stockton, IS cars, 345 head; Sacramento, 4 cars, 58 head;
Dutch Flat, 6 cars, 13 head. The amounts shipped in the
different months were :

Month.
December. .
January. .

Head.
674
1,054
1,825
1,850
2,475

Cars

February 101

March 93

April 138

Total 422 1

The consignees were:

Hayes, Carrick i: Co

Horn & Chapman 19

Gravson, Howell & Co 130

Polev, Heilbron s Co 12

H. Fish 5

MiUtr&Lux ; 10

Schnbert Eeale & Co 5

J. Schoenfield 11

Emerson & Co 14

Brandenstein & Co 10

Crandall&Co 12

E. & . H. Mom t 40

S. C. Chase & Co 2

A. E. s. A. J. Cook 2

L. Dean, Stoction 18

C. Cier, Dutch Flat 2

Pierce & Kerr 2

L. J. Corr 2

In addition to these there were 204 head of hogs and 591
head of sheep. Estimating the beef cattle at §40 per head,
these were worth $364,570.

Head.

2,413

349

2,396

231

100

187

90

230

256

187

202

703

20

38

345

40

Swine breeders have not sufficiently borne in mind the va-
riation in the amount of lean meat found in carcasses of dif-
ferent hogs. The Berkshire is universally credited with
having more lean than any other breed; but even Berkshires
vary in this regard, as do all other classes of swine. Hence,
by closely scanning the cut-up carcasses, giving preference to
certain families showing liberal presence of muscular sub-
stance, these to be used as breeders, the relative quantity of
lean could be increased in any family or breed. It is well
known that some hogs, when reduced to an impoverished
state, are really very thin, as the term is understood, while
others have as meager an amount of fat as the thinnest, yet
have greater fullness of all the parts, and under no circum-
stance do they become so lean in appearance as the others.
This difference is owing entirely to the greater si2e of the
muscle — the motive parts — and this difference is invariably
shown in the cut-up meat. So it will be seen that there are
two modes of making a very correct estimate of this peculiar
difference in swine — by comparing animals that are, so far as
we are able to judge, alike reduced, then again scanning the
fatcarcasses as they lie side by side upon the block. — Na-
tional Lice Slock Journal.

Raising Pigs.

The true farmer will keep a pig. He will commence with
a breeder. What breed ? In an experiment with all or near-
ly all, breeds, Columbia County, Chester White, Poland,
Suffolk, Berkshire and Essex, I settled on the last two as the
best fitted for all purposes. The farmer wants his pig to
have the meat properly proportioned; he wants the chime and
spare-rib to have as little fat as consistent with the relish of
eating those pieces. And while he wants good thick mid-
dlings, he wants some lean on them . If there is much he can
trim it off, to fry fresh, or make into sausage-meat. The ham
and shoulder he wants streaked with fat, or it will be dry
and hard. He wants to fat his. hog to get as much lard as
possible, and not affect the pieces designated. All these qual-
ities are combined in the Berkshire. The Essex nearly as
much so, with the advantage of maturing earlier. The Berk-
shire has my preference as the hardier of the two. The
Berkshire is the most thoroughbred hog in the world, from
which the Essex is an outgrowth. The pure bred Berkshire
is black, will have four white feet with a staron hisforehead.
The hams will be streaked with fat, not dry. The Essex is
entirely black. There is a breed of hogs of a russet color, a
cross from the Berkshire. I have not tried it and cannot
speak from knowledge. More depends upon care and atten-
tion than on breed. While it would take a great many years
to breed a hog as perfect as the Berkshire, there is no class of
animals can be improved so rapidly by inbreeding as — requir-
ing no science or skill in that respect — as cattle. If your
sow has more than six pigs, destroy all over that number.
A good foundation for six is better thana poor start for more.
A good start is what succeeds at the end of the race. Re-
member, in the breeding of animals a few good ones and not
more than you care and provide for are better than many in-
ferior ones. The care of hogs should not be neglected.
First of all is cleanliness. The hog is naturally neat, unless
yon compel him to the contrary. A good, warm sty in win-
ter, a cool place in summer. Have the yard dry, with straw
for bedding, and remove it every week for fresh straw. Never
bed with hay, especially swale hay. It is poisonous. Forest
leaves will do. Be at all times familiar with your pig. Do-
mestication is the true theory. I know you will hate to kill
him, and so should I. When every one shall do his share of
labor, perhaps we will not destroy even animals. But I con-
fess to loving a chime of pork and a slice of ham, and a piece
of middlings does season cowslips and lima beans; and then
what could we do with baked beans without pork, or how fry
doughnuts, or make pie crust?

I was going to tell how to feed hogs. Ton had best breed
your own hogs. Do not wean all the pigs at once. Take off
a pair at eight weeks old. Don't put them in the barn nor
under the barn. Nothing is so bad for hogs to root in as earth
that has been covered up for years by a building. Saltpeter
or brine is poisonous to hogs. Have a small temporary pen,
wean them two at a time at intervals of two weeks, let the
last one or two remain twelve weeks. This will be the pre-
mium pig, and the sow's udder will not get inflamed. Feed
the little pigs with skim milk. If your pigs come in March
or April, with proper care you can make them weigh 250 to
300 pounds by December. Put away at least two for your-
self; you don't know what may happen. I would not keep
the sow but one season; it won't pay. Be sure, she will have
more pigs the second and third litter, after that she will de-
crease in numbers. Cut the ham pretty well on to the rump
if you prefer smoked meat. Cut the shoulder large; smoke
vo'ur own hams; you > ill like them better. Take a syringe,
run the tube two "inches beside the bone into the hBm and
blow the ham full of b.ivpiig, sweetened pickle around the
bone. Never mind if the ham does swell. When ready for
smoking, dig a trench in the ground the depth of a shovel,

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ten feet long; pnt a floor barrel at one end with the hams in
it. Lay a plank over the trench and build a tire with green
bark or hardwood twigs at the other end; the green earth
draws the smoke to the hams. Before warm weather pack
the hamsin whole corn or oats; no flies will get at them.
The breeder must not be fed too high for a few weeks before
breeding. If solid, firm pork is desired, two weeks before
slaughtering feed nothing but dry grain twice each day, with
all the cold water the hog can drink at noon. During these
two weeks clean the nest out every day, and the meat will not
smell disagreeable in cooking.— George M. Davenport in

American Dairyman.

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Cattle Diseases.

While the recent Congress had under discussion the ques-
tions of tariff, civil service reform and various other Questions
of more or less importance to the advantage of the two great
political parries, nothing was done looking to the suppression
of contagious cattle diseases, which many think are on the in-
crease in this country. The politicians are always willing to
legislate on the tariff, civil service reform, etc. A tariff or
civil service bill pleases a large number of their supporters
who have nothing to do with a tariff or civil service, and are
only interested in the political and social confequences which
they suppose likely to follow from their agitation.

The prevention of cattle diseases has little or no interest to
the average politician. In theory and promises they are
warm advocates of all measures which have for their object
the benefit of the farmer, but as a rule they fail to practice
what they lavishly profess to preach. Congress has been
urged for the last three or four years past to take steps to
prevent the importation of diseased cattle to this country,
and to stamp out the disease in such localities as it already
exists. The only way we know to reach the subject is for
the farmers interested in cattle to call a convention, and let
that convention voice their views, by demanding of Congress
to take such steps as will prevent the importation of diseased
cattle and stamp out the disease where it already is
to be found, and we know of no place so appropriate for hold-
ing such a convention as at the Fat Cattle Show at Chicago
in November nest, just preceding the assembling of the new
Congress.

The question of preventing the importation and
spread of cattle diseases is one of vital im-
portance to our fanners, and they should insist upon
the Government doing something to check and suppress it.
Left to themselves Congress would probably do nothing, as a
majority of the members know nothing on the subject of the
meat supply, their acquaintance with beef beginning and
ending when it is cooked and placed on the table. We have
no foreign competition in meat supply, but are large shippers
to Europe. "With the severe winters and storms in the North-
west for the last few years many thousand head of cattle
were destroyed, and with this loss, the rapid increase of pop-
ulation andjthe foreign shipments, beef has advanced rapidly;
should pleruo-pneumonia or any of the contagious and fatal
cattle diseases get among the cattle of the West and North-
west, beef would go to famine prices. To guard against such
an accident it is the duty of Congress to pass stringent laws
to prevent and stamp out these deseases. The convention of
cattle breeders at Chicago this fall should send a petition to
Congress with all the evidence obtainable, showing the neces-
sity of the passage of such laws as will prevent the importa-
tion of diseased cattle, and the extinguishment of the diseases
where it already exists in this country. A concert of action
by the agricultural press of the country will do much to for-
ward this very important matter. — Live Stock Record.

A pig farrowed in April and slaughtered about Christmas
will more than repay his cost; during that period he will be
but a pig, and the earlier feedings small in quantity. He
should weigh about two hundred and fifty pounds when
killed, and the carcass will contain a fair admixture of lean
and fat. The quality of the meat influences the price, and
the difference of only one cent a pound amounts to quite a
sum in the whole. Tne profitable hog is the one that is
grown and fatted without delay.

An Angora Hegira.

Among the stock breeders of this Coast who have been at-
tracted by the broad pasture lands of Texas, is Sir. W. SI.
Landrum of Watsonville, the pioneer and most extensive
breederof Angora goats in the State. Sir. Landrum was the first
to introduce the Angora tojthis Coast, having brought two bucks
across the plains in the summer of 1860. They were bred by
Col. Richard Peters, of Atlanta, Georgia, and were of the fin-
est strains. A few years spent in raising graded goats demon-
strated that plebian blood produced an unmarketable hair,
and in 1867 Sir. Landrum commenced a series of importa-
tions of pure bloods exclusively, selecting the finest bucks as
stock bucks from every importation but two or three that
ever came to America, and over a hundred fine ewes. The
history. of this flock of goats is almost the history of the An-
gora on this Coast. In 1S70 Sir. Landrum sold to James SI.
Bodgers a half interst in the business and two years later the
firm purchased nearly the entire band belonging to Col. Pe-
ters and brought them to this State. For twenty-two years
Sir. Landrum has followed the business with admirable sys-
tem, aiming at perfection, and unquestionably the band is
the finest collection of pure breds and high grades in Ameri-
ca. But the influx of settlers and the encroachments of grain
fields on the ranges of the southern part of the State have
compelled breeders who required room to move toward the
edge of civilization, and Texas is now the promised land for
extensive stock raisers. Sir. Landrum has purchased the
interest of his partner, and started his stock overland for
TJvalda. He has associated himself with the Bowan Bros, and
other capitalists of New York who have large landed interests
in the lone star State, and will conduct the business of goat
and sheep raising on a large scale. The business will be un-
der the personal superintendence of Sir. Landrum.

The sheep for stocking the ranges will also be drawn most-
ly from California. The property where Sir. Landrum will
have headquarters is known as the Adams ranch. It con-
tains 20,000 acres of the finest pasture lands in Texas, situ-
ated at the forks of the Nueces river, four miles above where
the Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the river and near the
railroad running via Eagle pass into Mexico. The ranch is
covered with two varieties of mesquite grass and, Jon the high
land, sotol and cactus enough to carry all the stock through
in a dry year. The parties also own a tract of 14,000 acre?,
twelve miles below the Adams, which is well adapted for
sheep and will be stocked with grades for wool and mutton.

The Lakeview Jockey Club of Lakeview, Oeregon, will hold a
three days' meeting on July 3d, 4th and 5th. They claim to
have one of the best and fastest tracks in the northern
country.

FISH.

Work Contemplated by the Fish Commission.

A meeting of the Fish Commissioners was held in Sacra-
mento on Saturday last at which it was decided to rescind the
resolution previously adopted asking for bids for hatching
the salmon required during the present year. The reason for
this action is that the purchase of government hatcheries is
contemplated because of it being less expensive and fully ca-
pable of meeting the wants of the commission. Some mis-
apprehension appears to have existed in connection with the
matter of the State appropriation which it was currently re-
ported would be expended entirely in the cultivation of
6almon. This impression seems to have been created by the fact
that'one of[the Commissioners is prominently identified with
canning interests, but a representative of the Bri^der and
Sportsman has been assured that no such course was con-
templated. The Commissioners, however, seem to incline
towards salmon interests to the exclusion of trout culture as,
shown by their proposed trip to the SIcCloud river where
they expect to hatch some two million salmon while beyond
merely stating that they would obtain 25,000 trout eggs from
Slodoc county, and, when hatched, the young fish will be
distributed in the central waters of the State, trout culture
has been ignored. A committee has been appointed consist-
ing of Messrs. Redding and Buckingham to take steps towards
the prosecution of the violators of the law at Vallejo, Rio
Vista and Carquinez.

The following resolution was adopted:

Whereas, It is apparent that a general disregard of the
laws in relation to fishways and fish ladders now exists
throughout the State,

Now, therefore, the California Fish Commission respect-
fully calls the attention of the several district attorneys of
the State that they may make immediate and particular in-
quiry to ascertain if the natural passages for fish throughout
their several districts are obstructed by artificial dams, etc.,
in any of the streams, and that they may proceed at once
against each and every violator of the law in relation thereto
to the full extent of the power in them vested.

Furthermore, the Commission calls the attention of the
people of this State to the necessity of constructing fish lad-
ders where the streams are obstructed by natural dams.

The Commission will furnish plans for ladders and fish-
ways whenever requested, upon receiving the necessary in-
formation.

The Commission requests that the papers of this State may
publish the above resolution at least once, that the impor-
tance of these matters may be brought before the public.

The Angler's Paradise— Trouting in the North
Pacific Region.

The clanging wild fowl are flying northward, and the frogs
have started up their concerts in the plashy fens. Spring
is fairly upon us, and the cherry blossoms are falling from,
the trees. In the dense forest the white blossoms of the dog-
wood light upon the woodland aisles, and all nature, save the
locust trees, wears its wedding garment to the vernal feast.
The law regulating the taking of brook trout by rod and line
expires on the 31st of March, but April came in with a spell
of weather that was fairly winter in its violence. The rains
came pelting down and the winds blew in fitful gusts for a
week, while the streams were so muddy that the trout could
not see the fly. For my own part I stayed home, enjoyed
my book and pipe, and contented myself with sorting over
the flies in my book, and getting ready for "a vigorous prose-
cution of the war," when brighter skies and warmer days
should come to greet the devotees who revere the name of
Izaak Walton and worship at the shrine of Dame Juliana
Berners. Certain it is that no streams in America can surpass
the tributaries of the Willamette and Columbia for fine fish-
ing; nor is there any region along the Atlantic coast which
has one continuous season of fishing from Slay to October,
like ours. In Slay, try the Cowlitz, the Toutle, and the
smaller tributaries of the Tualatin; in June, your fishing
takes in the creeks that debouch into the Mollala, the Santi-
am and La Creole; in July, when the Washougal and Laca-
mas are no longer fit for the fly, then try Hood river, the
streams debouching into the bay of Astoria, and the two
beautiful little rivers that flow into the bay of Tilla-
mook; in August, try the head waters of the Sandy
and the Clackamas, taking the wagon road known as the
Barlow gate; and in the sweet September days, take the
McKenzie from Eugene or the Slattoles from the Dalles.
Eastern fishermen have no idea of the extent of trout fishing
n Oregon and Washington Territory, nor will they ever have
till they have come here. Talking with James B. Slontgom-
ery, the other day, that gentleman said: "When I first read
Dr. Slurray's bewitching stories of the Adirondacks, I thought
he had drawn more upon fiction than upon facts in the struct-
ure of his work. The wild beauty of his forest scenes and
the large catches of fish that he described all bordered upon
the miraculous. But last year I spent my holiday in Septem-
ber at the Belknap springs on the upper SIcKenzie, and after
what I saw there, Dr. Slurray's book reads like a very tame
affair. There are no such baths anywhere else besides as
good fishing; and as for scenery, there is nothing like it, ex-
cept it may be in the canyons of Colorado. You go to the
Hot Springs of Arkansas, and you have nothing but the heal-
ing waters; in the Adirondacks you have nothing but the
fishing, but at the SIcKenzie yon have everything." The
Eastern lakes lying in Idaho Territory, aloug the line of the
Northern Pacific railroad, 'are said to be the Sleccaand Medina
of anglers. One of these lakes is the Coiurd'Alene, where is
located the most beautiful military post in America, and
where some catches of trout have been made which border
upon the marvelous. Another is Lake Cocolalla, whence our
city derives a large quantity of its ice for summer consump-
tion. The water in this lake is intensely cold even in the
summer months, and the fish are necessarily fine and sweet.
The streams flowing into Pen d'Oreille lake are all filled with
splendid trout, and a five-pounder is no great novelty. For
sport nothing can surpass the angling at Spokane falls, but
for the table the fish are inferior to those taken in any of the
lakes above named. Indeed there is no uniformity among
Pacific coast trout like there is among the speckled beauties
of the Atlantic streams. Fourteen distinct species were dis-
tinctly described in the Rural Spirit about two years ago by
an English gentleman residing in Wasco county, who was
evidenUy not only an ardent angler but a highly edu-
cated anatomist. The trout caught near the White
Liver falls, where the stream is full of glacial
deposit, he describes as being scarcely fit to eat, while those
taken in Badger creek, scarcely four miles distant, were pro-
nounced fit for the table of Lucullus himself. A singularly
marked fish is to be taken during July in the basin at Mult-
nomah Falls about thirty-six miles from this oity on the O.

K. & N. line to eastern Oregon. If you can imagine a mark
like a letter Z, with the upright part perpendicular instead of
slanting, you can imagine this very pretty fish which takes
the fly with the greatest gameness and gives a severe battle
when hooked. The trout taken in the small lakes on the
summit of the Blue mountains whence sprang the Powder
and John Day rivers, is a species never caught in any of the
western Oregon streams, but is delmti generis. It seldom ex-
ceeds thirteen inches in length, and is a broad fish like the
eastern trout, with a black mouth, and belly of a dull gray.
Its sides gleam like burnished silver, and undergo some
strangely beautiful changes of color while it is dying. For
August fishing and good deer-hunting these lakes cannot be
surpassed by anything on this coast. The trout taken in the
Slattoles river in Crook county, near Camp Polk, are very
much like those taken in theSinneacquitaine and other trib-
utaries of Pen d' Oreille Lake. Those caught on the SIcKen-
zie are entirely different from any ever taken around here,
and surpass all others in gameness, as well as in delicacy of
flavor. The Paget Sound streams have splendid trout, which
we attribute to their habits of going down into the saltwater
to rid themselves of parasites which attach to them during
the spawning season. Those who have fished the Des Chutes
at Ofl'utt's and at Hays' meadows can testify to the gameness
of the speckled beauties in the stream. It is pleasing to note
the growing demand for artificial flies and less of a desire
merely to make a big creel. And speaking of fly-fishing re-
minds me of some very artistically tied flies made by Harry
Gordon of this city, on large hooks for use in the Tillamook
and SIcKenzie rivers. His speciality in tying is that the
wings are not alike in any one fly. This is an experiment,
the value of which is yet to be tested. — Oregonian,

Newton Hornbuckle caught a trout near Buena Vista which
was covered with red spots instead of black ones. Several
other instances are on record of red speckled trout being
caught in this section. Either the trout, unlike the leopard,
can change its spots, or else some eastern brook trout have
been put in the Willamette. — Portland Oregonian.

George Carrol of Santa Clara reports good trout fishing in
the vicinity of Gilroy.

John P. Ainsworth at Saucelito caught fifty rock-cod on
Sunday.

Mission rock is a favorite fishing point for smelt.

High Sport at Willows.

G. W. Potts of Willows, Colusa county, has a pretty good
mare of Hambletonian stock that can get over the ground in
a way that must convince all competent judges of equinary
merit that she has a good strain of blood coursing through
her veins. A crowd of gentlemen of sporting propensities,
Sir. Potts being of the party, stood in front of the Alhambra
saloon on Sunday afternoon discussing the merits of the
mare as a stepper, when Sam Culver offered to wager $20 that
she could not make a single dash of a mile in four minutes.
Now, everybody in this community knows that when Sam
Culver starts in for a little sport he will be on hand at "every
turn," and when Potts slapped his twenty in the pot Sam's
twenty made it jingle. The mare was accordingly prepared
for the contest against time. Potts assumed his position on
the sulky, and the word "go " was given. Bud Doble, in all
the glory he frequently won by going through the air with
lightning velocity behind Goldsmith Slaid, could never have
felt more like a king of the jockey world than did friend Potts
as his "fiery steed" amid the deafening shouts of the af»
sembled multitude passed the judges' stand in 3:28J. Potts
won the twenty and was elated. Success begets ambition.
The more success a man has the more ambitious he becomes.
The crowd returned to the Alhambra and resumed the dis-
cussion of the horse-flesh subject. Potts was there, his
countenance wreathed in smiles occasioned by his victory
and one hand was busily employed in rattling two twenty-
dollar pieces, one of which having been added to his taxable
wealth by the celerity of the movements of his little mare.
Now, there's our merchant friend, Jake Kahn, as fine a little
man as ever sold a Havana cigar, who thinks he has the bos?,
in his nine-year-old "hoss," and in a race no local trotter will
he bar. He listened to their talk, and straightway did he
walk to his store, which is a very fine place; he got a twenty-
dollar piece, saying: "I vill dry und make some 'bish,'"
and he shook the Mammon chunk in Potts' face. And he
said: "If you dank you've de boss, shust put up und dry
my horse, und ve makes de times a leedle more alike, and
veil go over mit de track, und if your maire vas dake decak,
you shust dake dis piece if she do it in dree und five." Putts
jumped on Jake's twenty like a June bug on to a mosquito,
and the race was made. The race was to have taken place
that afternoon, but by the time the fleet-footed steeds were
gotten on the track ready for the contest, it had grown so late
that it was decided to postpone the race until the next day
(Monday) at 2 o'clock p. m. At the hour named on Monday
a large number of people gathered at the track. Judges
were selected, and Jimmy Sullivan was secured as the driver
of the bay mare, while Fred Crawford held the ribbons on
the grey horse. Pools were sold by Zeal Bates, and the grey
was the favorite. After a little brushing, the korst's wen-
started and the grey won the heat in 3:03. The second heat
was won by the grey in 2:58}. Jake was now experiencing
the ne plus ultra of happiness — his joy over the excellent
strides his horse was making for that "s\ransy " dollar piece
was, we judge, almost equal to that felt by the doomed Au-
thonio when the cruel Shylock was deprived of the pleasure
of taking a pound of flesh from his body. He found himself
unable to hold his enthusiastic feelings, and he exclaimed:
"Yah, of money I have lots, und I'll bet some more mit
Potts, if de word he'll shoost come oud und say, dot dish
r-a-c-e I'm bound to beat, for I'll vin dot under heat, und
dere beoples will hurrah for my old grey ! " But friend Potts
at this juncture gave the race up and Jake triumphantly
carried off the honors of the day and the bulliou. The raco
was made quite exciting by the interest taken in it by tho
friends of both parties. Both gentlemen have good horses.
With some training Jake's horse could, we believe, bo
brought down to 2:40. — Willow* Journal.

Maggie BB, the dam of Iroquois, dropped recently a che^i-
nut colt by Alarm, on the same month and day of tho
month on which Iroquois was foaled, and, as coincidences
are striking, the career of this colt will be watched with con-
siderable interest.

The Directors of the Santa Craz Agricultural Fair !
tion have decided to hold the races this year at th
Driving Park, between August 15 and 20.

Willits, Mendocino county, will have a race m<
5th and 6th of July.

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THE DEATH OF RIFLEMAN.

As nearly as can "be discovered the last entire son of
Glencoe has paid the debt that all horses have to liqui-
date, and though there are, perhaps, a few daughters
alive, the nearest of Irin to that great horse are those of
the second generartion. Rifleman has figured prominent-
ly in the horse stock of the Pacific Coast, and "with the
exception of Belmont his hlood is more widely diffused
than any other stallion which has lived in this country.
On the racecourses, the trotting tracks and the quarter
paths there have been distinguished performers which
trace their descent from Rifleman, and in Oregon and
the northern portion of this State they have been found
as serviceable for the work of the farm and for use on
the road as any strain. Combined with the Lummux
and Henry lines of blood, that are peculiar to that coun-
try, an "all- work " horse has been developed that is
hard to excel, and in this branch of horse-breeding our
neighbors have been very successful. As a general rule
families of horses which have gained distinction for
speed for short distances are among the best of farm
horses, and as the crosses of Rifleman and those of so
long established merit are of fine size, there are a number
well suited for the coach and carriage. "We have not
sufficient data to give more than a sketch of what has
been done by the sons and daughters of Rifleman, and
the records of racing when most of them
were on the turf, are so meager as to pre-
sent little only a portion of their feats. Nell Flaherty
was probably the best known and in addition to being
a fine race mare was also of very high form. Nettie
Brown was very fast and as she is the dam of the flying
filly. May D, and other promising colts, she is likely to
gain still more celebrity in the stud. Rifleman had a
very slight chance to get racehorses, his location being
where there were few broodmares, and, in fact, at a dis-
tance which precluded many being sent to him. He
stood at Red Bluff in 1861, which we believe was soon
after he was brought from Oregon, and in 1862 and 1863
between Tehama and Red Bluff. In 1866 _he was at J.
C. Tyler's ranch, who owned him from that time, and
probably before, until his death. Mr. Tyler had a few
thoroughbred mares and bred Nell Flaherty, Nettie
Brown and others. The bl ood of Rifleman is likely to be
of great value in the trotting pedigrees.

Colonel Lewis was a "wonder." "When so crippled that
a majority of horses would have given up, he trotted in
2: 18£, and there is no good reason to forbid the claim
that if sound, properly handled from a colt, and escaped
accidents he would have been one of the fastest
horses ever hitched to a sulky. This he displayed, and
it is better to state that with good luck he would have
made a mark close to the top notch. The grandam of
Marlette is Ida Martin by Rifleman, and we have it from
good authority that she was a good performer on the
turf.

"We will endeavor to obtain information that will en-

ab1^ us to write i full history of this notable son of Glen-

cO'i and the Rodolph mare, and will be obliged to those

w jo know his history, especially his early history, to

nd a statement to this office.

THE CLOSE OF THE RACE MEETING.

• wants a racetrack.

The fifth spring meeting of the Pacific Coast Blood
Horse Association has come to a close, and in many re-
spects it has been both successful and brilliant. Success-
ful in a pecuniary sense, for had it not been for the rain
that precluded the racing on Saturday last, the credit
side of the account would make a good showing. "We
have not the least hesitation in pronouncing several of
the performances brilliant, and two of them are the best
on record when the weights carried are considered.
These are the races of Joe Howell and Douglas, and the
mile of the former in 1:42 with 119 pounds, and the first
heat of three-quarters in 1:14£ with 117 pounds, and the
latter' s performance, especially the second and third
heats in 1:15 and 1:15^ with 120 pounds, take the first
places in the calendar. The Cup race won by Fred Col-
lier, the 1£ miles of Duke of Monday in 2:09, the If of
Lucky B in 2:24, and the doings of the colts are all wor-
thy of being rated very high. Of the youngsters who
made their initial performances it can be truly said that
they are far above an average. Prince of Norfolk may
safely be rated as No. 1, and Lizzie Dunbar, John A,
Callie Smart, Mariposa, Hirondelle and the Grinstead
filly, from the sister to Clara D, are likely to occupy
prominent positions. The place which Gano took among
the two-year-olds of last year deterred owners from do-
ing much with the three-year-olds that were named
against him in the stakes, and when his stable compan-
ion Lucky B was so nearly of the same caliber there was
still less inclination to contend. Then the "distemper "
and accidents made inroads on the foals of 1880, and the
only one of that age outside of the Santa Anita flyers
which gave any show of merit is Augusta E. This
strapping big daughter of Monday is likely to develop
into a fine race mare, and should nothing happen her in
the way of bad luck by this fall she will be troublesome.

There were only two drawbacks to the complete ab-
sence of anything to justify adverse criticism. One was
the " starting " in some of the races, the other the post-
ponement from Saturday until "Wednesday.

The office of starter is the most unpleasant position
there is connected with a race meeting, and the person
who fills the place has a duty to perform which is nearly
certain to awaken the animosity of some who imagine
they have been wronged.

In the first day of the meeting the errors were in not
compelling the horses to go back of a line marking thirty
feet from the starting point and in delaying the dropping
of the flag until the horses were in front of the flag. Al-
though it cannot be sustained that the rule was violated
which compels the start being made from the right side
of the post, the delay in dropping the flag gave a color-
ing to the supposition that the " wrong side " was reached
ere the signal was given. That was corrected, however,
after the first day, and the greatest trouble thereafter arose
from the good-nature of the starter in permitting trainers
and jockeys to set at naught Ins authority and to usurp
his functions. The most palpable violation was in the
two-year-old race that was run on "Wednesday. Nearly
an hour was lost in getting the colts started,' and this de-
lay, so trying to the spectators, arose from the trouble
alluded to. To providing an adequate remedy, a rule
was framed to cover such case3. That empowers the
starter to impose fines which the judges or associations
cannot remit when the amount does not exceed $25; and
in case one does not effect the purpose, he can " repeat
the dose, ' ' until the desired effect has been accomplished.
In the race alluded to trainers gave the directions, order-
ing their jockeys to " turn " when the starter had forbid-
den such a course, and so flagrant were their misdeeds
that had he recommended a still greater punishment
than fines, the association would have supported him by
the infliction of severe penalties. There is little danger
of a repetition of the offense and hereafter measures will
be taken to correct the evil . These trainers who think
they can ride over the association by treating with con-
tempt the mandates of the starter will be taught a lesson
forcible and emphatic enough to cure the evil, and if the
starter shuns his palpable duties, they will be taken in
hand by those who have the determination to eradicate
a propensity which is subversive of the interests of the
turf.

Postponements in a large majority of instances are
detrimental to the attendance, and at times work injus-
tice to those having engagements that .they expect to
meet on a specified day. The importance of running
" fixed events " on the day selected has been so gener-
ally recognized that in all the main racing associations
of the East and in all the jockey clubs of • Europe, the
rule is rigidly adhered to, and rain or shine, mud or dry-
ness, the affairs are decided. The Derby has been run
in a snow storm, frequently some of the largest stakes in
the East have been decided when there were torrents of
rain and the track mud to the fetlock, and this without
question is the wisest course to pursue. The added mon-

ey is generally far below the amount which the owners
put up and the forfeits even far in excess, so that those
who contribute should be allowed to rule. By making
it obligatory to run at the time agreed the subscribers to
stakes know just what is required them. If the power
is left to an association to say whether they shall be run
or not, there will always be grumbling and charges that
some one has been favored by the postponement. There
is little question that if the public fully understands that
the races are to be run regardless of the weather, there
will be more people on that day than when it is post-
poned to a further time.

Racing is entirely different from trotting in respect to
weather. The incumbrance of wheels is serious when
mud has to be ' 'negotiated' ' and the shoes oflthe irotter are
more likely to lose thei r hold than a racing plate and
thus be dangerous when there is little risk to the gal-
loper.

In all other respects the past meeting has been emi-
nently satisfactory. Every race has been honestly run
and the decisions have not been questioned in a single
instance. There was not an accident to record, and only
one claim of " foul riding. "

FALL RACE MEETING-.

The Trustees of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Asso-
ciation met Thursday evening, and after going over the
figures showing receipts and expenditures of the late
meeting took the preliminary steps towards the arrange-
ments for that to come. The dates fixed were the 11th,
13th, 16th and ISth of August, and the selecting so much
earlier time than has been customary will be more satis-
factory to all who are interested in the horses, and assur-
edly better for the race-going public. As the meetings
of this association are the only ones entirely devoted to
racing on this coast, it follows that the entries are more
numerous and with large fields of starters. In August
there has been plenty of time to recover from the spring
campaign, and the contestants will be fresh and in
full vigor. Should there be casualties or loss of condi-
tion in making the circuit of the fairs the drawback is
avoided, and there is a freshness which is lost when
November is the date. Then the days are growing short
and there is a likelihood of rains interfering. The ab-
sence of rain in August can be relied upon with a degree
of certainty that bad weather does not come into the
calculation, and an assurance of a " good track " beyond
doubt.

There is another good result. Coming before the open-
ing of the Golden Gate fair, the horses will be on hand
to participate in the purses offered by that institution,
and the managers can feel justified in offering induce-
ments that they could not under other circumstances.
There will be plenty to run, and in contradistinction to
previous years there will be large fields engaged. It is
scarcely necessary, however, to amplify on the advan-
tages which the early dates give, as they are so apparent
as to be acknowledged at a glance.

A committee was appointed to arrange the details, the
members of which are P. A. Finigan, Henry Schwartz
and Jos. Cairn Simpson. The "fixed events " to be de-
cided have the longest list of nominations ever made in
California, and the rest of the bill will be liberal and
comprehensive. The closing of additional stakes and
the entries for purses will probably be fixed on the first
of August, so that this will come at the regular time and
also when the fair entries close.

There will be another committee provided for, viz.: a
commission to look after the interests of the turf. The
members of it will be appointed by the President, and
the resolution empowers him to delegate whoever he
thinks will best subserve the interests at stake, and to
make such changes and additions as he deems necessary.
This is a capital idea and when fully understood will
meet with hearty concurrence of all who are real well-
wishers of the sport. It will be a terror to those who
contemplate mischief when they are aware that then-
actions are watched so closely that there will not be the
slightest chance to escape punishment. There is not
time at present to amplify on the advantages that will
accrue, and hereafter we will give it the attention de-
manded.

TROTTING BROODMARES FOR SALE.

As will be learned from an advertisement, C. A. Umb-
staetter of Lake county, Ohio, offers three very desirable
broodmares for sale, and the prices are surely low for the
class of animals. Hecla is royally bred, being nearly of
the same blood as Piedmont, and the conjunction of the
Hambletonian and Mambrino Chief blood has proved to
be such a " happy nick " in so many instances that it
has taken the highest place in the books. Minnie H is a
scion of distinguished families on every side and so is Va-
rilla, and the colts by Orange Blossom and Meadow
Chief can scarcely fail to come up to high expectations.
It is unnecessary to add to the full information contained
in the advertisment further than to state that we are as-
sured from a thoroughly reliable correspondent that they
are fully up to the standard claimed.

1883

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THE CROP OUTLOOK.

It was a gloomy May Saturday for California a week
ago when the race meeting should have come to a close.
There was mud below, drizzling rains from above. But
the disagreeable was overshadowed by the good that
would result, and the annoyance more than balanced by
the culmination of what is nearly sure to make the sea-
son of 1883 one of the most bountiful ever known. Even
the farmers are not more dependent on a good crop than
those who trust to racehorses and trotters to balance the
debit side of the account, and though there would have
been gratification had the rain come a few days later too
much good resulted to warrant the slightest repinings.
A few weeks ago there were dire forebodings. The
lightest-hearted wore a somber visage, and the ultra-
sanguine had to nerve themselves to meet the situation.
Two weeks more of dryness and the lugubriousness
would have been succeeded by despair, but at the right
moment the rains of March came, and when it became
evident that there was quantity sufficient, and better yet,
Widespread, fructifying the whole country, there was re-
lief and joyousness. "With that there was a feeling of
regret that there had b^en distrust, self-accusation at the
pessimistic thoughts which were harbored. Although
few localities were suffering the late rains came oppor-
tunely— in time to insure the grain heads filling with
swelling kernels, and that which was late-sown to make
vigorous growth. It brought fresh feed in pasture fields
which were getting short, and caused a flow of milk to
make the playful foals still more gleesome. It gave the
hills a fair chance with the more fertile plains, and on
those "mesas" which lie within the dry belt it gave
hopes to the husbandmen. In vineyard and orchard the
good work went grandly on, and the wine press and can-
nery will be full of business when the clusters grow
purple, and red, and tokay-colored under the August sun,
and the branches beg for support to sustain the load of
lusciousness which threatens destruction. While the
utile is thus blessed there is a wealth of adornment made
bright and glowing from the rains of early May. Cali-
fornia is one vast flower garden, and the beauty there is
on every hand is indescribable. Cottages enveloped in a
mass of color that nearly hides the verdant foliage, lawns
where grass, flowers, shrubs and trees vie in freshness of
coloring, and the air impregnated with perfume. Here-
tofore the rains have come when there was a lot of hay
in swarth, winrow and cock; that is, in the ten pluvial
visitations in May that we have seen. This year the
"haying" was scarcely begun, not one-thousandth part
cut of this year's crop, and it is long odds now that the
" clearing up " will bring a " spell of weather " that will
be just right to cure the California forage in the best
manner. We have little patience with the croakers who
tell of grain beaten down, and the rust which is to over-
whelm the fairest crops which ever decked the soil of
the coast. The northwest wind will shake the super-
fluous moisture from the drooping, bearded heads, and fol-
lowing the valleys lick up the excess of humidity that,
reinforced with a hot sun, might do damage. This is
bound to be a grand year for California, and as a natural
sequence a grand one for the fairs. There will be tens
of thousands of happy people to join in the " harvest
home," and glad voices in the chorus of thanksgiving
and contentment. There is much to return thanks for.
When we read of the terrible hurricanes, the devastating
floods, the snowfalls and the storms of springtime in the
East, and in contrast this favored clime, what an ill-
constructed mind the person must have who rails in ad-
vance over what is so unlikely to happen. As nearly as
anything that has the least uncertainty can be foretold,
the crop of California this year will be abundant, with
a strong probability that it will exceed in amount that
of any previous year, and that prices will be such as to
bring plenty of money into the hands of the fortunate
farmers.

DR. PARDEE ON THE RIFLE.

That "good wine does not need a hush " is an axiom
that receives universal acknowledgment, though it may
be that some who would like very well to obtain the
true juice of the grape require to be directed to the loca-
tion if the bush which is superfluous after acqaintance has
been made. Thus it is not necessary to refer to the arti-
cles of Doctor Pardee to those who have read what has been
published, but as many of our subscribers have become
readers since the break in the series (occasioned by sick-
ness of the author) we again call attention to them.

There have been so many encomiums from those
who are thoroughly acquainted with the science of rifle
shooting that it gives us still more confidence in ex-
pressing our views, and the coincidence in the estimation
of their value is very gratifying. In this number the
doctor deviates from the actual delineation and concludes
with a veritable bear hunt.
. There may be those unacquainted with the habits of

the mountain terror who will think the tale something
of the Munchausen order, but surely a man who has a
constant lesson before him of the value of truth as ex-
emplified by the straight barrel and "true twist " will
not deviate from its limits. Although the relator does
not indorse the statements of his correspondent he may
have thought that it would be superfluous to make the
attestation.

VIEWS OP CORRESPONDENTS.

In the article from N. Eowc, editor of the American
Field, which appears in this issue, he alludes to the well-
known fact that an editor is not responsible for the opin-
ions of correspondents. It appears that this was lost
sight of by the person who wrote the criticism, and we
are much pleased to give place to the correction.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or
telegraph.

A bets B that C can beat D a match of ten birds, and the
money is put up. C on beiug told of the match declines to
shoot. Has A the privilege of drawing his money or does he
forfeit it? Ectreka, Nevada.

Answer — The money should be drawn.

ATHLETICS.

A New York Athletic Park.

The work of grading and preparing the piece of property
recently leased by the Manhattan Athletic Club has already
commenced. The property consists of the entire block be-
tween Eighty-sixth and Eighty-seventh streets and Eighth
and Ninth avenues. On this will be laid out a quarter of a
mile track, with graded turns for bicycling, and along the
Eighty-seventh street side of the ground a straightaway
track of 220 yards in length will be made. The track will
thus be an exact counterpart of that of the London Athletic
Club, except that the finishing point for all races run on
the quarter-mile course will be on the Eighty-sixth street
side and close to the grand stand. Water pipes will be laid
down by the edge of the track, so that it can be sprinkled in
dry weather. Inside the running track a baseball diamond
will be prepared and the border of the track will be leveled
with the turf center field, so as not to interfere with the play-
ers in running after the ball. At the Ninth avenue end a
large space will be allotted to lawn tennis courts, and will in-
clude nearly all the ground between the running track and
the fences. This portion will be partitioned off with a rail
fence and sunk four feet below the track level. Dressing
rooms for ladies and gentlemen using the courts will be erect-
ed within the inclosure. At the Eighth avenue end the club
houses, grand stand and gymnasium will be situated. The
stand will be of very artistic design and capable of accommo-
dating 1,500 people. It will be reached by a bridge similar to
that in use at fhe Polo Ground, so that the visitors will be
prevented from getting on the track and getting in the way of
officials while in the discharge of their duties. Underneath
the grand stand there will be four large dressing rooms, to-
gether with bath and toilet rooms and every convenience for
the athletes. These rooms can be reached by a wide pas-
sageway running from the track to the back of the grand
stand. The gymnasium, which will be erected in the fall,
will be on the north side of the grand stand, and will be fit-
ted up with all the best and most useful appliances.

The Manhattans have always made it their endeavor to
lead in athletics, and to-day they enjoy the proud distinction
of being able to put a team of club men in the field capable of
holding their own against any club in the world. The new
grounds are to be completed by May 9 and will cost §10,000.

— Herald.

■»

The suggestions contained in this column last week have
been productive of some good, as the number of entries lor
the Olympic club meeting, which takes place at the Oakland
grounds on Decoration Day, have been coming in with a fair
prospect of a large and interesting field. For some reason
or another, best known to himself, Haley has announced his
intention of withdrawing from the sports of that meeting
and ingloriously leaves the honors to his former rival, Mas-
terson. It is useless to say that this step has created con-
siderable comment, as it was expected that the two would
embrace the opportunity to settle their claims for supremacy.
As it is, Masterson is only barred from the 220-yard race,
and may reasonably be counted upon to walk away with the
various prizes unless the handicaps are such as to equalize
matters. Those already entered represent the Merion Cricket
club, the Golden Gates and the University Athlectic club.
Some changes have been made in the programme, notably so
in the maiden race, which has been limited to members of
the Olympic club. This was found necessary on account of
the difficulty which would be experienced in determining
whether outside parties who would enter for that event had
ever competed in any race previous to that time. Nothing
has yet been done in the way of including a tug of war in
the hst of events, though it is highly probable that somesuch
arrangement will be made during next week. The club has
decided to allow the various clubs represented in the meeting
to select their own judges according to representation, and
thus some of the objectionable comments usually passed on
similar occasions will be in a measure provided against.
Letters to that effect have been addressed to the clubs. The
grounds are reported in excellent condition and quite favor-
able to good time. Entries close on 25th instant.

At a recent meeting of the Board of Managers of the Man-
hattan Athletic Club, of New York, it was agreed that Bhould
W. G. George, the English champion, come over to this
country for the purpose of trying conclusions with L. E.
Myers, the distances to be run should be 1,000 yards and
1,200 yardB and three-quarters of a mile. It is expected that
at these distances the men will meet on equal terms and that
the events, should they be contested by them, will be close
and exciting.

A sparring tournament is among the attractions at the
Olympic club, for which a large number of entries is prom-
ised. The events will, unless some supervision is exercised,
be considerably mixed, as there is some talk of heavy weights
going in for middle weights, and the latter for light weights.
Gold and silver medals are offered for first and Becond prizes.

The Golden Gate Athletic olub at its last meeting elected
to honorary membership M. Price, who had assisted the club
with a donation of boxing gloves. T. Flynn, representative
of the Breeder and Sportsman, was also elected an honora-
ry member. The club gave a private exhibition on Wednes-
day night when George Lloyd and T. Flynn of the Pioneer
Kowing club sparred with T. J. Pettit and Wm. Welch of the
Golden Gate club. Lloyd had the advantage of Pettit in size
but the latter offset the handicap by clever sparring. The
set-to was scientific and pleasant. The heavy weights went
in for solid work and sparred three very lively rounds, in
which Welch showed great gameness. He has the requisite
qualities of a good boxer— quickness, hitting power and the
resolution to go in and punish. The boxing of both light
and heavy weights elicited much applause. P. Tormey gave
an exhibition of wrestling and thew a number of althletes
half afoot taller than himself with consummate ease. The
Golden Gate club is certainly a vigorous young organization,
for out of its comparatively small membership it can put for-
ward a good man in nearly every branch of sport.

The annual run of wheelmen to San Jose will take place
to-day, the start being made from the Oakland side. The
programme earned out on similar occasions consists of a run
through the towns of Haywards, San Leandro, Niles, Milpi-
tas, Alviso and San Jose where the party arrives in time for
dinner. On the following day a visit is made to the Alum
Rock road, usually returning to San Jose in time for the
evening train for the city. It is probable that some of the
wheelmen will go as far as Gilroy.

William Muldoon having challenged all comers to a wrest-
ling match has been accommodated by Donald Dinnie, the
Scotch athlete, and S50 forfeit has been deposited by both
parties. They will meet next Monday evening to draw the
articles. As Muldoon affects the Greco-Roman and Dinnie
makes a speciality of the Cumberland style a waiver will be
necessary from one or both if a match is made.

Harriman having settled down in the saloon business at
Truckee has fitted his place with a track and other accessories
for pedestrian exhibitions. He announces that he is nego-
tiating with O'Leary to visit that altitudinous town when he
returns from the colonies and make a display of his powers.

The Golden Gate Athletic Club proposes to hold forth at
the Bay District Track. No particulars are given.

The Mission Athletic Club will hold a meeting some time
next month at which prizes will be given.

The University Club has abandoned the idea of holding a
meeting during the summer.
George L. Bobinson is training for long distance races.

BICYCLING.

The Wheelmen's League,

The arrangements for the third annual meet of the League
of American Wheelmen, which is to take place in New York
Wednesday,- the 2Sth inst., are pushing forward by the com-
mittee having them in charge, and it is expected that the
meeting will be the largest ever held in this country. At a
recent meeting of the Park Commissioners a petition re-
questing the use of Central Park and Biverside Drive for the
use of the bicyclers on the day of the meet was presented,
and the use of the West Drive of the Park and the Riverside
Drive between 3 and 5 o'clock on that afternoon was granted.
This concession is hailed with delight by the wheelmen of
New York, as the Park Commissioners have heretofore re-
fused to allow them the use of any portion of the Park.

It is expected that fully 1,500 riders will be in line on the
day of the parade. These will represent clubs from all parts
of the country and will be divided into three divisions. The
commander-in-chief will be Mr. W. M. Beckwith, of the Citi-
zens' Bicycle Club. The first division will be commanded by
Fred G. Bourne, of the Citizens' Bicycle Club. This division
will consist of the members of clubs belonging to the League.
Division No. 2 will be under the command of William R. Pit-
man, captain of the Ixion Bicyle Club, and will include clubs
not members of the League, but who have
members who are individually connected with the parent
organization. George R. Bidwell, of the Kings County Wheel-
men, will command the third division, which will take in
clubs and individuals who are in no way connected with the
league. These will form in line in the above order on Fifth
avenue, the head of the line facing south, at Seventy-second
street. At 2 p. m. the order to start will be given and tl e
procession will move to Fifty-ninth street and then counter
on Fifth avenue to One Hundred and Sixteenth street, to
Seventh, then to Central Park, through the park by the West
Drive to Fifty-ninth street, then back through the park to
Seventy-second street, to the Riverside Drive, to One Hun-
dred and Twentieth street and return to "Mount Tom " on
the Riverside Drive, where a drill will probably take place,
after which the men will be photographed and the parade
will then disband. This route will be a most charming one
for men who come from distant cities, as it will show to them
the spring beautiesof " New York's breathing spot " and will
also give them a view of the Hudson and the Palisades on
the Jersey shore. In the evening there will be a dinner at
the Metropolitan hotel, to which President Arthur, Governor
Cleveland, Mayor Edson, Mayor Low, ex-Mayor Smith Ely
Jr., the Park Commissioners, Isaac H. Bailey, Jackson
Schultz, General Grant and Robert Center have been invited.
Among the prominent people that will be present are Charles
E.Pratt, ex-President of the Common Council of Boston;
Albert S. Parsons of Cambridgeport, Mass.; W. H.Miller of
Columbus, O.; Richard Ganey, St. Louis; W. V. Gilman,
Nashua, N. fl.; J. O. Blake, Chicago; Fred T. Schol- B,
land, O., and Leland Howard, Washington, D. C. — World.

Mr. James B. Chase of this city has had the misfortuno to
lose his fine brood mare Folly. She died at Mr. Chase's farm
in Sonoma county on Wednesday morning of inflammation of
the bowels. Her colt, three mouths old, by Wheutley, is do-
ingwell. Folly was bred by A. J. Alexander of Woodburn,
Kentucky, and foaled in 1875. She was sired by Planet,
first dam* Miranda, by Lexington; second dam Miriam, by im-

Eorted Glencoe; third dam Minerva Anderson, by imported
utzborough; fourth dam by Sir Charles.

Geo. W. Woodard will give ft purse of $250 for all foals of
1883 sired by his horse Alexander Button, the purse to be
trotted for over the Woodland course on the first Saturday
after the first day of September, 1885. The race will be mile
heats, best two in throe, to harness and to rule.

The average period of gestation in 300 mare
the purpose of testing the matter was 342 day
months, the shortest period of producing a f"
being 313 days, while the longest 370 days
57 days.

298

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12

THE GUK

Wet Fun.

State Sportsman's Association.

The rain of last Sunday did not prevent the §75 match
among Edwards, Muller and Gould from coming off, but at
an early hour in the forenoon the trio and twenty-five or
thirty other sportsmen were at the pigeon grounds of Oak-
land Trotting Park ready for the fun. Shower after shower
passed over but the shooters did not seem to mind the water
and shot with as muoh interest as on any day, running out
in the mud and wet grass to retrieve their wounded birds
with cheerful indifference to the effect on their raiment.
The conditions of the match that called these men together
were: Twenty-five dollars each, at 25 pigeons, 21 yards.
The one making the best score to have §60 and the second
best §15. The pigeons far this match were picked by A. E.
Burbank and were a very good lot. The shooting was very
satisfactory, as the kills and misses were made clean, only
one bird, Gould's fourth, dying out of bounds. Following
are the scores:

Edwards, 10111 11110 11001 10111 01101—18.

Muller, OHIO 11111 00001 11110 11111—17.

Gould, 110*0 11111 11110 10111 00110—17.

As above seen Edwards was the winner of the first money
with IS kills against two scores of 17 each. It was decided
that the ties should be shot off for second money at three
pair of double birds; in this Muller was the winner with four
of the sis against Gould's three, as this shows :
Muller 10 11 01-4|Gould 10 10 01-3

After this came a $2 50 sweepstakes at six birds, twenty-
one yards rise. Thirteen entries were made, but all of those
who missed the first withdrew to save birds, leaving the
game, so to speak, in the hands of four or five shooters: The
scores stand:

TV. Golcher Jr 11111 1-6

Lachman 1 0 w —1

King 1 1110 1—5

Blade 0 w —0

Pearson 1 1 1 0 w —3

Lambert 1 1 1 1 1 1—6

Overman 1 10 1 0w— 3

It was the intention to have the purse divided into 50, 35
and 15 per cent to the first, second and third best men, but
Golcher, Lambert and Eyre, tying on a clean score, the lucky
men thought better to take ten dollars each, and remember the
trapper with a liberal donation than to waste more than the
stake shooting off the tie. The next match arranged was a
four-bird "miss and out," commonly known as freeze-
out. The shooting was at thirty yards rise,
both barrels, $5 entrance, the best man to take the purse.
Six entries were made and the shooting throughout was even
and pretty. Though King missed his first, which spoiled his
chance for the purse, he continued to shoot as he and Goiild
had a private bet. After these two gentlemen shot and tied
on eight pigeons they drew down their money. But to the
match proper: Lambert, Pearson andBroden killed their four
straight, as this shows:

Eyre 1 1111 1—6

Broden 0 w — 0

Putzman 1 0 1 0 1 w— 3

Brown 0 w — 0

Gould 0 w — 0

Edwards 0 w — 0

Lambert..
Pearson. .
King

.1111-
-.1 111
.0111

-4IBroden 1 111-

-4Gould 1 110-

-3Smith 1 110-

The tie among the three named was shot off on the "miss
and out" rule. Up to the fourth pigeon they all held together
but on the fifth jj Lambert broke down, on the sixth Pearson
fell from grace and as Broden killed his sixth he got the
purse of $30. This is the tie:

Lambert 1 1110 — 4|Broden 1 1111 1—6

Pearson 1 1111 0— 6|

Mr. Howard Black officiated as judge to entire satisfac-
tion of all interested.

Vacaville G-un Club.

Editor Breeder a^td Sportsman: Only a few members of
the Vacaville Gun Club were on hand to contest for the Club's
gold medal on the 28th, a number being absent luring the
speckled beauties in Lake and Napa counties, while others
were too busy to attend.

The following named faced the trap. Conditions, twenty
clay pigeons, twenty-one yards rise. Six to left, six straight
away and eight to right:

H.Bassford, 10111 01111 11111 11111—18.

A.K.Long, 11111 11111 11111 10101—18.

Ed Whitby, 11011 11110 10101 01100—13.

S.Dobbins. 11111 11111 00100 01010—13.

J. M. Bassford Jr., 10111 11011 11111 11111— IS.

J.Dobbins, 11110 11111 11101 11101—17.

H. A. Bassford, J. M. Bassford and A. B. Long shot off at
ten pigeons, straight away, twenty-one yards, with following
result:

A. R. Long 1 001111011-7

H. A. BasBford 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10

J.M. Bassford Jr 1 101110111—8

H. A. Bassford took gold medal. J. M. Bassford, second

prize.

Nearly every one expected Mr. Long would win the medal,
but he did not hold out. He shot splendidly up to the 17th
bird.

Pool shooting was then in order. First shoot, five birds,
21 yards rise:

J. Bassford Jr 1 1 1 1 0-4IH. Baasford 1 1111-5

M. -I. ItHams 1 1 1 0 1—4 A. Long 1 111 1—0

J. Dobbins 1 1 1 1 1-G|9. Dobbins 1 1 1 1 1—5

Ties on five shot off "miss and out":

J. Dobbins 1 1-21 A. Long 1 0—2

H.BasBford 1 1—2)9. Dobbins 1 0—1

Divided by J. Dobbins aud H. A. Bassford.

Next match twenty-six yards straight away, miss and out.

J. Dobbins 1 111111 1— 8|S. Dobbins 1 111111 0—7

C. Lohgg 1 1 1 0 — 3IH. Bassford 1 111110 —6

M.BeaniB 1 1 0 —2\J. Bassford 1111110 -G

The third annual meeting of the State Sportsman's Asso-
ciation took place at Gilroy on the 3d inst., President J. £..
Orr presiding. A committee on credentials was appointed
and an adjournment moved until 8 o'clock p. m., as all the
members expected would not arrive till 6 p. m. In the mean
time those already assembled were invited to partake of a
shoot at clay pigeons on the racetrack, where everything was
in readiness to receive them. Mr. Jno. Paine kindly volun-
teered the use of his four-horse coach to convey the parties
to the grounds. Some good shooting was exhibited, but the
great cracks from San Francisco did not distinguish them-
selves greatly. On assembling at 8 p. m., the committee re-
ported delegates from the following clubs as entitled to seats
in the convention: Butte County Club — T. J. Mcintosh, N.
B. Scott; California Wing Shooting Club — Crittenden Robin-
son, T. A. Pearson (Robinson proxy); Folsom Gun Club —
E. Christy, C. L. Ecklan (Christy proxy); Gilroy Gun Club—
D. M. Pyle, J. R. Payne; Gun Club of San Francisco— Ra-
mon E. Wilson, W. J. Golcher; O'Neil Gun Club of San Joa-
quin— C. A. Merrill, J. P. Spooner; Stockton Gun Club — W.
R. Fisher, C. J. Haas; Tule Shooting Club— Gen. E. Eirk-
patrick, C. Robinson; Recreation Gun Team of Los Angeles
— H. F. Hazard, H. T. Payne; Grass Valley Sportsmen's
Club — E. A. Roberts; Sonoma County Club — J. H. Burnett,
B. F. Cockrill. Antioch Club, Woodbridge and Yolo had no
representatives. The treasurer read his report, which showed
§5455 20 on hand, and was accepted. Interesting papers were
read by President Orr, Secretary Spooner, Ramon E. Wilson
and H. M. Briggs, which will be published when received by
this paper. Ralph Turner, by special request, read two
poems; "The Loved Ones at Home" and "The Hunter's
Song." Mr. Turner has written some good poetry under the
nom de plume of "Elsie Warner." It was decided to hold
the next maeting at Los Angeles on the first Thursday in
October, 1SS4, and thereafter the association will meet annually
in the same month. In October the members of the association
will be more at liberty and can spare the time better than in
May. The president was instructed to appoint a committee of six
to suggest game laws adapted to the various climatic condi-
tions of the State. The present law works an injustice in
some places to the sportsmen, and in other places to the
game. The president was given time to appoint the com-
mittee.

The following gentlemen were elected officers for the pres-
ent year: President, M. M. Estee; Vice-President, D. M.
Pyle, Gilroy; Treasurer, Sidney Newell, Stockton; Secretary,
J. P. Spooner, Stockton, Directors: ' C. Robinson, San
Francisco; H. T. Payne, Los Angeles; Dr. J. W. Hays Jr.,
Grass Valley; R. E. Wilson, San Francisco; J. T. Mcintosh,
Chi co.

The State Shooting match was held under very unfavorable
conditions, the beautiful rain coming down copiously. jThere
were twenty-two entries, the rules being twelve pigeons each,
21 yards rise, use of one barrel. The shooting was good,
with the following score:

F. Maskey 1 1111111111 1—12

J. T. Mcintosh 1 llllllOw — 7

C.Robinson 1 1111111111 1-12

S.E.Knowles 1 111111 Ow — 7

R. E. Wilson 1 1111111111 1—12

N.B.Scott 1 1111111 Ow —8

F. Post 0 llllOw — 4

Jno. Swain 1 1 0 Ow — 2

C.Merrill 1 1111111111 1-12

F. "White 1 111111 Ow —7

D. M. Pyle lllllOw — 5

D.L.Duncan 1 011101111W —8

— Roberts 1 101'llOlOw — 6

J.R.Payne 0 1110 0w —3

C.J.Haas 1 1 1 0 1 1 Ow —5

"W.R.Fisher 1 1 0 Ow —2

F.N. Laatredo 1 1111111111 0-11

E. Leffler 1 llllllOw —7

E.H, Farmer 1 110 1 lw —5

H. M. Briggs 1 101100W — 4

H. Frutig... 1 11100 w —i

Jno, Paine 0 100100W —2

On account of the unfavorable weather for out-of-door
amusements, the Gilroy club did not have the opportunity of
. howing their sporting visitors the many pleasant things they
had in store for them, among which was a social picnic at
Sargent's Station, with clay pigeon shooting and other agree-
able accompaniments. Nevertheless, the sportsman can, of
all men, adapt himself to his surroundings, as he is accus-
tomed to all kinds of luck and puts up with it, with stoical
indifference. Besides many of them are engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits, and rain at this time of the year in California
is too great a blessing to make any one complain of a little
temporary disappointment.

The holding of the next meet'ng at Los Angeles is a good
idea, and we hope to see it carried in due course to San Diego
and even to Oregon, as the Pacific Coast is alike interested in
the proper protection of game. We think it
would be good to have a Pacific Coast Sportsman's Associa-
tion, in lieu of the present organization and include Oregon,
Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The time is come when
sportsmen everywhere must come to the rescue, or in a few
years the game will be wantonly, thoughtlessly destroyed.
We think with the handsome balance in hand, the Sports-
man's Association would act wisely by importing and propo-
gating some foreign game, such 'as the bob whites and the
various kinds of pheasants, for which ourwooded ravines are
so admirably adapted.

The English partridge might also be experimented
upon in our large stubble fields . We hope the
directors will spend the whole amount in hand in
importing foreign species, and trust to the incoming revenue
for prosecuting tresspassers and violators of the law.

The Trap at Ventura.

The Ventura Gun Club held their first formal club shoot on
May Day. They shot by teams at twelve clay pigeons and
the first match resulted as follows:

BONESTEL S TEAM.

Cofftnan 111111000000-

Goodwin 111111010100-

Leech 100111000001-

Charlebois 111101100111-

Tom Chrisman 110101100100-

Newby 111111101000-

F. Sheldon 111100001110-

Bennett 001100100011-

Sbeldon 001111010100-

Hall 011111000000-

Barnard 111101101011-

Donlon-Granger 000010100000-

Bonestel 011110101000-

Total 82

EASTIN S TEAM.

Foulks 101101011010— 7

Kaiser 111111111001—10

barring 101110100010— 6

Sifford 110111100100— 7

Chrisman 111111010000— 7

Abbott 001110000000 — 3

Vickers 110110010001— G

Pixley 101001110000— 5

Beal 111111010001— 8

Steepleton 011001011000— 5

Reilly 110010000100— 4

Granger-Donlon... 000010100000— 2
Eastin 011111111001— 9

Total 79

Second match for a purse of $15; five birds.

Goodwin 4

CharleboiB

Foulks

Leech

Sifford 4

Chrisman... S

Pixley 2

Abbott 2

Hall

Bonestel 5

Kaiser 4

Coffman : 2

Beal 4

Warring 2

Eastin 4

Bonestel took first money. In shooting off ties of four Sif-
ford and Kaiser missed first bird and Eastin dropped out the
second. Goodwin and Beal finished as follows:
Col. Goodwin 1111111111— 10 | Miller Beal.. .

Goodwin second money and Beal third.

.1111111110-9

Won by J. Dobbins.

X. X.

The first match at the trap ever held at Yuba City came
ofl last Tuesday. The participants shot at ten glass balls and
got on the record thus: G. YV. Benson 8; M. E. Sanborn 7;
S.E. Wilcoxon 7; Shaw Rex G; O. E. McQuaid 4; Chas. Al-
vord 2. A gun club is being organized.

At Chico last WcdneBday a match at 60 glass balls for $100
a s. le was shot between .). T. Mcintosh of Chico and George
Diutzler of Biggs. The score was Mcintosh 47, Dietzler 43.

' Teams of four men from the gun clubs of Willows and Or-
1 d, Colusa county, will shoot a mutch to-day, the Orland
i baing the challenging party.
• Biled crane," and crane on toast, are among the new-
'1 luxuries of Modoc county epicures.

A Mr. Graham of London has issued a challenge to the
pigeon shooters of the world, to shoot at 100 birds for $1,000
a side. He prefers an American competitor and invites Bo-
gardus, Dr. Carver and Mr. Mitchell fcto respond. Mr. Gra-
ham also offers to make a second match for $1,000 a side
under the following conditions: Mr. Graham to stand at
twenty-six yards rise and use one hand only, the other com-
petitor to stand at thirty-two yards and use both hands.

The challenger is a member of the Union Gun Club of
Hendon. His handicap is thirty yards, and on March 30,
1882, he beat a Mr. Johnson in a one-hand match, killing
twenty-three out of twenty-five at twenty-five yards. Mr.
Graham also won a challenge cup at Hendon in October, kill-
ing nine straight at thirty yards, and in November became
the holder of the Warner Challenge Prize by killing eight at
thirty-one yards from a field of thirteen. Mr. Graham is also
recorded as the winner of several small affairs in the English
provinces. This year, on the 14th of March, he shot a match
at the Abbey Hey "Grounds, near Manchester, for £50, when
he was beaten by Mr. T. Bauthniell. They shot at 100 birds,
at twenty-five yards, with half an ounce of shot. The win-
ner scored fifty-three out of 100, to Graham's forty-three out
of ninety-one. The birds furnished were described as one
of the fastest lots ever trapped at Manchester.

Farm Accounts.

An important difficulty in keeping accurate farm accounts
lies in the fact that there are many expenses which it is not
easy to classify or charge against any particular crop. Such
Items can only be deducted from the final showing of profits
at the end of the year. In striking a balance with each crop
separately sometimes an apparent profit is shown, yet it is
quite rare to find the supposed gain in ready cash at the end
of the final accounting. A little thought will convince each
farmer that there are many little unnoted items of expense
and loss which detract from the apparent gains on the farm.
Thus in all northern sections a large proportion of the hay,
straw and coarse fodder, besides some corn and oats which
were harvested in the fall, have been consumed in the feed-
ing of stock of various kinds, and which it was necessary to
keep for the proper working of the farm. The keeping of a
team of horses may cost the farmer from @250 to §300 per
year, rating the expense of feed at the ruling market price,
and unless the farm is so managed as to give employment to
the horse labor during most of the year, much of this outlay
must prove a clean loss and must be deducted from the ap-
parent profits in other branches of farm economy.

To the credit of the unworked team there is, to be sure, a
small item in the manure pile as an offset' to the hay and
grain fed out, yet if this, too, is half wasted in its manage-
ment, as is too often the case, the farmer would be better off
to sell his team and hire by the day such service as he re-
quires. Observation shows that there are many farms which,
from their limited area or want of thorough tillage, do not
warrant the expense of keeping a team, yet we can find but
few owners of such farms who are willing to acknowledge
this as one cause of their ill-success, though they are ever
ready to complain that they cannot make both ends meet. If
a careful account of the cost of keeping and the returns of
each farm animal were kept, there would soon be a general
clearing out of such old and worthless stock as is now kept
only because it cannot be sold at a profit. A poor, inferior
animal is dear even as a gift if it must be fed and kept up.
When it requires good management to make the choicest ani-
mals pay a small percentage of profit over the expenses, there
certainly can be no gain in feeding the poorest stock.

The same principle holds true respecting farm crops. Very
few farmers can state with any degree of certainty which of
their crops pay a profit and which do not. They grow cer-
tain crops from motives of habit and tradition, because their
fathers did so before them or because their neighbors set the
example. Particular crops are raised from their certainty of
yielding money receipts, yet the actual cost is seldom re-
garded. If such cash crops demand in their production the
hand and team labor of the whole farm, together with most
of the manure on the place, then oftentimes the profit there-
from is seriouly reduced or perhaps wiped out altogether. It
is this absence of close calculation that has been the ruin of
thousands of farmers. Not knowing where to look for the
leaks in their business management, they are often unable to
check the errors until the most serious consequences have
been incurred. The more accurate accounts of the merchant
and the manufacturer enable them to determine which
branch of business yields the profit and which needs to be
abandoned.

Just before entering upon the summer campaign, is an ex-
cellent time for the farmer to make an inventory of his real
and personal property. An annual practice of this nature
would soon determine the actual profit or loss of the business,
and lead the farmer to select such stock or such crops as
showed the best returns in their management. It is worth
some trouble to know just what property is scattered over the
farm. Some of the shrewdest farmers in the country have a
clearance sale every few years at auction, of old tools, imple-
ments, wagons and the like, buy anew and take a fresh start.
Others, less shrewd, are always on hand at such auctions to
pick up that which they are pleased to denominate as bar-
gains. Possibly there are a sufficient number of exceptions
to confirm the rule, but it rarely pays to buy or use anything
at second-hand. An old wagon may and probably will give
out just at the time when labor is scarcest and when crops
are most in need of being gathered into sacks or barns. The
failure of an old reaper at the critical time of harvest may
cause loss sufficient to buy a new one, that with proper care
will be just as good after the first harvest as before it began.
We have seen farmers market an entire crop of grain in bags
which would waste enough in going' to market to purchase
new ones three times over. The farmer's business is made
up of a succession of small items, and it is only by attention
to these innumerable details that it can be made a success.
Many a man goes to work with extravagant expectations of
profits which for a time he may believe he is realizing, but if
he does not attend to the minor details, if he does not keep
an accurate account with his animals and his crops, his fail-
ure is only a question of time.

A Useful Article.— Eawson's U. S. Army Suspensory
Bandage is, as the cut connected with the advertisement
elsewhere clearly shows, a complete relief and support, and
should be in general use. It is self-adjusting, and displace-
ment is impossible. It counteracts nervous tension and
other ills that mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists.
Can be sent by mail safely. Address S. E. G. Kawson, patent-
ee ,Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

1883

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BOWING.

Peterson's Victory.

Owing to the roughness of the water on Sunday the single-
scull race between. P. J, Mclnerney.of Lowell, Mass., and
Henry Peterson of the Ariel Kowing Club of this city was
postponed until Tuesday at 10 a. m. There was much dis-
satisfaction among Peterson's backers at the postponement,
as the rough water was to the advantage of their man, and it
was believed that delay would enable the Eastern sculler to
improve his condition, which was not of the best. Mclnerney
had had but little practice in his boat, which was delayed on
the railroad. Most of his work had been done on land, and
however healthful walking may be, it is but a poor substitute
for hard work on the water. The referee, Capt. Brannan,
was, however, inflexible in his determination to postpone the
race so as to give the stranger a fair show, and despite the
protestations of Con Lynch, Peterson's mentor, the race was
set for Tuesday. On Sunday evening Mclnerney took a spin
over the course, which was then smooth as a mirror. He
showed considerable dash, and those who saw him scull and
had their money on him felt encouraged. OnMonday he was
in his boat twice and expressed himself perfectly satisfied
with his rig. On Tuesday morning the wind was from the
west and was just strong enough to ruffle the bay and yet
leave the water in tolerably good condition for sculling. Any
San Francisco oarsman would have been perfectly satisfied to
row through such water, but the Lowell man did not quite
like the looks of the course, over which several yachts were
scudding merrily. The referee, who appeared extremely
anxious to give fair play, decided that the race should be
rowed, and after the usual and painful and seemingly inev-
itable delay, the stake boats were set and everything ready
for the commencement of the race. By that time the Long
bridge was black with people. The crowd was the largest
that had ever assembled on the bridge to see a boat
race, and, considering the busy hour and the day, was doubly
remarkable. Pool selling was lively, with Mclnerney the favor-
ite at 100 to SO. On Sunday the Eastern man sold readily at
2 to 1, but the state of the course increased the confidence oft
Peterson's backers, and they were willing in some cases to
lay even money. At noon the referee called the men out.
Peterson was the first to show up and was loudly cheered.
He wore the Ariel colors, white and blue, and as he pulled
slowly down towards the line he seemed in the pink of condi-
tion. Mclnerney followed and looked somewhat anxious.
The tide was running in like a mill-race and the "rip"
seemed to trouble him. As he pulled down towards the start,
however, he showed good form and the opinion strengthened
that the race would be a good one. It proved anything but
that. Mclnerney was the first to catch the water, notwith-
standing the assurances of several of the morning newspapers
which made a queer hash of the report of the race. The
Eastern man won the toss and chose the inside, which was no
advantage as the tide was equally strong in the stream. Had
he led to the stake boat and been able to fight his way home,
the inside position would have helped him, but it proved no
benefit. Before the word was given Mclnerney took the water.
One of the judges said something and the Eastern man
stopped. As he did so the referee said "go" and Peterson com-
menced to row. The result was that the two boats got off
pretty nearly even, notwithstanding the hasty start of the
Lowell man. In the first 200 yards the scullers passed each
other three times. Mclnerney shot the bow of his boat to
the front ten feet. Then Peterson dashed in front. Mclner-
ney came up with another spurt and then both settled down
to steady work and Peterson began to draw away very slow-
ly but steadily. As the men passed the bridge the crowd
shouted and the Sau Francisco man responded with a
spurt that gave him half a length advantage. On passing
the bridge Mclnerney seemed to be afraid of running into
the yacht which lay ahead on the side of the course and
looked over his shoulder anxiously a couple of times. Pe-
terson kept on his way with hardly a glance ahead, steering
as steadily as a ship, and soon had a clear length of the
Eastern man. Off the ship yard, about 1,000 yards from the
start, he was clear of Mclnerney, who wasdoinsjthebest work
he had so far shown. The Eastern man was rowing 36 and
putting all his strength into the strokes while Peterson was
rowing 32 and driving along at a fine pace over the lumpy
water which had seemed to give him no concern whatever.
About 200 yards from the ship yard the Eastern
man made his last effort. He closed up the gap a few yards
but the attempt exhausted his speed and he began to fall
back at once. The hot pace so far had unmistakably pumped
him and he was content to peg along at amateur speed and
fall further and further behind. At the mile and a quarter
there were three lengths of open water between the boats,
and when the Eastern sculler looked over his shoulder and
saw the condition of affairs, the Jast spark of hope left him.
He lost another length in the next quarter but gained three
in the turn. Peterson had been swept about forty feet up in the
strong tide and had to row in to turn his stake boat "from
inshore out. " Mclnerney being well inshore got straight to
his boat. He was a beaten man, however, and the advantage
helped him' none for he ran up in the tide and straightened
for home so slowly that the Ariel champion regained his lead.
Peterson steered an admirable course home. He worked
gradually from the strong tideway into the lee of the Boiling
Mills wharf and, hugging the shore home, continued to gain
on the Eastern man until the procession was melancholy.
At two miles, Mclnerney was about 100 yards behind. The
winner finished in 22:27.}, which, considering the state of the
water, was fast time. The manner in which the course had
to be rowed to escape the force of the tide made the distance
somewhat over three miles. Mclnerney was beaten one min-
ute and forty-seven seconds.

The victory of the San Francisco boy was of course received
with tremendous applause. On stepping out of his boat, the
champion who looked as if he had taken a practice pull, was
presented by President Growney of the Ariel club with a beau-
tiful gold medal, the gift of Alma Stuart Stanley.

Peterson's performance shows that he is a remarkably good
man, and it also tends to prove that if Mclnerney is a "sec-
ond rater," as classified by some Eastern journals, we have
several men of that class here. There are at least three men
here who can finish far closer to the champion than Mclner-
ney did. It is very likely that the Eastern man was not in
good condition, but no training will make him beat the Ariel
sculler. In the last week of his training the Eastern oars-
man began to have an improved opinion of the San Francis-
co oarsmen, and said to an admirer of rowing that he was
greatly surprised to find so many good scullers here where
there is so little talk about rowing and so little of it done.

Much sympathy was felt for the defeated Eastern man, who
during his sojourn here has acted in a very manly and
straightforward way and by his conduct won numerous
friends. Although Mclnerney is a much larger man than
Peterson, standing 6 feet 3 inches, and weighing in condi-

tion 1S5 pounds, he seemed smaller in his boat than the San
Francisco boy, who is 5 feet 10 inches and 173 pounds in
condition. Peterson is a professional waterman, and has at-
tained his knowledge of sculling under the careful and in-
telligent tutelage of Con Lynch, who deserves great credit for
the manner in which he prepared the boy for the race. Lynch
backed the lad for all he was worth and the result shows that
his intelligence was as good as his nerve. Peterson is about
twenty years old, so that his chances of getting into the first
class make that contingency not only possible but exceeding-
ly probable. The stakeholder in the race of Monday was
Supervisor Griffin; the judges, for Peterson, Alfred Branch
and Con Lynch of the Ariels; for Mclnerney, Hamilton Dob-
bin of the Golden Gate club, and J. Shelley of the Alert
club of Vallejo. The stakes, §1,000, were paid without any
objection.

It begins to look as if the Ariel four who won the Breeder
and Sportsman's cup on last Thanksgiving Day are not to
be allowed to retain undisputed possession of that trophy.
The Pioneer Club is bestirring itself to form a new crew and
evinces signs of renewed activity that promises good results.
The club has been woefully inactive and unsuccessful, and
the bad fortune has been the result of indolence and careless-
ness. The club should be one of the very best on the coast,
as it has a good membership and plenty of boats. There is
no doubt that if an earnest effort be made, the club can put
forward a crew that should be able to do it credit in the next
race for the cup, and if beaten will not be disgraced. Next
Sunday the club will hold a meeting and take the first step
towards selecting a crew to row for the Breeder and Sports-
man cup. The Pioneers show an earnestness in the matter
that augers a good race and a restoration of the old club to a
iustly prominent place in aquatic affairs.

Henry Hussey says that it was no wonder Mclnerney got
beaten with the sculls he used, a pair of London make,
which Jack Largan used in his late races in Australia. Peter-
son UBed a pair of Henry's own make, and they certainly did
goodwork. Altogether it was a great day for[ California andjthe
only sad man was John Twigg, for if Peterson had used
John's boat he would have won just as easily.

President Growney of tha Ariel Club, who is a very popu-
lar and withal modest gentleman, is an ambitious boxer, as
well as an aspiring oarsman. He would make his mark with
the gloves, only that he can't afford to discard his intellectual
spectacles, and the amateur boxing rules forbid any com-
petitor from glaring at his opponent through a pair of blue
goggles.

The oarsmen of this city are anxious to know when the
Amity Rowing club of Stockton is going to buy the boats
it has been examining. The boys here begin to think the
Stockton oarsmen do all their rowing on land. The Stock-
tonians might get up a crew or find a sculler and send them
or him down to remove the unfavorable impression.

Assemblyman Murphy witnessed the boat race from the
top of the Potrero gas works and yelled so lustily when the
Californian oarsman turned his stake boat first that he almost
dislocated his jaw. Considering the strength of the organ,
this was a most remarkable incident. Ever since the athletic
Assemblyman has been complaining of neuralgia.

Louis "White won a pot of money on Peterson and has sent
East for a new paper shell, in which to row Griffin. Louis
cannot swallow his defeat by the featherweight sculler and
is bound to have another trial. Fit and well he will give
Griffin a hard race, as he rows fast and only needs condition
to stay the distance.

Con Lynch, who brought out and trained PetersoD, gave
up a position at $5 a day to attend to the lad and staked sev-
eral hundred dollars of hard coin in his protege. Everybody
thought Con was taking desperate chances and he certainly
gave a good exhibition of nerve.

Dan Leahy lost some money on the Peterson-Mclnerney
boat race. The aquatic peeler bet with Louis White that 23
minutes would not be beaten. White had a close shave, as he
laid odds that the race would be rowed inside of 22:30. It
was rowed in 22:27 1-5.

The most disgusted man on Long Wharf last Tuesday was
Leander Stevenson. "Golly! "said the disheartened sup-
porter of Mclnerney, " Pete got away with him bad, but wait
till Pete tackles my big brother. Gosh! won't the long fellow
warm him. "

Peterson has a young brother who will, one of these days,
be making it exceedingly lively for the champion. Even
now he can make his bis relative extend himself.

Farewell to Felters,

Iron's Cadmus.

Mr. Wm. H. Bennett, of Richmond, Ind., has written to a
local paper some facts in relation to the'history of Iron's Cad-
mus, the paternal grandsire of Smuggler, whose record of
2:15] is the bestever made by a stallion. Mr. Bennett says:

"About forty years ago, Goldsmith Coffeen, the great ' lin-
anient man, ' whom turfmen will all remember as the pool
buyer at all the races in this country (and, by the way, con-
sidered a crank), bought an old thoroughbred mare in Ken-
tucky, sired by Sumpter, a horse whose pedigree can be
found in the stud book. I think he was by Sir Archy. She
was a pacer, and never known to trot. At the time he bought
her she was said to be in foal to a thoroughbred horse. Old
Goldsmith sat up with her of nights until she foaled,
and to his great surprise and disgust he was presented with
a mule colt. He then bred her to Beach's Cadmus, a black
horse with white points, a son of American Eclipse, and
Iron's Cadmus was the result. My old partner, Wm. P.
Spinning, bought him of John Iron, I think about 1848. He
made two seasons here, and two more at Liberty. He then
went back to Middletown, O., where he sired my old stallion
Bed Oak. He went from there to Wheeling, Va., where he
sired Blanco, the sire of the great Smuggler. He was then
purchased by a company in Missouri, and shipped by steam-
boat, but died on the passage, of lung fever, at the age of
about twenty-three.

" When Iron's Cadmus was first broke he was used as a
fox-hunter, and, it was said, could jump a higher fence than
any other horse in Ohio. He stood first at Lebanon, O., at
S3 to insure, with very poor success. When he came to
Richmond, my partner, regarding him as a very fine horse,
which he certainly was, raised to $5, but he did a very mod-
erate business. Mr. Sutton stood him at Liberty at $7, with
about the same success. At Middletown, near where he first
saw the light of day, he stood at $20 and did a good business,
and at Wheeling his services were in great demand at $50. "

The report that Piedmont would be campaigned in the East
this season is incorrect. The representatives from Palo Alto
will be all youngsters.

Not very many places in New York have been better known
in days gone by, to men who like good drinks and good
storieB, than Harry Felters' old grocery store and "California
side-board house," on Broadway, near Prince street. For
forty years it has been the resort of all classes, law abiding
and not law abiding, but now it is to be pulled down, for it
standi: in the way of modern improvements. So the old
order changeth.

"Forty years ago Prince street was on the very verge of
civilization," said the late Abram C. Dayton in his book en-
titled "Last Days of Knickerbocker Life in New York."
Since then Prince street has been during a long period the
very heart of the metropolis, and more reminiscences' cluster
about the neighborhood than any other locality in the great
city. A business which has existed in this part of the town
during the whole time referred to by Mr. Dayton must in it-
self be a history of the locality. Such is the story of Felter's,
and it is the only business in the neighborhood which began
with the improvement of this part of the city and has out-
lasted the onward and upward march of population.

Harry Felter's first customer was John Jacob Astor, whose
descendants are now tearing down the old building for a
block of shops. The office of Mr. Astor remains now where
it was then, but times have changed and Felter's could not
change. His second customer was Billy Niblo. Niblo had
been a carterer on Pine street, but as early as 1S2S he opened
a suburban place of entertainment and refreshment at the
place which was then and is still called Niblo's garden. In
the years that intervened before Felter's advent many changes
had taken place in the neighborhood, and Niblo's was, what
it now is, Niblo's theater. When Harry Felter began busi-
ness at the corner of Prince street, opposite Niblo's saloon,
on the northwest corner of Prince and Broadway, and not
No. 560, to which he subsequently removed and remained so
many years, the garden was then the favorite summer theater
of New York. John Sefton was the stage manager. Farther
down the street the little Olympic, with Mitchell at its head,
was in the height of its popularity. The New York of the
time lay to the south, the east and the west, but already had
begun that upward movement which was to transfer the
fashionable quarter of the metropolis to Bleecker street as
only a temporary stopping place on the march towards Mur-
ray hill. Commercial New York was, however, as it ever
must be, in the narrow and crooked thoroughfares, which for
want of a better name can only be described as "down
town." It so happened that, although when Mr. Felter first
went into business Prince street was on the very verge of
civilization, the fashionable part of New York was soon
clustered above and around him, making the locality the cen:
ter of life and population. In those days Felter's became a
favorite resort for our fathers and grandfathers.

Felter belonged to a type of which he is the last living
representative — a type which bound the New York of the last
to the New York of the first quarter of the nineteenth cen-
tury. So remarkable was his personal magnetism that in all
the years he was in business he always made a friend when
he made a customer.

Felter's was not a "saloon," or a "gin-mill," or a "bar-
room," but one of the first — if not the first of the "Califor-
nia sideboard houses." In a back room, behind the hams
and piles of cheeses and sacks of coffee and ban-els and cases
of wines and liquors, were a score of easy chairs and a side-
board, with an attendant. There was no bar. The store was
for men exclusively, not for women. Heads of families
stopped and ordered supplies sent home, cracked jokes and
went to their business. Harry was an accomplished horse-
man. He was exceedingly well versed in the mysterious
"lingo" of the road and the racecourse, and he was equally
an authority upon the sporting intelligence of the present
and the sporting history of the past. Tattersall's was in
Broadway between Howard and Grand streets, when he be-
gan business at Broadway and Prince streets, and the horse-
men of that time were among his constant visitors. The
horse talk at Felter's during the last five and forty years
would comprise a complete history of the American turf.
From the time when Boston and Fashion contended for vic-
tory— from the time when Flora Temple gained those mar-
velous triumphs which compelled her acknowledgment as the
Queen of the Trotters down to the epoch of Dexter and Gold-
smith Maid, and so to the present the sideboard at Felter's
has been the silent listener to the glories, secrets and confi-
dences of the racecourse. William T. Porter, " the tall son
of York," and founder of Porter's Spirit of the Times, many
times discussed with his friend, the host, the merits nnd
claims of Confidence over Abdallah. Henry William Her-
bert, whose works on the horse are still text-books among
American breeders, came too, sorry to see his chief yielding
more and more to the appetite for strong drink. There, too,
one would often see George W. Miller, of the New York Tat-
tersall's, just in from speeding his Pegie Magie and Ice Pony;
William Cowan of the Crosby Street Bazaar, relating stories
of the achievements of his Sally Miller ; General Dunham,
with tales of his powerful Moscow; John C. Perrin, the first
owner and driver of Flora Temple, who, shrewd horseman
that he was, picked her out from a herd of common animals
andbought her for $S0, and Sam Segue, a name unknown to
New Yorkers of this epoch, but that of a mau who well de-
served fame, as is proven by the fact that he was awarded the
first premium at Tattersall's as a talker. Segue was the typi-
cal horse dealer of his time, whose horses were " pictures "
or "star gazers" — "no mud turtles." Often vis-a-vis with
him was Commodore Vanderbilt, whose love of a horse was
as great as that of his son William H., and who was as read-
ily tempted to buy a "flyer " as a steamboat or a railroad.
One of the most noteworthy, because one of the most accom-
plished, horsemen who visited Felter's was Hiram Woodruff,
and with him would be seen upon occasion Jo Elliott, still
sound in limb aud strong of head though he has passed the
allotted three-score and ten; Geo. Wilkes, Colonel Brace and
other writers on the subject in which Woodruff took a deep
interest; Backman and Drysdick, well known in connection
with the introduction of the Hnmbletoninn stock into this
country; George Alley, the first owner of Dexter; Horace
Jones, James McMann and Charley Brooks. — World.

The trotting stallion Mars, belonging to John Rebel ol
Lancaster, Ohio, ran away and killed himself ono day lust
week. Mars had no record but was valued for his breeding.
He was a chestnut, sixteen bands high, four years old, sired
by Great Western, son of Mambriuo Patchen. First dam
Orino, by Miller's Hanibletouian; second dam by Alexander's
Edwin Forrest; third dam by Berthune (thoroughly] i:
fourth dam by Blackburn's Whip,

The California SchueUen Olnb held their monthly prize-
shooting Sunday last at Alamedfl Sahuetzen Park,
following result : Champion goblet and fii

F. Freese, 42'2 rings; second-claBS medal (finallv
maun, 384 rin^s ; third-class medal, ('. Lin
rings ; fourth-class medal, Koscheil, '257 rin^s.

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May 12

Eel River Fisheries.

Near the close of last month the State Fish
Commissioners held a meeting in San Francis-
co, at which the proposition of establishing a
salmon hatchery at Eel river was discussed.
In the course of that discussion Mr. Buck-
ingham made the uncalled-for and tmwar-
randed statement that a hatchery in Eel river
■would benefit one man — intimating that it
would not be of general benefit— a statement
which it is hardly necessary to denounce as
false and fictitious. The following communi-
cation from one of the oldest residents in Eel
River Valley furnishes facts which are correct
in every particular, and places Mr. Bucking-
ham's statement in the position which it prop-
erlv merits :

To Fish. Commissioxeks Dibble, Reddetg
xsd BccErs'GHAii, San Fraxcisco, Gentlemen:
I wish to call your attention to the impor-
tance of establishing a salmon hatchery on
Eel river. Salmon fishing has been carried on
in Eel river every season from 1S52 to the
present. From 1852 to 1S60 about 2,000 bar-
rels of 200 pounds each was an average catch.
Tp to this time there were many Indians liv-
ing along the river from its mouth to its
source, and of course they caught large quan-
tities of "seed" salmon on the spawning
grounds. Then the Indians were all removed
to the reservations, and the settlers caught
but few, so the "seed'* salmon had almost a
free run, and the regular run of salmon began
to increase largely until in 1SS0 there were
salted and canned the equivalent of 5,000
barrels of 200 pounds each.

At this time the price of salmon being bet-
ter and the demand large, a great many per-
sons engaged in fishing, and a general law
being passed changing the open and close
season for the "rivers of California, " was de-
cided by our District Attorney to repeal the
close season as provided in the Eel River law,
and since then salmon fishing has been going
on almost all the year — catching the "seed"
salmon while on the spawning grounds
through the months of December, January
and February, when they are unfit for any-
thing but the barbarous appetite of a China-
man or an Indian. Then the small fry that
are hatched out the latter part of the winter
and early spring show themselves in large
quantities in the river in August and Septem-
ber, and are caught in small-meshed seines
and sold for trout. They are really young
salmon, weighing from one to two pounds
each. They have neither milts nor spawn,
which would be the case if they were trout or
mature fish.

The yearly catch has materially fallen off
the last three years. At the proper time we
hope to have legislation adapted to the wants
of Eel River. A general law, or a law that fits
the requirements of Sacramento River, will
not do for Eel River, because our open season
should be through October and November.

About 75 years ago Eel River ran along the
north side of the valley and emptied into the
Ocean near the end of Table Bluff. Up to
that time, the Indians tell us, there was a
regular spring ran of salmon, as well as a fall
run, and that the spring run was greater than
the fall run. Heavy freshets then caused the
river to cut a new channel near the south
side of the valley, and made a new entrance
about twelve miles south of the old one. The
spring salmon have not entered the river
since. The mouth of the river is now about
half way between the two extremes.

About twelve miles up Eel river is a never-
failing stream coming from the redwoods, and
carrying about ten inches of water through-
out the dry season (and much more in the
winter), where a flume can be built to take as
much water as is required for hatching
troughs, where they can be set out of reach of
the freshets in the river, so that the works
would be permanent. The proper site for
this hatchery is on lands belonging to Hon.
Joseph Russ, who, with reputed liberality,
offers to contribute as much privilege as may
be required for that purpose. I am confident
if a hatchery is established here, and the
spawn of Sacramento and Columbia spring
Balmon are propagated and turned loose, we
would soon again have a regular run of spring
Balmon. There is a good opportunity to catch
as many "seed " salmon as wanted out of the
river near ourproposed hatchery in the month
of December.

Another reason for the opinion that a spring
run of salmon can be introduced in Eel river
is that the mouth of Klamath river is only
thirty-five miles north, where there is a regu-
lar and large spring run, but it is not much
utilized by the whites from the fact that twen-
ty-five miles of its length is occupied as an
Indian reservation.

The salmon coming into Eel river are not
what may be called "coast salmon." Coast
Balmon proper run into such streams as Rus-
sian, Mattole, Bear and Mad rivets, the
mouths of which are closed up by sand dur-
ing the summer season, so that salmon can-
not get in till opened by the winter freshets.
Eel river is a larger stream, probably 200
miles in length, and ten or twelve feet of wa-
ter on the bar at its mouth all summer. The
quality of Eel river salmon for salting and
canning is first class, and has long borne a
high reputation (see Cronise's "Resources of
California".] There were employed in fishing
' n Eel river last season 25 seines, 60 nets, and
•■bout 300 men, not including those employed
n the canneries.— Eureka Times- Telephone.

Borrowing*

Fowls for
Purposes.

Exhibition

I wish to enter an earnest protest against the mean-
ness and dishonesty of borrowing fowls to exhibit at
the fairs in competition with the fowls shown by
their breeders. The fairs are intended to bring for-
ward the best results of a man's honest skill and in-
vestment, and when an exhibitor is allowed to show
borrowed birds it defeats the aims of the fair, de-
ceives those who purchase stock from him, and is in
every way an unworthy proceeding. And yet this has
been done by a man who pretends to prominence in
the poultry business, and by his action I was de-
frauded of some premiums to which I was honestly
entitled. I desire to make this prominent mention of
these facts that visitors at the fairs may know before-
hand the tricks of some exhibitors, also to warn those
who propose to get premiums in this way that their
acts will not be passed over in silence in the future.
Thohas "Watte.

Brighton, Sacramento County, Cal.

THE

Scottish Thistle

club

H

OLD THEIR PICNIC AND GAMES AT BAD-
ger'e Park, Oakland, on

MAY 12.

Donald Dinnie, champion athlete of Scotland, and
"Wm. F. Farrell, champion of this Coast, will contest
in wrestling for the championship of the world.

100 Prizes, from $2 50 to $50

each, will be given to the winners of 35 games at this
gathering of the clans. Tickets for sale at 603 and 781
Market, 23S Kearny and 3 Montgomery streets.

J. D. COULIE, Chieftain.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTEKXIOX PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock..

Will Sell in All Cities and Counties of
t lie State.

REFERENCES.

J. S. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Cabe, Salinas.

P.. P. Sabgest, Gilroy. Johs Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Fesigax, San Francisco.

successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip-
ple, Colgrove, Dietz, Courts, Dougherty, Newland &.
Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of ourability to give satisfaction in all busine ss in-
trusted to our care. Sales will be made in all cities
and counties in the State . "We have in contemplation
a series .of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of laud of every descrip-
tion.

KIIXIP & CO., 116 Montgomery street.

WM. E. CHAMBERnAIK Je.

Thos. A. Robetsgx.

liife Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEND FOR OR I 1 LARS.

1HE TCRF •£ SPORT ACTHOTHT^JT

OF THE COAST IS THE Jf

, BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. J.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.

Carriages,

Buggieci
UGGIEU

and

WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

FERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO

Painting,

varnishinR

Alterations and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 AM) 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between XInth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

CHOICE

Brood lares

FOR SALE.

ON ACCOUNT OF THE OWNER'S ABSENCE
abroad, -which prevents his giving his personal at-
tention to his stock, the undersigned has been re-
quested to offer for sale the following choicely-bred
broodmares. These animals are just as represented.
In bleeding, health, form, size, color and disposition
— in everything that goes to make up desirable stock
for breeding purposes— They present an exceptional
opportunity. Thev are not discarded, broken-down
trotters, but are iii their prime, perfectly sound and
in vigorous condition. .Like their sires, thev are
themselves trotters and are all purely gaited. Their
breeding qualities have been tested. The get of each
is highly promising and not for sale. To save time
and correspondence, full and correct pedigrees are
given below aud from the prices named there will be
no deviation:

HECLA.

(Standard. See "Wallace's Trotting Register.")" Bav
mare ; sixteen hands high ; foaled IS, J ; got bv Almont
(sire of 70 winners of contested races, ^0 with public
records below 2:30), son of Alexander's Abdallah ; dam
Haidee, bv Mambrino Chief; second dam Zenith
loiHOt; bred bv D. Swigert, Esq., Kentucky. Hecla is
pronounced by competent judges to be one of the
finest broodmares in America. Has had three fine
colts, one of which, a yearling by Orange Blossom,
may be seen with her. Is again in foal to Orange
Blossom. Colt due end of June next.

Price $1,300.

MINNIE H.

Brown mare; sixteen hands; three white feet and
blaze in face; foaledl875; got by General Knox (sire
of Lady Maud, 2:18, Camors, '-:19,'-:, and about ten
others tnthe'2:;i0 class t; dam Sallie Groves, bv Prince
Moscow Jr.; second dam Tuck ia fast pacer),"bv blind
Tuckahoe; Bred by Hon. H. B. Holton, Powhatan,
Md. This mare trotted in 2:38 while in Mr. Holton's
.possession, previous to heing put to breeding. Has
fine yearling filly and has not yet been bred this
spring. Price $750.

VARILLA.

Bav mare; very nearly sixteen hands high; a trifle
white on one hind foot; as near as could be ascer-
tained bv the owner the age of Varilla is twelve
vejtrs; eo'tbv Middletown (sire of Music, 2:21, Nellie
Irwin, 2:25, Orange Blossom, 2 :2*5,Vi and others'), bv Rvs-
dvk's Haiubletonian; dam by Hector, by Latoufette's
Bellfounder; bred by D. B.'Irwin, Esq., Middletown,
Orange Co., New Torn. The present owner of this
mare has three of her colts, all of fine size, weight
and promise; one, a four-year-old, has been sent to
Dr. Herr, Lexington, Kentucky, for training. Varilla
has a fillv, foaled April l-l, 1883,% her side by Meadow
Chief, he bv Hamlet isire of Leontine, 2:24V, Brook-
side Flora, 2:2ft), by Volunteer, and has not yet been
bred this season.

Price $7 50, or$900 for mare and foal,

To one purchaser the three mares will be sold for
32.5Hf.i cash. The owner respectfully refers to the
"Spirit of the Times," New York, and to Joseph
Cairn Simpson, editor "Breeder and Sportsman," San
Francisco, Cal. Address, or call on,

C A. I MBSTAETTEK,
Wickliffe P. O., Lake Co., Ohio.

The Perfect Road Cart.

(PATENT APPLIED FOR.)

A SIDE-BAK BUGGY ON TWO WHEELS. MADE WITH OK WITHOUT TOP. GUABAKTEED TO
A ride as easVaVaiv four-wheeled bugsy. ABSOLUTELY NO ROUGH AND JEBKA MOTION, charac-
teristic of ALL OTHER two-wheeled vehicles. Made in four styles, suitable for ladies and children, mer-
chants, doctors, liverymen, farmers and all horse owners. Catalogue and prices sent on application.

L. . JOHNS, Fort Wayne, Ind.

THE
THK
THE

BREEDER
BREEDER
BREEDER

AND
AND
AND

SPORTSMAN,
SPORTSMAN,
SPORTSMAN,

THE
THK

THE

.ii-lts ami Colds. Theme who are Buffering
•in CouRhri, Colds, Hofcrsenett, Sore Throat,

-;. Bnowji'a Bito.NciiLu, Troches. 8old only
iii boxed.

TCRF AND SPORTING AUTHORITY
TURF ASF) SPORTING AUTHORITY
TCRF AND SPORTING AUTHORITY

or THE
OV THK

OF THE

PACIFIC
PACIFIC

COAST
COAST!

The

Turfman's

Directory.

Price $5.

National

Trotting

Rules.

Paper, 20c.

Pocket

Edition,

50 Gents.

Breeder and

Sportsman,

508 Montgomery St.
San Francisco.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEA TING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE
AN OINTMENT.

TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. C. DIETZ •! CO™ Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F.

1883

jgftc fjfceectac aucl J>px>Tistn;iu.

30.

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

J. O'KANE,

HARNESS, SADDLES, BLA\KEfO(
ARNESS, SADDLES, BLAXKKr^
ARNESS, SADDLES, HLA3i Kin rO a

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

767 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots " of all
kinds for horees. Can re-
fer to all the principal i
trainers and horsemen on
. the Pacific Coast.

% N. E.-JIy acknowledged superiority in
llthis branch of business is largely due to
Icaref ul observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
/ the United States, the benefits of which re-
f vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
I agent for Dr. A. BT. Dixon's Condition Pow*
iders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2J^-Ib race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF A3TD DEALER Df

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
tOyl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE _ MANAGER.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WABES AND ALL KINDS OF
~SA1>I>1J:U V HARDWARE
Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
4SS A 4?4 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

6m3 SAN FBANCISCO.

SPO STING GOODS.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR OF-THE '

VXGOWSfr/'

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PIERCE&CO.OAKLSCAL.

MENTS F0F|THE PAC IFIC COAST.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI
fles,pistols, ammnnition, fishing tackle andsporting
goods of all kin b.

STOCK FARMS.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Sporting Goods.

Leading Cn*lers

Boxing Gloves, Foils, Com-
bat n words. Indian Clubs,
Hunting Knives, our
own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A. FDECK,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GrSiS, PISTOLS. CVTXERY,

FISHTSG TACKLE, AM-

MIXITIOX, Ere.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Clay Street, San Francisco.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 193 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles.with trotting statistics up to close of 1852,
with descriptions andpedigrees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stack farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head oi Promising Young Trotting

Stock,

consisting of voung stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of themsi'rodby A L MO NT, TIAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY.BRED BROODMARES, with th? standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMOST, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highlv-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
inadeinlSSi: another with a record of 2;2Zl<; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 1882; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28K, and a grandson with a three-year-old rec-
ord of 2 :23H, the fastest ever'made up to 1SS1. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords Tanging from 2:20^ to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almout ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2:15>rf to 2:27j2. No son of Rvsdvk's
Hambletouian has made as good a showing at same

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by oldAbdallah; second dam bv stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23>< to 2:28X, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

Tne Fairlawn stallions have in 18S2 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2b, bv
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27V. by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28K. by Elial G,
sou or Aberdeen, The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300: HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twentv-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $-50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1S84 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUT ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT TN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED EY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT TN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

writtendescriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues orfurthei information address
WILLIAM T. WITHERS,

2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky

G-. H. STRONG-,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

859 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front etreet

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.

STANDARD CLAY STALL-
ion Billy Hayward -189. Record
2:31V. The owner, having sold
his mares, will sell at reasonable
figure. Is sound and in fine cod.
a dition andean trot fast. Apply to
EDITOR I1KEEDER AXD SPORTSMAS.

FOR SALE.

150 Fine Rams.

13t8 UEO. W. HA>"t«K'K. Sacramento.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkahire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

CAPT. POSTER.

At the Cliff Honse.

__ ASHLAND PARK _«

Trotting stu|

NEAR LEXINGTON, EY.

B. J. TKi:.V(V, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, ClayB, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now be Been splendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or furthcT particulars address
2-17yl B. J. TREACY. Lexington, Ey.

qutherhPacifi

BROAD GACGE.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCING

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townaend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets) as follows:

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882, Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alp he a strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Inlands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animal's
of the countrv. Bulls have recently sold in^ew York
for £10,000 to 912,000. Animals of both sexes for Bale at
moderate price.

HESRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

DESTINATION.

I

s. v.

t9 :30 A M

10 HO AM

* 3 :30 P M

4 ;25 P M

•5:15 p M

6;30 PM

:11:15 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:lu A M
•8:10 AM

9;ii3 A M
•10:02 a M
•3:36 pm
+>:'!i pm

8:00 pm
{7:50 pm
+S :!.'. r it

8:30 A
10 MO A
•3:30 P

4:25 P

u|1 f\ 9:03 a m

2 ! Santa Clara, San Jose and) *J25iliI!
» f Principal Way Stations. <\ J-^JJ

10:10 a m ) Gilrov.Pajaro.Castroville, ( i *1(
•3:30pm1 $ Salinas aud Monterey. < 1 I

HollisterandTres Pinos.

in.n . „l j Watson ville, Camp Gnodall, ( r
•^ p w1 -Aptos.New Brighton, Soquel- ,
6,sj p m i(-c:il,ipCai»itMl:ii.tSantaC*ruz( I

10:40 A Ml Soledadand Way Statio

I } Monterev and Santa Cruz, f |
1 ) (Sunday Excursion! | I

•Sundays excepted. tSundays only. ITheater train,
Saturdays only.

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train.

Special Round-trip Tickkts, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return o n Mondav— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy. 84; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs. §6.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta, Cruz, and return, ?3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace HoteL
A. C.BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Ag£.

aa- SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. -^31

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

Russ House,

1009. lOll. f«13 and 1015 J Street

SACRAMENTO, CAX.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
Improvements. Table first class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectf uilv
solicited. Street cars pass th3 honse every five minutes.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel ResUters.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine An»i<iuf lttiiilln- af Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cat.

S

l BSt BIBE TOK A ADVERTISE I'lVT'
JjBEEDER AMI OPORTSHA JL\

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

THE

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BT ITS LINE FOR REACHING
with Bpeed and comfort the best places in the
State for

Sea Ratblng, Shooting and Fishing.

TEALNB LEAVE SAN FBANCISCO DALLY FOB

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHA BITING

Summer and "Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful GroveB and delightful Drives. Tront
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
In the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may be had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Bock Cod, Bar-
aenda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

TSE BA THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with

ELEGANT ROOMS

connecting for individual baths, with douche and
Bhower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOO.UEE AND SANTA CRl'Z,

IB VIA THE

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge).

TheS. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San

Mateo, Santa Clara, Sjtn Renito, Santa Cruz anil Mnn-

terey. in each of which game abounds in great variety.

Notably

Qnail, Pigeon, Snlne. I>uck. Gee«*e. Deer
and Rear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS *n.-
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo lor those well-known Retreats. ri'i:i>-
SIMA, SAN QREGOBIO and PESCADERO, We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ox-
tent of range at arid about NAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resort* are but a short distance from Snn
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport,

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried in Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are In-
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

CVln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while In transit, It is necessary that they be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried fre« of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES. — Passenger Depot. Towns«nd
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BAfrSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Asst. Pass, and Tkt Agt.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

v. x . Xv. Xv.

TIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive al. Sun
rraiiei-HCO as follows:

DESTINATION.

9::50 a si
•1:00 F v
•4:30 p M

•1:00 p M
9:30 A M
4:30 pm
7:30 i

•fflOPM
7:30 A

•1:30 P M

18:00 a M
9:30 a M
7:30 a M

•5A0PM
9:30 A M

•4:00 F M
8:00 a m
7:30 A M

10:00 .
3:00 p il

•5:00 P M
3 -.30 P M
5:30 P m
8:00 A M

•3:00 A M
8:00 .
7:30 A M
8:00 .
3 :30 p sr

•4:30 P M

•4 ;00 P M
7:30 a m
1.10:00. _ .
3:00p m
8:00 a M
9:30 .
3:30 p M

•4:00 P M

•4:30 P M
3:30 P M
8flOA M

•4:30 p m

..Antiochand Martinez..
..Benicia

....Oalistoga and Napa

"f'Deroing, El Paso \ 1

. ( and East * Emigrant

. (Gait and* via Livermore

. (Stockton) via Martinez

....KlU^'ht's Landing

....Los Angeles and south

....Livermure and Pleasa&totl

....Madera and Fresno.. --

..Marysville and Chico..
..Niles and Hay wards. ..

. } Ogden and ( Express

. i East I Emigrant

. } Red Bluff \ via Marysville.
. ("and Tehama ( via Woodland..
....Redding

■ /Sacramento I ™ Livermore

■ (and Coif i i"via benicia

j ana coira ) ria Benicia

...Sacramento, via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

..Vallejo..

:1'| P M
- ■

•10:10 a m

7:40 p m

•10:10 a m

7: in i' m

2:40 i- h

7:10 A M

5:40 i- if

•12:40 i- M

tll:10 a M

2:4 p ■

5:40 p m

•8:40 a u

2:10 p M

•12:40 p M

5:40 p m

5:40 P M

3:1" p M

9:40 a m

•8:40 A M

11:10 a m

6:10 a »

5:40 r u

*7:40 p «

5:10 i* m

5:40 l> M

7:40 p M

11:10 a M

10:10 a m

*6:00 A M

•3:40 P M

:M:P P >r

9:40 a M

7:40 p M

2:40 p if

•10:10 a m

12:40 p m

111:10 a m

11:10 a M

•7:40 P M

•10:10 "a m

tll:I0 a M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 -M0 a.m. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRADES. VL\ OAKLAMI
PXEB.

From San Franeisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— •6:30— 7:0'— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:<» — 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2.-00— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
— 5:30—6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00—8:00—9:00 — 10:00—11:00 —
•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00—,6;30—*7:00— «7:30 — •8:00 —
*3 :30— "3 :30— '4 :00— *4 :30— «5 :0O— *5:30 — »6 HO — *6:30 —
9:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-»9:30 A. m.-6:30—
tll:00— *12:00p.M.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00—*6:3O— 7:00— •7:30— 8:00 — «>i:30 —
9:00— 9:30— 10:on—tlO:30—ll:00—lU:^n— 12:00— 112:30—
1:00— $1:30—2:00— 3:00— 3:W— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 —
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— U:00-"12:00.

TO BERKELEY— •6:00—*6:30—7:00-"7:3n — S^O—»8:30
—9:00— 19:30— 10:00—110:30— 11:00— til :»>— 12:00— 1:'»
— 2;00— 3:W — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 :00—
8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELEY — ^OO — •6:30 — 7:00 — "7:30 —
J8:00— •8:30—9:00—10:00— 11:00— (1*0—2:00— 3:00-H:00
—1:30-5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30-7:00.

To San Franeiseo Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE— ^6:IO-J6^0-*7:20— •7:50— «6S0

•S;-o~-.i:20— "10:21— "1:20— •4:5n—«5:2iJ-'o:50— •O::©—
•6:50—7:25—9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (»!» Alameda)— •SOfi— •5:1-5-
(6:46-9:15—^:15.

FROM BAST OAKLAND— «6:S7— *6:87— «37— 9'Jff—

7:27— 7:57— 9:27— S:57—9:S7—4):57— 10:27— 10:57— U 37—
11:57— 12:27— 12:57-1:27-1:57-2:27— 2:57-3 :27-J:57 —

4:27-4:57-5:27-5:57-6:27—6:57 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 0:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— "5:36— •6:06—6:36
7:06— 7:36— 8:06— 8:38:— 9:06— 0:36— 10:06— 10:36— 11:06
—U:88— 12:06— 12:86— 1:06— 1:3',— J: <

—4:06— 4:36— 5:06— 5:36— 6:06— 6:30— 7:06— 8rfW— 9:06—
10:06— 11: 06.

FROM ALAMEDA— V:22— •6:62— •6:22— 6:52 — *7:B—
7:62—^:22—8:62—9:22—0:62— 110:22 — 10 -JyZ — 111:28 —
U*2-tl2:22- I
—1:52—5:22—' -7:52— 8:52— 9:52— 10:52.

FROM BERKELEY-*.:]— • ;r,-*::l.V-fl:45-*7:15—
7:46— »S: 15— NM5—t9:I5—H:45— Jlft:15— 10:45— JU :15 —
1 1 : <-">— 12:1'.— l.t"- — ■.':!".— ;:i I ■: -i -15 — 5:45
—6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9 ;45— 10: 15,

FROM WEST BERKELEY— *5;45— •6:16— 6:«5— *7:15

-7H6->:I.-— ":!.— !':!■' -!'•: I'.- 112: 1.-1:1.'. — 2:45 —
' 3:46— 4:45— ^US— 5:15— •6:15— 6:15— *7;15.

< III IK ROITK.

FROM SAN rn.\M l-i 0-»7:I5— 9:15-lia5— 105—
3:15—5:15.

FROM OAKLAND-»6:15-8:15— 10:15- 12 J5-2:15-
4:15.

•Dally, except Sundays. tSundays only.

"Standard Time" Furnished by B i
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. 8. F.

A. Sf. TOWNE.

Can. Manager.

T. H. lit h I

Gen, Pa**

302

%\xt Iprtefe mx& j^jcrcismmx.

May 12

THE WHITMAN SAOOtE

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their
celebrated goods. jM

Jt

saddles for road, ranch or park use,

Willi or without the California horn.

TRAINING SADDLES.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated. Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKEEE-ON, 230 and 232 Ellis^Street, San Francisco.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

1 AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
STYLE DESIRED BT CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST,

230 and 232 Ellis street,

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Biders or those who intend to become

good riders should try these saddles.

In conjunction -with the WHITMAN

COMBINATION HALTEB-BEIDLB and

the WHITMAN BUBBBR-BOOTED STIR-

BUP these are the most stylish and

comfortable outfits in use. They can be

finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

930 and 333 Ellis St., Sole Agent lor Pacific Coast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER. FOOTED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF
THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE
WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them will use

any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 332 Ellis Street., Sole A^ent for the Pacific Coast

i)

ANTEEO.

ABB! B i V COLT, BTJBAB HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
Oth, 1-7'.'; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

lnt dam— Columbine, bv A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, bv Imported Bonnie .Scotland.

Srd " V uiir Fashion, bv imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, bi Imported Trustee.

5th ** - Bonnets o* Blue, by Six Chaxle

<;th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

Btb " By Imported Centlnel.

nth " By Mark Anthony.
lOtb " Bj Imported Janus.
11th " By Imported Moiikev.
)2th " By Imported Sllvereye.
13th *' By spanker.

Bee Brace's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 3rt7, and vol. 3, p 79

Will moke the cnHulnn ifi. ,i-:!,irimi February 10th to June 15th, at

the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms $50 the HeaBon.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON,
Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Franclflco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

BY MALCOLM, ills DAM COLUMBIA. WlLLrMAKETHB EN-
suing seasonal tbe Oakland Trotting Park, Terms, $2S the season.
x x GDotblecrosa) la of as high and fashionable breeding aa anv stallion

Int ■■'■'■■ id i", ialcolra, is b} imported Bonnie Scotland bis

dama Columbia, also by Imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name Mal-

colm was one oi the beat racehorses ol hi ds ,au<i Columbia was also a

mare. For extension of Colombia' ped] rei Bee advertisement

■ , n.T .!...,.. v lt/ FiiHhion.wH the da i Burprise, Scotland,

\\ .nii.mli. I'.unni'- K.it.'ll,. .] un ,■! i:nniu.' I i/. |.., Ai,.i. , U,,rl- M."k|iiL-

Three I heera,etc. Tbe dam of Malcolm, Lady Lam-nHter, was the -lam'
of Hngnmor. , Ontario the flam of McWhlrtcri, Regent, Lady Fairfield
Lady Amanda, Lad) Middl<-ton. itc., and ;i n-fi ivim-ii, i in- nu'dng calen-
darr will show ho ■ il ll >r . ■ ,f these two families are

Thi in the only Bonnie Scotland stallion In California, and from ids in-

brcxUng has as much of the blood KS If he were a hod of that renowned
Si' *■- It'- l« a bOI ! ubstancc, good size, high form, and of

! dlHpoflitlon,

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Oakland,

or 608 Montgomery street.

ren intended for either of the above stallion*, snd sent by Dona-
1*« tain ma, Sacramento or Btoekton boats consigned to J. w

i.i r-ity Fr..nt st a i : , will bu received, good cure taken of
!il -.jr warded to Oakland.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:26^; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38^1 ROCK-
wcll,2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:1U; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2:'>Q'/j, Will make the season of 1S83
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington, Terms $») for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

tiiomas s. i;ici:mm<:k.

Seventeenth Btreet and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Helnold, 1420 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

TROTTING RULES.

K

DLES OF THE NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
" lo at this office . Pilce 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition

60 cents. Also

'THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY,'1

PRICE S 3.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars apply to or address

W. M. MVRRY, Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

W

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1SS3 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 haims high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter i Skenandoahl bv broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter i the sire of Flora Temple) bv Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.
TERMS.
Twenty-five dollars fort he season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at 85 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars appryi >

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

1883

3*Ii£ fjtoilet' avid j^ptfrfswatu

STALLIONS.

UNDERMAN.

SIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYAR SON OF OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 1833 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bay District Track, San Francisco.

TJndermanis a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left hind foot
white. Coming sis years old, \ol4 hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, S20 for the season. Mares not proving- w'th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. Ho responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

K£i;i) BE»ETT.
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

STALLIONS.

ABBOTSFORD.

W Record at Six Years old, 2:21 h *^3

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodf ord Mambnuo by Mambrino Chief, his dam "Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognizedto be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is '2 21W, and there are a large number of his get inthe2;30
list. Among them : Abbottsford, 2 £1K; Cuiivov, 2:2-2 »■■:; Magenta, 2£t^;
Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia, 2:29^; George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27k,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:10^. "Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps.the sire of Trinket; record, 2:11.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2 :19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the houBe there are notable performers. Abbotsford
Is a rich rosewood brown, 15-Y hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed".

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st, 1S83. For full hiBtorv see the issue of BREIiJJER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BAYLIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Rysdytts Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunler's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that ho possesses in an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities tn liis offspring
which put George WilkeB in the front rank as a sire of trotters.

CSr~ George Wilkes has twenty- representatives in the 2:30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2:25 or better, i of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better.

In patting the price by the season at the low figure of ttO the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part or thin horse to
any other sire of Trottere. I Kilt AY RES

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Machlst to July 15th, 1883, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., CaL

PEDIGREE,
Singleton is by Willie Schooner, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxta'il, a son of Pruden'a Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and mnzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 155C hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1S78.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept, in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

WDl also make a short season at the above place on private terms. Le
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Birt
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

j. t. Mcintosh, Chico, Cal.

STALLIONS.

The Fast Trotting- Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
dayB, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is by Geo. M. Patcben Jr., the Bire of Sam Purdy (2:20K>
Starr King (2 ;22) and Vanderlynn (2:221. Darn Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfounder, by imported Bellfounder. For full description! Bee
Breeder axd SroRTSMAK of Sent. 9,1882.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodd has a record of 2:21, Reliance 2:22^,
Nellie Patchen 2 il7'4 , Eudora 2:34 v;, Inauguration three miles in 7:29— last
mile in2:26, Sonoma Boy 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1880 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for tliree-year-olds at the State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:3J '/., 2 :30, 2 :29, 2 ;3rt\, 2 ;35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at San.Tose he won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time, 2:2^, 2:30!-.,, 2:33?,', 2::n \. Belle Echo won the first heat. He won
at Stockton, beatinu Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats;
time,2:32,2:33W,2::12K. In 1881, as a four-year-old. Button indaea record
of 2:2i;\ oyer the Santa Kusa truck. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2:29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Francisco, will be forwarded.
For further information apply to

T. T. VSKLESS, Petaluma.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2;31Ji'; 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2£5Y.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook. Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at£100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at $6 per month, and extra pains taken
with mareB in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion Btable, Oak-
land, 8. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.

He 1b a rich bay ; 15j hands high ; long, flowing mane and tall); two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at tbe withers ; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Steinway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Arcby.

Steinway's dam in the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:281,
and also the dam of W. 8. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fallin 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore is the sire of Santa Clans 2:17$ ; Chestnut
Hill, 2:22fc ; Steinway, 2:25j ; Alice Stoner, rour years om, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old. 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28j ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdvk's Hambletonian. tbe sire of 35 in
the 2:30 list; Addisss NAMTEI. tt AMBLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

afpfta

W H E AIT LEY

WILL STAND THE" ENSDING1 SEASON, (ENDING JULY 1ST,
18S3, at the Oakland racetrack.
TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory amilge-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance .
PEDIGREE A3SD IUXKII'llOV

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
a cdappearance.andis by War Dance.
FirBt dam sister to Prvor, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Uipsv.fufl sister to Meduc, by American Eclipse.
Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Ex | edition.
Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Spread Eagle.
Fifth dam Annette, bv imported Shark.
Sixth dam by Roekinu'ii.mi.
Seventh dam by Baylor';; i;allant.
Eighth dam by True Whig.
Ninth dam by imported Regulns.
Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.
Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.
Fourteenth dam DVArcy's Chestnut Arabian.
Fifteenth dam bv Wbiteshirt.
Sixteenth dam Montague mare.
War Dance by Lexington.
First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.
Third dam Camillina, by Camillus.
^Fourth dam by Smolensko.
Fifth dam Miss Cannon, by Oroville.
Sixth dam by Weathercock.
Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem,
Eighth dam by Turk.
Ninth dam by Cub.
Tenth dam by Allworthy.
Eleventh dam by Starling.
Twelfth darn bv Bloody Buttocks.
Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Betty, bv Curwen's Bay Barb.
Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.
For further particulars apply to

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Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

IBBi THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam llennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported BelsbAzur.

Fourth dam Gammfl'fl dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Boaley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by Imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by Imported stiver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by Imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

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THE STABLE.

Trotting Action.

A visit to any trotting stable which is under the charge of a
man who has studied the business will disclose that there are
a vast number of accessories which he deems are of service,
and many of them that he will tell you cannot be dispensed
with in the education of his pupils. At least that without
them he would expect to be in continued trouble, as at a fair
estimate three-quarters of his horses would soon be injured
if their use was debarred. These are "boots," and
though it may appear anomalous to call the coverings that
are placed above the feet by this name, long custom is the
sponsor which is responsible for the christening.

Should the visitor be from a country where the fast trotter
is not known he will be at a loss to understand what possible
benefit can follow the application of so much leather and
kersey, and before he was informed would come to the conclu-
sion that an animal must be so hampered that speed would
be out of the question. The trainers of a third of a century
back would be nearly as much in the dark, and be equally as
much at a loss to imagine what they were to be used for.
There are hundreds of patterns for the dozen different places
that require protection, and the inventive faculty of the
trainer has been sharpened in the endeavor to improve, the
skill of the workman who fashions them tasked to the utmost.
On the fore extremities are worn quarter, ankle, shin, knee,
arm and elbow boots, and in some cases a pad is needed to
guard the lower part of the chest which I have also heard
called a boot. On the hind there are toe, pastern, ankle,
shin and hock boots. These boots have been looked upon as
guards against injury and little thought given comparatively
to their effect on the action, and yet the latter question is of
great importance and well worthy of attention. The usual
plan after the colts have been broken is to drive them with-
out boots of any kind until there is a token in the shape of
tcuts or bruises that the protection is imperatively demanded.
As long as the gait is slow it is deemed superfluous to use
them as the impression is general that a certain degree of
speed is necessary to inflict injury. In the old days when a
horse cut his hind legs between the ankle and foot it was
termed " speedy cut, " as that was thought tolbe an indica-
tion of future celerity. Before that when racehorses wound-
ed the inside of the hock or the upper part of the shin, that
was given the same appellation, and the hopes were that as
the animal progressed in its training the fault would be over-
come. When it is fully realized that a large proportion of
trottiug-bred colts will be benefited by applying the guards at
the commencement of their education, the first place to pro-
tect will be the front part of the hind foot, and a properly-
constructed scalping-boot is the first article of the kind to be
used. Informer articles it has been shown that a fast gait
was not the only one which was likely to bring fore and hind
feet into collision and that when this occurred it would be
followed by a change in the gait. In a few instanoes the
change may be such as to remedy the trouble without the
action being faulty, though in general there will be a resort
to a method of handling the limbs inimical to progress.
Even the bare foot can cause serious injury, and with shoes
there is an aggravation. The hoof is the part that is struck
in the early stages, then the pastern and afterwards the in-
side of the shin. The tendency to strike is increased by the
curves of the track, and there is no question in my mind
that "straight work" will be found better in the primary
stages of the education. "When going in a straight line it is
evident that there will be greater freedom of motion than
when the arc of a circle has to be compassed, and, though it
will be claimed that as the trotting has to be done on such
ground, the lessons should be given under analagous circum-
stances, yet if the action which is favorable for speed can

be sooner acquired on a tangent than when tangents and semi-
circles are joined that much is accomplished and the habit of
getting around a turn in proper shape can be fixed afterwards.
The system of training adopted at Palo Alto is proof of the
efficacy of this kind of treatment. Eestricting the "brushes"
to furlongs and quarters enabled the giving of fast work to be
limited to the straight portion of the track, and while there
was the beneficial effect of freshness of muscle and clear-
ness of breathing, there was also the advantage of perfect-
ing the action without so much liability of injury when
acquiring the proper step. There is additional testimony in
favor of this position. In the Eastern States where the win-
ters are so severe as to freeze the lakes and rivers
solid enough to permit driving on the ice for months, it is
well known that colts will make greater progress, notwith-
standing the drawbacks peculiar to the season, than in a cor-
responding length of time of track work. When a resident
of Iowa I knew of many colts which were benefited by ice work,
the most notable being Blackbird, the horse now owned by
D. Keavis of Butte county. He was broken the summer he
was three years old and trained on the track at Maquoketa.
To the best of my recollection the fastest mile he showed was
3:19. During that winter he was driven on the ice on a pond
near where he was kept and made marvelous progress. His
trainer was so elated with the improvement that he continued
to drive him after the ice was unsafe, and had it not be^n for
the assistance of some of some boys who were skating his
career would have come to a watery end. He broke through
and was saved with a good deal of difficulty. When the
track work was resumed he was an entirely different colt, and
the rapid pace acquired by the straight driving on the ice was
not relinquished. There is a peculiarity in trotting on the
ice which suggests reasons why it should be advantageous.
The action is quickened and the stroke is not only more
rapid, but also "cleaner." There is nothing like the ten-
dency to break from the trot into a gallop, and horses which
were notoriously unsteady on the track would "stick to the
trot " with the greatest pertinacity on the ice. The animal
evidently is in fear at the novelty of the situation, and the
longer bound of the gallop and the concussion attending the
alighting deters it from the fastest pace. There is a wide
difference between trotting on the ice and the hardened snow,
that makes fully as firm footing, whioh covers the land. No
matter how smooth the road may be there is an inelastic
frozen stratum of earth below, while on the coating that
covers the water there is some yielding. Then the ice is far
crieper than any snow-path, no matter how hard it is packed.
The calkins must be sharp in either case, and the cutting
edge breaks the jar. This is readily illustrated by striking
against a log with the pole of an ax after giving a blow of
equal force with the edge. In one case there is quite a shock
to the hands; in the other it is not felt. It is manifest,
however, that there must be a great change in the action or
the sharp calkins would seriously wound the coronet if the
fore foot struck it, and that this difficulty is avoided is certain
as I do not remember an instance when the injury occurred.
Horses were also inclined to trot squarely, and though it may
be that the long interval that marks the time since the expe-
rience has obliterated the fact, I cannot recall a single case of
any of the horses I have driven that "hitched "or "hobbled."'
Those which "pointed " and "dwelled" in tbeir exercise on
the track would have sharp knee action and send a shower of
fragments that the calkinB cut against the dashboard of the
sleigh. In the winter of 1S69 Mr. Robert Bonner sent me a
a "rolling motion" shoe with calkins to fit it for driving on
the ice. The difference from the ordinary shoe consisted,
in place of the toe-calk, which for ice work was
made long, horizontally, of there being two set some distance
back from the toe. I had a set of them put on A. W. Rich-
mond, and the first trial I gave them was to a skeleton cutter
with a seat elevated enough so that with ordinary shoes the

driver was protected by a dashboard of ustial size. With
the rolling motion shoe there came such a hurricane of parti-
cles that I was glad to stop him, and further tests were made
in the safer seat of a sulky. I firmly believe that Richmond
could show a two-minute rate on the ice, and this was entire-
ly due to the quickening of the action. The effect of
setting back the calks was to increase the rapidity of the
movements of the feet, and the combination of shoe and ico
sufficient to warrant the comparison of likening it to a "boy
beating a snare drum. " This horse was naturally a very
long strider, and all that prevented him from proving a very
fast trotter was an injury which came from his first lessons
being given on a track with very short turns. It was the
same on which Reavis' Blackbird was broken, a half mile in
circuit, and the shape of a badly-formed letter D. There was
an irregular semicircle with a short stretch to connect the
ends. He could trot fast the first time he was hitched to a
sulky and in making the turns struok his leg. This was sev-
enteen years ago, when Richmond was a four-year-old, and
at that time in Iowa little was known of boots, and his driver
totally ignorant in everything pertaining to training trotters.
He drove him daily even after the continued hammering had
lamed him, and kept driving until he was on three legs. Iu
less than a month he was so lame that his owner could not
get him home for some time afterwards and the injury he
never recovered from. Had this promising young trotter
been fortunate enough to commence his education with
straight work, had he been properly protected with boots, or
if his driver had been gifted with sense enough to lay him
up, and stop exercise that was so palpably wrong, all would
have been overcome. Blackbird also became lame when
working on that track and was more rationally treated by
being stopped in his work until he recovered from his lame-
ness, and then the '."straight ahead" work on [the ice per-
fected the fast-trotting step, and taught him the right way of
going with comparative safety. Although the sire of Ro-
mero would stand driving on the road, no matter how fast,
a short period of track work would invariably result iu a re-
turn of the lameness. From the spring of 1870 until I came
to California, April, 1874, I used him for that purpose, and on
several occasions was tempted to try a return to regular
training from the speed and endurance he exhibited. The
injured leg was " fired, " thinking the actual cautery might
effect a cure, but this was also a disappointment, and from
my experience this treatment, so highly extolled, is not
nearly so efficacious as it is thought to be. In the
case of Richmond there was a palpable injury, as it
was a long time before he recovered sufficiently to be
driven on the road, though it gave an illustration of
his resolution. The veterinarian who performed the
operation preceded it with the same treatment on another
horse. He was "thrown, " and in spite of all the appliances
to hold him down, he battered his head terribly
in his endeavors to resist. With Richmond the opposite leg
was strapped up, a twitch applied, and after one or two ef-
forts when the iron first touched the skin, he stood quietly.
Had this horse been protected with boots as completely as
would be done in a similar case at the present time, even the
damage caused by the abrupt turns of the track might have
been limited to a temporary infliction. This was a case
where good natural action was rendered useless by a lack of
knowledge on the part of the trainer.

While the benefits of ice-trotting caunot be utilized in Cal-
ifornia, there are superior advantages offered by ground that
is never frozen, and whioh has more elasticity in the winter
months than at any other peried of the year. For theeduca-
tion of young colts the opportunity to keep them at constant
work is a great boon to the breeder, and there are few breed-
ing farms where a straight drive of sufficient lengtfc
be easily and cheaply made. I have the fullest i
that if the lessons were continued on this kind of a i

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May 19

til the animal had become established in the "right way of
going," there will be far less trouble, and the change from a
true, square gait will be less frequent. Especially if early
measures are taken to prevent the pain which is caused by a
blow on the hoof, coronet, pastern, ankle or shin, for though
there is less risk than when going on a curve, there is a
chance for injury. It may be accepted as a general rule that
the nearer the limbs are carried in a straight line the easier
it will be to keep up a rapid flight of speed, and consequently
more endurance. The carrying the feet close together, how-
ever, is more likely to bring collisions. For instance, if the
hind foot passes outside of the fore so as to clear it entirely
there can be no danger of scalping, and a still more "open
gait " prevents the shin being wounded. But this straddling
action is inimical to endurance, and in my opinion is also
detrimental to the highest degree of celerity. The proper ef-
fort then is to endeavor to obtain the benefits and overcome
the drawback by reducing the danger of striking to a mini-
mum. The obvious result arrived at is to teach the pupil to
such an acceleration of the movement of the fore feet that
they will be earned out of the way of the hind. There must
be a more rapid motion in the anterior limbs and it is easier
to affect the fore feet than the hind. Owing to the greater
elevation of the fore feet when trotting the portion of a circle
which the fore foot inscribes has a shorter radius than that
which marks the arc which the hind foot traces. In its pas-
sage the fore foot is turned from a position in which the sole
touches the ground to that of being nearly level again, but
with the ground surface of the foot above and in some horses
almost touching the chest. The hind foot is partially re-
versed when thrust back but it is never elevated to one-half
the height of the fore. The action of the fore leg is marked
by bending the knee and ankle, carrying the foot so as to
form quite a section of a circle, the chord of which is in the
case of Edginton eighteen feet three inches, and with a meas-
urement from the center of the chord to the center of the arc
of over thirty inches. The action of the hind leg is more
sweeping, the chord of the aTC being the same length but in
place of thirty-odd inches being the measurement from the
center to the middle of the curvature, it is only a little more
than one-third of it. To prevent the feet from coming to-
gether the motion of the fore will have to be accelerated or
that of the hind feet retarded, provided the object be to con-
tinue the straight action. The former practice has been to
change the action into a wider sweep of the hind legs, and, to
effect this, unequally weighted shoes and side-weights were
used. As weight on the feet is supposed to have a tendency
to make the action higher, light hind shoes are regarded with
the most favor, and thus a lower, easier sweep is gained. As
the same ground has to be covered, the quickening of the
motion of the fore foot, as it leaves the ground, must^be fol-
lowed by a corresponding dilatoriness in thrusting it for-
ward. By a nervous jerk the foot is brought up quicker, im-
mediately after it leaves the ground, and there is more room
for the hind foot to pass under it without interference.
Then the low motion of the posterior foot is in favor of avoid-
ing collision, and the aim will be to bring these two into har-
mony. From the ice particles being hurled with such
increased velocity from the calkins of the rolling motion shoe,
it is evident that part of the business was accomplished,
and that the fore foot made the effort before it left its hold of
the ice. There are sound reasons why this should follow
the placing of the calkins some distance behind the toe, and
these will be given in a subsequent article.

Cold-Blooded Horses.

In tracing up the pedigrees of trotting stock, unless that
of the horse or mare can be distinctly stated, it is usually
stigmatized as "cold-blooded." I think, if the animal shows
good breeding in its form and pace, with spirit and endur-
ance, this stigma is unjust, and that, on the contrary, we
ought to say it is well-bred, as in England, or at least partly
so. To show how truly this may be, let us consider that the
importation of thoroughbred horses into America commenced
soon after the breed was well established in England — about
the years from 1745 to 1750. It is pretty certain that the cel-
ebrated horse Spark, and the equally celebrated mare Selima,
were brought over to the United States during, or a short
time previous to, the latter date. Others have continued to
follow these regularly in considerable numbers, down to the
present day, except during the revolutionary war.

In addition to the English thoroughbred, there have been
importations every now and then in smaller numbers, direct
from Arabia and other Eastern countries, together with a
spice of the Anialusian (descendants of the African Barb)
from Cuba, and perhaps even from Spain. All these horses
have been crossed to a greater or less extent on our native-
bred mares, thus giving a considerable diffusion of their
blood over the whole country. It is a misfortune that we
have had so little record of this; and it is now beyond, recall,
leaving us in the greatest uncertainty as to pedigrees, and
giving full sweep for every jockey to exercise his imagination
in making them up of the most false and fanciful kind.

Outside of the "Racing Stud Book," the descendants of
the famous English horse Messenger, imported in 17S8, are
the most easily traced. These can be pretty accurately fol-
lowed, at least from the birth of Plato, in 1S02. They soon
spread from Pennsylvania, and perhaps the border of Mary-
land on the south, to Maine, and. even into the border of Up-
per Canada on the north, and from Long Island, the eastern
end of New York, to its remotest western counties. Can we
not say now, with perfect truth, that there are few horses in
the above wide region which are not tinctured with English,
racing, Arabian, Barb or Turkish blood 2

A number of years ago an aged friend of mine, a native of
Massachusetts, but who was then breeding racehorses and
Shorthorn cattle at Harlem, N. Y., informed me that he per-
sonally knew of upwards of twenty Arabian stallions that
had been sent into New England for the purpose of breeding
during the first quarter of the present century; and it was
the produce of these, of which no record had been kept,
which made up in part the fine, high-spirited and enduring
horses occasionally turned out among the farmers there, who
knew nothing of blood or cared for it. Among these there
can be no doubt that the Morgan tribe partook of Eastern
blood, and there are other good families tinctured in the same
way, of mere local celebrity, bred, however, less distinctly
and with less care.

Now, when a mare with good traitshasbeenputtoa trotting
stallion, in giving the pedigree of the produce, her merits
ought to be fully stated, together with age and name of her
breeders, and then all who are disposed can look into the
matter and attach their own value to her breeding, and judge
for themselves whether she has choice blood in her veins and
is worthy to be recorded in the Trotting Register as one of
the dams of trotters. — A. B. Allen, in Live Slock Journal.

According to Prof. Johnson, over one-half of the saline
matter of blood consists of common salt, which is discharged
every day through the skin and kidneys. The bile also con-
tains soda, one of the ingredients of salt, and so do all the
cartilages of the body. Stint the supply of salt, and neither
will the bile be able properly to assist digestion, nor the car-
tilages to be built up again as fast as they naturally waste.
It will be seen from the above, how necessary it is for the
good health and growth of animals that salt should be placed
where they can get it as desired. Then they will take it just
as often and in the quantity nature requires at each time.
If salt is given to animals only once or twice per week, we do
not know how to gauge the quantity necessary for each; and
they are so greedy for it, they often take an excess, doing
themselves thereby, perhaps, more harm than good. Those
living near sea-water find it an excellent thing to wash the
feet and legs of their borses in it in summer. It is also as-
serted that strains in the sinews of the back, sprains, curbs,
and some other ailments, are cured by making the horse
stand in sea-water several hours a day in succession. Those
who do not reside near the ocean, can muke up a mild brine,
and bathe their horses with it. This might answer a good
purpose, but of course it would not be so effectual as to have
the diseased parts of the animal completely immersed, as they
could be on the borders of the ocean. — Live Slock Journal.

The Country Gentleman, in response to a request from a
correspondent for a cure for horses that have contracted the
habit of pulling at the halter, says : Take a sufficiently long

fiieoo of half-inch rope. Put the center of it under the tail
ike a crupper, cross the rope on the back and tie the two
ends together in front of the breast snugly, so there is no
slack, otherwise it would drop down on tpe tail. Put an or-
dinary halter on {a good one) and run the halter strap or rope
through a ring in the manger or front of the stall and tie it
fast in the rope on tho front of the breast ; then slap his face
and lot him fly back. He will not choke, nor need telling to
stop pulling back. Let him wear it a while, and twice or
thnce daily scare him back as suddenly as possible. After
one or two trials you will see that he cunnot be induced to
pull back.

HorseB kept in close Btables, especially if underground, are
aj t to suffer from sore eyes, caused by the ammonia from
tl fir urine. A little land plaster or gypsum scattered in the
fc ables will absorb this ammonia and save its valuable fertil-
: ing properties. Diluted sulphuric acid will do the same;
( it is not so convenient as the gypsum.

The Idaho and Oregon Stock Improvement Company have
low 500 broodmares on the ranch near Silver city, Idaho.

TUEF AND TRACK

The Blue Ribbon of 1883.

Games as Practical Fowls.

Game fowls are generally acknowledged to be superior lay-
ers, the most delicious of table birds, and the best of moth-
ers. In spite, however, of these qualities of greatest utility,
the majority of those who breed poultry for what they will
produce for the market look with suspicion upon them as a
mere fancy fowl. The pugnacity of the game has, without
doubt, proved the great barrier to his general adoption. He
is a brave, spirited bird that will submit to no invasion of
right or domain, yet not a malicious brute that will pursue a
beaten adversary from place to place, until, fixing him in
some corner, he stands over him i*eady to give pick and blow
at any and every opportunity. Granting his pugnacity, the
ordinary care exerted by breeders to preserve the beauties of
their Brahmas, Plymouth Kocks or Leghorns will avert the
disastrous results of combat. "While eggs are sold by num-
ber, quantity, not size, is the objective point. Here games
may bear comparison with any variety not non-sitting.

In my own yards a lot of Bed Pile games, bred side by
side with Plymouth Bocks, excelled the latter in egg-produc-
tion. The quality of the egg is richest beyond doubt, and
its size but little below the average. The chief argument
against them, then, is based upon their size.

The condition of a fat game, even very fat, is best described
by the word "plump." That is just what is wanted, and
what may be obtained in the larger breeds by an introduc-
tion of game blood. The most striking impression received
from a study of the game's form is the lack of a single super-
fluous feature.

A correspondent of the American Agricullurisl gives the
following plan for preserving wagons: The experience of a
California stage proprietor in oiling wagons led me to try his
plan for prolonging the usefulness and strength of wagons.
He soaked in oil all the wood-work of his vehicle before it
was put together, and discovered that he had little need of re-
pairs. The oil used is crude petroleum. I wash my wagons
with it twice, even to the end of the pole. It is quick work
with a good brush. An application once in six or eight
weeks sufficed to save me from repairs, except of a slight
character. I ascribe these results to the oil preventing the
wood from shrinking or swelling. The cost of crude oil is
but a trifle, and the application of it a very insignificant item
compared with the cost of smith work and the increased
durability of the wagon. Petroleum oil is better than other
oils, because of its superior penetrating character.

The cholera, or "chicken cholera," is the deadly enemy
that checks progress in poultry raising, and I know of no
sure cure for it, though I have known it to yield when a
spoonful of meal, saturated with coal-oil, was administered
twice daily. Cholera never appears in cleanly-kept yards
and houses, as it is born of filth. Lice will disappear from
fowls by the use of the dust-bath, if the quarters are clean.
Roup is caused by dampness and cold draughts of air on the
fowls at night. Warmth, and a teaspoonful of a saturated
solution of chlorate of potash, three times daily, is the best
remedy for roup. Fowls that moult early begin to lay early,
and fowls that have fluffy feathers under the wing are hardier
than those that are naked in those parts.

At a meeting of the Contra Costa Agricultural Society held
last Saturday, the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, William Caveu; Vice Presidents, Sam-
uel Gamble and G. W. T. Carter; Secretary, S. B. Snyder;
Treasurer, B. J. Murphy; Directors, Fred Moses and J. H.
Tennent; Visiting Committee, T.Z. Witten, Nathaniel Jones
and I. J. Smith. It was decided to hold a fair this fall and
the meeting adjourned to June 2.

As the great event of the English racing world is now fast
approaching, we think it as well to give an epitome of the
probable runners, and try as far as we are able to analyze
their performances, so as to give our readers some sort of an
idea as to what are the relative chances of those engaged.
First and foremost we must place Galliard, the winner of the
Two Thousand. The winners of this race have not been, as
a rule, particularly successful over the Epsom course, only
nine having carried off the double event, and of these, three
also won the St. Leger, viz., West Australian, Gladiateur and
Lord Lyon. The following horses won both at Newmarket
and at 'Epsom: Cadland, Bay Middleton, Cotherstone, West
Australian, Macaroni, Gladiateur, Lord Lyon, Pretender and
Shotover. However, we sincerely trust that, for Lord Fal-
mouth's sake, he will form another on the already illustrious
scroll.

Galliard has been so recently described in this paper and
his pedigree given at length that suffice it to say that he is a
brown colt, by Galopin out of Mavis, and as good a looking
horse as a man can clap his eyes on, and the man who has
one to beat him is lucky indeed, and when seen stripped
with "the Tinman" up he will doubtless start a very good
favorite, and those who backed him prior to his Newmarket
victory will stand on velvet.

Goldfield was bred by Mr. Crowther Harrison, a well-
known and successful Yorkshire breeder. He is a brown
horse, by Springfield out of Crucible, by Rosicrueian, her
dam Apple Sauce, by Camerino (by West Australian) out of
Pineapple, by Knight of Kars out of Evergreen Pine, by Or-
lando, etc. He did not appear in public until the Doncaster
September meeting, when he won the Rous Plate, where he
beat the favorite, Mespilus, Esa, etc. He was then beaten by
Hauteur in the Clearwell, running, however, a good second.
At the same meeting he was unplaced for the Middle Park
Plate. His best performance, however, was at Sandown,
where he won the Great Sapling Stakes, beating the Prince,
Bookery, Adanapaar, Potosi, etc., and wound up the season
by running second to Ladislas in the Dew hurst Plate, con-
ceding four pounds to the winner, behind the pair being
Energy, Acrostic, St. Blaise, etc. But useful horse that he is,
we think him hardly good enough to carry Lord Cadogan's
popular Eton blue to victory.

The Prince is a bay colt bred by his owner and trainer,
Charles Blanton, and is by Balfe (by Plaudit) out of Lady
Sophie (Exeter's dam), by King Tom, her dam Bridle, by The
Saddler out of Monceda, by Taurus out of Mona, by Parti-
san. The Prince ran five times as a two-year-old, and only
gained one winning bracket. However, he was a backward
horse, and one that evidently wanted time. The first time of
asking he was beaten in the July Stakes, being unplaced to
Macheath, Fulmen and Tyndrum. He then won the Bous
Memorial Stakes at Goodwood, Bonny Jean being second,
and the colt by Springfield out of Lent Lilly third. Behind
these three were Britomartis, Lilac, etc. He was then un-
placed in the Champagne at Doncaster, and in a similar posi-
tion in the Bous Memorial Stakes at the Newmarket First
October meeting, and then wound up his two-year-old career
by failing to concede nine pounds to Goldfield for the Great
Sapling Stakes at Sandown, beating, however, Bookery,
Adanapaar, Pastry Cook, Potosi, etc. The Prince will, we .
think, be fitter to run at Epsom than when beaten in the
Guineas. He is sure to run forward, and may get a place,
but we hardly think he will be found good enough to carry
the Newmarket trainer's colors successfully.

We now come to a prominent favorite in Beau Brumniel.
He is a bay horse, and was bred by Mr. McKenzie, and sold
by him to Matthew Dawson, who in his turn sold him to Lord
Hastings.

Beau Brummel is by George Frederick out of Ma Belle, by
Lord Clifton, her dam Dulcibella, by Voltigeur out of Priest-
ess, by the Doctor. His first appearance was in the Mostyn
Two-Year-Old Plate at Chester, in which he was third to
Camilla and Madrid. He was then stripped forthe Woodcote
Stakes at Epsom, which he won cleverly by three parts of a
length, Hauteur being second and Tyndrum third, Sym-
phony, Sigmophone, Lilac, Massasoit and Etarre following
them home. At Stockbridge he ran second to Alec Taylor's
Hetty colt for the Mottisfont Stakes, Wild Arab and Mahar-
anee being behind them. His next was, however, his best per-
formance, as he beat Macheath at a difference of three pounds,
Export, Bon Jour, Crown point and Wenonah bringing up
the" rear. His last performance wasunsuccessful, as he failed
to get nearer than third to Macheath and Adriana in the
Bous Memorial at the Newmarket First October meeting.

Beau Brummel is undoubtedly a good horse, and, taking
his running with Macheath, has a great chance; still we
fancy he will find the distance further than he cares about,
and will fail to get home.

Highland Chief is a bay colt, bred by his owner Lord Elles-
mere, by Hampton, out of Corrie, by Stockwell, her dam
Mayonaise, by Teddington out of Picnic, by Glaucus. In -the
Newmarket first spring meeting he was beaten by Songless
for the Stud Produce Stakes, beating Kate Craig, Lady
Brooke, Topping, Father Prout, etc. He then earned his
first winning bracket in the Exeter Stakes at the July meet-
ing, Britomartis being second, and Bon Jour third, Bed Gold,
Comanche, etc., finishing behind them. His next perform-
ance was when he failed to beat Bookery and Adriana in the
thirty-fifth Triennial Produce Stakes, Duchess of Cornwall
and Narcissa being beaten off. Macheath then gave him three
pounds and a half-length beating in the Middle Park Plate.
In the Houghton meeting he beat Prince Batthyany's Ful-
men in the Homebred Sweepstakes, and then retired into
winter quarters with a defeat, as he failed to beat Mr. Craw-
furd's Keir in the Houghton Stakes.

Highland Chief ran a good horse, always being there or
thereabout. However, if, as it is said, there is anything the
matter with his pipes, good bye to all chance of his winning
the Derby. However, we trust it is nothing but idle rumor,
for his noble owner's sake. Heis-sureto win some nice
stakes ere the season closes, even if he does not actually take
one of the classic events.

Sigmophone is a bay colt, the property of Tom Cannon, by
Young Trumpeter out of Eau de Cologne, by The Promised
Laud, her dam Smelling Bottle, by Sprig of Shillelagh out of
Vinaigrette, by Bentley. He ran six times and won twice,
viz., the Stockbridge Cup, beating Mowerina, Athola, Golden
Eye, etc., and the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, beating
Britomartis, Lacoon, Kate Craig, Bon Jour, Adriana, Rook-
erv, Light o' Love, and Tyndrum. Sigmophone was a very
useful horse, and like training on. We think, however, that
the Derby is too high game for him, but unless we are much
mistaken, his name will be heard of in some important race
before the season closes.

Lord Falmouth has two colts besides Galliard engaged in
the Derby, viz.: Grandmaster, by Kingcraft out of Queen
Bertha (Wheel of Fortune's dam), who we may dismiss at

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once as not good enough, but Prince Maurice, an own broth-
er to Dutch Oven, we are told, is an exceedingly nice colt,
and a fine mover. He never ran as a two-year-old. How-
ever, Matthew Dawson should know what o'clock it is, with
Beau BrummeL Galliard, and Prince Maurice.

Ladislas was a bay colt, and was bred by LordRosslyn, and
sold by hini to M. Lefevre. He is by Hampton out of Lady
Superior, by Caterer, her dam Penance, by The Flying
Dutchman out of Kosary, by Touchstone, her dam Crucifix,
by Priam. It will be seen from this that Ladislas is of a fast
and also of a staying family. The first time he appeared on
a racecourse was at Four Oaks Park, were he could only get
third to Rookery and John Jones for the Great Midland Foal
Plate. He was next beaten in the Lavant Stakes at Good-
wood, won by Export. At the first October meeting at New-
market he ran a dead heat with Mr. Crawfurd's Lovely, Yan-
duara, Wenouah, and L'Fille du Regiment beingbehiud the
pair, Ladislas afterwards walking over. His next perform-
ance disappointed his friends sadly. It was in the Middle
Park Plate, and the Saturday previous he had been galloped
most satisfactorily with Hauteur, Archer and Fordham being
up, to be certain that no mistake was made, and he was
backed to win a large stake. He, however, never got within
hail of the winner, and was beaten by his stable companion,
Hauteur, with Loates up. However he wound up the season
by winning the Dewhurst Plate, Goklfield second, and Acros-
tic third, whilst in the ruck were Energy, St. Blaise, Regain,
and Ettarre. In this race he proved that the further he went
the better he liked it, and as real stayers are scarce, when
we find one like Ladislas we are bound to make him danger-
ous.

St. Blaise is a chestnut horse, by Hermit out of Fusee, by
Marsyas, her dam Vesuvienne, by Gladiator out of Venus,
by Sir Hercules, and was bred by Lord Alington. His first
appearance was at Stockbridge, where he won the twenty-
fourth Biennial, beating The Duke, Ducrow, etc., at the
same meeting walking over for the Troy Stakes. His next
win was at Goodwood, when he won the Molecomb Stakes,
Elzevir, Montroyd and Bonny Jean being behind him. He
finished his two-year-old career by winning the Troy Stakes
at Newmarket, Pebble being second and colt by Kisber out of
Bellicent third. St. Blaise is now the property of Sir F.
Johnstone, but we think the company at Epson will be too
good for him. We are afraid it is unnecessary to make much
mention of the American horses engaged, as there is nothing,
we fear, to follow in the steps of Iroquois.

The Duke of Westminster has one or two dark ones en-
gaged, viz., Thorgrim, by Doncaster out of Freia, and Win-
chester, by Doncaster out of Windermere. The latter is said
to be able to gallop above a bit.

Ryan also has two in Cornfield, by Springfield out of Cro-
cus, and Newfield, by Springfield out of Sunshine, both of
which are well bred enough to satisfy anyone, which applies
also to Hamako, by Hermit out of Hippia, and consequently
an own brother to Nellie.

It is a thousand pities that the deaths of Prince Batthyany
and Air. Crawfurd should have caused Fulmen, Macheath,
Keir, etc., to be disqualified. There are several dark horses
engaged of which we know nothing, and the field may be
swelled by such as Adanapaar, Auctioneer, Montroyd, Pad-
lock, Export, Bon Jour, Madrid, Dick Swiveller, etc, which
may be dismissed with scant notice, although we think the
latter will turn out a useful horse, and in conclusion we
think that Ladislas will win, whilst Matthew Dawson may
not improbatly furnish the two placed horses with Galliard
and Beau Brummel, and we like them the best in the order
named. The Prince is sure to run forward, but we are of
opinion that the distance will be found too far for Highland
Chief.

We had almost forgotten to mention Lord Bradford's Lao-
coon, by Lacydes out of Adversity, by Adventurer, her dam
Stockhausen, by Stockwell out of Citron, by Sweetmeat; her
dam Echidna, by Economist. Now during the winter we
heard a most favorable account of this horse, and trust for
his lordship's sake it was a correct one. He ran twice last
year without earning a winning bracket, the first time in the
Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, when he ran third to Sigmo-
phone and Britomartis, and the next time he appeared was in
the Middle Park Plate, where he was unplaced.

Last May we were at Worsley, Lord Ellesmere's seat, in
company with Good, Lord Falmouth's stud groom, and in
the course of conversation we asked him: "What are the
best two-year-olds at Newmarket? " "Ladislas and our horse
Galliard," was the answer, and events have so far proved he
was not far wrong. — N. Y. Sportsman.

Entries at Salt Lake.

Racing1 and Trotting at Chico.

Cmco, May 10, 1883.— Racing, mile neats, three'in five, for purse and
stake of 82:25.

Marion Bigca' b m Edna Conger 2 1 1

Jas T. Mclntosb's b c Fred Ackerraan 1 2 ds

Time— 2:45,2:53, 2:51.

Same day — Trotting, three in five, for purse andj^take of S75.

J. T. Mcintosh's b g Dutchman 1 1 1

Cbas. Sherman's bg Roanoke 2 2 2

Tlme-2:45A, 2:39£, 2:44.

Thursday, May 11— Purse and stake $50 ; mile heats, three in five,

J. T. Mclniosh's blk m Blue Bells, by Prompter 1 1 2 1

T. Barnard's b m Verona, by Alexander 2 2 1 2

Marion Biggs' br g Chico, by Lodi dis for run'g

Charles Sherman's wh g Modoc dis for run'g

Time— 3:00, 3:0F., 3:02, 3:04j.

Pools before the start, Blue Bells and Verona selling even,
Modoc third and Chico fourth ; after first heat, Blue Bells 20
to 10 for Verona ; after third heat, even in the bos but some
outside bets $60 on Blue Bells to $40 for Verona.

Same day— Match ; S50 a side ; half forfeit ; mile heats, two in three.

J, T. Mcintosh's b g Dutchman (trotter) received forfeit

Burnbam's b m Edna Conger (pacer) paid forfeit

This match proved no race. While warming up Edna,
owing to the heavy condition of the track, cut her quarters
fearfully, and paid forfeit. Pools and outside bets declared
off.

Same day— Trot ; heats of a mile, two in three.

Chaa. Sherman's wb g Modoc 1 2 1

Marion Biggs' br g Cbico, by Lodi 2 1 2

Time-3:11,3:10, 3:11.'

Occasional.

A Newmarket correspondent of BelVs Life speaks as follows
on some of Mr. Keene's horses : " Marsh, as every one is
well aware, has been compelled to stop Foxhall in his work.
This, of course, is a very unfortunate affair for both trainer
and owner, but it has 'not surprised me in the slightest, as in
my notes some time ago I hinted that I thought there was
something wrong with the son of King Alfonso and Jamaica.
Golden Gate, in this stable, has improved wonderfully in ap-
pearance since last season and goes remarkably well. Blue
Grass, an animal the Yankees had a rather high opinion of
last year, but who certainly disgraced himself in public, has
grown into rather a good-looking horse, and he is moving
much better behind now than when I saw bim run for the
Cheveley Stakes, and we may yet see this son of Pat Malloy
and Amy Farley do something useful. "

The following is the list of entries to the 6takes and
purses of the Salt Lake Jockey Club:

No. 1, May 29 — The inaugural rush; purse, $300; for all
ages; $50 to second; one mile.

Stemler & Ayers' b g Joe Howell, by imported Bonnie
Scotland — Eva Shephard.

J. T. Gilruerfc b h Bed Boy, by War Dance— Neilson by im-
ported Sovereign.

M. M. Allen's b h Jocko, by Cariboo — Reply by Enquirer.

J. F. Wisdom's b m Ordnance, by War Dance — Bonnie
Kate.

G. Covington's c h Euchre, by Leiuster — Flush.

F. McCoy's c g Pike's Peak.

No. 2, May 29— The Livery Stable Stake for three-year-
olds; $50 eutrauce, $25 forfeit, $300 added, $100 to second,
third to save entrance; 1£ miles.

E. J. Baldwin's b c Gano, by Grinstead — Santa Anita.

George Howson's b m Augusta E, by Monday — by Nor-
folk.

M. M. Allen's blk fThaby, by Tom Bowling— Colleen Bawn.

M. M. Allen's c f Gifi, by Tom Sawyer — by Gilroy.

J. T. Gilmer's c c Lorillard, by imported Moccasin — Vixen
by imported Saxon.

W. H. Pierce's b g Beauregard.

No. 3, May 29— Trotting, 2:30 class; purse, $700, first $400,
second $200, third $100.

C. F. Samson's w m Happy.

J. Mathewson's b g Frank L, formerly Orphan Boy.

J. T. Wisdom's b m Lady Faustina, by Vermont.

M. M. Allen's c m Ethel, by Messenger Duroc — Coquette.

No. 4, May 29— Club Purse; $150; all ages; $100 to first,
$50 to second; one-half mile dash.

George Howson's b h Jim Douglas, by Wildidle — by Nor-
folk.

W. H. Pierce's c g Johnny.

G. Covington's c f Formosa, by Sun Dance — Norma.
No. 6, May30— The Club House stake for all ages; $25 each,

play or pay, $300 added $100 to second; J of a mile.

Geo. Howson's b h Jim Douglas, by Wildidle— by Norfolk.

Stemler & Ayers' b g Joe Howell, by imported Bonnie Scot-
land— Eva Shephard.

Thos. McCoy's c g Pikes Peak.

J. P. Woolman's b m Bolus, by imported Buckden— Jennie
C by Daniel Boone.

W. H. Pierce c g Johnny.

G. Covington's c f Formosa, by San Dance — Norma.

No. 7, May 30— Trotting, 2.50 class; purse $300, first $175,
second $75, third $50.

C. F. Samson's b g Laster, by Almont — Mother Hubbard.

D. Hutchinson's blk gZip.
Jas. Mathewson's b m Millie D.

Alfred Thompson's blk g Signal, by Black Bird^by Signal.
J. W. Montgomery's g g Grey George.
No. S, May 30— Pacing 2.35 class; purse $250, first $150,

second $75, third $25.
J. C. C. Glantield's r g Blue Dick.
M. Heinau's brs g Tommy H.
C. W. Carrington's bk g Missing.

E. Burke's b g Barney..
No. 9, May 31— The Salt Lake Derby, for three year-old

colts and fillies; $50 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500 added; $100
of which to second, $50 to third; also plate valued at $100,
presented by Joslin & Park; H mile.

E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford — Maggie Em-
erson.

George Howson's b m Augusta E, by Monday — by Norfolk.

M. M. Allen's bk f Thaby, by Tom Bowlin— Colleen Bawn.

M. M. Allen's c f Gilt, by Tom Sawyer — by Gilroy.

J. T. Gilmer's c c Lorillard, by Imported Moccasin — Vixen
by imported Saxon.

W. H. Pierce's b c Beauregard.

No. 10, May 31— The Saloon Stake, for all ages; $25 each,
play or pay; $300 added, $100 of which to second; 1 mile
heats.

Stemler & Ayers' b g Joe Howell, by inrported Bonnie Scot-
land—Eva Shephard.

Stemler & Ayers' s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker — Puss by
Norfolk.

Thos. McCoy's c g Pikes Peak.

J. T. Wisdom's b m Ordnance, by War Dance — Bonuie
Kate.

No. 11, May 3*1 — The Railroad Handicap, for all ages;
purse $300, $100 of which to second; owners to Handicap
and start at the weights named; 1 mile and 500 yards.

Stemler & Ayer's s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker — Puss by
Norfolk.

J. P. Woolman's bm Bolus, by imported Buckden — Jennie
C by Daniel Boone.

G. Covington's c h Euchre, by Linster — Flush.

J. T. Gilmer's b h Bed Boy, by War Dance — Neilson.

Thos. McCoy's Pikes Peak.

No. 13, Junel — The Hotel Stake, for all ages; $50 entrances,
S25 forfeit, $500 added, $100 to second, $50 to third; 2]
miles.

Stemler & Ayers' s g Fred Collier, by Joe Hooker — Puss by
Norfolk.

Thomas McCoy's c g Pikes Peak.

J. T. Gilmer's b h Bed Boy, by War Dance — Neilson.

M. M. Allen's b h Jocko, by Cairboo— Reply by Enquirer.

J. F. Wisdom's b m Ordnance, by War Dance— Bonnie
Kate.

No. 15, June 1— Club purse, $200, all ages, first $125, sec-
ond $50, third $25; one-half-mile heats.

George Howson's b h Jim Douglas, by Wildidle — by Nor-
folk.

Thomas McCoy's e g Pike's Peak.

W. H. Pierce's sg Johnny.

G. Covington's c f Formosa, by Sun Dance— Norma.

No. 16, June 1— Trotting, 2:40 class; purse $400, first $250,
second $100, third $50.

C. F. Samson's br g Dexter, by Almont — Mother Hubbard.
James Mathewson's b m Millie D.
J. W. Montgomery's g g Gray George.
J. T. Wisdom's g g Greenback, by Glencoe Chief— by Ven-
ture.

D. Hutchinson's blk g Zip.
No. 17, June 2 — Selling race; purse $250, $75 to second;

horses entered to be sold for $1,500 to carry entitled weights;
two pounds off for each $100 under fixed valuation; winner
to be sold at auction immediately after the race, and any ex-
cesB over entered price to be divided between the club and
second horse; 14 mile.

Thomas McCoy's s g Pike's Peak, to be sold for $300.

J. P. Woolman's b m Bolus, by imported Buckden— Jennie
C, to be sold for $500.

George Covington's c h Euchre, by Lainster— Flush, to sell
for $500.

J. T. Gilmer's b h Red Boy, by War Dance— Neilson, to
■ell for $1,000. *

No. IS, June 2— Trotting, free for all; purso $1,000, first
$600, second $300, third $100.

C. F. Samson's w m Happy.

E. J. Travis' rn g Tommy Dodd.

Jas. Mathewson's b g Frank L, formerly Orphan Boy.

J. T. Wisdom's b m Lady Faustina, by Vermont.

Cheney Luce's ch g Pat Hunt, by Old Tecumseh— by £t.
Clair.

Three events, the Merchants' Stakes for two-year-olds, five-
eighths of a mile, the Trottiug Purse for the 2":35 class, and
the Flash Stakes for two-year-olds, three-quarters of a mile,
did not till.

Flora Temple.

Flora Temple was bred by Samuel Welch of Oneida coun-
ty, N. Y., foaled iu 1S45, sired by Washington Loomis' Sorrel
Bogus, dam Madam Temple, by a spotted Arabian horse.
Flora Temple, the subject of this notice, was one of the most
celebrated trotters that ever appeared on the American course.
She left a monument to her memory by the unexampled
number of races won, and the indomitable energy and iron
will with which she contested for the palm of victory in every
heat and every race in her long and successful career, which
leaves an honest record in her famous history that will live
as long as the horse finds admirers.

The memorials of her gallant contests stand out in bold
relief on the most brilliant pages of the trotting register, as
beacon lights, to illuminate the path of her successors, and
to show the world her memorable triumphs, on a hundred
battle fields, unprecedented in the annals of racing.

Flora Temple was small — so diminutive in size, and plain
in appearance, that she sold for $13 when a colt, and after-
wards would have exchanged for as many thousands, when
in the palm of her greatness and glory. Flora was pur-
chased, when four years old, for a livery stable, by Richard-
son & Kellogg of Eaton, Madison county, N. Y. One year
finished her career in the livery stable. In the month of
June, 1S50, one of her owners started with Flora, in con-
nection with a drove of cattle, for New York, and disposed
of the future queen of the turf to Mr. Velie of Washington
county, N. Y., for the sum of $175, who shortly afterwards
sold her to Mr. George E. Perrin of the City of New York,
for $350, who commenced training this wonderful mare for
speed. Her first race was a match with Vanderburgh's grey
stallion, for $500 a side, mile heats, the stallion to draw a
250-pound wagon, Flora to go to harness. The mare won her
maiden race in gallant style. She was soon after started
against some of the fastest trotters then on the course, and
seldom found her equal. As a campaigner, she had no su-
perior. She was constantly on the go, and slept in the cars
with all the equanimity of the veteran tourist.

She was the first mare to beat 2:20, which crowned her
queen of trotters of her day. She lowered the record, at
Kalamazoo, in 1S59, down to 2:19f, which remained on the
sporting calendar unequaled for nine years. On August 16,
1S59, she trotted a two-mile race with Princess over the
Eclipse Course, L. I., which she won in 4:50.}, which re-
mained the fastest two-mile record for twenty-one years.
Flora Temple started ninety-nine times, and made the ample
return to her ownei'S of the enormous sum of over $100,000.
She won more races with less defeats than any other horse
that ever lived, at least preceding her glorious career. She
performed herculean labors, by traveling over nearly every
state in the Union, to exhibit to admiring crowds her won-
derful powers, that had vanquished so many distinguished
horses, and scored the fastest time on record.

She stood without a peer, in all the majesty of aconqueror,
the idol of the public, and the invincible heroine of her
race. She must have had an iron constitution to stand so
much labor, and to crown her labors with so many signal
triumphs over the best horses of her day and generation.
She was on the course till over twenty years old, with the
exception of a few years of vacation that she reposed upon
her laurels, and died December 21, 1S77.

Flora Temple left the course without a rival. She was re-
tired to the breeding stable, the property of Mr. A. Welch, of
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Penn., where she bred three
colts from as many different sires, and died at thirty-two
years old. Her produce was a bay filly, Kitty Temple, foaled
186S, by Rysdyk, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian; bay colt,
Prince Imperial, foaled 1869, by William Welch, sou of Rys-
dyk's Hambletonian; bay filly, the Queen's Daughter, foaled
1871, by imported Leamington.

Money for the Trotters.

The stewards of the Eastern Grand Trotting Circuit held a
meeting at Rochester, N. Y., on the Sth inst., to arrange dates
and programmes for the season. The Narragansett Associa-
tion of Providence, R. I., was admitted as a member. The
following dates were assigned to the several associations:
Pittsburg, July 24 to 28, inclusive ; Cleveland, July 31 to
August 3, inclusive; Buffalo, August 7 to 10, inclusive; Roch-
ester, August 14 to 17, inclusive; Utica, August 21 to 24, in-
clusive; Poughkeepsie, August 2S to 31, inclusive; Hartford,
September 4 to 7, inclusive; and Providence, September 11
to 14, inclusive. The following programme for sach place,
except Hartford, was adopted: First day— Purse $1,500, for
the 2:29 class; purse $1,500, for the 2:24 class. Secoud day
— Purse, $2,000 for the 2:22 class; special purses that have
closed. Third day— Puree $1,000, for the 2:20 pacing class;
special purses of $4,000; purse $2,000, for the 2*20 (rotting
class. Fourth day— Purse $1,500, for the 2:26 rlass: purso
$2,000, free for all pacers; purse $2,000, for the 2:1(1 class.

The special programme for Charter Oak Park, Hartford, is
as follows: First day— Purse $2,000, for the 2:23 class;
purse $2,000, free for all pacers. Second day — Purse $10,-
000, for the 2:19 class; purse SI, 000, for tbo 259 class; purso
$1,000, for the 2:37 class. Third day— Special purse, $4,(HX);
purse $2,000, for tlu- 2:25 class ; purso $1,000, for the 2.15
class. Fourth day— Purse $2,000, U-v Hi.- 231 class; purse
$1,000, for the 2:33 class; purse $1,000, for the 2:20 pacing
class. It was decided that the entries throughout the circuit
should close on the Monday night before the Cleveland meet-
ing, July 30.

The contract to build the new pavilion of the Sonoma
County Agricultural Park Association, to be ready for occu-
pation early in the season, has been let. It will be b hand-
some, commodious, and substantia edifice, 60 feet front by
120 feet depth. The site for itiainthi P l (rounds, at the
racecourse, a mile from town.

The Tnlare Valley Agriculto i will bold their

first annual races at Yisalia ou May 3t, Juno 1 and 2.
Among the features of the last day will be a stallion exhibi-
tion with cash premiums for the beat ron-lst-.r, draft and
thoroughbred stallions.

The Cayucos, San Luis Obispo county, Jookoy '
completed a half-mile racetrack on the lands of A
zinni, one and a half miles from that town.

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May 19

THE SACRAMENTO RACES.

First Two Days of the Spring Meeting of
the Capital Turf Club.

The Spring meeting of the Capital Turf Club opened Tues-
day under very favorable circumstances, the weather being
pleasant, the track in superb condition and the attendance
fair, in fact good, for the rirstday, and those that "were present
were "well rewarded for their attendance. Contrary to the ex-
pectations of Friscoites, the rain of Monday night skipped us
almost eDtirely and the sun shone nearly all day, making it
fine racing weather. The runs made in the half-mile and
three-quarter dash will bear me out in the assertion, and it is
to be regretted that many who were present at the Oakland
meeting were not fortunate enough to have been present
Tuesday. The spriag meetings of this club should certainly
draw a better attendance the people should recognize the
impetus given by the few to racing that is conducted honor-
ably. The members of this club do not desire to make any-
thing out of these meetings; on the contrary they are willing
to give their time, money and experience in these matters
for the purpose of making the breeding of racers in this coun-
try a success. The entries made show that the owners are
doing all in their power to furnish amusement for the people,
which they should recognize.

The first race on the programme yesterday was a half-mile
dash for two-year-olds. The entriesjwere Pritchard's Bazaar —
Dunbar filly that won the five-eighths at Oakland, Mackey's
Mileta that made such a poor showing in the same race,
Baldwin's Grinstead filly, Appleby's Neilson, by Wildidle and
Liebenthaler's Leinster colt, which did not start. In the
pools Pritchard's filly owing to her well-earned run in
the five-eighths, was prime favorite at $40, Baldwin at §25,
Mackey at §20, Appleby §20. The betting near the close,
however, chopped so that Appleby and Pritehard sold about
even for choice at $23, with Mackey last at S6, in §50. The
delay at the start was very tedious; this made the backers of
Pritehard feel sanguine, while those of Baldwin and Appleby
felt opposite, knowing full well the disposition of the latter, as
she was very uncontrollable after the first breakaway. On the
sixth attempt the flag fell to a very fair start, Mileta prob-
ably getting a little the best of it, but all running. She lead
around the upper turn,|making the first quarter in 24.1, a driv-
ing clip.' At the head of the stretch Howson on Pritchard's
filly made a run at her, but she shook him off quite handily;
from the seven-eighths pole home whip and spur were applied
with vim, but the produce of Lever and Malta held the lead
and won by about girth in 0:50, Pritehard second, Baldwin
third, Appleby fourth. Thus the Kancho del Paso redeemed
itself and showed that the selection of Mr. Haggin's Eastern
purchases was not bad in this case.

SUMJIAEY.

Agricultural Park Course, Sacramento, May 15.— Capital Turf
Club— Running; one-balf-mile dash for two-vear-olds; £25 entrance,
Slo forfeit, S1U0 added.

Jno. Mackey's b f Mileta, 107 (Kelly) 1

W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Bazaar— Dunbar, 107 (Howsont 3

E. J. Baldwin's cb f by Grinstead — sister to Clara, 107 (D ) 3

W, L. Appleby's bf Neilson, 107 (Kennedy)

Time 0:50

The low pools having won in the first events caused quite
a gathering of bettors at the box for the second race, as the
American bettor generally plays for even— don't care to win
much, and don't propose to lose if possible. The second
race called forth the unsettled question of superiority of the
contestants, which has not, as yet, been decided, as the three
starters have all won from each other a three-quarter dash.
The money that each has won or lost for its backers would
satisfy a Bohemian in point of riches, and procure for him
the elegant lunches often dreamed of, but seldom had. The
tap of the bell for saddling up caused the blankets to be re-
moved from the handsome forms of Jim Douglas, Joe Howell
(old vet.) and Premium. A murmur of satisfaction as to con-
dition arose from the knowing ones, and as they cantered
around to the starting post in charge of Mr. Isadore Town-
send, the starter, many who had backed one really did not
have the stamina to stay, but sauntered up to the pool box
and kind of covered on one of the others. Jim Douglas'
weight being 127 pounds, being penalized seven pounds as
winner of the Hearst Stake, made many of his old-time
backers fearful lest the heavy weight would prove a serious
hindrance, but such proved not altogether well-founded.
The average pools showed Howell favorite at §40 Dou«las
$24 and Premium $14. They got away the first time with
an average start, Douglas probably getting a length the worst
of it, but running; old Premium off first, as usual. Having the
pole, she made the pace very rapid with both the horses
crowding her to the half in 0:25. Around the upper turn
Douglas, who was third, made a run at Howell, who seemed
to let out one of those reserved links of his, and he in turn
made a run at the old mare, but she had a little speed left
and refused to yield the track to Joe, but at the three-quarter
pole old Joe made another run at her and succeeded in get-
ting on even terms with her, with Douglas trailing them both.
Here all three whips were pulled simultaneously, and from
there home they were plied with a will. The excitement was
great, and I never saw such a contest— not even the mile
dash at Oakland excelled the riding of Duffy, Guerro and
Howson; all rode for dear life. But as the old saying is
"Blood will tell; age ain't nothing." At the drawgateold Joe
shook himself and drew away from them onlv just enough to
say bo, and beat Douglas and Premium, who ran dead heat for
second placeonly a girth, in 1:15. This race has shown what
a horse Douglas is— taking up ten pounds over Howell and
twelve oyer the mare, run three-quarters in 1:151. There is
Borne talk of making a race between these same three of five-
eighths of am.le with 110 pounds on eaoh, for an inside
stake of Sl.oOO. Should this be consummated itwillbe a dif-
ficult problem to solve as to which one will walk off with
the stake. It will make a very interesting race.

SUMMARY.

M^"°l'KC'i»rAT;,f>i,1,E Cn.ln"K' C"m^ T™r Clud, Sacramento, Cal„
M»t, 15, 18S.i._p.unnln«, three-quarter- mile dash; free for all- S25 en-
trance, 810 forfeit 8150 added. . ' w en-

Btemljr * Avers' b g Joe Howell, 117 iDnnw l

G*o. Bownon's b h Jim Douglas, 127. . . mwi'Jii.1 A

Jno. Mackey's eh m PremlvL. 115 .7///.V.7::/:://.7:.7/::?G,!erro 0
Time — 1 :15.

The last race on the programme was a mile and repeat for
all ages. Duke of Monday, Sam Stevenson and Up and Up (a
new importation from the northern part of the State who
had he been in better trim, would have made a good show-
ing; these were the only ones that faced the starter. The
Duke bad the a. 11 in betting at $25 to $7 for the other two

(,ad the following summary will show that his backers were

-orreot:

l\°£»B R^r^"^lf"r*:E' CiTr"- TrmT ClOT- BWnUHXKTO, Mar
:-'S3T-?^l'%.inlIO'U"1™P<,»''r<'e,or,Ul; P«»° Si™. 825. to

•^nd, •ntranc* tr*:

i . Mickey*! b r Dukt of Mo*d»y. US (Qn.rr« 1 1

u . Murray's ch b Sun St*v«n«on, 119 ..' '(Dufltf 2 2

J. H. Muse's b g Up and Up ( Kennedy )|ais

Time— 1:45£, 1:46£.
Second Day.
Wednesday brought forth, the dark, dismal and threatening

clouds that overhung all day and broke out in a torrent of
rain about four o'clock in the afternoon. Notwithstanding
the bad weather, the attendance exceeded the first day, and
those who were unfortunate enough to have been present on
the Friday of last fair week can imagine what the aspect was
this day; the storm though not as hard came morej regular,
and the ducked drivers and rubbers felt that even in their
business they had to face the elements. This would have
been our gala day but for the inclemency of the weather, as
it was nearly a home occurrence, as the club had wisely pro-
vided for a race for named horses that are used generally on
the road. The time made in the mud shows them to be a
trifle better than road horses. The contest was for superior-
ity among a class of our citizens who delight to sit behind a
trotter and jog down the road during the beautiful summer
evenings for which Sacramento is noted. The first on the
programme to-day was a pacing race, mile heats, three in
five, for a purse of $200. The entries were
Schlutin's Prince, McDonald's Buzzy, Mcintosh's Fred
Ackerman and Greely's Grey Frank. Prince had the call in
the pools at $25 to §21 on Frank and §7 for the field. They
went off for the first heat at a good start, with Frank in the
lead, which he maintained throughout the heat, although at
times hardly passed by Prince. Frank won the heat in 2:3H.
This caused a revolution in the betting, Frank selling for ©20
against §7 for the field. Frank won the next two heats hand-
ily in 3:30S3 2:32J

sumjiabt.

Agrictjltubal Pabk Course, Capital Tukf Club, Sacramento,

May 16, 1883. — Pacing, Mile heats three in five, for 2 :30 class ; purse ^200.

J. Greeley's g g Grey Frank 1^1 1

Chas. Schlutin's br g Prince 2 2 2

P. Mcintosh's Fred Ackerman 4 4 3

N. McDonald's r g Buzzy 3 3 dis

Time— 2:31*, 2:30i, 2:32j.

After this followed the race for gentlemen's roadsters, which
proved very exciting, owing to local feeling evinced on the
part of the friends of each. The entries were D. H. McKay's
Golddust, John Batcher's Mayfly, J. W. Wilson's Dan and E.
K. Alsip's Unknown. Mayfly was favorite at $30, Field $28,
Dan $19. While scoring for the first heat the rain com-
menced. No postponement was asked, as all were anxious
for the race. They received the word after several attempts,
with Golddust in the lead, but he immediately left his feet
and Mayfly went to the front at a rapid gait, with Dan at her
wheel, and she could not shake him off.' They maintained
this position until the finish, although JWilson's made a
gallant effort to lift the black horse ahead at the finish, but in
so doing he lost his footing, went into the air and Mayfly
landed winner of the heat in 2:44f. Pools now sold, Dan
$25, Mayfly $1S, field $10, as manysnpposed that Dan could
have won this heat had he kept his feet. They got away on
the second heat with Mayfly at the pole. She led around
the first time, with Dan second, Golddust third. The race
down the back stretch was exciting, Schlutin holding his
mare steady, with Wilson on his wheel, shaking old Dan up.
At the half Dan lost his feet, dropping back a length or bo.
When Wilson got him down he struck a terrible pace, and
from the head of the stretch home it was as hard a race be-
tween him and Mayfly as one ever saw. Wilson shook the
bit in Dan's mouth, worked at him in every way, and
when within fifty yards the mare broke and Dan won
by about, a length, time, 2:42£. The pools sold now at $20
on Dan and $7 for the field. The backers of Mayfly thought
that Schlutin was too weak to handle the mare on a slippery
track so they prevailed upon Henry McConn to get in behind
her; the rain came now in torrents, track slippery, boys
shouting, and away they went amid much confusion and ex-
citement; Mayfly and Dan trotted double to the half-mile
pole, when the mare broke and dropped a peg; when Henry
got her straightened again, he went at Dan and drove him
out in 2:42 with Mayfly on his shoulder, Unknown third,
Golddust fourth. The backers of Mayfly seemed blue, and
she did not find many who would stake $5 against S20 on
Dan, it seemed such a sure thing for Dan to win it, although
this heat in 0:42 with mud hoof-deep made him very weary.
The next heat Schlutin again got up behind her. Away
they went with Mayfly and Dan side by side, throwing
mud right and left. Every inch of ground was contested
for by the two favorites. Dan led all the way; when within 40
yards of the score he left his feet, owing tothe tired condi-
tion of Wilson, to longer steady him, and" Mayfly won in
2:46£ with Dan second, Unknown third and Golddust fourth.
Pools now sold at $20 for Dan against $20 for the field.
The last heat was started in a heavy shower with the track
sloppy. Wilson relinquished his seat in this heat to Tim
Kennedy who went off with Dan about two lengths in the
lead around the first turn, making a hot pace; this he kept to
the half with the mare trailing; when rounding the upper
turn Dan left his feet and the mare passed him; he never
overtook her from there home, she beating him out by a
length in 2:49, winning the race. The small pool-buyers
now had the track, and amidst the rain and mud, the loud
hurrahs went up for the grey mare. This was an exceed-
ingly exciting and interesting race. About S10, 000 went in-
to the box on this race.

6UMMABT.

Agbicultueal Pabk Course, Capital Tubf Club, Sacramento, May
16, 1883.— Trotting race, mile heats, 3 in 5, for named horses; purse $150.

Jno. Batchen's g m Mayfly 1 2 2 1 1

J. W. Wilson's blk h Dan 2 112 2

E. K. Alsip's b h Unknown 3 4 3 3 3

D. H. McKay's ch h Golddust 4 3 4 4 dis,

Time— 2:44i, 2:42J, 2:42, 2:46$, 2:49.

This ended the day's sport, as the 2:30 trotting race had
to be postponed. The prospects of the club up to date are
very bright. To-day (Thursday) is'sunshine, the clouds hav-
ing disappeared, and it is possible the track will bo good
enough for the remainder of the week. More anon.

Mile and a Quarter.

Sacramento, May 17. 1S83.

The Three-Minute Race.

The trotting purse for the three-minute class, offered by
the State Agricultural Society, closed with following entries:

L. J. Rose, San Gabriel, b g La Grange.

Henry McConn, San Francisco, b h Arab, by Electioneer,
dam Lady Hamilton.

W. B. Todhunter, Sacramento, b h General, byGen.Eeno,
dam Marysville Queen.

P. Farrell, San Francisco, b h Barney B, by Sargent's
Patchen, dam unknown.

C. F. Taylor, Marysville, bg Blockade,, by Bondo, dam by
Selim.

C. J. Ellii, Los Angeles, b h Bob Mason, by Echo, dam
Belle Mason, by BelmODt.

J. B. McDonald, Marysville, b f Hazel Kirk, by Brigadier,
dam Fannie, by Jim Brown.

J. W. Donathan (P. Johnson's), Oakland, bg Scandinavian
— pedigree unknown.

P. Kobson, San Francisco, b h Col. Gannon, by Sam
Purdy, dam Woodburn & BeUmar'-fl mare.
* Chas. Darid (S, S. Drake), Vallejo, b f Sister, by
Admiral, dam, Black Flora, by Black Prince.

Wm. Corbett, San Francisco, b g JoeArthurton, by Arthur-
ton, dam Flora.

ATHLETICS.

The Firemen's Tourney.

The State Firemen's tournament took place at Gilroy last
Tuesday and Wednesday and was not seriously interfered
with by the scowling weather. Light showers were frequent,
sufficiently so to make the track a trifle heavy, but not to
make any postponements necessary. About 4,000 people
were in attendance. The exercises of Tuesday began with
the Hook and Ladder races. The conditions were to run
300 yards, put up a thirty-foot ladder and send a man up,
time to be taken when the ladder man's hand touched the
topmost round. The contestants were the Eagles of San
Juan, a team from Santa Clara, and the Eurekas of Gilroy.

The Santa Clara team ran first. They passed the line ten
feet at the outcome and lost time. Their ladder work was
also awkward. The watches stopped at oSf seconds.

The Eurekas of Gilroy then took the track and made a fine
start, but ran the first half too fast, causing some of the run-
ners to labor at the finish, and 60 seconds was the best they
could do.

The Eagles of San Juan came next and made a clean and
sharp run, throwing up the ladder without a hitch and get-
ting a record of 53J. This was the time reported by the tim-
ing officials, although the non-official made it thrje seconds
faster. The prizes were awarded as follows:

Eagles] first prize, $150 in coin. Santa Clara team second,
$100 in coin. Eurekas third, Climax fire extinguisher. The
Eurekas were also winners of the prize for slowest time, a
hog.

The second event was the contest between juvenile hose
teams, to run 300 yards, unroll 300 feet of hose, break coup-
ling and get on water. Teams from Gilroy and Hollister
participated and the result was a dead heat in 1 :04f .

On Wednesday the hose races were decided. The condi-
tions were to run 400 yards, unreel 300 feet of hose and get
on water. The teams ran as follows:

Californias of Watsonville, 1: 15.

Vigilants of Gilroy, l:15f.

Tanners of Santa Cruz, 1:16|.

Alerts of Santa Cruz, 1:12|.

Pilots of Santa Cruz, 1:13}.

Pajaros of Watsonville, l:14f.

Eurekas of Gilroy, 1:12.

The Hopes of Santa Clara started but met with an accident
and|did not run through.

The Wide Awakes of Hollister ran but were protested for
changing men during the run and unreeling hose before the
line was reached. Prizes were awarded as follows:

First, $300 in coin, Eurekas of Gilroy.

Second, $175 in coin, Alerts of Santa Cruz.

Third, $100 in coin, Pilots of Santa Cruz.

Fourth, $25 in coin, Pajaros of Watsonville.

Hollister Wide Awakes took the hog.

The Watsonville diamond belt, competed for by Hollister,
Watsonville and Santa Cruz, was won by the Santa Cruz
Alerts.

The dead heat between the juveniles of Gilroy and Hollis-
ter was then run off and was won by the Gilroy team. Time,
Gilroy, 1K)2|; Hollister, 1:06*. Mr. Henry Miller presented
the winners with a special prize of $50,
.*.

The wrestling exhibition by Wm.Mnldoon andDonaldDin
nie will not take place on Monday as announced, unexpected
difficulty in finding a suitable hall having been experienced.
Of course it is not pretended that the primary object of the
wrestlers in testing each other's merits is to capture as large
as possible an amount of gate money. It is said that there 11
$250 a side staked on the match, and the money is certainly
"up, "but whether the winner will take the stake is altogether
another matter. Professional athletes, as a rule, do not jump
in with a week or ten days' preparation and compete for $250
of their own money, as the alleged stake in the present match
is said to be. Aside from all considerations of the stake
money, however, the match will undoubtedly be worth see-
ing, as Dinnie is a champion at his style of wrestling and
Mnldoon a champion at his. The terms of the match are
that the men shall wrestle half an hour Scotch style and
half an hour Grasco-Koman style, and that Dinnie
shall throw Muldoon twice as often as Muldoon can throw
him. Dinnie appears to have the best of the match, as he
claims that in wrestling Scotch style if any part of a compet-
itor except his feet touch the ground he shall lose a fall.
It ought to be much easier for the brawny Scotchman to
bring Muldoon to his knees or on one of them, than for the
sturdy New Yorker to throw the " Heelan man " a square fall
Grfeco-Boman style, Muldoon is, however, confident and ev-
idently intends to wrestle to his full ability. He is training
at the Ocean House. The match will take place Wednesday
night at the Mechanics' Pavilion.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies hy mail or
telegraph.

J. E. G., Los Angeles:

Wells-wood, gr h, foaled 1857, by imported Yorkshire.
First dam Grisette, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Fandango, by imported Leviathan.
Third dam imported Gallopade, by Catton.
Forth dam Camillina, by Camillus.

Fifth dam by Smolousko. See Brace's American Stud
Book, Vol. 7, page 501.

Names Claimed.

By J. H. Tennent, Pinole, Cal.

Lorna Doone for brown filly, large star in forehead, off
hind leg white, foaled April 24, 1SS3; by Steinway; first
dam Lady Dudley, by Tom Dudley ; second dam by Bert-
rand Jr.; third dam by Pacolet ; fourth dam by Sir Solomon,
son of Sir Archy.

Maria W for a brown filly, large star in forehead, foaled
April 28, 1SS3; by Whipple's Hambletonian; first dam Pino-
la, by Pinole Patchen ; second dam by Owen Dale.

Striped bass have been taken at the Crystal Springs reser-
voir recently which weighed eight pounds.

1883

JP* §mte mxtl gpttx\$mmi.

309

BASE BALL.

A Decidedly Poor Game and its Cause.

The attendance at the sixth championship game between
the Haverlys and Niantics at the Kecreation Grounds on
Sunday last was hardly up to the numbers which witnessed
the previous baseball contests. It is regretted that the actions
of certain players have been such as to disgust the warmest
supporters of the game and thus severely handicap any
and all efforts to bring about a season characterized by good,
sport andgood feeling. Some time before the opening of the
season, the Breeder and Sportsman anticipated similar
action by an elaborate review of the history of the game on
the Pacific Coast, stating that its decline was solely attributa-
ble to the dishonorable practices of certain players who never
allowed an opportunity to pass for an exhibition of conduct
that would not be tolerated in a friendly game unattended by
spectators, and much less during the progress of league games.
The prospects for a successful and eventful season were never
more promising than at the outset of the present games.
Not alone were the clubs as a rule composed of ball players,
but the management of the clubs was entrusted to gentlemen
of undisputed ability and standing in the community, and
it was reasonably to be expected that under their supervision
the games would be conducted in an orderly and professional
manner. If their efforts in this direction have been nullified
and if the contests henceforward fail to attract even much
smaller audiences than they do at present, the fault can be
readily traced to the players themselves. It might be sug-
gested that the member who so openly compromised the clubs
last Sunday be expelled, and this done, an attempt should
be made to have the present management continue. The
hint is worthy of the earnest consideration of the league
clubs, as the only practical way out of the difficulty. In
view of the above facts it could hardly be expected that the
game should result in anything but a one-sided affair, es-
pecially as regards the fielding. At the bat the Niantics
were unusually weak, and during the entire game they scored
a total of six hits as against seventeen for their opponents.
Their fielding was execrable, with the solitary exception
of Finn, who played brilliantly throughout. The Haverlys, on
the contrary, were in excellent form and did heavy work in
the field and at the bat. Morris was fortunate in making
four hits, all of which were heavy grounders, on which he
made three runs. F. Carroll behind the bat for the Haverlys
did the best playing seen this season and was frequently ap-
plauded during the game. There wasa remarkable disparity
of errors between the competing teams, the Niantics summing
up a total at fourteen and the Haverlys two. Making due
allowance for the inability of the Niantics to control the ec-
centricities of their pitcher, their fielding is still a matter of
surprise, as the easiest plays were fumbled and lost. Fol-
lowing is the score:

J. Carroll, 2 o & p

Donahue, s s 4

Sweeney, p & 2b &3b 3

Finn, 3b & p 4

Sullivan, rf 4

Egan, lb 3

Lawton, c 3

Fogarty, If 3

Lyman, C f..

NIANTICS.

TBHBHPOAE

12 2

) 2 2

10 0

0 2 0

3 0

HAVEBLTS.

IBEBHPOA E

BarneB, lb 6 4 2 4 0 0

Sohr, If 6 2 3 3 0 0

Levy.c f 6 2 1111

Morris, 3b 6 3 4 10 0

F.Carroll, c 6 2 2 16 0 0

Me egan, p 5 2 10 10

Gagus, 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0

Sheridan, s s 5 110 11

Johnson, r f 5 2 0 0 0 0

Totals ....31 2 6221014 Totals 50 2117 25 3 2

Innings 1 23456789

Haverlys 1 18 0 12 0 8 *— 21

Mantles 0 0110000 0—2

•The Haverlys did not play their ninth inning.

Earned runs— Haverly 2, Niantic 0. Left on bases— Haverlv 3, Nian-
tic 2. Struck out— Haverly 1, Niantic 13. "Wild pitch— Sweeney 1,
Meegan 1. Base on balls— Haverly 1, Niantic 1. Two-base hits-
Barnes, 1, Morris 1, Meegan 1, Carroll 3. Umpire— H. Videau, Scorers-
Fisher and Egan.

League Gam

3S.

e California Base

Games won and lost by clubs of th

Ball

League from April 1 up to date:

9

Q

a

a

0

a

a

0

a

P

^

e.

B Q

9

PS

a

§

a

P.
O

©

1

1

*

2

16

1

1
0

13

4

*

Total Games Lost

2

0

2

2

5

49

56

•Game

postponed on accou

at of ra

in.

Since the above review was in type, it appears that
Sweeney, pitcher of the Niantics, has been expelled from the
league and that John J. Mone, president of the California
Base Ball League, has resigned. This is to be regretted as
no more enthusiastic patron of the game can be found on the
coast. The causes which inspired the resignation will, no
doubt, bring the game into its former disrepute. That the
club needs to be reorganized is quite apparent.

Announcement is made that the Haverlys on the 20th
inst. will play the Union Club of Sacramento for the cham-
pionship of the State. As neither club has yet any claim
to be recognized as a champion pending the conclusion of
the league games, the winning team will have a long road to
travel before being entitled to championship honors.

Secretaries of interior clubs desirous of playing the Haver-
lys of this city are requested to address A. Piatt, Manager,
627 Bush street.

YACHTING.

Opening Day of the Pacific Yacht Club.

The opening day of the yachting season under the auspices
of the Pacific Yacht Club, even after the postponement of the
5th inst., was not attended by the fine weather which has
characterized similar events in the past. The sky was over-
cast during the entire day, and beyond the fact that the
heavens refrained from shedding what fanners are jubilant
in calling copious showers, the day was not calculated to
cause even the most ardent yachtsman to go into ecstasies.
On the following day, however, beautiful weather prevailed
and a most enjoyable sail was experienced. As the hour ap-
pointed for the yachts to get under way approached, the
whan "-s were lined with people anxious to witness the start,
and pro: lptly at 1 1 o'clock the signal gun was fired by Com-
modore ?hilip Caduc, the fleet following the flag ship Annie,
and looking neat and trim. As they passed the city front

from Saucelito on their trip to Hunter's Point, they looked
beautiful as they sped before a fair wind. Rounding Hun-
ter's Point, rate of sailing followed on the return to the club
house, and resulting in favor of the Halcyon. The following
yachts participated : Ariel, schooner Nellie, Chispa, Ram-
bler, Halcyon, Fleur de Lis, sloop Nellie. Con O'Connor, Lur-
line, Thetis, Whitewing, Lively and Frolic.

Halcyon

Lurline

Nellie

O'Connor

Fleur-de-Li9 .

Annie

Ariel

Frolic

Whitewing. . .

Clara

Rambler

ChiBpa

a

o a

12::i2:u5
12:35:30
12:37:00

12:3-j:43
12:32:23
12:34:34

P. JI,

1:56:00
2:05:00
2:14:30
2:01:30
2:07:00

P.M.

2:12:35

2:16:35

2:31:12

2:22:1

2:27:20

2:37:55

2:45:15

«.

M. S.

:39 :40
:41 :05
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:«:30
M :35
:05:30
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The Aggie was recently on the Merchants' Dry Dock, and
seemed the worse for new copper. A bad leak was found
forward, but beyond giving her a coat of paint and tackiDg a
few strips of copper nothing was done.

THE KENNEL.

The Poisoned Dogs.

Last Tuesday night some of the members of the Kennel
Club met at the Occidental Hotel to take some action relative
to the poisoning of Carroll's and Orndorf 's dogs during the
late show. A short discussion revealed some facts decidedly
uncomplimentary to the managers of the show. When it was
first found that the dogs had been poisoned, several persons
offered large rewards for the discovery of the poisoner and it
was generally understood that the managers, who had more
interest in the matter than any one person except the owner
of the dogs, would take steps to have the contents of the dogs'
stomachs analyzed with a veiw to conducting a vigorous
search for the offenders. Mr. Carroll left the hall with this
understanding and being quite sick during the nest two
days paid no attention to the matter. The carcasses of the
dogs were left in the hall in possession of the managers, one
of whom was present at the hall nest day. Instead of pre-
serving the dogs' stomachs, he allowed them to be thrown
away and with them all proof of the poisoning was lost.
Without them it is useless to attempt any search after the
evil-doer, for while it is generally known that the dogs were
poisoned, no legal proof esists of that fact. The gentlemen
who put their dogs on exhibition had a right to espect that
the best of care would be taken of their pets and while there
is no reason to assume that the poisoning occurred through
any specific neglect of the management, no escuse can be of-
fered in palliation of the failure to take proper and prompt
steps to bring to justice the evil-doers. The gentlemen who
allowed their names to be used as a guarantee that the show
would be properly managed have no reason to congratulate
themselves. Dissatisfaction at judging was to be espected,
but they had a right to ask that the dogs be properly cared
for and the show conducted in a proper manner. Many es-
hibitors complain that their dogs came back poor and dirty,
evidencing neglect in many ways. There was not enough
help placed at the disposal of the superintendent and a nig-
gardly plan of doing things prevailed. Many of the prize-
winners have not yet received their medals and have good
cause for complaining on that account. Theblame should be
placed where it rightly belongs. The few gentlemen who
compose what is known as the Kennel Club agreed with the
public to be responsible for the fair judging of the dogs.
Mr. Levy, the manager of the show, and who alone had any
interest in its pecuniary success, agreed on hisfpart to care
for the dogs, provide sufficient help and give certain prizes.
If he did not do so, he alone is to blame. Unfortunately the
gentlemen whose names were used had no sort of power or
control over Mr. Levy and while some odium may at-
tach to them for the shortcomings complained of, they were
powerless to do more than request and advise. Had their
advice been heard, Mr. Levy would have had to spend .a few
dollars, ^but in return he wouldjiave saved a good deal of
grumbling.

♦

Corrected List of Prizes.

As stated last week, several mistakes were made in all the
published reports of the awards made in the setter classes at
the late dog show. The corrected statement follows:

English Setter Dog— First, H. D. Bartlett's Bob Boy,
Farmer's Queen — Miller's Jo; second, J. C. Nealon's Dick.

English Setter tBitch— First, E. H. Farmer's Queen, Belle-
Belton; second, T. B. Jacobs' Fannie.

English Setter Pups — First, E.H. Farmer's Marks, Farmer's
Queen — Miller's Drake; second.John De VnnU's Royal Duke;
V. H. C, H. D. Bartlett's California Rose; H. C, R. W. Mar-
tin's Jim Budd; H. C, H. A. Mayhew's Mars, Belton II —
Coin II.

Llewellin or Field Trial Dog — First, E. L. Mayhew's Dan.

Llewellin or Field Trial Bitch — First, Henry Payot's Cleo-
patra.

Llewellin or Field Trial Pups— First, D. M. Pyle's Daisett;
second, J. B. Martin's Chispa ; V. H. C, E. L. Mayhew's
Topsy.

Many of these dogs were classed improperly, and had to
be reclassed by the judges in accordance with the rules. No
prizes were given for Laverack setters, but several dogs en-
tered as Laveracks got prizes as Llewellins.

Last Sunday and Monday the Schuetzen Verein held their
annual spring shooting tournament at Schuetzen Park, Ala-
meda. The club were very liberal with their prizes, giving
about fifty prizes, of different values. A large number, prob-
baly twenty-live prizes, were donated by friends of Schuet-
zen. The club has at present about 150 members, moat of
which are excellent shots with the rifle. The shooting at the
last tournament shows some fine scores. This evening the
seventy prizes will be distributed at the new Turn Verein
Hall on Turk sreet. We will give the list of winners in our
next.

Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote: Beat City Extra, 85 C5&SG Ofi; medium grades,
f4 50&85 25; Slipping Superfine Hw,*4 25.

WHEAT— The dullness of the Liverpool market Is felt to Borne degree
Id our local market in this grain, especially In cargo prices. Millers
are holding back, and but little business has been done lately. Tho
present quotations are No. 1, ?I 77J ". $1 B0. No. 8, 31 73] ->, 175

BAR LEV— The lock of confidence among operators has affected a de-

cline in the prices of this craid. Recent sales are No. 1 SI 141 '5! Si 15
do June, SI 09* ; do seller 1883 SI 05 £> ctl.

OATS-Fair Feed, SI 85&31 95; Good, 82@»2 15; Choice, 82 30®
£2 35 J) ctl.

RYE— Quotable at Si 65.«.?1 85 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $27 p ton; Cracked Com, $3S p ton;
Shorts, S15 50a$17 %> ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks Bell to the trade
at S35 p ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, 120(5)122 p ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, S10£?H; Wheat, S1Ca$18; Wild Oat, $1G^?18; Mixed.
810&S13 ^ ton.

STR \W— ."tic? 80c per bale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, lG^lCJc; California, Hams, 15®15ic
for plain, lEgftUO^o for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, lGKIGJc; California Smoked Bacon 15&15*c for heavy and
medium, and 16@16io for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15i&
15ic; Pork, $18 50 0*19 for Extra Prime, S20Jr$20 50 for Prime Mess,
S24 50^25 for Mess, $25 60&326 for clear and 26 50S$27 for extra
Clear; Pigs" Feet, 816(5 ?18 p bbl; Mess beef, $15 50 for bote and ?850
for hf bbls; Extra Mess Beef, $16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis-
Family Beef, $18^18 50 fc> bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13*c.

FRUIT— We quote: Apples, 40c&50c for common and $l£$l 50 P
box for good to choice; Lemons, SC&SG 50 per box for Sicily; [Cali-
fornia Lemons, 75c,a?l 50 per box; Lime9, $Ca$7 per box for Mexican;
Bananas, 1 60@$3 t> bunch; California Oranges, $1 «.$1 50 for com-
mon and S2S 3 for good to choice p* box; Pineapples, $5«.$6 V dor.
Western Cranberries are offering at $15tt$17 $* bbl ; Strawberries,
$6p.?10 V chest according to variety. Raspberries, 50c per basket.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Summer Squash, 8S.10c fc> lb; Carrots,
37-icS250c; Turnips, 7GC&S1; Cauliflower, 81®H 2fi ■£- dozen- Cab-
bage, SI (SSI 50 p ctl; Garlic, 3*c p lb; Celery, 50c t? doz; Dried
Okra. 20c^25c; Dry Peppers, 10c<U2Jc £> lb; Green Peas, 2*5:Hc for
common, and l\,p.8c for sweet; Rhubarb, G&Scperlb; Mushrooms, 75c
(231 P box; Tomatoes, $2(ajJ2 50 ^ box, Cucumbers, 20cS5l 75 perdoz.;
Asparagus, $1 12JS.S1 50 j> box; Sprouts. 3c p tb.; Artichokes, 10c '3
15c t> doz.; String Beans. 10,o 12c ff lb.

POTATOES— River Red, 6O;a70c; Early Rose, 50S70c; Tomales
and Petaluma. $1 05 a1 12$ 3? ctl; New, l$C&2c per lb

ONIONS-87Jr=@Sl for good to choice.

BEANS— Bayos, $5; Butter, S3 25g.S3 50 for small and S3 50 ®S4 for
large; Lima, S3 80; Pea, $3 50; Pink, $4 7&S.S4 80; Red, $4 G0^$4 70;
small White, $3 50; large White, $3&3 25 ft ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots: Fancy, 25c; choice, 23S24c; fair
to good, 17(S22c; inferior lots from country stores, l&al7c; firkin,
old, 20S22jc for choice; new, 22£.25c; pickled roll, 20S.26; Eastern
17® 20c.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14c for choice: ll®12ic for fair to
good; do, factory, in boxes, 14®16c ; Eastern, 16al7c.

EGGS— California, 23&25c & doz; Eastern, 23®2*4 per doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, _22&23c; do, Hens, 22®23c;
Roosters, S7S$7 50 for old and S10®Sl2i for young; Hens $7 50®
S9; Broilers, S4®$5, according to size ; Ducks, $G®$8 50 &
dozen; Geese, $1 50@$1 75 p pair; Goslings, $1 50®-?2 25 p*r
pair.

GAME— Snipe, 32 25®$2 50 for English and 75cS$l for common;
Hare, $1 25®il 75; Rabbits, $1 25£$1 50.

WOOL— We quote: Choice Northern Free, 22®2ic; Choice Northern
Burry, 17®19; Calavaras and middle counties, 20® 23; San Joaquin and
coast, choice, 16®18c; San Joaquin and coast, inferior, 13®15; San
Joaquin and coast, year's clip, 14®18c.

HIDES AND SUNS— Dry hides, usual selection, 16i®17c p lb;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c P lb less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Dry Calf. 17c® 22; Salted Steer, over 55 Iba, lie p lb; Steer
and Cow, medium, 9ic®10c; light do, 8®8.Vc; Salted Kip, 15 to 30
tbs. 9i®10c; Salted Calf, 13®15c p tb; Salted Teal, 125 13c; Sheep
Skins, 25®30c for Shearlings, 30®60c for Bhort, 50c®9.c for
medium, and $1®_S1 40 apeice for long wool and wool skins.
Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 8®8ic p ft for rendered and ll®12c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughter-
ers to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 8$®9c; medium grade, 7£®8c; inferior, 6i®7c
^ ft.

VEAL— Large Calves, 7®8c; small ones, 9® 10c p ft.

HTJTTON— Wethers are quotable at 4J®5c and Ewes at 4®i$c p
ft, according to quality.

LAMB— Spring is quotable at 6®6$c P ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 8®8ic for hard and 7®7^c for Boft; dressed
do 10$®llc p ft for hard grain hogs.

SPEED PROGRAMME

OF *THE

Third Dist. Agricultural Ass'n

AT CH1CO, (AL, COMMENCING TTESDAY, AIG. t8, '83.

DIRECTORS:

A. B. Collins, Wv. Hawkins, James Sheltox, J. W. B. BContgok<
ery, L. B.. McIntosh, H. C. Wilson1, U. S. Nye, C. C. MAsun.

OFFICERS :

C. C. Mason, President : J. H. Krause, Secretary ;
nek, Treasurer,

$3,000

STAKES

Chas. Faulk*

$3,000

is

STACES

PURSES. ^^JflJBlfcjiriittiJPURSES.

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AIG. S8. 1883.

No. 1— Trotting race; 3-minute class; mile heats, best three in five, to
hanifsa uul to rule, for a purse of $300; first horse to receive $180, sec-
ond 190, third $30.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, Al'G. 19.

No.2— Doolev Stake ; running race; three-quarter dash for all two-
year-olds; ent nine i- >:y>; p. p. ; SIM added; second colt to save entrance.

No. 8 — Union Hotel Stake; runntnerace; free for all three-year-olds;
entrance $23, p. p.; $150 added; second horse to save entrance money;

1 llliU'H.

No.4— ReavlsStake: running race; uucee-ronrtlu of a mile and re-
peat for a purse of $200; first horse to receive $150, second $-"x\ 1-ntrauce
free.

THIRD DAY. THt'RSDAY, Al'G. 30.

jTo. 5— Trottingrace; 2:10class; mile heats, best three In five, to li.ir
nessand to rule, for a purse of $200, for all horees owned in the district]
first horse to receive $120, second $0U, third $20; Koanoke and Dutchman

No. 6— Pacing race; 2:30 claim; mile heats, free for all, best three in
five to harness and to rule, for a purse of $300: firet horse to receive
$160, second $90, third $30.

I ol i; t II DAY, FRIDAY, AIG. 31.

jfo.7— Trotting race: 2:22class: mile heals, best tliiep inflvr.i.i har-
ness and to rule," free tor all, for a purse of $600; first horse to receive
..ud $a*i, third $li>, fourth $m.

js'o s— Trotting race: lor a purse of $300; free for all fonr-TMr-OUU
owned in district; first horse to receive $lb0, second $*, third #30.
FIFTH DAY. SATl'KlrAY. SEPT. I.

No 10— Bnrk k Mansflel'l Btalce : running race: one-half m
prat; fr.-efur all; entrance $25, $100 added, second horse to save en*
trance money. .„. . .-.. ,

^-0 in— Fashion Stable Stake; running race; ilasti of two and one-
quarter miles; free for all; entrance $50. forfeit $23, $300added, second
ho rite to nave t-ntraiiee money. ... ,

No 11— Consolation Purse; running race; sIiirI<* d.'isdi of one ami one-
eighth miles, for a purse of $230. for all bt-atni horses; entrance free;
first horse to receive |U0, second |7S(thl I

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association Rules to govern all trotting and pacing

In all trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three to start. Entrance,

t. n p.r.. nt, to ae.-otnpany all nominations.

111. I \v -ific Coast Blood norse Association Rules to govern nil run.

" Non starters for ranrJngracw will be bold for entrance.

No monev paid for I race without a

Non-Starters ion: H,. ■ I- ! ltI .,ui th- .lay previous to the ra.-.- tl,. ;,

ir,- ,. nira 1 i n lief of'' * o'eloek p. in.

■ i, ..r'r'.-.l, ;..,,.■,„■; II..- cnllfiA-I.M,... i..- Ii.mI "111 bo entitled to Unit

""VloriiescntorcdtorpnrBeflCanoiiK I-- withdrawn l>y eoruent of tho

A§eiitrleBfori»CMtoolo«e with the Secretary at Chlco. Autfiutl.

ls-n,i.''R.1,.',r',i''.'.'fkil'.r'.'rinr, will b»e r.l„..I.,l.- &m ol UU "«k and
ol r.ice», and guarantee that they will be kept
in tir-t claaa condition. . * .. .,

The above ml' ■ in r> .:.»rrt to entries and eond.ictlni: tl
Itrlctl] i nforced In - i all pur.o.an.1

ifter the Judges have rendered tl.wlr decision, ami d<

'•'""l- «-. «-. JIAS..V

j . n Kiui-si:, Beeretarj.

10

<gke gfcetkr and jlnm-tsrrmti.

May 19

HEED AND SWINE.

Summer Management of Pigs.

Every farmer should make the best use of Ms resources.
Grass is a cheap food for pigs, and a most healthy and profit-
able diet. Much of the profit on pigs must come from a
proper use of grass as summer food. Some have expressed
very grave doubts whether pigs can be fed at a profit in pen
all their lives, but we do not think there is any doubt about
it. For, if the best feeding will not pay for the food given
pigs, then they must be considered unprofitable animals — a
position wholly untenable, as it has been abundantly proved
that the pig is the best utilizer of food on the farm. We fully
believe in the use of grass for pigs; and, if obliged to keep

fiigs constantly in pen, would carry the grass to them, pure-
y as a matter of health, but better health will make better
thrift. We know that pigs will pay a profit when every
pound of food from the the first to the last day of their lives
* is charged at the market price. But this requires full feed-
ing, with due regard to every precaution for health.

If these doubters mean that the pig cannot be fed at a prof-
it, wholly upon concentrated food, we shall not dispute the
conclusion. But it is not difficult to give pigs the benefit of
grass or other green food in pen.

We fully believe in the economy of pasture for pigs in sum-
mer, and that every one who feeds a considerable number of
pigs should always provide pasture for them. Pasture may
furnish a large part of their food, and furnish it cheaply;
but grass should not be the exclusive food, for, in that case,
the growth will be slow, although a healthy growth. Much
valuable time is lost by feeding pigs sparingly in summer,
for this should be the most rapidly-growing season; and if
they only half gi'ow through this most favorable season, and
the other half is put on in the cold season with grain, the
profit is largely if not entirely lost. One-half or one-third of
the grain fed to pigs upon pasture that is required to produce
the winter growth would add quite as much.

It should be remembered that the grass will give the food
of support, besides some food of production, and the grain
added will go wholly to production or profit. Whereas, if
this extra growth is delayed till winter, it will take as much
extra food to keep up animal heat without growth as it would
to have produced the extra growth in warm weather.

It is, therefore, quite evident that pigs should be pushed
rapidly forward in summer, when everything is favorable for
the most rapid and healthy growth. The case is somewhat
different in regard to youDg breeding sows. These should be
given a vigorous growth, but should not be pushed so per-
severingly as fattening pigs. These young sows may be kept
principally on grass, with a small feed of oats or wheat mid-
dlings to give them a strong, muscular growth.

These young breeders should have plenty of exercise, and
therefore a good range of pasture. Very little, if any, corn
should be allowed them, as it is too heating for the young
blood. Food that will grow muscle and bone is mostneeded.
Linseed nieaL in small quantity, is a most excellent food for
breeding sows. It keeps the stomach healthy and furnishes
a large proportion of food for muscle and bone. The breed-
ing sow needs a large, rangy frame, and this can be produced
to a great extent by the food.

More care than is usual should be given to cleanliness and
furnishing pure water. The pig cannot resist all possible
malarial influences any more than other animals. Human
c holera is supposed to be bred by uncleanliness and a malarial
utmosphere. Why should the pig be expected to maintain
health when its water is alive with the germs of disease, and
it sleeps in a mud hole ? The pig is, no doubt, our most
abused animal, and yet his great impoi tance in our home
Bupply of food, and in swelling our foreign commerce more
thau one hundred millions a year, would seem to entitle him
to better treatment. — Live Stock Journal.

Are Shorthorn Cattle Hardy?

Yes, we answer, unhesitatingly, as much so as any other
breed of cattle in existence, wiien properly reared. They
have only become delicate when foolishly stuffed from birth,
with an excess of rich food, kept shut up from healthy out-
door exercise, and housed alike from summer heat and winter
cold. There are thousands of thoroughbred and high grade
Shorthorns in the Western States that have been reared with-
out an hour's shelter of any kind, and had no other food
since weaning, than grass, from spring to autumn, and the
run of a cornfield in the winter; and these prove so superior
when full grown, as to win the highest prizes often over all
other cattle at the various stock exhibitions throughout the
country. Shorthorn bulls when delicately bred, taken to the
gi eat western plains, aud turned out there among a herd of
half wild cattle to " shirk " for themselves, as a matter of
course could not long endure such a life; but had they been
reared and kept in a proper manner, as some few of the wiser
ranchmen have latterly done, these bulls would have served
well aud lived to a fair old age.

The grade progeny of Shorthorn bulls out of Spanish or
Texas cows, one of the largest of the ranchmen says , "unite
the qualities uf the former with the power and activity of the
latter." And to this they undoubtedly add the further merit
of maturity two years earlier than their female ancestors.
They consume no greater quantity of grass, and turn out a
of beef worth from 60 to 75 and perhaps 100 per cent
more than the Spanish or Texas bullocks. The same story is
told in Great Britain, where Shorthorns and their grades
have spread rapidly during a century past, from their original
home in Durham, to the severe winter climate of the north
of Scotland and the very mild one of the south of England;
and throughout the country they are now successfully com-
peting in thrift [and at a greater profit in breeding and rais-
ith many of the various sorts of the natives.

The eelebrab <1 African traveler, Livingstone, wrote that in

one large district of that excessively hot country he found

a native breed of cattle as large as and closely resembling the

i Shorthorns iu all their points. A similar native breed

i led from time immemorial, in the cold mountainous

cantons of Switzerland.

Ui i the Shorthorns plenty of healthy food aud pure water,
and they will do as well as other beasts; but, we say, all
ought to be well sheltered from winter Btorms, by day aud
night, uud have shade to go into at will during the extreme
hot summer. On thin pasture, and rough, hilly, mouutanous
oaller and more active breeds are more profitable, and
theae should 1J(- kept iu such districts in preference to Short-
nryns, Horefords, and other large animals. — American, Agri-
c tturist.

J. W. Lover of Mountain View, Santa Clara county, has a
old, whioh makes thirteen poundaof
■ r in a week. We have not Mr. Laver's personal assur-
ing yield but understand the figures to come from

The Use of Scales in Stock Rearing.

It seems strange to Americans that British farmers should
be content to buy and sell live stock without weighing; yet it
is the exception, not the rule, that farm animals are weighed
in Great Britain. Platform scales, or weigh-bridges, as they
are called on the other side, are very rare on farms. They
are common on the larger stock farms of America, and their
frequent use is of great help to the stock-feeder. We have
known many men who claimed to be able to judge with won-
derful accuracy of the weight of animals, but we have found
few who did not sometimes make wide misses. So, too, the
scales are a better test than the eye of the comparative prog-
ress of an animal at different seasons. Continued practice of
frequently weighing stock would cause many even old feed-
ers to modify their opinions.

Yet the scales may lead one to form incorrect opinions. It
is unsafe to weigh one or two animals and judge the Hock or
herd by these. It is unsafe to take the results in any one
year, or with any one lot, as a fair average result. Great
gains or small gains in particular cases may sometimes be ex-
plained by the condition of the animal at the time of weigh-
ings. A cow will drink enormously at times, and this may
make a surprising apparent gain or a loss in two weighings
near together. Weighing after fasting is the more accurate
mode, but this is objectionable with cattle or hogs except
when to be sold.

Frequent use of the scales will clearly teach the young
stockman that there is much difference in the weight of cat-
tle when on grass and after they have been put on dry feed
in winter and have passed through a cold storm; also, what
is not so likely to occur to him, that he can better afford to
buy, at the same price per pound, a few days after cattle have
been turned on grass in spring than while they are yet on
dry feed; hut that he cannot safely defer his purchase long
after they are on the grass. Weighings when "full" and after
"dry yarding" will show him that buyers sometimes insist on
too great a deduction from full weights.

Polled Cattle as Milkers.

The question of the milking qualities of polled cattle be-
ing under discussion I want to call attention to the fact that
almost invariably a Galloway calf is fat, though owing more
to the quality than to the quantity of milk given. They give
small quantities of exceedingly rich milk. This is one of the
strong points in their favor for Western ranchmen. They
want their calves well suckled, but want no caked udders
caused by an over-production of milk.' The Scotch cattle
are notably a beef tribe, and that they take on fat the easiest
and under the most unfavorable circumstances, and furnish
a quality of beef from grass the nearest to stall fed of any of
the different breeds, is a fact which is spreading over the
West like a prairie fire and leading the polled cattle to the
head of the column, where they deserve to stand. As cattle
for the ranges, either in the Northwest or Southwest, the
Scotch Galloways seem to be the best adapted.

In Montana and the North, when the thermometer regis-
ters 20 degrees below, the ranchmen all tell us that the Gal-
loways are the first on the range in the morning, and the only
cattle which will paw away snow to get grass. On the other
hand, when the stinging flies of Texas are driving the thinner-
skinned animals to desperation in their efforts to drive them
off, the Galloway stands complacently and chews his cud, his
long, thick hair and tough hide being impregnable. No doubt
the black skins are average milkers, but the reasons above
mentioned, with numerous others, are what is giving them
such notoriety more than their dairy 'excellence. The beef
of this country is produced in the West, and the cattle best
adapted to stand the climate and usages customary are the
ones which will take the lead. — Breeder's Gazette.

Keeping" Old Cows.

It pays to run a machine as long as it can be made to return
a fair profit on the cost of operating it. Using the old ma-
chine saves interest on a new investment, and the continued
wear on it does not decrease its value, for the waste material
in a condemned machine will be the same whether it is wholly
or only half worn out.

The case is quite different with farm stock, which can be
used as food when it begins to diminish in- usefulness to its
owner. The man who keeps an ox or a cow till it pines with
old age is a double loser by so doing. It invariably costs
more in food and care to maintain an old animal than a young
one. As the vigor of life fails, digestion is less perfect and
assimilation slo wer and more difficult, and the waste is great -
er. As the decline goes on more and more food is required
to produce a given amount of labor, or milk, or meat. Old
animals can seldom be fattened at a profit, even if their flesh
was as valuable as that of younger ones, because it requires
so much more time and feed to do it. But their flesh is not
equal to that of animals in their prime, so there is a loss, both
in the quality and in the cost of producing. Old cows that
have been milked till their life force has been exhausted
make very poor and low-priced, as well as expensive beef.
When a cow has reached twelve or fourteen years of age, it
hardly pays to fatten her, if she could be had for nothing.
Some cows of extraordinary quality may be profitably kept as
long as they can be, for the sake either of stock or milk, but
average cows are better converted into beef before it would be
appropriate to call them old. — Live Stock Journal.

The food of pregnant animals is an important considera-
tion. Creatures in this condition should be well fed, and es-
pecially if they have to accomplich a certain amount of labor
or yield milk. The appetite is generally increased, and there
is a tendency to fatten. This tendency should be somewhat
guarded against, as it may prove troublesome, particularly if
it is allowed to proceed to an extreme degree, when it may
retard the development of the fetus, induce abortion, cause
difficult parturition, or give rise to serious after-consequences.
This precaution is more to be observed in the second than
the first half of pregnane}', when the food should be plenti-
ful, but not in excess, and flesh more abundant in the animal
than fat. The food should also be of good quality, very
nutritive, easy of digestion, and not likely to induce consti-
pation. Indigestion should be carefully guarded against, and
unaccustomed, hard, damp, bulky, fermentable, mouldy or
otherwise hurtfully altered food should be avoided, as it is
likely to prove indigestible, occasion tympanitis and produce
other injurious results. — Fleming's Veterinary Obstetrics.

To tell the age of Polled cattle, and keep a reliable record
of their pedigrees, it is necessary to make some distinctive
marks upon them. Tattooing the iuside of the ears is found
to be the best method. This has been practiced extensively
on sheep in Great Britain for many years past, aud now the
application is made to Polled cattle. An instrument for this
is made in Germany, which does the tatooing cheaply and
rapidly.

Danes as Butter Makers.

The Danes have acquired a wide renown for making butter
of fancy quality and for long keeping. The extraordinary
duration of their butter has enabled them during the past
few years to build up a considerable export trade in butter in
distant parts of the world. They are reported to have a
trade in butter in China, in the South American States — es-
pecially in Brazil— in the West Indies and in Spain.

Their management of milk is well calculated for producing
a superior quality of butter. It is more favorable to quality
than to yield. Cream is raised on the Swartz system, by
deep setting and low refrigeration. The principal part of the
cream — two-thirds to three-fourths — is quickly raised and re-
moved for butter-making, leaving a very sweet skim-milk,
holding one-quarter of the cream for making skim-cheese.
Of the principal part of this milk a soft and fairly palatable
and wholesome skim-cheese is made, which is economically
used as one of the necessary means of sustaining life, and as
a substitute for more costly animal food. It is doubtful
whether the nitrogenous, or flesh-forming elements with
which the milk they so .use abounds, could be put to abetter
use. It is certainly more consistent than the practice which
prevails extensively with us of feeding it to domestic ani-
mals to be converted into another form of animal food, at a
loss of four-fifths of its nutritious value. It is better also
than the course pursued to a considerable extent here, of
taking all he cream out of milk and then making it into a
poverty-stricken cheese, which the strongest stomachs must
make a desperate struggle to digest, and which is neither pal-
atable nor wholesome. Such cheese is neither profitable to
the producer nor consumer, besides standing in the way of a
more liberal consumption of better goods, and being a dis-
grace to our dairy interests. As the best of the cream rises
first, it is the poorest part for butter which is left back to go
into cheese, where quantity is of much more consequence
than the kind of fat used. The very fresh and sweet condi-
tion of the skim-milk, with the amount of cream left in it,
gives it a pretty liberal consumption in the families of the
producers and in the villages and cities within transporting
distance.

The practice of taking only the best of the cream for butter
is very general in Denmark, and secures a uniform and high
quality and a high national reputation for their butter, and
creates a demand for it abroad. Their mode of manufactur-
ing butter for export to hot countries is a little peculiar.
Nothing but butter of the longest keeping quality would
answer for this trade. The cream is all churned while sweet,
and the butter rendered, to free it absolutely of all foreign
matter, the presence of which is recognized as the cause of
the very perishable nature of butter. As souring is the be-
ginning of decay, it is not allowed to develop in the cream at
all. It is said to render the butter unsafe for long voyages
in hot climates. The pure and sweet butter fats are put up
in tin packages lined with wood filled with salt by being
treated with saturated brine, and then covers soldered on air-
tight. This is done to exclude air and heat. Put up in this
way, packages have been sent to China and returned to Co-
penhagen without any perceptible change, although no salt is
used in the butter so put up.

Copenhagen also furnishes considerable first-class butter
for London and Liverpool, where it has a high reputation.
For these markets it is not rendered, but is made very much
like our Western fancy creamery butter, except that all the
cream which would rise is not used. — Live Stock Journal.

Puerperal of Milk Fever.

Puerperal fever, otherwise known as milk fever, or partu-
rient apoplexy, is most common to cowsj who secret milk
abundantly, and is induced by high feeding, neglect of proper
care and insufficient exercise. At parturition the blood is
directed to the udder to promote the secretion of milk, but if
for any cause, as inflammation, the udder does not perform its
functions, the blood may flow to other parts and serious re-
sults follow.

The symptoms of milk fever are unmistakable. The cow
loses her appetite, her eyes become dull and heavy, the
tongue is dry, the pulse beats rapidly, the bowels are costive,
there is no milk secretion, her horns become cold aud gen-
eral weakness and debility follow. In advanced stages of
the disease the body becomes swollen, and unless a remedy
is then effected and the swelling reduced, the chances are
that death will ensue. The stockman should study these
symptoms, and the disease itself in various phases, so that
he may know how to treat it, or, what is better, take the
proper precautions to prevent its occurrence. The method
of treatment depends upon the condition of the disorder.
Bleeding may be resorted to in the early stages, if the animal
is in great pain and very feverish, or ice may be applied and
the legs rubbed. The blood should be diverted from the
brain by every means available, since it is generally directed
there, sometimes causing loss of the senses. Administer a
purging drink as soon as possible; small doses of some stim-
ulant, such as brandy or whisky, are advantageous. A good
cathartic is a pound of Epsom salts dissolved in a pint of hot
water, with a half ounce each of gentian and ginger, to be
given in one dose. In four or five hours after, and until the
action of the bowels is restored, give one-half the above dose.
If necessary an injection may be given of a half pint of spir-
its of turpentine, a quarter of a pound of treacle, a half
pound of salt, and two or three quarts of gruel, mixed.
Should the animal refuse to eat, give her every two hours or
so a drench of two quarts of milk, some linseed gruel, a tea-
Bpoonful of ginger, and a tablespoonful of molasses. En-
courage the flow of milk by rubbing the udder, and if this
should be inflamed rub it occasionally with soft| soap and
cold water. If at any time the bowels become costive again,
resort at once to the use of the purgative above named, or to
any other that will effect a similar result. Give the animal
the best of care; let her have plenty of good bedding to rest
upon. As the brain in this disease is frequently surcharged
with blood, causing a partial loss of the senses, care must be
taken that the animal does herself no injury. — Am. Agricul-
turist.

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A word about mutton. Do farmers generally know this
secret given me by an experienced butcher? To have the
best quality of mutton, keep the sheep to be slaughtered
from food for at least twenty-four hours and be careful to
keep the woolly side of the skin from contact with the car-
cass. This is not an easy matter. But kill as I say and dress
with utmost care, and even the merino will yield a really
good mutton.

An importer of Galloway cattle tells me that Scotch breed-
ers, on account of the increased demand for their cattle, are
beginning to be tempted to keep too many of their male
calves as bulls, many of which will not prove worthy of the
breed. I presume the same trouble will be found with the
Aberdeen-Angus

1883

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Restlessness at Milking:.

Cows are often troublesome on being milked, and the kicks
and knocks they receive for this restlessness only render
them more fretful. If the evil cannot be overcome by kind-
ness, thumps and loud language will never make them better.
But the fact is, restless habits were, in nine cases out of ten,
engendered in them by the treatment they received when first
milked, and when most probably they were dragooned into
submission. Udders and teats are very tender immediately
after calving, and especially after the first calving; and when
unfeeling, horny hands tug the teats in stripping, as if they
had been accustomed to the operation for years, no wonder
that the young and inexperienced cow should wince under
the infliction, and attempt to get rid of the tormentor by
kicking. Could the "critter" be otherwise than uneasy? and
how can she escape the pain but by kicking out a heel?
Straps and strings are then placed on the on the hind legs to
keep the heels down, aud the same is perhaps done to her
tail. Add to this the many threats aud scolds uttered by the
milkers, and a faint idea of how a young heifer is broke into
milking may be conceived. Some cows are naturally unac-
commodating and provoking; but nevertheless nothing but
gentleness towards them will ever render them less so. Some
cows are only troublesome to milk for a few times after calv-
ing, and soon become quiet; others kick pertinaciously at
the first milking. In the last case, the surest plan is for the
milker, while standing on his feet, to place his head against
the flank of the cow, stretch his hands forward, get hold of
the teat the best way he can, and let the milk fall to the
ground; and in this position it is out of the power of the cow
to hurt him. Such ebullition of feeling at the first milking
after calving arises either from feeling pain in a tender state
of the teat, often from an inflammatory state of the lining
membrane of the milk chamber, or simply from titillation of
the skin of the udder and teat, which becomes the more sen-
sitive as the heat increases; or, the udder being hard, gives
pain when first touched; and should it be difficult to soften,
the calf should be allowed to suck at least three times a day,
until the udder becomes soft. This will doubtless cure the
udder, but may cause another species of restlessness in the
cow when the calf is taken away from her; wherefore it is
preferable to let the milker suffer some inconvenience than
run the chance of the udder of the cow being injured from
the want of milking. Be the cause of the irritation or of the
restlessness what it may, one thing is certain, that gentle and
persevering discipline will overcome the most turbulent tem-
per in a cow. Milking affords different degrees of pleasure
to different cows. One yields her milk with a copious flow,
with the gentlest handling, another requires great exertions
to draw in streams not larger than a thread. The udder of
the gentle one has a soft skin, and short teats like velvet;
while that of the hardened one has a thick skin, and teats
long and tough like tanned leather — Prairie Farmer.

Pacific Coast Jersey Cattle Club.

The movement to organize a Jersey Cattle Club and es-
tablish a herd book for the territory west of the Rocky Mount-
ains has met with a hearty affirmative response from breed-
ers, over fifty of whom have already sent letters of assent
and commendation to Major Beck. This organization is not
intended as an "opposition " to any other similar association,
neither does it propose to lower or change the standards al-
ready fixed for the Jerseys. The dissatisfaction with the
management of the American Club of New York is wide-
spread and from the intimations of reliable gentlemen East,
West, North and South it would appear that there has been
a departure from the mutual benefit idea upon which it was
established and that it is in many case an obstruction instead
of an advantage. But aside from all these questions the
breeders of the Pacific Coast are numerous enough and
the interest of a sufficient magnitude to justify a home herd
book and association. The American Club is remote and in-
accessible, and has no advantages not enjoyed by the breed-
ers of this Coast for all the purposes it can possibly serve.
Gentlemen interested risk nothing but consult their own con-
venience and security by enrolling themselves among the
members of the Pacific Coast Club. The movement is crystal-
lizing into practical shape and this week the following cir-
cular letter was sent to all the known Jersey breeders and
owners within the territory designated:

Dear Sir: The undersigned breeders and owners of
thoroughbred Jersey cattle, believing it to be advisible, de-
sirable and necessary that a Jersey herd book be established
for this Coast, including all territory west of the Eocky
Mountains, cordially invite you to attend a meeting to be
held at Eoom No. 1, Stock Exchange building, San Francis-
co, June 16, 1883, at 1 o'clock p. m., when all matters per-
taining to that great interest, and the formation of a Pacific
Coast Jersey Cattle Club, will be fully discussed.
Robert Beck, A. Maillard,

James McM. Shatter, P. J. Shatter,

J. M. Requa, j. d. Fry,

E. H. Miller Jr., P. A. Fixxigax,

E. G. Sneath, Albert Dibblee,

William D. Bliss, William T. Colemax,

Jno. W. Coleman.
San Francisco, May 17, 1883.

Good Prices for Jerseys.

A few weeks ago the Breeder and Sportsmax printed a
description of the Jersey stock and dairy farm of Thro. A.
Havermeyer in New Jersey. On the 8th inst. a draft of cat-
tle, principally young ones, from the Mountainside farm were
sold in New York and the following good figures realized:
Heifer Amy La Grise 2d, $380; the heifer Mouse, $375; the
cow Elsprita, $850; the heifer Lady Arthur, $1,875; the
heifer La Financiere 2d, SI, 050; the heifer Carlos Primrose,
$855; the heifer Carlos Maud, $575; the heifer Crecapola,
$400; the bull Grilpolo, $710; the heifer Whipped Cream,
$725; the heifer Bergerelia 2d, $925; the buU Eoyal Dar-
ling, $950; the bull Hanibal Duke, $900; the heifer Bonnie
Grisette2d, $1,600; the bull Daldimon, $1,000; thebullBow
Carlo, $775; the heifer Flora D 3d, $750; the heifer Fa-
vorite's May 2d, $925.

♦

The quality of milk is impaired by allowing cows to drink
foul water, and to eat improper food. All know the bad ef-
fect of turnips in winter, and of wild onions and other
weeds, cropped while at pasture, in summer; but now comes
up something which has not been thought of as injurious
heretofore. This is from grass and hay grown on boned
land, or such as is fertilized by sewage. Distillery slop, per-
haps, is the worst of all foods for milk cows, and we do not
like it any better for fattening pigs. Milk from the cow, when
given improper feed or drink, affects cheese made from it,
more seriously than it does butter; but in either cases it is
bad enough, and sometimes, when drank, it is the origin of
deadly fever and various other fatal diseases.

ROWING.

Let it Disband.

The Pacific Coast Rowing Association held a meeting on
Wednesday evening and wrestled with the definition of the
word amateur. As usual, the association got thrown very
heavily, and after picking itself up in a very much demoral-
ized condition, took itself off, metaphorically speaking, on its
ear. We have before called attention to this so-called asso-
ciation and carefully refrained from saying a kind word of en-
couragement for it. Our reason is simply that the associa-
tion does not understand its duties and has given a sufficient
guarantee of its lack of honesty by hesitating to adopt the
proper definition of the word amateur. There can be no
such thing as a professional rowing association governing the
aquatic contests of this or any other coast. No such associa-
tion exists anywhere. No man who rows for his own or his
friends' money will listen to the dictates of any association.
The idea is ridiculous. A Pacific coast^rowing association, to be
recognized as an organization, must be strictly and purely
amateur in its aspirations. It must be entirely free from the
suspicion of harboring professionals under false colors.
Such an association would be productive of an increase of
interest among amateur oarsmen, who, at present, are ex-
ceedingly scarce in San Francisco. There is not a single
sculler on the bay who can pull two miles inside of sixteen
minutes who is an amateur under the most liberal definition
of the word. Nearly all the men who row at the South End
have competed time and again in professional races, and
should under no circumstances be admitted to an amateur
association. Some of these men are members of the new as-
sociation and the fact is sufficient to show that it has mis-
taken its duties. At the meeting on Wednesday the chair-
man stated that the association was formed to promote the
interests; of rowing and was neither for amateurs nor for
professionals exclusively. It is now in order for the associa-
tion to quietly disband and let some people of more intelli-
gence direct the destinies of amateur rowing on this coast.
Professional rowing will regulate itself. What we want is an
association of amateurs, pure and simple, that will draw the
line carefully, and by excluding from competition men who
are ready to row for money give those who row for pleasure
only an opportunity to compete with some credit and a fair
show of success.

Bright-well's Performance.

The fact of Charles Brightwell having beaten George
Tarryer's fast time over the Thames championship course
has been variously commented on by the sporting press.
Bell's Life says of the event :

Certainly we never saw the tide running up much faster,
while what wind there was was all in favor of the scullers; but
few could have dreamt at the start that a couple of third-rate
men would do better, at least as regards the time test, than
such a phenomenal oarsman as the champion Hanlan. "
* * What Hanlan could give to either of last Monday's
performers it is impossible to guess, but certainly no reason-
able amount of start would bring them together," and yet we
find that Brightwell covers the distance between Putney and
Mortlake in no more than 3:54, faster time than is creditedto
the invincible Canadian.

Tarryer rowed the full course in 1S77 in 22:55 and beat
Con Brian of Shadwell. The time being by long odds the
fastest on record made Tarryer's friends think he was a won-
der, and when by a most extraordinary scratch he again beat
the record on a trial his backers were willing to match him
for the championship. Their confidence in his performances
against the watch lost them a pot of money, for he never got
beyond third-class and could never again get near the record
on its shady side.

♦

Waters & Co., the paper boat builders of Troy, N. Y., keep
writing out here that no maker of wooden boats can hope to
compete with them. Still, it is a noteworthy fact that
every good sculler in the East this year has ordered a
wooden shell for the season. Now, if paper boats are so much
faster and stiffer why doesn't some scrub get one and polish
off all the cracks in their shaky boats built by Ruddick,
Blaikie and the other noted boat builders. Hanlan has just
ordered two new wooden boats, Kennedy will row in a
wooden boat, so will Ross, so will every Eastern amateur who
can "pull a bit." If any one wants to see the difference be-
tween a wooden boat and a paper one he need only look at
Mclnerney's old shell in the Golden Gate club house and
then at the new paper boats. The old wooden boat is as
straight as a die after several seasons while the paper boats
on damp days double up like a jack-knife. On fine warm
days when the air in the air-tight compartment is greatly ex-
panded the paper boat is stiff and fast, but on cold, damp
days when the air fails to keep the paper deck taunt she is
weak as a cup of restaurant tea and as slow as organization
of the new Pacific Amateur Rowing association.

Hanlan and Kennedy will row on May 30, at the Point of
Pines, Mass. There is no question that the race will "be for
blood." The Washington correspondent of the Spirit of the
Times, who has been watching Hanlan and Kennedy at work
says: "Hanlan left town on Friday evening, April 22, for
New York, whence, after remaining a few days, he will go to
Lowell, Mass., to finish his training. He has conducted
himself while here in a most gentlemanly manner, and has
made a host of friends. Despite the continual carping of a
few newspapers, both Hanlan and Kennedy still live, and
will both come to the post to row for blood. While my best
wishes and prayers are for my fellow-townsman, my judg-
ment is that Hanlan will win. Kennedy is out every after-
noon, and takes a ten-mile pull up to Chain Bridge and re-
turn. Hanlan has presented to each of the boat clubs here a
handsome souvenir, in the shape of a picture of himself and
the trophies won by him in his races."

The Pioneer Rowing Club held a meeting last Sunday, T.
Flynn presiding and Geo. Lloyd secretary. The retiring
treasurer, Alf Tobin, turned over a cheerful balance, and
the comparison of the receipts and expenditures of the club
showed that the organization is in a very healthy condition.
It was resolved to organize two crews at once with a view to
selecting a picked crew and competing and challenging the
winners of the Breeder and Sportsman club to another
race. Louis White selected as his crew John Sullivan, T.
Flynn and P. Brannan stroke. Alf Tobin elmse as his crew
R. Lyne, R. Crowley and P. McDonnell. The crews will
row in barges within two weeks.

It is said that the Australian scullers Trickett, Laycock and
Pearce and the English champion, Jack Largnn, will come to
America this season. The question is what are they going to
do. Trickett ought to have had enough of rowing in Amer-
ica.

Mclnerney is to raffle his shell in which he had such bad
luck when competing with Peterson. President Growney of
the Ariel club is investing heavily in tickets and if success-
ful will issue a challenge to Leander Stevenson, to run a two-
mile race in shells. Growney now claims the championship
of the wherry rowers, Mike Price having returned with a bro-
ken leg and Tom Murphy with a severe attack of political
dignity that indisposes him to row races.

The immense crowd which witnessed the Mclnerney-
Peterson boat race showed a magnanimous spirit to the de-
feated oarsman. There were, however, a few loud-mouthed
ruffians who hooted the stranger. Those fellows who stand
on the wharf and hoot a beaten man are always the miserable
curs who have not the courage to bet a dime on the race, and
who would no more meet an opponent in a boat than face a
runaway locomotive.

Wm. Elliott, the English professional sculler, now in active
training at Flushing, L. I., will leave for Pullman, 111., the
first week in June. He has entered the three-mile open sin-
gle scull race, to be held on Lake Calumet, June 22, and in
which nearly all of the American professional scullers will
compete.

The Hanlan-Ross race has been fixed for Wednesday, July
IS, at Ogdensburg, N. Y. The distance is four miles, two
miles and return, and the stakes $1,000 a side. The city of
Ogdensburg will add $2,000 to the stakes.

A sculling race in watermen's boats, for $500 and the cham-
pionship of Australia, was rowed on the Paramatta river,
Feb. 17, between Clifford and Pearce. It was an exciting
contest, Clifford winning by six lengths.

Muldoon, the champion Grceeo Roman wrestler, who is
training at the Ocean House is a fine oarsman.

Northern Notes.

Dr. C. Munson, who has been engaged in the beet sugar
manufacture in California, has arrived at New Tacoma and
expects to establish a manufactory at that place.

Butchers from the Dalles are offering $60 per head for dry
cows and two-year-olds, and $70 a head for big steers, in Hay-
stack valley, but none are offered for sale.

A band of 7,000 wethers has been started from Heppner
for Kansas, where they will be wintered and fatted for Chi-
cago markets.

Mr. Shanks purchased in Jackson county, Oregon, 4,300
head of sheep for $5,000. He will drive them to Montana.

Pat O'Neil, who lives near Tacoma, killed a cougar with a
club. It must have been a small cougar or a big club.

The increased acreage of hops in Yakima county will this
year be double as much as the year past.

Cannery men are paying $ 1 apiece for salmon. One can-
nery near Skomockoway pays $1 10.

Fifty cents have been offered to one Washington Territory
hop raiser for his crop already.

Thirty acres of hop roots have been set out in one neigh-
borhood in Lane county, Oregon.

Wallowa valley is said to have 200,000 acres of land that is
susceptible of cultivation.

Abe Hackleman of eastern Oregon sold 2,000 head of cat-
tle for $110,000.

Over IS, 000 buffalos have been killed in Montana this sea-
son.

■♦

Sales at Fair-lawn.

Gen. W. T. Withers of Fairlawn, Lexington, Ky., has made
the following sales of high-bred trotting stock :

Miss Hunt, bay mare, no white, foaled Sept. 15, 1S76, by
Almont ; dam Lady Hunt, by Starlight, son of Blood's Black
Hawk ; second dam by Mambrino Chief. Price $450. Sold
to A. G. Strawbridge of Sharon, Mercer county, Pa.

To Dr. John Fish of Bissell, Geauga Co., Ohio, the bay
colt Dominion, no white; foaled May, 1SS1 ; by Hidalgo, son
of Almont; dam Corinne. Price $400.

To Wilbur Sisson and George W. Sisson of Ironville, Essex
county, N. Y., the brown stallion Montello, foaled June, 1S79j
by Almont ; dam Dalmona, by Delmonico. Price $2,000.
Montello is speedy and promises to make a very fast trot-
ter.

To a Western party, one-half interest in brown mare An-
nabel, foaled 1875 ; by George Wilkes; dam Jessie Pepper,
by Mambrino Chief. Price for half interest, $2,."i>0.

To Henry Anthony of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the bay
colt Lightning, foaled May 11, 1SS2; by Almont Lightning,
son of Almont ; dam Miss Hunt, by Almont ; second dam
Lady Hunt, by Starlight. Price $600.

To Hampton Jackson of Gainesville, Texas, the bay filly
Wilma, foaled April 16, 18S0 ; by Almont Mambrino, son of
Almont ; dam by Bob Johnson, thoroughbred, son of Boston;
second dam by Medoc, son of American Eclipse. Price $350.

To. Drs. S. W. Frame and W. G. Terry of Jefferson
county, N. Y., the bay stallion colt Almont Champion, foaled
June 11, 1881 ; by Almont Lightning, son of Almont; dam
Stella Champion, by Mambrino Champion, son of Mambrino
Chief. Price $750.

To F. S. Foster of Mobile, Alabama, the brown stallion
colt Browmont, by Almont ; dam Madame Cogar. Price
$1,000.

To J. H. Fallton of Nashville, Tenn., the bay colt Justiu-
ian, foaled April 7, 1S82; by Solicitor, son of Belmont; dam
Capitola, by Knickerbocker. Price $400.

Professor Law says that " the great majority of ringbone in
young horses comes from the failure to shorten the toes." To
this may be added that rigngbone is apt to be formed if colts
are allowed to stand on a plank floor, or anywhere el-
the footing is hard, during the first eighteen months of their
age. Whether in stable or yard during this period let them
hnve earth for standing or walking, free from stone or gravel.
If their summer pasture is a gravelly soil, or even somewhat
stony, it is not objectionable, because the oolt will always
piokout springy turf enough to stand and walk on without
injury to his feet, legs or joints.

Grease is akin to scratches on the heels, but is more injuri-
ous to the horse, and not so easily cured. Wheat bran is a
good sedative for such affections, and should be fed nt least
half aud half with Indian meal or whole corn, ami oil)
to one-third of oats, rye or barley. The hone sh<
kept well salted. A teaspoonful, even full or I
cording to his size, and mixed up well in the bran
a fair dose.

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PERSISTENT.

Although the Turf, Field and Farm is forced into
acknowledging a misstatement, it is done so reluctantly
that the merit of being candid is lost in the special
pleading that follows. It certainly did not require any
explanation from us, further than to call attention to the
words used, to meet with a retraction, and inasmuch as
these words could not possibly be twisted into a charge
that Mr. Simpson had said, "Algath had broken down," a
fair and plain acknowledgment should have been made.
Pursuing the course followed all through this contro-
versy, the last article of our contemporary is given en-
tire, so that our readers can judge intelligently of both
positions. It will be seen that the " queer indorsement "
of Mambrino is again brought into prominence, and just
as carefully hidden that he agreed with us that the wear-
ing of tips was beneficial to the feet and legs. "We re-
peat that we do not consider that proof has been offered
that will establish the fact that a majority of horses will
trot faster with tips than when wearing full shoes, not-
withstanding we are firm in the faith that such is the
case. We are entirely ignorant of what others have
done, and in the case of Algath the only information we
possess is that she trotted her races in tips, and presum-
ably that the fast half mile in 1:08 was also made with
these pedal appendages.

There is another point in which we differ from the
Turf, Field and Farm, and that is that we have a fair
chance to live long enough to see and hear of tips being
given a trial, and that is all that we desire, having full
confidence that general use will follow. There has not
been a dissenting voice among those who have examined
onr colts in agreeing that their feet and legs are in such
admirable condition that some of the good must have re-
sulted from the treatment they were subjected to, and as
nothing has been done in the way of soaking, poulticing,
stuffing, or even washing, whatever good there is arises
from leaving nature to take care of them, excepting the
removal of extraneous horn. There is not a splint on either
of the five colts, not the least indication of abnormal horny
growth, not a puff or windgall. The walls of the feet
are not disfigured by wrinkles or grooves, the soles are
all right and the frogs wide, long and elastic.

The residents of other countries are agitating the ques-
tion of the necessity for a change in shoeing, and the
advocates are nearly unanimous in recommending that
tips be used. Those who do not fully indorse the partial
coveringof the foot look tothe " Charlier " for a remedy.
Already there are orders from all over this country for
" Tips and Toe-weights," and from Australia, India and
England we have received letters ordering the book to
be sent as soon as published.

The trainers here are not nearly so obstinate in their
di termination not to be convinced, and quite a number
of owners are already using them. Paul Friedhoffer,
the blacksmith formerly referred to as a firm believer in
the advantages which follow the use of tips, and
who is as enthusiastic as we are regarding them, is
miking new converts every day. He says that when-
e* er a man gives them a fair trial scepticism is replaced

ith faith, and a longer intimacy changes doubts into

i:d opposition into advocacy. Jim Dougla^ wore

in all of his races at the late meeting, and when he

"romped home "the second and third heats of three-
quarters of a mile, with the steadier of 120 pounds on his
back, in 1:15 and 1: 15^, and closed such a tremendous
gap as he did on the first day of the meeting on
such horses as Joe Howell and Premium, it was
evident that he, at least, could race with them on. Billy
Appleby, the trainer and rider of Hay D, recounted a still
more emphatic indorsement. May D wore tips when in
training on the private course of the Messrs. Judson near
Santa Clara. She was given a trial before leaving home
which was good enough to cause them to think that she
could run 2^ miles on that day better than four minutes*
and when beaten in the Cup race in 4:03^ her owners
and trainer were woefully disappointed. Appleby could
only ascribe the result of the change that was made in
replacing the tips with full shoes, that change coming
from thinking that, the Oakland track being harder than
the training ground at home, the " protection " was nec-
essary. "With the old-time prejudices still influencing
it is not surprising that people are misled into an er-
roneous belief that "hard ground" entails the use of
still harder metal between the foot and the impacted soil.
A little reasoning will show how little there is to sustain
the position. A narrow band of iron or steel, covering
not more than one-quarter of the surface that has to
strike first, raising the natural guard against concussion
so that its provisions are rendered useless, in place of
being a benefit is sure to do more or less injury, far
worse on a hard track than when the ground is soft enough
for the foot to be buried to a depth which will give the frog
a chance to perform a part of its functions. That
bruises, corns, contractions, quarter-cracks and diseases
of the interior of the foot are the result of this false pro-
tection, and that there is an almost entire immunity from
these troubles when the protection is ignored, is better
proof than chapters of conjectural arguments. In all
of the articles of the Turf, Field and Farm, reasoning
has been tabooed. Not a paragraph which contained a
reason why the use of tips should be abolished. Dicta-
torial assertions, quotations from obsolete veterinarians
and wise saying of an old cynic, pompous and labored,
without a particle of sense to sustain them, is not the
way to convince people who think. It is on a par with
the assertions of stable boys and old rubbers who think
that the capacity to groom a horse gives an insight that
is denied to those who take means to acquire information
by diligent study and close observation.

Fifty-eight years do not leave much of a margin be-
tween that and the "threescore and ten" which even
"good editors " may look forward to reach. The retro-
spect is of value and as the greater portion of the time
passed has been occupied with "horse matters" there are
the teachings of many failures to aid in making the
comparatively short future of more use.

Not given to promulgating predictions, still we have
not the least hesitation in offsetting the dictum of the
Turf Field and Farm with the prophesy that a short time
hence it will be difficult to find an intelligent trainer
who does not use tips, and that in a large majority of
instances it will be found that even fast trotters are
benefited by wearing them :

Mr. Simpson now denies that ha said that tips broke Al-
gath down. We certainly understood him to say so. Here
are his own -words : " It (Mambrino's letter) completely up-
sets the first position taken by the Turf, Field and Farm,
that the wearing of tips on Algath should have broken her
down."

With Mr. Simpson's explanation, we now see what he
meant. He referred to a quotation from our paper wherein
remarked it is a wonder that tips did not break Algath down.
We cheerfully give him the benefit of his explanation.

But how Mambrino's letter "completely upsets " our posi-
tion is a mystery to us. Mambrino did not advocate the
use of tips at speed on Algath or any other trotting horse, so
far as we can remember ; on the contrary, he said : ' ' There
is no danger of its going into general use for fast road or
track work, for not one horse in fifty but requires more
weight to balance their action than can be put into a tip."

That is precisely what we think; and, therefore, without
going into long and tedious discussion, we must agree to
disagree with Mr. Simpson.

If he continues to "hand fast" to his position until he
convinces all the trainers of the country that their horses
can trot faster in tips than in ordinary shoes, we think he
will five to reach — not merely the age of fifty-eight, as in a
friendly note he tells us he has now reached, but the good,
round old age of Methnsaleh — an age, by the way, which all
good editors aspire to reach !

ENTRIES AT SALT LAKE.

In this number will be found the entries for the purses
at Salt Lake, and the number is a guarantee that the
meeting is likely to be very interesting. Likely may be
changed to certainly, as without general misfortune
there cannet be a failure.

Pressed for room this week, and late now in receiving
the information, precludes an extended notice which will
have to be deferred to the next issue.

CHICO PAIR.

The programme of the Chico Fajx was received
too late for comments which will have to be delayed un-

j til the coming week. The advertisement appears, how-
ever, and from that it will be seen that a very liberal

| bill is presented.

BEATING THE RECORD.

There is a growing tendency to disparage every con-
test in which the time falls short of what has been ac-
complished at a prior period, and not a few of the specta-
tors withhold their approval until the blackboard gives
them the cue to applaud. The watch is their chief of the
dacque and the slender hand which marks the fractions
on the dial is the monitor to regulate their enthusiasm.
Associations are prone to encourage this feeling and by
offering premiums to hippodroming stars are doing then-
part towards working serious injury to the sports of the
turf and track.

The fastest time is always an exceptional occurrence.
There has to be a combination of circumstances to ren-
der it probable and in ninety per cent of the trials fail-
ure follows. Failure engenders disgust. Eulogies on
the flyer which has gained renown by a fortunate dis-
play of a quality that is far beneath what others have
done mislead people who are not familiar with the sub-
ject, and |tend to detract from the sterling performer,
who has far greater claims to distinction. The time
worshipper has no appreciation of other qualfications.
The compassing so many yards in so many second's and
fractions of seconds is the standard with which he meas-
ures, and when, from causes beyond his comprehension,
the point is not reached, he denounces vigorously where
the judicious applaud. The great attraction in races 1b
closeness of the struggle, and when horses are fighting
desperately for every inch of ground there is a rushing
of blood through the veins of the spectators and an ex-
hilaration of spirits that finds vent in shouts and cheers.
It is the fervid orator who sways the audience. The
voluble parrot who gives utterance to the greatest number
of words in a minute falls far short of a Demosthenes,
and yet he should receive encomiums for the display of
his speed, if horses are to be rated by the rule of the
greatest celerity under the most favorable auspices.

Recognizing the fact that the time occupied in making
a specific distance is a potent element in giving a place
to horses, objections arise to making it paramount to
everything else. As a portion of a bill to add to the at-
tractions of a meeting, and thus induce the attendance of
people who would not come under other circumstances it
may be admissable. The Chicago plan of tacking a pre-
mium to the end of a purse, a sort of addenda, a kind of
dessert to wind up the banquet, is the least objectionable,
form it can take, and the proffer of so much money if the
best time in the classes be lowered, not so lad. The test
purse, as it may be termed, of the Golden Grate Associa-
tion also has redeeming features that absolve
it partially from the censure which is ap-
plicable to a majority of cases, and the
linking of two-year-old, three-year-old, and all ages
gives it a flavor of novelty that is also a recommendation.
These are not what we consider reprehensible pandering
to the morbid taste that can only be gratified by sensa-
tional events, although they may aggravate the disease
and increase the tendency to clamor for "fast time."
Time has become so closely interwoven with trot-
ting contests that the web cannot be unraveled without
tearing the cloth to pieces. It is a part and parcel of
the sport. It has been fixed upon as a means of classi-
fication that comes nearer to ensuring contests than
any other method that has yet been adopted in full.
The " signs of the times, " however, indicate that there
may be innovations that will be found beneficial and af-
ford a remedy for one of the greatest drawbacks in trot-
ting affairs. That is the determination to avoid « a rec-
ord " until it subserves the interests of owner and driver
to " go to the front, " and this has led to rascality of the
most flgrant description. Still, after awarding the old
fellow with hour-glass and scythe, long beard and hag-
gard looks the championship, he proudly claims: " I cut
down all. " There is a nonsensical air in overrating his
importance in every race. It is one of the queer phases
that is continually cropping out, and when carried to the
extent it now has reached, is detrimental to the welfare
of the breeding interests. To see a horse going against
something as intangible as the flight of seconds cannot
for an instant be classed with a genuine contest in which
there is a real battle. The best judge in the world can-
not tell whether the gait is a 2: 10 or 2:15 clip without
something besides his eye to guide him, and to realize
the efforts a watch has to be consulted at every quarter
pole. Take away the amount at stake (or claimed to be
at stake) and the interest to the public would soon cease.
Man may be truly defined as an animal that gambles,
and next to participating is the desire to see others play
for large stakes. Let two men be engaged in a game
for a couple of glasses of beer and there will be few
spectators. Put a thousand dollars in sight which de-
pends on the turning of a card, and there will be a
throng of eager lookers-on. This desire or weakness of
human nature, whichever it may be termed, has led man-
agers of race and trotting meetings and the directors of
fairs to cater to it for the sake of the added gate receipts.

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For this the huge sensational purses have been given, for
this is the "hippodrome" encouraged. In place of
■working for the future welfare of the breeder and turf-
man, the aim has been to give the star the whole of the
inheritance and cut of those off inferior rank with a
shilling, and a mutilated coin at that. It istruethat the
star has a market* value which represents a stable of
those which are somewhat below his standard, and were
it not for road purposes the breeding of trotters would
soon be abandoned, and the production of phenomenal
excellence come to an end. "With a more certain return
in the shape of encouragement for all the grades, the
breeder has an assurance that his venture will be fairly
remunerative, increasing his efforts by putting the busi-
ness on the basis of an investment that will be self-sus-
taining, and to further this should be the aim of those
who can give effectual aid.

VIGILANCE.

In the last number there was a notice of a resolution
adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Pacific Coast
Blood Horse Association, empowering the president to
appoint a committee whose duty it would be to give par-
ticular attention to promoting the interests of the turf.
The object of passing this resolution was to make it the
duty of the members of this committee to report what-
ever came under their observation which had a bearing
on the interests at stake, fearlessly presenting objection-
able actions of all descriptions, for reprehension and
punishment, and to offer suggestions regarding the best
course to pursue in order to further the welfare of breed-
ing and racing on this Coast. The old adage of " what
is everyone's business is poorly done" is peculiarly ap-
plicable to racing affairs. There must be a definite task,
a labor which is clearly outlined. Individually a mem-
ber may hesitate to present a wrong for correction ; as
one of a committee which has a specified duty to per-
form he does not shirk the responsibility, and correction
follows. The work of this committee is not confined to
detective labor, although a close watch will be main-
tained and a certainty of discovery of any crookedness
insured. There is no question that the people now en-
gaged in racing here are of a class that will not coun-
tenance fraud, and though there may be a temptation for
those in subordinate positions to err the terrors of cer-
tain punishment will deter them from engaging in any
overt act. An honest man will not object to his actions
being closely scrutinized. There is a stern necessity for
taking steps to prevent rogues from accomplishing con-
templated misdeeds. With this committee in existence
there will be scarcely a chance to carry out nefarious
plans. There will be constant supervision, an eye that
never sleeps taking cognizance of all that is going on,
and an acuteness that cannot be made subservient to the
wiles of the keenest manipulator. The president of the
association will be the only one who knows where the
allotted duty falls, and until the report is made there
will be a total ignorance of the personnel of the com-
mittee. This secrecy will make the labor more effective,
and should there be anyone hatching schemes of roguery
will insure the certainty of discovery. There are in a
large majority of cases of rascality indications of the
intention preliminary to the race being run. The judges
are in a position that they cannot observe all of the
maneuvers, and in such cases information that is thor-
oughly reliable will be of vast benefit in breaking up
the scheme. There are people outside of those engaged
about the horses who need looking after. Hangers-on
of the track who make it a point to interview stable boys
and jockeys, who are continually prying into affairs
which they have no right to investigate, and very many
of them who will not hesitate to corrupt by bribes those
who can be led astray, and are the most dangerous of all
the elements which are met, and to which the committee
can give close attention. This class is usually composed
of men who do not wager much money, but the little
they risk is only posted on what they consider a " sure
thing." Occasionally a "plunger" appears, one of the
same stamp, but with more money and recklessness in
proportion. It is evident that to successfully contend
against those who perform their dirty work at times
when the officers of the association are engaged, there
must be watchers who are on guard every moment; be
about the stables to see who may visit them in-the ab-
sence of owner and trainer; during the morning gallops
giving diligent attention, and awarding close observation
to the pool sales and the purchasers. If even there is no
necessity for such a close guard good will follow. "We
do not think that there has been a race at the last three
meetings of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
that had the least tinge of fraud, and only one since the
organization of the society which gave rise to just sus-
picion. But there will always be charges of wrong-
doing, which it is quite important to be able to rebut
with positive testimony. It is a protection which the
honest can claim, and insist that the association does not

permit them to be slandered with impunity. Then again
this committee will relieve owners of the dread they
have of the "touts," for just as surely as men are de-
tected in seeking surreptitious information, just so surely
they will be punished. Some may claim that there is
no power to punish those who are not identified with
horses, but when expulsion has been decreed and instruc-
tions given to gatekeepers to refuse admission to the
guilty, there will be a weeding out which will soon re-
lieve the sport of the obnoxious element. Although at
first we had doubts of the proper working of the plan,
the more thought that is given it the more it meets with
favor.

SACRAMENTO MEETING.

Our Sacramento correspondent " Mile and a Quarter "
sends a capital report of the races of Tuesday and "Wed-
nesday, of the Capital Turf Club.

When the rains of Monday morning came so heavily
h?re there were serious apprehensions that the sport
might be seriously interfered with, but with the excep-
tion of the shower on the afternoon of Wednesday the
weather has been favorable, and we are much gratified
to learn that for many years there has not been so suc-
cessful a meeting held in the spring as that which is still
in progress as we write. There is good cause for jubi-
lancy and while congratulating the members of the club
for the success which their enterprise so richly deserves,
the breeders and owners of horses reap the most benefit.
Spring meetings have been wofully neglected by those
who should give a hearty support, and the indica-
tions are now favorable that the lethargy has been over-
come, and that after this year there will be a change
and that owners will aid in making them popular.
Good racing and trotting is sure to " draw " at a season
when there is a little respite from the cares of business,
and the interval between seed-time and harvest will
be utilized to further the interests of the breeder. There
is nothing like actual contests in the education of horses,
and the maxim of " Tom " Parr "sweat your horses in
public" a good one to follow with racehorses, while
everyone acknowledges that in the schooling of trotters
one race is sometimes better than a month's training.

When the meeting is concluded we will review the
whole proceedings, and again we are highly pleased
that there is much to applaud.

LONG DISTANCE RIDING.

On the 4th of July next there will come off at San
Jose one of the long distance races with which old Cali-
fornians are familiar. It is a trial of riders as well as
steeds, and tests the endurance of jockeys very severely.
There is far more excitement than people suppose who
have never seen one of them, and the varying features of
the contest creates an absorbing interest. This is the case
when the competitors are limited to two ; when this is
changed to a battle royal with the number which is
likely to engage in the San Jose bout the interest is in-
tensified. The liberal purse offered, $800, with medals
added, gold to the first and silver to the second, with
free entrance, must bring out the largest field ever en-
gaged in a race of that kind. The money is divided into
three premiums, £500 to first, $200 to second and $100 to
third, which is a further inducement to enter. There is
no limit to the number of horses, though changes are re-
quired to be made at the finish of each mile, and we hope
to see some wiry race riders like Fred Ross, Billy Apple-
by or other knights of the saddle enter the lists against
the trained vaqueros. As we suppose that assistance
cannot be used in mounting, the shorter limbed jock- y
would be at a disadvantage, though this drawback might
be overcome by superior jockeyship when fairly seated.
With the number of entries which the liberal purse guar-
antees there will be an immense assemblage to witness
the race. To make a full afternoon's sport there is sup-
plemented a ring tournament to give caballeros the op-
portunity of showing their dexterity in handling a lance,
and as the whole is given by the San Mateo and Santa
Clara Agricultural Association the management will be
of the right kind. The entries close on the 1st of June,
and the particulars will be found in an advertisement in
this paper.

GOLDEN GATE FAIR.

Elsewhere will be found the programme of speed de-
partment Golden Grate Fair, which is to commence Mon-
day, September a. As the entries do not close until Au-
gust 1, there is plenty of time to enter into a full discus-
sion before those who are interested make up their minds
what they will do. The classification, however, can
scarcely fail to meet the approval of those who expect to
participate, and the money given is quite liberal. There
are minor matters which present grounds for criticism,
but as these may be changed beforo the time for closing
arrives, it is not neoessary to dwell on them at present.
The trotting is divided into three-minute class, purse
$600; four-year-old, $800; 2:24, $1,000; 2:35, $730;

three-year-old, $500; two-year-old, $400 ; and free-for-
all, $1,200. At this gait there is also a purse of $200
offered for horses of 1,400 pounds weight or over, and
this gives a fine opportunity for the owners of the big
division to prove what many of them claim, that mam-
moth proportion is not incompatible with speed at the
trot. There is a pacing purse of $500, limited to side-
wheelers that have not beaten 2:20. The running is for-
mulated thus: Purse $500, for two-year-olds, three-
quarters of a mile; $500 for three-year-olds, one and a
quarter miles; and $500 for all ages, heats of a mile.
There are also what are termed "California Record
Purses" of $1,000, and a Combination Purse of $500,
that have such novel conditions that more than a notice
en passant is required. We see grave objections to them,
which are more palpable after closer attention. In or-
der not to put our readers to the trouble of referring to
the advertisement the conditions are repeated:

All trotting and pacing races are best three in five, except
the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise specified. Entrance
fee, ten per cent on all purses, to accompany nomination.

In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting
Association rules to govern trotting, but the board reserves
the right to trot heats with any two classes alternately, if
necessary to finish any day's racing, or to trot a special race
between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses must name
to the secretary, in writing, the horses they will start on Mon-
day, on the Saturday previous; those on Friday, the Wed*
nesday previous. No money will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by consent of
the judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to gov-
ern running races, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and
marks of horse, also name and residence of owner, and, in
running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries to all the above races to close with the secretary on
Wednesday, August 1, 18S3.

Write "Entries to Races "on the outside of the envelope.

Now the California records are two-year-olds 1:44,
three-year-olds 1:42£, free-for-all ages 1:42. Assuming
that the record is beaten in all three of the classes, then
each one would only win $200 more than the entrance,
which would scarcely be sufficient recompense for so
arduous a trial. Either of the records are so fast that it
is doubtful if any one of them is beaten, though the
two-year-old presents the best chance for success, and
then comes the question of weight. Atalanta, who has
the premier position, ran in a race with 97 pounds
up, Mark L as the weights were for three-year-olds at
that time, 1879, and Joe Howell "packed" 119 pounds.
There is an ambiguity in what would be termed classes,
and this might lead to disagreement. It is not likely
that the intention is to start all which are entered in one
class at the same time as in contests " against the watch."
The presumption is that every contestant must be given
the same opportunity to defeat the ticker. Then a three-
year-old might be chosen to represent his class accord-
ing to his age, and also run where there is no limit. His
owner might claim that one run was sufficient to decide
both, and if his time was the fastest this would entitle
him to be crowned the victor in both. Thus we will
suppose that in the three-year-old class he carried the
same weights as Mark L, and ran in 1:42 half a second
inside, and the "aged" one who runs in 1:41$ having
only dropped a quarter of a second has to be content
with his entrance back. The complications thicken at
every point of the question. When Joe Howell ran it
was in the springtime, when the rules say that an aged
horse is twenty pounds better in a mile race than the
three-year-old. In September the difference is only
rated at one-half, and ten pounds is deemed sufficient
to bring them to an equality. These questions are intri-
cate, and before the entries are made should be definitely
settled. There are other stumbling blocks in the way.
The purse requires five entries to fill, and that more than
a month before the race is to be run. That it will be
tame in comparison to a race where there is a good field
to contend is a foregone conclusion. In racing time does
not cut so prominent a figure as in trotting, and to see a
horse galloping along with an antagonist as intangible
as thin air would fail to elicit more than a spark of en-
thusiasm. But the worst feature of all is the tendency
to lower legitimate racing to the level of the hippo-
drome. In lieu of the gallant thoroughbreds striving
for mastery, a dozen, pernaps, in all the varying features
of a race, the colors shifting like the images in a kaleido-
scope, the favorite in the lead, dropping back, coming
again, and then the exciting run home, there is one gal-
loping at a regulated pace, at the best a " teaser " laying
on his haunches, his place taken by another at specified
distances, and men with watches at various point-
give the jockey the cue.

The " Combination Purse " is, if anything, still more
reprehensil 1 ,>. If, in that, tl e five co Ltestants arL- started,
each claiming the privilege of going alone, the whole
afternoon would be occupied before the two dashes of a
quarter and a half mile were got through with, the
timers thoroughly exhausted, and the spectators demor-
alized before the winner was figured out. From all
these considerations we hope to see the "novelties"
withdrawn and the (1,500 applied for purses which
will be for the encouragement of genuino racing.
The officers of the Golden Gate Association arc
ready at any time to make changes for the gcx,d
of the owners of horses, and whenever convinced that a
different course will be better to further the inter* -' B
prompt in making the change.

There never has been so good an opportunity e-inoe the
organization of the society t<> gel the support "t" tin-
owners of racehorses, and if that part of the program
is satisfactory, there will be large and good fields to
start. The August meeting of the Blood- II
tion insures this bringing the horses to tin
fore the opening of the fairs, and a larg
them will engage in the races of the Gold

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CHICAGO TROTTING- ENTRIES.

Two-nineieen cUss-Parae «,50D; with 5500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:16. Eleven

enrrie: :

Xame.

Name.

1

I

Dam.

J. B, Thomas, b g

Romero, gr h

William H, b g

Troubadour, blk g..

Monroe Chief, b h

Dr. Norman, br g

Alexander, bit b

Fanny Witberspoon, ch m.,

Minnie K,bm

Tariff, bh

Adele Gould, ch in..

'. jSterUng £*£ Hooper,

A. W. Richmond.
Young Wilkes . .

Revenge

Jim Monroe

Colonel Moore.

Gretcben.
by Daniel Webster.
Illinois Maid.
by Bay Chief,
by Hiatoga.

Smith O'Brien, b h

Bob Davis, ro g

Farce, b m

Mollie Middleton, b m

Western, cb g

Eandiord Keith, cb g.
Ray Gould, br m

Ben Patchen. 'by Canada Jack.

Almont. .

J. C. Breckenridge..

Clarion Chief

Jay Gould

by Gough 's Wagner,
by Exchequer.
Lillian.
Emeline.

Two-forty class-purse $2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:25. Twenty-
eii*M entries;

Mambrino Patchen

EnSeld

Burbrino

- Mambrino Chief.

Grey Fearnaught

General Washington. ..

Blue .Bull

Clav Pilot

Blue BuU

Blackwood

Richmond Boy

Clark's Mohawk

Deucalion

Blue Bull

Milwaukee

Rowland's Mambrino..

Dictator

Strathmore

Captain

George Wilkes

Louis Napoleon

Blue Bull

Rifleman

Jefferson' Prince

Blue BuU

George Wilkes

Mambrino Gift.

Silver Chief, gb

Ed Geers, b g

C&stenara. b m

Mambrino Sparkle, bb...

Brown Thrasher, br g

Urbana Belle, b m

Sorghum, b g

Fulton Maid, b m

Reel, ch m

Alice Blackwood, b m

Maud H, cb m

Utile Moak.h h

Jobn F, grg

Ramie, cb h

Adelaide, b m

G. W. Howe, b g

Phallas, bh

Secret, b m

Toronto Maid, blk m

Minnie Wilkes, bm

Reynard, b g

Jas*. Halfpenny, b g

Rifleman, br g

Black Prince, blk g

Daisy Blackwood, br m..

Eva, b m

Mambrino Sothani, blk g
Index . b g

by Alexander's Edwin Forrest.

Saluda,
by Sparkle,
ov Hero.
Belle.
May Fly.
by Bashaw,
Kate.
Emeline.

Eliza Jane.

Lady Shepard.

Minnie.

by Golddust.

Betsy Trotwood.

Amanda.

Lady Mack.

Emma.

by Sam Houston,
by Patchen.

by Blackwood.

. Breeze . .

Bonesetter

Princeps

Bay Middleton.
Tramp Dexter..

Cuyler

Jay Gould

by Daniel Webster.

by Golddust.

by Old Champion.

by Green's Bashaw.

Lady Gregory.

Emeline.

Two-thirty-five class-
teen entries:

Kit Sary, bm

Doctor Frank, rn g

Maud R, b in

Prince, blk g

Josephine, bm

Strader, br h

Tom Kirkwood, blk h. . .

Duquesne , ch h

Freestone, b g

Dixie Sprague, b m

Sister Wilkes, rn m

George W Jr, b g ,

Burt Sheldon, br g

Mollie Harris, blk m

Black Prince, blk g

Daisy Blackwood, brm.

Alcvone, br h

OttoK.bh

Amazon, b m

-Purse $2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:23. Nine-

Wood's Hambletonian.

Blue Bull

Gooding's Champion...

Royal Revenge

Hambletonian Star. . . .

Strader's Clay

Green's Bashaw

Tipp's Bashaw

Republic

Governor Sprague

George Wilkes

Rock Island Bashaw. .

Warwick

Crouch's Bashaw

Jefferson Prince

Blue Bull

George WiUies

Blue Bull

Sentinel

by Billy Denton.

Lady Ross.
Lady Allen,
by Magna Charta.
Iodine.

Wild Rose.
Fanny Dodge.
Dixie.

Cherokee Girl.
Mollie Doyle,
by Harry Clay.

by Mambrino Patchen.

by Sir Henry.

by Mambrino Pilot.

Two-twenty-five class-
Twelve entries:

Lady Thorne, b m

Sleepy Joe, b g

Loafer, rn g

St. Louis, br g

Alta, br m

Hardwood, bh

Wilbur F, blk g

Minnie Wilkes, b m

Will Benham, b g

Barrett, bh

Ina G, b m

Catchfly, bm

•Purse $2,500; with ?500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:20.

Rosa Belle.

Two- twenty- threejclass— Purse $2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:19. Thir-
teen entries :

Clark Chief

Dictator

Alniont

Allie West

Almont

Blue Bull

Happy Medium

Geo. Wilkes

Blue Bull

Geo. Wilkes

Young Hindoo

Bob Whaley

Florida

Tony Newell, b g —

Director, blk h

Alta, br m

Jewett.blkg

Lillian, ch m — ....

Gladiator, b g

Seta Medium, b m . .
Harry Wilkes, b g...

Kate'McCali, gm

Prospect Maid, br m
Independence, b b . .

Lucrece, b m

Walnut, b g

Dolly.

by Bourbon Chief.

John Innes.

Lillie Shields.

by Jim Monroe.

by Yankee Tricks.

Mollie Walker.

Nellie Grey.

by Mambrino Pilot.

by Tom Howard.

by Bysdyk*s Hembletonian.

by Relief .

Two-tweury-seven class-
Twenty entries:

St. Remo, b g

Grand Sentinel, bh

Billy Bashaw, gr g

Sleepv Joe, b g

King Wilkes, brh

Fearnaught, bh

Lucy, bm

Frank Landers, br g

Commander, b h

Reveille, br h

Minnie Warren, ch m

Handicap, grg

King Almont, b h

Ticonic, ch g

Dutch Girl, rn m

Russ Ellis, ch g

Alcyone.br h

Cyclone.br h

Annie S, chm

;-. b m

-Purse £2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:21,

Volunteer

Sentinel

Green's Bashaw..

George Wilkes

Canada Black Hawk

Felter"s Hambletonian .

Saddling Buck

Blue Bull

New York

Night Hawk

S. A. Douglas

Almont

Milwaukee

Goldsmith's AbdaUah...

Bacon's Ethan Allen

George Wilkes

Caliban

Almont

Administrator

by Harry Clay.

by Mambrino Pilot.

Lady McNair.

Missie.
Red Bird.
Dolly.
Roanie.
Nellie Grey.
Fleet.

Jenny.

by Mambrino Patchen.

by Hamlet.

by American Star.

Cachuca.

Darlbay

Copperbottom Horse . .

Almont

Blackwood Jr . . ,
Hinsdale Horse .
George Wilkes. .

Brit Clay

Chester Chief...

Blue BuU

Administrator.. .

SaUie Messenger.

by Bourbon Chief,
by Columbus.

by son of Harry Clay.
Morgan mare .
Cachuca.

Three- minute class
nine entries :

Durango, blk h

Gus, b g

Manning's Novelty, b h

Black Jug, blk g

MajoUca, b g

BeUe Ford, b m

TJrbana BeUe, b m

Zoe, b m

Paddy Ryan, gr g

rke Sheppard, b g

WiUlamT, b g

Felix, b g

Phallas, b h

TomRolf.bg

P. J. PurcelL, b h

CascariUa, b m

MambruneUa, b m

Toronto Maid, blkm...

Henry Clay, br h

J. A. Daniels, ch g

George R, b g

SY, b g

Mattie H, gr m

Eva, b m

Pilgrim, b h

Mambnno Sotham, t) h.

Little Miss, bm

Index, b g

Strathlan, br b

Purse $2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:27. Twenty-

Strader's C. M. Clay. ,

Messenger Chief

Graphic

Startle

Grey Fearnaught

General Washington

Blue Bull

Green's Bashaw

Mambrino Patchen

Thatcher's Mambrino

Nutwood

Dictator

Tom Rolf

Strader's Hambletonian. ,

Shelby Chief

Mambrino Gift ,

Captain

Potter's Henry Clay

Blue BuU ,

Bacon's Ethan AUen

George Wilkes

Blue Bull

George Wilkes

Smuggler

Mambrino Gift

Goldsmith's AbdaUah. . .

J.R. Breeze

Strathmore

Mattie West.

Maid of Mountain View.

bv Green Mountain Black Hawk.

BeUe.

dftTn of Milo C.

LadyMcNair.

bv Willis' Champion,
by AbdaUah Chief.
Betsy Trotwood.
Charlotte.

Missie.

by Mambrino Chorister.

Lady Mack.

by Tom Hal.

by Corbeau.

by Davy Crockett.

May Morning.

Two-twenty pacing class— Purse $2,500;
Thirteen entries :

with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2 :14.

Two- twenty-one class— Purse $2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:17*.
Eleven entries:

Elmo

Magic

Green's Bashaw

Harold

Happy Medium

Spink

George Wilkes

Blue BuU

Primus

George Wilkes

Clarion Chief

Overman, cb g.m

Clemmie G. brm..
Fred Douglass , ch h
Mattie Graham, b m
Buzz Medium, b m..
Captain Lewis, ch g
Harry Wilkes, b g..

Mamie, b m

Ewing, b g

Wilson.b g

Tariff, b h

bv Billy McCracken.

by Ned.

by Gale's Morgan.

by Mambrino Chief.

by Nonpariel.

Ladv Jones.

Mollie Walker;

SilvereUa.

Lady Washington.

Miss Coons.

Lillian.

Two-thirty paeiog class-
Iwentv entries :

CtiarheM.bg

Gray Nathan gr n

Jack Hart, ch g

Little Em, bm

Black Cat, blk m

BtoUa P, blk in

■ b g

- g

Laura J, blkm

Gurgle, bm

:iter, ch g

Jack Rapid, gr _ .

■2

Eddie I), gr g

Joe Braden, bg

Mettle Bond, bm

■, b in

Honolulu, rnm

■ ■ rn

Van Zandt. blk g

-Purse $2,500; with $500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:20.

Green's Bashaw. .

Bob Rea

American Boy...

Billy Green

Red Buck

Blue Bull.

Legal Tender Jr. .
Pocahontas Boy..
Prince Pulaski...
Jack Rapid

Black Steer

Clark's Mohawk Chief.

by Ned Forrest,
by Copperbottom.
Shoo Fly.
by Rattler.
by Tom Hal.

by Hambrino Chief.

by Blue Bull,
by Falcon.

Robinson's Bellfounder.

Two-seventeen class-
entm-:

Charlie Ford, grg

Monroe Chief, bb

-

Purse$2,500; with £500 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:14. Five

Grey Eagle

Jim Monroe

Thorndale

Wilkes.

-I

Sentinel.

by Bay Chief,
by Ashland Chief.
Little Ida.
May Short.

Bessie M, blkm

RichbaU, b g

Lone Jack, br g

Chestnut Star, ch h. .

Kismet, br g ,

Ned Forrester, ch g. .

Charles H, b g

princess, b m

Jack Rapid, gr g

Westmont, ch g

High Jack, ch g

Warrior, b g

Mattie Bond, b m...
BiUv Scott, chg

Pocahontas Boy.,
King Pharaoh

Red Buck

BuU Pup

Young Forrester..

Pocahontas Boy.,

Jack Rapid

Almont

Highjack

Warrior

BiUy Green.

by Little Arthur.

by Lexington.

by Blue BuU.
by Falcon.
Anna.

Lady Jones.

Five-year-olds— Purse $3,000; open to aU five-year-olds and under, with $500 to the winner of the faetes*
heat, if better than 2 :18. Seven entries :

Red Wilkes.. ,

Enfield

Milwaukee

Electioneer

Electioneer

Morgan Messenger

Dictator

Phil Thompson, gr g

Ed Geers, b g

Adelaide, b m

Bonita, b m

Wildfiower, bm

Bronze, b m

Jay Eye See, blkg

by John DiUard.

Minnie.
Mayfly.
Mayflower.
Morgan mare.
Midnight.

Open to all pacera— Puree 52,500; with $1,000 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:113. Twelve
enbrlee :

-in ,

ii. b g

bi m

Sorrel Dan, cb g

er.ch m

Bailor Boy. rug

Tom.cb g

Joe Bowers, b g

■ m

Little Brown Jng.br g

King Pharaoh

Clear Grit

Pocahontas Boy

StuckcrV .

Red Buck

Prince Pulaski

Smuggler Jr

Tom Rolf

Joe Bowen

Ton Rolf

ttom Ha]

by Little Arthur,
by Royal George,
by Tom Hal.
by Tom Hal.
Thoroughbred,
by Driver.

by Sam Hazard.

Lady Gem.

irty cUse— Pone 92,600 With 9600 to the winner of the fastest heat, if better than 2:22. Twenty-

■

Tun> New II. b g

Hambletonian Star bv Magna Charta.

ier Belle Gentry.

f, brm

1

i I.

D,cb g.

b in...

.brh..

bh
*• Clay.b m

.ch h

- Wood*, b g..

in 1. gf m

\ cl> g

Clark Chief

Hambletoi

■ ■
Tramp

-haw

> truaught.,

Atnboy

■ I Ikea.

Kentucky i

bennan

Black Diamond ,

by Green's Bashaw.
Lady McNair.

Jennie Ervln.

Minnie.

by Tuckahoe.

Turkeys.

Some few years since the writer, in connec-
tion with a friend, attended the State poultry
show at Hartford, Connecticut. We had in-
spected the various departments, and at
length came to the turkeys, the first coop con-
taining a huge Bronze gobbler of some forty
ponnds weight. His merits were considered,
and then we saw the coops of yellow, slate
and brown. At length we passed on to where
was a coop of white turkeys, and on examin-
ing the various cards we saw the birds had
been sold. While we were looking at a fine
pair of birds, a sturdy granger came along and
ventured to give his opinion of them. "Hand-
some birds," said he, "but mighty tender."
The granger, while he thought he was impart-
ing knowledge to us, was only showing his
ignorance. For there is a distinct breed of
white turkeys known as the White Holland
breed, and the specimens we had been in-
specting were a remarkably fine coop of birds.

The White Holland turkey is not so large a
breed as the Bronze, and is preferred by many
on that account; but in every other point they
compare favorably with them, or with the
black, brown, yellow and slate-colored birds.
They are quite as hardy, will withstand the
effects of heat and cold as well as any breed.
At the West they are very popular, and in
every way one of the best breeds of turkeys
we know of. Their flesh is, perhaps, the fin-
est of all, a pure white and very tender and
delicate; it is not more dry than any turkey
meat, but contains very little of the oil of
the duck and goose, which gives that sort
of poultry its high reputation among epicures.
Yet if we were raising turkeys for the market
we would prefer the White Holland because
they are a smaller breed, fatten up sooner,
and would be more uniform in size. As for-
agers they roam the fields with their broods
seemingly with as much care of them as any
breed. They fatten for market quickly, take
on flesh readily from either hard or soft grain,
and when dressed cannot be surpassed by

in good condition to place on the hooks. I
have never had much e:sperience in fattening
turkeys, but we have seen them on Block
Island, K. I., and along the sound, from the
mouth of the Connecticut river to Point Ju-
dith— the -x i- -lie point of Bhode Island, the
land runni ; , intc ;he sound. Thesoil isvery
rocky and it is just the place for turkeys to
roam. On Block Island, where more poultry
is raised, according to the size of the island,
than any spot in the world, they feed some-
what on fish and the small grains. Here tur-
keys, ducks, geese and our common land
fowls may be seen by thousands, and we have
known buyers to go out, and, in a few hours,
buy 500 geese.

Now I will give an old sailor and poultry
raiser's ideas about fattening fowls for market,
which will be worth a good deal: Fatten them
up gradually, if you have got to fatten your
poultry. When stuffed for a few days they
don't take on flesh, only bloat. "There ain't
much depth to shallow water, "so a poor fowl,
unless he can be fattened, might as well be
killed. "Big fish don't comenear the shore."
The best fowls are always back somewhere,
but the poor ones are always under your feet.
Tou can't tell how fat a bird is by seeing him
eat; he may tackle a black-fish, and eat him,
but he may be as poor as a sea-gull. Lobster
is good for ducks and geese, but their shells
often make dead fowls.of them. Feed early,
night and morning. Feed more soft than
hard food. Feed regularly and feed evenly. —
Prairie Farmer.

Fancy bets are occasionally made on the
large English races. One was offered recently
on the City and Suburban Handicap, and,
conditionally on the backer taking nine bets,
the layer wagered 1,000 to 60 against Scobell,
1,000 "to 60 against Lowland Chief, 1,000 to
50 against Hackness, 1,000 to 40 against
Hygeia colt, 1,000 to 40 against Silver Bell,
1,000 to 40 against Nautilus, 1,000 to 40
against Goggles, 1,000 to 40 against South-
^ ampton and 1,000 to 40 against Battlefield.
I anything in the market, providing they were The betting was in sovereigns.

1883

xc IBvxctlcv and j^pxrriswan.

The Coach Horse.

Manifestly the great desideratum of the horse interests of
this country is a distinct type of the coach horse. The lan-
daus and coupes of wealthy families are now made upon
such a magnificent scale, weighing from 1,400 to 1.S00 pounds,
and the metal trappings of the harness are so massive, that
the coach horse, to harmonize with this outfit, must be pon-
derous, yet elegantly finished, with a high, proud step, yet
stylish enough for a respectable appearance, even in light
harness.

The model coach horse must be composite in character.
Forehanded he must be superbly finished. He must have a
long, delicate neck, with a beautiful crest, in contradistinc-
tion to the many thick, short-necked horses used in that ca-
pacity, which brings the head and shoulders too closely to-
gether when the collar and hanies are in position to till up
too plainly the intervening space. The head should be well
formed, and the ears both sprightly and shapely. Moreover,
the head should be carried high, and the action in front
should be that bold, lofty, proud movement that marks the
well-bred park horse. When the coach horse is thus hand-
somely finished forehanded, he adds grace and dignity to the
most elaborately decorated landan and harness. Indeed, he
attracts attention on the promenades and gives an aristocratic
completeness to the entire turn-out. No matter how lacking
he may be in. other portions of his contour, this forehanded
formation and action are absolutely prerequisites. Other de-
sirable points may be wanting, yet these will enable him to
pass the critical examination of dealers in this specialty. The
shoulders should be deep and powerful, with a broad, gener-
ous breast, yet not bordering upon the massive shoulders
and the heavy, muscular breast of the draft-horse. The
withers should not be too high or sharp, as they give an an-
gular point to the neck and back, which should be a succes-
sion of graceful curves. Following the beautiful curve of
the superb crest should be a gentle curvilinear depression of
the backbone, rising gradually to a broad and powerful coup-
ling, and finishing in the full, well-rounded, gently sloping
hips, that should have a generous display of long, yet broad
muscles, extending well down to the thighs. The back
should not be too long. Unusual length of backbone is gen-
erally accompanied by a high, sharp coupling and ragged
hips, both of which would seemingly indicate weakness
where strength is very desirable, and homeliness where
beauty of contour is necessary to the completion of a hand-
some Carcass. In this respect, the English conception of a
magnificent coach horse is superior to that of the American.
The English dealer insists upon a short back, and smooth,
powerful coupling. Such horses are more easily kept in con-
dition; and when filled out, their amplitude of back and
powerful saddle-place become the most elaborate harness.
Moreover, there seems to be no limit to their endurance.
They impress you with power, and nothing is more out of
place than a coach horse with a long back, badly coupled,
for, whether the horse is strong or not, these defects give him
the appearance of weakness.

In the trotting horse the long back and high Bedford coup-
ling that marked the grand racehorse Bedford may be asso-
ciated with great speed and endurance, as in the noted in-
stance of Earus; but in the coach horse, who drags so much
dead weight, and whose well-rounded outlines, indicating
both strength and beauty of contour, are necessary to har-
monize with the gold and silver-mounted trappings and the
Donderous carriage, such defects are entirely inadmissable.

His carcass should be deep and well rounded. At the girth
his measurement should be great, while his flahkfshould drop
down as low as the symmetry of a powerful body will permit.
In comparison with the depth of carcass, the limbs should be
rather short, but not so stocky as the primitive type of the
Morgan, for that would give the coach horse a pony-like ap-
pearance, that would rob his outline of majesty. The limbs
should be flat and broad, the joints quite prominent, though
smoothly formed, fur there is no necessity for the outstand-
ing muscle and tendon attachments at the joints, that accom-
pany great speed.

Equally important are well-formed feet of the strongest
possible texture. The coach horse is designed largely for
use on hard pavements and macadamized roads. His weight,
added to the enormous draft he is compelled to overcome, in
connection with the hard-paved boulevards over which he
constantly travels, make thestrain upon his limbs and the
wear upon his feet almost incredible. It is almost impos-
sible to find sound coach horses in the promenade avenues
of Central Park. Very many of them reveal blemishes upon
their limbs, either curbs behind, or splints in front, or wind
galls both in front and behind, that show how telling upon
legs and feet is the work to which theyare subjected. Shoe-
ing smiths are unanimous in their testimony, that second
only to swift-trotting horses the coach horses are more uni-
versally lame, and more difficult to shoe, so as to prevent
them from limping before a magnificent coach, than any
other class of harness horses. The legs, therefore, should be
unusually broad and fiat, showing a strength and cleanness
of tendons down to their insertion at the ankle, and the feet
should be full and round, of firm, dark, steel-like texture,
free from malformations, especially flat foot and chronic
weakness, such as thin walls and narrow quarters. "When
the coach horse is thus blessed with broad, clean limbs, and
perfectly healthy feet, it requires all the careful nursing of
the groom and the skillful shoeing of the intelligent smith
to keep him from blemishes and lameness. Weak limbs, de-
fective joints, especially sprung knees and| cocked ankles,
and curby hocks and defective feet, are not ^only hereditary,
but are very apt to become chronic in large horses. Their
height and weight and severe labors seem to induce these
disorders. Predisposition to these weaknesses should effect-
ually prevent such specimens being used in the harem for
breeding the model coach horse. He should always be of
solid color — either bay, black, or chestnut. Nothing is more
objectionable than an off color, such as dun, or roan, or
cream, or even grey color, unless it be the piebald, harlequin
combination coat of the circus palfrey. Of all colors, the
rich blood bay is the most desirable. It changes less with
the seasons, and becomes every style of mountings and
equipages with the least offense to exquisite taste. — Live
Stock Journal.

»

The use of coal-tar as a preservative does not appear to be
so successful as was anticipated. While a post coated with
this is protected from the effects of the moisture in the
ground, it does not prevent decay from taking placein thein-
terior. Various solutions that will penetrate the wood have
been proposed. One of the simplest of these is to soak the
post in a saturated solutiouof sulphate of copper (blue vitrol),
and when the liquid has penetrated the wood, let it dry, and
then soak it for a few days in lime water. From what we
have seen of this method, having used it for small garden
stakes and labels, we should be disposed to try it upon posts
if a preservative were required. It has the merit of being
much cheaper than most of the other mixtures that are pro-

THE GUN.

Shoot No. 3.

Last Sunday the California Wing Shooting Club held the
third shoot of the season, for the three club medals, at San
Bruno. The day was quite pleasant but a stiff breeze blew
across the grounds which carried many of the pigeons off' to
the right quarter. The birds were rather an uncertain lot,
varying from hard blue rock tailers to squabs that seemed
tired, judging from the tendency that many of them had to
alight as soon as thrown from the traps. The boys, too, who
filled the traps handled the pigeons in a rather rough man-
ner which would have a tendency to discourage the birds be-
fore they were thrown out.

The three medals were held last, first medal by Dr.
Knowles, second by John Kerrigan and third by T. A. Pear-
son. The shooting was done at twelve birds, twenty-one
yards rise from four plunge traps. The attendance was very
small and consequently there was very little betting though
a great deal of interest was manifested by those present as
some very pretty shooting was done. Thirteen members en-
tered. Ex-champion C. Robinson was the first to toe the
stake and killed his first; he followed up his beginning by
making a clean score of the twelve birds. Kerrigan on his
fourth bird broke an otherwise pretty string by holding on a
low-flying tailer too long. Knowles killed eleven; he broke
by shooting under a left-quartering bird. He was using a
small gun and light charges and though he hit his fifth pig-
eon very hard he had the mortification of seeing it drop, dead
as a stone, just out of the eighty-yard bounds. Fay led off
with two goose eggs, but this was more from carelessness
than inability. He finished the remainder more carefully and
killed ten straight. Lachman, formerly a member of the
Cosmopolitan Club, but recently initiated into this club, for
a time bid fair to make a clean score, but on the sixth round
he shot behind, a right quartering bird and so made only
eleven. The scores are as follows:

Robinson 1 1111111111

01111111

1—12
1- 9
0— 7
- 2
1—11

Brand 0 011110111

Roche 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0

Rice 0 10 10 0

Kerrigan 1 1 1

Jellett o 01111110111-

Knowle3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

Walsh 1 11101111

Pearson 0 01100011

Bogart 1 10010011

Fay 0 01111111

Hansen 0 11110 110

Lachman 1 11110111

1-11
1—11
0- 5
0- 7
1—10

0- 8

1— 6

As above seen Mr. Robinson's straight kill gave him the
first medal. Messrs. Kerrigan, Knowles, Walsh and Lach-
man tying on eleven, the ±ie was shot off at three pairs of
pigeons, 18 yards rise. The birds killed by the gentlemen
were:

Kerrigan 01 11 11— 5(Walsh ...11 10 11-5

Knowles 11 11 00— l|Lachman 10 01 vr—2

Kerrigan and Walsh again tying, instead of again shooting,
took the second and third medals which are nearly equal in
value. Mr. Eyre acted as judge and Mr. Buckley as referee.

The next match arranged was a $5 sweepstakes at five pairs
of birds, IS yards rise. Twelve entries were made and the
purse divided into three prizes of 50, 35 and 15 per cent. In
this match very pretty, clean shooting was done, there
being five ties on nine out of the ten pigeons. The score
stands :

Robinson 10 11 11 11 11— 9!Roche 01 11 00 00 11—5

Fay 11 11 11 01 11— 9 Walcb 11 11 11 11 10-9

Knowles 11 01 11 11 11— 9lLachman 11 11 11 10 11—9

Jellett 10 00 w — ljBogart 11 11 10 01 10-7

Hanson.. 00 10 w —1 Mavnard 11 01 10 w —i

Pearson 11 11 11 10 10— 8, Buckley 11 11 00 U 00-6

In shooting off the ties, among the five who made nine
points, at three pairs, Eobinson and Fay killed the six birds
and divided the fifty and thirty-five per cent, and the other
three contestants to save pigeons divided the third money.

The third match was a §5 sweepstakes at eight birds, 30
yards rise from ground traps, SO yards bounds, the use of
both barrels allowed. This was the liveliest match of the
day and the shooting was more than ordinary. Robinson
brought all his birds down, the last one excepted, with only
one barrel; the last came near getting away from him. The
scores are:

Robinson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1»— 8

Pearson 0* 1* 1 1* 1 1* 1* 1 — 7

Fav 1* 1 1 1* 1* 1 1* 1 -8

Roche 1 1 0 1 0*1*1 1--6

Knowles 1 1 1* 1 1 1 1 0*— 7

Walsh 0* 1 1 1*0*1 1* 1*— 6

Hanson 1* 0* 0* 1 0* w — 2

Bogard 1" 0* vr — 7

Jellett 1 0 w —i

* Both bArels used.

As the money was to be divided into two purses, and as
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Fay scored eight kills, they divided
the money between them. The fourth and last match was
shot under the same conditions as the one previous only that
the best man was to take the whole purse. Seven persons
entered and Mr. Hanson was the fortunate man, as seen
below :

Robinson 1 1 1 1* 1 0*— 5

Fay 1* 1* 1* 0* 1 0—4

"Walsh 1*1 1*1 1 0—5

Pearson 1 1 0* w —2

Knowles 1 1* 0* w —2

Hanson 1* 1* 1* 1 1 1-6

Roche 1 1* 0* 1* 1 0-4

* Both barrels used.

The shooting of the day passed off as pleasantly as an old-
fashioned quilting bee and we are glad to note the strict en-
forcement of the no-outside-shooting rule. Excuse this little
hint, gentlemen, but if the shooters knew how unpleasant it
is to have a pigeon shot a few feet above the heads of the
crowd they would no doubt let the bird go; beside, the crowd
invariably drop prone on the ground when a gunner aims his
piece at a pigeon just over their heads, and though this is
the safest position under the circumstances it is, to say the
least, a very ungraceful one, aside from the wear and tear on
clothes and nerves.

To-morrow a lively match will take place at San Bruno
among P. D. Linvule, Ed Fay, T. A. Pearson and Swan.
The conditions of the shooting are $50 entrance money, 25
pigeons each, and the rules oft Hurlingham to govern. There
will probably be pool shooting after the match.

There will be considerable pigeon pool shooting at the
Oakland Trotting Park to-morrow. Many of the crack shots
from this city*will go over. A large lot of picked birds are
ready for the occasion.

At Walla Walla, W. T., last Sunday week, D. K. Howe
broke seventy-seven glass balls out of eighty.

The Trap Match at Chico.

Last week we made brief mention of a glass ball match at
Chico betwent J. T. Mcintosh and George Ditzler. We have
since received the following detailed account from our cor-
respondent: This has been a very lively week in Chico in
the way of amusements. On Wednesda'v, May 9, there was
a match at glass ball shooting for $ 100 a side between George
Ditzler of Biggs Station and Jas. T. Mcintosh of Chico; con-
ditions, Monarch trap, is yards rise. There was considerable
betting as to the result, pools selling even up; 6ome outside
bets were made $60 on Mcintosh to §40 on Ditzler. The fol-
lowing is the score:

riion i i i 1 1- o

11111111 11-10

..-(0111111111-9
1111111111 1—10
11111111110-9

47

Occasional.
At Yuba City.

The Tuba City gentlemen who lately took up the idea of
forming a gun club are evidently in earnest, as fcthey have
inaugu rated a series of glass ball practice shoots to get them-
selves in condition. On Tuesday of last week they held a
meeting and made the following showing at ten balls, twenty
yards rise:

[ 1 1 o 1 1 I 1 1 o l-
j 1 1 01 1 1 1 0 1 1—
[11 10110111-

I 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 l i-i

1X111110111—

M. C.Barney. ..1 1101111 0 1-8

Shan Rex 110100100 0—4

Chas. Alvor 0 01000000 0— I

W. S. Harkey. . .0 00000111 0—3

Chas. McQuai3..1 110 11111 1-9
Robt. Mi-Grew.. .0 000 OOOOC'O— 0
W. p. Harkey. . ..0 001 10111 0—5
W. M. Clark 1111 1 1 1 1 1 1-10

Second match, same conditions:

J. L. Duncan... 1 00000 01 0 0— 2|W. S. Harkey 1 01 0 I 0 1 0 I 0—6

X. E.Boyd 101 100111 l-l|Shan Rex 1 1 lui 1 001 0—6

A.B/\anArsdalel 1 001 000 01— 4 1 Bob t Mc<jre\v..0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0—0

A third match was shot in which W. S. Harkey, G. W.Ben-
son, W. Walton, Joe Slattery, F. Butler, Pendleton and Kex
shot, and was declared a victory for Joe Slattery, who broke
nine balls.

Buying- Yearlings a Lottery.

Well, yes, perhaps to a certain extent it is. For many
years I regularly attended nearly all the great public sales in
England, and a great many in France and other countries,
and during that period have made note of certain animals
that took my fancy in the sale ring, following their future
career on the turf with considerable interest (mainly with an
eye to information), and have come to the conclusion that
even the most astute judge of horseflesh may spend thou-
sands of dollars in buying a useless heap of rubbish before
he buys a racehorse ; and again, the man who buys one for
a few hundreds may get a nugget. It is perhaps the glorious
uncertainty that makes the pursuit so fascinating, and the
sportsman comes up smiling a second and third time, only to
be again and again disappointed.

However, there is one thing my experience has taught me
to a great extent, and that is that a certain class of animal,
if bought for racing purposes, is to be carefully avoided, and
that is one step in the right direction. At this season of the
year, when yearlings are being got ready for the auctioneer's
hammer by their respective breeders, information founded on
years of practice may not be eitherinopportune or unaccept-
able to those who have not had the same opportunities of
making observation as myself. To begin. I have never seen
a set yearling turn out a third-rater. By set yearlings I mean
one that looks already furnished beyond his age, and a race-
horse, so to speak, in miniature. Secondly: Avoid year-
lings that do not 'stand and move true on their limbs (go
down when they are running in the paddocks and see them
move for yourself before the sale to ascertain this). Thirdly :
Avoid gummy legs and bad feet ; this last particularly. They
are the greatest annoyance to the trainer, and the source of
endless trouble. More than one yearling — indeed, I may say
scores, have I seen knocked down to professedly good judges,
and for large sums, that personally I would not have had at
any price unless to sell again, on account of this defect.
True, one may carry this prejudice too far, but for all that it
is an extremely good prejudice to have and will save you
thousands of dollars in the end. One more hint. Do "not
get married to one particular strain of blood because it has
been successful on the turf without your intended purchase
or purchaseshave the necessary racing points in their con-
formation. Horses run in all shapes and forms, is an old
law, and like many an old law, simply bosh. A horse, how-
ever well or fashionably he is bred, cannot gallop unless he
has the requisite leverage and elasticity, this List equally
balanced both before and behind, and to have these he must
again be possessed of certain points. What these points are
I will mention briefly to you. The are three — oblique
shoulders, deep chest and length from hip to hock. These
are the principal points. There are many others which go to
make up a racehorse, but let your purchase or purchases
have these at all events if they are not perfect in other re-
spects, because they are absolutely necessary and the step-
ping stone to success. How many of your friends have you
seen purchase a yearling because his brother or sister was a
tip-top performer the year before on the turf, on the recom-
mendation of the breeder, without first satisfying themselves
that they were both equally shapely and possessed of equal-
ly good action and racing points ? This is one instance >-f
what I call being married to one particular strain and ex-
plains the expression sufficiently. To conclude, purchasing
yearliDgs is so amusing on account of the amount of luck at-
tending it that as a country grows rirh so will the purchasers
become more numerous and the breeders consequently more
happy. For all that, it partakes so much of a lottery
there is no real harm in knowing all you can about it before
you join the rank of sportsmen and turfites.— Insignia in
X< >'■ York Sportsman.

^

To-morrow there will be a reunion of riflemen at tin- New-
ark range. Representatives from the various rifle clubs and
military clubs will go down from this city and meet the rifle-
men from San Jose, Petalumu and Oakland in a friendly com-
petition. Sides will be chosen from among the many pres-
ent, and shooting matches on the several ranges be held for
dinners etc. A pleasant nud BOCiabli '. ,is

nearly all of the rifle sharps in this vicinity will he pros*
We hear that only military rifles will be used, which will give
it a military appearance.

Brown's Broncnial Troches foi Coi Ids:

" I have used them for more than a dozen years, and I think
them the best and most conTanienf relief extant.— Sev. C M.
Humphrey, O'ratz, A*'/.

Sheep men say the increase of flocks has b<
year than ever before. Feed is good and
strong and healthy.

aie

S&*

tr^jetljer ami j|irxa-ismm%.

May 19

Racing & Riding*

TournamenT

RAGES,

RACES,

ON JULY 4, 1883.

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME WILL TAKE
place at the

San Jose Racecourse,

under the auspices of the
San Mateo and Sauta Clara County

Agricultural As'n

SO. 5:

Grand Fifty-Mile Race.

Horses to be changed even- mile: entrance free;
purse JS.O; first premium 8500 and the association's
gold medal; second premium, $200 and the associa-
tion's surer medal; third premium, §100; at least two
to start.

Same Day— Ritlins:; Ring; Tournament:
(Ten Rings.)

Entrance free; first premium, gold medal and $30;
second premium, silver medal and $25; third premi-
um, $20; fourth premium, $15; fifth premium, §10;
sixth premium, leather medal.

Entries will closo with the secretary June 1. For
any information call on or address the secretary, 296
First street, San Jose. A. KI>'U,

T. S. MONTGOMERY, Secretary Presidents

STOCK FABMS.

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

J. O'KANE,

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bridles, whips, spurs, bits and2>£-ib race saddles.

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Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the countrv
win receive prompt attention. All
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My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1S82,
with descriptions and pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city- of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Young Trotting

Stock,

consisting of voting stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired bv ALMOST, HAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR..

ABE OFFEBED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLT-BRED BROODMARES, with the staudard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMOST, HAPPY
MEDIUM aud ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believedtliat no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what thev want
at FAIRLAWN. "

ALMOST already has twenty of his get ■with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20, He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
madeinlSSl; another with. a record of 2:23)*; another
with a record of 2:26. made in ls$2; another with a rec-
ord of 2:2S.W, and a grandson with a three-v ear-old rec-
ord of 2:23>i, the fastest ever made up to l'SSl. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:2014 to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Alniont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2:15J< to 2:27!-:. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been addedtothe Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, danx
Fannv Cook, by old Abdallah: second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With verv inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23^ to 2:2S><, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1SS2 had eleven new-
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, bv
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27^'. bv
Happy Medium Jr.: and Carrie B, 2:2S>4', by Elial G\
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1883.

ALMONT, limited to twentv mares, at $300: HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
andETHAN ALLEN JR!, limited to twentv mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1SS4 as fail to stand, A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY -ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON" OEDEBS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PEICE AS IF PRESENT IN" PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will he given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or fnrthei information address
WILLIAM T. WITHERS,

2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky.

LINES OF TBAVEL.

BROAD GAUGE.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCING

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets > as follows :

R. STONE,

L. STONE.. MANAGES.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

W.MIES AND ALL KINDS OF

'SADDLERY HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
4Z« A 4^4 Battery St.. tor. Washington,

BAH FRANCISCO.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

(■ISS. PISTOLS. (T'lXERY.

■ IMIIWi TACKLE. AM.

JflMTHO. ETC.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 «'lay street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

35* Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator. 12 Front street

Berkshire Pigs for Sale,

_ ASHLAND PARK —

TROTTING STTJJ

XEAB LEXINGTON, KY.

B. 3. TBEACV, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM. FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting familv : his aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays. Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator.
North Star Manibrino, Bourbon Chltf, Regular. Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or furthf-i particulars address
2-lVyl B. J. TREAClf, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for LSS2. Since
then have been added three young hulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scltuate, Coomassie and Alphea" strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animals
of the countrv. Bulls have recently sold inNew York
for iio.ooo to ?i2,000. Animals of both sexeB for sale at
moderate price.

1IEXRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pi;?s for sale. Apply to

« APT. FOOTER,

At the aw n

.>, a. ji tin u. n ithn,

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentee* Advertising Hotel Registers.

! BOOK-BINDERS, BLA NK BOOK

PRIX TEBS, MANUFA CTUBEBS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material

fine A tit l<i ue Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

THE ABBEY.

raney A Carr. 711 Howard street, spa
, -ind wrestling *very evening. Adini^i- a txt

s. p.

DESTINATION.

ARRIVE
S. P.

8:30am
19:30 AM
10:40 am
*3:30pit
4;25p M
*5:15 p M
6:30 PM
±11:45 PM

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:40a m
•8:10 am
9*3 AM
no :02 am
•3 :36 p M
t4 :59 P M
6:00 pm
±7:50 pai
•fSOSPM

8:30 AM,"} ("I 9:03 a m

ivTOPMl Lsanta Clara, San Jose and! *J2iSjj_?|

lS!u\\ Principal Way Stations. <\ *****
* J U t8:15FM

LINES OF TRAVEL.

,"| {■ Hollister and Tres Pinos. -j |

io-4n a w1 ) WatsonviUe, Camp Goodall, f | *,„.(« . „

«:« p v -Aptos.New Brighton, Soquel- , 6?6o p"m
d.JQPM _^campCapitfla'A-SantaCniz(l ^W PM

10 :40 a m i Soledad and Way Stations

Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( j
f (Sunday Excursion) 1 '

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a.m. Train.

Special Rouxd-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos. Soquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excitrsiox tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings — good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, 56.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz,"and return, 83.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. C New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. P.. JUDAIC,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

US' SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *^S

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. ft. Time Schedule.

S

I IW mill 1'OK «t ADVERTISE l"|V"r

B

KEEDER

s»

vlM

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTEXTIOS TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAX FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHABSTLNG

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may he had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon. Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and. the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEE
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA TH I NG FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
havine a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pnre white
sand for surf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet") for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with

IXI.UAM nous
connecting for individual baths, with douche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQriX AXD SAVTA CFXZ,

IS VXA TH

Southern Pacific Railroad,

CBroad Gauge).
The S. P. ft. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abouuds in great variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILAKCITOS and SAN ANDftEAS are
reached by this line. Stapes connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PURIs-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PEsCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at arid about SAN BRUNO aud McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this nxanly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage
Cars.

©3fln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while in transit, it is necessary thut thev be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guni and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and eecurelv packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent Aset. Pass, and Tkt Agt.

0* Jr . Iv. xv.

TIME SCHEDULE,

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leare. and are due to arriTe at, San
Francisco as follows;

DESTINATION.

9:30 a m

*4 :00 P v

*1:30 P M
8:00 a M
3:30 P M

*4 :30 P M
8:00 a M

•4:00 P m;
9:30 A it
4:30 pm
7 :30 A M

*i :00 p il
7:30 j

•4:30 P M

±8:00 a ii
9:30 a il
7:30 a M

•5:00 p M
9:30 A 21

*4:00 P it
8:00 a il
7:30 a m

10*0 a m
3:00 P M

•offlPM
3:30 P M
5:30 pm
8*0.

•8:00 a SI

>:0! i

A M

8*0
3:30 P M
•4:30 p M
*4*0P M
7:30 A St
±10*0 A St
3*0 P st
8*0 AM
9:30 A M
3:30 p M
•4*0 p M
*4:30 P M
3:30 P M
8*0 A M
•4:30 P M

... Antioch and Martinez-

....Calistoga and Napa

'. ("Deming, El Paso ( Express...
, J and East "(Emigrant

, JGalt andjviaLivermore

,\ Stockton 't via Martinez

".^Knight's Landing

..Los Angeles and South

..Livermore and Pleasanton

„Madera and Fresno-

.... Marys ville and Chico

....Niles and Haywards

. } Ogden and i Express

. f East \ Emigrant

. * Red Bluff ( via Marysville..
. \ and Tehama t via 'Woodland-..

....ftedding....

.jo «.„ > via Livermore.

-^TESfi f via Benicia

j and Colfa > vja Eenicia

...Sacramento, via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.,
....San Jose

2:40 P M

•12:40 P M

•10:10 A M

7:40 P S£

11 10 A M

•10:10 a M

•10:10 a SI

7:40 p SI

2:40 P SI

7:10 A M

5:40 P M

•12:40 P M

5:40 P M

•10:10 a M

±11:10 a M

2:40 P M

5:40 p M

•8:40 a M

2:40 P M

•12:40 P M

5:40 P M

5:40 P M

3:40 P M

9:40 a m

•8:40 a m

11:10 a M

6:10 a M

5:40 p M

•7:40 p m

5:40 P M

8:40 P St

7:40 P M

11:10 A M

•10:10 A it

•6:00 A M

•3:40 P M

±3:40 P ST

9:40 a M

7:40 P if

2:40 p M

•10:10 a SI

•12:40 p M

±11:10 A St

11 :10 a M

•7:40 P m

•10:10 A M

111:10 A M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 A. M. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS. MX OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— •6:00— •6:30—7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2*0— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00
— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 —
•12:00.

r:00-

7:30— *S:00-
6*0— *6:3Q-

TO FRUIT VALE fvia Alameda)— *9:30 a. m.— 6:30—
±11:00— *12:00 P.M.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — *S:30 —
9:00— 9:30— 10:oO— ±10:30— 11:00— ±11:30— 12:00— ±12 :30—
1:00— ±1:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30-4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30—
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00.

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— "7:30 — 8:00— «S:30
—9 :00— ±9 :30— 10 :00— ±10:30— 11 :00— ±11 :30 — 12 :00 —1 :00
—2:00—3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—0:00—5:30—6:00—6:30—7:00—
8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY— •6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00— *7:30—
±8:00— •8:30— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 11:00— 2:00— 3:00—4:00
—•4:30-5 :0O—*5:30— 6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT YALE— *G:20— *G:50— *7:2O-*7:50— *8;20
•S:50— *9:20— *in:21— •4:20— *4:50— *5:20— •5:50— *6:20 —
•6:50—7 55—9:50.

FROM FRUIT YALE (via Alamedat — "oils— *5:45 —
16:45—9:15— *3:15,

FROM EAST OAKLAND— *5:27 — *5:57 — 6:27— 6:57—
7:27— 7:57— S:2;—S:57-9:27— 9:57— 10:27— 10:57— 11 :27—
11:57— 12:27— 12:57— 1:27— 1:57— 2:27— 2:57— 3:27— 3:57 —
4:27— 4:57-5:27— 5:57— 6:27— 6:57 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:36-*6:06— 6:3fi
7:06— 7:36— S:06—S:36:— 9:06— 9:36— 10:06 — 10:36 — 11:06
—11:36—12:06-12:36—1:06—1:36-2:06—2:36-3:06 — 3:36
—4:06—1:36—5:06—5:36—6:06—6:36—7:06—8:06—9:06—
10:06—11:06.

•5:52— «6:22— 6:52— *7:22 —
9:52-110:22 — 10:52 — 111:22 —

.*— 9.5" "

FROM ALAMEDA— *5
7:52— •>:22—S:52— 9:22
11 :52— ±12:22— 12:52-±l:
—4:52—5:22—5:52—6:22-

FROM BERKELEY— •5:15—*5:45—^:15— 6:45-*7:15—
7:45— •8:15 — 8H5— ±9:15— 9:45— 110:15— 10:45— ±11:15 —
11:45-12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45—1:15—4:45—5:15 — 5:45
—6:15—6:45—7:45—8:45—9:45—10:45,

FROM WEST BERKELEY— -5^5— •6:15— 6:45— »7:15
—7:45— 5:45— 19:15-9:45 — 10:45 — 112:45 — 1:45 — 2:45—
3:45_i:45_«5:15_5rf5_«0T15-_6:45— *-;I5i

CREEK ROUTE,

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— "7:15— 9:15— Ua5— 105—
8:15—5:15.

FROM OAKLAND— •605—8:15—1005— 12:15— 2:15 —
4:15.

•Daily, except Sundays. ISundays only.

"Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph &
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. N. TOWSE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H. G <XJ DMA>.

Gen, Pass ITkt Agt,

1883

3£Ixc ^xcctlev and J^mlsiuati.

RACES.

Golden Gate

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association.

DISTRICT SO. I OIK I. I Ml. ALAMEDA
COUKTY.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MOXDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883.

No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $300, for all
two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $300 to first
horse, $150 to second and $50 to third.

No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, ?500, for
all three-year-olds; one-aud-one-quarter-rnile dash;
$300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third.

No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free
for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150
to second, $50 to third.

No. 4— Same dav ; trotting; free for all horses that
have never beate'u three minutes; purse $600; $3130 to
first, ?1S0 to second and $60 to third.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.

No. 5— Trotting; purse $500; free for all fonr-year-
olds; $4S0to first horse, $'240 to second and $S0 to third.

No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all
pacers that have never beaten 2:20; $300 to first horse,
$150 to second, $50 to third. w

No. 7— Same day; trotting; purse $200; free for all
bighorsesthat weigh 1.400 poundxo over; $120 to first
horse, $60 to second, $20 to third.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 5.

No. 8 — Running; California Record pnrse; one-mile
dash; purse $1,000, $900 to first horse, second to save
entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three-year-olds in one class
and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol-
lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in
California in his special class to take the first money;
the horse making the next "best time, all the classes
being considered, to save his entrance; should the
record be beaten in more than one class, then the
first money to be divided equallv among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten in any of the
classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall be entitled to first monev.

No. 9— Trotting; same dav; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:24; 3i3<»0 t(t first horse,
$300 to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6.

No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that
have never beaten 2:35; $4.50 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one 3nd $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day ; trotting; purse ?500; free for all
three-year-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and
$50 to third.

FRIDAY. SEPT. 7.

No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to be followed by
one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ond horse to save entrance.

No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2;23; $4S0to first horse,
$240 to second and $S0 to third.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No, H — Same day; competitive military and cadet
drills; purse and conditions will be named through
t e presB after conference with the vaiions military
companies.

No. 15— Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-year-
olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $40 to third;
heats of a mile.

No. IS— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horBes that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $360 to second and $120 to third.

No. 17— Same day; bicvcle race; dash of one mile;
free for all; purse $30, $35 to first and $lo to second;
entrance free: the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first dav of the fair, at 3 p m., with the
secretary, at the track.

No. 19— Same dav; ladies' riding tournament; prizes
and conditions to be named hereafter.

cosditios.

All trotting and pacing races are best three in five,
except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci-
fied. Entrancefee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac-
company nomination.

In all, five to enter and three to start. National
Trotting Associ^'.'^t' rules to govern trotting, but the
board reserves the right to trot heats with any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses
must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses
they will start on Mondav, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money
will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of the Judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
to govern running races, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made In writing, to give sex, color
and marks of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries to all the above races to close with the sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883,

Write "Entries to Races '* on outside of envelope,
A. C. D1ETZ, President.

L. Walker, Secretary,
Lock Drawer 152S, Oakland, Cal.

RACES.

SENDTOR CIRCULAR OFTHE '

OGOWSK/

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PIERCE&C0.OAKL°CAL.

ACENTS FOR THE PACIFIC CO AST.

fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goodsof all kin s.

$15,000 $15,000

IN PURSES AND STAKES.

California State Fair.

SPEED PROGRAMME FOR 1SS3.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,

No. 1. Running; Introduction Stake, for all ages;
three-quarters ot a mile dash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit,
$200 added, $50 to second, third to save stake.

No. 2. Running; California Derbv; stake for foals of
18S0;l,S'-niile dash: g5Q entrance, p. p., $300 added, sec-
ond horse $100, third $50 ; closed August 1, 16.S2, with 11
Dominations.

No. 3. Running; California Annual Stake, for two-
year-olds, foals of 1681; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second colt $100; third
$50; closed August 1. 1882, with 22 nominations.

No. 4. Runmng; hurdle race; purse $150, of which
$25 to second horse; entrance free; dash of l'i miles
over five hurdles; three to start.

No. 5. Trotting; 2:25 class; purse $1,200.
SECOND DAY, TFESDAY. SEPT. 11.

No. 6. Trotting stake, mile heats, for two-year-olds;
closed April 7 with 14 nominations.

No. 7. Trotting; purse $1,000, for four-year-olds and
under.

No. 8. Trotting; 2:40 class; purse $1,000.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1 fc.

No. 9. Running; 'Maturity Stake, for four-vear-olds;
dash of tliree miles; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500
added, second $150, third $100; closed Aug. l, 1SS2, with
7 nominations.

No. 10. Running; Nightliawk Stake; dash of one
mile for all ages; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $200 added,
second horse $75, third $25; stake to be named after
winner if Nighthawk's time (1:42V,) is beaten.

No. 11. Selling race; purse $25<>, of which $50 to sec-
ond; entrance free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed
valuation; 2 pounds off for each $100 under and 2
pounds added for each $100 over fixed value.

No. 12. Running; hurdle race; purse $200, of which
$50 to second; entrance free; over six hurdles; 1>£
miles; tliree to start.

No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse $1,200.

FOFRT1I DAY, THURSDAY. SEPT. 13.

No. 14. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,200.

No. 15. Trotting; purse $1,000, for three -year-olds
and under.

No. 16. Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 1 4.

No. 17. Free handicap stake; 2H miles; $50 en-
trance, $20 declaration, $300 added. $lo0 to second, third
to save stake; weights announced Sept. 8; declara-
tion -Sept 10, 8 p. m.

No. 18. Runmng; colt and filly stake for two-year-
olds; one-mile dash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200
added, $50 to second, third to save stake; winner of
two-year-old stake first day to earn- 5 pounds extra.

No. 19. Running; purse $250, of which $50 to second;
for thiee-year-olds; mile dash; entrance free.

No. 20. Runmng: consolation purse, $250, one mile
and repeat, for beaten horses; entrance free, $50 to
second horse.

No. 21. Running; hurdle race; $150, of which $50 to
second: one mile and repeat over four hurdles; en-
trance t.-ee; three to start.

SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT, 1 5.

No. 22. Trotting: free for all: purse $1,200.

No. 23. Occident stake; closed Jan. 1, 18S2, with fif-
teen nominations.

No. 24. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile
dash.

No. 25. Trotting; three-minute class; purse $1,000;
entries close May 15, 1883. at which time '1H per cent of
entrance must be paid, 2;.-; per -;ent payable July 1 and
5 per cent August 1, 1883; to fill ten horses must pay
first installment; parties not making payments when
due forfeit their previous payments, and are de-
barred from starting.

Entiies for the following events for 1SS4-5 "were or-
dered to be closed with the above races :

No. 1. Running; California Derbv Stake for foals of
1881, to be run at the State Pair of 1SS4; l);-mile dash,
$50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse $100, third
$50.

No. 2. Same stake, for foals of 1SS2, to be run at State
Pair of 1S&5; same conditions.

No. 3. Running; Maturity Stake; three-mile dash,
for four-vear-olds in 1S$4;"$100 entrance, $25 forfeit,
$300 added; second horse $100, third $50; to be run at
the State Fair of 18S4.

No. 4. Running; California Annual stake for two-
year-olds, foals of lc\S2; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second horse $100, third
$50; to be run at the fair of 1S&I.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise
specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance
fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination;
purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse,
25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per
cent to fourth.

National Association rules to govern trotting; but
the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any'day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To fill running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for
mares and geldings.

All three-year-olds, when running in their classes,
to carry 118 pounds, with the usual allowance as above.

Starters in all races must be named to the secretary
or clerk of course at 6 p. m. the day preceding race,
any other rule to the contrary notwithstanding.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered" in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Assocta
tion to govern running races, except when conditions
named are otherwise. Non-sta-'-rs in running purses
will be held for entrance under rule 3.

All entries to bi. made in writing, giving name, sex,
color and marks of horses; also name and residence
of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by
rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfully
requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named
in their entries, as their horses will lie designated on
programmes by colors worn by drivers. This is nec-
essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses In
the race.

Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close
with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883,

Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope.
P. A. I IMfi VV President.

EDWIN F. SMITH Secretary.

O. C. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND, CAKu

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A UCTIONEERS,
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SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock..

Will Sell In All Cities and <6iiiities ol
tue State.

REFERENCES.

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R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Bogls, ColuSft.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
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trusted to our care. Sales will he made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have in contemplation
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those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several line ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-
tion.

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o

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WHITMAN TREES.

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Whitman Trees,

/ AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
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AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

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SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

230 and 232 Ellis street.

WHITMAN

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WITHOUT EFFOBT.

No person ofter once using them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

and 232 Ellis Street. Sole Agent for the Paeifie Coast

D

anteeo.

ARK BAY COLT. NFAR HIND FOOT "WHITE: FOALED MAT
, ■•«<! by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st daru— Columbine, bv A. W. Richmond.

ted " Columbia, bv Imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd '* V mg Fashion, by imported Monarch.

■Ith " F.ipI ii- m. bv imported Trustee.

5th " BoniM ts n' Blue, bv Sir Charle

6tb " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

Bth

9th
IKta

Uth

12th
13th

By Imported CentineL
By Mark Anthony.
By imported Janus.

I orted Monkey.
By imported Sllvereve.
By Spanker.

Bag Bruce's American Stud Book. vol. 1, p. 307, and vol.3, p. 79.
Will mike the ensuing season, 1^*3. from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms (50 the s-ason.

JOSEPH ( \IH\ SIMPSON.
Oakland or SOB Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

B

X X,

Y MALCOLM, fflS DAM COLUMBIA. WTLIfMAKETHE EN-

' suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.
X X Donblecroesl Is of as high and fashionable breeding as anv stallion
, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his

id. hence his name. Slal-

imma was also a

se advertise nient

rprtae, Scotland,

fa .Ami's. llo<-k Hocking,

Lancaster, was the dai

Imported Bimi
colm m -

fine r.

01 Ant i mhlnn, was the

Wauanlta, Bon; ;

Three Co I Malcolm, Ladi ,..,

of saga 1 1 - ie damol He Whlrter), Recent, Ladv Fairfield,

Lady Amanda, Lady Midi the racing eaten-

darn will show ho* i the intinbers of these two families are

Thlsi* ieoi Gotland stallion in California, and from his In-

breedlr < has as much of tin- blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sin- lie is a horse of Immense substance, good sire, high form, and of
llaposittoa.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Oakland.

or 603 Montgomery street.

inUnded for either of the above stallions, snd sent bv Dcra-
-tAloroa, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W
■4, City Front Staples, wiu be received, good care taken of
■r- :t led to Oakland.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:36V: NAPA QUEEN, 2:3SX: ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:40; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2;59>$. "Will make the season of 1S63
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays. Mondavs, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired bv General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms 880 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. RREMNER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

TROTTING RULES.

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY."

Compiled by TlMw. J . V.il. S.crefcary of the X.tion. rotting A6,o-
FlICI;|t.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the season commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
1st of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $3 per
month. For terms and particulars applv to or address

W. M. MIRRY. Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

W

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1S53 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good "disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEOIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentuckv Hunter 'Skenandoah'. by broken-
legged Kentuckv Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) by Ferguson's Ken-
tuckv Hunter, hv old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, bv Vermont Hambletonian.
TERMS.
Ttrentv-five dollars fort he season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at 85 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars applyu

JOHN ROGERS.

Oakland Trotting Park.

1883

2£B;js fOrctcler <wxt 3voxt$\wxvu

STALLIONS.

UNDERMAN.

QIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYA R SON OF OLD
(j Belmont, will make the season of 18S3 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bay District Track, San Francisco.

TJndernian is a dark chestnut, with hlaze face and left hind foot
white. Coming six years old, 15,^ hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, $20 for the season. Mares not proving w th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

FRED REVXETT,
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

MAMBBINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

£y Record at Six Tears old, 2:21*. *^3

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOTJNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambnno bv Mambrino Chief.his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2 £15^, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them: Abbottsford, 2:21^; Convov, 2 :22><; Magenta, 2-2-11--. •
Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia, 2:291-4; George A". Aver, 2 :30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27V;',
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2 :19^. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedge wood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15^' hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in lata, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

Trims.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1B83, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, Beason commencing Februarv 15th and endinc
June 1st, 18S3. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SFORTSMAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE BAYIJS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes
son of Rysdyk's Hamblelonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrislman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LAEGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George \\ likes (weighing at this date 1,260 ponntlsi combining the
Mambletoman and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses In an eminent "degree
t?ki 6Sm8. ,SCU 2? o' V-insniltting the family qualities to his offsurlug
which nut George Wilkes In the front rank as a sire of trotters
—81^ &e,?rge wilkJe» 5aB tw«nty representatives In the 1:30 list, of
better records of 2:25 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or

TON11 make the en8liule season, beginning February 1st, 18S3, at STOCK-

j.?E!J.ttill?"1"r05':ebJ,hlBeaso" at ,be Iow S^11^ <"" **> 'be owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other sire of Trotters. 1RVJX AVRES

STALLIONS.

THE TEOTTTNG STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal,

PEDIGREE.

Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdvk'e Hambletonian, Mb
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride; by Flaxta'il, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of
white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15V hands
high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled
spring of 1S78.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is bv Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flastail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. McINTOsh. Chico, Cal.

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

TTTILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
\» days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of time at Fashion stables. Pelaluma.

Alexander is bv Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the Eire of Sam Purdy (2r20#)
Starr King (2:22) and Vanderlvnn (2:2-21. Dam Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellfounder, by imported Bellfounder. For full description,, see
Breeder and Sportsman of Sept. 9,1882.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Doda has a record of 2:24, Reliance 2:22^,
Nellie Patchen 2 :27 V.,, Eudora 2:3-1 HJ, Inauguration three miles in 7:29— last
mile in2£6, Sonoma Boy 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1SS0 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake for three-year-olds at the State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie Ln the
fourth ; time, 2:34M. 2:30, 2 £9, 2 :30V, 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Valley Association at San Jose he won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose ;
time, 2 £8^, 2£0k,2:33jtf,23iy. Belle Echo won the first heat. He won
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Len Rose and Upright in straight heats:
time, 2:32,2:33s, 2:32^;, In 18*1, as a four-year-old, Button radaea record
of 2 -26% over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2:29.

The Frasierteam took first premium at the Sontma and Marin Dlstric
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team.

Mar left at the City Front stables, San Firncisco, will be forwarded.
For further inforruatian apply to

T. T. rXKIXSS, Petaluma.

STALLIONS.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:31^; 3- YEAR-OLD RECORD BdSjfc*.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., atSlOO for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at §6 per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but do liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares Bent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm,

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 15} bands high ; long, flowing mane and tail]; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute bead, set on a stont neck ; bis shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Stein way was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by Imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old r«»cord 2:281,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:46. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore Is the sire of Santa Clans 2:17J ; Chestnut
Hill, 2:22i ; Stelnway, 2;25j ; Alice Stoner, tour years oia, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old. 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28j ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by RyRdyk's Hambletonian. the sire of 36 In
the 2.30 llBt. Add> mi *> \ Ml II, GA MFU.E.

Dinvllle, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

atgSK?

WH E ATLE Y

ILL STAND THE" ENSD1KG1 SEASON. 1ENDIKG JULY 1ST

18S3. at the Oakland racetrack.

W

TERMS— $50, payable atthe end of the seas- - torj arrange-

ments can be made for pasturage near the track for marea Croi
PEDIGREE ANT) DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
a reappearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Prv'or, bv imported Glencoe.
Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by Ann

.. ..merican Eclipse.
Tlurd dam \ oung Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.
fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread £
Fifth dam Annette, bv imported shark.
Sixth dam by Rockingham.
Seventh dam bv Bav lor 's Gallant.
Eighth dam by True Whig.
Ninth dam by imported Regains.
Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner
Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dani Sophunislia's dam bv Curwen Bav Barb.
Fourteenth dam D'Arev's Chestnut Arabian.
Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.
Sixteenth dam Montague mare.
War Dance by Lexington.
First dam Reel, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton. the sire of Trustee
Third dam CarnillLna, bv Caniillus.
"Fourth dam bv Smoleniko.
Fifth dam Miss Camion, bv Oroville.
Sixth dam by Weathercock.
Seventh dam Cora, by Matchera.
Eighth dam bv Turk.
Ninth dam by Cub.
Tenth dam by Allworthy.
Eleventh dam bv Starling.
Twelfth dam bv Bloodv Buttocks.
Thirteenth dani bv Grevhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Bettv, bv Cnrwen's Bav Barb
Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes" Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.
For further particulars apply to

MATT STORXS, at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE" THOROUGHBRED STALLION

-. r^'V »" '- -

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Ecll

Second dam Hennie Farrow, bj Imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam. by sir Richard,

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

sixth , by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by ChantlclOi f.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly ltoger.

Twelfth dam bv "Partner.

Thirteenth dam by Imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— $50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance al *l per month.
Cure will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coining season, is five miles
from Sacramento onthe Fteeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most BQCd
sires, and everv one of his colts that has been tr iufl fast.

Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Benwlck. For history of Joe
Hooker see Bueeder and sioiitsman Jan 3D, UBS.

TIIEO WESTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

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FOR SALE.

ON ACCOTTNT OF THE OWNER'S ABSENCE
abroad, which prevents his giving his personal at
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quested to offer for sale the following choicely-bred
broodmares. These animals are just as represented.
In bleeding, health, form, size, color and disposition
—in everything that goes to make up desirable stock
for breeding purposes— They present an exceptional
opportunity. They are not" discarded, broken-down
trotters, but are in their prime, perfectlv sound and
in vigorous condition. Like their sires, they are
themselves trotters and are all pnrelv gaited. Their
breeding qualities have been tested. The get of each
is highly promising and not for sale. To save time
and correspondence, full and correct pedigrees are
given below and from the prices named there will be
no deviation:

HEOLA.

(Standard. See " Vv"allace'sTrottingRegister.V' Bav
mare ; sixteen hands high ; foaled 1*73 ; got bv Almoht
(sire of 70 winners of contested races. Si with public
records below 2:90), son of Alexander's Abdallah; dam
Haidee, by Mambrino Chief; second dam Zenith
(5940); bred by D. Swigert. Esq.. Kentuckv. Hecla is

Eronounced by competent judges to be" one of the
nest broodmares in America. Has had three fine
colts, one of which, a yearling bv Orange Blossom,
may be Been with her. Is again in foal to Orange
Blossom. Colt due end of June next.

Price $1,200.

MINNIE H.

Brown mare; sixteen hands; three white feet and
blaze in face; foaled IS.d; got bv General Knox (sire
of Lady Maud, 2:18. Camors, 2:19V, and about ten
others in the 2:30 class >; dam Sallie Groves, bv Prince
Moscow Jr.; second dam Tuck ta fast pacer"),' bv blind
Tnckahoe; Bred by Hon. H. B. Holton, Powhatan,
Md. This mare trotted in 2:36 while in Sir. Holton's
possession, previous to being put to breeding. Has
fine vearling fiUv and has not vet been bred this
spring. Prices 7 50.

VARILLA.

Bay mare; very nearly sixteen hands high; a trifle
white on one hind foot; as near as could be ascer-
tained by the owner the age of Varilla is twelve
vears; got by Middletown (sire of Music, 2.21, Nellie
Irwin, 2:25. Orange Blossom, 2:2$'- and others). byRys-
dvk's Hambletonian ; dam bv Hector, bv Latourerte's
Bellfounder; bred by D. B/Irwin. Esq'. Middletown,
Orange Co., New Tom. The present owner of this
mare has three of her colts, all of fine size, weight
and promise; one. a four-vear-old, has been sent to
Dr. Herr, Lexintrton. Kentuckv, for training. Varilla
lias a filly, foaled April 14, lKS3,by her side bv Meadow
Chief, he by Hamlet 'sire of Leontine, 2:24!*', Brook-
side Flora," 2:29), by Volunteer, and has not "yet been
bred this season.

Price $7 50. or $900 for mare and foal.

To one purchaser the three mares will be sold for
52,500 cash. The owner respcctfullv refers to the
"Spirit of the Times." New "Fork" and to Joseph
Cairn Simpson, editor "Breeder and Sportsman," San
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THE STABLE.

Trotting: Action.

"Rolling motion. " is a good name for the shoe which is
known by that title, albeit that the term does not convey the
properties as fully as it deserves. There is no question that
it gives the foot a quicker roll, the reasons for which are ap-
parent. The points of support being some distance from the
toe, the foot leaves the ground sooner than if the turning was
done at the extremity. In the fast-trotting step the heel
strikes the ground when the toe has quite an elevation, and
as the body is carried over it the foot has an equal bearing to
be followed by the raising of the heel and before the foot is
raised again there is a -push with the toe. It is manifest that
in the fast gallop there is a necessity for a "good hold " with
the toe of the forefoot. With the galloper there is an abso-
lute loss of power in rounding the toe not alone resulting
from shortening the lever, as it also entails a diminution of
the stride.

There must result an injury to the speed of the racehorse,
but it must be borne in mind that the greatest effort of
the racer to hurl the body through the air is made with the
forefoot, while the trotter uses the hind foot for that pur-
pose. In a square trotter the hind and fore feet strike the
ground so nearly together that the ear fails to note the differ-
ence, and as has been heretofore shown the forefoot is picked
up a little sooner than the hind foot. Therefore, it is longer
in the air, for undoubtedly the slight variation in striking is
in favor of the hind foot. It has also been shown that
scalping occurs at the commencement of the airflight, strik-
ing the shin in the the midst of it.

Assuming that the length of the shoe is five inches, the
setting the calkin back half an inch, or beveling the toe
that much, must aeceleiate the motion. Thus the heel first
comes in contact with the ground, and as the body is carried
over it there is a change. The shoe is level a short time be-
fore the leg is vertical, and a short time afterwards. Then
the heel is raised and last of all the toe. "When the animal
finds that the foothold on the ground is giving way the foot
is picked up, and this occurs much quicker when the point
of resistance is back of the toe. It is on this principle the
Chinese shoe is constructed, otherwise the unyielding sole
would require that the turn be made at the extreme point of
the toe.- With an ordinary leather sole the bending effects
the same purpose and in either case the action is easier.
When I lived in Iowa a German fabricated wooden shoes
which were the favorite pattern of those who used them. He
placed a bar across where the ball of the foot would come
and thus gave the requisite roll. Wooden clogs are rounded,
something the same as the shoe of the Chinaman, and
for the same purpose . An indication of the
effect it has on the action of a horse is obtained
from placing the shoe on a flat surface with the
ground side down. It is tilted up easily, a slight pressure
on the toe being all that is necessary. Reversed, however,
and no amount of pressure will raise the heel, and to ac-
complish that it will be necessary to lift the posterior part.
While there is a difference from this test when it is nailed on
the foot of a horse, it 16 manifest that less strength is re-
quired, and that placing the fulcrum one-tenth of the whole
length of the shoe back of the toe gives an entirely different
motion to the foot. With 6ome horses the change is detri-
mental. The "rapid," short- striding horse has usually enough
of this movement, and an increase'retards in place of adding
to his speed. But if the short-gaited horse wounds the coro-
net or pastern, or bruises the hind foot with the toe of the
forefoot, it may be that the bevel at the toe will overcome the
habit, after which something can be done to lengthen the
stride.

Assuming that there is no necessity for guarding against
anything but a tendency to scalp, it is a logical inference that

the rolling motion will be favorable in the increase of quick-
ness in getting the foot out of the way. The bevel at the toe
aids in the correction, as it is evident that in the upturning of
the foot the toe will strike when the hind foot is carried un-
der it, and that the outer edge of the shoe will do the injury
when the gait is more open. I have found that a barefooted
colt struck hard enough to mark the horn of the hind foot
and cut the front part of the hind pastern. By shortening
and rounding the toe, and also rounding the edge of the
horn, thisjjwas in a measure obviated, and in some cases it
proved to be a complete remedy. The driving of barefooted
colts entails constant examination of the feet and frequent
trimming. While there is a tendency to wear the toe round-
ing, a short distance back of the toe the edge will be sharp.
This is likely to do injury should it strike the opposite leg
or the hind one in passing it; also probable that there will be
a breaking away of the horn, and there may be a splitting of
the horn for quite a distance. When rounded so that the
force of the blow when striking the ground comes an eighth
of an inch inside of the crust, it is rare, indeed, when there
is a fracture or any rending of the fibers. One of the ob-
jections urged against the practice of driving colts barefooted
is that boots cannot be worn on the feet. I shared in the
opinion that scalpers required the heels of a shoe to keep
them from slipping under the foot, or, at least, one heel, as
in the three-quarter shoe which I used on Anteeo. My de-
sire to keep the hind feet of Antevolo in a natural shape led
to experiments, and the result was a complete success, though
at first there were failures. The trouble was to prevent the
heelstrap from slipping down and getting under the foot
when there was no chance to rest it on the end of the shoe.
But bringing the sides farther up and drawing them in
helped to retain it in position, and by interlacing a thin strip
of metal sufficient stiffness was given to do away with all the
difficulty. For several years I have used a screw in place of
a strap to keep the boot in place, and this is by far the better
practice. A half-inch screw is sufficient, and the longest I
have used is one of five-eighths, the size being No. 9, three-
sixteenths of an inch at the thickest part in diameter. It is
put into the horn so low down that if the wall is perforated
it will be below the sensitive tissues, and a short distance
back of the center of the toe on the outside of the foot.
There is no tugging at straps. The heel strap is buckled be-
fore the boot is pushed down to its place, and when the hole
in the boot is opposite that in the horn a few turns of the
screwdriver sends it home. When the fastening is done
with a strap running through a slot between the foot and the
shoe, the foot has to be held up while the strap is run through,
and then there is the give of the buckle after the tongue of it
is in the hole. The buckle is an excrescence, and then there
is the liability of the strap being cut, which, of course,
loosens the boot. With the metal stiffening — the best being
a thin stratum of ste*el — there is scarcely a necessity for bring-
ing the sides over the quarters, though this is a safeguard
which had better be retained. In some cases horses will
"brush" that part of the foot that is covered, especially the
inner quarter, and this is guarded against as well as keeping
the heel strap in place. When using the three-quarter shoe
on Anteeo, I discovered that there was a tendency for the foot
to slide forward, at times the slip being six inches. A heel
calk was not permissible, inasmuch as that would give a
wrong bearing, and the remedy must be found in some other
contrivance. Give the frog a chance to exert its natural
functions, and that aided by the natural heels, and when the
foot strikes jt will be retained in position. The slipping for-
ward is evidently detrimental, and the sooner a secure hold is
obtained the better it will be. It is also evident that the
grand propulsive effort in the fast trotter being made with the
toe of the hind foot, that should be given a hrm hold on the
ground to obtain the full effect of the muscular power.
Rounding of the toe of the hind foot interferes with a firm
hold, although 1 have known one horse in which advantages

followed that more than compensated for the loss. The ac-
tion of the hind legs is not so easily controlled as that of the
fore, and what may appear paradoxical in a majority of in-
stances, the desired change will come from the appendages or
manner of treating the fore feet. That is, that apart from
the causes already mentioned, there is a kind of sympathetic
action, and that when there is a change made in the manner
of handling the forelegs there is also a corresponding differ-
ence in the motion of the hind. This is exemplified by put-
ting bandages on the forelegs of an animal which has not
been accustomed to wearing them, and the incumbrance will
cause the hind legs to be picked up something after the fash-
ion of a horse with stringhalt.

The conclusion forces itself upon the understanding that
to improve the trotting action the fore feet and legs are the
points to depend upon when the injury can be remedied by a
difference in the movements. At the same time there must
be protection, especially in those which have to acquire the
proper step in order to trot fast, and the protection must con-
sist in using guards that render the collision, as nearly as can
be, harmless. How to effect these purposes in the best man-
ner is well worthy of the attention of everyone engaged in
the business of breeding, training or owning trotters, and of
sufficient moment to warrant the Breeder ash Sportsman
in devoting full space to the elucidation.

ATHLETICS.

Olympic Club Spring Meeting.

Arrangements for the Spring meeting of the Olympic Club
■which takes place on the Oakland grounds on Decoration
Day are about completed. The number of those entering is
as yet small, but no significance is attached to this fact, as it
invariably happens that members are slow in entering, and
leave that matter until the last moment. Those who have
entered have been practicing for some time past so that there
is every reason to expect a successful meeting. The events
are interesting and the handicaps will, no doubt, be liberal
enough to make them still more so, without practically bar-
rin" good sprinters. The postponement of the University
games is also counted upon to increase the entries. The
Golden Gate Athletic Club, the Merion Cricket Club, the
California Athletic and Lacrosse Club are already represented,
with a probability that interior athletes will put in an appear-
ance. The bicycling clubs have taken a lively interest in the
contests, and send a good delegation especially for the short
races. The handicaps in these events, however, have usually
been such as to shutout good riders, who were beaten before
they entered. The fact that a rider has won a majority of
races should be no reason to handicap him to such an extent
as to preclude the possibility of his winning future events.
The idea of handicapping is to place contestants upon their
relative merits so as to insure close races and to give less
skillful riders or racers an opportunity of competing success-
fully, and not with an idea of giving them the race at the
start! This has always been a sore point with wheelmen
and unless the crack riders were handicapped beyond any
possible chance of winning the lesser lights refused to en-
ter, even though the handicaps, as against the former, were
heavy. Should the same spirit be manifested at this meet-
ing it would save trouble if good riders were plainly told that
they are not wanted. The matter might be avoided by lim-
iting them to certain events.

-♦

The wrestling match between the Scotch athletes, Donald
Dinnie and Mnldoon, creates nothing more than passing
interest in sporting circles. That a full house will greet tbcir
appearance is admitted, but that the public expect to see any-
thing like an out-and-out match is the subject of grave doubts.
The procession of flaming announcements is hardly calcu-
lated to convince the public of the genuineness of the affair,
and the wretched cuts which disfigure barn doors and dilap-
idated fences are far more suggestive of angular haunches of
beef than of wrestling champions. Judging from the mass
of sinews which the cuts display about the arms and breasts,
the champions will be profusely decorated with breast pads,
to say nothing of innumerable warts and bunions on their
biceps.

J. W. Johnson, of Truckee, challenges u
Nevada, Sierra or Placer counties to a fifteen-hour
toe walking match for $100.

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May 26

Trotting' Mares as Broodmares.

In the last number of the Turf, Field and Farm, a paper
whose expressions of opinion are generally the result of care-
ful thought and investigation, the following statement is
made:

"Neither Pocahontas nor May Bird have ever been in foal,
although several times mated. The mare which goes through
the severe training ordeal is not easily made fertile. The
drain upon her vitality seems to affect the reproductive or-
gans, and in the majority of cases she remains barren."

The proposition contained in the above paragraph will
hardly bear the light of even causual investigation, a mere
glance at the facts of history bringing to bght an overwhelm-
ing volume of evidence on the other side, and showing that
" the mare which goes through the severe training ordeal,"
is almost certain to produce foals — and healthy ones, too —
when put to breeding, instead of "in the majority of cases
remaining barren."

Let us begin at the beginning. Flora Temple was the first
very fast trotting mare in this country, and the first trotter
of either sex to beat 2:20. She came out in 1851, being then
five years old, and remained on the turf eleven years, in
every one of which she was in active training for afar greater
length of time than is now commonly the case with trotters,
some of her races having been trotted after winter hadbegun
and the snow was on the ground. She trotted mile heats,
two-mile heats and three-mile heats, pulling a wagon in a
large minority of her races. She was essentially awear-and-
tear animal, but in spite of this fact the drain upon her vital-
ity must have been immense. In her old age she was put to
breeding, but the many years of training did not seem to
have in any degree impaired her productive powers, as after
becoming the property of Mr. Welsh she produced Kitty
Temple, by Rysdyk ; Prince Imperial, by William Welch,
and The Queen's Daughter, by imported Leamington. So
much for the pioneer trotting mare of America, one that came
and noursked in the days when long-distauce races were the
rule, and when a trotter that could not pull a 250-pound
wagon fast enough to win was not considered a first-class per-
former.

Another noted mare, and one that beat Mora Temple two-
mile heats to wagon handily, was Princess, that. Jim Eoff
brought from California. She had plenty of training, and
plenty of hard racing as well, ten miles not being beyond her
capability. After a long turf career she was put to breeding,
and her son, Happy Medium, has long since taken rank
among the successful trotting sires of the country. Besides
him she gave birth to several other foals. Evidently the hard
campaigns through which she passed had not exhausted her
vitality. Widow Machree; a daughter of American Star, was
another of the old-timers. She was game and enduring, and
at Boston, in 1859, won a race, literally on' three legs. She
was bred, and her foal was Aberdeen, the sire of Hattie
Woodward, 2:151. Lady Sutton and Moscow are two more
trotters of the early days, that made good broodmares.

After the retirement of Flora Temple and Princess the
next great performer among the mares was Goldsmith Maid,
and contemporaneous with her were Lady Thorne, Lucy and
• American Girl. With the exception of the last named all of
these mares entered the breeding ranks at the close of their
turf career, and all except American Girl were owned by Mr.
H. N. Smith, whose breeding establishment near Trenton,
N. J., was started with the idea that in order to produce
trotters, mares that had proven their merit on the turf should
be selected as dams. It would be a waste of space to write at
length upon the turf career of Goldsmith Maid, as her his-
tory is fresh in the minds of all who have even a superficial
knowledge of turf matters. It is doubtful if her equal as a
campaigner ever existed. No complete record of her per-
formances has ever been made, but from the time she passed
into Budd Doble:s hands in 1S67, until she retired in 1877,
the gallant little bay trotted no less than US races, and yet
she has given birth to three foals in her old age. Lady
Thorne was another good campaigner. During her eight
years on the turf she trotted fifty-eight races, and yet when
called upon to perform the duties of a matron she responded
nobly by giving to the world a colt and a filly before death
claimed her. Lucy could go the route fast and keep at the
work all season, but she had three foals after the harness was
taken from her for good.

These notable instances would seem to pretty well dispose
of the theory that training takes away the vitality of a mare
and unfits her for breeding, but there are plenty more of the
same sort. The famous old pacer Pocahontas, that was a
celebrity of her day, and that pulled a wagon in 2:17i over
the old Union Course on Long Island, was also a good brood-
mare, and her memory is being kept green by her descend-
ants, to whom her speed was imparted. Her foals include
Tom Eolfe, that sired the trotter Lady Eolfe, record 2:22},
and the pacer Sleepy Tom 2:12}, and a sixth heat in 2:14;
Pocohontas, 2:26J, and that has shown much faster time
since becoming the property of Mr. Bonner, and May Day,
dam of Nancy, 2:231— and all these were by different sires.
Grand Duchess, 2:261, produced Galatea, that made a record
of 2:25J at Hartford in 1877, being at that time but four years
old; and yet Grand Duchess trotted a hard race when five
months gone with foal. Training did not exhaust her vital-
ity. On Mr. H. N. Smith's farm may be found Daisy Burns,
2:23; Belle Strickland, 2:26; Idol, 2:27; Rosalind, 2:219;
Western Girl, 2:27; Big Mary, 2:281, and Lady WalkilL 2:291.
They were all campaigners, and all have had foals. Lady
Hayes, a mare that beat American Star to wagon in 2:34, was
on the farm also and had foals. So did Le Blonde, 2:34.
Lulu, 2:15, had plenty of trotting, but she is proving herself
a good broodmare, and her son, by Gov. Sprague, will be in
Chicago next summer to take part in the colt race. Lucille
Golddust and Fleety Golddust, illustrious members of the
family whose name they bear, obtained records of 2:16} and
2:20, respectively, when on the turf with Charley Green be-
hind them, but they turned out broodmares just the same.
May Queen was another member of Green's stable. She has
a record of 2:20 and also a youngster by Gov. Sprague. It
would take a long time, and more space than we have to
spare, to give oven the names of well-known trotting mares

ball, 2:81; Katie Middle-ton. 2:23; Lucille, 2:21; Beautiful
Bells, 2:2!); Belle Brasfiold, 2:20; Lillie Shields, (dam of Lil-
lian, 2:23',); Lady Prewitt, 2:30; Lottie, 2:28; Mila C, 2:27-
Lady Morrison, 2:271;Sistor, 2:301; Trio, 2:23), Lady Mon-
roe, 236}; Lady Tui-pin, 2:23; Nellie Walton, 2:26; Edna,
2-27: .1. -si.; Wales, of the famous old-time pole team, 2:271;
Alice Weat, 2:26; Magenta, 2:24}; Queen of the West, and
<>\ I Kutc Hazzaru, that trotted so many good races in Illinois
v/ith H. 11. Yates behind her.— Breed r's Gazette.

wool clip of Butte county is said by sheep owners, to

i '"is Sanson that has ever been had, as regards

■ antity and quality. The early rains started the feed

' that sheep kept in condition, which insured a healthy

^.owth of the fleece throughout the entire winter.

OUR NEW TORE LETTER.

Racing at Nashville— General Sporting News
—The Bench Show, Etc.

Not until quite recently, within the last few days, has our
unusually late season this year given any promise of real,
genuine, simon-pure spring weather, and ulsters and furs
were quite necessary within the past week, a snowstorm com-
pleting the novel experience which New Yorkers thought they
had got through with two months ago. A glance at the vege-
tation in the parks, the northern limits of Manhattan, etc.,
shows the trees and shrubs still bare and leafless as if it were
the "ides of March " with us instead of the merry month of
May, although the sunny side of Battery Park, facing the
bay, shows a slight improvement on the prevailing cheerless
aspect of our metropolis. This is aggravating when in-
comers by train and steamer from the southern sections, and
even a short fifty miles or so down in Jersey, report vegeta-
tion as forward and luxuriant as it should be at this time of
year. Eacing men, however, at the various training, resorts
in our neighborhood, have managed to get considerable work
out of their equine charges thus far, and Sheepshead,
Brighton, Monmouth, Fleetwood and Jerome have echoed to
the flying feet of the runners and trotters on every day prac-
ticable.

In the Southwest the third meeting of the spring racing
circuit of 1883 has been continued through a very successful
week at the Eock City of Nashville, Tenn. Of course, the
salient points of the sport have been already wired to your
coast in all probability, but knowing by experience, when a
resident with your citizens, how spare and incorrect (fre-
quently) are racing dispatches that reach your paper, I judge
that a resume of the prominent features of the meeting may
not be without interest to your readers. New Yorkers took
particular interest in what the week was expected to bring
forth, on account of the East being right worthily represented
by the Saratoga stable of Mr. Chas. Eeed, and the desire felt
in all quarters here to get some inkling as to the truth of the
reported return to form of the great mare Thora, the best
runner that Longfellow has yet sired. The first day of the
meeting Mr. Seed's mare won a dash of nine furlongs in deep
mud from a moderate field, and expectation was on tiptoe for
Wednesday's race, at the same distance, for the Eiver Stakes,
worth SI, 100. As here she would meet Pearl Jennings (the
Utah filly), the old warhorse Checkmate, Saunterer, and the
fast ones, the battle with these known good ones would show
whether all was well with her or the contrary, and great was
the disappointment when the pen was -drawn through her
name early Wednesday forenoon. However, as she was en-
gaged with the same lot on Friday in the Eock City Stakes, a
mile and a quarter, the sequel showed that it was simply from
prudential motives, considering her many and valuable en-
gagements the coming season, that Mr. Keed and " Jimmy "
Lee withdrew her. The Eiver Stakes produced a close race,
the track still being slow, between the other "cracks," and at
the finish the Western filly Pearl Jennings beat the old mouse-
colored gelding (Check) three-quarters of a length and Saun-
terer was a half length behind him third. This showed that
Pearl Jennings' victory at Memphis was not quite so much of a
' 'fluke" as has since been imagined, that Checkmate needs more
time, if his leg stands, and that sly old Saunterer, the fastest but
biggest rogue of his day, has likely got into the sere and yel-
low leaf by this time, though at three quarters of a mile his
speed is still great. Thursday evening last at Nashville
showed heavy pooling at the Maxwell House on the result of
the Eock City Stakes next day, and as the track had now
dried up, though it is always rather deep and slow, the par-
tisans of Thora, Checkmate and Pearl Jennings bought
their favorites heavily at nearly even rates, the Utah filly
having to put up five pounds penalty for her win on Wednes-
day. This made the respective apportionments, Checkmate,
aged, 118 pounds, Pearl Jennings, 4 years, 117 pounds and
Thora, 5^ears, 116 pounds. Cassidy's Blazes, 5 years, 121
pounds, was also in the field, after a fast race in which Mr.
Reed's mare made all the running, the three-quarters in 1 :171
and the mile in 1:44}, coming home under a pull. Thora won
in a canter by six lengths from Checkmate second, who re-
versed Wednesday's running with Pearl Jennings by a neck.
The time, 2:12, is very fast for the course, and the admirers of
Susan Ann's daughter by Longfellow at once made up their
minds barring accidents, she had regained againhergreatform
of a year ago at Baltimore, where the show she made ofjGlen-
more and Greenland stamped her the best animal, except
Hindoo, in the county, over a Cup course, two miles and a
quarter. It is hard work now to get even money against her
for the Louisville Cup on the 25th, and most of the book-
makers have refused to bet any more money against her, for
this race.

Four good two-year-olds showed up at Nashville, Martin's
Granite, Cottrill's Buchanan and Mona, all three by the ill-
fated Buckden, whose early death is greatly to be deplored,
and Bryant's Gen. Harding by Great Tom, the latter colt out
of the dam of the notorious Big Medicine (and named after
the owner of Belle Meade, whose yearly sale was a great suc-
cess, particularly as regards the equines sold), won a stake
race at half a mile from Buchanan, Lloyd Daly, and a fair
field in 531 seconds, and Mona, out of the dam of Monogram,
captured one at the same distance from a fair lot of fillies,
most of them being debutantes. Granite met both of these
winners on the fourth day, at five pounds in his favor, they
each carrying a penalty for their wins, and the end of the
five furlongs was Granite, 102 pounds, first, Mona, 105 pounds,
second and Gen. Harding, 110 pounds, third, three lengths
below first and second, Harding half a length behind Mona.
time 1 : i. The last named colt got a bad start, or, with all
his weight, he would have made it very warm for the winner.

The three-year-olds that ran during the week were a rather
moderate lot, none of the "cracks" taking part, Joe S, by King
Lear, Japonica (sister to Mahlstick), Standiford Kellar, by Great
Tom, and Sovereign Pat, by Pat Malloy, being the best that
ran. From Lexington, where eight days' racing commences
to-day, and Louisville, come daily reports of the doings of the
crack candidates for the Derby Cup, Merchants' Turf and
other stakes.

At Louisville Drake Carter, Fellowplay and Morris' other
horses are doing steady work. The Derby favorite, as Drake
Carter is now decidedly, worked a quarter in 0:24| recently,
a mile in 1 :471 with his shoes on. Cardinal McCloskey a
mile in 1 :46 ; Leonatus a mile in 1 :46, mile and a half" in
2:42. This is the best vet shown by any of the Louisville
horses, and if this fast test has done the colt no harm, the
one that beats hiin will about win the Derby. Ascender is
doing good work, and so is Lord Raglan, while in the mile
nnd a quarter race for the Distillers' Stakes, at Lexington, to-
day, Bondholder, Pate's second string for the Derby, won
in great style from Freeland, Lida Stanhope, Farragut,
etc., in the very fast time of 2:0S1, a great performance'
and Drake Carter will have his work cut out to beat Bond-
holder in the Derby. Of the older horses, Apollo, Boatmau,
Lida Stanhope and John Davis, engaged in the Cup have
greatly improved. The last-named aged son of HarryO'Ful-

lon, worked a mile and three-quarters recently in 3:15. He
is up to weight, at home in any kind of going, and promises
to be Thora's chief antagonist in the Cup.

In this vicinity, most of the racers are moving well. For-
ester, the Withers and Belmont victor of 1SS2, is going like
"great guns, " and, if his legs stand, will be a dangerous horse
for Thora and Eole in the Cup races. Circassian, by Alarm,
twice a winner last fall, and greatly fancied by Littlefield and
his party for the Withers and other spring stakes, has had to
be let up in his training, and will be turned out probably until
fall. Kinglike, the Nursery winner, in Mr. Withers' string
at Brookdale, is a fine colt, but needs some months
yet to fill out, and the fall will be his best
time, likely. The Dwyers' horses are now at
Jerome, and Geo. Eenney finds many admirers, he and Mis.
Woodford being intended for Jerome three-year-old events
Barnes has been finally officially scratched at Louisville for
the Derby by his owners, who should have done this long
ago, and saved much wordy and pen-and-ink discussion
thereby, and perhaps a few dollars to some unlucky mortals.

The " Plunger " (F. T. Wslton), having stepped down and
out from the hotel management in favor of popular " Billy "
Connor, left this city on Saturday last for England, by the
White Star steamer Brittanic. He takes with him our pet
mare Girofle, who had a box specially prepared for her com-
fort on deck, S500 being the passage for the two horses, Mar-
athon, five years, going with her as being an animal that the
mare likes to trot with, and a fair performer himself, having
been lately educated over hurdles with great success, it is said
more. Girofle has the best wishes of all for her safe arrival in
Albion, and if well, and not too heavily burdened, that she
will show her heels to some of the foreign cracks is a cer-
tainty.

Yesterday's race at Newmarket for the Burwell Stakes
shows that Mr. Keene has a fair three-year-old in Blue Grass,
who beat five others a mile very handily. He is engaged in
the Derby, as is also Bolero, Mr. Keen's brother to Glidelia,
and if the Scotland colt is better than Blue Grass, Yankee-
land may have a chance for the Epsom prize of 'S3 after all.
At present, London betting shows Beau Brummel to be the
Derby favorite, with the three placed horses in the Guineas,
Galliard, Prince and Goldfield, at a trifle larger odds.

The Manchester Cup, run on the 14th, is also exciting
great speculation in England, with Thebais. by Hermit, five
years, as the favorite. Thebais belonged to the late Mr.
Crawfurd, and in 1SS1 won the 1,000 guineas and the Oaks.
And right here I will state for the information of any of your
readers who may desire to invest on racing events either in
England or this country, that the extremely unsportsman-
like precedent set by Louisville bookmakers of closing their
betting books on certain horses in certain stakes such as the
Derby Cup, Merchants', etc., is not followed by the pencilling
gentry in New York, who are always ready and anxious to
" lay against anything, " at, of course, greater or less odds as
the state of the market may warrant. So. any "Friscans"
who think they have " something good " in their minds for
any future racing event can be accommodated to any
amount by wiring or writing to W. Lovell, 39 West 2Sth
street, Cridge & Co., or any of our responsible bookmakers,
or the writer will cheerfully undertake any commissions him-
self.

Some large bets have been laid this week, SI, 000 to $500
against Thora for Louisville Cup; 83,000 to 81,000, Drake
Carter for the Derby; $1,000 to §200, Fellowplay for the Mer-
chants'; S2.000 to S5 against the combination of Ascender
for the Derby, John Davis for the Louisville Cup, and Fel-
lowplay for the Merchants' Stake. $1,000 to $50
against Geo. Kenney's winning the Withers and Belmont at
Jerome and the Coney Island Derby, he to win all three
races to win the money; 8500 to 850 against his winning the
Withers and Belmont, etc.

The great entry of 246 nominations for the 17 events of-
fered by the Chicago Driving Park is a great tribute to the
association's liberality, and as Hicok and Goldsmith have
entered Overman and Eomero and others, your State will
doubtless get a good slice of the 860,000 bung up.

The dates for the Grand Trotting Circuit appointed yester-
day at Eochester will also meet with general approval among
trotting men. Pittsburg lead off on July 24; then Cleveland,
July 31; Buffalo, August 7; Eochester, August 14; Utica,
August 21 ; Poughkeepsie, August 2S, Hartford, September 4,
and Providence, September 11.

Louisville's May trotting meeting began yesterday and the
gray Joe Bunker beat J. B. Thomas, Dick Wright, France's
Alexander and Troubadour in four heats. Fastest heat,
2:211.

Tnere is talk of Col. Enssell's famous stallion Smuggler,
2:15}, leaving the old Bay State to make a season in Califor-
nia. If he should go west to the Pacific, he would be well
patronized beyond question.

Old John Baker, known on your coast as Joe Howell set
the sea] on his previous fame by his great race at Oakland.
The Baldwin colt Gano, however, is entitled to nearly as
much credit considering the character of the race, and if he
came out of it all right, will be closely watched when he
comes east.

All the theaters except Booth's, which is being dismantled,
are doing well. Haverlys with the popular Gillette in the
" Prof essor, " is drawing large houses. Mrs. Langtry at
Stetson's Fifth Avenue, "A Bunch of Keys" at the San
Francisco Opera House, the McCaull opera troupe at the
Casino, "A Eussian Honeymoon " (a great success) at the
Madison Square, "The Cape Mail " and the "Shaghrun " at
Lester Wallack's two houses, and Neil Burgess' " Yim, " a
better piece than the " Widow Bedot, " are having good pat-
ronage. Pacific.

New York, May 9, 1SS3.

The pulse in horses at rest beats 40 times, in an ox from 50
to 55, and in sheep and pigs about 60 to SO beats per minute.
It may be felt wherever a large artery crosses a bone, for in-
stance. It is generally examined in the horse on the cord
which crosses over the bone of the lower jaw in front of its
curved position, or on the bony ridge above the eye. Andin
cattle over the middle of the rib ; and in sheep by placing the
hand on the left side where the beating of the heart may be
felt. Any material variation of the pulse from the figures
given above may be considered a sign of disease. If rapid,
hard and full it is an indication of high fever or inflamma-
tion; if rapid, small and weak, low fever, loss of blood or
weakness. If slow the probabilities point to brain disease,
and if irregular to heart troubles. This is one of the princi-
pal and sure tests of the health of an animal.

The Board of Directors of Plumas, Lassen, Sierra and Mo-
doc County Agricultural Association, District No. 11, is now
as follows: E.V.Spencer, Chas. H. Lawrence, John Mc-
Beth, W. D. Fletcher, A. J. Ford, John Hardgrave, D. E.
Cate and D. D. Newman. Sierra and Lassen have one each,
Plumas has six, and five of the six are residents of Indian
Valley.

1883

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ROWING.

The Double-Scull Championship.

Hanlan states that he is in fine condition and very confi-
dent of ■winning' his match with Kennedy. He also states
that Lee is getting into fine form and he and the champion
row over sixteen miles every day. Ham and Conly of Hali-
fax have shown an earnest desire to row Hanlan and Lee a
double scull race. In November last Mr. Duryea offered to
match Edward Hanlan and George Lee rowing double
against any other two men rowing double a race of three or
five miles, for from $2,500 to S3, 000 a side. Albert Ham and
P. H. Conly responded at once with an offer to row Hanlan and
Lee double five miles for $2, 000a side and the championship of
America. After some negotiation Hanlan expressed a prefer-
ence for a four- mile race and declined to row until the middle
of August on account of the numerous engagements which he
has ahead. Conly and Ham assented to the champion's
terms and there is every prospect of the double race coming
off on the 15th of August. The Turf, Field and Farm refer-
ring to the match says: "When Mr. Duryea put out his chal-
lenges in November there was not much hope of acceptance,
because of the overshadowing reputation of Hanlan, but al-
ready two races have been made, and the third is in a fair
way of being completed. The boating season will be very
lively on this account, and it is to be regretted that Mr. Dur-
yea's long and severe illness in England should have ren-
dered it necessary for him to withdraw from all connection
with the matches. The mail brought us a letter from him
yesterday, dated Cambridge, April 27, in which he writes :

"I was sure some twelve days ago I could sail on the
Alaska to-morrow, but I am sorry to say my doctor tells me
it would not be safe. I regret it exceedingly, for were I well
and in America I would bet all I could raise on Hanlan beat-
ing Kennedy. It is just four months since I was taken sick.
I got feeling pretty well for two or three days, and then grew
bad again. I have had four of the best doctors in England,
but still I am here and unable to leave. If I get back to New
York, you can rest assured I will never cross the Atlantic
again."

Mr. George F. Johnson, of New York, took all of the races
off of Mr. Duryea's hands. The only challenge unaccepted
is that of Lee to Courtney.

The Champion Criticized.

We have become so accustomed to hearing nothing but
praise of Hainan's faultless style that it is almost startling to
find a writer who sees defects in the champion's method of
sculling. The intrepid writer who dares mention the great
champion's blemishes has expressed himself as follows in the
Boston Globe:

"Kennedy, they say, is a perfectly finished man in his exe-
cution; delicately even and true all through, and although
lighter than Hanlan, yet possessed, perhaps, of equal strength
and speed.

"Hanlan, they say, has not a finished style, and an un-
prejudiced observer will see that he does not row evenly. He
takes the water and leaves it one scull before the other; his
boat does not travel on a fair keel; he has not availed him-
self of many changes of rig which are universally acknowl-
edged as improvements, and he gets his speed from his great
strength and practice in his present rig, rather than from cor-
rect rowing. Hanlan, although so uniformly a victor, has
been beaten in every race in which he has been well headed,
and Kennedy's friends have a theory that the champion
might not row through if crowded a good part of the way.
Kennedy's staying powers have not been tried in public, but
his opportunities for testing himself with Davis and others
have been such that he muse have fully assured those in his
interest as to this requisite. He has been brought up in a
highly scientific as well as practical school; he has seen Han-
lan under all circumstances; he has had better means of
measuring than of being measured; he has had the blessing
of a still tongue and the judgment and cool calculation of his
phenomenal associate Davis to assist him in his estimates
and reflections, and it is safe to say he has not undertaken
the present task without his advice and co-operation. Many
think Kennedy will be better boated and in some way assisted
by mechanical appliances. At all events, he can use only
what is decided fair by a just referee, and will probably have
no other handicap than the skill of his opponent. Now, who
will win? The only answer is the echo: Let all good sports-
men hope the best man."

Hanlan and Kennedy.

That the champion has'lostnoneof his great speed is dem-
onstrated by his great spurt, after a hard hour's rowing,
with Geo. W. Lee, who had only just embarked. The fol-
lowing story is from the Boston Globe: Hanlan went out for
a six-mile spin at speed Friday afternoon from the Vesper
boathouse; Lee, who had been waiting for hira, started up at
a rattling pace, and with a lead of a couple of lengths in his
favor, invited "Sir" Edward to a "battle with the. blades. "
"Come on, now!" was what JHanlan heard; and, although
pretty well tired out, he accepted the invitation, and the
two men engaged in a contest which was much enjoyed by a
couple of newspaper men and a few friends from Boston.
Lee struggled hard to keep his lead, but the other was too
much for him; and as the bow of Ned's boat poked out in
front of the Jerseyman's, almost opposite the boathouse, the
Newark sculler had lost his power of speech, and instead of
the "Come on, now!" of Lee, the air was resonant with the
merry laughter of the champion. George thinks he will wait
nearer the boathouse next time.

On the 8th inst., the backers of Hanlan and Kennedy met
at the office of the Turf, Field and Farm and put up the
second installment of the stakes 5 1,000 each. Yesterday an-
other deposit of SI, 000 was made and the whole money,
$5,000, was up. The race will take place May 30 at Point of
Pines, Revere Beach, Boston. The owner of the beach expects,
if the weather be fine, that the race will be witnessed by at
least sixty thousand people.

♦

The professional single scull race to be rowed June 22 on
Lake Calumet will be a great affair, if the following scullers
who are entered show up: Edward Hanlan, Toronto, Ont.;
Wallace Boss, St. John, N. B.; George Hosmer, Boston;
George W. Lee, Newark, N. J.; CharleB E. Courtney, Union
Springs, N. Y.; James Dempsey, Geneva, N. Y.; Frank Hill,
Boston; E. J. Nagle, Boston; M. Kilo, Cincinnati; F. A.
Plaisted, Chicago; William Elliott of England; G. W. Weis-
gerber, Wheeling, W. Va.; William Briceland, Wheeling; Ed
Clator, Wheeling; J. A. Ten Eyck, Peekskill, N. Y.; John
McKay, Halifax, N. S., and J. G. Gaudaur, St. Louis. The
course is three miles with a turn. The winner of the race
will receive §1,000, the second man $200 and the third $100.
On the following day there will be a single scull race open to
all but the winners of the first day's competition.

There will be work for Jack Largan as soon as he gets
home. George Bubear has aspirations to the position of
premier sculler of England and has issued a challenge to any
bona fide resident of England, Ireland or Scotland to scull
him over the Thames championship course for $500 to
$1,000 within ten weeks. Bubear admits that there are a
score of men in America who can beat him easily over any
course. This is a humiliating confession for the champion
of England.

The new rowing machine in use at Cornell College is on
the hydraulic principle, but has but one cylinder for all four
men instead of one cylinder for each of four men, as is usual
on hydraulic rowing machines. The two bow men pull on
one yoke, and the two stern men on another. These yokes
are pivoted on a cross head to the piston. By this arrange-
ment the two bow men and the two stern men must pull ex-
actly alike. It can be seen whether they take the stroke at
the same time and pull alike.

Louis White, of the Pioneer Bowing Club, went out for a
row the other evening, and in going under Long Bridge fell
out and had to lug himself ashore as best he could. He kept
the matter very quiet until a boatman turned up at the Pio-
neer clubhouse with one of the great sculler's shoes which he
had discovered sticking in the mud and at first mistook it for
the lost anchor of one of the Pacific Mail Company's steam-
ships.

Fred Smith has purchased the old paper shell which Louis
White has been rowing for the past two years. The old boat
is considered to be very fast and the Long Bridge men are
wondering what the new owner is going to do with her.

Shire Horses.

The Shire horse, it is claimed by some, can be traced back
for many centuries; according to some authorities, as far
back as 1500; others put their origin at a later date. At all
events, we have a clear record from 1700. From that date
up to about fifty years since, we find the Shire horse was an
animal of great size, with large and well-formed head and
compact body; but the one peculiar characteristic he pos-
sessed was the wonderful flow and bunch of long hair in
front of his forelegs, commencing or shooting outfrom under
the knee, and extending downwards in some cases quite to
the ground; a large patch also protruded from under the
hock, but this not so long as on the forelegs. Traces of this
we occasionally see up to the present day, and where found
it is a favorable indication and is generally appreciated. In
my last importation I had one, Barton by name, bought of
the late Charles Mainprice of Ely, and bred by Charles Day
of the same place. A nearer type of the old English Shire
could hardly be found. He has a beautiful head, long neck,
with splendid, well-arched crest — so high, in fact, as to make
him look low in the back, with high rump, standing wide be-
fore and behind, and promising fine action. The hair from
this horse's knee reaches the ground, but, as I say, it is very
uncommon.

The Shire is a very docile animal, kind and of good dispo-
sition. It was common to see, before the era of compulsory
education, little boys and girls, too, driving along from town
or farm to farm; lads not much higher than the plow taking
their pair of horses to do their day's plowing, or one to haul
manure on land, or any kind of farm work. I have seen
these little fellows putting the collars and harness on, while
the horse held his head down to assist in the operation. The
Shire horse has also a good constitution, and is easily and
cheaply kept. Ordinarily they have short backs, with wide
loins and shoulders, broad chest, muscular arms, and large
second thigh, plenty of bone and good, sound, large feet.
Much, I note, has been written about the clumsy, heavy
horse. I want to say, as this is my first communication, that
there is no better styled horse for action and fine carriage
than the Shire horse, and one of the highest steppers ever
known was bred from an English draft mare by Mr. Skelton
Smalley of Whittlesea, and fetched one of the highest prices
ever paid for a harness or driving horse, namely, $5,000.
I simply mention this to correct a frequent misstatement of
fact.

The home of the Shire and draft horse I might fairly and
truthfully, so far as I know, say is the Isle of Ely, Cam-
bridgeshire, and the fen or lowland which borders thereon,
such as Lincolnshire, Huntingdonshire and Northampton-
shire. The higher lands of these three last named places are
not (as indeed are most of the other parts of England) so
suitable for the growth of this breed. In fact they do not
develop elsewhere so quickly nor as good. My experience has
been that whenever I have gone beyond the borders of the
fen lands with a view to purchase, I have not succeeded. The
horses are either not sound, or do not show the arm and
muscle to be found in the fen districts. I do not write this
to disparage any particular locality, for in all things there are
exceptions to the rule, but I simply give what has been my
experience, the result of a thorough knowledge, I may say,
of twenty years — speaking from an observation extending
from my eighteenth year. Therefore, I place the home of
Shire horse in the fen districts. It is a fact, which cannot
be disputed, and to confirm the statement I would point out
that more royal winners, or if not royal, certainly first-prize
winners, at the different town and county shows, are gener-
ally found to be bred on these fen lands. Cromwell, the roy-
al winner at Beading last year, was bred in these parts of the
fen. The Earl of EUsmere also has been a large purchaser,
and rumor had it when I was in England Past summer that
he intended buying a farm there, upon which to breed his
Shire horses. Peterboro, lying in this immediate "home," is
acknowledged to be, both in numbers and quality of the an-
imals, superior to the royal for its show of Shire horses and
mares.

One might write for a long time of the triumphs that havo
been won by horses bred in these parts. It is in these lands
that France, Germany, Belgium and Russia have bought for
years the draft Shire, and it was from these parts, my own
immediate neighborhood, that I concluded to purchase for
this country. America has a large field, and it waB not un-
til I had spent two years in America, viz.: 1879 and 1880,
buying export cattle at your Union Stock Yards, that I first
saw a stallion sold. I had often remarked that tho Shire
horse was one that I believed would ultimately take well in
this country, and, accordingly, I improved the first opportu-
nity that presented itself to make an importation. I have
faith in the future of the Shire breed in America, and when
I have secured a suitable farm upon which to carry on the
business, I hope to be able to demonstrate more fully than
has yet been done their superiority. — J. If. Truman in
Breeder's Gazette.

It is estimated that 200,000 sheep will be driven to Utah
and Colorado from northern California this summer.

The bunch grass in eastern Oregon has never been better
for twenty years than new.

BILLIARDS.

How Dion Beat Vignaux.

The opening game of the Collender cushion-carom tourney
in New York was played on Monday evening, the 14th inst.,
between Joe Dion and Maurice Vignaux. The game is thus
described by the World:

At 8:05 o'clock Scofield walked to the head of the table and
said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the inaugural game of the
Collender tournament at cushion-carom billiards will be be-
tween Maurice Vignaux and Joseph Dion. It will be of 500
points up, and the winner of the tournament will take $1,200
and a handsome gold and silver billiard table."

He then turned and beckoned to the players, who had been
seated near him, and said: "Maurice Vignaux, Joseph Dion."

Both men were cheered, and acknowledged the salute by
bowing.

Maurice Vignaux was attired in full evening dress and a
Spinola collar. Joe Dion was also dressed in evening cos-
tume and wore a turn-down collar. Both shook hands and
went to the table to string for the lead, which was won by
Dion, who took the white ball and counted the opening shot,
the essay being greeted with applause.

He missed the second stroke. Vignaux went to the table
and missed.

Nothing of importance occurred until the fifth inning, when
Dion made a difficult straight-across-the- table shot, which
caused his friends to cheer him loudly.

In his sixth inning Viguaux made a kiss shot to the upper
rail, its finish being greeted with applause that fairly shook
the building. Then set in an era of prosperity for Vignaux
which made him happy; his long force drives, draws to two
cushions and follows on rails counted, and though his runs
were not large, his play was brilliant, and he smiled, a thing
that with him is rare.

In the fifteenth inning Vignaux got the balls on the left rail
in the upper corner and by delicate one-cushion nursing and
short draws made 40. The balls then lined on the rail and
he missed on an easy masse. This failure to count was the
signal for a boy in the gallery to whistle softly, a performance
that caused loud laughter.

In the seventeenth inning Dion made a four-cushion shot
and Vignaux made an attack upon his vial of cough medi-
cine.

At the end of the twenty-first inning Budd Scofield called
the score, "Vignaux 100, Dion 72," and an individual bet
$100 to $25 that Vignaux would win.

The next inning saw Dion make a ran of seventeen, one of
which was a force drive to six cushions, and he had to wait
for a full minute until the applause subsided before he could
go on with his play.

In the thirty-six inning the score was, Vignaux, 255; Dion,
202. So rapidly and brilliantly did they play that at the end
of the forty-second inning the score wasannounced, Vignaux,
305; Dion, 211.

There were loud shouts of "Go in Joe!" "Down the
Frenchmen!" oblivious of the fact that " Joe" is himself a
Frenchman.

The forty-ninth inning saw Dion pla3ung very 6trongly and
Vignaux nervous. This was shown in his manner of stand-
ing near the table and watching his opponent's strokes until
he could stand it no longer and left the hall for fresh air.
When he returned at the end of five minutes he found that
Dion had added twenty to his score, and a consideration of
it caused him to miss his next shot.

He then applied himself for the second time to his cough
medicine, and his friend "Don" Strauss whispered to him
words of comfort.

Dion, however, was taking another and more effective
course to assuage his grief, and when at the end of the seven-
ty-fifth inning he was but fifty-eight points fo the bad.

In his next inning he got them in the corner and rattled
them for thirteen before they got beyond control, and when
again he went to the table he played a series of shots which
were of the brilliant exhibition order and, as a spectator ex-
pressed it, "broke the Frenchman up in business."

When Vignaux went to the table in the eightieth inning ho
was so nervous that he made a direct carom and retired to
his seat with a look of conscious self-disgust upon his face
that made the friends of Dion joyful, and they gave vent to
their joy by long and continued applause.

Vignaux had been at one time 463 to Dion's 3S2, but the
great playing of the latter in the last hundred caused him to
catch up with and pass Vignaux in the eighty-third inning.
Vignaux had wanted at the commencement of that inning but
fifteen points to the victor, but a miss, followed by Dion'6
ran of twenty-eight, "rattled him," and his next essay was
also a failure.

When Dion started on his eighty-fourth inning he wanted
but six to run out, but when he had made five the crowd
arose and prepared to rush toward him, when he would havo
made the last shot. But their action unnerved Dion for tho
instant and he missed, and the crowd sat down amid a chorus
of " Ohs !"

Vignaux then missed and Dion counted and won the game.

The scene beggars description — everybody laughing, cheer-
ing, hooting. All were joyful because, as an Irishman said,
" the foreigner was bate."
The score by innings for both men is as follows:
Vignaux— 0 151040332 380240 10 02257 14 0 41
15 3 19 1 14 1 12 135 1 9 18 SO 3 11 11)0923 14 8533039
1 26 2 23 10 8006 22J4 210001418 3 3 0,3000 010—485.
Average, 5 65-84, High run, 41.

Dion— 1 1 1 1 15 1 0 1 2 1 1 10 0 10 8 3 3 1 0 12 1 1 17 6 1 17
12 1 7 15 3 11 90 1 0 19 1 03005 14 17 20 1 6504 0 47 13
40 1 13 8 39 7 27 096 1 602274 16 20 53867 82850—
500. Average, 5£. High run, 28.
Time of game — Three hours and fOYty-five minutes.

Tho newspapers of the State havo been publishing an item
to the effect that Mrs. J. C. Tolmau, of Jackson county, re-
cently procured for her carp pond one of those excellent fish,
which cost her $32. That ib a pretty large sum for one little
fish, but it is trilling when compared with tho experience of
Mr. N. R. Barber, the popular postmaster of Corvallis. In
order to relieve the monotony of official life, last summer,
he procured a suitable fiBhing outfit and went into the Coast
mountains in quest of game. After an absence of three days
ho returuod to his familiar post, having caught ouo trout,
which cost him $90.— Corvallis (Or.) Gazette.

At the "New York Farmere'" dinner, recently, Thomas
Sturgis, a gentleman representing 60,000 head of cattle, gave
tho following regarding the Wyoming Stook-Growinj
ciation: This body organized ten years ago with ten mem-
bers, representing 25,000 head of cattle, worth
day it has a membership of 100, representing 1,01
caitle, worth $30,000,000, and last year sent ton
head of oattla Which netted their owners ?l",

o24

Jpte ^xcetlcx and J^ptfi'tsroiw.

May 26

TURF AND TRACK.

THE CAPITAL TURF CLUB.

Closing Days of the Spring- Meeting: at Sacra-
mento.

Third Day,

As -was predicted, the rains of Wednesday failed to injure
the track for Thursday's races. The sunshine of Thursday
forenoon dried up the track and, after harrowing and
scraping, it was by one o'clock in fine condition. The first
race of the day was the postponed trot of the 2:30 class, in
which was entered Youug's Colonel, McConn's Sadie S and
Lyndon's Buck. In the pools Colonel sold as favorite at §60,
with §'25 for Sadie and $9 for Buck. Sadie drew the pole
with Colonel next and Buck on the outside. The latter acted
badly and it was after several attempts that they got away,
Colonel immediately going to the front and winning the heat
essily in 2:3S , Sadie second, Buck third. Colonel now sold
for $20 against $S for the other two. The second heat was
but a repetition of the first ; the Colonel proved to be too
good a horse for the others. He was never headed in the
heat, which was trotted in2:37J, with Sadie second and Buck
third. After this heat, Mr. Tom Scott, one of the owners of
Sadie S, asked permission to change drivers on his mare,
not but what he thought McConn wtB trying to win, but he
thought Mr. Shear, whom he desired to substitute, could
handle her better. His opinion, however, was not substan-
tiated, as the mare under Mr. Shear's guidance got the flag.
The Colonel went off for the third heat and won the same in
2:37, without a skip, with Buck second and Sadie S dis-
tanced.

SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COUKSE, CAPITAL TmtF CLUB, SaCBAMENTO, CaL.,

May 17, 1883.— Trotting race, for 2:30 class; mile beats; three in five;
purse $300.

J . D. Young's b g Colonel 1 1 1

Jas. Lvndon's d g Buck 3 3 2

H. McConn's bin Sadie S 2 2dis

Time— 2:38, 2:37^,2:37.

The second race was for three-year-olds, 1£ dash. The
entries were Baldwin's Gano, Howson's Augusta E and
Pritchard's Bazaar-Minerva colt. It was -well known that
Gano would not start owing to his contemplated Eastern trip,
which had been settled upon. The excuse given for not start-
ing the Pritchard colt in the three-quarter dash a day or so
before, was that he had been out of fix for some time and was
not fit to run, but the incentive to start was so great in this
race, especially as no added money would be given unless he
did start, thatthey concluded to start him, believing the club
was in such financial circumstances that they could give the
added money without a contest. To this the club demurred
and notified those in charge that no added money would go,
as they knew the Bazaar colt had not been galloped for a
week, "and further, that his owner never calculated to start
him. Upon this decision all pool selling was stopped, as the
presiding judge, Christopher Green, believed it his duty to
protect the public against any such little perversions as this.
He was heartily applauded upon the announcement that Au-
gusta E and the Bazaar colt would merely gallop for the
stakes. Augusta E won under a strong pull in 2:19.

summary.
Agbiccltubal Park Course, Capital Turf Club, Sacramexto, Cal.,
May 17, 1883. — Running; mile and a quarter dash for three-year-olds;
S25 entrance, $10 forfeit, 8100 added.

Geo. Howson's Augusta E, 113 iHowson) 1

W. Ii. Pritchard's Bazaar- Minerva colt, 118 (Fox) 2

Time— 2:19.

The third race proved a more exciting contest than any
one believed would be. It was I1 miles and repeat. The only
ones declared in were Fred Collier and May D. A five-eighths
run of Collier's a day or so before this race scared the other
entries out, but May D proved herself a "'foe worthy of his
steel." The first heat they got away very evenly, the mare lap-
ping Collier all the way around. When they reached the last
eighth the mare moved up on Collier, and Duffy was com-
pelled to draw his whip, as did Appleby on the mare, and the
strife for position from there to the wire was one of whip and
drive. When within a couple of lengths of the finish, Duffy
let go of Collier's head and lifted him over the score, winner
by a short head in 1:57. Prior to this heat the pool selling
was not very brisk, Collier being big favorite at $20 to $6 on
the mare. After the first heat the backers of Collier began
to think the matter over and concluded to save themselves a
a little, any way. In consequence thereof the mare sold for
$20 against $75 for the horse. The second heat was, like the
first, contested all the way. The mare jumped into the lead
this time and led the chestnut gelding the first five-eighths,
when Duffy commenced to make his run, which provednot too
early, as the mare lapped him out in 1:58J. This was a good
game race and the owners of May D need feel no discourage-
ment at this defeat, as she showed herself to be first-class
in first-class company.

BUMMABY.

Agricultural Park Course. Capital Tubf Club, Sacramento, Cal.,
Mav 17, 1883.— Running, lj miles and repeat; SCO entrance , $25 forfeit,
8200 added.

Stemler A: Ayers' ch g Fred Collier, 119 (Duffy) 1

Wm. L. Appleby's ch m May D, 117 (Applebv) 2

Time— 1:57,1:58$.

Five paid forfeit in this race. The last event for the day
was a three-quarter-mile heat race in which started the old
vc-t, Joe Howell, Duke of Monday and Up and Up. In the
pools Howell had the call at $G0 against $35 for the other two
and quite considerable money went into the box at these rates,
as many believed the Dake would make a better showing than
ho did. This seemed to be one of his off days and he acted
very badly at the post. His sulkiness lasted about half an
hour, when Mr. Townseud who had become justly disgusted
at his actions in causing tedious delay, dropped the flag when
the Duke seemed willing to start and they broke away to a
very fair beginning. Old Joe took the track and won, hands
down, in 1:17, Duke second, Up and Up third. The betting
now was $40 to $10 on Howell. At the start the Duke re-
peated his obstinate actions. Jim Brown, his trainer, being
compelled to get behind him with a six-foot buggy whip,
which assisted him, after twenty minutes scoring, in getting
away. ThiB time he got the advantage of the start about a
length, which was asevenly as Mr. Townsend could get them,
owing to the Duke's fractiousness. But the old vet overtook
and led him at the end of the first quarter, winning easily in
l:16f, Duke second, Up and Up away off yonder.

imouBr.

r Kf IIICCLTUBAL PAJIK COUBBE, CAPITAL TUBF CLUB, SaCBAMENTO, CAL.,

Mn> 17. 1883.— Running; thrce-quart«r mile heate; froc for all; puree

Wt . 635 to second bora©.

°t* nler& Ayers' bg Joe Howell, 117 (Duffy) 1 1

Mvfcey's b g Duke of Monday, 115 (Guerro) 2 2

Miwo's bg Cp and Up, 117 (Courtney) 3 3

Time-l:17, lilftj.

'. his 6nded the day's races, which gave satisfaction to all.

The time made and interest taken was fully equal to the
average racing meetings.

Fourth Day.

Up to this day nothing had happened to injure the stand-
ing of any one. The management had been first-class and
the conduct of those taking part excellent. But an episode
occurred that occasioned the expulsion of a driver who many
believed did not make any attempt to win the race. The
club was formed for the purpose of encouraging honest rac-
ing, and their action in this case showed that they intend
to have it conducted in no other way. Ex-Mayor Green,
who is also one of the directors of the State Society, is Presi-
dent of the club, and he has shown himself to be an efficient
officer, being ready at all times to protect the public aganist
any jobs that may be put up by unscrupulous persons who
infest racetracks for no other purpose than to further their
own ends in a financial point. This is the class that the pub-
lic should be protected against, and President Green says
they shall be as far as it lies in his power to do. This being
a trotting day, the first race was for three-minute horses and
the following were the starters: Valensin's Fawn, Cox's
Mack, Murray's Danger, and Mackey's Zula. Fawn had the
call in the pools at $20 against $10 on Zula and $5 for the
field. After several attempts they got the word for the first
heat with Fawn and Mack in the lead, the others acting
badly, lunging and breaking. Mack took the track and led
to the middle of the last quarter, when Fawn came up and
passed him. Within ten lengths of the finish Valensin, the
driver of Fawn, turned around to see if all were in. He at that
time was leading Mack about three lengths, Valensin's turn-
ing caused Fawn to leave her feet, and she swerved in front
of Mack but immediately caught and beat him aboutalength.
Time, 2:37. Cox, the .driver of Mack, claimed that the
swerve of Fawn impeded his progress. The judges after de-
liberation concluded that Valensin's mare did swerve and did
impede the progress of Mack, but they were of the opinion
that it was unintentional and under Rule 29. Sections 9
and 11, they gave the heat to Mack and set Fawn fourth.

Pools now sold, $20 on Fawn to $S on field. To a good
send-off they went away for the second' heat with Mack lead-
ing around the first turn, Zula and Danger both breaking
badly, Fawn last. Valensin squared her on the back quarter,
where she trotted very fast to the half-mile pole, over-
hauling Zula and Danger and making rapid strides for Mack
when she made another bad break and dropped to third
place. She recovered, however, but not in time to beat Mack
out, he winning the heat easily in 2:42, Fawnsecond, Danger
third, Zula fourth. The pools now took quite a decided
change. The Field brought $25 to $20 on-Fawn. The back-
ers of Fawn now protested loudly against the incompetency
of Valensin to drive his mare. He refused to listen to their
entreaties, answering all that he would yet win the race.
The judges were next appealed to but without effect, they
informing those appealing that it was not in the power of the
judges to remove Mr. Valensin as long as he was doing all he
could to win, there being no rule under which he could be
removed for incompetency, as all were aware that he was
going to drive the mare and bet their money accordingly .
They all started for the third heat with Zula and Danger act-
ing badly. Fawn took the lead and was never headed, win-
ning handily in 2:37 with Mack second, Danger third and
Zula distanced. The fourth heat was but a repetition of the
third, Fawn winning in 2:39.

They "went away for the fifth heat to a very good send-off.
The mare led to the half-mile pole, where she broke and was
overhauled by Mack, who led around the upper turn, but not
having foot enough was beaten out by the mare in 2:41.

SUMMABY.

Agricultural Pare Course, Capital Turf Club, Sacramento,
May 18, 1883.— Trotting for tbree-minute class ; mile heats, three in
five ; purse S200.

G. Valensin's s m Fawn 4 2 1 1 1

J. W. Cox's b h Mack 1 12 3 2

"Wm. Slurry's b g Danger 2 3 3 2 3

Jno. Mackey's blk b Zulu 3 4 dis

Time— 2:37, 2:42, 2:37, 2:39, 2:41.

The next race on the programme was for second-class
named pacers for a purse of $150. W. B. Todhunter named
Revenue, F. M Shepler Handy Andy and Chas. H. Shear
Shaker. The horses in this race were very evenly matched
as to speed. In the pools Shaker had the call at $30, on
account of his having been in the hands of Shear, whose
reputation as an orderer is unquestioned, against $27 for Rev-
enue and $27 for Handy Andy. After getting the word to a
good start, Hand Andy took the pole, which he managed to
keep to the quarter pole, when he was overhauled by Shaker,
who took the lead and maintained it to the finish, winning
the heat in 2:34, Revenue second and Handy Andy third.
Pools now sold, $40 for Shaker, $22 for Revenue and $16
for the old horse Handy Andy. The second heat they got
away together, and around the first turn Shaker led, with the
others well up. At the quarter pole Handy Andy made a
brash and obtained first place, which he held to the back-
stretch, where they both overtook and passed him. Shaker
kept first place to the head of the stretch, where Revenue
lapped him out and beat him by a nose iu 2:31, Handy Andy
well up. Pools sold after this heat at $25 for Revenue, $12
for Shaker and $5 for Handy Andy.

The third heat Revenue led from the score to the finish,
Shaker leaving his feet on the backstretch, where he and
Handy Andy had it for second place, Shaker beating him out,
Handy Andy third. Time, 2:35. The cat in the bag now
had its head out, and the backers were loud in their denun-
ciations of Shear and Shepler. Demands were made for
a change of drivers behind Handy Andy. The judges or-
dered a change, putting Wilbur Smith up behind Shaker and
Henry McConn behind Handy Andy, which action was
greeted with applause by the crowd upon thejquarter stretch.
The fourth heat was the most exciting and more interest was
taken in it than in any other race during the week. The
horses received the word to a good send-off, Shaker and Rev-
enue going together around the first turn, with Handy Andy
well up. Along the backstretch Reveuue led by a neck ; as
they turned into the head of the stretch Shaker went up,
but soon recovered and beat Revenue out amid much excite-
ment in 2:35£, Handy Andy a length behind both. The pools
now sold, Revenue $45, Shaker $32 and Handy Andy SI.

At 7:30 p. m. they started for the fifth heat. Being quite
dark, a patrol judge was sent to the half-mile pole to come
home with them. At the woi'd Handy Andy, with Shepler
up (McConn asked to be relieved, as he was sure Handy
Andy could not win), and Shaker went off together at a rapid
gait, which they kept up to the half-mile pole. It seemed to
be a part of the programme to have Handy Andy carry Shaker
there and Revenue take him and beat him home. The ap-
pearance of a patrol judge at the half-mile pole thwarted any
scheme that might have been planned. .The little horse
Shaker kept his feet, winning the heat and race in 2:38, Rev-
enue second, Handy Andy third. When they came to dis-
mount cheer after oheer went up for Wilbur Smith, the
judges and honest racing. By the intervention of the judges
the beat horse was allowed to win and a dirty job frustrated.

SUMMARY.

Agricultural Pare Course, Capital Tubf Club, Sacramento, May
18, 1883.— Pacing race for named horses; mile heats, three in five;
purse $150.

Chas. Shear's bh Shaker 1 2 2 11

W. B. Todbunter's g h Revenue 2 1 1 2 2

F. M. Shepler's b g Handy Andy 3 3 3 3 3

Time— 2 :34, 2 :31, 2 :35, 2 :35i, 2 :38.

The club at its meeting in the evening expelled Chas. H.
Shear for fraudulent driving and Chas. Shear Jr. for attempt-
ing to make Shaker fly the track at the finish by running
out at him, and which act would have been consummated
but for the intervention of the marshal, E. Dale.

Thousands of dollars changed hands on this pacing raoe,
as it seemed to have been managed solely for the benefit of a
few to the detriment of many and nothing but the prompt
action of the judges prevented the scheme from being carried
out. A few lessons like this, wherein the schemers are pun-
ished through their pockets, will have the effect of discourag-
ing this kind of work.

Fifth Day.

.The last day of the meeting resembled a nice hot day of fair
week. Everybodyseemed to feel good. The thermometer marked
90. The track was in fine condition and the attendance good.
The action of the club in the strict enforcement of the rules
of the preceding day was still the talk and loud were the
commendations by those who admire racing, and desire to
see it carried on in an honest manner. The first race on
the programme was the running feature of the week, as it
brought together colts that had proven themselves racers at
Oakland, and many were anxious to see them pitted against
each other. In this three-quarter dash for two-year-olds, the
following of seven original entries faced the starter, Mackey's
Hirondella, Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead out of a sister to
Clara D, Pritchard's Bazaar-Dunbar filly, winner of five-
eighths at Oakland, and John A winner of two-year-old
race at the same meeting. This was quite a betting race,
Pritchard's filly having the call at $20 against $19 for John
A and $18 for the field.

The fractious nature of two-year-olds at the post made the
start quite tedious, but after several attempts they finally got
away, with Hirondella slightly in the lead. They ran the first
quarter in a bunch, the black colt showing first around the
turn with Hirondella and Pritchard's filly on his hips. At
the head of the stretch Hirondella let out another link and
went to the front iu splendid style. From thequarter-pole
home, Baldwin's filly and she had a bard race, but the
Kentucky filly showed a little more speed and beat the Grin-
stead filly out about a length with Pritchard third and John
A last. Time, 1:16£.

SUMMABY.

Agricultural Park Course, Capital Turf Club, May 19, 1883.—

Three-quarter-mile dash for two-year-olds ; S100 entrance,S25 forfeit, 8200

added. 'Winner of Gano stake to carry five pounds extra, second colt

S150, third §100.

John Mackey's Hirondella, 107 (Guerro) 1

E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead— sister to Clara D, 107 (Garcia) 2

W. L. Pritchard's ch f Bazaar-Dun bar, 107 ; (Howaon) 3

\fm. Appleby's blk colt, John A, 110 (Appleby) 4

Time— 1 :16i.

The next race on the programme was one mile and an
eighth, free for all, with six entries; only three, however,
came to the post. These were Joe Howell, Hay I> and
Augusta E. The pools sold $400 for Howell, $175,forMayD,
and $S0 for Augusta E. The excellent showing of May D in
her 1^-mile race against Collier two days previous, together
with the fact that she got seven pounds off as a non-winner at
Oakland, made her friends think she was a good buy.
Augusta E's backers claimed that she could carry her weight,
97 pounds, and down the old veteran. Acting thusly it turned
out to be quite a betting race. They got away to a good
send-off. Agusta E took the lead, closely followed>y May D,
with Joe Howell trailing behind. Around the upper turn
Duffy thought he would make his run a little early, as he
wanted to place himself in the stretch. This he succeeded in
doing and the race down the finish was well contested,
Agusta E fighting him all the way down, but the old son of
Bonnie Scotland proved himself equal to the occasion and
shook the filly off, winning by a girth, with May I) lapped on
the outside, in 1:55 }, once more convincing the boys that his
match had not come along yet. Many made it 1:55, a remark-
able run with 119 pounds np. He is a great horse. The last
of the meeting was a two-mile trot, mile heats; and one
man, not profiting by the experience of others, and the action
of the club for a similar attempt the day previous, made a
martyr of himself for the chanced aggrandizement of others.
The entries in this race were Young's Colonel, McConn's
Sadie S and Coward's Long John. In the pools Colonel
was favorite at $50, Sadie S 16, and Long John $10. The
start was good, Long John leading on the first turn, which
place he finished the first mile in, with Colonel a couple of
lengths behind him and Sadie a distance behind the
Colonel. On the back stretch of the second mile the Colonel
lapped John, who carried him such a gait to the half that
he broke and fell back. At the head of the stretch Colonel
passed John, who was coming at a rattling gait. Colonel
broke again about midway and his driver did not seem to
take hold of him and he made quite a ran, enough to make
up what he lost, when he caught him; from there home it
was a hard race, when within four lengths of the finish
the Colonel broke again and ran over the score about a half
length ahead of John. Time, 5:10i. Long John is one of
these "skivers" and appears to be running when he is not. The
judges took the matter into consideration and finally decided
by giving the heat to Long John. This, of course, created
considerable dissatisfaction among the backers of Colonel,
but as the judges were in abetter position to see the actions
of both horses it is to be presumed that the decision was
just.

The Colonel still sold favorite at S100 against $35 for John,
and S4 for Sadie. They went off together for the second
heat. John cut out the work and led all the way up
the backstretch with Colonel several lengths behind
him, and the mare a distance off. They trotted
around to the half-mile pole of the second mile in
this order, when Colonel made -a brash at John,
but did not succeed in passing him until the three-
quarter pole was passed, when the Colonel broke
and John, who was coming at a terrible clip, seemed to have
been pulled up by Coward as if awaiting the settling of the
Colonel. The Colonel rallied and beat him out about a
length in 5:15, Sadie just saving her distance. Parties made
complaint to the judges that Coward was not trying to win,
but no direct charges were made, and as the judges had ut-
most confidence in Coward, he having lived in Sacramento
for years, and being one whom the members of the club de-
sired to assist in getting up this meeting, no thought was given
to the matter, but as a matter of precaution, he was called
into the stand and severely cautioned. After this Long John
jumped favorite at $75 to $50 on the Colonel The third
heat was trotted about 6 o'clock, John and the Colonel trot-
ting If miles side by side. On the last quarter Long
John gave out entirely and walked the last forty yards.

1883

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Before the drivers weighed in, P. T, Mcintosh and
Mr. Barnard of Chico and J. W. Wilson of Sacra-
mento came into the stand and stated that Charles Cow-
ard, the driver of Long John, had- told them after the second
heat that it was all he could do "to give Colonel the second
heat." Mr. Coward was then called to the stand and ad-
mitted that the statement made was true, but he was acting
under instructions. Mr. Edsou, the owner, was called up
and questioned. He denied giving those instructions to any-
one; in fact, Mr. Coward had the horse for this race, paying
all expenses, etc.; that it was his desire that tne horse should
win. The judges, acting under the admission of Coward as
to his having pulled the second heat, which, if he had won,
as he said he could have done, would have decided the race,
declared it no race, all pools off, and expelled Coward for
fraudulent driving. Thus the meeting closed, a success
financially and otherwise, managed admirably by the club,
the officers doing all in their power to encourage this honor-
able sport and have it conducted in such a manner as to re-
flect credit upon the organization and the city. Unprinci-
pled jobs seldom get through on this track, as the vigilance
of the officers is such as to thwart any schemes, audit makes
no difference how smart men are, they will always find some
one who is equally as bright and quick enough in perception
to checkmate all traits of this character. The pool selling
was conducted by Messrs. Killip <fc Co., who obtained the
contract on the co-operative plan, each taking a pro rata of
the profits. Under this management the club received three
times the amount that was bid for this privilege. This busi-
ness is getting down to the legitimate basis, and is conducted
upon a business principle. This firm has so systematized
its business as to handle the money played on the first race
as many times as there are races, as they pay off after each
race. The French pools, as usual, exceeded the auction pools
in way of returns; that is, the betting was better in the
French. Honest racing is advantageous to all, the breeders,
the trainers, and even the pool box, and it may be state i here
that to thG latter the credit may be given of spoiling the game
of some in giving away one of the attempted jobs of the week.
Extra Day.

Robert Allen, the lessee of the park, having made arrange-
ments with the parties who made the match betweenDouglas
and the Berryessa mare, concluded to give an extra day on
Monday, and for that day gave a purse of $150 for the pacers
that went during the week, Grey Frank penalized to wagon.
There was also a sweepstakes trotting race for $100 a corner.
The crowd of non-residents that were present during last
week stayed over to see the great 600-yard match, and, as will
be seen, they did not stay in vain. Mr. Dinsdale, one of the
owners of Douglas, resides in Woodland, where he has at
times boasted, and justly too, of the powers of Jim Douglas,
on one occasion, in the hearing of the Adams boys, who re-
side in Berryessa Valley, in Yolo county. They bantered Mr.
Dinsdale for a race against Douglas, claiming that they had a
1,300-pound mare that could walk Douglas's chalk 600 yards.
The finale was a match for $1,000 a side,, made about a
month ago. Shortly after they brought the big mare over
here and commenced to train her, and so well did they man-
age matters that no one outside of their party had a chance
to see the "big filly " in her work. Well, the day arrived.
The feeling was intense, and all bets that were offered were
readily taken. The betting in the pools was brisk, the mare
bringing $45 to $20 on Douglas. The latter was the first to
make his appearance, and as he moved up the track he did
not seem to be at himself. Shortly after his appearance the
mare came on the track closely covered in white sheeting; on
her back sat Jimmy Welch, the veteran "short horse " rider.
E. S. Carey was selected as starter. Upon their arrival at
the 600-yard post much attention was given to the mare,
many believing her immense size would prove disadvan-
tageous. The people present kept a constant watch of the
horses, feariing probably that they would be treated some-
what similar to Col. Jack Gamble, who traveled many miles
in Kentucky to see a quarter race. They turned three days
and on the morning of the fourth day the colonel, after
watching them several hours, went into the house to get a
drink and before he could get out the race was run. It was
an apt illustration, judging ironi the performance of the mare
in this race. The starter took the horses back from thescore
100 feet. They got away the first time, and in the first 100
feet the mare beat Douglas 20. She ran the first 160 yards in
the remarkable time of nine seconds, and the last 440 yards
in 0:2U, total, 0:30i for the 600 yards, beating Douglas 60
yards. " She could have run it in 0:2S, as the last 200 yards
she was under a strong pull, and the rider rode the last 100
yards with one hand, holding his cap with the other. Douglas
himself ran the last quarter in 0:23}, and he seemed to be
standing still so fast did she leave him. She is a remarkable
animal. Her sire is Oregon Charlie, dam by Lummux, her
dam the Warnock Bark mare, out of Oak Jennings, who was
a full sister to Choctaw. She stands 16:1, weighed the day of
the race 1,250 pounds. Just prior to starting several banters
were made to the Adams boys to match Premium against her
but Mr. Adams told them that he could attend to but one
race at a time. He looked for some of the bettors who de-
clared their intention to back Premium after this race was
run, but could not find a man who had even hinted any such
proposition.

The day's sport wound up with a pacing race, in which
Prince was victorious. The trot was a walk-over for Roanoke.

Mile and a Quarter.

Fifty Miles Out.

Charles Anderson of Los Angeles and Cardinal Pugh of
San Bernardino rode a fifty-mile race on the Los Angeles
track on the loth, which resulted in a victory for Pugh. The
affair attracted an immense crowd and the enthusiasm was
great. Pugh was a new-comer in the lists, but was equal to
the occasion in all that is demanded of a rider, while his
stock, as the time shows, was much better than is usually
seen in affairs of this kind. He finished in 1:50:30, just
ten minutes faster thun the best record, which was 2:01 :30,
made by Jose Perez in 1876. The following is the time by
miles :

IP..

..2:07

11 P.

2P..

..2:04

12 P.

8P..

..2:02

13 P.

4P..

..2:09

H P.

I5P..

. .2:00)

15 P.

6 P..

..2:07

10 P.

7P..

..2:12

17 A.

rsp..

..2:11

18 P.

ip„

..2:06

10 P.

10 p..

..2:12

20 P

.2:11

.2:03 J

.2:00

.2:075

.2:081

.2:00

.2:MJ

.2:072

.2:04

.2:11

21 P..

22 P..

23 P..

24 P..

25 P..
20 A..
27 A..
2RP..
20 P..
30 P..

. 1 :57

.2:15J

.2:071

.2:01

.2:18.1

.2:11

.2:03

.2:001

,2:10i

.2:001

31 P.

32 P.

33 P.

34 P.

35 A.

36 A.

37 P.

38 P.

39 P.

40 P.

..2:171

..2:10

..2:001

..2:08

..2:03)

..2:01

..2:16

..2:01

..2:13

..2:13

41 P 2:011

42 P 2:07

43 P 2:03

44 P 2:04.1

45 P 1:50

46 P 2:09

47 P 2:02}

48 P 2:01 i

49 P 2:02

60 P 2:00

Total— 1:50:30.

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BASE BALL.

League Games.

Games won and lost by clubs of the California Base Ball
League from April 1 up to date:

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$

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16
39

2

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1

18
12

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1

2

0

3

2

6

05

97

* Game postponed on account of rain.

Progress of the Championship Struggle.

The seventh championship game of the season, which took
place at the Recreation Grounds on Sunday, between the
Kedington and California Clubs, resulted in favor of the
former after an interesting game. An improvement in the
number of spectators was noticeable over that of the previous
game, a fact perhaps due to the satisfaction with which the
stern measures taken against certain disreputable players was
viewed. Both teams appeared ingood form and throughoutthe
game the playing was sharp and exciting. The Eedingtons
were unusually strong at the bat, and experienced little trou-
ble in making their base hits score to good advantage. As
the 'annexed score will show, of a total of thirteen hits,
they managed to score eight runs. This was principally the
result of excellent base running, aided somewhat by the er-
ratic fielding of the California third baseman ; in fact, he
seemed demoralized and fumbled close plays in a manner to
convince the average looker-on that he had too much regard
for his fingers. The fielding of the victors was equally as
brilliant as their batting, and at times was such as might
be expected only from veterans of the diamond. The
out field was particularly strong, where fine catches
and good stops prevailed. The game played by the
Californias showed a marked improvement in both fielding
and batting and bears out the remarks made in this column
at the commencement of the season to the effect that with
the practice which the games themselves would afford the
team would in a comparatively short time be able to cope
successfully with the other clubs. Their batting is still
hardly up to the standard and is attended by an uncertainty
which severely handicaps them. Theirtotal of twelve struck
out, as against one for the Bedingtons, proves their excellent
fielding in overcoming their weakness. In the field, where
they had considerably more to do than their opponents, they,
however, made a more pretentious showing, and finished
with a smaller number of errors. The Californias did their
heavy work in the second inning, Emerson leading off with
a corker to third just inside the line and firing up on the
third bag after an admirable run which was heartily
applauded. A passed ball gave him the plate and Angus,
following with a good stroke to the out field, reached second,
stole third, and also completed his run on a passed ball.
Singular as it may appear even allowing for poor play behind
the bat, French successfully rounded the bases in precisely
the samd manner as his predecessors. The Bedingtons by
dint of close play during the remaining portion of the game
kept the Californias well in hand and finally wen by the fol-
lowing score :

KEDINOTONS.

Arnold, If 5

Fitzgerald, lb 5

Carroll, s s 5

Bennett, 3b 5

TBBBHPO A E

0 0 c
8 0 2

Pope, 2b 4 1 0 4 1

McElroy, p 5 0 10 34

Moran, rf 4 0 3 0 0 1

Creegan, c 4 1 112 11

Mooney, c f i 1 1 1 11

2 3

1 1
10 0
0 10
2 2 3
12 0
6 16

CAIJTOHNTAS.

TB E BH PO A E

French, lb 5 1 2 12 2 0

Riordan, 3b 5 0 0

McDonald, c 4 1 1

Stewart, c f 3 0 0

McKenna, rf 4 0 0

Emerson , s s 4 2 2

Boyle, 2b 3 0 0

Angus, If 4 1 0

Hack, p 4 0 0

Totals 41 8 13 27 814 Totals 36 5 5 27 15 8

Innings 1 23456789

Bedingtons 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0—8

Californias ., 1 3 0 0 0 10 0 0—6

Earned runs— Bedingtons, 1. Left on bases— Bedingtons, 7; Califor-
nias, 5. Struck out — Redingtons, 1; Californias, 12. Two-base hits
—Fitzgerald, 2; Emerson, 1. Double plays— Pope, McElroy, Fitzgerald
and French, Hack, Riordan. Balls called— Bedingtons, 1; Californias,
3. Wild pitches — McELroy. 2. Passed balls— McDonald, 6; Creegan, 5.
Bases on terrors— Bedingtons, 4; Californias, 6. Time of game— Two
hours and fifteen minutes. Umpire— Eugene Van Court.

A meeting of the California League was held on Wednesday
for the purpose of considering the withdrawal of the Niantic
Club, and for the purpose of taking action on matters grow-
ing out of a recent game in which certain members were
charged with improper conduct. Since the president of the
league, John J. Alone, gave notice that his resignation would
be handed in, considerable comment has been caused, and
doubts of the success of the season were entertained because
of the bad feeling which was lately manifested. Mr. Mone
was finally prevailed upon to reconsider this action, and will
continue to take an active part in the games. Cbarles
Sweeney was expelled. The vacancy created by the with-
drawal of the Niantic Club was filled by the admission of the
Woonsocket Club, under condition of accepting the score of
games won and lost by the Niantics. Their first game will
be played to-morrow with the Bedingtons. The club is com-
posed of the following players: Law ton, Finn, Eagan, Dona-
hue, Mullen, Fogarty, Wiseman and Leary.

Foals.

Property of C. Halversou, Eoutier Station, Sacramento
county, Cal.:

April 2"), Maggie S, by Bayonet, dam by Joe Stoner, a bay
filly, right hind leg white half way to hock, little white on
left fore leg, white face, by Joe Hooker. Mare bred to Lein-
ster.

At Palo Alto stock farm, San Mateo county:

January 12, Robin Girl, by Enquirer, a chestnut filly by
Flood.

January 21, Hattic Hawthorne, by Enquirer, a dark bay
filly by Flood.

January 27, Sallie Gardner, by Vandal, a sorrel colt by
Flood.

February 8, Planetia, by Planet, a sorrel colt by Flood.

February 16, Twilight, by Norfolk, a bay filly by Thad
Stevens.

February IS, Glendow, by imported Glengary, a bay filly
by Flood.

February 22, Biglin, by imported Glengary, a bay colt by
Shannon.

February 27, Lizzie Whips, by Enquirer, a bay colt by
Flood.

March 1, Marshra, by Planet, a chestnut colt by Sbannon.

March 6, Katharion, by Harry of the West, a bay filly by
Flood.

March 6, Mozelle, by , a bay colt by Flood,

March 8, Lady Amanda, by imported Hurrah, a bay filly
by Flood.

March 27, Bettie Bishop, by imported Buckdou, a bay filly
by Flood.

March .'JO, Frou Frou, by Asteroid, a sorrel colt by Shan*
non.

March 31, Florence Anderson, by Enquirer, a dark bay
filly by Shannon.

April 4, Boydana, by imported Knight of St. George, a bay
colt by Flood.

April 4, Nova Zembla, by imported Glengary, a light bay
filly by Shannon.

Trotting foals at Palo Alto:

January 30, Fannie Lewis, by imported Buckden, a bay
colt by Electioneer.

_ February 7, Dame Winnie, by Planet, a bay filly by Elec-
tioneer.

May 2, Idabelle, by Kyadyk's Hambletonian, a light bay
filly by Piedmont.

May 7, Fatiua, by Berlin, a dark bay colt by General Ben-
ton.

May 7, Florida, by Robert E. Lee, a bay colt by General
Benton.

May 10, Susie, by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., a bay filly by Elec-
tioneer.

May 10, Mamie, by Hambletonian Jr., a chestnut filly by
Piedmont.

May 12, Faithful, by Harry Clay, a bay colt by General
Benton.

May 16, Sprite, by Alexander's Belmont, a light bay colt by
Electioneer.

May 20, Cuba, by , a bay colt by Electioneer.

May 21, Dixie, by Billy Townes, a bay filly by Bentonian.

Messrs. T. D. Mott and C. A. Durfee of Los Angeles have
sold the bay gelding Billy R, by A.W. Richmond, dam Pauline
by California Hunter, to Dr. X. D. Wise of the same place for
$750. Billy R is four years old, and has been handled a lit-
tle for speed. He is able to show a 40 gait. Dr. Wise is also
the owner of a black gelding, by A.W. Richmond, dam Barbara
by Bald Chief (a full brother to Len Rose), and the pair are
now in Mr. Durfee's hands to be worked together. After a
few weeks' pole education, Dr. Wise will drive them on the
road. They will be a spanking pair of Richmonds.

A. H. Gillespie, who has charge of a band of sheep for
Hall, about three miles west of town, says that 1,300 ewes
produced 1,600 lambs during the past month. Many more
were born, but were chilled to death during the recent bad
weather. Twins, triplets and quartets were not infrequent.
Reno Gazette.

Market Report.

FLOUB— We quote: Best City Extra, 85 65&9C 05; medium grades,
§4 50SS5 25; Shipping Superfine S4S.S4 25.

WHEAT — The situation is daily getting less encouraging for the hold-
ing interest, so far as immediate business is concerned. Snippers
quote the market at SI 70S31 72i for No. 1 grade, while on call buyer
the season contracts were offered at SI 62$ without even bringing out a
bid. The speculative feeling is quite active, and prices on future ac-
count are fairly maintained.

BARLEY— Prices continue to go downwrad. We quote: No.* feed,
SI 07i; good Brewing, $1 12J.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 85£;?1 95; Good, £3@$2 15; Choice, $2 30®
22 35 P ctl.

BYE— Quotable at SI 62&&31 80 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S26 p ton; Cracked Corn, $36 P ton;
Shorts, S16K317 P ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks sell to the trade
at S35 p ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, 920&322 p ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, S10SB3H: Wheat, 916SS18; Barlev, SHK515; Wild Oat,
S1GSS17 50; Mixed, S10&S13 P ton.

STRAW— 60c&75c per bale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16fr®16Ic: California, Hams, lo^lSic
for plain, 15U® 16ic for sugar-cured canvased ; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, l&flilQc; California Smoked Bacon 15a15$c for heavy and
medium, and 10 a, 1 « "■ l' for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15 . a,
15*c; Pork,Sl8 50;dS19 for Extra Prime, $20;5.$20 50 for Prime Mess,
S24 50g>25 for Mess, S25 50.O.S26 for clear and 26 50&327 for extra
Clear; Pigs' Feet, S16SS18 p bbl; Mess beef, $1550 for bbls and $850
for hf bbls; Extra Mess Beef, SI 6 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis;
Family Beef, S18&18 50 p bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13Jc.

FRUIT— We quote: Lemons, 96KS6 50 per box for Sicily; Cali-
fornia Lemons, SI 25c,a$2 perbox; Limes, $5o„$G per box for Mexican;
Bananas, 1 60S;S3 p buncb; California Oranges, Sl.tCSl 60 for com-
mon and 82.'S.3 for good to choice p box; Pineapples, §5a»G P doz.
Western Cranberries are offering at $15,a.S17 p bbl ; Strawberries.
■:'t" 5)912 P chest; Apricots, 4,o.5c; Currants, 15_o.20c p jb; Raspberries,
25&3&C P bskt; Cherries, 5^7c p lb for poor and 10.cr.12ic p lb for
good to choice; Gooseberries, 4@6c,

VEGETABLES— We quote: Summer Squash. B®10c P lb; Carrots,
37Jc@50c: Turnips, 75c ".SI; Cauliflower, $1.« $1 25 p dozen; Cab-
bage, 81^5150 P ctl; Garlic, 3jo p lb; Celery, 50c p doz; Dried
Okra, 2iico_25c; Dry Peppers, 10c@12£c P lb; Green Pea
Rhubarb, 6&8cperlb; Mushrooms, 75c«?lpbox; Ton
pbox; Cucumbers, 12c®50c per doz.; Asparagus, 76(ft91 25 p box;
Sprouts, 3c p lb.; Artichokes, lOc&ISc P doz.; String Beans, 10K12c
Plb.

POTATOES— River Red. CO,^70c; Early Rose, 60&70c; Tomales
and Petal lima, 81 u:<<U l-'1 l> -'tt; New. \\-»2c per lb.

ONIONS-SI 26@91 37ifnr«ood to choice.

BEANS— Bayos, S5; Butter, $3 a&SS3 50 for small and $3 50 ($£4 for
large; Lima, $3 80; pea, $3 50; Pink. 94 76(39*90; Red, H 60&94 70;
small White. S3 50; large White, |8®3 36 P Otl.

BUTTER — We quote jobbing lots:Fam:;. ,39 '

to good, L7£)22o; inferior lots from uouutry storcn,#15«;l7c; firkin
, l i, 9 ,i 32 c I < i " ■ - ■'■■■- ■ pickled roll, 24&2C; Eastern

17». 20a.

CHEESE— Firm. California, 14c for choice: 11312)c for fair to
good; do, factory, in boxes. 14&16c; Eautern, I6a,17c.

EOGS-Califorulft, 25&26c p doz; Bull rn,2l ".Jl DM doz.

puULTKY-- Live Turkeys, gobblers, 17i«il8c; do, Hens,
Roosters, $G;o.$7 for old and $»;<%$ U for young; Hens $6 60a97 50
Broilers, g^ 50.o;S4. according to Hi so ; Ducks, 9&a98 M f*
dozen; Geese, 91 B0®-$1 75 p pair; Goslings, 81 fll)A*2 25 per

GAME— Snipe, 92 26^;$2 60 for English and 75c&91 for common;

Il.Lrr. -1 'j;,«#-l 7.V, R.tbl.llH, 51 •:■■<' :1 50.

WOOL— We quoto: Choice Northern Free, 22o;'21c; Choice Northern
Burry, 17'o l'J; bkUKVUUUld middle OOOnUoe, 90®28; S.ui Joaquin and
coast, cboi> i , L0®18> . BftO Joaquin and OOUt, Inferior, U-
Joaquin and coiwt. rttr*l ollpi M.<U8c.

HIDES AMD 8K1NS-Dry bides, usual seb-ctlon, lflj.f>.17c V ft;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c P It. Um\ Dry Kip, 17c;
Drv Culf, l"c<«;22; Salted Steer, over 65 lbs, lie p lb; Steer
and Cow, medium. OicftlOc; light do, ft;i*8|c; Salted Kip, 16 to 30

It | ,; Baited 0»lf, M&lOc P ft; Salted Veal. 12». 13c; Sheep

.'»j30c for Shearlings, 30(31*00 for abort, BUcftWc for
medium, and 91^3! <0 KpeJM for long wool and wool skins.
Butchertown Green Hklns brink' higher prion,

TALLOW— Quotable at BgQ9tf t' ft for rendered and 11a12c for
refined, both In shipping order.

Mi . i - Following aro rate* for whole carcasses from slaughter-
ers to dealers: , .,„„ . . _. -,«.-

RLKF-Prlme, SJSOc; medium grade, 7fc38c; Inferior, C|<»7o

VEAL-Large Otlvefl, 7h.Sc: small ones. 9fiQ10o %7 lb.

MUTTON — Wethers are quotable at 4} .a 5c and Ewea at
ft, according to quality. . -_« «. ...

L \MB-Spring is quotaM-' at BpHqO P lb.

PORK— Live Hogs, 8A8Jo for hard and 7w7*fl f
do lUjAllc p ft for hard grain hogs.

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Jjjte grittier and J^ortswatu

May 26

HERD AND SWINE.

Cheshires.

English writers on agricultural topics of thirty or forty
years ago mentioned Cheshire swine as gigantic, long-legged
and long-eared, and unprofitable giants, all but extinct. I
have been unable to secure any reliable evidence of the
bringing to this country of any of the swine of that breed or

name, but there is a legend that between 1S50 and 1S55 one
or more of the old-time Cheshires were imported to the vicin-

ty of Albany, X. T., and a sow, at least, taken to Jefferson
county in that State, where crosses were made to some ex-
tent, not only with the stock common with the region, but
with valuable hogs obtained from Canada, and also largely
with the Yorkshires. At all events, between 1S60 and 1S70,
in Jefferson and some other counties, the favorite swine were
of a large, white sort, known as the Jefferson county, or
Cheshire breed ; or sometimes " imported Cheshire, " and less
frequently "Cheshire and Yorkshire ;" and again in some
instances as "improved Yorkshires." Harris, writing in
1S70, says : " For a dozen years or more they have been ex-
hibited at the fairs of the Xew York State Agricultural Socie-
ty, and for the last six or seven years have carried off nearly
all the prizes offered for pigs of the large breed." At that
time the leading breeders admitted very freely that they were
of mixed origin, but claimed that they had been kept pure
sufficiently long to thoroughly establish them as a breed. In
1876 Col. Frank D. Curtis of Saratoga county, who is well
informed in such matters, wrote me that "there never was a
connected effort to make them uniform, and it was quite
common to call any cross of Yorkshire or Suffolks by the
name of Cheshire." His description of them, adopted by
the Indianapolis convention, was as follows: "They are
pure white, with very thin skin of pink color, with "little
hair ; are not uniform in this respect, as pigs in the same
litter differ widely in the amount of hair; the snout is often
long, but very slender and fine ; the jowls are plump and the
ears erect, fine and thin ; the shoulders are wide and the
hams full; their flesh is fine-grained and they are commended
on account of the extra amount of mess pork in proportion
to the offal. Mr. J. H. Sanders, editor of the Breeder's Ga-
zette, who sucessfully and extensively bred "Cheshires" in
Iowa prior to 1S75, in reply to some inquiries of mine, wrote:
" In my opinion the Cheshire is simply a derivative of the
Yorkshire, as were also the Suffolk, Lancashire Short- Face,
Middle York, York-Cumberland and all other English breeds
of white hogs. I bred the so-called Cheshires for six or
seven years, and took a deep interest in noticing the varia-
tions and changes that were produced in that time by
selection, inbreeding and crossing. 'Within the space of
seven years, without introducing any blood but what
was supposed to be pure, I produced all the differ-
ent types of the Yorkshire from the large York down to the
Lancashire Short-Face. .The white color was firmly fixed,
and I never knew one of my Cheshire boars to get a pig that
had a black hair on it, although they were bred to sows of
all breeds, including the purest Essex. Another peculiarity
that I watched with interest was the frequent appearance of
blue spots in the skin of the purest and best-bred specimens.
This peculiarity would sometimes disappear for one or two
generations, and would again crop out stronger than ever.
The types which I finally succeeded in fixing upon the Ches-
shires as bred by me were almost identical in size, form and
quality with the most improved modern Berkshire. Indeed,
bo marked was this resemblance in everything but color that
they were often facetiously called 'white Berkshires.' As
bred m- me I regarded them as among the very best of white
hogs. They were well-haired, had a very delicate pink skin,
and their meat was most excellent, tender and juicy." At
various recent New York fairs, including those at Bochester,
Syracuse and the State fair at Albany, where large premiums
are given on swine, the Cheshires have taken the precedence
over any other white swine, and have also been, to some ex-
tent, successful at the Northern Ohio fair. They have at-
tracted no very general attention from, and are comparatively
unknown, both by name and by sight, to the great body of
those who are largely engaged in swine husbandry. That I
attribute to various reasons, one of which is that the popu-
lar fancy of late years has not been at all favorable to white
hogs of any breed; another is that it has not by any means
been demonstrated to the public in the twenty or thirty years
that the hogs by this name have been before it that they
possessed any special combinations of excellent qualities not
found in some other breed ; and, furthermore, that rarely
two breeders of Cheshires had hogs of the same characteris-
tics, or gave the same account of what they were, or when,
where or how originated, which was scarcely calculated to
inspire seekers after knowledge with an exalted opinion of
their value as breeding stock, however well they may appear
individually. For breeders who desire white hogs, and to
whom the Suffolks appear too small and the Chesters too
large, I know of nothing better than the best of some of
these Cheshires, as they present, in some respects, a sort of
compromise or happy medium between the two. The strong
admixture of Yorkshire in their make-up would be more than
likely to assert itself in their progeny, either when bred to-
gether or on any other swine not thoroughly established in
character.

The Best Dairy Cows.

In a long article in the Farmer, a leading authority upon
dairying, after discussing at length the various merits of dif-
ferent classes of animals, concludes by drawing the following
picture, a somewhat fanciful one, perhaps, he admits, of a
good dairy cow. Agreeing with an American writer that
the immal should be "wedge" shape, he continues: Her
head should be rather long and narrow, with wide nostrils,
and a large, clear, bright, mild eye. It should be essentially
feminine, a steer-headed cow never being a good milker, and
if horned, the horns should be moderately long, small' and
curved, as far from the male character as possible. Her neck
should be moderately long, thin and flexible ; this form be-
sides being of the feminine type, has a distinct value in' en-
abling her to gather her food with ease and comfort. Her skin
should be soft and pliable, but not too thin, and possessing
that lndeacribable quality known as "handling," which indi-
cates aptitude to fatten, and which also indicates the power
of producing butter when the energies are so directed.
Where butter is the product in view, a skin of which the
white parts show an underglow— if I may so term it— of yel-
low, especially in the region of the udder, is desirable This
indie .tea milk of goad quality, on which the cream rises rap-
idly, and rich, fine-colored butter. Other indications are af-
fon d by the size and form of the so-called milk veins

) tail — which
> of atten-

rori -a by ttiu sizo and form of the so-called mi
Fib' the odder with blood, and oven the tai
I t long and finely tapering— merits a share

ifl sailing at San Bernardino, fresh from the

, r ton, and barley at $10.

G-ood Cows and Bad.

The argil nients used and the facts and figures given in the
following from the Practical Farmer are based entirely upon
cows kept by those who have to keep their cows up and pur-
chase the feed; but both the argument and the facts are
equally applicable to cows kept on one's own pasture and
feed. The argument is logical and the facts conclusive.
The poor cows must go if we would make money:

" Better pay for a good cow than accept a poor one for a
gift," Uncle Bobert has said many times. Is argument
needed? Not with experienced dairymen. A good cow is
one that will make twelve pounds of butter a week for ten
months in the year. A poor cow, such as is kept by the aver-
age farmer in nameless sections of the country, to our knowl-
edge will make from two to four pounds — average three —
eight months in the year.

Kept up on purchased food the good cow will consume 400
bundles of corn fodder or its equivalent, when kept up,
worth say five cents a bundle or §20, and 100 bushels of meal
worth 50 cents a bushel — §50.

The poor cow will require the same amount of food if kept
up, and the food purchased.

The good cow will average ten pounds of butter a week for
40 weeks, or 400 pounds of butter, at present prices in the
country worth 30 cents, and in market 40, making the value
ofj butter — 400 at 30keents — §120,: profits, including labor, §50 in
one year.

The poor cow will make in 32 weeks an average of three
pounds or 96 pounds of butter; allowing the same price 96
pounds at 30 cents — §28 80, making a loss on the keeping of
$41 20. How long will it take a man to make §1,000 at that
rate?

Thousands of farmers are thus getting rich, as the boys say,
over the left, without even thinking what they are doing.
Only saying, I bought that cow cheap. She was dear as a
gift, if the good cow cost §100. We have had both kinds,
and those halfway between these extremes. The presentation
of these extremes presents the folly of many farmers in the
true light.

But take medium cows, the one makes seven pounds of
butter weekly for 40 weeks, the other six pounds for 34 weeks.
Seven pounds for 40 weeks is 2S0 pounds at 30 cents per
pound — $84, or a profit of §14 above the cost of purchased
food. The cow that makes six pounds for 34 weeks, makes
204 pounds a year which at 30 cents amounts to 61 20. She
is kept at a loss of $9 SO each year, and in ten years at a loss
over the seven-pound cow of §98, making the seven-pound-a-
week cow cheaper at $75 than the six -pound cow as a gift,
risk excepted. No man can afford to keep a poor cow for
making butter. The best that can be done where one is sad-
dled with cows that make only four or five pounds of butter
a week, is to raise stock and feed it for the shambles. For
this purpose Shorthorn bulls should be used. But the but-
ter-making qualities may be greatly improved by crossing
with Jersey, Guernsey or Ayrshire bulls, and carefully noting
the escutcheons and saving for cowsj only those marked with
the best points.

♦

Principles of Modern Dairy Farming1.

Modern dairy farming, says the Hon. Hiram Smith, of Wis-
consin, starts out with keeping one cow on four acres,
and this should be the pass-word to every dairy lodges — "one
cow to fouracres;" and this should be rapidly reduced until
the undoubted possibility is reached of keeping one . to every
acre.

One of the principles of modern dairy farming is to have
our cows give the most milk when dairy goods are at the high-
est price, which is invariably in winter. It has been repeat-
edly demonstrated that a good herd of cows coming into milk
in September, October and November will in the average,
give from 4,500 to 6,000 pounds of milk annually. This milk
is worth, to sell at a factory, or to manufacture into butter or
cheese, §1 30 per hundred pounds, or §58 50 as the average
for each cow. In other words, dairy farming with one cow
to eight acres on 160 acres produces §1,160; modern dairy
farming with one cow to four acres, produces §2,660, an in-
crease of §1,500, by an outlay for feed and help — a net profit
of $640, a sum sufficient to raise the price of land from $50
per acre to §100 per acre.

A fundamental condition of successful farming is large
crops of corn, not less than two acres of fodder and four acres
of field corn for every ten cows, or a total of tweny-four acres
for forty cows. All the manure of the farm should be evenly
placed on these twenty-four acres during the winter, and the
land plowed previous to the 10th of May and thoroughly har-
rowed, the corn planted immediately thereafter with a horse
drill, the rows three and one-half feet apart, and the kernels
from seven to nine inches apart, and cultivated well before
the corn comes up with a hne-tooth harrow. Frequently
thereafter cultivate nntil the 10th of July, at which time, if
the work has been honestly done, it will be free from weeds
with never a hoe in the field, and it is almost certain to pro-
duce fifty bushels per acre of shelled corn and thirty tons of
fodder. It takes less labor to raise twenty-four acres of corn
as described above, than to raise half that amount planted in
hills and the cultivation deferred until you can see the rows.

An illustration of how the Oregon cattle men have killed
the goose that laid the golden egg is afforded by the present
aspect of the beef market. Good beef steers are scarce here,
and in Portland they readily command §100 per head, and
the demand is greater than the supply. This scarcity arises
from the fact that two years ago the beef-growers could not
resist the high prices then offered, and they sold off all their
two and three-year-olds, leaving on hand only the old steers
and young calves. Last year the country was again ran-
sacked by beef-buyers from the East and from California, and
all good stock was eagerly taken up. The temptation to real-
ize on the present high prices is almost irresistible and there
are some instances where dairymen have abandoned their
business and sent their cows to the hands of the butcher. It
looks now as if the pre-eminence that Oregon beef once en-
joyed cannot be regained for years at least. The present
stock to breed from is old and poor in character, and the
raising of beef is analogous to the cultivation of the soil ;
that is, it take time and careful selection of material to insure
success. The cattle ranges of Oregon are unsurpassed and
it would seem that now is the time to stock them intelligent-
ly, the inferior stock having almost vanished. There is no
business so lucrative as cattle -raising, and there is no coun-
try so well adapted as Oregon to its successful prosecution.
The land is cheap, water is abundant and railway and other
transportation facilities are, or soon will be convenient to al-
most every locality. There is now an opportunity for men
of capital to invest, and they cannot find a better field of
usefulness and profit. — Baker {Or.) Democrat.

The California dairy interest possesses a capital of $15,-
000,000, and produces annually n revenue to the BState $9,-
000,000. This industry employs 6,000 laborers.

Butter-Making for the Common Farmer.

Dairying is firmly established as a leading and profitable
branch of our American agriculture. But outside the num-
ber of the special dairymen there are thousands of farmers to
whom their dairying is one of the most annoying and least
profitable parts of their farm work. The average general
farmer makes little money from his manufacture and sale of
dairy products. Usually he makes his choice between but-
ter-making and allowing the calves to suckle their dams.
The latter is often chosen, but we more and more clearly see
that this can not be the most profitable practice in the larger
part of the country. The farmer must needs keep a few
cows to supply his own family with milk and butter, and to
rear a few calves. The usual practice in the West is to have
the cows calve in spring, oftentimes in the late spring. The
great mass of the butter made on farms is made between the
middle of May and the first of November. This is during the
time of greatest pressure of farm work. During much of it,
the weather is uncomfortably warm, flies are troublesome,
the pastures may be cut short by drouth, the milk is cared
for with greater difficulty; an unsatisfactory grade of butter
is made, and sold at the lowest prices current during the
year. It is no wonder that the farmer decides that he sees
little profit or pleasure in dairying. Is there not a better
way? We believe there is.

As a first step in the way of improvement, we suggest win-
ter dairying. There are many "theoretical" arguments in
favor of this, but more convincing than these is the testi-
mony of many who have thoroughly tested the system. It
seems to us decidedly better, in very many cases, to have the
cows calve in the early fall — say September. The weather is
cooler. For two months or more the pastures may be good.
If well cared for and well fed in winter the cows will do bet-
ter in milk giving than in heat of midsummer. In the
spring, when turned on grass, they will do well through May
and June, and then can be dried off for the hottest and least
desirable part of the year for milk making. During autumn
and winter there is less pressure of farm work; the milk and
butter can be handled better, with easily-arranged facilities,
than they can in mid summer ; and, finally, there are almost in-
variably good prices for butter during all the winter. In
many Western towns, in rich farming regions, where butter
is sold at ten or fifteen cents in the summer, it is scarce in
winter at thirty or thirty-five cents. There is some extra
cost in keeping a milk-giving cow in winter over the cost in
summer. But the cow must be kept in winter in any event,
and the increase in cost is less than is often supposed, pro-
vided there be comfortable shelter.

As a second step in making dairying on the average farm
more profitable, we suggest giving more attention to it; in-
creasing the number of cows. "All the motions have to be
gone through with," whether there be three or a dozen cows.
Oftentimes it is really less inconvenience to handle the larger
than it is the smaller quantity, as the amount of butter made
will permit of the purchase of suitable apparatus. It is often
easier to sell the larger than the smaller quantity at good
prices. In many of the smaller towns of the West, and in
all the larger ones, there are at least a few families or hotels
to which butter can be sold at a fair price, if there be reason-
able security of a steady supply of good quality.

As we have frequently stated, it is quite possible to rear
calves well on skimmed milk, with the addition of oil or cot-
ton-seed meal and grains, and there are some advantages
for thus rearing them in the winter. (The writer recently,
May 1, weighed three grade Shorthorn heifer calves just six
months old, and reared on skimmed milk, which averaged
390 pounds. This does not seem a large weight, but he has
reason to know that some calves near a year old would not
weigh 100 pounds more.) Increased attention to butter-mak-
ing need not mean less, but more attention to cattle rearing.

Without attempting, at this time, anything like full instruc-
tions for the care of the milk, let us emphasize the fact that
there need be no costly nor complicated arrangements. In a
large majority of cases, deep setting will be much better than
the old system of using shallow pans. Any one of a half
dozen patent "creameries" will do good service. In default
of any of these, a plain wooden tank, set conveniently near
the well in which to place ordinary tin cans, six inches in
diameter and twenty inches deep, will give all the apparatus
absolutely requiredfor successful cream raising. Skimming
at twelve or twenty-four hours, the milk will be sweet and in
good condition for feeding when warmed. Any one of a
dozen patent churns will do good work — if care be taken to
avoid all for which it is claimed that three to five minutes is
all the time needed for churning. In default of any of these,
a plain box or barrel churn will do admirably. There is dif-
ficulty in making good butter, but there is no "mystery " or
secret about it. There is no reason why butter every way
satisfactory may not be made in farmers' houses. Such but-
ter is made in many such houses, and may be in many more.

Of course, there are many farmers who will find it prac-
ticable to furnish milk to a cheese or butter factory. Others
can sell milk to advantage. We have written for tha many
who are so situated that they cannot conveniently practice
either of these modes of disposing of their milk, and who
wish to rear calves as well as to make butter. — Breeder's Ga-
zette.

Polled Cattle.

As these animals are becoming general in this country, a
desire will be manifested for information respecting them,
that buyers may know why from $500 to $1,000 are being
paid for them, while the better known and more cosmopoli-
tan Shorthorns bring barely half those figures. A corre-
spondent of the North-British Agriculturist, criticizing an-
other writer, has, among other things, this to say:

As regards hardiness, I believe Mr. Gillespie is entitled to
claim superiority for the Galloways, although it is doubtful
if, in this point,* his favorites excel the Texans of the Ameri-
can plains, whose improvement it is the mission of the PoCled
cattle to effect. Before Hugh Watson and Wm. McCombie
began to develop the early maturing properties of the Aber-
deen or Angus, that breed was also hardy to a degree, but
house-feeding and generous treatment have necessarily some-
what impaired this quality. The same result will happen
when the Galloways are subjected to those influences that are
absolutely essential to their attaining the general character of
an early maturing breed, and clearing themselves of the
stigma of being unable to take the "last dip" in feeding.
When one comes, however, to consider whether the Aber-
deen or Angus, or the Galloways are more snited to the
American climate, I should be inclined to think that the bal-
ance of probabilities is decidedly in favor of the Aberdeen or
Angus. The Galloways have been accustomed to the mild,
damp and equable temperature of the southwest of Scotland,
the Aberdeen or Angus to the bitter, piercing climate of the
northeast, with its strong variations of cold and heat. The
climate thev will have to endure in America certainly resem-
bles more closely that of the northeast than that of the
southwest — in short, the American climatic conditions are

1883

%\xz grmtcv and j^mteroaw.

but an intensification of the extremes of those of northeast-
ern Scotland. Doubtless the Galloways, with their thick
covering of hair and hide, will more easily withstand the
American winters, but what about the American summers?
The Galloways will then be very anxious to take off their
coats, and the boasted profusion of hair will prove, to say the
least, slightly inconvenient.

A well-known extensive breeder of Shorthorn cattle ex-
pressed to the writer, a few days since, the opinion that,
sooner or later, the fashion of color in cattle would be revo-
lutionized and that it would be done by some one making a
corner on white cattle and holding a great show and a grand
sale, and whilst we think the scheme improbable it is yet
feasible. The fashion of reds and all reds is a ruinous and
vicious one, havingfoundation in nothing but fancy. Says
the Fort Dodge Messenger, on this subject: It is a notorious
fact that two of the most noted bulls in England that left the
best stock were Koyal Windsor (2.9S9) and Lord Irwin {29,-
123), both milk white. These bulls were kept going the rounds
of the great fairs and show rings and did active service till
fourteen and fifteen years old. There is no getting round the
fact that, as a rule, we get our best individual Shorthorns
from the whites and roans, and yet such is this tyranny of
fashion for red that a white or roan of equal merit in every
other respect will not sell for one-half and sometimes one-
fourth the Drice of reds.

Inbreeding.

In Col. S. D. Brace's recent work, " The Horse-Breeder's
Guide and Hand Book," the author in discussing the subject
of inbreeding remarks:

According to the maxim that "like produces like, "we
ought to follow form, blood, speed and other good qualities,
and if these good qualities can be maintained and improved
by inbreeding, then it must be desirable to a certain extent.
Some of the best English and American horses were very
much inbred, and the consanguinity of blood did not work
deterioration. I am not an advocate of incestuous breeding,
either in the human race or the brute creation, but there is
no doubt that manly beauty, graceful form and intellectual
vigor have resulted from preservation of those high qualities
in the human race where not earned too far, and we can see
no reason why the inbreeding of the truest, best bred and
best shaped racers can work an injury to the equine race.
Still we think an out cross of pure blood with the essential
qualities of a good race-horse and then back to the superior
blood and conformation likely to produce the best results.
We will give a few examples of inbred modern horses, in En-
gland and the same in America, and in doing so will select
those of high character which distinguished themselves on
the turf, and in the stud, for instance. The Baron, not only
a good racehorse, but sire of Stockwell and Rataplan, was by
Birdcatcher, by Sir Hercules, by Whalebone, by Waxy, by
Pot-S-os, by Eclipse. The Baron's dam, Echidna, by Econo-
mist, by Whisker, own brother toYWhalebone, by Waxy, by
Pot-S-os, by Eclipse; Echidna's dam, Miss Pratt, by Black-
lock, by Whitelock, by Hambletonian, by King Fergus, by
Eclipse. Touchstone, a fine racehorse, and one of the best
stallions that ever lived, was by CameL by Whalebone, by
Waxy, by Pot-S-os, by Eclipse, his dam Banter by Master
Henry, by Orville, by Beningbrough, by King Fergus, by
Eclipse; 2d dam, Boadicea, by Alexander, by Eclipse. The
great Stockwell was much inbred on his dam's side, Poca-
hontas by Glencoe, dam Marpessa, by Muley, by Orville, by
Beningbrough, by King Fergus, by Eclipse. Muley's dam,
Eleanor, by Whiskey, by Saltram by Eclipse. Pocahontas'
grandam was Clare, by Marmion, by Whiskey, by Saltram,
by Eclipse. Clare's dam, Harpalice, by Gohanna, by Mercury,
by Eclipse. Queen Mary, the dam of Blink Bonny, Bonnie
Scotland, etc., was much inbred. Gladiator, her sire, was by
Partisan, by Walton, by Sir Peter, by Highflyer, by Herod;
her dam by Plenipotentiary, by Eniilius, by Orville, by Ben-
ingbrough, by King Fergus, by Eclipse; her grandam, Myrrha
by Whalebone, by Waxy, by Pot-S-os, by Eclipse; her great
grandam, Gift, by Y. Gohanna, by Gohanna, by Mercury, by
Eclipse, out of a daughter of Sir Peter, by Highflyer, by
Herod. Partisan was out of Parasol, by Pot-S-os, by Eclipse.
Pocahontas' best son, Stockwell was by an inbred, horse, and
Blink Bonny, Queen Mary's best daughter, was by a horse
Melbourne inbred to Herod and Eclipse, so if the preservation
of good blood through inbreeding in these striking cases
has been a success, is it not reasonable to suppose the same're-
sults must follow inbreeding to good blood and true
shape with other desirable qualities in this country? Boston
was inbred to Diomed, as also his best son, Lexington. Wan-
derer and Uncas are both much inbred on the dam's side,
being out of a grand daughter of Glencoe, and tracing to an
own sister of the Old Hero. Glenmore, one of the best race-
horses recently on the turf, and whose performances are of
the best at all distances, is very much inbred; his dam, Lotta,
is by Hunter's Glencoe, son of imported Glencoe and the
blue filly Fiatt by imported Hedgeford, she out of Lady
Thompkins by American Eclipse. Glenmore's grandam,
Sally Lewis, is by imported Glencoe, her dam, Motto, by im-
ported Barefoot out of Lady Thompkins by American Eclipse.
Barefoot was by Tramp and Glencoe's dam by Tramp, so that
he is, strictly speaking, incestuously bred; yet he was a first-
class racehorse. Norfolk, a superior racehorse, is inbred to
Sir Archy and Diomed. Falsetto is inbred to Lexington; the
dam of his sire is by Lexington, and his grandam by Lexing-
ton, and he has nine crosses of Diomed. Imported Eclipse
was much inbred; his dam Gaze was byjBay Middleton son of
Sultan and Cobweb by Phantom son of Walton; Flycatcher,
his grandam, was by Godolphin son of Partisan by Walton,
and his great grandam was an own sister to Cobweb by
Phantom. Then if the Lexington, Leamington and Glencoe
blood is to be preserved to the country it can only be done
by a judicious course of inbreeding, and so uniting the choice
of both as to combine and render permanent the qualities
possessed by each. Some regard inbreeding as an active
cause of degenerating, as unnatural and calculated to de-
velop hereditary diseases. These evils can only spring from
abuse of the system. If proper care is taken to exclude the
weak and those having hereditary tendencies to disease from
participation in reproduction it may be the means of preserv-
ing those estimable qualities so much desired in the equine
race, and transmitting them unimpaired to succeeding gener-
ations. The greatest success has been achieved by breeding
from the nearest affinities of blood, and one should not hesi-
tate to breed a half-brother and sister together where they pos-
sess many points of superiority.

Another pigeon match has been arranged and will be shot
off to-morrow at San Bruno. The match is for $100 a aide
between Mr. Merryweather and Mr. Wilson; Wilson will
have the advantage of two dead out of ten pigeons allowed
him. The shooting will be from two plunge
traps at twenty-one yards rise, the use of both barrels al- |
lowed. The money is up and fun is expected. |

BICYCLING.

The Leagne Meeting:.

The arrangements for the League meet are being rapidly
pushed forward. The committee of arrangements, consisting
of the chairmen of the sub-committees, meet every Monday
evening at the Citizens' rooms and report. The route for
the parade has not yet been definitely settled, but will be
shortly announced.

The subject of transportation of machines has been met
and conquered. Two large covered barges will be moored at
the Erie and Pennsylvania depots, in Jersey City, and will
receive and check machines up to 11 a. m. on Monday. Tugs
will then tow them up the Hudson to Fifty-seventh street,
within a short distance of the appointed place for the parade,
and within easy riding distance. Those who arrive by the
sound boats have merely to roll their wheels aboard the Erie
ferry-boat, which will take them to where the barges are sta-
tioned.

The Eastern men, who come by train, will be met at Har-
lem, and escorted down to the storage tent, over the boule-
vards.

The dinner is a fixture, and will be undoubtedly a great
success. It wili be held at the Metropolitan Hotel, which
has one of the finest dining-rooms in the country, the deco-
rations of which alone cost over §75,000. Invitations will
be extended to the governor, mayor and city officials, and it
is proposed to make this one of the most attractive features
of the meet. The price of tickets will be $2 50 per plate,
and the committee would feel obliged if those who intend to
participate will send their names to the chairman as soon as
possible.

The question of hotel accommodations is being looked up,
and although the report is not complete, already a number of
hotels have signified their willingness to accommodate guests
at reduced rates. These are the Grand Central (European
plan), rooms $1 to $1 50 per day; Grand Union (European),
rooms SI per day; and the Cosmopolitan (European), rooms
75 cents per day; Metropolitan (American), $3 50 per day. A
number of others will be selected and duly published.

The correspondence committee are ready and willing to
answer any communications from out-of-town league men, or
clubs, upon any points not already explained. The New
Tork men are making every effort in their power to make the
meet a success, and trust that all wheelmen will co-operate
with them in their righteous endeavor.

Wheels will be stored probably in a large tent erected for
the purpose, and capable of holding over 1,000 machines.
The committee expect to lease a large plot of ground at the
entrance of Central Park, and every arrangement will be
made to carefully guard and protect the same from injury.
There will also be competent machinists to attend to any re-
pairs that may be needed.— Wheelmen's Gazette.

Sunday Riding.

The use of the bicycle on Sundays is a question to which
riders must soon devote their serious thought and attention.
Wheelmen in Connecticut have already taken the matter well
in hand. Massachusetts men are beginning to stir on the
subject, and soon the question will be one of vital impor-
tance to the fraternity all over the country.

Two phases, the right and wrong, and the policy of
the subject under discussion, we desire to present
to our readers, not so much for the sake of inviting contro-
versy as that our influence may be on the right side.
Whether Sunday riding is morally right or not is a question
every man must answer for himself. Sunday, to the hard-
working mechanic or day . laborer as a class, means more
than to the man of ease and comfort who lacks for naught
at present and worries not for the future. To the one it
means a day of rest from toil, a day of recreation; to the
other all days are so nearly alike as far as labor, or rather
the lack of labor goes, that he does not have the excuse for
utilizing the Sabbath as a holiday, which the working-man
may well and so often does plead. It is the motive which
prompts that makes the deed a right or wrong one.

We can see no harm in the fact that a young man who
works hard from early morn till late at night is in the habit
of taking a quiet drive on his wheel Sunday afternoons (es-
pecially if he has recognized the day by having attended one
religious service), so long as he goes about the thing in a
proper manmer. Does he not feel thankful as he spins
along enjoying the beauties of nature — the scenery, the lull
and quietude which shroud the country, so noticeable and
so pleasing to those of us who live amid the noise and busy
stir of the city? Does not every tread of the pedal send a
thrill of gratitude, a consciousness of health, and strength,
and vigor over the whole nature akin to that of worship?
Does he break the law morally more than the prosperous
man of business, who holds his head high, has a smiling bow
and a pleasant word for all as he passes from his pew in
church, but who may be found regularly driving for pleas-
ure in the afternoon or evening? "No sir! my boy shan't
ride on Sunday, " said a fond father, a regular attendant at
one of the churches — though speeding his horses on the
road was evidently a differnt matter in his eyeB. That was
proper, because he did it then and does it now. Each man
should settle the matter in his own mind and be guided by
his own conscience. If you can find time enough for riding
six days of the week, let the wheel rest the seventh. If you
cannot, and ride you must, and can conscientiously, do so in
as quiet and unostentatious a manner as possible. Every
man must decide the two phnses of the question for himself
— whether he has the moral right, and what his policy may
be.

■»■

The Springfield, Mass., Club is now making preparations
for a three-days' race meeting, to be held next September, in
Hampden Park. Ten first prizes, worth $150 each; oue first
prize worth $1,000; one first prize worth $500; $1,500 for
professional races. What a feast for racers ! Four thousand
five hundred dollars in prizes, three bands of music, $2,000
worth of fireworks, grand camp illumination with electric
lights and thousands of Japanese lanterns.

The one-mile "sensation" race practiced in England i* after
this style: The competitors run round the course once, carry
their machines round once, wheel their bicycles round back-
wards once, and ride the three remaining laps. In the "dis-
mounting" race the riders have to dismount every time they
pass the judges' stand, and lift their machines over a post
placed across the track.

The market for arnica and court plaster is booming, with
prices firm. The bicycle season has fairly begun and fair to
middling bruises are quoted lively for spot.

Young wheelman, don't be discouraged
When first yon mount your nddle,
Because the first day yn vtnuldlt j*ottr tire
You are likely to tire your straddle.

Why the Dude Can't Ride 'al.Wheel.

The dude is a beautifully calm being, peacefully destitute
of life and strength. His legs are a very important part of
his constitution, but they could not be called his visible
means of support. His cane is what braces him up on most
occasions. His legs are simply ornamental appendages hang-
ing down from his body, and chiefly useful in displaying a
limited amount of woolen goods cut in cylindrical form. He
dislikes to propel his legs with much animation, because a
rapid step might cause a slight wrinkle in his trousers. If a
dude's pants should happen to "knee out," that would be the
end of him. It is the dude's difficulty with his legs which
prevents his riding a bicycle. A dude once learned to ride,
but the fact that he had to make his legs go proved so deuced
vulgah, ya know, that he nor any of his kind ever tried it
again. A reporter of the Boston Globe was sent out the other
day to find out what dudes were for, anyway, and this was
the result of his investigations:

"I beg your pardon, gentlemen," said the reporter awk-
wardly; "I understand you are exponents of the dude idea,
and I would like to get your opinions on the subject. In
other words, are you dudes, and if so, why not?"

"Yahs," answered one of them mildly, "we ah Dyudes; if
we were not we would resent the imputation, doncherknow?
And, ya know, ya cahn't expect a dyude to have any opin-
ions; the only real philosophy there is in our existence is that
we represent in our composure and dress the perfect repose
of nature and beauty. I don't mind saying that I find it very
hard myself to be a dude; I am naturally very smart, ya
know; but most of the smart fellows ah so deucedly vulgah,
ya know; so proud of what they call their independence, that
I cahn't bear their society. I considah the dyude to be the
most refined type of a gentleman that America has yet pro-
duced. That's why I am a dyude. Geahge, here, is a dyude
too."

"Geahge" was asked why he was a dude.

"I? I'm a dyude because Chahles is, ya know."

"Do you hold his opinions on the philosophy of the spe-
cies ?"

"Well, ya know, I haven't any opinions, but if Chahles has
any, I guess I cahn trust myself to him."

"Why do you wear that bouquet in your buttonhole?"

"Because Chahles wears one, ya know."

And then they relapsed into silence, and, withdrawing into
their shirt collars, gazed absently ahead. — Ex.

Last summer, as he lay in the hammock, dreamily gazing
at the smooth, flower-sprinkled lawn, his darling approached
and said: "There is a difference between you, dear, and the
grass plat." "Communicate the variation." "This is a daisy
level, while you are a lazy — — ." I couldn't hear the rest
of it.

The unicycle is no novelty. A great deal of hard work has
been done with it for many years. It has been used fre-
quently in races, but unless some great improvements are
made, the finest athlete will never be able to propel it with
himself aboard. The wheelbarrow is the unicycle we refer
to.

The annual trip of the Oakland Bicycle Club to San Jose
and vicinity was set for Saturday, May 19, but in order to
accommodate a greater number of riders and to insure the
best roads, it has been decided to postpone it to the following
to-day. A fine time may be expected.

A New York doctor says the best cure he knows for a cold
is the old-fashioned sweat. "Take ten grains of quinine, a
hot mustard foot bath and a stiff glass of toddy." Every-
body believes in this remedy, but nine out of ten will forget
the quinine and the foot bath.

The recent rains have interfered somewhat with training,
but quite a number of entries are expected for the Decoration
Day races at the grounds of the Olympic Athletic Club in
Oakland. The track is being put into good condition and a
fine time may be expected.

Bicyclers will find a very handy thing to carry in their tool
bag some fine binding copper wire. With it you can splice a
handle bar should it get broken, tie on your rubber, and
there are a dozen other uses that it can be put to.

What is the difference between a crank and having your
boots blacked? One 'is eccentric and the other is a ten-cent
trick.

A Joke on a Joker.

A certain San Francisco policeman has established a repil*
tation as a practical joker on the strongth of his ability to
counterfeit the convulsions of a man in an epileptic fit. He
can foam at the mouth, gnash his teeth and growl in the most
approved epileptic manner, and carries out the imitation so
well that even experienced medical men have been decieved.
Whenever a new officer gets appointed on the force the joker
gives him a scare to test his courage. The usual way the
trick is worked is for several policemen to hold the joker
while in pretended convulsions and just when the green-
horn is ushered in to let go their grip and enjoy the fun of
seeing the new man run. The trick was worked most suc-
cessfully last week on a new officer, who ran most inconti-
nently at the sight of the joker's horrible contortions. But
he determined to get even for the laugh raised agaiust him,
and after setting up the drinks^ laid a deep plan for revenge.
Accostingthe joker last Wednesday, he remarked: "That was
an awful scare you gave me the other day can you do the
thing whenever you please ?" On being answered that noth-
ing was easier, he asked the joker if he would kindly play
the joke on a lot of coons who had a sort of a club room on
his beat.

"Certainly, "said the joker, and the pair walked off to the
Fourth ward. The sufferer piloted his man into the back
room of a grocery where sat half a dozen coons playing cards.

One of them was June Dennis, the colored boxer, and
another William Wilson, who aspiresUo be a fighter. Both
had been posted about the joker's trick and expected bis com-
ing. For a minute the two officers lounged around and then
the old hand had a fit. Seeing the coons did not scare for a
cent, he made at them with open mouth as though about to
enjoy a cannibalistic meal. After Dennis and Wilson got
through toying with him, and he was rescued by his late vic-
tim, ho found the use of Leeches valuable and came to the
conclusion that sometimes jokes don't pay.

On the 10th of April, at Birkenhead, England, Geo. Sew-
ard, the great short distance runner, breathed his last. He
was born in N--w Haven, Conn., on the 16th of October,
1817. Seward's best record was 100 yards in 0:9J; 1*20 yards
in 0:111; 200 yards in 0:19}. In a quartet of a mile mi
Harry Keed he was beaten in 0^8J.

The stakes of the Xutiniml Association of T
Breeders, which closed May 1, tilled well.

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Outward Bound.

On Monday last, by the Atlantic Express, there
started from the overland depot on the Oakland wharf
eight trotting colts from Palo Alto. It was a notable
departure in many respects. It is beyond dispute that
there is not another breeding farm than can show eight
of the same class, and not altogether improbable that if
the whole country was ransacked that their equal could
not be found. Had it not been for the disease which held
such fearful sway at Palo Alto from December until
March there would be odds that these eight would stand
a good chance against the same number and of the same
ages selected from the whole country east of the mount-
ains and in the contests win oftener than they would
lose. The oldest in the string are Wildflower and Bo-
nita, now four years old, and which stand first and sec-
ond in the list of two-year-old performers. When the
figures are consulted and 2:21 and 2:24£ are brought to
recollection, it will not be considered an over-sanguine
estimate which places the " sisters in blood " that high.
There are four three-year-olds, Hinda Pose, Flower
Girl, Helen and Chiquita, Hinda being the only one
which has come before the public. To mark 2:36^ as a
yearling, and defeat the pick of Kentucky on their home
ground when a two-year-old, are credentials which will
place her in the same category as her half sisters, and
there are the five dark ones to furnish the auxiliaries for
the combat. Flower Girl is a sister to Wildflower, and
Helen is one of those which report gives a good account
of. She is by General Benton from. Alameda Maid, by
"Whipple's Hambletonian, and Chiquita is by Electioneer
from Pearl, her grandam Melinche, which gives her three-
quarters the same blood as Wildflower. A big, slashing
two-year-old is Alban, by General Benton from Lady
Morgan, and as she is by Rysdyk's Hambletonian from
a mare of high breeding, Alban has a right to be what it
is claimed he is, one of the best ever bred at Palo Alto.
Gypsum is by Electioneer from Gypsy, by Abdallah
and to the sire of Gypsy we have to give the prefix of
California in order that he bs not confounded with his
grandsire, the famous rattailed son of Mambrino, or his
half brother on the paternal side, Abdallah of Kentucky,
the sire of Goldsmith Maid. California Abdallah was
the first son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian to inhale the
fresh air of the Pacific, and one of the first of hi3 sire's
get to leave Old Orange. He was a grand horse accord-
ing to all the descriptions, oral or printed, that we have
heard or seen, and had his residence on this coast been
delayed until his family acquired the supremacy which
after years conferred, there would have been a keener
appreciation of his breeding. With tte exception of
Wildflower all were looking well. She is scarred from
nose to tail as though she had been in the center of a
dozen bursting bombs, or had gone through a hundred
battles with a wound for each. Part of the left ear is
gone; there is a hole in the membrane that separates the
nostrils, and at every expiration there is a whistling like
escaping steam. For all that sho has the " right look in
the jye, " and as the orifice mentioned does not effect her
br>. ithing apparatus, it is probable that no bad result

■■ ■ s follow. We have fears, however, that the virulent

■m per, that left so many marks of its ravage may

entailed a weakening of the strong conaV-Vou

which enabled her to pull through after the attending
veterinarian said it would be an act of mercy to kill her
as she would surely die in a few days, and this can only
be known after she has been subjected to a more trying
ordeal than could be given before leaving home. Should
she be defeated in the eastern engagement, this will be
the cause, for we are firm in the belief that if she had
been fortunate enough to escape the pinkeye of last
season and the aggravated strangles of this, she would have
inscribed better than 2:15 on the four-year-old record.

We rode in the car with the colts from the depot to
Sixteenth street, and were well pleased that our old fa-
vorite still retained the vivacity of the days of her colt-
hood. Had it not been for the thick padding, she would
have drummed merry music from the partition of her
stall, and there was a sparkle in her eye, albeit there was
a spice of ill-nature in her glance. The quarters could
not be more comfortable, as the experience gained in the
last campaign enabled Marvin to make improvements
that have resulted very nearly in perfection.

The stalls are of the right width so that there can be
no tossing from side to side, and the cushioning makes
bruises impossible and at the same time gives support.

There is a provision for exercise ^should the car be
stopped at a place where there is no platform. This is
effected by leaving a space between the middle stalls
which is carpeted with rubber of an unequal surface,
and with room sufficient at each end to turn around.
The first point where there will be a stoppage of more
than a day or two is at Lincoln, Illinois, where the exer-
cise will be given until a few days before the Chicago
meeting. Lincoln is in the central part of the State,
twelve miles from Springfield, and with every facility
in the way of track and stabling to give suitable work.
By locating there during the month of June in prefer-
ence to Chicago, the danger of sudden changes in the
weather is avoided, and the journey from there to the
"city by the lake" is short. The first engagements are
at Chicago, and great interest will be taken throughout
the Coast in their performances. That the campaign
may prove a glorious one for California is our heartfelt
wish, and in this every resident will heartily join.

Criticisms and Reminiscences.

The accompanying letter was not intended for publica-
tion, but inasmuch as there is plenty of good, sound sense
in the suggestions, and a very interesting addition to the
article referred to, we take the liberty of printing it.
The writer is an old-time New Yorker and had an iuti-
mate knowledge of the old-time horses. There is not a
race of any note from 1830 to 1850 which was decided on
any of the courses in the vicinity of New York that he
did not witness, and now that we have " shanghaed " a
friendly letter and pressed it into a service it was not
designed for, we trust that he will furnish the Breeder
and Sportsman with recollections that cannot fail to be
of exceeding interest to our readers. In the days which
he refers to trotting was just beginning to be considered
a track sport, though the roads before that were the
scenes of many hotly fought battles. There were many
grand horses in those days full of blood of the right
sort, and if the art of training them had been as well
understood there would have been only a small part of
the chance for the improvement that has followed. Not
merely the conditioning and driving of the present day,
but also the improved vehicles, the better kept tracks
and the paraphernalia of the fast trotter must be taken
into consideration when instituting a comparison. In
all of our acquaintances we do not know of anyone who
is more capable of giving a correct account of the old
methods and the horses that flourished on the roads and
tracks half a century ago than B. C. W. Those were
the days of Whalebone, Jerry, Topgallant, Sweetbriar,
Paul Pry, Columbus, etc., all of which our old friend
has seen perform :

My Dear Friend: It is still rainiDg — cloudy and rainy
every day this mouth. It gives an assurance of good crops
iu this section. Your article on trotting action in the issue
of May 12 is the best I have ever seen in print or heard
spoken. All weight attached to the natural foot must be
very damaging to the feet aud legs, and I hold that a horse
that cannot be trained to trot fast without weights is not the
proper horse to breed to to insure trotters, because a horse
with all of these appliances attached might be taught to trot
fast without the gift to impart the quality of speed to his
progeny. The quotations from the Duke of Newcastle are
most happy. In speakiug of the poise or balancing ho-*-
often we have talked of the seat of the jockeys when exer-
cising aud in the race, aud how you thought of making a
saddle with a long tree, that would of necessity set the jockey
well tack, etc. Now I hold that the jockey should Bit in the
saddle, at the same time bearing so much weight in the stir-
rups as to steady him in his seat. But, in either case,
whether the jockey sits in the saddle or stands in the stir-
rups, the seat of the saddle should be at least four inches
farther back than is usual, and the stirrups set back accord-
ingly. Iu this saddle, if the jockey stands in the stirrups,
the weight ou the horse {and also the horse) will be more
evenly balanced than in the present form.* I do not think
stauding in the stirrups is the best way to ride a horse in a
race to get him to the end of the race first with the least pos-
sible fatigue, as the weight of the rider goes a long way
\ towards overbalancing the horse. The extra weight on the

shoulders has a tendency to drive him in the ground, caus-
ing a much greater exertion on the part of the horse to get
along, as also a tendency to injure his feet and legs.

Now, if the rider sits square in the saddle with the stirrups
of a proper length bearing snfiicientweight in them to steady
him iu his seat and give him that firm and light hand the Duke
prizes so much to properly balance the horse with this
manner of riding, I believe the horses will make a quicker
and easier race, with less tendency to injury than in the pres-
ent mode. A first-class sailor or yachtsman will so trim his
vessel as to have her truly and evenly balanced for an easy
and quick trip.

Well, my friend, I will not bother you any more with my
crude notions about the horse, and so on.

" Farewell to Felters " reminds me of long days ago, when,
in 1826, my father and family lived on the corner of Broad-
way and Grand streets, the old circus between Grand and
Howard streets, subsequently TattersalTs. Alongside of our
yard fence was a pile of old boards, and many a pocketbook
have I taken from among them that some unfortunate had
parted with at the circus the night before. On the opposite
corner from our house — northwest corner — was an embank-
ment at least ten feet high, with a little old house perched on
it. John Jacob Astor, in the year '30 or '31, as near as I can
remember, built on the west side of Broadway, between
Prince and Houston streets, the house that he lived and died
in. I think he must have been too old at that time to have
been one of Harry Felter's first customers, as Mr. Dayton
says. I knew them all at that time. Old J. J. A. was about
five feet eight inches, his son W. B. full six feet, light com-
plexion. The building that Astor's office is in was built in
1834 or 1835. Of course, all the old-time public places I was
well acquainted with their location. Niblo's and the Olympic
were, I think, where the Christys made their debut. In 1827
we moved to the corner of Art street, now Eighth and the
Bowery, about 100 yards from old Vauxhall Garden, then on
Broadway, Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Then in the
spring of 1828 we migrated to Murray Hill, near W. B. As-
tor's and Isaac Lawrence's property, between Thirty-third
and Thirty-sixth streets, twenty acres of which was offered
to father in 1835 for $42,000, all lying on west side of Middle
road, now Fifth avenue, and just north of Peter Cooper's
glue factory. Hunters used to come on our place and hunt
and kill quail, English snipe, and occasionally a woodcock ;
and I used to feel provoked about it, as I wanted the birds
for my own sport.

A few more words about Harry Felter: Harry kept the
United States Hotel, Newburgh, somewhere between Forty-
fourth and Forty-eighth, then moved to Rockland county,
New Jersey, near a lake and not far from Orange county, N.
Y. I have had many a good, solid drive on the Big and Lit-
tle ponds, while frozen over, with Harry Felter, Ben John-
son, Jim Hasbrouck, Cad Colden, Pete Sears, Jim Jacks,
Tommy King, cashier of the Powell Bank, Newburgh, and a
host of other genial, whole-souled men that Newburgh and
Orange county was famous for. Harry was well liked by all
and took the lead in all sporting at that time and place.
There was not a racetrack in Orange county up to 1849.
Very soon thereafter one was built a little way from New-
burgh. I left there the winter of 1849. Since then theHam-
bletonians have sprung into existence and gained great ce-
lebrity. At that time the Abdallahs and Bellfounders were
thought very highly of. I remember one Sunday of meeting,
on a drive between Newburgh and Coldenham, Esquire Pat-
ton, with a very fine young Abdallah stallion. The day was
warm, 'and he had fed his horse grain just before starting. The
horse got pretty warm, fermentation set in, and he died in a
short time. B. C. W.

Banch, May 16, 1S83.

The Sacramento Imbroglio.

In order to obtain the fullest information regarding
the expulsions and reinstatements at Sacramento we
have determined to forego extended remarks until next
week. It is a peculiarly unfortunate affair from every
point of view. Lamentable that drivers have given
cause for punishment, and still worse to have what seems
a righteous verdict upset in so short a period. From all
the information that we have received the judges had
the strongest reasons for inflicting the extreme penalty,
and it is beyond "our comprehension why the club went
outside of its authority, under the rules, to take the
action it did and condone the offenses. The bearing such
cases have on the welfare of track sports warrants the
fullest investigation and thorough criticism. In order
that there may be the least possible chance for us to mis-
understand the situation and handle the question satis-
factorily, another week will be given to securing the
points.

Since writing the above we have received from Sacra-
mento a full history of the proceedings. It comes too
late, however, to do the subject the justice the magni-
tude of interests at stake demands, and therefore we will
still have to delay the consideration until next week.

There was one phase which was entirely overlooked in
the meeting of the Capital Turf Club which was held
last Wednesday, that being that it had no power to
" reconsider " a sentence of expulsion. As the rules
strictly prohibit a reinstatement by " a member, " the
parties expelled are still under the ban, which can only
be removed by following the right course.

Ho ! for Salt Lake.

Several have already started and others are making
preparations for the journey to attend the meeting of the
Salt Lake Jockey, Club. From the list of entries pub-
lished last week it is evident that there is a capital
chance for first-class sport, and that those who engage in
the trip will be well repaid for the trouble. The meet-
in a- commences on Tuesday next, so that there is plenty
of time to reach there by taking the overland of this
afternoon.

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The Chico Fair.

The speed programme of Third District Agricultural
Association, which was first published last week, came
to hand too late for comments. The advertisement is so
full that there is no necessity for repeating the classifi-
cation. From past experience the managers learned that
many horses from a distance could not be induced to
participate, and hence the purses are not so large as they
would be if the State could be depended upon to make
entries. Then there is almost a certainty that there will
be another fair held the same week, and which will be
handier for the horses in this section to reach. There
are so many horses now in training in California that a
division of the forces is not so much to be feared as in for-
mer years, and though it precludes some who would like
to "follow the circuit " all around from gratifying their
desires, there is no way to escape the difficulty, and there
must be a clashing of dates when so many exhibitions
have to be crowded into a couple of months.

The number of horses in training at Chico and in
places not far from therj insures a good number of
starters. That there will be a large attendance is guar-
anteed, as never before in the history of that fertile re-
gion has there been a better outlook for a grand crop.
There will be many visitors from the up-country and not
a few from the bay. "When there are two fairs in juxta-
position it does not follow that one will be the whole at-
traction. There will be consultations about where horses
are likely to be engaged, and a division of forces so as to
avoid the " hard places."

'Krik's Guide/

Part second of "Erik's Guide" has been received,
and, as we anticipated, it is as complete as can be. When
a man reaches a "higher notch " than has previously
been marked there is always a fear that he cannot retain
the place, and that the last 'fgreat effort " must be suc-
ceeded by something lower. This is not the case with
" Krik." He improves on his former record, every vol-
ume shows an increase of pace, and his endurance is still
more remarkable than the speed he shows. "We have no
hesitation in giving this last volume the pride of
place. It is complete, as near as completeness can be
reached under the lax manner racing is conducted out-
side of the regular clubs. Nominations for stakes 18S3»
1884 and 1885 ; list of owners, trainers, jockeys and
colors*; a terse description of the prominent courses ;
winners of prominent events for a series of years ; year-
lings of 1883, and the b^sfc performances at various dis-
tances. Altogether it i3 an indispensable necessity for
every one engaged in racing, and those who have only a
alight interest in turf sports will be amply repaid for
the small investment required to purchase it. Address
H. G. Crickmore, New York World, 31 and 32, Park
Row, New York.

Sheep Circular.

Besides other valuable information the circular of
Messrs. Tarpey & Kirkpatrick contains the following
paragraph :

The advantage in using a thoroughbred ram rather than a
graded one is obvious, from the fact that by using the thor-
oughbred we breed to a fixed type, which, by the intensity
of its blood, so impresses its own qualities upon the progeny,
that in some cases a half-blood cannot be told from a pure
blood, even by experts. The saying that " like begets like "
is only true, however, when the sire is an animal of the same
type to which his ancestry belong, and this can never be true
of a grade. By using a thoroughbred we know within a
reasonable limit what we can expect of the offspring, while
the progeny of the grade is never what we desire, seldom
satisfactory, and unprofitable incomparison with the produce
of the thoroughbred.

This is an indorsement of the views we have advanced
for a long time, and in articles recommending legislative
aid gave it due consideration. It would appear as
though it were unnecessary to add other arguments than
what are embodied in the short extract, and yet it cannot
be presented too often. It is one of the main points in
successful breeding, and the only foundation to depend
upon for the deserved improvement.

The Kentucky Derby.

By all odds the race which has awakened the most
interest in the Eastern turf circles is the Kentucky Der-
by. That is, of any of the events that have been decided,
and even the best of those to come will scarcely elicit so
much attention. The Eastern press has teemed with ac-
counts of those engaged, and speculations as to the colt
which was likely to win have been freely tendered. Run
on the same day as its English namesake, and on a slow
track, yet the time was five seconds and over faster,
though this will hardly be accepted as evidence by turf-
men that Leonatus is that much better than St. Blaize.
The son of Longfellow and Semper Felix is undoubtedly
a grand colt, and the colt which ran second to him,
Drake Carter, is by Ten Broeck, so that the Nantura stock
farm has made a good showing among the noted studs of

Kentucky. The mile and a half was run in 2:43, which
is nine seconds slower than the " best on record" and six
seconds slower than Lord Murphy ran on the same course
in 1879.

Capital Turf Club Meeting.

It is scarcely necessary to add anything to the admir-
able report of our Sacramento correspondent as regards
the racing and trotting, and as will be seen by reference
to another article, the consideration of the main feature
is deferred to next week. That the meeting was
more successful than any heretofore held in the spring is
conceded, and had it not been for the unfortunate cir-
cumstances which arose, it would have insured
a hereafter of still better prospects. As we
have persistently claimed, the great thing lack-
xng in California was that owners failed to
second the efforts of associations in making spring
meetings attractive to the public. The people of Sacra-
mento have always been ready to do their part, and after
repeated attempts, have not lost heart, but with com-
mendable perseverance, struggled on and on. It cannot
be possible that the hard work of so many years is to be
destroyed by adhering to a course that is sure to bring
ruin.

The extra day brought what must be acknowledged a
phenomenon. The big mare from Berryessa must take
the foremost place among the " short horses " of any
era, at least, since the timing-watch gave a measure for
comparison. The whole distance was run at the rate of
22.1 seconds to a quarter, and then she " only galloped "
after leaving Douglas so fast that it appeared as though
that famous horse could not run a bit. She is a "clinker"
sure, and another illustration of the tremendous speed
which the descendants of Lummux have inherited.

From Australia.

Messrs. Parker and "Whiting, who took Honesty to
Australia, returned on the last steamer and from a short
conversation we obtained a good deal of information re-
garding trotting in the colonies. It will be some time
before the sport is properly appreciated, partly owing to
the actions of some of those who have been connected
with the horses sent from here, measurably owing to it
being a new thing. Racing is the great out-door pas-
time in Australia and after the large fields of first-class
racehorses which start in the main races, the meager
showing of trotters is not satisfactory. An exception
must be made to the race that Honesty won. That was
altogether the best display of trotting speed that has
been witnessed on the Elsternwick track, and came nearer
the standard of trotting here. The Australians are slow
to acquire the art of training trotters, and look on some
of the appendages as of no account. Boots are ignored
and the consequence is that the native trotters are mixed
in their gait. Time will correct these false notions, and
it will not be long until a better system prevails.

J. J. Miller was the purchaser of Honesty and it is
mainly to his spirit and enterprise that trotting has any
standing in the antipodes. Mr. Roberts is also a staunch
patron, and we earnestly hope that their efforts will end
in success commensurate with their endeavors.

Mr. Corbin on Tips.

Editorial Notes.

The letter from Mr. Corbin on the use of tips will be
found in another column, and we are much pleased to
add the indorsment of a man who is bo capable. The
objection he makes to using tips on the ice is sustained by
logical reasoning, as the cutting of the calkin into the
hard substance is necessary to break the jar, and, with-
out a trial of other guards, presents an obstacle that
may be difficult to overcome. If this is found to be the
case the summer without shoes would be some relief, and
in these countries where ice-driving prevails the spring
seasons could be utilized by bringing the foot into a shape
when tips could be used. The other objection of Mr.
Corbin is also sound, and the feet of a horse which has
worn shoes must be allowed to make sufficient growth of
horn at the heel in order to set them properly.

"The Darby."

Once more the blue ribbon of the English turf graces
a grandson of Newminster, and the blood of Touchstono
and " T'auld mare " is proved potent. St. Blaize, the
winner, is by Hermit, his dam by Sir Hercules. Popu-
lar as Hermit has been for several years, this victory
will add to his renown, and likewise to that of the New-
minster strain. The second in the race, Highland Chief,
is by Hampton, from Carrie, by Stockwell, and the fa-
vorite before the start, Galliard, had to tako the third
place. In the paper of next week we will be able to
give a fuller account of the race than can be gleaned
from the telegrams.

The distribution of prizesof the SchuetzenYerein's
last tournament took place last Saturday evening at New
Turn Verein Hall on Turk street. Following are some of the
prize winners; Public target, possible 100 points, first prize
Jas. Stanton, 93 points, $'20; second, A. Strecker, 90, $14;
third, Ehrenfort, 90, $1*2; fourth, H.C. Smith, 90, $10; fifth,
C. Rapp, 88, $9; sixth, C. C Eohlffs, 88, S8; seventh, F.
Boeckman, 88, $7; eighth, H. Carr, 87, S3; ninth, K. Wert-
heimer, 86, $5; tenth, J. Dtschig, 86, S5. Twenty-five prizes
were given in all on the public target ; the remainder range
from $5 to $2. Prizes were given for the first'and last bulls-
eyes made in the fore and afternoon: First bullseye, Wni.
Ehrenfort; second, Jno. Horstmann, in the forenoon. In
the afternoon, first, F. Boeckmann; second, H. Plagemann.
On the company target the first six winners of prizes are: J.
H. Winter, Wm. Ehrenfort, C. Rapp, Henry Plagemann, Jno.
Horstmann, Jno. Plath. On this target seventy-five prizes
were given, all of which are appropriate and valuable. On
the King target, after considerable competition, the first prize
of $100 and medal was won by John Plath. Mr. Plath was
serenaded last night as a congratulation for his good marks-
manship.

AGood Cross. — During the past week William Hearst's
imported Irish setter bitch Kate II, by Sandy, out of Kate I,
was stinted to A. P. Truman's Irish setter dog Bob, brother
to Dr. Toland's Whiskey, and by A. C. Titcomb's Sam, out
of Nellie Belmont, imported. Jlr. Hearst is to be congratu-
lated on his selection of a dog for his beautiful bitch. Kate
II was a prize winner of note in English shows, but for some
reason or other she only achieved H. C. at the late San Fran-
cisco dog show. She is a model of symmetrical beauty, albeit
a trifle fine and rather inclined to length of body, indica-
tive of lack of stamina in the field. This fault will be amply
corrected in her pups by the cross with Bob. Bob is a short-
coupled, high Btationed, strong, well-set dog, with massive
limits and no fault except that his appearance of strength
detracts a trifle from his symmetry of form. This cross
shows the true art of breeding. Of the points that the bitch
lacks, the dog has an excess; the one fault corrects the other
fault. His coarseness, if the expression may be pardoned
when used towards so handsome a dog, offsets her superior
fineness. The exact nick is found, and fortunate indeed will
be the sportsman who manages to secure one of the offspring.

Chicago Dog Show. — Chicago is to have a dog show
commencing June 12. Charles Lincoln, whose knowledge of
dog shows is supposed to include all there is worth knowing,
will be the superintendent. Valuable prizes are offered for
greyhounds, and it would be a good idea for some California
breeders to place on exhibition a few specimens of the fleet
coursers of the plains. There are greyhound men here with
means and spirit enough to undertake the trouble and ex-
pense of sending a dog or two on. It would not be out of
place for the coursing clubs each to select a dog owned by their
members, and let the club pay the expense of forwarding.
Both the California and Pacific Coast Clubs have ample means
at their command and could not put money to a better use.

The Knickers. — The unfortunates who acted as judges
at the San Francisco dog show may take heart of grace from
the consoling reflection that, sadly as they were abused, they
fared far better than the judges of the New York bench
show. The Eastern press teems with critical letters and ad-
verse comment anent those gentlemen. Judges do some-
times make mistakes but they are more often right than pre-
judiced exhibitors ; but right or wrong, the fact is, that dog
shows will have to cease if when decisions are given they are
not accepted with courtesy.

To-day the Alameda County Sportsman's Club will hold
its monthly shoot at clay pigeons at the Oakland Trotting
Park. The shooting will be for club medals followed by
sweepstakes matches. A good attendance is expected.

FISH.

Salt-Water Fishing.

During the last week, though the fishing has been very
good, there have not been very many people out and, conse-
quently, not a large number of the finny tribe taken by other
than those who make a living by fishing. Perch and smelt
were taken at the old railroad wharf at Oakland. Several
persons who tried this place were well rewarded for thuir
pains. These fish are also taken in huge numbers at the
drawbridge at Saucelito. On the muddy bottoms near
Angel Island the tomcod catches have been very good for
some time past. East of Goat Island the tomcod fishing still
continues to hold out inducements to lovers of this kind of
sport.

Last Saturday L. H. Van Schaick and companion fishing
in Raccoon etraits caught S9 pounds of fish, most of which
were rock-cod, some of which weighed three pounds.

The Bteamer Eiiith will make another trip to the Farallone
Islands this evening and give the passenger* a chance to fish
— and get sea sick if they feel so disposed. If the weather is
too rough the steamer will put in at Point Eeyep, where fish-
ing can be had in calmer water. The Edith did not make
the trip to the islands last week as was expected on account
of the propeller getting disabled while the boat lay at tho
wharf.

Bay fishing is Tat its height and the crowds that are content
to stand around the water front waiting for a bite invariably
come away with a good string of fish. At Alcatraz '
diets have been successful with smelt and tomcod:
ally hooking large rock-cods.

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Sweepstakes.

Last Sundav quite a number of sportsmen assembled at the
Oakland Trotting Park -where it was understood that several
sweepstake pigeon matches would take place. The day was
as warm as though it had been imported from Arizona for the
occasion. The excessive heat had as much effect on the birds
as on the shooters and when the birds were thrown out they
slowlv towered over the tiaps as if looking for a cool place
where they might alight, and the most of them found a still
hotter reception of shot from the shooters who stood at the
stake in shirt-sleeves. The first match was afive-dollar sweep-
stakes. Six entries were made, and some excellent shooting
was done, as four of the contestants tied on a clean score.
The conditions were six birds, at 21 yards rise; the purse was
divided in two prizes of §20 and $10. Following are the
scores :

Robinson..
Lambert..,
Hansen

..1 1 1 1 1 1— 6|Fay 1 11111-

..11111 1— elSlade. 1 1 1 1 0 w-

.11111 1— 6Hoefling 1 0 110 1-

As the first four tied on a clean score} they shot off at three
pairs of birds. In this Robinson killed his six straight and
so won the first money as seen below:

Robinson

Lambert

11 11 ll-CIHansen 11 10 11—5

11 11 10-5lFay 0110 01-3

Lambert and Hansen again shot off their tie and Lambert
won the second purse.

The second match was shot under the rules of Hurlingham
at ten birds, the use of both barrels allowed. The entrance
money was $5 and the purse was divided in two prizes of
$2*2 50 for the first and $12 50 for the second best. At the
end of the fifth round the contest lay among Robinson, Fay
and Lambert, the rest having withdrawn to save pigeons.
Again Eobinson and Lambert tied on clean scores as this
shows:

Robinson 1 1 It 1 11 1 1 1 11—10

Fay 1 1 11 1 11 1101111-9

Pearson 1 1 1 Of w — 3

Blade It 11 1 1 11 0! w — 5

Scbnabel It 1 1 01 w — 3

Lambert 1 1 1 1 It 1 1 1 1 1 -10

Hansen It 1 Of w — 2

t Both barrels nsed.

Kobinson and Lambert shot twice at five birds each to de-
cide the tie, but made clean scores. They then divided the
prizes :

Robinson 1 1 1 1 1-5 1 1 1 1 1-5

Lambert 1 111 1-5 1111 1-5

After this came a twelve-bird match 'under the same con-
ditions as the one before, only that the purse was divided
into three prizes of $22 50. $12 50 and $5, for the first, sec-
ond and third shots. Eobinson, Fay and Lambert took the
purse. Eobinson made a clean kill of his birds and took the
first money. Fay and Lambert divided second and third
moneys. Eobinson so far had not missed a single one, out
of U birds. This tells the tale.

Pearson 1 Of 11 It 01 01 1 1 It Of 11 01— 7

Llnville 1 If Ot 1 Of It 1 111 Of If— 9

Fay It 01 1 It 1 1 111 011 111—10

Robinson 1 11 It 1 It 11111 1-12

Lambert 1 1 111 Ot Ot 1 1 It 1 1 1-10

Hansen 1 111 Ot 1111 Otl Ot— 9

Slade 01 11 Ot w — 1

Merryweather Ot Of Ot It Of 1 Ot It 1 Ot Ot It— 5

t Both barrels used.

Next came a handicap match between Pearson and Merry-
weather for $50 a side, by which Pearson gave Merryweather
the advantage of four dead birds to start with; the shooting
to be at twelve birds under Hnrlingham rules. Mr. Merry-
weather killed nine birds, counting in the four given, in-
closed by brackets, while Pearson only missed one out of
eleven birds, so he won on the eleventh bird, as seen by this:

Pearson Ill 111 1011 1 11111 —10

Merryweather [1 1 1 1] 1 1 Ot It 1 It Ot 01— 9

t Both barrels nsed.

The last was at six pairs of birds, eighteen yards rise, 10,0
yard bounds, the purse to be divided into prizes of $25 and
$15. At the last of this match, the supply of pigeons ran
short so the last men to shoot finished their scores on clay
pigeons. Slade was the fortunate man in this as he took the
first money and rather than to shoot at clay birds Eobinson
and Hansen divided the $15, second money. The scores
stand.

Fay 00 00 10 01 10 w-3

Robinson 11 10 10 10 11 10—8

Pearson 10 01 10 11 01 00-6

Merrvweatber 00 00 11 00 10 10-4

Lambert 11 10 00 10 01 —5

Slade 00 01 11 11 11 11—9

Hansen 11 10 01 01 10 11—8

LinviUe 10 11 10 10 10 10—7

Mr. John Kerrigan acted as judge in the several matches
to the satisfaction of all. When the atmosphere began to get
cooler the outsiders made things interesting in the betting
line. One bet of $40 to $20 was made on the result of one
shot. Though the betting was lively and the boys all feeling
well the day passed away very pleasantly.

Sonoma's Bear Hunter.

In the mountain regions north of Healdsburg is the large
Htock farm and comfortable home of Sylvester Scott, who has
lived there for more than twenty years. He is a Eentuckian,
and a noble example of that famous race of stalwart forms,
hardy nature, magnificent manhood . and noble character,
which has gained for the land of Boone and other heroic
spirits a world-wide reputation — whose types may be traced
far back in the sturdy Highlanders, in the thorough Irish
gentleman, the great-hearted English Esquires, and the in-
trepid warriors and gallant heroes of the Tyrol of past days .
itl is yet iu the vigor of full prime. He is known as
the "Great Bear Hunter," and he has duly won the distinc-
tion. During his residence in his mountain home he has
killed between four hundred and five hundred bears, of all
species known to this region, many of them grizzlies; and
without number have been the trophies of bis unerring rifle
in tin- toil and adventurous sport of extirpating such "var-
mints," of the Davy Crockett order, as California lions, wild
cats and wolves, which prey upon stock of all kinds. He is
the father of eighteem children, sixteen of whom are living,
and the young) in arms. Sons and daughters of

a worthy sire and a devoted mother of equal mold and nature,
they p ;e "thoroughbreds" even one. But ''mountain man"
and 'bear hunter" as he is, Mr. Scott is not of the order
comnr.i,' itemed. He possesses the better and

Itivated traits and attributes of the higher class of
*:;s— the fondness for a comfortable and well fur-
, ,iujph- provided home, with all that adds to the cja-

tentment of life therein, and makes it the homestead prized
alike for its comforts and its tasteful ornamentation. It is
theonly house of capacious rooms and plastered walls in that
mountain region; and his barns and outhouses are similarly
well built and commodious. His farm is 3,000 acres in area,
and is used mostly for his fine stock, horses, cattle and sheep,
all thoroughbred and of choice breeds. In this he takes great
pride. He has no mind for stock below his fancied lines of
blood and pedigree. But he nevertheless devotes due atten-
tion to farming and fruit and wine growing. In round meas-
ure he is a farmer and thoroughbred stockbreeder, and he is
one of a race and class who are becoming lamentably reduced
in number in this great country of ours. He is one of Sono-
ma's most marked characters in that happiest place of honor,
the honored private station. — Santa Rosa Republican.

Forester Gun Club.

The following report of the latest medal shoot of the For-
ester Gun Club at Sacramento is from the Bee:

On the 13th the regular contests for the two gold badges of
the Forester Gun Club, of this city, were held at Agricultu-
ral Park. The birds had been kept on hand for a couple of
weeks, and some of them did not fly readily, but the very
uncertainty of their actions was most annoying to the shoot-
ers. As it was, some excellent scores were made. The win-
ner of the medal, Dase, is a late acquisition to the member-
ship of the club, and he starts in well. He shot in the 21-
yard class, composed of non-winners. W. E. Gerber, who
won second, had not faced the trap for many months, but his
score showed him to be still a reliable shot. The ground
being covered with a crop of grain, there was no boundary,
shooters being allowed three minutes for gathering their
birds, which were retrieved by dogs. Following are the
scores :

Dase, 21yds 1 1111111111 1—12

Gerber, W. E., 26 yds 1 1111110111 1—11

Shepler, 26 yds 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 01 1 1—11

Gerber, J. ,26 yds 1 11 1 01 1 1 11 1 1—11

Zuver, 21 Yds 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1—10

Odell, 21yds 1 0111111011 1—10

Hot2, 26 yds 1 1101111111 0—10

Yonng, 26 vds 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1— 9

Todd, 26 yds 11 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1— 9

Miller, 26 vds 0 01110111111—9

Kuhstaller, 26 yds 11 1 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 1— 9

Gerber, H., 21yds 1 0 1 1 1 1 C 1 1 0 0 1— 8

Stevens, 26 yds 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1— 7

Sobel, 21yds 1 1001011100 1—7

Biedeman, 26 yds 0 11111010010—7

Schroth, 21 yds 0 01111000011—6

Dase took first medal, and W. E. Gerber,, in the 11 class,
won second. The nest was a freeze-out at 21 yards, in which
there were thirteen contestants. Sheplar held out longest,
killing eight birds, Saterfield and Todd staying with him to
this point.

The nest freeze-out was won by Watson and H. Gerber,
who divided the pool on their sixth birds.

Several other matches were shot, mostly freeze-outs, W.
E. Gerber winning one, H. Gerber another, and the rest
being divided among several others.

The Scott Trophy.

Last Saturday the shooting match for the Scott trophy
came off at Adams Point near Oakland. The shooting was
governed by the State Sportsmen's Association rules,' at clay
pigeons. Edward Spaulding was the winner, breaking four-
teen out of fifteen clays. Following are the scores:

Spaulding 1 1111110111111 1— 14

Ellis 0 1000101111010 0—7

Berton 1 01100110 withdrawn— 5

Golcher 1 0111111011010 1—11

Rector 1 01010011011110—9

Scott 0 1111100000110 0—7

Havens 1 0111101111111 0—12

Tattle 1 1101111010111 0—11

Hensbaw 0 0 withdrawn

Williams 1 1111111 100001 1—11

Bennett 0 11111101010010—9

To-morrow the Pacific Gun Club will hold its second
shoot of the season at Birds Point, Alameda, for the
club's first and second medals. The conditions of the shoot-
ing will be a twelve-bird handicap, after which several pool
matches will probably come off.

A return pigeon shooting match between Geo. Dietzler of
Biggs and J. T. Mcintosh of Chico, for $100 a side, will be
shot at Biggs, June 2.

Martinez has a new gun club.

The Countenance as Indicative of a Horse's
Temper.

There is a notion abroad that a horse who "shows the
white of the eye " is inclined to be vicious; and, like many
other notions of the sort, this appears to have some truth
for its foundation, though the truth hap been somewhat dis-
torted in the deductions. Animals in general show only the
transparent part of the eye ; man and the hog are among
those in whom the white of the eye is prominent. Some —
very few — horses show the white of the eye naturally; many
do so by a habit of turning their eyes upon any person ap-
proaching them, and this particularly when they are in their
stalls, and which glance ascant necessarily discloses more or
less of the white of the eye. Now, this oblique or retrospec-
tive cast of the eye may certainly be — and mostly is, per-
haps— accompanied with some thought or inclination of
biting or kicking; but, on the other hand, it may be the effect
of habit, of a playful disposition even, and so may not por-
tend any evil. We have met with many cases of both de-
scriptions where vice was, and where vice was not present,
but we can not add that we have encountered such a majori-
ty of the former description as to pronounce "showing the
white of the eye " and infallible indication of a vicious dis-
position.

While we speak on the subject of the eye, we may add
that there is a very great variety in eyes, and in the expres-
sion given by them; hence one reason for the interminable
differences in the countenances of animals as well asof man.
An over-full, or exceedingly prominent eye has a sort of un-
natural expression about it which often turns out to amount
to "foolishness," and sometimes such horses appear to be
near-sighted. Opposed to this, we meet with the small,
sunken, dark-looking eye, which creates a suspicion about
temper, and particularly when an expression of what is called
"sourness " is to be observed in it. We have seen several in-
stances of viciousness in horses with such eyes, and there-
fore are biased against them ; at the same time we have
kuown horses with such sour, ill-tempered looking eyes, after
having been cured of their vice, turn out to be the very best
of their kind. — Prairie Farmer.

THE RIFLE.

Shooting at Newark Park.

A pleasant little matinee of militiamen was held at Capt.
Wildermuth's Newark Park last Saturday. There were pres-
ent Col. Ranlett of the Fifth Infantry, Lieutenant Fredericks
of F of the First Regiment, Lieutenant Klein of C of the
First Regiment, and Messrs. Logan, Crawford, McKibben,
Anderson and Daniels, Company A, Fifth Infantry; Loryea,
Coykendall, Company B, Fifth, and McDonald, Kellogg,
Oakland Light Cavalry. After inspecting the beautiful
grounds of this popular park a team match was shot with
the following result:

Ranlett 4 44444343 3—37")

McDonald.., 5 45543444 4—12 I

Daniels 0 44444544 2— 35 ! q0ft

McKibben 3 44434434 4— 37 f *M

Anderson 3 34435534 3— 37 |

Eellogg 4 44544454 4— 42J

Klein 4 45444455 4— 43~)

Logan 3 44444444 4— 39 |

Crawford 4 45444463 4—41',™

Fredericks 4 04545244 4— 36 J Zi3

Lorvea 4 43544434 4—36 |

Coykendall 0 44032004 3— 20J

An adjournment was then had for lunch, after which sides
were again chosen, the losers to pay the day's expenses.
Scores as follows :

McDonald .4 4344443544445 5—61"!

Kellogg 4 55 4 4 4 4 45 4 5 5 6 5 5—68 |

Fredericks 3 5345335444455 4—61 I q7fi

Kanlett 4 4344444435554 3— GO J" *JH

McKibben 5 4354435544545 5—65 |

Anderson 4 5444434454444 4— 61 J jjgg

•Eight points allowed as agreed npon.

Klein 4 4544454445454 i— 64 V

Crawford 3 * 414^4 454-45554 5-64 |

Loryea 4 4 3 4' 44 44 4 4 54 34 5—60 I ™

Daniels 5 4344444352455 4—60/" "^

Logan 4 5344444443454 3-60

Coykendall 3 3 4 3 4 3i3 3 4 4 3 3 4|4 4— 52 J 8

It was agreed by those present that a monthly reunion of
military riflemen be held at the same place — all comers in-
vited— and teams to be chosen from those present to shoot
for the expenses and dinner. We are glad to notice the pres-
ence of Messrs. Loyrea and Coykendall of San Jose. The
fact of their leaving their business and coming such a long
distance shows their enthusiasm in target practice. More of
the San Jose riflemen were expected up and had they known
of the fun they would have had they would not missed the
affair for considerable.

A Day at Camp Taylor.

The old veteran company "City Guard" Company B, 1st
Regiment Infantryn2nd Brigade X. G. C, Capt. S. J. Taylor,
went up to Camp Taylor, Marin Co., on the 19th with a few
invited guests; the day was very pleasantly spent and every
one came back delighted. Rifle shooting at 200 yards was
the feature of the day. The winners and scores follow:

Officer Field 4 44554544 5—44

J.I.Taylor 4 44454455 4—43

L.K.Townsend 4 44443455 4r-4l

Geo. Evans 5 43535435 3—40

L. Knowlton 2 55354534 4—40

Mr.Manson 5 2 3 4 5—19

E.Taylor 5 3 3 4 1^-19

Geo. Bnrdecb 3 5 3 3 3—17

S.J.Tavlor 3 2 3 3 4—15

W.Beahr 2 4 0 4 4—14

The National Rifle Association of Great Britain has cabled
to the American National Rifle Association that the screw
wind-guage will be allowed in the International match at
Wimbledon, and that the foresight must be "barleycorn."
Thus the reported hitch in the British-American rifle con-
test, 18S3, is settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. Amer-
ica has thus far conceded every point to the British riflemen.
and, in order that there should be no question as to the use
of a wind-gauge, Sir Henry Halford and the Committee of
the British Rifle Association were formally warned at Creed-
moor last year that our team would use them during the
match of 1SS3. In addition, the Secretary of the British
National Rifle Association was officially notified in January
last that our team would use the American wind-guage, so
that they, the British, had plenty of time to procure them if
they so desired. They adopted a wind-guage, but fell back
to the old plan of the slide, and endeavored to restrict our
riflenien to its use. This was most strenuously objected to,
and it finally became "the screw wind-guage or nothing."
The free expressions given by our directors and riflemen on
thiB subject have shown our cousins that America was not
willing to concede another point, so feeling that nothing fur-
ther was to be gained, and being satisfied that they have a
sure victory in either event, they make a virtue of necessity,
and, rper cable, allow the screw wind-gauge. — iPeio York
Spirit.

The National Rifle Association of Great Britain has, in
compliment to the American National Guard team, which
will visit England in July next, included two special compe-
titions in the Wimbledon programme, at 200 and 500 yards.
One of these has been named after Colonel John Bodine,
Captain of the American team of 1S82, and will have thirty-
two prizes, ranging from $50 to $5. Rifles and men, instead
of team practice and discipline, will be the test of these
matches.

Flf, asks the Poultry and Farm Journal, the value of the
poultry products of the United States foots up the enormous
sum of six hundred millions of dollars annually, which is
probably not estimating it too high, can any thoughtful man
regard it is a small or insignficant industry? We are glad to
see that farmers who should, of all classes of producers.be in-
terested in this matter are waking up to the importance of
poultry breeding as a business.

The Wyoming Stock Growers' Association, which recently
had its meeting at Cheyenne, is composed of 200 members,
representing 800,000 head of cattle and 100,000,000 in capital.
The section of Wyoming and western Nebraska thus occupied
comprises 125,000 acres, nearly all excellent grazing land.
Two hundred and sixty thousand head of cattle were shipped
from this section.

The four-handed match for the $200 purse among Pearson,
Fay, Swan and Iinville comes off to-morrow. The condi-
tions, as before stated, are twenty-five birds each, to be shot
under the rules of Hurlingham, the best man to take the
purse.

A band of from 10,000 to 12,000 sheep will be driven from
Douglas county, Oregon, to the Calif ornia markets thisspring.

1883

^Itc gt'tectcv and j?novtsma;tt.

Treatment of Windfalls.

The utility or otherwise of treating windgalls mainly de-
pends on the cause from which the tumors thus named arise
in any particular case. Windgalls are due to a variety of
causes. Those which are due to tb.3 effect of work, concus-
sion, and such like causes, though they may be temporarily
got rid of by such means as we shall name below, will
generally reappear as soon as the horse is again subjected to
the causes which originally induced them. Those, however,
which have arisen from the effect of accidental sprains of
ligaments, of joints, or of tendons, are not equally likely to
reappear, if they can once be reduced, because the causes are
not equally likely to recur. Rest in cither case is the primary
requisite. Eest will allay the irritation in the part affected,
and with the cessation of the inflammatory action which pro-
duced it, the increased secretion will soon cease. Friction
and pressure, by rousing the action of the blood vessels and
absorbents of the parts, will also assist nature to take up the
extra secretion. A sweating bandage, that is, a wet bandage
covered with oiled skin, and this again covered with an or-
dinary flannel bandage, has often a great effect in reducing
windgalls. In the hock, and in some other parts, which can-
not be conveniently bandaged, pressure may sometimes be
successfully applied by means of a carefully adjusted elastic
steel truss, such as are made for the purpose. This will often
answer well for what is known as thoroughpin. In ease,
however, of bogspavin, an india-rubber bandage, with a hole
in it, through which the point of the hock may pass or pro-
ject will be most convenient. If these measures fail, a blis-
ter, or a succession of blisters, may be tried; but as a general
rule, no permanent benefit results from treatment.

If the windgalls are of recent origin, the milder measures,
commended above, will remove, temporarily at least, the
enlargements; whilst if they are chronic, even severe meas-
ures will fail to affect them. In good truth, in chronic cases,
the greater part of the enlargements of the kind under con-
sideration will generally be found to consist of thickening of
the integuments and of organized deposits which cannot be
moved. As a general rule, it is best not to apply treatment to
these enlargements. They seldom produce lameness; and
when they do, or at least are supposed to do so, the cause of
the lameness will generally be found to be sprain of the liga-
ments or tendons, and of their sheaths, and of which
the enlargement — so-called windgall — is only a result. In
some cases, however, the enlargement becomes of so great
size as to be a serious eye-sore, or even to incapacitate the
horse for fast work. Windgalls have a marked tendency in
many cases to decrease as the age of the animal advances,
and it is not uncommon to find the legs of an old horse
quite, or almost quite free from them although in his younger
days he may have been much disfigured by them. The same
is the case with splents. The cause of their disappearance is
no doubt the generally decreasing energy of the repro-
ductive systemin old age. Knaves and dealers in horses,
with whom it is, of course, a great object to make a horse
appear to the best advantage, are great adepts in getting rid,
temporarily, of windgalls. The means they usually adopt
are those recommended above, namely: Freedom from work,
pressure, friction, sweating, bandages, slight doses of physic,
and laxative diet. The purchaser, however, when he puts
such a horse to work, will generally be surprised at the ra-
pidity with which these " lumps " develop.

Rifleman.

The last of the Glencoes died at Red Bluff, Cal., on Mon-
day night of this week, being no less than the famous Ore-
gon stallion Rifleman, brought to this city in 1S58 by John
P. Welsh, brother of Jerry Welsh, who is now route agent
on the Northern Pacific cars between here Puget Sound.
Rifleman was 2S years old and not 29 at the time of his death,
as reported in the telegrams to the daily press. We saw him
in the fall of 1S57 at Lexington, in the stable with his own
brother, Marksman. He had gone lame at exercise and had
a bandage on his off fore leg. The following winter he was
sold to John P. Welsh, who had charge of the imported horse
Consternation and several others belonging to General Bur-
nett of Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Welsh also bought of A. Mc-
Fadden, about the same time, the chestnut mare Mary Chil-
ton, also by Glencoe, afterwards famous as the dam
of Thad Stevens and grandam of Forest King, re-
cently brought here from California. The horses were
brought across the isthmus and arrived here in February or
March, 1858. The colt was very speedy, but Mr. Welsh knew
nothing about training, and the consequence was that Rifle-
man was several times beaten by very inferior horses for want
of condition. He stood at Howell's Prairie, Marion county,
in I860, and the following year turned up at Red Bluff. Cal.,
where he beat Yolscian, Pluck and Black Maria a mile and
repeat in 1:46, 1:46; and on the next day beat Dashaway mile
hi^ts, three in five, in 1 :4S, 1:47 J, 1:45, and went into the

K*. The track was thirty-two yards short of a mile, but so
Launder foot that we would rather run a horse a full mile
on the Oakland track than on the Red Bluff track as it then
was. In the fall he started against Yolscian at San Jose at a
mile and repeat, and was beaten in 1:54, 1:55. This ended
his turf career. From 1864 to 1S66 he was made the subject
of much costly litigation between John G. Boll of Red Bluff
and John H. Anderson of Jacksonville in this State. On the
death of the latter gentleman, he was sold to J. C. Tyler of
Tehama, Cal., for SI, 800 and endedhisdays on that gentle-
man's farm. Rifleman was brother in blood to Novice, the
dam of Norfolk, and great things were expected of him in the
stud. He only got one really good racer, Nell Flaherty, who
won a third heat in 1 :44A. He also was the sire of Derringer,
Target, Al Bascomb, Nettie Brown, Turf Gallery, Ben Frank-
lin, and several other useful but not valuable horses. All
his winners, with the exception of Nettie Brown, were from
daughters of old Belmont, the Godolpbin of the Wilderness.
— T. B. Merry in Oregonian.

Castration is not generally performed until the colt is from
one to two years old. The best criterion as to when the ani-
mal ought to be castrated is to observe his external form.
If there is a want of chest, or if the shoulders are thin, and
his form is meager, it will be best to defer it for a while. On
the contrary, if there is a disposition in the colt to become
heavy or gross, the operation should not be delayed. The
month of May is well suited for the performance of the oper-
ation; so is September, if the colt has to be operated on be-
fore winter. The weather and temperature of these months
are most congenial for the operation. Very few premonitory
steps need to be taken before the colt be castrated, keeping it
without food over night being all that is required. Should
the weather happen to be cold, the animal ought to be
housed for a few days.

To-day the American trotting horse, among the various
breeds of horses, stands out as the best horse for all purposes
combined on the face of the globe.

George Wilkes.

George Wilkes, founder of the Wilkes trotting family, was
a brown horse, foaled in ISoG, bred by Col. Felter, Green-
wood Lake, Orange County, N. Y., and got by Rysdyk's
Hani ble Ionian. The dam of George Wilkes, Dolly Spanker,
was a celebrated road mare, whose speed was never devel-
oped upon the turf. She was an animal of wonderful cour-
age and great endurance, and possessed natural trot-
ting speed sufficient to pull a road wagon a 3:30 gait. Her
dam and grandam were both celebrated roadsters of un-
known breeding, whose speed was never developed. Dolly
Spanker was foaled in 1S4S, her sire being old Henry Clay,
son of Andrew Jackson. His sire, Young Bashaw, was a
son of the imported Barb Grand Bashaw, out of Pearl by
Bond's First Consul, the dam of Pearl being a daughter of
imported Messenger. The dam of Andrew Jackson was a
black mare, of unknown blood, which both paced andtrotted.
The dam of Henry Clay was a trotting mare of some celerity,
whose breeding is unknown. She was called the Surry mare,
and is supposed to have been a Canadian, although there are
those who believe that she originated in the vicinity of Sum*,
N. H., and was of Morgan stock. Dolly Spanker died in
giving birth to Wilkes, which was her first foal, and the colt
was raised by hand upon cow's milk. He grew to be a finely-
shaped, compact, hardy animal, about fifteen hands in
height at the withers, and somewhat higher behind, with a
muscular development of loin, quarters and gaskins that
could not be surpassed, giving him a propelling power that
enabled him to successfully compete with the very best trot-
ters of his day. Horsemen who knew him well admit that
in his prime he was as near a perfect model of ahorse as they
ever saw, and as pure gaited a trotter as ever set foot upon
the turf. The development of his speed began at quite an
early age. He won his first race at Fashion, Long Island,
August 1, 1S61, where he trotted under the name of Robert
FilUngham, by which he was known during several years of
his turf career. September 10, 1862, he beat the renowned
Ethan Allen over the above course in straight heats, time,
2:243, 2:25f, 2:31, winning a purse of $10,000. June % 1S63,
he beat Rockingham to harness over the Fashion Course,
and a week later beat the same horse to saddle, best time,
2:24. At Philadelphia, October 19, 1S63, he beat
Lancet, known also as Know Nothing, a son of Ver-
mont Black Hawk/ to harness, distancing him in the
second heat, which was trotted in 2:24. This
was the last race that he won under the name of Robert Fill-
inghani. Over the Union course, L. I., October 26, 1865, he
beat Commodore Vanderbilt to harness, and November 6 of
the same year beat him again in a race to wagons. June 8,
1866, he beat the famous trotting mare Lady Thorne over the
above track in straight heats, best time 2:25, and six days
later beat her to wagons at the same place in straight heats,
time 2:27, 2-25, 2:25 J. During his trotting career he also beat
the noted trotters Rhode Island (2:23i), Lucy (2:1S), and
American Girl (2:16i). His record, 2:22, was made in a race
trotted at Narragansett Park, R. I., October 13, 1S68, against
Rhode Island and Draco Prince. The first heat was taken
by the latter in 2:25, the next three and race were won by
Wilkes in 2:22, 2:24^,2:25, Draco Prince being distanced in
the last heat. His record was by no means the limit of his
speed. Those who have seen him trot are confident that he
could have lowered it four or five seconds, had he been sent
for all he was worth. During his trotting career he won
twenty-seven races, getting $50,150 in purses. He won in
all fifty-six heats in 2:30 or better. He imparted the natural
trotting instinct and his own resolute will to his offspring to
an extent seldom if ever eaualed by any other sire. Twenty
of his get are already in the 2:30 list, eight of which were
added last season. Three of the above have records below
2:20, showing that his get have quality and endurance capa-
ble of training on and improving from year to year. During
the past season twelve of his sons and daughters won 125
heats in 2:30 or better, which is believed to be more than the
get of any other sire ever accomplished in a single season.
His rich trotting inheritance enabled him to get first-class
trotters with a uniformity seldom equaled. His son, Young
Wilkes, is sire of William H, with a record of 2:1S£ and
sixty-one heats to his credit in 2:30 or better. Another son,
Red Wilkes, got the wonderful trotting colt Phil Thompson,
whose three-year-old record, 2:21, has never teen beaten by
a trotter of that age. Another son, Alcantara, owned by Eli-
zur Smith of Lee, Mass., is the sireof several colts owned in
Kentucky and pronounced by good judges to be among the
most promising young trotters in that State, many of them
being entered in the colt stakes of the present season. An-
other son, Geo. Wilkes Jr., owned by S. S. Houghton, is sire
of some of the most promising young trotters and best road-
sters to be found in New England. Early maturity is a
marked characteristic of the Wilkes family, while excellent
road qualities is another, and in these respects they are not
excelled by any other branch of the Hambletonian family.

Training" on the Ice— The Question of Tips.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman : I have read with more
than passing interest your able article on the advantage of
ice in the development of the speed of young trotters; also
your intelligent discussion of the subject of tips. Having
had some experience in schooling baby trotters in northern
New York, where we are obliged to utilize the smooth surface
of our rivers or remain passively idle six months of the year,
I am prepared to concur fully with the views you advance.

Such famous trotters as Moose (2:19j), Deck Wright (2:19),
Adelaide (2:19$), Hiram Woodruff (2:24), Orient (254), Chest-
nut Hill (2:22)^ Valley Chief (2:24), and a score of others I
might mention were each and all trained on the St. Lawrence
before they ever participated in races on the turf.

I am fully satisfied that for road or turf work tips, intelli-
gently applied to a colt's foot from the time any protection or
balancing weight is required, will not only serve every essen-
tial purpose heretofore supplied by shoes, but will result m
maintaining the soundness and perfection of the foot.

It is questionable, however, if tips can be used while
training trotters on ice, as calks at both the toe and heel are
essential, not only to prevent slipping, but to obviate the
concussion.

There is, in my opinion,, a danger also in their abuse when
applied and used on horses long accustomed to carrying shoes,
which have of necessity weakened their feet. Radically trans-
ferring theweight from the rim to the frog without gradually
accustoming the foot to the change by a run to grass or by
careful driving, would be liable to produce lameness, and
thereby cause the tip to bo condemned. That quarter cracks,
corns and contracted heela will never trouble feet which have
never worn otber protection than tips is indicated by the ex-
perience of the cowboys on the plains, who are in the saddle
from morning till night, on ponies which have never worn a
shoe. You are right in your theory, and I expect to see your
views recognized and appreciated. Yours truly,

A. Connr>- Jr.

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, May 20, 1883.

THE KENNEL.

Staunchness in Greyhounds.

Breeders of greyhounds have plenty of opportunities in
these days to study all the successful strains of blood, as the
seasons, if no longer than of yore, are much more fully oc-
cupied by an increasing list of coursing fixtures, and it has
become a necessary evil to see many important meetings
clashing. In consequence of this state of affairs winners of
stakes have cropped up all over the country in far greater
numbers than has been the case in any preceding season, and
there have been al60 two kinds of winners, namely, those
that have performed in the open country meetings, and those
that have distinguished themselves specially within the in-
closed ground meetings. There may be some difference in
the two kinds of performances, as all the old requisites of a
greyhound are not absolutely necessary under the new order
of things. For instance, stoutness was a quality that no
courser could well dispense with. However fast a greyhound
was he could never be worth backing for £50 unless he could
stay, when the odds would be that to get through five courses
at Ashdown, Newmarket or Altcar, he would have one regular
grueller, if not more, that would test every bit of steel in him.
Fencing again was an absolute requirement for most coun-
tries, as there was no knowing what jumping he would get.
And there would be other qualities as well, the possession of
which would be much minimized by circumscribed courses of
seven furlongs. It is an open question whether some im-
provement may not be brought about at the inclosed meetings
by having two kinds of coursing fields, and the idea has been
mooted for High Gosforth Park to have a fence or two in one
of the fields. This might be improved upon perhaps,
by having the length of the running ground increased
by two or three furlongs, as the fence would neu-
tralize that disadvantage to the hare by her getting away
again at each fence. Again, it is more than probable that the
experience learned already in the management of hares will
provide for their being a great deal stouter t han hitherto,
the improvement seen in the hares at Kempton after being
artificially fed supplying a strong indication that this will be
the case, and it may therefore become quite as necessary to
have as stout greyhounds for inclosed courses as hitherto it
has been deemed expedient for the open country. There are
other reasons also, besides even the wish on the part of all
sportsmen that the greyhound should not deteteriorate, which
he would do if bred for sprinting, for, supposing even the
speedy one is the genuine article to get nowadays, it must be
remembered that a very capital market for greyhounds for
many years to come must be Australia, and in that country
it is said they must have stout ones, while their buyers, too,
have shown a strong penchant for our stoutest blood. Again,
it is said coursing is to be largely introduced into America,
though it is now principally confined to Colorado, where the
hares are of quite a different type from ours, being nearly as
big again, and they will live straight away before a brace of
greyhounds for three miles. " Send me two or three big pow-
erful dogs that are very fast, and that can stay forever, as
they are the only ones that can tackle what we call our jack-
rabbit," was the message I saw to a friend from a Colorado
farmer, and an American told me that as soon as they get an
inclosed ground near New York the next step will be the in-
troduction of a big consignment of Colorado hares. It would
seem, then, to be very advisable for greyhound breeders to
stick to the old ideas of breeding — namely, that white feath-
ers are certain to increase by being perpetuated, and that the
aim of everyone should be to breed high for all qualities, but
that stoutness, above everything, is the greyhound's highest
attribute. — Barumite in Bell's Life.

Barumite has fallen into a mistake in the above article and
we are glad to see that in the last number of the Chicago
Held to hand attention is called to the error. Coursing in
America is not principally confined to Colorado. It is prin-
cipally confined to California. In Colorado there is not, so
far as we can learn, a single coursing club, and the few
scattered greyhounds there are from California stock. In
California there are many coursing clubs. The California,
Dixon, Bed Bluff, Livermore, Modesto and Gait clubs are
all California clubs. Now if the Colorado or New York peo-
ple are importing greyhounds and the Colorado jacks are the
game they are to course we advise them to get a few dogs
from this State. We will guarantee that in San Francisco can
be procured a brace of dogs for the moderate price of $200
that will "turn " the biggest, fastest and staunchest Colorado
jackrabbit before he has run 500 yards. There are hares in
California as big and stout as the Colorado game, and in
eight years' experience, during which time the writer
has seen over 800 hares run and has either slipped
or judged at least 500 courses, he never yet saw
a hare lead the dogs half a mile without a
" turn. " He has seen often enough in the fall of
the year and towards the end of a match when the dogs
were well run down, a hare lead a pair a merry chase of two
or three miles and then get clear away by Sinking the dogs.
But a good pair of California dogs such as Meare's Monarch,
Minnehaha, Chief of the Canyon, Paul Jones, Ruler, and
dozens of other winners, never allow a hare to escape in a
hole nor to turn niauy times before a kill is made. It is a
noticeable fact that the dogs imported from England lack
bottom and staunchness. In two or three generations, and
when crossed with the acclimated stock, they gain in that
quality. The last pair of imported dogs the writer calls to
mind both quit on the first hare they ran in public though
they showed a fine burst of speed at the start. Tho proof of
bottom in California dogs is shown by the number that have
been run until they dropped dead alongside of their dead
game.

The Colusa Agricultural Society now owes only $1,800,
and has money enough on hand to pay its expenses until its
rent comes in. It has property worth, for farming purposes,
$5,000 or $6,000. It may be said to be financially in a good
condition. The society would have undertaken a (air thia
fall had it not boen for the abort crops all around. — Ohko
En(fr[>risc.

Ajax, the American trotter that took part in the recent
Australian trotting race, is twenty years old.

The Pajoronian says that a horse market i
needs of Watsonville.

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May 26

RACES.

Golden Gate Third District

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association.

DISTRICT 2*0. 1-OAKIA3HD, ALAMEDA
COL STY.

SPEED PROGRAMME

Agricultural Ass'n

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883.

No I— Bunning: Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all
two-year-olds; three- quarter-mile dash; $J00 to first
horse, SISO to second ami £50 to third.

\o — samedav; running Alameda purse, 50OO, for
all three-vear-olds; oue-anri-oue-quiirter-niile dash;
$300 to first horse. §150 to second, S6.1 to third

\0 3— samertav; running: Pardee Purse, 5500; free
for all: ooe mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150
to second, S50 to third. .,,,„, „.

\0 i— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that
have never beaten tbree minutes: purse $tf00; $360 to
first, SiSO to second and $SJ to third.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.

N_. 5— Trotting; purse $SO0; free for all four-year-
oids; $1*0 to first horse, $- to to secon (and SSOto th rd.

No. fi— Same riav; pacing; purse $>00; free for all
pacers that have never beaten 2:20; 3 AX) to first horse,
|15) to second, 850 to tliircL -

No. 7— Same dav; trotting; puree $200; free for all
big horses that weigh 1,-tuO poundxo over; $120 to first
horse, $60 to second, $20 to third.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 5.

No. 8— Running; California Record purse; one- mile
dash; purse $1,000, $900 to first horse, second to save
entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; "to be run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three -year- olds in one class
and the horses of all ages in one "class, under the fol-
lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in
California in his special class to take the first money;
the horse making the next best time, all the classes
being considered, to save bis entrance; should the
record be beaten in more than one class, then the
first money to be divided equally among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten in any of the
clashes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall be entitled to first monev.

No. 9— Trotting; same dav; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:24; $600 to first horse,
$30o to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6.

No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that
have never beaten2:35; 5150 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one and $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and
$50 to third.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7.

No. J2— Running: Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to be followed by
one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ondhorse to Bave entrance.

No. 13— Same day; trotting: purse $*00; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:25; $1S0 to first horse,
$240 to second and $S0 to third.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No. H— Same dav; competitive military and cadet
drills; purse and conditions will be named through
the press after conference with the vaiious military
companies.

No. 15— Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-year-
olds; #240 to first horse, $120 to second and $40 to third;
heats of a mile.

No. 16— Same dav ; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $360 to second and $120 to third.

No. 17— Same day; hicvcle race; dash of one mile;
free for all; purse #50, $35 to first and $15 to second;
entrance free: the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first dav of the fair, at 3 p in., with the
secretary, at the track.

No. 19— Same day; ladies* riding tournament; prizes
and conditions to be named hereafter.

CO>"DITIO>S.

All trotting and pacing races are best three in five,
except the two-year-oldtrot, unless otherwise speci-
fied. Entrance fee , ten per cent on all purses, to ac-
company nomination.

In all/five to enter and three to start. National
Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the
board reserves the ricbt to trot heats with any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses
must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses
th> y will start on Mnndav, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money
will be paid for a walk-over.

HorsiiK entered in purses can onlv be drawn by con-
sent of the judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
to novi.'fn running races, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color
and marks of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and. In running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries to all the above races to close with the sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1, iwra.

Write " Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.
A. C. Dili/, President.

L. Walkhr, Spcrptarv,
Lock Drawer 152«, Oakland, Cal.

COMMEXCEVG TUESDAY, AUG. 3 8, 1883.

DIRECTORS;

A. B. Collins, "Wit. Hawkins, James Sheiton, J.

"W. B. Montgomery, L. H. McIntosh, H. C.

Wilson, U. S. Nye, _. C. Mason.

OFFICERS :

C. C. Mason, President; J. H. Ekause, Secretary;
Chas. Faulknek, Treasurer.

$3,000

Stakes _ Purses,

,j$3,000

TIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 28, 1883.

No. 1— Trotting race; 3-minute class; mile heats,
best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of
$300; first horse to receive $180, second $90, third $30.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 99.

No. 2— Dooley Stake; running race; three-quarter
dash for all two-year-olds; entrance $25; p. p.; $100
added; second colt to save entrance.

No. 3— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for
all three-vear-olds; entrance $25, p. p.; $150 added;
second horse to save entrance money; \.\i miles.

No. 4— Reavis tetake; running race; three-fourths
of a mile and repeat for a purse of $20o; first horse to
receive $150, second $50, entrance free,

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 30.

No. 5— Trotting race; 2:40 class; mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200, for
all horses owned in the district; first horse to receive
$120, second $60, third $20; Roanoke and Dutchman not
barred.

No. 6— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for
all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a
purse of $300; first horse to receive $180, second $90,
third $30.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31.

No. 7— Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a

purse of $800; first horse to receive $400, second $200,
third $120, fourth $50.

No. S— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for

all four -vear-o Ids owned in district; first horse to re-
ceive $180, second $90, third $30.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.

No. 10— Burk * Mansfield Stake ; running race; one-
half mile and repeat; freefor all; entrance $25, $100
added, second horse to save entrance money.

No. 10 — Fashion Stable Stake; running race; dash
of two and one quarter miles; free for all; entrance
$50, forfeit $25, $300 added, second horse to save en-
trance money.

No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single
dash of one and one-eighth miles, for a purse of $2o0,
for all beaten horses; entrance free ; first horse to re-
ceive $150, second $75, third $25.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association rules to govern all
trotting and pacing races.

In all trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three
to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all
nomi nations.

The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association rules to
govern all running races.

Non starters for running races will] be held for en-
trance.

No money paid for a race without a contest.

Non-starters must be declared out the day previous
to the race they are engaged in, before 8 o'clock p. m.

Horses distancing the entire field in one heat will
be entitled to first and third money only.

Horses entered for purses can only be withdrawn
by consent of the judges.

All entries for races to close with the Secretary at
Chico, August 1, 1883, at 11 o'clock p. m.

The Board of Directors will have absolute charge
of the track and grounds during the week of races,
and guarantee that they will be kept in first-class con-
dition.

The above rules in regard to entries and conducting
the races will be strictly enforced in every respect,
and all purses and stakes" will be paid after the judges
have rendered their decision, and before leaving the
stand.

C. C. MASON, President.

J. H Kbause, Secretary.

LIVERY STABLES.

PAUL FRIEDHOPER,
£3T PA THO LOGIC A L HORSES IIOER

116 Wash in -to 11 street.
PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

BREEDER
BREEDER
BREEDER

Tl RF AND
TURF AND
') TRF AND

AND SPORTSMAN,
AND SPORTSMAN,
AND SPORTSMAN!

THE
Til H
TUB

8PORTINQ AUTHORITY

SPORTING AUTHORITY
SPORTING AUTHORITY

D. MCCARTY'S

LIVERY, BOARDING _ SALE STABLE

608 Howard Street, San Frauclsco.

A LTV ATS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF FINE
trotting and draft stallions and brood mares.
Also first-class trotting and drivinghorses suitable for
ladies and gentlemen, for Bale or to let on most rea-
sonable terms.

Fashion Stables.

291 ELEIS ST., S. F.

EST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE BOARD-
ingof horses.

Commodious box stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HORSES will receive particular attention.
Mcl'ORD A. S4orr.

B

O. C. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND, CAL.

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES

a specialty. Office and residence

11*17 Waslungton street.

References— A. C, Henrv.F. K.

ck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L.

, Los Angeles,

IKY AN AnVIRTISILMEXT

THE Ttmr AND arOBTIKO AUTHORITY,

HE BREEDER AM> SFORTSMA

:n

DR. W. H. WHEATLEY,

Veterinary Surgeon.

OFFICE TELEPHONE STA-
ble, imt and 1J20 Market St.,
San Francisco.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND G.ENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION" PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock..

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ol
tlie State.

REFERENCES.

J. S. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Cabr, Salinas.

R. P. Sarcext, Gilrov. John Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Flnigan", San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip-
ple, Colgrove, Dietz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newland &
Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of ourabilitv to give satisfaction in all busine ss in.
trusted to our care. Sales will be made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, simil r to
those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei info correspondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-
tion.

KILMP A CO., 116Montgomerystreet.

BUY DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.

Wit. E. Chamberlain Jh.

Thos. a. BoErxsox.

tjife Scholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEM> FOR (IRllLARS.

1HE TURF «fc SPORT AtTHO

OP THE COAST IS THE

, BREEDER AXD SPORTSMAJi.

rarrr
jji. JL

Carriages

BUGGIEQ
UGGIEU

WAGONS.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

PERSON AI, ATTENTION GIVEN TO

Painting,

vaenishin(J

Alterations and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 ADD 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

The Perfect Road Cart.

(PATENT APPLIED FOR.)

,\ _jjj OTHER. tl> U- '■■..'.■■■

chants, doctors, liverymen, farmers and all horse owners. Catalogue and prices sent on application.

L. B. JOHNS, Fort Wayne, Ind.

The Breeder and Sportsman is THE Turf
and sporting authority of the Pacific Coast.

Trotting

Horse

Stud Book.

Price $5.

National

Trotting"

Rules.

Paper, 20c.

Pocket

Edition,

50 Cents.

Breeder and

Sportsman,

508 Montgomery St.
San Francisco.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A- PATENT "COMPOUND OIL.'

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES. _____

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.
A. C. DIETZ •& CO.. Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F.

1883

^hc fhxcxlcv awxl j^pmisnxatt.

Racing & Riding

TournamenT

RACES,

RACES,

ON JULY 4, 1883.

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMME WILL TAKE
place at the

San Jose Racecourse,

under the auspices of the
San Mateo and Santa Clara 4 'mini y

Agricultural As'n

Grand Fifty-Mile Race.

HorseB to be changed every mile: entrance free;
purse ?S00; first premium 5500 and the association's
gold medal; second premium, $200 and the associa-
tion's silver medal; third premium, $100; at least two
to start.

Same Day— Riding; Ring Tournament;
(Ten Rings.)

Entrance free; first premium, gold medal and $30;
Becond premium, silver medal and Ko; third premi-
um, $20; fourth premium, $15; fifth premium, §10;
sixth premium, leather medal.

Entries will closo with the secretary June I. For
any information call on or address the secretary, 296
First street, San Jose. A. KiM;,

T. S. MONTGOMERY;, Secretary President.3

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

J. O'KANE,

H

Manufacturer and Importer op
AR>ESS, SAi)DLl>, BLA,\KErOI

AKXKS, SADDLES, BLA\KEtVl

AR>ESS, SADDLES, 15LAAKEI>

WHIPS, BOO TS, ETC.

767 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots" of all
kinds for horses. Can re- j/ff
fer to all the principal*
trainers and horsemen on
t the Pacific Coast.

N. B.— My acknowledged superiority in
■this branch of business is largelv due to
icareful observation andthe valuable sug-
gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
/ the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
«ders and for Makhiney's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2^-lti race saddles.

P. POTTER,

manufacturer of and dealer in

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
■JOyl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

MANUFACTURER, importer and

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AND ALL KKDS OF

■SADDI.FR X HARDWARE

Harne9S and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.

4«9 <& 434 Iiatlcry St., Cor. Washington.

SiS FEAXCISCO.

SPORTING GOODS.

SENDF0R CIRCULAR OFTHE •

V\G0WSK7

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PIERCE&C0.OAKLPCAL.

AGENTS FOR THE PAC IFIC-CO AST.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri-
fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goodsof all kin 8.

Sporting; Goods.

Leading Cn'lers.

Boxing Gloves, lolls. Com.

bat Swords, Indian flubs.

Hunting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

will A, F1NCK,

789 Market street.

STOCK FARMS.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers In

BBSS, PIM'oi.s. ITTLERV,

1 IMIIM; TACKLE. \n-

JIIMTIOS, Erf.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Hay Street. Sail Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

353 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 18S2,
with descriptions andpf disreee o£ 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stuck farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage,

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head oi Promising: Yon it- Trotting

Stock,

consisting of voung stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired hv ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR..

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the bead of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what the v want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twentv of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
made In 1881: another with a record of 2:23^; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 1882; another with a rec-
ord of 2:2SH. and a grandson with a three-year-old rec
ordof 2:23 Si, the fastest ever made up to 1SS1, No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20!., to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public r cords
ranging from 2:15>t' to 2:27X- ^o son of Rysdvk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same

"ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been adrledtothe Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23Sj to 2:23>i, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20 Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:2(i, by
flnmlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27^, by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2 :2S).4', by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no otherbreedinj
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twentv mares, at $300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to fortv mares, at S100 th£ season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1SS4 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strctlv adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1833. Purchas-
ers FROST A DISTANCE CAN P.DY ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAM"E PRICE AS IF PRESENT IX PERSON
AND ALL STOCK f=nT.D ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEE IX r; THEM CAN RE RETURNED RY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT TX EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY Ul' T<i THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or furthei information address
WJLLIA.Y1 T. Wl I'HKKS,

2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

_ ASHLAND PARK —

Trotting stu|

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

B. J. TREACV, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING PABM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays. Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now be seen Bplendid specimens
of the get of such'stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin ForreBt,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bah
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer, The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the bloodlines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or furthei particulars address
2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1S-S2. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernse'y from the best without rega rd to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are theac cepted butter prorliicing animal's
of the countrr. Bulls have recently sold inNew York
for 010,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel Bolsters.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Bates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cat.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

BROAD GAUGE.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCING

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FCBTHEB NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets! as follows :

C. P. R. R.

TIME SCHEDULE,

DESTINATION.

ARRIVE
S. F.

8:30 am
19 :30 a m ,
10 HO a M I
* 3 :30 P M ,

4:25 p mi
•5:15 p m

6:30 pu
{11:45 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:40 a m
•8:10 am
9 :03 a m
*10*2am
*3 :36 p m
t4 :59 p st
6:00 P m
17:50 pm
+8 as PM

IsSjpw Lsanto Clara, San Jose andj *g5gt"

*MZi\\ Principal Way Stations. i\ "Sgjg

]J LI WAS p M

I Gilroy.Pajaro, Castroville, h*10fllAM
I Salinas and Monterey. J I 6:00 p m

10-40 * v1 ') Watsonville, Camp Goodall, ( ; «,„.,« . „
Spal -Aptos.New Brighton, Soqnel \ Tftg2 *"

■J..JUFM i[CVimp(.,.ii.it.d:i..t^antaCruzM '"" w 1M

10:40 a Ml Soledad and Way stations

I J Monterey and Santa Cruz. , i «.■>„„
M (Sunday Excursion) >' T».«PM

{Theater train,

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8:30 a. m. Train.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Mont-erey, Aptos. Suquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings — good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, 32 50; to Gllroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilrov Hot Springs, 36.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, 33.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass, k Tkt. Agt.

R& SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *ici

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leave, ami are line to arrive at. San
I'ranclseo as follow-*:

DESTINATION.

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALL3 ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN' FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

S

l bm kiel fob * advertise 1tvt"
Breeder avd oportsmaJLM

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and \V I titer Resort of the

Pacific Coast,
with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may be had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

TH E BATH ING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
haying a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with

ELEGANT OOMS

connecting for Individual baths, with douche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those weU-knowD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQITX AND SANTA <HI7

IS VTA TH

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge).
TheS. P. R.R. runs through the counties of Ban
Mateo. Sanfci Clam, San Benito, Santa Crux and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, ttee**e. Deer
and Itear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANBREAS are
reached by this hue. Stages connect with trains dally
at San Ma'teo for those well-known Retreats. PCRI>-
slMA, SAN GREQORIO and PE-CADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from Ran
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage
Cars.

nvln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
whlleintranslt.it is necessary that thev be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried free of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken in Paseenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street. Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

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Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at9:30A. >r. shoultf meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRAL>S. VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco

DaUv.

TO EAST OAKLAND— "5:00— •6:30— 7:no— 7:30— «:00—
8:30— 9 :00— 9 :S0— 10 :0ft— 10 :30— 11 : 00— 11 :30— 12 :rO— 12 :30
—1:00—1:30—2*0—2:30—3:00 — 3:30 — 4:00—4:30 — 5:00
— 5:30— 6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00 — 11:00 —
•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00— •>:30 — •7:00— "7:30 — •3:00 —
•3:30— *3:30— »4*0— *4:3J— •5:00— *5:30 — "6*0 — •6:30 —
9:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alaraeda)-»9:30 a. m.-6:30—
JU:00— •12:00 p.m.

TO ALAMEDA— *fi:00— •6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — »a-30 —
9:00— 9:3")— 10:o0— 110:30— 11:00— }U:^>—12:fV)— 1 12:30—
1:00— $i:30— 2:00-3 ;iiO— 3:30-4:00— 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 —
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— •12:00.

TO BERKELEY— •6:00— •6:30— 7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— "S^O
—9:00— }9;30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— tll:30 — 12:00— 1:00
— 2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— G-3U— 7-01. -
8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— "12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY- "6:00 — •6:30 — 7:00 — *7:*> —
J8:00— •3:30—9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 11:00-2:00—3:00— 1:00
—•4:30-5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30— 7;00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE— •6:2o— VhfiO— •7:20— ^iSO— *8-20
•8:50— •9:20— *I0.il— M:20— •4:50— •o:20— "5:50— »6:20—
•6:50—755—9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda! — *5:15 — •S^ —
(0:45—9:15— »3:15.

FROM EASTOAKLAND— *5:27 — •5:57 — fl-27 — 6-57 —
7:27— 7:57— 8:27— fl:57-9 :27-9:."-l'» :27— 1i);."-ll ■::—
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4:27-4:67-5:27— 5:57-8:27— 6:57- 7:57 -S;.»7 — 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-»5:36-»8:06— 8:36
7:06— 7:3(5— S;0fi— S:3C.:—9:(V>—9:3rt— 10:06— 10:38— H -06
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—4:06— 4:36— 5:06— 5:38— «:06—6:3iJ—7:0fl — 8:06 — 9:06—
10:00—11:08.

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7:52— •»:22-S:52— 9:22-9:52— 110:22 — 10 -5J— [11 -22 —
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FROM BERKELEY— •5:15— *5:45— •6:15— 6:45— ^lS—
7;45— •8:15 — 8:15— j9:15-y;t:>-Il(>:].5—lO:W— 11 1:15 —
11:45— 12:45 — 1:45 — 2:15 — 3:15— 1:15— 4:45— 5:16 — 5:45
—0:15—6:45—7:45—8:15—9^5—10:45.

FROM WERT BERKELEY— •5:45— •fl:15-«:45-»7:!5
— 7rl5— 8:15— ;0:15-9:45 — 10:4.1- 1 1 2 ; I *. — 1:15 — 2:15 —
3:45— 4:15— •5:15— 5 ?4.5— '6:1.5— 6:45— K;lh.

CREEK ROITE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO-"7:15— 9:15— 11;15— 1:15—
8:15-5:15.

FROM OAKLAND-*8:15— 8:15— 10:15 -12 J5 — 2:15 —
4:16.

•Dally, except Sundays. (Sundays only.

Superintendent

Asst. Paaa. and Tkt Agt.

"Standard Time" Furnished by Raxdolfh A Co.
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. S. TOW5E, T. HL GOO I

Oen. Manager. Oen. Pai

334

*Pie ISmfe %n& jipxrcismmx.

May 26

STALLIONS.

UNDERMAN.

SIRED BY ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYAE SON OP OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 1853 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bav District Track, Sin Francisco.

X'nrlermanis a dark chestnut, with blaze face and left hind foot
white. Coming six years old, 15}4' hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, 820 for the season. Mares not proving w th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

FRED BEXXETT.
Bay District Track, San Francisco.

MAMBEINO TKOTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

tW Record at Six Years old, 2:21 J. ^3

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Manibrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2 £l}4, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them: Abbottsford,2;21,^; Convov, 2:22W; Magenta, 2$i%;
Lady M<Fatridge,2:29: Dacia,2:29U; George A. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27J^,
ami Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:193^. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2 -.14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15 3£ hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo State for
yearlings in 1851, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed,

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing Februarv 15th and ending
June 1st, 18S3. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 6th, 1882.

GEO ROE BAY US. Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

=*?*

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by Georqe Wilkes,
*>" 0/ Bysdyk's Ilambktanian, bred by B. J. Tre'acy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrislman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

T',"S 'S T,'!,',: ,Anr;KRT AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
TT.m w.f :"„, '""'", l»:V|K|l'"lf M •''!» '!•'•«■• >.="' pound.,, combining the
crMwe^ll|» coltn <lei mm,, thai I,- |..».,r. i„ ,„i ,.,„„„.,„ , i,,^„.

hi, h ut ."I'" ■ - n',r' '!'";- ""• '"""> -I" -lit ■- « tO his odipHng

hlrtii.iit (,cor^„ \\ Uk.« In tht front rank as n 8tre of trotters.
S?h ,',''.'"?''. ;','K i!'"11»'''>'i> reprosontaUvea In the 2:90 lint, nf
'. , i. r 'ocorila ,.f 2:SJ „r better, 1 ol 2:S) or hotter anil 3 of 2:18 or

l make the enaulng nam, beginning February 1st, 1883. at STOCK-

In putting the price by tlw season at the low figure of 81(1 the owner
:"° 5'KSi <l"»l«br,any InWrlorlt j on tKe part of this horse to
>> other sire of Trotters. JKVI> AVKES.

STALLIONS.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th, 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (the dam of Pride) by Flaxta'il, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and mnzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15& hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1S78.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience ou the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

■Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Faroe, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. McESTOSBT, Chico, Cal.

The Fast Trotting Premium Stallion

ALEXANDER

WILL STAND THE PRESENT SEASON AS FOLLOWS : MON-
days. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Clark's stables, Santa Rosa. Bal-
ance of* time at Fashion stables, Pelaluma.

Alexander is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., the sire of Sam Purdy (2:20K)
Starr King (2:22) and Vanderlynn 12:221. Dam Lady Creim, by a son of
Brown's Bellf ounder, by imported Bellfounder. For full description, see
Breeder and Sportsman of Sept. 9,1882.

Of Alexander's get Tommy Dodd has a record of 2:2-1, Reliance 2:22J^,
Nellie Patchen 2 :27J£, Eudora 2:31 W, Inauguration three miles in 7:29— last
mile in 2;26, Sonoma Bov 2:37. Alex. Button proved by his performance
in 1880 to be one of the best three-year-olds which have ever appeared in
any country. He won the stake fur three-year-olds atthe State fair, beat-
ing Belle Echo. Annie Laurie, Len Rose and others, winning the first,
third and fifth heats and making a dead heat with Annie Laurie in the
fourth ; time, 2:34Jg.2:30,2:29,2:30Y. 2:35. At the fair of the Santa Clara
Vallev Association at San Jose he won, beating Belle Echo and Len Rose;
time,2:2.S'V, 2:3014, 2:33:V, 2:31^'. Belle Echo won the first heat. Hewon
at Stockton, beating Honesty, Leu Rose and Upright in straight heats;
time, 2:32, 2:33' .,2:32'..". InlSSl.as a four-year-old, Button mdaea record
of 2 :26 X over the Santa Rosa track. Dot Craig, by Alexander, has a pri-
vate record of 2:29.

The Frasier team took first premium at the Sonoma and Marin District
fair ; also at Oakland for best carriage team .

Mares left at the City Front stables, San Frcncisco, will be forwarded.
For further information apply to

T. T. V.VRf.l'SS, Petaluma.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-TEAR-OLD RECORD 2:31^, 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:25\.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MARES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at$100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can be returned free
the next season. Pasturage at S6 per month, and extra pains taken
with mares in attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noblett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. S. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.
He is a rich bay ; 15J hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail'; two
■white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stont neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form—do not mount very high at the. withers; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait 1b big and Bquare.

PEDIGREE.
Rteinway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 2:24.
Second dam by Marshal Ney, by imported Emancipation.
Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Stelnway's dam is the dam of Solo with five-year-old record 2:283,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted as a
yearling last fall in 2:4G. See N. Y. "Spirit or the Times of Noveni-
her 18, 1882. Strathmore is the sire of Santa Claws 2J7J ; Chestnut
Hill, 2:221 ; Steinway, 2:253 ; Alice Stoner, rowr years oia, 2:24 ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28j ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by RyBdyb'a Hambletonian, the Bir* of 35 in.
toe 2:30 Uat. Admeu S AMI I 1. <■ A .11 it i.e.

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Col,

STALLIONS.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WH EAT LEY

WILL STAND THE- ENSUING8 SEASON, .ENDING JULY 1ST,
1S83, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AM) DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
a reappearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Pryor, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported "Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by'True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D Aim's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Carton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Caiuillina, by Camillus.
^Fourth dam by Smolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Camion, by Oroville.

Sixth dam bv Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matehem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam bvEloodv Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Bettv, bv Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars applv to

MATT STORXS. at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THES THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, bv imported Eclipse.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam bv Clodius.

Tenth dam bv imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the Btud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— $50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at W per mouth.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks.

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coining season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This voung stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of his colts that has been trained can mn fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe
Hooker see Breeder and Sportsman Jan 20, 1883.

THEO "WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

WILDIDLE.

BY AUSTRALIAN.
DAM IDLEWILD BY LEXINGTON.

THIS GREAT RACEHORSE AND SUCCESSFUL PIBE WILL
make the season 1S83, from Feb. 15th to June 15th, at Judson's Wildidle
farm .Santa Clara, For terms and particulars apply to or address

.i viirs a u. c. ,ii i»so\.

Ownera, Banta Clara.

Or to Wm. L. Appleby, Supt.

1883

2Ptje Ifrtcfe mill J- povizmmu

WHITMAN SAOOtE

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of thei
celebrated goods.

ADDLES FOR ICO YD. 1C AN< II OR PARK USE,
Willi or without the California horn.

TRAINI NcT ~SA D D L E S .

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special'styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATE1?.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

/ AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 Ellis street,

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D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 187!) ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. "W, Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd " Y -ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, by imported Trustee.

6th " Bonnets o' Blue, bv Sir Charle

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th " By imported Centinel.

9th " By Mark Anthony.
10th " By imported Janus.
11th " By imported Monkey.
12th " By imported Silvereye.
13th " By Spanker.

See Brace's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.
Will make the ensuing season, 1*83, from February LHh to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park, Terms ^50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON.
Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

BY MALCOLM, TITS DAM COLUMBIA, WILL* MAKE THE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.
X X f Do-iblecrosB) Is of as high and fashionable breeding as any stallion
In the country. His sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence Iiis tia Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of bis day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree Keo advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam. Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie i, Amies, I lock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWblrterj, Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady MIddleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his In-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Oakland.

or 508 Montgomery street .

Mares intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
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Morshead, City Front StaMeB, will be received, good care taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland*

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBBIAB, 2:2fi\(; NAPA QUEEN, 2g8Xj ROCIC-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:10; Smoothbrlar, two-year-old record
2-57: May Day, two-year-old record 2:.";i>j. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland mi Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut. cn.i;
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by Cem r il
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms ^fli for the season. Good past-
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given below and from the prices named there will be
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HEOLA.

(Standard. See "Wallace's Trotting Register.)" Bav
mare ; sixteen hands high ; foaled 1873 ; got by Almorit
(sire of 70 winners of contested races, a) with public
records below 2:30), son of Alexander's Abdallah; dam
Haidee, bv Mambrino Chief; second dam Zenith
(5S10); bred by D. Swigert, Esq.. Kentucky. Hecla is
pronounced by competent judges to be one of the
finest broodmares in America. Has had three fine
colts, one of which, a yearling by Orange Blossom,
may be seen with her. Is again in foal to Orange
Blossom. Colt due end of June next.

Price $1,200.

MINNIE H.

Brown mare; sixteen hands; three white feet and
blaze in face; foaled 1875; got by General Knox (sire
of Lady Maud, 2:18, Camors, 2;19J<, and about ten
others in the 2 :30 class) ; dam "Sallie Groves, by Prince
Moscow Jr. ; second (Lim Tuck (a fast pacer),"by blind
Tuckahoe; Bred by Hon. H. B. Holton, Powhatan,
Md. This mare trotted in 2:36 while in Mr. Holton's
possession, previous to being put to breeding. Has
fine yearling filly and has not yet been bred this
spring.' Price $ 7 50.

VARILLA.

Bay mare; very nearly sixteen hands high; a trifle
white on one hind foot; as near as could be ascer-
tained by the owner the age of Varilla is twelve
years; got by Middletown (sire of Music, 2:21, Nellie
Irwin, 2:25, Orange Blossom, 2:2(1 y. :tnd others), by RyB-
dyk's Hambletonian; dam bv Hector, by Latourette's
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Chief, he by Hamlet (sire of Leontine, 2:24^, Brook-
side Flora, 2:29), by Volunteer, and has not yet been
bred this season.

Price $ 7 50, or $900 for mare and foal.

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Vol. II. No. 23.
NO 508 MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY. JUNE 2, 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAH.

THE STABLE.

Trotting Action.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman, Dear Sir; I take the
Breeder and Sportsman, and have been much interested in
the articles "Trotting Action." I am a breeder of trotting
horses — on a small scale — and I would like to have you an-
swer a few questions, as I desire, if possible, to obtain the
information from reliable authority. First, I own a trotting
horse with a record of 2:2S, although he can not go now un-
der 2:40. He was weighted too heavily in a race three years
ago, and was "fired" to strengthen his forelegs, consequently
the skin is tender. He sometimes "strikes" his rightforeleg
just above the ankle joint. He never strikes his left leg. I
have to work boots on him always for fear he will cut him-
self. Once in a long time he interferes behind. I keep his
feet as small as possible (to not be injurious), and yet he
sometimes strikes. Now, the point is this, how can he be
shod to the best advantage ? I usually have him shod heavy
in front and light behind, as most trotting horses are shod.
I believe that he could be shod so that he would not inter-
fere behind at all. It is very disagreeable to drive a nice
horse and every little while have him strike himself behind.
He trots close anyway, but if I knew how, I could corret his
striking and cutting himself behind. Of course I could work
boots — ankle boots — on him behind and stop it, but if it can
be corrected in the shoeing I would rather do it.

Second, do you know any certain rule for measuring a
colt, say four week old, and arriving at any definite conclu-
sion regarding his size when grown ?

Third, do you know anything regarding the feeding of
"black antimony, "given as condition powders, and especially
to make a horse's coat shine ? How much do you feed at
once, and what do you mis it with, etc ?

In your issue of May 12, when you were discussing inter-
fering and running behind, hitching and striking the hind
foot at the edge of its hair on the shoe of the forward foot
(I having a horse that interfered and another that strikes the
coronet of the hind foot on the front one), I hoped you
would give a remedy, but you did not. I remain, sir, yours
respectfully, H. W. P.

Healdsburg, May 19.

The answers to the above queries being more than of in-
dividual interest I give the reply to the first as coming ap-
propriately under the head of trotting action. There is
scarcely a doubt that very many horses have been injured by
heavy toe-weights and ponderous shoes, and that the success
which has followed loading the feet in some cases, led to an
extreme use to the detriment of the animal in others. When
wearing heavy shoes there is another danger besides strain
on the tendons, that being an increased tendency to strike
the opposite leg, though there are cases when horses have
been cured of interfering by being shod with heavier shoes.
When the hind ankles are wounded by the opposite foot the
general custom of the smiths is to raise the inside of the shoe,
the object being to'throw the ankle further out so that the
foot can pass clear. This at times is effectual, though it is
evident that an undue strain is thrown on all the joints from
the foot to the hock, and rather than to take the chances of
serious injury resulting I would much rather use boots. But
boots on a road horse are unsightly appendages, and if by
other methods they can be dispensed with there will be a
gain which all will appreciate. For ordinary road-driving
I am satisfied that shoes on the hind feet can be dispensed
with, which will lessen the liability of interfering, though
there are many horses that will "brush " hard enough with
the barejfoot to knock the skin off. People, however, are so
wedded to the idea that shoes "all around" are a necessity
that cannot be got along without, that there is little chance
for them adopting different views. In that case some plan
whereby shoes can be worn must be devised and also that
the encumbrance of ankle boots can be thrown aside. The
shoe described in former articles, which have been incorpo-
rated in "Tips and Toe-weights," is the most likely pattern I
know of to obviate the difficulty. This has a wide web on
the inside so as to give it double the weight of the outer
half, the thickness being uniform. The edges should be
rounded and a place cut to imbed the clinches.

The cutting away of the horn to receive the clinch
should be done with a small gouge, as the edge of the rasp
leaves a crease between the nails, which weakens the horn.
The gouge being only a trifle wider than the nail, the enamel
is only cut away to the least possible degree and the clinch
is buried below the surrounding surface. The heel of the
shoe should not project beyond the horn, as this may be the
portion which strikes the ankle. Setting the shoe inside the
wall and cutting the horn away is a favorite practice with
some shoeing smiths, but this brings the bearing too much
on the sole, and oftentimes has no effect as a remedy.

Interfering, as it is called in America, viz., the wounding
the inside of the ankle with the opposite foot, usually occurs
when the horse is trotting slow. It is often so severe that
the animal will hobble along on three legs, and there appears
to be a greater tendency to strike after there is a sore place.
The presumption is, however, that the blow is not more fre-
quent, but that the greater pain causes more notice to be
taken of it. The blow may not be given with the shoe, the
side of the foot being the part which strikes. A raised clinch
is almost sure to cut the ankle of a horse which carries the
feet close together, the shoe coming in the hollow between
the ankle and foot. If horses interfered altogether when
shod, all that would be required would be to bring the fitting
of the shoes and the nailing within the protection of the
horn. As it frequently occurs when barefooted, there must
be some other remedy discovered, or, perforce, boots worn.
The experiments with shoes wider and heavier on the inside
were not instituted to guard against cutting, the object being
to test the effect on the action at so fast a pace that this trou-
ble would not be met. Inasmuch as in every case the feet
were carried farther apart than when the weight was equally
distributed, it may be that it will prove an effectual cure. I
have known horses that did not interfere when the check-
rein was moderately taut who would do so when given their
head, and others the reverse. It may appear paradoxical to
state that the action at a fast gait is more susceptible of
change than when the motions are slow. Nevertheless, it is
so, and there are good reasons for it. There is more energy
in speed, and a change in shoeing which would cause great
variations in the former be of no effect in modulating the lat-
ter. I reiterate that throwing the ground surface of the foot
from a level bearing is inadmissable, as the risks will be
greater of more serious injury following, and rather than ad-
vising the adoption of that plan would recommend wearing
boots. Blacksmiths are not careful enough in the prepara-
tion of the foot to receive the shoe, and in a great majority
of cases the horse will be sent from the shop with the feet
twisted. They place too much dependence on casting the
eye over the bottom of the foot when it is held on or between
the knees. The floor of the"]shopJshould be perfectly level
and smooth, and, previous to the bhoe being nailed on, the
horse should be made to stand squarely on his feet, and the
closest scrutiny observed to see that the bearing is as true as
possible. When that is right the shoe must be made so as
to preserve it, and after these precautions have been duly
followed, the same care be token in driving the nails and
making the clinches smooth.

The inquirer will understand that it is a difficult thing to
answer the question, simple though it appear, and to return
"reliable information" regarding the correction of the evil
he complains of. His letter leads to the assumption that the
interfering does not come from weakness, or after the horse
has been driven far enough to weary him. It is evidently a
case of faulty action at a slow pace, and the remedy must be
based on this diagnosis. Perhaps the manner of driving may
aggravate the tendency. By keeping the horse well up to the
bit, arousing him from a lethargic habit of "poking along"
by slight touches of the whip, teaching him to go with more
promptness, this treatment, after a change in shoeing,
may prove a correction which any particular form of shoes

might not effect. There are apparently trivial things in con-
nection with "stable management" that are extremely
troublesome to overcome, and though the result of one or
more experiments may lead to the belief that a remedy has
been discovered, the next4instance dissolves the belief and the
potent specific fails. Fortunately, when there is a failure in
the case under consideration, there is a recourse to boots,
and these useful appendages to the fast trotter can be util-
ized to guard against the injuries of a slower pace. There
has been one drawback to the use of boots on the road which
can be obviated. Those made of leather, kersey or felt are
spoiled by being used in the mud, and when saturated with
muddy water are likely to injure the part. I have used boots
constructed of rubber, or rather a material composed of
rubber and canvas, and found them satisfactory in every re-
spect. The mud and water does not adhere to them as it
does to the ordinaiy kind, and what little there is can be
rinsed off in a few moments.

ThiB is rather a long reply to the query of our correspond-
ent, and without definite information to guide him. He may
be able, however, to make good use of the hints,and, after all,
suggestions are about all that can be offered. Were the case
mine I should try what the effect would be in going without
shoes on the hind feet, and if that was not satisfactory follow
with such a shoe as is described. In the articles that have
been printed since May 12, there has been a continuation of
the consideration of the scalping question. To find a posi-
tive remedy that is a more puzzling question than to cure in-
terfering, and I am now engaged in trials that, as yet, have
not been carried far enough to determine the value of the
tests. The other inquiries are easily answered. There is no
manner of telling what size a colt will reach until maturity
presents the answer. From the point of the elbow to mid-
way of the ankle joint is claimed by some to be "the meas-
ure :' of the animal when grown, that is, that eventually the
height Trill reach what is shown by reversing the line, meas-
uring from the elbow up. If horses were uniform in propor-
tion there might be an approximative estimate, but it is erU
dent that in the great diversity it is impossible to make a
true forecast. Another plan is to measure from the center of
the knee to the center of the ankle of the colt and call each
inch a hand. This is likely to be still further from the truth
as a horse of sixteen hands may have shorter cannons than
one which is six inches lower in stature. The use of black
antimony is injurious, and though it may add a luster to the
coat, continued use will end in disordering the stomach.

It is aunounced in St. Louis that arrangements have been
perfected for the purchase of 124 acres of laud, on which will
be built a running-track with all the neccssaryjstands, stables,
betting inclosuresand other buildings for the St. Louis Fair
Association Jockey Club. The president of the association
says that the rack will bo made superior to any in the Western
States, and that the club wil^offer annually more money in the
shape of purses and added money than is now offered either
by theConoy Island Jockey Club or the Saratoga Association.
The inaugural meeting will take place in the spring of 1884.

The Island of Jersey, having a surface of sevim miles each
way, keeps 12,000 cows. The breeding of cows has made the
Inland very fertile and, as the animals are kept in stables all
the year round, every particle of the manure is saved. Cows
kept in close yards, with little exercise, are generally better
milkers than those allowed to run at large, and it is this in
part which has developed the dairy value of the Jersey breed.
In winter the cows are largely fed on parsnips, which has
probably helped develop the butter superiority of this brei-d
of cattle.

American Jersey cattle breeders complain, and with reason,
that only cattle that have been registered in Jersey or their
pedigree descendants are eligible in the American Jersey
Club book. This gives foreign breeders the dictation as to
what cattle shall be registered here, and the standards of
the two countries are quite different. Jersey breed*
more of fancy colors than is practiced here, and >
system the tendency is to o depreciation in the -
butter standard. — American Cultivator.

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June 2

BLUE GRASS YEARLINGS.

Annual Sales at Runnymede, Elmendorf and

Woodburn— Active Competition and

High Prices.

The annual sales of thoroughbred yearlings in Kentucky
were great successes this year and the prices realized are a
matter of congratulation on the part of breeders and indica-
tive of a live interest all round. The sa'e at Geo. W.
Bowen & Co.'s Runuyniede Farm occurred in the ISth inst.,
at D. Swigert's Elmendorf on the 19th and at old Woodburn
on the 21st. The following report of the sales is compiled
from the telegrams to the New York World :

At Runuyniede
there was au excellent attendance, including nearly all the
visitors from the East who have been attending the races.
Nineteen lots were sold, of which the brown filly, by Billet,
out of Belle Palmer, by Bonnie Scotland, was sold for SI, 500
to the Dwyer Brothers, and was the highest-priced lot of the
sale. She is not only well bred but is a large and grand-
looking youngster. The highest-priced colt was bought by
Col. Bruce of Xew York, who paid $1,000 for the brown colt
out of Broeck by Brown Dick. He is a large, stout, high-
boned fellow. The Dwyer Brothers also bought a colt out of
Lucille Western, and Appleby <fc Johnson of Xew York
bought the cole out of Lottie, by King Tom, who is rather
small but promising, as is also the colt out of Good Bye,
bought by Mr. E. Beery Wall of Xew York. The full cata-
logue is as follows :
- By imported Billet, he by Yoltigeur :

1. Brown colt (February 2S), dam Broeck, by Brown Dick,
graudam Manahatta, bv imported Leamington ; S. D. Bruce,
Xew York, $1,000.

2. Bay colt (March 7), dam Lucille Western, by Lexing-
ton, grandam Kate, by Count Zaldivar ; Dwyer Brothers,
New York, §500.

3. Bay colt {April 20), dam Eppie L, by Surprise (by Bon-
nie Scotland), grandam Came Cage, by imported Sovereign ;
Milton Young, $600.

4. Bay colt (April 23), dam Good Bye, by King Lear, gran-
dam Katinka, bv imported Australian; E. Berry Wall, Xew
York, 8300.

5. Bay colt (May 8), dam Lottie, by King Tom, grandam
Leon, by Lexington; Appleby &, Johnson, Xew York, $525.

6. Bay colt (May 9), dam Bettie Lewis, by Uncle Yic,
grandam Maya, by imported Knight of St. George ; J. E.
Pepper, Kentucky, $250.

7. Bay colt (April St, dam imported Calphnrnia, by Julius,
grandam The Test, by Saceharometer ; A. J. Cassatt, Penn-
sylvania, $510.

S. Bay colt (April 30), dam Cammie F, by imported Glen-
elg, grandam Cordelia, by Lexington ; Milton Young, Ken-
tucky, $695.

9. Bay colt (May IS i, dam Mirah, by imported Phaeton,
grandam Xettie Yilev, by Bob Johnson ; L. Hart, Missouri,
$700.

13. Bay filly (April 12), dam Glena, by imported Glengarry,
grandam Xeutrality, by Revenue; J. E. Pepper, Kentucky,
$S75.

14. Bay filly (April IS) dam Weiland, by Wanderer, gran-
dam Iodine, by Lexington ; L. P. Tarlton, "Kentucky, $375.

15. Bay filly (April 21), dam Calomel, by imported Cam-
welL grandam Dora, by imported Australian ; John Jackson,
$360.

16. Bay filly (May 4), dam Leon, by Lexington, grandam
Liz Mardis, by imported Glencoe ; J. E. Pepper, Kentucky,
$450.

IS. Brown filly (May 16), dam Belle Palmer, by imported
Bonnie Scotland, grandam Fanny Cheatham, by Lexington;
Dwyer Bros., Xew York, $1,500!"

19. Bay filly (May 19), dam Easter Monday, by Uncle Yic,
grandam Laura Bruce, by Star Davis; J. L. Holt, $180.

By Beform, he by imported Leamington :

10. Bay filly (January 6), dam Emily Fuller, by imported
Eclipse, grandam Oleata, bv Lexington ; L. A. Ehlers, Xew
York, $3$0.

By Alarm, he by imported Eclipse :

11. Chestnut filly (March 19), dam Delight, by Jack Ma-
loue, grandam Vesper L ght, by Cbilde Harold ; J. E. Pep-
per, Kentucky, $400.

12. Chestnut filly (April 1), dam Jaconet, by Leamington ;
grandam Maggie B B, by Australian ; J. S. Clark, $620.

By Springbok, he by imported Australian :

17. Chestnut filly (May S), dam Yida, by YirgiL grandam
Manahatta, by Leamington ; Kichard LowelL $230.

The above is the second annual sale of the Bunnymede
yearlings. Last year 12 head were sold for a total of $S,975,
an average of $747 91, of which 7 colts averaged $964 2S
and five fillies averaged $445 each. The sale above is not
quite as good. The 19 lots sold realized a total of $10,450,
an average of $550 each, while the Billets alone averaged
§588. A number of other horses were sold, including a lot
belonging to Preston & Wall, but they were in such poor
condition that the prices obtained were small.
At Elmendorf'

the sale was in every respect remarkable. The attend-
ance was large, visitors from all parts of the country being
present, while so sharp was the competition between some of
the Eastern buyers that the prices ran up in the thousands
before the auctioneer could say "All done."

The highest price paid was $5,100 for the colt by Virgil out
of La Polka, the dam of Post Guard. He is certainly a
promising looking colt, and it is to be hoped that the Dwyer
Brothers, the purchasers, will find him remunerative, if not
as a two-year-old, certainly as a three-vear-old in 1SS5. They
also paid $2,000 for the Alert and $1*100 for the Tincture
colts, both by Virgil.

Mr. Kelly of New York was also a large buver. He paid
$2,550 for a colt out of Paris Belle, by Virgil ; $2,500 for
the filly out of Anna Bush, by Glenelg,' and $l,S50for the
brother of Start and Bertha. Another hi^h-priced colt for
irk was the Glenelg-Alala colt, for which Colonel Bruce
paid $3,000.

The high est- priced Glenelg was, however, bought by Mr.
ol Philadelphia, who paid $3,700 for the colt out of
Salina, and as that was the first lot sold, the sale may be said
to have started with considerable enthusiasm. Mr. Cassatt
was also the buyer of the highest-priced Monarchist colt, the
brother of Monarch falling to his bid of $2,500, while the
Dwyers got the brother of Little Buffi n for $2,000.

With such prices paid for the choice lots, the average of
th > sale is equal, if not superior, to that of any previous sale
o*. thoroughbred yearlings in this country, especially as many
t/ the other lots, not as well bred, perhaps, also brought good
i "ices.

end of the sale Mr. Swigert was warmly congratu-

oj only by visitors from the East, but also by his

ring competitors, who were proud to see how highly

;.:rass youngsters are appreciated by the most prom-

inent racing owners of the country.

The full catalogue sold, with prices and buyers, is as fol-
lows:

By imported Glenelg, he by Citadel:

1. Bay colt (April 19), dam Salina, by Lexington, grandam
Lightsome, by imported Glencoe; A. J. Cassatt, Pennsyl-
vania, $3,700.

2. Bay colt (April 20), dam Alala, by War Dance, grandam
Vinnie Beam, bv imported Knight of St. George; Colonel S.
D. Bruce, Xew York, $3,000.

6. Bay colt (April 5), dam Stamps, by Lexington, grandam
Mildred, by imported Glencoe; J. E. Kelly, Xew York, $1,S50.

12. Bay colt (March 31, dam Cordelia, by Lexington, gran-
dam Kitturale, by Brawner's Eclipse; J. S. Book, $775.

13. Chestnut colt (April 7), dam Schott, grandam Schot-
tische, by imported Albion; J. G. Xelson, Xew York, $1,150.

14. Chestnut colt (May 10), dam Heliotrope, by imported
Knight of St. George, grandam Evergreen, bv imported Glen-
coe; J. E. Kelly, Xew York, $1,800.

17- Bay colt (April 16), dam The Xun, by Lexington, gran-
dam Xovice, by imported Glencoe; W. E. Applegate, Ken-
tucky, $350.

20. Chestnut colt (May 6), dam Jentling, by Planet, gran-
dam Jennie H, by imported Knight of St. George; J. E. Pep-
per, Kentucky, $1,000.

22. Bay colt (March 26), dam Virtue, by Virgil, grandam
Xotice, by Lexington; T. Swigert, Kentucky, $150.

26. Bay filly (April 9), dam Blunder, by Lexington, gran-
dam Blonde, by imported Glencoe; Appleby & Johnson, Xew
York, $S20.

27. Bay filly (May 7), dam Anna Bush, by Lexington, gran-
dam Banner, by imported Albion, J. E. Kelly, New York,
$2,500.

35. Bay filly) March 31), dam Betort, by Lever, grandam
Return, by Commodore; L. P. Tarlton Jr, Kentucky, $500.

35. Bay filly (April 28), dam Fair, by imported Glen Athol,
grandam Fairy, by imported Knight of St. George; J. Swi-
gert, Kentucky, S230.

43. Bay fillv (April IS), dam Malaga, by imported Austra-
lian, grandam Miranda, by Lexington; not offered.

Total of thirteen head — nine colts and four fillies — $17,325,
the colts averaging $1,475, and the fillies $1,012 50. Last
year eight colts sold for $6,760, an average of $S45 each, and
nine fillies for $5,6S5, an average of $631 74 each.

By Virgil, he by Vandal:

3. Bay colt (April 12), dam La Polka, by Lexington, gran-
dam Dance, by imported Glencoe; Dwyer Brothers, Xew
York, $5,100.

7. Bay colt (April 10), dam Alert, by- Lexington, grandam
Falcon, by Woodpecker, Dwyer Brothers, Xew York, $2,000.

8. Bay colt (April 3), dam Paris Belle, by Lexington, gran-
dam Ella D, by Vauxhall; J. E. Kelly, Xew York, $2,550.

10. Bay colt (May 1), dam Mary Martin, by Lexington,
grandam Alice Jones, by imported Glencoe; J. S. Book,
$1,550.

15. Black colt (April 3), dam Tincture, by Baywood, gran-
dam imported Elixir, by King John; Dwyer Brothers, Xew
York, $1,100.

24. Brown filly (April 10), dam Began, by Lexington, gran-
dam Lorette, by imported Sovereign; A. J. Cassatt, Penn-
sylvania, $2,200.

25. Bay filly (January 27), dam Lark, by Lexington, gran-
dam Laura White, by imported Glencoe; J. S. Book, $575.

2S. Bay filly (April 17), dam Laxity, by King Lear, gran-
dam Lazv, by imported Scythian; S. D. Bruce, Xew York,
$1,150.

33. Bay filly (May 10), dam Queen of Scotts, by imported
Bonnie Scotland, grandam Geneva, by Lexington; J. Swigert^
Kentucky, $500.

36. Bay or brown filly (May 21), dam Susie Linwood, by
Judge Leonard, grandam Miss Doyle, by Lexington; L. A.
Ehlers, Xew York, $575.

37. Bay filly (May 14), dam Lady Way, by imported
Eclipse, grandam Sprightly, by Lexington; J. Swigert, Ken-
tucky, $425.

41* Bay filly (April 13), dam La Belle Helene, by im-
ported Glenelg, grandam Grecian Bend, by Lexington; L.
Kearns, $210.

44. Brown filly (May 7), dam Acoustic, by imported Aus-
tralian, grandam Xemesis, by imported Eclipse; L. A. Ehlers,
Xew York, $420.

45. Bay filly (May 31), dam La Favorita, by Planet,
grandam Luileme, by Lexington; L. Kerns, $310.

Total for fourteen head — five colts and nine fillies — $1S,-
655, of which the colts averaged $2,460 and the fillies
$707 22. Last year five colts sold for $5,500, an average of
§1,100 each, and four fillies for $1,830, an average of $457 50
each.

By Monarchist, he by Lexington:

4. Chestnut colt (March 30), dam Kittie, by imported Aus-
tralian, grandam Kitty Clark, by imported Glencoe; A. J.
Cassatt, Pennsylvania, $2,500.

11. Brown colt (May 5), dam imported Bon-Bon, by Mac-
caroni, grandam Blondella, by Flying Dutchman; Dwyer
Bros., Xew York, $2,000.

16. Brown bay colt (June 5), dam Tuscola, by Enquirer,
grandam Bourbon Belle, by Bonnie Scotland; J. S. Book,
$900.

29. Bay filly (March 22), dam imported Lady Molesworth,
by Moulsey, grandam Delilah, by Thormanbv; L. A. Ehlers,
Xew York, $S75.

30. Chestnut filly (May 25), dam Lava, by imported Aus-
tralian, grandam Lavender, by Wagner; P. H. Ryan, Xew
Jersey, $725.

31. Chestnut filly (May 3), dam Return, by Commodore,
grandam Reunion, by Union; J. S. Clark, $580.

32. Bay filly (June 10), dam M A B, by Asteroid, grandam
Bay Leaf, by imported Yorkshire; Dr. B. W. Dudley, $325.

Total for seven head — three colts and four fillies — $7,905,
of which the colts averaged $1,800 and the fillies $626 25.
Last year three colts sold for $5,400, an average of $1,S00
each, and three fillies for $1,370, an average of $456 06.
The excellent avearge obtained by the young Monarchists in
1SS2 was due to the colt out of Return, which realized $2,-
550; the coltout of Tnscola, $1,150, and the colt out of Nota-
ble, by Planet $1,700.

By Harry O'Fallon, he by imported Australian:
18. Chestnut colt (May 5), dam Spray, by Bulletin, gran-
dam Sea Breeze, by imported Albion; J. Churchill, Kentucky,
$425.

23. Chestnut colt (May 6), dam Ems, by Lisbon, grandam
Emeti, by Asteroid; Milton Young, Kentucky, $220.

39. Black filly (February 4), dam Locket by Blacklocke,
grandam Alboni, by Albion; Ephriam Young, Kentucky,
$190.

40. Chestnut filly (April 1), dam Evangeline, by imported
Eclipse, grandam Prunella, by imported Glencoe; Samuel
Smith, Kentucky, $195.

None of the progeny of HaiTy O'Fallon was sold at the
Swigert sale in 1882. Total for four head, $1,030. The colts
averaged $322 50 and the fillies $192 50.

By King Alfonso, he by imported Phaeton:

5. Bay colt (April 16), dam Ann Fiefby, by Alarm, gran-
dam Kate Walker, by Embry's Lexington: Milton Youna
$450.

9. Chestnut colt (February 21), dam Sister of Joe Daniels,
by imported Australian, grandam Dolly Carter, by imported
Glencoe; Milton Young, Kentucky, $S50.

Only two fillies by King Alfonso were sold at Mr. Swigert's
sale in 1SS2, and they realized an average of $562 50 each.
The colts above averaged $650.

By Falsetto, he by Enquirer:

19. Bay colt (May 17), dam Marguerite, by imported
Eclipse, grandam imported Merry Wife, by Beadsman; J. G.
Xelson, Xew York, $550.

There were none of the get of Falsetto sold last year.

By Lever, he by Lexington :

34. Bay filly (April 9), dam Peru, by imported Glengarry,
grandam Optima, by imported Knight of St. George; W. P.
Applegate, Kentucky, $725.

Three fillies by Lever were sold in 1SS2 at an average of
$340 each.

By Lisbon, he by imported Phaeton:

42. Bay filly (May 25), dam Alex, by imported Australian,
grandani Molly Rogers, by imported Sovereign; Warren Day,
Kentucky, S230.

Xothing by Lisbon was sold at the Swigert sale last year,
but the colts sold at the Alexander sale realized an average
of $1,350, and the filly $700.

By Vigil, he by Virgil :

21. Bay colt (April 16), dam Hayti/byimportedAustralian,
grandam Dolly Morgan, by Revenue; W. E. Applegate, Ken-
tucky, $240.

The above is the ninth sale of yearlings bred on the farm
now owned by Mr. Swigert. Previous to the sale in 1S82
Milton Sanford owned the establishment, but as he sold it in
the autumn of 1SS1 to Mr. Swigert, the sale last year was of
yearlings bred by Mr. Sanford, and which had previously
been bought in a lump by Mr. Swigert. Consequently the
sale to-day is the first of Mr. Swigert's breeding at this farm.
There were 44 head sold for a total of $47,970, of which 23
colts averaged $1,465 65 and 21 fillies $679 04 each. The
average for the 17 colts in 1SS2 was S9S0 57, and for 21 fillies
$525 04. That of the present year is the best ever obtained
for the colts, the best previous averages being $947 25 ob-
tained in 1SS1 and $917 S9 in 1S76.

At Woodburn.

Unfortunately, the weather was very bad, and not only af-
fected the attendance but materially reduced the prices, and
cut the averages down below those of any year since 1S79.
As was the case at the Swigert sale on Saturday, Xew York-
ers carried off the best lots, Mr. Kelly paying the highest
price of the sale, viz., $1,380 for the Lerna colt, by King Al-
fonso. The Dwyers paid the second largest sum, $1,300 for
the Spinola colt, by Lisbon, while Mr. George Lorillard was
third with $1,100 for the Crucifix colt, by King Alfonso.
These were the only lots sold for more than SI, 000. The
Dwyer Brothers also bought the brother of Glenmore and
the sister of Ripple, paying $725 for the former and $600 for
the latter. The brother of Frank Short was unfortunately
lame and was taken by Mr. Joseph Swigert for $100, so that
the colt will only have to be transferred to an adjoining
farm, where time and patience may prove a cure. The full
catalogue, with prices obtained, is as follows:

By Lisbon, by imported Phaeton:

5. Bay colt (March 11), dam Spinola, by imported Austra-
lian, grandam Spiletto, by Stockwell; Dwyer Brothers Xew
York, $1,300.

8. Bay colt (June 2), dam Glenlume, by imported Glenelg,
grandam Lute, by Lexington; T. Swigert, "Kentucky, $400. °*

12. Bay colt (May 10), dam Marguerite, by Lexington,
grandam My Lady, by imported Glencoe; Appleby «fe John-
son, Xew York, $375.

16. Bay or brown colt (March 26), dam Fleurilla, by Dick
Cheatham, grandam by imported Glencoe; W. L. Tell, $130.

21. Chestnut filly (April 9), dam Maggie Hunter, by im-
ported Australian, grandam Heads-I-Say, by imported Glen-
coe; Dwyer Brothers, Xew York, $600.

27. Chestnut filly (April 2S), dam Blandina, by Lexington,
grandam My Lady, by imported Glencoe; Dwyer Brothers,
Xew York, $575.

29. Chestnut filly (March 2S), dam Asteria, by Planet,
grandam Austria, by imported Australian; J. M. Van Meter
$205.

30. Bay filly (April 1), dam Heiress, by imported Scythian,
grandam Heads-I-Say, by imported Glencoe; J. L. Harris
$1S0.

Total for the eight head, $3,765, of which the four colts
averaged $551 25 and the fillies $390. Last year five of the
get of Lisbon were sold for a total of $4,650, of which four
colts averaged $9S7 50 each, the single filly selling for $700.

By Pat Malloy, he" by Lexington:

13. Bay colt (April 19), dam Favorite, by imported King
Ernest, grandam Jersey Belle, by imported Australian; G.D.
Wilson, Kentucky, $470.

14. Chestnut colt (April 15), dam Ethel, by imported
Leamington, grandam imported L'Anglaise, by Hobbie
Noble; Ed Corrigan, $360.

15. Chestnut colt (May S), dam Schottische, by imported
Albion, grandam Dance, by imported Glencoe; G. L. Loril-
lard, Xew York, $300.

28. Bay filly (May 6), dam Dolly Morgan, by Revenue,
grandam Sally Morgan, by imported Emancipation; D. D.
Withers, Xew Jersey, $S00. .

31. Bay filly (May 14), dam Jennie H, by imported Knight
of St. George, grandam by Gray Eagle; T. L. Harris, $1S0.

33. Chestnut filly (May S), dam imported Gueencraft, by
Kingcraft, grandam Iverness, by Saunterer; T. IB. Prather,
$250.

Total for the six, $2,360, of which the three colts averaged
$376 66 and the three fillies $410. Last year nine head were
sold for a total of $4,240, of which three colts obtained an
aveaage of $766 66 each and six fillies $322 33 each.

By imported Glen Athol, he by Blair Athol:

4. Chestnut colt (April 13), dam Lotta, by Hunter's Glen-
coe, grandam Sally Lewis, by imported Glencoe; Dwyer
Brothers, Xew York, $725.

6. Bay colt (March 23), dam Orelia, by Waverly, grandam
Maggie Morgan, by Hunters Lexington; J. L. Harris, $210.

18. Chestnut colt (April 17), dam Belle Brandon, by Hugh
L. French, grandam Belle, by Frank (colt very lame); J.
Swigert, Kentucky, $100.

32. Bay or brown filly (April 2S), dam Semper Vine, by
Waverly, grandam Semper Felis, by imported Phaeton, B. G.
Thomas, Kentucky, $400.

Total for the four, $1,435, of which'the colts averaged $345
each. Last year there was only one colt by Glen Athol sold,
he bringing '$2,700, and two fillies, which averaged $367 50
each.

By Baden Baden, he by imported Australian:

17. Chestnut colt (May 15), dam Atalanta, by Asteroid,

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grandam imported Target, by Rifleman; L. Cnrrens, $340.
By King Alfonso, be by imported Pbaeton:

1. Chestnut colt (March 11), dam Lerna, by Asteroid,
grandam Laura, by imported Leviathan; J. E. Kelly, New
York, $1,380.

2. Bay colt (April 15), dam Crucifix, by Lexington, gran-
dem Lightsome, by imported Glencoe; G. L. Lorillard, New
York, $1,100.

3. Bay colt (April 24), dam Miranda, by Lexington, gran-
dam Miriam, by imported Glencoe; J. G. Nelson, New York,
$610.

7. Chestnut colt (April 4), dam Britomarte, by Asteroid,
grandam imported Target, by Rifleman; J. T. Williams,
Kentucky, SS00.

9. Chestnut colt (May 1), dam imported Inverness, by
Maccaroni, grandam Elfrida, by Fangh-a-Ballagh; J. G. Wil-
liams, Kentucky, §S05.

10. Bay colt (March 29), dam Simplicity, by imported
Eclpse, grandam Vanity, by Revenue; L. A. Ehlers, New
York, S420.

11. Bay colt (April 101, dam Astelle, by Asteroid or Lexing-
ton, grandam Mary Churchill, by Alex Churchill; J. S. Book,
$600.

19. Chestnut filly (February S), dam Lily Duke, by Lex-
ington, grandam Lilla, by imported Yorkshire; E. Corrigan,
Colorado, $425.

20. Chestnut filly (February 10), dam Zephyr, by Lexing-
ton, grandam imported Zone, by The Cure; J. E. Kelly, New
York, S500.

22. Bay filly (April 7), dam Austria, by imported Austra-
lian, grandam Lindora, by Lexington; E. Corrigan, Colorado,
$700.

23. Chestnut filly (April 19), dam Jersey Lass, by imported
King Ernest, grandam Jersey Belle, by imported Australian;
J. G. Nelson, New York, $730.

24. Bay filly (April 20), dam Ultima, by Lexington, gran-
dam TJtilla, by imported Margrave; Leslie Collins, $440.

25. Chestnut filly (April 12), dam Fanchon, by imported
Australian, grandam Idlewild, by Lexington; J. S. Book,
$475.

26. Bay filly (April 9), dam Desolation, by Devastation,
gTandam Helpmate, by imported Warminster; G. W. S. Dey,
$200.

Total for fourteen head — seven colts and seven fillies —
$9,185, of which the colts averaged $815 and the fillies
$495 7H. Last year nineteen head were sold, of which eight
colts obtained an averaue of $1, 715 62J each, and eleven
fillies $1,009 54} each.

The above is the fifteenth annual sale at Woodburn, the
first regular sale having taken place in 1869, when 19
colts brought an average of $578 42 each, and 26 fillies an av-
erage of $345 96 each. The total for the sale to-day is $170-
85, 18 colts selling for $10,425 and 15 fillies for $6,660, an
average of $579 16A for the colts and of $444 for the fillies,
which is a very great reduction from averages obtained in
18S1 and 1882. In 1SS1 the average for 19 colts was $1,364 47
and for seventeen fillies, $605 58, while in 1882, 19 colts
averaged $1,351 47 and 23 fillies, $670 86.

Death of S. R. Throckmorton.

Last Monday at 10 a. m.^Samuel Reading Throckmorton, a
pioneer of the original State Fish Commissioners, died from
pneumonia. During the early past of his connection with
the fish commission Mr. Throckmorton was most active in
the pisicultural interests of the State, but latterly his health
failed and he was unable to attend much to the duties of the
office. About two months ago he placed his resignation in
the hands of General Stoneman and requested the appoint-
ment of Jos. Redding Jr. in his place. At this suggestion
and in view of the services rendered by the senior Redding
the appointment was made. Apart from his relations with
the public service, Mr. Throckmorton was well known as one
of tfie largest land owners in the State, the ranch popularly
bearing his name embracing a large portion of Marin county.
Deceased wasja native of New Jersey, and reached the age of
seventy-four years. He was a public -spirited and pleasant
gentleman, and his venerable appearance made him one of
those striking characters which every one was sure to notice
on the street. He had been an invalid for nearly two years,
but contracted his fatal illness from exposure, caused by
visiting the new City Hall on the 16th instant — a rainy
day.

Deceased came to California in the latter part of 1849. He
was a widower, Mrs. Throckmorton havingfdied about four
years ago, and he is survived by one daughter.

The Swimming Season.

The approach of the warm weather has reminded the
owners of bathing suits and shapely figures that the swim-
ming season has commenced and soon will be heard the news
of swimming matches and aquatic tournaments. All the
bathing places have made preparations for the summer sea-
son. Swimming is one of the few sports in which San Fran-
cisco amateurs stand pre-eminent and far in advance of their
Eastern brethren. The reason for this is not easy to under-
stand, for the low temperature on this Coast repels all except
the most hardy bathers. Those who do bathe, however,
swim well. The Neptune club of North Beach, though
hardly a success as a boating club, has produced a rare lot
of good swimmers. F. and B. Searight, Sol Williams, E. B.
Deane, Kenneth Melrose, J. ShotwelL Kent Calton and
dozens of other first-class swimmers all graduated there. In
his late trip to the East, F. Searight was forced into a race
with the Harvard champion swimmer and the way in which
he swam away from the champion made the Harvard men's
faces flush till they assumed the regular hue of Harvard's
colors — a deep crimson. The Triton club, the Dolphin club,
and other North Beach clubs have also produced several good
swimmers.

The gTey stallion Tom Atchison died at Marysvilie on the
20th ult. of hemorrhage of the lungs. He was bred by Tom
Atchison and figured quite prominently in the running turf
in this State in his younger days, when he disputed the palm
of superiority with Nell Flaherty. Tom Atchison was foaled
1867, sired by Norfolk, dam Mary G, by Ashland. In
Brace's Stud Book Mary G is put down as being by Billy
Cheatham, but Mr. Theodore Winters avers that it is an error
and that she was a daughter of Ashland by imported Glen-
coe.

The San Louis Obispo papers report that numbers of dairy-
men are losing cows in the northern part of that county.
The animal becomes stupid and listless and dies in two or
three days. Autopsy reveals a great quantity of coagulated
blood around the stomach. There is no known cause or cure
for the disease. It does not seem to be contagious.

Springville, Ventura county, has a fine raoetrack lately fin-
ished by Hill & Gries.

Colonial Notes.

From his recent trip to the Australian colonies Mr. L. R.
Martin, the well-known horseman, brings back to his San
Francisco home a host of pleasant recollections and a most
profound respect for the quality and quantity of the Aus-
tralasian turf and the gentlemen who manage its affairs.
"To begin with, " says Mr. Martin, "I had no sooner reached
Sydney than I was taken in hand by Mr. F. W. Hill, one of
the stewards of the jockey club. He placed me under many
obligations for the trouble he took to make my visit pleas-
ant. Every day his horse and buggy were at my service and,
more than that, he spent his own valuable time in driving
me out to stud farms and introducing me to trainers, breeders
and gentlemen connected with the turf. To Mr. Higgins,
who aided my sheep business; to Mr. Andrew Town, of"the
great Richmond Stud Farm; to Major Walmsley, of the New
Zealand Stud Company, and to many other gentlemen I am
also greatly indebted. What struck me most in the colonies
was the great extent of the turf interest and the liberal enter-
prise of breeders. They think no sum too large to pay for
tine mares, and as to horses, they already have a surplus.
Sun Francisco breeders desirous of importing fine thorough-
breds will in my opinion do better to send to the colonies
than to England. A stranger is much surprised to hear of
the enormous sums of money paid for yearlings there. A
yearling colt by Maribyrnong of the Richmond Stud brought
2,000gnineas (more than $10,000) at public auction and a
yearling filly bred the same way brought, the year before,
1,950 guineas. Maribyrnong is from Rose de Florence, by
the celebrated horse Fisherman. Rose de Florence from
Boarding School Miss, by Flying Dutchman. Boarding
School Miss from Marpessa, by Plenipotentiaiy. Maribyr-
nong is a brown horse about 10:3 and the sire of many noted
winners, among them being Richmond, winner of the A. J.
C. Produce Stakes, J. C. Plate, Canterbury Plate, Champion
Race, Victorian St. Leger, V. R. C. Town Plate and the Aus-
tralian Cup (2j miles) in 4:02i. Also Bosworth, winner of
theYictorian St. Leger, 1S79 "(1^ miles), in 3:19$, best on rec-
ord.

"The Richmond stud also includes:

" Malta, with four crosses of the great Waxy in his veins,
whose list of ancestors includes Sir .reter, Pot-8-os, Royal
and Sorcerer, Sir Hercules, Touchstone, Economist, Plenipo-
tentiary, Gladiator, Partisan and Camel.

" Tim Whi flier, winner of the A. J. C. Metropolitan, Mel-
bourne Cup, and many other races. He is by New Warrior
(imported), byPhyrrhus I out of Colocynth, by Physician out
of Cameline, sister to Camel, by Whalebone, by Waxy.

"Tarragon, by New Warrior from Ludia, by Waverley out
of Peri, by Gratis (imported) from a mare by Satellite (im-
ported Arab).

"Among the mares are:

"Amethyst (imported), by Ambrose (by Touchstone) from
Heroine of Lucknow, by Nutwith out of Pocahontas (dam of
Stockwell, King Tom, Rataplan, etc.), by Glencoe.

"Alexandra, by The Marquis (imported), by Stockwell out
of Cinizelli, by Touchstone, by Boiardo, by Orlando out of
Rose of Denmark, by Stockwell from Marchioness, by Mel-
bourne, Stockwell by the Baron out of Pocahontas, by Glen-
coe.

"Auk, by The Marquis from Seagull, by Fisherman.

"Ave Maria, by Lord of the Hills, by Touchstone.

'■Astarte, by Maribyrnong from The Fawn (dam of Rich-
mond and Bosworth).

"Belle of Cobham, by Restitution (by King Tom) from
May Queen, by Trumpeter.

"Besides all these fine mares," continued Mr. Martin,
"there are forty-two others on the Richmond place whose
breeding is of the very finest. The most fashionable and
valuable strains of English blood are represented there.
Thoroughbred racing is the universal and almost the only
sport in the colonies. There is little or no game there to
hunt except kangaroos, and so all the men go to races and
the youngsters play cricket. It is common enough for 80,000
people to turn out to see the Melbourne Cup run, and the en-
try lists for all popular events are enormous. For the Vic-
toria Racing Club's spring meeting, 1884, the Mares' Pro-
duce Stakes of 100 sovereigns, 1 sovereign forfeit, for three-
year-olds, 542 nominations were made. The Victoria Derby
for 18S3 has 134 nominations, the Oaks 90, the Produce
Stakes 190, the St. Leger Stakes 130, the Sires' Produce
Stakes 110, the Australian Derby 95, A. J. C. Mares' Produce
Stakes 132, the Champagne Stakes 145, Australian St. Leger
95, First Foal Stakes 175, A. J. C. Sires' Produce Stakes 160.
These are but a fair sample of the way nominations are sent
in to colonial race secretaries.

"The colonial racing sensation during my stay was Mr. A.
F. Smart's br c Archie, a two-year-old. He made a marvel -
ous performance at the A. J. C. autumn meeting, winning
the Sapling Stakes, five-eighths of a mile dash, with 131
pounds up, in 1:03A. He was never pushed, and, as soonjas
let out, left the field and won with ease. There were nine
starters. He also won the Flying Handicap, three-quarter-
mile dash, the same day in 1:16, with 129 pounds up, and
beating a field of fully thirty-two horses.

"Navigator, three years old, the winner of the Australian
St. Leger Stakes (If miles) in 3:12, with 122 pounds up, is a
tine colt, and I should much like to see him purchased for
California. This is what the Sydney Mail of April 7 said
about him: ' He has been a brilliant little fellow, and among
his best deeds are winning the V. R. C. Flying Stakes, the
Normandy Stakes, the Geeiong Sires' Produce Stakes, the
Ascot Vale Stakes, the A. J. C. Champagne Stakes, the A. J.
C. Sires' Produce Stakes, the A. J. C. Derby, the A. J. 0.
Mares' Produce Stakes, the V. R. C. Derby, the V. R. C. St.
Leger, the Australian Cup and the A. J. C. St. Leger. He is
by Robinson Crusoe (by Angler from Chrysolite) from Cocoa-
nut (imported), by Nutbourne from Miss Vivian, by Rattle
from Subterfuge, by Sir Hercules, and so is as clearly bred as
anything in the land, and his stud career should be a suc-
cess. It is said that he will be retired from the turf this sea-
son.'

"The New Zealand Stud Company at Sylvia Park, is a fine
institution, managed by Major Walmsley and with Musket at
the head of the harem. Musket's best English performance
was third in a Derby. His get ran one, two and three in a big
race this season and he is one of the most popular sires in the
colonies. A celebrated mare in the place is Sylvia, whose
produce fetch large prices.

"I almost forgot to speak of the fine trotting stock on the
Richmond Place. First comes Clara, bred in California, 1878,
by Elmo (2:27) from Bessie, by Keokuk. Also Violetta bred
in California, 1877, by Echo from Nita. There is also the
great stallion, Chilrle Harold (2:25) imported from A. J. Alex-
ander's Woodburn Stud Farm and by Harold, from Young
Portia. Harold by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.

" I think," said Mr. Martin in conclusion, "that the horse
intercourse between California and the colonies is only as
yet in its infancy and the same may be said of the the sheep
and cattle business, but we must take as well as Bell. "

BICYCLING.

The annual ran of the Oakland Bicycle club to Sun Jose
took place Saturday and was a most enjoyable affair. The
roads were in good condition generally. Unlike formerruns,
the start was made in squads. The cavalcade arrived in San
Jose in the evening. On the following day a visit was made
to Alum Rock road, and also to the Alameda. A number of
pictures were taken by thi ) am atom photographers who ac-
companied the excursionists. There is some talk of another
run in the near future.

Moonlight rides to the park are rapidly coming into favor
and it is no uncommon sight to witness the glistening steed
on the South Drive. In fact the members of the San Fran-
cisco Bicycle club have devoted themselves to practice for
some time past for the meeting in Oaklaud. A trip will be
made from this side to San Jose in a few days and it is not at
all improbable that some of the wheelmen may extend the
run to Gilroy and and even further south.

Verinder evidently prefers' riding on cobbles to walking
on the sidewalks. Last week he came down Market street
mounted on his wheel, and crossed Kearney and Montgom-
ery streets at a rattling gait on his way to the Oakland ferry.

Martin, who was popularly termed the Adonis of local
wheelmen, has given up the sport and generally walks to the
base ball grounds.

Unicicles are coming in use here. It fact an article of
home manufacture recently made its appearance in Oakland.

Finkler has ordered a new machine with which he pro-
poses to surprise the natives.

Cables is considering an extended visit to the country.
Butler may accompany him.

ATHLETICS.

Caledonian Prize Winners.

At the seventeenth annual picnic games of the Caledonia
Club, held at Shell Mound last Saturday, the prizes for the
athletic members of the lengthy and interesting programme
were awarded as follows:

Quoits — First prize, set carvers, Alex. Sharp; second, order
for So hat, T. Cunningham; third, box of tea, J. McCullom.

Running jump — First prize, silver butter dish, D. A. Fore-
man, 16 feet 11| inches; second, order for $5 hat, Thomas
Scott, 16 feet 11 inches; third, picture and frame, A. Cope-
land, 16 feet 1 if inches.

Handicap race for men over forty -five years — First prize,
140 pounds celebrated Caledonian Mills oatmeal, A. Foreman;
second, order for pair §7 boots, D. A. Macdonald; third, copy
of Scott's poems, Don. McLea.

Standing jump — First prize, pair S10 pants W. Wood, 9
feet ; second, order for So hat, D. A. McMillan, S feet 9
inches; third, silver goblet, Thomas Scott, 8 feet SJ inches.

Hitch and kick— First prize, $S, D. A. McMillan, 8 feet I
inch; second, S6, D. A. Foreman, S feet; third, framed Ad-
dress to the Marquis of Lome, Alexander CopSland, 7 feet 9
inches.

Standing high leap— First prize, beautiful silver caster,
complete, D. A. Foreman, 4 feet 5 inches; second, order for
$5 hat, A. Copeland, 4 feet, 4 inches; third, silver medal, D.
A. McMillan, 4 feet 3 inches.

Hop, step and jump — First prize, order for pair of boots,
D. A. Foreman, 36 feet 5 inches; second, order for $5 hat,
Alexander Copeland, 35 feet S inches; third, two fine white
shirts, D. A. McMillan, 35 feet 6 inches.

Kace for members (once round the track) — First prize, pair
fine Mission woolen blankets, P. Mclntyre; second, three
fine white shirts, D. A. Foreman; third, five-pound box of
tea, W. Wood.

Putting heavy ball— Special prize for Donald Dinnie, $20,
32 feet 3 inches; first prize, S10, D. A. McMillan, 33 feet 2
inches; second, $7, J. A. Carmichael, 29 feet 4 inches; third,
$5, Thomas Scott, 28 feet 5 inches.

Vaulting with pole — First prize, elegant silver pitcher
(value S20), A. Copeland; second, picture and frame, Thomas
Scott; third, copy of Burns' poems, Alex. Sharp.

Throwing heavv hammer— Special prize for Donald Dinnie,
$20, 92 feet 2 inches; first prize, S10, A. Copeland, 79 feet 6
inches; second, D. A. McMillan, 7S feet 10 inches; third, $5;
Thomas Scott, 73 feet.

Kunning high leap — First prize, gold and silver medal, D.
A. Foreman, 6 feet; second, order for So hat, A. Copeland, 4
feet 111 inches; third, silver badge; W. Wood, 4 feet 6 inches.

Putting light ball — Special prize for Donald Dinuii-. $20,
45 feet 5 inches; first prize, S10, D. A. McMillan, 44 feet 5
inches; second, S7, Thos. Scott, 36 feet 2 inches; third. So,
J. A. Carmichael, 35 feet 5 inches.

Long race for men (three times around the track)— First
prize, champion gold medal, value $100 (to be won three
times in succession by the same competitor), and order for
So hat, P. Mclntyre; "second, S10, W. Wood; third, So, A.
D. Foreman.

Tossing the caber— Special prize for Donald Dinnie, *20,
35 feet 11? inches; first prize, $10, D. A. McMillan, 32 feet
11 inches; second prize, s7, A. Copeland, 32 feet Si inches;
third prize, 85, J. A. Carmichael, 32 fret ('. inches.

Throwinglight hammer— Special prize for Donald Dinnie,
$20, 112 feet 8 inches; first prize, $7 BO, A. Copelan.l
3 inches; second prize, s.1, D. A. McMillan. 93 teat 3 inches;
third prize, $3, Thomas Scott, ^7 feet 7 a

Tug of war (one pall)— Prize, champion trophy. Captain
of married men, Daniel McLeod; captain of single I
(i. Burnett. The champion trophy was won by the single
men.

Throwing light hammer, for members sons, nodal sixteen
years— First prize, silver medal, Charles Beid, 50 feet 4 in-
ches; second, silver badge, A. M • ' • inches;
third, silver thistle, Robbie Tilf.>r, 29 i

Race for men (fonr time ronnd the track); entrance
$]_Fir»t prize, S10, P. Mclntyre; second, $7, W. J. Harris;
W. Wood.

The special performance with dumb bells by Donald Din-
nie was omitted, as through an oversight on the part of the
committee no bells were on the ground.

The race for the champion gold medal \vm by Mr. Mcln-
tyre was the third win scored by him in that event and entitled
wnersbip of the trophy.

William Farrtll, who has the title of champion collar and
elbow wrestler of the State, wants to try hia skill on William
Muldoon, the Gneco Roman wrestler. Last .1
some of Farrell's friends called on Muldoon and
make a match, collar and elbow style. Muldr
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could not accept the proposition. FarrelTs friends are wil*
ling to match him for $500 to $1,000 to wrestle any new man
in this State. Farrell has a good record and is much re-
spected by those who know him. Around his home atPeta-
lnma he is much thought of and there can be backed for a
cansiderable amount.

Olympic Club Meeting.

Once more the Olympic Athletic Club has demonstrated its
ability to get up and manage an athletic meeting in first-class
style, and an upward push has been given to the practice and
standing of athletics in San Francisco. The bright, cosy
grounds of the club at Oakland were well sprinkled with
spectators last Wednesday, many ladies being present and a
more respectable, orderly gathering never graced an out-door
meeting. There were no police to keep order, nor no be-
badged officials to deprive the small boy of the joy of rushing
into forbidden places, but none were needed and it seemed,
as one veteran race-goer remarked, "the mere presence of
police always seemed to create a special demand for their
services." In fact, if the gathering had a fault it was prim-
ness, and if anything was lacking it was boisterous jollity,
about the correctness of which at athletic meetings
different people hold different opinions. The races
were all good, and, except the mile, hotly con-
tested, but nothing of a sensational character took place,
no extra fast time was made and no wonderfully fast dark
ones brought out. A good deal of sympathy was expressed
on the grounds for the urbane athletic editor of a society pa-
per, the same gentleman who once captained twenty-one
San Francisco cricketers against the All England Eleven.
This gentleman, who is said to be a most expert lawn tennis
player, had through the colums of his paper announced in
advance all the winners of the main events, but by some per-
verse conjunction of the planets his selections were generally
easily beaten. Every one on the grounds knew that the men
selected ought to win and it was generally considered to be
most unfair towards the great cricketer that men whose
names had never even been mentioned by him as formidable
competitors should insist upon rushing to the front in race
after race.

It is customary to praise the officers of a meeting and often
such praise means but little, but in this ease too much credit
cannot be awarded to the gentlemen who managed the details.
Here are the names:

Starter, W. C. Brown; referee, K. P. Doolan; judges, T. J.
Petitt, G. M. Robinson, H. B. Cook; timers, C. H. Slater, W.
M. Sime; clerk of the course. B. T. Stombs.
The record of the day's racing is given below:
One hundred yards maiden race, for members of the O. C.
who have never run a race — A. B. Yerrinder, O. A. C, 1; C.
J. Bosworth, O.A. C.,2; O. A.Tolle, O. A. C, 3; C. S. Bug-
gies Jr. and G. M. Agnew unplaced. Time, 0:10f . This was
a good performance for youngsters who had never before run
a race. Yerrinder jumped to the lead from the start and was
never headed, winning by eighteen inches. Two feet be-
tween second and third.

Half-mile handicap bicycle race (open) — W. H. Day, 35
yards, 1; H. Tenney, scratch, 2; B. F. Verrinder, 15 yards, F.
*\Y. Gibson, 15 yards, and B. Bideout, 20 yards, unplaced.
Time, 1:35J. H. Tenney made a hard race but he was unable
to concede W. H. Day so long a start as 35 yards, the latter
winning with yards to spare.

One hundred yards handicap race (open), first and second
in each heat to compete in second trial beats. First trial heat
— J. Masterson, scratch, 1; A. W. Brown, 10 yards, 2. Time,
0:10£. Masterson won easily.

Second trial heat — B. Benjamin, 10 yards, 1; A. L. Harris,
8 yards, 2. Time, 0:11. Harris only tried for second place.
Third trial heat— W. B. Stewart, O. A. C, 8 yards, 1;C. J.
Bosworth, O. A. C, 11 yards, 2; Y. C. Driffield, O. A. C., 12
yards, unplaced. Time, 0:10£. Bosworth gave Stewart a
hard run for first place, and Driffield was beaten handily.

Fourth trial heat— O. J. Kron, O. A. C, 14 yards, 1; E. S.
Emmons, O. A. 0., 9 yards, 2; O. A. Tolle, 14 yards, and A.
Struntz, G. G. A. C, 9 yards, unplaced. Time, 0:10. This
was a close heat, Kron winning by a short stride and Em-
mons "all out" at the finish.

Second trial heats. First heat — A. L. Harris, 3 yards, 1 by
six inches; B.Benjamen, 10 yards, 2. Time, 0:10J.

Second heat, second trial — A. J. Kron, 14 yards, 1; W. B.
Stewart, 8 yards, 2. Time, 0:10. Kron finished strong and
was a warm favorite for the final.

Trial heat— W. E. Stewart, 8 yards, 1; B. Benjamin, 10
yards, 2; A. L. Harris, S yards, 3; A. J. Kron, 14 yards, 4.
Time, 0:09£. This was a grand race and its closeness made
up for the shutting out of the scratch man, who was a bit
over-handicapped. Stewart, Benjamin and Harris were dead
even five yards from home and Stewart only won by a few
inches with the same distance between 2 and 3. The time
was too fast for any scratch man in America.

Professional one-mile handicap race (open) $15 to first, $10
to second— P. MclntyTe (scratch), 1; W. H. Wood, 90 yards,
2; Guerrero, 60 yards and C. Lonergan, 90 yards, did not
finish. Time, 4:50i. The race was tame. Mclntyre drew
np on his men gradually and on the middle of the fourth lap
took the lead, winning from there as he liked. Guerrero
pushed Woods for second place until the last turn when he
followed Lonergan's example and stopped.

One mile bicycle race, open handicap — E. Mohrig, 40 yards,
1; J. C. Quinn, Bcratch, 2; H. C. Finkler, scratch, 3; W. F.
Fisher, 30 yards, 4. Time, 3:13A. This race must have been
a sad blow to the handieapper s good opinion of himself.
Mohrig not only won the race but he won it by full 50 yards,
increasing his handicap allowance 10 yards. Quinn and
Finkler had a good race for second place and Fisher was no-
where.

The base running around the diamond by members of the
Olympic club, foot-racers all barred, was very good. C. J.
Bosworth won easily, making the trip in 0:16A and repeating
in 0:16J. T. H. Buckingham run in 0:17}, and M. Strauss
and C. S. Buggies Jr. both in 0:18.

Two hundred and twenty yards Bcratch race, open to all
amateurs— First trial heat— W. E. Stewart, O. A. C, 1; E.
S. Emmons, G. G. A. C, 2; J. F. Seik unplaced. Time.
0:29}.

Second trial heat— A. L. Harris, O. A. C, 1; W. Lubbock,
O. A. C, 2; A. Strunz, G. G. A. C, unplaced. Time, 0:25$.
This heat was well contested from end to end, and but a foot
divided first and second.

Final heat— W. Lubbock, 1; W. E. Stewart, 2; E. I. Em-
mons, 3. Time, 0:245- In the final heat all the men, ex-
cept Emmons, went off their marks and were set back a yard.
Lubbock, who is a protege of Eobert Halev, ran with good
judgment and won by a foot in the last ten yards.

Five mile scratch bicycle race — H. C. Finkler, 1; J. C
Quinn, 2; G.'Day, 3. Tune, 18:05J. Although this was on
the card as a scratch race, Day was given twenty yards. The
race was moat exciting throughout. Quinn took the lead
and Day trailed Finkler. On the sixth lap Finkler made a

spurt for the lead and raced even for some distance with
Quinn, but fell back again to second place. This perform-
ance was repeated on the eighth, ninth, tenth, fifteenth, sev-
enteenth and twenty-first laps, each time Finkler seeming
unable to stay the pace. On the twenty-third lap Day
brushed for the lead and got second place for an instant.
Then Finkler let out, and passing both men after a long
brush with Quinn, got in front and won by fifty yards, Day
one yard behind Quinn.

Half mile handicap— T. McGovern, G. G. A. C, 1; J. T.
Gorevan, G. G. A. C, 2; E. Gibson, 3; Y. C. Driffield, O.
A. C, and C. D. Long unplaced. Time, 2:19.

The fancy bicycle riding by Leonard was omitted.

Another Match.

William Muldoon will wrestle a match Graco Eoman style,
best two in three falls, on Monday night with Jules BigaL,
who claims the following record: Born in Paris in 1849,
first wrestled in the Arena Athletic, Paris, 1S6S, with all cel-
ebrated wrestlers. In 1873 he was the star of Salomonskie's
great circus, and wrestled in all the principal cities of Ger-
many and Austria. In the spring of 1875 he came to Amer-
ica. First wrestled with Louis Cartern in Chicago, winning
the match, which lasted two hours. Two weeks later he
wrestled with Andre Christol in Chicago. After a struggle of
three and a quarter hours he had his arm broken and the
match was declared a draw, neither having obtained a fall.
In December, 1876, at St. Louis,, he wrestled a match with
Professor Emil Benier and Louis Carteron and won both
matches. In 1S77 he wrestled two matches in New Orleans,
one with Mr. Mass and one with Lucien Marc. He won
both matches, breaking Lucien's collar bone in the match
with him. After giving exhibitions in all the principal
cities of the United States he arrived here, where he has
since resided. Although he has not wrestled a match for
four years he has taken some practice, has been in good
health and feels confident that he will give Mr. Muldoon
more falls than the latter bargains for. Eigal is only five
feet four inches in height, but built squarely from the
ground up. He has been training very strictly and will
wrestle at 175 pounds.

Donald McMillan of Bodie, who recently defeated Homer
Lane in San Francisco, is anxious to make a match with W.
Muldoon. He offers to wrestle in three styles — collar and
elbow, Gra?co Eoman and Cornish style in jackets, winner of
two styles to take the match.

YACHTING.

The new periagua-rigged yacht being built at Mission rock
warehouse is nearly complete. She will be quite a novelty.
Her dimensions are as follows: Length over all, 36 feet;
length on water-line, 32:4; beam 12; draft forward, 2; draft
aft, 3; overhang aft, 3; freeboard to top of rail, 2:3; length of
house, 20:4; height of house above deck, 2; length of cockpit,
7; headroom in cabin, 6; 4 bunks, 6x2; width of waterways,
2; length of centerboard case, 10; length of centerboard, 9;
foremast, keel to truck, 39; foremast, deck to hounds, 26:8;
mainmast keel to truck 40; mainmast, deck to hounds, 26:8;
foreboom, 16; foregaff, 16; hoist of foresail, 24; mainsaiL
Bermudan; mainsail on boom, 21; hoist of mainsail, 30.

Last Sunday, for a wonder, there was not much outside
swell, though the breeze was fresh enough, and so Mr. Tevis1
yacht Halcyon, Mr. M. Donahue's Nellie, the Con O'Connor
and Fleur De Lis siezed the opportunity to take a sail out-
side the heads. The Halcyon looked staunch enough to go
anywhere and the other boats, which are centerboards,
stood up well. After the trip outside, the yachts went up to
Sancelito, where quite a number of vessels were gathered.
In coming home from Saucelito to the city front the Nellie
and Halcyon had a brush before the wind to the north shore.

New York yachtmen want to know why the owner of the
Scotch cutter Madge has not found it convenient to race his
boat since 18S1, when he won the Seawanhaka Y. C. Cup,
beating the Wave and Scheurer.

The Lurline is to have a new bowsprit with jibboom all in
one piece. Her extra suit of large sails with gaff mainsail
will soon be ready. She will also have a new mainjboom.

Dr. S. Merritt's Casco will probably take a run up to Puget
Sound this summer.

The Mollie and Nellie, sloops, were on the ways and were
cleaned last week.

The Susan Nipper of Alameda has been changed from a
sloop to a yawl.

Starting Horses— A Troublous and Thank-
less Office.

A Good Work.

The owners of the salmon fishing-boats between San Qnen-
tin and Bio Vista have been for a long time violating the law
which forbids the catching of salmon from dawn of each Sat-
urday until the following Sunday noon. The arrest of these
violators has long been delayed. The fishermen at the first
opportunity would scuttle the boat which any owner might
dare allow the Constable or Fish Commissioners to use.
They had also arranged a danger signal, which when sounded
on a horn would set the whole fleet bounding away. Last
Saturday a yacht was secured here and sent to Martinez, and
by its aid eight boats and their contents were taken. Six
of the owners paid $100 fine, and two are in jail. The Fish
Commissioners intend securing a steam launch to enforce the
law.

San Jose has at last got a first-class bathing place. San
Jose people no longer have to make a trip to Santa Cruz to
enjoy the luxury of a swim. The baths were opened for a
few days late last season and are now in first-class running
order. William Daily, the life-saving hero, has abandoned
Santa Cruz beach to take charge of the San Jose baths and is
in constant attendance to give lessons in swimming. His
presence there is of no small benefit to the city. He is as
popular a teacher as he is clever and it will be their own fault
if after this any man, woman or child in San Jose gets
drowned because they never learned to swim.

At the meeting at Chester Park, Cincinnati, on the 24th
ult., the first trot, for the 2:40 class, was won by Mambrino
Sothamin three straight heats; time, 2:35$, 2:36, 2:32*.
Maud E was second, Minnie Wilkes third and Emma Stratn-
more last. The second trot, for the 2J9 class, was won by
Deck Wright, who took the second, third and fourth heats;
each heat, 2:25. Eomero was second, Francis Alexander
third and Troubadour fourth.

An old schoolboy motto says, " Begin at the beginning" —
and it would be rather difficult for even a bull-making Paddy
to commence anywhere else; so the matter of the Bandwick
starting shall be the first subject of the present notice. And
it must be at once boldly asserted that the system of dis-
patching horses adopted m New South Wales is not only an
absurdity in practice, but also absolutely opposed to the dis-
tinct " lettering of the law" laid down by the Newmarket
Jockey Club in its printed instructions to the official who
wields the flag. The wording of the authoritative English
regulation is to the following effect:

"The starter shall marshal his horses about 100 yards he-
hind the post, and then walk them up, dispatching them so
soon as they are in a fine, providing it be on the right side of
the said post."

The use of an assistant starter is explained in the same in-
structions, and the position, at home, of this indispensable
aid is utterly different from that taken up by our colonial
cousins. At Bandwick and Hawkesbury, for instance, the
white flag is held up at the inner side barely twenty paces in
front of a whitewashed line now drawn across the course
(which line is a new-fangled Yankee notion), and is dropped
at the same time as the red flag, the signal being, in fact, of
no use at all except to the timekeepers. The proper plan,
however, is to station the assistant prominently on the course
at least fifty yards in advance of the starting post, so that
every jockey can have him fully in his eye. The actual (( of-
fice " to jump away has therefore to be received from the
white flag, the riders' eyes being properly fixed forwards in-
stead of sideways as at present practiced. The result of this
sensible system, if carried out in the integrity of its inten-
tion, must inevitably be that every muscle being in motion
the horses are prepared to bound off instantly on getting per-
mission so to do, which permission their jockeys are well en-
abled to simultaneously instil into the animals they bestride,
owing to each looking alike between his horse's ears at the
signal object ahead and the clear track to be traversed. But
how do these jockeys now behave themselves at the post?
The response may be summedup.and supported by thousands
of annoyed witnesses, intheone word, disgracefully. The fixed
point of departure being at the absolute commencement of the
distance of the coming race, and the horses allowed to come
up thereto in a canter from a few strides in the rear, every
possible scheme is tried by the lads in order to get an advan-
tage by being in the fullest swing at the moment when the
starter may chance to let his red flag fall. Instead of their
attention being solely directed to the white token in front,
which by racing ethics is the real signal for getting away,
the jocks invariably have their optics eagerly directed to the
left of the course so as to catch the slightest sign of the start-
er's arm moving, and the consequence is that through com-
pressed knees, and spurs already tickling their sides, the
fractious-rendered field comes sidling up in most disorderly
array, and the unfortunate official possibly becomes so dis-
gusted at the delay caused by such willfuljmisconductHhat he
finally drops the bit of bunting at the worst possible mo-
ment. Fning those who are disobedient or misbehave, al-
though a just punishment, is at the same time almost useless
under the blamable practice of owners or trainers finding the
money for any penalty inflicted. Absolute . disqualification
for a lesser or a longer term, according to the heinousness of
the offense, will^alone prove a remedy for this shameful dis-
order; and when the simple and rational plan of walking
horses up in a line becomes colonial turf law, then will it be
all the easier to spot and punish any offender. These
straight remarks are not meant to reflect personally on Mr.
E. Bouse for the many failures at the late Bandwick meet-
ing, for the Archangel Gabriel himself could not start horses
on level terms under the permitted and mistaken system
across the border. Both Mr. Bouse and Mr. Wm. Gannon
have occasionally given such capital starts as to elicit a burst
of praise; but these have mostly been happy-go-lucky inci-
dences rather thanfrom having any personal command over
those in the pigskin — nor can it be gainsaid that this very ap-
plause shows a satirical display of public surprise. More-
over, in thus animadverting on the New South Wales custom,
we do not by any means wish to assert that the Victorian
plan is either perfect or correct, for in sober truth it is
neither one nor the other. Mr. George Watson is an excel-
lent official, and seldom fails to send his field away on tol-
erably even terms, but he also breaks the Newmarket Begu-
lations — which the V. B. C. profess to adopt in their entirety
— every time he takes flag in hand, as he gives the horses a
dead start. The sole secret of the modicum of success he
obtains is the power he wields over the professionals, every
one of whom he knows personally, and none of whom he
spares for any infraction of his orders. Hoping that the A, J.
C. will seriously take this important subject into immediate
consideration, and that next season may be made memorable
by an utter change "from the old to the new, " we will now
have a chat about the few distinguished horses who took part
in the late contests and are likely to be the cracks of the com-
ing season. — Melbourne Sportsman.

The following, from the New York Spirit of the Times on
the same subject, points to difficulties on Eastern courses:

There is nothing more vexatious to the attendance than the
long delays before starting, and, in truth, nothing could
tend to make the races more unsatisfactory. Such races are
seldom truly run. The long delay at the post excites and ex-
hausts the contestants, particularly the fillies. One day
without delay they get off and run truly and win, but the
next day one of these delays occurs, at which the high-strung
winner of the day before frets herself to a lather, and is
beaten before the flag finally falls, and up goes a roar from
her backers that she has been pulled or tampered with. It may
be said that a delay of a half hour at the post will, as a rule,
cause a race to be run at least a half second slower than if
they got off at the beginning. Thus the running seems "in-
and-out,'1 as the saying is, and explains some of the vagaries
of two-year-old form, which has proven so expensive to
many speculators, discomforting to owners, and exasperating
to trainers, who have no excuse to offer on the score of con-
dition.

With all our boasted improvement in racing, we have not
reached the system enjoyed by the Fnglish. In England they
have a man of unapproachable character, employed at a
handsome salary ; here the starter is changed annually, or
semi-annually, at the whim of turfmen, or the ignorant pre-
judice of the mob. We have hoped to see the day when a
starter of probity and experience shall handle the flag at all
the Eastern meetings, and under comfortable salary. He
should not be a mere stablehanger-onora pool-room lounger,
but a gentleman by birth and education, who understands
the line between condescension and familiarity sufficiently
to enforce respect from jockeys, and with force of character
enough to command obedience without having recourse to
bandying words or shouting his commands. A new starter,
like a new broom, sweeps clean enough to suit the public at

18S3

3Jtxe f^riaLcr nml jlpxrvtswate.

Hanlan Wins.

The old saying that there never was man so good that a
better could not be found is disproven in the case of Hanlan,
the oarsman. He shines pre-eminent to day as a scnller,
and though his opponents have literally raked the four quar-
ters of the globe for some one to beat him, every successive
race has only added to Hanlan's laurels and gone to demon-
strate the impossibility of finding any man of his own genera-
tion able to beat him. Courtney dared not row him, Trickett
from Australia he beat with ease. Eobert Watson Boyd, the
Xyne terror, was made a laughing-stock by the Canadian
champion, and now comes the news that the athletic Ken-
nedy was badly beaten. The telegraphed report of the race
is below. Though not very technical, it seems to show just
how easily Hanlan won:

The match race, single sculls, between Edward Hanlan of
Toronto and John A. Kennedy of Portland, for 32,500 a side,
took place Friday afternoon at Point of Pines. The distance
was three miles, with a turn. A smoother course was rarely
seen on lake or river. The start was effected at 6:34 p.m.
Kennedy took a slight lead, which he kept for the first mile,
Hanlan, however, keeping Kennedy well up to his work. It
was a pretty race for that distance. There were fears of a
foul and indications of both men going out of the course.
Hanlan apparently first discovered this and thereby gained
several lengths. By this time Hanlan had headed Kennedy
and turned the stakeboat four or five lengths in advance.
After the first mile Hanlan evidently had the race in his own
hands, and, after turning the stakeboat, occasionally reduced
his stroke to a minimum and rowed at his ease, while Ken-
nedy kept nearly the same stroke throughout. The official
time is as follows: Hanlan, 19:04; Kennedy, 19:52, showing
that Hanlan won by twenty lengths. About 2,500 peo-
ple witnessed the race. As the men came up from the water
Hanlan was greeted with hearty cheers. He appeared as
though returning from a practice spin, rather than from a
match race. Kennedy's reception was less enthusiastic.
Hanlan, speaking from the hotel balcony, said the oarsman
he had rowed against was a perfect gentleman and it was the
hardest race he ever rowed.

A Slight Error.

" The horse Slim -Jim was sold recently in Sacramento to
W. \V. Morrow, the owner of Ashley, for 83,000. Less than
two years ago Jim was offered in Greenville for $400 and his
owner could not find a purchaser for him at that price.
Horses, as well as men, are.better appreciated abroad than at
home. — Reno Gazette.

The Reno Gazette makes a slight mistake. Mr. Robert
Morrow, not W. W. is the owner of Ashley, and neither Rob-
ert nor W. \Y. Morrow has purchased Slim Jim for $3,000
or any other price.

On the 9th of June a rifle match will take place at Shell
Mound Park, between W. E.Erben and Lieut. H. J. Mangels,
The conditions of the shooting are 100 shots each with U. S.
Springfield rifles for $100 a side, at a twelve-ring target.

first. And why ? Simply because he is new to the jockeys.
He has never promised them a start, only to leave them, he
has never fined or suspended them, and they obey his com-
mands. But for how long ? In less than a month one-
half the jockeys, trainers and owners have a grievance
against him, and a certain element in the attendance will
hoot and hiss him. The jockey's grievances will be that
the starter promised him if he could go back he would not
leave him, but that he broke his promise ; an indifferent start
will turn the trainer against him, while the owner will look
wise and hint dreadful things. The confidence of the
jockeys is something easily shaken, and, as they have their
employers at their backs, they feel a contempt for the starter
which should not exist. But exist it does, and existing
causes indifference to his commands, and hence the starts
gradually become worse and worse; the mob, who have lost
a few dollars,,now throw the weight of their displeasure
into the scale, and the once-popular starter feels like a Cain
among his fellow men, hounded as he is from every quarter.
If some honest, competent man were appointed, with no
uncertain tenure to hispositionas starter, it would bea great
improvement upon the present shifting, unsettled state of
affairs. After all, the character of the man would enter
largely into the tenure, and this fixity in his position safe
from removal at the caprice of owners or the roar of the mob
would right all wrong in time. If he were inexperienced at
first, he could, if he possessed any of the natural qualifica-
tions, such as calmness and nerve, readily overcome by nrac-
tice what he lacked in experience. Another important'eon-
sideration is that if the jockeys knew that the starter was
firm in the possession of his office and not removable for
slight cause, they would more readily obey him. The weak-
ness of his position at present invites attack, If the jockeys
felt that the starter was a gentleman, having the social and
official support of the clubs at his back, they would not dare
put him at defiance as they do at present, nor even treat him
with indifference. On the contrary, they would find it to
their interest to conciliate the starter, and the result would
be fewer breakaways, fewei delays at the post, less fines and
suspensions imposed, and certainly more even and satisfac-
tory starts. That bad starts would happenis, of course, pos-
sible.Ibuttheywouldbetheexception. When they did happen,
they would be ascribed to accident, whereas now, when the
starter is chauged to suit the whim of every one, a bad start
is ascribed to design. Long as has been the apprenticeship
of Mr. McGeorge, the model of English starters, he will not
delay a start by calling the horses back if one or two jockeys
prove refractory and do not get away. This we have from
Hughes and Fisher, who, while in our office last week,
alluded to the subject of starting, whereupon we asked them:
"Does McGeorge start horses so evenly as has been rep-
resented ?"

"Yes," replied Hughes, "but at Lincoln, in March, he left
several horses behind. He won't stand any nonsense."
" What do you mean by nonsense ?" we inquired.
"Why, I mean that he minds his own business, he don't
shout and order the jockeys about, and he makes everyone
mind his. If anyone hangs back when the rest are even in
getting off, he drops his flag, and the one who loafs is left."
But what a scene such an action would produce here ! The
starter would be hissed and gToaned, and the jockey, who
was probably the real cause of the trouble, would be encour-
aged by the sympathy he would receive. But no one ever
questions Mr. McGeorge's starts in England. The reason
they do not is, that he is the long-tried and trusted official of
the Jockey Club, which will not remove him at the displeas-
ure of the mob. If the same plan were adopted here, not
only the jockeys, but the public, would soon learn that to
make the starter the object of their prejudice! was useless,
and that official, no longer annoyed by such hostile demon-
strations, would give greater satisfactions in the discharge of
his duties.

TURF AND TRACK.

The Salt Lake Races.

The spring meeting of the Salt Lake Jockey Club opened
on Tuesday last with fine weather and a large attendance.
The associated press reports are too meager to make up sum-
maries, but the details will be on hand the coming week.
The result of the first three days as conveyed by the tele-
grams is as follows:

Thursday, Inaugural Rush, one mile; Joe Howell won,
Ordnance second, Euchre third. Time, 1:48J.

Same Day, Livery Stable Stake for three-year-olds, one
mile and a quarter; Augusta E won, Thaby second, Gift
third. Time, 2:18§.

Same day, trotting, 2:30 class; C. F. Samson's Happy won,
J. Matthewson's Frank L (formerly Orphan Boy) second, J.
L. Wisdom's Lady Faustina third. Time, 2:33.1, 2:34,
2:36.

Same day, Club Purse, for all ages, half mile; Jim Doug-
las won, Johnny second. Time, 0:52.

Second day, Club House Stakes, for all ages, three-quarters
of a mile; Joe Howell won, Jim Douglas second, Pikes Peak
third. Time, 1:17$.

Same day, trotting 2:50 class; Laster won, Millie D second,
Zip third. Best time. 2:42.

Same day, pacing 2:35 class; Blue Dick won, Missing sec-
ond, Tommy H sud Barney distanced. Best time, 2:45£.

Third day, Salt Lake Derby, for three -year-old colts and
fillies, one mile and a half . Augusta E won, Loriilard sec-
ond, Gift third, Beauregard fourth. Time, 2;4S$.

Same day, Saloon Stakes, for all ages, mile heats. O^
nance won in straight heats, Fred Collier Beoond. Tim
1:46*. 1:43}.

Same day, Railroad Handica^ , for all ages, one mile and
five hundred yards. Red Boy won, Euchre second, Pikes
Peak third. Time of mile, 1:50.

A Great Double-Team Performance.

The most notable performance in the way of trotting dur-
ing the past week was the driving by Mr. William Rockefeller
over the Fleetwood Park track, New York city, last Thurs-
day, of a mile in 2--22J, the team which pulled him being
Midnight and Enchantress. As the performance is the best
one ever made by a double team with an amateur driver, and
that driver also the owner of the horses, it is worth more
than a passing mention, especially as one of the team, En-
chantress, has no public record. The facts are that the two
very fast teams owned by the Messrs. William and John D.
Rockefeller, Cleora and Independence, and Midnight and
Enchantress, were sent to the track about two weeks ago to
be shaped np for fast work. Cleora and Independence were
driven a public mile over the same track last fall in 2:21^,
having been hitched together only three times previous to
the trial. This year the only preparatory fast work given to
Enchantress was a mile to wagon in 2:3U, while Midnight
went a mile, hitched the same way, in 2:31. On the day of
their fast mile together the team was driven to the track from
Mr. Rockefeller's stable, the trial being made about 5 o'clock,
in the presence of twenty-five or thirty gentlemen. The team
was sent away rather easily, the first quarter being trotted in
0:36, but from that point the pace was improved, the second
quarter being done m 0:35 J, and the last half mile in 1:11,
being the fastest last half mile made by a gentleman driving
his own team, Messrs. Work and Yanderbilt, who have
driven their famous teams fast miles over this track, being
credited with 1:115 an<l 1=12 respectively.

Midnight, one member of the team, is pretty well known,
as he came out several years ago as a phenomenal colt, trot-
ting a mile at four years old in 2:29, and at six years of age
obtained his present record of 2:1S|. He was, during his
turf career, a notorious quitter, and on one occasion, at Cleve-
land in 187S, was beaten in 2:31 by Adelaide, after he had
won the second and third heats in ^2:22, 2:23,}. He is by
Peacemaker (son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian and Sally Fea-
gles, by Smith's Clay), and out of a mare by the Drew Horse.
Enchantress is a bay mare by Happy Medium, and her dam
is also of Hambletonian blood. Both members of the team
were foaled in 1872, and are consequently just in the prime
of a trotter's life. — Breeder's Gazette.

The Kentucky Derby.

The following account of this race, run on the 23d nit., is
from the Kentucky Live Stock Record:

The Derby came next, and the crowd increased np to the
time the race was called, and there were fully 10,000 people
present. We do not mean any exaggeration, but at the low-
est estimate in onr best judgment that many people witnessed
the race. Ascender was the favorite just before the start,
but he failed to obtain a place. We stated early in April that
we did not think he would be ready and fit for the Derby,
and in selecting Pate's pair, Bondholder and Ascender, to get
a place in our last issue, we expected Bondholder to represent
the stable, but we fear he has gone wrong, as he did not
start. We selected Pate's pair, Leonatusand Drake Carter, to
furnish the placed horses, with Lord Raglan as an outsider.
Bondholder did not start and our other three selections were
first, second and third. We do not doubt that the best horse
won, but we cannot let the occasion slip to say that the Nan-
tura stallions, Longfellow and Ten Broeck, deserve great
honor in furnishing the three placed horses in the Derby.
The track was very heavy in spots, and did not suit Drake
Carter from his action, and Kellar, from his swerving on the
homestretch, must have been sore in his big and complain-
ing hocks.

At the first attempt the seven went away to a good start,
Leonatus in the lead, Raglan second, Chatter third, followed
by Kellar, Pike's Pride, Drake Carter and Ascender. Before
reaching the three-quarter pole Chatter had taken second
place to Leouatns, Raglan third, followed by Ascender, Kel-
lar, Pike's Pride and Drake Carter. There was no change at
the stand, and Leonatus was a length in front of Chatter at
the quarter, Raglan third, Carter fourth, Ascender tifth, Kul-
lar sixth, Pike's Pride last. Before reaching the hulf As-
cender made a spurt and was third, but he souu died away,
Drake Carter taking third place. The truth of the whole af-
fair, summed up in a nutshell, is that Leonatus took the Lead,
made all his own running, was never headed, and won it in
a big gallop by three lengths, Drake Carter second, a half
length in front of Lord Raglan third, Ascender fourth. Kellar
Hfth, Pike's Pride sixth. Chatter last. P&Bt quarter 0:27A,
half 0:54, mile 1:49, race 2:43.

snMMAItY.

Third Race— The Kentucky Derbv. for thri^-year-olds: $100 entrance,
halt forfeit, $20 ir declared May], 1882. $40 If decUn 1 May i. ISfrJ,
with 81,500 added, of which 820C to secon 1 ; \\ mll«B; ~>" > uln<
1 declared May, 1K82. 8 -leclared May. 18KJ; value. 94,020.
Chinn & Morgan's b c Leonatus by Longfellow, dam

Semper Felix, 105 pounds tDonotaue) 1

Morris & Patton's b g Drake Carter, by Ten Broeck ; dam

Platina; 102 pounds (Spillman) 2

X. Armstrong's ch c Lord Raglan, by Ten Broeck, dam

Catina; 105 pounds (Quantrell) 3

R. C. Pate's b g Ascender, by Buckden, drtm Ascension;

102 pounds (Stoval) 0

George Evans' ch f Pike's Pride, by imported King Ban,

dam Lou Pike, 102 pounds ' (Evans) 0

W. C. McCurdy's b c Chatter, by Whisper, dam Clarina;

105 pounds (Henderson! 0

J. R. Watts' ch c Standlford Kellar, by Great Tom, dam

Blondin ; 105 pounds (Blaylock) 0

Time--J:i:j.

Betting— Ascender $273, Leonatus $200. Raglan $135, Carter 8125,
Kellar 511. Chatter $35, Pike's Pride 820.

Leonatus is a rich bay, blaze face, and two white heels be-
hind above the pasterns. He stands full 15J hands high, and is
certainly one of the smoothest and neatest sons of his distin-
guished sire. He has a neat, handsome head, stoat neck,
well inclined shoulders, good middle piece, with great length,
excellent back and loins, and fall hips and quarters, on
sound, good legs. He is rapid in motion, and keeps legs well
under him. He was bred by Mr. J. Henry Miller, Lexington,
Ky., and sold last winter to his present owners for $5,000.
He is engaged in fifteen more stakes this year.

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The Gun Club.

The Gun Club held its annual picnic near San Rafael
last Wednesday, the shoot for the club medal being one of
the interesting incidents of the day. The conditions were
twelve birds, twenty yards rise, Hurlingham rules:

Butler. . . .

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After lunch there was pool shooting.miss and out. Eight-
een candidates entered for the first pool at $2 50 each and
the money was divided by Ewing and Butler with five kills
each. A second match with similar conditions was won by
Ewing with sis kills.

Market Report.

FLOUR— we quote: Best City Extra, 85 60386; medium grades,
S4 50385 25; Shipping Superfine S4a$4 25 p bbl.

WHEAT— The movement on shipping account ia almost nominal,
while prices seem to have settled down to abont 81 65381 67£ p ctl.
for No. l'grades. Choice lots command an advance.

BARLEY— Prices continue to go downward. We quote: No. 1 feed,
95a$~kc; good Brewing.?! offered, but no sales.

OATS— Fair Feed, 51 85381 95; Good, $2a$2 15; Choice, 82 303
$2 35 p ctl.

RYE— Quotable at $1 50381 60 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S23@8M p ton; Cracked Corn, $36 P ton;
Shorts, $165817 P ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks sell to the trade
at 835 p ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, $203823 p ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, $103?H: Wheat, S16A818; Barley, $143815; Wild Oat,
$163817 50; Mixed, $123815 p ton.

STRAW— 60cS75c per bale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 1653161c; California, Hams, 15315jc
for plain, 15J316&C for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16316ic; California Smoked Bacon 15315Jc for heavy and
medium, and" 163 16*c for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15}3
15ic; Pork, 818 50 a $19 for Extra Prime, $203820 50 for Prime Mess,
$24 50325 for Mess. $25 50.o.$26 for clear and 26 5Ga$27 for extra
Clear; Pigs' Feet. $165 $18 p bbl; Mess beef, $15 50 for bbls and $8 50
for b'f bbls: Extra Mess Beef. 816 50 for bbls and 88 75 for hf bis;
Family Beef. 818318 50 p bbl; California Smoked Beef. 18jc.

FRUIT— We quote lots as follows: Apples, new, 75c 381 p box; Ap-
ricots, 40c365c p box for Pringle and ScaIOc P th for Royal; Cherry
Plums, 75c38i U box; Currants. $6(887 P chest: Raspberries. 1032.-C
p bskt; Strawberries, 86388 P chest: Cherries, ?<"«.?.' [• chest for
poor and 812515c for good to choice; Gooseberries, 436c p lb;
Peaches. 8510c p fc; Lemons, 87388 P box for Sicily; California
Lemons, 81 £82 p box; Limes, $S„a.$12 P box for Mexican; Tamarinds,
12313c p lb; Bananas, 1 50 a 83 P bunch; California Oranges, $13
$150 for common and $233 for good to choice.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Summer Squash, 8a10c P lb; Carrots,
37>cS5Ck;; Turnips, 50@75c; Cauliflower, 253.5uc p dozen; Cab-
base, era 80c P ctl; Garlic, 3jc p lb; Celery. 50c p doz; Dried
Okra 20c<S]25c; Drv Peppers, 10c®19Jc P tb; Green Peas, 1 t l _• • ;
Rhubarb" 63 8c per lb; Mushrooms, 75ca?iP box; Tomatoes. $2a$2 50
& box; Cucumbers. 12ca$l 50 per doz.: Asparagus. 65ca$1 P box;
Sprouts. Sep lb.; Artichokes, IQo&lGG p doz.; String Beans, 336c
P lb.; Green Corn, 25c p doz.

POTATOES— $1 50381 60.

ONION'S— $1 for good.

BEANS— Bayos, 85; Butter. ?3 SftgMS 50 for small and $3 50 3$4 for
large- Lima. $3 80; Pea. $3 50; Pink, $4 7fift*4 B0; Red, $4 GuaM 70;
small White, S3 50: large White, $3A3 25 P ctl.

BUTTER— We quote Jobbing lots : Fancy. 231 2j24c ; choice. 22o.2?c ; fair
to good, 1 7 322c; inferior lots from country store*, .l-'xi 17c; firkin
old, 2ft322ic for choice; new, 22@3fio; pickled roll, 2*326; Eastern

' CHEESE-Firm. California, He for obolcc: UfiU3jc for fair to
good; do, factorv, in boxes, 14316c; Eastern, 16317c.

EGGS-California. 28330c P doz; Butern.Z ».-L per doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 17a1*c; do, Heu«, 16317c;
Boosters, 8t5 50(3*7 "»0 for oldand$03$ll for young; Hens $6 50387 60
Broilers, 83 5o337. according to size: Duck*. $6388 50 p
dozen; Geese, 81 60381 76 p pair; Goslings, 81 &0a*2 26 per

GAME— Snip*, $2 25382 60 for English and 75c3$l for common;
Han 81 2fi3*l 7.".; Rabbits. CI 263»1 60.

WOO! -Weq Northern Free, 22331c; Choice Northern

Burrv 175 19; Calavaras and middle counties. 303133: San Joaquin and
coast'cl ' "l"lu and coast, inferior, 13316; San

Joaquin and coast, yt-.^r's clip, 14®l8o.

EUDBB kSD SKINS -Dry tilde*, usual selection, lijo.l.t- p lb;
culls oue-tbird less, and Mexican Hides 2c P lb less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Dry Oalf 17C322; Salted 8teer, over 66 lbs. lie p lb; 91

and Cow, medium, 0lc310c: iiubt do, 838*o ; Salted Up, 16 to 30
0,10c; Salted I P lb; Salted \eal. 12-^13c; Sheep

Skins " " 2&330C for Shearling*. 30;a60c for short, 6oc «.Wc for
medium, and 81381 *» apalc* for long wool and wool skins.
BntchfuHown Orwn SUna bring higber pricea.

TALLOW-Qootable at 8,a,8ic p lb for rendered and 11a12c tor
rafiaed. i*>tb tu nhirpfn« order.

Ml \TS-Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughU i-
ers to dealers: , _— _, . , _, *ia*

BEEF— Fttme, t-".Hlc; medium grade, «a.|c; inferior, 5hft6o

1 Vr\L-Large Calve«. 738c; small ones. &310c P lb.

MrTTON- Wethers are quotable at 4aA«le and Ewes at 4.e;J}c t?
lb* according to quality. .„-„, *, «,

rjnm- Spring la Quotable at 6a6jc P lb. __

PORK -Live Hogs, Ha*)c for hard and .-
Ie p lb for hard grain hogs.

>42

JJftje grmter m& J^ortsmatu

June 2

MULDOON WINS.

Description of the Wrestle— A Grand Display
of Muscle, Science and Good Grit.

Trials of strength and skill honestly contested never fail to
excite many conflicting passions in the human breast, but for
trials of any kind not bona fide there is but one feeling, that
of deep contempt. Honest efforts to win receive more liberal
rewards in America than any other country because the peo-
ple have more money to spend aud are not afraid to pay liber-
ally to be amused or excited. And so when the genial pub-
lic got to believe, as they soon did, that the wrestling match
between William Muldoon of New York, and Donald Dinnie
of Scotland, was for blood, the demand for tickets was enor-
mous. By S o'clock Saturday night the main body of the
Grand Opera House was well filled, the upper gallery was
packed to suffocation and a pile of seats erected on the stage
supported the weight of full 400 people. The study of the
crowd was as interesting an amusement to while away the
time before the wrestlers appeared as anything else. There
were all sorts of people there, but the crowd was mainly com-
posed of the "better sort." If Muldoon and Dinnie only
knew the small estimation in which professional wrestling
was held before their arrival they must have felt highly grati-
ified at the compliment paid to their reputation by the pres-
ence of an assembhige uf more than 2,000 people, including
Oooic ^f tiiemost prominent merchants and brightest thinkers
on the Coast. Captain Short waa there in charge of the police
detailed to preserve order and to hia efforts the press repre-
sentatives on the stage owe the uninterrupted viQw they had
of the match. The crowd was good-natured and orderly but
chafed a little at the long wait before the proceedings com-
menced and at 9 p. m. when Muldoon and Dinnie were intro-
duced, had begun to wonder a bit whether or not some acci-
dent had happened. The entrance of the wrestlers was her-
alded by Uncle Billy Jordan, who announced the terms of the
match. They were to wrestle thirty minutes Cumberland
style and thirty minutes Gneco Soman style, counting only
the time actually consumed in wrestling, Dinnie agreeing
to throw Muldoon twice as often as Muldoon threw him or
lose the match. The stake at issue was $250 a side, each
man backing himself. On Dinnie insisting it was agreed to
divide the gate money equally and the house having been
sold to speculators for $1,500, each man got $750, win or lose,
so it will be seen that the only stake was $500
and that the loser was $500 ahead on the
match. Still $500 added to the prestige of victory is enough
to induce men to do their best, and in this instance the total
absence of betting removed the slightest incentive to fraud.

The apparent odds of 2 to 1 given by Dinnie seemed a large
percentage in Muldoon's favor, but in reality the odds of the
match were much against him, assuming that Dinnie (as was
the case) had a gTeat advantage in the Cumberland style of
wrestling, for that style only requires the merest touch of
any part of the body to make a fall, while in Grfeco-Eoman
the rule demands two shoulders and a hip on the floor before
a fall can be counted. One style gives a chance for a pro-
tracted struggle on the floor while in the other a fall may be
accomplished in a few seconds. Dinnie winning the toss for
choice of styles began with a hold Cumberland fashion. The
men breasted each other and placing their hands behind each
other's backs, one under and one over, firmly joined their
hands together and then time was called. Muldoon entered
the match in the belief that he stood an equal chance with
Dinnie Cumberland wrestling, though he admitted he had no
experience in that style; but the first hold undecieved him.
Dinnie having the advantage of height, aimed to draw Mul-
doon up close to him so that he could put his height to good
use by bearing his opponent over. Muldoon not understand-
ing the policy of Dinnie's tactics made no resistance to this
and the instant the men were locked close together Dinnie
by an inside back heel threw Muldoon to the ground. Time,
0:221. This was as much of a surprise to the spectators as
it was to Muldoon, and for some reason the fall did notgetthe
winner the faintest round of applause. Muldoon smiled
grimly and Dinnie marched to his chair with a step as proud
as had Rob Eoy when marshaling the Clan Alpine. Still
another surprise awaited the spectators and that was an an-
nouncement by Billy Jordan that between the heats a rest of
five minutes would be allowed. This set the boys figuring,
and soon they arrived at the conclusion that five minutes
wait for every 22* seconds of work would keep them in the
Grand Opera house until 4 a. m.

The second bout was Gneco-Eoman style and right here
Dinnie showed plainly how he intended to win the match.
He stood away, warily trying to evade a hold, and as time was
taken in this style from the moment the men were ordered
up, every second wasted was a second gained by Dinnie. Mul-
doon was not long in catching on to this idea and went at
Dinme with tremendous dash and vim. The moment he took
hold Dinnie slipped to the ground face down, and spreading his
legs wide open lay still, passively resistinglMuldoon's efforts to
turn him on his buck. "Ah, oh!" laughed some of the
smart spectators, " this Scotchman is too clever for Muldoon,
he can lay that way as long as he pleases. " But Muldoon
had a trick that no one thought of and just when Dinnie had
comfortably settled himself for a snooze on the floor, Mul-
doon's powerful right ann wound itself around Dinnie's neck
and then, taking a grip that no human muscular force could
break, the arm began slowly to move. Naturally enough
Dinnie's head and neck moved too, and like a flash, the
Scotchman got the idea that either his body must follow his
neck or his neck leave his body. Bather than be a party to
a divorce so painful, Dinnie allowed his body to come, and
juHt at the instant when further resistance would have jepar-
dized his life he rolled over on to his back and shoulders and
Muldoon was given a fall. Time, 1 :32i.

Dinnie's neck and face presented a frightful appearance
when he faced the spectators. A large bruise under his chin
showed where the iron muscles of Muldoon's arm had liter-
ally eaten into the flesh. The veins on his face stood out
like rough twigs and the slow painful way in which he
moved Ins head Showed he, .lid no( relish the sport. In that
respect the spectators differed with him. They had felt
pained to see so popular and clever a wrestler as Muldoon
balked of a fall by Diunie'w dogged trick to save time, and the
wi^lit of Mnldoon's preventative to obstinacy was a delightful
revelation of the possibilities of wrestling to be rewarded
with cheer* and hand clapping to the full limit of lungs and
palms.

Five minutes spent in waiting and discussing the chances
and then a brief struggle Cumberland stylo, Muldoon was
wary and cautious enough, Imt his lack of experience was
a* ,iinst him and after twice lifting him clear off his feet, Din-
mo got thr B&me inside back heel as iu the first round and
v on the fall. Time, 54 seconds.
Round fourth, in Graeco-Roman style, was a beautiful ex-
•nition of Mnldoon's skill. Dinnie acted on the defensive,
Ding away as long as possible, but Muldoon was nut to be
■ ■■id, boring in. got a fair hold. Then Dinnie, by a

quick lock, got Muldoon down, but just as it seemed that
Muldoon must lose a fall, he rolled Dinnie over so quickly
that no one could see how it was done. Then Dinnie re-
peated his time-saving tactics and lay spread out on the floor
face down. Again Muldoon put his head in chancery and
proceeded to twist him over. This time Dinnie's resistance
to the fearful grip was less obstinate than before, and in 1:13
Muldoon had won the fall. The falls were now even, but it
had taken Muldoon twenty seconds more than twice as long
to throw Dinnie as it had taken Dinnie to throw Muldoon,
and at that rate Dinnie must be an easy winner. Muldoon,
however, had come to the conclusion that, as he could not
break nor evade Dinnie's hold Cumberland style, he might as
well play for the fall and not act on the defensive. This he
did, and in the fifth round Cumberland style got his shoulder
under Dinnie, and by a dexterous twist landed the Scotch-
man on the broad of his back. Time seven seconds, the
fastest round of the match. Muldoon's reward for beating
Dinnie at the latter's own game was a salute of applause such
as is rarely heard in a theater, and was only limited by the
physical capacity of the spectators. Dinnie looked a bit
chagrined, but still confident.

The sixth bout — Grasco-Eoman — was very lively. Dinnie
worked for a fall and succeeded in getting Muldoon in his
arms and lifting him clear off the stage. There he held him,
calmly waiting for the seconds to roll by and make his chance
of winning better; but Muldoon asserted his right to the title
of solid man by forcing his way to the floor, and seeing that
Dinnie did not want to take big risks, cunningly offered him
his body for a throw. Dinnie caught on, but alas for him
that he did so, for Muldoon quietly reached his hand back,
got a head grip and planted Dinnie on the floor. Time 1:21.

By mutual agreement a recess of fifteen minutes was had
ro recruit the energies of the wrestlers and further tax the
patience of the spectators. The rest seemed to do Dinnie
good, for in the next bout — Cumberland style — he threw
Muldoon in nine seconds. From this time to the twen-
tieth bout the work was of a uniform character, requiring
no special description. Dinnie threw Muldoon in short order
every bout, Cumberland style, and Muldoon threw Dinnie
all the Graaco-Eornan matches. Dinnie in spite of the terri-
ble neck-twisting persisted in his policy of defense and forced
Muldoon to resort to that cruel work nearly every bout. In
the tenth round Muldoon fairly forced Dinnie back to the re-
porter's table, then seizing him in his arms ran to the center
of the stage where he threw him heavily, falling on top. Din-
nie got up very much shaken, and feeling his nose, which
was contused. His arm was also bleeding. The thirteenth
bout Cumberland, the men went down side by side. Mr.
J. J. O'Brien who had been selected as referee gave it "no
fall" whereat some of the spectators hissed. Muldoon's face
flushed and he told Hallinan, his second, to give up the fall
to Dinnie. Then advancing to the footlights he said, " some
of you people don't understand how heavily I am handi-
capped in this match and I don't think you snould hiss me
for claiming my rights." Cries of "good man," "we did not
hiss yon," "go in and win," greeted this remark. Dinnie de-
clined to take the fall without the referee's order and that
gentleman again repeating "no fall" the pair took hold
again and in six seconds Muldoon was down. At 11 p. m.
Dinnie was away ahead on time and Muldoon appealed to
Hallinan, his judge and second, for advice. Hallinan, who is
a shrewd fellow, told him to keep away as far as possible in
the back holds, so that Dinnie could not bring his length of
back into play. Muldoon heeded the caution and then a
change came over the appearance of the match. Dinnie was
foiled. His giant frame and skill were of no avail to throw
Muldoon so long as the latter's back was nearly at right
angles to his hips, and insteadjof downing him in 9 or 10 sec-
onds,'as before it was 1 :57 ere the referee gave Dinnie the fall.
At this point Muldoon was one fall ahead. Time of Graeco-
Eoman 12:15&, time of Cumberland 5:51. Still the odds
were largely in Dinnie's favor, but Muldoon improved on his
experience and in the next bout Cumberland style repeated his
careful tactics and, try as he could, Dinnie could not budge
him. This was beating Dinnie with his own weapons with a
vengeance and the spectators entering into the spirit of the
sport heartily cheered Muldoon every time he evaded Din-
nie's attempt at a lock. At last Dinnie grew weary and,
quick as a flash, when he felt his opponent's grip weaken
Muldoon rushed in and with a hip lock hurled Dinnie to the
stage, shaking him severely. Time, 5:23i, the longest bout of
the match. Dinnie staggered to his seat virtually a beaten
man. His grand courage and endurance could not avail
against the youth and activity of his athletic opponent and
for the first time his spirits dropped. He had stood the se-
vere punishment administered by Muldoon without a mur-
mur, he had wrestled to win in a decent albeit a cautious
manner, and now that he felt his strength failing and saw that
his efforts would be of no avail his heart sank
and a look of pain stole over his face. But the old
Scotch blood and bottom were not yet ready to give in and
when time was called he was up and ready.

The 24th bout was Grreeo Roman, in which style he had no
chance to win a fall. He tried to evade a grip but Muldoon
rushed in like a huge panther full of strength and fire and
siezing him by the head shook it until the Scotchman was
dizzy. Then Muldoon caught him by the back of the neck
in a fearful grip and putting his shoulder under Dinnie's
chest got a lock that no human power could break nor human
skill avoid. " Do you give up the fall, " said Muldoon who
was loth to hurt his antagonist. "I give up the fall" re-
plied Dinnie and Muldoon unloosed his terrible clutch.
Time, 54 seconds. It was well for Dihnie that he gave up,
for had he not he would have been thrown clear over Mul-
doon's shoulder and perhaps off the stage and severely hurt.

After three more falls Muldoon was ahead on time at even
terms and sadly Dinnie gave up the match, explaining through
Jordan that he had foolishly tired himself out at the Cale-
donian picnic and was unable to go on, but he would be
pleased to meet Muldoon again.

Muldoon told the spectators that he was willing to wrestle
Dinnie for $500 or $1,000 aside, agreeing to throw him twenty
times in one hour Gnuco Roman style. He further chal-
lenged any two men in the city, which as he remarked was
full of good athletes, to wrestle a match for $500 a side, he
agreeing to throw each of them ten times in one hour, one
down the other to come on.

The times of the various falls were as follows:

First— Dinnie. 0:22.V.
Second— Muldoon. 1 :32j,
Third-Dinnie, 0:64.
Fourth— Muldoon, 1:13.
Ftftli-Miildoon, 0:07.
Sixth-Muldoon, 1:21.
Seventh— Dinuio, 1:09.
Eighth— Muldoon, 1:04.
Ninth— Dinnie, 0:09.
Tenth-Muldoon, 0:57ft.
Eleventh— Dinnie, 0:10.
Twelfth— Muldoon, 1:58.
Thlrtei-nth-Dlnoie, 0:12.
Fourteenth— Muldoon, 0:44.

Fifteenth— Dinnie, 0:58*.
Sixteenth-Muldoon, 0:341.
Seventeenth— Dinnie, 0:12,
Eighteenth— Muldoon, 0:59.
Nineteenth— Dinnie. 0:40.
Twentieth— Muldoon, 1:28.
Twenty-first-Dinnie, 1:57.
Twenty-second— Muldoon, 0:59.
Twenty-third— Muldoon, 5:B8fc.
Twenty-fourth— Muldoon, 0:54.
Twenty-ufth=-Dinnie, 1:311.
Twenty-sixth— Muldoon, 2:11.
Muldoon-15 falls, in 1(5:45$.
Dinnie-11 falls, in 13:4c.

The judges of the match were Jack Hallinan for Muldoon.

andD. A. gMcMillan of Bodie for Dinnie; Eeieree, J. J
O'Brien; Timekeepers, Fulda, Geiseman and Hiram Cook, all
of the Olympic Club.

During the evening Jordan introduced Hogan's " un-
known, " who is to wrestle Muldoon on Saturday night. He
proved to be Jules Eigel.

BASE BALL.

League Games.

Games won and lost by clnbs of the California Base Ball
League from April 1 np to date:

3
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o

a

o »

m

<

a

Q
P

<?

s

a
5"

a

a
W

r

1

a

1
1

1

2
3

22

36

2

1

2

1
2

18
19

1

*

1

23

Total Games LoBt

3

0

3

6

95

97

* Game postponed on account of rain.

A Championship Game.

The ninth championship game between the Eedingtons and
the Woonsocket Club at the Recreation Grounds on Sunday
showed a marked improvement in the number of spectators
present. The grounds were in admirable condition, the in-
field particularly, while the arrangements to keep the CTowd
in check did away with the disagreeable features of former
games. The reorganized team did well, and judging from
their initial game, they will before the season is much more
advanced, prove formidable opponents in the struggle for
honors. In the field, they play rapidly, throw accurately
and rarely miss an opportunity of making safe plays, and the
judgment of the team as to the proper play is excellent. This
was especially noticeable in the fourth inning with the Eed-
ingtons at the bat, when the latter failed to score by reason of
the quick, sharp play of the Woonsockets at first and behind
the bat. Lawton, who played catcher, is remarkably cool
for so young a player, and his catching is at the same time
quite pretentious, barring an ugly habit of reaching for wide
balls with one hand. He is ably assisted by Finn before the
bat, whose delivery was such as to keep the" other side's total
of base hits within reasonable limits. The playing of Muller
at second was decidedly erratic and out of a total of nine er-
rors, four are scored to his credit. Even the easiest balls
were fumbled and otherwise badly fielded. At the bat the
Woonsockets developed good strength, but they were unable
to overcome the excellent base running of their opponents.
It is worthy of note that at the commencement
of the games the Eedingtons were unusually weak
for a league club and considerable adverse com-
ment existed as to their qualifications, both as batters and
fielders, to be entitled to a place. Since that time, however,
they have steadily improved, so that they are now able to cope
with the other clubs with a fair prospect of success. They
are still weak at the bat, but even in this respect they have
shown much improvement. Neither club was severely hand-
icapped so far as their strength at the bat is concerned, the
totals giving a majority of two in favor of the Woonsockets.
Following is the score:

EEDINGTONS.

TB E BH PO

Arnold, If 5 10 0

J. Carroll, p 4 0 0 5

Incell, 11) 4 119

Bennett, 3b 4 2 2 1

Pope, 2b 4 0 0 1

Leman, c f 4 0 10

Mooney, r f 4

Moran.ss i 2 10

Creegan, c 4 1 0 11

Totals .

0 0

0 0 0

0 0
2

WOOXSOCKETS.
TB B

Lawton, c 5 1

Donahue, b a 3 1

Finn, p 5 0

Swanton , c f 4

Sullivan, 3b 4

Egan.lb 4

Mullen, 2b. 4

Wiseman, If 4

Leary, rf 4

..37 7 5 27

0 10 2 1

110

Totals 37 6 7 27 8 9

Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Eedingtons 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 I 0—7

Woonsockets 3 0 0 0 0 111 0—6

Earned runs — Redington 1. First base on errors— Redinpton 3, Woon-
socket 7. Called balls — Redington 1, Woonsocket 2. Left on bases —
Woonsocket 5. Struck out— Redington 8, Woonsocket 7. Double play
— Carroll. Wild pitch— Creegan. Passed balls — Creegan 3, Lawton 1.
Time of game, 2:40. Umpire, Charles Gagus. Scorer, J. F. Hennessy.

The question of establishing an amateur league is being
agitated again. The arrangements made some two months
ago, with this object in view, were abandoned at a time when
success of such a venture seemed to be assured. There is
an abundance of material for a good amateur league, and it
is to be regretted that more spirit is not shown in the matter
by those who can make it a certainty. Should matters be
definitely settled, the games will be played on the Oakland
grounds.

J. F. Hennesy, an old time ball-tosser, has been tendered
the position of official scorer. That brings up the question
of the official umpires. Where is Delos E. Ashley?

Jack Smith, the excellent first base man of the Knicker-
bockers, guards the bag for the Californias to-inorrow. An
admirable selection.

The league clubs contemplate an interchange of courtesies
with teams from the interior. Sacramento is the first place
on the list.

Frank Smith, formerly short stop for the Californias, is in
town but he appears to take little interest in the sport.

The Eedingtons go to Napa to-morrow to try conclusions
with the Twilight Club of that place.

Embden Geese.

The Embden is uniformly pure white, has prominent blue
eyes, flesh-colored beak, bright orange legs, remarkably
strong iu the neck, and its feathers tend to curl from the
shoulders to the head. They are very hardy, and well
adax>ted to this climate. Their flesh is highly esteemed by
epicures. It does not partake of that strong taste noticeable
in the common kinds of geese, but it is as tender and juicy,
when properly cooked, as that of our best wild aquatic fowls,
and less liable to shrink in the process of cooking. The
Embden originated in a town of that name in Hanover, ad-
joining Holland, a region including Olenburg and Saxony,
noted for the quality and production of geese. The Embdens
attain large size; in some instances a pair will weigh fifty or
more pounds. They are highly prized, not alone for the
delicacy and richness of their flesh, but also for the beauty
of their " blossommy " white plumage. — Poultry Monthly.

1883

JSfoc gvccdcr aud ^xrrtsmatt*

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Racing: in the East— Yearling1 Sales— Contin-
uation of the Western Circuit— Etc.

Probably there is no other week of the present year that is
fraught with such momentous interest to the admirers of the
running turf all over the world as the present one. More
important events will probably be decided in this country
during the course of the coming racing season than the Louis-
ville Derby or Baltimore Preakness stakes, the initial great
three-year-old stakes of 1SS3 east and west of the mount-
ains, or the Baltimore and Louisville Cups, but none that
will be run afterward will possess more general public inter-
est, for the reason of the line they will give to other great
stakes in the East and West.

Canadians will celebrate the Queen's birthday with racing,
etc., at Woodbine Park, near Toronto, on Thursday and
Saturday, while in England and France the two greatest turf
events of the year will have been relegated to the past before
these lines reach your Coast.

To-day the Epsom Derby drew its usual immense throng,
and the British nobility, members of Parliament, tourists
from all parts of the Continent, America, Australia, etc.,
jostled and elbowed with commoners and the "great un-
washed " that make up the half-million holiday-seekers cov-
ering the " downs," alike anxious to view the horses, riders
and result of this, the oldest turf event in the racing world,
while on nest Sunday Parisians will throng the Boiside Bou-
lougne en route to their picturesquely-embowered racetrack
at Chantilly, where the Grand Prix de Paris will be run and
won, no Foxhall or other Yankee horse being in this renewal,
however. Several are entered for the Paris race, as well as
for the Derby across the channel, but their chance is nil.
Indeed, it is doubtful whether either race saw any of Mr.
Keene's or Lorillard's horses at the post ; certainly not the
" blue and white spots" of your countryman, whose Bolardo
and other candidates were all scratched last week, according
to a cable message, so this country will not wear the blue
ribbon of 1SS3, which Iroquois so gallantly won for us two
years back. The great son of Leamington is engaged in the
Epsom Gold Cup on Friday of this week, his weight being
132 pounds, Sachem's 119 pounds. St. Blaise's victory to-day
from the smallest field of starters (S) on record was rather a
surprise to all but his party, but the colt ran a strong fourth
in the Two Thousand, which was not overlooked in England,
apparently, for, starting after the Guineas race at 25 to 1 in
the betting, he was steadily backed down to 5 to 1, his start-
ing price to-day. Galliard's third was a great disappoint-
ment. Girorle, our favorite filly and sister-in-blood to Iro-
quois, may, however, emulate on the British turf this fall
the deeds of her famous kinsman, and the news of her safe
arrival in Albion a few days since was gladly received by her
numerous admirers and well-wishers in this city, the mare
being a universal pet here.

The eight days' racing just closed at Lexington, Ky., the
center of the blue grass region, was a success pecuniarily but
a failure from a racing point of view, as very small fields came
to the post for a majority of the races, which included a half-
dozen walk-overs though fully 200 horses were stabled at and
around the grounds of the Kentucky association. The
reasons for this state of affairs are a conundrum, for
the club is the oldest {1S26) and best known in
America, and seemingly popular in that section. It has
one of the fastest tracks anywhere, and, as a
five-years lease of the premises is being negotiated
for by Watts & Co. of Louisville, another season will
doubtless see more life and vigor infused into the enterprise.
Some very notable races took place, however, during the
late meeting. Bondholder, three years, Lida Stanhope, five
years, and Farragut, five years, made a terrific finish and
great record over the mile and a quarter of ground that con-
stituted the distance for the Distillers' Stakes, worth some-
thing more than §2,000 to the winner. The time ofthisrace,
2:08i, has seldom been equalled and the youngster only
beat the mare a head, the namesake of the late naval hero
finishing at their^ hips after being "disappointed" in the
stretch. All these three nailers are engaged this week at
Louisville, and the colt Bondholder is in the Derby to-day,
postponed (for the first time in the history of the stake) from
yesterday by reason of a tremendous storm. Bondholder is
said to be inferior to Ascender, his stable companion, which
makes the chances of the son of Buckden look very rosy in-
deed, judged by Bondholder's running at Lexington. Lord
Kaglan, the winner of the Phoenix Hotel Stakes at Lexington
in which he beat McCloskey, Violator and others on a very
muddy track, is one of the starters for the Derby, and as the
going will be bad, he is well thought of. Some tine two-year-
olds came out at Lexington, Eva S, Rosary, the Perhaps
colt, Admiral, etc. Leonatus, another candidate for to-day's
great race, showed up in great form at Lexington, his Blue
Ribbon a mile and a half in 2:3Si being a fine race, though
he beat a poor field. However, he ran in such easy style
that he at once jumped to the position of fayorite in the bet-
ting, 2 to 1 being hard to get to-day in the city. His party,
with Donahue to ride, are backing the colt as if the race was
over, and the famous jockey telegraphed to this city yester-
day, "Leonatus can't lose it." Ashe bestrode the colt at
Lexington, he ought to know something about his caliber,
but the mud to-day is liable to upset many nicely-laid calcu-
lations. Vera, a King Alfonso filly, also in the Pate Stable
with Bondholder, Ascender, etc., defeated the famous filly
Queen Ban quite easily in the Ashland Oaks at Lexington in
a fast race, the mile and a quarter being run in 2;10|.
Queen Ban made the running for a little over half the race
and then quit as if she had been shot, either from overwork
or sexual causes. She was a very warm favorite and her
backers fell heavily as her chances for the Derby, which it
was thought she would be the first filly to win, look very
slim now. Vera is out of Veritas, a Lexington mare, and, as
she comes of a staying stock, will doubtless add the Oaks
at Louisville to the Lexington trophy.

Lexington closed on Thursday and the next day the year-
ling sale of Messrs. Boweu & Co. took place at Paris, Ky.
The Billets sold well, though the average was rather under
last year. The highest priced youngster was bought by the
Dwyers. On the following day, Saturday, Spring Station,
Ky., was the scene of the most memorable sale of youngsters
that ever took place in this country. Between forty and
fifty colts and fillies, the property of Dave Swigert, aud the
get of the Virgil, Glenelg, and the late stallion Monarchist,
brought a total of nearly fifty thousand dollars! Shall any
one deny the prosperity of the American turf after this? The
Dwyers bid $5, 100 for La Polka colt, secured the "crack"
colts of the lot, and the Monarchists brought good prices,
a deserved tribute to.the dead Victor over Bassett, Fosteraud
the best horses of his time. TheGlenelgs brought high figures,
as they always do. Mr. Swigert received many congratulations
on his success, and it was some consolation for the loss he
sustained by the untimely death of Monarchist last month.
Monday the Alexander sale was brought off at far-famed

Woodburn, and the prices obtained were the lightest on rec-
ord. It seemed as if the Elmendorf sale had exhausted the
market, for bidders were scarce and only two animals brought
fair figures, a decided novelly at Woodburn, whose yearlings
generally fetch the highest prices of any of the spring sales.
But fashion sometimes rules the market in turf matters, as
well as those of other branches of trade, devote! to the
fluctuating fancies of the "creme de la crenie," and festive
" dudes" of our gay metropolis.

Last week's race-meeting at Washington was the
first of the Eastern circuit, that goes on to Baltimore this
week, followed in rapid succession by Jerome, Sheepshead,
Moninouth, etc. The course at Washington is charmingly
located, within ten minutes' ride of the city, and fine old for-
est trees, a beautiful lawn, etc., add a picturesque ensemble
equalled by few tracks in the East. The racing last week
was very fair, and the management derived a pecuniary suc-
cess, though speculation was exceedingly limited, and the
starting abominable, some of the races, particularly the Two-
Year-Old Stake on the first day, wearing out the patience of
the crowd. Good starters are scarce, Capt. Conner, Caldwell
and Sheridan being the best we have. Tolu by Ten Broeck,
was the winner of the Youthful Stakes, named above, and as
she ran the half-mile in 0:501 she will doubtless be heard from
later. Antrim, by Vauxhall, Lizzie Mack, by Alarm, and
Fairview, by Legatee (by Lexington), ran very creditable three-
year-old races/and of the older horses, Crickmore, five years,
Duke of Montalban, five years, Homespun, four years, Hilar-
ity, four years, Jim Nelson, aged, and others ran well, the
first-named famous five-year-old coming out in his 'SI form,
apparently. In that year he was the best three-year-old in
the East, barring Hinda, and if his "leg" stands, Gov. Bowie
will run some good races with him yet. The Cup, at Wash-
ington, Montalban captured from Ella Warfield, Hartford,
Compensation, Hilarity and others in grand style, winning
the two miles and a quarter in 4:04. Spellman, who rode the
Duke, left for Louisville the next day, where he is engaged to
ride Drake Carter in the Derby. Baltimore opened the Fim-
lico course to-day, postponed from yesterday by reason of
bad weather. Four flat races and a jumping race came off
with eclat, the most noticeable contest being the Eancocas
Handicap, which was won by the top-weight, Gov. Bowie's
Crickmore, with 120 pounds. He beat a fair field in the wind,
giving some as much as thirty pounds, and looks like troub-
ling the best of them this season, if (a rather big "if," too)
his three good legs will pull him through.

Jerome Park , throws open its gates on the 30th, and in
spite of failure to obtain any relief regarding the unjust em-
bargo in its betting privileges, bids fair to have good racing,
several rich stakes and handicaps are to be decided, and the
field for the Withers, Jerome, Ladies, Jnvenile and
other stakes, together with the Fordham, Great Metropolitan
Jockey Club and other handicaps promise to be large. Last
week declarations were due from the first three of the above-
named stakes, and although nearly thirty horses were elim-
inated from each of them, enough are left to make the strug-
gle very doubtful and exciting. The most notable seceders
were the Dwyers' colt Barnes and Mr. Withers' Knight, but
both these colts are sound apparently, and are intended for
later events. Kivalry runs high between the partisans of
Geo. Kenney, Pizarro and Jacobus for the Withers Stakes, to
be run June 20, and each is claimed as a sure winner. Ken-
ney and the Dwyers' other horses have been at Jerome some
time, and they look in A 1 condition. As one of the other
trainers there observed a few mornings ago as Koe's string
defiled out on the track for their usual exercise, "they quite
overshadow the rest of the horses here." But then the
strings of the brothers Lorillard, Kelly, Appleby & Johnson,
etc., are yet to arrive there, so the remark of the above trainer
must not be construed in too literal a sense.

A good story comes East about Jim Williams, the well-
known owner of Checkmate and others. At Nashville's late
race meeting he entered in a two-year-old race two of his
youngsters, Bob Miles and Laura Gould. He figured out
that he could beat all the runners but the favorite Harding,
and accordingly went and invested $500 on his filly, Laura
Gould, for second place. After instructing the boy on Laura
Gould how to ride the race, the flag was dropped and the !
field went away. But "Jim," with all his shrewdness, had
neglected to mention his little arrangement to the boy on his
colt Bob Miles. Denouement and interesting finish to all
but James, the favorite coming down the stretch, winning
easily, and the "black and scarlet" of Williams winning sec-
ond and third. Everything looked lovely until nearing the
wire, when the boy on Miles, with praiseworthy emulation,
considering his total ignorance of his employer's speculation,
shot his colt ahead and beat his stable companion out, as
well as James. The last seen of "Jim " he was looking for
a stout club to use on his own person at 9 o'clock p. m.

The Derby at Louisville and Leonatus' victoiy will be wired
to your coast no doubt. Seven horses started and Drake
Carter was second, Lord Raglan third, and Ascender, Chat-
ter, Pike's Pride and Standford Keller unplaced. The time,
2:43, was fast for the state of the track, which was deep in
mud. The pooling was heavy at Ascender $300, Lord Bag-
Ian $265, Drake Carter XZoo, Leonatus, $250, field $100, and
the backers of the favorites thought their choices invincible;
but only one could win. and Leonatus, ridden by Donahue,
was the lucky one, your correspondent having called your
readers' attention to this horse repeatedly this spring.

Bomero, the gray stallion from your coast, has been entered
by Goldsmith for the July meeting at Washington, D. C.

The trotting horse Moose, 2:19.], domiciled in Ogdeusburg,
N. Y., is thought to be all right again.

Black Cloud, the black trotting stallion, 2:17], has been
sold for $8,000.

The feat of Johnny Murphy in driving Mr. Bowen's Pick-
ard a mile at Fleetwood in 2:1G{ is exciting great comment in
trotting circles, and last week Mr. Rockefeller's team trotted
a mile there in 2.22.',. Yours, PACIFIC.

New York, May 23, 1883.

The young trotting mare Bronze, record 2:25J in the four-
year-old seven-heat race at Chicago, has just been sold by I!.
D. McKinney to James A. Lamsly of Lawrence, Kansas, fur
$15,000. A little more than two years ago Buck DiokersOD
of Greensburg, Iud., bought Bronze (or aboul s 135, and
during that year sold her to his brother, Pat Dickerson, of
North Vernon, Ind., for $450, the latter considering thai
Enck had rather "put it onto " him in price. The day after
Bronze made her record at Chicagu, Pat Bold her to Mr. Mc-
Kinney for §7,500.

John Paiue of Gilroy has five horses, from n Bucking roll

to a four-year-old, which lie will trot against any five

age owned by one man in the State, for $100 ahorse.

Although 30,000 paper wheels were in use on 150 different
roads last year, but three failures were reported, and none <<f
these were serious or harmed any one.

Dr. C. H. Mack of Walla Walla has sold to E. -I. Williams
of the same place a yearling by Alwood, damLaly Lightfoot,
by Milliman's Bellfounder, for $300.

ROWING.

The Pro-Amateur Association.

Some of the young gentlemen connected with the so-called
Pacific Amateur Kowing association have expressed their dis-
pleosnre at being criticised for their endeavors to regulate
the "rowing interests " of the Pacific Coast. Without enter-
ing into an extended discussion as to what are the "rowing
interests " which the association is plodged to advance
we Btated a few weeks ago that the association was
at least superfluous and possibly impertinent. Several of the
most elocpieut delegates of the association pretend to repre-
sent clubs which for many years have taken no interest in
rowing on this coast, and cannot within six mouths be in-
duced to enter a siugle crew in any competition open to men
superior to the fourth class. It is somewhat impertinent for
the self-appointed representatives of these moribund country
rowing clubs or antediluvian aquatic associations of the
Sacramento river and the Suisun marsh to step into the ranks
of the metropolitan oarsmen and attempt to palm off their
fossilized ignorance as valuable knowledge. The association
might have had a better standing if its real purpose had been
partiallj' concealed. As soon, however, as the association
revealed its sinister purposes to "advance the rowing inter-
ests" by grabbing whatever prizes the Fourth of July might
offer, every intelligent rowing man became convinced of the
insincerity of the organization aud the uselessness of its ex-
istence. The "rowing interests " of the Pacific Coast do not
6uffer for lack of prizes and no association is needed to drum
up trophies. The best evidence of this fact is the impossi-
bility of getting, in the active clubs of San Francisco, crews
to compete for the handsome championship cup offered by
the Breeder and Sportsman. In November last a race
was rowed for that trophy and since then the cup has re-
mained in undisputed possession of the winners, who ob-
tained it by an easy victory over one rival shell crew. As
long as such a trophy remains uncontested it is ridiculous to
talk of the necessity of an association to "advance the inter-
ests of rowing on the Pacific Coast " by obtaining prizes.
What is needed is an association that shall look for oarsmen
instead of prizes, and the way to form it is not by placing
the self-styled representatives of moribund marsh clubs in
the majority and vesting old professional rowers with the power
to define the status of amateur oarsmen and regulate all
contests, whether for the money so dear to their grade of
athletes or the medals so much appreciated by genuine ama-
teurs.

Hanlan Excited.

It is not often that Hanlan talks disparagingly of his fellow
professionals. Those who know him best credit him with a
remarkably even and charitable disposition, but when, in ex-
ceptional cases, he appears as a critic, he wields his tongue
almost as effectually as his sculls. He is said to have made
the following comments on a much-bepraised oarsman, and
not without a good deal of provocation and justification:
"Davisought not to be rated with first-class scullers, as he
never rowed and beat one. I'll bet I can beat him 20 seconds
in five miles. I would not say so much about him only his
friends have criticised me, stating that I depended on my
strength, was not a finished sculler and that Kennedy and
his partner were from a scientific school. I think, if the
truth was told, that they copied from me, and not I from
them. Until Davis rows a first-class man and beats him, he
will not be entitled to occupy a place among first-olass oars-
man." Davis has made an immense reputation as an oars-
man and a great deal of money as well by comparatively un-
important performances. His chief claims to notoriety rest
on his rowlock, which is only an improvement of an inven-
tion which was old before he ever sat in a racing shell.

There is considerable activity among the wherry rowers of
Long Bridge, and more than one of the craft regards the
nest prize for wherry rowers as his. It is not at all unlikely
that, as happened last year, some pale stripling from North
Beach may row up and knock out the stalwart men of the
South End in a style that will make them sad for the next
year. Well do we remember how a year ago, when a hercu-
lean wherry rower, with knots of muscle on his legs and a
back like a scow, was stepping into his boat, he remarked to
a sympathetic friend: "If that bhoy from North Beach bates
me, I'll ate me boat." The boy did walk his log and the boat
is still unmasticated.

The correspondent of the Turf, Fkld and Farm did not
see the Mclnerney-Peterson race very clearly, for he states
that the struggle home was for a time a severe one. The fact
is, the severity of the struggle ceased as soon as the men
passed the snip-yard on their way up the stake-boat. Off
the rolliug mills Melueruey was a beaten man. and his oppo-
nent was assure of winning as a man could possibly be.

The accident to T. Flynn, of the Pioneer Club, was im-
mensely magnified by the imaginative reporters of the daily
press. An excited novice in a Whitehall boat, who was
spurting with a friend, ran into the Pioneer man and slightly
bent his outrigger. Being accustomed to the water, the
Pioneer man took a dive to save his boat, and hence the
lurid description of his being "nearly drowne 1. "

The Ariel Rowing Club, having the champion single sculler
of the coast and the champion four-oar-shell crew, is ambi-
tious of the distinction of obtaining the champion barge Drew.
A fine barge has accordingly been ordered from Twigg; and
will be on the water before the 4th of July. The Arieis show
a spirit that is worthy of being emulated.

The Canadian amaienr champion oarsman Joseph Laing
will leave Montreal for Boston in June to compete in the
races tin re. Jacob Gaudaur will row for the professional
single scull prizo at Pullman, 111., on June 22. He is train-
ing at Creve Coour Lake, Mo.

Bowing isalmost a thing of the past in England. Bui. ear
was compelled to postpone his regatta owing to tin- difficulty
• <( obtaining entries and by lafc accounts the chances of tho
Ohinnery regatta not taking place this year were strong.

According to a Canadian newspaper, Courtney is anxious
"tomeel Hanlan again. " Tbafe about all Courtney will
ever do— meet the champion as he is ooming home from tho
stake boat.

M. i I his wherry repaired. The athletic out-

ler*a broken leg is evidently rong again.

A private dispatch from Salt Lake to a gentleman in Ciia
as that E. J. Baldwin's Lucky B. by Rutherfoid—
Maggie Emerson, wan taken sick from pinkeye at Sail Lake
and will n ■ ii'1 any of his Bumnki

Gano will he went on East whore he will pn
account of himself.

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June 2

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The Sacramento Trouble.

Sadly we undertake the task of reviewing trie action
of the judges and the attempted reversal of their de-
cision by the Capital Turf Club. It is a duty, however,
that cannot be shirked, and, unpleasant though it be, to
pass it by without comment would be detrimental to the
interests at stake. The trouble originated from drivers
attempting to perpetrate frauds, and in one of the cases,
at least, the evidence is so conclusive that, there is not a
shadow of doubt about the guilt of the party. The tes-
timony that has been submitted to us, and the relia-
bility of which is beyond question, is that the driver
of Long John admitted that he could have won the
second heat, the reason given for not doing so be-
ing that he was ordered by the owner to do
so, and this was the only justification he offered. Th<*
owner denied having given such instructions, although
the denial had really no bearing on the case further than,
had it been proved, the owner would have been incul-
pated, and he, as well as the driver, punished. There
could not be a plainer case of fraud, and no amount of
sophistry will redeem the transaction from the obloquy
attending.

There is only one excuse for "laying up a heat,"
that being when it clearly increases the chances to
win. A bad start in a trotting race, a break through
which so much ground is lost that it would be dangerous
to endeavor to strain the horse to a point that would in-
capacitate it from trotting in other heats, when the con-
testants are so nearly equal that it will give the one who
does not struggle an advantage in succeeding heats, may
be offered in excuse. One of the strongest arguments
against races of heats is the opportunity offered for com-
binations to defeat a particular horse, and the tempta-
tions that arise from the varying features to act dishon-
estly. In racing the substitution of dashes has been of
immense service in popularizing the turf ; in trotting,
heat races are so intimately associated with the sports of
the track that it will be difficult to provide other races
that will be as satisfactory. There is an entire absence
of logical reasoning, not a single excuse for giving away
a heat, the winning of which would end the race. It is
a clear — absolutely clear — proof of fraud. "When the
judges had evidence that this was the case, no other
course was left than to punish the offender by expulsion.
There can be no extenuating circumstances when a horse
is deliberately restrained from winning a heat, and the
admission of the driver that he lost purposely is such
convincing proof, so far as he is concerned, that it would
be foolish to reject the confession. There mio-ht be
a case in which a driver would incur the odium and sub-
mit to the penalty to save money wagered, but should
that arise, there would bo evidence apart from his state-
ment. The expulsion of the driver of Long John was
imperatively demanded, and in all fairness it was mani-
festly proper to declare the pools and bets off. The other
points do not figure, and whether the race should be also
declared void or the money given to the horse which fin-
ished first in the second and third heats has no bear-
ing - n the main question. There is ground enough
for .'egrets that a driver should give occasion for
hment it is still worse when a body of men sus-
him in the disreputable course, and endeavors to

shield him from the penalty the crime entails. The only
sure foundation to build upon is honesty. Important as
it is in the ordinary affairs of life it is doubly so' in con-
nection with turf and track sports. It is the corner
stone of the edifice, the key that holds the arch in place.
Those who do not recognize the importance must be got
rid of, and more than that, there must be a joint effort on
the part of all those who are interested to render dishon-
esty on the turf so loathsome that only the vilest will
engage in it. So different has been the estimate that we
have heard the culprits boast of the part they played
and recount the history of their infamy with a gusto
that would lead a listener, unacquainted with the situa-
tion, into the belief that they had performed some meri-
torious deeds. When deserved punishment is followed
by equally well-deserved contumely, there will be puri-
fication. When the violator is ostracised, when the self-
abasement is supplemented with public ignominy, there
will be little necessity for the punitive portion of the code-
which relates to voluntary losing of races, and more good
will be effected than can be done by the severest penalty
which does not imply a loss of standing in the commun-
ity. There are others equally as guilty as the man who
carries out the design. Whoever wins with a knowledge
that the winning is a prearranged plan shares in the
guilt and should share in the ignominy. There is an
apathy connected with this phase of the question that fis
lamentable. Men who would scorn to do an act of dis-
honesty will seek for " points " to guide them in betting,
all the better pleased if they can get "on the inside"
when a track robbery is to be perpetrated. The tempters
are oftentimes more to blame than the tempted. They
make crime remunerative and offer a reward for thievery
which without their aid would be barren of spoils. The
condoning of grievous offenses before there can be a
claim o repentance is also inimical. It encourages
wrong-doing by holding out a sure chance of escape and
grants an immunity which leads to subsequent encroach-
ments. It makes those who administer justice appear
ridiculous, and turns the frowns of Jupiter into the grim-
aces of a clown. Sympathy for offenders is praise-
worthy and to aid in reformation is an attribute of the
good. But to flourish a lash in one hand and hold out a
reward in the other brings contempt, and the culprit in
lieu of changing his course laughs at the simplicity of
those who have befriended him and chuckles over the
acuteness that has averted the blow. Forseeing that the
good nature and kindly feelings of a majority could be
so easily imposed upon, the National Association
adopted a rule which would obviate the difficulty. It is
put out of the power of a " Member " to modify a sen-
tence of expulsion imposed by the judges, and the
only method of obtaining a reversal is to follow the
course marked out in the by laws and rules. This
brings the case before a body of unprejudiced cen-
sors who are not swayed by feelings of enmity
nor favoritism and who will see that if injustice
has been done to the appellant he is grant-
ed relief. The club had no right in the first
place to indorse the action of the j udges further
than the indorsement lent a moral support by
sustaining them in the performance of a duty, and thus
accepted part of an unpleasant load.

The reconsideration of the vote was simply a with-
drawal of that support, a wavering of purpose, an imbe-
cility of intention, as it might be termed, a desire to
carry out a sympathetic feeling regardless of the injury
which was sure to follow.

That it was done thoughtlessly we feel assured. There
could not have a reference to the rules, as the language is
too plain to be misunderstood. Section 1, Rule 52 is as
follows: "Right of appeal" is the caption, and the word-
ing: "Appeals may be taken to the associate member in
cases of suspension by order of the judges of a race or of
an officer acting for a member, but members shall not
remove nor modify any fine imposed by the judges of a
race, nor review any order of expulsion." Article vii., Sec-
tion 8, of the By-Laws is: " Each of said District Boards
shall have jurisdiction on all questions of fraud or other
matters relating to the turf, arising in said district."

From these extracts it will be palpable that the penal-
ty still stands, and we sincerely hope that a meeting of
the club will be held at an early date in order that the
matter may be righted. We feel much interested in the
well being of the Capital Turf Club. There was so
much spirit and enterprise exhibited by the people of
Sacramento in sustaining the sports of the turf and track
that anything which will militate against their efforts is
a serious matter. In every other respect the meeting
was thoroughly satisfactory, and gave promise of a revi-
val of spring racing and trotting that would be of great
benefit to the breeders of this Coast. That anything
should occur to mar the harmony or interfere with the
good intentions is to be deplored, and it is the universal
wish of all that the good work so heartily done may not
be hindered by an incumbrance which comes from a
misunderstanding of the rules, and too much leniency.

There appears also a want of proper organization.
The government should be in the hands of an executive
committee, board of directors, trustees, stewards or what-
ever name it is thought best to give the few who have
management of affairs. A small body of men would
never make such a blunder as to lay the association lia-
ble to the National Association by such a palpable in-
fringement of the rules, neither would they be so likely
to be influenced by pressure^ from those who counseled
a violation of the laws. In all the associations which
we have known this is the only exception, and it will
certainly be much better if it conforms to the general
custom. With the change will come a more thorough
system and a safeguard in having the management in
the hands of a few competent men. It will also relieve
the members from importunity that at times is difficult to
resist and prevent the recurrence of what can only lead
to ruiu. The reasons for taking the Long John case
for illustration are that it is so clearly de-
fined, and that there can be no rebutting testimony
which will change the aspect. The action of the judges
in the others was, doubtless, based on good grounds, and
if one report we have heard is true there was a flagrancy
of conduct that cannot be excused nor palliated.

Duties of Trainers.

We are in receipt of a letter from a gentleman who
offers suggestions that are well worthy of consideration.
Our correspondent and his partner own a stable of race-
horses, and these were placed in the hands of a trainer.
The trainer took them to a racecourse and after their
arrival he made a visit to a neighboring city, a few miles
from the course, and did not return for four days. In
the mean time the horses were without proper care, and
were not exercised at all. They had shown very well at
home but the break was fatal to their chances, not only
incapacitating them for that meeting but also compel-
ling them to be declared out of their engagements at
another. In view of this the query is sent us " whether
a rule could not be framed to cover the ground, and that
a trainer, when culpably negligent, should be suspended
or expelled ?" While it is difficult to provide a remedy
for such a flagrant violation of trust reposed, through
the instrumentality of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse
Association, under the present law, there might be a
guard which will afford some protection to owners. This
would be the granting of certificates to train and ride,
and revoking them when the holders were proved to be
unworthy. It will not do to base these certificates on
capacity, leaving the employers to be the sole judges of
that, but let the question of character of the applicant
be the ground on which they are granted.

A palpable neglect of duty, such as is complained of,
when a charge was made, and substantiating evidence
produced, would warrant the revocation, the publication
of which would put others on their guard and make it
difficult for the party to obtain employment. There are
objections, however, to this plan, one of which is that so
rigid a censorship might be thought an interference with
the relations between the employer and employed. It
might open the way for frivolous complaints, and lead
to the bringing of petty squabbles between owner and
trainer into the association. The trouble would be to
draw the line which marked a sufficient dereliction of
duty to warrant a charge being made. When a trainer
so far neglects the interests of his employer as to leave the
horses which are entirely under his care for a period of
four days, and that just before the commencement of a
meeting in which they are engaged, there can be no ques-
tion that the severest penalty sbould follow.

In this instance the horses were at such a distance
from the owner that he was without knowledge of the
delinquency until it was too late to remedy the neglect,
and it is not surprising that he felt very much aggrieved.

In the letter he alludes to the committee appointed,
the duties of which are broad enough to cover cases of
this kind, and at the next annual meeting there may be
some action that will lead to correction. At all events,
it is well worthy of notice, as every one who owns race-
horses is interested, and the letter of our correspondent
may be the means of bringing about a better state of
affairs.

This is not the only instance that has come to our
knowledge, as there have been several analogous cases
since our residence in California. One man of our ac-
quaintance gave up the turf sports entirely from the
trouble he had of this kind, and two others have come
within an ace of following his example. Should some
plan be devised which will compel trainers, of the stamp
under discussion, to attend to their duties, it will be a
welcome change, and encourage the training of horses
that are now idle. There are so few really reliable and
competent trainers in this State that employment must
necessarily be given to those who do not possess these
qualities in unison, and though compulsory good be-
havior is rather difficult to enforce, the fear of punish-
ment may be more potent in correcting the evil than ad-
vice and admonitions.

1883

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An Explanation.
Since writing the article on the Sacramento expul-
sions Charles H. Shear paid us a visit and according to
his statement, which he says can be completely verified,
his case is very different from the accounts that were
published in the Sacramento papers. His expulsion was
not ordered by the judges of the race, but at a meeting
of the club when he did not have an opportunity to de-
fend himself from, the charge. The following card was
published in the Sacramento Bee of May 24, and the ap-
pended certificate of the owner of the horse corroborates
Mr. Shear's statement :

"In your issue of last Saturday in an article in relation
to the races of the previous day there are statements which
are incorrect, and being very damaging to me and my son I
trust you will allow me a little space in which to set myself
right. I drove Shaker to the best of my ability during three
heats. After the second heat I requested Mr. Odell, his
owner, to get another driver, as I did not think the horse
was in condition to win the race. At my request Mr. Odell
did get another driver after the third heat, and succeeded in
winning the fourth and fifth heats, but in the slow time of
2:35£ and 2:38. The article published referred to above
stated that Mr. Odell had been almost supporting me
during the winter. This is altogether without foundation,
as I have never received a cent from Mr. Odell in my life.
We are friendly and I think he believes I did well by his
horse while I kept him. Eelative to my being ruled off by
the Capital Turf Club, I can only say that I think the action
altogether unwarranted, as I resigned my seat behind Shaker
voluntarily, after having done my best to win. As to my
former suspension by the Agricultural Society, it came about
through a misunderstanding as to the payment of entrance
money; and I was finally reinstated without payment. One
word as to my son: The assertion that he attempted to
catch hold of or frighten Shaker when he was coming in on
the last heat has not a particle of truth in it, as will be
shown in due time. C. H. Shear."

" The above statement by Mr. Shear, so far as I have any
acquaintance with the facts, is correct. I have no occasion
to find fault with him. M. M. Odell. "

We are pleased to give publicity to the emphatic denial,
as it is a much better state of affairs that the club has been
hasty in rendering judgment than that a driver had been
guilty of practices which justified the sentence. To
remedy this may have been the cause of the club recon-
sidering the vote of the previous meeting without taking
into consideration the injury it was doing by revoking a
sentence legitimately pronounced, and on evidence that
could not be controverted. It has been claimed that, as
a member cannot reinstate, it cannot expel. This does
Dot follow. There may be instances of gross fraud when
the evidence cannot be obtained until the judges, who
officiated, have left the stand, or even so long after the
occurrence that they cannot be reached. There is no
question that if judges had announced a sentence of ex-
pulsion, and, before they had vacated the stand, become
convinced that the penalty was wrongfully inflicted, they
could countermand the decree and reverse the verdict.

On this ground, if the secretary has not notified the
National Association of the expulsion of Mr. Shear, and
the reconsideration of the vote of expulsion, and upon evi-
dence submitted it was early shown that wrong had been
done, no further action is necessary, and the case stands
as though there had been no verdict rendered. This will
only apply where the club has acted apart from the
judges of the race, and without any action having been
taken by them. Should the secretary of the club have
sent the notice of expulsion to the secretary of the
National Trotting Association the appeal can only come
before the District Board, Board of Review, or, in case of
mutual agreement, be arbitrated by the president of the
National Trotting Association. If notices of expulsion
and reinstatements have been forwarded the former will
only hold good, and in that case there will have to be
an appeal to the proper tribunal. We sincerely hope
that Mr. Shear can offer such convincing proof of his
innocence — so clearly establish that ho was guiltless of
any attempt at fraud — that his most bitter enemy will ac
knowledge that he was wronged when the punishment
was inflicted, and if the case has to be carried to a higher
court place nothing in the way of his reinstatement.
There are numerous instances where drivers and jockeys
are accused without a shadow of proof of guilt, and un-
fortunately there have been so many well-established
cases of fraud that it is not surprising that there should
be suspicions, and semblances given weight when there
is so black a cloud resting upon trotting sports. With
a settled and invincible determinatfon on the part of
every driver to go straight, the incubus will be removed,
and though it will take time to establish confidence, such
a course will eventually bring about the desired result.
Follow the guilty with inexorable punishment, protect
the innocent, are the duties of every one who is in a posi-
tion to reward or punish, and the aim of every associa-
tion.

Bay District Trotting- Meeting.

In the advertising columns will be found tho pro-
gramme of the Bay District Association. The classifica-
tion is 3:00, 2:40, 2:28, 2:24, free-for-all and four-year-olds
and under, and the purses are liberal. The dates fixed are
August 11, 15, 18, 22, 24 and September 1. Two of the

dates, 11th and 18th, clash with the Pacific Coast Blood
Horse Association, and this, we are informed by the sec-
retary, came from a request made by some of the
Knights Templar, and not from any desire to encroach
on dates already fixed. There should be plenty of sup-
port for such, as at that time there will be so many vis-
itors in San Francisco that a large attendance is assured.
The opportunity offered to gratify a penchant by a choice
between racing and trotting will add to the interest, and
the discussion of which shall be visited will give more
prominence than otherwise would be the case. Thus the
turn-out may exceed what it would have been, and cer-
tainly there will be people enough to sustain both meet-
ings with more than a probability of such buing the
result. The arrangement of the classes is favorable
for a large entry list, and without taking the trouble of
going over the records, we think that tho figures selected
will suit a large number of trotters. The arrangement
is similar to that of the Golden Gate and State fairs, and
will give the horses a chance to put the polish on for Jhe
subsequent contests. Never before has there been such a
trotting circuit in California, and from the opening until
the close there will be busy work. So far, we do not
hear of any animal in its class being so superior as to
frighten the others, and as nearly as can be foretold at
the present time, the battles will be fiercely waged from
start to finish.

Starting Horses.

Elsewhere will be found articles copied from the New
York Spirit of the Times and Melbourne Sportsman in re-
lation to the starting horses in races, and both advance
some capital ideas to overcome the serious trouble which
is not confined to one section. It is a greater trouble in
one place than another, although complete immunity
from a portion of the annoyances can never be looked
for. According to reports, published and oral, there is a
better system in England than prevails in this country
or Australia, and if something can be gained by adopt-
ing the rule in force on the other side of the Atlantic by
all means let it be tried. Rules are without value, how-
ever, unless there is an intelligent enforcement of the
provisions, and a firm, sensible man will dobetter, with-
out any other guide than his natural sense, than a vacil-
lating, good-hearted individual with all the laws in the
world at his command. We like the English rule, which
is given in the article from the Sportsman, and a man
with some experience and lots of determination can cer-
tainly make starts under it which will be satisfactory in
a majority of cases. The main thing is to compel obe-
dience to commands, and if this cannot be done by fines,
heavier penalties must be awarded. This firmness is
fully as necessary under the English rule, as walking the
horses from a point nearly one hundred yards from the
starting score will be bard to control if the jockeys, as
well as the horses, are inclined to break away. As the
articles copied are so plain as not to require elucidation,
and also marked by a sound understanding of the re-
quirements, all that is necessary is to call attention to
them, and request careful perusal.

The Jersey Herd Book.

The call for a convention of all those interested in the
breeding of Jerseys, which was published in this paper
of the 19th ult., has elicited a response from a larger
number than was expected. Among the breeders there
is not a dissenting voice,j;and the benefits that will follow
are acknowledged by all those who are engaged in breed-
ing. The interest is not confined to those who own
herds. There are a great many who own one or two
cows who feel just as keenly the importance of having a
true registry kept, and this class is increasing more rap-
idly than many are aware of. There is a constant in-
quiry for animals for family use, and though the price
these people are willing to pay does not come up to the
valuation of the bluest of the blue bloods, it is liberal
enough to encourage the rearing of those which are
scarcely "gilt-edged," and yet possessing the qualities
that make them so desirable. Thero is no fictitious
standard employed when estimating the usefulness of
this popular race. The test is one that can be easily
made, and which the owner can give with as much ex-
actness as an expert. So much milk, and of a richness
which the churn demonstrates to a nicety ; so much
cream, and of a flavor which it does not require an edu-
cated palate to appreciate, and then the outlay that is
required to keep the handsome machine that turns grass,
hay, grain and other articles into tho milk, cream and
butter that are real, not the mixtures which unscrupu-
lous dairymen offer, or a chemical combination of loath-
some ingredients.

The meeting, which is to be held at tho Stock Exchange
Building, room No. 1, on tho 16th inst., will bring to-
gether the main breeders of tho coast, and what is done
will be eagerly awaited by the large class that have a
smaller pecuniary interest, though fully alive to the im-
portance of the contemplated work.

The Races at Salt Lake.
So far we have only received telegraphic reports of
the races at Salt Lake. These show, however, a list of
victories for the horses from this side, that only one de^
feat has marred the brilliancy of their performances.
Joe Howell, Jim Douglas, Augusta E, the old veteran
and the promising filly being credited with two wins ,
Fred Collier beaten by Ordnance, and in one of the races
won by Howell Jim Douglas was second. The long trip
undoubtedly had a bad effect on Collier, as he is easily
upset and there is wide difference between his perform-
ances when " all right, " and when he is a " trifle off. "
This in-and-out running is mainly due to a tendency to
"get off his feed. " When eating heartily it takes a
racehorse to beat him; when mincing his rations one sev-
eral graaes lower will bring him to grief.

Editorial Notes.

A Healing Lubricant.— We are careful in recommending
anything in the shape of ' ' horse medicine " or articles which
are necessary in stable management unless thoroughly con-
vinced of the value by actual trial. It is easy to test the
lubricating qualities of a compound, and only a short time
is necessary to prove whether it is worthy the recommenda-
tion of the vendor. But the other claims which are made
for "Dietz' AxlejOil, " that it is a useful ointment for cracked
heels, sores, etc., take longer trial. Being composed of pe-
troleum, glycerine and neat's-foot oil, there is a good ground
to base the claims upon, as the remedial properties of each
are well known, and the combination renders them more
effective. A bad case of "halter burn" gave an opportunity
for trial. A colt got his hind foot over the halter, and this
was aggravated by driving him ou muddy roads. The oil
made a speedy cure, and the success in that case led to using
it on a bowed tendon. Whether the benefit came| from the
application or not cannot be authoritatively stated, but as
there was an improvement soon after commencing the use, it
is a fair inference that the oil is entitled to the credit. The
colt was driven everyday, so that it cannot be ascribed to
rest, and the diminution ofj the enlargement was apparent
after a few times' application. This probably came from
the slight irritation caused by the petroleum and the other
ingredients prevented inflammatory action. When itisneces-
sary to produce a greater degree of vesicular action an addi-
tion of a small quantity of spirits of turpentine, Bay one-
fourth, will effect the purpose. We are so well pleased with
what the oil has accomplished in these two instances that we
have no hesitation in recommending it as a good application
for cases of like character as well as an efficient lubricant for
vehicles.

Pearl Jennings has jumped to the lead of the fast ones by
running three-quarters of a mile in 1:13| at Louisville, and
this great rate of speed places her in front of Barrett, Knight
Templar and Monarch, all standing in the same notch, 1:14.
Barrett compassed the distance with 110 pounds up, steady
weight for a two-year-old. Monarch and Knight Templar
had the double advantage of another year in age and lighter
weights, the first named carrying 91 pounds and the last 77
pounds. The figures set by Pearl Jennings have a wonderful
look, but after all we question if the performance was superior
to Barret's. The new three-quarter track, over which the
filly ran last Tuesday, is an air line and slightly down grade.
This special course was built at great expense in deference to
the desire to see fast time. Bosary won a five-eighths dash
over it in 1:01 J, the fastest ever run on an Eastern track, and
only exceeded by the performance of Neyella, who is credited
with 1:00$, run at Salem, Oregon. As none of the racers
over the regular course were phenomenal as to time, the de-
duction is fair that the straight run and down grade had
much to do with the lowering of the record at three-quar*
ters of a mile.

Romero won the first heat of the 2:19 class at Cincinnati,
after which Deck Wright was successful, capturing the sec-
ond, third and fourth. The time of each heat was 2:25, and
as the track is reported to have beeu slow, it is not so bad.
It is the first time that Komero has trotted a race on a half-
mile track, and as Goldsmith seems to prefer working his
horses into condition in races rather than by previous train-
ing exercise, it may be that the gray will do better as the sea-
son advances. .The race at Sacrumeuto last year put on tho
polish for Stockton, and that at Santa Rosa made quite a dif-
ference in Director, neither of the initial efforts being any-
thing near as good as subsequent perfonnaiu

Since Peterson's victory some lovers of rowing have been
of the opinion that Dan Leahy might abandon the delights
of patroling his beat and take once more to the water. It is
a certainty, however, that Leahy will never again row a race
in a Bingle scull. He has not sat in a boat for two years past
and is completely "out of fix." He turns the Bcales at 210
pounds, though in his best form he rowed at 160 pounds. He
is now thirty-one years old.

As Overman has been named in the 2:21 class at Columbus
the declaring out of the race at the Gentlemen's Driving Park
W08 doubtleafl Owing to Hiekok not having any other en-
gagement on that track, and not attributable to a lack of con-
dition. Eva is also entered iu the 2:25, ho that the presump-
tion is that the filly is also doing well. The Cleveland meet-
ing commences on the 12th inst. and runs to the 16th.

Last Sunday Mr. Sellers caught seventy-fiv
most of which measured eight inches and over.

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June 2

THE GUN.

The Gun Club Shoot.

On Snnday last the members of the PaciBc Gun Club as-
sembled at Birds Point, Alameda, to hold the regular shoot
for club medals. The day was remarkably pleasant and the
grounds were in excellent condition. Geo. Bird has made
a great improvement in leveling up the dip just beyond the
traps so now a low-flying tailer stands a show of getting hit.
The shooting was for the club's two medals at twelve live
birds each, from four plunge traps, eighty-yard bounds. In
ord er to equalize the differences in guns and the ability of
marksmen, handicap distances were allowed. The pigeons
were a first-class lot and though, like Jacob's coat, they were
of many colors, they were all quick flyers. Nine members
entered and several crowded each other pretty hard at various
stages of the shooting. M. Fowler and A. Schwaren pulled
ahead at the last and tied on ten out of the twelve. The fol-
lowing shows the scores, handicap distances and totals, the
figures in the first column being the handicap in yards:

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The tie between Mr. Fowler and Mr. A. Schwaren was shot
off at three pairs of pigeons, IS yards rise. Fowler killed four
and took the first medal, bchwaren killed two and took the
second medal as below seen:
Fowler 10 10 11— 4|A. Schwaren 01 00 10—2

Messrs. E. Kenner and Jefcott acted as judges and Mr.
Hughes as referee. Hostilities against the pigeons were here
temporarily suspended and a general attack made on the
lunch table that Mr. Bird set out for those present. Shoot-
ing was resumed by Chas. Precht and Mr. Gonyeau at double
birds. Three matches were shot for $5, $10 and S20, Precht
winning all three. The scores of the last for the S20 stand:

Precht 10 11 ll-5;Gonyean 10 01 00—2

The last match of the day was a closely contested one be-
tween Precht and Gonyeau. The conditions were twenty-
five pigeons for $20 a side. The shooting was governed by
Hurlingkani rules. Precht allowed Gonyeau four dead birds
to starfwith. The scores are as follows, the dagger (t) indicat-
ing the use of both barrels.

Precht— 00 It 0 1 1 1 It 1 1 It 1 1 It It 1 0 It It 0
1 It 0 It 0—18

Gonyeau— 1 1110 1 It It It 0 1 It 1 1 1 It 110 0 1
0 0 10 1— IS.

As seen, a tie was made on eighteen pigeons so the tie was
shot off miss and out. Gonyeau led off with an 0 and Precht
killed and was declared the winner. A pleasant time was had
by all present.

Crockery Shooting.

Last Saturday afternoon the Alameda County Sportsman's
club held its second clay pigeon match of this season at the
Oakland trotting park. "The shooting began soon after 1
o'clock and lasted till sundown. The match was for the club's
first class medal. Before the regular shooting began, several
sweepstakes were shot in which Spaulding won two and
Tuttle won one. Following is the fifth pool at five clays, 18
yards rise, with the purse divided in two prizes ; as all four
tied on three hits, they shot off on the miss-and-out princi-
ple, Spaulding and Tnttle dividing the money as this shows:

Ties.

1 1—2

Bassford 0 110010110101111101 1-13

Murdock 0 100101110101111110 1—13

Cutler 10101110001111010111—13

Burton 1 110001100011101101 1—12

Tolteu 1 100111011101101010 0—12

Gilmour 1 010101101001 111100 0—11

Jamerson 0 000111110011100001 1—10

Wilson 0 010001111010100110 1—10

Miller 1 0000001101110100110—9

Wilbur 1 0110100010100100010—8

Bridgford 0 011100011100000010 0—7

Kadclifl' 0 000100000101000100 1—5

Dejaniett 0 100000110000000000 0—3

James Porter won the gold medal; W. B. Dejamett a hand-
some leather medal.

Mention should be made of the shooting of young Wilbur.
He is a member of the West Butte Club, Sutter county, and
is but 11 years of age. He handles a gun like a veteran.

Colusa, May 28, 1SS3. Bow.

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THE RIFLE.

The International Match— Personnel of the
American Team.

Following this came the club shoot at 12 clay pigeons, IS
yards rise, the rise of both ban-els allowed. Thirteen mem-
bers entered. Chas. Tuttle was the only one who made a
clean score and he took the medal. Al Havens made a hard
fight for a clean score but let two clays get away on his
seventh and eighth rounds. Mr. Scholl broke his score, in-
stead of the clay, on his fifth round, and also lost his last.
Col. Kellogg's poor score is excusable on the ground that he
was using a new gun that he was not familiar with. The
following shows the shooting:

Adams 1

Havens 1

Spaulding 1

Sector 0

Taylor 1

Jacobus It

Mayhew 0 1

Tuttle 1 "

Scholl 1

Batcbelder 0

Kellogg 0

Williams 1

P. Jacobus 0

1 Hit with second barrel.

After this came several pool matches. The first was at 10
clay pigeons, IS yards, only one barrel used. Mr. Tuttle
missed his first but broke all the remaining nine and took
first ruouey. Nic Williams and^Mr. Scholl broke six out of ten
and divided the second money. The scores stand:

Williams 1 0 0 1110 0 11-

Spaulding....O 10 110 0 0 1 D-

0 0 1 0 1 1 1 <i 1 ii-

Tut'tle i) 111111111-

Thenext was also a ten-clay-bird pool with the same condi-
tions, and two purses of $5 and >;> for first and second best
shots. Mr. Williams pocketed the first and Chas. Tuttle took
the second money as seen below:

Havens 1 11110000 0-5

Adams 0 00011100 1—4

Scholl 1 10100110 1—6

Williams 0 111111110-

H*ven» 1 10 0 10 110 0-

■SlRpaulding.
-5 Tuttle

.001100110 1—5
.11110 0 0 11 1—7

EPSOM DOWNS.

'St.

The Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association,
at a meeting held May 21, selected the following gentlemen
to 'compose the American team, they having made the best
scores in the spring practice at Creedmoor;

S. I. Scott of Washington, 541 out of a possible 600. Mr.
Scott is a physician in Washington and a member of the
Washington National Rifles. He has never before been
elected a member of the rifle team, although he has had a
reputation as a marksman for years.

M. W. Bull of Springfield, Mass., 535. Mr. Bull is a mem-
ber of the Second Massachusetts Volunteers, and is employed
in the Springfield Armory, where he holds the reputation of
being an expert at rifle manufacture. This is his first ven-
ture as a member of the American Rifle Team.

C. W. Hinman of Boston, Mass., 513. Mr. Hinman is a
member of Company D, First Massachusetts, and has several
times distinguished himself as a marksman, although not as
a member of any team.

George Joiner of Brooklyn, 510. He is a private of the
Twenty-Tbird Regiment of Brooklyn, and became a member
for the express purpose of practicing for a position on the
American Team. He has no previous team record, but is
noted as a long-range shot.

Thomas J. Dolan of New York, 510. He is a sergeant in
the Twelfth Regiment, and was a member of last year's rifle
team. He has held the championship of New York for three
successive years against all competitors.

Frank Stuart of New York, 510. Mr. Stuart is a private in
the Sixty-ninth Regiment, and deserves much praise for his
shooting. He had never shot in a long range before his prac-
tice at Creedmoor, and wins his position on the team from
his own work as a marksman. He has had no coaching
whatever, and is said to be the "coming man" of the team.
He is at present a pressman on the Sun.

J. L. Paulding of New York, 510. Is a member of the
Twelfth Regiment and distinguished himself in last year's
team.

J. B. Yan Huesen of New York, 504. Mr. Van Huesen
holds the position of sergeant in the Twelfth Regiment and
was a member of last year's team.

Much difficulty was found in choosing the second eight.
The gentlemen chosen were agreed upon on their past rec-
ords and individual knowledge of rifle shooting. They are
as follows:

Walter Scott of Oneonta, N. Y., a lieutenant in the Third
Separate Company of Oneonta, who has earned distinction as
a marksman, although he never has been a member of any
team.

W. L. Cash of Washington, a member of the Washington
National Rifles.

J. M. Pollard of Washington, also a member of the Wash-
ington National Rifles. Mr. Pollard was a member of last
year's team.

J. H. Brown of this city, a director in the association and
a private in the Seventh Regiment. Mr. Brown is the in-
ventor of the Brown gun, which is at present in use in the
city regiments. He has made a reputation as a long-range
shot.

John Smith of Hoboken, N. J., is a private in the Ninth
Regiment of New Jersey. He was a member of last year's
team. He is an old British volunteer and has shot at Wim-
bledon.

J. Rabbeth of Boston, Mass., a member of the First Mas-
sachusetts, Roxbury City Guard. Mr. Rabbeth is president
of the rifle club of Boston. He has no team record.

Lieutenant-Colonel E. O. Shakespeare of Philadelphia.
Mr. Shakespeare made a reputation on last year's team. He
is inspector of rifle practice in Pennsylvania and is an aid in
the First Division Government staff.

G. E. P. Howard of Newark, N. J., a member of the First
New Jersey Brigade, was a member of last year's team. Mr.
Howard is also inspector of rifle practice in New Jersey.

The choice for captain of the team this year fell upon Mr.
G. E. P. Howard, who has full authority to fill vacancies that
may occur and also selects his own adjutant.

Before the team sails for England a choice of fourteen men
will be made by the board of directors of the association,
based upon individual scores at the forthcoming practice.

The team will consist of fourteen members, including the
captain and adjutant.

The team will practice three days each week until the 19th
of June, when they sail by the Alaska for Liverpool.

Feeding for Exhibition.

Trap Shooting1 at Colusa.

Editor Brkeuer and Spokesman: The Colusa Shooting
Club is iu a flourishing condition. Although it has been or-
ganized but sixty days it has a membership of twenty, com-
prifring Borneo! the best citizens. The club baa met for
practice (at clay pigeons and glass balls) from time to time,
and last Saturday, the 26th, had a shoot for a handsome gold
medal. A number of ladies were present, and everything
passed off nicely. The conditions were: clay pigeons, 18
yard** rise. Trap set in last notch from behind a screen;
height ten feet. Below will be found the score:

-16

.0 1111010111111101011-
.1110111011111100100 1-

.10 1111110 0 11110 10 110-

An animal to be be valuable should present straight lines,
as nearly as possible, alike on back, belly and sides, and de-
scribe an elongated box as nearly as an animal can be com-
pared to an inanimate object. It is a self-evident fact that
both underfeeding and overfeeding young, growing animals
has a tendency to interfere with the straight lines necessary
both for beauty and profit. Apropos of overfeeding, a prom-
inent English breeder says: "The fattening of animals not
intended for the show yard but as 'decoys' or 'flat catchers'
to show at home, bedded up to their knees in nice, clean
straw, in the airy and well-lighted loose boxes of the model
farmstead, has largely supplemented the damage done by
'training' for public exhibition. Of late years a reaction
agaiust fat animals has been evident at the sales, and the
practice of overfeeding for sales is in consequence greatly
modified where it is to any extent continued; yet the influ-
ence of a prejudicial opinion, once justly founded upon fact,
does not dieout in a day." It is an undoubted fact that im-
proper feeding has much to do^in interfering with straight
fines, and tends to establish points at variance with proper
breeding, creating roughness and inequalities of surface
ii l which in time become fastened on the progeny.

Blaise's Tear "—The
Derby.

104th English

The following account of the Derby run at Epsom on the
23d nit., is by cable to the New York World:

It seems destined that Hermit's Derby and the snowstorm
in which the race was run in 1S67 shall not soon be forgotten.
Last years Hermit's daughter, Shotover, under the racing
livery of the Duke of Westminster, made her backers happy.
To-day Hermit's son, St. Blaise, with the chocolate and yel-
low of Lord Alington and Sir Frederick Johnstone, carried
delight to those who fortunately felt confidence that Porter
could send up another Derbj' winner from the famous train-
ing grounds at Kingsclere.

The weather was all that could be asked, the morning broke
bright and beautiful, 'with a temperature somewhat cool, but
which gave additional pleasure to those who drove down by
the road. From an early hour both by the London, Brighton
and South Coast Railway, and the Southwestern Railway,
ran special trains which were loaded to their utmost capacity.
In fact, considering that it was known that the field of start-
ers would be smaller than any of those present could remem-
ber, the attendance was unusually large, many of the streets
that are generally crowded at noon presenting quite a Sun-
day look.

The foreign element present was very great, especially that
from France and Germany, while as to the Americans, Gillig's
Exchange and other resorts were absolutely deserted. Among
those present were Mr. L. L. Lorillard, Mr. R. Ten Broeck
and the "Plunger " Walton.

The royal party, somewhat smaller than of late years,
owing to the absence of the Duke and Duchess of Edin-
burgh, arrived soon after noon, and included the Prince and
Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the
Duke and Duchess of Albany, and Prince Christian, with
their attendants. All looked well, especially the Prince of
Wales, who had entertained a large number of the members
of the Jockey Club at dinner at Marlborough house on Tues-
day night.

The number of starters was early shown and the list
proved smaller than had been expected, only eleven "weigh-
ing out," the smallest number since Buckle won with Mr.
Udwy's Emihus in 1S23, when the same number ran. In
fact, eleven starters was once quite fashionable, the Duke of
York's Prince Leopold winning out of a field of that num-
ber in 1816, as also did the Duke of Crafton's Whalebone in
1810, Mr. C. Bunbury's Eleanor in 1S01, Sir F. Standish's
Archduke in 1799, also his Didelot and Spread Eagle in 1796
and 1795, the Duke of Bedford's Skyscraper in 17S9 and Mr.
O 'Kelly's Serjeant in 17S4.

A glance at the "korrect kard " showed that the starters in-
cluded Lord Falmouth's Galliard (the favorite and winner of
the 2,000 guineas}, Lord Ellesmere's Highland Chief, Lord
Hastings' Beau Brummel, Lord Bradford's Laocoon, Lord
Cadogan's Goldfield, Sir Frederick Johnstone's St. Blaise,
Mr. C. J. Lefevre's Ladislas and Bon-jour, Mr. G. G. Stead's
(an Australian) Splendor, Mr. T. Cannon's Sigmophone, and
Prince under the colors of his new owner, Mr. Adrain.

The betting continued very heavy, and closed with Gall-
iard the favorite at 7 to 2 offered and taken, 5 to 1 each
against Prince, Goldfield and St. Blaise, 11 to 2 against Lad-
islas, 10 to 1 against Beau Brummel, 16 to 1 against Highland
Chief, 25 to 1 against Splendor, 40 to 1 each against Laocoon
and Bon-jour, and 100 to 1 against Sigmophone.

The eleven were punctually at the post at the hour fixed,
whence Mr. McGeorge sent them without delay. Bon-jour,
making the running for Ladislas and attended by Sigmo-
phone, was quickly clear of the remainder. In the front rank
showed Ladislas, Prince, Splendor and Goldfield, followed
by St. Blaise and Galliard, the pace being somewhat slow.
As they reached Tattenham corner, the whole field took
close order, and the instant they were in the straight St.
Blaise showed in front followed by Galliard and Goldfield,
the pace being very severe. There was no change at the
road, but as they reached the distance (240 yards from the
winning post), Webb closed up with Highland Chief and
passing both Goldfield and Galliard, a tremendous race fol-
lowed right to the end, St. Blaise winning by a neck, with
Highland Chief hah* a length in front of Galliard. Goldfield
was fourth and Beau Brummel fifth, followed by Laocoon
and the others, with Sigmophone last.

The scene that followed was one of tremendous excite-
ment, the followers of Wood, the successful jockey, being
very jubilant. It was his first Derby, the only winners of
the great three- year-old races he had previously ridden being
St. Marguerite and Elizabeth, for the 1,000 guineas, in 1882
and 1SS0. The race was timed in 2:4S 2-5, 2 4-5 seconds
slower than the time in which Shotover won last year, and
by 1 3-5 seconds faster than Iroquois' time in 1SS1. The best
on record is 2:43, credited to Kettledrum and Blair Athol, in
1S61 and 1864, respectively. The conditions and summary
are as follows:

The 104th renewal of the Derby; a sweepstakes for three-year-olds, at
£50 each, half forfeit, the owner of the second to receive £300 and the
third £150 out of the stakes; colts to carry 122 lbs., fillies 117 lbs.;
closed in 1881 with 240 subscribers, of which a number are void by the
death of nominators; about a mile and a half.
Sir Frederick Johnstone's ch c St. Blaise, by Hermit, dam Fusee, by

Marsvas, 122 lbs (C.Wood) 1

Lord Ellesmere's b c Highland Chief, by Hampton, dam Corrie, 122

lbs : (F. "Webb) 2

Lord Falmouth's b or br c Galliard, by Galopin, dam Mavis, 122

lbs <F. Archer) 3

Mr. Adrain's b c The Prince, by Balfe, dam Lady Sophie, 122

lbs i J. Osborne) 0

Lord Cadogan's br c Goldfield, by Springfield, dam Crucible, 122

lbs (T. Cannon) 0

Mr. C. J. Lefevre's b c Ladislas by Hampton, dam Lady Superior,

122 ibs 1*3- Fordbam) 0

Lord Hastings' b c Beau Brummel, by Goorge Frederick, dam Ma

Belle, 122 lbs (J- Watts) 0

Mr. G. G. Stead's ch c Splendor, by Speculum, dam Bathilde, 122

lbs (J. Snowden) 0

Lord Bradford's ch c Laocoon, by Lacydes, dam Adversity, 122

lbs (J. Goater) 0

Mr. C. J. Lefevre's b c Bon-joUr, by Rosicrucian, dam Bonnie Katie,

122 lbs (C. Loates) 0

Mr. T. Cannon's b c Sigmophone, by Yonng Trumpeter, dam Eau de

Cologne, 122 lbs (S. Loates) 0

Of all the horses that started for the Derby as above, none
by winning could have so completely upset as St. Blaise the
printed opinions of the large number of contributors, com-
missioners, high touts and low touts of the English sporting
press. From his first appearance at Stockbridge last June St.
Blaise has been one of the "in and outers" so common on the
turf both in England and America, a horse that, if he is well
backed, is just as likely as not to be beaten, while on another
occasion when he is not carrying^a'penny he will run and win
like a first-class horse.

St. Blaise was bred by Lord Alington and is by Hermit, out
of Fusee, who was by Marsyas, out of Yesuvienne, by Glad-
iator, and who was one of the best distance-going fillies of her
day, having won no less than five Queen's Plates as a three-
year-old, all by the middle of May, viz., one at Northampton

1883

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and one at Newmarket in April, and one each at Manchester,
Salisbury and Chehnsfuid. Marsyas, her sire, -was by Or-
lando, he by Touchstone. As Lord Alington is one of the
Westminster divison of the English turf, St. Blaise, like Shot-
over, the winner of the Derby last year, was trained by Mr.
J. Porter at Kingsclere.

As a yearling St. Blaise became the joint property of Lord
Alington and Sir Frederick Johnstone, both nominating him
for various stakes, in some of which, as for the 2,000 Guineas,
he ran as the property of Sir Frederick Johnstone. This was
easily done, for the colors of the two gentlemen are the same,
"chocolate with yellow sleeves."

As a two-year-old St. Blaise made his debut at the Stock-
bridge meeting on June 21, where on the Bibury Club day he
won the Stockbridge Biennial, carrying 124 pounds, having
started an even money favorite, the reputation he brought
up from Pimperine, in Dorsetshire (where he was trained
privately), being that he was very nearly first class. In fact,
so good was his reputation that on the second day after he
secured a "walk-over" for the first heat of the Troy Stakes,
but meeting Macheath the same day for the Hurstbourne
Stakes and being beaten by four lengths, the reputation was
somewhat dimmed.

St. Blaise was nest seen at Goodwood where on the last
day of the meeting he ran a "dead heat " for the Molecomb
Stakes with Mr. Gerard's Elzevir (by Salvator) to whom he
was giving seven pounds. St. Blaise was then
given a long rest, not running again until the Newmarket
Houghton meeting, when, ■ with odds at 3 to 1 against him, he
started second favorite for the Dewhurst Plate, overjthe last
seven furlongs of the Rowley mile. He failed to be even
placed, Ladislas winning by two lengths with Goldfield sec-
ond, closely followed by Acrostic. This defeat was a severe
blow to those who claimed Derby honors for St. Blaise,
especially as he only won the second running of the Troy
Stakes next day after a hard drive with Mr. Carrington's
Pebble, at a difference only of three pounds, which ended
his running as a two-year-old with a credit of £2,210, made
with two wins, one "walk-over, " one division after a " dead
heat, " one second and one unplaced.

As a three-year-old St. Blaise did not run until the 2,000
Guineas, when, with the odds at 25 to 1 against him, he fin-
ished fourth, two lengths behind Galliard, Goldfield and The
Prince, they running out a head and a neck apart. In its
notice of the show before the start the Sportsman said: "St.
Blaise appeared to be short of work, which may be easily ac-
counted for, seeing that it was only at the last moment that
Sir Frederick Johnstone made np his mind to run the son of
Hermit and Fusee. " In a review of the 2,000 Guineas and
its bearing on the Derby BelVs Life said: "Nothing gave
more promise of improving during the next few weeks than
St. Blaise, whose racing-like appearance was rather over-
looked until he had run well in the Two Thousand, when it
was recognized by everyone. "

The recognition seems to have been followed up, for on the
night of the 27th ult. St. Blaise was backed for the Derby at 10
to 1, although two weeks later (May 12) the quotations
showed that he had gone back to 100 to 7.

The week following, however, saw an improvement, and
last Saturday he was quoted at 7 to 1, while on Monday
night and Tuesday morning 5 to 1 was offered and taken.

With the credit of having placed Lord Alington or Sir
Frederick Johnstone's name for the first time on the roll;of
Derby winners St. Blaise's future will be well watched.
Unfortunately he has very few engagements. At Ascot he is
only in the Prince of Wales, the Derby and Rons Memorial,
at Stockbridge he is in the Biennial and at Winchester he is
in the Winchester Biennial, which are all his English en-
gagements up to the present time. He is, however, in the
Grand Prix de Paris next Sunday.

THE KENNEL.

New York Bench Show.

FISH.

I speak from the experience of thirty years, and I never
saw anything equal this. Take the neck and head of a
red fowl; cut the neck off down Lo the breast, and save the
skin with the feathers on. Do not remove them until you
want to bait your hook; then cut a strip like a worm and re-
move the feathers, but do not remove the little, bright, glisten-
ing hairs. When on the hook it is a most enticing bait, and
being tough, hangs on well and looks bright. I have caught
a basket of trout with one bait. Sometimes you may want a
bait like a bug or grasshopper, or a large miller; this you can
closely imitate by leaving on one or two feathers. Sometimes
by cutting from the wattles, near the bill, with a feather or
two, or a piece of the comb and a piece of the little feathers
attached, will lure a trout when nothing else will. Thirty
years ago I used to save two or three necks of fowls by plac-
ing them in the pickle in the pork barrel in the fall, so that I
could have them in the spring, when 'twas difficult to get
worms. They are so much better than worms, but a fresh
neck is somewhat better than a salted one. — George Willis in
Forest and Stream.

A number of ladies and gentlemen on Friday last left this
city for a visit to Monterey and on the following day started
for a fishing excursion on the Butano. The party was on the
ground early^nd before evening had caught over seventy-rive
average-sized trout, two of them measuring upwards of eight
inches. The evening was spent in camp, and on Sunday
morning another batch of some twenty trout was hooked.
J. A. Thompson, who accompanied the party, states that the
creek is by no means as bad as has been reported.

Bay fishing grows more monotonous every day and beyond
the usual catches of tomcods there is little worthy of note.
Good or bad luck seems to have little effect upon ambitious
anglers who are content with the delusion afforded by hold-
ing a line from dry land.

It is stated on reliable authority that permits are being
given to fish at the Crystal Springs reservoir. An impres-
siou prevailed that they would be withheld so as to give the
striped bass ample time to propagate.

Charles Gough, an amateur from Hayes Valley, returned
from a visit north on Tuesday and reports good sport at
the Garcia river above the mills.

J. P. Chadwick has received a beautiful lot of Japanese
flies, some of which are gorgeously gotten up.

Cows should have as large a variety of food as possible.
The more kinds of food given the greater the amount eaten
and the larger the product of milk and butter. Families that
keep but one cow usually have one of superior quality, and
in many cases 'its superiority is mainly due to the amount
and variety of refuse fed. Potatoes and apple parings are
greedily eaten, together with many odds and ends that in a
larger dairy would be wasted or thrown into the swill barrel.

A list of prize winuers at the New York dog show would
hardly be interesting here, but it will be valuable information
to all sportsmen to know which dogs were successful in the
sporting classes:

English Setter Champions — Leicester, not for competition;
first, Plantagenet (Dashing Monarch — Petrel).

English Setter Bitch Champions— W. B. Shattuc's Dido II.
(Druid— Star).

English Setters, Open, Dog class— Thirty- eight entries.
Royal Rauger first, Prince of Vernon second, Don Juan
third.

English Setters, Open, Bitches— Lady May first, Petrel III
second, Dasbaway Belle third.

English Setters, Open, Pups — Prince Royal first, Ted sec-
ond, Bush, H. C.

Black and Tan Setters, Champion Class — T. Forman Tay-
lor's Turk (Colburn's Dash — Pryor's Belle).

Champion Bitches— Garrett Roach's Lady Gordon (Grouse
—Belle).

Open Class Dogs — Glen first, King Dan second, Bruce third.

Open Class Bitches — Perley first, Patti second, Belle third.

Open Class Puppies — Don first, Puzzler second.

Bitch Puppies — Alga first, Topsy second.

Champion Irish Setters — John S. Mcintosh's Biz (Dash —
Champion Flora).

Champion Irish Setter Bitches — John S. Mcintosh's Lady
Clare (Elcho— Rose).

There were thirty-four entries in the open dog class, from
which Wilson's Dash, Snap and Guess were selected for the
three prizes. V. H. C. was given Chief II, Chip, Rory O'More
Jr. and Garnet, four good ones. Red Dash II, Wexford,
Vash, Zig, Rexford, Elcho TV and Bruce were given H. C,
and C. was given Don and Guy. The bitches were hardly as
good as the dogs. First went to Trip, second to Noreen II.
and third to Mamie. Lady Bridget, Lulu II, and Nellie each
deserved the V. H. C. they received; so did Moy, Meg and
Hazelnut the H. G. given them. Ilka, a fair looking bitch,
was given C. Pearl and Gay, with puppies, were withdrawn.
Reeta and Cushla were absent. The two best puppies in the
dog class, Hyperion and Lord Wellington, were respectively
first and second. Glencho II, Elcho V and McLellan were
close up with V. H. C. Tara and a Spy-a Rose puppy, got
H. C. Ruth and Ruffle were absent. The bitch puppies
were not as good as the dog puppies. Spider, first, and Lady
Edith, second, are both good ones, but the rest were ordina-
ry, except Susie, which got V. H. C.

In the champion class for heavy pointer dogs the competi-
tion was narrowed to King Bow, Croxteth and Don. King
Bow won. Water Lily was alone in the champion class for
heavy bitches and won. The open class was a poor one.
Perth, the winner, was decidedly the best, and Tally Ho a
good second. Third went to Duke of Bradford. Lord Sef-
ton and Neversihk got H. C. The open class for heavy
bitches was poorer than the dog class. - First went to Nan,
third to Lady Gleam. Second was awarded to Vision, but
being under weight, the prize was withheld. Moonstone was
absent. The light weight dogs were better. Bravo was
awarded the prize in the champion class. Shot and Donald
were absent. Pretty little Rue was first in the champion
class for bitches under fifty pounds. She was sold curing
the show for SI, 000. She was well bought at that figure.
The open class for dogs under fifty-five pounds had in it four
good ones, Ross, Match, Rowell and Random, respectively
first, second, third and V. H. C. Between the two first there
was really no choice. Sank was overweight. The open class
for small pointer bitches was better than the dogs. Luckwas
clearly entitled to first and Belle second. Third went to
Nellie, a very nice looking bitch, and V. H. C. to Lotta, the
best of the balance. Prudence, Lill, Belle of the Glen and
Lallah Rookh were about even in point of merit, and re-
ceived each H. C. Lallah Rookh is no doubt the best of
those which received H. C, but as she was suckling puppies
she did not show at her real worth. Belle, Rose, Romp II
and Daisy, good-looking bitches, each got C. Plover, Nina
and Miss Merriman were absent. The dog puppies over
twelve and under eighteen months were not good. The best
was Drake, a really well-made, promising young dog, but he
was not in good condition. Second went to Bramble, a fair
young dog. Of the balauce Pride was the best, and received
H. C. Snipe got C ; Hamlet was absent. The bitch class
was a trifle better. Reine, decidedly the best, was first, Clio
second, Jilt, V. H. C. and Lady Croxteth, C. Some fair
puppies were shown in the class for puppies under twelve
months old. Lady Whistler and Susan Jane, first and sec-
ond, were the pick; Katie B, nearly as good, was V. H. C;
General and a Rush-Nan puppy got H. C; and two Rush-
Nan puppies were each given C.

There was a very nice show of greyhounds; quite as good
if not better than any previous exhibitions of the club. Don
II, a very excellent dog, won in the champion class for dogs.
In the bitch class, the only entry, Clio, was disqualified ou
account of having had a broken leg. Friday Night, a splendid
specimen, won in the opendog class, andSlingsbygot second.
V. H. C. went to Ben, H. C. to Doubleshot, and C. to Leo.
Fan, the winner of first in the bitch class, was closely pressed
by Dorothee, second. Coquette got H, C, and Mollie Jack-
son C. In the puppy class Honor Bright, a splendid look-
ing ten months puppy, was first. Second was withheld.

Most of the foxhounds on exhibitions were of the large,
heavy, English type. In the champion class Coiner was
alone and received the award. Vinegar, Warrior, Vanity and
Cardinal, four good-looking hounds from the Essex County
Hunt, were first, second, third and V. H. C. Dorimaut was
H. C; Rosamond, absent.

A few good beagles were shown. Melody was awarded the
champion prize. King Charlie was first in the open class for
dogs, and Frank was second. Myrtle and Daisy, two good
bitches, were first and second. In the puppy class Daphne
won.

There was but one good Irish water spaniel shown, and
that was Dan O'Connor, a fair dog, the winner in the open
class. There was but one entry in the champion class, and
that one, Polly Wog, was absent. Mollie McGuire was
placed next to Dan O'Counorin the open class, and Bruno re-
ceived H. C. Irish Chief was absent.

The field and cocker spaniel classes were very well filled,
and the specimens were generally very good. In the cham-
pion class for field spaniels over twenty-eight pounds Bene-
diet was alone, and received the award. Black Prince won
in the open class. Dash was second, Judy and Beau H. C,
and Imp C. They were a very nice lot. Shot was ab-
sent. Hornell Dandy won in the champion cocker spaniel
class. Hornell Ruby was absent. In the open class for
cocker spaniels, other than black, Alma was first and Charley
second. Of the balance the judge gave Lena V. H. C, Teddy
Ban H. C, Powder and Conquest C. Charm was absent. In

the black or black and white class, Hornell Dinah was first,
Ben Lachine second, and Floss H. C. In the puppy close
were a number of very fine specimens. Bluck Silk was the
best and reeceived the award, but it is doubtful if she could
beat her sister, Black Gem, second, when the latter is in con-
dition. Suauee, V. H. C, is also a good one. Benedict's
Boy and Hornell Blade got H. C; Dan II, Agie and Hornell
Beulah C. Far was absent.

The above notes and comments come from the America n
Field.

English Field Trials.

The English National Field Trials for pointers and setters
were held on Tuesday, April 24, and the two following days,
on Sir Vincent Corbet's estate, near Shrewsbury. The first
day's running was at ^hawbury White Gates, and began at
9:30. The weather was unpleasantly cold and raw, and the
scent appears to have been poor. The pointer puppy stakes,
which were ran first, proved disappointing, lor the dogs were
a medium lot, and did no especial credit either to their breed-
ing or their breaking. The winners in this race were: First,
Mr. J. R. Lloyd Price's Bribery (Lord Lieutenant— Profes-
sional Beauty); second, Prince Albert Solm's Jilt II. {Darwin
— Young Jilt); third, Mr. C. J. Cote's Di Vernon (Garnet—
Vi); fourth, Mr. Edwin Bishop's Maggie May (Don of Devon
—Fairy). When' the Setter Puppy Stakes were run, on
Wednesday, the weather was much pleasanter, and either for
this or some other reason, the dogs did well, and far outdid
their predecessors. Twenty-four dogs ran, and some of the
work done was excellent. The awards were as follows: First,
Mr. Elias Bishop's black and white Little Bess (Blue Boy —
Maud); second, Mr. C. J. Cote's black, white and tan Dash-
ing Rose (Dash II — Countess Rose); third, Mr. R. K. Arm-
strong's liver and white Fan (Diamond II— Slut II); fourth,
Mr. Thos. Armstrong's black and white John Anderson
(John o' Groat — Wise). The first business of Thursday was
the competition for the cup for the best puppy of both
breeds. Little Bess represented the setters and won over
Bribery, but neither was conspicuous for good work. The
Cloverley Stakes came next, and, after some excellent and
exciting work by both pointers and setters, the awards were:
First for pointers, Mr. Barclay Field's Young Dick and Sa-
ble; first for setters, Mr. Purcell-Llewellin's Dashing Bondhu
and Sable Bondhu; special prize for the best brace of both
breeds, Mr. Purcell-Llewellin's Dashing Bondhu and Sable
Bondhu; second prize, Abbott's pointers, Drab and Mat. A
feature of this race interesting to Americans is the fact that,
as stated last week, Bang Bang, the Westminster Kennel
Club's new pointer, ran in it, and was beaten by the bad
work of his brace mate.

A Valuable Dog.

Mr. William Hearst has a penchant for handsome and
thoroughbred dogs, and being possessed of plenty of means
as well as intelligence, finds no difficulty in gratifying his
taste. Visitors to the dog show cannot fail to remember his
beautiful skye terrier bitch Blue Bonnet, Music — Punch, im-
ported from England and which was the only pure specimen
of the breed that is known to have been brought to San
Francisco. In order to secure a suitable mate for Blue Bon-
net Mr. Hearst applied to the owner of a prize winner at
several English shows to purchase one of his champions.
With much difficulty and only on condition that the dog
should never be returned to England, Mr. Hearst was able to
secure the dog he wanted, and last week it arrived in this
city by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express. The price paid for it
was £100 in England to which must be added about $125
express charges. The newr arrival is a dark steel blue pepper
color and has all the points of the true breed. Among a
dozen fine dogs he would look handsome but out here where
such dogs are virtually unknown he cannot fail to elicit ad-
miration from every one who sees him.

A meeting to inaugurate a great Dane club was held in
London, April 14. A notice was forwarded to the Kennel
Club requesting them to alter the name in their schedules,
stud book, registration forms, etc., from boarhound to the
great dane. Prince Albert Solms having invited Mr. Frank
Adcock to attend a meeting of the continental breeders, to be
held at Berlin, to discuss the description of points to be fol-
lowed by English and continental amateurs in the breediug
and judging of the great dane, the members desired Mr. Ad-
cock to represent them at such meeting, and obtain the ad-
herence of those gentlemen to the points formulated. — Forest
and Stream.

Mr. R. M. Conway, Peakes Cross Roads, Va., writes to say
that his greyhound bitch Minnesota, by Mia Adeler out of
a granddaughter of General Custer's briudle dog, was killed
while chasing a hare last week.

The Chester Cup.

This race, run May 2 at Chester, England, has been
run for since 1511; prizes then, a silver bell and bowl pro-
vided by the Sheriff. The Chester ( 'urant gives the follow-
ing history of the Chester Tradesman Cup: "William Lis-
ter, mercer, then being Mayor, and Robert Amery Sheriff,
got made three silver cups — two for lirst and second horses,
third to be run for by gentlemen on St. George's Day. Each
running horse's owner to put in money value of cups. Win-
ner to keep money, bells only for twelvemonths. In 1623
Joseph Breretou, innholder (Mayor), Bold the three cups, and
collected more money, an ! so had one pood silver cup of the
value of £$. The winner to keep it forever, the race bo be
be) ond the New Tower, and so to ruu five times from that
place round about the Roodee. The poet 1 '.ivies made
speeches and 'poetical verses, ' delivered at the High Cross
before the Mayor and Aldermen, and be c ian to go

on the spire of St. Peter's church, at the same time mounding
a drum and displaying a banner on the top of the sauie spire,
and this was the origin of St. George's race. In the British
Museum is a copy of 'Americies Triumph,' a Bplend
geant being got up in IG1U to inaugurate England's lirst pat-
ron saint, St. George, wherein we read: 'If any reader
shall desire to know who was the author of this pleasftng
show, let him receive adverfcisemenl hereby a ShwritV late or
Chester, Ainerie did thus perform it, who for his reward de-
sires but love and competent regard.' In 1629 the compa-
nies contributed to the St. < leorge's race to make up a sum of
money. In L640 a piece of plate was given by the Sheritt of
the value of £13, 6s., Bd., to lie run for in the lieu
Sheriffs breakfast of calvi 's heads and bacon, which ir B ' s
previously customary for the Sheriff to shoot fur y<n Ka»cer
Monday. In 1745 from the Westminster Journal of tbeiih of

May, it BeemS the races were extended to four days, one r&OS

each day. The first Tradesman's Cup was mi i-i The
largest number of subscribers to the Plat
1859—216 in each year. In 1852 the gren
namely, 43.

keeftev

June 2

A Chapter on Geese.

The Toulouse geese are the largest variety
in the world, weighing at maturity from thir-
ty to forty pounds a pair. Goslings of this
variety will weigh from ten to thirteen pounds
apiece it three months, but they do not reach
their full weight until three years of age.
They are easy to raise, have fine feathers and
lots of them. Full grown Toulouse geese will
yield nearly half a pound of feathers at a
picking.

The Embden, or Bremen geese as they are
sometimes called, do not grow so large as the
Toulouse, but are quite as hardy and easy to
raise. In color they are pure white, and in
some markets white geese feathers will briug
a better price than the colored. Good judges
pronounce the flesh of this variety superior
to that of the Toulouse.

The White China geese are, as their name
indicates, pure white. They are not so large
as the Toulouse and Embden varieties, but in
other respects are fully equal to the larger
birds. The China geese are said to be better
layers than any other variety.

Tliose who have tried it say that no fowls
can be so cheaply raised as geese. I am ac-
quainted with several people who raise large
numbers of geese for market, and they all de-
clare that they find the business very profit-
able. They live in New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, and market their geese in
New York city; but I see no reason why rais-
ing geese should not be equally profitable in
Ohio. Two weeks ago western geese, dressed,
sold in New York for 13 cents a pound, and
had the quality been np to that of the Mary-
land, Delaware and New Jersey geese they
would have sold readily at 15 cents. Live
Jersey geese sold as high as $2 75 per pair,
but the AYestern went at §2 a pair. Now any
one can see that a young goose that would
weigh ten or fifteen pounds dressed, and
■would sell for fifteen cents a pound, would
pay. If some of the farmers' daughters who
have time would raise a hundred or so of
geese for market every year they would find
it quite as profitable as school teaching and
not half so wearing on the nerves. And if
some of the farmers' wives would make fewer
cakes and pies, put a few ruffles less on the
children's clothing, and devote the time thus
gained to raising geese, they would have a
a bigger supply of pocket money and better
beds and pillows — to say nothing of the
health and strength gained by being out of
doors. Now mind you, I do not advise every-
body to raise geese — only those who have a
pasture containing a pond or stream of water.
Geese can be raised with only plenty of water
to drink, and a trough or tub full for bathing,
but those who know most about it say that it
would not pay.

Breeding-geese should not be kept fat,
neither should they be half starved. Turn
out to pasture as soon as the snow is gone,
and after the grass is well up they will need
little or no grain. Geese commence laying
anywhere from the latter part February to the
middle of March, and lay from twenty to thir-
ty eggs before offering to set. Three geese
can be mated to one gander.

Mr. M , who raises large numbers of

geese every year, raises all his goslings with
hen-mothers, and hatches from the middle of
April to the first of June. Goose eggs need
about the same care during incubation as
turkey and duck eggs; that is the bottom of
the nest should be of earth and the eggs
should be sprinkled with water every other
day during the last two weeks.

When the goslings are out they should be
provided with a warm, dry coop, and for the
first sis weeks of their lives they must be
sheltered from dew and rain. Goslings when
young are subject to cramp, and one good
drenching with dew or raiu will often kill off
half a brood at once. After the dew is _
off the grass the mother hen and her gosliugs
may be allowed their liberty until night ; but
should a sudden storm come up you must
turn out and get your iufant geese under shel-
ter. Should any get chilled take them to the
house and warm them thoroughly before re-
turning to the mother hen. Young goslings
should be fed bread crumbs, scalded corn and
oat meal mixed with onion tops, or the leaves
of early cabbage, turnips, etc. When bix or
eight weeks of age they may be turned out to
pasture and the rations gradually reduced to
one meal a day. They will live and grow on
grass alone after the first two months, but if
you desire them to do their level best it will
pay you to give them scalded meal once a
day.

In some localities there is a demand for
"green geese" just as they come fromthepas-
ture ; but most geese are sold in the winter,
and these should be fed (after the supply of
grass is cut off by frost) with boiled corn and
potatoes, cooked oats and barley meal, with
rowen soaked in warm water and sprinkled
with meal. Of course they must at all times
have plenty of water to drink. The greese
that are to be kept over for breeding stock —
and the same stuck can be used for several
years — may be fed on corn and other grain
with plenty of water and green food. — Ohio
Farmer,

ness of hunting, prospecting and other camp-
ing parties; while in some instances |they oc-
cur through design. I take thiB method of
warning all persons that hereafter the cause
and origin of all forest fires will be closely in-
vestigated, and where the fire is ascertained
to have originated through either carelessness
or design, the parties implicated will be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law. Special
timber agents are hereby directed to proceed
against all offenders under the local laws of
the State or Territory, relating to the unlaw-
ful setting out of fires, in which the same
may occur. The public generally are re-
quested to aid the officers of the Government
in its efforts to check the evil referred to and
in the punishment of all offenders.

We hear considerable complaint from farm-
ers' wives, that they have to churn for hours,
and in some cases the butter will not come.
Now, one-half the time or more will be saved
in churning by following these directions:
After the milk is strained, set the pan over
some^oiling water in an ordinary iron pot on
the stove, and heat the milk until the cream
rises slightly. Whenever the surface begins
to show wrinkles, it is done; set it away to
cool before you put it in a close place. If
served in the above way it will make more
butter and will be sweeter and keep longer.
We have seen cream served in this way that
took but ten minutes' churning. It
will pay for the small trouble of scalding the
milk. Try it, farmers' wives, and let us
know through the Mirror if it did not work
well. — J. L. Hersey in Mirror and Farmer.

Tliose Complaining of Sore Throat, Hoarse-
ness, or "taking cold," should use Brown's Bron-
chial Troches. The effect is extraordinary, particu-
larly when used by singers andjspeakers for clearing
the voice.

A CARD.

W.

Z. DAILY, THE FIRST SWIMMING
_ teacher on the Pacific Coast, is manager of the
San Jode Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus
offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac-
quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have
your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily.

Bay District Association

TROTTING.

RACES .

Golden Gate

jam

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association.

DISTRICT >0

i-OAKI.AXD,
COl STY.

ALA3IEDA

SPEED PROGRAMME

OP THE

Third District

Agricultural Ass'n

COMMENCING TUESDAY, Al'G

DIRECTORS:

RACES.^ggg RACES.

Ang. 11, 15, 18, 39 and 24 and Sept. 1.

W NOTICE FOB~ENTKIES. ^

FIRST DAY,

August 11— Three-minute class; purse 5800, 3450 to
first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

SECOND DAY.

August 15— Two-forty class; purse $800, $150 to first,
$190 to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

THIRD DAY.

August 18— Two-twentv-eight class: pr"-<*e $300, $5*
to first, $190 to second, $100 to thil J,i$60 to t jurth hots. a

FOURTH DAY.

August 22— Two -twenty- four class ; purse ?R00, $150 o
first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

FIFTH DAY-

August 24— Free for all; purse $1,000, $600 to first, $250
to second, $150 to third horse.

SIXTH DAY.

September 1— Purse $600, for all four-year-olds and

under; $300 to first, $150 to second, $y0 to third, $60 to

All contests mile heats, three in five, in harness,
five or more to enter, three or more to start.

National Association rules to govern. Entrance, 10
percent of purses, to accompany entries.

C=S* Entries close with the secretary "Wednesday,
August 1, 1883.

T. W. HXXCHMATf, Secretary,

N. T. Smith, President. 1435 California St.

Timber Fires.

People who contemplate camping trips to the
mountains this summer will do well to tuck
away i . one corner of their minds the follow-
ing off cial circular from Commissioner Mc-
Farla/.d of the General Land Office:

attention of the public is called to the
r large quantities of the public timber
mlly destroyed by forest Hreswhich, in
asee, originate through the- careless-

Muldoon-Rigal

AT

UNION HALL,

MONDAY EVEXING, JIXE 4.

GRAND GrIeCO-ROMAN

WRESTLING

MATCH

For $500 & Gate-money

BETWEEN

WM. MULDOON,

champion ok America, and

JULES RIGAL,

EX-CHAMPION OP EUROPE,

WRESTLING TO COMMENCE AT S
O'CLOCK SHARP.

Oenernl Admission |J °"

Reserved Seals »■ °"

nerved seats lor Bale at Joe Spantcr's Cigar Store,
earuy street.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MOSDATf, SEPT. 3, 1883.

No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all
two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $300 to first
horse, §150 to second and $50 to third.

No, 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for
all three-year-olds; one-and-one-quarter-mile dash;
$300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to third.

No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free
for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150
to second, $50 to third.

Ho 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that
have never beaten three minutes; purse $600; $360 to
first, $1S0 to second and $60 to third.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.

No 5— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four-vear-
olds-'iHWto first horse, $240 to second and $80 to th rd.

No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all
pacers that have never beaten2:20; $300 to first horse,
$150 to second, $50 to third.

No. 7— Same dav; trotting; purse §200; free for all
bighorses that weigh 1,400 poundceo over; $120 to first
horse, $60 to secon , o Chir .

WEDMSDAT, SEPT 5.

No. 8— Running; C 'lifornia Record purse; one-mile
dash; purse $1,000, $90 'to first horse, second to save
entrance; for' .two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three -year-olds inone class
and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol-
lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in
California in his Bpecial class to take the first money;
the horse making the next best time, all the classes
being considered, to save his entrance; should the
record be beaten in more than one clasB, then the
first money to be divided equally among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten in any of the
classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall he entitled to first money.

No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never heaten 2:24; $600 to first horse,
$300 to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEP"!. 6.

No. 10— Trotting: Purse $750 ; free for all horses that
have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one and $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and
$50 to third.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7.

No. 12— Running: Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to he followed by
one-half-mile dash bv the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ona horse to save entrance.

No. 13— Same dav; trotting; purse $S0O; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:28; $480 to first horse,
$240 to second and $80 to third.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet
drills; purse and conditions will be named through
the press after conference with the vaiious military
companies. . ^ ,, .

No. 15— Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-year-
olds ; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $40 to third;
heatB of a mile.

No. 16— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $3S0to second and $120 to third.

Ko. 17— Same day; -dncvcle race; dash of one mile;
free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second;
entrance free: the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first dav of the fair, at 3 p m., with the
secretary, at the track.

jj0. iy^8ame day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes
and conditior s to be named hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

AU trotting and pacing races aTe hest three in five,
except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci-
fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac-
company nomination. .-.,..

In all, five to enter and three to start. Isational
Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the
board reserves the right to trot heats with any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day s
racing, or to trot a* special race between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses
must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses
they will start on Mondav, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous, r^o money
will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of the -judges. w

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
to govern running races, except as specially provided.

All entrii-s to be made in writing, to give sex, color
and morris of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by r.der.

Entries '. > all the above races to close with the sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883.

Write Entriesto Races " on outside of envelope.
A. C. DIETZ, President.

L. Walker, Secretary,
Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland, Cal.

A. B Collins, Wir. Hawkins, Jawes Sheitos, J.

"W. B. Montgomery, L. H. McIntosh, H. C.

"Wilson, U. S. Nye, (J. C. Mason.

OFFICERS :

C. C. Mason, President; J. H. Keatjse, Secretary;
Chas. Faclkkek, Treasurer.

$3,000

Stakes A Purses.

$3,000

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. 188, 1883.

No. 1 — Trotting race ; 3-minute class; mile heats,
best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of
$300; first horse to receive $180, second $90, third $30.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. «9.

No. 2— Dooley Stake; running race; three-quarter
dash for all two-year-olds; entrance $25; p. p.; $100
added; second colt to save entrance.

No. 3 — Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for
all three-year-olds; entrance $25, p. p.; $150 added;
second horse to save entrance money; V4 miles.

No. 4 — Reavis Stake; running race; three-fourths
of a mile and repeat for a purse of $200; firBt horse to
receive $150, second $50, entrance free.

TEURD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 30.

No. 5— Trotting race; 2:40 class; mileheats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200, for
all horses owned in the district; first horse to receive
$120, second $60, third $20 ; Roanoke and Dutchman not
barred.

No. 6— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for
all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a
purse of $300; first horse to receive $180, Becond $90,
third $30.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31.

No. 7— Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a
purse of $600; first horse to receive $400, second $200,
third $120, fourth $80.

No. 8— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for
all four-year-olds owned in district; first horse to re-
ceive $180, second $90, third $30.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.

No. 10— Burk & Mansfield Stake ; running race; one-
half mile and repeat; freefor all; entrance $25, $100
added, second horse to save entrance money.

No. 10— Fashion Stable Stake; running race; dash
of two and one quarter miles; free for all; entrance
$50, forfeit $25, $300 added, second horae to save en-
trance money.

No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single
dash of one andone-eighthmiles,for a purse of $2a0,
for all beaten horses; entrance free ; first horse to re-
ceive $150, second $75, third $25,

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association rules to govern all
trotting and pacing races.

In all trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three
to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all
nominations.

The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association rules to
govern all running races.

Non starters for running races vrilll he held for en-
trance.

No money paid for a race withont a contest.

Non-starters must be declared out the day previous
to the race they are engaged in, before 8 o'clock p. m.

Horses distancing the entire field in one heat will
be entitled to first and third money only.

Horses entered for purseB can only be withdrawn
bv consent of the judges.

"All entries for races to close with the Secretary at
Chico, August l, 1S83, at 11 o'clock p. m.

The Board of Directors will have absolute charge
of the track and grounds during the week of races,
and guarantee that they will be kept in first-class con-
dition.

The above rules in regard to entries and conducting
the raceB will be strictly enforced in every respect,
and all purses and stakes" will be paid after the judg s
have rendered their decision, and before leaving the
stand.

C. C. MASON, President.

J. H Kbadse, Secretary.

LIVERY STABLES.

D. McCARTY'S

LIVERY, BOARDING & SALE STABLE

608 Howard Street, San Francisco.

ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF FINE
trotting and draft stallions and brood mares.
Also first-class trotting and driving horses suitable for
ladies and gentlemen, for sale or to let on most rea-
sonable terms.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

t'APT. FOSTER,

At the Cliff House,

DR. W. H. WHEATLEY,

Veterinary Surgeon.

OFFICE TELEPHOKE STA-
ble, 1324 and 1326 Market St.,
San Francisco.

Fashion Stables.

B

Sat ELMS ST., S. F.
EST ACCOMMODATIONS FOB THE BOAED-

Commodious liox stalls on the first floor. TBAN-
SIENT HOBSES will receive particular attention.
Mc«ORD * SCOTT.

O. O. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND, CAL

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
a specialty. Office and residence
1167 Washington street.
References— A. C.Henry, F.K.
Shattuck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L,
J. Rose, Los Angeles.

FOR SALE.

STANDARD CLAY STALL-
lon Billv Hayward 4S9. Record
"::;!■. The owner, having sold
his mares, will sell at reasonable
figure. Is sound and in fine con-
edition andean trot fast. Apply to
EDIXOiTbBEEDER AJiD SPORTSMAN.

1883

$x Ihxtfe mxtl Mpovhmmu

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

J. O'KANE,

H

Manttfactuber and Importer op
ARXESS, SADDLES, I!I..\Mii:r<TN
AJtHESS, SADDLES, BLASKEf.*"
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WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

BS,

76? .Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots "of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
L the Pacific Coast.

N. B.— My acknowledged superiority in
Ithis branch of business is largely due to
■careful observation andthe valuable sug-
/gestions of the most Bkillful turfmen of
/ the United States, the benefits of which re-
I vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
I INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
I agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
fcders and for Makhiney's patent " Eureka"
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2}<-ib race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

"WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods Bold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., het. 2d and 3d,
*Wyl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AND ALL KINDS OF

'SADDLERY HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
42S A 434 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

SAU FRANCISCO.

SPORTING GOODS.

SEND'FOR CIRCULAROFTHE •

\_\G0WSK7

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PIERCE&C0.OAKL9CAL.

AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC CO AST.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI-
flee.pistols. ammunition, fishing tackle and Bporting
goods of all kinds.

Sporting Goods.

Leading I ^lers.

Boxing (.loves, Foils, Com.

bat Swords, Indian 1'lnbs,

limiting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS,
Finest assortmentin the city,

W1IX A FKSCK,

769 Market Btreet.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GBSS. PISTOLS. «'l'TLERY,

llSlllMi TACKLE, AJI-

J1V.M TIOS, ETC.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Clay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

35S Market Street.

fiopatrs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

STOCK FARMS.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882,
with descriptions ana pedigrees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting Btock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who cnutcinplate purchasing, and to allotners
who sendfour cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairhiwn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Young Trotting:

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired bv ALMONT, II API' V MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAY JR.,

ABE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BRnODMAKEs. with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the Btud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in oreeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
madeinlSSl; another with a record of 2:23'-:;; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 1S.S2; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28Jij, and a grandson with a three-year-old rec-
ord of 2:23! -J, the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20V, to 2:30,a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public ri-cords
ranging from 2:15^ to 2:27!-.:. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been addedtothe Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the Btnd. Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23V* to 2:28*^, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a giandclaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27K. by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^, by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallionB will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at 9300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at 3150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at S100 the Beason,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE. PRIOR PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1,1883. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN" BUY ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAilE PRICE AS IP PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN RE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT LN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be givenany applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
hank rates of interest.

For catalogues orfurthei information address
WILLIAM T. WITHERS.

2-13yl Lock box 332, Lexington, Ky.

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties ot
the State.

REFERENCES.

J 8. Cabey, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, SalinaB.

R. P. Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip-
ple, Colgrove, Dietz, Coutts, Dougherty, Newland &
Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of ourability to give satisfaction in all business in-
trusted to our care. Sales will be made in all cities
and counties in the State. We have incontemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to pai ticipate In such salea . Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and Bales made of land of every descrlp-

KILT.IP A CO., 116 Montgomery street.

WM. E. Chamberlain Jr. Thos. A. Robinson

_ ASHLAND PARK _

Trotting stu[

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

B. J. I'lti; At V, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family : liisaimisto secure and have at all
times for sale'choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians.
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clav, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular. Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steadv
aimis to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-produclnc; trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or further part:eularn address
2-17yl B. J. TREACV, Lexington, Ky.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

BROAD GAUGE.

Summer Arrangement.

C. F. R, H.

TIME SCHEDULE.

commencing

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND fNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
FranclBCO Passenger Deput iTuwnnend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets) as IoIIowb:

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBABUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since
then have been added three young bulla and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
BeUe of Scituate, CoomasBie and Ahihea strains.
TheBe, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to COBt
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animal's
of the country. Bulls have recently sold in New York
for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HENRY PIERCE. San Francisco.

DESTINATION.

I

S. F.

8:30 a mi
n :30 a M
10 :40 a M |
•3:30pm,

4 ;25 p m I
•5:15 pm

6 :30 p M |
til :45 p M

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

fi;40 a M
•8:10 AM

0 .03 A U
*10 :02 A M
*3 :36 p m
+4 :59 p m

B :00 pm
17:60 7 m
t8 :15 pm

, M |

Santa Clara, San Jose and]

*4*5pm \ Principal Way Stations.

b

» :03 A m
•10:02 am
*3 :36 P M
6:00 pm
tS:15 pm

10:40 a Mi f Gllroy.Pajaro.Castrovllle, J i
*3:30p Ml i Salinas and Monterey. I '

,n .« . i 1 Watsonville, Camp Goodall, (
«:™t„| -Aptos, New Brighton. SoqueU ,
6.6U PM| ttCampCanitoiiuA-suntarruzl '

I *10 :02 am
6:00 PM

Soledadand Way StationB

+v.on . wl t Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( l
TY-wami f (8 nday Excursion! > I

•Sundays excepted. tSundays only. {Theater train,
Saturdays only.

N. a. jfdd.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising: Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Binding* at Eastern Rates.

Liife Scholarship *70

Paid in Installments $75 | ^°- 50S Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

The. Breeder and Sporteman is THE Turf
and sporting authority of the Pac\fic Coast.

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Peseadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8:30 a. m. Train.

Special Rotjnd-tbip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Peseadero, Monterey, Aptos. Poquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gllrov. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excubsion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, 35, and to principal points between San Fran-
ciBCo and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Rot Springs, $6.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, 93.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery Btreet, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. PasB. & Tkt. Agt.

B& SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. -£S

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

B

iin< itim FOR .v \ hi i:ktim: 'TiT
ER I Mi Si-orcsmaXV

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the
State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
haTing a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for Burf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming hathB, with

1XEWANT owns

connecting for individual hathB, with douche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
"Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQIJEX AM> SANTA « id Z.

18 VIA TH

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge),

The S. P. R.R. runB through the counties of San

Mateo. Santa Clara, Sun Menito, Santa Cruz ami Hon*

terey, in each of which game abounds In great variety.

Notably

*(ii:ill. Pigeon, Snipe, Duck. Geewe, I>eer
and Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS nre
reached by tills line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Ma'tco fur those wi-11-kimwn Retreats, I'LItis-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESfAHERO. Wc
would particularly call attention t<> t he unlimited ex-
tent of range nt and about SAN BRUNO and DfOMA-
KliX'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are hut a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special Inducements to the loverB
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried In Baggage Cars and put In charge of
Train Baggageman. Train Baggagemen are Instructed
to iBBue CHECKS for all dogs received In Baggage
Cars.

tarln order to guard against accidents to Doga
while In transit. It Is neccHMirv that tliov be provided
with COLLAR AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried frcaof chnrge. Gunstaken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomory street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BA86ETT, H. A. JUDAH,

finptrtntendent Anat. Pass, and Tkt Agt.

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH. 1883.

Train* leave, and are due to arrive at, San
FraucLsco as follow*:

LEAVE]

IFnR]

DESTINATION.

9 M0 a M
•4 flO p M
•4:110 p U

•■1:00 pm
9:30 a m
P M

?:30i

•4 :00 P U
7 :30 a m

*i :30 P m

±8 :00 a M
9:30 a M
7:30 A M

•5 :00 P M
9:30 a m

•1 :00 p m
8:00 A M
7:30 A m

10:00 a M
3:00 P m

•oDOPM
3:30 P M
5:30 P M
8 :00 A M

*8:00 A M
8 :00 A M
7:30 a M
8:00 A M
3 :30 p M

•4 :30 p M

*4 :00 P M
7:30 a M
110:00 A M
3:00 p M
8:00 a M
9 :30 A M
3:30 p M

♦4:00 p M

•4:80 P M
3:30 p k
8:00 a M

•4:30 p m

.. Antiuch and Martinez

...Calietogaanil Napa

i Demlng, El Paso i Express...
, f and East ( Emigrant

. I Gait and \ via Livi-rioor--

. \ Stockton) via Martinez ....

....Kui^iit'a Landing

....Lob Angeles and South

....Livermure and Pleasanton

..Madera and Fresno-.

. ) Ogden and i Express

. i East ( Emigrant

. >E33 Blufl i vi ■■■. M'lrvo-.ill?.
, t" and Tehama ( via Woodland..

....Redding. ... ,

"/Sacramento M;;a Livermure.

' (* and f'nlfi . via Bemcia

.) aml C0IIa )viaBenicia

...Sacramento, via Benicla

.... Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

_.i'i )■ y
•12; 10 p M
10:10 a m

7: Pi P m
11 10 A M
'10:10 A H
| i ■ ■ -,
7:40 p m
2:40 P m
7:10 a \r
5:40 p y
'r::m p m

5:10 p M

•10:10 a m

[11:10 a m

2:40 p h

5:40 P M

>8:40 a M

2:40 p M

•12:40 P M

5:40 p u

5:40 p M

3:10 p m

9:40 a M

•8:40 A M

11:10 a M

..Vallejo...

1:10

M

5:40 p m

•7:40 P M

5:10 i- m

5:lo r y

7:40 p m

11:10 a m

•10:10 a M

•6:00 a u

•3:40 P M ,

J3:40 p st

9:40 a it

7:40 p M

2:10 p m

•10:10 A M

•12:40 p M

111:10 a M

11:10 a M

"7:10 p m

•10:10 A M

tll:10 A M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. m. should meet Pacific ExpresB
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRArSS,
PIER.

VIA OAKIAXD

From San Franeiseo Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND-*B:00— *6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30-12:00— 12:30
—1 :00— 1 :30— 2 flO— 2 :30— 3 :no — 3 ;30 — 4 :00 — 4 ;30 — 5 :00
— 5:30— (1:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 —
•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00— 'B:30— «7:00— *7:30 — •3:00 —
•8 :30— *3 :30— •! .-00— -4 :30— "5 :00— «5;30 — *6 *0 — *6 :30 —

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-*9:30 a. m.-6:30—
JlliOO— "12:00 P.M.

TO ALAMEDA— *fi;rO— *fi:30— 7:00-*7:30— fi:00 — *.S:30 —
9:00—9:30— 10:n0—tI0:30— 11;00— Ul:30— 12:00— 1 12 :30—
1:00— tl:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:3/t-4:0o— 1:^—5:00—5:30—
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— •12:00.

TO BERKELEY— ^OO— •6:30— 7:00— K:20 — 8:00— *8 30
—9:00— 19:30— 10:00— (10:30—11:00— til :30— 12:00 — 1:00
—2:00—3:00 — 4 :00 — 4 :30— r,:U0— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:00 ■
8:00— 9:00— 10:00^11:00— *12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELEY — •0:00 — •8:80 — 7:00 — IzW —
J8:00— •8:30—9:00— 10:00— 11:00— 11 :"<(— 2:00— 3 :00— 1:00
—•4:30— 5:00— '5:30— 6:00— •0:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM FRUIT YALE— •.1:20— •6:50— •7:20— •7:50— •S:^
•8:50— I'^O— MO; 21— •1:20— •4:50-*5:20— •5:50— "6:20 —
•6:50— 7^16-9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alamedai — •Sd.S — •5:15 —
{6:45—9:15-^3:15.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— •C.-27— *6:67— 6:27 — 6:57 —
7:27— 7:57— 8:27— fi:57— 9:27— 0:57— 10:27— 10:57— 11 37—

11:57— 12:27— 12:57— 1:27— l:.r.7—2:'J7—J:57-:f:'.'7— 3:57 —
4:27— 4:57-5:27— 5:57— 0:27— 6:57 — 7:67 — 8 ;07— 8:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-»5:36— •8:06— 6:36
7:06— 7:36— 8:06— 8:38;— 9:08— 9:30—10:06— 10:36— 11:06
—11:86— 12:06— 12:86— 1:06— 1:36— 2:06— 2:36— ;i;i)6— 3:30
—4:08— 4:36— 5:06— 5:36— 6:06— 6^6— 7:06 — 8:00 — 9:06—
10:06—11:06.

FROM ALAMEDA— -5:2:— •5:52 — '6:22 — 6:52 — *7:22 —
7:62— •8:22— 8:62— 8:22— 9:52- tl0:2S— 10*8— 1U:2»—

11:62-112:22—12:52—11; !
—1:52—5:22—5:52—6:^2—6:52—7:52—8:52—9:52—10:52.

FROM BERKELEY— •5:16— *5:46- •6:15— 6:4.1-*7:1B—
7:46— ^8:16— 8K5— 18:16— 8:46— t!0:16—lOH6— 111:16—
11:46—12:46—1:45—2:46 — 8:46—4:16—4:46—6:16—6:45
—8:15—6:46—7:46—8:45-9^6—10:16.

FROM WEST PERKELEY— •SH6— •6:15- 6:45-*7:16
— 7.-4S— 8:45— 19:15—9:15— 10:45— tl2:45— 1:46 — 2;46 —
3:45— 1: 1.5- •5:l'1-r.:l,5— •6:15—6:46— *7;i:..

i kiik hoi n:.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO-*7:15— 9:15— 11:15— 1 :lfi—
3:15—5:15.

•Dally, except Sundays. JSundays only.

"St indard Time" FiirnUhrd hv RAWTtOUTH ftCo,
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery 81 .

A. N. TDWNE. T. D"

Gen. Manager.

>50

3£txe %xzz&tx <m& gyoxtsmmx.

June 2

THE WHITMAN SAOOtf

Saving been appointed SOLE A GENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of thei
celebrated goods.

ADDLES FOR ROAD, RANCH OR PARK V'SE.

"With or without the California horn.

TRAINING SADDLES.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special 'styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' BATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANT KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENT* ALL FRICTION, BEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AX OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANT SKIN DISEASE.

A. <'. DIETZ A < O.. Proprietors, 9 Front street, S. F.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

/ AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
STTLE DESIRED BT CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 Ellis street,

SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACFFIC COAST.

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Eiders or those who intend to become

good riders should try these saddles.

In conjunction with the "WHITMAN

COMBINATION HALTEB-BEIDLE and

the WHITMAN EUBBEE-FOOTBD STIE-

EUP these are the most stylish and

comfortable outfits in use. They can be

finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 232 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Pacific Coast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THAD STEVENS.

TIHB THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento, for the eea«on commencing Feb. 1 and ending the
Jut of Julv next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at J3 per
month, for terms and particulars apply to or address

W. HL ni'RRY, Agent,
Sacramento Racetrack.

RULE'. OF TTTR NAT TONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
i»1f it thin ofllce. Pilce 25 cent* percopy, paper. Pocket edition
Also

'THE TUEFMAN'S DIEECTOEY."

by Toot. J. V.ll, Secretary of the Nation* rotting Abbo.
PRICE $1.

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERT HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITT PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTT OF
THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE
WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

■J3U and 232 EUl. Street, Sole Aeent for the Pacific Coast

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAT COLT.XEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd " Y . imp Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, by imported Trustee.

5th " Bonnets o''Blue, bv Sir Charle

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th
9th
lftth
nth
12th
13th

By imported Centinel.
By Mark Anthony.
By imported Janus.
Bv imported Monkey.
By imported Silvereye.
By Spanker.

See Bruce's American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307. and vol. 3, p. 79.
Will make the ensuing season, ISSJ. from February 15th to June loth, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms ?50 the season.

JOSEPH CAIRN SIMPSON.
Oakland or 50S Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X

y -

BY MALCOLM. HIS DAM COLUMBIA. WILL MAKE THE EN-
suing season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.
X X (Do-iblecrossl is of as high and fashionable breeding as any stallion
in the country. His sire, Malcolm, is bv imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Coluiub'ia, also bv imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam. Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie >, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirter), Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Ladv Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars" will show how 'distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the onlv Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of the blood as if he were a son of that renowned
sire . He is a horse of immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Oakland.

or 508 Montgomery street .

Mares intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
hue Petahima, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
Morshead.Citv Front Stailes, will be received, good care taken o*
them and forwarded to Oakland*

1883

2j*Tfce Uflcjfcte wiut jliwrtsttxmx.

STALLIONS.

UNDBRMAN.

SIRED BT ELMO, DAM BY TOM HYAE SON OP OLD
Belmont, will make the season of 1833 from March 1st to July 1st at
the Bav District Track, San Francisco.

TJnderman is a dark chestnut, with blaze face ami left hind foot
white. Coming six years old, lojif hands high and weighs about 1,100
pounds.

Terms, $20 for the season. Mares not proving w th foal can be re-
turned next year free of charge. No responsibilities assumed for ac-
cidents. Apply to

nu;i> BE3ENETT.
Bay District Tr,ick, San Francisco.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

ABBOTSFORD.

W Record at Six Tears old, 2:21*. "^3

PEDIGREE.

BY -WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino by Manibrino Chief ,his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2 :21 %, and there are a large number of his get in the 2 :30
list. Amongthem: Ahbottsford, 2;'21M; Convov, 2:223^: Magenta, 2:24V.;
Lady McFatridge, 2:29: Dacia, 2 :29V: : George A'. Ayer, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4 :2< ',
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2:19%'. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15-y hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings In 1881, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
MareB not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATIOJJ.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Ebq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st, 1883. For full history Bee the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1882.

GEORGE HA YI.IS. Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

STALLIONS.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
son of Bysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady C'hristman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,260 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
crosses. His colts demonstrate that he possesses In an eminent >aegree
the same faculty of transmitting the family Qualities to his offspring
which put George Wilkes in the front rank as a sire of trotters.

0*- George Wilkes has twenty representatives In the 2:30 list, of
which 10 have records of 2:2-5 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or
better.

Will make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

In putting the price by the season at the low figure of $40 the owner
does not acknowledge, thereby, any Inferiority on the part of this horse to
any other Bire of Trotters. IK VAN' AVIttS.

TROTTING STALLION

*^I£_r^ftFir

Eugene Casserly.

QIRE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:2GV,'; NAPA QUEEN, 2;38.v<; ROCK-
lo well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:Ki; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2;59X. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms §30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BREMNEB.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1126 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING- STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING

park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter fSkenandoah) by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of" Flora Temple) by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.
TERMS.
Twenty- five dollars fort he season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at §5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply

JOIIN ROGERS.

Oakland Trotting Park.

W

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
Mach 1st to Julv loth , l^S3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a Bon of Pruden's Blue
BuU.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan hanks and muzzle, a little touch of

■white on bind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15 & hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a Bhort season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flastail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. MCINTOSH, Chico, Cal.

STALLIONS.

STEIN WAY.

TWO-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2;31;V, 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD 2:26*.
TERMS

WILL SERVE MABES THE PRESENT SEASON AND ENDING
July 1, 1883, at the stock farm of the late Daniel Cook, Danville,
Contra Costa county, Cal., at £100 for the season, payable before the
animal is removed. Mares not proving with foal can bo returned free
the next season. Pasturage at $G per month, aud extra pains taken
with mares In attendance, but no liability for accidents or escapes.
Mares sent in care of of McCleverty & Noolett, Fashion stable, Oak-
land, S. J. Bennett, Martinez, or D. 8. Smalley, Haywards, will be for-
warded immediately to the farm.

DESCRIPTION.

He is a rich bay ; 15J hands high ; long, flowing mane and tail!; two
white hind ankles ; remarkable style and lofty carriage ; has a good,
resolute head, set on a stout neck ; his shoulders are of the Hambleto-
nian form— do not mount very high at the withers; has great length
and capacious middle piece ; plenty of bone and substance, and his
gait Is big and square.

PEDIGREE.

Stefnway was sired by Strathmore.

First dam Abbess by Albion, the sire of Vanity Fair, with record
of 3.M.

Second dam by Marshal Ney, by Imported Emancipation.

Third dam by Bertrand, by Sir Archy.

Steinway's dam Is the dain of Solo with five-year-old record 2:28J,
and also the dam of W. S. Buckner's colt Currency that trotted u a
yearling last fall In 2:10. See N. Y. "Spirit of the Times of Novem-
ber 18, 1882. Strathmore Is the sire of Santa. Claus 2:17J : Chestnut
Hill, 2:221 ; Steinway, 2;25j ; Alice Stoner, rour years oia, 2:2i ; Nan-
nie Talbot, four years old, 2:29 ; Solo, five years old, 2:28j ; Monitor,
five-year-old record 2:29 ; by Rysdyk'B Hambletonian. the air© of 35 In
the 2~:30 list. Addiesi SAMl'EE UAMHLE,

Danville, Contra Costa Co,, Cal.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

c^:C,'

WH E ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE" ENSUINGa SEASON, JENDINQ JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS — $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for marcs front a distance.
PEDIUREE AM) DESCKI PTIOK.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
a idappearauce, and is by War Dance.

FirBt dam sister to Prv'or, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Tliird dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.

Seventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Itegulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Tliigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dani Sophonisba's dam bv Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam IrArcy's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whitesliirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillina, by C'amillus.
"Fourth dam bv Smolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Camion, by Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam bv Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Betty, by Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes" Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORES, at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE^THOROUGHBRED STALLION

■•#9@SP

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by Imported EelipBe.

Second dam Heimie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, bv imported Bolahazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam bv imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Boslcy, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam by Chanticleer.

Eighth dam bv iinpurled Mirliug.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by Imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam In imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the Btud of HamBOn of Brandon,

TERMS— 850 THE SEASON. TO A PEW MABES OS1 APPKOVBD
breeding. Good pasturage for mare* inceatM per month.
Care will bo tliken to avoid accidents and escapee, but tl wnei must

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season. Is ilvo miles

from Sacramento on the Kmporl road.

This young Btallioll has nroi eil to be one of the most BI1CCQ8BXOJ racing
aires, and .v. rv one of bin colts that has Ken trained can inn taut.

Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwiok. Por history of Joe

Hooker see BBSBDBB AND SpOBTSUaN Jan 20, L8S8.

Tllio WINTERS, Sacramento, Cal.
THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

"WILDIDLE.

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Vol. II. No. 24.
SOS MONTGOMERY STREET.

SAN FBANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1883.

Tips and Road Work.

Ed. Breeder axd Sportsman: I -was much interested
and instructed by your answer to my queries as published in
the Breeder and Sportsman of June 2. I noticed an arti-
cle in your issue of May 26, from a gentleman signing him-
self "A Corbin Jr.," in which he says, "I am fully satisfied
that for road or turf work, tips, intelligently applied to a
colt's foot from the time any protection or balancing weight
is required, will not only serve every essential purpose here-
tofore supplied by shoes, but will result in maintaining the
soundness of and perfection of the foot."

I subscribe to the above as far as turf work is considered,
but for road work I disagree with the gentleman. I am pre-
pared to admit that, if a colt be shod with tips and worked
upon a good track, his feet would probably be in better
condition than if shod with full shoes, especially after the ex-
piration of some years. But were he driven upon the hard,
gravely road, I consider the shoes to be preferable.

Again, it would I think be necessary to have the colt shod
from the first with tips, as after a horse has become accustomed
to shoes he cannot go without. You do not exactly coincide
with that statement, I am aware; but I will offer my reasons
for your consideration:

For instance, take an old horse used to being continually
shod, and pull off his shoes, and how long will he stand road
work? My experience is that in four or five days his feet will
become so tender that it is painful for him to go even slowly.
I have a mare, sired by ' 'Nigger Baby, " who can go for from
two to three months without being shod, but her sire had
peculiarly hard feet. All of his get are noted for their black,
hard, fine-grained feet, resembling nothing so much as gutta
percha. However, there are not many such. I consider a
horse's foot in its natural state viz.: upon a grassy plain or
undulating prairie, to be capable of withstanding the usage it
would receive in such state without the aid of shoe, and per-
haps being the better for it. But the horse in his wild state
and in captivity is quite a different animal, and must be
treated differently in order to attain the best results.

Your argument tends to the belief that they can be educated
up, gradually, to going without shoes. All my trials in that
direction show conclusively that if a horse be shod for a
number of years, the longer he is shod the more tender
and brittle his feet become, and the more necessary shoes
seem to be.

Again, you admit, I believe, that it is an advantage to work
toe-weights on young trotters. The prevalent idea seems to
be that weight in front is necessary to make a colt "reach
out." If that be true, of course toe-weights are an essential.
If it be true, then, that a colt will trot faster with toe-weights
than without, how do you reconcile the fact to your state-
ment that you believe a horse or colt can trot faster bare-
footed than with shoes or when weighted ?

Again, suppose I own a colt which I desire to make a fast
roadster. He may not be fast enough for a racehorse, but
can be made to trot, say inside of three minutes. Now if I
educate that colt on the track, by the use of toe-weights, and
afterward work him on the road, I must have a continuation
of weight if I establish his gait properly.

A person could not conveniently work toe-weights on a
road horse, and, consequently, he must be weighted by shoes,
as tips would be too light.

It is claimed that Smuggler, Col. Lewis, Grafton, Sensation,
Defiance, Albemarle, Swigert, Allie "West, Loafer, King
Philip, Maud S, Benedict and scores of others that have
beaten 2:30, were made trotters by the use of toe-weights.

If, then, weight be an essential to fast trotting, why do you
consider a horse can trot faster without weight, and go into
detail to prove that every ounce a horse carries on his feet is
detrimental to speed ?

There are few colts, I have been led to believe, that are
natural trotter?, and have the correct way of going when they
are young. If, then, by the application of weight to the feet,
a colt is made a trotter that would otherwise be but a good
carriage horse, the theory of weight must be good. But if a
person were desirous to work a colt as a roadster, the neces-
sary adjunct could only be conveniently propitiated by the
use of full shoes, and full shoes you condemn.

I do not consider that I know as much of this subject as
yourself, but I am bent upon investigation, and I would like
to see the subject fully ventilated. H. W. P.

Healdsburg, June 4, 18S3.

The Novato Ranch, a Garden of 15,000 Acres.

Notwithstanding the fears that have been entertainec" of
the scarcity of the salmon supply, large catches are reported
from the coast canneries. Quite a canning business is being
done in Alaska. Near Seattle many people have had good
sport catching salmon with a line.

The Novato ranch, twelve miles north of San Eafael, is a
place to delight the eye of any agriculturist. The ranch em-
braces about 15,000 acres, largely valley land, nearly sur-
rounded on three sides by protecting hills, the apex of which
form the boundary lines. On the occasion of the dissolution
of the firm of Sweetser & De Long, a few years ago, the half
interest was disposed of on a basis of a valuation of about
§400,000 for the whole, but don't go there to buy it at that
figure. You cannot do it.

The property is owned and managed by F. and F. C. De
Long, father and son, and so thoroughly systematized that
the vast estate is as carefully cared for as if it were only a
private gentleman's dooryard or garden. There are ten or
twelve tenants on the subdivisions, yet no leases, and no man
pays a specified rental. The tenants do everything at the
halves. The owners furnish the land, the stock and the per-
manent improvements; the tenants do the work, and get one-
half the proceeds — half the money from butter, grain, or any
produce. Thetenantmust be a careful manager, industrious,
honest and reliable. To such there is no limit to occupancy.
Men remain there years and decades of years, and never
think of changing any more than if they neld the land in fee
simple.

The good care secured by this system to every rod of the
great tract is simply wonderful. There are no neglected
spots. The vast pasture fields are as nicely kept as an or-
chard, no acre is overfed, no thistles or weeds are allowed to
thrive, no fences are permitted to crumble with age; every-
thing is kept trim and in order. The lumber bill last year,
for additions and repairs, all furnished by the owners,
amounted to the snug sum of §10,000. This system of rent-
ing on shares seems to work well in every respeet. It not
only secures this excellent care for the property, but it results
in a much higher rental than would otherwise be realized.
Thus the 1,220 cows milked on the ranch last year netted to
the owner from §27 50 to $30 each — a much higher figure
than large holdings in this county, where an arbitrary rent is
paid. There is never any bickering about terms, rentals,
prices or results. The best of feeling exists between owners
and tenants. No changes are ever made except for cause,
and no tenant leaves the ranch, except in very rare cases.
Here is a good illustration of the co-operative system,
such as is sometimes adopted by large manufacturers,
who give the laborers a share in the profits. It
establishes exactly the same relation between capi-
tal and labor. Each shares in the profit, and each has an in
terest in securing the highest results. There are ten dairies
on the ranch, milking this year 1,220 cows, or an average of
120 each. Seven acres is the minimum allowance of land
per cow, yet from the abundance of feed it is clear that less
would do, at least for several years. But the DeLong theory
is that it is cheaper to keep the virgin vigor in the soil than
to exhaust it. The tenants are Mr. Ginbini, 100 cows; Frank
Lewis & Co., on a new dairy, 600 acres of which is laud just
reclaimed on the marsh, milk SO cows, and next year they
will milk 200; Louis Devoto, 140 cows; Leslie McDonald, 100;
A. and D. L. Hayden, 250; Geo. S. Haven, 120; A. E. Bene-
dict, 125; E. W. Hayden, 150; John Preira, 90; Manuel
Gomez, 65. Next year the cows will be increased to 1,340.
Mr. Ginbini came to the ranch a young man. He worked on
the DeLong home some time, then married a fair young
woman from the house staff of girls, secured the first vacant
ranch, and now both he and his wife sing at their pleasant
labor, while their children play at the door. The Novato
orchard occupies 250 acres in the heart of the valley. It is,
we believe, the largest bearing orchard in the United States.
Four-fifths of it is in apples, and the product of this crop
alone, in marketable apples, vinegar and cider, is $30,000 a
year, or $150 an acre. The apricot patch of 1,700 four-year
old trees last year produced seventy-two tons of green fruit,
which was sold at three cents per pound. The apple yield
this year varies a good deal. Some of the hardy varieties, as
Yellow Newtown Pippin and Koxbury are producing very
heavily, while some of the more delicate families, as White
Winter Pearmain, bear very lightly, having been nipped by
frost. The Bartlett pears will be scarce, while the peaches
are very abundant. The apricot trees were very closely
pruned last year, yet they will produce three-fourths as much
as before. The vine culture has taken a great start on the
Novato Kanch. This is an industry which will realize no
profit in less than five years, yet many of the tenants are put-
ting in large vineyards on shares, the terms being the same
as on other products. Another illustration of the stability ol
the tenantry. Men owning the laud could forecast the future
no further than they. By next spring A. and B. L. Hayden
will have 100 acres in vines; E. W. Hayden will have thirty
acres. Portions of these vineyards are already planted, and
the vines are rooting for the rest. There will be at least 30

acres in vines next year. Some men think it probable the
wine and raisin interests are likely to be overdone in Califor-
nia in the next few years. Possibly, but two million acres of
vines in France have died, and the Viticultural Commission
of that country has reported that one and a half millions
more will die within the next two years. The United States
is the only country that can replace that loss, and this State
is the most favored one for wine growing in the Union.
Marin county bids fair to do her share in supplying the loss
of the French product.

The ranch will send to market this year about 6,000 sacks
of grain. Thirty hands are employed steadily on the De-
Long homestead, and about sixty more on the dairy ranches.
The hospitality of the DeLong home, presided over by Mrs.
F. C. DeLong, is as free and hearty as generosity and good
taste can make it, and the visitor is impressed by the fact
that the grand and beautiful valley of Novato is in worthy
hands. — San Rafael Journal.

FISH.

The Boss Fish Story.

Below is the boss fish story up to date. It is supposed to
have been written by Jim Gordon Bennett and appeared in
the Herald. Can any reader of the Breeder and Sportsman
raise it some ?

" A stout, portly looking gentleman stood in the midst of
an attentive group of friends in a Cortlandt street hotel yes-
terday afternoon. He was evidently whipping the trout
streams of his imagination, for he waved his cane above his
head with the rhythmic motion of a leader of an orchestra.
After making several superb casts he evidently hooked a
specter trout and landed him with great applause. Encour-
aged by his success he began to tell of an unusual capture
made by him, the novelty of which caused the most pro-
found impression. 'You know, gentlemen,' he said, 'that
the usual method of catching a trout is from the bank of a
stream or out of a boat. Once, however, I captured a very
big trout while on a train of cars. I was goiug up to Pike
county, in Pennsylvania, fishing, as was my custom for
many years. The conductor of the train was a brother angler,
and I rode with him in the baggage car, chatting over the
fish we had taken. The conversation turned to those we had
not secured. My friend said: 'General, we will soon come
to a narrow stream which the road crosses, where resides an
ancient and remarkably wary tront. For thirty-six years I
have endeavored to hook him without avail. Men have
grown thin digging worms to catch him. He dwells under
an old log, just beneath the bridge, waiting for the fragments
of lunch which fall from the cars.' An idea at once occurred
to me. I took my rod from its case and put it together, ad-
justed the reel, and tied on a favorite cast, which, by the
way, was given to me by Sir Morton Petowhen he visited me
in this country. I said: 'I'll try the old duffer. Don't
stop the train, but clow up when you come to the stream.'
In a few minutes the train went rumbling ou the bridge.
The baggage master exclaimed, ' Here we are,' and rolled
back the door at the side of the car. I made my cast^ gen-
tlemen, and had him, by Jove ! It weighed over four and
one-half pounds. It was a he one."

United States Fish Commissioner George II. Moore visited
Peoria May 23, and the next day planted 5,600,000 young
shad, and 850,000 herring fry, in the Illiuois river, two miles
north of the city. After completing the plant, Mr. Uoore
left for Havana, forty miles south, where a similar quantity
will be planted. Some amateur pisciculturists believe that
shad will not thrive in the Illinois river, while others believe
they will do well. Time will tell the story, and the result
will be awaited with interest.

To-night the steam yacht. Edith Capt. Gage, will leave the

sea-wall at 12 o'clock with a fishing party for the F.irall.Tir
Islands. The last trip out there the steamer drifted over a
bank »>f coral which was very destructive to lines and caused
the loss of many lead sinkers. The coral bank is situated
near the north island and is of a coarse red variety, aB some
was brought up on the hooks. This is the first coral discov-
ered in this vicinity.

Last Sunday was the poorest day for fishing along the
Sana lito shore that there bus been for some time,
number of our city fishermen were over but they <
without any fish to speak of. The favorable cond
tides and other influences considered, good I
expected to-morrow and for a few days following.

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June 9.

ATHLETICS.

MULDOON WINS AGAIN.

He Defeats Rigal after Wrestling- Nearly
an Hour.

Jules Rigal who claims the title of champion Gneco-Ro-
man wrestler of France, met his Waterloo in Union Hall on
last Monday night, when the great American WTestler, Will-
iam Muldoon, twice in succession placed him on his back, to
the hnge delight of some 2,500 people there assembled. A
hotter night than Monday is seldom feit in this wind-swept
city, and it was fortunate for the spectators that the absence
of ladies from the hall made possible the removal of coats.
Had the same degree of heat prevailed in the Grand Opera
House, there is no knowing what might have happened, for
there access to the bar is difficult — well-nigh impossible — but
in Union Hall not only is the bar right at one's elbow, so to
speak, but a number of waiters brought refreshments to the
spectators on the floor. Iced drinks were needed to make
existence supportable in the body of the hall, and it would
have taken a whole iceberg to make the temperature pleasant
enough to suit the perspiring wrestlers on the stage. It was
nearly 9 o'clock before the match began. Prior to that time
Uncle Billy Jordan, without whose presence as master of
ceremonies no trial of skill or strength would be considered
complete, announced the terms of the match and read for the
edification of the spectators the rules of Grasco-Roman wrest-
ling. The winner of the match was to receive two-thirds of
the gate money and the loser one-third. Muldoon had chosen
for his judge his friend Jack Hallinan, the ex-Nevada sport,
who has figured in this city as the promoter of several ath-
letic events. Eigal had for judge a compatriot named Duret,
and the pair chose Louis Gerichten, the Olympic Club teacher,
for referee. The crowd was orderly, though impatient for
the match to begin. Before the start a little incident occurred
that came near causing trouble. A certain captain of police,
together with some friends, relying on the force of
their exalted offices, had taken some reserved seats
in the front of the hall, and which had been pur-
chased by some gentlemen, who, when they came
in and demanded their seats, were met with a
point-blank refusal. For some time the intruders held the
fort in defiance of right and good taste, but on the appearance
of the manager they gave way. It was just at this moment
that the men appeared and were introduced to the crowd.
Muldoon was in fine condition except that a festering sore on
his left elbow made every motion of that arm painful. Ri-
gal's appearance was a sure indication to any good judge of
condition that he stood no chance against the American,
for bis paunch wobbled and shook its redundant fat as he
walked across the stage. His limbs were round and altogeth-
er his appearance was more of sleekness than of strength.

The instant the men came together for a hold it was evi-
dent that Rigal did not propose to take any chances. He is
shorter than Mu ldoon by several inches and his aim appeared
to be to tire Muldoon out by boring his head into Mul-
doon's breast. Five minutes was spent in sparring for a
hold and then Muldoon tempted his opponent to make play
by slipping down on his knees and hands and offering Rigal
his back. Rigal took hold around the waist and
tugged and tugged but was unable to budge Muldoon.
While in this position Muldoon reached back to get a neck
grip on Rigal but the latter's head appeared to be set right in
his shoulders and Muldoon's arm could find no holding
place. Then the men broke and played for holds for some
time. Muldoon suddenly rushed in seized Rigal by the
waist and threw him in the center of the stage. Rigal struck
on his head and by a clever twist managed to avoid a fall.
Again Muldoon offered his body to Rigal. This time Rigal
took hold and played for a fall by trying to twist Muldoon
over. Just when he had Muldoon balanced, that gentleman,
by a dextrous twist, reversed positions, and would have
thrown Rigal, but the latter seeing his danger, managed to
avoid a fall by slipping from the stage. Muldoon laughed
and when Rigal got up he went for a neck hold. He got the
desired grip but Rigal managed to slip out as before. Again
Muldoon gave Rigal a body grip and the pair wrestled on the
floor. Then for the first time a San Francisco crowd saw
the possibilities of science in Grroco-Roman wrestling.
Rigal bured Muldoon over on his head and feet.
Using his head as a pivot, Muldoon, with his legs spread out
like a huge spider, crawled rapidly around and over his op-
ponent, and breaking the latter's hold, came within half an
inch of winning a fall. But Rigal knew a few tricks himself,
and just when it seemed impossible for him to escape, he
slipped through Muldoon's arms and gained his feet amid
hearty cheering. They had wrestled about twenty minutes,
and their bodies were literally bathed in sweat, making them
so slippery that it seemed almost impossible for either of them
to take a hold. Rigal still continued his evasive tactics of
buriiig into Muldoon with his head, and the latter's blood
began to get up. He rushed at Rigal with a force that could
not be withstood, and drove him to the seats on the right
hand side of the stage. Rigal was cornered and could retreat
no further. Then Muldoon clasped him around the body,
lifted him about two feet from the floor and ran with him to
the center of the stage, Holding Rigal poised for an instant,
Muldoon made as though he would throw him to the right,
and in that direction Rigal fixed his eyes. This was what
Muldoon wanted, and like a flash he threw Rigal to the left,
wliere the latter did not expect to fall, and consequently he
wa not prepared to turn. Rigal fell heavily on his head and
shoulders, and amid loud cheering Muldoon was given the
Brat fall. Time21:58A. The actual time was two minutes
longer, but a deduction was made for the time Rigal was off
thfl itago.

A rest of twenty minutes was taken, and Jordan beguiled

imol the wait by reading a challenge from Donald

who offered to throw Muldoon ten times Cumberland

Btyle in less time than Muldoon could throw him five times

I l,;m '.vie, Tin- proposed stake was .$250 a side,
and the time Bet at two weeks hence. Muldoon caused it to be
announced thai he would accept the challenge, providedDin-

II wrestle not later than Wednesday next, as he is en-
I to go to Denver with Modjeska on Thursday next.

It was about !»:4S before the men took hold for the next
fall. The second bout was a very one-sided affair, and all in
favor of Muldoon, who did all the wrestling and purposely
put himself intoBigal'a clutches many times for the mere
<>i showing the spectators how easily he could break
aH th* Frenchman's grips. He gave Rigal a neck hold sev-
eral times, and shook himself clear as easily as one would
t'-jrow off the grip of a boy. He lay down and allowed Rigal
M Q6 phased, and then, with apparently small
-■Mud commenced again. Then Muldoon got
l '. and Mu, w Rigul squarely over his shoulder, but
resulted, EtigaJ turning as he fell. Rigal was badly
and evidenfij lacked the strength needed tocopesuc-

cessfully with a man like Muldoon. He kept on boring his
head into Muldoon's breast until the latter got annoyed and
pushed him sharply away with the back of his hand. At last
Muldoon got Rigal's head under his arm, and, twisting his
shoulder under Rigal's breast, threw him over, his heels
going high in air. Rigal fell on his neck and shoulders, turn-
ing like a flash. Muldoon's judge claimed a fall, and it
seemed as if a fall it really was, but the referee decided " no
fall." The time during which Rigal's shoulders were in con-
tact with the floor was but a second, and it was easy for any-
one to be mistaken. The remainder of the wrestling was
rather tedious, both the men doing their work on the floor.
At last Muldoon got Rigal on the floor and by main strength
turned him over on his back. Rigal arched his back to keep
his shoulders off the ground, but gradually Muldoon forced
him down and won the second fall. Time, 32:36£.

All in all, the match was moderately good. Muldoon dis-
played much science and his opponent showed resources of
skill no one expected him to possess. There was no betting
on the match, and no doubt but that it was a genuine contest.
Muldoon's arm was very sore at the end of the match and
still worse next day.

♦

Professional Foot-Racers.

After enjoying nearly a year's immunity from pedestrian
frauds San Francisco has again become the rendezvous for a
number of unscrupulous professional foot-racers and more
are on the way. Soon there will be matches and rumors of
matches and as of yore the easy-going public will lose its
money on events which are arranged solely with a view to
raking in the largest possible amount of outsiders' coin.
Cortez Thompson is in town. He is a most estimable young
man but one who believes in opening the pecuniary oyster
by running behind whenever more money can be made by
losing than by winning. His reputation in Nevada, Mon-
tana, Salt Lake, Idaho and this State is not such as a scrupu-
lously honest man would be proud of. He is looking for a
match and when he finds one the public will suffer. Archie
McComb is supposed to be in this neighborhood somewhere.
He is a nice, pleasant young man, a good runner, but, accord-
ing to his own confession, would as soon win §20 by a trick
as S21 on the square. Archie's favorite scheme for money-
making is to visit the interior towns and there in the guise
of a sheepherder, wood chopper, or some other honest call-
ing "lay for a match" with the local champion. Once he
gets a match the possibilities for fraud are illimitable. With
the aid of a confederate he can control both the betting and
the result; win or lose, according as the coin is bet, and as a
last resort will give the boys a "double chuck," that is, will
promise to lose, and when all the money is bet against him,
quietly run the race out and rob not only the public but his
own confederates. Harmon is not far away and is ready to
swoop down on a country fair or a city race at a day's notice.
Harmon is about the fastest short distance man in America,
and when he loses it is because he finds losing suits him
better than winning. Gibson is still in the state, and Gibson
is a man who can make things very sultry for a granger; in
fact, Gibson's best hold is working the interior. The myste-
rious stranger who has recently "worked " the southern por-
tion of the state answers well to Gibson's description. Kittle-
man is expected here soon from Denver or Kansas. He wants
to run a match with Harmon, but demands a start of two
yards in 100. It is generally thought that Harmon can beat
Kittleman a 100-yard race, but how much start he can give
him is not so well known. Davis, who under the name of
Cameron recently won a Sheffield handicap, is expected back
here soon, and everybody knows that Davis would not enter
into a job race unless it paid him well; though to do him jus-
tice it must be confessed that the jobs he puts up are gener-
ally for himself to win. Altogether, the outloook for a lively
season of professional foot races is immense.

The Occidentals Win.

The game of cricket, so popular in England and her colo-
nies, has never gained much of a foothold in San Francisco,
though there have been one or more cricket clubs in exist-
ence here for many years. One of the reasons why cricket
has never been a success is that it is too slow and ceremoni-
ous a game to suit the rapid ideas of young America and
another reason is the general apathy shown towards amateur
sports by the young men of the State generally. Base ball
has a few patrons here among the young men and they are al-
so beginning to take a little interest in football, but as a rule
the patrons and participants in athletic games are all middle
aged persons who brought their athletic tastes with them
from the East. These remarks are called forth by the very
slim crowd that attended the cricket match played,atthe Rec-
reation grounds last Saturday between the Occidental and
Merion cricket clubs. The Light Cavalry band was on the
grounds to furnish music between the waits. The match was
only one inning, and, being the first of the season and with-
out any special preparation partook largely of the character
of a practice game. B. and J. Benjamin of the Merion club
went first to bat. One was caught by and bowled Anderson
for nine and the other caught by O'Reilly for fifteen. Only
two of the team were bowled, the remainder being caught
out. Bristowe of the Occidental club made a good stand,
but was surpassed by O'Reilly, who ran up a score of thirty
before his bails fell to a twister by Benjamin. The Occi-
dental Club won the match easily.

Olympic Boxing Tournament.

The boxing tournament to be given by the Olympic Club on
June 29 is expected to bring out pretty near all the talent in
the club. Up to date the list of entries includes Dave Eise-
man, W. C. Brown, D. F.Dillon, J. B. Leighton, V. C. Drif-
field, L. P. Ward, Eugene Van Court, Jeff M. Martin, and T.
McCord. There appears to be some doubt about
McCord's entry for that gentleman, being a professional ball-
player, comes within the rule which excludes those who prac-
tice athletics for money from all amateur competitions. Dave
Eiseman a most industrious and persevering athletic, deter-
mined at all hazards to capture a medal for boxing. His
name appears among the entries as heavy weight, middle
weight and light weight, and no doubt he would have gone
in to contest feather weight honors with Martin and Van
Court but for the fact that his too-solid flesh refuses to come
below 138 pounds. Dave has been in constant practice for
some time past and has had the gloves on so often with Jack
Hallinan and other experts that he feels able to meet Sullivan
or any other man, but the trouble is Sullivan is not an ama-
teur and therefore Dave is debarred from the pleasure of
showing his friends how little the champion kuows about
sparring.

■*

A foot-race between Ross of Gilroy and Charles Smiley of
Salinas, for $500, is being arranged to come off at the San
Jose fair ground in the near future. Ross has the best mile
record in the State.

Farm Machinery.

At this time of the year farmers purchase new implements,
and the high price of labor makes it advisable to obtain the
latest inventions. The old-fashioned method of farming
cannot exist any longer. When the sowing and harvesting
seasons straggled over several months each, the crops were
mostly of an indifferent character if they could not be sown
or reaped or mown in proper time. The whole surrounding
conditions of the farmer have been changed in this compet-
itive commercial age, and he must be at his best at all
times, or he will be beaten in the struggle for existence.
Only by the aid of efficient implements and machinery can
he be master of the work.

The use of labor-saving implements and machinery is one
of the most remarkable developments of the age, and
farmers are by no means behind persons in other industries
in availing themselves of the ingenuity of inventors. This
ingenuity is constantly strained to invent new and to perfect
old machines. They ever vie with one another to make the
most complete and efficient appliances. In fertility of in-
vention they are not superseded by any manufacturers.
Simplicity of construction and durability of the material em-
ployed are among the chief points aimed at by them, and
they have succeeded to a marvelous degree. The competi-
tion between them is keen and spirited. They are ever
studying the wants of agriculturists, and diligently search-
ing for new applications of labor-saving implements. The
requirements of farmers, forced by the tariff to pay enor-
mous wages, stimulate the inventors to increase production.
With praiseworthy energy and enterprise they push their
latest inventions and improvements into the uttermost parts
of the earlh, wherever there exists an agriculture suitable for
the introduction of their implements and machinery. Their
labor extends wherever civilized agriculture is practiced, and
the beneficial influence they exert on civilization itself is in-
calculably great.

The American farmer fully appreciates the value of ma-
chinery, although he does not have to pay so much as the
British farmer does in stocking his farm. There are, how-
ever, expensive implements, and they but slowly though
surely repay for the outlay. Moreover, they require con-
stant repair and renewal, for wood is perishable and iron and
steel not indestructible. Such valuable instruments require
care in their preservation, but they are too commonly neg-
lected, and then the repairing expenses become heavy. There
should be no lack of paint, especially on all woodwork. The
working portions of the machinery should always be kept
well lubricated to prevent waste of material by friction. Be-
sides, many farmers leave valuable implements for days and
weeks together exposed to the destructive influences of the
weather. Sheds of ample dimension for the reception of im-
plements not at work should be provided. In these mowers,
reapers, tedding machines, and other valuable machinery
should be protected from the sun and rain.

The great enemy of farm implements, however, is the bor-
rower. Men who call themselves Christians, good citizens,
and kind neighbors, do not hesitate to borrow a reaper or a
mowing machine, and to leave it out of doors exposed to the
destructive influences of the weather, or to send it back
broken by the carelessness of some boy. I have made it a
rule for twenty years past never to borrow an agricultural
implement of any description. It is an old maxim, but a
true one, that the borrower is worse than the thief. — Ameri
can Cultivator.

Timber.

No other country has so large a percentage of its cultivable
surface spread out into broad, treeless plaius as this.
Throughout our extensive prairie regions wood for fuel, for
fencing and for building purposes is at once expensive and
difficult to be obtained; whereas, in our forest wilds the tim-
ber resources of the country are most recklessly wasted. At
our present rate of careless use and wanton destruction we
shall at an early period in the next century be as badly off
for timber as any of the European countries are at present.
Even now our Northern States obtain a large portion of their
lumber from Canada, and the increase in price since the war
indicates clearly enough that we should adopt a new lumber
policy. To "woodman, spare the tree," we should add,
"farmer, plant the tree," and between sparing and planting
we should soon make practical advances in forest science.
In forestry the Germans are far in advance of all other peo-
ples. They commenced it in the days of Charlemagne, and
have ever since regarded it as an important branch of their
rural economy. It is clear that forest culture should be
made a branch of our agricultural studies, and as trees can-
not mature in a day or year, that we should take time by the
forelock in order to prepare for the wood demands of the
future. This conviction is already making headway in the
West, and forests are springing wrhere they never before were
known. The United States has given large encouragement
to the planting of forests on the public lands, and the States
should now exempt from taxation for twenty years at least all
forest plantations.

A writer says that to destroy lice on live stock he has found
nothing better than strong carbolic soapsuds. The soap
usually sold under the name is not strong enough for the pur-
pose. It may be easily prepared and at any degree of strength
that may be required. Get a pound of carbolic acid crystals,
which may be had at any wholesale druggist's. I get them in
Boston at a cost of sixty cents per pound. Take ten pounds
of common bar soap, put in a pan with a little water and
heat until dissolved. Take out the cork from the bottle con-
taining the acid, and set it in hot water, which will cause the
acid to become fluid; add this to the soap and stir well. Set
away to cool and you will have a soap at small cost which
will be strong enough to kill any vermin which infest do-
mestic animals, and which will cure barn itch and any
cutaneous diseases to which they are liable. It is good to
cleanse and heal sores, and a wash of it will be found good
where animals are hide-bound and the skin out of condition;
it will be found good to wash the inside of poultry houses
to render them sweet, and kill and prevent vermin. It is a
cheap, safe and sure remedy, and should find a place in all
well-regulated premises.

Mr. T. Christy, F. L. S., of London, writes that,
for the floor of the poultry house, the best plan is to get it
quite level and then slant it t» the front, just to cause a s light
fall in case of wishing to wash it out at any time. Then put
on a coating of cement and sand; when quite dry fill in two
inches of dry earth that has been sifted. As the droppings
fall on this they are easily raked off and the ammonia is
absorbed. It is a great point to have dry runs for all poul-
trv, and the birds appreciate the dry dust for ridding them-
selves of vermin. If young chicks are kept upon dry earth
they will stand cold in the most singular manner, but they
soon succumb if they get into the damp.

1883

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HERD AND SWINE.

Milking- Qualities of Polled Cattle.

In ^McDonald & Sinclair's "History of Polled Cattle," we
find that from time immemorial "the polled stock was
the dairy cattle of the north ;" and again: "Half a century
ago the north polled cattle were rioted for their great milking
powers ; and we find Youatt mentions polled cows of Buchan
giving as high as seven gallons of milk a day.

Such was the stock from which the Aberdeen Angus cattle
spring, and in spite of the fact that little or nothing has been
done to develop, or even to keep up their milking qualities,
they are still worthy of their ancestors and true to their record
as milkers.

In 1879, Lord Airlie, of Cortachy Castle, Angnsshire, Scot-
land, wrote: "I have at present seventeen pure polledAngus
cows in my dairy. The greater number of these give from
twelve to fourteen, and sometimes sixteen, Scotch pints a day,
for a considerable time after calving. The milk is admitted
to be much richer than that of either the Shorthorn or the
Ayrshire. As regards the length of time for which they will
continue to give milk, my cow, Belle of Airlie (1959), used to
be milked all the year round." And in a letter to Mr. F. B.
Bedfield, some three years later, he says: "I have now some
cows that are giving twelve Scotch pints a day, although
three months calved." (Twelve Scotch pints is equal to about
twenty-one and a half of our quarts ; fourteen to twenty-five,
and sixteen to almost twenty-nine of our quarts.)

Mr. A. B. Matthews, of Kansas City, under date of April
25, 1S83, writes as follows: "I have no hesitancy in saying
that for quantity and quality of milk combined, no beef breed
equals them. I have never seen a cow of the breed (Angus)
that would not raise her own calf, and I have seen many a
Shorthorn that would not. My experience is, as a rule,
they give a fair quantity of milk, and occasionally there are
exceptionally good milkers."

Mr. J. J. Rogers, of Abingdon, HI., under date of April 22,
18S3, writes: "Relative to the milking qualities of Angus
cattle; as far as I have tested them, they are good. "We have
at least 100 Shorthorn cows, and have had for two years.
We always let the calves run with them until weaning. We
also have thirty Aberdeen Angus females, which we use the
same way, and we have to milk the Angus the longest before
the calves can take all the milk. I will venture to say that
if any scientific old milk-maid would select ten cows out of
our entire herd of all kinds, for milkers, they would be mostly
Angus. Our farm will be stocked enough with thoroughbreds
and grade muleys this fall so we can sell all the horned cat-
tle off. We have tried the Angus every way, enough to fully
conclude to handle no other kind while we handle cattle.
They are good feeders, mature early, and are good milkers,
very hardy, kind and gentle, do well on grass, no better
formed cattle, and will make more beef with less feed, than
any other cattle we ever had on the place."

Mr James Anderson, of Anderson & Findlay, Lake Forest,
HI., under date of April 20, 1S83, writes: "Our Pocahontas
(5,021) is giving twenty-two quarts of very rich milk daily;
she is only four years old. She comes down poor when giv-
ing milk, but when allowed to dry up will fatten very fast,
and keep fat very easy. We have many good milkers in our
herd, and just now have nine calves on six full-breed cows,
and they are all doing finely.

Mr. T. NcCrae, Guelph, Canada, under date of April 23,
1883, writes: "I have been among Galloways all my days,
and have had a great many under my care. In Scotland
some well-attested cases of large yields, both of milk and
butter, were brought under my notice. I am more familiar
with the Galloways than the Angus, but what I say about
the Galloways I believe to apply equally to Jthe Angus. So
far as my experience goes they will hold their own with any
pure breed.

Mr. F. B. Hedfield, Batavia, N. T., under date of April 24,
1883, writes: "My cows (Aberdeen Angus), have raised their
calves in every instance."

In Mr. Redfield's introduction to his stock catalogue, June,
1881, we find: "I am one of the many engaged in stock-rais-
ing in this country, who predict for the Angus doddie a great
future in America. Banking with, if not surpassing, the
Shorthorn in size and early maturing qualifications, the dod-
dies, by very far, excel that valuable breed in hardihood, ease
of keep, docility, and the superior quality of the beef. As
milkers they excel all other beef breeds." And again: "The
milking qualities of the breed are of a high order."

Weaning and Feeding: Calves.

About the first day of January I bought a cow and calf, the
latter three weeks old and had sucked the cow up to that time.
I at once took it away to feed by hand; found it stubborn for
a day or so, but hunger "soon brought it to terms." I com-
menced at once feeding it with skimmed milk and hay tea,
strengthened with about a tablespoonful each of oil meal and
coarse flour for each feed. These additions were increased
gradually until at about 6 weeks we gave a teacupful of each,
including the same proportion of bran. We found the best
way to add these ingredients was to mix them and make a
porridge in advance, to be stirred into the milk and tea when
warmed.

The tea we made by packing a wash-boiler full of good tim-
othy hay and cooking it for two hours over a moderate fire,
then pouring out into jars; this would last several days.

On the 6th of January I bought another calf of a milkman;
it was about four days old. Fed it at once part new and part
skim milk, with the addition of about the same quantity of
coarse flour and oil meal, increasing these additions grad-
ually, and in about a week fed only skim milk; at two weeks
commenced giving a little hay tea, a pint or so at first, increas-
ing regularly, so that when one month old the feed was half
hay tea and half skimmed milk, with an increased portion of
the other ingredients.

On the 20th of January, I bought another calf 6 days old,
which was treated in the same way. By the middle of Feb-
ruary I found we could feed another without any difficulty,
but could not get such a one as I wanted, and have not been
able to since; so have but three now, but found I could add
another one every month and feed them well, by good man-
agement, all from the milk of one cow (from 3 to 4 gallons per
day), besides furnishing a small family with milk, cream, and
butter, and a surplus of 3 or 4 lbs. a week to sell, of the lat-
ter. I should have said that I kept hay and corn fodder be-
fore them all the time, and occasionally gave a feed of bran,
corn and oil meal mixed dry. Now I have got three as nice,
sleek calves as ever I raised, without any great trouble or ex-
pense. The only trouble I had was when the second one (a
grade Devon) got to eating too much bran and was "loose"
for a day or two, but two feeds of new milk straightened him
right up, and h<: iy tin best of the three now — the others
being grades of Jersey and Shorthorn. — Cor, Ohio Farm-: r.

Stock Feeding".

There is no subject, perhaps, that gives rise to more discus-
sion, at agricultural meetings, than the proper feeding of
stock, and none is of more importance to the farmer in an
economical point of view. Every man is prone to consider
his mode of feeding as the best, and that his knowledge on
the subject is much greater than his neighbor's. These
friendly contests-are well, for by bringing out each man's ex-
perience they tend towards the elucidation of the truth. In
the feeding of stock, there are essential points to be borne in
mind, according as we have in view the development of mus-
cle, the laying on of fat, the production of butter, or the in-
crease of milk without regard to quality. For the proper un-
derstanding of these points, the farmer should understand
something, at least, of the physiological laws which govern
them. He should have a knowledge of the "proximate prin-
ciples," as they are termed; i. e., the substances entering in-
to the composition of the animal body, and into the various
kinds of food ; of the manner in which these proximate prin-
ciples are introduced into the system, as well as the kind,
quantity and quality. He should understand the process by
which they are digested and assimilated, and the best means
by which he can attain the end that he has in view. The
proximate principles may be divided into two classes — those
which are inorganic in their nature, and those which are or-
ganic and have a definite chemical composition. Of
these, the most important are water, salt, potash,
lime, soda and magnesia. These are introduced with the
food, and are taken up by the animal tissues exactly
as they exist in nature. They undergo no essential chem-
ical change in becoming component parts of the system.
Water not only enters largely into the composition of the
blood, but serves also for the introduction and discharge of
materials which, being solid, must become fluid in order to
pass into the animal frame. It is conveyed into the system
in the act of drinking, but it also enters as an ingredient of
the different kinds of solid food. Its importance to the econ-
omy is greater than any other substance, and should be sup-
plied with constant regularity. It is a well-established fact
that all animals can go much longer when deprived of food
than when deprived of water. Salt enters largely into the
tissues and fluids of the body, and therefore is of great im-
portance to the system. Although it occurs in both animal
and vegetable food, the amount is usually small, and hence
the necessity of supplying the want. Herbivorous animals
instinctively crave this substance, and, in the fattening of
swine, experiments have shown that the assimilation of the
food goes on better if salt is given to the animals. Phosphate
of lime is also found in the tissues and fluids of the body.
It gives to bones, teeth and cartilages their solidity. When
not supplied in sufficient quantity, a softening of the bony
tissues takes place. This substance, and as the potash,
soda and magnesia, are usually found in sufficient amount in
the food, or they are formed in the body by the decomposi-
tion of other salts.

The proximate principles that are organic exist as ingredi-
ents of organized bodies. They are starch, sugar, fat, albu-
men, fibrin and caseine. The last three are known as
nitrogenous substances, as they contain nitrogen, while the
first three do not contain this element. Starch enters largely
into the composition of the various grains, corn, wheat, rye,
oats. It exists also in potatoes, peas, beans, and in most
vegetable substances. Starch is easily converted into sugar,
and this always takes place in the process of digestion.
Sugar is also derived from both animal and vegetable sources.
Thus we have milk-sugar and liver-sugar, which are produced
in the mammary gland and in the liver, as also sugar of
honey, prepared by the bee. Under^ vegetable sugars, we
have the cane, grape and sugar of starch. The fats are also
derived from both animal and vegetable substances. Certain
kinds of food favor the production of fat more than others.
This is particularly the case with those containing large
quantities of sugar. It is a well-established fact that the
negroes, as well as the animals, employed in sugar-growing
countries, grow remarkably fat during the season of sugar-
making, and lose this condition when the season is finished.
But saccharine materials are not sufficient for this purpose,
as is shown when swine are fed on substances containing
abundance of starch, which, as we have seen, is easily con-
verted into sugar by the process of digestion. Fatty or oily
matters must also be supplied. Pigs fed on boiled potatoes
alone, which contain much starch, fatten much more slowly
than when greasy substances are also given them in some form
with the food." The nitrogenious substances, albumen,
fibrine, and caseine, differ from the other proximate princi-
ples, in that they coagulate, undergo putrefaction, and excite
fermentation in other substances. These enter largely into
the animal tissues and fluids,4and yet experiments show that,
although highly nutritious and necessary as f r od, if given
alone, animals become after a time enfeebled and actually
may die of starvation. No one class of proximate principles
can be sufficient for the nutrition of the body, but the food to
be nourishing must contain all of them, and must be mixed
together in the proportions best suited for the different kinds
of animals, and for the purposes in view, whether the growth
of muscle and strength, the increase of fat, or a great amount
of the milk secretion, without regard to its quality. In a
word, that our animals may thrive well, there must be a
variety in the food given. Steaming or cooking the food
under certain circumstances may render some articles more
palatable, and possibly more nutritious and more easily di-
gested, but there is no economy in giving to animuls, from
whom we expect anything in return, poor food of any de-
scription, especially if we are obliged to disguise it and con-
vert it into a heterogeneous mass. Let the food be good,
and the amount depend upon the age, condition, object in
view, and amount of exercise. Feed with gTeat regularity
and let there be a variety, remembering that in the young
animal, flesh, strength, and fat are to be formed.

Sheep entrails, long used in the manufacture of so-called
"cat-gut" strings, and for "skins" of Bologna sausages, have
found a demand in a more recent manufacture — that of belt-
ing for propelling machinery. A contemporary thus describes
the process employed by a manufactory recently established
at Oakland, California: The entrails are first cleaned and
immersed in brine for some days. From this they are wound
on bobbins, after which the process is about the sunn1 as
making rope, if a round belt is required, but where a flat belt
is wanted a loom is employed, and the strands of gut are
woven as in the manufacture of ribbons. Round belts vmv
in size from 1-16 of an inch to \\ inches in diameter; Bate
are made of any required width. Three-quarter-inch belts,
it is claimed, will stand a strain <>f seven tons, and hist more
than twice as long as a hemp rope of equal size. — Brt i d* r'a
Gazette.

There is a large scope of rich agricultural and fine timber
lands along Grande Konde river, and the line of thorailroad,
which will be taken up this summer.

TURF AND TRACK.

"No Time" Races.

As the trotting season has now fairly begun, and the prac-
tice of competing in races where it is understood beforehand
by the owners of horses and the management of the track on
which the race takes place that time shall be suppressed will
be indulged in by some unscrupulous persons.it is impor-
tant that the recent action of the Board of Review at its
meeting in Chicago, May 15, should be given the widest pos-
sible publicity. On the docket at this meeting were a num-
ber of "no time " cases which had been continued from the
preceding meeting, and in its decision of them the board
ruled as follows:

1 . In any public race wherein the time has been suppressed,
either by omission or by false timing, each horse that won a
heat, or made a dead heat, shall thereby and thenceforth be
held to be disqualified, under Rule 41, from any right to enter
or compete on the grounds of members of this association,
until such horse shall be relieved by an order of the board
or of the president, acting under his authority in the prem-
ises. And if any horse shall have been awarded a premium
on the grounds of our members, during the time of such dis-
qualification, such premium shall be forfeited for redistribu-
tion to other horses in the race entitled thereto.

2. In any case wherein a horse has won a heat or made a
dead heat, in a race wherein the time was omitted or falsely
announced, if it shall be established that the owner or per-
son controlling such horse was implicated in any manner in
procuring the time to be so omitted or falsely announced,
such person shall thereby and thenceforth be held to be dis-
qualified, under Rule 41, from all right to participate in the
privileges and uses of the courses and grounds of our mem-
bers, until such person shall be relieved by order of the
board or of the president, acting under his authority in the
premises.

3. In any case arising under Rule 41, wherein a person is
charged with being implicated in procuring the time to be
omitted or falsely announced, if such person, having been
notified to answer before the board in respect to the matter,
shall ask for a continuation, for the purpose of defense, the
case as to him shall be continued; but, in the meantime
the horse or horses of such person which are affected by
Rule 41 shall remain disqualified on the grounds of our
members until relieved by order of the board, or of the
preident acting under his authority in the premises; and if
any premium has been awarded to such horse or horses on
the grounds of our members, during the time of such dis-
qualification, such premium shall be forfeited for redistribu-
tion to other horses in the race entitled thereto. And in like
manner there shall be continued those cases wherein it does
not appear that the person charged has received notice to
answer.

4. If in any case arising under Rule 41 the person charged
with being implicated in procuring the time to be omitted or
falsely announced shall establish that he did not intention-
ally disregard the rules, the case as to such person shall be
dismissed, and the horse or horses of such person which are
affected by Rule 41 shall be relieved from future disability
by operation of that rule; but if any premium has been
awarded to such horse or horses, on the grounds of our mem-
bers, during the time of disqualification, such premium shall
be forfeited for redistribution to the other horses in the race
entitled thereto.

5. When no answer has been filed, because the residence
of the party could not be learned, but the ommission of
time has been ascertained, and the horse has not won a
premium on members' grounds to be returned under the pre-
ceding rulings, the horse shall be suspended until further
order of the board, and the case as against the person shall
be temporarily dismissed.

6. When, in either of the cases recited in the five preced-
ing rulings, it shall appear that the horse has been awarded
any premium on the grounds of members, which, under said
rulings, is required to be forfeited, the same shall be re-
turned to the treasurer of said association for action of the
board, and such horse shall be suspended until that require-
ment is complied with.

7. When *it shall be satisfactorily shown to the president
that any party or horse is, or has been, unjustly suspended
or disqualified under the six preceding rulings of the board,
he, the president, may grant temporary reinstatement to such
person or horse until the next meeting of the board, pro-
vided than any premiums won by such horse on thegrounds
of members and returnable under such preceding rulings,
shall first be returned to the custody of the treasurer of this
association, subject to the action of the board.

Races at Pleasanton.

H. G. Cox, proprietor of the Pleasanton Driving Park, will
give two days racing over his track ou Tuesday and Wednes-
day, July 3 and 4. The programme is as follows:

First day, running, mile aud repeat; open to all horses
now owned in Washington and Murray townships. Purse
$100, $75 to first, S25 to second.

Same day, trotting, free for all horses in 2:30 class. Purse
$200; four to enter and three to start; $125 to first, §50 to
second, $25 to third.

Second day, running, half mile heats, three in five. Purse
$150; free for all, four to enter and three to start; 8100 to first,
$35 to second, $15 to third.

Same day, trotting, free for all horses owned in Washing-
ton aud Murray townships, Nos. 1 and 2 of Contra Costa
county. Purse $100; $75 to first, $25 to second.

Entrance ten per cent. National rules to govern. Entries
close with Win. Napier, Senate saloon, Pleasanton, June 20.

Trotting at Petaluma.

The first trot of the season over the Petaluma track oc-
curred on the 29th ult. The result is summed up as follows:

Agiuccltt-bal Park. Pi i wtm\, Miy 20, 1888.— BweepatakM of 820
eaob, mils beats, three in live, owners to train and drive,

T. Blgga' b m Kitty Bawyer 1 1 1

\. Hone's H BSIdTjperry -j 2 2

Ben Edwards s "i Mettle Bennett «* <* •»

1 1, Minner'i b m Fannie Wilson ipooer) * 4 *

W. P. lin.-M' m Vox "In

\v. )', Freeman's bid Country J1»

Time. 8:48,2:62,3:544.

The bookmakers and scratch bettors had a benefit at
Baltimore on the 24th nit. In the race for a olnb puree fur
all ayes, one mile and a furlong, the brown gelding*Hos1 I
Hnrrah, was as unexpected winner, beati Bpragoe,

CamUlne, Haledon, Jim McGowan and London, Tl
makers were delighted, fur they had not w i

N. once, so little waB be thought of, thon

15 and 20 to 1 against him. Tbej; won tl
Five dollar tickets in the mntuel paid $361 75.

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June 9

Thora's Last Race.

The contest for the Louisville Cup on Saturday, May 26,
will long be remembered by a large multitude. Lida Stan-
hope, John Davis and Thora were the only contestants out of
sixteen nominations. Prominent among the non-starters
■were Blazes, Freeland, Appolo, Boatman, Mistral and the
veteran Checkmate, all of which were on the ground in good
racin« condition. The announcement that Thora would start
appeared to terrorize the great majority. It was the story re-
told of the downfall of other famous racers. The trio came
to the post, Lida Stanhope in superb condition, and John
Davis, as his owner, Col, Chas. L. Hunt expressed it, "fit to
run for a man's life." Thora showed the finish and form
which are the results of highest skill and science in training.
All three gracefully cantered to the starting point, cheered by
the partisans of each in a manner so hearty that only those
that have been on a Kentucky race track can appreciate.
The contestants, once at the post, were quickly assigned their
positions. Thora had the inside and John Davis the outside
of the track. At the first time of asking the flag was dropped
to a perfect start. John. Davis, with his wonderful turn of
speed, piloted by Dan Sparling, following his instructions,
shot to the front and set the pace, closely attended by Thora,
while Isaac Murphy on Lida Stanhope, in his usual masterly
style of riding, trailed two lengths in the rear, the gap being
gradually increased to four open lengths as the leaders fin-
ished the first mile and straightened themselves. Without
change of position they passed the stand for the second time
amid great cheering. Thora was neck and neck with Davis,
apparently moving with great ease. Upon reaching the quar-
ter pole the contest began in earnest, for down the back
stretch Thora was allowed to extend herself, and with Davis
making a tremendous effort to maintain his lead, Brophy
gradually forced the red and blue colors almost a length
ahead of the polka dots, but the triumph was only momen-
tary. Suddenly the great mare faltered in making the turn
near the half-mile pole. Davis regained the lead, closely
pursued by Stanhope. Brophy realized the hopelessness of
the contest, eased Thora and. virtually dropped out of the
race. Murphy on Lida Stanhope meanwhile had gradually
closed the gap on John Davis, and when half way down the
stretch passed the game gelding, winning the cup with com-
parative ease by fully three lengths. Time of race : First
quarter, .251; half, :52; three-fourths, 1:18}; mile, 1:45; 1£
mile, 2:10: H mile, 2:37|; 2 miles, 3:34; race 2| miles, 4:00}.
The track was fine and fast.

Thora pulled up quite lame. The hind tendon of the right
fore-leg was sprung sufficiently, in the opinion of her owner
and trainer, to unfit her for racing, and so Mr. Reed will at
once have her sent to Fairview, his breeding farm in Tennes-
see, to be mated with imp. Fetcher. May her days of moth-
erhood add to the lustre of her name.

Thora, by Longfellow, dam Susan Ann, by Lexington; sec
ond dam Roxana, by imported Chesterfield; third dam Levia,
by imported Tranby; fourth dam Tolevia, by imported Con-
tract; fifth dam Diamond, by Turpin's Florizel; sixth dam
by Lewis' Eclipse, out of Minerva, by Melzar, etc. Thora
started eleven times at two years old, and won four races.
Saratoga, won purse five furlongs in 1:04J, beating Bonnie
Lizzie and nine others. Same place, won Day Boat Line
Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, in 1:17}, beating Hindoo,
Bonnie Lizzie and three others. Baltimore, Md., won Mer-
chants Stakes, one mile, in 1:44§, beating Crickmore, Spark
and Bipple. Same place, won club purse, one mile, in 1:47£,
beating Compensation and three others. As a three-year-
old, started fifteen times and won eleven races. Sheepshead
Bay, won spin of three-quarters of a mile, in 1:16, beating
Victim, Checkmate and six others. Won Mermaid Stakes,
one mile and a furlong, in 1:57, beating Spark, Aella and two
others. Monmouth Park, won Monmouth Oaks, one and a
quarter miles, in 2:14}, beating Aella, Spark and others.
Saratoga, won the Alabama Stakes, one mile and a furlong,
iu l:59j, beating Bonnie Lizzie and Brambaletta. Won
club purse, one and a half miles, in 2:49, beating Boulevard,
Eole, etc. Won Clarendon Hotel Stakes, one and a quarter
miles, in 2:11, beating Valeria and three others. Won the
Relief Stakes, one mile and five furlongs, in 2:51, beating
Crickmore. Won the Baden Baden Handicap, three miles,
carrying 99 pounds, in 5:25}, tne fastest race to that date
ever run, beating Ella Warfield (4), 92 pounds. Monmouth
Park, won West End Hotel Stakes, one and a half miles, in
2:53], beating Bona Fide. Jerome Park, won handicap
sweepstakes, one and a half miles, in 2:393, carrying 113
pounds, beating Fair Count (5), 126 pounds, and Sir Hugh
(3), 97 pounds. Baltimore, won Pimlico Stakes, two miles
and a furlong, in 3:49}, a capital good race. In her four-
year-old year she started brilliantly, and won the first eight
races in which she started. The Washington Cup, two miles,
in 3:40; Baltimore Cup, two and a quarter miles, in 4:00,
beating Glenmoreand Greenland; the Winchester Cup, two
and a quarter miles, in 4:12, beating Grenada; Sheepshead
Bay. walked over for purse, one and three-quarter miles;
Saratoga, won the Excelsior Sweepstakes, one and one-quar-
ter miles, in 2:20, beating Crickmore and Bend Or, track
muddy; wonSaratoga Cup, two and a quarter miles, in4:05J,
beating Carley B and Alta B; won purse, one and five-eighths
miles, in 2:51, beating Frankie B and John Sullivan, and
walked over for a purse one and a half miles. Sne ran
second to Bend Or in Summer Handicap, one and a half
miles, in 2:35*, he HSpounds, Thora 122"pounds. She then
went amiss and lost her form and was beaten in five other
races. She commenced the present season by winning a
club purse at Nashville, one and an eighth miles, in the mud,
in2:0G£, and the Rock City Stakes, one and a quarter miles, in
2:12, beating Checkmate, Pearl Jennings and Blazes. The
unfortunate accident of her breaking down in the Louisvill
Cup loses to the turf one of the grandest racemares of any
day. — Turf, FuM and Farm.

Romero's Introduction.

The following is the turf, field and games report of the race
at Chester Park, Cincinnati, on the 24 ult., where Romero
made his first essay before an Eastern audience :

Munroe Chief, Minnie R and J. B. Thomas were the absen-
tees in the 2:19 class, which left Deck Wright, Romero, Alex-
ander and Troubadour as the contestants. It took four heats
to decide it, each of which was trotted in exactly the 6ame
time, 2:25. Deck Wright and Alexander had about an even
thing of it in pools at the start, but the former soon devel-
oped as the favorite, and brought $25 to Alexander's $10,
and $5 for the field.

The horses were sent away on the tnird attempt to a fair

F.art. Around the lower turn Alexander went off his feet,

tnd by the time he was pulled down was far in the rear.

held the pole and made the race down the backstrctch,

ubadour lapping at his wheel. Their was no change

ositionfi in the lust half-mile, although as the horses

around the upper turn into the hom<

lonr moved op and challenged the leader for first place,

-nd for quite a distance was neck and neck with Romero.

The race was a very pretty one, and elicited considerable ap-
plause from the spectators. Troubadour, however, broke up
very badly as they came near the stand, and the California
stallion won hands down in a jog, Troubabour second, a
length behind, with the favorite, Deck Wright and Alexander
far in the rear.

Romero's performance sent his stock up in the pools, but
Deck Wright still ruled the favorite at $20 to $14 for Romero
and $13 for the field. After a provoking number of false
starts, the word "go" was finally given, and the horses got
off, Romero the pole horse, in the lead. They whirled
around the first turn nearly abreast, and as they wheeled into
the back-stretch the California stallion went off his feet and
Deck Wright collared the lead by two lengths. Romero and
Troubadour worked hard for second place, and were on
nearly equal terms around to the stand on the first half. As
they came to the lower turn of the second time, Alexander,
who had been traveling in the rear, began to pick up, and
when they entered the back-stretch was lapping Troubadour's
wheel. As the trio swung into the last turn, Romero, Trou-
badour and Alexander were trotting abreast for second place.
Coming down the homestretch the last named made a magni-
ficent spurt and passed his competitors, and came under the
wire second, close upon the wheels of Deck Wright, Trouba-
dour third and Romero last. In the next two heats Deck
Wright was never headed, Alexander finishing second in
each.

SCIDIAKT.

Purse $1000, for 2:19 class.
J. Knauber's b g Deck "Wright, by Hinsdale Horse, dam by

Korth Briton 3 1 1 1

J. A Goldsmith's gr h Romero, by A. W. Richmond, dam

Gretchen, bv Mambrino Pilot 1 4 3 4

F. Van Ness' bit h France's Alexander, by Ben Patchen, dam

CanadaJack - 4 2 2 2

J. A. Dnstin's blk g Troubadour, by Revenge, dam Illinois

Maid, by Black Donald 2 3 4 3

Time, 2:25, 2:25, 2:25. 2:25.

ROWING.

Hereford Cattle.

It is no task of mine to run down any other breed —
let them all have a fair field and no favor — but I main-
tain that Herefords will live, thrive and get fat where
other cattle will barely exist. I would here state, how-
ever, that every white-faced cow, although it may have
Hereford blood in its veins, is not necessarily a pure
Hereford, and a poorly-bred Hereford can't be expected
to feed as well as one descended from a carefully-selected
line of ancestors. American purchasers are not suffi-
ciently careful in the selection of animals bought in
England for exportation. As long as they are entered
in the herd book they take it for granted they must be
" right, " and so they probably are as far as fulfilling
the rules of entry; but what were their ancestors:1 That
is the question. Few buyers ever ask, except when they
are buying stock by some noted bull, how the animals
are bred so long as they have "looks. "

The folly of buying for pedigree alone has been amply
demonstrated in the Shorthorn trade; but if good feed-
ing animals are required, that will fatten quickly and
pass on their good qualities to others, it is absolutely
necessary to find out whether these are inherited. Oc-
casionally you may find a beast bred " anyhow " trans-
mitting good qualities to his offspring, but, generally,
he only transmits the bad ones. Since the Hereford
trade sprang up in America, "pedigree" herds have
sprung up in England; the entries in the herd book are
increased in proportion, and every " white face " is now
dubbed a Hereford. This is a most serious loss to those
who have been carefully breeding and recording their
herds for years, waiting for the " good time coming, "
and it is as serious a loss to those who purchase from
the new herds without carefully considering how they
have been bred. At any rate the value of the old herds
and new should have a marked difference. Breeding
from short-pedigreed animals is very much the same as
breeding from grade Herefords, of which there will soon
be plenty in America. These will, no doubt, improve
common cattle wonderfully; but those who are breeding
thoroughbreds will do well to give great consideration
to those herds of old standing and of carefully recorded
pedigrees, which carry their breeding on " their backs "
and in their quality of flesh and handling, in the selec-
tion of breeding animals. The attention of intending
purchasers should be directed to the entries in the first
nine volumes of the herd book, or even to the tenth,
which is the first under the Hereford Herd Book So-
city), and let them look who entered their cows then
and let them look at those who do so now. Surely the
old herds speak for themselves.

Another loss which Hereford breeders and purchasers
will eventually experience will result from the exporta-
tion of moderate and short pedigree animals; they are as
sure to bring discredit to the Hereford breed of cattle as
the exportation of good ones is certain to increase its
reputation. A great fault in many Herefords of modern
growth is a bad touch and hard, thick hide. In a great
measure is the result of the popular fancy for dark
reds. In my experience, and I believe I shall be . borne
out by many old breeders, the despised old yellow-reds,
with occasionally a pied black or a few white marks on
them, are always of good quality and ■ feed faster than
the others. I like a good color, but not too dark, and
would never discard one of the yellow-reds if it was a
good animal. An eminent writer has said that " the
red and white-faced Hereford has ohtained much of its
good qualities from the old grey Hereford, " and I know
by experience that such is the case. There are a few
greys left now. "It is only fair," says the same
writer, " that they should be strengthened by a cross of
the red and white-face. " The greys will be seen more
of before long and will then speak for themselves.
Some of the best, and, without doubt, the purest-bred
Herefords, often have more white than is fashionable;
but my advice is, be careful before getting rid of it. It
comes, if pure, from far-off gr-.-y ancestors, to own which
is an honor instead of discredit.

I was told the other day by a farmer who had been
more accustomed to Shorthorns than Herefords, but
who had tried both as grazers: " The. only advantage in
Herefords is that they feed so fast." "What possible
praise could be given to a beef-making breed greater
than this ! Graziers want a quick return for their
money; let them buy Herefords and they will have it. —
Se?i€X in Breeder's Gazette.

Figuring for the Fourth.
There is a wonderful amount of figuring among the Long
Bridge oarsmen on the money to be donated for a Fourth of
July Regatta. The Ariels, who are dead sure of winning the
shell race, want a prize of §150 for that event, and the other
clubs, who feel reasonably confident of carrying off trophies,
desire to have them enlarged for their especial benefit. The
Regatta Committee of the Fourth of July Committee will do
well to regulate the size of the prizes by the number of entries.
Any rowing man can tell now just how many entries there
will be for each event. Of course a four-oar shell race should
be rewarded by a more valuable prize than a barge race, the
entries being equal, but a contest between two shells should
not draw as good a prize as a game struggle between four
barges, or half a dozen single-scullers. The programme of
last year was a very fair one and might be the basis for the
awards this year. If in some events there will be more en-
tries the prizes might be increased. There will probably be
more scullers this year than last, as several new men have
come up and want a chance. There can also be a good race
in ships' boats, as the race on Decoration day excited the skip-
pers and was a most enjoyable contest, beside being remark-
able for having been started atthetimeannounced. It would
be a good idea to strike out the lap-streak race, which is an
ancient and effete style aquatic event. The lap-streak is a
boat difficult to classify and in these waters is neither one
thing nor the other. The barge is a boat that can be classi-
fied. The shell is the best boat. Barge races and shell races
are sufficient in the way of four-oar racing and the "lap.
streak," so called, is superfluous. The committee can how-
ever be relied on to give a fair programme and an enjoyable
day's sport.

Denis Griffin of the Golden Gate Rowing Club is losing a
lot of flesh in this hot weather running round asking
authorities on rowing whether they think Fred Smith would
dare row him. The easiest way for Denis to find outj whether
the Ariel man stands in awe of him is to ask Fred himself.
If it will be any comfort to Denis to know that his powers are
held in such humble repute that Smith could be backed
against him, we can inform him that Al Tobin has repeatedly
and publicly expressed his faith in Smith's ability to defeat
any local sculler, bar Peterson, over the two-mile course.
Mr. Tobin is a good judge of rowing and once before backed
Smith to beat a man who had a better reputation than Grif-
fin and Smith won. It is not unlikely that Mr. Tobin would
again risk a matter of $250 on the Ariel man. Try him,
Denis, and don't waste any more time consulting the oracles.

President Greening, of the Ariel Club, is booked for his
maiden race, and will make his grand debut in Dobbins'
wherry on the Fourth of July. The auburn-haired sculler of
the South End will meet a tough antagonist in Tom Murphy,
of the Potrero, who has secretly revised and corrected the
lines of his famous wherry — The Merrimac — and in the
gray dawn of each morning can be seen flitting up to San
Bruno and back {16 miles). He is ready to bet two to one
that he beats any Pioneer wherry rower that may enter in the
Fourth of July regatta. This is a palpable thrust at Mr.
Lyne, who walked Thomas' boy last year, and got walked in
turn by a slim boy from Korth Beach.

Mclnerney has not yet started for Lowell. He spends a
good deal of his time on Long Bridge, and has been con-
siderably edified by the doings of the oarsmen thereof. The
practice of chaining up the shells, so popular with certain
South End clubs, has been a source of wonderment to the
Eastern sculler who never before saw boats so fast as to need
tying up to keep them from flying over the course. In the
Pioneer club house, which boasts half a dozen scullers, the
boats are all chained to the wall, and look so much like a row
of bull-dogs that visitors keep a respectful distance from
them, and nervously inquire why the ferocious looking crafts
are not supplied with muzzles as well as collars?

Bob Goble, mine host of Long Bridge, has discovered a ris-
ing sculler in the person of a young boatman who works for
him. The undeveloped champion takes a spin in Bob's old
shell every afternoon and keeps Coroner Livingston's assist-
ants in a painful state of suspense. It is reported that since
the new man first ventured out in the old shell a deputy cor-
oner, with a boat-hook, has been stationed night and day at
the rolling mills, but, so far, the doomed waterman has met
with no more serious accident than the breaking of an out-
rigger.

The Pioneer Rowing Club will enter a four-oar-shell crew
for the Fourth of July regatta. The crew will, in all proba-
bilty, be T. Brennan, stroke, Lyne and Crowley, waist, and
Al. Tobin, bow. This is a pretty good crew, and will render
a fair account of itself if it should get sufficient practice —
which is unlikely.

Treatment of Jersey Calves.

J. H. Walker, in an article in the Country Gentleman on
the above topic, condemns in strong terms the high feeding
of calves designed for dairy stock or any feeding beyond
what will keep them in a fair, thrifty condition. He says:

The younger the animal is when this bad habit of making
flesh and fat begins, the more controlling it will be, and the
more likely the animal will be to transmit the habit to its
offspring.

Nothing should be fed to bulls more stimulating than good
hay, and at times a few oats, shorts, or both, with coarser
food. Plenty of coarse hay, straw and flat grass even should
be given at times. The digestive organs of a butter-bull,
especially when young, should be taxed and distended pre-
cisely as those of a female designed to produce butter.
Heifers should be fed nothing but skimmed milk, grass,
rowen, good hay, coarse hay, flat grass, straw, corn stubble,
in fact everything to distend and tax their digestive organs,
and with nothing more stimulating, before they drop their
first calf, than oats or shorts, or similar food. The rule for
keeping heifers to make good cows is rather extravagantly
expressed by saying: "A heifer should have a paunch large
enough to turn itself around in." Unsightly as they are in
such a condition, such heifers make the best cows. * *
The rule is to feed just enough of such things as are found
necessary to keep the animal in a thrifty, growing condition
and no more — the less, the better — and never allow a milk or
butter animal to lay on fat. Experienced dairymen never go
into herds that are fat and sleek for their cows. They know
that the feeding necessary to produce such conditions in
milk and butter animals impairs their power to accomplish
the thing for which they are to be kept, namely, the making-
of milk and butter. Meat, not milk or butter, is what they
will ever after make. They will " take better care of them-
selves than of their owners/'

1883

<3£Jtje gjjmfe and j^parismatt.

Fleeces of American Sheep.

The following is from the Sydney Mail of April 7. The
sheep mentioned were taken down to the colonies this spring
by L. K. Martin of this city:

Through the courtesy of a gentleman who is most enthusi-
astic and painstaking in the important matter of sheep-
breeding, we are enabled to place before our readers some
facts regarding the fleeces of the American sheep sold recently
at the quarantine station, Shark Island. It will be remem-
bered that, when describing the sheep soon after their ar-
rival, we wrote of the fleeces as being, like those of the Ver-
mont sheep with which we were familiar, very heavy in yolk,
or, in other words, as " heavily conditioned. " The bulk of
the tip was speciallj' mentioned. Since the sale two of the
rams have been shorn, and the fleeces scoured. One ram,
which we will term No. 1, is a sis-tooth; the other, No. 2, is
but a 2-tooth. The fleece of No. 1, which was of full
growth, weighed, just as removed, 29 lbs. No. 2, which had
been shorn the October previous, gave a fleece which weighed
20 lbs. 12 oz. The wool was then scoured. It proved a very
difficult task; but sufficient was done to bring the fleece of
No. 1 down to 7 lbs. SA oz., and that of No. 2 "to 4 lbs. 12 oz.
Thus, No. 1 fleece lost 74 per cent, and No. 2 77 per cent.
After this the dry wool was submitted to the examination of
a few experts. An experienced scourer gave the opinion that
if thoroughly scoured the loss would have been at least
four per cent more than the figures mentioned. The
fleece of No. 1, after such cleansing, would be worth 16d.
per lb. No. 2 would be less valuable by some
pence. The mean value was set at 14d. per
lb. Adopting this valuation, No. 1 fleece would
bring in this market about 8s. 9d; No. 2 about 5s. It is al-
most unnecessary to add that these amounts are much below
the average obtained for the fleeces of stud sheep bred in
Australia. The Scone flock, of 6,000 sheep, has afforded of
scoured wool an average of 4 lbs., and this wool realized about
3s. per Jb. But the Scone flock does not afford heavy weights
in grease, an average of 1H lbs. being heavy. In the matter
of value, the American wool stands very low. In weight of
fleece in grease, however, it holds sway. For instance, we
are told that the California ram, Colchis, has a record of 52£
ft), for one year's growth. This doubles the best record of
this colony; but if the rival fleeces were placed in the scour-
ing tub, according to the recent washing, the Australian fleece
would come almost level in the matter of weight, and would
be a neck or so in advance at the "sale post." These defects,
however, may be outweighed by perfections which the breed-
ers who are about to use the sheep may discover. We have
proofs that Vermont sheep have done service in New En-
gland, and it is reported that a Victorian flock hasbeen much
benefited by the introduction of a few California sheep. If
the recent importations can increase the size of carcass, and
afford length and weight to the staple without lowering its
quality, the prices paid for such factors are not too high.
Experiments of the kind should be encouraged. It would
afford ns pleasure to fiad the trials in course in the two conn-
tries. There are defects in the Californian flocks which the
merinos of Australia might remove.

Poultry.

From a paper by P. H. Jacobs in the American Agricul-
turist we quote the following hints:

An acre can produce $600 in poultry, and the capital re-
quired returned by the poultry in a short time with profit.
With a systematic method of cleaning andifeeding, more profit,
with less labor, can be derived from poultry on one acre of
land than, from the best regulated dairy under the soiling
method. An acre, devoted exclusively to poultry, will return
a greater profit, with less cost in labor, than ten acres of
wheat or any cereal crop. The poorest and lightest of sandy
soils are more suitable for poultry than the best pastures, as
they are freer from disease. That yards free from grass, and
clean to every corner, are better than grass runs, has been
demostrated; but shade of some kind should be supplied.
No poultry-house can be kept absolutely clean without a
board floor. In setting hens, the nests should be in warm,
dry locations in cold weather, and in cool, moist places in
summer. In selecting for breeding purposes, plumage and
points of markings should give way to robust constitution,
vigor and activity. Feeding steeped clover hay and linseed,
meal assist in the formation of the white of eggs, by supply-
ing nitrogenous matter. The houses should be freely ventil-
ated in summer, and warm in winter. All soft food should
be freshly mixed. Yellow-legged fowls sell better than those
with dark legs. All non-sitters lay pure white eggs. No
male should run with over twelve hens — a less number is
better. Eggs from two-year-old hens are preferable for set-
ting purposes. Exercise should be furnished by throwing a
small quantity of corn into a bundle of loose straw or hay,
for fowls to scratch. Keep a good dust-bath always. Spade
up the ground as often as possible. When a rain is threat-
ened, see to the young chicks. Early-hatched pullets are
the winter layers. Keep no fowls for beauty, if profit is the
object. Use pure-bred males slways. Large males bred on
small hens produce legginess in chicks, but small males on
large hens produce closer bodies and shorter legs. Never use
a male with his own offspring. It is a saving of time to let a
hen sit, in preference to breaking her, as hens lay but few
eggs when deprived of sitting, and go at it in a week or two.
Breed your own fowls, and never bring them to your yards
from other places. Hens lay as well when not in company
with males as when with them, and such eggs keep fresh
longer. Young chicks, when feathering, undergo severe
natural drain on the system, therefore never omit a meal.
Use only the freshest eggs under sitting hens. Hot white-
wash, containing carbolic acid, liberally applied, will kill or
keep off vermin. The rough scales on fowls' legs are easily
removed by a mixture of lard and sulphur, or coal-oil. Final-
ly, be as attentive to fowls as to horses, cattle, hogs or sheep,
and be in your yard from morning until night.

A Portland Boat Race-

Last Saterday a matchrace, two miles with turn, was rowed
Between two crews of the Portland (Or.) Rowing Association
in paper shells. Messrs. Teal, Wallace, Quackenbush and
White formed one crew, and Coffee, Malarkey, Henderson
and Shindler the other. The boats were dead even to the
turn, and on the home stretch were almost abreast until the
last eighth of the course was reached, when Teal's crew put
on a spurt rowing as high as 47 strokes to the minute. By
the hardest kind of work they got the lead and won the race
by a bare length. Time, 13:01 J. This is remarkably fine
time for a local organization, and have rarely been beaten by
Eastern clubs of medium strength.

The board of Directors of the Olympic Club has decided to
hold an out-door athletic meeting in July. The ground's
committee has charge of the details.

A Spanish Yacht Club.

Spain at last has a yacht club which shows how far the
love of yachting has spread. In France yachting has within
the last half dozen years increased to a marvelous extent, and
although, as yet, yacht-building has not become a national
business or profession with the French, there is little doubt
but that in a few more years French-built yachts will be nu-
merous. The newly-formed yacht club of Cadiz — " Circulo
Nautico de Cadiz" — is, we believe, the first of its kind ever
founded in Spain, and it promises to be prosperous and well
managed. The organization of the club is as follows: Presi-
dent, His Excellency the Vice-Admiral Juan de Dios Kamos
Izquierdo; Vice-President, Mr. Robert Soto; Vocales, Messrs.
Eduardo Guerra, M. M. Juan Salas, Jose Salarar, Au gusto T.
Arcinias; Honorary Secretary, Mr. George Soto. Club bur-
gee, red, with two white fishes; ensign, the same as the mili-
tary marine, but with a crown in the center instead of the
national arms. Honorary members will consist of the actual
ministers and other high officers of marine. The sailing
rules adopted are those of the English Yacht Racing Associa-
tion, and it is intended to hold two large regattas each year,
the more important of which is to take place in August and
will be international. There are only small yachts at Cadiz,
and not a numerous fleet, but no doubt they will soon in-
crease both in number and size, and ere long the club just
founded will probably take an important position in the
yachting world. In order to make its international regatta a
success, however, it might be prudent to alter the date pro-
posed to a later one, so that English and French yachts
might call at Cadiz and take part in the sport when en route
for the Mediterranean. Thus, unless there are local reasons
why this should not be the case, we would suggest that the
regatta of the new Spanish club should take place in October,
and if this was done, and liberal prizes given, there is no
reason why the yachts proceeding to the Mediterranean re-
gattas ahould not race at Cadiz also. Every year the number
of yachts cruising in the Mediterranean increases, and the
liberal prizes offered at Nice and elsewhere will without doubt
attract genuine racing vessels also ere long, and if a series of
regattas were held at the various ports on the west coasts of
France and Spain, after the English racing season was ended,
many vessels would attend them instead of being laid up in
their winter quarters. The experiment tried this year, of
giving prizes for long ocean races, cannot be pronounced
successful, nor do we think that such matches will ever be-
come popular or attract large entries ; but we believe that
such a series of regattas as we propose would prove a great
attraction, and if the French clubs and the new Cadiz one
would work in concert the thing might easily be done. — Land

and Water.

♦

Breeding for Sex.

From time to time I have noticed articles in the American
Field on the subject of breeding for sex, and have read care-
fully what your correspondents have had to say. From the
varied experiences, together with my own, I have come to the
conclusion that it is all nonsense to attempt to breed for sex.
I have tried the strength of all the signs a'nd theories that I
though would bring about the desired result. I have bred
my bitches from time to time every day during heat, breed-
ing some on the first and second day, others on the second
and third, others on the third and fourth, and others again
on the fourth and fifth. The first in tne next heat on the
eighth and last day. Some litters would have a majority of
dogs; others a majority of bitches. Of the last six bitches
that have whelped, I bred them the instant I noticed them in
use, allowing the dog to be with each one twice only, with
the following result: Breeze, five dogs; Burlesque, six dogs
and five bitches; Waddy, six dogs and four bitches; Polly
Belton, six dogs and two bitches; Buckeye Belle, eleven dogs
and two bitches; Bonny II, four dogs and two bitches. Pre-
vious to the last time the bitches were bred, I bred some on
the first days and some the last days of use, with the fol-
lowing result : Breeze, four dogs and one bitch; Burlesque,
four dogs and five bitches; Waddy, four dogs and six bitches;
Polly Belton, three dogs and five bitches; Buckeye Belle,
eight dogs and six bitches. I am inclined to think that the
success of breeding more dogs than bitches lies in the health
and general condition of the dog and bitch, and that a vigor-
ous young dog will get a larger percentage of male puppies
than an old and weaker one, particularly if he has been much
used in the stud. — K in the American Field.

Paid Under Protrst.

Among the other things passed upon by the Board of Re-
view of the National Trotting Association at its late meeting
in Chicago was Mr. Hickok's controversy with the Scranton,
Penn., Association. In that case the following order was en-
tered on the minutes: Lackawanna County Agricultural As-
sociation, Scranton, Penn., vs. O. A. Hickok, San Francisco,
Cal., and the ch g, Overman. By order of the applicant the
respondent and ch g Overman were suspended for nonpay-
ment of entrance fee, which, being brought to the notice of
the respondent, he alleged that the suspension was erroneous,
and that he was not liable for any such entry as that alleged,
and he promised to produce evidence in support of allega-
tion. Being informed of this answer, the applicant forwarded
the original entry addressed to its secretary, and signed by
Mr. Hickok. Upon these facts there appeared no excuse why
Mr. Hickok should not pay the entrance fee, and the board
ordered that he must do so before competing again on the
grounds of members, which order being notified to Mr.
Hickok he immediacely provided for the payment through
the secretary of the Chicago Driving Park, but did so under
protest, alleging that he would at another time satisfy the
board that he should not be held responsible for the entry.

Ascot Races.

At Ascot, on Thursday, the Rous Memorial Stakes, one
mile and five furlongs, was won by Chiselhurst, Limestone
second, R. Jardine's four-year-old colt third. P. Lorillard's
Sachem ran. The race for the Gold Cup, about 2A miles, was
won by Tristan, Dutch Oven second, Wallenstein third.
Fleur L'Orange also ran. The New Stakes, 5 furlongs and
136 yards, for two-year-olds, was won by Wild Thyme, P.
Lorillard's Pontiac second, Offspring third. There were six
starters.

A floating salmon cannery is a novely on the Columbia
river. It is a two-story screw steamer, 160 feet long, 35 feet
beam. It has quarters for white, Indian and Chinese fisher-
men, and has cost about $40,000.

The wheat crop of the Glenn farm this year, it is thought,
will yield $700,000.

The Colusa farmers report the prospects of having 8,000,000
bushels of wheat for sale.

Oregon Notes.

Hitherto the apricots in California have all come with a
rush in three weeks, which is inconvenient. The Ventura
Free Press says that Mr. G. G. Finney, noticing that some of
his trees were rather earlier than others, and that even one
side of a tree would sometimes mature its fruit before an-
other, began three years ago budding from his very earliest
and very latest trees, and with such success that he expects
to spread his ripening season, over six weeks.

Well -posted men estimate that Wyoming Territory now
has 2,000,000 head of cattle, Idaho and Montana 1,500,000,
and Tex*s 4,000,000. The Texas drive will be less than last
year, but it will reach 300,000. Nevada has at least 300,000
head of stock cattle now.

Tehama county claims that its wool crop will bring at least
half a million dollars this year.

Sales of 5.500 head of sheep are reported in UmatiUa
county at $2 37* a head.

The Hood river peach crop will be an entire failure this
year.

The salmon run so far this year is light.

Donald Dinnie's Challenge.

Donald Dinnie after surfeiting himself by giving public
exhibitions, wants to get on a contest and to that offers the
following challenge open to any athlete on the Coast:

First — He offers twelve feet start at heavy and fifteen feet
at light hammer-throwing.

Second — At putting stones he will allow twelve inches at
heavy and twenty iuches at light.

Third — At tossing the caber he will allow twelve inches cut-
off.

Fourth — If neither of these propositions be accepted, he
will back himself to beat the best records in America (ad-
mitted by the New York Clipper), at throwing heavy hammer
over five feet, light hammer over eight feet.

Fifth — He will match himself to lift from the ground, to
stretch of arms above head, a heavier dumbbell than any
other man.

Sixth — He will meet any man in the world at a general
heavy-weight contest.

Eitlier of these can be fixed by calling on D. Dinnie, Russ
House, this city, within one week, and for stakes not less
than $250 a side.

The numbers and values of farm animals in California, as
shown in the special report of the Department of Agriculture
for February, are as follows: Number of horses, 240,587;
value, S13,204,723. Mules, 30,066; value, $2,134,085. Milch
cows, 314.2S0 ; value of the same, $7,750,346. Oxen and
other cattle, 575,000; value, $15,801,000. Sheep, 5,907,6S0;
value, $11,933,514. Hogs, 856,000; value, $6,111,840. To-
tal value, $56,935,508. The average values of these animals
throughout the entire United States and Territories are:
Horses, $70 59; mules, $70 49; milch cows, $30 21; otter
cattle, $21 80; sheep, $2 53; swine, $6 75. The aggregate
value of the whole is given at the enormous sum of $2,338,-
197,968. The statistician of the department says that the
average value of horses shows an increase over the valuation
of last year of $12 07; of mules, $8 14. The increase in the
value of milch cows is $4 32; of other cattle, $1 91. The ad-
vance in the value of sheep is 15 cents per head; in swine,
$1 20. Milch cows in California average $36 17, or 17 cents
more per head than in Massachusetts.

"The fair of District No. 11, comprising the counties o
Sierra, Plumas, Lassen and Modoc, ■will be held at Quincy,
Plumas county, this year. There was a lively competition
among the principal towns of the district this season to se-
cure the fair, and the directors decided to give preference to
the locality offering the* greatest bonus to the society.
Quincy's bid was a free racetrack and all privileges, afrte
hall and all privileges, and $2,011 in coin. Greenville of-
fered a free hall and racetrack, and $1,500. A premium list
and speed programme, aggregating $4,300, has been made up,
and it is predicted that 18S3 will see the most successful fair
and race meeting ever held in the mountains.

On heavy soils, especislly aboundimg in clay, or made
from the decomposition of granite rock, there is usually no
lack of potash or other mineral plant food. These substances
are apt, however, not to be in condition for immediate use.
We have found goodresultsfromlightdressingsof wood ashes
on land where analysis showed an abundance of all mineral
elements. Thus, active lime is often used as a fertilizer by
farmers on limestone land full of this element. The lime and
active potash are especially effective if used when a large
amount of green or stable manure is plowed under. They
render the decomposition much more rapid, and fit a large
amount of plant food for immediate use.

The programme of the August meeting of the Blood Horse
Association is near completion, and will probably be ready
for publication next week. For the information, of owners and
trainers we will state now that all the fixed fall events of the
association will be run in the August meeting, with many
supplemented stakes andpur^trs.

The bean crop, like all the others, is looking remarkably
well. From a gentleman who made a trip over the beau land
toward the Pismo and through the Arroyo Grande, we learn
that the prospect could not be better. — San Luis Obispo Trib-
une.

The St. Helena Star says: '* The largest shipment ever
made by one house In anyone month from St. Helena was
by William Scheffler in the month just closed; being 53,300
gallons of wine. He also shipped 320 gallon of brandy."

A band of 3,000 sheep, which were shipped by rail from
Crow Creek, Tulare county, to Texas a few weeks since, iir-
rived at their destination with the loss of but one sheep.

John M. Burnett and Henry Hopper will shoot a pigeon
match at Petaluma to-day for the championship of Sonaroa
county. The former holds that position at present.

There has not been a ohange in the pacing record of stal-
lions for ten years.
Butte county will also have 8,000,000 bushels of wheat for

sale.

Fashion Stables.— This favorite establishment offer*
every accommodation for the boarding of horses— large stalls,
good ventilation, and a well-selected corps of grooms and
attendants. The location, 221 Ellis street, is especially de-
sirable for those who desire to reach tho Fail-
ing over cables and car tracks.

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June 9

YACHTING.

THE GREAT YACHT HARBOR.

A Description of Cowes and its Unique
Surroundings.

^Written fortht Breeder and Spobtsman.;

Every gentleman "who owns a yacht, from a one-ton plnnger
to a 400-ton schooner, takes considerable interest in Cowes,
the great yacht rendezvous of Europe, but it has not fallen
to everyone's lot to visit that delightful spot, and therefore a
short description of the place and its surroundings may not
prove uninteresting. It is a good many years since the for-
tunes of a rather changeful life took me to Cowes, but every
salient point in the qnaint old town and its glorious harbor is
as clearly before my mind's eye, as I write, as it was before
my actual vision in the old days when I was wont to go out
sailing with one of the brightest girls in the garden spot of
England, and would lazily he on my back in the little cock-
pit of her tiny una boat pretending to tend the main and
only sheet, while she, by virtue of her position as owner,
captain and hostess, bossed the tiller. " What ! " some reader
will exclaim, "do young ladies in Cowes own yachts
and take their friends out sailing? " They do indeed, and no
more pretty sight can be imagined than a pretty girl clad in
navy blue serge, brass-buttoned, and with straw hat, with its
burgee-trimmed ribbon, skillfully steering a brightly var-
nished una boat in and out among the countless craft that
lie at anchor in Cowes Roads.

But to return to our subject, as the parsons say after an
uncommon lengthy digression on some ulterior topic into
which their eloquence has led them: Cowes is situated on
what the natives technically call the inside of the Isle of
Wight, that is the side nearest to the mainland of England.
It faces the Solent, an arm of the channel running up to
Southampton, once the headquarters of the East Indian
and China and South American trade. From Cowes to the
mainland is between four and five miles, perhaps a bit more.
I never measured the distance, but once started to swim
from Cowes to Lymington, the nearest point in the county
of Hampshire. I was only recovered, after a hard battle
with the tide, by a boat which the commander of H. B. M. S.
"Royal Sovereign," sent out to pick up that d — d idiot, as he
graphically and truthfully described me to his first lieuten-
ant, just as the full sweep of the tide from the Atlantic, com-
pressed into a narrow channel, was just beginning to sweep
me down to the cruel rocks of the Needles. There are two
divisons of Cowes, East and "West Cowes; the one stately,
grand and aristocratic, blessed with the presence of Queen
Victoria some four months in every year; and the other a
small, narrow-s tree ted town, dependent for its existence on
a little fishing in the winter, and a great influx of strangers
with money, from all parts of the world, during the three last
summer months. Yachting is almost the sole support
of Cowes, and without it the dirty little town, with
its three high-priced fourth-rate hotels, and innumer-
able eligible villas, would soon sink back to its
pristine condition — a resort for oyster men and smugglers.
Eist and west Cjwes are divided by the river Medina, a
brackish creek some six miles long, which runs up as far as
Newport, the capital of the Isle of Wight. The Medina river
is crossed by a miserable floating bridge, and is celebrated for
its oyster beds and as a winter V< ing place for yachts out of
commission. On either side for a distance of two miles dur-
ing the winter the yachts are so closelypacked in, that their
sides often touch. Four miles of yachts, side on, is a good
corrall full of ships, as our granger Harbor Commissioner
would say, but even then not a third of the yachts which
rendezvous at Cowes during the season are represented.

East Cowes is a place of villas and high tone, West Cowes
a haunt of highway robbers, extortioners, brigands and
English tradesmen, all of which I believe are synonymous
terms in a watering place or summer resort. East Cowes
sneers at West Cowes, and West Cowes retorts that God
Almighty only made East Cowes to act as a wind-break to
West Cowes harbor. Whatever the Almighty's intention,
such is about the fact, for East Cowes is at right angles to
the Cowes Roads and, being on the ocean side, acts as a wind-
break and makes Cowes harbor nearly a land-locked bay.
Then, too, nature provides an enormous sand-bar reaching
from Osbourne Bay, which is a continuation of East Cowes
shore line, to Ryde, and which was the reason <f itrt for the
building of Ryde Pier so that boats of moderate draught
could land passengers for Ryde at all stages of the tide.
This sand-bar is a splendid natural breakwater for Cowes
harbor and for its protection a law was passed years ago
making it a punishable offense to remove from it sand- or
gravel as some skippers were wont to do for ballast. Stand-
ing on shipboard inl Cowes harbor facing the town, West
Cowes rises dead ahead, a green-herbage d hill sprinkled
with white villas out of an azure blue sea. On the left hand
are the tree-clad hills of East Cowes with the two white tur-
rets of Osbourne House hardly visible above the tall oaks; on
the right the narrow channel with the dangerous rocks of
Egypt corner and Gurnet Ledge, just peeping out above the
foam of the breakers, while behind is the low lying shore of
Hampshire, the Solent and the narrow neck of land on
which Btands Netley Hospital, a huge building one quarter of
a mile and four yards in length, and which shuts out a view of
the great Portsmouth dockyard and the huge convict works
of Portsea.

The town of West Cowes is the part inhabited by strangers
and yachtsmen, and, in fact, East Cowes is a sort of a private
appendage to Osbourne House anyhow, and seldom pene-
trated by any unhallowed foot. It is fenced in, and when
the Queen is at Osbourne an armed sentry challenges all un-
known persons and demands a strict account of their busi-
ness before they are allowed to pass on towards her Majesty's
home or the pretty little village of Wippenham, which is an
appendage of the royal domain. Were West Cowes analyzed,
it would be found to consist of about one main street and a
lot of narrow alleys. The main street runs in a devious line
from the Medina river to the uttermost limits of Cowes. This
Btreet is narrow and flanked on either side by dingy brick
houses with heavy wooden framing in the Btyle of the 6f-
teenth century. Down near the river is as glorious a collec-
tion of old junk stores as one would wish to see, dirty, squalid
and odorous. Towards the extensive dry-dock and ship-
yard of Mr. John White, the roadway widens and the place
has an air of business, but it narrows again and becomes even
more dingy than before until the shipyard of Mr. Edward
Ratsey is reached. Wherever yachting is a sport, there the
nai 16 of Ratsey is familiar. He built for Mr. Ashbury, the
Br ghton wine merchant, the celebrated yacht Cambria, once
tl t champion of the English fleet. When Ashbury got tired
< ambria, Ratsey built him the Livonia, and, if I recol-
bt, there was a heap of bother about the job, Ash-
^nug that the yacht was not up to the agreement,
vice versa. I do remember, though, that yachtsmen,

as a rule, did not go much on Ashbury. He was black-
balled in the R. Y. C. until he got sick of
applying for admission. Lower down, the street narrows
again until it becomes so narrow that a vehicle of moderate
width cannot pass along without grinding the curb on either
side. On one occasion I stood on the north sidewalk and
shook hands with a friend who was standing on the south
sidewalk. The street was muddy, and we did not care to
cross nor excite the enmity of the townspeople by jumping
clear across their one-horse thoroughfare, for the narrowness
of their streets is a sore spot with them." That reminds me
of a funny incident, at least it seemed funuy to me at the
time. On a fine spring day the Queen took a notion to drive
through Cowes and show herself to the towspeople. As
usual her carriage was preceded by outriders, who cleared
the way. Just at the spot where the street was narrowest a
graceless sinner, by name Sinimonds, was selling vegetables
out of a cart drawn by a good sized donkey. Simmonds was
allowed to be the meanest man in West Cowes, and his don-
key was admittedly meaner than Simmonds, and it was just
what everyone expected when in reply to a "get up there "
and a lug on the reins all Simmond's donkey did was to set
up a loud "he haw," plant his legs firmly and refuse to
budge. Blows, threats, entreaties, and even an offer of car-
rots from Simmond's own cart failed to tempt the donkey to
move ahead, and at last the Queen's carriage was brought
to a halt by the obstinate brute. Wheth-
er or not Simmonds felt pleased at being
the means of delaying royalty's passage I cannot say,
but I always believed he did, and when the Queen, who took
in the situation at a glance, smilingly spoke to John Brown, I
almost fancied that Simmonds chuckled. But the people of
Cowes were far too loyal to delay her Majesty long, and so a
dozen stalwart tradesmen rushed from their stores, and arch-
ing their broad backs beneath the donkey and his cart, they
incontinently lifted the whole arrangement and carried it
down a passage-way called "Sun Slip," and dumped the
whole lot into the sea, there to remain till the Queen passed
by-
Passing along the main street west, one leaves the business
town of Cowes and gets right into the yachting quarters. A
narrow passage-way from the street leads to a broad esplan-
ade, open to the sea, and presenting a picturesque view that
has no equal in England. This is the popular promenade
of the place. At its western end is a stone-turreted building
fronting the sea, and used as a club house and headquarters
by the Royal Yacht Squadron, the most select and high-toned
club in Great Britain, with the royal familes for members
and the best blood in Europe on its committees. Near the
club house is a handsome residence owned by Mr. Stephen-
sod, a grandson of the great engineer, and then one comes
on to Prince's Green. This is a broad, long expanse of
green sward, dotted with seats, and enclosed in iron chain
railings; a6 lovely a bit of ground as one would want to see.
Shade trees are dotted all over it, giving a truly rural aspect
to the green. Beyond the green is Egypt Corner, as a jutting
row of rocks is called, and beyond that Gurnet Ledge, and
then a bare and little-frequented patch of rocks. Inland,
and behind the narrow street and esplanade, are beauti-
ful villas, surrounded by lovely grounds, the most
restful, pleasant retreat for which the heart of
man could wish. During the yachting season
the place is crowded and| everybody talks yacht until the
names of yachts are about the only thing one can remember
of a day's conversation. All the men wear yachting suits
of blue or white flannel and all the ladies blue serge suits
trimmed with white braid. Nearly everybody wears the
name of his or her yacht painted on the hat-band and in ad-
dition the burgee of the squadron or club to which their
yacht belongs. For yachting clothes, when I was there,
everyone went to a man named Redfern, the boss milliner of
the place. And how the old pirate could charge! My recol-
lection of him was that he wore a wig and went to church,
a most respectable tradesman. A pretty feature of the place
was the gaily-uniformed yachts crews, who roamed about
the place, lounged around the landing waiting to
take their masters and mistresses on board the yachts,
or pulled about the harbor in handsomely-equipped boats.
One can judge of the number of these fellows to be seen
around when he learns that each yacht carries a crew of
from one to twenty-five men. I once stood on the battery
near the R. Y. S. club house and counted 412 yachts of all
sorts and sizes, from the huge steamer Northnmbria, Steven-
son's yacht, to the little una boats, so-called from the fact
that they have only one sail and are built to carry only one
person.

While in harbor it is the custom for each yacht to moor a
buoy with a backed anchor, or else a mushroom, and use that
for a permanent mooring-place.

Regatta week is the great event of the year in Cowes.
Then from all parts of the country the yachts come to parti-
cipate in the great races or look on as spectators. I cannot
remember the programme, but I know that one day was
given up to the race for the Queen's Cup, sixty miles to
windward and back, one day to the race for the visitors' cup
and one day to the town regatta, in which the yachts contest
for prizes, given by the people of Cowes, who, on that occa-
sion, only let go of a portion of the wealth they bave'drawn
from their visitors' pockets. On the day of the town regatta
prizes are given for rowing, swimming, barge racing and all
kinds of aquatic sports, and the whole affair winds up with a
grand display of fireworks, every yacht in the fleet burning
powder and pyrotechnics to add to the display.

An Ocean Race.

The good people of Honolulu and parts adjacent want to
see an ocean yacht race with their beautiful harbor as a fin-
ishing point. Life in the islands is rather a dreamy sort of
an existence, and the expectation of seeing a close finish and
the excitement of speculating on the first boat in would be
looked upon as a godsend to quicken the blood and stir up
the lassitude that is always a part of life in the tropics. In
return for the excitement expected the Sandwich Island folks
promise a valuable prize— presumably a cup— to the first boat
in, but make the condition that at least three yachts shall
start. J. D. Spreckels' new keel yacht^ the Lurline, like
Barkis, is willing, and H. L. Tevis' Halcyon is eager for the
fray. As a third competitor I. Gutte's Chispa, a centerboard
yacht, is named as being likely to start in charge of her
builder, Captain Matthew Turner. If the race can be made
it will give a rare impetus to yachting on this coast. Gentle-
men who have been satisfied" with a semi-annual cruise to
Vallejo, and once or twice a year have wrestled with the um-
brageous trees that bar the dangerous passage up Napa creek,
will then yearn for the broad Pacific as a racetrack
and the whole waste of waters * as a cruising
ground. Loiterers around the Saucelito Club houses will
he spoken of as land lubbers and longshore sailors, and even
that bold|and buccaneering sailor man, Captain Fulton S. Ber-
ry, whose craft has taken the swash from every yacht in the

fleet, not excepting the Tommy, will be looked upon as a
rather small earth-fruit compared to the heroes of the Hono-
lulu trip. How eagerly will be read the log of the winning
yacht and, perpetuated in print with covers of bine and
edges of gold, like the story of the Dauntless' race, from
Sandy Hook to Cape Clear, it will form a part and parcel of
every true yachtsman's library to take rank on his shelves
only second to Hunt's Yachting Magazine and the " Hand-
book of Nauticnl Terms." Then the special correspondent
for the New York Herald, who will accompany the yachts if
Jim Bennett has to send a steamboat along, how he will rev-
el in tales of sea craft and the gallant behavior of the boats.
The press of the whole civilized world will teem with stories
of the race and perhaps George Augustus Sala will send out
one of his young men to take a sketch of the finish for illus-
tration in the London News. The race will be an epoch in
the history of San Francisco. "Events may be forgotten," as
O'Doherty says, "epoch never." Incidents will date from
the start or the finish of the great race as events in England
are dated to-day from the time when Ashbury's Cambria beat
the Yankee yachts. It will be a glorious theme for yachts-
men's talk and not the least interesting part of the affair will
be the bustle of the preparation, the escort of yachts out to
the Golden Gate, the happy send-off and the anxious await-
ing for news of the winner.

William Moody's new forty-foot schooner is nearly fin-
ished and her spars are ready. She will have a good deal of
sail. Her bowsprit is 27 feet outboard and the main boom is
32 feet long. The cabin is quite roomy. The cockpit also is
large. This yacht will carry a Bermudian mainsail and
will have almost as much freeboard as the new keel yachts.

It has been suggested by several members of the San
Francisco Yacht Club that it would be a good plan to charter
a moderate-sized yacht for the use of such members as do
not own yachts themselves. The plan has met with ap-
proval and now only funds are needed to put it into ef-
fect.

Mr. T. Swan's yawl Chiquita has been put in commission
but has not yet left her safe harbor in Oakland creek.

BICYCLING.

The annual meet of the L. A. W. took place in New York
city on Monday, the 2Sth ult., the privilege of certain por-
tions of Central Park having been granted for this occasion.
About one thousand bicyclists were present in their various
uniforms, making a very fine spectacle, which was witnessed
by about 15,000 spectators. Line was formed on Fifth av-
enue, between 55th and 60th streets, and was reviewed by the
Commander in Chief, Dr. N. M. Beckwith, with his aids.
From 60th street the column moved south to 59th stfrst,
around the circle in Central Park, and thence to 116th street,
to Seventh avenue, to Central Park, down the west drive to
59th street, countermarching to 72d street, to the Riverside
drive, where, upon the slope known as Mount Tom, the
group was photographed with Park Commissioner Tick at the
head.

The annual business meeting of the L. A. W. was held at
Riding Hall, 214 East 34th street, on the morning of the
2Sth ult. r and the following officers elected: President, N.
M. Beckwith, N. Y.;Yice President, W. H.Miller, Columbus,
O.; Corresponding Secretary, Fred Jenkins, N. Y.; Recording
Secretary, A. S. Hibberd, Milwaukee; Treasurer, W. V. Gil-
man, Nashua, N. H. In the evening a dinner was given at
the Metropolitan Hotel and was a great success, over 500
people beingpresent, including many prominent city officials.
Speech-making and toasts were the order of the evening after
the cloth was removed.

Eleven members of the San Francisco Club met inresponse
to a call for a run to Menlo Park on the 3d, starting at 9:30
a. m. Captain London being absent, the command devolved
unon First Lieutenant Quinn, who led the first division,
wliile Lieut. McLaughlin took charge of the second. The
racing division, finding the road suitable for the purpose,
went off at such a rate that the others soon lost sight of
them, and have only their word for some very fast time said
to have been made between Belmont and Redwood City. At
Menlo arrangements had been made for lunch, and the party
returned by afternoon train to this city.

Country roads will soon become cut up by heavy teaming,
as harvesting commences, so that extended trips will be out
of the question.

Yearling Sales of 1883.

One of the leading topics of the week has been the annual
sales of yearlings in Kentucky, and, although the Woodbura
and Runnymede sales did not realize the prices they did last
season, there were excellent reasons for it. Turfmen, in
purchasing colts for racing purposes, are governed by rela-
tionship and crosses. A brother to some famous horse or a
colt from some mare noted as the mother of winners, is cer-
tain to excite the keenest competition; but colts from untried
mares, however good looking, are slow to arouse bidding.
Such was the case at Runnymede. It happened that there
were no colts from Mercedes, Fancy Jane, Distraction, or
any of the favorites of that young stud. The yearlings were
exceedingly handsome, healthy and promising, but they were
from young mares, mostly untried, and not all Billet's popu-
larity was sufficient to raise their price. The Woodburn sale
did not reach last season's figures from reasons much the
same as those which operated against Runnymede. The
Woodburn mares were tried tand found true, but they had
been newly crossed, that is to say, the colts and fillies offered
were the result of crosses between sires and dams which had
never before been mated. But if Runnymede and Woodburn
fell below their last year's average, Elmendorf more than
made up the discrepancy, selling forty-three head of young-
sters for $47,130, whieh almost equals Woodburn's splendid
average of 1SS2.

Indeed, the Elmendorf sale was a most signal success, and
as the yearlings offered were the first of Mr. Swigert's own
breeding, the result must prove very encouraging to him.
The sales, taken as a whole, show that the demand for year-
lings is quite as good as last year when we compare the fig-
ures. In 1SS2 the combined sales disposed of ninety-six
yearlings for $75,870, an average of $790 31 each. Lastweek
ninety-five were offered, bringing $74,725, or an average of
$7S6 57. Following the very successful sale at Belle Meade
so closely, the present season's sales surpass those of 18S2,
and prove that the breeding of racehorses is'one of the most
profitable ventures of the day. — Xew York Spirit,

1883

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THE GUN.

A Sweepstakes Match.

A handicap pigeon shoot came off at the Oakland trotting
park last Saturday at 15 single birds, Hnrlinghani rales. The
contestants were Woodworth 29 yards, Gould 27 yards, Gor-
don 29 yards, F. Smith 27 yards, and A. Havens, the nomi-
nal scratch man, at 30 yards. The pigeons provided were an
average lot and all things considered, the shooting was very
good. Of Woodworth's first dozen 7 were incomers. Gould
got a larger proportion of tailers than any man in the match.
Gordon won the match and $100 stake money with 13 kills,
missing his 10th and 11th birds, both twisting trailers. The
score was:

Woodworth 1 1101111111011 0—12

Gould 0 0110110111111 1—11

Gordon 1 1111111100111 1—13

Smith 1 1101110011101 1-11

Havens 1 0011100100111 1—9

The Law About Doves.

The daily papers have made a mistake in reference to the
game law, which is likely to get many well-intentioned people
into trouble. They have stated, and notably has the Call
done so, that the close season for doves would expire on June
1 instead of July 1, as heretofore. Such is not the case.
The close season for doves will not expire until July 1, 1SS3,
and all persons who shoot doves before that time are liable
to prosecution. It will be the especial work of members of
the State Sportsman's Association to see that the law is not
broken, and intending violators will do well to pay heed to
this caution. None of the amendments to the game laws go
into effect before July, and it will not be until next year that
hunters will have the privilege of slaughtering doves before
July 1. ^

The Tuba City Gun Club held its weekly shooting
match last Friday afternoon near the Farmers' Union frame
warehouse, and the scores show a marked improvement.
The first match resulted in a tie between S. Starks, P.
George, Will Clark, Rose and Charles McQuaid on eight
balls out of a possible ten. The second match was a tie be-
tween Will Clark and Charles McQuaid on ten straight balls.
The third match was shot at eight rotary balls and declared a
victory for W. S. Harkey, who broke six. John L. Duncan
— the ' ' mammou th " shooter — was awarded the leather medal,
having broken three out of ten. — Sutter Farmer.

The Mission Amateurs held a glass-ball shoot on Decoration
Day, at which the following scores were made: J. Brans IS,
Edgar Foster IS, W. Hose 17, Eugene Foster 17, J. Dunschee
15, F. Monson 14, H. Vnker 14, E. Ludlum 5. J. Brans
and Edgar Foster divided first and second money. The
shooting off of ties for second money resulted in favor of
Eose.

Last Saturday seven sportsmen assembled at Adams Point
to compete for the Scott Trophy. Mr. Lambert was the
winner of the medal, breaking 10 out of the 15 clay pigeons.
The shooting was done at 15 yards rise. F. A. Spaulding
was the last holder of the trophy, which is shot for every
other Saturday.

Last Saturday at Adams Point Nic Williams and Mr.
Spaulding broke 42 and 43 clay pigeons, respectively, out of
60, tying on every round but the last. A match for money
is being arranged between these two men, as they shoot so
evenly.

To-morrow the California Pigeon Shooting club will hold
the fourth live pigeon shooting match at San Bruno for club
medals. The shooting will beat 12 birds, 30 yards rise, and the
rules of Hurlingham will govern the match.

The Sportsman's Club of California has issued a notice that
fishing on Lake Temescal is now open to members and per-
mits can be obtained free of charge at the Secretary's office.

This afternoon (Saturday) the Alameda County Sportsman's
club will shoot for the club medals at the Oakland Trotting
park.

After the main match several sweepstakes were shot,
Woodworth and Gordon taking the money.

The following, from the Kentucky Live Stock Record, pre-
sents a novel idea, and we give it for the consideration of
dairymen. There may be something in it, and there may
not: For one, instead of favoring, I wish to lift up my
voice against anything producing 20 pounds of butterormore
per week; and it would be still better, in my opinion, to limit
the quantity to 14 pounds per week as the utmost that a cow
should make. To obtain a larger profit than this, as a gen-
eral rale, I will say, she has to be highly stimulated with
extra food, which throws the poor animal into a feverish
state, and renders her milk and the butter made from it more
or less unhealthy. Furthermore, it is notorious that the
larger the butter product the more liable the cow is to be at-
tacked with milk fever. I think if a greater success is antici-
pated from keeping such extraordinary butter-producing
cows, it will be found illusory. Even if we cast aside the
greater risk of death from milk fever and some other diseases,
and the extra labor and care to assiduously look after such
animals, I am of the opinion that a herd of cows yielding
not over ten to thirteen pounds of butter per week during
the best of the season, or 350 to 450 pounds per annum,
would be found more profitable, in the long ran, than a herd
yielding much more than this; and especially if it doubled it,
as some breeders of Jerseys are now straining their utmost to
accomplish. Cows unstimulated, but kept along in a natural
way, will last much the longest, require less labor to be
looked after, produce better offspring, and milk and butter
of superior flavor and healthfulness.

Aylesbury ducks have long been considered by most breed-
ers of this class of fowls as standing at the head, all things
being taken into account, as the best variety of ducks known.
Their distinctive characteristics consist of a plumage of un-
spotted white, a pale flesh-colored bill, a dark, prominent
eye, orange legs, stately carriage, prolificness and excellent
quality as market birds. The weight of the grown fowl aver-
ages, if properly fed, from ten to twelve pounds a pair (duck
and drake). The ducks often weigh eight and ten pounds
each. The ducks are prolific layers. Instances have been
known where 300 eggs have been obtained from two ducks
in one year, besides which one of them sat twice and the
other once during the time, the three nests giving thirty
young ducks. It is also claimed for Aylesbury ducks that
their consumption of food is less than other sorts, besides
obtaining maturity at an early age as compared with common
ducks and being far more marketable for their superior ap-
pearance when plucked. The females are good sitters and
excellent mothers.

THE EIFLE.

At Newark.

Last Sunday a number of riflemen, members of the Na-
tional Guard, assembled at the above mentioned place to
hold friendly competitions between teams chosen on the
grounds. Several of the San Jose shooters were up and met
the San Francisco and Oakland boys at the train. There
is only one range, 200 yards, but this is the the best one
there is in this vicinity, being well protected from the winds
and connected with the shooters' stand by electric wires.
There aTe eight targets. The first match was between teams
picked by Townsend and Haight, which was won by the
former by fourteen points. The scores made by both teams
stand:

CAPTAIN TOWNSEJfD'B TEAM.

Townsend 4 2 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 3—34

Sime 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 5 5 5 — 15

Sherman 3 33423445 5—36

Foas 4 31)200330 3—21

White 4 34344454 5-40

Ranlett 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 5—38

Total 214

CAPTAIN HAIGHT'S TEAM.

Haight 4 45343444 4—39

Loryea 4 54444443 4—40

Verbeck 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4—37

Coykendall 3 3 0 4 5 4 3 0 2 3—27

Talbert 4 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 3 0—17

Kellogg 3 44444445 4—40

Total.

..200

After dinner the principal match of the day was shot, with
Col. Kellogg and Lieut. Sime as the captains. The teams
were made up irrespective of companies. The scores are:
col, kellogg's team.

(i 4 4 4 41

Private Eellogg, O. L. C ^4 3 4 4 4V60

[4 4 6 4 i\

Sergt. Major Haight, 5th Bat.,

(i 4 4 4 41

.15 4 4 4 4 6
[35341

Private White, Co. C, 1st Keg \i 3 4 4 4 1-56

(.3 6 4 3
("4 3 3 4

Corp. Townsend, Co. B, 1st Beg 14 3 4 3 3 J- 62

(.34344
[53444

Lieut. Verbeck, 6tb Bat J 4 3 3 3 4

[30444
f0 3 2 2 31

Prlv. Foea, Co. B, 5th Bat Jo 2 4 3 2Y 35

[2 3 U 4 4j

Total 315

CAPT. SIME S TEAM.

Lieut. Sime, Co. C, let Reg.

[5 5 4 5 41
.{5 4 5 4 4 C

(45345

Priv. Loryea, Co. B, 5th Bat -j 4

Lieut. Col. Ranlett, 5th Bat 1 4

3 5 5

4 4 3
3 4 5

Priv. Sherman, Co. G, 1st Reg 12 4

U 4

f8 3

J 0 3

L0 4

(3 3

10 0

[3 4 4 4 5"!

Priv. Coykendall, Co. B, 5th Bat. ,

4 4
0 4
3 3 3V49

Priv. Talbert, Co. B, 5th Bat.

) 4]
} 2V31
|3 0 0 4 3 J

Total 306

After this a match was shot under the same captains and
in this Capt. Sime's team was victorious as the following
shows:

Sime " 4 4 4 4 4-

Loryea 4 5 4 4 4-

White 3 4 4 4 4—19

Townsend 4 4 4 3 4—19

Foas 0 3 2 3 4—12

Kellogg 4444 3-19

Ranlett 3 3 4 4 2-16

Verbeck 3 2 3 0 3—11

Sherman 4 4 4 3 4—19

Coykendall 2 2 0 3 3—10

Total 91 Total 75

Time not permitting any more shooting to be done, the
shooters started then toward home all well satisfied with the
sport.

The rifle match between Lieut. H. J. Mangels and W. E.
Erben will come off to-day at Shell Mound. This match has
attracted considerable comment among rifle shots, as both
men are good marksmen. The conditions are 100 shots each,
at 200 yards, for $50 a side, United States Springfield rifles to
be used.

To-morrow Companies C and G, First Inft. Keg., N. G.C.,
will hold their regular monthly medal shooting at the Shell
Mound Range. The members of the companies are taking a
lively interest now in shooting matters, and are consequently
making much improvement with the rifle.

A battalion match at rifle shooting will take place June
23 at Shell Mound Park between teams from companies from
Vallejo, San Jose, Oakland, Petaluma and the staff officers
comprising the Fifth Battalion.

The United States regulars of the Presidio will shoot in
teams at the Presidio one week from to-day.

The interest in Jersey cattle seems to be on the increase,
and during the month of May, the month of the Jersey sales,
the records show that 1,500 animals were disposed of at auc-
tion, and in the last two days of the month 119 animals were
sold for the aggregate sum of $113,370, an average of $952,68
per head. Who can say that Jerseys are not in demand and
tell us when we shall get our fancy cow at a moderate price?
It is a fact that we have on this coast Jerseys of the most ap-
proved strains that can be and are, bought for one-third the
prices given at the New York sales; and there is no good rea-
son why the handsome gazelle-eyed Jersey cow should not
be a fixture in every home where the family cow is possible.

On Wednesday last William Muldoon and Donald Dinnie
met and arranged for another public wrestling match' to come
off on Wednesday next. The stake is $250 a side, $100 of
which is already up and the balance is to be deposited by
the 9th. By the terms of the match Dinnie agrees to throw
Muldoon ten times in Cumberland style while Muldoon throws
him five times Graeco-Roman style. Both the men are to wear
undershirts while wrestling back holds, to avoid slipping the
hold by reason of perspiration. Muldoon also deposited a
forfeit of $100 to wrestle Farrell of Petaluma for $500 a side,
one fall collar and elbow, one fall Greece-Roman and one fall
" catch as catch can. "

Proper Feed for Chickens.

A Duchess county (ST. Y.) poultry raiser sends the follow-
ing excellent and practical article to the Country Gentleman:
"For young chicks just hatched I use a custard made of
equal parts of eggs and milk. The young things eat very lit-
tle, and that little must be wholesome and satisfying. To
have strong, sturdy chicks, they should remain on the nest at
least forty-eight hours after hatching. As soon as all the
eggs which will are hatched, I clear the nest of shells and uu-
hatched eggs, throw the heu off the nest (having previously
placed food and drink within her reach) and allow her to re-
main until her wants are relieved, after which she will return
and be quiet for the forty-eight hours, or until time to re-
move her, with her brood, to the coop or building where
they are to remain until weaned. If a steady sitter, and the
eggs are all right, the hen will hatch them out uniformly.
Long before the chicks begin to hatch all unfertilized eggs
should have been removed from the nest. At the end of the
first twenty-four hours I place some of the custard on a
shingle in front of the nest, and the hen, if a good mother,
will call her brood and feed them. This food is the very best
they can take, being soft, digestible and nutritious. It is
nearly the same nourishment that heretofore has supplied
the growth of the chicks. I generally arrange to have several
broods hatch at the same time, when there is little trouble.
I feed the chicks sometimes half a dozen times a day when
small. They do not run at large, except in the very warmest
portion of the day, until after several days, and if the weather
is bad, not before a week old. I continue this custard, be-
ginning, when two or three days old, to introduce with it
cracked corn, wheat or buckwheat, so that they may become
accustomed to it by degrees until capable of subsisting on
it entirely. When fed whole grain, or even meal, the chicks
must be allowed plenty of fresh drink (water is the best) and
run on the ground or where they can have free access to
gravel or coal ashes. For green food I use chopped onion
tops if I can get them. If not, I give finely cut lettuce, fresh
tender grass or running mallows, of which they are very fond
when in confinement. My chicks always thrive ; I seldom
loBe any. To make the custard I take one egg, well beaten,
and add three table spoonfuls of new milk and bake in a
small shallow pan. This preparation makes a custard so stiff
that it will break into lumps and none is wasted, as would be
the case with softer food. It is better than hard-boiled eggs.
I have used bread and milk, but it is not so good. One egg
makes sufficient food per day for eight or ten chicks at first,
of the small breeds. The larger breeds of chickens can
sooner be weaned off. The expense is not great, taking into
account the nice, thrifty condition of the fowls. They keep
ahead of all diseases, and there is no loss if careful to pre-
vent accidents. They make fine birds when grown up, and
splendid hens for egg production. With the closest calcula-
tion it takes about a bushel of corn per year for a hen. If
other grain is used with it of course less will be required, but
all fowls for thrift and profit must be given one feed of corn
daily. Without it they stop just short of the desired result,
whether it be flesh or eggs. I feed adult or laying fowls a
soft, warm feed in the morning, and find the quantity of eggs
increased by doing so."

Importation of Pine Stock.

April 11 last R. W. Carey and family, of Marion county
(near Salem), left this city for a visit East. At that time this
gentleman informed us that he intended bringing back some
good stock. They went by the Southern Pacific route, a
thing, Mr. Carey says, he would not do again if he were go-
ing East. Having seen in the Rural Spirit an account of the
large sale of Polled cattle which was to take place at Kansas
City, Mo., April 26, Mr. Carey made it a point to be there.
Here he fell in with his old friend Mr. Watson, formerly of
this State, who soon introduced him to all the black muleys.
At the sale of Hon. M. H. Cochrane, proprietor of Hillhnrst
Farm, Compton, P. Q., Canada, which took place on the day
before stated, Mr. Carey purchased two Aberdeen- Angus
yearlings, a heifer and a bull. Leaving this point, our friend
proceeded to Greenwood, HI., where he bought twelve ewes
and one ram from Mr. Hurst, the celebrated breeder of Ameri-
can Merino shtep. The breeding farm of E. Peck & Son,
Geneva, 111., was then visited, and in a short time he added
to his purchases five ewes and one ram of American Merinos.
Before departing for Mr. Abner Strawn's, Ottawa, HI.. Mr.
Carey visited the gTeat Percheron breeding farm of M. H.
Dunham, Wayne, 111. When the time arrives, says Mr. Ca-
rey, for Oregon to have such a breeding farm as this one, the
inhabitants of the islands of the seas will visit us to see what
has been accomplished in equine breeding. From Mr.
Strawn three Cotswold ewes and one ram, and a pair of
Shropshire Downs, were purchased. After visiting many
stock farms, he purchased of C. S. Dole, Crystal Lake, 111.,
a pair of yearling Jerseys. The purchase of a remark-
ably fine-bred Berkshire boar seven months old com-
pleted Mr. Carey's investments. The very many courtesies
of Mr. Dole were such as to induce Mr. Carey to make this
the starting-home point. Ere the 12th of May the family be-
gan singing " Home, Sweet Home," and on that day they bid
to "Crystal Lake, good by," returning home on the Union
and Central Pacific, arriving here on the 27th ult. Sunday
last we saw the stock at The Grand Stable, where many con-
gregated to see the newcomers, especially the black doddies,
they being the first that ever inhaled the stimulating oxygen
of the North Pacific. Sheep judges declared that Mr. Carey
had made no mistake; swine critics avowed that the like of
such Berkshires was only now and then to be seen, while the
well-versed Jerseyites were satisfied with the automatic cream-
eries; and the black muleys — well, all hands were lond in
praising the "Bonnie Scots." Much has been said in i
columns of this breed of cattle regarding its unquestionable
adaptability to our State, but we confess that these modi
for form as well as size, are far superior to what we expc
The sheep are all young. Not au animal did Mr. Carey bring
except such as are registered. The stock is all pure. We re-
gard this as one of the most important importations ever
made here ; and now that we have a pair of the Aberdeens
and will soon have a herd of Herefords, the North Pacific can
begin to say we have at least two of each variety. But lot it
be remembered that the temperament of our peoplo is
that Mr. Carey will not be long the only owner of such i
t\e.— Rural Spirit, Portland, Or.

J. C. Reardon of Vallejo hns moved from his Vallejo brood-
ing farm to San Francisco. Among the stock he brought with
him is his two-year-old colt Blue Gown, by the well-known
trotting stallion "Gus," from a G. M. Patchen mare, her dam
by Jack Hawkins, a thoroughbred. Blue Gown is a colt of
promise. At the age of fourteen months ho troti the

races for Petaluma district colts, winning it
3:10$. Goldsmith, who drove him, said that
colt's weaknessjcaused by pinkeye, he woul
mile as good as 2:50,

glie IVreertcr awxl J>myristi;um

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The Dove Law.

The close season for. doves does not expire until July 1,
all statements to the contrary notwithstanding. Any
person found shooting doves before July 1, -will be lia-
ble to prosecution.

The Railroad and Immigration.

However rabid in his anti-monopoly views a man may
be, there are few who will not agree with us that the
Central Pacific Railroad Company has made a good
move in establishing agencies in the East to promote
emigration from the "other side of the mountains" to
this coast. The hypercritical may charge that it is
bringing fish into the big net that is now making im-
mense hauls, and that the motive "which governs is that
of selfishness. That every immigrant has to pay trib-
ute, and that the increase of population means an in-
crease of business for the great arteries of traffic through
which they must flow. Granting that such is the case,
we never could understand why a slice of bread should
be rejected because some more fortunate individual re-
ceived a loaf, nor why one peach should be thrown away
on account of a basket being the share of another. Now
it is evident that an increase of population is th© great
want here, and that if the number of residents in Cali-
fornia could be quadrupled by the time the next national
census is taken, there are few who would not be benefited.
In fact the only ones to suffer by an influx of the right
kind of "settlers" are those who control large bodies of
land now belonging to the government. The large
grain growers, the large breeders of domestic animals
who own the land, may be loth to sell any portion of the
vast possessions, but when they discover that large op-
erations in these fields cannot be made as profitable as by
selling the greater part and giving closer attention to
the remainder, they will be glad to dispose of that which
is in reality an incumbrance. There is no country in
the world better adapted to sustain a dense population
than the valleys and rolling lands of California. There
is scarcely a limit to the capacity of the soil, that ca-
pacity being secured by climatic advantages. A small
field of ground, donated to certain persuits, may keep a
family in comfort, and a very few acres be comparative
affluence. The residents of cities, towns and valleys can
readily understand that an increase of population is an
increase of prosperity to those who congregate in centers
of supply, and it does not require long arguments to
prove that there is a corresponding benefit to the rural
portion of the community. There may be a sort of
Eobinson Crusoe independauce in chanting "I am lord
of all I Burvey," but even the satisfaction of own-
ing all the " land that joins " is apt to
become irksome when there are compulsory conditions to
balance the autoerotism. The men who have advanced as
the outskirts of civilization encroached their fancied lib-
erty, who dreaded the sound of the steam whistle far
more than the warwhoop, are becoming scarce. From
following the Indian in the march towards the setting
son they have been driven to side courses, as the Pacific
berred the way to western advances, and when the
I way took the place of the covered wagons the " far
" became a myth and there came an end to the old-
ioned migrations. In former years there was a

steady pressure impelling the outside to move first. It
is not long ago since " the west " was Ohio, and then
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, "Wisconsin. "When the
glittering metal was unearthed in the mill-race, Iowa
had a narrow belt of inhabited lands along the main
streams, and the restless white-covered wagons started
on the weary pilgrimage. It required the golden stimu-
lus to make that long journey general, and the solitary
wagon was merged into a throng of caravans that
marked a broad trail across the prairies and plains. But
so large a majority of the travelers were intent only
on obtaining enough of the dust to enable
them to return, that the idea of seeking homes did not
enter into the calculation. The trip was thought to be
too trying for women and children to endure, and while
the frontiersman when changing his locality was always
accompanied by wife and weans, the argonauts counted
the days anxiously that would return them to the hearth
around which all their hopes clustered. California was
rated a land of arid plains, huge mountains,™ deep can-
yons, and these impressions are not entirely removed at
the present time. It was thought to be entirely unfitted
for agriculture, its capacity narrowed |to a pasture-field
which required leagues to sustain the flocks and herds
that roamed over such a wide extent that an ordinary-
sized township was necessary to constitute a farm.

To dispel these illusions, which still hold sway, to af-
ford emigrants an opportunity of learning the exact
standing of the country, is the object^of the railway com-
pany. At the eastern agencies there will be furnished
intelligence that can be depended upon. Measures will
be taken to convince the inquirer of the trustworthi-
ness of the facts presented, and this has a bearing of
great moment. So many rosy-hued stories have been
sent from here that there is a general distrust, and state-
ments may be well inside of the line of absolute facts, as
there is a tendency to disparage, and " California
bounce " is the verdict of the listener. The railway
managers can make these agencies more effective than it
would be possible for individual enterprise to accom-
plish, in fact, beyond what the State could do. There
will be a sub-agent at every stat ion, and that agent im
pressed with a sense of the importance of the duties as-
signed. Statistics will be collected at these points, show-
ing what crops are grown, and the character of the soil.
Thermal conditions are important to guide the person in
making a location, and a hundred questions will be met
with ready answers.

It is a great enterprise and well worthy of meeting
with the hearty support of every resident of California.
A circular has been issued calling attention to the es-
tablishment and this informs us that I. N. Hoag has
been appointed commissioner, his location for the pres-
ent being Chicago. A long residence in California, an
intimate acquaintance with every portion of the State,
and years of service as Secretary of the California State
Agricultural Society, insures Mr. Hoag being the right
man for the place. That it will not be long before the
wisdom of the move is apparent we have full faith, and
that the scheme will result in adding to the material re-
sources of the country is beyond question.

The Fifty-Mile Race.

On July 4 there will be a fifty -mile riding race at
the San Jose racetrack under the management of the
San Mateo and Santa Clara Fair Association. Four
riders will start, C. M. Anderson, P. Figueroa, J. N.
Ganong and John F. Taylor. Under the conditions of
the race the men will change horses at the end of every
mile, dismounting and mounting without assistance.
These long distance races are more common in California
than any other part of the United States and it is right
here that the best records have been made. Up to a few
weeks since the time of the best fifty-mile riding record
was two hours, one minute, thirty seconds. At Los
Angeles Cardinal Pugh, in a race with C. M. Anderson,
cut ten minutes offthe record, riding the distance out in
one hour, fifty minutes and thirty seconds. In this race
Anderson, who will be one of the contestants at San
Jose, was close up to Pugh at the finish and led him
when twenty-seven and thirty-six miles out. The fast-
est mile made in that race was 1:57 and the next best
1:59, both times including dismounting. This is a feat
that Anderson has got down to a science. He
can easily vault from one horse to another
while both are going at full speed. Besides riding sev-
eral 50-mile races, Anderson also won a six-day race at
the Bay District race track and an eight-day race at the
Union base ball grounds. In both of these races several
records were broken but the time was not kept with suf-
ficient care to make the performances generally accept-
able as records. Figueroa has also ridden several long-
distance matches and bears a splendid* reputation, as a
rider of endurance. In this match the result will depend
as much on the quality of the horses used as on the skill
of the riders. Pugh demonstrated that when he beat

Anderson at Los Angeles. He had the best stock and,
while he had no advantage as a rider, easily won the
match. These long-distance contests are such a novelty,
especially to visitors, that it would not surprise us to see
San Jose crowded on July 4, and a large attendance at
the race track.

An American Victory.

Last Wednesday the unnatural old "mother" Eng-
land, had a first class beating from her overgrown son,
Young America. This time the turf was the arena, the
Ascot biennial stake the event, and James R. Keene's
chestnut colt, Blue Grass, the champion, it being his
second win on English soil this year.

One swallow does not make a dinner, and one win
does not prove conclusively that American horses are
superior to English horses, but all the evidence and all
the signs are pointing to the conclusion that in a year or
two, England will have to come to America or Australia
for race-horses to fill out her depleted studs, or confess
herself beaten at her own great national sport. The
situation was ably and truly expressed by an Australian
home breeder who paid us a visit this week, and who was
just returning to his colonial home from a business and
and pleasure trip to England. Said this gentleman:
" There are too many weeds in England, and they
have nothing else to breed from."

Going further with the matter, this gentleman gave
his views on thoroughbreds more fully. Said he: " Every
sale of horses in England is attended by large delegations
of buyers from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia,
Portugal, Australia and America. The Germans are
the most liberal bidders. They will buy the best, no
matter what the cost. The Colonists will give any
price for extra fine brood mares, and by the time all the
foreign buyers have done there is nothing left for home
use except the weeds and a few very fine horses that no
money can purchase. In England a thoroughbred is
good for nothing except racing. They are too light
for hunters, not compact and cobby enough for driving,
and so they must either show form as racers or be cast
aside altogether.

"Consequently the racing stables are the only home of
the thoroughbred mare. Farmers don't want them and
won't breed them. In Australia it is different. There
are many uses for the thoroughbred and a good market
for other purposes than racing, so that a mare showing
a lack of speed qualities is preserved and her produce
are often found valuable. In my opinion it is only a
question of time when England will find her best blood
entirely gone and will have to go into the business of
buying thoroughbreds instead of selling them."

The Chico Fair.

The great impetus given to colt trotting by the fine
performances of California colts has been so generally
felt that all the large associations are alive to the neces-
sity of helping the boom along. The Chico Association,
which is a progressive and go-ahead body, has recog-
nized this fact and by reference to our advertising col-
umns it will be seen that a special race for colts has
been added to the Chico programme. The Directors
have been very liberal in this matter, offering a purse of
$250 for two-year-old colts, two in three heats. This
race should draw out quite a large number of entries ,
mostly confined to Butte, Colusa and Tehama county
horses. The colt race is to be trotted on [the first day
and will be followed by the trot for the three-minute
class.

On "Wednesday, the second day of the fair, the pro-
gramme includes three running races. First is a three-
quarter-mile dash for two-year-olds, next the Union
Hotel Stake, a 1^. mile-dash for three-year-olds, and
lastly the Beavis Stake, three-quarters of a mile and re-
peat, free for all. Thursday and Friday are to be de-
voted to trotting and Saturday to running. All entries
will close on July 20, at 11 p. m., with J. H. Krause,
Secretary of the Association, at Chico.

"Will not Go Bast.

Late in the week we heard that E. J. Baldwin had or-
dered Gano and Lucky B back from Salt Lake to Santa
Anita, and also that Stemler & Ayres were about to
bring Joe Howell and Fred Collier back to Sacramento.
All the California heroes have been scratched for the
handicap engagements East, and it is more than probable,
though we have no definite information on the subject,
that George Howson's pair, Augusta E and Jim Doug-
las, will not make their expected Eastern trip. The sick-
ness in Baldwin's stable is the cause of this failure of the
California horses to fill their Eastern engagements. The
expense of transporting one or two horses would be so
much in excess of any sum they could possibly win that
the owners did not feel justified in continuing their trip
on from Salt Lake. "We are sorry that such is the case.
Gano, Lucky B, Douglas, Howell, Collier and Augusta E
would worthily have upheld the fame of California racers
on the Eastern tracks, and would have been a splendid
advertisement for the horse-breeding interests of the
Golden State.

1883

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The Sacramanto Expulsion.

Last week we copied froni tlie Sacramento B$s a card
written by Charles H. Shear and indorsed by the signa-
ture of M. M. Odell, which apparently exonerated Shear
from the charges that led to his expulsion. "When we
gave further publicity to the card and made it the
theme for extended comment, we toot into consideration
the fact that it had first appeared in a Sacramento paper
of large circulation where it must have been seen and
read by all the parties. Ten days elapsed between its
publication in the Rse and our reproduction of it at
Shear's request, and in all that time there was no intima-
tion that the facts stated in the card were incorrect or
that Mr. Odell* 8 indorsement had been improperly ob-
tained. The card was never denied, so far as we can
learn, before we published it, but now it app3ars that
the case is not as Mr. Shear claimed it was. Mr. M. F.
Odell of Sacramento mates the following statement in
relation to the card :

I, SI. F. Odell, owner of the pacing horse Shaker, never
subscribed my name to the card published by Chas. H. Shear
in the Sacramento Bee and copied in the Breeder a:n~d Sports-
man of June 2, 1883. These are the facts: I was called upon
by Mr. Shear to deny the statement made that I had supported
him during the winter. I went with him to the Bee office and
authorized Mr. McClatchy to deny that assertion; but I did
not authorize any one to sign my name to anything else. The
name signed was M. M. Odell, which is not my name. Mr.
W.F. Smith was substituted by me in Shear's place at the
earnest solicitation of my friends, who had been to the judges
and obtained permission. I do not intend to exonerate Mr.
Shearin the card he published, only so far as it relates to his
being or having been supported by me. M. F. Odell.

Sacramento, June 2, 1SS3.

Mr. M. M. Odell was not in Sacramento, and took no
part in the affair, so it does not seem clear by what right
Shear used his name in the Bee; that he had no right to
use the nameofJM. F. Odell, the owner of Shaker, is evi-
dent from the above card. As to the facts of the expul-
sion, we learn the following from a most trustworthy
source :

After the third heat, the relatives and friends of Mr.
Odell went to the stand and asked the judge to put up a
new driver behind Shaker. Some one suggested the
name of "Wilbur Smith. The judges assented to his driv-
ing. When Smith got in behind the horse Shear said to
him: "I'll bet you can't drive him in 38. There ain't no
man can win this race with him." After Smith won
the race with him the judges had some intentions of rul-
ing Shear off then, but thought they would wait and ob-
tain some more evidence. The club sent for Mr. Odell
and Harry McConn, who had noticed the horse somewhat.
Upon being questioned, Nr. Odell stated that, after the
second heat, he was satisfied that Shear was not trying to
win, and after consultation with his friends concluded to
change drivers, and did so; that he had taken the pre-
caution to send a man to the stable with him after each
heat, as he did not have confidence in this man Shear.
McConn stated that the horse had the appearance of hav-
ing been filled up with water; that he looked as though
he had been given salt and water, and that only the day
before he knew of Shear taking $25 from a man with
the intention of pulling Sadie S in her race, he being sub-
stituted as driver in last heat or next to last. Bad as
was Shear's conduct as driver, if this statement be true,
it is far less infamous than using the name of
a gentleman without his consent, and to bolster up a
statement which was not correct. The matter now ap-
pears in such a shape that the botom facts must come
out, and the public must know beyond a doubt exactly
who is right. The gentlemen who saw fit to expel Shear
have it in their power to obtain from Mr. M. M. Odell a
positive statement in regard to the use of his name. If
it shall appear that his name was used without author-
ity, as the statement of his son, Mr. M. F. Odell, leaves
no doubt but that it was, we hardly see what course
Shear can pursue except to modestly retire from the
notice of the racing world. We have purposely left the
question open in this discussion, believing that, when
unassailable proof can be obtained it is better to wait for
it a few days than predicate strong denunciation on evi-
dence that is only collateral, though of the most convinc-
ing character.

The Wrestling Match.

Smarting under his late defeat and eager to retrieve
his lost coin and laurels, Donald Dinnie has made an-
other match with Muldoon under more favorable condi-
tions to Dinnie than was the former one. We believe
that Muldoon has engaged to perform a harder task than
his strength and skill can handle, and it would be no
surprise to us to see Dinnie the victor. We do not aim
to forecast the future, and only make these remarks that
our readers may understand clearly that the match is a
hard one for Muldoon to win, and, should he lose, it will
be the fault of stringent conditions. The enforced wear-
ing of a Leotard, or some kind of jacket, gives Dinnie a
freat advantage and prevents Muldoon from slipping his
old and avoiding Dinnie' s superior reach and back
strength in the Cumberland-style wrestling.

The Salt Lake Trouble.

The first dispatches received from Salt Lake announced
that Patsy Duffy had been ruled off for foul riding, it being
alleged that he deliberately fouled and cut down Ordnance,
injuring her so badly that she was not expected to recover
the use of her leg. Tbis news was quite a painful surprise
to Duffy's many friends and admirers on this side, and it was
generally believed that some mistake had been made in the
dispatch. For this reason many people, ourselves among
others, suspended judgment on the case until they should
have heard the full particulars from an authoritative source.
Such information has not yet come to hand, and still we have
no official evidence about the case, but from outside and appar-
ently unprejudiced sources we have learned further par-
ticulars that have led us to believe that Duffy was not as
guilty as at first represented, and, further, that it is more
than likely that the Salt Lake Jockey Club will reconsider its
first action, and reinstate Duffy at an early date. Oue gen-
tleman, in whose word we have a good deal of confidence,
says that he saw the affair plainly, and that while it is true
that Fred Collier cut Ordnance down, it was a sheer accident
that no jockey in the world could have avoided under similar
circumstances. We hope that this is the case, and that
Duffy will be able to convince the Salt Lake Club of the fact.
We always liked and admired Duffy as a jockey. While
thoroughly alive to his owner's interest, he never took any
unfair advantages in any of the races we have seen him ride;
he was never troublesome to starters, and wnen he had a
complaint to make of any nature, he made it in a proper
manner. He never made foolish nor trivial complaints,
obeyed instructions readily and always, so far as we know,
rode to win. He certainly had the confidence of owners to
an unlimited extent, and enjoyed the reputation of being one
of thebest riders and the best finisher on the coast. This is
high praise, but it is our deliberate conviction, and, we be-
lieve, nothing more than is due him.

Late on Friday we received the following statement
from an eye-witness, and the accuracy of which is
vouched for by several well-known California turf men
in whose judgment and honesty we have the most im-
plicit confidence.

Editor Breeder a>*d Sportsmax: I noticed in the daily
press of Saturday last a telegram from Salt Lake purporting
to give an account of the race between the horses Fred Collier
and Jocko, and the mare Ordinance, in which Patsey Duffy,
rider of the former, was ruled off the track for the alleged
fouling of the latter. The dispatch went on to state that the
mare was "ruined for life," and after censuring Patsey in
terms of falsity, proceeded to uphold the dignity of the Salt
Lake judges who had willfully wronged the boy by their ac-
tion.

Now, the real facts of the case are these: I was a witness
of the race from beginning to end, and out of simple justice
to an honest rider, desire to tell all whom it may concern just
the extent of blame that can be attached to Collier's rider for
cutting the mare down. The track at Salt Lake is a half-
niile in circumference, and is noted principally for its sharp
turns and extremely bad condition, making it dangerous to
the life and limb of any horse or jockey that braved its
curves. Tbe race in question was a two mile and a quarter
dash. Jocko had the pole, Ordinance second and Collier on
the outside. In this position they ran for a mile and three-
quarters, and had just passed the judges' stand on the last
time around. Jocko still led, with Ordinance lapping him and
Collier trailing a length behind. One of the sharpest curves
on the whole track is encountered shortly after passing the
grand stand, andDuffeysaw that Jocko and Ordinance, in
order to properly make the turn, would have to swing away
from the pole toward the center of the track. With that
quickness of perception that has distinguished him in
moves in a hard-won race, he saw that by hugging the pole
and making abrush for the lead he could secure the former from
Jocko; with this in view he urged his horse between the others
and the point designated, but the rider of Jocko, anticipating
his designs, pulled his horse towards the inside of the track,
thus preventing Collier from coming up. At this moment,
Patsey, in order to save the Tace, swayed Collier towards the
outside, but in so doing struck the hind legs of the mare and
cut her down, purely by accident, as all present could see.
Jocko won, Collier second and Ordinance far in the rear. Her
injuries, however, were not near so bad as at first reported,
an examination showing merely a small cut on the inside of
one of her hind legs, so slight that to speak of her permanent
injury is all bosh and Mormon ignorance and ill-will. The
" latter-day " judges placed Ordinance second, Collier third,
and ruled Patsey Duffy off the track. A dispatch from him
on Wednesday, however, conveyed the information that he
had been reinstated, a move on the part of the Salt Lake
Jockey Club as blundering as the first was wrong, because,
having ruled him off the track, they have no authority to
deal furtherwith him, as that rests with the Court of Appeals.

To credit him with wrongful intentions in the premises is
worse than silly. He is under contract, at a salary of $2,000
per year and percentage of winnings, to ride the coming sea-
son for Messrs. Carlisle & Corrigan of Colorado, owners of
the famous racer Pearl Jennings, and he could not afford to
do a bad act on the turf, laying aside the fact that his record
heretofore has been as pure and clear as that of any rider
that ever lived or died. Very respectfully,

Horace Stevens.

Sacramento, Cal., June 7, 1883.

The Santa Cruz Fair.

The Santa Cruz Agricultural Association has claimed
the dates of July 31, August 1, 2, 3 and 4 for its sec-
ond annual fair. The speed programme will be adver-
tised in due time.

Editorial Notes.

In answer to various inquiries as to what Mclnerney,
the Eastern oarsman, intends to do, the Lowell man states
that he will return as soon as possible to Lowell and try to
get on a match with Driscoll, his old antagonist. His opin-
ion of San Francisco oarsmen has greatly improved and it is
likely that his experience will be the means of giving the
Eastern men a better idea of the quality of the Pacific Coast
scullers. When Leahy made his remarkably fast five-mile
record at Kichardsons Bay the Eastern sporting papers
laughed at the idea of a San Francisco sculler lowering the
record and have refused to give Leahy a place in the table of
aquatic records. There are plenty of men who will bet their

last dollar that Dan Leahy in good fix can beat Peterson in
his best form on any course longer than two miles, and Peter-
son has shown himself to be able to vanquish with ridicu-
lous ease a man whom the Eastern authorities place in the
second class.

The regular monthly meeting of the California Coursing
Club was held at their rooms 539 California street last Wednes-
day, Vice President John Hughes in the chair. Dominick
Shannon, one of the earliest coursers in California, was elected
a member of the club. It was decided to hold the fall meeting
at Merced on the 8th and 9th of November, leaving San Fran-
cisco on the 7th. As this will be the first mitch for the club's
$500 gold cup, a large entry list is assured, and the attendance
iscertainto belarger than ever before. None but greyhounds
belonging to club members will be allowed to contest for the
cup. The usual money prizes will also be given at the meet-
ing. The club will meet as usual next month.

St. Julien has began the season in becoming style, having
beaten Fanny Witherspoon straight heats at Cleveland on
Thursday in 2:18|, 2:19i, 2:21. Mr. Hickock has succeeded
in getting a race with Clingstone, and a match has been ar-
ranged between the whilom demon and St. Julien for §1,000
a side to be trotted over the Chicago Driving Park on July
19. It promises to be a sensational event, as the Chicago
Association add §5,000 to the stake and $1,000 additional if
the time of Maud S is beaten. The stakes are now in the
hands of Secretary Hall.

The excellent programme of the San Mateo and Santa
Clara county Agricultural Association will be found in our
advertising columns. The late hour at which it was recorded
precludes review this week. And this is not the sole
reason for derferring comment. The Breeder axd Sports-
man office has been this week in the throes of change. Car-
penters and confusion have held possession and if readers
descern jolts and square corners in the editorial ensemble
they may understand what distracting influences have been
at work. We hope to hear the glad acclaim of peace before
Monday dawns and will undertake to supply delinquencies
when the calm has settled.

The Californians have suffered two defeats from the Hav-
erleys. Yet that club is not down-hearted, and it is under-
stood that at the nest game, which takes place on July 15,
they will wager any sum from $100 to $500 that they will
win. Their nine is to be reorganized and strengthened.

The Base Ball game to-morrow will be between the Woon-
sockets and the Bedingtons, and as the clubs are evenly
matched, it will undoubtedly be an exciting and interesting
one. The Woonsockets have made some changes in their
fielders.

Ordnance, the mare injured at Salt Lake, is five years old;
by War Dance, out of Bonnie Kate by imported Knight of
St. George. The latest advices are to the effect that she was
but little injured, and will soon be in a condition to resume
work.

Blue Grass Biennial.

On Wednesday last, June 6, James B. Keene's chestnut
colt Blue Grass won the race for the Ascot Biennial stakes
for three-year-olds over the T. Y. C. course, the last five fur-
longs and 136 yards of the "new mile." J.H. Houldsworth's
Lilac ran second and E. E. T. Weaver's John Jones third.
There were seven starters, including Keene's Potosi. Betting
at the start was nine to one against Blue Grass, five to one
against John Jones, six to one against Lilac and six to one
against Potosi. Potosi, who was ridden Watts, led to the
distance stand, when Blue Grass, ridden by Cannon, drew
out and won by half a length from Lilac, who was only a neck
in advance of John Jones.

The race for the Royal Hunt cup was won by Gerald's Elze-
var, Lord Bradford's Nessiliff second, W. Gilbert's Despair
third. Twenty-two started, including P. Lorillard's Sachem.

Blue Grass, the winner of the Ascot Biennial stakes, is a
chestnut colt by Pat Molloy, dam Amy Farley, by Planet, out
of Lulu Horton, by imported Albion. He is owned by James
R. Keene, and was bred by A. J. Aiexuuder, Woodbnrp Stud,
Kentucky. He was purchased when a yearling by Colonel
S. D. Bruce for $950 and shipped to England in the fall of
1SS1. He started three times unsuccessfully in 1SS2 as a
two-year-old. He started first at the Newmarket second Oc-
tober meeting in the Ditton stakes, and was second to Prince
Soltykoflfs Lord Brudenell. At the same meeting he ran
unplaced in the great Challenge stakes, won by W. S. Craw-
ford's Energy. At the Newmarket Houghton meeting he ran
unplaced in the Cheveley stakes, won by Mr. Beauchamp's
Pastry Cook. He won the Burwell stakes ttt the Newmarket
second meeting, making his winnings in all some £1,170.

Pat Molloy, the sire of Blue Grass, is by Lexington, dam
Gloriana, by American Eclipse, foaled 1865. He has been a
fair getter of race horses, notably Effie, who won seven times,
three times second and ten times third out of twenty-eight
starts.

Silk Culture.

Parties claiming to be posted in sericulture assert that this
State can annually produce $30,000,000 worth of raw silk.
This is about twice the amount of gold yield, and it would
seem that, as mining gives out, sericulture might be profit-
ably entered upon. — Sacramento Bee.

It would be indeed a happy thing for the State and the
country if California could secure by her own productions
some portion of the millions of money that are annually sent
abroad for foreign silks. The effort is worth making, not-
withstanding the signal failures that have heretofore
experiments in silk culture in the United ^ ■ v, r

is done, let it be done in cold blood. Wi
of the silkworm craze that swept overth
ago, resulting in disappointment and
the experimenters. -Lot Angeles Mirror.

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June 9

THE KENNEL.

A Talk From the Inside.

San Francisco is badly in need of a genuine kennel club
composed of gentlemen who will take an active interest in the
breeding of dogs for the pleasure they have in a fine animal.
This is not intended in any way as a reflection on the old
club but, the fact is the old club needs reorganization and
the admission of so much blood, before it can be of any use,
that like the knife that needed new blades, springs and
handle, it would be perhaps cheaper and easier to get up a
new club. .

Was the old club ever any good? some people may ask.
Truthfully one can answer, "it was." It made dogs and their
doings more prominent than ever before in this state and set
the sportsmen to work looking for complete and correct in-
formation about dogs. It is true that the club is in a meas-
ure to blame for the dreadfully bad management of the late
bench show, but its only sin lay in placing confidence m the
ability and desire of Mr. Levy to carry out his promises. It
seems necessary to be plain-spoken about this affair and fix
the blame where it belongs, for so far the status of the club
in the show does not appear to be fully understood. The
American FkldtaiteT speaking in a very kindly manner anent
the show, says: "It seems that the show was financially a
success, for which reason the exhibitors were not satisfied
with the value of the prizes awarded, and some of them deter-
mined they would not exhibit another year. Such a hasty
conclusion is not wise. It is true the prizes were not of great
value, but the honor of winning must betaken into consider-
ation,'and cannot be weighed in the scale with money; and
again, the club must be encouraged. With a fund on hand
they can do better, and no doubt will, next year."

More's the pity the kennel club cannot accept this kindly
encouragement, though the members are not ungrateful for it.
The managers of the show got all the money (which hardly
paid expenses); the club did all the work and inoured a good
deal| of odium which ,as they were originally responsible for
the show, they partly deserve. The club allowed the manag-
ers to run the show and pocket the proceeds, if there
were any. The managers agreed to furnish
feed, care, hall, attendance and valuable gold and
silver medals for prizes. The club lent the force of their
names and influence, and agTeed to be responsible for the
judging. In other words, the club did nearly all the work,
and the managers took all the pecuniary risks and money if
there was any to take. It was a foolish arrangement to make,
but the club was small, had no friends and could not spare
the time to attend to the business department of the show.
The club kept its side of the contract. It got all the entries
possible and judged the dogs to the best of its members' abil-
ity. Mr. Levy did furnish some valuable medals, but he also
gave many that were trash not worth having. The dogs were
neither properly cared for nor properly fed, as the managers
agreed, and the members of the club who were aware of this
neglect, found they could do nothing unless they did it with
their own hands, and at their own expense. A lawyer was
consulted regarding their power to make Mr. Levy fill his
agreement to the letter, and he advised that the club had no
legal standing, not having been incorporated under the laws
of the State. Perforce the club had to submit, as they had
no power except moral suasion. The exhibition and the club
suffered alike. The one was not treated fairly, and the other
had to bear the blame for faults not their own, and which
they could not remedy. Butgas the club primarily got the
show up, they are not in the best possible position to make a
zealous effort to extend their influence. They doubtless feel
that it would be better for new men to undertake the task of
furnishing a club that would be a kennel club in the broadest
sense of the name. The material is here, and we hope to see
the work done. J. W. Bassford, T. A. Taft, A. W. Havens,
Tristam Burgess, A. Miller, Crittenden Robinson, W. Hearst,
H. M. Briggs, Fred Sharon, James Flood Jr., Homer Fritch,
W. Z. Tiffunny, W. P. Willard, E. H. Farmer, O. A. Tolle,
H. Payot, C. N. Post and H. A. Bassford are all lovers of the
dog, and know the needs of the State, and it would be a good
thing for'them to call their friends together and start a club
that would command the respect of every dog fancier in the
State. A Member of the Old Club.

Thibet Dogs.

An English writer gives the following account of the impor-
tation of a pair of Thibet dogs by the Prince of Wales:

"It is a century since Wan-en Hastings, whose predilec-
tion for rare animals and desire to acclimatize them served
to occupy and amuse the leisure of his later years, endeav-
ored in vain to obtain specimens of the far-famed dog of
Thibet, and we are not aware that any other person has been
subsequently more successful in introducing a breed into
this country. Owing, however, to the kindness of Count
Szechenyi, a Hungarian nobleman, an account of whose in-
teresting travels in the far east was published some two
years ago, the Prince of Wales has become the possessor of
a male and female of the race, and will probably, ^with his
wonted liberality, afford the public an opportunity of seeing
them in Regent's Park during the ensuing season. Count
Szechenyi had heard so many reports in China — where,
however, they are almost as great strangers as with us — of
the size and beauty of these dogs that he was very anxious
to become personally acquainted with them, and on the
first opportunity that presented itself at Batang, the frontier
town of China, on the route to Lassa, he purchased three, at
a very considerable price it is understood. He found that
they were fully deseviug of their reputation in looks,
courage and sagacity. In some respects they are said to re-
semblt the handsomest specimens of the Newfoundland
breed, but have ahead very much larger, to which, more-
over, an air of imposing dignity if not fierceness is added by
a thick, shaggy mane, which grows forward so as to encircle
the face like a frill. Their formidable aspect is still further
enhanced in their native mountains by artificial means, for
the shepherds and herdsmen who employ and are very
proud of these useful yet dreaded animals often fasten round
their necks boa-like wreaths nmdo of the bristly hairs of the
yak, and painted red, a species of decoration which gives
them a still more leonine appearance than that which they
owe to nature.

German Field Trials.

The following particulars of field trials held in Germany

in April" have been forwarded to us by Prince Albert Solms:

1. Jiei.in Field Trials— fa) German Derby: Best setter,

Mr. " »ed man's Irish setter bitch Freya. Best pointer,

Albert Solms' pointer dog Grant, bred by Mr. Grant

(739) out of Maid of Medina (10,097); Grant beat

i won the Derby, (b) All-Aged Stakes: Several

■wn prize winners competed in this stake, among them

the pointers, Naso III, and Quail (Mr. Bickof's, formerly the
property of Prince Albert Solms) and the English setter Rod-
erick. The stake was won by Prince Albert Solm's English
setter Tarn of Braunfels ("K. C. S. B." 1,140), a brother to
Sir Allister, by Tarn O'Shanter out of Daisy ; second prize,
Herr von Zansen Osten's English setter Jacques. 2. Cologne,
Field Trials — (a) Puppy stakes: First prize, Prince Albert
Solms1 pointer dog Grant (the Berlin Winner) ; second prize,
Mr. Kreuser's pointer bitch Belle, by Naso II (8,123) out of
Young Flounce (11,361), bred by Prince Albert Solms. (b)
All-Aged Stakes: First prize divided between Prince Albert
Solms' Tarn of Braunfels and Mr. Freiderich's pointer Wo-
tan, by Naso II, out of Venus of Braunfels, (11,359), bred by
Prince Albert Solms ; second prize divided between M.
Dodgement's Do and M. Michaud's Priam, both pointers
belonging to Belgian gentlemen. Seventeen dogs competed
in this stake, among them being Mr. Cockerell's English set-
ter Prince and pointer Borax, both formerly the property of
Baron Amerongen. — Kennel Gazette.

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English Kennel Club Trials.

The Kennel Club field trials were held at Tarrant Granvil,
England, on the estate of Mr. H. E. Farquharson, May 1, 2
and 3. The Ninth Derby, for pointer and setter puppies
bred in 18S2, was the first on the card, and was won by Mr.
Llewellin's black, white and tan setter dog Dashing Clinker,
by Dash II — Countess Rose. Mr. James Bishop's lemon and
white dog Brave Bijou, by Fop — Bonny Laurel, won first for
best pointer; Mr. R. Lloyd Price's lemon and white bitch
Bribery, by Lord Lieutenant — Professional Beauty, second.
In setters Mr. Llewellin was second to his Dashing Clinker,
with Duke Phcenix, by Dashing Duke — Phantom. The set-
ters and pointers in this stake are run separately, the best of
each breed getting £50; second best of each breed £20, and
£50 additional to the absolute winner. This is the fourth
time Mr. Llewellin has won the Derby. The all-aged stake
was won by Mr. E. Bishop's Little Bess, by Blue Boy — Maud.
Sixteen started.

A Great Dane Club.

The English have lately taken a great fancy to the breed of
dogs classified by Youatt & Stonehenge as Great Danes, and
often spoken of as Siberian mastiffs, or Danish boarhounds.
A club has been formed. In it was carried "that the club be
called the Great Dane Club," and a notice to this effect be
forwarded to the Kennel Club, requesting them to alter the
name in their schedules, stud book, registration forms, etc.,
from boarhound to the Great Dane. The following members
were then enrolled: Lord Charles Innes Ker, Sir Peyton
Skipwith, Bart.; Captain Lindoe, Eev. N. J. Mellon, Bev. N.
J. Harvey, Bev. G. F. Sams, Messrs. Frank Adcock, R. Leigh
Pemberton, Bambier Bolton, L. E. Shirley, J. Bengough
Clark, T. B. Phillips, F. G. Fenwick, Thomas S. Davy, K.
Bryan, R. Groom, J. M. Drew, M. Hazelrigg, James Ken-
nedy, Arther Vares, C. Petrzywalski, J. T. Engerran, J. B.
Berrie. Prince Albert Solmes was elected President.

Rather too Warm.

William Lambert has matched his dog, Boderick Dhu,
against T. Cronin's Lilly of Killarney for $25 a side; the
match to be run at Newark on June 29. R. Warwick and
John Sillery have been selected as judges and to choose a
referee. This may be good sport for the spectators but is
rather warm work for the dogs and rough on the hare.
Messrs. Lambert and Cronin may have forgotten that cours-
ing is out of season from March 15 to November, because
the weather is too warm for dogs to run safely.

Mr. C. F. Willard, Jonesboro, El., has lost by death his
Gordon setter dog champion Grouse, from heart disease.
Grouse was one of the most noted prize-winning Gordons in
this country, and was for a number of years looked upon as
the typical Gordon setter. Mr. H. Campion, Philadelphia,
Pa., has lost by death, from poison, his setter dog Don; a
dog with quite a local reputation as a field dog. He was of
the Gildersleeve family.

Mr. G. W. Bassford of Colusa, like many another exhibitor
at the late bench show, has been doctoring dogs ever since
the show was over, and has a bad prospect of loosing his fine
pointer dog Banger Boy, from a combination of diseases con-
tracted at the show through drafts, neglect and uncleanli-
ness.

A Pacing Thoroughbred.

We have stated time and again that we have seen thor-
oughbred horses pace and rack, and mentioned such horBes
as Yorick, by imported Yorkshire, dam imported Lady Scott,
by Androssan, Kobert Bruce, by Clinton, dam by Sir Archy,
imported Knight of St. George; Denmark, by imported
Hedgeford, dam Betsy Harrison, by Aratus, and a number
of others. But as these horses were dead before the question
arose whether a thoroughbred ever paced or racked, it was
impossible to point to a living example; and therefore the
statement was doubted by many. There are many in the
last few years who have seen Aaron Pennington, Calvin, Bil-
ly Walker and Taxgatherer pace when coming up to start;
but we have a strong living illustration of a pacing thorough-
bred that the curious can investigate for themselves. In
November, 1880, Messrs. G. W. Bowen & Co., Runnymede
Stock Farm, Paris, Ky., bought at public sale in New York
City the bay mare imported Regatta, by Knight of the Gar-
ter, dam Henley, by Oxford, in foal to Vedette. May 25,
1881, Begatta produced a dark brown or black colt, The Ad-
miral, that was a natural pacer at his birth, paced as a year-
ling, and paces now, and goes all the saddle gaits. The Ad-
miral is now in Messrs. Bowen & Co. 's string of racehorses,
and the curious on this subject can investigate the matter for
themselves. He is a very promising youngster as a racehorse,
and would, we think, pace fast, if the gait was cultivated. —
Kentucky Live Stock Record.

There is no profit in keeping a hog until it is eightee
months old, and, although such an animal may possibly reach
the weight of 400 pounds, the heavy weight will not compen-
sate for the food consumed. A pig farrowed in April and
slaughtered about Christmas will more than return his cost,
for it must be taken into consideration that during that period
he will be but a pig, and the earlier feedings small in
quantity. He should weith 250 pounds when killed, es-
pecially if a grade Essex or Berkshire, and the carcass will
contain a fair admixture of lean and fat. Very large hogs are
very often only fit for the lard tubs, and very often only for
the soap market. The quantity of the meat influences the
price, and the difference of only one cent a pound amounts
to quite a sum in the whole. The profitable hog is the one
that is grown quickly, fatted without delay and marketed be-
fore it begins to consume the food laid up for winter. — Farm
and Garden,

BASE BALL.

League Games.

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California versus Haverly.

The California base ball nine was but slightly strengthened
by the accession of Sharkey of the old Star Club as pitcher,
a fact demonstrated by last Sunday's game with the Haverlys
at the Recreation Grounds. Hack, the former pitcher, was
sent out into the center field. Whalen, the other new player,
was a blank. The score — 13 to 1 — showed clearly enough
that no better playing can be expected from the Californias
this season. McDonald, their catcher, is a hard worker, but
he cannot throw a ball to the second base without giving the
runner » chance to make third, and several players at third
got home on his passed balls. Smith is an excellent first
baseman, Piercy good at the third, and Emerson would make
a good short stop if he were not so careless. The remaining
members of this nine deserve no special mention. The Hav-
erly nine is excellent throughout. Meegan pitches a hot,
curving ball, that the batters can do nothing with, and, in
fact, the Californias scored but one base hit during the game,
this by Smith, in the ninth inning, on which he ran three
bases, and desperately tried to reach home, butwas putout by
Carroll, who caught the ball from Johnson away off in the
field. Carroll, as catcher, rarely misses or muffs, and throws
to bases with great accuracy. As may be seen by the score, the
one run of the Californias was made in the fourth inning by
Smith. He secured his first base on called balls, stole sec-
ond, ran to third on a strike by Emerson to Gagus, thence to
first, where the batter was put out by Barnes, and he reached
the home-plate on a grounder from Angus to Johnson. The
only inning in which the Haverlys made no runs "was the
eighth, then Barnes, Levy and Morris were put out at the
first base by Smith. During the course of the game the
spectators upon several occasions manifested, by calls, cries
and hoots, their dissatisfaction at the umpire's rulings, and
this was very unjust, since Van Court has. all along en-
deavored to be strictly impartial. His ruling in each case
was undoubtedly correct. Following is the complete score,
kept by J. Hennessy.

McDonald, c i

Piercy, 3b 3 0

Smith, lb 3 1

Emerson, ss S 0

Angus, If 3 0

Sharkey, p 3 0

Boyle, 2b 3 0

Hack, cf 3 0

CALIFORNIA.

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Sober, cf 6 1

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Morris, 3b 6 2

Meegan, p 5 2

F. Carroll, c 5 1

Gagus, 2b 5 0

Sheridan, s s 4 3

Johnson, rf 5 2

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California 0 00100000—1

Earned runs — HaTerly 2, California 0. Three-base hits — Barnes, Mor-
ris, Johnson 2, Gagus, Smith. Two- base hits— Meegan. Out on strikes
— Levy 1, Emerson 2, Angus 1, Sober 2, Sharkey 3, Boyle 3, Hack 2,
Whalen 2, Sheridan 1. First base on errors — Haverly 10, California 5.
Left on bases— California 4, Haverly 5. Muffed flys— Johnson. Fly
catches — Emerson 2, Soher 2, McDonald 1, Johnson 1, Gagus 2, Morris,
Barnes, Smith 2. Bases on balls— Sheridan, Piercy, Smith. Passed
balls— McDonald 3. Called balls— Sharkey 90, Meegan 69. Strikes off—
Sharkey 32, off Meegan 50. Struck out — Meegan 13, Sharkey 4. Time
of game— Two hours and fifteen minutes. Umpire— E. Van Court.

The Acmes and Mutuals played a game yesterday at the
Presidio, resulting in a victory for the former by a score of
4tol.

Muscle at the Bat.

The following facetious account of John L. Sullivan's late
exhibition in the ball field is from the New York World of the
29th: When J. Lawrence Sullivan stepped out on the dia-
mond at the Polo Grounds yesterday, ladies on the Grand
Stand waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their hands,
the numerous sporting celebrities engaged in "knocking out"
schooners rushed away from the "cafe, "forgetting to deposit
their nickels, and shouted in unison with the small boys,
who had come over the fence to save the ticket collectors
trouble. It was a royal welcome, and the hero of much less
than a hundred battles smiled and folded his arms and felt
what a glorious thing it was to be a "champion knocker-out."

"Muscle!" remarked a big man in a gray suit, "look at that
for muscle," and the speaker and a hundred others immedi-
ately declared that it was a most astonishing display of mus-
cle. Of course it made no difference to these critics that Mr.
Sullivan was dressed in a baggy baseball suit and that no
muscles could be seen.

When the umpire called time the champion went to his po-
sition as pitcher. Cheer after cheer went up while Sullivan
went through the customary routine of rubbing his hands on
the ground and wiping them off on his white trowsers.
When he picked up the ball he rolled it first in his palms,
and then held it for a minute or two in his rough hand. The
crowd was silent, and every, one felt that the little man be-
hind the bat who was to officiate as catcher had been an im-
prudent man, if he were not padded with^sheet iron.

Of course the ball he was aboutto deliver would split some
boards in the Grand Stand if it went by the catcher. This
was a foregone conclusion.

" 'Eave 'er, John," suddenly cried a shrill voice from the
grand stand. Mr. Sullivan immediately looked where Harry
Hill and Gabe Case were burying their noses in Milwaukee
and a sad smile flitted across his features. But the smile was
there only for a second. Then his back bent, the big, power-
ful hand, so well known to Paddy Ryan and Mitchell, stole
slowly back behind and the nest moment the ball shot for-
ward.

Was the catcher killed? Was the batsman knocked out?
No. The batsman struck the ball fairly and squarely, driv-
ing it far out in the field. Mr. Sullivan looked sick, Harry
Hill was disgusted and declared the knocker-out a failure.
This was true. Mr. Sullivan was a failure, a most obvious
one, so far as pitching went.

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Bat the crowd was still hopeful; if Sullivan couldn't pitch
he at least could hat.

When "Sullivan to the bat " was called out, the cheering
was deafening, but no Sullivan appeared. The great benerit
man was sitting on a camp-stool, rubbing his arm, which was
aching from the effects of his pitching. He got up at length,
and in two minutes, actual time, walked from his camp-stool
to the bat, a distance of forty feet.

He planted his heels squarely in the earth and prepared to
knock out the ball.

The first ball delivered had a strong outward curve. The
pugilist saw the ball but not the curve, and the bat swung
around his head like a pin wheel as he aimed a most terrific
blow at the sphere. Had the bat been about a yard longer
and the ball been pitched a great deal higher, there is good
reason to believe Sullivan might have hit it. Sullivan puffed
like a horse after this effort, and looked at the pitcher in a
bewildered way, and then sadly at the sporting celebrities
dipping their mustaches in beer. He did finally hit the ball,
sending it twenty feet away from where he was standing, and
made a dash for first base.

Esterbrook picked up the ball and threw it to Brady, on
whose error Sullivan got his second base. He only got to his
third base and there was left. Sullivan was undeniably the
chief feature of the game after its first inning. Creden, E.
D., the pitcher of the picked nine, and Murphy, E. D., the
catcher, assisted Sullivan in getting his bases.

The most brilliant play made by the pugilist was in the
sixth inning. He had got to his third base, by the good bat-
ting of the "Mets,"and attempted to run home on a ball
knocked to left field. An average base-runner would have
made three bases on the hit. Cramer stopped the ball and
threw it in to Murphy, E. D. Sullivan was within one foot.
of "home" when Murphy, E.D., caught the ball and jammed
it into Sullivan's stomach in the most scientific fashion. The
fighter doubled up in a heap at the base. He had been
knocked out and was now rolling on the ground. When he
got up he looked at Murphy, D., with an admiring smile
and then sadly shook his head.

Sullivan received half the gate receipts, amounting to
$1,585 95.

. *■

The best and most hotly contested game of base ball ever
seen in Stanislaus county was played at Modesto on the after-
noon of Decoration Day between the Hudes and the Dudes,
for a purse of ten dollars. The day was cloudy, with a stiff
breeze from the north, which swelled the number of runs.
The game was a tie to the last inning, when the Hudes won
by a score of 13 to 12.

Hunting in the Neutral Strip.

The dreary, -wailing wind

Sweeps over the billowy plain;
I bear the coyote's -whimpering cry

Ab he runs in the cbase again.
Miles and miles of prairie,
Arid, dun-colored and cold,

"Where antelope graze,

And the mustang plays.
As they have for years untold.

South of Southwestern Kansas is a narrow stiip of land
that is in no state or territory. It was formerly part of Indian
Territory. It runs east and west, is about one hundred and
fifty miles long, and about thirty miles wide. The Cimarron
canyon, that heads in the Eaton mountains thirty miles east
of Trinidad, crinkles in and out of it and Kansas on the north
side. It is inhabited by a few cowmen, who love to live
where the tax collecter comes not, and where they can be a
law unto themselves. It is under the jurisdiction of no state
or territory, and is not in the market for purchase or entry.
Antelopes are plenty and tame. If one can find where they
are bunched up in winter, it is quite easy for a couple of men
to load a wagon.

November 1, 1SS2, Mr. A. S. Tracy, a sheep-man, who
hunts two-thirds of the time, and I, started from Cimarron
station, nineteen miles west of Dodge City, Kan., bound for
the Neutral Strip. A span of Texas ponies, a farm wagon,
lots of bedding, a three-weeks supply of grub, and a few
cooking utensils completed the outfit. Tracy shoots a needle
gun, or rather a compound. He first bought a Springfield
needle gun, .50 cal., and being dissatisfied with the caliber,
he sent the breech to Remington and got a 40-70 barrel fitted
to it for §10. It is a tough looking gun, but shoots pretty
well. I have got a Winchester, 45-60, and I believe it is the
best kind of gun for me in the world. I am excitable, and if
I miss the first shot 1 can generally fetch the game before it
gets out of range.

Fording the Arkansas river, a broad, shallow stream, about
up to the hubs in the deepest places, we went straight south
over two miles of bottom-land, six of low sand hills, and then
the journey seemed to commence. Twenty miles over ground
that looks as level as a floor, you seem to make no .headway
on it. No game in sight. At three o'clock we struck the head
of a draw leading into Crooked creek, and went down it.
Saw a few antelopes in the valley below us, so we stopped,
unhitched the horses, and went after them ; but they either
caught a glimpse of us or got the wind, for when we rose up
to look, when we were, as we supposed, within shooting dis-
tance, all we saw was one old doe, about 400 yards off, look-
ing straight at us, and the others beyond her, walking off. 1
looked at Tracy, and thought that if I had been alone I might
have done better, and he probably thought the same thing.
We had a little difference of opinion in regard to the best way
of approaching them, and I had given in. Going back to the
team we drove down to Crooked creek, and camped in a hol-
low, with plenty of wood, and passed a comfortable night,
agreeing to hitch up in the morning, and go out to Wild
Horse lake, fifteen miles southwest. I filled the water keg
after breakfast, and while picking up some wood to carry with
us saw smoke half a mile up the creek. Went up there and
found a cow camp — two white men and a colored cook — who
had been put thereto watch the cattle that were grazing on
every side. There is a freight road near, and the boys were
put there to keep people from killing cattle more than any-
thing else. They wanted us to stop with them, but we
declined and rolled out for Wild Horse lake.

After traveling about two miles we saw a band of antelope,
ten or twelve, who moved off south, and stopped on the fur-
ther side of a shallow draw about two miles away. Stopping
the team, we got into the head of the draw and commenced
crawling down it. After a half hour's hard work we lauded
in a hole about 125 yards from the unconscious antelope.
Tracy, who shoots with rest sticks, arranged them, and I
drew a coarse sight on a buck that stood broadside to me.
"You shoot first," said I when I had a steady sight. Our
guns cracked almost simultaneously; and his doe fell in her
tracks; mine staggered, recovered, and trotted up over the
hill after the retreating herd. I ran after him, and as soon as
I got on the knoll saw him about 200 yards away, standing,
humped up, stern toward me. I shot again, and he sat down,
one hind leg broken. I had shot too Tow. Running up to

within 100 yards, I sat down, and taking careful aim, rolled
him over with a bullet in the eye. My first shot had gone
too high, and hit him under the backbone, but above the
heart. Disemboweling him, I went back where Tracy was
just finishing the same job on his doe. We started for the
wagon. I thought it was one way, he another; we each went
our own way, and found it about half way between.

Driving down and picking up the game, we went on over
another big fiat, and as we crossed a little divide saw a big
buck antelope, all alone, just ahead. Tracy jumped off' the
wagon, made a run, stopped and fired, and the buck ran off
with a broken hind leg. We watched him, and he did not
stop running for three miles, and we gave him up. It is a
pity to wound an animal and not get him ; the coyotes gen-
erally catch them. I have got a dog now, and don't lose
wounded game. After looking regretfully after the puff of
dust that still marked the retreating antelope, Tracy came
back and said he wished he had not shot, and we went on.
Just before sunset we came to a large dry lake that we
thought could not be our lake, for the cowboys on Crooked
creek told us that we would be sure to Hud water at Wild
Horse, so we went on down the road, and soon met a wagon.
The driver told us that the dry lake was Wild Horse, and that
it was thirty miles to water if we went on, so we turned back,
and together made a dry camp at Wild Horse. There had
been water a few days before in a hole ; it was still muddy,
and all trampled up with horse and antelope tracks. We had
supper together, and passed a jolly evening around our camp
fire. The two men we met were strangers from North Park,
Colorado, who had been hunting a stock ranch, and were
going back to Dodge City, having found one that satisfied
them in the Neutral Strip. We picketed the horses near the
wagon, and went to bed.

Tracy nudged me after a while, and whispered: "Look at
the wild horses." A band of twenty or so were feeding near
us, and the stallion was fooling around our mare, which was
picketed not twenty yards away. Tracy jumped up and went
to the mare, and the horse trotted off a little way, but he
could not make out what Tracy was, it being so dark, and
was not frightened. We hitched the mare to the wagon, for
if the stallion had got her loose he would have run her off,
and it would have been good by mare. The band had prob-
ably come down in search of water. I watched their dim
forms for a while, and then fell asleep. It arouses odd feel-
ings to camp at sunset on a prairie that it seems as if you
could see every foot of for miles, with not a living thing in
sight, and after dark to see shadowy forms drifting around.
Wild horses, antelopes and wolves move around a good deal
in the night.

At daybreak not a thing was in sight but our own horses.
Tracy and I decided to hunt on foot till noon, and then turn
back to Crooked creek for water. Our camp-fire companions
struck out for Dodge at a lively gait, and Tracy went off on
foot south, across the dry lake, while I struck north in the
direction from whence the mustangs came and went. After
a two-mile walk over level prairies, I saw two antelope run-
ning straight for me, heading for the lakes. I crawled into a
buffalo wallow, and lay very flat till they came close to me.
The doe, which was in the lead, stopped about 100 yards off
to wait for the buck, and at the crack of the gun she fell,
jumped up, ran a few yards and lay down. The buck stopped
at long range, and I broke his hind leg near the ham. I
aimed at his shoulder, but I did not have the trigger set, and
pulled the gun off to the right, and also miscalculated the
distance, as usual. He limped off, occasionally trotting a
short distance. At last he crossed a draw that came in from
the north, and I sneaked down into it after I had fixed my
doe. and went after him, and by keeping out of sight in the
bottom of the draw finally got up close enough and drowned
him. After disemboweling him, and fixing him on his back
with a leg stuck up so that I could find him easily, I started
fur camp.

Before I had gone far I saw a band of horses off east, travel-
ing toward me, so Hay down to watch them. They came
within a quarter of a mile, a stallion, four mares, and three
colts. I aimed my rifle at a colt, and had a great mind to try
him, but did not. Some people eat them. Johnson, of
Aubrey, kills colts whenever he can, eats them, and says
they are good. I heard that Bud Johnson sent six hind
quarters of tough old mustang to Kansas City for buffalo,
and made it stick. The horses finally scented me, and, after
snorting and prancing around a little, ran off. In a few min-
utes they disappeared over a ridge, and I went toward the
camp. Tracy had been stirring the game up some, south of
camp, and several bands passed me going north. Finally I
got a shot at a doe, and wounded her sobadly that I drove
her back toward the wagon as I would a cow. She had a
yearling that hated to leave her, andl intended to shoot
him when I got him near the wagon. I could have shot him
several times but waited too long, for he got frightened
and ran off at last. I walked up to within forty yards of the
doe, and shot her in the head.

Just then Tracy came up, and asked, "What luck?" He
had killed one, and just as we were hitching up the team
another came to the dry lake, on the opposite side from us,
and stopped in the tall grass. I told him to go for it, and I
would take the team and bring my game first. When I came
back I saw him shoot just as I came in sight, but could not
see whether he had killed or not; when I got there he had
him, and we soon got the other two, and rolled on the back
track for Crooked creek.

We went straight to the cow camp and passed the night
with the boys. We sat around the fire and told curious tales
till late, and we slept in their tent, for the skunks were very
numerous, and came into camp every night as soon as the
fire went down. I could hear them rattle the pots around
the fire whenever I was awake during the night. In the
morning we hung up our game in some little trees, and
struck out south with the wagon for the head of Spring
creek, twenty miles south. We saw some antelope on the
way, and did not get in till about dark. We found the
spring, but no wood. It got very cold, and snowed about an
inch during the night, but we were in a deep, narrow valley,
and the wind did not strike us. We got up late and were
cooking breakfast when I had occasion to go to the spriDg
after water. We had camped purposely at a little distance
from the water, in order not to disturb the game when they
came to drink. Just as I got to the spring I looked up, and
there stood a large herd of antelope staring at me. No gun,
of course, so I played I didn't care, filled my keg, and the
antelope ran off. I told Tracy what I had seen, and Baid I
was going to watch the spring, and I did for two days, but
did not see an antelope, while Tracy ranged out and killed
two the first day and one the second.

The third morning I went with him and saw antelope after
we had walked two miles over an awful rough country. We
crawled up to them together in good shape, and both fired;
Tracy shot too high, and hit his through the shoulder, and I
shot too low, and broke my antelope's foreleg. He got hie,
and I chased mine about ten miles on foot, and I hope the
coyotes caught him, for he acted awful mean.

I went down into the bed of the dry creek that went past
them, and crawled along quietly until'l had got close to the
ones lying down, keeping perfectly still till I got rested, and
my heart stopped beating hard, set my Lyman sight for about
200 yards, turned it down to shoot the' first shot with open
sight, rose up quietly, and killed an old buck near me so dead
he never got up, set up the Lyman, and got in six shots as
they went up the hill. I ran after the herd, passing two
more dead ones, then sat down and killed one that was
standing humped up on the hill, and then followed another
wounded one, and shot at him, I think, about fifteen times,
at distances varying from 100 to 400 yards, till at last I got
him, when I sat down by him to rest, and take a chew by
way of celebration.

The Lyman sight is the best thing I ever saw, when you
once get used to it, for shooting on the run. Whon you get
the fore sight of an animal running, and are looking through
the ring, you can't miss him. It is as easy to shoot an ani-
mal on the run with it as with a shotgun. I never think of
the back sight, and it seems almost as if I did not have anv.
I bought a Lyman sight, but did not like it because I did not
get the hang of it; sent it back to New York, and then saw
another man use one, and sent for it again, and now I would
not sell it for any price. It must be just the thing to shoot
deer with on runways before hounds.

I fixed my game, went to camp, harnessed up, went out
and fetched them in, and just as I got there Tracy came in.
He opened his eyes, I tell you; and when I asked* what luck
said, "Only one. "

" I suppose you shot about a bushel of cartridges at them
antelope, didn't you ? " Tracy remarked as he chewed away
at a piece of meat that was left from breakfast, to which I
replied :

" No, not more than a peck, " and smiled at him blandly.
I am one of the disciples of Winchester, and shoot on the
run, and he is a single-shot man, who shoots from two
sticks set up crosswise, and it takes him about two minutes
to get aim, and then he never gets but one, but he generally
gets that. When I do get my lick in, I make it count— but
I have bad luck occasionally, and it seems sometimes as if I
could not hit a flock of barns.

Tracy finally went out and got his buck, and we loaded all
we had into the wagon so as to be ready for an early start for
home. Tracy found a little owl in one of the antelope that
had been hung up for several days. He reached in his hand
for the owl, and the owl reached out bill and claws for him,
and then they both let go, and the owl flew away. I saw a
large bevy of qail; hunted them a little while withoutagun;
then the sun set, and the coyotes laughed and gibbered till
we went to sleep to their music and that of the skunks rat-
tling the pans around the smouldering camp-fire.

At daybreak we started for home, with the wind blowing
strong at our backs; reached the Arkansas at sunset, got
stuck fording the river, and had the mare down for a while;
got her up, procured another span of horses, and pulled out
in good shape, Tracy and I both wet through. Home, dry
clothes, supper, and such a good sleep. — Cimarron, Kan.,
Cor. American Field.

Raising* Calves by Hand.

This article should begin much like Mr. Glass' famous re-
ceipt for cooking hare: "First catch your hare." First be sure
that you have a calf that is worth raising. Get one that
comes of good stock, of the sort of cattle that you wish,
whether it be those famous for milk, butter, beef or work.

It need not necessarily be a thoroughbred in the common
acceptation of the term, but it should be, upon the side of the
father at least, descended from a line of ancestry famous for
the quality you wish to perpetuate, and it should be well
formed in every particular.

Let it be taken from the cow when about three days old,
and at the usual hour of feeding give it, in a clean pail or
dish, a little milk taken directly from the dam or some cow
that has lately calved. Have the milk so freshly drawn that
it will not have lost much of its natural warmth, and then
wet your finger, which should be perfectly clean, in the milk,
place it in the calf's mouth, and if he begins, as he usually
will, to suck the finger, bring your hand into the dish, so
that the finger and the calf's nose will come just in contact
with the milk. Frequently a well-behaved calf that has been
handled quietly up to that time will make out to get two or
three swallows before drawing his head away.

Then repeat the operation, but do not keep it up until the
milk gets cold. Before the temperature is much less than
blood heat repleuish with more warm milk. Do not try to
make it take too much at one time, as it will learn to drink
sooner if allowed to get up a good appetite for the next meal.
After two or three feedings you may gradually slip the finger
out of the mouth while drinking, and although the animal,
missing the finger, will need to have its head conducted back
to the dish several times by the use of the finger, it will soon
learn that the food is in the dish and not in the finger, and at
ten days old will be drinking from the pail as naturally as an
old cow.

Until this point is reached, the feed had best be milk fresh
drawn from the cow. After that date a part skimmed milk,
about blood warm, may be given instead of all new milk. At
three weeks old, the food may be all skimmed milk, if care be
taken that it is of the same temperature as new milk and is
perfectly sweet. By another week the change to cold milk
may be gradually made, and at two months old it will not
matter if the milk is slightly sour. Before this time it will
havo begun to eat grass, and many farmers take the milk
away at about that age, but if you have plenty of sour
skimmed milk and wish to see your calf growing finely, you
may continue on with it much longer.

When it comes a hot day, if your calf is staked out, ro-
member that he may like a drink of cold milk or, perhaps,
even better, a drink of pure cold water about noon. Man-
aged in this way, there is but little chance for sickness; but
if the scours, the most prevalent disease in calves, should ap-
pear, remove the calf to a place nut soiled with his excre-
ments, then beat up an egg and add a teaspoouful of pulver-
ized charcoal, and give at once. This usually will ouw any
case if given when the disease is first seen. If you know the
cause, whether improper food, irregular hours of feeding, or
a chance of taking cold, which is often the oanse, try to re-
move the cause and thus prevent a repetition of the difficulty.

I finally used a strong tea made of white oak bark, which I
used in the drinking water as a preventive. When a fowl
was taken sick I used it pure, giving several teaspoonfiils at
a time, four or five times n day. I have taken fowls so far
gone that they were past eating and drinking, and cured
them in a few days with this simple remedy. As a disinfect-
ant I use crude carbolic acid, pouring it on boards in the
chicken house and on the perches, coop-. nywhere

that the fowls frequent. If W. will try this ] I
removing all infected fowls -from the flocl
roundings clean, I think he will soon g- I
Cor. Country G'-ntkman.

365

3*Ixc |kmkr mxtl ^rcterosm.

June 9

Deserving of Confidence. There is no article
which so richly deserves the entire confidence of the com-
munity as Brown's Beonchial Troches. Those suffering
from Asthmatic and Bronchial Diseases, Coughs and Colds
should try them. Price 25 cents.

Herr Ton Behr, one of the most distinguished German
pisciculturists, mentions the catching of a California salmon
in the river Isa. It is helieved that m time they will work
their way to the Black Sea.

Market Report.

vinrR-Vfa quote: Best City Eitra. S5 50RS5 95; medium erodes
U 5Cfa-5 25" Shipping Superfine. SJ.5.S4 25 p bbl.
WHEAT-Business light^ Muling, SI 671.541 70; No. 1 shipping.

"BARLEY-V^quote? No°l feed, 95S97JC; good Brewing, S1S51 02|

°OlTS-Fair Feed, SI 80S;5l 90; Good, S2S52 10; Choice, $215

WVT- Onntable at 31 50K41 60 for fair to good.

fl5"-Grouna Barley, W.SB V ton; Cracked Corn, 836 ,p ton;
cw^tT ftliVnSl" P ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks sell to the trade
al ™> ton! lesTthe usual discount; Middlings. S20S522 9 ton for

l0HAY-AiefaTfa!s9S?ll; Wheat, 51455816; Barley, 812 50KS1: Wild Oat,
8HS816; Mixed, S12A3U i? ton.

STRAW 60c@75o Per hale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16iAl6iC; California, Hams, 15S154C
fr.r plain I^alOic for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast
Sinn uilBt;' California Smoked Bacon 15K15ic for heavy and
medium and' 10S16*c for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15JS)
Kl?' ttwk «18 50«S9 for Extra Prime. 520S82O 50 for Prime Mess.
ioi wff", fi,r Mess, 825 60^826 for clear and 26 50S827 for extra
Cltnj- PiV Feet. S16,a818j p bbl; Mess beef. 815 50 for bbls and 88 60
«Tn'(hHs' Extra Mess Beef, 816 50 for bbls and 88 75 for hf bis;
Familv Beef 51SS18 50 p bbl; California Smoked Beef. 13*c.

FRUIT— We quote lots as follows; Apples, new, 75c^81 p box; Ap-
^Vnt, 40c 56.5c P box for Pringle and soco.-'l 00 p box for Royal: Cher-
^M.lm. 1oc5 CO P box; Currants, 84534 50 p chest; Raspberries, 8®
l?c B bskt Strawberries, 8T.«810 p chest; Cherries, 86JS89 p chest for
Hf to f choice; Gooseberries. 4w6c p ft; Peaches, SS-lOc
fJii-TemnrTs 871588 B tax for Sicily: California Lemons, 81(5!
S» box 'Lime's, 88.5812 p box for Mexican; Tamarinds,
lisnL lift- Bananas, 1 50SE83 p buncb; California Oranges, 81®
«rY,i e~* „,,™mnn and 82.53 for good to choice.

$VFr^4BLES^Y? quote: Summer Squash, 8K10C p ft; Carrots,
,,£S- TurnTus 50.5 75c; Cauliflower, 255450C p dozen; Cab-
w; 60S80C» Si- Garlic, 3Jc p ft; Celery. 60c p doz; Dried
nt!!' oSa?5c- Drv . Peppers, 10cS12ic P ft; Green Peas, l*g:2c;
K ftascperft; Mushrooms, 75C.581P box; Tomatoes. 81 50.5.83
»b^x Clumbers 12c 581 50 per doz.; Asparagus. 65C5.81 P box ;
SproSs' ScP ft ; Artichokes, 10cS15c p doz.; String Beans, 6S7c
p ft.; Green Corn, 25c P doz.

POTATOES— 81 K81 50.

BFi°^"Bl™s%5-r%tter, 83 75 for small and 83 60 Cm for
iJL^Ltaa W40; Pea, 83 40; Pink, 84 75K84 80; Bed, 84 60J5S4 70;
™ll' White S3 50! large White, 83S3 25 P ctl.
^UTTER- wlquoie jobbing lots :Fancv, 235R24C ; choice^ff^Sc ; fair
In inai 17 5 "c inferior lots from country 8tores,.15;a,I7c; Ifirlun
otd»S.r"c for choice; new, 22&25C; pickled roll, 24®26; Eastern

17?H^f-IUCau'fornia!ae52ic for choice; lOSSUc for fair to
oood- do, factory, in boxes, 14S16c; Eastern 16.a 17c.

Fr.GS-California 27 5 28c p doz; Eastern, 265.27c per doz.

wirlTRY-Llve Turkeys, gobblers, 18&20C; do. Hens, 175519c;
KoMteri ,57 50 5 -'8 for old and 59.5,512 for young! Hens 86 50;a57 50
BrSeJ 83 505*7, according to size; Ducks, S6SjS8 50 p
dozenT' Geese! 51 50.581 75 p pair; Goslings, SI 50S5S2 25 per

^AME— Snipe, 82 2KSS2 50 for EngUsh and 75cS51 for common;
TIare 81255-1 75: Rabbits, 81 25.ct81 50.

WOOL- We ; quote: Choice Northern Free, 22.5.21c ; Choice Northern
Rnrrv 17510- Calavarasaud middle counties, 20623; San Joaquin and
coaBt,'choice,']i:;518c; San Joaquin and coast, inferior, 135/15; San
Joaquin and coas't, year's clip, 14.5:18c. ..ion,*, jo 1*.

HIDES AND SKINS-Dry hides, usual selection, 16!.<U7c P ft;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c V ft less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Cry Calf, 17cS.22; Salted Steer, over 55 lbs lie p ft; Steer
and Cow medium, 9'cSlOc; light do, 85581c; Salted Kip, lo to 30
fts 9% l'oc Salted Calf, 13,5lSi p ft; Salted Veal, 125513c; Sheep
K* 25553* for Shearlings, 305560c for short 50c5590c for
medium, and S15581 40 apeice for long wool and wool skins.
Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices. „ntn. (™

TALLOW-Quotable at 8S58JC p ft for rendered and 115512c for
Kiflned. both in shipping order. „i„„„,,t„

MEATS-Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughter-

elBEEF-^Prime, 8*559c; medium grade, 7i@8c; inferior, 6iS56c

TEAL-Large Calves, 7558c; small ones, 95610c p lb.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 1S&5C and Ewes at ftSJltc p
lb, according to quality.

LAMB— Spring is quotable at 5*.n 6c p ID.

PORK-Live Hogs, 7i558c for hard and 7S573.C for soft; dreBsed
do 101i510ic p lb for hard grain hogs.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

IN THE STUD.

F CARROLL'S GREYHOUND DOG, PAUL JONES, GENTLE-
. man Jones-Branch. Fee, 825. Apply at this office.

W-

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen handt in height, by Qeorge Wilkes,
Km of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrislman by Todhunter's
Jlfambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

ABBOTSFORD.

W Record at Six Tears old, 2:21 h "^S

PEDIGREE.

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BT YOUNG
Columbus. "Woodford Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son oif Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is 2 21%, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Ainongthem: Abbottsford, 2:21M; Convoy, 2:22}--; Magenta, 2:24>4;
Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia,2;29>$; George A. Aver, 2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in A :27)4,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2 :19^. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of bis get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotstord
is a rich rosewood brown, 15% hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1SS1, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

LOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 18S3, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing Febrnarv 15th and ending
June 1st, 1S83. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th. 1882.

GEORGE BATUS. Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OP SWEETBRIAR, 2:26^; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38y; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:40; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2;59J£. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, PtidavB and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good pastr-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BREM>ER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

TniS IS TIIE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George WilkCB (weighing at thiB date 1,200 poundm combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also ficveral thoroughbred
croMea. His colts demonstrate that he posse^ee* In an eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his oflBpring
which nut George WUken in the front rank as a Bire of trotters.

0»* George WI1k*B lias twenty representatives in the 2:30 list, of
whlc'. 10 have records of 2:26 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:16 or
bett-r.

uttlng the price by the reason at the low figure of $40 the owner
t »cknowIedge, thereby, any Inferiority on the part of this horse to
her sire of Trotters. IK Vl> A VKLS.

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
MachlBttoJulv 15th, 1883, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chlco, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton Is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15Jtf hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.
Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept In any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There 1b
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will alBO make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. AddresB

J. T. Mcintosh, Chico, oai.

w

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 18S3 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action. _

PEDIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hnnter (Skenandoahl by broken-
legged Kentuckv Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) by Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.
TERMS.
Twenty-five dollars fort he season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at $-5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.

For particulars apply

JOHN ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

ClT^n\

WH E ATLEY

WILL STAND THE* ENSUINGI SEASON, |ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
a reappearance, and is by War Dance.

First dam sister to Prvor, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Tliird dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam bv Rockingham.

Seventh dam by Baylor's Gallant.

Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regnlns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam D'Arcv's Chestnut Arabian.

Fifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.

Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington,

First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade.by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillina, by Caniiilus.
^Fourth dam by Smolensko.

Fifth dam Miss Cannon, by Orovllle.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam by Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by Allworthy.

Eleventh dam by Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.

Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsby Betty, bv Curwen's Bav Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORNS, at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or toJas. B. Chase, 900 Front St.. Sa?i Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, bv Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Boslev, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodlus.

Tenth darn bv imported Stiver Eye.

Eleventh dam bv imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam bv Partner.

Thirteenth dam bv imported Monkey. .

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harnson of Brandon.

TERMS-850 THE SEASON. TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at S4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must
take the risks. , „ . . _ „„„„

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This voung Btallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of nis colts that has been trained can inn fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. Por history of Joe
Hooker Bee Bkeedek axd Sfobtsman. Jan 20, 1883.

THEO "WEXTERS, Sacramento, Cal

1883

23xe IStflefe au& jftxorrteroatt.

SECOND ANNUAL FAIR

OF THE

Santa Cruz County Agricultural

Fair Association

WILL BE HELD Olf

July 31, August 1, 3, 3, antl 4, 1883
JAMES O. WAXIER. Secretary.

RACING AND RIDING

T OUR NAMBNT

On July 4, 1883.

The following programme will take place at the

San Jose Race Course,

Under the auspices of the

San Mateo and Santa Clara Co. Agricultural
Association No. 5.

Grand Fifty-Mile Race !

Horses to he changed every mile. Entrance free;
purse Ssoo: first premium $500 and the Association's
gold medal, second premi um $200 and the Associa-
tion's silver medal, third pre mium $100. At least two
to start.

The following well-known riders have entered:
Charles M. Anderson, Los Angeles; P. Figueroa, Los
Angeles; Jos. W. Ganong, Sau Jose ; John J. Faylor,
Sacramento.

Same day; riding; ring tournament (ten rings");en-
trance free; first premium gold medal and S30, sec-
ond premium silver medal and $25, third premium
$20, fourth piemiam$15, fifth premium $10, sixth pre-
mium leather medal.

Entrance to the ring tournament will close with the
secretary July 1.

Entrance to Grounds 50c

Entrance to Grand Stand 95c

CSfThe sport will commence at 2 o'clock sharp .

A- KIM., President.
W. D. Tisdat-E, Treasurer,
T. S. Montgomery, Secretary.

Board of Directors— A. King, Cyrus Jones, W.
T. Adel, J. R. Weller, J. N. Haines, George! Bement,
Alex. Gordon, Wm. Tenant.

GRAND opera house,

WEDNESDAY EVE3JESG JTNE 1 3

WRESTLING
of the ft

GIANTJ)

GREAT FINAL CONTEST

WILLIAM MULD00N,

America's Champion Athlete and Champion Gra?co-
Roman Wrestler of the World, and

DONALD DINNIE,

Scotland's Champion Athlete and the World'8
Champion at the Scotch Back-hold.

Hatch lor $50O a Side and Two-thirds of
the Gate Money.

In order to make it within the reach of all, high and
low, to see this gigantic contest, the following low
scale of prices has been arranged: 50c, $1, $1 50, and $2.
Proscenium Boxes, $10, $15 and $20. Mezzanine Boxes
seating! to 6 persons, $10. Reserved Seats will he on
sale onand after Monday, June 11.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

AN SH A NS, BRAH-
__J ma Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plymouth Bocks,
White Faced Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
=— Rouen and Pekin ducks,
| Bronze and White Holland
turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also
eggs for hatching. DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE
PXGS,
Poland china. Pies, Jersey Cattle. Etc

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages ; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 60 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safely. For further information please
write, inclosing stamp. Circular and price-list sent on
application. Address

Wyl WirXIAM NIUES, Los Angeles, Cal.

.CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE, %
2 GREAT wfstcbm Wjifft^ bum WORKS, »

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Address
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WHEAT WESTERS UI'N WORKS

Plttaburg, Pa.

THIRD

Annual Exhibition

OF THE

San Mateo & Santa Clara Co.

Ag'l Ass'n No. 5.

To Be Held at San Jose, Cal., Sept. 24 to
29, Inclusive, 1883.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. «4.

No. 1— Running; three-quarter-mile dash; $25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, §200 added; second horse §50,
third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash ; for two-
year-olds; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; sec-
ond horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat;
for all ages; purse$250; first horse $175, second $50,
third $25.

SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 75.

No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals
of 1880); entrance $30, $250 added; first horse
six- ninths, second two- ninths, third one- ninth;
closed May 15, with the following entries:

T. "W. Borstow enters s g Benton, by General Ben-
on, dam Queen.

C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King
William, dam Gill.

Thomas Gault enters or g Billy Martin, by Koyal
George, dam unknown.

J. H. Baney enters hi s Knox, by Nutwood, dam
Belle.

E. Topham enters b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood,
dam Lady Mc.

N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood,
dam Kitty.

F. L. Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood,
dam Sportsman.

C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis-
marck.

No. 5—Same day; trotting; 2:22 clasB; purse $750;
first horse $600, second S150, third S100.

No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class;
purse $400; first horse $260, second $100, third $10.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 76.

No. 7 — Running; 2J-mile-dash; for all ages; S25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50,
third to save entrance.

No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile
and repeat; purse $200; first horse $150, second $50;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled
weight.two pounds for each $100 over, and two poundB
off for each $100 under fixed valuation.

No. 9 — Same day ; running ; one-mile dash ; for two-
year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10
forfeit, S200 added; $50 to second horse.

Same day; equestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady
rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10; most graceful lady
rider (entrance free), first premium $25, second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10.

Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first
premium gold medal, second premium, silver medal.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 J.

No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first
horse $500, second $150, third $100.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds;
purse $300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30.

No. 12.— Same day ; trotting ; 2:24 class ; purse
$500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 78.

No. 13 — Running ; four-mile dash post stake for
all ages; entrance S150, $500 added, $250 to second
horse, third to save stake ; horses to be named Sep-
tember 15th.

No. 13— £ame day ; cart race ; for district horses
without a record, to be driven by owners to driving
carts ; entrance *10; first horse, Adel's patent driving
cart, valued at $85, second single buggy harness,
valued at $50, third horse blanket valued at $10 ;
entries will close September 24th.

No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat
for two-year-olds; purse and stake; $25 entrance; $200
added, second horse $50, third $25.

SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 79.

No. 16 — Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse $500;
first horse $350, second $100, third $50.

No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis-
trict horses without a record, to be driven by owners,
best three in five; purse $100, first horse $60, second
$30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24th.

No. 18— Same day ; walking : mile and repeat, for
stallions weighing over l,i00 pounds to saddle,
purse $50, first horse $40, second $10.

No. 19— Trotting ; one hundred dollars in plate
will be given to the California-bred horse beating
Occident's time — 2:162; entries will close Thursday,
September 27th.

No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; 850
entrance, $15 forfeit, S125 added, second horse to
receive his entrance and one-third of added monoy.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

All trotting races are the beBt three in five, unless
otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start
Entrance fee, ten per cent on puree, to accompany
nomination.

National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To fill running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
shall carry one hundred poundB, with the usual
allowances for mares and geldings.

Those who have nominations in stakeB must name

All three- year-old8,|wben running In their [classes,
to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as
above.

Those who have nominations in stakes must name
to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start
on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed-
nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the
WedeBday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday
previous, by 12 o'clock m.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by
consent of judges.

Winners of all trotting races in their respective
classes, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, miiBt
go to wagon.

In all district raceB horses must have been owned
In the district prior to June 1. 1883.

RuIeBof the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
(old weights I to govern running races, except when
conditions named are otherwise.

All entries to he made In writing, giving name,
eex, color and marks of horses ; also, name and resi-
dence of owner. In running raceB, full colors to be

worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re-
spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors,
to be named in their entries, as their horses will he
designated upon programmes by colors worn by
drivers.

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise spec-
ified, to close with the secretary on Wednesday,
August 1, 1883.

Write "entrieB lo races " on the outside of the en-
velope. A. KINU, President.

T. S. Montgomery, Secretary.

Golden Gate

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association!

DISTRICT SO 1-OAKI.ASD, ALAMEDA
COUNTY.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883.

No. 1— Ttunning; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all
two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; ?300 to first
horse, $150 to second and $50 to third.

No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse. ?500, for
all three-year-olds; one-and-one-quarter-mile clash;
$300 to first horse, $150 to second, 550 to third.

No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse. 3500; free
for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first norse, $150
to second, $50 to third.

No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that
have never beaten three minutes; purse $600; $360 to
first, $180 to second and $60 to third.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.

No. 5— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four-vear.
olds ;'$IS0 to first horse, $240 to Becorid and $80 to th rd.

No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all
pacers that have never beaten 2:20; $300 to first horse,
$150 to second, $50 to third.

No. 7— Same day; trotting; purse $200; free for all
big horses that weigh 1,400 poundsor over; $120 to first
horse, $60 to second, $20 to third.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 5.

No. 8— Running; O '.liforma Record purse; one-mile
dash; purse $1,000, $90 'ito first horse, second to save
entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; to he run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three -year-olds in one class
and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol-
lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in
California in his special class to take the first money ;
the horse making the next beBt time, all the classes
being considered, to save his entrance; should the
record be beaten in more than one clasB, then the
first money to be divided equally among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten m any of the
classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall be entitled to first money.

No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:24; $600 to first horse,
$30o to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6.

No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that
have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one and $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and
$50 to third.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 3.

No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to be followed by
one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ond horse to save entrance.

No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $800; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:28; $180 to first horse,
$240 to second and $80 to third.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No. 11— Same day; competitive military and cadet
drills; purse and conditions will be named through
the press after conference with the vaiious military
companies.

No. 15— Trotting; purse $100; free for all two-year-
olds; $210 to first horse, $120 to Becondand$40 to third;
heats of a mile.

No. 16— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $360 to Becondand$120 to third.

No. 17— Same day; bicycle race; dash of one mile;
free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second;
entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p m,, with the
secretary, at the track.

No. 19— Same day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes
and conditiors to be named hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

AH trotting and pacing races are best three In five,
except the two-year-old trot, unleBs otherwise speci-
fied. Entrance fee, ten per centon all purses, to ac-
company nomination.

In all, five to enter and three to start. National
Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the
board reserves the right to trot heats with any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

ThoBe who have entrieB In the running purses
must name to the secretary, In writing, the horses
they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money
will he paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of the iudgeB.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
to govern running rue en, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made in writing, to give Bex. color
and martcs of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries t j all the above races to close with the sec-
retary on Wednesday. August 1. 1883.

Write EntrieB to RaceB " on outside Of envelope.
A. C. D1ETZ, President.

L. Walker, Secretary,
Lock Drawer 1528, Oakland, Cal.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

I'APT. FOSTER,

At the CUB House.

EEVISED SPEED PROGRAMME

OF THE

Third District

Agricultural Ass'n

COMMENCING TCESDAY, A I/O. «8, 1883.

DIRECTORS :

A. B Collins. Wm. Hawkins, Javes Sjielton, J

W. B. Montgomery, L. H. McIntosh, H. C.

Wilson, U. S. Nye, L\ C. Mason.

OFFICERS :

C. C. Mason, President; J. H. Kbatse, Secretary;
Chas. Faulkner, Treasurer.

Speed Programme! Revised June
5. 1883.

$3,500;

;$3,500

Stakes A Purses,
FIRST DAT, TUESDAY, ACtt. 28, 1883.

No. 1— Trotting race; for a purse of $250; for two*
year-old colts; mile beats, best two In three, to har-
ness and to rule ; first colt §150, second §75, third 825.

No. 2— Trotting race; 3-minute clasB; mile heats,
best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of
$300; first horse to receive 8180, second $90, third $30.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29.

No. 3— Dooley Stake; running race; three-quarter
dash for all two-year-olds; entrance $25; p. p.; $100
added; second colt to save entrance.

No. 4— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for
all three-year-olds; entrance $25, p. p.; $150 added;
second horse to save entrance money; IX miles.

No. 5— BeavlB Stake; running race; three-fourthB
of a mile and repeat for a purse of $200; first horse to
receive $150, second $50, entrance free.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 30.

No. 6— Trotting race; 2:40 class; mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200, for
aU horses owned in the district; first horse to receive
*120, second $G0, third $20 ; Roanoke and Dutchman not
barred.

No. 7— Pacing race; 2:30 claBB; mile heats, free for
all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a
purse of $300; first horse to receive $180, second $90
third $30.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY. AUG. 31.

No. 8— Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a
purse of $800; first horse to receive $400, second $200,
third $120, fourth $80.

No. 9— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for
all four-year-olds owned in district; first horse to re-
ceive $180, second $90, third $30.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.

No. 10 — Burk k Mansfield Stake ; running race; one*
half mile and repeat; freefor all; entrance $25, $100
added, second horse to save entrance money.

No. 10 — Fashion Stable Stake; running race; dash
of two and one quarter miles; free for all; entrance
$50, forfeit $25, t^OO added, second horse to save en-
trance money.

No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single
dash of one aud one-eighth miles, for a purse of $250,
for all beaten horses; entrance free ; first horBe to re-
ceive $150, second $75. third $25,

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association rules to govern alt
trotting and pacing races.

Inall trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three
to Btart. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all
nominations.

The Pacific CoaBt Blood Horse Association rules to
govern all running races.

Nonstartersforruuningraceswill.be held for en-
trance.

No money paid for a race withont a contest.

Non-starters mustbe declared out the dav previous
to tbe race they are engaged in. before 8 o'clock p. in.

Horses distancing the entire field in one heat will
be entitled to first and third money only.

Horses entered for purses can only be withdrawn
by consent of the judges.

All entries for races to close with the Secretary at
Chico, August 1, 1888, at 11 o'clock p. m.

The Board of Directors will have absolute charge
of the track and grounds during the week of races,
and guarantee tliat they will be kept In first-class con-
dition.

Tlie above tuIob in regard to entries and conducting
the races will be strictly enforced in every respect,
ami all purees and b takes will be pa id after the Jitdg- b
have rendered their decision, and before leaving the
stand,

C. C. MASON, President.

J. H. Kbause, Secretary.

LIVERY STABLES.

D. McCARTY'S

LIVERY. BOARDING <£■ SALE STABLE

608 Howard Street, San FranclMCo.

ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE LOT OF FTNE
trotting and draft stallions and brood mares.
Also urst-clusH trotting and driving horses suitable for
ladies and gentlemen, for sale or to let on most rea-
sonable terms.

Fashion Stables.

221 ELMS ST., S. F.

EST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE BOARD-
lug of horses.

Commodious box stalls on tho first floor. TRAN-
si BJMT HORSES will receive particular attention.
McCORD .V SCOTT.

B

O. C. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND, CAL

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
a specialty. < tfflCG and r
1187 Washington street
References— A. C. Henry, P. K,
Shattnok. Oakland: E. J, Baldwin* San Francisco; L.

J. Hose, Lob Angeles.

THE ABBEY.

IK* voiicy A Cnrr, 911 llnwn t <* M i cot. Spar"
ring and wrestling every even

*Ix,e f&cztfat miil j$p£ristttmt.

June 9

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

J. O'KANE,

H

Maxt-factuher a^d Importer of
ASSESS, SADiDEES, BEAMSET^J
ASSESS, SADDLES, BLVSKEr*"
ABXESS, SADDLES, BLASKJETI

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

S3,

J6J Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots" of all
kinds for horses. Can re- 00!
fer to all the principal F*'
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.
"l X. B.-My acknowledged superiority in
lthis branch of business is largely due to
[careful observation andthe valuable sug-
/eestions of the most skillful turfmen of
/ the United States, the benefits of which re-
f vert to the pnblie in the shape of a GEKU-

fcnrjE well-fitting article, sole

agent for Dr. A. II. Dixon's Condition Pow-
.ders and for Makiuuev's patent " Eureka "
find "Eclipse-" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English. 1, lilies' ami gentlen en's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2y:-tt> race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AXD DEALER IX

Harness, Saddles,

"WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. -All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
20yl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGEE.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Ketail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES AXD ALL KINDS OF

^SADDLERY HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
42*a A 434 Rattery St., Cor. Washington,

SAN FRANCISCO.

SPOUTING GOODS.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri-
fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goods of all kinds.

Sporting Goods.

Leading Coders.

Boxing Gloves, Foils, Com.

bat Swords, Indian Clubs.

Hunting Knives, our

own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A EFNCK,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GrSS. PISTOLS. CCTLEBT,

FISHISG TACKLE. AM.

MIXITTOS, ETC.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Clay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

«53 Market Street.

Repairs to order.

Elevator, 13 Front street

STOCK FARMS.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OP ISO PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1SS2,
with descriptions anil pedigrees of 276hiqh-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock f;trra, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ey,, will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising Toting Trotting

Stock,

consisting of Young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired hv ALMONT, HAPPY &LEDIUM.
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS St. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the wo'rld possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twentv of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
made in 1SS1: another with a record of 2:23 y.; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 1SS2; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28)';, and a grandson with a three-v ear-old rec-
ord of 2:23 J-;, the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM! has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20^ to 2:30, a larger number than
any other stallion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public rt cords
ranging from 2;15>< to 2:27>ij. No son of Rvsdvk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty -two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23% to 2:2S%, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have in 1882 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, hv
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27#, by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^, by Elial G,
son of" Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiiea have made such a showing in 1882.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

Limited Number of

IN 1883.

Mares

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at $300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at ?50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1,1883. Pubchas-
ERS FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON OKDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE BETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY KESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full
written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or furthei information address
WIIXIAM T. WITHERS,

2-13yl Lock bos 392, Lexington, Ky .

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell In All Cities anil Counties ol
tbe State.

REFERENCES.

,T. B, Cabey, Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas.

It. P. SABOBST.OUlroy. John Boggs, Colusa.

P, A. FiNiYiAN, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
RUCceBHful Hales, notably those of Messrs.'Whlp-
pie, Colgrove, Diets, Ooutte, Dougherty', New! and &.
Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured

nf durability to give natinftu:tion in all busim- BBin-

I to our care, Sales will be made In allcltles
and counties ir> the State. Wo have In contemplation
a series ol combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those bo miceessfully held at the East. We will be
pleased to entei Lnfa rrei pondence with parties de-
siring to paiticipate In such sales. Private purchases
and Bales of Improved live stock of all descriptions

will be made on c (salon and Btock shipped with

utmost care. Several One ranches ;it private sale.
I'm rchMBI and sales made of land of every descrip.

KIM.il> A CO., 116 Montgomery atreet.

Wm. EC. Chamberlain Jb. Thob. a, Robinson.

_. ASHLAND PARK ,—

Trotting stu|;

B. J.

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

TREACY, PROPRIETOR,

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FAB M, FOR
though training Is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now" be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such Btallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or further particulars address
2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OP JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1S82. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now rontains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
lie lie of Seituate, Coomassie and Alphea strains'.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without .regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to anv at the EaBt. where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animal's
of the country' ■ Bulls have recently sold inXew York
for $10,000 to §12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HENRY PIERCE, San Francisc.

Life fcicholarship $70

Paid in Installments $75

SEM> FOR CIRCULARS.

'reederand Sport man is TBE Turf

ting authority of the Pacific Coast.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

Silt
B

ns< itnti: r«it a advertise i

THE O

SEEDER AXD (5poR

N

LINES OF TRAVEL.

mmmmfl

BHOAD GAUGE.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMEKCIKG

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UXTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between

Third and Fourth streets) as follows :

LEAVE j
S. F. 1

DESTINATION.

ARRIVE
S. F.

8 :3U a M "i

~\

6:40 A M

t9 :30 a M !

*8:10 AM

10:40 AM|

9:03 A M

* 3 ;30 p U i
4:25 pmi
•5:15 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

*10 :02 a M
*3 :36 pm

T4 :59 p M

6:30 p M

6:00 pm

til :45 pm:;

±7:50 fm

L

tS :15 pm

8 :30 a m I "1 ( I

IVit,^ ! Santa Clara, San Jose and]
gJJ Principal Way Stations. \\

i m a m

j :36 p M
5 :00 P M
1:15pm

10:40 a m \ Gilrov.Pajaro.Castroville, j i
* 3 :3n p >r '< \ Salinas and Monterey. ( I

Hollister and Tres Pinos.

ifwn . »rl 7 "Watson ville, Camp Goodall, ( i *.,, ,
^■^ p wl >Aptos,New Erighton,SoquelJ , ^
j.<w PM| )(CampCapltola)ASantaCru2 j I b-Ul

10:40 a mi Soledadand Way Stations

Monterey and Santa Cruz.

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train.

Special Rotxxd-thip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Craz;
also to Gilroy. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, $4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, $6.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, ?3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. P.. JUDAIC,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

R& SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *m

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BT ITS DINE FOR REACHING
with, speed and comfort the best places in the
State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting; and Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILT FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its heantif ul Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the "best of shooting
may be had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish'Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE B A THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

AEE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT REACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with

ELEGANT OO.MS

connecting for individual baths, with douche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-knowu
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQFEX AND SANTA CKrZ,

rs VIA TH

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge).
The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, Pan Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, m each of which game abounds in great variety.
Notably

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

LakeB PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached bv this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Ma'teo for those well-known Retreats, PtTJBIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAN BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S fur RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of tliis manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried In Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Tr.iiu T : . i u K -t-''iM:m. J'r.ni. n.m^ageinen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Bau^agv
Cars.

CS^In order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while in transit, it iB necessarv that thev be provided
with COLLAR AND CHA'IN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried fre« of charge. Guns taken apart
and securely pticlced in wood or leather cases may he
taken in Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent ABst. Pass, and Tkt Agt.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

\J* if* XV, Art

TIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San
Francisco as follows;

DESTINATION.

9 :30 A m
*4 :00 P V
*4:30 P M
8 :00 A M
3:30 p M
*4 :30 P M
8:00 A M
*4 :00 p M
9:30 A M
4:30 P M
7:30 A M
*4:00 P M
7:30 a m
*i ;30 p M
IS :00 a M

*5 :00 p m
9:30 a M

*4:00 p M
8:00 A M
7:30 A M

10*) a M
3:00 P m

*5:00 P M
3:30 p M
5:30 P M

•8:00 >
8:00 i
7:30 A M
8:00 A M
3:30 p M

*4 :00 p M

7:30 A M

±10:00 A m

3:00 P M

M

8 flO i

A M

3:30 p M
*4:00 p M
*4:30 P M
P M

):00 j

M
I P M

.. Antioch and Martinez...

..Calistoga and Napa..

( Deming, El Paso ( Express...
i and East ( Emigrant

(Gait and( via Livermore

f Stockton} via Martinez

..Knight's Landing

..Los Angeles and South

..Livermore and Pleasantou

..Madera and Fresno-

..Marysville and Chico...
..Niles and Haywards. ..

. ) Ogden and (
. i East I
. ) Red Bluff
. i and Tehama
....Redding

' (Sacramento
' ( and Colfa

...Sacramento,
....Sacramento
....San Jose

Express

Emigrant

( via Marysville.
\ via Woodland...

) via Livermore.
>via Benicia ......

} via Benicia

via Benicia

River Steamers.

..Vallejo..

2:40 P M

*12:40 P M

•10:10 A M

7:40 p M

11 10 A M

•10:10 A M

•10:10 A M

7:40 p M

2:40 p M

7:10 a M

5:40 p M

•12:40 P M

5:40 p M

•10:10 a M

111:10 a m

2;40 P M

5:40 P M

•8:40 a M

2:40 P M

•12:40 p m

5:40 p M

5:40 P M

3;40 P M

9:40 A M

•8:40 A M

11:10 A M

6;10 a m

5:40 p M

•7:40 p M

5:40 p M

5:40 F M

7:40 P M

11:10 a M

*10:10 A M

•6:00 A M

•3:40 p M

£3:40 p k

9:40 A M

7:40 P M

2:40 P M

•10:10 a M

*12:40 p M

$11:10 a M

11:10 a m

•7:40 p M

•10:10 a M

$11:10 a M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. m. BhoulcT meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

IA€AI FERRY TRAINS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco Daily.

TO EAST OAKLAND— *fi:00— •6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2;00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00
— 5:30— 6:00 — 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — U:00 —

•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— *G:00— *fi:30 — *7:00— *7:30— •8:00 —
•8:30— «3:30— «4:00— *4:30— *5:00— *5:30— *6:00— *6:30 —
9:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-*9:30 A. M.— 6:30—
$11:00— *12 :00 P.M.

TO ALAMEDA— *6:00—*6:30— 7:00— •7:30—8:00 — *S:30 —
9:00 — 9:30— 10 :o0— $10 :30— 1 1 :00— $11 :30— 12 :00— $12 :30—

1:00— $1:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 —
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— •12:00.

TO BERKELEY— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *830
—9 :00— $9 :30— 10 :00— $10 :30— 11 :00— $11 :30 — 12 :00 — 1 :00
— 2:00— 3:00 — 4 :00 — 4 :30— 5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7:0fc—
8;00— 9 :00— 10 :00— 11 :00— *12:00.

TO "WEST BERKELET — *6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00— *7:30 —
$8:00— *S :30— 9 :00— 10 :00 —11 -.00— $1 :00— 2:00— 3 :00— i :00
—•4:30-5:00— *5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE— *fi:20— *6:50— *7:20— *7:50— *S:20
•8:50— *fl:20— *10:2l— •4:20— *4:50— *5:20— *5:50— '6:20—
*6:50— 755— 9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alamedal — *5;15 — «5:45 —
$6:45— 9:15— *3:15.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— •5:27— *5:57— 6:27— 6:57—

7:27— 7:57— S:27— 8:57—9:27— 9:57— 10:27— 10:57— 11 :27—
11:57— 12:27— 12:57— 1:27— 1:57— 2:27— 2:57— 3:27— 3:57 —
4:27-4:57-5:27— 5:57-6:27— 6:57— 7:57— 8»7 — 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND-«5:36-*6:0B-6:36

7:06— 7:36— 8:06— 8:35:— 9:06— 9:36— 10:06 — 10:36 — 11:06
—11:36—12:06—12:36—1:06—1:36—2:06—2:36-3:06 — 3:36
— J:06— 1:36— 5:06— 5:36— 6:06— 6:36— 7:06 — 8:06— 9:06—
10:06—11:06.

FROM ALAMEDA— "5:22— *5:52—*6:22— 6:52 — *7:22 —
7:52— *fc:22— 8:52— 9:22-9:52 — $10:22 — 10:52 — $11:22 —
11:52— $12:22— 12:52— $1:22— 1:52— 2:52— 3:22-3:52— 4-22
—1:52— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22— 6:52— 7:52— S:52— 9:52— 10:52.

FROM BERKELEY— •5:15— •5:45—*6:15— 6:45— *7-15—
7:45— •S:15 — 8H5— $9:1.5— 9:45— $10:15— 10:45— $11:15 —
11:45—12:45 — 1:45—2:45 — 3:45-^:15—4:45—5:15 — 5:45
—6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9 .-45—10:45.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— *5r45— •6:15—6:45— *7*15
— 7^5— S:45— $9:15-9:45 — 10:45— $12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45 —
3 :45-^ :45— *5 :15— 5 rf5— •6:15—6:45— *7 ;15.

CREEK ROETE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO— *7:15— 9:15— 11:15— 1 :15—
3:15—5:15.

FROM 0 AKLAND-*6 :15— 8:15—10 :15 - 12 :15— 2:15 -*
4:15.

•Dally, except Sundays. $Sundays only.

"Standard Time" Furnished by Randolph & Co,-
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F.

A. N. TOWNE, T. EC GOODMAN.

Gen. Manager, Gen. Pass Tkt Agt,

1883

*Ixe Iprectlev awft jlf pxrrtstnmi.

,6?

THE WHITMAN SAOOU

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of thei
celebrated goods.

ADDLES FOR ROAD, RANCH OR PARK I'M:.
With or without tlic California liorn.

TRAI N I NCT SADDLE S.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order in special styles

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANT SKIN DISEASE.

A. C DIETZ .1 CO.. Proprietors. 9 Front street. S. F.

THAD STEVENS.

WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 EIUb street,

SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Riders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

MO and 332 Ellis St.. Sole Incut for Paclfle toast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILT, BE AT AORICCLTrR AL
Park, S.KTumeiito. for the; season <-omrii(-ii';iiic Feb. land ending the
lBt of July next. Good pasturage for mares will be provided at $'A per

m. MlllKV. Agent,
Hacramento Racetrack.

RULES OP THE NATION AX TROTTING ASSOCIATION' FOR
sale at this office. Piice 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
Gucents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY,"

Compiled by Thos. J. Vail, Secretary of the >"ationa rotthig Aeso-
ciatiou.

PDICE S3.

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF

THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE

WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

330 anil 233 Ellis Street, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast

1)

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT.NEAR niND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 187U; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, bv A. \V. Richmond.

Columbia, by "imported Bonnie Scotland
Y ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

2nd

3rd

4th " Fashion, bv imported Trustee.

6th " Bonnets o' Blue, by .Sir Charle

6th *' Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

6th
Oth

loth
nth
12th

mb.

By imported Centlnel.
By Mark Anthony.
By imported J anus.
By imported Monkey.
By imported Sllvcroyc.
By Spanker.

See Brnce's American Stud Book, Vol. I, p. an?, and vol, 3, p. 79.
Will make the BPRnlng season, 1883, from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms 950 the season.

JOSEPH < AIB.\ SIMPSON.

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

BY MALCOLM, Ills DAM rnU'MBIA. WT1.I, MAKE THE K\-
Buingseafi.ii .a the) lakland Trotting Park. Term*, £26 the season.

X X (Do'iblecross)lBof aB hl#h and fas! blohra ling as any stallion

in tho countrv. BIb aire, Malcolm, la by Imported Bonnie Scotland, bis
dam, Columbia, also In imported Bonnie Scotland, hence bin nan
oolm was one ol the but racehorses ol bis day, and Columbia ■■■■

flue raee man-, Forextensl 1 Columbia'! pod i rti emont

ni Ant. .'o. ii. r dam. Young Fashion, was the tla r SurpriBc, Sc«>tl unl,

Wananita, Bonnie Kate thi damol Bonnie LIkIi , Andes, Hock Hocking,

Three I he- ra, etc. Phi dam of Mab-oini. i .n<i\ i..m.M-.nT, \<.;^ i • ■ ■in..

,,i sagamore, Oni u ■ I McWhirtcr), Regent, Lad]

; ,,,i, Unanda, Ladj Mlddleton. etc., and a reference to the racl

dars will show how distinguished the members ol these two families are.

■(■in i- Hi d\ Bonnif s>'o ii. in' I -t.-dii.-n in California, and from hi* in-

brcedin baa as sh ol the blood as it be weroa boo ol thai renowned

Bin 1 1. ■ . od Rise, bigii form, and of

,„, bwl IUPO.IU01, Joft <.aikn SIMI>M(V „,„,„„_

.., . troot.

Mares Intended for either of th the
tin.', Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton boai
Morahead.Citv Front Btables, will be received,
them and forwarded to Oakland

*Ixe %vzz&sx attit j^axtexa&vi.

June 9

R (Self- Ad] listing)

AWSON'S U. S.

ARM

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free,
Sold by Druggists. S. E. «. RAWSON,

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Bay District Association

TROTTING :

RACES.^gQg RACES.

Aug. 11, 15. 18, S3 and fc4 and Sept. 1.

}& NOTICE FORENTRIES. °^3

FIRST BAY.

August II— Three-minute class ; purse $$00, $450 to
first, jliW to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

SECOND DAY.

August 15— Two-forty class; purse $800, $150 to first,
8190 to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

THIRD DAY.

August IS— Two-tn-entv-eight class; purse $800, $450
to first, $190 to second, $100 to third,v$60 to fourth horse

FOURTH DAY.

August 22— Two -twenty-four class ; purse ?SO0, $450 to
first, $190 to second, $100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

FIFTH DAY.

August 24— Free for aU; purse $1,000, $600 to first, $250
to second, $150 to third horse.

SIXTH DAY.

September 1— Purse $600, for aU four-year-olds and
under; |308 to first, $15u to second, $90 to third, $60 to
fourth horse.

All contests mile heats, three in five, in harness,
five or more to enter, three or more to Btart.

National Association rules to govern. Entrance, 10
percent of purses, to accompany entries.

KSf Entries close with the secretary "Wednesday,
August 1, 1883.

T. W. HTNCHMAN, Secretary,

N. T. Smith, President. 1435 California St.

W. H. Woodruff,

VETERINARY DENTIST,

CUBES BIT LUGGING, DBIYING ON ONE EETN,
Tossing the head, drooling, imperfect and pain-
ful mastication, by dental manipulation. Office at
Fonbion Stable, 221 Ellis street.

V If. Particular attention paid to colts,
trotters and sents' drivers. Best of references
If desired, having operated on St. Julien, Over-
man, Romero aud other noted horses of this
Cout.

REMINGTO N'S

New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun.

THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

saw^«iM^^^«»™i««««W--~-"J^

Ask Your Dealer foj; it.

Tliey all have Keboumling Locks, Pistol Grip. Extension Rll> Patent
Fore-end, Solid Head Strikers, aud are 1'noke.bored.

The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $15 oo

Selected Walnut Stuck, Checkered Urip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels 55 00

Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels, Engraved 65 00

English. Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip aud Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barreis, Engraved 75 00

Eur' Ish Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved, Superior Rubber But and Tip 85 00

4m6 E. REMINGTON A SONS, £81 and 283 Broadway. Sew York. P. O. Box 9987.

Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting.

iS.,

CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASS:SHELLS,

"WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS,
GUNS AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY-
AGENTS FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS.
7m6 Ji. CUKRIf A BROS., 113 Sansome Blreet, Ban Francisco.

^HE TURF «S SPORT AETHOTHT*

OP THE COAST IS THE

i BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN.

PAUL PRIEDHOPER,

XW PA TSOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER

116 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES

BUT DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.

Carriages,

UGGIE
TTGGIE

and

WAGONS

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO

Painting,

varnishinB

Alterations and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

1 3 1 J AND 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUB, Proprietor.

Centennial Chronograph

A POSITIVELY BEIJABtE "FLY-BACK"

HORSE-TIMER

And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55

In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial ehronogi aph (fly-hack) or horse-timer, recently
Introduced by Messrs. Chimb A Heguelin, In, regardless of price,
meof the iiH^LMUbstiintiiil :md accurate pieces of timing mech-
inlsin we have BeeD, This timer is construct. -d on scientific me-
dianlca) principles that mUBt excite the admiration of every in-
;elligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become univeiflftlly
popular." Ask your jeweler for them or write to

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MANUFACTURERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

Pacific Coast Agency for the Ballard and Marlin

> REPEATING RIFLES,

WINCHESTER, SHARPS AND KENNEDY RIFLES. SHOT GUNS, RIFLES AND
PISTOLS— WHOLESE1.E AND RETAIL— OP ALL MAKERS.

Fine Fishing Tackle,

Pocket Cutlery, Scissors, Razor.-,
Base Balls and Bats.

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The Corner Stone.

The ceremonies attending the laying the corner stone of
the Pavilion of the California State Agricultural Society were
imposing, as always are those of the Masons. "We have not
space to give the whole, but inamuch as the prebatory re-
mark, of the President of the Association appear to cover
the ground our readers will get the cue from the appended
account. As usual, Mr. Finigan has been happy in stating
tersely with few words the scope and intention:

Ladies and Gentlemen: We have assembled to-day for one
of the grandest purposes that can be imagined: The laying
the corner stone of a building that is destined to be of vast
benefit to the people of California. It is a difficult task to
convey in few words the future importance of the structure
to be reared on this foundation, and even the most sanguine
of the present time can only realize in part the good which
will come. It is eminently proper that it should be located
where the inhabitants have shown their hearty appreciation
by responding so liberally to the call for funds. In one after-
noon, the committee which had the matter in charge secured
a contribution of $40,000, an amount equal to what the State
gave, and I have little hesitation in saying that there are
few cities of the same or even larger population in the
whole country, that would have shown such liberality.
While every citizen of California can point with laudable
pride to a building which is worthy of the grand country in
which its products will be exhibited, the people of Sacra-
mento can truly say: It is to us you owe this temple which
will be dedicated to progress, and our endeavors have been
crowned with a success in which the whole Pacific coast has
an interest. Time with ruthless hand will demolish the
wood which is used in the construction, but the spirit which
prompted the act will always live, and the descendants of
those who grace with their presence the laying of the corner
stone to-day will rebuild it with marble from the quarries of
California and ornament it with onyx and precious metals
from our own hills and mines. Never was money donated
for a better purpose. There will be lessons that do not "end
with the annual fairs. There will be sermons more eloquent
than fall from pulpits; homilies that will result in happier
homes; teachings that will advance the well fcbeing of thou-
sands and thousands. Agriculture will find a potent help-
mate, and science find a field for better display of the wonders
it makes, and the art which adorns the walls will spread over
the whole country and make brighter the hearths and homes
of a happy people. It is here where the home-teachings wilj
be. At the park the utile is boldly presented. The best
breeds of domestic animals, the noble horse, the lordly Dur-
ham, the graceful Devon, the milk-giving Ayrshire, the
household pets brought from the islands which were famous
centuries ago for excellence of dairy breeds, and the massive
Holstein with the strong contrasts of color, sheep, swine, the
silken-fleeced cashmere, poultry of a hundred varieties, a
congregation in fact that no other State can equal. In the
pavilion utility and beauty will be harmoniouslj7 assimilated.
Ceres, Pomona, Flora, all represented by such a profusion of
offerings that again we can challenge comparison with a
world. It is not necessary to rehearse to a large majority of
this assemblage what the'productsjof our California fields are.
Sacks of wheat, the kernels plump, amber-colored perfec-
tion, and of these bursting sacks, sixty-eight bushels, per-
haps, to a single acre. Barley, oats, maize, that neither the
Mississippi nor Wabash valleys can equal, and a collection of
cereals and vegetables, any one of which would be a show at
an Eastern exhibition.

Grand as the display is over which Ceres presides, her sis-
ter goddess Pomona outranks her in offerings. The melting
peach, the juicy pear, nectarines, apricots, plums, and yet
above all, the grapes. Purple, roBy-hued, topaz-colored,
emerald bunches that require a strong arm to lift; clusters
without a faulty specimen.

They bring visions of vine-clad hills, of slopes green when
all else is sere. They tell of a future when this favored land
will be the point from which vessels, wine-laden, will sail for
all ports of the world; when a few acres will be a competence;
a quarter-section a rich inheritance. Enriched by the copious
libations which flow from the snow-clad Sierras, the deserts
of the past will be the gardens of the future, and the demon
drouth, banished by the aqueduct, will be followed by the
damsel with a cornucopia from which rolls abundance.

Even at a time when the glad songs of the harvest home
ring over the land, Flora has not deserted us. A stroll about
your city at this glad period of the year would lead a stranger
to imagine that in any clime which was north of the tropics
there could not be such a gorgeous bloom at other times than
in the months which we call springtime. There is a perpet-
ual springtime in California, a succession of flower-decked
seasons. Let the skeptic visit this place when September is
well under way, the coming September (should no unlooked
for hindrance arise), and it will be unnecessary to go outside
of the building which will then be a bower of beauty, redo-
lent with the perfume of our autumn flowers.

There will be every care taken by the directory of the Cali-
fornia State Agricultural Society that the building which will
result from the munificence of the residents of Sacramento
shall be an ornament to the city and, still better, of great ad-
vantage to the State. The first is secured by the selection
of a plan which is beautiful in design and admirably adapted
for the intended purpose. The second will be gained by a
well-directed endeavor to perfect a display which none can
be so dull as not to derive advantage from and bo attractive
that the heedless will be forced to admire and adopt the les-
sons presented.

The Champion Runner.

William Cummings, of Preston, England, arrived in New
York on the 7th, by the steamer Wyoming. Cummings is
the fastest mile runner in the world. He has run numerons
races and has now the best professional record in the world
at 1,000 yards, run in 2:17; one mile, 4:16 1-5, and one and
a half miles done in 6:43£.

The one-mile run of Cummings was a most wonderful per-
formance and broke the record of 4:17£, Lang's and Richard's
dead heat, which had stood for so many years that many
thought it never would be excelled. In his attempt to break
the record May 14, 1881, Cummings had as a helper William
Duddle, to whom he conceded twenty yards start, defeating
him by two or three yards.

Cummings was brought to this country by Geo. D. Camer-
on (Noremac), the pedestrian, who has matched him as an
unknown to run William Steele, who recently defeated
Charles Price in a ten-mile race on the Manhattan Athletic
Club grounds.

The distances at which Cummings and Steele will run are
five and ten miles. The stakes for each amount to $1,000,
and the first race, at the former distance, will be run in New
York, June 16.

Cummings will also make other matches, and prefers to
arrange a race at ten miles or one hour with George Hazael.
He will also give any man in America a start to be agreed on,
for a race at his favorite distance — a mile.

He will also try to make arrangements for an exhibition
with L. E. Myers, the amateur champion, at the same dis-
tance at which George and Myers niefljin November last.
There are, however, little prospects of such exhibitions tak-
ing place, as the amateur laws expressly prohibit any exhibi-
tions between a professional and an amateur where gate
money is charged. If, however, private trials between the
two men, with competent officials, could be arranged, and
the distances be made a half-mile, 1,000 yards and three-
quarters of a mile, some new records would probably be
made, and those now on the siate wiped out. — World.

A Vermont sheep raiser claims the footrot can be entirely
eradicated from a flock of sheep by dipping the feet of every
member of the flock, whether lambs or not, into kerosene
oil, and then putting a pinch of sulphur between the hoofs.
One repetition of the treatment at the end of two weeks, he
claims, will be sufficient. They Bhould be kept in a dry
place for a few hours after each application of the kerosene.

Heavy Weights on Racehorses.

I wond er much whether this subject will ever be thor-
oughly understood. It only will be, I think, when we have
men to the manner born, as it were, and with, knowledge of
horseflesh from their very youth up, at the head of affairs,
and not before. Ask any trainer whether the small boys,
weighing from 70 to SO pounds, or the lads from 115 to 120
pounds, break down the the most horses during their prepa-
ration, and they will one and all tell you that the fight
weights do the most mischief. Why? Because they are not
strong enough to hold their animals together in fast work;
and if they cannot do it at exercise, when cool and collected,
how are they going to in the heat and excitement of a race?
Seeing lads of 75 pounds to SO pounds with wraps round
their wrists, struggling to get round these sharp turns, makes
my blood run cold, and backing such pigmies is sheer lunacy.
Talking of wraps, where in God's name did they learn that
drop? It is the very worst and most dangerous practice I
ever saw. First, teaching a lad the way to hold a thorough-
bred is a game of "pull devil, pull baker " for one thing, in-
stead of handling his mouth like silk, and giving the urchin
but little chance of getting clear of his horse should he make
a mistake and roll over, for another. It is the first time I
ever saw anything of the kind, and I hope it will be short-
lived. To continue: The amount of money lost on these
light weights is astonishing. The boy gets tired before his
horse, and when you want him to really assist his mount past
the post he is worse than useless, and rolling all over the
place. However, we have got good all at once in the State of
New York, and the powers that be have tried hard to put
down all betting, so it may be necessary to meet them on
other grounds. We will take, therefore, the two of human-
ity and common sense. Is it or is it not real cruelty, not
only to the lads themselves but to all the jockeys in the race,
putting up a bit of a boy to ride in a big field round these
turns who has no more idea of managing his horse than a
dummy ? There is but one answer. If Mr. Bergh would
put his foot down on the practice he would certainly hit the
right nail on the head and have more support than he did
over championing the little bicyclists. Now for ground No.
2. It is an ascertained fact, we will say, that such and such
a horse, with 130 pounds, can do a mile and a half in 2:44,
and you have to handicap that horse with another in the race
that could not do a mile in less than 2:46 with any fair racing
weight. I take the time test because it is the eustoin in this
country. How are you going to put these two together?
Clearly by raising the top weight some five pounds. It is
useless lowering the bottom weight ; it has not the desired
result. Then why not do it? Because, you argue, the own-
ers will not aceept with such heavy imposts on their horses,
and the public comes to see the crack animals run. Just so.
But this is through ignorance of the subject. I have ridden
thoroughbreds all day, both in England and Ireland, and at
speed when behindhand, with 175 to ISO pounds on their
backs, over all sorts of fences and occasionally deep ground,
and yet seldom did one any harm. How is, therefore, car-
rying 135 pounds for a mile or so over a carefully prepared
track going to injure a horse? As to chance of winning, the
number of times I have seen a top weight win when run on
the off chance is legion, and this# has made me study the
class and never the weight a horse carries when trying to
pick the winner of a handicap. What I want owners, thi
fore, to understand is this: That running a horse with 135
pounds on his back, with a good jockey to ride him, is far
less risky than with SO pounds and a pigmy to handle him,
with wraps round his wrists to get him tin- turus, and that
they ought to study more the class of animals they are called
upon to beat with good horses than the actual weight they
have to carry. It is with great satisfaction that I see the
weights raised this year, as it gives the good men the chance
of riding, and I have but little doubt that the racing will be
much better in consequence.— //i^w'"'s'- '" -v porta-

The athletic directors of the Olympic Club have arranged
the followfng programme of sport for their me<
will be given at the Olympic Club Grounds, Oakland, Ji ly
4: One-hundred-yard handicap race, open; 260-2
scratch race, open; three-quarter-mile handicap race, open;
runninghigh jump; half-mile handicap bicycle race, open;
one-mile scratch bicycle race, open; five-mile scratch bicycle
race, open; one -mile* handicap race (professional), open; $20
to first, $12 50 to second, and $5 to third; entri.s fr^o. For
winners of the events for amateurs gold and siV
will be awarded. The open 100-yard haudi< :g
bring Haley and Maeterson together once m<
than likely that Haley will start in the B50
race.

70

Spe ^xttCLtx mid Mpoxtsmm.

June 16.

ROWING.

More about Hanlan and Kennedy.

The New York exchanges furnish fuller accounts of the
Hanlan -Kennedy race than those which came by telegraph.
The race was witnessed by about 5.000, and the crowd would
have been much greater had they not thought another post-
ponement would result. At 4 o'clock a smart shower lasting
for fifteen minutes beat down the waves and left the water as
smooth as a mill-pond. The steam launch Escort, which was
the judges' boat, steamed rapidly over the course as Referee
Charles L. Knapp of the Lowell Vesper Boat Club ordered
the men to comeout. There was a long delay in the coming
of the men after everything was ready. Darkness was fast
coming on, a breeze which had sprung up was ruffling the
■water, and the crowd was getting anxious. At last at 6:30
o'clock the two men came swinging down the course, fol-
lowed by a cheer running along the crowd upon the beach.
At the word "Go," Kennedy, who had the inside, took
the water a little before Hanlan and got a lead of
half a leDgth at the start, which he kept during the
6rst mile, Hanlan, however, keeping him well up to his
■work. It was a pretty race for that distance. There were
fears of a foul and indications that both men were going out
of the course. Hanlan was apparently the first to discover
this and thereby gained several lengths. By this time he had
headed Kennedy and turned the stake-boat four or five
lengths in advance.

After the first mile Hanlan evidently had the race in his
own hands, and after turning the stake-boat occasionally re-
duced his stroke to the minimum and rowed at his ease,
while Kennedy kept nearly the same stroke throughout the
race. The official time — Hanlan 19:04, and Kennedy 19:52—
shows by computation that Hanlan won by about twenty
lengths.

When Hanlan crossed the line, beating Courtney's best
record of 21:14$ by more than a minute, there was the wild-
est enthusiasm. He appeared as though returning from a
practice spin rather than a match race.

Kennedy crossed the line in 19:52, also beating the record.
The race was rowed on its merits, as Kennedy's friends ac-
knowledge. §50,000 was up on the race, but of this not more
than S20.000 was staked on Kennedy. After the race Hanlan
was followed to the Hotel Pines where he had made his head-
quarters. On reaching the balcony he was loudly cheered
and in response to the demand for a speech said that he had
upheld the record of the honest oarsmen of America at home
and abroad and was again ready to uphold it. The oarsman
he had rowed against to-day was a perfect gentleman and it
■was the hardest race he had ever rowed.

Kennedy was seen at his room at the conclusion of the
race, and upon being asked if he had expected to win said
that his defeat was unexpected. He further said: "When I
left the boat-house, after rowing four or five strokes, I found
some trouble with my sliding seat which prevented me row-
ing more than three-quarters of a full stroke. I rowed an
eighth of a mile out of the course, but, notwithstanding this,
I consider Hanlan the better man, and had all my conditions
been favorable he would still have beaten me, although he
would have been obliged to make a record below nineteen
minutes to accomplish it.

Is It a G-host.

Considerable excitement has been caused in the neighbor-
hood of Long Bridge for some time past by the spectacle of
flickering lights in the Pioneer boat house at most unreason-
able hours of the night. The old house has at best a mouldy
look and the phenomenon alluded to confirmed the sus-
picion that the ancient shanty was haunted.

No matter how windy the weather or rough the water the
lighits appeared night after night and as they shot their un-
steady rays over the bay the anxious natives of the Potrero
hugged their children to their breasts and the more supersti-
tious offered up fervent prayers for the repose of the souls of
the "old crew" who were supposed to have come back to
raise the drooping energies of their club. The other night a
belated sailor while stumbling over the bridge observed the
lights and stopped to learn the cause of the illumination.
After a clattering of chains that nearly froze the marrow on
the bones of the inquisitive tar, the doors of the house were
suddenlyflung open and a bare-headed, bare-armed and bare-
legged man with side whiskers came out lugging a wherry
under his arm . He descended the steps and had nearly reached
the water when the large log-chain attached to the outrigger
of his craft suddenly pulled him back with a jerk that made
him exclaim: " Japers, ef I didn't forget to unlock me bhoat.
It's hell to be in the same house wid that fellow White!"
Having unloosed the six-pound padlock from his wherry, the
ghostly oarsman carefully deposited her in the water and
sprang into her as if she had been a dry-goods box. A mo-
ment afterward the terrified sailor thought all the ferryboats
in the State were churning up Mission Bay. With one
mighty stroke the ghostly oarsman shot up to the Point of
Rocks, another giant pull sent him to the Rolling Mills, a
third terrific stroke shot him round the mile buoy and two
more brought him back on the rushing ebb tide. As he
landed and pulled the sculls out of his rowlocks the astonished
sailor heard him mutter to himself: "I gu*ss that's good
ennff f u r any of them Bcrubs. Ef I don't bate that bhoy from

North Beach this time, me. name ain't ." The sailor

failed to catch the name and when found in the morning by
Bob Goble was lying flat on the bridge and nearly dead with
cold and terror. A few jorums restored his power of speech
and enabled him to tell the strange Btory here given.

Last Saturday Mr. George Searle made a trip to Felton in
the hone of catching a few trout. He fished a couple of miles
of Boulder Creek and sixty fine trout rewarded hi3 exertions.
He caught no tritons, half a pound being the biggest fish in
his baskft. Ho discovered a fine pool, almost inaccessible,
where lie many finny monsters and there he will repair on
Borne future occasion. He keeps the location of this pool a
secret and aH yet has sternly refused all offers of reward for
any information.

The bold fishermen who sailed on the steamer Edith to the
Farallone Islands last Sunday, there to catch the savage cod,
and the gay and festive sea bass of commerce, returned to
this city soon after daylight with empty hands. Stress of
weather forced them to put back and at one time instead of
catching fish for food, they cam© near becoming food for fish.

Arrangements have about been completed for a barge race
betw-'on fourteen men from the receiving ship Independence
nr-A i like number from Vallejo. The Mare Island men will
i the Alaska's barge and the Vallejoite in the barge be-
: to the Adama. It has not yet been decided -what dis-
til be rowed.

Fourth of July Regatta.

The regatta committee of th Fourth of July committee met
on Tuesday and decided to adopt with some slight alterations
the programme of last year. The sum of $460 was appro-
priated for the regatta, and with this the committee should
make a very creditable showing. It will be impossible to
have the programme this year exactly as it was last year, as
at present there are no four-oar- shell crews in training. The
programme of last year was a good one, but too long, and
the result was that before the last event was decided many
of the spectators went home.

Long bridge is not a pleasant place on which to stand in
the strong wind of a whole summer day and the committee
will act wisely this year if it limits the races to those in which
a good many starters can be obtained. It is of no advan-
tage to have a four-oar-shell race if the only object of the
competitors is to get the prize without rowing honestly for
it. At present the Ariel four have the call on the prize and
any other crew that can be put in will only be entered to en-
able the favorites to get $50 of the city's money. Moreover
the Ariel four are not anxious to win the money and in fact
reject with scorn such a paltry reward of seven weeks' train-
ing. It certainly is very small, but as the desire of the re-
gatta committee appears to be to get up as large a programme
as possible none of the prizes can be of much value. The
matter might be arranged with more satisfaction to the oars-
men, who have to train for weeks, and with greater pleasure
to the public, by reducing the number of events and increas-
ing the value of the prizes. In the large Eastern regattas
they never present such a long programme as that given at
Long Bridge last year, when there were second-class barge
races and lapstreak races. Such a thing as a second-class
race of any kind, in an open and consequently a professional
regatta, is out of place. There should be first-class events
only and thus make every man win on his merits. The
single scull race should be rowed in the forenoon as
early as possible, as after 11 a. m. the course is almost cer-
tain to be swept by half a gale of wind. In the afternoon
there should be a wherry race, four- oar- shell race, barge race
and Whitehall boat race, and no more. This programme will
occupy several hours and no ordinary admirer of aquatic
sports wants to stand on the bridge any longer. The distri-
bution of prize monej' should be in proportion to theimport-
ance of the event and the number of starters. Thus for ex-
ample the wherry race should command but a small prize in
comparison with the single scull race, as there will be no
man in the wherry race who can get within hail of the win-
ner of the single scull race, whoever he may be. The
wherry rowers will be nearly all novices.

The single scull race" will be a hard contest in which every
good man on the bay except Peterson will be entered, and
amongst oarsmen will attract more attention than any other
event. There will be at least five starters and the man who
wins in such a field will have well earned a good prize. The
four-oar-shell race is always an important event as crew-rowing
on a shell is the acme of the art and entitled to liberal reward
if only for the purpose of encouraging it. The barge race
will be a less scientific contest than the race in four-oar
shells but is nearly always exciting and serves admirably to
fill up a programme for the afternoon when the wihd is fierc-
est. A Whitehall boat race invariably attracts a large num-
ber of starters and is consequently deserving of a place on
the programme. Judging by the number of men in training
at present the single scull race and the wherry race will be
the two most exciting events of the next regatta. The Ariel
four- oar -shell crew, which was the only one in training,
stopped work on Wednesday as soon as it was announced
that the prize would not be over §50. The crew own the
shell in which they intended to row and refused to be bound
by a by-law of their club which compels the winner of prizes
to donate a portion to the club. Deducting the club's share
out of the §50 offered by the city, would leave the crew
scarcely anything for their work but glory and that is not re-
garded by professionals as a commodity worth toiling for.
The regatta committee has offered a special prize to be com-
peted for by Dan Leahy, Henry Peterson, Austin
Stevenson and P. Mclnerney. Leahy desires it to be
stated that he has not sat in a boat for two years and
would not row a boy without six weeks' training, as
he turns the scale at 200 pounds.

Stevenson's brother announces that the champion will not
meet Peterson in any race for a smaller stake than $500 and
Mclnerney says he will be back in Massachuesetts before
the Fourth of July and besides would never again race on
our unfriendly and turbulent bay.

Courtney made his first appearance of the season at Cazen-
ovia on the 25th of May in the presence of a small crowd.
His opponent was James Ten Eyck. Courtney looked strong
and healthy but was in no condition to row. He had under-
gone no training and had had but little practice. His weight
was 197 pounds, while his rowing weight is only 160. Ten
Eyck was in much better condition, having trained himself
carefully for the contest. It was nearly 6 o'clock when these
oarsmen shaped jnto their shells and took up their positions.
Ten Eyck won the toss and took the course next to the shore.
At the start Courtney got a flight lead. He held it for a
moment only, when Ten Eyck closed up the gap, and the,
shells moved side by side to the quarter buoy. Ten Eyck
then pushed ahead and took the lead. Then both came to-
gether and would alternate in spurts and leading, until, at
the close of the last quarter, Courtney pulled away from Ten
Eyck and passed the line half a boat's length ahead. The
distance was three miles. At the time of the race the wind
had died down and the water was as smooth as glass. The
official time was given as 21 :52, but was close to 24 minutes.

The single-scull race on the 4th of July at Long Bridge
promises to be a hotly-contested affair. There will be at
least five entries and possibly seven. Several of the compet-
itors will be new men. Davis of Vallejo, who is mentioned
as a starter, is spoken of as a good man. Hen ry Peterson's
younger brother will. also compete. He is said to be almost
as fast as his stalwart relative. The Pioneer Club will enter
Sullivan, White and Flynn; the Ariels will be represented by
Fred Smith, who is unquestionably a good man, and by some
younger scullers.

The barge which John Twigg is making for the Ariel Row-
ing Club bids fair to be the best racing craft of the kind ever
made on this coast. She is of Mexican cedar and white pine
and will weigh not more than 110 pounds, although her di-
mensions are thirty-six feet long, three feet four inches
beam and twelve inches deep. She will be finished by the
27th inst.

Most of the streams near Santa Cruz are about fished out,
though there is plenty of water in them. The trouble is that
there are too many fishermen on the beaten lineB of travel,
city anglers being unable to strike out for the better stocked
though less accessible streams farther from the railroads.

Hanlan is twenty-eight years old. Kennedy, who made
such a game race with the champion the other day, is thirty
years of age, and took up rowing as an exercise to benefit his
health, which had become affected by his trade as a jeweler.
He successively defeated John Fayer of Portland, Me., John
O'Donnell of the same city, Daniel Driscollof Lowell, George
W. Lee and James A. Riley. He was beaten by F. A. Plaisted
in a three-mile turning race at Silver Lake, June 17, 1S79;
Edward Hanlan, July 1 following, four miles and one turn,
at Brockville, Ont.; James H.Riley, August 29, 1S7S, three
miles; Rilev, August 9, 1879, at Pittsburg; Hanlan, August
18, at Barrie* Ont. On August 20, 18S2, he challenged Charles
E. Courtney to a three-mile sculling race for a stake of $1,500
a side, but the latter declined to make the match. Kennedy
has also rowed numerous double-scull races and gained many
victories therein. He is at present a member of the firm of
Morgan & Kennedy of No. 933 D street, N. W., Washington,
D. C.

The Long Bridge critics think that Dobbins of the Goldea
Gate Rowing Club has an easy thing in tbe Fourth of July
wherry race. Welch of the Ariels is to enter. Growney is
looking for a boat and says that Mr. Dobbins will not get the
money without rowing for it. Dobbins certainly sculls in
better form than any of the wherry rowers but " the race is
not always to the swift. "

The Golden Gate Rowing Club will enter a barge
crew for the Fourth of July regatta, with a full-blown super-
visor, Mr. Griffin, as stroke oar. The Pioneers will try to
match this official crew with another stroked by Supervisor
Sullivan.

Louis White has purchased a wooden shell of Twiggs
manufacture, and, although not in good fix for a race, will
row in the Fourth of July regatta. Louis is the kind that
never spoils sport.

Trickett raised the money to send Jack Largan here. Jack
had the worst of luck, and lost his three fine boats in addi-
tion to all his races.

Double-Team Performances.

Twenty-one years ago Mr. Robert Bonner astonished the
horse world by driving Lady Palmer and Flatbush Mare a
mile to road wagon in 2:26, and three days after sent them
two miles in 5:01}. The team had not been keye'd up for the
performance, which made the feat all the more remarkable.
Double-team trotting became fashionable both on the track
and the road. Ben Franklin and Jessie Wales, Confidence
and Leviathan, Honest Ance and Latham, India Rubber and
Rosa, and other noted teams essayed to beat the trial time of
Mr. Bonner's team without success, until, in 1S67, Bruno
and Brnnett trotted on the same track in 2:25}, driven by
John Lovett. Neither of these performances were records.
Black Harry and Belle Strickland were the first team of trot-
ters to make a technical record of 2:30. This was on Octo-
ber 5, 1869, for a purse of $2,000. Honest Allen and Jessie
Wales got the first heat in 2:32}, Black Harry and the mare
winning the others in 2:32, 2:30, 2:32}. The following Sep-
tember they were beaten by Honest Allen and Jessie Wales,
in straight heats; best time, 2:29$. In 1S71 George Wilkes
and Honest Allen cut the record down to 2:28, repeating the
performance within a month. Perhaps no finer team of en-
tire horses was ever seen on the turf, and both were great
single as well as double.

The stallions' time was not beaten for five years, when, in
1876, Jessie Wales and Darkness lowered the record one-
qnarter of a second. The year after Gen. Cobb and Lulu
May trotted together in California in 2:27£.. Molly and Nig-
ger Baby, owned in Philadelphia, were the next to beat time,
trotting in 2 :25£ in 1880. The year 1881 had a number of
sensational events in team trotting. . In fact, wealthy owners
and lovers of the sport vied with each other in having the
honor of owning the fastest team. Mr. Yanderbilt led off
with Small Hopes and Lysander at the Gentlemen's Driving
Park, June 23, driving the team a mile to top wagon in 2:24f .
Mr. John Shepard of Boston, two days after, had his team
Blondine and Mill Boy beat this time by a second, and on
September 23 they went under the wire in 2:22. Matters did
not rest here, as Lysander and William H, on the 7th of Oct-
ober following, teamed old Fleetwood track in 2:20. We will
pass over the trial miles of Aldine and Early Rose in 2:16i
and Cleora and Independence in 2:21} last year. The fastest
technical record to date is 2:16|, by Edward and Dick Swiv-
eller, made July last. There are aBpirante for eclipsing the
record of the chestnut and the bay, among the most notable
being the team Enchantress and Midnight, owned by Mr.
Wm. Rockefeller of this city. This team a few days since
reeled off a trial mile in 2:22}, driven by their owner after
very little preparation. Judging from this performance they
will be dangerous competitors either against time or actual
opponents. It will be noted that, with few exceptions, the
teams with fast records have also had fast records in single
harness, and, in some instances, such as Edward and Dick
Swiveller, Molly and Nigger Baby, Blondine and Mill Boy,
Lysander and William H, they have beaten their harness rec-
ords when driven double. Aldine, Early Rose, Indepen-
dence, Midnight, George Wilkes and Cleora have harness rec-
ords better than 2:25, while Enchantress, Small Hopes, Lady
Mac, Independence, Bruno and Jessie Wales are within the
2:30 limit.

While the general public reads of these remarkable double-
team records and trials there are few who fully realize how
hard it is to bring about these performances. It is a very
difficult matter to bring two horses together whose stride,
speed, action, substance and size are equal. Color is a sec-
ondary consideration; still, cross matches are not sought for
as a general thing. When two horses like Mr. Work's or Mr.
"Vanderbilt's team are secured, their owner has indeed a prize.
It is not every horse that is good in single harness that is
good to the pole. One of the best teams it has been our
good fortune to behold was the bay mare Adelina R and mate,
formerly owned by the late Gen. Brisbin. They were splen-
didly matched in regard to color, size, action and style, and
although not exceedingly speedy, were fa'st enough for a gen-
tleman's purposes. The perfect rhythm of their movement
constituted their value. Perfectly balanced, with a beautiful
sweeping gait, of fine conformation and style, they were an
ideal team. Forty years ago 2:40 in single harness was con-
sidered good time, but there is a wide difference between that
and 2:16$ to a road wagon. It only goes to show the possi-
bilities of the American trotter in double harness. — New
York Sportsman. ^

A swimming match between the men of the receiving ship
Independence will take place on the Fourth of July. The
course will be from the ship at Mare Island to the upper buoy
and return. The entrance fee is one dollar, and the following
have entered: Pontus Hulton, L. M. Ayers, Frank Pearson,
J. B. Brotherton, J. F. MoWilliams, J. T. Gearin, J. B.
Lewis, CharleB Cassell, Frank Johnson.

1883

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TURF AND TRACK.

THE FALL MEETING.

Open and Closed Events of the Blood Horse
Association— Closing- Day for Nom-
inations.

The fall meeting of the Blood Horse Association will be
held at Oakland Park on August 11, 13, 16 and IS. The fol-
lowing programme of races will be observed:

1 irsi Regular Bay— Saturday, August 11.

No. 1 — Introductory scramble ; purse §200, of which $50
to second horse; free for all; five-eighths of a mile; entrance
free.

No. 2 — Ladies' Stake; for two-year-old fillies; $50 entrance,
$25 forfeit, $200 added; three-quarters of a mile; second to
save entrance; closed with the following nominations:

No. 1. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels — Mary
Wade.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin's b f by Rutherford— Glenita.

No. 3. E. J. Baldwin's chf by Grinstead — sister to ClaraD.

No. 4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — Josie C.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — Mollie McCarty.

No. 6. Theo. Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mat-
tie A.

No. 7. Palo Alto's br f by Monday — Riglin.

No. 8. Palo Alto:s s f by Norfolk — Glendew.

No. 9. Palo Alto's bl f by Wildidle— Frolic.

No. 10. Palo Alto's br f by Norfolk — Lizzie Whipps.

No. 11. Palo Alto's s f by Norfolk — Frou Frou.

No. 12. C.Van Buren's chf Fiamma, by Monday — Abbie W.

No. 13. W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Bazaar — Tibbie Dunbar.

No. 14. W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Bazaar or Leinster —
Minerva.

No. 15. J. B. Haggin's b f by King Alfpnso — Miranda.

No. 16. J. B. Haggin's b f by Pat Malloy — Glenuine.

No. 17. J. B. Haggin's b f by Monarchist — Heliotrope.

No. 18. J. B. Haggin's b f by Monarchist — Alert.

No. 19. J, B. Haggin's b f by imported Glenelg — Edna.

No. 20. J. B. Haggin's ch f by imported Glenelg — Susie
Linwood.

No. 21. J. B. Haggin's br f My Love, by Virgil — Lightfoot.

No. 22. J. B. Haggin's b f by King Alfonso — Titania.

No. 3 — Vestal Stake; $25 each, p. p., $300 added; second
to receive $100; third to save stake; for three -year- old fillies;
dash of one and a quarter miles ; closed with the following
nominations:

No. 1 — J. C. Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three Cheers —
• Lady Amanda.

No. 2. P. Robson's ch f May B, by Shannon — Jessie R.

No. 3. P. Coutts' bl f Flou Flou, by Monday — Jennie C.

No. 4. Thos. Aitchison's b f by California — Rosetland.

No. 5. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk — Ballerina.

No. 6. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk— Balinette.

No. 7. Theo. Winters' ch f by Norfolk— Mattie A.

No. S. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard — Electra.

No. 9. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly.

No. 10. W. A. J. Gift's br f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

No. 11. Caleb Dorsey's ch f by imported Partizan — Pet.

No. 12. Caleb Dorsey's chf by imported Partizan — by Lex-
ington.

No. 13. Palo Alto's ch f by Leveller — Frou Frou.

No. 14. Palo Alto's ch f by Hubbard — Tehama.

No. 15. Palo Alto's ch f by Shannon— Camilla Urso.

No. 16. J. B. Haggin's b f Nubia, by Leinster — Ada A.

No. 17. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster — Irene
Harding.

No. IS. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar — Sophia
Jennison.

No. 19. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster — Flush.

No. 4 — Hurdle race; purse $250, of which $50 to second
horse; $25 to third; one mile and repeat over four hurdles;
entrance free.

Extra Day— Monday, August 13.

No. 5 — Purse, $200, of which $50 to second horse; free for
all; dash of three-quarters of a mile; entrance free.

No. 6— Rancho del Paso Stake; $25 each, $10 forfeit, $200
added, of which $50 to second horse, third to save stake;
for two-year-old fillies; dash of three-quarters of a mile.

No. 7 — Selling race; purse, $200, of which $50 to second
horse; entrance free; dash of one and an eighth miles.
Horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry their entitled
■weight; two pounds allowed for each $100 under that valua-
tion; horses entered for over $1,000 to carry three pounds
over entitled weight for each $100 above that valuation.

No. 8— Purse, $300, of which $75 to second horse; free for
all; dash of two and a half miles; 100 lbs. up; entrance free.

Second Extra Bay— TUursday, August 16.

No. 9 — Purse, $200, of which $50 to second horse; free for
all; dash of seven-eighths of a mile; entrance free.

No. 10— Filly Stake; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added,
second to receive $50, third to save stake; dash of one and
one-sixteenth miles; for three-year-old fillies; entrance free.

No. 11— Palo Alto Stake; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200
added, of which $50 to second horse, third to save stake; for
two-year-old fillies; dash of three-quarters of a mile.

No. 12 — Purse, $250, of which $75 to second to horse; free
for all; dash of one mile and five hundred yards; entrance
free.

No. 13 — Hurdle Race; purse, $250, of which $50 to second
horse, $25 to third; dash of one and a half miles over six hur-
dles.

Second Regular Day— Saturday, August 18.

jq0. 14 — Purse $200, of which $50 to second horse; free
for all; dash of a mile; entrance free.

No. 15 — Finigan Stake; for two-year-olds ; dash of a mile;
$50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; second to save stake;
closed with the following nominations:

No. 1. J. K. Gries' b f Nettie Hill, by Joe Daniels — Mary
Wade.

No. 2. E. J. Baldwin's b c by Rntherford — Maggie Emer-
son.

No. 3. E. J. Baldwin's b f by Rutherford — Glenita.

No. 4. E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — sister to Clara D.

No. 5. E. J. Baldwin's ch f by Grinstead — Josie C.

No. 6. E. J. Baldwin's br f by Grinstead— Mollie McCarty.

No. 7. Theo. Winters' ch c Prince of Norfolk, by Norfolk
— Marion.

No. 8. Theo Winters' ch f Callie Smart, by Norfolk— Mat-
tie A.

No. 9. Jos. Cairn Simpson's b c Sir Thad, by Norfolk or
Thad Stevens — Lady Amanda.

No. 10. Palo Alto's b c by Norfolk — Boyodana.

No. 11. Palo Alto's b c by Norfolk — Nova Zembla.

No. 12. Palo Alto's b c by Shannon — Demirep.

No. 13. Palo Alto's br f by Monday— Riglin.

No. 14. Palo Alto's s f by Norfolk— Glendew.
No. 15. Palo Alto's bl f by Wildidle— Frolic.

No. 16. Palo Alto's br f by Norfolk— Lizzie Whipps.
No. 17. Palo Alto's s f by Norfolk — Frou Frou.
t No. IS. C. Van] Buren's b g Jou Jou, by Monday — Play-
thing.

No. 19. C. Van Buren's ch f Fiamma, by Monday— Abbie
W.

No. 20. W. L. Pritchard's br c by Leinster — Addie A.

No. 21. W. L. Pritchard's b c by Leinster — Lilly Simpson.

No. 22. W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Bazaar— Tibbie Dunbar.

No. 23. W. L. Pritchard's ch f by Leinster or Bazaar —
Minerva.

No. 24. J. B. Haggin's b f by King Alfonso — Miranda.

No. 25. J. B. Haggin's b f by Pat Malloy— Glenuine.

No. 26. J. B. Haggin's b f by Monarchist — Heliotrope.

No. 27. J. B. Haggin's b f by Monarchist — Alert.

No. 28. J. B. Haggin's b f by imported Glenelg — Edna.

No. 29. J. B. Haggin's ch f by imported Glenelg — Susie
Linwood.

No. 30. J. B. Haggin's br f My Love, by Virgil— Lightfoot.

No. 31. J. B. Haggin's b f by King Alfonso — Titania.

No. 32. J. B. Haggin's b c Winnemucca, by imported Billet
— Lottie.

No. 33. John A. Cardinell's bl c John A, by Monday— Lady
Clare.

No. 16— Fame Stake; $100 each, $25 forfeit.

No. 1. J. C. Simpson's b f Lady Viva, by Three Cheers —
Lady Amanda.

No. 2. P. Robson's ch f May B, by Shannon — Jessie R.

No. 3. P. Coutts' br c Auriol, by Monday — Bellina.

No. 4. P. Coutts' b c Panama, by Shannon — Abbie W.

No. 5. P. Coutts' bl f Flou Flou, by Monday— Jennie C.

No. 6. T. Atchison's b f by California — Rosetland.

No. 7. Theo. Winters' b c'by Norfolk— Addie C.

No. S. Theo. Winters' ch c by Norfolk — Maggie Dale.

No. 9. Theo. Winters' ch c by California — Puss.

No. 10. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk— Ballinette.

No. 11. Theo. Winters' b f by Norfolk — Ballerina.

No. 12. Theo. Winters' ch f by Norfolk— Mattie A.

No. 13. J. B. Chase's b f Marian, by Hubbard — Electra.

No. 14. J. B. Chase's ch f Laura, by Shannon — Folly.

No. 15. W. A. J. Gift's br f Miss Gift, by Wildidle— Kate
Gift.

No. 16. E. J. Baldwin's ch c Grismer, by Grinstead — Jen-
nie D.

No. 17. E. J. Baldwin's b c Lucky B, by Rutherford— Mag-
gie Emerson.

No. IS. Palo Alto's ch f by Leveller — Frou Frou.

No. 19. Palo Alto's ch f by Hubbard— Tehama.

No. 20. Palo Alto's br f by Shannon — Camilla Urso.

No. 21. W. Boots' ch c by Bob Wooding — Lizzie Marshall.

No. 22. J. B. Haggin's b f Nubia, by Leinster — Ada A.

No. 23. J. B. Haggin's ch f Belle, by Leinster— Flush.

No. 24. J. B. Haggin's ch f Irene, by Leinster — Irene
Harding.

No. 25. J. B. Haggin's ch f Sophia, by Bazaar — Sophia
Jennison.

No. 26. J. B. Haggin's b g Del Paso, by Shannon — Maggie
O'Neil.

No. 17 — Baldwin Stake ; a post stake for all ages ; $250
each, p.p., $1,000 added; second to receive $400; thirdtosave
stake; dash of four miles.

No. 17 — Consolation Purse; $200, of which $50 to second
horse; one mile and repeat; horses beaten once allowed five
pounds; twice, ten pounds; and three times, fifteen pounds.

Nominations for all these open stakes and entries to the
purses will close August 1. On the same day nominations
will also close for the following fixed events for 1884:

Spring meeting — California Stake; for two-year-olds, $50
each, $25 forfeit, $250 added; to be run on the first day of
the spring meeting; second to save stake; dash of half a
mile.

Gano Stake — Dash of three-quarters of a mile for two-year-
olds; $50 each, $25 forfeit, $250 added ; second horse to
save stake. When any California two-year-old beats the time
of Gano, 1 :15 for three-quarters of a mile, the stake to be
named after the colt which beats it.

Fall meeting — Ladies' Stake; for two-year-old fillies; $50
entrance, $25 forfeit, $200 added; three-quarters of a mile;
second to save entrance:

Finigan Stake — For two-year-olds; dash of a mile; $50
each, $25 forfeit; $250 added; second to save stake.

Also on the same day nominations will close for the follow-
ing fixed events of 1SS5:

Spring meeting — Winters' Stake; for three-year-olds, to-
be run the first day of the spring meeting; dash of one and
a half miles; $100 each, $25 forfeit, $300 added; second to
have $150, third to save stake.

"Spirit of the Times " Stake — Dash of one and three-quar-
ter miles; for all three-year-olds; $100 each, $25 forfeit, $300
added, $150 to second, third to savestake.

Fall Meeting — The Vestal Stake; for three-year-old fil-
lies, one and a quarter miles; $25 p p; $300 added, second to
receive $100, third to save stake.

Fame Stake — For three-year-olds; dash of two miles; $100
each, $25 forfeit, $500 added, second to have $150, third to
save stake.

Betting on Races.

It may be a very sinful act to bet on a horse-race. It
must be so in the eyes of many excellent Christians, inas-
much as there is a law prohibiting it on the statute book.
There is no corresponding enactment against betting on the
price of stocks, making "books" on "puts and calls," or
gambling in futures on the Produce Exchange. But no com-
parison can be fairly made between the two pursuits. On a
horse-race a man's risks are limited, as he cannot well bet a
very large sum, and his chances of winning depend mainly
on his own judgment. In the Wall-street sport he can stake
millions, if he has them or can steal them, and his chances of
winning depend on the operations and tricks of others.

It is very certain that in the depravity of human nature
betting is the life of horse-racing, and that our tracks might
as well be abandoned and our "flyers " sold under the ham-
mer if it is to be blotted out. The strength of the "original
sin " was seen at Jerome Park in last week's racing. A tem-
porary injunction against police interference with book-mak-
ing actually crowded the track, while if no betting had been
permitted a very small number of people would have been in
attendance. In Saratoga and at Coney Island no attempt or
pretense to enforce the law is made and the races are all suc-
cessful. Jerome Park, which hnsbeen the pioneer and great
Eromoter of the sport, and which stands deservedly at the
ead of the turf in this country, has been almost ruined by
the enforcement of the law on its track.

Of course when a statute is in existence it ought to be re-
spected and obeyed. But what respect can be entertained
for a law which is enforced in New York County and openly
treated as as a dead letter in Kings and Saratoga?— Xew York
World,

Trotting in Australia.

The Elsternwick Trotting Club had a meeting on May 14,
the details being thus given in the Federal Australian:

The weather was of the most delightful description im-
aginable; but the attendance was certainly anything but nu-
merous, although two trotting races, a flat race and a hurdle
race were a good bill of fare, whilst, besides these attrac-
tions, Mr. J. J. Miller treated the public to an exhibition of
the trotting powers of Honesty, his recent purchase. The
advertised sport proved very uninteresting; but the exhibi-
tion trot was well worth seeing. The racing opened with
the trot for the threo-minnte class. There were only three
runners, and as Mr. Milsom, who owned two, declared to
win with Dick Goldsbrough, the race resolved itself into u
match. Dick Goldsbrough, a son of the Premier horse Yel-
low Jack, was made a hot favorite, and won the first heat
easily. In the second he seemed to have the race at his
mercy when the applause of the crowd caused him to swerve
and break; but ere he settled down again Dagworth was
landed a winner. In the third heat, however, Dick Golds-
brough won easily. Iu the trot for the 2:45 class, five ap-
peared in the straight in the first heat, which Sylph won
cleverly from Von Moltke Jr., Fright being third. For the
next heat Captain Darborn and Dick Goldsbrough retired,
and a similar result to that of the first heat was chronicled.
In the third heat Sylph and Von Moltke trotted side by side;
they broke alternately, but the mare looked an easy winner
until she left her feet in the straight, and Von Moltke got
home first. For the fourth heat the mare forced the pace
from the word go, and won as she chose, the horse again
breaking. The Flying Stakes brought sixteen to the post;
after a little delay caused by the lads' persistence in standing
in front of the post, and the refusal of Queen Elizabeth and
Borderman to join their horses, Fred Johnson sent them
away to a good start, Gudarz, King Charles and Sinking Fund
being first to show; at the first turn, the latter stumbled,
throwing his rider, and Gudarz, forcing a pace, won cleverly
from King Charles, with Westbury a fair third. Then came
Glycerine, followed by Sinking Fund, riderless, on the out-
side. The exhibition of trotting, in which Honesty, Con-
tractor and Oliver took part, was next, and the first-named
horse was greatly admired, and was certainly well-named, as
no squarer gaited and more honest goer could possible be
found. A handicap hurdle race brought five to the post,
and Merry Main, who was backed in earnest, wonteasily from
Cavalier, Trump coming down when going well. Below are
details of the sport:

Trotting, three-minute class: purse of £30; for colonial-bred horses,
bar Talk; second horse to receive £5 of the purse; two-mile heats;
best two in three.
Mr. G. Milsom's ch g Dick Goldsbrough, by Yellow

Jacket, aged (owner) 12 1

Mr. M. Griffin's b g Dagworth, aged (owner) 2 12

Mr. G, Milsom's blk m Nelly, six years (H. Milsom i dis.

Time— 5 :54, 5 :51 J, 5 :492.

Betting: Two to one on Dick Goldsbrough.

First heat — After a lot of delay a moderate start resulted,
Dagworth, who was driven, getting slightly the best of it.
Before the quarter pole was reached Dagworth broke, and
Dick Goldsbrough took the lead and led for the rest of th«
distance, passing under the wire four lengths ahead of Dag-
worth. Nelly was distanced, and her rider fined £ 1 for hav-
ing delayed the start by not coming up with the others.

Sscond. heat — Dick Goldsbrough led all the way until in-
side the distance, and was winning easily, when he shied at
the applause and broke, allowing Dagworth to win by about
three lengths.

Third heat — Dick Goldsbrough led from end to end, and,
owing to Dagworth breaking several times, won easily by
four lengths.

Two- forty-five class; purse £50; mile heats, best three in five;
second horse to receive £10 of the purse.

Mr. J. A. Robert's b m Sylph, six years (Mullbolland) 1 12 1

Mr. C. Colbath's b h Von Moltke Jr., aged 2 2 12

Mr. J. J. Miller's bm Fright, five years (M. Griffin) a 3 3 3

Mr. F. Robin's b g Captain Darborn, aged (Ownerl 0

Mr G. Milsom's ch g Dick Goldsbrongb, aged. (Owner) 0

Time— 2:48*, 2.47A, 2:484, 2:48$.

Betting: At first, 5 to 2 against Captain Darborn, 3 to 1
aeainst Sylph, 5 to 1 against Fright and Von Moltke Jr. In
the fourth heat, 2 to 1 on Sylph, 6 to 4 against Yon Moltke.

First heat — A straggling start resulted. Von Moltke on
the inside went to the front, followed by Sylph and Fright.
Rounding the turn Sylph left her feet, but caught them
quickly, and going in good style caught Von Moltke, who
broke near the three-quarter pole, and the niai'e, trotting
grandly, led under the wire, six lengths ahead of him, and
he was five lengths in front of Fright. Captain Darborn and
Dick Goldsbrough were never dangerous.

Second heat — They got away evenly, and Sylph at once
made play. Von Moltke and Fright broke repeatedly, whilst
Sylph kept going, and won by three lengths from Von Moltke,
who was coming very fast in the straight when he broke bad-
ly, as also did Fright.

Third heat— Von Moltke got a slight lead of Sylph, but
broke at the turn, but caught his feet quickly. At the back
of the track the mare broke, and Von Moltke again misbe-
haved. Sylph led into the homestretch, and was winning
easily when she broke again, and Von Moltke won by two
lengths.

Fourth heat — Sylph led from the start, and as Von, Molt
ke broke at the half pole, and again at tho three-quarter pole,
he lost all chances, and the mare won easily.

Cornelius Stagg, proprietor of the Ocean Houso track, has
fitted up accommodations at the Ocean House for athletes in
training. A finer training ground cannot be . i ...i.
There is a lovely garden round the house, fine roads to walk
over, the beach close at baud, and near by is Lake Merced, :i
beautiful sheet of water, with plenty of boats for rowing exer-
cise. The Ocean House is so far distant from 1 1 1 * * rity as to
remove all city temptations fur beyond tin athletes' reach, but
is not so far away tlmt friends ami the curious find i( too dis-
tant to pay a visit to a man iu training.

The projected racetrack in American Valley, l'lunias Co., is
now a fixed fact, as the work of construction is actively
going on. The club has incorporated under the name of the
frock well Bark Association, with .T. \V. Tlmmpsou Presi-
dent, D. W. Jenks Secretary and A. Hall, .1. Stevens and
E. Ward, Directors.

Last Saturday the California horses that took part in the
late meeting at Salt Lake arrived nt Sacrament I, and they are
stabled at Agricultural Bark. The car contained Joe Howell,
Fred Collier, Gano, Lucky B, Jim Douglas and Augusta E.

Overman made tho account even with Deck V
Wednesday at Columbus, Ohio, by beating him i
heats. Time-2:25i, 2:2IJ, 223J.

Saturday races have been inaugurated nt
Driving Park, Watsonville .

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*ptje ISmfe mid § yoxtsnmn.

June 16

Racing at Visalia.

The spring meeting of the Tulare Valley Agricultural As-
sociation took place over its track on May 31 and June 1 and
2. The track has been considerably improved this year.
New buildings have been erected, the grand stand roofed over
and the trees cutaway, so that an unobstructed view of the
entire course can be had from the stands and stretch. The
track was a trifle slow but safe and generally satisfactory to
owners and trainers. The following are the

SUMMARIES.

VxsAXU,Oal., May 31.— Running; balf-mUe dash ;'_f reejf or all; purse
$75, ?50 to first, 325 to second.

J. H.Johnson's ch m Katie Pease 1

H.G.Samuel's b m Jennie G 2

Time— 0:52£.

Jennie G was the favorite in the betting and it was charged
that she was pulled to the rear.but the judges took no notice
of the complaints.

Same Day— Trotting; three-minute'class; purse, S100, first horse 360,
6econd $30* third $10.

J. N. Avers" br s Brilliant 1 1 1

E. Giddings ' br m Alice 2 2 2

John Mackln's g g Dick Turpin * 3 3

T. J. Selleck's bh Tommy 3 4 4

H. Robinson's s g^Locbinvar 5 5 5

Time— 2:59, 2:58£,_2:55£.

June 1.— Running; mile dash; purse, 575,^50, tojfirst, S25^to second.

H. L. Samuel's br m Jennie G 1

Wltbiagton's blk hBob 2

Time— 1 :58.

Same day— Trotting; single mile; free for all two-year-olds owned in
the district. Purse $100, 360 to first, $30 to second, $10 to third.

E. Giddings' b c Bay Rose 1

8. F. Gilniore's b c John Kurtz 2

Time — not reported.

Same day — Special purse for saddle horses, one mile.

J. W. Oak's blk h Dick Turpin 1

J. H. Johnson's br h Shavetail 0

M. Seward's blk h Prince 0

C. Brown's br h Frank v 0

— Meadow's — Bess .' 0

W. H. Fox's bf 0

Time— 1 :65.

June 2— Running; half-mile heats; purse"$100.

H. L. Samuel's br m Jennie G 1 1

J. H. Johnson 'sjch m Katie Pease 2 2

Time— 50, 52.

Same day — Pacing, 2 in 3. Pursa $100.

J.M. Barter's bh Ben Butler 1 1

John Broeder's s h Col. Dicfeev 2 2

Time— 2:39^,2:38.

Same day— Trotting; two in three; free Tor all; purse $100, $60, $30
and $10.

J. M. Canry's b h Confidence 2 1 1

J. M. Halstead's s a Baldv 1 2 2

J. N. Ayers'brs Brilhaht 3 3 3

Time— 2:48*, 2:42, 2:41.

Director's Campaign.

The "Westchester Cup.

At Jerome Park on the 7th inst. Mr. Gebhard's Eole low-
ered his colors to Monitor. The race is described by Mr.
Crickmore in the World:

The starters on the present occasion were Fred Gebhard's
Eole, the Tonkers Stable's Gen. Monroe, andG.L. Lorillard's
Monitor. ' Each of the first two named carried 123 pounds,
while Monitor, as a gelding, carried only 123 pounds.
Although the " tip " for Eole was strong, the public, for some
reason, did not fancy him, and both of the others started
better favorites, nine to five being accepted against Monitor,
two to one against Gen. Monroe, and five to two against
Eole. The trio took the flag together, from which Monitor
took the lead and at the end of the first quarter he led by a
length, with Eole second, nearly three lengths in front of
Gen. Monroe. All three were running very easily. At the
turn Monroe gained a trifle, but during the whole of the mile
Monitor held the lead with the greatest ease, and although
Monroe made several efforts to pass Eole, the latter retained
second place, and at the end of the mile and a quarter
Monitor led by ten lengths, with Eole half a length in front
of Gen. Monroe.

In the run to the turn by the stables Fitzpatrick made a
determined effort to get through next the rails, but Costello
was not to be caught, and although Monroe headed Eole
for a few strides, he again dropped back third before they
were half way round the turn, so that at the quarter, while
Monitor lead by three parts of a length, Eole was a neek in
front of Monroe. The struggle between the three riders
for the inner rail of the clubhouse turn was sharp and re-
sulted in Costello keeping it, and as Eole stumbled badly in
running down the hilL he dropped back third and was really
never again in the race.

At the turn for the south field Fitzpatrick again made a
rush for the rails, which would give him ^the inside position
for the final struggle, but Costello was not to be caught, and
although Monitor only led by a short length at the half-mile
post, he held that advantage all round the south field to the
three-quarters, and thence to the homestretch. Halfway be-
tween the three-quarters and the seven-furlong post Fitzpat-
rick began riding, and for a few seconds it looked as if
Monroe would reach Monitor, and thus score the triple hon-
ors for the first time. But Monroe was unable to sustain the
lead, and although he struggled out in gallant style under
the whip, Monitor held the lead to the end, and amid some
enthusiasm won by half a length. Monroe was second,
ten lengths in front of Eole. Time, 4:07, of which the first
mile was runin 1;5U, and the two miles in 3:39A, the miles
from the turning sta'nd back being run in 1:49* and 1:49 J.

On returning to the scales it was noticedjthat the saddle on
Monitor had slipped out of position on account of the
loosening of one of the girths, and it was understood that
Costello complained that it came near causing him to lose
the rece. Whether that be true or not. Monitor certainly
ran a grand race, as also did General Monroe. Eole ran a
good race as long as he lasted, but he looked altogether
too big and fat for a hard race, and it is no doubt true that
owing to bad feet Snedeker has been unable to give him the
work necessary for a race like that for the Westchester
Cup.

nnouBT.

Seventeenth renewal of the Westchester Cup. a nwecpBtakes for all
»ge«, at 850 each, play or pay, with 81,000 added, the Recond to receive
I'JOO out of thftitakeii; the winner to carry 5 pounds extra; 0 subscrib-
er*: two milfn and a quarter.
O. L. Lorlllard'a ch g Monitor.aged.by Glenelg.dam Minx

121 ponndH (Costello) 1

Yonk-TM etable'H b h General Monroe, 6, by Tom Bowling,

dam Minnie T. Morgan, 123 pounds (Fitzpatrick) 2

F. Gebhard's b b Eole, 6, by Eolua, dam War Bong, 123

I»«n** (Donohuc) 3

Tirne-4:07.

BetU jft-Nlne to 5 against Monitor, 2 to 1 against Gen. Monroe. 5 to 2
again*. Eole. '

■+■

Or y Salem, MacCameron, Correctious, Red Cross, and
Oakley, all American horses, are entered to trot for the
■Uional Prizeof 2,500 francsin gold, at Vienna, Austria.
- ilem and Bonesetter, a Russian horse, and Correcticus
i.icCameron will trot double for the International Prize
300 frunce.

Director has begun his Eastern campaign bravely. His
first race was at Pittsburg, Penn., on the 1st, when the day
and track were fine, but, judging from the placing and time,
his competitors were a little soft. The following is a resume:

FTTTsbubg, June 1. — Purse, $600; for 2:22 class.

J. A. Goldsmith's blk h Director, by Dictator 3 3 111

W. H. Crawford's b h Hambletonian Bashaw, by Green's

Bashaw 1 13 3 3

Jeremiah Monroe's br m Alta, by Almont 4 2 2 2 2

D. Muckle's blk g Wilbur F, by Hinsdale Horse 2 4 5 4 5

W, H. McCarthy's b g Willis Woods, by Rescue 5 5 4 6 4

Time— 2:25, 2:25$, 2:26, 2:28, 2:26.

He also won a race for the same class at Hartford last
Wednesday, an affair of six heats, which is thus meagerly
reported by wire: At Charter Oak Park, class 2:22, for a
purse of §1,000, Director won; Dan Smith second, Walnut
third, Cornelia fourth. Time— 2:22i, 2:22*, 2:2H, 2:211, 2:22,
2:22 J.

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At Salinas.

On Friday and Saturday, the 1st and 2d inst., there were
some turf amusements at Salinas. On the first day there was
a trot for a small purse, for which sis horses started, Michael
Lynn's Lady Mollie being the victor. On Saturday a running
race of half-mile heats took place, which was rather an excit-
ing event. A correspondent informs us that a large amount
of money was laid on the result, and the race most hotly con-
tested from first to last, both heats being won by a nose only.
Lucy was a strong favorite in the betting.

SCilMABY,

Salinas, June 2.— Match for $1,000; half-mile heats.

Cavauaugh & Flip's ch f Fannie 1

Handley Bros.' br m Lucy 2

Tims— 0:51, 0:51$.

A Misaprehension.

The Lakeview Oregon Examiner of last Saturday says:
"At a meeting of the Lake view Jockey Club held last week
the question of whether the new or the old rules of the Pa-
cific Coast Blood Horse Association were to govern was dis-
cussed. It was finally decided by a vote that the old rules
be adopted by the club for this year. The reason for this
action is that a number of copies of the old rules were here
and our turfmen are more or less familiar with them, whereas
a copy of the new rules would have to be sent for, which
necessitate a loss of time. " The Lakeview Club un-
doubtedly confounds the trotting and running rules. The
National Trotting Association frequently amends its code,
but the Blood Horse Association has made no changes save
that of weights since the club was organized. It has no old
rules or new rules. If the Lakeview Club is in possession
of the official edition of the laws, racing and betting rules of
the Blood Horse Association, it has all the law in existence

on that subject.

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As a specimen of the power of the English Jockey Club
the following appears in the recent issue of the Racing Cal-
endar: "Mr. R. Peck, having on the 21st of April last
given notice to Messrs. Weatherby to scratch ' all horses in
his name, except Baliol, out of all handicaps where Messrs.
Weatherby handicap, where the weights have appeared, or
any handicap where the weights had not then appeared for
which they handicap,1 the stewards of the Jockey Club have
directed Messrs. Weatherby to decline in future to accept any
entries of Mr. Peck's horses for handicaps to be made by
them, or to handicap any horses his property or joint prop-
erty." This will prevent Mr. Peck from making any nomina-
tions for the Cezarewitch, Cambridgeshire or other big handi-
caps.

During the late meeting of the Tulare Valley Agricultural
Association a series of stallion premiums -was offered, and
the exhibition of horses was large and fine. The prize for
thoroughbreds was awarded to Broder & Fleming's ch h Fire-
tail, by Norfolk — Fanny Howard by Illinois Medoc. The
first place among the roadsters was given to W. D. Ham-
mond's sorrel pacer Oakland Boy, by Winthrop, and the blue
ribbon for the draft class was awarded to Warhawk, owned
by Uhlhorn & Maples of Tulare

Eleven persons made the first payment in the $5,000 purse
for horses of the 2:21 class, to be trotted at Mystic Park, Bos-
ton, in September. They are: O. A. Hickok (Overman), A.
B. Cook (Joe Bunker), Dan Mace (Dan Smith), E. L. Stearns
(Ezra L), B. L. Sheldon (Captain Lewis), W. J. Gordon
(Clemmie G), John Murphy (J. P. Morris), Yellow Dock Com-
pany (Yellow Dock), T. D. Marsh (Forrest Patchen), C. S.
Green (Mamie), James Golden (Kentucky Wilkes).

W. M. Humphrey's colt Marlet, bred at Palo Alto, took
fright at a train on the elevated railroad in New York, a few
days ago, and fell on the pavement, injuring himself so
much that he has been laid up.

The Derby was this year worth £5,150 and the Oaks £3,-
475. The French Derby was worth £4,707.

William Shaw, the former proprietor of the old Union
Course on Long Island, is dead.

Appreciation.

A subscriber in a note transmitting substantial proof of his
earnestness in the shape of cash in advance for his subscrip-
tion adds the following pleasant expression of commendation:

"I consider your journal one of the best, if not the best, of
its class published in the U. S. It certainly is as fair and
honest in its convictions as any reasonable man could wish,
and I have no hesitancy in saying that it has done more to
foster the proper breeding of stock and remove the stigma of
disrepute that has clung for years like a barnacle around
racing in this State, than has been accomplished by all the
other sources combined. Keep up the good work, because
all honest turfmen are with you."

Judge S. C. Denson of Sacramento has given his white
saddle-back to Govornor George C. Perkins. As Grand
Commander of the Knights Templar of California, the Gov-
ernor has to ride a white horse at the head of the procession
during the conclave. Governor Perkinsused to be a splendid
horseman, but whether or not increased weight and political
worry have loosened his seat and made his hand heavy is
hard' to tell until the conclave will give an opportunity to see
him on horseback once more.

Green food for young hogs is strenuously advocated by the
Indiana Farmer. The most important reason for it is to de-
delop the alimentary organs, and the reason is an excellent
one. The stomach is the mill for grinding the concentrated
food upon which the animal is to be finally fattened, and it
must be large in capacity and in vigorous working order.

A Fine Orchard.

Fruit raising is a profitable business everywhere, but especi-
ally so in California. The inventions of the canner have made
the market practically unlimited, and now that the Austra-
lian colonies have begun to be large buyers of California
canned fruits, dry fruits, and such fruits as will bear a long
trip, the demand is such that prices cannot fail to advance.
But fruit raising will not pay well unless the work about the
orchard is done in the most careful and scientific man-
ner. A model orchard and one which all young grow-
ers would do -well to take patera by is that of
Mr. Delos G. Kent, situated in the warm belt
some fourteen miles from San Jose and about
three miles from Saratoga Springs. Mr. Kent started
in the business of fruit growing but recently. His
business was that of a banker, but ill health made an outdoor
life necessary. He took up about eighty acres of land, planted
cherry, prune, peach, apricot and almond trees, and in less
than five years was selling the product of his orchard for
$20,000 a year. This is a big figure for eighty acres to pro-
duce, but Mr. Kent believes in fine work, and the secret of
his success lies in cultivating his orchard up to the highest
possible pitch. We looked over the place last week, and do
not hesitate to pronounce it one of the best kept orchards we
have ever seen. Not a weed could be seen, nor an atom of
vegetation, except the fruit trees, from one end of the place
to the other. The soil had been so well cultivated that it was
loose and friable at a depth of nine inches, and an inch or
two below the surface itwas moist and mellow. All the trees
were pruned low, and their fruit could be picked without the
aid of ladders. This low pruning and absence of a long
trunk Mr. Kent claims is the real secret of his success.
His trees are never sunburnt, and so far his crop
has never failed, which is more than some
of his neighbors who prune high can say. There are chemi-
cal reasons why a branch taking its sap from near the root
should bear better than one that takes its substance higher
up, but the opponents of the low pruning system do not seem
to understand them. The almond trees are all bearing well
for young trees, a rather uncommon circumstance with that
rather unreliable crop. It costs Mr. Kent §12 per acre to
cultivate his land and for all of his work he employs none but
white labor. The hand hoeing at the end of the season is
done by boys. Near his place the -hill slopes are rapidly
being taken up for fruit ranches. Mr. J. Searle has some
eighteen acres, and a relative about sixteen more, planted
with fruit trees. Even high up on the hill tops the land is
being cleared for grape culture.

Dennis Gannon writes us from Walla Walla, W. T., where
he is now located, a member of the firm of Bussell & Gannon,
proprietors of the Walla Walla Driving Park. He says there
are some twenty-five trotters now in training there, mostly
two and three-year-olds, also fifteen runners taking regular
work. They propose giving a meeting on the 2d, 3d and 4th
of Julv.

The famous Bidwell Bar orange tree is 25 feet high, 23 feet
in diameter through its limbs, and its trunk is 44£ inches in
circumference. It bore last year 2,075 oranges.

Market Report.

FLOUR— "We quote iBest City Extra, £5 C06S5 90 medium grades
$4 50655 25; Shipping Superfine, 5462S4 25 33 bbl.

"WHEAT— Business light. Milling.Sl 67*631 70; No. 1 shipping,
SI 62^631 65; No. 2, $1 57*631 60.

BARLEY— We quote : No. 1 feed, 95jg97£c; good Brewing, '$1631 02$
offered.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 80631 90; Good, S2632 10; Choice, $2 15
^ ctl.

RYE— Quotable at SI 506S1 60 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, S236324 1? ton; Cracked Corn, $36 ^ ton;
Shorts, $l£aS17 ¥* ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks sell 'to the trade
at S35 3? ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, S206S22 39 ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, S96S11; Wheat, 3136315; Barlev, 312 506S14; "Wild Oat,
3146316; Mixed, 3126314 ^ ton.

STRAW— 5Uc670c per bale

PROVISIONS— Eastern Hams, 16£616jc; California. Hams, 156153.C
for plain, m'i^lGic for sugar-cured canvased; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16@16$c; California Smoked Bacon 156l5*c for heavy and
medium, and 16616*c for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 15J6!
15ic; Pork, 3-18 506.319 for Extra Prime, S20@S20 50 for Prime Mess,
324 50625 for Mess, 325 506326 for clear and 26 506327 for extra
Clear; Pigs' Feet, $166:318 ^ bbl; Mess beef , S15 50 for bbls and $8 50
for hf bbls; Extra Mess Beef, 316 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis;
Family Beef, $18618 50 3? bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13ic.

FRUIT— We quote lots as follows : Apples, new, 31651 25 3? box ; Ap-
ricots, 40c665c 39 box for Pringle and S16S1 25 3? box for Royal; Cber
rv Plums, 50c660 3j> box; Currants, 33654 50 39 chest; Raspberries, 8®
12c 33 bskt; Strawberries, $86312 Inchest; Cherries, $6657 50 33 chest for
good to choice; Gooseberries," 466c 39 lb; Peaches, 8610c
*£> ft; Lemons, S76S8 13 box for Sicily; California Lemons, 31(5)
32 3? box; Limes, S86S12 13 box for Mexican; Tamarinds,
12613c 33 lb; Bananas, 1 50633 3? bunch; California Oranges, §1®
31 50 for common and $263 for good to choice.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Summer Squash, 8610c 33 fb; Carrots,
37Jc^t50c ; Turnips, 50J? 75c ; Cauliflower, 25;J£5Uc p dozen ; Cab-
bage, 60®80c p1 ctl; Garlic, 3$c ^ lb; Celery, 50c p doz; Dried
Okra, 20c®25c ; Dry Peppers, lOcSiaic^F ft; Green Peas, 1$I®2 Jc;
Rhubarb, 6;.(7!8c per ft; Mushrooms, 75c.a31 ¥* box; Tomatoes, 32 50®34
t> box; Cucumbers, 12c;5)31 00 per doz.; Asparagus, 31,a?l 50 p box ;
Sprouts, 3cpft.; Artichokes, 10c@15o P doz.; String Beans, 7(5)10c
P ft. ; Green Corn, 8S12c p doz.

POTATOES— 75c S31 .

ONIONS— 50:5" 65c for good.

BEANS— Bayos, $5; Butter, S3 75 for small and S3 50 (5:S4 for
large; Lima, S3 40; Pea, 33 40; Pink, S4 75634 80; Red, 34 60^34 70 ;
small White, S3 50; large White, $3@3 25 $> ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots :Fancy, 24;5>25c ; choice, 21(S222ic ; fair
to good, 19®20c; inferior lots from country stores, ,15,5;i7c; firkin
old, 20K22-$c for choice; new, 22@25c; pickled roll,^22*c; Eastern
17S.20c. Sometimes under.

CHEESE— California, 12^c for choice; lOSllc for fair to
good;"do, factory, in boxes, 14610c; Eastern, 16617c.

EGGS— California, 276.28c P doz; Eastern, 2G;r27c per doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 24<3}26c; do, Hens, 23624c;
Roosters, 37 50638 for old and 396312 for young; Hens S96S9 50
Broilers, 346^37 50, according to size ; Ducks, S76S9 ^
dozen; Geese, SI 25631 50 p pair; Goslings, Sl£506£2 25 per
pair.

GAME— Snipe, $2 25632 60 for English and 75c631 for common;
Hare, SI 25631 7o; Rabbits, SI 25631 50.

WOOL-— We quote: Choice Northern Free, 236*25c; Choice Northern
Burry, 20621 ; Calavaras and middle counties, 17c«:20; San Joaquin and
coast, choice, 14617c; San Joaquin and coast, inferior, 14617; San
Joaquin and coast, year's clip, 14618c.

HIDES AND SKINS— Dry hides, usual selection, lG^617c & ft;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c & ft less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Dry Calf, 17c622; Salted Steer, over 65 fts, lie p ft; Steer
and Cow, medium, 9ic610c; light do, S68Jc; Salted Kip, 15 to 30
fts. 9*6100; Salted Calf, 13615c ^ ft; Salted Teal, 12613c; Sheep
Skins, 25630c for Shearlings, 30660c for short, 50c690c for
medium, and S16S1 40 apeice for long wool and wool skins.
Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 868io $>' ft for rendered and 11612c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughter-
ers to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 869c; medium grade, 7J67ic; inferior, 667c
^ ft.

VEAL— Large Calves, 768c; small ones, 9610c 1? ft.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 4i65c and Ewes at 46*Jo &
ft, according to quality.

LAMB— Spring is quotable at 5j66c ^ ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 7J68o for hard and 76?lc for eoft; dressed,
do 10j6l0ic ^ ft for hard grain hogs.

1883

2JIx£ gmxte? artd jiporismatt.

373

THE KENNEL.

The Malcolm Standard.

Following is the Malcolm standard for Gordon setters as
adopted at recent dog shows:

Skull 10

Nose 10

Ears, lips and eyes i

Neck 6

Shoulders and chest 15

Back quarters and stifles If

Legs, Elbows and hocks 11

Feet 9

Stern 4

Flag 4

Symmetry and quality i

Texture of coat and feather 4

Coal 4

Total 100

Skull— The skull should be nearly like the English setter's,
with the exception that the Gordon setter's head should be a
shade heavier and wider; the heavy heads they now have
must be gotten rid of.

Nose — The nose should be moderately long and wide; no
fullness allowed under the eyes. From corner of eye to end
of nose should be from four to four and one-half inches ;
there should be a slight depression between the eyes; the nos-
trils should be a shade larger in the openings; the nose should
be moist and cool, and the end of nose should be of a good
black color.

Ears — With regard to the ears, they should be a trifle longer
than the English setter's, but in other respects they must re-
semble them, and must be thin in leather; they should be set
low and should lie closely to the cheeks, without showing any
of the inside; they should be well covered with hair, with as
little wave as possible.

Jaws — The jaws should be perfectly even in length ; a
" snipe nose" or "pig jaw " is a decided blemish.

Lips — The lips should be like the English setter's, and must
not be so full and pendulous as the present type.

Eyes — The eyes must be full of animation, of medium size,
and of a rich color between a brown and a gold, or like the
ovary of the Italian bee.

Neck — The neck must be like the English setter's; it must
not be throaty, but must be clean and racy; it should show
■well back into the shoulders.

Shoulders — The shoulders should have plenty of liberty,
■with deep, sloping shoulder-blades; the elbows should be
■well let down; they should set straight, for otherwise you
will confine the dog in his movements by their close attach-
ment to the ribs.

Chest — Now, herein lies one of the great faults of many
of our present show Gordon setters, and it must be gotten
rid of at once, I mean his wide bulldog chest, and heavily
loaded foreshoulders; on the contrary he should have a nar-
row, deep chest, with a nice racy front. What would one
think of seeing a thoroughbred racer coming on the track
with a Percheron horse's chest ? Many of our present Gordon
setters look to me just as ridiculous as the racer would look
thus bred. The ribs must be well sprung behind the
shoulders, with a straight back and a good depth of back
ribs.

Loins — The loins should be moderately arched; see that
they are not slack, for if they are, endurance in the setter is
lost.

Hindquarters — Beware of stooping hindquarters, they
show weakness and want of pace. The hindquarters should
be well guarded; they must be as strong or stronger than the
fore; the thighs must be long from hip to hock.

Stifles — Moderately well bent and set wide apart to allow
the hind legs to be well brought forward, which will allow
ease in his movements.

Hocks — The hocks must be straight.

Feet£ — They should be well looked after, for without good
feet anysetter is useless. Many differ as to how the foot should
be formed. My preference is always for a ' ' cat foot;" it looks
better, is handled by its possessor with more ease and grace,
and when well filled in with hair between the pads you will
not require a stronger or stouter foot, nor one with more en-
durance than such a foot possesses, either to hunt on the
hills or the prairies. The fore legs should be straight, the
hind ones moderately bent. The toes should be set straight.
Any foot, either cat or hare shaped, bare of hair between the
foot, is almost useless to the dog possessing it.

Stern — Should be well put on, and carried in very nearly a
straight line; it should be "string-like "at the end; a crooked
tail at the end, or better known as a "teapot tail," is a de-
cided blemish, and though many Gordon setters are seen with
it, it must be gotten rid of.

Flag — The flag should be shorter than the English setter's
and of more graceful form, being bare two inches from root
of tail, with flag flat and scanty, tapering to nothing at the
end. ,

Symmetry and Quality — The Gordon setter should display
much character, or, in other words, the general outline must
be good, and at a glance taking to the eye of a sportsman.

Coat — Should be soft, flat and close. A number of Gordon
setters have wavy or curly coats; the curly coat is an abomi-
nation and should be bred out ; the wavy coat should be
treated in the same manner, but it is the lesser evil of the
two. The coat should be straight and flat, but should not be
as long as the English setter's. The back and ribs should be
well coated with softer, flatter and straighter hair than the
present Gordon setter's. They should only show the setter
coat on their profile, legs and tail.

Color — Where it is black it should be very glossy looking,
and of a rich plum black. The tan marking should be of a
deep senna color, and should show on lips, cheeks, throat,
spot over eyes, underside of ear, but not to show except
faintly in upper corner edges nearly at skull; to show nearly
to elbows, hind legs up to stifles, and on the under side of
flag, but not running into its long hair. A Gordon setter
with a white frill, or a white toe or two, should not be cast
aside, as has too often been done in the past, but always aim
to breed them with as little white as possible.

Height — The Gordon setter should not stand at shoulder
higher than twenty-four or twenty-four and a half inches.
This will give a nice-sized dog; he will look well; he will not
look by any means squatty; but stand well up.

Weight— The Gordon setter should not weigh less than
fifty nor more than fifty-five pounds.

Pedigree — No dog can win in a Gordon class "unless J pedi-
gree of sire and dam be of undoubted purity.

The sportsmen and dog fanciers of London, Ont., recent-
ly held a meeting for the purpose of making preliminary ar-
rangements to hold a bench show the coming autumn. It
was decided that a dog show would be held the first week in
October, under the auspices of the Western Fair Association.
The officers elected are as follows: President, Col. John.
Walker; Vice-President, G. T. Hiscox; Secretaries, C. A.
Stone and J. Puddicombe; Treasurer, Dr. Skirbing; Execu-
tive Committee, Richard Gibson, George Macbeth, A. G-
Chisholm, H. B. Harrison, T. G. Davey, T. H. Smiilluian, J.
Cousins, W. B. Wells and Geo. Burns Jr.

Australian Coursing-.

The following from the Federal Australian shows that the
sport abroad is not quite as smooth as the colonists would
have us believe :

"It is a very difficult matterfora judge to please everybody;
in fact, it is outside the bounds of possibility. Mr. Pitt,
however, performed his onerous duties in a most satisfactory
manner, and, although one or two decisions gave rise to some
comment, I always, unless under very exceptional circum-
stances, bow to the ruling of the judge, for he may be, and
no doubt is, cognizant of many points in the running of a
greyhound which those at a distance cannot possibly ob-
serve, even with the aid of a powerful field-glass. Banner
was particularly successful in his old position as slipper, and
the way in which he humored and coaxed the puppies, and
the satisfactory manner in which he got them away, was a
treat to witness. At times the youngsters, when in the slips,
were verymuch inclined to quarrel, and great judgment had
to be used in getting them both fairly sighted and letting
them go just at the right moment on even terms, and iu this
respect Banner was particularly happy. The various officers
of the club worked hard, and did all in their power to render
the meeting a success.

"I now come to another matter which bears directly upon
the future welfare and advancement of the Australian Cours-
ing Club. It is no doubt very kind and considerate of the
Messrs. Chirnside to allow the use of their valuable ground
and plantation for the purposes of coursing. The close
proximity to the mansion, however, precludes the possibility
of the clubs ever advancing beyond their present position.
They have a plantation in which hares can be conserved, and
a magnificent stretch of running ground for coursing pur-
poses; but there all improvements must end, for the Messrs.
Chirnside would certainly not allow the erection of any
buildings immediately fronting their splendid house and
grounds. The members of the club are, therefore, debarred
from making those improvements so necessary, not only for
their own comfort, but also for that of the visiting public.
Now that Plurnptons are becoming recognized as absolutely
indispensable in conneciton with coursing, it behooves every
club wishing to advance with the times, not only to have the
inclosures, but also to be in a position to erect the necessary
buildings thereon, which add so materially to the comfort of
their patrons. I know that old aud enthusiastic lovers of the
leash look upon Plurnptons as decided innovations, and quite
ignore the idea of their ever being generallyadopted;but they
are steadily superseding the old and time-honored custom in
England, and are found to be a means, not only of insuring
the accomplishment of a given number of trials in a given
time, as well as giving every dog an equal chance by running
him over the same ground, but also as a means whereby the
funds of a club may be largely augmented, which, in these
mercenary times, is an object of paramount importance.
Sporting of all kinds, in order to ensure its successful devel-
opment, requires the sinews of war, and the large monetary
importance of a stake at issue is certain to claim the atten-
tion of the public, and the interest thus created will be the
means of bringing fresh grist to the mill. "

The Chicago Bench Show.

The Chicago dog show being held this week promises well.
It is held in the building known as D Battery, which is a
grand place for a bench show, being situated near the depot,
well ventilated and with a spacious field adjoining for the
proper exercising of the dogs. The judges are as follows:
For setters and pointers, John W. Munson of St. Louis; for
mastiffs, St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, fox terriers, collies,
bulldogs, bull and all other terriers and pugs, James Morti-
mer of New York ; for greyhounds, deerhounds and all
classes of spaniels, foxhounds, beagles and dachshunds,
James F. Kirk of Toronto; miscellaneous classes, Messrs.
Kirk and Mortimer. The Malcolm standard for black-and-
tan, or Gordon setters, has been adopted, an indication that
the new rules for judging this breed of dogs are rap-
idly advancing in public favor. The recent Pittsburg dog
show was first to adopt the Malcolm standard, and it has
since been indorsed by many of the most rjrominent sports-
men and breeders in America.

Pointers vs. Setters.

It is curious to note the varying success which has fallen to
the respective shares of pointers and setters in field trials;
for whereas in the early years of their institution pointers
were more often winners than setters, it cannot be denied
that during the past few years the setters have turned the
tables upon the pointers wherever they have come into com-
petition. It is, we believe, true that since the introduction
of dog shows the breeding of setters has been greatly stimu-
lated, and notably in the south of England, where more at-
tention has of late been paid to that breed than was the case
some ten or fifteen years since. At the same time we have
lost some of our best pointer breeders, and this kind of dog
seems to have deteriorated considerably in quality. — London
Field.

A special message from Paris to the New York Evening
Telegram, under the date of May 26, gives the following
item of information: "The great event of the week is the
dog show at the Orangery, in the Tuileries Garden. One
can walk nearly 2,000 yards through galleries double-lined
with canines. Many animals look tired, as they have come
a considerable distance. The Duchess D'Uzes exhibits a
pack of forty hounds, attended by four valeln de chiens in full
hunting costume. One hundred and fifty prizes will be
given. Meanwhile the animals keep up a not unmusical
chorus, in which the bass notes of the mastiffs mingle with
the sharp snapping and whimpering of spaniels, lapdogs and
terriers. One has ample food for reflection upon the wisdom
of Mark Twain's saying that the more you seo of men the
more you get to like doys."

It may be interesting to many connected with the stock
interests of the Australian colonies, as well as to others, to
know that the Victorian Poultry and Dog Society is making
arrangements to carry out a practical trial of working sheep
dogs during the time of the Grand International Poultry and
Dog Show, which is to be held in the exhibition building,
Melbourne, on the 2u'th, 27th and 2Sth of July next.

The Wisconsin State Agricultural Society will probably
hold a bench show in connection with the annual Stute fair,
which takes place at Milwaukee iu September, The society
will of course have the hearty support of Western breeders
and owners of fine dogs.

Fifty-three coursing matches are Het to take place in the
Australian colonies between now aud August 30. About
sizteen dog stakes are the average.

Suggestions on Coursing*.

Mr. J. H. Short of Kockport, Illinois, writes to the Ameri-
can Fieltl&a follows:

" I understand from the American Field that a courbing
club is to be formed in New York, and as I have had a good
deal of experience in coursing and in trying to introduce the
sport in Illinois, I beg to offer a few suggestions. In trying
to carry out the idea of stocking their grounds with jack-
rabbits, the club would find much difficulty, as it is almost
impossible to secure sufficient rabbits for the purpose. Mr.
Lotz and myself advertised freely throughout the Western
States for jackrabbits, but failed to secure any. When I gave
some coursing exhibitions a year ago last fall, I used the
common grey rabbit, and found they answered the purpose
very well; and those used would have given more satisfaction
had I not kept them confined too long, and furthermore rab-
bits do not run as well on strange grouud as they do on their
' native heath. ' The club should get a good piece of ground
suitable for coursing, and have plenty of burrows made, and
stock the ground with several hundred rabbits. On the day
of the race let the rabbits be all driven from their burrows
with a ferret, and the burrows stopped for that day. Iu this
way plenty of game can be had, and ' cottontails ' on their
own ground will be found to be full of run, and will afford
good sport. Any further information on the subject I would
be pleaued to furnish the club should they request it. "

There can be no doubt of the goodness of Mr. Short's in-
tention to advise well, but, unfortunately, his judgment is
very faulty. If the New Yorkers want to enjoy the sport of
coursing they must obtain hares or as they are called in the
Western States "jackrabbits." Grey rabbits or cottontails
even on their own ground will not make a good run or any
kind of a run against a pair of average greyhounds. In
England rabbit coursing is a common sport, but the rabbits
are coursed with small dogs, either Italian greyhounds or a
cross between that breed and the staunch, quick kennel ter-
rier, such dogs as are used for dog racing in England and in
this country at the matches promoted by Arthur Chambers
of Philadelphia. Babbit dogs never weigh over thirty pounds
and are no more to be compared to greyhounds than a Cana-
dian pony is to a thoroughbred. During the months of July
and August the Indians of Nevada can trap more jacks than
the New Yorkers could use, but it would be necessary for
some special arrangement to be made with an agent on the
spot, but any trouble would be better than making a farce of
the royal sport of coursing by using grey rabbits for game.
The poorest brace of greyhounds in California could run
down a grey rabbit in 100 yards if he had 50 yards start, and
afurther objection is that the rabbit does not make the sitting
turn like the hare and consequently the main point of skill
in a course — turning short — would be lost. Even with hares
the New Yorkers will do well to remember that they ought to
be on the coursing ground at least two months before they
are chased, and if kept in inclosures need lots of room.

The Bulldog Show.

At the ninth show given by the English Bulldog Club re-
cently in London, England, there were 123 entries in the
eighteen regular classes. Besides there was the challenge
cup for dogs, and one for bitches. The exhibition was a good
one, and, with few exceptions, the classes contained no poor
specimens. Gamester won the champion prize and the chal-
lenge cup for dogs, beating Smasher and King Cole. The
former, however, was not shown in good form. Ida won in
the champion bitch class, and Britomartis won the cup.
The latter is thought by good judges to be the best bitch of
her breed in England. In the class for heavy dogs that have
won a first prize, Surplus won, Bliss getting the award in
the corresponding bitch class. Diogenes was first in the open
small dog class, and Maratina won in the class for bitches.
In the open classes for dogs that had not won a first prize at
the Kennel Club or Bulldog shows, Toreador was first in the
class for heavy dogs, and Britomartis first in the bitch class.
Padlock won in the class for light dogs, Nettie getting first in
the corresponding class for bitches. Toreador added another
first to his list by winning in the class for dogs which had
not been previously exhibited. In the bitch class Saucy Girl

D. E. Goodman's bitch Daisy G, winner of a prize for En-
glish setters at the last bench show, whelped on last Thurs-
day week, the sire of her litter being Goodman's Bob, who
also took a third prize at the same show. Daisy G is out of
Claybrough's imported bitch Flash, and by Peter Maeder's
dog Dash. Bob is by John Devaull's Billy, Billy by A. True-
man's Snow, and out of the Kalston bitch Beauty, brought
to this country by Sothern, the actor. Two of Daisy's dog
pups are pure white in color,a point for which certain breeders
here earnestly labored, but without success some years back.
We see no special field advantage in white dogs, but they are
certainly very handsome.

Amongst the importations to the colonies I must mention
the stud dog Debrett, by Master Sam — Death, sister to Don-
ald, the winner of the English Waterloo Cup, he being by
Master Burleigh, from Phoenix. Master Sam was by Con-
tango from Carlton, and winner of the great Searisbrick Cup
of 12S dogs. Debrett is own brother to Debonuaire, twice
winner of the English Waterloo Plate, and also to Marshal
M'Mahon, winner of the Gosforth Gold Cup, Anglesey Cup
and Kemptou Park Plate. — Melbourne S/>orfHnia?i.

The entries to the Eastern Field Trials Club's Derby close
July 2. The stake is open to all pointers and setters whelped
on or after January 1, 1SS3. The purse is $500, of which
$250 to first; £150 to second; $100 to third. Five dollars
forfeit; $10 additional to starters. All cornniuuientious
should be addressed to the Secretary, Mr. W. A. Coster,
Box 30, Flatbush, L. I.

Mr. George II. Peabody of Suisnn has suffered a serious
loss from the death of his haudsome pointer pup Victor Bow,
by Banger Boy, dam Royal Fan. Victor Bow took first prize
for pointer pups in the late bench show. While in tho show
he contracted a disease from neglect, and after lingering some
weeks, died. It will be a long time before Mr. Peabody ex-
hibits another dog.

At a sale of greyhounds recently held in London five sap-
lings by Mi-.ti.rton, from the Now Zealand bitch A:;
Ledgerkeeper— Mn^ie. wen submitted to auction. One brace
of fawn dogB was disposod of for eighty-two guinea, hut the
reserve on the remainder was not reached. Arama is own
sister to Le«lgerdeumin,th«' property of Mr. George Whitting-
hani.

D. N., Murysville, is informed that Lord Lurgan's Must.-r
McGrathwasby Dervock from Litdy Sarah. Ho won tho
Waterloo Cup three times, but not iu su-
it the correspondent who sign* himself
us liis real name be may hear Bomethii

glxc Ikjeete mxd ^portsnmtt.

June 16

HEED AND SWINE.

Feeding Young Pigs.

How to Feed the Nursing Brood Sow.

When about three weeks old the young pigs begins to look
after other food than what tkemothersupplies— someearlier,
some later, according to the supply. Some breeders tempt
them early with delicacies, to induce them to feed; but I
never knew any benefit from this course where the mother
did her duty. To enable her to do so, it is necessary that
her wants, which, with the great drain her family makes up-
on her sjstem, are by no means limited, should be freely and
judiciously supplied. A long, low trough, easily reached by
the youngsters, is the proper one if all are intended to feed
together; but perhaps the best course is to provide a small
trough for them, to which she cannot get access, always giv-
ing the same food to the young as to the dam. I am con-
vinced that food differing in quality or composition from what
the mother feeds on always does harm to the young pigs
while they continue to suck. Many thus give cow's milk,
which always with me has disagreed with them more than
anything else, except it has been given to both alike.

If it is obvious from the first that the mother's milk is de-
ficient, or indeed in any case, it is well to supply the young
when a fortnight old with a few crushed oats to amuse them-
selves with. These they will generally eat before anything
else, and it is about the only corn that given thus early will
benefit them. The mother may also have a share of the treat,
as this will help her to keep up her strength; and the young
ones may be enticed, as soon as possible, to partake of the
food supplied to their mother, in this case consulting their
taste and requirements. But, if it is found necessary to
feed them differently from -their mother, better take them
away at once and bring up apart from her altogether. What
she furnishes will only disagree with what is otherwise sup-
plied.

If all goes on well, eight weeks after birth the young may
be weaned. The sow then may have food with less moisture
in it, and a little corn will help to dry up her milk, and dis-
pose her to come quickly in season. This, as we mentioned
before, will be from the third to ( the ninth day, most fre-
quently from the third to the fifth*; and as at these times she
evinces less ardor, and continues in season a much shorter
time than at others, she needs careful watching, so as not to
miss her.

From a number of causes it may happen that a litter of
pigs may be deprived of their mother's care. They need not,
h<s?ever, be sacrificed; for, when proper attention can be be-
stowed upon them, they are by no" means difficult to rear. It
is, however, a great advantage to them, if only once
they can partake of their mother's milk, as nothing is so
effective in clearing away the meconium as it, and those
that have had the milk will do much better than,
those not so mu ch favored . Cow 's milk, as mav
be supposed, is the best substitute to replace the moth-
er's, but not in its natural state. Though they may.do well
on it for a day or two, those so kept by me have always, at
the lapse of a couple. of days, gone into a sort of lethargic
state, and died. The milk must be from a moderately new
milch cow, and of good quality — a milk rich in butter rather
than caseine to be preferred. It must always be boiled or
well scalded, and to it must be added some coarse brown
gugar, to make it sweet, and also a few drops of linseed oil,
say a heaped desertspoonful of sugar and half teaspoonful of
oil to the quart. Upon this the youngsters will thrive amaz-
ingly, and will hardly miss the care of their mother. Of
course, they must be kept clean and warm, and be attended
to and fed as often as they require, which, truth to tell, is
lather frequently; about every two hours, or even oftener
for the first week, night and day, they are ready for food,
and require it. The greatest care must be taken not to let
uny of the vessels, etc., get sour; and only the required
amount of food should be prepared at a time, as if it be-
comes at all sour, and their systems are once upset, it is a
most difficult matterto get them right again; and all thrift is
for a long time lost. The first time or two a teaspoon is the
hardest thing to feed with, but in a few lessons they will
learn tn help themselves out of a basin or cup; and when
two or three days old, will all feed together off a plate with' as
much selfish eagerness as their elders betray.

In early days no young animal can assimilate starch; but
with age comes this faculty, and in a little time new milk
may have skim added to it, and likewise scalded bread at
first, and afterwards boiled potatoes, scalded fourths, and
purging — till eventually they feed as others who have not
been hand-reared. It is well to continue a portion of new
milk as long as it can be afforded, or up to six or seven
weeks old, while skim is by no means an extravagant food.
A little sugar may also be continued to a similar age with ad-
vantage. Of course, it muEt depend in great measure upon
the conveniences and facilities for so rearing a litter, and
also upon the value whether it it is worth while to go to the
expense and trouble or not. But when opportunity offers,
aud wheregood pedigree stock are kept, undoubtedly it will
pay so to do, and even ordinary stock, when selling at fair
prices, will leave a margin over expenses for the trouble in-
curred. For pigs so reared, Borne crushed oats, soon as ever
they will notice them, will be of great benefit; and sliced
raw roots, cabbage leaves, cut grass, etc., may be supplied
with advantage directly they will take to them. It is well to
ring with a fine hair-pin or fine ring very quickly, as all pigs
that are early deprived of their mother are apt to contract
bit of rooting and nosiug at each other, which habit
prevents the repose and contentedness that so much assists
growth.

I have more than once reared young pigs with great suc-
cess upon the plan here mentioned; and it is well to know
that should a sow be lost, or from any cause be unable to
ckle all or any of her Utter, they can be reared without
maternal assistance. Nay, I have seen more than once the
hand-reared pigs, at eight weeks old, considerably larger and
<r grown than the remainder of the litter, which had
i their mother's care. And this is sufficient proof
In feasibility of the practice. — Live Stock Journal.

As all nourishment given the new-born litter passes
first through the digestive organs of the dam, it is of prime
importance that the latter be kept in the highest possible
state of health. It is too much the practice to confine swine
upon concentrated food, especially those not upon
pasture. This has an application to brood sows that
farrow in advance of the pasture season. It is not
sufficiently considered that the hog, in a state
of nature, is largely an eater of fibrous food, grass,
weeds and roots. His digestive organs are adapted to this
class of food, and the health is quite likely to suffer if it is
withheld.

The hog, as he is bred now, has far more fat in his make-up
than before the improvement. In fact he had, when fairly
fed up, about the same amount of lean as of fat, as grass-eat-
ing animals in general. The hog cannot change the original
character of the food he eats, so far as its elements are con-
cerned. Therefore, if we would build up the muscular sys-
tem, thus improving the hog as a maker of bacon and hams,
we must rely more upon grass and less upon corn, and other
rich fat-forming foods. It was formerly the custom to keep
hogs penned up the year round — at least this was quite gen-
erally practiced, even upon farms. Sometimes, in localities
where timber abounded, hogs were given the range of the
wood lot, or a portion of it, where they could root, thus se-
curing the roots of certain weeds, of which they were fond.
This plan descended from the custom of hog-raisers before
the Norman Conquest, when swine were fattened upon mast
and roots, which their long, hardened snouts so well fitted
them for digging from the earth.

But then, in many cases, the cultivated hog is made to suf-
fer from the too artificial and concentrated foods of the pres-
ent day. This would be destructive to the health of the
fine-bred swine if modern views had not so generally intro-
duced the pasture. The modern, variously-fed person, has
digestion very different from the plain livers of a few years
ago. For the samereasons highly-fed brood sows are not, as
a rule, in the best state at farrowing time to give the young
litter a good start in world. They are more likely to be in
good condition in the fall than in the spring, for,unless close-
ly restrained, they build up in vigor of digestion, as well as
of muscle, though having access to grass and other green
stuff during the drop season.

Breeding sows, however, that are wintered in the usual
American fashion, without roots, are not in the condition
they should be for either farrowing or suckling a litter. The
sow herself is not in so great danger as the litter, for, as too
many breeders have learned, the young things, if the sow's
milk is not of the most healthy kind, are liable to show the
ill effects of taking unhealthy milk within the first day or
two of their existence. Fermentation within the sow will en-
gender fermentation, and consequent bowel disturbance,
within the young pig. To dose the pig, in such a case, with
drugs, is useless. The disturbing element is within the ali-
mentary canal of the sow, and must be reached by change of
food, mild alkaline preparations — charcoal being no doubt
the best for the purpose — with a change from confinement
and concentrated food, having a tendency to ferment, to free-
dom, and access to the earth, and to grass, roots, etc. — Live
Slock Journal.

Ages for Breeding Cows.

■ little are reported to be dying in the upper part of

John Day Valley, Oregon, with the same disease that caused

so much loss on the Malheur and other parts of Eastern Ore-

gontwoor three years ago. Only yearlings and sucking

calves art affected, so far. This disease causes the death of

■t and apparently healthy cattle within a short time

.ppearance of the first symptoms, and no remedy

Very fat cattle are more liable to its attack

y is selling on the Sacramento river for $S per

This is a subject which is undergoing considerable discus
sion at present in the agricultural journals, and the practice
of too early breeding, I fear, will be carried out to an ex-
treme. As a people, we are too much in a hurry, and too
anxious to crowd on and anticipate results. With the smaller
breeds of cows, like the Jersey and the intermediate Guern-
sey, Ayrshire and Devon, to have them served at fifteen
months of age, to calve at twenty-four months, may not be
too early, but for the larger breeds, like the Shorthorn and
Hereford, it certainly is, and the old breeders of these, as a
general rule, did not permit them to give birth to their first
calf till three years old. They told me in Yorkshire, if their
Shorthorns came in earlier, they would soon degenerate in
size, weaken in constitution, and that it was essentially nec-
essary to keep both of these qualities well up, if one expected
to maintain a good, vigorous herd. Cows which are not quite
so large, like the Sussex and the Angus sorts, maybe allowed
to calve safely, perhaps, at two and a half years old ; but
three years, I think, would be still better if the breeders
wished to keep up a good size, and especially to enlarge
upon it.

If a heifer of any large breed promises to grow up too
coarse for a handsome appearance, then, in order to refine
her, she may be served to calve at twenty-four to thirty
months of age, as the case may be. The Holsteins and Frie-
sians being eminently a dairy stock, perhaps they ought to
come in at these ages; still, I think they will ultimately lose
in size if this be tenaciously insisted upon. In breeding, it
will not answer for us to follow, in every instance, the precise
steps of other countries, for climate and food differ so much
that it would make this hazardous. For example: England
has a much more equable climate than America; the winters
are not so cold, and the summers are not so hot. This gives
her animals a better chance for a continued even growth.
Again, she produces more, and a longer season of grass for
pasturage, and the best of roots to substitute for this green
food during the winter months. Such food is doubtless bet-
ter for the growth of young cattle stock than so much dry
forage and grain, which we are obliged to use, according to
latitude, from four to seven months out of the year. — A. B.
Allen, in Live Stock Journal,

It is an easy matter to tram a heifer to stand quietly to be
milked, but it is easier to train them to jump, kick, and
run. The way to teach them to stand still is to require them
always to doso. If there is naught to hinder a wild heifer from
running, aud if her fears prompt her to run, she will run. If
she cannot run, in a short time she loses her fear and stands
from habit; and habit is one of the most powerful influences
in this world for either brute or man. If you want to trans-
form a wild heifer into a well-behaved, well-trained cow, you
must be patient and exhibit no temper. Never strike her.
She must first of nil get acquainted with you and learn that
yon will not hurt her. She must learn not to fear you. If
in winter, it is best to milk in the stable, make as little fuss
and as few alarming motions as possible; handle her very
gently. Be careful not to pinch the teats. This is the great
source of trouble. A cow naturally wishes to be rid of her
milk. She stands quietly until some careless milker has given
a squeeze that hurts, when she kicks and runs. By allowing
such a course a few times, the habit will be confirmed. The
best way to manage, if you have no stable, is to have a well-
f- 'ii< t .1 yard, and teach your heifers to stand for milking m
that; or, next best, to tie them, using them very quietly. No
man or boy is fit to handle animals unless he cau control
them and control himself.

Rye for Pasture.

Just at the time when grass starts growing in spring, when
stock that has been fed on dry feed longs for a change, then
is when a good field of rye proves of greatest value.

Every farmer and stock-raiser knows that every spring ,
stock of all kinds get tired of dry feed. Every sprig of grass
that makes its appearance anywhere within reach of stock is
eagerly eaten; and how many times stock (especially when
fed upon one kind of feed all winter, as corn and fodder)
will refuse to eat at all, and get poor and weak in conse-
quence.

When mares are foaling and cows calving, a good rye pas-
ture in which such stock can be turned proves indeed valu-
able. And as compared with the cost, will give a larger
amount of feed and last longer than any other crop.

By having a good field of rye in which to turn stock you
are enabled to allow your pasture to get a better start in the
spring, and in this way support better and keep up easier a
larger quantity of stock. If you can do no better, sow a
small field of corn, and use until you have to plant again the
next spring. This will be a great help, and, if then you are '
forced to jdow it under, you are giving your land a heavy
coat of manure in a way that is the least expensive.

For soiling, rye is invaluable, and where only a small
amount of stock is kept it can be made very profitable used in
this way.

One of the best farmers I ever knew — who only owned a
small farm — claimed that he could keep a cow in fine condi-
tion seven months in the year on one-half an acre of red
clover, by soiling. He would sow his patch to rye during
the last of August, so as to get a good as'growth as possible in
the fall; by early spring he could commence cutting off his
rye for feed. He sowed his clover early in the spring mixed
with oats, and by the time the rye was gone (say in July),
his clover, after the first year, was ready and the only ex-
pense was seeding the rye.

If a small field is sown to rye it should be sown, if possi-
ble, very early, not later than the middle of September, to
get a strong, vigorous growth, so that when other pastures
fail you can use this.

For sheep or young stock you will find it of great benefit to
have such a field when the snow is off the ground for them
to graze. You can keep them, in such a field until your
other pastures ha've made a good growth and then get a fair
crop of seed from it; or if it is desired to crop the field to
corn it is worth the trouble and expense as a manure. This,
of itself, should entitle it to more consideration than it're-
ceives. It is, however, growing into favor. More farmers
every year are sowing patches of it, and when once tried the
experiment will not need much urging to have it repeated. —
Prairie Farmer.

Mr. Corbin's Suggestions to H- W.P.

Editor Breeder a>~d Sportsman : Observing that my re-
cent crude indorsement of the principal advantage you claim
for tips has provoked comment, and believing the subject one
of too great importance to become stale at this early stage of
the discussion, I beg to offer some further suggestions. It is
unquestionably true that the bare, brittle foot of an old horse
as described by H. W. P. — a foot deformed and weakened by
long- continued use of shoes — will soon crumble and wear
away to the sensitive quick, when completely exposed to the
friction of gTavely roads; but instead of this being valid evi-
dence against tips (which are intended to protect the sensi-
tive part of the foot) it should be regarded as strong testi-
mony in condemnation of shoes.

If the results from the cruel injury caused by shoes ter-
minated with the death of the unfortunate victim, they migh
be tolerated indefinitely; but as the animal, if a mare, is often
put to breeding, these acquired deformities, and the un-
soundness from which she is suffering, are liable to be trans-
mitted to her offspring.

On the other hand, if it is true that tips tend
to preserve the feet in a state of perfect soundness,
may we not ultimately overcome the defects now so prevalent
in on horses' feet by breeding out the weakness, and ere
many years roll around be able to produce a horse with feet
of the gutta percha quality, peculiar to the get of "Nigger
Baby," with some degree of certainty?

The experience of H. W. P. convinces him that "the lon-
ger a horse has worn shoes the more brittle and tender his
feet become."

Every careful observer knows that this is true. It is
equally true, however, that when the shoes are removed, the
longer the animal goes barefooted the tougher and stronger
the feet become; hence it is conceded that nature's best rem-
edy for contracted, brittle or weak feet, is a run at grass with
the shoes off.

It has been after such treatment that I have used tips with
excellent results in preserving the benefits derived by the
rest.

It is worthy of remark that tips seem to be cominginto favor
at a time when the radical or extreme use of toe-weights is
being condemned.

"Whatever advantage there is to be gained by weight in bal-
ancing a young trotter can, in my opinion, be more safely
and advantageously used on top of the foot, rather than un-
der it.

A light toe-weight and broad, thin tip will be admissible if
not fashionable, on a gentleman's roadster, just as soon as it
is understood that injury from concussion is lessened and
that the strength and health of the rim, sole and frog can only
be preserved by the exercise which direct contact with the
road will supply. The sensitive portion of the sole nearest
the toe alone needs the rprotection supplied by tips, and
where the weight of additional iron is essential to lengthen
the stride or regulate the action it can be applied with satis-
factory results above the toe.

In the meantime each succeeding generation of trotters
bred to the habit and form essential to perfect action will re-
quire less weight to overcome the influence of pacing, or
other blood which has been potent Jin producing speed,
but in conflict with the perfection of natural trotting action.

As a remedy for interfering behind, I have never found
any thing equal to tips or a three-quarter shoe — that is, a shoe
made exceedingly thin and light to cover the outside of rim,
and extending just around the toe, leaving the inside of foot
bare. Care should be taken to cut away the horn where the
shoe is to bear, equal to the thickness of the shoe, to preserve
a level bearing. A. Corbin Jr.

Palace Hotel, June 10, 1SS3.

When meat is exposed directly to thick smoke of a fire of
any kind the lamp blackwill accumulate on it, giving it an
unsightly and unsavory appearance. This maybe avoided
by putting the meat in'sacks made of thin cloth, which will
admit the creosote and keep oft* the coarse smoke. The
bacon with the fine gold color exhibited at our fairs is smoked
in this way.

1883

Uke grxetter and j^pmrtsmsm.

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BASE BALL,

League Games.

Games won and lost by clubs of the California Base Ball
League from April 1 up to date:

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19

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23

3

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5

10

115

126

* Game postponed on account of rain.

The California Club Beaten.

The California Club suffered another defeat last Sunday,
this time at the hands of the Woonsocket nine. This would
not have been, however, but for Hack, who has been tried in
nearly every position afield, and who is really such a poor
player, or, perhaps, is so indifferent that in their threatened
reorganization he ought to be retired altogether. One wild
throw of his gave the Woonsockets the two and only runs
that club scored, but which were just sufficient to win the
game. The weather was extremely unfavorable to good play-
ing, and none of the eighteen rose above its influence. A
cold wind swept the grounds all the afternoon and raised
clouds of dust, in which the fielders and base men were lost
A stereotyped one, two, three order of getting out was only,
varied by the three runs made and the two players —
Start (Stewart) and Sullivan — left on bases. The
Woonsockets played with two new men, Lamb and
Barnett, who did nothing extra. The Californias went
in first with McDonald at the bat. Lamb caught him out on
a fly and Boyle, who followed him, knocked a ball to Finn,
who threw it to Egan at the first base long before Boyle got
there. Then Piercy bowled one to Sullivan, who threw it to
first in time to stop him. Then Lawton of the Woonsockets
knocked an easy one to Piercy-and he put it to first, and
Egan's grounder was stopped, by Emerson, who sent it to
first, and the side was out. The next two innings were bar-
ren of results, but in the fourth Piercy made a run. He
knocked a ball on the bounce into Lamb's hand. Lamb put
Boyle out at second and had a good chance for a double play
on Piercy at first but he threw wildly, and the ball passed
clear over Egan's head, beyond the row of spectators. Be -
fore it was recovered Piercy gained third, and soon after a
good left fielder from Start let him home. It
was not until the seventh inning of the
Woonsockets that the monotonous routine of
outs was broken. Then Swanton was at the second base
and Donohue at first when Hack made his bad throw, bring-
ing them both home. The eighth inning for both sides was
played in less than five minutes. On the California side
Harrison was put out by Egan, assisted Donohue; Emerson
fouled and was caught out very cleverly by Lawton, who
made a run for a high foul, and Hack was put out by Egan,
assisted by Finn. Lamb, Barnett and Leary of the Woon-
sockets struck out. The ninth inning of the Californias was
enlivened by a quarrel over a decision of the umpire, which,
right or wrong, the players had no right to question in the
'course of a game. The Woonsockets did not play their
ninth inning.

Madden, the new pitcher of the Californias, is a valuable
acquisition. His opponents could do little with his balls.
He is only nineteen years old, and has played but little be-
fore. Last year he played several games with the Elite club.
O. M. Boyle played with the Californias yesterday for the
first time. He is an old player, but out of practice. He
formerly belonged to the athletic club. Barnett is from the
St. Mary's College nine, and Lamb played a few games with
the Mystics last season.

Following is the score of Sunday's game:

Sacramento Base Ball.

WOO NSOCKETS.

TB B BH PO A

Lawton, c 3 0 0 6 2

Swanton, cf 3 1 0 0 0

Egan, lb 3 0 0 13 0

Donohue, s s 2 112 6

Finn, p 3 0 0 0 5

Sullivan, 3b 3 0 0 3 1

Lamb, 2b 3 0 0 2 2

Barnnett, 1 f 3 0 0 0 0

Leary, rf 2 0 0 0 0

CALIFORMAS.

TB BBEFOA

McDonald, c... ..3 0 0 9 2

Boyle, cf 3 0 10 0

Piercy, 3b 3 1 0 3 2

Start, lb 3 0 110

Angus, 1 f 3 0 0 11 0

Harrison, 2b 3 0 0 0 C

Emerson, ss 3 0 1 0 5

Hack,rf 3 0 10 3

Madden, p 2 0 0 0 2

A game of base ball was played at Agricultural Park, Sacra-
mento, last Sunday, between the Unions and Eurekas of that
city. Some excellent playing was done by both sides. It
resulted in a victory for the Unions by a score of 5 to 1.
Following is the score:

Carroll, p 4

Leonard, lb 4

Barry, 3b 4

Fogarty, 2b 4

McLaughlin, c 3

Costello, sb 3

Gorman, r f 3

Stanton, c f 3

McKenzie, If 3

Totals 25 2 1 26 16 3 Totals 26 1 3 24 14 4

Innings 1 2 3 4 5

Woonsockets 0 0 0 0 0

Californias 0 0 0 10

0 2 0 0-2
0 0 0 0-1

Two-base bits — Start 1. First base on errors — Leary, Piercy, Harri-
son, Swanton, Donohue and Madden. Passed balls— McDonald 1. Left
on bases— Stark, Sullivan. Left on strikes— Sullivan, Emerson, Mad-
den, Barnnett (2), Egan, Lamb and Leary. Fly catches— Lamb. Sulli-
van, Angus, Piercy (2t, Lawton, Egan, McDonald. Bases on balls —
Leary, Donohue and Madden. Struck out — Madden 6, Finn 2. Balls
called— Madden 49, FinnC2. Strikes called— Finn 23, Madden 31. Time
Two hours. Umpire— Yancourt.

Hanford vs. Fresno.

A match game of ball was played in Fresno June 8, be-
tween the Mussel Slough Base Ball Club of Hanford under
the leadership of Calvin A. McVey and the Star Base Ball
Club of Fresno. The following is the score:

FRESNO STARS.

Monroe, c 5

"White, rf 4

Meri.p 5

Hinds, s s i

Dickey, 2b 4

Phillips. 3b.... 4
Wincbell,lb...4

Gonnley, If 4

Blasingame.cf .4

TB R BH PO A E

0 1

MUSSEL SLOUGH.

BH PO

Brown, cf 5

Seamans, 3b. ...5
McVey, 99 &C..4

Barrett, lb 4

Kenney, 2b 4

Burns J,c & s S.4
Weisman,l f . . .4
Clauson, rf . . . .4
Burns H, p 4

6 1

Totals 39 12 13 27 19 4 Totals 38 5 6 24 11 14

Innings 1 23456789

Mussel Slough 1 0000040 0—5

FresnoBtar 1 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 —12

Buns earned— Mussel Slough 1, Fresno Stars 4. First base on balls—.
McVey, Monroe. Double play— Kenney. Tnree-base bit— Phillips.
Two-base hit— Monroe. Time of game— Two hours and forty min
utes. Umpire— R. Pratber. Scorer— J. P. Carroll,

1 0 14

0 9 0
16 3
110

1 11 6
0

10 0 0 0

1
0 0

EUREKA.

TB E BH PO A
1 0 11

0 3
0 10

Maher, c...

Robinson, 2b 4 0 0 0 3 0

Perry.lf 4 0 0 0 0 1

Hilbert, 3b 4

Abern, lb 4

Crone, c f 4

Prader, r f 4

Johnson, s s 3

Renfro, p 3

Totals 34 5 5 27 23 9 Totals 34 1 2 24 21 9

Innings 1 23456789

Union 3 1000010 —5

Eureka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—1

Earned runs— none. Second or third bases— none. First base on
errors— Unions 4, Eurekas 4. Left on bases — Unions 2, Eurekas 4.
Base on balls— Unions none, Eurekas 1. Struck out— Unions 5, Eu-
rekas 7. Passed balls — McLaughlin 5, Maher 2. Wild pitch— none.
Umpire— C.H. Chipman. Scorer— Waller Wallace. Time of game, two
hours.

"A lover of base ball " announces his anxiety to make a
match for from $250 to $500 a side between the Haverly and
California base ball nines, to come off on July 15.

The California Club will play in Sacramento to-morrow,
Sunday.

The California Base Ball League has requested the Fourth
of July committee to make the customary appropriation for
an athletic tournament at the Ke creation Grounds on July 4.
If they succeed, prizes will be given the winners.

Ed Morris, who has been playing third baseman for the
Haverly Club of the California Base Ball League, has accepted
an offer to join the Athletics of Beading, Pa., and has gone
East to join that club.

The Fresno" Stars would like to hear from clubs wishing
games. Propositions addressed to L. A. Blasingame, Secre-
tary, Fresno, will be attended to.

At Sacramento last Sunday the Californias of that city beat
the Young Americas by a score of 6 to 1.

At Sacramento last Saturday the Niantics beat the Libertys
17 to 14.

The Boss Story Beaten.

FISH.

The Fish Commission.

The State Fish Commissioners met at Union Hall, Sacra-
mento, last Saturday, and organized with R. H. Bucking-
ham as president and A. B. Dibble secretary and treasurer.
Hereafter meetings of the board will be held on the first
Monday of each month in Room 49 of the Union Hotel. The
office of the secretary and treasurer is at Grass Valley, Neva-
da county. At the meeting last Saturday it was stated that
the Commissioners are doing everything within their power
to punish those who violate the fish laws, and are endeavor-
ing to supply the waters of the State with salmon and va-
rious kind of trout, carp and other desirable food fish. When
the present board took charge of affairs they found_ no fish
supply of any kind, nor any hatchery or other means for
supplying fish, and they now are making efforts to furnish
a supply. For such purpose they are building a temporary
hatchery at Shebley's ranch, on the line of the narrow
gauge railroad in Nevada county. A building twenty by
forty feet has been put up, the boxes and screens set in place,
a supply tank constructed, and the clear, cold water of a
strong flowing spring is conducted to the establishment by
means of wooden V-shaped troughs. The hatchery is almost
in readiness to receive the trout spawn, the first of which is
expected to arrive from Lake Tahoe. If it is found that the
location is favorable, of which no doubt is entertained, this
temporary hatchery will be converted into a permanent es-
tablishment, as the supply of water from several other
springs can be obtained at a small cost. The Commissioners
have arranged to receive a large amount of rainbow trout
eggs from Fort Bidwell, Modoc county, and also for a large
amount of silver-speckled trout eggs from Tahoe. J. A.
Richardson, who has large experience, has been placed in
charge of the Shebley hatchery, and he says he has no doubt
but that it will prove entirely successful and supply trout
equal to the large demand now being made on the Commis-
sioners. The McCloud river hatchery will be operated this
year as usual. Professor Baird says that the effort to intro-
duce salmon into Eastern streams has failed. California sal-
mon do not thrive in Eastern waters, and the United States
Fish Commission's efforts on this coast will be confined to
the stocking of the Sacramento river only. About 810,000
per year is expended by the United States Fish Commission
at the McCloud hatchery, and in the future this State will
reap the full benefit of the work done. California will, there-
fore, be more indebted than ever to the United States Fish
Commission.

Myron Green, superintendent of the United States Fishery
on the McCloud river, says that Fish Commissioner Living-
ston Stone will be here in July on his annual visit to the
fishery, and that work in the hatcheries will be pushed vigor-
ously. Mr. Stone is now in Idaho arranging for the estab-
lishment of a hatchery at the headwaters of the Columbia.
The salmon supply in the Columbia river is found to be de-
creasing, and some means have to be taken to keep up the
finny population of its waters.

Salt "Water Fishing1.

During the past two weeks there has been butlittle fishing
done around the bay. At present smelt fishing occupies
most of the attention of our local fishermen; these are caught
all around the bay, in fact the run is more than ordinarily
good. In a stroll along the city front one finds the wharves
well fringed with the dangling legs, fishing poles and cast
lines of patient men and boys intent on alluring the tooth-
some smelt and tender tomcod from their native element.
At Saucelito the run of the many kinds of fish still calls boat-
loads of recreation-seekers to the fishinjz grounds in that
vicinity.

The latter part of last week Fish Commissioner Dibble and
Judge Reiser" made a trip to Lake Tahoe, where they took a
row boat and went over to Sucar Pine Point. There they
discovered that General Phipps had about 000 trout trapped
in a little creek about three miles south of McKiuuey's. Mr.
Dibble gave Phipps forty-eight hours' time to liberate the
fish, under penalty of legal proceedings, and placed a man
in charge to notify him if the demand had been complied
with. The fish were released. .

Trout fishing is said to be good at Geyser Springs, Sonoma
county.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman: In your last issue you
published a fish story said to have been written by Jim Gor-
don Bennett and ask if any of your readers can raise it some.
The story is good enough in its way, but as a fish exploit
does not approach one I will tell you and which has the merit
of being true, while it must be plain to all that Bennett's
story was nothing but a freak of his imagination. It was
about two years ago when fishing for trout near Santa Cruz
I came across a place called the gorge, a precipitous gulley or
chasm cut through the mountains some 25 feet in width and
having a perpendicular depth of not less than 200 feet. A
small creek rippled along the bottom of the gorge and my ex-
perienced eye told me that in it reposed some fine trout,
probably the fathers of ail the trout in the stream. But how
to get at these trout was what bothered me. I prospected
along for more than two miles and failed to find any way of
descending the awfully steep sides of the gorge. Finally I
sat down and cogitated. At last a happy thought struck me
and I proceeded to business. Joining four lines together I
stood on the edge of the precipice and lowered the line. It
had scarcely touched the water when a most tremendous jerk
informed me that I had hooked something, what I did not
stop to consider, for that same jerk also yanked me over and
I began to descend the chasm at a fearful rate. I had only
rolled and bumped some fifty feet when a small tree arrested
my downward career and in its branches I hung, fifty feet
from the top of the cliff and suspended over 150 feet of
space. The sheer wall of the cliff above me defied all my ef-
forts to climb and at last I gave up the struggle in despair
and sat still, hoping against hope that some one would pass.
How long I waited I cannot say, for fear and fatigue had set
me off into a semi-doze. At last I was awakened by a noise
above and on looking up saw my faithful dog, my
constant companion in all my trips, endeavoring to attract
my notice. Soon I saw the end of a rope coming down the
cliff and, thinking some person had come to my aid, I called
out. I was only answered by the gleeful bark of my intelli-
gent dog. Nearer and nearer came the rope until at last I
grasped it with my hand and tested it to see if it was prop-
erly fastened. Luckily for me I had taken a good grip for,
like a flash, the dog jumped away from the edge of the cliff,
and then the rope began to ascend, drawing me up with it.
The rough stones cut my face and hands, but I hung on and
at last reached terra firma. Then I jumped to my feet to
thank my preserver and judge of my astonishment when I
could see no one near. A short investigation revealed the
secret of my mysterous escape. Understanding my peril, my
faithful dog had jumped on the saddle of my horse, who was
grazing near by, unloosed the long lasso I always carry at my
saddle horn and seeing that one end was firmly fastened to
the saddle, had backed the horse to the edge of the cliff and
lowered the rope down to me. When he saw I had hold of
the rope he led the horse away from the cliff and rescued me
from aposition of frightful danger. Strangely enough, my line
had become entangled round mv body and on drawing it up
from the bottom of the gorge I found a lovely tbree-pounder
attached, albeitfrom his longstay ina dark place he was rather
dark in color. Dr. De Vacx.

Santa Cruz, June 11, 1883.

If weather and wind permit the managers of the Edith con-
template making a fishing excursion to Half Moon Bay. The
boat will probably leave the wharf some time this evening for
the above mentioned grounds.

BICYCLING.

Mr. A. Nixon left Upper Norwood at 9 a. m. on the loth of
May, timed out by A. E. Woodhonse, L. T. 0, to try to put
on a " record " for 100 miles, and reached Brighton (Cyclist
Club), 50 miles, at 1:19, -where his time was checked. He
stopped there until 1 :35 for lunch, and then started back,
stopping five minutes at Hand Cross for refreshment, and
reached Crawley at 4 p. m. The next stoppage was at Eed
Hill (4:55 to 5:05). Just before completing the 100 miles Mr.
Woodhonse, by arrangement, met Mr. Nixon, in order that
he might time him in at the finish by the same watch by
which he started him, and also check his Stanton's log. Mr.
Nixon completed the 100 miles at 6:22 p. m., making 9 hours
22 minutes, including 30 minutes for stoppages.

The status of the bicycle and the rights of its rider are
coming to be interesting matters of discussion as the use of
the silent steed increases. Bicyclists generally claim that the
bicycle is a vehicle and that it has precisely the same rights
on the street as any other vehicle. This opinion has been
contested in some cities, where it is sought to regulate the
use of bicycles by ordinance, and the controversy promises
to hasten some legal decision. It will only be necessary to
bring this matter into the courts in any place where it is
sought to prevent their use, and have it quickly decided, as
there are any number of decisions already to the effect that
the bicycle has the same rights npon the street or road as
any other vehicle, no more, no less.

Charles H. Le Koy, who contested the six-day race with
horses against bicycles at the Boston Casino, says that he
does not care to try it again. The race was not against horses
so much as against the endurance of one man in keeping to
the saddle. He was nearly worn out by the stiuggle, and
pays the phvsical strain was too severe to compensate for any
honors that'might be won. The bicycles had an advantage
over the horses, inasmuch as Le Boy was compelled to rein
in twice in every lap, while the bicycles could go along almost
as fast on the turns as on the straieht sides of the Casino.

H. W. Gaskell again won the ten-mile open race at the
spring meeting of the Surrey Bicycle Club at Kennington
Oval, Loudon, Eng., April 28, riding the distance in 42:09 4-5.
His time last year was 33:26 3-5. F. Prentice was second by
ten yards, and Frank Moore (who visited the States last year,
and made several records while here) third by six yards.

Five young ladies of Denver, Col., ride the bicycle " man
fashion, " clad in black velvet knee-breeches, woolen high
stockings, a polo cap, and a sack coat, with low-cnt bicycle
shoes.— Wheelmen's 0<ueUe. (We fear this is an Eastern ro-
mance.)

Local wheelmen are preparing for races on .Inly 1
place in connection with the games of the Olympic Athletic
Clnb on that day.

The natives of Calcutta ride the bicycle bare-foot.

Tom Aldcroft, a once well-known Englisl
cently at Newmarket. He won the Darby
lington. and also steered many other good
nent racing events.

?6

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It must be manifest to all those who have given thought
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alone for the government of drivers and jockeys, owners
and trainers, but embracing all those who are inclined to
speculate on the chances of gain or loss in public con-
test s.

3Iuch has been ■written in relation to the duties of
those who have the active control of the horses engaged,
and in all the volumes of advice and censure, not one
word of surplusage, or a single sentence that was not
warranted by the importance of the subject.

But little has been written in relation to a stiH more
important phase of the question. There is an impera-
tive necessity for a new code of ethics for the government
of those who are partially outside of the contest, of
judges of races,clubs and associations, and though it may
prove beyond the power of the usual remedies to counter-
act the evil, there is one, without, which [will certainly
have some injurious result. The evil lies in persons who
are not only willing but are eager to wager on races
which are fraudulent, and who stake money with a
thorough understanding that those parties on the other
side are to be swindled. Although there has been a
wonderful change for the better in California, and the
brazen effrontery of a few years ago has given place to a
more cautious method of working, as well as a curtail-
ment of the field of operations, there is no question that
a few are still inclined to tempt drivers and riders to do
wrong, ninny who will avail themselves of a knowledge
of intended villiany, and who have no scruples to
derive pecuniary benefit from the information. "When
public opinion visits them with the same measure of
opprobrium as is awarded those who are active in perpe-
trating the fraud, there will be a change. "When it is
reckoned just as odious to share in the division of the
spoils as to perpetrate the robbery, and this the opinion
of men who are not so bigoted as to believe that all
wagers are a sin, there is good beginning for actual
reformation. We have heard men boast of their astute-
ness in being able to detect the indications of contem-
plated fraud, and also relate how many dollars were the
reward of their detective ability. In years past it was
the practice of many bettors to pay no attention to the
merits of the horses, delaying their investments until the
cue was obtained from the actions of those who were
supposed to be in the secret, and thus be in a position to
retain the whole amount of the winnings without an
accounting to the syndicate who had the venture in
charge. We are inclined to the belief that the regenera-
tion is more marked in this State than in the East, as
there are frequently communications in the press of that
country in which the writers have no hesitancy in de-
claring that a horse was not intended to win until the
time came for a "killing." In some cases the author
took upon himself the credit for this peculiar smartness,
and unblushingly advanced the proofs of his own shame.
There is another point worthy of consideration. When
the"plinger" was summoned before the jockey club,
ii 1 Lis making lurge presents to riders that he
ruge them to win. It was evident, how-
it" it "suited his book," there could be the

same encouragement to lose. Drivers, especially of a
certain class, whether they have horses in the race or not,
are prone to offer advice to bettors with the understand-
ing that they are to share in the gains. It may be that
the advice is to back horses other than their own, and
in such cases they become active "helpers," in place of
doing their utmost to gain a victory. Oftentimes we
have heard the remark, "there is no law to compel me
to back my own horse," and the right of owners to
"hedge" their stake by wagering on their opponents is
conceded. The first position no one can find fault with.
Many ardent supporters of the turf never wager ; we
sincerely wish that everyone eschewed the practice of
betting against their horses, and, if the hopes of success
are considered too slim to warrant support, decline in-
vestments of any kind.

It is not likely that men can be taught to ignore ' 'points' '
when they think the source of information is superior to
their own. The lessons of California and Pine streets
are unheeded, and the "man on the inside" is credited
with almost superhuman intelligence, although there
have been frequent proofs of erroneous judgment or pre-
meditated rascality.

California Fairs.

The California Circuit of fairs is in many respects supe-
rior to that of any State in the Union. The claim that
these annual exhibitions are superior to those of several
States is easily substantiated, and residents who are
familiar with the Eastern expositions will readily in-
dorse the position we have taken, and heartily subscribe
to the award which gives them the front rank over all
others. Here there are attractions rivaling those of the
" Grand Circuit, " and with these are combined such a
display of agricultural, mechanical, horticultural, floral,
scientific, etc., that every taste can be gratified, every
penchant indulged. There is a happy conjunction of
exciting contests and valuable lessons. The contests are
not merely exciting episodes when the least mercurial
are stirred with the eagerness of the fray, but they also
show to the breeder procreative powers which must be
used to insure success in his business. It has long been
held axiomatic that " like produces like. " While the
truth of this is acknowledged in the main there are
other things to be considered. To illustrate we will take
the most prominent of all the breeds of horses which
have a place in daily life, at least, in American life.
This is the fast trotter, not merely gauged by bis per-
formances on the track, but when the other qualities are
elements in the calculation. Eor purely track purposes,
horses which can trot miles in the fastest time and repeat
them with more than ordinary endurance have the
greatest value. For the road there must be also a con-
junction of form, docility, and soundness. The "speed
programme ' ' of the fairs gives a chance to test the racing
qualities; the exhibition premiums decide which are en-
titled to the preference on other scores.

The advertising coin inns of this paper will show how
complete is the classification of the fairs in regard to the
racing and trotting, and it will not be long before the
exhibition premiums are made public, when it will be
found that there is no discrepancy in the whole of the
arrangement. It may be premature now to write further
of what the grand show will be , though we can safely
promise that Anno Domini 18S3 will witness still grand-
er successes in the agricultural exhibitions.

Petaliima.

Just as the foreman was clamoring about the necessi-
ty of all "copy " being in we saw the proof of the adver-
tisement of the Sonoma and Marin Agricultural Society,
and again it is only necessary to refer to it for condi-
tions.

The prominent point is the frequency of the " district
races." This precaution is undoubtedly justifiable and
the limiting competition to horses owned in the dis-
trict is praiseworthy from many points of view. In one
we think there is error. By all odds, judging from the
real test, actual work in races, Petaluma has the best
trotting two-year-old in the State, and it would be well
to open the contest so as to give those who are willing to
tackle the champion a chance to meet him on his " own
dunghill." Still there are plenty of opportunities and
the colt which can beat him — better, perhaps, to say those
who think they can beat him — will be granted the trial
elsewhere.

However, every programme that comes in sustains
the ground already taken that this will be a glorious
year for the fairs. After all in looking at the conditions
we see that "Dawn is barred," so that the objection
fails. See advertisement for particulars.

San Mateo and Santa Clara.

Sacramento, Oakland and Chico were the first to make
public the programmes of their fairs, and now that of
the exhibition that is to be held in the Garden City is
given to the world. When Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Stock-
ton, Salinas, Los Angeles, etc., wheel into line, there will
be an array that will thoroughly justify claims made
elsewhere that California leads the world in the way of
agricultural exhibitions. The beautiful valley in which
nestles the fair-ground of the above counties is one of
the richest in this rich State. There is everything to
make it a desirable residence place, nothing to detract
from natural advantages. The annual fair is always one
of the best of the series, and the programme for this
year is more than usually attractive. It is unnecessary
to repeat the classification and the purses offered, as a
reference to the advertisement will afford all the infor-
mation desired. From that, however, it will be learned
that it falls naturally into line and matches those which
preceded it in publication. There is no reason to doubt
that owners will liberally respond to the offers of the
societies, and that the entry lists will be longer than ever
before.

Tips.
We are well pleased to have our correspondents en-
gage in the argument for and against tips. H. W. P.
last week presented his objections. In this number. Mr.
Corbin replies. We have heretofore stated, and desire to
give that particular statement emphasis now, that the
question of shoeing is the most important in the who le
range of stable economy. We have the most implicit
and thorough faith in the convictions that have been the
result of so many years, experience and study, and st ill
we greatly prefer that our correspondents have this tour-
ney entirely to themselves, and feel under obligations to
the gentlemen who favor us with their communications.

The Cattle Boom.

Royal Ascot.

Although our horses were beaten at Ascot no one had
the temerity or over-sanguineness to expect a different re-
sult. That it was a brilliant meeting notwithstanding,
the reports show, and from the appended report of
the Cup it will be seen that another Hermit has come to
the front. Not for the first time, however, as Tristan
has heretofore shown his ability, and was only beaten by
Foxhall in the Grand Prix by a very scant amount, and
it is now the general impression that he is the best cup
horse in Europe :

At Ascot Heath on the 7th the race for the gold cup was
won by Mr. Lefevre's five-year-old chestnut horse Tristan,
with Lord Falmouth's four-year-old brown filly Dutch Oven
second and Lord EUesmere's six-jear-old chestnut horse
Wallenstein third. Lord Boseberry's three-year-old bay filly
Fleur d'Orange also ran. The last betting was 7 to 4 on
Tristan, 4 to 1 against Dntch Oven and 9 to 1 against Wallen-
stein. Tristan was ridden by Fordham, Dutch Oven by Ar-
cher and Wallenstein by Webb. Wallenstein led for the first
mile. Tristan then went to the front and made the rest of
ths running. He won in a canter by three lengths. Wallen-
stein was a bad third.

8UMSIABT.

The-Gold Cct value 1,000 bovs., given from the fund, with 200lsovs.
for the second and 100 soys, for the third, added to a subscription of
20 bovb. each, half forfeit; three-year-olds, 7 st. 7 lbs.; four, 9 St.; five,
six and aged, 9 st. 4 lbs.; maidens and geldings allowed 3 lbs. About
two miles and a half; thirty-six subscribers.

Mr. Lefevre's ch h Tristan, 5 years old, by Hermit, out of Thrift 1

Lord Falmouth's br f Dutch Oven, i years old, by Dutch Skater, out
of Cantiniere 2

Lord Ellesmere's ch b Wallenstein, six years old, by Waverley, out
of Lady Wallenstein 3

Lord Boseberry's b t Fleur d'Orange, 3 years old, by George Freder-
ick, out of Couleur de Rose 0

On last Thursday LDrd Carlingford the British Minis-
ter of agriculture, was waited on by delegations from all
the large towns. These gentlemen waited on his Lord-
ship to protest against any restriction of the importation
of American cattle and other foods. Carlingford stated
the decrease in imported American cattle was due to the
fact that better prices were obtained in America, and
not from a system of compulsory slaughter at British
ports. He said the Government would continue to act
up to the spirit of its present laws and not strain them
in the direction of further prohibition, as urged by oppo-
nents of the importation of American cattle.

This is a most significant fact but we wonder if all
who read the dispatches read them aright, and took to
heart the lesson they convey. They show first the in-
creased value of cattle and secondly that this
country is producing s o little in excess of
her domestic needs that there is but a very
small margin for export. There can be no doubt that the
outlook for cattlemen was never so good as at present, but
the old times of vast ranges and the yearly round-up are past.
Cattle will have to be bred of finer quality than ever, and
more care will have to be bestowed on them. There is vast
profit in this cattle business, and no one realizes this better
than those Englishmen whose land has been made virtually
valueless by the importation of American cattle. They are
seeking grazing lands in all parts of the country, and evince
a disposition to do all in their power to keep England still the
workshop of the world and let Enghshmen still feed the
workers. The cattle boom is at hand, and no one will reap
a larger share of the harvest than those farmers and grazers
of the Pacific States who have fine graded stock to sell.

1883

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The Great Green One.

On the Gth inst. at Cleveland, Ohio, an incident oc-
curred that will be viewed with serious concern by many-
horsemen. On that day the six-year-old bay stallion
Phallas, by Dictator, dam by Clark Chief, trotted the
fifth and last heat of the race in 2:18^. The event was
for the 2:34 class. Phallas is in the technique of the turf
a green horse. He has no record previous to that made
at Cleveland, and the serious part of the matter to the
interested horsemen is that Phallas has many engage-
ments in the slow classes, being entered in the 3:00 class
at New York, Clay Stakes at Long Island, the 2:40 and
3:00 classes at Chicago, the 2:40 class at Cleveland and
the 3:00 classes at Buffalo, Eochester and Washington.
It is not likely that the dark division contains any other
phenomenon this season or it would have been whispered
ere this. In the races mentioned above the purses are
all large and first money is as good as won now. Owners
of other entries are presented with this unpleasant fact,
hence their tribulation. Phallas is half brother to Mr.
Salsbury's Director, and is owned by J. I. Case of
Racine, Wisconsin.

Our Trotters East.

Not much fault can be found with the doings of our
horses in the East. It was only reasonable to expect
that St. Julien would beat Fanny Witherspoon when-
ever they came together, but the two victories of Direc-
tor are gratifying, as in both cases there were strong
fields against him. Romero it is stated has not yet had
work enough to enable him to keep up his great rate of
speed. Overman is doing well enough to make amends,
and there is little to fear that the California -breds will
make a worthy showing before the green summer of the
East fades into golden autumn.

Disfigurement of Bills.

We learn that some one pasted a bill of the Breeder
and Sportsman over that of the Adelphi Theater. A suit-
able reward will be paid at this office to convict anyone
who perpetrated the outrage.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

The California colts now in the East are reputed to be
doing well, and to show no unfavorable effect of the journey
and change of clime. The Palo Alto contingent are at Lin-
coln, Hi., where they have the double advantage of a good
mile track and protection from lake winds. In the five-year-
old race, second payments have been made on both Wildflow-
er and Bonita, -which is taken as an ; intention to start both.
The entries for that event are numerous, but the only colts
expected to dispute the first place with Palo Alto are Eva by
Sultan and Code by Dictator. Wildflower and Bonita are
also in the race for five-year-olds with Phil Thompson, Ed
Geers, Adelaide, Bronze and Jay Eye See. As Jay Eye See
trotted a full mile at Cleveland on the 2nd in 2:16| it will be
a great race whether he is beaten or not.

The Directors of the Chico fair have called our attention to
to the fact that race No. 6, trot, 2:40 class, is open to all and
not limited to district horses, as published in the programme
last week. We hope thatthis announcement will be sufficient
to correct our omission and that race No. 6, 2:40 class, to be
trotted the third day of the fair, will receive a large number
of entries from all parts of the State.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replieB by mall or
telegraph.

Dave, Sacramento:

You are mistaken about the Paris Mutuels. All pools are
paid on the result of the races. In heat races pools are sold
on each heat separately because the odds vary but pools are
only paid on the final result, not on the result of the heat.

I. G. D., Stockton:

At the time "Horse Portraiture" was written the pedigree
of Andrew Jackson was accepted as in the tabulated form
given. There have been so many nonsensical questionings of
the old-time trotters, especially where racing blood figured,
that there is a maze of doubt. In "Horse Portraiture" the
desire was to show that what was called a "predominating
strain " was faulty. In the future we will endeavor to throw
some light on the subject.

G. H. B., Fresno:

1. We have no exact data as to the age of Belle Hamilton.
She is, if alive, twelve or thirteen years old. She has no
record.

2. Belle Alta was a fine-looking bay horse, without white,
about 15.3 and of good style and action. He was foaled in
1856, sired by Belmont, dam a handsome bay mare of un-
known bl«od owned by Capt. Simonds. He did not appear
on the turf but once, in 1859 at San Jose, where he won a
trot for three-year-olds, beating the field by a long distance
over a slow track.

W. O. H., Salinas:

1. We have made several ineffectual attempts to trace the

pedigree of Argyle. His name appears frequently in the old
California pedigrees, but no breeder has been, thus far, able
to make his genealogy clear. He was foaled in 1S56 in Yolo
county, and at that time was said to be a son of a borse-of-
all-work called Michigan Farmer, or of Michigan Farmer
stock, his dam "Puss," a mare brought from the East, and
said to be by "Mage's Messenger." We have no knowledge
of Michigan Fanner or Mage's Messenger.

2. Capt. Webster, by Belmont, dam claimed to be by Kys-
dyk's Hambletonian. He is owned by R. F. Morrow of this
city.

The Coaching1 Club's Meet.

No fewer than twenty-eight coaches — probably the largest
muster which has ever taken place in Hyde Park — took part
in the Coaching Club's "inaugural" meet of the season,
which was held on the north shore of the Serpentine, near
the Koyal Humane Society's establishment, on May 20.
Long before the hour appointed for the meet the road leading
to the Magazine was thronged with carriages and equestrians.
The carriages were three deep in some parts; but the utmost
order was observed without the intervention of the police,
who were present in force, and regulated the traffic at all the
crossings. As the hour approached for the passing of the
pageant there was a deadlock, a lane being left by consent
between the bordering rows of vehicles, so that their occu-
pants might have a clear view and every opportunity of ob-
serving and criticizing the coaches as they were " tooled "
past by their aristocratic drivers. The weather was delight-
ful, the clouds which gave sullen threatening at intervals
during the morning having cleared off, and the sun shining
brilliantly on the bright emerald spread of turf.

But the day was not too hot, the breeze which played over
the lake and the grateful shelter of the trees affording all the
relief and protection that were desired. As the coaches be-
gan to arrive, the Princess of Wales drove up in an open car-
riage, and wa3 followed in a similar vehicle by the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught and the Duchess of Teck. The first
"turnout" to put in an appearance was that of Count Mun-
ster, who drove up at a slow pace, with four splendid light
chestnuts. Among the ladies on the roof were the Countess
von Goben and the Countess OlgaMunster. Colonel Thursby
ran a good second in the order of arrival with four fine chest-
nuts, which compared very favorably with the best on the
ground, and which had been well prepared for their public ap-
pearance by being driven up from Yorkshire in tolerably easy
stages.

Sir William Eden, who is well known to many Californians,
having spent several seasons in the Yosemite, accompanied by
Lady Auckland and others, drove four admirable browns,
Mr. Trotter four blacks, and Captain Hamilton four bays.
Mr. Cronipton-Koberts piloted four bright bays. Mr. Albert
Sandeman had a scratch team of two browns, a roan and a
chestnut; Sir Henry Meysey-Thompson four dark browns,
and Mr. Seager Hunt four black-browns. Lord Hothfield
(formerly Sir H. Tufton) drove four dark browns, and was
accompanied by Lord and Lady Cremorne. The Prince of
Wales and four other gentlemen, all enviably mounted, rode
up as the coaches were drawn up in Indian file awaiting the
signal to start. The Duke of Teck had a seat on the bos of
one of the coaches.

The procession was led by Lord Hothfield (in the absence
of the president, the Duke of Beaufort, and the vice-presi-
dent, Lord Carrington), with his superb teamof dark browns;
and next in order came the German ambassador, with his
famous chestnuts; Colonel Thursby's chestnuts, Captain
Hamilton's bays, Mr. Henry Brassey's dark browns, Sir T.
Constable's chestnuts, Mr. J. Mitchell's bays and browns,
Mr. Gassiot's roan and chestnuts, the Badminton Club's bays
and black-browns, Sir W. Eden's black and browns, Sir H.
Meysey-Thompson's black browns, Colonel Aickman's bays,
Mr. Kobert Morley's browns and bays, Major Trotter's black
and browns, Mr. Crompton-Roberts' bays, Captain Bill's
browns, bay and chestnut, Lord Charles Beresford's bays,
Mr. Darrel's browns, Major Allfrey's browns, Mr. Deich-
mann's bays, Captain Hargreave's browns, Mr. Banbury's
bays and brown, Mr. Colston's dark browns, Mr. Seager
Hunt's browns, Mr. James Brace's bays, Mr. Albert Brassey's
bays and browns, and Mr. James Foster's chestnuts, bay and
gray. The cavalcade having made the circuit of the park,
the majority turned off at Queen's-gate, while the remainder
trotted to the Hurlingham Club for luncheon. There was a
slight hitch at the start, owing to the restiveness of a horse,
but happily there is no accident to record.

How to Grease a Wheel.

The Coach Makers1 Magazine endorses the statement that
few people are aware they do wagons and carriages more in-
jury by greasing too plentifully than in any other way. A
well-made wheel will endure constant wearfrom ten to twenty-
five years, if care is taken to use the right kind and proper
amount of grease; but if this matter is not attended to, it
will be used up in five or six years. Lard should never be
used on a wagon, for it will penetrate the hub, and work its
way out around the tenons of the spokes, and spoiling the
wheel. Tallow is the best lubricator for wooden axle-trees,
and castor oil for iron hubs, but many of the patent axle greases
are also excellent and have the merit of being cheaper and
more convenient to handle. Just grease enough should be
applied to the spindle of a wagon to give it a slight coating;
this is better than more, for the surplus put on will work
out at the ends, and be forced by the shoulder bands and
nut-washer into the hub around the outside of the boxes.
To oil an iron axle-tree first wipe the spindle clean with a
cloth wet with spirits of turpentine, and then apply a few
drops of castor oil near the shoulder and end. One tea-
spoonful is sufficient for the whole.

How it pays to improve the common sheep of the South-
west is shown by the Texan Wool Grower in this clipping
from it: "The difference between the Mexican wool and
about the second cross by the Merino in the value of the sta-
ple by the pound is ten cents per pound and upwards; the
difference in weight of fleece double and sometimes treble the
quantity. Ifjyou have the Mexican sheep, or low grade, light
shearers of any mongrel breed, you must improve, and if you
are not financially prepared to do so, go to a wool merchant
and talk to him for a while, asking if the estimates above are
nearly right, then go home, sell sufficient of your flock to
buy good rams and place yourself in a position to go into the
business right."

Fred Archer was, on the day after the Derby, reprimanded
by the stewards of the Jockey Club on the complaint of the
Duke of Portland for not keeping an engagement, the Duke
having a second call on his services.

Driven Wells.

Good drinking water is just as essential to health as pure
air; but it is not always easy to determine if water is pnre
through the sense of taste or sight; water that contains con-
siderable organic matter is sometimes offensive to the sense
of smell, but this is not always the case. The best method
of testing for organic impurities is to drop into a tumbler of
the water just enough "permanganate of potash," or of
"Condy's fluid," to give the water a pinkish color. Any or-
ganic matter contained in the water is precipitated after
standing an hour, the water losing its color or becoming
brownish. Ii, however, there are no impurities to be acted
upon, the water remains of a pinkish color for hours. This
is a very simple test, and a valuable one, and were it more
frequently employed, and its indications heeded, there would
be few cases of fever. The best plan to get pure drinking
water is by means of what is generally known as the " driven
well," but which by our plan is nothing of the sort. We
have seen an open well, the water of which was dangerous
to health, within ten feet of a " driven well," in the water of
which no impurities could be detected. It is almost impos-
sible to find an open well of perfectly pure water, and it is
hardly possible to find a driven well where the water con-
tains impurities.

The easiest way to make a driven well is to get a piece of
iron or steel pipe, six feet long and one and a quarter inches
in diameter; make a cutting edge at one end by beveling off
inside the end of pipe, with a half round file; drive this pipe
down a foot or two and then draw it up, and the earth from the
hole will be found inside the pipe, and can "be pushed out
with an iron rod. Bepeat this until you have gone six feet;
then couple an inch pipe, six feet long, to your cutting pipe;
continue this until water is reached; then attach a short piece
of pipe having small holes in it, and drop it into the little
well you have dug; screw on a pump, and you have a well
complete at about the price Mr. Green charges for the right
to drive a pipe into the ground. In the decision of the court
in regard to the Green patent, the judge said that where the
earth was raised up and taken out of the well, it did not in-
fringe on Green's patent, which holds good only where a pipe
is driven down so as to push the earth aside. But everybody
knew that.

It has always seemed remarkable that anyone should have
bothered with Green's patent, when the plan above described
is in all respects preferable and is hampered by no patent.
Though small, it is just as much an open well as if it were
six feet in diameter, and anyone has the undoubted right to
construct such wells. If stones are encountered they may
be broken and penetrated by attaching a piece of round'steel,
one inch in diameter and two feet long, to the. end of the inch
pipe. The lower end should be drawn down to a blunt point.
We constructed a well on the above plan, using an inch gal-
vanized pipe, and the supply of water is abundant for twenty
families. —HaWs Journal of Health.

Milk and Millet.

I have long tried all kinds of forage known to the country,
and finally settled on millet as preferable, whether cut green
for soiling or cured for hay. There are two kinds — the com-
mon ( panic um meliaceitm) and the golden. The latter, some
contend, is superior to the former, and the reason it is not
most generally cultivated is that the retail price of the seed
is about S2 50 per bushel, while that of the common is only
SI 50. This ought not to be considered, for the difference
in value of the forage may more thanjmake up for it. If a
considerable quantity of seed was taken at one time it could
be bought at a liberal discount, and a sufficient number of
farmers can be generally got together to form a club for such
a purpose.

The soil for millet should be of good quality, and if not
pretty rich, it nrust be made so by plentiful manuring, for it
is only a waste of seed and the labor of cultivation to under-
take to grow it in poor land, especially if it be a hungry sand
or stiff clay. The soil must be free from weeds and well pul-
verized before sowing. A previous carefully cultivated corn,
potato or other root crop, leaving the ground clean and in
good heart, is an excellent preparation. Sow a bushel of seed
to the acre, brush in well and roll. It matures in six or eight
weeks after coming up. In a favorable season we may calcu-
late on a yield of green forage sufficient, if cured, to make
two or three tons of hay. For the latter purpose if must be
cut when first coming into blossom, otherwise the stalk will
become too hard and stiff to make choice winter forage for an
extra production of milk.

Millet may be sown as early in the season as corn-planting,
and if the climate be so mild as to carry warm weather into
and through October, it can be sown in successive weeks
through June. In this way it would prolong the crop green
for soiling till supplemented with sweet corn. Hungarian
grass (Pcrnicum Germanicum) is often called millet. This is
also an excellent forage crop, green or dry, but not equal in
value, I think, to true millet, nor does it yield so great a
burden per acre. Still it is worthy of cultivation, and perhaps
some soils are more suitable for it than for millet. Consider-
able experience by each farmer in the cultivation of both will
be necessary to decide this question. There are other plants
also commonly called millet, which, after being tried pretty
thoroughly, seem to be discarded, and our farmerssettle down
upon the two first described above as the best for the purpose
of producing an extra flow of niilk.— .4 Dairy Farmer.

" Don't be afraid of killing yourself with overwork, son," ia
the facetious way the Burlington Hawkcyc has of counseling
young men to thrift. "Men seldom work so hard as thit on
the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but ii is be-
cause they quit work at 6 p. m,, and don't get home until 2 a.
m. It's the intervals that kill, my son. The work gives you
an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumber;
it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.
There are young men who do not work, my son — young men
who make a living by sucking the end of a cane, and who
can tie a necktie in thirteen different knots and never lay a
wrinkle in it; who can spend more money in a day than you
can earn in a month, son; and who will go to Sheriff's to buy
a postal card, and apply at the office of the Street Commis-
sioner for a marringe license. So find out what you want to
be and do, son, and take off your coat and make success in
the world. The busier you are, the less evil you will be apt
to get into, the sweeter will Vie your sleep, the brighter and
happier your holiday, and the betterfied will the world be
with you."

A Philadelphia paper says that a gentleman of that city
has a three-year-old colt by the thoroughbred
(full brother to Parole), out of Belle of Am
Chief, that is already quite a trotter, being ab
ter than a three-minute gait.

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THE GUN.

Flying Lead and Plying Feathers.

The California Wing Shooting Club met at San Bruno last
Sunday to hold its fourth monthly shoot for the three club
medals, last held by Eobinson, Pearson and Walsh. The
day was pleasant till 1 o'clock, when a strong wind sprang
up which helped the flight of the pigeons, much to the dis-
comfiture of the shooters. Murphy brought down a fine lot
of pigeons. There was not a very large assembly either of
members or spectators, but a lively interest was felt in the
shooting by those present. The shooting was at twelve
birds under Hurlingham rules. Kobiuson was the first to toe
the stake; as usual he made a clean score, followed by Pear-
son, who lost three birds which died out of bounds. Knowles
lost his sixth and seventh birds. Koche, Bogart, Lachman
and Fay had very hard luck for good marksmen. Walsh did
good work, losing his sixth and ninth birds. The scores
made are:

BoMnson 1 1 1 1 J 1

Pearson 0 1 0 1 It 1

Knowles It 1 1 It 1 0

Koche 1 1 0 It 0 0

Jellett It 1' 1 0 1 0

Bogart It 0 0 10

Lachman It 0 0 0 0

Fay 0 110 0

Kerrigan 0 0 It 1 1

Walsh 1 1 1 It 1

t Both barrels used.

As above seen, Eobinson kept the first prize, and as
Knowles and Walsh tied on ten birds each, the tie was shot
off at four single pigeons, Enowles killing three, taking sec-
ond medal, Walsh none. Walsh took third medal. An in-
termission was then taken for lunch, after which came an
eight-bird sweepstake with S45 iu the purse, which was
divided into two purses of §27 50 for first, and §17 50 for
second best shot. Five men withdrew to save pigeons.
Eobinson again killed all his birds and took the first money,
but on the sixth and eighth rounds was obliged to use his
second barrel. Fay's seventh pigeon dropped dead out of
bounds but he got away with the second money. The scores
6tand:

Fay 1 1 It It It 1 0 1—7

Pearson 0 0 It w —1

Bobiruson 1 1 1 1 1 It 1 lt-8

Merryweather 0 1 0 It 1 0 1 It— 5

Bogart 0 It 1 Ow —2

Slade 1 0 Ow — 1

Precht 0 1111 Ow — *

Walsh 1 0 1 1 Ow —3

Boche ., 1 1111001—5

The next arranged was a §20 sweepstakes, at eight birds,
the purse 'divided into purses of $lo and §5. Only four
men entered, and again Eobinson and Fay took the two
purses. The score:

Fay It 1 1 1 It 1 0 1—7

Pearson 1 0 1111 0 w — 5

Eobinson 1 1111111-8

Precht 1 110 Ow —3

The plunge traps were next put in order and a §40 match
at three pairs of birds arranged. The money was to have
been divided into purses of 50, 35 and 15 per
cent, but Merryweather, Bogart and Slade tying on five out
of the six birds the whole purse was equally divided. The
scores made stand:

Lachman 11 11 OO-iiJellett 11 11 00—1

Pearson 10 10 10— 3 Bogart 11 10 11—5

Merryweather 01 11 11-5 Slade 11 11 10-5

Fay 00 w — 0]Koche 11 00 01—3

The last was a S10 match between Bogart and Jellet at
three pairs of pigeons with this result:

Bogart 11 11 11— 61Jellett 11 11 10—5

W. L. Eyre and K. M. Brooks acted throughout as judges
to the satisfaction of all. A pleasant time was had by all.
Among the spectators present was Mrs. Senator Traylor. The
presence of ladies at all of the principal matches helps to
place pigeon shooting among the legitimate sports, for all
that sentimental persons can say.

The Alameda Club.

On Saturday afternoon last the Alameda Sportsman's Club
assembled at the Oakland Trotting Park to hold its regular
monthly shoot for the first medal. Mr. Nic Williams pre-
sented the club with a beautiful satin-lined silver cigar case
to be shot for as the second prize. The pigeons were an
unusually fine lot of blue rocks. The day was pleasant, with
a good, strong wind from the west, and as soon as the traps
were thrown open the pigeons turned tail and traveled with-
out the loss of time. " The stern chase is a long one, " so
mariner says, but in this case it was a short (shot) one, for the
most of the gentlemen did good work with their guns. The
shooting was done under the rules of Hurlingham at twelve
pigeons from five of the new and improved ground traps.
The traps are by far superior to the old style ground traps.
The club was well represented, as fourteen members entered;
but few spectators were present. Williams led off with a kill,
following up with a miss on the second bird; he also lost the
fifth, the bird dying just out of bounds. Mayhew kept his
score clean till he reached the eighth round, also losing on
the ninth. 1 Crellin did some good shooting, only missing two
out of twelve, making his kills with only one barrel, the
ninth round excepted. Hopkins, too, proved himself a good
shot, missing only two birds. J[The score stands:

Williams . .

Spaulding It 1

Haskell 0 0 u X

Bennett 1 It 0 0

Mayhew 1 1 It 1

Turtle '..... It 0 1 0

Adams 0 10 1

Crellin 1 110

HavenB 1 0

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As above seen, Williams, Mayhew, Crellin and Hopkins
tied on ten pigeons each, so the tie was shot off at four single
birds under the same governing conditions. The first
three named again tied on three, Hopkins getting only one as
seen below:

THE RIFLE.

The Mangels-Erben Match.

Last Sunday the much-talked-of match between Lieut. H.
J. Mangels and Wm. C. Erben for $50 a side came off at Shell
Mound Park. The conditions were 100 shots each at a 12-
ring target for the above sum. The wind blew very strongly
from the west, so that the wind gauges were put over five
points. The atmosphere was clear and light good. Both
men shot very well, as the following scores show:

H. J. Mangels.

Williams It If 0 1 — 3ICrellin.. .

Mayhew 0 It 1 It— 3|Hopkins. .

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Again the three shot at four birds. Mayhew killed three
and took the first prize medal and Williams and Crellin two
each. Crellin taking the silver cigar case for second prize.
W. "W. Moore acted as referee and M. J. White and W. L.
Eyre as judges. Following this comes a six-bird sweewstake
match with $25 in the purse. In this match there were four
ties on four birds out of the six.

Irwin 1 110 1 1-6

Coffin .0 1 0 w — 1

Williams 0 0 1 1 1 1—4

Smith 1 1 0 0 It 1—4

Tuttle It It 0 1 It 1—6

Haskell 0 0 1 0 w — 1

Hopkins 1 0 It 1 1 1—6

Havens It 0 0 10 1—3

Mayhew 0 It 1 0 w —2

Adams -1 1 0 1 1 1—6

The Forester's Club.

The regular handicap shoot of the Forester Gun Club for
the club medals took place at Agricultural Park, Sacramento,
last Sunday. The day was fine and the birds excellent.
There were four ties for the first medal, and on the shoot-off
it was won by Odell. Following is the score:

D&ae (26yardB) 1 11011011110—9

Vermilya (21 Yards) 1 11111101 -11 1-11

Todd(26yardBi 0 10011111110—8

Miller (20 yards) 0 0101111100 1—7

Young (26 yards) 0 011111*0111—8

H.Gerber (31 yards) 0 *0001111011— 6

Hotz(21 yardB) 1 11110 11111 1—11

Noble (21 yards) 0 11091011111-8

J.Gerber(26 yards) 1 1101111111 0—10

8chroth(21 yards) 1 1100111110 1—0

Biederman (20 yards) 1 1011111110 0—9

Zuver (21 yards) 0 01001101111—7

KilRartf (21 yards) 1 •111111113 1-11

Odell (21 yards) 1 1111111101 1—11

• Died out of bounds.

The ties were shot off with the following result:

Vermilya 10 11 10— 4IKilRarif 11 01 01—4

Hotz 11 01 00— 3|Odell 11 11 10—6

In shooting off the tie at four pigeons Tuttle made a
straight kill and took first money, §15. Hopkins killed three
and took second money, §10.

Irwin It 0 0 0— llHopkins 1 0 It 1—3

Tuttle 1 It It 1— 4|Adams It It 0 0—2

.. (t) Both barrels used.

9 The last was a miss-and-out match with one purse of §20.
Smith, Mayhew and Coffin tied on three birds and divided
the purse.

Mr. Precht to His Traducers.

Clay Pigeons.

This is from a Melbourne paper: "After all the old-wom-
aniflh talk about pigeon shooting, it is satisfactory to know
that the Prineess of Wales has not vetoed the sport, as circu-
lated. A strange coincidence is that the paragraphs concern-
ing the Princess having declared she would not patronize
Hurlingbarn unless tin- " clay pigeons " were used, appeared
nt the identical time <<f the introduction of the artificial ar-
ticles. As the " clay-dubs " were mauufuctured iu America,
it is pretty plain that the paragraph which has been made so
much of was also manufactured in Yankee land. I shall
bftTC iii'>rc to say on this matter in a future issue, in the form
I mii- Melbourne friend is for once in
error. The paragraph referred to first appeared in the illus-
trated London .AVi'*, then Truth ami the hnihj Teh </raph
took op the ery and made vigorous attacks on the pigeon
shooters. Yanki i ingi auity may have much to answer for,
but t^ .is attack on live pij/eon shooting is not one of the sins
that cau he laid at its do ir.

i , run of men seem to think the enthusiasm
pigeon hhooting is something wonderful,
ir that Mr, Ed Fay has engaged 300 dozen pigeons for
actico and amusement.

Editor Breeder axd Sportsman: Information reaching
me that a certain gentleman or gentlemen, members of some
of our local gun clubs, have taxed me with unlawfully shoot-
ing doves last year, I beg, in the columns of your paper, to
emphatically deny any such allegations. I invite my under-
hand accusers to appear against me publicly, and not smirch
my name in a private and cowardly manner, as done, and of
which no true gentlemen would be guilty. C. Ppecht.

June 12, 1S83. 626 Clay Street.

The Santa Rosa Republican says: " Complaint comes from
Forestville of violation of the game law in that neighborhood,
and on Sunday particularly. The proper course in such
cases is to arrest the offenders, and this can be readily done
by the local officers or by any citizen making due complaint
before the Justice of Peace. The remedy is in the hands of
every community, of all upon whose lands the offenders
trespass.

This afternoon the several competitors for the Scott trophy
will again shoot at clay pigeons for the possession of this
medal. The match comes off at Adams Point, Alameda.
Mr. Lambert is the present holder.

TheTe will be sweepstakes shooting at live pigeons to-mor-
row at the Oakland Trotting Park. A good lot of birds are
on hand, and quite a number of sportsmen will be present.

The Pacific Gun Club hold their regular shoots on the last
Sunday of every month. Their next shoot comes off at
Birds Point, Alameda, on Sunday, the 24th of this month.

To-morrow the Lincoln Gun Club will hold their third
monthly clay-pigeon match at Colma. The shooting will be
for the club's three medals.

Next Saturday, June 23, the Alameda Sportsman's Club
will hold their regular shooting at clay pigeons at the Oak-
land Trotting Park.

Two German scientists hare been experimenting in the
matter of the influence of feed on the milk of ewes, with
the following results: They fed a ewe upon one pound bar-
ley and two pounds roots a day for thirty days, and she was
milked three times a day, when the milk became normal,
which did not occur until twenty-five hours after lambing.
The maximum yield was given about the ninth day, the dry
matter, much at first, rapidly fell till the fifth day, when it
became regular, the same being the case with the specific
gravity. With allowance of food stated, the weight of the
animal and the milk production remained constant. After
the expiratiouof the thirty days the ewe was shorn, and then
the quantity of milk fell from 962 grams to 733 grams — that
is, it decreased about one-fourth; the addition, however, of
linseed cake to the food brought the milk yield up to what it
had been previously. Here we get brought out an interest-
ing physiological fact, that when the ewe was called upon to
grow wool, she did so at a sacrifice in the production of milk.
Incidentally it is mentioned that the ewe's mflk is remarkable
for its percentage of dry matter, albuminoids and fat.

His coniferous nibs, his sequoial nibs and plain Bigler left
for the lake on Thursday last. Only those in possession of
the cypher will be able to catch on to this joak.

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As seen by the above, Mangels was the winner by 134
points. There is some talk of a return match, but nothing
definite has been done yet about it.

At Harbor View.

A closely contested rifle match between Mr. P. H. MeEl-
hinney and Mr. Robt. Hoff was shot last Saturday at Harbor
View Range. The scores made stand:

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4 4
4 6

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At the Target.

Last Sunday the rifle team of Companies C and G, First
Infantry Regiment, held their monthly shoot at Shell Mound
Range. The attendance was very small and the shooting
hardly up to the average. The shooting done by the first
class was very fair, but the second, third and fourth classes
are hardly worthy of notice. The evident lack of interest in
rifle shooting is to be regretted, for when these company teams
are in practice they make excellent showing at the target.
The first class shoot at 200 and 500 yards. Following are the
scores:

Grand

TWO HUNDRED YARDS. FIVE HUNDRED YARDS. Total.

Cummings 4 56554544 4—45(4 45545355 5—451 90

Perkins 4 45544455 4—44 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5—40 82

Sime 5 34454456 6— 44|3 4 4 4 3 3 4 2 5 4— 36| 80

The second class shooting over the same ranges made
scores as follows:

Grand

FIVE HUNDRED YARDS. Total.

453545434 5—42
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5—40
002443432 2—24
3 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 0 3—33

TWO HUNDRED TABDS.

Sherman 444544444 4-

J. S. Campbell 2 42203333 3-

Burmeister 3 42442534 4-

Manning 4 33533343 4-

Elder 3 33324334 2-

The scores of the third and fourth classes we will omit till
such a time as the shooters manifest some interest either by
making good scores or by a good attendance. These compa-
nies have the material for good marksmen but they lack the
snap and enthusiasm necessary for them to achieve sharp-
shooters 'honors.

In a few days there will be a rifle match between the San
Francisco Police Rifle Team and a team composed of the
crack shots among the soldiers at the Presidio. The shoot-
ing will be done on the 200, 500 and 600 yard ranges at the
Presidio. Twenty shots will be allowed each man on each
range. As this is the first match that the Police Rifle Team will
take part in, it promises to be an interesting affair. The two
teams will be under the captaincy of Sergt. Chas. Nash of the
Police force and Sergt. Geary.

The American team practice at Creedmoor last Wednesday
was at 200, 500 and 600-yard ranges. The average at the
three distances was 93.15, the highest made thus far. There
appears to be no doubt of their going, funds sufficient having
been pledged for their journey. They will sail for England
en Tuesday.

YACHTING.

Captain Edwin Moody of the San Francisco Yacht Club
has made a very handsome design of a San Francisco yawl,
which he has forwarded to ex-Commodore R. L. Ogden, who
will present it to the New York Yacht Club for its club-
room.

The Aggie has been taken out of Oakland creek and into
fresh water to prevent her from getting injured by worms
which cling to and bore into the planking of yachts if they
are left too long in one locality.

The Nellie, Con O'Connor and Fleu r de Lis were out last
Sunday with excursion parties aboard. The Halcyon and
Lurline were also out* The Frolic and Emerald cruised from
Oakland creek.

The Lolita has a new topmast. She carried one away in
the night recently while racing up San Pablo bay with the
sloop Nellie.

It is understood the Conclave Committee will give prizes
for a yacht regatta to take place during the festivities herein
August.

The Bohemian Yacht Club will probably give a regatta
early in July. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^_

Brown's Bronchial Troches, as a remedy for
Coughs and Throat Troubles : " Great service in subduing
Hoarseness." — Rev. Daniel Wise, JVeio York. "Greatly re-
lieve any uneasiness in the throat. " — S.S. Curry, Teacher of
Oratory in Boston University. ''Indispensable to me, having
used them through all my ministerial life. " — Rev. C. S. Ved-
der, Charleston, S. C.

Clean out the springs and brooks that furnish drinking
places for the live stock, and especially where cows drink.
Filthy water does not help a cow to give pure milk.

1883

Iktete atul jl poxtsmmi.

ATHLETICS.

DONALD DINNIE AG-AIN BEATEN.

Muldoon Wins by one Pall and Three-fourths
of a Second.

The wrestling match between Donald Dinnie and William
Muldoon at the Grand Opera House last Wednesday night
was witnessed by a crowd only limited by the size of the
building and estimated best by the ticket seller's tally of a
$4,200 house. The terms of the match were ten falls Cum-
berland style, 6ve falls Grneco-Koman, Dinnie undertaking to
throw Muldoon ten times Cumberland in the same time that
Muldoon threw him five times Gneco-Roman.

Muldoon chose for his judge Jack Hallinan, who has
coached him in all his previous matches. Dinnie was waited
upon by Jules Rijal, whom Muldoon recently defeated, and
the two selected for referee Charles P. Duane, a gentleman
as well known in California as the Palace Hotel or the
Golden Gate. Uncle Billy Jordan acted as master of the
ceremonies as usual and kept the crowd in good temper be-
tween the waits. For ten falls the styles of wrestling were al-
ternated and then Dinnie had the remaining five falls all in
his own style. Dinnie was in the better condition, Mul-
doon, who had been in training ever since he came to the
city, appearing rather stale and lacking vitality. According
to agreement the men wore Leotard shirts all through the
match, thereby preventing the loss of a hold through the hands
slipping over perspiring flesh.

Muldoon won the toss and the first fall was in Grfflco-
Roniau style. Time was called at S:45 p. m. Muldoon
rushed at Dinnie trying for an arm hold; Dinnie dodged him
off with his hands until Muldoon in trying to get a lock went
down and twisted Dinnie over, but the wary Scot just saved a
fall. Muldoon then tempted Dinnie by offering him his
back, a courtesy Dinnie declined until finally Muldoon ended
the bont by falling with Dinnie on top and then turning
Dinnie over by a side body twist until Dinnie's broad shoul-
ders were flat on the floor. Time 1:244-.

The nest bout was eagerly anticipated, for the boys wanted
to see if Muldoon had learned anything of Cumberland wres-
tling since his last match. They came to the conclusion that
he had, for he kept Dinnie away rather easily in spite of
the latter's fine grip on his shirt. At last Dinnie drew Mul-
doon up to him and threw him squarely with an outside left
back heel. Time, 0:544. This was greeted with cries of
** Well done, Mul," "Won't do, Dinnie," showing that the
American's friends predominated in the house.

Muldoon evidently wanted to give the people some idea of
his recourses in Gr-xco-Roinan, for the nest bout, which was
in that style, he treated them to an entirely novel fashion of
subduing Dinnie's obdurate intention to hug the floor. After
nearly a minute's play, Dinnie went down and lay spread-
eagled on the floor. Muldoon stood astride of him, and,
placing his arms under Dinnie's, locked his hands behind
Dinnie's head. Then he quietly and methodically went to
work to bend Dinnie's neck downward. Pretty soon Dinnie's
neck reached the limit of its elasticity, and its owner was
forced to the conclusion that unless his body kept up with
the procession, so to speak, something unpleasant would hap-
pen. To avoid this, he allowed his body to follow his neck,
and, turning over his own head, lost the fall. Time, 1:44.
This display was greeted with cheers from Muldoon's and a
few hisses from Dinnie's friends. Dinnie felt his neck when
he got up, to see if it was securely on his shoulders. He
found it there in good shape, but he also found a lump as
large as a seagull's egg wl.ere Muldoon's clenched hand had
been fised under his ear.

The second bout, Cumberland style, was rather prolonged
for that style of wrestling. Dinnie tried to back heel inef-
fectually several times, finally winning the fall by draw-
ing Muldoon up to him as before and bearing him over by
his superior length of body and limb. Time, 1:05. Mul-
doon smiled confidently at the end of the fall, and well he
might, for he was nearly a minute ahead on the time and had
all the best of the match.

The third bout, Grteco-Ronian, Muldoon showed still an-
other throw. Dinnie spread-eagled as usual, and, instead of
using the neck hold, Muldoon took him around the
waist with his hands crossed, and lifted him fairly from the
floor. Dinnie caught Muldoon's leg to save himself, and
Muldoon called " foul," but before the point could be decided
Muldoon himself settled the question by turning Dinnie in
the air and dashing him to the ground. Time, 1:37. This
style of throw is known as the " left-handed belt," and is ex-
tremely difficult, not so much from the strength required to
pick up a 200-pound man as from the trouble of keeping him
from slipping down to the floor.

The third bout, Cumberland, gave Muldoon a set-back, and
put Dinnie ahead on time. He rushed in from the start and
getting an inside back heel threw Muldoon square on his
back. Time 0:16, leaving Dinnie 144 seconds ahead.

The fourth bout, Grieco -Roman, was a new revelation to
Dinnie and the spectators. Muldoon took Dinnie under the
arms and with a sudden twist picked him off the ground and
threw him clear over his shoulders, Dinnie describing the
arc known in Cornish parlance as " the flying mare." Din-
nie's shoulders did not touch, however, and after a little
wrestling on the floor he arched himself on his hands, neck
and feet, keeping his shoulders up. To break this combina-
tion Muldoon hurled the full weight of his body on Dinnie's
breastbone and with a groan Dinnie gave up the struggle.
Time 1:12. Dinnie looked rather solemn at this and asked
his judge how the time stood.

The fourth bout, Cumberland, was short. Dinnie lifted
Muldoon off his feet a couple of times, and then getting his
usual hitch threw him squarely. Time 0:34, making Dinnie
164 seconds ahead on time.

By a strange coincidence it took Muldoon just the same
time as the last fall to throw Dinnie in the fifth and last
Grseco-Roman bout. Dinnie went down to avoid a grip and
Muldoon seizing him by the neck and shoulder turned him
over. Time 0:34. This ended the Roman wrestling, Mul-
doon having taken just 6:31J to down Dinnie five times,
while Diunie had thrown him four times Cumberland in
2:49£, leaving him 3:42 to win six falls, or an average time
of thirty-seven seconds for each fall. This was announced
to the spectators and the next fall was eagerly awaited.

The fifth bout, Cumberland, Muldoon tried to keep away,
acting on the defensive, butDinniebringinghis great strength
of arm and back into full play forced a fall in the same old
.style. Time 0:38, leaving him 2:534 to win five falls, or an
average of 0:341 a fall, but Dinnie having taken 3:38 for the
first five falls was really 0:44^ behind his own average time.

The sixth bout, Cumberland, was shoTt, Dinnie winning
the fall in 0:24. During the five minutes wait Jordan an-
nounced that on Sunday there would be an exhibition of
wrestling at the pavilion, Muldoon, Rijal and others taking
part. Some one in the gallery brought down "the house by
asking Jordan if he would dance, but Billy craftily turned

the tables by replying that he would if his interlocutor
would pay the fiddler.

The seventh fall, Cumberland, was the slowest
in that style, Muldoon avoiding all Dinnie's hitches
cleverly, and it was not until 1 :15J had passed
that Dinnie won the fall. This left Dinnie only 1:13| or
about 24| for each, of three remaining falls, to win.

The eighth fall, Cumberland, sent Dinnie's stock away up
for by a back heel right he downed Muldoon in 104 seconds,
leaving him 1:3+, for two falls or 3:19 1-6 for each fall.
Muldoon was well aware of his exceedingly ticklish position
and in the ninth bout, Cumberland, he worked frightfully
hard to stand off his huge opponent. He managed to get his
shoulder across Dinnie's breast, making the Scotchman's
height of no avail. The crowd was literally dumb with ex-
citement and expectation. A second's time would cover one
or the other with the glory of victory. Once more fortune
and skill favored the American, for before he fell one minute
and four seconds had elapsed and he stood the winner by
one fall to the good and just three-quarters of a second.
This was duly announced and the vast crowd slowly filed out
of the building.

The timers of the match were Dave Eiseman and Hiram
Cook of the Olympic Club.

Both Dinnie and Muldoon occupied the same dressing
room, and as they were peeling off their jackets Muldoon,
who evidently disliked the closeness of the match, walked
over to Dinnie and said: "Look here, Dinnie, you have made
two matches all your own way, now I want to propose a
match that will be more even. I will wrestle you catch-as-
catch-can for ^1,000 a side anytime within three months,any
place you name. I should prefer Sn.n Francisco, as the peo-
ple here have shown more appreciation for athletic sport than
any place I have seen." Muldoon then put up $100 forfeit
in the hands of Tom "Vivian, sporting editor of the Chronicle.

Dinnie replied that he would cover the forfeit if he could
find a suitable trainer. A good deal more challenge talk
passed among other parties, but no more money was put up.

Looked at from an athletic standpoint, the match of Wed-
nesday has one meritorious feature; that is both men tried to
win. But while it gave opportunity for two men to display
their skill at different styles of wrestling, the utter ignorance
of both respecting their opponents'style was such as to make
them alternately on the defensive. Muldoon hardly tried to
win a fall Cumberland, and Dinnie made no attempt to throw
Muldoon Grasco-Roman.

A Professional Foot-race.

Last week we intimated that the professional foot-racer
was abroad in the land. This is how the Visalia Delta de-
scribes a recent performance:

" The contestants were Harvey of San Diego and Gibson
of San Francisco. Gibson came here direct from Hanford,
and was backed by Mussel Slough men. The race as agreed
on was S250 a side, 115 yards, score and start. Both'nieh
were heavily backed, Harvey betting his own money. When
the men made their appearance on the track, stripped for
for the contest, murmurs of admiration for their fine physi-
cal appearance could be heard on all sides. After consider-
able scoring, each man trying to catch his rival over the
score and behind, the dash was finally made, and they were
both off down the track. Harvey got about three feet ahead
the first 50 yards and kept it up to 100 yards. This is his
distance, and Gibson, whose race is 125 yards, commenced
gaining on him almost imperceptibly, but Harvey struck the
string less than a foot ahead. The 115 yards was run in
0:12}. "

We have not the pleasure of any acquaintance with Har-
vey of San Diego, yet we were wont to flatter ourselves with
the conceit that every foot-racer in the State of any special
merit was known to us. Perhaps Harvey of San Diego is a
rival phenomenon and then again it is more likely that the
metropolis knows him by another name. But we do know
that Gibson can run 100 yards in 0:10+,, therefore the man
who beats him three yards in that distance must be better
than a ten-second man or else Gibson could not have tried.
Further, we know that Gibson has run 120 yards in 0:12},
therefore we assume that either Harvey of San|Diego is not
Harvey at all but some such man as Harmon, or else we take
the hypothesis that Gibson did not try to win. If Harvey of
San Diego is really Harvey of that interesting city, and thinks
that he can beat Gibson on his merit at 115 yards or 100 yards,
we know a man who has been beaten by Gibson, yet who would
like to bet many hundreds of dollars that he can beat Harvey
of San Diego 100 yards; and further, a man whom we know
would like to bet several hundred dollars that he can beat
Harvey of San Diego 50 yards as badly as that gentleman'beat
Gibson.

Horace Fletcher, for many years past President of the
Olympic Club, has sent in his resignation to the board of di-
rectors to take effect immediately and it has, so we under-
stand, been accepted. We know nothing except from the
airiest of rumor of the causes that led to Mr. Fletcher taking
this step, but we believe that the same causes which have re-
duced the list of practicing members to a mere handful had
something to do with it. For some months Mr. Fletcher
has taken no active interest in the club's affairs and, there-
fore, it is useless to indulge in any lamentation at his with-
drawal from its head. What Mr. Fletcher has done for the
club in the past is well known and best appreciated by the
members of the club. We presume that until the next elec-
tion Vice President M. J. Flavin will perform the duties of
president. If he does they will be performed. Mr. Flavin
is a thorough man at everything he undertakes. He showed
the club a short time since what his business qualifications
were by bringing to terms a recalcitrant landlord, who was
trying to get a little the best of the club.

On Sunday afternoon and evening an athletic exhibition
will be given at the Mechanics' Pavilion. Jules Rijal and
Celestin Dietman will wrestle Grreco-Roman style. Muldoon
engages to throw three opponents Gncco-Ronian, Rijal in-
cluded; one down the other to come on, inside of half an hour.
Dinnie and McMillan will wrestle collar and elbow and Din-
nie will meet all comers back hold. Muldoon will meet all com-
ers catch-as-catch-can. There are to be ten events, five to
take place in the afternoon and five during the evening. A
good deal of sport is anticipated. Muldoon will have an op-
portunity to show what ho can do at catch-as-catch-can
wrestling, which allows of any kind of hold being taken,
triprjing and leg holds.

L. E. Myers is credited with very fast tima at the picnic of
I),,. |']-,, i, i'hw LiruthiThiKirl <-f I'luinl.HTK ln-ld in New Sork,
June 5. The report from the New York World follows: "Half-
mile Run, open — L. E. Myers, Manhattan Athletic Club
(scratch), first; time, 1:58 4-5; H. Fredricks, Manhattan A.
C, 25 yards, second; time, 1:59. The trnck on which the
men ran was in poor condition, and the performance under
the circumstance was a remarkable one."

Colonial ;. Batting and Bowlincr.

The Australian publishes the following table of batting and
bowling averages made by the English and Australian
elevens in two matches in Melbourne and one in Sydney.

ENGLISH ELEVEN BATTING AVERAGES.!

W. W. Read

E. F. S.Tylecote.

A.G. Steel

Bates

Barlow

C. T.Studd

Barnes ,

C. F. H. Leslie..

G. F. Vernon

Hon. Ivo Bligh. .

G.B. Studd

Morley

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— £S

-

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r -

£■5*

I6

?E

u

B7

■lb

2111

b

u

VI

66

137

S

0

66

39

11H

5

0

65

66

116

b

0

62

28

104

6

u

46

26

HI

5

1

32

82

66

5

u

64

64

76

2

1

14

11

14

.i

1

30

17

33

i,

0

12

A

26

3

2

2

2

3

42

27.1
23.3
23

20.4
16.1
10.1
14
14
8.1

ENGLISH ELEVEN* BOWLING AVERAGES.

Name.

a

D

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~i

62

.',1
33
83

At
53

II

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9?

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~4
16

6
6
12

5
2

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44

556
376
328
635
272
312
32

31
210

101
105
211
112
09
21

10.2
13.2
16.5
17.3
17.8
22.2
34.1

A.G. Steel

C.T. Studd

W.W.Kead

AUHTHALIAN ELEVEN BATTING AVEBAGES,

A. Bannerman. .
W. L. Murdoch..

G. Bonnor

G. Giffen

J. Blackham

P. McDonnell...

H. H. Massie

F.R. Spofforth..

T. Horan

G. Palmer ,

T. Garratt

B

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2
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C*0

~6

1

~s5~

94

~Tm,

6

2

HI

4H

136

E

0

US

86

127

6

II

48

41

Ira

5

0

63

27

H9

E

0

43

43

59

6

0

53

43

69

b

'2

14

14

30

:>

1)

27

19

46

6

2

11

7

20

5

0

10

10

16

36.2
34

26.2
20.3
17.4
11.4
11.3
10
9

6.2
3.1

AUBTBALIAN ELEVEN BOWLING AVEBAGES.

Horan
Bannerpian

Palmer

Spofforth . . .

Giffen

Garrett

McDonnell.

a

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a

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"5

66 22

44

17

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286

82

17

781

294

Kh

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354

165

21

8

412

168

34

3

24

16

0

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7.1
17
17.2
19.10
20.5
60

Who is Hatchet ?

On June 30 at Santa Barbara Fred Harmon is to run a 100-
yard race against C. Hatchet of Santa Barbara for $500 a
side, Harmon to concede his opponent a start of three yards.
Fernando Rodays is the stakeholder. We do not know who
C. Hatchet of Santa Barbara is, but we do know that unless
he is some first-rate man Harmon can beat him with three
yards allowance. If he is a good local runner, even as good
as 10} seconds, and the State does not hold five such men,
Harmon can give him three yards in 100 and beat him a yard
at the finish.

For the last week or two Professor Miller and Mr. Edward
Blackburn of Sandhurst have, through the Sportsman, been
trying to negotiate a match for £100 a side. The difficulty
has been that Miller claims the championship of the Grseco-
Roman style, while Blackburn is most expert at the Border
style of wrestling. As the two, however, were anxious to
meet, each expressed himself willing to make certain equita-
ble concessions. A meeting was accordingly held in the
Sportsman office, when, after some discussion, it was agreed
to adopt the "mixed" style, that is, catch-as-catch-can above
the waist, tripping allowed, two shoulders and one hip, or two
hips and one shoulder, to constitute a fall.— Melbourne Sports-
man.

A wrestling exhibition took place at St. Louis, June 10.
The first contest was between Christol and Zachratz, Gneco-
Roman style, and was won by Christol in ten minutes. The
second contest was between Bibby and Bixerwos, Graeco-
Roman; won by Bixerwos in six minutes. The third contest
was between Connor and Whistler, catch as catch can; won
by Whistler in forty-five minutes. The fourth contest was
between Christol and Bixerwos, Gneco-Ronian; won by
Christol, no time reported. The fifth contest was between
Connor and Christol, Gneco-Roman, which continued for
half an hour without a fall to either, and was then post-
poned.

Uncle Johnny Oiler of Mono, was in town Thursday with
his four fine mares and their colts. His stock of mares comes
from the Belmont stock and a mare from the Btable of Stone-
wall Jackson, having good blood on both sides. He has
given all the leading horses a show in this matter, having one
colt by the well-known horse Altoona, one by Taylor's Duke
McClelland, one by Silver Duke and one by Boiler, a horse
raised by Webb of Cambria. They are all beauties, attract-
ing much attention wherever he takes them, and will do
much to establish the reputation of the above named horses.
It would take coin enough to stock a bank to get them away
from Uncle John.— ..Van LuisObispo Tribune.

There are two mules on Rancho Chico aged about thirty
years each. They are truly pioneers of the place. They
have grown up with the country, and have always worked
hard. They are still hard workers, and seem as hardy as
colts.

Pinkeye in horses is now receiving great attention from
British veterinarians. The papers are full of directions for
treatment and learned disquisitions on the character of the
disease.

A. M. Barley of Chico has purchased one-fifth of the wool
olipol Tehama county. Ho paid $40,000 for 640 sack* of
wool at that place on Friday.

Dogs that worry sheep or goats may now bo '<
and the owners or barborera of the vicious beast
pay for their ravages.

880

June 16

Thos. S. Day of this city has purchased the Adamson
place of 400 acres near Whitehall, Mendocino county, and is
now refitting and beautifying the premises. He will give his
attention to breeding fine stock, mainly thoroughbred and
trotting horses, and has designed an extensive system of
buildings and other fixtures for that purpose. The rolling
hills and vitalizing atmosphere of Mendocino make it a capi-
tal place for stock rearing and we expect to see Mr. Day's
project result in decided success.

Sonoma I Marin District
ASSOCIATION.

-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4-

At Petaluma

FEOM AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 1 INCLUSIVE, '83.

The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin,
Napa, Solano and Lake.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AFGUST 28, 1883.

No. 1— Waiting race for district stallions, weighing less than 1,400
pounds; one mile; purse S25.

No. 2— Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, "best three in five;
purse S400.

No. 3— Trotting race for district horses; three-minute class; purse

S500.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, £9.

No. I — Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse £250.
No. 5 — Running race for district two-year -olds, one-mile dash; purse
825 0.
No. 6— Trotting race, free for all: 2:37 class; purse S500.
No. 7— Trotting race for district three- year-olds; purse §300.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30.

No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds
or over, one mile; purse $25.

No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat; purse S600.

No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half; §25
entrance and $200 added.

No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse §500.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,

No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat;
purse $300.
No. 13— Trotting race for district horses; 2:45 class; purse $400.
No. 14— Trotting race, free for all ; 2 :27 class ; purse §600.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse S800.

Uo. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purseSBOO.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races,
which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accom-
pany n6mination.

purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to
Becond, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the
walking races all money goes to first horse.

In all, five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association
rules to govern trotting, hut the Board, reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing,
or to trot a race between heats.

No money will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by consent of the judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running
races.

All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of
horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors
to be worn by rider.

Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start
in District races.

Entries to all the above races to close with the Secretary on "Wednes-
day, August 1, 1883.

Write " Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.

J. McM. SHAFTER, President.

W. E. COX, Secretary,

IN THE STUD.

P. CARROLL'S GREYHOUND DOG, PAUL .TONES, GENTLE-
. man Jones— Branch. Pee,$2o. Apply at this office.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by Oeorge Wilkes,
son of Bysdyk's Hamblelonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay -
etu County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Christman by Todhunlcr's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mamhrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

ABBOTSFORD.

By Record at Six Years old, 2:21£. °^S

PEDIGREE. •

BY WOODFORD MAMBRINO, HIS DAM COLUMBIA BY YOUNG
Columbus. Woodford Mambrino bv Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford Mambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
His own record is "2 :21 ^, and there are a large number of his get in the 2-30
list. Amongtheni: Abbottsford, '2 :2l};; Convoy, 2:22'.:; Magenta, 2;24W;
Lartv McFatxidge,2:29; Dacia, 2;29U'; George A. Aver,'2:30.

Besides those having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice. Manetta, with a
running mate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27K,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2 :19-Y. Woodford
Mambrino is also the sire of Prineeps, the sire of Trinket; record, 2:14.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedgewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2:30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsrord
is a rich rosewood brown, 15^ hands, and of very high form. His get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1SS1, and every one which has been put in training has shown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

EOCATION.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1883, on the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st. 1SS3. For full historv see the issue of BREEDER AND
SPORTSMAN of August 5th, 1382.

GEORGE RATHLIS, Agent, San Mateo, Cal.

TROTTING STALLION

Tills is THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
George WlttUM [weighing at thin date 1,280 pounds) corn hi nine the
11 -""lit. 1..1H ■!,, ,iu.l .M.MiiliriiiM HlriiiiiH null iilso several thoroughbred
croeBCB. JIIh colta demonstrate th;it he poBeenneB in an eminent deirree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
wl ,r;h put i,<-a>tk>! WUktH iii the front rank a* a nlw of trotters.

^ Oeorgo wiikts ii;i- twenty representatives in the '.i:3o list of
V ii'h 10 havu records of 2:25 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or

-.ike the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

ii putting the price by the season at the low figure of WO the owner

Lumvi.-.i^, thereby, any Inferiority on the nurt of thic .mme to

■ ■■, other sire of Trottem. I It \ I N AY RES.

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OF SWEETBRIAR 2:26^; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38^; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:10; Smoothbriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Day, two-year-old record 2:59>s. "Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or eseapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BRENNER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Helnold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue. Oakland.

THE TROTTING- STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WTLL MAKE THE COMING SEASON. FROM
Mach 1st to July 15th , 1883, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., Cal.

PEDIGREE.
Singleton 1b by Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdyk'B Hambletonlan, his
dam Llghtfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden'B Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton Is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of

white on lilnd feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15^ hands

high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. HickB, foaled

spring of 1878.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving In foal will be bred the fol-
lowing BeaBon free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept in any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There Is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of Bhade
and water.

LA HARTS

Will also make a short BeaBon at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxtail, the dam of Flight and Prompter, Address

J. X. 1MMOSII, Chico, Cal.

W

THE CELEBEATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTIONS.

ErwinDavis is a beautiful mahogany hay with- very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter fSkenandoahl bv broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter (the sire of Flora Temple) bv Ferguson's Ken-
tucky Hunter, by old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletoniam
TERMS.
Twenty- five dollars fort he season, payable at the time of service . Good
pasturage at S5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply

JOH> ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

CtffilXai^

WHEATLEY

W

ILL STAND THE! ENSTJINGI SEASON, IENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.

TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mareB from a distance,
PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION.

Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
a tdappearance, and is by "War Dance.
RFirst dam sister to Pryor, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.

Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.

Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Spread Eagle.

Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.

Sixth dam by Rockingham.
LLSeventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.
ti Eighth dam by True Whig.

Ninth dam by imported Regulns.

Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.

Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.

Fourteenth dam DfArcy*s Chestnut Arabian,
KFifteenth dam by Whiteshirt.
t Sixteenth dam Montague mare.

War Dance by Lexington.

First dam Reel, bv imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.

Third dam Camillina, by Carnillus.
"Fourth dam by Smolensko.
K Fifth dam Miss Cannon, bv Oroville.

Sixth dam by Weathercock.

Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.

Eighth dam bv Turk.

Ninth dam by Cub.

Tenth dam by AUworthy.1

Eleventh dam by Starling.

Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.
^Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsby Betty, by Curwen's Bay Barb.

Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.

For further particulars apply to

MATT STORXS, at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jos. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, oy imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, by imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam by imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkey.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon,
mERMS— S50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
_i_ breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at §4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five mileB
from Sacramento on the Freeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
Blres, and every one of his colts that has been trained can lun fast.
Among them aie Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe
Hooker see Breeder and Spobt6man Jan 20, 1883.

THEO "WOTFERSt Sacramento, Oal.

1883

iktete mul jl poxtrnxmu

A Useful Article. — Eawson's U. S. Army
Suspensory Bandage is, as the cut connected
•with the advertisement elsewhere clearly
shows, a complete relief and support, and
should be in general use. It is self-adjusting,
and displacement is impossible. It counter-
acts nervous tension and other ills that
mankind is heir to. Sold by all druggists.
Can be sent by mail safetly. Address S. E. G.
Kawson, Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.

Mechanics' Pavilion.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening-,
June 17, 1883.

A

GRAND

THLETIC I

IFESTIVA

AND TOURNEY.

TEN GREAT MATCHES

TEN ILLUSTRIOUS ATBLE'ITC EVENTS.

A veritable Gathering of the Giants.
WILLIAM MTJLDOON, JULES RIJAL,

DONALD DINNIE, D. A. McMILLAN,

ABE BYRAM.the Michigan Giant.

All Contestants in the Greatest Tourney
of Modern Times.

A GRAND

Purse of $2,000.

Sale of seats at SCHLESSINGEB A GREEN'S,
946 Market Street, Baldwin Hotel Block.

Scale of Prices :

Boies and Stage Seats SI 50

Orchestra andDress Circle $1 00

fi®=" OBSERVE — Arrangements have been made for
the use of the entire grand seating, boxes and decora-
tions of the great Thomas musical festival.

Bay District Association

TROTTING.

RACES.}Qg3 RACES.

Auk. 11, 15, 18, "it and 24 and Sept. 1.

W NOTICE FORENTRIES. *m

FIRST DAY.

August 11— Three-minnte class; purse 5800, $-150 to
first, #190 to second, 3100 to third, $60 to fourth horse.

SECOND DAY.

August 15— Two-forty class ; purse 3800 9150 to first,
$190 to second, 3100 to third, 560 to fourth horse.

THIRD DAY.

August 18— Two-twentv-eight class; purse SS00, 5450
to first, 3190 to second, $100 to third,.SK> to fourth horse.

FOURTH DAY.

August 22— Two -twenty- four class ; purse ?S00, 5-150 to
first, 3190 to second, 3100 to third, 560 to fourth horse.

FIFTH DAY.

August 24— Free for all; purse 31,000, 5600 to first, 3250
to second, 3150 to third horse.

SIXTH DAY.

September 1— Purse 5600, for all four-year-olds and
under; 3300 to first, 3150 to second, 590 to third, 360 ta
fourth horse.

All contests mile heats, three in five, in harness,
five or more to enter, three or more to Btart.

National Association rules to govern. Entrance, 10
percent of purses, to accompany entries.

J3SS* Entries close with the secretary "Wednesday,
August 1, 1883.

T. W. HIM'H.IIAV Secretary,

N. T. SsnTH, President. 1135 California St.

s

BCOND ANNUAL FAI

OF THE

R

Santa Cruz County Agricultural

Fair Association

WILL BE HELD ON

Jnly 31, August 1. S, 3. and 4, 1883.
JAMES O. WASZER. Secretary.

Fashion Stables.

aai ixi.is st., s. f.
aoMm

► Lag of horBes.

T3EST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE EOAKD-

ComroodiouB box stalls on the first floor. TRAN-
SIENT HORSES will receive particular attention.
McCORD * SCOTT.

Russ House,

1009, 1011, 1013 and 1015 J Street.

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,
newly furnished throughout, and with all modern
Improvements. Table flrBt class. Everything neat,
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass ths house every five minutes.

THIRD

Annual Exhibition

OF THE

San Mateo & Santa Clara Co.

Ag'l Ass'n No. 5.

To Be Held at San Jose. C'al., Sept. 34 to
89. Inclusive, 1883.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. 34.

No. 1— Running; three-quarter- mile dash; $25 en-
trance, S10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse $50,
third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 2— Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-
year-olds; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; sec-
ond horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat;
for all ages; purse $250; first horse $175, second $50,
third $25.

SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 35.

No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals
of 1880); entrance $30, S250 added; first horse
six-ninths, second two-ninths, third one-ninth;
closed May 15, with the following entries:

T. W. Barstow enters s g Beuton, by General Ben-
on, dam Queen.

C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King
■William, dam Gill.

Thomas Gault enters br g Billy Martin, by Royal
George, dam unknown.

J. H. Raney enters bl s Knox, by Nutwood, dam
Belle.

E. Topham enters b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood,
dam Lady Mc. •

N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood,
dam Kitty.

F. L. Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood,
dam Sportsman.

C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis-
marck.

No. 6— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse $750;
first horse $500, second $150, third $100.

No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class;
purse $400; first horse $260, second $100, third $40.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 36.

No. 7 — Running; 2J-mile-dash; for all ages; S25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50,
third to save entrance.

No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile
and repeat; purse $200; first horse $150, second $50;
horses entered to be sold for 81,000 to carry entitled
weight.two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds
off for each $100 under fixed valuation.

No. 9 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-
year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10
forfeit, S200 added ; $50 to second horse.

Same day; equestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady
rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10; most graceful lady
rider (entrance free), first premium $25, second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10.

Bicycle race .(entrance free), one-mile dash; first
premium gold medal, second premium, silver medal.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 37.

No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first
horse $500, second*150, third $100.

No. 11 — Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds;
purse $300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30.

No. 12.— Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse
$500; first horse S350, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 38.

No. 13— Running ; four-mile dash post stake for
all ages ; entrance $150, $500 added, $250 to second
horse, third to save stake; horses to be named Sep-
tember 15th.

No. 14— £ame day ; cart race ; for district horses
without a record, to he driven by owners to driving
carts ; entrance tflO; first horse, Adel's patent driving
cart, valued at $85, second single buggy harness,
valued at $50, third horse blanket valued at $10 ;
entries will close September 24th.

No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat
for two-year-olda; purse and stake; $25 entrance; $200
added, second horse $50, third $25.

SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 39.

No. 16 — Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse $500;
first horse $350, second $100, third $50.

No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis-
trict horses without a record, to be driven by owners,
best three in five ; purse $100, first horse $60, second
$30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24th.

No. 18 — Same day ; walking ; mile and repeat, for
stallions weighing over 1.U0O pounds to saddle,
purse $50, first horse $40, second $10.

No. 19 — Trotting ; one hundred dollars in plate
will be given to the California-bred horse beating
Occident's time — 2:16.1; entries will close Thursday,
September 27th.

No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; S50
entrance, $15 forfeit, S125 added, second horse to
receive his entrance and one-third of added mon3y.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

All trotting races are the best three in five, unless
otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start
Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany
nomination.

National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but the Board reserves the right to trot beats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To fill running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual
allowances for mares and geldings.

All three-year-olds .Jwhen running in their classes,
to carry 110 pounds, with thu usual allowances as
above.

Those who have nominations in Btakes must name
to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start
on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed-
nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the
Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday
previous, by 12 o'clock m.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by
consent of judges.

Winners of all trotting races in their respective
classes, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, must
go to wagon.

In all district races horses must have been owned
in the district prior to June 1, 1883.

RuleB of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
(old weights) to govern running races, except when
conditions named are otherwise.

All entries to be made in writing, giving name,
sex, color and marks of horseB; also, name and resi-
dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be

worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re-
spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors,
to he named in their entries, as their horses will be
designated upon programmes by oolors worn by
drivers.

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise spec-
ified, to close with the secretary on Wednesday.
August 1, 1883.

"Write "entries to races " on the outside of the en-
velope. A. KINO, President.

T. S. Montgomery, Secretary.

Golden Gate

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association.

1)1 STRUT SO 1 -OAKLAND, ALAMEDA
COUNTY.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883.

No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all
two -year- olds; three-quarter-mile dash.; $300 to first
horse, $150 to second and $50 to third.

No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for
all three-year-olds; one-and-one-quarter-mile dash;
$300 to first horse, $150 to second, $50 to tliird.

No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse. $500; free
for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150
to second, $50 to third.

No. 4 — Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that
have never beaten three minutes: purse $<X>0; $360 to
first, $180 to second and §60 to third.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.

No. 5— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four-vear-

olds;T$!S0 to first horse, $240 to second and $80 to th rd.

No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all
pacers that have never beaten 2 :20j ;300 to first horse,
5150 to second, $50 to third.

No. 7— Same day; trotting; purse $200; free for all
big horses that weigh 1.100 poundsor over; $120 to first
horse, $60 to second, $20 to third.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 5.

No. 8 — Running; O 'lifornia Record purse; one-mile
dash; purse $1,000, $ffJ 'to first horse, second to save
entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three-year-olds in one class
and the horBes of all ages in one class, under the fol-
lowing conditions; The horse beating the record in
California in his special class to take the first money;
the horse making the next -best time, all the classes
being considered, to save his entrance; should the
record be beaten in more than one class, then the
first money to be divided equally among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten in any of the
classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall be entitled to first money.

No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:21; $iJ0O to first horse,
$30U to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEP'I. 6.

No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that
have never beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one and $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
three-Year-olds; $ii00 to first horse, $150 to second and
$50 to third.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7.

No. 12 — Running: Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-iuile dash, to be followed by
one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ond horse to save entrance.

No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $S0O; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:2$; $180 to first horse,
$240 to second and $$0 to tliird.

* SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No. 11— Same day; competitive military and cadet
drills; purse and conditions will be named through
the press after conference with the vaiious military
companies.

No. 15— Trotting; purse $100; free for all two-year-
olds; $2-10 to first horse, $120 to second and $10 to third;
heats of a mile.

No. 16— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $360 to second and $120 to tliird.

No. 17— Same day; bicycle race; dash of one mile;
free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second;
entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p in., with the
secretary, at the track.

No. 19— Same day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes
and conditions to oe named hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are best three in five,
except the two-vcur-old trot, unless otherwise speci-
fied. Entrance fee, ten percenton all purses, to ac*
company nomination.

In all, five to enter and tliree to start. National
Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the
board reserves the right to trot heats with any two
ClaBBBfl alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses
must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses
they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money
will be paid for a walk. over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
Bent of the judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Bluod Horse Association
to govern running races, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made In writing, to give sex, 0O1OE
anil iikiTKh of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and. in running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries t j all the above races to Close with the sec-
retary on Wednesday, August l, issa.

Wrlto Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.
A. C, D1ETZ, President.

L. Walker, Secretary,
Lock Drawer 1628, Oakland, Cal.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

CAPT. FOSTER,

At the CUfl House.

REVISED SPEED PROGRAMME

Third District

Agricultural Ass'n

o
o

M

conarearciKG Tuesday, aiu. ss. 1883.

DIRECTORS ;

A. B Collins, Wm. Hawkins, J.uiks Shei.ton, J

W. B. Mt.N-TUOMKRY, I,. H. McIktosh, H. C.

Wilson, U.S. Nye, (?, C. Mason,

OFFICERS :

C. C. Mason, President; J. H. Khapse, Secretary;
Chas. Faulknkk, Treasurer.

Speed Programme ! Revised June
5. 1883.

$3,250

Stakes A Purses

$3,250

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, Al«. 38, 1883.

No. 1— Trotting race; for a purse of $250; for two-
year-old colts; mile heats, best two in three, to har-
ness and to rule ; first colt $150. second $75, third $25.

No. 2— Trotting race ; 3-minute class; mile heats,
best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of
3300; first horse to receive $180, second $90, tliird $30.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 39.

No. 3— Dooley Stake; running race: three-cjuarter
dash for all two-year-olds; entrance $25; p. p.; $100
added; second colt to save entrance.

No. 1— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for
all three-year-olds; entrance $25, p. p.; $150 added;
second horse to save entrance money: 1!-; miles.

No. 5— Reavis Stake; running race; three-fourths
of a mile and repeat for a purse of $20U; first horse to
receive $150, second $50, entrance free.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AIG. 30.

No. 6— Trotting race ; 2 ;40 class ; mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200;
first horse $120, second $60, third $20; Roanoke and
Dutchman not barred.

No. 7— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for
all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a
purse of $300; first horse to receive $1S0, second $90
third $30.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31.

No. 8— Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a
purse of $&jo; first horse to receive $400, second $200,
third $i2ii, fourth $80.

No. 9— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for
aU four-year-olds owned in district; first horse to re-
ceive $180, second $90, third $30.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.

No. 10 — Burk & Mansfield Stake; running race; one-
half mile and repeat; freeforall; entrance $25, $100
added, second horse to save entrance money.

No. 10— Fashion Stable Stake; running face; dash
of two and one quarter miles; free for all; entrance
$50, forfeit $25, $300 added, second horse to save en-
trance money.

No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single
dash of one and one-eighth miles, for a purse of $2o0,
for all beaten horses; entrance free; first horse to re-
ceive $150, second $70, third $25.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association rules to govern all
trotting and pacing races.

In all trotting and p;icing races, five to enter, three
to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all
nominations.

The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association rules to
govern all running races.

Nonstartersforrunningraceswill.be held for en-
trance.

No money paid for a race withont a contest.

Non-starters must be declared out the day previous
to the rac« tlo-v axe engaged In, before S o'clock p. m.

Horses distancing trie entire field In one heat will
be entitled to first and third money only.

Horses entered for purses can only be withdrawn
by consent of the judges.

All entries for races to close with the Secretary at
Chico, August l. l^^o, at 11 o'clock p. m.

The Board of Directors will have ahBOlnte charge
of the track and grounds during the week of races,
and guarantee tliat they will be kept in first-chiss con-
dition.

The above rules in regard to entries and conduct lug
the races win be strictly enforced In every ri Bpect,
and all purses and stakes* will he paid after the judges
have rendered their decision, and before leaving the
stand.

C. C. MASON. President.

J. H. Krause. Secretary.

O. C. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND. CAL.

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES

a specialty. I ifuVc and residence

ii ii- ,1167 Washington street
«■=•*■- References— A. C. Henry, F.K

Shattnck, Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L.
J. Rose, Los Angeles,

for , batching.
I-Kis,
Poland China

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

T AN S H A N S, BRAH-
\i ma Cochins, Leghorns,
BoudanS) Plymouth itocka,
White Faced Black Spanish,
Gaines f>iwiH, Ayleshnry,
Rouen and I'ckin ducks.

I'.r.ni. ■■■ and White Holland

turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also

Ii [8H-FAC 1 : 1 1 lil :K KSHIRE

IMS*, Jprnoy 4 tittle, Etr.

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book
New edition; over 100 pages; handsomely Hi"'

Price by mall, 6U cents.

Stock or eggn for hatching guaranteed true to name,
end to arrive safely. For further Information pleas©
write, Inclosing stamp. Circular and price-list sent on
application. Address

(Jyl WILLI AM HOLES* Lo Ingelee.Oal

T1IE TIRE A SPORT Al '
or THE COAAT 1
BREEDER AND SPOK I

382

%he f^mdev autl Jfccrcisttxmt.

June 16

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

H

J. O'KANE,

MANTTACTTTBER AXD TilPOKTER OF

ARVESS, SADDLES, BEA>KET£^
ARYESS, SADDLES, BL\>KFT^
AR>ESS, SADDLES, IlLAMiEiKJ,

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

J6J Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEX-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots" of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal:
trainers and horsemen on
.the Pacific Coast.

4 X. B.-My acknowledged superiority in
Ithis branch of business is largely due' to
/careful observation andthe valuable sng-
/gestlons of the most skillful turfmen of
the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
Iders and for Makiunev's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and despatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2J$-n> race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANCFACTCREB OF AND DEALER IS

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. SEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2dand3d,
20yl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

STONE.- „ „ MANAGER.

MAXrFACTCRER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WARES A.VB ALL KGTDS OF

^SADDEERT HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
4SS A 4^4 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

SAN FRANCISCO.

SPORTING GOODS.

OR CIRCULAROFTHE

, SGOWSKV

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

FIERCE&CO.OAK^CAL.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, Ri-
fles, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goods of all kinds.

Sporting Goods.

Leading I "*lers,

Boxing: Gloves, Foils, Com-
bat Swords, Indian Clubs,
Hunting Knives, oar
own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

Will A FLNCK,

763 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GfSS, PISTOLS. CITIXBY,

FISHING 1ACKIE, AM-

mSITIO>, EI€.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Hay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,
BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

352 Market Street.

Repairs to order.

Elevator, 12 Front street

KILLLP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

AUCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street. San Francisco

6PECJAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell in All lilies and Counties oi
the State.

REFERENCES.

J. 8. Carey, Sacramento. J. D. Care, Salin .

B. P. Sargent, Gilroy. Johx Boggs, Colusa.

P. A. Flnigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE HOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. 'Whip-
ple, Colgrove, Dietz. ConttB, Dougherty, Newland &
Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of ourabllity to give satisfaction in all busine ssin-
tnutedtoonrcare. Sales will be made in allcities
anil counttea in the Btat« . We have in contemplation
a BcrieB of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the East. We will be
pleased toentei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paitieipate lusuchsales. Private purchases
and nales of Implored live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmost care. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip-
tion.

K1I.MI' A CO., 11C Montgomery-street.

STOCK FARMS.

PAUL PRIEDHOFER,

tST PATHOLOGICAL HORSE-SHOER

116 Washington Street.

PRACTICAL IX ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR
attention to my new patent hand-
made shoe. I guarantee to cure
any hore with bad corns or con-
tracted heekt by using this shoe. I
_„._< I also guarantee to cure any horse
with quarter cracks, interfering,
cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses
'. and returned.

J. McCARROlV,
Horseshoer," 351 Third street, between Fol-
l Harrison. 2Sm3

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF ISO PAGES, CONTAINING* VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1SS2,
with descriptions ana pedigTees of 276 high-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington. Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

T W E N T Y

Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares

"bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising "Voung Trotting

Stock,

consisting of voung stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired by ALMONT, HAPPY MEDIUM.
ABERDEEN andCASSIUS M. CLAT JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred

HIGHLT-BREDBROODMABES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in oreeding and raising fine,
highly-bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what thev want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records oelow
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
madeinlSSl: another with a record of 2:23><; another
with a record of 2:26, made in 18S2: another with a rec-
ord of 2:23^, and a grandson with a three-Year-old rec-
ord of 2:23 }A, the fastest ever made up to 18S1. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20^' to 2:30, a larger number han
anv other stallion except Almout ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2:15,1-< to 2:27>£. No son of Rysdvk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah: second dam bv Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam bv Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. "With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23^ to 2:26^, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have inlSS2 had eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a granddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27;.;, bv
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B,2:28jf, by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1SS2.

These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twentv mares, at 5300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at 350 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1, 18S3. Pttbchas-
EES FROM A DISTANCE CAN BT7Y ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS TF PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD ON ORDERS WITHOTTT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETCTBNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT LN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY HP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues orfurthei information address
WIEXIAM T. WITHERS,

2-13yl Lock bos 392, Lexington, Ky.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Summer Arrangement.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

C. P. R. U,

TIME SCHEDULE.

COMMENCLNG

"WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND USTLL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot (Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets) as follows:

I

DESTINATION.

I

__ ASHLAND PARK __

[ ROTTING STUl

B. J.

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

TREACY, PROPRIETOR

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FAUM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock he-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family ; his aim is to secure and have at all
timeB for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
Ashland Park may now" be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such stalhons as George "Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal-
sora, Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or further particulars address
2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes fir i;.S2. Sim-e
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains "Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scituate, Coomassie and Alphea" strains"
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to anv at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the :ic ceptedbutter producing animals
of the country. Bulls have recently sold inNew York
for 510,000 to 812,000. Animals of both eexes for sale at
moderate price.

HENRY PIERCE, San Francisco.

8:30 am
t9 :30 a si
10:40 am
•3:30 PM

4:2opst
•5:15 F SI

6:30FM
±11 :45 F M

, San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:10 am
•8:10 A SI

9:03 A SI
•10:02 a SI
*3 :36 P M
t4 :59 p Si

6;O0fsi
±7:50 P SI
TS :15 p m

8:30 a mH f\ 9:03 a m

10 ^ A * ' Santa Clara, San Jose and) *%&$*

IR" I 6^00

J t8:15PM

Hollister and Tres Pinos,

J I *10:02am
1 i 6:00pm

j Watsonville, Camp Goodall, c | *,«.ft, . „
?J -Antes, New Brighton, Soquel \ l?^?!
M ItCampCapitolaiASantaCrnzl I 6-0PPm:

Soledad and Way Stations

-p?-!>ft a wl I Monterey and Santa Cruz. { l j^ ,,,

T'-JUAM|( (Sunday Excursion) 1 I ±S.43psi

♦Sundays excepted. tSundays only. iTheater train,
Saturdays only.

Stage connections are made with the 10 :40 a. m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a . m. Train. ,

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos. Soquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilroy. Paralsoand Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, §4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, 55, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, ?6.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, $3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. A Tkt. Agt.

^ SOUTHERN DIVISIONS, -gj

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leave, and are due to arrive at, San
Francisco as follows:

DESTINATION.

[AH RIVE
I (FROM)

9:30 A 31
*4 :00 P v
*4:30 P M

8:00.

3:30 p M
*4 :30 p M

8:00 .
•4:00 F M

9:30 .

4:30 P m

7:30 a m
*4:00P M

7:30 J

9:30 a Si
•4:00 P M

8:00

7:30 A m
10 SO

3:00 P M
♦5:00 p M

3:30 f m

5:30 F m
si

5.-00 i

TO

n. a. jrnn. D. hicks.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel Registers.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material
Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Rates.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CAIXS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

TRXESS LEAVE SAN" FRA2CCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARSmfG

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its heantifnl Groves and delightful Drives. Tront
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may he had in season.

THE BAY OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and vaiiety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Rar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for Bports-

THE BATHING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MONTE, "

ARE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, ■with

IIXGAXT OOMS
connecting for individual baths, with douche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-known
"Watering Places,
AJPTOS, SOQCEt A3SD SAXTA CKFZ.

IS VIA TH

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge).
The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo, Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in gTeat variety.
Notably

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

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDREAS are
reached by this line. Stages connect with trains daily
at San Mateo for those well-known Retreats, PTJRIS-
SIMA, SAN GREGORIO and PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at and about SAX BRUNO and McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the lovers
of this manly sport.

*S:0O a S£
8:00 A SI
7:30 a si
8:00 a M
3:30 p si
*4 30 P si
*4:00 p si
7:30 A SI
±10:00 a SI
3:00 p M
8:00 A M
9:30 A si
3:30 p si
*4:00 p si
•4:30 p si
3:30 p si
8*0 a si
♦1:30 p si

..Antioch and Martinez..

..Calistoga and Napa..

. ) Deming, El Paso ( Express..
. S and East '* Emigrant

. ) Gait and ( via Livennore

. j" Stockton \ via Martinez

....Knight's Landing. _.

....Los Angeles and South

....Livennore and Pleasanton...

..Madera and Fresno..

..Marys vilie and Chico....
..Niles and Haywards

. i Ogflen and ( Express

. i East "(Emigrant

. } Red Bluff f viaMarvpvillt.
. I and Tehama "( via Woodland..
..Redding.

(Sacramento (^ifermore

I] anaColf"jviaBeiii<!to_.

...Sacramento, via Benicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

..Virginia City..
..Woodland.

2:40 p M

*12;40 p M

*10:10 A M

7:40 p XC

11 10 a SI

•10:10 a SI

*10:10 A M

7:40 p m

2:40 f st

7:10 a st

5:40 p m

*12:40 P M

5:40 p SI

*10:10 A sr

±11:10 a si

2:40 P SI

5:40 p si

•8:40 a St

2:40 p st

•12:40 p st

5:40 p st

5:40 p sr

3:40 P SI

9:40 A SI

•8:40 a St

11:10 A St

6:10 A K

5:40 p M

*7:40 p st

5:40 p st

5:40 p st

7:40 p si

11:10 a st

•10:10 A Si

*6:Q0 a M

•3:40 p si

13:40 p M

9:40 a st

7:40 p st

2:40 P si

•10:10 a Si

12:40 p si

111:10 a st

11:10 a st

•7:40 p si

*10:10 a m

ril:10 a si

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. M. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

KOCAX. FERRY TRAIAS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco Daily.

S

fbscr1de for a advertise *tvt
.Breeder and OportsmAmLM

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried in Raggage Cars and put in charge of

Tr.nn Batrfrageman. Train Baggagemen are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all dogs received in Baggage

C^-In order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while in transit, it is necessary that they be iirovjcleci
with COLLAR. AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carriedfreeof charge. Guns taken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may be
taken in PaaaengBT Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
oiTeet, and No. 2 N —
A. C. BASSETT,

Superintendent

TO EAST OAKLAND— *6:00—*6:30— 7:00— 7:30-^8 :00—
8:30—9:00—9:30—10:00—10:30—11:00—11:30—12:00—12-30
—1:00— 1:30— 2.-00— 2:30— 3:00— 3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
_5:30— 6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00 — U:00 —

*12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— *6:00— *fl:30 — *7:00— *7:30 — *8-00 —
•8:30— *3:30— *i;00— *4:30— *5:00— *5:30— *6^0 — »6:30 —
9:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)-*9:30 a.m.— 6:30—
111:00— *12:00p.si.

TO ALAMEDA— *6;00— *6:30— 7:00— *7:30— 8:00 — «S-30 —
9 :00 — 9:30— 10 :fl0— ±10 :30— 11 :00— ill :30— 12 :00— ±12:30—
1:00—11:30—2:00-3:00—3:30-4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00—5:30 —
6:00— 6:30—7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:O0.

TO BERKELEY— *6:0O—*6: 30— 7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *S 30
—9 :00— ±9 :30— 10 :00— ±10 :30— 11 :00— ±L1 :30 — 12:00 —1 -00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30—5:00— 5:30— 6:00— 6:30— 7 -0b—
8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— *12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY— *6:00 — *6:30 — 7:00 — *7-30 —
t8:00— •8:30—9:00—10:00— 11:00— 11:00—2:00— 3:00—1:00
—•4:30-5:00— •5:30— 6:00— *6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Daily.

FROM FRUIT VALE— *S:20— »6:50— *7:20— *7:50— *S-20
*8 :50— •O :20— *10 : 21— H :20— *i :50— *5 :20— "5 :50— *6 -20—
•6:50—7:25—9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — *5-15 — *5:45 —
J6:45— 9:15— *3:15.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— ^:27 — •5-57 — 6-27 — 6-57 —

7:27— 7:57— 5:27— S:57— 9:27— 9:57— 10:27— 10:57— 11 -27—
11:57— 12:27— 12:57— 1:27— 1:57— 2:27— 2:57— 3-27— 3-57 —
4:27— 1:57-5:27— 5:57— 6:27— 6:57 — 7:57— 8:57— 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *5:36—*6 06—6 -36
7:06— 7:36-5:06—8:36:— 9:06— 9:36— 10:06 — 10:3S — 11:06
—11 :36— 12 :06— 12 :3S— 1 :06— 1 :36— 2 :06~2 :36— 3 :06 — 3 -36
—1:06-4:36— 5:06— 5:36— 6:06— 6:36— 7:06— S:06 — 9:06—
10:06— 11: 06.

FROM ALAMEDA— •5:22— *5:52 — *6:22 — 6:52 — *7-'>2 —

7:-,2—-n:22—>:52_iJ:22-!i:52 — tl0:22 — 10:52 — JU:22 —
11:52— 112:22— 12:52— 11:22—1:52— 2:52— 3.-22-3-52— 1-22
—1:52— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22— 6:52— 7:52— 8:52— 9:52— 10:52.

FROM BERKELEY— *5;15— %5:45— •6:15— 6-45— »7-15—
7:45— *8:15 — 6^5— 19:15— 9:45— ±10:15— 10:45— 111:15 —
11:45-12:45 — 1:45 — 2:45— 3:45—1:15— 4:15-5:15 — 5-45
—6:lo— 6:45— 7:45— 8:15— 9 :45— 10:45.

FROM "UTEST BERKELEY— •5.-45—*6:15— 6:45— *7-15
— 7:45— 8:45— ±9:15- 9:45 — 10:45— 112:45— 1:45 — 2-45 —
3:45-4:45— *5:15— 5 jl5— "605— 6:45— *7;15.

CREEK ROUTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO-*7:15— 9:15— 11 -15—1 a5—
3:15—5:15.

•Daily, except Sundays. fSundays only.

BtreetLandNp^New Montgomery street.Palace HoteL
H. R. JUDAH,

Asst. PaeB, and Tkt Agt.

"Standard Time" Furnished by Easdolph & Co
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery St. S. F,

A. N. TO^TiiE,

Gen. Manager.

T. H, GOODMAN,

Gen, Paas Tkt A«t.

1883

^Ixe ^txcdcv mul J^tfvisnmtu

THE WHITMAN 8A00U

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in slock full lines of their

celebrated goods.

o

SADDLES FOR ROAD. RAM II OR PARK 1M:.
Willi or without the California liorn.

TRAININGM3~ADDL.ES.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order inspecial styles.

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
p lication.

JOHN A. ltt.cKERB.ON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

"WHITMAN TREES.

HAVING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

/ AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 EIUb street.

SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Riders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the "WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 233 Ellis St.. Sole Agent for Pacifle Coast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF
THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE
WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using- them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

$30 and 332 Ellis Street, Sole Agent for the Pacifle Coast

D

ANTEEO.

ARK BAT COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Colnmbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd " Y'.ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4tn " Fashion, bv imported Trustee.

5th " Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charle

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th
9th
10th
llth
12th
13th

By imported Centinel.
By Mark Anthony.
By imported Janus.
By imported Monkey.
By imported Sllvereye.
By Spanker.

See Brace's American Stud Book. vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.
Will make the ensuing season, L88S, from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms 550 the season.

JOSM'II CAIRN SIMPSON,

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X.

I!

Y MALCOLM HIS DAM COLUMBIA WILL'MAKE'THE EN-
sulng season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, $25 the season.
X X (Donblecross) Is of as high and fashionable breeding as anv stallion
in the country . Hie sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also by imported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Slal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day. and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie I, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm. Lady Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirtert, Regent, Ladv Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Lady Middleton. etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion in California, and from his In-
breeding has as much of the blood as, if he were a son of that renowned
sire. He is a horse of Immense substance, good size, high form, and of
the best disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON, Oakland,
or 508 Montgomery street.

Maree intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
nue, Petatuma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
Morshead.Cltv Front Sta'des, will be received, good care taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Die tz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS

AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. C. DIETZ .1 CO., Proprietors. 9 Fronl street. S. F.

THAD STEVENS.

Tins rHOROTJQHBBEDHORSB'WTLX BE AT AGRICULTURAL
Park, Sacramento* for 1 tFeb. 1 and ending the

let of July next. Q t pasturage for mares win >k> provided at ?: per

month. For terms and particulars apply to or sddn '?

W. BL Ml'RRY. Agent,

i rimento Racetrack.

ROLES OF THE NATIONAL TROTTING ASSOCIATION FOR
i saleatthls office. Plice 25 cents per copy, paper. Pocket edition
60 cents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTOT

Veil, Secretary of the Nation*
PRICE 8 »•

Compiled by Tho:
ciation.

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No better example of the vast improvement made in the
yacht building art by San Francisco designers could be se-
lected than the yacht Lurline, a picture of which adorns the
front page of the Breeder and Sportsman this week. Our
artist has not been as successful with this picture as with the
horse pictures he has prepared for us, but while the cut can
hardly be called a perfect picture of the Lurline it
presents enough of her individuality to show to the
practical eye exactly what sort of a boat she is.
Our artist confesses himself under great obligations to
Messrs. Simpson & Fisher, the sail-makers, who prepared
for his use a reduced sketch of the Lurline's hull and sails,
and also to Captain Matthew Turner, who furnished us with
the vessel's lines accurately drawn to scale from the original
model. The drawing we present is prepared on a scale of
one-sixteenth . of an inoh to the foot. The owners of the
Lurline are the brothers John D., Adolph [B. andC. A.

Spreckels, sons of Sir Claus Spreckels, whose vast businoss
and possessions in the Hawaiian Islands have made the name
of Spreckels famous everywhere. The Spreckels Brothers
wanted a fine, fast, staunch, sea-going yacht, and Captain
Turner, who built the Lurline for them, most admirably
filled their expectations in every particular. Besides the
Lurline Captain Turner also built the Chispa, owned by I.
Gutte, the Nellie, owned by Mervyn Donahue, and the Consu-
ello. The Lurline is built on a design originated by Captain
Turner. Her keel is a single stick, 24 inches
square and 70 feet long. It is 21 inches across
the top of the keel, giving a base for the floor timbers of
that many inches. The construction is an improved one, to
gain strength. The upper part of the keel is rounded out,
and where the garboard straike usually is, is solid keel. The
bottom of the keel had composition bolts put in it at various
angles, and the lead was cast around the hea s of the e

bolts. Then the keel was turned over in place, so the lead
is very firmly secured. Half the floor timbers are natural
crooks. The frames are Port Orford cedar, instead of the
usual Oregon. They are 24 inches between cen-
ters. The kelson is 10x12 inches. The ceiling is 2 and
3-inch stuff. The planking is 2J inches throughout.
The stem is a piece of laurel sided to 6 inches at top of
keel. The deck plank is Port Orford cedar, 3 inches
square. She has a 5-inch plankshear. The rails are of
oak and the stanchions of cedar. The bitts are made of oak
and miro wood. The yacht has 8 hanging knees on>
side. She draws feet, 3 inches aft, and has consid-
erable of a " drag line." Her dead-rise is 35 degrees.
Her overhang is 6 feet and she has more shear than Tur-
ner's former models.
She is 72.40 feet on water line and SO. 50

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June 23.

THE KENNEL.

An Ex Post Facto "Kick."

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Will you permit one
who was neither a judge, exhibitor, member P. C. K. C. nor
manager (?) in the late bench show to have his little fling?
If you will, I'll try not to fling mud.
What is a bench show for?

One would think it should be originated by sportsmen and
lovers of the dog simply to afford opportunity, in open com-
petition, to determine who owns the best types in the various
classes, and, by bringing such owners into contact, to make it
possible so to combine blood strains as to grade up and im-
prove the dog stock of the State.

I conceive it to be foreign to legitimate show ends to give
people an opportunity to show what may be valuable only to
the owner, or to make it possible for inordinate vanity to be
fed with uudiscriminating praise of dogs which have more
disqualifying defects than legs.

You can readily recall the "numerous" exhibitor, who
stands expectant before his dog bench, full to overflowing
with the standard points of Stonehenge, and ready, nay, even
anxious to presouify the standard in the particular cur in which
his affections are bound up, and in whose hide it is a pity
the exhibitor is not on show himself. The gentle, persistent,
intelligent, vivaoious fool exhibitor, who is sure a "mahog-
any nose" means the smutty dab on his dog's muzzle, and
who absolutely knows that a "gently curving tail" is just
exactly like the "teapot" narrative characteristic of
his liver exterminator. The wonder- exciting, commis-
eration-arousing, nausea-creating fool exhibitor, who
sees in every deprecatory remark a deep-laid
scheme to influence the judging so as to make his three-dollar
entry unproductive in the way of magniticent awards, the
least of which shall be worth at least two dollars, not count-
ing the diploma, which would be invaluable if it was not so
uncertain as to any particular diploma whether it was issued
by the P. 0. K. C. under the direction of the judges, or was
merely a placebo to some muscular exhibitor given to insure
his not eating a "manager" or so.

If I am right about the proper reasons for showing dogs in
public, then it can't be a prime end of such a show to ad-
vertise any man, or any man's dogs except in so far as ster-
ling merit shall cause remark and rivet attention. And any
award made merely because an exhibitor is urgent tends by
so much to weaken confidence and destroy the usefulness of
such shows.

Admitting a " bench show " to be a good thing, it is per-
haps worth while to ask what assurances should be offered
exhibitors, first as to the safety of dogs and second as to
judging and awards.

It goes without saying the management of a show should
be able, truthfully, to say to gentlemen owning good dogs:
"Send up your animals; they will have such care as consci-
entious solicitude and a proper appreciation of the trust as-
sumed would insure. " If tliis assurance can not be given,
who would exhibit?

What man, who has bred, raised, handled and liked a dog,
a good one or a poor one, would knowingly expose his pet
and servant to risks unnecessarily?

Who wants mange of any sort in his kennel ?

"Who hath redness of eyes ?" Aus. — "The dog distem-
pered, and the man who owns him."

To illustrate, not because the late show was worse than
another, but because it is fresh in the minds of your readers,
who would not exhibit if they thought their animals would
suffer as have some shown there.

Three poisoned. Not in the class most interesting and most
creditable, it is true, but yet good dogs and valuable to the
owners.

Of three thoroughbred pups shown in the Irish
class, two have since died distempered. A bitch, d
above, likely to die yet, same trouble. The two pups taken
home from the show gave to one not shown the disease andr
it died.

Here is one gentleman who has suffered an actual cash loss
of $80, with a prospect of losing a bitch worth in productive
value at least $500.

Take another instance, that of a gentleman who showed
without hope of medal, deploma or anything else other than
the consciousness of haviug done what he could to help in
a thing in which his brother sportsmen were interested. One
of his dogs has died since the show, of disease contracted
there. The other, the most magnificent bit of dog flesh that
has ever come under my eye, whether for color, coat, propor-
tion, relative measurement or otherwise, has been fed with a
spoon for forty-one days since the show, and
it seems even now that we are likely to lose.

True Blue, ex MacGregor, Eob Eoy— Queen Mab, and
Luln Laveraek, Carlowitz — Petrel, from disease resulting
from exposure at the late Bench show.

Such losses can only tend to dishearten and discourage
exhibitors, and the outcome will be the failure of future
shows unless it can be made to appear that the losses are the
result of imperfect arrangements, misunderstood needs, and
general mismanagement. What is true as to these latter fac-
tors in the late show?

If I know what a dog needs in the way of care, and I think
I do, the dogs in the last show were not well cared for. The
strange surroundings! and exciting conditions present made
it difficult to keep a dog on his feed and regular.

So much the more reason for not expecting one irresponsi-
ble attendant to look after twenty or thirty dogs.

They were not taken from the benches and run upon a
straw pile at regular intervals as should have been done.
Tney had not water enough, nor often enough, nor clean
enough, nor, in some instances that I noted, fresh enough.
The sporting dogs had not that gentler handling to which
they were accustomed, and which they should have had.

Some of them I suspect were not taken from their
tiresome perches more than once in twenty-four hours, and
then but for, say, five minutes. All of which neglect
could only work to their disadvantage. A dog is quite as
susceptible to colds and drafts as a human being; yet those
poor brutes wore, part of them, exposed for fourteen hours a
May, in their fevered condition, to currents of airso strong as
to make it dangi-rons to stand in their vicinity. Summed up,
the flagrant need was the need of a manager— a man intel-
ligent enough to learn, with experience enough to teach him,
conscientious enough to labor without ceasing, and with ex-
« ■ utiv capacity enough to make him moro than the show.

ItiflBftid that the show was a pecuniary venture purely
ip with on eye siugle to profits, and with utter disre-
gard >f proprieties. If this be so, it was a grievous error.
SucL a show should be merely the flowering of the desires
ami hopes of & large number of gentlemen. It should be ar-
: i its every detail by men who hold the good of the
and any miserable little emolument last. These
tore should become, and feel, responsiblejfor the slight-
Slect, and should insist upon extraordinary care during

all the time that dogs are absent from their owners. They
should, when they delegate power, choose such trustworthy
persons as may be available, and hold them to the strictest
accountability.

Now, to what association can we look for such qualifica-
tions?

Patently, not to the present Pacific Coast Kennel Club.

It has, through carelessness and failure to appreciate the
gravity of the enterprise, permitted bench shows in California
to suffer an almost irreparable injury. It has quite lost the
confidence of many hitherto warm adherents. It has really
forfeited about all claim to recognition and support from those
who know with what culpable neglect its members per-
mitted the positive control of the late show to pass from its
hands.

Now, sir, if it be granted that it is worth while to inau-
gurate a system of legitimate bench shows, to what source
shall we look for responsibility and management?

My plan is this: To have a widely- circulated call issued
through the Breeder and Sportsman, so that it will reach all
of those interested, for a number of weeks, setting a time for
the formation of a Bench Show Club. Secure the co-opera-
tion of gentlemen, dog-owners or not. Get the
presence of as many as possible, and the advice
and support of those who cannot come. Organize a
club on such basis as shall appeal to every man's
confidence. Make such men officers as may lend stability
and respectablity to the organization. Organize on such
basis as will enable the club to give a properly arranged
show, with such awards as shall excite the emulation of the
best dog men, and give a show that shall develop to its full-
est what good there is in such a thing. This plan entails
some labor, a little expense, and if the club be formed, some
draft upon the public spirit of its members. But it can be
done. Will you not ask through the Breeder and Sports-
man for the views of such practical men as Aldrichof Marys-
viile, Gale of Oroville, Martin Briggs, the Bassfords, Post, J.
B. Martin of San Francisco, Major Woods of Stockton and
others of that ilk ? X

A Kick With Foundation.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: Being a successful ex-
hibitor at the late San Francisco bench show, it will, I pre-
sume, be somewhat out of place for me to make any com-
ments on the management, or rather mismanagement, of the
show, but to guard against a similar infliction of the
kind in the future I feel that too much cannot be said even if
one does succeed in winning a few medals.. It has been said
by many that the show was grossly mismanaged; the number
of valuable dogs that have since died and that are still sick
will bear me out in this assertion. Why, a few more such
shows will kill off what few fine dogs we have in the State
instead of improving them. The question has been asked
why so many dogs came home sick? In the first place the
hall was poorly ventilated and, consequently, not suited for
a bench show. After 10:30 p.m. till 10 a. m. everything was
closed up tight, consequently the air became very foul. In-
stead of carrying out of the hall the cleanings from the stalls,
they were thrown under the benches. After the
fourth day the stench early in the morning be-
came very "loud." This in itself was enough to
make all the dogs sick and it is a wonder to me more have
not died. Add to this a lack of sufficient exercise and you
have the whole secret. As I was at the show from 7 a. m. to
10:30 p. m. every day, only going to my meals and room, I
think I was in a position to know just about how the thing
was managed. Of my three entries two were very sick;
one bitch has since given premature birth to five puppies,
from the effects of sickness, all of which were sold at ©20
apiece when eight weeks old. One dog is still sick and has
not been on his feet for three weeks. Add to this the cost of
exhibiting three dogs from a distance of 150 miles with an
additional cost of a week's stay in San Francisco, one can
readily see the medals won have cost me dear. Still, I am
willing to exhibit again next year, but before doing so, must
know beforehand, first, if the manager is competent to man-
age a bench show; second, if the hall is suitable for a show
of the kind, and third, if there is a yard suitable for the ex-
ercise of dogs. The care of my dogs I will attend to personally
as I did at the last show.

Of the officers of the club, though a stranger to them all, I
have nothing to say only in the highest praise. They did
everything in their power to make the show a success, and
had it not been for Mr. Dixon the dogs would not have been
classed at all. And to Messrs. Stack, Dixon and Post, exhib-
itors are indebted for such success as the show attained.
Mr. Levy, the manager, seemed to be the right man in the
wrong place. He did not seem to understand the duties re-
quired of him, and was far better adapted to manage the
ticket office and " cash box " than managing the bench show.

Bow.

The Chicago Bench Show.

A regular correspondent of the Breeder and Sportsman
makes the following comments anent the Chicago bench
show, confining his remaiks to breeds with which he is per-
fectly familiar:

Greyhounds — Very, very poor.

Deerhounds — Miserable; in fact, no true deerhounds on
exhibition.

Setters — Entries good, and as a lot very good, especially
the Irish red and Gordons.

Spaniels — Irish water, that most useful breed, well repre-
sented, and some very good specimens; small King Charles —
some very pretty members of this now rather uncommon
class.

Pointers — Did not take my fancy. All wanted quality and
the larger ones showed much hound.

Mastiff's — One fine example of breed, but not very large.
The second-prize dog larger, but an inferior dog.

Old Irish Wolf Hound — A more miserable mongrel, the
American Field notwithstanding, never entered a show.

Fox Terriers — Contained two nice dogs, the first-prize dog
especially a good, useful dog. The bitches in this class were
very poor and unworthy of prizes.

Bulldogs — Not one worthy of putting on a bench.

Bull Terriers — One very nice specimen, powerful and
active.

Beagles — Fair.

Foxhounds — Very poor.

Pugs — In quantities, and as ugly as usual.

St. Bernards and Newfoundlands — All mixed up, crossed
and recrossed ; some fine dogs, but nothing truly typical of
either breed.

At a meeting held by the Pacific Coast Coursing Club last
week it was decided to hold the' fall coursing meeting at
Merced on October 23. This club has an increasing list of
members and plenty of funds on hand.

The Gilroy Field Trials.

We have received the following announcement from Gil-
roy:

December 3, 1SS3, the third annual field trials of the Gil-
roy Rod and Gun Club will commence on Monday, and are
open to all pointers and setters, the bona fide property of
residents of the Pacific Coast. The trials will take place near
Gilroy, on grounds preserved for the purpose.

The following stakes will be run:

All Aged Stakes; entrance fee $5; first prize silver cup,
second, gold medal; third, silver medal.

Puppy Stakes, for dogs whelped on or since January 1,
1SS2; three prizes same as in All Aged Stakes.

In addition to the above prizes, others are expected to be
added — donations from leading sportsmen.

Entries close at S p. m. on the evening before the trials.

All entries must be accompanied by the entrance fee; also
a full description of the dogs entered, with name of sire and
dam (if known), age. color and markings.

Applications for entry to be made to the Secretary of the
Gilroy Kod and Gun Club, who will furnish, on application, a
copy of the rules governing the trials.

E. Leavesley, Secretary.

BOWING.

Muscle Versus Science.

The Turf, Field and Farm comments as follows on the
Haulan-Kenuedy contest : «

"The Portland school of scullers has met with another de-
feat. The claim was set up for it that it is the only scientific
and realty artistic school of rowing in the country; and it
was argued that science, with a good exponent, must triumph
over mere muscular strength. Edward Hanlan, it was fur-
ther argued, had become champion of the world, not for the
reason that he had made a study of rowing and handled the
oars with artistic skill, but because he was clothed with su-
perior strength. It was said that he did not know how to
properly rig a boat, that he did not understand how to make
the most use of natural gifts, and that his style was crude
and faulty. John A. Kennedy, according to the same critics,
was the reverse of all this. He was scientific to the marrow,
was the very embodiment of Portland knowledge and he was
certain to make Hanlan haul down his flag, although the i g-
norant public might at first scoff at the suggestion. The
Portland party justified their faith by forming a syndicate to
back Kennedy for $2, 500 in the stake and to invest some on
him in the pools. The sculler from Maine had shown a
three-mile trial in nineteen minutes, and he had the benefit
of the knowledge of the astute Mr. M. L. Davis, a shrewd
matchmaker, an inventor of note and an instructor of rare
merit; therefore the strong undercurrent of talk in his favor
was not surprising to those in the secret, although it was
treated with scant courtesy by the thousands who base their
judgment upon form shown in public. * * * Kennedy
evidently had had the story drilled into him that the way to
beat Hanlan was to collar him right at the start and to hold
him by the throat for three-quarters of a mile. At least he
forced the pace from the word, but no matter how rapidly he
propelled himself, the boat of the champion held its place
abreast of him. Those who held the watches realized that
the work was terribly in earnest and they wondered how long
it would last. When half the distance to the turning buoy
remained to be rowed Kennedy weakened and both he and
Hanlan lost considerable by getting off the course. The first
to recover was Hanlan, although Mr. M. L. Davis so far for-
got himself as to attempt to coach Kennedy into the line with
his white pocket handkerchief. The champion was the first
to round his stake, and then he pulled an easy stroke and
gradually widened the gap between his boat and that of Ken-
nedy. The race was practically decided at the end of the
first mile, but Kennedy gamely stuck to his work and forced
his shell over the course in 19:52. Hainan's time was 19:4
and he smashed the record with so much ease that experts
doubted the measurement of the course. A competent sur-
veyor, however, went over it three separate times, and he has
certified that it is correct. Had Kennedy rowed up to the re-
puted time of his trial, Hanlan would have been forced to
beat nineteen minutes, which he could have done. The race
confirmed the opinion of Hanlan's admirers that he is the
most wonderful man that ever sat in a boat. On Tuesday,
June 5, we paid, on the order of the referee, the stakes,
amounting to ©5,000, over to Mr. Geo. F. Johnson, the rep-
resentative of Hanlan."

Edward Hanlan, almost more than any man living, has
contributed toward making Canada well and favorably known
all over the wide world. Always striving to win, he has
placed himself head and shoulders over the remainder of his
profession, living or dead. When he first distinguished him-
self, Canada was surprised and delighted. It could not do
too much for the* man it delighted to honor. To-day he
stands the hero of over a score of aquatic contests, and Can-
ada has almost forgotten to think of him. And yet he re-
mains a greater phenomenon in his way than any other man
in the athletic world. Brute strength has placed John L.
Sullivan at the head of the debased, prize-fighting, short-
haired mob. Skill, patience and perseverance has placed
Hanlan in the proud pre-eminence he now occupies in the
rowing world. The one has contributed largely to the de-
generation of his race, morally if not physically; the other
has aided largely in fostering a love for healthy, beneficial
recreation that must tend to the improvement of his species.
The one owes his worldly goods and notoriety to his ability
to maim and pound the life out of his fellow creatures. The
other owes the little he has, and his position, to superior
physical culture, ability and a desire to honestly accomplish
all that he undertakes. In which should the world and the
country to which he belongs take the greatest pride? — To-
ronto Globe.

John Davis of Windsor, Out., who acted as judge for Han-
lan in his race with Kennedy, is as lucky as the champion.
In the toss for choice of courses Davis won for the eighth
successive time for Hanlan. The Turf, Field and Farm
says: "Mr. Davis' success in coin-flying is remarkable, and
hereafter he will appear to the representatives of the scullers*
matched against Hanlan as a holy terror."

It appears that M. L. Davis did attempt to coach Kennedy
when the Portland sculler was rowing out of his course. It
is now announced that in consequence of this action of Ken-
nedy had led the procession home, Hanlan's judge would
have claimed the race.

Wallace Boss has begun training at Portland, Me. His
headquarters are at the boat-house of the Cumberland Bow-
ing Association. Mr. F. Davis, who acted as coach to John
Kennedy in his race with Hanlan, will probably attend to
Boss.

1883

3Pte greater mttX ^poxismnn.

TTJKF AND TRACK.

TROTTERS AT PBTALUMA.

The Great Green Mare Out for a Jog.

Broken-down bands of barn-storming actors on their re-
tarn to tbiB city after a terrorizing trip through the interior
are wont to speak in terms of reproach of Petaluma. The
name Petalnma is redolent of rusticity, cheese, fine cows,
Swiss dairymen, but one hardly ever hears it used as a syn-
onym for go-ahead push, for enterprise or wealth, yet for all
these Petaluma is not surpassed by any interior city in the
State, and, though her citizens occasionally decline to be de-
spoiled by a band of highbinders under the guise of amateur
actors, or turn a cold shoulder on some burnt-cork combina-
tion, yet they have the satisfaction of knowing that their
beautiful city is well up with the boom just now being expe-
rienced by all parts of the State. Minstrel troupes, fakirs,
drummers, and others, who have made a flying trip to Peta-
luma, probably failed to see any beauty in the town, and for
this reason: One reaches the place by rail, and unfortu-
nately the depot is situated in a sort of marsh, from whence
the view is limited to the rear of a tannery, a brace of sta-
bles, a narrow bridge and a winding creek — not a very pictur-
esque lay-out. But go through the town just four or five
blocks, and there can be seen the loveliest collection of hand-
some country residences to be found anywhere. Pretty
houses surrounded by trees and literally embowered by beau-
tiful flowers go to make up as charming an ensemble as one
could wish for. The tree-laden, dark green hills at the back
of the city, the winding roads, the luxuriant growth of or-
chard trees and vines, present a picture of still life that com-
pares with any one of the half dozen Swiss towns over which
poets gush and tourists rave. The city proper contains a few
fine brick and stone blocks and a good many prosperous, en-
terprising merchants. They do business on a business basis
there. One can take into town 1,000 tons of wheat and get
for it spot cash at the highest market rate, or can sell a dozen
eggs on the same terms. Unlike other cities in the center of
a farming district, Petaluma does no trade on a barter basis.
The producer sells his stuff for cash and pays cash for what
goods he wants. Quite recently the townspeople raised about
$40,000 to straighten and widen the creek and to pave with
granite blocks one of the main streets, and even now a couple
of huge dredgers are at work dredging out the creek to
improve navigation. Petaluma is the center of the fine
stock-raising portion of this State, and around it are more
fine horses and cattle than one can easily enumerate. "We
paid a flying visit to the racetrack and fair grounds last Sun-
day, and were much surprised at the large number of trotters
and runners there in training. The mile track is one of the
safest in the State, albeit the last one built, though a little
loam or sand mixed with the adobe crust would make it still
better.

The first acquaintance we met on the track was
Chauncey Kane, who has about thirteen trotters in training,
principally owned by Mr. Dan Brown of Petaluma, the owner
of the late Volunteer. Among Mr. Brown's lot is a dark bay
two-year-old horse , Jackson Temple, by Volunteer, dam Alice
Daniels, by George M. Patchen. Two weeks ago Kane
started to break Jackson Temple. The first time he was
bitched up he was driven on the road at a jog and the day
after Kane drove him a mile in 2:42^, a fine performance for
a green colt soft and fat from pasture.

In the next stall was a likely bay mare, four years old, by
Volunteer, dam by Emigrant.

Bay gelding Johnny, by Robinson's Auctioneer Johnny,
who won a district race last fall in 2:38 J.

Two-year-old horse Connemara, by Brown's Volunteer, dam
by Don Juan, by Speculation.

Five-year-old gelding by General Dana, dam by Maillard's
Eclipse, unbroken.

Bay mare by Lodi, dam by Maillard's Eclipse.

Steve Crandall has also a fine lot in training at the track
and is doing good, work with some of them. First and
foremost is Mr. A. P. Whitney's ch c Dawn, by Nutwood,
dam Countess, by Whipple's Hambletonian. Dawn won the
Embryo Stake at Oakland last fall in 2:59.

Ideo, by Abbotsford, dam Countess.

Pasceda, record 2:44, by Alexander, dam Countess.

Bay colt Johnny, four years, by General Dana, dam by
John Kelson.

Bay mare Blanche, by Gen. McClellan, dam by John Nel-
son, owned by W. Bihler.

Bay pacing mare Fanny Wilson, by Gen. McClellan, dam
by Belle Alta.

Bay colt Joe Dake, by Gen. McClellan, dam a thorough-
bred mare, Fairy Queen.

S. Sperry is also working a lot at the track. Among them
is the great mare Nellie R, record 2:20, by McClellan Jr., dam
Susie Rose.

A Rustic colt owned by Judge J. McM. Shaffer.

Bay colt by Alexander, dam by Napa Chief.

Bay gelding by Inauguration.

Lupe and Fred OarrUlo are training some thorougbreds.
The pick of the lot is a sorrel filly, three years, by Wheatley,
dam by Cheatem, owned by P. Carroll. She is enterd for
the three-quarter-mile and repeat race to come off at Peta-
luma to-day and is said to have shown a half in 0:50 and re-
peated in 0:50i, weight up unknown.

J. B. Hinkle, b c by Shannon, dam by Lodi, a full brother
to Ironwood, by Ironclad, and Jack Merrick, by Bayswater,
dam by Gilpatrick, make up Carrillo's string.

After looking through the stables we went out to the
track to see the horses worked out. Twenty or thirty people
in the stand and a dozen or so more around in buggies gave
an air of life to the place, but as nearly all of them had their
watches out, the drivers were a bit chary of showing the best
they could do. The first horse speeded was Carroll's sorrel
filly by Wheatley. A boy jogged her three miles and then
Fred Carrillo gave her a fast half. The morning was dull and
heavy and she did not sweat out good, which is perhaps the
reason that her best quarter was 0:26$ on the back stretch.
She will have to cut that more than three-quarters
of a second to win to-day. Then Steve Crandall brought
Dawn on and jogged him several times around, doing little
better than a three-minute gait on any part of the track.
Dawn had hurt his foot the day before and was all bandaged
up, and when the boys told us that he could beat thirty we
believed them. A white-footed, dark brown colt by Volun-
teer was then given his second lesson in harness and showed
a fine burst of speed. By this time there were a dozen
horses on the track and^when Chauncey Kane came out with
Jackson Temple he found plenty ready for a brush. Tem-
ple did not act very well, and though he showed better than a
forty gait in three trials he failed to make the circuit better
than three minutes. Chauncey laid the blame to ill-fitting
boots.

We waited until nearly 1 p. m. and at last were rewarded
by seeing Mi*. W. Bibler's Blanche given a fast mile. She

went to the quarter in forty, made the second quarter in 38],
reached the three-quarter pole in 1:57 and got home in 2:36.j.
Steve Crandall drove Blanche, and it seemed that he had
pretty hard work to keep her from getting home some fifteen
seconds faster. Blanche has no record, she was barred in
several races last season and. did not start in others on ac-
count of sickness. It is generally thought that she can trot
in 2:17 or better, and if she is entered in the low classes this
season, will give the boys an experience similar to that given
in the East by the green horse Phallas, who made his last
heat in 2:18j and thereby showed his ability to scoop every
one of the low purses.

There was a black mare on the track sired by A. W. Rich-
mond, the sire of Romero. She has the same action as Ro-
mero, a peculiar gathering of the fore feet.and in good hands
would make a fast trotter.

One of the sights on the track was a gentleman dubbed by
the Petaluma sports "The Mystery." He arrived at the
track two weeks ago, bringing his family, two horses and a
sulky. To some inquirers he said he had come from Men-
docino to show the folks some trotters. Naturally enough
his horses were closely watched and the boys were surprised
to find that the fastest of them could not better a three-min-
ute gait. Day after day the Mystery is out on the track al-
ways ready to give any horse a brush and generally getting
left behind in spite of vigorous clucking and whipping. On
Sunday last old Mr. Haskell drove his twenty- year-old mare
Dolly on the track, hitched to a heavy buggy. Here was a
chance for the Mystery and boldly hewent for Haskell. But
the old mare could trot a bit herself and on the backstretch
amid the cheers of the boys, the great man from Mendocino
was forced to take a back seat. He came out again later to
give Blanche a brush, and expressed deep disgust that Sperry
refused to allow Nellie R to be speeded. W.

Light Weights and Heavy Weights.

The rapid increase of important race meetings, and the
largely increased value of the stakes run for, are causing an
enormous increase in the number of horses which go into
training; especially in races over short distances of ground
the fields have enormously increased, and ere long as large a
field of horses may run in a Newmarket Handicap as started
in the memorable Stewards' Cup at Goodwood, won by Croagh
Patrick, when forty-five obeyed the starter's signal. But
■with all this increase of horses in work, there is no commen-
surate increase in the number of steady, reputable and able
horsemen, wnilst each day sees the whip-flourishing and
coarse-spoken boy throwing away any chance the animal he
bestrides may possess.

Of horsemen who can scale 6st. 7Sis. the present mini-
mum in handicap races, the number is few indeed, Cracknell
and Kilby being almost iihe only two horsemen of any celeb-
rity in Victoria who can scale that weight; whilst in Sydney
they are more fortunate, Donald Nicholson and other excel-
lent riders being still available. Under 7st., Hales, O'Brien,
Walker, Williamson, Sullivan, Hughes, Williams and Aspi-
nall are perhaps of greatest celebrity, whilst between 7st. and
Sst. a dozen excellent horsemen may be found, but, outside
of these and those over 9st., the jockeys of Victoria may be
counted on the fingers of one hand.

With the number of horses in training, this state of things
should certainly cease to exist; but until the Victoria Racing
Club adopts the principle of a minimum top weight in all
handicaps, to which the highest weight accepting must be
raised, there is little prospect of their numbers increasing,
whilst through the strain which incessant wasting has brought
on their system some of our most brilliant horsemen, nota-
bly Hughes, Hales, Sullivan and O'Brien, have suffered sad-
ly in health, and the records of the past point to more than
one skillful rider who has succumbed to the strain repeated
wasting has imposed on the vital force.

Among the lads in the various training stables of Victoria
are many really smart boys, but they obtain few opportuni-
ties of becoming finished horsemen, for while they may get
a few mounts while under 7st., directly they get over this
their occupation is gone. They find it almost impossible to
get a mount, and either abandon riding altogether or give
way, having no motive for ambition, to habits which tend to
ruin and degrade them for life.

That a horse races better in the hands of a jockey who has
thoroughly learned his trade than it does in those of an in-
experienced boy, goes without saying, and in the short races
of the present day, in which quickness in getting away is
essential the man who has a clever professional in the saddle
is certainly in a far better position than he who has to rely
on the efforts of a willing but half-trained lad.

It has been argued that carrying increased weight has a
tendency to break horses down. Now, although in work
since two years old, the fact remains that both Commotion
and Darebin, the two best horses of the past year, and two
of the soundest horses on the Australian turf, have always
carried over Sst., both in work and in their races, and there
is no doubt that, being properly held together by the heavier
rider, these horses have escaped numerous ills and accidents
which, in the hands of a child, they could hardly have
avoided.

Those who are in the habit of witnessing the starting of
our short races cannot have failed to notice the trouble which
small boys give at the post, and the manner in which they
are left at the post when the flag falls. Then comes the mad
hurry to catch their field ; the whip comes out, the horse's
head is let go, and, instead of sitting quietly, with a strong
hold, watching for an opening, the unfortunate animal is
driven on to the heels and against the quarters of those in
front of him. If he is lucky enough not to fall, the chances
are greatly in favor of his crippling some valuable animal
among his opponents; meanwhile his uncontrolled exertions
utterly deprive him of all chance when an opening is given.
With a horseman in the saddle, how differently are things
managed. Giving the starter little trouble, he is yet always
on the alert, and directly the flag falls he is away, and, rid-
ing his horse into his stride, secures a good position, and
then, with a nice hold of his horse's head, notes which of his
antagonists need watching. As they are about to turn for
home, he watches his opportunity, and, if they swing out,
shoots up through the opening. Then, if on a stout animal,
he makes the pace merry, but, if on a horse which has but
one brilliant run, again catches hold of him, and nurses him
to within fifty yards of the post, when, shooting out, he
brings his 8 st. home in front of equally good animals
weighted at 6 st. 7 lbs., but which their juvenile riders
are utterly incapable of handling properly.

Some time ago we advocated the institution of a riding
school in which lads could be instructed by competent pro-
fessionals in the mode of riding various kinds of horses, and
we still deem the idea worthy of realization. We have also
advocated the incorporation of a race in the V. R. C. pro-
gramme which shall be ridden without whip or spur, by lads
who have never won on advertised price, whilst lads who

have never ridden in public should bo allowed 7 lbs.; but,
although such a race has proved successful in England, as
yet it has not been adopted here.

The principal difficulty which obtains against an increase
of good jockeys is the fact that, owing to the flattering handi-
caps which are the rule, and the absence of any provision for
raising the other horses entered when the top weight goes
out, there is no prospect of earning a fair position in the pro-
fession for any lad who gets above 8 st., and consequently
respectable and educated youths will not embrace a profes-
sion which, whilst it offers an income which equals that of a
chief justice to its most successful light-weight votaries, shuts
the door in the face of those who grow above 8 st., and
relegates them to the position of obscure stable boys, unless
they take to the jumping business.

Until a minimum top weight of 9 st. 5 lbs. is en-
forced in handicaps, these troubles will continue, and owners
and the public will continue to intrust their money to the
pilotage of children who ought to be in the nursery instead
of on the back of a racehorse. — Federal Australian, Jwu 10.

The California Trotters.

Ex-Governor Stanford's stable of California trotters reached
Chicago last Wednesday, and were at once forwarded to Lin-
coln, ill., where they will remain until a week or two pre-
vious to the Chicago meetings, in which they have engage-
ments. The lot includes Wildflower and Bonita, four-year-
olds; Hinda Rose, Flower Girl and Helen, three-year-olds;
and Chiquita, Gypsum and Alban, two-year-olds. Wildflower
was very sick with pinkeye early in the spring, but has now
improved 60 much that the second payment in the four-year-
old race at Chicago has been made, Bonita being also kept in.
Both fillies are also in the five-year-old race, in which
they will be called upon to give a year to such flyers as Jay
Eye See and Bronze; but in spite of this disadvantage one of
them will start. Helen, Hinda Rose and Flower Girl were
in the three-year-old race here, but the first-named has been
declared out. Of course, Hinda Rose is the principal reli-
ance of the stable in this event, and in case she keeps well
Flower Girl will not start. The other entries are Orphia,
Frank Sprague, Fugue, Lexington Wilkes, Victoria Sprague,
Silver Leaf, Helen M, Strathern, Strathbane, Box Under-
wood, Elvira, Wildmont, Aloise, Reve, Early Dawn and Ruby.
The best of these, so far as public performances are concerned,
is undoubtedly Fugue, but as Hinda Rose defeated her easily
enough at Lexington, last fall, the chances of victory this
season would seem to be in favor of the California filly.
Fugue has been doing very well, however, and at Louisville,
May 9, beat Elvira, Lady Almont, Prince Edward, Albert B
and Early Dawn, all three-year-olds, in 2:45, 2:43, 2:34f.
The last heat was trotted on a track that was heavy from
rain the previous night, and yet in spite of this unfavorable
circumstance Fugue trotted the last quarter of the mile in
35} seconds. In the four-year-old race at Chicago, Wild-
flower or Bonita will have for opponents, should all that are
now in remain, Connaught, Jersey Lily, Orion, Dainty, Endy-
mion, John Waxey, Silver King, Butterfly, Algath, Van,
Sarah C. Snooks, Eva, Code, Billy Clinker, and Mary Miller.
Eva and Code are the best of these, and as the last-named
trotted the last quarter of his race at Louisville, the first week
of May, in 331 seconds, he is clearly in great form, and the
Californians must go pretty close to Jay Eye See's record of
2:19 if they beat him.— Breeder's Gazette, Jum 7.

Probable Error.

Thehorse Woodbury, that ran at the Los Angeles (Cal.)
races this spring, was entered and runasby,Woodburn, out of
Moss Rose, by imported Knight of St. George. This pedi-
gree is, we are authoritatively informed, fraudulent. There
is only one horse Woodbury, by Woodburn, out of Moss
Rose, a bay horse, foaled 1871, which is now in the stud at
Salem, Oregon, and not on the turf. Jockey clubs and racing
associations should, in order to keep the turf pure, take sum-
mary action in all such instances of fraud as the above. —
Turf, Field and Farm.

The name claimed for this horse by his owner is Woodbury
Jr., and from what we know of the matter we feel satisfied
that whatever in it that appears irregular is the result of
ignorance and carelessness and not from any intent to de-
ceive or impose upon anybody with a false pedigree. We
think an examination of the original entry will disclose that
no such pedigree as " by Woodburn out of Moss Rose " was
given. Woodbury Jr. is by Hardwood, a son of Woodburn
and Moss Rose. His dam was a chestnut mare brought from
Texas but her breeding is entirely unknown. If we under-
stand the business aright no other claim was ever made for
him in the way of pedigree.

In the track gossip in the New York Spirit a correspondent
says: "Mr. Hickok has here with him one of the most won-
derful two-year-old fillies that ever made a footprint on a
trotting track. She is by Sultan, and was bred in California.
Yesterday was the first time she had been in harness for sev-
eral days; he drove her up and down the stretch at a 2:25
gait. Mark me, this one has a Mnud S or St. Jnlien future
before her, and if the trotter that is destined to go a mile in
2:00 is yet foaled I guess it is she. But the name should be
changed, as they call her Alouise. All of Mr. Hickok's string
are working well ; St. Julien never looked finer, and we ex-
pect him to trot here in about 2:16, which he will have to do
to beat Fanny Witherspoou, and at Chicago he is expected to
beat 2:10$, good day and track."

Let no one be discouraged who owns a fast, young, flighty
trotter. Age frequently brings steadiness, if the education
is conducted by a patient trainer of phlegmatic tempera-
ment. For example, Catchfly was as wild as a hawk when
handled by Macey Bros, and Pete Johnson, but this season
Hayes is doing wonders with her. Recently she won a race
at Chester Park, making a record of 2:22j, with a bad break,
on a half-mile track, and Orrin Hickok says she can trot
in 2:16.

Rarus and Pickard are being driven together by Mr. Rob-
ert Bonner, and make a clipping team. When driven si
on the road, Rarus has a habit of shying, but in double har-
ness is as steady as a clock.

The trotting mare, formerly known as the Mohawk Maid,
whose name was changed lasi season to Morse's ZeUon ;
will begin her present season's work under the name oi M.
Y. D.

The prospects of MulkiVs July meeting at Silver I
Idaho, are very flattering. Horses will be present
gon, Nevada and Utah, in addition to thosv •
which are numerous.

Another fifty-mile race is on the card at San 1
July 7.

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June 23.

Pedigrees of Trotters.

Because the breeding of the ancestors of some first-class
trotters is unknown, it does not follow that they were not
well bred;on the contrary, it is highly probable that, could
the facts be ascertained, such animals would trace directly
back to individuals which possessed the qualities of speed
and endurance in a marked degree. A well-known trainer
in New England, who has followed the business for upwards
of a quarter of a century, during which time he has brought
to the front some very noted trotters, was lately asked the
breeding of a green horse in his string which looks and acts
like a trotter. The reply was: "He hasn't any pedigree
vet, but wait till he wins a few races in fast time and they
will find one for him. The best trotter lever drove had no
breeding. That was Belle Strickland. I believe they gave
her a pedigree, however, after she proved herself a trotter. "
This trainer is an excellent judge of a horse, but not much
of a student of the breeding problem. He was sincere in his
statement concerning Belle Strickland. It is known, how-
ever, that her sire was Whalebone, sometimes called the
Clarke horse, he by Sherman, son of old Justin Morgan.
Sherman was also sire of Vermont Black Hawk. "Whalebone
got Pollard Morgan, and he in turn got Lewiston Boy, quite
a trotter in his day, and sire of the roan gelding Dispatch,
which also trotted under the name of Windsor. His record
is 2:241, but this was no measure of his speed, as every one

Rising Sun, the latter by Gen. Knox. It is true that the
breeding of dams of some of the very best, including Andrew
Jackson, Henry Clay, Vermont Black Hawk and Mambrino
Chief, were never traced, but it was due to the fact that no
effort was made in this direction until after the parties from
whom the information might have been obtained were dead,
and not because the ancestors from which these animals de-
scended were bred from obscure or inferior stock. That
every apparently well-bred horse is not a good one is a fact
admitted by all breeders, and too well known to need repeat-
ing, but the fact that only a small proportion of well-bred
colts makes first-class horses is a strong argument against
breeding from anything that is not known to have descended
in every Une on both sides from first-class stock. — Am. Agri-
culturist.

A Prepotent Family.

That the descendants of the noted stallion Justin Morgan
are still popular among Vermont breeders is shown by the
following communication from our Tunbridge correspondent:
"In the early part of this century the farmers of Tunbridge
extensively patronized the famous horse Justin Morgan, and
as his colts grew up his popularity increased. During the
last three years of his life, proving incapable of procreating,
he was mostly used as a draft horse; and in February, 1S20
or 1S21, when he had just returned from Boston in a heavy
team, he got so severely kicked that Gilman Folsom, now of
South Boyalton, Vt., mercifully killed and buried him near
the line between Tunbridge and Chelsea, and only one mile
from the present stage route from South Eoyalton Central
Vermont depot to Chelsea. The Bulrush horse and Gifford
were foaled in Tunbridge, and Morgan Eagle near by. "Wood-
bury, Bulrush and Morgan Eagle stood there season after sea-
son, sweeping all before them, and so great was the demand
for Morgans fifty years ago that Charles Morris Lamb, then a
young man in Tunbridge, now a venerable and noted lawyer
in South Boyalton, bred six colts from Woodbury in a single
season. Thirty years since Mr. Hutchinson sold for the
Western market an old stallion from Morgan Eagle that left
in Tunbridge much superior stock. The present very large
Morgan, bred and still kept by Hutchinson, continues to get
excellent and high-selling colts, at the advanced age of twen-
ty-three years. The Goodwin horse, of Woodbury and Bul-
rush blood, a beautiful animal of moderate size, now sold
and gone, was raised here, and his progeny possesses the true
Morgan characteristics.

At present the Morgan stock of this town is well repre-
sented by the stallions Young Justin and Vampire, both by
Taggart's Abdallah, out of a Morgan mare called Nancy, for-
merly owned by Ansel Burbank; Taggart's Abdallah was by
Farmer's Beauty, he by Gifford, he by Woodbury, by old
Justin Morgan. The dam of Taggart's Abdallah was Lady
Mack, by old Abdallah. Young Justin made his first race
last fall at the Tunbridge fair, for a premium, and easily won
without a skip in 2:35, on a soft and long half-mile track, be-
ing five seconds better time than had ever been made on that
course. The performance of Young Justin on that occasion
surprised everyone, and disinterested amateurs declared they
had never seen his equal in an untrained horse that had
never been handled by a professional driver. He had been
used for stock purposes to within four daysof the race. Vam-
pire is larger than his brother and by many considered more
beautiful, and his speed greater according to his age. — Ameri-
can Cultivator.

National Trotting- Association.

We have received from Secretary Vail the first circular for
the year 1S83. The following are the items of interest on
this Coast :

Penalties— By order of the Embryo Trotting Stakes Asso-
ciation, San Francisco, Cal., D. P. Derrickson, Marysville,
Cal., and the b f Brigantine, have been suspended, for non-
payment of entrance money (of which previous notice was
omitted).

Reinstatements— Stemler & Avres, Portland, Ore., and the
b g Joe Howell (runner), who were suspended by order of the
Golden Gate Agricultural and Mechanical Fair association,
district No. 1, Oakland, Cal., for non-payment of forfeit, as
notified Sept. 25, 1882, have been reinstated, said claim
having been paid.

Steve CrnndalL Santa Rosa, Cal., and the bm Blanche, who
were suspended by order of the Golden Gate Agricultural and
Mechanical Fair Association, district Xo. 1, Oakland, Cal., for
non-payment of entrance money, as notified Sept. 25, 1S72,
have been re-instated, said claim having been paid.

[N. IS.— Steve Crandall, Santo Bosa, Cal., and the b m
Blanche, remain suspended, as notified Oct. 17, 1SS2.]

Time Extended.

The National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders have
extended the time for closing the following reopened stakes
from July 1 to August 1, 1883:

Tb Atlantic Stales, for five-year-olds (foals of 1878), by
stalbons whose get has never beaten 2:35 at five years old or
und 2.

itiation Stakes, for stallions that have never beaten

Confirmation Stakes, for stallions that have n^ver
i 255.

The Standard Stakes, for mares that have never beaten
2:30.

The Sequel Stakes, for mares that have never beaten 2:40.

The Stallion Stakes, for foals of 1SS3, to be trotted for as
three-year-olds.

Burning of the Olympic Club Rooms.

Last Wednesday morning a fire totally destroyed the Club
rooms, and apaTatus, furniture etc., belonging to the Olympic
Club and situated in the old Morton building on Post near
Kearney. So far the cause of the fire has not been deter-
mined but it is generally thought to have been carelessness
with hot ashes or cigar stubs. The Club is a frighfully heavy
looser though it had no interest in the building except a five
years lease from Ed Barron, the owner. It had cost the Club
for furniture, fittings, apparatus, pianos, carpets, etc., rather
more than §52,000 and on this there was only an insurance
of S 10. 000 making a clear loss to the club of 542,000. In
addition to this 500 of the individual members lost from S20
to S200 worth of clothes, foils, boxing gloves, jewelry, etc., it
being the custom of many of the Oakland members to keep
a couple of suits of dress clothes in their lockers along
with their exercise clothes, running shoes etc.

The full amount of these individual losses will never be
known. Fulda came near leaving in his locker a valise in
which he had placed $300 in gold with some valuable jewelry,
but a prudent friend had advised him to take the valuables
away and he did so. Mr. Charles Dall lost two business suits
and a new dress suit worth §85, and hardly a member es-
caped scot free of personal loss.

The apparatus alone cannot be replaced for less than
512,000." Besides all the losses that can be made up by time
and money there are others that can never be made good.
All the arcbives of the club, its records, pictures of old Presi-
dents and officers and all the thousand and one curious and
valuable mementoes of its long and prosperous existence.
Shortly after the fire a meeting of officers and others was
held. Mr. Buss, the Treasurer, was authorized to collect the
insurance on the club's property, which was insured in the
California Insurance Company and a New Zealand company.
A communication was received from F Company, offering
the privileges of their rooms, corner of Sutter and Powell
streets, to the club. Other letters were read, proffering both
money and quarters. A committee was appointed, consist-
ing of Messrs. Brown and Jennings, to obtain temporary ac-
commodations for the organization. Also another committee,
consisting of Messrs. Buss and Jennings, was chosen to call
upon Edward Barron, the owner*of,the destroyedstructure, to
learn whether or not he would rebuild. There is not a single
member of the club despondent over the affair. They all
say that they will pull through and put the club if possible
on a better basis than ever. Mr. Flavin, the acting presi-
dent, is a live, energetic man, and with his colleagues has
already evolved a half dozen plans for securing temporary ac-
commodations or permanent ones if needed.

This evening at 8 p. m. the directors will meet and call a
general meeting of the club to take decisive action.

Lena Dunbar Dead.

W. L. Pritchard's chestnut mare Lena Dunbar, by Leinster
— Tibbie Dunbar by imported Bonnie Scotland, died at E. J.
Baldwin's Santa Anita ranch on the 11th inst. The cause of
death is reported to be "swelling of the neck," whatever that
may mean. Lena was foaled in 1S74, and was one of the
gems of the Mr. Pritchard's stable. Her career on the turf
was creditable. As a two-year-old she started once, but failed
to get a place. The race was one mile, and was won by Ral-
ston in 1 :46. In 1877 she started three times. At Sacra-
mento, April 17, she ran second to Mollie H in a purse for
three-year-olds, Ik miles; won in 2:48^, 2:45}, the first run
being declared void. On the same course, September 17, she
won a purse and stake for three-year-olds, mile heats, beating
Three Cs, Ironclad -Viola colt and Centennial Belle in 1 :44£,
1:45}. At Oakland, October S, she won a parse for all ages,
mile heats, beating Josie C, Vanderbilt, Cosmo and Qneen
Emma. Josie C took the first heat in l:45i, Lena winning
the second and third in 1:46, 1:49. Eighteen hundred and
seventy-eight was Lena's brilliant year. She started four
times and scored a victory in every contest. At Sacramento,
June 3, she beat Glen Dudley and Ecliptic, mile heats, in
1:44£, 1:46J-; same course, June 7, beat Henry Ward Beecher
and "Madge Duke, two-mile heats, in 3:42}, 3:36§; same
course, September 17, beat Lottery, Clara D and Maggie S,
mile heats, in 1:44|, 1:42J; September 21, with 10S pounds
up, she won a handicap sweepstake, mile heats, beating Mo-
doe Chief, 100 pounds, Santa Anita, 92 pounds, Ecliptic, 100
pounds, and Mark L, 95 pounds; time — 1:45}, 1:44. In 1SS0
she also faced the starter's flag four times. At the Bay Dis-
trict Course, San Francisco, May 22, she won a purse for all
ages, 1£ miles, beating Clara D, Neapolitan and Lillie B in
2:10J. May 26 she started for the Pacific Cup, 2} miles, but
was beaten a length for first place by Neapolitan; time, 4:02.
May 29 she ran second in two mile heats won by Clara D,
Lena winning the first heat in 3:3SJ, Clara D taking the sec-
ond and third in 3:36, 3:42. At Sacramento, September 30,
she was third in a mile dash won by Jerome B in 1 :42|, and
there her turf career closed. She was bred to Bazaar and re-
tired. It is reported that Mr. Pritchard refused an offer of
§6,000 for the mare not many months ago.

Girofle to run at Goodwood.

T. F. Walton has nominated the famous Girofle, and also
his two English horses, Sutler and Mr. Pickwick, for the
Goodwood Stakes. The race is a handicap, at £25 each, £15
forfeit, £5 if declared, with £300 added. The distance is
two miles and a half. The race has thirty-six subscribers
and will be run on the 31st of July. Among the other nom-
inations are Mr. Pierre Lorillard's Pinafore, Mr. T. Davis'
Fortissimo (last year's winner), Lord Rosebery's Testa (win-
ner of the Great Metropolitan), LordTEllesmere'sWallenstein,
Sir Fred Johnstone's Corrie Boy (winner of last year's Cesare-
witch), and a dozen more of the best distance horses in En-
gland. Mr. Walton's trio are being trained by Mr. A. Day at
Cholderton. There will be some interest to learn the weight
assigned to Girofle by the Messrs. Weatherby, and it is safe
to say that it will not be much less than 122 or 124. If such
be the case Girofle's chances will be slim, for since the race
was first run in 1823 it has been won only nine times by
horses carrying 120 pounds of more.

For the Goodwood Cup, at the same distance, to be run on
August 2, Mr. Lorillard has nominated Iroquois and Pinafore,
Mr. Walton Girofle, and Lord Ellesmere Wallenstein, while
of the English "cracks " Tristan, Barcaldine, Macheath, Cor-
rie Boy, Bonnie Jean (winner of the Oaks) and a dozen others
are nominated. Under the conditions of the race Girofle will
carry 116 pounds, should she not win a race in England be-
fore running for the Goodwood Cup. If a winner she will
carry 123 pounds.

The San Jose Mercury of last Thursday says: For some
time past there have been rumors of the existence of that
fatal disease, glanders, in this county, and occasionally the
public authorities or owners have been called upon to kill in-
fected horses. Abram King, President of the Agricultural
Association, has had two valuable horses with symptoms of
the disease for some little time, and has kept them where
there could be no danger of their spreading the disease to
other horses. After having them examined by two veterin-
ary surgeons, who unqualifiedly pronounced the disease to
be glanders, he, Monday, had- them shot — a clear loss of $500.
The disease always terminates fatally and is highlyinfectious.
Therefore, persons who have reason to fear that their horses
are so affected should at once isolate them, and as soon as
the fact is determined, promptly follow the example of Mr.
King.

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Market Report.

FLOUR— We quote Best City Extra, ?5 25^$5 85 medium grades
$4 25;K$4 75; Shipping Superfine, *4'(?$4 25 ^ bbl.

WHEAT— Business light. Milling, $1 &5&$1 67*; So. 1 shipping,
51 62&5&1 65; So. 2, $1 57i&31 60.

BARLEY— We quote ; No. 1 feed, 95£97ic; good Brewing.^lSSl 02i
offered.

OATS— Fair Feed, SI 80®£t 90; Good, S2&52 10; Choice S2 15
£ ctl.

RYE— Quotable at SI 45^1 60 for fair to good.

FEED— Ground Barley, $22g.$23 ^ ton; Cracked Corn, $36 & ton;
Shorts. S16;KS17 ^ ton; Oilcake meal, the oilworks sell to the trade
at $35 p ton, less the usual discount; Middlings, S20&S22 ^ ton for
lots at the mill.

HAY— Alfalfa, SC£?9; "Wheat, $13£$15; Barley, S10;H$12; Wild Oat,
S13K315; Mixed, S9&S11 ^ ton.

STRAW— 50c^ 70c per bale

PROV1SIOSS— Eastern Hams, 16i®16|c; California, Hams, 15®15£c
for plain, 15|^l6ic for sugar-cured canvased ; Eastern Breakfast
Bacon, 16S;16ic; California Smoked Bacon 15Jzl5^c for heavy and
medium, and 16o.lCic for light and extra light; Clear Sides, 1SJ@
15*c; Pork,S18 50;dS19 for Extra Prime, S20S$20 50 for Prime Mess,
§24 50^25 for Mess, S25 50^526 for clear and 26 50;ctS27 for extra
Clear; Pigs' Feet, S16;S-S18 ^ bbl; Mess beef, $15 50 for bbls and $8 50
for bf bbls; Extra Mess Beef, $16 50 for bbls and $8 75 for hf bis;
Family Beef, $18638 50 £ bbl; California Smoked Beef, 13£c.

FRUTT — We quote lots as follows : Apples, new, 50c a.$l 25 15 box; Ap-
ricots, 40cS£75c p box for Pringle and *l <?$1 25 p box for Royal; Cher-
ry Plums, 40c®90 ^ box; Currants, $3 5fta$6 ^ chest; Raspberries, S&8>
$9 ¥* cbst; Strawberries, S8&510 .p chest; Cherries, $9&$11 p chest for
good to choice; Gooseberries, 4^6c ^ rb; Peaches, 35@70c
^ bskt; Lemons, $9S$11 lp box for Sicily; California Lemons, $1(25
$2 15 box; Limes, S8^$12 %* box for Mexican; Tamarinds,
12;a.l3c 15 fi>; Bananas, 1 50(£$3 ^ bunch; California Oranges, £1
for common and $1 50,3.52 50 for good to choice.

VEGETABLES— We quote: Summer Squash, S&lOc ^ lb; Carrots,
37ic^50c; Turnips, 50<S75c; Cauliflower, 60^75c ^ dozen; Cab-
bage, 60Jl80c 15 ctl; Garlic, 2(o3c ^ rb; Celery, 60c 3? doz; Dried
Okra, 20c®25c ; Dry Peppers, 10c5£l2£c 35 rb; Green Peas, 2*^3^;
Rhubarb, 6(S_8c per tb; Mushrooms, 75c;2.$l ^5 box; Tomatoes, $1 75;»:$2 50
35 box; Cucumbers, 12c.'a.50c per doz.; Asparagus, $l,'a$l 25 35 box ;
Sprouts, 3c35rb.; Artichokes, 10cS.15c J5 doz.; String Beans, 6&8c
& lb. ; Green Corn, 8,5 15c ^ doz.

POTATOES— 75c ^ 31 .

ONIOSS-75cSSl for good.

BEANS— Bavos, $5 37*; Butter, $4 25&S4 50, according to size;
Lima, $3 25; p"ea,$3 25; Pink, $4 40; Red, $4 25^$4 50; small "White, $3 25;
large White, $3^3 25 15 ctl.

BUTTER— We quote jobbing lots :Fancy, 24625c; choice, 22®2?c ; fair
to good, 19621c; inferior lots from country stores, 15,o;17c; firkin
old, 20622£c for choice; new, 226,25c; pickled roll, 22*c; Eastern
176.20c. Sometimes under.

CHEESE— California, 12ic for choice: lQJEllc for fair to
good;do, factory, in boxes, 14616c; Eastern, 16617c.

EGGS— California, 27628c 35 doz; Eastern, 26627c per doz.

POULTRY— Live Turkeys, gobblers, 23624c; do, Hens, 21622c;
Roosters, $7 506$8 for old and $8 506$10 for young; Hens$6 506$7 50
Broilers, S2 506S6, according to size ; Ducks, $66$8 $5
dozen; Geese, $1 256$1 50 35 pair; Goslings, $1 506l$2 per
pair.

GAME— Hare, $1 256$1 75; Rabbits, $1 256$1 50.

"WOOL— We quote: Choice Northern Free, 22 o 24c; Choice Northern
Burry, 17619; Calavaras and middle counties, 20623; San Joaquin and
coast*, choice, 16618c; San Joaquin and coast, inferior, 14615; San
Joaquin and coast, vear's clip, 14618c.

HIDES AND SELNS— Dry hides, usual selection, 16i£17c 35 ft;
culls one-third less, and Mexican Hides 2c 32 ft less; Dry Kip, 17c;
Dry Calf, 17c622; Salted Steer, over 55 fts, He 35 ft; Steer
and Cow, medium, 9*c610c; light do, 868ic; Salted Kip, 15 to 30
fts. 9i610c; Salted Calf, 136,15c 35 ft; Salted Veal, 12.al3c; Sheep
Skins, 25630c for Shearlings, 30660c for short, 50c690c for
medium, and $16$1 40 apeice for long wool and wool skins.
Butchertown Green Skins bring higher prices.

TALLOW— Quotable at 86.8lc ^ ft for rendered and 11612c for
refined, both in shipping order.

MEATS— Following are rates for whole carcasses from slaughter-
ers to dealers :

BEEF— Prime, 868";c; medium grade, 7£6""£c; inferior, 6®7o
P ft.

VEAL— Large Calves, 768c; small ones, 96.10c 3^ ft.

MUTTON— Wethers are quotable at 4i65c and Ewes at 464.Jc ^
H>, according to quality.

LAMB— Spring is quotable at 5*66c ^ ft.

PORK— Live Hogs, 7£68c for hard and 767ic for soft; dresse
do 10*610rc 351 ft for hard grain hogs.

MULDOON'S PICNIC.

GREAT TUG OP WAR.

The Event of the Season.

M

LAST APPEARANCE OP

ULDOO

H

The Wonderful Graeco-Roman Wrestler, Pre-
vious to His Departure for the East,

TO TAKE PLACE AT

Oakland Trotting Park

OS SrjtDA-i'. Jl'XE 34, 1883.

PROGRAMME OF SPORTS:

Mile dash for boys 15 years old.

Mile race, free for all.

Half-mile race, free for all.

Four-hundred-and-forty-vard race, free for all.

One-hunrlred- vard- race, free for all.

A football match between a team captained by Ifuldoon and a picked

Grand tng of war, thirteen on a side, between Muldoon's team and a
team elected from the athletic clubs.

William Muldoon will contest in Gr;eco.Roraan wrestling with any
manon the grtmndand willgive^W to any man who will throw him.
He will also wrestle all comers, catch as catch can, for $100.

Muldoon will also box, with soft gloves, any man on the ground
either for fun. $100or$500.

Prizes for heavy lifting, dumb-bells and hammer-throwing.

A fine band will" be in attendance.

Special trains to the track at 10 a. m. and 1p.m.

Admission

50c.

Admission to grand stand, $i. Children, »5c

1883

%k& §rccte ami jsiyovtswiw.

(Coxtetced from: page 385).

21.05 feet -wide over all and 20 feet wide at -water line.
Her depth of hold is 8 feet and draft aft 8.25 feet.
Her displacement with this draft is 74. S3 tons. She car-
ries 8 tons of lead ballast on her keel and has 34,495
pounds inside. The area of her greatest transverse [section
below the ballast line is 61.59feet. The center of buoyancy
aft of the longitudinal center is 3.20 feet. The center of
lateral resistance aft of center of buoyancy is 1.15 feet.
The greatest transverse section aft of the longitudinal center
is 6.10 feet.

Her mainmast is 75 feet long, 68 feet of
it being from deck to cap. The foremast is 72 feet
long. The topmasts are 21 feet, with 5-foot pole.
They are made sliding, and can be lowered and raised from
the deck, a "tumbling fid" being used to secure each one,
and a tripping line to handle it. The bowsprit outboard is
20 feet; jibboon, 24i feet. "When first rigged the Lurline
had a Bennudian mainsail with a 50-foot boom. The fore
boom was 2J6 feet with a 22-foot gaff. The mainsail was 47
feet on the boom, 55 feet 6 inches hoist, with 64 feet 11
inches leech, making an area of 1,424 square feet. Since
then a new mainboom has been rigged 52 feet in length and
with a 22-foot gaff. The new gaff mainsail is 48 feet 3 inches
on the foot, 50 feet"6 inches hoist, 62 feet 5 inches in the
after leech, 20 feet 3 inches on the head and contains an
area of 1,854 square feet or 430 feet more than the old Ber-
mudian sail. The foresail is 25 feet 6 inches on the boom
and has an area of 1,192 square feet. The jib is 3S feet 10
inches on the foot and has an area of 960 square feet. The
flying jib has an area of 495 square feet, the staysail of 81S
square feet, and the new gaff topsail, which has been substi-
tuted for the old ringtail, of 640 square feet, making a total
area of sail of 6,009 square feet. These figures look rather
small but it must be borne in mind that the Lurline was
built for an ocean cruiser.and even with the extra size of her
gaff mainsail does not carry the spread of canvas
of a heavily-sparred light draft bay boat. But though the
sails are not large, they are effective and are the most perfect
samples of the sailmakers' work we have seen for many a
long day. No expense was spared in their construction.
Of twelve-inch Mount Yernon duck, specially imported by
Messrs. Simpson and Fisher, they are beautifully put to-
gether, and in a good whole-sail breeze stand out without
crease or wrinkle as though carved from a piece of white
marble .

The rigging of the Lurline was fitted by Captain George
Cummings, formerly of the Three Brothers, who, not content
with superintending the work, did much of it with his own
hands. While noticeable enough for strength and symmetry,
the rigging is most remarkable for the immense amount of
beautiful and tediously-executed fancy work put into its
construction. The riggers and sailers seem to have ex-
hausted their art to make the Lurline handsome. Turk's
heads, stop knots of various designs broidered with fancy
silk and odd bits of color, Mathew Walkers and other diffi-
cult knots are among he finishes of the rigging. The lan-
gards are matted with fine cord and much of the work is
coachwhip finished. The wire rigging is made of 133-strand
flexible wire that will give and take under a strain, making
the yacht easier and saving the hard jerks which invariably
are part of a rigid metallic rigging. The deck finishing is
elaborate, costly and beautiful. The bitts areallof hardwood
capped with brass. The boom's jaws are made of tomano
wood, and so are the blocks and rails. The skylights are of
fancy Mexican and Spanish woods with stained glass windows
and burnished brass rods and all that taste could suggest and
money procure has been used to give the yacht's deck-fittings
an appearance of strength and beauty. The cockpit is com-
fortably roomy, the wheelbox is of hard wood decorated, and
the wheel is a fine specimen of the woodworker's art. There
is lots of room on deck for the men to work the yacht, es-
pecially forward of the deck house, where most of the work
of getting under way, tending forward sheets, etc., has
to be done. To finish off all is alpretty brass cannon for
salute-firing, and which would not be unserviceable should
the gallant owners of the Lurline chance to meet a war canoe
of unfriendly Friendly Islanders on procuring fresh meat
bent, or a delegation from Captain Cook's Island just when

the cocoanut and bread fruit had failed. A handsome yawl
boatjis seen on deck, a fit match for the beautifully-kept booms,
and other evidences that the owners know how a yacht
should be kept.

But while all parts of the yacht are pregnant with evidence
of wealth, taste and skill, it is in the cabin that the Spreckels
brothers have lavished their wealth and have succeeded in
producing an ensemble at once the wonder and admirationjof
all who have the good fortune to see the yacht. Descriptive
articles anent the cost and appearance of yachts owned by
the Russian Czar, Jim Gordon Bennett, Gould, Tanderbilt
and other foreign nabobs frequently appearing in print hav-
ing surfeited us, so to speak, of fine interiors, we were pre-
pared to dismiss the Lurline's cabin with the damning faint
praise: "Oh, it was very good for California, "but an inspec-
tion revealed the fact that it surpassed in design, execution
and finish any yacht cabin we had ever seen or ever
read about. We can remember well when the public prints
teemed with lurid descriptions of the beautiful fittings of
Sir. Stephenson's yacht, the Northunibria. They were hand-
some enough, 'tis true, but summed up were nothing but fine
mahogany framing and satin upholstery. The cabin of Queen
Victoria's yacht, the Alberta, is only finished in ebony and
blue silk rep; the Czar's yacht is ablaze with gilt, and Gould's
yacht, perhaps the finest of them all, evidences more of
wealth than of taste, but the Lurline's cabin surpasses them
all for the unique variety of its fittings and the tastefully di-
rected art bestowed on even the smallest details. It is a per-
fect mosaic of rare and costly woods. All countries were
ransacked for fine woods to make the picture as complete as
was possible, using unstained timber. The cabin panels are
of yellow mallala wood from the Samoan Islands, which wood,
chameleon like, changes its hue with every varying shade of
light, and in accord with its surroundings. Rosewood from
Mexico is worked into the stiles and rails of the doors; the
brackets and pilasters are of Mexican mahoghany; the side
brackets are of rare Australian tiger wood ; the casings of
polished Spanish cedar. The ceilings are painted in soft
tints, being the only portion of the cabin that is colored, the
remainder being finished in hard woods of varying shades.
The berth fronts, drawers, lockers, etc., are of black walnut
and the sides of the staterooms are finished in birdseye ma-
ple and Spanish cedar. The cabin and stateroom hangings
are all of silk embroidered with the yacht's initial. There
are four staterooms, two on either side of a wide gangway,
all elegantly fitted in different colors. The cushions are
mostly of crimson plush. The cabin is entered by a wide
companion-way of polished tomano wood, with curved silver
hand rails andstair rods. On either side are mirrors, and the
lockers have plate-glass doors. The beautiful extension table
is inlaid with rarewoods. The mainmast is paneled to match
the sides of the cabin. The carpets are soft and rich, the
washstands and racks are fitted in silver, and nothing but
lace and silk is visible in the drapery of the rooms. The en-
semble of this gorgeous cabin is rich and warm, and inspires
the onlooker with a sense of languid Oriental luxury. We
find it difficult, nay, beyond our powers, to faithfully describe
all the beautiful and expensive fittings of the Lurline, and
can only say to those who may think that we have inclined
to over-admiration, " get permission, if you can, and go see
for yourselves what a lovely floating palace the Spreckels
brothers have had built for their enjoyment." The quarters
for use of the crew are handsomely and comfortably fitted.
If the anticipated ocean race to Honolulu comes off, we are
sure that, whether the Spreckels brothers make the fastest trip
or not, they have all the facilities to make their sail most
thoroughly enjoyable. The Lurline is a credit to nil who
have shared in her construction and a proof that California
yacht builders are up with the march of improvement.

A Professional Foot-Race.

A'gentleman who has just returned from Salt Lake tells a
remarkable story about the way Archie McConib has gathered
the Mormons into camp. It appears that Archie and his
friends raked in a very large sum by the performance, vari-
ously estimated at from $20,000 to §30,000. The affair is
thus described. "About two months ago Archie McComb
made a flying trip to Mormondom and under the name of
Laurence run a 100-yard race against a local foot man named
Reed. The match was for $200 a side, and was easily won
by Reed, Archie apparently all out at the linish and claiming
to be out of condition. Two weeks ago Archie made another
match for $1,000 a side and declared that he was going to get
even by beating Reed hollow. This was looked upon by
some of the local bettors as brag and by others as a scheme
to boost McComb's stock and make the profit greater to
Reed's backers. It is also claimed that a man who seemed
to be very close to McComb told a few intimates that the

match was fixed for McComb to lose. In any event the
public were divided in opinion between the idea
that Reed could and would win on his merits
and the idea that the race was fixed for him
to win anyhow. There was a fearful rush to get in on
Reed and some men went as far as to bet their ranches after
betting all their crops. Every available medium in Salt Lake
was bet on the race except wives and no doubt some of the
Mormons would have put up those along with their cattle if
the other party would have accepted them as stakes. So sure
were Reed's backers of winning that some of them actually
induced stake-holders to bet the money placedin their hands*
It is always the unexpected that happens in this world and
that rule is doubly sure in foot-racing. The start was even
enough. McComb literally ran away from Reed as he pleased
and at 75 yards was 15 feet ahead. The last 25 yards he ran
looking over his shoulder and laughing at his opponent and
won the racejas he liked in lOi seconds. The Reed party
made a vigorous protest but the referee was all right to the
McComb party and awarded McComb the race and stakes.
Archie got away all right and and is said to have cleared up
$7000 for his own share."

Pacific Yacht Club.

This afternoon the Pacific Yacht Club will hold a reception
at Saucelito, preceded by a sail around the bay. Following
are the orders of the day:

The yachts of the Pacific Yacht Club will assemble off
Front street wharf on Saturday, June 23, IS83, at 2 p. m.

At 2:10 p. m. a gun will be fired by the Commodore, at
which signal the yachts will prepare to get under way.

At 2:20 p. m. a second gun will be fired by the Commodore,
at which signal the yachts will get under way.

The course will be around Mission Rock, passing same on
the east side, returning on the west, thence to Red Rock,
passing same on the east side, returning on the west, thence
through Raccoon straits to the Pacific Yacht Club house, Old
Saucelito.

Yachts of the club will carry the club flag.

Other vessels accompanying the fleet are respectfully re-
quested to comply with these orders.

Philip Cadcc, Commodore.

W. R. Melville, Secretary.

An informal reception for members only will be held from
5 to 10p.m. Accommodations will be made for the return
of members and lady guests.

Deep Water Fishing1.

The fishing around the bay during the past week has been
but a repetition of the fishing of the week previous. The
smelt fishing is quite lively along the city front. At the
bridge, near Saucelito, these fish are taken in great numbers,
as they are also at the railroad wharf at Oakland.

Last Saturday afternoon Spreckels' new yacht, Lurline,
started for the Farallone Islands, but it was so calm that the
boat did not reach the islands for twenty-four hours. In an
hour's fishing off the south Farallones over eighty fish, whose
aggregate weight was over 200 pounds, were taken.

Walter Apted of the Golden Gate Market during the past
week has had excellent luck near the whistling buoy outsiile
of the "heads." One day he caught 200 plaice: on another
day he took over 75 of the same kind and also six young hal-
ibut and one barracouta. On another day he caught nine
barracoutas that weighed about ten pounds each. It is un-
usual for these fish to come so far north, but they are taken
in large numbers farther south.

To-morrow evoning at seven o'clock the steamer Edith will
make a pleasure and fishing excursion to Half Moon Bay.

The recent meeting of the League of American Wheelmen
in New York was a success, not only as an exhibition of tbo
Strength of this National Association of bicyclers, but of the
material composing it. When we read of delegates from
li . rlii |es as far distant as Milwaukee, St. Louis, San Francis-
co and Washington, being present, not excepting those from
the nearer localities of Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo and

Springfield, we are apt to wonder at the rapid growth of this
popular branch of athletic sports.

Mr. Chas. G. Yale has recently bi i 0 on a fronting i
tion among San Lorenx". Boulder and Bear creeks and has
Heut luck. In one day's fishing he caught 176
trout.

The foot-race between Ross and the Ball
Salinas man having backed out and Bnrrendi
The hose race between the Gilroy and Holliv
also off, Hollister having surrendered the forfeit.

890

gltje fpreexter mxtX gp&xtsmun.

June 23

HERD ANDSWINE.

Pacific Coast Jersey Cattle Club.

On May 17 was issued the following call to owners and
breeders of Jersey cattle :

The undersigned breeders and owners of thoroughbred
Jersey cattle, believing it to be advisable, desirable and neces-
sary that a Jersey herd book be established for this Coast, in-
cluding all territory west of the Rocky Mountains, cordially
invite you to attend a meeting to be held at Rooin No. 1,
Stock Exchange building, Pine street, San Francisco, June
16, 1SS3, at 1 o'clock, p. m., when all matters pertaining to
that' great interest, and the formation of a Pacific Coast Jer-
sey Cattle Club will be fully discussed.
A. Maillard, Robert Beck,

P. J. Shatter, James McM. Shafter,

J. D. Fry, I. M. Requa,

P. A. Fixigax, E. H. Miller Jr.,

Albert Dibblee, R. G. S>~eath,

Wm. T. Coleman, William D. Bliss,

Jxo. W. Coleman.
In accordance with this call a number of gentlemen assem-
bled last Saturday afternoon in the rooms of J. W. Coleman,
No. 1 Stock Exchange Building. Mr. Maillard was first on
hand, and then came P. A. Finigan, Major Beck, Judge
Mc.M. Shaffer, and many others. The business commenced
by the election of J. W. Coleman as temporary chairman and
Major Beck as temporary secretary.

Mr. Adolph Maillard, who first signed the call for the meet-
ing, was called upon to explain its objects. He said: "I
have got here Volume I of the Jersey Herd Register of the
New York Jersey Club, which was organized with forty-four
members, and now includes more than 200, and has pub-
lished twelve volumes of herd books. As they commenced
in the East, so we are about to commence in the West. There
are many reasons why a herd book is needed for the Pacific
coast. Many of our rich men, in times past, have imported
pure Jersey stock from the island of Jersey and from the
East. Moses Ellis, Milton S. Latham, W. C. Ralston were
among the number. Their stock has produced a good deal
of Jersey stock, -which, for many reasons, cannot be recorded,
yet it is known to be pure. To show the importance of the
Eastern club I may mention that they now employ fourteen
clerks and have a cash surplus of $34,000. When that club
first got up a herd book, no stock was accepted that
did not come direct from Jersey. English stock was
ruled out. The first year 1,400 cows and 539 bulls
were recorded. Owing to the refusal to admit
English stock a New England herd book was started and
contains none but pure Jerseys, though to gain admission to
it does not require so much red tape nor the surmountal of
so many trivial objections as to the other book. There is
now an English herd book containing none but pure stock
and in time the New York Club will have to accept it as a
standard. Now, in the forming our club, let us get first a
foundation stock. The stock of Ralston, Latham, Ellis and
my own came here before the herd book was first started.,
and consequently, though pure, cannot be recorded East.
Mr. Haggin has a lot of such stock and I fail to see why he
and others should be deprived of the advantage of recording
just because New York red tape so wills it. The idea is to
record all the pure stock we have here and make it easy for
all Pacific Coast breeders to have their stock recorded.

Colonel J. D. Fry remarked that that was his idea of the
work of the club. To do on the Pacific Coast what the New
York Club had done in the East eleven years ago. Breeding
pure stock needed some encouragement and people should
be made familiar with the value of pedigree.

Mr. W. W. Cameron, who owns a lot of fine Jersey cattle,
gave an instance of the foolish technicality enforced
by the "American Jersey Cattle Herd Book." His
Princess Eliza, by imported Pilot, {"A. J.C. C. Book 3,")
from imported Princess, {"/A. J. C. C. Book 761,")
could not be recorded because he could not get a certificate
from the man who had charge of the bull, though his bill of
sale was all-sufficient proof.

Judge J. McM. Shatter asked what could be done in such
as a ease.

Mr. Maillard replied that it would be well to be more
leinent. Accept any proof that was good and not demand
proof of a specific nature.

Judge Shafter then said that he had two or three bulls run-
ning with his cows, all pure, and should have to ask a good
deal of leeway in his pedigrees.

Colonel J. D. Fry said that it would be easy to trace all the
Jersey stock here, as it came from one or two sources.

Mr. R. G. Sneath of the Jersey Farm said that all his
stock came from standard stock, imported by Moses Ellis.
He had recorded only a portion of it. His idea was to be
liberal in entering foundation stock and afterwards be strict.
He suggested a committee on herd book.

Judge J. McM. Shafter introduced thefollowing resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:

Hesolved, That all who sign the roll at this date or shall
sign in the future under this resolution shall constitute the
Pacific Coast Jersey Cattle Club.

To this was immediately signed the names below, who
constitute the charter members of the club: J. McM. Shaf-
ter, Adolph Maillard, R. J. Sneath, Albert Dibblee, Judge
W. J. Messiek, Colonel J. D. Fry, Jacob Short, John F.
Drum, Alexander Martin, Fredrick Clay, P. A. Finigan, W.
W. Cameron, James Askew, J. W. Coleman and Major Robert

On motion of Shafter, Messrs. A. Maillard, P. A.
Finmgan, R. G. Sneath, R. Beck and J. McM. Shafter were
appointed a committee on by-laws and constitution, with J.
\\ . Coleman the president, pro tern, added. The committee
decided to meet at 10 a. in., Monday.

W. W. Cameron proposed to make the charter fee S50; P.
A. Finigan suggested $25, and after some discussion the
matter was left over and the club adjourned until Friday
10 a.m., June 22. Jt

A recent arrival m this city is a large steer, bigger than the
tallest elephant ever seen. He comes from Australia, where
he was bred by W. Powers of Gippsland from a Hereford cow
by a Durham bull. His dimensions are: Height, 7ft. 2in
longth, 12ft. Oin., 10ft. 3in. round the girth, 3ft. Gin. across
l>on5ipB' 4in* from the witIie* to the brisket, weight
3,200 pounds. This fine piece of beef is lodged at McCord
& Scott's Fashion Stable.

Fir -ly-flavored, aromatic, sweet butter can only be secured
the use of a percentage of new milch cows in the
1 nil seasons. Darlington, the famous Philadelphia
maJfer, milks his cows for butter only three or four
< after calving, then divorts their milk to cheese or to
-ply of the city milk trade. Butter made from the
"i farrow 0QWB is inclined to crumble and taste cheesy

Cows that Kick.

How many farmers and dairymen properly appreciate the
importance of training young heifers to stand quietly while
being milked? A great many milkers approach a young heifer
that is to be milked for the first time just as they would ap-
proach an old one. The heifer has never been milked,
knows nothing about it, is sick and weak, and perhaps fright-
ened, with teats that lack the toughness of the teats of old
cows, and, as far as the heifer herself is concerned, needs
but slight assistance to become a kicker. A hired man who
has judgment enough to milk a heifer the first week, in the
condition that young heifers are in during that time, and
learn her to stand quietly and give down her milk freely, is
a jewel indeed. A great many milkers depend too much up-
on intimidating cows. If a cow does not stand quietly, she
is to be whipped; if she kicks she is to be kicked in return;
if she switches the milker across the face the milker in many
cases must needs lose his temper, and at the same time his
common sense, and punish the cow with the milk stool.
Heifers, while being learned to milk, have frequently ac-
quired serious vices of temper that have detracted greatly
from their value for dairy purposes. Habits of restlessness,
of switching not alone confined to flytime, of moving from
side to side or away from the milker, and even confirmed
habits of kicking — nearly all these habits of cows are due
directly to the education of the heifer. A soothing touch and
tone of voice and the confidence of the animal will go a great
way in milking a heifer the first time. Great patience is al-
so required, even if it takes two or three times as long to milk
the heifer as it might to milk a cow. B: the teats are inclined
to be sore or too sensitive, it is well to wet them with some
of the last milk drawn; such treatment will cause them to
keep soft and pliable, and to heal rapidly. But we have cows
that have already learned to kick, and some that seem to kick
without having learned it. Some cattle are often so vicious
that it is quite dangerous to milk them without assistance.
In an ordinary case it will suffice to have some one card or
brush the cow while being milked. Again, when all other
resorts fail, and not until then, there are ways of compelling
the cow to stand while being milked. All of these methods
compel submission through pain and by means of restraining
the cow so that she is deprived in a measure of her liberty.
It is unadvisable to attempt any of these methods while any
other source promises success, for then it becomes a fight be-
tween the cow and the man which should be avoided. I have
in some cases found it a good plan to tie a rope quite tight
around the cow's body just in front of her udder. Whenever
this plan works satisfactorily it is probably due to the fact
that the cow can not make the exertion necessary to kicking
without tightening the rope. This is a method that is pain-
ful to the cows, and restrains a kicker without effecting a
cure. Other methods of dealing with kickers consist in ty-
ing up a foreleg or tying together the two hind legs. All
these methods of tying are effective in restraining for the
time being, and often of doubtful utility in effecting any
permanent cure. No other work upon the farm requires the
same judgment and good sense as does the task of dealing
with kicking milk cows.

The "Movement Cure" for Blackleg".

In 1S79 the blackleg visited our valley (Missouri Valley,
Mont.), and my brother and I had some eighty grade calves
in a big corral or pen, so we could get the cows up evenings
to breed, not having sufficient pasture fenced at the time.
The first calf that took sick breathed very loud, and seemed
to have a sore, swollen throat, and would go down to the
creek and lay its head and throat on the muddy ground, as if
to cool it, till it died. In a week or so another complained
like that one, only got lame and died. Then the death rate
continued to increase, till one day we dragged out four; and
then we concluded to brand some of the bulls and put them
upon the mountains, as high as any cattle run. So the next
morning we started them up. We had six calves that were
sick, and two of them so bad they would not drive, but lay
down not more than one-half mile from home, and died be-
fore night. I don't believe any of the six would have lived
over twenty-four hours, but we drove them all day with the
herd. It was very warm, and most all the cattle lolled their
tongues out in the heat of the day, and we got them about
twelve miles from home at night. The four sick ones that
were able to stand the drive got well, and we always believed
that warming them up was what cured them. In speaking
of it since, I have only heard of one man who run them for
a cure, and. have forgotten his name. I feel convinced it is a
good remedy. We lost half we had in a month or two. I
never saw any blackleg before and little since. — H. L. Keene,
in Breeder's Gazette.

Points of a Jersey Cow.

Following is the scale and judging points and full descrip-
tion of the Jersey cattle as adopted by the American Jersey
Cattle Club and now in force:

Head— Small, lean and rather long 2

Face — Dished, broad between eyes and narrow between horns 1

Muzzle — dark and encircled by a light color 1

Eyes — Full and placid 1

Horns — Small, crumpled and amber color 3

Ears— Small and thin 1

Neck— Straight, thin, rather long, with clean throat and not heavy

at shoulders 4

Shoulders — Sloping and lean, withers thin, breast neither deficient

nor beefy 3

Back— Level to the setting on of tail and broad across the loin 4

Barrel— Hooped, brood and deep at flank .' 8

Hips— Wide apart, fine in loin, rump long and broad 4

Thighs— Long, thin and wide apart, with legs standing square, not

to cross in walking |4

Legs— Short, small below the knee with small hoofs 3

Tail— Fine, reaching the hocks with good switch 3

Hide— Thin and mellow with fine, soft hair 4

Color of hide where the hair is, white,^on udder and inside of ears,

yellow 6

Fore-udder— Full in form, running well forward 8

Hind- udder — Full in form and well up behind : 8

Udder— Free from long hair and not fleshy 5

Teats— Rather large, wide apart and squarely placed ... 6

Mill, veins prominent 5

Escutcheon high and broad and full on thighs 8

Disposition — Quiet and good-natured 8

General appearance, rather bony than fleshy 6

Perfection 100

Same scale for bulls except 17, 18, 19 and 21, making moderate al-
lowances for masculinity.
Heifers omit 17, 18, 21.

BICYCLING.

A Peal For The Wheel.

Let's ring a peal
For the merry wheel,
Silent courser of sparkling steel,
That whirls away
Like a bird at play,
Glimmering,
Shimmering,
Blithe as May.
Over the road it bowls along,
And its spokes are singing a silent song;
For the sunlight glints
From the steel, like hints
Of harp chords touched by a fairy hand,
And a spirit ear
That song might hear.
As a harmony well planned.

A peal for the wheel I
Let it whirl and reel
Over hill and dale,
And mountain and vale.
On breeze and zephyr, on storm and gale !
The wheel ! The wheel !
What a thrill we feel,
As it spins along on the beaten path !
What joy
For a boy
Or a man, it hath!
As around and around the pedals go,
So around and around do his fancies flow;
The wind in the race
Must lose its place,
For he passes the wind at a rattling pace;
And fences and trees and rocks skim by,
And the birds are beaten as they fly,
And a shout
Sent out
On the summer air,
Scarce reaches the goal ere the wheel is there.
So it's well
To dwell
On the magic spell
Of the wheel and its course over bill and dell,
For there's nought to exceed
In its joyous meed,
A ride on the back of the Silent Steed.

The recent election of officers to the L. A. W. has brought
an infusion of new blood and promises to give the associa-
tion a vigorous push ahead for the ensuing year.

The local riders are preparing themselves for hot work at
the midsummer meeting, and the races promise to be even
more interesting than those of Decoration Day.

L. B. Hamilton will represent Tale College at the bicycle
contest in Springfield, Wednesday, September 19.

A West Cornwall, Conn., dairyman does not permit a word
spoken in his dairy stable during milking time, unless abso-
lutely necessary, and the employe who would raise a hand to
strike a cow or open his mouth to deliver an oath, would be
discharged at once. One of the most successful dairymen in
this Btate is nearly as exacting of his men, and his hei'd of
cows uro as gentle and quiet as pet lambs.

Foals of 31883 at theKCook Farm.

March 20 — Chestnut filly by Steinway, three-year-old,
record 2:25|. First dam by Alniont, the sire of Early Eose,
2:2S£, Piedmont 2:17£, Allie 2:20, Aldine, record 2 :19J, and to
pole 2:15J; second dam by Mambrino Prince, record 2:29, by
Mambrino Chief, the sire, ofLady Thorne, record2:ld£; third
dam by Cripple, son of Medoc; fourth dam by American
Eclipse.

March 20— Bay colt by Del Sur. First dam by Norwood,
{sire of Tommy Norwood, record 2:29), by Bysdyk's Hamble-
tonian; second dam by American Star, third dam by a son of
Harry Clay. The dam of this colt is the property of A. T.
Hatch of Suisun and the colt is the property of Samuel
Gamble.

April 22 — Bay filly by Steinway. First dam by Woodford
Mambrino, record 2:21, by Mambrino Chief; second dam
by Alexander's Abdallah, the sire of Goldsmith Maid, 2:14,
Eosband 2:21, and the sire of the dam of Jerome Eddy, 2:16£;
third dam by Bobert Bruce, son of Sir Archy.

May 12 — Brown filly by Steinway. First dam the Tiffany
mare, the dam of Gibraltar, record 2:22J. Property of A. T.
Hatch.

May 5 — Bay or roan filly by Steinway. First damPhaceola,
two-year-old record 2:47£, by Silver threads, a sou of The
Moor, sire of Tommy Gates, 2:24.}, Sur Guy, 2:28, Beautiful
Bells, 2:29; second dam Minnehaha, the dam of Sweetheart,
three-year-old, 2:22J, Eva, two-year-old record 2:29 and Beau-
tiful Bells, dam of Hinda Eose, yearling record 2:36^, by
Bald Chief, he by Mambrino Chief; third dam by Strader's
C. M. Clay Jr.; fourth dam by Abdallak; fifth dam by Engi-
neer.

April 8 — Bay colt by Steinway. First dam Grapevine, by
Whipple's Hambletonian, sire of Graves, 2:19; second dam by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian; third dam by American Star;
fourth, dam by Abdallah, mare and colt both dead.

April 24 — Brown filly by Steinway. First dam by Tom
Dudley; second dam by Bertrand Jr.; third dam by Pacolet;
fourth dam by Sir Solomon, son of Sir Archy; he by imported
Diomed. The property of James Tennent of Pinole, Cal.

April 26 — Bay filly by Steinway. First dam Dazzle by
Billy Golddust; second dam by John, a son of Sherman's
Black Hawk; third dam Eed Eye (5,143), son of Imported
Sarpedon. The property of Capt. Wm. Kohl, San Mateo.

April 23 — Bay colt by Steinway. First dam by Stockbridge
Chief Jr.; second dam by Belmont. The property of T.
Woolskill.

April 10 — Bay colt by Steinway. First dam Katie G, by
Electioneer, the sire of Wildflower, two-year-old record 2:21,
Bonita, two-year-old, 2:24; second dam by Niagara, sire of
Cobb, 2:31, Crocker mare, trial 2:22£, Starke mare, trial 2:21;
third dam by imported Herald; fourth dam by imported
Trustee.

April 22 — Iron grey filly by Steinway. First dam Came
Clay, by Coaster, 2:26, son of Caliban, a son of Mambrino
Pilot; second dam by Mambrino Chief; third dam by Sena-
tor; fourth dam by Woodpecker, sire of Gray Eagle.

May 15 — Bay colt by Steinway. First dam Annie Lawrie,
three-year-old record 2:30, by Echo; second dam by Jack
Hawkins, a son of Boston.

June 16 — Bay colt by Steinway. First dam Kitty (the Fay
black saddle mare), said to be by a son of Denmark.

March 24 — Chestnut filly by Billy Hay ward. First dam
Dr. Pardee mare. The property of Dr. E. H. Pardee.

April 11 — Brown colt by Buccaneer. First dam Sigal, by
Admiral, a son of Volunteer. The property of A. T. Hatch.

April 23 — Bay filly by Buccaneer. First dam Mora, by Ad-
miral, a son of Volunteer. Property of A. T. Hatch.

April 18 — Brown colt, by Buccaneer. First dam Lura by
Admiral. The property of A. T. Hatch.

May 5 — Chestnut; colt, sire unknown to me. First dam
Miller & Lux's Bloomfield Maid, by Whipple's Hambletonian

. Property of Miller & Lux. Samuel Gamble.

Jr Danville, June 16.

It is not good policy to let work horses get thin. It costs
more to put on flesh than to keep it on. Flesh that comes
by exercise can be kept up with less food under the same
work than it took to put it on.

1883

3$te grette <nttt J>jxcrrtswait*

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

Opening" of the Regular Racing Season at
the East— Jerome Park and Brighton-
Louisville Jottings— General Sport-
ing, Theatrical News, etc.

Since my last letter turfmen in most sections this side of
tbe Kockies have had their hands full, either in active racing
or trotting at the various great centers that have been in full
blast since the opening days of May, or in overseeing the
preparation of their equine charges for the great struggle this
month and nest.

Louisville has enjoyed a long and sensational meeting, to-
day being the fifteenth successive day's racing since the 23d
of last month, when Leonatus galloped down his field for
the Kentucky Derby. Five races a day have been run and
some fast records made, notably, the 1:13) of Pearl Jennings
at three quarters of a mile, Rosary, two years old, 1;0U, at
five furlongs, Pearl Jennings, nine furlongs in 1 :5-4 (catch
weights), etc., etc. Probably the greatest excitement during
the two weeks' carnival was on the Saturday following Derby
day, when all Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio turned out in
full force to see the great race for the Cup. "What promised
to be a splendid straggle between the two great mares, Thora
and Lida Stanhope, the wires have already told you the re-
sult of, as well as the untoward accident to, and downfall of,
the famous daughter of Longfellow and Susan Anu. That
her break-down, when, according to unprejudiced observers,
she had the race in her grasp, was totally unexpected by
everyone, and regretted greatly by all, goes without saying,
and it only remains to say a few words on the folly of own-
ers giving known good ones a fast trial on the eve of a great
raco. On the Tuesday before the Cup, or four days prior to
the race, "Jimmy " Lee and Mr. Reed gave Thora a trial run
of a mile and a half, with her full weight up, 116 pounds,
in 2:37. Accounts say that the mare pulled up apparently
all right, but the sad sequel of a few days later can probably
be traced to this unwise and foolhardy proceeding, under the
circumstances. The same thing did the business for her fa-
mous sire, whose grasping owner, the late John Harper, ran
him at Monmouth Park, eleven years ago, in a trumpery
small purse race at mile heats, three in five, which he won
of course, but was compelled to run the third heat in 1:43^,
after it, pulling up lame, and his break-down at Saratoga
followed the week after in the Saratoga Cup, won by Harry
Bassett. Following up the coincidence still closer, we
find a fact that should have set Mr. Seed and Lee think-
ing, and probably will now, when it is too late.
The animal that ran Longfellow the fast third
heat at this Monmouth race, that proved the culmination of
his meteoric career on the turf, was none other than Susan
Ann, the dam of Thora. This trial business with proved
good ones such as Thora has shown herself to be is all
wrong, especially when she had all her speed left, as she dem-
onstrated at Nashville by beating Checkmate and Pearl
Jennings in a canter. The latter has since shown herself a
nailer, while Checkmate afterwards beat Bondholder, who
conquered Lida Stanhope, the Cup victress. But there is no
use tracing up this "line " any farther. Thedamage is done,
and it is irretrievable as far as Thora is concerned, but by all
that is sensible and practical in the tuition of racehorses, let
no more racehorses be sacrificed by these trial runs, which
are the bete noir of all true lovers of the high-class thorough-
bred. "We had few good Cup horses in training before Thora's
untimely fate, and her elimination lessened the list. For-
ester's reported break-down at Jerome this week, and Eole,
Checkmate and others being under suspicion, reduces our
distance cracks to Lida Stanhope, John Davis, Gen. Monroe,
Monitor, Montalboni, Apollo, Ella War field, Herbert, etc.
To-day, at Jerome, three of these contested the race for the
Westchester Cup, and Monitor beat Monroe half ahead, Eole
ten lengths off, he having made a bad stumble in the last,
which threw his chances out. The time was 4:07, a fair race
for the trade, which is sinuous and shaped like a figure 8,
but as said before we are fast attaining in this country what
has long been the state of affairs in England, viz., the eleva-
tion of the " spurter, " or horse capable of running short
dashes, over the horses capable of staying a distance of
ground. Probably there are not half a dozen real stayers in
England to-day, and the same may now be said of the present
situation on the American turf.

We will in a few weeks, however, receive a new accession
in the shape of the famous Iroquois, who has ran his last
race on the English turf. Mr. Lorillard has ordered him
home and the horse is expected to arrive some time in the
next four weeks, and run at Monmouth Park. That he is
sound yet, his second to Tristan this week in the Ascot Cup
shows, and in this race he beat Shrewsbury and some others.
That the owner of Bancocas has taken a step in the
right direction in this matter the crowds of people
who will throng Monmouth Park when the horse runs
will show, and he and Mr. Keene had better bring all their
horses homekand thereby add to the racing interests here. They
have now won between them the greatest prizes on the English
and French turf, and further experimenting in this direction
is both costly and useless, it seems, for the equality of our
thoroughbreds with any in the world has been fully demon-
strated.

Jerome opened on Decoration Day to an immense attend-
ance and heavy speculation, the features of the racing being
Geo. Kenny's debut for 1883 and Bootjack's great race for
the Metropolitan, where he defeated a strong field with ease.
On the second day, Saturday, the Withers' Stake was decided
and excitement ran high. Pizarro and Kenny were the ob-
served of all observers as they took their preliminary can-
ters, the Brooklyn colt being in clearly the better condition
of the two. At the start Kenny shot out with a lead of two
lengths, but at the half mile' the imported colt had closed the
gap and was running under a pull, while the other, a slug-
gish goer at his best, was already being ridden. Going round
the last quarter it looked dollars to cents on Pizarro, and as
they rounded into the stretch the two were nearly on even
terms, Kenny getting the whip at every jump, which made
his backers look blue, Midway up, however, when the race
was yet in the issue, Pizarro stopped as if he had been shot,
and Kenny ran "all out" by three lengths in 1:45, the
fastest Withers yet run under the new weights, 118 pounds.
The quitting of the Bancocas colt was like a thunderbolt in a
clear sky, and, after the race, all manner of speculation was
indulged in. He will be a better horse, beyond a doubt, at
Sheepshead Bay next week, and the extra time will help him,
for his condition was not good. The other principal events of
the meeting were Gen. Monroe's double event for the Ford-
ham and Jockey Club Handicaps and Reveller's Juvenile.
The great success of the meeting now in progress is due en-
tirely to the temporary injunction obtained by the parties
representing the Jockey Club, restraining the police from in-
terfering with the betting privileges. Can this injunction be
in any way made a lasting one, or can the much-debated pool
bill be passed at the nest meeting of the Legislature, the

year 18S3 will not wind up the racing history of this famous
course, a sequel sure to follow if relief in this direction is
not obtained. Saturday next closes the meeting with the
Belmont Stakes as the principal attraction, and as Pizarro
needs more time he will not be likely to start against Ken-
ny, whose principal antagonist will be Mr. Kelly's Jacobus,
the winner of the Preakness Stakes at Baltimore. Jacobus
is by the HI- Used, and may possibly stretch the Brooklyn
colt's neck, but this is not very probable. However, in horse
racing, the unexpected is forever happening, and Jacobus is
fast and can go the trip. Kenny may be a second Hindoo or
Blackburn, but his two races thus far do not give that im-
pression. Indeed, Miss Woodford, his stable com-
panion, won her race for the Ladies' Stake with so
much dash and resolution, and withal so easily, that she
is already considered the best of the two. What lucky
(?) men the Dwyers have been year after year
with their three-year-olds. In 1S79 Bramble, 1880
Blackburn, 1881 Hindoo, and last year Runnymede,
have won for them in stakes and purses over two hundred
thousand dollars. Tuesday next Sheepshead Bay begins a
ten-day meeting and, being a much faster and safer track
than Jerome, large fields and great racing will be the order of
the day. Brighton Beach, immediately adjacent, has now
some 250 or 300 horses in its stable, and as many more will
come from Jerome, Monmouth and the West and South,
making its success a certainty. Indeed the Coney Island
Jockey Club (Sheepshead), is the best paying association of
the kind in America, the stockholders last year receiving a
a dividend of 27 per cent. From Louisville, that
closed to-day, most of the Western stables will go to Coving-
ton, Ky., oppoiste Porkopolis, where the New Latonia Club
will hold its inaugural meeting, beginning on Saturday, the
9th. After that will follow St. Louis and Chicago, when
your Californians will make their debut for 'S3 it is hoped.
Certainly the great trotting meeting at the Lake City will see
some of your lot at the post, and the great special race set for
July 19, between St. Julien and Cingstone for a purse and
stake of $7,000, is exciting great interest here, though New
Yorkers would have liked to have had this great trot decided
at our Fleetwood Park. But the great liberality of the Chi-
cago Driving Park is deserving of success, and they will have
a grand meeting beyond the shadow of a doubt.

The evergreen and irrepressible ' 'beach combers" by the ' 'sad
sea waves" at Brighton have started on what promises to be
another hundred days' racing, as was given last year. Decora-
tion Day saw 5,000 or 6,000 persons in attendance there, de-
spite the counter attractions at Jerome, and since then they
have given racing every other day, five races a day. Mr.
Engman seems determined to give no cause for scandal of
any sort, and Messrs. Simmons, Burke and Byan, the asso-
ciate judges of the racing, have the confidence of all disinter-
ested persons, who believe them to be capable of, and deter-
mined in, a fulfillment to the letter of their duties, which
which means an exposure of rascality of any kind whatso-
ever, be the offender or offenders of high or low degree.
Probably the most notable win yet recorded for 'S3 at this
popular track was Bocaccio's nine furlongs, a week ago, in
1 :56i carrying weight for age and beating easily Hartford,
Babcock and another. This three-year-old colt by Bonnie
Scotland from a Brown Dick mare belongs to old "linen
duster," Burnham, the cheesemonger from Cassadaga,
this State. He was very highly tried last year as a two-year-
old, and great things were expected of him, but he went
amiss, and was let up. He has now grown into a magnificent
racehorse, and when old "cheese" takes his baby riders off
his back and puts up a jockey capable of controlling the colt,
he will win some good races, if nothing goes wrong with him.
Leonatus, the Kentucky Derby winner, is said to be a cer-
tain winner for the Coney Island Derby at Sheepshead Bay,
on the 21st. He will fulfill three engagements at Covington,
where he has at his mercy stakes worth $5,000 or more, and
then be shipped here with five or six days to spare, before
he meets Kenny and others in the above great race. He
ought to win, if reports about him are half true.

New York, June 7, 1883. ' Pacific.

Sale of Fine Stock.

On next Saturday, June 30, there will be a complete sale of
all the fine horses and registered Jersey cattle bred and im-
ported by W. W. Camron, and now on the Camron ranch,
Contra Costa county, about ten miles over the hills from
Broadway, Oakland. Mr. Camron has been well and favor-
ably known as a shrewd, intelligent breeder of Jerseys and
fine road stock for some years past, and he has certainly
succeeded in stocking his beautiful ranch with a fine lot of
animals. Last Monday evening we paid a visit to the ranch
in company with Mr. W. J. Dingee of the firm of Taggart &
Dingee, Oakland, real estate agents and auctioneers, and
who are conducting the sale for Mr. Camron. The cows
were all in the corrals being milked when we got out to the
ranch, and most of the young horses were around the yard,
so we had a splendid chance to see them without the trouble
and fatigue of hill climbing. The most noticeable thing
about the place was the perfect quietland the remarkable gen-
tleness and docility of all the animals. "That comes," says
Mr. Camron, "from my enforcing the rule that no animal
on my place shall ever be lassooed. I would discharge the
oldest and best man on the ranch if he threw a rope or yelled
at either a horse or cow. You see this Jersey stock is bred
very much for family use, and it would never do to have
them made restive and ugly by rough handling. All those
colts (pointing to a fine lot of big bay two and three-year-
olds) are only halter broke, yet I can walk up to any one of
them and catch them with my hand without corn or salt to
lure them. Man has never ill-treated them, and so they are
not afraid of man. I have not a mean horse, an ugly bull
nor a surly, kicking cow on the place, nor would I have one
ut any price."

The first animal shown, and also by virtue of his posi-
tion, as lord of the harem, the first on the sale catalogue, was
the thoroughbred bay horse Henry Williamson. He is u fine
large upstanding horse, u shade under sixteen bands, but
possessing lots of bone and size, and a splendid stock getter,
as is evidenced by the fact that all the young stock on the
ranch is, or bids fair to be, bigger than the sire. Henry Wil-
liamson is of the famous Belmont stock, celebrated for being
one of the strains of thoroughbreds which are natural trot-
ters and sires of natural trotters. He was first trained us a
runner, but before he made any performance showed such
speed as a trotter that he was driven and, after showing a trial
better than 2:50, wosputinto the stud. He took bhi Srsl
premiums at tho Bay District agricultural fair in 1870 and
1871; at the State fair held at Sacramento in 1870 and 1871;
also first premium for the best family, consisting of himself
and nine colts, at the Golden Gate agricultural fail in 1880.
He is by California, dam Silver Cup, by American Boy Jr.,
grandom Liz Giveus, by imported Laugford; third dam,
Charlotte Face, by Sir Archie. Californiun was by Belmont,

dam Maria Downing, by Eclipse; second dam Brown Lock,
by Tiger, the dam of Red Morocco. Belmont, by American
Boy, out of imported Prunella, by Comus, her dam by Parti-
san, out of Paun, etc., etc. Comus is of Sir Peter stock.
Henry Williamson is of standard thoroughbred stock clear
through except in one cross of the third generation of his
second dam, and while this single cross is not absolutely ac-
cepted as standard yet from circumstances well known and
from the character of the breeder there is no doubt but that
the strain was perfectly pure. As before stated, all the get of
this horse on the catalogue are fine large animals,
perfectly kind and clever and what will perhaps be more
esteemed by intending purchasers for road work, they are all
natural trotters. None of them have been trained, but as we
saw them moving out of the corral and around the pasture,
every one of them trotted with a reach anc action that spoke
well for their coming speed. Among them we particularly
noticed Harry 1$79, from Minnie Patchen; Emmet, 1880,
same mare; Belinda, 1881, same more. These three colts and
their sire and dam presented a fine picture standing side by
side. The two-year-old was as big as the dam, the three-
year-old as big as the sire and the four-year-old filly an inch
higher than the sire and bigger all over. All of Minnie
Patchen's colts were dropped in April between 23d and 30th.

Major, by same sire, dam Mollie Bartlett, four years, W\
hands, weight about 1,200, is a fine, big horse of remarkably
taking appearance. He shows some speed and is as gentle
and playful as a puppy. A better horse for family use it
would be hard to find, and, in fact, he is the ideal ] American
road horse.

John Hancock, same sire, dam an imported Kentucky
mare Lucy, four years, is a fine-looking, big, stylish bay, kind
and gentle and with quite a turn of speed.

Fred, four years, dam Topsy, is a handsome young horse,
holds his head high and without a blemish. Like all the
rest of the stock offered for sale he is young and fresh, well
broken and has in him all his work.

Colonel, by Captain Webster (2:40) (by Belmont out of a
mare by Bysdyk's Hambletonian), dam Bell, is a stylish, fast
young horse. He has been driven five times, and shows a
good gait. His ancestry promises trotting speed, and his
form and style all that could be desired.

Penal, three years, by Henry Williamson, dam imported
Addie, is a very promising colt. He weighs about 1,100
pounds, stands 1C hands, and will probably weigh 200 more
when he gets his growth. He is kind and agreeable and
broken to halter.

Jane, a dun filly from a dam weighing 1,600 at five years,
is a promising work animal.

In all there are sixty-one head of horses, mares and foals
to be sold, and not an old nor mean animal in the lot. They
have been bred with care and well handled. Among the fine
saddle horses the most promising animal is Don Juan Jose, a
five-year-old gray horse by Borneo, dam Fannie by Peacock.
Don Juan is a ladies' horse par excellence. Kind and gentle,
big and strong, he is so thoroughly trained that a word of
command does as well as a touch of the bit. He will lie
down on his side when ordered to allow a lady to mount,
dance, turn, as the vaqueros say, on a dollar, and is sure to
be a prize taker in ring tournaments.

Peacock, by Grey Patchen, and Swiftsure, by Geo. C. Gor-
ham, dam by Jack Hawkins, are the perfection of saddle
horses. The latter has all the gaits.

The cattle Mr. Camron will offer for sale include fourteen
full pedigreed, standard herd book Jerseys, about twenty-
eight Jerseys, full-blooded but not recorded, thirteen milking
Durhams and one or two nice family Devon cows.

The Jerseys are principally from stock imported by Mr. W.
B. Dinsmore of New ¥ork, the largest importer on the " Jer-
sey Herd Book." They were selected specially for their
milking and butter qualities and not for fancy colors. The
evidence of the care in their selection is shown by Mr. Cam-
ron^ butter book for last week. He had nineteen Jerseys
milking, among which were nine two-year-old cows, with
their first calves. These gave an average of nine pounds of
butter each in seven days, though the pasture is getting rather
dry and they were given no extra feed of any kind. The
butter sold for twenty-four cents per pound, one cent above
the regular market price for best butter. This is a splen-
did showing, and while it is more than twice as much as
would come from common stock the Jerseys eat fully 25
per cent less than ordinary cows, are more docile and require
less room.

The king of the Jersey herd is Menlo Park (5976), bred by
L. C. Powers of Watsonville, Sept. 19, 1879, by Silver Cloud
of the Glen (3383), dam Maid of Oakland (6089), having in
his veins none but the best standard milking blood.

Carefully compared with the standard list of points adopted
by the American Club and by the Koyal Jersey Club of Great
Britain he ranks a perfect bull. Not a point could we see
lacking in him. Color solid dark gray, shading into black;
black tongue and switch; dished face; fine head, with rich
amber crumpled horns, tipped with black; muzzle dark and
encircled by a light color; eyes full and placid; he has a rich
yellow hide, is symmetrically formed, level back, fine tail and
limbs.

Alameda Chief, registered yearling, and Duke of Oriuda,
yearling, registered, are a fine pair of young bulls with but
little to choose between them. Gov. Butler is not registered
but has none but standard blood in him and is eligible to ap-
pear in the "Pacific Coast Stud Book " which will soon be
published.

Among the Jersey cows Mr. Camron gives the palm to
Susan Titus and she is really a perfect specimen. She is
duly recorded in the "Herd Rook, " and is from stock im-
ported by Mr. Maillard from W. B. Diusmoreof New York.
She is now in calf to Menlo Park. Frou Frou. Lilly Nix,
Kosita, Corday, Malinda Jane, Lizzie, Oovitft, Minnie Mum,
Lady Graves, Delhi of Marin, Lady Lite, Maid of Contra
Costa, Frou Frou 1st, Lillie Nix 1st, are all of standard stock.
For families who need a Jersey the stock that is not pedigreed
will answer every purpose. It is from pure-bred Jerseys but
is not eligible to admission to the " Herd Book " by v
neglect of breeders in allowing records to bo lost or more
than one bull to be with the cows. In preparing th<
logue Taggart & Dingee, the auctioneers, were particular to
state exactly tho true character of every animal ami
careful inspection we feel justified in saying that the repre-
sentations they have made are correct. The safe will, no

doubt he well* attended, but there will probably be many Q

chance to em cure fine cattle cheap, as it ia only the in

vanced breeders who are fully alive to the value of fin-
stock.

A New York farmer declares that nn acre of Hubbard
squash will fait- n b □ more hogs than tl.o corn that can be
raised on tiu- same ground. He has gath. re 1 fromsh I
tons from an acre.

There are a number of horses training
lejo track, and, as the story goes, there
among them.

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The Santa Rosa Meeting.

The directors of the Sonoma County Agricultural Park
Association nave prepared their programme for the fall
meeting, and it can be found duly displayed in our ad-
vertising columns. The directors have shown a good
deal of spirit and enterprise in offering liberal purses.
Five thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars is
the aggregate of the states and purses. Keeping well
up with the procession of ideas, the association offers a
purse of $400 for three-year-old trotters, thus showing a
determination not to leave Sonoma county behind in the
march of progress that has recently been made in the
handling of young stock. This county is remark-
ably prolific of speedy young animals. The get of
Gen. McClellan Jr., Volunteer, Auctioneer, Johnny,
Eustic, and several other good horses have left
their mark on the stock in this district.
The largest purse offered by the Association is $1,000
for the 2:20 class to be trotted on Saturday, the last day
of the meeting.

Nellie E, Abbottsford, Albert W, Brigadier and per-
haps Blanche, are all the material now in the State
eligible for this class and likely to*enter, unless some
fast green one shows up before August 1. Nellie E's
2:20 at Stockton was all she had in her, and it is by no
means sure that she is any better mare this- season than
she was last. There is a chance that this race will not
fill and the Association may be called upon to substitute
something else for it. Instead of the usual 2:30 class a
2:28 class is substituted and will doubtless receive many
entries. The 1£ mile and repeat for three-year-old
horses nrnning is evidently intended to attract only dis-
trict horses, as no horse from a distance would be likely
to start for a chance to win £125 off a $30 entrance.
There are some three-year-olds in the district and they
will have a chance to try conclusions without the inter-
ference of Gano and others of that ilk. So much money
is apportioned to the trotters that the runners do not fare
very well, but doubtless the association canvassed well
the probable entries and calculated on that basis before
they made up the purses. Santa Eosa has one of the
best tracks in the State and the meeting cannot fail to
be ahead of previous years.

The New Jersey Club.

A movement took place in this city last Saturday, in
which every cattle man in the State is most deeply in-
terested. We refer to the initial steps taken towards the
formation of a Jersey cattle club and the production of
a Jersey herd book for the Pacific slope. The causes
that led to this action and the need for a herd book are
not generally known. It has been almost impossible for
the local breeders of Jersey cattle to get their stock re-
corded in the "A. J. C. C. Herd Book." It does seem as
if the rules of that club were specially formulated to
rule out as much stock as possible, regardless of its pur-
ity. The rules go beyond reasonable safeguards, and
have become a vexatious and almost unendurable nui-
Bance. One gentleman who has a heifer from a recorde. 1
cow awd bull was unable to record her because the bull' s

I l*fore he procured a certificate. Another
it delay, annoyance and expense becaus e

I to mention the color of his calf's tongue.

Then, also, a rule exists refusing to take the color of a
bull calf until he is six months old, and so on with vexa-
tious rules ad infinitum. Pure standard stock imported
from England is refused admission, and the fact that a
ship touches at any port while on its way from the Isle
of Jersey debars all cattle on board from registration.
These restrictions are annoying to breeders
living near New York, but to people on this dis-
tant coast they positively amount to prohibi-
tion. Much of the foundation stock on this
Coast was never registered and consequently the pro-
duce cannot be registered, though no* one attempts to deny
that the original stock was standard. The formation of
a Pacific Coast Jersey Cattle Club will put Jersey
breeding on a proper basis here. The Herd Book Com-
mittee must honestly and impartially pass on the right
of all cattle to registration, and as soon as the stock now
on the Coast is classified, the greater part of the work
will have been done. The club roll isjopen to respect-
able Jersey breeders and we advise all to join, for not
only will they save considerable money in registration
fees, but they will have a voice in the rules and regula-
tions.to be made. The business transacted by the club
so far will be found in another column.

English and American Guns.
The introduction of the Anglomania to New York ap-
pears to have been only the commencement of a wave
that is rapidly sweeping over the whole country. Men
send to England for their clothes, ornaments, horses,
harness, vehicles, grooms, whips and guns, and Colonel
Stuart M. Taylor, well-known here, is recently reported
to have said that there was not a decent dog outside of
Great Britain. The fashion for English guns is vastly
on the increase and perhaps much of it can be traced to
the liberal and judicious advertising done in America by
Messrs. Scott, Greener, Westley Eichards and other no-
ted English makers. "We cannot see the sense of send-
ing abroad for guns. We do not claim to be an infallia-
ble authority on this or any other subject, but we do
imow that American guns are as much superior to En-
glish guns of the same cost as American watches are to
English or Swiss watches. During the past week a
friend showed us with much pride a gun that he had
just imported from England at a cost of $200. It was
a plain gun, with no ornamentation except some well-ex-
ecuted engraving on the locks, and 'could only be
classed as a good well-finished gun. We compared the
gun with an American-made gun that cost only
$75, and could find no evidence of outward superiority
in the more expensive gun, except that the English gun
had a trifle the finer finish. "We told our friend that we
thought he had thrown $125 away, to which he replied:
" Oh well, but everybody is shooting an English gun
now, and I did not want to be out of the fashion. Be-
sides, you will find that my gun shoots much better than
the American gun." Chance gave an opportunity to
test the matter, and we were rather pleased to find that
our friend's expectation was not realized, and he was
bound to confess that his gun had no advantage over the
domestic article except a little engraving that could be
done here nearly as well as in London or Birmingham.
We do not of course claim that one such test as this
proves our assertion, but we have had other experience
on the subject. Of all the crack shots at the traps and
in the field now living in this State, we know only one
who claims any superiority for an English gun, and
among those we know are several to whom expense is of no
consequence, and who would send abroad and pay $1,000
for a gun, if they thought they could derive any advan-
tage from its use. The American gunmakers are forever
on the lookout for some new invention that will give
them an advantage, and there is no secret in the English
gunmaker's art that they have not mastered, and to-day
there is no country in the world that can make so good a
gun at reasonable cost as America. This being the case,
and we venture to think that no one will deny it, we can
only class as folly the fashion that impels young and in-
experienced shooters to send abroad for their guns.

The Olympic Club Fire.

Ever since it moved into its Post street quarters the
Olympic Club has been the pride of this city, and all
over America has been acknowledged as the most superb-
ly fitted institution of the kind extant. And well might
the members feel proud of their organization and prop-
erty, for they and their predecessors had spent some $50,-
000 or more on purchasing the one, and much more time
and trouble in creating the other. In times past some
exacting critics have had fault to find with such of the
club's affairs as came within the range of legitimate
criticism. We ourselves have, on one or two occasions,
felt that the club's athletic managers had made mistakes,
and did not hesitate to say so, but we found much more
to praise than to blame, and have always held the opin-

ion that, in its sphere, the Olympic Club was better man-
aged than any similar institution of which we have
knowledge. But, no matter what opinions we or others
might nave held about the club, we are sure that every-
body will feel that the entire city has suffered a loss by the
destruction of the club rooms by fire on Wednesday last.
It is a loss not easily estimated in dollars and cents,
but a heavy loss none the less. Just when the
Board of Directors had declared that the expiration of
their official terms would see the club free from debt , just
when a president had resigned and allowed his duties to
devolve upon a vice president, just when the club, full
of enthusiasm, was looking forward to a career of in-
creased activity and usefulness, the blow fell and much
of the work of twenty-five years was consumed in a
night. Not one-fifth of the material loss 'was covered by
insurance, and by a spark the club was made $42,000
poorer. This represents $60 per member on the 700
members, besides the individual losses that the members
suffered by the burning of their clothes, gloyes, foi Is,
etc. Now, the club does not propose to stand idly by
and^mourn its losses. Already discussions have been had
relative to the best plan to reinstate the club in becom-
ing quarters, and though we do not know what has been
done, we venture to say that in less than six months the
club will be better lodged than ever. We are very sorry,
indeed, for the club's misfortune, and propose to show
our sorrow in as practical a manner as possible.
The club will hold an athletic meeting at its
Oakland grounds on July 4, and we intend to
all that lies in our power to help along the substantial
results of that affair. We have been given to understand
that the club will not entertain the idea of outside assist-
ance from any source, but here is a chance for everyone
to help in a way that the club can neither refuse nor
take exception to. Other means may offer in the future
but this one is at hand and we want to see everyone who
feels any interest in athletics take hold and boom the
thing along. Athletes will of course need no hint to do
all in their power. There is not one of them who has
the slightest claim to respectability that has not received
many favors from the club, as a club, or from the mem-
bers. We know that the entire press of the city, both
daily and weekly, will fall in and render valuable aid,
and apart from this coming meeting if the club will
only indicate some way in which we can serve it they
may be sure that we shall esteem it a pleasure.

The Santa Cruz Drowning".

Prom Santa Cruz comes the news of the drowning of
a young man named Stone which could have been pre-
vented if any one of the bystander s had acquired the art
of swimming and had courage enough to help a fellow
creature at some small risk. Master Gros of San Fran-
cisco, a young hero who could not swim a stroke, went to
Stone' s assistance and was nearly killed by being dashed
against the rocks. After the youth was dead Messrs.
Henderson, Berry and Liddle, who style themselves
swimming teachers, went to the scene of the accident
and started to recover the body by making casts with a
weighted fish-line, not caring to enter the surf. The sea
was not high, for a fisherman named Pistota went round
in his boat and, with a rope around his waist, went into
water and secured the body after it had been washed up
by the surf. Then this wretch, with the instinct of a
Mediteranean pirate and as little sympathy as a shark,
demanded $300 for his wetting, and was only placated
on receipt of $130, all the money Stone's friends pos-
sessed. The CaU and Examiner in reporting the accident
said that the boy's father was at hand but could not
save him. This is incorrect for the boy's father has been
dead eighteen months. We think that the spectacle of
swimming teachers fishing for a body with a line is
hardly an edifying one and further that it does not re-
dound to the credit of Santa Cruz for one of its citizens
to charge $300 for recovering a body. If the bathing
season is to be successful, some life-saving service ought
to be provided, and, above all, bathers ought to seek out
some reliable teacher and learn the easily-achieved art
of swimming.

Proposed New Kennel Club.

f

A Communication from "X" in our " Kennel' ' column
is worthy thejattention of all gentlemen interested in dogs
and dog breeding. He is indisputably right in his prem-
ises, and his deductions are in accord with our own
views except that we do not attach quite so much blame
to the P. C. K. C. as he does, knowing how the members
fell into the mistake they made. We concur in the need
for a general call and for a new healthy club, and we
freely offer the use of our columns to all who desire to
give their views on this subject to their brother sports-
men. " X " writes in the right spirit and we hope to
hear from many more such sportsmen.

1883

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The efforts o£ Mr. Shippee and his confreres to secure a
lease of one of Stockton's pnblic squares for the purpose of
erecting thereon a pavilion for the San Joaquin Valley Asso-
ciation have come to naught, the Directors and the City
Council failing to agree on the terms. As a consequence,
there will be no pavilion exhibit this year, except such as is
made at the racetrack. From the proverbial energy and de-
termination of the board, there is little doubt that they will
have a creditable showing even under these disadvantages,
but the pleasant evening exercises usual to the Stockton fairs
will be missed by visitors.

The Regatta Committee of the Fourth of July committee
wiH meet on Monday and decide the amount of money to be
given for the various events. The disposition is to give $100
in three prrzes, of $50, $30 and $20 for the single scull race;
$100 in two prizes of $70 and $30 for the barge race, $40 for
the lapstreak race, $60 in three prizes for the wherry race,
$40 in two prizes of $25 and $15 for the Whitehall race, and
appropriate trophies for the amateur barge and wherry races.

The Turf, Field and Farm chides Myers for not getting in
good condition for his race with Brooks of San Francisco
and alleges that as the cause of defeat. It would have been
better to have berated Brooks for running so fast. The
trouble seems to be that Californians have bragged so much
that when they do send a good man East he can get no
credit.

of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall buy, sell, offer
or expose for sale, transport, or have in his posession any deer
from which evidence of sex has been removed, or any of the
aforesaid game at any time when it is unlawful to kill the
same, as provided by this and subsequent sections, is guilty
of a misdemeanor.

ATHLETICS.

The Amateur Champions.

Jos. Cairn Simpson is ill with a slight attack of malarial
fever. His private correspondents who may have noticed the
lack of his usual promptness in answering their favors will
receive attention during the coming week, as he expects to be
about again in a couple of days at the furthest.

Answers to Correspondents.

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mail or
telegraph.

W. E. P., Watsonville:

1. The gray gelding Frank Charles has a record of 2:44^ in
second heat, made at Jan Jose, September 29, 1S73.

2. A sketch of the career of Chicago was published in this
paper on September 23, 18S2. He has a record of 2:24f ,made
at Indianapolis, Ind., September 2S, 1871. He was foaled in
1859, and is consequently twenty-four years old.

W. O. H., Salinas:

We know nothing of any thoroughbred Argyle that ever
saw California; neither do we know any mare called Orphan
GirL except one by Haddington. If you have any points in
the case, send them to us, and possibly we may be able to
unravel the matter.

L. B., Artesia, Cal.:

1. Our hoped-for success in tracing Black "Warrior has
turned to failure, and the best we can do is to say that he
was undoubtedly a son of Vermont Black Hawk. His breed-
ing on his dam's side is entirely unknown.

2. Abdallah was by Ryskyk's Hambletonian, first dam by
Roebuck, second dam by Sir Henry. He was bred by Chas.
Hultz of Orange county, New York, foaled 1S54. and brought
to California about 1S60. He was in the stud in 1S61-2, but
added nothing to the fame of the Hambletonian name.

M. L., Kohnerville:

1. No changes have been made in the rules of the Blood
Horse Association since the organization, except the change
in weights and a slight addition to Rule 3. The new weights
were printed in this paper Sept. 30, 1882. The amendment
to Rule 3 is as follows:

In all races of every description, provided for by these
rules, except for a purse or a post stake, it shall be the duty
of the owner or party having control, on or before the hour
of 6 o'clock p. m., upon the day preceeding the one upon
which such race is to take place, to name the particular horse
or horses which it is intended to start, and after such hour,
all other horses entered in said race by said owners or parties
having control will be ineigible to start.

This amendment was adopted November 4, 1S79, and at the
same meeting the association, by a unanimous vote, de-
cided that the definition of a contest — Rule 60 — should be,
"Two or more horses, run in different interests, and not un-
der the control of one man."

There have been some changes in the National Trotting
rules within the period you name but no very important
ones.

2. The amended game law, so far as it relates to deer, reads
as follows: 626 * * * * Every person who, between the
first day of November in each year and the first day of July
in the following year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills, or destroys
any male deer or buck is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any per
son in the State of California, who has in his posesssion any
hides or skins of any deer, elk, antelope or mountain sheep,
killed between the first of November and the first of July, is
guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall at any time
in the State of California hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy
any antelope, elk, mountain sheep, female deer or doe, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall at any
time hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy any spotted fawn is
guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall take, kill
or destroy any of the animals mentioned in this section at any
time, unless the carcass of such animal is used or preserved by
the person taking or slaying it, or is sold for food, is guilty

Lack of space makes it impossible for us to give more than
a brief resume of the amateur championship meeting held at
Mott Haven, June 2:

The committee offered special " best*on-record " medals to
all contestants who should surpass the best previous Ameri-
can -performance at any championship game. Four of these
were claimed: By F. L. Lambrecht, in the shot-putting and
56-pound weight-throwing; by W. L. Coudon, in the ham-
mer-throwing; and by H. H. Baxter, in the pole-leaping, as
follows:

Putting the shot— F. L. Lambrecht, P. A. C, 43ft.; C. A.
J. Queckberner, New York city, 40ft. 4in.; W. L. Coudon, B.
A. C, 37ft. Jin. Lambrecht's four puts were 41ft. 7in., 41ft.
Siin., 41ft." and 43ft., an average of 41ft. 9fin. His 43ft.
beats all previous amateur records, English or American.

Lambrecht is a bookkeeper, 20 years old, 6ft. lin. high,
and weighs 210 pounds. He won in 1S81 at 37ft. 5iin., and
in 1SS2 at 39ft. 9|in. Queckberner was fourth inlSS2 at 32ft.
7£in., and Coudon was second at 36ft. 6in.

The best American amateur record was 41ft. 4Un., by F.
L. Lambrecht, Pastime A. C, at Canadian amateur cham-
pionship meeting, Montreal, P. Q., October 7, 1S82, and the
best English amateur record is 42ft. 4in., by G. Ross, Pati-
croft, at amateur championship meeting, Stoke-upon-Trent,
July 1, 1SS2.

Thowing the 56-pound weight — F. L. Lambrecht, P. A. C,
25ft. lfin.; C. A. J. Queckberner, New York city, 25ft.; "W.
L. Coudon, B. A. C, 24ft. 2in. Lambrecnt's successive
throws were 23ft. 2in., 23ft. 6in., 24ft. 4Mn., 24ft. 10in., 25ft.
l|in., and 24ft. Hin., an average of 24ft. 2 7-24in. Queck-
berner's throws were 24ft. 5in., 24ft. 3in., 24ft. S.Un., 25ft.,
23ft. 4in., and 24ft. llin., an average of 24ft. 5£in. Queck-
berner made the best average, and beat all former records,
but only took second place.

Throwing the hammer — W. L. Condon, Baltimore <Md.) A.
C, 93ft. llin.; F. D. Lambrecht, P. A. C, 93ft. 2in.; C. A. J.
Queckberner, New York City, S6ft. 7Jin.; D. R. Porter, M.
A. C, 82ft. 6in. This was the most remarkable hammer-
throwing ever seen in America. Condon's successive throws
were SSft. 5in., 90ft. 10in., 93ft., 92ft. 10in., and 93ft. llin.
Lambrecht's successive throws were 86ft. Sin., 87ft. Sin.,
89ft. S.hn., 92ft. 3Hn., 90ft. 6in., and 93ft. 2in. Coudon's
throws averaged 91ft. 9Jin. and Lambrecht's 90ft. Jin. Lam-
brecht beat all former records, yet only obtained second place.
Coudon's style is peculiar. He stands left foot formost, al-
though a right-handed thrower, and straightens his arms very
early in each revolution of the hammer. He is unusually
agile for a heavy-weight performer, can clear 9ft. 6in. at pole-
leaping, and is a first-class wrestler. Lambrecht has beaten
the then existing amateur record at this game at three suc-
cessive championship meetings.

Pole-leaping— H. H.Baxter, N.Y. A. C, lift. Jin.; J. C.
Keene, P. A. C, and W. J. Van Houten, Park A. C., tied at
10ft. 6in., and Keene won by a toss; H. P. Toler, Princetown
College, B. F. Richardson, M. A. C, and J. J. Van Houten,
Park A. C, tied at 10 feet. Baxter won at 10ft. 9in., and
then, at the request of the judges, attempted to beat the
American record, which he did at the second trial. Baxter's
victory, like Baird's in the 3-mile walk, was fairly earned.
He practiced faithfully all the past winter and spring at
John Woods' gymnasium, despite much ridicule and annoy-
ance from his associates, and has now the satisfaction of
winning double honors, a championship and abestonrecord.
H several hundred young amateurs of New York City would
follow Mr. Baxter's example — talk less and work more — they
would make better records. This is the first year, since the
beginning of the Championship Meetings, that this game was
not won by the Scottish- American Athletic Club.

Baxter is a student, 21 years old, 6ft high, and weighs 145
pounds. In 1SS1 he cleared 10ft. 3in. Keene cleared 10ft.
2in. in 1SS1, and 9ft. Sin. in 18S2. W. J. Tan Houten won
at 10ft. 4§in. in 1S79, 10ft. llin. in 1SS0, and
at 10ft. 6in. in 1881. Richardson cleared 9ft. 4^in.
in 1879, 10ft. 7in. in 18S0, 10ft. in 1SS1, and won at 10ft. in
18S2. J. J. Van Houten cleared 9ft. 6in. last year, while
Toler was a new comer.

The best American amateur record was 10ft. llin., by W.
J. Van Houten, Scottish-American A. C, at Amateur Cham-
pionship Meeting, Mott Haven, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1SS0, and
the best English amateur record is 1 1ft. 4in. by T. Rav, TJlver-
stone Cricket Club, at Bradford Sports, Aug. 12, 1882.

The sensational race of the day is thus recorded by the
New York Spirit:

Two hundred and twenty-vard run — M. S. Brooks Jr. of
California, Yale college, 22:4-os.; L. E. Myers, M. A. C, 2, by
1 foot; S. Derickson, M. A. C. 3, by 10 yards. There was
much talk about this start, many claiming that Myers had
the best of it; was "shot off his mark," was away before the
pistol, etc. None of this was true, and the cause of the error
was two-fold. Firstly, many people do not know enough of
athletic sports to discriminate between a man who has the
best of the start and a man who starts best. Put three men
on a mark, and, when all are standing even and still fire a
pistol. One oj the three will be the quickest to move, and
will, in the first step or two, show a foot or two, or may be a
yard, ahead of the others. This would be a fair start, and
the man did not get the best of the start, or of the starter, or
of the pistol, but he started quickest and best. The quick
starting, constantly practiced by all intelligent professionals,
is almost totally neglected by amateurs, and Myers, who has
practiced it and starts quickly, is often accused of getting the
best of the start when he actually started fairly, but better
and quicker than his opponents. Secondly, on the Mott Ha-
ven grounds the start of the 220- yard run is just below the
middle of the back straight side, and all spectators in or
about the grand stand look at the start across the grounds
diagonally from behind. From this point of view each suc-
cessive man toward the outside of the path seems to be a
yard behind his next inside neighbor, and if they kept as
even as they started, while running the first 40 yards, each
man would still look to be a yard behind his next inner
neighbor. Thus it was in this race that the majority of the
spectators thought Myers started ahead of Brooks, and was
ahead of him during the first 40 j'ards. But, as an actual
fact, Myers never started slower, and Brooks never started
quicker than in this race. Derickson, on the inside, bun-
gled at the starts lost 3 or 4 yards, and then ran on in pur-
suit, so that Myers and Brooks had a fair field and no hin-

drance. James Watson, one of the officials, who is both intel-
ligent and cool-headed, measured off 4 yards up the course
from the start. He reports that when the men passed him,
4 yards from the start, Myers and Brooks were as nearly even
as it was possible to be. So much for the absurd talk about
the start.

Failing to pass Myers in the first 40 yards, Brooks wisely
dropped behind him rather than to run outside of him around
the long turn at the upper end of the path. The referee, who
stood just at the head of the straight, 90 yardsfrom the finish,
reports that at this point Brooks was directly behind Myers,
and at least 8 feet in the rear. Once fairly into the straight
90 yards, Brooks ran a grand race, reduced Myers' lead inch
by inch, and would just about have made a dead heat but for
Myers breaking down. Myers faltered at 25 yards from the
tape, being then still a yard ahead, and, not more than 2
yards from the finish, being still a few inches in front, stag-
gered and fell across the line. He did all that he could, and
made a gallant but unavailing struggle against nature —
Brooks' running all the way down the final straight was re-
markable. If it had been separately timed, the watches
would, no doubt, have shown that he ran the final 90 yards,
with flying start and against a fresh breeze, in about Si sec-
onds. Such a sustained burst of speed at the end of a race
was never before seen in America. Owing to the shape and
size of this path, the inside man in a 220-yard race has 2 or 3
yards advantage over the outside man, who must run behind
or outside of the insider all around the long lower turn. If
he runs behind he will be 7 or 8 feet in the rear when they
reach the final straight 90 yards, and if he runs on the out-
side he will be compelled to run 7 or S feet farther by swing-
ing around a larger circle. This performance by Brooks, 220
yards in 22:4-5s., around a half circle, against a fresh breeze
on the final 90 yards, and starting from the outside position,
although technically a little slower than the best American
record, is really the most meritorious race ever run in Amer-
ica, and Brooks richly deserves the championship honors he
so gamely won. Any man who fairly beats L. E. Myers in a
220-yard race is a genuine champion, no matter what the
time may be.

Brooks is a student, 21 years old, 6ft. 2in. high, and weighs
170 pounds. He won in 1SS2 in 22:3-os. Myers won in 1879
in 23 2-5s.; in 18S0 in 23 3-5s.; in 1SS1 in 23As., and was sec-
ond in 1882, 5 feetbehind, 22 3-5s. Derickson was third in
1SS2.

The best American amateur record is 223s. by L. E. Myers,
Manhattan A. C, in his match with H. Hawes, at Manhat-
tan Polo grounds, New York city, Sept. 15, 1S81, and the best
generally-accepted English amateur record is 22 2-5s., by W.
P. Phillips, London A. C, at London Athletic Club games,
Lillie Bridge, London, Sept. 28, 1875, although it has been
claimed that at same grounds, May 25, 1878, Philips ran [220
yards in 22s .
The other performances were:

One-hundred-yard run — A.'Waldron, M. A. C, 10^, Brooks
of California 2, by 3 inches, S. Derickson 3, by 3 yards.

One-quarter-mile run — L. E. Myers, M. A. C, 52£, S. Der-
ickson 2, 52 3-5, J. A. Hodge, Princeton, 3, by 3 yards.
J: One-half mile run— T. J. Murphy, 24 2-5, W. Smith, W. A.
C, 2, by 15'yards.

One-mile run— H. Fredricks, M. A. C, 4:36 4-5, R. Farres,
P. F. & O. C, 2, by 50 yards.

Five-mile run— T. F. Delaney, W. A. C, 26:47 2-5, J.
Kearns, G. A. C, 2S:39 2-5.

Hurdle race— 120 yards, 10 hurdles, 3ft. 6 in., S. A. Saf-
ford, A. A. C, 19 2-5, |R. Mulford, N. Y. A. C, 2, by 2 yards.
One-mile walk— F. P. Murray, M. A. C, 6:46, W. H.
Purdy, M. A. C, 6:51 3-5.

Three-mile walk— G. D. Baird, A. A. C, 22;S 3-5. F. P.
Murray, "W. A. C, 23:7 1-5.

Seven-mile walk— W. H. Meek, W. I. A. C, 56:48 2-5, R.
McCausland, W". A. C, 1:3:0 3-5.

Two-mile bicycle — G. M. Hendee, Springfield, Mass., 6:47-
1-5, C. Reed, N. J. A. C, 6:53 4-5.

Five-mile bicycle— R. S. Rood, I. B.C., 17:37 5-5, C. A.
Reed, N. Y. A. C, 18:46 3-5.

Running high jump— M. W. Ford, N. Y. A. C, oft. SJ in.,
A. Harriman Jr., 5ft. 71 in.

Running long jump-^M. AV. Ford, N. Y.A. C, 21ft. 7* in.,
A. A. Jordan, 20 ft. 51 in.

All scoring in the Championship Meeting is done on the
basis of 5 points for a winner, 3 points for second man, and
1 point for third man.

Manhattan's 17 starters scored 33 points, New York's sis
starters scored 24 points, Pastime's 10 starters scored 21
points, Williamsburgh's 9 starters scored 19 points, Ameri*
can's 11 starters scored 16 points, New York City's 5 starters
scored 13 points, Yale's 2 starters scored S points, Baltimore's
3 starters scored 7 points, West Side's 3 starters scored 6
points, as did also Ixion's 2 starters, Princeton's 4 starters
scored 5 points, as did also Springfield's 1 starter, Gramercy's

1 starter, and Philadelphia's 1 starter each scored 3 points,
and Park's 2 starters scored 1 point.

Of the 19 games, Manhattan won 4 firsts, 3 seconds, and 4
third prizes; New York, 3 firsts? and 3 seconds; Pastime, 2
firsts, 3 seconds and 2 thirds; Williamsburgh, 2 firsts and 3
seconds; American, *2 firsts 1 second and 3 thirds; New York
City, 1 first, 2 seconds and 2 thirds; Yale 1 first and 1 second;
Baltimore, 1 first and 2 thirds; West Side and Ixiou, each 1
first and 1 third; Springfield, 1 first; Princeton, 1 second and

2 thirds, Gramercy and Philadelphia, each 1 second, and
Park, 1 third. Of the 15 competing clubs, 11 won one or
more championships, and each of the 15 won one or more
prizes, so that no club went home empty-handed.

During the past week Muldoon has been engaged in giving
exhibitions of wrestling in this city and interior towns. At
San Jose he showed to a poor house. At the pavilion last
Sunday D. A. McMillan threw Donald Dinnie two out of
three falls, collar-and- elbow. Muldoon throw Die tin an five
times and failed to down Rijal inside of half an hour includ-
ing rests. Dinnie threw McMillan two falls out of three,
Cumberland style. Iu the evening Muldoon threw Rijal
twice, Dinnie twice, and Dietman three times in 22:37.
Dinnie won a mixed match of McMillan by two falls Cumber-
land to the latter's one fall collar and elbow.

Donald Dinnie talks as follows: "In reply to Muldoon's
challenge to wrestle the catch -as- catch -can, I have to say
that it is too similar to the Gnuco-Roman style for me to
have an equal chance, but I wilt agree to wrestle him at the
five styles most popular both in Europe and America, viz.,
catch-as-catch-cau, Gait-co-Roman, back-hold, side-hold and
collar-and-elbow, the winner of three to claim stakes. I now
deposit $50 for a match on these terms, to come off in this
citv at a date to be mutually agreed on within three months.

Donai.ij Dinnie."

Patsy Hogan directs the following to Muldoon: " '
challenge any man on the Pacific coast Ui wr
umu whom I will produce for $1,000 B
catch-can style, best three in five Calls; I
nerved, 1

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June 23

THE GUK

Sweepstake Shooting.

On Sunday last at the OaMand Trotting Park a number of
pigeon shots assembled to contest for the several sweepstakes
purses made up for the occasion. The day was pleasant,
with little or no wind to assist the birds m their flight. The
first match made up was a twelve-bird affair for two purses
of $22 50 for first and $12 50 for second. The shooting was
done under the Hurlingham rules. Fay led the score with a
good beginning but broke up along to the last. Slade also
started in well but likewise spoilt his score. Eobinson va-
ried the monotony of his usual shooting by letting his
eleventh bird get 'away, but that did not prevent him from
tekin<> the first money. Lambert lost three out of the first
five and withdrew. Mr. Bassford did some pretty killing and
took second money on a score of ten birds. Pearson's eighth
bird flew over the heads of the spectators and some com-
motion was caused by his shooting at it. Pearson did not
leave the stand but when the pigeon was started from the
shed roof, where it had alighted, he gave it the other barrel.
This called forth considerable discussion, for in the first place,
the bird being over the heads of the people, the first shot
should not have been fired, and secondly, the bird should
not have been flushed. The judge ordered another bird but
allowed only the use of one barrel. This was an error in his
judgment, as there are no rules to justify such a decision.
Peace and order was restored by his reconsidering the case
and ordering " another bird. " Hoche did not shoot so well
as usual. Following is the score:

F-- It It 111 It 0001 1110— 8

81^'e ."".'...' 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1»- 8

Robinson 1 It 1 1 1 1 It It It 1 0 1-11

Lambert 1 0 1 0 0 w -3

BasBford ltl 1110 11111 0-10

Pearson It It 1 0 10 110 10 1-8

Bocbe ....1 00101100011-6

t Killed with second barrel.

After this another twelve-bird match was shot for $22 50
and $12 50, but the shooting was done at 21 yards, the State
Sportsman's rules governing. Eobinson made a clear score
of twelve kills and again took first money. Eoche, Bassford
and Lambert tied on ten and shot off the tie, miss and out.
Eoche killed two and took second money, Bassford and Lam-
bert only getting one each. The scores were:

FaT 1 11000011111-8

Bo'cbe'.'.'..'.' i 0 0 11111111 1-10

Slade 1 0 10 1111110 1-9

Esan ..1 0111110100 w- 7

Robinson 1 1111111111 1-12

Bassford 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1-10

Lambert 1 1_1 0* 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1—10

• Di ed out of bounds.

The next match was at nine birds, thirty yards rise, for
two purses, $20 and $10. The pigeons in the first matches
■were a strong-flying lot but by this time they were pretty
well culled over, which accounts for the three ties on clean
scores as below seen:

Pearson 1 1 It 1 111 I l-9IRocbe 0 It It 1 It 1 0 11-7

Fay Ill It 0 1 It 0 1—7 Lambert... 1 1 1 1 It 1 It 1 1—9

Bobinson.. .1 1 1 1111 1 l-9|Tuttle 10 It 1 1 1 0 w -5

The tie among the three was shot off at four birds. Pear-
son made a clean score and took first money. Lambert
killed three and took second money. The tie:

Pearson It It It 1— 4|Lambert 1 1 It 0—3

Eobinson 0 It 0 1—3

(t)Killed with second barrel.

The last match was between Eoche and Nic Williams at
twelve birds for $10 a side, which resulted in favor of Will-
iams by ten birds to Eoche's six, as seen below:

Boche 0 0101110 It It 0 0-6

Williams 0 110 It It It It It It It 1-10

Lincoln Gun Club.

The Lincoln Gun Club held a clay-pigeon shoot at Colma
last Sunday, at which the following scores were made at
twenty clays, eighteen yards rise:

FIRST TEAM.

Parks— 00110 11110 11110 00101—12.
Hawkins— 10001 11111 11110 01011—14.
Edlar— 01011 10101 10100 11011—12.
Heino— 11111 10101 00011 11111—15.
Potter— 00010 01001 00110 00111— S.

SECOND TEAM.

Johnson— 10101 10001 01011 00111—11.
Lohner— 00010 00100 01000 11100—6.
Lakely— 10011 11011 1111101011—15.
F. Venker— 01101 00010 00011 01111—10.
Houck— 01100 00100 01100 01111—9.
Palmer— 10110 11001 11111 10111—15.

THIRD TEAM.

Schendel— 00011 01111 10100 01010—10.
Calvert— 01000 00000 00000 00101—3.
Cohen— 10011 11100 10110 11101—13.
Lieke— 00000 01000 00000 01000—2.
Bichter— 00110 00100 11101 01110—10.

tion as will effectually prevent trap shooting. The, latter
course will probably be adopted, and the sportsmen of Ohio
must be on the alert to proteot their interests, as the
society will prevent field shooting as well as trap shooting,
if in their power to do so. We shall have more to say on
this matter hereafter. — American Field.

The monthly shoot of the Pacific Gun Club will take placa
to-morrow, Sunday, June 24, at Birds Point, Alameda, as
usual. Two club medals are to be shot for at twenty-one
yards, twelve birds each, ties three pair doubles ; California
rules to govern. Plenty of birds for pool shooting after club
match.

The dove law is openly violated in the neighborhood of
Colusa by parties claiming to be sportsmen and law-abiding
citizens. Oh ! for a game warden !

THE RIFLE.

The First Competition.

Last Sunday the first of a series of five competition prac
tices to select a team to go to Carson, Nevada, to shoot for
the Pacific Coast Trophy, was held at Shell Mound Park.
The attendance "was much smaller than was expected, and
the scores were far below the averages usually made by the
shooters. The trophy to be competed for was won last fall
by the Carson team at the meeting of the California Rifle As-
sociation, and, in order to bring it back to this side of the
mountains, the California team must go to Carson and do the
shooting there. The team is to be composed of ten men, with
two to act as reserves. The men making the best scores at
the five competitions will be sent to Nevada. An entrance
fee of §2 50 was charged, to pay for the targets and markers.
Only fifteen men entered. The shooting was under the man-
agement of State Kifle Inspector Chas. Sontag and Major
Klose, Inspector of Kifles of Second Brigade. The scores
made are capable of much improvement, as the following
shows:

TWO HTJKDBED TABDS.

Sime 4 44455444 4—42

Towneend.. 344543344 4—38

Kelley 4 44454455 4—43

Kellogg 4 45655545 4—46

Burns 444 443 544 4—40

Sherman.... 4 33444453 3—37
Mangela....4 44445434 5—41
Waltham....5 54445544 5-45
Fredericks.. 3 43443444 4—37

Klein 4 45544445 4-43

Cummings..5 54345444 5—43
Templeton..4 43355643 4—40

Sprowl 3 44444444 4-39

Klose 4 44444454

Clark 5 54444344

FIVE HUNDRED

Kelley 4 5 3 5 4

Sime 4 5 5 4 3

Townsend..O 2 0 0 3

Mangels 0 3 3 0 3

Sherman.... 3 4 4 3 5
Waltham....4 5 4 5 5

Burns 3 4 4 5 5

Klein -3 4 4 4 5

Fredericks. .4'5 5 5 5
Templeton..4 3 3 3 5
Cummings..5 4 4 5 5

Sprowl 4 5 2 2 4

Kellogg 5 5 4 5 5

Klose 4 6 4 5 4

Clark 3 4 5 2 5

YARDS.

6 4 4 4

5 5 0 3

5 5 3 4

0 4 6 5

5 4 5 5

5 3 2 3

3 3 5 5
5 5 5 3

4 4 2 4

3 5 3 4

5 4 4 5

4 5 2 3
3 4 5 5

3 4 4 4

4 5 3 4

4-42
5-39
4—26
5—28
4—12
3-39
4—41
5—43
2—40
8—37
5—46
2—33
4-45
3—40
3—38

Nest Sunday the men willjagain meet at Shell Mound to
continue the competition. After the shooting Col. Burns and
Col. Kellogg shot a string of ten shots each off-hand, at the
500-yard target which is worthy of notice, as the wind was
blowing very hard, which made off-hand shooting quite diffi-
cult. The scores:
Kellogg 5 44455454 5-45 | Burns 4 44444426 5—40

He Deserved the Ticket.

Daily, the swimmer, is a great practical joker and his hu-
mor has gained him nearly as much celebrity as his aquatic
feats, butlast Saturday he met his match in the person of a
ten-year-old San Jose boy. When Daily first took hold of the
San Jose swimming baths, the tarifffor boys under the age of
twelve was ten cents. Daily finding that the boys took up
as much room and needed as much attention as men raised
the price to fifteen cents and posted notices to that effect all
around the baths. It was hot in San Jose last Friday, and
when Daily noticed a small boy looking wistfully at one of
the aforesaid notices and tightly clutching a ten-cent piece on
which the inscription had faded away to a small, dim line,
his heart warmed towards the youngster and he was just
about to say, "take a bath free," when the boy sidled up to the
counter behind which the great life saver was dealing out
suits and towels.

"Say, Mister, " murmured the boy, "have you raised the
price to fiteen cents? "

"Yes, sonny, I have; you see the man that pumps the
water for me struck for bigger wages and I had to get even
somehow. "

"But, suppose a poor boy only had a dime and had walked
two miles for ajswim, would yo.u turn him away? "

" Well, no, if he only had a dime I guess I'd let him
bathe. "

Then the boy, brightening up, laid down his dime and re-
ceived therefor the coveted bathing suit. He moved away
towards the bath when, as if suddenly recollecting some-
thing, he turned back and, holding out a big dollar, said:
"Please, Mister, takejcare of this while I'm in the water. "

"Why, you young scamp, " roared Daily, " you told me
you only had a dime."

" No, I didn't. I only said suppose a poor boy only had a
dime, and then you took my money and gave me the suit. "

A roar of laughter went up from the crowd, and Daily
could find no better way to pay forfeit than by giving the
smart San dosean a free bathing pass for the season.

Pigeon Shooting is Legal.

We are pleased to record the fact that Mr. Charles Eckert, a
member of the Cincinnati Independent Shooting Club, who
was arrested, charged with a violation of the Ohio law by
shooting live pigeons from a trap, has been acquitted of the
charge by a jury of his peers upon the second trial of the
case. The first trial, as was reported in our issue of May 26,
took place May 17, and resulted in a disagreement of the
jury which stood eight to four in favor of acquittal. The
prosecution was vigorously pushed by the Cincinnati Society
for the Preventation of Cruelty to Amimals, represented by
Prosecuting Attorney Caldwell and the society's attorney, Mr.
Charles C. Davie. Messrs. Scott Symmes and Charles Phares
conducted the defense in an able manner. The jury were out
but fifteen minutes. Eleven other arrests for the same offense
Were made when Mr. Eckert was arrested, and his being
looked upon as a test case, the remainder will probably be
dismissed. The costs of this test to the city are said to be
one hundred and fifty dollars, and Judge Martels, before
whom the case was tried, very properly intimated that if the
assoc Ation desired to bring any more such cases before the
polico court, it would be a good plan to first secure the city
lor < >sts. After the trial, the society held a meeting, at
v'li- ii, after a warm discussion, the whole matter was refer-
'< the law committee, to decide whether to appeal the case
a question of law, or ahido by the result of the trial,
■ideavor to secure from the next Legislature such legilslu-

BASE BALL.

The Haverly Club Defeated.

The Haverly and Redington nines met on the diamond
last Sunday for the first time since the beginning, of the
league series of games for the present season. The Reding-
tous were short two players — Fitzgerald and Moran — and, as
if to acknowledge this disadvantage under which the boys in
blue were placed, the Haverlys put Ed Morris in the catch-
er's bos and Fred Carroll went to Morris' place at third base.
The numerous victories of the Haverlys of late have made
the habitues of the grounds long to see them suffer a crush-
ing defeat, but the expectation that the Kedingtons would
be the ones to make them haul down their colors was not en-
tertained by those who keep ordinarily well informed. Mc-
Elroy's delivery puzzled the Haverlys from the start. He
was erratic and the batter was just as likely to get the ball in
the side or on the head as in front of him at a proper dis-
tance for a strike. This pitcher reminds one of Charles Sween-
ey, whorecently wentEast.in themannerof hisposing before
delivering the ball. He stands firmly on the left foot, faces
three-quarters towards the batter, raiseshis right hand with
the ball in it up over his head and brings the left hand up
to meet it. He then rolls or twists the ball around in the
palm of his right hand, looks at the first basemen, if there is
anyone on that base, and then delivers the sphere with a
swiftness that causes the batter to fan the air wildly. The
ball is seldom put twice in the same place. The only base
hits that were made off his pitching last Sunday were made
by the Haverlys' best men at the bat — Barnes, Levy, Morris
and Meegan. Creegan, the Eedington catcher, had an
arduous task in securing the wild balls that came at him,
first high, then low, then an out curve, followed by a high
ball that he would have to jump for to secure. The game at
the beginning of the sixth inning looked so favorable for the
Kedingtons that Carroll was sent to his post in the catcher's
box and Morris went to third base. McElroy had scored a
run in the second inning for the Kedingtons, and in the fifth
he started up an inning that resulted in three being added to
the score of his nine, Creegan and Mooney being the other
players who got safely over the home plate. These
runs were double the number of the Haverlys',
only two of their players, Barnes and Morris, having scored.

In the first half of the seventh inning Pope ,who had ob-
tained his first on a hit, stole his second and leaving his base
was caught off by Gagus. Pope attempted to go to third
but the ball was sent to Morris and then returned to Gagus,
who was closing in on Pope. The latter then attempted to
run but was overtaken and put out by Gagus. The heaviest
hit during the game was made by Barnes in the last half of
the eighth inning. He sent the ball to centerfield and tallied
a home run. The ninth inning was quickly played but
there were no runs made the score, at the close standing four
to three in favor of the Kedingtons:

Arnold, If 4 0 0 0

Steiu.lb 4 0 0 3

Incell.cf 4 0 0 5

Bennett, 3D 4 0 0 3

McElroy.p 3 2 11

Bedell, s s 1 0 0 0

Pope,2b 3 0 0 2

Creegan, c 3 1 0 12

Mooney, rf 3 10 1

Barnes, lb 3

Levy, c f 4

Morris, c 4

Meegan, p 3

F.Carroll, 3b 4

Gagus, 2b 4

Sheridan, s s -.4

Johnson, rf 4

Mitchell, 1 f 3

Totals..

1 1
1 1

1 10
1 1
0 7
0 3

0 0

0-3

Totals 29 4 1 27 4

Innings 1 2 3

Kedington 0 1 0

Haverly 2 0 0

Home run— Barnes. Struck out— Megan 14, McElroy 10. First base
on errors— Redingtona 5, Haverlys 5. Left on bases — Kedingtons 0,
Haverlys 4. Passed balls— Creegan 2, Morris 3. "Wild pitches— McElroy
2, Megan 1. First bases on balls— Kedingtons 3, Haverlys 2. Time of
game— Two hours. Umpire — E. Van Court. Scorer — J. HenneBsy.

A game was played at Sacramento Sunday, by the Unions
of that place and the Californias of this city. The game re-
sulted in a victory for the Californias by a score of 16 to 5.
Donohue of the Woonsocket Club and Carroll of the recently
disorganized Niantics played with the Unions.

Aug. Pratt, the manager of the Haverlys, is much annoyed
at the defeat his club suffered Sunday at the hands of the
Kedingtons and it is said he will soon give up the manage-
ment of the club.

Ed Morris.lthird baseman of the Haverly Club, will go East
this week to join the Athletic Club of Reading, Pa. Carroll,
the catcher of the Haverly Club, will accompany him.

The Acme and Elite Clubs played at the Presidio last
Sunday. Acme 4, Elite 3.

Names Claimed.

It is said that the grub may be easily removed by exposing
the sheep to the sun during the day and removing them to
cover at night. The grub likes the light and heat of the sun,
and for the sake of these is induced to leave its secret place
up in the sheep's head, and crawl down so low in the nostrils
that it can be blown out or pulled from them by the shep-
herd. Blowing tobacco or other sickening or disagreeable
smoke up the nostrils seems to have little or no effect in dis-
lodging the grub, so irritating and often injurious. The best
way is prevention, and to guard against the gad-fly (Estrus
ovis) depositing its eggs in the nostrils of the sheep. When
the eggs hatch, the grub crawls up into the head. If the
nostrils be kept well smeared with tar during July and Au-
gust, the fly is prevented from depositing its eggs. Instead
of doing this smearing by hand, a much easier and more ex-
peditious method is to put fine salt in a trough and cover
this with tar. As the sheep come up to lick the salt, they get
their noses well smeared. A good thing also is to turn up a
furrow in the pasture for the sheep to thrust their noses in
the loose ground. This also assists in keeping off the fly. —
American Agriculturist.

A farmer observed a flock of quail running along between
the rows of corn, which was just sprouting; conceiving the
idea that they were pulling up his corn, one of the birds was
killed and its crop examined. Instead of corn, it was found
to contain one cutworm, twenty-one striped bugs, aud over
100 chinch bugs.

By Sam'l. Gamble, Cook Farm, Danville, Cal.:
Conclave, for bay colt, star in forehead, off hind pastern
white, foaled May 15, 1883, by Steinway (three-year-old rec-
ord 2:25£), by Strathmore, sire Santa Claus (2:17f), and eight
in 2:30 list. First dam Annie Laurie (three-year-old record,
fourth heat, 2:30), by Echo (sire of Belle Echo 2:23§, Gibral-
tar, 2:22}, Echora, 2:23}), by Bysdyk's Hambletonian, sire
of Dexte"r (2:17£), Nettie" (2:18}), and thirty-five in 2:30 list;
second dam by Jack Hawkins (a son of Boston, the sire of
the second dam of Maud S, 2:10£, and Nutwood, 2,18|).

Carrie S, for iron gray filly, small star in forehead, foaled
April 22, 18S3, by Steinway. First dam Carrie Clay, by
Coaster (record 2:26), he by, Caliban (a son of Mambrino
Pilot); second dam by Mambrino Chief (the sire of Lady
Thome, 2:1$}}; third dam by Senator, a thoroughbred;
fourth dam by Woodpecker, the sire of the renowned Gray
Eagle. ,

T. A. Roseberry, who has had a large experience in raising
and breaking horses, has arrived at the, conclusion that if a
colt is handled carefully in breaking he will never "buck."
Great care must be used when the colt is first caught up.
Early this spring Mr. K. broke several colts to the bit
and saddle; many of these have been running on the range
since that time. During the past few days they have been
ridden and were found to be very docile. Never having been
abused by their master, they know nothing of the art of
"bucking," and are of much more value in the market than
"buckers." Many so-called horse trainers take delight in
showing their dexterity in riding bucking horses. The sport
is interesting, no doubt, but, alas! a good horse is often
ruined in this way, "to make a Roman holiday."— A din
Argue.

P. J. Shafter's two-year-old colt Viking, by Rustic,
measures twenty-three inches around the aim, and Mr. Shat-
ter wants to hear from the colt that can show a greater span
of muscle at the same age.

1883

3?fae Hfrjejtttet? attxt J>pm-tswa:tk

Sheep Breeders and the1 Fairs.

Very few of the fairs of the country-
have such an exhibition in their sheep
departments as seems warranted by the
importance of that interest. One need
not go far to find reasons for this. In
.quite a number of instances the manage-
ment of fairs is largely made up from men
who are not practical breeders. They are
active, earnest men, who, having succeeded
in. the management of private business,
have been designated by their friends and
neighbors as likely to make a success of an
enterprise undertaken for the public good.
What these men fail to provide in the way
of securing success in the sheep depart-
ment is to be charged to other causes than
design to place any one interest above or
before another. In other instances, men
crowd themselves, or are forced by others,
into fair directories for the purpose of ad-
vancing special interests. Of course these
men are liable to overlook others while at-
tending to the interest nearest their
hearts — or pockets. These and other in-
fluences less apparent quite commonly
operate to make the prizes offered in the
sheep lists such as are likely to fail in at-
tracting the cupidity of would-be exhib-
itors, who seek more inviting localities, or
keep their stock at home. In other in-
stances the money offerings are liberal
enough, but when the critical breeder*
scans the classification and rules under
which they are to be distributed, he finds
himself exposed to the risk of losing de-
served honors through the devices of pro-
fessional showmen or the incompetency of
so-calltd "judges."

Imperfect classification has unquestion-
ably operated, in numerous instances, to
the dwarfing of what would otherwise have
been a good sheep show. Men whose en-
ergies have been directed toward the per-
fection of a certain variety of sheep, and
whose success is worthy of recognition and
reward, are deterred quite often from en-
tering the lists of exhibitors by regulations
which would force their animals into com-
petition with those of a different type and
bred with a different purpose in view. In
such instances the exhibition pen becomes
a lottery, with even chances for exhibitors
only where the jury is prejudiced; but such
chances often fail to attract the coveted
number of takers. Hence it is that so
many fairs must depend for their sheep
show upon local breeders, who send in
stock to "fill up," and peddlers who are
present because they find on the fair ground
a good audience and possible buyers.

There is here not the practical difficulty
to overcome that is met with when the com-
plaint of inadequate offer in gs is to be met.
Not every fair directory can afford to take
the risk of offering large money prizes.
Unfavorable weather, or some other un-
foreseen oecurence, may interpose to reduce
gate receipts, and disappoint those who are
to pay and those who are entitled to re-
ceive the offered prizes. But no equally
good argument can be advanced in behalf
of failure to remove the other obstacles
enumerated. Shrewd business men who
may be called to direct live-stock shows
will detect the weak points in any policy
with one or two years' experience.
"Where there is a determination to free an
exhibition of the incubus of specialists or
adventurers in any of its departments, not
many elections need be passed without ac-
complishing that object. So, after all, if
the majority of live-stock fairs are not
what they ought to be, the responsibility
for the policy pursued by them comes
home to the people in whose interest they
are ostensibly managed. If the breeders
of sheep, with any approach to unanimity,
will apply themselves to placing the right
men on fair directories, and to keeping
them advised when there is thought to be
need for a change in policy, a great im-
provement may confidently be looked for
in the sheep departments, which are in too
many instances a travesty upon the im-
portance of such an interest as the sheep
husbandry of the United States has grown
to be. Let them move in the matter. —
Breeders? Gasette.

Poultry Fence.

P. E. Marsh, in the Poultry Messenger tells
how he constructs a poultry fence. _ How to
constructa cheapanddurableoue,hesays, has
been a problem in his mind, and after repeated
trials of different kinds he thinks the fence
question ought to betaken up in the journals,
and perhaps some fence would be suggested
which many have in vain, thus far, looked for.
He then gives his method of constructing such
a fence: I have used a fence made in the fol-
lowing manner. I take common fence board,
rip them in two, then take three short pieces
three feet long, nail one to each end of the
two pieces and one in the middle, then it is a
panel ten or twelve feet long, just as you
like; now nail on laths three inches apart.
The way I fasten is by a wire around the post
and the end of the panel. Where there is
not much wind, a post at each end will do,

The Wheat Crop of 1883.

To Secretary W. I. Chamberlain, of the
Ohio Board of Agriculture, we are indebted
for his crop circular for June. He has com-
piled the following table, based on official tel-
egrams of June 7, showing the bushels of
wheat raised in the twelve states named in
1882, and the probable number of bushels
that will be harvested in those States in 18S3:

States.

Per cent
June 1.

Bushels in
1882.

Probable

bushels in

1883.

52
66
8G
71
8B
32
50
67
88
86
82
111

45,454,000
45,462,000
25,487,000
83,248,000
37,031,000
52,303,000
17,250,000
33,316,000
34,647,000
20,145,000
8,671,000
13,873,000

32,750,000

Kentucky (about).

8,417,000

Nebraska (spring)

17,224,000
8,971,000
15,399,000

367,086,000

This gives a propable shortage of nearly
117,000,000 bushels in these twelve states,
and makes it provide that the crop of 1883
will be even smaller than that of 1881; at
least in proportion to acreage and population;
and this will leave less surplus above "seed
and bread for export."

Mr. Chamberlain says that as the above
twelve states produce, on the average, annual-
ly, nearly four-fifths of the entire wheat crop
of the United States and Territories, it is im-
possible that any improved prospects in other
states should greatly increase the total crop
of 1883. In spite of the most strenuous ef-
forts of interested parties, the above facts are
coming to be believed, and their influence is
partly discounted in prices of August and
September wheat. We do not agree with the
estimate for California. It is fully 28,000,-
000 bushels too low, but somehow the East
never did properly rate this State.

but here, in the spring, you would have to
have one in the middle and a good strong man
to hold them besides. The advantage of the
panel fence is, you can move it very readily.
The other fence that I have used is made by
setting posts thirty feet apart, then stretching
plain fence wire from one post to the other;
the first wire sis inches from the ground, the
other thirty inches higher up. Then I
stretch a small wire (such as binding wire),
parallel with the other two, also one between
the two large wires, then weave laths in as
close as yon choose. The large wire must be
made fast to the posts by staples; the small
ones left loose till the laths are in place, then
drawn tight. The main trouble with this
fence is, you cannot get the laths so fixed as
to prevent them from slipping either one way
or the other enough to let a hen through.
Tar netting and woven wire cost too much.
What we poultry-men of the West want, is
some kind of a poultry fence that does not
cost more than all our fowl are worth.

The Secret of Raising Turkeys.

One of our most successful breeders re-
marks upon this point: One great secret of
raising turkeys is to take care, and take care
all summer; and even then you cannot raise
them, for sometimes they will not lay, or they
will not hatch, or something will befall them.
Sametimes we raise turkeys without much
care, when the season is specially favorable,
but generally the measure of care is the meas-
ure of success. A boy ten or twelve years
old, with a little direction from his father, can
easily take care of 200 turkeys, and he cannot
earn so much money on the farm in any other
way. It is an old maxim that if a thing is
worth doing it is worth doing well. Some
may think this constant care is too much
trouble to raise turkeys. This is a free coun-
try, and you can omit any part (or the whole)
of these suggestions. If you know a better
course, by all means pursue it. This pains-
taking has made turkey-raising about as sure
as any other branch of farm industry. I have
usually kept from eight to ten turkeys for
breeders, and have raised from ninety-nine to
one hundred in a summer. In 1860 I sold my
turkeys for 27 cents a pound; they amounted
to $280 40. In 1869 I sold for 25 to 27 cents
per pound; gross amount of sales S386 14.
That year I kept an account of expenses and
calculated the net profit at $213 58. In 1S70
I sold for 25 cents a pound; amount of sales
$311 32. In 1871 I sold for 18 cents a pound;
gross amount of sales §286 13. I would
rather raise turkeys and sell at 15 cents a
pound, than to raise pork and sell at 10 cents
a pound.

The turkey crop is steadily increasing in
value, not more by the increased number of
farmers who make this a specialty in their
poultry raising, than by the increased atten-
tion and skill of those who have long been in
the business. Care in selecting stock for
breeding brings ample rewards. The pros-
pect was never better than now for the exten-
sion of the business among the farmers who
have a good range and good markets. The
average size of turkeys in the districts where
the business is made a specialty is steadily in-
creasing, and we look for still further im-
provements.— Lancaster Farmer.

He Loved His Horse.

The Kentuckian's admiration for fine horses
is the strongest feeling in his nature. He
cares very little whether or not the public en-
tertains a favorable opinion of him, but he
wants everyone to think well of his horse.

Some time ago the editor of the Kentucky
State Journal, published at Newport, Ky.,
published a local item concerning a horse well
known in the community. Shortly afterwards
a man entered the office with a revengeful air
and said:

~" My name is Squire Jaggles and I rm not
a tender-hearted man, let me tell you, I
understand that you have flung reflections on
the character of my horse."

"I don't know," replied the editor, "that I
said anything derogatory to the character of
your horse. I merely insinuated that you
stole the animal, but I did not say anything
to, in the least, injure his character."

"That's all right, then. I don't care who
says I stole him, but blamed if auy man shall
say that he can't run." — Arkansas Traveler.

TAGGART & DINGEE,

REAL ESTATE AGESTS «S AUCTIONEERS,

KOS. 400 AND 462 EIGHTH STREET,

OAKLAND.

San Francisco office at Easton & Eldridge's, 22 Mont-
gomery Street.

3. O. EJLDRIDGE, ArtTlOXEER.

AUCTION SALE
OF

FINE STOCK

BY ORDER OP

W. W. CAMRON

Saturday, Jnne 30, 1883, at f 2 O'clock,
Noon, at

Camron Ranch,

ON SAN PABLO CREEK, TEN MILES FROM
Oakland, on the road to Lafavette and Walnut
Creek. To reach the ranch take Telegraph Avenue
from Oakland.

IINELY
BRED

Saddle and

IR0TTING
STOCK,

Work Horses

AND BROOD MARES.

Among them are Belmonts, Patchens, the famous
Gorham colts, which are descendarfts of the famous
Bellfounder stock, McCrackens and other * trotting
strains. There are also some fine Normans.

These horses am all young, and need only to be seen
to be appreciated, and with few exceptions have been
sired by Henry Williamson, whose reputation as a
sire of road horses is well known.

Also the finest and largest herd of

Thoroughbred Jerseys

Ever offered at auction in this State. Manv of them
are REGISTERED and have very SUPERIOR PED-
IGREES of excellent milking strains. All of this
herd are young and consist of cows, heifers, calves
and bulls. Also some very

HIGH GRADE JERSEYS,

Valuable aa family cows. Also a flno collection o
HIGH GRADE DURHAM COWS

And young Stock.

tfSf The animals offered in this sale are the result
of years of the moat careful breeding and are nold
only on account of the sale of the ranch. This is a
RARE OPPORTUNITY for parties wishing such
stock, as there are absolutely no inferior animals In
the list.

Send for Catalogue.

TAGGART .V DIXGEE,

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
Nos. 4G0 and iG2 Eighth Btreet, Oakland.

FOR SALE.

POUR THOROUOn-
bred Jersey cows and one
young bull. All recorded In
the JerBey herd book. Cowb
are now milking, and all in
calf. Excellent opportunity
for any per so a wishing to
start a herd of pure Jerseys.

SAXE .V SOX.
Lick House, San Francisco.

Russ House,

1009, 1011. 1013 and 1UIS J Street,
SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. HENLEY PROPRIETOR

THIS HOUSE IS A NEW P.IITCK BflLIUNi;,
newly furnish'-d throughout, and With all modorn
Improvements. Table find class. Kvarytnll
clean and comfortable. Public patronage respectfully
solicited. Street cars pass tho house every Ave minutes.

SPEED PROGRAMME

Sonoma County

A

GBICULTURAL

PARK

ASS0CIATI0

N

Annual Meeeting

MONDAY, A1GIST SO, AND TO CLOSE
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 35.

First Day, Tuesday, August 21.

1— Trotting; three-minute class; purse 1500.

2— Tiotting; Stockholders' Plate; value 8'JOO; condi-
tions with the secretary of the association.

3— Running; free for all; three-fourths of a mite
and repeat; stake $150,125 to second horse, entrance
320, no forfeit, n

Second Day, Wednesday, Au-
gust 21.

1— Trotting, for three-year-olds ; purse $400.
2— Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400.

3— Running; free for all; mile dash; stake |150, $40
to second horse, entrance $30, $15 forfeit.

Third Day, Thursday, August 23.

1— Trotting; 2:28claBs; purse $800.

2— Trotting; 2:10 class; purse 8600.

3— Running; two-year-olds; dash of three-fourthfl
of a mile; stake |150, $30 to second horse, entrance
$20, $10 forfeit.

Fourth Day, Friday, August 24.

1— Trotting; 2:24 elass; purse $600,

2— Running; three-year-olds; IK mileB and repeat;
stake $175; ?50 to second horse; entrance $30: $16 for-
feit.

3.— Running; free for all; dash of 1W miles; stake
$150; $50 to aecondhoree; entrance$30; $20 forfeit.

Fifth Day, Saturday, August 25.

1— Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,000.
2 — Running; free for ali; two miles and repeat; five
to enter and three to start; purse $500.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing raeeB are the best three In
five except the two-year-old trot, unleBa otherwise
specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance
fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompanv nomination;
purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse,
25 per cent to Becond, 15 per cent to third and 10 per
cent to fourth.

National Association rules to govern trotting; but
the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To nil running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running In their classes,
shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for
mares and geldings.

All three-year-olds, when running in their classes,
to carry 118 pounds, with the usual allowance as above.

Starters in all races must be named to the secretary
or clerk of course at 6 p. m. the day preceding race,
any other rule to the contrary notwithstanding.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Aeaocla
Hon to govern running races, except when conditions
named are otherwise. Non-starters in running purses
will be held for entrance under rule 3.

All entries to be made in writing, giving name, sex,
color and marks of horses; also name and residence
of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by
rider, and drivers of trotting races are respectfully
requested to wear caps of distinct colors, to be named
in their entries, as their horses will be rienignated on
programmes by colors worn by drivers. ThlB 1b nec-
essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horseB in
the race.

Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close
with the secretary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883.

Write " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope.

In the three-minute purse and the 2;4D, a horse dis-
tancing the field takes onlv fi rst money.

WYMAN Ml KP1IY, President.

JAMES O'MEARA, Secretary.

Bay District Association

TROTTING :

RACES.}{)Q3 RACES.

Ad^. 11, 15, 18, It and fc4 and Sept. 1.

B^" NOTICE FOrTeNTRIES. -*-.f_ 1

FIRST DAY.

August 11— Three-minute class; purse $A00. $<50 to
firm, $iuotu second, $100 to third, 900 to fourth horse.

SE4 OMi DAY.

August 15— Tv.'0-fortv class; purse WOO, $150 to first,
$190 to second, 9100 to third, 860 to fourth hone,

THIRD DAY.

August 18— Two-twentv-cight class; purse J- 00, - 12 I
to firHt,91Wto second, ?IH0 to tlilrd„$a) to fourth hom«,

FOURTH DAY.

August 22— Two. twentv-fmir class; purse $fWl, $|S0 to
first, fiw to second, $Uw to third, $00 to fourth horse.

FIFTH DAY.

August 21— Free for all; purse $1,000, 9fl0O to flr«t,9^i0
to Becond, $I5t) to third hon*c,

SIXTH DAY.

bar i Purse 9008, for all fonr-year-oldj and

:n second, $1K) to third, $00 to
fourth bom .

aJlcon&esta mile heats, throe In flw, in harness.
live or more '" enter, three or more to

National Association rules i<> gov< n
per cent of purses, to accompan) ■

0#~ Entries close with the
August 1,1883.

T. W. 1IJXH'

N t^Smith President.

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June 23

THE

gECOND ^NNML

FAIR

OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Agricultural Fair Association

WILL BE HELD Oif

Jnly 31, August 1, 3, 3, and 4, 1883.
JAMES O. WAXZER. Secretary.

$15,000 $15,000

IN PUESES AND STAKES.

California State Fair.

SPEED PROGRAMME FOR 1SSS.

FIRST DAT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER iO,

No. 1. Banning; Introduction Stake, for all ages;
three-quarters of a mile dash; $lb entrance, $10 forfeit,
taxi added, $50 to second, third to save stake.

No. 2. Running; California Derby; stake for foals of
lftSO; l»-:.mile dash: $50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, sec-
ond horse $100, third $50; closed Augastl, 1SS2, with 11
Dominations.

No. 3. Running; California Annual Stake, for two-
year-olds, foals of li*l; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $"25 forfeit, $250 added, second colt $100; third
$50" closed August 1, 1&S2, with 22 nominations.

No. 4. Running; hurdle race; purse $150, of which
$25 to second horse; entrance free; dash of IH miles
over five hurdles; three to start.

No. 5. Trotting; 2:25 class; purse $1,200.
SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 11.

No. 6. Trotting stake, mile heats, for two-year-olds;
closed April 7 with 14 nominations.

No. 7. Trotting; purse $1,000, for four-year-olds and
under.

No. 8. Trotting; 2:40 clasB; parse $1,000.

THIRD DAY. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. IS.

No. 9. Running; Maturity Stake, for four-year-olds;
dash of three miies; $100 entrance, $25 forfeit, $500
added, second $150, third $100; closed Aug. 1, 1SS2, with
7 nominations.

No. 10. Running; Night hawk Stake; dash of one
mile for all ages; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $200 added,
second horse $,5, third $25; stake to he named after
winner if Nightnawk's time (1:42^1 is beaten.

No. 11. Selling race; purse $250, of which $50 to sec-
ond; entrance free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed
valuation; 2 pounds off for each $100 under and 2
pounds added for each $100 over fixed value.

No. 12. Running; hurdle race; purse $200, of which
$50 to second; entrance free; over sis hurdles; IK
miles; three to start.

No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class: parse $1,200.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 1 3.

No. 14. Trotting; 2:30 class; purse $1,200.

No. 15. Trotting; purse $1,000, for three -year-olds
and under.

No. 16. Pacing: 2:25 class; purse $400.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 14.

No. 17. Free handicap stake; 2& miles; $50 en-
trance, $20 declaration. $300 added. $100 to second, third
to save stake; weights announced Sept. 8; declara-
tion Sept 10, S p. m.

No. 18. Running; colt and filly stake for two-year-
Olds; one-mile dash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200
added, $50 to second, third to save stake; winner of
two-year-old stake first day to carry 5 pounds extra.

No. 19. Running; purse $250, of which $50 to second;
for thiee-year-olds; mile dash; entrance free.

No. 20. Running; consolation purse, $250, one mile
and repeat, for beaten horses; entrance free, $50 to
second horse.

No. 21. Running; hurdle race; $150, of which $50 to
second; one mile and repeat over four hurdles; en-
trance free; three to start.

SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT, 1 5.

No. 22. Trotting: free for all; purse $1,200.

No. 23. Occident stake; closed Jan. 1, 1882, with fif-
teen nominations.

No. 24. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile
dash.

No. 25. Trotting; three-minute class; purse $1,000;
entries close Slay 15, 1888, at which time IV. per cent of
entrance must he paid, 2)< per cent payable July 1 and
5 per cent August 1, 18S3; to fill ten horses must pay
first installment; parties not making payments when
due forfeit their previous payments/and are de-
barred from starting.

Entiles for the following events for 1SS4-5 were or-
dered to be closed with the above races :

No. 1. Running: California Derby Stake for foals of
1881, to be run at the State Fair of 1S84; L&mile dash,
$50 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse $100, third
$50.

No. 2. Same stake, for foals of 18S2, to he run at State
Fair of 1—5; Bame conditions.

No. 3. Running: Maturity ^take; three-mile dash,
for four-year-olds in 1SS4;'$100 entrance, $25 forfeit,
$300 added ; second horse $100, third $5U; to be run at
the State Fair of 18*4.

No. 4. Running; California Annual stake for two-
year-olds, foals of 1882; d;ish of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second horse $100, third
850; to be run at the fair of 1884.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the beBt three in
five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise
specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance
fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accompany nomination;
purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse,
25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per
cent to fourth.

National Association rules to govern trotting; but
the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
DlaweB alternately, if necessary to finish any day'B
riving, or t<> trot a opecial race between heats.

To fill running races, three or more subscribers are
neceBsary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
Shall earn 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for
hian-8 iiiid foldings.

All three-year-olds, when running in their classes,
tocarrj 118 pun nth), with the usual allowance as above.

Starters lb all racew must be named to the secretary
OT Clerk of course at 8 p. m, the day preceding race,
any other rule to the contrary notwithstanding.

Iso added money paid tot a walk-over,

Hor as entered ax parses can only be drawn by con-
tent Of |ll'l .-■

Rnles OX the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa
Hon i" govern running races, except when conditions
named ere otherwise. Non-starters in running purses
win be held for entrance ander rule 3.

■ mrii s to b<- made in writing, giving name, sex,

color and marks of horses; also Dame and residence
of owner in running races full colors to be worn by
rider, and drivers of Rotting races are respectfully
requested to wear caps oi distinct colors, to be named
in their entries, an their horses will be designated on
programme* by COlOri worn by drivers. Tills is nec-
b!e Spectators to distinguish the horses In

(be i lc

Entries to all the above races except Wo 25 to close
within. on Wednesday, August 1, 1883.

write *■ Entries to Baces" oi tside of envelope.

In the tliree. minute pnrse and the 2:10, a horse dls-

taxtolngtiie field takes only Drat money.

I\ A. 1IMUA.V President.
EDWIN r. smith Seen tary.

Fashion Stables.

Ml KI.I.IS ST., S. F.

' bones.

till, on the first floor. TRAN-
huksES will rtc*-lv<- i^rii. i.i >r ftttentfon,
91c<»KD A SCOTT.

BFST ICOOMMODATIOHS POBTHF. board-

THIRD

Annual Exhibition

OF THE

San Mateo & Santa Clara Co.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

NO. 5,

To Be Held at San Jose, Cal., Sept. 24 to
S9, Inclusive, 1883.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAT, MONDAY, SEPT. 24.

No. 1— Running; three-quarter-mile dash; $25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; second horse §60,
third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 2 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-
year-olds; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200 added; sec-
ond horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat;
for all ages; purse $250; first horse $175, second $50,
third $25.

SECOND DAT, TUESDAY, SEPT. S5.

No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals
of 18801; entrance $30, S250 added; first horse
six-ninths, second two-ninths, third one-ninth;
closed May 15, with the following entries:

T, YV. Barstow enters s g Benton by General Ben-
on, dam Queen.

C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King
"William, dam Gill.

Thomas Gault enters hr g Billy Martin, by Koyal
George, dam unknown.

J. H. Raney enters bl s Knox, by Nutwood, dam
Belle.

E. Topham enters b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood,
dam Lady Mc.

N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood,
dam Kitty.

F. L. Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood,
dam Sportsman.

C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis-
marck.

No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse $750;
first horse $500, second gl50, third $100.

No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class;
purse $400; first horse $260, second $100, third $40.

THIRD DAY, "WEDNESDAY', SEPT. 26.

No. 7 — Running; 2 J-mile-dash ; for all ages; $25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, $250 added; second horse $50,
third to save entrance.

No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile
andrepeat; purse $200; first horse $150, second $50;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled
weight.two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds
off for each $100 under fixed valuation.

No. 9 — Same day; running; one-mile dash ; for two-
year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10
forfeit, $200 added ; $50 to second horse.

Same day; equestriansbip. etc.; most skillful lady
rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10; most graceful lady
rider (entrance free), first premium $25, second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10.

Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first
premium gold medal, second premium, silver medal.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. fS .

No. 10— Trotting; free for all; purse $750; first
horse $500, second $150, third $100.

No. 11 — Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds;
purse $300; first horse $200, second $70, third $30.

No. 12.— Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse
$500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 28.

No. 13 — Running ; four-mile dash post stake for
all ages ; entrance $150, $500 added, $250 to second
horse, third to save stake; horses to be named Sep-
tember 15th.

No. 14— Same day ; cart race ; for district horses
without a record, to be driven by owners to driving
carts ; entrance $10; first horse, Adel's patent driving
cart, valued at $85, second single buggy harness,
valued at $50, third horse blanket valued at $10 ;
entries will close September 24th.

No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat
for two-year-olds; purse and stake; $25 entrance ; $200
added, second horse $50, third $25.

SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 29.

No. 16 — Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse $500;
first horse $350, second $100, third S50.

No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis-
trict horses without a record, to be driven by owners,
best three in five; purse $100, first horse $60, second
$30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24th.

No. 18 — Same day ; walking ; mile and repeat, for
stallions weighing over 1,200 pounds to 6addle,
purse $50, first horse $40, second $10.

No. 19 — Trotting ; one hundred dollars in plate
will be given to the California-bred horse heating
Occident's time — 2:165; entries will close Thursday,
September 27th.

No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; $50
entrance, $15 forfeit, $125 added, second horse to
receive bis entrance and one-third of added monay.

CONDITIONS AND KOI ARKS.

All trotting races are the best three in five, unless
otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start
Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany
nomination,

National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To fill running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
Bhall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual
allowances for mares and geldings.

All three-year-olds,Jwhen running in their classes,
to carry 110 pounds, with thu usual allowances as
above.

Those who have nominations in stakes must name
to the secretary in writing, the hOrse they will start
on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on "Wed-
nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the
Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thursday
previous, by 12 o'clock m.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by
consent of judges.

Winners of all trotting races In their respective
classes, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, must
go to wagon.

In all district races horses must have been owned
in the district prior to June 1, 1888,

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
(old weight**) to govern running races, except when
conditions named are otherwise.

All entries to be made In writing, giving name,
MX, color and marks of horses; alno, name and resi-
dence of owner. In running racoe, full colors to be

worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re-
spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors,
to be named in their entries, as their horses will be
designated upon programmes by colors worn bv
drivers.

Entries to all the above races, unless otherwise spec-
ified, to close with the secretary on Wednesday,
Augustl,1883. '

Write "entries to races " on the outside of the en-
Tei°Pe- A. KING, President.

T. S. Mon-tgomeby, Secretary.

Golden Gate

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association.

DISTRICT SO 1-OAKLWD, AI^UIEDA
COUNTY.

SPEED PEOGRAMME

MONDAY", SEPT. 3, 1883.

No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all

two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; S300 to first

horse, $150 to second and $50 to third.
No. 2— Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for

all three-year-olds; one-ancl-one-quarter-mile dash;

$300 to first horse, $150 to secorjd, $50 to third.
No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free

for all; one mile andrepeat; $300 to first horse, $150

to second, $50 to third-
No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that

have never beaten threeminutes; purse $600; $360 to

first, $180 to second and $60 to third.

TCESDAY, SEPT. 4.

No. 5— Trotting; purse $S00; free for all four-vear-

olds;"$4S0 to first horse, $240 to second and $S0tothrd.

No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all
pacers that have never beaten M:20; $300 to first horse,
$150 to second, $50 to third.

No. 7— Same 4ay; trotting; perse $ 00; free for all
big horses that weigh 1.400 poundsor ver; $120 to first
horse, $60 to second, $20 to third.

WEDNESDAY, SEP I 5.

No. 8— Running; Cvlifornia Record purse; one-mile
dash; purse $1,000, $90 'ito first horse, second to save
entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three-v ear-olds in one class
and the horses of all ages in one class, under the fol-
lowing conditions: The horse beating the record in
California in his special class to take the first monev;
the horse making the next best time, all the classes
being considered, to save his entrance; should the
record be beaten in more than one class, then the
first money to be divided equallv among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten in any of the
classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall be entitled to first monev.

No. 9— Trotting; samedav; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never Itenten 2:24; $600 to first horse,
$300 to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6.

No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750: free for all horses that
have never beaten 2;35; $450 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one and $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
three-vear-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to second and
$50 to third.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7.

No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to he followed by
one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ond horse to save entrance.

No. 13— Same day ; trotting; purse 8800; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:2S; $4S0to first horse,
$240 to second and $50 to third.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No. 14 — Same day; competitive militarv and cadet
drills; purse and conditions will be named through
the press after conference with the vaiious mUitary
companies.

No. 15 — Trotting: purse $400; free for all two-vear-
olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $40 to third
heats of a mile.

No. 16— Same day; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $360 to second and $120 to third.

No. 17— Same day; bicvele race; dash of one mile
free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second,
entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p m., with the
secretary, at the track.

No. 19— Same dav; ladies' riding tournament; prizes
and conditior'S to be named hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are best three in five,
except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci-
fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac-
company nomination.

In all, five to enter and three to start. National
Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, but the
board reserves the right to trot heats with any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish auy'day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses
must name to the secretary, in writing, the horses
they will start on Monday, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous! No money
will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of the judges. •

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
to gove rn running races, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made in writing, to give* sex, color
and marKS of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries t d all the above races to close with" the sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883.

Write Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.
A. C. D1ETZ, President.

L. Walker, Secretary,
Lock Drawer 152$, Oakland, Cal.

REVISED SPEED PROGRAMME

OF THE

Third District

COMMENCING TUESDAY', AUG. 38, 1883.

DIRECTORS:

A. B Collets, Wis. Hawkins, James Shelton, J

W. B. Montgomery, L. H. McIxtosh, H. C.

"Wilson, U. S. Nye, C. C. Mason.

OFFICERS :

C. C. Mason, President; J. H. Krause, Secretary;
Chas. Fatjlkner, Treasurer.

Speed Programme ! Revised June
5. 1883.

$3,2501:

J$3,250

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

Stakes A Parses.
FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. IBS, 1883.

No. 1— Trotting race; for a purse of §250; for two-
y^ear-old colts; mile heats, best two in three, to har-
ness and to rule ; first colt 3150, second $75, third 325.

No. 2— Trotting race; 3-minute class; mile heats,
beBt three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of
$300; first horse to receive S1S0, second 390, third 330.

SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 39.

No.3— Dooley Stake; running race; three-quarter
dash for all two-year-olds; entrance 325; p. p.; 3100
added; secondcoltto save entrance.

No. 4— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for
all three-vear-olds; entrance 325, p. p.; 3150 added;
second horse to save entrance money; \% miles.

No. 5— Beavis Stake; running race; three -fourths
of a mile and repeat for a purse of 3200; first horse to
reeeive 3150, second 350, entrance free.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 30.

No. 6— Trotting race ; 2 :40 class ; mile heats, best thre e
in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of 320p :
first horse 3120, second 360, third 320; Roanoke and
Dutchman not barred.

No. 7— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for
all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a
purse of 3300; first horse to receive $1£0, second 390
third 330.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31.

No. 8— Trotting Tace; 2:22 class: mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a
purse of 3S00; first horse to receive 3400, second 3200,
third 3120, fourth 380.

No. 9— Trotting race; for a purse of 3300; free for
all four-Year-olds owned in district; first horse to re-
ceive 3180, second ?90, third 330.

FIFTH DAY", SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.

No. 10— Burk & Mansfield Stake ; running Tace ; one-
half mile and repeat; freefor all; entrance §25, 3100
added, second horse to save entrance money.

No. 10— Fashion Stable Stake; running race; dash
of two and one quarter miles; free for all; entrance
350, forfeit 325, §300 added, second horse to save en-
trance monev.

No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single
dash of one and one-eighth miles, for a purse of 3260,
for all beaten horses; entrance free; first horse to re-
ceive ?150, second 375, third 325.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association rules to govern all
trotting and pacing races,

In all trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three
to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all
nominations.

The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association rules to
govern all running races.

Non starters for running races will; be held for en-
trance.

No money paid for a race wlthont a contest.

Non-starters must be declared out the day previous
to the race thev are engaged in, before 8 o'clock p. m.

Horses distancing the entire field in one heat will
be entitled to first and third money only.

Horses entered for purses can only be withdrawn
bv consent of the judges.

"All entries for races to close with the Secretary at
Chico, August!, 1883, at 11 o'clock p. ni.

The Board of Directors will have absolute charge
of the track and grounds during the week of races,
and guarantee that they will be kept in first-class con-
dition.

The above rules in regard to entries and conducting
the races will be strictly enforced in every respect,
and all purses and stakes will be paid after the judges
have rendered their decision, and before leaving the
stand.

C. C. MASON, President.

J. H. Krause, Secretary.

O. C. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLA>D, CAI.

ALL CHEOSIC DISEASES
a specialty. Office and residence
1167 Washington street.
Keferences— A. C. Henry, F. K
Rbattuck, Oakland: E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L.
J. Rose, Los Angeles.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

I'APT. FOSTER,

At the Cliff House.

Poultry,

H0GS&CATTLE

LAN S HANS, BKAH-
ma Cochins, Leghorns,
Houdans, Plymouth Rocks,
White Faced Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
Rouen and Pekin ducks.
Bronze and "White Holland
i*- turkevs, peacocks, etc Also

dish-faced berkshire
pYgs, "
Poland China Pigs, Jersey Cattle, Etc.

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages ; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safelv. Fur further information please
write. Inclosing stamp. Circular and price-list sent on
application. Address

tJyl WILLIAM NILES. Los Angeles, Cal.

for [hatching,

1HE TVRF A SPORT ACTHOT1I

OF THE COAST IS THE

i BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN.

X

1883

2*Jx£ fptxtttev m& jipjoa*tsm<m.

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

J. O'KANE,

H

Manufactures and IiipoBTEB of
ARXESS, SADDLES, HlAXKEr/N
AKXfSS. SADnUS, BLANKET*"
AKXESS, SADDLES, BLANKET^

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

B,

967 Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots "of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
the Pacific Coast.
I N. B.— My acknowledged superiority in
(Ithis branch of business is largely due to
(careful observation andthe valuable Bug-
f gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
/ the United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the public in the shape of a GENU-
INE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
1 agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
ftders and for Makinney's patent " Eureka "
and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2y.-m race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for caBh at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
"idyl Sacramento'.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

MANUFACTURER, IMPORTER ANT*

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WABES AND ALL KINDS OF

"SADDl-EKV HARDWARE

Harness and Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
433 A 434 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

SA2T FBANCISCO.

SPORTING GOODS.

SEND~F0R CIRCULAR OFTHE '

. v\GOWSK-/

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PIERCE&CO.OAKLeCAL.

AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI
fles.pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle audsporting
goodsof all kinds.

Sporting Goods.

Leading Cutlers,

Boxing Gloves, Foils, Cora.

bat Swords. Indian Clubs,

Un n ting Knives, oar

own nianu tact ure.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

YVIIX A F1XCK,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in

GFSiS, PISTOIS. WnjEBV,

FISHING TACKIE, AM-

JUJJilTION, ETC.

DOG COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
513 Oay Street. San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

353 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PALP TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will Sell In All Cities and Counties of
the State.

REFERENCES.

J. S. Caret. Sacramento. J. D. Carr, Salinas.

R, P. Sargknt, Gilroy. John Books, Colnsa.

P. A. Fmigan, SanFranciBCO.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. "Whip-
ple, Colgrove, Dietz, C'outts, Dougherty, Newland &
Hammond, Daniel Cook and others, we ffel assured
of ourabilitv to give satisfaction in all husinessin-
truBtedto our care. Sales will be made in allcities
andcountieBin the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders' sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the EaBt. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
siring to paitlcipate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock shipped with
utmostcare. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land o'f every descrip-
tion.

KILLIP A CO., 116 Montgomery street,

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

Ei*" PATHOLOGICAL HORSES HOER

i!6 Washington Street,

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES.

fc. HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR
attention to my new patent hand-
made shoe. I guarantee to cure
any hore with bad corns or con-
tracted heels by using this shoe.
1 1 also guarantee to cure any horse
with quarter cracks, Interfering,
speedv cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses
sent for and returned.

3. McCARROK,
"The Horseshoer," 351 Thlrdstreet, between Fol.
som and Harrison. 25m3

STOCK FARMS.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles.wtth trotting statistics-* up to close of 18S2,
with descriptions and pedigrees of 276h.igh.bred trot-
ting stock, now :it Fairlawn stork farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contL'inplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

T W E N T Y

Fine & Highly-bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head of Promising tonne; Troltin«-

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,

most of tlH'in sir..-d l.v Al.MuNT, II API' V MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN and CASSICS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred
HIGHLY-BRED BROODMARES, with the staudard-
bred and. noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at tlie head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in breeding and raising fine,
highly -bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what thev want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
made in 18*1: another with a record of 2:23J£; another
with a record of 2:2G, madein.1882; another with a rec-
ord of 2:28 w, and a grandson with a three-vear-old rec-
ord of 2:23 '<., the fastest evermade up to 1881. No trot
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20', to 2:Mi>, a larger number than
any other stallion except Ahnout ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of hjs get with public records
ranging from 2:15M to 2:27K. No son of Rysdvk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by oldAbdallah; second dam by Stock-
holms American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23'.; to 2:2S)*f, all of

ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn staUions has had a granddaughter
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T, 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27!i, by
Happy Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28^, by Elial G,
son of Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1882.
These stallions will be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at §300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at $150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at 8100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in lSS4as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR until after May 1, 18S3 . Pdrchas-
EBS FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUY ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK S(1T,H ON ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING THEM CAN BE RETURNED BY THE
PURCHASERS IF THEY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP Td THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or further information address
WILLIAM T. WITHERS.

2-13yl Lock box 392, Lexington, Ky.

_ ASHLAND PARK -^

Trotting stuj :

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

B. J. TREACY, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park haB no pet
trotting family : his aim is to Becure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefa, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks, At
Ashland Park may now" he seen Bplendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
North Star Mambrino, Bourbon Chief, Regular, Bal.
aora. Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aim Is to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosses,
along all the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or further particulars address
2-17yl E. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Seituate, Coomassle and Alphea strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost
and imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusive] v
that these are the ae cepted butter producing animals
of the count, rv. Bulls have recently sold in New York
for 810,000 to 912,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HORY PIERCE, San Francisco.

N. A. JFDD. D. HICKS.

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees AdvertLsInc Hotel Registers.
BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbinders' Material

Fine Antique Binding at Eastern Rate*.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

S

1'bscribe for a advertise itvt"
Breeder and oportsmaJLM

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Summer Arrangement.

COMMENCrXfl

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San
Francisco Passenger Depot tTownsend Street, between
Third and Fourth Streets) as follows:

DESTINATION.

8:30 am
t9 :30 A M
10:40 am
•830pm

4 ;25 p m
•5:15 pm

6:30 pm

JU :45 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Meulo Park.

8 :30 a m I ^ (

i°^at « [Santa Clara, San Jose and
4.JBPM f Principal Way Stations. '■

6 :40 A M
•8:10 AM
9 A3 A M
•10:02am
•3:30 pm
■H :59 p m
6 -.00 p m
17:50 pm
t8 :15 pm

11:03 a M
•10:02 am
•3 :3G P M
6:00 pm
+8:15 pm

10:40 a mi 1 Gilroy.Pajaro.C'aatroville, f i
'3:30 p M1 S Salinas and Monterey. \ I

*| \ Hollister and Tres Pinos. -J [

irt-an a „l ) Watsouville, Camp Goodall, i
*iw< t III >Aptos,New Brighton, Soquel-;

J.dO Fill IfPanipCapitohuASantaCruzl

[*10:02 am
6:00 pm

10:40 ami Soledadand Way Stations

J ( Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( I
1 J (Sunday Excursion) J '

'Sundays excepted. tSundays only. ITheater train,
Saturdays only.

Stage connections are made with the 10:40 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress Springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a. m. Train.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos, Soquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilroy. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, SI; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, 55, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, 36.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, ?3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C. BASSETT, H. R. JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. & Tkt. Agt.

&£- SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. *^J

For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

respectfully calls attention to the

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BT ITS LINE FOR REACHING
with Bpeed and comfort the best places in the
State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting ami Fishing.

TRAINS LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY FOR

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CHARMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Trout
in abundance can be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound In its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
aenda, Pompino, Spanish Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rates of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE B A THING FACILITIES

AT THE

"HOTEL DEL MON TE, M

ARE UNSURPASSED,
having a MAGNIFICENT BEACH of pure white
sand for surf bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm salt water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with

ELEGANT OOMS

connecting for Individual bathB, with donche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those weU-knowD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQUEIi AND SANTA CRCZ,

16 VIA TH

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge).
The S. P. R. R. runa through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, Sim Benito, Santa Crux and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abounds in neat f&TietS
Notably

Quail, Pigeon, Snipe, Duck, Gee.w, Deer
ami Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and SAN ANDRE \S are
reached by this Una. Stages connect with traina dally

at San Mateo (or tlmsu well-known Retreats, Fri-Us'-
SIMA, SAN OllEUQRID „nd PESCADERO. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ex-
tent of range at andabout SAN BRUNO and JlcMA-
ETON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a Bhort distance from San
FriiiH-lHco and offer special inducement* to the lovers
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

Sportsmen and others presenting Passage Tickets
will be entitled to

FKF.E TKANSPOKTATION OF THEIR DOOS
when carried In Baggage Care and pnt In charge of
Train Baggigeman I'ralu Baggageman an Instrncted
to Issue CHECKfe for all dogs received In Baggage

«a-In order to guard against accidents to Dogs
while in transit, ltlaneceMarr that tliev l>e ernvM.-d
with COLLAR AND lll.ilN. r;„„„ „„d I-'isI, l„g
Tackle will be carried freu of chorge. Gunstaken apart
and securely packed In wood or leather cases may be
taken In Passenger Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.—Passenger Depot, Townsend
s.tr??,W\n?£!i£,New Montgomery street, Palooc Hotel.
A. C. BAS.SETT, H. R. JTJDAH,

Superintendent Asst, Pass, and Tkt Agt,

LINES OF TRAVEL.

C. P. It. R.

TIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Train* leave, and are due to arrive at, San

I r;un -isct. as follows:

L H A V B
(FOB)

DKSTINATION.

ARRIVE
■ PROM i

9 :30 A U

*4 :00 P v

Antioch and Martinez

2:10 p m

•12:10 r H

8:00 a M

3:30 pm
•4:30 P m

Benlcla

7:40 i- m

11 1H A M

•10:10 a h

*4 $0 P M
9:30 A M
4:30 P M
7 :30 A M

>4 $0 P st.

... ) Semitic, El Paao ( Express...
... S and East | Emigrant

... 1 Gait and i via Livermore

... J Stockton ( via Martinez

7:40 p m
2:40 P m
7:10 a m

."■:." I* M
*12:40 p u

tS .00 A X
9:30 a M
7:30 am

•5:00 p m

Los Angeles and South

Livermore and Plea6anto

tll:10 A M
2:40 p m
5:40 p m
•8:40 a m

*1"'I0 P M

" ' I'l I' M

10:00 a M
3:00 P m

3:40 P M
9:40 A Sf

6:30 P M

8:00 a M
•8:00 a m

... } Red Bluff ( via Marysville..
... f and Tehama") via Woodland...

5:40 p m
•7:40 p M
5:10 p m
5:40 p M
7:40 P M
11:10 a w

7:30 A M
8:00 A M
3:30 P M

"■ (Sacramento 1 J|! H^","0"'
"J and Colfax j^Bcnlcla......

*4rf» P M

•6:00 a M

I3:*i r u

«•

"

"

tll:10 A M

"

tii:in a M

Trains leaving San Francisco at 8:00 a. m. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9 :30 a. it. should meet Pacific Express
from El Paso at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRATXS, VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Franciseo Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND- »6:00— '6:30— 7:00— 7:30— 8:00—
8:30— 9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30
—1:00— 1:30— 2 .-00— 2:30— 3:00 — 3:30 — 4 -M— 4:30 — 5:00
— 5:30— 6:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— S:00— 9:00 — 10:00 — 11:00 —

•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— "fi:00— •6:30 — •7:00—»7:30 — •S:^ —
*8:30— *3:30— *4:00— *4:30— •5:00— »5:30 — *6;00 — *8:30 —
9:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— *9;30 a. m.— 6:30—
Jll:00—*12 :00 p.m.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— *C:30— 7:00— *7:3O—S:0Q — *S:30 —

9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— JU:30— 12:00— 112:30—
1:00— tl:30— 2:00— 3:00— 3:30— 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00— 5:30 —
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— '12 :00.

TO BERKELEV— *6:00— *6:30— 7:00— •7:30 — 8:00— *8;30
— 9:00— J9:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— til :30— 12:00— 1:00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 6;00— 6:30— 7-«> —
8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— »12:00.

TO WEST BERKELEY — »G:00 — •6:30 — 7:00 — *7:30 —
18:00— •8:30— 9;ft0— 10:00— 11:00— Jl:00— 2:00— 3;00— *:00
—•4:30— 5:00— '5:30— 6:00— •6:30— 7:00.

To San Francisco Dally.

FROM: FRUIT VALE— '6:20— •B;50— •7:20— "TiSO— »8 -20
•8:50— «9 :20— *10 : 21— *4 :20— *4 :50— •5:20— •5:50— ^6:20 —
•6:50— 7 £5—9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alameda) — "5:15 — •5:45 —
J6:45-9:15-»3:15.

FROM EASTOAKLANS— •S^ — •5:67 — 6:27 — 6:57 —
7:27— 7:57— 8:27— 8:57— 9:27— 9:57— 10:27— 10:67— U d7—
11:57— 12:27-12:57— 1:27— 1:57— 2:27— 2:57— 3:27— 3 :57 —
4:27-4:57-5:27—5:57—0:27—6:57 — 7:57 — 8:57 — 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLANB-"5:36-»6:0fl-«:36
7:06— 7:3ir-S:oir-S ::<t;:— «i :0->-9:3iJ—IO:Or,— iO:3rt— u ;0fi
—11:86— 12:06— 13:86-1:06— 1^6-^:06— 2iS8—8:06— J :8fl
—1:06—4:36—5:06—5:36—6:06—6:36—7:06 — 8:06—9:06—
10:06-11:06.

FROM ALAMESA-
•8:22— 8:&2— (

•5:22- •5:S2 — *8:&>
' !i:52- tl0:2!

ll:.v:-il2:'.-J-12:.v:-tl:22-l:.f,2-2:52-3:22-3:i2-4:2;
—1:62— 5:22— ".;-'t2-tJ;22— 6:52— 7:52— 8:52— 9:52— 10:52.

FROM BERKELEY— "5:15— »5:45— •6:15— 6:45— *7:15—
7;t5-*.-i:l.'. — 8:15— tii:l5—9:45— 110:15— 10:15— til :15 —
11:45—12:46—1:45 — 2:45 — 3:45—1:15—4:45—5:15 — 5:45
—8:16— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9 ^S— 10:15.

FROM WEST BERKELEY— •SHS— •6:15— fl:|5—»7:16
—7H5— 8:45— Jil:15-9:45 — 10:45— 112:4.'. — 1:45 — 2:46 —
8:45— 1:45- »5 :15— 5 .-15— «6:1&— 6:45—*7 ;15.

(KKKK R4»rTE.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO-"7:15-9:15-n;15— 1:15—
3:16-5:15.

FROM OAKLAND— *6:16— 8:15— 10 J5- 12:15- 215 —
4:15.

•Dally, except Sundays. tSundays only.

"Standard lime" Furnished by Randolph k Co

Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgotn. r.

A. N. TO WAX.

Gen. Manager.

.98

The IBmfe mtxl j^artsmm*.

June 23

A writer in the Scientific American says he cleared his
premises ot rats and mice by making whitewash yellow with
copperas, and covering the rafters and stones in the cellar
with it. In every crevice in which a rat may tread, he pnt
the crystals of copperas, and scattered the same in the cor-
ners of the floor. The resnlt was a perfect stampede of rats
and mice. Since that time not a footfall of either rat or
mouse has been heard abont the honse. Every spring a coat
of yellow wash is given the cellar as a purifier, as an exter-
minator, and no typhoid, dysentery or fever attacks the family.

Sonoma \ Marin District

ASSOCIATION.

-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4-

At Petaluma

FROM AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 1 INCLUSIVE, '83.

The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin,
yapa, Solano and Lake.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MAMBRINO TROTTING STALLION

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AVGVST 28, f 883.

V,. i -Walking race for district stallions, ■weighing less than 1,400
pounds; one mile: purse $25. .

No. 2— Running race, free for all; half -mile heats, best three in five;
purse f400. * ,

Jfo. 3— Trotting race for district horses; three-minute class ; purse

SECOND DAT. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST, 29.

No. 4— Trotting race for district two-year-olds; purse £250.
So. 5— Running race for district two-year -olds, one-mile dash; purse
8250.
Xo. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse S500.
No. 7— Trotting race for district three-vear-olds ; purse S300.

THIRD DAY", THURSDAY. AUGUST 30.

No. 8— Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds
or over, one mile; purse 525.

No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat; purse 5600.

So. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half ; 525
entrance and £200 added.

So. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse 5500.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,

So. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile ana repeat;
purse 5300.
So. 13— Trotting race for district horses; 2:45class; purse 5400.
So. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 2:27 class; purse $600.

FIFTH DAY. SATURDAY", SEPTEMBER 1.

So. 15-Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse 5800.

So. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat; purse 3500.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races-
which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accom-
pany nomination.

Purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to
second, 15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the
walking races all money goes to first horse.

In all. five to enter and three to start. Sational Trotting Association
rules to govern trotting, but the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing,
or to trot a race between heats.

So money will be paid for a wait-over.

Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by consent of the judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running
races.

All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, color and marks of
horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors
to be worn bv rider.

Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start
in District races.

Entries to all the above races to close with the Secretary on Wednes-
day, August 1, 1883.

Write " Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.

J. McM. SHATTER, President.

W. E. COS, Secretary.

IN THE STUD.

rF. CARROLL'S GP.ETHOOT) DOG, PAtX JONES, GENTXE-
• man Jones— Branch. Fee, $25. Apply at this office.

- -■—

ABBOTSFORD.

ZW Record at Six Tears old, 2:21 J, ^2

PEDIGREE.

BT WOODFORD MAMBRIXO, HIS DAM: COJLEMBIA BT YOTTSG
Columbus. Woodford Mambnno by Mambrino Chief, his dam Wood-
bine by Woodford, a thoroughbred son of Kosciusko.

Woodford if ambrino is recognized to be the best son of Mambrino Chief.
Sis own record is 2:21 V, and there are a large number of his get in the 2:30
list. Among them : Abbottsford, 2:213^; Convov, 2:22 '--<■; Magenta, 2;24>£;
Lady McFatridge, 2:29: Dacia.2-.29v ;; George A". Aver, "2:30.

Besides those "having public records, he is the sire of the two celebrated
mares owned by Robert Bonner— Manetta and Malice, Manetta, with a
runningniate, and harnessed to a road wagon, trotted two miles in 4:27!^,
and Malice trotted a trial, on the same track, a mile in 2 :19^. Woodford
Maiubrino is also the sire of Princeps, the sire of Trinket ; record, 2 i4.
Woodbine is also the dam of Wedeewood, record, 2:19. Young Columbus,
the sire of the dam of Abbottsford, has nine of his get in the 2 :30 list, so
that on both sides of the house there are notable performers. Abbotsford
is a rich rosewood brown, 15%: bands, and of very high form. TTia get are
very promising, his daughter Jasmine having won the Embryo Stake for
yearlings in 1S51, and every one which has been pnt In training haB Bhown
good speed.

TERMS.

Seventy-five dollars the season, to be paid before removing the animal.
Mares not proving in foal can be returned the following season free of
charge. Good pasturage at reasonable rates, and extra pains taken, but no
liability for accidents or escapes.

rOCATTON.

Abbotsford will make the ensuing season, 1SS3, ori the ranch of S. B.
Whipple, Esq., San Mateo, season commencing February 15th and ending
June 1st, 1SS3. For full history see the issue of BREEDER AKB
SPORTSMAN" of August 5th, ISSl

GEORGE BATXIS. Agent, San Mateo. Cal.

TROTTING STALLION

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING- STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SERE OF SWEETBRIAR, 2:26K; SAPA QUEEN, 2:35^. ROCK-
well, 2 :39 ; Bill Woodward, 2 » ; Smoothbriar, two-vear-old record
2:57; Mav Dav, two-vear-old record 2;59W. Will make the season of 1SS3
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridavs and Saturdays and at Walnut Creek
Snndavs, Mondavs, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Be was sired by General
Tavlor, dam Jennie by Lexington. Terms £3j for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. >o responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. BBEMNER.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Heinold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

THE TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George WWces,
son of Rysdyks Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treaty of Fay-
tiU County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Chrirtman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief. Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. IdoVs dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

Tare is tiik largest and one of the best colts of
George Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,200 pounds) combining the
Hambletonian and Mambrino strains and also several thoroughbred
creases. His colte demnn.itr.-tte that he possesses in an eminent degree
the sarr i faculty r.f transmitting the family qualities to his offspring
which ] at George Wilkes tn the front rank as a sire of trotters.

O*- '.ieorge Wilkes has twenty representatives in the 2:30 list of
* hirh .; have records of 2:25 or better, 4 of 2:20 or better and 3 of 2:18 or

ike the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1683, at STOCK.

ng the price by the season at the low figure of M0 the owi.er
'lowledge, thereby, any Inferiority on the part of this horse to
.- elrc of Trotters, IB YEN AYKES.

ERWIN DAVIS

w

ILL MAKTF THE SEASON OF 1
park.

i AT OAKLAND TKOTTTSG

DESCRIPTION.

QINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
O'Marchlst to July 15th, 1SS3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., CaU

PEDIGREE.

Singleton is bv Willie Schepper, a son of Rvsdvk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the dam of Pride) by Flaxtail, a son of Pruden's Blue
BuU.

DESCRIPTION'.

Singleton Is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and muzzle, a little touch of
white on hind feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15 V hands
high and weighs 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. Hicks, foaled
spring of 1838.

TERMS.

Fifty dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowing season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be recelvedon arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept In any manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terms. La
Harpe is hv Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, his dam Prairie Bird
by Flax tail, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. Mcintosh, Chico, Cal.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good disposition and fine
trotting action.

PEDIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentucky Hunter fSkenandoahl bv broken-
legged Kentuckv Hunter ■ the sire of Flora Temple) by Ferguson's Ken-
tuckv Hunter, bv old Kentucky Hunter, by Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.
TERMS.
Twenty- five dollars fort he Eeason, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at $5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply

JOHN ROGERS.

Oakland Trotting Park.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

rt£j-V

WH E ATLEY

WILL STAND THE" ENSriNGI SEASON, [ENDING JTJXT 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.
TERMS— $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION.
Wheatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine style
tdappearance, and is by WTar Dance.
First dam sister to Pry or, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.
Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Expedition.
Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, bv imported Spread Eagle.
Fifth dam Annette, by imported Shark.
Sixth dam by Rockingham.
Seventh oam by Baylor's Gallant.
Eighth dam by True Whig.
Ninth dam by imported Regulus.
Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croff s Partner.
Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.
Fourteenth dam D Arcv's Chestnut Arabian.
Fifteenth dam bv Whitesbirt,
Sixteenth dam Montague mare.
War Dance bv Lexington.
First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.
^Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.
Third dam Camillina, by Camillas.
^Fourth dam bv Smolensko.

rt Fifth dam Miss Cannon, bv OroviDe.
|Sixth dam by Weathercock.
Seventh dam Cora, bv Matchem.
Eighth dam by Turk.
Ninth dam by Cnb.
Tenth dam by Allworthy.
Eleventh dam bv Starling.
Twelfth dam by Bloodv Buttocks.
Thirteenth dam by Grevhound.

Fourteenth dam Brook'elsbv Bettv, bv Corwen's Bav Barb.
Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mire, by the Lister Turk.
For further particulars applv to

MATT STORNS, at the Oakland Racetrack,

Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

iTHE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

zz=ii>z£z£rt3

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, by imported Eclipse.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by imported thamrocK.

Third dam Ida, bv imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard,

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam by Clodius.

Tenth dam bv imported Stiver Eye.

Eleventh dam bv imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam bv imported Monkey. ■ t>„„j„„

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.
mERMS-*50 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
1 breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at W jer month
clre^U be taken to avoid accidents and escapes, but the owner must

UMVpbice9l£here Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
feSRXtoWto'SLofflje most successful racing
sire™ aiul every one of his colts that has been named can inn fast.
Anion "ncm ale Fred Collier and Jim Remrick. For history of Jo.
Hooker ,ee bbeedek ajjd Spobtsmax Jan 3), 1SS3,

THEO wrVi'tBS, Sacramento, Cal.

1883

tc fgvAcdcv mwX j&ptfrtsmau.

THE WHITMAN SAOOU

Having been appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in slock full lines of their

celebrated goods.

o

SADDLES FOR ROAD. HAM II OR PARK TSr,

With or without the California horn.

TRAINING SADDLES

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order inspecial styles.

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKERRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

"WHITMAN TREES.

HATING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

I AM PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANY
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 EUis street,

SOLE AGEST TOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Eiders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 233 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Pacifle Coast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVEX/
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF

THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE

WITHOUT EFFORT.

I)

ANTEEO.

ARK BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California.

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W. Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd " Y .ung Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, bv imported Trustee.

5th " Bonnets o" Blue, by Sir Charle

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By imported Medley.

8th " By imported Centinel.

9th " By Mark Anthony.
10th " By imported Janus.
11th " By imported Monkey.
12th '* Bt imported Silvereye.
13th " By Spanker.

See Brnce'e American Stud Book, vol. 1, p. 307, and vol. 3, p. 79.
Will make the ensuing season, 1883, from February 15th to June 15th, at
the Oakland Trotting Part Terms go the sea son.^ ^^^

Oakland or 508 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

No person ofter once using them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 1 3*2 Ellis Street, Sole Agent tor the Pacific (oast

BY MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUMBIA. WTLT/MAKKTHE EN-
sulng season at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, *25 the season.
X X (Donblecross) is of as high and fashionable breeding as any stallion
in the country. nis sire, Malcolm, is by imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam Columbia, also bv i m ported Bonnie Scotland, hence his name. Mal-
colm was one of the best racehorses of his day, and Columbia was alao ■
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree see advert i u im< \XA
of Anteeo Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita Bonnie Kate (the dam of Bonnie Lizzie >, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Three Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Ladv Lancaster, was the dam
of Sagamore, Ontario (the dam of McWhirten, Regent, Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Ladv Middleton. etc., and a referenceto the racing calen-
dars will show how distinguished the mcn.b*r3-o1 tb H two families are.
This is the only Bonn!'- Scotland stallion in California, and from Ids in-
breeding has as much of the blood as, if he were a son of that renowned
sire He Is a horse of immense substance, good Bize, high form, and of
thehe.tdispoeLlon. jQs cA1B>. SIMpso>. ^^

or 508 Montgomery e-treet .

Maree intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
hue Petaluma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
Morshead.City Front Stai-les, will be received, good care taken of
thnni inrl forwarded to Oakland

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, IIEA TING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORES,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. C. DIETZ .V CO. Proprietors, 9 Front street. S. F.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED HORSE WILL BEATAGRIC1 I
Park, Sacramento, for I
Utof JtaIy m \t. 11 bo provided at M per

month. For terms ami particulars appl

\\ . HL Jii'RKY. agent,

Sacramento Racetrack.

RULES OF THE NATIONAL TBOTTTNO ASSOCIATION FOB
sale at thin office. Pll ar copy, paper. Pocket edition

SOcents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTORY."

Compiled by Taos. J. Vail, Socretary of tho S
°"t""1' •• R I C E 9 »•

<±00

u MxmXzx awtl j&Krclsmmt.

June 23

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Relief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

Lecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Bold by Druggists. S. E. «. BAWSON,

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

RACING AND RIDING

T OUR N AMENT

On July 4, 1883.

The following programme will take place at the

San Jose Race Course,

Under the auspices of the

San Mateo and Santa Clara Co. Agricultural

Association A'o. 5.

Grand Fifty-Mile Eace !

Homes to be changed every mile. Entrance tree,
nurse 5600' first premium $500 and the Association b
Sol! medal second premium S200 and the Associa-
tion's ril??r medal, th&d premium $100. At least two

t0Tr2ertioUowing well-knoirn riders have entered:
Charles M. Anderson, Los Angeles; P. Pigueroa. Los
Angeles: Jos. W. Ganong, San Jose ; John J. Faylor,

Sa4rtne'daT° riding; ring tournament (ten rinraV, en-
rraSfree- fiVsfvrenirum gold medal and*30,sec-
ondnreminni silver medal and 515, third premium
8?i fourth piemium 515, fifth premium S10, sixth pre-

mEntrance" Spring tournament wiU close with the
secretary July 1.

Entrance to Grounds..... 5*>c

Entrance to Grand Stand Jac

BS-The sport will commence sl'°ISc^,,"f,1' ■ t

W D TisnALE, Treasurer,
T. S. Montgomery, Secretary.

BOABn op Dibectobs-A. King, Cyrua Jones, W.
T Adel, J. B. Weller, J. N. Haines, ;George] Bement
Alex. Gordon, Wm. Tenant,

W. H. Woodruff,

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They all Jtave Rebounding Locfcs, Pistol Grip, Extension Bib Patent
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The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain "Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels $45 00

Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels 55 00

Selected "Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels, Engraved 65 00

English Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved 75 00

Enrish Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved. Superior Rubber But and Tip 85 00

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arnages,

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D

VETERINARY DENTIST,

CUBES BIT LUGGING. DRIVING ON ONE REIN,
ToBBing the head, drooling, imperfect and pain-
ful mastication, by dental manipulation. Office at
Fashion Stable, 221 Ellis street.

N. H. Particular attention paid to colts,
trotters and Kents" drivers. Best of references
If desired, having operated on St. Jullen, Over-
man, Romero and other noted horses of this
Coast

ANT STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

YEBSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO

Painting,

varnishinR

Alterations and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 A5D 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCUE, Proprietor.

Pacific Coast Agency for the Ballard and Marlin

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Whitmans Ho^bination

HALTER-BRIDLE.

THE

Centennial Chronograph

A POSITIVELY RELIABLE "FLY-BACK"

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WINDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55

In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

In heavy Silver Hunting- Cases 30

[From the Jewelers' Circular.]
"The Centennial ohrouogi aph (fly-back) or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Cross A Beguelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the moat substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech-
infam we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me-
•hantcal principles that must excite the admiration of every in-
telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become unlveisally
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MANUFACTURERS,

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When youeen er mention the^EKKDER and Spobtbman.

THIS HALTER TAKES UP TO FIT ANT HORSE,
o:

SO CONSTRUCTED TnAT WITH AN

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ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING APE MADE ON THIS PLAN.
For sale by T A

irg- T H E TBADE SUPPLIED.

-n /rTT'Tp-D "D /"v"\T 230 and 232 Ellis street,

iVl-Ci^-JllXuXvWlN , Sole agent for the Pacific Coast.

A CARD.

WH. DAILY, THE FIRST SWIMMING
. teacher on the Pacific Coast, Is manager of the
Sau Jode Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus
offered the citizens of San lose and Santa Clara to ac-
quire that health-giving and life-saving art. Have
your children learn swimming from Prof. Daily.

DR. W. H. WHEATXEY,

Veterinary Surgeon.

OFFICE TELEPHONE STA-
ble, 1S24 and 1326 Market St
San Francisco.

Vol. II. No. 25.
NO. 508 MONTGOMEBY STREET.

SAN FBANCISCO, SATURDAY. JUNE 23, 1883.

SUBSCRIPTION
FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR

a/jpr,

BOB MASON— By Echo, from Belle Mason.

In the Breeder and Sportsman of September 16, ]882,
there is an illustration representing Exile, and the above rep-
resentation is that of his " full " brother. It is rather a sin-
gular phrase which horsemen have adopted of denominating
colts of the same parentage as full brothers, but inasmuch
as a query oftentimes follows the omission of the adjective,
it is interpolated to express the idea that Exile and Bob Ma-
son are by Echo from Belle Mason by Belmont. It is no
mean praise to state that Echo and his sons and daughters
have furnished four illustrations for this paper and others of
his get are well deserving of a niche in the pantheon of
equine notabilities. Neither is it a rash assertion to state
that, for harmony of proportions and beauty of color, the
trio which have appeared would be hard to excel if shown
among a picked hundred of the whole country. Belle Echo

nearly a model of the highly bred trotter, and so are the

| brothers. The three are alike in combining the blood of
Echo and Belmont, so that it is not surprising that there
should be a likeness, and the "happy nick" has not only
given good looks, but the still more highly prized qualities of
speed and endurance. Back of the Belmont in Bob Mason
are the stoutest of thoroughbred strains. His grandam was
Lucy Johnson by the Poney, a Bon of imported Leviathan
and a game, honest runner, with stamina to carry him over
the longest courses. Leviathan was one of the most success-
ful stallions ever imported into America, and in his day stood
at the very front of the sires of the period. The stars of the
Southern courses were chiefly Leviathans forty years ago,
and his daughters proved as successful in the stud as they were
on the turf. They were generally large, " roomy" mares, and
their produce had the faculty of running to the end of the
route as well as a great flight of speed. Peytona who won

the greut stake at Nashville, heats of four miles, and who
beat Fashion two years afterwards at the same distance, was
by Glencoo from a Leviathan mare, Giantess, and there is
scarcely a doubt that she was the best mare of her size that
ever faced the starter in this, or, in fact, all countries. The
third dam was Catalpa, by Frank, and Frank was a son of
Sir Charles, and his dam was Betsey Archer, by Sir Archy.
The fourth dam was by John Richards, so that there ia a pre-
ponderance of Diomed blood, which many of the most thor-
ough students of trotting lines hold to be as good as that of
Messenger; not a few consider it superior. Frank being a
"double Archy," and John Richards a son of the "patriarch
of the American turf," there are three Btxaii
sources alone, and were the pedigree catrv
sides, it will be found that there an
much of it. The junction of Messengi it

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has so many exemplars of the potency of the mixture
that it is as well to have plenty of both, and this Bob Mason
has. Heretofore we have given a short history of most prom-
inent sons and daughters of Echo and in this connection it
may be well to summarize them. Those in the 2:30 list

are: 2Z»

Gibraltar "j|

Belle Ecfco i-Sg

ECHO" ; 2-30

Annie Laurie -i-ou

Annie Laurie made her record when a three-year-old, since
which she has been relegated to the stud, and in the paper of
last week in the list of the foals dropped at "Cook Farm,''
she is credited with a bay colt by Steinway. In that the
error of the "Stud Book " has been followed, giving her]dam
by Jack Hawkins, whereas the old California racehorse Ten
Broeck should have the credit. The dam of Echora was by
Jack Hawkins so that three of the four have the warm blood
of the turf direct, and there are good reasons to believe that
" Old Gib ", has a direct share of it too. Though on the
coarse order himself, his younger sisters — the "full " is left
outin this case— show lots of quality, and the'invincible resolu-
tion which he displays in a tight place is a characteristic
which strengthens the ground. There is another Echo, an
older brother of Bob Mason, which would have had a high
place in the family if it had not been for an accident to his
leg. This is Jo Hamilton and he was within a neck of Briga-
dier in a four-year-old race at Chico, and was of so great
promise that Mr. Titus took him East hoping that the diffi-
culty could he overcome. He was unable to trot, however,
though it was conceded by those who saw him in his work
there that without the mishap he would have been a sure vic-
tor in the big purse for five-year-olds at Buffalo. Exile has
shown very fast trials and had he been kept in training there
is little question that he would make his mark. A good
horse of a good family is far better, when it comes to breed-
ing, than the brilliant exception to his kindred, and this
point is so well established as to be considered an axiom
among those who rear horses for the turf. It is not beyond
he scope of these sketches of California horses to take into
consideration well-authenticated trials, though, of course,
they do not carTy the same weight as "actual " performances,
viz., the time made in a race. There are numbers of horses
which are valued at thousands of dollars, which never have,
and, in all probability, never will take part in a race, and in
estimating the value of strains this is rightfully a factor in
the calculation.

What Bob Mason has done comes under this head, and suf-
fice it to say that his performances have been so satisfactory
that he was sent from Los Angeles and put under Donathan's
charge to be trained at Oakland and take part in the fall
races. It would hardly be an act of justice to his owner to
make the trials public so soon before the closing of the entries,
and then again the associations mightclaim that the entries
were curtailed by injudicious publicity. Those who are
anxious to learn can visit the Oakland Trotting Park, and
there have been instances when all the skill of the most ac-
complished font was set at naught by the management of the
trainer.

As good looks do not frighten people, it will be
no breach of confidence to accompany the capital like-
ness which Wyttenbach presents with a written description.

Bob Mason was bred by F. M. Slaughter of Los Angeles
county and was foaled in 1S79. In color he is the brightest of
bays. The shade is difficult to describe, and an artist would
find it troublesome to match, mix as he might on the palette.
It is impossible to imagine a handsomer color. The sheen
is as brilliant as the hues on a pigeon's neck, and it fairly
glitters in the sunbeams. Although immensely powerful, he
is one of the most highly-finished trotters ever seen, and
there is little to show the admixture of other than thorough-
bred blood. He is so evenly made that it is difficult to select
any point from hocks and knees up which is superior. The
head is as clearly cut as that of an Arab and a crescent-shaped
star in the forehead gives a lively expression. The eye is
foil, brilliant, but glowing with kindness. The nostrils thin,
with a wide orifice. The muzzle small, with rather promi-
nent jowls. The neck is small at the setting on of the head
and muscular. It seems supererogatory to add to the graphic
delineation of the artist further than to give the color, though
many are impressed with the idea that a picture is always a
flattering representation, and require the indorsement of
words ere they put much faith in it. "Were it the desire to
embellish, Mr. Wyttenbach would have been troubled to put
touches which would heighten what is already shown. It
will be seen that the shoulders have the proper angle; that
while the back is short, there is plenty of room underneath;
that the hip is long; the quarters well let down and the gas-
kins and amis bulging with muscles. The hair of the maine
and tail is fine, and the "black points" merge with the bay
eo as to produce the best effect, while the touch of white
above the coronet is a handsome mark. Altogether the fol-
lowing quotation from the immortal bard is appropriate:

"Look, when a painter woi hclife

In Umninc out a well-proportioned steed,
His art with Datnre'i workmanBbip at MtrUe
id the living shonld ■

To-morrow morning the steamer Edith will leave for the
Farallone Islands w itb a party of fishing excursionists many
of vhom, aside from the fishing, wish to witnessa novel kind
of port in the shape of capturing sea lions on the south Far-
oes. Captain C. A. Eastman, who supplies most of the
T-n gardens and menageries with seals and sea lions, will
his usual lot of rope casters and expects to make quite
The alt cabin will be reserved for lady spectators.

ATHLETICS.

Plans for the Future.

Last Wednesday night the members of the Olympic Clnb
met in Dashaway Hall, M. J. Flavin presiding. Mr. Flavin
said that it was necessary to discuss the future coarse of the
clnb. Money was no source of anxiety. The clnb had
$S,000 on hand, was free from debt, and no doubt could eas-
ily raise $S,000 more within its own organization. Every
athletic organization in the city had promptly and generonsly
offered the nse of their rooms for the clnb until it shonld be
again permanently established. Wm. Muldoon had offered
his services for any entertainment the club might give, or
would give an entertainment himself for the benefit of the
club.

As to immediate quarters the directors reported that they
had engaged five rooms in the Phelan block, on Market street.
The question of returning to the old quarters when the Bar-
ron block should be rebuilt was discussed, but left open.
Dissatisfaction was expressed by members that the owners of
the building in which the club was lately located had leased
rooms in the building for a bar and billiard place. An agent
of "William Dunphy was present, and stated the desire of his
principal to erect a four-story building, 50x137} feet, on the
northwest corner of Ellis and Stockton streets, if the club
would rent all above the gTound floors for a monthly rental
of $450. This offer was left for the consideration of the di-
rectors, Mr. Dunphy's agent assuring the meeting that if his
offer was accepted the building would be constructed after
any plans the club might suggest.

Mr. Flavin, having got the members up to the proper pitch
of enthusiasm, called for subscriptions to the general fund of
the club, starting the list with $200 himself. Henry B. Buss
followed with $200 more amid loud cheers, and James Jen-
nings $100. Then subscriptions poured in from all parts of
the hall, and before the lists closed S2.500 was put down.
l:Very good for the young members," said Mr. Flavin.
"Pretty soon we will see what we can do with the old mem-
bers."

It was decided to get up an entertainment for the benefit of
the club, to be held in the Grand Opera House on July 20, in
addition to the meeting on July 4 at Oakland.

For the benefit of N. Martin, an old servant of the club,
who lost all his clothes by the fire, $75 was raised.

The sentiment of the meeting was in favor of accepting
Mr. Dunphy's offer, but no definite action will be taken until
another meeting.

Olympic Club Games.

The Fourth of July promises well this year to those who
enjoy all kinds of sports and out-door games and an especial
treat is promised in the athletic meeting of the Olympic Club,
which will come off during the afternoon on the club's
grounds, Fourteenth and Center streets, Oakland. Ladies
and gentlemen from the interior who have never seen a re-
spectably conducted athletic meeting, could find no better
way of spending the afternoon away from the blare of the ag-
gressive fish horn and the loud sound of the Mongolian
bomb. To athletes the meeting will be very interesting, as it
brings out a stronger lot of first-classmen than have run here
before. Brook's recent victory over Meyers, the Manhat-
tan champion, has turned the eyes of the Eastern people
once more to this Coast. They are looking for another prod-
igy and who knows but what this meeting will produce him.
The large number of entries in the three-quarter handicap is
remarkable, as that has never been a favorite distance out
here, and the same may be said about the mile handicap.
In addition to the races C. L. Leonard, of the Olympic Club,
has promised to give an exhibition of fancy bicycle riding,
and also a game of cricket will be played between the Occi-
dent and Merion Cricket Clubs for a prize silver goblet. The
cricket game will comemnce at 9 a. m. sharp. The entry list
follows:

One -hundred-yard-handicap-run — W. B. Stewart, O AC,
A. L. Harris, C. J. Bosworth, O A C, Jos. Masterson, O A C,
John W. Flynn, Barney Benjamin, M C C, Frank J. Ebner, O
A C, E. Freese, E. Foster, UFBC, Gaston M. Ashe, M C C,
J. H. Walker, UFBC.

T wo -hundred-and- fifty-yard scratch run (Haley and Mas-
terson barred) — W. B. Stewart, O A C, A. L. Harris, John
W. Flynn, Walter Lubbock, E. Freese, Gaston M. Ashe, M
C C, J. H. Walker, UFBC.

Three-quarter-mile handicap run — Jos. T. Gorevan, G G A
C, A. W. Brown, C A and L C, Elias Styns, Jos. B. Benja-
min, M C C, Barney Benjamin, M C C, John W. Flynn, F.
Freese, H. Cullinane, C A and L C, Bobert Gibson, C A and
L C, G. A. Vernon, G G A C, Albert Strunz, G G A C, Thos.
McGovern, G G A C, Fred Hancock, G G A C, Ed Long, G
GAC.

One-mile handicap, (professional) — G. Guerrero, W. H.
Wood, Peter Mclntyre, M. Kennedy, J. Larkey, C. Lonergan,
Lew Smitters, Bay Locke.

Half-mile handicap (bicycle) — F. W. Gibsoh, K. F. Yar
rinder, F. A. McLaughlin, H. C. Finkler, H. Tenny, E"
Molirig.

Mile scratch bicvele — J. C. Quinn, E. Mohrig, H. C. Fink-
ler, G. B. Butler.

Five-mile professeonal bicycle scratch race — A. A. Bennett,
Wm. C. Hull, E. Wilson.

New York Athletic Club.

The Beckwiths. ■

Those famous English natatorial artists Willie and Miss
Agnes Beckwith gave their initial swimming and diving en-
tertainment on Friday evening, June 8, at the New York Na-
tatorinm, 2 and 4 East Forty-fifth street. It was a special
performance, given to the press and professional people, and
consisted of exhibitions of various styles of swimming, the
performance of feats in and under the water, some of which
would be deemed next to impossible by those who have not
witnessed their accomplishment, the entertainment conclud-
ing with an instructive illustration of the easiest and safest
way of saving life from drowning, in which the brother as-
sumes the part of the drowning man, and is saved from an
imaginary watery grave by his devoted sister. The pro-
gramme included twenty-three separate performances, and
the skill, grace and power shown by these human fishes
proved them to be thorough masters of the art of natation,
while the entire entertainment afforded the fullest satisfac-
tion to tho many present who from having witnessed the
similar exhibitions given by other artists<were capable of
judging the merits of the show. They will repeat the exhi-
bition at various watering-places and elsewhere during their
stay in America, while they will be gratified if they succeed
in their efforts to secure matches to swim any distance against
any person or persons who may be willing to meet them.

No less than two thousand invitations were sent out for the
invitation games of the New York Athletic Club, which were
held at Mott Haven on Saturday. June 9. There was an ex-
cellent band in attendance, and every one seemed to exert
himself in order to make the field meeting attractive to the
many ladies present. One of the curious features of the af-
fair was the absence of all the well-known Manhattan men,
who do so much towards making an athletic meeting attract-
ive.

One hundred-yard run — First heat — N. Linicus Jr., Am A
C, 7 yds, 1; C H Liebert, N Y A C, S yds 2; S Marks, Am A
C, S yds, 0; won easily; time, 10 4-5s. Second heat — H W
Kraft, Ad A C, 8 yds; 1; C A J Queckberner , New York, 6$
yds, 2; S A Safford, Am AC, scratch, 0; won by five feet;
time, 10 3-5s. Third heat — Wm Halpin, American A C, 2;V
yds, walked over. Fourth heat — F. Adams, American A C~
3i yds, walked over. Final heat — Kraft, 1; Linicus, 2; won
by a foot; time, 10is.

One-mile walk — F P Murray, Williamsburg A C, scratch, 1;
time, 6:41; J T McDonald, West Side A C, 200 yds, 2; time,
6:41 1-5; W H Meek, West Side A C, 40 yds; 3; time, 6:53.

Throwing the base ball — J W Spalding, American A C, 118
yds 1 ft 6 in, 1; E F Ferdinand, New York A C, 115 vds 5
ft, 2.

One-mile bicvele race, handicap — Chas A Beed, New York
A C, 15 yds, 3:14£, 1; Frank Howard, Jamaica, L L 20 yds,
3: 17fc 2-

One-hundred-yard run {Travers' diamond medal) — First
heat— M W Ford, scratch, 1; N H Stewart, 10 yds, 2; won by
a yard; time, 10^s. Second heat — W M Jones, 12 yds, 1; A
H Van Cleve, 8 yds, 2; B N Morton, 9 yds, 3: W C Wilmer,
scratch, 0; won easily; time, 10§s. Third heat — G W Odell,
12 yds, 1; J Gilgar, 8 yds, 2; won easily; time, 10|s. Final
heat — Ford, 1; Jones, 2; won by a yard; time, lOjIs.

Quarter-mile run, handicap — D J Tompkins, N Y College,
33 yds, 1; W. Halpin, A A C, 12 yds, 2; B Stall, A A C, 6 yds,
3; won easily; time, 52 2-5s.

One-sixth:mile hurdle race, handicap) — S A Safford, A A
C, scratch, 1; C F Bostwick, Crescent A C, IS yds, 2; J I
Smith, N Y A C, 12 yds, 3; won easily; time, 38s*

Bunning high jump— M W Ford, N Y A C, 5ft 5i in, 1; J
T Bhinehart, A A C, oft 3* in, 2.

One-mile run, handicap— J King, A A C, 130 yds; 1;WS
Yates, W A C, 90 yds, 2; T F Delaney, W A C, scratch, 0;
won by 12 yds; time 4:33.

Three-mile bicycle race, handicap) — K G Hood, Ixion B C,
scratch, 1; time, 10:33 3-5; F Howard, Jamaica, LI, 40yds,
2; time, 10:34.

Bnnning broad jump— M W Ford, N Y A C; 21ft 3£in, 1 ; A
A Jordan, A A C, 20 ft iin, 2.

Two-hundred-and-twenty-yard run, club handicap (Oel-
richs' gold medal;— N H Stewart, 32 yds, 1; J. Gilgar, 18 yds,
2; WC Wilmer, scratch, 3; won by 2 yds; time 23As.

Half-mile run— E M Yeomans, N Y A C, 40 yds, 1; B Stall,
A A C, 5 yds, 2; W Smith, W A C, scratch, 0; won in a can-
ter in 2:4"

Tug of war, married vs. single — The latter won in the five-
minute limit.

Professionals and Amateurs.

Wm. Cummings, the champion professional runner of Great
Britain, whose mile record, 4:16 1-5, has never been equalled
by man, arrived on the Guion steamer Wyoming, Thursday,
June 17. Cummings, as announced last week, has been
matched by Geo. D. Noremac to run five miles with Wm.
Steele, the* Pennsylvanian champion, for $1,000, the race to
take place on the 16th inst. Relative to the visit of Cum-
mings, a writer in an English contemporary says: " It is his
intention to try and come to some arrangement with the New
York Amateur" Athletic association, whereby he will be en-
abled to try conclusions with L. E. Myers at the three dis-
tances at which W. G. George competed with the Manhattan
crack, of course, presuming Myers will be agreeable. I give
the Yankee credit for being pretty smart, and I don't think
for one minute Cummings will succeed in arranging a match.
Myers has a lively recollection of what Hutchens could do
with him, and I don't think he will be in a hurry to tackle
any of our :pros,' especially if they are acknowledged cham-
pions." The same authority, understanding that W. G.
George, the amateur runner, has decided to revisit America,
adds: "I have no doubt while he is out there Cummings will
again throw clown the gauntlet to run him a mile. I hope
George will think twice before entertaining such a challenge.
The association out there would no doubt give its consent,
and be glad of the opportunity of seeing two such grand
milers meet. I believe the Yankees are in favor of these ama-
teur and professional matches, but I am sure if such a match
did take place, our Amateur Athletic Association would take
the matter up and deal harshly with the offender."

For the benefit of our "believing " friend, we will state
that the association ' 'out here" is not in favor of any such ar-
rangement, and would be more likely to deal harshly with
such an offender than would the association over there. —
Turf, Field and Farm.

The Wrestlers.

Edwin Bibby, who had authorized Professor Hogan to
challenge any man on the coast to wrestle catch-as-catch-can
or Gneeo-Koman, arrived here overland last Monday. He
comes from St. Louis, where he has been in attendance at
the national wrestling tournament. He is a man five feet
four and a half inches in height and weighs 170 pounds. Al-
though rather undersized in comparison with Muldoon and
Dinnie, he has a sturdy and prepossessing figure. His repu-
tationis principally based on his skill at the catch-as-catch-
can style. Immediately on his arrival, his challenge to any
man on the coast was accepted by Jules KijaL the match to
come off at an earlv date.

At Oakland last" Sunday Muldoon and Bijal gave an ex-
hibition of Grteco-Boman wrestling, Hiram Cook acting as
referee. Muldoon won two straight falls in 17J and 20 min-
utes.

To-morrow afternoon, Sunday, Muldoon will appear at a
picnic and athletic meeting to be held at the Oakland Trot-
ting Park. The programme of sports includes a big tug of
war between Mnldoon'steam and a picked team captained by
J. Nealon; mile dash for boys; mile race handicap, free for
all, in which Mclntyre, Woods and Guerrero will start; 440-
vard handicap, free for all ; half-mile open handicap; 100-
yard open handicap; football match between Mnldoon's team
and a picked team; heavy-weight lifting and dumb-bell exer-
cise. To conclude the day's sport, Muldoon will wrestle
Grreco-Boman and catch-as-catch-can against all comers, and
will give $500 to any man who throws him in the former
stvle and $100 in the latter style. If Bibby appears, as is
expected, and wrestles catch-as-catch-can, a good match will
result.

1883

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i07

The Pacific Coast Jersey Club.

•On Friday , June 16, the original signer3 to the roll of the
Pacific Coast Jersey Cattle Clnb met in the rooms of John W.
Coleman, Stock Exchange Bnilding, and perfected their or-
ganization. John W. Coleman was elected President, Rob-
ert Beck Treasurer and Secretary. A. Mialliard, 0 . McM.
Shafter, E. G. Sneath, J. W. Coleman and Eobert Beck were
elected to form an executive committee. The following con-
stitution and by-laws were adopted:

CONSTITUTION.

PREAMBLE.

We, the undersigned, breeders and owners of Jersey
cattle, recognizing the importance of a trustworthy herd
book that shall be accepted as a final authority in all ques-
tions of pedigree, and desiring to secure the influence and
co-operation of those who have a genuine interest in jealous-
ly guarding the purity of this stock, do hereby agree to unite
in forming an Association for the publication of a herd book
and adopt for our government the following Constitution:
AETICLE I.

NAME.

This association shall be styled The Pacific Coast Jersey
Cattle Club.

AETICLE H.

MEMBERSHIP.

The members of the club shall comprise only the original
signers of this Constitution, and such other persons as may
be admitted as hereinafter provided.
AETICLE m.

OFFICERS.

The officers of the association shall consist of a president,
a treasurer and secretary, who, together with three members
of the club to be elected at the same time with these officers,
shall constitute an Executive Committee, with power to man-
age the affairs of the club, subject to the provisions of the
Constitution.

They shall fix the location of the headquarters of the club
and shall prescribe the manner in which its business shall be
transacted.

The choice of officers and members of the Executive Com-
mitee for the first year shall be made by the original signers
of this Constitution.

The officers and members of the Executive Committee thus
chosen shall serve until the first regular annual election as
hereinafter provided, or until their successors shall have
been chosen.

AETICLE IV.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the club shall be held on the sec-
ond Wednesday in April of each year, at such place as shall
be designated by the executive committee (of which notices
shall be sent to members at least one month previously), for
the discussion of questions of general interest to the club
and for the election of officers and members of the Executive
Committee for the ensuing year.

AETICLE Y.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.

Each applicant for membership shall be recommended by
one or more members of the club as a breeder or owner of
thoroughbred Jersey cattle. The executive Committee shall
examine and pass upon each application and may
admit the applicant by an unanimous vote; upon
the admission of such applicant, the secretary
shall notify him of his admission and the terms of such mem-
bership, which, if complied with in thirty days, shall con-
stitute such applicant a member.

The secretary may sign the constitution 'upon the written
authority of the applicant. An applicant having been re-
jected shall not be eligible for membership until one year
after his rejection.

AETICLE VI.

No officer or member shall be authorized to contract any
debt in the name of the club. All its transactions shall be
for cash.

AETICLE vrr.

HERD BOOK.

The herd book shall be edited by the secretary, under the
immediate control and supervision of the Executive Commit-
tee, and shall be published only with its official approval.

The charges for the entry of the pedigree of each animal
belonging to a member of the club shall be SI.

Animals not belonging to a member of the club may be
entered in the herd book, with the unanimous approval of
the Executive Committee, upon the payment of S3 for each
animal.

The charges'for each transfer shall be fifty cents.

AH funds, from whatever source they are derived, shall be
appropriated under the direction of the Executive Commit-
tee, to the publication of the herd book, the examination of
pedigrees, the payment of salaries, if any are incurred, and
other necessary expenses of the club.

The price at which the herd book shall be sold to mem-
bers and others shall be determined by the committee.

The secretary shall keep on file all documents constituting
his authority for pedigrees, and shall hold them subject to
the inspection of any member of the club.
AETICLE vrn.

IMPROPER CONDUCT.

Should it occur at any time that any member of the club
Bhall be charged with willful misrepresentation in regard to
any animal bred or owned by him, or with any other act de-
rogatory to the standing of the club, the Executive Commit-
tee shall examine into the matter and, if the charge be true,
the offending member may be expelled by a vote of two-thirds
of all the members of the club, or their written consent.
AETICLE IX.

AMENDMENT.

This constitution may be altered or amended at any time
by the Executive Committee with the written consent of two-
thirds of the members of the club.

BY-LAWS— AETICLE I.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

1. Calling the roll.

2. Eeading minutes of previous meeting.

3. Eeports of officers.

4. Eeports of committees.,

5. New business.

AETIC1E II.

ANIMALS ENTITLED TO ENTR ' IN THE HERD REGISTER.

All thoroughbred Jersey cattl ?, and no other, may be en-

tered in the herd register on proof of their purity of de-
scent to the satisfaction of the Executive Committee.

These entries must be completed by January 1, 1SS4, and
shall be|denominated "foundation stock."

The progeny of cows registered (prior to January 1, 1SS4)
that may be calved within nine months from the date of such
registry, may be registered upon proof satisfactory to the
Executive Committee that thejsire of such progeny was a
thoroughbred Jersey bull.

AETICLE III.

RULES OF ENTRY FOR JERSEY CATTLE.

1. No animal shall be admitted to entry after January 1,
1SS4, until both sire and dam are recorded in the herd reg-
ister, excepting as provided in Article II.

2. Blank forms and transfers shall be furnished by the
secretary on application, and no entry can be made except
upon one of these forms.

3. Applications for entry of animals must be filled out in
ink, and must state (1) the sex of the animal (2) the name,
(3) the name and herd register number of the sire, (4) the
name and herd register number of the dam, (5) distinguish-
ing marks by which it may be indentified, (6) the signature
and address of the breeder, (7) the date of dropping, (8) the
name and address of the present or last owner, (9), the sig-
nature of the applicant.

Care must be taken to write all proper names distinctly and
without abbreviation. The names of sire and dam must be
written exactly as they are entered in the herd register.

Where the sire of an animal offered for entry was not, at
the time of service, owned by the breeder of the animal, the
owner of the said sire must certify to the service before the
animal can be recorded, unless such service is shown by
transfer under Eule 8.

4. The breeder of an animal is the recorded ownerjDf the
dam at the time she was served.

The first owner of a calf is the recorded owner of^thejlam
at time the calf was dropped.

5. In case the animal offered for entry is owned by other
than the owner of the dam at the time of dropping, a trans-
fer is required to the present ownerfrom the previous owner;
and, if the animal has passed through one or more intermedi-
ate hands, transfers must be given in their regular order.

6. Among the distinguishing marks required in Eule 3, the
color of the animal should not be included in the case of
calves before the June when they are six months or more old;
but it is imperative that all other marks be given. All such
indications as "solid color" — meaning thereby no white ex-
cept the fillet around the muzzle — "white star," "white sad-
dle," spot on left shoulder, "right-hind foot white," etc.,
are important, and must be described with care. The color
of the tongue, switch and markings on belly (if any) must
be stated. The expressions "fawn and white, "" gray and
white," etc., will not be accepted — the location of the
white markings must be stated. An animal is not of
solid color when it has a white switch ; in this instance,
description must read, "solid color, except white switch."

No marks on horn shall be recorded.

7. In case the name chosen shall be in use or claimed for
this herd book the secretary will furnish a name, and if
upon receipt of certificate of entry it should not be satisfac-
tory to the applicant, certificate must be returned at once
for correction, accompanied by a list of names from which to
make a choice.

Breeders have the privilege of claiming names in advance
of use on sending them to the secretary, who will notify them
which of the names sent are not in use or claimed, and re-
serve them for their future use. The affix 2d, 3d, 4th etc.,
can be applied only to calves of the animal bearing the name
used, if of the same sex; not to progeny of the second or suc-
ceeding generation. Names of different spelling but of the
like pronouneiation, cannot be admitted — for instance, Nil-
son being in use Nielson is excluded, etc.

8. In case of a change in ownership of an animal, the
buyer must obtain from the seller a certificate of transfer, a
blank form of which will be furnished by the secretary,
which will be recorded when forwarded to the secretary with
the fee. In case of the neglect or refusal of the seller to give
a certificate of transfer the record of transfer may be made by
the secretary upon written approval of a majority of the Ex-
ecutive Committee on evidence of the sale and delivery.

In all certificates of transfer the full name and post office
address of the party to whom the animal is transferred, and
the{date of sale, must be given.

Whenever the animal transferred is a female.it must be
stated whether or not she has been served, and if served,
the date of such service and the name and herd register
number of the bull must be given, signed by the owner of
the bull.

9. Applicationifor entries not proving eligible will be re-
turned with the fees.

When entries or transfers are"made the certificate given by
the secretary shall constitute the receipt for the fees; but
such certificate shall not be binding on the club in case
of error.

10. No application shall be considered until the fees are
paid; nor shall any number be assigned by the secretary
until every requirement has been complied with.

11. The fees, as fixed by the constitution, are:

Entries of animals owned by members of [the club, §1
each.

Entries of animals owned by non-members, S3 each.
Entires of dead ancestors to complete pedigrees, $1 each.
Transfers, 50 eta

AETICLE XII.

AMENDMENT.

These by-laws may *be altered or amended only by a vote
of the club at the annual meeting.

Provided that ten members shall constitute a quorum at
any meeting, and that special meetings shall be called by the
order of the President at the written request of three mem-
bers of the club.

James McM. Shafter.
Richard G. Sneath.
W. S. Mesick.
Jacob Short.
Alex. Martin.
P. A. Finigan.
James Askew.
Eobert Beck.
Dana Perkins.
J. N. Knowles.
W. D. Bliss.
Wm. Niles.
E. C. Sessions.
H. H. Watson.
H. S. Sargent.

— ■» ' '■- - —

Bibby and Eijal are to wrestle on the evening of July 5,
for a stake of $500.

Adolph Mailliard.
Albert Dibblee.
J. D. Fry.
John S. Drum,
FredricClay.
W. W. Camron.
Jno. W. Coleman.
P. J. Shafter.
E. H. Miller Jr.
H. P. Gregory.
Hall M. McAlister.
Wm. T. Coleman.
A. J. Bryant.
Isaac L. Eequa.
Harry I. Thornton.

Northern Notes.

Fred Barneburg, of Eden precinct, Jackson county, Or-
egon, a short time since sheared 26 head of graded Merino
sheep and got 39i pounds of wool, or an average of over 15
pounds per head. One two-year-old Spanish Merino yielded
23 pounds. Mark Conger, of the same place, sheared a Span-
ish Merino buck, getting 27^ pounds of wool.

The Portland Rural Spirit says that D. A. McAlister, of
Union county, has a standing offer of $2,000 for his colt,
Center Shot, by Dead Shot. Mr. McAllister is now offered
S3.500 for Lemont, by Almont. This stallion he purchased
a few years since in Kentucky for $500.

Jay Beach will take some of his fine horses to the Willam-
ette valley the forepart of next month, to put them in train-
ing for the fall races, winding up at the Treka fair. The
epizootic has been prevailing among them, but is now abat-
ing.

In the colt stakes to be trotted at ^the Oregon State 'Fair
this year, second payments have been made on ten colts in
the two-year-old class, and eleven in the three-year-old. The
four-year-old purse closed with six nominations.

Umatilla county is the sheep-growing district of Oregon.
It is estimated that more than 100,000 sheep have been sold
by the farmers in that country during the present season, at
an average of $2 124 each.

H. P. Isaacs of Walla Walla, W. T., has sold to John Pen-
der, of Vancouver, W. T., blk h Patrick, 4, by Dexter, 2:242,
son of Milliman's Bellfounder; dam by Snowstorm; grandani
by Old George; SI, 000.

Millers are now offering seventy cents per bushel for wheat
at Walla Walla, and are eager buyers at that figure. It is
thought that there is 50,000 in the hands of the farmer.

Wm. Beckwith is not the only English professional swim-
mer lately arrived in this "blarsted country, you know !"
Capt. Webb is also here and ostensibly for the same purpose
that other Furopean artists favor us with their presence . The
following from the American Register, published at London
and Paris, simplifies the matter: "lam sorry to hear such
bad news talked about Captain Webb. He is broken dowu in
health, and his pecuniary affairs are not in a rosy condition.
His last encounter with Beckwith appears to have been dis-
astrous in every way, and he purposes leaving this country
for America, where he hopes to give a series of swimming en-
tertainments.— Turf, Field and Farm.

Keep a record of the number of quarts each of your cows
and heifers gives. Weed out all that don't pay for the feed,
with a fair profit over and above the cost of keeping. If our
farmers had begun this practice fifty years ago, we should
now have a better lot of cattle than can be found in the
known world.

Last Saturday the bachelors of the Occidental and Merion
cricket clubs played a match against their benedict confreres.
The married men won the match by 74 to 61 for the single
men. The batting honors went to Bristow, who knocked up
29, and Waterman, as usual, got the bowling honors.

At City View Park, Portland, Oregon, last Saturday a dash
of seven-eighths of a mile for a purse of $200 was won by
Jim Eenwick, Forest King second, Neyella third. Time,
1:32.

John A. Kennedy has returned to Washington, D. C, and
will now give his attention to the Potomac B. C, whose
trainer he is.

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RACES

RACES

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Sacra men to, Au<ru«t 1. Z. 3 anil I. 1SN3.

Proprietors' Purses of

85,500,

RUNNING, TROTTING AND PACING.

First Day, August 1.

Running: ouo-half-mile dash: free for all; purse of 31 ,000.

Second Day, August 2.

Trotting; 2:40cLass; purse §2,000.

Third Day, August 3.

Trotting; 2:30 class; purse ?2.000.

Fourth Day, August 4.

Pacing; 2:27 class; purse 8600.

Entries close July 15 with proprietor t\l At ten per

ceot entrance in all ewes to accompnuy the *>ntry. Bool i
divided in LhtM parts, 60 t tool

the third; in each race seven required to fill. S
rules to govern tha trotting and pacing; B. H
racing will bo glvta 1Mb day. nor

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June 30

TURF AND TRACK.

Director at Hartford.

The following description of the sis-heat race won by
Director at Hartford on the 13th inst. is from the Hartford

Fire horses of the seven entered came np for the first heat,
Steve Maswell and Ezra L being drawn. Pools sold at gio
on Dan Smith, $15 on Director, $10 on Walnut and $5 on
Cornelia. Director won the pole with Wilkes next and Wal-
nut on the outside. After the first heat betting was nearly
even, and towards the last changed in Director's favor. It
took sis heats to decide the race.

First heat— Dan Smith got the lead at the turn and in-
creased it all tlie way around to the half, when Walnut began
to crowd up. But Dan pulled away again at the third turn,
and down the stretch had it all his own way. There was a
nice little nush between Walunt and Cornelia for the second
place, but "the former got it by a good half length. Time
2£24

- Second heat — The horses started in splendid form, but
Dan Smith disappointed his backers by going off his feet just
as he passed under the wire. At the quarter Walnut was
ahead with Amelia a good second and Wilkes third. There
was no material difference in the positions at the half, ex-
cepting that Smith began to crawl up from his place in the
rear. At the fourth turn he left Director half a length be-
hind. The horses came down the stretch at a rattling gait,
Walnut maintaining the lead he had taken from the start. He
took the heat in 2:221, Amelia coming in close on his wheel,
Wilkes third. Smith was a fair fourth.

Third heat— Walnut took the lead at the start and kept it
well to the quarter, when Dan Smith began to close up with
him. At the half Walnut drew away a little, and gradually
increased the gap to a half length. The horses rounded the
last turn in pretty style, Walnut and Smith very close; but
the latter made a* handsome dash and won the heat in the
fastest time of the day, 2-.2U. It was nip and tuck between
Director and Walnut for the" second place, but the former got
it by a scratch. Wilkes finished third, but was placed fourth
for fouling.

Fourth heat — After four attempts at scoring, Director and
Dan Smith got away even, with Walnut a good third. Smith
went in the air at the quarter and Director got a lead, which
he kept bevond the half, when Walnut evened up with him.
But he went off his feet badly at the fourth turn and fell to
the rear, while Wilkes began to push Director for first place.
But it was no use. Director took the heat in 2:22}, Wilkes
second and Smith a poor third.

Fifth heat— Cornelia took the lead at the start and held it to
the first turn, when she broke badly and ran to the qaarter.
Here she was passed by Director, followed by Wilkes and
Smith. At the half, Director had a good lead, with Smith
second and Wilkes close on his wheel. But Smith broke on
the stretch, and Wilkes came in a good second to Director,
with Smith third. Wilkes was placed outside for running.
Time 222.

Sixth heat — Cornelia and Wilkes were barred from this
heat, not having taken one in the five, and Director, Dan
Smith and Walnut came up for the start. It was almost an
even thing at the quarter, but Director had a good lead at
the half, with Walnut crowding Smith hard for second place.
They came down the stretch in pretty style, Director jogging
under the wire amid immense enthusiasm, Smith second and
Walnut third. Time 2:221. Following is the

STWMATtY.

Chaeteh Oax Paek, Second Day. Wednesday, June 13.-2:22 class;
purse of Sl.uOO, divided: £500. 5250, S150 and ?100.

John A. Goldsmith, San Francisco, Cal.,blks Director..* 5 2 111

Dan Mace, New Vorii. b g Dan Smith 1 4 13 3 2

Jas. Goldsmith, Washington, N. Y., br g "Walnut 2 13 5 4 3

W. C. Trimble, Newburg, y. T., bib m Cornelia 3 2 5 4 2 0

Jas. Golden, Medtord, Mass., bits Kentucky Wilkes.. .5 3 4 2 5 0

Quarter.

Half.

1:11*
1:13
1:12
1:113
1:121
1:12

Mile.
2:22i

Sixth beat

0:3e

2:22

The Coney Island Cup.

were enjoying the scene. They fonnd Mrs. Langtry clapping
her hands, evidently well pleased at her friend's success,
while Mr. Gebhard, if possible, was paler than before the
race. Time, 4:04. Time scarcely as good as was expected,
but as Eola ran the last three furlongs very easy, that was
some explanation.

The quarters were run as follows:

First quarter 28

Second quarter 23$

Third quarter 26J

Fourth quarter 26i

Firth quarter 26

Sixth quarter 27

Seventh quarter 27

Eight quarter 26

Xinth quarter 28*

— 0:56i
—1:23
-1 :49£
—2:15*
— 2:42i
— 3:09|
—3:35s
— 4:04

Thus the total time is six seconds slower than it was last
year, when Hindoo beat Eole and Parole, and tive and a
quarter seconds slower than when Glenmore won in 1SS1,
with Monitor second and Parole third. Thus, with the ex-
ception of last year, Monitor has played an important part
for the Coney Cup each year it has been run, he winning in
1SS0, when the distance was two miles and a half.

About " Crooked" Driving.

Vanderbilt's Triumph.

At Sheepshead Bay on the 16th Eole won the Cup as he
liked, although Monitor was selected by the fancy for first
place. The following is the World's description:

Fourth renewal of the Coney Island Cup, a sweepstakes for three-
year-olds and upwards, at SoOeacb, half forfeit, with $1,500 added, the
second to receive $300 out of the stakes: three-year-olds to carry 90
pounds; four-year-olds, 108 pounds; five-year-olds and upwards, Hi
pounds; sex allowances; 23 subscribers; two miles and a qaarter.

F. Gebhard s b h Eole, 5 years, byEolus, dam War Song,

114 pounds iW. Donohue) 1

Yonkers Stable's b h General Monroe, 5 years, by Tom
Bowling, dam Minnie T. Morgan, 114 pounds (Fitzpatrick) 2

G. L. Lorillard's en g Monitor, aged, by Glenelg, dam

Minx, 111 pounds (Hughes) 3

Time— 1:04.

Pools— Monitor, 150; Eole, S140; General Monroe, $65. Betting— 10
to 7 on Monitor, 13 to 10 against Eole, and 5 to 1 against General Mon-
roe. Mutuels paid 812 90.

After Eole showed on the track he improTed so much in
public estimation that he sold nearly even with Monitor in
the pools, while so freely was the m oney showered at the
boakmakers that the odds against him came down with a run.
With the flag General Monroe took the track, and with Eftle
second they ran the first furlong, after which Monitor took
second place, and at the end of the quarter was a length be-
hind General Monroe, and nearly two lengths in front of
Eole. There was but little change in running the first three
furlongs of the next mile until just before they reached the
half, when Monitor took the lead and at the half had half a
length the beet of Munroe, he a length iu front of Eole. They
held the same relative position in the run back to the stand,
with Monitor half a length in front of Monroe, he a length
and a half in front of Eole. As they began the last mile
Billy Donohue moved Eole up a trifle, and as both Monitor
and Monroe seemed to tire, the three ran lapped past the
thiee-furlong post. At the grove Monitor "cut it " and was
passed by General Monroe and fifty yards further by Eole.
Monroe rust lead at the half by a head, with Eole second, a
length in front of the favorite. Donohue continued to ride
with the greatest patience until well round the stable turn,
when with a flourish of his whip he called on the big horse,
who, res Ktnding with a fine turn of speed, at once opened
such a (. iji i that, barring accidents, he could not we!i

ing Inch, the crowd began shouting, some "Eole," some

" and not a few "Langtry." The enthusiasm was

■ '. and as Ede galloped past the judges a

lengths, with Monitor a dozen lengths be-

.! Monroe, nearly all on the lawn turned round

'and to see how the occupants of box No. 3

In the intervals between driving Fanny Witherspoon three
exercising heats at the Cleveland track last Friday, John
Splan imparted to a newspaper man who had sought him out
for that purpose, his views on the subject of "crooked"
driving, and as he is in charge of the best stable in the coun-
try owned by one man, what he has to say on a matter of
such vital importance to the turf is worthy of reproduction.
Splan's position, stated briefly, is that there is now very lit-
tle " crooked " driving, and that there will be less in the fu-
ture. After laying down the proposition that most of the
talk about pulling horses comes from people whose faulty
judgment as to the merit of certain horses has caused them
to lose money, Splan argues that "under the present man-
agement of all the National Association courses, it is a hard
matter for a driver to puli his horse, for the judges are all
men of experience, and they are quick to tell whether a
horse is being driven for what he is worth or not, and every
driver knows that if he is detected in crooked work he will
be disgraced and barred from driving on any of the tracks
that hold a membership in the association. If he is once ex-
pelled, he might as well go to shoveling coal or sawing wood
for a living, for he can never do anything as a driver. It is a
stright tip, that I don't know of any driver of 'the least im-
portance in this country to-day who would undertake to pull
a horse for a consideration, unless the owner would com-
mand it, and there is no driver that I know of, and I am
pretty well posted on all of them, who would not rather drive
his horses on their merits than to scheme with them. Any
man who handles a horse will naturally take pride in him,
and would much rather see him win than lose, not only be-
cause it adds to the driver's reputation, but because he forms
a certain affection for the horse. I would to-day rather take
a smaller salary from a man who wants his horses trotted on
their merits than to take a large salary from a man who
would rather trot crooked, and I don't believe there are many
drivers in the country, and certainly none of any promi-
nence, who don't think the same thing. Now, Commodore
Kittson, the gentleman for whom I am training, never thinks
about other horses in a race in which he wishes to enter, but
if he thinks one of his string is able to win, he says go in
and trot them on their merits, and if they beat us, it is be-
cause they have a better horse."

There is some truth in these arguments, but there is also a
good deal of sophistry. When Splan, or any other man of
his experience, asserts that if a driver is once expelled, "he
might as well go to shoveling coal or sawing wood for a
living, for he can never do anything as a driver, "
he makes a statement which the facts of history do not in
any degTee bear out, and brings prominently into public view
a state of affairs that is not at all creditable to the National
Association. The root of the whole evil of " crooked " driv-
ing and all the other deviltry that has in many places killed
trotting, is .the fact that the National Association does not see
to it that when drivers are proven guilty of fraudulent prac-
tices the penalty of expulsion is imposed and kept in force.
It is because men who have been tried and convicted on the
most overwhelming testimony were, after the lapse of a few
months, given a free pardon, and with it opportunity to again
commit crime with the horse and sulky, that others are
tempted to try the same game. Training a trotter on the
very track where Splan delivered his homily was a man who,
in 1S79, deliberately made a trip, thousands of miles in ex-
tent, which was a perfect carnival of turf lawlessness, and
when finally detected and exposed, he boasted of his success
in wrong doing, and defied the National Association. He
was at once expelled, but a mistaken leniency reinstated
him.

There are plenty of such instances. At Milwaukee, three
years ago, a driver deliberately pulled his horse to a walk in
order to lose a heat after going to the half-mile pole so far in
advance of the other competitors that it seemed certain they
would be distanced. He was at once expelled, but the pen-
alty was removed by the influence of men who should have
been in better business. The judge who imposed the pen-
alty of expulsion was besieged with requests to sign a peti-
tion for this man's reinstatement, but steadily refused to do
so, saying, and with truth, that where there was no doubt of
guilt there should be no mitigation of the sentence. This is
right. And yet, in spite of the fact that the judge opposed
all efforts at reinstatement, the man was given another
chance to pull horses.

Not many years ago there was a trotting race at Lexington,
Ky., in which a well-known Chicago horse took part. He
lost heats which it looked as though he should have won.
The judges resolved to take a hand in the matter, but they
did not adopt the usual plan of putting up a new driver, and
thereby, perhaps, playing right into the bauds of the crooked
combination. They simply sent*for the driver of the horse
that was losing. He went into the stand. "The Lexington
Association has never expelled but one man, " said the
starting-judge to the driver; " that was five years ago, and
the man is still on the outside. Please see how well you can
drive the next heat. "
The Chicago horse won. — Breeder's Gazette.

A veterinary professor says that "the great majority of
ringbones in young horses come from the failure to shorten
the toes." To this may be added that ringbone is apt to be
formed if colts are allowed to stand on plank floors, or any-
where else where the flooring is hard, duringthefirsteighteen
months of their age. Whether in stable or not during this
period, let them have earth for standing or walking, and be
free from stone or gravel.

There will be short racing at Jacksonville. Oregon, on the
4th of July.

A few days ago the interest in double team performances
was freshened by the telegraphic announcement that W . H.
Yanderbilt had driven Maud S and Aldine a mile in the un-
precedented time of 2:15£. The following description of the
performance is from the World of the 16th inst.:

Mr. William H. Yanderbilt yesterday afternoon drove his
celebrated team, Maud S and Aldine, over the track of the
Gentlemen's Driving Park in 2:15£, lowering the record of
2:16^ made by Frank Work's team, Edward and Swiveller.

July 13, 1SS2, Mr. Frank Work's team, driven by a profes-
sional driver, succeeded in covering a mile on the Gentle-
men's Driving track in 2:16f, and a few days later the friends
of Mr. Work caused a sign to be put on the judges' stand at
the track with the words on it: " July 13, 1SS2. Edward
and Swiveller, 2:16£."

This sign in so conspicuous a place was an eyeeoTe to Mr.
Yanderbilt, who could not bear to think that any man should
own a faster team of horses than he. He sent word to Char-
ter Oak Park, Hartford, Conn., where his team Aldine and
Early Rose were then quartered, to have them given a trial
to break the record of Edward and Swiveller. A few weeks
later the trial was made and the time announced as 2:16i.
The correctness of the time was disputed by Mr. Work's
friends and was as earnestly presisted in by Mr. Yanderbilt.
So warm did the discussion become that Mr. Thomas C.
Eastman took up the cudgel in Mr. Yanderbilt's behalf and
challenged Mr. Work to trot Edward and Swiveller against
Aldine and Early Rose for from $10,000 to $50,000 aside.
This Mr. Work refused to do. The open discussion was then
dropped, but the Work constituency, to use the words of a
member, "made it warm for Yanderbilt whenever he when
to the track."

It was usual when Mr. Yanderbilt went to the track to
have some one call his attention to the time of Edward and
Swiveller on the sign on the judges' stand. It was then in
order for some one else to "chip in" the remark: " Where's
that great Hartford team V or "How about Charter Hoax
Park r

When the spring election of the association came up, the
Yanderbilt party attempted to oust the Executive Committee
and elect a new one that would remove the obnoxious sign.
In this, however, they were unsuccessful, and then W. H.
Yanderbilt determined to hitch Maud S and Aldine to the
pole, and break into the record.

As he had driven Maud S and Aldine for two days, he de-
termined to go up to the track yesterday afternoon, give them
a triaL and, if it was near enough the record to warrant him
doing so, he was to have announced the fact that " the great
Maud S and Aldine, driven by Mr. William H. Yanderbilt to
a top road wagon, will attempt to break the mile team record
of 2:16|.

Yesterday he drove from his stable at 3:30 o'clock, and
jogged slowly up to the Driving Park, where he was in time
to see John Murphy drive Colonel Kip's team, Birdie C and
mate, two trials to wagon in 2:24 and 2:24;}.

The track was in excellent condition, having been newly
harrowed and rolled, while the air was almost perfect for a
fast trial. There were about fifty members of the club at
the club house, and, in answer to their entreaties to give them
a trial, Mr. Yanderbilt answered, somewhat tartly, "I be
durned if I don't."

He then ordered the team to be taken from the shed, and,
as they were backed out and the wagon wheels were
" cranked " to enable him to get in, he said: "This wagon
and pole weigh 211 pounds, I weigh 200; that's 411 pounds —
about SO pounds more than Edward and Swiveller pulled
around the track."

He drove down to the track, and, as the team came up the
stretch to go under the wire, some one remarked, "Why,
Maud is lame." So it seemed, as the same favoring of the
off fore foot that was noticed by some on the previous day
was again apparent. They went under the wire at a good
gait, and as they passed the grand stand Maud "broke"
badly, and the team was pulled up and walked back, when it
was noticed that the toe-weight on the off fore foot had been
dropped. This was remedied and another attempt to speed
the team was made, with like results, as Maud again broke
badly.

Investigation proved that the toe-weight on the nigh fore
foot had been dropped this time, and the team were driven
back to the stable, where new o1 -ounce toe-weights were ap-
plied and another essay was made.

The team was driven up to the distance pole at a lively
gait, and then turned; as they came down the stretch to the
wire, it was seen that, though not going at any great pace,
they were going perfectly level and true, and as they passed
under the wire twenty split-second watches were started.

The team tore around the turn close to the pole, and as
they went down the straight to the quarter pole they were
working like one horse. Maud S was nearest the pole, and
she swished her tail as if in high glee, and carried Aldine
along at a great pace. The quarter mile was passed in 0:32|
seconds.

They were kept hard at work and went steadily, and, amid
the cheers of the crowd on the club-house steps, passed the
half-mile pole in 1 K)5i, the time for the second quarter being
exactly the same as the first.

Turning into the third quarter they maintained the same
level gait, and did the three-quarters of a mile in 1 :41, hav-
ing taken 35i seconds for the third quarter, and having done
the half milefrom the quarter to the three-quarter mile marks
in 1:084.

The crowd at the club-house then began to cheer, and it
must be said that the millionaire driver of the priceless team
heard the shouts, as he urged them on to greater speed.

As they swung round the sharp curve at the entrance to
the homestretch, they seemed fairly to fly, and as they
neared the wire their driver caught the lines in his left hand
and swished his long whip through the air, never, however,
striking them. As they dashed under the wire a wild shout
went up and a cry of 2:15 announced to Mr. Yanderbilt his
signal triumph over Mr. Frank Work. —

Of the twenty watches on the trial, thirteen were stopped
at 2:15^, four at 2:15} and three at 2:15^, and it was decided
that the majority should rule and the time was announced as
2:15i. This made the last quarter 34£ seconds and the last
half "mile was done in just 1 :10.

The names of the thirteen men who made the time 2:15i
are Charles H. Raymond, Nathan Strauss, Allie Bonner,
Colonel Kip, Alec Taylor Tr.f w. Kidder, William TurnbulL
Thomas C. Eastman, John C. Bouvler, Alfred De Cordova,
John Murphy, Gabe Case, and Mr. Yanderbilfs rival, Frank
Work.

The latter's face, as he stopped his watch, was a picture of
distress.

Then the* team was driven to the shed and the crowd
cheered again. And when Mi. Yanderbilt said: "Let's go
and have some wine, " the err wd were struck dumb with
surprise, from which, however, they soon recovered and
cheered again, this time louder and longer than before*

1883

Jptc JtzeciLer; and jlpmfetmro.

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While they were drinking the reporter of the World inter-
viewed them. Mr. Vanderbilt said: "Have some wine.
Hurrah for Maud S ! Hurrah for Aldine ! Hurrah, for me!"
the reporter hurrahed. Tom Eastman said: "I told you
so. Hurrah for Bill ! Hurrah for everybody ! Ain't it
great!" Charley Raymond said: "Jersey City! what a
slashing performance." Nathan Strauss said: "Oh ! my;
wont old Fiank toss and tumble in bed to-night." "Yes,"
said Alec Taylor; "he'll have a nightmare, and it wont be
Aland S, either." At which everybody shouted for more
wine.

Bwas 6 o'clock when the party left for home, and they fell
in line behind the famous team and famous driver and made
their way to John Barry's, where a large crowd had gathered
to greet the conquerors of time.

Last night was a gala one at the Vanderbilt stables. Maud
S was turned loose in her big box-stall, that was bedecked
with flowers. Aldine's box was also decorated with jasmine
and roses, and Maud's colored attendant sang: "I am as
happy as the day is long."

Turf Chat.

Tom Merry runs on in this way, in the Oregonian, on cur-
rent turf events:

The Oregon and California stables which participated in
the Salt Lake races went no farther East, but returned to
Sacramento, where they will remain until September, when
the State fair begins. The chief cause for this was that the
pinkeye disease had made its appearance in the stables of E.
J. Baldwin, and his fine colt Lucky B was suffering badly
from it. Stemler and Ayers would have gone on, but they
feared their horses might have also caught it at Salt Lake,
hence they preferred to stay home and take their chances on
the California tracks. The Salt Lake Jockey Club have rein-
stated Patsy Duffy, the rider of Fred Collier, who was ruled
off for cutting down Ordnance in the Cup race; and we think
it nothing more than proper that they did. The idea that
Duffy snould do this thing intentionally is worse than ab-
surd. That he is venturesome and often takes desperate
chances cannot be denied; but it is not improbable that both
jocks were at fault. He was ordered to run a waiting race
and do his work at the finish. The track is only a half-mile
track, and he had gone about a mile and three-eighths and
was moving up rapidly on a turn, Jocko had the inside and
Ordnance was so far outside of him that Duffy undertook to
pass between them. The mare swerved inward before Duffy
could pull his horse to the outside, and her hind legs came
in contact with his fore legs. I saw just such an accident at
Walla Walla four years ago, when Glen Dudley ran upon
Sixty-six and fell down, save, in that case, the rider of Glen
Dudley was badly hurt. My own belief is that Ordnance
will be as good as ever this fall and win her share of the races
in which she participates.

A correspondent of the Baker City Tribune says of this
Salt Lake affair that "there was every indication of Ord-
nance sweeping the field, to prevent which Duffy resorted to
his old tricks, and in so doing did -his best to spoil a valu-
ble animal. We trust the mare is not seriously hurt, and
think, from a private note, the animal will be all right in a
few weeks. Ordnance may yet prove to b6 the fastest animal
on the coast, and probably would have done so at Salt Lake
had fair play been exercised." This may be true, and it may
not. Duffy committed two plain and palpable fouls when he
rode here, for which he would have been ruled out anywhere
else. But it does not look likely that he would deliberately
attempt to cut down another horse in the race, as that would
involve the risk of his own life. Again, he was under an en-
gagement at a salary of §2,000 a year, to ride Pearl Jennings
after July 1, and he could not afford to risk so valuable an
offer for anything that his present employer could offer him.
I think he deserved punishment of some sort, like a fine, for
the desperate chances he takes; but no man can make me
believe he crippled Ordnance on purpose.

Well, Romero was not good enough to beat Deck
Wright, it seems, but Overman did, and made no great bother
over it either. Goldsmith may have tried to win with the
son of Richmond, and he may not. Remembering how he
maneuvered Director through the circuit in California, last
year, we should not be astonished at anything he did. Cer-
tainly it looks odd for a horse to trot in 2:19 at five years old
and then get beat, a year later, in 2:25. Still when we reflect
that Phallas trotted in 2 :18:f, his first public race, we must
naturally conclude that this is the year for miracles and Ro-
mero's defeat is one of them. If the gray colt does not show
a different page for them to read, there's something wrong.
Goldsmith is too shrewd to take a horse back East that can
not trot better than 2:25.

Coming a little nearer home, we look over the entries for
the Breeder's Stakes at the State fair and find ten in the two-
year-old and eleven in the three-year-old class. The colts
at City View are all doing well, and as for those at Walla
Walla "they are darlings," as the emaciated Arberry remarked
on his recent visit to this city. There is an especial interest
centering in these two races for the reason that, for the first
time, the get of two sons of Almont, one owned by Jay
Beach of Jackson county, the other being Alwood, owned by
Dr. C. H. Mack of Walla Walla, will meet on the
track. The southern Oregon horse breeds a great
deal of quality, while the sultan of Fleetmore
imparts more size and bone to his progeny than any other
horse I can name. Sixty odd colts were brought out for me
to look at last July, and every one of them was big enough
for a farmer's work horse. I mention this from the fact that
most men lose sight of what a horse may be good for if he
does not trot fast. In this respect Alwood is decidedly "a
poorman's horse." His get show not only'size, bu t great liberty
of action; and as most of them are from Bellfounder mares,
I expect to see some highflyers from them after they fill out
and acquire size.

My own fancy is Jay Beach's Venita for the three-year-old
event, and Dr. Mack's Sou vernir for the two-year-old stake.
I saw the latter move last year, and she trotted very mechan-
ically for a yearling. There was no hitch nor hobble about
it — nothing but clean work with heel and toe — and every
muscle went as if propelled by the hair-spring of a watch.
The doctor has a way of feeding all his youngsters well and
keeping them growing all winter. He believes that "a mer-
ciful man is merciful to his beast," and carries his theory in-
to practice. There is no straw burnt at Fleetmont. Every-
thing is chopped up with roots and bran, and fed to the mares
and colts. The consequence is that all his colts look about
a year older than they really are. Indeed, we doubt if there
is a four-year-old mare in Oregon that will weigh or measure
with either Adelaide or Au Revoir. He has appropriated the
name of Albicoreforoneof his two-year-olds, the name of the
swiftest fish that swims the ocean. The albicore is a sort of
salt water pickerel, and is modeled on lines that are infalli-
ble for speed. Hope that subsequent events will prove that
the doctor's name is an appropriate one.
gjAmong the nags that will be missed from the trotting tracks

this year will be the little brown filly Jane L, that won the
stubborn contested three-year-old trot at the last State fair.
She stayed like a mother-in-law and proved herself too stout
for the strong. The week after the race she was sold to a
gentleman who never goes near a racetrack, but likes a fast
horse of his own to drive on the roud. The other day we
heard a well-known groom bewailing this circumstance. "She
didn't nothink but trot." said he, with a wail of anguish,
"aud she hoet to trot in twenty when she's seven or height.
Hif you fired off a ton o' dynamite alongside her hears, she
would go hoff in a big trot while hall the brother orses was a
gallopin, ye knaw."

Rambles o'er Epsom Downs.

In a retrospective ride "o'er the Downs so free, "one must,
to begin with, obtain the company of that delightful of gos-
sipers, Samuel Pepys, who was Secretary of the Admiralty in
the reigns of Charles II and James II. Without his assist-
ance it would be almost impossible to drag earlier records of
Epsom out of oblivion.

How far the more or less favored Commons honored sports
in Pepys' day is not set down, but the manner in which the
Peers of the period mortified the flesh in the cause of the
public weal would have rejoiced the heart of Sir Wilfred
Lawson himself, as from Mr. Pepys' dairy we learn that a big
race was put off in July, 1663, on account of their lordships
sitting the same day. Mr. Pepys seems to have conceived a
lasting affection for the neighborhood of Epsom ; he was a
frequent visitor to the town for the purpose of drinking the
water. Possibly the gallant secretary was like the "Scotch
lover at Epsom," whose woes were put into a pensive lyric
some half a century later. Wailed that unhappy Stephon:

" Woe to me, that mun I doc,
Drinking waters I may rue,
Since my heart sae tnuckle harm befel,
Wounded by a bonnie lass at Epsom well.

Ise hae bin at Dalkeith fair.

Seen the charming faces there;
But all Scotland now gued feth defye,
Lite a lipp to shew, and lovely rolling eye."

At what period the waters of Epsom, presumably bitterer
than those of Marah, began seriously to ebb — never, alas ! to
flow again — we need not inquire. Neither is it necessary to
disinter many dusty scrolls in order to ascertain when the
solid foundation was laid for the mighty reputation as a rac-
ing arena, which the chalky flats of Epsom now enjoy. The
drying up of the water was a slow process. Some sixty years
after Sir C. Bunbury's Diomed, by Elorizel out of Pastorella's
dam, made a great chapter in the history of the turf by win-
ning the first Derby. Horse racing had long prior to Dio-
med's famous year, been celebrated in song along with stool
ball — the parent of crickets- and one or two other national
amusements. Of racing it is, however, sad to relate, that the
minstrels of the sport had felt it incumbent upon them to
denounce certain malpractices, not altogether unknown in
these days, which they properly considered ought to be put
down. Thus warbles one of those turf Allan-a-dales:

"Another makes a racing trade,
And dreams of his projects to come;

And many a crimp match is made,
By bubbins another man's groom. "

Diomed's year — 17S0 — was remarkable for many things be-
sides the brilliant chapter it inaugurated in the national
sport. George III was King, when the forerunner of Judge
Clark placed the winner and his eight followers for the first
Derby. It was the year of the Gordon Riots, so a Blue
Riband year in a double sense. While Diomed — well named
because he was first of a race of monarchs — led the way in
acquiring the prize, whereto Benjamin Disraeli and Lord
George Bentinck sorrowfully applied the epithet which
clung to it ever after. Lord George Gordon's no-Popery rab-
bles were the first Blue Riband Army — of the streets — where-
of we have record. The followers of the feeble-minded
fanatic wore the riband in their hats. Dr. Johnson was an
old man when Diomed won the Derby; he was then hard at
work on the long-delayed lives of the poets. Garrick had re-
tired from the active pursuit of his profession. We were
then at war with ail the most powerful nations of Europe,
and we had by no means settled up with what were then
called the American Colonies.

Four years after the first Derby, Charles Dibden composed
a comic opera called " Liberty Hall, " which was produced at
Drury Lane Theater. One of the'songs is peculiarly interest-
ing, not only from the intrinsic meritsof the words, but from
the side light it casts on the racing of the period. It was en-
titled " The High-mettled Racer. " Part of it ran as follows:

See the course throng'd with gazers— the sports are begun.
The confusion but bear! " I'll bet you sir "—'done, done!'
Ten thousand strange murmurs resound far and near;

Lords, hawkers, and jockeys assail the tir'd ear.

While with neck like a rainbow, erected his crest,
Pampered, prancine, and pleased, his bead touching his breast,

Scarcely sniffing the air, he's so proud and elate.

The high-mettled racer first starts for the plate.

Eancy the Derby being styled a plate! The event had not
made much advancement then as the national race, or Dib-
din, who was a keen observer of the signs of the times,
would not have used the term "plate" to describe the typi-
cal prize for which his typical "racer" started. The poet's
aim was to show the decline and fall of a horse that had
once held the highest place on the turf — first as a flyer on the
flat, then as a hunter "in at the death," and finally a "hack
on the road."

At last having labored, drudg'd early and late,

Bow'd down by degrees, be bends on to his fate:

Blind, old, leanand feeble, he tugs round a mill

Or draws sand, till the sand of his hour-glass stands still ;

And now, cold and lifeless, expos'd to the view.

In the very same cart which he yesterday drew,

"While a pitying crowd his sad relics surrounds,

The high-mettled racer is sold for the hounds.

Without pausing to take note of the celebrities, biped and
quadruped, that took part about that time in the national
sport, let us jump at once some half century and pause there,
and even then so little had the great classic race hxed the at-
tention of any large class of people that the only sporting
paper then published dismissed the subject with the briefest
of notices; and the phraseology employed was couched in the
most unsportsmanlike of terms, a fault we regret to say, by
no means obsolete in the present day, amongst so called
sportsmen. In the earlier history of Derby anniversaries,
it was usual between races to get up a subscription purse in
order to induce pugilists to contest for the amusement of
their aristocratic patrons. Thus does Bell's Life in 1823 de-
scribe a Derby day. " Of , all the races in this race-loving,
cock-fighting, fisty-cuffing, bull-baiting, beef-eating, hard-
working, money-spending, jolly, comfortable, careless nation,
none are so multitudinously attended as those at Epsom —
Epsom famed alike for fun and physic. Thursday was the
grand day — the day for the decision of the Derby Stakes,
and perhaps greater interest was never excited by

a single race. So early as S o'clock in the morning all Lon-
don seemed to be in an unusual bustle, and for fully three
hours after the population poured into Surrey in continuous
torrents. Princes and peers, knights and squires, merchants
and shopkeepers of all sorts ; jockeys, handicrafts-men,
beggars, blacklegs and thieves, with ladies of every caste to
match, all rolling, or spanking, or jogging, or trudging, or
bagging, in barouches, in tilburies, in buggies, in carts, in
wagons, on horseback, on donkey back and on blistered feet,
yah-hip for Epsom ! By 1 o'clock there must have been at
least 80,000 persons on Epsom Downs. What they all went
for is best known to themselves, for certainly one-twentieth
never sawthe race at all." But we must pull up — each Derby
has a history, a reminiscence of its own, some memory we
might wish to revive, of Lord George and the Admiral, of
t'ould Squire and the Wizard of the North, of Lord Palmer-
ston and Mr. George Payne, or of any other of the thousand
and one celebrities of the turf, who since the great race was
founded have clothed it with dramatic interest, with pictur-
esqueness and distinction. "The old order changeth," but
the race is essentially the same. Other than the race the
amusements are not what they were. Yet if navigators no
longer pound each other into unrecognizable jelly for purses,
subscribed on the spot, is not the nimble Welsher equally ob-
jectionable ?

Though the thoughtful pastime of prick the garter has dis-
appeared, and we no longer hear the facetious artist thus
hold forth: "Here you have, ladies and gentlemen, the royal
game of tidly-wink ! One, two, three, the fairest game that
ever you see ! No one can guess where is the little pea.
Them as doesn't bet can't vin ; and them as does bet is
sure to lose," yet those who may regret the absence of snch
concomitants on Epsom Downs may find their counterpart
in exponents of the three-card trick. Auyone who wanders
over Epsom, with Samuel Pepys as a guide, will irresistibly
be attracted to the scenes and deeds of Derbys of the past,
more than of the present, and will enjoy, as it were, a con-
verse with old time. — Canadian Sportsman.

Phallas.

The Breeder's Gazette, Chicago, in its last issue gives the
appended gossip about Hon. J. I. Case's green colt:

The principal trotting meetings of the past week, and the
only ones, in fact, worthy of special mention, were those
held at Cleveland and Providence, and at the first-named
place the performances were in several instances of an ex-
ceptionally brilliant character. To the stable owned by Mr.
J. I. Case of Racine undoubtedly belongs the first honors.
Jay Eye See, on the Saturday preceding the meeting, was
driven a mile in 2:17}, the horse going the entire distance
well out towards the center of the track, and trotting the first
and last quarters of the mile in 33 seconds each. This per-
formance should have impressed those who witnessed it with
the idea that the stable was in fine form, but such does not
seem to have been the case, as when Phallas, the half-brother
and stable companion of Jay Eye See, started in the 2:40 race
on the opening day of the meeting Index, a horse that W. H.
Saunders — who brought out William H., record 2:18j — has
in charge, was made a hot favorite in the pools. The track
was slow, and after Index had taken the first two heats in
about 2:30, Phallas was given his head, capturing the time in
2:29.}. The race was then postponed, and on the following
day the brown son of Dictator and Betsy Trotwood won the
fourth heat handily in 2:23-1. This was cer-
tainly an exceedingly meritorious performance for a six-
year-old, but when in the final heat he was driven from wire
to wire he astonished even those who had faith in his speed
and stoutness by trotting the mile in 2:1S1, thus putting to
his credit the fastest heat ever trotted by horse, mare or geld-
ing in a maiden race against other horses. This is the kind
of work that needs no eulogy. The figures speak for them-
selves more eloquently than could aay amount of words.
Phallas now stands head and shoulders above any young
stallion in the country, and this pre-eminence is not alone in
the matter of performances, as his breeding cannot be sur-
passed. Last fall when the colt, then a five-year old, trotted
the Chicago track in 2:22 ',, a Calif ornian who was present and
noted the easy manner in which he accomplished the feat
went at once to Mr. Case and made a cash offer of $10,000
for Phallas. Mr. Case at that time had no particular need
for a stallion, Governor Sprague being in the heydeyof
youth and health, but when the breeding of Phallas was dis-
cussed he soon decided that the colt should remain bis prop-
erty. Sired by Dictator, a full brother to the " King of tho
Morning," Dexter, he acquired through that source the blood
of Rysdyk's Hambletonian in the direct male line, while in
the veins of his sire's dam, Clara, there was the American
Star cross that has proved so potent in conjunction with that
of the "Hero of Chester;" and back of it all came the blood
of the McKinstry mare, the dam of the old-time and famous
trotter, Shark. And in the maternal line Phallas had an
equally proud lineage. His dam, Betsy Trotwood, was a
daughter of Clark Chief, whose brilliant career as a sire was
cut short by death before Croxie, Woodford Chief and others
of his get who have made their mark on the trotting turf,
had come into public view. Clark Chief was one of the best
ones of Mambrino Chief, and the second dam of Phallas was
by Ericsson, another noted son of Mambrino Chief, her dam
bein" a daughter of Sir William, thoroughbred grandson of
Imported Diomend.

Mr. Gordon and Mr. Hickok have come to a better under-
standing. The owner of Clingstone was seriously out of
humor with Hickok after the big Boston race last fall. He
claimed that the driver of Santa Clans worked against him
and in favor of Edwin Thorne. Hickok explained that he
had simply tried to win the race himself and that he was not
in I _i. with Turner, but the explanation did not smooth
the rutfied front of Mr. Gordon. Tho coldness between the
two outlasted the winter. Secretary Hall called upon Hiek..k
at Cincinnati and then upon Mr. Gordon at Cleveland, and
now the announcement is made that Clingstone will trot
against St. Julien for a special purse at Chicago in July. Tin*
meeting of the two famous Myers will interest the public, and
possibly cement the bond of friendship between theirowners.
Both horses have been on the complaining list, but they are
going sound, and it is the popular belief *hftt tlie ril<,t' wiU
not be decided in straight boats. St. Julien haa shown the
most speed but it is questioned if he is as good a hoi
be was the day he divided honors with Maud 5 I
Clingstone proved hims If B Hotter bt remarkable DOW6I8 in
his race with Edwin Thorne at Olevi land tasl Bummer, and
if de does as well at Chicago in July he will come pretty olose
to winning first money. He will have a fair Held, and if
vanquished the cry cannot 1> raisi 'I thai hi bad -
combination instead of one horse. Secrel
congratulated on patching up a truce bi I
and Hickok .\ {The race which he has arrange.!
Turf, Field and Farm.

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June 30

Running1 at Petaluma.

Last Saturday afternoon there was a good attendance at the
Petaluma racetrack to witness the three-quarter-mile and re-
peat running race between three-year-old colts owned in the
district. There were three starters, Marion, Alice and Em-
blem. Before the starts pools sold briskly, with Marion a
strong favorite at $30 against $10 for the field. Marion went
to the front from the start, Alice lying back. Emblem made
a push for the lead at the last turn but could not stay the
puce, Marion winning easily, Alice a poor third. Time 1:19.
The second heat was the only exciting contest of the race.
Fred Carillo got away first and had two lengths at the half.
Then he eased Alice up and waited for the field to come up,
riding with good judgment. When he turned into the straight
be made his run and from the last furlong home rode a splen-
did race with Emblem, Marion lying back. A dozen yards
from home Emblem was coming up fast, but Carillo lifted
Alice to the front and won by a bare throatlatch. Time,
1:19}. This performance made Alice a great favorite and
a good deal of money went into the bos at odds of $25 on
Alice to $12 for the field. But the bruising heat was
too much for the Wheatley filly, and the third
heat she could not come back. Marion won as
she pleased in 1:21, Emblem second, Alice third by a length.
Alioe took second money.

SUMMABY.
Petaluma, June 23, 1883.— Purse S200, for three-year-olds owned in
District >'o. 4; heats of three-quarters of a mile.

J. B. Chase's eh f Marion, by Hubbard— Electra 13 1

P. Carroll's ch f Alice, bv VTheatley— by Cheatham (Carillo) 3 13

C. Underbill's Emblem (Smith) 2 2 2

Time— 1:19. 1 l!9 J, 1:21.

Tristan and Iroquois.

The son of Hermit and Thrift is now such a very famous
horse that in view of his victories in the Ascot Gold Cup and
the Hardwicke Stakes last week, we have given all his per-
formances on another page. It will be seen that he was a
great two-year-old runner, having won four good races early
and run second in four others. In one of these winning
races the youngest sister of Parole, Paw-Paw, was second.
She was a good one, and we have always regretted her un-
timely fate. At three years old Tristan was not a good horse,
and Peregrine and Iroquois defeated him with ease, in the
Two Thousand Guineas and the Derby, at even weights. In
the Grand Prix of Paris Foxhall beat him a head after a des-
perate finish in which Fordham and Archer did all they knew.
Tristan only won two little races that year and a Queen's
Plate. At four years old Tristan was a grand horse over a
distance of ground. He won eight races, and was second in
the Goodwood Cup, giving Friday, the winner, a year and
thirteen pounds. At five years old he has preserved his
form. He won the Queen's Plate at Epscm, two miles and a
quarter. But at Kempton Park, at a mile and a quarter, he
met the famous Irish horse Barcaldine. Tristan had 146
pounds and the son of Lord Gough 143 pounds, and the lat-
ter won. Then at Ascot Tristan won these two great races,
the Gold Cup and the Hardwicke Stakes. In the latter he
met his old friend Iroquois at even weights. They had 138
pounds each, including 10 pounds penalty. Tristan won,
but Iroquois beat all the others, including Dutch Oven, the
great daughter of Dutch Skater and Cantiniere. "We have
been asked by two or three gentlemen what excuse we are
going to make now. We do not think there is any need for
us, and we are sure that none is required for Iroquis. Tris-
tan is probably the bost racehorse in the world to-day over a
good distance of ground at heavy weights. Now, herecomes
a horse that has been laid up for about a year and nine
months, not with one ailment only, but with nearly "all the
ills that flesh is heir to. We consider that his running a
good second to Tristan, under all circumstances of the case,
was an almost marvelous performance. It reflects the very
greatest credit upon his trainer and rider, Tom Cannon, and
stamps the horse himself as one of the best in existence, if
not the very best. This is just what we have always believed
him to be, ever since he ran Bal Gal to a head in the July
Stakes, and won the Chesterfield Stakes the next day, beat-
ing Tristan and others. It is said that he is now to be brought
home. This may be prudent, but if Iroquois himself could
be heard in the matter, he would say as Tom Sayers said
when "the auctioneer " was disabled early in the great battle
at Famborough, and his backers wanted to take him out of
the ring, " Let me fight him a little longer." Iroquois would
naturally and certainly be a better horse if he remained in
England in Cannon's charge than he was in this, his only
race for twenty-one months. He was always one of those
that required plenty of work, and improved under it. This
race would inspire the trainer, aye, and the horse himself !
with increased confidence, and the "Indian" of our heart
and hope might yet again beat the great horse who went
before him once at two years old, and twice at three years
old. This is our "excuse." What do you all think of it ? —
New York Sportsman.

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Dangerous Steeplechasing.

On the 13th at Coney Island, seven races were run in heavy
rain and fog. Among the events was a steeplechase in which.
five horses fell, one sustaining injuries that necessitated his
being destroyed. Fortunately none of the riders were badly
hurt. Steeplechasing is a transplanted English idea that is at
some disadvantage in slippery weather. The following is the
Worths account of the knock-down affair:

Handicap steeplecbaeelsweeps takes, for all ages,at ?10 each, with S550
added, of which £100 to the second and $50 to the third ; 11 subscribers ;
Inside course.
C. W. Medlnger's b g Joe Lewis, 5, by Hiawatha, dam

by Jack Malone, 125 lbs (Pope) 1

Arthur k Co.'s br h Strychnine, 6, by Strachino, dam

La Reive, 135 lbs (Delaney) 2

V>. C. Daley'* b f Belle of the North, 4, by Harry Bassett,

dam Penny, 128 lbs (W. Meaney) 3

Hopson Bros.' ch g Auburn, aged, by Alroy, dam Ga-
zelle , J2.1) lbs (Green) *

M. Kenny'a ch g Yonkers, aged, by War Dance, dam

Gray Nun, i:*0 lbs (M. Kenney) t

M. J. Daly*H cb g Ranger, 4, by Tom Ochiltree, dam Bea-
nie Wooilvflle, 1*4 [bfl (S. Henry) t

J. McLaughlln'R b g Hartford, 5, by John Morgan, dam

Calomel, 136 lbs (J. Kinney) t

A. B. Purdy's ch g Wiraba, 5, by Harry Baesett, dam

Wombat. 125 lbs ., carried 126 lbs (Ford) J

(•) Fell and broke his back.

ft) Fell or did not finish.

Time,5:47i.

Poo In— Strychnine, 825; Ranger, Belle of the North and Yonkers, ?15
each; Hart'ord, S10; the field, 820. Betting— 2 to 1 against Ranger, 3
to 1 each gainst Strychnine, Belle of the North and Hartford, 5 to 1
against Y'nkcrs and 8 to 1 each against Joe Lewis, Logan, Wamba and
Auburn. Mutuels paid 8403 05.

— With nine horses announced to start in the

there was considerable speculation as to how

Id finish, the general opinion being that about half

■ and that two of the remainder would go wrong and

that two would finish. This calculation was about right.
Mi". Purdy's "Wamba fell at the first jump, which lost him a
bet made last Saturday that he would go further in the race
than Vivian, and as he fell at the same jump the bet was
lost. In the meantime Yonkers took the lead, and with his
head down between his knees he made the pace fairly fast,
with Belle of the North second and Auburn third. As they
went round the turn by the stables Hartford got out of the
course, losing so much ground that he was virtually out of
the race. Without further accident they made a complete
circuit of the course, but in the second circuit at the rails by
the half-mile post, Ranger, then running second to Yonkers,
fell, while Yonkers, after running in the lead to the rails on
the Ocean avenue turn, fell, which left Joe Lewis in front,
with Auburn second, where she remained until reaching the
same obstacle that Ranger did when she went down, which
left Lewis so far in front that he was able to keep on and win
by half a furlong in 5:475, with Strychnine second, nearly a
hundred yards in front of Belle of the North.

The success of Joe Lewis was so complete a surprise that
only fourteen tickets had been sold on him in the mutuels
each of which paid the handsome sum of S403 05, the largest
return in the mutuels in this vicinity since the famous Nick-
ajack winning at Jerome. Of all those that fell Auburn was
the only one that was hurt, and he so badly that as the crowd
left for home it was rumored that he had been destroyed.

The Dwyers' Luck.

The Dwyer Brothers get their colors to the front with great
regularity in important Eastern events nowadays. On the
13th Barnes won the Coney Island Derby in a most hollow
style, carrying off a stake worth $4,S00.

Fourth renewal of the Coney Island Derby; atSlOO each', half forfeit,
with SI, 500 added; the second to receive $200 out of the stakes; 65 sub-
scribers; mile and a half.
Dwyer Bros.' b c Barnes, by Billet, dam Mercedes,

118 lbs (J. McLaughlin) 1

Preakness Stable's b c Trombone , by Great Tom, dam

Duet, 118 lbs (W. Hayward) 2

J. E. Kelly's br c Jacobus, by Ill-Used, dam Nellie

James, 118 lbs (Barbee) 3

A. Burnham's ch c Boccaccio, by Bonnie Scotland,

dam Madeira, 118 lbs (W. Donahue) 0

C. Littlefield's b or br c Fond du Lac, by Glengarry,

dam Hop, 118 lbs (Day) 0

Time— 2-.40J.

Pools— Barnes, 5300; Trombone, $45; Jacobus, $40; the field, 825.
Betting — 3 to 1 on Barnes, 6 to 1 each against Trombone and Jacobus,
and 15 to 1 each against Fond du Lac and Boccaccio. Mutuels paid
$6 85. ,

Just before the race the fog lifted some, so that, although
the horses when at the post were somewhat obscured, they
could be seen. At the start Trombone was in front, but was
almost instantly passed by Barnes, who secured such a lead
that the result of the race, barring accidents, was never in
doubt, he leading by a length and a half at the end of the
half mile, with Boccaccio and Jacobus together, a length in
front of Trombone and Fond du Lac. They ran round
the turn to the quarter, Jacobus second, with Boccaccio
third, but just before they reached the three-furlong post
Trombone moved up third and joined Jacobus, the two gain-
ing somewhat on Barnes as they passed the grove. Barnes,
however, soon shook them off, and at the end of the mile led
by two lengths. Half-way round the turn by the stables
Trombone reached Jacobus and the two ran a sharp race for
nearly a furlong, when Jacobus gave it up, and as Barnes
galloped past the judges, a winner by half a dozen lengths,
Trombone was second, fully eight lengths in front of Jacobus,
with Boccaccio and Fond du Lac beaten, away off. Time,
2:40f . The success of Barnes afforded the crowd a chance to
make a noise, and with loud applause they welcomed the re-
turn of McLaughlin and Barnes to the saddling paddock.

It was the fourth time that the stake had been run for, and
the third consecutive time that the Dwyers owned the win-
ner, they having won it in 1SS0 with Hindoo, when he beat
Baltic in 2:46^, and Runnymede last year, when he beat For-
ester and Carley B in the very excellent time of 2:37. The
first year the stake was run — 1SS0 — Mr. George L. Lorillard's
Grenada was the winner in 2:40 h, Quitto, owned by the
Dwyers, running second, with Captain Cottrill's Kimball
third.

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It is stated on the authority of Arthur Hooke, trainer for
J. T. Wisdom, the owner of Ordnance, that the mare was
but slightly hurt by the collision at Salt Lake races and will
be all right in a short time.

Doves and Deer.

July 1 is a red letter day to the hunters of California for it
ushers in the open season for deer and doves and from the
weary,smoky city dozens of eager hunters will go far into the
mountains and over the plains to get the first .shot at honest
game they have had since the ducks and geese went north
and the great cranes sailed away majestically to the unknown
land. Tis a royal and noble sport, hunting the deer, and
grandest sport of all to chase the stag with hounds both
staunch and true. How oft has been told the story of the
chase in poetry and prose from the days of those famous
Spartan hounds of Hercules and Cadmus:

" When in the woods of Crete they bayed the deer
So flewed, so randed and their heads were hung
With ears that sweep the morning dew ;
Crook-kneed and dew-lapped like Thessalian bulls
Slow in pursuit but matched in month like bells
Each under each."

The primest literature of any age teems with the history
of hounds and hunting. Who has not read " the first fytte of
Chevy Chase," that grand old poem that stirs the heart like a
trumpet and tells in glorious measure the ill that fell the
Earl Percy when the noble Douglass found he and fifty-two
score good archers and spearsmen brittling the deer in Chevy
Chase. And the beautiful lines in "Scott's Lady of the
Lake " opening:

The stag at eve had drunk his fill
Where danced the moon on Monan's rill
And deep his midnight lair had made
In lone Glenartney's hazel shade;
But when the sun his beacon red
Had kindled on Benvoirlich's head.
The bloodhounds' deep resounding bay
Came swelling tip the rocky way.

What sportsman has not read the beautiful story of that
rare hound and stag which lay dead side by side after sixty
miles' chase and over, twhere, on monument of marble, to-day
can be seen the lines:

Hercules killed Hart O'Grease

And Hart O'Grease killed Hercules. *

And who has not taken interest in the tales of Robin Hood
and his merry men who slew the deer and danced 'neath the
greenwood tree, and the well-told tales of the ill-fated French
king who hunted the deer and petted his favorite hounds

while a Parisian mob demanded bread or blood and his
Queen and dauphin, fearing for their lives,
prayed for his coming that they might fly.
During a deer hunt Norman Rufus met his fate,
and Henry of Navarre used a deer hunt as a subterfuge to
gather together a body of armed men to go out and battle
against religious fanaticism and powerful tyranny. The his-
tory of the chase goes hand in hand with the history of the
world, and whether it is Esau with his rude weapons chasing
his deer afoot, or Gerald Howard, the boldest rider in the
North Countree, its records teem with noble men and brave
deeds. The olden glory of the chase may have departed; its
gild and pomp are surely gone, but the old instinct and the old
benefits remain. No more do hundreds of courtly knights
and high-bred dames sally forth, clad in green and gold, to
see the hunt, as in days of the Merrie Monarch. The master
of Her Majesty's staghounds has well nigh a sinecure, and
the Cockney sportsman's Easter hunt after some poor stag,
carted to the meet in a covered van, is a travesty on sporty
but here in California every man who loves the chase can
find game in plenty and hunting grounds unlimited. Near
the city most of the land is pretty well preserved, but farther
afield, in Mendocino, Plumas, Lassen, Merced, Mariposa,
Mono, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, and
all the coast counties north of Marin and south of San Mateo,
deer are plentiful and the hunt is free to all comers.

Much has been written during the past three years about
the so-called unsportsmanlike practice of hunting deer with
hounds, but the authors of such nonsense must have formed
their ideas from pot-hunters' discourse in the village grocery
and confined their knowledge of hunting to shooting hedge
birds, or they never would have penned a word against the
noblest sport of old — the chase. Deer stalking and still
hunting are well enough in their way, but inferior sport to a
good old-fashioned hunt with hounds. Seated on a
stump near some pool, the cautious still hunter can
pot deer like quail as they come down to drink in
the dusk of the evening, all unconscious of danger.
But that is sport as tame as smashing clay pigeons or
lead-bespattering targets in some shooting gallery. It may
suit the hide and market hunter, but the true sportsman who
gives his game a fair chance will none of it. Some say that
hound hunting drives the deer beyond their reach, high up
in the mountains. Surely the still hunter cannot claim even
that poor merit, for though his style drives no deer away it is
only because dead deer cannot leave his murderous precincts.
Better drive every deer in the State into Colorado than slay
them and send their hides East. The winter and cold,
weather will bring them all back again to their old haunts, for
nature has marked the boundary line for the black tailed
deer's habitat and beyond the line it cannot stay for long.

Several parties of hunters with their hounds will take the
field with camping outfits early next week. J. C. Murphy,
N. Murphy, J. Callahan and Henry Hart are bound for Men-
cino county. Uncle Ike Brannan and Bill Henderson of San
Jose, with a partyfrom the city, will probably be out to Coyote
creek by the 2d. J. K. Orr and some friends will take the
field in Marin county about a week later.

Dove shooting affords excellent sport, especially along the
bay and coast counties. It is pre-emminently the sport for
the big-bag men, and as the stock of doves is practically in-
exhaustible, if the close season is properly observed, there
can be no objection to these gentlemen gratifying their fancy
for record making. Dove shooting calls for less trouble than
quail or duck shooting. From a well-selected stump one can
mark the birds flying low and fast for water, and do often
times more execution than by vigorous tramping. Some
hunters prefer to shoot along the road from a wagon. From
all accounts received we conclude that doves are very plenti-
ful this season, though there has been considerable out of
season shooting. The peninsula from San Bruno down af-
fords as good sport as one can wish. The only outfit needed
is a light shotgun, plenty of cartridges and a good big game
bag.

An International Match.

On June 13 the following articles of agreement were drawn
up and entered into between John S. Prince of Boston,
Mass., U. S. A., champion bicyclist of America, and H. W.
Higham of Nottingham, England, champion bicyclist of En-
gland. Said Prince and Higham have placed in the hands of
Fred Jenkins, editor of the Wheel, New York, who is acting
as referee and stakeholder, the sum of §50 each, as deposit
for a series of races to decide the international champion-
ship; the stakes to be $250 a side, the contests to be five,
twenty and ten miles, the winner of two of these contests to
be the victor; a second deposit of §100 to be made on June
20, and the final deposit of $100 more to be made not later
than June 26. The first race to take place at Washington,
D. C, June 30, 1SS3; the second race to take place not later
than one week's time after the first; and the third race not
later than two weeks after the second, at cities best suitable
for eaeh party. It is also agreed that of receipts resulting
from said races the winner shall have two-thirds and the loser
one-third; the races to be run under the League of American
Wheelmen's rules, and the referee's decisions to be final. In
case of any sickness or accident, the referee to appoint a
given date suitable in such cases, and obtain a doctor's certi-
ficate proving sickness or accident. Either party failing to
comply with the above articles forfeits all money deposited.

Winchester, 32 Caliber.

June 23, at Shell Mound, Mr. Ed Hovey, in a practice with
a 32-caliber Winchester rifle made a very pretty score. The
shooting was 40 shots, off-hand, at 200 yards. He made an
average of 45 points or 90 per cent. Following is the score
of 180 out of a possible 200 points:

554554445 5 46]

534455445 5 44 ll80

444454445 5 43fIlHJ

454455555 5 i?J

Last week Mr. Charles Sontagg desiring to make a complete
test of the waterproof qualities of the U. S. Waterproof shells
loaded one with powder and immersed it in water for twenty-
feur hours. At the end of that time the powder was found to
be perfectly dry and the primer intact. Young Mr. Golcher
put the shell in his gun and fired it. Such a test as this set-
tles the question of waterproof shells, for no hunter would be
likely to keep his shells under water that length of time.

Mr. John L. Lee, owner of the schooner Whitewing, took
his family for a cruise to Stockton last week. All that was
left of the family after the slough musquitoes had satisfied
their appetites return ed to San Francisco by steamer, leav-
ing Mr. Lee to work his way home alone.

On her return from Stockton the sloop Spray fouled an
ark, doing some damage.

1883

Kite grctte and JSpm-tswmtt.

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ROWING,

A Rising Sculler.

The following account of the Pullman Regatta came by tel-
egraph under date of June 23:

"The sculling match on Lake Calumet at the village of
Pullman this afternoon developed a surprise and a prodigy
in the person of young Teenier, the McKeesport oarsman,
hitherto unknown, but who displayed has mettle by
winning a place in the final struggle yesterday, but who failed
to keep up with either Hanlan, Hosnier or Hamm, owing, it
is now claimed, to his inexperience in rowing in rough water.
To-day in what has been termed the Consolation race, open
to all but the three leaders of the day preceding, he covered
three miles in 20:14, thus lowering Courtney's
best record of 20:1-U, and making the best three-
mile time on record, . and upon. which Ms
reputation has been built. The conditions were perfect for
fast time; the sky was overcast, and the lake was placid, and
there was everything to encourage the contestants to show at
their best. Five thousand people were on the grounds. The
seven men were ready when the word was given at 4:07, and
went off together, having been placed, as follows; McKay,
Lee, Gaudaur, Elliott, Parker, Riley, Teemer and Plaisted.
Gaudaur showed to the front early, with Riley second, Elliott
third, the latter pulling a stroke of 36 to the minute. At the
half-mile buoy Riley and Gaudaur were abreast, both lead-
ing Teemer and Lee four lengths. Teemer then drew up and
passed Elliot, who dropped out; Lee then forged ahead and
turned the mile-and-a-half buoy first in t9:15; Gaudaur sec-
ond, with Teemer, Riley, McKay and Plaisted, in the order
named. At the-mile-and-three-quarters buoy Lee made a
claim that Gaudaur fouled him. Gaudaur pushed ahead,
and passed the two-mile buoy at 14:03, leading Lee one-half
length, McKay in close proximity, with Teemer on his quar-
ter, and Parker and Plaisted well in the rear. Lee stopped
rowing soon after passing the two-mile buoy. Teemer all
this while was rowing in fine form, and passing McKay,
pulled for Gaudaur with a stroke of thirty-two to the minute.
At the two-and-a-half-mile buoy Teemer went to the front
and held it to the finish, Gaudaur coming in second, two
seconds later, with Riley, McKay, Parker and Plaisted fol-
lowing in the order named, McKay and Riley being well up
to the leaders.

John Teemer, who, by the decision of the judges in the
Pullman race, is given the best record ever made for a three-
mile pull in a shell, is a native of McKeesport, Pennsylvania,
and is eighteen years old. He is comparatively unknown in
the sporting world. He has done most of his rowing on the
Monongahela river. He has a powerful physique and was
trained under the eye of Morris, ex-champton of America.

The double-scull race was called at 5:20 o'clock, with five
entries as follows, and in the order given: Hanlan and Lee,
Plaisted and Parker, Hosmer and McMay, Gaudaur and Ken-
nedy, Weisgerber and Clayter. The story Jof the race is
easily told: Hanlan and Lee led off at a 40 stroke, and were
pushed for one mile by Hosmer and McKay, Weisgerber and
Clayter keeping well up, Plaisted and Parker dropping back
early. Hanlan and Lee passed the mile-and-a-half buoy in
8:42; McKay and Hosmer second, Gaudaur and Kennedy
third, Weisgerber and Clayter fourth, and Plaisted and Park-
er fifth. After starting for home, Hanlan and Lee increased
the lead materially, and before passing the second mile buoy
ceased rowing for fully ten seconds. They started again,
leading by six lengths, and pulled strong to the finish, in-
creasing the gap momentarily, and crossed the line in 19:37,
Hosmer and McKay coming in twenty-six seconds later,
Weisgerber and Clayter nine seconds after them, Gaudaur
and Kennedy fourth, and Plaisted and Parker fifth.

The aquatic editor of the Philadelphia City Itzm is not fa-
vorably impressed with the style of George Hosmer's scull-
ing. Says the critic: "Hosmer is very much overrated.
We saw him at Newark, on Decoration Day, and of all the
awkward scullers, he 'took the cake. ' He rolled in his boat
like a Dutch sailor, and went back so far on his stroke that
we never thought he would come up for the next one. We
think his awkward style is partly owing to the rig of his
boat, which does not admit of getting on much power except
at the finish, where it is least wanted. "

John Largan, holder of the latest English championship
sculling cup, offers to row F. Bubear on the Tyne river for
$1,000 a side, allowing him $125 for expenses. He had been
challenged immediately after his return from Australia by
both Bubear and C. Brightwell, the latter wanting a start,
which Largan declined to give to a man credited with scul-
ling the championship course in the fastest time on record,
but stated that he would accommodate him on level terms
for whatever amount Brightwell proposed.

Mr. John Davis of|Windsor, Ont., judge for Edward Hanlan
in the Point of Pines race, says the three-mile course over
which the Hanlan-Kennedy race was rowed was undoubtedly
correct, that the tide was full when the race was rowed and
that Hanlan would not have beaten Kennedy so badly only
that he was determined to beat the record for three miles.
Mr. Davis also says that Kennedy is the best man in the
United States.

The Ariel barge crew has been rowing in the Pioneer barge,
which the Pioneer Club kindly loaned them. Notwithstand-
ing all the hard things said of the Pioneers, it is highly sig-
nificant that when the rival clubs ever want a courtesy ex-
tended to them they do not ask in vain of the old organiza-
tion.

Hanlan has notified the committee in charge of the ar-
rangements for the regatta at Silver Lake, Mass., for the ben-
efit of the Little Sisters of the Poor, that he deems it unad-
visable to give an exhibition of rowing there until after his
race with Wallace Ross at Ogdensburg, N. Y., July 18.

The Long Bridge writers think Fred Smith has " the call "
on the first place in the Fourth of July shell race, but each
of his six or seven opponents demurs, and Leander Steven-
son says: "By gosh, if Fred gets home first, he will have to
row me better than he did the long fellow."

Robert Crowley of the Pioneer Club sculled a very fast
trial over the Long Bridge two-mile course last Sunday and
has entered for the Fourth of July regatta. The Pioneer
Club will have four representatives in the single-scull race
and two in the wherry race.

A remarkable change has come over the Pioneer Rowing
Club. In former years the club was full of crews and short
of scullers. Now it has not a single crew in training but
has a regiment of scullers.

M. Price is again able to row, and can be frequently seen
skimming over the water as if such an affliction as a broken
leg was entirely unknown to him.

The City's Regatta.

The Regatta Committee of the Fourth of July Committee
met on Tuesday and decided on the aquatic programme for
the national holiday. It was determined to have the races
rowed on the Long Bridge course. The time for entries was
extended to this afternoon. The programme consists of a
single scull race with three prizes, §50, $30, $20; profes-
sional wherry race, three prizes, $30, $20, $10; amateur
wherry race, for $20 medal; lapstreek race, two prizes, $30,
$20; first-class barge race, two prizes, $70, $30; amateur
barge race for $40 trophy; Whitehall boat race, two prizes,
$20, $15. There was some discussion about the propriety
of accepting the entry of Henry Peterson, the champion
shell rower, but the committee very properly disregarded the
interferences of some outsiders, who tried to run the meet-
ing, and decided that as Peterson is a waterman he has a
perfect right to enter whenever he pleases in a waterman's
race and show whether he is also a champion in Whitehall
boats. The so-called Pacific Rowing Association was treated
in a very courteous manner by the Fourth of July Commit-
tee, and now that the affair is over it would be well for the
representatives of the association to ask themselves by what
right they presumed to direct the actions of a lot of gentle-
men selected in a legal and decorous manner to expend the
public funds. No one will deny that the National Amateur
Rowing Association is a more potent and influential body
than the Pacific Rowing Association. What would be thought
of the National Association if it presumed to step into the
councils of the Regatta Committee of Boston and attempt
to dictate to the representatives of the people what the length
of the programme should be and how much should be given
in prizes for each race. The. Regatta Committee of the Hub
would promptly rebuke such impertinence and would not
take the time to call in the redoubtable John L. Sullivan, but
would themselves quietly, in the manner befitting their offi-
cial authority, take the intruders by the slack of their small
clothes and throw them into the street. The Pacific Rowing
Association is to be congratulated on not having established
its headquarters in the cultured city of Boston.

Regatta Entries.

The entries for the Fourth of July Regatta up to yesterday
afternoon were:

Single scull race— Charles Peterson, Robert Crowley,
Thomas Flynn, J. Sullivan, Louis White, Fred Smith, Lean-
der Stevenson.

Wherry race— (professional) H. Dobbins, Dennis Griffin, P.
Brennan, R. Lyne, Tom Murphy.

Amateur wherry — A. Schuppert, A. Tuckey, J. Hanghey,
Thomas Brown.

Lapstreak race— South End club, D. Doherty, E. Quigley
W. Toner, W. Thomas.

Ariel club — Chas. Peterson, John Blake, Eugene Flanders,
Wm. Wall.

Golden Gate Club— Daniel Griffin, William Dunn, Jno.
Flynn, Thomas Stanforth.

First-class barge race— Golden Gate club, J. F. Walthour,
J. J. O'Connor, H. F. Gettings.

South End Club— D. Doherty, J. O'Brien, G. Duplissee,
W. Thomas.

Ariel club — Eugene Flanders, Ben Smith, Wm. Growney,
Fred Smith.

Dolphin Club— F. Wessing, G. Van Gulpen, E.Petison, E.
Lutzens.

Amateur barge — Golden Gate club, F. T. Quinlan, J. C.
Crowley, J. G. McCarthy, J. Watson.

Ariel Club— Ed Bray, P. Smith, F. Branch, J. E. Christy.
South End club, J. Campbell J. Daily, J. Cleary, H. Len-
non.

Whitehall boat race — Henry Peterson, Chas. Peterson.

The fast time made by Teemer in the consolation race at
the Pullman regatta shows how utterly unreliable is the time
test in boat racing. With the ability to beat the record so
easily, Teemer should never have been reduced to the neces-
sity of rowing in a consolation race. It is not necessary to go
as far as Illinois for an example of the unreliability of the
watch as a test of an oarman's speed. The other day, over
the Long Bridge course, four scullers rowed against the
watch, and the man who made the fastest time has never, in
an actual contest, been able to keep within hail of the others.
His rapid gait under the watch was not the result of a sud-
den improvement, for the very next day he showed his old
form when rowing in company. It does not follow, however,
that because Teemer made a remarkably fast record, he must
not be considered a good man. Until he does more than win
a consolation race in fast time, however, he must not be re-
garded as good enough to beat the wonderfully fast men who,
at the present day, hold the front rank in the world of aquatics.

The Long Bridge oarsmen now think the single-scull race
on the Fourth will be 'between Smith and Peterson for the
first place and the wherry race between Dobbins and T.
Brennan. Dobbins is rowing very fast and the only question
is "can he stay?" If he can stay, the veteran of the Pio-
neers must be content to race for the second place with R. C.
Lyne, who is regarded as the next man.

The Fourth of July Committee has appropriated $150 for a
■Whitehall sailing race for the North Beach boatmen, the start
to be made from the cattle wharf at South Beach. Captain
Bonner, H. C. Hoyt and F. Jerome were appointed judges,
and the appropriation was divided so as to give $75 to the
first boat, $50 to the second, and $25 to the third.

The Dolphin Swimming and Boating club has elected offi-
cers as follows: President, H. W. Wieland; Vice-President,
A. Rothkoff; Financial Secretary, J. E. Peterson; Recording
Secretary, F. W. Wessing; Treasurer, A. Klumpp; Captain,
G. W. Van Guelpen; Lieutenant Captain, George Lee.

Louis White, of the Pioneer Club, has gone to the country
on business and will be unable to obtain any work in his
boat before the regatta on the Fourth of July. He will enter,
however. On Sunday last he and John Sullivan, of the
same club, rowed a dead heat over the two-mile course.

The rowing regatta at Long Bridge on the Fourth of July
will be under the rules of the National Amateur Rowing As-
sociation so that all competitors in turning their stakeboats
must turn from port to starboard, that is to say, pull with
their right hands and back water with their left.

The Triton Swimming and Boating club has elected the
following officers: President, Edward Barry inans; Secretary,
James Artigues; Treasurer, August Schuppert; Trustees,
Emil Kehrleiu, Robert Oliver, Al Tuckey Sr., J. W. Heerdink
and Adam Schuppert.

The amateur scullers from North Beach are practicing daily
at the South End, and, judging from their performances, the
amateur portion of the regatta will not be by any means the
least interesting.

FISH.

Learn to Catch Your own Trout.

The labors of Seth Green, Roosevelt and others interested
in preserving and perpetuating our best fish, are rapidly re-
stocking our trout streams, and every farmer who has a run-
ning brook on his place can now, at very httle expense, have
trout of his own to order. The farmer boy looks with won-
derful admiration at the fly-casts of his city cousin, who has
come to the country for his July vacation, but if he will give
a little time and attention, he can very soon acquire the art
of fly-fishing, and excel his cousin, for he has more strength
in his arm and more endurance generally. Hear what David
Foster, to whom we referred last month, has to say:

It is a well-established axiom that in skillful casting lies
the chief condition of success. "He can throw a good line,"
is equivalent to asserting the proficiency of arodster, whether
he be fly, mid-water or bottom fisher. The ordinary routine
cast is the first to be practiced and acquired by the tyro.
This is accomplished by bringing round the rod so as to de-
scribe a half circle from over the left shoulder, and deliver-
ing it directly over the right, the action emanating from the
wrist and elbow only. It is a capital practice for the young
student to cast upon a lawn or any closely-cut turf. Line to
the length of the rod should first be delivered efficiently and
neatly, when a hat should be placed as the receptacle of the
fly; after the distances have been lengthened at intervals, a
tumbler may be substituted, and finally a small wine glass.
When these different exercises have been successfully accom-
plished, with a fair length of line, the rodster may safely try
his hand upon the bosom of the watery element. Lightness
and precision follow practice and experience.

Care and practice in execution are required, after the rudi-
ments of the art have been acquired; a non-observance of
these is sure to materially interfere with sport. Persever-
ance is all very well in its place, but when unaided by the
exercise of due care and tact in presenting the lure,
it will meet with small result. The tyro should there-
fore practice assiduously, ever bearing in mind that much
as he may admire and aspire to a nearer acquaintance with
the scaly beauties, they are coy and ungrateful. The instant
they become aware of his paying them the least attention,
they move contemptuously away, and no matter how lov-
ingly he drops them a line, all further correspondence is
thanklessly'declined.lltbehooveshim, therefore, to keep out of
sight as much as possible, never allowingthe sun to extend his
shadow across the stream, always also avoiding conspicu-
ously bright clothing; for notwithstanding the naturalist's
persistent assertions as to the dullness of the eyes of fish,
owing, it is affirmed, to the skin of the head covering the pu-
pil of the eye, the trout-fisher knows very well that in their
own element they habitually exercise the most keen and dis-
criminating powers of vision, when the water is clear; and
any moving or brightly-colored objects outside it attract their
attention.

An accurate estimate of the elasticity of the line, etc.,
should be possessed, and the striking motion accelerated or
modified accordingly. The action requisite is a short, quick
wrist-motion, commenced sharply, but ended almost instant-
ly and abruptly, like a quick movement of the hand in
bringing a foil in fencing from tierce to carte. The hand
holding the rod is turned upwards and backwards, whilst the
arm is stationary when a short line is out, the movement
being lengthened when the intervening line is either long or
loose. One of the greatest charms of fly-fishing lies, un«
doubtedly, in the comparative absence of routine and same-
ness. The plier of the rod must adapt himself to ever-
changing circumstances.

Never play a trout against a stream, as by that means an
additional weight is thrown upon the line and tackle, which
in all cases is particularly undesirable, as, in the event of the
tackle holding to its tether, there is danger of the fish being
forcibly torn away from the hook. A small fish drawn
against the stream strains the tackle inconceivably.

Whenever a fish makes for weeds, roots or submerged tim-
ber at the rodster's side of the river, do not potter with the
reel, but haul in the line by the left hand, allowing it to fall
at the feet. Wherever weeds are most prevalent in a trout
stream, there the best fish congregate. Like pike, they love
to secrete themselves in the green shades of aquatic vegeta-
tion, from whence they can dart upon their unexpecting prey.
Whenever surface food is sufficiently tempting, they leave
their cover, generally rising upon the less frequented side of
the water, where they have still the full benefit of the weed
beds which intervene between them and their would-be
captors.

Fly-rods are made of many different woods and dimensions.
It is a noteworthy fact, however, that during the two cen-
turies that have elapsed since Cotton first wrote upon what
afterwards developed into the most artistic and scientific
branch of angling, the length of the fly-rod has diminished
by more than one-half. Notwithstanding this diminution of
size, and, we may also add, of weight, the casting powers of
the rodster have been so much augmented thatalniostfldoublo
the distance may now be neatly covered by the adult adept
that was effected with the unwieldy weapons of our fore-
fathers. The propelling power of the fly-rod depends largely
upon the material of which it is constructed. The fine-
grained woods of the tropics exceed our own in point of
strength, durability and weight-sustaining powers.

The line should be plaited of water-proof silk. The eight-
plait water-proof fly lines have gradually, during the last
forty years, superseded the old hair, as well as the hair and
silk lines.

The rod for pike is now made little more than one-half the
former dimensions; the cumbersome tool of from fifteen to
twenty feet is being discarded in favor of a more efficient im-
plement of about nine or ten feet. The old swing movement
for getting out the bait iB quite surpassed by what maybe
termed the spring motion; the fisherman's right angle is re-
duced by this change, his general style and comfort vastly
improved, and success rendered more sure. The very \i\v\i- >f
fish are held more under control and are much mon easily
landed when a short and sturdy rod is employed.— Ameriran
Agriculturist.

Last Sundny morning the pleasure steamer Edith left the
Howard street wharf for Half Moon Bay and arrived at that
place about 10 o'clock. The pilot that had been engfi ) dis-
appointed the party and after fishing around the bay till 1
o'clock, the Bteamex put out to sea and fished till 4 p. m.,
catching in all 110 fish, aggregating 350 pounds in weight.
The fishing was done in fifteen to twenty-five fathoms of
water and the catch comprised codfish, one of which weighed
\*2h pounds, sea trout, caberaonas, rock-cod,
anil flounders. As the water was very hud

a pleasant trip.

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June 30

HERD AND SWINE.

Success in Butter-Making1.

Of course the first essential to successful butter-making is
the possession of a good cow or herd of cows, not only such
as will yield a good quantity of cream and that which will
make a large percentage of butter, but also that which will
produce butter that has the right texture, color and flavor,
when properly handled. Healthy, thrifty cows are all-
important factors in the successful dairy. Again, a nervous
or ill-tempered cow will of ten spoil her butter when fright-
ened or excited. And the dairymen should be sufficiently
observant to know that the cream yielded by the different
members of his herd requires about the same amount of
churning. If one portion of the cream does not change to
butter as quickly as the rest it will be apt to leave white
specks of cream in the butter, which greatly injures it, :and
the cream itself is lost. This is more easily attained by hav-
ing the cows all of one breed, and even better if all are of one
family j

Proper food is the next important requisite. Bitter weeds
in the pasture, browse from the trees, mouldy hay or com
fodder, damaged grain, decayed vegetables, always impart
something of their own unpleasant flavor to the butter, or,
at least, destroy the desirable pleasant flavors that should be
present in fine butter. Excess of cotton-seed meal imparts a
greasy appearance to the butter, while dark-colored or rancid
lots give an oily taste to the dairy product. An excess of
shorts in feeding often gives a crumbly character to butter
and a lack of flavor. Experience and observation soon dic-
tate the amount and proportion in which these feeding ma-
terials may be judiciously used. Impure water works as
great injury to the butter product as unwholesome food.
Careful, gentle handling of the animals to prevent over-
heating, frightening or sickness will commend itself to every
thoughtful fanner.

Cleanly habits in the stable or yard and about milking
must always be observed. The udder and teats should be
kept clean, that no dirt from them may drop into the pail to
iniparc its noxious qualities to the cream. The air in the
stable or the milk-room should not be scented with decom-
posing manure heaps, decaying vegetables or other disagree-
able smells. So sensitive is milk to the effects of strong
scents that allowing a load of onions to stand on the barn
floor over night has been known to affect the milk taken the
next morning, and thus the whole churning was flavored.
Tobacco smoke works special injury to milk, cream, or but-
ter.

The making of choice butter demands the selection and
use of proper utensils. Well made cedar pails, or tin pails
that are not rusty or battered, to use in milking; pans with-
out seams; a good churn, that will churn the butter by heat-
ing the cream rather than grinding it; a butter worker that
will press out the buttermilk that is not taken out by wash-
ing, and that will work in the salt without breaking the
grain of the butter; a hard-wood bowl and butter paddle, and
a neat butter print, must be provided, and a room prepared
that can be well ventilated, without taking odors from the
kitchen or pigpen, and where a regular temperature can be
maintained the year round, either by cooling with ice or
warming when too cold. If not fitted with the modern
creamery improvements, it should have convenient racks for
holding pans. Kacks are superior to shelves, as they permit
a better circulation of air around the pans, allowing them to
cool more rapidly. A table to work upon should be con-
veniently located, and screens to keep out insects should be
provided for windows and doors. A good supply of ice is de-
sirable.

I have spoken above of pans without seams. A seamed
pan no washing or scalding can clean properly after it has
been used a few times. Be as careful as you please, and, if
your milk stands until slightly sour, you will notice a dis-
coloration of the cream opposite the seam, showing the pres-
ence of something which has imparted color, taste and odor
to the milk. Such germs of decay are in the seam as cannot
always be reached or destroyed by hot water. Pressed tin is
the best material for milk pans. Some dairymen have tried
glass, earthen or porcelain dishes, but the extra cost, extra
weight and greater risk of breakage more than counterbal-
ance any advantago they may possess over pressed tin.

Whether it be best to set the milk in shallow pans, deep
pails, or in large tanks such as are used at the creameries;
whether to cool radidly with ice water and with the milk
completely sealed against the admission of air, or to cool
gradually by exposure to cool air in the small pans, need not
be discussed at this writing, since first-class butter can be
made by either method. The small pans have one advantage
— the milk of each cow can be kept separate, and a watch
can be kept to ascertain the per cent of cream in each cow's
milk, and also to see that the milk is all right when the cream
is taken off. I have frequently known the milk of a cow slightly
affected by some disease not noticed in the animal until the
bad taste was found in the butter to spoil the whole of a large
churning. If the milk had been tasted at the time the cream
was taken off, that lot of cream would not have gone into the
butter, and quite a saving would have been secured. The
length of time it takes the cream to rise can also be observed
aud if the cow's milk does not form a good cream before
t he milk gets very sour, the animal had better be taken from
the herd.

From my own experience I think the cream should be
taken off while the milk is still sweet, or at best, but slightly
Bour, and then should be allowed to sour a little before being
churned. Each time cream is added to the pot it should be
lightly stirred. Some dairymen like to add a little salt at the
Biiine time, but if the milk room is kept at the proper temper-
ature this is not necessary. Care should be taken that sour-
ing of the cream does not reach the point where any mould
appears.

When ready for churning first wash all the wooden utensils
UBed in handling the butter with cold water. If used very
frequently these articles may be wiped with a wet cloth or
sponge, then scald thoroughly in water but little, if any, be-
low boiling point, and in a few moments take from the! hot
water and cool off with cold water. The cream should be at
a temperature of about sixty degrees. If the, room is much
warmer than that the temperature of the cream may be three
or four degrees lower when churning commences. Cream
slightly soured churns at a lower temperature than perfectly

■ i i ream.

If the cream is very thick it will be well to add a e

sweet skimmed milk, and the temperature of the cream y

be raised 01 lowered by warming the milk or cooling it h

j* befoi adding it to the cream. The thinuiugof the cream

makes t!n process of churning longer aud more laborious,

■ churning is generally best. More butter will be ob-

1 " the cream when the churning requires thirty

iiaii when it is done in a third of that time, provtd-

!■ of the cream is kept at the right point

ti i in large dairies by thoroughly mixing and

dividing a lot of cream in equal parts, and trying one-half
each way. Divide by dipping out for each lot alternately,
as, if poured out, that at the top of the pot may vary from
that at the bottom.

When the butter is in the grain, draw off the buttermilk,
or take the butter out of it, and wash it in pure, cold water
at a temperature of about fifty degrees. Put it through three
or four waters, or until the water runs away entirely uncol-
ored by buttermilk. Be sure that the water is perfectly
pure, free from any sediment or any bad taste. If there is
any doubt about the purity of the water it may first be boiled
and then allowed to cool, or hastened by the use of ice. The
addition of a handful of salt to the water is a great advantage
also; it seems to remove the buttermilk faster and prevents a
possible taint from water that is not quite pure. The salt
used for this purpose should b6 perfectly pure and clean, as
should that used in salting the butter, which is the next
process.

Many good butter makers would now set the butter away
until the next morning before salting, but if the butter is
neither too hard nor too soft I should advise salting it im-
mediately. As the buttermilk has all been washed out of it,
it will require but little working— just enough to incorporate
the salt evenly through the mass. The amount of salt used
varies, with different makers, from a quarter of an ounce to
the pound to a full ounce, according to the demands of con-
sumers. Some patrons require the butter entirely fresh and
without any salt. Salting is a matter of fancy, as is also the
matter of coloring. Many customers are prejudiced against
the use of artificial coloring, while others insist upon having
butter of the same shade at all seasons of the year. This
may be accomplished by the use of the various preparations
of annotto. Tliey contain nothing injurious to the flavor or
keeping qualities of the butter, or the health of the parties
using it, being only the coloring matter of a South American
nut extracted by steeping in a solution of potash.

If the coloring matter is good, but a little is needed. My
method of using it is as follows: Having finished churning,
I weigh my butter and then weigh out the salt sufficient for
it. If the butter is very light- colored and I wish to give a
June color, I add a few drops of coloring matter to the salt,
and stir it thoroughly in until the salt takes the color of a
dark brown sugar or of maple sugar. Then use the mixture
as the salt would be mixed without the coloring. If the but-
ter is but little "off color," it will do to bring the salt to a
straw color. It is one of those matters in which the butter
maker must be governed by the eye, and, if a good judge of
colors, a few experiments will enable him or her to have the
December butter of the same shade as the June butter. I
prefer mixing the coloring matter in the salt 'to putting it in
the cream, because the color may be determined more ex-
actly after noting the appearance of the butter as it comes
from the churn. Again, by such mixing, the annotto is not
wasted through coloring the buttermilk. I do not fancy the
use of carrot juice for coloring, as it often imparts the flavor
of that vegetable to the butter, and, unless containing some
preservatives, the juice injures the keeping quality of the
butter.

Having finished making the butter, it should be set away
in a cool place for twenty-four hours, that the salt and color-
ing, if used, may strike through the lump, which it will do
in that time, even if not very thoroughly worked in. The
next operation is the putting up in packages and getting it to
market. If regular customers are desired at "gilt-edged"
prices, it will be well to have a distinctive mark (a mould with
the maker's initials, or something of that sort), so that those
who pay the high price are sure they are getting the same
butter each time. The half and quarter-pound lumps, neatly
stamped, are popular for table use. In sending to market,
the boxes in which it is sent should be perfectly sweet and
clean on the outside as well as the inside, for many would be
unwilling to take their butter out of a filthy-looking box,
though they knew it was clean inside. Still better if a clean
white cloth, wet in salt water, is placed under the butter and
another over it, or if each lump is wrapped in cloth.

The boxes, if sent far in hot weather, should be packed in
ice, but if delivered near home early in the morning a blanket
wet in cold water may be a sufficient protection. Never al-
low any to be sent in your boxes or bearing your trade mark
which is not up to your standard of excellence. If you make
any such send it to some other market and let it go for mar-
ket rates.

Will all this trouble pay? ask my brother dairymen.
There are but few who will pay 75 cents or $1 a pound for
butter when an ordinary good butter can be bought for 30
cents, but there are many who would pay 35 cents; some who
would pay 40, and a few who would pay 50 or more to be
sure of having butter of just the right flavor and just the
right appearance when put upon the table, and if you want
the custom of that class you must take a little trouble to get
it. — Correspondence American Cultivator.

Dry Fodder in*- Silos.

The preservation of dry corn fodder in silos is suggested
by the editor of the Science News. He thinks that it may be
of advantage to arrange to have a small quantity of green
corn fodder to cut up with the dry — say about one-fourth of
the bulk of the dry — and to have it well mixed. We believe
the dry fodder from ripened corn, put into silos and slightly
moistened after being cut up, will give as good results as
green fodder, when fed to milch cows. We have, he says,
certainly secured as good results from well-preserved dry fod-
der, with our herd of cows, as any claimed by those who
have fed the green from silos. The trouble has been that dry
fodder, after the removal of the ears, has not been well cared
for, and sometimes when wet has been allowed to rot in the
heap. If put into a silo, and well pressed, atmospheric air
is to a large extent excluded, and it will keep and become
soft, so that animals can eat it well. When" very dry the
hardened stalks are not easily consumed by cows. The
amount of nutriment, hydrocarbon compounds and nitro-
genous constituents, is as large in the dry stalks as in the
succulent, and, to say the least, is as valuable, providing it
is made appetizing and digestible.

It costs but a trifle more to raise a good field of ripened
corn than a field of green fodder, and if the dry fodder can
be secured so as to be as valuable as the green a great gain
will result to farmers.

F. S. Pear, Palmyra, N. Y., milks his cows at six o'clock
morning and evening, throughout the year. This milking at
regular intervals he regards as very important in increasing
the flow of milk; but it requires pretty early rising for win-
ter, at least an hour before sunrise for two or three months,
during the shortest days. His cows are kept in* warm base-
ment stables.

Blackleg is again troubling the young cattle in Klamath
county, Oregon, a number having died recently.

Devon Cattle.

In these days, when the fashion among breeders of neat
cattle, especially among those who are willing to lavish much
money upon the objects of their fancy, tends either to exalt
the peculiarly butter breeds, like the Channel Island cattle,
or great beef and milk-producing breeds, like the Shorthorns
or Friesians, the Devon gets only an occasional good word
from some old-time friend, or a passing notice, in a patroniz-
ing way, from others.

The fact is, the Devon is a breed of superlative excellen-
cies, but is not large. This, we may say, is its own fault,
and to characterize as a fault a point upon which some of the
chief merits of the breed depend seems inconsistent. We
speak of the "little Devon," rather as a pet term, as we use
diminutives in other cases, than as one of depreciation. They
are indeed small cattle as compared with some others, but,
judged by quality and profit, rather than by mere size, they
take the first rank.

One who sees a herd of Devons for the first time is struck
with their extraordinary beauty and uniformity, and sees at
once that they differ from every other breed or stock of cat-
tle with which he is acquainted. They are of a brilliant,
rich mahogany red, without white upon the body, but with
white switches to their tails, and frequently with white
udders. Though heavy in carcass they are light-limbed and
the older cows low set. Their heads are small and clean-cut,
elegantly placed and carried high, while they are adorned
with long, light, tapering white horns, curving upward and
outward. Their throats are clean, withers thin, necks free
from dewlaps, chests very wide, and briskets projecting and
hung low. In girth they are large for their height; very
thick through the heart and unequaled in the crops, which
point carries the fullness of the shoulders back to the ribs
without perceptible depression. The backs are very level
from the withers to the setting of the tails, which are long
and delicately tapered. The loins are wide and muscular,
the hips wide apart, the back long to the rump, while the
thighs are long to the hocks, and in the twist well let down,
yet in the lower parts they are thin, giving room between
them for capacious udders. The soft flanks are usually very
low, giving the barrels a cylindrical, level look upon the
under line. Devons are commonly heavily coated, and the
hair is wavy, if not positively curly, in many cases. The
skin is plastic and mellow under the touch, even when the
animal is in low condition, but when in good order it is
typically fine, not thin and papery, but elastic and
yielding under the pressure of the finger tips, and
offering a mobile, unctuous handful if grasped over
the ribs. The skin color varies, but not a few
show a rich cream color, inclining to orange under the fore
arm, and in the ears. Add to this description that the legs
are short, small-boned and clean, that the whole carriage and
style are elastic and graceful, with a promptness and energy
rarely seen in neat cattle, while the large, lively yet placid
and fearless eye indicates at once intelligence, confidence and
repose, and we have a picture of a high-bred, beautiful and
useful race of cattle, such as has no equal anywhere. The
oxen are much trained, very quick in their movements, fast
walkers and untiring workers. The cows are deep milkers.
The quality of Devon beef is hardly sur-
passed even by that of the half -wild mountain
breeds of AVales and the Scottish Highlands. It is the best
beef in the markets, if well fattened, being thick over the
choice parts, and having the fat marbled and interlarded
with the lean in the most approved way. In the native
breed of the Devon hills there is one of those remarkable
cases sometimes found of a race formed as it were by nature
— really, under the influence of the climate of the hills, the
grasses and the waters, modified somewhat by both wild and
civilized man, but remaining little changed by all recently
operating causes within the historic period. This fact gives
to the breed remarkable prepotency, little tendency to change, ■
and when changed by the intermixture of other blood (as no
doubt often occurred before the days of careful breeding),
the power to throw off the introduced peculiarities, and revert
to the primitive type, which has thus been preserved in its
original excellence. Nevertheless, its good qualities have no
doubt been and will continue to be strengthened and perhaps
improved by high breeding as time goes on. The cattle of
South Devon and Sussex, which are similar and of a lighter
red, were early introduced into New England, but were sub-
sequently largely crossed by the high-bred North Devons,
which have largely imparted their characteristics to them.
When crossed with other breeds the peculiarities of the Devon
are almost always dominant in the offspring. Thus many of
the grade steers, while they are of a great size, appear,
" handle, " and cut up like Devons and hence the "Con-
necticut red cattle " are great favorites in American markets
and always command, other things being equal, the highest
prices.

♦

Queer Ideas.

A professor of agriculture in one of our Western States tells
a good story illustrative of the ideas held by some farmers
concerning improved stock. In one of his classes he had
taken pains to point out, as he thought, clearly and moder-
ately, the advantages of well-bred stock; had tried to show
the great help the purchase of a good and well-bred bull
would be to the common farmer who rears a fair number of
steers, cautioning against needless expenditure in this di-
rection. In the way of an object lesson enforcing these
teachings, he had taken his class to help in the weighing of
a lot of steers being fattened on the college farm. Among the
lot were fair "native " three -year-old steers, weighing about
1,250, and some good grade Shorthorns, several months
younger, weighing 500 pounds more. One of the students,
a farmer's son, expressed his belief in the superiority of the
Shorthorns, and his feeling that if one did not have to pay
such an exorbitant price as $50 or §60 for a yearling bull it
would pay a farmer to buy one. In the same line, a breeder
was heard to tell, only a few days since, of a neighbor, who,
after repeated statements of his wish to buy a Jersey bull
calf, decided he could not afford to pay as much as $20
for one. It is not alone concerning live stock that like ideas
of appropriate prices prevail. Quite recently a wealthy and
not unintelligent farmer spoke of a charge of §1 50 per bushel
for choice, carefully-selected seed corn, as extortion and
swindling.

For the next year or so cows and beef cattle will be exceed-
ingly scarce in San Luis Obispo county, and meat will be cor-
respondingly high. The county has been scoured from its
northern to southern lines, and from easterly to the Pacific
Ocean by Cattle men buying up anything in the shape of cat-
tle that could be had for love or money, until now it is next
to impossible to procure a milch cow or anything for beef,
and cattle are consequently scarce and high, and almost im-
possible to be had. — Tribune.

1883

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409

THE GTJK

At the Traps.

Last Sunday at Adams Point the Pacific Gun Club held its
third monthly shoot for the club's first and second medals.
Only nine members entered into the competition. The
shooting was at twelve single birds, 21 yards rise with. 80-
yard bounds. The pigeons were a strong lot, but they were
also incomers or else right and left quarterers. Most of the
tailers got away, but the others were killed in good style.
Moore was the first to shoot and scored seven kills. Galindo
killed eleven birds, but as he shot his fifth one on the ground
he only made a score of ten, which secured for him the sec-
ond medal, which is a very pretty piece of workmanship.
Nine birds each were scored to Precht, Gonyeau and Stewart.
Lambert killed eleven straight, but missed his last, a hard-
flying tailer. John Kerrigan and W. J. Morgan acted as
judges. Mr. Morgan is the treasurer of Butte county. Later
on he took part in several sweepstakes matches and hadjgood
success. Below is the score:

Moore 1 1111000110 0—7

Galindo 0 1110111111 1—10

Precht 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1—9

Gonyeau 1 1 1 1 1 0"0 1 0*1 1 1—9

Scbwaren 1 1 o 0* 1 1 1 101 0 0—7

Stewart 0 1111111110 0—9

Tallean 0 1111011100 0—7

Lynngreen 1 0-0 19 0111101—7

Lambert 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—11

* Died out of bounds.

The nest was a $40 match between Walton and Moore,
which was won by the latter with five against four kills out
of eight birds. Following this came a freeze-out. Morgan,
Lynngreen, Stewart and Gonyeau scored an 0, while) Val-
lean scored 1 and took the first money. The tie of the misses
was shot off and Lynngreen got second purse. The nest
was a match between Lambert and Precht, the latter being
allowed four dead birds out of twenty to start with. Hur-
lingham rules governed. Stake $20 a side. Lambert killed
nineteen of the twenty to Precht's seventeen, including the
four allowed, as below seen:

Lambert.. .It 1 It 1 1 1 1 11 0 1 It It If 1 It 1 1 1 1—19

Precht 1 1 1 1 It 1 1 1 0 It It 1 1 0 It 0 It 1 1—17

(t) Second barrel used.

The nest was a sis-bird affair, 21 yards, for purses of $15 and
$5, for first and second best. Morgan took the $15 on a clean
score and Gonyeau the second money on five kills. The tally
was:

Morgan 1 1111 1—6 | Lynngreen 0 1111 0—4

Gonyeau 1 0 111 1—5 | Valleau 0 110 1 1—4

The nest sweepstakesjproved quite interesting, as there were
three ties. The shooting was at sis birds each for $12 and
$S purses. The scores stood:

Galindo 0 1111 1—5

Bishop 1 110 1 0—4

Morgan 1 0 0 11 0—3

Jones 11 0 0 0 1—3

Johnson 1 1110 1—5

Gonyeau 1 110 1 0—4

Adams 1 1110 1-5

Precht 1 0 1 0 w —2

The tie was shot off at three pairs of pigeons. Again Ga-
lindo came to the front and took first money. Johnson and
Adams tied again on four kills and shot off a double-bird
"miss and out," Adams winning the second money with two
kills to Johnson's one . The double-bird tie score shows:

Galindo 11 11 10—5 J Adams 10 10 11—4

Jo hnson 01 01 11—4

The last of interest was at four birds. Jones made a clean
score and Galindo and Adams tied on three kills, dividing
second money. The score was:

Jones 1 1 1 1—41 Adams 1 1 0 1—3

Morgan 0 1 0 0—1 Gregory 0 11 0—2

Gilindo 1 0 1 3. — 3| .

The shooting throughout passed off very quietly and all
had a very pleasant time.

Game Law Breakers.

Some ardent lovers of field sports were out last week to see
how the quail were doing. Alameda and Contra Costa
counties were pretty well tramped over. The birds seem to
have been late in mating but nests and eggs were found in
plenty. Besides these one gentlemen, Mr. Briggs, found and
destroyed a large number of quail traps newly set. In going
over the hills to the Fish ranch last week, we met a youth
carrying over his saddle, two bags stuffed with trapped quail.
He made scarcely any attempt at concealment. He was
going citywards and evidently had a market in view. The
fact that we were riding with a friend whose business was so
urgent that he could not stop made it impossible to arrest the
scoundrel and sorrowfully we saw the fellow ride away with
his booty. Half the battle against such game law breakers as
this fellow would be fought and won when the persons who
purchased the game were found. Can any of our readers
give a hint as to these people ? At present it seems that game
laws are almost useless and will remain so until regular game
wardens are appointed in each county. The quail trappers,
giant powder fishers, hide hunters and poachers generally,
have all the best of the game. The Sunday salmon fishers
of the Sacramento, defy detection, though a well planned
raid any Sunday could not fail to result in the capture of a
large number of them.

At the regular shoot of the Gilroy Gun club last week Ed
Wright earned off the honors, breaking sixteen clays without
amiss. On the first twelve Wright, H. Frutig and Elmer
Kea tied with clean scores.

THE RIFLE.

For the State Team.

The second competitive rifle shooting for places inthe State
Team, which is to compete at Carson on Sept. 17, took place
last Sunday at Shell Mound Park. A stiff wind was blow-
ing across the range. The score follows:

AT 200 1-AED9.

C. Barere 4445544445-43 C.

George Fredericks.. .543444".44,-.—4i G.

D. J. Kellogg 5554454555—47 G.

Thomas Caraon 4554451444—43 T.

T. Cumraings 5545554444—45 H.

G. Clark 4534544444-41 L.

H. Sine .4445445444 — 4'j X.

L. Townsend 3444454454—43 T.

J. E. Klein 4444455554-44 J.

N. Williams 4444443445—10 C.

C. F. Waltham 4441345554—42 H.

H.J. Mangels 444454:1544— 41 A.

A. S. Klose 4444434454-40 F.

F. S.Sherman 3345444444—39

The scores of yesterday and the former competition foot up
as follows:

First class land in San Jose Valley is held at $200 to $500
per acre, and if well set in fruit from $1,000 to $1,500. This
is much more than it would be worth for raising stock or
dairying. It is not proposed to cultivate fruit exclusively, nor
even generally. We must have bread, butter and meat.
What we do say is that the climate of California is adapted to
the raising of fruit, so much so, that we can furnish fruit for
half the United States, including Canada and the great wheat
country of the Northwest, taking such things in the way of
trade as they will get for their wheat in the European and
American markets. Instead of 48,000 acres of land in one
farm with a few wretched huts on it, where the sheepberder
revels in luxury when he has a sack of flour, a piece of bacon
and a bottle of his delightful whisky, we want 500 pleasant
homes surrounded by fruit trees, and blessed with women
and children, where the voice of song shall mingle with the
hum of bees. There are a hundred such ranches in the
s outhern part of this State and a few of them in this country.
— San Luis Tribune.

AT 500 YARDS.

Barere 5455555454-47

Fredericks .4454564555—40

Clark 4545434555-44

Carson 4454554555—43

Sine 4433554555-43

Townsend 5153355454-43

Williams 34:25534445 — 41

Cumminys 5453414444 — 41

E. Klein 3443554445—39

F. W'altaara 4552444442—38

J. Mangels 344454:1524-38

S. Klose 5555211035-38

S. Sherman 53425535U5— 37

Kellogg 179

Cummings 175

Klein 169

Sine 166

Fredericks 165

Clark 164

WaUtaam 164

Klose 159

Sherman 155

Mangels 148

Sproul 144

Presidio Rifle Tournament.

Nest Saturday, July 7, there will be a rifle tournament
under the auspices of the Presidio Eifle Club at the Presido
range. Those matches will be the order of the day. The
first is for the Presidio Challenge Trophy, open to teams of
eight men of any organized rifle club. The entrance fee will
be $4 each team; 75 per cent of which will be divided into
prizes. The second is the Company team match, with the
same conditions as the first, entrance fee $2 50 each team.
The third match is free to all members and associates of the
club, with sis cash prizes. Pool tickets will also be for sale
at a very small price. The shooting will be done at 200, 500
and 600 yards. Several teams of the National Guard, the
Police Eifle team and the Presidio teams will enter in the
competion. Only military rifles will be allowed.

Wonderful Instinct in Bees.

Many interesting accounts have been written of the won-
derful instincts of honey bees, some, in fact, which would al-
most tend to prove that they possessed reasoning faculties.
An Australian bee-keeper contributes to the Queenslander the
following interesting incident, illustrative of the sagacity of
these wonderful little insects:

"A neighbor of mine who keeps bees in barframe hives
had robbed them of some of their surplus stores, but noticing
a few days afterwards the honey running from the entrance
to the hive, and the bees clogged with it, he raised the top to
ascertain the cause, when he found the bees in so woful a
plight that he knew not what to do, and was quite disheart-
ened. He mentioned the matter to me, and I went to his
assistance. I found the hive in a dreadful state; the frames
were very large, and the weight of honey proportionally
great; the combs had fallen down, and the honey been set
free. Thousands of bees were suffocated and smeared with
honey, andit was a work of some difficulty to set matters
right. On the floor of the hive, and floating in the escaped
honey, were dozens of white grubs, which had evidently been
forcibly drawn from the cells of the bees, and the reason they
sacrificed their progeny appears to be that, finding themselves
overwhelmed with the disaster that had fallen upon them,
and having filled every available crevice with the over-flowed
honey, they had found it necessary to empty the cells of the
young brood in order to find space to store the balance until
the wreck could be repaired. There was a reason, certainly,
for what they did, and the fact has not perhaps been noticed
before because the people who kept bees for observatory pur-
poses would never have allowed such a calamity to happen to
them."

Action of the Horse's Foot.

Editor Breeder and Sportsman: In reading some of
your articles on tips and toe-weights the idea has suggested
itself that those who advocate the full shoe and depreciate
tips or lunettes are either ignorant or insensible of the anat-
omy and economy of the horse's foot; for when we reflect
that the entire weight of the animal is supported by a mem-
ber corresponding to one of the phalanges of tbe human
hand, the idea is naturally suggested that, in addition to
great strength, they should be endowed with considerable
elasticity, else the concussion consequent upon so heavy a
body driven at any degree of speed must necessarily be very
destructive to the foot, and in fact the whole osseous and
muscular structure.

It we examine the structure of the foot we find the coffin-
bone " dove-tailed " to the walls of the hoof by delicate little
ribbons or laminso nicely adjusted to each other, and its
inferior surface supported by a convex sole and the frog;
now if we trace upon a piece of cardboard the outlines of
the unshod foot when free from the weight of the body, and
then again when sustaining its proportion of the weight, we
find a very considerable difference iu the size of our two
tracings, showing the degree of elasticity of these several at-
tachments. Now supposing that the foot be shod, the shoe or
clasp we find has arrested this elacticity, and the flexion of
the pastern and the cartilaginous articulations of the joints
above are compelled to perform the functions of all, hence
laminitis navicular disease, corns, splints and sprains. It
follows, then, that if tips leave the foot in the best shape,
upon tips the animal can develop the 'greatest degree of
speed. REFOEMKE,

San Jose, June 24, 1SS3.

Vallejo has met with a loss. The OhronicU, of lust Mon-
day says: "The valuable and renowned trotting hoi be-
longing to City Marshal Ford died Sunday evenini Tl
animal had a record of 2:16, and this seasoD it was thought
the record would be wiped out. Marshal Ford refna I
era! thousand dollars for the animal a short time ago." Either
the tvpes have been tricky or else some out* has staffed the
guileless Vallejo reporter. As a trotting propo
thousand dollars to a greeu watermelon ia safe odds that
.Marshal Kurd's bur.su did not ha\x- a record of 2:16
where near it. ^

George V. James of Portland lately sold to Smith Guild

of Reedsvillc, b in Lady Bashaw, 7, by Warnick's Bfl ' ■ ■ ■ ■■ ■
by Green's Bashaw; dam by Snowstorm.

BASE BALL.

Haverly and Woonsocket.

The game between the Haverly and Woonsocket clubs last
Sunday, the thirteenth of the league series, was a poor exhibi-
tion, relieved occasionally by an effort on the part of a player
to show what he could accomplish in the way of base ball
playing when offered an opportunity. The chances which
presented themselves for the display for fine playing during
the game were many, but not all who attempted succeeded in
taking advantage of them.

Swanton, who scored the first run of the game, obtained
his base on an error of Barnes, first baseman of the Haverly
nine, and afterwards crossed the home plate on an error of
Hurdie, the catcher of the same club. Finn, the new pitcher
of the Woonsockets, secured a hit of Barnes when he could
easily have muffed and allowed the batter to go to his first.
Meegan drove a grounder to Donahue, which the latter could
have stopped, but which he let pass, and Meegan having a
good start from first base ended by making a run. The next
batter, Sheridan, who sent him in, ran the bases successfully
and the ball being sent to third base to check his career
was not secured by the player guarding that bag and he also
scored. The catcher of the Haverlys, Hardie, gave an un-
looked for exhibition of what he is capable of, during his turn
at the bat. He drove the ball to left field almost down to the
fence and scored the only home run made during the game.
E. McCord in the third inning stopped a hit by Lawton in a
manner that shows him to be capable of good work in the
field. Meegan in the last half of the third inning again suc-
ceeded in sending the ball where it would be difficult to
reach and it was not recovered from right field until he had
had made the round and reached the third base. Meegan
waited a few minutes on his base for an opportunity to get
in and Carroll did not keep him long in suspense but al-
lowed the ball to pass him just as Meegan began to show
signs of impatience. Donahue at the beginning of the fourth
inning gave Sohr, right field of the Haverlys, a chance to
make a good play by sending a ball within easy reach of him,
but the right-fielder failed to be equal to
the occasion. Egan, who followed Donohue, got
his first and went half way to second
when he concluded not to go further at that time, and at-
tempted to return. He failed to beat the ball on the scamper
back. Hardie next made a good hit and afterwards tallied on
one of Carroll's errors. Lamb was on the alert when Barnes
went to the bat. The latter |had no occasion to show to the
spectators his Mclntyre-like pace. Lamb had expectantly
waited for an opportunity and when it arrived he made the
best of it and seconded the hot one Barnes sent him in a
manner that was creditable. The noticeable feature of the
fifth inning was Levy's hit to center field. He made the
bases successfully and got in on one of Carroll's passed balls.
Donahue, in the sixth, hit heavily to Levy, who made a good
stop. Finn went out to the same fielder. Sullivan and Lamb
were the heavy batters in the seventh inning; the latter was
caught out by Levy but Sullivan made the tour of the bases
and tallied. Sheridan of the Haverlys got as far as third
base, but went out in trying to reach the home plate. Law-
ton, in the eighth, hit a hot ball to Meegan, who made a
pretty stop. Hardie caught Donahue out on a foul.
The Woonsockets had Egau up for their last trial
at the bat, but neither himself, Finn, nor
Lamb succeeded in altering tbe score. The Haverlys did not
play their last inning, the game at the close being in their
favor by a score of 8 to 3:

HAVESLTS.

TB K BH VO

Barnes, lb 4 0 0 9

Levy, cf 4 11

Meegan, p 4 2 1

Sheridan, ss 4 12

K. McCord, 3b.... 4 1 0

Gagus, 2b 4 0 0

Hardie, c 4 3 2 11

T. McCord, If 4 0 0 1

Sobr.rf 4 0 10

9 0 0

2 0 0

0 13 1

0 11

2 10

2 10

1 5

0 0

0 4

Lawton, r f 4

Swanton, c f 4

Donahue, s s 3

Egan, lb 4

Finn, p 4

Sullivan, 3b 4

Lamb. 2b i

Lean,-, 1 f 3

Carroll, c 3

Totals 33

0 10
10 0
10 3
0 12 0
0 1 10
2 13
0 10

0 7 2 2

Totals 36 8 7 27 1111 Totals 33 3 4 24 15 7

Innings 1 2345C789

Haverlevs 2 11110 0 0 2—8

Woonsockets 1 0 0 10 0 10 0—3

Earned runs— Haverlys 1. Home run— Hardie. Three-base hit-
Sullivan. Two-base hit— Sohr. Struck out— Haverlys 8, Woonsockets
6. First base on errors —Haverlys 7, Woonsockets 6. Balls called—
Finn 54, Meegan 57. Strikes called— Finn 43, Meegan 36. Wild pitches
Meegan 1. Passed balls— Hardie 3, Carroll 11. Base on balls — Dono-
hue. Double plays— Barnes and T. McCord. Left on bases— Haverlys
3, Woonsockets 4. Umpire— Van Court. Scorer— Hennessey. Time of
game— Two hours and a quarter.

In the game between the Unions of Sacramento and the
Californias, at Sacramento, on the 17th, Lawton, who caught
for the Californias, had one of his hands so badly injured
that he was unable to occupy his place in the pitcher's box
last Sunday, and to this, more than to anything else, is duo
the defeat of the Woonsockets by the Haverlys.

The Emerson Base Ball Club has organized for the season
with the following nine: K. Nagle, D. Hesketh, D. Ambnster,
E. Donahue, F. McCarty, G. Lewis, J. Coleman and E.
Thomas, and D. Crowley captain.

In our last issue it was stated that the Californias beat the
Unions of Sacramento by a score of fifteen to six. It should
have been the Unions beat the Californias by that score.

A game of base ball was played on the Presidio reservation
last Sunday by the Emerson and Acme Clubs. The game
was won by the Emerson Club by a score of 0 to 1.

At Sacramento the Eurekas beat the Unions of that place
by a score of twelve to seven. Carroll of the Unions made a
home run.

Farmers in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties are com-
plaining of the rapid spread of sorrel, a weed or plant that
quickly covers arable land and is difficult to remove,
cattli /horses nor sheep will eat it. and its presence on a farm
is most unwelcome. It was first introduced into this county
several years ago in oat seed brought from Or. l
planted near Soquel. Since that time it baa rapidl;
m that seotion and almost destroyed many good farms. The
only successful remedy for it is dry plowing, and resting the
hind for a season.— /

Col. Harding of Hnmboldt oonn^y went west on lust night's
frith three care of cattle— one of beef

two ears of work Cat!

;ii Pugel -Mind. Tl e Colonel

[nlar fall Bbi] ■ beef on J

,i oin thirty carloads of prime cattli i
markets from that time on. — Beito Qazett*

2£lxe ffceoter and j^pjarlstnatu

June 30

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The Close of the Volume.

"With this number volume second of the Breeder and
Sportsman comes to a close. How far it has met the ex-
pectancy of our readers we only know- in part, "but from
the encomiums which have been Toluntarily proffered it
is fair to infer that the verdict of a large majority is
favorable. There have been words of cheer and encour-
agement, expressions of friendliness which have been
the best re ward for the efforts we have made.
Letters from rall parts of the country, from men in
various stations and in a variety of pursuits, testifying
their approval of the course that has been followed.
These friendly missives have been received without
solicitation or a hint that such would be acceptable, and
we heartily thank those who have sent them. It is not
necessary to recapitulate what has been done, as the
pages of the paper are the history of the past. "What
will be the course in the future will Jconie more appro-
priately in the initial number of the next volume.

It may be as well, however, to state that the first year
of a journal is usually the most trying ordeal, and that
point gained there is smoother sailing thereafter. It was
a hazardous experiment at the outset, now the experi-
mental stage is passed, and the foundation firmly laid to
support the building. This has been greatly owing to
the aid which so many have rendered, and which has
been so cheerfully given as to heighten the obligations.
We point with pride to the correspondents who have
made this department of the paper so very interesting,
and it is not a vain boast to say that there is not a paper
of its class that outranks it in this respect. Where all
are so good it is unnecessary to mention specially or to
award other than general praise. There has scarcely
been a topic within the scope of this journal which has
not called out contributions of exceeding value, and in
many cases there have been essays which will attract
attention for years to come. Referring to the paper it-
self as to the manner the work has been done, in the
next number we will present in detail what may be ex-
pected in the future. Our readers can rest assured that
no pains will be spared, nor reasonable outlay wanting,to
make the Br- $ vrtimtm worthy of their support.

The Victory of Director at Hartford.
John A. Goldsmith has kindly sent us a detailed de-
scription of the race which was won by Director at
Hartford. The black horse has many friends here apart
from the ownership being on this slope, and so has the
driver. As will be seen from the report it took six heats
to decide it, and the Californian showed his stamina by
capturing fourth, fifth, and sixth heats. There are good
prospects that there will be many races to credit our
horses with before long, as they are reported to be doing
well, and condition is all that is necessary for the per-
formance to come up to expectations. At least that is
our belief.

An Acceptable Present.

M e are much pleased to receive an oil painting of

Anteeo from the artist, Mrs. M. E. Freiligrath, Pinole,

Contra Costa County. It was copied from the cut in

this pe t>er, and the coloring from the directions of a man

who >> id seen him. It is certainly a capital representa-

• -ugh the shade is a trifle dark, it is so little

remarkable how it was done from hearsay.

< h agrees with us that it is very meritori-

liuws a decided talent for animal portraiture.

The Pacific Coast Jersey Club.

The first step was taken a few weeks ago to organize a
club for the protection of the breeders of Jersey cattle
on this coast, notices of which have appeared from time
to time in this paper. It is now perfected by the adop-
tion of constitution, by-laws and rules, so that the asso-
ciation is fairly under "Way, and there is not a shadow of
doubt of success following. As has been shown hereto-
fore, there was an imperative necessity for the move-
ment. The Eastern club is not only bound hand and
foot with miles of red tape, but some of the rules wrought
injustice to animals which were of equal merit to those
that found a place in the " Eastern Herd Book." At the
same time the importance is realized of not opening the
door for animals of inferior breeding and from all we
can see in the rules governing admission both objects are
gained. If no fault could be found with the Eastern
management there would still be a necessity for a herd
book on this coast. There are very many who are inter-
ested in Jerseys, but without stock enough to take the
trouble of a long Eastern correspondence. A favorite
cow or two eligible for admission, though there may be
trouble in obtainiuing the evidence, especially when it
has to be put in shape to go so far from home, with
everything so handy as it will be here, the trouble is re-
duced to a minimun.

The Secretary, Major Robert Beck, has an intimate
acquaintance with the stock of the State. He can give
information of just what to do, and an interview of a
few minutes will save,Jperhaps, the writing of a score of
letters.

As the full copy appears in another column of this
paper there is no necessity for analysis, and people can
judge for themselves. The names of the members are a
a sufficient guarantee that the affairs of the club will be
properly conducted, and the number of men
already associated (thirty) to start with is
a further guarantee that the association will
be strong. We cordially congratulate the breeders
of this popular race of cattle on the capital start.

California Record Purse.

From conversations with some of the Golden Gate As-
sociation we learn that they put a different construction
on the race which is called the "California Record
Purse" from what we did in an article of a few weeks
ago, and before the time of closing will change the word-
ing of the conditions so as to make the meaning plainer.
They are also confident that, when fairly understood, it
will be an attractive feature of the programme, and that
owners and the public will be alike pleased with the in-
novation. Races are contemplated, not trials of speed
as we construed the advertisement, and the idea met the
unanimous approval of the board of directors. There is
no use to rehearse our arguments which were based on
the language of the notice. That gave every horse a
right to a separate trial, and there were other complica-
tions which would have made a tangling and unsatisfac-
tory affair. "We sincerely trust that every objectionable
feature may be eliminated and that the races may prove
a novelty as desirable as they are different from any we
ever heard of. There is not a body of men connected
with the fairs of the State who are more deserving than
those which hare carried the burden of this Association.
It was a grevious, heavy weight at the start, and after
one trial there are few who would have held on. The
first year entailed an actual loss of £1,500 to each of the
directors besides the loss of time, and the entailing of
labor which would not have been done for a pecuniary
consideration. The whole aim was to build an institu-
tion which would be an honor to the district — an honor
to the State. That this voluntary labor, so heartily as-
sumed, should meet with encouragement from every one
is evident without argument. That owners and trainers
of horses should lend their co-operation and give warm
support to those who have unselfishly labored to advance
the interests of this class is so palpable that it would be
a waste of space to consider that phase of the question.
That the Breeder and Sportsman will do all it can to as-
sist we guarantee, and the criticism was written for that
very purpose. We saw a stumbling-block in the way
which could only be removed by the abrogation of the
purse and a change for the better by substituting some-
thing else that would meet the approbation of owners.
We are in the habit of writing plainly, and, when it is
deemed a duty, denounce without thinking of other re-
sults than that of forwarding the cause in which we are
so deeply interested. We would a hundred fold rather
applaud than condemn, especially when the condemna-
tion is against those who are so well worthy of praise as
the directors of the Golden Gate. When the explana-
tions are offered, in all probability there will a light ap-
pear which will change the aspect, and turn that which
was reprehensible into a thing to favor. This we sin-
celely hope.

Majolica.

It was a raw forenoon in November, 1871, when we
sat on the porch of the hotel at Fleetwood Park. There
had been frosty nights, and the sun, when it did shine,
had little power to thaw the congealed surface and ab-
sorb the moisture. There had been many heavy rains,
and the track was sodden. At that time, too, it was
held to be at least four seconds slower than the Pros-
pect Park course. There was a down grade of twenty-
one feet from the stand to the half-mile pole, and, of
course, the same amount of rise to come from there
home. The reverse curve at the point of rocks, the sharp
turns elsewhere, added to the depressing influences, so
that, altogether, it was as unfavorable as could be for
the " making of time." The sun shone on the porch
and gave a little warmth ; in the shadow there was an
eager and nipping air, the effects of which could scarcely
be removed by the watery sunbeams, and the stove was
the first place selected by those who had driven from the
city. There was to be a race that afternoon between
American Girl and W. A. Allen, and the harrow was at
work in the effort to stir up the lazy soil, so that the
meager vivifying influences could reach it. It was still
rough, however, as it would not be policy to apply the
smoother until a short time before the race was called.
Trusting to recollection, the impression is that Startle
was driven from the city, but, inasmuch as Murphy had
some of Mr. Bonner's horses at the track, he may have
occupied a box there. He was then four years old, and
a remarkably fine specimen of the race. Strong, mus-
cular, and yet showing a deal of quality, powerful quar-
ters, and especially so for an Eastern colt of that age,
and though his coat was long, to meet the exigencies
of a New York winter, it had a gloss unusual to the
season. A handsome colt all over, save that he
was a trifle over on the knees, and of the
rosy cross by Hambletonion from an Ameri-
can Star mare. Mr. Bonner drove him, en-
cumbered with an overcoat, and again , if memory can
be depended on, the scales showed that there was 186
good avordupois pounds in the sulky. There were at
least a dozen timers and the mile was made in 2:28, the
slowest of all the watches 2:2S£, while some of them
rated it a quarter of a second faster than 2:2S. There
was a queer^ circumstance in connection with it. Mr.
Bonner had loaned his watch to a friend, requesting him
to take the time very accurately, and he was so anxious-
ly watching the colt that he forgot to start. " What
shall I do ? Mr. Bonner will think me the greatest dunce
in the world." " Start the watch and stop it at twenty-
eight," was the response, and the advice was acted upon.
Taking kinto consideration the drawbacks, we consid-
ered it one of the greatest trotting performances ever
made, and had we been offered the "pick of the world "
never would have looked farther than the handsome
bay. At all events it was faster than any heat made in
the afternoon when the track was much faster.

April 22, 1S72, we received a letter from Mr. Bonner,
containing the following paragraphs:

" By the inclosed paragraph you will see that Startle
trotted on Saturday last, an extraordinary half-mile —
1:09^ to my road wagon. The track was very heavy,
much more so than it was the day you timed him in 2:28
last fall.

"All our horsemen now pronounce him the most won-
derful young horse in the world ; but I remember that
you were ahead of all of them when you said last No-
vember that you would rather own him than any other
horse in the world."

On the 30th of the same month he hauled the road
wagon a half mile in 1:09, and not very long afterwards
trotted the mile out in 2: 19£. Seeing a notice in a paper
that Mr. Bonner designed allowing him to serve a few
mares, we intended sending Columbia, by Bonnie Scot-
land, to him, but Mr. Bonner informed ns that such was
not his intention. We had1 the same faith in his progeny
as in him, and have been much disappointed that the
only one to his credit at the close of the season of 1882
was Portia (2:29^). The impression was correct, how-
ever, and the prediction verified in a startling manner.
His son Majolica, the wires tell, has jumped at one leap
to the top of his class. At the Gentlemen's Driving
Park, the same track, though much improved, where we
saw his sire trot as a four-year-old, he^ won the three-
minute class in straight heats, gaining a record of 2:17,
and at Island Park, Albany, he won the same class, the
heats being 2:21£, 2:1S$, 2:20, 2:21. We will anxiously
await the mail accounts to learn more of this wonderful
trotter.

Races at Sacramento.

Only a short time before the forms had to be locked,
an advertisement was received from Robert Allen, the
proprietor of the Sacramento course, and which will be
found in the appropriate column. The purses are start-
ling: $1,000 for a half-mile running race, $2,000 for 2:40

1883

30xe ifrcete mid §&poiA$mm.

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and §2,000 for 2:30 trotting, and*o00for 2:27 class, pac-
ing. The days selected are the 1st of August for the
running, 2d and 3d for trotting, and the 4th
for pacing. As the trotting and pacing come after the
closing of entries for the circuit, there is no danger of
surrendering eligibility. The entries close on the 15th
of July, and next week we will have more to say in rela-
tion to it.

The same mail brought the intelligence that the 2:09^
was, as we surmised, a myth. There is no question, how-
ever, that he is a very fast horse, and it is also true that
Mr. Eldred paid §4,000 for him. We are promised his
history.

Respond.

W. P. Chester, P. O. Box 1,021, New York, asks for
information which we hope will meet with a hearty re-
sponse. That is that the pedigrees of trotters which
have ever figured in a race be sent him. Mr. Chester is
compiling a book to be called the "Complete Trotting
and Pacing Record, " the publication of which has been
deferred until 1SS4 in order to make it as accurate as
possible. The delay has been caused by the feeling that
a more complete registry of pedigrees could be obtained
by extending the time. "We do not know of any work,
present or prospective, that will be more valuable to the
trotting interests than this. From our acquaintance
with Mr. Chester we know that he will engage in the
work with enthusiasm, and it takes a "heap" of it
and a further backing of plenty of pluck to carry a work
of the magnitude which this will be to a successful ter-
mination. The plan is to include all races from the
earliest time to the date of publication, and however re-
mote, or, from the present standpoint, however slow, to
incorporate them in the volume. In order to aid in fur-
nishing the desired information, any one who has a
knowledge of the breeding of the Pacific coast trotters
which is not well known, by sending^to this office the
matter will be published in the Breeder and Sportsman,
from which it can be copied. The object of this is to
give the pedigrees publicity, where errors can be cor-
rected, and thus insure greater accuracy than by sending
direct to the compiler. Should there be repetitions of ped-
igrees already in the hands of Mr. Chester, no harm will
be done, but rather strengthen them by the indorsement.
Everything that will tend to the verificatiou should be
sent and any circumstances that will throw light on the
subject appended.

EDITORIAL NOTES,

A Correction.

Three very serious errors crept into the advertisement
of the Third District Agricultural Association published
in the two last issues of this paper.

First, all the races are open to all horses in the State,
which should have been distinctly stated.

Second, trotting race, No. 9, for four-year-olds, is not
confined to district horses, as stated, but is open to all
four-year-olds in the State.

Third, all entries close July 20 instead of August 1, as
stated in the advertisement.

"We trust that these corrections will he in time to pre-
vent any injury that the errors might have done to the
association and beg to refer our readers to the corrected
programme, which will be found in this issue.

! ! ! 2:09 3-4. ! ! !

The telegram brought the intelligence to a daily paper
that a green horse at Sacramento, "Wednesday, trotted a
mile in 2:09^, and the fractions are thus given: First
quarter thirty seconds, second quarter thirtyrfour sec-
onds, making the half-mile time 1:04. TVe will defer
throwing our hat up until there is a corroboration, as it
looks as though some one had been trying the credulity
of the sender of the dispatch. It is also stated that the
horse was bought just previous to the performance for
$4,000, and if he can repeat the feat, his purchaser has
" struck it rich, " sure. Thirty seconds'round the turn
and thirty-four down the stretch was rather queer judg-
ment on the part of the driver, reversing the usual order
of management.

Romero.

Although Bornero did not obtain a better place than
third in the 2:20 race at Morrisiana, won by Captain
Emmons, he had the satisfaction of beating him at Isl-
and Park by being second to Joe Bunker. Although the
papers say that he was not in condition when Emmons
beat him he fought the battle out, and in the opinion of
many of the lookers-on he was entitled to the fifth heat,
as the victor made several gaining breaks and only beat
him a trifle.

Joe Bunker has beaten all our horses that he has met,
and is evidently a fast and staunch horse. He is by
George "Wilkes from an American Star mare, so that the
old, favorite combination is coming prominently to the
front again.

James EofF, the veteran driver and horseman, has given
up the half-mile track on the Cliff House road and ad-
vertises in another colum for a tenant. The place was
once a popular resort and many of the oldest turf mem-
ories of this State cluster around it.

The Los Angeles Agricultural Park Association adver-
tise for a tenant for the track and grounds. The track is
one of the best in the State and there are so many horses
in the district that a good man cannot fail to do well
with the place. The particulars can be found in our ad-
vertising column.

On Wednesday next, July 4th, the Olympic Club will
give an open-air athletic meeting at their Oakland
grounds. In spite of the severe loss entailed by the re-
cent fire at the club's headquarters, the enthusiasm of
the members was too strong for trouble to affect them,
and they have gotten up this meeting in a most admir-
able manner. No pleasanter way of spending an after-
noon could be devised than looking at the fine young fel-
lows who compose the entry list competing for the cups
and medals offered as prizes. Such an event East would
call out at least 3,000 people. Let San Francisco raise
that figure a thousand or so and help the club along.

Answers to Correspondents,

Questions answered only through these columns. No replies by mall or
telegraph.

Ed. Beeeder. a>t> Sportsman: Tour answer to my inquiry
received and noted. In hurriedly writing my statement per-
haps IJwas not sufficiently clear, but will endeavor to make
the matter plain. The information as to color was received
in answer to a question from me, and was known some time
before entries closed, and was given in the entry, which was
in writing and read " C. H. enters b c Gimlet, pedigree un-
known." Ienclose you the ad. under which the entry was
made. The society refused to pay the purse on the ground
of his being a "ringer" and claiming fraud had been used in
getting him here. All the points made by them were care-
fully given you in my former communication — i. e. His being
taken off at Astoria, and the different yarns told by his driver
at various times and while under sundry influences.

Portland, June 10, 18S3. Poetla>-d.

The above query, the same which was propounded by
"Portland" some time ago, and which was not definite
enough to warrant an answer, is now put in shape. A strong
point in favor of the entry is that it was accepted by the as-
sociation, and the only thing that could be required of the
nominator was to show that the colt he presented was Gim-
let. This is the only point that would justify the retention
of thejpurse, as all the other objections are frivolous. There
is nothing in the advertisement other than the usual condi-
tions. The claim of being a "ringer "cannot be sustained, as
the eligibihty depended upon age, three-year-old,' which does
not appear to have been questioned. From the data sub-
mitted we are of the opinion that Gimlet is entitled to the
money won.

Editor Breeder ant> Sportsman: Please give me your
opinion of the cross I am about to state, viz.: Two mares,
full sisters, one a year older than the other; the eldest has a
colt and that colt is bred to her younger sister. I don't ap-
prove of it, but would like to hear your views on the sub-
ject. Play Boy.

Stockton, June 2S, 1S83.

Answer — It would depend a good deal on the blood of the
sire of the colt. Though too close inbreeding to be advisable,
there have been many instances of still closer resulting favor-
ably.

Cruise of the Spray.

Stockton is so ambitious to become the headquarters of
the yacht fleet that when a stray sloop braves the perils of the
voyage and the tortuous windings of the slough and makes a
landing near the town, the leading citizens turn out en masse
to do honor to the daring voyager and the Independent editor
immediately writes a lurid leader on the advantage of Stock-
ton as a safe harbor for deep sea ships. It was so last week
when the sloop Spray, owned and commanded by Kent Cat-
ton, warfed up the slough. A banquet was given in honor of
her daring crew. Johnny Gall was host on the occasion and
in that capacity did the honors in a manner that quite
eclipsed the reputation he had made as an entertainer during
the late Democratic Convention held at San Jose. Apologiz-
ing for the absence of his running mates Jim Budd and Gib-
son, Gall opened the festivities by proposing the health of
the Spray's crew, to which Kent Catton responded. J. E.
Brown responded to "The Old Boat Club," Mr. Stangroom to
"The Ladies," Captain Brooks to " The Merchant Marine,
That Makes Stockton What She is, " ' 'The Land We Live in, "by
W. E. Johnson, "The Shaved Head Boat Club," by Lieut.
Colonel Shirley and "The City of Stockton," by W. M. Hick-

The Uuernseys are not a numerous family. There are
about 4,000 of all ages on the Island of Guernsey, and about
1,200 in this country. The pedigrees of moBt of these are
recorded in the "Herd Register" of the American Guernsey
Cattle Club. The number exported from the island is about
1,000 annually, the larger percentage goinc to England, where
they have long been used to color the milk of other breeds. For
this purpose they are without a rival as a breed. The En-
glish dairymen discovered this fact many years ago, and acted
on this knowledge by taking nearly all the surplus Guernseys
the island farmers could Bpare, when very few were exported
to the United States. The extreme richness and intense
color of the milk and cream are the most positive recommen-
dations of the Guernsey breed, though they possess other
desirable characteristics that commend them, especially to
that numerous class whose acres run from 50 to 200, and who
pursue a plan commonly designated by the term "mixed
farming."

THE KENNEL.

A Distinguished Arrival.

From the steamship Circassia has recently landed at the
port of New York one of the finest specimens of the Scotch
deer, or staghound, which has ever been imported. He is
from the celebrated kennels of his Grace the Duke of Suther-
land, a gift from the Duke to Mr. G. S. Page, Vice-President
of the American Fishcultural Association, who, our readers
will remember, successfully transported, a year ago, a num-
ber of black bass to Loch Brora, in Sutherlandshire, in the
highlands of Scotland. This magnificent animal is a practi-
cal illustration of reciprocity. The pedigree which we give
below will be read with interest. Dunrobin is now luxuri-
ating at Hillside, Stanley, Morris county, New Jersey, the
residence of Mr. Page, and has already made the acquaint-
ance of Neptune, a grandson of that most famous greyhound,
Master Magrath. The following is the pedigree: Deerhound
Dunrobin, by Duke of Sutherland's Torrom, Torrom by
Wallace out of Loyal; Wallace, Lord H. Bentinck's breed,
Loyal, by Stag out of Kendeach, Stag by Gillespie's Torrom
out of Loyal (No. 119), Kendeach, by Cameron, of Lochiel's
Pirate {No. 141) out of Loyal (No. 119), Gillespie's Torrom
by McDonald's Glengarry out of Gordon Cumming's Lioness.
Dam Lord Fitzhardinge's Loyal, by Tom (No. 9,742), Tom
by Duke of Sutherland's Pirate out of Shelloch, Pirate by
Cameron, of Lochiel's Pirate out of Loyal {No. 119), Shel-
loch by Cameron, of Lochiel's Pirate {No. 141) out of Loyal
(No. 119). The same steamship also brought some beautiful
Hamburg fowls, a gift to Miss Florence Page from Lady Kem-
ball. Dunrobin is the name of the seat of the Duke of
Sutherland in Scotland. — Forest and Stream.

Queer Collection.

One of the daily journals recently gave the following
unique description of the opening day at the New York dog
pound: Yesterday the United Kennel Club of the Streets of
New York opened its annual bench show at the foot of Six-
teenth street, East Biver. The entries were numerous and
at 2 o'clock 108 dogs of every degree of nationality and re-
spectability were on exhibition. Superintendent MeMahon
is the judge, and John Fitzgerald and a corps of able assist-
ants were present to give information and make the dogs and
visitors comfortable. The principal specimens of the fine
breeds on hand were terriers, bone-hunters, stove-minders,
stoop -warmers, sausage collies, brick-stoppers, boot- jack-
dodgers, seldomfeds, tungries, nohair, notails and nogoods.
There were also several which walked on three legs, a num-
ber that walked on two and six or eight that couldn't walk
at all and lay down in disgust. Five or six of the very finest
specimens were so very fine that visitors had to look twice to
see them. One peculiarity of this show is that no prizes will
be offered, and owners who wish to withdraw their dogs must
pay the sum of $3 within forty-eight hours after the entry is
made, or their pets will be sacrificed. Another novel thing
about the show is that a separate exhibition, all new entries,
is to be held every day until the first of November. All day
long yesterday the gentlemen were scouring the city for spec-
imens for the exhibition, and it must be acknowledged that
they were efficient, when it is taken into consideration that
before 2 o'clock they had secured a cool hundred, with eight
over for good measure.

Exercise "Wire for Dog's.

Many persons have no room for their pet dog to exercise
in. Sportsmen often have one or two dogs which they use
during gunning season, but which must be kept on the chain
almost continuously, between seasons, to prevent them from
being lost or stolen, or getting into mischief. The following
device will be found useful in exercising dogs: Two solid
posts may be planted twenty feet apart, near the dog house,
and projecting about six inches out of the ground. Twenty
feet is a good average distance. A stout wire may be stretched
tightly between and fastened to these posts, firs't slipping the
end of the wire through the last link of the dog's chain. The
dog is fastened to the chain, and soon learns how to use his
comparative freedom. Old telegraph wire is a good thing for
the purpose, and instead of slipping the wire through the
link of the chain, a stout hook may be made to fasten the
chain loosely to the wire, as it will not wear out so quickly,
the friction being very great while the animal is running up
and down his twenty-foot track.

rjAt an adjourned meeting of the Eastern Fields Trials Club,
the treasurer's report showed a balance of over $900 in bank,
and financial condition flourishing. The following gentle-
men were elected regular members: F. A. Perkins, Provi-
dence, K. I.; B. F. Wilson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; J. W. Orth, Bos-
ton, Mass.; Howard Hartlej', Pittsburgh, Pa. The secre-
tary reported that Messrs. Luther Adams and D. C. Berg-
undthal have positively accepted to act as judges at the com-
ing field trials, and that Mr. John C. Higgins has been re-
quested to act as third judge, but his reply had not been re-
ceived up to that time. It was agreed that the secretary
should mail running rules and Derby entry blanks to aU
parties who entered in the National American Kennel Club.
Entries to close July 1 for all American entries, and August
1 for English entries. There will not probably be another
meeting of the club before September. — American Field.

Mr. E. Leavesley of Gilroy offers for sale in our advertis-
ing columns some fine English setter pups at reasonable
prices. Mr. Leavesley has some of the best field dogs in the
State, and we know that the old gentleman would sooner
cut off his right hand than sell a poor dog or misrepresent
the breeding of one. No man living has hud more experi*
ence with setters and pointers in the field and all around than
Mr. Leavesley, and what he does not know about breeding
has not yet been made public.

The English Kennel Club announces that the twentj -first
annual dog-show under management of the society will be
held at the Crystal Palace, July 3, 4, 5 and 6. Picri
made for 161 classes. The judges are Mr. 0. E. Holford,
Mr. Edsar Hanlmrv. Rev. J. Mell-.r. Mr. J. II. Salter, Mr. S.
E. Hurley, Mr. A. N. RadclifVe, Major Willet, Mr. R. Vicary,
Mr. C. H. Colmore, Lord Alfred Fitzroy, Mr. James Locke,
Mr. J. Percival and Mr. J. W. Berry.

Messrs. Luther Adams, D. C. Bergundthal and John C.
Higgins are named as judges for the coming field trials at
High Point, N. C, to be held in November nc\t. by the East-
ern Field Trials Club. The Secretary, Mr. V
Coster, of Flatbush, L. I., announces the r
ous entries in the Derby, and anticipate
July 1, date of closing.

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June 30

YACHTING.

An Open Question.

A correspondent of the Forest and Stream lias taken a
dislike to leg-of-nmtton mainsails, and thus discourses:

"Lurline is afflicted with the horrible incongruity of a gaff
foresail and Bermuda main. Surely esthethics need an
apostle to check this inroad of monstrous ugliness. This un-
gainly cross, a sort of yachting "yaller dog," is, we think, in
high favor among the San Francisco yachtsmen, upon no
better grounds than the impression that a triangular sail
keeps the center lower than a gaff sail, an impression which
a little bit of sketching would quickly remove. We know
that some who have tried the Bermuda return with un-
stinted praise in its behalf, but we also know that human na-
ture is much the same on one coast as upon another, and
that some yachtsmen here sent out under a night shirt hoisted
to a broomstick would declare the device a superb concep-
tion, and report a gain of several knots in speed. Climate
may be held accountable for some things, but it cannot very
well cover claims so diametrically opxaosite to experience in
the East, which is all in favor of broad-headed sails. The
fault with California rigs is their lofty, narrow cut. Less
hoist and more head would lower the center of effort and
give better driving sails. When this was first set forth in
Forest and Stream, intense opposition to such revolutionary
counsels was manifested on all sides, but in due time the
very changes we proposed have come to be regarded quite a
matter of course. As experience in San Francisco is limited
to sails of lofty, narrow cut, some one can earn laurels by
acting upon our hint, and receive our dying gratitude besides
for sending into Coventry the niised-up rig of " yaller dog "
extraction.

So the San Franeisco yachtsmen have their sails too high
and too narrow in the estimation of this expert, who speaks
in such strong terms of the Bermuda sail. It is very funny
that every new yacht the builders turn out knocks half a
dozen theories^onthe head, and the fact'that the Nellie, with
a Bermuda mainsail and gaff foresail carried the whip more
than two seasons, kinder endeared that style of rig to the
San Francisco builders. However, Mr. Spreckels has dis-
carded his Bermuda and given the Lurline a gaff and our
friend of the Forest and Stream will be happy.

The Casco has been for a week to Monterey and there-
abouts. They had fine weather, and a good time was en-
joyed by those aboard. She is soon to go to the Cordell Bank
on a fishing cruise.

The Lolita has been on the ways for a general overhauling.
Though seven years old, everything was found sound. She
now has on new copper, paint, and is in good order.

The little schooner Virgin has had her sails bent after hav-
ing been laid up a long time. She was out last Sunday.

The Lolita has been up Suisun creek, into Wells' Slongh,
with Commodore Eckley's family on board.

The San Francisco Yacht Club will not go to Napa this year
on the Fourth of July.

Commercial Fowls.

TJnder this head, Mr. Harrison Weir, a great English
authority, discusses at considerable length the various breeds
and crosses of fowls to raise and fatten solely for the market.
He is most in favor of a cross of the old-fashioned English
Game-cock with the Dorking, the Light Brahma, or the Buff
Cochin hen, in the order named. These are small in the
bone, broad in the breast, fleshy, beautiful to behold, and
very hardy. The full-grown cocks of this cross weigh from
nine to ten pounds, the hens are good layers, and the flesh of
both is excellent.

Like most reliable English writers, he prefers for a pure
breed the white-legged Dorking, not only as super-excellent
for the table, but profitable for general market purposes.
After the cross of the Game-cock, he prefers the Dorking
cock with the Light Buff Cochin hens. The chickens of this
cross lay earlier than the pure Dorkings, grow faster, and,
when grown, appear larger. The cross of the Dorking with
the Light Brahma hens gives a more compact fowl than the
Cochin cross, and, on the whole, is preferable. Of a big,
coarse fowl, he says what we all know, that it eats more and
sells for less in market than the better bred. Choice table
fowls are not so plentiful now in England as they were some
forty years ago, when one used to see in the Newgate and
Leadenhall markets, row on row, tier on tier, of bright, white-
skinned, white-legged Dorkings and Game fowls, or crosses
of both. He thinks the poultry shows have been an injury
rather than a gain to the English people, for the decisions are
more for fancy than for real value, and this, unfortunately, is
to some extent true of the poultry judging in America. —
American Agriculturist.

A Glance at Santa Cruz.

Up Coast Briefs.

The Cloverdale Reveille says that evergreen millett as a
stock feed has been tried in that neighborhood and is a com-
plete failure.

The fair of District No. 12 will be held this year at Willits,
Mendoeino county. commencing'Sept. 24, and continuing six
days.

John E. Truitt of Sonoma County has a Spanish Merino
ram that sheared 17 J pounds last week. He was sheared last
fall.

The spring wool clip in the Russian River valley is ex-
ceptionally good.

Farmers above Cloverdale complain of the pest of rabbits.

The total acreage of hops in Mendocino this year is 1,G00.

The City of New York, on her last trip, had a consignment
tli 172 American Merino sheep, which were insured for $25,-
000. They were selected with great care for breeding pur-
poses for the colonial market. The Australian breed of Me-
rino has gone toward fineness, and the American, if not so
fine, gives greater weight and density. Other shipments are
to follow, as the Australian breeders have engaged the deck
space of the mail steamers for twelve months in advance.
There iB one great drawback to the prestige of California
Merinos— the neglect of California breeders to keep a register
of t! eir flocks. This is regarded as so serious a drawback
thnf despite the merit of the sheep, they are not marketable
for breeding purposes in Australia. When picked rams oust
it $2,000, and ewes $400, tho magnitude of this over-
is apparent. The choicest specimens of the shipment

City of New "York were purchased in western New

!-l Vermont.

A pleasanter trip than a Saturday-to-Monday jaunt to
Santa" Cruz cannot easily be found, and coupled with that
fact, the trip is so inexpensive as to be "within the reach of
all," provided they happen to hail from these corporate lim-
its or parts adjacent. The ride down would give one almost
a surfeit of fine and romantic scenery were it nor that every
new mile opens urj an entirely new scene in the panorama
of beauty. Leaving the city at 4:30 p. m. last Saturday I
reached Santa Cruz before 9, and meeting Swift of the Ocean
house, asked him how best to put in the interval before bed
time. For an answer Swift rapidly ran over a list of the
amusements the place afforded. "A moonlight ride to Big
Trees, a walk to the beach, or around the cliff, a small poker
game in the bar parlor and a big game rip stairs, a game of
billiards, a hand at cribbage and, last of all, a hop in the
assembly room at the Ocean house." The last seemed to
offer the most fun with the least risk, cards being out of the
question, so into the ball-room I went and was soon put at
ease by the hearty greetings of some kind city friends. An
Ocean house hop, such as this one proved, is rare fun for
all hands. Plenty of propriety without any restraint, music
fairly bad, a good dancing floor and as jolly a lot of young
ladies as one could wish to meet. Looking on is my best
suit at any game, and rare fun I had watching the dancers.
Everyone^ seemed to be having a good time, except one
pale youth, who moped in a corner friendless and alone. His
name was Cehieflin, his home Los Angeles, and he had evi-
dently come to Santa Cruz with the intention of carrying on
a first-class lady killing campaign. Of all the gentlemen
present, he was the only one in full dress, which made him
a most noticeable figure and a little extra attention
was paid him on account of his having on a pair
of brown dogskin gloves in lieu of the white
kids usually donned with evening costume. On
his rather narrow bosom he wore a large piece of crystal
which refused to look like a diamond even in the glare of the
gas, and his hands were busily engaged all the evening
through in the sisyphian task of keeping his white neck tie
from flying the track and bolting over his shirt collar. For
two mortal hours he leant against the door jamb, casting
tender, though rather squinting, glances at the
young ladies as they passed him in the
dance. At last his patience was rewarded, and he se-
cured a partner, who laughingly told a friend after the dance
that she only consented to saunter through a quadrille with
him to see if he was really alive. His dancing was as remark-
able as his costume. He developed a wonderful faculty of
giving surprises. To him "ladies chain" " seemed to mean
"turn your partner," and on one occasion "hands across"
was mistaken by him for an order to introduce a few jig steps
into the dance. Next day this youth appeared as a real live
dude. Before breakfast he wore a light suit. After break-
fast a bright green suit and a silk hat. For dinner he dressed
in a black frock coat, and during the evening he wore a golden
hued suit, fitting so tightly that the beautiful outward curve
of his legs was as painfully distinct as the ill formation of a
knee-sprung horse.

On Sunday morning I noticed a great commotion on the
street and on going to see the cause found a crowd surround-
ing a little knot of sea-faring men on the blue bands of whose
hats appeared the word "Lurline." No wonder there was
a commotion for Mr. J. D. Spreckels had sailed his yacht to
Santa Cruz and visions of lunches, sails to Monterey and all
sorts of fun rose in the minds of half the ladies in town.
When I got up to the crowd, the Captain of the craft was giv-
ing a short account of his trip.

"The best time ever made. Five hours and thirteen min-
utes to the buoy three miles outside the bay of Santa
Cruz, or better than thirteen knots an hour," was the
report of this worthy, and he had the records to show. Seven
long hours' detention outside on occount of calm and fog
rather took the edge off this fine performance, but none of
the party were seasick, and all enjoyed the trip and did not
grumble at the delay outside. All day long there
was a regular procession {ladies predominating) out
to the Lurline, andso busy were all the available
boats kept in conveying visitors out on board of
her that some enterprising youths started to swim out. One
found the tide rather too strong and gave up the attempt,
another was seized by cramp and barely rescued by a boat,
and, be it said to the shame of muscular male humanity, the
only person who swam to the yacht and back to shore (about
a mile) during the day was a young lady whose name I was
specially requested never to mention.

During the afternoon I rode out to visit the racetrack — the
prime object of my trip to Santa Cruz. In getting a horse to
take me out there I received a genuine shock. There was a
brisk demand for teams; nearly every animal in town was en-
gaged two deep, yet t Mr. Lincoln, the proprietor of the Lo-
renzo stables, was actually renting double teams, with four-
seated buggy, for §4 for the afternoon, and when I, a perfect
stranger, asked the price of a horse to ride to the track, he
replied: "Well, I've only got one horse in; he ain't much
of an animal, and I guess a dollar will be enough." Though
I had seen the man rent a span of fine horses and a neat rig
for $4, and single buggies for §2, §1 for a saddle horse, for
which I expected to pay at least §3, seemed so low that I
gazed first at the horse with a feeling of terror, and then at
the man with a glance of pity for being so far behind the age
in his ability to make the most of a good Sunday harvest. I
really felt afraid to trust myself on a §1 horse, but when
Lincoln called out, "Bill, bring the gentleman a good whip
and a pair of spurs," my feelings changed, for I foresaw
that I would have to pay fare and work my passage. I
made the trip out to the track (two miles) in three
quarters of an hour. It took just an hour to get back, but I
was rewarded for the time consumed by Lincoln thanking
me for taking good care of the horse and remarking in an ap-
proving way: "Why, he never turned a hair. " A few min-
utes later, when in the seclusion of my chamber I wrung
the perspiration out of my dripping under garments and
bathed my aching limbs in St. Jacob's oil, I wondered what
manner of horsemen could make that horse "turn a hair,"
and came to the conclusion that Santa Cruz riders must be a
pretty tough set.

What I saw at the track was an ample reward for the labor
spent in getting there. As fine a natural track as man or
horse could wish for was my first impression, andsnbsequent
inspection only strengthened that idea. Easy, gradual turns,
well-thrown-up stretches and a surface that would not lame
a two-year-old in six month's work, su mm arize[the[ad vantages
from a horseman's standpoint. The soil, a sandy loam,
looked as though it would dry very quickly and ought to be
a great recommendation for the place as a winter training
ground. To a lover of natural scenery the place is almost
perfection. Within a few yards of the edge- of the cliff, the
blue waves were plainly visible from any part of the grounds
aud the roar of the surf beating against the rocks and work-
ing its way into the strangely-shaped caverns with which the
cliff is honeycombed proved pleasant music to the listening

ear. On two sides fine groves of fir and pine with here and
there a gum or cypress tree made pleasant wind-breaks and
suggested thoughts of picnics and luncheons, beneath their
shading boughs, most delicious. Looking back from the sea
the heavily-timbered slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains
reached up and up until they met the line of white cloud
that hung overhead and almost gave them the appearance of
being topped with snow. Dark and huge and stern the
mountains looked far in the distance, the splendid green of
their tree foliage seemed black as night and the^ monster
trees that covered their sides and shot up to tremendous
heights from awful gorges and abyssamal canyons were
as a pall of inky black draped in fantastic shapes. A horse
brought out from the stables for a jog seemed to call attention
back to the track and its immediate surroundings. A bonnie
looking mare it was, and rightly named Bonnie Jean, by im-
ported Hercules, not a miracle of speed and bottom, but
handsome enough in form and symmetry to please the most
fastidious judge of horseflesh. After a short canter the boy
took her back to her stall and then I took a look around the
stables. There was not much there worthy of note. In Mr.
Ferguson's stable, besides Bonnie Jean, was a handsome
horse, Johnny A, by imported Hercules. He is matched to
run a 600-yard dash against Grey Billy, an Oregon quarter
horse. The race is to come off at San Jose early in August.
Among the trotters were a grey mare and a dark grey horse,
both untried and said by the boy to be from A. W. Rich-
mond, the sire of Romero. There was nothing doing around
the track and I was glad to take a seat on the water-trough
and listen to one of the stable boys who was full of the his-
tory of the dark horse that has shown so much speed at Sac-
ramento in trials lately. According to my young informant,
this coming wonder, whose origin and name are dark with
mystery, was raised in Santa Cruz. He was the property of
a boss in a logging camp and showed such speed when driven
to buggy from the camp to town that some horsemen deter-
mined to possess him. The horse fell sick and was given in-
to the care of a local vet, who, as part of his care, drove him
fast half miles. Seeing that there was lots in the horse, this
gentleman spoke dubiously of the chance of cure and finally
purchased him from the lumberman for $500. A week later
lie sold him for SI, 000 to the present owners. My young
friend talked about 2:20 as being the animal's gait, but insin-
uated that besides an affection of the eyes the horse was not
sound. Time will show the truth of this, but I shall certain-
ly look out for the logging camp wonder during the coming

circuit. - W.

^»

State Fair Premiums.

The directors of the State fair have been very liberal in
setting aside money for premiums for cattle, sheep and swine.
Their premium list is just out and every farmer and stock-
raiser in the State should send to the secretary at Sacramento
and procure a copy. In all classes of horses and mules the
premiums offered are:

Best four years old and over.$i0 00

Second best 20 00

Best three yeaTs old 30 00

Second best 15 00

Best two years old 20 00

Second best S10 00

Best one year old 15 00

Second best 7 50

Bestcolt under one year 10 00

Second best 5 00

For a double team of carnage horses and roadsters $40 is of-
fered for first best and a silver goblet or $20 cash to second.
For cattle the premiums offered are:

Best three years old and over. S40 00

Second best 20 00

Best two years old 30 00

Second best 15 00

Best one year old $20 00

Second best 10 00

Best bull calf 15 00

Second best 7 50

Alderney, Jersey and Guernsey cattle are all placed in one
class; why, one is at a loss to know, and surely some of the
directors who are interested in the new Pacific Coast Jersey
Cattle Club will admit that a mistake has been made. The
same lumping process was used to the Herefords, Holsteins
and Holderness cattle. Sheep are classified into Spanish and
French Merinos, Cotswold, Southdown, Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire, and Shropshire, thoroughbred crosses and
graded. Swine are classified as Berkshire, Esses, Poland-
China and Duroc or Jersey Reds. The poultry classes in-
clude Brahmas, Langshans, Buff Cochins, Plymouth Rocks,
Black Leghorns, Brown and White Leghorns, Black Spanish
Houdans, Silver Spangled Hamburgs, Seabright Bantams,
Game Bantams, Game chickens, Bronze turkeys, Wild tur-
keys, Tolouse geese, Rouen ducks, Pekin ducks.

Poverty Grass.

A great deal of growling was done some years ago about
foxtail grass taking the country, but foxtail is of some account,
as stock will eat it when green. Now, however, a new grass
has appeared, which is too much for the foxtail and is spread-
ing rapidly. This is called poverty grass. It looks like a
very rich grass, having a fine, rich-looking head, almost as
large as an ordinary head of club wheat, but no kind of stock
will eat it. It first appeared upon the sheep ranges in Teha-
ma county, about thre'e years ago, and last year a little of it
appeared along the foothills in the northern part of the coun-
ty. This year it is thick all over the foothill country, north
of Willows. It seemed to come all at once, so that many be-
lieve it to be the spontaneous production of the soil. If it
has a seed at all, it is very fine, the large head spoken of be-
ing soft and spongy. We are inclined to believe that the
seed is so small and light as to be carried in great quantities
by the north winds. It has appeared thick and well set in
large districts of country where no sign of it had been seen,
which favors the idea of spontaneous growth. — Colusa Sun.

A correspondent of the American Angler furnishes the fol-
lowing as the proper method to prepare lake trout for the
table: Clean, and split your trout open on the back; if then
too large for a frying pan, divide again vertically; if still too
large, cut into pieces four or five inches wide; roll the halves
or sections in Indian meal or cracker crumbs — some prefer
to dip their fish in eggs, white and yolk beaten together. Fry
some clear fat pork in a frying pan over a hot fire, and when
the fat is fried out, put in your fish, flesh side down; finish
cooking with the skin side down. Cook quickly, and serve
hot, with pepper and salt. When the crust which the frying
forms is broken, you have the delicious, white, moist meat,
with all the richness which a fat trout affords, making a dish
fit for a hungry angler.

A case of paroxysmal madness has been developed in a
horse belonging to Mr. J. B. Ude of Santa Barbara. The an-
imal was the family horse, driven by Mrs. Ude and others,
and heretofore gentle and safe. When Mr. Ude entered the
stable last Friday, the animal seemed filled with madness at
the sound of his' voice and commenced lacking in the most
frantic manner. Mr. Ude had a leg broken early in the bat-
tle and dragged himself out of the way, while the hors«
broke loose and is supposed to be still "going mad. "

1883

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113

Forests and Forestry in Europe
and America.

Historical records give us reason to believe
that originally the entire earth's surface "was
covered -with forests, and the vast areas of
coal deposits in all portions of the globe are
incontrovertible evidences of the fact. The
physical history of each country pi-oves that
a moderate extent of forests promotes, in a
high degree, both its agricultural and manu-
facturing interests, as well as its resources
generally, and the beneficial influence of for-
ests, from a physical, economical and hygi-
enic aspect, is receiving more of the attention
its importance deserves.

The countries bordering the Mediterranean
sea have all suffered immeasurably by the
reckless destruction of the woods which for-
merly covered their mountain slopes. Springs
which formerly existed have dried up, and the
rainfall much changed in quantity and regu-
larity of visits.

These facts deserve the serious considera-
tion of our own people, for, though the quan-
tity of timbered lands in America far exceeds
that of any other section of the globe, yet by
constant inroads upon them the original for-
ests will be exhausted. Several distinguished
scientists have ascribed the prime cause of the
great famine in China to the denudation of
her mountain slopes, and the consequent ces-
sation of a regular rainfall thereby. In India
the parching heat and absence of water have
been materially overcome by judicious and
extensive arboriculture ; in truth, where the
plan has been systematically and successfully
practiced, the character of the climate has
undergone remarkable changes.

Among the older countries of Europe, Ger-
many leads in extent and thoroughness of the
arboriculture system. There are eight schools
in the empire where sylviculture, as it is
termed, is taught. The students learn the
economical principles of forests, and the prac-
tical planting, growing and preserving of
trees. The graduates are consigned to the
forestry department of the state, and are en-
rolled as "Foresters of the Empire." So
thorough is the study of this science, the
pupils, after graduating and being enrolled,
have to pass two years under an oberforsier,
and still undergo two severe examinations,
one in the theoretical and the other of prac-
tical {as applied to theory) forestry ; after
these inquisitions he passes to a college as as-
sistant professor of the science, or is given
charge of one of the imperial domains. The
forestry of Germany forms a part of her in-
ternal revenue department, and is controlled
by a cabinet officer, who is besides governor
of the various academies devoted to teaching
the science. With the existing system, and
timber cutting being performed under govern-
mental supervision, the forests of Germany
are still very large, and, with a heavy annual
drain upon them, are kept up to the standard
average. We are particular in furnishing our
readers with the above methods of forest pres-
ervation among these far-sighted and truly
economical people, because they may find fol-
lowers of their example among some of our
people while the opportunity exists to do so
under so many superior advantages.

Forest legislation in France dates back to
the sixteenth century. In 1750 her forest area
was estimated at lnO,000,000 acres, but reck-
less destruction of it, and the constant re-
currence of revolutions among the people,
greatly diminished the amount of her timber.
In 1S60 laws were passed requiring certain
denuded lands to be planted in forest trees,
and thousands of acres in the High and Low
Alps country were thus treated. Alreadymuch
good has come from this comparatively new
enterprise. Elvers, where the forests along
their sources had been felled, devastated
whole sections by floods, but now that young
trees are growing on these formerly denuded
spots the floods have ceased to occur. Not
only have the tracts formerly in woods been
replanted, but plantations have been formed
along the coast of Gascony on the white shift-
ing sand and dune lands until recently con-
sidered worthless, and now there is a contin-
uous forest of pinus pinosler, a species of pine,
from Bayonne to the mouth of the Gironde,
a distance of 150 miles, varying in width from
two to sis miles. The government has a
forestry school at Nancy, much after the pat-
tern of the German ones, and where similar
studies are taught.

Italy, Switzerland, Denmark and Eussia
each have a rigid system of forest protection
and schools in which to teach forestry.
Great Britain has but a small forest area,
though the government encourages forest cul-
ture at home, and particularly in her colonies.
India meets with a large portion of executive
attention, and much good is resulting from
the system. New varieties are being intro-
duced into the territory; among them there is
one which is likely to revolutionize a certain
class of trade, called the " cinchona. " It is
said that the initial experiments in its culture
have surpassed the expectations of even the
most sanguine among the projectors of tbe
enterprise.

In America there is a larger area of prime-
val forest than in any other country. Her
trade in lumber has grown to colossal propor-
tions, both at home and abroad, and though
there are millions of acres of her timbered
lands yet untouched by the axman, certain
portions of her territory, where were formerly
vast forests, have been destroyed, and the
people of those sections rendered as uneasy
about their timber supply as those of old
Europe. The general government, though
slow to act, has at last been aroused to the im-
portance of the subject, and established a
forestry department in connection with the

Agricultural Bureau at Washington. In the
older States of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
New York, Delaware and Maryland, forestry
associations have been organized. The gener-
al government encourages by donations of
land forestculture on the plains, while several
of the States offer individual premiums for
the best-preserved forest lands and planta-
tions of artificially cultivated trees within
their borders. California, notwithstanding
her vast resources, has a forestry department
of her State government, and many other
States are contemplating doing the same.

Having seen what has been done and what
is doing in the forest preservation and culture
in Europe and America, it will be of interest,
particularly to Americans, to lay before them
the varieties of trees which grow under cer-
tain climates and conditions, that they may
select therefrom in the establishing of forest
plantations in the West or anywhere where
the original growth has been cut down.

Pine and birch grow in extreme northern
climates, while oaks and beeches require tem-
perate ones, and palms and heat-loving trees
can only live in the tropical. Soil, of course,
has much to do with tree growth, even where
the climate appears similar, but these rules
apply more particularly to Europe and East-
ern countries than America, because here it is
not uncommon to find a great many varieties
of trees of entirely different characteristics
growing luxuriantly side by side. There-
fore in the selection of varieties of trees to be
rjlanted for their timber the necessities of
commerce should be more closely considered
than the condition of climate and soil, as
these last produce graciously almost every
variety of tree found on the continent, if we
except a few which are'decidedly of a tropical
or a frigid zone character. For instance, it
would be folly to attempt the growing of the
cypress, orange or lemon tree in Nebraska, or
the white pine of Maine in Florida, though
with such extreme exceptions as these, oak,
hickory, elm, maple, willow, plane, hornbean,
poplar, horse chestnut, birch and mulberry
will grow well anywhere in the temperate, and
even in the northerly portions of_the Northern
belt of the country. There are regions
of the world where a certain vari-
ety of tree grows exclusively, but these are
few, and do not apply, as a rule, to be fol-
lowed in forest culture in America. In Ne-
braska, ash, walnut and elm have been largely
planted, and along the Pacific railroads the
Australian gum thrives well. Kansas lands
and climate produce admirably hickory, oak,
walnut and cottonwood. This last rapidly-
growing tree is destined to become a staple ar-
ticle of the timber commodity. It grows lux-
uriantly in Mississippi and Arkansas, and
would doubtless thrive in Texas or anywhere
outside of the frigid belt.

It would prove of inestimable benefit to
our country if the State governments would
establish schools of forestry similar to those in
Europe, or at any rate have introduced a
course of forestry in the existing public
schools. Let the science of tree culture fol-
low a botanical course, and thus diffuse the
two important sciences over the land. With
the certain denudation of the forest lands,
and the necessity for settling the great West-
ern plains, the knowledge of forestry taught
as a science and coupled with practical exper-
iments would be invaluable, as the subject is
of vital importance to all persons connected
with the agricultural interests of the country.
— Southern Lumberman.

lOil Meal.

Within comparatively a few years the con-
sumption of oil meal in this country has rap-
idly extended until at the present time there
is scarcely an agricultural or stock-raising
district in the older portions of the United
States in which the article has not found a
market. The value of cotton-seed oil meal as
a fertilizer is too well known to require special
mention by us. Its importance in this field
has been long recognized by Southern plant-
ers and for many years they consumed nearly
the total yearly product in enriching their
lands. The Eastern States have more recently
taken up oil meal, both for stock feeding and
fertilizing purposes, and the farmers there
are now among the largest consumers in this
country. Since corn 'and other stock food
have reached such a high cost, some of the
Western cattle and hog-raisers have turned to
oil meal, and have substituted it to a great ex-
tent for corn, especially in the fattening of
hogs for the market. It has been found that
oil meal is particularly adapted for this pur-
pose, containing nearly all the essential ele-
ments of corn, its fat-producing quality being
equal if not superior to the latter, while it is
far cheaper and easily handled. The chances
for an extensive growth of consumption in
this direction are very encouraging, while for
fertilizing it is one of the cheapest and most
valuable composts in the market. Eecently
consumers have become somewhat fastidious
regarding the quality and appearance of the
meal, butthe objections are being overcome
by manufacturers who are paying more atten-
tion to the production of the article, and there
is a marked improvement already noticeable.

T.G.Duncan reports Southern Texas as
suffering from drouth, and cattle in that sec-
tion very thin. But in the central and west-
ern portion of the State grass is said to be
fine and cattle fat. A number of fine beeves
have alreudy gone to market from these sec-
tions.

The government is advertising for 5,000
rams, to be delivered at Navajo agency, New
Mexico.

Who Will Make a Start?

The different agricultural associations
throughout the State have arranged for hold-
ing race meetings during the next few months,
and it looks as though they would be attended
with success, judging from the number of
horses in training at the tracks. In this vi-
cinity something should be done towards get-
ting up a meeting. This has been a prosper-
ous year, and we see no reason why the peo-
ple of Solano and Napa could not join together
and arrange for a meeting at the Vallejo race
park during the fall. Yolo and Sonoma coun-
ties would undoubtedly be represented, and,
if properly managed, the race meeting could
be made a success. Liberal purses could be
made up, and parties having good stock could
be induced to bring them. Everyone who
has seen our track says it Is one of the best in
the State, and we cannot see why the people
of the counties adjoiniug Solano do not ar-.
range for holding exhibitions here every year.
A number of persons have promising colts,
and this would give them a good chance to
show what the youngsters can do. If the
proper parties take hold of this matter, we are
positive it can be made successful. Places
that cannot afford it as well as this district
hold regular exhibitions, and we see no rea-
son why they cannot be held here. Who will
make a start in this irarjortant matter? — Val-
lejo Chronicle.

It is said that 500,000 cattle graze on the
Wyoming ranges, valued at $13,000,000.

WANTED.

A TENANT FOB AGBICTJLTURAL PARK
racecourse and grounds, located ant miles from
Los Angeles county Court-house. Fine club house,
grand stand and other buildings, with UK) acres of the
finest land in: Southern California. Terms liberal to
a good tenant. Apply to

E, A. DE CAMP, Secretary,
26t3 Box 455, Los Angeles, Ual.

THOROUGHBRED

English Setter Puppies

FOR SALE.

PEDIGREE GDARAKTEED; PBICE— BITCHES
815, (logs 520.
26ml E. lEAVEStEY, Gilroy

RACETRACK TO LET.

THE WELL-KNOWN

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ON THE CLIFF-HOUSE BOAD, TOGETHER
with a handsome house, restaurant, saloon, stable
accommodations for 100 teams, and all the appurte-
nances of a

First-Class Racetrack,

Is to let on reasonable terms. The track a popuii
roadside resort and has a steady trade.
For particulars apply to

JIM EOFF
At the Cottage near the Bay District Track.

SPEED PROGRAMME

Sonoma County

A

GRICULTURAL

PARK

ASS0CIATI0

H

Annual Meeeting-

MO.VDAY. AUGUST SO, ANI> TO CLOSE
OX SATURDAY, AUOl'ST 25.

First Day, Tuesday, August 21.

l_Trotting; three-minute class; puree ^ri00.

2— Tiottlng; Stockholders' Plate; value ^00; Condi-
tions with the secretary of the association,

S— Running; free for all; three-f mirths of a mile
and repeat; stake §150, $25 to second horse, entrance
$'20, $10 forfeit.

Second

Day, Wednesday,
gust 21.

Au-

1— Trotting, for three-year-olds; puree 8100.
2— Pacing; 2:26 class; purse *400.
3— Running; free for all; mile dash; stake |160, M»
to second horse, entrance S30, #15 forfeit.

Third Day, Thursday, August 23.

1— Trotting; 2:2Sclass; purse S'ix'i.

2— Trotting; 2:40 class; purse 8500.

3— Running; two-year-olds; dash of three -fourths
nf a mile; stake $160, 630 to second horse, entrance
820. 810 forfeit.

Fourth Day, Friday, August 24.

1— Trotting; 2:21 eluss; purse $000,
2— Running; thn-e-vciir-uldn, I1- miles and r«'|ieat;
Stake 0175; (SOtO SOeondhOrBOj entrance 830; 8lu for.

8.— Banning; (roe f"r all; dash •■( r, miles; stake
•150; 850 to second horse; entrance WO i W forfeit.

Fifth Day, Saturday, August 25.

l—Trotting; 2:3) class; puree MJJOO.

"—Running; fre.- f.ir all; two ioili-« and rep' at; II v.'
to enter and three to start; purse 8600.

WYHAN MURPHY, President.

james O'MEAltA, Secretary.

TAGGART & DIEENG

REAL ESTATE AGENTS A AUCTIONEERS

NOS. TO AND 102 EIGHTH STREET,

OAKLAND.

San Francisco oOlcc at EaBton k Eltlriilge's, 22 Mont-
gomery Street

AUCTION SALE
OF

FINE STOCK

BY ORDER OP

W. W. CAMRON

Saturday. June 30. 1883, at 1 1 O'clock.

Noon, at

Camron Ranch,

ON SAN PABLO CREEK, TEN MILES PROS!
Oakland, on the road to Lafayette and Walnut
Creek. To reach the raiw h take telegraph Avenue
from Oakland.

IINELY
BRED

Saddle and

IR0TTING
STOCK,

Work Horses

AND BROOD MARES.

Among them are Belmonts, Patchens, the famous
Gorham colts, which are descendants of the famous
Bellfounder stock. McCrackens and other trotting
strains. There are alBO some fine Normans.

These horses are all young, and need nnlv to he seen
to be appreciated, and with lew exceptions have been
sired by Henry Williamson, whose reputation us a
sire of road horses is well known.

Also the finest and largest herd of

Thoroughbred Jerseys

Everoffc-red at auction in this State. Many of them
are REGISTERED and have very SUPERl'OR PED-
IGREES of excellent milking strains. All of this
herd are young and consist of cows, heifers, calves
and bulls. Alsosome very

HIUH GRADE J£RSEYS.

Valuable as family cows. Also a fine collection o-
HIGH GRADE 1ft KIIAM COWS

And young Stock.

055* Tbe animals offered In this sale ure tbe result
of years of the most careful breeding and are sold
only on account of the sale of the ranch. This is B
RARE OPPORTUNITY for parties wishing siicb
stock, as there are absolutely no inferior animals in
the list.

Sen (a alogne.

TAGGART A DIXGEE,

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
Nos. 460 and 1C2 Eighth street, Oakland.

S. C BOWUEY AVITIOXEER.

Bay District Association

TROTTING.

RACES.]_flfl3 RACES.

Anjr, II, 15, 18. 23 and 24 ami Sept. 1.

W NOTICE FOrTeNTEIES.

FIRST I>AY,

August 11— Three-mlnnte class; puree $son, MM <<j
first, ill*} to second, $100 to third, SOU to fourth horse.

SECOND DAY.

August 16— Twn.fortv class; pursetSOO, 9IJW to first,

91D0 to second, sioo to third, 160 to fourth hone.
THIRD DAY.

August 18— Tw<i-twcnt\- Ighl olaBBJ PQTW -

to QrBtkfLlOOto second, liwuthlrdjlw Co [ourifa

FOURTH DAY.

August B— i Two*twenty-foar claw ; purse It
nrsi, fiwto second, |100to third, $00 1«. Fourth bi

FIFTH DAY.

August M-Frec for all; purse Si,ooo,$ooo to ti.
to second, 1160 to third ai

SIXTH DAY.

Bopt< mbei i— Pu
nnder; $00 to first, *160 to second, • i to third, WO to

Fourth horse.

All contest* mill' beata, throe In Btc, in harness,
il v .>r more to enter, three or more to start.

no! Association re li ■■<■, 10

percent "f pursei , to icci

I ! I'llIM' \\ 111! Ill- .

August 1,1883.

T. W. IHM'im

N T.^SMiru President.

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%\xt fgmte aud j^pmrtemmi.

June 30

For ticks on sheep take Unseed oil and add sulphur, a suf-
ficient quantity to make it thick like paste. Now take a small
paddle and put some of the snlphnr and oil on top of the
shoulders, rubbing it in well. It should be used just after
shearing. One application a year is all that is needed. Another
plan is to make a strong brine with common barrel salt-
make as strong as you would to keep pork. Dip your sheep
and lambs in it. If it does not kill every tick, repeat in
about two or three weeks. This is seldom necessary.

Sonoma I Marin District
ASSOCIATION.

-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT NO. 4-

At Petahima

PROM AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 1 INCLUSIVE, '83.

The District Comprises the Counties of Sonoma, Marin,

Napa, Solano and Lake.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUGUST 38, 1883.

No. 1— Walking race for district stallions, weighing less than 1,400
pounds; one mile; purse $25. .

No. 2— Running race, free for all; half-mile heats, test three in five;
purse $400. , ,

\*o 3— Trotting race for district horses; three-mmute class; purse
$500.'

SECOSD DAY. WEDXESDAT, AUGUST, 39.

No 4— Trotting race for district two*year-olds ; purse S250.

No.' 5— Running race for district two-year -olds, one-mile dash; purse

>"o. 6— Trotting race, free for all; 2:37 class; purse S500.
No. 7— Trotting race for district three-year-olds ; purse $300.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30.

No. 8— "Walking race for district draft stallions, weighing 1,400 pounds
or over, one mile; purse $25.

No. 9— Running race, free for all; mile and repeat; purse s600.

No. 10— Running stake race, free for all; dash mile and a half ; S25
entrance and $200 added.

No. 11— Trotting race, free for all two-year-olds; purse t500.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31,

No. 12— Running race for district three-year-olds; mile and repeat;
purse 3300. .,__

No. 13— Trotting race for district horses; 2:45class; purse §400.
jf0. 14— Trotting race, free for all; 2:27 class; purse S600.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.

No. 15— Trotting race, free for all; 2:20 class; purse $800.

No. 16— Running race, free for all; two miles and repeat ; purseSSOO.

CONDITIONS.

Ml trottiDg races are best three in five, except the two-year-old races,
which are two in three. Entrance fee, 10 per cent on purse, to accom-
panv nomination.

Purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse, 25 per cent to
Becond,15 per cent to third, and 10 per cent to the fourth horse. In the
walking races all money goes to first horse.

In all. five to enter and three to start. National Trotting Association
rules to govern trottinc, hut the Board reserves the right to trot heats
of any two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's racing,
or to trot a race between heats.*

No monev will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered for purses can only be drawn by consent of the judges.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association to govern running
races. _ __

All entries to be made in writing, to give sex. color and marks of
horses, also name and residence of owner, and, in running races, colors
to be worn bv rider.

Marin barred in 2:45 class, and Blanche and Dawn will not start
in District races.

Entries to all the above races to close with the Secretary on Wednes-
day, August 1,1883.

Write " Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.

J. McM. SHATTER, President.

W. E. COS, Secretary.

IN THE STUD.

F. CARROLL'S GREYHOUND DOG, PAUL JONES, GENTLE-
. man Jones— Branch. Fee, $25. Apply at this office.

-<T-

MAMBRINO WILKES.

Black Stallion, sixteen hands in height, by George Wilkes,
aon of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, bred by B. J. Treacy of Fay-
ette County, Kentucky. Dam Lady Ohristman by Todhunter's
Mambrino or Idol, son of Mambrino Chief, Second dam by
Pilot Jr. Third dam by Kentucky Whip. Idol's dam was
thoroughbred and was by American Eclipse.

THIS IS Till; LARGEST AOT ONE OF THE BEST COLTS OF
■ Wilkes (weighing at this date 1,280 i is. combining the

HAmbtetonlan and Hambnno strains and also several timroughbred
nix r.,its demonstrate that hi- jiukm-m-m in un eminent degree
the same faculty of transmitting the family qualities to Ids offspring
Wilier pntGeom WUk.-H In the front rank :<m S sir.' of trotters.

o-tf (it-orgi; Wilkes has twenty representatives in tin- 2-.w list, of

whlc 1 10 have records ol ^:25<.r better, 1 of U:2uor better and 3 of 218 or
bell -r.
V I make the ensuing season, beginning February 1st, 1883, at STOCK-

•tlnL; the price by tin- season ;it the low figure of Wo the owner
oowledge, thereby, any inierlorily on the part of this home to
her slrv of Trottcre. IKVJUf AIRES.

MULDOON'S PICNIC.

GREAT TUG OF WAR.

The Event of the Season.

i

M

LAST APPEARANCE OF

ULDOO

n

The Wonderful Grseco-Eoman Wrestler, Pre-
vious to His Departure for the East,

TO TAKE PLACE AT

Oakland Trotting Park

OX Sl'SiDAY, JTL¥ i, 1883.

PROGRAMME OP SPORTS:

Mile dasb for boys 15 years old.

Mile race, free for all.

Half-mile race, free for all.

Four-hundred-and- forty-yard race, free for all.

One-bundred-yard-race, free for all.

A football match between a team captained bv Muldoon and a picked
team.

Grand tug of war, thirteen on a side, between Muldoon's team and a
team elected from the athletic clubs.

"William Muldoon will contest in GrEeco-Roman wrestling witb any
man on the ground and will give $500 to any man who will throw him.
He will also wrestle all comers, catch as catch can, for $100.

Muldoon will also box, with soft gloves, anv man on the ground
either for fun, $100 or $500.

Prizes for heavy lifting, dumb-bells and hammer-throwing.

A fine band will" be in attendance.

Special trains to the track at 10 a. m. and lp.m.

Admission

50c.

Admission to grand stand, $1. Children, 35c.

TROTTING STALLION

Eugene Casserly.

SIRE OP SWEETBRIAR, 2:26^; NAPA QUEEN, 2:38J4; ROCK-
well, 2:39; Bill Woodward, 2:40; Smoothhriar, two-year-old record
2:57; May Dav, two-year-old record 2:59j<. Will make the season of 1883
at Oakland on Thursdays, Fridavs and Saturdays and at "Walnut Creek
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. He was sired by General
Taylor, dam Jennie bv Lexington. Terms $30 for the season. Good past-
urage at reasonable rates. No responsibility for accidents or escapes. Ad-
dress

THOMAS S. ERE5I>EB.
Seventeenth street and Telegraph Ave.,
Or J. M. Helnold, 1426 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland.

THE] TROTTING STALLIONS

SINGLETON AND LA HARPE.

SINGLETON WILL MAKE THE COMING SEASON, FROM
March 1st to July 15th, 18S3, at the farm of the owner, three miles north
of Chico, Butte Co., CaL

PEDIGREE.
Singleton Is by Willie Schepper, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his
dam Lightfoot (.the daru of Pride) by Flastail, a son of Pruden'B Blue
Bull.

DESCRIPTION.

Singleton is a dark brown horse, tan flanks and mnzzle, a little touch of

white uii iilnd feet and one fore foot, and star in forehead. He is 15 &' hands

high and weiglis 1,100 pounds. He was bred by Dr. M. W. HickB, foaled

spring of lb"o.

TERMS.
Fiftv dollars the season. Mares not proving in foal will be bred the fol-
lowiug season free of charge. Mares from a distance will be pastured
without charge during the season. Mares shipped to Chico, consigned to
me, will be received on arrival of train, and taken to the ranch. Mares
kept In anv manner their owners desire, at reasonable rates. There is
every convenience on the place, boxes, paddocks and plenty of shade
and water.

LA HARPE

Will also make a short season at the above place on private terniB. La
Harpe is by Fame, a son of Alexander's Belmont, bis dam Prairie Bird
by Flaxt&ll, the dam of Flight and Prompter. Address

J. T. McDiTOSH, Chico, Cal.

W

THE CELEBRATED TROTTING STALLION

ERWIN DAVIS

ILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1883 AT OAKLAND TROTTING
park.

DESCRIPTION.

Erwin Davis is a beautiful mahogany bay with very black points and
one hind foot white ; 15 hands high ; of superior good "disposition and fine
trotting action,

PEDIGREE.
Erwin Davis was sired by Kentuckv Hunter (Skenandoahl by broken-
legged Kentucky Hunter i the sire of Flora Temple i bv Ferguson's Ken-
tuckv Hunter, bv old Kentucky Hunter, bv Highlander. Erwin's dam
was Lost Diamond, by Vermont Hambletonian.
TERMS.
Twenty-five dollars for he season, payable at the time of service. Good
pasturage at$5 per month. No responsibility for accidents or escapes.
For particulars apply

J(IH\ ROGERS,

Oakland Trotting Park.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

fttyh nfiix i^-^*""

WHE ATLE Y

WILL STAND THE" ENSTJING1 SEASON, (ENDING JULY 1ST,
1883, at the Oakland racetrack.
TERMS — $50, payable at the end of the season. Satisfactory arrange-
ments can be made for pasturage near the track for mares from a distance.
PEDIGREE AND DESCRIPTION.
Wbeatley is a golden chestnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, and of fine stvle
tdappeafance, andis by War Dance.
First dam sister to Pry or, by imported Glencoe.
Second dam Gipsy, full sister to Medoc, by American Eclipse.
Third dam Young Maid of the Oaks, by imported Expedition.
Fourth dam Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle.
Fifth dam Annette, bv imported 'Shark.
Sixth dam by Rockingham.
Seventh dam bv Baylor's Gallant.
Eighth dam by'True Whig.
Ninth dam by imported Regulns.
Tenth dam imported Duchess.

Eleventh dam Grisewood's Lady Thigh by Croft's Partner.
Twelfth dam by Greyhound.

Thirteenth dam Sophonisba's dam by Curwen Bay Barb.
Fourteenth dam D Arev's Chestnut Arabian.
Fifteenth dam by Whitesbirt.
Sixteenth dam Montague mare.
War Dance by Lexington.
First dam Reel, by imported Glencoe.

Second dam imported Gallopade, by Catton, the sire of Trustee.
Third dam Camiilina, by CaiuilluB.
Fourth dam by Smolensko.
Fifth dam Miss Camion, by OrovUle.
Sixth dam by Weathercock.
Seventh dam Cora, by Matchem.
Eighth dam by Turk.
Ninth dam by Cub.
Tenth dam by Airworthy.
Eleventh dam by Starling.
Twelfth dam by Bloody Buttocks.
Thirteenth dam by Greyhound.

Fourteenth dam Brockelsbv Betty, hv Curwen's Bav Barb.
Fifteenth dam Mr. Leedes' Hobby Mare, by the Lister Turk.
For further particulars apply to

MATT STORNS. at the Oakland Racetrack,
Or to Jas. B. Chase, 900 Front St., San Francisco.

THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION

JOE HOOKER,

BY MONDAY.

First Dam Mayflower, bv imported Eclipse. _.

Second dam Hennie Farrow, by imported Shamrock.

Third dam Ida, bv imported Belshazzar.

Fourth dam Gamma's dam, by Sir Richard.

Fifth dam by imported Eagle.

Sixth dam Bet Bosley, by Wilkes' Wonder.

Seventh dam bv Chanticleer.

Eighth dam by imported Stirling.

Ninth dam bv Clodius.

Tenth dam by imported Silver Eye.

Eleventh dam bv imported Jolly Roger.

Twelfth dam by Partner.

Thirteenth dam by imported Monkev.

Fourteenth dam imported mare from the stud of Harrison of Brandon.

TERMS— $60 THE SEASON, TO A FEW MARES OF APPROVED
breeding. Good pasturage for mares from a distance at $4 per month.
Care will be taken to avoid accidents and eecapes, but the owner must
take the risks. , _

My place, where Joe Hooker will make the coming season, is five miles
from Sacramento on the Fteeport road.

This young stallion has proved to be one of the most successful racing
sires, and every one of Ms colts that has been trained can tun fast.
Among them are Fred Collier and Jim Renwick. For history of Joe
Hooker see Breeder and Sportsman Jan 20, 1883.

TIIEO WIS riTRS, Sacramento, Cal.

1883

xt ^rtctlct mul ^xrrtstwatt.

415

THE WHITMAN SAOtJtE

Saving ieen appointed SOLE AGENT for the

Whitman Saddle Company

For the Pacific Coast, I have in stock full lines of their
celebrated goods,

Saddles for road, k v>< ii or park i m

Willi or vritUout tlie California horn.

training" saddles.

Ladies' saddles on hand or
made to order inspecial styles.

THE TRADE SUPPLIED

AT MANUFACTURERS' RATES.

An Inspection of these Goods is Invited.

Illustrated Catalogues sent free on ap-
plication.

JOHN A. McKEKRON, 230 and 232 Ellis Street, San Francisco.

WHITMAN TREES.

BAYING ON HAND A LARGE SELECTION OF

Whitman Trees,

/ Ail PREPARED TO MAKE UP SADDLES IN ANT
STYLE DESIRED BY CUSTOMERS, WITH OR WITHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA HORN.

Trees for Sale to the Trade

IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT,

AT MANUFACTURERS' PRICES.

John A. M^Kerron,

230 and 232 Ellis street,
SOLE AGENT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST.

WHITMAN

PARK SADDLE.

Riders or those who intend to become
good riders should try these saddles.
In conjunction with the "WHITMAN
COMBINATION HALTER-BRIDLE and
the WHITMAN RUBBER-FOOTED STIR-
RUP these are the most stylish and
comfortable outfits in use. They can be
finished to suit any taste at from $15

upwards.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 232 Ellis St., Sole Agent for Paclfle Coast.

WHITMAN'S
RUBBER-FOOTED

THESE STIRRUPS ARE VERY HANDSOME
AND THE RUBBER MAT A GREAT CONVENI-
ENCE AND COMFORT TO THE RIDER, AS THE
SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ELASTICITY PREVENTS
SHOCK, WHILE THE ADHESIVE PROPERTY OF

THE RUBBER HOLDS THE FOOT IN PLACE

WITHOUT EFFORT.

No person ofter once using them will use
any other.

JOHN A. McKERRON,

230 and 232 Ellis Street, Sole Agent lor the Pacific Coast

D

ANTEEO.

ARE! BAY COLT, NEAR HIND FOOT WHITE; FOALED MAY
5th, 1879 ; bred by Joseph Cairn Simpson, Oakland, California,

BY ELECTIONEER.

1st dam— Columbine, by A. W Richmond.

2nd " Columbia, by imported Bonnie Scotland.

3rd '* Yviing Fashion, by imported Monarch.

4th " Fashion, bv imported TruBtee.

5th " Bonnets o' Blue, by Sir Charle

6th " Reality, by Sir Archy.

7th dam— By Imported Medley.

8th " By imported Centinel.

9th " By Mark Anthony.

10th " By imported Janus.

11th " By imported Monkey.

12th " By imported Silvereye.

13th " By Spanker.

Will make tin- ensuing season, I *?3, from February 15th to June 15th, at
tin- • uikUiid Trotting Park. T.,-nns *.">0 the season.

lovi I'll CAIRN SIMPSON.
Oakland or 503 Montgomery street, San Francisco.

THOROUGHBRED STALLION

X X,

B

Y MALCOLM, HIS DAM COLUHBIA. WTLI/MAKETITF, EN-
suing Beason at the Oakland Trotting Park. Terms, *25 the Beason.
X X (Do'iblecrosB) ifl of as high and fashionable breeding an any Htalllon
in the country. His aire, Malcolm, is by Imported Bonnie Scotland, his
dam, Columbia, also bv Imported Bonnie Scotland, hence bis name. Mal-
colm was one of the bent racehorses Of his day, and Columbia was also a
fine race mare. For extension of Columbia's pedigree Bee advertisement
of Anteeo. Her dam, Young Fashion, was the dam of Surprise, Scotland,
Wauanita, Bonnie Kate ahe dam of Bonnie Lizzie >, Andes, Hock Hocking,
Thre^1 Cheers, etc. The dam of Malcolm, Ladv Lancaster, was tin; dam
of Saganior>-, Ontario (the dam of MeWhirter), Regeut. Lady Fairfield,
Lady Amanda, Ladv Mlddleton, etc., and a reference to the racing calen-
dars will show how 'distinguished the members of these two families are.
This is the only Bonnie Scotland stallion In California, and from his in-
breeding has as much of tlu* blood :i!*i if h«- wi-Tf :i son of th.tt r'-n-.w-irrl
sire. He is a horse of immense substance, good Bize, high form, and of
the bf st disposition.

JOS. CAIRN SIMPSON. Oakland,
or 608 Montgomery etreet .

Mares intended for either of the above stallions, and sent by Dona-
hue, Petalnma, Sacramento or Stockton boats consigned to J. W.
MorBhead,City Front Statdes, will be received, good care taken of
them and forwarded to Oakland

DIETZ' AXLE OIL.

A PATENT COMPOUND OIL.

Dietz' Axle Oil

OUTWEARS ANY KNOWN AXLE OIL OR GREASE.

Dietz' Axle Oil

PREVENTS ALL FRICTION, HEATING OR WEAR-
IN OF AXLES.

Dietz' Axle Oil.

INVALUABLE TO THE STABLE OR FARM AS
AN OINTMENT.

Dietz' Axle Oil

WILL CURE CRACKED HEELS, GALLS, SORBS,
CONTRACTED HOOFS OR ANY SKIN DISEASE.

A. C I>IETZ .1 CO.. Proprietors, 9 Front street. S. F.

THAD STEVENS.

THIS THOROUGHBRED H
I'ark, Sacrament", f»r i
1st of July next, i

inuntli. i'"r tiTii

WTLLBEAT AGP

mmenclnfl Peb. i and ending the

wOD lx- provided at W per
applv to or addrcwi

W. M. Ml RBT, Ag^nl.
Sacramento Racetrack.

TBOTTING v--< H ' vrii .v fob
Pilce 2occnls pi-rcopy, paper. Poekel edition

Ri
: utthis offl'
SO cents. Also

"THE TURFMAN'S DIRECTS

Vail, Secretary of the Nation
PRICE 8 ».

Compiled by Thoa
elation.

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3Pte fPr^der attd ^jwrrlsmatt.

June 30

THE

gECOND ^NNUAJj
FAIR

OP THE SANTA CEUZ COUNTY

Agricultural Fail1 Association

WILI- BE HELD 05f

July 31, August t, 1. 3, and 4, 1883.
JAMES O. WAS.ZER. Secretary.

$15,000 $15,000

IN PURSES AND STAKES.

California State Fair.

SPEED PROGRAMME FOR 1S83.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,

No. 1. Running; Introduction Stake, for all ages;
three-quarters of a mile dash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit,
$2nn added, $50 to second, third to save stake.

No. 2. Running; California Derby; stake for foals of
1SS0; IJ-'-mile dash; >;"m entrance, p. p., £300 added, sec-
ond horse glOO, tliird $50; closed August 1, 1882, with 11
Dominations.

No 3. Running: California Annual Stake , for two-
year-olds, foals of 18S1; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $250 added, second colt $100; third
$50; closed August 1, 1882, with 22 nominations.

No. 4. Running; hurdle race; purse $150, of which
825 to second horse; entrance free; dash of 1)4 miles
over five hurdles; three to start.

No. 5. Trotting; 2:25 class; purse $1,200.
SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 11.

No. 6. Trotting stake, mile heats, for two-year-olds;
closed April 7 with 14 nominations.

No. 7. Trotting; purse $1,000, for four-year-olds and
under.

No. 8. Trotting; 2:10 class; purse $1,000.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13.

No. 9. Running; Maturity Stake, for four-year-olds;
dash of three miles; $10O entrance, $25 forfeit, $500
added, second $150, third $100; closed Aug. 1, 1882, with
7 nominations.

No. 10. Running; Nightnawic Stake ; dash of one
mile for all ages; $50 entrance, $15 forfeit, $200 added,
second horse $75, third $25; stake to be named after
winner if Night-hawk's time (l:42',ii is beaten.

No. 11. Selling race ; purse $250, of which $50 to sec-
ond; entrance free; one mile and repeat; $1,000 fixed
valuation; 2 pounds off for each $100 under and 2
pounds added for each $100 over fixed value .

No. 12. Running; hurdle race; purse $200, of which
$50 to second: entrance free; over six hurdles; 1><
miles; three to start.

No. 13. Trotting; 2:22 class; purse §1,200.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 13.

No. 14. Trotting; 2:30class; purse $1,200.

No. 15. Trotting; purse $1,000, for three-year-olds
and under.

No. 16. Pacing; 2:25 class; purse $400.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 14.

No, 17. Free handicap stake; 2K miles; $50 en-
trance, $20 declaration, $300 added. $100 to second, third
to save stake; weights announced Sept. 8; declara-
tion Sepc 10, 8 p. in.

No. 18. Running; colt and filly stake for two-year-
olds; one-mile clash; $25 entrance, $10 forfeit, $200
added, $50 to second, third to save stake; winner of
two-year-old stake first day to earn- 5 pounds extra.

No. 19. Running; purse $250, of which $50 to second;
for thiee-year-olds; mile dash; entrance free.

No. 20. Running; consolation purse, $250, one mile
and repeat, for beaten horses; entrance free, $50 to
second horse.

No. 21. Running; hurdle race; $1-50, of which $50 to
Becond; one mile and repeat over four hurdles; en-
trance free; three to start.

SIXTH DAY. SATURDAY, SEPT, 1 5.

No. 22. Trotting: free for all; purse $1,200.

No. 23. Occident stake; closed Jan. 1, 18S2, with fif-
teen nominations.

No. 24. Trotting; purse $300; for yearlings; mile
clash.

Nu. 25. Trotting; three-minute class; purse $1,000;
entries close May 15, 18.53, at which time 2',-j per cent of
entrance must he paid, 2 k: per cent pavable July 1 and
5 per cent August 1, 1883; to fill ten horses must pay
first installment; parties not making payments when
due forfeit their previous payments, and are de-
barred from starting.

Entiies for the following events for 1884-5 were or-
dered to be closed with the above Taces :

No.l. Running; California Derby Stake for foals of
1881, to be run at the State Fair of 1884; I^-mile dash,
150 entrance, p. p., $300 added, second horse $100, third
$50.

No. 2. Same stake, for foals of 18S2, to be run at State
Fair of 1885: same conditions.

No. 3. Running; Maturity stake; three-mile dash,
for four-vear-olds in 1864: 8100 entrance, $25 forfeit,
6300 added; second horse $100, third $50; to be run at
the State Fair of 1884.

No. 4. Running; California Annual stake for two-
year-olds, foals of 1882; dash of one mile; $100 en-
trance, $25 forfeit, $250 jtddfd, second horse $100, third
$50; to be run at the fair of 1884.

REMARKS AND CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are the best three in
five except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise
specified; five to enter and three to start; entrance
fee, 10 per cent on nurse, to accompany nomination;
purses divided at the rate of 50 per cent to first horse,
25 per cent to second, 15 per cent to third and 10 per
cent to fourth.

National Association rules to govern trotting; but
the board reserves the right to trot heats of any two
Classes alternately, if necessary to finish any'day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To lill running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-olds, when running in their classes,
shall carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowance for
mart's and geldings.

All three-year-olds, when running in their classes,
to carry LIS j pounds, with the usual allowance as above.

BtArterG In all races must be named to the secretary
or clerk Of course at 6 p. m. the day preceding race,
anv other rule to th» contrary notwithstanding.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered In purses can only be drawn bv con-
senl of ludses.

Boles "i the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa
Hon to govern running races, except when conditions
named are otherw Lse. Non-starters in running purses
will be held for entrance under rule 3.

ah entriec to be made In writing, giving name, sex,

color anil marks of horses; also name anil residence
of owner. In running races full colors to be worn by
rider, and drivers oftrotting races are respectfully
requested to wear caps of distinct en lots, to be named
tnthelr entries, as their horses will be designated on
programmed by colors worn by drivers. Thm is nec-
essary to enable spectators to distinguish the horses in

the race.

Entries to all the above races except No 25 to close
with tin- secretary on Wednesday, August i, 1883.

writ-- " Entries to Races" on outside of envelope.

In the three-minute purse and the 2:40, a borne dis-
tancing the field takes only first money,

P. A. EI.MGAN, PreBidAt.

EDWIN F. smith Secretary.

THIRD

Russ House,

1009. Oil. 1013 and 10I5.1 Street,

SACRAMENTO, CAL.

M. J. TENLEY PROPRIETOR

J fOTJSE IS A NEW BRICK BUILDING,

furnished throughout, and with all modern

Table first class. Everything neat,

inrtable. Public patronage respectfully

' cars pass tba house every Ave minutes.

Annual Exhibition

San Mateo & Santa Clara Co.

AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

NO. 5,

To Be Held at San Jose, Cal., Sept. 34 to

39, Inclusive, 1883.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

FIRST DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. S4.

No. 1— Running; three-quarter-mile dash; S25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, S200 added; second horse S50,
third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 2 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-
year-olds; $25 entrance, 810 forfeit, S200 added; sec-
ond horse $50, third horse to receive his entrance.

No. 3— Same day; running; one mile and repeat;
for all ages; purseS250; first horse §175, second §50,
third $25.

SECOND DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. «5.

No. 4— Trotting ; Three-year-old Colt Stake (foals
of 1880); entrance $30, S250 added; first horse
sis- ninths, second two-ninths, third one- ninth;
closed May 15, with the following entries:

T. TV. Barstow enters s g Benton, by General Ben-
on, dam Queen.

C. N. Corey enters gr filly Anna Belle, by King
William, dam Gill.

Thomas Gault enters br g Billy Martin, by Royal
George, dam unknown.

J. H. Raney enters bl s Knox, by Nutwood, dam
Belle.

E. Topham enters b f Lady Nutwood, by Nutwood,
dam Lady Mc.

N. B. Edwards enters s h Butcher Boy, by Nutwood,
dam Kitty.

F. L, Duncan enters s f Mamie Comet, by Nutwood,
dam Sportsman.

C. H. Maddox enters b m Lady Bismarck, by Bis-
marck.

No. 5— Same day; trotting; 2:22 class; purse S750;
first horse $500, second fU50, third $100.

No. 6— Same day; trotting; three-minute class;
purse $400; first horse $260, second §100, third $40.

THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. S6.

No. 7 — Running; 2J-niile-dash; for all ages; $25 en-
trance, $10 forfeit, §250 added; second horse s>50,
third to save entrance.

No. 8— Same day; running; selling race; one mile
and repeat; purse $200; first horse 6150, second $50;
horses entered to be sold for $1,000 to carry entitled
weigbt.two pounds for each $100 over, and two pounds
off for each $100 under fixed valuation.

No. 9 — Same day; running; one-mile dash; for two-
year-olds; winner of No. 2 barred; $25 entrance, $10
forfeit, $200 added; S50 to second horse.

Same day; equestrianship, etc.; most skillful lady
rider (entrance free); first premium $25; second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10; most graceful lady
rider {entrance free), first premium $25, second pre-
mium $15, third premium $10.

Bicycle race (entrance free), one-mile dash; first
premium gold medal, second premium, silver medal.

FOURTH DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. »J.

No. 10— Trotting ; free for all; purse $760; first
horse $500, second $150, third $100.

No. 11 — Same day; trotting; for three-year-olds;
purse $300; first horse §200. second 370, third §30.

No. 12.— Same day; trotting; 2:24 class; purse
$500; first horse $350, second $100, third $50.

FIFTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 38.

No. 13 — Running ; four-mile dash post stake for
all ages; entrance $150, $500 added, $250 to second
horse, third to save stake; horses to be named Sep-
tember 15th.

No. 14— Same day ; cart race ; for district horses
without a record, to be driven by owners to driving
carts ; entrance 510; first horse, Adel's patent driving
cart, valued at S85, second single buggy harness,
valued at $50, third horse blanket valued at §10 ;
entries will close September 24th.

No. 15— Same day ; trotting ; mile and repeat
for two-year-olds ; purse and stake ; §25 entrance ; §200
added, second horse S50, third $25.

SIXTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 29.

No, 16 — Trotting ; two miles and repeat, purse S500;
first horse $350, second $100, third $50.

No. 17— Same day ; trotting ; buggy race for dis-
trict horses without a record, to be driven by owners,
best three in five; purse $100, first horse $60, second
S30, third $10 ; entries will close September 24th.

No. 18 — Same day ; walking ; mile and repeat, for
stallions weighing over 1,;00 pounds to saddle,
purse $50, first horse $40, second $10.

No. 19 — Trotting ; one hundred dollars in plate
will be given to the California- bred horse beating
Occident's time — 2:16j; entries will close Thursday,
September 27th.

No. 20— Running ; one mile dash for all ages ; §50
entrance, $15 forfeit, $125 added, second horse to
receive bis entrance and one-third of added monsy.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

All trotting races are the best three in five, unless
otherwise specified; five to enter, and three to start
Entrance fee, ten per cent on purse, to accompany
nomination.

National Association Rules to govern trotting ;
but the Board reserves the right to trot heats of any
two classes alternately, if necessary to finish any
day's racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

To fill running races, three or more subscribers are
necessary.

All two-year-oldB, when running in their classes,
shall carry one hundred pounds, with the usual
allowances for mares and geldings.

All three-year-olds, (when running in tbeir classes,
to carry 110 pounds, with the usual allowances as
above.

Those who have nominations in stakes must name
to the secretary in writing, the horse they will start
on Monday, on the Saturday previous; and on Wed-
nesday, the Monday previous; and on Friday, the
Wedesday previous, and on Saturday, the Thuraday
previous, by 12 o'clock m.

No added money paid for a walk-over.

HorseB entered in purses can only be. drawn by
consent of judges.

WinnerB of all trotting races in their respective
classes, at Oakland, Sacramento and Stockton, must
goto wagon.

lu all district races horses must have been owned
In the district prior to June 1, 1883.

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
(old weights) to govern running races, except when
conditions named are otherwise.

All entries to be made in writing, giving name,
sex, color and marks of horses ; also, name and resi-
dence of owner. In running races, full colors to be

worn by rider; and drivers in trotting races are re-
spectfully requested to wear caps of distinct colors,
to be named in their entries, as their horses will be
designated upon programmes by colors worn by
drivers.

Entries to all the above races, unlesB otherwise spec-
ified, to close with the secretary on Wednesday,
August 1 , 1883.

"Write "entries to races " on the outside of the en-
velope. A. KING, President.

T. S. Montgomery, Secr.tarv.

G

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OLDEN IjATE

Agricultural & Mechanical

Fair Association.

DISTRICT SO 1 -OAKLAND, ALAMEDA
COUNTY.

SPEED PROGRAMME.

MONDAY, SEPT. 3, 1883.

No. 1— Running; Golden Gate Purse, $500, for all
two-year-olds; three-quarter-mile dash; $300 to first
horse, $150 to second and $50 to third.

No. 2 — Same day; running; Alameda purse, $500, for
all three-year-olds; one-and-one-quarter-mile dash;
$300 to first horse, $150 to second, §50 to tliird.

No. 3— Same day; running; Pardee Purse, $500; free
for all; one mile and repeat; $300 to first horse, $150
to second, $50 to third*

No. 4— Same day ; trotting; free for all horses that
have never beaten threerainutes; purse $600; $360 to
first, $180 to second and $60 to third.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 4.

No. 5— Trotting; purse $800; free for all four-year-
olds; $1S0 to first horse, $240 to secondand $80 to th rd.

No. 6— Same day; pacing; purse $500; free for all
pacers that have never beaten M:20; $300 to first horse,
$150 to second, $50 to tliird.

No. 7— Same day; trotting; perse $ 00; free for all
big horses that weigh 1,400 poundsor ver; $120 to first
horse, $60 to second, $20 to third.

"WEDNESDAY, SEP ' 5.

No. 8— Running; California Record purse; one-mile

dash; purse $1,000, $90 'to first horse, second to save
entrance; for two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and
horses of any age; to be run in classes, the two-
year-olds in one class, the three -year-olds in one class
and the horses of all ages in one "class, under the fol-
lowing conditions: The horse beating the record iu
California in his special class to take the first money;
the horse making the next best time, all the classes
being considered, to save his entrance; should the
record "be beaten in more than one class, then the
first money to be divided equally among the winners,
but should the record not be beaten in any of the
classes, then the horse or horses coming nearest to it
shall be entitled to first money.

No. 9— Trotting; same day; purse $1,000; free for all
horses that have never beaten2:24; $600 to first horse,
$300 to second, $100 to third.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6.

No. 10— Trotting; Purse $750; free for all horses that
have neveT beaten 2:35; $150 to first horse, $225 to sec-
one and $75 to third.

No. 11— Same day; trotting; purse $500; free for all
three-year-olds; $300 to first horse, $150 to secondand
$50 to third.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 7.

No. 12— Running; Combination Purse; purse $500;
free for all; one-quarter-mile dash, to be followed by
one-half-mile dash by the same horses, with fifteen
minutes between heats, the horse making the best av-
erage time in the two heats to take first money; sec-
ond horse to save entrance.

No. 13— Same day; trotting; purse $300; free for all
horses that have never beaten 2:28; $-180 to first horse,
$240 to second and $S0 to third.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8.

No. 14— Same day; competitive military and cadet

drills; purse and conditions will be named through
tlie press after conference with the various military
companies,

No. 15 — Trotting; purse $400; free for all two-year-
olds; $240 to first horse, $120 to second and $-10 to third;
heats of a mile.

No. 16— Same day ; trotting; purse $1,200; free for
all horses that have never beaten 2:20; $720 to first
horse, $360 to second and $120 to third.

No. 17— Same day; bicycle race; dash of one mile;
free for all; purse $50, $35 to first and $15 to second;
entrance free; the nominations to be made, at the
latest, on the first day of the fair, at 3 p m., with the
secretary, at the track.

No. 19— Same day; ladies' riding tournament; prizes
and conditior s to be named hereafter.

CONDITIONS.

All trotting and pacing races are best three in five,
except the two-year-old trot, unless otherwise speci-
fied. Entrance fee, ten per cent on all purses, to ac-
company nomination.

In all, five to enter and three to start. National
Trotting Association rules to govern trotting, hut the
board reserves the right to trot heats with any two
classes alternately, if necessary to finish any day's
racing, or to trot a special race between heats.

Those who have entries in the running purses
must name to the secretary, in writing, the liorses
they will start on Mondav, on the Saturday previous;
those on Friday, the Wednesday previous. No money
will be paid for a walk-over.

Horses entered in purses can only be drawn by con-
sent of the -judges. '

Rules of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association
to governrunning races, except as specially provided.

All entries to be made in writing, to give sex, coIot
and manes of horse, also name and residence of own-
er, and, in running races, colors to be worn by rider.

Entries t ;> all the above races to close with the sec-
retary on Wednesday, August 1, 1883.

Write Entries to Races " on outside of envelope.
A. C. DIE1Z, President.

Berkshire Pigs for Sale.

A few Thoroughbred Berkshire
Pigs for sale. Apply to

(APT. FOSTER,

At the Cliff House.

REVISED SPEED PROGRAMME

OF THE

Third District

AfiRICDLTlJIUL ASSOCIATION

COMMENCING TUESDAY, AUG. 38, 1883.

DIRECTORS:

A. B Collins, War. Hawkins, Jawes Shei/tow, J

W. B. Montgomeey, L. H. HcXntosh, H. C.

Wilson, U. S, Nye, C. C. Mason.

OFFICERS:

C. C. Mason, President; J. IT. Kkatjse, Secretary;
Chas. Fatjlknek, Treasurer.

Speed Programme ! Revised June
5. 1883.

$3,250

Stakes A Purses.

Races

Open to All

the State.

|$3,250

Horses in

FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, AUG. «8, 1883.

No. 1— Trotting race; for a purse of $250; for two-
year-old colts; mile heats, best two in three, to har-
ness and to rule ; first colt S150, second §75, third §25.

No. 2— Trotting race; 3-minute class; mUe heats,
best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of
§300; first horse to receive $180, second $90, third $30.

SECOND DAY. "WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29.

No. 3— Dooley Stake; running race; three-quarter
dash for all two-year-olds; entrance $25; p. p.; $100
added; second colt to save entrance.

No. 4— Union Hotel Stake; running race; free for
all three-year-olds; entrance $25, p. p.; $150 added;
second horse to save entrance money; 1% miles.

No. 5 — Reavis Stake; running race; three -fourths
of a mile and repeat for a purse of $200; first horse to
receive $150, second $50, entrance free.

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, AUG. 30.

No. G— Trotting race; 2:40 class; mile heats, best three
in five, to harness and to rule, for a purse of $200 ;
first horse $120, second $60, third $20; Roanoke and
Dutchman not baTred.

No, 7— Pacing race; 2:30 class; mile heats, free for
all, best three in five, to harness and to rule, for a
purse of $300; first horse to receive $180, second $90
third $30.

FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 31.

No. S— Trotting race; 2:22 class: mile heats, best
three in five, to harness and to rule, free for all, for a
purse of $800; first hoTse to receive $400, second $200,
third $120, fourth $80.

No. 9— Trotting race; for a purse of $300; free for
all four-vear-olds; first horse to receive $1S0, second
§90, third $30.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.

No. 10— Burk & Mansfield Stake ; running race; one-
half mile and repeat; freefoT all; entrance $25, $100
added, second horse to save entrance money.

No. 10— Fashion Stable Stake; running race; dash
of two and one quarter miles; free foT all; entrance
$50, forfeit $25, $300 added, second horse to save en-
trance money.

No. 11— Consolation Purse; running race; single
dash of one and one-eighth miles, for a purse of $250,
for all beaten horses; entrance free ; first horse to re-
ceive $150, second $75, third $25.

CONDITIONS AND REMARKS.

National Trotting Association rules to govern all
trotting and pacing races.

In all trotting and pacing races, five to enter, three
to start. Entrance, ten per cent, to accompany all
nominations.

The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association rules to
govern all running races.

Non starters for running races will be held for en-
trance.

No money paid for a Tace withont a contest.

Non-starters must be declared out the day previous
to the race they are engaged in, before $ o'clock p. m.

Horses distancing the entire field in one heat will
be entitled to first and third money only.

Horses entered for purses can only be withdrawn
bv consent of the judges.

All entries for races to close with the Secretary at
Chico, July 20, 1883, at 11 o'clock p. m,

The Board of Directors will have absolute charge
of the track and grounds during the week of races,
and guarantee that they will be kept in first-class con-
dition.

The above rules in regard to entries and conducting
the races will be strictly enforced in every respect,
and all purses and stakes will be paid after the judges
have rendered their decision, and before leaving the
stand.

C. C. MASON, President.

J. H. Kbatjse, Secretary. .

O. O. BALDY,

Veterinary Surgeon,

OAKLAND. CAL.

ALL CHRONIC DISEASES
a specialty. Office and residence
,1167 Washington street.

References— A. C. Henry, F. K
Shattuck. Oakland; E. J. Baldwin, San Francisco; L.
J. Rose, Los Angeles.

Poultry,

HOGS & CATTLE

LAN S HANS, BRAH-
ma Cochins, Leghorns,
Homlaiifi, Plvnmut.li Rocks,
White Faced'Black Spanish,
Guinea fowls, Aylesbury,
Rouen and Pekiu ducks.
Bronze and White Holland
turkeys, peacocks, etc. Also .
a for hatching. DISH-FACED BERKSHIRE

I'll.;.-:,

Poland China Piss, Jersey Cattle. Etc.

Pacific Coast Poultry & Stock Book

New edition; over 100 pages ; handsomely illustrated
Price by mail, 50 cents.

Stock or eggs for hatching guaranteed true to name,
and to arrive safely. For further information please
write, inclosing sta'mp. Circular and price-list Bent on
application. Address

tJyl WILLIAM NILES, Lob Angeles, Cal.

1883

*$)%z fOicMer ami j^iwtsmim

HARNESS AND SADDLERY.

H

J. O'KANE,

Manufacturer and Importer of
ABNESS, SADDIiES, BLASREr^l
ARXISS. SADDLES, BLA>KET^^
ABM5S, SADDLES, BLAAKErK./

WHIPS, BOOTS, ETC.

S6J Market Street, San Francisco.

SPECIAL ATTEN-
tion given to the manu-
facture of "boots "of all
kinds for horses. Can re-
fer to all the principal
trainers and horsemen on
jhe Pacific Coast.
N. B. — My acknowledged superiority in
ltliis branch of business is largely due to
(careful observation audthe valuable sug-
/gestions of the most skillful turfmen of
I the "United States, the benefits of which re-
vert to the puhlin in the shape of a GENU-
IINE WELL-FITTING ARTICLE. Sole
1 agent for Dr. A. H. Dixon's Condition Pow-
Sdersand for Makinney's patent " Eureka"
■ and "Eclipse" Toe Weights. Repairing done with neat-
ness and dispatch. Has always on hand the finest as-
sortment of English ladies' and gentlemen's saddles,
bridles, whips, spurs, bits and 2>tf-Tb race saddles.

P. POTTER,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER LN

Harness, Saddles,

WHIPS, SPURS, ETC. NEW
work made to order and repairing
done. Orders from the country
will receive prompt attention. All
goods sold for cash at bottom
prices. 202 K St., bet. 2d and 3d,
■>0yl Sacramento.

R. STONE,

L. STONE MANAGER.

ANUPACTUEER, IMPORTER AND

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in

Harness & Saddlery

WAKES AND ALL KLVDS OF

l-SADDLEKY HARDWARE

Harness ami Patent Leather and Enameled Cloths.
433 .V 434 Battery St., Cor. Washington,

SAN FBANCISCO.

SPOUTING GOODS.

SENOT0R CIRCULAROFTHE i •

OGOWSK;

FLYING CLAYPIGEON

PlERCE&CO.OAKtfCAL.

AGENTS FOR THE PACIFIC-COAST.

IMPORTERS OF AND DEALERS IN GUNS, RI
ties, pistols, ammunition, fishing tackle and sporting
goodsof all kinds.

Sporting; Goods.

Leading (,'nlers.

Boxing; Gloves, Foils. Com-
bat Swords. Indian Clubs,
Hunting Knives, our
own manufacture.

DOG COLLARS AND CHAINS.
Finest assortment in the city,

WILL A FIAX'K,

769 Market street.

H. H. WILSON & SON

Importers of and dealers in
GENS. PISTOLS. CUTLERY,
FISHING TACKLE, AM-
MUNITION, ETC.

DOO COLLARS A SPECIALTY.
SI 3 Clay Street, San Francisco.

G. H. STRONG,

BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES.

353 Market Street.

Repairs to order. Elevator, 12 Front street

KILLIP & CO.,

LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL

A UCTIONEERS,
116 Montgomery Street, San Francisco

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO

Sales of Ranches & Live Stock.

Will SMI in All Cities and Counties ot
the State.

REFERENCES.

J S C\nET, Sacramento. J. D. Carb, Salinas.

R. P Sargent, Gilroy. John Boggs, Colium.

P. A. Finigan, San Francisco.

HAVING CONDUCTED SOME OF THE MOST
successful sales, notably those of Messrs. Whip-
ple, Colerove, Dietz. Coutts, Dougherty, Ncwland A
Jlammn'nd. Daniel Cook and others, we feel assured
of ourability to give satisfaction in all businesBin-
trustedtoourcare. Sales will be made in allcities
and counties in the State. We have in contemplation
a series of combination or breeders* sales, similar to
those so successfully held at the EaBt. We will be
pleased to entei into correspondence with parties de-
Biringto paiticipate in such sales. Private purchases
and sales of improved live stock of all descriptions
will be made on commission and stock snipped with
utmostcare. Several fine ranches at private sale.
Purchases and sales made of land of every descrip.

KILLIP A CO., llGMontgomerystreet.

STOCK FARMS.

My New Catalogue
For 1883,

OF 180 PAGES, CONTAINING VALUABLE TA-
bles, with trotting statistics up to close of 1882,
with descriptions and pedigrees of -7<; iui;li-bred trot-
ting stock, now at Fairlawn stock farm, adjoining the
city of Lexington, Ky., will be sent free to all appli-
cants who contemplate purchasing, and to all others
who send four cents in stamps to prepay postage.

TWENTY

Fine & Highly -bred Broodmares

bred to the Fairlawn stallions, and

138 Head ot Promising "Young Trotting

Stock,

consisting of young stallions, fillies and roadsters,
most of them sired by A I, Mo XT, HAPPY MEDIUM,
ABERDEEN and CASSIUS M. CLAY JR.,

ARE OFFERED AT PRIVATE SALE.

There are in use at Fairlawn over one hundred

TIIGHLY-RRKD BROODMARES, with the standard-
bred and noted trotting stallions ALMONT, HAPPY
MEDIUM and ABERDEEN at the head of the stud.

It is confidently believed that no breeding establish-
ment in the world possesses greater facilities for
making judicious trotting crosses. Hence parties
who wish to engage in oreeding and raising fine,
highly -bred and fast trotters, and those who want fast,
stylish, game, Level-headed and reliable roadsters,
have an opportunity of obtaining just what they want
at FAIRLAWN.

ALMONT already has twenty of his get with public
records of 2:30 or better, and two with records below
2:20. He has a granddaughter with a record of 2:20,
made in 1881: another with a record of 2:23.!*<; another
with a record of 2:26, made in l«S2; another with a rec-
ord of 2:2SW, and a grandson with a three-year-old rec-
ord of 2:23 '.-j, the fastest ever made up to 1881. No trot-
ting stallion at the same age ever made such a show-
ing.

HAPPY MEDIUM has sixteen of his get with rec-
ords ranging from 2:20'j to 2:3<i, a larger number than
any other staUion except Almont ever sired at same
age.

ABERDEEN, with very limited opportunities in
the stud, has eight of his get with public records
ranging from 2: 15 J*' to 2:27^. No son of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian has made as good a showing at same
age.

ETHAN ALLEN JR., full brother of Daniel Lam-
bert, who has twenty-two of his get with records of
2:30 or better, has recently been added to the Fairlawn
breeding stud. He was sired by Ethan Allen, dam
Fanny Cook, by old Abdallah; second dam by Stock-
holm's American Star; third dam by Red Bird, son of
Bishop's Hambletonian. With very inferior oppor-
tunities in the stud, Ethan Allen Jr. has sired five
trotters with records of from 2:23)£ to 2:28%, all of
them being out of mares of unknown pedigrees.

The Fairlawn stallions have inlSS2 bad eleven new
ones of their get to make records below 2:30 and
one to make a record below 2:20. Besides this, each
of the Fairlawn stallions has had a gianddaughtei
to drop into the 2:30 class, viz.: Maud T. 2:26, by
Hamlin's Almont Jr.; Carrie Medium, 2:27^, bv
Happv Medium Jr.; and Carrie B, 2:28!-,', by Elial G,
son oi Aberdeen. The stallions on no other breeding
farm in Ameiica have made such a showing in 1S82.

These stallions wiU be permitted to serve

A Limited Number of Mares

IN 1 883.

ALMONT, limited to twenty mares, at ?300; HAPPY
MEDIUM, limited to twenty-five mares, at ?150; AB-
ERDEEN, limited to forty mares, at $100 the season,
and ETHAN ALLEN JR., limited to twenty mares,
at $50 the season, with privilege to return such mares
in 1884 as fail to stand. A few approved mares will be
bred on shares to either stallion.

The ONE-PRICE PLAN is strictly adhered to at
Fairlawn, and THE PRICE OF EVERY ANIMAL
FOR SALE IS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
These prices will neither be advanced nor reduced A
SINGLE DOLLAR untilafter May 1, 1883. Purchas-
ers FROM A DISTANCE CAN BUT ON ORDERS AT EX-
ACTLY THE SAME PRICE AS IF PRESENT IN PERSON
AND ALL STOCK SOLD <>N ORDERS WITHOUT THE PUR
CHASERS SEEING Til EM CAN BE RETURNED EY THE
PURCHASERS rF Til KY DO NOT IN EVERY RESPECT
COME FULLY UP TO THE DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN. Full

written descriptions will be given any applicant who
contemplates purchasing.

Time will be given responsible parties at regular
bank rates of interest.

For catalogues or furthei information address
WILLIAM T. WITHKBS,

2-13yl Lock box 332, Lexington, Ky.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

Summer Arrangement.

LINES OF TRAVEL.

COMMENCINO

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1883,

AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE,

Passenger Trains will leave from and arrive at San

Francisco Passenger Depot i.Townsend Street, between
Third and Fourth streets i as follows:

DESTINATION.

R. F.

8 :30 A M I
t9 :30 A M
10 :40 A M |
* 3 :30 P M i

4 :2a p m
•5:15 p M

6 :30 p m
111:45 pm

San Mateo, Redwood and
Menlo Park.

6:40 a m
•8:10 am
9 :03 A U
•10 ■ffi, A M
•3 :30 p m
t4 :59 p M
6;00pm
17:50 pm
tS :15pm

. M I

Santa Clara, San Jose and

(\ 9:03 am

I *10:02am

■M *3 :36 pm

I 6 :00 p M

LI 18:15 pm

10:10 A Mi ) Gilrov, Pajaro.Castroville, J j *IO:02a m
*3:30P M1 ! Salinas and Monterey. ( I 6:00p m

V Hollister and Tres Pinos.

10:40
•3:30

I 1 Watsonville, Camp Goodall, ( \ „n.„,

; * Uptos.New Brighton, Soquel- , «?-£-£"

MIMCaiiipCapitnlaiASantaCruzj I b'W FM

10:40 a Ml Soledadand Way Stations

, ,,| t Monterey and Santa Cruz. ( I +o..o„x,
*-Ml S (Sunday Excursion! > I W-HPM

"Sundays excepted. tSundays only, {Theater train,
Saturdays" only.

Stage connections are made with the 10:10 a.m.
Train, except Pescadero Stage via San Mateo, and
Pacific Congress springs Stage via Santa Clara, which
connect with 8 :30 a . M. Train.

Special Round-trip Tickets, at reduced rates to
Pescadero, Monterey, Aptos. Soquel and Santa Cruz;
also to Gilroy. Paraiso and Paso Robles Springs.

Excursion tickets sold Saturdays and on Sunday
mornings— good to return on Monday— to Santa Clara or
San Jose, $2 50; to Gilroy, ?4; to Monterey or Santa
Cruz, $5, and to principal points between San Fran-
cisco and San Jose ; also to Gilroy Hot Springs, $fi.

Sunday excursion tickets to either Monterey or San-
ta Cruz, and return, S3.

Ticket Offices. — Passenger Depot. Townsend
street, and No. 2 New Montgomery street, Palace Hotel.
A. C.BASSETT, H.R.JUDAH,

Superintendent. Asst. Pass. &, Tkt. Agt.

US' SOUTHERN DIVISIONS. -&S
For points on Southern Divisions and the East, see
C. P. R. R. Time Schedule.

PAUL FRIEDHOFER,

g^- PATHOLOGICAL HORSES HOER

116 Washington street.

PRACTICAL IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES.

HORSEMEN, ATTENTION.

I DESIRE TO CALL YOUR
attention to my new patent hand-
made shoe. I guarantee to cure
any bore with bad corns or con-
tracted heels by using this shoe,
-ilalso guarantee to cure any horse
with quarter cracks, interfering.
spec'v cutting and hitching, or no charge. Horses
sent fo: and returned. __ „.«««!—,

J. McCABBON.
"The Horaeshoer," 351 Third street, between Fol.
som and Hairlson. ^5ni3

_ ASHLAND PARK «g

Trotting stu|

NEAR LEXINGTON, KY.

B. J. TBEACY, PROPRIETOR.

THIS IS STRICTLY A BREEDING FARM, FOR
though training is done, it is only for the stock be-
longing to the place, or those purchased from the pro-
prietor. The proprietor of Ashland Park has no pet
trotting family : Ms aim is to secure and have at all
times for sale choice representatives of each of the
leading families, these being the Hambletonians,
Mambrino Chiefs, Clays, Pilots, Black Hawks. At
ABhlaud Park may now be seen splendid specimens
of the get of such stallions as George Wilkes, Almont,
Mambrino Patchen, Clark Chief, Edwin Forrest,
Blackwood, Sentinel, American Clay, Administrator,
NorthStar Mambrino, Bourbon Chief. Regular, Bal-
sora. Howard's Mambrino and Homer. The steady
aimls to possess nothing that does not trace through
the best class of speed-producing trotting crosseB,
alongall the blood lines, right to the thoroughbred.
For catalogues or further particulars address
2-17yl B. J. TREACY, Lexington, Ky.

Jerseys and Guernseys.

Registered in the A.J.C. C. and the A. G.C.C.

THE YERBA BUENA HERD OF JERSEYS AND
Guernseys won all the herd prizes for 1882. Since
then have been added three young bulls and some fe-
males and it now contains Farmer's Glory, Jersey
Belle of Scltuate, Ooomassle and Alphea strains.
These, with forty head selected on the Islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey from the best without regard to cost

and Imported directly, make this the best herd on the
Pacific Coast, and equal to any at the East, where the
extraordinarily high prices ruling show conclusively
that these are the ac cepted butter producing animals
of the country. Bulls have recently smld in New Ynrk
for $10,000 to $12,000. Animals of both sexes for sale at
moderate price.

HEXBY PJDERCE, San Francisco.

n. a. jrrtn.

I>. HICKS

D. HICKS & COMPANY,

Patentees Advertising Hotel BeglNters.

BOOK-BINDERS, BLANK BOOK

PRINTERS, MANUFACTURERS.
Importers of Bookbindera* Material

Fine Antique Bindings at Eastern Bales.

No. 508 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Cal.

S

ibscribe for a advertise i"ivt
Breeder axde oportsmaJAI

TO

Sportsmen & Pleasure-Seekers.

TH

SOUTHERN PACIFIC R R. CO.

RESPECTFULLY CALLS ATTENTION TO THE

SUPERIOR FACILITIES

AFFORDED BY ITS LINE FOR REACHING
with speed and comfort the best places in the

State for

Sea Bathing, Shooting and Fishing.

- TRAINS LEAVE SAN FKANCISCO DAILY FOfi

MONTEREY,

THE MOST CETABMING

Summer and Winter Resort of the
Pacific Coast,

with its beautiful Groves and delightful Drives. Tront
in abundance cau be obtained from the several streams
in the vicinity of Monterey, and the best of shooting
may be had in season.

THE BA Y OF MONTEREY

Is noted for the extent and variety of fish which
abound in its waters, notably Salmon, Rock Cod, Bar-
acuda, Pompino, Spanish "Mackerel, and Flounder.
The above-mentioned attractions, in connection with
the low rateB of fare, rapid transit, and the superior
accommodations furnished at the "HOTEL DEL
MONTE," have made Monterey a paradise for sports-
men.

THE BA TH ING FACILITIES

"HOTEL DEL MONTE,"

ABE TJNSUBPASSED,
haying a jr AGNIFICENT EEA CH of pure white
sand tor Burt bathing.

THE BATH-HOUSE

contains

SPACIOUS SWIMMING TANKS

(150x50 feet) for warm Bait water plunge and swim-
ming baths, with

ELEGANT OOMS

connecting for individual baths, with douche and
shower facilities.

THE FAVORITE ROUTE to those well-knowD
Watering Places,
APTOS, SOQCEE ANI> SANTA CBFZ,

18 VIA TK

Southern Pacific Railroad,

(Broad Gauge).
The S. P. R. R. runs through the counties of San
Mateo. Santa Clara, Sail Benito, Santa Cruz and Mon-
terey, in each of which game abouudB in great variety,
Notably

tfcuail. Pigeon, Snipe. I>nck, Geese. Deer
ii iid Bear.

Lakes PILARCITOS and 8AN ANDREAS an
reached by tills line. Stages connect witb trains daily
at San Mat co fur those well-known Retreats, I'L'lt 1>-
BIMA, sAN (iREGORIO nnd PE8CADEB0. We
would particularly call attention to the unlimited ax-
t.-ot of rangi' :it :mdabimt SAN I'. K I Mj .m.i McMA-
HON'S for RIFLE PRACTICE.

These resorts are but a short distance from San
Francisco and offer special inducements to the loVOTfl
of this manly sport.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

FREE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR DOGS
when carried in Baggage Cars and put in charge of
Train P.agg;igcman. Train Ibiggagem.-n are instructed
to issue CHECKS for all doga received In Baggage
Cars.

I>#Tln order to guard against accidents to Dogs
wnlleintranslt,if Is nreeflsurv tbat th.'v lie nrovirl.il
v.ii, | ui.lar AND CHAIN. Guns and Fishing
Tackle will be carried frou of charge, (iunstaken apart
and securely packed in wood or leather cases may he
taken in PaSBengBI Cars.

TICKET OFFICES.— Passenger Depot, Townsend
street, and Nn. 2 New Montgomery stn-et, Palace HoteL
A. C. BASSETT, * u, rf, judAh,

Superintendent AsBt. PasB. and Tkt Agt.

0« -P . XV. XV.

TIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1883.

Trains leave, anil arc <lue to arrive at, San
I-'raneLsco ax lollovi'H:

I pint I

DESTINATION.

0:1(11 a M

•IflO P v

•1:30 P M
8:00 a m
3 :30 p M

•4 -30 p M
8:00 A M

•4KX) P M
9:30 A m
4:30 p M
7 :30 a m

*4 :00 P 5t
7 :30 A M

*4 :30 P M

18:00 a si
9 :30 A M
7 :30 A M

*5;00 p M
9:30 A M

*1 :00 P M
8:00 am
7:30 A M

10:00 A M
3:00 P si

•5 .-00 P SI
3:30 P 51
5:30 P M
8 :00 A M

*8 :00 a si
8 :00 A si
7:30 A Si
SM A si
3:30 p SI

*4 :30 p M

*4:00 p SI
7:30 A SI
J10 :00 A SI
3:00 p si
8:00 am
9 :30 a si
3 :30 p si

•4:30 p si

3:30 p si

8 :00 a si

*4:30 p si

..Antioch and Martiue/...

....Calistoga and Napa

. tDeming, El Paso ( Express...
, i and East ( Emigrant

. ) Gait and t via Livermore

. \ Stockton'j via Martinez

....Knight's Landing

....Los Angeles and South

....Livermore and Pleasanto

....Madera and Fresno..

..Marysville and Chico..
..Niles and Hay wards. .

. } Ogden and l Express

. i East * Emigrant

. j Bed Bluff <i via M.irypville.
. i and Tehama '( via Woodland...
....Redding. .. ,

•(.Sacramento I. Ji"fe[SS°re-

...Sacramento, via Beuicia

....Sacramento River Steamers.
....San Jose

....Virginia City..
....Woodland

in p si

•12:10 p m

*10:10 a m

7:40 e u

11 10 a m

10:10 a m

10:10 a m

7:40 p m

2:10 i* m

7:10 a M

K;40 P M

*12:40 P M

5:40 p M

10:10 a M

tll:10 a M

2:40 P SI

5:40 E m

•8:40 a st

2:40 p m

•12:10 p m

5:10 P S£

5:40 p it

3:40 P M

9:40 a st

■-:V A M

11:10 a m

6:10 a m

5:10 p M

•7:40 p st

5:40 P St

5:40 p m

7:40 P St

11:10 a M

•H»:lo a m

•fi :00 a M

•3:40 e m

{3:40 p st

9:10 a St

7:40 P it

2:40 p st

•10:10 a si

•12:40 p m

£11:10 a H

11:10 A m

•7:10 p U

•111:10 a SI

111:10 a st

Trains leaving San Francisco at 5:00 a. si. should
meet Pacific Express from Ogden at Port Costa; and
that leaving at 9:30 a. si. should meet Pacific Express
from El Pa6o at Antioch.

LOCAL FERRY TRAINS. VIA OAKLAND
PIER.

From San Francisco Dally.

TO EAST OAKLAND-*G:00-*R:30-7:0O-7:3O-8:00—
S:30-9:oo— 9:30—10:00— 10:30— 11:00— 11:30— 12:00— 12:30
—1:00—1:30—2:00—2:30—3:00—3:30 — 4:00 — 4:30 — 5:00
— 5:30— G:00 — 6:30 — 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00 — 11:00 —
•12:00.

TO FRUIT VALE— •6:00— •G:30 — •7:00— *7:30 — "8:00 —
*8:30— *3:30—*4^"i0—*4:30—*5:00— •5:30 — ♦6fl0 — •0:30 —
9:00.

TO FRUIT VALE (via Alameda)— •9:30 a. si.— 6:30—
{11:00— *12 :00 P.M.

TO ALAMEDA— •6:00— *fi:3O—7:00-*7:3O— S:00 — •s^O —
9:00— 9:30— 10:00— 110:30— 11:00— 111:30— 12:00— tl2::50—
1 :00— {1 :30— 2 :00-3 :00— 3 : 30-4:00 — 4 :30 — 5:00—5:30 —
6:00— 6:30— 7:00— 8:00— 9:00— 10:00— 11:00— •12:00.

TO RERKELEV— •6:00— •6:30—7:00— *7:30 — 8:00— *8:30
—9:00— 19:30— 10:00— {10:30— 11 :(Xt— {11:30— 12:00— 1:00
—2:00— 3:00 — 4:00 — 4:30— 5:00— 5:30— 0:00—6:30— ":«.—
8:00— 9 :00— 10 :00— 11 :00— *12 :00.

TO WEST BERKELEY- "6:00 — *6:30— 7:00 — ^iSO —
{8:00— "8:30— 9:00— 10:00 —11 :0O—{l :00— 2;00— 3:00— 4:00
—•4:30-5:00— •5:30— 6:00— •6:30—7:00.

To San Francisco Bally.

FROM FRUIT VALE— •6:20— ^:50— *7:20-«7:t

•8 :50— "9 :20— "10 : 21— «4 :20— 'i :5f--«5 :20— «5 :50— »6:20 —
•6:50—735—9:50.

FROM FRUIT VALE (via Alamedal — «S:1S — *5:45 —
{0:45-9:15— *3:15.

FROM EAST OAKLAND— «S:27 — •5:57 — 6:27 — 6:57 —
7:27— 7:57— 3:27—8:57— 9:27— 9:57— in:27—10:57— U :27—
11:57—12:27-12:57—1:27—1:57—2:27—2:57—3:27—3:67 —
1:27— 4:57— 5:27— 5:57— 6:27— 6:57 — 7:57 — 6:57 — 9:57 —
10:57.

FROM BROADWAY, OAKLAND— *S:3a-*«:OC-6:M
7:06— 7:36— 8:06— S:36:— 9:06— 9:3(U-10:0fl— 10:36 — 11:06
—11:30—12:06— 12:36— 1:0(1— l;3fv— 2:06— 2:3fi— 3:06 — 3:38
-4:00—1:36—5:06—5:36—6:06—6:36-7:06 — 8:06—0:06—
10:06—11:06.

FROM ALAMEDA— »5:22-»5:52- 'fi:22 — 6:52 — *7;22 —
7:62-^8:32—8 :W— 9 :22- !> :GS - 1 10:2J — 10 jGS — 111 :22 —
11^—112:22— 12:63— 11:22— 1:53— 3:63— 8:28-8 s5— 4:22

—1:52— 5:22— 5:52— 6:22-6:52— 7:62— 8:.'»2-9:52— 10:52.

FROM BERKELEY— *5:15— "5:45— *fl:in— 6;45-«7:15—
7:45-*e:15"—8H6— {9:15-9.-46-110:15— 10:46— {11:16 —
11:45-12:45— l: t:.- 2:15- 3:4.1— 4:15— 4 :45— 5:16—6:45

—6:15— 6:45— 7:45— 8:45— 9 ?I5— 10:15.

FROM WEST r>ERKELEY-»5:l.l-*fl:l5— 6:45-*7:16
— 7^5— S:i.^-[!i:i.->_<i:l.i— 10:45 — 112:45 — 1:46— 3:46 —
3:46— 1:15— 9b:lb— 6 H5— •0:15— 6:45— *7;t5.

i kick Horn:

FRUM SAX FKANCIStrO-*7:15— 9:15— 11 dfi— 1:16—
3:15— 6:15.

FHtiM OAKLAND-'6:15-8:15-10a5- 12:15-2:1 -
4:15.

•Dally, except Sundays. (Sundays only.

"standard Time" Furnished hv R •
Jewelers, 101 and 103 Montgomery Bt. S

A. N. TOWNE. T. H. 4.

Gon. Manager. Gen. '

418

^)xc fBmilcr autl jlprrtsttxm

June 30

R (Self- Adjusting)

AWSON'S U. S.

ARM,

Suspensory Bandages.

A perfect fit guaranteed. Support, Belief, Comfort.
Automatically Adjustable.

DISPLACEMENT IMPOSSIBLE.

I,ecture on Nervous Tension and Circular mailed free.
Sold by Druggists. S. E. G. RAWSO.V

Sent by mail safely. Patentee, Saratoga Springs , > . T .

RACING AND RIDING

T OUR N AMENT

On July 4, 1883.

The following programme will take place at the

San Jose Race Course,

Under the auspices of the

Sail Mateo and Santa Clara Co. Agricultural

Association >*o. 5.

Grand Fifty-Mile Race !

Horses to be changed every mile. Entrance free;
nurse S800: first premium £500 and the Associations
cold medal, second premium S2Q0 and the Associa-
tion's silver medal, third premium 8100. At least two

°The following well-known riders have entered:
Charles M. Anderson, Los Angeles; P. Figueroa. Los
Angeles: Jos. W. Ganong, San Jose; John J. Faylor,

^me dav; riding: ring tournament (ten rings'); en-
trance free ; first premium gold medal and $30, sec-
ond premium silver medal and Si5, third premium
$3), fourth piemiumSlo, fifth premium ^10, sixth pre-
mium leather medal.

Entrance to the ring tournament will close with the
secretary July 1.

Entrance to Grounds

Entrance to Grand Stand.

,50c
.25c

fS'The sport will commence at 2 o'clock sharp.

A. KING, President,
W. D. TI5DAT.E, Treasurer,
T. S. Montgomery, Secretary.

Board or DrRECTORS— A. King, Cyrus Jones, W.
T. Adel, J. R. Weller. J. X. Haines, George] Bement,
Alex. Gordon. Win. Tenant.

W. H. Woodruff,

REMINGTO N'S

New Model Breech-Loading Double Gun.

THE MOST COMPLETE GUN IN THE MARKET.

iMitf f ^-■■-"-^-■"-'■^-^■^

Ask Your Dealer for it.

They all liave Rebounding Locks. Pistol Grip, Extension Rib Patent
Fore-end, Solid Head Strikers, and are Choke-bored.

The Cheapest and Best Gun Yet Produced.

Plain "Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Decarbonized Steel Barrels..
Selected Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Twist Barrels..

Selected "Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Laminated Steel Barrels, Engraved..
English Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved

Er>r~ish "Walnut Stock, Checkered Grip and Fore-end, Damascus Steel Barrels, Engraved, Superior Rubber But and Tip...

E. REHTNGTOX «* S03S5, 28i and 083 Broadway. Sew York, P. O. Box 9987.

Winchester Repeating Rifles, Military and Sporting.

AGENT
7m6

CARTRIDGES, ALL KINDS, PAPER AND BRASSISHELLS,

WADS, CAPS, PRIMERS,
GTJN.S AND REVOLVERS IN ANY QUANTITY
5 FOR THE GLASS BALLS MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA GLASS WORKS

X. Cl'KKI' it BROS, 113 Sansome street, San Francisco.

.CHEAP GUNS for THE PEOPLE. §
g GREAT WESTERN."

.lilies, Shot Gnus, EevolTer^, Ammunition, Seines, iet*,*
Fishing Tacitle, B*xots,£c sent C. O.D.for examination. ?J

Address GREAT WESTERS GTTi WOR S.

22yl Pittsburg, P3 .

BUT DIRECT

From the Manufacturer.

Carriages,

UGGIE
UGGIE

and

WAGONS.

B UGGIE n
UGGIE U

VETERINARY DENTIST,

CCEES BIT LUGGrSG, DRIVING OS OlfE BUS,
Tossing the head, drooling, imperfect and pate-
ful mastication, by dental manipulation. OiEce— «f
Fashion Stable. 221 Ellis street. 1*"^^

>. B. Particular attention paid to colts.
trotten* and Kenls" drivers. Best of references
if desired, having operated on St, Julien, Over,
man. Romero and other noted horses of this
Coast.

ANY STYLE MADE TO ORDER

Sulkies a Specialty.

PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO

Painting.

varnishinQ

Alterations and Repairs.

OFFICE AND FACTORY,

13 17 AXD 13 19 MARKET STREET,

Between Ninth and Tenth Streets, San Francisco.

M. J. McCTJE, Proprietor.

Pacific Coast Agency for the Ballard and Marlin

REPEATING RIFLES,

WINCHESTER, SHARPS AVD EEXXEDT RIFLES. SHOT GTIXS, RIFLES AND
PISTOLS— WHOUESFJLE AXD RETAIL— OF ALL 3IAKJSRS.

Fine Fishing Tackle,

Poeket Cattery, Scissors. Razors,
Base Balls and Bats.

Fencing Foils, Boxing Gloves and Sporting
Goods of Every Description.*"
AMMUNITION OF ALL,- KINDS.
Special rates given on large orders. Send stamp for illustrated price
list. Address O. 1>. LADD,

*» 529 and 531 Seamy Street, San Francisco.

E^State where Ton satr this advertisement. Recommended by the Editor of '.his Paper.

Whitman's Combination

HALTER-BRIDLE.

Centennial Chronograph

A POSITITELY RELIABLE "FLT-BACK"

HORSE-TIMER
And Accurate Time-piece Combined.

STEM WIXDER AND STEM SETTER.

In heavy Gold Open-face Cases, price $55

In heavy Silver Open-face Cases 27

In heavy Silver Hunting Cases 30

[From the Jewelers' Circular,]
"The Centennial chronogiaph (fly-back) or horse-timer, recently
introduced by Messrs. Cross £ Beguelin, is, regardless of price,
one of the most substantial and accurate pieces of timing mech-
inism we have seen. This timer is constructed on scientific me-
"hanical principles that must excite the admiration of everv in-
telligent watchmaker, and it will doubtless become nnivei sally
popular." Ask Your jeweler for them or write to

CROSS & BEGUELIN,

MANUFACTURERS,

21 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

When yousend anorder mention thell reed eb and Spobtbman

THIS HADTEB TAKES CP TO ITT ANY HORSE, AXD IS SO CONSTRUCTED THAT WITH in-
ordinary pair of reinsyou have a complete bridle.

ELEGANT BRIDLES FOR FANCY PARK RIDING ARE MADE ON THIS PLAN.

Forsaieb, j A McKERRON, MlS!lSKii

ETTHB TRADE SUPPLIED.

A CARD.

TT7 H. DAILY. THE FIRST SWIMMING
>\ . teacher on the Pacific Coast, Is manager of the
San Jose Swimming Baths. A rare opportunity is thus
offered the citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara to ac-
quire that health- giving and life-saving art. Have
your children learn Bwimming from Prof. Daily.

iff

IN THE STUD.

PAUL JONES, WHITE AND
brindle. Sire Gentleman Jones, dam
Branch. Fee ?25. Apply at this office.

1883

xz gmder awd j&pircisttratE.

419

INDEX TO VOLUME 2.
From January 1 to June 30, 1883.

American Nominations in English. Races 36

Alfalfa in Tule 46

Altoona (illustrated) 65

Adirondack SI

Athletics 170. 181. 212, 228, 263, 297, 379

Alonzo Hay ward (illustrated) 129

An Act of injustice 135

Anteeo (illustrated) ." 145

Angora Goats in Colusa 15S

An Oregon Wrangle 163

Amended Game Law 165

Apple Maggot 166

A Notable Contest 1S3

Another Prescription 186

An Eastern Racecourse 274

Ammonia in the Stable 306

Appreciation 372

About Crooked Driving 404

Action of the Horse's Foot 409

Ancient and Modern Arms 106, 150, 194, 290

Answers to Correspondents 25, 41, 89, 137, 121,

185. 249. 281, 297, 308, 377, 393, 411.

Harmon and Gibson 28

Haley and Masterson 28, 41

Return of W. G. George 39

Gibson and Pendegast 41

Merion Field Day 52, 116

Quackenberner. 52

Meagher to England 52

Jakie Howell Defended 73

Challenge from Meagher 73

Geo. Mason's Record 73

Chinning the Bar 84

New York "Spirit" on Pugilism 100

Harriman Gets Left 100

Heel and Toe 100

Lodi Race 133

Olympic Improvements 133

Contention vs. Toughnut 170

Harriman Last 170

Preparations for Spring Meeting. 181

Harriman's Tour 183

Myers' Visit West 212

A Creditable Exhibition 245

O'Leary Overwhelmed 245

Olympic Club Spring Meeting 245

Harriman's Walk at Truckee 245

Ten-mile Run 263

Tug of War 263

Decoration Day 279

New York Athletic Park 297

Firemen's Tourney 308

Olympic Club Spring Meeting 321

George Seward, Death of 327

Caledonian Prize-Winners 339

Olympic Club Meeting - 340

Another Match 340

Muldoon Wins. 342

Muldoon Wins Again 354

Professional Foot Racers 354

The Occidentals Win 354

Olympic Boxing Tournament 354

Donald Dinnie's Challenge 357

Champion Runner 369

Olympic Club Programme, Fourth of July. . -369

Dinnie Again Beaten 379

Professional Foot Race. 379

Horace Fletcher Resigns 379

Colonial Batting and Bowling 379

Who is Hatchet ? 379

Professional Foot Race 389

Amateur Champions - 393

Plans for the Future 402

Olympic Club Games 402

The Beckweths 402

New York Athletic Club 402

Professionals and Amateurs 402

The Wrestlers 402

Tricycling^ vs. Bicycling 14

Ten-Mile Race, Prince and Frye 14

H. C. Eggers 14

Racing Anions: Professionals 60

Los Angeles Club 60

Amended Rules, L. A. W . . 84

In Boston . . 84

San Francisco Club Run 171

Bicycles on Highways 229

Opening Meet of the Season 279

The Wheelmen's League 297

The League Meeting 327

Sunday Riding 327

Whv the Dude Can't Ride a Wheel. 327

A Plea for the Wheel 390

International Match 406

O

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Cheese Markets

Concerning the Morrills

Cheese and Butter 23

Clingstone 36

Cheap Meat 38

Clingstone's Sickness 52

Condition of Breeding Stallions 90

Centerboard Boats 101

Colonel Lewis Injured 132

Comrade, Sale of 132

Cook's Sale 137

Countrvman, The 116

Chinook Wind 147

Cook Farm 147

Championship Stallion Stake. 148

Crawfurd, W. S., Death of. 148

Color of Horses 162

Chicago Colts' Stakes 164

Cleveland Bays 169

Coming Eastern Events 178

Curing Horses of Biting 183

Chicago Running Meeting 195

Chicasro Handicap ." 227

Chieftain, Death of 231

Chicago Stakes for 1884 243

Capital Turf Club Entries 244

Crime at McGrathiana 2oS

Champion Stallion Stakes 260

Capt. Smith, Sale of : . .263

Chicago Trotting Meeting 292

Cold-Blooded Horses 306

Cause of Ringbone 311

Chicago Trotting Entries 314

Coach Horse 315

Cattle in Wyoming

Countenance Indicative of Hhorse's Temper. . .330

Colonial Notes 339

Chester Cup 347

Corner Stone 36!

Corbin's Suggestions to H. W. P 374

Coaching Club's Meet 377

California Trotters, The 387

Camron's Sale 391

Dan Mace 36

Driving Horses, To Save 59

Dismal Prospects for Oregon Runners 117

Deep Plowing 169

Disqualification by Death 195

Director's Dun, Death of 210

Doctor's Disagree 246

Dr. Cowper Reinforced 259

Dr. Baldy Agitated 278

Double Team Performances 341, 370

Driven WeHs 377

Breaking Colts 2

Bull BuUer Items 7

Bull Butter in Politics 21

Beef Business in Montana 26

Bonnie Scotland. . .-. 34

Billy Barrett, Death of 36

Blackleg in Panamint 36

Bear. The 42

Boom in Cheese ^

Box Stalls io

Blue Bonnet. Death of 84

Big Deal in Beef 90

Bob Mason (illustrated) 401

Betting in New York U8

Breeding up the Bronchos 16"

Belmont }'*

Belle Meade - Kg

Belnor and the Chicago Colts' Stakes 19o

Blue Bull Again 202

Blood for Siskiyou -14

Barns for Genus Homo 219

Boise City, At
Blinding Onomhi^a

J'.'l
.291

.306

E

Blue Bull as a Sire -42

Bloodin the Trotter j™

Breeder's Challenge '■*£

Blue Bull Redivivus

Biscuits for Horses

Breeding Stallions' Exercise

Breeding the Farmer's Horse..

Blue Ribbon of 1883

Buying Yearlings a Lottery {12

Billy R, Sale of 325

Blue Grass Yearlings ji"

Bookmakers' Beneht 3o5

Betting on Races ;;' \

Burning of the Olvmpic Club's Room .- mo
Base BaM. . .137. 153, 197, 228, 283, 293, 309, 34* 37dj
394, 409

Irwin Benefit. The -■;

Case of Bad Faith 36

Haverlv vs. Redington «

Pitching ■ :**

Batting -\rr\

Flattering Prospects kw

Eastern League Club J69

McDonald Benefit J,,*[

Eox's Prizes l'™

California League Meeting l>'->
California League Rules

League Games for 1883 J*l

Opening of the Season I'-1'

Haverlvs vs. Niantics .... J1"

Second Game of the Championship Series . £R

Ornithological Nines , -228

Nationals vs. Orientals '"TTY

Championship Playing -41

Fourth Championship Game. '-';'-

Progress of the Struggle

Poor Game and its Cause
The Championship Struggle-
California League Meeting - .

Championship Game

California vs. Haverlv ......... ;'-

Muscle at the Bat ™*

California Club Beaten — ■;:?

Hanford vs. Fresno : .

Sacramento Base Ball. . ■'•■'*

Haverlv Club Defeated

Haverlv and Woonsoeket - ■ 409

Billairds 183, 197, 827, 339, 358, 357;

Vignaux Coming 39
Longest Match on Record

Dalv and Sexton

Billiards at Borden . *»

Progressive Billiard.-. 57

Question of Etiquette s'
Sketches of the Champions

How Dion Beat Yiguaux. - ;
Bicycling.

Wheel, The .11

£'

:U2

Editorials.

Bonnie Scotland Blood in California 40

Duchess of Norfolk, Death of 56

Foothills, The 40

Game Preserves 8

Ho ! for Australia 24

Horses in Motion 56

Improved Cattle in California 8

Mistakes 40

Poultry 72

Protection for Game and Fish 40

Ring Out the Old 8

Remarkable Ca3e 9

Stock for Australia 9

Secretary of the Senate - 24

Speaker of the House 24

Spring Meeting, P. C. B. H. A 57

Stanford Stake 8

Train Farm Horses to Walk Fast 9

Tips Will Answer 56

Young Prince 24

Agricultural Pavilion 72

Great Sale of Trotting Stock 12

Goodwin's Turf Guide 72, 89

The Two-Twenty-Five Horses 73

Krik's Guide 73

Careless Critic 88

Cold Wave 88

Stockton Stake 88

Officers of the California State Agricultural

Society 83

Horse Breeder's Guide and Handbook 89

Auction Sale of Trotting Stock 89^

Reply to Columbus 89

Fasteners of Toe- Weights 102

State Fair Pavilion 104

Chicago Stakes 104

Equine Dentistry 105

Boxing Craze 105

Auction of Trotting Stock 105-J-

Judge Hayes on Thoroughbreds 136

Auction Sale 136

Nominations in Trotting Stakes in Chicago 136

Honor to Whom Honor is Due 137

Wrong Conditions 120

The Hon. Member from Napa 120

Our Poultry Articles 120

Sister to Col. Lewis 121

Mambrino on Tips 121

The Auction Sale 121

California Trout 152

A Good Prospect 152

California Riile Association 152

Wild Ducks 168

Coming Race Meeting 168

Outdoor Sports in Winter 168

Neuralgia 168

Tips and the "Turf, Field and Farm" 184

Tips and Toe-Weigh ts -18t

The Belle Meade Sale 185

Sunny Slope Sale 185

Spring Race Meeting 185

Spring Race Meeting 200

Frog Music 200

N. A. T. H. B 200

Young America 200

Death of Mollie McCarthy 200

Information Wanted 200

Auction Sales of Stock 201

Two-Year-Old Trotting Stake at Sacramento 201

Query from Portland 201

Old Reliable 201

More Stock at Auction 201

Fairlawn -1'1

Sacramento Programme 216

Spring Race Meeting 216

Eastward Bound 216

The Coursing Meeting 217

The Poultry Articles 217

Stride of the Race Hosre 217

Aranza Beaten 217

The Jersey Herd Book 21"

Chicago Trotting Meeting 232

The Race Meeting 232

Two-Yeard-Old Trotting Stake 232

Mollie McCarthy and her Dam 232

Small Farms 233

Confidence 233

Combination Sales 233

Jersey Herd Book 233

State Fair Speed Programme 2^3

Trotting at Melbourne 248

Yearling Sales in Kentucky 248

Keep Cool 248

Queer Conclusions 248

Salt Lake Jockey Club Programme 249

Queer Betting 249

Capital Turr Club 249

Races To-Day 249

Gentleman's Driving Park Entries — 249

Spring Meeting, P. C. B. H. A 264

Growlers 264

State Fair Speed Programme 265

French Pools 265

Sacramento and Salt Lake 280

Gold and Rose 280

Cheap Transportation 280

Races 280

Almo and ALmo Maid.; 281

California Horses in the East 281

Golden Gate Fair 281

Good Prospect 281

Misconstruction 281

Death of Rifleman 296

Close of the Race Meeting 296

Fall Race Meeting 296

Brood Mares for Sale 296

Crop Outlook - 297

Dr. Pardee on the Rifle 297

Views of Correspondents 297

Persistent 312

Chico Fair 312

Beating the Record 312

Vigilance 313

Sacramento Meeting 313

Long Distance Riding 313

Golden Gate Fair 313

Outward Bound 328

Criticisms and Reminiscences 328

Sacramento Imbroglio 328

Ho! for Salt Lake 328

Chico Fair 329

"Krik's Guide" 329

Sheep Circular 329

Eentucky Derby 329

Capital Turf Club Meeting 329

From Australia 329

Mr. Corbiu on Tips 329

The "Darby" 329

Sacramento Trouble 344

Duties of Training 344

An Explanation 345

Bay District Trotting Meeting 345

Starting Horses 345

Jersey Herd Book 345

Races at Salt Lake 345

Railroad and Immigration 360

Fifty-Mile Race 360

An American Victory 360

Chico Fair 360

Will Not Go East 360

The Sacramento Expulsion 361

Wrestling Match 361

A Higher Code 376

California Fairs 376

Royal Ascot 376

Petaluma 376

San Mateo and Santa Clara 376

Tip3 ■376

The Cattle Boom 376

Great Green One 377

Our Trotters East 377

Santa Rosa Meeting 392

New Jersey Club 3U2

English and American Guns 392

Olympic Club Fire 892

The Santa Cruz Drowning 392

Proposed New Eennel Club 392

Eastern Turf Announcements 99

Effect of Mule Breeding on Mares 142

Exciting Property of Oats 119

Erratum 121

Errors Corrected 179

Edwin Thome 195

English Favorite 250

Editorial Notes— Veterinary Dentistry— Algona
Colts— Football at the University— Cheer-
ing Reports— Haley and Masterson 9

Fresno Fair Ground— Pa villion Project at Stock-
ton—Santa Clara Agricultural Society 24

Death of W. W. Travlor— E wing and Overman-
Mr. Carroll's Challenge— Sale of Sotoyome—
Sale of A. W. Richmond- -Monterey District
Agricultural Society— Importations by Wm.

Niles 41

Piercy's Disclaimer— A Good Idea— Stockton
Colt Stakes— Stokes Authorized to Match
Overman— Mr. Carroll's Challenge Ac-
cepted 57

Death of Henry G. Langley— Hill and Gries'

Stable 73

Reports of the State Agricultural Society— Fish

Commissioners 89

Capt Moore Sale —Isonomy— Pacific Yacht Club

Meeting 152

Overman's Record 201

Capital Turf Club 265

Schentzen Verein's Prizes— A Good Cross— Chi-
cago Dos Show —The Kickers 329

A Healing Lubricant— Pearl Jennmg's Run-
Romero at Cincinnati 345

Mclnerney's Programme— California Coursing

Club— St. Jnlienat Cleveland— Apologetic. ..361
California Colts in the East— Correction in the

Chico Programme 377

No Pavillion for Stockton— Fourth of July Re-
gatta—Myers and Brooks 393

Close of Volume 410

Victory of Director at Hartford 410

An Acceptable Present 410

Pacific Coast Jersey Club 410

California Record Purse 410

Majolica *} J

Respond 411

A Correction ■***

Half-mile Track to Lease— Tenant V* anted at Lob
Angeles— Olympic Club Open Air Meeting. . .411

English and American Weights 270

Entries at Salt Lake 30?

Black Fly 65

Ineffective Fish Way 55

Florida White Sharks 55

Salmon Canning Industry 55

Obstruction, An 55

Queer Fish 55

No Rest for the Wicked 91

Salmon Canneries 91

Salmon Trout 108

Salt Water Fishing 133

Trout vs. Carp 124

Salmon Interests 158

The Fish Commission - 186

The Trout Season 199

The Trout's April Fools 215

Not a Flattering Outlook 228

Trouting 249

From the Briny Deep 2*9

Rock Eel Fishing 249

Grilse Not Young Salmon 250

Inharmony and Inaction 261

Boss Club 261

Wo-k of the Fish Commission 295

The Anglers Paradise 295

Eel River Fisheries 300

Death of S. R. Throckmorton 339

Good Work 340

Boss Fish Story 353

Fish Commission 375

The Boss Story Beaten 375

Deep Water Fishing 389

Cooking Lake Trout , 412

Learn to Catch Your own Trout 407

Fish Notes 108, 133, 158. 171, 186, 199, 215,

228, 261. 276, 329, 347, 353, 375.

G

Feeding of Road Horses !<*

Foxhall's Feet 20

Feeding Value of Ensilage 22

foreign Sporting Notes 28

Farming at Westminister *■«

H?astest Driving 36

Fattening Cattle ■»

Foreign Turf Notes °M

Feeding Horses •*

Farmer's Horse '°

Fred Archer, Pen Portrait ••■*»

Foals 83' m

Frog Ranch .

.203

Forest King, Sail of 2G3

'frank Herdic as a Jehu 276

Flatbush Maid 283

Folly. Death of £"

Farm Accounts £»»

Farewell to Felters 299

Flora Temple £°;

Fancy Bets %\*

Feeding for Exhibition s*°

Farm Machinery 354

Farm Animals in California •»'

Fair of District No. 11 357

Fine Orchard .... ■ JJ

Forest aud Forestry in Europe and America iU

Koala 131. 121. 148, 163. IM. 211. 377, 836,890

Fish. ..

Catching a Shark ■••}*

Tickling Trout » »• *

Carp JJ

Trout Breeding «{

Interesting Ceremony w

Cold on Bay Fishes *

Bay Fishing *l

Grain of Wheat, A 13

Growth of the Hoof 18

Game in Lassen 36

Got it Down Fine 41

Grand Moor, The (Illustrated) 49

Grasses and their Cultivation 54

Game Law, Violations of 44

Grand Prix De Paris 84

Game Protection 85

Glanders in San Joaquin 90

Genuine Bull Puncher 103

George Wilkes 116

Grading Up Spanish Cattle 165

Great Brood Mares 209

Great Race 214

Golden Gate Fair 292

George WiBtes, Sketch of 331

Girofie to Run at Goodwood 388

Gordon and Hickok 405

Glance at Santa Cruz 412

Game Protection 98, 101

Gun 108. 140, 171, 231, 350, 378

Looking Ahead 9

One of the Tricks of the Trade 9

Something New -9

Chisholm's Dog 10

Unhealthy Wild Geese 10

Hightoned Club, A 27

With Two Barrels 27

Opening Up 27

Grouse Shooting in Montana 27

First of the Year 27

Duck Traps 27

Deer in Tuolumne 27

Stockton Gun Club 28

Draw Game, A 41

From Alriso 42

Williams-Havens Match 42

Shooting on the New Mound 42

San Bruno 42

Indestructibility of Game Birds 59

New Oregon Game Law 59

Coots 60

Crack Shots 60

Trap Shooting at the Islands 60

Shotguns at School 60

Trap at Stockton 60

Marsh Notes 68

Bear vs. Sheep 68

Trap at Stockton 91

Game Preserve Svstem 92

Gilroy Hunt 92

Alviso and Alvarado 29

Deer in Lassen 92

San Bruno Marshes 92

Rights of Sportsmen and Landowners 107

Poor Pat 1JJ8

Deer in Humboldt 108

How Trapping Quail Shuuld be Lawful 108

Among the ' ' Cans " 108

Mud Hen Shooting 132

Pigeon Money 1J0

Water Fowl **0

Crack Shots 1*0

Trap and Wing 12*. 155

Should be Stopped- 12*

Pigeons at Bird's Point 124

Mosquito-Proof Tent; 124

Trap Shooting at Sacramento 155

Sport at Biggs J55

Notes \*l

Carver and Bogardus 165

At San Bruno 179

At Birds Point ll0

Clay Cracking at Stockton J8S

The Saint of Huntsmen '86

At San Bruno 186

At Birds Point 186

Move Against Shooting Live Birds 202

California Wing Shooting Club 202

Shooting at Bird's Point 202

Pigeon Match 202

Robinson-Lambert Match 214

Gun Club Shoot "" 215

Forty-Two Dollars and a Half Sweepstakes 21o

Ball-Breaking at Watsonville JUjjj

Glass BaUs at Gridley 231

California Wing Shooting Club Election 2.(1

Pigeon Snooting in England 234

Notes from Vacaville 247

Ventura Gun Club **

Gilroy Rod and Gun Club W

Cos mopoU tans TShoot -17

Good Hunting Trip Ml

Carver and B . gardus 24 .

Shooting at Trotting Park 231

Pacific Gun Club Election 231

An Instance 231

Suggestions for the Trap-Shooting Season 231

Gilroy Gun Club - *l

Califorcla Wing Club at San Bruno •>'**

The Forresters Club ;*78

Clay Pigeons j£2

Alameda (.Tub J,w

Mr. Precht to his Traducera J'8

Sweepstake Shooting

Lincoln Gun Club 394

Pigeon Shooting Is Legal 394

At the Traps *J»

(feme Law Breakers 40y

Caliiorniansal the Trap 2ca

Wateanrille Gun club 263

Pacific Club Shoot 283

Trap at Chico

At Watsonville 28.'

Wc t F un 298

Vacaville Gun Club

State Sportsman Association

Mr. Graham's Challenge 298

Trap at Ventura 29t*

California Win;: Shooting Club 315

Trap Match at Cbico 315

At Yunaflty

Sweepstakes

Sonoma's Bear Hunter

Forrester Gun Club

Scott Trophy

Qua i'iub ...

tiun Club Shoot

420

%ht gkjejete mi& J^xa'tsmati.

June 30

Creckerv Shooting ™

Trap Shooting at Colusa ft?

Sweepstake Match g"

Law Aboat Doves ?2

Hunting in the Kential Strip °*»

Doves and Deer *°°

H

Horses for Farm Work •*

Human I>evelopment "J

High Prices for Pedigree Stock »

Horse Racing in Olden Times »7

Horses in Arizona •»

Home of the Horse ™

How to Kill Squirrels -j-

Henry the Ham -^

Humane Treatment of Horses ^

Height of Trotters »J

Hor*e Racing in Olden Times **A

BowtoLayOuta Track ■»■■■-• JJJ

Handicapping American Horses in England 131

High Priced Stallions 119

Horses That will Pay ■ ■ • -JJg

Horse Bacing and Betting Jo-
How is This Jj»

Hunting the "Wild Horses l»'

Henry, Lnmmux and John 1- 6

Horse's Mouth 203

Historical Father of ]>rainage 203

Hereditary Power 266

How Sow. Hidalgo 2iS

Hint to Tiilard 283

Horse Slang **i

High Sport at Willows *(?

Heaw Weights on Racehorses 369

How to Grease a Wheel 3*7

He Deserved the Ticket , 394

He Loved His Horse 39»

Herd.

Quality in Beef &

Silos and Ensilage 5

Getting the Cream 6

Currving Milch Cows 6

Jerseys in the Cheese Dairy 6

Breeding for Sex jj

Aberdeen or Angus, Which 6

Drying up Cows j>

Actinomyces jj

Water for Cows j>

Bemarkable Cow °

Judging Age of Cattle J_

Believing Overfed Calf «

Foul in Feet of Cattle 7

Evening Milk the Richest 7

Polled Angus Cattle 7

Blackleg, Bemedy for 21

Structure of Cow's Horn 22

Excessive Salting of Cows 22

Loss of Cud by Cows 23

Keeping Butter 38, 86

Butter-Making Hinte 38

Thermometer in the Dairy 38

Ayrshire Becords 38

Starting a Pure Bred Herd 5*

White Butter 54

Christmas Beef for London 54

Shorthorn Form and Value 54

Gnernseys small number of 41

Jerseys in Boston 59

Extensive Dairyman, An 70

Great Milking Shorthorns 70

Live Stock Insurance 70

Improvement in Meat 70

Milking Unruly Cows 70

Live and Dressed Weight 70

Special Purpose Cow 86

Jersey Cows 86.103

Jersey Future 86

Beef and Wool in Nevada 86

Ayrshiresas Milkers 103

Orestes Pierce's Stock Farm 103

Light Weight in Butter 150

Color in Jerseys 154

Jerseys in Maine - 154

Selecting Stock in Breeding for Beef 166

Traveling Qualities of Herefords 166

Escutheon or Milk Mirror 166

Wisconsin Butter Making 166

Cheese 182

Polled Angus Cattle at Ela Hills 1B2

Fancv Prices for Stock 182

Watering Stock 182

Heifer Calves 182

International Dairy Exhibition 18?

Scientific Breeding 198

Devon Cattle 198

Avrshire Cattle 198

Weights of Fat Shorthorns 199

Registration of Jersev Cattle 213

A New York Ranch 218

Some General Principles 218

Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars 218

Stock in Modoc .219

Holstein Cattle 229

Value of Grade Stock 230

A.J. C. C. Annual Meeting 234

Shorthorns as Dairy Cattle 246

Opportunities for Further Importations 246

Demand for Well-Bred Stock 246

How to Restore the Vigor of Aged Bulls 246

Sales of Ayrshire 246

Jersey Belle of Scituate 2fiZ l

Beef As a Bonanza 26i

Popularizing Fine Stock 279

prepotency in Jerseys 279

Barter Becords 279

A Nebraska Creamerv 294

Don't Touch the Butter 294

Practical Suggestions 294

Cattle Shipment for Nevada 294

Cattle Diseases 295

An Angora Hegira 295

Are Shorthorned Cattle Hardy 310

Use of Scales in Stock Rearing 310

Movement (.'are for Blackleg 390

Points of a Jersey Cow 390

Success in Butter-Making 408

Dry Fodder in Silos 408

Devon Cattle 408

Queer Ideas 408

Polled Tattle as Milkers 310

Keeping Old tows 310

Food of Pregnant Animals 310

Danes u Butter- Makers 310

Imitation Butter and Cheese 22

Incubation of German Carp Eggs 106

In and About Chico 123

Incisors of Some Animals 165

lion's Cadmus 299

Inbreeding ^3

Island of Jersey 33'

Joe Hooker (Illustrated) 33

Jocko 90

Jadge Hayes and Simpson's Blackbird 139

Jersey's Isle 119

Jacks and Mules 27 8

Joke on a Joker 327

Kennel,

Coursinginthe F>st

Ten Thousand Dollar Dog

Dog Show in S. F..

Scent of Dogs

New Ai rivals...

Coursing Postponed..
Capital Show-

Bench Show in New York-
Death of Gladsome.

Coursing Challenge

Coursing at Newark..

.. .36

For the nest Field Trials

Dixon Coursing

Stanislaus County Club,. 53

Challenge Accepted - 53

Voice from Dixon. _ 53

Mr. Carroll Replies

Dog Show at Washington D. C..

Match at Stockton _

Cocker Spaniels, —

Shepherd Dogs

Another Answer _

Coursing at Bed Blutf „

Mr. Carroll's Challenge „

Modesto Coursing...

CaL Coursing Club - 92

Prospect of a Bench Show 13L

Monarch Wins... __ 132

Pacific Coursing Club 132

Coursing at Dixon. - 132

Gun Shvness - - : 142

Fine Bull Terriers. - __..- 142

Modesto Coursers. — ~. — 117

Sale of Chicopee 117

Eastern Fled Trials Club

Benicia Coursers

Coursing at Merced

Virtues of Salt _

u;

IK

Ottowa Dog Show..

Coming Dog Show

A. Canine Joker.. .„...-..
Kennel Club Meeting...

The Gold Cup..

Bench Show _

Ostrich Kick, The...

Oregon Horses

Oregon Notes

Ostrich Nest-

Oldest Trotter, The..

Odds in England.

Oregonas a Horse- Breeding Country _ 179

Our Canine Friends 187

Oregon Colt Stakes -

Oregon Turf Gossip.
Oil Meal

115

..122

...»13

OregonNotes..

P. C. J. C. C. Constitution..

Paris Mutuels

Prince Bathyany Dead,...

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__ _ 2S1

Period of Gestation in Mares...- - 297

prilling at the Halter, Cure foi „ 306

Preserving Wagons - - - 306

Preserving Posts. — ..._ - - .315

Pulse of Horses : — ~ 322

Pacing Thoroughbreds. ~ 362

PaidCndar Protest..

P. C.B. FL A. Entries to Fall Meeting. .

Probable Error -

Pedigrees of Trotters

Prepotent Family...

Phallas -...

Povertv Grass

Palo Aito colts in Kentucky Stakes.

Playing for Heavy Stakes,

Peculiar mares..

.::

405

Pat Lvman's Merced Race J&

Pendxagon on English Betting Laws _ 68

Perfect Foot, - - 66,87

PoolBuvers. - *

Poscora Ha vward (.illustrated t _ — ..SI

Produce Stallion stakes _ 131

Pacing Element, The...- — - 115

Poetrv of Motion. - l^l

Pacers of 1SS3. — - - — 179

Poultrv.
Hen Lice.

..29

Mysterious disease

How to Feed for Eggs —

Moulting of Fowls

Breeding Geese _

Pannv Field and Gomes

How Fowls Grind their Feed-
Old Fowls - — -

Questions Answered. 61

Poultrv inCaL... - — .73

ifating Breeding Stock.. — 61

Modern Artificial Hatching _..I0t>, 13s, 122, 147

Black Breasted Red Games. — in;

Concurring Opinion — _ 121

Chicken Chat - 125

Goslings,

Langs hans

Poultry Raising..
Standard Fowls..

. . 170

California Coursing CluD...

Bench Show Matters.

Pedigree Value

Kennel Club _

Canine Hero.

Laverack Setters

California Club Coursing

Kennel Club _

Kennel Register .....

A Great Dane Club

Rather Too Warm.

The Malcom Standard.

Australian Coursing

Chicago Bench Show —

Pointer vs. Setters _

Suggestions on Coursing...- _

The Bull Dog Show. .._ „

An Ex-Post Facto Kick.

A Kick with Foundation

Chicago Bench Show

Gilxoy Field Trials...

Kennel Notes.

Canine Conundrum..

Games as Practical Fowls...-

Chicken Cholera..- -

Tnrkevs ~

Embden Geese

Chapter on Geese. — -.

Floor of Poultry House.

Poultrv Hints

Avlesburv Ducks

Proper Feed for Chickens. _

Poultry Fence

Secret of Raising Turkeys....

Commercial Fowls — 412

Mclnerney and Peterson _ 230,262

Championship Cup - 230

JackLargan's Luck -45

Pacific Bowing Association. _ 242

A Decaying Organization. - 455

Holmes" Retires '. 2->9

Death Rate of Oarsmen 262

Mclnernev and Pullman — 282

Entries for the Pullman Regotta. _282

Petersons Victory 299

Let it Disband. 311

Brightwells Performance _ 311

Paper Boats ....

Double Scull Championship. .

The Champion Criticized-

Hanlan and Kennedy _

Hanlan Wi

..323

The Pro-Amatuer Association —
Hanlan Excited-

More About Hanlan and Kennedy..
> it a Ghost...

.370
..370

Fourth of July Kegetta „ - 370

Muscle vs. Scienel — -386

Rowing Notes.230, 245, 252,299, all, 322, 313, 356. 370. 386
Racing.

Tn England. 227, 22S

At Los Angeles.—— 259

Blood Hor*e Association Spring Meeting.26u, 275,292

New Maiket Handicap - — 262

In Mefica 292.

At Chico 307

AtSacramtnto - — — ' 308,324

Fifty MilesOut 325

At salr Lake - 341

Kentue-v Derby - 341

St Blaise' Tear— - 346

Ascot Races _ „ - - 357

Blue Grass' Biennial - -..361

AtVisalia. - - 372

Westchester Cup 373

At Salinas - 372

Coney Island Cup.„ - —.404

At Petaluma. - 406

Dangerous Steeple Chasiug 406

The Bwyer's Luck

Fastest and best Records..

At Red Bluff

Short Horses in Oregon. .

..406

S

Stage - - - 44, 53, 76, 85, 101, 11"

Small Game Reminiscences - - 1»

Saunder's Self Accusation _ - 3£

Swindling Bre eders
Stock Saias.

Sale of {.Gteton'sj Thoroughbreds. .

Study of the Face

Swimming Horse.

Spring events in England -

Sultana Grapes •

Sunset Route —

Stockton Stake Entries. .

...43
..46
...46
...51

395

Queer Blunders..

Q

R

-....373

_ 229

Sacramento Coursing 22g

Charley K, Death of. 2 29*

Dog Show - «1

Bench Show..- _- -..241

Rings and a Tree's Age — _ 125

andom Sketches— Golden Gate Park - 150

Racing Tips vs. Racing Plates 210

Hose's Sale, _ 213

Rifleman. : - „ . .331

Races at Pleasanton 355

R jmbles O'er Epsom Downs 405

Returned— - — 6

Rattlesnake vs. Blaeksnake — 18

Raisin culture - _ _ 26

Rabb t Plague in Australia-
Rustic not Dead...

Milk Fever 310

Restlewmess at Milking 311

P.C.JT.C. « lnb 311

Good Price* for Jerseya 311

Be-t Dairy Cowa 326

Good Cow* and Bad 326

principles of Modern Dairy Farming 32C

Killing the Goo*e 326

Butter-Making for the Common Farmer 32C

Polled < 'attle 326

The Fashion of Color 327

Quick ('burning 348

Lie* on Swine Stock 364

Milking Qualities Polled 355

Weaning and Feeding Calves 355

Btook Feeding 355

Hereford Cattle 356

Treatment of Jersey Calves 366

Importation of Fine Stock to Oregon 359

Raising Calves by Hand

Ages for Breeding Cows 374

'leaching Heifers to stand Still ^7*

Rye for Pastures 374

Milk and Millet 377

P. C.J. C. C 990

Cows that Kick 290

tew with VanderblU 2

-ires 5

. : In Breeding 22

A Sticker for Pedigree. .
Pittsburg Dog Show. —
Sacramento Coursers...

Bench Show - _..

A Carping Critic

Cross Bred

Bench Show-

A Brutal Act ...

ABig Dog -

Feeding Dogs

TheLtate Bench Show..

A Carping Critic

A Novel Pointer

New York Dog Show....
Value of Pedigree...—.
Poisoned Dogs...

Corrected list of Prizes-

Staunchness in Greyhounds

New Tork Bench Show

English Field T ial

Valuable Dog

Breeding for Sex -

A Talkfromthe Inside—

Thibet Dogs...

German Field Trials.

Enclish Kennel Club Trials-
Distinguished Arrival—

Queer Collection..-

Exercise Wire for Dogs

Krik's Guide

Keene's Horses

Logic of the Turf._ —

Louisville Jockey Club..

Latonia Jockey Club

Large Stakes-

Lincolnshire Handicap-

M

Mange

Men of Business

Matt Dawson's Stable-
Morgan Controversy....
Montreal's Carnival.".....
Murray on Mustangs....
Mambrino on TipB. .

Mr. Thompson Criticized 146

Morse Horse and Gen. Taylor _ 147

Age of poll,* <:»uie...:::::::::::::::::::::::::31*f*« «^n?s?i?1nd v°w~r-

Marion (.illustrated].

Monarchist, Death 0
Messenger and Diomed...

Mars, Death of.

Money for the Trotters....
Misapprehension, ,"

N

Northwest Country, The

Navajo Indian stock Statistics....

Norman Horses at Gilroy

Norfolk (illustrated) .'.

Nationaljockev Club

Next English Derby

New Orleans Races bit

Nellie Grant. Sale '

A. T. H. B. Stake Programme for If^a...

Nettie Hill Disabled

Not Sold

Kettle Hill, Death Of. —

Naming Colts ,

Nova to Ranch.

No Time Races..

_K5

National Trotting Association

Names Clalmed.9,20,41, MM, 1K(, 2H. 233, 270, 2U2,308,394
New York Letter. 2\ 52, 9S. LS4, 146, lLti, 22'!, 25s, -71 322.

Northern Notes 116,iy.i, 230,311, 403

O

Origin of Wheat

Occid) it Stake Nominations..

Original Hlatoga

On the Road. „

Rowell, Lee and Duryea

Racing Prospects in Oregon...
Reasoning Animals—

_ 36

Random Sketches— The Waiter

Reclaiming Waste Land. -

Reasoning Dogs. — •

Reply of K. T- White

Los Angeles and San Bernardino _...

Racing Statistics forlSSi- -

Racing Fixtures for 1SS3

Random Sketches— The Chinese Avengers ..
Rubber, The^ . -

Hanlan and Kennedy Matched — —

Saving and Doing -

Cattinae Disqualified. - —

Rifle.

National Rifle Association...

Simpson's Blackbird.

Swimmng Club - —

State Agr. Soc. Annual Report

Singleton (. illustrated)

Suegestion to Oregon Breeders ;.

Still More About Tips...

Stake Programme N. A. T.H. B

Stock Sales in Montana. -

Successful Stallions -

Stockton Stake, The

Storv of Slowgo -

Sales bv Jav Beach...

Sale of Silver Threads .

Saratoga Association. New Rules...
Spring Meeting Entries, B. H. A...

Side Wheelers - -

Sage Hen of Nevada. „ -

State Fireman's Tourney

Sacramento Letter

State Fair Two-year-old stake

Siies atFairlawh..

-'Sale of Thoroughbreds

Sally Russell.

Sale of Belle Meade Yearlings..
Spring Meeting at Portland.....

Sonoma County Park Association...

Salt for Stock

Shire Horses...

Swimming Season -

Starting Horses -

Slight Error - —

Salt Lake Trouble

Sjlk Culture.

State Fair Premiums-

Sheep.
Mutton, a Word For..;

Ancient and Jilodern Arms

CaL Scheutzen Club _..

Next Military Rifle Match —

Taking an Interest — _

Linvilie-Brown TMatch

KuMs and Haake

Fizzle.A- — -

At Shell Mound

For the Cigars

At it Again...

.12,43,71

...12, 2S, 60, 91
21

Fiftv -Shot Match.

Hundred- Yard Target-
Shell Mound..

Another Match.

For Glory — -

S. F. SchentzenVerein...

Target at Sonoma.

C and G's Shoot —

Shell Mound.

Our Rifle Future

Target and Table.— — _

Shooting Stars

Linville anp Townsend — ,

On the Ring Target

Almost the ChaniDion.

At Shell Mound. - - ..

At Shell Mound.

Some Suggestions to CoL Sontag...

Chico Maiksmen

Oakland Guard Shoot ,

An Offer

At Yreka...

Handicap Match,.
O vermatch e d. . .

C and G's Monthly Shoot

Eintrach Scheutzen Section.

~ Shell Mound. -

Little Rifle.

Oakland Guard.

Cal. Rifle Association

One Hundred Shots. —

Turner Sharpshooters

A Sweeping Challenge

Mangels, One Hundred Shots....
C. and G's Shoot-

National Rifle Association....
Well Done..

247

247

..2*3, 37S

Oakland Rifleman —
Good String of Shots...

At Shell Mound.

C's Rifle Team. - Jta

Citizens' Pistol Team S6S

Spring Tournament - 2S2

KonkeriugK's - 2S2

The Fusiliers - 3S2

California Sehuetzen Club 299

Shooting at Newark Park 330

Day at Camp Taylor 330

The American Team, International Match. 346

At Newark 359

Mangels-Erben Match _ 378

At Harbor View _ 376

First Competition. 394

For the State Team 409

Presidio Tournament - 409

Rifle Notes 359,378

Winchester, 32 Caliber _

Bowine.

A Rising Sculler 4i7

The Cityis Regatta 1 '7

Regatta Entries 107

Bowing Notes 407

Interesting to Sheep Raisers-
Fattening sheep for Market—

ToScare Dogs from Sheep

Castrating Lambs

Rules for Sheep Keepers

Sheep Dipping .-.-

Alfalfa for Sheep.- — -

Sulphur for Sheep

Tagging Sheep .---

Sprint Management Ewes

Sales of Sheep. -

Lamb Management

Docking Lambs

Sheep Washing

Foot Rot in Sheep...

Hints for the Shearing Season-
Age of Sheep

Fleeces of American sheep

Kerosene for Foot Rot —

Sheep Breeders and the Fairs.—

Grub in Sheep - - —

Sheep for Australia

Swine.
Salt for Hogs.— -

___236

290

357

Pig Papers-
Texas Hogs

Young Hogs

KidnevWorm in Hogs

Swine for Farmer —

Old Sows - -

Swine Statistics

Hogs for Market

How a Hog Sweats -

Snouting Hogs..—-

Pig Feeding in Winter —

Disease Among Hogs, Cause of-,

Prolific Berkshire __

Hogs in th? Census

Libels on American Pork

Managing Boars —

Prejudice against Pork. —

Selection and Care of Sows

Berkshires

Feeding Pigs -

Swine Cough —

Duroc Hogs of Saratoga, N. Y

Pork as Food -

Pig Generalization —

Charcoal for Hogs -

Raising Pigs -

Lean Meat — — ■-- -

Summer Management of Pigs —

Cheshires -

FeedingYoungPigs -- ---- -

How to Feed the Nursing Brood Sow-

Theories in Shooting —

Two Meals a Day —

Two-Twenty List ■— » — ■••■

Teaching a Horse to Back and Lead-
Texas Centipede -

Three Quarter Shres—

Trouble in Turlock

Tom Cannon's Stable -

Tobogganning.

, 19

-.20,39

Oxford and Cambridge.

Pacific Rownng association

A Single Scull Match. ,

How Cambridge was Beaten

Ross Challenges Hanlan.

10S

142

1 L'i-o--_iuiLiii£ -— ■ - q,,

Three HumlrdCost 5*P"-;™5C-i^= i'v

Ten-Thousand Dollar Races for Trotters w-

Trapper at Home \—-y.- n&

Tips and Toe-weights, Introduction "*

Tiskilwa, 111 — -■•: — •- {7/;

Two-vear-old Championship suke - ***

Two-Twentv and Better - 'y-

The Trotting Horse. ....... .-_.—•• — \L.

Tips and Toe-weights Ollustratedl ™

Tips and Trotting Action...

Trotting Sires

Trotting Evolution..
The Force of Habit.
Three-Minute Race-
Trotting Mares as Brood Mares..

Treatment of Windgall

Training on the Ice

Tom Atchison, Death of

Timber Fires - -

Tips and Road Work.—

Timber